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Moon is still void of course as I write this — and — coincidence or conspiracy? — I see the Republican presidential candidates have scheduled another debate during a void, suggesting mountains made of molehills, unexpected twists, but overall, nothing of consequence. Feels like something — or perhaps someone — is missing here. Time will tell…
Moon entered the humanitarian sign of Aquarius late Thursday night and connects with innovative Uranus, the ruling planet of Aquarius first thing Friday morning. Whatever slings and arrows that were flung over the past few days under the influence of combustible Mars and explosive Pluto, Aquarius hopes to transcend creatively with friendly emotional detachment. What, me worry? The work week ends with an expansive, sometimes expensive connection between Moon and Jupiter, the cosmic sugar daddy. Given a choice, under promise and over deliver. You may be sorely tempted to do exactly the opposite — and live to regret it.
No void on the weekend! Hit the yard sales and shopping malls. Saturday’s highlight is the Full Moon, still in Aquarius. Under the Full Moon, we see the light of our New Moon agenda. On July 30th, we were asked to follow our bliss and play. Well? What have you learned from this exercise? We were also advised to “look for hotheads, pushovers, Madison Avenue smarts, hidden social agendas; political self-righteousness in disguise,” as suggested by the Sabian Symbol associated with the New Moon. Hmmm…seemed to be a lot of that going around.
The symbols of the Full Moon — 21 Leo and 21 Aquarius are “chickens intoxicated” and “a woman disappointed and disillusioned”. Whoaaaaaa! How does that sum up the much of the headlines over the past two weeks, at least in the Western world? My Sabian Symbol guru, Blain Bovee, suggests we approach this time with “a mind to the intoxicating nature of the spirit; rushing into frenzied excitement of false expectation; dispelling notions of being the chosen one….be alert for youthful, naive illusions; mature and sober perspectives; matters that turn sour; matters that soar beyond inhibitions”.
In your own personal world, you could simply have a rip-roaring time over a weekend filled with good cheer (idealism) and good spirits (intoxicating). A word of caution during this heady couple of days — on roads and around sharp machinery, as the volatile energy of Mars, Pluto and Uranus is still quite active. Note your dreams on Sunday morn; the mood shifts noticeably as Moon enters soulful Pisces, needing to go with the flow, possibly near a body of water…
On Monday, Moon will be void of course all day not to enter Aries until 8:01PM on TUESDAY. Thinking of taking a summer vacation? What a great idea. If you have to work, ship it TODAY, Friday — try not to wait until Monday or Tuesday….
Moon in enterprising Capricorn needs to make it happen. Fine, but be advised that the Moon is still void of course, suggesting challenges while attempting to move or shoot in a straight line. Unexpected twists are more likely; the flake factor is higher and that urgent crisis dumped on your desk may be sound and fury, signifying nothing.Taking care of routine tasks, brainstorming, chilling out — or perhaps even flaking out — could be a more productive strategy.
With Mercury retrograde, be especially alert for signs our brains are not functioning as efficiently, especially in combo with the void. And with the potentially combative, explosive energy of the challenge to aggressive Mars from ruthless Pluto released in the wee hours this AM, stay out of the line of fire & hold your tongue if you feel your temper rising. We’ll see plenty of action in the headlines, I’m sure. Find a more constructive use for all that energy with a creative project or a run around the block.
Moon entered Capricorn Tuesday at 4:38PM ET, after a void so brief that if you blinked, you missed it. If you spent the rest of the work day taking care of business and making things happen, you were in tune with the cosmos. Do you remember the highly-charged energy of last Wednesday? It’s baaaaack!
Most of the “charge” happens overnight in the US, when that enterprising Moon makes contact with the planetary heavies: ruthless Pluto and disruptive Uranus. Moon also makes contact with aggressive Mars just after midnight. If you’re a night owl and on a deadline, you could do worse than work on a night like this. Or just work out. With or without a partner. Remember that Mars is challenging both Pluto and Uranus, demanding an outlet for physicality that could be expressed as angry and/or violent. Carnage in Syria, riots in London, Navy Seals shot down in Afghanistan and other “if it bleeds, it leads” headlines….that sort of thing. Do you really need to manifest that in your own personal world?
