The Gathering Place ( Modalities of Divination )
THUNDERBIRD VISION
Trailblazer
It is said that the Thunderbird is one of the highest spiritual beings, joining us from the west in the spring to bring thunderstorms and rain. The medicine of Thunderbird appears today to shake up the path you thought you had to take. It's time for a redirection with your heart and spirit leading the way. Get out of your mind, it cannot bring you where you need to go. Thunderbird is asking you to drop down into the ancient wisdom of your body and soul knowing.
You are here to create a new way, to be a trailblazer, and your ancestors are cheering you on. Evaluate the ways you have been conditioned to follow the status quo. Look at the ways that the systems at play have influenced your thinking and ways of being. Thunderbird soars before you with power and vision, helping you to drop your attachment to going along with the crowd as a follower and chart your own course.
You are a unique being, and a new way is being birthed through you. The thunder being is calling you into courage as you rise into this calling. Others are waiting and watching for this trail to emerge.
Like Thunderbird, you leave stardust behind you, dropping bursts of inspiration for others to follow.
(Card and message are from the Sacred Medicine Oracle deck by Asha Frost.)
I read this yesterday and it struck deep:
"What if instead of 'bad' and 'evil' we use words 'confused', 'frustrated', 'desperate', 'sad' and 'scared'? What if we try to understand instead of judging?" ~ unknown ( actually, can't remember )
Image: Buffalo Calf Woman by Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman
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Aspecting the Cosmos, Sat, Dec 16, 2023: We realize the weight limit of what we can carry and what we need to release. It's time to take initiative with honest dialogue in our relationships.
Early morning the Moon in Aquarius square Pallas in Scorpio. We may feel somewhat confused or discombobulated. This is an opportunity to utilize strategic wisdom to cut through emotional doubt surrounding relationships and financial issues to see things for what they are.
Right after lunch the Moon square Venus in Scorpio and oppose Lilith in Leo. This energy emphasizes the need to reach for a higher mindset to escape emotional negativity. Working with a Goddess like Kali assists us to destroy whatever negativity exists inside us so we can unite the polarities of light and shadow within us.
Midafternoon we're going to feel some healing relief when the Moon sextile Chiron in Aries and Mars in Sagittarius. We realize the weight limit of what we can carry and what we need to release. It's time to take initiative in relationships and honest dialogue.
Late tonight the Sun in Sagittarius square Neptune in Pisces, giving rise to insecurity and domestic matters. Time to review our budgets and inventory resources tomorrow, because it's a new day!
Degrees, Houses, Aspects, Time ( EST ):
Moon: 11AQU27, 2
Pallas: 11SCO27, 11
Aspect: Square
Time: 8:00 AM
Moon: 14AQU10, 12
Venus: 14SCO10, 9
Aspect: Square
Time: 12:32 PM
Moon: 14AQU58, 11
Lilith: 14LEO58, 5
Aspect: Opposition
Time: 1:52 PM
Moon: 15AQU30, 10
Chiron: 15ARI30, 12
Aspect: Sextile
Time: 2:44 PM
Moon: 16AQU10, 9
Mars: 16SAG10, 7
Aspect: Sextile
Time: 3:52 PM
Sun: 24SAG55, 4
Neptune: 24PIS55, 2
Aspect: Square
Time: 10:43 PM
Image: René Magritte Canvas Art, L'Art de la conversation Painting
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There's a difference between boundaries and walls. When we feel led to draw a line, make sure we're not erecting a wall, which prevents goodness from entering. We may feel protected, but when we refuse to accept anything positive, such as love and friendship, we become stagnant and void of growth.
The object isn't to avoid the pain of heartbreak or betrayal through escapism, it's to overcome it without closing the door to our heart. We may think it's easier to board up the windows of our soul against the storms of life rather than set boundaries, but it produces more damage in the long run.
We eventually discover we're in a very dark place void of sunlight, and all alone when we need others the most. The stars are a celestial compass that guides us true north through the most difficult weather until we reach the stores of healthy relationships. Including the one with our self.
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Aspecting the Cosmos, Sun, Dec 17, 2023: We have to be willing to believe in ourselves, speak our truth, and not play small to appease another to claim a new direction.
