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Fireworks With A Full Moon Eclipse in Capricorn

7/3/2020

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This weekend on Saturday night (9:44pm PDT) or early Sunday (12:44am EDT), depending on where you reside,  a lunar eclipse in the sign of Capricorn takes place making this a supercharged full Moon.  Amplifying  the full Moon’s power, emotions might run high as unexpected things occur.  This eclipse is the end of a cycle that began two years ago in July of 2018.  It is a time to remember that nothing is quite as it seems and to look below the surface.  Eclipses often bring unexpected messages and events, seemingly occurring out of the blue. Lunar eclipses tend to be associated with endings, are more emotional, and ultimately focused on creating change from within.

Though they are infamous for “eclipsing something out” most of the time endings will not happen immediately, they are more a preview of what develops over the course of the next six months.  A lunar eclipse is a time to let go of what is no longer serving you.  And keep in mind that though they end something, they also mark the beginning of  something new as well.

Among many other things, the Moon symbolizes our sense of belonging, our sense of home.  A time of mystery and magic, a lunar eclipse often brings to a head issues which have been simmering beneath the surface of our individual consciousness for quite some time. Revealing what has been previously hidden from our view, it is a time to be gentle and nourishing with ourselves, to accept of parts of ourselves that we may have banished into an unknown region of our unconscious mind.  As with any planetary movement that directly impacts us the key is to move with the flow rather than resist the tide of change.  

Though the overall interaction between the planets is fairly friendly for this eclipse the bulk of the planets, including this eclipse’s ruler Saturn, are still moving in retrograde motion urging us all to slow down and take a deep breath. As much as we might be yearning to move full steam ahead, everything has a cycle and it things won’t really begin to move until both Saturn and Jupiter begins to move forward again in September, though there will be some relief on July 12 when Mercury goes direct.

Mercury and Jupiter are both strongly involved with this eclipse, with Mercury making a friendly aspect to Uranus suggesting the possibility of unexpected good news.  However, the Sun and Moon are in a tough angle to Mars cautioning us to get more information before we take action. The involvement of Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto add to  the sense that all is not what it seems. 

In the sign of Capricorn we are being asked to look at our boundaries, take responsibility and ownership.  The adult of the Zodiac, at its best Capricorn is about building something of value, something lasting.  Not in a rush to get to the next moment, Capricorn waits for a moment of knowing, of wisdom.  Capricorn likes a plan, it wants a strategy. The plan can change, but the foundation provides something solid to stand upon in a world that is ever shifting.   No matter where this eclipse hits you aka your chart personally it is a time to reassess these issues.  The power lies in consciously doing so, the universe will call your attention to them whether you are actively working with the energy of the eclipse or not.  

The Cancer/Capricorn axis, where this eclipse takes place, is connected with both parents and children and who we are at home vs who we are out in the world.  

The eclipse will be felt most deeply and directly  by those who have something in their chart from 12-14 degrees in any of the Cardinal signs: Cancer, Capricorn, Aries and Libra. 

Aries

This eclipse is directly impacting your professional life. You may have been focused on shifting either your career or your public image but have felt like it was one step forward and two steps back. The universe is asking you to try to bridge the gap between who you present yourself as and who you feel like you truly are inside that you may have been hiding from the world. Remember to slow down where you can and reorient yourself, even thought this may feel foreign.  It is justas important to listen at this time as to act

Taurus

For a while now you have been slowly working away, essentially rearranging the way you see the world.  You patience  should begin to really pay off one the next six months.  Here are the questions to explore: What beliefs do you have that are in the way of you moving forward?  Ask yourself if something seems impossible is why does that seem so fixed? Try to be open minded as you explore what new vistas might be fun.  Work to get a sense of the big picture because if you try to establish the pattern now it will shift down the road.  Open your eyes to the opportunities that you've been overlooking in your own neighborhood.

Gemini

Brace yourself for a period of deep transformation. Like a caterpillar who enters its cocoon, you're undergoing some serious growth with the North Node in Gemini for the next year and a half. With this eclipse taking place in the 8th house this is a profound time of letting go of what is no longer serving you or your life.  Where have you put off moving forward? What are you trying to make work that really has outlived its time? The 8th house reminds us that everything in our lives has a cycle. The 8th also also rules inheritance and other people’s money, including debts and taxes. Keep an eye on your spending, double check your taxes if you haven’t sent them in already.

