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The Essence for 25 February 2011: The Superhero Approach

25 Friday Feb 2011

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It's not a day to let pure emotion power you! Artist unknown {{PD}}

I’m going to skip the Lunar picture for today (it’s just not terribly compelling) in favor of a few bits about the recent Mars/ Chiron meet-up. It brought forward a lot of passive-aggressive interaction, attempts to wound dressed up in New Age garb/ or academic authority and ‘rightness’/ or as being new and innovative (all Aquarian forms) and characterizing those who resist as Self-absorbed individuals (negative Leo) blocking progress–and all this is designed and presented in such as way as to make it so we are unable to respond without looking like we’re the aggressors! (Ah, the power of passive projection!)

But, the way to meet this is to adopt a Jupiter in Aries attitude; become the warrior unafraid of freedom, of expressing, of showing the social sphere exactly who we are. The key is honesty–with yourself, with others, in all you do–along with a true intention of harmlessness. Adopt these and it’s like being some kind of superhero; not only do the aggressions of others bounce harmlessly off you, but you are moved to change your own interaction approach, as well–and bring about some extraordinary healing by taking out-of-the-ordinary actions (a perfect expression of Mars/ Chiron in Aquarius).

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The Essence for 24 February 2011: The Devil’s In the Details

23 Wednesday Feb 2011

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The devil may tempt you in unexpected ways 'The Devil by the Pot' Hugo Simberg 1897 {{PD-Art}}

The Moon squares Neptune, 1:30 AM PST, and we are faced with the usual bogey-men: delusion, deception, disappointment (for those times we get a glimpse through the Neptunian fog!) and negative or unrealistic fantasy (as opposed to fantasies that could be!) This is followed quickly by the Moon’s final aspect in Scorpio, a trine to Uranus, making it easy to rebel, innovate and invent, get with the group, or make it all academic, at one remove from real life. The combo of this one-two punch need not be too harsh–remember, both these influences in their negative forms are like the devil: he can’t make you do something, you have to succumb to your own willingness to participate in a less than honest way.

Of course, Merc/ Sun is sextile Pluto–we can’t help but see and know things others might prefer we didn’t–use what you receive wisely, and with an eye to how you might want things to play out if you were on the other end of things–as with someone else, you might be :) Also, h.Zeus at 13 Libra is square Vesta at 13 Capricorn; this might prompt us to be too reverent of our own and others ambitions and desires–or it could make us challenge others, feeling we know what should be revered! A touchy vibe, all around. The Moon sextiles h. Zeus by 4 AM of the 25th, bringing aid as to the ‘correct’ approach via the emotions.

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The Essence for 23 February 2011: A Sense of Security

22 Tuesday Feb 2011

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Segantini 1889 {{PD-Art}} with thanks to Adrian Michael

It’s smooth going until just before 11:30 AM PST when the Moon hits a rough patch, this one starring a square to Ceres. Authority figures, maternal figures, and/ or those who see themselves as having a right to call the shots in your life will assert themselves–and whether what they communicate is appropriate to their role or out-of-line, it will rub us the wrong way. The irony is that each of us will likely do the same for someone else–so awareness counts :)

Just after 8 PM PST the Moon hits the midpoint of the Juno/ Pallas trine in Earth. Finally! We find not just some clarity, but a firm grounding for a sense of emotional security. A nice balance between Self-empowerment and our wisdom/ guidance set is available, and it gives us some peace. Pay attention at this point–it offers a sensibility that will be good to recall when we’re under the influence of more distorting energies.

Sun to Sun aspects explained nicely here by Mandi Lockley.

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The Essence for 22 February 2011: An Emotional Emergency

21 Monday Feb 2011

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Now, let's say this ball represents your emotions . . . Cranach 1532 {{PD-Art}}

Today and the coming few after will be whoppers–aggression, misunderstanding, and unreasonable expectations will abound. Will the Lunar influence offer any relief? Not really. We kick the 22nd off, Pacific time, in ultra-late Libra in aspect to a tense duo: Mars and Uranus, both at 29 degrees. It all feels like an emotional emergency that others (especially our partners–Libra) must do something about. The Void begins at 12:36 AM PST as the Moon moves away from her trine to Mars–and this suggests that if our partner or others do make a move, as requested, we might be very surprised by what it is! A Void says we can’t anticipate results–truly the case here.

Moon enters Scorpio at 1:29 AM PST and, unless we’re both ultra-controlled and totally able to be honest with ourselves and others, we will be both looking to sting and receiving same from those around us–ouch! The tone is set with an immediate trine to Mercury/ Chiron and along with the South node this creates a Grand Trine–emotions are intense, overwhelming, mingled with the primal wound and the past, and all this will be too easy to communicate and share with others.

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The Essence for 21 February 2011: Lashing Out

20 Sunday Feb 2011

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They're fighting, see? von Wright 1886 {{PD-Art}}

I feel like there might be a ‘dual level’ energy flow going on today: one keyed to Juptier-Pluto, and one to the Lunar picture, which I think might be, if not more subtle, certainly more irritating, slipping beneath conscious thought and troubling us like a burr under your clothing–every once in a while we’ll move just right and ow! it will sting, hurt, scratch, and we will dig furiously to find it–and the next moment it will seem not to be there at all! When the Moon reaches conjunction to Saturn (around 3 AM PST) we will see the consequences of our behavior (attitudes with origins in the previous twelve hours)–or perhaps be stopped by an outside force from indulging in it.