Today's aspects begin midafternoon when Venus in Scorpio inconjunct Chiron in Aries. Our challenge calls for adjustments on our part. We may feel strained to find the blessing or beauty in a situation; thus, need to adjust our perspective. It may be time to let go of a bad habit, circular pattern, or toxic relationship to integrate balance and healing within ourselves.
Late afternoon, the Moon in Pisces trine Vesta in Cancer. Lots of water ( emotion ) in this aspect. Heightened intuition. Inspiration and harmony should flow. Danger here of being indolent, failing to take advantage of the energy. We get comfortable when things are going our way rather than using the energy to further our purpose. We have resources available to boost our profession! Utilize it!
Early evening Venus sesquiquadrate Vesta in Cancer and the Moon conjunct Saturn in Pisces. If we play small to appease others, we're robbing our spirit of the freedom and joy it deserves and desires to experience. A freedom-loving beginning beckons and the Teacher desires to assist us in attaining that new start. However, we have to be willing to believe in ourselves, speak our truth, and not play small to appease another to claim that new direction.
Degrees, Houses, Aspects, Time ( EST ):
Venus: 15SCO29, 7th
Chiron: 15ARI29, 12
Aspect: Inconjunct
Time: 2:49 PM
Moon: 00PIS40, 10
Vesta: 00CAN40, 2
Aspect: Trine
Time: 4:05 PM
Venus: 15SCO38, 5
Vesta: 00CAN38, 1
Aspect: Sesquiquadrate
Time: 5:57 PM
Moon: 02PIS07, 9
Saturn: 02PIS07, 9
Aspect: Conjunction
Time: 6:31 PM
Image: A Wooded Path In Autumn by H. A. Brendekilde
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Weekly Oracle: Sunday, Dec 17-23, 2023: 4. Our Lady of the Ripening on the Vine
Many of many of us who love the Holy Mother are dreamers. We might be practical and hardworking, attending to the details of daily life and spiritual consciousness, but we have hope in our hearts. Yet that hope may not be for the future, our future, that of our children or our planet. This hope is a precious light that is needed in the world, yet our light of hope is also needed in the here and now.
We need to be living the Divine now, not only dreaming of a more divinely aligned life in a fantasy of our future. The Divine wants us to live our life now, to benefit ourselves in the world with our presence now. Yes, we are always growing, yet there is a readiness within us. Now this Oracle comes to us as a confirmation. There is something within us, something of us, that is ready even if the immediate reality doesn't match a fantasy that we have once held about how life would be when we finally shared more of our self with the world. We are still ready, and this is our time to shine. It is in this shining forth that the manifestation can happen now, not in waiting for it to happen before we reach the destination. If we do this, the destination will always be in our future rather than happening now. Our manifestation happens through us as we acknowledge that we are what we are seeking already. It is just bringing it to light that needs to happen now.
In this Oracle, the Mother asks us to honor the light that is ignited within us now and to act upon it with utter faith. The dreamers are needed in this present moment. We can help the sacred becoming the healing of the world according to the Divine Mother's grace, by how we choose to be at this time. We are not just building spiritual consciousness for a future time, we are building it to live in now. Now is the time to trust. Now is the time to know that we are her chosen child, her heavenly son or daughter, and that we are divine in flesh.
This is our time to be living with complete, abandoned into our own soul. Knowing that the spiritual energy within is now manifesting itself in our physical reality. There is not only blessing in our future, but also for us to succeed in this present moment.
This oracle brings us a particular message: We are more ready than we think we are for whatever adventure most concerns our heart or is already right at our feet. Do not shy away. It is our time for harvest. Open our arms and gather abundance unto us. Trust that our abundance will benefit others too, because the more we have, the more we can choose to share and give.
Do not be afraid to receive blessings and to have what our heart desires. The manifestation, manifesting desires of our heart are the heavenly fruit, becoming heavy on the vine and ripening, ready to be enjoyed. Fruit that is not gathered and eaten will rot, feeding the earth to be born again, so nothing is wasted. Yet, that fruit could be sweetly savored by those capable of receiving. There is so much waiting for us in this moment.
