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Just a Little AstroEssence 30 August 2013: ‘The Cold and the Tender’

30 Friday Aug 2013

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This weekend it may be the strongest, most powerful people who will weep the most. 'The Lament for Icarus' HJ Draper 1898 {{PD-Art}}

This weekend it may be the strongest, most powerful people who will weep the most. ‘The Lament for Icarus’ HJ Draper 1898 {{PD-Art}}

From the just-out issue of ECLIPSE:

30 August Mercury in Virgo sextiles Jupiter in Cancer–and despite the flow of a sextile what we find is some aggravation and overly critical interaction, as a too-sensitive social sphere or power-figure overreacts to communications that are bald facts stripped of niceties. If this were a bad science fiction movie, it might be Robot Accountants vs. the Crybaby-gods (or maybe those are dueling gangs involved in a dance-off, à la West Side Story). In any scenario, individuals and groups may split off into cold, calculating (and maybe just a little sadistic) truth-tellers (or perhaps fact-flingers) on one side and powerful but totally playing the tender feelings/ vulnerable ego card on the other. Just be aware, both are attempts to run the show–winners wait for the Moon to shift from Gemini into Cancer (4:33 AM PDT), then use Luna’s sextile to Ceres in Virgo, which also captures Mars at the midpoint, to act from a secure position of appropriate power expression–no need to try to wring blood from a stone, as those identifying with Jupiter will do, or to punish with the unvarnished reality of ‘What Is’, as those identifying with Mercury will.

Just a Little AstroEssence 29 August 2013: ‘Go Build’

29 Thursday Aug 2013

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Panchanadisvara Temple India Photo by Jayaseerlourdhurai http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jayaseerlourdhuraj Shared under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

Panchanadisvara Temple India Photo by Jayaseerlourdhurai http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jayaseerlourdhuraj Shared under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

29 August we may be up to our necks in earthly matters, and yet trying very hard to look the other way, in some sense, or to avoid stepping on figurative toes. It’s an odd day; there’s so much to attend to of physical importance, but we will be shy of others, overly sensitive, anticipating they will be sensitive–and even taking great care we may set someone off, anyway. Communications are doomed and originality will only bring criticism, but anything that requires you to build, that takes structure and hard work, will do very well–put your attentions there. (Venus semi-square Ceres, Mercury opposed Chiron, quincunx Uranus, Sun quincunx Juno, sextile Saturn, Earth trine Saturn)

The Moon’s Void begins 6:07 PM PDT; the Moon enters Cancer at 4:33 AM PDT August 30th

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Just a Little AstroEssence 26 August 2013: ‘Ponies, and Growing Up’

26 Monday Aug 2013

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Well, someone got a pony! by Friedrich von Amerling 1845 {{PD-Art}}

Well, someone got a pony! by Friedrich von Amerling 1845 {{PD-Art}}

26 August the material world may, in some way, dazzle us, and yet this may be costly, we could misunderstand what’s communicated, and we may find ourselves rebelling, probably needlessly, against what’s presented. It’s a matter of perceiving that there’s a great big wonderful glittery world out there and believing we’re not getting our share of rainbows and ponies. Once we come back to Earth (or grow up), we may find that we’ve been seriously mislead concerning something important about money, relationships, empowerment, reality, or what’s truly smart or original. Allow for this immaturity break and don’t be too hard on yourself–we all need to regress, on occasion, if it means we can see the world sparkling new again for a while. (Saturn square Juno, Venus quincunx Chiron, opposed Uranus, Mercury semi-square Pallas, Earth conjunct Neptune)

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A Little Lunar Something for 25 August 2013: ‘Music, or Deception, Behind the Words’

24 Saturday Aug 2013

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Richard Bergh 1884 {{PD-Art}}

