Following yesterday's solar eclipse, this week Jupiter will make a long-awaited sextile to Saturn, by Sunday. Meanwhile, Venus is applying to a square with Uranus by Thursday.Here's what to watch for:Jupiter/Saturn with Jupiter in Saturn's exaltation and Saturn stationing shortly to turn direct in Jupiter's rulership...* The coming together of young and old* A youthful plan has success, despite it being somewhat rash or bold or risky* A third party arbitrator helps solve a conflict* The coming …
Today is Eclipse Day!
Okay, it's THE GREAT AMERICAN BEST EVER OF THE CENTURY NEVER AGAIN WILL PRICES BE THIS LOW OR ASTROLOGERS THIS GRAND Eclipse day. :-)Here are the top 5 things to remember on eclipse day:1. Today is a day like any other day. The big difference is that while things are being eclipsed all the time, 24/7, on every other day we tend to forget about it. We lose track of the fact that we live in a world of impermanence because we are so deeply invested in the dream of this world. Awakening from …
Eclipsing the Light
What more can we say about the solar eclipse tomorrow?* The only hexagram in the I Ching to directly address eclipses is hexagram 36, called "Eclipsing the Light."* Hexagram 36 tells the story of an evil tyrant who had seized governmental power.* The tyrant was insane, ruthless, vindictive, selfish, and not able to listen to any good counsel or advice.* The true king had been tossed into prison by the tyrant, as was anyone else who was truly virtuous or who disagreed openly with the tyrant, or …
What Do Solar Eclipses Symbolize?
The dark Moon is in Cancer today, and the much-anticipated solar eclipse takes place on Monday.What exactly do solar eclipses symbolize? How should we navigate ourselves through the window of an eclipse?* Let's start by recalling that the Sun has traditionally been associated with ambition and purpose. The Sun is a symbol that brings unity, coherency, clarity, light, inspiration, and direction. We say this because the Sun's path is the unifying symbol in astrology. The zodiac is defined by the …
Venus, Pluto, and Jupiter: Real Joy, Real Enthusiasm
Venus is opposite to Pluto today and will also square Jupiter by Thursday.Some mornings while meditating prior to writing the horoscope of the day, I will consult with the I Ching and ask for further clarification regarding the previous day's I Ching reading. The I Ching readings are always geared toward better understanding a particular planetary transit or set of transits. This morning I asked for clarification about yesterday's reading, which was all about hexagram 58, called "Joy" (see …
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Venus Opposite Pluto
Venus is opposite Pluto over the next 24 hours.Today an I Ching Meditation on the Venus/Pluto opposition.* The 58th hexagram of the I Ching is sometimes called "Joy" and it depicts two lakes conjoined with one another.* The two lakes joined together is a symbol of friendship, and so at first glance hexagram 58 is about the mutual encouragement of the good between friends, colleagues, allies, lovers, and so forth.* When powerful allies and friends come together, motivated by the same emotional …
Mercury Retrograde Opposite Neptune
Mercury is retrograde and opposite Neptune.Planetary reflections:* When information that has been hidden from us is revealed we see more than just the information presented. For whatever is hidden contains within it the seeds of why it was hidden.* When we have no faith in anything larger than ourselves, then our morality, no matter how advanced it may appear, is always primarily functional. We may say that something is good or bad, ethical or unethical, based purely upon what we believe is good …
Mercury, Venus, and Neptune: Serving What We Desire
Mercury is opposite Neptune and about to turn retrograde, while Venus is trine to Neptune.An I Ching Meditation:* The 31st hexagram is called "attraction," but it is also called "influence," or "wooing," or "conjoining," or "influencing to action," or "seeking union," or "persuasion," or even "courting response."* The image shows a lake atop a mountain. The image is, therefore, one of joyful openness amidst unshakable firmness.* The teaching of the hexagram has to do with the kind of …
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Venus Trine Neptune and Sun Sextile Jupiter
As Mercury and Neptune are making an opposition, the Sun is making a sextile to Jupiter today, and Venus is moving into a trine with Neptune.Let's take a look:Mercury/Neptune and Venus/Neptune* What we say when we're not in our right mind* What is true when we're not in our right mind* The slow deterioration of the mind, the facts, the truth* A challenge to our perception* Messages from beyond* The boredom behind the glamour * The mundane realities of spiritual commitment* The true …
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Mercury Opposite Neptune
Mercury is almost to its stationing degree and also opposite to Neptune right now. Meanwhile, Venus is moving into a trine with Neptune over the next few days before opposing Pluto.Here's what to watch for:* Mercury opposite Neptune can bring forgetfulness, wishful thinking, and disillusionment* Mercury opposite Neptune can bring visions, dreams, imagination, romance, and sublime thoughts* Mercury opposite Neptune is about the message and the messenger. When they are on the same page it's …
Lunar Eclipses Teach us To See
Lunar eclipse day!Today, a meditation from the I Ching. If you'd like more hard astrology on the eclipse, check out yesterday's post for more info on how to track the eclipse in your own birth chart.* The 22nd hexagram of the I Ching is called Grace, or adornment, and its image is that of a fire at the base of a mountain.* The fire at nighttime illuminates the mountain, and so to detect or recognize the greatness of something we need small accent lights, small adornments that draw …
Lunar Eclipse Tomorrow!
Happy Sunday everyone. Tomorrow we have a full moon and lunar eclipse in the sign of Aquarius.Here is what to watch for:* In your natal chart, pay attention to the Aquarius/Leo axis in general. If you use whole-sign houses this is relatively easy, but otherwise look for about 15 Aquarius in one of your quadrant-based houses. * The topics of the house are active, up for review, and may include the general lunar eclipse themes of culmination, closure, or transition. Remember that full Moon, lunar …