Cancer

You may find a flood of emotional intensity coming your way and how you utilize it could largely shape the direction of a relationship. It is a time to be particularly understanding and realize that though feelings may be overstated at this time and emotions running hot, the message underneath is sincere and needs to be taken seriously. Don't assume anything before you see the full picture.  Embrace balance as the eclipse could shake the foundations of your closest relationships bringing new information to light.

Leo

Now is the time to get your head out of the clouds and deal with the nitty gritty details of everyday life.  The eclipse takes place in your 6th house which rules your health, job and the daily grind. Take care of yourself, eat healthily, go for a walk, take a deep breath. Take this time to plan and focus on the next small step in front of you.  Something may be calling to you but choose your new path well before you embark or it will be a flash in the pan.  Literally, listen to your gut and trust your instincts.  

Virgo
Make love, dance, anything you do for enjoyment will seem twice as good right now. Reclaim your creativity and break the inner child out of jail.  If you call on the muse for a creative project, she will definitely show up and you’ll find that your juices flow faster and easier than usual. Throw a spontaneous dance party.   Pay attention to your creative urges right now and you will find yourself richly rewarded love the next six months.   Allow the energy of the eclipse to inspire you to find new ways to beautify the world around you using your creative vision.

Libra
Roots, home and family will be affected.  Your work-life balance is coming to the forefront  and you might feel a great push and pull between who you are at home and who you are out in the world. More of you will be pushed to make sure the two are in closer alignment. Consider authenticity to be the word of the day.  Letting out your deeper expressions of feeling to another can make things especially intimate right now, but make sure you express yourself clearly and are not misunderstood. The perfect time to feel “at home” with someone, either literally or figuratively. Where you stand is sacred ground, now is the perfect time to reclaim it. 

Scorpio
Highlighting all of the neighborhoods in your life; from the one you literally reside in to your work “neighborhood” as well,  this full moon eclipse is likely to shake up the way you interact with your surroundings. Just remember that in order to get the  day to day details in order, sometimes you have to look at the big picture. What are your bigger goals and ideals?  Survey your surroundings and take in the terrain before taking your next steps. It’s definitely a time to look before you leap.  
Sagittarius
This eclipse falls in your second house of money, value and self worth making  this is the perfect time to shine a light on the recent darkness within that you may have  been  experiencing. Explore what is deeply meaningful to you, hell, grab a torch and run straight toward the darkness. Shine a light on the monsters under the bed  that have been running the show and they will vaporize.  For many, many years…essentially since 2008, you have been working on issues of self worth and finally it is time to give up the ghost.
Capricorn
With the eclipse happening in your sign, and as it’s the last eclipse that is happening in Capricorn for many years, everything you’ve been personally working on since July of 2018 is coming up for reexamination. You like being in charge, but this luminary has the potential to shake the ground underneath your feet. With everything that has been touring your home sign for the past few years  you might be wondering  when it will ever end.  Once the eclipse passes you’ll have a better idea of the lay of the land. Remember the strength of your sign lies in the wisdom of not rushing to judgement. Take a deep breath and have some compassion for yourself you have been undergoing a massive transformation.
Aquarius
Over the past few years you have been hard at work reexamining the depths of your psyche and the statement let go and let God has taken on new meaning.  All of the work you have been doing will pay off in 2021, use this time to rest and reassess.  You’re caught up both in your head and your heart right now so it might feel hard to think clearly about anything.   Allowing yourself to retreat a bit, no matter how strong the urge is to leap forward, will pay off in the months come as you are more fully able to assimilate everything you have been discovering. 
Pisces
Your 11th house of tribe is being highlighted.  As challenging as it might be during this time, reach out and connect or reconnect to close friends. The 11th house deals with our community, our aspirations and making our dreams real within the light of day.  Shake the dust off of your ideals and imaginings and  select one small doable goal that you could take a step towards after Mercury goes direct on the 12th. New opportunities might be coming up or something on the back burner suddenly makes a new appearance as you set the course for the  the next six months.  Remember the seeds of what you initiated in 2018 and give them some much needed watering. 



