“The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings.” David Weinbaum
The cosmicweather changes dramatically today with both the Moon and benefic Jupiter entering the adventurous, fast-paced sign of Aries. The last time Jupiter was here was 12 years ago. Jupiter will stay in Aries till early September, at which time it will retrograde back into Pisces. ( Jupiter returns to Aries in January 2011 where it will stay until June 2011.)
What makes expansive Jupiter’s ingress into Aries so powerful now is that it is going to be joining innovative Uranus here on Tuesday (exact 7:25 am EDT 6/8/10), something that hasn’t occurred since 1928.
Jupiter, the planet of opportunity, intrinsically acts to magnify whatever type energy it is configured with. Since Uranian energy manifests in sudden, highly-charged ways, like a bolt of lightning out of the blue, there is a huge potential for exciting breakthrough developments and discoveries in our personal lives and for the collective that can be quite revolutionary in nature, especially since this conjunction is taking place in pioneering Aries, the sign of new beginnings. (This is a longer-term influence that will last for the next couple months, although it will be exact on Tuesday.)
So, we all need to buckle up, as we are going to be in for quite a ride in the coming weeks ahead.
Too, even though the calendar reads June 6th today, don’t let it fool you. The real energy now is more like the Fourth of July!
June 6th Birthdays: Bjorn Borg, Neville Heath
Enjoy your Sunday! May you have a powerful day of discovery.
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“Our life is frittered away by detail…simplify, simplify.” Henry David Thoreau
I think that quote is sound advice for us today as the emotional Moon drifts through dreamy Pisces and Mars is still within range of mystical Neptune. What may work best for us now is to simply let go and relax. We should take time to get re-acquainted with that still small voice inside ourselves. We need to indulge in nothingness and not feel guilty about doing so.
The pace will quicken noticeably on Sunday, so we should relish the down time while we can.
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” Chinese Proverb
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“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” Robert McCloskey
I have read that quote above a few times now and each time I do, I get more thoroughly confused as to the meaning of it, which I’m sure is the intent of it, but I would still like to be able to figure it out. Does the quote make sense to you? What do you think it means? My natal Mercury is also in slower Taurus, so sometimes it takes me a while for things to fully register upstairs.
Actually, very little around us makes much sense today, as we continue struggling with the nebulous Mars opposition to space cadet Neptune. This aspect is exact at 1:53 pm EDT, but will still linger around for a few more days.
Too, even if something does sound plausible to us today, we still may need to be a little skeptical about the voracity of what we are hearing or seeing, as with Neptune, we never really know for sure what’s going on. Plus, Mars-Neptune can bring out the con-men (and the crazies).
Additionally, it could also be that it is not meant for us to know about certain things and that is why some things are blurred now.
Again, like I said yesterday, Mars-Neptune is a super cool influence for any creative type of work such as painting, songwriting, photography, even dancing as a form of self-expression.
Love-making is also another possible activity that gets the green light here (Mars rules sex, Neptune fantasy), but you may want to make sure your love interest isn’t already married to someone else or otherwise committed ((Neptune can bring big-time deception in romance).
It’s also a good time to catch up on Neptunian prayer and meditation activities, so round up the rosary beads. You additionally have the go ahead for channeling spirits. Not the kind in the bottle, that’s a big no-no now with the addictive Mars-Neptune energy, but the kind of spirits from beyond the grave. Make sure, too, that you tell the Universe ahead of time, that you only want fun-loving, friendly spirits to come through and not any stick-in-the-mud spirits with bad breath and B-O.
I must also tell you something really quick. A few days ago when I was writing my blog here and mentioning channeling deceased family members (I think this was when we had transiting Venus in Cancer opposite Pluto) my laptop kept shutting down during that blog. Gave me a mild case of the jitters.
Moving right along.
Chiron also positions Retrograde today in Pisces and will continue that way until November 5th, moving back to 27 degrees of Aquarius. As I mentioned yesterday, the day Chiron, the Wounded Warrior, entered Pisces (sea, oil) is the very day we had the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. It will be interesting to see what happens when Chiron turns direct and re-enters Pisces again, later on, and whether there will be a possible follow-up connection to that event.
