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The Essence for 18-19 August 2011: The Uses of Hurt

18 Thursday Aug 2011

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Van der Weyden c.1435 {{PD-Art}} detail from 'Descent from the Cross'

The 18th

Just after 7 PM PDT the Moon trines the Sun–delicious! It’s like finally being able to see–enjoy it, it won’t last :(

The 19th

11:30 AM PDT the Moon sextiles Chiron and places Uranus at the midpoint. Two basic responses are likely: one, we feel hurt, or highly aware of long-time wounds, and our answer to the pain is to rebel, or maybe to disrupt whatever’s going on around us; or two, we feel an incentive to heal, and we find this in something unique, innovative, or original that sparks in our Higher Mind. It may seem obvious that one is preferable to the other, but the hurt response has a valid part to play for some: it enables someone who could not otherwise do so to break ties, change things up, or revolt against something which is unacceptable. We must always keep in mind that even the less pleasant experiences can serve us well, under the right conditions.

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The Essence for 17-18 August 2011: We Can’t Do It All At Once!

17 Wednesday Aug 2011

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The 17th

7 PM PDT the Moon opposes Saturn and h.Zeus; Now it all becomes about reality-based progress, and how well our ambitions and desires are materializing–and of course that doesn’t sit well with the emotional state, which wants to feel we’re making progress. In this instance focusing on action (Moon in Aries) may shift things just enough to make for a truly productive review of our circumstances–otherwise we may burn out in our intense effort to examine every nook and cranny of the life.

The 18th

11 AM PDT the Moon trines the North Node, setting a tone of ‘Action for Accomplishment.’ This is only a problem if we put on blinders and are too intent on our own Path. Leave room for others, for interaction, and for a touch of playfulness, to avoid taking things too seriously. This is the kick-off for a Moon/ NN/ Mercury Grand Trine that could bring some frustration, as we are late in the retro cycle and so chomping at the bit to go forward with our ideas. If we can employ patience and perspective, chiefly by recognizing we can’t do all things at once anyway! we’ll achieve a fair amount of balance.

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The Essence for 16-17 August 2011: Being True to Our Own Nature, Being True to Mars

16 Tuesday Aug 2011

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Moon conjuncts Ceres, 3 PM Pacific, and the two meet in a crisis degree (29). We may have very strong feelings at this point about whose province is whose, about our relationship to Mother Nature and to all Her components that correspond to things within us–and with this we are likely to focus on the ways we are being unnatural, and therefore untrue, to our own nature–and we may deal with issues of authority, or may deal with authorities, and the result is a bit of a downer: we see where we’re sinning, in the archaic sense of ‘missing the mark.’ Don’t be too hard on yourself; instead celebrate that you are able to see what’s amiss–perceiving a problem hands us the chance to fix it.

Void begins 3:40 PM PDT; the Moon enters Aries at 5:02 PM PDT. First aspect is at 7 PM, a sextile to Pallas. Use this period to set the tone; wisdom is offered–will you accept it?

The 17th

The Moon conjuncts Uranus in Aries, 1 AM Pacific. Will it just be me, or will all of us be vibrating with new ideas, radical plans, revolutionary thoughts, innovative concepts, and rebellious urges? I vote for it affecting everyone; differences will be in how far we carry these (for some) middle-of-the-night revelations. The state of your natal Mars at present, plus how transiting Mars (at 9 Cancer 14) is affecting your chart, will determine the level at which this is put into action. Possibilities go from just in your head to a complete, almost Plutonian re-vamping of your life circumstances. At the very least, nervous systems will jump and sleep will be disturbed–there isn’t a sugar plum around that will save us from the meeting of our emotions and intuition with the spirit of revolution.

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The Essence for 15-16 August 2011: A Test of the Capacity To Love And Be Loved

15 Monday Aug 2011

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The 15th

Just before 11 PM Pacific the Pisces Moon forms a T-square with the Nodal axis, forcing an emotional reckoning, and putting us once again in a state that asks us to measure our progress, and this time, also our direction in life. This once more feels to me like needless stress; though we’re all accomplishment-oriented there are times when our interests are better served by taking a relaxed, playful, or creative approach to life and events. Considering the Moon is in escapist Pisces, a little oblivion might be just the ticket, and may, in fact, be our best approach earlier in the day with the quincunx as well. Taking it easy may be the only positive answer.

