How are you feeling about where you are in your life today? The current astrological configurations are reflecting stressful times for all of us.
It is important to remember that ‘stress’ does not equate to ‘bad’!
Stress is our teacher! Embrace the teaching!
There are many of you who are blessed with your heart’s desire! Even with that, you are struggling with questions, stress, and doubt. These are serious times.
Alongside the struggles and the challenges we find opportunities at every juncture in the road. Keep your eyes open for them!
The question is: are you ready to engage in these opportunities?
Are you ready to step forward, take responsibility for your path, and do the hard work required to take full advantage of this time? The opportunity for freedom doesn’t come cheap and is not without challenge; none of us get a free ride!
What are you willing to release from your life in order to bring your circumstances to a richer, fuller place with more freedom and joy?
Are you ready to let go of a certain view you have of yourself? You know the one! The view that holds you, firmly stuck in situations of weakness or powerlessness.
It is easy to blame others for the circumstances we find ourselves in. Who are you still holding accountable for your own life? Your parent/s; your sibling/s; your previous spouse/partner; your boss/coworker?
It is important that we take responsibility for our lives, our decisions, and how well we embrace our current circumstances.
As you let others off the hook, you will see your own responsibility for the entire view of your life.
You are no longer stuck in the places that you have felt unable to move forward in.
Take that step forward; it is yours to take and this is the time!
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We are heading into a powerhouse of a week! With the 4th exact ‘hit’ of the SQUARE between URANUS AND PLUTO, we anticipate intensity, challenge, and further insistence on transformation on a personal, cultural, and universal level.
Where in your life are you being driven to transformation? Where do you feel the rug may be pulled out from under you at any moment?
MERCURY (retrograde) is on its way to its second conjunction to SATURN in SCORPIO on Tuesday, October 29. This can be felt as depression, particularly if we are not making the changes in our life that are needed.
We are also moving to the Dark of the Moon, as we let go of the current cycle and prepare to welcome the new seed. Sunday bring us the NEW MOON IN SCORPIO.
Monday, October 28, 2013:
We begin our work week with the MOON in expressive, dramatic LEO. What do you want to express today? Where do you feel the need to shine your warmth and generosity?
PLUTO SEXTILE CHIRON this morning bringing our awareness to an old deeply internal wound. It is a gentle awareness, not with the raw edges that we generally associate with our hurt places. Today there is a sense of workability, almost as though we were being offered the opportunity to simply heal this sad spot with the sheer will of our attention to it. Make an offering today to the sore spot within that is the most deeply damaged. Allow a deep healing to be felt without drama, without hard work, just by attention and intention.
The MOON TRINE VENUS at 8:26AM EDT followed by another lengthy VOC until the MOON ENTERS VIRGO at 11:44PM EDT.
The final aspect that the MOON makes before entering a new Sign colors the VOC period. MOON TRINE VENUS settles a sweet gentleness over the day. Is it enough to settle the tension being built as URANUS AND PLUTO come ever closer to their next Square this Friday? No, but it will certainly help!
Tuesday, October 29, 2013:
MOON IN VIRGO all day encourages us to approach all situations with a bit more attention to detail, and consideration of the ability to refine our thinking, our systems, and our communications. The Moon is very active throughout the day allowing us a wide range of organizational opportunities!
Today, we come to the second (of three) conjunctions between MERCURY AND SATURN (IN SCORPIO). The cycle between them (Mercury and Saturn) began 3 weeks ago on October 8th. Due to Mercury retrograde, we come back to the serious consideration that began at that time. Consider the details that must be cleaned up before moving forward. When Mercury makes the final conjunction to Saturn (November 25) we will finally be ready to move forward with that project, plan, or study. When you consider what this project may be, think about something that involves a deep mental transformation, or some sort of investigation (Scorpio). The entire cycle between these planets is a (approximately) yearlong process, so consider that this intellectual investigation will encompass the year!
