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Just a Little Astro Essence for Today 13 January 2012: ‘Magic’

13 Friday Jan 2012

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Yoshitsuya's 'The Battle of Magic' with one contestant transformed into a serpent, the other into a bird of prey c1860 {{PD-Art}}

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The 13th Venus conjuncts Neptune at 29 degrees, then moves into Pisces; this could take whatever relationship, love, money, or talent issues raised yesterday and apply a thick coating of delusion, fantasy, or creative mo-jo, then move it into full embodiment. Whatever Neptunian form we apply to our current Venusian matters will straight away enter our Collective experience–which means we will be able to see and experience the Neptunian applications of others, as well as see our own in living color! A very interesting period, when we might be surprised, mislead, or even deceived by what we see manifesting for and around others.

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Just a Little Essence for Today 20 December 2011: ‘Crabby-Pants Venus’

20 Tuesday Dec 2011

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No offense meant, Becky! 'Portrait of Rebecca Whelan' Anschutz pre-1912 {{PD-Art}}

Today Venus spans the area from 29 Capricorn to entry into her new home in Aquarius, and she’s crabby. Why do I disparage our lady of love? Only because, though she can really warm up to the Cappy forms of expression, once she reaches the 29th degree, she’s one way or another feeling the stresses and restrictions of having to pour herself into a mold that she’s naturally (by square from her home in Libra) at odds with (though you may note, she comes at Cappy in trine from Taurus–and that gives us a clue as to how to handle this). Uniting the emotional perceptions with a soothing Taurean indulgence will calm the nerves and help ease our lady into her new home of Aquarius (maybe reading a little poetry, pulling the best of Taurus and Aquarius together in one form).

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PS  The funny part is, I got up this morning, just a bit crabby! Venus rules my Sun, Merc, Mars, Jupiter, and South Node–ow, quit it!

Venus Enters Scorpio: Love in the Dark

07 Friday Oct 2011

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Your Venus sensibilities may feel drunk, overwhelmed, or plunged into darkness during her transit of Scorpio.'Venus Inebriated by a Satyr' by Carraci c.1580 {{PD-Art}}

Venus enters Scorpio at 10:50 PM PDT on the 8th, and the astrological symbol of Love, relationship, and assets enters the dark, enveloping Water embrace of the Scorpion. Venusian matters take on an intensity, and a mystery, that encourages us to go to the neglected corners, caves, pits, grottoes, and valleys of our relationships, our hearts, our aesthetic natures, and our finances (for what are these but little bundles of energy, given and received?) The Venus transit of this sign is the closest we get while she’s direct to that expression prevalent when Venus goes retrograde, except that rather than our Venus antennae ‘losing’ the usual aesthetic and viewpoint signal, we are immersed in sensations that are normally hidden, buried, submerged, or occulted by something else; the result, though, is very similar to the retrograde effect, with a disorientation that is feeling (Water) based. She will be drawn to (or attract!) secrets, normally curbed impulses, rage, the desire for root-deep change, sex, destruction, the experience of re-formation and re-birth, and will find beauty in the discarded, degenerated, destroyed or degraded.

Unless your Venus is in a Water sign, this may be an overwhelming transit for you in feeling terms, as the Venusian sensibilities are thrust into the dank, hidden territories of Scorpio. The company our lady keeps here is non-existent, at least for the first week or so, until Mercury catches up, and that means that Venus is exploring the Scorpionic depths alone. Look to the natal placements that Venus aspects in the early degrees of Scorpio as perceptual anchors; the natal planets and points affected will furnish a familiar viewpoint through which the current Venusian matters can be examined. The 9th sees perfection of the trine of Venus to Chiron, which may invite us to retreat to old wounds and to pick at emotional scars–obviously, don’t! Venus may be alone in Scorpio for a time, but that doesn’t mean she needs to lose her natural, aesthetically-keyed ability to discriminate, and to know what’s worth pursuing~

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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.