Yesterday, there was reportedly some measure of progress with the oil leak situation, but we still have to wait and see the next couple days or so to how this latest development is actually going to end up panning out. With Mars-Neptune, who knows what may develop.
Other News:
On Thursday at the White House, PresidentObamaawarded former Beatle, Paul McCartney (born 6/18/42) the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The Gershwin award is America’s highest award for popular music. McCartney, who is so deserving of this top honor, has been involved with the writing of more than 200 songs on bestselling music charts.
In Paul’s horoscope right now he has transiting Saturn exactly conjunct his 27 degree Neptune in Virgo on his first house of new beginnings. Neptune rules music and Saturn (Lord of Karma) represents achievement for hard work. I think it is so very cool that this Saturn-Neptune influence is playing out this way in his chart, with Paul getting this nifty award from the President of the United States on behalf of all the citizenry.
You know, I perennially pick on Neptune and make fun of its spaciness and vagueness, but when it comes to inspiration and creativity, no other planet tops its potential in these areas, and Paul McCartney is a perfect example of this, with Neptune sitting almost exactly on his 25 degree Virgo Ascendant.
The Ascendant degree is the most sensitive point in the whole horoscope and for him to have Neptune there is very cool, in wake of his musical contributions to the planet. The Ascendant is the window in which we look at the world and in Paul’s window, he always has Neptune reclining there right on the ledge.
I have also waged an offensive against the present transiting Mars-Neptune influence because it can be undermining and disillusioning. But, see how neat it can also be for creative stuff like music? Paul gets awarded this prize.
Very sadly, though, another person also born with Neptune on her Ascendant had a very bad day yesterday. That’s Capricorn Betty White. I blogged about her horoscope a few weeks ago here when she was on Saturday Night Live. She is a comedic genius in part due to Neptune in her chart.
Anyway, on Thursday, Rue McClanahan, who played Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls alongside Betty White, died from a stroke at age 76.
Would you believe Rue also had Neptune conjunct her Ascendant? It’s true. She was another example of someone who was creative and talented beyond belief both as an actress and comedian (Neptune rules acting and theater). Rue (born 2/21/34) was a Neptune-ruled Pisces with a Virgo rising just like Paul McCartney. Rue will really, really be missed. I loved her as Blanche, didn’t you?
May your spirit rest in peace, Rue.
Rue’s death, unfortunately, fits in here, too, with the Mars-Neptune transit, as Mars is in Leo, which rules entertainment figures and the opposition to Neptune can indicate a dissolving of ties. Rue’s tie was severed to the earth plane.
One other very sad headline I saw in the news Thursday that also had a Mars-Neptune theme: A lion fatally wounded a South African woman working at the Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage in Bulawayo, the sanctuary’s first fatality since opening over three decades ago.
Mars rules the aggressive urge and therefore governs assaults and attacks. Mars is also now in the sign of Leo which is symbolized by “the lion” in the zodiac. Neptune, as ruler of Pisces, is associated with animal sanctuaries and wildlife retreats.
I spoke yesterday in my blog about how we needed to be careful with aggression issues because with Mars-Neptune there can be misplaced aggression. I just wonder what may have happened to trigger this lion attack? It could be the lion falsely perceived a threat with the weird Mars-Neptune energy. Such a tragedy.
June 4th Birthdays: Angelina Jolie, Michelle Phillips
Enjoy your Friday! Do some fun, mystical stuff today with the transcendental Mars-Neptune energy.
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“Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one.” Albert Einstein
Reduced visibility in my Crystal Ball today due to a foggy Mars-Neptune aspect that is, slowly but surely, closing in around us. This weird, intoxicating influence will technically be exact tomorrow, but already we are feeling its spacey affects. The Moon in Aquarius also conjoins Neptune mid-morning (10:56 am EDT) and then enters Neptune-ruled Pisces early afternoon (at 1:34 pm EDT).
