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stop go stop go stop...........ok go. No stop.

Someone described Mars and Saturn working together driving with the brakes on.  I said it is like throwing a spear at a brick wall. Same result. No result. Mars is the planet of action, and Saturn insists on  delays.  Both are in Libra where both side of any options seem equally good. Help. Mars is very impatient and Saturn wants to go SLOW.  And Mars in Libra is also considered weak. That's because Libra wants harmony, while Mars wants a fight.  So in Libra Mars tends to go underground and passive aggressive activity is the result. So be sure to say what you mean, mean what you say. I have already had two confrontations in the last few days...and it has been a real challenge to stay clear and not play games. Mars in Libra can be like that. And, with Jupiter and Uranus opposing Mars and Saturn, everything gets lit up and  intensified.  Talk about pressure.   We crave change, action, movement, yet we hesitate, prevaricate, resist. That's because Saturn rules at this t

Post Full Moon

During this recent Full Moon in Aquarius, I was in the countryside at a beautiful house on a Lake in the Gatineau hills Quebec Canada. The Moon  hung in the air with such majesty...I felt its shimmering beauty deep in my being. It was  hitting my Chiron (wounds, vulnerabilities..the wounded healer). Good time to be on retreat and sit with myself.  It was exactly full at 2 degrees Aquarius on Sun July 25th. Aquarius relates to freedom and brother (sister) hood. One thing about Full Moons: because they are caused by an opposition they involve some kind of polarity. A push and pull of forces. The Sun  in Leo  can be very self centered and demanding.  The opposition between Leo and Aquarius emphasizes the call of humanity vs our personal ego. As the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, the Moon invited us to serve the greater good for the collective benefit of humanity. With it aspecting my Chiron, I have been really feeling the wounds of the world ... several times lately,

Mars Saturn: watch your step

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When planets are affecting me, I often know it before I know it...if you know what I mean. I didn't used to know it, I just felt something was up...but couldn't quite put my finger on it. Now I can usually sense when planets are playing with me, and when I look up my chart...sure enough... I am better at spotting some planets influence than others...partly because some come round more often and have a more pronounced effect. One of those is Mars. Mars is the planet of aggression. Its our passionate, fiery nature and how we act out in the world. A masculine warrior planet; it helps us get going and get to it. It also can make us impatient and a bit feisty...depending on where it lies in our chart. My Mars is in Pisces...not the most aggressive of signs, to say the least. Mars is supposedly afflicted here....which means its is less effective. I have a Grand Trine between Mars. Saturn. and my Sun ...which gives it some pretty good energy, but they are all in water signs, wh

Breakdown or breakthrough?

 I have excepted from an article by Daniel Pinchbeck  (from a website called Reality Sandwich) as it speaks very powerfully to the massive crisis of the Gulf Oil spill and (unknowingly) to the Grand Cross that is putting massive pressure from both the outside and the inside on us to evolve or self destruct.   (thanks to Lynn Hays at astrodynamics:astrology on the web for posting a link this fantastic article ) “It is now agonizingly obvious that humans do not change their ways until they are far outside of their comfort zone. It is only at the point of death that transmutation becomes possible. Perhaps the rampant desecration of the physical world is going to force the more conscious subset of humanity to purify their intentions, clearing cobwebs from the shadowy corners of the psyche, to access extrasensory capacities on a regular basis. Many of us have experiences of this energy, this potential, but the manifestations tend to occur at uncontrollable junctures and in mysterious ways

Water

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With the recent eclipses and New Moon in Cancer, as well as the current crisis in the Gilf of Mexico, I have been thinking about...water. Cancer is a water sign ruled by the Moon. Water is necessary for life to exist. Remember the excitement last year when they found ice on the moon? That meant the possibility of life. Water is powerful yet subtle. It has no colour and also no shape or form...it takes whatever form it is in. "Water flows on uninterruptedly and reaches its goal:it never loses its own essential nature. " From I Ching, Willheilm Banes (29. The Abyss) Water powers our hydro electric dams and in turn, our computers, our lights, our fridges, our stoves. Its flushes our toilets, it cleans away our dirt. It can wear away even the hardest stone, and yet it's so soft it leaves you skin feeling soft and fresh. We can go many days without food, yet without water we will die quickly. It hydrates our cells and washes impurities out of our bodies. It satisfies our

