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Just a Little Lunar Essence for Today 15 February 2012: ‘Enthused’

15 Wednesday Feb 2012

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7 AM PST the Sagittarius Moon trines Venus and semi-sextiles Pluto, making for loving, generous, or rewarding experiences that can transform, particularly in terms of removing boundaries or obstacles. Profit comes in positive Self-assertion; loving knowledge shared (or loving prayers made) will only bring benefit.

5 PM PST the Moon sextiles Zeus, prompting ambitious acts and attempts to rope in others for support and pooling of resources (Zeus in Libra). Maybe not the best thing to act on right now, with Mars retro, but do notice what you get enthused about, what you want to get others on board for, as these may be the sparks of future projects and goings-on.

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Just a Little Lunar Essence for Today 14 February 2012: ‘A Double Whammy of Illusion’

13 Monday Feb 2012

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Void begins at 9:05 AM PST; Moon enters Sagittarius at 4:56 PM Pacific time. Right away the Moon squares the Neptune/ Pallas conjunction. A Sag Moon makes us want to reach out emotionally, to extend a hand, but we may do so under some form of illusion about who needs our practical help, advice, or guidance, or we may persuade ourselves there’s knowledge held by some particular person or venue that we must acquire–and so may push someone to give us something they don’t really have! The best advice I can give at this point is to be aware that we are laboring under a double whammy of illusion, in both what we think we need and what we think we own to share. A measured approach, and a reticent attitude, will serve us well.

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Just a Little Lunar Essence for Today 13 February 2012: ‘Discussing the Past’

12 Sunday Feb 2012

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Saw the Gauguin exhibit at Seattle Art Museum this weekend; this was not among the offerings. 'Riders on the Beach' 1902 {{PD-Art}}

8:30 AM PST the Scorpio Moon quincunxes the South Node. We may feel the urge to dig up the past, and then to talk about it. The reception we get when we try to get others to take our forced march down memory lane will vary widely, but the one constant may be that everyone will be uncomfortable with the exercise, even the willing participants.

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The Weekend Lunar Essence 10-12 February 2012: ‘Wake Up & Smell the Coffee!’

10 Friday Feb 2012

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For Friday the 10th:

Coming up on 5 PM Pacific the Libra Moon opposes Venus and quincunxes Jupiter. Someone may try to claim territory that common sense says really can’t be claimed as theirs alone; we want to co-operate, they want to bully–but they miscalculate. Quietly stand your ground–the social sphere adjusts its thinking to us (for once), and we cut (or don’t even experience) any losses.

For Saturday the 11th:

11:30 AM PST the Moon conjuncts Zeus, making us one with our ambition and desire state–and probably launching a search (even if it’s only a speculative ‘what if?’) for a partner, personal or business.

And for Sunday the 12th:

12:30 AM PST the Moon poses as apex to a Finger of God with base of Sedna/ Vesta. We lose sight of what is sacred to us, of the importance of home and our intimate relationship, and yet somehow this has a positive, freeing effect that allows the emotional perceptions or the intuition to function effectively in these very same areas. It’s like the usual filters we apply to these subjects are removed, and we get a fresh look at them all. A very good aspect.

12:30 PM PST the Moon conjuncts Saturn, bringing emotional awareness to our reality. May result in a review of how we feel about ‘what is’ right now, and could light up limitations and those things that make us safe, and show us the difference between the two. Moon enters the Void at 1:09 PM PST; the Moon enters Scorpio at 2:01 PM.

Just after 5 PM PST the Scorpio Moon quincunxes Uranus, shaking it up, but gently–could be a matter of ‘Wake up and smell the coffee!’which we’re glad for, as it keeps us from an emotional misstep in the near future.

9 PM PST the Moon opposes Jupiter and trines Chiron, bringing forward a dissonance with the social sphere that actually provides an opening for healing. As long as we are willing to take that step back from the social order, the mending will take care of itself.

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A Little Astro Essence: Venus Into Aries

09 Thursday Feb 2012

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With her red hair, a Venus in Aries type-'Portrait of Alice Guerin' by Helleu 1900 {{PD-Art}}

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In the sign of Aries, the sign of ‘I am’, of the Warrior, of the Self-conscious and the Leader, Venus feels out of place; it’s her detriment, and where Venus is enveloping and receptive, sojourners through Aries are asked to aggress, assert, and generally go after what they want, the very opposite of Venus’ natural mode of getting, attraction. This is the main problem that Venus faces as she travels through Aries: her innate way of doing and being is at odds with what the environment requires–and that means she is always at a disadvantage.

Our Lady of Love enters Aries in semi-sextile to Neptune, and this may set the tone, and give us a clue as to the way Venus will handle her experience here. She may resort to illusion, delusion, subterfuge, fantasy, deception, or be very creative in her coping attempts, and she could pretend to be other than she is, or could align herself with a Collective goal or aesthetic, in order to deal with the assertive demands of the sign.

We shouldn’t make the mistake of thinking Venus doesn’t have the ability or inclination to fight, because she really does, it’s just that her methods are not those of the Warrior, but of the Seductress, and her anger shows as jealousy or envy, with Venus appealing to others (such as her son, Eros, in her campaign to subdue her rival-in-beauty, Psyche) to do her dirty work. Remember, she rules Libra, of partnership, passive-aggression, and the iron fist in the velvet glove, and Taurus, an Earth sign–and Venus loves her comforts and material possessions–and so in Aries she is more likely to muster her energies in these directions, as well as in diplomacy and artisanal pursuits, in order to fulfill the Arian mandate to do do do.

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Just a Little Lunar Essence for Today 8 February 2012: ‘So Try That’

08 Wednesday Feb 2012

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Void begins at 8:43 AM PST; the Moon enters Virgo at 9:33 AM Pacific. Immediately Luna opposes Neptune and quincunxes Venus, and we either become hyper-critical of those who are imaginative, ungrounded, or who are preferring fantasy to reality, or we lose sight of the details in a need for escape or relief. What we need to see is that this will cost us; how much is dependent on whether or not we are able to adjust our reactions to respect our relationships.

Approaching 3 PM Pacific the Moon trines Jupiter in Earth–and if we want to be generous, we could say this starts a big ol’ sloppy Grand Trine with Pluto–and may set up a kind of push and pull between emotional needs/ material insecurities and big scary change either personally, to what we ‘know’, or on a broader scale, before us on the panorama of the social scene. It’s odd that a Trine would create an energy that is more like an opposition, but in this case it feels like things shake out with wee personal feelings and vulnerabilities on one side and massive, threatening changes affecting whole segments of society on the other.

4 PM PST the Moon opposes Chiron–if it hurts, we’ll find it, and give it a good salt rubbin’! Here’s the thing with this: the pain is almost entirely Self-inflicted; with some emotional discipline and rational perspective (accessible during a Virgo Moon transit) we can separate ourselves from our wounds rather neatly. So try that.

Full Moon 7 February 2012: ‘The Revelatory Moon’

07 Tuesday Feb 2012

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We start with the Full Moon of February 7th at 1:53 PM PST at 18 Leo 31 ‘The Revelatory Moon’. This Full Moon brings to a conclusion a period of communication–we can look back and know a statement has been made, quite definitively, and that there’s no more to be said about it (Moon/ Earth opposed Mercury, which is just past exact Superior Conjunction with the Sun). This is the only major aspect, with all other contacts more than 3 degrees away, but we do have a minor contact, a sesquiquadrate of Moon/ Earth to Uranus. This suggests that the culmination involving information, messages, communication, or travel/ transportation will be shocking or surprising, certainly not what we anticipated, or may encapsulate an innovative, electrifying, or original idea, that is now fully formed and ready to be acted upon (though we may not be ready to act, considering the current retrograde of Mars). So, this Full Moon in Leo brings a kind of enlightenment through information or ideas, and this is directly related either to our identity, our Life Path, or some core component of the Soul and its intents.

