Sep

22

Fall Equinox 2008

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I’m just going to be transparent and acknowledge right away that I love Libra energy. Why? Well, let me review….I’ve got Libra rising, Jupiter in Libra, Uranus in Libra, my progressed Sun in Libra, a boyfriend in Libra (really, he’s in Libra….), and yes, even a Libran dog……

So when the transiting sun moves into Libra, I feel soothed, supported and very at home. You can probably only imagine my delight that this Autumn Equinox, the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars are all in Libra as well, creating a sort of Libra cadre, and bringing out some of the best and worst of my own Libra qualities. For example, I’m feeling rather peaceful and balanced, but also can’t wait to lay around the pool this weekend and just do the leisure, Libra spa thing at the Fool’s Journey retreat.

I also wouldn’t say no to a little clothes shopping. Though the times are rare that I would say no to a little clothes shopping…..that’s the Libra addiction to beauty and shallowness rearing their head.

Anyway, moving away from clothes and on to the season….lucky me, there’s even a sort of holiday to celebrate this notable Libra event. We call it the Autumn Equinox, but those on the more witchy end of things probably also know it as Mabon. A holiday in honor of Libra only adds to my Venusian pleasure…..

And pleasure is just what I recommend today.

Don’t know about you, but here in Fairfax, CA it’s 82 degrees, a little breezy, a lot sunny and really just about perfect. Fall leaves turning, sunflowers blooming, and I’m sitting outside with my two sweeties, canine and human, feeling grateful, abundant and blessed.

The Autumn Equinox introduces the season of Libra, when we turn our attention towards the reflections in our lives. The sense of “otherness” or the mirrors to ourselves that show us who we are, both light and dark.

This is the harvest season, when what we have planted, tended, weeded and watered bears fruit. This Mabon, the harvest quality of the holiday is emphasized, falling as it does during the time of the waning moon. This strenghthens the focus on reflection and meditation of what we are grateful for in our lives.

The seeds of self that were planted at the Spring Equinox, when the Sun moved into Libra’s opposing sign of Aries, are now coming to fruition.

Look around you. What is in your life that you feel grateful for? What are you reaping? Celebrating and giving thanks for? Which projects need a little more time or care? Which can be let go of?

This is the time of the crossroads, when we stand at a perfect balance between light and dark, when the sun is equal in length to the night. This moment is a moment of beauty, of stillness, of life. Breathe it in, there will never be another like it.

Happy Equinox!

Sep

18

Planetary Weather September and October

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Greetings! After an August hiatus, I’m back and ready to navigate the stars scene once more. This is the month that everything starts to shift in the planetary landscape. Both Pluto and Jupiter have gone direct, Mercury is poised to go retrograde, and Saturn begins its slow and steady drift towards a growing opposition to Uranus.

What does this look like for humans here on earth?

Something like a start, stop, start again, motion. Pluto and Jupiter’s movement forward gets us moving again, after a summer where a lot may have seemed on hold. Mercury going retrograde next week has us slowing down once more, giving us a three week opportunity to refine and think deeply about exactly how we want to move forward and where we want to go.

When Mercury goes direct in Mid-October, the Saturn/Uranus opposition will just be getting started and we will begin to become familiar with the paradoxical nature of this upcoming planetary configuration.

Signs most effected:

Mutables Virgo, Pisces, Gemini, Sagittarius

Uranus/Saturn opposition- mutable planets between 16-21 degrees

Cardinals Cancer, Capricorn, Aries, Libra

Pluto transiting into Capricorn-cardinal planets between 0-3 degrees (you can read more about the transition from Pluto in Sagittarius and into Capricorn in my blog post: Pluto in Sagittarius

and in Seven Generations: Pluto in Capricorn

Jupiter going direct-cardinal planets between 12-20 degrees

Mercury going retrograde on September 24 and direct on October 15th (remember the shadow until October 30th)-cardinal signs between 7-25 degrees)

More soon on the Uranus/Saturn opposition and the election chart.

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