Mars fuels our passions, while Neptune drives our addictions and rules the urge to escape. You get these two together and we have a lot of energy to run away to la la land. We also have to be careful with drugs and alcohol.
It’s tangibly harder for us to see things clearly now with Neptune’s veil of illusion engulfing us. We are also much less focused. It’s probably best for us to just chill out and try putting off working on important stuff, if we can.
This Mars-Neptune energy is super, however, for any creative projects that we might need to do, especially involving music or art, as Neptune rules imagination and Mars can get it all fired up.
Mars also rules sex, and with Neptune ruling fantasy and the Moon entering romantic Pisces, it might be a perfect day to call in sick.
In the News:
The oil from the BP oil leak is nearing the Florida beaches, as Mars aggressively opposes insidious Neptune, which rules both the sea and oil. Mars symbolically officiates over assaults and here we have a sea-related assault on the beaches beginning to play out, in addition to all the other mayhem and tragedy that has already occurred with regard to this matter.
We also had that unfortunate incident yesterday in which the saw (ruled by Mars) apparently got stuck in the pipe in the latest BP efforts to cap the oil. Mars rules accidents and mishaps such as that.
CNN is also showing Neptunian photos today (Neptune rules images and photography) of the “Aquarian robots” working a mile underwater in the Gulf trying to stop the leak, and we have Neptune, the sea, in technological Aquarius.
Chiron, the Wounded Warrior in Pisces, turns Retrograde on Friday and Mars is also applying to an opposition to Chiron that will be exact on June 8th and 9th. I wonder if the retrograde Chiron motion will have an impact on the current situation in the Gulf? The day the BP oil leak occurred is the very day that Chiron entered Pisces. I had blogged here, the day before Chiron entered that sign, that I thought Chiron’s ingress into Pisces may have impact on sea and water issues, but I had no idea that it would happen so quickly. Sometimes things do occur the very day a body switches signs. Of course, Chiron’s entering Pisces did not “cause” the spill, but as astrologers we learn to “connect the dots.”
Chiron in Pisces may also end up being a big wake-up call for us, in terms of finally forcing us to move beyond our dependency on oil and pursue alternate energy sources.
Another “weird” story in the news that would fall under the “unreal quality” of the Mars-Neptune umbrella is Joran van der Sloot, the suspect in Natalie Holloway’s disappearance in Aruba (by the Neptune sea) exactly five years ago, is now the focus of an international manhunt after being suspected of killing a woman in Peru this past weekend. “Mars-Neptune” energy always has the potential for darker elements to it, as Mars rules violence and Neptune rules sacrifice and all things hidden. Mars-Neptune energy is often characterized as “misplaced aggression” or “hidden aggression.” Neptune’s ray can be very deceptive and nefarious. We do probably need to watch our tempers today to make sure that we are not acting out inappropriately.
Update: CNN is reporting that an Irish aid ship is heading for Gaza. Israel warns of attack if the ship fails to stop. Yet another manifestation of the volatile “Mars-Neptune” energy playing out on the high seas.
Update: NYT is reporting that the oil pipe has been cut this morning, reportedly a key step in halting the leak. Engineers can try now to place a cap to catch the leaking oil. Hopefully, this is a positive manifestation of the Mars opposition Neptune “sea energy” and the technologically savvy Aquarian Moon conjunct Neptune.
Opposition aspects can bring matters to a climax, with Mars again signifying the “cutting action” of the pipe and Neptune representing both the sea and the oil pipe.
We have had so many things fail in this endeavor to date that it’s hard to believe that something good could finally be happening here, but maybe something is with this mystifying and hard to see through Mars-Neptune energy, since it is so sea-related and Mars rules new action, and Chiron is getting ready to retrograde tomorrow in Pisces.
Could it also be someone is looking out for us here – maybe a higher Neptunian power? Neptune is our link to the Divine and Mars is activating that link now. Just a thought. Also, a hope.
June 3rd Birthdays: Anderson Cooper and Tony Curtis.
