Horoscopes or Horrorscopes?

Sometimes I get asked questions about my monthly horoscopes. Since the majority of my website focuses on the Moon, people want to know if the horoscopes are written for the Moon sign or the Sun sign. Nutshell answer: Sun signs.

I write the scopes with the Sun sign in mind since most people know for sure what their Sun sign is. Only about five percent of the population actually knows their Moon sign. The scopes can also be used for an individual's Rising (Ascendant) sign for the sectors and zones that I bring attention to in the forecasts.

However, not all portions of my forecasts can be quickly converted for the Rising sign. The intervals of the month when I describe the dates that a person is more likely to feel flustered are designed specifically for the Sun sign. These "fluster" dates are the periods within the month when the transiting Moon is in a difficult aspect to that particular sign.

Some people ask why I don't give the "lucky days" of the month for the signs. I guess I don't do that because virtually any day can be a lucky day! Why single them out? I point out the frustrating days simply because they give a person a heads up before heading into that day that it could be a frustrating day. It does not mean that those dates will definitely be "bad," but if they are difficult, at least you will know ahead of time that the Moon is simply not going to help you cope with the frustrations of the day. We can usually deal with almost any challenge that comes our way UNLESS our emotions are on edge. And the Moon forming a difficult aspect to our sign can be a good indicator that we will be emotionally challenged on that day. So that's why I list those days for each sign.

I also list the dates of the New Moon and Full Moon with the probable themes. These Moon days can be used both for the Sun sign and the Rising sign forecasts. These themes give you a good sense of the issues that you are likely to need to focus on for the day leading into the Moon event and possibly the day after the event.

The Lunar Living Astrology horoscopes can be found at http://www.lunarliving.org/horoscopes.shtml

Since the Lunar Eclipse on August 16, 2008, there was a wash of emotions that came flooding out and they have now been purged. I have been able to let go of that which I can not change, and am moving forward with things that I can. I am reactivating this Lunar Living Blog as an added resource to the site. I formed the blog over 5 years ago, but I let it set dormant as I moved through a variety of other facets in my life. Thankfully, lunarliving.org has been my refuge for a long time now, and I have always enjoyed writing the articles and astrological resources that I have posted on the site. Calendars, daily activities, moon match relationship, scopes, more calendars along with the bi-monthly major moon events. It's all there and I'm always open for suggestions on ways to improve the material.

Thank you everyone!

Be well,

Mega Earthquakes and Astrology

Fitting my research into the time that I have on hand, has been difficult this week, but here is what I have found....

Looking at 11 charts of the recent largest killer earthquakes measured at 8.5 and above in the past 100 years, there is a theme of Hidek and Exdek planets along with a trend with the Chart's Planetary Ruler in distress.

A quick explain of Hidek and Exdek - The Sun sets a standard path during its transit. The Sun transits to North and South declinations of 23.27 degrees during the Solstice dates (June 22 and December 22) and crosses the equator on this path North and South near the the Equinox dates (March 21 and September 21). The Sun can be Hidek and always is (Hidek) near the dates of June 22 and December 22. Hidek essentially means High Declination when a planet is in the 21 to 23.27 degrees of declination. Fact of the matter is, the Sun can never go Exdek (Exceed Declination) because it sets the standard with its Declination Path. Other planets can exceed the Sun's declination (anything beyond 23.27 degrees declination) at which time it is called Exdek or the more traditional term, Out of Bounds. Note of caution, do not confuse declination degrees with the standard longitude degrees of the daily transits. They are two different computations and should not be used in the same way. Current Declinations Chart

My findings when isolating the top megaforce earthquake charts are as follows:

1) In all 11 charts - the chart ruler was either in a tight tension aspect, in a critical degree, Exdek or Hidek. I included bi-quintiles and quincunx aspects as tension aspects using an orb of 2.5 degrees.

2) In 10 of the 11 charts, there was at least one planet (usually more) Exdek or Hidek (close to being Out of Bounds).

3) I noted a theme with Essential Dignities - in 9 of the 11 charts, there was either one planet in it's rulership (using the classical rulerships) or Mutual Reception (also using classical Mutual Receptions). In 5 of the charts, it involved Jupiter and in 6 of the charts, it involved Mars (with two of those charts involving both). In all the Mutual Receptions, Jupiter was involved....

4) In 9 of the charts, there was a "Cusper" - I allowed an orb of 2 from the cusp. One of these involved only the Nodes.

I did not check transits of asteroids except Chiron's transit.

I did not see any themes of Transit Aspects involving specific planets within these chart. But it did appear that Uranus and Mars were involved in many of the tense aspects. I did include Quincunx and Quintiles in the aspect list - Seven of the charts had at least 2 quincunx (inconjuncts) plus at least 2 quintile or bi-quintile aspects. Three of the charts had 2 or more Bi-Quintiles with 1 or no Quincunx. The one chart that did not have these aspect trends had a tight square between Uranus and a stellium of Jupiter, Venus and the Sun with a quintile to the Moon (From Uranus, with love).

The Charts that I created were using the facts presented at the http://earthquakes.usgs.gov/ website. I decided to isolate my research to the largest magnitude earthquakes rather than the number of individuals impacted or injured. I hope that, at some point, this information is helpful to others who choose to do additional research on the transits of Earthquakes.

With the Force of a Tsunami

The force of earth and water combined can be powerful and deadly. The powerful 9.0 Earthquake and Tsunami impacting several Asian countries since December 26, 2004 shall be remembered for the lethal intensity that nature can parse out. From an astrological perspective, the cosmic influences were building.

The simultaneous ingress of the Nodes and Mars with the Moon's quick "trigger" seemed to initiate the event. The Mars ingress into Sagittarius in connection to the Square that Mars began forming to Uranus in Pisces, and along with the transition of the North and South Nodes into new signs may have been early warnings of this massive destruction. However, knowing how to foretell with certainty when an earthquake is going to happen has yet to be discovered. Astrology can give us indicators of the likelihood, but to go around on a monthly basis stating that a catastrophe is likely to happen is a bit more than people can handle.

Uranus has been in a sensitive location in the sign of Pisces over the past few weeks -- in direct motion over the point it had been in Retrograde during the last Solar Eclipse. Uranus is a "sudden and shocking" events type of planet to begin with. Uranus likes the thrill of sirens and emergency vehicles, doing what he does best to be in the action. Pisces energies are in the water element, influencing the mood and the power of the intangible. Pisces is sometimes known as the bridge between the heavens and the earth. The Square by Mars was just taking shape as Mars ingressed into the energies of Sagittarius on December 26. The lessons of Sagittarius move with the swiftness of the arrow, piercing into the realm of the unforgettable. Mars is comfortable with the concept of death and despair. Mars is often times associated with annihilation as well as courage, well beyond the War God tendencies of violence.

The Ruler of Sagittarius is Jupiter. Jupiter is in the sign of Libra. The Libra based energies ruled by Venus are typically compassionate, fair and just, but Venus is not afraid to clear the slate at the expense of lives lost if the Universe feels that it is time to take action.... And what is the true message here from the Universe? We may never truly know! The stories of survival and death in the face of this historical disaster are truly a testament to the cycles of human life and the value that we place upon that life -- frequently a hidden value, but a significant fact of life nonetheless.

For additional information on the chart with additional transit information, check out the current article on the event. Event Chart of December 26 Earthquake