The Gathering Place ( Modalities of Divination )

✨ Aspecting the Cosmos, Wed, Nov 08, 2023:  

Venus enters Libra: Post forthcoming or preview here: inspiritualservice.com/planetary-transits

With Venus moving into Libra, our focus turns to domestic matters, values and resources this early afternoon. Moon in Virgo sextile Ceres in Scorpio: Intense desire to practically analyze methods of financial gain and security. Evaluating property and possessions followed by clutter-clearing makes way for new energy and ideas.

Late afternoon, Moon in Virgo opposes Neptune in Pisces - an imbalance between what we give and what we receive can produce tension. Using our instincts to recognize/sever an old habit that prevents us from receiving what we deserve. Avoid an escapist route. Facing this challenge will unite the polarity within ourselves.

Mercury in Scorpio sextile Pluto in Capricorn: Tonight health, habits, work, and service come to the forefront. We reason with others, why not with ourselves over healthier choices and habits? We can transform our lives by working to reform daily service to self. This in turn benefits others.

Sun in Scorpio inconjunct Chiron in Aries: We're ready to take control of our professional life and direction through solid action steps A past wound serves as a gateway to our inner selves when we choose to release its medicine.

Degrees, Houses, Aspect, Time ( EDT ):

Moon: 22VIR56, 8th
Ceres: 22SCO56, 10th
Aspect: Sextile
Time: 1:00 PM

Moon: 25VIR05, 5th
Neptune: 25PIS05, 11th
Aspect: Opposition
Time: 5:20 PM

Mercury: 28 SCO05, 6th
Pluto: 28CAP05, 8th
Aspect: Sextile
Time: 7:16 PM

Sun 16SCO26, 5th
Chiron: 16ARI26, 10
Aspect: Inconjunct
Time: 10:01 PM

Moon: 28VIR05, 2nd
Pluto: 28CAP05, 6th
Aspect: Trine
Time: 11:20 PM

Moon: 28VIR23, 2nd
Mercury: 28SCO23, 4th
Aspect: Sextile
Time: 11:55 PM

Image: Aphrodite, Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty by Ishmael

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DaisyGrace said:I pulled the Heart Guardian this morning. She is a reminder that I am full of love and that love can extend to everyone. Even people that may not be easy to love. She also reminded me that I am worthy of love. Just as I am. I don’t need to fix myself in order to be loved. Sure, working on myself is of utmost importance, but I am still worthy of love and worthy of giving it.

I knew that deck had your name all over it! So happy you're enjoying it.

And thank you, Luna! You deserve all good things too! xo

Joy and Delight
“Open your heart to joy.”

You do not need to suffer to grow.  You can grow leaps and bounds through joy! True happiness comes from following the dictates of your soul.  Do what gives you joy. Celebrate and have fun! Stop and embrace life, yourself, and others. Say yes! Take steps today to expand your joy. You don't need to do it all at once, but you do need to start. Your purpose in life is to experience joy! Allow joy and ecstasy to flow through you wildly and freely. Share your love. Happiness spreads to others like wildfire and can help heal the world.

The Sacred Traveler Wants You to Know: The Sacred Traveler knows that it's not just about reaching the destination; it's about the joy of the journey. The traveler stops periodically to savor the simple pleasures of the voyage. If you don't follow your bliss now, when will you? If you've been waiting until circumstances are different before you experience true happiness, you may have a long wait. It's simple: When you focus on the areas of your life that bring you joy, these areas will prosper.  One of the fastest paths to happiness is through sharing and giving, so give of your heart and follow your bliss.
Joy is your spiritual birthright.

(Card and message are from the Sacred Traveler Oracle deck by Denise Linn.)

Venus entered her dignity, Libra @ 4:31 AM EDT, 1st House, the natural home of Aries ruled by Mars. The first house is a house of life and identity. Its cusp is also dubbed our rising sign, or Ascendant. It is one of the most important points in the natal chart and reveals the exact degree and sign that was on the eastern horizon at the moment of our birth. It highlights the beginning of all enterprise and ambition. Its energy is courage and strength, or destructively.

Venus

The Romans adapted the myths and iconography of Venus' Greek counterpart, Aphrodite, for Roman art and Latin literature. In the later classical tradition of the West, Venus became one of the most widely referenced deities of Greco-Roman mythology as the embodiment of love, affection, and beauty.