Have a wonderful weekend!

5-10 August 2010: The Copper Sun

05 Thursday Aug 2010

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We’re hitting the Wayback machine first (not that internet-y storage device, but the real Wayback), so come along, Sherman (that makes me Mr. Peabody!) while we look back to last Sunday, at a phenomenon that continues in a much less distinct way right now. The Sun gave off the most unreal light, a bright copper that gave an eclipse-like quality to the air even at midday. Cars beneath it shone like they were under yellow streetlamps and it gave an apocalyptic air to everything; this was the Sun we would have as it gasped and died, the pre-nova burn that made it at once radiate more solar energy but somehow shine less brightly. Of course, the transiting Leo Sun was touching my natal Uranus on the 1st and 2nd, and we always feel a little bit freaky when our own uniqueness is so emphasized–so maybe it was as much me as the Sun.

The extraordinary color came from distance forest fires that sent a nasty smoke into the air–nothing supernatural, or end-of-world-y, about it. But it did kick off a period that I think focuses on Venus, and lasts through the 9th, and that may have a real other-worldliness about it. It concerns relationships, love, assets, talents, and yes, those 2nd House and 7th House things with which Venus is associated–but it most strongly seems to resonate on the personal assessment level: what are my talents? what is my worth? how am I sharing this? what’s really important to me? Astrologically, this may reflect Venus’ path at semi-square to the transiting Sun; it’s the most at odds the Venus energy can ever be to the source of life, and so may bring forward enough dissonance for asset and attitude reflection.

It started with Venus within conjunction range of Vesta on Sunday; anything contacting Vesta feels sacred, but Vesta also calls us to assess what really is sacred to us at the most profound level. This contact kicked off a Venus bonanza that last through the 10th. Today, the 5th, it all gets magnified, amped up by Venus’ exact contact to Vesta at 28 Virgo, which also places the two quincunx the rough midpoint of Chiron/ Neptune=assumptions about both wounds and skills are called forward and measured against fantasy, imaginings, ideals, and creative energy. We see the true worth of our Chiron/ Neptune complex (for we all have one, at this point, after our long trudge with these energies together, and this is all about our wounds, our talents, and how creatively they’re utilized, as well as how realistic we are in assessing them). Now we find out the worth of the complex, and we are asked to decide if it’s something we want to incorporate permanently. This is a serious issue, so pay attention, as what we choose to add to the repetoire at this point will become a prominent part of us, so don’t toy with hurt as a major player in the psyche or especially in relationships, and don’t choose a wounded persona that could eventually define you.

On the 6th Venus is strained; she’s at 29 degrees and molested by Chiron. It may be very hard to see why not to go with woundedness as a righteous part of relationship–but don’t. It’s a road paved with regret.

By the 7th Venus enters her home turf of Libra and opposes Uranus at the Aries Point; relationship and personal revelation is the result–we’ll be very surprised at the partnerships offered, at the assets shared and the companionship denied, and personal earning power and talents may also show a new result. We are in Dark of the Moon at this point, so it all may be very subtle, or something the results of which you don’t see until after the New Moon.

By the 8th our lady is conjunct Saturn, and perhaps nursing a reality-check hangover–this isn’t bad at all, it just brings the exciting possibilities of yesterday down to earth and puts them in a realistic, workable form. The 9th sees Venus oppose Jupiter–now we’re cookin’! The Venusian possibilities that were introduced, that we envisioned and then revised, are ready for action in a big way, but again, we may want to plan, and move on the New Moon.

On the 10th we get the square to Pluto that closes it all out. We can purge, change, and transform the Venusian elements of our lives to a new and much more pleasing form (Venus in pretty pretty Libra), in concert with the New Moon. This is a real opportunity to bring forward your most valuable talents and skills, to birth them along with the powerful ‘start’ energy of the New Moon–good luck!

