Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: Darker steps leading up to the light

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Hello Friends,

In my last post, I wrote about the New Moon in Virgo. I had already given you the theme, and that theme continues (Making good decisions about relationships). Click the link to re-reference. I really aimed to simplify that particular New Moon (September 10/11, 2026) and the Venus retrograde *together* so that you could SEE how it all came together under the ‘relationships’ and ‘communications in relationships’ “theme.”

Venus retrogrades approximately every 18-19 months and it lasts approximately 40-43 days. In the next couple of days I might reblog my previous Venus retrograde post. However this current Venus retrograde is very specific to our current time. My previous posts aren’t very relevant in this case.

And to rhyme with “theme,” here’s a meme (quote) that I think covers the THEME most simply:

I have not actually read the book from the text quoted above. Now I definitely want to read it! If you’ve read it, share it in the comments!

Below are the correspondences

Venus had already been in the pre-shadow phase of its retrograde journey, so I saw the connection to the Virgo New Moon as the “directive energy” for this Venus retrograde. There were many other relevant aspects at that time, for example: Uranus was stationing retrograde. A Uranus retrograde would have us considering our freedom and enlightening us in new ways where we can break chains and disrupt anything from abuse to bad habits from within our lineages.

Uranus is considered to be the higher octave of Mercury. Mercury is the ruler for that New Moon in Virgo, and Mercury transited into the beginning of Libra on the same day as this New Moon. Venus rules Libra. Libra asks us to find balance and mutuality in our relationships. Scorpio asks us for honesty and purging (territory that Venus will be moving through). Scorpio and Libra together can be asking for more accountability in relationships. Venus literally moved into Scorpio on the same day of the New Moon in Virgo, just like Mercury moved into Libra that SAME day. These are all the clues.

Virgo is also about service and applying functional methods for healing and wellbeing. So, building better working relationships, that are functional, mutually respectful and supportive, is the key to this Venus retrograde, while purging and freeing oneself from old relationship habits and no longer accepting mistreatment or unbalanced, non-reciprocal connections. This retrograde will have you getting very honest about your actual needs for your wellbeing and mental health. Special note: the reciprocity need not be literal, but each party ought to agree and consent with mutuality.

What’s more is that this Venus retrograde is heavily aspected with multiple “dance steps” and they all center around building and refining healthy and nourishing relationships–again, that directive from the Virgo New Moon–where the ruling planet for that new moon moved into Libra (relationships, balance). Here’s the data based from an ephemeris, based on astrology software, at astrotheoros.com.

Below are the steps/details/aspects

Oct 6- 7
☿ Mercury conjunct Venus Rx ~8° Scorpio
Revisiting conversations, feelings, relationship questions; thinking/talking about what has been unresolved


Oct 10
♀ Venus Rx square ♂ Mars 7° Scorpio/Leo
Desire vs. frustration; attraction, conflict, sexuality, assertion

Oct 16
♀ Venus Rx quincunx ♅ Uranus
5° Scorpio/Gemini; Restlessness, needing to adjust expectations or relationship patterns

Oct 17
♀ Venus Rx quintile ♃ Jupiter
5° Scorpio/Leo; A subtler creative/social opening

Oct 20
♀ Venus Rx square ♇ Pluto
3° Scorpio/Aquarius: The intense one: power, attachment, control, intimacy, values, deep relationship examination

Oct 21
♀ Venus Rx quincunx ♆ Neptune
2° Scorpio/Aries
Reality vs. idealization; adjusting expectations

Oct 23–24
☉ Sun conjunct Venus Rx
0°45′ Scorpio
Venus cazimi/inferior conjunction — central turning point of the retrograde

October 24 Mercury stations retrograde at ~21 degrees of Scorpio.

