Illumination, the Full Moon

Tomorrow there is a Full Moon factor. I remembered I wanted to write about it last night as I peeked out my window to see which neighbor had left their porch light on. This happens to me once a month (obviously just once a month). I always notice a light shining in my window as bright as a light bulb and I realize it's just the big luminous full moon. Last night I felt like the (almost) full moon was shining its beam right through my blinds and onto the exact spot where I sleep in my bed. I wondered if that direct light and energy shining all night effects a person. So I did some homework and here is how it might be effecting your world.

This month's full moon occurs tomorrow March 27 at 5:28am EST in the sign of Libra. Full moons bring things to a culmination usually involving emotions. Libra rules balance, harmony, love, and relationships. Opposing this full moon is the Sun is in Aries, the sign of basic self needs and action. Libra and Aries are opposite signs directly across from one another on the zodiac wheel so this is especially interesting.

It means there is a tug of war or things finally come to a head, to light, etc. On one side of the rope you have the 'self' (Aries) and on the other 'partnership' (Libra). There may come to pass a conflict on expressing yourself in a relationship, choosing a relationship over yourself, or some other combination of sorts between what YOU want and need and what can make a partnership feel balanced. So don't be afraid to change, speak up for yourself, or listen to what someone you love needs and be open to letting your grip go in order to achieve balance and change.

And to give this whole opposition another big bang, Venus, Mars and Uranus are all also in the sign of Aries. Venus reps love, money, relationships (note this isn't JUST romantic relationships and love but the whole gambit). Uranus is unpredictability and self expression. Mars is that planet moving things forward through action. So what the hell does all this mean? Here's the best I understand.... it means that the Universe will take all those aspects of your life, mentioned above (love or money, a struggle between self and relationships, unpredictable events and action), shake 'em up and throw them back out on the table in a new formation. The pieces of your life will look a bit different after the fact, but it's a good thing. This is a moment in the sky when we are all getting bit of astrological transformation.

So there you have it. This is supposed to be a powerful full moon. Transformative, surprising, and a bit rough.

I'd love to hear your feedback on what's going on in your life.....anything crazy happen? Post a comment below or on Facebook.

Fire....FINALLY!

My last post in February was about all the heavenly bodies above our heads being in the sign of Pisces - the watery sign of the fish. It's a sign that takes the path longest traveled, winds about, moves and is swayed by the slightest force of wind and feels emotional, nebulous and indirect.

If you've been eager or impatient to make much needed changes in your life, this energy may have driven you insane. Even as a water sign myself (I'm a Cancer), this drove me nuts. I wanted to shake life by the shoulders and say MOVE!

But fear not! Tomorrow, March 12, Mars - the planet of passion, action and drive will enter the sign of Aries where it is VERY at home. The zodiac sign of Aries is ruled by Mars so these two get along quite nicely. The flowy energy we've all been dealing with will ignite with fire, decision, drive, and motion forward. HOORAY. Are you guys ready?

Mars stays in this sign until April 20, 2013, so expect this period to be about aggression, action, making choices, having choices made for you (by dear ole Universe), things heating up, and feeling impulsive.
One thing about Aries, that I've described in earlier posts, is that this sign can almost be like a newborn baby. All that is important are the needs of the here and now. So during this time, people may be impatient to make decision and take action where they don't give a lot of thought to consequence or the needs of those around them. But, at this point, who cares!!!!  We have had PLENTY of time to consider other people's feelings the last month or so while Pisces - an emotional planet  - ruled our actions.

So be prepared, good luck and keep me posted on what fires get lit and what fireworks explode in your world!

Give in and go with the Pisces flow.

Are you someone who can't operate efficiently in anything but absolutes and that can't stand nebulous-ness (I know, I know. Is that even a word?).

I am posting today because I have heard similar themes in the sentiments spoken among my friends in the past few weeks that sound like echoes of what I've said to myself.

For me, life - (ehhh, let's not blame it on life), I have been a bit unclear, hazy, and even a little uncommitted in direction. It seems that life sends me off in one direction then changes it's mind and pulls me back in the seemingly opposite direction. So how am I supposed to get anywhere zig zagging back in forth? For someone who likes their path to be more concrete, clear and firm - it's been insanely confusing.  But then I found some validation in the stars. Of course.

