Steamy Stars
by Aura Wright.
www.AstrologyChick.com
July 15-21 2010
HOTTEST DATE NIGHT – the 15th – take your sweetheart out and have a nice dinner. After that this week just plain get’s weird and unless you like things kinky, keep your personal time, private.
Aries
Things are getting stirred up for you as you feel the heat of cross-dressing Uranus moving into your neighborhood. If you secretly like it, I won’t tell anyone. But don’t blame me if your normal routines come tumbling down when secret sauciness gets noticed.
Taurus
Your long-distance fantasy might become more real to you this week. As they say, be careful what you wish for – a flirtation from afar is nice and safe and non-threatening but will you be ready when they call your bluff? After that, are you prepared to face a reality that isn’t as glossy and airbrushed as the brochure?
Gemini
Some people like to be bossed around in bed – that’s why your local Dominatrix has a job. Perhaps you are trying to take over her territory? You’re sure doing a good job of the bossing around part – just add 6 inch lace-up thigh high stiletto boots and you’re all set for a new career.
Cancer
You might want to spend the weekend hiding from your stalker. May I suggest you head for Nepal, New Delhi or somewhere equally unappealing to the sexually obsessive types. Unless of course, it is YOU who enjoys a sexual obsession now and then, in this case, I suggest you go straight to Hollywood – they’re waiting for you.
Leo
Don’t get blindsided by someone’s uncharted sexuality. A flirtation is all well and good, just be careful not to take it so seriously when you have no idea where they are coming from. Don’t assume that someone else has the same sexual ideas that you do.
Virgo
If your lover becomes too expensive, then it’s time to come up with some new strategy to either make your cash go farther, or get a less expensive social life. I hear there’s a pretty hot social scene at Wal-Mart in isle 5 on a Friday night. Just watch out for the ‘made in Taiwan’ label.
Libra
You know those tunes that the DJ was spinning at the local hot spot? Well they were actually warning bells. Take this week to have one last dance in the rain, before you step to one side and avoid a scene. Maybe you’ll meet someone cute as you watch the drama unfold.
Scorpio
Longing and passion are often closely tied together. Fortunately for you, you are capable of subverting both until they reach the point when you just can’t contain them any more. There is something percolating beneath the surface that you may not yet be aware of, but when it rises to the surface – watch out! Sizzle and pop!
Sagittarius
Sure, fine, ok, great, no problem! These are a few of your favorite phrases. This makes you very popular with the ‘use em then lose them’ crowd, which isn’t good for your morale. I suggest you get a little more discerning about who you share your (sexual) favors with. Appreciation should be a prerequisite.
Capricorn
Be prepared for all your ideas about someone to be overthrown. That light flirtation is likely to blow you out of the water and put a ring on your finger overnight. On the other hand, the iron-clad romance you thought you could take to the bank ends before you can say, “Do you know where I put my underwear?”
Aquarius
Someone’s got their panties in a bunch, and not in a flirtatious way. This battle has gone way past the point of being sexy. Now what are you going to do? Well, like I always say, ‘If you can’t charm ‘em, disarmarm ‘em with lipstick and lingerie. Time to break out the heavy artillery.
Pisces
There’s no use fighting over who makes the best lingerie – Fredericks of Hollywood or Victoria’s Secret. Like the butchers shop, they are all venues for displaying padded meat. It doesn’t really matter which one you choose, all of it floats in a hot tub.
Steamy Stars
by Aura Wright.
www.AstrologyChick.com
July 8-14 2010 The Solar Eclipse on the 11th makes for a week of disappearances. It’s human nature to want what we can’t have – so when a romantic interest makes themselves scarce, it often leads to nostalgia or obsession. Now is the time to either let go for good or reunite with passion.
HOTTEST DATE NIGHT – The 11th, but be prepared for things to NOT go as expected. If you prefer more stability with your romance, then opt to wait until after the 12th to stir the romantic fires.
Aries
Is it better to have loved and lost or is it better to hold out for something that isn’t second rate? Try to remember that true love isn’t so smooth that it bores you. And passion isn’t so hot that it burns you. There’s a middle ground my dear, halfway between a yawn-a-thon and a blistering scorch-fest.
Taurus
We’ve all got baggage, but it doesn’t always serve us. If you can resolve the past then you have the hope of being able to move on (and past) whatever has held you back. It’s time to let go, or else you’re in danger of becoming that person that drowns after the plane crash because they were trying to rescue their Luis Vuitton luggage.
Gemini
Hmm, the object of your obsession is not an easy nut to crack. Is it the thrill of the chase you are after, or something real? If it is real, it will stick, otherwise it will melt like an ice-cube in the sun, leaving behind nothing but a mirage in the desert – also known as Las Vegas.
Cancer
YOU are on someone’s mind. Someone you left in the dust. I guess you need to decide if they’ve been punished enough yet, or if you need to break out your whips and chains and call them ’slave’ in your most demanding dominatrix/dominator tone of voice. This game will go on as long as you let it.
Leo
Loss, longing, nostalgia. These are all emotions you flatly refuse to acknowledge. This is why you are feeling sapped of energy and exhausted. If you just ‘fess up and admit that you are still carrying a torch for that special someone, your energy will return and you’ll know exactly what you need to do. Knowing what you want at least gives you the jump on the competition.
Virgo
If you’re feeling like the last girl at the dance without a partner, don’t. Before you give up on love and romance once and for all, put a better spin on it. Maybe all you need is a night out with your pals dressed like an 80’s hair band and singing bad Karaoke.
Libra
You can’t possibly be content to be an appendage in someone else’s life can you? It’s time to break loose and listen to your own drummer – no matter how spastic he may be. You get to breakdance to your own personal truth. You’ll start a trend.
Scorpio
The difference between a spiritual revelation and religion is the chemicals involved. Your brain is a pharmacy, and anything that is compulsive or hypnotic leads to dependency. Your soul is calling for freedom – break free and fly like the phoenix. Then build a bonfire and dance around it in the moonlight as you burn the chains to the past.
Sagittarius
You can’t control this one, you’ll have to just let go. Release. Emptiness. Void. Rebirth and finally Renewal. Like a clean chalkboard, the writing of the next chapter is up to you. The good news is that if you really did clean that chalkboard, then anything and everything (and everyone) is possible.
Capricorn
Someone is playing ‘hide the cheese’ and it’s not you. This leaves you feeling confused and unclear where you stand in a relationship. Here’s a hint: if you can’t get a clear understanding before you hand over your heart, then hand over the cheese instead.
Aquarius
You can no longer take your ‘routines’ for granted, someone is creating a disruption and there’s not a lot you can do about – besides giving them a swift kick to the shins. Since social custom removes that option, maybe you should try courting their competition?
Pisces
If you focus too intensely on a lover, child or creative project you are bound to drive them away. There’s certainly something to be said for unavailability. It sounds like a game, until the moment when the chaser and the chasee get all caught up in each others charms – then it all seems worth it.
Steamy Stars
by Aura Wright.
www.AstrologyChick.com
July 1-7 2010 If you’re looking for some 4th of July fireworks, this week – you’ll get em. A love bandit is on the loose, so keep your eye on those you are committed to. Unless, of course, YOU are looking to commit some late-night love crimes. In that case, whip out your box of sparklers and a pair of hot-pants. It’s all star spangled bras and panties after that.
HOTTEST DATE NIGHT – The 4th is filled with enough whiz-bang to carry you through the rest of the week, or several for that matter. Keep a fire-hydrant handy.
Aries
You are torn between impulse and neatness this week. It’s no fun to tear that hottie’s shirt off when all you can do is worry about how to mend the mess afterwards. My suggestion is to rent a hotel room, buy a costume and leave the clean-up to maid-service.
Taurus
Someone wants to shower you with compliments, kisses and rose-petals this week. Are you willing to accept it? The question in your mind, is the age old, ‘Yeah, but will you respect me in the morning?’ The answer of course is – only if they respected you in the first
place.
Gemini
You may go against your better judgement and blurt out some heated words of passion when everyone (including you) least expects it. That’s what you get for keeping them down for too long. When you repress that bubbling vat of passion – it just explodes to the surface with greater force.
Cancer
Your uneasiness about a new passion or relationship can be put to rest by focusing on the mundane details of life. Clean the house, garden, organize the sock drawer, whatever it takes to keep your mind off the anxiety of emotion. Once you ease your own nerves, you’ll be surprised at how fast the other half of your obsession comes a callin’.
Leo
Dressing up and yelling like Tarzan will certainly get you noticed. I’m not sure it will get you laid, but it will definitely get you noticed. Attention for it’s own sake can be a good time, but sooner or later, someone will come along who’s opinion you value, and then you’ll re-evaluate your strategy.
Virgo
You have a definite case of ‘antsy pants’ this week. This is not to be confused with ‘pansy pants’. One causes you to hurl yourself towards a challenge and the other causes you to run and hide inside the nearest ice-cream parlor. Only those who take risks get the big payoff.
Libra
If you make it a habit to let others fight a battle for you, pretty soon you will find that you no longer have the ability to do it yourself. The same is true for love, if you’re farming out your sentiments (to Hallmark or Harlequin) pretty soon you’ll find your own skills getting weak. Speak from the heart, it’s the only thing that matters.
