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Just a Little Essence for Today 21 October 2011: ‘A Lightning Strike to the Heart’

20 Thursday Oct 2011

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6 AM PDT sees the Leo Moon square Venus and trine North Node, which may bring inevitable emotional conflict meant to drive us in our destined direction. This could materialize a major event or change that sets things on an unexpected course; endings or beginnings would not be a surprising result at this time.

1 PM Pacific the Moon conjuncts Mars–this may be like a lightning strike to the heart. We are likely to be enveloped in our own feelings at this time, feelings about our identity, role, or purpose, and in Fire we may be prompted toward taking consuming action that may not leave room for much else. Could make for intense distraction from the scene at hand–navigate with caution.

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Just a Little Lunar Essence for 24 September 2011: ‘A Smart Thing’

23 Friday Sep 2011

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4:30 PM PDT the Moon quincunxes Pallas, and we may wonder if ‘x’ is a good idea–we want so badly for it to be a smart thing to do–but we’d do better to adjust our viewpoint, and so the way we feel about ‘x’–just until we can get a little more perspective (and maybe a little feedback and/ or do a little research).

By 6:30 PM PDT the Moon opposes Neptune and semi-sextiles Mercury. This could be the point when we can get more informed about ‘x’–we’ll be capable of disengaging ourselves completely from fantasy, deception, and misconception, if we’re truly willing–not a good point for creative work, though we can judge our output with astonishing objectivity.

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The Weekend Essence for 27-28 August 2011: ‘A Merry-Go-Round’

26 Friday Aug 2011

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There must be a merry-go-round somewhere; in the meantime, enjoy the show. Lautrec 1887 {{PD-Art}}

The 27th

Just past 7 AM PDT the Moon sextiles h.Zeus, stirring up the emotions in service of the ambitions and desires–uh-oh–then just before 9 AM Pacific the Moon sextiles Saturn (with a following shove from semi-sextile Mars). This is a set of aspects that screams, “Look out! I’m going after what I want!” It’s a huge push to go for it, with all the accompanying potential of overlooking the details (discovered when the Moon hits Virgo) or running over others in the process (revealed when the Moon reaches Libra). I’m not saying don’t grab this wave of enthusiasm and ride it for all it’s worth–I’m just saying if and when you do, be as cognizant as possible of the positions and needs of others, as these may be quite tender, and easily crushed.

The 28th

The 28th we have the New Moon for August at 8:03 PM Pacific time at 5 Virgo 27. The NM is just 3 ½ degrees from Venus; she obviously whizzed past without a care for the Solar energy she’d been so close to just a week before. This suggests to me that we must widen our orb for this NM, or be left in the dust! So, the NM enjoys a conjunction to Venus, a trine to Pluto, an opposition to Chiron, and, best of all, forms a loosey-goosey apex to a Finger of God with base of Uranus/ Vesta. The picture here is complicated, which probably reflects the response we will have to this new energy point; this is the seed point, the birth, of something that may consist of information, news, or an idea that will offer access to a ‘harvest’ (the reward itself) or a methodology (that gives access to a reward or payoff), or consists of another Virgoan matter (such as service of one kind or another, a job or accounting, etc.) that offers a chance of reward.

The Sabian is apt, and describes perfectly the roundabout atmosphere that I anticipate we’ll experience: ‘A Merry-Go-Round.’ I don’t know that there’s anything more to add, except that the image does suggest some excitement, and a dizzying sense that could easily disorient us. Just keep in mind: New Moons are beginnings, and that means we may not see the oak before the acorn is planted, nurtured, and allowed to grow–in other words, don’t expect to see the end result at this point. That’s not to say that there isn’t some routing to be done, some cleaning and clearing and tidying up–Pluto is involved, after all–but the main thrust is compelling, somewhat out of our hands or our control, and mostly quite positive. So that’s good.

The Essence for 26 August 2011: A Challenge to Our Wisdom

26 Friday Aug 2011

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'Puppet Theater' Paul Klee 1923 {{PD-Art}}

4 AM PDT the Moon trines Ceres in Water. Ceres is retrograde right now, and such flowing contact from the Moon could release a rush of maternal feeling, feelings on authority or recent negotiations, or could unleash a ‘statement’ by Mother Nature herself in the form of weather or natural event. Stay on your toes.

