The Gathering Place ( Modalities of Divination )
Aspecting the Cosmos, Mon, Sep 25, 2024:
Early morning Mercury in Virgo trine Jupiter Rx in Taurus. Excellent time for expression, reasoning, and expansion of ideas. Jupiter in Taurus keeps us grounded while Mercury in Virgo expands our scope of knowledge.
Early afternoon the Aquarius Moon will perfect a semisquare with Neptune Rx in Pisces. Emotional irritation could trigger our spiritual or escapist urge. Stand firm in knowledge. Hold the line until certain of direction.
Mid evening we've got a back-to-back emotionally challenging Lunar square to Jupiter Rx in Taurus followed by an inconjunct to Mercury in Virgo, requiring an adjustment to restore balance. Avoid obstinacy. Our minds may be playing tricks on us. Give what we wish to receive.
DEGREE, ASPECT, TIME:
Mercury: 14°VIR51'
Jupiter Rx:14°TAU51'
Aspect: Trine
Time: 8:09 AM EDT
Moon: 11°AQU05'
Neptune Rx: 26°PIS05'
Aspect: Semisquare
Time: 1:45 PM EDT
Moon: 14°AQU49'
Jupiter Rx: 14°TAU49'
Aspect: Square
Time: 7:49 PM EDT
Moon: 15°AQU43'
Mercury: 15°VIR43'
Aspect: Quincunx
Time: 9:02 PM EDT
Image: Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer
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Aspecting the Cosmos, Tue, Sep 26, 2023: Time to Face the Mirror
The Libran Sun ( fallen ) square Vesta in Cancer early morning ( EDT ) followed by the Aquarian Moon opposite Black Moon Lilith in Leo. We may wake feeling conflicted about our purpose and/or resistant to routine responsibilities. The stumbling blocks of this square lie in thoughts harboring doubt and/or uncertainty. Our emotional stability ( Moon ) relies on integrating a shadow aspect of ourselves ( Lilith ) that we may dissolve the polarization ( opposition ) between our heart and head.
It's time to face the mirror. Allow our mantra to be: I am exactly where I am meant to be; belief will reveal the way.
Degrees, Aspects, Time:
Sun: 03°LIB01'
Vesta: 03°CAN01'
Aspect: Square
Time: 4:54 AM EDT
Moon: 24°AQU10'
BMLilith: 24°LEO10'
Aspect: Opposition
Time: 10:56 AM EDT
Image: Face the Mirror by Itkupilli
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This is a gentle reminder of the Oracle Card of the Week: 26. You are on the right path, and energies of the day: "Belief will reveal the way."
There are times when you question your steps upon life's path. And ask if you are moving in the right direction. This isn't because you have lost your way. But because you are beginning to anticipate great change coming toward you.
The spirit masters are telling you to breathe and be patient, and change will come in its own good time. To force it could change your destiny. When things slow down, there is always a very good reason for it. It isn't because you are going in the wrong direction, it's because you are in a time of change. So, stay on the path you choose and watch for a sign that will point to your future.
Someone needs this.
Aspecting the Cosmos: Wed, Sep 27, 2023: Surrender and working together.
Overnight three Lunar aspects: the Piscean Moon will enter a beautiful trine with Vesta in Cancer followed by another trine with Ceres in Scorpio. Water holds power. Dreams can yield powerful fruit of abundant blessings. Heed their clues. Right after noon we'll experience a Lunar semisquare with the North Node in Aries. Are we feeling resistance or fear to move from our comfort zone?
Early afternoon Venus will conjunct Juno in Leo in the 9th house. Venus is all about relationships and Juno represents commitment and marriage. The 9th house is a house of higher thinking: philosophy, religion, and our super-conscious mind. Putting our heads together renders positive solutions.
Early evening Mercury in Virgo will inconjunct Chiron in Aries. Perhaps there's a wound that our heart wants to discuss, but our heads have difficulty expressing. Pick up a pen or keyboard to capture the moment - we can always perfect it afterward.
Degrees, Aspects, Time:
Moon: 03°PIS12'
Vesta: 03°CAN12'
Aspect: Trine
Time: 1:26 AM EDT
Moon: 04°PIS52'
Ceres: 04°SCO53'
Aspect: Trine
Time: 4:07 AM EDT
Moon: 09°PIS57'
North Node: 24°ARI57'
Aspect: Semisquare
Time: 12:14 PM EDT
Venus: 21°LEO15'
Juno: 21°LEO15'
Aspect: Conjunction
Time: 1:28 PM
House: 9th
Mercury: 18°VIR16'
Chiron: 18°ARI16'
Aspect: Inconjunct
Time: 6:29 PM
Image: Surrender by She Who is Art
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Recognition and admission are imperative for healthy spiritual growth. Blaming others is a form of deflection; a reversal of the mirror that we ourselves should be viewing.
