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Mercury and Pallas, Co-Conspirators 16-20 October 2015

16 Friday Oct 2015

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Johann Heinrich Füssli - Sketch for 'The Three Conspirators Swear an Oath on the Rüthli Meadow' 1779 {{PD}}

Johann Heinrich Füssli – Sketch for ‘The Three Conspirators Swear an Oath on the Rüthli Meadow’ 1779 {{PD}}

Mercury and Pallas are players during this period, though certainly Vesta, Neptune, and Jupiter have something to say, as well. The prominence of these entities suggests we’ll expend a lot of energy trying to discover if our thoughts and ideas are wise ones–and our values, our imaginations, and our social sphere all play a part. Today, Friday the 16th, the emphasis is on sorting the influence of hurt or unprocessed material from the mental processes, and attempting to pinpoint whether or not we are reasonable in our assumptions will not be easy. There is the chance we’ll delude ourselves, especially if our financial state or our relationship status benefits if we do so; instincts and/ or ‘blind spot’ materials may muddy the waters further, making us unsure of what’s smart and what isn’t. The answer comes in keeping our eye on the future. Where we’re headed, or should I say, where we want to be headed, is the most accurate marker guiding us at this point. Keep goals in mind and measure everything against that; ask yourself, will this get me closer to where I want to be? If not, put it aside for now. (Pallas qnx Sedna, Venus opp Neptune, Merc parallel Chiron and the NN)

By the 17th we find we must deal with neglected or denied material, and it ain’t easy. Our empowerment, however, depends on it, along with a requirement that we sort what’s wise from what we merely want. Face head-on whatever dark or dredged-from-the-depths issues arise, and use instincts to guide actions and choices in dealing with the social sphere, or in expanding your world. (Juno parallel and Merc conjunct Black Moon Lilith, Pallas contra-parallel Zeus, Mars conjunct Jupiter and parallel Sedna)

18 October and we experience a rush of creative energy–but it’s not meant to be channeled through the mind, and doing so will only make problems. This is a ‘zone out and tune in’ kind of day–enjoy it. (Merc qnx Neptune, Sun parallel Neptune and qnx Sedna)

Monday the 19th we are chiefly concerned with aligning highest values with what’s smart; secondary to this is how and where we will express these within the social scene. Expect the unexpected when evaluating what we consider wise; we may be a little too driven by instincts linked to material comforts, benefits, or results, and so may inadvertently skew our actions and choices toward physical interests, especially ones supported by the social sphere. To serve both goals and material interests adequately, let material matters and your surroundings ‘speak’ to you–what you learn by observing will tell you where you have been ‘investing’, and how you might like to alter that. (Uranus parallel Pallas, Mars parallel Jupiter, Venus parallel Sedna, Sun sextile Pallas and parallel Vesta/ Earth trine Pallas and contra-parallel Vesta)

20 October we may spend a good deal of time considering how our values and commitments in the past have formed where we are now, all in service to fine-tuning actions to support ambitions and to making the most of ideas, which are keyed to empower us, to handle what has been ignored, and so to eliminate ‘blind spots’ in our reasoning. This is a powerful force for realizing goals and setting us on our chosen Path; we can sense that the benefits that await us if we implement what we’re thinking are far greater than we may currently imagine. (Vesta conjunct the SN, Mars contra-parallel Zeus, Venus parallel Jupiter, Merc seq Sedna, parallel Juno and BML)

Have a great weekend! Feeling lonely? Have my voice in your head for hours–read one of my books! 🙂

Contra-Indicators: 8-12 October 2015

07 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Carrières de Lumières (English: Quarries of Lights), Les Baux-de-Provence. An old bauxite mine now a tourist attraction and art space in the Val d'Enfer. Taken 2013-09. Date 23 September 2013, by Rhododendrites Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

