2011 Astrological Almanac

TABLE of CONTENTS
WELCOME TO 2011............................................................................. 3
The Year's Features............................................................................... 6

YEARLY HOROSCOPES..................................................................... 9

AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY........................................ 22
Planets................................................................................................. 23
Aspects................................................................................................. 28

LUNAR LIVING................................................................................... 31
Tidal Power......................................................................................... 37

NAVIGATING THIS GUIDE ............................................................. 42

CALENDAR ..........................................................................................45

JANUARY............................................................................................. 51
Horoscopes by Sign............................................................................. 55
Daily Overviews .................................................................................. 68

FEBRUARY.......................................................................................... 85
Horoscopes by Sign............................................................................. 88
Daily Overviews ................................................................................ 101

MARCH............................................................................................... 116
Horoscopes by Sign........................................................................... 119
Daily Overviews ................................................................................ 132

APRIL.................................................................................................. 147
Daily Overviews ................................................................................ 164

MAY..................................................................................................... 181
Daily Overviews ................................................................................ 196

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JUNE.................................................................................................... 211
Daily Overviews ................................................................................ 228

JULY.................................................................................................... 245
Daily Overviews ................................................................................ 261

AUGUST.............................................................................................. 276
Daily Overviews ................................................................................ 292

SEPTEMBER...................................................................................... 307
Daily Overviews ................................................................................ 323

OCTOBER .......................................................................................... 338
Daily Overviews ................................................................................ 354

NOVEMBER....................................................................................... 369
Daily Overviews ................................................................................ 386

DECEMBER ....................................................................................... 401
Daily Overviews ................................................................................ 417

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.................................................................... 433

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Happy New Year!

2011 is an intermediary year, following the storms of 2008-2010 and
preceding the difficult configurations of 2012-2015. It may be a far cry
from the year of milk and honey, but 2011 holds the opportunity to make
progress in a way that the difficult configurations of 2008-2010 impeded
with both personal and collective crises. Although the tensions of 2012
will be foreshadowed in 2011, they are not nearly as intense. 2011 is a
year to get your ship in gear for the rough seas ahead.

Attaining Critical Mass
The year begins on a relatively solid note, but as the winter months
pass, the year begins picking up its pace. Jupiter enters Aries at the end
of January, and the Sun, Mercury and Mars bunch together in February,
forming a roving gang of celestial toughs in Aquarius. Theyll stay more
or less in synch as they move through Pisces in March.
This mobile pile of planets focuses the energy of each month and
provides the proper amount of punch for big events on both a personal
and collective level. The energy builds to a fevered pitch in April, when
the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars all pass through Aries, joining
Jupiter and Uranus, already in the rams sign. This planetary pile up is a
rare thing, and with so much energy in such a dynamic sign, April is
likely to be a wild month. This dynamic continues through May as the

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planets enact a mass exodus into Taurus, where well work on grounding
out the dynamic energies unleashed.

Blacklight Intermission
June sees a serious change in planetary dynamics. The roving gang
of planets that pushed their way through Aquarius, Pisces, Aries and then
Taurus begins to split apart, some speeding ahead while others fall
behind. In addition, June is home to a rare three Eclipses. The month
begins and ends with a Solar Eclipse, with a Lunar one sandwiched mid
month. The separation of the planetary pile up and the introduction of the
Eclipse sandwich indicates that during June we will be forced to slow
down and consider all thats occurred.
In perfect agreement with this message to slow down is Jupiter, who
leaves Aries for emerald fields of Taurus on June 4
th
. Jupiter will be in
Taurus for the rest of the year, rewarding the slow, solid and consistent
in action.

Summer Storms
Late June, all of July and the first half of August are all subject to a
series of grand crosses and t-squares, tense configurations which
bombard the summer months with storm and stress. Here well have to
work to keep our ships steady, holding onto gains and following through
on projects initiated earlier in the year.

Practical Matters
The summers tensions will subside by September, the cardinal
crosses replaced with a series of grand earth trines. These more

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harmonious configurations shift our focus from crazy tension to making
concrete progress in practical matters. October brings planets into
conjunction with Saturn in Libra, acting as a sort of review for the year
up to that point. Most of November shifts our attention back to
Septembers solid opportunities and concrete changes, though with an
eye toward the future.

One Step Back
As November transitions into December, were treated to another
pair of Eclipses and a Mercury retrograde. The end of November and the
first half of December are, like June, a time of deep transition. The year
ends with an ominous New Moon conjunct Pluto on Xmas Eve offset by
Jupiter in Taurus happy direct station on Xmas day.

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The Year's Features
Mercury Retro Cycle Shift
One important feature of 2011 is a shift in the Mercury retrograde
cycle. Mercurys three yearly retrogrades always take place largely in
signs of the same element. This brings Mercurys re-organizing, problem
revealing/solving energy to bear on one of four elemental topics.
For the last 2 years Mercurys retrogrades have all taken place in
Earth Signs, spotlighting problems with work, money and health. But all
of 2011s Mercury retrogrades take place primarily in Fire signs, shifting
the focus toward self-expression, self-concept and self-assertion.
Through the Mercury retrogrades of 2011, many will shrug off the layers
of worry that have accumulated over the last several years and rediscover
their fighting spirit. Which, in some cases, may mean trouble.

Eclipse Shift
2011 also sees the axis of the Eclipses shift. For half of 2009 and all
of 2010, the Eclipses targeted Cancer and Capricorn, which pulled Pluto
in Capricorn into the Eclipse cycle, intensifying their already harsh
evolutionary imperative. After early Januarys Solar Eclipse in
Capricorn, the cycle will shift onto the Sagittarius-Gemini axis, with the
exception of a single Solar Eclipse in Cancer at the end of June.

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The theme of this Gemini-Sagittarius Eclipse cycle is a movement
away from unnecessary divisions of the personality and bifurcations of
ones efforts, complimented by a move toward the unification of the
personality and concentration of ones forces in the areas that really
matter.
Although there will no doubt be difficulties in making these Gemini-
Sagittarius shifts, it is, as a whole, considerably easier than the move
away from comfort into the embrace of cold facts that the Cancer-
Capricorn cycle had in store for us during 2010.

No Venus or Mars Retrogrades
One set of planetary factors that tends to drizzle piss and ignite shit-
storms over the course of a year are the retrogrades of Venus and Mars.
The retrogrades of these two planets destabilize peoples personal lives
quite a bit. Although most years see the retrograde of one or the other,
2011 is joyously free of both Venus or Mars retrogrades. However, well
get to make up for it 2012, where well be treated to back-to-back retros
of the two personal planets.

The Decades Dynamics
Another interesting thing about 2011 is that we will see Uranus,
Neptune and Pluto relatively freshly into the signs they will be in for the
majority of the coming decade. This gives us a sneak peak at the mixture
of pressures that will be exerted on both our personal and collective
lives.
Pluto, which entered Capricorn in 2008, will remain in Capricorn
until the early 2020s. Uranus, which entered Aries for three months

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during the spring and summer of 2011, re-enters Aries for keeps in
March of 2011. Uranus will be in Aries until the last years of the decade,
so get used to the urges for radical empowerment the mohawked planet
stimulates. Neptune, in Aquarius since the late nineties, finally edges into
Pisces this April 4
th
, where the lord of the mighty waters will tantalize us
with dreams-to-be until August 4
th
, when it retreats back to Aquarius.
Neptune will return to Pisces in 2012, making its home in the expansive
sign until 2024.

The Starry Backdrop
And so this year we are treated to a preview of the planetary combo
that will remain consistent throughout much of the teens: the competing
energies of Uranus in Aries: radical self empowerment, Neptune in
Pisces: a mystical, maddening bloom of imagination and Pluto in
Capricorn: the crushing reality of evolutionary necessity. Its going a
wild ride.

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Yearly Horoscopes

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Ar i es: The Ram
The year begins on a solid note, and gathers momentum as we move
toward the massive pile up in your sign in early Spring. The Aries-fest
begins at the end of March, runs through April and extends well into May,
giving you more go-juice than youve any right to have. Spend your winter
lining up asses to kick so you have something useful to do with all that
energy. In the midst of all the action, Neptune sneaks into Pisces on April
4
th
, where the big blue planet will be until August, thinning the veil between
your waking and dreaming mind.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius pull your energy away from
short-term goals, pushing you to focus your efforts on more distant
aspirations. Meanwhile, Jupiter strolls into Taurus, where he will be for the
rest of the year, offering financial wisdom and opportunity. The last Solar
Eclipse in Cancer comes at the end of June, spotlighting the problematic
aspects of your living situation and unreconciled issues with your past,
leading into summers storms.
This crosses summer brings rock the boat a bit, with tensions between
necessary transformations in your professional direction, radical personal
empowerment, problems with your family and/or living space and the
demands of relationships pressing simultaneously on you. Nonetheless,
amidst a couple messes, opportunities emerge.
As September begins, youll be ready to focus on opportunities for the
concrete development of your financial and professional life, while October
asks you to review how fair and equitable your relationships are. November
and December hold another pair of Eclipses, finishing out the year with a
series of pushes away from short-term projects and toward long term goals.

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Taur us: The Bull
toward the epic planetary pile up in Aries. The party begins at the end of
March, runs through April and extends well into May, liberating desires for
independence and empowerment you werent sure you had. Itll be exciting
but very pressurized. Give yourself the time to understand the motivations
emerging from inside you. In the midst of all the action, Neptune sneaks into
Pisces, where hell be until August, dissolving the boundaries in your social
life and making you very attractive to weirdos.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius pull you away from relying
only on your own resources, pushing you to join forces with like minded
others. Jupiter also sneaks into your sign, giving you bonus confidence for
the rest of the year. The last Solar Eclipse in Cancer, at the end of June,
spotlights problematic aspects in the way you communicate your feelings,
kicking off the summers tense patterns.
Summers storms sweep across your pasture, activating a number of
peripheral tensions simultaneously. Emerging issues of personal
empowerment, necessary changes to your long-term plan and problems with
finances and physical health all threaten to throw your regular rhythm out of
whack.
As September begins, youll be ready to focus on making a variety of
concrete life changes, while October asks you to review your physical and
fiscal health and make a few adjustments.
November and December hold another pair of Eclipses, finishing out the
year with another series of pushes toward joining forces with those of like
mind.

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T
Gemi ni : The Twins

The year begins on a solid note, and gathers momentum as we progress
toward the epic planetary pile up in Aries. The fun in Aries begins at the end
of March, runs through April and extends well into May, supercharging your
social life and emphasizing how important making connections is. Oh, the
people you will meet. In the midst of all the action, Neptune sneaks into
Pisces, where the blue orb will be until August, calling your professional
dreams to high tide.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius will be intense for you,
illuminating a number of personal issues and calling for some
psychologically difficult shifts. The last Solar Eclipse in Cancer, at the end
of June, spotlights one last thing you need to change about the way youve
been handling your finances.
The summers grand crosses will give rise to small crises surrounding
resources. Expect to handle some tensions with your financial, social and
creative reservoirs during this time.
As September begins, youll be ready to focus on opportunities to make
some concrete changes in your personal life, shoring up your foundations,
accepting and growing from some hard truths. Octobers conjunctions with
Saturn ask how wisely youve been spending your creative energy.
year with another series of intense, personal shifts focused on making you a
more unified and directed being.

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Cancer : The Crab

toward the epic planetary pile up in Aries. The excitement begins at the end
of March, runs through April and extends well into May, super-charging
your professional life. Breakthroughs abound. In the midst of all the action,
Neptune sneaks into Pisces, where itll be until August, opening your mind
to all manner of psychedelic realizations.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius highlight the issues hidden
somewhere in the back of your brain, pushing you to get over your bullshit
and focus on practical matters. Meanwhile, Jupiter slips into Taurus. The big
planet will be busy helping you expand your social circulation throughout
the year. The last Solar Eclipse in Cancer, at the end of June, spotlights one
last change you need to make in the way you think of yourself, ending a
cycle of personal changes that began back in 2009.
The summers grand crosses will give rise to a series of storms in the
big areas of your life. Your self, career, relationships and living situation all
get a little rocked over the summer. Plan to stroll into these months with
your shit ready to weather a squall or two.
important changes to your social life, empowering you to make concrete
changes to the way you deal with the other humans. Shortly thereafter,
Octobers conjunctions with Saturn ask you to assess your living situation.
year with another series of pushes away from old bullshit and into the work
before you.

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Leo: The Lion

toward the epic planetary pile up in Aries. The fire gets going at the end of
March, runs through April and extends well into May. The line up in the
rams sign takes your eyes to the horizon, where blinding visions reveal a
new set of long-term aspirations. In the midst of all the action, Neptune slips
into Pisces, where itll be until August, tuning you in to subtle energies and
confusing your arrangements with other people.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius ask you to spend less time
concerned with what people think, and more time concerned with what
youd like to make out of your life. Meanwhile, Jupiter strolls into Taurus,
where the big planet will be busy aiding you with your professional life all
year. The last Solar Eclipse in Cancer at the end of June highlights one last
piece of subconscious baggage you need to let go of, ending a cycle of
personal changes that began back in 2009.
The summers grand crosses see a number of small storms erupt on the
periphery of your life. Tensions between long and short-term goals as well
as issues of mental and physical health all compete to distract you from the
professional opportunities emerging amidst the season.
As September begins, youll be ready to focus on the concrete
development of your financial and professional life. Octobers conjunctions
with Saturn ask you to assess the clarity of your thinking, as well as how
well youre expressing yourself.
November and December hold another pair of Eclipses, finishing out
the year with another series of pushes away from what other people think
and toward whatever it is you would create.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

toward the epic planetary pile up in Aries. The fun begins at the end of
March, runs through April and extends well into May. This line up points
toward epic exchanges and the possibility of super empowerment
through partnership. In the midst of all the action, Neptune sneaks into
Pisces, where itll be until August, working hard to turn you into a die-
hard romantic.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius ask you to let go of
unnecessary professional goals and turn your energy toward your
foundations. Meanwhile, Jupiter strolls into Taurus, helping to clarify
and solidify your long-term goals. The last Solar Eclipse in Cancer at the
end of June suggests one last change to the structure of your social life,
ending a cycle of personal changes that began back in 2009.
The summers grand crosses will give rise to a small crisis or two
surrounding resources. Expect to handle some problems with your
financial, social and creative reservoirs during this time.
As September begins, youll be ready to focus on concretizing a
number of personal changes, improving your energy, perspective and
sense of self. Octobers conjunctions with Saturn ask you to check in on
your financial equilibrium.
November and December hold another pair of Eclipses, finishing out
the year with another series of pushes away from extraneous professional
objectives and toward solidifying your foundations.

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Li br a: The Scales

toward the epic planetary pile up in Aries. The party gets started at the end
of March, runs through April and extends well into May, super-charging
your relationships. Partnerships become the key to virtually all important life
areas. This one will test your diplomatic skills. In the midst of all the action,
Neptune slips into Pisces, where the blue planet will be until August,
bringing you a spiritual perspective on mundane activities.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius highlight a shift away from
distant objectives and the embrace of more immediate goals. The last Solar
Eclipse in Cancer comes at the end of June, spotlighting the one last change
youll need to make to your professional trajectory, ending a cycle of
personal changes that began back in 2009.
big areas of your life. Your sense of self, career, relationships and living
situation all get a little rocked over the summer. Plan to stroll into the
summer months with your shit together enough to weather a storm or two.
important changes to the structure of your emotional and spiritual life.
Shortly thereafter, Octobers conjunctions with Saturn review how much
progress youve made toward becoming a more balanced, responsible and
practical person.
year with another push away from distant goals and toward the tasks that lie
directly before you.

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Scor pi o: The Scorpion

March, runs through April and extends well into May. This pile of planets
will fill your plate for quite some time, seeing you busier than the day is
long. Keep an eye on your health while trying to keep pace with Aprils
energies. In the midst of all the action, Neptune sneaks into Pisces, where
hell be until August, giving you increased access to the creative depths of
your imagination.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius lessen your reliance on other
peoples resources, pushing you to make do with what you can put together
yourself. Jupiter also sneaks into your seventh house in June and starts
teaching relationship lessons, which hell be doing for the rest of the year.
The last Solar Eclipse in Cancer comes around that time, indicating one last
change needs to made to your long-term plans.
Summers storms activate a number of peripheral tensions
simultaneously. Issues of physical and mental health along with tension
between long and short-term goals threaten to throw you off your game.
As September begins, youll be ready to focus on making a variety of
positive changes to virtually all aspects of your social life. The next month,
October, asks you to review the status of your mental health and make a few
tweaks to your prescription.
year with a series of pushes away from relying on others and toward
independence.

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Sagi ttar i us: The Archer

toward the epic planetary pile up in Aries. The party starts at the end of
March, runs through April and extends well into May. This ridiculous mess
of planets will supercharge you creatively, with ideas and energies leaking
out your ears and dripping from your mouth. In the midst of all the action,
Neptune sneaks into Pisces, where hell be until August, stirring up feelings
about the past.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius will be intense for you,
illuminating a number of personal issues and calling for some
psychologically difficult shifts. Meanwhile, Jupiter sneaks into Taurus,
where hell aid you in shoring up your physical and fiscal health throughout
the year. The last Solar Eclipse in Cancer, at the end of June, spotlights one
last thing you need to change about the way youve been handling the
exchanges of time, money and energy with other people.
The summers grand crosses give rise to a series of problems
surrounding resources. Expect to handle some tensions with your financial,
social and creative reservoirs during this time.
As September begins, youll be ready to focus on the concrete
development of your financial and professional life. Octobers conjunctions
with Saturn check in on whether youve been making the most of the social
resources available to you.
year with another series of intense, personal shifts focused on making you a
more unified and directed being.

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Capr i cor n: The Goat

March, runs through April and extends well into May, bringing an intense
amount of energy to your living space. Events surrounding family members
also feature heavily. These events remind you of the importance of the
strength that emerges from solid foundations. And, of course, the problems
that emerge from unsteady ones. In the midst of all the action, Neptune
sneaks into Pisces, where hell be until August, stimulating your imagination
and putting your thinking into a more spiritual mode.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius indicate a shift away from
practical matters coupled with an increasing focus on what dwells in the
darker recesses of your mind. Meanwhile, Jupiter sneaks into Taurus, where
hell be boosting your creative energy for the rest of the year. The last Solar
Eclipse in Cancer comes at the end of June, spotlighting one last change to
the way you approach relationships, ending a cycle that began back in 2009.
big areas of your life. Your sense of self, professional position, relationships
and living situation all get a little rocked over the summer. Plan to weather a
squall or two during the these months.
As September begins, youll be ready to focus on making concrete and
encompassing personal changes, while Octobers conjunctions with Saturn
test what balance youve achieved in your professional life. November and
December hold another pair of Eclipses, finishing out the year with
another series of pushes deeper into the hidden nature of things.

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Aquar i us: The Water Bearer

The year begins on a solid note, and gathers momentum as we progress
toward the epic planetary pile up in Aries. The ram-party begins at the end
of March, runs through April and extends well into May. This configuration
sees you racing to make a million connections. There is a tremendous focus
on the workings of your mind as well as your mode of expression. In the
midst of all the action, Neptune slips into Pisces, where hell be until
August, giving you a glimpse of what a valuable resource the imagination
truly is. Neptune in Pisces will also push you to take a more spiritual point
of view on monetary affairs.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius push you toward embracing a
larger network of people. Meanwhile, Jupiter strolls into Taurus, where
hell be helping to solidify your living situation for the rest of the year. The
last Solar Eclipse in Cancer comes at the end of the month, kicking off the
summers tense patterns with an important change to the way that you deal
with your physical and fiscal health.
Summers storms will activate a number of peripheral tensions
simultaneously. Changing thought patterns, growing awareness of
subconscious habits, financial and physical stress all threaten to throw your
long-term goals even farther into the distance.
As September begins, youll be ready to focus on solidifying important
improvements to your emotional and spiritual life. Afterward, October calls
your long-term aspirations in for an assessment and a few adjustments.
November and December hold another pair of Eclipses, providing
another push to embrace a larger network of people.

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Pi sces: The Fish

The year begins on a solid note and gathers momentum as it approaches
the epic planetary pile up in Aries. The party starts at the end of March, runs
through April and extends well into May, placing heavy emphasis on the
resources you have at your disposal, particularly your finances. Youll be
working hard for that money, so hard for it. Honey. In the midst of all this,
Neptune sneaks into Pisces, subtly expanding the scope of your universe and
boosting your already potent imagination and poetic sensibilities.
Junes Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius oversee a shift away from
your past and toward your goals for the future, asking you to focus on
strutting your stuff. Meanwhile, Jupiter moos his way into Taurus, where
hell be helping to relieve peripheral tensions all year. At the end of June the
last Solar Eclipse in Cancer comes, spotlighting one last thing you need to
change about the way youve been handling your creative energy.
The summers grand crosses will give rise to a series of small crises
surrounding resources. Expect to handle some tensions with your financial,
social and creative reservoirs during this time.
As September begins, youll be ready to focus on opportunities to
improve your social circulation, making it a month full of meet and greet.
Afterward, Octobers conjunctions with Saturn ask you to assess your
partnerships with others, pointing toward how equitable, or not, the
exchanges have been.
year with a set of pushes to move out of your moms house and onto the
professional stage.

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An Introduction
- TO PRACTICAL ASTROLOGY -
Throughout this guide, youll find the planets mentioned several
thousand times. The planets are the sources of the influence we examine
with astrology. Each one emanates a particular energy, with a specific
range of effects. The more you know about the power of each of the
planets, the more this guide will reveal.
In addition to planets, youll also see the aspects mentioned. Aspects
are the relationships between the planets, measured by the angles they
make in the sky. Aspects bring the influence of two (or more) planets
together, fusing them, highlighting contradictions, or bringing them into
conflict. Mythologically, the aspects are the language of love, war,
friendship and enmity between the planetary gods. The major aspects:
the conjunction, opposition, trine, square and sextile, are what weave the
planets power into the web of energy we experience here on earth. The
more familiar you are with what happens when one planets energies
intersect with anothers, the more the information given in this guide will
benefit you.

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Planets
- OUR LITTLE SYSTEM -
The planets in astrology are the Sun, Moon, Mercury,
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

Planets?
The clever reader will note that the Sun and Moon are by no means
planets, and that Pluto has been recently demoted. The term planets in
astrology refers to the original meaning of the term, the Greek word for
wanderer. The wanderers are the parts of our Solar system which
move perceptibly through the sky. This differentiates the Sun, Moon,
Mercury, etc from the great field of stars behind them, which appear to
stay fixed in our night sky.
We might also substitute the term used in Vedic astrology for planet-
Graha," which is a Sanskrit word most often translated as grabber," or
"seizer. The focus here is on what the planets do- they push and pull,
repulse and attract.

Good n Bad
Traditionally, the planets are divided into benefic and malefic-
meaning those planets that do good and those that do bad, respectively.
These are not moral judgments, like good and evil, but instead reference

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those things which might cause us to call it a good or a bad day. The
benefics, Venus and Jupiter, create lucky, fun, positive circumstances,
while the malefics, Mars and Saturn, trigger conflict and present
obstacles. Not evil. Just irritating.

The Sun (Sol) - Energy
The Suns transiting influence brings consciousness to the topics at
hand. Its astrological function is very similar to its physical function-
spotlighting matters, making them visible. The Suns energy also effects
physical, mental and emotional vitality. When the Sun is in a strong
position in our sky, we have confidence and energy, while when it is
weak or afflicted, our energy wanes and we are prone to depression. The
Sun takes one year to make its way around the zodiac. It moves through
approximately one sign every month.

The Moon (Luna) - Manifestation
The Moons power is to make things real, to give them a body. Its
swift moving influence is responsible for turning planetary
configurations into real events. In this sense the Lunar current acts as a
sort of womb or incubator. The sign of the Moon as well as the planet it
is currently aspecting contributes considerably to the general nature of a
day. The Moon is the swiftest of all of the planetary bodies that astrology
considers, circling the entire zodiac every twenty-eight days, give or
take. In light of the Moons special importance, a whole section has been
devoted to it. Check out Lunar Living for more information on our
satellite.

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Mercury - Transmission
Mercury affects the transmission of information from one point to
another, thereby aiding or interfering with the thought process,
communications, technology and travel. When Mercury is in an aspect to
another planet, it tends to take on the nature of that planet, acting as a
messenger conveying its energies. During its thrice yearly retrogrades, it
triggers and reveals problems with communication, thought patterns,
technology and travel. Mercury is considered neither benefic nor malefic,
but rather takes on the nature of those he communicates with, and moves
through the zodiac in roughly one year.