When Mars, Pluto and Uranus combine forces, it can also suggest a juicy or illuminating or — perhaps revolutionary sexual matter. How about this, just in: “New York Will Mandate Sex Education http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/nyregion/in-new-york-city-a-new-mandate-on-sex-education.html?_r=1&hp Or this: “Test Can Tell Sex of a Fetus at 7 Weeks” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/health/10birth.html?hp Interesting to note that both of these headlines could spark a riot in some cultures.
Use the optimistic connection of expansive Jupiter to the enterprising Moon to make it happen this morning. Note the potential for a wet blanket, control or other opposing force shaping your grand design to hit around 4:34PM ET. I wonder if that’s how the markets will play…
Moon goes void for the rest of the day, not to enter Aquarius until Thursday at 11:47PM ET. Sounds like a day off to brainstorm and chill if you can swing it. Otherwise just keep your knees bent so you won’t be caught off balance by any twist or irrational crisis that may show up. Capricorn rules the knees!
Moon in Sagittarius continues to push boundaries* today, as the challenge to Mars (action) from disruptive Uranus becomes exact at 12:34PM. From yesterday. More of the same from yesterday: “watch the headlines for breakthroughs, jolts and upheavals”. Would a 600 point drop in the Dow be considered an upheaval? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/business/global/daily-stock-market-activity.html?hp We are likely to see more volatility and shocks to the system today, along with news from underground (mines, radiation, corruption, seismic activity) and power plays, some of which could be classified as brutal. The latter is suggested by ruthless Pluto’s challenge to aggressive Mars, exact at 1:12AM ET on Thursday.
In your own personal world, inspiration and communication are likely to flow freely. Perhaps too freely. Remember the Mercury retrograde of avoiding gossip.
In other news, Governor Rick Perry of Texas is allegedly mulling a run for higher office. Born March 4, 1950 in Paint Creek TX (birth time unknown), Perry is a soulful, sensitive Pisces with Moon in perfectionist Virgo. A strong need for independence, to defy convention, to disrupt the status quo is suggested by Uranus running wild in the horoscope. Interesting to note that Barack Obama and John Boehner also have this pattern. Apparently American voters like renegades. Currently, an interesting pattern between nebulous Neptune and transformational Pluto suggests a strong potential for “intensification of the sensory; possible loss of frame of reality; subterfuge and/or possible drug or alcohol dysfunctionality,” (as defined by astrologer Noel Tyl). This pattern was exact in Perry’s horoscope in mid-July. In June, as you may have heard, he declared August 6, 2011 a day of prayer and fasting http://governor.state.tx.us/news/proclamation/16247/ Unconventional? Perhaps, but the event does dovetail with the patterns suggested by Neptune’s recent ingress into Pisces: spiritualism on the rise. More anon.
*this just in: man breaks barrier/pushes boundary http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/sports/amputee-oscar-pistorius-will-run-at-world-championships.html?hp
Talk to your Libra friends born around October 3-8. Ask them how they’re feeling squeezed, confined or otherwise pressured to streamline and focus their energy with a sense of urgency, especially if they were born in 1981. Your Cancer, Capricorn and Aries friends born two weeks into those signs likely have similar stories to share. The squeeze and pressure they are feeling comes courtesy of transiting Saturn, planet of discipline and control, making a challenging connection to the Sun (life force). In the case of your Libra friends born in 1981, they have the added pressure of a once-every 28-30 years Saturn return.