Venus is considered the planet of love; in early times it was called the lesser benefic. It rules are, culture aesthetics possessions, partners, beauty, charm, good taste, sentimentality, sweets and sugar, color, harmony, poetry, paintings, jewelry, singing, drama, and music. Venus' action is gentle and harmonious. Governs emotional contacts, tenderness, moral character, marriage and unions of all kinds. Also, sociability, disposition, luxuries, pleasure and appreciation. Venus is the planet of love and sensuality, not sex.

Where you find Venus in your chart reveals what you really enjoy.

Libra

Libra is the Cardinal sign of the West, and here to assist our balance as we enter a new season. Cardinal signs are called such because they govern the changing of the seasons. It is a peace-loving diplomat who is companionable, refined, judicial, artistic, and so much more.

Venus in Libra

In Libra, Venus is dignified ( in the sign it rules ) which strengthens our response to it. This energy enables us to control our circumstances. Venus and Libra were made for each other; thus, complement one another's strengths while compensating for lesser light attributes. This opens the door to manifestation for all zodiac signs, and we perform it with a more soft, feminine energy versus a masculine assertiveness, unless we succumb to the whiles of Aries and Mars in the first house, using our strength and courage for destructive purposes.

If you were born with Venus in Libra, then harmony, marriage, and all social relationships are extremely important to you. You enjoy companionship and you like to please others. Quite fair in your judgment. You have high standards of social behavior. You love beauty, luxury, and intellectual stimulation as well as entertaining.

Discord and loud noises can make you nervous since your sense of hearing is well developed. Although you were not money oriented, you appreciate what money can buy. Your talents are many, but the arts are particularly suited to your temperament.

You are attractive to and attracted by the opposite sex. In fact, you are in love with love. You can be easily hurt, but you rarely carry a grudge. Gracious and appreciative, you are eternally young at heart. However, with difficult aspects, you may become too superficial or gushing, and you may be unable to stand up for what you believe.

Guard against paying any price for peace.

Image: Spirit of the Hour by Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman

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Aspecting the Cosmos, Thu, Nov 09, 2023:  A domestic vein runs through our energy combined with a focus on our appearance. An alteration in perspective shifts energy.

With the Scorpion Sun in the first house early morning, focus turns to our appearance, not just physically but what we desire to project to the world. With the Libran Moon in the 12th, expression may be limited or even frustrating. Breath through it and allow actions to show feelings.

Early this evening the Libran Moon square Vesta in Cancer. Domestic challenges may arise. Communication issues could be at the forefront. Health, work, and habits are in the spotlight. The potential of a chart lies in its squares and the ability to transform stumbling blocks into steppingstones. What can be altered to shift energy?

Tonight, the Moon will inconjunct Jupiter in Taurus. The domestic theme carries over into the night. Be open to receive Universal love to reinforce our goals, wishes, and dreams. An adjustment turns our focus to a new day filled with hope.

Degrees, House, Aspects, Time ( EDT ):

Sun: 16SCO48, 1st
Moon: 01LIB48, 12th
Aspect: Semisquare
Time: 6:43 AM

Moon: 07LIB19, 6th
Vesta: 07CAN19, 3rd
Aspect: Square
Time: 5:40 PM

Moon: 09LIB34, 4th
Jupiter: 09TAU34, 11th
Aspect: Inconjunct
Time: 10:05 PM

Image: Apres Coniunctio - Goddess of the Moon by Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman

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Distant Thunder
“Clear the air.”

Card Meaning: Dramatic purification, renewal, and healing are occurring on many levels. Don't be concerned if there is chaos in your life; in this instance it is good.
It is shaking things up so you don't become stagnant. If your auric field or your personal space is cluttered, it's difficult for exciting new experiences and opportunities to come into your life. It's time to clear out clutter; release the old, discarded, and unused. Clear the air and release situations and people who don't empower you.
Purify the dross out of your life. In order for renewal to occur, the old needs to make way for the new.

The Sacred Traveler Wants You to Know: On the distant horizon, a storm is brewing. Great shards of lightning are thunder-bolting to the earth from the heavens. It can feel chaotic, but it heralds a time of renew-al. The thunderstorm clears the dust out of the air and re-energizes the earth. Be open to change. It's all good, even if it doesn't seem like it. New energy is flooding your energy field. Examine your life, and see if there is anything that needs to be cleared, renewed, or released.  Now is the time. Renewal and even rebirth is at hand.

(Card and message are from the Sacred Traveler Oracle deck by Denise Linn.)