Oct 25
Venus Rx enters Libra
29° → Libra
The emphasis shifts from Scorpio/intimacy to partnership, fairness and relational balance

Oct 27
Venus Rx biquintile Uranus
~29° Libra
Unusual insights or changes in how you approach relationships

Oct 28
Venus Rx opposite Chiron
28° Libra/Aries
Relationship wounds, vulnerability, autonomy vs. partnership

Oct 30
Venus Rx trine North Node
27° Libra/Aquarius
A supportive-looking nodal contact; revisiting relationship/social patterns

Nov 4
Venus Rx sextile Jupiter
24° Libra/Leo
Expansion, warmth, generosity, social connection

Nov 13
Venus stations direct
22°52′ Libra
The review phase turns forward

November 13 Mercury also stations direct @ ~5 degrees Scorpio.

Venus leaves the post-shadow on December 15.

Hopefully this information is helpful for you. I may return with more narrative as the story continues in December, after that Venus leaves the shadow. I may return with poetry or art, or other writing. I really don’t know yet!

Please feel free to share your experiences in the comments section. The comments end up being more important than the article because the experiences of all the readers are what really shows how we are all navigating these transits and life experiences.

There’s a future for me writing more about remedies and ways to engage with the information, but I think we serve ourselves truly first with introspection.

We each experience all of these transits differently, based on our individual life trajectories, our learnings, early environments, and of course our own natal charts from which all other charts are developed and referenced from to interpret the on-going stellar environment that mirrors and corresponds to our growth and development while living.

Astrology is like this: correlation and not causation.

Have fun. Enjoy this next chapter of your development! By the end of it, things are going to be very different. Journaling is always helpful. Let’s aim for the highest and healthiest beauty unfolding.

Virgo: Good Decisions Re: your own wellbeing

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I feel like I can easily simplify the message for this Virgo New Moon. Yes, Mercury is moving into Libra on the same day. Yes, Venus is moving into Scorpio on the same day. This is all about purging and relationships. It’s about cutting out/editing and (sometimes) making the (tough) choices that are best for one’s own wellbeing. Each person is responsible his/her/their own life and circumstances. Our decisions begin very early on in our lives and the accountability begins there, even before we knew what we were doing. Our brain waves are in theta state for the majority of our childhood. We inherit perceptions and behaviors that we later have the responsibility to edit if we want our lives to perform differently than what that subconscious programming and the environment at the time allowed. Do we have a responsibility to know what we are doing? I think, yes. Being mindful of how actions affect others, perse if one lashes out at another in judgement and believes so righteously in one’s own narrow view, it doesn’t mean the other party has to participate or even agree with your perspective or identified reality. The thing is, no one is forced ‘into’ relationship. Relationships are like most working arrangements: “AT CHOICE.”

If someone wants to lash out to you due to their own delusions, let them, and merely remove yourself from the line of fire. You do not have to suffer the attacks of others because they “think” they love you, when in reality, their actions are their verbal abuse (Mercury movements) and misapplied projections. Virgo is not the same as its opposite sign of Pisces, which is more in the expression of “unconditional love” and has “trouble with boundaries,” and quite frankly: seeing clearly. That’s not to say that Pisces is wrong and Virgo is right. Absolutely not. It’s far more nuanced than that. Don’t make astrology into rigid blocks and definitions or caricatures.

Virgo uses an active discretion to carve out the healthy life one deserves to live, with people, who not only respect one’s boundaries, but one’s authority over oneself to be self governing, self-discriminating and aware of what is inherently good or bad for their given moment on this planet. In other words, Virgo helps us understanding alignment and proper situational service. It is a sign of mental awareness of one’s body and current conditions. You can destroy your body with your mind, or vice versa. The mind has that power over oneself.

Back to relationships, which is more appropriate for the specifics of this New Moon in Virgo and the imminent Venus retrograde. Look at the flags, red and green.

People who are willing to speak sensibly will not lash out when you protect your own space. That’s an easy red flag. One usually shows concern for the other when a boundary comes, respect is offered in healthy relationships. Do not confuse a boundary with a demand. I have heard toxic people try to insist that their boundary is that you behave a certain way; and it’s usually those people who still insist on the relationship in the first place, as long as it conforms to their toxic reality and perspective. Usually there is a sense “you owe me” in those relationships. It’s really easy to spot. If you place a boundary they will get mad. Overtime if you have grown up in such a toxic environment, you learn that self-protection is wrong. It can be very hard to live in a world with that false belief.

