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Astrology April 25, 2020: Mercury Square Pluto, Pluto Stations Retrograde

25 Saturday Apr 2020

Posted by Patrice Thompson in Astrology April 2020

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Cosmic Weather: 

Even though it’s the weekend, we may still want to challenge ourselves to do a bit of heavy “mental lifting” today as we have the nurturing Moon now eruditely scurrying through curious Gemini (at 3:20 am) and Gemini’s ruler, intellectual Mercury, exactly squaring off with probing, investigative Pluto (at 3:36 am). This more intense, often obsessive Mercury-Pluto energy is especially good for detecting or ferreting out secret information/covert messages, exposing hidden weaknesses, or possibly uncovering hidden motivations. On the flip side, it could also raise awareness of privacy concerns. This astrological aspect is also sometimes linked with jaw-dropping, shocking plot twists.

Communicator Mercury also governs our speech or words and paired with riveting Pluto now our words may carry more dramatic impact or have an extra bite or zing to them. We may also be much more emotionally reactive now with respect to what we see, hear, or read, especially if we perhaps find the subject matter repugnant or repulsive or taboo, to some degree, which this type of cosmic energy also often seems to elicit. More extremist viewpoints may also capture our attention, at this time, or be put before us in the spotlight in some manner. Also, on the shadow side, there can be more of a tendency towards bullying, ridiculing, or jockeying for power or position, including possibly manipulating information as an attempt to further or strengthen our own self-interests.

“Until you realize how easy it is for your mind to be manipulated, you remain the puppet of someone else’s game.” Evita Ochel

Too, Pluto is associated with purging or removing whatever is outworn or expired and aligned with mental Mercury it could be that this is an excellent time to undertake efforts to rid or eradicate our psyches of some of what we might call “garbage-type thoughts” (our debilitating fears or miscellaneous prejudices, for instance) that all too often clutter or detract from our more wondrous sense of spirit or well-being or interfere with our ability for connectedness with others. Mercury-Pluto aspects are commonly linked with seeking psychotherapy or otherwise wanting to heal or fix what’s seemingly broken inside of us or around us.

Pluto is also stationing retrograde today (at 2:54 pm) suggesting that we are now subtly shifting our focus or attention away from the more concrete manifestations of outer transformation to the invisible realm of inner transformation, including presumably beginning to more seriously process or decode now the philosophical meaning or psychological impact of what has perhaps recently been drastically altered or reconfigured in our lives. Too, it’s always the deeper meaning that we assign to things that ultimately determine their lasting impact upon us. On another level, Pluto stationing retrograde may indicate a pullback of power or support. Pluto will stay retrograde until October 4.

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

*All times EDT.

Born On This Day: American actor Al Pacino, who played Michael Corleone in The Godfather, is turning 80 years old today.

“If you get all tangled up, just tangle on.” A.P.

Hope it’s a good one! Please be safe and well.

Patrice Thompson

Communication, Telephone, Phone

Copyright 2020

Source Notes:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/manipulation?page=2

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/transformation

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Astrology October 22, 2015: Mercury Squares Purging Pluto

22 Thursday Oct 2015

Posted by Patrice Thompson in Astrology October 2015

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astrology october 22 2015, horoscope october 22 2015, letting go, mental breakthrough, Mercury square Pluto, release, transformation

“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” Ann Landers

Pieniny, Mountains, Landscape, Water

Today’s Energy:

When a river becomes clogged with debris, and its flow is hampered, we don’t criticize it or judge it as being a bad river, per se; rather, we may simply view it as a body of water that has somehow managed to become temporarily obstructed by a foreign something. Likewise, it seems that we should also be willing to extend this same type of detached perception to ourselves when, on occasion, our vulnerable “interior realm” becomes bogged down by our fears, anxieties, doubts, or worries. In these instances, it’s not that we’re an awful or terrible person, when we’re in this more fragile state of being (even though we may believe that we indeed are); it’s just that our flow has been temporarily interrupted by the challenging forces of our personality, or our subconscious – forces that we must eventually learn how to integrate into our life if we are to successfully move on to the next step of our journey.

