posted January 11, 2010 07:49 AM         

Its going to be a challenging week on earth. Above our heads, we have quite a bit of cosmic activity and changes that promise that here below on earth we will be rocking and rolling. As above, so below, as without, so within! Get ready for action!

First up, the eclipses are here! The eclipses are here! We have a SOLAR or New Moon eclipse ~ an annular eclipse so the Moon blocks out the Sun but the corona of the Sun shines around the Moon so it looks like a burning ring of fire. Google annular eclipse image to see the burning ring of fire.

Those burning rings of fire can ignite MAJOR passions! The eclipse takes place with Venus joined to the Sun and Moon ~ all in the sign of Capricorn and joined to the North Node of Destiny. This eclipse is designed to move you forward one giant umbrella step (or more) on your path of purpose.

Venus is in mutual reception with Saturn suggesting you will get VERY clear on what you want or don’t want. Crystal clear in fact. The energy is incredibly strong and powerful. Listen to your inner voice to hear the vision of and clarity in the timbre of it. The universe will be speaking loud and clear.

On the same day the eclipse happens, Mercury stations to go direct, also in Capricorn, square to Saturn in Libra and just past a conjunction to Pluto in Capricorn. Mercury is also parallel by declination to the Sun and Moon and contraparallel to Mars. Mercury is going to be revealing the deep dark secrets that he knows. Watch for important reveals on the eclipse. Secrets will be told! Mars will be pushing for the secrets to be exposed in a very public and pronounced manner as he pushes against Sun and Moon by contraparallel. You may not WANT to know the secrets you’ll hear but they will be told. It will be a matter of Too Much Information. Capricorn in its lower form can be quite a difficult and shame filled energy.

On the eclipse, Mars retrogrades over the World Axis so violence, action and envy will be prominent in the world. Dark energy, Mars on World Axis brings the energy of the Lord of War to the forefront of our consciousness. Mars is also square to the Ascendant of the Eclipse Chart cast for Washington, D.C. The Ascendant of the Eclipse chart is on the World Axis in Scorpio in the Via Combusta ~ the volatile path of fire in the heavens where a number of rather difficult and ruthless fixed stars are found. We can expect passions in Washington will be quite high and loud, as well as flowing loudly around the world.

The Moon and Sun joined with Venus in Capricorn are both aspecting the point of Divorce so we can expect to hear of some major unions divorcing or breaking apart or ending. Whatever ends under the eclipse is all for the good. It is to move you forward on your path to the next destination in your life. Accept the news gratefully, knowing the North Node only has the best interest of your soul and being at heart.

Earlier in the week, on Wednesday, Saturn stations to go retrograde for six months at 4:39 Libra. He’ll back up for a final pass in late Virgo before returning to Libra in July. Saturn’s station causes mechanical and structural failures as well as earthquakes and collapses of the fixtures in our lives. Saturn as the ruler of the fathers, bosses, authorities, corporations and governments brings shake ups to these areas of our lives when he stops in the sky. As two days later, there is an enormous ring of fire eclipse in Capricorn with 10 planets/points ruled by Saturn involved, we can expect the week to bring structural changes in most every area of our lives. The nine planets/points directly answering to Saturn right now are: Pluto, Mercury, the North Node, Moon, Sun, Venus, Chiron, Neptune and Jupiter. As the Capricorn Moon rules the South Node of Cancer, it counts as the 10th point. And, truth be told, the REST of the planets in the heavens are responding to or listening to Saturn too!

When this many planets are active, the energy represents a major turning point in our lives. Quite a few of us will remember the events of this week for the rest of our lives as a major and significant moment of choice and freedom. We may still have some stuff to clean up in our lives, but we are on our path and moving forward. All that Capricorn energy makes our chart’s Saturn vibrate with our own individual path, purpose and energy. If we are NOT on our path, we will vibrate ourselves right over to it!

A few days after the eclipse, Jupiter dives into Pisces going from Fixed detached AIR to changing, emotional ocean WATER of Pisces. This will produce a major energetic shift right after the eclipse. Think about how it feels to dive into a cool swimming pool of water after laying in the hot sun for a while. That sense of water flowing around your being as you swim below the surface. The heat in your body dissipates as the coolness of the water melts it away. The tension and anxiety of the Eclipse energy will soften into a profound emotional release. The pent up energy will pour out of us.