Carrières de Lumières (English: Quarries of Lights), Les Baux-de-Provence. An old bauxite mine now a tourist attraction and art space in the Val d’Enfer. Taken 2013-09.
Date 23 September 2013, by Rhododendrites Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

Contraparallels are the aspects of the week, it seems; this is when two bodies or points are at the same degree of declination with one north of the celestial equator, one south (see an excellent summary of the potential meaning of this here.) This aspect creates a kind of ‘force field’, but one that over time actually pushes the intent or action of the bodies in opposing directions. You’ve probably experienced this in reaction to someone else: the air is charged when the two of you are together, but not necessarily with a sense of attraction; in these instances we note that a repelling energy is as compelling as a more harmonious one. A contraparallel suggests a state of electrified awareness that grabs our attention and can be interpreted by the individual, and so acted on, in an endless number of ways.

With one exception, each of the coming days, through Monday the 12th, features one or more contraparallels that may describe real-world effects more accurately  than any of the perfecting aspects. We start with Thursday the 8th: we may act in contradiction to our ideals, values, and dreams, trashing what we care about, including relationships, and we might blame that on some seed planted by retro Mercury in Libra conjuncting the North Node, which almost guarantees that the problem is seated in some wrong-headed notion about the future of our relationships that we decide to embrace. Illusions can be heady things; we need to see that all ‘creative’ ideas aren’t necessarily equal. (Mars and Venus contraparallel both Vesta and Neptune, Mercury conjunct NN)

By Friday the 9th we may find ourselves in denial about some past hurt or, more perversely, in denial of some skill we’ve shown plenty of aptitude for in the past but now insist we don’t have. We do, however, find a good balance between outgoing energies and incoming ones, within male-female (or dominant-submissive, or animus-anima) relationships (hint: look to a combination of matters of the Houses ruled by Mars and Venus to see where harmony will prevail or cooperation will flourish, despite a rocky relationship or financial past). (Chiron contraparallel the South Node, Venus parallel Mars and quincunx the South Node)

Saturday the 10th comes pre-packaged shining a light on our ambitions and desires, and we can see how to make them happen–it’s just that reality, the material world/ circumstances, or actual physical circumstances encourage our rebellion–or is it our originality?–as a valid response. The test is this: if our response broadens our own or another’s understanding, then it’s the right one. (Sun conjunct and parallel Zeus, and semi-square, and  contraparallel Uranus, Earth in corresponding ‘reverse’ aspect to all the Sun’s contacts, and Mercury once again conjunct the NN)

Sunday the 11th is the exception. Though relationships and/ or the ego may still be smarting from choices that didn’t respect our own standards and values, we have the chance to recover, to heal, if we’re open to both opportunity and change–or maybe that’s opportunity that we can only take advantage of if we’ll allow or instigate change. Conceding that adjustments are needed, along with a respect for the needs of the group, may open the way for real transformation, on both a big (societal) and small (individual) scale. (Jupiter trine Pluto, Venus quincunx Vesta, Sun quincunx Chiron and opposed Uranus)

Monday the 12th, real-world opportunities present themselves, and we would be wise to take them; only rebelliousness in the relationship or financial realms, resistance to the social sphere, or an ego that resents what the instincts are telling us, can sink this chance for making positive, expansive changes to our world. (Pallas parallel Jupiter and Earth, contraparallel the Sun, Venus sesquiquadrate Uranus, Sun contraparallel Sedna)

I’ve got three books on asteroids available, and one on relationships; find out how each one works in your life–Thanks, and have a great week/end!

