In the Spotlight

Our Full Moon in Sagittarius and Sun in Gemini make beneficial aspects to, and shine full spotlight on Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron in Aquarius. A higher level of awareness is called for, expanded consciousness, heart centered integrity, and higher vision.

photo by Eggybird

Dan Furst says they bring us the opportunity “to claim our true power and abundance (Jupiter) and link with the universal heart that unites us all (Neptune) in a spirit of individual, communal and planetary healing (Chiron).” www.hermes3.net/june109.htm

Sagittarius and Gemini being mutable signs, accommodate change. And new innovative ways of living are the clarion call.

The time is now.

Ground Yourself

I had a very mysterious thing happen yesterday at work. Money just disappeared out of my hand, just seemed to vanish into thin air. One minute I was holding it, the next it was gone. Bizarre. On top of that, I got a parking ticket.

Neptune is retrograde and I have several planets in Pisces. Eeek. Dissolving is one of the energies of Neptune. Did my money dissolve into thin Aquarius air? Regardless, my message especially to you air and water people… Stay grounded.

photo by Susie from Flickr

Tips: Get outside, work in the garden, sit on the grass, dig your toes into the dirt or sand, bask in the sunlight, moonlight, or starlight. And you can imagine a cord that connects you to the center of the Earth where it is anchored into the Earth’s core. Don’t snicker, it works! Try it, you’ll like it.

To further complicate things, Uranus (expect the unexpected), which rules Aquarius (air sign) is just sitting there twiddling its thumbs at 26 degrees Pisces (water) while it exactly aspects my moon in my second house (money and personal resources – hmmm).

Pressing the point for me… and many of you…Keep yourself grounded.

Neptune, Jupiter and Chiron…oh my

Reminds me of Dorothy when she was off to see the Wizard.

Well, having Neptune, Jupiter and Chiron sharing the same degree of Aquarius make for some wizardly-ness of their own. Its riding on the wind, actually on the electrical currents in the air (Aquarius).

Neptune, in its highest sense, is our connector to the ideal; Oneness, wholeness, our completeness, our higher true self. Neptune and Pisces symbolize the gathering and integrating of all the zodiac signs, all the puzzle pieces into the whole, our oneness with Source.

Jupiter is the Truth connection; higher consciousness, integrity, enlightenment, the Truth of our being the essence of the Divine.  When the ugliness of greed and cruelty parades as truth, its important that it be uncovered and revealed. This energy of Truth is working, like yeast in bread dough, to raise the level of consciousness.

Chiron shows us the wound and pushes us toward healing. Chiron represents the Wounded Healer, the part of us that doesn’t run from the issue but rather looks for the gift, the strength, the transcendance of the challenge. When the *%&# hits the fan, Chiron would have us use it as fertilizer for growth…..so to speak.

Anyway….. With these three biggies together in Aquarius, you’ve probably noticed some wizardly things. Divine grace is active and easily touched. Can you feel it in the air? Have some mystical things happened? Has an innovative idea come to you out of the blue? Did you manifest rent money when there seemed no way?

Wanna share your latest mystery?

Mercury Direct in Taurus

Mercury makes its station to turn direct today, May 30, 2009.

This means it stops appearing to move backward in the sky and appears to pause to change to a forward movement once again. Of course all of this is an optical illusion as seen from Earth because we are also in motion. The sensation of the backward or forward motion is enough.

Now it will be easier to let “reflecting” take a back seat.  It will be easier to get back into our heads; thinking, learning, writing, communicating, sending emails to the right person, driving, making deals, making decisions and all at a quicker pace.  (chop, chop)

So recess is over boys and girls, let’s put on those “thinking caps”.

New Moon – May 24, 2009

We have a New Moon coming up this Sunday, May 24th. It will be at 3 degrees Gemini which is a very gregarious energy, social and fun. But remember, there’s a twin, and when this twin gets afraid of the chaos, he comes to the rescue by trying to control. The problem is….. nobody wants to be controlled.  (eek)

Look to your natal chart to see where 3 degrees Gemini lands for your personal significance. The house will give you an idea of what area of your life will be involved.  Then check to see if you have any planets, luminaries or angles at this position. Our Gemini New Moon will square the 3 degree Pisces and Virgo points. It will oppose the 3 degree Sagittarius point.  And it will trine Aquarius and Libra at 3 degrees.  If you have something occupying the 3 degree Gemini point, then you’ve got a conjunction. (gazoonhite)

For info more specific to how this New Moon interacts with your chart, leave me a note in the comment box below. Or if you already know how it effects you, please share.