Today, consider where you need to work with reality, where you thinking must come to a deeper level of maturity. Consider commitment, responsibility, and the (sometimes) heavy hand of reality.
Responsibility and working consciously with that heavy hand of reality brings deep and lasting gifts. Through facing our responsibilities with integrity we develop self respect, and self confidence. We come to trust ourselves and our word. Do not underestimate the importance of this.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013:
Today’s MOON IN VIRGO makes great connections to MERCURY, SATURN AND JUPITER. We are able to work with great efficiency and precision in clearing up those piles on our desk. We are able to see the potential in the work we are doing, or the effort we are making. We are able to make great strides in working with details and analysis.
There is no doubt about the great tension that is building as we move toward Friday’s connection between Uranus and Pluto.
It may not be easy to stay on track but today’s MOON IN VIRGO and her aspects certainly help.
Keep the day as orderly and habit-driven as possible. Be of service to others in any way that you are able.
As the day winds down we may encounter emotional discomfort as our need for precision is challenged by a desire for more freedom and expansion. We are just a bit sick of all this seriousness. Take a break before bed to make a plan for something fun in the not too distant future! Perhaps a trip someplace new! Get out the atlas! Allow a bit of escape!
Thursday, October 31, 2013:
MARS TRINE PLUTO at 6:49AM EDT, there is the suggestion that our actions are empowered today. Consider the lessons we have learned over the past year with regards to our ability to take action assertively.
Where have you learned to step forward with courage? Keep your eyes/mind open to the opportunity to share this valuable knowledge with others. The lesson indicated is not one that was learned easily or without facing painful truths about ourselves and/or others. Remember the core struggle we were engaged with in late November 2012, this is the issue that you have learned from and now can pass on to another in need of the teaching.
MOON ENTERS LIBRA at 8:22AM EDT encouraging us to see our situation with an eye toward beauty and consideration for what we truly value in our lives. Today find what is beautiful in your environment. Create more beauty around you and notice how it affects your internal view.
How about splurging on a bouquet of flowers for the kitchen table? For this one evening sit at the table for your evening meal, light candles, and focus on creating an experience of beauty. Observe how this impacts the way the family interacts, how you feel about yourself and your family throughout the evening. Today we may be able to see both sides (even a glimpse) of a situation that we have been stuck with over the past few days.
Friday, November 1, 2013:
Hard to imagine a day that brings us to such a point as this. The tension of the SQUARE BETWEEN URANUS AND PLUTO that has been playing with us for so long comes to another exact pass at 6:29AM EDT today (this is the 4th of 7 exact square aspects).
Much has been said about this ongoing restless, transformative, and revolutionary transit. This is the transit between planets that reflects the extreme transformation of the world and our culture at this time. The effect is directly impacting many individuals and yet even if it does not impact our personal chart directly, the changes that are wrought encompass the entire human race and our world. No one misses this!
As our world makes her major shifts we still work with all the daily more mundane shifts and changes of energy.
What is it that needs to be said today? Do you see someone on the wider scale of world news or politics saying something that should have been expressed sooner? Perhaps there is something that needs to be clarified in your own life? Perhaps there has been a misunderstanding that needs to be corrected before you are able to move forward? Be very clear and very kind with your words today. Mercury (rx) Sextile Mars this morning.
Perhaps you could also identify an old heavy deep issue that could use a bit of simple warmth and light to heal an old pattern or an old suffering. Speak what you see. There is deep connection at this time between seeing, acknowledging, and healing something from the past.
Watch the outer world stage, and stand ready to help anyone in your circle of influence that is in need of help through this stressful time of change.
Saturday, November 2, 2013:
Spend the morning with a close intimate friend or partner. We want to be with someone who brings comfort, beauty, and pleasure into our life. We want to bring delight and beauty to others! As you create beauty and and bring balance into your environment your relationships will be harmonized. Participate in those things that really make your heart sing. The morning should be slow and easy, spent with good food, minimal expectations, and surrounded by friends and loved ones.