Relationships, Instincts, and Power: 2-5 October 2015

02 Friday Oct 2015

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"Gone are the shockingly bright pinks, yellows and purples of summer, replaced by deeper and darker reds, yellows, greens and the beginnings of brown, all of equal vibrancy and beauty. And soon, as the 34 degree weather and diminishing daylight would lead us to believe, a blanket of white will fall upon the landscape. Enjoy the change of seasons wherever you may be!" NPS Photo / Katie Cullen 8 September 2012,19:18 Stunning fall colors at Serpentine Hot Springs, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

“Gone are the shockingly bright pinks, yellows and purples of summer, replaced by deeper and darker reds, yellows, greens and the beginnings of brown, all of equal vibrancy and beauty. And soon, as the 34 degree weather and diminishing daylight would lead us to believe, a blanket of white will fall upon the landscape. Enjoy the change of seasons wherever you may be!” NPS Photo / Katie Cullen 8 September 2012,19:18
Stunning fall colors at Serpentine Hot Springs, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

Our interactions, what we treasure, and perhaps our finances, are severely challenged this weekend by authorities or the power structure–and by challenged, I mean we are put in a position where we may have to choose between our values/ what we care about and complying with a demand, probably delivered obliquely, so we don’t see that there’s no room for negotiation. This power play may be subtle, and we may question ourselves rather than the ‘request’ or requirement; instincts may stir in protest, but we could be tempted–or encouraged–to see this as our own unreasonable or selfish nature. We’ll recognize the situation by the way we become very uncomfortable–accept this warning, as one of the things we may not see is how this will cost us, once it all plays out (Venus perfecting hard aspect to Ceres, Pluto, and Sedna). Staying empowered calls for both clarity on our ideals and a willingness to face the unpleasant or ignored. Do this and you’re likely to come out the other side of this transit period personally much stronger, and with a small wound healed, one you didn’t even know you had.

Have a great weekend, and try my books; the newest on Vesta helps you connect to what’s most important (and so plays the biggest role) in your life. And if you’ve already read it, reviews and ratings at Dog & Sunflower or Goodreads are very welcome!

Lunar Eclipse 27 September 2015: A New Vestal Path

25 Friday Sep 2015

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I've been obsessed with doves the past few days--I'm taking it as a symbol for the Lunar event. 'Le Jeune Fille Aux Colombes' 1874 Charles Joshua Chaplin {{PD}}

I’ve been obsessed with doves the past few days–I’m taking it as a symbol for the Lunar event. ‘Le Jeune Fille Aux Colombes’ 1874 Charles Joshua Chaplin {{PD}}

There’s a total Lunar eclipse on the 27th at 4 Aries 40, beginning at 5:11 PM Pacific time when the Moon is still below the horizon in that Western time zone; it reaches maximum at 7:47 PM PDT, though my software shows it completing closer to 7:50 PM, which is the chart I used. The eclipse is completely over by 10:22 PM Pacific. As you know, a Lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and Moon, with a Total eclipse caused by the perfect alignment of all three bodies along the ecliptic. The Earth blocks the light of the Sun from reflecting off the Moon; still some light from the Sun passes through the Earth’s atmosphere, which bends it toward the Moon, with most colors of the spectrum blocked or scattered (known as Rayleigh scattering) and red the only color that makes it through. This gives the Moon a reddish hue during a total eclipse, prompting the descriptor, ‘Blood Moon’.

This is also a Super Moon, which is the point on the Moon’s orbit when it’s closest to the Earth, known as perigee, making it appear larger from our vantage point, especially when it’s near the horizon. As to those end times prophecies about this combination being an unprecedented event (including the way we’ve had a series of these, not just one), check out this overview and scroll down to ‘Media Attention and Critics’ to see why it’s much ado.

This Full Moon is opposed Juno and Black Moon Lilith, is squine to Pallas (that’s an aspect halfway between a square and a trine, 105 degrees, that carries contradictory influences), sesquiquadrate to Venus, in wide square to Saturn, and in conjunction to Vesta. Full Moons are endings, culminations, conclusions–but as we know, in the endings lie the seeds of beginnings, and an eclipse goes one better, promising obliteration–in this case, obliteration of the emotions or short-circuiting the intuitive flow (Moon), specifically those things related to our highest values, or the home or mate (Vesta), by material considerations (the Earth), with the aspects describing how this will play out.

