Adam Elenbaas

Venus is opposite Neptune.* The 50th hexagram of the I Ching is sometimes referred to as "Establishing the New," and it depicts an ancient Chinese sacrificial vessel with two handles and four legs.* The vessels were called "ding," and they were made whenever a new dynasty began or a new ruler took the throne. They signified the idea of a new beginning or a new era, dedicated to the virtues of heaven.* The ding was also sometimes used to fill with food at memorial ceremonies. The food was offered …

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Jupiter is just separating from its opposition to Uranus, and meanwhile, Venus is opposite Neptune.* Although Jupiter/Uranus is front and center right now in the sky, it's interesting to note the passing of the iconic Playboy founder, Hugh Hefner, right as Venus is coming into an opposition with Neptune. I know next to nothing about Hugh Hefner, but I always find it interesting when the planetary transits seem to reflect the archetypal qualities that a famous celebrity was most known for, just …

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It's first quarter Moon time. Jupiter and Uranus are exactly opposite by late tonight.Here's what to watch for:* Jupiter and Uranus' first opposition occurred right around Christmas time last year. The next opposition occurred in mid-March of 2017, and today marks the final exact opposition.* Right before, during, and just after planets perfect their aspects, it is common to see events in our personal lives or in the collective that mirror the combinations of planetary archetypes.* Jupiter is …

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Jupiter in Libra is now just a few days away from its exact opposition to Uranus in Aries.* The 21st hexagram of the I Ching is called "Biting Through," and it depicts fire and thunder co-mingled.* The image of the hexagram represents an open mouth with an object between the teeth, blocking the mouth from coming together to speak, utter, chew, or digest.* The teaching of the 21st hexagram revolves around the idea that at a certain time forces in nature forcibly remove obstacles to the flow of …

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Mercury is square to Saturn today, and meanwhile, Mars is just past its opposition to Neptune. Jupiter is closing in on its opposition to Uranus.* As Mars opposite Neptune perfected this weekend we saw a wave of controversy in the professional sports world in the United States. It was just one of many Mars/Neptune type events happening around the world but an impressively literal turn of events. Mars is the athlete and warrior, and numerous teams around the NFL chose to sit, kneel, …

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Mercury is moving into a square with Saturn, Mars into an opposition with Neptune, and Jupiter into an opposition with Uranus.Here's what to watch for:* Mercury's square to Saturn brings form, structure, commitment, discipline, gravity, sobriety, and focus to all mental or communicative activities right now. Mercury and Saturn reflect the process of ideas taking shape, of plans crystalizing, and of serious conversations that require honesty, tact, flexibility, patience, and yet...firmness.* …

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Jupiter is closing in on its opposition to Uranus and meanwhile, Mars is approaching its opposition to Neptune.Today an I Ching Meditation on our current transits:* The 51st hexagram of the I Ching is called "thunder," and it involves the image of rolling waves of thunder, or arousing energy.* The 51st hexagram is often associated with shocking or awe-inspiring events, and sometimes with natural disasters.* The judgment reads, "Shock brings success. Shock comes, oh oh! Laughing words - ha, ha! …

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Happy New Moon Everyone! Today Mercury and Mars are opposite Neptune and Venus has just entered Virgo and will also slowly move toward its own opposition to Neptune in the weeks ahead.Here's what to watch for:* Of all the planets, Neptune is perhaps the most archetypal of the bunch. It's as though Neptune's job is to broadly represent the symbolic presence of something divine or eternal within our everyday lives. This doesn't mean that all of the other planets don't reflect eternity in their own …

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It's a New Moon late tonight, and meanwhile, Mercury and Mars are moving into an opposition with Neptune.Here's what to watch for:* With Mercury and Mars opposite Neptune it's easy to fight, argue, analyze, and debate in relation to our ideas or our beliefs.* Mercury and Mars together can easily take apart, cut back, analyze, dissect, strip back, cut into, contest, and criticize the opposition right now, which may be an ideal, a dream, a fantasy, a belief, a dogma, or even a wish.* Mercury and …

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Venus is on the eclipse point today. Meanwhile, it's dark Moon time and Jupiter is nearing its opposition to Uranus.Here's what to watch for:* Anytime that any planet conjoins with eclipse degrees within the first few months of a powerful eclipse, it's normal to see destined events cropping up in different areas of our lives, usually relative to the themes of the particular planet who is making the eclipse.* Today, Venus is conjoining the eclipse degree, so it's possible that we see events …

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