The self-confident Leo Moon adds some pizzaz and a positive level of assuredness to our self-expression today, especially with its harmonious meet-up (sextile) with the empowering Sun in conversant Gemini, a favorable time for articulating our agendas (2:50 pm EDT).
The Sun, meanwhile, is also forming a semi-square to abundant Jupiter in indulgent Taurus cautioning us not to go overboard with our resources today. Often with overconfident Jupiter, we get carried away. The Leo Moon also tends to encourage extravagant behavior.
“My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends – it gives a lovely light!”Edna St. Vincent Millay
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“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.”John Allen Paulos
The Moon’s entrance into nesting Cancer (4:37 am EDT) encourages us to get back to our familial roots. It also raises the volume up on our emotions, especially those centered around our protective instincts. We may need to rein in feelings of rebelliousness and defensiveness when the Moon squares freedom-loving Uranus in Aries (12:05 pm EDT) and opposes controlling Pluto in career Capricorn (5:09 pm EDT).
There is also a “tricky” aspect to the day with mental Mercury in Gemini’s square to nebulous, confusing Neptune which can serve to fog up our perceptions. We are cautioned not to believe all that we hear today and are well-served to thoroughly comb through all the facts. Neptune’s ray can be very deceptive and misleading. It is also linked with scandals and cover-ups.
On the plus side, it can be excellent time for any creative work that utilizes our powers of imagination, which Neptune governs. Neptune is also stationing retrograde today favorable for turning our focus inward (Neptune rules spirituality). Neptune stays retrograde until early November.
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“Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don’t let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.” R.I. Fitzhenry
The Moon continues in active, adventurous Aries compatible for athletic endeavors and for taking initiative. The intellectual Gemini Sun is also forming a quincunx to probing, intense Pluto in ambitious Capricorn. The complex Sun-Pluto influence gives us more of a desire to go in depth and we may also be more talented at playing detective and solving mysteries.
Too, with Pluto ruling the process of elimination this is an excellent time for purging what is no longer needed, including ridding ourselves of any self-sabotaging habits. Sun-Pluto also equates to a need for power, although we would be wise to make sure that we allow others to have their input as well, instead of completely usurping the show (a Pluto tendency).
Pioneering Mars in practical Taurus is quintile to imaginative Neptune in visualizing Pisces making manifestation of our dreams and desires on this day distinctly possible. This is a very mystical and spiritual aspect that allows for rite of passage through rare portals leading to magical realms.
“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.”William Blake
Hope you have a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend!
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The Moon continues in “fantasy” Pisces, during the day, and is void-of-course (without major aspect) until its entrance into “initiating” Aries later this evening (8:37 pm EDT), suggesting that we wrap up or attend to unfinished business, during the daytime hours, especially activities that allow for the full employment of our creative imagination.
Relationship Venus is also forming an inspiring, 72-degree link (quintile) to “idealistic” Neptune, the ruler of Pisces. This influence helps to awaken more of our heartfelt, tender impulses and it also tends to fuel our “need for fiction,” especially in the romance department. With “dreamy” Venus-Neptune aspects, we are characteristically more willing to overlook and to forgive, and we prefer not to focus upon anything unseemly. Our boundaries with others can also become more blurred, as our compassion is strengthened and our ego needs take a back seat.
Additionally, the Gemini Sun’s square to “wounded warrior” Chiron in Pisces today also acts to raise our sympathy level up a notch and makes us more capable of noble, selfless deeds.
Too, as I am writing this blog, it is being reported that Ratko Mladic, Europe’s most-wanted war crimes fugitive, was arrested today in Serbia (WSJ.com). It could be that this Sun-Chiron influence can also help us to “ferret out evil,” or perhaps galvanize us to deal more with “suffering” (Chiron). When Chiron’s ray is stoked, there is often a “suffering” component to it on some level. When Chiron first entered Pisces, for instance, I remember we had the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (Pisces rules oil).
On a shadow level, Pisces is also the zodiacal sign that is linked with extremism, terrorism and hidden factions. It is a more complex sign. Embracing both the “saint” and the “sinner.”