Lasher-outers, in fact, most likely lack self-respect themselves, and think you ought to help them continue such a program, unchecked. In your ultimate compassion, you still should not be in their line of fire. They will make you think that if you are their target, you’ll heal them, or be good for them in some way. Do not fall for it.

You are free to “slice” yourself free from toxic cords and open yourself to the life you are designed to live from your heart of sincerity. Virgo comes after Leo, a sign of the heart, but the Virgoan nature can be true, or harshly and destructively inaccurate–if it operates without heart at all (awareness, knowing, loving). Accuracy matters with Virgo. If someone doesn’t understand the harm they caused after one or two explanations;and shows no interest in understanding anything besides their own position, you can most likely figure that no amount of energy you invest in them or in the communication attempts will lead to more understanding. They are not interested in understanding. They are only interested in being “right” in your “wronging of them,” because you are not conforming to their expectations of how things should go. You are not conforming to their reality as they know it. That confuses them, because they cannot comprehend that they are wrong–there isn’t an inkling of doubt in them, which is a bit odd.

At this Virgo New Moon, it’s time to release the victim and focus on those healthy relationships that I know you have; and if you don’t have any, it’s likely you need even deeper self examination, and more personal accountability. Love will never be a scorecard; and people who are loved, when it is true, will simply feel respected. The will FEEL loved. They don’t need to be convinced that you are the right, and loving one. That’s how simple it really is.

Now go build your schedule and your health around the people, work, and relationships that truly have your wellbeing in mind; they will always be willing to listen and collaborate, or negotiate–especially if they were momentarily in their feelings and got a chance to reflect and make amends, or are interested in repair.

Anyone else, is simply asking you to negate them from your field, and stop allowing them to be the energetic vampire. You are NOT serving them if this is what they are doing. You are contributing to the problem if you don’t free yourself.

Divine Work: Focus and Presence

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The divine work IS bringing the divine presence into each new moment, onto the Earth.

The Pisces Partial Lunar Eclipse was on August 27/28. The energy was mystical to a large degree, and the sense of release through surrendering to the divine outcomes was prominent. Uranus brings the “unexpected” to the table with the square aspect at 5 Gemini. This is a strong Mercury-flavored chart with the Mercury/Sun Cazimi (close conjunction) just a day beforehand. Many were finding that the eclipse was helping to close out the larger cycles that tied back to the previous years between March 2015- February 2017, when the eclipse axis was also Pisces/Virgo.

Here’s brief look at the former dates for your introspection regarding the Pisces/Virgo nodes, so you can gaze upon your own life and themes.

1978-1980,

1987-1989,

1997-1998,

2006-2008,

2015-2017,

2024-2027 (with the final eclipse at 2 Virgo, February 20)

The card I pulled for the group of individuals who read my blog is “The Green Woman.” Just looking at the image you can feel the inward gaze of energy into that precious cauldron with the Sheela-Na-Gig. The magical creatures in the hands of the Green Woman with her mouth and eyes yielding to the creative energy within her as fresh leaves sprout from her mouth and eyes show her balanced gaze is richly serious. She seems beyond capable of the tasks before her in the still waters of that cauldron; she can look beyond what is known, and into the unknown. This is her divine job, as a service to create through transmutation, to become the alchemist.

“Appearing at a time of rich nurturing and protection, of learning and initiation, when loving and fertile relationships, both human and universal, abound, the Green Woman mediates the sacred sovereignty of the Earth’s soul and can show the path to understanding and communion with nature. But with this blessing comes responsibility. Remember that this glorious, magnanimous and generous spirit can live through you, radiated by the sacred breath of life and given to others who need guidance and healing. Learn from this abundant and joyous spirit of the Earth and be at one with the world and your true self.”

That divine work is the service of allowing the Spirit of the true Self to move through you: to become the formless one and transfer that energy into your physical, earthly form.

