Each Full Moon illuminates a new aspect of our inner-self and the Aries Full Moon is reflecting our inner need to create peaceful and harmonious relationships that are based upon self-honesty. The inherent tension between an Aries Sun and a Libra Moon is the discordant relationship we create from independent actions that focus only on our needs. Libra is that aspect in each of us sensitive to inclusive actions that consider the needs of ourself and others. However, the shadow face of Libra reflects a dishonesty that we dress in the guise of peace and harmony. Aries is our impulse to be who we are without pretense or rouse, which if used in equal measure with Libra’s commitment to balance discordant relationships, we have a wonderful opportunity to create a beauty in our relationship with one another that mirrors our shared equality.

Venus, the ruling deity of Libra, is the archetype of grace, beauty, and harmony,  while Mars, the ruling deity of Aries, is the archetype of war, adventure, and exploration. Together they ignite our passionate desire to discover what is beautiful within ourself, as well as, within others. At this Aries Full Moon Venus radiant in the sign of Aries and Mars dazzling in the sign of Leo inflamed our desire to creatively express who we are. Leo is that aspect in each of us that sees ourself in what we create and when Mars is in Leo it is time for us to act creatively and explore our desires in a new way.

Venus in Aries sextile Neptune in Aquarius conjures our romance for the unusual and the unconventional. It seems that the after- glow of this Full Moon is beckoning us to break free from the conventional entrapment of our past so that we can deepen our relationship with one another in the present. Mercury is in Aries and it may be necessary for us to shift our perspective, think  independently, and step outside the box of expectations if we are to genuinely create  balance and harmony in our relationship with others.  As we journey through a new cycle of growth  it is worth remembering that using equal measure Mars is providing the courage and Venus the harmony to courageously create a beauty in our life and in the life of others that is fresh and alive.

The Aries Full Moon ::  March 30 2010 @ 3:26:00 AM GMT

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There is a discordant restlessness, a frothing of fear and greed, reflected in the glowing warmth of this season’s Harvest Moon, threatening to lay waste to our annual sharing of prosperity with one other. This is the first Full Moon of the Autumnal Equinox; that time of year when the Sun in Libra, radiating grace and beauty in the northern hemisphere, demarcates a conscious shift in our self-awareness signaling the time to share ourself with others. When we are under the influence of Libra we are seeking peace and harmony not war and strife. This is one reason why the Libra Full Moon poignantly illuminates the awkward transition we humans make from self -determined actualization to conciliatory diplomatic negotiation, hopefully not sacrificing the one to the other. The Moon in Aries, promoting emotional courage and independence to assert our needs, also garners impulsive reaction often triggered by our unconscious motives, which, if not tempered with a modicum of judicious measure can backfire causing harsh reactions from others. This Full Moon is urging each of us to create balance  within ourself and in our relationships with others. Remembering that this is the Full Moon phase of a New Moon in Virgo may help each of us to work on improving a difficult relationship requiring our patience and acceptance of what is.

The Moon in Aries and Mars in Cancer seem to be working, at least at the moment, hand in fist creating an atmosphere of steamy self-defense and moody sensitivity upsetting the delicate scales of social justice. This Aries Moon is illuminating the powerful impulse of regeneration having made a square to Pluto in Capricorn a few hours before opposing the Sun. Pluto intensifies what it touches and when it is the Moon we can expect a transformation to occur at our deepest roots. This month we may discover that taking direct action in care of others regenerates the meaning of family.  This is the month to shed our crustacean armor protecting our vulnerability at the cost of intimacy. The Moon-Mars mutual exchange stimulates emotional courage and independent daring that can propel us beyond circumscribed tribalism that restricts the nourishing and protecting of our universal family.

