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The Essence for 7 April 2011: Are We Not Superhuman?

06 Wednesday Apr 2011

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The Moon enters Gemini at 4:22 AM PDT on the 7th, and begins her sojourn with an inspiring square to Neptune; we see where we could do better, we embrace what inspires us, we imagine greater, we create with an open heart and mind–ooh, the journey through Gemini could be very good indeed, if we can reconcile our own emotional contrariness to the desire of this Moon to make contact and network network network.

A sextile to Uranus just after 7 AM PDT is followed quickly by a trine to Vesta 8 AM-ish; the effect is one where we feel mentally agile and inspired to meet our highest ideals and Purpose–but we must keep awareness of the Merc retro if we are to make best use of the energy–to forget that we are susceptible to the foibles of a natural cycle is to cast ourselves as Superhuman–and that mistake could mean we miss implementing successfully even the simplest of our goals. By 10:30 AM Pacific the Moon makes a square to Chiron, and we find out almost immediately whether our earlier lofty mindset translated well during this time of mental minefields and potential misunderstanding.

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The Essence for 6 April 2011: A Spiritual Happening

05 Tuesday Apr 2011

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A Rainbow Gathering Photo by Dirk van der Made Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported via Wikimedia Commons

You may have noticed (or seen me mention) that the Sun/ Jupiter conjunction in Aries has perfected (at 1 AM of the 6th the Moon will semi-sextile these), and that this is semi-square Neptune freshly returned to his home in Pisces. Though the Sun/ Jupiter connection happens once a year, this time it seems both exceptionally strong (perhaps due to the recent New Moon within conjunction of this meeting) and in some way endowed with a certain Neptunian magic–or is it that the ‘Big Bang’ promised by a Sun/ Jupiter meeting will be transformed by the grace, spiritual power, imagination and creative surge, and compassionate mandate of Neptune’s energy? Neptune in Pisces is virile, at his best, and can manifest in his most ideal forms–and we have the chance to use this creative power as it contacts the Sun and Jupiter; like a magnifying glass refining the pure energy of the Sun, Jupiter exaggerates, expands, and pulls us all together on a social level, making for a massive energy burst on the social scene that can be infused with creative energy and ideals–we can make what we wish for all a reality, if we are willing to focus our efforts and perhaps put aside our attention to the Self and Self’s interests, if only for a short time. A major expression of compassion and spiritual ideals is possible–and if we can all channel our energies into healing on a mass scale (imagining the ideal) we may be able to achieve great things. I’m planning on dedicating several hours tomorrow to a meditation focused on imagining a healed planet, on promoting empathy and a recognition of spiritual connectedness among all who are here–and I hope you’ll join me–even a moment dedicated to expression of a pure and compassionate Neptunian energy can, I believe, do wonders–and the Taurus Moon is the perfect time to do this. I don’t expect anyone to surrender their day to dedicated spiritual practice–it’s an unusual choice for me, to say the least–but I do feel moved to concentrate my intention on repairing, and loving, the planet and those who occupy it–and maybe in the process something good will come of it :)

The Essence for 4-5 April 2011: Flooded With Love

04 Monday Apr 2011

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Duval 'La Naissance de Venus' {{PD-Art}}

First I want to say that we might be seeing that “reckoning with Mother Nature” anticipated in the newsletter for today (the 4th) as it’s been announced that at this point radioactivity is pouring into the Pacific through a crack in one of the Japanese reactors. They are speaking of containing it with a system similar to that employed with an oil spill–astrology suggests this will not work, as the solidity of the Earth moves away from Saturn (containment) contact, just as the Sun moves toward Jupiter (expansion) contact. Not a happy day for mankind, I’m thinking.

By 6:30 PM the Taurus Moon is semi-sextile Uranus and square Vesta. This combination may bring emotional shocks at challenges to those things we revere, or to the home or sex life; it seems the feeling perceptions of life are bound to be stressed, one way or another, with some temptation to act (8:30 PM PDT semi-sextile to Mars). We should try and sort this out without taking a too-precipitous route, and of course, don’t make any major decisions at this point (Merc retro).