By 9 AM Pacific the Moon squares Venus–and we take ‘it’ out on relationships, or, if we’re really on a Self-destructive tear, finances. Please please please ignore that lashing-out impulse–even and especially if it disguises itself as ‘getting something done’ There’s also at this point a trine from Moon to Ceres, suggesting that abuse of authority may be very easy to come by. Note too that Merc is at 29 degrees–in a worst case scenario our mouth may runneth over.

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The Essence for 20 February 2011: Strike a Balance

20 Sunday Feb 2011

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E. Sirani 1659 {{PD-Art}}

The Moon, of course, immediately after entering the new sign, quincunxes Sun and Chiron from her perch in Libra–the emotional impetus is to be quarrelsome! Why? Libra tells us we must smile pretty and partner–and the Sun and Chiron are busy showing us how to heal, especially in a spiritual sense, so that the social and the prettified seem unimportant. Try to strike a balance, but don’t betray the need to nurture the Self in whatever way is appropriate for you.

A word about Mars/ Neptune, which are already perfect by degree: they are sesquiquadrate Saturn and h.Zeus, and this may, for a few, make for action and choices to restrict or make real ambition and desire-related goals–but the problem is, these individuals will either not recognize the likely consequences of their impulses, or that they are operating under illusions concerning what it is they think they want. If you spot this person, try and stay clear–they will definitely wreak havoc for the rest of us! And they’ll come out the other side a bit worse for the wear.

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The Essence for 19 February 2011: Fuel for Fencing

18 Friday Feb 2011

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'I Shall Conquer This' Rowlandson 1787 {{PD}}

By 6:30 PM Pacific the Moon is conjunct Juno, and quincunx Mercury–this could indicate a little verbal fencing in an attempt to establish a power position. Will this be harmless? No, first off because the emotions are seated in the material situation (Virgo Earth) so that any insecurities in this regard come to the surface and fuel the aggression–then we have Merc in Aquarius, acting all cool and intellectual and detached–and adding more fuel to the fire with the ‘It doesn’t really involve me’ routine. By 8 PM the Moon quincunxes Mars and the armaments come out. Are we all that serious about gaining that empowerment foothold? Probably not, but all our buttons will have by this time been pushed–and without some perspective we may not back down as we really should. By 10 PM PST the Moon is opposed Uranus and quincunx Neptune–uh-oh, if we haven’t reined in the horses by now we could be in some trouble, as we insist on going to extremes and rebelling from any semblance of co-operation or reasonableness! And any misunderstandings, deceptions, or delusions may be very quickly adopted as justification or shelter from the argument. Not a pretty scenario, if we let our emotions carry us away.

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The Essence for 18 February 2011: In the Wake of the Full Moon

17 Thursday Feb 2011

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Crisis can bring unexpected things 'The Mermaid' by Pyle {{PD-Art}}

February Full Moon occurs at 12:35 AM PST on the 18th at 29 Leo 20. The Moon/ Earth conjunction is trine the North Node, opposed Chiron and Neptune, and sesquiquadrate Pallas. The dynamic is one of facing the primal wound, seeing how it has driven life choices and direction, how it may have shaped ideals, dreams, and fantasies, and adjusting according to what we know to be wise (or adjusting according to guidance obtained). It’s a very personal, synchronized set of contacts that can bring to a head questions about wounds, life direction, and the ‘smart’ choice that have been going on for some time; in fact, this may be couched in the form of a crisis, emergency, or pressure-filled ultimatum (29 degrees) in the areas signified by the natal House axis across which this Full Moon falls–luckily, we are automatically equipped to deal with what we’re handed–and in one way or another, this is the answer to something we’ve wanted settled for some time.

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The Essence for 17 February 2011: The World Pushes, and We Push Back

16 Wednesday Feb 2011

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'L'ete ou les cinq sens' Stoskopff {{PD-Art}}

5 AM Pacific kicks off a challenging set of oppositions from the Moon in Leo to other bodies that will chase away a lot of the carefree sense we may have embraced yesterday–but if we did enjoy that influence we will be much better off today, as we face some surprising conflict and some outright opposition–the respite will have fed our energy and ego, our sense of Self in a good way–and makes it much easier to meet today’s push-back. We start with Ceres, which may provide resistance to our Will from Mother Nature and/ or authorities; next it’s Mercury, where we likely just won’t like what we hear; the opp to Mars (around 7 PM PST) may pit the Self against the group or action v. thought–consider the other side’s POV, but don’t feel you must capitulate–it’s not necessary at this point to declare a ‘winner.’

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The Essence for 16 February 2011: The Lion in You

16 Wednesday Feb 2011

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Chromolithograph from the Library of Congress 1873 {{PD}}

Moon enters Leo at 1:14 AM Pacific, and we can feel the change. There’s a yawning and stretching and waking up with the leonine influence, this time around–and purring with pure animal pleasure is a distinct possibility for us during the Moon’s transit of this sign, if we can take a brief respite from our nose-to-the-grindstone attitude and embrace sensual and animal enjoyments–maybe easier said than done!

Right away we have a Finger of God with Moon apex and base of North Node and Chiron–during the same period (through 5 AM Pacific) the Moon is sesquiquadrate Saturn, as well. This offers a power point for a positive and tangible healing experience, and/ or employment of your most unique skills, the use of which can catapult you forward. Remember the Moon’s in Leo–bask in the energy!

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