Weekly Weather February 14, 2011
It’s a Neptune kind of week! Neptune dances with four of the planets in the heavens ~ Venus, Sun, Mercury and Mars. Comfort food ~ calling all carbohydrates, butter and bacon! Report for duty! Extra sleeping. Sloggy, slow, dreamy, a bit foggy, spacey, and not grounded. It is a week when you will want to pick up your bad old habits that you don’t do when you feel grounded and solid in your life. Watch out for things like overeating, drugs, alcohol, shopping, sexing, gambling or whatever you use to numb yourself to the world when you feel you want to escape. Sit on the couch and watch 20 hours of movies with popcorn in your darkened family room? Totally! Immerse yourself in the juicy read and stay up all night to finish it? Yep. Good, medium and bad escapes this week will be all the rage!
Chiron entered Pisces last week, swooping up the watery and emotional energy swirling around us. This week Neptune is very busy pushing at the most personal planets in our chart ~ our ego, our love, our mind, and our drive to do things.
One of the beauties of astrology is knowing that if we watch the external world, we can understand better what is going on in our own chart and lives. We each have the crowds in Cairo cheering and saying we have accomplished our goal of change in the Aries part of our chart. We each have a dictator leaving some place in our chart. ~ literally changing the very structure of our lives in our Libra house. We each reach a place of lack of clarity and profound emotion this week. So we banished the dictator ~ NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
Often after we accomplish a major goal or achieve our vision, there is a sense of depression or sadness that follows hard on the heels of the event. We got there. Now what? Simply go back to our humdrum lives? Resume normal ~ what ever that is? What is the new or next vision? Will we even HAVE another goal or vision worthy of our efforts?
Neptune is often dancing with our personal planets at moments like these. We despair of ever having the vision or desire or impetus again. Neptune is the dream. Neptune is the disillusionment. Neptune is the cleanup after the party is over when the wine is half drunk in the glasses taking up every surface and the dishes seem endless. It is when you turn out the kitchen lights and say, “I’ll deal with this in the morning. I am going to bed!”
The other thing that can happen during weeks like this is that you SEE something clearly that you never saw before when Neptune clears the Sun. You can understand a desire or emotional energy as Neptune argues with Venus and makes you feel stressed, unloved or poor. You can figure out a thought or idea or communication problem that has been bedeviling you when Neptune clears Mercury. You can finally know what action you want to take or even be inspired to take the action after Neptune clears Mars.
Neptune can also make someone you had “depended on” NOT show up or disappoint you. Neptune dissolves that whole dependency thing into a pile of goo. How can you depend on something that is like a fog ~ephemeral, made of whispers of water swirling around before the Sun rises? You get disappointed by their behavior. Abandoned. Orphaned. Or feel alone.
Or YOU can do those things to someone who depended on YOU. Remember the world is a giant swirling dream when Neptune is involved.
Neptune rules movies. We “know” a movie is images on a colored strip of film projected using focused light on a white screen with music and sound playing in a darkened room. Yet, we find ourselves crying, scared, jumping, cheering or moaning as we immerse ourselves in the movie ride. We “forget” we are watching a movie and hop on the ride the film takes us on.
This week the surprise twist appears. The secret reveal happens. The bad ending takes place. The happy ending takes place. The movie is over. The lights come up. You blink. Your eyes adjust. The credits roll. The popcorn clean up guy arrives with his broom.
If someone disappoints you, it doesn’t mean your dream wasn’t REAL. It just means you are not going to find the dream with THIS PERSON. There are still lots of OTHER people in the world. The dream is still good. So don’t be discouraged. Pick yourself up and move along.
If you have to disappoint someone, it doesn’t mean their dream isn’t REAL. It just means it is going to happen some where else or with some one else.
If you see your dream come TRUE this week, yes, Yes, YES it really is coming TRUE! Neptune is moving away from the fog and allowing you to see the work that you did is actually creating something wonderful in your world. You did it!
And what if you realize you don’t actually WANT the dream you have or currently are working on? No worries. You get to buy another ticket in a month or so. And yet ANOTHER ticket in TWO months. Always another film coming to the movie theaters. Always another dream on the horizon. That is how life works!
There is a full moon of releasing creativity, love, desire and broken dreams into the heavens on Friday in the sign of Leo. Sun enters Pisces, starting our final month of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere. A new season arrives in 30 days. Another new beginning. And an old season starts to draw to a close.
So be gentle with yourself this week. Be gentle with all the people you meet this week. Their dreams are shifting. Your dreams are shifting. New dreams are being born. Old dreams are dissolving before us like the fog melts before the rising Sun in the morning.