The Lunar eclipse conjunct Vesta, both in Aries, suggests that old values and priorities, especially those based on emotion or that have been passed down without examination, will be eclipsed through the mechanism of the material world; new leaders will be looked to, and independence and assertiveness may gain prominence. The individual cause may become paramount within the home, in the mate relationship, or in the causes to which we dedicate our energy; with this latter, what we get out of our commitment, and what we can do to make it happen, become the prime motivating forces (Vesta in Aries).

What causes the change is symbolized by the Sun (which casts the light that makes the eclipse phenomenon visible in the first place) and its conjunction to Juno and Black Moon Lilith. What triggers the change is a personal need for empowerment or to establish status, with this need motivated by matters hidden, ignore, denied, or that bring rage to the surface. The contact to Pallas suggests this can be wise and practical, but also impractical or unwise, all at once, perhaps in a ‘means vs. ends’ way, and the contacts to Saturn and Venus imply the reality picture may not be easily altered, while the effects of what transpires will be tough on relationships and/ or finances.

The Sabian for the eclipse is, ‘A Triangle With Wings’. This tells us that anything ‘in balance’, but most especially that which is Vestal and in balance (so related to the home, the mate, or the causes to which we’re dedicated) will be elevated, or perhaps set free, by what transpires with the eclipse. When we look at the Sun symbol, we get, ‘A Man Revealing To His Students The Foundation Of An Inner Knowledge Upon Which A “New World” Could Be Built’. This is the idea of revelation, of realization, and suggests that what we ‘see’ at the eclipse, literally or psychically, shows us the possibilities, where those wings can take us.

Generally, what we find at the eclipse is that we will be motivated to look after our own interests, to listen to the still, small voice within (as Edgar Cayce used to say), in order to blaze a new path as the potentials are revealed to us. We will see an assessment and re-establishing of our own Vestal priorities–and from this, all other changes emanate.

This is a great time to learn more about your Vesta–see my new book here–it covers all the signs and placements, offers lots of examples of Vesta active in the life, discusses possible origins of Vestal symbolism, and gives questions and exercises that will help reveal Vesta’s role in your life.

Lunar Eclipse September 2015

Your Weekend 18-21 September 2015: Reaching Equilibrium

18 Friday Sep 2015

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"Lawson Spring Night" Harlem River by Ernest Lawson - Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

“Lawson Spring Night” Harlem River by Ernest Lawson – Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Things have seemed inordinately complicated of late–or maybe we’ve just had too many responsibilities, too much to handle–but this weekend, influences consolidate, simplify–we can catch up with ourselves. First, though, there’s Saturn into Sagittarius, this time to stay for 2.5 years. A few points: no, as soon as it enters a new sign, it does not affect every placement you may have in that sign–like anything else, it only affects what it aspects. That said, it may feel like there’s an effect, but that’s a perception of the shift in those energies that are Saturn-oriented–they take on a kind of Sagittarian sheen–so you may notice it in your work, in the way the rules are implemented, you may see a certain willingness to make adventures and exploration a reality, to acquire knowledge or training, to get into publishing or broadcasting or religion–but overall these are mostly seen in subtle shifts in attention that may or may not lead to change in the reality picture. Right away Saturn trines the South Node and sextiles Juno, suggesting that we may mine the past for effective empowerment methods (or to hit up old contacts!)

Today we can reach a kind of power equilibrium, within ourselves (energy in equals energy out) and with others (we negotiate so that everyone is satisfied, and this is likely done instinctively). It’s a good feeling, and allows for significant recovery from recent events, if we refuse to get into a values-related struggle with the social sphere. That’s the one thing that can drain us, that and overreaching in those areas we care most about.

On the 19th we need to measure actions and choices in the light of what kind of future they’ll create.

