The ‘FREE HUGS’ guy, at speaker’s corner, Hyde Park London UK http://www.flickr.com/photos/meesterdickey/ Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic via Wikimedia
For the 23rd of July we meet a challenge: Mars trines Ceres but opposes Pallas, and this almost certainly says that someone with power or authority asks us to act in a way we know is wrong or unwise. The authority may be the rock, our own conscience and good sense may be the hard place, and we are stuck between, though one thing to keep in mind is that whatever it is ‘they’ are asking for, ‘they’ will change their minds (Merc retro)–so all we really need do is delay, in order to avoid disaster.
The 24th may be a tough day: the social order may be inflicting a particular kind of hurt (Jupiter square Chiron) possibly through gossip or rumors (Gemini, Pisces) that, if they hold any kernel of Truth at all, are probably grossly exaggerated. By 6 AM PDT the Moon opposes Uranus, quincunxes Chiron, and trines Jupiter, sending the emotions on a wild ride where they might reject any hint of uniqueness, believing hurt can be avoided in the shelter of the herd. Sometimes that’s a valid idea, and this may be one of those times.
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Julie Demboski's ASTROLOGY 
Well, I for one could certainly use a hug today! But I’d just like to write to say I get so much helpful info out of the eclipse articles. Like the current, “disowning materialism” article–so good! When I’m having a panic attack in the middle of the night my go-to book is an anthology, “You don’t have to be a Buddhist to know Nothing”. I find the void a very peaceful place to dwell!
And, your recent two references to Mercury quincunx Jupiter caught my eye because I guess I’ve overlooked that in my own chart–another piece of the puzzle I never really considered. My IC Mercury is quincunx 9th house Jupiter, and also it’s quincunx 11th house Uranus. So could it mean a “finger of God” pointing at Mercury? Hope I got this right–I’m easily confused! Could explain why my dizzy brain has worked in overdrive my entire life. Always thought it was just because detrimental Mercury is my ruler, squaring my asc.
I know! We’re in hug-needin’ territory, aren’t we? Thank you so much for sharing how much you like ECLIPSE–and the book recommendation sounds just right for middle of the night serenity capturing 🙂
Quincunxes are revealing of two areas that require accommodation, each of the other–so glad you have brought your focus to these in your own chart. It does sound like you have a Finger of God with apex Mercury, which would indeed emphasize Merc’s presence even more than just as your Sun ruler (I’m assuming). The way you describe it, it almost sounds to me as if that configuration requires you to be a kind of receptacle for the social and group energies of the world–you may function to gather in and process a tremendous amount of knowledge, information, and cultural custom and ‘color’, and store it deep inside (apex at the IC). This could indeed be overwhelming, and may prompt the question, when you do release or use all that has been accumulated, where will it come forward? I’d look for other aspects to the IC and to Mercury, especially trines, and take a look at the Houses and any bodies ruled by Merc–these will be natural outlets for translation and outflow of the energy.
Thank you, Elisabeth!
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Thanks Julie, I will check it out! I’ve just been reading Yod info from your archive and the web. Your description fits me perfectly. Actually I always thought my psychic +other information overload was mostly due to 3rd house Scorpio Sun/Vesta & balsamic moon squaring my 12th house Pluto!
It’s funny but the Venus retro Gemini you pointed out last May rolled over my Ceres/MC and opposed that Mercury. The last time that happened was May ’04. I went back to read my journal entries for then and, O my Yod, such a low point for me, in a very 4th/10th house kinda way. At least this go around I’ve got karmic help from my (almost) exalted 2nd house Saturn return and I find justice has been served! It WAS them, not ME, and don’t they know it now! Good thing I keep track of all this progress in my “Big Book O’ Pain”!
(yes,your Saturn article–so helpful now too!). . .
You’re welcome, Elisabeth, and you may have a point: that little bundle you describe in the 3rd, sq PL in the 12th, would make that Merc apex Yod like an amplifier, since it would hit all the difficulties you described earlier and pour them straight into the personal depths. But as you say, those Saturn Returns are so very good at helping us discern who’s responsible for what–it’s distilled wisdom, I think (or the ‘Big Book O’ Pain’, as you call it!!)
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