This morning is solid. We wake up to a
Capricorn Moon in sextile to her ruler, Saturn at 9:10 AM. We are all
business on the beginning of Thanksgiving Eve. There may still be
some mental heaviness lingering in the air as Mercury is still really
close to Saturn and the Moon passes through this waning conjunction
giving it a bit of life again. The Moon meets Mercury by sextile at
10:30 AM before reaching Void status.
I feel like during the VOC Moon, we hit
the clutch kicking over from the heaviness of the first of the week
and reaching for the lighter Sagittarian/Aquarian energy instead. The
Moon enters Aquarius at 2:23 PM and she will sextile both her current
ruler (Uranus) and all that we have in Sagittarius (Sun, Venus,
Ceres, Vesta) and oppose Jupiter. It's a QUICK lightening up coming
just in time to “feel” Venus trine Uranus which occurs at 7:23
PM.
I love the bohemian feel of Venus in
Sagittarius. I love this side of the energy in the sky that leads us
away from the heaviness of Scorpio and diligence of Capricorn and
into the broader realm of non-convention and an appreciation of
expanding our own horizons. See, there was pressure...from tradition?
From family karma? From a feeling of imposed expectation? Who knows
at this point. And, who freaking cares! We are going to celebrate!
That's what is important here. And, this year, we may be more prone
to ditch convention and give the holiday our own special twist. “Hey,
Mom? WHAT kind of brownies ARE these?”...”It's an old family
recipe brought over from our ancestors when they traveled from
Amsterdam.” Yep, we lighten the heck up and begin to stop taking
ourselves so seriously.
“Hey Mom, Uncle Ned is drunk and
telling weird stories again.” That's a possibility as the Sun
perfects in square to Neptune at 11:20 PM tonight. Why not, man. Most
of us (unless you work at a consumer driven retail store), don't have
to work tomorrow. What's wrong with cutting loose.
And, by the way, what's this crap about
women being chained to the kitchen for two days cooking while,
traditionally the male populace takes a break in front of the TV to
watch football or whatever. Um, Venus trine Uranus and a waning fire
trine between Jupiter/BML, Vesta and Eris (which the Moon will pass
through on Thanksgiving) says, “Yeah, screw that tradition. This
year we are having pizza or Chinese. We are going to do things
DIFFERENTLY.” LOL..things are getting boisterous. And, that
boisterousness is going to increase as Mercury moves into Sagittarius
on the night of the 27th.
Now, don't get me wrong. If you want a
traditional holiday...if that pleases you, then go for it and don't
feel guilty about it. But...if you want to do things differently and
put a unique spin on this holiday, the Universe is writing you a
ticket to do just that. If you want to skip the whole thing entirely,
then DO IT. I don't think that will be a problem unless you have the
desire to do something different and squash it out of some kind of
inkling that you aren't allowed. Here's some news for you, this is
your holiday too and you can do whatever you want with it including
incorporating different cultures into an otherwise ethnocentric
holiday. Lobster at Thanksgiving? Why the heck not? Is the
Thanksgiving fairy going to come and smack you upside the head if you
don't make a turkey? Um...not likely. But, if you don't follow your
heart's desire on this, you could surely get smacked upside the head
with feelings of resentment. Are turkey and tradition worth that?
(Playing the role of instigator “bad (BML) angel” on your
shoulder, is Josi) “What do you mean you are going to be laying on
the beach with a Corona at Thanksgiving, Mom? Yes, I realize it isn't Thanksgiving in the Bahamas."
The sister of a dear friend of mine
moved to Spain after college. She really thought that Thanksgiving in
Spain would hold very little importance to her. But, surprisingly,
her new friends in Spain were curious about traditional American
Thanksgiving. So, she ended up creating a semblance of a traditional
Thanksgiving in Spain for her friends every year. She did the turkey,
ham and the whole she-bang just to give her foreign friends a taste
of our culture. It became a non-traditional tradition. Which, to her,
was pretty cool. It even fostered a deeper appreciation on a personal
level for her in regard to the holidays. See? Don't be afraid to be
flexible here. The possibilities within putting a personal spin on
this are truly endless. Don't discount anyone of them because, truly,
there are no rules here. Allow the horizon to expand in front of you
and drink in all the potentials.
There is also a grand feeling of
generosity in the air with Venus in Sagittarius being given more
potency in the days to come. I think it feels nice. But, some may
find the expansiveness overwhelming. And, even more, may find the
increased crowding of visitors uncomfortable. Enjoy the company. But,
reserve some room for yourself too. Have a drink or two...or
three...eat a magic brownie...take a freaking break and allow
yourself to ENJOY this extended weekend instead of micro-managing
every minute of it in an effort to achieve some pre-set ideal notion
of what it is “supposed” to be. The true meaning is gratitude and
giving thanks for the myriad of blessings we have a tendency to take
for granted. Additionally, the push is toward sharing of blessings
with those that are dear to us. However you want to meet those true
demands of this time of year is entirely up to you.
This isn't your grandmother's holiday
anymore. It's MY generation (Pluto in Virgo and early Pluto in Libra)
of grandmothers holiday and we have a tendency to do things how we
want creating new traditions and defining our idea of the new
Matriarch in the process.
Gather your “community” of friends
around you and be blessed that you are able to do that. Then, enjoy
the hell out of it. No rules. No bounds. What do you mean we are
serving dinner at a soup kitchen this year? Yep. Get your coat and
grab a few of those brownies for the road.
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