Mercury enters Sagittarius Friday, Nov 10 @ 1:25 AM EDT, 4th House, the natural home of Cancer ruled by the Moon. This is a house of security and endings highlighting family, heritage, heredity and ancestry. It also highlights psychological roots and our private lives. Property, real estate, and all that is secluded ( our private lives ) is featured in this house. The latter part of life and ending of all matters.

Mercury:

As the Prince of Communication, Mercury represents intellect, expression, and reasoning ability. He also rules awareness, dexterity, opinion, and sensory perceptions. Its action is often quick, uncertain, and often times volatile. He also governs travel ( day-trips ), and all methods of transportation. Where we find Mercury in our charts reveals where and how we communicate best.

Sagittarius:

As a mutable sign, Sagittarius is forthright. Typically, gregarious and enthusiastic, Archers espouse high principles such as universal love and world peace. Happy-go-lucky, honest, cheerful, and optimistic, at times they can be restless, careless, and extravagant. Their tolerance allows them to work well with all people, and they accept most people for what they are. Their extroverted nature can unintentionally hurt others who are more sensitive by being blunt and/or impatient. “Don’t fence me in” could be their motto.

Sagittarius strengths are Freedom-loving, broad mindedness, generous, optimistic, scholarly, and enthusiastic!

Mercury in Sagittarius:

Mercury is in its detriment, opposite the one it rules, in Sagittarius. Therefore, it will not operate at full power and takes on more of the sign's than the planets coloration. You can compare this to visiting someone's house where you must conform to their rules and regulations. The 4th house ( the house this ingress is occurring in ) is one of security and endings. Sagittarius, although freedom loving and tolerant, can influence Mercury, the Prince of Communication, to speak without thinking, so we need to guard our tongues during this transit so as not to come off too blunt, especially to our sensitive friends.

Mercury also governs daytrips or short travel adventures, and restless Sagittarius is all about exploration. Practice patience during transits so as not to spark "road rage" from inconsiderate travelers.

Natal Mercury in Sagittarius:

If you were born with Mercury in Sagittarius *cough*, then you are sincere and have a great sense of dry humor. Impulsive, you often speak without considering the consequences. You have intuitive flashes of truth, but, due to an overabundance of interests, you are apt to scatter your mental forces. Your mind does not need sharpening, only directing.

Generous, progressive and honest, you hate to deceive anyone. Because you are concerned with attitudes more than facts, you are interested in higher education, philosophy and religion. You relish intellectual status, tend to be nonstop talker and love travel of any kind. If there are many difficult aspects to Mercury, you can have a tendency toward moral sermonizing or toward being overly pedantic in your attitudes.

Image: Hermes [Greek equivalent to Mercury], Winged Messenger of Olympus

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✨ Aspecting the Cosmos, Fri, Nov 10, 2023:    

Mercury -> Sagittarius: inspiritualservice.com/planetary-transits  

Midmorning a Libran Moon semisquare Mercury in Sagittarius. Adjustment to our plans may be in order to rebalance our energies and restore harmony within ourselves. With Mercury in fall, we have the vision and understanding; however, may not be able to convey it through words. Secondly, Moon sesquiquadrate Saturn in Pisces. Karmic. Did we, or are we surrendering ourselves for another's happiness or demands? It's time to end the sacrificial offering of ourselves and focus on our own goals and dreams. Thirdly, Mercury Square Saturn. Emotional pressure challenging us to forgo our domestic safety net and move forward in faith. Face the fear and follow our instincts from stumbling blocks of safety to steppingstones of a new beginning.

Around noon Moon will oppose Chiron in Aries, reinforcing the previous karmic aspect. Is the wound too painful to bear? Is the adjustment we need to make too large? Lean upon the strength and courage of Aries to reach a higher mind and rise above it. Not escape it. Rise above it.

This energy will abate tonight when a trine between Jupiter in Taurus and Juno in Virgo perfects. Our sense of hope and vision expands under the stability of Taurus. We are committed to moving forward.

Late tonight Mercury will sesquiquadrate Chiron in Aries. Our resolve and commitment are being tested. In previous circumstances we relented. Stand firm in what our heart believes. Have trust in ourselves. Embrace dreams.

