Weekly Weather August 1, 2011
Crazy as a bed bug…. That phrase should have a whole different meaning after last week! Think back to the “crazy” in your life last week. “Crazy” should have happened when Mercury moved into Virgo on Thursday and opposed Neptune in Pisces. It might have been over the weekend or perhaps a day or so before or after Thursday.
Mars in Gemini was out of bounds making it and us “crazy” and crazy making. Mars is lingering near the South Node of Obsessive and Anxiety based behavior. Mars is listening to Mercury opposite Neptune. Mars is wild and crazy based on Mercury’s message. So why do you want to pay attention to it? It is over and done ~ resolved so to speak ~ you’ve moved on….
Ah yes, but….. Mercury was giving us a bit of foresight. Notice whatever the crazy making story unearthed in your insides ~ the part that sighed and said “No, I don’t want to DO this again!” You might have even stamped your feet while saying “No! NO! No more!”
The crazy part that was unearthed in you, what made you crazy, that stirred your insides to emotional action, is what you are going to work out, the muscles you are going to build, and the skills, processes and procedures you are going to get crystal clear about when Mars goes into Virgo later this fall.
Mars is going to be in Virgo for eight long months starting in November. Yes, you read that right, eight long months ~ November 10, 2011 until July 3, 2012. Mars in process oriented, picky, fussy, detail paying and critical Virgo for eight months. So take note of the crazy making now. Get ready. That is your next space of growth.
Last week was the cosmic “shot across the bow” so to speak ~ Mercury fired a warning shot to let you know to get ready. And like crazed bed bugs, you are going to be working to eradicate, contain, control or work with the energy that made you crazy last week. It needs to be figured out for you to go to the next level. And, no, you can’t “skip” it. You know how the heavens like you to “get it” to advance to the next phase ~ similar to a video game. You advance to the next level upon proving a level of mastery. It is an important lesson. So take note. You’ll have LOTS of time to practice it those eight months when Mars is in Virgo.
In my case, the crazy making was about my poor boundary setting and not being clear about my lines, frames, fees, and policies. Boundaries can be hard for a Pisces Moon/ Virgo Sun gal to do ~ that helper button gets activated and my view point gets muddied. But part of me being effective as an astrologer is knowing what I can do and what I can’t do. Knowing where to draw the line and set the boundary. And I also realized what I need is to make time to do the stuff I have to do for ME rather than sacrificing my stuff, needs, time, etc for the OTHER person. So that was the two part clarity I received from my “crazy” making situation. Mars in Gemini ~ always offers us two parts…
What did you realize you had to do to work effectively, eliminate or modify the crazy making situation in your life last week? Or what two things? You’ll have eight LONG months of Mars in Virgo to get good at handling it ~ practice, practice, practice! Just take time to identify the area asking for improvement and growth right now.
Our week ahead features Mercury stationing to go retrograde for 24 days. Mercury waltzes along 0 Virgo this week opposite to Neptune in Pisces. So watch your dreams, ideas, hopes and wishes as the two of them dance with each other. It is a great week to revise or revisit the structure of the information you collect, the format of your filing system, or the vision of your work. Neptune encourages us to dream. Mercury encourages the how we are going to actually do it ~ the process. We’ll dream all week ~ perhaps a bit bigger than we usually do. That is all perfectly fine. Focus that dream energy of your into high, wide and big or tiny, precise and particular ~ Neptune is listening and Mercury is taking Notes.
Mercury retrograde in Virgo and for the next few weeks in Leo asks us to focus on what our EGO and SUN need for us to be successful in our endeavors. When Mercury is in the sign of Leo he is clear about what the soul needs for its growth. When in Virgo, he focuses on the communication skills or process that need to be in place to support the growth of the soul.
Neptune goes back into Aquarius on Thursday until February 3, 2012. When Neptune left Aquarius for the past few months, on April 4, he started to inspire our next dreams of who, what and where we want to go. Now Neptune’s headed back to wrap up the final bits of his last 14 years in Aquarius. He’s been in Aquarius since November of 1998. He’s been responsible for the world wide linking of all our Aquarian computers and handheld devices on the internet and via satellite. Notice those air waves in his glyph? Did you have a website, email address, face book page, I-pod, I-pad, cell phone or ever text before 1998? All Neptune’s introduction of redemption, connection and addiction to our electronic interweaving. All that technology merged into our lives so seamlessly we can’t imagine life without them or before them. Now we will see similar things start to happen in the areas of Pisces as Neptune works his magic there. But first we have a clean out and wrap up of his journey in Aquarius.
