Weekly Weather July 25, 2011
There is a see-saw configuration forming in the heavens. Lined up on one side of the chart with Leo Sun are Venus, Mercury, Moon, Juno, Saturn and Mars. Across the heavens from the personal planets, are the heavier outer planets ~ Pluto, Neptune, Chiron, Ceres and Uranus ~ all of whom are retrograde and acting “badly” or in a regressive, backward moving manner.
It is a show down at high noon in the middle of a hot dusty street! You can almost hear Sheriff Matt Dillon buckling on his well worn gun holster, getting ready to go out and face the bad guys while Miss Kitty worries about him. And for those of you who don’t know who Matt Dillon is, rent any good shoot them up Western where the good guys face off against the bad guys at high noon ~ or look up “Gunsmoke” clips on the internet.
Jupiter stands center court, acting as a blind referee for the planetary stand off in the sky. Jupiter is in Taurus so he’s NOT moving fast but he is talking to all the early degree planets suggesting they reconsider their choices and behaviors before it is too late. He’s not going to call a timeout for bad behavior or a foul for unsportsmanlike conduct either ~ at least not this week.
This means the heavens suggest we’ll be having a planetary standoff some place in OUR lives and our chart this week. And of course, around the world we see many standoffs whether about raising the debt ceiling in Washington to the financial struggles among the European Union countries to the choices faced in Egypt and the Middle East countries as they protest their leadership. It is going to be a long, hot summer week as tempers flare and people’s passions ignite.
The GOOD news about the standoff at high noon is that we get clear ~ crystal clear ~ as Saturn talks gently to the Leo passions and feelings in our hearts. We know what WE WANT. The BAD news is we can tend to lose our perspective and be all about ourselves, not taking the other person or situation into account.
Now, if you traditionally find yourself acting like a doormat, you won’t be a doormat this week! On the other hand, those blustery types will be much more blustery than usual as the Leo energy fills their egos with hot air, arrogance and impassioned beliefs about how right they are.
The sign Leo, on a bad day, can be quite prideful and egotistical. Leo is fixed fire ~a high maintenance sign which requires attention, loyalty and worship because it is always right even when it is wrong. And Leo roars when it doesn’t get what it wants. Or Leo roars to express displeasure at being interrupted or stopped from getting what it wants when it want it.
I am reminded of when I was on safari in Africa. We were in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. We drove up to this huge lion straddling his lioness with a dead wildebeest right next to them in the middle of the grassy plain. The lions were having sex and eating the wildebeest on their breaks. Lions have sex over 40 to 50 times in a day, every 20 minutes or so, for a 4 to 8 days. Well, that male lion was NOT happy to see our three vans of camera toting tourists intrude on his romantic interlude! He proceeded to roar and Roar and ROAR at us, while standing over the bloody, dead wildebeest and in front of his supine woman. ROAR!
So you may find you want to roar at someone this week like that lion did when he was interrupted. Or perhaps some one roars at you? All that Leo energy and the stand off across the heavens makes loud roaring quite likely.
Oppositions like the see-saw in the heavens over the next few weeks are perfect energies for projection, fights and transference. So, if you find yourself muttering, or roaring, about the other guy, pull that energy into your being and see how it reflects on YOUR issues.
See-saws, like the playground variety are interesting toys. See-saws are illuminating about power dynamics. You can sit on the ground, exert your power and hold the other guy up in the air, dangling, waiting. Or you can be held up in the air, kind of helpless, with your feet dangling, while the other guy wields the control and power.
A third option is you can play nicely with each other ~ pushing up and riding down. That way both sides can ride on the see-saw. Watch for power plays and feeling helpless too ~ notice HOW the other person plays with the see-saw. See how YOU play. Or how you want to play.
If you see bad behavior in the playground of your life, BELIEVE IT. That is who the person really is. If someone roars at you, look at why they are roaring. Try to understand their behavior but also BELIEVE IT. Believe what you see this week. It is who they are.
Of course, we are ALL messy rooms at times. And that could also be the situation this week ~ but still believe what you see.
There is a New Moon at the end of the week at 7 Leo starting a new 30 day and 2 ½ year cycle in your Leo house. It features an applying conjunction from Venus and a square from Jupiter suggesting you can over-do financial matters. Saturn talks gently to the New Moon energy so focus on what you want released that you used to partner with as the Sun and Moon form a closing sextile to Saturn.
