AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

A partial Lunar Eclipse of the Full Moon in Gemini occurs at 9:46 am EDT /2:46 pm GMT Wed November 28th.  This Eclipse  asks us to get our head out of the sand (of distractions) and urges us to focus on the big picture. While the Moon is overshadowed for a short time, the Sun in Sagittarius calls us back to our purpose, asking us to remember our life’s true meaning.    A Yod aspect draws the energies of several other planets into the eclipse energy field, with the ‘finger of god’ (another term for a Yod formation) directed at the Moon and thus at the eclipse. An eclipse marks a sudden departure from the past and this one is no exception.  For a good part of this year, life for many has been about arranging ourselves in relationship to others, sorting out the past and preparing to move into a state of being, a new era. There has been great intensity and tension created by many retrogrades, several eclipses, plus the ongoing Cardinal Gran...

Today Retrograde Mercury joined both the Sun and the North Node in the late degrees of Scorpio. This will intensify some people’s need to get at the hidden truth of a situation. Some will dig deep to get to it. Others will happen upon it by accident. When Mercury first started going backward on November 6 th ,   it squared Neptune, planet of illusion and confusion (and enlightenment) I wrote last week about how this would create a blurring of the  lines of communication or of reality or   trigger the revelation of secrets or taboo information that had been kept hidden. Because this occurred exactly the day of the American elections, there was a strong assumption   that things could go horribly wrong…like in the Bush lection of 2000 when he got in even though he had less votes.   When this time everything went smoothly (well except for the Super Storm Sandy a few days before)   many were wondering how the craziness would manifest   (...

--> “A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun , thereby totally or partially obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.   The total Solar Eclipse happens on November 13, 2012 , 2:08 pm PST, 5:08 pm EST, and 10:08 pm Greenwich (Nov 14 in Eastern Europe and points east ). It will last 3.2 hours, showing an influence lasting 3 years and 2 months (astrologically speaking). If you are in Cairns, Australia you will be able to view the whole eclipse. The rest of us will feel it rather than see it. The power of Scorpio is extremely strong right now with both Sun and Saturn and the New Moon Eclipse.  Scorpio rules sex, death, shared resources (taxes); all the taboo stuff people avoid or talk about in hushed whispers. Scorpio penetrates the surface and brings what is hidden in the shadows into the light of day. Whatever does come to the surface now can be cleared for once and for all.  With Saturn in Scorpio ...

--> With all the Jupiter Mars Gemini Sag stuff increasing the pontification potential, and Mercury/Neptune blurring communications (lol)   I feel the urge to have another try at explaining the current energies. The tension of a Grand Square is a kind of closed system which we can feel trapped in. The pressures from each corner create a kind of impasse…in relation to the energies involved. Over time it can transform yes… into a jewel of great value…(understandings, breakthroughs etc) or   we could just feel overwhelmed or stuck. There’s a good chance people will be unpredictable or unreliable and likely push your buttons over the weekend. The Grand Trine in water (fluidity, emotions) shows us how/where   this pressure can become positive and work to our benefit. It is possible to rise above, though it will take some conscious effort. Still, this welcomed fluidity can  help us transcend  challenges with ease and grace! As lon...

The chart of this Saturday’s sky has two very distinct planetary configurations that you can see in the image posted above. There is a large blue triangle created by lines to Sun and Saturn in Scorpio, Moon in Cancer and Neptune/Chiron in Pisces. This is called a Grand Trine. Then you can also see a red square that is called a Grand  Cross or Square , made of right angles between Moon, Venus, Pluto and Uranus, with cross angles between each corner. This is the Grand Cross we have experienced on and off for the past couple of years, with Saturn previously in one corner (when Saturn and Pluto began to square off in 2008, the financial markets crashed).  Today's Moon in Cancer and Venus in Libra are currently creating the Cross and once again setting off the ongoing tension of the Pluto/Uranus square. A Grand Cross can be likened to a diamond. It is created through immense pressure being app lied in a contained space, which compresses and transforms the ener...