8-9 December 2010: Frustration, One Way or Another

08 Wednesday Dec 2010

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Read the description of this odd print here http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Arkwright_dismissing_his_wife.jpg

Void begins 5:08 PM PST of the 8th, with the Moon’s entry into Aquarius coming at 11:30 PM PST. This is notable mostly as offering denizens of the Western Hemisphere uncertain evening proceedings. Particularly in Western time zones, the atmosphere could be one of seriousness that in spite of itself can’t really accomplish anything–there’s just no energy (the meaning of a Void period) behind any efforts–and Cappy hates to be thwarted. Frustration can lead to cross words and temper tantrums–all to no avail. With the Moon’s entry into Aquarius, energies turn philosophical, and we gain a little mental distance, allowing for assessing where things just weren’t going well. First aspect of note that breaks us out of our critical revery is the Moon’s square to Venus, 9 AM-ish PST of the 9th; why is it that just when we’re feeling good about our minds we start to worry about our looks? or our relationships, or our money? Things take a devilish turn as we overthink and over-analyze; this overwrought contemplation could take up our whole day–and it’s not helped by the pressure of Mercury’s imminent retrograde.

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7 December 2010: A Serious Action Plan

07 Tuesday Dec 2010

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I chose this just because the material of her dress is rendered so beautifully--but they could be making an action plan, couldn't they? Borch c.1654 {{PD-Art}}

8 Dec 9:59 AM PST We lost internet here in this part of Seattle for several hours–so I’m way behind! Check back this afternoon for a new post–thanks!

3:49 PM PST on the 7th Mars enters Capricorn, and the action urge gets a whole lot more serious. With Chiron/ Neptune (Fixed Air) sesquiquadrate Saturn/ h. Zeus (Cardinal Air) we may be looking at actions that can be successfully adjusted to reality, ambition/ Will, ideals and skills–and this creates an excellent time to act in a way both inspired and practical. By 5:30 PM PST the transiting Cap Moon squares h. Zeus, making this an optimum moment to know and fulfill ambition or desire, if one is open to recognizing and working with reality (you would be surprised how many people aren’t); then by 6:30 PM on the 7th a square to Saturn and semi-sextile to the Sun show us where we stand materially. Would these aspects be better flipped, with awareness coming first? Absolutely, but with the Moon in Capricorn it really is about atuning to the reality of the situation in order to achieve what we want and make our actions effective–which means that Saturn aspect to Neptune/ Chiron (a sesquiquadrate) becomes a test of our connection to what is, as much as it is a call to manifest ideals and ambitions.

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Excerpts from ‘Juno in the Natal Chart’

06 Monday Dec 2010

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This is from the section describing Juno’s contact in a woman’s own chart to other bodies:

Juno to her own Moon: This links empowerment firmly to female energies concerned with generational, ancestral, maternal, and intuitive impulses, and in easy or neutral aspects (conjunction, sextile, trine) creates a formidable instinctual nature within the individual. In any contact, easy or hard (semi-square, square, sesquiquadrate, quincunx, opposition) this duo has the potential to access powerful generative and cyclic rhythms, allowing the woman to tune in to these and draw on and use that energy as her own, an effective conduit for the Universal flow. It’s an energy that’s creative, primal, and natural, and as such adds something unusual to the woman’s aura; this can make those who are less than comfortable with the physical and psychic roles of women reject or distance themselves from these individuals–these women may be perceived as threatening, carrying a native power that allows access to the unseen, and can make others feel ’emotionally x-rayed’ in their presence.

And this from the definitions of cross-chart aspects, between the charts of partners.

Juno in aspect to partner’s Mars: When with this combination Juno belongs to the woman and Mars to the man, the essence of the contact lies largely in the man’s feelings about his own empowerment as a man, and his effectiveness at fulfilling ego needs and taking action. If he enjoys a solid sense of effectiveness and high Self-esteem, then even in harsh contact he may be willing to work out a way of accepting and supporting the woman’s empowerment choices; she, however, may find him too abrasive in hard aspect, while a soft aspect may hinge on both her own sense of effectiveness and ability to act, and her feeling that his actions support, or at least don’t inhibit, her bid for empowerment (see the cross-chart Saturn contacts for clues as to possible restricting attitudes with both partners). If she feels at least somewhat effective in her actions and that he is ‘for’ her, rather than against her, she may be open to making it work. When Juno is the man’s, though, the picture may be much different: hard aspects suggest he does not see her ego and action energies as compatible with his idea of ‘appropriate’ mate behavior, while soft aspects say that he finds her ego assertions and action choices in general appropriate and pleasing, at least as long as they aren’t threatening (in hard aspect to) his own ego (Mars) and effectiveness (Sun) energies.