Gather our harvest, accept the goodness, and let the gratitude fill our heart. We have worked hard for this harvest. Let it be rich and bountiful in all ways. Let our divine inheritance come unto us now as naturally as fruit brightening on the vine. This Oracle brings a particular message that a dream project or idea that we have been nursing will succeed. The time for that success is fast approaching and will happen as naturally as fruit ripening on the vine.
Deck: Mother Mary Oracle by Alana Fairchild
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Aspecting the Cosmos, Mon, Dec 18, 2023: Believe in magic and it will reveal itself!
This can be a beautiful day all around! We begin with a trine between Mercury in Capricorn and Jupiter in Taurus midmorning! Energy and initiative! Communication, romance, creativity, fun and travel plans are featured! Financial expansion! Have a nice lunch with a friend and/or romantic dinner tonight! Singles treat yourself to a selfcare date!
Right before lunch the Moon in Pisces trine Pallas in Scorpio. Deep emotional wisdom. New beginnings and outlook on life. Higher thinking and awareness.
Early evening Moon trine Venus in Scorpio. Sensuality runs deep. Emotional affection for the beautiful things in life: art, music, festivities. Time for evening fun with friends and family. Romance, love we give to others is featured.
Degrees, Houses, Aspects, Time ( EST ):
Mercury: 05CAP51' - 1
Jupiter: 05TAU51 - 5
Aspect: Trine
Time: 9:27 AM
Moon: 12PIS19 - 1
Pallas: 16SCO32 - 9
Aspect: Trine
Time: 11:43 AM
Moon: 16PIS55' - 9
Venus: 16SCO55' - 5
Aspect: Trine
Time: 7:29 PM
Image: Autumn Fairy by Ironshod
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LunaGreyhawk said:What an amazing message to receive today, thank you so much, Ahavati 💖
You're very welcome, Luna. Perfect for the season. 💖
10 • SHAWL DANCER
Wild
When we dance at a powwow, in a circle, we move in a clockwise motion. We start where the sun rises, in the Eastern Doorway, as it represents the beginning of a brand-new day. This Shawl Dancer appears to invite you into a new sacred dance for yourself. Where have you been playing it safe in your life? Where are you following the ways in which society has conditioned you? In what ways are you "doing" and not "being"?
Sometimes in our lives, we lose connection to our deepest desires; we slide into a rut. Today, this dancer comes, dressed in bright, beautiful color to remind you that life is meant to be pleasurable, and it's time to dance it out and shake it up. This dancer is asking you to find your freedom. Let your wild, colorful, and radical self come out.
As you dance, feel yourself releasing all the conditioning, oppression, and ways that you have bottled up your true nature. A fresh new way of being in the world is calling to you; find your sacred dance, root into pleasure, and see your desires manifest effortlessly before your eyes.
Sacred Ceremony
The drums of your ancestors begin to play, and you feel them deep in your heart space. They call to your inner desires, and you feel a burst of rainbow light in the core of your being. Begin to move in a way that your soul is calling you to. Rainbow light streams out of the pores of your skin, illuminating your new dance. You are alive with possibility, flowing with the vibe of wild.
HEALING AFFIRMATION
"I unravel the old ways from my system and twirl into the beauty of a new way."
(Card and message are from the Sacred Medicine Oracle deck by Asha Frost.)
A hero's journey isn't to alter a toxic environment. If you don't remove yourself, it will change you, no matter how strong you are. This is where astrological patterns step in. It's not how positive or negative the pattern is, but the knowledge of the pattern that's important. It's something that, to a degree, can be anticipated.
History has taught us that it repeats itself, eventually. Knowledge of its return gives us an opportunity to make better choices for ourselves. When we put ourselves first, we are enabled to contribute more positively to our environments. Until we can't. Then we need to let go and learn to ( as the great Nina Simone said ) "walk away from the table when love is no longer being served" rather than doubling what we serve in hopes it makes a difference.
An announcement of intention isn't necessary and can be viewed as "clickbait". Allow your actions to speak louder than you ever could, and by example. A hero's journey is taking care of ourselves first.
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Aspecting the Cosmos, Tue, Dec 19, 2023: When feeling negative effects, extending grace and gratitude for any experience shifts the energy to more positive expressions of our true selves.
Pluto Anaretic in Capricorn @ 8:28 PM, 6th House. Re-enters Aquarius Jan 20 @ 7:57 PM, 7th House.