It is also a beneficial morning for working on creative projects or projects of diplomacy. Help your friends out of the bind they are in, or see your way clearly to make a compromise that does not come easily.
MOON begins the day in LIBRA, forming a pleasant SEXTILE to VENUS at 8:46AM EDT. This adds a pleasant energy to the brief VOC period this morning. No matter how lovely and sparkly some ‘thing’ strikes you as… leave it in the shop. The urge to buy something beautiful will likely not be so strong after the Moon enters Scorpio at 1:34PM EDT.
The MOON ENTERS SCORPIO joining the Sun, Mercury, and Saturn. This is a focus in SCORPIO that must be attended to. Where is Scorpio in your chart? This area of your life will be highlighted at this time as you work on deep levels of intensity. Consider what is hidden in this most intensely deep area of your life.
Sunday, November 3, 2013:
Before we wake up this morning the SCORPIO SUN SEXTILE MARS (in VIRGO) at 3:48AM EST
Today’s NEW MOON at 11degrees SCORPIO occurs at 7:50AM EST. Here we are; beginning yet another cycle; another opportunity to begin a new plan, a new beginning.
With both the SUN AND MOON in SCORPIO this is a time to consider what is hidden below the surface. It is important to take the time and attention to explore what is unseen. We sense the transformational quality of this time. What deeply private sense of self must be transformed as we move forward?
If you are holding dangerous secrets you may want to consider how to bring them to light in the least destructive manner possible. With this grouping of planets in Scorpio, we would be well advised to consider the difference between secrets and privacy. Are we trying to justify unhealthy secrets or is it really a matter of healthy privacy? It is important to try to be honest with ourselves.
What area of your life is demanding change? You may want to hide from the intensity and depth you feel under the surface of life right now. The changes that are coming have not fully surfaced yet, so we are somehow left wondering with, perhaps, a bit of fear and trepidation. Get clear on what you want to create in this new lunar cycle. Begin a serious transformation in the Scorpio area of your life.
How little we understand the full impact that a child will have on our lives!
On an intellectual level we understand that we are now responsible for another human being and yet we have no idea that this person will very likely prove to be one of our most profound teachers!
The astrological exploration of our relationships with our children provide us with deep food for thought!
When we (astrologers) look at the charts of any two people in relationship we see the profound complexities of relationship itself and the specific relationship at hand.
We are often asked to explore the romantic or domestic partnerships of our clients. In this fascinating work we have several techniques to employ.
First we compare the two horoscopes, exploring the parameters between the two; we see the symbolic challenges, the joys, the struggles, and the lessons that will be encountered.
Secondly, we explore the relationship as a separate entity apart from each individual involved. This is called the Composite Chart. In this manner we are able to explore 1) how each individual interacts with the other individual and 2) how each individual interacts with the entity of the Relationship itself.
When we work with the relationship between parent and child these same factors are often used.
However, there is another layer that is of crucial relevance in our relationships with our children.*
Consider the moment of birth. This is a moment of supreme importance in your life; and as your child’s birth, this is the moment that brings forth the horoscope of the child.
As a parent, you remember very clearly that moment in time. You remember, as well, the months and the weeks leading up to the birth of this child.
The horoscope of your child is created from of the placement of the planets at that moment in space and time. That moment in time is forever encompassed within your child.
As the years unfold before you, the moment of birth is ever with you in the form of this child. Think about this!
The moment of this child’s birth not only created his/her natal horoscope (birth chart) but also represented the transits that you were encountering at that time.
Where you happy? Were you afraid? Where you sad? Elated? What was your general experience of your world at that juncture in time?
Did your lifestyle, your friends, your community, and your most intimate Relationships supply a supportive container for your life as a new mom?
Was your life was hectic, full of drama and heartache; was it peaceful and full of love?
Consider for a moment the full scope of your life at that time.
That moment is encapsulated within the child. As you relate with your child you are relating with that time in your life. There is no question.
