Dear Lord....counting the minutes

Mercury will be going direct tomorrow October 25 at 3:09pm EDT......and not a moment (nails on a chalkboard) too soon.

By the way this is a good site to check out for Mercury Paths.

Scorpio New Moon. Solar Eclipse

Scorpio Eclipse 
New Moon
October 23, 2014
5:56pm EDT 
0 Scorpio 24

As always I find the Mercury retrograde a wee bit challenging to my schedule.  To say the least.  Anyway,  I just posted the Scorpio New Moon Eclipse report with about about ninty minutes to spare before the eclipse.   Yeah, that is just how I'm rolling these days.

I am excited by this New Moon Solar Eclipse.   It is the beginning a new cycle that I think will benefit us all --if we are paying attention.   You will find the whole article on Margaret Wendt's website.  

Here is a snippet to article

Welcome to Scorpio New Moon.

And Happy Solar Eclipse.

We’re in an exciting period because this New Moon at 0 Scorpio will be followed by Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces New Moons all at 0 degrees. Obviously the Universe wants us to get a new start with all five of these signs.  And after the hell we’ve been through for the last three years with the cardinal crosses, we deserve new energies.  Big time. 

Of course this new moon is not just a new moon at 0 degrees it is also an eclipse.  With a solar eclipse there is something hidden that is being stirred up.  We want to be able to see it but it is in shadow.   However, even though things might not be out in front and clearly identified we still ‘know’ something.  That is the gift of an eclipse.   It speaks to us on a deep shadowy level.   Coincidentally, Scorpio is a sign that understands and hangs out in shadows.   So we are double downing in shadow energy.   It is worth noting that because something is in shadow does not mean it is always nefarious.  

Given this eclipse is at 0 degrees we are all probably ready to go deep and find this thing that pulsates in us.    The last time we had a solar eclipse at 0 degrees Scorpio was in October 1995.   I mentioned to a fellow astrologer how weird it is that the ’95 eclipse took place three weeks after the OJ verdict and this eclipse is taking place one week after the Oscar Pistorius trial.    Not sure why athletes and crime lines up with it but it did strike me odd.   Personally, everyone should look back to October ’95 and ask what got stirred then and how did things unfold during the next year?   Would you do it differently now?   What did you learn then and how did you evolve between that eclipse in October and April 1996 at the next eclipse.  It is worth you going through your diary or calendar to mull those activities at that time.  Our next solar eclipse is March 20^th.  What will evolve between now and then? 

Scorpio is the second water sign of the zodiac.  Back in July we swam in the first water cycle during Cancer.   In Scorpio the water is deeper and swifter.   In Cancer we were swimming on the shore with huge emotions like tsunami waves crashing on us.  We learned to process our emotions by riding up or diving through them.    Now with Scorpio we are once again processing our emotions but we are also using them to motivate us.  We harness them like Hoover Dam harnesses the Colorado River.     

Go to LINK for rest of article.  

What is the deal this week?

There.  Read that a few times.  

On Sunday (10/19) we went into Balsamic Phase.  We know this is the time of the lunar cycle when we let go......  Why do we release?  So that we can be ready for the New Moon on 10/23.     This particular Balsamic phase we are needing to release our crappy petty small minded side that is rooted in anxiety and insecurity.   Let it go, please.

Balsamic Moon Phase

October 19

6:13pm  EDT   

Balsamic:   We let go.  By releasing we can prepare for the new. 

Focus on We release our negativity.  We release our need to know everything. We release nervousness.  We release our narrow-mindedness.  We release our hypochondria.   We release our insecurities.    

Special focus:

10/19: Venus/Mars: Creativity in relationships.  Action that reflects values.  Money and love smartness is highlighted.

10/20:  Mercury/Jupiter.   Encouraged thinking and talking.  Vigorous and fun talks.

10/20:  Mercury/North Node.  Mental breakthroughs regarding relationships.   Using your brain to find balance.

10/23: Sun enters Scorpio.   

10/23: Venus enters Scorpio.

 

SCORPIO NEW MOON OCTOBER 23 5:56PM EDT 

This Week

The Week Ahead

The week starts off in Disseminating phase. 

Focus on: How are you sharing your connective-ness? How are you sharing your communication?   How are you sharing information with neighbors and siblings? 

Special focus:

10/14: Venus/Jupiter.  Money and pleasures bring joy.  Creativity & bounty.

10/15: Sun/Mars: Relationships are excitable and fun

Last Quarter Moon Phase

October 15

3:12 pm EDT

Last Quarter moon:  Now we do the final adjustments to the seeds we planted on new. The final call, the final letters to send, we follow all the trails that came up that still make sense.  And we let the other parts lay fallow. It is a time of action but wise action.  It is a time for living  “The serenity prayer”

God, grant me the Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change Courage to change the
things I can, and the
Wisdom to know the difference.

Focus on:

What actions can you take that support your emotions?   What actions can you take that support your family and your home? What actions can you take that speak to your gentleness?   What actions can you take that bring out your ‘cozy’?  How does this improve your partnerships?

Special focus:

10/16: Sun/Mercury.  Great conversations with loved ones.  Great creativity.

10/16: Mercury/Mars:  Spirited conversations.  Fast actions, fast thoughts, fast talk.

10/17: Mercury/Venus: Love of talk.  Talk of Love. Creative love and resources.

Stuff that came up on shore during full moon

that is so dang odd. 

Idiot D-bag 

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's gaffe about women's pay has not blown over yet.

At a women's tech conference Thursday, Nadella said that women not asking for a raise is "good karma" and that "the system will give you the right raises as you go along."

Big Blow - SuperTyphoon  on way to Japan

TOKYO –

Japan was preparing for Typhoon Vongfong on Friday, with the most powerful storm of the year packing winds gusting up to 156 mph as it powered north toward the Okinawa island chain that is home to U.S. military bases. Vongfong was downgraded from a "super typhoon" by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center Friday but was still the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane, threatening to dump up to 19 inches of rain on Okinawa

CrazySon missing...coup happens? 

(CNN) -- The mystery of Kim Jong Un's whereabouts deepened Friday after the North Korean leader appeared to have missed a ceremony to pay tribute to his late father and grandfather on what is an important national anniversary.

Kim's name was absent from the list of attendees at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on the 69th anniversary of the Workers' Party of North Korea, issued by state news agency KCNA on Friday.

Stock Market high volatile 

Stock market lost over 400 points on Wednesday and Thursday

Ebola Victim dies in TX

The remains of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to die of Ebola in the U.S. have been cremated, Texas state health department officials said Friday.

And something to smile about

On Friday, 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person -- and the first Pakistani -- ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize.