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The Essence for 19 July 2011: Love Transmitted, & One’s Own Little Corner of Hell

19 Tuesday Jul 2011

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Love transmitted in, what else? A Love Letter, by Pedro Lira pre-1912 {{PD-Art}} I almost went with a picture of hell by Bosch, but it looked a little too much like an unpleasant farmer's market!

9:30 AM PDT of the 19th the Moon trines Venus in Water, offering a tremendous opening for harmonious emotional outreach in relationships–take advantage, and plan something, even a small note or event, to coincide with this time–the feeling of love transmitted will be unmistakable.

1:30 PM PDT the Moon squares Mars; we may burst with emotional, aggressive talk, some (or all) of which will be streaming from the unconscious–or we may feel agitated and go looking for someone to talk it out with. Outrage could center on large institutions–they’re easy targets anyway, and this transit may make us feel our righteous attitude needs expression! In this instance, what you’re saying is probably right–but it’s likely to be a mad cacophony out there, as everyone may have steam to blow off. Don’t take angry words too seriously; many will be just a little bit tormented at this point, shouting out from their own little corner of hell, but not really meaning what they say.

The Essence for 18 July 2011: God’s Divining Rod

17 Sunday Jul 2011

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God as Architect/ Builder from the frontispiece of the Moralisee Bible mid-13th century French

Prior to noon Pacific time the Moon sextiles Jupiter. At this point, what we feel will be exaggerated; if you happen to have a natal placement at 7 Libra or very close to it, then this placement will be the apex to a magnifying Finger of God–and like a divining rod the natal energy will receive the Piscean emotional energy in concert with the god-like Jupiterian energy and begin to ‘vibrate’–making the essence of this placement THE driving force for a considerable period (I’m guessing 24-48 hours) that will significantly overshadow anything else active at present. The better you know this energy, the more effectively you can command it. For those who don’t have a natal placement at this spot, the sextile will jump start emotional contact with the social scene, signifying a lively time or encounter.

By 9:30 PM PDT the Moon quincunxes h.Zeus–and if we’ve harnessed Saturn we can apply it to the ambitions and desires–the Pisces Moon energy has given us a creative way to think of accomplishing, and we can target something we seriously want or want to accomplish.

The Essence for 17 July 2011: Focus on Empowerment

16 Saturday Jul 2011

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Here is a most unusual picture: 'Freyja, Cats, and Angels' You figure it out. {{PD-Art}} Blommer 1852

8:30 AM PDT sees the Moon square Sedna and trine the South Node; even when we’re unable to pinpoint our feelings, we are able to draw from the past, from memory at all levels, and move in the right direction. Next comes the Moon’s quincunx to the Sun, 10 AM-ish Pacific, and the effect may be like having a bright light shone on matters–we’ll see just how we need to adjust, especially emotionally. At this point the Moon effectively forms a Finger of God with the Sun’s sextile to Juno in Virgo. Here we see the need to focus on empowerment and the scenario that will allow us to express our sense of personal authority; once this is in our sights, we will feel a strong ‘hit’ of intuitive power and emotional clarity. Excellent.

Adept astrologer Elaine Kalantarian offers us this perceptive re-telling of the Skeleton Woman story, applicable not just to the eclipse for which this was originally posted at Blue Moon Astrology

The Essence for 16 July 2011: Work Hard, Then Call It A Night

15 Friday Jul 2011

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Breton 1887 {{PD-Art}} via Wikimedia Commons

Just after 10:00 AM PDT the Moon trines Saturn. Is this a working Saturday for you? It might seem like it, even if you’re off–but if we’ll embrace constructive activity of any kind, it will go easily and make us feel we’ve gotten an immense amount accomplished. Noonish the Moon trines h.Zeus, and energies play right into the efforts of those of us who used the Saturn energy well–everyone else may feel frustrated, spending the time thinking about their ambitions and dreams, but doing nothing effective about them. Notice who in your world falls on which side of the Saturn/ h.Zeus divide–it’ll tell you a lot about attitudes, whose words you can believe and who you can trust, as those who end up grousing and doing little will also have a tendency to make promises they can’t keep, out of disorganization or weakness of character–better to know this now than later.