See ECLIPSE for more detailed forecasts; I will post a New Moon forecast (pretty close to the last minute!) when I return.

I won’t be available through the 10th, and that means no comments will post (though you may make them and they’ll go up later), and no book or ECLIPSE sales will occur, though you can order and they will be sent as soon as I can get back to my computer. I’m sure I’ll miss talking to you all on a daily basis, but I’m off on my own Venusian adventure–see you on the other side!

3-4 May 2010: Wanter Beware

03 Monday May 2010

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Bromidi 1865 While Neptune drives, Venus helps lay the transatlantic cable, which could be a euphemism for what she's doing now with Zeus

The trine that will be in place between Venus and Zeus through the 6th of May is a good place to start today. Both are in Air, and both have a big stake in coming across well to the opposite sex (or to the sex in which they’re interested!) Venus, of course, is anima oriented, and Zeus is animus aligned, and this means that the way one will approach this aspect interaction will be keyed to one’s own primary viewpoint. Now, what does it promise?

A trine is ‘easy,’ meaning the two energies will co-operate without any effort; in this case, the woman, beauty, assets, earnings, what’s of worth, envy, jealousy, greed, luxuries, what’s reproductively oriented, the cost of what we want, will be caught up with the man, the ambitions, the Will, the lust, the desire, the wound of the ‘lost’ father, what one wants without regard to cost, and this interaction could be the start of any number of ‘new’ concepts, ideas, mental outlooks, relationships, or other connections (Air, networker Gemini + partnership/ relationship Libra).

I guess I’m saying: watch out what gets going, starting about two days ago, right through the 6th, as the spark of contact may create something larger than the two parts from which it begins. We could see a lot of babies conceived, passionate acts perpetrated, lusts exposed, and episodes of falling in love, with any variety of person, thing, or goal. Earth and Pallas are exactly conjunct; if we can stay tuned to the material reality, aware of the actual circumstances of our lives, we won’t be swept into something inextricable by the romance (Venus) and lust (Zeus) of the influencing aspect. Uranus is in the 29th degree of Pisces, pushing us in the most nebulous way to express our most unique qualities, and the pressure to act up, show off, or make a splash will squeeze the subconscious and perhaps propel us forward when at another time we might be content to sit back and let events take their course without such strenuous, even desperate, input.

 This is one of the most important influences imo for the coming few days, and each of us should consider how this influence might work itself into our lives. Be prepared: we could be setting up a situation where we receive rewards for going after what we want, where we create something new and bigger than the current elements might imply on their own, where the cost for our ambitions or lusts is not taken into account, and/ or where we change irrevocably our relationship to something or someone else, and the influence of what happens right now could stretch far into the future. Good luck everyone!

Once again, I’d like to express my gratitude to those who are supporting the new issue of ECLIPSE. All who purchase the Spring issue are invited to contact me at juliedemboski@hotmail.com with their birth data (one person only; you can submit info for a friend or relative instead of yourself if you choose) and a few salient details (are you a mother? an artist? do you work with or have a special connection to nature? have allergies or digestive ailments? are power relationships a ‘big deal’ in your life? do you negotiate successfully within your life, or do you tend to negotiate away power or responsibility?) and I’ll provide a personal portrait of Ceres at work in your natal chart. This will likely be comprised of a few paragraphs discussing its placement, its relationship to other placements, and the possible role her energy plays in your life, the positives and pitfalls. If you’d prefer, you may instead choose Zeus (star of the first issue, and a better fit for most male readers).  Thank you for all your support!

