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Just a Little Essence for the Weekend 29-30 October 2011: ‘Keeping the Vision Clear’

29 Saturday Oct 2011

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for Saturday, the 29th (remember, effects span 3-4 hours either side of a Lunar aspect)

Right before 10 PM PDT the Sag Moon trines Mars in Leo; does this bring some Fire into our lives? Maybe, if we’ve recently had a lot of Indian food, or if we are inclined to big, expansive emotional displays that are tightly linked to the ego. Everyone else might simply be prompted to finally take the first step on that exotic trip they’ve been dreaming about, to finally act on long-time feelings, or to head for the horizon, literally or figuratively, looking for ‘more’ or ‘better’ Make choices with care; even if we wake up somewhere new, we still have a lot of ‘old’ to deal with.

. . . and for the 30th

6 AM Pacific time sees the Sag Moon sextile Neptune. This can make us think we know things, even though those things are really figments of our imaginations. Though we normally may see ourselves as psychic, sensitive, or just plain observant, the Neptune placement in Aquarius is too mind-focused to allow a true psychic flow–we instead substitute the mentality, and the Sag Moon brings an emphasis on knowing that doesn’t like to go unanswered, with the combination substituting the imagination and supposition for psychic perception. Just so you know.

Void begins 6:30 AM PDT, exacerbating the tendency promised by the previous aspect to lead ourselves astray; Moon enters Capricorn, sign of tough little goats climbing rock solid mountains of facts, at 9:39 AM PDT. Could be a tremendous jolt for those who got swept away by their own ‘psychic vision aka trick of the imagination’ Now reality will intrude–probably rudely. Everyone else may breathe a sigh of relief as what is takes firm shape around us and we gain confidence and security in dealing with matter, not fantasy. The opening sextile to Chiron can make us sensitive, and/ or draw forward our Chirotic skills in real-world ways; Pallas sits at the Moon/ Chiron midpoint, infusing the effort with wisdom and purpose.

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Just a Little Essence for the Weekend 22-23 October 2011: ‘It’s a Virgo Moon Weekend-Be Ready’

22 Saturday Oct 2011

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4 PM PDT on the 22nd the Moon trines Pluto–we can change ‘it,’ and we might have a superior intuitive faculty at our disposal with which to do it. This begins a Grand Trine, with the other point being Jupiter in Taurus. This could set up ‘Great Expectations’  where we either try to make massive changes simultaneously in several areas, where we expect to alter a single thing and be met with enormous transformation automatically, or where we expect ‘big results’ by showing our emotions, especially rage. It can be a misleading influence, where we feel a strong emotional impetus to change our surroundings (Earth) and our expectations almost right away become overblown. The balance of a Grand Trine could also present us with the idea to change things but could keep us static, not making a move, content to just think about all we would transform. Try to mobilize this combination to serve something you intuitively and concretely know needs change, but that you’ve been loathe to tackle because it seemed overwhelming–this is the best use of this energy. As an aside, this could make for a big, scary, even dangerous Saturday night for some! so use care when operating.

11:30 AM PDT of the 23rd sees the Moon oppose Ceres–emotional viewpoint may be confronted by Mother Nature, a maternal figure, or authorities, and could feel very defensive as a result. We will have an intuitive inkling, however, as to the reason behind the confrontation, and so if we can avoid an emo response we can assess the real matter (for it may be that we need a good whack upside our figurative heads! or we may see that this is really about the confronter themselves) and give a more appropriate response than we might otherwise. At this same point, the Sun enters Scorpio–and we should expect a spotlight on those nooks and crannies–be ready!

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Just a Little Essence for 17 October 2011: ‘For a Happier Life’

16 Sunday Oct 2011

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Around 11 AM Pacific the Gemini Moon creates a Grand Trine in Air with arms of Juno in Libra and Neptune in Aquarius. We are empowered to create–and this is so no matter what we’re doing–it’s a ‘think it and you can make it’ aspect. Use this well and wisely! Optimists who are also willing to do will likely get better results than pessimists or unfettered dreamers, both of whom typically have trouble making actual moves toward their goals in the physical world. Liveliest matters are likely to be found in the Houses where these bodies are placed, and with any natal placements they affect, at roughly 25-29 degrees of an Air sign (Libra, Gemini, Aquarius).

