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| Rough Water on the River Catherine Al-Meten |
The Sun in Leo is in its glory in the area of your life that is ruled by Leo. For example, if Leo is your rising sign, expect this archetype to manifest in the way you present yourself and the way you are viewed by others. If Leo is connected to the area of your life that has to do with your career, you might expect a little more drama, heightened activity, or the desire or need to be noticed more than usual. Depending upon the area of your life and the house in your chart where Leo is, this area of your life now receives heightened energy, attention, creativity, passion, and drama.
Within the next week Mercury in its retrograde motion, will conjunct the Sun, and may bring with it the messages you have been waiting to hear or visitors you hoped would show up. Something you set into motion may now appear in surprising and rather unexpected ways. Again, while it may not seem like the best time to start new projects or to make agreements, it may still be the time when whatever we started in the past comes to fruition or finally falls in the place.
Venus continues her journey in Gemini (April 3 to August 31) where she seems to cause us to be attracted or involved with a variety of different interests. This tends to be a time both seasonally and astrologically when there are more social activities than we have time for.
On Thursday, July 27 Venus and Uranus form a quintile at about 6:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time. This may reveal surprising forms of pleasure or ways of discovering resources and financial support. On Tuesday, July 31, Venus and Saturn form of trine at 12:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time, in the signs of Gemini and Libra. This fortunate trine between the planet of love and feminine identity and Saturn, the Great Teacher, certainly helps us learn more about our ability to love and be loved.
Also on that day, the Moon in Capricorn helps us learn about love in very practical and down-to-earth ways. When we look at this energy in terms of balancing our feminine identity, we might also consider some simple practical ways to become more comfortable with that identity and with that aspect of ourselves. For example, we might remember to take time to nurture and our body–mind–spirit connection and our emotional well-being. For those perfectionists among us, I am reminded of a quote I read. “Love is like yoga. Sometimes you have to fall in your face to learn and grow to the next level.” For those of us were waiting for just the right moment, for everything to fall into place perfectly, or for that moment in time when everything is finished and ready to move in the direction of honoring our desire and need for pleasure, love, and connected relationships, we do not want to be left alone with our ideal and no real connection. Embrace that which is before you, and step out with more willingness to discover what is overhead for you on the path.
Mars entered Libra on July 3 until August 23 putting us in the position of using our energy in more balanced ways. For Mars–ruled people unfamiliar with the full spectrum of Libra, you might find yourself in some ways frustrated by your inability to make decisions because you can see all sides of the story or options. The shadow side of this is passive aggressive behavior. The redeeming side is learning to take a breath, weighing the variety of options, and learning to be patient with the unfolding of life and its processes. If we are wise, we learn to curb our enthusiasm in order to find a balance between making decisions and steamrolling over someone to get our way.
Jupiter in Gemini from June 11 June of 2013 continues to expand opportunities, experiences, understanding, and knowledge. Depending upon where Jupiter transits your chart and life, you should make the most of the good fortune and benevolent energy of this transit. Jupiter is in an air sign so much of the archetypal good fortune comes through our mental processes, our dreams, and our willingness to open our minds to new and innovative ways of understanding and approaching life. Through our humor, our curiosity, the warmth of our friendships, and a lighter more uplifting experience of life, we have the most to gain. this is truly the time when asked my mother used to say, “You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.” This goes for how we treat ourselves as well.
In my meditation class I suggest to all the participants that they practice Ahimsa. All spiritual and religious traditions suggest that our spiritual practices need to include healthy self reflection. Ahimsa is a word and practice that comes from both Hindu and Buddhist traditions. It can however, be used by any of us regardless of our spiritual identity. Ahimsa is the practice of active nonviolence. I suggest listening to how you talk to yourself and others, how you treat yourself and others, and how you might be harming yourself and others with both your spoken and mental language and beliefs. The archetype of Jupiter is that of acting out of our purest, most open, and kindest energy and identity. If we think of our thoughts and beliefs as energy that like water, spreads to fill in space where ever it is directed, we might be kinder, more loving, and less harmful to ourselves and to others.
This Uranus transit is a long one, and requires that we not only listen to the inner voices and observe our behavior and attitudes in action, but that we address any areas that are still arising from our woundedness, our lack of maturity, or the shadow aspects of ourselves that we still have not acknowledged or discovered.
Uranus’ entry into Aries on March 11, 2011 began a period of time wind in some every of our lives that will surely have an impact on all the rest, we have been feeling the need to make changes, to rid ourselves of attitudes and circumstances, to become more independent, and in many ways, totally transform our lives and personalities accordingly.
As we looked at the major societal changes that have taken place over the last couple of years, if not longer, it is evident that this archetypal energy is alive and active throughout the world. We want to remember the impulsive, rash, and self-serving side of an unhealed Aries manifestation. Change for the sake of change for change for personal gain, greed, or control, will not result in true change for the better. Whatever changes we feel compelled to make must come from a truly reflective and healed center. Positive growth and transformation is possible when we respond to either the changes we want to make the changes that have been thrust upon us, with thoughtful, reflective, discerning and loving regard. Whatever changes we want or need are already unfolding. Our role is to heal, grow from what we have learned, and nurture the seeds of goodness that will help feed and nurture not only ourselves but all others as well.
The week begins with the moon’s sextile design combining our desire to live beautifully (Libra) with our desire to live joyfully (Leo). Tuesday’s early morning lunar square to Pluto and opposition to Uranus activate, release, an actualize our plans and thoughts. Later in the day the Moon continues to form aspects 1st with Jupiter, then with Mercury and then comes into conjunction with Mars just after noon. It should be at active and busy day both mentally and physically. Live in awareness, act with positive intention, and do no harm to yourself or others. By paying attention to how our thoughts translate into actions and attitudes, we do what we can to control the type of energy we release in the world. We may feel overwhelmed to stop wars or to prevent senseless violence, but we can maintain vigilance over what we do and how we do it and how it affects others. That is within our control.
Wednesday, July 25 Mercury trines Uranus in the signs of Leo and Aries. all of this fiery energy awakens our intelligence and stimulates our desire to create. The moon conjunct Saturn at 8:22 AM and makes us feel like getting things done and/or simply being more present where we are with what were doing. on Thursday the 1st quarter moon square happens at 1:57 AM. The moon in Scorpio may trigger some pretty fantastic and deep dreaming. The square may trigger our dreams to reveal messages that we might have been avoiding so prior to going to bed it would not hurt to pray for direction in ways that you can understand more clearly.
One of the key messages astrologically, is remembering that seeking a balance is not about denying reality, but it is about facing possibilities, potentials, and our own inner strengths and weaknesses. Whatever you can do to ground yourself in the truth of who you are will help you make the positive changes, meet the challenges, develop the skills, recognize the gifts and talents, and hold yourself open to divine guidance in whatever choices you make.1st this
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