Venus - Harmony
Venus is concerned with peoples principal desires: love and money.
Venus facilitates harmony between people, connection to luxuries and is
generally the planet of good times. When Venus is in a good condition, it
promotes harmony between people and greases the wheels of commerce.
When Venus is afflicted, harmony between people suffers and cash flows
are stifled. Venus is considered the lesser benefic and circles the
zodiac in roughly one year.

Mars - Friction
Mars is concerned with aggressive, vital energies, matters of attack
and defense, conflicts, courage and hard work. Although Mars effect
can be energizing, it touches off latent conflicts and sometimes sparks
unnecessary ones. Mars is considered the lesser malefic, and makes its
way around the zodiac roughly every two years.

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Jupiter - Growth
Jupiter is connected to growth and learning and blesses both material
and spiritual endeavors. Jupiters energy is considered very helpful in
whatever area it is found, although it's influence is sometimes
misleadingly positive and can breed arrogance. Jupiter is traditionally
referred to as the greater benefic, and takes twelve years to round the
zodiac, occupying each sign for approximately one year.

Saturn - Structure
Saturn rules structure, boundaries and patience. Saturn brings us
obstacles and limitations, both internal and external, forcing us to
confront what must be done and thereby teaching the lessons of patience
and discipline. Although Saturn reveals obstacles, its energy is also key
to building solid foundations. Saturn is traditionally referred to as the
greater malefic and takes twenty-nine and a half years to round the
zodiac, staying in each sign for roughly two and a half years.

Uranus - Revolution
Uranus energy is electric, unpredictable, brilliant and sometimes
violent. It is the energy of genius, revolution, technological advancement
and madness. Uranus shakes up our lives, forcing us to revolutionize
both our internal and external circumstances. Uranus is not considered
either benefic or malefic, and takes roughly 84 years to round the zodiac,
staying each sign for approximately seven years.

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Neptune - Dreams
Neptunes energy is mystical, fantastic, romantic, magical and
delusional. The slow planet pulls the veil of dreams over our eyes and
also yanks it away. Its influence coincides with both mystical and
romantic experiences. Neptune is not considered a benefic or malefic,
and takes over one-hundred and sixty years to round the zodiac, spending
nearly fourteen years in each sign.

Pluto - Transformation
Pluto rules secrets, power, fate and evolution. Plutos influence
forces transformation by stripping away appearances and exposing
secrets and internal contradictions. Although not part of traditional
frameworks, Plutos influence is clearly malefic. Pluto takes about two-
hundred and fifty years to traverse the entire zodiac, although the time it
spends in each sign varies significantly, ranging from eight to thirty
years.

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Aspects:
- CONNECTING the DOTS -

Aspects are the significant relationships between planets, each
defined by certain geometrical angles. The 5 classical aspects each
represent a different type of connection between two planets. These 5
types of aspects are divided into soft and hard aspects, describing both
harmonious and tense relationships.

Conjunction: 0 Degrees
A conjunction occurs when planets are in the same degree of the
zodiac. When two planets are conjunct, their energies are concentrated
into a single, powerful effect. It is very difficult to separate the energies
of conjunct planets. The conjunction is considered neither a hard nor soft
aspect.

Opposition: 180 Degrees
An opposition occurs when planets are on opposite sides of the
zodiac, six zodiac signs away. When planets are opposed, their energies
tend to interfere with each other, tension between the two being the
consequence. In most cases, what is required is a careful balancing of the
two areas of life. The opposition is considered a hard aspect.

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Trine: 120 Degrees
A trine occurs when planets are one third of the zodiac away from
each other, 4 signs away. The trine indicates strong, harmonious
relations. The two planets share and blend energy easily, forming an
advantageous synthesis. The trine can, however, still be disadvantageous
when one of the planets involved is in a harmful condition. The trine is
considered a soft aspect.

Square: 90 Degrees
A square occurs when one planet is a quarter circle away from
another, three zodiac signs away. The square highlights irreconcilable
differences between the planets involved, generating friction and
conflict. The square is considered a hard aspect.

Sextile: 60 Degrees
A sextile occurs when one planet is one sixth of a circle away from
each other, or 2 signs away. The sextile indicates an opportunity for a
synergy between two planets. It is a pleasant, harmonious aspect, but it is
not very powerful. The sextile is considered a soft aspect.

All Together Now
Throughout the daily guide, youll see the aspects between planets
denoted on the day that they occur.
Lets use an example. On April 30
th
, we see "Mars Conjunct Jupiter
beneath the description of the day. Now, Mars is an assertive, vital
energy, while Jupiter is about growth and expansion. A conjunction

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signifies that the two planets energies are combined or fused. So what
do we get when we blend vital assertion with growth and expansion? We
get an energy that favors aggressive expansion, confident self assertion,
as well a configuration that helps us learn more about what to do with
our drive for accomplishment and action. A good day to start a kung fu
class or do something which requires bravery or courage.
If the aspect was Mars Opposition Jupiter wed see the
difference between the two outlined starkly. We would feel torn between
asserting ourselves (Mars) and focusing on our personal growth (Jupiter).
Wed have to take some time making sure our course of action was
effectively balancing both of these demands.

DIY
As you get to know the planets and the aspects, practice doing your
own thinking about what the particular combination of influences present
on a day might create. Just because youre not a professional astrologer
doesnt mean you cant consider the planetary influences and reach
useful conclusions. In fact, paying attention to configurations as they
come and go and watch how they manifest in not only your life, but the
world at large, is one of the best ways to learn astrology.

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Lunar Living
Real Time
The world today moves according to artificial time, invented time. In
so many ways, contemporary society is divorced from the rhythm and
cycles of the natural world.
The oldest measure of time is the natural alternation between day and
night. This primordial division of experience into light and dark is not
only deeply embedded in our psyches, but in our bodies as well.
Virtually all creatures have cycles of activity synchronized with light and
darkness.
Apparent for anyone with a view of the sky, the Moon looks over us,
growing and shrinking, waxing and waning its way through our nights.
After the division between day and night, the next measure of natural
time is the Lunar cycle. All societies developed an appreciation for the
Lunar cycle at one point or another. The Lunar cycle organizes the
endless alternation of day and night into larger units. Indeed, the twenty-
nine day Lunar cycle is the origin of the word mo(o)nth, although the
months of our calendar no longer have a direct relationship to the
Moons cycle.
The Lunar calendar gave us knowledge of natural cycles, for many
creatures follow the ebb and flow of the Lunar disc. Tides, animal
behavior, plant growth and even human cognition are all affected by the
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towards understanding the structure of time, helping humankind master
the challenging environment of the physical world.
After knowledge of the Lunar cycle came knowledge of the Solar
cycle. The Sun does not so obviously wax and wane as the silvery orb of
the moon, but the Sun-Earth relationship can nonetheless be measured by
noting the changing proportion of day and night. This knowledge is what
marks the Equinoxes and Solstices. Knowledge of the Solar Cycle
enclosed the twenty-nine day Lunar cycles into a larger, 365(ish) day
calendar. The calendar we use today, the Gregorian calendar, is based on
the Solar cycle, but it is nonetheless disconnected from the years natural
cross- the solstices and the equinoxes. Not only that, the Gregorian
calendar is completely out of touch with the Lunar cycle. The measures
of time that once represented these twenty-nine day increments, months,
are now an arbitrary division of the Solar cycle by 12.
Although the modern world has learned to ignore it, the natural
world still moves with the Lunar cycle. Just as the tides and weather are
compelled by the Moons pattern, the tides of the body and the weather
of the mind also wax and wane. The modern humans disconnection
from the Lunar cycle is an alienation from the bodys time. Astrology
repairs this wound in the body/mind with its study of the Lunar cycle and
its effect on the human world.

The Structure of the Lunar Cycle
The Lunar cycle is defined by what proportion of the Moons face is
illuminated from our standpoint here on earth. It lasts approximately
twenty-nine days, a little over four weeks. This ratio of silvery light to
darkness is determined by the angle between the Sun and Moon from our
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Moon does not appear, and it is called a New Moon. When the Sun and
Moon are on opposite sides of the Earth, the Moons face is fully
illuminated. This is the Full Moon. The movement from New to Full is
the Waxing phase of the Moon, while the movement from Full back to
New is called the Waning phase. We can meaningfully divide this cycle
into four quarters, each representing an important phase of energy in the
Lunar cycle.

The New Moon- Seed
The New Moon is the beginning of a Lunar cycle. It is essentially a
quiet, calm period. There is little energy to bring things into
manifestation, but the lack of action makes it an excellent time to reflect
on the last month and plan for the next. Metaphorically, it is the Sun and
Moons monthly tryst, which gives birth to the next cycle here on earth.
There are several cultures and groups which conduct ceremonies on
the New Moon to focus their intentions for the month, programming the
DNA of the coming cycle while it is still in pre-natal form.

1
st
Quarter- Gathering Energy
After the New Moon, Luna begins slowly collecting illumination,
growing from a finger nail into the fat and silver disk that marks the Full
Moon. The first quarter of the Lunar cycle lasts for the first week after
the New Moon. During this time, events slowly gather steam and the
energy necessary to manifest. This time is characterized by slowly
growing energy. It is an excellent time to make plans, pick dates for
things, and initiate changes youd like to make this month. Youll also
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adjust your plans to include everything youd like to be part of the
coming month.

2
nd
Quarter- Building Momentum
The second quarter of the Lunar cycle begins with the half-moon,
which marks the transition between the slowly building energies of the
1
st
quarter and the increasingly momentum driven nature of the 2
nd

quarter. The half-moon is a good time to check in with your intentions-
are things proceeding as you planned? It is often necessary to make a few
important course-corrections at the half-moon to keep things on track.
The 2
nd
quarter is driven by the built up momentum of the 1
st
quarter.
It is by nature a busy and industrious time. Focus on doing the work
necessary to accomplish what's important the coming month.

Full Moon- Climax
Roughly 2 weeks after the invisible New Moon comes the great
silver eye- the Full Moon. The energies necessary for manifestation are
at their peak during this time. They help our intentions become real. The
problem inherent to the Full Moons wash of energies is that it becomes
much easier to manifest rogue intentions and poorly thought out
reactions. This is where the Full Moons deserved reputation for
inspiring crazy behavior comes from. It is important to remember that it
is not that the Full Moon promotes madness directly, but that craziness is
a consequence of mishandling the powerful and fecund energies
available during this phase.
The Full Moon is a good time to plan to bring things to fruition.
Unless there are problematic planetary aspects, the Full Moon is the most
fortunate and powerful point in the Lunar cycle for manifestation.

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3
rd
Quarter- Harvest
The Full Moon marks the transition into the 3
rd
quarter of the Lunar
cycle, which lasts for about a week after the Full Moon and ends with the
waning half-moon. The 3
rd
quarter is concerned primarily with
distributing the energy that was built up earlier during the waxing side of
the cycle and released by the Full Moon. Here we make corrections,
work out problems and generally make sure we maximize the value of
what weve brought into being this cycle.

4
th
Quarter- Falling Action
The border between the 3
rd
and 4
th
quarter of the Lunar cycle is the
waning half-moon, which highlights the falling energy . As we enter the
4
th
quarter, we often need to consciously down shift from the flurry of
activity which often characterizes the time surrounding the Full Moon.
The 4
th
quarters focus is on wrapping things up and reflecting on
how things went in the preceding weeks. It is characterized by a growing
absence of energy and increasing clarity of mind. It is a great time to
finish projects, but not a good time to initiate new ones. Instead, finish
what youve already set in motion. Hold on to your intentions and wait
for the next New Moon to start new projects.

Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Sometimes when the Sun and Moon conjoin for the New Moon, they
line up so perfectly with the Earth that the Sun is partially or even fully
Eclipsed. When the Sun, Moon and Earth all align for a particularly
precise Full Moon, the Earths shadow covers Luna's face, resulting in a

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Lunar Eclipse. Eclipses usually come in pairs, one Solar and one Lunar,
every six months.
Eclipses mark the Lunar cycles they occur within as unusually
intense and transformative. Eclipses preside over deep and important
shifts in both our psychological and physical lives. They pull energy
away from one area of life while pushing us powerfully in a new
direction. Solar Eclipses preside primarily over psychological shifts,
while Lunar Eclipses initiate changes to the physical and emotional layer
of our lives.
If youre looking at a month with its New and Full Moons as
Eclipses, even if they wont be visible where you live, expect a more
intense ride around the Lunar carousel than usual. Pay special attention
to the tensions in your life and make a concerted effort to work with the
shifts trying to occur. In 2011, the Eclipses occur in June, at the end of
November and the first half of December.

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Tidal Power
-THE MOON and the ZODIAC -

In addition to the Moons phase, the sign of the zodiac that the Moon
resides within will characterize it's energies more precisely. By matching
your activities and focus to pace Luna throughout the zodiac, you'll find
life easier and gain more momentum as you swim with the currents,
rather than against them.

Moon in Aries
The Moon in Aries is go time. The energies are ripe for working out
and getting work done. If you can match the quick pace of this phase,
youll find a sustaining excitement. The Aries Moon is, however, a
terrible time to conduct sensitive discussions, as the go-go combative
energies of the time want tasks to accomplish, not feelings to subtly
navigate. It's best to stick with solo projects during the Aries Moon.

Moon in Taurus
Traditional astrology considers the Moon to be in it's Exaltation in
Taurus. Coming on the heels of the hectic Aries Moon, this is a great
time to slow the pace to a sustainable level, eat some good food and get
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even out the work/play/eat ratio, setting a schedule that is both
productive and enjoyable.

Moon in Gemini
The energy of the Moon in Gemini is fast-paced and often a bit
scattered. Its a great time to catch up on emails and missed calls, as well
as to work on writing projects. This Moon craves mental stimulation, and
is relatively indifferent to emotional matters. If youre planning a video
game binge or thinking about having people over for fun and light
socializing, this is generally a good Moon to do it under.

Moon in Cancer
The Moon rules Cancer, and thus all Lunar significations are
enhanced. Its an important time to address how youve been feeling, and
limit social interactions to people with whom youre comfortable. The
problem with the Cancer Moon can be excessive comfort-seeking. Its
important to actually address the emotions that ride the tides of the
Cancer Moon rather than burying them under food or taking a variety of
other compensatory measures. That said, Cancer is the best time to refuel
both your emotions and your body, giving you the support you need for
the rest of the cycle.

Moon in Leo
The Moon in Leo is a great time to work on creative projects,
perform or make a presentation. It's generally a warm and fun couple of
days. It favors the extraversion of the personality, and thus introverted
types may feel a little uncomfortable during the Moons time in Leo. Ego
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things personally, so sensitive conversations may benefit by being
postponed.

Moon in Virgo
The Moons time in Virgo is great for quality control. Go over your
projects and affairs, looking for ways to improve them. Its also a good
time to look for developing problems in your physical regimen as well as
your bank account. The Moons time in Virgo is the time to identify
problems and fix them. That said, Its not necessarily the most comfy
Moon. There is a tendency for problems to emerge when Luna is in
Virgo, and so attempts to take it easy are often met with interruptions.
Focus on identifying and solving problems.

Moon in Libra
The Moon in Libra is often a lazy one, as our needs for rest and
pleasure catch up with us. Social desires make themselves known as
well, so the Libra Moon is generally a good time to schedule dates and
attend social events. Like Taurus, the other Venus ruled Moon, this is a
good time to rebalance your work/fun/rest ratio before moving deeper
into the month.

Moon in Scorpio
Traditionally, the Moon is in it's Fall in Scorpio. In practice, this
means that its hard to feel positive things, but easy to over-react
negatively. Nice! The best way to work with a Moon in Scorpio is to
work on something that fascinates you, that you can become completely
and single-mindedly immersed in. This can be a very productive Moon if
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Nonetheless, this is often an emotionally unpleasant couple of days, and
if you find yourself in a negative place, it'll probably pass as soon as the
Moon gallops into the next sign. People with addictive tendencies should
avoid burying their emotions with compensatory pleasure seeking during
this time.

Moon in Sagittarius
The transiting Moon in Sagittarius amps energy levels with
excitement and inspiration. Fast paced and imaginative activities are
suggested. Infuse the grind with a bit of the mythic in order to keep your
energy levels up. Boring things are extra boring, while exciting things
are really exciting. This is a good Moon to go out looking for simulation,
whether it be mental, emotional or genital.

Moon in Capricorn
It's often difficult to find comfort during the Moons stay in
C(r)apricorn, as classically this is the sign of it's detriment. Ironically, it's
through embracing the work that must be done that comfort and freedom
can be found during this time. Try to take a day off during the Capricorn
Moon and you'll feel guilty about the work you're not doing all day, but
confront your tasks, and youll find yourself with the wild freedom of
Pan at days end. The formula for successfully navigating the Moons
time in Capricorn is simple: Work hard. Party hard. Rinse and repeat.

Moon in Aquarius
The Moon in Aquarius is a natural time for detached reflection on
events. Its good for conversation and dealing with abstract information.
Its not so good for intimate and emotional affairs. The Moon in

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Aquarius has a natural distance, a certain abstraction. Work with it.
Think, talk, write, read and/ or reflect.

Moon in Pisces
The Moon in Pisces brings with it a flexible, immersive atmosphere.
Youll find it easy to pour yourself into activities that engage your
imagination. You may find mundane tasks all the more tedious. Use the
days that the Moon is in Pisces to read or write fiction, watch a movie,
meditate and spend time with interesting people. Being a water sign, its
a nice time to connect emotionally, but is inherently more reflective and
introspective than the other water Moons- Cancer and Scorpio.

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Navigating this Guide
- WHAT TO KNOW TO GET STARTED -

Time is something we trap in nets called calendars. But all nets, and
all calendars, have holes. Writing about astrology, were writing about
time, and decisions about what to focus on and what to let fly free are
inevitable. Here is your guide to this almanac.

Defining A Day
The descriptions of each days astrological dynamics are written with
the day considered to begin at dawn, rather than the arbitrary shift at
midnight. We begin each day when we wake up- just after dawn for
working stiffs, or a leisurely mid-day schedule for the unemployed, the
lucky. Therefore the daily entries are written to coincide with the actual
experience of how days begin and end, not arbitrary calendrical
distinctions.
The decision to do things this way was also influenced by the
concept of planetary days, one of astrologys oldest tools, in which each
day of the week is assigned a planetary influence. Planetary days do not
begin at midnight, but instead when the Sun rises.
By considering these factors my hope is bring my delineations of
each day in line with both ancient wisdom and lived experience.

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Not All Days Are Equal
Planetary influence is not distributed equally. Some days are jam-
packed with action and energy, while others are relatively uneventful. In
order to reflect this natural inequality, Ive devoted more time and energy
to the big days, and less space to the little ones.

Time Zones
The descriptions of each days dynamics are written primarily for
people living in North America. The time and dates noted are for the
central time zone (CST) because it is a compromise between Eastern,
Mountain and Pacific time. Find your time zone and remember to add or
subtract an hour or two when youre looking at the times noted.

To Scope or Not To Scope?
Horoscopes are a point of debate among astrologers. Some
astrologers point out that no one can be adequately represented without
their entire chart, which includes the positions of all of the planets in a
variety signs. Others point toward the fact that although horoscopes are
not as accurate as assessments of an entire natal chart, they are still
capable of accurately predicting life shifts, and well worth both writing
and reading.
Since this guide includes over 150 pages of horoscopes and I write a
free weekly horoscope column, my position is clear. Even so, horoscopes
should be taken as a rough sketch of general outlines. You can improve
the hit to miss ratio of horoscopes by knowing about your chart,
specifically your Sun sign (chances are you have this one down), Moon
sign and Ascendant. Reading the horoscope that applies to each can

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provide further insight into specific realms of your life. Reading from
your Sun tends to be psychologically valid, while reading from the Moon
is better for revealing the material, bodily and financial layers of life.
Reading from the Ascendant is the most universally valid angle, and the
place from which most astrologers read when they give a proper natal
chart reading.

The Right Use of Astrology
This guide was written to inform and to empower people to make
better, wiser decisions. Astrology catalogues and tracks a variety of
subtle influences, but should not be confused with fate. The astrological
influences mapped out in this almanac are much like the weather. Sure,
youll get wet if you go outside when its raining. That doesnt mean that
its your fate to get soaked. It just means that its raining.
While astrology may allow uncommon insight into the nature of the
times, it is not contrary to common sense. Consider the influences and
make sensible decisions. When it's raining, wear a rain coat.

Interactive Calendar
There is a calendar of all 12 months following this page. The
calendar displays upcoming aspects and Lunar transitions, but it also
allows for convenient navigation throughout the almanac. Clicking on
each day will take you to it's delineation. Clicking on any of the zodiacal
glyphs above or below each calendar will take you to the corresponding
horoscope for that sign for that month.

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January
- THE VIEW from the BLACK PYRAMID -

2011 begins with the Sun in Capricorn, illuminating the view from high atop the
dark pyramid of matter. Well start the year from this lofty vantage point,
surveying the year to come and looking back at what has passed. A glance
backwards stirs memories of 2010s troubles while the way forward is not yet
clear. The world has changed, is changing and will change, and the question of
how to adapt begs for an answer.

Follow The Hole In the Sky
January 3
rd
s Solar Eclipse in Capricorn helps bridge these past and
future worlds, plunging us solidly into the present. The dark sun will be
the last Eclipse in Capricorn for most of the next decade, and it brings
the cycle of Eclipses weve been working within near completion. This
cycle has pushed us to meet the hard changes of this time period head on,
letting go of old comforts and safe hells. Instead weve been pushed to
acknowledge the unforgiving challenges inherent to life for many during
the period of change. With January 3
rd
s Solar Eclipse, this particular set
of lessons about life in the material world has been downloaded, and
were ready to start making some realistic plans for the year.

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Future Shock
On the same day the Sun goes dark in Capricorn, Jupiter and Uranus
conjoin for a third and final time in Pisces, unleashing a powerful
counterpoint to the hard realism of the Solar Eclipse. Powerful Jupiter in
Pisces expansive, nurturing and wise energy is electrified by Uranus
unstoppable intensity, opening doorways to futures wed only dare
dream. This conjunction will seed the first 20 days of January with
unexpected opportunities, powerful lessons and the confidence to move
forward in unprecedented ways. It is a storm in which the future is seen
in flashes and the wisdom to get there is murmured amidst the thunder.

Onward
The days pass as we sketch out our plans for the year, the dark
pyramid of matter were atop inspiring our architectural side. Venus
moves into Sagittarius on the 7
th
, leaving Scorpio after an extended
retrograde stay in the scorpions sign. The ladys movement pulls the
passions out of the past and connects our emotions to the possibilities of
the future. Well be vibing on potentials for the rest of the month. On the
13
th
, Mercury enters Capricorn, catching communications up with the
strategic and architectural focus of the month. Mercury will aid us in
planning the campaign for the next year, the structural intelligence
unleashed by the messengers position an asset amidst the months
concerns. On the 15
th
, Mars leaves Capricorn for Aquarius. Well into
February, Mars in Aquarius will push our efforts toward forging a novel
path, pushing us to bridge the heaven of our ideals with the practicalities
of action.

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Full Moon in Cancer
The Full Moon in Cancer on the 19
th
spotlights the need to
restructure our lives, and selves, in order to meet the challenges of the
present. The silvery orb points out the financial and emotional resources
available to make the necessary changes. It is an auspicious Full Moon,
during which many will discover that they have the support necessary to
make vital transitions.

Sun into Aquarius
Less than a day after the Full Moon in Cancer, the Sun transitions
into Aquarius, joining Mars. The Solar orb ceases illuminating
Capricorns hard landscapes, shifting its spotlight to the abstract, futurist
vistas of Aquarius. Here we move from accepting what the structure of
the present has to teach to thinking our way into the future. Well be
navigating the branching time lines and probability fields of Aquarius
until February 18
th
.

Jupiter Ignites
Jupiter enters Aries on January 22
nd
, leaving the wide seas of Pisces
behind for the gunpowder friction of Aries. Jupiter will be in Aries until
June 4
th
. Whatever Jupiters grow rays touch, they teach. This
mentorship has been cosmic in scope and compassionate in tone while
Jupiter has been in Pisces, but during Jupiters stay in Aries, the lessons
will be narrowed to a spears point. While Jupiter in Pisces teaches
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compassion, Jupiter in Aries will be handing out educational beat downs,
fine-tuning our ability to throw fire balls and dragon punches.
The big planet in Aries grants confidence, opportunities to
demonstrate ones powers and chances to level up your abilities. In short,
its a slow rain of badassery. The kind youll need if youre going to
make the most of the year. Get yourself a bucket.

Saturns Turn
Approximately a week later, on January 26
th
, Saturn stations
retrograde in Libra. Saturns retrograde stations often mark moments of
misfortune, with the slow planets heavy, obstacle revealing energy
raying in abundance. Not a great time to plan celebratory or pleasant
events. Saturns retrograde phase will last until June 12
th
, during which
time well be working out the kinks in the particular path were on. Dont
run from the obstacles that emerge- they arent in the way of progress, as
our interaction with them is the very progress demanded.