Scorpio
Like a swashbuckling cavalier you can win the heart of any maiden with your deft moves and ballooning pantaloons. Well, keep a handle on the ballooning part, lest you turn your seduction into a comedy, at your expense. Well, maybe that’s not such a bad idea, humor is the lost erogenous zone.
Sagittarius
When pressures mount, you need a good, um, release. This is one week where you have that feeling, again, and again, and again… I hope your partner has a lot of stamina, ’cause they will have a hard time keeping up. You must be in training for the sextathalon.
Capricorn
Even if it gives you a sexual thrill, please avoid being your own proctologist. There is only so much focus on the southern region of your life experience that anyone else can handle. Analysis and obsession are best saved for the freudian couch. In the meantime use your own couch for more savory pleasures.
Aquarius
To do battle over an intangible ideal may give you great pleasure, but most other people get a headache from it. And that’s not sexy. You will improve your seduction skills by about 100,000% when you let go of the ideological rants and instead talk about moonlight and constellations.
Pisces
If you are pining over a love that’s lost, try to keep a good perspective. You’ve gotta have both the practical AND the romantic side of love for it to last. Too much focus on just the flowery speeches and rose-petals are nice, but don’t count for much if you’re sleeping on the sidewalk.
Steamy Stars
by Aura Wright.
www.AstrologyChick.com
June 24-30- 2010 This week the Eclipse reveals some hidden or secret matter – perhaps a crush you’ve been keeping to yourself? There is a sudden need to push forward with something and navigate the pitfalls of leadership. In your relationships, this is best arranged by giving each ‘leader’ their own terrain and making them King/Queen of the realm.
HOTTEST DATE NIGHT – Wait until the 27th to make your romantic dreams into reality or reveal your feelings for someone special. Once the Eclipse is over, sharing feelings is much gentler and smoother.
Aries
You know what you want, but getting it will take some navigation of choppy waters. Sailers avoid too much wind – and you should too right now. Too many words will only get in the way, it’s the actions you take now that prove what is truly in your heart.
Taurus
Are you valuing yourself enough? Even if your loved one, is overlooking you, it is ULTRA important for you to lead the way by example and showing what you are made of. The more we minimize ourselves to get what we think we need, the less likely we are to get it. Sometimes we need to take matters – sexual or otherwise – into our own hands!
Gemini
It’s time to examine loyalties, yours and everyone else’s. Weak loyalties create danger, strong ones – power. The most powerful relationship you have is the one where you share a loyalty to a shared principle or way of doing things, together you can achieve physical and spiritual bliss.
Cancer
Leading through inspiration brings people close to you and binds them to you like glue. This helps you to create that, ‘to the grave and beyond’ level of commitment that you crave. Give other people what they need and their stamina will go on and on – it won’t need to be coerced.
Leo
It takes courage to see something through to it’s conclusion. By doing so, you recharge your hearts batteries, expand your circle of family and embrace the passion and achievement of life. There’s no better way to ignite the bedroom fires either – uncomfortable leads to sexy.
Virgo
The idea of something is far different that it’s reality. We’ve all wanted that shiny, sparkly object/person of desire, only to find that it wasn’t all that once the package was unwrapped. The trick is to find what you need wrapped in desirable packaging, then you will enjoy the treat as much as the unwrapping.
Libra
You have the choice between real love vs. the image of love. No matter how glitzy and glamorous the neon signs are that advertise the muddy puddle, it will never be the well. You will constantly crave, and never be satisfied until you find the well. Once you do, love AND passion will bloom.
Scorpio
A passion could ignite suddenly and unexpectedly in a group or other social setting. Be aware that there are challenges or unfinished business lurking beneath the surface. The key is to keep the passion, kill the problems and shoot from the hip – which should be no problem for you.
Sagittarius
Unsteady new growth is taking place right now, so you feel a bit wobbly – in love, in life. go easy, take it slowly and get your strength and confidence up before you attempt any bedroom gymnastics! Over time you will get where you want to go, but take it easy.
Capricorn
Details, details, details. It’s where genius lives, but it’s also where love sizzles or fizzles. Take the time to concentrate and you will be able to handle all the little stuff – which frees your mind up to enjoy the big stuff – like a romantic evening of candlelight and soft music.
Aquarius
Hearding cats isn’t so hot for your sex – life. It’s frustrating and time-consuming to chase down those little guys and then they refuse to stay in formation once you do. Maybe it’s time to think through a new strategy and approach things in a way that frees your time (and your mind) enough to focus on your lover instead.
Pisces
Letting go of an old life is painful and difficult – even if it’s a good change. What you need now is to release negative emotions, and get yourself clear, centered and calm on the deepest levels. It is this same depth that will lead you straight to the deepest level of satisfaction in the coming months.
Steamy Stars
by Aura Wright.
www.AstrologyChick.com
June 17-23 2010
Eclipse timing has set in and we are under the spell of Moon for the upcoming Lunar Eclipse on the 26th. The deepest passions are ignited – both good and bad. Intense emotion and dramatic change is highlighted and relationships are full of turmoil. This is one of the most intense Eclipses in history – so be prepared to have your foundations shaken.
HOTTEST DATE NIGHT – Unless you are looking for a relationship that will rock your world into little tiny pieces, this is not a good week for starting romance, fixing romance or re-uniting with loved ones. The best we can do this week is to hold on to what we have and appreciate it. Take the time to remember and give love to all the people who are in your world.
Aries
Things may never be the same again. There is a forced ending taking place now, as a situation passes the point of being tolerable. Passion has reached it’s peak as some situation or relationship has come to the end of the line. Do whatever it takes to preserve your calm.
Taurus
You are in the popular majority, but something is going on that is too emotional to make sense of, or talk out realistically. Your best move is to take refuge, head for shelter. Sometimes passion is ignited and love preserved by remaining calm and centered whatever it takes – even if that means making yourself more unavailable and therefore more desirable.
Gemini
Chasing after someone to get your problems heard won’t do you any good. They are focused on something else – or someone else. There are more pressing concerns right now, in the meantime, use your popularity and group contacts to smooth things over and give a massage to your loved one.
Cancer
To say that you are charged up is an understatement. Relationship potential has you starry-eyed, while tensions in another area threaten to overwhelm you. You wanted heat, but this is ridiculous! Take a break, and sweat it out in a solitary way by mowing the lawn or sitting in a sauna.
Leo
Playing both sides against each other, or a love triangle has gotten out of hand. Something or someone will need to leave the situation this week. Oh, yeah, we like the heat to a point, but once we get our eyebrows singed off, it’s a different story altogether.
Virgo
Does it work to have a relationship by committee? There are so many points-of-view going on here that it’s hard to see who is actually inside this relationship. If you can navigate all these perspectives you may find a solution that works, be prepared for some mental gymnastics – but if you are good at them they could lead to the sexy kind.
Libra
An event last week, or early this week triggers you to go ask for help from your community, which should ease and calm your mind and soul. But solution is something else altogether, and it takes all the effort you can muster to get back to your famous calm and balance. Remember that balance is sexy!
Scorpio
Something that ended has caused you to make major changes. Maybe you are switching from blondes to redheads? Joining forces with a pal will add all the support you need to your new venture, just prepare yourself for outside challenges. In this situation the best medicine is clarity and honesty.
Sagittarius
You can feel the pressures mounting, the real questions are all about sharing and how to make that work and feel fair. It’s one thing to share a sandwich, but quite another to share your bed and other valuables! Clarity and asking for what you want directly works wonders.
Capricorn
Can you take the heat? This kitchen is boiling and it’s getting to the breaking point. There is only so much that anyone can handle. Sometimes it is best to let go. This is the best way to handle a person or situation that can’t be managed any other way. You’ll get what you want/need from the situation at a later time – anticipation makes it that much better.
Aquarius
There is a contradiction between your attraction to a bright sparkly personality versus your desire for an understandable sense of order. By definition, this person is disruptive. You’ll have to decide this week how to have your unpredictable sparkling starlight and the sameness of light switches at the same time.
Pisces
If you can’t quite figure out what’s going on, remember that you are not alone. Just be careful not to fall into blind leading the blind kind of situation. Be calm until the picture gets clearer, and don’t have any expectations. This way things will move smoothly and bring joyful passion to all involved – not crisis and expectation.
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Steamy Stars
by Aura Wright
www.AstrologyChick.com
May 13-19 2010
The week stars with a sensual New Moon in Taurus (13th) – a great time for body delights and indulgences. Break out the massage oil and give your lover an all-night rub down. A new phase of satisfaction and creature comforts ignites your passions. Just be careful not to overdo the triple chocolate volcano cake – too many carbs make the waistline bulge and kill the libido. Not sexy!
HOTTEST DATE NIGHT – The 15th – but avoid the exotic stranger with the fire in their eyes unless you want that one-night stand to move in and take over your life! Stick to the tried and true.
Aries
Be careful not to blow your, uh, wad, too early this week when the New Moon creates tensions. The perfect seduction requires holding back, teasing and tempting your mate with the promise of ultimate pleasure – soon. Exercising your restraint (not to mention washboard ab) muscles will lead to heavy breathing – and heavy petting – when and where it counts.
Taurus
Holy hot tamale batman, you are one sexy seductor this week and your prey does’t stand a chance. You get your annual New Moon this week which allows you to start a new relationship and even a whole new life this week. Ask for what you want, in fact you could dress up in your sexy sergeant outfit and boss your partner around which will leave them begging – and panting – for more!
