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20 September 2010: Awash in the Zeitgeist

20 Monday Sep 2010

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So just after I complained about short Voids not allowing us a little recuperation time, along comes this Void and gives us a stretch free of Lunar feedback (and this may invite a few brains to run hot–it’s in Aquarius–a few tempers to over heat and a wee touch of rebellion to foment–that lasts through 1:15 PM Pacific time; that’s when the Moon enters softly persuasive Pisces–persuasive as we may just want to lie back and dream, with the first aspect not forming until 5:30 PM PDT. At that point the Moon sextiles Pluto, and we may be able to purge emotionally; there’s a possibility that during the after-Pisces-entry hours we could be a bit too receptive to the Collective schmutz and may find ourselves angst-y over things we grab out of the air, rather than anything in our own lives. This all takes place during Dark of the Moon (which began 2 AM-ish Pacific today), so that there’s an even further remove, a feeling of disconnection blanketing it all that serves to make everything a lot more nebulous, and everyone a lot more spacey, in their own way (that just takes away barriers to the personality, amplifying each of us–you get MORE of what you are!)

By 9 PM PDT the Moon trines Mars, both in Water; we can expect a feeling that’s like swimming: we’re making effort but it’s not the usual, we’re soothed yet anxiety can come on in an instant, we’re bouyed yet enveloped. Emotionally we’re working up to the conjunction of the Moon with Jupiter/ Uranus late evening Pacific of the 22nd and early morning of the 23rd which precedes the Cardinal Point Full Moon. Stress levels may be high and difficult to get a handle on, starting with this trine to Mars and building toward the Full Moon.

1 AM PDT of the 21st the Moon quincunxes Saturn–use this grounding moment (which will come through some small dissonance in consciousness)  to orient yourself and take a read on the situation. At this time we need all the grounding influences we can get.

5 AM of the 21st the Moon makes a Water Grand Trine with Venus and the South Node, and we get steeped in nostalgia (literally, the pain of the past) and awash with all our deepest longings and yearnings emotionally and for connection. The Soul is gently turned inside-out with emotion. Understand that, though likely involving some degree of pain, regret, and heartache, this is a very good thing to experience, because it lets us know what we believe would make us complete-and that’s typically not at all what we truly need or want for satisfaction in our lives. It’s a period of sentimentality that can have a purpose that’s quite useful at giving some perspective to things.

The Moon steadily moves toward opposition with Mercury, perfecting in the 11 AM hour PDT. We may feel this building, as the Dark period otherwise tones down most other, immediate influences, making some really pop. This could be a point of revelation, or a mini comedy of errors, as communication can be confusing, even messy, and of course, there’s the potential for confrontation.

Relaxing and envisioning might be my recommendations for this period–along with buying the NEW ‘Juno in the Natal Chart’ http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com or getting the Summer issue of ECLIPSE, which carries a large entry on this upcoming Full Moon, the Venus retro and how to handle it, articles, and the October forecast http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/new-summer-2010-eclipse/ 

And! New at ‘Been There, Done That’ just posted ‘Your Relationship Power Balance’ http://askjulie.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/your-relationship-power-balance/

And have a great one!

15 September 2010: It’s All Changing

15 Wednesday Sep 2010

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Mars, of course, is raw at 00 Scorpio, but honestly, I didn’t anticipate how much energy would’ve built to this point when I did the forecast (so since I don’t always get it perfect, maybe you shouldn’t buy ECLIPSE!  http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/new-summer-2010-eclipse/ Though it does have pretty pictures, and articles on Pluto, the 6th, and more! And I’d still want the Venus retro material and the lowdown on the upcoming Cardinal Point Moon!) Today seems to be a watershed for this build-up, but it’s only a plateau–we see tension, force, and deliberateness (for this seems the most fitting word) in what’s accrued, but this is just the beginning of the change.

For most of us, it’s one form of turmoil or another–so I have to blame it all on the Cardinal Cross energies, and the still-barely-not-quite-in-place T– and the entry of the Moon to Capricorn later today, and its meeting with Pluto. I think the Lunar energy has done a version of its old school horary skill, Translation and Collection of Light, grabbing the blast of Uranus/ Jupiter as it squares them (they’re subdued now, and yet maybe more dangerous, poised as they are ‘below the surface’ in Pisces–yes, I’m talking about that Laurel and Hardy of the sky–is anyone as old as I, with a memory of those two comedians?–Jupiter a rotund Hardy, feeling like the brains of the outfit, bossing the actually brighter Laurel, who’s having a high-strung Uranian breakdown when his idea doesn’t prevail–and isn’t that when things snap, when one rebels or strikes quick as lightning, when the energy is frustrated and, I’m thinking, betrayed–because that’s what I’m seeing all around me, individuals who have been done wrong, it’s coming to light, and now we’re hearing the gentle ‘click’ of the chamber enclosing the bullet–they are getting ready to address the situation).

