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August 25, 2008

Setting Intentions at the DNC

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This week brings with it many changing faces: the balsamic “face” of the monthly lunation cycle emphasizing the internalizing of our experiences following the Leo and Aquarius eclipse cycle; the waxing Gemini Moon’s conflicted celestial faces turned to Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Pluto; and thousands of hopeful faces at the Democratic National Convention gathered in force to generate enthusiastic support for a Democratic victory in November. Traditional astrology talk will say that the days before a new Moon are spent in contemplative calm reflecting on what has recently transpired while preparing for a new cycle of action beckoning the coming lunar cycle. The days before a new Moon can be fruitfully spent meditating on our future intentions, but it is most definitely not a week for taking action which makes me wonder about the intentions of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Read the rest of this entry »

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August 21, 2008

Tempered Patience

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As the Sun prepares to enter Virgo it is worth spending time meditating on what aspect of our individuality we want to improve as we work the coming month toward a conscious integration of the disparate bits and pieces of who we think we are. The Leo and Aquarius eclipse cycle focused our attention toward paying attention to who we are, as well as, what we are contributing to the collective. Now is the time when we can “reap what we have sown” and benefit from the self-honesty offered by a Virgo Sun if we are willing to drop our veil of self-deluding and face a realistic fulfilling of our dreams. This is definitely the month for rolling up our shelves prepared for concentrated working at learning more about who we are and what we are contributing to life. Read the rest of this entry »