Moving right along

The eclipse has passed and the tension will ease for a while. Right now the Moon in Leo is conjunct Mercury and trine the Uranus/Jupiter conjunction at the Aries point. Means some nice easy energy for a change, energizing the current T-square with positive and optimistic feelings. When there is a pressure point ( like a t-square) which has a trine attaching to it (positive channel of energy) the intense energy can get channeled into the trine. In this case, pressure goes to the Moon conjunct Mercury in Leo, combining warm, generous and possibly a bit dramatic expression (Leo) with an intuitive, emotional feeling(Moon). The result will be creativity. Our communications can also be emotionally powered by the T Square and this can not only mitigate some of the fallout from the last few days, it can provide the positive vibes to move us forward. Inspiration and insight abound. Plus, the Sun trine the Jupiter/Uranus conjuction and sextile Mars can energize us in a positive and p
Tomorrow at 7:45 EST there will be a full Solar Eclipse in Cancer; New Moon in Cancer. New Moons bring a new cycle and are instilled with the energy of the sign they are in. An eclipse gives a blast of that energy as well, and it then permeats the atmosphere for months afterward. As the Sun is being eclipsed by the Moon coming between it and earth, the Moon energy will be emphasised. The Eclipse also hits the Grand Cross energy I have been going on about (scroll back over past entries to see what its about) so altogether its a very intense configuration. Needless to say this a very powerful and significant eclipse. Now astrologers always seem to be hyping about various significant amazing events going on, and to be honest, I tend to roll my eyes and think yes, ok, so what? Maybe its because I am doing a lot of astrological writing these day, but when I look at the chart of the sky it does look pretty amazing. The planets are all so neatlty lined up within the Grand Cross. That

July month of the Moon

July brings a solar eclipse, a stationary Jupiter, a repeat of the Saturn/Uranus opposition, a conjunction of Mars and Saturn, and an exact right angle from Jupiter to Pluto. When powerful planets have formed a T-square in the sky and the pressure point is Pluto in Capricorn...then a planet passes through Cancer which is opposite capricorn.... it turns it into a Grand Cross. When there is also an eclipse of a luminary setting off the Grand Cross, something quite transformative is coming to life in the sky. This Sunday is a solar eclipse in Cancer doing just this. Re Jupiter: When a planet goes stationary its kind of on hold...then it reverses backward. Some say this reverses its energies or makes them go inward. Let's hope some help will come from benevolent Jupiter backing into Pisces (ruled by Neptune, god of the seas). The horrible disaster of the oil spill may soon find some resolution. One can only hope. And the Saturn/Uranus conjunction first started off the financial

Moon in Aries 'Lessons'

The Moon went into Aries yesterday and yet again the Grand Cross was triggered off for a day. If you felt extra tension just shrug it off...today it should be lessened. Hmmm. Or 'lessoned'. All these tensions and oppositions and things that try us are all part of our lessons in the school of life. Ok, I know that sounds so cliche'. But cliche's happen because they are so true...as long as we remember what the truth is. Anyway Moon in Aries is fiery and impatient and gets us going. So though yesterday you may have felt stymied, today it opens up and we can move forward. Sun trine Mars and Pluto adds to that impetus, so its a good day for purposeful action. The Cardinal Grand Cross is at the Aries point, which falls at beginning of the zodiac (Aries - spring) and hits each seasonal marker (Cancer-summer, Libra- autumn, Capricorn-winter) Another astrologer said this shows us at a crossroads. A time of great change and transformation. All one has to do is look