Monday, July 23, 2018
Today looks a little
uncomfortable and perhaps confusing, to me. We begin under the
adventurous Sagittarius Moon. Venus in Virgo now begins to leave her
sextile with Jupiter. She is waxing into an opposition with Neptune
Rx which is due to perfect on Tuesday evening. However, the Moon
links this waxing opposition up today creating a mutable t-square
which finds outlet in the sign of Gemini.
The Moon squares Venus in
Virgo at 11:36 AM. This is the mark of discomfort and perhaps a
conflict between want and need. It can even denote friction between
concepts of “mother” versus “mate.” Typically the disconnect
between Virgo and Sagittarius is simplicity versus the grandiose.
Venus in Virgo is just not gregarious. Can't say the same about Moon
in Sagittarius. It's can be a rather boisterous (though uplifting and
pleasant) energy which often times is “too showy” in terms of
Venus in the sign of the Virgin.
The thing about it is,
though, under a Sagittarius Moon, one of the things we “need” is
truth. This mutable t-square is likely to dump some of that in our
laps whether we want it to or not. When I looked at this Neptune
opposition coming in to my own Venus in Virgo, I did so with
trepidation. My Venus is also square Saturn. So, I'm used to relying
on her and Saturn to help me sort out my Neptune Moon confusion.
She's typically high and dry. I took one look at Neptune and
thought..well, there goes my anchor.
However. What I'm
discovering is that with Neptune Rx in opposition to my Venus (which
is what we are working on in terms of collective aspects right now)
is that more veils have been dropping than newly constructed. I WANT
to see how things “really” are. So, even though I'm initially a
little deflated when the reality of things are revealed to me, it
also comes with a sense of relief. Simply due the fact “ok...well,
at least now I know what I'm really dealing with,” right? That's
how I choose to look at it anyway.
With Mercury ruling our
current Venus while in retrograde shadow AND the outlet for this
t-square falling in Gemini, veils that drop under this Venus/Neptune
opposition or truths that are dumped in our laps today are likely
things that we will collectively discuss from a few different
perspectives in our coming weeks. And, you know, for the most
part...these are not going to be “comfortable” or welcomed
truths, either. At the end of it, though, we will all have a chance
to glean a more clear understanding of what we actually are dealing
with instead of trying to assess what that is behind the veil of
confusion, lies and outright deliberate deception/obscuring of the
facts.
The square from the Moon to
Neptune occurs at 2:08 PM. So, this semi-sleepy wishy-washy world
with rather uncomfortable moments of clarity persists for a big part
of the day. Be patient with yourself. Give yourself time to get to a
place where you can accept things for how they are revealed to you.
The outlet in Gemini says we are allowed to think things over. We are
allowed to talk about this stuff with our trusted friends and
advisers. We don't have to make a judgment call about it just yet.
Take it all in. Give yourself time to process it. Think about it.
Then, we can start figuring out what to do about whatever it is that
is revealed to us on both personal and collective levels once we've
come to a point of acceptance of “it is what it is.”
After the square to Neptune,
the Moon remains active until creating a trine with Mercury in Leo at
4:23 AM in the morning. Following this aspect, the Moon is Void until
entering Capricorn at 5:50 PM EDT on Tuesday evening. This means the
Moon is Void as Venus perfects in opposition (officially) to Neptune
Rx tomorrow evening. We'll encounter the emotional impact of it
today, though. Then, have plenty of time to think it over under the
13 hour VOC period of the Sagittarius Moon.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Today the Moon in
Sagittarius is Void for most of the day. She enters the sign of
Capricorn at 5:50 PM. Meanwhile, Venus officially opposes Neptune Rx
at 3:23 PM at around 16 degrees mutable.
The veils that Venus/Neptune
dropped are going to be top priority, most likely, once the Moon
flickers back on in Capricorn. We know what we are dealing with now.
At this point, all we need is a plan in regard to how to deal with it
appropriately. The Capricorn Moon will gear us toward taking charge
of the situation. And, she will have PLENTY of help in doing so.
At 10:22 PM, the Moon does
square Chiron in Aries reminding us of mistakes of our youth or
perhaps the ineffectiveness of having an overly aggressive nature.
It's time to find a more effective mode of operation this time
around. Thankfully, the Moon also trines Uranus in Taurus at 10:50 PM
EDT helping us to come up with an innovative and, yet, brilliantly
simplistic way to do so.