With “intellectual” Mercury squaring “purging” Pluto today (5:20 pm EDT) it’s really a wonderful time for us to sit with or examine some of our own natural debris or “shadow material” (which Pluto represents), and see what comes up for us in the process; see what it is inside ourselves that might need to be healed or released now. Or, to put it another way, today may be a time when we can better understand (Mercury) the nature of our own inner darkness (Pluto). In general, Mercury-Pluto is associated with mental breakthroughs and transformational thinking, often as a result of some kind of breakdown first occurring, with Pluto symbolizing the principle of “death and rebirth.”

This same energy can also serve to lend more power or conviction to our words or speech (governed by Mercury), as what is emanating from us now tends to be coming straight from the very depths of our being, from our true authentic self. Mercury-Pluto is also sometimes linked with dramatic, intense verbal encounters (volcanic type eruptions) with others. It is also a time when we may be able to ferret out secrets or get to the bottom of things, as Pluto tends to heighten our powers of perception. On the shadow side, we may need to guard against obsessive or overly suspicious thinking now, or avoid engaging in mental manipulations  (i.e forcing our opinions or viewpoints on others, lording our power over others).

Due to Mercury’s recent retrograde phase, today’s square aspect between Mercury and Pluto is actually their third and final meetup. Their first coming together was on Sept. 9; the second time was on September 24. We may want to trace back what was happening in our lives, during those two times, as today could bring some kind of final resolution or conclusion to those matters.

Questions for Today: What must you release to “free your spirit” from bondage? How important is it for you to “get at the truth” at any cost? How comfortable are you with speaking your truth? What truth would you prefer not to have to face, and why?

In the News: Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears before an investigative House panel on the Benghazi attacks.

Famous October 22 Birthdays: Jeff Goldblum, Annette Funicello, Franz Liszt, Deepak Chopra

“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” Deepak Chopra

Enjoy your Thursday!

Patrice Thompson

Dahlia Dahlia, Flower, Nature, Plant

Copyright 2015

Source Notes:

Chopra: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/138207.Deepak_Chopra

Birthdays: http://www.famousbirthdays.com/october22.html

River photo Pixabay Pieniny Mountains, Landscape, Water, Stones

Landers: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/letting-go

Pixabay Dahlia Dahlia Flower Nature

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Astrology September 9, 2015: Mercury Square Pluto

09 Wednesday Sep 2015

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astrology september 9 2015, facing our fears, horoscope september 9 2015, investigation, Mercury square Pluto, secrets revealed

“Stop thinking, and end your problems.” Lao Tzu

Handcuffs, Caught, Crime, Sin, Non-Free

Today’s Energy:

With “mental” Mercury squaring “controlling” Pluto – Lord of the Underworld – there’s a possibility that we could become handcuffed by our own thinking today, especially shackled in by our fears or suspicions. The upside here: we also have a great opportunity to face down our fears now – or whatever it is that might be making us anxious or worried, as Mercury-Pluto can also potentially be very transformative.

For example, this morning, I went out into my backyard and tidied up the inside of my storage shed, an activity that, on the surface, may seem quite routine, to the average person. But, in my case, I had been postponing it for ages because I had been genuinely afraid that, in doing so, I might be assaulted, or held captive, by bitter black widows, poisonous copperheads, or maybe even worse: herculean-sized field mice! Granted, these kinds of threatening scenarios have never even come close to happening to me before, in real life, but it’s only probably because I’ve never had the guts to clean out the shed, until now! 🙂

Anyway, I”m very proud to report here, that I’ve completed the cleanup and I’m still fully physically intact, as far as I can tell. And, in fact, I never even came across any of those scary, creepy, crawly “Plutonian” creatures at all, that I just knew were going to be in there; each one, no doubt, seriously lusting over taking a draconian bite out of my captive flesh! In retrospect, all that worry, was simply in vain, which often is the case with worry. At the same time, I feel better about myself now, since I was finally able to take the bull by the horns and triumph over my inner scaredy cat – at least for the time being. Plus, I now have a clean shed, a reality I had been contemplating for who knows how long. Also, for the sake of full disclosure, I probably need to fess up: I was born with Mercury exactly squaring my Pluto! Can you tell?