I’m aware that this is an awfully broad message, and though for some this will be clear in an instant, for most it will take some divining. Look to the natal House axis across which this lies; a selection of the matters of these Houses will be involved in a revelatory tango (or perhaps a winner-takes-all gunfight!) This is Fire and Air facing off, and one thing I know thanks to Mars retro, we want  Air (Aquarius, the position of Sun and Mercury) to win. We don’t want to get all fired up and do–that could bring regret and circumstances that must, eventually be re- (or un-) done; what we want is the inspiration of Fire, the mind and heart alight with it, and our thoughts imbued with that passion. Then we can plan in a way that will insure deep satisfaction on enacting our intentions; for the present, though, we want the mind and its ability to control to prevail.

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06 Monday Feb 2012

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Just a Little Lunar Essence for Today 6 February 2012: ‘A Maternal Connection’

05 Sunday Feb 2012

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Void begins at 4:32 AM PST; the Moon enters Leo at 5:24 AM PST. Right away the Leo Moon roars in the direction of Neptune–and receives irritation and attitude (by quincunx) for his trouble. This is a time when we can either modify emotions in recognition of reality (unpleasant and dream-denying as this may be), or immerse them in the delusional waters of fantasy or the Collective. Though it is our choice, and we may feel a little too cool and rational if we side with the need to respond to reality, we will be far ahead of the fantasizers if we do.

10:30 AM PST the Moon squares Jupiter and quincunxes Chiron. If we were wondering what might get in the way of our empowerment plans, now we know. Upset potentials are contained in the social sphere, in disappointing expansion attempts, and in old wounds or the infliction of new ones. This is best handled by realizing that the only way these can actually affect us is if we react to them; if we recognize them for the ‘opinions of others’ that they are, we needn’t partake of the upset.

4 PM PST the Moon trines Ceres, and we either dwell in our primal connection to Mother Nature or to authority–or we spend really nice time with Mom :)

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Just a Little Essence for the Weekend 4-5 February 2012: ‘Emotionally Reactive’

04 Saturday Feb 2012

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For the 4th:

3:30 AM PST the Cancer Moon trines Chiron and sextiles Jupiter. Feeling gets big, and the only question is whether we’ll choose love, let it envelope us, and achieve significant healing, or whether we’ll choose anti-love, and wound or be wounded. This may involve the social sphere, but will definitely involve our issues with nurture and sustenance. Could bring up episodes for binge eaters, anorexics, and others who ask food to stand in for relatives (I’m not getting judge-y, here–let’s face it, almost every one of us has some issue with food–I can’t think of anyone I’ve ever known who doesn’t!) This will just be a difficult transit, in some respect, large or small, for everyone. And sleepers, watch your dreams for love and nurture issue content.

7:30 AM PST the Moon squares Ceres. Allergic reactions, and not just to the environment or food; difficult feelings about authority figures, Mom, and our relationship to nature all come forward. This is all-of-a-piece with the previous Chiron/ Jupiter upset. Should pinpoint for us those things we typically successfully repress or deny in our Ceres interactions that is really festering and should be attended to.

And for the 5th:

3 PM PST sees the Moon at the midpoint of Sedna and Mars–that’s like being caught at the crossroads of ‘I don’t know’ Lane and ‘Hurry the Hell Up!’ Boulevard. The emotions are likely in such conflict (and conflict we cannot sort out or even identify the source of) that we are likely to experience all manner of disruption of anything that involves the emotions or that requires decisive action. Oy.

Midnight the Moon trines Venus. Finally some relief, though for Air-types things may get a little cloying, and for Earth-types a little muddy, all in the course of dealing with a wave of emotional expression that for everyone should let off some pressure. Thank goodness.

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