If you hear something in the reeds, go check it out–trust yourself.
Frederick Goodall ‘The Finding of Moses’ 1862

20 July we hold the personal authority at this time to shape our Path just as we’d like–but somehow the social sphere, or the opportunities offered us, or the facts, don’t support our choices. We are disconnected from our ideals, our thinking is deluded or confused (a rare few will stumble on good creative ideas, out in the weeds), and we’re just not able, no matter how hard we try, to see the wise choice. Dealing with today’s energies requires a sense of Self-trust that doesn’t shut down incoming data because it threatens illusions–those who are defensive tell themselves others are just messing with their dreams, but they actually may need to reassess what they value–the real worth of things is hidden beneath ideals and illusions, at this time–and all of us are almost certainly missing something in our assessment of what is and what we want. Use Nature as a guide, and be completely willing to accept responsibility for your own choices–at this point what we choose is no one’s fault but our own. (Perfecting today: Ceres tr NN, Jupiter sq Sedna, Neptune contra-parallel Venus and sesq Mercury, Sun sesq Pallas)

Bonus: for everyone with placements at 00 degrees of all signs except Leo and Libra: Venus is speaking, in relation to that placement or point she’s contacting–are you listening? She talks of Love, Money, and what you left unfinished, 8 years ago.

I’m almost fully booked for the next few months–if you’ve queried but haven’t reserved time, you may want to now—or get my books here–and everyone, have a great Monday!

By George Grie wikidata:Q4160484
‘Ice Age Premonition or Infinite Iceberg Synthesizer’
Date 2007
Source/Photographer http://www.neosurrealismart.com Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

For everyone, finances and relationships can be very strained at this point; or, reality introduces some new and unexpected twists and turns to the Money or Love picture. You’re on the verge of big shifts in one or both of these areas–and if you’ve put in your time and energy, the results could be excellent.

On the 16th our own ambitions and wants get in the way of clear thinking and communicating–not what we’d like to hear after the New Moon gave us a kind of clean slate. Taking as kind a viewpoint as possible within interactions and toward others is the best way to avoid unintended damage, though don’t expect to have a great relationship with facts today–it’s just not happening.

Due to popular demand 🙂 I’ll be adding in a word image or two as they occur to me; today it’s the Titanic, the lost ocean liner (I heard it mentioned six times in one day, and couldn’t ignore it!) What massive project is ‘going down’, and there’s nothing you can do about it, but acknowledge it? Is it the newness of the venture (the ‘maiden voyage’) that prevents you recognizing it’s just not feasible? What you may need to see is that there’s some recklessness attached, some hubris or reassurances that can’t be backed up–better to get out now than when it actually begins to sink. Or are you the iceberg, intractable, and causing difficulties for others because of it? Though it may not be a problem now, compromise will be the most effective way to keep contacts and relationships intact.

On the 17th the imagination or creativity is challenged by what we see before us. The response we need to have will be one that allows us to be in complete command of ‘the vision’–anything less, and we can be easily mislead. Bonus: know that the social circle won’t be much help, and neither will ‘what you know’–successful activity might rely more on faith or inspiration at this point.

Today’s image is the word ‘Tudor’. It’s an English Royal family, it’s a house construction style, there’s a stylized rose named for it–but all stem from a specific, ‘glory days’ time period for a particular kingdom–and that suggests a couple of things: that ‘glory days’ aren’t meant to go on forever, that styles change, that influence is a fleeting thing, that sometimes you’re prominent and then, well, you’re not. Consider too whatever associations this word brings forward for you–or it may simply be a synchronicity marker, a flag to tell you, ‘Pay attention!’

Services are open–I’ll take on what I can, no guarantees as to whether I can accommodate a request

You might burst a seam, if you’re not careful. ‘A Seated Woman Sewing a Seam’ by Utagawa Kuniyoshi c1797 {{PD}}

10 June if you’ve been straining at the seams to whisper those sweet nothings to that special someone, or just to have your say in relationship, now’s the time—Merc’s stationary retrograde and will sit roughly at this point even after direction—and holding in this much tension over the course of three or four days could cause unpleasant bursting—or maybe just a few random and passionate exclamations to no one in particular. We’re in an excellent position to show who we are, to emphasize our uniqueness and originality in a way that’s totally accepted—so don’t fear making the connection, go for it! At the very least you’ll probably make a new friend, or, if the energy is aimed at some other Venusian interest like earning or diplomacy or aesthetics, you can expect to have some (probably surprising) success. (Mercury sextile Venus, Sun sextile/ Earth trine Uranus)

‘Born Today’s will follow–