posted May 04, 2009 07:19 AM         

Reverse. Backward. Reverse. Forward. Fog. Reverse. Forward.

For the next month. > ---< ---> ---< ---? > ---< -----> ?

It is going to be completely confusing! You are going to think you are losing your mind. You aren’t losing your mind. However, the planets are completely and totally playing with your head.

Saturn, going retrograde, is coming to a stop. He’s going to reverse his direction in two weeks, and go direct. Saturn’s station and reversal is captured within and between Mercury’s retrograde journey in May AND Jupiter meeting up with Neptune, part 1 AND Mercury dancing around in Jupiter and Neptune‘s energy.

Mercury, going forward, is coming to a stop. He’s going to reverse his direction THIS week, to go backward for three weeks. Saturn reverses direction NEXT week, goes direct and starts to head out of Virgo, starting the next 28 years. Mercury meets up with Neptune and Jupiter the THIRD week and either loses his mind or enters the rapture or a bit of both. Neptune and Jupiter start a new twelve year cycle, part 1. Mercury reverses his backwards direction and goes forward the FOURTH week.

Remember MERCURY is in CHARGE OF SATURN (because Saturn is in Virgo). Mercury’s making a funky form of a double negative with Saturn and then changing his mind yet again. You remember double negatives from Grammar!

From the internet: A double negative occurs when two forms of negation used in the same clause. In some languages (or varieties of a language), negative forms are consistently used throughout the sentence to express a single negation. In other languages, a double negative is used to negate a negation, and therefore, it resolves to a positive. In the former case, triple and quadruple negation can also be seen, which leads to the terms multiple negation or negative concord. The double-negatives-make-a-positive rule was first introduced in English in Short Introduction to English Grammar with Critical Notes in 1762.

Double negatives are generally not used in written varieties. Consider the phrase "I do not want nothing!". The intended meaning would be expressed as "I do not want anything!" in Standard English, according to the rules. However, if there is very heavy stress on "do not" or a specific stress on "nothing," Standard English can utilize the form "I do not want nothing" as a way of emphasizing that the speaker would rather have "something" than "nothing" at all.

Often double negatives are considered incorrect grammatical usages; however, dialects which utilize double negatives do so consistently and follow a different set of linguistic rules.

In the film Mary Poppins, Dick Van Dyke uses double negative when he says:

If you don't want to go nowhere

A double negative is also famously used in the first two lines of the song "Another Brick in the Wall (part II)" included in the album The Wall by Pink Floyd, sung by school children

We don't need no education

We don't need no thought control

or the "stinking badges" from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Badges? (pause) We ain’t got no badges.

Today, the double negative is often considered the mark of an uneducated speaker, but it used to be quite common in English, even in literature. Chaucer made extensive use of double negatives in his poetry, sometimes even using triple negatives. For example, he described the Friar in The Canterbury Tales: "There was not no man nowhere so virtuous", and he even used a fourfold negative when describing the Knight: "He never yet no vileness not said / In all his life to no man."

In Standard English, double negatives are usually understood to resolve to a positive.

There isn't a day when I don't think about her. – Prince William , speaking of his mother..

This is not double negative, since the two negatives are in different clauses. A true double negative would be "there isn't no day when..." The sentence as spoken could only be changed by removing one of the negatives to either "There isn't a day when I think about her" or "There is a day when I don't think about her" neither of which has the intended meaning.

For instance, "I do not disagree" could be said to mean, "I certainly agree" if stated in an affirmative manner; this is an example of litotes. However, if stated in a cautious manner, "I do not disagree" can also be used to mean, "You may be right, although I am not sure," or "There is no mistake in what you say, but there is more to it than that."

Similarly, the phrase "Mr. Jones was not incompetent" may be used to mean either "Mr. Jones was very competent" or "Mr. Jones was competent, but not brilliantly so."

'I hear nothing, I see nothing, I know nothing, I will not tell anything to anybody'.

So the planets, the very important planets that reflect above what we experience down here on earth are going to be having or exhibiting double negatives and perhaps even multiple negatives which create NEGATIVE CONCORDS.

Negative concords. I like the sound of that. I know whenever I hear a double negative expressed by someone, I have to sit for a second and parse out what it means. Take out the negatives and turn them into a positive. Two negatives multiplied in math turn into a positive ~ they essentially cancel each other out.

In English, two negatives do the some what cancel each other out but it definitely ISN’T the same as stating it positively ~ in the case of Prince William “I think about my mother every day.” instead of “There isn't a day when I don't think about her.”

So we are entering a month long period of negative concords. As our planets go, that means Mercury in charge of Saturn is going to be completely driving Saturn crazy with the parsing and double negatives. Mercury’s going retrograde in Gemini which is always problematic as it amplifies his trickster quality. Tricks abound! Be careful of the Mercury tricks! Watch for the double negatives or negative concords.

