Ferdinand du Puigaudeau,- ‘The Magic Lantern’ c1900 {{PD}}

We have four sextiles perfecting today, offering, with a little effort on our part, magic (but then, how often is ‘magic’ simply the result of thought and work?):

Mars sextile Pluto=we’ve got the ‘digger’ quality of Mars in Scorpio cooperating with an energy that loves nothing better than to tear down what’s established (Pluto in Cap), almost guaranteeing successful demolition–whether that was our intention or not. The magic here is that something really can be obliterated without leaving a trace, or our choices and actions can transform at a deep and permanent level–the trick is being truly conscious of the effect we’re creating.

Venus sextile Juno=this spans the same signs as Mars-Pluto, with Venus in Cap and Juno in Scorpio. We may be invested in locking things down, in playing by the rules, and find that authorities (or those who think they are!) have ulterior motives and secret reasons for what they want. Here if we aren’t in full ownership of our own sense of authority and responsibility, we’ll see those with whom we’re in relationship try to exercise overreaching authority over us or our circumstances. If that occurs, it’s a clear indication you’re abdicating adulthood in some way. Those who step up and are willing to take the blame and the praise for their own choices will profit, one way or another.

Mercury sextile Chiron=this time it’s Cappy-Pisces, with Merc in the former and Chiron in the latter. Something tells us how to heal; the question is, will we listen? Merc in Cap suggests we may be closed to what’s being communicated, or that we are restricting what we are receptive to or even what we are exposed to, listening only to what reflects our own beliefs. If so, we’ll miss the healing message available.

Sun sextile Saturn=Saturn in Sag wants to know the solid facts; Sun in Aquarius illuminates higher knowledge. The difficulty might be that we may be too insistent that the only things that count as facts are things we can hold in our hand, point to, verify–and that leaves a whole lot of the Universe out of the equation. Our attention (the Sun) will be drawn to facts we may see at work or ‘know’ but that can’t be verified in a concrete way. In effect this becomes a chance to measure our ability to trust in our own perceptions–and possibly to find some way to make those perceptions more accurate, by aligning them with the real-world picture.

Uranus semi-square Ceres=a rebellious, wrong-headed insistence on being independent, ‘original’, or ‘free’ may undermine both our ability to use the sextiles and our ability to exercise our own power. Just watch for it–and enjoy your Wednesday!

Alfred Gelbhaar ‘Dom im Winter’ 1920s {{PD}}

We don’t like what we hear about our prospects for ambition and desire fulfillment, or is it that we’re thinking in some way that creates a tangle in these areas, making them appear more difficult to pursue than we thought? We feel we’re pushing against a headwind of one variety or another, our thoughts immediately framed as requiring huge effort and resistance. Our attention seems to be on the ways we lack empowerment, and we may be prone to see our wounds as the thing ‘keeping us down’. Consider that it’s within our control to shift our attention and choose our approach and our thinking, so that we go from feeling like a victim of the world to seeing ourselves as a healer of it (Chiron semi-sq Pallas, Merc sq Zeus, Sun sq Juno)

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Arthur Wesley Dow
‘Lavender and Green’ 1912 {{PD}}

Whatever ‘facts’ the social sphere or other concerned entity was trying to point out to us become clear, and if this knowledge was in some way meant to play on our weak spots or fears, it just won’t; it instead has the effect of offering a healing moment, one where we see how misguided the Other is–and this in turn gives us a very optimistic take on the future, on where we’re headed. Our strength and certainty today comes from our connection to the unseen (including but not limited to the spiritual) and through our spot in the ‘natural’ world; the more we can relax the mentality and allow ourselves immersion in the Universe (whatever form it takes) the better our day will proceed. Hint: don’t expect to meet events or decisions head-on right now; sensing and feeling rooted in our core nature and through our most characteristic roles is where it’s at (Ceres enters Pisces, Jupiter conj NN, Sun nov Chiron)

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Enjoy your Thursday!

‘To Hell and Back (Nothing)’ 40″ x 30″ by Bryan Zanisnik, 2008 http://www.zanisnik.com Released by the copyright owner under GNU Free Documentation License

On the 26th no new aspects form; it’s the kind of day where we may wish the wave would finally break, but it just doesn’t–whatever was rolling forward, was stagnant, or was over or overcome continues in this mode. It can feel interminable; remind yourself things will change, and take your attention from what you’re waiting for to what actually needs doing in the now.

By the 27th our highest values and our instincts mesh brilliantly to offer exceptional guidance, if we’ll only listen uncritically to our interior dialogue. This may not be easy, as our attention is drawn by both our fears and hesitancies surrounding our possible future, and our discord with or angry rejection of the social circle and what it has to offer (especially in terms of what knowledge or facts it gives up for our use, or what education it implies we need). It’s obvious: listen to the inner voice–that’s where the mojo is (Vesta nov Sedna, Sun sesq Jupiter and NN)

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