The New Moon culminates at 11:11pm tonight as the Moon joins the Sun in his rulership of fiery Leo. Leo - the sign of the king, is regal and strong, fierce and fun-loving, dramatic and playful. When the Sun is at home, the ego and the will are accentuated, as are the ability to love and be generous. This is the backdrop of the current lunar phase beginning tonight and ending at the Virgo New Moon on August 30th.
People on vacation during the next 4 weeks, can only think of their fun. They want you to have fun also, but only so long as their enjoyment comes first. Watch out for fallen crowns and tiaras hidden in a golden mane as those demanding to be center-stage let you know how important their agenda is. The loving warmth of Leo is shown to their families and friends through generosity and playfulness. This is a time for sharing and enjoying the creative ways in which joyfulness can be expressed.
This New Moon feels somewhat erratic due to a challenging aspect to quirky Uranus. Uranus is uncontrollable energy that shows up like a bolt out of the blue. The challenge here is to avoid over-reacting to outside stimuli that feels urgent. Maybe there is some new helpful information that comes in, or a situation suddenly arises that needs our attention, but our response doesn't need to be drastic or dramatic. Even when faced with sudden change, we still need to exhale before taking in a new breath!
With both loving Venus and healing Chiron also in harmonious relationship to the Sun and Moon, we can be caring and compassionate with others - those we are already in relationship with and those who are drawn to us for our unique gifts. Shortly before midnight, Mercury in Cancer stations to move in direct motion once more. Consider what you've learned during the last three weeks about nurturing yourself and others and begin to apply your caring efforts as Mercury moves through his shadow phase, entering Leo on August 12th, offering new ways of expressing ourselves through love and creativity.
Remember, not everyone is on vacation, but we can be kind to those who are and considerate of those who aren't! In the meantime, keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground~
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Lunar Eclipse Full Moon in Capricorn
This is the 2nd Eclipse in the second Eclipse series of 2019, the first two being in the signs of Capricorn and Leo during January. The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Cancer was 2 weeks ago and today's Lunar Eclipse Full Moon takes place in the opposite sign of Capricorn at 5:38pm this evening.
The Moon in Capricorn opposes the Sun in Cancer at 24 degrees and 4 minutes of their respective signs. This is the Cardinal axis of Earth and Water, also responsibilities and families. Capricorn is all business and we sometimes hear those words coming out of the mouths of authority figures when trying to explain their actions... "it's just business". On the other side of the coin is Cancer's emotional and defensive nature, oft-times appearing unstable due to the feelings associated with the care of children and families and having to house and feed them. We need some of Capricorn's focus and hard work to manifest what we strive toward, as well as Cancer's caring to have the love and support of those around us.
The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn is highlighting the response-ability of individuals, governments and societies to provide their people with safety and security. We are at a crossroad in regards to finding some balance between business and human rights, which encompasses having the means/jobs/income to supply families with shelter and food. Those things supply a person with dignity and yet business as usual doesn't seem to care about the rights of every human being on the planet to have access to these very basic of human necessities.
We each need to take responsibility for building our own foundations for the future, for developing self-discipline where needed and for taking care of our home (Mother Earth), our homes and our families. The Full Moon chart shows an ability to tune in to our creative natures and be compassionate and understanding, even in the midst of all the upheaval around us.
Remember to keep your head in the stars, your feet on the ground and your heart open~
The Moon in Capricorn opposes the Sun in Cancer at 24 degrees and 4 minutes of their respective signs. This is the Cardinal axis of Earth and Water, also responsibilities and families. Capricorn is all business and we sometimes hear those words coming out of the mouths of authority figures when trying to explain their actions... "it's just business". On the other side of the coin is Cancer's emotional and defensive nature, oft-times appearing unstable due to the feelings associated with the care of children and families and having to house and feed them. We need some of Capricorn's focus and hard work to manifest what we strive toward, as well as Cancer's caring to have the love and support of those around us.
The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn is highlighting the response-ability of individuals, governments and societies to provide their people with safety and security. We are at a crossroad in regards to finding some balance between business and human rights, which encompasses having the means/jobs/income to supply families with shelter and food. Those things supply a person with dignity and yet business as usual doesn't seem to care about the rights of every human being on the planet to have access to these very basic of human necessities.
We each need to take responsibility for building our own foundations for the future, for developing self-discipline where needed and for taking care of our home (Mother Earth), our homes and our families. The Full Moon chart shows an ability to tune in to our creative natures and be compassionate and understanding, even in the midst of all the upheaval around us.
