Love the graphics on this WPA poster created for US National Parks Service 1936 Image from the Library of Congress {{PD}}

17 September Why does life seem to require so much? Why is so much expected of us? We just want to go go go. The mind is active, but implementing dreams or creative energies is somehow both unwise and contrary to our highest values! It leaves us in something of a spot–what we need to recognize is this is just not a great time to do what we want to do. We may feel like a car revving its engine, pressing on the gas, but with the brake still on! Racing thoughts spur us forward, but if we respond we find that things don’t exactly go well. Today it’s best to plan–we’ll have lots of energy and imagination for that. (Neptune opposed Vesta, quincunx Pallas, Mercury sextile Mars)

From ECLIPSE, available here

‘On the Tow Path’ Theodore Robinson 1893 {{PD-Art}}

16 September Saturn perfects conjunction to the North Node, solidifying the Path, at least for now. We may be unaware of this, however, as our attention will really be on a very serious power struggle; we will be striving to determine who’s in charge of what, who has dominion over whom, who holds the power to negotiate, and who may be responsible for what feels like life-and-death issues. Is the struggle really as important as it seems? Yes, as we are determining life direction for the near future; all ‘rules’ concerning rights and conduct will stem from what happens here. Spiritual matters will contribute to results without our complete awareness of this, just as material matters will also have an influence in shaping things. There’s no need to panic, though; as long as we remain aware that things are being formed at this time, we will conduct ourselves with the ‘long game’ in mind–and that will be enough for things to shake out fairly, though not necessarily ideally. (Pluto trine Ceres, Sun trine Sedna, Earth sesquiquadrate NN)

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‘Portrait of Maria Strijp’ by Johannes Verspronck 1652 {{PD-Art}}

No, it’s not as bad as the headline suggests–but you might want to read this excerpt from the current ECLIPSE and decide for yourself:

10 September Either we will be upset, or we will be the target of upset for others, and we may make some stupid and costly, life-altering mistakes because of it. I know, that sounds so harsh, but that’s what could happen, if we weren’t alerted to the ego and Will and the way they may inadvertently foster destruction today. We are just trying to get it done, but it’s not a day for significant change, and if we push forward anyway, we stir the rage of others and can see bridges burned behind us. What occurs within conflict will change our future potentials, and may even cut off resources from the past. Relationships may be more dramatic than we’re accustomed to and will not offer accurate feedback or good counsel–just don’t go there–and we could open our wallets and watch our money go down the drain. Downplay action, avoid agitation, and don’t spend or look to others for resources; a day best spent in quiet pursuits or hard physical work alone (though chances of injuring yourself, especially through strain, are high) (Mars quincunx Pluto, square the Nodal axis, Venus square Pallas and entering Scorpio)

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