The Essence for 22 June 2011: The Need for Power

21 Tuesday Jun 2011

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No, confrontations won't be this harsh--just remember everyone likes a little power. 'Queen Tomyris receiving the head of the King of Persia' by Preti c1670 {{PD-Art}}

Just after 5 AM PDT the Moon opposes Juno; we see the real power situation (especially as it relates to those desperate to retain status or advantage) and we know how we feel about it. The Pisces Moon may incline us to see ourselves as One with the power-needy, or as victims of them–but neither take is exactly right; instead observe that everyone has a need for power in some form, it just so happens that some people’s need is more obvious, or more likely to be judged by others (and that may lead us to a certain humility, as in, who are we to judge?)

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The Essence for 21 June 2011: Emotional Secrets

21 Tuesday Jun 2011

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Almeida Junior 1899 {{PD-Art}}

A 1:30 AM PDT sextile of the Moon to Pluto says that, asleep or awake, we’ll delve deep with ease. A special side effect may be that emotional secrets are just not safe (under the ease of a sextile–just a little inquiry will reveal all!) Whether we dream it, hear it, ask for it, see it, we’ll know the heart of someone, specifically in terms of what she or he may have hoped to keep quiet. Be gentle with any revelations you may be privy to, especially those of your own deepest feeling.

9:30 AM Pacific there’s a Lunar trine to Mercury in Cancer. We speak, and communicate in all forms, with great emotion. For some who are natally or by transit under the thumb of Saturn, this will be a relief, and allow a significant outpouring of feeling; for those who are overly emotive to begin with, this could be a disaster, causing the dramatic floodgates to open, washing away any semblance of credibility you once had. Take a restrained tack, and you’ll avoid disaster while still getting plenty of emotion across; this can be facillitated by the Moon’s simultaneous quincunx to Saturn, which will offer clear boundaries and good judgment, if only we’re willing to adjust our own behavior to take advantage.

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The Essence for 20 June 2011: Flights of Fancy

19 Sunday Jun 2011

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The Marriage of Oberon and Titania--A Flight of Fancy by JA Fitzgerald pre-1907 {{PD-art}}

Void begins at 1:23 PM Pacific, with the Moon entering Pisces at 1:45 PM PDT. Of course, we start off with a conjunction to Neptune, obscuring our feelings and inspiring . . . what? Flights of fancy, dreams, artistic or humanitarian visions, and we may be prompted to reach for our ideals. Pay attention to what comes to you at this time–it can represent where your creative energies are really going–and if you find yourself fantasizing negatively (about someone else’s husband, for instance!) then you need to do a serious reality check, as well as re-directing your personal intentions and energies. Otherwise, it will be a time of solid inspiration and can give a glimpse of the personal ‘payoff’ coming down the road.

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The Essence for 19 June 2011: The Need to Perfection

19 Sunday Jun 2011

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Don't tie yourself in knots trying to be perfect Degas 1900 {{PD-Art}}

7 AM PDT and the Moon conjuncts Pallas in Aquarius. We see through the emotions and intuition just what is the wise thing–these are able to guide us at this time. Around 1 PM PDT the Moon moves through territory that is midway between Pallas and Vesta; this may be an excellent ‘decision point,’ or it may have another effect: we could feel emotionally pressured to live up to the highest ideals–and the situation we’re in may not really call for that. Be sure to measure carefully the need to perfection, and don’t impose it where it really doesn’t fit.

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The Essence for 18 June 2011: The Manic Side of Aquarius

17 Friday Jun 2011

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Void begins at 1:08 AM Pacific of the 18th, with the Moon entering Aquarius at 4:48 AM PDT.

