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Astrology August 18, 2014: Venus Conjuncts Jupiter, Mercury Opposes Neptune

17 Sunday Aug 2014

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“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.” Brian Tracy

COSMIC WATCH:

The Moon is in “chatty” Gemini all day.

Love Goddess Venus also conjuncts generous Jupiter in royal Leo (1:21 am). Ideally, this influence will open up all of our heart chakras, and poise us to want to spread plenty of joy and good cheer around. It is widely regarded as an aspect of abundance and well-being. It can also be very romantic.

Tonight, communicator Mercury opposes fantasy Neptune (11:42 pm), the planet of imagination and deception. Separating fact from fiction could get a little more complicated. Misunderstandings and confusion can also abound. It is a good aspect, though, for creativity.

“Oh, what a tangled web we weave…when first we practice to deceive.” Walter Scott

*All times EDT

Question for Today: Who do you think “has it all”?

Famous August 18 Birthdays: Robert Redford, Patrick Swayze, Roberto Clemente, Roman Polanski, Shelley Winters.

“Whenever you want to marry someone, go have lunch with his ex-wife” Shelley Winters. Very sage advice! What do you think? 🙂

Enjoy your Monday! Know that “love is in the air!”

Patrice Thompson

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Source Notes:

Winters: http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/249246.Shelley_Winters

Famous birthdays: http://www.famousbirthdays.com/august18.html

Day in history: http://www.historyorb.com/events/august/18

Scott: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/deception

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Astrology August 17, 2014: Venus Quinqunx Neptune

17 Sunday Aug 2014

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“Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes…just be an illusion.” Javan

COSMIC WATCH:

With relationship Venus quinqunx dreamy Neptune today (11:08 am EDT), we are more inclined to indulge our romantic fantasies. There can also be more of a tendency to play the “savior” role with others. Too, the Moon is at its “Last Quarter phase” at 24 degrees of Taurus (8:26 am EDT), a period to begin putting the finishing touches on our July 26th New Moon intentions.

Question for Today: What is the best, single piece of romantic advice you could give someone?

Famous August 17 Birthdays: Mae West, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Maureen O’Hara

“A man’s kiss is his signature.” Mae West 🙂

Enjoy your Sunday!

Patrice Thompson

Bird_love_SRB

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Source Notes:

Bird Love SRB – http://www.freeimages.com/photo/1061867

West: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mae_west.html

Birthdays: http://www.astro.com/

this day in history: http://www.historyorb.com/events/august/17

Javan: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/illusion.html

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Astrology August 15, 2014: Mars Sextiles Pluto, Mercury Enters Virgo

15 Friday Aug 2014

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“I take pleasure in my transformations. I look quiet and consistent, but few know how many women there are in me.” Anais Nin

COSMIC WATCH:

We have all seen dramatic “before” and “after” makeover shots that we marvel over. Today, we have a somewhat comparable offering in the guise of galvanizing Mars sextile rebirthing Pluto. This planetary influence is often paired with what could be described as game-shifting scenarios.

Too, on the eve of this aspect, we have heard about several noteworthy, altering type events in the collective, including Iraq’s Prime Minister Maliki announcing that he was going to step down from his post. Also yesterday, Rob Manfred was chosen as the new Major League Baseball Commissioner, one of the most powerful positions in sports. On a more sentimental note, Sir Paul McCartney entertained patrons with a concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, likely the last major event to be held at the 50-year-old stadium, which has been earmarked for demolition (Pluto). The Beatles also performed their last concert together in the U.S. at Candlestick, back in 1966, so it was a bit of deja vu for Paul.

Pluto’s ray is often associated with events that affect the masses. It is also linked with power and control issues. Too, sometimes what has been hidden is finally exposed or brought to light. Additionally, I would like to interject here that, often while transformational situations are occurring, we will not really know their full impact, until much later. For instance, under this Mars-Pluto influence, we could possibly meet someone who will later turn out to play a pivotal role in our lives, even though, in the present moment, we have no clue about this.