Gemini
Talk dirty! Your lover will love it, especially on the 15th. Just be careful to be aware of the fine line between sexy fantasy and that which can offend. If you keep things light, playful and sexy then you will bag the prize this week. But nobody is turned on by neediness, desperation or things that are just plain gross – for best results, edit all of that out of the picture!
Cancer
This week, you will be able to put your Moon in any house that you want to. You should be able to enjoy one with a LARGE parcel this week. How does it feel to be so welcome and wanted by everyone? Enjoy and make the most of this month-long playtime cycle of popularity.
Leo
Many long-standing things are coming to an end now, so make the most of your freedom and take a pleasure trip. If you are alone, it won’t be for long, you’ll find your hot fantasy date. The hot new love cycle you are dreaming of is further off in the future, so don’t go looking for your happily ever after right now.
Virgo
Mercury speeds up this week – and so does your social calendar. Those who had cold feet before are now chasing after you, and those who were chasing seem to have disappeared. The change of pace allows you to get clear about who and what REALLY gets your pulse racing and make the steamy choice.
Libra
Not getting everything you want can leave you frustrated at your partner. But remember, you ARE getting what you need. Try turning exasperation into a seduction instead. Try strip-teasing your way to the satisfaction of both of your physical – and practical – desires.
Scorpio
A little dealmaking never got in the way of your pleasure, and is often at the heart of it. The barter system is one you enjoy. This week your partner is leading the way with independence and a hard to get attitude. You’ve never wanted them more!
Sagittarius
Don’t get your heart set on anything or anyone doing what you want how you want and you will avoid disappointment. In the meantime, indulge your physical side with a hot rock massage. Let go of tensions and slip into something more comfortable, like hot bubble bath with an even hotter bath buddy.
Capricorn
The only stretching you should be doing this week is into new yoga-inspired sexual positions. Your talents will leave your partner gasping for breath. As an added bonus, everyone you know will be so envious of your new physique AND they will all melt into pools of jell-o as you walk by.
Aquarius
Take it easy and don’t try to grab every piece of candy in the store all at once. Even you have limits! Get organized and focus on the one you REALLY want. Then it will be all the better for both of you once you achieve your desire. You have a good dose anticipation on your table leading you to greater hights and deeper satisfaction.
Pisces
Your verbal skills are required! Poetic gestures, love notes and skillful silver-tongued speeches bring you all the bedroom action you can handle. All of this sweet-talking leads to anticipation of your other, not verbal tongue talents!
** I have officially re-formatted my newsletter, here’s why:
1)A Better Direction: Sun Sign Horoscopes will only lead you in the wrong direction and in good conscience I cannot add to all the confusion that the word is already over-filled with.
2)Principles of truth CAN and will be useful to anyone on a regular basis. My new format reflects the 7 TIMELESS PRINCIPLES OF TRUTH and how you can use them to benefit your life.And yes, each weekly message is based on what the Stars are doing.
3)Spiritual questions to address – there is a difference between Babylonian Astrology (Sun Sign Astrology) and sacred timing. This is also the difference between Man’s ideas and God’s truths. My work is designed to reflect God’s divine timing and nothing
else.
4)Practical and Useful – In order for me to use what wisdom God has given me effectively, I MUST make it useful and actionable for YOU the reader. Otherwise I feel as though I have let you down. I am sure that you will find this format is far better for you in the long run!
5) Attention! Science has studied the mind and come up with this: the human mind can only pay attention to somewhere between 5-7 chunks of information at a given time. How can anyone get the whole picture that 12 Sun Signs are supposed to represent?Zoinks! It’s not possible!
I hope you like it, we took a long time to come up with something that will really work for you.
Here is the new format:
7 PRINCIPLES
NO SUN SIGNS ANYWHERE
EACH PRINCIPLE APPLIES TO EVERYONE
ONE thing may speak to you more than others in a given week – that’s OK.
PLEASE READ ALL 7 MESSAGES. They ALL apply. If something doesn’t make sense to you, then come back and read it again next week – it is probably that area of your life that you are not paying attention to!! This means that it is also the area that always sabotages you!
If one of these principles consistently gives you trouble – consider this evidence of how to make your life better! All you have to do is pay attention to it now!!
The 7 Principles:
Your Conscious Work/Self:
Right now consciousness is mostly divided between feeling overwhelmed and cynical vs. feelings of hope and optimism. It becomes extra challenging to stay optimistic, but this is the exact attitude that brings the most happiness. Do not fall into temptation by becoming negative, fearful or short-tempered. When things seem dark or troubling around you, try to remember that there IS a perfect order to things, but only God knows what that is. Instead of feeling negative, release it and focus on being joyful and filled with gratitude for what IS good NOW.
Your Thinking Mind:
Old stale ideas and fears are finally ready to be cleared away once and for all. You now have the clarity and focus necessary to see your inner demons in the light of day and know them for what they truly are – weak, pathetic attempts to keep you down. Laugh at them, and realize that your work now lies in slaying those dragons to the ground.
Unconscious Programming (your future):
A bump in the road. A distraction. Physical obstacles to overcome. There may be something that you haven’t been paying attention to that now demands your attention. Look how enormous the weeds can get if you forgot to weed the garden all winter. Time to clear the obstacles.
Action & Sex: Be willing to buckle down and do the stuff you don’t want to do and all the struggle will pass you by. You will end by gaining a feeling of accomplishment and a sense of solid foundation. Once this is done, you will be able to celebrate and enjoy.
Values, Money and Desires:
Get rich quick – usually means the opposite. Most of us are starting to catch on to this trickery and resist. The problem is the love of money for it’s own sake (the root of all evil). Money is useful, but can be used to manipulate (IE: the criminal Mortgage scam). Avoid those who sell greed and stick with your inner values and higher purpose – this brings success.
There is a huge desire for new beginnings in air. Please balance this with a healthy dose of patience and perseverance; people are short tempered and demanding. Good news, romantic fantasies are in high gear.
Community:
A high level of concentration, combined with the ability to network successfully will bring results this week. Pay close attention to messages, details and little, itty-bitty pieces of data. It is the tiny details that can make or break your standing in the community right now.
The Rules:
Whew! The worst of this wave of bad news has passed, for now at least. (Despite what the NEWS keeps saying). Now we find ourselves simply arranging the fallout. Believe it or not, there will be opportunities to take action and make progress before the week is out – just as long as you can make
a clear decision in such a confusing situation
To Your Joy and Prosperity
~ Aura
P.S. You can put these principles to work FOR you automatically through the subconscious mind:
For those who don’t know or remember, back in 2005 & 6 I was writing in my PUBLISHED columns about Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac and saying that they were stressed to the breaking point and if they collapsed they would take out the whole US economy with them. I also said that the Government would bail out Fanny and Freddy over the individual consumer. This is exactly the crisis that Congress is trying to solve today with the 700 B bailout. They already saved Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac, but now there’s no money to save the consumer.
Financial Crisis on Wall Street, in the Mortgage industry and in the Stock Market has everybody talking. This happened while Mercury has been either Retrograde or inside his shadow – he entered his shadow on Sept 3 at 8′ Libra, went Retrograde on Sept 24th at 22′ Libra, turns Direct on Oct 15 at 8′ Libra and finally leaves his shadow on Oct 30 at 22′ Libra. What this means is that we will hear a lot more drama on these subjects until the end of October.
Why has retrograde Mercury stirred up so much trouble? It has more to do with the aspects he’s triggering than the fact that he’s retrograde. But no doubt amateur astro-buffs of all stripes will blame him. The real reason this has been so staggering to the US economy stems from the 3 fold aspects that square the US Sun & Venus.
Also, last summer the crisis began with all the mortgage companies that collapsed during the Venus Retrograde. Like I always say, Retrograde just shows us what needs to be fixed. Fix it and we’re fine. Ignore it and we’ve got problems.
In October the other major retrograde we need to be aware of is the Chiron Retrograde since last May 25 at 21′ Aquarius. He goes direct on Oct 25th at 16′ Aquarius. This one is another story altogether. Over the summer Chiron has been responsible for a trend towards finding a spiritual tribe to belong to.
Re-union and reconnection has been highlighted – weather consciously or not. What happens when Chiron goes direct at the end of October is that we feel and find the need to team up with and join our tribe. It becomes more and more clear to us all that we belong with people who ‘get it’ about us and we don’t want to waste our time with those who don’t. In fact doing so will be hard on our health and well-being. So heed his call and join up with the team that you really belong to.
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Aries: Long-term issues come up for review and clearing this month – especially around your family or those who are part of your team. Responsibility, action, and everybody carrying their own load all needs to be evaluated. Here’s a thought: a physical problem cannot be resolved on the mental plane. In other words, you can’t THINK your way out of a broken water pipe! The opposite is also true. Make sure that you are in balance on all levels, because if one is being ignored, I guarantee it will give you problems.
Taurus: Business, power, hard work and responsibility are the main course for you this month. If you are willing to embrace the challenge with 100% commitment then you should actually enjoy being pushed to explore the best of what’s inside of you. After all, that’s the only way to know that it’s there. You are being asked to step up and be the very best and most powerful you that you can imagine, so get clear on what that is and go for it!