On February 1st, Mars (the planet of action, aggression and passion) entered the sign of Pisces. If you remember my post about the zodiac sign of Pisces - it's this floaty, dreamy, creative, emotional sign focused on the inner journey of the soul. It deals less in action and more in passivity. Pisces goes with the flow. Pisces operates on intuition and not a physical compass of logic. Pisces loves to dream.
So what does it mean when the planet Mars floating above all of our heads moves into a sign like Pisces? It means that Mars will take on the qualities of Pisces and our actions will be less action-ey and more thoughtful, feely, and seemingly 'go with the flow.' Not real fun when you are anxious to dive into making some real progress.

If we can give in to going with the flow and know that this is the energy that we need to work with, it might help us all from going crazy. Anne Ortelee in her column last week, described a sailboat.
http://anneortelee.com/?paged=2
She suggested that sometimes you have to use the wind instead of fighting to go against the wind. It may seem like you are going the wrong direction and away from shore for a while, but that is really just how you use the wind (or energy) to get to the right place. Maybe it doesn't make sense at the time, but all this curvy trail we are following is actually the better trail than the straight forward one. If you can see it from a distance, this picture above and the one below make sense. Who is gonna plow through that mountain instead of following the road that curves to and away from the mountain. Why not float on the lazy river that takes a little longer instead of struggling to hack through the forrest. And along the way, maybe we are gaining a deeper insight from the journey. And all the maneuvers we need to sail or drive or float will be valuable once we reach the destination.

Secondly, last Tuesday, Mercury (the planet of communication) entered Pisces as well. So apply the aforementioned descriptors to any and all communication going in your life until April 13 (which is when it shifts into Aries). People may be less committed, more ethereal, and definitely speaking from an emotional place.

http://astrology.about.com/od/mercury/p/MercuryPisces.htm

This is a whole heck of a lot of Pisces energy to deal with. So my plan - Give in and go with dang flow.

Your year in a minute

Happy New Year friends!

Humor me.....

I thought these little one minute video forecasts by Anne Ortelee were fun.
You can send the links to your friends, warning those Cancers and Geminis about their forecasted weight gain and your Aries friends about the crazy about to ensue, YIKES!
Just click the pink link below!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/nowthisnews/2013-horoscopes-all-the-signs-749g

You should know your Sun sign by now, so watch the appropriate video. AND if you know your rising sign, watch that one too (it's of equal importance.)

If you don't know your rising sign,  you can calculate it by the link below if you know your birth time and city. Your rising sign is the Ascendent sign, or the sign coming into the horizon at the exact time and place of your birth.

www.cafeastrology.com

Go to Birth Chart Interpretations

New Year, New Page

Happy New Year's Eve!

Symbolically the new year brings a new fresh white page.  We bring the tools, the crayons, the paints and pencils that we have collected from experience and efforts of the past and then . . .

We create what we WILL!

(Although every single day really brings that clean white page.)


The future isn't set in stone or decided for us; we make choices. (Thus my capitalization of the word WILL)
However, there is energy out there in the Universe guiding us, assisting us, sometimes challenging us in creating the future. Therefore it's often interesting to consult your horoscope. I'll call it fun. I mean some people make stock market type decisions by this stuff. I just use it to validate myself. At the end of the day, these daily, weekly, monthly and yearly horoscopes can give you a little insight into the energy of the present.

For the new year, I have compiled a list sites that I often peruse when I am wondering what the hell is going on up in the sky. Those moments when I ask myself: Why is today so friggin' hard, so peaceful, so boring, so crazy, so energetic, so amazing?  Sometimes the forecasts help validate those questions.

Here are my favorite sites for . . .

Yearly 2013 forecasts
CAFE ASTROLOGY
http://www.cafeastrology.com/2013yearlyhoroscope.html
This site has it all but is a good one for the year ahead.

Monthly forecasts
ASTROLOGY ZONE
www.astrologyzone.com

This site posts monthly horoscopes on the 1st of the month.

A Weekly look ahead plus Daily horoscopes
JONATHAN CAINER

www.jonathancainer.com

Check this site for a short monthly overview, as well as daily horoscopes and once a week - gives you a look at the week ahead for love and general life.

Daily horoscopes
TWITTASCOPE

www.twittascope.com

Your daily horoscope for today, yesterday and tomorrow. You can check it out per sign, OR see what the planets are doing for everyone in general. 

