December Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse

June 2011 Lunar Eclipse

June 2011 Lunar Eclipse — image courtesy of nasa.gov

The Gemini Full Moon occurred today at 8:46AM Central Time. It is also a lunar eclipse, when the Earth temporarily blocks the Moon from the light of the Sun. A Full Moon is usually a time when our emotions (the Moon) are being lit up by the light of our awareness (the Sun). But when there is a Lunar Eclipse, that light is blocked by our center of gravity (the Earth). Instead of a bright moon we have a dark moon, and it is just as true that we block the Sun from the Moon as we block the Moon from the Sun. We are thus being given an opportunity to see even deeper into the darker parts of our emotional bodies and in doing so we are given the chance to connect to the deepest, truest source of our emotional nurturing.

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The Virgo/Pisces Polarity

Zodiac Wheel

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Virgo and the 6th House are the pivot between subjective and objective orientation to life. Moving through Virgo shifts the focus from emotional attachment to one's creative source (it's all about me, the world revolves around my needs) to a detached perspective of one's place and purpose (I am here to serve others, the world is my oyster). Aries thru Leo is exploring the development of the self, evolving the individuating ego, Libra thru Pisces is exploring relation of self to others, the use of power, and how best to manage resources to objectively achieve one's purposes. Aries thru Leo develops compassion for the self, Libra thru Pisces develops the connection to the needs of others. Continue reading

Election Check-in

Voting Badge - Your Vote Counts!

Get out there and exercise your liberty!

Happy Election Day. Here we are again, exercising our individual will to elect the leaders of our nation. No matter if it is just a game between tweedle-evil and tweedle-eviler, there is something sacred about election day, taking a moment out of our work schedules to join the crowds and make ourselves heard by engaging in the most essential ritual in a democracy — voting. The very act empowers us and reminds us that we all have a responsibility to our society and nation, no matter if we agree with its politics or not.

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The Chiron Bridge, Part 1 – From Conformity to Liberation

Chiron

Chiron (artist unknown)

Out there amongst the distant planets flies a unique and strange object astronomers call a centaur. It's not quite a planet, not quite an asteroid, not quite a comet. It is the first known object of such a classification and has an erratic orbit unlike any other body, giving it the feeling of a celestial outcast, an alien among more familiar orbiting bodies. Like the Greek immortal centaur Chiron himself, this object does not fit in with its heavenly brethren, but as an astrological symbol we must learn to incorporate Chiron's lessons if we are to transcend our wounds and step up to our roles as healers in the world.

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Saturn in Scorpio part 1 — Laying The Foundations of Destiny

Sebastian Shaw is Saturn in Scorpio Personified

Sebastian Shaw is Saturn in Scorpio Personified

In 2008, Pluto entered Capricorn, starting a long slog through the reworking of our society's systems. This transit has brought rise to such events as the exposure of long standing abuses of power, earthquakes and tidal waves bringing disaster to buildings and bridges (Pluto rules nuclear power), and the rising popularity of zombies and vampires. Now we welcome Saturn in Scorpio, which will intensify these processes while also giving us a wonderful opportunity to plant and carefully nurture seeds of renewal for our future.

I'm reminded of the character Sebastian Shaw from the film X-Men: First Class, who can take any energy, such as a speeding bullet, an exploding grenade, even a nuclear reactor, compress it into his body and redirect it at his will. He may be a villain, but he demonstrates precisely the strategy for working with Saturn in Scorpio. It boils down to the question: Will we be crushed by forces of power we cannot control or can we harness those forces as strength for our life purposes? No matter what Saturn in Scorpio brings to us, the choice in how we experience it is our own.

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The Aquarian Path to True Independence

Saturn and Uranus in Aquarius

On this day of celebrated independence, it seems a good time to reflect on the dual nature of Aquarius, the sign of liberty, ingenuity and truth. Aquarius is co-ruled by Saturn and Uranus, two planets that seem greatly at odds with each other. One rules old, the other rules new. One correlates to despotism, the other correlates to rebellion. How can these two seeming enemies resolve their conflicts and become happy bedfellows? We must find the solution if we are to evolve into a new age.

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Uranian Rebels, the Plutonian Death March and America’s Due

American flag with Pluto

If you frequent a lot of astrology blogs you've undoubtedly read a lot of hubbub about the recently initiated Uranus-Pluto square. A square is a condition that arises when two planets reach a 90 degree angle to each other on the Zodiac. It is representative of tension where two planetary archetypes are at "crossed purposes," and this often results in an urgent need for resolution.

What issues are up for resolution during any square aspect depends on the planets, signs and houses involved as well as the issues that were prevalent during the previous conjunction of the two planets. Now that two of the big outer planetary heavies, Uranus and Pluto, are engaged in battle, what does this mean for us?

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