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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram
The Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on January 3rd consolidates the
emergence of a new professional self-image just as the Jupiter-Uranus
conjunction in Pisces sees the depths of your imagination exploding into
every available corner of your waking mind.
Venus move into Sagittarius on the 7th begins an exciting, mood lifting
and horizon pushing influence that will last throughout January. Later, on
the 13
th
, Mercury enters Capricorn, increasing the flow of professional plans
and communications for the rest of the month. Mars entrance into Aquarius
on the 15
th
designates your social network as the primary arena of personal
power for the next month and a half, which might look like aggressively
expanding your social circle or simply pissing more people off.
th
spotlights the relationship between
your changing professional aspirations and your living situation, asking you
whether your position provides you the support you need.
When Jupiter enters Aries on the 22nd, you may find yourself realizing
that its finally time to put the plan into action. Yes, that one. Its time to
give away all of your earthly possessions, devote yourself wholly to your
karate training and wander the world searching for worthy opponents. Now,
this is still a bad plan, but its going to start feeling like a good plan.
Learning to tell the difference between things that feel like good ideas and
things that actually are good ideas will be your real training, Ryu.
Saturns retrograde station on the 26
th
call attention to the relative
balance within your relationships, pointing out your shortcomings and
beginning a six month assessment of how well youre learning the elusive
lesson of mutuality.

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Taur us: The Bull
The Solar in Eclipse in Capricorn on the 3
rd
solidifies the emergence of
a new vision of the world for you, as well as a new direction within it.
Nearly simultaneously, the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Pisces opens new
social doorways for you, bringing new people into your life over the first
couple weeks of January.
Venus move into Sagittarius on the 7th brings an end to the emotional
intensity of the previous season, providing an interesting and inspiring, if
somewhat intangible bit of good cheer that should last throughout the month.
Mercurys entrance into Capricorn the 13
th
reinforces the emphasis on
thoughtful reconsideration of your life direction for the next several weeks.
Mars entrance into Aquarius on the 15
th
sounds a vigorous call to action in
your professional life that will last well into February.
The Full Moon on the 19
th
highlights the relationship between your
changing long term goals and the comfort and support of the world right
where you are.
When Jupiter enters Aries on the 22nd, you may realize you actually
dont have to take this shit anymore. This awkward call to self
empowerment will be a consistent feature of the next 5 months. Decipher the
signal before you act on it.
Finally, Saturns retrograde station on the 26
th
calls for a checkup on
how well youve balanced your finances and how fairly youve been treating
your physical body. Youll be restructuring the way you deal with your
fiscal and physical health for the next 6 months.

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T
Gemi ni : The Twins

The Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on the 3
rd
brings completion to the
transformation of the way you look at groups projects and shared resources
in general. Then the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Pisces signals a fine point
for radical career developments.
Venus move into Sagittarius on the 7th signals the beginning of a busy
social season, which will last throughout January. Mercurys entrance into
Capricorn on the 13
th
re-emphasizes the importance of connecting with the
right people. Thoughts and communications surrounding shared time, money
and energy continue through the rest of the month. Mars ingress into
Aquarius on the 15
th
shifts your energies toward innovative, yet strategic
action. Youll be considering how to blend heaven and earth in your actions
during Mars stay in Aquarius, which continues well into February.
th
stresses the relationship between
your time/ resources and those of other people. Consider what all parties
have to bring to the table as well as what is fair.
Jupiters movement into Aries infuses you with the uncontrollable desire
to tear off your clothes and start flexing whenever youre in a group of 4 or
more people. Spare your friends the agony and go audition for something.
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asks you to assess exactly what
youre doing with your energy. Youll begin reconfiguring the balance
between work and play for Saturns 6 month tread backwards.

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C
Cancer : The Crab

The Solar Eclipse in Capricorn brings an end to a year and half of
transformations to your relationships. This last installment sees a new way
of conducting yourself emerge.
The Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Pisces infuses your worldview with
bold expansions, and may well coincide with physical travels into the
unknown.
Venus move into Sagittarius on the 7th brings the emotional vibe to a
more low key, fun place than its been for months. Enjoy the vacation from
the emo. On the 13
th
, Mercury enters Capricorn, where he will be for the rest
of the month, reinforcing the importance of clear communication with the
significant others in your life. Mars enters Aquarius on the 15
th
, where he
will be until late February, kindling unrest with the time, energy and
property shared between you and other people. Let fairness guide the
resolution of what conflicts arise.
th
stresses the relationship between
you and the important people in your life, prompting important discussions
of what each party requires and provides.
Jupiter enters Aries on the 22
nd
, where hell be filling you with a swell
of professional confidence for the next 5 months. Give people a chance to
see you in action.
th
brings your living situation in for
a check up. Youll be reworking how to bring balance to it for the next 6
months or so.

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Leo: The Lion

From the Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on the 3
rd
emerges a new way of
dealing with practical problems. Nearly simultaneously, the Jupiter-Uranus
conjunction opens doors to other peoples resources, especially for exciting
new projects. The winds of change may very well be named for the coins
aloft in them.
Venus moves into Sagittarius on the 7th, beginning a month long stint
inspiring your creativity and sowing the seeds of a good time. Remember,
always enjoy Venus in your 5
th
(Solar, in this case) house in moderation.
Mercurys entrance into Capricorn on the 13
th
reinforces the importance of
detailed planning for the remainder of the month, asking you to implement
the practical solutions unveiled during the Solar Eclipse earlier in the month.
Mars entrance into Aquarius on the 15
th
exposes conflict within
partnerships, as well as their power. Mars will be making your relationships
moreumpassionate, well into February.
th
highlights the relationship between
the concrete and more subtle problems in your life, exposing the connections
between subconscious patterns and manifest issues. Learn from them.
Jupiters movement into Aries on the 22
nd
helps illuminate your
personal direction. For the next five months, youll have a little extra help
finding the right direction as well as the right action.
th
calls your communication skills in
for a check up, asking whether you can spell diplomacy backwards. Youll
be reworking the way you express yourself off and on for the next 6 months.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

rd
reveals a new creative self
emerging out of the shadows of old disappointments, while the near
simultaneous Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Pisces sees profound growth in
your understanding of relationships.
Venus move into Sagittarius on the 7
th
signals a pleasant and exciting
emotional undercurrent which will underpin the rest of the month. Mercurys
entrance into Capricorn on the 13
th
pulls you to consider the recent changes
to the way you apply your creative energy. You and Mercury will be
strategizing how to apply yourself for the rest of the month. Mars enters
Aquarius on the 15
th
. You and the red planet will be reworking your regimen
of physical and fiscal health together well into February. A good influence
for solving problems worth taking advantage of.
th
highlights the tension between
your social life and your creative self, as well as the relationship between
your friends and your lifestyle. The silver light asks that you make the
appropriate adjustments to your social life in order to accommodate your
recent changes.
nd
begins a 5 month period
where you have increased access to other peoples resources, and better luck
with partnerships in general. There is power to be found in joining forces.
th
calls your finances in for a check
up, asking you to examine your cash flow. Youll be reworking the balance
of your balance with a backwards walking Saturn for the next 6 months or
so.

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-
Li br a: The Scales

rd
brings a long running
transformation of your emotional foundations and living space closer to
completion. The near simultaneous Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Pisces will
see opportunities to correct ongoing financial and physical problems emerge
over the coming weeks.
th
sees you emerge from the
emotional intensity of the preceding months. A more lighthearted, social
vibe permeates the next month for you. Mercury moves into Capricorn on
the 13
th
. The messenger will assist you in rethinking your living situation for
the remainder of the month. Mars moves into Aquarius on the 15
th
, where
hell be well into February, igniting your energy and pushing you to birth
your creations.
The Full Moon in Cancer highlights the tension between your career and
your living situation, prompting you to consider how the two could be
brought into a more harmonious relationship.
nd
begins a five month season
wherein youll find empowerment through partnership, as you draw more
fortunate people into your life.
th
calls your life in for a check up,
asking you whether youre living in a balanced manner, mind, body and soul
in relative harmony... Probably not. You and Saturn will be reworking your
general equilibrium for the next 6 months.

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"

rd
sees the emergence of a new,
more practical way of thinking about your everyday life. The near
simultaneous Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Pisces sees an outflow of
creative energy and solidifies positive changes youve been making to your
lifestyle.
th
inaugurates your emergence
from an emotionally transformative season. The month that follows will see
you with lighter spirits and a heavier wallet. Mercurys entrance into
Capricorn on the 13
th
seeds the air over the coming month with a number of
important communications with people in positions of power. Recent
changes in your manner of expression get put into play here. Mars entrance
into Aquarius on the 15
th
challenges you by busying your living situation,
triggering conflicts concerning your living space well into February. This
may trigger a move or simply an aggressive remodeling.
th
your long term and short term goals, as well as the relative merits of what is
geographically near and far.
nd
provides a little bonus to
your financial and physical health for the next months, illustrating clearly
the relationship between personal power and a tightly run ship.
th
begins a six month stretch where
youll be reconsidering your relationship to what creeps, crawls and oozes in
your subconscious. You may need to renegotiate the truce youve struck
with your demons.

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The Solar Eclipse in Capricorn marks an important point in the near
complete transformation of how you marshal your resources. Nearly
simultaneously, the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Pisces provides support
for your personal plans for expansion, the manifestation unfolding over the
coming weeks.
Venus move into your sign on the 7
th
casts you in a favorable light.
This pleasant illumination will last for the rest of the month, providing you
with temporary charisma bonus (+2). Mercurys entrance into Capricorn on
the 13
th
emphasizes your financial situation. Youll be spending extra time
watching the influx and outflow of money into your bank account for the
rest of the month. Mars move into Aquarius later on the 15
th
will see your
mental energy busy with a hundred tasks for the remainder of January and
then some.
th
spotlights the relationship between
your resources and what others have to bring to the table. A good time to
borrow that $20 from mom.
nd
begins a season which will
provide you with a number of creative opportunities. Like the opportunity to
create babies, which you may or may not want to take advantage of.
th
calls your relationships to your
friends and overall social network into question. You and Saturn will be
assessing your relationships and reconsidering the structure of your network
for the next 6 months.

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After a year and a half of intense personal changes, the Solar Eclipse
sees the silhouette of a new self emerge, less dependent on others for
confirmation. Nearly simultaneously, the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in
Pisces sees your mind awash with ideas, and efforts to expand your local
sphere of influence rewarded.
th
brings a pleasant, if not entirely
clear energy to bear for the rest of the month. Addictive tendencies are
exaggerated under this influence, so beware chasing a good time too deeply
into the darkness. Mercurys movement into your sign on the 13
th
begins a
month that emphasizes your communication skills, and sees you with a
higher than normal amount of mental energy. Mars move into Aquarius on
the 15
th
sees much of that mental energy devoted to kicking some financial
ass for the rest of the month and much of February.
The Full Moon in Cancer spotlights significant relationships, asking
them to accommodate the changes youve undergone.
Jupiter moves into Aries on the 22
nd
. For the next 5 months he will be
assisting you with your living situation, expanding the awesomeness of your
current digs or providing a helping hand in locating a new island fortress.
th
calls your professional situation in
for questions, asking you to find a bit more balance in the way you pursue
your career. Youll be reworking this area of your life on and off for the next
6 months, making necessary adjustments.

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The Solar Eclipse in Capricorn sees a new awareness of the subtle
aspects of the world and your role in it emerge. Meanwhile, the Jupiter-
Uranus conjunction in Pisces sees you with new resources at your disposal,
quite possibly cash, or at least the opportunity to connect to it.
Venus movement into Sagittarius on the 7th inaugurates a month long
period which highlights your social life, encouraging you to make new
contacts. Mercury enters Capricorn on the 13
th
. For the rest of the month
youll be considering what youve forgotten to keep in mind, neglected
thoughts drifting consistently to the surface. Mars enters your sign on the
15
th
, where hell be well into February, amplifying both your energy and
irritation levels. Fortunately, youll probably have plenty of work to apply
said energy to.
th
the visible and invisible issues in your life, the connection between practical
difficulties and those of a more subtle, subconscious nature. Spend an hour
or two beneath the silver beams and consider it.
nd
marks the beginning of a five
month season that will expand your ability to express yourself. Youll find
yourself subject to more positive and empowering thought patterns, whether
you like it or not.
th
calls your long term direction into
question, asking you to assess whether what youve planned is balanced.
Youll be making adjustments to this plan on and off for the next 6 months.

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)
Pi sces: The Fish

The Solar Eclipse in Capricorn sees the silhouette of a new public self-
emerging out of the lessons youve learned about networking over the last
year and a half. Nearly simultaneously, the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in
your sign triggers a small quantum leap in your personal growth, although
the cosmic rays may be a bit too intense for some. Try not to have a
psychotic break, it makes the other Pisces look bad.
Venus movement into Sagittarius on the 7
th
kicks off a month of
professional kudos, with kind words about the way you do what you do
trickling in. Mercury moves into Capricorn on the 13
th
, where, for the rest of
the month, hell be assisting you in plotting your social strategy. Mars enters
Aquarius on the 15
th
, where for the next month hell be kindling hidden
irritations, bringing little bits of unresolved angst to the surface.
th
your social life and what you create, spotlighting recent changes in the way
that you conduct yourself publicly.
Jupiter moves into Aries on the 22
nd
, where hell be for the next 5
months, helping you to learn that even though material existence is a brief
dream, money is an important element of it. A little extra luck with the
finances, as well as a few lesson on the relationship between fiscal and
personal power abound.
th
asks you to assess the way you
share your resources with people, and vice versa. Youll be reconsidering
who to team up with and under what conditions for the next six months.

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Daily Overviews

Saturday, January 1
st

New Years day is the last night of visibility for the Moon. The very
waning Moon is low energy, while the Suns applying conjunction with
Mars in Capricorn, as well as Mercurys very recent direct station pulls
the mind into an active, goal directed state. Strike a compromise between
an itch to take action and low ambient energy by taking 10 minutes to
plan out what your future self will be working on.
Special Note: The future you is not hung over.
Moon in Sagittarius

Sunday, January 2
nd

The day begins with the Moons conjunction to Mercury in
Sagittarius, freshly direct after a December-long retrograde, setting the
mind abuzz. The day continues with the Moon in Sagittarius square to
Jupiter and Uranus in Pisces, prompting us to contemplate the possibility
of radically positive changes. The action today is mostly mental,
however, as the Moon is in its dark phase. The Moon moves into
Capricorn in the wee hours, which most of us wont experience until the
morning of the 3
rd
. Take advantage of the contemplative absence in the
night sky to consider the cycles to come and those just passed.

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Moon in Sagittarius
Moon enters Capricorn: 1/3/11 1:41 AM CST

Monday, January 3
rd

Back to work for the wage slaves! And what a glorious day it is. The
Moon, cold and goal directed in Capricorn, applies to a conjunction with
Pluto mid-day, outlining the crushing necessities of a life in the material
plane. Not long after that, were treated to a Solar Eclipse in Capricorn,
only a few degrees away from Mars.
This Solar Eclipse brings the Cancer-Capricorn Eclipse cycle near
completion with the last Eclipse in Capricorn. Weve been in this
particular cycle since July of 2010, which has concerned itself primarily
with moving away from comfort and toward the difficult embrace of
what is truly necessary. This final installment in Capricorn, conjunct
Mars in his exaltation, empowers us to accept the necessities of material
life, and inspires us to become who we must to accomplish our
respective missions. This last installment will insure that final Eclipse in
Capricorn will be full of actionable items.
The weight of material necessity may be difficult for gentler souls to
bear, but for the budding super-villain, its really a wonderful day to
work on your ruthless plan to take over the world.
Moon in Capricorn
Venus Square Neptune: 1/4/11 2:27 AM CST
Solar Eclipse: 1/4/11 2:49 AM CST

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Tuesday, January 4
th

Today builds on the deep impetus of yesterdays Eclipse, pairing the
energy of the dark sun with the shocking power of the Jupiter-Uranus
conjunction in Pisces. This conjunction, the 3
rd
and final in a series that
began in late Spring of 2010, gives new ideas and bold expansions the
last jolt of energy they need to get off the ground. The Frankenstein lives
and cutting edge perspectives dance. Its still very early in the Lunar
month, and manifestations may take a little time, but its a tremendously
powerful note to begin on.
The Moon conjoins Mars today, re-emphasizing the need for hard
work along disciplined lines in order to achieve ambitious plans. In
addition, the Moon in Capricorns midnight sextile to Venus may well
call for a little debaucherous early-week celebration once the days work
is finished.
Moon in Capricorn
Jupiter Conjunct Uranus: 1/4/11 6:52 AM CST
Venus Trine Uranus: 1/4/11 7:32 AM CST
Venus Trine Jupiter 1/4/11 7:38 AM CST

Wednesday, January 5
th

The Moon moves into Aquarius this morning, bringing us a more
detached perspective than that of the preceding days. For Mercurys day
we will consider what has been set in motion as well as make important
communications. The Jupiter-Uranus conjunction, though past its perfect
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important communications and consider the resolutions and revelations
afoot.
Moon in Capricorn
Moon into Aquarius: 1/5/11 10:10 AM CST

Thursday, January 6
th

The day begins with the Moon in Aquarius trine to Saturn in Libra,
providing a somewhat conservative tone to a week of building
excitement. Here, our minds are naturally brought to consider the rules of
the game were playing. Pause a moment to give special consideration to
the social parameters youre operating within. To quote a useful clich:
Its not just what you know, its who.
Moon in Aquarius

Friday, January 7
th

The day begins with the Moons conjunction to Neptune in Aquarius,
characterizing the day with a lack of focus and a temptation to day-
dream. This is a bit frustrating, as the Sun in Capricorn squares Saturn in
Libra today, giving it a heaviness and practicality that makes it difficult
to ignore necessities. Dont let your boss catch you staring into space,
your finger boldly exploring your nose.
Venus enters Sagittarius today, moving beyond the boundary of
Scorpio for the first time in months. In Sagittarius, Venus catches the
rays of excitement coming off the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction, perking
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emotional focus shifts from whats missing to whats possible. Venus
will be in Sagittarius until February 4
th
.
The Moon moves into Pisces in the evening, congratulating Venus
on her move into Sagittarius. A pleasant night is promised, but the Suns
square to Saturn still weighs on the aethyrs a bit, preventing what would
otherwise be a perfect night for revelry.
Moon in Aquarius
Venus enters Sagittarius: 1/7/11 6:29 AM CST
Sun Squares Saturn: 1/7/11 7:59 AM CST
Moon enters Pisces: 1/7/11 8:56 PM CST

Saturday, January 8
th

The Moon moves through Pisces today, providing an unfocused but
pleasant energy. As the Moon moves to sextile the Sun in Capricorn, we
look back over a busy week and note our progress so far. Today were
also likely to spend a little time contemplating the friction between
where we are and where wed like to be. Although uncomfortable,
friction generates sparks, and dissatisfaction can lead to action. Get back
to work on that master plan.
Moon in Pisces

Sunday, January 9
th

The Moon slides through the final degrees of Pisces today, sextiling
Mars in Capricorn and then conjoining Jupiter and then Uranus in quick
succession. The sextile to Mars pushes the day in a productive direction
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changes were (hopefully) in the process of making real. Meanwhile,
Mercury moves toward a sextile with Neptune in Pisces, fogging
communications a bit and leading the mind to dream of possibilities.
Moon in Pisces

Monday, January 10
th

The day begins with the Moon in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn,
reinforcing the natural resistance you have to strapping yourself to
someone elses grindstone. Squabbles and power plays are likely until
this configuration passes later in the day. Mercury in Sagittarius makes
his dreamy sextile with Neptune, continuing yesterdays slight case of
brain-fog. Later in the afternoon, the messenger begins his aspect to the
Jupiter-Uranus conjunction, filling minds with original/crazy ideas and
firing the optimism neurons at a maddening pace.
Conversations and communications today are alive with big ideas,
but the vibe of the day easily slides into power struggles between fresh
and conservative perspectives. Try to keep conversations focused on
ideas and abstractions, youll do well to recognize when things are
getting too personal.
Moon in Pisces
Moon into Aries: 1/10/11 9:23 AM CST
Mercury Sextile Neptune: 1/10/11 2:02 PM CST
Mercury Square Uranus: 1/10/11 6:10 PM CST

Tuesday, January 11
th

Tuesday sees the Moon in Aries oppose Saturn in Libra, demanding
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Saturn aspect gives the day an uncomfortably business-like tone that
competes with the excitement coming off of Mercury in Sagittarius
square to Jupiter in Pisces. The friction here is best resolved by taking
care of business before flying off on wildly speculative tangents.
In the evening, the Moon moves toward squares with the Sun and
Mars, making for either a productive or restless night. If you find
yourself itchy and irritable, put that energy into something other than
annoyance.
Moon in Aries: Begin Second Quarter

th

Wednesday begins with the Moon in Aries fresh off a square to the
Sun in Capricorn. Well feel the friction between our intentions and the
way things are going, and then either cry about it or make important
course corrections. The Moon moves on to square Mars in Capricorn,
prompting us to direct our efforts to making those fixes or lose ground.
Later in the day, the Moon makes a nice trine to Mercury in Sagittarius,
empowering us with novel and optimistic ideas. Its a great time to
project the mind into probable futures, searching through them for the
best possible outcome and how to get there from here.
Wednesday night, the Moon moves into Taurus, slowing down the
pace and bringing ideas down to earth. And in the deep of night while no
ones looking, Mercury sneaks into Capricorn.
Moon in Aries
Moon into Taurus: 1/12/11 9:34 PM CST
Mercury Enters Capricorn: 1/13/11 5:23 AM CST

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Thursday, January 13
th

Thursday begins with the Moon in Taurus trine to Pluto in
Capricorn, deepening and darkening the vibe for the first part of the day.
Unless you were up until Wednesdays wee hours, Thursday will likely
be the first taste youll have of Mercury in Capricorn, whose impetus
toward taciturn analysis will help get things organized but may put a
damper on spirits. Mercury will help us make realistic assessments and
practical plans until he departs the heavy sign for Aquarius on February
3
rd
.
Mars in Capricorn sextiles Jupiter and Uranus in Pisces today,
bridging the pragmatic work vibe with something a little more inspiring.
Many will see the work theyve put in over the last few cycles beginning
to bear fruit. This is particularly in regard to work in altering the
fundamental structure of your life to better fit your need for growth and
authenticity.
Moon in Taurus
Mars Sextile Jupiter: 1/13/11 6:34 PM CST

Friday, January 14
th
The Taurus Moon oversees steady movement today. The Moon
doesnt make contact with any other planets until evening, when it makes
a harmonious trine to the Sun in Capricorn, marking a positive moment
in the Moons movement towards fullness. Mercurys impending
conjunction to Pluto may see us looking down pessimistic paths, but
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making the connection between efforts and rewards clear. Put your
dissatisfaction into efforts to improve your situation.
Moon in Taurus

Saturday, January 15
th

The Moon moves through Gemini today, sending Mercury in
Capricorns pessimistic assessments tumbling through our heads. Even
so, the Moon makes an opposition to Venus in Sagittarius today,
challenging us to come out of the labyrinth of our concerns and just
enjoy the ride.
Mars enters Aquarius today, waving goodbye to his time exalted in
Capricorn. Mars will be in Aquarius until February 18
th
. In Aquarius,
Mars is far less action and plan oriented than in Capricorn. Were instead
lead to examine the assumptions that were working under, and how
those are empowering or impeding our works.
Moon into Gemini: 1/15/11 7:17 AM CST
Mars enters Aquarius: 1/15/11 4:41 PM CST

Sunday, January 16
th

The Suns pending sextile to Uranus and Jupiter energizes the
aethyrs, giving spirits a lift and providing an ability to see past the
patterns enclosing you. This liberatory energy can be very helpful for
getting perspective and considering how best to follow up on
opportunities. You may need that positivity, as the waxing Moon in
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negative thought patterns. The combination of uplifting and heavy
influences makes this a Saturday better spent addressing concerns than
trying to banish them. Use the positive to help you deal with the
negative.
Moon in Gemini

Monday, January 17
th

Monday begins with the Moon in Gemini trine spacey Neptune in
Aquarius, square electric Uranus and expansive Jupiter. The first half of
the day is an excellent time to do creative, imaginative or spiritual work,
though mundane tasks will be more difficult to accomplish. Mid-day,
things come back down to earth as the Moon moves into Cancer,
opposing Mercury and then Pluto. Here well see the mood drawn back
to weightier subjects. Heavy discussions and intense pondering are on
tap this evening.
Moon in Gemini
Moon into Cancer: 1/17/11 1:25 PM CST
Sun Sextiles Uranus: 1/17/11 3:55 PM CST
Mercury Conjunct Pluto: 1/17/11 11:50 PM CST