9:30 PM PDT the Moon conjuncts Vesta, putting us firmly in touch with our most sacred values, with home and our most intimate partners. West Coasters, make it an early evening; de-stressing at home, and maybe in the arms of the one you love, is the way to go! Just after 11 PM PDT the Moon trines Mars, giving us a second reason to go home early; it’s just too easy to over-assert, and altercations will be a dime a dozen. It also might be one of those unfortunate times when strangers are targeted by the unwell and the unbalanced. I’m not trying to scare anyone, just pointing out that (and I think this is no secret) those who are weak-minded, polluted somehow, or lacking an active spiritual consciousness are more prone to respond unthinkingly to prevalent energies–and with mind (Gemini, Aquarius), emotion (Moon), and aggression (Mars) the entirety of the Lunar transitory mix, responses will play on mental difficulties others suffer.

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The Essence for 14-15 July 2011: The Capricorn Full Moon ‘The End’

14 Thursday Jul 2011

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Landseer 1835 {{PD-Art}} via Wikimedia Commons

The Full Moon occurs on the 14th Pacific time 11:39 PM at 22 Capricorn 27. We only have two perfected (within 2 degrees) aspects of the Full Moon/ Earth combination: a trine to Sedna, and a quincunx to the South Node. In short, we are looking at endings that we won’t know are endings at the time. These will involve ideas or discussions from the past and the material assets, values, skills, and all structures upon which we’ve come to rely in our world; these factors will mix and in some way produce an ending, probably centered in the issues of the Houses where these placements lie in the natal chart (SN is at 23 Gemini 17 and Sedna is at 22 Taurus 59, Full Moon 22 Capricorn 27).

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The Essence for 13 July 2011: A Challenge Worth Pursuing

12 Tuesday Jul 2011

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Romako pre-1889 {{PD-Art}}

Just after 2 PM Pacific the Moon sextiles Chiron and squares Uranus, possibly opening the emotions to hurt by the group; or will we be confronted by emotional dissonance created by our own rebellious urges? If we’re too afraid of being hurt, chaos could be the result, as we abdicate responsibility in the hope that it will shield us from sudden upset. If we throw ourselves into this energy combination, we can be hugely creative, by bringing our most unique skills to bear on our most original ideas–it’s a challenge worth pursuing.

By 4 PM PDT the Moon is conjunct Pluto. This aspect brings an emotional read to the ongoing Plutonian journey through Capricorn–and lets us get a measure of how we feel about changes to the structures of our lives. We may find ourselves surprisingly emotional about changes not just in our personal lives but to things that affect many (especially to things we counted on: jobs, laws, government stipends, pensions, ordinances, and even to the relationships among the governments of countries, and other establishment entities). Will likely be a time of review, and may bring surprising revelations and choices about your true feelings.

The Essence for 12 July 2011: Ouroboros

11 Monday Jul 2011

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The Ouroboros, from an ancient Greek text {{PD}} via Wikimedia Commons

1:30 PM PDT the Moon quincunxes the Sun–it’s a moment of adjustment, where we see that the emotions are in some way misaligned with our direction and purpose. This aspect to the Sun initiates a Finger of God with Moon as apex and a base of Sun sextile Sedna. Even as we are discerning differences between our emotional reactions and our direction, we become caught up in a desire to fully realize the emotions (and perhaps fully access the intuition). We feel we need our Lunar energies as a guide–but we are in some fundamental way prevented from complete understanding–and this likely comes in the form of the matters of whatever is drawing our attention at this time (likely where the transiting Sun is). It may feel that the current concerns are overwhelming; the real problem, however, is that we are trying to apply the wrong measure (the emotions) to the current problems–we must solve the problems first, in order to understand how we’re feeling about things, and that’s just not to be, as things are obscured (by Sedna). So, we are set on a course that is like the ancient Ouroboros, the snake that is perpetually eating its own tail; where does one difficulty begin, and the others end? The energies misdirect us like a clever magician. Better to take a stance of indifference and non-interference; it’s in inaction that we make the right move.

