Taurus Full Moon

It never fails, what we behold during the new moon comes to fruition at the full moon. This past new moon I prayed for a new part-time job and presto, I have one!

The leaves are falling now as the colors of Autumn fill our senses with hearth fires, Halloween, and the approaching holidays. I have always enjoyed this time of year. It represents the beginning of our descent into the mystery of life, into the depth of our souls and our psyches, into Scorpio.

As the sun moves through the early degrees of Scorpio, we celebrate a full moon in Taurus, Sunday, November 2nd, just as we approach the initiation of a Cardinal Grand Cross with Saturn's ingress into Libra. The Scorpio sun is conjunct Ceres and Mercury in opposition to the moon and square to Mars in Leo at 7 degrees, shy of an exact square to Jupiter, Chiron and Neptune, all within later degrees of Aquarius.

These fixed signs.

The Sabian Symbol for the Moon and the Sun at 10 degrees Taurus: A woman watering flowers in her garden. Development of the powers of the mind on which ego-consciousness is based. In essence, it is our ego functions which drive our desires, yet our attachment to how our desires are fulfilled must be fertile enough to allow for flexibility.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bewitching Season

Welcome Autumn and Happy Birthday Libra/Scorpio!

My favorite time of year (or one of them anyway) when the feminine fills the air and the mystery of the bewitching season guides us on. Our collective energy hunkers down: to focus (Virgo) on harvesting our gifts; to balance (Libra) our relationships with self and other; and to cultivate and generate (Scorpio) magical life force--psychic, financial, and sexual, so we may greet the Solstice light in December ready for the sacred death phase (Capricorn) of our seasonal soul cycles.

October is especially mysterious. The days grow shorter and the nights longer, leaves fall, and we celebrate All Hallows Eve, when the veil between this world and others thins so we may commune most directly with our ancestors, familial and archetypal. It is important, now, more than ever to follow the mystery of the Feminine as we personally and collectively venture forth into deep universal change. New paradigms are coming forward and the old is falling away. The Feminine will lead the way, so the more in tune we are with her the better off we will be.

On October 30th, Saturn ingresses into Libra. Saturn is exalted in Libra, yet Saturn squares Pluto this time around. This means, that the deepest recesses our our souls are called forward to responsibly uncover ancient secrets and fears (karma) keeping us from living in balance, truth, beauty and grace (Libra). The Dark Eros disguise which authority (patriarchy) has been utilizing for the misuse of resources, power, and will, will rise to the surface and for good reason. We cannot move forward without dispelling and dismantling the toxins in our selves and our environments. Saturn is the Keeper of keys at the Gate. The Dweller at the Threshold, guarding our entry through the doorway of maturation and responsible earthy living. Pluto is the Keeper of the Underworld, of our souls. She is the guardian of physical and psychological death, rebirth, and reincarnation leading us to rise out of the ashes of whatever needs to die in our lives, so we may live transformed and empowered.

For the next two and half years Libra will be in the forefront of our collective and individual restructuring, so Libras, Cancers, Capricorns and Aries (planets and angles) hold on to your seats. We are all in for an amazing ride. The last time Saturn was in Libra she brought equality, justice, and progress to the world: admitting the first female students to Cambridge; voting the first US Supreme Court female Justice into office; and employing the first black male astronaut.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
--Albert Einstein

This time around, Saturn in Libra in square Pluto in Capricorn, something even more dynamic and profound will occur. What has been suppressed and "forbidden" will come to pass. The feminine will be restoring balance and she will not be forsaken, and neither will we when we follow her guidance.

The archetype of Justice will herald in a whole new dimension for us to step through. More will be revealed as Uranus (transmutation) moves into Aries (Mars-masculine archetype), in 2010, inviting the masculine to participate in ways most of us have not even contemplated that could occur within the masculine gender.

This Autumn work with the mysteries of your magical power to wield your way forward, to channel the Feminine Light, and facilitate our collective birth into a new world. Stir your personal cauldron and stir the pot of collective ingenuity too. We are on our way!

Blessed Be!

To learn more about the Divine Feminine contact Wendy

October Dramas

We are now in a rather tumultuous astral zone...to be more precise planet Mars in Cancer is about to Conjunct the South Node in Cancer at 26 degrees (Exact on Oct 9)...as this event closes, Mars in Cancer gains more and more power, often destructively so. With all the natural events in the South Pacific, Indonesia, and now the Philippines are partially related to that.

Beyond natural events, we may also experience violence (Mars), perhaps domestic dramas (Cancer). Then you have the bombing of the Moon that day (LCross mission)...those who do not know this, the Moon rules the sign of Cancer where this conjunction occurs.

Generally, emotions are bound to errupt; people are more reactive, moody, and insecure. A lot of relationship shakeups--in short, these earthquakes are not only happening inIndonesia, but within our psyche too.

Vat tou dou?

Are we doomed to instability, strife, and frustration? yes...well...no...perhaps!

I forgot the best part: planet Saturn is in its last degrees of Virgo and about to move into Libra (end of October) Nice...except it is greeted by a square to Pluto, which is already in the making.

To summerize Saturn/Pluto angular aspects...the last one happended in 2001 (a year to remember). This is one of the most challenging aspects there is... shaking structural systems and geological ones. Natural and political events will rock our world (what else is new?)

I will write more about Saturn in Libra, but the last words about Saturn leaving Virgo...where it has made us more aware of inefficiency, of health-care deficiency, of emplyoment ciency, Saturn is requiring maturation and development--failing that, it causes stagnation, and even depression. We have to step up!

Going back to our question: Vat tou dou?
First, become conscious of these energies and do not get carried away when you see negativity knocking at the door. Reflect and observe if the conflict is worth it, if you need to put more fuel to the fire...Shake-ups are not bad, but pick your fights.,..those really worth fighting!

And then respond to the need for change. If you realize your life is not what you want it to be, you will have the opportunity now, and also later (2010) to make the necessary changes. Political systems need to change and they will...but it is always a demanding process, a consuming one. Yet, while the path is steep, reaching the top is gratifying.

If emotions fly out, see what they have to tell you...any truth you have been trying to hide for too long? (Poor Letterman...what a fool...)

Importantly, contribute to raise positive vibes...meditate, pray, protect yourself, greet people lovingly, and plant trees! You are also invited to protect the Moon as it will be aggressed on Oct 9.
Keep peace in your prayers and keep those Israeli and Iranians away from each other...

AND last and not least, as these challenges are potentially causing stress, our immune system weakens, so here are remedies for a healthy body and spirit:
Cold showers, raw garlic, cayenne pepper, green magma, and some yoga! (Yeah!)
>>>no need to become a swine with a flu!

Rights and Credits to Maurice Fernandez, Evolutionary Astrologer