Monday, June 26, 2017
Late last night, Mars in
Cancer met Neptune in Pisces by trine. Hopefully this helped everyone
sleep well and wake up solidly rested in preparation for today. The
Moon resides in Leo. Her first aspect of the day comes by way of
sextile to Jupiter in Libra at 4:44 PM. She then moves toward
creating a loose Yod with Neptune and Pluto which overlays our
evening hours. This, of course, includes a semi-sextile to Mars in
Cancer who wanes in his Neptune trine.
What this calls us to do is
gently assess our desires. What seems elusive to you? What is
important to just you and, perhaps, no one else. What are your
individual goals and initiatives? Do you have it within yourself to
take up battle for a cause even without support or cheerleaders? Is
there something you are called to do and find little support in doing
so? If this is the case, you can find empowerment from our outer
planets through this Yod. Allowing you to access power and creativity
(Pluto/Neptune) in an effort to support those initiatives that are
unique to you. Then, as the Moon pulls Mars forward in semi-sextile,
we are able to steer our efforts and nurture our own desires (be our
own best support group) toward that “end” we yearn for.
It's not a particularly
crazy active day. It has a bit of an introspective feel to it. With a
Leo Moon in accompaniment with a stellium in Cancer, there may not be
a crowd to cheer you on or support you. Folks are typically withdrawn
and focused on their own personal matters...just like you. However,
there is energy here that supports us in private battles. It
encourages us to look within and assess the importance of your
personal goals. Some of the most challenging battles are the ones we
undertake alone. If something feels important enough to you that you
are willing to take up arms and go at it solo, don't let the lack of
support (at this time) dissuade you. Don't be afraid to fight your
own battles and take initiative toward something that only bears
relevance in your own life. These are important things!
Perhaps the Moon finds
support with the Jupiter sextile. Perhaps she does not. None of this
devalues what you feel is at priority.
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
This morning the Leo Moon is
at odds with her cohort Venus. It's not particularly comfortable.
Plus, it has us assessing that set of personal values I spoke of
yesterday quite harshly. On the whole, the set up feels pretty
dissatisfied. Want and need clash in fixed signs and for a bit it may
feel like a veritable deadlock. We may not have access to exactly
what we want. Yet, we can put to use a strong sense of self-worth led
by solid personal values in an effort to obtain what it is we may
need.
By 9:40 AM the Moon makes a
supportive trine to Saturn in Sagittarius which basically says,
“Alright kiddo, time to pull up the big kid panties and take care
of business. This is your future and therefore your responsibility to
deal with it.” It is stabilizing and supportive energy with just
enough fire to help us get started (even though we aren't shooting
out of the gate but more like taking small and deliberate steps
toward where we want to go).
In the background, Mercury
in Cancer waxes in square to Jupiter in Libra. Perhaps this is the
encouragement we have been looking for. Or, it could be the doubting
Nelly serving up their opinion on it...which you don't have to care
about, by they way. This aspect could even bring in intuitive hits
that play into the bigger picture or just a supportive chat with a
mother figure in an effort to glean wisdom and guidance. Or, you
know, you could be the mother figure to someone as well.
Mercury square Jupiter, on
the low end, is overly chatty. Likened to nervous chatter put in
place to detract from more pressing issues. From Cancer to Libra it
could also be dripping with emotion (especially since Mercury also
waxes in trine to Neptune) and not likely direct. Communication
interactions could be “leading” or subtly “persuasive”
delivering hints and nuance moreso than a direct and on point
conversation. You know, when someone is upset about something and
it's everyone's fault...yeah, it can be like that. Rest assured there
is likely something wrong there and the person may need to vent in an
effort to suss out what the true root of that really is. There could
also be the person who wants you to do something but doesn't really
ask outright. Instead they hint and nudge you toward the decision
they want you to make. Sometimes folks are afraid to ask directly for
advice. Sometimes folks use this in a manipulative way...tricking you
into thinking it was all your idea.
The higher end, speaks in a
nurturing and supportive manner in relation to the goals of others.