By noon PDT we have the Moon sextile Uranus and quincunx Mercury; once again communication is a crapshoot–we are likely to be too spontaneous in our utterances, too radical in our assertions, too rebellious in regard to the ideas and communications of others–how can we avoid this? It’s tough right now; with Mars as planet of latest degree, we are prone to acting and aggressing as ‘the answer’ to whatever ails us–and what ails us are some high flyin’ energies, especially of the emotional variety, that are pinballing around in our heads but that bear little relation to our current reality–such is the manic side of Aquarius. Look to the current position of transiting Saturn and to your natal Saturn–the matters of the Houses where these sit can act as anchors for us–these are the areas we can ground ourselves in and ride out the crazy (unless your Saturn is in Aquarius–then all bets are off!!)

Keep watch for a late PDT Grand Trine–should be delicious!

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The Essence for 17 June 2011: That Was Then, This Is Now

16 Thursday Jun 2011

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1889 {{PD-Art}}

2 PM-ish PDT the Capricorn Moon trines Sedna. This presents us with an emotional blind-spot that’s all the more confusing because what we’re trying to feel our way around is material or rule-oriented, and so seems as if it should be graspable–but it’s just not. Don’t commit or force a decision–just take a measured approach and see where later influences take you. Just before 4 PM PDT, however, the Moon will quincunx the South Node, and though we may be relieved that our blind spot is now filled with memory and lessons from the past (so that we can at least make our decisions based on the familiar) we can’t for a moment forget that that was then, and this is now–answers that once made sense might not anymore. Again, wait it out.

The Essence for 16 June 2011: Emotional Business

16 Thursday Jun 2011

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Gauguin 1889 {{PD-Art}}

1 PM PDT the Moon quincunxes Venus; we are challenged to adjust the emotions to what is communicated concerning relationships, money, and love. Just before 5 PM the Moon squares Saturn, Cardinal to Cardinal, of course, and presents us with a solid manifestation and/ or roadblock to our attempts to see to emotional business (Capricorn). It seems others, especially partners, are busy preventing our ‘smooth sailing’–but we provide the same roadblocks for them! The emotional need to impose rules and boundaries that is part and parcel of the Moon in Cappy is simply meeting the reality of trying to regulate the emotional landscape for everyone in sight–if your own boundaries are in the right places, this aspect can pass with nary a whisper–everyone else may receive a stoning, and not in a good way.

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The Essence of the Lunar Eclipse, 15 June 2011: The Power of Nature

13 Monday Jun 2011

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With this eclipse we will experience the pre-verbal power of our own nature. Fearnley c.1830 {{PD-Art}}

1:13 PM PDT of the 15th is the Lunar eclipse at 24 Sagittarius 23, with the Sun/ Earth-Moon axis conjunct the Nodal axis (Earth and Moon conjunct the North Node) and a T-square formed to the asteroid Ceres (at 26 Pisces 17), symbol of Mother Nature, of natural power and authority, of agriculture and growing things, of negotiation, and of mothering/ nurturing, and Mars is quincunx the Full Moon/ Earth conjunction, as is the asteroid Sedna, indicator of our ‘blind spot.’

The aspect picture is unusual in that we have a culmination that essentially challenges us to push forward with even more,exceptional energy that is rife with a sense of authority (Ceres), that requires us to modify our approach, actions, and efforts (the Mars quincunx), that attempts to nurture what’s important (Ceres), but that is fundamentally lacking in consciousness of the Self (the Sedna effect on Moon–the unconscious and the feelings–and the Sun–the identity)–a very tough aspect picture indeed. So, we will feel the push and pressure to put ourselves forward, to claim authority, to enact our Will, and yet will be without something so vital that it is literally the first differentiation we make as living beings; we experience our first Self-consciousness, our initial sense of ‘I,’ when we realize that Mommy/the  maternal figure is actually a separate Being from ourselves–and it is the moment before this realization that we will re-experience with this Full Moon eclipse.