Weekly 'weather', A little more in depth
ANNE ORTELEE

www.anneortelee.com

Posts a weekly weather report on general happenings for everyone in the week ahead....a little more wordy and less 'fun.' But if you are interested to learn more about astrology, this is a great one to check out.

Pisces the Fish

You are last but not least Pisces! (Even though you are known to enjoy feeling sorry for yourself.) Cheer up! You are the final sign of the 12 signs of the zodiac representing death, uh ergh.... better yet, eternity. See! What a nice thing.

Dates: February 19 - March 20

Symbol: Fish
Planet: Neptune
Element: Water
Action: Mutable

And because Pisces comes last, it brings with it a few inherent qualities of all of the signs of the zodiac. Maybe this is why their understanding of people is immeasurable. They are a mutable sign, easily changeable and immensely open minded. With this, they are constantly seeking others to understand them as well.

They aren't know for their drive, aggressiveness or intensity. In fact, the glyph of Pisces symbolizes two fish swimming in opposite directions. These folks often feel pulled in two different directions and can come across as indecisive, dual natured or scattered.

The water in their sign represents emotion and these folks ride emotions like a wave. They are attuned almost psychically to the world,  feel others' sadness or hurt and can almost glamorize suffering to an extent. They are deeply sensitive. But with this sensitivity comes a long list of their talents and interests - healing, art, music, and anything that helps them express what they feel or ushers these fish along in their spiritual journey.

Ruled by Neptune which is the planet of illusion, Pisceans travel in and out of the world of fantasy. This might be their perception of people around them, their goals, or just everyday fantasies. They prefer to see the world in technicolor, even if the truth is just black and white. We can just call them creative thinkers.

The Pisces woman is the most desired woman of all the signs, she is known to go with the flow and have all the positive aspects of passivity.

The Pisces man might retreat into his imaginary world when things get troubled. The world is so much prettier with rose colored glasses.

What a week! Blame the eclipse last week...or prepare to blame the one next week.

This is the reason I started this blog. My good friends and former colleagues would all be chattering about what a tough week they'd had or what weird energy they were feeling and it'd signal in my head something I'd read in astrology. I'd let them know with my very limited understanding, that it was probably a full moon, or Mercury was in retrograde or like last week and next week - there's been / will be an eclipse. We'd all feel validated. 

I just noticed a trend of complaints on social media and from friends, so I thought I'd validate you guys again.....and then we can all just enjoy Thanksgiving. 

Last week on November 13 there was a solar eclipse. 
A solar eclipse is when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, blocking out the path between the Sun and the Earth.  The solar eclipse on November 13 lasted about 4 minutes. It took place when the Sun was in Scorpio (we are between the dates of October 23 and November 22 yes?) ....so this eclipse might affect those with Scorpio in their charts the most. 

What does this mean for us on earth? Eclipses are known, in the astrological world, to cause change or maybe stir up some tumultuous activity -  a shake up, something uncomfortable  - but all for the sake of change. Think about an eclipse making the ground shake over here, so you will move over there.  Eclipses usually bring about endings so something new can enter your life. Solar eclipses are always when it is a New Moon (the start of the lunar cycle), which is good for beginnings.

Next week, on November 28, will be another eclipse. Eclipses tend to run in pairs. This time it will be a lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun blocking out the Sun's light to the Moon (the moon sits in the Earth's shadow). This eclipse will be in Gemini (which will be the sign of the Moon that day) and when the Moon is full. The Moon represents our emotional side, so while the solar eclipse may effect your more outward actions or thoughts, the lunar eclipse could effect your emotions. But in the end, these eclipses are all about change, transformation and shaking things up. What fun!

If I were to get deeper, I'd talk about your individual charts, and where Gemini and Scorpio sit in your charts.....you could play a game of match, trying to see what area of life these eclipses might effect. But I think that's getting a little complicated, because it even confuses me. But don't you doubt I'm about to go look it up for myself. I'll keep you posted on what is changing in my life, although I have a few pretty good ideas. 

The last eclipses were May 20 and June 4 of this year. I don't know what you all were doing but I was in the process of preparing to resign from my job of 9.5 years to start my own business. I'd call that a shake up! 

Here's a site that gives eclipses a little more explanation, if you'd like to read up on it.
http://www.cafeastrology.com/lunationseclipses.html

If  you are an over achiever and want the detailed explanation, check out
www.anneortelee.com