It applies intuitive knowledge appropriately in dealings with the
“other” as well as provides well boundaried support. Sometimes it
helps to talk things out just in an effort to air our grievances so
that we can look at a situation more clearly. This is good energy for
that as long as you can trust the source you are venting to.
Otherwise it's a time of big ideas and possibly over-blown reactions.
Keeping things in perspective may be tough. But, that's the first
item on the agenda here as well as making sure you are being honest
in your communications and not just trying to use emotional
manipulation to push your agenda. Be honest, true and open in trusted
relationships. Talk things out and provide mutual support in doing
so. But, don't resort to conflation and manipulation in an effort to
be heard over all the other voices. The most important voice is the
one inside of you and what you allow it to dictate. If that is
skewed, interactions with the outside world repeat that theme. Be
honest with yourself and the dealings with the
outside world untangle as well.
At 5:13 PM, the Moon shifts
into trine with Uranus in Aries which supports individual and
independent efforts toward those personal goals. This could bring us
in contact with a “tribe” of folks who have a similar agenda. Or,
it can support us in taking alone. Either way, it encourages us to
embrace those “unique to you” initiatives and imbues the energy
with just enough oomph to allow us to break free from the pack and
declare our own path. This aspect can be quite personally
inspirational, as well. It favors freedom, independence and an
ability to embrace our own style in an effort to chase after our
goals in our own way, at our own pace and in our own time.
Mercury perfects in his
watery trine with Neptune at 8:23 PM. Sensitivity is high. Music, art
and poetry become alluring and can provide creative sanctuary helping
us to find wordless ways to express what we may not be able to speak.
The brain may be fatigued. But, intuitive, emotional and creative
energy is assuredly flowing. The Moon is Void now following her trine
with Uranus. But, she lights back up in Virgo just as this aspect
perfects. Take what the Mercury/Neptune trine delivers (creative
inspiration, intuition, dreams, synchronicities and metaphor) to you
and make it apply it to everyday life. Bring dreams into the physical
world. Make it real. Make it relevant and useful. This is what Virgo
does best!
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
This morning the Moon in
Virgo makes a nice sextile with the Sun in Cancer (9:05 AM). This
mixes self care into the daily ritual and allows us to be practical
in emotional matters. Plus, it still provides the “grounding”
energy necessary to help bring intuition and “knowing” into
everyday application. Yes. You can continue to build your dreams here
and are supported energetically in doing so.
At 3:51 PM, Mercury catches
up with Mars in Cancer by conjunction. Now, this can kick start some
brain spin. Thoughts and words come quick and the mind may struggle
to keep up. Make sure you set a manageable pace as this aspect can
cause us to be a little accident prone if we attempt to move too far
too quickly. However, it does bring impetus for us to act upon things
of emotional importance, matters of home and family and even upon the
insight we may receive. Remember, though, it is not wise to act
IMPULSIVELY upon insight. The practical Virgo Moon can help us triage
the situation from a grounded position in an effort to make calm the
sense of over-stimulation or too much coming at us at once thus
giving us the power to monopolize upon the situation if need be.
This conjunction occurs at
16 Cancer under the following Sabian Symbol: A man holds a scroll
before him, a square is outlined. Rudhyar gives the following in
addition, “Underlying tendency to revert to root patterns of being:
'squaring' oneself with everyday reality. Control over life.” And,
the last statement is basically at question here. Are you in
“control” of your life? Or are you living out old family
conditioning and karma? Are consciously making choices or are you
just unwittingly doing the same thing over and over and setting
yourself up for the same types of unsavory consequences as a result.
Figure it out. Then, declare it's high time you started dealing with
what is right in front of you...like...on purpose and with intent and
stuff. You are a ship at sea. You can be over-taken by the waves OR
become a skilled sailor who knows how to monopolize upon current
weather conditions. It's your choice. This also speaks about how we
may unwittingly block or trap ourselves in patterns of behavior that
are no longer of service to us. Don't be afraid to break old molds in
favor of creating new forms of action and expression. It is true. If
you keep doing the same thing, the same way over and over...you are
going to keep getting the same results. If you don't like the
outcomes you keep encountering, it could be that your approach or
perspective on the situation (and those that crop up in similarity)
needs to be adjusted.