Famous Birthdays May 26th:Sally Ride (60), Stevie Nicks (63). BTW, Stevie Nicks has relationship Venus in the mothering sign of Cancer exactly square to her “fantasy” Neptune in partnership Libra, giving her a tendency to always want to see the best in others. It also makes her more capable of self-sacrifice, especially where romance is concerned. Sometimes, too, with Venus-Neptune, we are attracted to more “wounded” types that we can help nurse back to health.
Venus-Neptune is also often a major artistic influence (Neptune rules music) and, of course, Stevie is a divine (Neptune) singer and performer, who nurtures the world (Venus in Cancer) through her extraordinary music. She is also “pioneering” in her approach with her Aries rising.
Enjoy your Thursday!
Patrice Thompson
copyright 2011
Source Notes:
JargoRadio YouTube Fleetwood Mac Rhiannon w/lyrics
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“A bend in the road is not the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn.” Author unknown
A few roadblocks or detours could be put in our path today with go-getter Mars (the accelerator pedal) and obstructionist Saturn (the brakes) meeting up via the quinqunx aspect. Sometimes this 150-degree “adjustment” influence also has us dealing with, or having to resolve, issues from our past (Saturn). Of course, a temporary cessation of forward motion, while sometimes aggravating, is not necessarily a bad thing, as it often gives us a chance to catch our breath.
Too, the Universe is sending us some helpful roadside assistance in the guise of the Sun’s opportunity sextile to innovative Uranus. Sun-Uranus is an empowering influence (Sun) for trying new approaches (Uranus) to old problems (Saturn). Hi-tech Uranus can provide us with sudden, bright ideas to help get us unstuck (Uranus governs our intuition). It is also a great influence for cultivating our own originality.
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”Herman Melville
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“Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.”Will Durant
A couple days ago, we had the “illuminating” Sun in “talking head” Gemini exactly square “psychedelic” Neptune in “sinking ship” Pisces, and we were nestled in recovery mode on the bottom of Neptune’s fair, delusional sea, following the much ballyhooed doomsday prophecy that failed, once again, to materialize (Neptune). That ‘nebulous’ Sun-Neptune influence is still permeating the ether, but waning.
Today, we have a variant energy operating. The Moon is shifting into Neptune-ruled “fantasy” Pisces (8:24 am EDT) and conjuncting Neptune itself (10:11 am EDT), temporarily rekindling our rapturous desire to move beyond the boundaries and limitations of the material earth plane and magically connect with other realms, unseen forces. Befriending white rabbits, mystically cloaked in clouds, wistfully descending from starships originating from the likes of San Francisco, holds immense appeal for Alice and many others on this day. 🙂
To add even more sentimental, surreal icing to the Haight-Ashbury cake today, we also have “thought-keeper” Mercury forming a cool, creative quintile to “coming to take us away” Neptune.
Famous Birthdays May 24th:Bob Dylan is turning 70 today. He has his natal Mercury (thoughts) exactly square to imaginative Neptune in workaholic Virgo, perhaps why he is such a good poet and songwriter (Neptune rules poetry and music). Priscilla Presley is also 66. Fascinatingly, her Gemini Sun is exactly trine to fairy-tale Neptune in matrimonial Libra and, of course, she had that “glittery” (Neptune) marriage to Elvis, who also had his emotional Moon in “love me tender” Pisces.
In the News: On the heels of the Gemini Sun’s murky square to Neptune in Pisces and the Mercury in Taurus quinqunx to Saturn in “judicial” Libra, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the state of California could be forced to release thousands of prisoners early to reduce overcrowding, in an admonishment to states that if they want to get tough on crime, they must also provide sufficient prison funding. (From the Wall Street Journal)
With Mercury quinqunx Saturn, we often are censured or rebuked (Saturn) for our ideas (Mercury). In this case, the Libra-ruled Supreme Court was taking the states to task. The empowering Sun in reporter Gemini also flashed a bright spotlight (via the square aspect to Neptune in Pisces) on the problem of overcrowding in prisons (Pisces rules prisons and places of confinement).