On top of the mess of negative concords, Jupiter and Neptune are joining AND mixing it up with Mercury. We saw Mercury/ Jupiter/ Neptune this past week with the wild craziness about Swine flu ~ now renamed H1N1 (so Mercury eh?) and much more politically correctly than Swine or even the Mexican flu.

In terms of how that shows up in YOUR world, the story from last fall will drive into your driveway, hop out of its car and give you a hug. It will tell you all about what has gone on in its life since last fall. It will seem completely and totally ready to change. And it MIGHT be ready to completely and totally change. We just don’t know for SURE, for SURE yet. We are in the midst of negative concords!

In the meantime, YOU HAVE CHANGED since last fall! You’ve been reading this column. You’ve been doing your work. You’ve been evolving. You’ve been getting clear on your stuff and your projections. You worked VERY hard during Venus retrograde to get clear on the upcoming 8 year cycle and what passion, delights and desires you wanted to bring into your life. You know more about what you want and don’t want. So MAYBE this IS it. And MAYBE this IS NOT it. We don’t know for sure. We DO KNOW we are in negative concord land.

So, we proceed with caution. With both our ears open. With both our eyes open. With our nose smelling keenly, sniff, sniff, sniff. We know what we know. We listen and don’t speak. Or, in negative concord version, I hear nothing, I see nothing, I know nothing, I will not tell anything to anybody.

We also have a fabulous FULL MOON this week in the deliciously devilish and secret revealing Scorpio the day after Mercury goes retrograde in a crabby aspect to Pluto. So you MIGHT feel blind sided by something you didn‘t see coming. Or the story from November of 2007 will appear at your side to add a bit of insight to the decisions you face now.

It is, after all, only the rest of your life we are talking about! <wink> You are making decisions in this swirling mess of negative concords that affect the rest of your life! You are, after all, being asked to pull the trigger on, open the kimono for (I always hated that phrase!), make the leap of faith, commence with, move along, get naked, be up close and personal. Vulnerable. Real. Open.

Listen to your inner heart‘s truth. Trust your heart’s guidance. Don’t act, avoid or react out of fear (to the best of your ability). Swallow hard. Belly up to the bar. Ask for what you want. Cry if you must. But at least make sure to ASK for what you want. You may not get it but ASK any way. Make sure to say what you need to say. They may not hear you but say it any way. Say what you need to say.

My last suggestion is to stand by yourself! When you are feeling overwhelmed, afraid or anxious, say to yourself “Regardless of what happens, I will stand by myself! I promise! I will support myself in doing this.” Then put your one hand in your other hand, squeeze. Or wrap your arms around yourself. Say it again. Rather than criticizing, condemning or picking on yourself, support yourself in your truth. Stand by yourself. Stand next to yourself. Stand next to and by yourself no matter what. Especially stand by and stand next to that scared part of you that has to belly up to the bar and ask for what it wants.

All the usual Mercury retrograde advice applies ~ double check, redo, reconnect, revise, revisit, and back up your computer, cell phone and communication devices. Mercury stations on Thursday so the week’s awash in Mercury retrograde energy that is arguing with Pluto’s control freak nature. Double check the important things in your world! Negative concords abound!

Monday Moon in Virgo works hard to clear things up and get them organized. Mars is pressing Jupiter to take actions that Jupiter doesn’t think he needs to take. Well he does and he should. Whether he will or not is another story. In your life, back to what you THINK you want. If the person before you is apparently unable or unwilling to do what you want, don’t “end” it ~ simply mosey along on down the road. No drama. You don’t need to shout or yell. Just move along. They know how to find you if they want to. Venus has a lovely aspect to the Node suggesting you might get a better offer any way. The point is to see your pattern, their pattern. Decide if it is something you can live with (or not), work with (or not) or love/ laugh with (or not). The person and situation before you is a reflection of your chart and where you are right now. Change your pattern of behavior, and soon enough, the situation will change. Closing aspect offers a push off energy ~ imagine yourself pushing off the wall as you swim out into the pool ~ that push off can get you halfway across the pool before you take a single stroke.

Tuesday Libra moon today and tomorrow has lovely closing aspects so use them to send things out into the world especially if they are creative projects or ideas. The shake you up dream from last night needs to be recorded. The meaning will be clearer at the end of the month. Watch your words today as they can be mis-interpreted. Proceed with caution. With both your ears open. With both your eyes open. With your nose smelling keenly, sniff, sniff, sniff. You know what you know. Listen and don’t speak. Or, in negative concord version, I hear nothing, I see nothing, I know nothing, I will not tell anything to anybody. Double check on meaning and intent. DO NOT ASSUME YOU KNOW! Saturn is getting a large lesson today in understanding and the how of why. Mercury is double negative concording as he slows to a stop in the sky and stirs both his own as well as Saturn’s energy. It will be a fear day where fear will seem to have a solution. Watch and don’t act out of fear.

