Preparing for YOUR Treasure Map

We are down to the final month before Treasure Map.


First of all if you are unaware of what is a Treasure Map go HERE for all the details. The Treasure Map New Moon will take place in the middle of April this year. Yes, that is a month away but there is plenty you can do now that will get your prepared so you can have the best Treasure Map Moon ever. The first order of business is clean your effin' house! I am not your mother and you are not in the 9th grade but let me say it in the most nagging voice possible, clean the shit out of your house! If it is broken get rid of it. If there is clutter in your bedroom get rid of it. If your drawers are crammed with so much crap you can't get more crap in them..then take those drawers to Mr. Trash Can and dump them. Get the broken stuff out, fix the things with holes and what about the stuff you actually don't like that is in your house----get rid of it!

Why am I saying to clear out your clutter and broken stuff? Because Einstein said it best--"No two things can occupy the same space." Simply said if you have got crap in your life, that crap is taking up space in your life. Valuable space. And when it comes to Treasure Maps you want all the space available. Remember, on Aries new moon (mid April) you are going to make a collage of all the things you want in the following twelve months. And how can you have all that good when your daily life has got a butt load of crap? The answer lies in a broom, a can of pledge and a lot of trips to goodwill, yard sales and Mr. Trash Can. By clearing out the stuff now you will be clearing your brain and your psyche. The space will be amazing. Because it holds so much potential!

Ray's of info

As always, Ray Merriman offers up something that you don't see everywhere.
On the topic of Mars Retro/Direct.....

This week is significant for many of the reasons given in last week’s column. Venus will be trine to Mars on Sunday, March 7, marking the end of the soft and harmonious aspects. Venus will then enter into opposition with Saturn on Tuesday, March 9, and square to Pluto on March 11. These later two signatures pertain to concerns regarding the continuing debt explosion around the world, and the increased possibility of default by some nations.

But this week is also significant because Mars will now end it retrograde motion on Wednesday, March 10. The station is taking place in zero degrees of Leo, in a trine aspect to Venus, which is moving from Pisces into Aries. This is a very “passionate” set up, indicating that people have strong feelings or beliefs they are willing to fight for. But with Mars stationary, the agreeable desires of Venus are likely to be trumped by the aggressive and forceful nature of Mars and Aries. It could be a week of higher volume than usual on the stock exchanges, which in turn could lead to large price ranges, especially in commodities.

and my favorite insight:

One other note of interest. I oftentimes refer to Mars retrograde as the “Falkland Islands” aspect. You may remember in February-May 1982, when Mars was retrograde, Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands, which was under the dependency of the United Kingdom. It was at that time I came to understand that the aggressor under Mars Rx is usually the loser, for Argentina suffered a humiliating defeat. Now, under the current Mars retrograde, the Falkland Islands are again caught in a sovereignty dispute between UK and Argentina.

I haven't thought about the Falkland's in years. Very interesting.

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Ready for lift off, Mars turns direct

On Wedneday, March 10 Mars turns direct at 12:09pm (EST)

Back on New Moon I wrote:


AND THEN THERE IS MARS

And if the entire Aquarius, eccentric, odd, electrifying energy was not enough, we have got Mars turning direct on March 10. Ever since Mars went into Leo (Fall) we have been driven to find our true, authentic self and our desire to activate that self. Perhaps it is some creative part of ourselves, perhaps it is a leadership role that we have been trying to assume, and perhaps it is just an organic passionate side of ourselves that we no longer want to be dormant. Whatever it is, we have been trying to get a groove on with it but have been stymied. Part of the reason why is because Mars turned retrograde in December which did not temper our desire but did put up a few road blocks. Roadblocks caused by our own ego and pride (yucky Leo words). Now, Mars is ready to turn around and go straight, the deal is that it could be too much fuel at first. And given we are already dissolving things (Neptune), self wounding (Chiron), while finding our spot in Community (Aquarius) and now we have got to put our passion (Mars) and creativity and our need to make everything personal (Leo) into the mix? Lordy, that could be a firestorm! The key is when you feel the energy shift, breathe through it and take your time. If it is a great idea, the passion will be there for you to access forever. You don’t have to do everything at once. BREATHE.

Let's talk about Venus

We've got a lot of Venus going on that needs some 'splaining.
On Sunday, March 7 Venus moves into Aries at 7:33am (EST). Venus in Aries is ardent, a lover of truth, a lover of self motivation, in this place Venus loves to get the hell out there and be heard. She may be beautiful but when Venus is in Pisces she is in a sweet flowery dresses, now in Aries she is in jeans and leather. Sunday will be a very different day then Saturday that is for sure!

