Good Day To . . . 28 September 2020 Out of Love

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‘The Triumphs of Caesar, 5. The Elephants’ By Andrea Mantegna c1490 {{PD}}

The 28th Is A Good Day To . . . adjust our surroundings so that the figurative elephant sitting on our figurative chest doesn’t drain us of creativity or make us so tired and distracted that we do something rash. That elephant is Saturn stationing direct, and it may seem that the state we find ourselves in will last forever, but it won’t, so know that anything uncomfortable, that restricts or binds us, or that appears to block or deny us something, will pass, and so will in some way a situation that seems secure or a state that seems permanent. In these latter circumstances, it becomes about awareness that time itself is change, and that we must appreciate what we have even as we know it will become something else someday, just like we will.

The one thing working really, really well today is a female-male kind of dynamic, anything where complementary energies can cooperate or work together, thanks to Venus trine Mars. This can translate in many ways, including taking the right actions in Love or Money, making a move to gain, profiting from our choice, or doing out of Love. Strangely enough, we might also see aggression stirred in competition for Love or Money, or a ‘Me First’ grab for assets or rewards, with Mars in Aries. But, we also have Venus in Leo, suggesting that any move toward absconding with assets or taking ‘too much’ could muster a fiery defense of the need to share, or the right of the original owner to keep their fair share–so don’t worry, Venus will defend herself! Moving in the positive ways that we can and doing what we’re empowered to right now will take our focus off the places where we may be temporarily stuck, and help us relax in that area that, just for now, is refusing to budge from the current status quo (Thanks, Saturn!)

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

Good Day To . . . 27 September 2020 Big Brain

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That’s what I thought. ‘Diagram of the Brain’
By an Unknown Miniaturist 14th century {{PD}}

The 27th Is A Good Day To . . . remember the good things. Today we’re tempted to focus on what wasn’t good, what didn’t work, and what failing cost us, but not only is it not helpful to stare at the past, it puts all the em-PHA-sis on the wrong Sy-LLA-ble. Wisdom is contained in taking a more natural approach, in allowing instinct and our connections to rhythm and timing to orchestrate moves forward, and in trusting that the Big Brain that is the Universe both knows more than we do and, in some large indefinable way, loves us and so will lead us and time things right for us. Let our own tiny brains rest for awhile, okay?

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

Good Day To . . . 26 September 2020 Mistaken Identity

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‘The Mask’ By Thomas Dewing 1902 {{PD}}

The 26th Is A Good Day To . . . to realize that we undermine our own best interests, partly out of delusion about the effects certain practices will actually have, and partly out of compulsions arising from a desire to ‘fix’ relationships or financial situations. It’s a case of mistaken identity: we’ve mistaken ourselves for repair persons, or architects, or maybe, in some cases, idiot whisperers–but no matter what, taking on a role where we feel we can ‘correct’ others is, how do I say this politely? Oh, yeah, delusional. Act as consciously as possible, and concentrate on what’s ‘healthy’, however you may define that, and if you feel compelled to re-do something, make it a room in your house, or your own most troublesome qualities.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

Good Day To . . . 25 September 2020 Processing

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‘Factory in the Moonlight’ By Maximilien Luce 1898 {{PD}}

The 25th Is A Good Day To . . . keep in mind the Finger of God formed yesterday; that assessment of the Finger ends with this sentence: “See your thoughts for today (the 23rd) as not fully formed or informed, and have the courage to wait.” That means that today and yesterday, the 24th and 25th, we are ready to assess things. Processing that Finger at present requires some other, new considerations: we need to know that today instincts and what we ‘know but don’t know’ won’t automatically serve ambitions, but that if we are willing to modify thinking to accommodate that instinctual knowing, the mentality just might support our goals; and that looking toward the future, especially in terms of what we think, act out, and dream, is a very good thing to do, but that we must remain aware of the way what we think we want is somehow tainted by our fears and wounds–so suss out that fear-influence (because it will change our idea of what’s desirable), before setting ourselves on a particular course.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

Good Day To . . . 24 September 2020 Shrouded

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‘By the Waters of Babylon’ By Arthur Hacker 1888 {{PD}}

The 24th Is A Good Day To . . . keep in mind the Finger of God formed today; that assessment of the Finger ends with this sentence: “See your thoughts for today (the 23rd) as not fully formed or informed, and have the courage to wait.” That means that by today, the 24th, we are ready to assess things. Here, however, we need to be careful about two other issues: one is the tendency to allow our thinking to be out of touch with our actions and choices–nobody likes someone who says one thing but whose actions clearly promote another–and our own ideas of what we value and are willing to commit to may be shrouded with some unrealistic, disingenuous, or outright insincere pretensions–that is, we may be telling ourselves some untruths in order to maintain a Self-image that wouldn’t stand up to a clear-eyed examination of our actual behavior and commitments. Vow to pursue only the goals and ambitions where we are clear on what we’re hoping to get out of them; we are able to generate a plethora of useful and original ideas today, and need to see where they can be best applied, so they don’t go to waste.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

