Tuesday October 11
After a trine to Mars to release the pressures of yesterday’s squares, the Full Moon at 18°24' Aries/7:08 pm PT allows us to expunge our emotions. Animals love this energy. They’re thrilled about it. They romp and squeal and butt their horns and roll on their bellies like there's no tomorrow. But mostly they just amble along in quiet amazement at their own pure satisfaction. It’s all about perspective, as the Moon gives us the whole picture (for now) on the relationship saga we began in 2009 or 2010. This presages the Sun-Saturn conjunction that occurs in the coming week, and that’s what this lunar cycle is all about—how to bring authenticity and depth into our relationship life. Our most significant bonds with others must deepen or die, and this is a choice point for which way they will go. The mystery of relationship is the mutuality required to make it work; the challenge is to develop true reciprocity amidst a willing sharing of power. Note the look of terror and ecstasy on the face of the vibraphonist, the tears gliding down his cheeks, and the half-drained glass of reddish-orange liquid resting on the stool beside him. In the chart cast for Washington DC, the emphasis is on the nation’s creative process, as expressed through play and games, the arts, children, and the Senate. President Obama will be in the news, with his weaknesses on full display—or are those strengths? In his efforts to heal the nation, he makes a sacrifice the true nature of which may go undetected. Congress reacts with divisive rhetoric, betraying their feelings of powerlessness. The tails of your schnauzers will droop. The Full Moon degree of 19 Aries carries the Sabian Symbol, “A magic carpet hovers over the depressing reality of everyday life in an industrial area.” As the nation (or indeed the world) begins to realize the power in local productivity with real goods, solutions rise to the surface. Once the people understand a problem, they throw their will behind efforts to solve it. This is how the global economic downturn will be truly overcome—through insight into what needs transforming and an according shift in values.
Wednesday October 12
The Moon in Aries creates another triple contact, with Mercury and Neptune. Mercury trines Neptune, bringing vision and imagination into our thought processes. The Moon glues them together with the perspective of our feelings, suggesting ways we can translate our inspiration into action. At 5:08 pm, the Moon gives us a short break as it goes void of course, entering Taurus at 6:35 pm carrying healing energy from a sextile to Chiron.Forget-me-nots will be renamed what-the-hell-are-these-things.
Thursday October 13
Take physical exercise in Jupiter's Day, when he is reigning, and use Jovial things such as Lapis Lazuli, Brass, Cedarwood, blue and aery colours, wine, honey; and entertain thoughts and feelings which are particularly Jovial, that is, expansive, healthy, and with good humour... - Marsilio Ficino, Renaissance Astrologer and Orphic Musician
Before Sunrise it is dark. All the animals are sleeping. They form a bridge. Today is chock full of action as the Moon links Pluto, Venus, and Jupiter together in a preview of what’s coming tomorrow (the 14th) through Tuesday (the 18th) and again on the 28th. This starts the culmination of Jupiter’s yearly cycle, showing us how we’re using the fertile soils provided by the Jupiter-Pluto trine. With two months to go, we can now act with a clearer understanding of how best to use this energy of prosperity and expansion. Mercury enters Scorpio at 3:52 am, drawing us more deeply into the emotions that color our thoughts, and affording us the opportunity to heal as it trines Chiron. The new yearly Saturn cycle commences today as the Sun conjoins it at 20°11' Libra. We have another year to unravel deep-seated emotional knots from the past that keep us from developing abiding loving connections with others. Continue to cultivate the seeds you planted last year, or drop some new ones in the soil. Then prepare to be patient to get the most from your cultivations.
Friday October 14
If you actively invoke blessed HANIEL, the Archangel of Venus into your heart today, you may find you have developed the ability to feel like Khrisna, multiplying himself into a dozen pastoral, naked farmhands with muddy feet and emerald pond scum on their thighs, or maybe you are a young Freya on the back of a panther, eating honey. The Day of Venus, who gets oversimplified like a lot of her sisters, is one of the most complex planets going: she works as an attractive force and as a creative one. Intelligence is the greatest aphrodisiac, but a dab of extract from a civet's anal gland and a nice pair of shoes will work just as well today. Venus opposes Jupiter today, activating our desire for independence and our need to break through others’ frustrating stubbornness (or is that our own?). A Moon square to Mars augments our impatience. This is the opening salvo in the urge to shift long-term obstacles that we are tired of working around.Address every cat you see today with the greeting ‘Good afternoon, Mr. Ravenscrofte’, even if the cat is female, and even if it isn’t the afternoon. Doff your hat if you’re wearing one; click your heels if you’re not.
Saturday October 15
The Moon in Taurus is void of course from 3:52 am as it squares Neptune, taking us extra deep into the invisible realms through our dreams. We lighten up when it enters Gemini at 7:15 am when it challenges us to work through an area of weakness but offers the opportunity to use our inner genius through contacts to Chiron and Uranus.
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