The Mars-Uranus trine foretells of free spirited individualism upsetting the status quo and acting on behalf of humanitarian justice. The Mars-Neptune quincunx warns us against being duped by false sentimentality and nationalism used as a deceptive ploy to confuse or erode our decisive action in service of humanity. It is important  during this month to travel the “high road” and not get bogged down with distracting innuendos that diffuse the bigger picture. Venus in Virgo quincunx Jupiter Rx in Aquarius is warning against exaggerating our personal discontent and dissatisfaction to such grandiose proportions that we loose our equilibrium.

Our equilibrium is further challenged this month as Mercury, recently stationed direct in Virgo, opposing Uranus in Pisces and quincunx Neptune in Aquarius sets off an electrical current turning our perception of “self and other” topsy – turvy. Be prepared for the tried -and- true in your daily life to be disrupted in unexpected ways  bringing a combination of flashes of keen insight and radiant illumination along with muddled conversations and ruptured communication. When Mercury is in Virgo our attention is directed toward the precision of our thoughts and feelings allowing the exactitude of language to clearly define our intellectual parameters. When Mercury opposes Uranus  those parameters tend to explode into a prismatic vista of unfamiliar sensations  forcing us to embrace the unknown by opening our head and heart to unimagined possibilities. Aries is our impulse to “be” and this month under the Full Moon illumination we are encouraged to explore hidden aspects of our “be-ing-ness”  that if brought to conscious light and placed upon an alter of courageous action may balance the scales of human love.

At the time of the Full Moon Mercury, Uranus, Mars, and Neptune, each in a different sign, are at 24 degrees. I thought it worth examining the Sabien Symbols for that degree and sign to gain a deeper understanding of our potential growth in self- awareness during this lunation cycle.

Mercury, the universal principle of thought and communication, 24 Virgo : “Freshness of viewpoint un-inhibited by social intellectual preoccupations. Vibrant simplicity.  Spirit – born imagination.

Uranus, the universal principle of shocking change, 24 Pisces : “Adaptability and inherent creativeness of man. Extreme of surety in self-expression. Centralization of supernal forces.”

Mars, the universal principle of willful action, 24 Cancer : “”The three “souls” in man – actional, emotional, mental – “exiled” in the body. Potential fulfillment. Sense of being lost in life.”

Neptune, the universal principle of union and oneness, 24 Aquarius : “Utilization of experience and passion by the intelligence that remains un-involved. Self-conquering. Genuine dispassion.”

]]> http://laurenlesko.com/2009/10/03/sharing-our-prosperity/feed/ 2 laurenlesko Libra Star Catalogue http://laurenlesko.com/2009/06/19/evoe/ http://laurenlesko.com/2009/06/19/evoe/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:03:05 +0000 Lauren Lesko http://laurenlesko.com/?p=6237 ]]> In anticipation of our Earth leaving the shape-shifting-musing of Gemini, entering the enduring family of humankind in Cancer, and dancing in celestial syncopation with Venus and Mars fused as one in the earthly delights of Taurus I thought to share with you this evocative telling of the incarnating of spirit into matter.

“Zeus stretched out on Semele’s bed in the form of a bull with human limbs. Then he was a panther. Then a young man with vine shoots in his curls. Finally he settled into that most perfect of shapes: the serpent. Zeus prolonged their union like some story without end, a rehearsal of the life of the god about to be generated. The snake slithered over Semele’s trembling body and gently licked her neck. Then, gripping her bust in one of his coils, wrapping her breasts in a scaly sash, he sprinkled her not with poison but with liquid honey. The snake was pressing his mouth against Semele’s mouth, a dribble of nectar trickling down onto her lips intoxicated her, and all the while vine leaves were sprouting up on the bed and there was a sound of drums beating in the darkness. The earth laughed. Dionysus was conceived just as Zeus shouted the name with which for centuries he was to be evoked: “Evoe!’”

Roberto Calasso The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony

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I was reminded the other day during an astrology session with a client that the infinite wisdom of the Cosmos abounds when we listen with a delicate ear hearing the faint echoing of synchronicity at play. At the time of the session I was experiencing transiting Mars square my natal Sun making the exact natal aspect  that so loudly resonated in the birth chart of my client; I found myself experiencing in present time what my client  had experienced in birth time, namely a crisis in self-actualization, which manifested in my feeling unable to provide insight and understanding to my client.