The 20th says Love is the Answer–relationships, finances, and aesthetic pursuits all go well, supported by the inner wisdom and a sense of the practical. The only thing that can derail us is a refusal to deal with reality as it is, warts and all. Remember, everything can use a little love. Avoidance of issues brings ugly temper tantrums and spoils any reward we were heading toward.

On the 21st taking action can get exceptionally tricky–everything has power considerations behind it, and we may too easily see destructive options as effective ones. Consider what kind of wounding may occur, to both individuals and to one’s causes, investments, and interests, before moving forward.

And a reminder: we can’t rely too much on the mind, right now–use the feelings, the intuition, and the senses. And get my latest book, on Vesta, if you’d like to explore the asteroid of attitudes toward the sacred and the way this manifests through interactions with home, mate, and those causes to which we’re dedicated. To those of you who already have it, Thank You! Reviews/ critiques are welcome on the page at Dog & Sunflower and at GoodReads. Have a great weekend!

Your Weekend 4-7 September 2015: A Kind of Gravity

04 Friday Sep 2015

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Kuroda Seiki Title 読書　(Woman Reading) circa 1890 {{PD}}

Kuroda Seiki
Title 読書　(Woman Reading)
circa 1890 {{PD}}

Truth be told, I shouldn’t even be here now, I should be at work on the final edit for the Vesta book, which is going swimmingly, despite being my own editor–a grueling job that requires I re-check every statement I made about a chart, so using the same old eyes, I could still get something wrong, right?–but I thought I should at least pop in for a few words on the weekend. Friday the 4th we may find ourselves subject to a mysterious pull, a kind of gravity that turns us toward the future and fills us with equal parts dread, excitement, and surprise at the things we discover–but those surprises will probably go well, as our thinking is aligned with our highest values and goals, and so takes us without strenuous effort in the direction we want to go. Assistance from the group and true originality may also be on the agenda.

Saturday the 5th we see an opportunity to achieve balance among our own empowerment urges, Nature and authorities, and those things we may not currently be aware of, but that will surface in the process. It’s all about Power, and thoughts are likely on goals and desires, aided by instincts, and that’s all good; however, when it comes to others, believe what they do, not what they say. Stick with that and you won’t be the victim of anyone else’s power-play.

Sunday the 6th we may see a lot of discord: instincts and forgotten or hidden matters bedevil us, and to follow prompts means we must abandon values and ideals–and no one wants to do that. Ambitions can be realized through material means, but higher mind concepts must be left for another day–the atmosphere is too competitive to allow us to advance without losing our way.

Venus goes direct 1:30 AM of the 6th, just before backing herself into apex to a Finger of God with base of Pluto-Earth–and that’s a good thing, probably, because it prevents us from going too far with those retro Venus experiments and changes–they would’ve gone destructive, if we’d continued in the direction we’ve taken–this way we back off and re-group before making any vital decisions. The first aspect our Lady of Love makes when direct is a trine to Pallas. This says what occurs to us upon direction is probably wise, born of accumulated Venusian experience. We’re back from the brink, with nowhere to go but forward!

Monday the 7th we may be skittish, worried about being wounded if we assert ourselves, and plagued by cliched thoughts and old mental tropes we thought we’d freed ourselves of long ago. Things really aren’t as bleak as they seem; we’re simply re-aligning our discernment and perceptual faculties with the now-direct Venus environment. Once we get our bearings, things go well. Hint: use a material means, an exercise or ritual or project, to help you re-orient to your usual way of seeing and assessing.

And have a great week! My Vesta book will be available at some point in this four-day period, likely Monday, though subscribers who are expecting the book will be the first to receive it, before it’s available for sale.

