Monday, August 15, 2016

This Astrology Week

This Week

For some of us summer is ending this week as we send our kids off to school.  For others you are still enjoying the warm slow days of Leo lunar cycle’s final summer days.    In either situation this week starts off with us finding our executive abilities.   Gibbous moon is focused on responsibilities.   Connected to the Leo energy means taking pride in our talents and skills.   Have you forgotten both?

On the 18th Aquarius Full Moon shines upon us reminding us the value in finding  and engaging like -minded people.   


Gibbous Moon
August 14
2:10pm EDT

Focus on:
What are you learning about your executive abilities?  How have you been neglecting your leadership?  How have you been neglecting your practicality?  How have you been forgetting important responsibilities?   How have you been forgetting your ability to set up others to do their best?

Special Focus:
8/16: Sun trine Uranus.  Creativity gets a spark from out of the blue.  Brilliance is out for all to see and enjoy.
8/17:  Venus trine Pluto.   Love feels transformed.  Love feels a shedding.    Power emboldens the heart.  The heart enflames empowerment.


Full Moon Phase
August 18, 2016
5:26am EDT
25 Aquarius 51



Focus on:   See separate post.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Saturn Direct August 13

Saturn Direct

Saturn Dates:
March 25 Saturn retrograde 16 Sag 24
August 13 Saturn direct 9 Sag 46
April 7 2017 Saturn retrograde 27 Sag 47
August 25, 2017 Saturn direct 21 Sag 11
December 21, 2017 Saturn enters Capricorn

We have about another year and half of Saturn in Sag.   God help us.   I’m personally fatigued by the rhetoric and noisy jingoism.   But that is why Spirit in his infinite wisdom gives us two and half years to get  Saturn right in a sign.  It is just so yucky when we are getting it right in a righteous sign like Sag.  Sigh.


But more to the point, Saturn has been retrograde since the end of March and those people with planets in Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces between 9 and 17 degrees have really been feeling stressed and burdened.    The responsibilities have been great primarily because we are doing the “right thing”.     
I know I have two planets in the zone and Saturn has been all over my calendar, savings account, emails, phone calls…I could go on but won’t.   

Anyway, for the rest of you, remember the goal with Saturn in Sag is not to get blustery or righteous but instead tell the truth and as we have already discussed, WALK it.   What are your beliefs?   Do you think the world is a shitty place?  How is that belief working out for you?  Do you think you are unloved?  How is that working out?  Do you think you haven’t the time, strength, energy to do  __________ .   What is that thing in the black line?  Something important.   I don’t mean important like being the first person to fly to Mars. I mean important to your heart.  Important to you.    
Here’s a secret, the more you work on doing something important for you the more likely you will be living a life with enriching beliefs.  Isn’t it time?  What have you learned since March?   Now can you apply it until the next Saturn retrograde in Spring?  I’ll make you a deal. I’ll try if you will.  Let Leo help you get brave about what you want to really accomplish between now and December 2017 when Saturn leaves Sag. 

Sunday, August 7, 2016

This Week in Astrology



Astro this Week

In a nutshell: Our week begins with Crescent moon that launched on Saturday.    Crescent is when we receive information.   We are learning details this cycle along with the pros and cons of our schedule.   On the 10th we move into first quarter moon where we once again go back to the seeds we planted on new moon and dig in with a little more work.  The accent will be on resources that are shared with others.    Next weekend Saturn will turn direct and if you still insist on not walking your talk, well, beware, you will be busted.   Poor Venus gets her butt kicked next weekend as well.  If you aren’t feeling the love or financial flush, you aren’t alone.

Here’s the Dates we’re especially watching for crank. 
August 11-12 Sag moon
August 13 Saturn Direct
August 13 Venus Square Saturn
August 14 Venus oppose Neptune

This week……

Focus on: What are you learning about details?   How do they help your creativity?  What are you learning about your schedule and how is it helping you be brave?  What information are you learning about your heart?  What are you learning about love?


