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28 Tuesday Dec 2010
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28 Tuesday Dec 2010
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28 Tuesday Dec 2010
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Circumstances feel harsh, tempers flare, and intuition may be suppressed. Artist unknown c16th century {{PD-Art}}
9 AM PST of the 28th the Moon conjuncts Zeus, immediately followed with a square to Mars and a conjunction to Saturn. This presents a complex wherein the emotions and ‘I am’ challenge us to act, to do ‘it,’ but we feel a suppression of intuition that makes us very hesitant to go forward. Much here depends on where Saturn is transiting in the personal chart, as well as any aspects it makes, and what if any aspects are currently being made to natal Saturn. With Merc not just retro but still (for a day) within quincunx of Sedna, communications may be especially hard to grasp and thoughts to collect in any coherent fashion. Note what comes forward but make actions modest; anything not under consideration before the Merc retrograde should be tabled for a later vote.
27 Monday Dec 2010
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Cardinal energies get their first boost around 1 PM PST with the Moon’s T-square to the Nodal axis and Pallas, which is conjunct the NN. The emotions want to ‘make it happen,’ and there’s an acute awareness that guidance and the smarts to do ‘it’ are available; the difficulty may be seated in a loose Grand Square that’s in weak effect and triggered by our emotional attention. It’s Jupiter/ Uranus opposed Juno/ Moon tangling with the Nodes and Pallas, and it jangles our nerves and puts a need for spontaneity and acting out into conflict with what we know to be a better course. It’s a bit of a showdown, with our impulsivity threatening to disturb our most positive direction. With Mars squaring the midpoint of h. Zeus/ Saturn, our aggressive energies and ego desires to have an impact could be our undoing–take care with expression as what’s done will make a lasting impression that we may spend some time trying to undo.
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26 Sunday Dec 2010
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Merc is quincunx Sedna and the Sun conjunct Pluto, a devastating combo, if we’re hiding something from ourselves–we won’t be able to run a number on anyone, our secrets may be revealed in transformative ways (positive or negative) and communications tell all without either party (communicator or receiver) being fully aware of what’s revealed. If ever there was a time to trust in the wisdom of the Universe, while being kind to ourselves and sure enough of our own good intentions to relax and accept that transparency is the best policy, it’s now. Live in a way where you’re ashamed of nothing you do, and there won’t be any reason to fear the direct gaze of others via the harsh and unblinking truth of an active Pluto transit.
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24 Friday Dec 2010
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A couple of notes on the holiday:
4 PM-ish of the 24th PST brings a brief ‘blind spot’ (Moon square Sedna). 11 PM Pacific and the Moon is apex to a lovely ‘holiday Finger,’ showing us just exactly which way to go: opposition Neptune/ Chiron, base of Jupiter/ Uranus sextile Ceres. It appears the intuition must draw from our most unique skill (the Chirotic one) and the creative energy, balanced by awareness of and respect for nature and authority (and this authority will have the ring of practicality to it, so that it makes sense to respect it) and an exercise of one’s most unique characteristics–getting them out into the social sphere, ‘broadcasting’ them in some sense, is the final key–then the intuition can glean all it needs to know for the holiday period from these combined influences.
Trine of the Moon to the NN at 11:30 AM PST of the 25th brings a clear recognition of life direction–believe what you see, especially regarding indicators of the true material situation–this will be helpful in making future decisions. Moon trines the Sun, 12:30-ish PM PST–there’s balance and harmony in the air, if we’ll allow it (and yes, we may have the urge to upset things–it’s the influence of Mars coming up to square h. Zeus and Saturn that’s stirring things up, and the Virgo Moon can make a too-willing receptacle for criticism and doubt).
Have a lovely holiday, and even if you don’t specifically celebrate love and family at this time of year, I send you respect, good wishes for happiness, and a hope for all you could want in the New Year–thank you to All for making my year so special!
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23 Thursday Dec 2010
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Yoshitsuya 'The Battle of Magic' Triptych c.1860 Battle between men changed into a giant serpent and a bird of prey
Just before 9 AM there’s a quincunx to the North Node–more assessment of direction–odd that we’re so focused on life accomplishment at what for many is a holiday time–or maybe that’s the point, we’re in an acute period of nostalgia and the need to measure our deeds along the life course, if only so we are sure of who we are (Leo Moon).
By quarter past 1 of the PM Pacific the Moon quincunxes Pluto–do we need this unsettling cr*p so close to what is for many a holiday patch? What’s stirring us up? Look to the House where Pluto is transiting for info on what recurring problem or upset will pop up time and again for us in this period. For instance, 4th House transit of Pluto suggests family is the problem, 3rd says communication or siblings, 9th says religion, something ‘foreign’ or at a distance–those are just some possibilities. The need for change is compelled and compelling–making changes willingly can bring the transformation at least partly under our control.
That’s the prevailing influence; see more on the Private Pages, Only for ECLIPSE Readers–get your password and magazine at Dog & Sunflower Press, under Fall ECLIPSE (Sorry, links still aren’t working!!)