Tuesday, January 18
th

The day begins with the Moon in Cancer in an impending square to
Saturn in Libra. This aspect can exacerbate the back to the grind
feeling of Tuesdays, but the day has an abundant energy and the
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rises round and fat, a prelude to the important and auspicious full moon,
which occurs mid-day Wednesday.
Moon in Cancer

th

The daylight conceals a powerful Full Moon in Cancer, the first on
the Cancer-Capricorn axis that has risen for a year and a half without
being Eclipsed. A full Moon in Cancer, in its own sign and with the
darkness of karmic complications receding is a fine thing indeed.
This Full Moon climaxes the Lunar cycle begun with the intense
Solar Eclipse on the 3
rd
. The dark, unknown seed of the Solar Eclipse
takes root in the rich soil of a Full Moon fertilized by an auspicious trine
to Jupiter and electrified by an aspect to Uranus. This Full Moon wont
see everyones ship come sailing in, but many of those who have
dutifully tended seeds hidden beneath the dirt and the dark for the last
couple years will see their efforts break ground.
The Moon moves into Leo shortly after its opposition to the Sun in
Capricorn, moving toward an opposition with Mars in Aquarius just as
the Sun sextiles Jupiter in Pisces, making the afternoon a charged
mixture of restlessness and optimism, which continues well into the
evening. Late, late Wednesday night, the Sun sneaks into Aquarius.
Full Moon in Cancer: 1/19/11 3:30 PM CST
Moon into Leo: 1/19/11 4:15 PM CST
Sun Sextile Jupiter: 1/19/2011 4:38 PM CST
Sun Enters Aquarius 1/20/2011 4:18 PM CST

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th

The Sun rises in Aquarius today, having snuck over the Capricorn-
Aquarius boundary in the dead of night. The Sun will be in Aquarius
until February 20
th
, highlighting the inventive, innovative and theoretical,
though sometimes at the cost of recognizing the tangible.
The day begins with a nice trine between the Moon in Leo and
Venus in Sagittarius, slathering the first half of the day with hot buttered
excitement. As the day wears on, it sobers a bit as the Moon in Leo
sextiles Saturn in Libra, providing an opportunity to harness the days
high spirits to a productive end.
Moon in Leo

Friday, January 21
st

The day begins with the Moon in Leo applying to an opposition with
Neptune in Aquarius, making for a spacey beginning to the day, an
introduction to the mental fugue that will trouble us for the next month,
as the Sun makes its way through Aquarius. As the afternoon wears on,
the Moon sneaks into Virgo, beginning what will probably be an
uncomfortable trine to Pluto in Capricorn. This aspect will get stronger
as the night deepens, tempting us to obsess over absent details and nick
pick ourselves (and others) to death.
Moon in Leo
Moon into Virgo: 1/21/11 5:10 PM CST

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nd

The day begins with the Moon in Virgo in an applying trine to
Mercury in Capricorn, pushing us to pour over our master-plans with a
fine toothed comb. By mid-day, the Moon will have completed its aspect
to mentally active Mercury and begun its square to Venus in Sagittarius.
The square to Venus changes the mood as we begin to feel the friction
between detailed tasks and the desire to go out and have a good time.
In longer-term news, Jupiter leaves Pisces in favor of Aries today.
Jupiter will be in Aries until June 4
th
, when it enters Taurus, where he
will remain for the rest of 2011. The big planets time in the ram-horned
sign will inspire confidence, boldness and a general desire to find
kickable asses. See Januarys monthly essay for deeper exploration.
Moon in Virgo
Jupiter enters Aries: 1/22/11 11:11 AM CST

Sunday, January 23
rd

Venus in Sagittarius makes her perfect sextile to Saturn in Libra
today, bridging the gap between the pleasurable and the necessary. This
aspect brings a pleasant but restrained energy to the day. During the
afternoon, the Moon in late Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces, charging the
afternoon hours with an unpredictable energy.
Early in the evening, the Moon ingresses into Libra, spotlighting
Jupiter, freshly into Aries, with an opposition. This brings a burst of
rowdy cheer to Saturday evening, though the night becomes more serious
as it deepens, with the Moon in Libra squaring Pluto in Capricorn during
the wee hours.
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Moon into Libra: 1/23/11 5:59 PM CST
Venus Sextile Saturn: 1/23/11 1:18 PM CST

Monday, January 24
th

The Moon in Libra moves into a square with Mercury in Capricorn
mid-day, bringing an active mental tempo to the first part of the day. The
Moon then goes on to conjoin Saturn in Libra, just before the slow planet
goes retrograde. This brings order to thoughts, communications and
plans, though it makes for a rather serious Monday afternoon.
Moon in Libra

Tuesday, January 25
th

Mercury in Capricorn squares Saturn in Libra today, just as the
ancient, patient planet stations retrograde. Saturn will move backwards
until June 12
th
, pushing us to patch holes in the situations weve created
over the last 6 months. Mercury adds mental energy to considerations of
general situations, helping you to assess how to improve your handling
of the obstacles on your particular playing field.
The Moon in Libra trines Neptune in Aquarius mid-day, opening the
avenues of contemplation and doors of imagination. As evening
approaches, the Moon moves into Scorpio, threatening to turn pragmatic
thoughts into depressing ones. Keep your perspective grounded.
Moon in Libra
Moon into Scorpio: 1/25/11 8:16 PM CST
Saturn Stations Retrograde: 1/26/11 12:10 AM CST
Mercury Squares Saturn: 1/26/11 3:56 AM CST

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th

The day begins with the Moon in Scorpio sextile Pluto in Capricorn
and squaring the Sun and Mars in Aquarius. The big plans and grand
ideas in play are out of sync with the personal and somewhat negative
energy at work in this configuration. As evening comes, the Moon moves
toward a sextile with Mercury in Capricorn, stimulating the mind and
seeing us tracing blueprints rather than counting sheep as we make our
way to sleep. This challenging day marks the waning quarter of the
Moon, which is in its fall, to make things even more blech.
Moon in Scorpio: Begin 4
th
Quarter

th

The day begins with the Moon in Scorpio departing from a sextile to
Mercury in Capricorn, starting the day out on a thoughtful note. As the
day progresses, the Moon moves into an almost simultaneous aspect with
Neptune in Aquarius and Uranus in Pisces. This two-fisted aspect is
tremendously creative, but also a little maddening. Not a great time to
make careful, strategic decisions. Instead, paint an expressionist portrait
of your invisible friend.
As the evening deepens, the Moon moves into Sagittarius, trining
Jupiter still fresh into Aries and unleashing a little late night excitement,
however inconvenient the timing. Good luck trying to sleep.
Moon in Scorpio
Moon into Sagittarius: 1/28/11 12:57 AM CST

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Friday, January 28
th

The day begins with the Moon in Sagittarius departing from a trine
to Jupiter in Aries, infusing the somewhat scant energy of the early day
with a little go-juice. As the Sun rolls onward through the day, the Moon
makes a sextile to a closely conjunct Sun and Mars in Aquarius, adding a
little oomph and bringing the energies into a goal directed state. Its a
good day for a last push on projects still left undone this Lunar cycle.
Moon in Sagittarius

th

Friday begins with the Moon in Sagittarius sextile to Saturn in
Libra, providing a calm structure for the days energies. The Moon
departs from its sextile with Saturn and begins applying to a conjunction
with Venus in Sagittarius. The Moon and Venus conjunction in
Sagittarius provides a fun energetic backdrop to Friday night. Those who
push into the depths of night will experience the Moon in Sagittarius
near simultaneous sextile to Neptune and square to Uranus, turning the
fun of the early evening into either crazy fun, or just crazy.
Moon in Sagittarius

Sunday, January 30
th

Saturday begins with the Moons ingress into Capricorn, squaring
Jupiter in Aries, which helps fire us up to complete whatever tasks have
yet gone unfulfilled. As the day wears on, the Moon applies to a
conjunction with Pluto, providing a somewhat dark and intense vibe.
Moon into Capricorn: 1/30/11 8:06 AM CST

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Monday, January 31
st

Sunday begins with the Moon in Capricorn approaching a square to
Saturn in Libra, continuing the weekends rather serious theme. Youll
be pulled to consider weighty matters and reminded of whats necessary
in order to achieve a more balanced life. Although some may manage to
ignore todays influences, it may be easier to move with the serious tone.
Pay that overdue parking ticket or plan your budget for February.
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February
- A STORM of WORDS -

This February sees the planets gathering into a roving pile of conjunctions, a
celestial press gang that will gain members and momentum for the first half of
the year. Ride the storm of words as the Sun, Mercury and Mars all storm the
sky castles of Aquarius. As February pushes towards its conclusion, the trio of
planets moves into Pisces, clouds giving birth to condensation, dropping our
focus into the watery depths.
The Gang Unites
The Lunar month begins with the New Moon in Aquarius on the 2
nd
,
which promises an intense, driven month. Then the Sun in Aquarius,
moving in concert with Mars since January, is joined by Mercury in
Aquarius on the 3
rd
. Venus also changes signs on the 3
rd
, entering
Capricorn, in whose emotionally controlled confines shell be for all of
February. The Sun, Mars and Mercury will move in relative unison for
the next several months, to be joined by Venus in April.

Opinion Deluge
For the first half of February we will see the Sun, Mercury and
Mars join Neptune in Aquarius. With 4 planets in a single sign, the first
half of the month hammers the Aquarius pattern home. All of the signs
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abstractions, ideals, objectivity and detachment all blow heavily on
Februarys winds. With Mars and Mercury in the mix, there is an
argumentative undertone to much of the month. Ideals will certainly
clash, though hopefully in productive dialogue. For those without much
use for the abstractions in play, get ready for a weeks-long torrent of
words.

Full Moon in Leo
The last day of the Suns stay in Aquarius, the 18
th
, is host to the
Full Moon in Leo. The Moon opposes the Sun just as the Sun conjoins
Neptune in Aquarius, with Mars and Mercury trailing not so far behind.
This Full Moon spotlights the relationship between our ideals and our
embodiment of them. It is easy for ideals and ideas to thrive in the head,
but can they survive incarnation within the heart?
This Full Moon begins a several day period (Feb. 17
th
-22
nd
) with
a strong focus on the diffuse energies of Neptune, as the Sun, Mercury
and then Mars conjoin the blue planet one by one. For some, this will be
profoundly spiritual, but for others it will just feel like people have lost
touch with reality. Both the mystical and the insane thrive in the
hothouse environment of these days. Enjoy the spaced out and somewhat
magical nature of this period, but be careful committing to courses of
action presented. On a more concrete level, there may be difficulties with
getting simple, straightforward tasks accomplished.

Everybody In The Pool!
After the Sun, Mercury and then Mars conjoin Neptune at the
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planet focus from the dystopian/utopian abstractions of Aquarius to the
dispersed cosmic wanderings of Pisces. Mars movement into Pisces
tones down the red planets fire and ire, pushing us to be a little more
subtle with our self assertion, while Mercurys ingress into the oceanic
sign muddies the minds waters a bit, as the brain tries to reconcile the
divergent thoughts, feelings and ideas presented over the mentally
intense preceding weeks. The last week of February is therefore
dominated by the shift to this more diffuse tone as we find our way into a
more natural alignment with world and ourselves. There is a penchant
here for spiritual topics and imaginative thinking, but it in a less forceful
manner than the intense conjunctions with Neptune that preceded the
planets passage into Pisces.

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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram

The first half of Februarys excess of planets in Aquarius
places a heavy emphasis on your social life. Activities,
communications, conflicts and fantasies all figure heavily into your
social schedule. Youll have opportunities to aggressively expand
your social circulation, and cooperative projects may well take off.
Nonetheless, with Neptune figuring heavily in the mix, you need to
be careful of deceptive appearances and empty promises. This is
doubly true between the 17
th
-22
nd
, as the Sun, Mercury and Mars
all cross the confusing blue planet. Let your head soar, but keep
your feet on the ground.
As the Sun, then Mercury and Mars shift into Pisces on the
18
th
, 21
st
and 22
nd
, respectively, the emphasis shifts away from
social concerns and toward the dark recesses of your mind. Youll
likely feel things fuzz out a bit as your attention shifts to half
conscious complexes of thought and feeling. Although a bit
unclear, this is still a very imaginative, creative configuration for
you.

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Taur us: The Bull

emphasizes your career. Action and communication moving hand
and hand set a swift professional life for the first half of the month.
For some this will be a culmination of making a long term dream a
reality Nonetheless, with Neptune figuring heavily in the mix, you
need to be careful of deceptive appearances and empty promises.
This is doubly true between the 17
th
-22
nd
, as the Sun, Mercury and
Mars all cross the ambiguous planet.
18
th
, 21
st
and 22
nd
, the emphasis shifts languidly into your social
sphere. The energy here will take you around town and the
internet, but the underlying theme is exploring your burgeoning
sense of personal power in a social context.

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T
Gemi ni : The Twins

places a focus on your long term plans and the outlines of your
personal philosophy. Long distance travel is also quite likely.
Above all, the planets movement through Aquarius fills you with
a curious energy and a desire to explore the so far obscured corners
of your world. Even if fortune confines you to your bed, make
yourself a reading list and feed that head. With Neptune weighing
heavily in the mix, you need to be careful of deceptive appearances
and empty promises. This is doubly true between the 17
th
-22
nd
, as
the Sun, Mercury and Mars all enter the crosshairs. Hesitate before
committing your time and energy.
18
th
, 21
st
and 22
nd
, the emphasis shifts toward your career.
Numerous, if ill defined, tasks emerge as the months come to an
end. The energy level is relatively high, but there is a strong
probability that communications will go awry or just sideways.
Keep an eye on such things.

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C
Cancer : The Crab

focuses energies on cooperative projects and shared resources.
Proceed carefully in negotiations that surround how much of the
pie belongs to whom. With Neptune figuring heavily in the mix,
you need to be careful of deceptive appearances and ill-defined
agreements. This is doubly true between the 17
th
-22
nd
, as the Sun,
Mercury and Mars all cross over Neptunes watery border.
18
th
, 21
st
and 22
nd
, respectively, the focus shifts to travel plans,
your long-term goals and your perspective on the big picture.
There is a force to your thoughts here, and if you but ride them
youll end up in some interesting places. However, in reference to
literal travel plans, there is a danger of missed connections and
faulty communications. Make a list and check it twice.

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Leo: The Lion

places a focus on your significant relationships. Communications
and potential conflicts both figure heavily here. With Neptune
figuring heavily in the mix, you need to be careful of deceptive
appearances and delusional perspectives. This is doubly true
between the 17
th
-22
nd
, as the Sun, Mercury and Mars all cross the
bewildering blue planet.
18
th
, 21
st
and 22
nd
, respectively, the focus shifts to situations where
youre sharing resources with someone, such as business partners,
spouses with joint bank accounts or exs with child support
payments. Sloppy communications and potential conflicts
problematize arrangements here. Make sure that agreements are
clear.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

focuses events on your physical and fiscal health. Identify
unnecessary expenditures of physical energy and monetary flow
and take steps to correct them. This is a good period to start a new
workout program. Nonetheless, with Neptune figuring heavily in
the mix, you need to be certain to make a realistic diagnosis and set
reasonable goals. This is doubly true between the 17
th
and 22
nd
, as
the Sun, Mercury and Mars all cross Neptunes threshold.
18
th
, 21
st
and 22
nd
, respectively, the emphasis shifts to your
significant relationships. Stray words may accidentally initiate
sensitive conversations. There is a certain volatility at work here
that youd be wise to respect.

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-
Li br a: The Scales

The first half of Februarys excess of planets in Aquarius stirs
your creative energies. Actionable ideas come swiftly during this
period. Writeem down. With Neptune casting wide nets though,
you need to be careful of going too far into fantasy-land. Give your
imagination free reign, but distinguish between whats possible
and what isnt, at least for now. This is doubly true between the
17
th
-22
nd
, as the Sun, Mercury and Mars all cross the watery
planet.
18
th
, 21
st
and 22
nd
the emphasis shifts to taking care of the material
details that often slip your mind. With Mercury in Pisces
continuously sliding away from clarity, youll have to put extra
effort into making sure that fiscal and physical problems are
identified and solved effectively.

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brings charged thoughts to bear on your living situation. Feelings
of dissatisfaction may prompt plans to move, and your home may
well be host to travelers. If you do choose to relocate, guard
against rash decisions based on irritability alone. With Neptune
figuring heavily in the mix, you need to be careful to distinguish
between realistic solutions and escapist fantasies. This is doubly
true between the 17
th
and 22
nd
, as the Sun, Mercury and Mars all
cross Neptunes elusive border.
The Sun, then Mercury and Mars shift into Pisces on the 18
th
,
21
st
and 22
nd
activates your creative energies, prompting you to
find fun or make ir. Have a good time, but dont blow all of your
energy on fruitless pursuits.

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The first half of Februarys excess of planets in Aquarius sees
your mind and body running all over the place. Youll likely have
a lot of to do during this period, but dont let the multiplicity of
tasks fragment you. With Neptune figuring heavily in the mix, you
need to be mindful of wasting energy on unproductive tasks. This
is doubly true between the 17
th
and 22
nd
, as the Sun, Mercury and
Mars all cross Poseidon's planet.
18
th
, 21
st
and 22
nd
, respectively, the focus slides to your living
situation. Irritating elements surface and you may feel like moving.
A radical reorganization may be able to solve what you fantasize a
move will. Get rid of the stale energy and see how you feel.

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emphasizes your financial statement, and what youll need to do
for it. There is a tendency to burn through reserves here that should
be avoided. You may need to scramble to correct errors and solve
problems. With Neptune figuring heavily in the mix, you need to
be careful of fuzzy thinking about how much youre spending.
This is doubly true between the 17
th
and 22
nd
, as the Sun, Mercury
and Mars all cross the confusing blue planet.
18
th
, 21
st
and 22
nd
, respectively, the agitated energy starts moving
your body and mind all over the place, with a number of different
tasks vying to occupy your time and attention. Busy, busy...

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considerably amplifies the energy levels surrounding you. This
will likely be a busy time, with more than to enough to say and do.
With Neptune being a prime factor in this equation, you need to be
careful of keeping your perspective grounded. This is doubly true
between the 17
th
and 22
nd
, as the Sun, Mercury and Mars all cross
over the nebulous planet.
18
th
, 21
st
and 22
nd
, respectively, the spotlight shifts away from you,
instead targeting your financial situation. Youll likely have to
jump through a number of hoops in order to make sure your
resources are being allocated properly. Keep careful tabs on
income and outcome to avoid annoying problems.

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)
Pi sces: The Fish

The first half of Februarys excess of planets in Aquarius sees
your subconscious abuzz with half-clear ideas. This is a creative
and mentally active period, but is somewhat lacking in clarity.
Reserve a little extra time to sort things out. With Neptune figuring
heavily in the mix, youll likely find yourself in a truly spiritual
and/or delusional headspace. Have fun with this, but consider
putting off concrete decisions. This is doubly true between the 17
th

and 22
nd
, as the Sun, Mercury and Mars all cross the confusing
blue planet.
18
th
, 21
st
and 22
nd
, respectively, the emphasis shifts toyou.
Youll be prompted to meditate on the nature of your personal
power as well as seeing it spotlighted by external events.

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Daily Overviews

Tuesday, February 1st
The day begins with our feet nailed to the ground by the Moons
conjunction to Mercury in Capricorn, but gets steadily more surreal as
aspects to Uranus, Neptune and Jupiter take precedence. The Moons
conjunction with Mercury in Capricorn, amplifies mental energy and
pulls communications towards the morning. Handle business during the
first half of the day, if you have a choice. As mid-day comes, Venuss
aspects to Neptune and Uranus take precedence, putting us in a strange
place emotionally. Compassion, inspiration and general weirdness all
compete to affect the passions. This particular blend of energy is useful
for spiritual, imaginative and aesthetic pursuits, but may interfere with
efforts at more linear productivity. As the afternoon wears on, the Moon
enters Aquarius, making a fun sextile to Jupiter in Aries that colors the
night in an enthusiastic light.
Moon in Capricorn
Moon into Aquarius: 2/1/11 5:21 PM CST
Venus Sextile Neptune: 2/2/11 1:34 AM CST
Venus Square Uranus: 2/2/11 6:36 AM CST

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Wednesday, February 2
nd

The New Moon in Aquarius occurs later in the day, the Moon
finding the Sun again behind a modest veil of daylight. This New Moon
sees the Sun and Moon tightly conjunct Mars in Aquarius, tightly
configured to Saturn in Libra, laying the foundations for a particularly
busy and potentially irritating month. Adding to the conundrum of the
coming month is Jupiter, who finds his pleasing
bulk perfectly perpendicular to the nodal axis today, subjecting the
desire for growth to a confusing push/pull of karmic forces. Meanwhile,
Mercury at the end of Capricorn sextiles Uranus in Pisces, sending an
intense and innovative current of mental energy humming through the
day.
As you look at the Lunar month ahead and behind you, consider how
well your evil master plan has worked. Was it evil enough? Did you
achieve world domination, or just dream of it? If the answer to either of
these questions is no consider what changes need to happen.
New Moon in Aquarius: 2/2/11 6:21 PM CST
Mercury Sextile Uranus: 2/2/11 10:14 AM CST

Thursday, February 3
rd

The day begins with the Moon departing from a trine with Saturn,
starting things out on a relatively somber note. Today is full of
interesting changes, as both Mercury and Venus enter new signs.
Mercury moves into Aquarius, dropping the concern with plodding plans
and moving the mind into a more innovative, eclectic, and curious phase.
Mercury will be in Aquarius until February 21
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moves into Capricorn, bringing the passions to a more serious place than
theyve been. Venus time in Capricorn opens us up to the joys of
discipline, the aesthetics of architecture and teaches us about the
importance of boundaries within relationships. Venus will be in
Capricorn until March 2
nd
.
Moon in Aquarius
Mercury enters Aquarius: 2/3/11 4:18 PM
Venus enters Capricorn: 2/3/11 11:57 PM
Moon into Pisces: 2/4/11 4:25 AM CST

Friday, February 4
th

Mars and the Sun have travelled in close conjunction for weeks, but
today their conjunction is at its most precise. This moment, a proper
kazimi, brings us to consider what constitutes personal power.
Reflections and refractions on this topic abound, with questions about
what constitutes authentic and principled power echoing through the
aethyrs. Mercury in Aquarius sextiles Jupiter in Aries today, pulling us to
pontificate on the deeper questions raised by the Sun-Mars conjunction.
People may be a little touchy today. Avoid playing out the martial energy
afoot in unnecessary squabbles.
Moon in Pisces
Mercury Sextile Jupiter: 2/4/11 9:29 AM CST
Sun Conjunct Mars: 2/4/11 10:39 AM CST

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Saturday, February 5
th

The Sun trines Saturn, wrapping the energy of the day around rather
rigid bones. With Mars following just behind the Sun, there is a certain
restlessness and frustration about this configuration, calling for reflection
but being a bit too impatient to make it easy. The Moons movement
through Pisces bathes the day in a somewhat dreamy, disconnected
energy that may run contrary to the focused efforts suggested by the Sun-
Mars-Saturn trine. You may need to make a concerted effort to connect
your energy with the tasks before you.
Moon in Pisces
Sun Trine Saturn: 2/6/11 12:39 AM

Sunday, February 6
th

A day packed with interesting but disconnected energetic signatures.
Mars trines Saturn today, the harsh planets lending both discipline and
energy to those interested in it. On the other hand, Venus in Capricorn
squares Jupiter in early Aries today, the two benefics pushing us towards
an outrageously good time. With the Venus-Jupiter square, there is a
tendency here to become too focused on the pursuit of pleasure and good
times, leading to waste. Thus the day is an uneasy mixture of intense
focus and lazy extravagance. Perform an unpleasant task or two and then
reward yourself lavishly.
Moon in Pisces
Mars Trine Saturn: 2/6/11 11:15 AM CST
Moon into Aries: 2/6/11 4:45 PM CST

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Monday, February 7
th

The restless Moon in Aries applies to an opposition with Saturn in
Libra today, constraining the mood of the fiery Moon. Were still
working with the focused by potentially frustrating Mars-Saturn aspect
today, but now on a more emotional level. Venus application to
conjunction with Pluto underscores the action oriented but emotionally
trying nature of the day. Plan not to have fun, and maybe youll be
pleasantly surprised.
Moon in Aries