All through the month of July and August, Saturn is exerting a similar pressure on the horoscope of the United States. Saturn has been squaring the US Sun at 12 Cancer and sitting right on top of the US Saturn at 14 Libra. Add this to the pressure on United States resources (banking & finances) suggested by ruthless, corruption-exposing Pluto and disruptive Uranus, and it is no surprise to see the Friday’s headline about Standard and Poor downgrading the US credit rating. Squeezed! Some say the downgrade will have no impact, but I anticipate a volatile week in the markets, as everyone tries to figure out what it all means. Certainly there was plenty of outrage over the $2 trillion dollar error in S & P’s calculations. Here it is, straight from the US Treasury Dept: http://www.treasury.gov/connect/blog/Pages/Just-the-Facts-SPs-2-Trillion-Mistake.aspx Mercury retrograde strikes again? Well, strikes are another likely manifestation during a Mercury retrograde, and over the weekend, workers in the telecommunication industry (Verizon), did just that: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/08/business/in-verizon-strike-landlines-and-fios.html?scp=2&sq=verizon%20strike&st=cse
Figuring out what it means continues to be a challenge, as Mercury is still retrograde and still under the magical, mystical, diffusing, confusing (pick whichever adjective applies in your own personal world) influence of nebulous Neptune. We get another exact hit of that aspect today, as Mercury moves backwards into the sign of Leo. The shift in tone? You may notice more regal posturing in analysis and communication, less of a focus on the discriminating, perfectionist analysis of Virgo, which is where this Mercury retrograde started.
Today’s Moon in Sagittarius sets a buoyant, optimistic, if a bit opinionated tone. And look, the word “buoys” is right on the front page of the New York Times: “European Intervention Buoys Italy and Spain” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/business/global/daily-stock-market-activity.html?hp Amazing! Any undertaking to broaden your horizons is likely to be rewarding. Think outside the box, but don’t sign a contract just yet. Watch the headlines for breakthroughs, jolts and upheavals as rebel Uranus approaches its exact challenge to aggressive Mars on Tuesday.
No break today. Moon left the sign of Libra at 7:57AM ET and entered moody bastard Scorpio at 7:58AM ET, where it will strive to obtain knowledge to gain power and control, well-supported by a number of planets. Scorpio is a resilient, stubborn energy that runs deep and insists on being taken seriously. Add to that seriousness a cooperative, conservative connection between Sun (life force) and disciplined Saturn. Add to that the after effects of yesterday’s challenge between expansive Jupiter and Venus (money, among other things), suggesting the potential for wretched excess or over-indulgence. Is a 500 point drop in the Dow a wretched excess? And let’s not forget the confusion added by Mercury retrograde (mind not thinking clearly) opposed by nebulous Neptune all this week and into next.
Let’s talk about Mars in Cancer (re-read Wednesday’s forecast). Mars refers to action. Cancer refers to emotional security — also relating to resources (money). The first two degrees of Cancer are part of the Aries Point. Regular readers of this forecast will recall that planets at the Aries Point (zero degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra & Capricorn) demand attention — sometimes to the point of fame. So we have ACTION to preserve EMOTIONAL SECURITY getting MAJOR ATTENTION hitting the headlines yesterday — and today. Got it?
How does Mars in Cancer fit in with other patterns? We already talked about the excess of Jupiter-Venus. We also need to talk about how Mars is now making contact with the BIG T-SQUARE PARTY AMONG THE HEAVIES ruthless Pluto, disruptive Uranus and controlling Saturn, suggesting a pattern of upheaval, shocks to the system and news from underground — the aspects will be exact next week, so there’s your preview. Don’t freak out. Cool things like technological breakthroughs are also suggested. Did you hear yesterday that there is evidence of water (Cancer is a water sign) on Mars? http://www.smh.com.au/travel/blots-on-the-southern-landscape-point-to-life-on-mars-20110805-1iffv.html
Finally, we ask — but why do we see this action to achieve security happening in certain countries, like the US, Greece, Italy, Germany, the UK, etc. My take (and other astrologers’ takes): the horoscopes of these countries have planets aligned with the Aries Point and the Big T-Square Party (which is becoming less of a controlled party, now that Saturn is moving out of the picture, leaving disruptive Uranus and Pluto free to turn things upside down, as they did in the 30s and the 60s.)
