posted August 09, 2010 01:24 PM         

Our week ahead proceeds with the tightening, tightening, tightening of the t-square as Saturn, Jupiter and Pluto move closer and closer to each other. Kind of like scary music shifts in a horror movie, the energy will continue to build towards a climax. First, Jupiter opposes Saturn on August 16 bringing good and bad news as well as the collapse of old structures so new structures can be built. The final aspect takes place on August 21 when Saturn squares Pluto for the third and final time, clearing the land for the profound renovations to come.

This week, we build towards those profound aspects with Venus and Moon in Libra and Sun in Leo setting off the t-square bringing us closer to consciousness and the evolution being requested of each of us. While these are ¡°little planets¡±, they still can pack a powerful punch as they move through the t-square. Also, like anything repeating itself over and over again, we have yet another opportunity to ¡°get it¡±. It is the same melody played by a different planet¡¯s energy. Last week was attack energy of Mars in cranky, crabby, and critical Virgo ruled passive aggressive Libra. This week is love, money and connection energy with Venus in Libra, emotionally processing how you want to partner with the changes in your life energy with the Moon in Libra and seeing it clearly and knowing what you have to do creation wise in your own life energy with the Sun in Leo. All are going on to support your own personal evolution. All good. All pushes towards growth. At the same time, all a bit stressful as it IS a t-square!

The asteroid Vesta enters Libra and is very active this week as she, too, roams through the t-square. Vesta is the sister/ hearth keeping asteroid that keeps the home fires burning and tends to matters close to home. We can expect news or changes around our home and hearth as she wanders on her path through the t-square too.

Fortunately, Venus has moved out of Virgo, which she doesn¡¯t like, into Libra where she is happy, if a bit more indecisive. Venus rules Saturn and Mars in Libra. Saturn will be in a better mood while Mars won¡¯t be nearly as effective. At least when Mars was in Virgo, he could get something done. Now he is in Libra and has to wait for partner to respond before he can do anything productive. That is probably a GOOD THING as it gives us a chance to pause before acting.

The bad part of all that Libra is the passive aggressive quality of it. If you find yourself saying or hearing ¡°WELL YOU made ME do it!¡± be aware that is the passive side of Libra. Blaming the other guy accomplishes nothing. Own it and take responsibility for your own responses. Sure, you responded that way but did you HAVE to? Or are you conditioned to? Can you change that behavior.

Working with Libra energy is like playing tennis. You hit the ball over the net. They return it. You hit it back. They return it. To get the game to stop, you have to miss the ball, put down your tennis racket and walk off the tennis court. The game REQUIRES two people to play. If you don¡®t play (or they don¡®t play), the game is not happening. Libras are famous for saying ¡°Even a bad relationship is better than no relationship at all!¡± As a Virgo, I don¡¯t happen to agree with that but Libras are the next sign of the zodiac after me so maybe they know better? (NOT!)

While the minor planets are roaming through the t-square, the outer planets are getting ready for their final push towards change in our lives.

These are CHANGE aspects as they are what we astrologers call hard aspects. The planets are not ¡°happy¡± or cooperating with each other. Their energies are contradictory to each other and of different elements. Does air work with earth? It creates dust storms. Does fire work with earth? It creates scorched earth. Does fire work with air? For a while they cooperate until they eventually they consume each other and burn out. The planets want to make some changes. So support their efforts. You don¡¯t have to be big, loud or dramatic about it. You simply have to change. And that means YOU have to change. Not them. This is not about them. This is about YOU changing to get what YOU want. They are NOT going to change unless they want to change. You can¡¯t make them.

I read an article in the Sunday Times written by a woman who had been in therapy for 4o years with numerous therapists, therapies and time frames to effect desired change(s) in her life. Invariably, she was disappointed with the results. As she was recounting, over 8 pages on the internet, the various therapists she¡¯d worked with, her impressions of them or their techniques and why NONE of them had worked for her, I found my mind drifting. I recalled a Weight Watcher¡¯s meeting where a woman was complaining she hadn¡¯t lost any weight. The leader asked to see her food diary, which the woman hadn¡¯t been keeping. So the leader focused on what the woman had eaten that day, which included two very large glasses of orange juice. ¡°If you eliminate those two large glasses of orange juice, you¡¯ll lose over 10 pounds in a year¡± said the helpful leader. ¡°But I CAN¡¯T eliminate MY orange juice!¡± yelled the crabby, overweight woman. The Weight Watcher woman had to change her behavior to change her life. And the woman complaining about all the money she had spent on therapists that hadn¡¯t changed her life had to actually change her behavior to change her life.

