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Monday, August 14, 2017 This morning the Moon remains active in Taurus. At 2:43 AM, she is trine Mercury Rx in Virgo. This is practical and grounded. But, by sunrise she is sextile Neptune in Pisces. We are softened and delivered empathy and compassion. Perhaps a little relaxed or tired. The softened outlook does not last long, however, as the Moon and Mars butt heads at 10:31 AM. This is ambiguous pitting values against personal interests and agendas. There can be conflict here or even a deadlock as this occurs in fixed signs. An opportunity to ease the situation comes shortly later as the Moon sextiles her current ruler, Venus in Cancer at 10:50 AM. I want to say, “Cookies make everything better” and perhaps you reach for those under this sky. Yet, the true power found here is in gentleness, compassion, understanding and a growing concern for the welfare of folks other than ourselves or along with ourselves. It's very territorial and protective. Yet is also steady, safe and comfo...

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 It's the weirdest thing to me; but, it seems like things are unfurling both quickly and slowly. At the same time. As if time were this bendable thing but remaining out of our control. As if the tempo were being set by a drunk jester who sits back and laughs saying, “Watch, when I turn this dial the humans speed up. But, when I touch this one, they slow down.” Yes. It does occur to me that Mercury is in his retrograde shadow. It also dawns upon me that Uranus has just turned retrograde and that does have some bearing upon the “feeling” of time. However, what hits me about this more is that Mercury is edging into opposition with Neptune. No wonder the jester seems drunk. No? But, he will not perfect in this opposition until AFTER his retrograde is complete. Mercury turns Rx on August 12 th just one degree shy of creating that opposition with Neptune officially. That does not mean we won't feel it (Mercury/Neptune) as it does hold bearing in the energet...

Tuesday, August 1, 2017 Early this morning the Moon in Scorpio met Chiron by trine at 4:55 AM; then, Uranus by inconjunct. She is Void until entering Sagittarius at 8:02 AM. Her only major aspect is a square to Mercury in Virgo at 10:00 PM. In the meat of the day, she does make minor aspect (inconjunct) to Venus newly in Cancer while finding both Jupiter and Pluto by semi-square at 12:15 and 1:15 PM respectively. Semi-squares are a 45 degree aspect. It's interesting because this means that the Moon is passing through the midpoint of the waxing Jupiter/Pluto square due to perfect on August 4 th . With that, we will have some nuance in relation to that square trickling into the collective mood at midday. With the Moon in the sign of the Archer, ruled by Jupiter, it is a time in which deep truths could emerge thus leading us into the hard or strained discussions brought forth by the Lunar square to Mercury later in the day. The operative word here is truth and not insidious conflati...

Saturday, July 29, 2017 Pranks meant to stir fear and phobia. Insidious Clowns. That is what we were dealing with in the US the last time Jupiter in Libra was in square to Pluto. There were other headlines that did correlate. But, this one was easy to remember. Now, the bolts on that square tighten, yet again. The next Jupiter/Pluto square perfects midweek. However, the headlines between this “war of the Gods” have already began trickling into our sphere. Threats from foreign enemies (which has been a thing, anyway), killer carnival rides, public tirades of profanity...all Jupiter/Pluto. These two are insidious bedfellows. With them, they squeeze the ugly out of the collective and put it on public display. Some inflated and meant to catalyze fear/phobia. Some, horrific tales in which a happy result was anticipated. Public threats and shaming. Self-righteous proclamations. It's all coming to the fore now and will continue to be at issue as this square waxes in. A prelude, also like...

Saturday, July 22, 2017 For just a very few hours this morning, the Sun and Moon both linger in Cancer. At 11:16 AM, the Sun transitions to Leo giving us an official stellium in the sign. Prior to that, however, the Moon in Cancer is a busy lady. She danced with Neptune overnight at 2:35 AM (trine). Then, she butted heads by square with Jupiter in Libra (5:35 AM). Then, at 8:51 AM she opposed Pluto....all of which can operate to cast a nostalgic and swirling emotional haze over our morning. This could lead us into memories of childhood for better or worse. The Sun's shift into Leo may prompt us to lean into those things we remembered enjoying from our younger more naïve and whimsical days. Or, it could bring hauntings of those times, as well. For me, and most likely the balance struck by others here, it was a little of both...remorseful and joyful. I plucked out the joy and let the remorse slip away. So many years have flowed by since then. Why keep holding on to muddy water? The ...