The Bigger Picture

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A Sagittarius Moon illuminates the philosopher within each of our hearts, but the waxing square to the Sun and Saturn in Virgo can expose self- doubts that prick self-defeating dissatisfaction. If we let this happen we could experience this week with a restless spirit * which, if unattended, could interfere with our ability to see the “bigger picture” looming on the horizon; urging us to gather the strength of our convictions and put our beliefs into action. Mercury and Mars conjoin on September 8, translating thought into action, and Pluto at 28 Sagittarius 30 stations direct heralding a shift in consciousness that could expose self-righteous fanaticism as the damning and damaging social agent that it is. The two social planets, Jupiter and Saturn, make a harmonious union in earth signs giving us a gentle celestial kick in the pants to manifest in form something that until now has seemed greater than our self, somehow beyond our reach, but now is close at hand. The only danger is that we may be lulled into the ease of the trine accepting, at face value, that which we know needs further examination. Don’t be fooled into believing that things will get better without having to work to make it so. The last aspect the waxing new Moon makes is a conjunction to Pluto giving us the emotional stamina to penetrate beyond superficiality and the psychological acumen to know when we are being manipulated. It is up to each of us to use this transit with a wise worn believing that what we believe matters and can make a difference.

* I encourage you to read Julie Demboski’s weekly forecast for further insights into why this may be so, and to partake in her astrological wisdom.