Sagittarius Solar Eclipse - November 25, 2011

This Solar Eclipse has an added blessing built in with the Mars, Jupiter and Pluto Grand Trine in the Earth element. This is a "hard works are rewarded" type of Trine in that we are going to be expected to expend efforts in order to receive rewards.  Solar Eclipses, although frequently associated with upheaval, can also provide rewards for the types of good works that we provide. Solar Eclipses are a bit like six-month reminders to get back on track, or at the very least, work smarter to make it right.  The more we resist these eclipse reminders, the harsher the reminder can be with the next eclipse. This is explained at Lunar Living. During this eclipse, Mercury and Venus cross each other's path in the Out of Bounds declination of 24.36 S. Mercury will return back to normal declinations on November 29th, however Venus will continue in the "extreme declinations" until December 14. Remembering that the planets transit in an extreme declination tends to be a period of feeling vulnerable and even a bit more anxious whenever we are subjected to situations that are uncomfortable or scary. 

The Solar Eclipse is always the beginning of a new journey added on to our mundane events.  While we never can be totally certain where the journey will lead, we know that we will have to travel the path to gain the necessary wisdom that the eclipse wants to share with us.  One of the things we can do to add reassurance is to look back at the last solar eclipse that occurred at approximately the same degree of Sagittarius. The closest that we can come to this 2nd degree of Sagittarius eclipse would be November 23, 2003.  We can try to reflect back to that period to give us some guidance as to the astrological patterns that we are likely to encounter this year.  As Tim Gunn always says on show, Project Runway, "Make it work!" 

Taurus Full Moon - October 10, 2011

The past few months of Moon events have been rougher than normal as a result of the Uranus to Pluto square.  Thankfully, this Full Moon should not be quite as difficult with fewer harsh transits. Plus, the planets are spaced out more around the zodiac. As the Lunar Living Full Moon article points out, there may be a couple of difficult factors from the Mercury Out of Bounds transit along with the Leo Anaretic degree transit by Mars. Yet, there is balance in the chart that gives us more resources to help traverse this Full Moon. 

Heads up that Mars will ingress Virgo on November 11 and will transit through Virgo until July, 2012.  Venus will begin to transit Out of Bounds along with Mercury on November 16. Mars will move into a grand trine with Jupiter and Pluto on November 11 until the Solar Eclipse on November 24/25. 

Scorpio New Moon - October 26, 2011

My apologies for the late posting here.  This is a crazy busy time in my life.  The New Moon in Scorpio will feed into a sense of intensity in everything that we do and think about today. The New Moon article is posted and ready for reading.  The square between Pluto and Uranus continues to impact our decisions. The New Moon opposition with Jupiter could lead to some poor choices, particularly if we resist making change despite encountering great opportunities.  

The square between Mercury, Venus and Mars is likely to create addition tension and turmoil that will take us some time to regroup and corral after the fact. Ironically, one of the better features of this New Moon chart can be found in the trine to Neptune that can help us find more meaning to our problems through our dreams.

Aries Full Moon - October 11-12, 2011

So.... did you all make it through the Cardinal T-squares of September? There will be many more of them to deal with over the next few years because of the long term square between Uranus and Pluto.  I have yet to talk with anyone who didn't experience some type of emotional, psychological or physical trauma during the T-squares. The good news is that this Full Moon, although still a bit tense, will give us some sense of balance and release.The Full Moon article is posted at LunarLiving. We need to get as much rest as possible in October since November will bring us a whole different set of challenges to navigate from the Fixed T-squares to the Solar Eclipse.  

For now, this Aries Full Moon has a really useful set of sextiles and trines that have the potential of assisting us in several ways.  The key will be in finding how to utilize the positives while the various difficult transits could keep us on edge and distracted.

Libra New Moon - September 27, 2011

Libra New Moon

Power and Manipulation are both integral pieces of the T-square with this New Moon. Collectively, we want everything to be fair, but the few who have the power are doing everything possible to force us to remember that change will not be delivered cheaply. Holding on to some personal possessions that we have, may not be so easy, either.

There is an intriguing trapezoid with Mars to the New Moon, Jupiter and Pluto. The Lunar Living article will explain more about the interactions and the disjointed impact this aspect pattern will create for us. The connection will push for personal security and societal change, simultaneously. The question remains as to which direction this transit will take us. Women are likely to interpret the energies one way while the men are likely to have a different perspective on the influences.

The fall equinox (spring for the southern hemisphere) occurred a few days ago, so the Libra energies are stronger now and we will be expected to find some balance. Just watch out about compromising too soon during this Cardinal T-square. Perhaps the best feature of this New Moon is the Venus conjunction with Saturn in Libra. Now, this could end up putting some money in the bank account if used correctly. And thankfully, no one was conked on the head with the tumbling space junk! Plus, comet Elenin may be losing some of it's umph after a recent pass by the Sun. If it doesn't totally fizzle over the next few weeks, we might get to see it in the night skies around October 16.

To our astrological benefit, there are no planets changing direction for the next month. That adds stability in that regard.