My awareness of my immediate environment began shifting June 1st when Jupiter preparing to station retrograde stood still in my natal third house hovering opposite my natal Mercury cheekily challenging my established patterns of communication. Adding insult to injury on June 10 transiting Mercury in Taurus made a square to both holding my natal Mercury hostage unreasonably demanding a practical accounting of my “word-smith- worth”, or so it seemed to me.

Mercury is that aspect in each of us expressing our unique perception of reality often through the written word, and when our perception of reality is expressed under the influence of Taurus our words regenerating our personal values can uncannily punctuate our self- worth. Transiting Mercury square transiting Jupiter and square my natal Mercury delivered a wake-up-call heightening the potential for my words to build a suitable form for my thoughts and feelings if I was willing to shift my perspective and letting go of what I thought I knew gain a deeper trust in myself and in my worth.

Today, Jupiter in Aquarius stations retrograde shifting our perspective from external expansion to internal self- exploration insuring that the coming months can garner a time of revolt in our all too familiar “comfort zone” of self-acceptance.  Jupiter is that aspect in each of us expanding, enlarging, magnifying, amplifying the unimagined, unformed, as yet unborn potentiality in each of us. Jupiter in Aquarius mixes a celestial brew of a radical change and a revolutionary awakening in consciousness that is further enlivened under the retrograde cycle guaranteeing us the joy of the unexpected if we have eyes to envision our self unbound.

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Today, the Full Moon fulfills the promise offered at the Aries New Moon by challenging the status quo of our relationships. The Sun is in Aries asking that we assert our individuality while the Moon is in Libra asking that we balance  our needs with the needs of others. The opposition between Aries and Libra is also an opposition between Mars and Venus; two planets of formidable passion whom at the moment are in mutual exchange and moving toward a symbiotic union just prior to Venus stationing direct. We are well advised* to take heed of our hard fought for independence and not sacrifice our cherished self-discovery of the last weeks in an impulsive and impassioned act of selflessness which could easily leave our self -esteem debilitated and be a selfless act contrary to the cosmic offering of mutual self-respect and equality.

If we consider the chart cast for this event, using universal time, we find a celestial ricochet of Martian and Venusian fireworks lighting up the chart: the Moon in Libra, ruled by Venus, is in the 2nd house of Venus; the Sun in Aries, rule by Mars, is in the 8th house of Mars; Venus disposing the Moon is in Aries, ruled by Mars, on the cusp of the 8th house of Mars; and Mars disposing the Sun, Venus, and Moon is in Pisces, exalted in Venus, in the 7th house of Venus. The Moon in Libra and Mars in Pisces are quincunx suggesting that our potential for self-sacrifice threatens our emotional need for compromise and mutual consideration, but all in all, the cosmos has loudly delivered a celestial mandate for cooperative, peaceful negotiation in our relationship with others in all matters concerning personal and shared assets.

This may not be an easy mandate to fulfill but it is an essential  one if we are to collectively work together and make the changes in our daily lives ( Jupiter, Chrion, and Neptune in Aquarius in the 6th house ) that can free us from past restraints and insure our survival for the future. The ruler of this chart, Mercury, recently entered Taurus speeding toward a harmonious aspect with Pluto Rx in Capricorn and Saturn Rx in Virgo ( another celestial conversation under the rubric of the mutual exchange between Venus and Mars ) insuring that we can build future alliances from the rubble of the past but not before we take a good, hard conscious looking at what values from our past have constructed the reality of our present. It may feel as if something from the outside is responsible for the current tension in our life, and  it may be tempting to point our finger at others in blame, but the cold, hard truth is that we have contributed to whatever it is that is making us anxious, and now is our time to  journey into the underworld and accept individual responsibility for our past actions. Pluto, god of the underworld, demands naked self-honesty before we can die to our past and be born anew in our present. Fortunately for us the lunar illumination of this Aries Full Moon is giving us the Libra passion for honesty and the Aries passion for direct action; it is left up to each of us to use our passions with conscious awareness.