The thing for all of us to know is: this is not the end, we are not at ‘the result,’ we are mid-way in the process. What we are seeing now is what’s been growing and accumulating for some time–the negatives swirl and gather the flotsam of random hate and anger and jealousy and present their gift (and I mean that in the German sense, as the word means ‘poison’ in Deutschland!) to the too-trusting, the unsuspecting, those who have looked away from the nastiness, feeling there was nothing they could do.

There is a group out there who will ride through this relatively undisturbed; these are the individuals who’ve been willing to confront the bad guy all along–that willingness acts as a protective shield, because if there’s one thing we know about nasty people, about evil, is that the last thing they want is a confrontation, to be called out, because, really, when good musters itself, truly comes to the showdown in all its brilliant, deafening glory, it kicks bad’s ass so easily–remember that next time the choice is presented to you.

13-14 September 2010: New Perspectives

13 Monday Sep 2010

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The Sag Moon is its unadulterated, Sadge-y self (and that means expansive, curious, pushing out toward new things, experiences, and people–though it does sit from 10 AM PDT to 12:30 PM or so at the midpoint of Pluto/ Venus, offering a stark, fleeting, and radical emotional picture of the ways change may alter love, money, or assets) until late in the 2 PM hour PDT when it sextiles Saturn and squares Mercury. This may make us too quick to cement awkward conditions or agree to what’s communicated, probably at least in part out of relief that the retro’s over!

9:30 PM-ish the Sag Moon quincunxes the South Node, bringing a fit of nostalgia, regret, or, for some, emotional or intuitive knowledge of something in the past that had not been clear until now–a revelation that allows some pieces that didn’t fit before to fall into place.

Tight groupings of energies mean that the Moon passes through considerable spans without contact–and a Sagittarius Moon, fresh off a Merc Direction, means we seek knowledge and reach out in search of new perspectives–there’s a thirst for what’s new, and the danger is we are too quick to accept ‘new’ information, ‘new’ knowledge, and to change views or act on it without sufficient vetting. We have a long period of this through about 8 PM PDT on the 14th, when the Moon forms a T-square with the Sun/ Earth axis–tension, assumptions gone wrong, new revelations, and emotional confrontation (internal or external) are the result.

The Moon conjuncts Ceres at 3:30 AM PDT on the 15th, and we get a solid glimpse of our own power in the broadest sense–we see how and in what ways we can reach out or share knowledge or assets at our most natural–and caring for/ nurturing others will be on the agenda for some, with a test of authority or boundaries for others.

 It’s a couple of days of, in some ways, testing the limits, but these are mostly the limits we’ve been placing on our own perspectives; with the directions of Merc and Pluto we may feel an opening up–cautions are found here http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/new-summer-2010-eclipse/ along with info on Venus Retrograde, the upcoming Aries Point Full Moon, the creative complex, and so much more!

Today’s Link: a delightful, sustainable perspective http://swampcreekfarm.blogspot.com/

12 September 2010: Feeling Our Way Through the Dark

11 Saturday Sep 2010

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A Scorpio Moon makes us all a little restless; it’s something hidden moving through dark water, a cold drift in a warm breeze, a presence in an empty room, the feeling that, even under the bright lights of a happy gathering, everyone has secrets. It’s not that there are suddenly things that are hidden from us, but that with the Scorpio Lunar influence we become more aware of what isn’t obvious–and when that happens it seems our world is full of stressful and distressing things, unless we respond by being willing to seek truth, reveal what’s hidden, change or destroy what needs reforming. With Pluto going direct on Monday, and Mercury going direct tomorrow, the 12th, we may find a great many things revealed, coming to the surface, or being exposed, whether we like it or not. Try to make the energy work for you by facing what comes forward with courage and an unflinching affinity for the truth, even when it’s not as flattering as we might hope. See more about the direction of both energies (and get ready for the Cardinal Full Moon later this month) here: http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/new-summer-2010-eclipse/ 

10:30 AM of the 12th PDT the Moon trines the Earth and sextiles the Sun, bringing the material picture into focus; we see whether our ambitions actually serve our physical goals or not. 12:30 PM PDT the Moon conjuncts Pallas and squares Juno (the Juno book should be available Tuesday! Well, I’m excited!) and this means the intuition aligns with our innate wisdom–and likely shows us just how we may be disempowering ourselves, probably through emotional descision-making that is in some way Self-defeating.