Enjoy your Thursday. Make some “beautiful music” with Neptune, or maybe meditate, tap into its higher, more freeing expression.
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“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes an orchestra to play it.” H.E. Luccock
Cool quote, isn’t it? And, so true. We are often more limited in what we can do, individually, compared to what we can do when we pool our resources and work together to accomplish a common goal.
Too, when you think about it, the notion of self-sufficiency is really an illusion. No one is ever entirely self-sufficient.
Individual expression within the framework of a group is at the foundation of the Moon in airy Aquarius, the altruistic sign of brotherhood. We are now in day two of the Moon here.
Today is also an ideal time to put our own self-interests on the back burner and instead focus on what we can do to help further the cause of humanity. Sometimes just taking a moment to show someone a little kindness can help turn a world around.
Today’s Aquarian Moon energy also bodes well for matters concerning invention and scientific discovery, especially since we have the “keen” Sun in Gemini throwing a creative aspect (quintile) to “genius” Uranus in Aries.
Back on June 2, 1904, with the Moon also in Aquarius and expansive Jupiter in pioneering Aries, favorably aspected to focused Saturn in Aquarius, a microbe was identified that is responsible for photosynthesis, a colossal discovery by ‘Professor Schron.’ The Gemini Sun was also exactly conjunct Mars, the ruler of Aries. Sun-Mars often heralds big events, such as what I wrote about yesterday with the launch of CNN with the Sun in Gemini exactly square Mars.
Also, propitious Jupiter in Aries was harmonious to Pluto in Gemini. Pluto, as ruler of Scorpio, deals with the profound mysteries of life and also coincides with historic firsts. Jupiter is all about giving us opportunity, so we had a chance to unravel one of life’s most amazing processes.
On June 2, 1928 Velveeta Cheese was created by Kraft. And, guess what? Mental Mercury was in food-sign Cancer and applying to an exact square to discovery Uranus in Aries! The Gemini Sun was also exactly sextile Mars in Aries then, helping out again with the creation of something new.
Also, Jupiter was in Aries again, so there was a lot of inventive, adventurous, active-type energy permeating the air, very similar to what we have operating now with Uranus just moving into Aries and Jupiter slated to move there later this week. This Jupiter-Uranus energy can be very exciting – and apparently quite edible – when Cancer is involved.
In the News:
Running out of time here, but I did get a chance to quickly glance at the horoscopes of Al Gore and Tipper Gore. In case you didn’t hear about it, they are apparently splitting up after 40 years of marriage, which came as bit of a shock to a lot of people. Al is an Aries (b. 3/31/48) with transformational Pluto now transiting conjunct his Capricorn Moon which rules the home and family (Moon also signifies the wife). This is a big, heavyweight influence. Pluto tends to emotionally impact us at our very depths and also brings to the surface all kinds of feelings that may have been buried inside for ages.
Tipper is a Leo (b. 8/19/48) and she also has transiting Pluto sitting smack near her seventh house of marriage. Pluto has a way of coming into our lives in a bulldozer fashion and leveling many of the structures in it. Pluto is associated with the purging process, and as many of us know, purging elements from our lives can be very painful.
Tipper also has a major opposition aspect from the transiting Neptune to her natal Sun. Sun-Neptune influences tends to be disillusioning, confusing, and ego-denying. The Sun also depicts the husband in a woman’s horoscope and can indicate a dissolving of ties in that area, as Neptune is known as the Great Dissolver who often pulls the rug out from under us.
Al and Tipper also have challenging Saturn aspects, which additionally signal endings. Both of their horoscopes are also caught up in the cardinal cross playing out in the collective the next couple years,which I’ll be writing much more about soon. We wish Al and Tipper the best and feel sad about their breakup.
“Some people think that it’s holding on that makes one strong; sometimes it’s letting go.” Unknown source.
June 2 Birthdays: Jerry Mathers (Beaver) and Johnny Weismuller (Tarzan).
Enjoy your Wednesday. Connect with others today and remember to do that good deed.
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