And not to give away too much, but right behind Jupiter’s entrance into Pisces on Sunday, Venus and the Sun both enter Aquarius, leaving Cold, solid, depressed, cardinal earth behind to launch themselves heavenwards into detached, Fixed Air.

So think about it. In a space of six days we have Saturn’s station, stimulating all the planets in the chart that are in Capricorn or Aquarius, A Solar New Moon Ring of Fire eclipse, Mercury stationing square to Saturn and joined to Pluto and aspecting the Sun, Moon and Mars by declination, Jupiter entering Pisces, Venus and Sun entering Aquarius.

That is a LOT of Energy shifts and activity.

And it doesn’t take into account the minor energy aspects that are taking place this week… of which there are quite a few!

So what do you do with all this life altering energy and crazy making energy flying around? You take your time. You think before you act. You don’t react in anger or by shouting even if you REALLY want to slap them silly or stomp on their heads or bite their ears off a la Mike Tyson. Remember, THEY are feeling ALL the energy too! They are working out THEIR stuff as you are trying to work out YOUR stuff! Ask for the weekend to think it over before you say yea or nay or pull out the weapons of mass destruction. The situation before you is a turning point situation. You are right where you are supposed to be, learning what you are supposed to learn to help your soul become the what your chart intends for it to become. Believe in the power of your soul to guide your heart to make the right decision for you in the midst of the turbulence.

If you are OFFERED life altering, positive and affirming experiences or opportunities this week, DO SAY YES! It can and will be an amazing week for some of us. A New Moon with all this powerful energy on the North Node of Destiny calls us to dance forward with our lives to our desired fate. The planets Saturn and Jupiter flanking the eclipse with powerful changes of their own offer us a major turning point in OUR lives that mark an ending as well as a new beginning for us.

So hang on. It is just a week in your life. Quite possibly one of the most exciting weeks in your life! Certainly a week that you will remember well into your future. And, that can’t be said about every week. Pay attention!

Monday Moon in Sagittarius has lovely closing aspects to Jupiter offering a luscious energy to the beginning build up of tension and positive outcomes for things begun today and tomorrow. Sun and Venus both join with the North Node of Destiny so notice what or who you meet or connect with today. They will be important in your future. They are connections to nurture and support. Sun and Venus unite and form a lasting link of positive energy as they combine to connect you with a positive and forward moving link to your future. Moon trines Mars offering a burst of energy to get quite a bit accomplished. Sun joins with Venus so desire and passions are strong and clear. Sun and Venus also tackle projects that are lying around your house or office spaces to clear them out or clear them up. Jupiter has a biquintile to stationing Saturn ~ think of the two of them nodding at each other over the eclipse’s head like wise parents pushing you to do the thing you know you have to do. They KNOW this is in your best interest and that it is one of the most important weeks of your life as the principle of restriction combines with the principle of expansion and creativity. It is a brilliant idea so make sure what ever they suggest you take action on and towards. Go for your dream. Or at least write it down and start to work on it NEXT week (you might be too busy this week!).

Tuesday Moon continues in Sagittarius. And Moon has supportive aspects with the planets in the Gang of Three as they start to break apart. Jupiter is leaving Aquarius Sunday for 12 years so Neptune and Chiron will be on their own when they meet up next month to start a new 84 year cycle around health, healing and the search for divine or redemption. The Moon’s aspects today are the last time the Gang will be able to chat with each other in the same language. Moon will carry messages from Chiron and Neptune to Jupiter as he prepares to leave Aquarius and enter the land of interconnected Pisces. Watch what you hear or dream about your hopes and dreams today. Note your dreams upon awakening too. They are also talking to you. Think back on how your hopes and dreams for yourself and your life have changed over this past year. What are your NEW dreams for your life? Or maybe your REVISED dreams? Spend some time with your dreams today! Or as my friend Mary says figure out your Big Hairy Audacious Goal and a plan to go for it!

