Adam Elenbaas

It's Saturn's day again. The Moon is just about to conjoin with Saturn, and Mercury is separating from its conjunction to Uranus and trine to Saturn. Meanwhile, Uranus and Saturn are themselves coming together in a trine.A meditation on today's transits...* The 59th hexagram of the I Ching is sometimes called "Dispersion," and it depicts wind blowing over the surface of the water, dispersing and evaporating it.* Hexagram 59 can point to a time where people are losing their focus and potentially …

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So Mercury has separated from Uranus, and immediately after we have a series of aspects happening at once with a complex web of receptions between the planets.* Mercury is in mutual reception with Mars (Mercury in Aries, and Mars in Gemini), and Mercury is moving into a trine with Saturn just as Mars is moving into a trine with Jupiter. Jupiter is in Saturn's exaltation and Saturn in Jupiter's domicile (Libra/Sagittarius). However, Mars in Gemini and Jupiter in Libra are in each other's …

Continue Reading about Mercury/Uranus Separating and Full Moon Rising

Mercury is now almost exactly conjunct Uranus in Aries. The two will be exactly conjoined around 12:30 am eastern time tonight, right under the orb of the Full Moon, which will be full Wednesday night.We've spent a lot of time looking at this transit, and some readers have asked me why? The short answer is that I'm spending so much time with this because the heavens are spending so much time with this. The sky is the great mirror. It's not causing anything to happen in my view so much as it is …

Continue Reading about Mercury/Uranus: Being Seized

Well, if you can believe it Mercury and Uranus are STILL conjunct. But today and tomorrow are the big days, just as we reach the Full Moon. Mercury is finally picking up speed and will perfect its conjunction with Uranus around 1 am eastern time, Wednesday. The Full Moon is Wednesday night.Today a meditation on the 3rd hexagram of the I Ching, another hexagram that relates well to the Mercury/Uranus conjunction.* Hexagram #3 of the I Ching is called "Difficulty at the beginning."​* The …

Continue Reading about Mercury/Uranus: Difficulty at the Beginning

Mercury and Uranus come together, as the Full Moon rises, and the words "liberation," and "enlightenment" appear in the heavenly writing.But what do these words mean? What could they possibly mean when they too will disappear in the endless cycling of the planets. This conjunction shall pass, this full moon shall wane, and life will continue its ebb and flow. The sky will keep revolving. So what are we to make of "liberation" or "enlightenment," or even "individuation," when all is in …

Continue Reading about Mercury/Uranus: And What is Liberation, Really?

Mercury/Uranus thoughts of the day...* The last time I was able to identify a long standing conjunction between a stationing to direct Mercury with Uranus in Aries was 1426 (please feel free to double check me!). I have no idea what that means, but it's certainly not an astrological transit that occurs often...in any sign!* The 9th hexagram of the I Ching is called "Gentle Restraint," and it's teaching is about exactly what it sounds like it's about. :-)* One image that is constantly …

Continue Reading about Mercury/Uranus: Avoid Bloody Deeds

The waxing Moon is in Virgo today, the rulership and exaltation of Mercury, who is moving forward again toward a conjunction with Uranus.The power of this very long and slow conjunction with Uranus will continue to be the focal point of daily meditation for today's horoscope.Here are some things to watch for:* Mercury is in Mars' sign and Mars in Mercury's, as Mercury rules the mouth as well as the "intelligence," and Mars is related to our desires and appetites as well as our actions and …

Continue Reading about Surprised by Ourselves

Mercury has turned direct but will be conjoined with Uranus until next Wednesday!Here are some of the mythological themes to remember right now:* Uranus is frequently associated by astrologers with the myth of Prometheus* Prometheus stole the fire from Zeus and carried it away, concealed in a fennel stalk, to give to humanity* Prometheus was chained to the side of a cliff and tortured for his fire theft* The astrological Uranus is also associated with the story of the Greek god's castration. …

Continue Reading about Presence and Prometheus

Mercury turns direct today while in conjunction with Uranus.An I Ching meditation on revelations, epiphanies, changes of heart, changes of mind, discovery, and breakthrough...* The 27th hexagram of the I Ching is called "Providing Nourishment," and it depicts an open mouth.* The message of the hexagram, very simply, is about watching what comes in and out of our mouth. It is a hexagram that has a lot to do with nutrition, but it's also a hexagram that has a lot to do with speaking and talking.* …

Continue Reading about The Secret Revolution

It's first quarter Moon today and Mercury is effectively stationed within a degree of Uranus in Aries.It's a good day to...* Lose your head, lose your cool, lose your shit* Find that you're on your own, having to stand up for yourself, and struggling to get anywhere* Realize that you're not moving anywhere soon* Drive too fast* Get a surprise email, letter, message, or piece of information* To shift your understanding or idea about something dramatically* To give up and see what comes in place …

Continue Reading about The Voice that Will Be Heard

Mercury is stationing over the next few days, just a degree off from Uranus in Aries.Here's what to watch for...* Today the Moon squares Mercury and Uranus. Watch for sudden and unexpected disruptions, reversals, announcements, news, or information related to all things lunar (home, family, children, health, women, mother, etc).* With Mercury and Uranus stationing watch for pivotal changes or dynamic and fast or rapid events that serve to deconstruct, transform, and explode previously held …

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As we sit with the ongoing Mercury/Uranus conjunction for the next week, it will be important to continue meditating upon its symbolism.Today an I Ching Meditation...considering that Mercury and Uranus are also trine to Saturn and that Mercury is in a mutual reception with Mars in Gemini.* The 28th hexagram of the I Ching is called "Critical Mass," and it shows us a powerful time of creative transition, often resting upon the stagnation of an old or outworn structure, habit, or way of doing …

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