Three planets change signs this week, adding a bit of turbulence into the story. All of them switch with in 24 hours of each other, kicking up Wednesday and particularly Thursday’s energy. Venus moves out of sensitive Cancer into proud, brave and roaring Leo. The planet of desire KNOWS what she wants! Mercury moves out of boastful, I am right you are wrong Leo and into Virgo where he is precise, direct, pointed and crystal clear about what he wants to say. Mercury in Virgo is why you should BELIEVE them when they roar or play badly/nicely on the playground. That IS who they are. Mercury tells the truth when he is in Virgo ~ he might PARSE it a bit, and leave out parts, but he does NOT outright lie. So believe what you hear after Thursday, it is true. Or at least it is true from THEIR point of view and reality. They really believe it. And when they believe it, there really isn’t anything you can do to change their mind or behavior.
And, finally, Juno enters Libra, the sign of partnership and relationships, leaving behind her critical, fussy, pedantic Virgo energy. Juno will want to set up a balanced or give and take energy. Juno in Libra will play well on the see-saw. Across the heavens, Ceres stations and turns retrograde at 0 Aries ~ opposite to the principle of partnership in Juno. The nurturing and care taking principle is at odds with the desire to be in a related partnership. Ceres in Aries has a scorched earth policy so beware of people who have nothing to lose. They can act very reckless. The opposition of Ceres to Juno suggests the ideas of what a “proper” mother or “proper” partner is will be active in our psyche and world this week.
There is a fast moving Finger of God this week with Venus in Leo and Juno in Libra forming an Finger of God with that apex being Neptune. We’ll be working with the dream of what we want in our lives regarding relationships and partnerships. Neptune as the apex suggests we will be either in the rapture, seeking redemption or completely deluded. And it could be ALL THREE STATES at the SAME TIME! So watch for the Finger of God forming in your Chart at 0 Pisces. That is a powerful aspect that clarifies for us what we deeply, deeply want in our life.
Void Moons This Week
9:12 am EDT Monday July 25 to 12:34 pm EDT
8:35 pm EDT Wednesday July 27 to 9:11 pm EDT
7:03 pm EDT Thursday July 28 to 2:16 am Saturday, July 30.
VOID ALL DAY FRIDAY JULY 29
Moon day, Monday July 25 finds Moon in Taurus with a void in the morning and Gemini in the afternoon. The Gemini Moon on today, Tuesday and Wednesday until 8:35 pm is quite productive for communications, paperwork, connecting, networking. Also a good day to back up your computer as Mercury stations next week in Virgo ~ the sign of the office ~ so we can expect our office computers as well as our “I rely for my daily life information” stuff to be quite bollixed up in August. Back that baby up now! And if you think you’ve BEEN backing stuff up, double check. During the eclipses last month, the ONE ACT contact FILE that held ALL MY client’s and appt DATA was NOT backed up while every thing else in my life has double and triple copies. It never occurred to me to double check. It was too big and thus excluded from the backup process ~ so watch that fine print too! BACK UP! Sun talks to the nodes by declination so you can make important connections today. People are in the mood to argue or tell you what you’ve not been doing right. Listen and nod. Its one of those tell them why you are not happy with them weeks. Mercury has a brilliant aspect to Uranus around 4:39 pm EDT so note the idea and make sure to follow up on it. There can be a sense of overdoing today but that is fine as there is a relief energy in the air. The passion has shifted a bit and is more talkative and connected.
Mars day, Tuesday July 26 Moon in Gemini continues to be productive and chatty. She works with Venus and Mars today to clear out papers and set up procedures. Venus wants to separate from something so today is a great day to break up with someone if you are so inclined. Remember the see-saw forming in the heavens. I went to see Harry Potter’s latest over the weekend and watched the opposing forces of good and evil battle it out, blowing up Hogwarts and burning down the room of forgetting in massive fireballs. Stay focused and true to YOUR vision. Today you might feel a bit wounded or angry about the situations in your life as Ceres stops on 0 Aries. You nurtured the story or the person. You did the best you could do. The other part was up to them. If they didn’t do it or don’t want it, you or your relationship in their life, there is nothing you can do. Move on. Next time, you’ll know to watch for the signals earlier and take appropriate action when you see it. You have to learn to watch and believe the BEHAVIOR. It stings a bit but you are going to be fine. And while you might want to dispatch a DEMENTOR to suck the life force out of their soul, better to focus on what YOU can create.