Wednesday Moon is in Capricorn as Saturn stations and turns retrograde until July. Capricorn Moon unites with Venus as the closing aspect making the projects or events begun under the Capricorn Moon productive, positive and financially lucrative. Venus and the Sun in Capricorn both sextile Uranus pushing the creative and innovative drive energy very high today. While Saturn stops and vibrates all the Capricorn and Aquarius Planets, Venus and Sun are holding hands with creative Uranus in Pisces. Uranus is your electrical connection with the cosmos ~ the path you have to take to individuate and find your purpose. Uranus transits are always full and ripe with break throughs, break downs, break ups, explosions, excitement, chaos and change. Uranus uniting with Venus and Sun asks us each to listen to the quiet or loud voice talking to us about our hopes and dreams. Uranus in the mix promises an electric or shocking charge to the energy ~ an “I KNEW IT!” kind of moment. Or perhaps a wild and out of the blue kind of zing energy. Structural changes in your life abound. Venus understand the pattern clearly ~give her a bit of room to express what she wants as she takes her path into consideration and expresses her desires. If you don’t KNOW what you want, choose silence and wait for Jupiter and Venus to shift signs next week. If you are clear, ask for it today or tomorrow as they are lovely days for bringing in the heart’s deepest desire.

Thursday find Moon in Capricorn a bit anxious as well as relieved as Saturn starts to move backwards. It is a profound moment of reversal where we go back to old ways to be able to go forward to our future. Notice what is returning to where it belongs or really, really wants to be. Lots of stressful energies today as the eclipse energy builds. There are semi sextiles that feel like you are blindside and didn’t see it coming. There are sesquiquadrates where you feel you HAVE to take action or simply die. Feel the feelings. Watch the energy emerge out of now where and see it rise inside of you. You don’t have to take action you know. You can feel your feelings and sit still. The universe is changing before your very eyes. Venus wants us all to get along and has a lovely aspect of expansion of her heart. Let your heart expand.

Friday is the Solar Eclipse and Mercury station. Visible in Africa, India and China, the eclipse is a burning ring of fire as the Moon appear slightly smaller than the Sun. Read the eclipse report on this website for more information about the eclipse. This is an absolutely FABULOUS eclipse to have a ritual of creation on. All that earth energy is simply delighted to manifest for you. So take some time today to sit with your soul and your dreams and talk to the heavens about them. Mercury stations today so he’s in the mood to tell secrets and break the bonds of confidentiality. He knows all sorts of interesting stuff. As the eclipse takes place at the same time watch for big reveals of information. There will be juicy tidbits flying about! Profound connections can take place today as the Sun joins with the North Node of Destiny to propel you forward to your fate.

Saturn’s day is quiet with the Moon in Aquarius having a closing aspect of a conjunction to Neptune. The suggestion is profound emotional release following a fight over silly things. Don’t go there. Focus on what your vision is rather than the silly drama before you.

Sunday Jupiter changes signs and enters Pisces for a year or so of expansive, loving and kind energy. Watch for the emotional and fluid shift into a new feeling of being. Mercury is able to organize the house or office paper work or emails. The Moon is void in the afternoon suggesting a lovely and relaxing evening. The changes are almost over but now you are on the easy and kind of fun side of it. Forward.

Mundane: The Saturn station and reversal promised arrived a bit early at NBC with the tentative announced revision of the late night line up. Jay Leno a fixed and solid Taurus born April 28, 1950 and Conan O’Brian a cardinal and fire moving Aries, born on April 18, 1963 both have Venus at 23 of Pisces. Their Venuses are receiving the shock of Uranus energy changing things for both of them at the same time. Conan took over Leno’s job at The Tonight Show on June 1, 2009 with the closing aspect being a separating Moon in Libra opposite Venus in Aries suggesting he would not be able to keep the job. However, Venus was on Conan’s Sun in Aries which did look promising and his Mars in Leo was on Leno‘s Pluto in Leo suggesting O‘Brian won that round.
Leno moved aside yet stayed as his Taurus Sun would be prone to do. Taurus hates change and prefers tried and true to new and different. Leno started his new 10 pm slot on NBC on September 14, 2009 with Moon in Leo on his Pluto and a closing aspect of Moon joined to Venus suggesting he would emerge as the king ultimately. Leno started his 10 pm slot when Saturn was at part three of the Saturn/ Uranus opposition in the fall. In fact, Saturn and Uranus had the opposition on the day AFTER Leno started his new show. Saturn and Uranus fighting means the old reliable Saturn is ousted or challenged by the energy of change of Uranus. The initial change in the night time line up was announced in the December of 2008, as Saturn and Uranus fought each other for the first time.

