posted May 07, 2012 04:31 AM            

Here we go with the next big chapter of energy clarifying and clearing out the unnecessary, no longer needed, no longer wanted or no longer supposed to be part of your journey stuff, people, situations, papers, relationships, knowledge and energies. It is time to clear, clear, clear and release, release, release over the next two weeks as we move towards the New Moon eclipse on May 20 at 0 Gemini. Shred, Shred, Shred. Get that old energy out of your life. Just shred it right down into manageable threads of detritus and life debris so you can take it out with the trash.

Weekly Weather May 7, 2012
May 6th, 2012 | Author: Anne Ortelee
Weekly Weather May 7 2012

The eclipses are coming! The eclipses are coming!

Here we go with the next big chapter of energy clarifying and clearing out the unnecessary, no longer needed, no longer wanted or no longer supposed to be part of your journey stuff, people, situations, papers, relationships, knowledge and energies. It is time to clear, clear, clear and release, release, release over the next two weeks as we move towards the New Moon eclipse on May 20 at 0 Gemini. Shred, Shred, Shred. Get that old energy out of your life. Just shred it right down into manageable threads of detritus and life debris so you can take it out with the trash.

While you might not actually FINISH releasing or shredding in the next two weeks, you WILL get clear on what all needs to roll on out of your life. It is time to let it go so the next chapter of deep connection and profound merging can take place when the Nodes of Destiny and Fate enter Scorpio and Taurus on August 31st followed by Saturn entering Scorpio on October 5th.

The Nodes of Fate entered Gemini and Sagittarius on March 2, 2011 while the eclipses started their magic of change on December 21, 2010 with a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 29 of the Gemini/Sagittarius axis. We forget the Nodes move slowly BACKWARDS through the sky, illuminating, enlightening and teaching us by helping to reflect and spotlight, in high definition, what we learned as the Sun and Moon kept us moving forward, spinning, and carrying us ahead. It is kind of a move forward by looking backwards energy.

This week, Venus reaches the degree of her upcoming station for a 43 day retrograde journey in Gemini. Her station is May 15 at 23:59 Gemini. As Venus stops this week, she squares the degree of the Mars station at 23:05 Virgo on January 24 AND Mercury’s station at 23:51 Pisces on April 4. Those three planets form a stationary mutable sign t-square in the heavens.

The t-square was formed over the past three months by the three personal planets stopping and “sensitizing” the degree of 23. The three planets link through time and space, the desire nature of Venus with the action energy of Mars and the emotional, communicative intuition of Mercury. The output for the t-square is the open leg ~ Sagittarius in this case. Last summer’s emotional lunar eclipse on June 15 at 24 Sagittarius will be humming and singing a very solid song this week as he receives yet another shot of energy from the t-square. At the end of June, Saturn will station at 22:46 Libra. However THIS WEEK, Saturn will start to receive a LONNNNNG slow and deep closing trine from stationary Venus as Saturn is at 23:59 Libra the day of her station next week. It is time to harvest and release into the world what you created from your various relationships and connections. It is time for the next phase to begin.

Saturn in Libra asks each of us to work, hard, on what relationships mean in our lives. Essentially, once we get into the world our entire life is about our relationships. Our chart has houses, areas of life, that describe our relationships to absolutely everything in our world. Our chart bounces through the world attracting people into our sphere who are able to be described by the transits we are having. Our entire life is relationships

The purpose of the Sun in your natal chart is to be served and helped in reaching his goals and dreams by the three personal planets, Mercury, Venus and Mars as well as by your Moon. When the three personal planets form such a complex and enticing dance in the heavens above our heads, we are each asked to step up and participate in helping our personal dreams come true. Mercury, Venus and Mars are practically SHOUTING at us to give ourselves permission to go for our dreams. Remember if it is in your heart, it is in your chart. Your job now is to figure out the kind of relationship you want to have to your next set of dreams and work on bringing them into form in your life.

If you don’t KNOW what your next set of dreams are just yet, no worries. Venus retrograde for the next 43 days will help clear up the mystery. She’s going to back up and think about, talk about and connect with old loves, close out old relationships, shred stuff that is or should be finished. Don’t be surprised if you get some calls or visits from exes or former passions with important or interesting news. Take all calls and meetings, if only to see how far you have come since you were with them or loved them.

Mercury enters Taurus this week, solidifying and grounding Venus in Gemini. She won’t be so fight oriented after Wednesday and will be more grounded, practical and solid in what she wants. Wednesday is going to be difficult as Capricorn Moon is occulted by Pluto ~ an emotional, authoritarian power struggle surfaces with a vengeance. Some very dark energy will release. I think of that energy as swamp gas or similar to when you drive by a skunk road kill. For a few minutes, the skunk smell kind of permeates everything. And then, it is gone. Memorable, difficult but passing. The skunk or swamp gas smell, in this case, can go on through Thursday until it releases and clears. It is kind of an evil or dark energy with a touch of despair as it hits you. Try to take no permanent actions unless you absolutely have to. While I like to focus on the positive in this column, there ARE dark forces in the world. So call the people you love, particularly the ones who you know are having a tough time right now, and connect with them. Warn them about the energy ~ it IS fleeting but it will feel like a plunge back into the bad old days….

On the positive side, we CAN harness the energy of the alive skunk and work with it consciously this week: From the website of Avia Venefica ( http://www.whats-your-sign.com/signs.html) her blog piece about skunks:

Many years ago, I learned the animal symbolism of the skunk first-hand. I was walking through thick woods with my head down. When I looked up to get my bearings I found myself staring directly into the eyes of a very intense looking skunk.