Mercury’s day, Wednesday July 27 Moon continues in Gemini making it the third productive day in a row. Sun trines Uranus offering an unexpected surprise and idea. Sun feels a bit lighter emotionally after and shakes off the blues today. Play and have fun with the frisky fire energy that illuminates and enlightens. Mercury hears some sobering news as he talks with Saturn by declination. Perhaps it is news of an ending or about a sibling or childhood friend. Juno enters Libra, leaving the counting and critical Virgo energy behind ~ more balance in relationships. The see-saw moves up and down with no power plays.
Jupiter’s day, Thursday July 28 Today is a wild and crazy kind of day. Moon in Cancer goes emotionally through the t-square of Uranus, Pluto and Saturn in one day, buffeting her emotions in a wild and crazy way. Moon sextiles Jupiter in the middle to get fueled with even MORE emotional stuff. Venus goes into Leo and Mercury enters Virgo, adding the turbulence of planets changing signs into the deeply emotional events of the day. The closing aspect of the Moon is a square to Saturn so it is a hard departure or ending. Emotional needs are left out to dry today. Neptune has an adjusting aspect to the Juno in Libra ~ the dream of what the relationship or partnership was going to be is undergoing a major shift right now. Venus has an aspect of brilliance to Saturn so she actually GETS what the requirements ARE for a good partnership ~ which is NOT what is standing before her right now. Does she care? Well, we have to wait and see what she decides during Mercury’s upcoming retrograde. The Finger of God with Venus, Juno and Neptune is exact today so watch for rapture and delight in relationships as well as the possibility of delusion and disappointment. Sun forms ONE LEG of a Finger of God with Pluto so if you have planets at 5 Gemini or 5 Pisces you will have a Finger of God formed with Sun and Pluto. A decision day indeed! Moon squares Saturn as a closing aspect suggesting we are not happy with the ultimate outcome or that there will be an emotional loss or large responsibility around the matter. See the patterns in your life as Pallas aspects the Nodes of Fate and suggests a new choice. Venus does trine Ceres so this is an excellent day to try to get pregnant, firm up ideas or envision what you want to create.
Friday, Venus’ day, July 29 Moon is void all day long in Cancer. Today is to process all that has been going on over the past few days, weeks, months. Take time to kick back and doodle your dreams. While the Moon is Void, the rest of the heavens are pretty busy. Mercury talks to Neptune and deciphers the truth of the matter. Venus is deep in her passions and feeling very intense. Sun wants to deny what has actually been going on. The best policy is always to pay attention to what the BEHAVIOR is! Look at the behavior! Sun wants to deny what they have done. Look at the pattern of the person. It IS the same. Patterns are incredibly hard to change ~ we are creatures of habit. Believe them when they tell you who they are. Look at the pattern of YOU ~ why do YOU keep ending up in the same place? Over and over and over? Now is the time to change ~ encouraged by the heavens. Your ego has stressful aspects to making a choice as it talks to the Nodes of Destiny. Start picking and acting on different habits today to make the changes in your life. Behavior modification say if you do something for 21 days, it gets engrained and your habits can change. Lent and Ramadan, 40 and 30 days respectively, encourage us to become conscious of our desires and change our habits. The sobering up alcoholics go to 90 meetings in 90 days ~ again pushing at consistency of new behaviors to change old behaviors and habits. You’ve been doing your habit for a long, long time. Things don’t change overnight. You are not going to change over night. But change you can. Evolve. Let’s focus on changing that behavior one day at a time. The partnership planet, Juno in 0 Libra is opposite Ceres the nurturing planet in 0 Aries. Today is a great time, while partnering with nurturing yourself differently is on the world axis, to become conscious of the patterns and behaviors you want to change. After all, the situations exist in your life because you permit them to exist. That might sound harsh or judgmental but it is not meant to be. Karma ~ what we have in our lives ~ is the result of our actions and choices. Act and choose differently and you change your karma. When you were younger, those behaviors are what you knew how to do. Now you are older and wiser, you can change. You HAVE changed. See the patterns that no longer work for you and release them.
