Weekly Weather August 15, 2011
It is a rocking and rolling party week! Last week’s Hammer of Thor clarified stuff for you as it swung at things in your Aries and Capricorn houses. The handle of the Hammer was in your Leo house. The Leo house is the place that your chart wanted to direct the changes from. Whatever you figured out LAST week, you are to emotionally process and get clear on THIS week. Then, NEXT WEEK, you will pick up the Hammer one more time to smite, smack, slap, hammer and swing at all things that need to change in your life in the Aries and Capricorn parts of your life.
Venus, Mercury and the Sun gather in Leo to discuss your future plans and life on Tuesday. Your purpose on earth is defined by your Sun. When Venus and Mercury catch up and chat with the Sun, YOUR SUN gets clear about what you want in YOUR LIFE. That happens this week on Tuesday. The gang gathers and has a good time or bringing good news.
Mercury could have delivered some difficult news lately as he’s been going retrograde. Remember, he’s going to go forward again on August 26th, reversing quite a bit of the bad news that arrived over the past few weeks.
So roll around in old memories and stories this week. Laugh out loud. Enjoy your week. Spend time with dear people that make your days bright and joyous and full of fun.
Mars has a productive and hard working sextile to Jupiter this week after the Venus/ Mercury/ Sun summit meeting. Mars is ruled by Moon in Aries on Thursday when that sextile takes place so he‘s VERY clear about what he wants. Mars is moving away from his earlier conjunction with Jupiter on May 1, 2011. Back in May, Mars and Jupiter started a new 2 year story. Think back to early May, what did you begin back then which shifted your vision or actions around your connection or relationships with others? Now you plant some serious roots around it. Go forward and enjoy.
The balance of the week is easy going with only Venus changing signs on Sunday and entering the sign of her fall, Virgo.
This week, Mercury and Venus are playing with the Sun. Mars is cooperating with Jupiter. The Sun is happy. Venus is happy. Mercury is going backward and he is happy. Mars is answering to Pisces Moon, Aries Moon and Taurus Moon so he‘s focused and clear as he works with happy Jupiter answering to Venus in Leo. Saturn is evoking the first week of April 2011 and the third week of November 2010 (Thanksgiving week) as he moves through the degrees of 13 and early 14 Libra. It is a nice week.
So Relax. Enjoy it. Take a vacation day or three.
NEXT WEEK Mercury will set off the Hammer of Thor TWO more times as he moves backwards through the sky and stations to go forward. Mercury will trigger that smiting energy of the business end of the Hammer as Uranus and Pluto smash away at things! And we have our country‘s 8th Saturn Return! And we have Mercury stationing to go direct! And we have Mars squaring Saturn as he takes his leave of the t-square in the sky. Yowsa! NEXT WEEK IS WILD AND CRAZY.
Enjoy this week. Next week you will be bounding, bouncing and jumping all over the place.
Void Moons This Week
4:21 am EDT Monday August 15 to 8:01 pm EDT August 16 Tuesday
Moon is Void ALL DAY both Monday and Tuesday
7:50 am EDT August 19, Friday to 8:36 am EDT
8:00 pm EDT August 21, Sunday to 8:53 pm EDT
Monday Moon Day August 15 The Moon is Void all day long and in Pisces. That combination makes for a dreamy floating kind of day. Moon is happy as it works cooperatively with Mars and Jupiter encouraging good ideas. There can be some kind of health issues today ~ infections or mars upon beauty as both Sun and Venus square Hygeia the asteroid of Hygiene and semi-sextile Astraea, another asteroid associated with astringency, health and sterilization. Take precautions around your health. Venus and Sun both trine Eris the goddess of discord suggesting if folks try and fight with you, you’ll just laugh it off. Or you will use the discordant energy you feel to take positive action towards what you want to create. Float on the energy of inspired “I don’t like that so now I want to flip it to I like this.” Check out the work of Bryon Katie (google it) and evaluating the truth of the statement. Remember the situations are in your life to mirror FOR YOU what you deeply want. Is it actually TRUE? Go investigate and find out!
Tuesday Mars Day August 16 Another long Void Moon day in Pisces, the sign of dreaming and hoping. That makes today particularly powerful for dreaming the future and releasing things that no longer serve you. Today Sun, Venus and Mercury meet up with each other in the sky, promising a rosy future and good news. The three of them are seeking clarity and starting to forge a new identity. Focus on what your soul needs for its happiness in the future. The three of them are happy to oblige in outlining what they (and thus you) want. Because the Moon is Void, you can get carried away a bit on the good news aspects of the day. Even so, no worries ~ the positive closing aspect of the Moon with its sextile to Jupiter says everything will turn out all right. You will have a brilliant idea upon awakening so make sure to follow up on it especially if it is about connections or people that you partner with. Sun and Venus’ square to Sedna can make it a highly emotional day where you feel very alone even in a group or crowd. Make sure to groom yourself and prepare yourself for the ritual element of today ~ focus on what you want to release into the Void of energy swirling around you. Envision the new life being born out of the swirl of energy. Watch for infections. There is a possibility of a fight tonight as Mercury semi squares Mars…. Still fighting about the same thing? The stress is NOT good for you. Shift your mental focus to what you can actually DO something about.
Wednesday August 17 Moon in Aries goes through the gauntlet of the cardinal cross ~ expect stock market changes and emotional volatility as the Moon sets off the energy from last week. Moon rules Mars in Cancer who now has a bit of an angry or action oriented energy to him. It is a great day to power through tasks that have been sitting on your desk for a while. Our emotions take us on a wild ride today. The principle of love and what we want is frustrated today as both Venus and Sun argue with Mars in volatile, emotional Cancer. You can almost hear him saying “Would you PLEASE make up your mind? This indecision is driving me crazy!” Tell Mars you are still processing emotionally and that NEXT week you will decide. And decide you will as Mercury forms two hammers of Thor. This week is designed to wallow in the indecision energy. You CAN take that Mars energy and power through stuff on the home front ~ great for organizing, cleaning closets, cupboards or garages. Great for organizing the support structures that get you where you want to go.
