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Astro-logical Forecast for Tuesday 6/24/2014: Sneak Peek at the Week; News Round-up
/in The ForecastAlll-riighty then!
In the spirit of Mercury REtrograde, here’s a REcreated “Sneak Peek at the Week,” given that the original was lost in cyberspace…
Special shout-out to tech wizard Mark Marshall at Interage, whose rapid response and expertise was able to exorcise the WordPress bugs in my computer. Thank you!
Monday started with a heavy challenge between the comfort-seeking Moon in Taurus and stern Saturn in Scorpio, suggesting a potential reach for ambition or major reality check. That happened at 6:59AM ET, just before I started writing, and at that time the big headline on the NYT homepage was “Relief Over US Exit Fades as Reality in Iraq Eclipses Hope”. But the Moon moves fast, so connections it makes to other planets do not last long. At 9:49PM ET, Moon made an easy connection with expansive Jupiter, suggesting an opportunity for pleasant indulgence in sensual delights, especially since the Moon will be void thereafter until 7:06AM ET on Tuesday.
More pleasantness on a personal level is suggested Tuesday morning, as Venus and the Moon meet up in chatty Gemini, as a need for information drives the day. Caveat: Mercury is still retrograde, so take what you hear with a grain of salt, especially in the evening, when nebulous Neptune challenges the information junkie Gemini Moon.
We’ll have some potentially blissful patterns to inspire us on Friday’s New Moon in emotional security-seeking Cancer, and those should carry us through the weekend. Until then, we’ll be processing the edgy buzz of this Wednesday’s challenge between rebel Uranus and warrior Mars, reflected in the headlines in stories of sudden disruptions of the status quo, guns and more guns, notable seismic activity, tech breakthroughs, fires (and those who fight them, a “firebrand” candidate running for governor in Colorado, “testy” exchanges in Congress –and angry joyriders in Saudi Arabia, just to name a few.
The only Moon void to potentially throw a twist into your efforts to move forward in a straight line during normal business hours happens on Thursday from 7:56AM until 5:06PM ET. This is also the last day of the lunar cycle — a “dark” or “dead” Moon — and definitely suggests a day to stick to routine, chill out and refrain from launching major new initiatives.
And now, more news — lots of it — as you’d expect on a day with Moon in Gemini.
Last week we saw mental Mercury again at the Aries Point (returning to where it was on the New Moon on May 28th). Words and thoughts would likely become prominent. This whole lunar cycle suggested a potential reboot of a way of thinking and/or communication — some of it visionary; some of it delusional; much of it based on an ideal. Exhibit A: the US Patent Office cancels the trademark of the Washington Redskins because the term “redskins” is deemed “derogatory. Exhibit B: A newspaper ditches Pulitzer prize-winning writer George Will when he pens a controversial column about rape victims. Exhibit C: A study about what really goes on in the brains of writers when they are writing is released. Exhibit D: (this hit the headlines on the New Moon, but still being circulated) The losses we suffer in brainpower as handwriting becomes a thing of the past.
More idealism, along with Mercury retrograde reunions exploded on the scene last week, courtesy of Mars triggering the volatile Uranus-Pluto square. How so? How fascinating that the headline for the latest NYT book review is “A High-Living Idealist, Running Guns in 1938”. In other news, as you know, militants in Iraq have taken over certain cities, apparently captured major oil-producing sites and stolen hundreds of millions of dollars. And last week, it was like Old Home Week as seemingly everyone who pushed so hard to invade Iraq in 2003 (and did not want the US to leave), was all over the airwaves, including Dick Cheney and his daughter, Liz. People from the past have an odd way of turning up when Mercury is retrograde…
The Cheneys penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, which I mention for two reasons. One, because of its idealism. Really, even Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly seemed somewhat skeptical — and she was not the only one exhibiting a surprising change of mindset. Two, because we took a look at Liz Cheney’s horoscope last year — as she was contemplating running for a Senate seat in Wyoming (see the last two paragraphs of the linked post). At that time, the need for a career move seemed astro-logical, and though her Senate prospects weren’t clear (we do not have an exact birth time), it did look as if she’d be in a more expansive position this summer, regardless. And apparently she is.