Also, the Moon has been in “pioneering” Aries, the last couple days, a fire sign that normally adds more momentum to our affairs, as it fuels our desire to take action on what we want. Today, however, Luna shifts into steady, stabilizing Taurus, and we’re more focused on preserving our resources and energy (11:58 am EDT). Intellectual Mercury also leaves proud, creative Leo for practical, analytical Virgo (12:44 pm EDT). This sign change should help to boost our problem-solving skills. Mercury remains in Virgo until September 1st.

Some celebrities with Mars-Pluto aspects in their birthcharts: Steve Jobs, Billy Idol, Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey, Farrah Fawcett, Kirstie Alley.

Today’s Question: If you had a magic wand at your disposal to use today, what would be the very first thing that you would do with it?

Famous August 15 Birthdays: Vernon Jordan, Ben Afleck, Princess Anne, Julia Child.

“Life itself is the proper binge.” Julia Child

Enjoy your day!

Patrice Thompson

Playing With Light 4

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Source Notes:

Playing with Light 4: http://www.freeimages.com/photo/1284218

Child: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3465.Julia_Child

Birthdays: http://www.astro.com/

Nin: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/transformation

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Astrology August 14, 2014: Aries Moon Conjuncts Uranus

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“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” Nelson Mandela

COSMIC WATCH:

With the Moon in “don’t fence me in” Aries today, and also conjunct “rules-breaker” Uranus (12:14 pm EDT), allowing ourselves more latitude to draw outside the lines may be a positive way for us to experience and cultivate a sense of our own uniqueness or quirkiness now. Also, with the Moon aligned with improvisational Uranus, having a “Plan B” ready to whip out, at a moment’s notice, may be a smart strategy in which to play the day. Uranus often presenting us with sudden opportunities to think on our feet.

Question for Today: How would you like to rewrite the rules?

Famous August 14 Birthdays: Halle Berry, David Crosby, Steve Martin.

“Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.” Steve Martin

Have a fun day of discovery!

Patrice Thompson

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Source Notes:

Grunge Burst: http://www.freeimages.com/photo/1396333

Martin: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7103.Steve_Martin

Birthdays: http://www.astro.com/

Mandela: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/freedom?page=2

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Astrology July 3, 2014: When Saying “No” Really Means “Yes” – Pluto Aspects

03 Thursday Jul 2014

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“Because after you’ve crossed some lines, you just keep crossing them.” Chuck Palahnuik

COSMIC WATCH:

Sometimes uttering a firm or polite “No” to others is the equivalent of saying a giant “Yes” to ourselves. “No” can serve as a trusty lifesaver for us as we learn to set or re-set appropriate limits or boundaries around us that are necessary for our own self-care and survival.

Also, with two notable “Pluto” aspects occurring, over the next couple of days, we may want to make sure that we have that “No” word ready to go, as needed, as part of our official behavioral toolkit, as thorny control or power (Pluto) issues may now gravitate to the forefront. Too, as we all know, relationships are always a two-way street, and that if we want others to kindly respect our boundaries, we must do the same with them.

Today, we have Venus in the travel and communication sign of Gemini quinqunx to Pluto in Capricorn, which rules business, government, and authority figures (4:15 pm EDT). The quinqunx is regarded as more of an adjustment aspect, meaning that something under the relationship (Venus) hood, be it in business or the personal realm, may need to be re-set or re-aligned, at this time, as something is likely not flowing quite right. It could just be that our own attitude or state of mind is what’s amiss, with Venus in the mental sign of Gemini, which rules our thoughts and ideas. In this case, we may also want to think about re-visiting our values, which Venus also governs, and see if we are still on track with them via living out our life as an honest expression of what we truly value or hold dear to us. Venus-Pluto may just be showing us that, indeed, our internals have changed and what we held as important to us, in the past, is no longer the case.

Too, with Venus also ruling our money and possessions, we may want to watch over our expenditures, more closely now; or perhaps closely examine what it is that we may want to suddenly purge or rid ourselves of. Pluto’s energy has more of a compulsive feel to it. We may feel that we must act on something now, that things can no longer wait!

