posted August 23, 2017 05:37 PM            

Red transit
Green progressed

posted August 23, 2017 07:09 PM            

These are not progressed aspects that are necessarily stressful, but especially the Neptune aspect calls for reassessment of your life ideals and aims.

The transits are another story and show a complexity of stressful ones at the moment.

Pluto 17° Capricorn in transit square your natal Asc / Sun. That is a transit of challenges to one's physical and personal capacity, with the need to regenerate, create a new posture based on current life circumstances and needs, rather than on past expectations or relationships. At the very least Pluto is coming round Rx again for ending its transit square your natal Sun. Similar challenges, possibly to physical health or stamina, as well as possible resistance from others, ego/personality conflicts.

Context is seen mostly in ...

Pluto's conjunct and parallel natal Neptune and Uranus. Your worldview and expectations are changing, being challenges. Goals and aspirations need to be transformed. You may have over-extended yourself or been operating from a skewed view of the larger world. Pluto's square to both Neptune and Uranus the last few years emphasizes this -- transformative change that will necessarily involve your dreams/hopes and the concepts attached to them (Neptune), as well as the unexpected which is designed to liberate you from the burdens of the mundane (Uranus).

Saturn's only involvement is its fairly short transit quincunx natal Chiron, so don't over-emphasize that.

Uranus transits closely conjunct natal Mercury while also quincunx natal Moon. It is time to allow the unexpected, allow new information to reshape your world view and change your goals and aims. Possible new avenues of communication, new information, new connections to the world at large lie waiting and will probably present themselves directly to you. However, if you double-down by possibly not considering them because you see them as others' opinions, you'll not be able to benefit. This dual transit of Uranus (especially to natal Moon) is stressful, unsettling, but let up in December, and will finish up March to May of 2018. Expect setbacks during these periods. They are serving a purpose. Set your intention on understanding or at least allowing that better purpose to be fulfilled and speak that way.

Neptune 13PIS12-Rx semi-sextile natal Sun, bringing in some doubt about the ideas you are trying to push forward with your ego. How far do your personal energies really reach? How much is from ego itself rather than from worthwhile aims? Only you can answer these questions or resolve the doubts you may have, or deal with the fatigue you feel. The influence of Neptune is not to take away hope/dreams and deliver disillusionment, but to cleanse away the excess of ego aims that were never necessary to our happiness in the first place. What effort or goal is not necessary to who you really are? Will meeting that goal matter on your death bed?

Neptune brings doubts and questions, but the answers are of a trans-personal spiritual nature, not to facilitate material aims. So look at its nature of being the higher octave of Venus and see where your ego contribution could be modified or lessened and still get what you need and want.

Pluto [21S40] is parallel natal N.Node [21S15] and has been for the last year or more. This is the preliminary phase of the transit completed with the conjunction, which will stretch it out for several years longer. This is a transit of reshaping your future and life direction. Something must change significantly. You'll have to let go of something previously held as significant in order to make room for what is waiting and more necessary for the next phase of your life. Consider that some Aries tendency for tunnel vision might be missing what your better options are.

When Pluto touches this many natal points with hard transits transformation is the key concept. You won't be able to stay the same, but you will need to be patient and persistent without exacerbating frustration and conflicts, otherwise a lot of energy can be spent either isolating yourself or in fighting with others.

Most of all, understand we all go through such challenges and it is very important to be patient with yourself and your life circumstances to open up to your intentions and let your step forward.

These will all pass. You'll be a better, stronger person on the other side.

posted August 24, 2017 03:09 PM            

Breathe in your dreams and affirmations of your ability. Then breathe out the pressure, the past, etc. Breathe down into your belly slowly, hold it a moment, then let it out slowly. Each time sink into relaxation a bit more.

I just did a reading for you from The Crystal Bible and it took me to Onyx on first flip-through. Here is what it says about it:

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ATTRIBUTES Onyx is strength-giving. It provides support in difficult or confusing circumstances and during times of enormous mental or physical stress. Centering your energy and aligning it with a higher power, accessing higher guidance, is facilitated by Onyx as is connection with the whole. It can take you forward to view the future and, with its capacity to impart personal strength, facilitates being the master of one's destiny. This stone promotes vigor, steadfastness, and stamina. It aids learning lessons, imparting self-confidence and helping you be at ease in your surroundings.
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POSITION Wear on left side of body. Place or hold as appropriate. Onyx worn around the neck was said to cool lust and support chastity.

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I recommend you get some Onyx stones, which are easily available at Crystal/Mineral shops. You could even grid your bed by placing at least one at each corner, but it seems more important to keep it on your body (may take more than one stone), say in a pocket or hanging around the neck in a pouch. You could place one under/in your pillow while you sleep at night.

I'd send you one straightaway, but I don't possess any Onyxes at all. But I am confident it will help you, however you can get it.

Good luck and let us know how you're doing.