Remember to keep your head in the stars, your feet on the ground and your heart open~
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Solar Eclipse New Moon in Cancer July 2, 2019
This is a very important Solar Eclipse New Moon as it takes place in the Cardinal sign of Cancer. Like it's symbol the Crab, Cancerian energy is often protective and evasive, hard on the outside and soft on the inside. With both the outgoing Sun and the impressionable Moon joined together in this watery sign, which the Moon rules, we are especially sensitive, cautious and protective of our families. The intensity of emotions is strong and people tend to respond without thinking, just feeling.
This can be an unstable time, loaded with hidden agendas, most arising from fear... are they trying to take this away from me?... what will happen if I lose my home?... how can I take care of my family? Those are healthy concerns. But this New Moon opposes Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn and the tug-of-war to keep our families and our homes safe, while the people in charge... governments, bosses and authority figures seem to have a different agenda... is intensely coming to a head! Will compassion and kindness win out and will cooler heads prevail in the coming months after this Eclipse? We will see what shakes out at the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn on the 16th.
For now, I want to remind you of these words of ancient wisdom, also known as The Four Agreements and shared by Don Miguel Ruiz in his book of guidance for personal freedom. They apply to all circumstances in every day and are a much-needed reminder that we always have a choice of how to act and how to respond. Choose wisely, as this Eclipse will have long-lasting repercussions. Following, are Don Miguel Ruiz' words, paraphrased by me.
The four agreements are these: Be Impeccable With Your Word. That means to speak with integrity, saying only what you mean, using the power of your word for truth and love. Don't Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. They are reacting to their own reality, their own dream. Become immune to their opinions and actions and you won't suffer needlessly. Don't Make Assumptions. Be courageous in asking questions and expressing your needs. Communicate clearly to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. Always Do Your Best. Your best changes from moment to moment and depending on how healthy you feel.Under any circumstance, simply do your best and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse and regret.
Remember, keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground and choose to come from Love instead of f.e.a.r. (false evidence appearing real...)
This can be an unstable time, loaded with hidden agendas, most arising from fear... are they trying to take this away from me?... what will happen if I lose my home?... how can I take care of my family? Those are healthy concerns. But this New Moon opposes Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn and the tug-of-war to keep our families and our homes safe, while the people in charge... governments, bosses and authority figures seem to have a different agenda... is intensely coming to a head! Will compassion and kindness win out and will cooler heads prevail in the coming months after this Eclipse? We will see what shakes out at the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn on the 16th.
For now, I want to remind you of these words of ancient wisdom, also known as The Four Agreements and shared by Don Miguel Ruiz in his book of guidance for personal freedom. They apply to all circumstances in every day and are a much-needed reminder that we always have a choice of how to act and how to respond. Choose wisely, as this Eclipse will have long-lasting repercussions. Following, are Don Miguel Ruiz' words, paraphrased by me.
The four agreements are these: Be Impeccable With Your Word. That means to speak with integrity, saying only what you mean, using the power of your word for truth and love. Don't Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. They are reacting to their own reality, their own dream. Become immune to their opinions and actions and you won't suffer needlessly. Don't Make Assumptions. Be courageous in asking questions and expressing your needs. Communicate clearly to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. Always Do Your Best. Your best changes from moment to moment and depending on how healthy you feel.Under any circumstance, simply do your best and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse and regret.
Remember, keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground and choose to come from Love instead of f.e.a.r. (false evidence appearing real...)
Monday, June 17, 2019
Sagittarius Full Moon Followed By The Summer Solstice
The Full Moon is exact at 25 degrees of Sagittarius early tomorrow morning. The Moon has been in this Mutable Fire sign all weekend, interacting with gregarious Jupiter and compassionate Neptune. These planets tend toward optimism and caring and have been acting as a buffer to the recent harsh affects of Mars stirring up emotional drama, in family-loving Cancer, while opposing Saturn in business-like Capricorn. On the other hand, Sagittarius accentuates excess, even fanaticism, and this Moon may actually bring to light the need for self-discipline and focus.
What is being illuminated for you at this Full Moon? Can you see the bigger picture yet? Depending on your efforts since the Gemini New Moon two weeks ago, you may be inspired by your progress to keep moving forward. If, however, your plans have gone astray or just not worked out the way you had planned, this new awareness may show you a better direction to follow. Sagittarius is about looking ahead, not back, and learning all you can to help you reach your goals.