In the horoscope of the US, Venus (money) is at 2 Cancer. Jupiter (also related to resources) is at 5 Cancer. Both planets are in the second house, which relates to money/resources/value/worth. Right now, Mars is at 2 Cancer, activating Venus issues in the US. Uranus is at 4 Aries; Pluto is at 5 Capricorn; both are challenging the material abundance (Venus together with Jupiter) suggested by the US chart). Follow me?
Wednesday on CNBC, a guest explained how economic cycles were connected to numbers. A year ending in 5 was good; a year ending in 0 or 1 was bad. That was their theory. And they were invited to tell the world about it on CNBC. I look forward to the day when astrologers are invited to present their theories in a bigger arena, above and beyond the fluff of “I’m a Cancer. Should I date a Pisces”? There’s so much more to it than that. And we have the charts to prove it.
In your own personal world, keep your grounding cord down and double check everything before you ship it. I failed to follow my own advice and corrected the typos in this forecast an hour after it was posted. You can enjoy the emotional depth and indulgence suggested by planetary patterns later tonight. Use the power of the Scorpio Moon to look beneath the surface and understand what’s really going on. More anon.
Writing this while Moon is still void and Mercury is now retrograde, opposed by nebulous Neptune. How many typos will appear in today’s forecast? Let me count the ways. Or something.
Moon enters people-pleasing Libra at 6:04AM ET, seeking popularity and appreciation for its charms. Would a bit of sweet talk get you going this morning? A bit of transcendental magic could be made with a partner…
Bumps and grinds of another sort (as in grinding to halt thanks to a jolt or mechanical breakdown) may add intrigue to the day, shortly after lunch on the East Coast and shortly before on the West. That would be the Moon making contact with rebel Uranus and transformational Pluto, combined with Mercury (mind, travel, communication) now retrograde. Sometimes a slow down is there for a reason. Maybe you really do need a break and this is the Universe’s way of showing you.
Meanwhile, Mars, planet of energy applied leaves chatty Gemini for the sign of Cancer at 5:22AM ET, adding another wobble to the mix. While Mars in Gemini might blow off steam with a sharp word or two, Mars in moody Cancer tends to hold it in and simmer. Real agendas may not be discovered until Mercury turns direct and Mars moves into regal Leo in September…around the time Congress comes back from its well-timed Mercury retrograde vacation. Coincidence or conspiracy? Figures the one thing they would have neglected to address before departing is the current suspended status of the FAA (travel!!) and 4000 of its furloughed employees http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-faa-shutdown-20110803,0,5449960.story
On a day with Uranus (the space program) in pioneering Aries and Jupiter both making prominent connections, how cool is it to see this headline: “Juno to Circle Jupiter for Planetary Recipe” http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110801/world/Juno-to-circle-Jupiter-for-planetary-recipe-.378267
A busy start to the work week began with a harmonious connection between humanitarian, unconventional Uranus and loving Venus. Can we all be friends? The weirder, the better. That’s the Uranus connection. At 10:43 AM ET Jupiter challenges the Sun, suggesting the potential for the expensive and the expansive, a wildly optimistic idea, general good cheer or ego-aggrandizement and royal pains. You choose!
Moon in perfectionist Virgo will have its plate full sorting out all the details, trying to make everything exactly correct. And this on a day with Mercury, the ruling planet of Virgo, stationary retrograde, suggesting that whatever grand plan is signed, sealed and delivered may have a few glitches upon further review. That’s my take on this debt ceiling agreement, allegedly being presented today.
But getting back to the general good cheer, Mercury retrograde notwithstanding. This week does hold potential for visionary, charismatic types, as suggested by a harmonious connection to Mars from nebulous Neptune. The aggressive nature of Mars is softened by Neptune, which may well aid you in whatever New Moon project you’re launching. It can be downright magical. It can also tempt you to buy into a con man’s scheme, so do your due diligence if you stumble across something that seems too good to be true.
Moon goes void at 7:38PM ET, not to enter Libra until 6:04AM Wednesday. On Tuesday Mercury officially goes retrograde at 11:50PM ET. Take it slow. Double check for accuracy. Note the probability for twists, flakes, red herrings and communication snafus is increased. When in doubt, chill out.
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