The 16th

Just before 3 AM Pacific the Pisces Moon quincunxes the perfection of the Sun/ Venus meeting. Considering the signs involved (Leo, Pisces) it may be that we are being asked to adjust the identity or ego response in a creative fashion that will actually expand the reward (whether it’s material or relationship aligned) we are capable of receiving. And you’ll notice I said, “capable of receiving”–this may help us widen our view of ourselves, help us to accept more facets of who we are, and that this will make us more capable than we are at present to embrace love and ‘what’s treasured’ from many more sources. Now, we must essentially do all this ‘blind’ (Moon sextile Sedna)–it becomes a test of faith through the capacity to love and be loved. Period.

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It’s A Full Moon Weekend! Here’s the Essence for 13-15 August 2011

13 Saturday Aug 2011

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What happens over the next three days (12th-15th or so, with perfection of the Sun/ Venus conjunction on the 16th), apart from (or perhaps as a significant aspect of) the Full Moon is a Fist of God with base of Uranus square Pluto and apex of the Sun/ Venus conjunction. This is in effect as the Full Moon opposes the Sun and Venus, trines the South Node and is just shy (but I think I’ll count it) of a square to Sedna. The Fist says that we enter a brief period wherein those long-term and still-occurring changes spurred by the Uranus/ Pluto square will yield their effects on the relationship and/ or financial picture, or on matters of the Houses ruled by Venus and the Sun. We will see the results of the stresses from the square very clearly, over a span of roughly three or four days. We may see any number of manifestations in any number of areas, but all will contain a theme of unexpected change or transformation that is in response to both our relationship as an individual to the group and to the changes to ourselves and to those things we thought were permanent, that have since proven not so–the most important point will be that we recognize what we encounter as an indicator of 1) the way our lives will be different from this point forward, and 2) that we acknowledge the reality of what’s happening, and that, no matter what, there’s no going back. These effects are highly dependent on the way Uranus/ Pluto has so far shown up in the personal chart, but we can be sure of one thing: it will channel any conflict into Venus and/ or Sun related areas, so that these areas will be the recipients of the stress, rather than the origins of it. That’s important to note when it might be easy to believe our relationships, our finances, or other Sun/Venus areas of the chart to be the source of all the upset, rather than the ‘victims’ of it.

The Full Moon for August occurs at 11:57 AM Pacific time of the 13th at 20 Aquarius 41. The sparseness of the aspects made by the Full Moon (trine SN, opp Venus, square Sedna) suggest a rather simple picture that is complicated by its subtlety: the culmination of Lunar energy is in direct opposition to the Love principle, to pleasure, reward, and both possession and enjoyment of assets. Like the Fist, it implies that the endings or completions that come about will be contrary to our Venusian sensibilities, and that, we will both draw on or relive the past in some way, and be unable to pinpoint that this is going on (trine to South Node, square to Sedna). This could mean that we suffer without knowing just what is ending or at risk–and yet we have a way to successfully observe the action via the concurrent Fist and its apex energies of Sun and Venus. So, we will experience upset, endings, and change, much of which will affect the relationship, values, assets, and finances picture (and some of which may appear to be caused by the Venusian areas of life) but they will really be results of Uranus/ Pluto, of a channeling of the past and past behaviors and responses, and for all intents and purposes causes will be not just unclear, they will be impossible at this time to pinpoint.

Void begins 5:27 AM PDT of the 14th; the Moon enters Pisces at 5:54 AM PDT. The Moon conjuncts Chiron, 11:30 AM-ish Pacific, and suddenly we are very aware of our wounds, our unique skills, or both. Can be a moment of healing and revelation, if we are not too married to feeling hurt.

A Mystic Rectangle involving the Nodes and the Sun/ Earth axis, + Venus, is in effect, and chiefly serves to point out this is a fate-determining time, one where we will be guided by values (Sun + Venus), which is a good thing. Those for whom this connects solidly into the natal chart (through placements at approximately 21 degrees) will find this acts like an amplifying antenna, making the contacted energy overwhelmingly prominent, and instrumental in the fate-shaping choices made now.

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The Essence for 12 August 2011: The Amplifier

11 Thursday Aug 2011

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Apparently the company of an angel is all the amplifier one needs 'Saint Cecilia with an Angel' c.1620 {{PD-Art}}

Here’s an interesting config: Mars semi-square Sun, which is sesquiquadrate Pluto, which is semi-square Earth, which sesquiquadrates Mars. This suggests an enormous amount of tension, anger, even rage, connected with life direction and material circumstances. When this kind of tension aspect manifests with the transiting Sun/ Earth axis, we see large numbers of individuals expressing frustrations en masse that have much different actual connection to their real life (read here, ‘their natal chart’). It’s as if the particularized situation is swept up in the common energy, amplifying it and, in the participants’ minds, giving it the same level of tension, and so bringing them to the same level of anger expression. It’s akin to the infamous ‘mob mentality,’ and something we should be both aware of and wary of at this time.

