The ECLIPSE Eclipse Issue! ‘Looking for a Sign’

31 Thursday May 2012

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Ganymede, one of Jupiter’s Moons–thanks, NASA! {{PD}}

The new issue of ECLIPSE is out, featuring detailed analysis on the upcoming Lunar eclipse (the only place you’ll see eclipse info by me), commentary, and an aspect-by-aspect guide to your week starring all the usual players, plus Chiron, Sedna, Ceres, Juno, Pallas, Vesta, and Zeus! Order now, and get in on the May special, extended until 2 June. Missing ECLIPSE? Re-subscribe! Think you’re subscribed but didn’t receive yours? Contact me right away! And a big Thank You to all who’ve so generously supported ECLIPSE and this blog!

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June begins with a meeting of Mercury and Venus at 18 Gemini. This is a situation that may bring a flow of beautiful words, jealous talk, relationship gossip, or reward from contracts or communications. Coming in the midst of Venus retro, we may find the Venusian part of the meeting topsy-turvy; reward may be delayed, flow in an unexpected direction, relationships may yield surprising thoughts or exchanges, and contracts will likely not follow what’s written–with the possibility of litigation to follow.

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A Little Something About Pluto and Finding Your Passion

31 Thursday May 2012

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Finding your passions in life might be a little like drinking from this fountain, according to this allegory of Love as a mystic and all-consuming experience. By Fragonard ‘The Fountain of Love’ c1785 {{PD-Art}}

This is from the most recent ECLIPSE (the new issue arrives in your email tonight Pacific time) and talks about the role of Pluto in understanding the nature of, and where to find, your passions in the natal chart:

Pluto: is the star in the passion universe simply because of his character; the intensity and depth inherent to the lord of the Underworld make him the essence of passion no matter what his contacts or sign placement. In the natal chart Pluto carries the part of us that is deadly serious, indeed, that registers life and death in our primal consciousness, that lets us know immediately when danger, or the need to walk the life-death-life line, comes into play. In Pluto we are all linked through those passions that are common to all human beings, the ones that drive our major choices, relationships, and that are similar to the life energy dedication of Vesta, but with a twist: where Vesta calls us to dedicate energy in a pure and Selfless way to a cause greater than ourselves, Pluto calls forward that life energy in fulfillment of personal, and often rather primitive, passions. We touch the greater Collective through the Plutonian similarities all humans share and, unlike with the other energies, all manifestations of Pluto are charged with passion, making it a consistent indicator of passion in the natal chart.

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Just a Little Astro Essence from ECLIPSE! 29-30 May 2012: ‘Guiding Intentions’

29 Tuesday May 2012

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The Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem Lantern slide taken between 1898 and 1946 photographer unknown {{PD}}

This is an excerpt from ECLIPSE Weekly Aspect Digest, your place for daily forecasts with all the planets and lights (you too, Pluto!) asteroids Chiron, Vesta, Juno, Pallas, Ceres, Sedna, and Zeus, and all the Lunar contacts–if you’re here daily, even a couple times a week, subscribe now! and get it delivered to your email every Thursday. Thank you, and have a great mid-week!

For the 29th: 4 PM PDT the Virgo Moon trines Sedna. It’s easy to forget our troubles; take the vacation any way you can get it. 10:30 PM PDT the Moon trines Jupiter and sextiles Juno. For some reason it’s much easier to identify with the powerful philanderer than it is to sympathize with the one who’s been wronged.  If you feel like this, just try not to express it, as you know it’s a terrible contradiction to decent (and by that I mean your) values–and nobody needs a shame hangover in the morning.

Void begins at 10:51 PM PDT; Moon enters Libra at 3:46 AM PDT of the 30th.

The 30th is the day we see Mercury trine Zeus and square Mars. Yikes! Ambition and desire will drive interaction and communication, and we won’t be reluctant to wield a hammer (or spear, or tongs, or tweezers, or stapler, or fork, or any other metal instrument) in our quest to get what we want. If very carefully guided, this could give a tremendous boost forward–but most of us are just not that good as drivers. 😦

25-28 May 2012: Your Weekend…

25 Friday May 2012

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‘The Mountain Brook’ Albert Bierstadt 1863 {{PD-Art}}