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5 December 2010: Basking in the New Moon

05 Sunday Dec 2010

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From 'A B C Trim' by LGF Rattisbonne {{PD}} from Wikimedia Commons

Hard to do, really, as a New Moon is so fresh and tenuous, barely reflecting any light–and yet, we feel it, as a major energy shift comes into play. Since the Sagittarius setting for the Sun and Moon meeting seems to have freed us all, I’ll just offer up a little advice on current energies in play. For access to more detail, and daily and monthly forecasts, articles, and more, please get ECLIPSE for only $4.95 for 3 months (Nov, Dec, Jan) http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/the-latest-new-fall-2010-eclipse/ Thanks for your support!

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Venus trines the SN in Water through the 6th–remember that now’s the time when we might finally see the true effects of the retrograde–and this suggests both a tendency toward sentimentality (even when that’s not our usual mode) and an urge to follow old familiar ways and paths. Make a real effort to stay focused in the now; remind ourselves that the current reality is what’s really in force right now. Venus is also sextile Mercury/ Pluto/ NN, and this can be both positive and negative: positive as we communicate beautifiully and welcome change that enhances our Path, and negatively in that we may paper over unpleasantness with pretty nothings and may be too welcoming of something that’s ultimately destructive. It’s a balancing act, one Venus is all too familiar with via her Libra rulership, and that may hint that in this period a partner or other with whom we can share and bounce ideas off of may be the best way to avoid overdoing in some vital and far-reaching sense.

Mars is now planet of latest degree, in an agreeable Fire sign, and that spells action! Is that a good idea now? It almost doesn’t matter, as action may precede thoughts–just be careful you don’t get burned by the freewheelin’ spontaneity that will feel like a great notion but may not be one, in the end (as those are only sometimes)  🙂

The New Moon of 5 December 2010: The Wisdom Spark

04 Saturday Dec 2010

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The New Moon Sabian for the December 5th event, which takes place at 13 Sagittarius 28 at 9:35 AM PST: ‘The Great Pyramid and The Sphinx’  Let’s note here that there is one aspect to the NM when we use our 2 degree max orb (let’s call this the ‘orb of precision’!)–this is a sextile between the NM/ Sun and the conjunction of Saturn/h. Zeus.

The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx are both symbols of wisdom, the kind of ancient truths that hold the secrets of life itself. True wisdom typically expresses concepts that resonate at all levels: spiritual, physical/ material, mental, emotional, linking the seen and unseen in perfect harmony. This suggests that the New Moon will spark a seed-light within each of us that springs from an essential life-truth–and the aspect to Saturn/ h. Zeus says it will have a material component, something in reality we can actually point to (so not something that is pure concept or choice) and further that this will express in some way a deep desire or ambition within.

The New Moon is not an idea point, but an action point (Cardinal placement of Saturn, h. Zeus, Mercury, and Pluto) that pushes that idea literally out into the world (Sagittarius placement of Sun and Moon) setting in motion an effect of change, transformation, or obliteration that reflects a Soul-deep ambition or desire (h. Zeus).

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03 Friday Dec 2010

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2 December 2010: Doubly in the Dark

02 Thursday Dec 2010

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by Joseph Wright of Derby {{PD-Art}}

It’s a newly spawned (that seems about right for) Scorpio Moon, beginning its journey just as we enter the Dark of the Moon leading up to the New Moon of the 5th. By the 9 AM hour PST we are in that low energy no-man’s-land that this time seems more like a dark tunnel than a vast emptiness–as if we’re on track for something, and we won’t discover it until we emerge from the tunnel with the New Moon. The natural affinity of Scorpio for crawling into a dank yet cozy cave fits well with this period when the lunar energy is quite naturally withdrawn–so what do we do with this?