This deck has become my new primary deck, and it’s been lovely working with these cards. This card was so striking for me as I was attending a Joe Dispenza retreat in my local area during this Lunar Eclipse and outdoors walking with my Joe Dispenza “tribe.” During the partial lunar eclipse there was a thick layer of fog as we performed the walking meditation of , “The Mystic’s Walk.” The whole experience of the eclipse was woven into this mystical walk and deep integration of the mystical self.

I believe that each one of you knows your own soul’s work; it may take on many forms beyond your day job. You might have experienced and be experiencing the change in your daily rituals, and even the calling for something more from your soul. Listen to this, with each passing day, remember that you are first Spirit, and second comes your body, and your physical form. You are the essence of all of life.

With this full moon and lunar eclipse, may you express your deepened experience as the mystic, serving from a greater capacity on this earth. If you have wept and released, then you living well on your mission to purity and clarify the way Spirit wants to move through you: to become a clearer channel.

If you can trust and let go, you are one step closer to your pure nature (all of us). If you can’t, then you are in the process of alchemizing and transmuting your particular energies of experience, translating for all of humanity with each step of the way. Be gentle with yourself as you slowly integrate the messages and lessons that are happening within you, mirrored by great cosmic clock in the movements of the celestial bodies, for you are beyond time and object. You are pure presence…

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Reblog: For Love, and wrapping up my November with a bow 🎀 (Meditation)

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I included a 5 min meditation that I recorded in this blog post. I hope it still works! Another reader, Z.F. Thrimej, was kind enough to “like” this post along with my recent one of “Moon Dust.”

We are in the “eclipse tunnel” and I will be leaving next week for a weeklong Joe Dispenza retreat. If I blog my post for the lunar eclipse, it will be from there. If…

This is not a relaxation retreat: it’s deep work and meditation.

I hope you enjoy this post. Thank you, again: Z.F. Thrimej

…for bringing this post back into my attention. I had put a whole lot of energy and time into this post. It deserves a second “go-around.”

Also a special Dinosaur named Ra Avis has a birthday coming up! We are celebrating that one week from today, so apropos! 🦖 💗

She moved her blog over to Substack. I haven’t managed that myself, but maybe one day!

Photography by Ka Malana ©2017 Here’s my 5-minute meditation that I’ve provided on my blog, where you can listen and also find it under the …

For Love, and wrapping up my November with a bow 🎀

Solar Eclipse Messages in Leo – Instructions for a new generation

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There’s no doubt this solar eclipse chart is fascinating, and “at large.” I say that for the following reasons, but first of all is the Jupiter/Mercury conjunction in Leo. Lots of LEO. There are so many aspects–and formations, for that matter–that I could write about, but I want to resist the temptation (at least for now). I’ll maybe save that for the end if I have the energy (and time) left. Let me know, dear readers, if you prefer the analysis of each of the parts, or the basic, overall message? For this post, I’m just going to list the aspects and patterns at the end, and get to the point, first.

To me, a solar eclipse (particularly this one) is like a little pocket of magick-time best for escaping into, and clearing all the chatter and noise around us. Once inside this little pocket, there’s a little union of silence ‘button’ that you can tune into, press, and it “resets” or a reboots your whole operating system (from the distant past and into the distant future). You have broken into the mainframe of your own timeline and you have access to your life destiny coordinates. You can even hit the cruise control button for extra rest. The options are… unlimited.

That doesn’t mean this eclipse doesn’t come with surprises, crises of faith, purpose or function, and deep unearthed revelations and purgations. Here was just some of the (simplified) setup:

Leading up into this eclipse, and with the Full Moon in Aquarius, there was so much oppositional energy–intense duality and what I call “friction and flying.” I call it that, as I just made it up, because challenging aspects (squares, semisquares, inconjunctions, quincunx, oppositions) mixed with trines can make things like this: you easily and quickly slip into mud because you stepped on a banana peel, and then not-so-easily get yourself out! But that Full Moon on and around end of July was more of a WATCH OUT sign. Now, we’ve been in eclipse territory.

