Happy Full Moon Everyone!This morning I sat with the I Ching and examined the current planetary transits. I asked the I Ching to clarify a couple of transits that are coming in the next few days, specifically the Mercury/Mars sextile and Jupiter/Saturn sextile, and the Moon's upcoming oppositions to Mercury and Saturn.Here's what came back...Hexagram 33: RetreatThe image of dangerous forces on the rise or in pursuit, and the instruction to retreat or withdraw rather than trying to undertake any …
Jupiter/Uranus: Oppression and Imagination
Jupiter and Uranus are moving toward an exact opposition with each other by Christmas and the New Year.Here are some important events related to previous Jupiter/Uranus conjunctions and oppositions...* On December 17th of 2010, as Jupiter and Uranus were within two degrees of their conjunction, a Tunisian man set himself on fire after his goods were confiscated at a roadside stand he was selling them at...he died in January as Jupiter and Uranus were just separating from their conjunction, and …
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Full Moon Energy Building
The Moon is in Aries today, applying gradually to a trine with Venus and square with Mars by late tonight, after it moves into Taurus. Meanwhile, Venus has just entered Capricorn and Jupiter is moving closer to a square with Pluto and an opposition with Uranus. Mercury has also just entered Sagittarius.Here's what to watch for:* The waxing moon in Mars' sign points toward the fiery, intensification of things as we head toward the full Moon.* Mercury is moving toward its first appearance as the …
Jupiter/Saturn Shows Signs of Progress are Near
The Moon is in Aries today, moving toward an opposition with Jupiter and then a trine with Saturn. Jupiter and Saturn are themselves in an applying sextile with Saturn in Jupiter's sign.Here's what to watch for:* Modesty leads to success.* Favorable interventions or turns of circumstance that lead to unexpected good fortune.* Family or community support leads to success.* An inspirational image to set our eyes upon.* Concentrated efforts lead to results.* Good intentions lead to things working …
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Jupiter/Uranus on the Horizon
A brief horoscope of the day...the Moon is applying to a square with Saturn today, and then a trine with the Sun. Meanwhile, Jupiter and Uranus are tightening in their opposition...What to watch for:* The intensity and heaviness of the day is reflected in the application of the Moon to a square with Saturn. Watch for the emotional heaviness to build and consider that slow, simple, quiet, responses to the world around us will likely work better than any extreme efforts.* By tonight the Moon will …
The Long View of Astrology
Like many other astrologers, I'm waking up today wondering how I could have misread the planetary signs regarding this election. Like many pollsters and commentators and predictors, this outcome was "unpredictable." Well, yes and no. In both of the horary charts that I cast for the election there were signs of an upcoming scandal or event for Hillary, though her victory seemed assured regardless. For example, in one of my classrooms just three days before the FBI letter from Comey, I said, "It …
Election Day Astrology
Happy Election Day Everyone!The Moon is in late Aquarius today, moving into Pisces. Meanwhile, Mars is moving into Aquarius late tonight, and Jupiter is still applying to a sextile with Saturn.Here's what to watch for:* The culminating of Mars in Capricorn coincides with election night in the USA.* Its likely that as Mars enters Aquarius tonight the media networks will be declaring a winner in the race. It's interesting to think that right at this moment the most decisive thing happening …
Waxing Moon to Emerging Mercury
The Moon is in Capricorn today, making a sextile to Mercury and then applying to a conjunction with Mars.Here's what to watch for:* The first signal that something is brewing and the sense that more information or clarity related to it will present itself later.* Preparations and preemptive premonitions.* Something from the past coming back and becoming relevant again, possibly prompting us to take precautionary measures.* Investing in something technological, instructive, educational.* Seeing …
Repairing What’s Been Damaged
The Moon is in Capricorn this morning, moving toward a square with Jupiter in Libra and then a sextile with the Sun in Scorpio.Here's what to watch for:* Whenever a new moon cycle begins it takes roughly three days before we first see the Moon as a waxing crescent. This first reappearance of the Moon frequently coincides with its first harmonious aspect to the Sun since the start of the cycle. For this reason, the first sextile of a new moon cycle is an auspicious moment that may indicate any of …
Jupiter/Saturn Sextile: A Visitation from the Cosmic Judge
The Moon is in Sagittarius this morning, and will enter Capricorn later this evening. Meanwhile, Jupiter is approaching a sextile with Saturn and Mercury is slowly but surely separating from the Sun.Here's what to watch for:* When Jupiter and Saturn work together harmoniously there is often a measured and mature effort to create or build something.* Jupiter/Saturn working together emphasizes the young and the old coming together to accomplish something.* Jupiter/Saturn working together brings …
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Moon/Saturn: Addition through Subtraction
The Moon is approaching conjunctions with Saturn and Venus today.Whenever the Moon approaches a conjunction with Saturn we often see addition through subtraction as a significant theme. For starters, Saturn occupies the two signs opposite the lights, Aquarius and Capricorn. He is therefore generally related to that which opposes light: ignorance, darkness, decline, decay, degeneration, limitation rather than growth, old age rather than youth, death rather than birth, and so forth. Of course …
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Moon/Jupiter Today: Trust the Process
Today the Moon enters Sagittarius and begins an application with reception to a sextile of Jupiter. Meanwhile, Mercury is gradually moving into its evening star position, and Venus is separating from Saturn.What to watch for:* As the Moon applies to a sextile with its host, Jupiter, it's a good day to find answers, get results, to find help from people who know or who have wisdom or genuine authority, to get the green light to move forward with something, to commence or begin something, to make …
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