Tuesday, February 8
th

The day dawns with the Moon still in Aries, trining Mars and the
Sun in Aquarius. After what might have been an uncomfortable
adjustment on Monday, today is bathed in a more coherent, action-
oriented energy. A good day to get it done. Nonetheless, Venus pending
conjunction to Pluto shadows the day, drawing the passions away from
surface pleasures and toward necessary emotional transformations.
Moon in Aries
Moon into Taurus: 2/9/11 5:20 AM CST

th

Venus and Pluto conjoin in Capricorn today, invoking a little Hades
and Persephone action. This dark rendezvous sees us confront suppressed
passions while draining away our ability to enjoy the surface. The Moon
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In addition to having an internal component, Venus-Pluto
conjunctions tend to be hard on the finances. Dont trust the feelings of
desperation that may emerge at this point. After trining the Venus-Pluto
conjunction, the Moon moves on to aspect Mercury in Aquarius, which
will either be thinking your way out of your state or thinking your way
deeper into it. Take the influx of mental energy at the end of the day as a
dose of clarity.
Moon in Taurus
Venus Conjunct Pluto: 2/9/11 7:51 PM CST

th

The day begins with the Moon in mid Taurus, on a collision course
with the growing pile-up in Aquarius. As the day fades into evening, the
Moon rises half full, making its square to the Sun and Mars nearly
simultaneously. The 2
nd
quarter of the Lunar cycle highlights the friction
between where things are headed vs. where youd like them to go. This
friction is exacerbated by the Moons square to Mars, who is still riding
shotgun conjunct the Sun after nearly a month. As you make your course
corrections, try to steer around the unnecessary irritation.
Moon in Taurus: Begin 2
nd
Quarter

Friday, February 11
th

The Moon begins the day in late Taurus, on its way toward near
simultaneous aspects to both Uranus and Neptune, making for a day of
fugues and surprises, inspiration and imagination. The Moon clears its

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aspects to Uranus and Neptune during the afternoon and enters Gemini,
blessing the night with a fun, curious energy.
Suggested activity: Invite people over. Play The Sims. Create
characters with the name and likeness of everyone youve invited over,
then position them in front of a screen. Stare at the cruel reflection of
your lives until mass suicide seems like the only way out.
Moon in Taurus
Moon into Gemini: 2/11/11 4:19 PM CST

th

The day begins with the Moon in Gemini, on its way to a trine with
Mercury in Aquarius. Throw Saturn in Libra into the mix you get a
Grand Air trine, which provides more mental energy than you actually
want or need. An excellent day for activities that require brainy brawn.
Like reading a book, writing or stuffing your mind full of neuron
corroding celebrity gossip. You may also want to consider obsessing
about things you cant control, or designing a scale model of 32
dimensional universe.
Moon in Gemini
Mercury Trine Saturn: 2/14/11 2:47 AM CST

Sunday, February 13
th

The Grand Air Trine continues into Sunday, with the Moon trining
the Sun-Mars conjunction in Aquarius and Mercury trining Saturn in
Libra. If you havent completely fried your brain, you may want to turn

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your mind to more serious matters. Make use of the over-abundant
mental energy. Or, barring that, waste this configuration in the most
interesting way possible. Like designing pants for cephalopods, or a
Valentines Day card for Elvis.
Moon in Gemini

Monday, February 14
th

Its Valentines Day! Nothing beats compulsory affection day! Well-
nothing except for compulsory eye-surgery day. Anyway, happy
Valentines. I love you too. No, Im not just saying it because you said it.
I mean it. Why didnt I say it first? Well, I was going to, but you beat me
to it. Really? Fine. Then I dont love you. You keep that chocolate, and
you think about how fat youre going to get with each love handle
expanding bite.
Obligatory affection is in the skies, as Venus in Capricorn moves
toward a square with its ruler, Saturn. The two are highlighted by hard
aspects from the Moon in Cancer. Rise to the occasion or suffer the
consequences.
Moon in Cancer

Tuesday, February 15
th

The Moon in Cancers square to Saturn in Libra makes for a bit of an
uncomfortable day. But its more than discomfort that were dealing with-
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Sun, Mars and Mercury are all within a 10 degree span, creating an
incredibly strong and strange current of mental energy that well ride
directly into the coming Full Moon. The Moon in Cancers focus on
emotional and physical processing may not be able to handle the eclectic
currents at play.
Moon in Cancer
Moon into Leo: 2/16/11 3:09 AM CST

th

The Sun conjoins Neptune today, plunging the heart of things into a
fogbank. With Mars right behind, Mercury bringing up the rear, and the
Moon approaching full, the capacity for stimulation and weirdness is at
an all time high.
Suggested Activity: Consider inventing a time machine today. Or, at
the very least, investing in a start-up dedicated to pleasure cruises into
parallel but more pleasant timelines. If neither of these is an option,
consider a Back To The Future marathon- IN REVERSE!
Moon in Leo
Sun Conjunct Neptune: 2/17/11 3:55 AM CST

th

The Full Moon comes tonight, spotlighting the Suns conjunction
with Neptune in Aquarius, with Mars and Mercury in attendance. For
those who dont tune into the Neptune wavelength and interpret it as pure
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idealistic and collective action. Mercury and Mars complicate the dreamy
and passive quality of the configuration. Mars seeds the skies with
conflict and Mercury insists on trying to communicate much of the
nonverbal material inherent to the dreamlike quality of this
configuration.
This is a very interesting lunation, politically speaking. The
Mercury-Neptune-Mars conjunction is right on top of the Moon in the
U.S. chart. A controversy of epic/retarded proportions may well ensue.
Full Moon in Leo: 2/18/11 2:33 AM CST
Moon into Virgo: 2/18/11 3:37 AM CST

Friday, February 18
th

The Sun enters Pisces today, moving close to a conjunction with
Chiron, the wandering planetoid who makes us feel bad about ourselves.
This conjunction pulls our attention to the gaping spiritual wounds weve
been walking around with. Here we can choose to move closer to
healing, or bury the uncomfortable insights under a deluge of double-
fudge peanut butter swirl ice cream with gummy bears on top. Decisions,
decisions...
Venus squares Saturn today, bringing the passions into conflict with
necessary boundaries, and correcting those whose feelings fall outside
the lines. A great day to practice proper etiquette. Not a great day to
charm people with your casual manner and dirty underwear. If you do
choose to bury your insecurities under a tsunami of food-waste, try and
confine the shame-fest to a dark, locked room.
Moon in Virgo
Venus Square Saturn: 2/18/11 1:20 PM CST
Sun enters Pisces: 2/18/11 6:25 PM CST

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The Sun conjoins Chiron today while the Moon looks on from Virgo.
Like yesterday, today is great for picking at your spiritual wounds and/or
burying your existential angst under waves of distraction. For example:
You: What?! Feelings, I cant hear you under all that ice-cream!
Feelings: mmmmffhhhhhmunnmm
You: You want MORE ice cream? It feels good on your head?
Like an exquisitely tailored hat? OK!"
Feelings: mmmmfn
Moon in Virgo
Moon into Libra: 2/20/11 3:02 AM CST

Sunday, February 20
th
The day begins with the Moon in Libra opposing Jupiter in Aries and
then squaring Pluto in Capricorn, firing people up about all manner of
things.
Sunday is witness to a strange conjunction, with Mercury, Mars and
Neptune all piled into the 29
th
degree of Aquarius. Mercury and Mars
conjunctions usually make for hard words, but Neptunes influence can
push this in a variety of directions. On one hand, if its the
compassionate side of Neptune were looking at, then itll blunt the
harsher edge of communications, but Neptune also has a pronounced
delusional side, and if its this one thats activated, well, its a lot of very
judgmental, ornery communication to be moving in the wrong direction.
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doesnt show up politically. Smells like a witch-hunt, crusade, or
something similarly deluded. Dont be a statistic.
Moon in Libra
Mercury Conjunct Mars: 2/20/11 4:42 PM CST
Mercury Conjunct Neptune: 2/20/11 7:06 PM CST
Mars Conjunct Neptune: 2/20/11 10:17 PM CST

Monday, February 21
st

The day begins with Moon departing from a conjunction with Saturn
in Libra, a bit serious but not unbearable. As the day wears on, the Moon
in Libra squares Venus in Capricorn, providing some half-ass cheer. But
the real story today is Mercurys ingress into Pisces and subsequent
conjunction with Chiron.
After a conjunction with blurry Neptune and irritable Mars the day
before, Mercury heads into the murky waters of Pisces. Mercury is
considered to be severely enfeebled in Pisces, where communicating
clearly and making informed decisions becomes the stuff of epic poetry.
Which is, unfortunately, the form youll be forced to write your grocery
lists in for the next several weeks.
Mercurys first day in Pisces sees it conjoin Chiron, new to Pisces
himself. This will result in either another round of binge-eating your
feelings away, or a thoughtful diagnosis of your wounded soul. Or both!
Moon in Libra
Mercury enters Pisces: 2/21/11 2:52 PM CST
Moon into Scorpio: 2/22/11 3:33 AM CST

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Tuesday, February 22
nd

The day begins with the Moon in the depths of Scorpios small
abyss, cranky and ready to make a cleansing sextile to Pluto by mid-day.
Look out for public catharsis. Nonetheless, there is harmony between the
Sun in Pisces and the Moon in Scorpio, making it easier to sort through
the states stimulated by the fallen Moon.
Mars moves into Pisces today. Mars is somewhat elusive in Pisces,
as the vital energies and aggressive drives appear and disappear
seemingly at random. It is generally a peaceful Mars position, and tends
to push for more artistic and spiritual expressions of lower drives. One
less planet in Aquarius, praise the Jesus. Mars will be in Pisces until
April 2
nd
, when the red planet hot rods into Aries.
Moon in Scorpio
Mars enters Pisces: 2/22/11 7:05 PM CST

rd

Mars conjuncts Chiron in early Pisces, dredging up feelings of
insecurity about personal power, but potentially providing a healing
insight or two into psychic wounds. The Moon in Scorpio sextiles Venus
in Capricorn, bringing a little bit of cheer to a rather mentally foggy day.
You may want to double-check communications, as messages can get
lost easily in the days soup.
Moon in Scorpio

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The day starts with the Moon in Sagittarius squaring Mars in Pisces.
This may make for a bit of friction in the morning, but the general nature
of the day is about the big picture. The Moons square to the Sun-
Mercury conjunction in Pisces today sees a bit of clarity that creeps
through the fog bank. The Moons square to the Sun begins the last
quarter of the Lunar cycle.
Moon in Sagittarius: Begin 4
th
Quarter
Sun Conjunct Mercury: 2/25/11 2:46 AM CST

Friday, February 25
th

Both the Sun and Mercury sextile Pluto in Capricorn today, taking
the clarity from yesterday and opening the door to greater depth. Pluto is
a popular fellow today, as Jupiter also makes an exact aspect to the icey
dwarf planet. Jupiter in Aries pushes self-empowerment and growth
towards independence while Pluto in Capricorn demands that we evolve
to meet the harsh demands of the playing field. This square will test the
evolutionary validity of recent advances in personal growth. The Moon
in Sagittarius sextiles Saturn today, adding to the overall seriousness
suggested by the bevy of Pluto aspects. Skipping our on social plans
tonight may prove wise.
Moon in Sagittarius
Mercury Sextile Pluto: 2/25/11 11:05 AM CST
Jupiter Square Pluto: 2/25/11 2:38 PM CST
Sun Sextile Pluto: 2/25/11 6:17 PM

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Saturday continues the rather serious themes laid down earlier in the
week. The Moon in Capricorn aspects Mars in Pisces mid day, providing
a little go power to an otherwise sluggish day. As it advances, the Moon
moves into a conjunction with Pluto, re-emphasizing the issues of
personal evolution and environmental necessity made earlier in the week.
Not the most fun day.
Moon in Sagittarius
Moon into Capricorn: 2/16/11 1:34 PM CST

Sunday, February 27
th

The Moon continues through Capricorn on Sunday, squaring Saturn
mid-day. Although the Moons square to Saturn is not one of the months
more pleasant events, today it will likely bring with it a bit of clarity,
reminding us of the principles behind the changes being demanded of us.
Moon in Capricorn

Monday, February 28
th

The Moon in Capricorn makes a conjunction with Venus today, just
as Venus closes in on a sextile with Uranus in Pisces, hitting us with a
jolt of fun emotional energy after a rather serious weekend. Indulge
yourself a little this evening. The Moon sneaks into Aquarius late night.
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March
- THE DRAGON STIRS -

March begins with a calm but strong current pushing us to find a bit of harmony
beneath the waves. But by mid-month, Mercury and Uranus make their way into
Aries, setting afire what isnt too soggy. The conflagration gains strength on the
equinox, when the Sun enters Aries. March may come in with the
subtlety of a sleepy sea serpent, but it goes out with the
dragon wide awake and ready to breathe fire.

Red Fish, Blue Fish
A relatively sleepy note welcomes March, with the Sun, Mercury,
Mars and Uranus in Pisces. This quartet of planets in the oceanic sign
continue late Februarys emphasis on assimilating the multitude of ideas
in play. The New Moon in Pisces, on March 4
th
, helps re-center us.
Although the first week of March may seem a little dull, it is of key
value, as it affords the opportunity to find a little harmony with our world
and our selves. What peace and calm can be found here will be of great
value as things become relentlessly more hectic.

Uranus in Aries
As the month spirals slowly onward, we see a steady march of
planets into Aries, picking up the pace and turning the energy
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9
th
, picking up and improving the quality of thoughts and
communications for the next few weeks. Mercury is followed by Uranus
on the 11
th
, who will make Aries its home for the next 7 years. In Aries,
Uranus will push for radical self-empowerment and independence,
making us restless to dowhatever the hell it is we want to do.

The Spring Equinox
The Full Moon in Virgo comes on March 19
th
, just before the
Equinox, spotlighting the tension between dreams and what is necessary
to make them a reality. The Sun enters Aries the next day, marking the
equinox, and tilting the planetary balance towards Aries. The last third of
the month is rife with powerful energies and mounting tensions as
Mercury approaches his retrograde station on the 30
th
, the Sun in Aries
squares Pluto and Jupiter in Aries opposes Saturn in Libra. The dragon
stirs restlessly in March, but waits for April to fully awaken.

Tests, Gates
One of the dynamics that will characterize the planets march
through Aries is that each, in turn, must make a square to Pluto in
Capricorn and an opposition to Saturn in Libra.
Each planets square to Pluto in Capricorn represents the emerging
independent spirit being tested by environmentally imposed evolutionary
necessities. We see here whether the bright and exciting energy of the
planets in Aries will be extinguished by the worldly pressure, or accept
the hard wisdom of the dark body, the spirit of personal radical
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Moons passage through Capricorn during the Suns square to Pluto on
March 25
th
-27
th
highlights these themes.
The planets oppositions to Saturn in Libra will bring with them
similar lessons about solidifying and concretizing the desires for
individual empowerment, but with the addition of a few elements. For
one, Saturn in Libras influence on the planets in Aries will highlight the
importance of diplomacy. With planets piling up in Aries, individuals
and entities of all sizes will be increasingly focused on discovering and
enacting their own power. What Saturn in Libra demands is that we find
a way to practice our power without interfering with other peoples.
Without diplomacy, power rebounds on itself in the form of enemies.
The Moons passage through Libra from March 19
th
through the 21st
highlights this tension, as does Jupiters opposition with Saturn on the
28
th
.

Retrograde A Comin
Well spend the last third of the month with the waning Moon
illuminating the planets gathering in Aries and Mercurys movement
toward its impending retrograde. Although Mercury does not turn
retrograde until March 30
th
, the types of issues that will characterize the
retrograde will be visible for the last week of the month. This Mercury
retrograde will see us thinking and rethinking our sense of personal
power, as well as the social parameters within which it is applied. It is
important to move cautiously during the last week of the month, as much
energy has been awoken, but its right course is yet unclear. Avoid
signing any dotted lines or slipping rings on anyones finger.

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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram

The month starts with the Sun, Mercury, Mars and Uranus in
Pisces, placing a heavy emphasis on the submerged sign. For you
that means strange stirrings in your subconscious, with thoughts,
feelings, impulses and insights emerging during all manner of odd
moments.
Mercury and Uranus join Jupiter in Aries on the 9
th
and 11
th
,
coupling a shift into a more active mental and communicative
mode with a rekindled desire for radical personal empowerment.
The Sun joins the party in Aries on the 20
th
, conjoining Uranus and
marking the Vernal Equinox. This begins a period of radical
personal empowerment, which will see you pushing up against
your previous boundaries and tango-ing with them well into April.
Mercurys move into the shadow of his coming retrograde
during the last week of March highlights the complexity inherent
to accommodating all the action and energy. Youll need the
entirety of April to understand what it all means.

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Taur us: The Bull

Pisces, placing a heavy emphasis on the abstract sign. For you, this
means a focus on those in your social network. Expect a
demanding schedule.
th
and 11
th
,
and the Sun joins the party in Aries on the 20
th
, conjoining Uranus
and marking the Vernal Equinox. As the scales tip toward Aries,
you will be increasingly confronted with situations and
considerations that highlight long standing problems related to the
expression of personal power.
during the last week of March highlights the layered complexity of
these considerations. Itll take more than the next month to figure
out what it all means.

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T
Gemi ni : The Twins

The month starts with the Sun, Mercury, Mars and
Uranus in Pisces, placing a mighty emphasis on Poseidons
sign. For you, this focuses on your career, with action
mandatory but communications problematized.
th
and
11
th
. Mercurys move is particularly helpful, the swift
planets ingress burning the cobwebs from your head and
clearing routes of communication. The Sun joins the party in
Aries on the 20
th
, conjoining Uranus and marking the Vernal
Equinox. The increasing number of planets in Aries
highlights your social network, where the bulk of Aprils
action will take place.
Mercurys move into the shadow of his coming
retrograde during the last week of March throws a few
question marks out about the building action. By all means,
participate in the events gathering motion, but dont over-
commit or sign any dotted lines.

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C
Cancer : The Crab

Pisces, placing a heavy emphasis on the watery sign. For you, this
will likely look like a flurry of thoughts about the big picture and
long term goals.
th
and 11
th
,
turning your mind toward a radical re-envisioning of your
professional situation. The Sun joins the party in Aries on the 20
th
,
conjoining Uranus and marking the Vernal Equinox. As the scales
tip toward Aries, the emphasis on your professional position and
its tension with your living situation grows, foreshadowing Aprils
intense configurations.
during the last week of March sees you begin the process of
rethinking the way your personal power translates into a
professional direction. Your thoughts are also quite likely to end
up centering on the restrictions inherent to your living situation.
Itll take most of April to figure it all out.

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Leo: The Lion

Pisces, placing a heavy emphasis on the submerged sign. For you,
there is a focus on the time, energy and money youre sharing with
others. Plenty of discussion is likely, with a little conflict not
unlikely. Be careful to be clear when making agreements with
people about who owes who what.
th
and 11
th
,
setting your mind on fire, and initiating a period of a few months
which will change your perspective and goals considerably. The
Sun joins the party in Aries on the 20
th
, conjoining Uranus and
marking the Vernal Equinox, adding fuel to the fire.
during the last week of March highlights the time it will take to
figure what the various revelations and visions actually mean. A
little lag between thought and action is not a vice, but the virtue of
patience in comes into play.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

Pisces, placing a heavy emphasis on the submerged sign. For you
this means a focus on significant relationships. Sloppy
communications may trigger conflicts. Remember that much may
be avoided through careful thought and a forgiving attitude.
th
and 11
th
,
providing a set of insights into the hidden dynamics of exchange
between yourself and the others. The Sun joins the party in Aries
on the 20
th
, conjoining Uranus and marking the Vernal Equinox,
shifting the spotlight to the energy between you and other people.
Here, youll see how people can be radically empowered through
joining forces. As much excitement as there may be about joining a
powerful team of superheros/villains, the importance of
maintaining a level of separateness is important here. Mercurys
late month retrograde asks you to allow questions surrounding the
boundary of mine and ours the time they require.

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Li br a: The Scales

Pisces, placing a heavy emphasis on the mysterious sign. For you,
this translates into plenty of little tasks and small problems. Taking
a little extra time to target your efforts will pay off considerably.
th
and 11
th
,
shifting the focus of thoughts and communications to your
significant relationships and the small revelations that cluster
around that area. The Sun joins the party in Aries on the 20
th
,
conjoining Uranus and marking the Vernal Equinox, adding
additional emphasis to whats developing within your personal
relationships. There is a growing tension here between the
gathering energy in your relationship sector and the importance of
taking care of your own business. Mercurys retrograde at the end
of month initiates a series of considerations centering on personal
power and boundaries that will last well into April.

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this continues late Februarys focus on your creative energies and
increased appetite for a good time.
th
and 11
th
,
turning your thoughts to more practical matters. The outlines of a
new physical or fiscal regimen may emerge, as well as insights into
ways to improve your effectiveness at work. The Sun joins the
party in Aries on the 20
th
, conjoining Uranus and marking the
Vernal Equinox, adding emphasis to the focus on health and work.
As planets gather in Aries, youll be pushed to consider your
mental, as well as physical health. Find a pace you can keep.
Mercurys end of the month retrograde initiates a period where
youll be re-thinking your approach to your physical and mental
well-being. You know... be the best you you can be. Even if youre
a filthy Scorpio.

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Pisces, placing a heavy emphasis on the abstract sign. For you, this
concentrates energies on your living situation, family and
emotional foundations. Try to avoid unnecessary conflicts with
family members.
th
and 11
th

shifting the focus from the earth beneath you to the question of
what youre doing with your creative energy. Youll likely find
your mind ablaze with ideas as Mercury and Uranus click into the
fiery sign. The Sun joins the party in Aries on the 20
th
, conjoining
Uranus and marking the Vernal Equinox, reinforcing the growing
focus on your creative side. However, as Jupiter slides closer to
opposing Saturn, youll find some of your creative energies
checked. Mercurys late month retrograde begins a several week
process of reconsidering how youre applying your personal
power, and whether you can do so without stepping on so many
toes. Hooves are clumsy, I know.

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Pisces, placing a heavy emphasis on the mystical sign. This
arrangement will likely find you busy, with a variety of tasks
competing for your time and attention.
th
and 11
th
,
shifting your thoughts away from peripheral business and bringing
them to bear on changes that need to be made to your living
situation. The Sun joins the party in Aries on the 20
th
, conjoining
Uranus and marking the Vernal Equinox, reinforcing the focus on
your living situation. As Jupiter nears its opposition to Saturn,
youll find a growing focus on the tension between your
professional obligations and living situation.
Mercurys retrograde late in the month sees you reflecting on
how your living situation and emotional history form the basis for
personal power. Not only that, but how to square these issues with
your professional trajectory. If it seems like a lot, it is. Youll be
sorting it out through much of April.

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this translates into a focus on your finances. Be careful to keep
track of what youre earning vs. spending, as particulars will have
a tendency to escape notice during this period.
th
and 11
th
,
shifting thoughts and communications to a number of small tasks
and social situations, as well as providing insight into your thought
process. These themes are reinforced by the Suns movement into
Aries on the 20
th
, conjoining Uranus and marking the Vernal
Equinox. As Jupiter slides towards his opposition to Saturn, youll
find growing tensions between your long and short-term plans and
commitments. Mercurys late month retrograde initiates the
process of figuring out how to balance the divergent energies in
play. This particular set of considerations will run will into April.

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Pi sces: The Fish

Pisces, placing a heavy emphasis on your sign. This translates into
a busy period, with you playing a more central role in events than
usual.
th
and 11
th
,
shifting the focus onto your financial situation, and in particular,
innovative ways to improve your cash flow. The Sun joins the
party in Aries on the 20
th
, conjoining Uranus and marking the
Vernal Equinox, reinforcing the focus on your resources. As
Jupiter closes in on his opposition to Saturn after the Equinox,
youll find a certain tension growing between whats yours alone
and whats share.
Finally, Mercurys late month retrograde begins a several week
reconsideration of what to do with your own financial situation,
and how much to involve other people in your business.

