Saturday, April 15, 2017
I've a couple of pieces of
good news for this weekend. First, Venus turned direct in Pisces today
at 6:16 AM. Next, as the Sun moves away from his conjunction with
Uranus, he stabilizes (and likely meets with consequence for impulsiveness and thoughtless re-activeness) by way of a trine with
Saturn in Sagittarius (8:44 AM on Monday). Also, Venus is on her way
toward a sextile with Mars in Taurus on Sunday night. That's nice
smooth energy that gently moves forward but not in a forceful or
brutish way.
But, let's start with today.
As mentioned, Venus turns direct first thing this morning under the
Moon in Sagittarius. Meanwhile, the Moon herself meets Neptune by
square at 9:16 AM. This is a sluggish and emotive type of energy that
may have us moving more slowly than usual. Many will sleep in and
attempt to rest up after the uptick in erratic physical energy that
came from Sun/Uranus. Others will prefer alone time or will be at
least prone to turn the volume down in regard to happenings in the
outside world. Some will be suffering from emotional hangovers,
allergies/illnesses that effect sinuses and we feel rather lethargic
overall. Moon/Neptune is also notorious for producing self-made
martyrs. So before you go hanging on a cross in regard to all that is
wrong in your life, why not look to ways you can change that instead.
Or hang on your cross if that makes you feel justified but don't be
surprised when the world moves on without you.
As the day moves forward,
the watery/foggy feel of the morning begins to dissipate and we are
prone to feel a little better as the Moon sextiles Jupiter in Libra
at 5:16 PM. From here, the mood does begin to lift a bit and we may
feel more like getting out and about.
Mars is waxing toward a
sextile with Chiron which could bring a bit more hesitation to
initiation efforts. However, this aspect can show us where we are
prone to shoot ourselves in the foot. We can learn to walk in spite
of our limp or continue to deny these issues and keep losing toes due
our unconscious behavior. On the low end this energy is likened to a
wounded animal. On the high end, it allows us to walk with more
compassion, empathy and astute sense of self-awareness. It perfects
in our early morning hours tomorrow (8:23 AM).
For today, the suggestion is
to proactively explore emotionality sussing out the root of the more
swamping feelings. We should take things slow and easy while
attempting to catch up on rest. As Venus turns direct and retraces
her shadow degrees, we will be called to employ the lessons she has
taught us during the retrograde particularly when she re-enters
Aries. Mercury continues to unravel how we think about things of
value and worth which feeds into this as well.
Tonight fits well with light
socialization and opting for humor moreso than seriousness or acts of
machismo. Most will be looking for distractions from heavier
emotions. If you are ok with being amongst a crowd this evening,
sporting events, music venues or small gatherings with friends/folks
who are known for their good humor fit well. With the Moon in
Sagittarius we may be prone to wander away from our regular
surroundings in search for that place where NOBODY knows our name.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Today is touch and go. There
are assured highs but there are also some pretty deep and cumbersome
lows. The day begins bright enough with a trine from the Moon in
Sagittarius to Uranus in Aries at 8:10 AM. However, Mars waxes toward
a sextile with Chiron at about the same time (8:23 PM). Those that
have become aware/accepting of their Chironic issues will stride
gently forward with their limp. Others will become reactive and
protective of the painful spot acting like wild wounded animals. Yet,
those that fair best are willing to get in line with the changes they
need to make in their mode of operations and no longer deny or try to
escape their Chironic pain but choose to move forward in spite of it
by way of employing solid and supportive coping mechanisms.
The Moon squares Chiron and
punctuates these painful spots at about noon. Just a half-hour later,
though, the Moon meets the Sun in Aries by trine.
This day is beginning to
sound a lot like an exercise in Temperance. The proper and careful
mixing of water and fire which makes sense as the Temperance card
does relate to Sagittarian energy. The need for positive of
expression of this becomes even more apparent as the Moon squares
Venus in Pisces at 12:47 PM. This can birth feelings of
dissatisfaction and is reminiscent of being cut off from Venus'
pleasures. Temperance calls us toward patience, follow through and an
active hand in mixing together more volatile elements of ourselves in
an effort to convert them into controllable power. That theme of
conscious self direction and grasping back our power in an effort to
have more firm control over the steerage is going to be a permeating
theme for the next few days. In that, though, we are also given a
permission slip to write our own rules to a degree. The Saturn
Rx/Uranus trine is waxing in the background blaring the siren to
start calling our own shots. But, we can't monopolize upon that if we
are too busy casting blame on everyone else for the situations we are
currently in. Self-accountability is the key that we can use to
unlock the door that leads us to more personal freedom and
independence.