Ms. Cheney and her father have launched a new non-profit, the Alliance for a Strong America, which aims to “restore American power, strength and influence around the world”. Well, this should fit in nicely with Ms. Cheney’s aforementioned idealism and her Moon in Sagittarius, which needs to express its opinion. And given a pattern that suggests the relationship with the father may run away with the rest of the horoscope, working with her dad is not a surprising choice.
Last but not least, the Sun in Cancer at the Aries Point (the Summer Solstice) suggested that issues related to motherhood would become prominent. How interesting to find an in-depth article about the woman in Arizona who made headlines in March when she could not find a babysitter and left her children in the car while she went to an interview for a job that would have finally paid her a living wage. She was arrested — but where is she now? Meanwhile, for those who ask about the action in President Obama’s horoscope, yesterday he encouraged employers to offer mothers of newborn babies up to six weeks of paid maternity leave. Obama has Venus (women, social expression) in Cancer (motherhood, nurturing), and it is also at the Aries Point, suggesting he may be known for a sensitive social expression that fosters emotional, homeland and family security needs. And isn’t it interesting the Sun in Cancer just made contact with Obama’s natal Venus?
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Astro-logical Forecast for Monday 6/23/2014: Mercury is Still Retrograde…
/in The ForecastSigh.
I kid you not — the highlight of the morning is a heavy challenge between Moon and stern Saturn, exact at 6:59AM ET. And Mercury is still retrograde. And for the first time in five years, it seems that instead of hitting “publish” after writing my Really Useful Sneak Peek at the Week, I hit “trash”.
Until I can re-create the post, here’s a much lighter article on recent discoveries on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon….
How is your day going?
Astro-logical Forecast for Friday 6/20/2014 & the Weekend: Summer Solstice
/in The ForecastFire away. The Moon in (fiery) Aries charges ahead without conflict this morning, perhaps inspiring you to take the lead or at least take action. This inspiration may become supercharged in the afternoon and evening hours (ET), as the Moon makes its weekly challenge with the status quo-disrupting Uranus-Pluto square. Power plays or an emotional catharsis may crop up around 3:40PM ET, when Moon squares Pluto; a testy opposition from Mars at 7:25PM ET suggests extra care on the roads or in any situation involving conflict; a hook-up with innovative Uranus suggests a revelation or encounter with the unconventional or at least something new — even if its as seemingly mundane as going to a Ukrainian restaurant, if you’ve never been to one before.
Saturday we have the Sun’s ingress into Cancer at 6:51AM ET, marking the Summer Solstice — the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The first two days around a Solstice or Equinox are especially charged, as these degrees of the zodiac: 0 Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn mark the beginning of a new season — a turning point — a new phase of development. Collectively these degrees are known as the Aries Point, and whenever a planet in your horoscope falls on one of these points, you can be sure it will push for prominence in your life. Things that come into being — including people — when the Sun is at the Aries Point often have a knack for becoming famous in whatever pond they swim in. Off the top of my head, Meryl Streep, William Shatner, Elizabeth Warren and Edward Snowden were all born with the Sun close to the Aries Point.
Contacts to the Moon from Jupiter and Mercury on Saturday suggest expansion, optimism and and a dynamic flow of communication until 6:24PM ET, when the Moon goes void until 11:03PM ET. Do your shopping and yard sale hopping when the Moon is not void. You may notice a slower pace when the Moon enters Taurus (after the void), and encourages us to indulge in what makes us feel materially secure: good food, drink, maybe a song or a snuggle with your sweetie. Planetary patterns Sunday — with the exception of the buzz of Wednesday’s upcoming “wild card” challenge between Mars and Uranus — are potentially soulful, resourceful and healing. No sleeping in on Monday.