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Daily Overviews

Tuesday, March 1
st

Venus moves into Aquarius, allowing for a bit of perspective on the
confusing and emotional energies at play by the sheer bulk of planets in
Pisces. Venus in the water bearers sign will delight us with elegant
abstractions and aid us in keeping our passions in alignment with our
ideals until March 26
th
, when she moves into Pisces. Venus entrance
into Aquarius, as well as the Moon in Aquarius sextile to Jupiter in
Aries, lends the day a fun, quirky and enthusiastic vibe.
Moon in Aquarius
Venus Sextile Uranus: 3/1/11 8:48 AM CST

Wednesday, March 2
nd

The day begins with the Moon in Aquarius trine to Saturn in Libra,
continuing the detached and relatively calm energy of yesterday. With
Saturns serious energy beaming onto this Wednesday, its a good time
to look over your affairs and make sure nothing important has escaped
your eyes under the not-so-watchful auspices of spacey Mercury in
Pisces.
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Thursday, March 3rd
The day begins with the Moon in Aquarius departing from a
conjunction with Neptune, shrouding the morning in a bit of mental fog.
The Moon moves into Pisces early in the day, conjoining Mars just as the
red planet makes a sextile to Pluto. This sextile offers an opportunity to
take a step in the evolution of our personal power. On this note we coast
unto the dark of the Moon, with the silvery one failing to appear in the
night sky for the next several days.
Moon in Aquarius
Mars Sextile Pluto: 3/3/11 8:51 PM CST

Friday, March 4
th

With the New Moon in Pisces, the Lunar Month ends and begins
again today. Mercury and Mars both attend the monthly wedding of the
Sun and Moon, characterizing the seed planted which will grow and play
out in the weeks to come. It will be a mentally vigorous month, even if
the clarity of the ideas at play doesnt match their strength.
New Moon in Pisces: 3/4/11 2:48 PM CST

Saturday, March 5
th

Saturday begins with the Moon conjunct Mercury in Pisces,
wrapping the day in a gauze of heated thoughts and communications. As
the Moon travels the last degrees of Pisces, it leaves Mercury behind but
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let in a little strangeness. Late tonight, the Moon enters Aries, providing
the wee hours with a surge of exuberance.
Moon in Pisces

Sunday, March 6
th

The day begins with the Moon in Aries sextile to Venus in
Aquarius, starting things off on a pleasantly vigorous note. But Luna
swiftly moves into a near simultaneous square with Pluto in Capricorn
and conjunction with Jupiter in Aries, spinning out an uneasy blend of
revelrous and serious energies. Important questions surrounding personal
power and growth abound. The tension here centers on whether you can
refine the enhanced confidence and increased pep that Jupiter in Aries is
exuding with the evolutionary necessities that Pluto in Capricorn
reinforces.
Moon in Aries

Monday, March 7
th

The day begins with the Moon in Aries opposed to Saturn,
suppressing the Moon in Aries natural energy with a bit of unevenly
enforced equilibrium. You will probably feel excited about something
that is not what you should be doing. As the day moves onward, the
energy heats up and is a little less encumbered by Saturns heavy,
mandatory nature. Not a lot of planetary action, but a good day to put
your nose to the grindstone and get some work done.
Moon in Aries

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Tuesday, March 8
th

The day begins with the Moon at the end of Aries in a sextile with
Neptune in Aquarius, making for a somewhat dreamy start to Tuesday.
What fog there is clears as the Moon moves into grounded Taurus by
mid-day. As evening falls, the Moon will apply to a trine with Pluto in
Capricorn and a square with Venus in Aquarius, mixing a somewhat
volatile cocktail for the otherwise steady Moon to ground out.
Remember, there is no disputing taste.
Moon in Aries

Wednesday, March 9
th

An excellent day ahead. Mercury conjuncts Uranus at the end of
Pisces, lighting up minds with crazy electric downloads. Shortly
thereafter the messenger enters into Aries, where he will reside until May
15
th
. Mercury will be kindling visions, making quick quips and generally
inspiring mental badassery of all sorts for longer than normal, as in the
midst of his time in the Rams sign, he goes retrograde. The swift planet
will be retrograde from April 2
nd
to the 22
nd
, overseeing a reconsideration
of our personal power.
Threats of a weeks-off retrograde aside, this a fine day, with both of
the benefics getting in on the fun. Venus in Aquarius sextiles Jupiter in
Aries, wrapping the day in a pleasant exuberance. With the Moon exalted
in Taurus and making a sextile to the Sun in Pisces, this is a fine day to
begin a number of things. Like next years almanac.
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Mercury Conjunct Uranus: 3/9/11 10:05 AM CST
Mercury enters Aries: 3/9/11 11:46 AM CST

Thursday, March 10
th

Thursday rides on the excitement generated the day before. The
Moon moves through the last third of Taurus during the daytime,
squaring Neptune in Aquarius after sun down and providing a bit of
confusion. The Moon heads into Gemini late night, infusing the evening
with what may be an inconvenient burst of mental energy.
Moon in Taurus
Venus Sextile Jupiter: 3/10/11 6:24 AM CST

Friday, March 11
th

The day begins with the Moon in Gemini activating a hyperactive
Mercury in Aries, infusing the air with an exciting mental energy. The
Moon in Gemini continues onward, pinging exuberant Jupiter in Aries
later in the day. The excitement generated by the Moons aspects to
Mercury and Jupiter herald Uranus move into Aries, officially ending its
nearly 8 year tenure in Pisces. Uranus will be in Aries until the late teens,
so now is as good a time as ever to get to know the ole lightning lord in
his new incarnation. In Aries, Uranus will push us toward radical
personal empowerment, stimulating us to destroy circumstances that
limit us. Its an exciting energy, but one that must be directed carefully if
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a fine trine to Venus in Aquarius, topping off an exciting day with a
pleasant evening.
Moon in Gemini
Uranus enters Aries: 3/11/11 6:49 PM CST

Saturday, March 12
th

The day begins with the Moon in Gemini in a trine with Saturn in
Libra, providing a stimulating but slightly more sober counterpoint to the
crazy energy of the last few days. Mercury in Aries pending square with
Pluto in Capricorn tomorrow overshadows communications, alternately
putting a damper on communications and forcing secrets out.
Moon in Gemini

Sunday, March 13
th

Mercury in Aries squares Pluto in Capricorn today, putting pressure
on communications and triggering problematic thought patterns. The
tension between Mercury and Pluto is exacerbated by the Moons
movement through Cancer, where it will oppose Pluto and square
Mercury. This configuration sees people straining to state their
perspective amidst a matrix of emotional concerns and environmental
pressures. The pressure here will cause more than a few secrets to get
blurted out. Take the time to think things through. The tension today will
pass shortly.
Moon in Gemini
Moon into Cancer: 3/13/11 9:23 AM CST
Mercury Square Pluto: 3/13/11 12:31 PM CST

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Monday, March 14
th

Venus in Aquarius trines Saturn in Libra today. Venus-Saturn
aspects usually restrain Venus, putting a damper on our ability to enjoy
things, but this configuration is the ideal connection between Venus and
Saturn. The two are in a harmonious trine, as well as being in mutual
reception. This makes Monday an ideal time to learn to enjoy discipline,
to appreciate the beauty of elegant structures, be they mathematical or
architectural. Its also a fine configuration to tweak the parameters of
your relationships. Alchemical or magical experiments reconciling
Venus and Saturns energies are highly advised under this configuration.
The Moon in Cancer trines the Sun in Pisces today, the harmony
between the lights reinforcing that between Venus and Saturn.
Moon in Cancer
Venus Trine Saturn: 3/14/11 8:33 PM CST

Tuesday, March 15
th

The Moon plies the last degrees of Cancer today, entering warm Leo
mid-day. The Moons move into Leo reinforces the energy of Mercurys
conjunction with Jupiter today. Big ideas and excitement are in
abundance here. This is an auspicious configuration for all manner of
activity, but especially for preparing grand plans and concocting stirring
visions.
Moon in Cancer
Mercury Conjunct Jupiter: 3/15/11 8:28 PM CST

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Wednesday, March 16
th

The day begins with a trine between the Moon in Leo and the
Mercury and Jupiter in Aries. The energy of the day is similar to the day
before, with big, exciting ideas exploding into the mind with ease. The
Moons sextile to Saturn in Libra later in the day helps to differentiate
exciting ideas from realistic ones, and the day concludes with the Moon
in Leos opposition to Venus in Aquarius, leaving us craving a bit of
intellectually stimulating fun. A fine set of configurations.
Moon in Leo

Thursday, March 17
th

Having plowed past conjunction with Jupiter in Aries, Mercury
moves toward opposition with Saturn in Libra, bringing the exciting
ideas and positive communications made throughout the week into
confrontation with the reality principle.
The Moon makes a mid-day opposition to Neptune in Aquarius,
momentarily disrupting the pragmatic tone of the day with the blue
planets dreaminess, but shortly thereafter, the Moon moves into more
reserved Virgo, bringing our critical faculties back online. If you can
stand to separate the wheat from the chaff, some truly fine plans will
emerge out of this week.
Moon in Leo

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Friday, March 18
th

The Moon moves through Virgo today just shy of Full, bringing a
critical eye to developing situations. As the day wears on, the Moon in
Virgo moves into opposition to Mars in Pisces, highlighting the
difference between fantasies of self assertion and demands of making
them real. The tension between the possible and the real is exacerbated
by Mercury in Aries opposition to Saturn in Libra today. Judgments to
be made wobble back and forth atop the scales as the Moon rises fat and
silver in the nights sky.
Moon in Virgo
Mercury Opposition Saturn: 3/18/11 8:56 AM CST

Saturday, March 19
th

The Full Moon in Virgo occurs today, invisible behind a veil of
daylight. This lunation highlights the tension between what can be
imagined and what can be made real. The true test of a dream is in the
waking world, and it is upon this theme that the Sun and Moon meditate
today. But by the time night falls, the Moon will have snuck out of
Virgos ripe fields of calculation and onto Libras ambivalent scales. The
Moon opposes Uranus in Aries shortly after entering Libra, charging the
afternoon with an unstable electric energy.
Full Moon in Virgo: 3/19/11 1:10 PM CST

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Sunday, March 20
th

The Vernal Equinox comes today. The Sun moves into Aries,
conjoining Uranus and filling the day with a powerful, radiant energy.
Meanwhile, the Moon in Libra opposes Jupiter in Aries and then
conjoins Saturn in Libra, stressing the dynamic tension between fresh
possibilities and the requirements of the real world. Finally, the Moon
opposes Mercury in Aries in the evening, leaving us trying to hash out
what it all means. A pleasant late night trine to Venus waits for those
with midnight oil to burn. This is a powerful Vernal equinox, indicating a
powerful and unruly season is on its way.
Moon in Libra
Sun enters Aries (Equinox): 3/20/11 6:20 PM CST

Monday, March 21
st

The Sun, newly in Aries, completes its conjunction with Uranus
today, bathing the morning in the same powerful energy unleashed
yesterday. The Moon in Libra trines Neptune in Aquarius early in the
day, providing an almost mystical background for the intense energies in
play. By early afternoon, the Moon enters Scorpio, changing the tone.
The Moon in Scorpio slowly darkens the vibe as it moves into a late
night sextile with Pluto, pulling our emotions back down to earth, and
then perhaps below it. Dramatic and emotional episodes will occupy the
night for some.
Moon in Libra
Sun Conjunct Uranus: 3/21/11 7:23 AM CST

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Tuesday, March 22
nd

The Moon crawls its way through the middle degrees of Scorpio
today, not making any exact aspects until its late night trine to Mars in
Pisces. There is a certain murky inertia here. Draw on the excitement of
previous days to find the momentum to get through the day.
Moon in Scorpio

Wednesday, March 23
rd

The day begins with the Moon in Scorpios square to Venus in
Aquarius, challenging us to act a little better than we feel. This is
followed by the Moons disorienting square to Neptune. The day drags
until the afternoon, when the Moon enters Sagittarius, where it trines
both electric Uranus and the blazing Sun in Aries, providing us with a
refreshing boost of energy. Wednesday evening helps restore morale.
Moon in Scorpio
Moon into Sagittarius: 3/23/11 3:48 PM CST

Thursday, March 24
th

The upbeat Moon in Sagittarius aspects both sides of the pending
Jupiter-Saturn opposition today, highlighting the burgeoning tension
between potential and reality, growth and obstacle, wood and metal. The
Moon trines Jupiter in Aries first, drawing strength before it moves on to
sextile solemn Saturn in Libra. The dialogue of thesis and antithesis is
followed by the Moons trine to Mercury in Aries, tasking the mind with
the burden of concocting a synthesis.
Moon in Sagittarius

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Friday, March 25
th

Youll be feeling Venus impending conjunction with Neptune
throughout the day. This influence dissolves the normal boundaries that
divide people, making some interactions and intersections possible that
usually arent. Theres a sort of universal human element to the day.
The Venus-Neptune configuration is touched off by a sextile to the
Moon in Sagittarius early in the evening, starting it off on a pleasant
note. Later that night the Moon breaks into taciturn Capricorn and
squares Uranus in Aries, injecting a somewhat awkward randomness into
affairs. As the night wears on, the Moon in Capricorn moves into a
square with the Sun in Aries, marking our entrance into the 4
th
quarter of
the Lunar month. As we enter the final waning quarter, work on
wrapping up what needs a final bit of push to make it happen.
Moon in Sagittarius
Moon into Capricorn 3/25/11 8:58 PM CST
Begin 4
th
Quarter

Saturday, March 26
th
Venus conjoins Neptune today before moving into Pisces, where she
will be until April 21st. Venus is considered to be in her exaltation in
Pisces, and does a fine job building bridges and smoothing out (or
ignoring) the differences between people. Although she wont command
the spotlight, Venus in Pisces will be working behind the scenes to make
the coming month a kindler, gentler place. Which, considering the line
up, will be totally and completely necessary. Just wait for Mars to make
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Even though the day is witness to Venus pleasantries, there is still
the Moons conjunction with Pluto in Capricorn, which pings the
pending Sun-Pluto square. Feelings of self-assertion squashed and
ambitions thwarted make Venus decorations a bit less festive. The
juxtaposition of opportunities and obstacles is increasingly clear.
Moon in Capricorn
Venus Conjunct Neptune: 3/26/11 8:39 AM CST
Venus enters Pisces: 3/26/11 1:52 PM CST

Sunday, March 27
th

The Sun squares Pluto today, although youve likely been feeling it
for the last few. The focus here is on the friction between the self-in-
action and the strategic demands of the environment. Sovereignty is not
achieved by doing whatever you feel like, when you feel like it. The
Moon in Capricorn reinforces the tendency for realistic, if a bit brutal,
self-examination today. This a great time to reflect on what you need to
become to master your environment, but can easily slip into unfair self
criticism. This configuration also sensitizes power dynamics, pulling
people to over-react to perceived threats to their autonomy.
Moon in Capricorn

Monday, March 28
th

Today sees the exact opposition of Jupiter in Aries and Saturn in
Libra, an aspect which has been building for weeks now. This
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against environmental obstacles and personal limitations- the classic
tension between conservative and expansive life strategies. The obstacles
and the opportunities highlight one another clearly here. The Moon in
Aquarius today helps provide a bit of detachment from the problem,
allowing for a perspective which can hold all of the relevant factors in
mind.
Moon in Aquarius
Sun Square Pluto: 3/28/11 7:12 AM CST
Jupiter Opposition Saturn: 3/28/11 4:54 PM CST

Tuesday, March 29
th

The Moon in Aquarius aspects both sides of the Jupiter-Saturn
opposition as the Sun advances towards it, reinforcing yesterdays focus
on the tension between obstacles and opportunities. Mars straddles the
dragons head and tail today, creating some confusion as to how to act in
order to affect the situation(s) at hand. With Mercurys retrograde station
tomorrow, a little hesitation might be wise.
Moon in Aquarius

Wednesday, March 30
th

Mercury turns retrograde today at the end of Aries. Mercury will be
retrograde for the next three and a half weeks, turning direct on April
22
nd
. Mercury will retrograde past Jupiter and come to a rest, direct,
opposite Saturn at 12 degrees Aries. Mercurys retrograde provides us
the extra time well need to understand the difficulties of balancing the
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Saturn in Libra. The growing tension between opportunity and obstacle
will continue well into next month. Through the clashing rocks it is, then.
The Moons misty afternoon conjunction with Neptune and evening
move into murky Pisces serves to highlight todays problems with
clarity. Lets start with not signing any deals with the devil.
Moon in Aquarius
Mercury Stations Retrograde: 3/30/11 3:48 PM CST
Moon into Pisces: 3/30/11 6:38 PM CST

Thursday, March 31
st

Thursday begins with the Moon in Pisces encounter with Pluto in
Capricorn, starting the day off on a slightly intense note that fades by
mid-day. After that, the Moon wanders through the Pisces, making no
aspects the rest of the day. This lends the day a relatively up-beat, albeit
somewhat directionless vibe. Try to get your bearings on how to deal
with now-retrograde Mercury as you go about your business.
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April
- THE RED DRAGON'S DANCE -
April begins with a bang, and continues that way. The months 5 planets in
Aries set a scorching pace, invigorating ideas and events with supernatural
energy. Mercurys retrograde in Aries spans the majority of the month adding
confusion to a high octane series of weeks. The messengers direct station and
the Suns entrance into Taurus later in the month make the conflagration a little
easier to keep under control. Nonetheless, well spend this April dancing with
the red dragon, trying to keep up with its incendiary footsteps.

Ram-page
April sees the most intense configurations of 2011. Well experience
the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter AND Uranus all pass
through a single sign- Aries. Several days see as many as 6 of the planets
in the Ram's confines simultaneously. Like all configurations in which
multiple planets line up in one sign, this Aprils planetary patterns are
both exceedingly simple and deceptively complex. The excessive
number of planets in Aries will impose the nature of the sign upon our
psyches and events for the month, and as the red dragon dances, well
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The Flamethrowers Bloom
Bold and fiery, Aries ignites anything and everything that can burn,
setting the psyche afire in order to turn potential into action. It is the
moment of ignition that sends the bullet or cannonball flying, the creative
spark that turns the murk of the unconscious into artistic vision, the green
light that sends the racers flying down the street.
Psychologically, Aries is about proving what one is really capable of.
It is a very literal and empirical form of self-discovery. It is coming to
find the self-in-action, all theory either vindicated or laid aside.
However, this desire for self-discovery often triggers a restless
bravado, an unproven confidence, the necessary preliminary state to dive
head long into new endeavors. The cockiness these configurations will
breed is useful in that it puts us in a state ready to try new things, but its
value is exactly that- expectations of performance will likely be inflated.
Dont confuse bravery for true confidence or competence. On the other
hand, reserved types shouldnt ignore the value of courage.

Equilibriums Demands
The intense, kinetic energy unleashed by the planets in Aries this
month comes into direct conflict with the balance enforced and
diplomacy demanded by Saturn in Libra. April will see the Sun,
Mercury, Mars and Venus all oppose "the grumpy one," marking the
month with a tension between spontaneity and patience, the self and
others, inspiration and structure, war and peace. Although this tension
peaks at a variety of points, it will be a consistent part of the month, the
careful dialogue between the elements in play all too familiar by Aprils
end.

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The Retrograde Reconciler
The most significant single factor in balancing Aprils inflamed
energy is Mercury. The messenger spends the first 21 days of the month
retrograde, moving inexorably back to an opposition with Saturn in
Libra. On a practical level, Mercurys retrograde will make many of
Aprils intense energies even more difficult to manage. But in an
important sense, Mercurys retrograde declares the first two thirds of the
month a testing ground, a time where we can experiment with what to do
with the big energies in bloom. Delay making lasting commitments until
Mercury's direct station on the 22
nd
. By doing so youll buy yourself the
time to make sense of the events and energies taking place. Dont be
impatient, tempting as it may be, as May offers plenty of opportunities to
ground out the impetus unleashed in April.
While individuals exhibit the capacity for thoughtful and even
enlightened decision-making, the same cannot be said of nations. This
Aprils configurations spotlight instabilities worldwide, but particularly
Asia and the Middle East. Expect some saber-rattling and a riot or two.
Chinas chart is especially challenged by the bulk of planets in Aries,
with internal tensions threatening to boil over.

Dionysus Return
While many planets gather loudly in Aries, Neptune makes a subtle
ingress into Pisces on April 4th, shifting in the background. The distant
blue planet will remain within the confines of Pisces until August 4
th
,
2011, when it retreats back to Aquarius. Neptune will, however, return to
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Neptunes 4 months in Pisces this year allows us a sneak peak into one of
the ambient forces that will impact us for the next decade and a half.
Neptunes time in Pisces will preside over a general thinning of the
veil between the conscious and unconscious, the living and dead, you
and me, this world and dream-time. Think of it as an ambient dose of
spiritual steroids, driving some people nuts and revealing rare vistas to
others.

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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram

The pile up of planets in your sign brings a lot of this months
action to your doorstep, as well as pumps you up to an obscene
degree. Try to avoid going megalomaniacal on the people closest
to you and make sure to aim your flamethrower in the right
direction. This month will provide burning visions of what your
true potential is, but it's up to you to make good on the promise of
what and who you could be.
As the planets in Aries oppose Saturn in Libra, youll confront
the importance of squaring the big energy pouring through you
with the important people in your life. Dont impose a me vs. the
world dynamic on your relationships. Just because people cant see
your vision doesnt mean theyre against you. Build bridges to
where youre operating from, dont burn them.
In the background of all this intense action, Neptune moves
into Pisces, pulling your psyche to high tide. Youll see the sea
monsters of subconscious issues and glowing pearls of mystical
experience wash up on the shores of your waking mind.

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Taur us: The Bull

The pile up of planets in Aries this April will be challenging
for you Taurus'. The emphasis on Aries lights up a number of
personal questions about the use and abuse of personal power.
Youll have an ambivalent relationship with the explosive energies
in play. Youll realize forgotten aspects of your power, but be
forced to confront why you forgot said power in the first place.
As the planets in Aries oppose Saturn in Libra, unfolding
realizations about conflict and the importance of self-assertion
come into contact with concrete necessities. Make sure to aim the
unfurling energy at making realistic fixes.
Behind the foreground action, Neptunes movement into Pisces
dissolves the boundaries of your social life, allowing you to slide
into new social spheres. Of the people you will encounter, a
number are likely to exhibit typical Neptunian characteristics-
romantics, mystics, artists and liars.

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T
Gemi ni : The Twins

The pile up of planets in Aries this April sends your social life
into overdrive. The planets in Aries set fire to your social
networks. Business contacts, friends and acquaintances all figure
heavily into this months events. Go out, meet people, find out
what the world has to tell you, but be appropriately careful of
missteps and false positives during Mercurys retrograde.
As the planets in Aries oppose Saturn in Libra, a number of
important tensions emerge. Social opportunities must be reconciled
with creative projects, and youll need to keep your life-style under
control despite the circles you move through.
Behind Aprils big events, Neptune moves into Pisces and
begins dissolving the boundaries of your professional life. This
opens you up to entirely new directions, yet simultaneously afflicts
your career with a lack of definition. This first ingress is a prelude
to a dynamic that will become familiar over the coming decade.
The deeper purpose here is the integration of your deepest dreams
with your work in the world.

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C
Cancer : The Crab

The pile up of planets in Aries this April charges your
professional life. Those for whom the time has come to reap,
recognition in your field is likely. For others it will entail a fresh
professional direction. This month gives you the energy and
courage to follow through on potential changes. Enjoy it, and
expect to be busy.
The planets in Aries opposition to Saturn in Libra highlights
tensions between your living situation and your professional
aspirations. Youll need to make sure your base is set up to support
your master plan. This month will make the necessity of a move
clear for a number of people.
Behind all the foreground action, Neptunes movement into
Pisces opens up your view of the world, allowing new ways of
looking at our human universe slip through the dissolving
boundaries of your paradigm. This a very spiritual transit, but also
carries with it the risk of letting insane and vague ideas take root in
your opened mind.

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Leo: The Lion

The pile of planets in Aries this April clusters its energies
around your long-term goals and world view. Your personal
philosophy gets changed and charged as the desire to explore new
avenues and ponder new vistas becomes urgent. Travel to India to
sit at the foot of guru, start a personal relationship with the Jesus or
just read a goddamn book. This month is all about how you see
things, and the power of perspective to change your reality.
The planets in Aries opposition to Saturn in Libra juxtaposes
the long and short term, the philosophical and the practical. Find
the right compromise between the visionary and the pragmatic, and
youll be on the right track. This may also bring travel plans into
conflict with nearby necessities.
Beneath all the foreground action, Neptunes movement into
Pisces opens up the flow of resources between you and other
people, dissolving boundaries and ultimately teaching you to share.
While youre learning to be a communist, your sexuality and
psychic sensitivity will also be heightened.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

The pile of planets in Aries this April sees a tremendous
amount of energy passing between you and other people. Money,
resources and sexual fluids change hands swiftly this month. This
cluster is all about teaching you the power of playing nicely with
others. Its collaboration city. Which doesnt guarantee smooth
sailing... possibly the opposite. But thats what working with
people is all about. Roll with the punches. Conflict is often more
honest than harmony.
The various planets in Aries opposition to Saturn in Libra
brings the collaborative madness of the month into contrast with
the limitations of exchange. You need to consider what you can
and cannot share, what must truly remain your own. Dont wall
yourself off from other people, but dont sign away your life.
Neptunes movement into Pisces opens up your relationships,
allowing new people into your life and stimulating your romantic
side. Youre likely to attract typical Neptunians during this time-
artists, mystics, magicians, addicts and liars.

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Li br a: The Scales

The Aries pile-up of planets this April puts a tremendous focus
on your partnerships. Youll probably be bombarded with the
demands of all the people in your life this month.
As the planets in Aries oppose Saturn in Libra, youll find the
limits of your ability to make things work for other people. Saturn
in Libra demands you hold people to the code of mutual
reciprocation and respect the limits of your own time and energy.
Dont be stingy, but keep a little something for yourself.
Neptunes movement into Pisces changes your perspective on
your physical health. This influence sensitizes you to the subtle
energies at work in your body. A fine thing, but the tighter mind-
body connection may also lead to higher incidence of
psychosomatic illness.

