AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

 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...

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...

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 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 ...

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...

Today around midday ( depending where you live) the Moon will be full in Capricorn. There will also be a partial eclipse...as the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon...so for short while the Moons energy will be weakened. A Full Moon amplifies the qualities of the sign it is in...as well as highlighting the opposite as well. But during the eclipse the energy of the Moon will be lessened(eclipsed) in favour of the Sun's energy in Cancer...giving a strong emotional quality to today's energy. Since Cancer is the Moons domain, either way, there will a lot of emotions about today. I wish I had a way to show the image of today's chart of the sky..it looks looks like a big square. Pluto and Moon and North Node all huddle together in Capricorn. The Sun, Mercury are exactly opposite in Cancer. And at right angles to that are Uranus and Jupiter together in Aries. Then, opposite them, Saturn sits on the Virgo side of the Virgo/Libra cusp. They all together make a big b...