Gemini: There’s nothing new going on all month. You will be going over and re-doing everything that’s been haywire, up in the air and full of drama since Mercury first entered his shadow on Sept 3rd. This is actually one of those super-productive cycles for you, but you’ve got to look at it this way in order to make the most of it. It’s also a good idea not to reach for the future quite yet, you’re not into a new cycle until November.
Cancer: The Full Moon Oct 14 is at 22′ Aries. The New Moon is Oct 28 at 6′ Scorpio. For exact timezones go here: http://tinyurl.com/3udlca It’s all about Mars and action for you this month. First the Aries Full Moon asks you to let go of a military approach to problems because taking charge, or being demanding just won’t work. Then the New Moon in Scorpio asks you to delve into a greater level of intimacy, sharing, bonding and psychological union with others. This may include sharing what you own and merging in a physical way as well.
Leo: You feel like a genius when you hit on the long term solution to a current problem this month, and it IS a brilliant solution. Just don’t go overboard with hype or lofty words. The tendency to expect to much, promise too much or build castles in the air won’t help you to serve your real cause. Please pay attention to cutting things down to a real life-sized proportion. This will allow you to actually accomplish what you set out for, AND to be sure that everyone feels good about it.
Virgo: The evaluation, re-evaluation and re-organization of everything in your physical tangible world is well underway. What do you own? What can you do with your possessions? Where do you want to ‘put’ them? These are the kinds of questions you are working to solve all month long. Ultimately you’re taking stock, cataloging and budgeting/investing your assets where they will best suit you. If you are paying close enough attention this will lay the foundation for a strong future.
Libra: Some kind of tough reality around values, money or possessions is inescapable this month. There are cloudy days in every human’s life, but it’s what you do with and about it that determines what you’re made of. IF you rise to this karmic challenge and meet the tough lesson with grace and dignity then it won’t have to be a giant nightmare. In fact, even a break-up or divorce can be done amicably and kindly, all it takes is heart and maturity.
Scorpio: Mars is at home all month in Scorpio, which helps to make you feel most like yourself. Or at the very least filled with energy and momentum. Of course, when Mars crosses your Sun sometime in the next 6 wks (depending on birthdate) you’ll be all filled with Piss ‘n Vinegar and ready to jump to a fight at the drop of a hat. Careful with that itchy trigger finger there cowboy/girl. Athletics, wrestling and sex are all good outlets for this aggression. But please understand, this isn’t the key to harmony, it’s the key to energy release.
Sagittarius: You’re wrestling with a mixed bag of opportunity buried in a big pile of mud. In other words, things can get done, but you’ll be getting your hands dirty. Try to keep your eye on reality and stay focused on the small steps of progress and accomplishment. it’s too easy to only appreciate the grand sweeping gestures and to overlook those small wins and accomplishments. But it’s the little victories that ultimately add up to the big ones.
Capricorn: You feel like the job is on your shoulders to step in and clean up some kind of mess, play Daddy or Mommie and make everybody sit up and behave themselves. You may have the opportunity to do just that. In order to fully embrace your power though, you’ve got to recognize certain realities about who you are in the world. This means that you’ll have to embrace your role as ‘tough cop’ and step into it when appropriate, or risk having it run over you like a runaway squad car.
Aquarius: Your two rulers Saturn and Aquarius oppose each other all month long. The result is tension. This tension pulls you back and forth between the big picture and the tiny details, as well as between status quo rules vs. revolution. The key lies in finding a way to use BOTH at the same time. I know it sounds impossible, but it’s really the only way.
Pisces: On a global level you are really setting up your long-range system and plan. You’ll get the help you need as well because Mars – god of action and military might is on your side. So, go ahead and launch a campaign, plan a strategy and execute a plan of action. These are keys to your good fortune all month long. In business this is often called the art of Sequencing, and at it’s core it is an act of military strategy (without the guns).
The loose ends that began before summer begin to get wrapped up this month as the luminaries all change moods at the same time. It’s like we’ve all been on a long summer vacation, oh wait, we HAVE been on a long summer vacation – and the stars have been supportive of this time out of time. But we all have to get back to normal sooner or later, and much of it happens this month.
Mercury Retrograde alert! Mercury enters his shadow on the 3rd, he won’t go retro until the 24th but the whole cycle is in Libra and lasts well into October. Relationships, partnerships and contracts are all under heavy scrutiny and review during this cycle. Between the 3rd and the 24th we are getting advance notice of the ‘issues’ that he rest of the cycle will unearth.
On the 8th Jupiter turns Direct at 13′ Capricorn and then on the 9th Pluto turns Direct at 28′ Sagittarius. So if there is a prize or goal you’ve been putting off all summer – get ready because you will suddenly feel the need to plow full boar forward towards it once these two power players change directions. Because Jupiter is aligned with Saturn all month, much of this progress will be a direct result of current pain, problems and limitations. There’s nothing like a challenge to motivate people towards a new plan.
Aries: There’s a whole tangled mess of knots and string that you need to unwind, untie, wrap and organize this month and it’s called partnerships. Nothing is clear or straightforward. But you’re mission, should you choose to have a clear path forward through the underbrush, is to untangle the mess and make something organzed out of it. Nobody can do it for you, and it’s purely up to you how much effort you put in and what the rewards are that you get out of it. Weigh it all carefully, you need to address this with your eyes open.
Taurus: It’s time to create a set of semi-permanent, solid but malleable, carved-in-stone plans that are open to interpretation. In other words: don’t hesitate to make your plans and move forward with them, but be ready to change them and cling to your dreams and aspirations with everything you’ve got. This is one cycle where you WILL be able to attract the team, the partners and the help you need. The only downside with having a team is that then you’ve got to learn how to negotiate with them.
Gemini: You are standing on the precipice of having everything you want. The key of course is to learn to recognize it when the ‘total package’ walks into the room. You see, you could get stuck feeling like you are pulled between many different directions. You could also think that these options collide with each other. Let me make this perfectly clear, those many directions are within YOU – the package is all there. All you have to do is open it.
Cancer: Sept 15 is a New Moon in Pisces then Sept 29 is the Full Moon in Libra. A mixed bag of things emerges for you this month. On one hand great good luck and good fortune is opening up for you in your partnerships, but this blessing may come on the heels of something you need to give up or let go of. Releasing an old useless attitude or philosophy is extremely important if you hope to take full advantage of the new and good that’s coming your way – so don’t hang on to the past TOO tightly.
Leo: You are focused on the group and what the group needs and wants. Your feelings of loyalty to the ‘team’ are commendable but don’t be surprised if this same team you are defending suddenly acts unpredictably making you wonder why you even bothered. The Universe is trying to give you more freedom, so don’t cling too, too tightly to routines, tradition and the status quo. The current stars will break these, so learn to roll with the punches.
Virgo: SheEesh! What a month you have in store, I can hear my Jewish ancesters hitting their foreheads and saying oy-vey! Time to focus on what you can organize and dig into the hard work in front of you with both hands. This WILL BE your road to freedom when all the crazy, crazy chaos hits your arena of financial partnerships and alliances. Please, whatever you do, don’t be tempted to think that any final word you get this month is actually the FINAL word. Oh no, there is much negotiating and changing of minds for you to live through still.
Libra: Well, you are the center of the storm this month. The true secret to being a wizard in the world is to remain as the eye of the storm and allow the swirling, twirling mess to spin around you while YOU remain calm and centered. The more focused you can remain on what you want and how you want it, the better you will be. Do not be distracted by the man behind the curtain – that man who calls himself the wizard of Oz. The real wiz is you, don’t forget it!
Scorpio: A subsconscious conflict is coming to the surface this month and it effects your entire equalibrium. Your sector of secret and/or bedroom pleasures is being lit up like a 4th of July fireworks display. Wowza! That’s a whole lotta good time goin’ on for you. Is it something secret and dirty? If so, don’t expect yourself to be able to get away with it scott free. If nobody else punishes you, you’ll be sure to punish yourself, so be very careful where you tread this month.
Sagittarius: Pluto spends his last gasp on your doorstep between now and the end of ‘08. This ends a 15 YEAR cycle for you. Has it been good? Not? Now is the time to review it all, look it over carefully and bless it as you release and move onto something brand new. The good news is that now I’ve given you advance warning and you get to spend the next few months clearing out the rubble and releasing all the power-plays and intensity that this Pluto cycle has represented. Get ready for something new, it’s coming.
Capricorn: Jupiter moves forward in Capricorn on the 8th. You finally get the green light from the Universe to go ahead with your plans and goals. The screwy Mercury/Mars/Venus cycle in Libra will create drama though. So expect your career/marriage status to be up in the air and unsettled for the next few months. Oh, to heck with it, why not just focus on your career and leave this relationship stuff to sort itself out for the next few months? I think that might be a much easier way to deal with it. Focus on your goal, let the drama take care of itself.
Aquarius: Teams and groups are in sharp focus for you all month long. You’re sure to attract at least a few charming and delightful teammembers this month, which will bring a big smile to your face. Getting people all riled up and motivated by a dream, goal or aspiration is the key ingredient and leads you to be surrounded by exciting and stimulating new people. Just what the doctor ordered – a shot of excitement to help you get things done.
Pisces: Cockeyed optimism, delicate balance and unsteady alliances rule the month for you. Yes, you know it’s time to team up with people, yes you know there may be strange dealings ahead, yes you know you might not be able to fully count on what they are saying now. But you’ve got to make progress, so you’re willing to set sail with it – no matter how weird and unproven this ships track record might be. Well, try to minimize your risks, and then remember, no risk, no reward. Expect setbacks and changes and be prepared for anything and you’ll be on a good path.
