Big Monday---Everything but the Kitchen Sink

Monday August 17 ---Sun Sextile Mars, Mercury Conjunct Saturn, Sun Oppose Neptune, Mars Trine Neptune. That's a lot of action and I'm not even discussing the lunar stuff. Mark this day in your calendar as FULL.

The sun will be activating a lot energy from us as it pokes and prods Mars (good naturedly). Mercury will bring out a quieter energy from us, perhaps we will not feel that talkative or at the very least we will be measured when we speak. Sun will drive Neptune a bit cuckoo or maybe it is the other way around and those people who are nuts will drive the show. But at the same time it could just be a great artistic day. Mars also will be asking our artists and our nutjobs to show up and do something special.. curiously--They will. Even the biggest flakes in the world may show up and do the right thing today.

Great day to show up at church and light a candle. It will get the job done.

Sun Opposition Jupiter-August 14

Sun Opposition Jupiter August 14 1:53pm (EDT)

This happens once a year. The sun which is powerful in its own right is opposite the biggest guy around--Jupiter. I will be interested to see how this plays out given that last sock in the eye to Jupiter just a few weeks ago. Neither the Sun nor Jupiter like to be outshine (can that happen to the sun?) they are the big shots and when they are on the teeter totter opposing each other--be prepared for some fireworks. Someone's ego could be out of sorts and they could demand everyone's attention. How they get that attention is anyone's guess. Of course the minute someone demands that I look at them is usually the minute I get up and fake like someone is calling me from the other room.

"Oh, Sally, let me help you."

Well, let's get a seat down front and see who wins... The Sun or Jupiter. Me? I predict solar flares will be a pain in the ass.

Mars Trine Jupiter--Thurs Aug 13

Thursday August 13, 12:29pm EDT ---Mars makes a great trine with Jupiter.

Normally I would say, "Yippee, let me put 100 down on 27 black"

But with this particular day there is a lot of action in general happening. I don't spend much time on all the lunar aspects of each day considering there are hundreds of great astrologers that give you that information. But I will say that this nice perk from Mars comes on a day when the Moon is all over the place. A sexile with Venus, a trine with Mercury, trine with saturn, square with Sun, square with Jupiter, square with Neptune and sextile with Uranus.... Wow. That is a lot in one day. And to have Mars get into it with Jupiter is like someone walking in with a bottle of Wild Turkey..... "Hey, how can we add some liquor to this party!?"

Mars is probably on the right idea and will push you in some direction but take it slowly. Don't put on the party hat right away. Take your time and you should be able to get yourself exactly where you need to be by the end of the day. Keep your eyes on the prize and you'll be okay.

Mars Square Saturn--August 10

Mars Square Saturn Monday August 10 8:16 pm (EDT)

Mars in Gemini is talking a lot of trash. Have you noticed the fear mongering lately? Trash, trash, trash but today the trash talking is going to hit a wall.

Closed Door Meetings will be popping up everywhere as Saturn in Virgo says, "Shut, the 'eff up." Well, actually, Virgo is a bit too delicate for that language, rather Saturn in Virgo will just shut the door quietly and put up a sign, "gone fishin' ''

If you are feeling argumentative and want to get into it with someone, well, do so at your own peril. This is not the time to push anyone. You could regret it later. Instead, take your self out for a huge workout. Go to the gym, go for a good run. Do something physical. But at the same time---do NOT race your car. Give yourself plenty of time to go anywhere because remember everyone has got a SHORT fuse and would love to go off on you.

Full Moon --Lunar Eclipse - August 5

Full Moon Wednesday August 5, 8:55pm (EDT)

And here it is, ladies and gentlemen (are there any of you here?) it is our final eclipse for the summer. I don't know about you but this sandwich of eclipses July Lunar, July Solar, now August Lunar has been a lot of emotional energy for us mere mortals on Earth.