For the next month until Uranus enters Aries, we will find people in a much more fragile and emotional state. Uranus at the last degree of Pisces is HIGHLY UNSTABLE and prone to go off the ranch rather quickly. So as Uranus wraps up an 84 year cycle while finishing up a very emotional, psychic, dreamy part of your life and chart in a sensitive sign, be gentle with yourself and all you meet. No mistaking gentleness or kindness for weakness. Whatever you do to the least of my brothers….
And all of it is exactly where you are supposed to be right now. Be kind to yourself. Be kind to others. Things are shifting, shifting, shifting.
Moon’s Day Valentine’s Day February 14 Moon in Cancer adds an extreme sensitivity to feelings today. Folks are thin skinned and perhaps a bit whiney. Sensitive to all things said and unsaid. Weepy. Perhaps a bit silent. Mercury trines Saturn offering a solid answer to the vision of what you want. He helps Saturn clarify what the new structure is actually going to look like. Mars joins with Poseidon by parallel so actions feel like they are pushing through a slow moving cloud of resistance. Some thing ends as Sun fights with Admetos ~ it is over and time to move along. You might feel the sniffing of a cold or flu ~ so get extra sleep or give yourself a bit more vitamin C today. You want to argue with the patterns that are clearly before you. Go ahead. Argue. It isn’t going to change any thing. But if it makes you feel better…. I know, it doesn’t make you feel better. You just want it to be different. It will be if you agree to change. But YOU have to change. THEY are NOT going to change. At least not while you are watching them and asking them to do so. Adjust your dream. Or realize they are doing exactly what they can do and that is about all that can be expected. Do you want a different dream? Moon fights with both Venus AND Pluto today, stomping her feet and DEMANDING an emotional response. Both Venus and Pluto are in cold signs ~ and NO they are not going to do it for Moon. Despite what Moon wants. It is a bad day for Valentines ~ I hope you celebrated it last week! The heart is not getting what it wants.
Mars’ Day, Tuesday February 15 Moon continues in Cancer and is square to Saturn in Libra ~ partnerships can be SUCH a pain in the butt. Makes you wonder sometimes why you even bother doesn’t it? But when they are good…. So focus on what you can nurture and create. Some thing around you wants to be taken care of. So take care of that. Garden. Clean. Nurture. Clear. Cook. Call a nutritionist or therapist or Weight Watcher instead of jumping on that chocolate cheesecake. You know you really are feelin’ a bit battered and emotionally bruised right now. Sun parallel’s Neptune and pushes the emotional quotient up a bit higher. Lunar energy is very high ~ feel the feelings swell. You aren’t going to drown. You do need to let them out. Go work, talk or hang out with a group that you find supportive of your goals and dreams. Moon has a nice closing aspect of a trine to Uranus so take a creative approach to the situation before you and try something you’ve never done before. Relationships need adjustments. Everything we partner with needs adjustments. And TALK about what you want. They aren’t a mind reader ~ even if you think they are. TELL them! Or ASK them if they can do it. See what they say. Then see if they actually deliver.
Mercury’s day, Wednesday February 16 Moon in Leo always makes us feel more up beat and playful. Her closing aspect of an opposition to the Sun helps us see things clearly ~ and let them go ~ release them. Nothing like a full moon to light up the night sky and our emotional being by reflecting our ego into our emotions. That cold or sniffle really wants to come in. Early to bed with you or drink more fluid. Partner with your health! Venus is feeling very creative, passionate and in the mood to accomplish a goal. She’s asking you to step into a leadership position on this one. Come on, you can do. Step up to the plate and take a crack at it. You won’t know you can until you try it. Mercury is in the mood to cause a bit of trouble today so double check all reservations, papers, orders or communications as things can get bollixed up. People can also MIS-hear what you say as Mercury is playing with words and looking to pick a fight. This energy has a passive aggressive quality to it. So if you feel irritated but don’t have a “real” reason to hang it on, look for the energy getting stuck in your field from some one who is not being direct or straight with you. Mercury is also working with the emotions of feeling left out or unwanted. Time to step into your true authority.