7:30 AM PDT the Cancer Moon opposes Pallas and quincunxes Neptune, and all are at 29 tense degrees. This is definitely a challenge to our wisdom, and our ability to stick with what’s smart even when tempted, deceived, or fed an illusion. Don’t hesitate to stick with what we know to be wise–you could avoid the start of a big problem.

Void begins 8:31 AM PDT; Moon enters Leo at 9:09 AM PDT.

The Leo Moon’s semi-sextile to Venus just after 7 PM PDT may give us a sense of appreciation that is played out with the Moon’s 9 PM opposition to Vesta. It’s a good thing we are reminded by Venus of what we treasure, as the opposition to Vesta sets our teeth on edge; we may wonder why something we revere and build our life around is so d*mn irritating! That’s just life, I guess, and the early reminder of how important the irritant really is to us is vital to keeping us from getting into a stand-off with same.

The Weekend Essence + Leo New Moon, 30-31 July 2011: Powerful Days

29 Friday Jul 2011

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From the Visconti Tarot deck 15th century

6 AM PDT of the 30th sees the Moon trine Uranus and quincunx Chiron. It’s like we’ll get a kick in the pants–and whether it hurts or not is up to how we receive it! We can either let it hit us right in the primal wound (which will make us howl!) or we can let it hit us and use the momentum to propel ourselves forward and up–which won’t hurt at all–in fact it should revv up our unique skills. It’s a great influence, if we’re willing to go with it! Now, this is the start of a Finger of God, apex Moon, involving Chiron and Pluto as the base. Separate from other effects, the Finger offers, very simply, healing with a willingness to change, with resultant emotional and intuitive benefits. It’s no more complicated than that.

New Moon is at 11:39 AM Pacific at 7 Leo 15. The Leo New Moon reads as releasing subtle but powerful energies; it opposes Pallas (and Earth, of course), squares Jupiter, and quincunxes Pluto. There are other things close but outside the strict 2 degree orb–so we leave them alone.

The aspects suggest changes (possibly intense, traumatic, inevitable, sweeping, or arising from the destructive or the negative) challenge us to prove what we believe to be wise really is. It’s a giant reality check of a very personal nature; the upsets will require us to truly show who we are–and what’s more, there will be a public element to this. It’s very possible we will feel under a microscope at this time. We may be observed by the social circle, we may be tested by our students, readers, audience, our teachers, or those within our religious hierarchy, or we may be challenged to broadcast or publish our knowledge or wisdom and then to defend it. This may be a tempering of the Soul and the Soul’s Purpose–but will in many ways be more gentle than we might anticipate, and we should come out the other side (for this NM may just be the beginning of a long-term effect, rather than just a singular happening) much more sure of who we are and what we’re here to do (and consequently what we are also NOT here to do, courtesy of Pluto, who will help us eliminate and start again.)

Just after noon of the 31st, the Moon trines the North Node–and at about the same time the Moon also forms a loose Fist of God with a Moon/ Sedna square apex Pluto. The entire picture is one of unanticipatable material events (Sedna in Taurus) that have emotional results–and, contrary to the usual, we do not need to work out the square before Pluto is accessed–this time, it just happens. A Plutonian event can be anything that involves an exercise of power–just keep that in mind. It’s not necessarily a trauma, destructive act, or experience of rage–it could as easily be a transformative event that feels like a major blessing–so be ready for anything.

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The Essence for 29 July 2011: A Moment of Universal Enlightenment

28 Thursday Jul 2011

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9:30 AM Pacific of the 29th the Moon creates a Finger of God by sextile to Sedna with apex of North Node. There are all kinds of theories that say we have no business considering the transiting NN in configurations, but I beg to differ, as what I’ve observed time and again is that energy ‘points’ can be very telling–and I think this is one of those times. This may show as a sense of being emotionally lost–and if we can embrace that, rather than becoming panicked or demanding answers, we will be shown ‘the way’ (NN). Sounds like a Universal moment of enlightenment :)

Void begins at 11:21 AM PDT as the Moon pulls away from sextile to Sedna. The Moon enters Leo at 11:16 PM PDT; that leaves us with a massive Void period, when just about anything may come forward. The only clue we have is that the Moon is Void in Cancer, suggesting that whatever happens, it arises from feeling and intuitive response.

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The Essence for 4 July 2011: Celebrating and Reacting

03 Sunday Jul 2011

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A beautiful pic of a pair of visible-light telescopes in the Atacama Desert, Chile. By ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org) Published under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Thanks, José!