Today’s Link: immodestly, I list the new issue of ECLIPSE! Features useful forecasts for the coming three months, material on the Sun as a core identity indicator, synastry in action, Earth as our material purpose, Ceres, and much more! What are you waiting for? Only $2.95! http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/new-eclipse-spring-2010/

2 April 2010: God’s ‘To-Do’ List

02 Friday Apr 2010

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Let's pretend this is God's to-do list {{PD}} via Wikimedia Commons

Or we could say ‘Universal Mandate,’ like it’s health care (!) but whatever we call it, it may underlie more transitory aspects and add a feeling both fated and stressful–a perfect combination if we’re sailing along, unconscious, to make us act out in some pretty primal, down ‘n dirty ways–so watch for this, as you’re likely to encounter it at least once or twice along the way (I know you, gentle reader, aren’t acting unconsciously–you wouldn’t be here if you were!) The Finger of God of which we speak can be used by the aware to channel reactionary energies into constructive action. Apex Saturn with a base of Mercury conjunct Venus sextile Chiron speaks to actualizing values and some of our most unique and personal talents in service of accomplishment, particularly accomplishment that involves aesthetics and/ or partnership/ relationships. It all may feel precipitous, like we’re just starting out (the 00 placements of Saturn and Mercury) and the wound may compete with those already mentioned talents for use of the energy (Chiron at 29 degrees) but it’s our job to funnel the energies in useful ways–and we can get started, just as soon as the Moon enters Sagittarius (9:52 AM PDT).

We’ve discussed the Moon’s immediate reaction upon changing signs in yesterday’s entry; after that, the day is dominated by the Finger and a couple of other aspects: Venus trine Ceres, and the Earth conjunct Zeus. The former contact brings power to all things Venusian, making us able to achieve in Art, in expressing values, and in expressing love, but here’s where we also must take care, as Ceres can urge us to intrude on the province of others (see my in-depth article in the upcoming spring issue of ‘ECLIPSE’). The latter contact, of Earth and Zeus, simply magnifies material concerns and the materialization of the products of Will and ambition–so expect a big push forward, especially from those who are instituting ‘Big Plans.’ This suggests that any who are acting unconsciously may actually be a bit dangerous, as their need to make their own wants and goals happen may override every other consideration–just make sure you aren’t one of them!

Get your April forecast, and lots of other astro info, with a focus on the asteroid Zeus and a useful guide to House interceptions, here http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/eclipse-in-depth-astrology-for-the-21st-century/ Read an excerpt from the upcoming Spring issue here http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com/new-eclipse-spring-2010/

Today’s Link: More on the Yod by the excellent Jude Cowell  http://2hrsyulnvrgetbck.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-2-2010-yod-patterns-for-desperate.html and, informative and interesting! http://ibizaastrologer.wordpress.com/ Also an eloquent explanation on Void of Course Moon standards by Christine N. Davis http://askchristine.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/the-other-kind-of-void-of-course-moon/

And have a great day!

18 Jan 2010: Exuberant Caution

18 Monday Jan 2010

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The Moon’s just hit Pisces and so has Jupiter, bringing a sense of exuberance that may have an over-optimistic, reckless quality–everything’s wide open and we are quick to rush right in. Does that make us fools, like in the old song, or angels who wander, protected, into dicey territory? A little of both, as Mars sextiles Zeus and squares Pallas, making the action and ambition principle quick to push us forward while good sense and inner wisdom cry out for attention–and they’re likely to be ignored, unless we rein ourselves in and focus on the practical and the doable.

Saturn squares both Pluto and Mercury, and Vesta trines them; we find the practical and the doable here, but nobody said it would be easy. Tension continues between the realism principle and the transformative one, and words and thoughts may betray us as they clash with ‘what is,’ and worse, are inadvertently destructive; we open our mouths and the meaning of our utterances can be much different than we intended. If we invest in Self-discipline (and this may mean keeping our opinions to ourselves, for now), and don’t expect leaps and bounds of progress, the day will go by without implosions; even better, if we focus on those things we truly revere, and take care of home and our most intimate relationships (and this may not be easy, see Venus, below) we can make the most of these touchy energies–something genuine and sturdy can be built, if we try.

