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The Moon is in her fall today in Scorpio as hundreds of thousands of women come together all over to say that misogyny and racism and homophobia and xenophobia are not acceptable.Today I think of my daughter and my wife, my grandmother, my mother and my sister, my cousins, my mother-in-law and all of my adopted Aunts and cousins from my wife's side of the family. My life has been woven together and supported and loved so tremendously because of these beautiful, strong, and intelligent women. …

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A memory of Mars and Saturn...or the limits of what we can lift.When I was a kid I had two posters on the wall directly behind my bed, which was two mattresses laid on the floor because I didn't like the little-boyishness of my bed frame. On the one side, to the top right behind my head was a graphic of a white and roid-rage looking Jesus, doing a knuckle-fisted push up with the cross on his back, a crown of thorns on his head, and the words "The Lords Gym: Bench Pressing the Weight of the …

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Hey Mr. Astrologist, what's the good word today?Well...In just a few hours the Sun will enter Aquarius and the Moon will change signs and enter Scorpio just as it makes its last quarter square with the Sun. Meanwhile, Mars and Saturn are exactly square today.Here's what to watch for:* Fear of the future...as Mars slices forward into the future he meets with the unknown limit, the dark and concrete, Saturn.* The principles of limit, discipline, containment, confinement, isolation, loneliness, …

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The Moon is in Libra this morning, applying to make a square with Mercury.Let's meditate for today on the images interacting in today's Moon/Mercury square:* Mercury is in the sign of the stranger today, the mysterious goat horned one, the home of Saturn, and the place of what is cast out, lonely, marginalized, mysterious, and on the edges of wise old darkness. For Capricorn stands in opposition to the sign of the Moon, the planet whose silvery light reflects to us the ever-changing rivers of …

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The Moon is heading into an opposition with Mars, and then a square with Saturn, before finally making a trine to the Sun today. A complex series of lunar applications, so let's take a look at what to watch for!* Conflicts or opposition surrounding the home, land, property (Moon/Mars opposition)* Unexpected costs or damages related to the home, land, or property (Moon/Mars opposition)* Health problems, accident prone tendencies, nicks, cuts, and scrapes as well as dressing or healing …

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Planetary weather today..* The Moon is applying to an opposition with Venus today. It's a great day for bonding with others, for finding commonalities that bring us together, for gatherings, and for union among friends/family and community.* It's a good day for women in particular to find empowerment with each other, to find a platform for connection, growth, networking, and empowerment.* It's a good day for a little reluctant hedonism. The Moon in Virgo tempted to let her hair down with Venus …

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Let's talk about Mars approaching a square to Saturn...The 9th hexagram of the I Ching is sometimes translated as "Gentle Restraint." The hexagram shows the picture of rain clouds gathering but no rain as of yet. There is also a story that many translators tell involving a time of going back or returning to home or the center into order to gather more force, strength, information, or resources, before launching an expedition. The hexagram is a picture of restraining ourselves from taking the big …

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Let's talk about Mars and Venus in Pisces...Things to know/watch for:* Venus is currently pursuing Mars in the sign of Pisces, a sign where she is exalted* However, they will both change signs and move into Aries, where Mars is in his rulership and Venus her detriment, and then before they can conjoin Venus will station and turn retrograde (March 5th).* We therefore have an interesting symbolic dynamic to keep our eye on in the sky over the next few weeks. Venus in her power pursuing Mars, but …

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Annnnd we welcome the Grand Cross, Full Moon...triggering the Jupiter/Uranus opposition...right on time guys! :-)* Remember that this Grand Cross is also happening at the same time the USA is experiencing a Pluto/Sun opposition...hence today we're defending a tyrant's sexual adventures because we're so awfully open minded while simultaneously condemning the idea that his pee-pee fetishes may have been used by Russia to blackmail him. My facebook feed is also filled with two voices this morning, …

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What to watch for this week as the Full Moon approaches...* This Full Moon will create a grand cross between the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, and Uranus, with Pluto in close range as well.* It's a peak moment where the tensions we're experiencing in different areas of our lives converge simultaneously, perhaps breaking something down that is no longer working, perhaps breaking through a barrier, or perhaps intensifying and illuminating something that has been stirring beneath the surface.* Sometimes …

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Tough forecast today, but hopefully peppered with some optimism and Mercury direct clarity:* Mercury is direct, hopefully presenting forward movement where there have been delays, setbacks, or confusion!* Facing opposition or obstacles in the midst of growing something or trying to move toward a goal (Moon moving toward opposition with Saturn)* Challenges, conflicts, disagreements about how to move forward (Moon moving toward square with Mars)* Building, strategizing, planning, and competition …

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The Sun and Pluto are conjoined today, and the Moon is moving toward a trine with both of them.* It's a good day to lie low and steer clear of drama* It's also a good day for total transformation* It's a good day to embrace the change* It's a good day to say yes to your fears * It's a good day to purify/cleanse and heal* It's a good day for a purge* It's a good day to see a situation completely transform and to find help and support unexpectedly or in a powerful new way* It's a good day for …

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