The thing about eclipses: You can’t enter the same way you leave. Yes, it’s kind of like knowing the end before the beginning so you can decide on the beginning.

That’s the way an eclipse works to my mind, and to my experience over the years. It can seem like a blink, and changes are not obvious right away, but they can happen in an instant and everything is different. Most likely, it requires hindsight to capture all its messages, because of the sheer volume of them.

However, once you reintegrate on the other side of it–perhaps months, maybe six or more– you may find yourself experiencing a much more unified signal within your energetic system.

The card that came up specifically for this Solar Eclipse in Leo, “10 of Arrows, Instruction.” I find it a valuable pointer to the “child” aspect of Leo, but in this case, the child is not merely playing as though it’s a separate activity from working and living itself. It’s not the function of childhood (joy for joy’s sake). This child is learning a valuable life skill, one that has transferable talents such as holding aim, breath, calmness, balance, fixation on target, (timing) when to release, etc…

The Leo dynamic can direct us back to the Child/Parent relationship. A child becomes its own parent. A child comes of age and is born into leadership by the merits of its own generational needs and tasks. Skills and talents are transferred and taught from the previous generation, but each individual is born into his/her/their era for their own specific purpose, dharma or Dao (Tao).

None these instructions are written down.

Why?

Because this era and its needs are within the present day, and this day and era never existed before. To apply old adages would be an insult to the needs of the times.

Leo is about creation rather than imitation.

We inherit knowledge, but we do not inherit the exact circumstances in which that knowledge must be applied. AND, the knowledge we have gained from the previous generations has to be adapted (in some cases completely transformed) to be supportive and useful in the current times; otherwise, it can be harmful.

Final thoughts: ancient wisdom can still help us to steady our hearts and minds and support our final lessons in apprenticeship/in childhood. Ultimately the time comes for the child to lead, to become the parent of the next generation. If you notice there is also a spiritual element to this. There is a certain way that our ancestors have our backs, but can’t give us the instructions. They can only give loving support. They can only wish us well, and hope that what they have taught us will be enough for us to grow with the wisdom that is needed for our present times.

Aspects

two strong oppositions:

  • Pluto in Aquarius opposite Mercury/Jupiter conjunction
  • Venus in Libra opposite Neptune in Aries

T-square

  • Mars squaring both Venus and Neptune

Kite

  • Gives more information and dimension to the T-Square because it includes Venus in sextile to Uranus, which are both sextile to Mercury/Jupiter conjunction, with the grand trine being the Venus->Uranus->Pluto configuration. Internally the kite has those oppositions shared above.

Mystic Rectangle

  • 4 corners are (Mercury/Jupiter), Venus, Pluto, and Neptune

2 Mini Grand-trines (seems more popular these days to point them out). It’s a trine between two planets and a sextile from each of those planets to the 3rd). 1). Mercury/Jupiter, Venus, and Uranus 2). Neptune, Pluto and Uranus

Aquarius Full Moon: Tune in and listen to the cosmic death poetry

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I pulled a card for this full moon, for all of us. Since this full moon is energetically lit with an incredible, vivid contrast, I wanted to know more about the poetry Spirit told me about… and here it is in this card:

This card says, “The sense of loss was tempered with the joy of release and the promise of regeneration.” (Ryan & Matthews, 2011, p. 63)

That’s just the point of this full moon, perhaps. But there is more.

It does have some questions. Take your time reading them.

How can we stay “available” as an observer? How to be ‘in the poetry’ and not merely the object of its annihilation? How do we release the center-point of the obstacle within our framework as a ‘someone’ experiencing the ending of our former selves, cast off into flames? Can we not just go poof in the night, wake up gently, and be refreshed? Must the ending be so harsh?

If you’ve been feeling deeply from the nourishing invitation of the previous new moon in Cancer, you might have made yourself a softer bed to lie on, as you collapse into oblivion, that is…

The answer, I believe, is to tune into that lowest hum of the cosmic voice. It reads like poetry to your heart if it uses its ears…yeah you read that right, and it’s not mere synesthesia.