If it was a difficult time in your life, this child will bring some of your toughest lessons to you. There is healing to be done and your child is here to help you with the process. Thank them for the teaching that they bring.
As each of us comes into the world we hold the moment of our first breath with us always, that is our natal horoscope.
That moment of first breath is frozen in time within us. It is our slice of time to work with, heal, and learn from. Our children hold the moment they were born with them. In our relationship to them we are in relationship with that specific time in our lives.
Contact me today. We can work together to more fully understand the role our children play in our lives and in our personal healing.
As we heal our connection to that time, through their teaching, we sooth and heal their path as well.
*To a somewhat lesser degree this is also applicable in our relationships with younger siblings, nieces, nephews, or other children we are closely involved with at the time of their birth.
Being couch bound finally got me to write a weeks worth of posts at once!
Now that I have done it once, I’ll work to keep it going!
I will continue to post daily on Facebook!
Monday, October 14, 1013:
How do you feel about heading back to work today?
Clearly I don’t know what you do for work but, in a general sense, I assume you are heading back (after the weekend) to a job in a location where you have coworkers and bosses to interact with.
I suspect it is easier to head to work this morning than it often is on a Monday morning! Assuming that you are working in an environment that supports your beliefs and values. If that is not the case, you may feel very detached from others today.
Ideally we are working with ‘like minded others’ for the benefit of others today; a day great for collaboration on innovative ideas and projects.
MOON IN AQUARIUS is VOC between 4:28PM EDT and 5:05PM EDT at which time MOON ENTERS PISCES and makes contact with NEPTUNE before bedtime.
The evening is best spent in contemplation deeply sensitive matters. Reaching for the bottle (or other unhealthy habitual addiction) will be the easiest path. Look at that temptation and attempt to replace it with a healthy path that will feed the same surreal need; we long to escape into a dreamy elusive space. Find the path that allows you to transcend the human bonds of suffering. Music, Art, Poetry, Meditation, Prayer, Find your own path that bring you to intangible depths of sensitivity.
Failing that; simply go to sleep and allow your dreams to do the work!
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
The MOON IS IN PISCES throughout the day, making pleasant aspects and keeping us in an emotional space of softness and open imagination.
The Moon only spends a few days in each sign and generally affects our moods and our emotional sensitivities. I think of the sign the Moon is in on any particular day as impacting the emotional environment that we all reside in. The emotional environment of today is deeply sensitive, somewhat vague, and impressionable. When the Moon is in Pisces you can connect with deep compassion and empathy for others.
Mars has been in Leo since August 27, 2013. Mars represents the dynamic force of self-determination and initiative. While Mars has been in Leo we have enjoyed the ability to project our energy, our projects, and plans with generosity and courage.
Today MARS ENTERS VIRGO asking us to be a bit more discriminating in where we bring our focus. It is time now to work more quietly, more efficiently, and with more humility. Our egos must be set aside while we pay more attention to the details and service aspects of our work.
What is it that you are putting you energy to? What project are you working on that now needs more precision in how you project your energy for the best results? Mars will be in Virgo until December 7, 2013. A great deal can be accomplished at this time!
Wednesday, October 16, 2013:
MOON REMAINS IN PISCES through most of the day. However her last aspect (MOON TRINE JUPITER) occurs at 3:15AM EDT bringing us into a very long VOC period that lasts until 9:18PM EDT.
As much as possible keep a low profile today, no big decisions made, no important projects begun! Rest in a place of dreamy sensitivity. Prayer, meditation, compassion, and inspiration rule the day.
VOC Moon refers to the time between the last aspect the Moon makes in one Sign and the time it enters the next sign. These are times that traditionally are believed to be great for rest and rejuvenation and not great for accomplishments or beginning something significant.
VENUS TRINE URANUS at 6:03PM EDT. This transit is likely to bring some excitement to your relationships or your finances.
If you have significant planets at approximately 10degrees Fire Signs you may even want to buy a lottery ticket! 😉 But not until after the Moon enters Aries!