This is the first Full Moon of the Vernal Equinox; filial escort to the annual celebration of renewal and resurrection which we have inherited from our earliest ancestors worship of the Moon as cosmic womb and tomb birthing life, death, and regeneration. We had an opportunity to set an intention at the Aries New Moon to give birth to a new aspect of ourself which today we are challenged to share with others in equanimity, peace, and harmony.

* With infinite wisdom and insight astrologer Jessica Shepherd illuminates this Full Moon , which is a must read for those of us committed to self -discovery and a continuing unfolding of self-awareness.

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Today, Venus enters Pisces and our goddess of love wrapping herself in a velvet cloak of compassion softens our questing for personal gratification. For the next month we on Earth have the exquisite opportunity to experience the depth of our connection with the source of All Life. Venus in Pisces stimulates our deepest imagining and allowing our creative talents to flow like healing water we have Pluto and Mars in Capricorn giving form to every drop. Venus in Pisces is demanding that we surrender our illusion of our separateness and isolation if we are to experience our love transformed.

Later in the month, on January 21, Venus and Mars unite in creative harmony and our self- asserting impulse finds balance long side what we want in life. The good will and charm between these two planets can bring love and peace into our life making it a fantastic day to acknowledge the love we receive from others.

However, not all is love and peace this month and we need be very weary of slumbering in fanciful dreams and escapist delights. Venus in Pisces makes us dangerously susceptible to confusion and delusion as we struggle to balance our boundaries and recognize the differences between what we value and the values of others. Self sacrifice and martyrdom can be rampant when Venus is in Pisces and we need to be watchful of not falling prey to unconsciously manipulating situations dressed as service to others.

On January 22 Venus conjoins Uranus either sky-rocketing our wildest imagination into orbit or stimulating our wanting to break free from an imprisoning relationship either imagined or real. This is a time to remain calm and measured in our actions and rely upon the creative harmony we just experienced between Venus and Mars to temper our lust for freedom. Moderation, taking the middle path, is this month’s theme and in case we miss the point at the ending of the month we have a hard angle between Venus and a retrograde Saturn in Virgo providing a stern reminding that temperance  along side commitment are two vital ingrediants for preserving what we value in life. One key to self-awareness this month is understanding what aspect of our self-worth we have imprisioned within ourself which is ready to be set free.

What a celestial line up above our head this morning rising: the Moon in Sagittarius leading the pack followed by Mars getting ready to enter Capricorn; Pluto, the Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter in alignment in Capricorn; and the North Node, Chiron, Venus, and Neptune in Aquarius. This unusual clustering of planets is sandwiched between the Saturn- Uranus opposition with the singleton South Node in Leo hinting that our shinning light must resonate with self-respect and confidence if we are to achieve the lasting changes in our life that will improve the quality of all life on Earth. And so it seems among our many blessings this year is our ending the year with the bright promise of lasting change! Mercury and Saturn have been in mutual exchange since December 12 and today they make a loving trine together insuring that we will end the year giving concrete form to something a long time on our mind. Whatever it is comes just in time, that is just before, both planets station retrograde in early January giving us a celestial nudge to “get our act together” in the New Year.

Taking concrete action certainly is the focus today as Mars in exalted dignity enters Capricorn to temper our impatience and sober our rash, brash enthusiasm so that we can actually instigate a plan of action with the serious intention of achieving our goal. Hallelujah. Establishing the foundation for taking action is the Moon-Pluto conjoining in ambitious Capricorn strengthening the depth of our emotional commitment to make the necessary changes in  how we assert our will to get what we want in life. The Capricorn face of Mars is deadly serious, determined, and cautious; which is blessed news considering that the first aspect Mars in Capricorn makes is face to face combat with Pluto igniting a brute force of will that if not tempered with prudence could turn into a harsh ruthlessness. The planet disposing Mars this month is Saturn stationing retrograde on January 1 and delivering a cautionary message that if we do not want to turn that brute force within we need be mindful to begin our New Year in victorious self-awareness.