Just prior to 3 PM PDT of the 5th, the Lunar orb sextiles Venus in Pisces; we may be flooded with love, or love’s representative in a material form that is particularly Taurean: tactile, sensual, comforting, delicious! Perhaps this signals a solution to the radiation leak, likely of a different sort, after all.

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The Essence of the New Moon for 3 April 2011: Glass Half Empty, or Glass Half Full?

02 Saturday Apr 2011

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'Glass of Absinthe and a Carafe' Van Gogh 1887 {{PD-Art}}

The New Moon happens at 7:31 AM PDT on April 3rd, conjunct Jupiter, and opposed Saturn, h.Zeus, and of course the Earth. When it arrives, this may give the NM energy a bouncy feel, back-and-forth between optimistic seedlings, the hopeful beginnings of things, and a reality-based viewpoint that says, ‘Put a lid on ambitions and desires–be practical.’ It might be a no-fun face-off, and we will likely choose one side or the other, according to our personality. Are we more a glass half empty or glass half full kind of person? That will determine which role we play–and of course, casting ourselves as one means we must cast others in our environment as the other, someone to ‘blame’ as either a wet blanket or an irritating Pollyanna.

The Sabian is surprisingly menacing: ‘A Serpent Coiling Near a Man and a Woman’ That doesn’t sound like a symbol of optimism! And yet, what we may see in this is not danger, as our first impression might be; the snake is near, which requires only awareness. This is perhaps a suggestion that we bring ourselves down to earth, just a little, by keeping a sharp eye on what surrounds us. The man and woman mentioned in the symbol suggest inclusiveness; the warning to stay aware applies to everyone, no exceptions.

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(I wrote this NM assessment quite a while ago, but I just had a playful half full/ half empty conversation with two Twitter friends, @starcana (Suzi Dronzek of Cosmic Dirt Suzi’s link is normally found under ‘Astrology on a Daily Basis’ at right) and @SagittarianMind (of Richmond, Virginia). Follow them on Twitter and enjoy informative and amusing Twitter-wisdom 🙂

The Essence for 2 April 2011: Temper Temper

01 Friday Apr 2011

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The Moon enters Aries at 4:16 AM PDT. Right away the Moon conjuncts Mars at 00 Aries; this could lead to emotion-driven temper, temper-driven emotion, assertive feeling (a sureness to the emotional picture), acting to get it done (supported by emotional conviction), ego tantrums, or passionately taking up a cause. Since this is the Aries Point, we should expect that what materializes has been brewing in the unseen sphere for some time–that means we must trust that what appears is representative of what we’ve been arranging and agreeing to–and that now we’re dealing with it in the material realm.

A sextile to Pallas around 6:30 PM PDT just precedes the square to Pluto, setting up a dynamic where we do something we know is smart (or, where it’s easy to do or choose the wise thing), and our reward for that is emotional conflict that may destroy, resurrect, investigate, or completely transform our feelings. This may be an interesting roller coaster from which we can learn an immense amount, and an episode from which we may emerge fundamentally changed (and considering this is in the darkest of the Dark of the Moon, the change can seep into us without our even knowing).

The Essence for 1 April 2011: No Fools Here

31 Thursday Mar 2011

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'Pierrot and Harlequin' Cezanne 1888 {{PD-Art}}

The Lunar aspects are so sparse for the first day of April that I’m sharing them all, in hopes that we can all avoid foolishness, tomfoolery, being fooled, playing THE fool–but it’s perfectly fine to eat a fool–so there you go!

2 AM of the 1st the Moon opposes Juno, and we are faced with precisely what we must do to attain empowerment or gain the cooperation of others–a good point to pay attention! This lasts through around 10 AM Pacific when the Moon sextiles Sedna, and we experience a brief but possibly big-impact blind spot. The danger is we may walk into things feeling sorted-out and confident from the contact to Juno, and not realize that we are suddenly ‘blind’ in the situation.

8 PM-ish PDT the Moon squares the Nodal axis, and we may feel we’re at an impasse; the emotional ‘read’ is that we’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t. This is a feeling that’s not connected to any actual life circumstances, but more of a momentary embracing of free-floating fear. Let it go and go on with your day.

