July 7 2009 Full Moon

Full Moon in Capricorn is trine Saturn exact at 5:46 am PDT and conjunct Lilith Moon exact at 12:51 pm PDT today. Along with the usual cast of characters (see prior posts) there may be a bit of the "total perspective vortex" experience in the air today. We may wonder about and/or question our place in the scheme of things. We may also attempt to power our way past any not so fun feelings associated with that, to find ultimately that retail therapy is still an experiecne devoid of value. We may more likely find ourselves in the context of human connection to and with life.

The Birthcard today is the 8 of Diamonds, a crown card with a Jupiter core, with a Queen of Spades inside and a 7 of Clubs outside. 8Ds include Salvador Dali, Jimmy Carter, Neil Armstrong, Marc Chagall, Vladimir Horowitz, Paris Hilton, Arne Lein, Edgar Allan Poe, Dolly Parton, Fabio Lanzoni, Al Green, Sly Stone, Julie Andrews, Ringo Starr, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Heinlein, James Brown, Gustav Mahler, Cole Porter, Walter Matthau, Martha Quinn, Jim Jeffords, and Andrew Jackson, and rumor has it Peter the Great.

July 6 2009

Moon in Capricorn starts the day opposite Mercury exact at 6:35 am PDT, and opposite Vesta exact at 10:03 am PDT, then off to an Eclipse Full Moon in the middle of the night, or early next morning depending on one's time zone. A pdf map is here. There may be a vibe in the air along the axis of greed/generosity; possible issues of feelings and intellect at odds, particularly over/at home. There may be some kick, restlessness, or motivation to action about home/family/childhood stuff, as Venus has pulled away from the conjunct with Mars of last Month, and Mars is still square the Chiron/Neptune/Jupiter trio. Again, the Month of July may be a time (for better or worse) of deconstructing, uncovering depth in relationships or partnerships as Juno will be square Pluto. See prior posts.

Remember, don't believe everything you read including this. What works for you, what has value? What is value to you?

The Birthcard today is the 9 of Diamonds, a Uranus implementation of a Mars core, with a Queen of Diamonds inside and a 5 of Diamonds outside. 9Ds include Barack Obama, Albert Einstein, John Paul Jones, Merv Griffin, Nancy Davis Reagan, Fred Astaire, Ray Dolby, Cleveland Amory, Tom Clancy, Janet Leigh, Frank Lloyd Wright, Cary Grant, Oliver Hardy, Muhammad Ali, Sylvester Stallone, Dubya, Francis Crick, and both Bono and Sonny Bono.

July 5 2009

Moon finishes up in Sagittarius square Uranus and sweeping sextile the Chiron/Neptune/Jupiter trio, going Moon Void of Course from 12:17 pm PDT till 7:07 pm PDT. Then she enters Capricorn square Juno and will be conjunct Pluto exact at 10:28 pm PDT. Possibility of surprises in the morning, but not without support to endure them, or better yet, encourage a positive direction in response to them. Afternoon is chill time with Moon VOC. Evening sees likelihood of deep self-reflective emotions, "we need to talk" episodes in relations. There may be a vibe of "lucky" in the air, but not without emotional challenges; be aware that the flip side of fortune is greed/gluttony. Sun is sextile Saturn for the next few days, good for keeping one's feet on the ground. Juno has pulled away from conjunct Uranus and is now square Pluto; will be in the orb for the next month or so. Relations may be deep and intense, with challenges to explore, deconstruct, grow. A shift from last month's Venus/Mars conjunct, really a good thing, deepening the connections.

The Birthcard of today is the 10 of Diamonds, a double Jupiter, with a Queen of Clubs inside and a Queen of Spades outside. P. T. Barnum, Martha Stewart, Gloria Estefan, Phil McGraw, Zooey Deschanel, Andy Kaufman, Jessica Tandy, Paul Gaugin, Tony Bennett, Candice Bergen, Tom Jones, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Percival Lowell, Douglas Hofstadter, and Sammy Kaye are all examples of the 10 of Diamonds incarnate.

July 4 2009

Moon in Sagittarius will be square Saturn exact at 4:43 pm PDT, meaning there is a possibility of crying over spilled beer at the BBQ today, with Mercury opposite Pluto adding inner fireworks to the mix. May be a bit of a day of paradoxii; somewhat melancholy, self reflective tugs from within, and playful, nudges towards fun in an outgoing kind of way. One can do both, just not exactly at the same time. Usually best to do the catharsis first, then play when feeling lighter.