8:30 PM PDT the Cancer Moon squares Uranus; hey! where’d all that rebellion come from? It may be a reaction to what we don’t want to heal just yet–we must admit, sometimes we are more comfortable holding on to our anger, resentment, or hurt–but if this is you, please consider giving it up for a happier life.

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Just a Little Essence for the Weekend 14-16 October 2011: ‘Oh, Bother!’

14 Friday Oct 2011

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We’ll start a little essence of the weekend with this aspect, tonight Pacific time: 11 PM the Taurus Moon quincunxes Juno; now we must adjust to our own or others’ empowerment needs–as Winnie the Pooh would say, Oh bother!

For Saturday the 15th we look at 1 PM PDT, when the Moon quincunxes Mercury, and either we must adjust our own message according to things we sense running below the surface, because of secrets, or on the discovery of something heretofore hidden (Merc in Scorpio) or we receive communications where what’s important is found in the subtext. Put on your detective hat and think above, below, and around the words. This begins a Finger of God with base of Mercury sextile Pluto apex Moon where competently blending recent changes to rules, life structures, boundaries, and organization with our current situation, those things we may have suppressed or denied, hidden or buried, and we will see an especially effective period where we can communicate through the emotions, giving and receiving, and where we can intuit a great deal from the communications of others. Exploit this time and this gift carefully.

And for Sunday the 16th, at 5 PM PDT we see the Moon square Ceres, and we get resistance from Mother Nature, authorities, or a maternal figure; do we deserve it? Maybe. This would be a good point at which to look at things from the ‘other’ point of view, as we may be too prone to dwell in our own heads at this time.

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Just a Little Essence for Today 25 September 2011: ‘Mercury’s Message’

25 Sunday Sep 2011

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Mercury enters 29 degrees today-ALERT! ‘The medium is the message’ has never been a more apt phrase than it is right now! People will say anything–to get what they want, to get attention, to make an impact, to impress, to assert themselves–it’s a day to take every communication as an ‘I WANT’ statement, and not much more. Realize that what we hear over this 24 hour period (at least) will be indicative of what others truly want–take it to heart, and remember it when the tide of illusion washes back in again.

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An excellent piece on Libra and the current zeitgeist by Lauren Howard Coleman

Just a Little Lunar Essence for 24 September 2011: ‘A Smart Thing’

23 Friday Sep 2011

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4:30 PM PDT the Moon quincunxes Pallas, and we may wonder if ‘x’ is a good idea–we want so badly for it to be a smart thing to do–but we’d do better to adjust our viewpoint, and so the way we feel about ‘x’–just until we can get a little more perspective (and maybe a little feedback and/ or do a little research).

By 6:30 PM PDT the Moon opposes Neptune and semi-sextiles Mercury. This could be the point when we can get more informed about ‘x’–we’ll be capable of disengaging ourselves completely from fantasy, deception, and misconception, if we’re truly willing–not a good point for creative work, though we can judge our output with astonishing objectivity.

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Just a Little Essence for The Weekend 17-18 September 2011: ‘All Kinds of Wrong’

17 Saturday Sep 2011

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9 PM Pacific time the Moon squares Neptune, telling us that there may enter into our perceptions an unavoidable distortion or inspiration–try to be as clear as possible as to which is which. A sextile to Mars, who is restless in 29 degrees of Cancer, arrives at 11 PM. This could trigger all kinds of wrong, as we are desperate to relieve the action and ego urges which have really suffered the inability to express throughout Mars’ time in the Moon’s sign. Temper, especially over material things, nurture and comfort, is possible, along with tantrums that ask, ‘Don’t you love me anymore?’ Take it all with a giant grain of salt ;)

Void begins 12:10 AM PDT of the 18th, with the Moon’s entry into Gemini at 1:07 AM Pacific. First aspect is a 3 AM poke in the eye as the Moon squares Chiron. Even if it’s not the middle of the night where you are, this will feel like one of those lonely reviews of hurt and rejection–or maybe we’ll be brooding about a current upset (likely hurtful words or thoughts conveyed–Gemini). And with Chiron in Pisces, it may feel, for just an hour or two, as if the whole Universe is against us. Try to take your mind off it, with some decidedly unemotional activity–or just go to sleep!

