Monday, August 20, 2012

Astrological Winds for Week of 8-20-12


Monday will be an intense day emotionally as the tightening Uranus/Pluto square has its weekly hard aspects to the Moon (in Libra) with a square to Pluto and opposition to Uranus forming another Cardinal T-square.  Moon/Pluto says that there will be many demands on us this day coming from both external and internal forces that fire up some intense emotions that will warn others to “back off” or face our wrath/fury, while Moon/Uranus may force` us to make some distracting decisions and may have us act out against others/circumstances in some bizarre ways. It’s easy to get stubbornly obsessive today and it may be quite difficult to get along with others. Fortunately, we can get some help from a Sun/Mars sextile: this is a good day to do your own thing, work on your own projects, focus on what’s important  to you personally, as you can channel the intense emotions of the T-square to move some mountains if you seize the opportunity. However, there is even a danger here as Mars also sesiquadrates Jupiter, and` we can easily bight off more than we can chew and trip our own selves up/overwhelm ourselves. There may be an undeniable urge to just get away from it all today. It will be very easy to fall into extremely egotistical behavior today, so be aware/concious of yourself and motivations in order to avoid sticky situations. Things should ease off tonight with sweet lunar aspects to Mercury, Venus and Jupiter.

Tuesday is quieter except for the Moon conjuncting the now seperating Mars/Saturn conjunction later in the day. This may restrict/put a damper on some of our preferred activities, as duty may trump fun. This could get us a bit moody/depressed and angry at those we perceive as holding us back.

Wednesday ushers in the last third of summer (in the Northern Hemisphere) as the Sun ingresses into Virgo and gets our focus on the finer details of things, service to others,  and health regimes. This is a good month to work out the finer points of projects, use a critical eye in assessing things, plow through paperwork, hammer out detailed plans with others, and be careful with our choice of words. The`danger here is to get too critical of others and their ways, or cause our own nervous distress that could affect our health/general well-being. Mercury sextile Jupiter  is great for making big plans and the Virgo energy should help us not to overlook details. This is a favorable day for business deals, travel, and study.

Thursday,  Mars leaves its debilitated position in Libra and moves to a sign it rules, Scorpio. Here the strong passion of the Warrior can reach intense depth and commitment. This is a place where Mars will not give up and will fight to the death (and even beyond!) for what he believes in. He is in it for the long haul and sees every challenge as just a gate to a greater  beyond/adventure. Of course, this can get us extremely obsessive. This can deepen the passion of lovers to places they’ve never traversed before. The greatest concern here is that those who are already doing battle will (individuals and countries) intensify their fighting to levels unseen before. Enemies may be ready to go to full on war now: battle lines are drawn and stepped over. Try to use this energy to deepen the most important relationships in your life, or to take actions on your own projects that will propel them significantly forward.

Despite the above energy of Mars in Scorpio, Friday is a very diffusive day for energy as the Sun makes its annual opposition to Neptune. The big danger here is that our own or another’s idealism can mislead us into very impractical decisions. The Moon in Sagittarius squares both Sun and Neptune forming a mutable T-square among the three that will require flexibility in order to overcome. Venus also joins the party by sesiquadrating Neptune also. If it feels like your fooling yourself or another is deceiving you, then that is likely the case. We may put others on pedastals they do not deserve. All of this can leave us in a fog of confusion.  Backing down or sweeping problems under the rug will lead to bigger problems further on down the road. We can easily fall into the role of victim or martyr now. Relationships that are based on spiritual bonds are most favored for working with today, like getting advice from a guru, but no matter what our interactions are with others today, take it with a grain of salt, or question it within, in a grounded way.

Mars hooks up with Neptune too on Saturday with a sweet trine. This can make our psychic abilities right on target, so trust what you’re sensing. This is a great day for well-measured, relaxed actions with the energy unfolding in a harmonious roll. Charitable/spiritual activities that benefit others or all of us are strongly favored. Your’s and others’ concerns for each other are much more honest today.

Sunday is quieter and with harmonious aspects between the Moon in Capricorn  and Neptune, Mars, and the Sun. However, by the evening, the Moon joins the Uranus/Pluto square again with a conjunction to Pluto and square to Uranus: the possible deceptions of earlier in the week may rise to the surface and enrage you at another/others, and have you wanting to cut them loose.

Next week, there is a major shift in energy as the Nodal Axis slips back to Scorpio/Taurus: many lessons await us all over the next 18 months with our relation to materialism/creature comforts. I feel this will be a major turning point for the Collective and will have much more to say about it in next week’s blog. Mercury will also ingress into Virgo, where the Winged` Messenger is strongly dignified.

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