]]> http://laurenlesko.com/2008/12/26/getting-our-act-together/feed/ 0 laurenlesko Cosimo I http://laurenlesko.com/2008/11/27/unwavering-belief/ http://laurenlesko.com/2008/11/27/unwavering-belief/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Lauren Lesko http://laurenlesko.com/?p=451 ]]> click on the image to read about the art

A Sagittarius new Moon heralds a golden dawn challenging each of us to break free from the  bondage of our tribal rhetoric so that we can dance in naked splendor with the universe falling blissfully into the open arms of the cosmos. When we are under the influence of Sagittarius we have an unshakable faith in our future and in our trust of life. What matters most to us is our unwavering belief that life is so much more than the sum of its parts. Sagittarius is that aspect in each of us expanding beyond the contours of what is familiar, shattering the prosaic realities of our daily life, disregarding our sentimental attachment with the past, and insisting that life be a mythic adventure riding gloriously off into the sunset of our future. Unfortunately, for those of us with a healthy dose of Sagittarius in our natal chart, I have Sagittarius on the cusp of my first house, we can be susceptible to Jupiterian inflation and defying the gravitational pull of Earth can be a major obstacle to achieving our goals in life; so too can be the believing that what is right for “me” is right for “thee”.

Every month, when the Sun and Moon kiss they share an intimate secret which then takes us on Earth the entire month to comprehend. This month the Sun and Moon are not alone in their shared secret, Mercury and Mars are nearby sharing in the intimacy of the moment. When the personal planets, Mercury, Venus, and Mars, involve themselves in a lunar transit the theme of “the personal” is accentuated. However, this offers a quandary to the Sagittarius new Moon considering first, that Jupiter ruling Sagittarius is a social planet, and second, the Sagittarius thirst for universal wisdom tends to be rejecting of the personal.  So then, what exactly is the cosmic message we are about to receive?

In my last post, Epimetheus Mercury, I wrote about the underpinnings of the celestial cycles governing human experiencing which leads me to think that the Sagittarius new Moon is working in tandem with the Epimetheus cycle of Mercury to underscore the importance to personally break free from self- imposed didactic rules and regulations governing our worldly perspective. In the coming month we will be challenged to let go of our cherished beliefs especially those that chime a self-righteous note or two. Sagittarius can be our teacher and our healer if we allow our self to grow in tolerance of difference in the world, and in acceptance that perception, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. Questioning why we believe what we believe is not an easy task. We need to be willing to break free from the dogma of our past and look at the present with new eyes. Sagittarius is a universal principal in human consciousness and without conscious awareness of the unity of humanity what we believe can segregate and isolate especially when we think that  our belief is more righteous or sacred than another.

The shadow faces of Sagittarius are fundamentalism and fanaticism which when left  unattended become the poisoned faces of fascism. This is not the month for pointing fingers, on the contrary, the Sagittarius new Moon is suggesting that we stop blaming others for the difficulties we perceive in the world. We have a golden opportunity this month to claim ownership of our behavior and to stop projecting our beliefs onto the beliefs of others. Under the guidance of Sagittarius we can break free of the limited view of human potential that we have internalized as truth by broadening our perception of what is humanly possible, and with a little luck we may experience Sagittarian wisdom trusting in life knowing that it is so much more than the sum of its parts.