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The Weekend Essence for 27-28 August 2011: ‘A Merry-Go-Round’

26 Friday Aug 2011

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The 27th

Just past 7 AM PDT the Moon sextiles h.Zeus, stirring up the emotions in service of the ambitions and desires–uh-oh–then just before 9 AM Pacific the Moon sextiles Saturn (with a following shove from semi-sextile Mars). This is a set of aspects that screams, “Look out! I’m going after what I want!” It’s a huge push to go for it, with all the accompanying potential of overlooking the details (discovered when the Moon hits Virgo) or running over others in the process (revealed when the Moon reaches Libra). I’m not saying don’t grab this wave of enthusiasm and ride it for all it’s worth–I’m just saying if and when you do, be as cognizant as possible of the positions and needs of others, as these may be quite tender, and easily crushed.

The 28th

The 28th we have the New Moon for August at 8:03 PM Pacific time at 5 Virgo 27. The NM is just 3 ½ degrees from Venus; she obviously whizzed past without a care for the Solar energy she’d been so close to just a week before. This suggests to me that we must widen our orb for this NM, or be left in the dust! So, the NM enjoys a conjunction to Venus, a trine to Pluto, an opposition to Chiron, and, best of all, forms a loosey-goosey apex to a Finger of God with base of Uranus/ Vesta. The picture here is complicated, which probably reflects the response we will have to this new energy point; this is the seed point, the birth, of something that may consist of information, news, or an idea that will offer access to a ‘harvest’ (the reward itself) or a methodology (that gives access to a reward or payoff), or consists of another Virgoan matter (such as service of one kind or another, a job or accounting, etc.) that offers a chance of reward.

The Sabian is apt, and describes perfectly the roundabout atmosphere that I anticipate we’ll experience: ‘A Merry-Go-Round.’ I don’t know that there’s anything more to add, except that the image does suggest some excitement, and a dizzying sense that could easily disorient us. Just keep in mind: New Moons are beginnings, and that means we may not see the oak before the acorn is planted, nurtured, and allowed to grow–in other words, don’t expect to see the end result at this point. That’s not to say that there isn’t some routing to be done, some cleaning and clearing and tidying up–Pluto is involved, after all–but the main thrust is compelling, somewhat out of our hands or our control, and mostly quite positive. So that’s good.

The Essence for the Weekend 19-21 August 2011: Be the Rock

19 Friday Aug 2011

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The 19th

11:30 PM PDT the Taurus Moon squares Vesta, requiring we measure our feelings against those things we hold sacred; if we’re not respecting what’s most important to us, we’ll be made aware of it now.

The 20th

10 PM PDT the Moon quincunxes the North Node; we are either re-vamping our plans or berating ourselves for not making a better effort. Remember, a willingness to adjust our current position is the key to using, rather than bemoaning, a quincunx. At the same time, the Moon makes a square to still-retrograde Merc. This will probably cause us to second-guess ourselves, and we may wonder, are our feelings right, or are our thoughts correct, in reading the current situation? The answer is: neither, with the best approach one that lets go of any need to define circumstances.

The 21st

4 AM PDT the Moon conjuncts Sedna, and we undergo a period when we’re emotionally unmoored; just let it happen. Be the rock and let the water of time flow over you–the feeling of just not knowing will pass.

Today also sees the formation of a Fist of God with a base of Mars/ h.Zeus and an apex of Neptune. The scenario is of the need to act on the almost primal desires of h.Zeus–and if we do, a stressful Neptunian situation is the result (and note that stressful is not negative, but rather denotes tension that could be negative or could be excitement). We could institute a dream, get lost in a delusion, connect to the Collective, or receive tremendous inspiration to the Higher Mind–IF we act on that ambition or desire impulse. The nature of the impulse determines the nature of the Neptunian response–it’s really that simple.

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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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Or see Leah Whitehorse’s Full Moon post here