Even though we are looking
at these lunar aspects in isolation, it's important to realize they
all fit together. Moon/Uranus can be likened to rocket fuel but our
rocket (Mars in Taurus) needs maintenance (Chiron in Pisces). The
ways in which we engage and go about getting what we want needs to be
modernized and done more consciously. The Moon/Venus and
dissatisfaction in regard to getting what we want is going to bring
what we these elusive entities into stronger awareness as the
Sun/Moon trine propels us to chase after them. So...we do, only to
find it still out of our grasp. It aches throughout with the
continual aspects to Chiron and that's the trick here. Saturn is
calling us to break free from our shackles and some of those shackles
are due over-attachment while others link to our legs by way of unmet
or hollow desires. At the same time, Saturn's square to Chiron/Venus
is also begging us to develop better and more routine coping
mechanisms. That's your way out but many are adverse to dealing with
discomfort and heart pains. Plus, because Mars resides in Taurus,
many will be prone to fall into ruts of routine/habit at a time when
the old ways of engaging in these adventures have met their
expiration date. It's time to change and modernize this with new
methods that fit into our currently ever changing world.
What most folks are missing
is the fact that control really is their hands. It's likely going to
involve taking initiative toward positive change. It's also likely to
involve re-scripting how we think about matters of value and
realigning our perspective on what is really important. Unfortunately
we often miss the things that matter most until they are taken away.
We become complacent in that way. We take things for granted sinking
into false feelings of comfort that tells us these blessings will
sustain themselves. We focus in on what we don't have and totally
miss the blessing right in front of our faces...until it's taken
away. Then, we spend a lot of time lamenting, railing and screaming
WHYYYY! However, merely taking time to notice and appreciate these
small and often forsaken blessings, changes the way we look at our
lives. If you find yourself in good health, for example, you are
certainly blessed. If you find yourself supported by a even a
cherished few, you are blessed. If you can eat when you are hungry,
breathe freely and have a soft pillow to lay your head on at
night...see what I'm saying? We don't pay attention to these little
things until they are gone. So the secret to today is to notice what
we have instead of focusing on what we do not have. To humble
ourselves. To become grateful and more honest while realizing we all
have struggles. We all limp. But, with awareness, humility and
gratitude we can find ways to become more satisfied with our lives.
It is a rather tough row to hoe, though. It's much easier to look
outward at others and critique the way they live their lives. It's
rather uncomfortable to inspect ourselves in this way. All the
retrogrades in sky right now are calling us to do just that...seek
inward, not outward because the answer to most of your personal
problems lie “in here” not “out there.”
Once we become more
self-accountable we start to realize how much control we really do
have. That's not going to come if we are hanging on a cross or giving
all our power to others by blaming them for the circumstances in our
lives. It comes by way of seeing/accepting the current roles we play
within our lives. Accepting/embracing/nurturing our weaker spots and
playing up our stronger qualities while reforming how we engage so
that it's less of a fight/competition and more of a pursuit of what
makes us individually more happy, more stable and overall more deeply
satisfied.
The Moon meets Saturn by
conjunction at 2:27 PM prior to flickering over into Void status.
This is likely to feel either very cumbersome and restrictive or
birth feelings of determination and sobriety. The Sun still waxes
into trine with Saturn which is due to perfect tomorrow. Between now
and then we are really being called toward maturity and
accountability. Trying to escape that is not going to cut it. It's
time to pull up our grown up britches and deal with whatever presents
itself in a forthright manner.
The Moon remains Void until
crossing over into Capricorn at 7:06 PM. This is just in time for the
Venus/Mars sextile that perfects at 9:27 PM. Overall, it says to me
that we can continue being victims of circumstance and keep hanging
on our crosses. Or, we could realize that the controls are in our
hands and it's time we grasped them back.
The Moon's first aspect from
Capricorn is a trine to Mercury Rx in Taurus just before midnight.
Re-assess what it is you think is of true importance while keeping
the need to include simple often overlooked blessings as well. Be
willing to change your mind and re-stack your priorities in light of
these re-assessments. Find your heart song. Match your footsteps to
the tempo and start taking back the reins of control slowly and
deliberately within your life in an effort to steer yourself where
you truly want to go instead of letting the priorities, actions or
judgments of someone else to distract or dissuade you.
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