You know it's been a quite the holiday season when Weight Watchers sends you a mailer before the first of the year. Do they have cameras at the buffet tables, or something? How did they know you received a Chocolate of the Month gift basket and have already eaten your way through June? Thank Heavens for elastic waistbands. And also thank Heavens for that tried, but true process we annually endure called the New Years Resolution. This January we are getting an extra hand from the cosmos to help us define, refine and implement direct changes to our lives.
This month is a great time to kick start your goals. Saturn is in Scorpio and Pluto is in Capricorn at sextile (a 60 degree aspect) and they are very good buddies. While the energy ebb and flow may get a little intense this month, certain signs (Scorpio, Capricorn and those with planets in their houses) are going to thrive with this type of planetary turbo boost.
Returning to reality after the holidays (particularly when recovering from the alcoholic frenzy that is New Years Eve) can be a jolt. We all become high minded about changing our lives in the coming year. Hence, resolutions. To put January's energy to the greatest good, however, work on shaping the material world around you and leave the spiritual retreats and deeper meditations for another month. Success this month means you are required to be present and to be in the moment to seize January's opportunities. From the 1st of the month through the 14th, focus on direct actions that will have direct effects on your life. Now here's the tricky part: Don't sit there. Do something. A small, but consistent action will do more to move your life forward than some grandiose gesture that's here, then gone and leaves nothing lasting in its wake.
Remember the goals your worked so diligently to assess and clarify this summer? You also had some great astral energy this fall which helped you start putting your plans into effect. This month you have a chance to push past your preconceived limits about your own abilities. Don't hinder yourself with phrases like, 'too ambitious,' or 'getting in over my head.' Ambitions are a good thing and you swim best in deep water. You are much more capable and resourceful than you give yourself credit for and the Universe knows it.
When working with tarot, pay particular attention to the suits of Wands and Pentacles. Fiery action and earthly gain. What cards are you pulling and where do they fall in the particular spread you're using? Think of your first card reading this month as an opportunity for you to run a systems diagnostic. Find out what you need to release and what you need to pursue.
January 6th and 7th are good days for being more reflective than active. The moon is in Scorpio and conjunct Saturn. Saturn likes to teach through challenges and things might get a little too challenging for you on these days. Just breath and regroup. On January 11th we've got that new moon energy shining strong in twenty-one degrees, forty-six minutes of Capricorn. Sit down with a skinny latte' and your smart phone for a little research and development. Take a little time to review your accomplishments this month and to affirm your direction before you start moving again.
On January 26th we will have a full moon in Leo - another dose of energy that helps us celebrate who and what we are. 2013 is starting at a brisk pace folks. Take advantage of this month's energy shifts to propel yourself forward.
LADY ORACLE
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
August 31st - Blue Moon
If the moon were actually made of green cheese, would it be made of blue cheese during a Blue Moon? I happen to like blue cheese. A lot of people don't, but then, a lot of people are sissies.
There are two definitions of a Blue Moon. The first, and the one that we are most familiar with refers to a month with two full moons. This is the simpler definition and some say, the least correct. The second definition states that a Blue Moon occurs when there are four full moons in a given season (Spring, Summer, etc) instead of the normal three. The third moon in a four moon seasonal cycle is referred to as a Blue Moon. I vote for whichever definition throws the best party. Not cosmically correct, but what the heck. Let's take the first definition and run with it. There can be two Blue Moons in a calendar year under definition number one. However, the last time we experienced two Blue Moons in the same year was in 1999. January and March both had Blue Moons that year, but February had no full moon at all. We will see a similar situation in 2018.
The Blue Moon of August 31st occurs at 8 degrees Pisces with the star Skat in conjunction (at almost the same degree) with Chiron. Skat is the star representing the shinbone in the constellation of Aquarius, The Water Bearer and Chiron, an asteroid discovered in 1977, orbits between Saturn and Uranus. It takes Chiron 50 years to complete an orbit of the Sun. You have to admire that kind of dedication. Chiron governs the unity between mind and spirit and also spans the gap between our past and future. Chiron’s presence right now is particularly significant to us as you’ll read in a moment.