The Birthcard of the day is the Jack of Diamonds, a Uranus implementation of a Neptune core, with a 3 of Spades inside and a Jack of Clubs outside. Rube Goldberg, Mojo Nixon, Samuel Hahnemann, Ann Landers, Abigail Van Buren, Kirk Kerkorian, Edmund Wilson, Jack Kerouac, Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Omar Sharif, Harry Truman, Don Rickles, Aram Khachaturian, Keith Jarrett, Max Von Sydow, Joseph Pulitzer, Louis Armstrong, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter O'Toole, Pushkin, and Krishnamurti share this Birthcard.

July 3 2009

Moon starts off Void of Course, then enters Sagittarius trine Juno at 7:11 am PDT, and is sextile/trine the north/south node axis for the first part of the day. Mercury is moving into the orb of opposite Pluto, and will be for the next part of a week; as good a time as any to uncover "stuff" lurking in the subconscious, but do be aware of hidden persuasions, just say no to anything that calls you. As Juno pulls away from conjunct Uranus, she is sextile/trine the north/south node axis for the next month or so. With a little preening, any ruffled feathers in the relational realm have a chance to settle down. All other things equal, which they rarely are, there may be a bit of emotional turmoil in the aethers today, the kind that retail therapy really does not address. Values beyond material are of importance, and there may be a challenge to understand that emotioal security is not provided by shiny things, even if it is fun trying.

The Birthcard today is the Queen of Diamonds, a Saturn implementation of a Mercury core, with a 3 of Diamonds inside and a 9 of Diamonds outside. Captain Beefheart, Gene Krupa, Kim Novak, W. C. Fields, Dave Barry, Lloyd Bridges, Hugh Hefner, Jerry Zucker, Paul Anka, Aristotle Onassis, Eva Peron, Martin Luther King, Igor Stravinsky share this Birthcard, along with Adam Smith, Edward Teller, Antonin Scalia, Tom Cruise, and Rupert Murdoch.

July 2 2009

Moon in Scorpio makes a mini grand trine in the morning, then goes for a T-square and trine in the evening. Moon is sextile Saturn exact at 5:12 am PDT, sextile Lilith Moon exact at 11:37 am PDT; then throught the evening and into the wee hours of the next morning opposite Mars, sweeping square the Chiron/Neptune/Jupiter trion, trine Uranus, opposite Venus, and trine Juno. Likely a morning of what's it all about, and what is my place in the scheme of things if one is inclined to such ponderings, otherwise just a mellow morning. Later in the day the whole mish-mash of themes (see prior posts) boy/girl (and permutations), family, idealism, changes, childhood, dreams, altruism, innovation; and articulation of all of the above is/are likely to be lit up. Values, material and spiritual may demand attention; love is not the question, it is the answer in case we momentarily forget.

The Birthcard today is the King of Diamonds, a Mars expression of a Venus core with a 3 of Clubs inside and a 7 of Spades outside. KDs include Charles Darwin, Albert Schweitzer, Faye Dunaway, Rudolph Valentino, Sharon Stone, Abraham Lincoln, Orson Welles, Christina Ricci, Franz Kafka, Ray Manzarek, Seymour Hersh, Harriet Tubman, and Vicente Fox.

July 1 2009

Moon in Scorpio was sextile Pluto midnight or so last night, how were your dreams? Moon will be trine Vesta exact at 7:01 am PDT and trine Sun exact at 4:48 pm PDT. Might be a harmonious time except that as Vennus is slowly separating from Mars, they are both in the orb of square the long lasting Chiron/Neptune/Jupiter trio. Likely to be "old stuff", emotions that are clearly felt, but not clearly understood at first, nor the origins of such understood at first. Not just boy/girl stuff (and permutations) but relational, as we learn through mirroring, we also are wounded through broken attachments. This is a good time to explore, as Mercury is trine the same trio easing articulation and communication; yet with Mercury also square the Uranus/Juno pair there is some "kick" or juice to move and explore. Uranus joins Jupiter, Neptune, Chiron, and Pluto in going retrograde from our perspective. A change of the change may be more of the same: change.

The Birthcard today is the Ace of Spades, the Card of the Magi, a Mercury expression of a Neptune core, with a 7 of Hearts inside and 2 of Clubs outside. Stan Grof, Dan Aykroyd, Karl Marx, Eva Gabor, Sydney Pollack, Bobby Fischer, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Burt Reynolds, Chuck Barris, Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, Ravi Shankar, Yuri Gagarin, Ho Chi Minh, David Brower, Allen Ginsburg, Lloyd Bentsen, Princess Diana, Gottfried Leibnitz, Daniel Ellsberg, Thomas Edison, and Jennifer Aniston are a cast of characters who share this Birthcard, and at least one of them knows it.