. . . is a hot mess, as far as I can tell. Misunderstandings, confusion, nostalgia, good intentions, touchy feelings, conflicts with authorities (especially maternal figures), and talking past each other seem to be the ingredients of this four day period (including Friday and, in the US, Monday, Memorial Day), and these influences will be experienced stand-alone, combined, and re-combined, so that we are dealing with essentially the same stew of missed connections, hurt, contrariness, and kindnesses through the entire period. We do have the Sun/ Mercury in Superior Conjunction (‘Superior’ describes this as being the meeting between these two that occurs when Mercury is direct–‘Inferior’ applies to their meeting when Merc’s retrograde) on the 27th, which should bring to fruition something begun at the March 20-21st Inferior Conjunction. There’ll be a lot of talk, and though we’ll feel the message is of primary importance, what will cause the most trouble is not what we say but how we say it, as most everyone (ourselves included) will be poised to misread just about everything communicated. The important thing to remember may be that, though we’re feeling stressed and as if we must do in order to keep our heads above water, this is a misperception; all that’s really necessary is to relax and let the energy flow around us–in order to come through unscathed (and with psyches, relationships, and finances intact) we must be the stone, placed in the middle of the stream, that effortlessly parts the waters (Juno, Chiron, and Neptune, troublemakers all, posited now in Water).

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Just a Little Astro Essence for Today 25 May 2012: ’20/20 Hindsight’

24 Thursday May 2012

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A. Lambertsz van den Tempel c1667 {{PD-Art}}

From the just-out issue of ECLIPSE Weekly Aspect Digest/ Newsletter:

The 25th Mercury sextiles Pallas and squares Neptune, and the Sun conjuncts the South Node while Earth meets up with the North Node. Meet-ups of the Sun/ Earth axis with the Nodes can be startling; they offer us a society-wide reality check, a chance to see just exactly where we’re headed as group. We may have a good perspective on the social order at this time, and we’ll be more than willing to give advice on how others should improve things–but of course, we’ll be deluded, confused, misinformed, or living with our heads in the clouds, and so unaware of the ‘real’ situation. It’s an instance where our advice and practically-oriented thoughts are perceptive and ‘right’, but where there’s a disconnect that makes our musings impractical and irrelevant. It’s 20/20 hindsight *sigh*

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Just a Little Astro Essence for 24 May 2012: ‘An Accurate Map’

23 Wednesday May 2012

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The Vinland Map, purportedly a 15th century copy of a 13th century original of the known world, is believed by most scholars to be a 20th century fake. Black ink on animal skin parchment {{PD}}

From ECLIPSE:

The 24th sees Merc enter Gemini. Finally our thinking has a chance to synch up with where our attention is going (the Sun). That’s a relief!

By about 2 AM PDT the Moon has moseyed to the midpoint of Mars/ Vesta–and that gives us an excellent vantage point for choosing what actions to take, as what we plan is likely to be in line with our highest values and priorities (and if you find yourself surprised by what you choose, a review of real priorities might be in order, as it’s much easier to get from A to B when we know where we are–nobody’s ever found their goal by following the road that leads from where they think they are to where they want to go!)

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From ‘We Are All Vessels: Vesta in the Natal Chart’

21 Monday May 2012

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‘The Sacrifice to Vesta’ by Goya {{PD}}

We are accustomed to thinking of the body as a vehicle for the spirit; Vesta directs us to revere the spirit behind the flesh, the choice, the action. The goddess requires we consider both the physical body and those causes and beliefs to which we dedicate expenditure of the life energy as sacred, to be honored as a direct manifestation of, gift from, and conduit to the divine. The essence of Vesta can be embodied, but this must be accompanied by a dedication of spirit to something, a concept, cause, or form of Beingness, that is in some way larger than oneself. In the natal chart Vesta represents the connection between the physical and the divine, describing what we label ‘sacred’, and so tells us a great deal about how we see the Universe, and how we envision our role within it.

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Just a Little Astro Essence for 21 May 2012: ‘Distorted Perceptions’

21 Monday May 2012

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‘Ahem said the mouse with an important air.” from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by L. Carroll, edition illustrated by Charles Robinson 1907 {{PD}}

The 21st sees a contact frenzy among heavenly energies–and we can be fairly certain it’s all prompted by whatever the eclipse brought forward. (And if it seems the eclipse didn’t carry any big event or impact for you, I would assume that the effects have gone underground, and are working behind the scenes in your life, particularly if it fell in the 1st, 12th, 2nd, or possibly the 11th, 9th, or 10th.) We have Chiron sextile Vesta, and Mercury conjunct Jupiter, sesquiquadrate Pluto, and quincunx Saturn, and the effect on the perceptions could be major. We are on the one hand inspired to heal, to serve, and to mold ourselves without hesitation to our highest ideals and to honor those things we consider sacred; but on the other hand, we are suffering mental processing anomalies that are disorienting, traumatic, and even frightening, as they hold the potential to disconnect us from reality, for a time.