Some other possible “shadow-type” manifestations with Venus-Pluto: greed, manipulation, intense jealousy; being overly possessive. On the positive side, Venus-Pluto can demand that we become absolutely honest with ourselves, and face the full truth of our situation or circumstances, which, in the end, can be very liberating and empowering for us, even though it may not be the easiest thing to do, in the moment.

Fortunately, the Moon is still also in logical, rational Virgo, for another day. This energy may help to diffuse some of the potential emotionalism or possible fall-out of the more heated Venus-Pluto configuration.

Meanwhile, on Friday, we also have the Sun in its annual opposition to Pluto. But, more on that next time.

Who would you like to say “No” to, and why?

Famous July 3 Birthdays: Tom Cruise, Julian Assange, Gloria Allred, Elizabeth Edwards.

“She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” Elizabeth Edwards.

Enjoy your Thursday!

Patrice Thompson

Daisy Gerber

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Source Notes:

Daisy Gerber photo: http://www.freeimages.com/photo/1415550

Edwards: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6439373.Elizabeth_Edwards

Birthdays: http://www.astro.com/

Palahnuik: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/boundaries?page=3

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Astrology July 2, 2014: Getting Our Affairs In Order With The Virgo Moon

02 Wednesday Jul 2014

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“We adore chaos because we love to produce order.” M. C. Escher

COSMIC WATCH:

While many of us may have a distinct preference for order over chaos, being able to actually design or decipher that order, in the face of challenging disarray, can often seem like a gargantuan task for some us to accomplish, at least initially, as we begin to sort through the mayhem to see exactly what we have going on under the heap.

Fortunately, today’s Moon in “logical, systematic” Virgo can serve as a jump-start to help us lay claim to the “natural order of things.” The Virgo energy, which symbolically governs the digestive system in the body, naturally has an affinity for breaking things down into manageable, bite-size parts. Too, once elements are dis-assembled or broken down, we are better able to see how all the individual pieces fit together to form the whole of something. We also simultaneously learn where things need to be sequenced or pieced together, in the future, so that we can have more of a flowing or proper order around us.

With intellectual Mercury, the ruler of today’s Virgo Moon, also now direct, as of yesterday, in “curious” Gemini, even though it’s still in its shadow phase for two more weeks, this forward motion of the “Winged Messenger” can further help us with our problem-solving faculties, as our thoughts and ideas take on greater clarity. Additionally, the Virgo Moon’s sextile to “investigative” Pluto, this evening (6:20 pm EDT), bodes well for our ability to solve mysteries, as it primes us to go below the surface of things and take a peak at what is hidden. This may also be a good time to attempt to locate lost or misplaced items. Moon-Pluto aspects can also be advantageous for healing applications or energy re-alignments, especially with the Moon positioned in Virgo, the sign of health and nutrition.

What one action could you take today to help get your assorted affairs in order?

Famous July 2 Birthdays: Richard Petty, Herman Hesse.

“We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other’s opposite and complement.” – Herman Hesse, Narcissus and Goldmund

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Close Up Photograph

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Source Notes:

Close Up Photograph: http://www.freeimages.com/photo/634324

Birthdays: http://www.astro.com/

Escher: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/order?page=4

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Astrology June 4, 2014 Venus Sextiles Neptune

04 Wednesday Jun 2014

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“I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.” Steve Maraboli

Luna enters evaluating Virgo at 10:20 am EDT. It sextiles articulate Mercury and opposes dissolving Neptune. Relationship Venus sextiles compassionate Neptune.

We all want to be accepted for who we are; yet, simultaneously, it seems that we’re always trying to remake others as we would like them to be, instead of simply embracing them as they are. Sadly, this dichotomy is probably the reason why so many of us tend to recoil from showing our true selves in the first place: we’re afraid that, if we do, others will reject us – because we’re always automatically rejecting or finding fault with other people!