We use this time for things that are best done in the dark: dreaming, meditating, investigating, cogitating, imaginating! and resting. It’s the perfect time for renewal, so retreat from as much of life’s demands as is possibly will be to your benefit. The idea is to come back to your obligations refreshed and renewed, to emerge phoenix-like from the ashes of your own outmoded ideas and attitudes with a new version of you, identical, yet just a little better. This point comes, of course, sometime after the Sun/ Moon conjunction, typically within no more than twelve hours of the meeting. (And here’s a hint: this NM will have some connection to events and viewpoints of June 2010.)

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1 December 2010: A Lover’s Moon–Not!

01 Wednesday Dec 2010

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From the Sufi text Madhumalati 1799 {{PD-Art}}

The Moon in Libra is a lover’s Moon–but we have all these other influences crowding the edges of consciousness (Venus trine SN, Merc/NN/PL conj, Juno’s aspects, h. Zeus/ Saturn, Uranus station–outlined on the Pages Only for ECLIPSE readers) and the result may be reactionary in a hair-trigger, ‘I’m doing the best that I can!’ way that both may not be responsive to actual pressures and queries and also could bring tension to situations that otherwise wouldn’t have it! Ruler of this Moon, Venus, is at 00 Scorpio, suggesting we may sense emotional depths, secrets, and hidden facets behind everything, and this can throw the intuition off tremendously.

By 3:30 PM PST the Moon is in position as apex for a Finger of God (lasting through 8:30 PM PST) with a base of Sedna/ Jupiter. If there’s a time when we won’t know our own minds and especially our own emotions, it’s now. We may take too many cues from the social sphere, allowing others to fill in our emotional picture with their own viewpoint, or we may take other components (thoughts, fears, ideas) and plug them in where they may masquerade as our own feelings, and exaggerated ones at that! Know that the emo perceptions and intuition will be off at this point, and try to ride it out through a more objective take on things that emphasizes the rational and doesn’t make any sweeping pronouncements, gestures, or conclusions.

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30 November 2010: Emotional Football

29 Monday Nov 2010

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EL Kirchner 'Ladies Playing Ball' 1931-1932

The Moon now in Libra, Venus at 00 Scorpio, it all smells so refreshing, doesn’t it? And yet we can’t go long without a challenge, in this case, the Moon’s square to Pluto around 11 AM Pacific. We’ll each choose a side–kicker or receiver, to use a football analogy. If we’re the kicker, the emotions will go into high gear, swooping down on those around us like a visit from avenging angels, terrible, destructive, bent on change. We will be a force to be reckoned with, oriented toward creating change (or remaking something in our preferred image), without a care for who might be harmed in the process (but if this is you, be gentle with yourself–you are not intending to hurt anyone–it’s more a matter of feeling that others must not stand in your way, that they must be responsible for themselves–oddly, it’s a stance that respects others even as it may leave some destruction in its wake). But, if you are the receiver, others may seem needlessly harsh, may not take the care you require, may be judged to be enraged, destructive, or almost evil–and though there will be some who will indeed be careless and wreak havoc, the vast majority will be misunderstood by the receivers, who will have moved too far toward seeing themselves as refined and delicate. They may be too civilized in this instance, asking what is really a cleansing emotional force to be unduly restrained, demanding that Plutonian forces tip-toe whenever they’re in the vicinity. This refinement isn’t wrong so much as it is an act of avoiding the cycle of energy that brings everything to change, or to an end. The receivers may need to let go and trust that, though some change may be abrupt, and transformations can be brutal and leave us bruised, it’s all part of the way things are meant to be.

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29 November 2010: Scorpio Freedom and Reward

29 Monday Nov 2010

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One of the highlights for today comes around 4:30 PM PST: the Moon will be opposed Jupiter, and Venus will have just entered Scorpio. The sense of release could be major, though for some, it may seem like everybody else is enjoying extraordinary freedoms, while the unlucky remain with sad noses pressed to the candy store glass. This is much more a matter of Self-perception than reality; we’ll all be in the same figurative boat, and that means that how we react is focused through a lens of Self-reflection–if we tend to see ourselves as victims, then we will feel left out, while if we at least see ourselves as enrolled in and playing an active part in the Universe then we’ll also see ourselves as being cut in on the expansion/ freedom franchise. With Venus now fresh in Scorpio, this could mean that part of our bounty is an actual reward–but will we see it as a reward, if it consists of something Scorpionic, a secret revealed, a hidden matter made public, a realization that research is called for, a sexual truth discovered?

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