Full Moon in Pisces August 2015: A Dream-Like Perception

28 Friday Aug 2015

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Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida - 'Barcas en la Playa' 1909 {{PD}}

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida – ‘Barcas en la Playa’ 1909 {{PD}}

The Full Moon occurs at 11:35 AM PDT on the 29th of August at 6 Pisces 06, and it makes us work to find its meaning; though it’s quick to tell us that our previous optimistic efforts, our openness, what we’ve shared publicly and with the social circle, our beliefs and faith (all through a waning opposition of the Moon-Earth to Jupiter), and that our ideals, creative efforts, inspirations or delusions (conjunction to Neptune) contribute to the Full Moon results we see now, it offers us no other major indicators of what may transpire. We could, then, conclude that we are getting feedback on our attitude toward or efforts to acquire bounty, to expand our world, to learn something new, to teach, or to interact socially, to assess an ideal, to create or avoid (through Neptunian delusion)–but that would only be part of the story. We may need to use a dream-like perception, a lens that allows the unconscious, the Collective, or the creative faculties to make leaps and connections we wouldn’t make based solely on facts (Jupiter).

The Pisces Full Moon makes two other, minor aspects: a semi-square to Uranus, and a novile to Ceres. The contact to Uranus suggests there is something unanticipated, surprising or unexpected that tosses a monkey wrench into the works, possibly resulting in an abruptly changing viewpoint or need to adapt spontaneously, and the contact to Ceres says there is an element of ‘Natural Genius’ about the revelations of the Full Moon, its endings or conclusions, and the results that come about based on our need to improvise and respond quickly.

Fortuitous outcomes are ours if we refuse to take the initial feedback as definitive. We may see the end of a dream or creative project, a stripping away of illusion, we may get feedback on a fantasy or ideal (Neptune and Pisces placement), and should we then process it by a critical analysis of what we’ve learned (Jupiter and Sun in Virgo) we may shut off the flow of further reverberations and implications. In the Houses of the natal chart that hold the Full Moon, the House that follows, and the House two Houses before (for example, if the FM falls in your 5th, as it does in the general chart for Seattle, the other two Houses involved will be the 6th and the 3rd), we find the areas to watch for potential surprises, revelations, changes in viewpoint, and ‘happy accidents’.

The Sabian Symbol for the Full Moon is, ‘Illumined By A Shaft Of Light, A Large Cross Lies On Rocks Surrounded By Sea’. No matter what faith we embrace, we can’t help but take this as a religiously-oriented scenario; we see ‘fallen faith’, a religious outlook that couldn’t stand up to true spiritual illumination, that falls in the light of new awareness. So, this isn’t about religion at all, it’s about something we ‘had faith’ in that is made obsolete by a dawning understanding, a new insight we are gaining by Full Moon events, and we should expect stirred up emotions (the Sea) because of it.

We always look at the Sun for a Full Moon, as source of the ‘energy’ we experience; it is, ‘A Harem’. Really! The symbolic implication is that there is a stable of valuable, attractive assets available to us–and we should draw on that. These are likely talents, energy, or understanding that we ‘horde’ a bit, hiding them away–now is the time to take them from our internal ‘harem’ and show them to the world! The Jupiter symbol is also worth a look, as the surface outcome will be directly tied to it: ‘Black And White Children Play Together Happily’. Ostensibly, a harmony is reached–look beyond that, for the real gifts.

See my books here, and have a wonderful weekend!

Full Moon in Pisces August 2015

 

Your Weekend 22-23 August 2015: Clarity of Mind

21 Friday Aug 2015

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This portion of a recent high-resolution picture from the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows twisting dark trails criss-crossing light coloured terrain on the Martian surface. Newly formed trails like these had presented researchers with a tantalizing Martian mystery but are now known to be the work of miniature wind vortices known to occur on the red planet - Martian dust devils. Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona {{PD}}

This portion of a recent high-resolution picture from the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows twisting dark trails criss-crossing light coloured terrain on the Martian surface. Newly formed trails like these had presented researchers with a tantalizing Martian mystery but are now known to be the work of miniature wind vortices known to occur on the red planet – Martian dust devils. Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona {{PD}}