If we keep getting hurt in relationships, we should ask ourselves why we keep allowing patterns to repeat themselves? Is it others that are hurting us? Or us allowing them the opportunity to?
A lesson will keep repeating until we've learned it.
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Aspecting the Cosmos, Thu, Sep 28, 2026: The restoration of hope leads to attainment.
Venus in Leo semisquare Pallas in Libra early morning. Venus is also the ruler of Libra; therefore, a feeling of imbalance is probable, particularly surrounding one or more relationships. This is a minor wave that will soon pass. Maintain integrity in all exchanges and don't get lured into drama.
Uranus Rx in Taurus sextile Neptune Rx in Pisces this evening. Our freedom urge is awakened to a deeper spirituality, increasing our intuition and creating a pleasingly unexpected source of knowledge. If feeling hopeless as of late, the feeling will dissipate.
Degrees, Aspects, Time:
Venus: 21°LEO44'
Pallas: 06°LIB44'
Aspect: Semisquare
Time: 6:21 AM EDT
Uranus Rx: 22°TAU42'
Neptune Rx: 26°PIS00'
Aspect: Sextile
Time: 8:14 PM EDT
Image: Tales of Hope by Francisca Ribeiro
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Aspecting the Cosmos, Fri, Sep 29, 2023: Super Full Harvest Moon in Aries @ 5:58 AM EDT, Eighth House: natural home of Scorpio ruled by Pluto. A house of endings and regeneration.
"The sky is burnin'
I believe my soul's on fire"
~ Bad Company
The main point of focus for this lunation is compromise to restore balance within relationships and us. With the Moon in Aries ( fire ) opposing the Sun and Pallas in Libra, the same position the Nodes are currently occupying, there could be some serious triggers, especially with a square strengthening between Mars, ruler of Aries ( fire ), and Pluto, harbinger of destruction. This may influence us to demand our way without listening or attempting to understand another's point of view.
Fire energy is sacred to the Gods and symbolic of cleansing. It enables us to develop our talents and spring into action. Impatience can accompany this Cardinal element, leading to knee-jerk reactions and words spoken in the heat of the moment. Just as fire rages forward, so can our desire. We just need to take care that bridges we value are burnt in the process.
The Lunar sesquisquare to Venus and Juno in Leo ( fire ) act as pointers toward relationship issues. The goal of this lunation is to try our best to listen to others in order to truly understand their perspective. Then ask us what it is we can give in order to meet another halfway. Compromise is paramount or could bring sudden, unwelcomed, and even destructive changes, reflected by the semisquare between the Moon and Uranus in Taurus.
Responding vs Reaction should be our mantra today. It's a lesson in patience and understanding that leads to significant growth.
Degrees, Aspects, Time:
Moon: 07°ARI03'
Juno: 22°LEO04'
Aspect: Sesquisquare
Time: 7:40 AM EDT
Moon: 07°ARI13'
Pallas: 07°LIB15'
Aspect: Opposition
Time: 7:56 AM EDT
Moon: 07°ARI29'
Venus: 22°LEO30'
Aspect: Sesquisquare
Time: 8:22 AM EDT
Moon: 07°ARI40'
Uranus: 22°TAU40'
Aspect: Semisquare
Time: 8:39 AM EDT
Image: The Harvest Moon by John Linnell
This is a powerful one if you're not prepared.
Happy Super Full Harvest Moon! She burgeoned @ 06°ARIES00', 5:58 AM EDT, Eighth House, natural home of Scorpio ruled by Mars & Pluto, a house of endings and regeneration. It highlights sex, taxes, death, partner's resources, inheritance, and regeneration.
Today's energy update detailed the Lunar alignments that accompany this celestial event today: http://inspiritualservice.com
September’s full moon is known as the Full Harvest Moon because farmers used it to harvest their crops deep into the night, as the light was well-known to be luminous. Some Native Americans named it the Big Moon.
I know from my many previous posts and your own knowledge that you know all about full-moon rituals and crystal cleansings during full Moons; however, I wonder if you're familiar with the major cultural significance of this particular full Moon?
During this moon, Native American tribes not only honor the Moon, but pay respects to Gaia for her generosity in providing food for her children, including corn and other staple foods.