Jupiter’ day, Thursday February 17 Sun clears Neptune and the fog starts to dissolve. Mars takes action to end something today. You can’t do it any more. They can’t do it any more. Sun is trine to expansion at the same time that it wants to finish things up. So expand into the area where you WANT to go. Let go of the stuff you don’t want to do any more. Mercury is not in the mood to work with triangles or manipulation today. It is a stressed kind of day as there are lots of stressful aspect ~ too much to do and not enough time to do it. Plus while the Sun is cleared of the foggy Neptune, Mercury and Mars are entering the fog together. Take actions as that will help you move forward. Sun is encouraging you to go diving into the darker spots in your psyche. Give it a whirl. You might as well look at the part of you that is wanting to release, clear and let go. Let it move into the light. Sun shine is the best disinfectant.
Venus’ day, Friday February 18 finds a Full Moon at the last degrees of Leo ~ release, release, release. Since October, every Full Moon has been at the last degree of the sign, indicating we are letting go. That is five, count them, five, Full Moons, about releasing. On this Leo Full Moon, release things that you used to love that only bring you sadness now. Let the love you have release into the heavens to go create and grow in abundance. Think back to August 2009 and the new cycle that started then which is culminating now. Unexpected changes happen out of the air today. Go along for the ride. It is the twist. The sudden surprise. Say yes if you can. Take actions to adjust things so you can continue to work with or partner with the offer before you. You may need to STOP working with someone to be able to do what you want to do with another. All to the good. We are each getting into position for the next major chapter of our lives. Venus squares Saturn asking you to make a choice and go for your dream. Make sure to ask partner or loved ones one more time before you make the final choice. There is an opportunity for brilliance and uniqueness before you. Moon enters Virgo and wants to be perfect. Time to learn new skills. Sun enters Pisces and starts emotionally changing ~ we are changing energy more than we have in 84 years! Get ready for a wild ride! Today relationships can end suddenly due to deteriorating conditions, hidden or secret matters. This can be a difficult energy to work with.
Saturn’s day, Saturday, February 19 Moon in Virgo has a closing aspect of an opposition to Uranus offering a different way to see things. Mercury argues with ending things even as he knows all things end. It is time. That darn cold feels like it is starting to bloom again! Early to bed tonight! Mercury is emotional so people feel a bit more sensitive than usual. Moon in Virgo offers an opportunity to practice skills that are new to you. Great day to organize, clean, clear, fix, fiddle, and tweak. Try it again. Again. Sun joins with Chiron so wounds can be seen clearly. And wounds can be healed nicely in the light of the Sun. We start a new year cycle of healing today. Chiron helps you see the patterns in your life. All to the good. We see the patterns and then can begin to change them. Mercury wants us to adjust how we do things. And asks us to tweak our understanding of how to partner with the other via communication. Adjust. Adjust. It is so hard to change those ingrained patterns. You can do it. Pay attention to who you meet today. They are important to your future and you to their future. The connection with them works with your higher being and energy. Jupiter has a flash of brilliance and wisdom as he understands what the patterns are for. Today is a great day for break throughs (and break downs) but all serve your soul’s journey. Right now the Sun is clearing Neptune so you can see clearly as the Johnny Nash song comes to mind.
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It‘s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.
I think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I‘ve been prayin?for
It‘s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.
Look all around, there‘s nothin? but blue skies
Look straight ahead, nothin? but blue skies
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It‘s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.
Sun’s day, Sunday, February 20 finds Moon in Libra creating partnerships and relationships. Chiron works with the Node over the night so pay attention to those dreams that rolled through your REM! Weren’t THEY interesting? Mercury and Mars build to a union as you talk and take action. Emotional energy is swirling today. Solar energy wants to work hard to get it right. Stress but action are the key words for today. Feel stress, take action. Try again. Mercury has a breakthrough of brilliance, expansion and success. There is a peaceful or glorious feel to what you work out today. The Neptune fog is swirling but clears very soon. Hang in there. Practice expanding your experience. Both Mercury and Mars join and clear Neptune today so emotions are heightened but enhanced at the same time. You’ve found a new family or tribe. You know what your new dream is. Saturn quiets Eris and holds her energy still. No discord. Just growth. Learning and growth. Neptune ebbs away tonight as the fog clears. No more dissolving. You can see clearly now.
Mundane: Egypt’s ruler Hosni Mubarek stepped down as around the globe the world’s dictators shook in their respective boots. Born on May 4, 1928, with an possible birth time of 12:16 pm, in Cairo, Egypt, Mubarek offered the model of what social networks, a determined populace and Saturn saying it is time for you to step off the stage looks like. The army stepped in, for the time being, to help the country move towards a new government. Normally, coups are much more violent. This one was a model of peaceful, it a bit bloody with thrown rocks and fires revolution/evolution. We still have Uranus entering Aries on March 11th that can TOTALLY step up the craziness. Hopefully, Egypt and her citizens continue to move forward toward their vision of the future.