Mars shifts into Cancer on Wednesday this week. He is still out of bounds and not following the rules of the game of the heavens. He‘s a bit of an outrider, doing what he darn well pleases. Mars in Cancer answers to the Moon’s movements through the heavens. Mars in Cancer is emotional, sensitive, nurturing and, on a bad day, a bit whiny or needy. Mars will change his emotional face every couple of days as the Moon moves herself through signs in the heavens. I refer to Mars in Cancer as Mars with PMS. You never know what kind of mood he is going to be in! Well, you DO know if you watch the Moon but that is such a bummer. The Lord of War, Sex and Aggression is shifting and changing every couple of days based on his emotions.
Most of us like Mars to be stable, solid and reliable at going and getting things. When Mars is in Cancer, he is going to want to go eat comfort food, cry, change his mind, fight with his family and clear out the house. Mars is in Cancer until September 18th so we have a 6 week span of paying attention to the Moon’s movement to see what Mars wants to emotionally focus on or attack.
If you go see the movie “Friends with Benefits” you can watch the progression of their relationship from Mars in Gemini into Cancer. Initially they are playful, funny, quick witted and having sex with their “friend” with no emotions. The movie shifts about half way through into Mars in Cancer when they go to California to visit family, stutter, emote, get hurt feelings, mother issues and tears begin.
A friend mentioned all my references over the past eclipse weeks about knowing what your new direction is were lost on her as she felt in a fog and very unclear. There is another way to look at those statements, using our dear Mars in Gemini energy. He wants a two sided approach…. So what do you know you DON’T want to do any more? Make a list of the Don’t Wants…. And from that you might just be able to discern your wants as the poem she wrote attests.
EVENSONG by Cathy VB.
In the Sierras at night
Light falls and smells rise.
Damp air drafts up. Spice comes
From grasses I can’t name.
Trees blow flowery clouds of pollen.
Sharp scents alert our puppy.
I search the lawn and bushes
For clues to her wariness.
Bats sail and dive bomb our heads.
We aren’t scared.
Night creatures travel and forage
Dodging sight, crackling twigs.
When pink stripes of light
Fade at the horizon, they come out.
A hush settles in my chest
Contrasting with the restlessness afoot.
I yearn for wildness, watch bugs in the firelight
Long to sleep outside.
In a crossover moment, I could join them.
Porch lights out, back in the house
We settle.
The dog gnaws her bone.
With the screen open for air, I write
Reflecting on lives unbounded,
Driven by instinct.
Shadow dwellers with starlit habits.
I envy those patterns.
Wildflowers wilt inside.
Maybe I am one.
What is your instinct? What would your life look like unbounded? What stars drive your inner shadows? Which stars illuminate and light up your vision? What patterns call to your heart? Where do you want to wilt? How do you settle? Where is your hush? And where your restlessness?
VOID MOONS THIS WEEK
Not too many as Neptune goes back into Aquarius giving us an air planet at the end of a sign.
2:20 AM EDT Monday, August 1 to 4:42 am EDT
7:38 PM EDT Monday, August 1 to 6:04 am EDT Wednesday August 3 (yes two voids on the same day. )
Void Moon All Day Tuesday August 2.
7:57 am EDT Friday, August 5, to 7:58 am EDT (yes One minute)
11:15 am EDT Sunday, August 7 to 11:21 am EDT (6 minutes)
Monday Moon’s day, August 1 the Moon is in Leo and Virgo with two, count em, two void moons! Get a lot accomplished as the Moon goes void for a whole day tomorrow. Mercury is stopped dead in the sky, ruling that Virgo Moon. You will find your vision is either amazingly clear or completely out in the fog. It can be a pivotal break through day or one where you feel completely blocked and held at bay. Both choices are fine. Just grasp the energy as best you can. Venus in fire Leo trines Uranus offering a profound creative burst of energy. Let her pour it out! Moon in Virgo forms a grand earth trine with Pluto and Jupiter making it one of the more productive days of the year for grounding things into reality. Pluto sees the earth triangle in the sky for the pattern it offers to him to manipulate a bit. If someone deliberately pushes your buttons today, acknowledge it inside and move on. Sun squares Jupiter making a day of over doing and over everything ~ all good but still over. Be careful with drugs and alcohol as they can easily get out of control today with bad results. The principle in charge of love, desire and money doesn’t want to see the patterns before her ~ let her have her psychological defenses for the behavior of her beloved. On an inner level, Venus knows what is going on. She just doesn’t want to deal with it right now. She WANTS her illusions and hopes, at least through the rest of the summer or until August 21st . On August 21, the beloved’s behavior might be SO over the top that she can’t take it any more. Her hope is the Gemini energy will shift and the patterns will change. Of course, we can’t change any one but ourselves…. So if they DON’T want to change, it isn’t going to happen.