On the 22nd, in order to connect with our own sense of empowerment, we must do two things: reject hurt (even and most especially those wounds we have been embracing for a long time!) and we must be willing to fit the individuality–our originality, our uniqueness–to the critical feedback we receive. The temptation is to rebel against any critique, whether we judge it good or bad, to strike out on our own–but almost certainly, our choices and actions at this point will be based too much on our own delusions, fantasies, and ideals–and so are likely to be less successful than they could be if we were hooked into the world as it is. Helpful hints: reality was illuminated clearly yesterday, the 21st–if you can recall what you perceived then and apply it to now, you can make the most of what comes your way. Unfortunately, it’s a time when our minds and our instincts are somewhat off, not to be trusted–and even the material reality conceals things we’d be better off addressing. Right now, it’s not a matter of willingness so much as of clarity–until the dust clears, we are better off proceeding with care, and recalling yesterday when we saw how precisely gifted we are, and how and in what form we realized we must put it to use.

Luna enters Sagittarius at 1:41 PM Pacific time. You’ll be emotionally tuned-in to this area of the natal chart–the matters of this House are the one place today your impulses and perceptions are likely to be correct.

The 23rd everything may go according to our own relationship with the social sphere and/ or with our own recent expansion efforts. If we are cool with not trying to control others or anything not in our purview, we can enjoy true harmony between thought and instinct, values and wisdom, allowing us to make choices that are ultra-appropriate to who we are and what we need. It’s all about the spirit with which we meet things, and the willingness to attend to duties, to serve–and so reap the benefits.

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

 

Your Weekend: 15-16 August 2015: Receiving the Truth

15 Saturday Aug 2015

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'Backlit Margarita Island Sunset in Las Guevaras, Venezuela' 19 December 2013, Author: The Photographer Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

‘Backlit Margarita Island Sunset in Las Guevaras, Venezuela’
19 December 2013,
Author: The Photographer Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

Now that the Moon is waxing, and we’re through today’s (the 15th‘s) surprising and deeply truthful/ revealing communications, we can focus on what matters, on what we value–and on who and what we love. No matter what we saw or learned or discovered today, it ended in Love–and if it didn’t, all I can say is you’re doing it wrong. No really–you may be stuck on the way what you found out is conflicting with your highest aims. It’s time to get unstuck, and embrace the fallible but human element, rather than the rigid rules in your own head–after all, they won’t keep you warm at night.

For Sunday, the 16th, we have an interesting kind of trick we must perform: in order to keep from hurting ourselves or others with our actions, and to keep our thoughts focused on the Love we’ve been experiencing, we need to seat consciousness in a kind of anti-ambition, anti-desire stance. It’s a state that doesn’t ask anything from others or the world–go-getters, don’t fret, it’s just for a little while–and it’s most effective at opening our minds and horizons to those things we may not notice when our attention is on desire or goal fulfillment. It’s a receptivity, an energy of attraction and surrender, just made to be helped along by Venus retrograde, and the result will be much more, and much more rewarding, than just avoiding harm or missteps.

Update on Vesta: It’s almost here! If by ‘almost’ you mean (as I do) that it should be out by or at least near the end of the month. Thanks for being so patient!

Your Weekend: 8-9 August 2015

07 Friday Aug 2015

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'The Pumpkin Harvest' by Giovanni Segantini {{PD}}

‘The Pumpkin Harvest’ by
Giovanni Segantini {{PD}}

Saturday the 8th it’s all about us: what we want, lust for, desire, what we aim for, our goals and ambitions; on Sunday, the 9th, the reality picture reflects those things hidden or denied–possibly to our panicky chagrin–and we should use material matters as a measure of what to modify in order to head in the direction we want to go. Anything else you need to know? Me neither.

The Vesta book is coming along–I’m dismayed that it’s still not ready, but happy that I’m getting so much material in. Don’t worry–it really is on its way! And have a great weekend!