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The Essence for 11 July 2011: No Void for You!

10 Sunday Jul 2011

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See? There's no Void here! Courtesy of NASA

I thought it was important to get this out a little early, especially for the use of our friends in Europe (extra points if you get the reference inherent in the title 🙂 ).

1 AM PDT of the 11th the Moon trines Ceres, both at 29 degrees, making it very easy to go over the edge in reaction to (or in acting out our own) authority; or we may overstep personal bounds with someone we feel responsible for. It’s stressful and easy to over-do, even when we’re only trying to work out where we stop and others begin. An approach that de-emphasizes emotion is best.

This is certainly extraordinary: as Ceres will be at 29 Pisces 59, and a Void begins in the moment the other body pulls out of aspect, there really is no Void, with the Moon moving directly from contact with Ceres into her new home in Sagittarius. What it may do is make for a huge amount of stress; Voids to some extent allow us to de-focus, to drift a bit, even if we aren’t aware of it. They’re like sleep in a way, a chance to re-new the psyche, to sense without goals, to let go, just a little, without risk. So, we may find ourselves carrying over stresses; the sense may be that they are accumulating, and that could make us feel beleagured and a little panicked, as the feeling of being overwhelmed (or very near it) is likely.

The main thing to do in handling this sense of stress is to both realize that it’s more than anything else an emotional sensation carried over into territory where it doesn’t belong (and so is not valid and should be discarded), and that it’s useful in pointing out what we’re worried about, deep inside, and now that the Lunar influence has entered Sag, we can do something about this upset. Still, be cautious in the actions you choose (especially if others are involved–Saturn in Libra can make us want to set boundaries and lay down the law to others, as can Ceres, which will still be in that most stressful minute of that most stressful degree!) and keep the ‘Big Picture’ in mind.

The ‘switch’ into Sagittarius for the Moon occurs at 2:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time.

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The Essence for 10 July 2011: Flashback, Like a Stroke of Lightning

09 Saturday Jul 2011

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Woodcut 1555 Olaus Magnus 'On Strange Effects by Stroke of Lightning' {{PD-Art}}

4 AM PDT of the 10th sees the Moon trine the Sun–a lovely, and probably soothing, check-in with reality. It’s interesting that a moment of contentment leads into this: 6 AM Pacific the Moon squares Vesta, setting up a question: what’s your emotional conflict with your most sacred ideals, with your home, or with your sex life? For each of us, one of these three will show some way in which we are conflicted over, possibly, the demands this area makes v. our emotional reactions and/ or needs. Not pretty, but it will point out some way we’re misaligned with our Vestal energies, and possibly that we’re not being genuine on one of these fronts.

2:30 PM Pacific a quincunx of the Moon to the South Node brings a sort of flashback; memories intrude, in a very persistent way. The weird part is, they’ll seem random and meaningless: episodes from long ago that don’t appear to be connected to now at all–and of course, that’s the thing, they are connected–it’s up to us to discern the pattern or thread that links then and today. These are likely memories of something said or communicated (Gemini SN) that stirs guilt, rage, or secrets within us (Moon in Scorpio).

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The Essence for 9 July 2011: Some Will Rise Above

08 Friday Jul 2011

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6:30 AM PDT the Moon quincunxes Uranus; it may be the rebellious part of our ego that chafes at our own emotional requirements–the ego just wants to go ‘do,’ while there is an insistence on being immersed in feeling–and not everyone will have the patience for what feels like emotional indulgence, even (or most especially!) for ourselves; we really may be looking to avoid hurt or change (8 AM PDT trine to Chiron, sextile to Pluto). Add to this pressure from the social scene, with which we just naturally seem to be at odds (10 AM PDT opposition to Jupiter, trine to Venus) and we may end up taking out our tension in relationships or emotionally-fueled spending sprees.

Some, though, will rise above any internal emotional discord, and see the contact point to Jupiter as a chance to expand; this will ignite the potential in the Grand Trine created by Chiron, Venus, and the Moon. This grouping promises a healing balance by use of the Chirotic skills and intuition that boosts relationships and creates reward.

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