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The Moon is in late Pisces, about to enter Aries.In the 60th hexagram of the I Ching, the idea of regulations or restrictions is explored in depth. Confucius comments that heaven and earth are naturally ordered and regulated according to fixed and repeating cycles. He also comments that when rulers or nations create just laws and regulations excess and deficiency are both avoided to the benefit of everyone.​The image of the 60th hexagram features water over a lake, which is an image of the …

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The waning crescent Moon is in Pisces today.Here is what to watch for today:* The desire to put aside our differences for the sake of political, social, sexual, romantic, professional, or aesthetic harmony is strong right now. However the impulse to unite might be happening to the detriment of the facts, or the need to continue parsing things out as carefully and slowly and ethically as possible.* We should be careful of how much we are willing to compromise or share with others, or how much …

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The last quarter Moon is in Aquarius today. Meanwhile, Mercury turns retrograde in the next few hours and Venus will soon enter Taurus.As this Moon cycle winds down, the planets occupying the double bodied signs right now (Jupiter, Mars/Saturn, and Neptune) are getting ready for a big month of May. The Jupiter/Mars/Saturn/Neptune t-square will be nearly exact by the end of next month. So what might this mean?* As double bodied signs indicate a kind of ongoing or perpetual state of change or …

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Mercury is stationing in the sign of Taurus today and will turn retrograde tomorrow. Here's what to watch for as the weekend approaches:* Revising, reconsidering, rehashing, something from the past (Mercury RX)* Going back through something, carefully, for the sake of greater harmony or peace in relationships (Mercury RX in a Venus ruled sign)* Taking more time to rest and enjoy the simple and the natural things in life (Mercury RX in Taurus)* Breakdowns, criticisms, investigations, delays of …

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Today a special longer treatment of our upcoming Mercury retrograde!First we should recognize that Mercury will turn retrograde in a Venus ruled sign, just as Venus is moving out of a Mars ruled sign (Aries), and into her own sign of Taurus where she is much more comfortable and empowered. Simultaneously we should notice that Mercury is being strongly emphasized through Jupiter's upcoming station in Virgo. Both Mars and Saturn, as well as Neptune, are all moving through Jupiter ruled signs, and …

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As we turn the corner into the month of May, we are about to see the intensification of the Jupiter/Saturn/Neptune t-square.Although Jupiter and Saturn and Saturn and Neptune and Jupiter and Neptune have all made exact aspects to each other in the past year, the three planets have never exactly aligned all at once, and although they will still not exactly align in the upcoming weeks, they will come the closest to an exact t-square during the month of May (within a few degrees).Looking at the …

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Happy Full Moon Everyone! The Moon will be full just after midnight to night (here on the east coast USA).As this Full Moon takes place in the sign of the Scorpion, opposite the Sun in the sign of the Bull, we will likely see an amplification of Mars/Venus themes over the next few days.Here is what to watch for:* Friendships, relationships, partnerships, romance, or cooperative efforts torn apart by philosophical differences that reflect deeper incompatibilities* New directives or initiatives …

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The Sun has just entered Taurus, while the Moon is moving through the sign of Libra, heading toward a square with Pluto and then oppositions with Venus and Uranus.In an essay called "Imagination is Bull," James Hillman wrote, "When confronted with a great animal power, whether in the shape of an actual animal or an animated image, we in our culture rarely bow down to it, sing to it, or dance in its honor, nor do we even run for cover. Rather, our usual move is to interpret. We have the …

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Happy Tuesday Everyone!Here's what to watch for:* The Sun will shortly enter Taurus today. Watch for a shift in direction toward the grounded, stable, firm, and fixed, but also notice the underlying Venusian themes coming into focus: beauty, grace, harmony, and ease.* With the Moon waxing toward full in the sign of Scorpio, but moving through the Venus ruled sign of Libra for the next two days before the full moon, we should take note of an important underlying theme. The emphasis on Venus ruled …

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Annnnnd...Mars is now officially retrograde.What to watch for:* An introversion of the Mars archetype--learning patience, controlling our anger, being tactful, biding our time, waiting for the right strategic moment* Suppressing someone else's enthusiasm* Repressing destructive actions* Underlying philosophical or ideological differences in relationships, surfacing, hiding, creating tension, undermining* Knuckling down and getting to work* Revisiting old hurts, battles, or rivalries* Irritation, …

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As the Moon is presently engaging the Jupiter/Saturn square from the sign of Virgo, let's reflect on some of the archetypal dynamics at play within the current political climate of the US Presidential primaries.Remembering that archetypes like Jupiter and Saturn do not exist or express themselves in a vacuum, remembering the idea that we are frequently polarized by the dynamics between these archetypes when they relate through squares and oppositions in particular, we may observe some of the …

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