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Mercury The Magician and Guardian of Thresholds Goes Retrograde

6/17/2020

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Once again here we are in Mercury Retrograde period.  The planetary messenger stations and turns retrograde early today.  Often filled with inconveniences and misunderstandings from the banal and trite to the more aggravating, it is a time that even the most astrologically unaware have come to dread.  And believe me, I understand.  This particular one is dancing across a very sensitive part of my chart and every time I turn around something is breaking down or falling through the cracks.  
This Mercury Retrograde is in the sign of Cancer so the Cardinal signs – Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are going to be particularly affected.  But even if you are not one of those signs you have all of them somewhere within your chart. For example, I have Jupiter and Saturn in Capricorn in the 10th house and Mars in Cancer in the 3rd house.   In short the areas of career and parents (10th), siblings, my neighborhood (daily environment) and communication (3rd) are all affected.  And because any chart could easily be compared to a beautiful spider’s web, those areas are link to many other places within my chart.
Below I will list the areas affected for each sign but I wanted to share a little about Mercury first because I have to admit, as much as the swirl of daily details not going as expected can drive me a bit crazy, part of me always looks forward to Mercury Retrograde because I have learned understand his secrets and listen to his signs.  
Also, I need to note that we have an eclipse at 0 degrees Cancer this Sunday the 21st and as Mercury is in Cancer the same part of your chart is affected by the eclipse.  
Mercury is a mischievous archetype and in the modern lexicon greatly underestimated and misunderstood.  He is the God of communication and travel but there is so much more depth to him.
In Greek mythology he was known as the way finder, the God who was always sent in to move the story forward when the hero or heroine had become mired in their circumstances.  

When you are at an impasse and don’t know which way to turn Mercury is your guy. 
Need something negotiated?   Again, Mercury is who you would send in to get the job done.
He rules over the crossroads and thresholds.  He rules magic and healing.  “As Above so Below” literally was his song given to mortals in the Emerald Tablet.  So revered as holding secrets tot the universe countless “scientists” translated it including the illustrious Issac Newton.    In alchemy he was represented by the Unicorn and the alchemists were intent on fixing the elusive Mercury Spirit so that they could understand birds, creatures and the secrets of the universe itself.  He rules birds and the ancient Roman practice of  Augury - divination from interpreting the flight patterns of the birds.  
He created language and the alphabet.  Looking for an omen? Mercury is your guy. 
The Caduceus now associated with medicine was the magical golden staff that he always carried.  And he alone among the Gods was the Psychopomp able to travel between the worlds, including to the underworld without paying a price. 
Mercury, the Magician,  helps point the way forward and moves us in the right direction but we have to slow down and take the time to pay attention and listen to what he is trying to communicate.  How is he trying to get your attention?   If we listen maybe he won’t reset to something like a flat tire or in my case a dishwasher refusing to drain.  Water rules emotions, thus I have actively taken a breath and asked what have I been avoiding feeling?   

So while I don’t recommend signing a contract, closing on a house or booking a plane ticket here are the things I recommend looking at between now and July 12:  At his core Mercury is all about remaining curious and open, about enjoying the journey and noticing the vista along the way rather than getting caught up in the destination.   When he is retrograde Mercury reminds us to slow down, pull over and enjoy the view.  While our goals are important it is each small step that gets us there and life is full, oh o full, of much beauty along the way.
 
Explore what thresholds are beckoning you to enter or are you already standing at one in your life?    What new curious horizon is calling you forward? What urge might be hovering just below the level of conscious awareness?  This is a great time to do some inner work via meditation or journaling to listen deeply to the voice within.  