A Blue Moon has no astrological significance of its own. What makes the full moon of August 31st exceptional is that is occurs in Pisces. This is a moon of mystical connection. Perceptions and intuition will be running higher than usual, creating excellent developmental opportunities. Doors to other realms open more freely to us around the 31st and our creative impulses receive a tremendous surge with Lady Moon’s sextile (aspect of 60 degrees) to Pluto. Mars entered Scorpio on the 23rd which means our ability to focus is razor sharp right now. What we perceive, we can achieve. Take advantage of this mega boost and power through your personal blocks and inhibitions.
If the Mars-Scorpio power surge is leaving you a little frazzled, (And trust me, as a Scorpio myself, I know it can.) spend more time with your tarot cards and meditations. Here’s why. Chiron's influence, combined with the trine of the Moon and Mars sets the stage for deep and powerful mediations during the 31st. The trine (an aspect of 120 degrees - see blog, A Void Is A Void...) enables us to more easily access our higher consciousness. Chiron’s influence unifies the collective points of our existence; mind, body, past, present and future into a single axis. And from this perspective we can heal, manifest, or simply celebrate our connection to Source. We understand the right questions to ask ourselves and find the answers more readily.
On a cautionary note, be careful what vibrational level you allow into your day to day activities. In other words, a weekend horror movie marathon is not the best idea right now. Stick with cerebral comedies. Laughter is always a good thing. Steer clear of things that pull you away from living consciously. This is a time for you to access the
deepest places within yourself. Do it and you’ll be surprised at the answers you receive.
LADY ORACLE
deepest places within yourself. Do it and you’ll be surprised at the answers you receive.
LADY ORACLE
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
"A Void Is A Void, of Course of Course" ( Apologies to "Mr. Ed") or "Slipping Into The Moon's, Void of Course"
Our moon completes one revolution around the Earth every
twenty-nine days, twelve hours, forty-three minutes and roughly 11 seconds. During her monthly journey, our lady also travels through the twelve signs of the Zodiac and graciously presents herself to the planets she meets along the way. When the moon and planets meet in the same sign, their angular interface is known in astrological terms as an 'aspect.' The type of aspect they share, like any angle, is measured in degrees and seconds. Once Lady Moon has met and passed all the planets within a given sign, we say that the moon is 'Void of Course' and that there will be no further influences from her until she enters another sign with new planets. When the moon is Void of Course, or, VoC, there is a brief pause in the breath of the Universe and you should, be all means, honor that pause.
It takes the moon approximately 2 1/2 days to enter and leave a sign in the Zodiac. Consequentially, VoC periods occur about every 2 1/2 days. These voids can last a few moments, several hours and occasionally, for the entire 2 1/2 day cycle. That means we experience roughly twelve to thirteen VoC moons in a month. We often sleep right through them as they can also occur in the middle of the night. There is some debate amongst astrologers as to how many planets should be included in the calculation for lunar voids, as well as what particular aspects should be considered. (See the basic aspect table below) Some astrologers favour Ptolemy's ancient system, while others wish to include more newly discovered bodies like Pluto and Charron. I'm not convinced that it really matters.
The truly remarkable thing about a lunar VoC is that the Universe, in its wisdom, has created time and space for inconsequential drifting. You'll hear the usual warnings about starting new ventures, unexpected results, etc. Wiccan's and magician's won't normally try spell work during a VoC. Regardless of all of that, during a VoC you have the Universe's permission...no, assertion that it's right and proper to slow down and simply enjoy the state of being. You might feel a little aimless, slightly ungrounded as if life has an unreal quality to it. Not really a surprise. Reality as we perceive it is, after all, is merely an illusion.