Degrees, Houses, Aspects, Time:

Moon: 15LIB31, 11th
Mercury: 00SAG31, 1st
Aspect: Semisquare
Time: 9:44 AM

Moon: 15LIB42, 11th
Saturn: 00PIS32, 4th
Aspect: Sesquiquadrate
Time: 9:47 AM

Mercury: 00SAG32, 1st
Saturn: 00PIS32
Aspect: Square
Time: 10:07 AM

Moon: 22LIB24, 3rd
Chiron: 16ARI21, 9th
Aspect: Opposition
Time: 11:25 AM

Jupiter: 09TAU26, 11th
Juno: 09Virgo26, 3rd
Aspect: Trine
Time: 9:22 PM

Mercury: 01SAG21, 5th
Chiron: 16ARI21, 9th
Aspect: Sesquiquadrate
Time: 11:05 PM

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Mystic Healer
“Healing energy flows through you.”

Card Meaning: Inner and outer healing on all levels is occurring in your life. A situation, relationship, or physical challenge is being resolved. Have faith that it's happening. This is the time to find the source of chal-lenges. Transform inner grievances. Do it now. You no longer need to carry it with you. You are a healing force for others, even if you're not aware of it.

The Sacred Traveler Wants You to Know: There are times when the traveler steps off the path to search for the mystic healer. The healer instructs that everything in nature has the intrinsic ability to restore itself, and reminds you that you also have this powerful ability within you. For healing to occur on the outside, it's essential for healing to occur on the inner planes. To do this, meditate by visualizing a beautiful vital future for yourself, and trust that recovery is on the way. Past-life issues may be emerging in order to be released. Mystic healers are working with you to resolve emotional and physical chal-lenges. Be patient and have faith that beneath the surface all is well.

(Card and message are from the Sacred Traveler Oracle deck by Denise Linn.)

Tomorrow - November 11, 2023, the multidimensional Cosmic 11:11 Portal of Light will be opened. During that moment, we will have the opportunity to join millions of others to utilize an influx of Spiritual Light and assist the planet raise its vibration. Pay particular attention to your clocks for 11:11 AM and PM. This acts as a wave moving across the globe in every time zone for 24 hours.

In Numerology, 11 is a master number which signifies higher realms and spiritual awakening.  It represents the Teacher and can also alignment with your higher self. Broken down, 1 ( like the first house in astrology ) represents our individual self - personality, and inner resources. Two represents two individuals in unison and both inner and outer resources ( like the second house in astrology ).  When we experience ourselves through others, it promotes a higher consciousness that extends beyond the third dimension.  

Two one's side x side resemble portals or pillars next to each other—a doorway. This is reflected in the two pillars either side of the High Priestess Tarot Card, the archetype of Anima, the feminine aspect of the male psyche. This is a bridge between the personal and the collective unconsciousness. She holds the veil to another realm of profound wisdom.  

Pay particular attention to our dreams during this time, as the High Priestess represents the planet Neptune, who rules dreams, spirituality, and mystique but also illusions and delusions. Our dreams can hold keys to a truth that can part the fog of uncertainty. Locating Neptune in our chart can be beneficial in discovering where we tend to deceive ourselves and others offset when where we seek the ideal.

To access and contribute to this global energy, we can meditate or even sit quietly and journal freely whatever messages we receive. Review them after and see if we can locate a common theme. These are directional clues from the compass of our spirit, who is always communicating with us.

What do we feel emotionally from these clues? Does it raise our vibration into an alignment we wish to sustain? Or does it feel off-balance? Heavy? Something we need to release yet have held onto. Holding onto a sinking anchor will only drown our hopes and dreams, burying us at the bottom of the sea.

If we're uncertain, then watch for signs and synchronicities from the Universe. It could be looking at a clock at exactly 11:11, the words of a song, a billboard, license plate, a quote that passes our eyes, or something someone says. We will know when we see it, and we will know whether to nurture this emotion or practice the release during a Full Moon ritual November 27th.

This begins our energetic initiation into 2024, where the final remaining Full Moon in December will provide the opportunity to purge all we do not wish to take with us into the new year. I wish all revelation and direction that brings us peace and happiness.

Image: Beyond the Veil by Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman

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Aspecting the Cosmos, Sat, Nov 11, 2023: Every challenge is offset by opportunity if we choose to see through to the heart of the matter.

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Midmorning, a square between the Libran Moon and Pluto in Capricorn will perfect. Imbalance. Tension. Moodiness. Emotional waves of uncertainty. Through this energetic storm rests an opportunity to transform a dream or goal into reality if we believe that we will prevail while visualizing smoother seas.

Midafternoon the Moon in Scorpio trine Saturn in Pisces. Heightened intuition and a wonderful time to further our beliefs and/or interests through study. The Teacher in understanding and compassionate Pisces is charitable with limitations and rules today.