By 10:30 of the PM, PDT, the Moon squares Neptune, making us vulnerable to delusion or fantasy, especially the kind that seems it will ‘fix’ whatever’s not been ‘working’ through this Scorpio Moon period. How do you tell that it’s wish-fulfillment, rather than a solution? You have to ask yourself, How much does this solution rely on assuming that others, or other circumstances, will make the change happen? If there’s a lot of reliance on other things or people changing or acting, as well, your supposed solution falls under the realm of fantasy, and needs to be re-worked in a more practical vein.

By 1:30 AM PDT of the 13th the Moon squares Chiron, bringing either a period of hurt (likely at the discovery that your solution wasn’t workable, via the square to Neptune), or you get a healing boost. Allow the love of the Universe to come in; half the time it’s only our resistance that keeps us unhealed and out of the flow. At 2:30 AM-ish the Moon trines Uranus in Water, and we feel our own uniqueness acutely–and that’s good, helping us access our most individual and creative energy through personal sensitivity and the intuitive nature.

By 3:30 AM the Moon is trine Jupiter at 29 Pisces, and though there is an element of stress to this aspect, especially concerning educational, religious, foreign, or social elements, there is a chance to feel our way to the correct approach. Void begins at 4:53 AM PDT, with the Moon entering Sagittarius at 5:52 AM on the 13th PDT.

10 September 2010: One Side or the Other

09 Thursday Sep 2010

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The transiting Moon in Libra is 11 minutes from my Sun as I write this, which may explain why, though I fully intended to go to bed, I decided to inspect the prevailing energies first. There was an urgency to it, propelled by a revelation of sorts: that the Virgo New Moon flooded the air with a focus on goals (‘the harvest’), details, and obligations, and with not much else spicing things up (the exception being Venus, see ECLIPSE), it’s had an odd effect: we’re either retreating into a groggy sort of stasis or pulling out all the passive-aggressive guns in our arsenal and blasting away (firing, of course, from the safety of structures, organizations, or social media that puts up an enormous firewall between aggressor and target).

Do you feel it? And which side have you fallen on? Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’re the exception, some exotic third kind of reactor, because hard as I try I can only find one or the other. Just as possible is that we may tell ourselves we’re one, when we’re really the other–and it all seems to be in reaction to two things, that New Moon energy which launched a very thin-feeling atmosphere, not at all like a usual New Moon–and this didn’t offer the renewal that we naturally expect at this point in the cycle–and we find Jupiter and Uranus back in Pisces, both at 29 degrees, refreshing all the insecurities and social drains we thought we’d washed away for good already. The individual struggles to feel their contribution is important, the social scene presents the individual with detailed expectations and requirements that seem to offer only a sense of burden, so that the reasonable among us retreat into a form of hibernation (no matter what they’re occupying their time with) while the susceptible (read also, ‘the unconscious’) focus all their might on a Machiavellian lashing-out that serves to pull the harmless into harm’s way. The aggressor dresses it up as offering friendship, feeling victimized and seeking redress, or ‘helping,’ but it’s clear that they are acting out their anger–and it’s likely anger that should be going somewhere else, but it has found a convenient innocent and a pliable system to and through which to channel it, and that immaturity that became prominent with the New Moon comes out in full force. Sometimes, the anger is going in the right direction, theoretically, but the reaction is unjustified; if someone sees the truth in you, and calls it out, who are you to be angry that they see clearly?  Mars in Libra is just within quincunx to Uranus and soon will make the same aspect to Jupiter–so we’ve got miles of anger to go before the disturbed will let us sleep.

If you find yourself on that groggy, retreating side (and so most likely a target, though it’s possible you’re showing anger-by-withdrawal, dragging feet to spoil things for everyone else) wait to reply or react until after Merc’s direction; a great many scales will find their balance at this point. And if you find yourself with a big ol’ knot of anger in your gut, anger that you may not have even known was there until you thought about it, anger that you covered with a thick blanket of ‘everything’s fine,’ then you have two duties here: find the true reason for your anger, and spend the time before Merc’s direction figuring out how you should react, and perhaps atoning for how you already did.