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The pile-up of planets in Aries this April will see you as busy
as the day is long. Or busier. There are asses to be kicked
everywhere you look. This configuration will tax your energies, so
by all means come into this month with a relatively healthy
regimen. If youre not taking care of yourself during April, the
stars (or planets, rather) are right for health problems.
As the planets in Aries oppose Saturn in Libra, youll see the
demands on your time test not only your physical reserves but your
mental health. Although theres a lot to get done, you need to set
limits based on what you need to retain your sanity.
Meanwhile, Neptunes movement into Pisces calls a rising tide
of creativity, bringing the hidden depths of your imagination to the
surface.

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The pile-up of planets in Aries this April super-charges you
with creativity. Although the boost will be obvious to anyone in an
artistic profession, creativity is more than just paintin pictures. Its
your ability to imagine new ways of doing things as well as
innovative problem solving.
As the planets in Aries oppose Saturn in Libra, youll
encounter social resistance to your innovative ideas. You need to
make sure your ideas are connecting with the right people, be they
your friends, investors or audience.
Meanwhile, Neptunes movement into Pisces brings new
emotional depth to your life, inviting your deepest feelings to seep
to the surface. Ones other than excitement. Greater insight into
family dynamics and a more harmonious living situation are both
likely.

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The pile-up of planets in Aries this April focuses your energies
on your living situation. People who are part of your emotional
foundations may also figure prominently- family and old friends
especially. Youll be dealing with conflicts in a number of these
relationships, but also coming to understand how where you come
from is also a source of personal power. As far as your living
situation is concerned, theres a lot of action. If youre due for a
move, April will make it more than clear, whereas if your situation
is stable you may end up hosting quite a bit.
The oppositions between the planets in Aries and Saturn in
Libra highlight the tension between the demands of your
professional situation and the base your living space provides.
Configure your foundations so they can support your ambitions.
Meanwhile, Neptunes movement into Pisces opens your mind
to foreign ways of thinking and communicating, stimulating
imaginative modes of expression. This influence also increases the
flow of weirdos into your life.

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The pile-up of planets in Aries this April fills your immediate
vicinity with action, fire running through the streets right outside
your door. Opportunities, conflicts and work to do abounds. Youll
be busy. Relationships with siblings and casual acquaintances also
figure significantly in the months events.
As the planets in Aries oppose Saturn in Libra, youll need to
reconcile long term commitments with all of the action
immediately in from of you.
Neptunes movement into Pisces relieves you of the planets
insistent ambiance for the first time in 14 years. Youll likely
notice a lack of Neptunian features rather than an overabundance
of them. Nonetheless, Neptune will have an effect on your
finances, connecting your income stream with the spiritual and the
imaginative in new ways.

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Pi sces: The Fish

The pile-up of planets in Aries this April places a tremendous
emphasis on your finances. It's both the time and place to get your
dolla dolla bills in order. Opportunities abound, but so does a
Mercury retrograde. Make sure to pick your projects carefully.
As the planets in Aries oppose Saturn in Libra, it will stress the
tension between your resources and your commitments to other
people. Dont let the opportunities and excitement about whats
yours keep you from honoring your commitments to other people.
Meanwhile, Neptunes movement into your sign will leave
you feeling like the Pisces you always read about it. Dreamy,
mystical, sensitive and psychic. Live with a poets style, but dont
get so deep in those waters you wont be able to swim back.

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Daily Overviews

Friday, April 1
st

Hard up for an April Fools gag? Mars suggests surprise punches in
the face. Mars comes home to Aries today. Here Mars will burn hot until
his entrance into Taurus on May 10
th
. In Aries, Mars throws his weight
into the Jupiter-Saturn debate thats been raging for the last month.
Personal empowerment is a feature of this time, but so is a too-
willingness to burn bridges. The challenge developing is to handle the
amount of aggressive, empowering energy without disrupting the careful
and diplomatic balance required by Saturn in Libra.
Although the big story today is no doubt Mars entrance into Aries,
the key event does not occur until late night, leaving the bulk of the day
to be described by the relatively directionless Pisces Moon. Go about
your business, and if you go out tonight, plan to set the midnight oil
ablaze. Just don't get drunk and throw it in some bouncers face.
Moon in Pisces
Mars enters Aries: 4/1/11 11:50 PM CST

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Saturday, April 2
nd

The day begins with Moon conjunct Mars and Uranus in Aries,
starting things off with inflated reactions as well as a crazed sense of
personal empowerment.
In the background of the bigger and louder energies, Venus in Pisces
makes a quiet sextile to Pluto. This aspect brings our emotional natures
in touch with the deeper, slower changes were working through,
allowing for a level of quiet emotional depth. But with depth comes
sensitivity. Considered in addition to other influences, its not a good day
to argue about whose turn it is to do the dishes.
With the Moon in Aries heading swiftly toward conjunction with the
Sun, the dark Moon provides little energy to sustain the powerful spirit
of the time. Gather to you the energies unleashed- today is not the time to
express them.
Venus Sextile Pluto: 4/2/11 7:30 AM CST

Sunday, April 3
rd

After a lightless night, the day begins with the most perfect moment
of the New Moon. This lunation highlights the tensions that have been
building for weeks, and also throws in a wild card. The Sun and Moon
line up opposite Saturn and conjunct Jupiter, highlighting the tension
between opportunities and obstacles, what we can do and what we should
do. Its the same theme weve been dealing with for the last several
weeks, programmed into the seed pattern of the Lunar month to come.
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conjunction with Uranus in Aries today, which helps us to realize the
power hiding within us. Empowerment is great and all, but watch where
you point that thing.
New Moon in Aries: 4/3/11 9:32 AM CST
Mars Conjunct Uranus: 4/3/11 3:51 PM CST
Sun Opposition Saturn: 4/3/11 6:56 PM CST

Monday, April 4
th

Today, nebulous Neptune enters Pisces- the sign where the distant
planet is said to be in it's rulership by modern astrologers, in other words,
where it is strongest and most at home. Dreamy Neptune will be in
Pisces until August 4
th
, 2011, when it retreats back into Aquarius. This
tentative ingress foreshadows an energy that well be swimming in for
the next decade and then some. Neptunes time in Pisces will preside
over a general thinning of the veil between the conscious and
unconscious, the living and dead, you and me, this world and the dream-
time. Think of it as an ambient dose of spiritual steroids, driving some
people more nuts than theyd be otherwise and revealing rare vistas to
others.
By evening, the Moon moves into Taurus and makes a covert sextile
to Neptune in Pisces, washing the evening in a subtle sprinkle of the blue
planets mellow energy, invoking a refreshing break from the hectic of
pace.
Moon in Aries
Neptune enters Pisces: 4/4/11 8:50 AM CST

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Tuesday, April 5
th

Tuesday begins with the Moon in Taurus in a tight trine with Pluto
in Capricorn, shrouding the practical, down to earth vibe with undue
intensity for a few hours. By mid-day, however, the Moon in Taurus
leaves the darkness of Pluto behind and moves into aspect with exalted
Venus in Pisces. This aspect between Venus and the Moon lends a
certain peace to the afternoon, pulling people toward a more
understanding and appreciative place.
Moon in Taurus

Wednesday, April 6
th

The Sun completes its conjunction with Jupiter in Aries today,
heightening feelings of personal empowerment and highlighting
opportunities for growth and expansion. This installment in the ongoing
struggle between obstacle and opportunity is on the positive and
empowering side, but will no doubt highlight the pre-existing tension on
this axis. You may also want to be on the look out for Mercury
retrograde issues such as miscommunications, bad information and
misbehaving electronics.
Moon in Taurus
Sun Conjunct Jupiter: 4/6/11 9:40 AM CST

Thursday, April 7
th

As the day dawns, the Moon in Gemini squares Neptune in Pisces,
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The haze lifts swiftly, as the Moon in Gemini sextiles excitable Uranus
in Aries and then incendiary Mars in Aries, sending the day off to a
roaring start. The day continues onward in this active, potentially frantic
direction.

Friday, April 8
th

The day begins with the speedy Moon in Gemini forced into a more
serious mood by an early morning aspect to Saturn in Libra. The pace
picks up as the Gemini Moon sextiles Jupiter, the Sun and then Mercury
in Aries throughout the day. It is generally an ass kicking day, but for
Plutos retrograde station, which shrouds the day in a slightly
uncomfortable depth and intensity. Plutos turn about signals the
beginning of the dark lords return to earlier degrees of Capricorn. During
the Pluto retro phase, well be looking back on the changes weve made,
fine-tuning evolutionary adaptations and finishing up deep
transformations. Pluto will be retrograde until September 16
th
.
Moon in Gemini
Pluto Stations Retrograde: 4/9/11 3:52 AM CST

Saturday, April 9
th

Retrograde Mercury conjoins the Sun in Aries today, resulting in a
moment of personal clarity. This conjunction marks an important point in
understanding the balance between self and other, opportunities and
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moves through the last degrees of Gemini today, turning the frantic vibe
inward by afternoon as the Moon enters Cancer, trining mellow Neptune
in Pisces and then squaring jarring Uranus in Aries. As the night
deepens, the Moon in Cancer moves into a square with Mars in Aries and
opposition with dark Pluto in Capricorn. Speaking frankly, this is a bit of
a mess. The wise stay in, drink rum and sip chicken soup.
Moon in Gemini
Sun Conjunct Mercury: 4/9/11 2:35 PM CST

Sunday, April 10
th

Sunday follows on Saturday nights unpleasant configuration,
overseeing the formation of a loose Grand Cross, a messy configuration
which stirs what storms are brewing. The energies unleashed today are
chaotic and unbalanced. Situations which cannot be resolved may arise.
If you find yourself the subject of todays unruly energies, maintain a
calm center and do not exacerbate the situation. Avoid unnecessary
power struggles. The energy of the configuration weakens as the day
turns to night.
Moon in Cancer

Monday, April 11
th

Drafting off yesterdays unpleasant winds, a strong Mars in Aries
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against evolutions inflexible mandates and exaggerating power
dynamics to a dangerous degree.
Retrograde Mercury stumbles into the bosom of Jupiter in Aries,
prompting us to rethink the way weve been pursuing growth recently.
The Moon in Cancer looks on, uncomfortably, at this configuration,
challenging us with deep questions while were craving a bit of the ole
comfort zone. Late night, the Moon roars into Aries, reigniting issues for
those not safe in the dreamtime.
Moon in Cancer: Begin 2
nd
Quarter
Mars Square Pluto: 4/11/11 3:40 PM CST

Tuesday, April 12
th

The day begins with the Moon in early Leo, trining Mars in Aries.
Well be feeling our personal power today, as well as its potential
negation at the hands of factors beyond our control. Its a continuation of
yesterdays struggle. The Moon in Leos movement into a sextile with
Saturn in Libra later in the day helps bring a little enforced equilibrium
today, but the drama alert is nonetheless on high. Stay focused on what
you need to get done. Those who push into the wee hours will find an
equally fiery but much more pleasant atmosphere awaiting them.
Moon in Leo

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Wednesday, April 13
th

Wednesday begins on an energetic note, with the Moon in Leo
departing from trines to Mercury and Jupiter in Aries, and applying to a
trine with the Sun in Aries. Theres plenty of pep today. Well also see a
bit of grace granted to the weekends frustrating conundrums. Keep an
eye out for Mercury retrograde issues to solve.
The Moon sneaks out of fiery Leo and into sober Virgo during the
wee hours, opposing Neptune, who plants the seeds of strange dreams in
the minds of the sleeping humans.
Moon in Leo

Thursday, April 14
th

A discriminating Moon in Virgo is on its way to a trine with Pluto in
Capricorn, intensifying and darkening the ideas and feelings occupying
the day. With a retrograde Mercury closing in on an opposition with
Saturn in Libra, the tone of thoughts and communications takes on an
increasingly sober and realistic tone. Focus on solving problems and
getting things in order.
Moon in Virgo

Friday, April 15th
The day begins with the Moon in Virgos opposition to Venus in
Pisces, bathing us with a pleasant, tolerant vibe. A harmonizing
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broadcasts loudly over the more subtle energies at work today.
Nonetheless, a little harmony is better than none. Do something small but
thoughtful for someone today. It'll go good to diffuse tensions and
irritability.

The Moon slides into Libra late Friday night and opposes
Uranus in Aries, jolting those still awake into action for another few
hours.

Moon in Virgo

Saturday, April 16
th

The day begins with the Moon in Libra leaving an opposition to
Uranus in Aries, starting the day off with an awkward electricity. The
almost full Moon in Libra straddles the upcoming Mars-Saturn
opposition today, opposing Mars in Aries and then conjoining Saturn in
Libra in short order, making for a very tense Sunday. The Libra Moon
spotlights Venus, near the end of Pisces, in her exaltation but subject to a
little confusion. Venus is equidistant between the head and tail of the
dragon today, making the emotion adjustments were being called to
make difficult to fathom.
Moon in Libra

Sunday, April 17
th

The day begins with the Moon in Libras opposition to Jupiter in
Aries, starting Sunday off on a positive note. As the day rolls onward, the
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Moon. There is a tremendous focus laid atop the axis of self and other,
self and world. Its the same story youve been living for nearly a month
now. This one is all about channeling personal power into appropriate
channels. Dont repress your energy, and dont let it flop all over the
place- work with your environment. That said, this is an extremely tense
Full Moon, and even if you manage to shepherd its unruly energies into
harmony, there are a bunch of folks who wont, so keep your eyes open.
All dire prognostications aside, dont forget to look up at the Full
Moon in wonder.
Full Moon in Libra: 4/17/11 9:44 PM CST

Monday, April 18
th

Monday hosts the exact opposition of Mars in Aries and Saturn in
Libra. The Mars-Saturn opposition calls for a precise intertwining of
vital energies and environmental parameters. Color within the lines.
Alone, this is potentially a very frustrating configuration and the Moon in
Scorpio makes it easy to emotionally over-react to the agitations of the
day. Do yourself a favor and dont act on your anger, just stay focused
and on task. If you need to, find a task to focus on. The energy afoot is
much better when channeled into an activity. Like shooting zombies.
Moon in Scorpio
Mars Opposition Saturn: 4/18/11 11:02 AM CST

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Tuesday, April 19
th

A retrograde Mercury conjoins Mars in Aries, bringing discourse to
a distasteful place. Combined with the Moon in Scorpio, tempers flare
easily. Try and separate the need to be victorious from the need to
communicate. It's an unruly Tuesday.
Late night holds more soothing influences, as the Moon makes a
pleasant trine to Venus in Pisces and then gallops into Sagittarius,
providing night owls with a little light to read by. Finally, in the wee
hours, the Sun, burnt out from too much time in Aries, moves on to the
more mellow pastures of Taurus.
Moon in Scorpio
Mercury Conjunct Mars: 4/19/11 10:00 AM CST
Sun enters Taurus: 4/20/11 5:17 AM CST

Wednesday, April 20
th

The Sun in early Taurus sextiles Neptune in Pisces today, the
simultaneously down to earth and out to lunch vibe trying to drown out
the more aggressive elements at play over the last several weeks.
Venus, however, crosses the border from peaceful Pisces into agro
Aries today, bringing harmony to disharmony, and perhaps enjoying the
melee a bit too much. Venus will be in Aries, cheering on gladiatorial
matches in her Zena outfit for most of the next month. Shell find her
way to the peaceful couch-fields of Taurus on May 15
th
, where she'll be a
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The generally ridiculous blend of energies is supported by the Moon
in Sagittarius, whose half-horse build assures us that theres no such
thing as a bad combination. Today is a confused "only friends can punch
each other in the face" sort of day, but not necessarily a bad one.
Moon in Sagittarius
Sun Sextile Neptune: 4/20/11 3:42 PM CST
Venus enters Aries: 4/20/11 11:06 PM CST

Thursday, April 21
st

Thursday continues the Sagittarian revelry as the fiery Moon makes
a confidence inspiring trine to Jupiter in Aries. Even if you got the worst
of the planetary melee over the last month, you probably wont feel like
it today. Consider having a trophy made for yourself that says
Champion of Winning.
All kidding aside, with Mercury nearing its direct station opposite
Saturn, there is a serious tone to thoughts. Hopefully, youve figured out
the balance the last month has been pushing you toward by now, and can
revel in the celebratory sentiments in the air this Thor's-day.
The Moon sneaks into Capricorn in the wee hours, readying the
playing field for the next few days' more serious review of how things
are shaking out.
Moon in Sagittarius
Moon into Capricorn: 4/21/11 5:30 AM

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Friday, April 22
nd

After weeks retrograde, Mercury stations direct in Aries today. The
bright and brash messenger looks across the zodiac to stare Saturn in his
one good eye (cripple!). This opposition sees Mercury organizing the
mental wavelengths with full recognition of the importance of social
aplomb and structural engineering. This marks the point we can begin
moving forward.
Oh, but if Mercurys direct station was the only influenceVenus,
just into Aries, conjoins Uranus today, adding a high pitched emotional
vibe. This particular energy reaffirms the power and beauty of true
individuality, but it also makes people act/feel crazy. The Moon in
Capricorn will do its best to keep the day all about business, and
probably fail. Enjoy?
Moon in Capricorn
Venus Conjunct Uranus: 4/22/11 9:28 PM CST
Mercury Stations Direct: 4/23/11 5:03 AM CST

Saturday, April 23
rd

Saturday sees the stodgy Capricorn Moons square to Mars and
Jupiter in Aries, kindling a little fire to get things going. Nonetheless, the
tone is reflective, pushing us to consider how to fit all this rambunctious
energy into the structure of our lives. The three-way tug of war between
personal empowerment, responsible planning and the evolutionary
demands of the present make the day one of trying to figure out how,
exactly, the pieces all fit together.
Moon in Capricorn

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Sunday, April 24
th

Today the mellow Sun in early Taurus makes a sextile to Chiron in
Pisces. The Suns sextile to the little planetoid makes the day either
about learning from spiritual wounds or eating bathtubs of ice cream just
to kill the pain. As morning turns to mid-day, the Moon leaves
Capricorns grumpy ass behind and heads for the wide winds of
Aquarius, making stimulating aspects to Uranus and then Venus in Aries.
The Moon rises half full in Aquarius, marking our entrance into the 4
th

quarter of the Lunar cycle.
Moon in Capricorn
Begin 4
th
Quarter

Monday, April 25
th

The Moon in Aquarius connects with the Mercury-Saturn opposition,
which sees us revisiting our already revised plans. Today may see some
super-villainous plotting, but Venus in Aries applying square to Pluto in
Capricorn puts the passions in a place that will be hard for some folks to
control. The Moon in Aquarius sextiles Mars in Aries later in the day,
leading either to a burst of energy or more upended tables. Cooperation
between super-villains is such a beautiful, fragile thing
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Tuesday, April 26
th

The day dawns with the Moon in a pleasant sextile to Jupiter, starting
off on a confidence inspiring note. But Venus squares Pluto today, and
the pressurized emotional states this configuration triggers are really not
all that conducive to a good time. Find a quiet corner to sort out reactions
instead of playing out the drama with others. Late night, the Moon moves
into Pisces and conjoins Neptune, providing the days feelings enough
space to stretch out and understand themselves, if only in dreams.
Moon in Aquarius
Moon in Pisces: 4/26/11 11:58 PM CST
Venus Square Pluto: 4/27/11 2:21 AM CST

Wednesday, April 27
th

The Sun in Taurus trines Pluto in Capricorn today, providing time to
reflect on long term personal transformations. This influence is, however,
not terribly conducive to a light-hearted day, and the bare sliver of a
Moon in Pisces tends to agree. It is, however, good day for looking over
plans and sorting through the self. Leave the ass-kicking and name taking
for another time.
Moon in Pisces
Sun Trine Pluto: 4/27/11 7:59 PM CST

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Thursday, April 28
th

Today we see a very Void-of-Course Moon. The fruitlessness and
vacuity it provides coats the whole day, only a few nights away from the
stillness of the New Moon. When Luna is Void-of-Course, she makes no
aspects before leaving a sign, she draws nothing into her womb, and
therefore yields nothing. A singularly unfortunate day to start a business
or get married, but a wonderful day to slide between the events and
energies that make up the world and look down on them, unencumbered
by the weight of reality.
Fun Activity: Try and get your boss to cancel work today.
Moon in Pisces

Friday, April 29
th

The day begins on a lazy note, but by mid-day explodes as the Moon
enters Aries, conjoining electric Uranus and then squaring oppressive
Pluto as night falls. With Venus applying to a conjunction with Saturn
tomorrow, the festive Friday tone is a bit iffy, with the challenge being
whether you can reconcile rowdy excitement with the decorum
demanded by the transit. Unmet responsibilities tend to loom.
Moon in Pisces

Saturday, April 30
th

Aprils last day is an interesting one, with the Moon in Aries
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conjunction with Mercury, taking the day from frustrating to thoughtful.
The 30
th
also sees the conjunction of Mars and Jupiter in Aries, which
blends Jupiters enthusiasm with Mars raw, ass kicking energy. While
Venus opposition to Saturn withholds the expression of feelings, Mars
conjunction with Jupiter in Aries isincredibly aggressive and
righteous.
The almost-new Moon does not rise tonight. Although you may feel
like conquering the world, there may not be any asses handy for kicking.
Carry the energies and insights with you.
Moon in Aries
Venus Opposition Saturn: 4/30/11 7:14 PM CST
Mars Conjunct Jupiter: 4/30/11 11:25 PM CST

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May
- VOLCANIC PASTURES -

The fire of the preceding month continues into May, the glowing patterns our
actions traced writing much of Mays story. By the middle of the month this
flaming calligraphy cools, leaving us to walk the strange designs, self-created
labyrinths leading toward the concretization of Aprils energies. So draw your
glyphs out of desires flame and walk the patterns that you will into being.

Scorched Earth, Cooled Lava
May begins and ends on very different notes. The first half of May
is similar to April, drawing its flavor from the unusual number of planets
in Aries. Indeed, the month begins with Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter
and Uranus all in the feisty sign. As such, the first half of May will feel
like a continuation of April. The surplus of planets in Aries will continue
the blustering pace and temper-testing vibe established by earlier in the
Spring. However, the New Moon in Taurus on the second will change
our angle on that excess of fire, shifting our focus from just trying to
handle the raw energy to directing it toward specific and concrete ends.
But by the 15
th
, Mercury, Venus and Mars will all have joined the
Sun in Taurus, shifting the elemental balance considerably. As the lava
cools, our attention is increasingly drawn to concrete questions. The
successive movement of Mercury, Venus and then Mars into Taurus
mid-month is spotlighted by the Full Moon in Scorpio on the 16
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inverts the wildly overactive energy, plunging us into the tunnels that
lead between excitement and manifestation.

Concrete Commitments
The second half of May not only sees a strong emphasis on the
material, but also provides us with an important check up for
relationships. The Mars-Venus conjunction in early Taurus would, itself,
indicate a high point as far as relationships is concerned, but the lovely
couple is joined by Mercury and a tight aspect to Pluto. These additional
influences dredge up patterns from the depths, giving us a sort of
paranoid x-ray vision into the deeper patterns within our relationships,
forcing us to confront hard truths.

Wind On the Mountain
The Suns move into Gemini on the 20
th
picks up the pace a little bit
for the last third of the month, providing an intellectual perspective on
the months concrete concerns. Nonetheless, the sheer weight of
Mercury, Venus and Mars in Taurus will keep the energy relatively
grounded. The last days of the month host an increasing tension as we
near the Suns Eclipse on June 1
st
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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram

The first half of the month is dominated by the surplus of
planets in Aries, continuing last months focus on proving your
potential, though the New Moon in Taurus on the 2
nd
pulls your
eye toward banking a little something more for your efforts.
Things slow down a bit as Mercury, Venus and Mars all stroll
into Taurus mid-month, pulling your attention toward financial
matters. The Full Moon in Scorpio on the 16
th
highlights the
economic side of partnerships, along with the social dynamics
inherent to monetary arrangements.
th
picks up the pace,
shining the Solar spotlight on a variety of small tasks and creating
an ambient focus on the inner workings of your mind.

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Taur us: The Bull

planets in Aries, continuing Aprils focus on working through
issues of personal power. Nonetheless, the New Moon in Taurus
on the 2
nd
helps ground you out, diminishing the confusion of the
preceding month.
As Mercury, Venus and Mars all stroll into Taurus mid-month,
events slow down ad begin to walk beside you. For the second half
of the month, youll have a series of bonuses to your charm,
eloquence and power, most likely in proportion to how much you
learned from Aprils explosive learning-fest. The Full Moon in
Scorpio on the 16
th
throws a powerful spotlight on your
relationships, shining an x-ray onto the patterns at play.
th
pulls the spotlight
down to your finances. This focus will intensify as the month
reaches its conclusion, with early Junes Eclipse triggering
important changes in the way you define mine and yours.

