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Pluto/Uranus Aftershocks
The Moon is in Virgo this morning, applying to trine the Sun in Taurus and then oppose Neptune in Pisces.A series of shock waves heard around the world. Natural disasters and plates moving, peaceful protests against police brutality and simultaneous city riots, a transgender athlete coming out of the closet, and same sex marriage arguments before the supreme court. Though we can always make the case that the media creates or distorts these epics, or we can say that we simply see what we want to …
Pluto Retrograde: Reflections on Fate
The Moon is squaring Mercury this morning and then goes void of course for the rest of the day until moving into Virgo tonight.Reflections on Pluto moving retrograde:* Fate means never having to say, "I told you so." Because when we've really understood fate, then we understand that it's not a matter of prediction or advice. It's not a simple matter of instructions not followed, as though fate is a punishment, and it's not about the early bird catching the worm or any other protestant work ethic …
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Success in Small Things
The first quarter Moon is in Leo today, about to conjoin Jupiter before moving into a trine with Uranus and then square to Mars and Mercury.What to watch for:* Pride, arrogance, jealousy, showmanship (Jupiter in Leo)* Family pride, arrogance, jealousy, showmanship (Moon conj Jupiter in Leo)* Social class, royalty, wealth, assets, inheritance (Moon/Jupiter in Leo)* Bigness of the heart, hearth, and home (Moon/Jupiter in Leo)* Warmth, generosity, sunshine, strength of personality and ego …
First Quarter Lion and the Bull
First quarter Moon in Leo today. A crisis of action, as old man Rudhyar used to say.What to watch for:* Money and pride (Taurus/Leo Sun/Moon)* Simplicity and power (Taurus/Leo)* A nice environment ruined by selfish attention seeker (Taurus/Leo)* Bling and the subject of living within our means (Taurus/Leo)* Generosity versus selfishness (Taurus/Leo)* Expressiveness versus conservation of energy (Taurus/Leo)* Indulgence and luxury (Taurus/Leo)* Loyalty and inflexibility (Taurus/Leo)How do we use …
The Dream of Taurus
The Moon is in Cancer today, applying to sextile Mercury before turning void of course. A brief discussion about Taurus...You hear a lot of things about Taurus related to simplicity, earthiness, beauty, and peace. Sometimes maybe a few things about greed or lust or stubbornness or possessiveness. But it's rare that we visit the dreamer in Taurus.Imagine for a minute the most peaceful and relaxing day you've had recently, or maybe a day from an earlier point in your life. If you can't think of …
In Defense of Planetary Debilities
Lately I've gotten a number of emails asking me why I use the essential dignities when describing the planetary weather (for example, Mars is in its detriment in Taurus or Venus is exalted in Pisces). The general concern goes like this, "Isn't the language sort of negative? Isn't it too narrow or prescriptive to use words like fallen or debilitated?"I don't think so, and I'll try to explain why as simply as possible.Before I do that I feel like I should acknowledge the concern about the negative …
A strong weekend coming…
The Moon is in Cancer today, applying to trine Neptune as it squares the nodal axis later this afternoon. Then it will move into the Pluto/Uranus square by opposing Pluto and squaring Uranus. A busy day of aspects.What to watch for:* Contentious discussions about values, plans, resources, goals, finances, and the future (Mars/Mercury conj in Taurus)* Inflamed or aggressive communication dynamics (Mars/Mercury conj in Taurus)* Financial hardship (Mars in Taurus)* Hard work pays off (Mars in …
New Eras and Reconstruction
The Moon is in Gemini today, void of course, and meanwhile Venus and Jupiter are sextile to each other today and Mercury and Mars are conjunct.What to watch for:* Poor planning or trying to do too much too quickly when the pace and energy demands slower and more methodical steps (Mercury/Mars in Taurus)* Overstimulation, too much on the plate, scatter brained, all over the place (Venus in Gemini)* Lack of appropriate communication or dialogue, misdirection, secrets, deception, illusions or …