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The Essence for 31 March 2011: A Moment of Indulgence and Escape

30 Wednesday Mar 2011

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Poster promoting use of the London Underground 1924 H. Taylor {{PD}}

Around 1 AM PDT the Moon conjuncts Venus–what can’t be repaired with a hug can be soothed by candy or a shiny penny. Venus can be quite literal at times, none more so than when in Pisces as she seeks to calm any agitation in sight. She encourages our emotions to zone out in whatever pleasure will give us ultimate calm–a moment of indulgence and escape encouraged.

6 AM PDT the Moon sextiles Pluto, and we can change it up if we need to; Pluto can purify the emotions and ‘clean’ the intuition–if you need to ‘sense’ something today, now’s the time. Dark of the Moon starts AM Pacific of the 31st–relax!

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The Essence for 30 March 2011: Knowing Our Own Minds

30 Wednesday Mar 2011

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There'll be a moment when we can glimpse our own minds clearly 13th Century Turkish {{PD}}

By 2:30 AM PDT the Moon sextiles stationary Mercury–it’s like an emotional thought-pause, and time can stand still. This gives us a glimpse at the mind as it is, without the typical in-motion view that makes it hard to pinpoint what we’re really about mentally. Can show us unusual things about our thinking and give us an objective view about the way we process life.

11:30 AM Pacific sees the Moon at the midpoint of Vesta/ Mars; actions chosen are seen as sacred–we feel their rightness, but must be careful not to throw the ego’s wants into the same sacred basket. 1:30 PM PDT and the Moon is conjunct Neptune–wrapping emotion up in inspiration or fantasy, we fuel ourselves up for a big push forward!

Void occurs at 3:22 PM PDT, with the Moon entering Pisces at 3:38 PM

First photo of Mercury from new orbiter released

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The Essence for 28 March 2011: Tug-of-War

27 Sunday Mar 2011

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Give it your horizontal all, just like the Harvard U Tug-of-War team of 1888

6 PM PDT the Moon sextiles the Sun and semi-sextiles Pluto. This could have the feel of a tug-of-war, with a contest between dark and light in some surprising forms. Some may see this in terms of the individual (Aries) vs. the rules, boundaries, or restrictions, not necessarily (but possibly) imposed by others (particularly if they are part of government, or a large and imposing organization, all Cappy). It almost amounts to a translation and collection of light by the Moon, passing the energy between the bodies. Of course, Sun/ Pluto will have their own relationship, by square–and this could mean that emotion is triggered strongly through the Sun/ Pluto abrasion–because that’s what it may feel like, tender flesh rubbed on rough brick! Understanding, empathy, a feeling of belonging to the group (Aquarius Moon) may save the day. I certainly think it’s being felt, much more intensely than we typically feel the start of a new Sun/ Pluto cycle, though a close second contributor is found in the Sun being at the midpoint of Uranus/ Jupiter–exaggerating, electrifying, like a giant dancing on our last nerve. For the most part, all we can do is wait–though I have one other idea: Venus/ Ceres are exact in Pisces, and this may give us an out, through uniting the two, embracing loving authority and nurture as our role, in respecting relationships first, and in taking a co-operative attitude with Mother Nature. That might help :) Accepting responsibility with total kindness will be our strength.

The Essence for 27 March 2011: Keeping It Light and Factual

26 Saturday Mar 2011

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Everything's better if we keep it light A. Macke 1912 {{PD-Art}}

The Moon trines Sedna in Earth at 11 AM PDT, and we may find we just don’t know what we feel. It may be easy to ignore upset, circumstances that would normally outrage or offend, or to fail to see the feeling reactions of others. When the Moon’s in Cap, contact to Sedna can come across as hard-nosed or indifferent; we’d do best to keep things light and factual.

By 2:30 PM PDT the Moon is square Mercury, suggesting either that communication rubs us the wrong way, or that we are dismayed by what we hear; we are just trying to be practical and balanced, but some want to charge forward and put themselves first–it’s upsetting! Just remember viewpoint is a subjective thing, and can change in an instant–whatever’s getting under the skin (a Cappy subject) is not worth harsh words or even harsh thoughts. :) Take things lightly today, especially as by 6:30 PM PDT the Moon is sextile Mars; it can be easy to get mad, with just a little Self-justifying Self-talk; opt for positive action that employs imagination, creativity, or that fulfills the ideals (all due to Mars in Pisces) instead.

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