Headaches are possible here.
That means being all Virgo about our dietary intake (avoiding
headache triggers if prone to such) while also being mindful of the
need to take care of the body in an effort to support ourselves
energetically while also helping to bring the mind to sensible
ground. Cutting back on stimulation by way of diet or monitoring how
much electronic/media exposure we have helps the situation
tremendously. Otherwise, this can play out as just the melding of
energies we need to break out a few solid and inspired steps toward
our goals or plans for the day.
Venus creates an inconjunct
with Saturn at 9:08 PM reminding us to be matured in our dealings of
love and money while encouraging us to build appropriate boundary at
the same time. Meanwhile, the Moon waxes into sleepy and emotional
opposition with Neptune at 9:58 PM. We may have wanted to do
everything at once today as the mind and physical systems churned
together in the Cancerian seas. This leads us to a point of fatigue
which could be accompanied by tears. Note what progress you made no
matter how small and declare that “the war isn't over yet.” Get
some rest and be ready to go at it again, fresh, tomorrow.
The Moon does pass by the
Mercury/Mars conjunction overnight. There could be some worries that
try to keep us up tonight. But a frazzled brain and physical system
are not much use to us. Practice deliberately settling both bodies in
an effort to allow your energies to regenerate. Such efforts will be
rewarded in the morning as the emotional body restores and fortifies
under a lunar trine with Pluto at 5:33 AM.
In truth, though we've been
under the umbrella of a practically supportive Moon, Cancer season is
emotional. We do respond to the Moon's movements. But, there are
memories (some good, some not so good) that wax in and out and
sometimes just a general feeling of wanting to reach out for support
and nurturing. To simply fall back into arms of loving support. At
times, this “need” for support and a feeling of a safe nest isn't
given to us from the outside world. We are called to be our own best
mother figures. The strong and gentle feminine presence that we may
have missed out on in our upbringing. It sounds lonely to suggest you
be your own best mother and your own best source of nurturing
support. However, if you can foster that within yourself, it will not
abandon you. Or if you had this type of support while growing, you
can re-create a version of it from you to you. From this
self-supportive stance you can create your own personal sanctuary of
care and support to retreat to in times that may feel threatening or
when you may feel forlorn or forgotten...abandoned. It's worth
giving it a try. Begin by accepting yourself as you are and
delivering unto yourself the best care possible. You matter. Home is
where you feel it is.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
This morning the Moon greets
Pluto by deep and empowering trine. This can help us get to the root
of personal emotional issues and even provides supportive energy in
the way of grounding and matters of integrity. We are ready to deal
with whatever we need to deal with. So, we start out putting a solid
step forward in that direction.
By 2:53 PM the Moon squares
Saturn. We may not be pleased with the amount of progress we've made
in the day, but we needn't discount it AS progress. Every little step
counts, no matter how small. Even if the only thing you managed to
accomplish is to survive the morning, that matters. That counts. I
don't expect this to be dire. However, the Virgo Moon can be overly
self-critical in this regard. But, you don't have to berate or cut
yourself open over anything. Be the supportive person in your life
that recognizes your own worth and progress even if it doesn't
measure up to “ideal.”
The self-supporting and
self-gentleness called for in dealing with the Moon/Saturn square is
emphasized as the Moon waxes into trine with Venus in Taurus at 4:36
PM. This draws upon matters of self-worth and value and encourages us
to feed those metaphorical “plants” liberally. Treat yourself.
Know you are good enough. Know what is important to you matters even
if no one else may see it as a priority. You really don't need
validation for wanting something from the outside world. Sure,
encouragement helps. However, even with it out, if it's important
JUST TO YOU it's important ENOUGH. In the meantime, relax a little.
Pay homage to the simple blessings you may be taking for
granted...and, even if you don't meet your own form of “ideal” in
terms of accomplishment/progress today, know YOU are enough, too.