Special Focus:
8/6: Venus square Mars.   Heart versus action.   Male versus female.  Actions versus receiving.   Values feel stomped on.  Actions feel lonely.
8/7: Mercury oppose Neptune.  Conversation is confusing.   Lies abound.   Fuzzy thinking.  


First Quarter Moon
August 10, 2016
2:20pm EDT


Focus on:  What is going on with your resources?  What is going on with your shared assets?  What actions can you take that empower your creativity?  What actions can you take that release the dead and bring about transformation?  How will that transformation support your creativity or your love?



Special focus
8/10: Mercury trine Pluto.  Transformative thinking.  Letting go of thoughts that no longer serve.   Thinking about new daily activities.
8/13: Saturn Direct (see separate post) 5:49am EDT
8/13: Venus square Saturn. Love feels cold.   Love feels heavy in responsibility.   Responsibilities feel more like work than out of love. But they are both.  

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Shout out to Linda Black Astrology



Friends,
I want to share with you a lovely astrology site.   It is Linda C Black daily horoscope.  
Very thoughtful astrology.  I especially like that they offer up daily lunar aspects which I do not give you beause there are not hours in the day for me to generate those along with the Lunar Month cycle aspects and reports!

Sharing the information because it still is Leo New Moon and a great time to share.  

Tracy

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton Astrologically going forward


Hillary is a Scorpio with Moon in Pisces.   When it comes to her ascendant we are a bit soft on it.   There are several birth times associated with HRC.  I am guessing the birth certificate from Illinois does not list the time and no one found a hospital record.  I say that because at this stage of the game in Hillary's very public time line,  astrologers would have gotten the correct time if it was logged some where including the late great Lois Rodden who I might add, I miss very much.  Sigh.  But it does appear that that the time of 8:02am comes up several times and in the Chicago Sun Times in 1992 her mother said that Hillary was born in time for breakfast.   So, I will go ahead and go for 8:02am.   With that time her ascendant turns out to be Scorpio.  So, she is a double Scorpio with Moon in Pisces.
Anyone with just the basic knowledge of astrology would say, "Oh, yes, Hillary is a Scorpio for sure."    Strong as steel, focused, sharp perhaps a wee bit scary.  Powerful or power hungry. Controlling.  Fiercely private or deadly secretive.  Yep, double Scorpio could be accurate.  The Moon in Pisces can be super sensitive and highly intuitive and very reflective.  But at times Moon in Pisces can get caught up in the weeds with real and perceived fears and enemies. And wishy washyness.


Hillary's chart is loaded with a lot of details and like Donald Trump's to avoid getting overwhelmed,  I will not go into all the data.  But what is worth mentioning is the "bucket" placement of her planets.  As you can see most of the planets are grouped together and off on the other side is the Moon.  All the focus is on the Moon as it is the handle to the "bucket." The Moon is her raison d'etre  and with a Moon in Pisces there is a deep connection to humanity and suffering. Not just suffering of others but also internal suffering.  In short the pain keeps HRC moving.

Had she not taken the path she took, she could have been a good therapist but with Mars, Pluto and Saturn stellium in Leo she would also make an ideal general so perhaps politics is a marriage of both energies.   Mars, Pluto & Saturn (wide conjunction) in Leo are executive power on steroids and can drive self and others to exhaustion.  Loyalty is highly valued and pity anyone who dares to betray HRC.  

Chiron on Venus speaks to the tremendous pain that comes with love relationships.  There is a self inflicted wounding with matters of love.  It is karmic.  Knowing as we all do the history of Bill Clinton which on a nice day we can say is complicated this aspect makes sense.  And if the birth timing is accurate and Venus/Chiron are indeed in the 12th then there is more pain than we could ever guess.  HRC value at times feels lost not just with loved ones but feeling undervalued in general and a deep feeling of isolation can permeate her soul.  