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Solar Eclipse August 1 at 9′ Leo – Lunar Eclipse August 16 at 24′ Aquarius, the theme: DO AWAY WITH EGO. AND THEN DON’T TRUST THE SOCIAL LANDSCAPE – THINGS ARE NOT AS THEY SEEM.
The Solar Eclipse is HERE
It is exact August 1st, but it’s range of power & influence started two weeks ago (around July 15) and lasts for another two weeks (about August 15). THEN we have the Lunar Eclipse on the 16h (who’s influence starts today and lasts until about the end of August).
This is what I mean by Eclipse season – and we are right in the middle of it.
Is it effecting you? The only real way to get a good look at it is to have a private reading.
Traditionally the Solar Eclipse (like the one we are having AUGUST 1 is a sign of loss of honor, position, title or other outward state of the status quo. This Solar Eclipse is in Leo – at the extremely testy 8/9th degree. It aspects the 8th degree of Aries and Libra – both of which have been implicated in assassinations – both successful and unsuccessful ones. This, I believe is why so many Astrologers (and even Hilary Clinton) are throwing the word assassination around in connection with Obama. If anyone wants to pull a stunt like that, then the entire month of August would be prime time for it to happen.
And yes, it could happen. The most dangerous dates for assassination attempst on Obama are August 6/7, August 14-17 and August 28-30, so mark those words. But if August stays clear, there are other dangerous dates in September that I will post in next month’s Horoscope.
Then there’s the Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius on the 16th at 24′ Aquarius (the sign that rules politics). LUNAR ECLIPSE themes relate more to secrets and hidden information coming to the surface, so get ready to release your skeletons from the closet once and for all. The good news about this is that we can finally unburden ourselves from something, but be prepared because Eclipse Events usually come as a surprise.
Taken together, the Leo-Aquarius Eclipse theme highlights drama around ego, identity, social scenes, politics the masses and strong leadership figures. The topsy-turvey Eclipse roller coaster will upset the status quo, bringing some people down and tossing other’s a well-deserved (but unexpected) bone.
Aries: You are tangled up in a heap of unpredictability all month long. Add to this a healthy dose of fantasy and you’ve got a good recipe for a sudden and unplanned fling with a friend which will do nothing but create waves of drama through your whole social circle. Unless, of course you have learned the lessons of discretion. But it is the rare Aries indeed who understands this fine art. So don’t start something you can’t handle.
Taurus: The Eclipse’s are shaking you at your core and suggest huge and sweeping changes in your life. Sometimes it is good to completely clean house (or move house, or re-invent yourself). Now is the time for you to make a major overhaul. It might be hard for you to let go of the old stuff, but try to remember that the Universe always wants you to grow and always offers you MORE of who and what you truly are. New beats old in spades this month.
Gemini: Rules vs. fantasy. Friendship vs. family and all of it challenges your inner knowing to grow and expand beyond the easy ‘pat’ answers that have satisfied your relentless curiosity up until now. Your greatest asset is that intrepid mind that needs to know more, because that will send you on a journey to the depths of soul where you can finally marry all these splintered parts of yourself into one whole (and satisfied) being of true power. It’s the splintering that weakens you. You answers are inside, the outside authorities will only continue to weaken and splinter you further.
Cancer: It is your day. Every time there is a Solar Eclipse, you get to step onto the throne and take the power away from the King – what will you do with it? And will you be prepared when the Lunar Eclipse sends you an equal challenge? A challenge of obsession? This time you might think you have the answers, you might even get filled with self-justified rightiousness, but think again. Rightousness is the playground of the Ego – and this Eclipse season demands us all to throw ego to the wind.
Leo: Ahhh, you own this Eclipse season, or should I say it owns you? Either way, you must learn to detach, detach, detach. This is especially true for anything from which you have been getting a piece of your identity, recognition or status. (More true for those born between July 29-Aug 4th). For those born between the 12th-19th on the other hand, expect to deal with secrets being revealed and handled carefully. These are the kinds of challenges that really bring out the best and worst in people, so now is really the time to get busy focusing on letting go of control and doing your inner work – it’s the only thing that will help.
Virgo: So much to do, so little time, and so little help, this is your battle cry all month. It’s enough to make you want to protest, strike, send in your pink slip and take a long vacation where they wait on you hand and foot. I’m not against this as part of a plan, I just notice that when you get back, the old problems will still be there. In other words, deal with these unpleasant situations AND take a vacation afterwards. Then you’ll feel as though you’ve earned your peace. Read Aquarius.
Libra: You won’t admit it, but you’re becoming a little bit fanatical this month, or at the very least, you’re being a driven perfectionist. Well, don’t worry too much about that, since all the drama and chaos that’s rocking your love-life and social scene wind up making the desire for perfection and control downright laughable. Yes, you are in for an eventful August, and no, it’s nothing you will be able to control. So learn to expect to deal with the unexpected.
Scorpio: Seeking answers and solutions outside yourself this month will leave you feeling like little more than a pile of peices of yourself. Not fun. What you need now is to go into the center of the wheel and find the true cause of these opposing forces – they all exist inside of you. No, there is no outside drama. It may look that way, it may FEEL that way as pieces of your identity fall away and revelations about your true nature emerge -but this is a deeply spiritual journey of self-re-invention (I just made that word up, but I like it – I invite you to do the same with yourself on the soulular level).
Sagittarius: The Eclipses can really help you this week. But still, you’re not getting off easy. Ultimately you’ve got to figure out where the real work needs to be done – and just get busy doing it. Outside changes and drama can drive your efforts forward if you are smart about it. In other words: a change in other people’s philosophies or the status of the group you belong to can lead you to reveal secrets and information of a profound nature – this helps you take on your divine role as a teacher – but be prepared for the hard work of it.
Capricorn: You are getting the help you need to get things rolling, but the road is clearly not a smooth one. Money, loans, banking, mortgages and finances are suddenly thrown up in the air like a deck of cards in the wind. Consider this: how can chaos benefit you? If you can’t answer that then study some great (and innovative) business minds like Warren Buffet or Rockefeller.
Aquarius: Read Leo, you are both in the same boat. Relationships are getting rocked harder than the earthquake that recently hit the West coast. Your whole identity is under scrutiny and you are going through major change – the kind of change that leads you to a whole new identity. This can be easy or hard, it’s up to you. The more you fight it, the harder it will be. But if you push and help, like a snake shedding it’s skin, the sooner you will see all those bright shiny new colors from the freshly revealed new you.
Pisces: The birth of a new form of service is just waiting to leap forward into your life in much the same way that Athena the goddess of wisdom lept full grown from her father Zeus’s head. (No wonder he had a headache). You too can releave your discomfort by releasing your newest genius onto the world and then letting it have a life of it’s own. After all, wisdom doesn’t need to be controlled does it?
Mercury is no longer Retrograde, but he won’t leave his shadow until the Fourth of July – which should make for an interesting display of patriotism, especially in the media and in computer discussions (both ruled by Mercury). Meanwhile Apple has announced that the iPhone with new G3 software will be available on July 11, a full week after the Retrograde shadow is ovuh! Good news. This platform will be stable and incredibly powerful, so if you’ve been holding off on getting your shiny new gadget, now’s the time to pounce.
I fully believe the NY Times when they say that we are witnessing the birth of a new software platform, now there’s windows, mac and iPhone. I’m not kidding. The repositioning of Mercury in Gemini on that date and other power aspects virtually guarantee a sell-out of the gizmo. Get in line!
The New Moon on the 2nd takes place at 13′ Cancer and this months Full Moon is at 26′ Capricorn on July 18th. In other words, goodbye papa, hello mamma! Cancer New beginnings favor motherhood, community, emotional ties and emotional bonding. The Full Moon brings an end to rigid father-figure rules and restraints. It can also end a job title, relationship status or other worldly label we may feel accustomed to. Weeheee! Overthrow them there structures and dive into the depths of your emotions this month. On a more basic level, I see this as not paying attention to the rules so much and trusting those inner ‘nudges’ more. I for one am using this influence to fight a traffic ticket.
Aries: The month begins with you kicking into high gear and getting a lot done. You can even connect with powerful people and leverage the efforts of others now. But around the 7th-11th you will suddenly feel mired in concrete and faced with obstacles. Plow through, it gets better. Towards the end of the month you are feeling family oriented and around the 26th you have luck on your side.
Taurus: This month you are ahead of the curve and where you lead, others will follow. You have the prescience to be about a week ahead of a powerful figure, and this makes you come off looking like a genius. Gather your big plans together, express your big vision and inspire a team to follow you. They’re doing it anyway, you might as well have a destination in mind.
Gemini: The doorway that is opened by the New Moon on the 2nd (in Cancer) is just begging you to run through it on the Full Moon (in Capricorn) of the 18th. Be very careful with this one, it is very likely that someone’s reputation will get trashed in this process. Publishing, storytelling and the feelings of the ‘crowd’ are all highlighted. We’ve got the fixins for a ‘mob-think’ kinda moment goin’ on. On the other hand, there’s never been a better time to buy cheap mortgages – just do your due diligence.
