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The Essence for 23-24 April 2011: Opportunity

22 Friday Apr 2011

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Looking for opportunity is half the reason we study the stars in the first place, isn't it? Thought to be 15th century, no source known {{PD}}

1:30 AM on the 23rd sees the Moon act as the arm of a T-square to the Saturn/ Mercury opposition–and should initially result in the emotions being pulled mightily between what you think, or has been communicated to you, and what you observe as reality, the rules, or the ‘real’ situation. This is a test of how much you trust yourself; even with Merc retro, you will know what is true–funnel your emotional clarity into resolving what’s presented so that your emotional picture is accurate and acceptable for you–you needn’t answer to anyone else.

5 AM Pacific the Moon trines Juno in Earth. When the emotions and intuition are keyed to Earth, and touching Juno also in Earth, we are handed a recipe for making good financial plans and decisions. We will see just what will effectively bring us a sense of prosperity, stability, comfort, reward, and abundance–and we can see how to go after it. For those who may be asleep at this time, take note of your dreams, or events in the night; these likely hold clues to achieve that material boost.

By 8:30 AM the Moon squares Mars; they are in Cardinal signs! they want results! they can be dramatic and assertive while still following the rules! Again, opportunity knocks, but stretching out actions to a slightly later point (after Merc direct, at least) will insure a clearer thought process and no (or few) missteps.

The Moon enters Aquarius at 10:59 AM of the 24th, semi-sextiling Neptune and briefly sprinkling bunny glitter on everything. It’s nice to allow a little glamor and illusion now and again, isn’t it? A sextile to Uranus (3 PM PDT) brings a little surprise, shock, or revelation, and then the Aquarius Moon makes a T-square with the Sun/ Earth axis, and as well sextiles Venus and places Chiron at the midpoint (7PM-ish PDT). Oh! The tension that comes forward is both intellectual and fundamental to the situation; it was there all along, now we can see it. The less mature may suffer a bout of rebellion or insist on avant garde-ism, but everyone else will see the healing potential in the air–and embrace it.

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The Essence for 22 April 2011: Sensitive to the Bee Sting

21 Thursday Apr 2011

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'Make a bee line' as someone used to say! {{PD-Art}}

The Moon trines the Sun in Earth and simultaneously squares Uranus (6:30 AM Pacific), and we may get an emotional shock even as we see precisely how to proceed for the day–so it’s a win/ whoops! A 10:30 AM sextile to Chiron may bring forward the sensitive again–and if that earlier shock wasn’t so good, you may hurt or may lash out at someone else–it’s just a bee sting, and not anyone else’s fault.

By 3:30 PM Pacific you’re either deep into pain or over it–the Moon conjuncts Pluto and things get heavy–and this may be bad, as in, Why me? or good, as in, ‘I never thought this would change, and it has!’ You have as much chance of celebrating this conjunction as you do of wishing it away–but if it does go south on you be prepared to channel the energy into reform or cleansing of your choice–take Pluto by the horns (for surely he has them!) and make him your b*tch, as the saying goes :)   Allow the semi-sextile to Vesta to guide you.

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The Essence for 21 April 2011: Pure Expression

20 Wednesday Apr 2011

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Even though they're sitting near one another, there's something solitary and peaceful about these artists W. Homer 'Artists Sketching in the White Mountains' 1868 {{PD-Art}}

Just prior to 9:30 AM PDT the Sag Moon trines Jupiter in Aries; it’s a day for broadcasting and reaching out across the social scene, and this is so despite Merc still (seems like forever!) in retrograde. This is because it’s all about getting the message out, and we are, perhaps oddly, unconcerned with whether we communicate clearly; as such it’s an almost pure energy of expression–and thus a little chaotic. Our attention is on expansion, especially in creative arenas, and we are eager (burning, we might say!) to show who we are–but we are fundamentally at least a little confused on the identity front (Sun sextile Neptune). What we need to know is that this is an influence, not something actually springing from within us–and we need to remember this when we start to feel inadequate or irritated that we are not able to pull ourselves together in quite the way we hope to–it’s not us, it’s the Universe!

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The Essence for 20 April 2011: Burning Through Unintended Consequences

19 Tuesday Apr 2011

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I liked this painting because the light is so bright and orange, the fire seems wild and out of control--even though it isn't. Bierstadt 1863 'The Oregon Trail'

8 PM Pacific sees the Moon sextile Saturn, quickly followed by the Moon sextile h.Zeus, trine Mercury, then trine Mars. We enter this period thinking we can hold back, control our actions, and keep to the status quo–wrong! Ambition and desire speak up (likely through aesthetics or relationships) and then we tell everything we know (or at least everything we thought we’d keep to ourselves), and it ends up lighting a different kind of fire under us: one that is fueled by a synchronization of the emotions, the intuition, and the action urge. Despite the way we may put our foot in it, it may still be a good time to act–as long as we are truly clear about what we want, and what the situation is–and unfortunately this is nearly impossible with the retrograde of Merc still hanging on. It’s a shame to waste the energy, though, so most of us may decide to act now and ask questions (or clean up the unintended consequences) later :)

The Essence for 19 April 2011: Unusual Dreams

19 Tuesday Apr 2011

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'Dante's Dream at the Time of the Death of Beatrice' Rossetti 1871 {{PD-Art}}

Just before 2 PM PDT the Moon quincunxes the South Node, either making us wax nostalgic, or uncomfortable with things or people from the past. Either enjoy, or breathe through it–no need to respond. By 8:30 the Moon trines Venus–ah! a short period of harmony and peace (and maybe a little money or love!) 10 PM-ish Pacific the Moon quincunxes the Sun, now in the 29th degree of Aries. Tension, a sudden urge to act or to resolve a situation, may appear–and just so, it may have no resolution. As the Moon pulls away (11:34 PM PDT) the Void begins, with the Moon entering Sagittarius, 11:49 PM Pacific. The immediate square to Neptune may give unusual dreams, where we confront our illusions, the future, or our Muses–and though likely stressful, we gain invaluable knowledge as a result.