Richard Bergh 1884 {{PD-Art}}

2 AM PDT of the 25th the Aries Moon squares Mars and trines Ceres. A pinnacle for power that does not allow for easy or straightforward action. Use your power in an intangible way, through prayer, thought, good wishes, or in the setting of positive intentions. Void begins at 3:42 AM PDT; the Moon enters Taurus at 6:14 AM Pacific time. 10 AM PDT the Moon trines the Sun. Sets a harmonious, positive tone for the Moon’s passage through Taurus. Noon the Moon trines Mercury and sextiles Neptune. It’s easy to spin a tale, or should I say, take a creative tack when communicating. We should stick to what we’re sure of at this time, and we need to listen carefully to what we’re told–we might hear music, or deception, behind the words. Starting about 4 PM PDT we see a Mystic Rectangle made up of Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, and the Moon. This is brief but can lend a magical-feeling ‘lift’ to efforts we make at this time–some will succeed with surprising ease. 5 PM PDT the Moon creates a T-square with Saturn and Juno. This puts us in an emotional quandary, possibly caught in the struggle between Mom and Dad (think symbolically). It may seem to be a choice between empowerment and handing that power over to an authority figure–my advice is to go for your own empowerment, should you feel the urge. 11 PM PDT the Moon trines Pluto. We may want to bare our Soul to another–or could feel it’s the time to get something toxic off our chest. Weigh carefully the impact this may have on others, before going forward.

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Just a Little AstroEssence 23 August 2013: ‘Spinning Off Course’

22 Thursday Aug 2013

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Not the kind of spinning I'm talking about, but still, the details! Gerard ter Borch 1650s {{PD-Art}}

Not the kind of spinning I’m talking about, but still, the details! Gerard ter Borch 1650s {{PD-Art}}

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23 August Judgment and correct action suffer today, mostly at the hands of over-active imaginations, fantasy perceptions, misinformation, and misperception, with choices made and Wills expressed too prone to act out of old hurt. Maybe the action is rooted in wounds but covered up with an illusion of current righteousness, or we try to do something creative and end up doing something not-so-smart. In any case communication suffers as some try to promote their own ambitions or wants while others are counting pennies and still others are ultra-critical, likely out of misguided beliefs. We can combat some of this by vowing to stick to the facts, to avoid pressure-filled situations, including competitive ones, that could make us spin off course, and by actively employing the creative urge in some form that challenges us in a forum we’re already familiar with or in a methodology already known–it’s in trying to strike out into new territories or new forms that can cause us to roll the dice, to our own detriment.

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Full Moon 20 August 2013 at 6:44 PM PDT at 28 Aquarius 10: ‘Emergence’

20 Tuesday Aug 2013

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'Beauty and the Butterfly' VM Corcos pre-1933 {{PD-Art}}

‘Beauty and the Butterfly’ VM Corcos pre-1933 {{PD-Art}}

Though I’m usually all about strict orbs, for this Full Moon I have the feeling I should be including both the opposition to Mercury and the wide conjunction to Neptune–throw in the square to Sedna–add these to the opposition to Ceres and a very wide quincunx to Mars. It just seems the light of this Moon will be extra powerful, falling on aspects it wouldn’t typically touch–or perhaps I should say, it feels as if it will spread farther, making contacts and beaming light into places that would normally remain in shadow.

We see the Full Moon in Aquarius conjunct Neptune out-of-sign, suggesting this brings a culmination of delusion or inspiration, likely related to the matters of the House in the natal chart with Pisces on the cusp. The aspect to Sedna reinforces the extreme difficulty of communicating and even of understanding our own thoughts–it’ll be worse than Merc retro, a blank instead of a fog–and I can’t overemphasize how we will not recognize this mental and communication disparity. Aquarius will try to persuade us that the mind can translate the inspiration, can handle it all–it can’t, in fact, it’s likely not to even recognize it, at this time.

The Sabian for the Full Moon is, ‘A Butterfly Emerging From A Chrysalis’  This suggests that we are in process–we are receiving the inspiration, the creative urge, manifesting the ideal–but we are not beginning, we are not at the end, we are in the midst of receiving the Neptunian element, while consciously addressing our nature or power position–and neither will be at a point of conclusion.

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Just a Little AstroEssence 19 August 2013: ‘Without Filters’

19 Monday Aug 2013

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'Dushan Tappe' by Kamal-ol-molk 1899 {{PD-Art}}

‘Dushan Tappe’ by Kamal-ol-molk 1899 {{PD-Art}}

19 August What’s ideal may not hold the value we believe it does, relationships may present a skewed picture unrelated to their reality, money is illusive or deceptive in some sense, actions are carried out blindly, and our belief system challenges our independence and our ability to innovate, as well as challenging us to accept new ideas or knowledge. It’s a tough day, but only if we’re paying attention, and if we are, it can be a highly rewarding one, if we’re willing to squarely face what’s coming at us and see it without filters. That’s a lot of ‘ifs’ but could bring us significant fortune, knowledge, or love under the ‘right’ circumstances and should we employ the ‘right’ responses. (Mars sextile Sedna, Venus quincunx Neptune, Sun sesquiquadrate Uranus, Earth sesquiquadrate Jupiter)

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Just a Little AstroEssence 17 August 2013: ‘Keep Your Senses Open!’