Wednesday another Libra moon day. Mercury is stopped in the sky, getting ready to shift directions. Mars WANTS YOU to react to the wound he’s opening up today. Look at the situation and SEE IF you DO want to react. Sometimes it is very cathartic to scream and shout at folks. Nothing wrong with that! The energy today is a dish slamming day. We could always tell when my fire mother was mad ~ clanging and banging of pots. Dinner was cooked but with quite a bit of noise and drama. Remember, even though Venus is direct, she is STILL in Aries and thus in charge of the Moon’s current frisky and martial nature. Great day to tackle a physical project and get it DONE!

Thursday Mercury goes retrograde for the next 24 days. While he’s stopped in early Gemini, he’s also in an adjusting energy with Pluto. Can you adjust some of your beliefs today? Can you shift them to see the duality? Can you see how picking the green one leaves the pink one? Venus wants you to pick the pink one. Mars thinks its girly. Negative concord day. How can two seeming different things find common ground? By sitting down and saying what they deeply want. Conversations and communications held today will go deep and far into the being of the other person. FOR GOOD OR BAD, they will go deep and far. Watch what they hear. Notice what they see. Pay attention to what they repeat back to you. Your job today is to VERIFY. Say, “If I heard you correctly, you said “xyz”. I take that to mean “abc” ~ and give YOUR interpretation of it. Use that technique ALL MONTH LONG. Repeat back exactly what you heard. Then say what you INTERPRETED it to mean. At least get it out there!

Friday productive if emotional, Scorpio moon has a great deal of energy. Instead of misdirecting it in anger or frustration, use the extra energy to zip along, accomplish things on YOUR agenda. Stand by yourself today. Proceed with caution. With both your ears open. With both your eyes open. With your nose smelling keenly, sniff, sniff, sniff. You know what you know. Listen and don’t speak. Or, in negative concord version, I hear nothing, I see nothing, I know nothing, I will not tell anything to anybody. Notice the patterns, good or bad, that are there. The patterns are not going to change unless they decide to change them. You are in charge of YOUR patterns. Do you want to change?

Saturn’s day we have a lovely and devilish full moon in Scorpio. Back to November 2007 to see what is culminating now. Scorpio full moon’s can have a biting quality to them. This moon offers a psychological and emotional reveal that is pretty powerful and very connected to old, habit worn patterns. Read the full moon report on this site for more information. Mars asks us to look at who and how we partner with things either productively or not. Mars rules the Moon’s emotional energy so his conversation with Juno and her opposition to Saturn make this a fabulous day to release old partners that don’t work for you in the same way any more ~ the sugar, the cigarettes, the friend, the spouse, the sibling, the relative, the person who is always doing that thing that completely drives you crazy yet you go back time after time after time. Do you see what you are getting out of this partnership? Can you get the same thing or perhaps SOMETHING BETTER FOR YOU from another place, person or thing? Wanna go there and at least try?

Sunday is Mother’s day here in the USA. Call your mom and tell her you love her. Call all the women or men who’ve nurtured you and tell them you love them. WE have many mothers in our life times ~ the folks who nurture our souls! Venus and Sun are happy and busy today moving toward what they want. There is an adjusting energy asking you to think about how you can mother yourself, nurture yourself, stand by yourself and stand next to yourself. You can (and will) nurture yourself right into a major transformation to create the next chapter of your life. Starting now. Starting as Saturn slow to a stop. The structure of your life RIGHT NOW was created by the choices you made in the past. Change your choices and it changes your structure in the future. Every day, your body creates new cells to replace the old dying cells. Every day you have an opportunity to change. Today, bask in the healthy and wholesome vision of what you want your next chapter of life to be like. Imagine it. Envision it. What is on YOUR agenda. Stand by yourself today. Proceed with caution. With both your ears open. With both your eyes open. With your nose smelling keenly, sniff, sniff, sniff. You know what you know. Notice the patterns, good or bad, that are there. The patterns are not going to change unless YOU decide to change YOUR PATTERNS. You are in charge of YOUR patterns. Do you want to change?

Mundane: We ain’t done with the Swine/ H1N1/ Mexican flu yet! More excitement to come. Negative concords all over the place! Jupiter/Neptune is evolution. They meet up with Mercury again, on his retrograde journey on May 20 and with each other on May 27. The flu will be back at the end of the month, as well as in July and December ~ perhaps in a new stage.

It WAS exciting to see we COULD, CAN and DID work together as a world! Now, if we could JUST take that coordinating energy and use it to tackle global warming, hunger and the other problems we face around the globe. What a wonderful world this would be! Maybe we should put WHO in charge of running things?