It's suggested that we use the minutes, hours and days of VoC to connect to ourselves, to promote our spiritual growth. A hike in the woods, good music, a deck of tarot cards - whatever it is that helps you connect to your higher self. During VoC periods meditations can be deeper, more profound. We have the ability to more easily slip our earthly bonds and do spiritual work in the higher realms.
Western society moves at an abominably fast pace. As
society increases its expectation of our productivity and status, we frequently judge ourselves as falling short of arbitrary guidelines as to who we should be. We become so caught up in achieving, often only for the act of achievement itself, that we lose sight of what we initially wanted to do with our lives. During the next VoC ask yourself whose guidelines you've chosen to use - your own, or those manufactured for you on glossy, media pages.
On August 15th at 21 minutes past midnight PST, we will experience the Moon's next Void of Course. It will last until 10:04 a.m. Here's your opportunity to begin your quest to find your own guidelines about who you are, what you believe matters above all else and what you truly want to create as your spiritual framework. Just you and your Creator doing some inconsequential drifting. Turn off the morning rhetoric and instead, start your day with a mediation. Take a moment before 10:00 a.m. to just sit quietly in this space in time, on this tiny planet and honor the peace of the void.
LADY ORACLE
COMMON ASTROLOGY ASPECTS (PLANETS AND/OR MOON)
Term Degree or Relationship To Each Other
Conjunction approximately on the same degree
Semi Sextile 30 degrees
Sextile 60 degrees
Square 90 degrees
Trine 120 degrees
Opposition 180 degrees
It takes the moon approximately 2 1/2 days to enter and leave a sign in the Zodiac. Consequentially, VoC periods occur about every 2 1/2 days. These voids can last a few moments, several hours and occasionally, for the entire 2 1/2 day cycle. That means we experience roughly twelve to thirteen VoC moons in a month. We often sleep right through them as they can also occur in the middle of the night. There is some debate amongst astrologers as to how many planets should be included in the calculation for lunar voids, as well as what particular aspects should be considered. (See the basic aspect table below) Some astrologers favour Ptolemy's ancient system, while others wish to include more newly discovered bodies like Pluto and Charron. I'm not convinced that it really matters.
The truly remarkable thing about a lunar VoC is that the Universe, in its wisdom, has created time and space for inconsequential drifting. You'll hear the usual warnings about starting new ventures, unexpected results, etc. Wiccan's and magician's won't normally try spell work during a VoC. Regardless of all of that, during a VoC you have the Universe's permission...no, assertion that it's right and proper to slow down and simply enjoy the state of being. You might feel a little aimless, slightly ungrounded as if life has an unreal quality to it. Not really a surprise. Reality as we perceive it is, after all, is merely an illusion.
It's suggested that we use the minutes, hours and days of VoC to connect to ourselves, to promote our spiritual growth. A hike in the woods, good music, a deck of tarot cards - whatever it is that helps you connect to your higher self. During VoC periods meditations can be deeper, more profound. We have the ability to more easily slip our earthly bonds and do spiritual work in the higher realms.
Western society moves at an abominably fast pace. As
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On August 15th at 21 minutes past midnight PST, we will experience the Moon's next Void of Course. It will last until 10:04 a.m. Here's your opportunity to begin your quest to find your own guidelines about who you are, what you believe matters above all else and what you truly want to create as your spiritual framework. Just you and your Creator doing some inconsequential drifting. Turn off the morning rhetoric and instead, start your day with a mediation. Take a moment before 10:00 a.m. to just sit quietly in this space in time, on this tiny planet and honor the peace of the void.
LADY ORACLE
COMMON ASTROLOGY ASPECTS (PLANETS AND/OR MOON)
Term Degree or Relationship To Each Other
Conjunction approximately on the same degree
Semi Sextile 30 degrees
Sextile 60 degrees
Square 90 degrees
Trine 120 degrees
Opposition 180 degrees
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