​Go for a walk and notice what appears in your path.  A dove? That’s a bird sacred to Venus the Goddess of love, beauty and the arts.  A dog or coyote (sacred to Mercury in his role as trickster)?  Dogs were sacred to Artemis who can be seen in part as symbolizing our connection with the wild within.  Maybe your life has felt a little too tame lately and Mercury is urging you to re-connect with your playful side. 
Activate the psychopomp and get rid of what is metaphorically dead in your life by clearing some clutter to make space for something new to arrive.   
It is a time to look back, reassess, re-organize and reflect.  You will be richly rewarded with inner revelation that sets the stage for the time to follow.  
Aries and Aries Rising:  Roots, home and family will be affected.  You might feel a great push and pull between who you are at home and who you are out in the world. More of you will be pushed to make sure the two are in closer alignment. Authenticity is the word of the day.  Letting out your deeper expressions of feeling to another can make things especially intimate right now, but make sure you express yourself clearly and are not misunderstood. The perfect time to feel “at home” with someone, either literally or figuratively. Where you stand is sacred ground, now is the perfect time to reclaim it. 
Taurus and Taurus Rising:  The area of your chart associated communication and social activity is highlighted.  It may seem as thought the phone is ringing off the hook, or that you are bursting to the brim with new ideas. Lots of opportunities might be coming your way.   And it may just be that you are bursting at the seems and eager to get out into the world again.  
Gemini and Gemini Rising:  This Retrograde is highlighting your 2nd house of money and values.   It may feel like unexpected expenses pop up or, on the bright side, it may also be that money that has been owed to you unexpected returns. Either way keep an eye on your bank account and more importantly ( money issues pass) use this time to explore what’s really meaning fun and matters to you that yo can move forward on after July 12th. 
Cancer and Cancer Rising:  This Mercury Retrograde ( and eclipse) heralds a time to prepare for a personal beginning.   This is the moment to prepare to launch what you’re going to do next from the small to the more significant rather than pulling back into your shell.  Ask yourself what new horizon to I want to take a step towards?  Gather your forces and move forward with Mercury at your side in mid-July.
Leo and Leo Rising: This retrograde is moving through your 12th house which rules our unconscious mind, and intuitive abilities.  Keeping a dream journal during this period could be particularly rewarding. Meditation also will be especially gratifying.   This is a gestation period, pay attention to signals from your unconscious mind.  Or it might be that  there is a lot going on behind the scenes and you have plans to launch.  It ’s not time to make your plans public yet, if you can, wait until after the new Moon in Leo on July 20th.  
Virgo and Virgo Rising:  Your 11th house of tribe is being highlighted.  It’s time to reach out and connect or reconnect to close friends.  Shake the dust off of your dreams  during this retrograde and select one small doable goal that you could take a step towards after Mercury goes direct. New opportunities might be coming up or something on the back burner suddenly makes a new appearance.  If you can try to put off doing anything concrete until after Mercury goes direct on July 12th.  If you can’t wait just double check all of the information and make sure that the details are clear to all involved parties.
Libra and Libra Rising:  There are new developments your professional life that  may have you quite wound, particularly around the eclipse on the 21st and the pressure to produce can be intense. Remember to slow down where you can and reorient yourself.  It is as important to listen at this time as to act. What people are saying to you and about you very much reflects your personal and professional status and you will want to make sure that you are being represented authentically.  
Scorpio and Scorpio Rising:  As much as you may be itching to get out in the world, it’s a great time for planning, cooking up new schemes, or rearranging the way you look at things. What beliefs do you have that are in the way of you moving forward?  What new vistas would it be fun to explore?  Work to get a sense of the big picture because if you try to establish the pattern now it will need to be reworked after Mercury goes direct on July 12. This is the planning period that will take flight  after things begin to move forward again.
Sagittarius and Sagittarius Rising:  With Mercury Retrograde in the 8th house this is a profound time of letting go of what is no longer serving you or your life.  Where have you put off moving forward? What are you trying to make work that really has outlived it’s time? The 8th house reminds us that everything in our lives has a cycle. The 8th also also rules inheritance and other people’s money, including debts and taxes. Keep an eye on your spending, double check your taxes if you haven’t sent them in already.
Capricorn and Capricorn Rising:  Mercury is retrograde in your 7th house of partnerships.  Old flames may come back into you life, or perhaps old business opportunities.  The 7th house is the house of contractual relationships. There are a particularly ripe couple of days around the eclipse on the 21st for finding a new partner or turning over a new leaf with an old partner. Just take your time with Mercury Retrograde, slow down and really listen.  You may find a flood of emotional intensity coming your way and how you utilize it could largely shape the direction of the relationship. It is a time to be particularly understanding and realize that though feelings may be overstated at this time and emotions run hot, the message underneath is sincere and needs to be taken seriously. Communication is key.  
Aquarius and Aquarius Rising:  Now is the time to get your head out of the clouds and deal with the nitty gritty details of everyday life. As an Aquarian myself, I know details aren’t necessarily your thing. You like the big picture but Mercury is retrograde in your 6th house which rules your health, job and the daily grind. Take care of yourself, eat healthily, go for a walk, take a deep breath. Take this time to plan and focus on the next small step in front of you.  Something may be calling to you but choose your new path well before you embark or it will be a flash in the pan.
Pisces and Pisces Rising:  Mercury is retrograde in your 5th house of play.  This is a time to let loose and have some fun.  Make love, dance, anything you do for enjoyment will seem twice as good right now. Reclaim your creativity and break the inner child out of jail.  If you call on the muse for a creative project, she will definitely show up and you’ll find that your juices flow faster and easier than usual. Throw a spontaneous dance party.  Put on some music and do some automatic writing asking Mercury to divine messages from your angels.  Pay attention to your creative urges right now and you will be richly rewarded.

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