Cancer: The crowd is all over at your house, and they show no signs of leaving any time soon. That’s probably fine by you, you love a good sing-a-long, especially with a fired up bar-b-que (hold the tainted tomato’s please). It’s times like these when you get to really stretch out, feel your castle king or queenliness and gather all your guests around for some good old-fashioned storytelling.
Leo: Someone’s excessiveness is wearing very thin about now. I wonder how much you can indulge them anyway? Yawn, you’ve heard it all before, seen it all before. You couldn’t be more tired of the same old hot air. It’s gonna take a lot more than words to sway your opinion now, there’ s too much water under those Bridges of Madison County.
Virgo: Like Gemini, this months Moon’s set you up for a one-two punch, but for you it is in the areas of kids and social scene. A little empty nest syndrome never killed anyone. Your offspring (literal or creative) need to fly and be free to go out into the world on their own eventually. That’s the only way they can ever be strong and successful. Think of this as evidence of the good job you’ve done.
Libra: After mid month, you feel like a social animal all of a sudden. Yes, you want to go to the party, you want to turn heads, you want to roar out loud. OK, I’m not stopping you. I’m just enjoying the show. You are in rare form and make such a splash that you could even launch a new craze or trend. Yes, your charisma is in high gear, use it wisely, don’t break EVERYONE’S heart just because you can.
Scorpio: You can get a TON done early in the month, and a lovely, loyal ally comes to your side at a group or event. But if someone wants to gossip, just close your ears and walk away, you don’t need that kind of mojo. Someone who loves pain or slander is nobodies friend and you want to stay far away from them, especially around the 7th-10th.
Sagittarius: Between the 6th-9th the world is literally your oyster and you can get whatever you ask for. The trick, of course is to be sure and ask for the right thing. The wisest among us are careful to ASK for divine guidance to align with SOUL and not merely the game you see. By the 18th you have let go of some struggle, pressure or outmoded picture of perfection. Why bother living up to someone else’s standards?
Capricorn: It’s almost as if they are trying to light a fire under you. Oh wait, that’s exactly what the STARS are doing this month – especially around the 7th-10th. False starts, frustrations and fitful new beginnings can lead to great progress and success – just as long as you don’t get in your OWN WAY! Don’t be the roadblock. The message is loud and clear – you need to let go of your limiting thinking!
Aquarius: It looks like the Tarot card: Death to me. This has more to do with transformation and a deep bonding emotional connection with other people than anything else. It also has something to do with a profound sexual & spiritual connection that blows your mind. Don’t let old subconscious blockages or unseen beliefs cause you to sabotage a golden moment when it stares you in the face. Nothing less than a spiritual awakening is at stake.
Pisces: It might take courage, it might take asking more than once and it might take nerves of steel – but you CAN get what you need from this situation. The creative inspiration of women and the company of women is nourishing to your soul now, and a solution to a problem will come from BELIEVING In yourself and your ability to overcome. You are stronger than you think you are – this is the biggest secret of the Zodiac.
Mercury continues to be Retrograde in Gemini until the 18th, but he won’t leave his shadow until the Fourth of July – which should make for an interesting display of patriotism, especially in the media and in computer discussions (both ruled by Mercury).
Also on the 18th, we have a Full Moon at 28′ Sagittarius, kicking off a cycle of large-scale exodus from some kind of group or allegiance over the next few weeks, it will be a very interesting month. The good news this month comes in the form of the protection being offered by the stars to lovers, artists and others who lead with their hearts.
But as for the rest of JUNE; mid-month aspects bring the concepts of lust and love together at last. With the planetary line-up in Gemini of Sun, Mercury and Venus we have a whole she-bang of duality facing us square in our mooney eyed reflections. You see, most of us on planet earth struggle with a polarity around relationships: lust vs love, security vs satisfaction. The whole madonna vs whore deal-i-o that pervades our mass consciousness has driven hordes of the population to take little blue ED pills and pump silocone into parts of our bodies where it never belonged. Wouldn’t it be good to have our cake (I mean sex) and enjoy it too? Today we finally get to examine these underlying assumptions and make a break for it to get away from past (frustrating) conditioning.
The first half of the month is filled with frustrations and power-struggles, even obsession. There’s a heavy duty arm wrestling match going on, especially between the 5th and the 17th, but then things should ease up some. But don’t say I didn’t warn you that some people are just plain voracious now. Most of June’s energy favors breaking things up and clearing them out, which makes this an ideal month to end contracts, get out of unwanted commitments and release yourself from cloying obligations. A few suggestions: trade the SUV in for a hybrid, retrofit your house for solar panals, prepare an area for a garden and generally cut loose any wasteful habits that are bad for you and the environment. This is also a month that is only good for temporary solutions to problems – not permanent ones.
aries – You start the month on some kind of a roll as everyone’s favorite ‘go-to’ guy or gal. This allows you to feel appreciated for your talents and abilities, which is very rewarding. One word of caution though: be sure that you aren’t being used for someone else’s agenda that serves THEIR goals but not your OWN. In other words, being appreciated is great and nice, just as long is it isn’t costing you progress on your own dreams. The question is, would you rather be popular or would you rather be loyal to yourself?
taurus – You are protected from any real harm this month, which is a good thing because somehow you suddenly find yourself tangled up in a battle of wills. Who will win? Well the battle is clearly over power and who has it. In any battle of power, the ‘winner’ is always the person who has access to their own personal power. Personal power means connecting to your inner source. The power is within, it isn’t connected to other people. The sooner you know that in your bones, the sooner you will be free of outside interference and frustrations.
gemini – You are very good at telling the right story to the right people this month and doing so will gain you some strong supporters. Just be sure that you are staying true in your stories, after all, once we start spinning things sideways it gets harder and harder to keep track of all the variations that everyone has heard. In the long run, it’s probably easier and less effort to just craft a clear, strong and compelling message that reflects your deepest truth. This is your challenge now: what exactly IS your deepest truth?
cancer – A complete overhaul of your daily routines is underway. You may quit a job, leave a network or group affiliation or just feel ‘over-it’ regarding a philosophy, form of education or ideology. “To everthing there is a season” and this season is for leaving behind the group-think that doesn’t bring you what you need. Don’t bother analyzing it, don’t bother explaining it. Fighting about it is just an exhaustion you don’t need, so try to aviod that. All you really need to do is be true to you. So if it aint workin’ for ya, then say sionara Sunshine.
leo – You can get things done this month, which makes you feel effective and at the center of the action. Meanwhile there is a whole heap of outward objection to what you are associated with. It is the philosophical conflicts that are at the heart of the matter. To win the battle but to fight an immoral war, well how do we justify this? Each of us must look into our own hearts to find what is morally right for themselves. Now you are being asked to align with your inner truth, anything less and you will only hurt yourself in the long run.
virgo – Aaack! I feel for the Virgin this month. So much to try to handle, so little help or clarity from others. Try and cut through the confusion, try not to get swept up in it. There is a tinge of hysteria taking place now, and you will want to aviod it at all costs. My sensitive mind-powered friend that you are; don’t allow other people’s confusion, anger, agression or verbal acrobatics to throw you off-center. It is only when you are IN your center that you know what is true. Then you can be the laser-beam that cuts to the heart of the matter.
libra – Self-expression is good and healthy, just be cautious that you don’t whip up a frenzy of hot-buttons and emotional reactiveness in your audience for no reason. Many people are hair-trigger now, and this is not a fun environment to live in (except for speed freaks and other adrenaline junkies). The last thing you want to do is ADD to the unpredictible, reactionary and heated environment. SOMEBODY needs to have a cool head, maybe it can begin with you?
scorpio – You are being forced into the forefront – like it or not. All eyes are on you to see how you react, how you handle things and what you do next. It is up to you to set the tone. This brings up mixed feelings in you: while secretly you’ve always wanted to be on center stage, you also dread the heat you take there. This is why you keep your deepest feelings so very private. Well now is the time to share them. It might not be fun or comfortable, but it’s time. It is also your road to the loyalty and and connection you truly desire.
sagittarius – ‘Say goodnight Gracie’ because there is something that you are letting go of this month. Perhaps it is a partnership. It will definitely change your role in public affiliations and groups, so be prepared to embrace the new and unexpected. There is something wildly unknown and even more unpredictable in your world now. The adventure part is exciting, just steer clear of the danger part.
capricorn – Some deep psychological duality is gnawing at you. It is probably unconscious, so all you feel is uneasy, without quite knowing why. Or else you are having heavy duty dreams that need interpeting or finally you may be sharing your bedroom with more than one partner and dealing with the emotional confusion that results. Time to resolve your inner duality, but this means going into the deep part of your nature – maybe you should get outside assistance.
aquarius – Social heat makes the sparks fly. Drama and all it’s attendant waves of gossip roll like waves through your life this week. For a detached Aquar-ee-eye you are paying damned close attention to it all. That’s because a social scene that you frequent is getting ready to collapse, and on top of all that your love life and creative output is suddenly on hyperactive fertility drugs. You are metaphorically pregnant, forget twins, these are at least triplets, maybe even quads.
pisces – A code of conduct is a great thing to have. This month you get to examine yours, including the unconscious parts that you probably inherited from your Dad. Once you drag it out into the light of day you can decide if you really agree with it or not. Then you can rewrite it according to your own real values and beliefs. Anything that doesn’t meet your true inner code isn’t worth doing, but first you’ve got to get clear on what that code IS, now you get to do so.