Now, as Mercury and Mars are retrograde, a change is announced that Leno will return to the 11:35 pm slot and O’Brian will keep the Tonight show but move it back a half hour to 12:05 am.

But we aren’t finished with the changes yet!

Mercury goes direct this week suggesting the plans will change yet again!

Conan is having the Solar Eclipse on his SOUTH NODE at 24 Capricorn, a nodal reversal by transit and his Aries Sun is square to the Nodal Axes in his chart and the sky. He has a proud Mars in Leo ruling that Aries Sun. Jay has a retrograde Mars and Mars is retrograde in the sky right now on his Pluto in Leo at 15. Leno is about to start a new 12 year cycle and has his Jupiter return occur this month. Leno won this round. O’Brien’s Aries Sun HATES to lose. The late night tussle will continue!

We still have two more Saturn / Uranus oppositions ~ end of April and end of July as well as Mars going direct in Leo crossing over that critical degree of 15 around May 7 to 9th. Another potentially hot date is March 10, when the Leo Mars stations and goes direct. Stay tuned to see whether Saturn Leno or Uranus O’Brian win the battle of late night or if they will live together in harmony!

posted January 13, 2010 07:40 AM         

On the eclipse, Mars retrogrades over the World Axis so violence, action and envy will be prominent in the world. Dark energy, Mars on World Axis brings the energy of the Lord of War to the forefront of our consciousness. Mars is also square to the Ascendant of the Eclipse Chart cast for Washington, D.C. The Ascendant of the Eclipse chart is on the World Axis in Scorpio in the Via Combusta ~ the volatile path of fire in the heavens where a number of rather difficult and ruthless fixed stars are found.

posted January 17, 2010 11:50 AM         

"we can expect major news in the area of personal relationships ~ divorces and marriages. Sun and Moon are opposite the point of Divorce on the South Node."

New Moon Eclipse

January 15, 2010 2:11 am EST
Jaunary 14, 2010 11:11 pm PST
25:01 Capricorn Sun and Moon

It is a vibrant and life altering eclipse taking place on the Capricorn New Moon on January 15, 2010. It will take awhile for us to process all the changes that take place under this eclipse but we can anticipate major adjustments in our life.

According to Bernadette Brady's book, The Eagle and the Lark, a Textbook of Predictive Astrology, this eclipse time invokes "Opportunities to accept greater responsibilities can come suddenly into the person's life. These new commitments will most likely come as a result of another individual being unable to carry on. Although the events which herald these opportunities may be difficult, the outcomes in terms of harmony or self-esteem are good." The companion eclipse from the summer which is wrapping up now was "This family of eclipses is concerned with the needs to make sudden reforms. Old ideas or methods will fail and new systems are required to deal with the events brought by the eclipse. As a consequence, the person will need to think of new ways of handling the issues. Any blocks could be violently or tragically removed."

If you think back to January 1991, the lunation from then has a similar story in the same place in your chart, 25 of the Cardinal signs. The energy echoes across time and space to encourage you to look at the next chapter in the cycle.

The Sun, Moon and Venus are all clustered next to the North Node of destiny indicating whatever changes come into your life, they are actually for your greater good AND you can profit from them or come to love them. Mercury stations a few hours AFTER the eclipse, square to Saturn and just past Pluto, so the news might be difficult or hurtful but again, for your greater good.

There is a sense that you have to take ACTION on an eclipse. They create a sense of urgency. You feel that there isn't enough time and that you have to do something right this minute. If it is a life altering situation, take action. If however, you can WAIT until next week when the swirl of emotions settle down and you can see clearly, it is best to wait and take action with a clearer head.