When I say I was seized stiff in my tracks, you know exactly what I mean. Who among us doesn’t know the capability of the skunk? Not many.

Of course a chunk of animal symbolism of the skunk deals with the pungent odor of its spray let off when it’s threatened.

Just think what a remarkable defense mechanism: Nonviolent, passive, effective. The skunk sends a message to would-be predators: “Nothing personal, just back off and nobody gets hurt.”

This unique method of self-protection and the way a skunk handles its predators is symbolic of:

Defense
Prudence
Protection
Confidence
Awareness
Pacification
Effectiveness
Good judgment
We would all do well to take this animal symbolism from the skunk: Do no harm. Indeed, as a totem animal, the skunk asks us to defend ourselves effectively, without causing further conflict.

Interestingly, the skunk would prefer to be even less assertive. You see, it takes over a week to reproduce its stinky juices after using them (their glands are only good for about 4 sprays). Ergo, the skunk is 100% sure it must spray before doing so as this defense tool is a commodity in the wild – not to be wasted on false alarms.

In recognizing this, we see the skunk is the ultimate pacifist, and by adopting its peace-loving ways we may obtain the carefree lifestyle this creature enjoys.

Carefree indeed, the skunk has very few predators because most of the animal kingdom recognizes its tell-tale markings and know from wildlife scuttlebutt the skunk is not to be fooled with. As such, the skunk goes about its business with aplomb, and has an innocent quality that few wild creatures have the luxury of exhibiting. Those with the skunk as their animal totem are naturally buoyant. They go through life with a calm assurance, and exude a peaceful energy that is extremely attractive to others.

Call upon the spirit of the skunk when you need quality judgment in a situation – particularly if you’re in a stressful state, or someone is pushing your buttons. The skunk will ease you out of the situation with deft and diplomacy. The skunk can also help calm jangled nerves, and help to center ourselves into a quiet, peaceful state. The skunk is happy to heed your call for help. Just remember to respect the skunk and express your thanks for the guidance and assistance.

Oh, what happened when I met that skunk in the woods long ago? He didn’t spray me, although he was certainly prepared. We just kept our eyes locked on each other (his were a soft yet intensely deep brown, my eyes are brown too – but I’m sure my gaze didn’t appear nearly as righteous as his – I was, after all, intruding on his turf). I slowly and quietly took steps backwards until I was at a safe distance to retreat altogether. The whole time we kept staring into each other’s eyes. It was odd, eerie, and exciting all at once.

That skunk was so majestic and regal in his stance – holding his ground – fearing nothing, least of all me. I certainly backed away (literally) from the meeting with a new found respect for this creature, and derived a deeper sense of the symbolic meaning of the skunk to boot!

We are in a releasing disseminating emotional phase of the moon, ending a 29 years of karma around our connections and relationships. We are letting new forms of relationships come into our lives… But first we have to understand the old relationships, clear them out or modify if needed, and then we are ready to embrace the new vision coming in.

No regrets about what or who you loved. The relationships in your life served their purpose to get you to where you are now. Now you need to take that wisdom earned from all your various relationships, tie the good parts together and harness them, notice and let go of the fears created by the bad parts and focus your attention on the future. To inspire you in a kind of harsh week, I offer the song “I was here!” sung by Beyonce… my favorite Virgo with her powerful Scorpio Moon and Mercury/ Venus/ Jupiter/ Saturn/ Pluto in Libra.

I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of time

Know there was something that I did, and something that I left behind

When I leave this world, I’ll leave no regrets

Leave something to remember, so they won’t forget

I was here

I lived, I loved

I was here

I did, I’ve done, everything that I wanted

And it was more than I thought it would be

I will leave my mark so everyone will know

I was here

I want to say I lived each day, until I die

And know that I meant something in, somebody’s life

The hearts I have touched, will be the proof that I leave

That I made a difference, and this world will see

I was here

I lived, I loved

I was here

I did, I’ve done, everything that I wanted

And it was more than I thought it would be

I will leave my mark so everyone will know

I just want them to know

That I gave my all, did my best

Brought someone to happiness

Left this world a little better just because

I was here

I was here

I lived, I loved

I was here

I did, I’ve done, everything that I wanted

And it was more than I thought it would be

I will leave my mark so everyone will know I was here

Void Moons This Week

9:34 pm EDT Tuesday May 8 to 10:00 pm EDT

3:11 pm EDT Thursday May 10 to 1:03 am EDT Friday May 11

8:52 pm EDT Saturday May 12 to 7:42 am EDT Sunday May 13.

Moon’s day Monday May 7 finds the Moon in Sagittarius with lovely closing aspects of a trine to fiery Aries Mercury on Tuesday night. You’ll feel inspired by this energy to push things along. Neptune has a sextile to Vesta so it is easy to imagine where you want to go or change with the energy of the moon. You can kind of leap out of bed, raring to go with the Moon’s square to Mars in Virgo and trine to Uranus ~ cautious driving to work as others are feeling this energy too as impatience to get busy and going. It is a passionate and crazy kind of energy. Mercury’s opposition to Apollon offers important information about the kings or the leaders stepping down or being kicked out of power. France’s elections removed Sarkozy from power and the Greek elections resulted in no political party with enough votes to form a government. Voters punished the parties responsible for highly unpopular austerity measures instituted to prevent Greece from defaulting on its massive debts and exiting the euro currency bloc. Taurus Jupiter’s semi-square to Aries Uranus give us a wild ride today. Your personal king ~ as in boss or authority ~ can be facing some serious problems… (see the skunk reference above). Be calm like a skunk. Only use your powerful spray if you absolutely have to….

Balance of Days will be posted later on Monday.