Thursday Jupiter’s day August 18 finds Moon in Aries still running the Mars in Cancer and adding an element of action and impatience to things. Mars works productively with Jupiter so exercise, action, movement forward and solid productive activity is encouraged and supported today. Plus if we go back to what started when Mars and Jupiter joined on May 1st, you get to work on that 2 year project and move it forward today. There is lots of clarity and energy around how to proceed. Health issues can erupt ~ summer colds, sniffles, and runny noses. See the patterns around family relationships ~ no judgment ~ just notice the patterns for what they are. Mercury is fighting with Pluto so triangles can explode today ~ open them up to the best of your ability or invoke a more powerful third. Criminals can get caught today. Mid-day there is a sense of irritation ~ push through to discover what is underneath the irritation. That is what you really want.
Friday Venus’ Day August 19 finds Moon in solid Taurus and enjoying the energy of Venus in Leo ruling it. This is a great day to kick back and have a good time with food, abundance and joy on a physical level. Massages, shopping, or exercise all feel REALLY good. Today a love or relationship runs into a roadblock and possibly ends as Venus squares Admetos. Or you may find yourself boxed into a situation that you don’t much like. Or perhaps you see the limits of the relationship(s) you are in as well as what their value was and is in your life. All getting you ready for next week’s show down. Pay attention to how and what you are feeling. Venus argues with Jupiter which she doesn’t normally do…. She’s a bit irritated with his complacency or taking her for granted. The “benevolence” that serves HIM is not working for HER right now. It is a great day to see how the other guy gets what they want while not giving a whole heck of a lot. Gentle encouragement can make them move forward a few baby steps. Bad behavior deserves the time out room ~ and that time out room can be for ADULTS too!
Saturday Saturn’s Day August 20 Moon in Taurus has lovely and productive aspects with Jupiter making emotions flowing and connected. Venus wakes up with a brilliant dream which you should definitely DO as soon as possible. Uranus in Aries is ready to knock through wall. And Venus on the fixed star Regulus is into the big picture and what this great idea can create for her and you. Part of living your best life is embracing what your Sun wants to do ~ today is a LOVELY day to really dig into your Sun’s favorite activities. You are going to be SO BUSY this fall ~ enjoy, indulge and relax today. Sun finishes up with a situation that needs some structure wrapped around it. Sun sees the end approaching and knows what he wants to do when it happens. Planning for the future takes place today. Love argues with Nurturing ~ adjust both their expectations and realities with a straightforward conversation about what you want and what they want. It is not so far apart. Again, a time out room might be called for ~ Adults too! If you find emotions are swelling up and overwhelming you, release, release, release.
Sunday Sun’s day August 21 had Moon in Taurus too! Another day of lovely and productive aspects until around 6 pm ~ then you have to make a hard choice. A brilliant idea that complements the one Venus had yesterday upon awakening. Make sure to write it down and act on it. Venus opposes Neptune bright and early so there can be indecision or discoveries about loved ones as well as disillusionment. Hold fast. You don’t need to decide this second. Give it some energy and some air so the fog disperses. Venus enters Virgo today which makes the principle of love more focused on improvement and process than on bon bons, joy and love. Allow Venus to point out areas where things could be improved… they CAN be improved. And you are JUST the person to do it! We often forget we were raised with a set of principles that is different from how the other person was raised. Explore those differences today. Perhaps they don’t stand up and give disabled people on the bus their seat while you do. Explore the issue with out judgment ~ ask them why? Or maybe they do a weird thing with the silverware ~ inquire after the behavior before you condemn it. Or maybe they have a strange reaction when you say something to them ~ ask them what they heard you say! Listen to the words said back to you and see the filter they used. Use curiosity and find a common place to connect. It is there. Mars in Cancer wants to fight with the ending energy ~ tell him the other person has to show up for a relationship to work. If they don’t show up, they aren’t there.
Mundane: The stock market will continue to roll a bit wildly until Mars finishes his square to Saturn on August 25th. Simultaneously, the United States is having its 8th Saturn return. For those of you who have celebrated your own Saturn returns at age 29 and 58, you know how tumultuous a time one’s Saturn return can be. So as we approach the USA’s return (August 28, 2011 at 5:14 am, Washington, DC) we are having a needed financial “adjustment” so we are prepared to work with the Saturn return energy for the next 29 years.
The Saturn return we are finishing up took place on October 22, 1981 at 4:03 am. It is an unusually greedy and selfish chart with 5 planets in air sign Libra in the Second house of money and possessions. The ruler of the Libra planets, Venus in Sagittarius is joined to delusional Neptune at the bottom of the chart suggesting the dream of possessing wealth and money was the focus of the country. The ruler of the 8th house of debt is in the 12th house of the chart’s undoing. So here we sit with enormous debt, run up over the last 29 years that undermines us in our pursuit of money and material possessions. The 12th house of undoing is ruled by Leo in the Second house ~ suggesting we will be further undone by our pursuit of material wealth. The chart shouts me, me, ME! It is all about Me!
The new Saturn return has the planets more scattered and all over the place with a grand tine in earth. Leo rules the ascendant with the Sun in Virgo ~(solid, reliable, hard working and dependable but NOT wealthy) joined to Venus in Virgo, the sign of her detriment. The ruler of the house of money is Mercury and Venus in Leo and Virgo. It is a chart about following your individual dreams to create your own version of what wealth is.
Quite a difference.
Copyright © 2011 A. C. Ortelee