A Month Full of Retrograde Planets! Oh my. No, we’re not in Kansas anymore Toto.
May’s complicated celestial ballet begins with the May 3rd Station Direct of Saturn (2′ Virgo), a New Moon in Taurus on the 5th and a Retrograde of Jupiter on the 9th (22′ Capricorn). Early May looks like a time for some kind of complicated financial restructuring. By then the Banking crisis will have reached the point where bailouts (for Banks, not consumers) and other large scale solutions to the Mortgage Crisis are underway. The forward movement of Saturn brings unacknowledged problems front and center, while the Retrograde of Jupiter tends to pull the covers off of the protections that have been at work. This gives us all no other choice but to work on real solutions. This is really good news for people who actually HAVE real solutions and not just more band-aids. Expect to see the Eco-boom begin in earnest now. People are seriously going to be looking for real, sustainable long-term answers to ongoing trouble – like gas prices, mortgage crisis, escalating costs of living, etc, etc. The list goes on.
But the dance does not end there, later in May a whole new set of shifting sands rearranges the picture once again. On May 25th Chiron turns Retrograde (21′ Aquarius) and on May 26th Neptune Retrogrades (24′ Aquarius) both of which tangle with the planets in Taurus, creating a financial tug-of-war on the personal level. But once again, long term new beginnings for business are really favored and we’ll see some real innovation happening now, it could be time for you to buy that solar powered egg-beater you’ve had your eye on. Also, get ready to revise all of your long-term ideas and plans now in light of a new set of information. And finally, last but not least the Full Moon in Sag on the 20th asks, in a not-so-gentle way, to let go of useless old ideas or ways of looking at things, and may even demand that we leave a group, association or affiliation behind. Remember, when one door closes another one opens!
Overall May is a very powerful month for the Earth signs: Taurus, Capricorn and Virgo to get busy with all your wordly Earth-changing plans. This is especially true if you were born in the first week of any of those signs or if you have significant planets in the first degrees of Earth, even better if those planets are exalted (like an early Taurus Moon, Mars in Capricorn or Uranus in Virgo for example). You’re getting a strong tailwind from the stars which can only help you gain altitude.
Mercury Retrograde ALERT! Mercury enters the Shadow on May 11th at 13′ Gemini and becomes Retrograde on May 26th at 22′ Gemini – and no, the condition is not curable. But if you’d like to learn more about how to USE it and not LOSE it (your mind that is) then check out my video here:
aries – Around the 11th of May there is a window of opportunity calling your name – don’t let it pass you by. Especially since around the 17th there is a burden or hardship on the horizon that you either must or choose to tackle or be forced to handle. So, if you get a nice tax return in early May, save it for the rainy day that sneaks up on you a week later. Towards the end of May, it won’t matter what comes your way, you’ll have the fortitude to get through it come hell or high water, or locusts, or dragons to slay, or, or…
taurus – Play like Nike and ‘just do it’ – whatever IT is. You can plow through a two ton concrete embankment now (and you might just try for the fun of it). There is some kind of momentum on your side and a big win is getting ready to pop for you. This isn’t the sort of out of the blue dumb luck that Sag’s take for granted all the time, this kind is for stuff you’ve worked long and hard for, so breath it in, enjoy it and celebrate. You deserve it.
gemini – You probably don’t think you are fickle, but sometimes other people do. And all month long you are gearing up to do something that will either make everyone else think you are fickle, or make them scratch their heads trying to figure out how you were 3 steps ahead of the game. Mercury enters the Shadow at 13′ Gemini on the 11th and goes into full-out Retrograde at 22′ Gemini on May 26th. This means for the next 2 months 87% of Gemini’s will drive 92% of the worlds population into a dizzying state of distraction. Could someone please get me the anti-dote?
cancer – Early in the month some new social life is born for you where you could find friendship and romance. The Full Moon on the 20th urges you to let go of some idea or philosophy about your routines, employees or heath/food habits. The downside here is that if you can’t seem to let go wrath could take over. If you find yourself in this position, aks for outside help. The Retrograde of Mercury in the subconscious part of your chart stirs up trouble and asks you to dive deep to find the source of any current problems.
leo – Battles over possesions and taking on too much stuff in your daily routines could leave you feeling zapped this month. Get some R&R and dive into the depths of your philosophical truth, this is where your own personal alchemy can take place. In fact the Universe is asking you to spend the next 6 months re-evaluating the validity or depth of a truth you’ve been taking for granted. The Zen Buddhists would say, that if you want to know the meaning of truth, you must first come to know the oneness of all things.
virgo – You can do very well in the early part of the month, and later too provided that you don’t get bit by the Mercury Retrograde in Gemini double-speak bug. That’s one bug you don’t want to give OR to get. So check and triple check all of your agreements and make sure that there are no loopholes or slippery slopes for people to weasel out of, because under this influence all forms of dealmaking are subject to interpretation and mucho morally grey area. Put a chastity belt on your daughter and pay extra careful attention to the legal-ese.
libra – Time to take inventory. It’s always a good idea to know what stock you have in the store – even when that store is your own inner warehouse of feelings, thoughts and beliefs. Your deeper side is dying for attention, expression and long walks down the garden path. Don’t get lost in the maze of philosophy that presents itself now. Your salvation will come from real, tangible deals and financial connections you can make with others this month.
scorpio – This month presents a mixed bag of confusing possibilities. It would be wise for you to meditate on your options and mull them over rather than leap like a Mexican jumping bean. You don’t want to put all your enchiladas in one basket, but you don’t want to miss the Fiesta either (it is Cinco De Mayo after all). My suggestion: take as much of an educated guess on the future as possible, then make a well thought through (but not exciting) decision. Then grab a Margarita and dance to the Mariachi music.
sagittarius – Holy Moley. That’s the official term for your Horoscope this month. Things are shaking more than a dance party in a California earthquake. Nothing, and I mean nothing is stable this month for you, so get used to the ground shifting and shaking. You will wind up having to let go of something near month’s end. Try not to shed huge crocodile tears, it’s something you need to let go of anyway. Romance and dating is so unpredictable that you should just set your alarm for mid June and take a break ’til then.
capricorn – Well, Saturn moves into direct mode early this month and it does help you to gain control over the crazy schedule you’ve been keeping. It also lands a heaping helping of control over your environment onto your plate – so make use of it while you can (for the next 6 months). Halted projects, delayed interludes and stalled motors get going again for you. Not a moment too soon either, so make your plans clear, set your schedule and organize all travel plans early in the month before Mercury messes with all of your routines after the 11th.
aquarius – This month you get into a ‘team up with others’ mode that could lead to financing, or getting into the financial markets. A cautious approach is best for you and be sure you fully understand the obligations you are taking on – because you WILL be obligated. At least you suddenly feel like your head is in order, just as family ’stuff’ looms out of nowhere and creative projects (or children) get crazy and really hard to manage as the month progresses. You’ll need to have your mind clear just to deal with everyone else!
pisces – Guppies dive into the safety of escapism while swimming in captive fish bowls, sharks must keep moving to sink teeth into their next meal and trout seek out the most crisp and beautiful environment in which to thrive. Which are you? Each has its own challenge this month, the guppie never even gets in the game, the shark finds the tables turned when tangling with a hunter and the trout can make a clean getaway if he avoids the bait. It takes awareness to navigate these strange waters. Keep a fishy eyed lookout.
First of all, until the 10th of April we are still under the shadow of the nasty Retrograde Mars that began last fall and has been ‘biting’ us all year. If you remember from my previous columns I spoke about the nastiness of the Mars opposition to Pluto and how this is one serious power struggle. Well, we are still wrestling wtih it’s after effects. If you doubt the effects of this, then just log onto any political blog or newspaper site and read the heated fights that are taking place all over the place. It is about power, and it’s not quite over. Then, in the second half of April we lose the Jupiter protection that has been helping everyone on Earth and keeping financial problems from getting really bad, which increases pressures. Be careful that you haven’t been lulled into a false sense of security lately.
Also, all through April, Pluto trines Saturn creating a relentless hunger and insatiable need which often triggers obsessions and addictions of all kinds. This month is filled with conflict and struggle, and when you factor in the late month cardinal t-square of Jupiter, Mars and Venus it is clearly a time of difficult new beginnings. Be extremely careful not to overextend yourself financially, mentally or physically from the 20th-27th when the temptation to overestimate, or too much of a good thing leads to problems, pain and injury. The good news is that new business beginnings are well favored, especially in early April, but they won’t be easy with all this turbulence. This is the kind of month where the tough really get going.