 In the 7 AM hour Venus enters Aquarius, at least helping us understand what’s of worth, what we should bother with, and what can be disregarded. In this sign Venus enjoys a clear head, for once, though she’s adept at justifying anything she wants and may play it cool and hard to get; what’s more, she hides her jealousy and desires behind rational arguments and reasoning, and she may needlessly rebel when frustrated, possibly destroying what she normally treasures. Unless you’re naturally attuned to Aquarian and Uranian energies, caution is called for, as Venus takes an atypical tack in the sign of the Waterbearer. In two days the Sun joins her and the influence is much more easily detected.

Today’s Link: I wanted to include this blog in the Kreativ Awards, as it’s a great, unpreachy source of dietary and life habit information, but I may have already given it an award? Not sure, but visit anyway http://beansandyoga.wordpress.com/  And have a great day!

Where do we Find our Talents? (Reprint from April ’08)

15 Thursday Oct 2009

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I thought this might be a good subject for contemplation during this Dark of the New Moon in Libra–I think many of us are feeling the need to re-focus on talents and assets; too much energy scattering and distraction of late have left many feeling just a wee bit ragged.

In assessing talents I go straight for Venus and Chiron in the natal chart. Venus represents our assets, sometimes quite literally; these are traits and abilities we can pull out of our pockets and use, the best examples being Venus-ruled gifts such as singing ability or artistic talent. Venus attributes always carry an undefinable je ne sais quoi that shines through and designates the result as talent, rather than mere effort. Venus is like ability currency we can spend as we like; it draws admiration, and marks us as naturally skilled, whether we work to develop that ability or not.

Chiron is another kind of attribute entirely, a much more subtle ability that is highly unique and personalized to our Beingness and experience. The Chirotic skill has the quality of being channeled through us, and because of this it’s an asset we can freely offer to others, while this specific aid remains unavailable for our own use. We can profit from Venus; the profit we derive from Chiron is personal and spiritual, for the most part, with the goal being to take the Chirotic experience from a personal to a transpersonal level.

We can make the most of our total assets and abilities when we find a way to make Chiron and Venus work in concert; this doesn’t necessarily involve them working together in the same area–in fact that rarely produces success, instead fostering a confusion of purpose and values–but rather calls for each to be prominent in its proper domain, dictated by placement and aspects.

We have a fine, subtle example of the two working in concert in actress and activist/ ambassador Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929, 3:00 AM, Ixelles Belgium). She began life drawing strongly on Venus, studying ballet, but after a move to the Netherlands in hopes of sheltering from the Nazis, she and her mother weathered the occupation, where young Audrey carried messages, hidden in her ballet shoes, to resistance fighters. This duality of gifts continued throughout her life, as she became an international movie star and UN goodwill ambassador, visiting and advocating for those experiencing some of the harshest conditions on earth.

She has Venus in Aries retrograde in the 1st; the 1st spans from the 28 Aquarius ASC to 26 Aries cusp of the 2nd, and also contains Pallas and the Moon in Pisces, and Uranus in Aries. Venus rules the communication 3rd and the 8th of support from and resources of others/ life and death issues, and she has six Taurus placements: Ceres, Chiron, the Sun, Jupiter, the North Node, and Vesta. Her Chiron, as mentioned, is in Taurus, and thus concerns the Venusian outlets of Taurus, in this case perhaps the food supply, as that was the focus of the UN activity. Her wound in this regard may have shown in the circumstances of the occupation, with food scarce and stability and security non-existent, and her gift may have been the appreciation of these very things–many of her movie roles show a woman who moves her focus from appreciation of the material to appreciation of the fabric of human relationship.

Venus in the 1st in Aries suggests a personal leadership role that has value to herself and to others. She was out front as both a fashion icon (and lifelong friend of designer Givenchy) and as a celebrity advocate–she was one of the first to visit the places in need of aid and interact with the inhabitants for the camera, in the hope of inspiring the world–this in itself says she was able to elevate Chiron from personal to transpersonal, as a world stage (depending, of course, on the size of your world) where one’s actions have a large ripple effect is one of the signs Chiron has been maximized.