Adding to the sparks, later on Sunday at 2:15pm Venus will send some love to her favorite soldier Mars. They will be totally digging each other since Venus is in Mars' favorite sign Aries. Bonnie meet Clyde. It will be all big and glorious. If you and your lover get into any spark inducing fights know that there will be plenty of make up sex with this aspect. It will be curious to see who wins Oscars under this aspects. Additionally, Mercury will conjunct Jupiter at 8:45 pm so I predict wild moments. For those of you who tighten your seat belts when Michael Moore, Susan Sarandon or Tim Robbins enter the house, let me tell you with these aspects I predict bigmouthed crazytown speeches.

And that is just the weekend.

On Tuesday,March 9th Venus opposes Saturn. Here we get a big fat cold shower on all things we love and value. It is a cold day in Hell. Our money feels off, our love feels off. And yes, we do look fat in that dress.

We sort of have Wednesday to get our wits about us. I say "sort of" because Mars is going to make a switch which will has a lot of energy in it. (see next post)

And then on Thursday at 12:36pm Venus squares Pluto. Twice a year we get this aspect and it is no day in the country. Venus loves money and beauty and pluto loves power and these two are not getting along. What this means is anyone's guess but I tell you I would suggest this not be a comforting day or week on the stockmarket. And probably some kind of dirty laundry will be flapping in the wind for all to see. Yuch.

Weird little thoughts on this Aquarius lunar cycle

On Aquarius new moon I wrote that a strong Aquarius energy can show up in brilliant people. One person I was thinking about was Charles Darwin. Darwin who's handsome profile (in a mid 19th century up tight English way) is seen above. For the record he is 45 at the time of this photo-(-gawd they always look so old in those photos) and was about to cause a world riot. That guy? Yeah, that guy. Aquarian that he was, Darwin was an advanced thinker. Way advanced. He was technically a naturalist but what he really was a human earthquake. He said things and the world shook. Don't believe me? Bring up Evolution in the Bible Belt and you'll get a 7.1 on the Richter scale. Yep, evolution that was Darwin's little theory.

So, back to my point (if there is one). I was thinking about Charlie Darwin on New Moon. Then earlier this week I happened to find myself watching some old nerdy shows on my DVR and one of them was all about Mt Vesuvius. It was an interesting show and a wee bit scary. In the last ten years, geologists have been able to determine there is a huge magma reservoir about the size of Manhattan under Mt Vesuvius and Naples. And more importantly there have been two large earthquakes within the area that could indicate an impending eruption. Now here is where things got interesting I learned on the program that this connection between earthquakes and eruptions was made by Charles Darwin.

I had no idea but I kind of sat up on this one. In the show the narration mentioned that Darwin had experienced an earthquake in Chile which was immediately followed by volcanic eruptions. "Huh? Did that narrator say Chile earthquake?"

Now I'm intrigued, I googled Darwin and Chile Earthquake and get this, Charles Darwin was in Chile on his famous cruise (where evolution was born) when an earthquake hit--Darwin wrote:

February 20th. — This day has been memorable in the annals of Valdivia, for the most severe earthquake experienced by the oldest inhabitant. I happened to be on shore, and was lying down in the wood to rest myself. It came on suddenly, and lasted two minutes, but the time appeared much longer. The rocking of the ground was very sensible. The undulations appeared to my companion and myself to come from due east, whilst others thought they proceeded from south-west: this shows how difficult it sometimes is to perceive the directions of the vibrations.

This earthquake precipitated three large volcanic eruptions. Darwin was the first scientist to link the two.

What I thought was intesting was that Darwin's earthquake in Chile was 185 years minus one week. His earthquake was Feb 20 and this week's earthquake was Feb 27.

I don't know what it all means but I do know that my own Venus in Aquarius can have a high antenna during the this lunar phase and if there is a volcanic eruption in Chile or Vesuvius goes off in the somewhat near future, remember this weird little post by me. Or don't. I'm sure I'll be onto something strange by then anyway.

"Banish you, ADD-HD!"

On Thursday March 4 at 6:55am EST we have a nice perky aspect between Mercury and Pluto. If you have been feeling scattered, your desk has been a mess, and you have not had the will power to go through that bowl with all your mail---Today you can do it. It is a simple and tidy aspect (sextile) but Pluto is strong and disciplined and Mercury rules the brain so you can use the energy to take care of a lot of business. Distractions won't derail your activities and you'll be surprised by how much you accomplish.

Go for it!

Venus Uranus

On Wednesday March 3 at 11:07pm EST Venus will hook up with Uranus. This happens once a year and it is always good for odd energy since "Strange Bedfellows" is THE catchphrase for Venus conjunct Uranus. "Huh, they are a couple, who knew?"

If on Wednesday some out of the blue bonus lands in your lap you can thank Venus and Uranus. Of course, like all of these transiting aspects they create a nice environment but how they impact you personally is really more about where it hits your natal chart. This is aspect is taking place at 26 Pisces (25 and change) so what ever house has got that degree you should expect some quirky weird bedfellow. And if you have anything at 26 Virgo, Gemini and Sag well, it might be a bumpy thing that lands on your lap. Persevere. It too shall pass.