At 1:47 AM EDT, the Moon is
conjunct Saturn in Capricorn. We accept accountability and soberly
construct a plan to deal. Now...mind you....this whole day is a like
dull thud in the morning into the late afternoon. Then, when the Moon
comes on it's a rather “wet blanket” in terms of measuring how
things are going on a “good time” scale. But, it does plunk our
feet on the ground. “It is what it is” does not mean you will
like what it reveals itself to be. When veils drop around Venus
issues we are usually not really pleased about that.
But the sober and sturdy
Capricorn Moon is geared perfectly to help us get down to the nitty
gritty of the situation so that we can figure our own way out.
Another thing about this day
is the timing of all depending on the time zone you live in. See, the
aspects of the day come as night falls during EDT. So, last night and
tonight may be restless and sleepless. I mean...the energy is jangly
already due the fact we have a Lunar Eclipse this week and Mercury
stationing retrograde too. You know?
Trying to operate on
“normal” 9-5 hours is hard enough when stuff keeps you up at
night and you aren't really resting well. However, there's an added
caveat to that here when you notice the Sun is also waxing into
square with Uranus in Taurus which is due to perfect bright and early
Wednesday morning.
Why does that matter?
Because people are cranky and anxious when they have had no sleep.
Plus, lots of us are going to be dealing with the disappointment in
regard to whatever veils are dropped early in the week. When the Sun
squares Uranus? All that gets a whole lot worse. A whole lot less
tolerable. Folks become impatient, impulsive, reactive...potentially
even more anxious. It's going to be crunchy. To put it mildly. And,
folks are going to be pushed right to the edge of their tolerance
levels. Some will catapult off it...in not so graceful ways. Main
thing being, keeping yourself from being in that number who will
inevitably succumb to the pressure of this and end up literally or
metaphorically blowing themselves and their lives up.
I mean, that method does
relieve pressure. I can speak to that. However. LOL. I can also
attest to the fact that it very often leaves a rather large and (in
the long term) unnecessary mess for the imploding person to clean up.
Trust me.
However, even though hard to
manage at times, tomorrow morning's square from the Sun in Leo to
Uranus in Taurus can also be quite liberating. We can be inspired
toward independent and practical action here. We can realize our true
power of choice and find the “kick in the pants” we need to use
it, even. If we can manage to disallow this stuff to get to us.
As the Sun crosses by Uranus
by square, he is also lighting up a fixed cross with the nodal axis
and Mars Rx. The outlet for that fixed cross lies in Scorpio.
Endurance. Survival. Determination. Fearlessness. Focus...and with
Scorpio's ruler in Capricorn? Responsibility, goal orientation,
effective planning strategy and leadership abilities. Yup. Welcome to
critical mass. Which also means we are almost through. I'm still
deferring to the phrase I used in last week's video as the most
simple way to deal with this “Don't lose your shit.” That's the
main challenge. And, it hits an upswing over the next 2 days before
the energy begins to drop into more easily manageable levels. Even at
that (energy levels beginning to drop) we will likely still have
residual “aftershocks” to deal with following all this.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Ok. This morning the Sun in
Leo is square Uranus in Taurus and dragging in Mars Rx and the Nodal
axis to create a fixed t-square. Do not forget about the grounding
Earth energy we have in the sky to offset some of this though. Under
a Capricorn Moon, dealing with emotional matters is best done with a
set of astute boundaries, a sense of self-direction/control and an
attitude of “it's just business.”
To review what that is all
about, back up and re-read yesterday's write up. Know that the
atmosphere will likely feel...weird or off. Uncertain. Know that a
lot of folks will be fed up, irritable, anxious and reactive. Off the
chain. Know you don't have to be one of those folks and our objective
is still STAY FROSTY. Frosty...not Wyle E. Coyote.
IF we manage to contain
ourselves in the potentially angsty feel of this day, though, we
could end up rather proud of ourselves by the time night falls. The
Moon in Capricorn sextiles resilient Jupiter in Scorpio at 9:33 PM.
Just before Mercury officially turns retrograde right after midnight.
Mercury's station points are
always a pain. Once he gets in full retro motion, things have a
tendency to even out a little. But, at those station points? Things
break down. Miscommunication happens. Stuff gets a little FUBAR. And
that energy just adds to the collective angst. Like I said. Critical
Mass.