Last week’s events on February 8th, Tuesday dramatically impacted Egypt. Admetos stationed and turned direct at 25:26 Taurus on Tuesday at 3:22 pm EST and Chiron’s entered into Pisces at 2:56 pm EST. Those shifts ended and rapidly changed the situation in Egypt. (March 14, 1922, 10:43 pm Cairo, Egypt).
Egypt’s descendant is 24:35 Taurus, receiving a direct hit from the Admetos station. The descendant is the end of things, or how things finish. Admetos rules standstills, separations, death, heaviness, conservatism and perseverance.
Chiron at 0 Pisces set off the IC of the Egypt Chart , the very base of it, at 1:39 Pisces ~ shaking the foundation of Egypt’s roots. The IC is where things are buried or the final result.
The midpoint of Chiron and Ademetos respective stations was at 3:09 pm Eastern or 10:09 pm Cairo, Egypt on February 8, 2011~ with Saturn angular and on Egypt’s chart ruler, Jupiter with Moon in Aries opposite it.
Thanks for your prayers for my student Safwat’s family, who live in Cairo, Egypt. And prayers for all the people of Egypt to move forward to their new vision and changed life. Thanks!
Right on the heels of Egypt and Tunisia, Algiers started to blow up. The eclipse path ran across the Middle East, meaning we have a few more months of tension in that part of the world until it all shakes out.
Twitter! I am twittering interesting aspects with the help of my assistant Rose. So sign up for my twitter ~ anneortelee ~ to get hot aspects sent to your phone, ipad, or email! I’ll be sending dates and times with a brief description ~ particularly of those pesky void moons that are so hard to keep track of. You’ll get an alert when the moon goes void and enters the next sign so you can use the energy productively and proactively.
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I am helping coordinate an ISAR Counseling Course for Astrologers in New York City over President’s Weekend, February 18, 19 and 20. The 20 hour counseling course is part of the ISAR (the International Society for Astrological Research) professional astrologer’s certification process.
If you’ve ever wondered what to say to a client when the chart or a reading opens up a difficult patch of emotions, this course is for you! It is great for new students of the heavens who wonder just how to communicate with a client and wrestle with all the astrology information at the same time. Confidence building, the course helps you learn actual counseling skills. It is a wonderful use of 20 hours of your time and $295 of your money. So come join us!
Folks wrote to ask questions about the ISAR Counseling Course for Astrologers so here are the FAQs!
Cost: $295
Time:
Friday 6 to 9 pm
Saturday 9 am to 6 pm
Sunday 9 am to 5 pm.
It will be a group of around 24 students and 6 trainers meeting at the Source of Life Center on Friday night.
352 7th Ave # 16
New York, NY 10001-5012
(212) 244-5888
Between 29th and 30th Street on 7th Avenue, 16th floor.
We’ll divide into two smaller groups of 12 or so students and 3 trainers on Saturday and Sunday.
We frequently break into ever changing small teams of three to practice the various skills being taught.
The trainers, 3 trainers for each group of 12, rotate between the 12 students, observing and giving feedback.
You will role play each role: astrologer, client and silent observer/clock watcher in each breakout session. It is VERY hands on learning and quite fun. Plus you bond with your classmates.
You don’t need to be an expert at astrology or even much past beginner/advanced beginner. If you are reading charts for your family or friends and wondering what to say when they burst into tears when you talk about their Saturn transit, this course is for you!
5 ISAR astrologers/ trainers are flying in from around the country to conduct the training. Plus me. The tuition covers the expenses.
The trainers are:
Richard Smoot ~ CA, NCGR; CAP, ISAR
Monica Hable Dimino ~ PMAFA, ISAR CAP, NCGR IV
Joan Kellogg ~ MA, MA, LCDC (Psy.D cand), PMAFA
Daria Murphy ~ Director ISAR.
Sandra Leigh Serio ~ ISAR CAP and PMAFA
Anne Ortelee ~ ISAR CAP, NCGR 3
You get credit towards your ISAR certification. The 20 hour Counseling Program is part of the ISAR certification requirements. It is usually only offered at conferences where you’ll spend 3 nights in extra hotel and foods costs as well as the cost of the course. Here you’ll get to sleep with the one(s) you love and eat your own food.
You get a lovely certificate suitable for framing and hanging on your glory wall!
Thanks for reading or passing this along to friends who might find it interesting.
Copyright © 2011 A.C. Ortelee