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Your Weekend 18-20 May 2012: ‘Take Shelter, Be Ready’

18 Friday May 2012

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Pallas is instrumental in this Sunday’s eclipse effect. See it all in this week’s ECLIPSE! ‘Pallas Athena’ by Gustav Klimt {{PD-Art}}

All the following is excerpted from ECLIPSE Weekly Aspect Digest; imagine how much more you’d know if you subscribed! 🙂

For Friday the 18th of May:

The Moon entered Taurus at 3:04 AM PDT. A 1 PM PDT quincunx of the Moon to the North Node sets the tone: we will spend the transit of the Moon through Taurus adjusting, and we may find we have a higher than usual discomfort both emotionally and physically.

Remember that the Mars/ Pluto trine in Earth is still in effect; the urge to do and transform is still strong, and also carries a higher than average chance of pushing us to be overly assertive, or inadvertently destructive, in our attempts to make things happen.

For Saturday the 19th:

On the 19th we see the Sun oppose Juno, which naturally means the Earth conjuncts her. We are looking at the figurative center of the Universe (in terms of consciousness) in opposition to the very personal, individual need for empowerment and a feeling of significance. Those who choose to play ‘the center of the Universe’ will, besides being insufferable! also be oblivious to the true effects they’re having–they may see themselves as beaming goodness and light to the masses, while those around them suffer sunburn, dehydration, and squint in the glare of ego–while everyone else will be seeing things from too small and insecure a position to operate effectively. The key to handling this, and avoiding coming down on either side of the equation, may be to leave matters of power and influence to the side, for now. A low-key, modest approach is an appropriate way of operating during the Dark of the Moon; we don’t really have the energy to pursue power moves at this time, so responding actively to Sun/ Juno may frazzle us and lead exactly nowhere.

And for Sunday the 20th, the day of an Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini:

The eclipse/ New Moon (occurring at 4:46 PM PDT at 00 Gemini 20) inceptions focus through the image of the Wise Warrior, the anima with native intelligence, poise, mad practical skills, and the fearless martial poise of someone both well-armed (whether that’s figurative or literal) and wise. This persona accepts the role of wise guide for the Self or for others, applying the practical skills, knowledge, and the ripe wisdom of experience to negotiate events of the eclipse–and the entity takes this image on in response to someone (the Juno figure, which sits opposed the eclipse at 29 tense degrees of Scorpio) who is seeking empowerment or exerting authority, and it may be at our expense, or inappropriate to the relationship–

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And the Rest of Your Weekend Brings …

12 Saturday May 2012

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‘Buddha in His Youth’ Odilon pre-1916 {{PD-Art}}

Void begins at 5:55 PM PDT of the 12th; the Moon enters Pisces at 4:42 AM PDT of the 13th.

The 13th sees Ceres quincunx Zeus and Mercury trine Mars; this time the power clashes are serious, among ‘big’ players, and aggressive or angry words come much too easily. We may see one side insist that what’s ‘natural’ is right, while the other side asserts that their position and authority must prevail. Neither is without flaw, and if you are able to withdraw from this, all the better; no matter the outcome, all parties will be forced to adjust, so naming a clear ‘winner’ just isn’t possible–with that in mind, put your energy elsewhere, maybe into keeping your communications as conscious and kind as possible.

In Lunar terms we have only a few striking aspects to take into account; by 10 AM PDT the first is in place with the Moon’s conjunction to Neptune. Emotional confusion is too mild a concept for this! We just don’t know: emotionally, intuitively, our senses fail us. For a lucky few who can let go into the energy, truly ‘zoning out’ and blanking on their current surroundings (please, no one driving a bus or operating heavy machinery may partake!) this can be an ultimate moment of inspiration or creative inception–and if this hooks into the natal chart, especially to the 5th or ruler of the 5th, or the Sun, Moon, or ASC ruler, this can be a once-in-a-lifetime inspiration. Capturing the effect may not be as easy as you think, since it will be other-worldly and experiential in nature–and so our after-the-fact ‘translations’ may never fully capture what is given us in the moment.

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