And, like both of the women above, we have to change our behavior to change our lives.

No one is going to do it for us but us. We are the captains of our own ship. We can continue to complain about what we don¡¯t like in our world. We can continue to blame our childhoods, our spouse, our children, our mother, our father, our boss, our siblings, the government, the orange juice or even the dog for eating our homework. All those things are why we are where we find ourselves today.

We can continue to complain our life away. Or we can decide it is time to change. We do have the power to change. And if we can¡¯t actually change ourselves, we have the power to change our RESPONSE to the situation. And, lo and behold, when we change our RESPONSE to the situation, we put down the tennis racket and walk off the court. Game over.

And, yes it IS that easy. Not fun perhaps. Scary maybe. Different for sure. And we aren¡¯t hanging responsibility for where we find ourselves on anyone other than ourselves. We have chosen to stay here. We can continue to stay here OR we can change and go to a new place.

What the planets are doing are marking with a bright pink highlighter where you have to change in your life. You have to change, leave or do a Mel Gibson in your Aries house. You have to reinforce the structure, partner or learn to work with boundaries in your Libra house. You have to evolve, create, destroy or renovate in your Pluto house ~ or learn to work with power effectively.

This week, Uranus exits the t-square as he backs up into Pisces, leaving Aries behind until next March. Uranus is going back to clean up the last bits of Pisces business before he blasts off into Aries for eight years. Uranus will join up with Jupiter two more times, in September and January, to seed new cycles and clear out next March. Changes in signs are difficult energies as they present turbulence ~ from fire to water ~ can't you see the steam emerging? Uranus is going back to revise the story from around March 19, 2010. Yes THAT story isn¡¯t quite finished yet, even if you thought it was. It actually wraps over the next few months.

After the t-square culminates, we¡¯ll all proceed on with the balance of our lives. Your job for the next two weeks is to keep your options open, pay attention to what you find out, watch for your buttons to be pushed, pushed, pushed and be clear about what works for you and doesn¡®t work for you. Opt for change where you want change. Opt for boundaries where you want boundaries. Opt for transformation and evolution where you want that. If you get presented with options that ¡°look good¡± but for what ever reason don¡¯t meet your criteria, give them a polite thank you and a pass. The planets are positioning themselves for your future. No need to sign up for stuff you are not interested in either. Unless you want to do something for a short term goal for a bit, then say ¡°ok¡± but keep in mind your long term vision too. Focus on that long tern vision.

We also have a lovely New Moon in Leo, starting a new two and a half year cycle of creation. It takes place at 17 Leo in your Leo House. Projects begun under this new moon can run for 30 days or 2 ¨ö years. For the longer cycle, the creation is tested on May 10, 2011, culminates on February 7, 2012 and psychologically wraps on November 7, 2012. Watch what evolves in your chart during these timeframes for projects begun now in your Leo house.

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Monday, August 9 Vesta enters Libra, setting off the t-square over the course of the week. We¡¯ll also want to make our home more beautiful and be inspired to create love in the home. We connect with family or close friends to plan events today. Make calls to loved ones to schedule activities. Dreams can be a bit disturbing upon waking as they feel hard to shake off. Unexpected collapses and sink holes can open up out of nowhere. Venus sets off the t-square by opposing Jupiter in Aries so sudden changes in love or money can be expected today. Remember change is the operative word. Time to change things up. Read the New Moon report on this site for more information on how to work with the creative energy seeding today.

Tuesday August 10 finds Moon in Leo with separating aspects encouraging independence and resolutions. Venus squares Pluto, setting off the t-square, and bringing emotional, financial and love changes into our lives. Sun is inspired and connecting so you can meet some of interest today or connect with your future. Sun sets off a Hammer of Thor as he aspects Jupiter and Pluto. Hammers of Thor produce unexpected changes as Thor¡¯s Hammer pounds away at resistant structures, causing them to collapse in a heap. Thor¡¯s Hammer can also make the most delicate and beautiful jewelry if a more refined touch is required. Venus pushes you towards your dream. Give yourself permission to say yes to your dream.