And now here we are processing out our emotions finally in a some what light and airy, mental way. Given we have had two new moons in Cancer which can be so watery we are getting the benefit of this Lunar Eclipse in Mental Aquarius. Aquarius is always focused on the masses and humanity and the group as a whole. "Am I with like minded people? If I am not, what can I do to add my piece to make this group that I am attached a little bit better?" We will also mull---"As much as I want to be the center of attention and shine (Sun in Leo) perhaps the best choice is to think about the group? But at the same time, maybe under that circumstance I will really shine in a way that is useful."

The Moon's conjunction with Jupiter brings an extra bounce of enthusiasm. Perhaps there will be some braggarts out there who annoy. But maybe bragging isn't so bad, after all. Also, we have Moon making a nice, fat trine with Mars and the Sun Sextiles Mars...so that should get us off our butts and get going on something. If you need some energy to push you to do something use the energy of this full moon to do it. As Alan Shepard said waiting to shoot off into space for the first time... "Light this candle!"

Mercury Trine Pluto--August 3rd

Mercury and Pluto will form a trine at 10:11am Monday August 3.

Expect some clarity. Precision thoughts will help you. If you have been feeling fuzzy or vague about something important, don't be surprised if you get the answer today. Every thing will come into focus. Mercury trines Pluto about two times a year (unless a retrograde gives it another two) so run with this energy. Do you need to get a loan? Do you need to get some paperwork signed? Do you need to hire someone to fix your pipes? Do it today.

And of course, if you need to have an important conversation with someone, no scratch that ... if you have to have a VERY important conversation with someone----consider doing it today. Do you know that old expression, is it better to die from a thousand lashes or 1 cut? Today one cut could be the better choice and it probably won't feel that bad anyway.

Jupiter gets Bruised!

I have been so busy lately that sometimes I miss an event that I really should NOT miss. Case in point, "Who slugged Jupiter when I wasn't looking?"

My husband and I were driving and he happened to mention to me, "Hey what about that bruise on Jupiter?" I said, 'What are you talking about?" and he said, "Didn't you hear, an amateur astrologer found a bruise on Jupiter and now astronomers are trying to figure out what hit it."

Talk about an astrological chiropractic adjustment! I sat up straight and said, "I had no idea about this, I am going to see what I can find." So, last night I went to learn more and actually I am glad it took me a week to hear this story. Evidently in the beginning there was conjecture that the thing that hit Jove was as big as Earth. By the time I got to the news they have learned it was probably only a few hundred meters in size (Thank Heavens!)

I, of course, (like I am sure every astrologer) thought about the astrological connection to this big 'shiner' and the conjunction between Jupiter and Chiron and Neptune. Chiron conjunctions bring wounds that need to be healed. It appears Jupiter's massiveness attracts everything and anything floating through his corner of the universe. And Neptune can bring out the victims.

I wonder what this means for Jupiter personalities? Bigger than life, Oxygen suckers, KnowItAlls, Judges---The people who walk into a room and before long everyone is circling around them, will they attract some hits? I don't know I am just mulling this over for the first time this morning.

Curiously, I remember fifteen years ago when Shoemaker-Levy Comet hit Jupiter. It was a thing of beauty. And I recall Buzz Myers my old astrologer spoke at length about the connection to Jupiter. I remember he suggested that Jupiter was getting something to change it or if not change it, something to influence it. Something from out of Jupiter's normal influence of power, a foreign visitor coming to teach him something. He mused about it but of course we could not know for sure about the implicatons.

At that time Pluto was at 25 degrees of Scorpio and we were dealing with all kinds of Scorpio issues (google S&L scandals) but now looking back on it I am wondering about that influence on Jupiter considering Pluto moved into Sag his home sign a couple years later. Had that rock'em sock'em Shoemaker Levy shaken Jupiter up so much it was a message of what was to come?

Colombine and 9/11 showed how a handful of benign looking guys (not unlike shoemaker levy) can do a whole world of hurt. I certainly don't know this for sure but it does make me scratch my head as we see this new wound.

Anyway, since I am late on the party on this one I have gone to see what some other astrologers have said and I think you might want to read Philip Sedgwick's take. It is interesting and thoughtful. Give it a read.