For details on the upcoming retro of Venus, the Cardinal Point Full Moon, and so much more, buy the Summer issue of ECLIPSE, which includes access to the Private Page here at the blog http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/new-summer-2010-eclipse/

2-3 September 2010: Timing is Everything

02 Thursday Sep 2010

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The Lunar influence over the coming two days is best tracked to identify optimum times to do, to act, to move; we’re looking for power points and moments when it’s best to lay low. Major influences are assisting us in this two day period, and though the Moon’s transit may give us a boost or warn us off precipitous action, other energies are strongly at play right now–make the most of them! (As I don’t repeat myself, you need to check ECLIPSE for the particulars–I’ve already pinpointed the 2nd/3rd as a Big Day–support the blog and see the factors at work here http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/new-summer-2010-eclipse/) The Inferior Conjunction of the Sun and Mercury is on the 3rd, making this an even better ‘seed time’ than we might think.

About 9:30 AM PDT on the 2nd the Gemini Moon opposes Ceres, and we get our first indication that we may be up against something formidable; Ceres says authority and/ or Mother Nature is directly at odds with our intents–obviously, a lay low point. Now and over the coming few hours the Moon also makes a Grand Trine in Air with Mars/ Venus and Neptune/ Chiron, suggesting that thinking about and using our imagination and skills to plan action (especially if we use our intuition to inform choices) is the way to while away the time. Don’t feel that you’re losing the day–instead realize that the action won’t really take that long. Well planned means choices are up and running in what seems like no time. By 8:30 PM the energy opens up for all that you’ve lined up–Go! Around 9:30 PM PDT to the Void is another point of caution as the Moon squares Uranus–this doesn’t preclude action but rather tells us to expect the unexpected–and to take advantage of the element of surprise.

Void begins 10:40 PM PDT–sit still–or, if you want unanticipatable outcomes, an element of luck or chaos, or to move without leaving a trace, this is the time. You can make your actions (possibly) impossible to observe during a Void–but know that, since we don’t know how things will go, we can’t be sure if our stealth action will stay stealthy! Just to let you know–

11:51 PM PDT the Moon enters Cancer and squares Jupiter. This suggests that our purposes may conflict with the standards of the social arena; this doesn’t mean our efforts won’t succeed, it only implies that some element of our own willfulness will come back at us (Jupiter in Aries). By 3 AM of the 3rd the Moon is opposed Pluto–Jackpot!–this is one of those power points we’ve been waiting for. It may seem a little scary, but full steam ahead!

The Moon squares Saturn just ahead of the 7 AM hour PDT, and we are reminded that laws, physics, and Self-discipline are still necessary to the smooth operation of civilization and our own success. By 4:30 PM PDT the Cancer Moon moves into contact range of a number of important energies. The Lunar energy conjuncts the South Node and sextiles the Sun and Mercury, and what’s lit up tells us how well we’ve been utilizing the influences; this is done through comparing the present to the past, and through what’s communicated (or what’s withheld–this can speak even more loudly!)

By 8:30 PM PDT the Moon has gone on to square the Zeus/ Vesta conjunction, which at this point is only 6 minutes from perfection. There’s a serious check on our Will and ambitions via our most sacred values, and priorities may be delivered through the home front or the sex life. Yeow. This is very very good, though, because it means that nothing is kept in the repetoire that isn’t in line with the things we honor most.

Just pre-7 AM PDT on the 4th the Moon trines Pallas in Water, and we may get a glimpse of the wisdom of our actions, and the emotional impact of our choices over the past two days–choose well!

Today’s Link:  Here’s someone who, in my opinion, is living well http://veronnicawolpendz.blogspot.com/

Don’t forget the Private Page only for ECLIPSE readers! Read the extra articles, take the polls, discuss! Password is found at the end of the initial article in the Summer issue of the magazine~

1 September 2010: The Indefinable Stresses of Being

31 Tuesday Aug 2010

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The Gemini Moon squares the Virgo Sun 9:00 AM or so PDT, marking something that, at least for those in the Pacific time zone, may feel like beginning the day with an ending; upper squares always have a mix of anticipation and finale and this one, though only lasting a few hours, is no exception. 12:30 PM the Moon quincunxes the North Node, and we find ourselves making emotional adjustments–again–this time to our feelings about where we’re headed; be ready for a lot of talk and windy speculation/ posturing (Gemini Moon) that may have to accomodate a good hard dash of reality (Cappy NN).