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When the Sun enters Sagittarius our nights are growing longer than our days and our conscious attention in tandem is seeking an expanded meaning of life beyond our daily toil. The wisdom of our ancestors honored the cycles of the seasons choosing to awaken the story-telling of their life experiences during the lengthening nights when human activity is beckoned inside. In the decreasing daylight of the fall season we find our self spending more hours indoors than out appreciating this time for exploring  unfamiliar territory within our self, and expanding our consciousness we set upon an inner journey home to the source of our creation. For the ancient Maya Civilization this home was found at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, the World Tree rooted at the crossing point of the Milky Way along the ecliptic in Sagittarius. In Roman mythology Juno, the wife of Jupiter, is responsible for the birth of the Milky Way Galaxy born from the milk of her breast spilled from the mouth of Hercules. More recently, in the 20th century, the astronomers discovering the Galactic Center, a black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy located along the ecliptic at the same place as the Maya World Tree, believe it to be the source of everything in our galaxy including human consciousness. When we are under the influence of Sagittarius we instinctively understand the evolutionary calling of cosmic consciousness expanding our perception of life beyond the contours of our ordinary experiencing taking us to a place different than our material self.  Taking our cue from the symbol for Sagittarius, half man and half horse shooting an arrow to the heavens, when we are under the influence of Sagittarius we aim our sight for the stars.

The motivating force of Sagittarius is our quest for the quintessential meaning of life requiring the full immersion of our mind and senses in a broad experiencing of life. In Greek and Roman mythology  centaurs were creatures born of raw instinct with an unbridled sensuality often expressed in human form as a fun loving and robust sexuality not mired in the tribal mating rituals of either fidelity or commitment. On the surface of life this behavior appears lacking in respect and sensitivity to the feelings and needs of others, yet, if we reach beyond the surface we encounter the unconscious motivate; sensitivity to a stultifying tribal view of reality that compels us to break through the “chains that bind” into a more universal perspective that is respectful of the source of all life

Chiron, half brother to Jupiter, and progenitor of the race of Centaurs, was a wise teacher and healer of gods and humankind alike who himself suffered an incurable wounding which only his death could absolve. He arranged with the Olympian gods to exchange his immortal life for the release of Prometheus, the giver of fire to humankind, by entering Hades and freeing Prometheus from his chained bondage to a rock. The planetary body discovered in the 1970′s and named after the mythological Chiron orbits between Saturn and Uranus offering us on Earth a mediator between our bondage to traditional authority  and our ability to unleash our full creative potential. When we are under the influence of Chiron we are made aware of a wounding we inherited from  the collective experiences of humanity which can only be healed by dying to an aspect of our individuality which has inhibited our conscious awareness. The necessity for our healing is made all the more urgent with the insistence of the current Saturn-Uranus opposition.

Yesterday the Sun entered Sagittarius following Mars and followed today by Mercury. This celestial trio is offering a period of cosmic expansion broadening our perception of what our life can be. Mars our impulse to be, the Sun our essential life force, and Mercury our interpreter of reality, are under the influence of an evolutionary growth in consciousness that can shift our focus from what we do, our achievements in life, to who we are, the discovery of the essence of our life. Admittedly, this journey  is an elaborate odyssey taking the entirety of our life before reaching our final destination, but this month we are given extra guidance from a potent cluster of planetary ruler ship with Jupiter and Saturn at the helm.

Sun, Mars, and Mercury in Sagittarius are disposed by Jupiter in Capricorn, the sign of Saturn’s ruler ship, and in trine to Saturn in Virgo, the sign of Mercury’s ruler ship. Uranus in Pisces is under the  shared ruler ship of Jupiter and Neptune, and Neptune is in Aquarius along side Chiron  and the North Node, all disposed by a Saturn and Uranus shared ruler ship. Venus in Capricorn and Pluto’s ingress into Capricorn cement this cosmic union of an extended celestial family which mirrors the potential unity of the extended family of humanity on Earth. This cosmic flurry of activity promises that we can  manifest an inspired vision for the future if we reach beyond the perceptual box of what is and fully participate with all of humanity to create what can be.

