The Moon is in Gemini today, slowly applying to an opposition with Saturn.Here's a few things to look forward to over the next month:* Gradually Venus will begin to emerge from the beams of the Sun. By late July she will appear in the western sky as the evening star, emerging in the sign of the Lion, like a queen. Venus related things have been in recovery and rebirth mode for several weeks now, but there is still a month left before she finally emerges in her own light again.* Meanwhile, Venus …
Mars Direct and the Beginning of the End
The Moon is in Taurus today, applying to an opposition with Mars in Scorpio. Meanwhile, Mars is direct today!Here's what to watch for and then an I Ching reading for today's astrology:* Reversals of circumstance or changes of mind and heart may bring up challenges or opposition within relationships, work places, and families.* The shedding or eliminating or rejecting of something (Moon opposite Mars just turned direct)* The disruption to the status quo, or a rain on the parade (Moon in Taurus …
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Mars Direct Day!
Happy Mars Direct day everyone! In the next 24 hours Mars will begin to move forward again through the zoidac. Meanwhile the Moon has entered her exaltation in Taurus. Woohoo!Here's what to watch for:* What has been severed or taken apart may start to come together again* A revision or deconstruction process is nearing completion, or nearing an important turning point* What has been blocked, stuck stubborn, and willfully defiant will now start to turn around* A conflict from the past starts to …
Level 10 Mars Ninjas
Happy Mars Stationing Day. Brought to you by an Aries Moon that is moving toward a conjunction with Uranus in Aries!Here's what you might see out there in life land:* Feeling recharged, recovering, and raring to go* Accidentally injuring yourself, again, and feeling generally pissed off or grumpy* Feeling motivated, ready, able to do leaping ninja kicks out the door* Ninja kicking people who are ready to do leaping ninja kicks out the door* Resolving conflicts from the past* Clearing the air, …
Last Quarter Moon with Mars Stationing
The last quarter Moon is in Aries today, and Mars has basically stopped moving and will turn direct by the end of the week.Here's another set of themes you might notice this week, especially as the last quarter Moon comes through today:* Humility or grace in defeat* Emotional courage* Showing others that you are resilient by getting back up after you've fallen down or taken a hard knock* An important decision...do we fight something or do we walk humbly and take the high road?* Criticism and how …
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Mars Stationing and the Word “No”
As Mars is getting closer to stationing we can watch for...* Reminders of what's important that come through the word "no"* Reminders of what's important that come through something failing or not being received as well as we hoped for* Reliving a frustrating pattern but perhaps meeting it with a new level of maturity* Trying to repeat something from the past whose time is up* Trying to fit a square peg into a round hole* Someone interrupting your progress, blocking your flow, or picking you …
Sitting In as Mars Stations
In the next week Mars will station and turn direct in Scorpio.Here are some general tips for a Mars station:* Clear the air if you have to, but don't throw tantrums, if it's important enough then you are strong enough to be tactful* If something has been weakened don't be surprised if it starts to regain strength. Things that may gain strength: will, self belief, courage, sex drive, energy levels, or the basic strength or weakness of some area of your life in particular (Mars may govern a …
Things You May Not Know About Cancer
The Sun and Venus are now both in the sign of Cancer.Things you should but might not know about Cancer:* They say Cancers are hoarders or collectors of objects. This is because the Moon (whose home sign is Cancer) collects the lights of all the other planets as it moves very quickly through the zodiac.* They say Cancers are warm and "giving." This is also because the Moon not only collects the light of the other planets but also distributes the light through her gentle, nocturnal light.* They …
Solstice and Full Moon Light
Happy Summer Solstice AND Full Moon!!!What a glorious day of light, reflected by both the Moon's brightest face and the Sun's longest day.Here's what to watch for:* The end/climax of a struggle drawing near (Mars about to station and turn direct)* A transitional phase climaxing and starting to complete itself (Mutable grand cross culminating/completing)* Pivotal moments, experiences, events, that dramatically change the course of events and relationships, including themes that relate to family, …
Because Venus is in Cancer!
Venus is in Cancer...so you should...* Cuddle with your kids* Get near the water* Celebrate women and mothers* Keep a secret* Get over the top nostalgic about whatever you want, and don't apologize* Dream of life closer to the land* Take a daydreamcation* Imagine something better than what you're doing while you're doing something you love to be doing* Imagine the whole world is a set of very comforting breasts* Study something hidden, deep, ancestral, buried* Get lost in a library with a cup of …
Words Not Believed
The Moon is in Scorpio this morning, about to conjoin with Mars. Today a meditation on the discovery of a new layer of inscription being decoded on the Antikythera mechanism (an ancient astronomical computing device that was found in a shipwreck in 1901).Yesterday I explored the 49th hexagram of the I Ching and we discussed the puzzling dynamics of revolutionary times. The I Ching says that a revolution won't be believed until it is accomplished and yet there is advice not to try to convince …
Mercury/Saturn and Revolutionary Conditions
The Moon is in Scorpio again today, meanwhile Mercury's opposition to Saturn is growing stronger.Yesterday's filibuster on gun control in the senate is a great example of the Mercury/Saturn opposition intensifying in the midst of the mutable grand cross. Using the headline as a metaphor, we might say that recent pivotal events in our lives are leading to or intensifying various debates, standoffs, arguments, decisions, and value conflicts. Mercury and Saturn can work together to form …
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