17 Saturday Aug 2013

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'Demeter/ Ceres Mourning Persphone/ Proserpina' Evelyn de Morgan 1906 {{PD}}

‘Demeter/ Ceres Mourning Persephone/ Proserpina’ Evelyn de Morgan 1906 {{PD}}

17 August the Sun conjuncts Ceres. This is a spotlight trained on our relationship with nature, with our children or those we hold dominion over (as in the role of boss, for instance, or in more subtle ways, such as when we are a customer and a server is dependent on us for their tip, though just as easily we are dependent on the server), and gives us a clear sense not only of what power we naturally hold, but of the power we might hold in future, as well. This also puts issues of diet, particularly of those items that affect us badly, in focus–and if you happen to be in an agriculture, child-care, or nutrition-related business, this is the time to do a thorough inventory and re-assess needs and plans in light of the current situation. An enlightening day, in many ways–keep your eyes (and your senses!) open.

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Just a Little Lunar Essence 16 August 2013: ‘Knowing Ourselves’

16 Friday Aug 2013

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'Reading' Joan Llimona 1891 {{PD-Art}}

‘Reading’ Joan Llimona 1891 {{PD-Art}}

7 AM PDT of the 16th the Sagittarius Moon forms the apex to a Finger of God with base of Mars-Sedna. This suggests that if our actions and choices are based on truly intimate knowledge and understanding of ourselves, emotional fulfillment will follow. Sounds simple enough. 9 AM PDT the Moon trines Sun-Ceres, offering us a direct line through either the emotions or the intuition to our most powerful personal identity stance–embrace it! Also a good point at which to judge the effects of diet on health. Void begins at 9:59 AM PDT; the Moon enters Capricorn at 8:26 PM Pacific time. Immediately the Moon squares Venus, fresh in Libra. The emotions are challenged in relationship or in dealing with something in life we treasure; try to determine the issue’s worth to you before making a move.

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The Total AstroEssence 15 August 2013: ‘Contrasts’

14 Wednesday Aug 2013

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'Woman With A Parasol' (Madame Monet and her son) Claude Monet 1875 {{PD-Art}}

‘Woman With A Parasol’ (Madame Monet and her son) Claude Monet 1875 {{PD-Art}}

What follows is the aspect and Lunar hour-by-hour forecasts for 15 August from ECLIPSE; subscribers to the Weekly got this last Thursday, while Daily Word subscribers got it, plus the Daily Word Image, in their email morning of the 14th Pacific time. Subscribe now and get this for every day, plus lock in the current rate!

15 August we may do a lot of weighing and measuring today, as the natural world faces off with the inner one, wisdom faces ambition and desire, the Underworld meets the Upper one (and this will have a personal form, wherein your darkness or hidden nature contacts your daily environment) and words make or break relationships, and could earn for us or cost us. Noting the contrasts among things as we sort through our day is what will give events and encounters meaning and texture; neither side of any equation holds a superior position, and keeping this in mind will make us both more thoughtful of the experience and more likely to make decisions that are true to who we are, rather than influenced by conditioning. (Ceres square Sedna and sesquiquadrate Pluto, Pallas square Zeus, Mercury semi-square Venus)

1 AM PDT of the 15th the Sagittarius Moon squares Neptune. We can be mislead, if we’re not entirely willing to see ‘what is’. 9:30 AM PDT the Moon sextiles Juno. Listen to the emotions at this point; they will lead us to empowerment. Noon the Moon makes the apex to a Finger of God with base of South Node and Jupiter. Expanding our ideas about the past, and perhaps learning something of history, personal or otherwise, leads to a sureness emotionally, and an intuitive knowing. 2 PM PDT the Moon trines Uranus and squares Chiron. We could cause hurt by our insistence on separateness, or by rebelling. Such reactions serve no purpose–don’t indulge. 4 PM PDT the Moon trines Mercury, sextiles Zeus, and quincunxes Pallas. If we want our plans to be a success, we must be willing to adjust or modify, according to what’s smart, and to match skills to what’s needed.

The image for today is the hand receiver on an old landline phone. This speaks to me of the South Node, and evokes not an old message, but an old means of delivering the message. Watch today for a familiar form of communication; think about what you came to see that as signifying in the past, and ask yourself how that particular means of sharing information affects the message now, with the idea in mind that the form itself carries its own meaning, apart from the overt message conveyed.

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