Whatever your simple secret pleasure is, give yourself permission to
indulge in that a little under this sky. You've almost made it
through the week. That, in and of itself, it worth a little reward.
At 8:34 PM and waxing in as
undercurrent throughout this day, Mercury in Cancer opposes Pluto.
This can stir deeply seated fears, resentments, paranoia. It can even
prompt some to attempt to control the opinion and thinking of others.
Fear and paranoia a well as unsavory emotional threats could be used
against us. Or, we may attempt these feat out of desperation. The
better bet here is to stare down and address those demons riddling
with why's and searching out their root cause. You can even banish
these more negative thoughts and tendencies or bind your demons so
that their loud and tempting voices diminish into the shadows. Just
don't let your brain continually conjure up worst case scenarios that
drag you into the depths of fear and desperation. Bravely stare them
down and chase them out. Focus on solution and clarity. Focus is
definitely an astute talent with Mercury/Pluto. However there is the
danger of obsession and continual subservient thoughts that could
lead to self-defeating behavior. Put the energy to work for you
instead of allowing it to freeze you in fear.
The Moon, according to
traditional standards, is Void following her trine with Venus.
However, I'm becoming more and more inclined to wait until those last
major aspects to Chiron prior to calling it Void, myself. The
opposition with Chiron occurs at midnight. We are encouraged to
triage and address our more elusive pains like a good nurse/caregiver
would.
The Moon remains Void until
entering Libra at 3:04 AM. Tomorrow morning, we wake up to the
challenges and pressures brought forth from the First Quarter Moon.
Friday, June 30, 2017
As I mentioned at the end of
yesterday's write up, this morning we wake up to the Moon in Libra in
harsh square to our Cancer Sun. First Quarter Moons often bring
challenges to the intentions we set at the New Moon. It's as if the
Universe asks us, “are you sure this is what you want to do..even
in light of these pressures/challenges?” We illustrate our response
to that by way of our actions. Are we giving up or going on? Walk
your answer. These lunations can also bring up blocks we did not
anticipate. The pressure of that encourages us to look for solution.
Between the signs of Cancer and Libra we are digging for personal
emotional support and want to deal with issues fairly while taking
the time to weigh and measure all the related information in an
effort to make the best judgment call.
This can also bring forth
conflict between matters of family and relationships. Perhaps Mom
doesn't like your girlfriend whom you love and wish to marry. Perhaps
there are issues with friends/relationships that cause conflict at
home. These can be handled but they can also become sticky.
Negotiation and conflict resolution are art forms in which we may
become well practiced with in this day.
The First Quarter and the
friction/conflict it may create kind of fill in the entirety of the
day. We may feel as with we need to smile through more swamping and
emotional situations just an effort to save face or remain palatable
to others. Often under a Libra Moon, when someone smiles and says,
“I'm Ok,” or “I'm fine” they are masking deeper issues that
they may think you can't understand or merely sparing you from the
truth of their feelings. If you encounter this, just let the person
know you are willing to listen and support them when/if they get to a
place where they feel like they are ready for that. If it is you who
is professing “I'm fine” or “I'm ok” when it isn't, know that
denial just allows things to fester. You don't have to reach out.
But, it's ok if you do. Doesn't make you weak. It just makes you
fortunate to have someone to reach out to for support.
Overnight, Chiron will
station retrograde. His elusive yet painful energy has likely been
punctuated for a few days during his station. Now, we are reviewing
past hurts and pains while also being inspired to share what we've
learned or just lean into the proper coping mechanisms we've
developed thus far. It's a very personal introspective affair that
trickles into the energy of our weekend and our first day of July. Be
easy with yourself and don't try to deny, escape or “wash” your
problems so that they are palatable or acceptable to the outside
world. Embrace, cope and care for yourself in the manner in which you
need while knowing you are not obligated to pretend that everything
is fine for someone else's benefit. But, if you aren't ready to share
this stuff with the world, you don't have to.
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