Venus ruler Mars is in Cancer in the 6th–this was everyday work for her, suggesting she was living her values, very much a ‘what you see is what you get’ position. Mars ruler Moon is in the 1st in Pisces, giving the personalized connection to the Collective welfare. Moon ruler Neptune is in the 6th in Leo, just at the DSC–helpful for an actress–and Neptune ruler Sun is in Taurus in the 2nd of talents and Self-worth–and we’re back to Venus.

We see Chiron swept up in the Venus energy flow in this chart, and get a further hint as to how it works in concert as Taurean Ceres sits at the midpoint of Chiron/ Venus; this draws a picture of how important nature and personal authority would be in this life, suggesting that these areas would bridge the manifestations of both Venus and Chiron as she sought to bring aid and comfort, by using her personal authority, to others.

See my books on Chiron and on personal relationships here http://dogandsunflower.wordpress.com

Intriguing Aspects At Large

05 Monday Oct 2009

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I look and at first see the same old same old, starring that Mystic Rectangle involving the Nodes, that just won’t go away–and I’m looking for it to dissolve as it doesn’t seem to be making life any better for us–at least, not in any new, obvious way–I think it set its effect some time ago, so it feels like a running ‘good luck’ thing for some and a ‘bad luck’ thing for others (if the elements of the Rectangle are in significant hard contact to important parts of your natal chart), and a mixture for those with both hard and easy contact. So, it hasn’t recently offered us much that’s new, until right about now, as Mercury moves into proximity to conjunction with Saturn, and Mars sneaks up on the South Node; suddenly our outlook changes just a bit–we’re primed to actually move on some of what’s been presented as possible (or possibly presented as outside our reach, depending on the aforementioned contact), and we have a strong urge to make our thoughts manifest. The impetus to make ‘it’ happen comes forward–but is it wise to act?

Mars is still quincunx Neptune, and the Juno/ Uranus combo is trine the Arian strongman–this suggests that implementing plans (specifically those plans you’ve been itching to get off the ground, but have so far been either totally in the planning stages or have somehow been thwarted when you did try to go forward) would be difficult–we can’t really tell what action’s needed, and underlying it all there may be too much ‘I’ll show you!’ energy, too much neediness to feel empowered, which makes it just too tempting to do anything in order to meet your goals. Better in my view to hold off until about the 8th; then Vesta is firmly entrenched opposed Jupiter, and the Sun is sextile our saucy, sacred tart, and together this signals we’ll see very clearly our own values vis a vis society and our personal social sphere–and that makes it easy to know what we want to do. As well, we’ll have the energy to do what we intend, as opposed to the current situation, where the energy seems to flow on and off as if controlled by a giant, invisible switch.

In fact, the 8th has a lot of big selling points in terms of what positive aid may be available to us. The Moon will be trine the Sun (that energy bounce), Mercury will be exact semi-sextile Ceres at 28 Virgo/ Libra, respectively(a glib tongue, the power, authority, and charisma to negotiate successfully, and very possibly a ‘right time, right place’ aspect, especially if either makes soft contact to the natal chart), and Venus moves to within conjunction of Saturn, opposition of Uranus/ Juno, and quincunx of Chiron/ Neptune. The first two sets of aspects put in place a dynamic of what we value, relationships, and assets being either ‘nailed down’ in some way, of being featured center stage as we want (demand?) their materialization, and we muster what education and skills, and sense of empowerment, we own in service of this. The latter aspect, Venus quincunx Chiron/ Neptune, may with care serve to make us sensitive in a highly positive way, possibly divinely inspired, and if we’re flexible, in touch with our ideals. And that is the key, remaining flexible to both take advantage of the influences and to avoid, in over zealousness to create precisely what we believe we want, shutting out the love that is there, available, being offered.

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