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“Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”Mark Twain
This insightful Mark Twain quote may be of some temporary consolation to us today as we grapple with the psychedelic impact of illusionist Neptune, in “permanently out to sea” Pisces, exactly square to the brightly lit Sun in “talk therapy” Gemini.
“Father, please forgive us in advance, for what we say and do today. We haven’t a clue. Amen.” 🙂
Veiled, dissolving Neptune governs our urge for fantasy or escape. When its ray is activated, our feet seem to “not be on the ground.” We are wanting to flee the real world for “other realms,” including the world of our own, sometimes scary imagination, which Neptune presides over. With Sun-Neptune it is easier for us to be confused, bewildered, or bewitched.
Too, with this aspect, we are often unable to maintain healthy boundaries around us and we are more prone to letting in questionable elements that could serve to undermine us in some way. That is why we need to be a bit more wary of what is around us today and especially be on guard against deceptive (Neptune) forces. If something seems a little weird to us, chances are that it’s only the “tip of the iceberg” and we need to run immediately for cover. The thing is about Neptune’s pull, too, is that it often glamorizes things that are really not good for us (Neptune rules drugs and alcohol).
Of course, it is true that we still have the Moon in analytical Aquarius, which normally can help us to detach from our vulnerabilities and navigate things objectively, although the Moon is also pummeling the likes of “relationship” Venus (2:12 pm EDT), “defensive” Mars (2:46 pm EDT), and “logical” Mercury (5:53 pm EDT), making it potentially more challenging for us to relate to others logically and with a healthy sensitivity. Thankfully, though, the Moon will make a harmonious trine to “safe harbor” Saturn in “peace preserving” Libra by day’s end (7:01 pm EDT). And, not to be overlooked, Venus, Mars and Mercury are still in “rock solid” Taurus, also boding well for our prospects of being able to successfully parachute back “down to earth.”
Interestingly, cute Beatle, Paul McCartney, was born with his Sun in Gemini in his tenth house of career exactly square to dreamy Neptune in workhorse Virgo. Neptune is also exactly conjoined Paul’s Virgo Ascendant, with the Ascendant being the window in which one views the world. Paul is a perfect example of how to effectively channel Neptune’s more imaginative ray to one’s own advantage, by being able to fully immerse himself into the world of his own creativity and also become a billionaire in the process. Neptune also rules music.
Beyond that, Paul, and the Beatles, actually served as a conduit to facilitate much of the planet’s immersion into “Neptune’s whimsical realms” through their floodgate of music, thereby freeing us from the prosaic drone of our daily lives. They acted as a Neptunian narcotic, in many ways, enlisting us as Sgt. Pepper band members as a surefire way of escape (Neptune).
Paul also has his initiating, pioneering Mars tightly conjunct focused Pluto in entertainment Leo providing him with obsessive drive and natural-born desire for self-expression and showmanship (his Moon is also in Leo). Right now, we also have Mars, Venus and Mercury in tangible, artistic Taurus trining Pluto in ambitious Capricorn, somewhat of an equivalent form of energy here, in addition to the “magical, mystery tour” invitation of today’s Sun square Neptune.
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“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.”John Evelyn
The empowering Sun exits “I have” Taurus and cascades into “I think” Gemini, shifting our core focus from an accumulation of things and a quest for security to an accumulation of knowledge (5:22 am EDT) and eager interaction with others. Restless Gemini is characterized by a “need to know” and also requires active participation in its environment via travel and communication. (The Sun will be in intellectual Gemini for the next month.)
Later on, we also have the Moon departing personally ambitious Capricorn for forward-thinking, detached Aquarius (10:32 pm EDT), another socially-minded air sign, like Gemini, in which attention is centered on group expression and collaborative efforts.
Goddess of love Venus, in pleasure-seeking Taurus, is additionally forming a potent, harmonious trine to passionate, renewing Pluto in Capricorn (2:01 pm EDT), potentially giving us the chance to deepen or strengthen (or heal) our relationship ties. Venus-Pluto often puts us in touch with our deepest desires (Pluto rules the subconscious) and helps to foster particularly strong emotional reactions to persons and events around us.
