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New Moon in Gemini, June 3

waning crescent moon

This New Moon features a nice stellium of Venus, Moon, Sun and Mercury from 12 to 19 degrees Gemini. In general, this is a quieter lunation than some we’ve had so far this year. Usually Gemini is more outgoing, but with Mercury in its retrograde phase, the overall tone is more contemplative than usual. Venus closely conjoining the Sun and Moon adds to the softer note, too.

That said, Gemini corresponds to the third house, and all third-house pursuits are going to be favored, from spending time with friends and siblings to hanging out at the local hotspots. Be [...]

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May 31st, 2008 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Real Astrologer Posts | Comments are closed

Second Full Moon in Scorpio – May 19/20

Full Moon in Scorpio

  The Full Moon on May 19 (May 20 in the Eastern Hemisphere) falls at 29° Scorpio, just before the Sun leaves Taurus and enters Gemini. This is called the “anaretic degree” or “critical degree” and marks the ending of a phase. It is an opportunity to review our understanding of the lessons of the sign involved.

Scorpio has been the focal point of this last cycle from Full Moon to Full Moon, and hopefully most of us have had realizations about what we need to let go of or release to the highest good.

The Sun is still conjunct Venus in [...]

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May 16th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Real Astrologer Posts | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

A Tale of Pluto & Mars – Cycles in Nature

(Caution! If reading about killing of animals bothers you, don’t read any further.)

As winter deepens here in the Northwest and the world outside slips more deeply into the cycle of hidden renewal, we have to deal with a man-created imbalance in Nature. We have a major problem with deer coming into our yard and garden and eating all the new growth from this past year off our trees and shrubs. This means we will have a much smaller crop next year because of the loss of the fruiting canes and branches. We have a wealthy neighbor who [...]

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December 13th, 2007 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 23 comments - (Comments are closed)

Cycles – Moon Nodes, Ceres & Juno

We held the memorial service for my mother yesterday which went off quite well. Today I’m exhausted but feeling some internal shifts have been resolved. A good thing . . . . When I looked at my chart to see what was going on, three different aspects jumped out.

First, the transiting Nodes have just completed squaring my natal Nodes – basically forming a Grand Cross on the Angles. It just makes sense that resolving issues surrounding my mother’s death, the deepening relationship with my father and my self-image undergoing yet another metamorphosis all come into play. There [...]

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June 3rd, 2007 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

Another Perspective on Ceres, now a Dwarf Planet: Natural Cycles

Ceres is traditionally associated with hard work, mothering of older children, nurturing, food – especially fruits and vegetables, farming/gardening and other Earthy matters. However, a recent article in The Mountain Astrologer by Carrie Megginson, Asteroid Goddesses and Birth Order, shows Ceres in a different light. She suggests Ceres is far more pragmatic and bent on selecting and refining the characteristics of the external world to meet her needs and moods. The Moon is the place to look for endless warmth and nurturing. I found her idea of relating Ceres to the ever-returning cycles of the farming year very sound: [...]

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May 25th, 2007 | Tags: | Category: Uncategorized | 44 comments - (Comments are closed)
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