Aside from the above, we only have two major aspects today. Late morning Mercury in Capricorn sesquiquadrate Uranus in Taurus. Uranus is the awakener associated with natural disasters, particularly earthquakes. Humanity is united through disaster, and the humanitarian Uranus' purpose is to awaken our altruistic nature. Additionally, Mercury isn't all about communication and intellect, but its action can be uncertain and even volatile when negatively aspected.
This is a karmic and at times a very abrasive aspect that's going to require us to leave the table when love is no longer being served. This doesn't necessarily imply in a relationship with another ( though it could ), but the relationship we have with ourselves. Be prepared for sudden revelations or discoveries. Don't accept anything ( from others or ourselves ) less than what we deserve: Love.
Lastly, early afternoon the Sun in Sagittarius square the Moon in sensitive Pisces. Take care that we're not blunt or abrasive with others. Feeling impatient or argumentative or pushy are clear indicators that we're teetering in the danger zone of energy. Extending grace and gratitude for the experience will shift the energy to our more positive expressions.
Degrees, Houses, Aspects, Time ( EST ):
Mercury: 04CAP42 - 12
Uranus: 19TAU42 - 4
Aspect: Sesquiquadrate
Time: 11:06 AM
Sun: 27SAG36 - 9
Moon: 27PIS36 - 12
Aspect: Square
Time: 1:39 PM
Image: Miao Shan is the incarnation and fulfillment of mercy by Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman
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19 • SHAKER
Truth
A shaker is a medicine tool used to commune with the spirit world. The shaking vibration it offers accompanies our prayers, our songs, and our healing intentions. When used over the body with healing intention, it helps to activate stuck energies and begin clearing them from the energy field.
A healer from your own lineage steps forward today and hands you this powerful medicine tool that carries Bear energy, which invites forward all that has been hibernating within. It's a gift from the spirit world and is here to shake up your truth. Your voice is powerful, your truth profound, and you are ready to speak and share. What words have you swallowed lately? What emotions have you suppressed?
Your throat is vibrating with the energy ready to be released. This shaker is here to assist you in bringing forward all that has been buried deep.
As you allow this medicine to move through your throat, the energy center begins to heal. What relationships in your life need more truth spoken? What boundaries need to be set? Where can you use your sacred no? This Bear shaker is a powerful tool for transformation.
Pulling the card today asks for you to tune in to your inner knowing of what is true for you.
It validates your lived experiences, emotions, and inner knowing. It is safe for you to speak now: your ancestors, guides, and healer spirits are all around, holding space.
Sacred Ceremony
Your ancestors gather and light a fire around you, Invite those into this space who you feel compelled to share your truth with. Envision yourself speaking your truth aloud to them, and as you do so, the rattle vibrates and shakes powerfully. Know that your voice matters, it is sacred, and you can take this activation into your life by writing a letter to these people and burning it in a sacred fire. It's time for all that was suppressed to rise.
HEALING AFFIRMATION
"When I choose to speak my truth, I feel free.”
Card and message are from the Sacred Medicine Oracle deck by Asha Frost
First Quarter Moon in 27°Pisces45' @ 1:40 PM, 12th House.
Sidenote: Sky gazers treat; The Moon will pass just over 1-degree from the planet Neptune, along with experiencing lunar occultation of Neptune, meaning Neptune will pass behind the Moon and re-emerge from the other side.
The Moon in Pisces can be emotionally instinctive. The Moon in the 12th House, the natural home of Pisces ruled by Neptune, can produce insular feelings of restlessness and sensitivity. To feel secure, we may choose to remain in familiar surroundings. Take care not to harbor resentments, especially over imaginary slights caused by an active subconscious imagination.
With the Sun squaring the Moon one minute before the First Quarter phase, we need to guard our sensitivities and reactions to others. Feeling impatient, argumentative or pushy are clear indicators that we're teetering in the danger zone. Extending grace and gratitude for the experience will shift the energy to our more positive expressions. If impossible, then retreating to a private place would benefit us much more than reacting out of emotional over-sensitivity.
The first quarter moon can be viewed as a symbol of growth and planning. This is because the moon is burgeoning toward the fullness of her light. This is called the "yang" phase, a masculine reference which implies strength and determination to achieve the fullness of one's goals. This aligns with the Spring months - a time of work and preparation to reap the harvest of labor.