Early afternoon sees the Moon trine Vesta and Zeus, followed around 3 PDT by the Moon’s square to retro Mercury; these aspects may show as a sense of emotional well-being, confidence, and ambition that is suddenly brought up short by something communicated or realized. The weird thing about this is that we may feel all alone during this–not isolated in any way but internally, where it almost feels like we sit back and watch our confidence come and just as easily go. For a few what’s communicated may actually be a confirmation (perhaps beyond our imaginings) of positive advancement–and yet we really won’t be able to trust that, either. Knowing Merc retro, the rug may be pulled from under us at any time.

By 9 PM PDT the Moon sextiles Juno, and we feel the mojo that vanished in the afternoon return; 12:30 AM PDT on the 2nd and the Moon quincunxes Pallas, rounding out this mini-period of discovery with a helpful (and unavoidable) wisdom-check. All in all, it’s a day where the stresses are definitely there but when it’s all over we may have a hard time pointing to exactly what was wrong. 

We’re coming up on a very active period, to include the September Full Moon–make the most of the trends with the guidance found here at the site and at http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/new-summer-2010-eclipse/ Thanks, and have a great one!

31 August 2010: Victims, Challenges, and That Wench-of-a-Moon

31 Tuesday Aug 2010

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It’s 10 AM-ish Pacific time before anything shakes loose on the Lunar front–and then, look out. The Moon is almost through Taurus; she sidles up to Neptune by square and disorients us, at the very least–some will be completely deceived in attempts to understand (Neptune in Aquarius) and intuit the best position on material matters (Moon in Taurus). In any case there’s likely to be a degree of confusion, and if you’re at the mercy of others in some way (depending on them for information, or a scheduled meeting, or delivery on a promise, for instance) if what’s expected doesn’t materialize immediately, or seems hinky in some way, you need to realize right away that you’re not going to get what you thought you would. It’s a matter of other interests taking priority for those with whom you deal–and if you know this at the outset you’ll be able to prepare and not be left in a bind when they don’t come through.

Noon Pacific and the Moon squares Chiron–and of course we’re susceptible to seeing ourselves as the victim, likely springing from the previous Neptunian disappointment–but this is really a test of our maturity, and our emotional flexibility (otherwise known as ‘good mental health’). Choosing not to view oneself as a victim opens the way for application of our most unique skills (Chiron) to the deficit or problem not being able to rely on others has created. We are able, very shortly (by 4 PM or so Pacific) to find a unique and innovative approach to solving our dilemma–this can be an opportunity that can be very fulfilling as we apply ourselves and rise to the challenge (Moon sextile Uranus).

Void begins at 4:13 PM PDT and puts a big ‘Caution’ sign on our efforts; be aware that anything instituted after the Moon enters the Void will not go as planned–or will run out of gas before it even launches. The Moon enters Gemini at 5:19 PM PDT, ushering in a desire to socialize and communicate, and possibly bringing some serious frustration, as Merc retro misspeaks, shoves feet in mouths, and just generally miscommunicates; feeling misunderstood (or perhaps unheard) becomes the order of the transit, and no one escapes without at least a few crossed wires.

The first thing our wench-of-a-Moon does (right after her immediate sextile to Arian Jupiter, 5:30 PM, where she puffs herself up with a ‘can do, I want’ spirit) is run out and quincunx Pluto (9 PM-ish)–and at this time the Vertex is precisely quincunx the lord of the Underworld (I almost typed ‘Underwear’!) as well, forming a Finger of God that suggests the emotions and certain matters of Fate (of being in such a state in a specific time and place) converge and create a blast of energy that can be channeled into transformation or destruction, in the matters of the House in the natal chart Pluto is currently transiting–your choice.

Just before 1 AM Pacific on September 1st, the Gemini Moon trines Saturn in Libra, creating an excellent, temporary flow of communication in partnership/ relationship–and leading us almost like lambs to the slaughter;  we don’t suspect the punch of what’s coming as we gab away and congratulate ourselves on what great human connections we enjoy. September 2nd is one of the ‘big’ days for this period, in my opinion–see more on this here http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/new-summer-2010-eclipse/ Thank You, and have a great day!

PS ECLIPSE readers, watch for a brief post tomorrow to let you know when I add more material to the private page!

30 August 2010: Acting on Instinct

29 Sunday Aug 2010

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The 3 AM hour PDT brings the Taurus Moon into quincunx with Vesta and trine with the North Node; we may feel we are sailing along in our planned direction quite successfully, but our most sacred values are in some degree of conflict with our current choices, especially our material (Taurus) or emotional or intuitive ones (the Moon)–this, of course, causes us some need to adjust or re-evaluate where we’re headed. By 7 AM the Moon quincunxes Zeus–what a way to start the day for West Coasters, with first a challenge from our own values and then what amounts to a dare featuring our own ambitions or desires! The pattern here is one that asks us to question whether what we’re currently rushing toward is really in keeping with our deepest and most important values–are our choices honoring these, or has the ease with which we’re moving forward convinced us that it wouldn’t be so easy if it wasn’t right?