Late afternoon Mars in Scorpio oppose Uranus in Taurus. Conflicting tension is in the air. There's a passionate desire to take action and initiate something. This impatient impulsiveness is offset by reticence to move too quickly. Uranus' action is often sudden and destructive; however, stable Taurus must feel secure and certain before moving. Move forward slowly and cautiously to appease the bull.

Degrees, Houses, Aspects, Time:

Moon: 28LIB07, 11th
Pluto: 28CAP07, 2nd
Aspect: Square
Time: 10:05 AM

Moon: 00SCO33, 9th
Saturn: 00PIS33, 1st
Aspect: Trine
Time: 2:43 PM

Mars: 21SCO08, 8th
Uranus: 21TAU08, 2nd
Aspect: Opposition
Time: 4:11 PM

Image: Moth and Flame by Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman

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To all veterans who fought with their heart to protect American soil and citizens, especially my father, grandfather, brother, and cousins, thank you. The below is by my ( now 13 year old ) grandson when he was only seven.  

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✨  Aspecting the Cosmos, Sun, Nov 12, 2023:  

The Only applying major aspect today happens early morning when the Moon in Scorpio sesquiquadrate Neptune in Pisces. The Moon is fallen in Scorpio, thus is uncomfortable and will experience difficulty in expressing its true nature.

Both the 12th and 4th houses are ones of endings, self-undoing, frustrations, limitations, and yet contain hidden strengths. Our emotions can feel inhibited and constrained. We may want to stick our head in the sand, but it would serve us to sit with how we feel and follow the thread back to its beginning. Only then can we unravel the meaning of its presence.

This aspect is karmic and signifies that at some point in a relationship ( that includes the one with ourselves ), or perhaps many over lifetimes, we played small. Like the fallen Moon in Scorpio, we found it difficult to express ourselves. The lesson here is to try rather than succumb to the doubt and insecurity.

What is it that we truly want? With the New Moon in Scorpio Monday, it's a good time to find out so we can work to manifest it instead of always waiting for the "right time".

Degrees, Houses, Aspects, Time ( EST ):

Moon: 10SCO02,12th
Neptune: 25PIS02 Rx, 4th
Aspect: Sesquiquadrate
Time: 8:37 AM

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Happy Diwali to all our friends who celebrate!

Weekly Tarot Card, Nov 12 - 18, 2023: SIX of WANDS, A moment of victory and triumph.

A woman sits seductively on a throne, savoring her "fruits of the battle", crowned with a golden symbol of triumph. She is inside the winner circle, enjoying her rewards while two envious ladies look on. The six of wands represent success and a moment of victory and acclaim. This is a hard-won moment of celebration, recognizing the time and energy that went into realizing a goal. In other words, this happy result is no case of luck. It is the result of prolonged effort.

Any worthwhile endeavor is filled with much toil, effort, gambles, and an unrelenting commitment to seeing it all through. This is the reward at the end of such a journey. The victory at hand could be the realization of a project or goal, or it could be more metaphorical, such as victory over once destructive habits beating the odds, triumphing over difficult circumstances over rivals or naysayers, or a mixture of the above.

The six of wands also indicates the opportunity for greater responsibility and perhaps even acquiring a leadership role in your career or within an organization of which you are a part. If victory does it seem so close right now, the Six of Wands encourages you to believe that triumph is at hand and a healthy dose of self-esteem will propel you to the end. Cultivate and harness the feelings of self-confidence and let them carry you to a triumphant end. For as famed author Napoleon Hill once wrote, "You've got to be sure of yourself before you can ever win a prize".

The woman in the winner circle is enjoying her bounty and possesses a rather healthy sense of self-worth. However, judging by the envious faces that surround her, she is dangerously teetering into territories of arrogance and inflated self-importance. For it is a fine line between a healthy pride hubris. While your achievements may seem individual and belonging to you alone, there were likely others who offered support, training time, and help as you traveled your road to victory. Consider their contributions and honor them accordingly.

Or it could also be that the enemies of your success are closer to you than you might realize. In moments of acclaim, it is important to pay attention to jealousy, sabotage, or dismissive attitudes in others.These negative expressions may indicate in personal issues that need to be addressed, or they may be thwarting patterns of success in your life. You cannot control the reactions of others to your success, but you can foster healthy ones within yourself and be discerning in any close company that you keep.

Divinatory message.

This card indicates that there is honor and reward ahead for you. For the moment you are number one, a position that has earned and reached as a result of hard and tireless efforts. Congratulations, you are rewarded. Glory and triumph can be short lived moments though. For as soon as you've won, it feels like there's another race to run. Relish in the rewards that come to you as completely as you are able, knowing they as all things will eventually pass. Enjoy your time in the spotlight but remember that with success comes accountability.