Also the 8:02am birth time gives her Mercury on the Ascendant.   This is probably one of the more troubling aspects to HRC chart and one that gives her more problems than she will admit.  Her Mercury in Scorpio is prone to secrets and paranoid thinking and the square to Saturn in Leo speaks to righteous indignation and holding on to a story even if does not line up with facts.   Legal speak satisfies her Saturn in Leo who is holding on to ego and parsing her words is satisfying to Mercury in Scorpio who does not want to be vulnerable.  To her fans this is 'politics as usual' to others who are neither pro or anti Hillary it is uncomfortable to watch.  And to anti HRC it is only seen as wall to wall lying.  

Treating HRC like she is a friend who asked me to look at her chart, I will point out the transiting aspects coming up and give notes.

June - October (exact July 17 & September 9) :  Saturn square Moon. Lonely period. Feeling isolated.  Work comes first.  Character flaws and cracks in confidence can be exposed.  Working though it.   Confidence starts out weak but building up bit by bit confidence can improve.  

August: Mars conjunct Jupiter.  Big opinions.  Energized on personal philosophies and beli.  Actions based on opinions.  Actions to build bridges.
August: Mars square MC (*)  Feeling at war.  Argumentative in public.
August: Jupiter square Uranus.  Wanting to go rogue.  Wanting freedom.  8th house secrets (*) feel exposed.
August: Mars square Moon.  Fighting, argumentative, rough righteous energy.  Emotions are in turmoil.  Warrior looks sloppy.
August:  Mars sextile Neptune.   Energy and actions that line up with faith and spirit.  Groups and associates, 11th house(*) move on behalf of HRC.
August: Mars trine Mars.   Energy and actions are in sync with warrior goals.
August: Mars trine Pluto.  Actions and energy bring about a rebirth.  Philosophies and goals are in sync. Direct purpose is sharp and galvanized.  Warrior effects change.

September  - January  Neptune conjunct Moon:  Feeling connected to humanity, feeling lost, feeling a part of a wave.   Overwhelming feelings.  Staying grounded and connected to reality is challenging.  Turn to others for reality check.

September & October.  Pluto trine Venus:  Evolution of values.  Empowerment through love.  Psychology of love and value.  Influx of appreciation that creates evolution.

September:  Jupiter sextile Jupiter:  Outside sources build bridges.  Travel is beneficial.   Stretching feels in sync with big goals.
September:  Jupiter moves into 11th house (*).  Boost of groups and association.  Feeling connected to like minded thinkers.

September - October: Mars into 2nd house (*).  Boost of money, wanting to feel connected to creature comforts.  Accent on material resources.
September.   Mars trine saturn.  Actions and hard work are solid.  Sticking to routine and discipline presents strong results.
September:  Mars oppose Uranus.  Desire to break free from restrictions.  Restless.  Impulsiveness. Sudden changes may pop up.

October:  Mars sextile Sun.  A boost.  Energy is up.  Boost to self esteem.  Energy and goals feel in sync.
October - November:  Uranus trine Saturn.  Changes that bring about new stability.  Changes that bring new structures.  Very productive time.

October - November.  Saturn trine Mars.  Feeling a sense of accomplishment.  Actions take each task with gusto.  Powerful concentration skills.    Getting the job done.
October:  Mars trine MC (*).  Public life is energized.  Warrior is in the house.
October: Mars sextile Moon.   Actions and emotions are in sync.  Stimulus from outside that inspire inside.
October: Mars square Neptune.  Confused actions.  Spirituality feels in conflict with outside energies.  Actions needed don't line up with faith.
October - November.  Saturn trine Pluto.  Results bring transformation.  Important transition.  Empowerment comes with new you.   Letting go of the stuff that no longer serves.

October: Mars sextile Venus.  Feeling loved.  Actions based on values.