Good Day To . . . 23 September 2020 You Can’t Imagine

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Today’s not the day to ask, ‘What’s in the box?’ Even if we get an answer, we won’t interpret it correctly. ‘Portrait of a Girl with a Patch Box’ By Philippe Mercier 1760 {{PD}}

The 23rd Is A Good Day To . . . see that lines of reasoning around what’s ideal, what’s worthy, even what’s real, aren’t functioning as they should; clarity eludes us and our own thoughts, especially about what we want, what’s worth keeping or seeking, are difficult to grasp or generate barriers and ‘reasons why’ we should or shouldn’t go forward. The result is a kind of limbo we may not be aware we’re in! Creativity may suffer, as we throw out the masterpiece or take efforts in an untenable direction, and our sense of what’s possible is distinctly distorted, erring toward the pessimistic and the suppressive.

The best option is to take a step back and make no big, definitive moves just yet. Just one day from now a Finger of God forms, with base of Neptune-Pluto, apex Venus. This ought to help us define for ourselves on the 24th and 25th what matters, specifically what needs to go and what matches the ideal, especially creatively, and so should go forward. Until that point we can’t imagine what we really need to, can’t figure out what to measure it against. See your thoughts today as not fully formed or informed, and have the courage to wait.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

Good Day To . . . 22 September 2020 Heart of Darkness

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The Heart of the Andes by Frederic Edwin Church 1859 {{PD}}

The 22nd Is A Good Day To . . . examine whether that shadow hovering nearby is cast by some action or choice of our own, the implications of which we’re in denial of–or is that shade thrown by ‘the Other’, someone hoping to exert their power over us, or perhaps even hoping to convince us that our empowerment depends upon their approval? As the Sun moves into Libra, others loom large, and it’s up to us to sort out whether our attention should be going to being honest with ourselves about our own behavior, or to assessing and so re-balancing a power situation (likely a cooperative or dependent one) with another. Things must be illuminated, because even if we don’t see it now, our responses today will matter to and affect our future.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

Good Day To . . . 21 September 2020 Expectation Adjustment

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The Weighing of the Heart of Ani from the Book of the Dead. At left, Ani and his wife Tutu; at center, Anubis weighs Ani’s heart against the feather of Maat; at right, the monster Ammut, who will devour Ani’s soul if he is unworthy, awaits the verdict, while the god Thoth prepares to record it. At top are gods acting as judges. Photographed by the British Museum; original artist unknown – Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum by Edna R. Russmann {{PD}}

The 21st Is A Good Day To . . . adjust your expectations in areas where you’re anticipating reward, asset delivery, your own work or actions of others meeting your values and standards, financial remuneration, and where you’re expecting to be welcomed, accepted, even fêted. It’s not that you won’t receive what you’re aiming for, it’s more like what comes in more strongly reflects what the social order wants to spare/ allot you or the bare cold facts demand than it will your own imagined recompense in Love or Money. This also applies to relationships, where you could be surprised at the influence ‘the crowd’ or hard realities have on the interaction. Be ready to adjust not just expectations, but also your idea of the venture itself; there’s a distinct possibility that relationships or projects will prove less pure, less true, and even more shallow or mercenary than you thought possible at the start. See this, though, as useful information that will keep you from investing poorly in terms of time, energy, and attention, and instead allows you to deal with things as they really are, and so to deal with them most effectively.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

Good Day To . . . 20 September 2020 Pressures

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By Raw Imagination People Expect – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94110844

The 20th Is A Good Day To . . . recognize that neither pressure from the social sphere nor our own dark thoughts can be allowed to run the show today. Instincts and our interior knowing, that sense of having the answer, of automatically knowing the difference between right and wrong, is what needs to be employed to sort our genuine responses from our learned ones (or the ones that arise from the pressures to please or to fit in). Follow core values and core, defining qualities, and things will unfold in an understandable and manageable fashion from there.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

Good Day To . . . 19 September 2020 A Flood of Ambition

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‘The Flooding’ By Ernest Slingeneyer 1879 {{PD}}

The 19th Is A Good Day To . . . be aware we are likely to be flooded with ambitions, desires, and an almost frenzied energy aimed at achieving goals–and yet what we’re prompted to do is neither wise nor practical! The unrealistic and insistent bent to our wants should, if nothing else, tell us that we are pushing too hard or trying to move too fast–and that signals either that there’s some element to this we’d just like to skip over, to ignore (and that could then come back on us in disastrous ways), or that what we think we’ll feel if we reach our goal will fill some hole, the emptiness of which we’re sensing acutely at this time. In any case, slow down, at least enough to allow the mental processes to ‘catch up’ in terms of planning, clarity of reasoning, and to sort through commitments so that anything in play will support, rather than undermine, our goals.

A Good Day To . . . is based on the aspects perfecting on each day, Pacific time.

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