In true Aquarian style: the cosmos/your heart is saying something quite unique for each and everyone one of us. Your own body is the instrument to retrieve this. You use your senses to find it, but you also transcend those very senses in the process of recognizing them. Take your time. Read slowly.

So if this link down below doesn’t embed properly, it’s fair game to just tune in by yourself and putting “additional information” aside. (Looks like it ended up being a link. It should, at the very least, open in a new tab for you.) If you chose to tune into yourself and see if you heard anything, even better. The video at the link is long and you might not have the time for it, so precede with the text, instead. It’s your call.

LINK HERE

With this Full Moon in Aquarius conjunct Pluto AND opposite the Sun in Leo conjunct Jupiter: the very ‘bright’ meets the very ‘dark.’ It’s a stark difference in consciousness for those who are observers. It’s full of endings and detachment. It’s a full moon for the record books that says, “this is what I learned (what burned), and this is what I definitely didn’t learn (I might do it again, I’m not safe yet!), and here’s how I am going to move forward, regardless (it’s time to be more brave and remove myself from attempting to control outcomes).” Why? Because outcomes are not the point.

The nodes have recently swept out of Pisces/Virgo, so we aren’t looking for either perfection nor redemption anymore.We have lost patience with anything like that. Do you see that Mars square Venus? That’s a nice, feisty aspect. It can bring the spicy you need for any additional purge. It adds additional rev and verve. Look closely, it might sparkle.

This is not your time to spring forward though. It’s more of a step-aside–a taking of assessment. Saturn recently stationed retrograde, which to me, supports my point. Take a deeper inward breath, and gaze at that dang navel. If you do this with gentleness, it will lead you back into the world of community, of humanity–the humanity that has hope and vision, and the one that WILL adapt. Because adaptation is really what is called for. Adaptation is your calling. It’s not a wholesale destruction. It’s an opening point that can only show itself after you’ve really allowed yourself to clear the smoke of all those fires within and without burning relentlessly… the Fires that have been blazing and necessitating your attention. We aren’t here to put out the fire. We are here to really get aligned with the purpose of the fire, really hear and know its message. That’s going to be different for each and every one of you.

I will mention, though, that with all that Leo energy, it’s quite possible you might spontaneously combust and burn into the person you weren’t meant to leave behind, leaving the luminosity of Spirit, the one who guides you, ever more at the forefront.

Source:

Ryan, M., & Matthews, J. (2011). The Wildwood tarot: Wherein wisdom resides. Sterling Ethos.

New Moon in Cancer: Nourishment in Relationships

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(((Thank you to the kind blogger who clicked “like” on this old post that corresponded to the current New Moon in Cancer)))

This post is from 2015 and the New Moon in Cancer degree is in a close orb to the one from yesterday.

Keep it flowing my friends! 💖💖💖

You are loved and appreciated every day!

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New Moon in Cancer: Nourishment in Relationships

New Moon in Cancer: Simply your nourishment

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It’s no surprise that prognosticating astrologers say, and the word of the times (haha or on the streets of the internet), that things are complex and dramatic. To some extent that is true, with a lot of very interesting and provocative changes taking place in the transits above! However, I’d like to take that notion and give it a balancing point to simplify and return to the “easier street” of simplification. We can ask ourselves simple questions to get into the heart of this lunation, and get a little bit more cozy.

What truly nourishes you? Where do you feel supported and like you can belong and be yourself?

This lunation has a challenging square with Saturn in Aries and Venus is receiving a lot of personal narrative review with the S. Nodal position conjoining it. The common themes of Venus are topics related to finances, relationships, women, and comforts and balances. Venus rules both Libra and Taurus, so all your keywords and phrases in the languaging could be expanded upon by looking at those signs. However, Venus is also a very esoteric and magical planet, known for the pentagram it traces in its orbital path. There’s a real beauty to it. Fortunately the Mars/Uranus conjunction is separating in Gemini, so some of the intensity is evolving into new shapes and patterns.