11 AM PDT and the Taurus Moon trines retro Mercury, bringing an odd kind of eloquence and an almost dangerous surety in our own reasoning–not the thing to have confidence in at this time! Access feeling and the physical senses to help ground yourself, and leave the thinking for another time, as we’re sure to miss something, and make a poor decision, pronouncement, or choice. At the same time, the Moon squares Juno–if we wondered where our false bravado was coming from, now we know! Even though our emotional perceptions tell us not to, with this aspect we push for signs that we are personally powerful–a poor move at this point.

3 PM-ish the Moon opposes Pallas, and we are confronted with, either from without or within, the wise path–and how we may have been failing to follow it. Our response, our willingness to be honest with ourselves about ourselves, will be what makes the difference between those who take the information with a measure of thankfulness and those who end up believing there’ve been no flaws in their choices, after all.

By 10:30 PM PDT the Moon moves to quincunx Mars, and by 11:30 is in place as the apex of a Finger of God with base of Mars sextile Ceres. This effectively offers us guidance for how to deal with the day’s contradictory input through feelings/ intuition, and that these solutions will present themselves when we access our instincts (Ceres) and act on these (Mars). It’s almost a ‘Chicken Before the Egg’ situation, where we must act using our instinctual connection to nature before we can understand why (symbolized by the Moon’s contact to Mars before it forms the Finger).

2 AM of the 31st, the Moon contacts Sedna while perfecting the quincunx to Ceres. This suggests that, after we have acted in an attempt to resolve our feelings by acting instinctively, we may try to sense further ‘natural’ information, which we’ll be unable to grasp (Sedna)– this ends a day that can be very stressful, but which is best approached with a flexible attitude, and a reliance on the feeling nature–it’s important we remember how unreliable communications, and our own mental processes, may be at this time (Merc retro). By 4 AM PDT the Moon quincunxes Venus, and some may feel they’ve been treading water and getting nowhere, as relationships don’t seem to have benefited at all by the events of the past 24 hours; it feels like it’s just one damn thing after another. For others it will be finances that present problems, or maybe it’s just a sense of being unsure of love, assets, or your own Self-worth. Don’t let the energy work you–it’s not only fleeting but asks only that you consider adjustments, not necessarily make them. 

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26 August 2010: Gliding on a Pisces Moon

25 Wednesday Aug 2010

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It may be a day for dreaming, creative work, and a loose schedule that allows for detours into fantasy, making Art, and imagining ‘what ifs.’ This will be the general atmosphere for a Pisces Moon that glides along without contact, but that also means that for those whose natal charts are not affected, it could be a day whiled away or lost to a big Collective experience–so keeping plans flexible is important for making the most of the energies. For those whose natal placements are contacted, the Pisces Moon could bring creative and intuitive possibilities to the natal energy–and these are likely to feel a little pressured, as if something creative must be done now! Try to see that this is simply an opportunity for heightened imaginative capabilities, rather than a mandate to birth something stunningly creative at the drop of a hat.

It takes all day for the Moon to move on to its final contact in Pisces, a conjunction to Uranus at 29 degrees, forming in the 5 PM hour PDT. Shocks and abrupt revelations/ surprises, possibly supplied by the Collective or our own active imaginations, will surface. Void begins at 7 PM sharp, and ends with the Moon’s entry into Aries at 7:49 PM PDT–if you want to roll the dice on any venture, this is the 49 minute period that promises only that the results won’t be what you expect.

The Aries Moon comes crashing into Jupiter (figuratively, of course), making the Will and the need to assert BIG; the energy may look for an outlet on the social scene, but with everyone under this influence it may be like a lot of hams vieing for stage time in the high school play–all those monologues drown one another out. Just after midnight PDT the Moon squares Pluto, bringing forward very real and very serious dissonance, and a little bit of destruction or danger–obviously, you’ll want to avoid this 🙂

By 2 AM PDT on the 27th the Moon quincunxes the Sun, giving us a window wherein we can rein in the emotions and attend to the details–it’s a point when we can, as they say in the military, square everything away–and that will allow us to use the Aries Moon to best advantage for the rest of the transit.

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