If you go into this day with
a willingness to remain cool and flexible..knowing and accepting
things may not go exactly as our neat and tidy little plans think
they should...you'll be much better off. Along with the grounding and
all that I've just mentioned.
After Mercury stations
retrograde, officially, the Moon makes a nice softening and relaxing
aspect to Neptune at 2:30 AM which can actually help us get some
rest. Which is a good thing because rarely do we get that opportunity
as we work our way toward big fat eclipses. Gear yourself in a way
that you might be able to take advantage of that. Step down from your
day early, if you can.
Thursday, July 26, 2018
This morning the Moon is
still in Capricorn and meets Venus in Virgo by trine at 6:04 AM.
This, my friends, along with the following conjunction to Pluto is
actually a very good thing. This brings determination, grit, focus,
endurance and an ability to triage and prioritize whatever job it is
that we may have ahead of us. Our brows furrow and our shoulders
broaden here. We become ready to get down to the serious business of
whatever it is that is going on in our own lives.
We likely won't have time or
patience for anything else. Following the conjunction with Pluto
(9:41 AM) the Moon rests in Void status until entering Aquarius in
the morning at 6:41 AM.
SO VOID MOON PRETTY MUCH ALL
DAY! Which, isn't great for kick starting off our plans for personal
world domination. But, again, is a blessed break as we are more
deeply led into this eclipse.
Thing is, folks will feel
pressured to pull the trigger on their plans. The Sun in Leo opposes
Mars Rx at 1:13 AM (7/27). This means that even though the Moon is
Void there could be some an affliction of anxiety and a desire to get
things moving.
The better bet for the day
is to use the Earth energy of the morning to draft your “grand
scheme” moving forward and absorb all the grit and determination
you can from Pluto as the Moon schmoozes up to him. Then, sleep on
it. Now that Mercury is retrograde we have a chance to rethink,
reflect, change our perspective or go back and learn a little more
about what we need to learn. There is truly no rush (unless it is an
emergent situation). It's going to FEEL like we need to rush because
the energy is so erratic. But, you don't have to succumb to that.
Take your dear sweet time. Take advantage of the fact that the Moon
is Void. I can't promise you that things will run routinely under
this Void Moon with the Sun also waxing into opposition with Mars Rx
and Mercury newly retrograde. But, I can promise you that you will
manage it much better from a grounded and sure footed position.
Today, we have a chance to get ourselves to that grounded position
ahead of tomorrow's eclipse.
Friday, July 27, 2018
Here we are. The big fat
Full Moon eclipse. The Moon is actually near apogee..so, it won't be
that fat of a Moon. I've heard its the longest eclipse and one that
will flip the world upside down. But, I think it's kinda funny that
no one has mentioned the fact that it is one of the smallest
appearing Moon's all year. By the way, if you want to know how to
tell where the furthest point on the Moon's elliptical path is away
from the Earth all you have to do is look to see where Black Moon
Lilith (the hypothetical point..not Waldermath..not the asteroid) is
because that is the spot she marks. She is in Capricorn right now.
Which means, this Full Moon is about as far away from Earth as it can
get possibly get. Not that it will lessen the erratic feel of it.
Just..fyi. If you want to know how to call out a Super Moon like
folks are doing a lot these days, it simply means that the Moon
opposes that BML/apogee point (or is at perigee) like our last New Moon.
Ok. The Moon clicks into
Aquarius at 6:41 AM EDT and immediately starts applying in square to
Uranus in Taurus. That aspect perfects at 11:48 AM. From here, the
angst hits an uptick. The Moon's next stop is a conjunction with Mars
Rx in Aquarius at 2:49 PM. This can be infuriating, de-motivating,
frustrating or inspiring, catalytic, instigating. It's all in how you
choose to interpret it. It's just energy. And, this is still best
viewed from the perspective of “it's just business.” Aquarius
Moon can rise above the human messiness of emotions in order to make
clear, logical and effective decisions. We are likely to get
practiced with that (or would fair well if we could) by the time this
day is out.
At 4:21 PM, here she comes!
The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse pops wide open at 4 Leo/Aquarius 45. The
Sabian Symbols for this lunation read as follows:
For the Sun at 5 Leo: Rock
formations towering over a deep canyon.
For the Moon at Aquarius 5:
A council of ancestors have been called to guide man.