The Essence for 18 April 2011: Plain and Simple

18 Monday Apr 2011

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Hans Hoffmann 'Flowers and Beetles' 1582 {{PD-Art}}

Post 3 PM Pacific the Moon squares Pallas; what feels right won’t be right, and we’ll know it, and by 8 PM PDT the Moon’s quincunx to the Merc retro/ Mars conjunction will make it obvious–we’ll likely as not have chosen to act, speak, or ‘do’ against our better judgment, and we’ll be suffering the consequences–extra points to those who are able to refrain from the unwise compulsion, though the simultaneous semi-sextile to h.Zeus reveals that ambition and desires will drive our choices, plain and simple.

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The Essence for Post Full Moon, 17 April 2011

17 Sunday Apr 2011

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Jan Steen 'Two Kinds of Games' 17th century {{PD-Art}}

It’s almost cruel that the Void begins as the Moon pulls out of opposition, at 7:45 PM Pacific. We are all geared up by that big bright Libra Moon to love, to partner, and instead we are met with a feeling that our choices may be ineffective. The key is to avoid productivity–yes, you read that correctly–and instead enjoy life. The Moon enters Scorpio at 11:19 PM PDT–before then, have fun–because immediately the Moon will trine Neptune in Water, and we may have a flood of emotion, a wave of creativity, or while even more time away with our latest escape.

The Essence of the Libra Full Moon, 17 April 2011: Perfect Love

15 Friday Apr 2011

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Since in my mind nature is Love, and a bridge a symbol of a way to connect, well, you get my drift. Larsson 'The Bridge' 1912 {{PD-Art}}

Full Moon at 7:43 PM of the 17th, Pacific time, at 27 Libra 44. Using our usual, strict 2 degree orb we have only a single aspect, a quincunx of the Libra Full Moon to Libra ruler Venus in Pisces. Venus is exalted in Pisces, suggesting that perfect Love is synonymous with a state of Oneness, with the Universal outlook. This implies that wherever the Full Moon falls for you, the matters of this House must be examined with an eye to adjusting (the quincunx) the attitudes, relationships, and approaches so that they better express your idea of ‘perfect love.’ This is well-shown by the Sabian symbol for the Full Moon placement ‘A Man Becoming Aware of Spiritual Forces Surrounding and Assisting Him’ By Man, of course, we mean each human individual, and by spiritual forces, we mean Love, for what else is this but an essence that permeates all, surrounding and ‘assisting,’ if only by putting each on a wavelength attuned to the very force that drives the Universe?

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The Essence for 15 April 2011: Don’t Blow It Up

14 Thursday Apr 2011

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Admiral Blandy and wife cutting a mushroom cloud cake, 1946, apparently before they knew how bad this is {{PD}}

Just before 5 AM Pacific the Moon quincunxes Jupiter, blowing up our emotions (like a balloon? like dynamite? like a festive handshake?) We may feel very critical of someone else’s outreach, what they’re broadcasting or publishing, as this may feel to us like they’re busy reveling in their giant ego–and maybe they are, what’s it to you? Let go of the need to critique or assign others an emotional outlook, and take in some of that Self-lovin’ largesse represented by Jupiter, and make that ego-boost your own.

Noon-ish PDT the Moon opposes Venus–and if you weren’t willing and able to embrace a little Jupiter earlier, you may have another episode of jealousy or envy or may condemn another for venalism, when you’re really the one counting and accounting, and declaring others ‘bankrupt’ in some important way. Self-love is really the issue here–and the more kindness and acceptance you show for yourself, the less you’ll experience these less-than-pleasant effects–and if you do experience them, it just signals a need to let love in–please :)

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The Essence for 14 April 2011: Moody, With a Chance of Confrontation

13 Wednesday Apr 2011

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Maybe staying a little bit apart is the way to go today. Pieter Janssens Elinga c.1660 {{PD-Art}}

11 AM PDT the Moon trines Pluto–we can do emotional housecleaning efficiently and effectively–and if we’re looking to change our feelings about someone or something, this is the time when it can be easily accomplished (providing we really do want to change!) An opposition of the Moon to Ceres swings into view around 12:30 PM PDT, and our intuitive or emotional perception may confront or be confronted by authorities of one kind or another, or we may be challenged by the need to negotiate–and we may not be in the mood :) Moon quincunx Mars at 2:30 PM-ish may bleed over into the Ceres contact and make us very aggressive when those authorities get in our faces (for that’s what it will feel like, as if they’re aggressing); then we will be determined to assert ourselves, whether that makes sense or not and whether that is appropriate or not–so if we can channel our energy before noon Pacific we will likely be involved in productive efforts and skip the stress and potential hurt and drama.

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