Saturday, Saturn’s day, July 30 Finds Moon in Leo forms a New Moon with Venus. The Sabian symbol for the New Moon is AN ACTIVIST IS STIRRING UP DISCONTENT BY SPREADING HIS REVOLUTIONARY IDEALS. Lynda Hill’s (http://www.sabiansymbols.com ) interpretation of the energy is
“Commentary: ‘An Activist is Stirring up Discontent by Spreading his Revolutionary Ideals’. He has had some enlightening or disturbing insight into what’s going on in society. He wants people to listen to his message and, probably, influence and change their way of thinking. The ‘Activist’ feels that he has the answers to how life should really be and what rights people are entitled to. To some people, his beliefs, or his radical ways, may be somewhat confronting and threatening to their everyday lives. To others, his ‘Ideals’ may fit in with what they’ve wanted in their own lives; he can be a beacon calling out for action. His message can be challenging, stirring or misleading.
Oracle: Society often looks down on those who have bright and burning ideas of revolution, when in reality they should perhaps be thanked for having the vision, or foresight, to see the need for these revisions. On the other hand, somebody may be forcing their ideas on others – what one person thinks is not always right for others. And, of course, ‘Activists’ are not always spreading useful, or practical, ideas. They can be extremist and unrealistic. The striving for the ideals of equality for all in society tends to be more relevant to those in a disadvantaged position. Those who live safely within the comfort of society rarely rebel against what’s happening; however, there are exceptions to this. There may indeed be the need for a change to the status quo. This must come from someone who is prepared to sacrifice personal comfort in order to remain true to his or her ideals and fight for the common good. You may feel that you have had enough of the situation and that you have no power. If so, you probably need to enlist the support of others if you wish to succeed. It is through the promise of equality that power will be won.
Keywords: Unwavering and unbending intellect. Burning passions. Revolutionary ideals. Change for the sake of change. Making one’s ideas and passions known. Standing on a soapbox. Greenpeace and other radical groups. Anti-capitalism. Entrepreneurs. Working hard to wake others up. Challenging authority. Demonstrations. Placards. Rejecting oppression. Soapboxes.
The Caution: Political brainwashing. Finding things to be dissatisfied with. Extremism. Religious fundamentalists. Street preachers. Cult leaders. Terrorism. Breeding hate. Challenging powerful institutions. Propaganda. Animosity.
If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything. Chinese proverb
A man may be poorly dressed and penniless, yet his burning desire can bring him the opportunity of his lifetime. E Barnes
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Niccolo Machiavelli
The people must fight for their laws as for their walls. Heraclitus
The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. Abbie Hoffman
I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country. E. M. Forster
A man is sometimes lost in the dust of his own raising. David Ruggles
All movements go too far. Bertrand Russell
Moon in Leo works well with the creative forces of relationships today and has a lovely closing aspect of a sextile to Mars. Today and Sunday are great for moving forward your agenda and making changes to your life (and your habits) to get it more in line with what you want to create. Mercury’s inconjunct to Ceres suggests you look hard at what you take for granted and do unconsciously. Those unconscious behaviors get you every time. Chiron pushes off against partnering. Remember, we are all in our form of our relationships for a reason. They work for us. They serve us or our needs. Now that your needs and wants have become clearer to you, what do you want to do going forward?
Sunday, Sun’s day, July 31 Moon in Leo continues to push for what it wants. The closing aspect of a sextile to Mars gives her confidence to go for it even if she only gets part of what she wants. That makes today a great day to push for what you want out of life and your emotions. Emotionally you are very clear. Juno squares Hades speaking the truth about partnerships from a very deep and old place. Hades wants us to understand the relationships we are in exist because we need them to exist. They teach us what our soul wants to learn. Today relationships may feel like hell, BUT that means we are getting clear about what we want for our future. Take action to get out of hell. See hell for what it is. Speak your truth clearly and directly as Mars sextiles Hades. Try to stand in as clean a place as possible. A family relationship or group is under extreme stress right now. Venus is feeling deeply wounded tonight by Chiron and needs to physically adjust or remove herself from the source of hurt.
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