Venus:

Cancer is a sign of mother and motherhood. The expression of unconditional love can come in the form of boundaries and clear limitations. Limitations can create the supportive space for the young life to grow unencumbered by destructive forces. One must take heed of one’s environment and fashion it to the best of one’s capacity to be a safe place in order for the soul to be nourished, and for the creativity to flow. Don’t be afraid to be clear about your boundaries and needs. The time has come for your greatest alignment with your soul’s path, and your own personal magick to unfold and flourish. Bring your light into this world, with gentleness, kindness, and the deep breath of faith and trust, that your heart is in the right place. You’ve worked hard for this. Saturn is here to support you. A challenging planetary aspect can be just the support you need to ground and arrange your space for your highest and best good.

Emotional uncertainty vs. Long term clarity: The real work

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This full moon in Capricorn gets rocked by the Mercury station-retrograde in Cancer. It can be choppy waters moving through the center of that commanding mountainous canyon. But very few lunations exist in isolation without contact and interaction with other planetary movements, such as no man nor woman is an island.

There’s usually a bigger story to be told that umbrellas the smaller, more personal stories. For example, there’s the rumblings from the changes of the upcoming nodal movements next month in July. We are saying “goodbye” to much victim consciousness and perfectionism and judgment with regard to the Pisces/Virgo nodal dynamics. The next set of nodal link-ups corresponding to our “destiny” trajectory is thematic of Aquarius/Leo: the collective vs. the individual. (Let me remind you here that duality is a glimmer of a more wholesome truth: that opposites are quite alike, and only apparently different).

That said, we are in the midst of a turn within the wheel of our season, in Summer, for the Northern Hemisphere, the Solstice energy has recently peaked. The fire element is revving up in the sign of Leo as Jupiter has just spent a while in Cancer and is about to join Venus in Leo—the two recently conjoined in Cancer and set off a new story around values and family, relationships and meaning: giving new possibilities to the old watery themes.

What’s next requires its own paragraph. Mars just entered Gemini to be with Uranus (newly in Gemini). That’s pretty big news for this Full Moon in Capricorn, as it’s happening at approximately the “same time” as Mercury station retrograde in Cancer. The air signs help us to “free” up some of this really intense water (water trine last year) that we’ve been experiencing, and finally dapple in some levity. There’s exceptional room for curiosity now, discoveries and mental flexibility. I believe the invitation with Mercury stationing retrograde in Cancer, which thematically is tied to the past and the emotions including sensitivity around comfort and caretaking–again–the invitation here is to use the mind to break free from former constrictive karmic cycles. Seeing the old hamperings in a new light, revising the personal narratives to set off better movements, and that is to say setting off onto the world’s work (Capricorn). (Because we have a lot to do.). Roll up your sleeves.

This full moon in Capricorn brings quite an ending, though, for sure. Ending is not as good of a word as the word: culmination. But I did want to punctuate the expression of a deep severance from the diseased parts of the old order. It’s time for new work. Thankfully this comes for those who have been doing the dutiful work and even the Great Work– Alice Bailey style “lifelong process of transformation–not simply self improvement but union of personality and soul, purification and initiation, service to humanity, co-creation with divine purpose.”

I pulled the 21. World Tree Card for our full moon in Capricorn reading, for all of my readers, near and far. This card ended up as perfect to help illustrate the energy of this full moon.

For more text on this card, it’s already online here. It’s from The Wildwood Tarot:

“As a symbol of the bridge of consciousness between the great universe in outer space and the small universe inside every human mind. The World Tree marks the end of The Wanderer’s trip and the starting point for another journey. The Wanderer began his journey around The Wheel with an innocent, passionate curiosity. It is the journey that has brought wise experiences, along with the gift of knowledge. Now, The Wander is taking the final steps along the path of the maze of life, entering the heart of The World Tree to become an integral whole with the cosmic memory.” …

“The universe blesses anyone who seeks knowledge and wisdom with a sincere heart. The universe has an absolutely generous heart, giving its richness and beauty unconditionally. No matter how long life can be and no matter how difficult, challenging, and harsh it is, if we persevere, integrity and success will come to us. The blessing is bestowed materially or spiritually. After a long process of learning and being suppressed by responsibility, now is the time to immerse yourself in the light of revival and enjoy your own glory. Take a breath of fresh air, drink fresh water, and warmly rejoice in the infinite energy of the universe.”

