Wednesday October 17
The Day of Mercury in the kabbalistic World of Fire, Atziluth. Visualize your self wearing sneakers with wings as you read this. Mercury's function is to think. To know. To reason. There is no foot race to win here. Language is his playground. The Akasic Library is his home. And oh yes, Hermes is a Love god. He likes the sound of his own voice. Write a poem, a sonnet, or some erotica today and them transmit that information to at least one other person. Mercury visits Scorpio twice this year due to its retrograde turn in Sagittarius on November 6 that backs it into Scorpio for a second visit. This planet of communication gets down to the depths whenever it's in Scorpio. The mind melds with emotions, descending into the body, into the past and into life's mysteries. This can be a very powerful period for talking about difficult issues regarding relationships, money and mortality. Psychological awareness is more acute now, as perceptions take us under the covers of the obvious, seeking hidden meaning and motivations. The dark side of Mercury in Scorpio is represented by the mistrusting mind, one that holds secrets and fears them at the same time. Communication becomes a means of control, rather than connection. However, seeing our fears doesn't mean that we have to perpetuate them. The opportunities are ripe for discussing heretofore forbidden subjects, resulting in greater degrees of trust and intimacy. The day opens with the Moon void of course in Scorpio, a condition which lasts until 5:26 pm (8:26 pm ET), when she enters Sagittarius. A late Moon square to Neptune takes us back into the healing process that has been the focus for most of the month, giving us access to the emotional track for our recent experiences.
Thursday October 18
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
The Day of Jupiter in the kabbalistic World of Fire Projecting Light Specific Blue and facing West, vibrate this azure deluxe into your Second Chakra along with the mantrum: EE-BE-DA. Jupiter is all about allowing ambiguity, contradiction, and movement. It isn't about integration. It helps the ego become more flexible. By Jove, life isn't about staying calm and balanced, but rather about keeping complexity and drama and everything else alive and in dynamic flow. Jupiter is the planet of expansion, growth and optimism. It seeks grand truths and meaning. It is most at home in the sign of Sagittarius, opposite Gemini. Sagittarius gives Jupiter room for its far-reaching thoughts. Gemini, however, is a more crowded neighborhood. Jupiter is in its detriment in Gemini, according to astrological tradition. The planet may be weakened and have to overcome more challenges than it would in other signs. Gemini, the twins, keeps presenting choices, which makes it difficult for Jupiter to find the answer it seeks. A possible misapplication is giving too much meaning (Jupiter) to a simple fact (Gemini). When the planet of "more" is in the sign of information, it's possible to have data overdose and lose one's sense of proportion. Jupiter in Gemini does, of course, have its gifts. If we can keep our mental balance in the midst of a communication avalanche, we will find ourselves inspired with a multitude of ideas. When judgment (Jupiter) is lightened by airy Gemini, we have a chance to step back from our prejudices and accept alternative paths to reality. The roots of the Internet will grow wider and deeper, continuing to weave our thoughts into a collective mind. The Moon reconnects Mars and Uranus for another shot at those easy changes. Something may come to us without our direct effort, the result of previous actions since early November last year. Mercury enters its retrograde shadow (18°10′ Scorpio) today; time to start tracking events and activity, which now carry the potential for a deeper activation during the retrograde, November 6–26. The Moon anticipates the Mars-Jupiter opposition coming on October 28. Observe and learn. Some actions taken now may draw off some of the tension that could build between now and then—or feed a frenzy if we are overly impulsive. The Moon in Sagittarius asks us to seek new answers to the struggle between listening to our inner intuition and the need to be part of the larger culture. Spiritual expansion assists the process of understanding. Explore new horizons, take a look at the big picture, seek spiritual and philosophical explanations; then tactfully, perhaps even humorously, use your renewed optimism to encourage others. And then, for the umpteenth time in the history of the world, we discover a beautious garden and let it unfold into its new season, to copulate delicately amongst a squadron of tiny black badgers down at the grain elevators.This is a good metaphor for wolf-children adopted by the mayor who have the key to the city but we've already picked the lock so we sell it to a posse of renegade urban planners experimenting with the geomantic cultivation of organic concrete.
Friday October 19
Invoke blessed Haniel, just before dawn or 2 hours after sunset and behold, a court of photosynthetic Angels who make this place inside your chest cavity a Paradise, performing tantric intercourse in magick towers and lush subterranean caves, opening your Lionheart chakra, a breeze like yellow silk on your naked skin. She really gets my donkeys up onstage. I love the way she plays with my expectations. Like a little dragon-faced hen bursting with tinsel and frayed at the wrong end Venus is about love and relationships, while Virgo deals with life's more practical matters. Superifically, this can be interpreted, then, as a period in which passion may give way to the mundane affairs of daily life. However, Virgo's traditionally chaste image is not nearly so virginal as one might expect. It is, after all, an earth sign that appreciates the healthy functions of the human body, including sexuality. A more balanced view is that Venus in Virgo is a time when pleasure is derived by understanding the fine details of life, be they related to love or work. An appreciation for refinement in the arts, food, nature and people is more likely during this period. This can help further the development of skills and techniques in all areas of creative expression. In personal relationships Venus in Virgo can correspond with excess criticism. The idea is to take the sharpened perceptions of the moment and apply with a constructive, rather than destructive, attitude. In this way so-called "faults" are not reasons to tear down a person, but to clarify the issues that need attention and adjustment. This positive approach can make this a time in which relationships grow through greater awareness of what makes them tick and, thus, help to iron out the kinks. Passion flows more freely when obstacles are removed. Work makes way for love. The Moon continues to make connections, and we can continue to take the initiative. Overnight a bit of discord may contribute to restlessness, but the day is smooth sailing, with sextiles all the way through. After 1:27 pm (4:27 pm ET), the Moon is void of course, but in Sagittarius we can still act fruitfully. At 6:41 pm, she enters Capricorn and bonds Saturn and Neptune together in a very constructive Minor Grand Trine.
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