Questions for Today: What is it costing you to hold on to fears? What will be the best thing that happens to you when you are no longer afraid? What is the path to serenity in your life?

Famous September 9 Birthdays: Adam Sandler, Hugh Grant, Colonel Sanders, Angela Cartwright, Cliff Robertson

“A lot of learned men think people really are the food they’ve eaten.” Colonel Sanders

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Patrice Thompson

Dahlia Dahlia, Flower, Nature, Plant

Copyright 2015

Source Notes:

Sanders: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/colonel_sanders.html

famous birthdays: http://www.famousbirthdays.com/september9.html

Lao Tzu: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/thinking

Pixabay Dahlia Dahlia Flower Nature

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Astrology April 25, 2012: Mercury Squares Pluto

25 Wednesday Apr 2012

Posted by Patrice Thompson in Astrology April 2012

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astrology for april 25 2012, detective, going beneath the surface, horoscope april 25 2012, investigate, Mercury square Pluto, Moon in Gemini, probing, Sherlock Holmes

COSMIC WATCH:

With the Moon still nestled in “inquisitive” Gemini, gathering and disseminating information is a breeze for us now.  Although, with intellectual Mercury squaring “probing” Pluto (10:51 am EDT), the ruler of our subconscious, we are also more reluctant to simply take things at face value. All in all, it is probably a great day to play detective, or to dig beneath the surface.

BTW, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, had his natal Mercury closely conjunct investigative Pluto in his “behind the scenes” twelfth house, a part of our horoscopes that also figures in prominently with our imagination and karma. “Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Famous People with Mercury Square Pluto: Barbra Streisand, D.H. Lawrence (Yours truly also has her Mercury exactly square Pluto!)

How important is it to you that you be open and honest in your dealings with others? What elements have to be present before you can comfortably “show your cards” to another?

Enjoy your Wednesday! Happy sleuthing!

Patrice Thompson

Copyright 2012

Source Notes:

the great detective: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/440835

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Astrology June 19, 2011: Mercury Opposite Purging Pluto

19 Sunday Jun 2011

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Patrice Astrology March 13, 2011: “Purge Mentality” Mercury square Pluto

13 Sunday Mar 2011

Posted by Patrice Thompson in March 2011 Astrology

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COSMIC WEATHER:

“Keep the other person’s well being in mind when you feel an attack of soul-purging truth coming on.” – Betty White

Thinker Mercury squares purging Pluto today (12:30 pm EST). A potentially empowering time to dig deep within ourselves and “unclog” our thought pipes of mental garbage that is muddying up our perceptions. It could be, too, that in the process of dredging away, we unearth some rare, precious jewels inside.

The shadow side of Mercury-Pluto: We may want to pay more attention to the impact of our words on others and avoid delivering words that deliberately wound.

Famous Birthdays March 13th: Will Clark (47), Emile Hirsch (26), late Percival Lowell (156)

Patrice Thompson

copyright 2011

Source Notes:

Sunflower: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1283985

birthdays: http://www.famousbirthdays.com/mar.html

White: http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/purging/

mosaic sun: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1327692

Disclaimer For entertainment purposes only. The information and data  contained on and through this site is to be treated purely for your    entertainment purposes only. Any prediction or other message that you receive is not a substitute for advice, programs, or treatment that you    would normally receive from a licensed professional such as a doctor, lawyer, mental health professional, or financial adviser. Cosmic Life Coach Blog and Patrice Thompson provides no guarantees, implied warranties, or assurances of any kind, and will not be responsible for any interpretation.

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