The above paragraph highlights that genuine caring and sincere heart, the unconditional love, reflected by the innocence of the child in the sign of Cancer, one who meets the harshness of the world in Capricorn, faces struggle and up-hill battles, only to be become freed through perseverance and sincerity… can finally… breathe (Mars and Uranus in Gemini).

“Take a breath of fresh air, drink fresh water, and warmly rejoice in the infinite energy of the universe.”

You have been purified, and you are purifying. Letting this former chapter go, is a good thing.

The culmination is here.

Gemini New Moon: More than a touch of chaos

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Who’s having fun? Anyone, anyone? This New Moon in Gemini might feel zippy and frenetic. It might feel like something to “manage,” but the truth is, today (while I’m writing this) we have the Nodes in exact square with the planet Uranus. There’s unexpected perks coming at you from all directions! Considering that the planet Uranus is in Gemini, the sign of the New Moon, it’s an extra-extra Uranian vibe to it. That’s okay. Weird things can work out on their own. You might have a problem one moment, and then the next moment it goes “poof.” You might have sudden insights around problems you’ve been trying to solve for a long time. Your tech: it might be acting up. Maybe your nervous system is a little bit wonky and you’re not sure what’s going on. Well, that’s kinda also been an on-going theme, right? But today and this weekend with the New Moon, the volume on the WONK is turned up, maybe past 11. In the midst of it all, we are doing the weird dance of “polishing up” things we want to have look extra good–or focused on visual projects with the artistic flare, AND, we are in a place of opportunity to have some extra fun. The reason I’m using the word extra, extra: it’s probably the Venus/Jupiter conjunction in Cancer that came and went and currently in a separating aspect. Mercury is on its way up in Cancer headed up to join with Jupiter. Mercury is the ruler of Gemini.

Fly with the butterflies my friends.

My post today is very brief because I will be away soon, and I’m busy working on the plans for that. I’m dealing with a lot of technology as well. Is there something special about this particular lunation? I think it’s the unique ability to run up against a maximum capacity, and then well, to find a way to go beyond it. It’s like the stars are reaching out for us. They want us to reach back to them. I like the connection of the hands. The hands are ruled by Gemini. This morning I saw a post where two spiral galaxies in Virgo (the other Mercury ruled sign) are in a dance. Here’s the image and the direct quote. But before we proceed to that: Set an intention. This New Moon in Gemini, I plan to go beyond what the mind can conceive and believe. I encourage you to imagine what thinking beyond your current mind might look like…

NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)

“Arp 240 is an astonishing galaxy pair, composed of spiral galaxies of similar mass and size, NGC 5257 and NGC 5258. The galaxies are visibly interacting with each other via a bridge of dim stars connecting the two galaxies, almost like two dancers holding hands while performing a pirouette. Both galaxies harbour supermassive black holes in their centres and are actively forming new stars in their discs. Arp 240 is located in the constellation Virgo, approximately 300 million light-years away, and is the 240th galaxy in Arp’s Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.”

With the exception of a few foreground stars from our own Milky Way all the objects in this image are galaxies.

This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.

Celebrating the beauty of duality and multiplicity. Gemini twins show us that there’s a mirror, and on the other side, is another us. Multiple mirrors make new surface repetitions. The repetitions are like an echo into the infinite potential of what we all are.

Image credit unknown, found on astroseek: https://www.astro-seek.com/seek-images/sun-signs/gemini-sun-zodiac-horoscope-sign.jpg

For your viewing pleasure, I am attaching a neat site I just found with hand-print inspired drawing ideas.

And! Just for fun…. How much can you HANDle the chaos with Gemini-style levity and banter? Happy New Moon in Gemini loves! Make it fun.