October:  Saturn sextile Neptune.  Faith and spirit are being structured. Practicality and faith. Idealism is put to real work.
October - December Mars in 3rd house (*)  Highly informative time.  Mentally very active.   Can have sharp tongue.  Very dexterous.  A light on the feet time.
October:  Mars sextile Mercury.    Communication is short and to the point.  Effective communication.   Strong will communicator.
October:  Mars sextile Asc (*)  Vitality is high.   Energy is strong.   Strength and warrior is out there.

November:  Jupiter sextile Mars.  Optimism high. Enthusiasm and vitality in sync and actions are broad and galvanizing.
November:  Mars sextile Jupiter:   Optimism high.   Enthusiasm is broad and feels vital.
November:  Mars square Sun.  Argumentative.   Fighting.  Desire to reach goals brings out the warrior.  Impatience.
November - December Saturn trine Saturn.  Feeling accomplished.  Working out details and plans.  Introspective period.   Life purpose and new direction are satisfying.  Duty feels in sync with goals.

(*) House and angles of charts are determined by birth time.   These dates line up with 8:02am birthtime.

These aspects especially the Saturn trine to Saturn in November - December.  And  the Saturn trine Pluto that are in effect all fall are very supportive to a win for HRC.   However,  the Saturn square her Moon brings a harsh lesson.  The first hit  of the aspect was back in December when Bernie  Sanders was hitting her hard.   The second round was on July 17 about a week before DNC and the email hack and Debbie Wasserman Schultz resignation.  Both line up with the cold wave of Saturn on Moon.   The final wave of Saturn on her Moon is September 9 so expect some type of cold wave.   Once September concludes more of her strength will be revealed and how she handles the aspects will decide a lot.

It is worth looking at her official nominee chart.  Hillary the person gets all the above aspects.  How Hillary the candidate is perceived is a different chart.




The official nomination chart is based on her acceptance as the democratic nominee on Thursday evening in Philadelphia.  This is the chart people see when they look at her as the nominee.  It is very noteworthy that the nominee chart ended up with Aries rising.  Given both she and Donald Trump had their conventions in Eastern Time Zone and both would accept it during PrimeTime, DJT's nomination chart has Pisces rising and Neptune in the 1st house.  Hillary delayed saying, "I accept the nomination" quite some time in her speech and the delay pushed her chart further into Aries.   Her nomination chart has Uranus in the first house which can speak to the revolutionary aspect of being the first woman.  It also could bring some chaos which seems odd given Hillary the person with double Scorpio is not prone to chaos.   The Moon in Gemini in the 2nd oppose Saturn in Sag in the 9th and both square Neptune in Pisces in the 12th may speak to more email scandals.    Mars the ruler of the chart in Scorpio in the 8th house is warrior with tremendous deft and skills.  

Let's watch this space.  

Donald J Trump Going Forward 

USA Election





 

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Leo New Moon. Finding your Joy & Strength



Leo New Moon is
August 2 4:44pm  EDT.

I was a bit tardy getting to my New Moon write up.   I had wanted to do it last week but was finding myself in my car more than at my desk and well you know how that goes.    

I have posted it as always on Margaret Wendt's SITE. 



Be big, be bold, find your joy, creativity and go forward and together we'll slay the nonsense coming our way.


Wrapping up Cancer Lunar Cycle



Well, we only have a few days left of Cancer Lunar Cycle.   We are now in the releasing phase before Leo New Moon roars into our life with its 29 day cycle.

In the meantime let's say goodbye to gentle Cancer....



Balsamic Moon Phase
July 30, 2016
4:32 am EDT

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

Focus on We release our ADHD.  We release our flakiness.  We release our shallowness. We release our fickle.  We release our anxiety. 

Special focus:

7/30:  Mercury enters Virgo
7/31: Venus/Uranus.  Fun, playfulness.  Joy and creativity. Liberation.  Love, money and values feel electrified.




Leo New Moon August 2 (10 Leo)