Oftentimes, the true test of character comes after the challenge, when the pressures have been lessened and the voices of celebration have hushed. Be careful not to fall victim to pride. Be humble. Be kind. Be generous during lean times as well as times of bounty.

Deck: The Dreamkeepers Tarot by Liz Huston

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The New Moon in 20°Scorpio43' come in overnight Mon, November 13 @ 4:28 AM, 2nd House: "Through the deepening of faith, opening up to an expanded future"

Void of Course Moon Monday night: 09:03 PM EDT Nov 13 - 12:22 AM EDT Nov 14th - avoid lunar rituals during this time.

The Moon is in its Fall in Scorpio, which means it's in the sign opposite its Exaltation ( Taurus ). Therefore, it will have difficulty expressing its true nature ( emotions, domestic, nurturing urge ). It's akin to staying in someone's home and not feeling comfortable. Because this lunation is in its Fall, emotions can fluctuate and be difficult to control, which could portend emotional outbursts if we're not grounded and aware.

We are entering the "shadow season" of Winter's breath thinning the veil. Scorpio is a fixed water sign containing intense, penetrating passion has the power to delve deep beyond the surface. Ruled by Pluto, planet of destroying or reforming urge, is a catalyst for transformation and fusion. All we can do is surrender to this raw energy.  

According to astrologer Dane Rudhyar, the Sabian Symbol for 20° Scorpio is a Woman drawing two dark curtains aside. As long as we are hiding something, then we are vulnerable. The final level of self-assurance is evidenced by the willingness to expose everything allowing whatever comes to do its worst. All polarities are illusion – and false unless the reconciling third energy is identified. Good and bad, birth and death, existence and non-existence – these are secondary realities born of the prime causes: duality, phenomenal life and transcendent truth.

​On a personal level, simply put, it is impossible to unveil ourselves without unveiling the world at large – as indeed the mysteries of the world cannot be made known to anyone who stubbornly resists a radical process of self-inspection. By this alone can we become firm in our principles, firm in our resolve to deepen awareness, and firm in our commitments to society. Such a straightforward approach to life bestows spiritual authority and a mysterious power of insight into the secrets of other people and the affairs of the world.    

We can opt to attune to the deeper emotions of our shadow aspect, those parts of us that we prefer to hide from. As they rise, they will undoubtedly lure us from our comfort zones into valuable insight. The more uncomfortable we feel, the more we know we're working with the energy.

Because we have faith we know that all that we are and all that we feel is in essence good and right. It is of course necessary to adjust our circumstances in order to find a place where what is good for us is also good for others around us. Then we can express ourselves fully and spontaneously. As we find full, unrestricted and unjudged articulation of any passion, its energy-expression transforms – as indeed it must because we ourselves do the same thing. Our task is then to find a proper time and place for each of our feelings. This is linked to an uncovering of a related ability – we can read situations better because we have a clear commitment to find conditions that benefit our true authentic passionate expressions.

The Moon isn't alone in this lunation, the Sun conjuncts and adds the power of inner self during this lunation. I've said this often: never underestimate what cannot be seen: the wind, an undercurrent ( Scorpio ), and the Moon ( Oceanic commander ). The darkness of this New Moon creates the perfect atmosphere for ritual magic to manifest new beginnings. Heed to the Void of Course times and avoid practices.

Scorpionic energy can feel overwhelming when unaccustomed to working with it. What we cannot see, or control tests our resolve and belief in ourselves. Especially when its co-rulers are the God of War, Mars, currently conjunct the Moon, and the God of the Underworld, Pluto. We may feel penetrated, as though our darkest secrets are being revealed against our will. Yet, we will have the courage and strength of Mars to focus on and set our desires in motion.

Mars is dignified in Scorpio; thus, our response to it will be strengthened. Despite how aggressive and self-assertive Mars is, we do have the power within ourselves to control our circumstances if we know how to harness the associated energy. Scorpio is direct, as is Mars. Clarity on what we want is vitally important with the Lunation.

We should ask ourselves what it is that we desire ( Scorpio ) to conquer ( Mars ) and thus transform ( Pluto ) in our life?  Make sure you check tonight's energy update for the aspects of this Lunation. Uranus is making an appearance, which can indicate sudden and unexpected changes on the horizon. All the more reason to know what it is we want to manifest.

Image: Scorpio Season by Jennifer

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