After the Full Moon is exact, she makes no more aspects until a little after noon, moving into Capricorn and shifting gears into work and business pursuits. Best to finish up loose ends or clean off your desk first thing in the morning, before getting a handle on work-related responsibilities in the afternoon.
Tuesday's focus can be on service toward the greater good thanks to a favorable alignment of Saturn and Neptune. This is followed by a very long void-of-course day on Wednesday as the Moon meets intense Pluto in the early a.m. causing feelings of discontent and disconnectedness to loom all day. Avoid making major decisions or agreeing to anything important today. It is a good day for spiritual focus and getting obsessive feelings like jealousy and/or suspicion under control. Thursday finds the Aquarius Moon better off networking in groups rather than trying to stand out on one's own.
The Sun moves into Cancer on the 21st at the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. Outgoing emphasis is now on home and family. For the next 30 days, we are driven by our emotions and who or what we care for. Nurturing others and being nurtured is Cancers' major concern. The season of cookouts and BBQs with family and friends is upon us!
The subtle vibrations of the subconscious are tweaked now as Neptune turns retrograde, also on the 21st, signaling a more intuitive or artistic time as we turn inward. Pay attention to what your inner muse is trying to tell you now, until Neptune's Direct motion in late November.
While trying to be be optimistic and also remaining compassionate for all the suffering in the world, remember... keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground!
What is being illuminated for you at this Full Moon? Can you see the bigger picture yet? Depending on your efforts since the Gemini New Moon two weeks ago, you may be inspired by your progress to keep moving forward. If, however, your plans have gone astray or just not worked out the way you had planned, this new awareness may show you a better direction to follow. Sagittarius is about looking ahead, not back, and learning all you can to help you reach your goals.
After the Full Moon is exact, she makes no more aspects until a little after noon, moving into Capricorn and shifting gears into work and business pursuits. Best to finish up loose ends or clean off your desk first thing in the morning, before getting a handle on work-related responsibilities in the afternoon.
Tuesday's focus can be on service toward the greater good thanks to a favorable alignment of Saturn and Neptune. This is followed by a very long void-of-course day on Wednesday as the Moon meets intense Pluto in the early a.m. causing feelings of discontent and disconnectedness to loom all day. Avoid making major decisions or agreeing to anything important today. It is a good day for spiritual focus and getting obsessive feelings like jealousy and/or suspicion under control. Thursday finds the Aquarius Moon better off networking in groups rather than trying to stand out on one's own.
The Sun moves into Cancer on the 21st at the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. Outgoing emphasis is now on home and family. For the next 30 days, we are driven by our emotions and who or what we care for. Nurturing others and being nurtured is Cancers' major concern. The season of cookouts and BBQs with family and friends is upon us!
The subtle vibrations of the subconscious are tweaked now as Neptune turns retrograde, also on the 21st, signaling a more intuitive or artistic time as we turn inward. Pay attention to what your inner muse is trying to tell you now, until Neptune's Direct motion in late November.
While trying to be be optimistic and also remaining compassionate for all the suffering in the world, remember... keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground!
Monday, June 3, 2019
Gemini New Moon
This New Moon in Gemini aligns inner feelings and outer actions through logic, reasoning and communication. This is the time for planning and organizing whatever you hope to achieve out in the world. Make a list of steps to take at the start of this lunar Air cycle - phone calls, meetings, research... whatever dreams you want to have come true, begin now.
The chart for the New Moon shows a square to Neptune, encouraging compassion and creativity. Tuning inward and listening to your inner muse is the challenge here. Is there an artistic expression that can come out now? Avoid being overly sympathetic as exuberant Jupiter also squares off with Neptune and risks a lack of boundaries. Being too dreamy or lackadaisical can lead you down a path of deception, but trusting your inner guidance can lead you down a path of beauty and connection.
Keeping the above in mind, you can now view the opposition that the Sun and Moon make to Jupiter. Arranging your path toward distant horizons and bigger views means knowing yourself and applying self-discipline so as not to go careening off after every opportunity or sidetrack along your way. This is the time to remember "not all opportunities are mine", especially if larger than life schemes appear and distract you from your goals! Do apply Jupiter's optimism as healthy fuel to feed your inner fire along the way.
Mercury leaves Gemini on the 4th and swims into Cancer for three weeks, making for emotional connections and moody communication. After the 7th, the Messenger of the Gods creeps up to a conjunction with Mars on the 17th, facilitating powerful and forthright conversations. Be sure to think of what you want to impart before speaking or agreeing to something that would be very hard to back out of later on. Otherwise, it's going to be a very good time to set the wheels of collaboration in motion.