Happy Birthday, USA! I hear you’re having a Pluto Return. Since no human gets one of those, it’s hard for we mortals to relate to just what might happen–after all, we have no frame of reference, but we can guess that this might be a doozy, with massive change to all that we’ve established. A new Self-image for the US of A is almost certainly on the table–the big question might really be, what will we become?

Just before 5 PM Pacific the Moon quincunxes Ceres, both at 29 degrees. This may bring a major need to de-stress; everyone needs to feel they’re their own authority (that’s natural and reasonable) but the thing is we may be feeling this factor strongly with others, too–we are too aware of the authority they hold, and we react as if they’re wielding it, and we’re threatened, whether they are or not. Not exactly a party atmosphere, for all the US 4th celebrators! The best we can do is make a conscious and ongoing effort to realize that, in the vast majority of interactions, no threat to our personal sovereignty is involved. It’s really just a matter of keeping reasonable perspective, which may be nigh on impossible :(

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The Essence for 3 July 2011: Put A Lid On It

02 Saturday Jul 2011

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The Coffee Pot, Bedford Pennsylvania, on the national historic register, photo by Jeff Kubina from Columbia Maryland, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic

8 AM Pacific brings the Moon sextile Saturn; we put a lid on it, and that’s good, right now. Time to pull back, sit down, and maybe just listen. Just before 10 AM PDT the Moon quincunxes Earth–now we see why pulling back was a good idea: we’ll get intuitive or feeling ‘information’ on the material situation–and with our emotions ‘stilled’ by the Saturn contact, we’re capable of receiving it loud and clear. If you find yourself confused at this point, it suggests something other than intuitive knowledge is being input–most likely from someone hoping to steer you in the direction they want you to go.

By 11:30 AM PDT the Moon opposes Pallas and sextiles h.Zeus. This may put us in a bad spot: the emotions and intuition are, at this time, resistant to and separate from what we know to be wise, yet the ambitions and desires are stirred–a recipe for bad decisions. Being aware (if you choose not to give in to temptation) is all that’s needed here.

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The Essence for 6 June 2011: Rocket Fuel!

06 Monday Jun 2011

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So your week probably won't be this exciting/ stressful, but you are likely to be ready and willing to tackle your goals {{PD}}

The Moon sextiles Saturn, just before 2 AM of the 6th, Pacific time. This connects the emotional experience neatly to reality, grounding us for the week ahead. A sextile to h.Zeus around 5:30 AM PDT awakens our ambitions and desire nature–so we’re grounded, and we’ve got our rocket fuel! For those who want to hit the ground running, this is the perfect set-up; for everyone else, it may feel like the Leo Moon and her contacts are pointing out just what slackers we are! Don’t take it personally–this just happens to be a time keyed to those who are highly motivated and very much Self-driven–it’s not an indictment of those who take things a little easier.

10:30 AM Pacific the Moon sextiles the Sun and opposes Pallas, shining a light on emotional needs–and unfortunately we may feel that what we need for emotional fulfillment is in direct contradiction to what is wise. This is an illusion of placement–where it’s our vantage point that makes us think the unwise thing will be the fulfilling one–so in this case do what you know to be wise, and emotional satisfaction will follow on its own.

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The Essence for 5 June 2011: Foolishness Triggered

05 Sunday Jun 2011

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The Moon enters Leo at 8:03 AM PDT of the 5th. The quincunx to Neptune is of course immediate and may be a little startling, as it draws our attention away from ourselves and our personal concerns (Leo) and toward our personal Neptune issues, centered in the matters of the House Neptune is currently transiting and/ or the placement of our natal Neptune and what he rules. This can go in so many directions it’s hard to pinpoint; I’d just venture that what we’re concerned with is highly personal and highly meaningful, as this aspect asks us to modify something we feel strongly about in order to shape it more to our ideals–a good influence if we can respond without digging in our heels over minor details (or a major need for change!)

The Moon also squares Jupiter, new in Taurus, at this point. It’s almost like a brief return to junior high–what we have in relation to what everyone else in our circle has suddenly becomes a matter of not just interest but pride. This could trigger foolish spending (with Venus in Taurus and also body of latest degree) or could lead to actual conflict over resources; at the very least it might bring a little primping and strutting for the crowd, while even the most modest of us will want to look good :)