Most cultures use fruits, nuts, and other grain harvests to make their desserts. So, this Full Harvest Moon is called the Nut Moon by the Cherokee tribes, who gather all sorts of nuts to make nut bread, which is eaten during harvest festivals.
One of the most famous Harvest Moon festivals is the Chinese Mooncake Festival. Family and friends gather to eat mooncakes with tea and wine containing the sweet osmanthus flower ( also blooming at this time ). The mooncake pastries are filled with sweet bean paste or lotus seed paste, and sometimes even include salted egg yolks.
You'll also see brightly colored lanterns being carried as well as adorning villages and hillsides. The release of sky lanterns is also popular with this particular Moon, as well as worship of the Moon Goddess, Chang'e.
The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program is named after Chang’e, who saved their country from her tyrant husband by drinking the elixir of immortality to prevent him from drinking it. Had she not, the country would've suffered under her husband's cruel rule.
The Japanese celebrate this full moon with the Tsukimi tradition (which literally means moon-viewing in Japanese). They prepare offerings to the Moon and dine on tsukimi dango ( rice dumplings ).
In Korea, this full moon is celebrated as Chuseok, one of Korea’s most major holidays, similar to Thanksgiving. Most return home for family reunions to dine on songpyeon, which is a rice cake shaped like a half-moon, and enjoy rice wine. Gifts are exchanged, folk games are played, and many tend to their ancestor's graves.
Moreso than ever during this Harvest Moon, the world celebrates their bounty and blessings. And thus, so should we!
Image: Harvest Moon Shoreham by Samuel Palmer
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VOID OF COURSE MOON ALERT, PST: No Lunar rituals should be conducted during this time.
Tomorrow evening, Sep 30 @ 09:49 PM - Oct 1 @ 01:18 AM, when the Moon will enter Taurus.
I typically post EST; however, my Pacific friends will be right in the thick of night, when many lunar rituals are performed.
Aspecting the Cosmos, Sat, Sep 30, 2023: Each day the Universe tells a story through planetary alignments weaving in and out and through one another to make aspects that can guide our daily lives. It is truly written in the stars. Today's story is about a lesson and the opportunity to learn one. I hope you heed its message and experience the expanded growth you deserve.
Today our story begins with some needed adjustment when the Aries Moon inconjuncts Mercury in Virgo. We may feel emotionally restrained trying to express ourselves. Have another cup of joe and breathe, because midmorning a lovely lunar trine will form with Venus in Leo. This could ignite passion, but not necessarily physical. Perhaps something we feel strongly about, thus prompting action. This energy magnifies at lunchtime when Mercury enters a trine with Uranus Rx, clearing a path for insight and conceptual flashes. Communication is highly favored.
Early afternoon become cautious—a square between Uranus Rx in Taurus and Juno in Leo. Obstinance could become a barrier to compromise in relationships. Be aware of ego and reaction vs response. Suppertime enhances this energy when the Moon forms a square with Pluto Rx in Capricorn. Yike! Be super cautious, tumultuous emotions could cloud judgement.
Later in the evening the Sun in Libra will form an abrasive sesquiquadrate with Uranus Rx. Our identity may feel challenged by an imbalance. Perhaps we feel controlled or caged in somehow. Maintain grounding and awareness because relief is just a few hours away when the Moon ( now in Taurus ) sextile Saturn Rx in Pisces, easing limitations and emotional upheavals.
Did we learn a lesson today? Take heed lest it repeat.
Degrees, Aspects, & Time:
Moon: 22°ARI21'
Mercury: 23°VIR32'
Aspect: Inconjunct
Time: 8:36 AM EDT
Moon: 23°ARI16'
Venus: 23°LEO16'
Aspesct: Trine
Time: 10:08 AM EDT
Mercury: 22°VIR38'
Uranus Rx: 22°TAU38'
Aspect: Trine
Time: 12:55 PM EDT
Uranus Rx: 22°TAU38'
Juno: 22°LEO38'
Aspect: Square
Time: 1:53 PM EDT
Moon: 27°ARI54'
Pluto Rx: 27°CAP54'
Aspect: Square
Time: 5:49 PM EDT
Sun: 07°LIB38'
Uranus Rx: 22°TAU38'
Aspect: Sesquiquadrate
Time: 9:47 PM EDT
Moon: 01°TAU28'
Saturn Rx: 01°PIS28'
Aspect: Sextile
Time: 11:45 PM EDT
Image: Whispering Heart by Pino Daeni
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