The Trine between Venus and Uranus brings the unexpected to love, beauty, or value. If you are an artist, this is a powerful time to bring innovative, original ideas to your work. If you are a financial investor the same is true! If you are in a love relationship, you will either need space and detachment or some thing new to light a fire.
Something unconventional is bursting to see the light of day.
For anyone who is feeling depressed over the next 24 hours, what is it you know you need to do but are hesitant? The Aries Moon will help you take the step you need to take.
Thursday, October 17, 2013:
A great day to take action on the new innovative ideas you are nearly ready to burst with. Stay open to fresh insights and unusual ideas. There continues to be a flow of intense excitement (you may feel it as agitation or anxiety if you are trying to prevent change) to your core beliefs of beauty, love, and value.
You still have a bit of time before the upcoming Mercury Retrograde (October 21st). Remember that during the retrograde period you do not want to begin any new projects, you do not want to begin a new line of study, or a new line of communication; you also do not want to make any significant purchases.
Now would be a good time to begin to gather together the projects that you do want to work with during the retrograde time. Gather the projects that have been left uncompleted on your desk. What do you need to study to enhance what you already know? Preparing for Mercury Retrograde will pay off in big ways! If you have questions about it, let me know, I’ll try to answer.
Friday, October 18, 2013:
FULL MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE at 25degrees ARIES.
Today is a highly energized and emotionally charged day. You may notice core needs and emotions that have been kept under wraps are no longer willing to remain unacknowledged or unfulfilled. You may experience a sense of personal empowerment, as you are no longer willing to maintain the status quo by pleasing others if it means neglecting your own needs and desires in the process.
Where were you/what began in your mind or in your life at the Libra New Moon on October 4, 2013?
Look back at that time now. What has been illuminated or somehow made clear from two weeks ago? How have your most intimate relationships and your relationship to your finances changed due to what you were engaged in through the course of whatever happened during that weekend two weeks ago?
Because this is also an eclipse the issue at hand expands exponentially. The results are long ranging. Take note of where 25degrees Aries is in your horoscope. This is an area where the changes taking place now will impact you greatly in the months to come.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Early this morning while we slept the MOON ENTERED TAURUS slowing us down, bringing us to calmness after the intensity of the past 24 hours. We want this day to be predictable and comfortable. We don’t want excitement or drama.
This is a great day to clean up the yard, get a massage, stay in bed late, or simply stick with easygoing deliberate routines. Don’t rock the boat.
This evening as MARS OPPOSES NEPTUNE, we reach the full point in the cycle between these planets that began in the first week of February 2013. These two planets have an uneasy relationship as Mars seeks action, courage, and strength; Neptune, on the other hand represents escape, sensitivity, self-transcendence.
Perhaps there is something to consider in this cycle about having the courage to be true to your own dreams or your own spiritual path. Were you struggling to find the strength to be true to your dreams in February? Do you see now how far you have come along that path? Keep this consideration open. Tell me any thoughts you have about your own path with this cycle.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Another day with that slowed down reverent TAURUS MOON. Delightful.
I know we are all a bit on-edge with MERCURY STATIONING, about to go RETROGRADE tomorrow.
I do hope you have all set this weekend up without expectations and with simplicity. Again, do the yard-work, enjoy sensual pleasures, get a massage, make art, or buy art!
Bring flowers or objects of beauty into your home. Enjoy a sense of reverence for the mundane realities.
Tomorrow we will begin this MERCURY RETROGRADE period. Mercury turns retrograde at 18degrees of Scorpio going back as far as 2degrees Scorpio before turning direct once again the evening of November 10th.
Your mind will not be content to stay on the surface during this time. It is important that you be willing to encounter some of the deepest aspects of the inner workings of your mind. Look at the habitual patterns of behavior that no longer serve you. Work with your issues privately; seek out the deeper aspects of yourself that may prefer to stay hidden. Clean up what has been left undone.
Enjoy a day of solid inward exploration.
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