You may feel a little bit like this today. Photo by NVO http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NVO Taken in Moscow and released under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

Had to come out of my work cocoon to offer you this–it just seemed to be important:

19 June If this day were a Dr. Seuss book, it might be entitled, “Oh, The Stressful, Guessful, Very Mad, Over-Blown Things That Will Happen Today!”  Hurt over power and territorial issues is rampant, and we or others are likely to be angry and impatient with that hurt (egos in those who take a ‘stiff upper lip’ attitude may rise up and criticize those who openly show wounding), and criticism or gossip surrounds those who have the temerity to share and show their skills, while Money and Love are out-of-sorts with anything that isn’t grounded in the here-and-now, and everything, I mean everything, is exaggerated. Deception in relationship is a distinct possibility, and only some of the misleading material will come from others or be deliberate; we may confuse or mislead ourselves without realizing it, and others, too, may misinform quite innocently. The social sphere takes on added importance and may give us the skewed idea that things that are important to us that aren’t also ‘in fashion’ in some way are worthless–and of course, that’s not so. It’s the overwhelming perceptual bias for what’s loudest, strongest, or most persistent that distorts our idea of what’s acceptable, or what’s ‘right’–and we’d be smart to realize the atmosphere we find ourselves in is not a true reflection of reality. Grounding ourselves in purely material pursuits is the answer, especially creative or hands-on activities that allow us to narrow focus and shut that too-contentious world out. Those who go out on the social scene at this time do so at their own risk. (Chiron sesquiquadrate Ceres, Mars square Chiron, Venus sesquiquadrate Neptune, Sun conjunct Jupiter, Earth quincunx Ceres)

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‘Girl at a Mirror’ by Paulus Moreelse 1632 {{PD-Art}}

From the current ECLIPSE:

17 June pits power versus wisdom, might v. ingenuity, and thinking v. dreaming. We most likely will find ourselves choosing one side of the equation in each stand-off, though there will be some for whom the whole situation will be so fuzzy they won’t know what to make of it, and may just zone out; everyone else will have drawn that line in the sand, and have chosen on which side of it they stand. The adversarial stance seems and feels necessary to us, right now, but this is more our own attempt to ‘get clear’  with what we think and where we want to be than it is about facing off with or putting down anyone else. Knowing that Self-clarity is the goal may help us direct our energies in the most fruitful way possible, and will certainly help keep us from conflict. (Pluto quincunx Pallas, Mars sextile Uranus, Mercury sesquiquadrate Neptune)

I’m really swamped right now with work, between the 6 Month subscriber birthdays, the Vesta book, the Weekly articles, and every other thing–seems we’re having Merc retro problems already, as we hang in the shadow–so this will be the last daily post for a while. If you want the entire forecast every day, please subscribe (I don’t want your first born, just a small fee that works out to $5 or less per month), and have a great week!

Note carefully who’s all bark, and who’s got some bite today. ‘Portrait of a Lady With a Dog’ Lavinia Fontana pre-1614 {{PD-Art}}

15 May could bring out some amazing displays of power, ambition, and desire, or could simply be all talk, no bite behind it. How can we sort the posers from the players?  Look to the past, and compare accomplishments v. brags–that’ll quickly tell you who to keep your eye on, to bet on, or to co-operate with, and who to smile at and quietly ignore. (Perfecting today: Mercury enters Gemini, semi-square Ceres, sesquiquadrate hZeus, Ceres square hZeus)

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