The rock formations present
what seems to be an insurmountable problem. The Moon, however,
suggests we call upon ancestral or tribal guidance. It's a challenge
we meet on our own. But, according to this Moon, there is assistance
available to us that can help us traverse that canyon.
Our guide for this eclipse
is Justice. I will have more to say about this card and this Moon in
a separate blog as this we get deeper into this week. But, for today,
know that Justice doesn't mean the human constructs of a legal
system. Alrighty? This is divine Justice. And, as much as it makes me
a little anxious and skittish sometimes, I can tell you it
often...like it or not...gives folks exactly what they deserve. Gah.
That's a bitter pill to swallow sometimes. But, yeah. Across the
board Justice doles out consequences based on nothing but fact. No
bias. No bonus points for being cute or having a strong social status
or bank account. Justice does not care. Right is right. Wrong is
wrong. Here are your consequences...now, move along, there's a string
of folks behind you waiting for theirs too.
MEANWHILE! That sweet little
Venus in Virgo whose recent aspects to the Earth and Water placements
in our sky have been a little likely unnoticed blessing running in
the background...delivers again. At 9:22 PM she is trine Pluto in
Capricorn. This can attract to you whatever you allow your heart to
linger on. So, don't feed your attention to anything that you don't
want to grow. Feed your attention to what you want to draw toward you
or to what you want to flourish instead.
Also know that Venus trine
Pluto under a Full Moon Eclipse is WONDERFUL for severing negative
attachment, refocusing on what is truly important and valuable while
letting the rest go and getting your feet firmly sunk into a sense of
resolve. This is also a sense of deeply devoted service to humanity
and the world in general. Humble. Gritty. Reliable. A gold nugget in
the midst of an otherwise chaotic energetic mess.
The Moon remains active
through the night. However, she makes no major aspect. I figure a
massive fixed t-square along with an eclipse before the official
“work day” is over is enough. Don't you?
Remember the Venus/Pluto
trine. Keep what is truly important and valuable to you right in the
forefront of your awareness. Also remember that the outlet for the
aforementioned t-square falls in Scorpio whose ruler (Pluto) is in
Capricorn and trine Venus. Self-control and direction. An ability to
realize where your power is and employ it properly. Endurance.
Survival. Common sense. Goal orientation, grounding, boundaries,
accountability....employing all that is where your advantage lies
today.
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Thankfully, there isn't a
whole lot happening today. We start off with a square from the Moon
to Jupiter in Scorpio at 10:47 AM. The Moon remains active through
the day; but, this is the only major aspect she will make.
The disconnect between
Scorpio and Aquarius comes because one is all about what is going on
under the surface (Scorpio) while the other is all up in the clouds
(Aquarius). Not “up in the clouds” in so far as being delusional
or disconnected ala Neptune style. But, up in the clouds of fact of
logic. Yet the main thing with this square is that it is an
opportunity to be optimistic, forward in our line of thinking and
also an opportunity to adjust our perspective as necessary. Jupiter
in harsh aspect to the Moon can cause things to seem much larger than
really are. In that case, take a step back. If you need more detail,
take a step forward. Adjust as you need to. Remember Scorpio is the
sign of extremes. Don't forget all the options that lie betwixt those
extremities. It doesn't have to be all one way or the other.
The Sun also officially
crosses the North Node at 8:28 PM. If Sun in Leo conjunct the North
Node in Leo doesn't say it's time to be true to yourself and follow
your heart, I don't know what will. Cause, that's exactly what this
means. This occurs right past our eclipse point near 6 degrees of
Leo. The symbol for that reads: An old fashioned belle and a flapper.
This is a symbol we've dealt
with before, of course. In this case, what's important is the ability
to perceive past, present and future versions of yourself while being
accepting and admiring of each.
The Moon remains active
through the night. She opposes Mercury RX in Leo at 5:25 AM on Sunday
Morning before finally reaching Void status.
Sunday, July 29, 2018
On my day journal, I have
today marked as “eclipse recovery day.” Because that's what it is
going to be best used for. Following the early morning lunar
opposition to Mercury, the Moon is Void until entering Pisces at 7:28
PM.
This is a GOOD thing. The
Moon is Void and therefore our emotional bodies can sincerely begin
to settle down a little after what has probably been a rather testy
week at times. Rest. Restore. Nap. Eat. Whatever “feels” best to
you. Then, when the Moon dips into Pisces tonight....aaaah...sleep,
my pretties, sleep.
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