Remember, while running around with your ideas, to keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground~
The chart for the New Moon shows a square to Neptune, encouraging compassion and creativity. Tuning inward and listening to your inner muse is the challenge here. Is there an artistic expression that can come out now? Avoid being overly sympathetic as exuberant Jupiter also squares off with Neptune and risks a lack of boundaries. Being too dreamy or lackadaisical can lead you down a path of deception, but trusting your inner guidance can lead you down a path of beauty and connection.
Keeping the above in mind, you can now view the opposition that the Sun and Moon make to Jupiter. Arranging your path toward distant horizons and bigger views means knowing yourself and applying self-discipline so as not to go careening off after every opportunity or sidetrack along your way. This is the time to remember "not all opportunities are mine", especially if larger than life schemes appear and distract you from your goals! Do apply Jupiter's optimism as healthy fuel to feed your inner fire along the way.
Mercury leaves Gemini on the 4th and swims into Cancer for three weeks, making for emotional connections and moody communication. After the 7th, the Messenger of the Gods creeps up to a conjunction with Mars on the 17th, facilitating powerful and forthright conversations. Be sure to think of what you want to impart before speaking or agreeing to something that would be very hard to back out of later on. Otherwise, it's going to be a very good time to set the wheels of collaboration in motion.
Remember, while running around with your ideas, to keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground~
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Scorpio Full Moon
The Full Moon in Scorpio can bring up deep passions or hidden insecurities. As Mars and Pluto are considered co-rulers of this intense water sign, anger or jealousy could get the better of some people now.
This place in the lunar cycle shows us what we feel about our progress since the New Moon. It can enlighten us and bring a sense of fulfillment if we have been progressing effectively. Otherwise, if we've been held back by negative emotions or a lack of self-worth, we may be unable to throw off old reactions and fruitless patterns.
Try not to beat yourself up or let your buttons get pushed because of some past slight. Instead, reassess your own behavior and see where you can make a change for the better. Scorpio is the sign of powerful feelings, persistence and determination, which when harnessed in partnership, can bring great rewards... if both parties get to have input and can let go of their suspicions.
The Full Moon chart shows a need for honoring the individual within the context of relationship, allowing each to have their own freedom of expression. Communication can go deeper now and gains can be made for a more solid understanding of each others' needs, given some effort on the part of both parties.
Mundanely, some leaders will continue to jab at each other and let their personal desires rule their thoughts. Perhaps, the world will tire of these ineffective games and new patterns can be instituted with help from a Venus/Mars sextile, but that just might be wishful thinking... thanks to a Jupiter square to Neptune! I still like to think positively and employ the power of prayer. It's better than being suspicious and expecting the worst all the time.
Remember, while keeping your head in the stars and your feet on the ground, to let Love rule~
This place in the lunar cycle shows us what we feel about our progress since the New Moon. It can enlighten us and bring a sense of fulfillment if we have been progressing effectively. Otherwise, if we've been held back by negative emotions or a lack of self-worth, we may be unable to throw off old reactions and fruitless patterns.
Try not to beat yourself up or let your buttons get pushed because of some past slight. Instead, reassess your own behavior and see where you can make a change for the better. Scorpio is the sign of powerful feelings, persistence and determination, which when harnessed in partnership, can bring great rewards... if both parties get to have input and can let go of their suspicions.
The Full Moon chart shows a need for honoring the individual within the context of relationship, allowing each to have their own freedom of expression. Communication can go deeper now and gains can be made for a more solid understanding of each others' needs, given some effort on the part of both parties.
Mundanely, some leaders will continue to jab at each other and let their personal desires rule their thoughts. Perhaps, the world will tire of these ineffective games and new patterns can be instituted with help from a Venus/Mars sextile, but that just might be wishful thinking... thanks to a Jupiter square to Neptune! I still like to think positively and employ the power of prayer. It's better than being suspicious and expecting the worst all the time.
Remember, while keeping your head in the stars and your feet on the ground, to let Love rule~
Saturday, May 4, 2019
Pathways Astrology: Taurus New Moon
Pathways Astrology: Taurus New Moon: The Sun and Moon came together tonight at 6:45 pm in the 14th degree of Taurus ,the Fixed Earth sign. This powerful Moon begins a lunar p...
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