We still have Mars in Leo going retrograde so ENVY is up and about and dancing in the aisles singing loudly and out of tune. Envy is part of the eclipse story ~ your own envy or some one else's envy directed at you. Notice it. Name it. Act the way you want to if Envy is coming at you ~ don't duck or let it sap your life force. Try to NOT be driven by Envy if you are feeling the green eyed monster lurking in your being, whispering in your ear. Envy does NOT give good advice! My mother used to caution not cutting one's nose off to spite one's face ~ which I never particularly understood as a phrase until reading an article on a starlet in this week's People magazine who had enormous amounts of plastic surgery at the ripe old age of 23 and plans to have even more. Hers was definitely an instance of literally cutting her nose off and spiting her face because she was looking sideways at the competition rather than focusing on her own gifts and talents. Focus on what YOU want, not what the other guy or gal wants.

The Moon is moving slowly so the lessons from this eclipse will be deep and strong in your being. The chart cast for Washington, D.C. has a Finger of God with the Midheaven as the Apex and the Node, Sun, Moon and Venus sextile to Uranus. It advises us to take an unorthodox approach to the situation rather that reacting emotionally or not strategically. Chiron, Neptune and Jupiter are all blocking the exit point of the Finger of God, so they add fuel to the fire for the Leo Midheaven to be VERY sure it is doing what it truly WANTS to do and not acting out of Envy whispering in its ear from a 12th house position. Mars is in the 12th house of the Midheaven ~ you can receive BAD counsel from behind the scenes that undermines you. Focus on what YOU want not what the other person wants.

Envy can also be broken into the actual sound which has a name like "buzz" has a sound and the word for it is a name which mean word and the sound are the same thing. This was pointed out to me by someone in a phone conversation and whose name I can't remember right now ~ I want this NEPTUNE transit to be OVER in my chart! I want my mind back!

At any rate ~envy is N V. Think N V for New Vision(s). Reframe the word envy. Or just name it and don't duck from it when you feeling it coming at you. Or point it out when you feel it coming at you. Or own the fact that you FEEL envy and hang on to it to understand YOU want something the OTHER guy has. Nothing wrong with feeling envy ~ the problem comes when we act on it. It spills out all over and is kind of ugly acting ~ as my mother used to say ~ the green eyed monster is here!

Because Sun and Moon are with Venus on the nodes we can expect major news in the area of personal relationships ~ divorces and marriages. Sun and Moon are opposite the point of Divorce on the South Node. They are also joined to the Node of Destiny, pulling you forward on your path to the next big chapter of your life.

The eclipse is also sandwiched between Saturn stationing to go retrograde until July and Jupiter leaving Aquarius for the next 11 years. That also adds a juicy element to the story. We are going back to reverse the decisions we made in September and October of 2009 while Saturn journeys back into late Virgo over the next few months. We are also beginning our next 12 years of energy in our Pisces house as Jupiter enters Pisces and literally FLIES through him through June. Jupiter and Saturn are going to be opposite each other. Jupiter is also going to dance with Uranus in Pisces in the months ahead. The energy of the eclipse is the shot that marks that next chapter beginning, the 12 years of Jupiter moving forward, as Saturn wraps up the last bits of Virgo for the next 28 years.

As the eclipse is in Saturn's sign, it is particularly important that you take responsibility for the decisions you make under this eclipse. You are NOT being forced to do anything. You are being asked what it is that you truly deeply want. Once you know what you truly, deeply want, you must act in accordance with that to move forward to your true path. No tricks. Just hold on to your dream and don't let it go. No bowing to envy. No walking away. Stay and fight for what you want. Mars is still retrograde so the final outcome is NOT clear yet! Mercury's retrograde is the confusing energy here!

So the other important take away for the eclipse is to know we DON'T KNOW HOW THE STORY IS GOING TO TURN OUT YET! Don't give up. Don't close the book and assume it is over. Don't get up and leave the game because it looks like your team is losing. It is baseball ~ it doesn't run via the clock.