Wednesday August 11 finds Moon in Virgo and all a twitter with communications back and forth. Venus is very active with aspects so she¡¯s pulling emotions deeper and deeper. It is one of the more emotional days of the week ~ good or bad emotions ~ but emotional. Try not to take permanent or final actions with all these emotions swirling around. When there is this much turbulence, it is better to let the sand settle down so you can see clearly through the emotions.

Thursday August 12 finds us working with a day long void of course moon in Virgo. Moon joins with Mercury as the closing aspect so it is a good Moon to have conversations or make connections with others. Pallas will make important connections for you today so watch who you meet ~ particularly the water or earth people. Mars finds his energy and kicks out into the world even if he¡¯s not sure where he is going. It is a I gotta get moving kind of day. Mercury will deliver news that you don¡¯t much like or that can cause a fight. The fight is needed on some level to ¡°clear the air¡±. Or not. As you¡¯ve been learning, many of these ¡°impulses¡± can be rechanneled and become part of your creative process. Do that with the news you receive today ~ redirect it towards change in your life. Old things or relationships want to leave you today. You are ready for them to leave too. Yes, they WERE security for quite a while, perhaps even quite a LONG while. You are off to new adventures so let them go, with blessings for their future use or life with some one or some place else. Let them go and nurture someone else. Nurture yourself today. Let them go get nurtured by someone else. The nurturing energy in YOUR life wants to be redirected to a new subject, topic or project. Allow and encourage it to redirect. The evening is rough as Moon in Libra sets off the t-square. There is a clear sense of an ending of a family or group that offered you comfort. It is time to let it go.

Friday August 13 Moon in Libra will continue to process the emotions from her travels through the t-square. Emotional changes are brought home to your heart. Today can be a tough day for hearts. Moon wakes up, bright and early, both Mars and Venus who are traveling together in Libra. They will encourage you to let your energy out into the world and to partner with things you love. Time to make changes. Sun has a trine to Ceres encouraging expansion and fast moving changes on matters of ego and nurturing. There is a final offer or ending around matters of your home or house as Saturn joins with Vesta to help you clear out or release things or it. Offers on homes can be finalized today. You are attempting to create new nurturing for yourself via your home so focus on the direction you want to head. Stressful collapses around security issues can take place ~ watch for financial market changes. Uranus leaves Aries for the next few months, slipping retrograde back into Pisces. Fire into Water ~ expect steam or boiling energies. Uranus will wrap up his Pisces sojourn on March 11, 2011. Changes, changes, changes. Fear and changes. Depression too.

Saturday August 14 finds Moon in Libra most of the day and entering Scorpio in the evening. The closing aspect is an up tick trine to Uranus so results will be uplifting. While length of time is important, it isn¡¯t a reason to continue to suffer. So if you¡¯ve been together for years and years, there is no further need to stay together just because. Is it time for you to move on? Is it time for them to move on? The answer is known in your heart. Listen to the changes the universe is asking you to make in your life. If you leave your home, you will be okay. It is okay to leave. No need for the fights. Just leave. The continuing fights make it back into a tennis game. Put down the racket. Don¡¯t return the ball! Walk off the court. Stop the volley of words. If you change, it changes. Scary yes. Emotional, of course. Needed, so very needed. You will be fine. Trust the process.

Sunday August 15 finds Scorpio Moon pushing us deeper into profound insights. The swamp is alive with energy. These are VERY OLD energies swirling around in your being today. Deep and profound emotions that often don¡¯t have words. The t-square tightens as Jupiter prepares to face off with Saturn. Pluto clears out the closets and dustbins and removes things you no longer need. Time to let things go. Time to go. Look to the depths of your heart today. Let it speak to you. It feels like volcanoes erupting in your being. And possibly a few volcanoes will be erupting on earth too. Take time to connect with loved ones or folks who have nurtured or supported your recent journeys. We all can use a bit of kindness today.

And next week, the t-square climaxes!

posted August 10, 2010 01:20 PM         

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