Often on Venus-Pluto days, we will be riveted by certain captivating stories that we hear about in the news regarding relationships and romance. Or, even Venus-ruled artists or entertainers may capture our attention in a special or singular way. Lady Gaga, for instance, racked up, I believe, 7 or 8 Grammy Awards one night, when Venus and Pluto were exactly aligned in the sky, effectively “stealing the show.”
Too, sometimes old lovers from our past, including our karmic past, appear under this same aspect. It is an influence that is linked with finding our soulmate. (Pluto rules death and rebirth).
This same aspect also favors going treasure-hunting. I recently “fell in love” with, and ended up purchasing, a fabulous pinkish, salmon-colored, upholstered chair at a tag sale the day Venus and Pluto were exactly aligned in my horoscope (Venus rules art and other objects of beauty). As soon as I set my eyes on the chair, I was “overpowered” (Venus-Pluto) by it, and simply had to have it. Venus-Pluto is also associated with “obsession” or “intense craving.” This aspect is also excellent for personal creativity.
Enjoy your Saturday! I’ll let you know how I make out on the antiques trail!
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“The secret of success in life is for man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”Benjamin Disraeli
“Opportunity” could very well be knocking for us today, too, in the form of the rare, triple conjunction of Mercury (communication and ideas), Venus (love and creativity) and Jupiter (optimism and expansion) in trailblazing Aries. This is a very magical aspect filled with untold possibilities for those who know how to “seize the moment.”
The Moon’s shift into analytical Virgo today, from showy Leo, (10:00 am EDT) also helps us to logically sift through the myriad possibilities before us and choose the most auspicious path for ourselves. Additionally, Mars, governing initiative, enters rock solid Taurus, supplying us with an extra measure of practical determination and common sense to reach our goals. Mars will be in grounded, plodding Taurus until June 21st, although today, with the fiery Aries triple conjunction, we may still be feeling a bit “unleashed.”
Amazingly, we have not had Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter exactly conjunct in Aries for well over a 100 years, although this trio was close together in Aries, in late April of 1928, when actress, singer, and dancer Shirley Temple, was born. This child prodigy shot to superstardom (Jupiter) at the tender age of 6, while also winning over the hearts (Venus) of many on the planet. Interesting, too, that Shirley would later become a Jupiter-ruled ambassador (with performer Venus ruling the entertainment portion of her career). I think Shirley Temple’s hopeful, charismatic, childhood persona is a rather fitting depiction of the type of upbeat, exuberant, playful type energy that we have around us today via the triple conjunction in unstoppable, pioneering Aries.
In the News: On the eve of the Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter triple conjunction in pioneering Aries, it was announced that Microsoft has agreed to purchase “Skype” for a colossal (Jupiter) 8.5 billion dollars, reportedly the largest acquisition in Microsoft’s history. When banker Jupiter is in the news, especially aligned with money-ruling Venus, we often hear about gigantic dealings. It will be interesting to see how Microsoft utilizes Skype in the future.
On a personal note, I have decided to take a hiatus from the daily astrology, to focus on some other pursuits. I will still be blogging here, but just not on a daily basis. As always, I appreciate your reading my blog and hope my astrological insights have been of value to you.
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The fortifying Taurus Sun meets the flashy Moon in Leo (4:34 pm EDT). We’re looking to dig our heels in and get down to business (Taurus), but at the same time, we require plenty of pomp and circumstance (Leo). We also feel the need to be creative with the sign of Leo ruling our self-expression.
Late tonight and early tomorrow morning, the Moon also forms triumphant trines to the rare triple conjunction of Mercury (thoughts and ideas), Venus (love and social life), and Jupiter (luck and optimism) in expedition Aries (this triple conjunction is exact tomorrow). Ain’t no mountain high enough that we can’t climb now. Our personal popularity (Venus) also has a chance to soar (Jupiter), as we are cosmically cleared to seek out more pleasurable pursuits.
Famous Taurus Birthdays May 10th: Donovan (65), Paul “Bono” Hewson (51). Also, your “humble astrologer,” is 29 and holding today. 🙂
Patrice Thompson
Copyright 2011
Source Notes:
Aquafina286 YouTube U2 Still Haven’t Found (with lyrics)
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