Tuesday, Mars’ day, August 2 Moon is void all day long as Mercury stations. What a great day for all kinds of screw-ups, mess ups and problems. And Mercury at 0 Virgo is going to NOTICE each and every flaw too! Communications, travel, connections, computers, traffic and all things ruled by Mercury come to a dead halt ~ opposite Neptune so the delusions are HUGE! Pay attention to what goes on today as you will also be working with this for the eight long months of Mars in Virgo. Neptune is at the pivot point of his retrograde reentry into Aquarius, maximizing his energy too. Venus has difficult aspects to the Nodes of Fate ~ be careful around making permanent emotional or love decisions today as you might (will) regret it later. Venus’ aspect to Hades suggests love dies today or at least is permanently altered by commitment or change. There can be a wound that never heals dealt to the body.
Wednesday Mercury’s day, August 3, Moon enters Libra with a nice closing aspect to Neptune. Mars enters Cancer, starting an emotional roller coaster until Mid-September. Avoid elective surgeries when Mars is in his fall as the surgeons’ knife is not sure and solid. Mars also has a trine to Neptune offering an illusion that is quite profound… be careful about accepting offers today. They will not be what was promised. It doesn’t mean the offers are bad. It just means they are not what they seem as you stand looking at them today. There is an inspiring idea that you should definitely follow up on. It is a good day for romantic endeavors where an emotional dream can come true. Mars squares Ceres suggesting the end of the road for creating ~ at least for a while ~ as both are on the world axis and in mutual reception. Or at least I would think it is mutual reception ~ Ceres doesn’t have established rulerships ~but Cancer seems good for her nurturing and creating while Mars love, love, loves Aries. So it could also be a day when creating is energized if they switch roles and stimulate each other positively. In essence ~ really, really bad OR really, really good. Bit of a coin toss.
Thursday, Jupiter’s day August 4 Moon in Libra finds her and Mars answering to Venus moving combust to the Sun. Combust planets don’t have a mind of their own. Sun’s ego and demands make both Moon and Mars jump to follow the path of love and creativity. Mars now is answering to Libra Moon ~ another sign he has trouble with ~ so he’s not so happy today either. There are just too many demands on his time and how he’s supposed to behave. Mars feels like he is in hell ~ he has to be polite, kind, wear white gloves and behave himself. In actual fact, he wants to rip everything off and run naked through the streets screaming. There will be time for that later ~ Mars is committing today! Neptune enters Aquarius and helps the vision get a bit clearer.
Friday, Venus’ day August 5 Moon in Scorpio is passionate. This helps Mars be a bit more strategic. Mars actually LIKES Scorpio. However, the MOON does NOT like Scorpio so she’s very paranoid about what Mars is happy about. Mars gets to run naked through the streets today! You can over spend, over love or over do as Venus squares Jupiter. Yes it sounds like a great idea but really, can you afford it? Things are a bit over the top today. Sun settles down to work seriously with Saturn. The two of them are cooperating and trying to please the Sun and ego demands. If you REALLY need it for your soul’s development, it will come to you today. Or some day soon. You could hear good news about a work situation today too. Be confident and say yes to the matters at hand and the changes they present. The changes are huge but also necessary.
Saturday, Saturn’s day August 6 Moon continues in Scorpio with difficult dreams or the denial of what you want. I know, yesterday was yes, today is no. Crazy making isn’t it? The heavens are unstable right now. Mercury and Pluto are fighting ~ normally they are buddies but not right now. Someone cheated Mercury out of what is rightfully his and he is NOT happy. He’s going to call Pluto on the bad behavior. Remember when ever Pluto is involved, there IS a third person, place or thing you can appeal to for relief. Today is a good day to plan that process as you see it clearly and have a good strategy about it.
Sunday, Sun’s day, August 7 Moon in Scorpio in the morning moving into Sagittarius before noon. Again, Neptune is involved so there is a deception or dream involved that may or may not work. Give yourself permission to dream with the visionary quality of Sagittarius. Mars will be feeling competitive and like he needs to take action as he answers to Sagittarius’ dictates. It is a great day to have a good solid, critical fight with someone who nurtures you or takes care of you ~ it is time to adjust that relationship. They are not your mother, even if they want to be or some times assert that they know better than you. They don‘t. They are living their life. They can be messy too. They are not perfect. Sometimes you fight to be able to separate and depart from a relationship that no longer works for you or them. Is THAT what is going on here? Shine some light on the situation. Ceres is also a bit bossy right now as she is in Aries. So accept the help she wants to offer if you are in the mood. She’s not going to be able to deal with any whining. So buck up and pay attention. What actually do you want to do? Listen to your inner desire and express THAT, using the Venus sextile to Saturn following on the heels of Sun’s sextile to Saturn. The Lord of Time wants to help you move to the next level. Let him help. And make sure to give the nurturing person some support too! She wants to help even if you don’t want her help. So give her something to do that she can do. She does love you!
Copyright © 2011 A. C. Ortelee