And remember, aligning with this energy of new beginnings is great for manifesting. Write down your wish list, your list of intentions and then tuck it away.

We are creative people. We can consider the possibilities and collapse that quantum wave!

Let’s Get Physical

Saturn makes its station May 16, 2009 shifting from the appearance of retrograde to a direct course once again. Saturn represents the physical, the body, the earth, house, money, tangible things. It also represents the attributes of dependability, goal-orientation, loyalty, responsibility and orderliness.

photo by Devcrit from Flickr

Feeling the energy of Saturn direct, its a great time to manifest that thing we need: job, friend, pet, car, strong body, apartment, house, garden, etc.

Its the time for what’s been growing within as concept, plan or goal to take form, materialize, especially after Mercury adds its forward movement energy on May 30th.

We live in a constant state of potential. The possibilities are endless. And we are infinite beings able to shift our consciousness toward abundance, inspiration and appreciation.

Starting with appreciation, interject it into your thoughts continuously, feel it from your heart center, let it reside in your solar plexus. We manifest from what we carry in the solar plexus area. What are you carrying in the pit of your stomach? Is it fear? worry? guilt? old traumas? Those patterns can be released, we’ve all collected them over the years, but they can be evicted. Appreciation can produce a chemical reaction, changing the patterns we hold in our heart center and solar plexus, giving us much better material from which to manifest. Quality in, quality out.

Coming from this higher level of consciousness, its easier to be inspired. Inspiration is directly connected to creativity, imagination, peace, majesty, beauty, harmony, joy. The more we go about our daily routine feeling inspired by these higher vibrations and the more we do what we feel inspired to do, the more abundantly we are able to imagine and create.

Warning: Shifting your consciousness can be powerful.

Mercury Retrograde, One Degree Gemini

On May 6, 2009, Mercury doesn’t even get to make itself at home in Gemini, the sign it rules, when it turns retrograde at 1  degree. It will backtrack its way to 22 degrees Taurus where it will make its station and go direct again May 30th. If either of these degrees coincide with degrees or angles in your chart it will have more of an effect, or if Mercury/Gemini has a strong presence in your chart. If your natal Mercury is retrograde just watch out for everybody else who’s dealing with it.

photo by Brian Hillegas from Flickr

For me, Mercury turning retrograde at 1 degree Gemini triggers my Cardinal Cross. Well, just shoot me now!

….no, I jest…… I know there’s a silver lining in here somewhere and by George, I’m gonna find it! …Hey, George, would you hand me that jack hammer?

Pluto in Libra

Pluto spent time in Libra for most of the 70’s and into the early 80’s. If you were born during that time, your Natal Chart probably shows Pluto in Libra. If so, then being in relationships (Libra) brings you opportunities for deep, personal and often dramatic transformations (Pluto). With this placement, learning how you relate with others, learning how different people relate differently with you, and what it takes to support a win/win approach to a relationship brings intense changes to your psyche. Pluto represents powerful changes that transform the way we live and Libra is about living in harmony with each other.

What an adventure!

New Moon Connection

Our Aries New Moon tomorrow conjuncts Venus and sextiles the Moon’s North Node. This brings added flavors to this Spring’s New Moon experience.

by Hamed Masoumi from Flickr

Since Venus rules Taurus and Libra, the desire for love, pleasure, beauty, peace and harmony is added to the mix.

The North Node in Aquarius adds the spirit of connecting with others, lending a helping hand and making humane choices.

Of course, for more information on how this New Moon may make itself known to you, look in your natal chart for the house it lands in at 6 degrees Aries and any aspects it makes to your planets and important points.

Let’s celebrate new beginnings, heart-centered intentions, loving connections, and Life!!

What if?

Down through the ages, people have looked for a being called God.

photo by Whatmegsaid from Flickr

Now here’s a thought. What if God is not a being at all? What if God is a “state of being”, like unconditional Love, or ever present good, or unlimited wisdom, or all three.

And when we express ourselves from that state of being, we are expressing God. And when we interact with each other from that place, that state of being, we share the very best of ourselves, which is our unique expression of God.

Wouldn’t that be heaven?