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22 Wednesday Dec 2010
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published at 7:53 AM PST
About 6:30 PM PST the Moon quincunxes retro Merc, bringing an emotional hiccup–we wonder why everything seems uncomfortably irritating, all at 6s and 7s, as they say; this is followed by the Moon’s opposition to Ceres and trine to Jupiter= the natural order of things is inherently upsetting, and emotional exaggeration is prominent. During this same period, the Moon, once it contacts Merc and through its contact to Neptune by quincunx around 10 PM PST, is forming a Finger of God with base of Merc/ Neptune; this suggests an emotional crisis over information that may not be true. The question is, are you the story-spinner/ info manipulator or the deceived/ mislead? This equation says that the one handling and shaping communications is the one seeking power–this isn’t necessarily negative, but does ask us to make a morals check, if this is the part we play, as well as to recall that the ends don’t necessarily justify the means.
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21 Tuesday Dec 2010
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Published 9:40 AM PST 21 December
Mercury Retro is a busy little bee; currently, Merc is square Juno, sextile Neptune/ Chiron, and square Uranus/ Jupiter–giving us a T-square, and factoring in that Merc is still for the time being conjunct the Sun, Pallas, and the North Node. This stew of influences is relatively fleeting but potent while it lasts; expect jumbled communications about who holds what power, what your group role might be, and be aware that issues may be exaggerated (either in their portrayal by others or in your reception of them)–the feeling may be that life-altering matters are on the table, that wisdom is being tested–and that deception or fantasy may be the communication mode du jour.
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I’ve got your eclipse effect right here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12050067
20 Monday Dec 2010
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The Twins are gonna do it to us--why not get them on a mug, to commemorate the event? See links at right
The Lunar Eclipse is an opposition, and that means it falls across one of the House axes of your natal chart. This is an energy of change, an eclipse of current life circumstances in the involved Houses with a new and different energy, and it always brings forward the question, What will this mean to me? Below are a few possibilities; access your intuition in answering.
20 Monday Dec 2010
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Published 10:19 PM PST 19 December
The Moon’s Gemini characteristics come through loud and clear through the 2 PM hour PST; it’s talk, it’s mental, it’s light, it’s a wee bit frenetic, it’s charming. Don’t over think ‘it’ at this time; just go with the Gemmy flow!
2:30 PM of the 20th PST the Moon quincunxes Ceres, and it becomes clear that adjustments must be made to what nature or authority requires. Don’t let this spoil your week–it’s necessary to acknowledge that some things must be honored, no matter how these disturb our best-laid plans!
Around 6 PM PST, Moon squares Jupiter, squares Juno, squares Uranus, effectively forming a T that funnels social, empowerment, and group or individual autonomy matters through the emotions and intuition. We can believe we’re sensing (about others, the group, or our own empowerment choices) what’s really just an emotional reaction to what we’re faced with–and with concurrent trines of the Moon to Neptune and Chiron, it’s easy to see how our own proclivities for accepting wishful thinking and/ or believing another’s deceptions could convince us that we’re on to some course that’s supported by intuitive perceptions. The best alternative in this instance may be to take a step back from our own racing minds and recognize that there are factors influencing us that we can’t deal with on a purely mental basis (Gemini) and that we are too prone to subtle and nefarious influences (Neptune/ Chiron) to settle any empowerment questions or inquiries about our group role at this time.
Total Lunar Eclipse 21 December 2010 12:13 AM PST 29 Gemini 20
The Sabian for the Moon/ Earth conjunction is, ‘A Parade of Bathing Beauties Before Large Beach Crowds’ As a symbol of Lunar promise (with an influence to last through to the next eclipse set in 6 months), it suggests attractive individuals showing their ‘stuff,’ so to speak, before the masses. In very straightforward terms, it promises an atmosphere where we are either one of the Beauties, drawing attention and receiving scrutiny as we show our assets (!) or we are part of the crowd, watching and assessing. The likelihood is that we will all take turns, sometimes being ‘on parade,’ sometimes merely observing. Since no real skill is involved in this image, what we must conclude is that it’s what we might call ‘God-given’ facets of our Beingness that are on display, things that are just part of who we are, and that are considered desirable by the social order in which we participate. Added to the Sun’s Sabian, ‘The Pope Blessing the Faithful,’ the message could be that purely physical/ material assets that are innate may pull the individual in a direction opposite to one that promises a reward within a hierarchy (a ‘religion’ as represented by the figure of the Pope) that measures not by the physical but by what it deems devotion (and this is the key, that the hierarchy wants to call the shots) to their version of the spiritual/ devotional–which makes the hierarchy almost anti-spiritual in its demands.
What’s offered here is the essence of the eclipse energy; the only way to see the full report on the Lunar Eclipse of the 21st is by getting your password to the private pages; it comes with every purchase of the Fall ECLIPSE http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/the-latest-new-fall-2010-eclipse/ (Sorry, the links aren’t lighting up-Merc retro? 😦 please copy and paste) ECLIPSE Readers: your password is listed in the Table of Contents of the magazine, with links to pages at right and above-–Thank you for your support!
On the eclipse and current meteor showers: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40751087?GT1=43001 and Jude Cowell’s take on the event http://www.starsoverwashington.com/2010/07/lunar-eclipse-29gem21-horoscope-dec-21.html
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