This will be made more clear to us later in December when first Mercury, then the Sun, and lastly Mars square the Saturn – Uranus opposition alerting us on earth that certain structures created to serve society are ready to be fully integrated into the service of a greater humanity; the only caution being that we do not encourage those in authority to “throw out the baby with the bath water”. At the same time it is essential that we clearly understand the nature of the social policies presented in service to society and who exactly in society they serve.

At the end of November Venus in Capricorn dances in harmony with a newly directed Uranus in Pisces before joyfully falling into the arms of Jupiter. Tradition holds sway that when the two beneficent planets, Jupiter and Venus, are in joyful harmony that which we call luck springs eternal. Uranus in Pisces, the sign of exaltation for Venus, further suggests a universal awakening in what we value in life. The only advisable warning is to make sure that we do not become complacent observers expecting the change in our future to come from the efforts of others.  Jupiter and Saturn are telling us that our efforts are an essential component for doing the work needed to accomplish the goal.

Pluto, our celestial ambassador having recently conjoined the Milky Way Galaxy adds a sobering mood to this months celestial euphoria when entering Capricorn; insuring that evolutionary transformation is on our horizon but not before we experience a significant death of an aspect of our self which we have held dear to our heart. This is not a time to fearfully cling to our past if we sincerely want a better future for our self, our tribe, our species, our Earth.

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Sunday, we experienced a celestial loop above and within; Mars entered Sagittarius, ruled by Jupiter and Mercury in Scorpio, ruled by  Mars, made a creative aspect to Jupiter in Capricorn, the sign of Mars exaltation. And if that were not enough, Mercury also made harmonious aspects to the Saturn – Uranus opposition, and because Saturn is in Virgo, ruled by Mercury, and because Mercury is the second fastest moving celestial body after the Moon, we on Earth seem destined for fruitful communicating during the week, communication that can ripen into meaningful change in our life respectful of the past and honoring of the future.  For the past month, Mercury in Scorpio has been delving into our daily communications leaving “no stone unturned” in our examination of our past actions and their contribution to our current circumstances. Enter Mars in Sagittarius and we set ourself a course of  restless questing and relentless seeking of life’s quintessential meaning giving ourself a golden opportunity to discover with courage and daring what we really believe our life is all about.

Mars, our impulse to act, has entered Sagittarius at a time when reality as we know it to be is under siege and our individual efforts to effect our environment are so many cascading arrows having missed their mark.  Some might say that these are timely circumstances and that Mars in Sagittarius is helping us break down barriers, most likely in our perception of reality, that are preventing us from appreciating a wider experiencing of our life. If this is so, this cosmic message hit close to home this weekend when dear friends almost lost theirs along with thirty years of collected memories; jewelry that my mother had collected the last thirty years was stolen from her home; and the security my brother painstakingly built over thirty years is being washed away in an ocean of change; and what is left in the wake of devastation and loss is the valuing of human life  and relationship above those things which are owned.

Sagittarius is that aspect in each of us instinctively aware of “the bigger picture” underpinning every human experience. We are after all individually and collectively connected to the evolutionary consciousness of life which in times of crisis is made all the more apparent to us. Not surprising that the wisdom of our ancient ancestors encompassed knowing that the source of  all life and evolutionary change found in our galaxy is where astronomers today locate the Galactic Center; the crossing paths of our Milky Way Galaxy on the ecliptic in Sagittarius.

Things are going to get pretty interesting after November 21 when Jupiter in Capricorn disposing the Sun, Mercury, and Mars in Sagittarius adds commitment  and achievement to the exuberant, spontaneous, freedom seeking Sagittarius promising concrete solutions between divisive beliefs. This is made all the more possible because  Jupiter and Saturn join in celestial harmony insuring that our expanded view of human value can reach beyond the inscribed boundaries of the past. Adding to this celestial brew is Pluto’s entrance into Capricorn and Venus in Capricorn conjoining Jupiter making the last days of November a bonanza month  for stellar achievement if we can keep our focus on the goal and our aim true to the mark.

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