This means the eclipse opens for us a kind of view into our primordial consciousness–and because this is pre-verbal, essentially experienced through feeling and sensation, the most likely funnel will be the Ceres placement, as it sits in the Pisces abiogenesis. Through our relationship to Mother Nature (so, through our senses, perceptions, and bodies, as well as interaction with the natural world), through a circumstance of negotiation (likely where emotions, rather than reasoning, should drive the discussion), through the act of nurturing or mothering or being mothered, or through dealing with our own or another’s given authority (the kind that a parent has over a child, for instance), we will meet the eclipse essence. The urge to affect the life direction (the Nodal contact) melds with the Will, the ‘I am,’ and the basic desire nature (“I want!”) and yet consciousness of the Self is not apparent–and we will be carried on a tide of feeling, sensation, and perception just as we were in early infancy!

That does not mean our responses and perceptions will be immature; rather, they will be fully felt in a way that leaves no room for verbally-framed thought– the desire to act, driven by feeling but lacking a root in a strong identity or thought-consciousness, will be the fundamental energy available.

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The Essence for 13 June 2011: The Energy Twilight

12 Sunday Jun 2011

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The energy twilight might feel like this. Rousseau {{PD-Art}}

Void begins at 10:44 AM PDT; for West Coasters, it’s another day spent in the energy twilight. The Moon doesn’t enter Sagittarius until 7:38 PM PDT. The Moon squares Neptune and we’re off to the races. After what for many will be, if not a hard day, then a wearing one, we must deal with delusion, fantasy, deception, and a foggy feeling that things are out-of-control. Resentment and frustration might be the result, as we are tired of going at things straight-on and finding them slippery and illegible–but that’s where we can find our aid, if we take an almost Zen approach here things can go very well. Focus on ideals, accept how nebulous things are at the moment, and embrace the playful, the imaginative, and the creative as a way to rise above any frustration.

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Saturn Direct 12 June 2011: Get Off of My Cloud!

11 Saturday Jun 2011

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Tell Saturn, 'Get your own cloud!' Constable 1822 {{PD-Art}}

The Old Man goes direct in the 9 PM hour Pacific on the 12th, at 10 Libra 26. Saturn makes no close (2 degrees or less) aspects at this time, so it seems the direction may be very subtle; for those who are sensitive to it (which will likely be those who currently have transiting Saturn pinning down one or more natal factors) the effect may be felt as relief, though it’s almost certain that the solution to the Saturn ‘ailment’ won’t be presented yet (probably not until Saturn begins to move forward, and/or moves off the aspect being formed)–instead it will likely be felt as, ‘I may not know what to do yet, but I know there’s a way out.’

We should keep in mind that not everyone responds in the same way to a retrograde heavy going direct; for some this is positive, but for others, who function better under retro energy, something they were ‘working’ successfully may now be suppressed, contained, or restricted, as Saturn re-gains his forward footing and re-asserts his strength. Since his strength is in control, rules, authority, and caution, his ability to exert himself unfettered can actually slow some things down considerably. This is especially hard on those who are strongly Uranus oriented natally; I know from experience that, with Uranus as chart ruler, Saturn’s retrograde is the time when I can move, construct, and build most quickly—and this is so in spite of a highly positive Saturn relationship in my natal scenario–direct in Sag, in the 10th, trine Uranus, sextile Mars, Jupiter, Sun, Chiron. When Saturn goes direct, I become much more aware of just what restricts me–and I can have a tendency to be more pessimistic about my chances in any venture, a perfect expression of a strong awareness of the Saturn presence. Watch carefully your response to Saturn’s direction; an innate too-prominent awareness of the need for discipline, a nose-to-the-grindstone attitude, and a no-nonsense approach that comes naturally to you may mean that you suffer a bit during Saturn’s direct period–where it’s reminding more carefree others about the need for rules and discipline, you may feel an extra-heavy burden of duty, a palpable loss of freedom, and a lack of ‘fun,’ as long as you follow those natural inclinations. Focus on Uranian and Jupiterian energies, both transiting and natal, to see just how and where you might find relief during Saturn’s direct period.

Irregardless of whether you work better under Saturn retrograde or Saturn direct, you will likely notice that the matters of the natal House where Saturn does his turnaround will show changes, possibly visible through a concrete manifestation of something into which we’ve put serious effort.

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