Pisces Full Moon - September 12, 2011

The memories of the September 11 attack ten years ago has the potential to drain many United States citizens. Although considerable time has passed to allow for healing, the memories continue to haunt those who had to experience the event first hand. We remember the victims along with the heroes who risked their lives during those traumatic hours and the arduous days of post-carnage. Sorting through and honoring the memories can be extremely difficult since it takes us right back to ground zero in a heart beat. This will be a tear-filled day for many and the Pisces Full Moon [aka Corn Moon] will tip the emotional scale into overload. Read more about dealing with the energies at Lunar Living. We need to do what ever is necessary to pay homage without emotionally re-experiencing the full impact of the memories.

Beyond the Full Moon, beginning September 15, as Venus enters Libra and Pluto stations direct, there will be a series of T-squares formed from Venus, then the Sun and then Mercury to Pluto and Uranus. The series of transits will persist until October 1. This will give us time to settle into the changes that will culminate from the difficult aspects, but at the same time, it will challenge us to become forward thinkers to find the best way to utilize the energies. Thankfully, there will not be any out of bounds transits at this time, so we can stay focused on the immediate issues and not worry quite so much about safety and emotional insecurities. Individuals with a consistently positive outlook should navigate through this challenging T-square with ease. Be willing to rise each day with a desire to conquer the personal demons that will become more and more apparent as the month wears on. By the time October arrives, we will understand better what we were dealing with and how it has changed us. While we are in the middle of the energies we may not be able to clearly comprehend the "mission." Keeping a "T-square" journal can help provide focus. Individuals with birthdays between September 21 and October 4 are likely to experience the biggest impacts.

The fall equinox will occur on September 23 for the north hemisphere countries and it will be the beginning of spring for the south hemisphere countries.

Aquarius Full Moon - August 13, 2011

Looks like everyone is feeling the Out of Bounds Mars this month. Add in the Cardinal T-square pattern and we can definitely feel the emotional distress that has surfaced. Just like Howard Beale in "Network," (1976) so many people are "... as mad as hell and ... not going to take this any more!"   The quote is the epitome of life imitating art imitating life. This Aquarius Full Moon is highlighting that frustration we are all feeling. Thankfully, the Universe is stepping in with some healing salve to help calm down the volatility of the emotions. There is a loose Cradle aspect that has formed from the opposition of the Mars and Pluto, adding a united front on either side of the Uranus powerpoint of the T-square. Chiron and Jupiter are working together as team players to try to tone down the frustration and add back in a sense of respect and responsibility.  Like Howard Beale, Jupiter and Chiron are letting it be known that it's simply not enough to sit on the sidelines and click our tongues at the senseless behavior. The Full Moon article at Lunar Living provides some timelines and suggestions for handling the energies over the next few days while the aspects from Chiron and Jupiter wrangle with the T-square. And a quick alert; this square aspect (approx 2 deg. orb) between Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn could be just a taste of what's to come in the future. There will be seven exact (0 deg. orb) square-offs between these two planets starting June 24, 2012 until March 16, 2015.

Capricorn Full Moon - July 14/15, 2011

The Capricorn Full Moon, despite a few possible foibles, has the potential of being a whole LOT less stressful than the Cancer Solar Eclipse two weeks ago! The Full Moon article is posted at http://www.lunarliving.org/  with some hightlights being the sextile aspects from Neptune and Chiron in Pisces over to Jupiter in Taurus and Pluto in Capricorn. This soft triangle aspect has a lot of potential to get us moving forward, if used correctly. Also, Venus happens to be transiting over a critical degree in Cancer.  It could be a make it or break it in the self-esteem department. Mercury will be turning retrograde in about two weeks.  If we plan our events now, we can certainly stave off some social and contractual disasters while Mercury motions retrograde August 3 - August 26. Use that time to kick back and relax.

Watch Eclipse Live from North America - June 15 2011

Update: The live showing of the lunar eclipse over the span of about 3 hours on slooh.com was GREAT!  The best camera angle was out of Cyprus.  At times the camera from Dubai was clear, but gradually become blurry and almost foggy. I hope everyone got the chance to watch it.  If not, I think you can find a copy of it through youtube via the google recording. Here is one link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw_gG3pNd14  - Yes it really is approximately 4 hours long. Some key "times" that you can zone in to on the bar is 0:30 *beginning to show the shadow; 1:05 dark shadow; 1:20-1:22 red hue begins; 1:52-2:17 total; and 3:17 changing back from the red hue to white. This view on the recording was from Dubai. Another way to scan through the recording is by pressing the keys 1 through 9 to quickly flip through the eclipse, for example, once it starts playing, press the number "5" to see the total eclipse section.
Previously: Check this out :)  The Lunar Eclipse is being presented LIVE at slooh ( http://eclipse.slooh.com/ )  and also on Google.com [as in "Right Now!"]

Taurus Full Moon - November 21, 2010

The Taurus Full Moon will have a confusing intensity due to the event occurring on the last degree of the sign, aka Anaretic Degree.  The all or nothing degree can be scary and/or exhilarating. Finding the right balance of energies may be the solution, but keeping the balance throughout the day will be tough. The Mars and Mercury Out of Bounds transits are scattering our stamina. It truly feels like a moment by moment situation with more than enough dips and dives to navigate. There are plenty of great influences from Venus and Jupiter to give us momentum and pluck. Find this Full Moon article at lunarliving.org on the articles page for more information.

Full Moon in Pisces Alert - August 24, 2010

The Sun is barely in Virgo and this Full Moon event on August 24 so early in the opposing sign of Pisces, we know that there is a whole lot of sump'in going on. A lot of planetary transition at the zero declination over the equator is one reason for the tense feelings.

The Mercury Retrograde in Virgo is one more reason. The remainder of the Cardinal T-square configuration is another. The Grand Square of August 6/7 continues to reverberate its messages each time the Moon transits over the Cardinal Point. The next Cardinal Point transit by the Moon will be on August 26/27.  Thankfully, we have lots of work and activities to keep us distracted. One key to navigating through this Full Moon will be staying alert. We need to focus on our own work load and clearing that up first. Keep the gossip to a minimum or it could bite us in the buttocks.

I Simply Love the Moon!

A new piece for newbies is up on the website (click on the title's link above). I don't have it fully mapped out with links on the site yet, but I'm getting there, bit by bit.

This particular piece focuses on the way the Full Moon ends up in a specific sign each month. While it's certainly not rocket science, the Full Moon transit gets folks all flumoxed as though the transits are so complex that they can't begin to figure out how to tell what sign the Full Moon will be in next. But it truly isn't all that difficult to follow once a person has a basic understanding of the zodiac signs in relation to the typical calendar month.

I'm hoping that this piece helps to take the mystery out of that process.

Thanks everyone for your questions and desire to learn.