Thanks to the reader who was inspired by this week’s post about Eben Alexander’s book, Proof of Heaven. She forwarded this story about Dolores Cannon, a hypnotherapist who’s also written a book, The Three Waves of Volunteers and the New Earth, which is “an ensemble of regressive hypnotherapy client sessions which narrates a ‘behind the scenes’ look at Earth’s current paradigm shift.” The theory she presents is fascinating, and perhaps explains why, when asked where I’m from, I often reply, “I’m here on a tourist visa.”
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I’ll post a news round-up later…have a fabulous weekend!
What’s going on in your horoscope? Mercury retrogrades are excellent times for reviewing your life with an astrologer. Here’s the 411 on personal consultations.
Astro-logical Forecast for Thursday 6/19/2014: The Other Shoe…
/in The ForecastThe empathetic Pisces Moon is enthusiastically supported by harmonious contacts with Jupiter (cosmic sugar daddy) and Venus at 7:15AM ET and 9:15AM ET, respectively. Sweet talk is favored in the morning hours. At 2:36PM ET, the Moon squares the Sun, suggesting a challenge to whatever realization you had on last week’s Full Moon. Testy communication between two very idealistic entities may be encountered; check the facts and chill out before striking out, given a brief Moon void (3:06PM – 5:26PM ET) and Mercury still being retrograde.
At 5:26PM ET the pace noticeably quickens when the Moon charges into me-me-me Aries, possibly falling down stairs because it’s faster than walking. I expect an uptick in horns and sirens, too — alas. Patience is not an Aries strong point, courage definitely is. At 6:50PM ET the Sun makes that idealistic hook-up with Mercury I mentioned earlier this week; see how that manifests in communication. Speech and mindset — color it rose — are likely to become prominent in the headlines, since this hook-up is happening near one of the solstice points. More rosy hues — some of it bewildering — may be reflected by nebulous Neptune, currently running wild (i.e., not connected to any other planet).
Humming in the background is a slowly-approaching, but oh-so-edgy connection between action hero Mars in diplomatic Libra…to rebel Uranus in Aries. That contact — an opposition — will be exact next Wednesday, and it will complete the dance we’ve seen since December of Mars in Libra making contact with the never-ending Uranus-Pluto square. As we’ve seen in the past, Mars-Uranus contact suggests breakthrough in action, often volatile and/or that disrupt the status quo. You may be feeling the expectant buzz more personally if you have a planet or angle around 12 to 17 degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn, which would include having a birthday around the 4th – 7th of July, October, January or April. This would include the United States.
There’s so much to write about in the headlines today, that if I started to do so, I wouldn’t finish this post until sundown.
To be continued….
Astro-logical Forecast for Wednesday 6/18/2014
/in The ForecastNote your dreams this morning, as intuitive Neptune hooks up with an equally intuitive Moon in Pisces in the wee hours ET. The pleasant connection between Venus and expansive Jupiter noted in Monday’s forecast happens at 5:16AM ET; hopefully you will use it to glide through the day. A communicative connection between Moon and perspicacious Pluto around 12PM ET can help clear the air without biting anyone’s head off. A stable connection to Moon from Saturn at 7:46PM ET keeps it all grounded in your version of reality.
If you’re going to put something up for auction, doing it just before a harmonious connection between Venus (money, art) and Jupiter is not a bad strategy. A one-of-a-kind postage stamp just sold at Sotheby’s for $9.5 million — and yes, that’s a record. Meanwhile, I’ve been meaning to share this item from the weekend. On Sunday, retrograde Mercury (mindset) returned to the beginning of Cancer (motherhood). Add to this pattern Friday’s stern challenge between Venus (women, social expression) and Saturn, and Saturday’s potentially volatile charge between Mars (aggression/action) and ruthless Pluto. What hits the NYT homepage? “Mother’s Mind” — a two-part series on maternal mental illness. Here’s part one; here’s part two. Coincidence or conspiracy?
Let’s end with something light. Thanks to Leslie, the reader who kindly forwarded me this must-have item for anyone “feeling wobbly, forgetful, and introverted during this Mercury retrograde cycle”. Of course it would be rose-colored…
What’s going on in your horoscope? Mercury retrogrades are excellent times for reviewing your life with an astrologer. Here’s the 411 on personal consultations.