1:30 PM PDT the Aquarius Moon squares Jupiter, perhaps pitting our emotional state against the social scene. The reaction could come because we are less than genuine when confronted by the social order; the Aquarian Moon may play it cool, or may actually be disconnected from feelings, and that’s what the social group is reacting to. We feel attacked or upset, but may be the ‘generator’ for the reaction in the first place–it’s the circle of life, but not like we expect! A 3:30 PM conjunction of the Moon to Vesta puts us back on track, re-aligning the emotions with our most sacred values; we listen to ourselves, not the social circle or standards not our own.

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The Essence for 11 August 2011: Truce

10 Wednesday Aug 2011

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By 7:30 AM PDT the Capricorn Moon trines Sedna. This happens in Earth, and we may lose our emotional connection to what surrounds us. Whether we’re aware of it or not, we typically ‘relate’ to our environment–not consciously, but through a sort of truce or vibe to the things that make up our world. A truce if the item is something that might endanger or threaten us, while  we vibe to (or at least make peace with) all the things in our surroundings–we ‘like’ them, perhaps identify with them, use them, and sometimes feel indifferent to them, and most of this is not done at a conscious level. At this point we may lose that connection, which typically orients us in a very mundane way–so be ready to lose your bearings, just for a bit.

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The Essence for 10 August 2011: Heartening News

09 Tuesday Aug 2011

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Around 3 AM Pacific Ceres retros back into the 29th degree of Pisces, putting her into a state of stress, and bringing her focus from Self-assertion (Aries) to concern with the Collective (Pisces). Authority and power makes a (probably refreshing) return of attention to what’s in everyone’s best interests; look for some heartening news in this regard, though there’s also the problem of authorities acting out of real stress–and making poor choices as a result.

7 PM-ish PDT the Moon quincunxes Venus; we find ourselves challenged to accommodate the ego needs of our relationships (Venus in Leo), or we see the costs of holding back our emotions (Moon in Capricorn). Either way, it’s a balancing act. Just after 10 PM Pacific the Moon quincunxes the Sun, and we see clearly the emotional adjustments needed in just about every area–but we may find ourselves loathe to make the needed changes (the immobility of the Cap Moon).

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The Essence for 9 August 2011: Puttin’ On the Fancy

08 Monday Aug 2011

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Around noon the Sagittarius Moon sextiles Neptune and trines Mercury, and both are retro and at 29 tense degrees. The fibs may fly, not ’cause anyone is bent on deceiving, but just because it’s so easy–the spinning of stories happens almost before we realize it. If we’re in a negotiation or receiving info from someone (not the best thing to do now anyway, with Merc retro) we may be in danger of both believing what we’re told wholeheartedly or guilty of embellishing things ourselves–the fancy may be put on after it reaches our ears–and in either case we’re susceptible to making wrong decisions because of it.

At this same time the Moon fills in a Fist of God with the Moon’s sextile to Ceres and both sesquiquadrate Venus. This is where we should focus, not on communications, but on the emotional perceptions of the authority and power situations in the life. When the feelings and the ‘power/ authority attitude’ are aligned, we receive a payoff, perhaps literally with a material reward, or with love, but in either case it feeds the ego.

There’s such a teeny Void, I’m not even paying attention to it; Moon enters Capricorn at 1:38 PM Pacific time.

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The Essence for 8 August 2011: Listen to Mom

07 Sunday Aug 2011

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A maternal force, an authority, or Mother Nature herself may guide you. from Chateau de Chantilly, France 19th century {{PD-Art}}

Merc retreats to 29 degrees of Leo today; this may very actively feel like a personal retreat that places a lot of undefinded, nebulous stress on the individual, as Merc follows retro Neptune on his retreat back into the previous sign. At this point the best guidance may come from an authority or maternal figure, or through meditative interaction with Mother Nature herself (Mercury quincunx to Ceres, which is fresh at 00 Aries, though retro herself may facilitate this exchange).

5:30 AM PDT the Moon sextiles Saturn/ h.Zeus and gives us a ‘to-do’ list for the week. Just after 7 AM PDT the Moon trines Venus, giving us the love or assets needed to accomplish. At this point, there’s just no excuse not to do your best. 10:30 AM PDT the Moon trines the Sun, reinforcing accomplishing goals successfully. This is an almost magical recipe for getting what you want; winners will be those who have their ducks in a row and are ready to get moving–everybody else may just have a really nice day :)

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