Retreating to spend quality time alone creates the perfect atmosphere to re-evaluate the plan we've drafted to reach our goals. While this Lunar stage has already gone from new to waxing crescent, it now observes a sacred pause to briefly consider its next phase: Waxing Gibbous. The process of review presents an opportunity to observe the sacred pause in our own lives.
While re-evaluating the course we've charted, let's not forget to be proud of how much we've accomplished up to this point.
Our focus is growth and forward movement through the unknown phases of darkness until fully illuminated. This darkness could include doubts or fear; and those emotions/thoughts should be honored as they rise. The purpose here is to shine the light on them by giving them the space they need to express themselves prior to releasing them so that they can be transmuted into something more positive for humankind.
Just look at the moon. Regardless of the depth of darkness, it continues forward, inching light across every section of its orb until there is no darkness that can be seen. Harness the energy of this phase. Integrate it into our being and move forward on our chosen path.
Image: Pisces by aerospace
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Aspecting the Cosmos, Wed, Dec 20, 2023: The goal isn't to forget our experiences, but accept them for what they are and learn from them moving forward into a new dawn.
Pluto Anaretic in Capricorn: Pluto is preparing to return to Aquarius next month.
Vesta Rx re-enters Gemini @5:07 AM, 7th House: inspiritualservice.com/planetary-transits
Only two major aspects applying today beginning just after noon with the Aries Moon trine Ceres in Sagittarius. We discover there's a flow and ease to our emotional capacity. The Moon in the 2nd house is good for public and business contacts with women. Take care not to become too emotionally aggressive ( Moon/Aries ) and remember that self-care and love are equally as important as what we extend to others ( Ceres ). Boundaries are important.
This evening the Moon conjunct Chiron in Aries, ninth house. This is an opportunity to discover who we truly are by integrating past wounds into our present. The goal here isn't to forget our experiences, but accept them for what they were, and learn from them moving forward into a new dawn. The atmosphere of the 9th house allows us to utilize a higher mind to access philosophy and profound study to further our understanding.
Degrees, Houses, Aspects, Time ( EST ):
Moon: 10ARI47 - 2
Ceres: 10SAG47 - 10
Aspect: Trine
Time: 12:20 PM
Moon: 15ARI28 - 9
Chiron: 15ARI28 - 9
Aspect: Conjunction
Time: 8:27 PM
Image: Demeter (Ceres) Greek Goddess, Howard David Johnson
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Vesta Rx re-entered Gemini @5:07 AM, 7th House
Vesta ( Hestia ) is the guardian of the hearth and home, the goddess who tends the eternal flame, the one that keeps the household alive, safe and well. She represents the divine representation of the flame inside us, the one that gives us our spark of life.
She enables us to understand the way we feel towards our home, and our family. Beyond that, she is the inspiration inside us that keeps us going. She is the flame of our ambitions, and our desire to keep surviving in a difficult world. She is the joy we feel when we accomplish a goal or make our dreams realities.
A Gemini's primary strength is intelligence and communication skills. Being born with a curious and playful disposition, they typically find it easy to feel engaged with the world. Being influenced by Mercury’s swift and analytical nature, they rarely succumb to boredom and are usually able to propel yourself outward in life with an insatiable curiosity for discovery!
Vesta is comfortable in Gemini, an Air sign which feeds the flame Vesta tends. However, during the retrograde period, it's time to take things slow and re-evaluate our personal and business relationships ( 7th house ). Taking stock in what is working for us can benefit us greatly. This house reveals what we most lack in ourselves and shows our attitudes toward marriage, or how many marriages we might have.
A word of caution in regard to contracts, lawsuits, agreements, or dealings of any kind during this time. Mercury is Rx, therefore, delays in signing any contractual agreements is unfavored unless you take the time to read the fine print ( at least twice ).
Now is a time for us to see things that we may have previously missed. Decisions regarding the future may need to be made before Vesta stations direct and moves back into nurturing, domestic Cancer. If there's baggage, we're tired of carrying, now is the time to unpack so we can leave it behind.
Image: Hestia ( Vesta ) by Elyse
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