You can be in the bottom of the 9th with the bases loaded and two outs and down a couple runs and STILL WIN ~ see the Mets in the World Series in 1986 Game 6 and their come from behind win over Boston. To quote from the Major League Baseball site: "Clemens pitched well, but so did Ojeda, and after nine innings the game was deadlocked, 3-3. Boston's Dave Henderson led off the 10th with a home run, and a few minutes later Wade Boggs scored on Marty Barrett's single to give the Sox a 5-3 lead.

The Curse of the Bambino, it seemed, was about to be lifted, especially when Calvin Schiraldi retired the first two Met hitters in the bottom of the 10th. But then came three straight singles, and it was 5-4. Sox manager John McNamara summoned Bob Stanley from the bullpen, and Stanley promptly threw a wild pitch that tied the game. Then, on a full count, Mookie Wilson grounded a ball right to first baseman Bill Buckner. And in a scene that will never be forgotten by Fenway faithful, the ball scooted straight through Buckner's legs while Ray Knight scored the winning run."

So enjoy the excitement of the eclipse. Pay attention to what is coming to light under it. Know that you are going to be working with this energy until the closing eclipse energy this summer.

Lynda Hill's interpretation of the Sabian image for the New Moon is A NATURE SPIRIT DANCING IN THE MIST OF A WATERFALL

Commentary:

' A Nature Spirit' is seen 'Dancing in the Mist of a Waterfall'. The 'Nature Spirit' is a carefree and beautiful image of effervescence and fun. Nymphs are 'Nature Spirits' that live in water; they are divine manifestations of nature: of woods, groves, springs, streams, rivers, etc. The 'Nature Spirits' dance in the 'Mist' because they know to avoid the areas of heavy pressure in the 'Waterfall'. Even though strength and power of emotional flow is in the middle of the 'Waterfall', it is not possible to survive under such a torrent for very long. It is not always good to assault oneself with the full brunt of pressure from life.

Oracle:

This Symbol can represent feelings of emotional lightness and almost mischievous intentions. The deeper parts of feelings are sometimes ignored, or rejected, as the 'Spirit' flits over the surface of any troubles. 'Nature Spirits' should be carefree and able to express themselves as they want. Go with your feelings and don't worry too much about social restrictions. Finding a comfortable and safe place in a situation or place may be necessary. 'Dancing' and going with your gut feelings can lift your spirits to new heights. Be aware, however, that some people may not take your actions seriously. If you feel like 'Dancing', there's no need to worry that people might see you. Indeed, it may be a really good idea for people to see your light side, the one that can throw caution to the wind. Whilst this is, essentially, a beautiful Symbol of a "lightness of being", there may be an element of feeling cut off from one's body, or reality. Whatever, your worries or burdens can lift, leaving you feeling lighter and happier. Dance in 'The Mist', in the gentle mysteries that arise even in the midst of life's struggles. That is the true way of the 'Nature Spirit'; they're not concerned with the inane problems of life!

Keywords:

Effervescent spirits or escapism. Dancing in a carefree manner. Water and fun. Peter Pan characters. Mountains, mists, fog. Reveling in nature. Picking up subtle energies. Being healed because of the heightened atmosphere (altitude). Celebrations of the natural world. Waterfalls. Water spraying and dripping. Finding one's habitat. Chinese water-torture. Water nymphs, fairies and nature spirits, devas, and angels.

The Caution:

Irresponsibility, avoidance of real situations. Not taking anything seriously. Avoiding social restrictions. Flitting off. Being held down and repressed when one is longing for light relief. Feeling abused by pressure. Being subjugated by cold, icy elements, thoughts or emotions. Tricks or perceptions of the light. Fear of dark places.

SYLPH, n. An immaterial but visible being that inhabited the air when the air was an element and before it was fatally polluted with factory smoke, sewer gas and similar products of civilization.

Ambrose Bierce

Dance like no one is watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like no one is listening, Live like it's heaven on earth.

William Purkey

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Eden Phillpotts

Let your life lightly dance on the edge of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

Rabindranath Tagore

One must still have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Light be the earth upon you, lightly rest. Euripides