The New Moon on April 6th in Aries: Adds to the flavor of new beginnings all month. This is a good time to pick a challenge to go after – run that 10k, start your organic garden, compete in the National Foosball championships – you get the idea. Make it something big and difficult, it will be VERY good for the soul this month especially. All that matters is that it is a personal best for you. The Full Moon on April 20th in Scorpio: relentlessly cuts away any dead leaves, underbrush and other stuff that is clogging the system. Go with the flow of the Universe and snake the plumbing, cut the rot off your deck, hack off 4 inches of dead hair and generally remove that which needs to go the way of compost.
aries – You really love a challenge, especially this month. Be very careful that you don’t make things even harder on yourself than they need to be by biting off more than you can chew. Being organized may not sound exactly fun – but it is often the road to freedom, and that really IS fun. Not only will a sense of order and efficiency make you feel like you’ve got your sh*t together, but it will also actually allow you to get it together, which feels pretty amazing. You see, biting the bullet for a few short minutes is worth it after all.
taurus – You’re deep into some very complex new beginnings this month, and you are more impulsive and hasty than usual. You may just feel like you don’t have enough time to think. Well, if you don’t have time to think, then schedule some! You have a unique ability to arrange and co-ordinate different people and resources around the rules and tools of effectiveness this month – so we really need you to think! Do whatever it takes to make it happen.
gemini – Some ancient conflicts or problems that have been brewing for a long time come into sharp focus in the second half of the month. The real question is how do you deal with adverstity and stress? The saying goes: “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me” but we all know that words can really sting when used irresponsibly. Some kind of permanent break or vicious sting is totally possible, so take a few extra doses of ‘miss manners.’ It may take everything in you to stay civilized, but if you lose your cool you will only hurt yourself. Don’t do it!
cancer – In some ways you’ve got the world on a string this month, especially when it comes to business and getting your way. If it’s results you’re after, then its results you’ll get. Just be careful with that Aries Moon lending an impatient and imperious tone to things, or else you could get labled demanding or worse. Patience with others will be far more effective than pushing. This will become crystal clear when a creative outlet closes down or goes away in the second half of the month. It is patience that will open new doors.
leo – You are on a roll with business in the first half of the month especially, so enjoy it. Good moments don’t last forever, so make sure you take a snapshot of this one and burn it into your memory to for safekeeping and for future inspiration. By the tail end of the month you have found a way to tap into the dreams and fantasies of others that suits you just fine and makes you plenty of cash, just be careful of intense outside competition as well as a challenging ending at home. Illusion vs clarity is the issue.
virgo – You are seriously focused on finding new and powerful ways to express yourself this month – and all that focus is bound to lead to something. What a great time to take a writing class or study a new creative inspiration. By the end of the month you are focused on seeing results, so there’s no room for fantasy or those who live in a dream world. You might have to say goodbye to someone, just to keep your own feet planted firmly on the ground.
libra – I don’t know why I always picture you in feathers, but this month you are flapping your wings to take a maiden flight of sorts. Baby birds are vulnerable, and when you start something entirely new, so are you. Legalities and partnerships are highlighted and require your attention. Be on the lookout for aggression – both the obvious kind and the passive aggressive kind that can take you by surprise. By the end of the month you have completely changed a financial strategy, which was a very good idea.
scorpio – An old role no longer fits you, so it’s time to auditon for something new. Like an actor, you DO have the power to decide who to be. But be very careful not to overdo it. Too much drama, too much intensity, too much of too much and you only drive people away – and that’s just no way to sell tickets to the show. Give the people what they want and you’ll be a hero, if not, well you know that just leaves zero.
sagittarius – The after-echoes of power struggles that started late last year suddenly show their ugly faces again, like a bad dream you thought you’d forgotten. Some words of wisdom that once helped me change a painful pattern: if the situation keeps changing, but you keep being in the middle of it every time, then it’s not the situation! The only thing left to change is the part of you that keeps attracting the problem. The good news is that it IS possible to do this.
capricorn – You can really get a lot done this month. The heavy power struggles and weight throwing shouldn’t bother you. I consider you too much of an expert on human nature to let posing and posturing throw your game. Of course you want to be aware of problems, but you are smart enough, and the stars are helping you to use all that monkey business to push your own agenda and create an opening for a huge breakthrough.
aquarius – A relentless pursuit of new beginnings in the first half of the month leaves you needing a vacation – or at the very least a day at the spa. Try and keep your phone numbers, your car keys and you brain in a safe place, since you are in danger of misplacing all of these now. By the end of the month you need to let go of something that impacts your image, career or reputation once and for all. The change will ultimately do you good and even allow you to make the most of practical and financial support your own plans are gathering.
pisces – A new beginning in a financial arena brightens you mood in the early part of the month – a sale, a renter or other windfall. Take it easy though and don’t press your luck too far. There’s a mounting tension towards the end of April that will force you to re-evaluate a long-standing point of view or value system. You may even find yourself giving up something that you were overly attached to – like an indulgent habit or useless point of view.
OK, this book/movie has gotten so much attention, become such a big hit that you can barely breathe without someone mentioning it near you.
I just read a very funny review by a woman who practiced the secret for two months describing her experience. She was disappointed to say the least, but she WAS very funny about it. Look, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that this book and movie are total oversimplifications. Hmm, then again, maybe it DOES take a rocket scientist. This book IS selling at a rate of 150,000 copies per week. It is not just a book or just a movie, it is a movement.
I find it telling that this movie came out in the middle of the Jupiter-Pluto alignment that is all about winning at all costs. Clearly this IS the theme of The Secret Movement.
Look, I spent the first decade of my life immersed in the midst of all those mind-control guys who started the personal development movement, guys like Guru Ram Dass and all the psychedelic hippie guys like Timothy Leary. Yes, Aura IS my real name. (I’m probably the only person on the Internet not afraid to say who I am.) This was kind of the birth of the whole ‘mind-control’ movement. And let me just say this for the record, there was more than just a little bit of an ugly side to it all. But that’s a subject for a different article.
I won’t exactly say that the motivating force behind the desire for mind control is megalomania, but well, it is megalomania.
And then as a young adult I studied the esoteric principles that make the universe work. I belonged to some of those ’secret societies’ and I learned what they were about. Today I own “The Complete Teachings of The Golden Dawn” and if you have any knowledge of these things you will understand that it will contain pretty much all the secrets of all the secret societies that ever were. The exception here would be the teachings of Alestair Crowley who was waaaay too creepy for any reasonable person to want to learn about. But this is just my point. Megalomania, creepy. This is what you find when you dig deep into the vaults of those who seek to manipulate the inner mind.
Here’s the truth: The REAL SECRET: the inner mind can definitely be manipulated. If you want to really learn how, then study some of the great salesmen of time. They know how to manipulate your inner mind – that’s why they make so much money.
The archetypes are very real, they really work – but not in the way people have been led to believe in ‘The Secret’. They work in real time, they work in the way we humans process information and understand the world – this is why a salesman can manipulate others with them. Whole religions have been started by the manipulation of these archetypes. Don’t get me started on that track. I am very pro spirituality, I believe in the church of the big trees. But I am not fond of organized religions. Hierarchy is a device of those creepy megalomaniacs. Jesus would never have stood for it, he was a very non-hierachy kind of guy.
We can’t get away from it, this manipulation of consciousness, our whole society is bound up in it. We even see it in the symbols used by McDonalds – those golden arches, which I nicknamed the tefflon tits. No real nourishment there, but that’s what we go there thinking we’ll get. Even the symbolism of oil companies, like 76 is designed to trigger specific reactions in our minds. Believe me, these people DO understand what they are doing. But no, they won’t be handing out the whole instruction manual in a movie like ‘The Secret’. Frankly even if anyone was inclined to share the real truths with humanity, it’s just too complicated to put on the 5th grade reading level.
So, yes there are SECRETS TO THE UNIVERSE, but you won’t be grasping them in a 90 minute movie. They can’t be explained in a few short sentences. And all those famous people who seem to have known ‘The Secret’ knew WAY MORE than this movement alludes to.
The real secret is that Byrne, who wrote the secret either really does know some of this esoteric archetype stuff (that’s why she’s sold so many books) OR she is a darling of someone who does. Either way, they’ve sold the books and movies to you! Isn’t it time you understood how your own mind is working to make you think that solving all of life’s problems is as simple as thinking positive?
Isn’t it time to actually break free of the hypnosis that is thrown upon us?
My real theory here is that The Secret was so successful because so many people are looking around at the world and realizing that there is some pretty bad news. Al Gore made a pretty compelling statement about global warming. War is hell, and it’s not ending. Celebrities delight in showing us the famine in Africa and India. We should think we’ve got it pretty good. But fantasy thinking is just, well, a lot more appealing.
Hey, I love all sorts of shiny new toys too, but I know a truth about the Universe and Universal principles – Nobody can manifest anything that isn’t in alignment with their level of consciousness. In other words, I’m too aware of oil problems to go out and get a guzzler, no matter how much delirious wishful thinking I apply to the situation. My argument is that if you know someone who IS creating things like this by using the Secret, you should probably run, you’re not likely to find a lot of consciousness there.
If you’re reading this, then it’s a good bet that YOU are a little too self aware to waste your time in wishful or shallow thinking – at least not all the time. So I made a CD, called The REST of the Secret that explains how this really works. I’m not selling wishful thinking. I am explaining how the archetypes of the mind work. These archetypes ARE principles of Astrology, and the CD will give you an overview of how it works. Oh, and it’s free.
And, by the way, if you DO try and use The Secret without a full understanding of it, don’t be surprised if it backfires on you. That’s what happens when you tell your unconscious something that is out of alignment with your inner being. But how do you know what IS in alignment with your inner being? Well, that’s what I teach.
But in a nutshell, as far as ‘The Secret’ goes here’s what it is: Venus is the Law of Attraction. She is also Earth and nature. We have been kicking her ass for a very long time, and if we want to clear that up we’ve got a lot of work to do. That’s the real story. But you’re right, the way Byrne dressed it up sounded a whole lot better.
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