Perhaps, however, if we stopped trying to change others from the get-go, and instead put the point of focus on helping them to realize their fullest potential, or the “greatest version of themselves,” as Steve Maraboli so eloquently puts forth, we would also find it much easier, in the process, to be the irresistible, suave, debonair creatures that we were originally intended to be. What do they say, what goes around, comes around? And to treat others as you, yourself, would like to be treated. In “The Little Book of Letting Go” by Hugh Prather, he also mentions: “Notice that the moment you become unhappy is usually the moment you attempt to control another person.”

Lovable Venus’s heavenly alignment with dreamy Neptune today can help us to see and bring out the very best in others now. It’s a wildly romantic and compassionate influence and can even spawn platonic relationships! Too, it’s very creative and excellent for anything using our imagination or involving the arts.

What do you wish others would see in you? Is this same trait or quality also something that you look for in other people?

Patrice Thompson

 

 

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Source Notes:

Lotus:

Maraboli: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/relationships?page=4

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Cosmic Quote of the Day June 3, 2014: Sun Quincunx Pluto

03 Tuesday Jun 2014

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“An effective leader allows exceptions to the rule for exceptional results or when circumstance demands.” John Wooten

Cosmic Weather:

Luna is in “self-confident” Leo today and square to “exacting” Saturn. The “empowering” Sun is quincunx to “investigative” Pluto.

We should strive to be clear about what we want to achieve but also be ready to couple this clarity with a spirit of flexibility when conditions arise.

Too, when we demonstrate a willingness to bend, we are signaling to the universe that we are open to receiving further guidance or wisdom and also acknowledging that we are humbly aware that we do not have all the answers – just yet anyway! 🙂

Too, sometimes a path is only meant to be a starting point or launching pad for us and not designed to take us all the way to our destination. When we accept this fact, and do not resist, we often are placed on a trajectory that is even better than the one that we had originally intended for ourselves.

What would be your best advice to someone who is facing a major change?

Hope it’s a good one!

Patrice Thompson

 

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Source Notes:

Wooten: http://www.quotationcollection.com/tag/flexibility/quotes

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Cosmic Quote of the Day – June 2, 2014 (The “Young” Leo Moon)

02 Monday Jun 2014

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“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw

(The Moon is in “playful” Leo today encouraging us to embrace our fun-loving, inner child.)

As adults, many of us sense that we’ve got this whole “time management thing” wrong: We work too much and play too little and then wonder with great angst, at the end of the day, why it is that we feel so plum out of whack? Maybe the reason is largely because we’ve been taught to view work as virtuous behavior, while play is perceived as something less – a more frivolous pursuit that we mainly do on the side to unwind when we’re not busy counting beans at the office.

Studies have shown the value of playful activities not only for children, but also for grown-ups. One health benefit, for instance, from playing or having fun is that it stimulates the body’s release of endorphins, the “feel-good” chemicals. So maybe George Bernard Shaw was really onto something: Perhaps play is, indeed, the great miracle drug that we’ve all been searching for that can keep us forever young and a vibrant, energetic dance partner with life! And that it should also be put on equal par with work as something that we need to include in our daily life, especially as a way to help us stay creatively engaged in the moment.

What kind of work would be play to you?

Patrice Thompson

Running Into Water

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Source Notes:

Running into water: http://www.freeimages.com/photo/1210553

Shaw: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_bernard_shaw.html

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Cosmic Quote of the Day – June 1, 2014

01 Sunday Jun 2014

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“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” Maya Angelou

(The Moon is in the “nesting” sign of Cancer all day, until 9:43 pm EDT, when it shifts into “rock star” Leo.)

Having an actual brick and mortar place to call “home” is something that brings many of us a sense of joy and contentment, along with an enhanced feeling of physical safety. But, as Maya Angelou so eloquently reminds us, there is also another kind of home or haven that all of us long for: a place where we can go and be accepted exactly as we are. A place where the sheer power of our being is always enough, and fully celebrated and appreciated. A place where the preoccupation with “doing” is no longer deemed necessary as a way to justify or supplant ourselves.

How do you know when you’re on the right path home?

Patrice Thompson

Colorful House

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Source Notes:

Colorful House: http://www.freeimages.com/photo/1421982

Angelou: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/security

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