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T
Gemi ni : The Twins

planets in Aries, extending the impact of Aprils fiery energies on
your social life. The New Moon in Taurus on the 2
nd
grounds out
the energies a little bit, reminding you of your oft-neglected need
for at least a little stability.
the flames engulfing your social network recede. The energies shift
to illuminate your relationship patterns. The conjunctions will
dredge a few unsavory things up, yet also provide a significant
opportunity to see and change what normally resides only with the
dark. The Full Moon in Scorpio on the 16
th
spotlights this soul
searching, with an additional emphasis on how that neglect impacts
your financial and physical health.
th
shifts the Solar
spotlight onto you, marking birthdays and centering events upon
you. As we edge closer to June 1
st
s Solar Eclipse, youll be drawn
to consider who you really are, and how that contrasts with how
youve been defining yourself.

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C
Cancer : The Crab

planets in Aries, continuing Aprils intense focus on your
professional life. The New Moon in Taurus on the 2
nd
helps
concretize some of Aprils events and adds a more social tone to
the month.
the pace slows and the focus shifts to your social life, the energy
making it easier to draw people into both your social network and
your bed. The 16
th
s Full Moon in Scorpio spotlights your social
life and highlights it's relationship to your creative self.
th
brings the Solar
spotlight to bear on thoughts you swept beneath rug some time
ago. The unresolved arguments emerging from the back of your
skull will serve as a catalyst for important changes during Junes
Eclipse.

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Leo: The Lion

planets in Aries, continuing last months emphasis on big
questions. The New Moon in Taurus on the 2
nd
begins shifting
your concerns toward concrete professional manifestations, but
slowly.
Your worldview and long-term goals continue to explode with
fresh energy until the middle of the month, when Mercury, Venus
and Mars all stroll into Taurus. This change shifts the focus from
big but abstract questions to those of concrete engagement. Its
business first for the second half of the month, with potentially
important professional relationships solidifying during this time.
The Full Moon in Scorpio on the 16
th
spotlights the tension
between your living situation and professional concerns, testing
how well your foundations support your aspirations.
th
shifts the Solar
spotlight to your social network, picking up the pace a bit and
combining with the planets in Taurus to create a strong focus on
professional relationships. Much of what you discover about
friends and acquaintances will play a key role in catalyzing the
changes that wait within Junes Eclipses.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

planets in Aries, extending Aprils emphasis on self-empowerment
by joining forces with others.
The New Moon in Taurus on the 2
nd
pulls the energy toward
your long-term goals and aspirations. But wont be until mid-
month, when Mercury, Venus and Mars all lazily transition into
Taurus mid-month, that the focus shifts decisively toward your
long-term objectives. Youre in an excellent position to concretize
the insights and energies of the last month into a concise direction
here. The Full Moon in Scorpio on the 16
th
spotlights these
concerns and highlights the tension between your short and long
term goals.
th
shifts some of the
energy in play to your professional life, which is due to undergo a
round of cleansing during this Junes Eclipses.

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-
Li br a: The Scales

planets in Aries, continuing Aprils intense focus on your
relationships. The New Moon in Taurus on the 2
nd
begins the slow
process of shifting your concerns toward quantifying the
exchanges of time, energy and money taking place.
As Mercury, Venus and Mars all moo their way into Taurus
mid-month, the focus stays social, but shifts decisively toward
your exchanges with others. Youll naturally be brought to revisit
who owes who what and what sort of arrangements youd like to
see continue in the future. The Full Moon in Scorpio on the 16
th

highlights the question of whats yours alone and what is shared.
th
sees a bit of the
energy in play slip toward your long-term plans, as well as the
philosophical outlines of your big picture. The thoughts that arise
here will play an important role in the changes that Junes Eclipses
promise.

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planets in Aries, continuing Aprils intense focus on your work
life, physical and fiscal health as key sources of personal power.
The New Moon in Taurus on the 2
nd
begins shifting the energy
toward your relationships but it wont be until Mercury, Venus and
Mars all trot into Taurus mid-month, that the focus shifts
decisively to your personal life. Powerful beginnings and endings
to relationships cluster around this time. The Full Moon in Scorpio
on the 16
th
spotlights these issues, revealing the hidden depths of
the patterns you enact with others.
th
sees some of the
energy in play slip toward your arrangements with others,
spotlighting who owes who what. The parameters of exchange
between yourself and other people is highlighted in preparation for
the changes to your attitude due to occur during Junes Eclipses.

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planets in Aries, extending Aprils emphasis on creative personal
empowerment. The New Moon in Taurus on the 2
nd
begins to shift
energies toward the status of your fiscal and physical health, but it
wont be until Mercury, Venus and Mars all stroll into Taurus mid-
month that the focus will shift decisively toward your fiscal and
physical health. The second half of the month will either see you
building up your reserves or draining them. The Full Moon in
Scorpio on the 16
th
highlights this, with additional insights about
the role your subconscious patterns play in creating/destroying
your physical well-being.
th
shifts a bit of the
energy toward the status of your relationships. The Suns
transition, in combination with the conjunctions in Taurus, shine a
multicolored planetary spotlight on old patterns of relating. These
insights will play an important role in the relationship cleansing
Junes Eclipses have in store for you.

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planets in Aries, continuing Aprils focus on the relationship
between personal empowerment, your past and your living
situation. The New Moon in Taurus on the 2
nd
begins to shift your
focus toward your creative and romantic life, but it wont be until
Mercury, Venus and Mars all make their way into Taurus mid-
month that the bounty of inspiration is unleashed. The Full Moon
in Scorpio on the 16
th
concretizes this shift, as well as highlighting
the relationship between your social circles and what youre doing
with your creative energy.
th
sees a bit of your
attention slip toward your fiscal and physical health, emphasizing
the importance of keeping mind and body connected. Be aware of
the cost of spending more energy and money than youre taking in.
These considerations will play an important role in the changes
promised by Junes Eclipses.

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planets in Aries, continuing Aprils busy pace and focus on making
the hundred necessary connections. The New Moon in Taurus on
the 2
nd
begins to pull your attention toward your living situation,
but it wont be until Mercury, Venus and Mars all find themselves
in Taurus' cooler pastures mid-month, that your focus shifts
decisively to your foundations. The status of relationships,
especially romantic ones and those with family members, play an
important role in the considerations surrounding your living space.
The Full Moon in Scorpio on the 16
th
highlights the relationship
between your living situation and professional aspirations.
th
sees the Solar
spotlight shift some of your attention to what youre doing with
your creative energies. These considerations build slowly
throughout the end of the month, subtly preparing you for the
changes due to occur beneath Junes Eclipses.

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Pi sces: The Fish

planets in Aries, continuing last months focus on the relationship
between personal power and your financial status. The New Moon
in Taurus on the 2
nd
begins shifting your attention to more
peripheral concerns, but it will not be until Mercury, Venus and
Mars all stroll into Taurus mid-month that your concerns shift
decisively toward a number of small tasks and short-term goals.
Youll be working with some bonuses to your personal magnetism
and charm over the second half of the month. Make sure to make
the rounds and break some hearts. The Full Moon in Scorpio on
the 16
th
spotlights the relationship between your short-term goals
and long-term objectives.
th
sees some of the
energy in play shift toward unresolved issues with your living
situation. Thoughts may also drift toward your past. These
considerations of what is beneath and behind you build as we near
Junes Eclipses, which will preside over an important cleansing of
your foundations.

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Daily Overviews

Sunday, May 1
st

Sunday begins with the almost-New Moon on top of the Mars-
Jupiter conjunction in Aries. Go do something rambunctious and fun.
Like start a war! If any countries are reading this, they should not start
wars. They should start state-sponsored prison gladiatorial matches.
Anyway, go find something pleasantly aggressive to do. After an active
day, the Moon sneaks into soothing Taurus late night.
Moon in Aries

Monday, May 2
nd

After running the gauntlet through Aries over the last two days, the
Moon comes home to the Sun in Taurus, marking the moment of the
New Moon. This New Moon looks out over a Lunar month of trying to
ground out the restless energies at play. After struggling to reconcile
personal power with the demands of relationships and evolutions forced
march last month, during the coming cycle well attempt to concretize
the inflamed energies into something solid.
New Moon in Taurus: 5/3/11 1:49 AM CST

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Tuesday, May 3
rd

The day begins with the Moon departing from the Sun in Taurus.
Were treated to another Void-of-Course of Moon today, creating a
strange lull in the otherwise relentless pace set by the too-many planets
in Aries. This is a good day to work on neglected projects and pleasures-
those disconnected from the current state of affairs. It is a poor day to
initiate big projects, as what is launched today will have a tendency to go
awry or nowhere at all.
Moon in Taurus

Wednesday, May 4
th

By early mid-day, the Moon moves into Gemini. The verbal vibe is
confused by the Moons initial square to Neptune in Pisces, forcing the
intersection of the imaginative and the rational. However, as the
afternoon wears on, the Moon departs from aspect to Neptune and
applies to a sextile with intense Uranus in Aries, picking up the pace and
sharpening the ambient mental wavelengths.
Moon in Taurus

Thursday, May 5
th

The day begins with the Moon in Gemini, applying to a trine with
Saturn in Libra. This configuration is accompanied by a structured,
mentally active vibe. However, as day turns to night, the Moon
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from responsible to exciting, prompting passionate thoughts,
communications and conversations. A fine evening for creative work and
socializing.
Moon in Gemini

Friday, May 6
th

The day begins with the Gemini Moon in a pleasant sextile with
Jupiter in Aries, spicing the mind with a little enthusiasm. But before
long, the Moon leaves Jupiter behind, aspecting Mars. The Moons
aspect to Mars turns the heat up, and condenses the expansive vibe of the
earlier day into a fierce and goal directed one. As the Sun falls beneath
the horizon, however, the Moon transitions into Cancer, trining diffuse
Neptune in Pisces. This will provide the evening with a much more
intimate and relaxed energy than the day which preceded it. As the night
deepens, the dreamy torpor of the Moon-Neptune aspect is disrupted by
the Moons square to Uranus in Aries, providing a jolt of energy for
those exploring the nights depths.
Moon in Gemini

Saturday, May 7
th

The sun rises on the Moons monthly opposition to Pluto in
Capricorn, creating a bit of introspective discomfort for those awake in
the ungodly hours of morn. After the Moon leaves its opposition to Pluto,

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it moves into a square with Saturn in Libra, highlighting the friction
between necessity and comfort.
Moon in Cancer

Sunday, May 8
th

The day begins with the Moon in Cancer applying to a square with
Mercury and Venus, just a day shy of their perfect conjunction, starting
the day with a feisty, talkative energy. The Moon goes on to square
Jupiter and then Mars in Aries, pumping more testosterone into the
aethyrs. The conflict here is between the Cancer Moon, which just wants
to be comfortable and the slew of planets in Aries, which just want to do
something/ anything. Resolve this in advance by scheduling something
active but well within in your comfort zone. Like fist fighting your
family.
Moon in Cancer

Monday, May 9
th

The week starts off with a bang, with the Moon in Leo trining
Uranus in Aries early in the day. The high energy level of this aspect
supports Mercurys conjunction with Venus today. This configuration
blends thoughts and feelings, aesthetics and ideas, making for an
intensely creative combo. The Uranus-Moon connection here lends a bit
of brilliance. This is good day to make up something awesome.

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This creative configuration persists for a couple weeks to come, the
pair not parting more than a few degrees until the last week of May (the
23
rd
). The two make another conjunction on the 15
th
, though that time in
Taurus. This configuration is a godsend for creative types- make use of
it!
Moon in Leo
Mercury Conjunct Venus: 5/9/11 10:52 AM CST

Tuesday, May 10
th

Mars moves into Taurus today. The red planet has been pushing the
action in Aries for the last month and a half, but his entrance into Taurus
will slow down the pace considerably. In Taurus, Mars shifts the focus of
aggressive and vital energies toward accumulative, concrete efforts.
Slow, consistent layers of effort are called for. Think the God of War as a
farmer. Its more about endurance than intensity. That said, there is a
pronounced tendency for laziness under this influence. Slow down, but
dont stop. Mars will be in Taurus until June 21
st
.
Moon in Leo: Begin 4
th
Quarter
Mars enters Taurus: 5/11/11 2:03 AM CST

Wednesday, May 11
th

Today sees a plethora of aspects, with Venus and Mercury both
conjoining Jupiter in Aries. This triple conjunction is highly auspicious
for a variety of endeavors, both creative and entrepreneurial. This pile up
of planets in Aries comes just as Mars in Taurus sextiles Neptune in
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ideals, the imagination and/or personal delusions. The Moons movement
through early Virgo aspects Neptune in the morning and Mars in the
afternoon, reinforcing the connection between action and imagination.
Moon in Leo
Venus Conjunct Jupiter: 5/11/11 9:41 AM CST
Mars Sextile Neptune: 5/12/11 3:27 AM CST

Thursday, May 12
th

The Moon in Virgo makes a trine to the Sun in Taurus today, helping
to ground out the complicated and exciting energies of the week. As
night falls, the Moon goes Void-of-Course, winding slowly out of
intersection with the worlds affairs. Take a night off and do something
inconsequential.
Moon in Virgo

Friday, May 13
th

Friday the 13
th
begins with you and all your friends getting murdered
by a homicidal mommas boy in a hockey mask. Or not. Friday does start
with the Moon still void-of-course in Virgo, but by mid-day Luna enters
Libra and opposes Uranus in Aries, bringing the mood to a
simultaneously social and assertive place. As the night deepens, the
Moon applies to a square with Pluto, cutting into the social vibe a bit
with serious concerns.

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Moon in Virgo

Saturday, May 14
th

Saturday begins with the Moon in Libra applying to a conjunction
with hard but fair Saturn in Libra. This gives the first half of the day a
slightly solemn, balanced quality. After the Moon departs Saturn mid-
day, the energy is freed up a bit, and open for whatever pleasantness one
has in mind.
Moon in Libra

Sunday, May 15
th

As the Moon makes her way through the last degrees of Libra, she
opposes Mercury and Venus in Aries only hours away from their near-
simultaneous ingress into Taurus. The mind and the passions, walking
hand in hand, make another perfect conjunction in the very first degree
of the earth signs rich soil. Here we see the excitement and impetus
generated by their conjunction a week before begin to ground out into the
material.
The Moons move into Scorpio mid-day and subsequent evening
opposition to Mars advise a bit of ravenous debauchery. All day
breakfast buffet at the strip club?
Moon in Libra
Venus enters Taurus: 5/15/11 5:11 PM CST

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Mercury enters Taurus: 5/15/11 6:16 PM CST
Mercury Conjunct Venus: 5/16/11 4:14 AM CST

Monday, May 16th
Today the hermaphroditic couple (Mercury + Venus) both aspect
boundaryless Neptune in Pisces as the Full Moon brews beneath a veil of
daylight. After more than a month of hard and fast yang, this Full Moon
plunges us into the depths of yin. Venus, at home in Taurus, has her
aesthetic and emotional sensibilities expanded by the aspect to Neptune
while the Soli-Lunar szyzgy spotlights the Sun conjoined with Caput
Algol. Caput Algol is a fixed star with fearsome reputation stemming
from its ability to unleash primordial feminine energies not easily
reconciled with the structure of civilized living. The key to this
Mondays Full Moon in Scorpio is to recognize and honor the dark
feminine, the black womb of time and space in which all lives, thrives
and dies.
Full Moon in Scorpio: 5/17/11 6:11 AM CST
Mercury Sextile Neptune: 5/16/11 9:15 AM CST
Venus Sextile Neptune: 5/16/11 9:51 AM CST

Tuesday, May 17
th

The day begins with the Moon just past its moment of maximum
fullness. Strange dreams and/or hangovers may well haunt the morning
hours, but by mid-day the Moon makes her way into Sagittarius, pulling
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have inspired. In the afternoon, the Moon hits a trine to Uranus in Aries,
beaming down a few invigorating insights. And insight we may well
need, as Mars aspect to Chiron today brings up insecurities surrounding
our sense of independence and personal power.
Moon in Scorpio
Moon into Sagittarius: 5/17/11 12: 25 PM CST

Wednesday, May 18
th

The Moon moves through Sagittarius today, Luna trying to keep
things upbeat despite the growing weight of planets in earthy and
materially minded Taurus. Stay focused on achieving what needs to be
accomplished this week while recovering from the lingering effects of
Mondays heavy Full Moon.
Moon in Sagittarius

Thursday, May 19
th

The day dawns on the Moon at the end of Sagittarius, in a pleasant
trine to fiery Jupiter in Aries. This starts things off right, with a warm
and expansive energy invigorating the first half of the day. As Sol rolls
on, the Moon moves into Capricorn, aspecting Venus, Mercury and then
Mars in Taurus, bringing invisible facets of relationship patterns to the
surface, and foreshadowing the aspects that will play out over the next
few days.
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Friday, May 20
th

Bam! Yet another multi-planet pile-up.
Mars and Mercury conjoin today in Taurus in a perfect trine with
Pluto in Capricorn. Venus is only a day behind, and so really what were
looking at is Mercury, Venus and Mars conjunct in Taurus. Things may
feel as if it's too late to change them, or that we're locked in
circumstances that seem fixed today but as all ultimately does, will shift
with time. Watch out for passive aggressive lashings and resist the
temptation to be too deterministic.
A bit Eclipsed by the power of the Mercury-Venus-Mars stellium,
the Sun sneaks into Gemini today. The Suns shift to Gemini starts
increasing the pace, replacing the ponderous, thunderous stampede of the
many planets through Taurus with a bit of the Twins quick, light footed
stride. Tune in to this influence to de-bog from any cow pie quicksand
you find yourself sinking in.
Special Note: Mercury, Venus, and Mars move as a group through
early Taurus, each member of the triad trining Pluto one by one. There
are two components to this. One is the combination of Mercury, Venus
and Mars in Taurus. This triple conjunction sees the Mind, Passions and
Energy all forced into unity, the communications, the ability to charm
and the ability to defend the self are all seen together. As each of these
planets come into aspect with Pluto, each of the three personal functions
are provided an opportunity to evolve, to confront the internal
contradictions in our patterns of connection and protection.
This is a big celestial event, and will set a wide variety of events in
motion.
Moon in Capricorn
Mars Trine Pluto: 5/20/11 1:22 PM CST

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Mercury Trine Pluto: 5/20/11 4:53 PM CST
Mercury Conjunct Mars: 5/20/11 8:17 PM CST
Sun enters Gemini: 5/21/11 4:20 AM CST

Saturday, May 21
st

Venus trines Pluto today, spotlighting our ability to connect to what
we desire from the world and providing an opportunity to evolve in this
regard. The bulk of the day is concerned with concrete matters, but late
in the evening the, the Moon moves out of earthy Capricorn and into
abstract Aquarius. The Moon spotlights the Sun, just into Gemini,
squaring the oceanic vastness of Neptune in Pisces, opening up the
evening to universal themes and/or just derailing it.
Moon in Capricorn
Venus Trine Pluto: 5/21/11 1:03 PM CST
Sun Square Neptune: 5/22/11 2:31 AM CST

Sunday, May 22
nd

The day begins with the Moon in early Aquarius squaring Mercury,
Venus and Mars in Taurus. Mars and Venus also make a perfect
conjunction today, the whole business shining a bright spotlight on
relationships. This focus on social dynamics is additionally reinforced by
the Moons trine with Saturn in Libra, crystallizing many of the
complicated insights surrounding our patterns of interaction. Examine
your agreements, be they legal or personal.

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Venus Conjunct Mars: 5/22/11 3:25 AM CST
Moon in Aquarius

Monday, May 23
rd

The work week begins with a waning Void-of-Course Moon in the
middle of Aquarius. Today's events gravitate eccentrically around the
powerful patterns were in the midst of. With the Sun in Gemini moving
into a sextile with electric Uranus in Aries, theres an energy building,
but it's not ready to discharge in a meaningful way yet. Powering up for
launch.
Moon in Aquarius

Tuesday, May 24
th

Today the Sun in Gemini aspects Uranus in Aries, generating an
intense bloom of mental energy. Mid-day, the Moon moves into Pisces,
conjoining Neptune and diffusing some of the hectic energy. As the
Moon continues through Pisces, it spotlights the Sun in the midst of its
aspect to Uranus, focusing us on the friction between the rational and
imaginary, the direct and the circular. An energetic day that will need our
help to balance its big energies.
Sun Sextile Uranus: 5/25/11 1:56 AM CST

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Wednesday, May 25
th

Wednesday begins with the Moon in Pisces aspecting near -conjunct
Mars and Venus in Taurus, filling the early day with a pleasant and
pleasure seeking magnetism. During the afternoon, the Moon moves into
a sextile with Mercury, grounding the days concerns in thought and
communication. The later day is less energetic. Make the necessary
communications and connections mid-day and then ride the waning
Moon to a more mellow place.
Moon in Pisces

Thursday, May 26
th

The day begins with a Void-of-Course Moon in late Pisces, moving
things in no particular direction. But as the Sun falls from the sky, Luna
makes her way into Aries, igniting the energies of the evening. As night
deepens the Moon plays the Fool card by conjoining Uranus and igniting
a small burst of energy.
Moon in Pisces

Friday, May 27
th

The day begins with a frisky Moon in Aries in a square with doomy
Pluto in Capricorn, shrouding the morning with a bit of undue darkness.
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Libra, focusing the days energy on necessities. As night falls, the Moon
leaves its aspect to Saturn behind, making way for a more upbeat vibe.
Moon in Aries

Saturday, May 28
th

The day begins with the Moon in middle of Aries, making Saturday
warm but low key. The ambient mood continues to improve as the day
goes on, with the smoldering Moon in Aries completing its conjunction
to Jupiter in the wee hours. A nice night to go out and see what delights
the world has to offer a weary traveler.
Moon in Aries

Sunday, May 29
th

The day begins with the Moon in Taurus in aspect to Neptune in
Pisces, starting Sunday on a sleepy, albeit imaginative note. As evening
approaches, the solid Moon in Taurus moves into a trine with Pluto,
unearthing suppressed feelings and intensifying needs.

Monday, May 30
th

Monday begins with the Moon conjunct Mars in Taurus, the red one
demanding we get out of bed and head back to the mines. By the
afternoon, however, the Moon joins pleasant Venus, and the mines wont
seem quite so bad. The day is, nonetheless, a bit shadowed by the Suns

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upcoming trine to Saturn, which infuses the air with a certain
seriousness, turning the mind to obligations and magnifying worries.
Moon in Taurus

Tuesday, May 31
st

The day begins with Moon conjoined Mercury, beginning the day on
a mentally active note. The Sun in Gemini trines Saturn in Libra today,
bringing the heart of things into confrontation with the rules of the game.
This aspect, along with the upcoming Solar Eclipse, darkens the energy a
bit, pulling attention inward and seeding the air with a certain severity.
The Moon sneaks into Gemini this evening in preparation for tomorrows
Eclipse.
Moon in Taurus
Sun Trine Saturn: 6/1/11 4:15 AM CST

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June
- CASTOR'S DESCENT -

June is in important transitional month, separating the first half of 2011
from the second. Against the dark backdrop of 3 Eclipses, the gang of planets
that has pushed the intensity of the early year breaks apart.

Graze the Emerald Pastures
Several factors contribute. First, Jupiter, which has been in Aries
since January, enters Taurus, where the big planet will reside for the rest
of the year. This shift changes the orientation of personal growth and
expansion away from spurts of personal empowerment and confidence
and toward grounded, concrete progress. Jupiters sign change also takes
the planet out of the same sign as Uranus, who will remain in Aries,
separating the desire for independence from the need for growth, whose
energies were comingled for the last several months.

Cutting the Gordian Knot
June also sees the mobile pile-up of planets which characterized
February, March, April and May disperse. With the planets separating
and taking to different signs, the year becomes less prone to maniacally
intense and defined phases.

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Mmmmm, Eclipse Sandwich
Junes separation of the first and second halves of the year is
reinforced by a series of Eclipses. June 2011 is a rare month in that it
both begins with a partial Solar Eclipse in Gemini on the 1
st
and ends
with a partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer on the 20
th
. The meat in Junes
sandwich is a Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius on the 15
th
.

Siamese Fusion
The primary feature of June is undoubtedly the pair of Eclipses in
Gemini and Sagittarius. Although we got a sneak peak at this cycle
during December 2010s Lunar Eclipse in Gemini, this is the first full
installment with both ends of the Gemini-Sagittarius axis represented-
the Solar Eclipse on June 1
st
occurring in Gemini and the Lunar Eclipse
on the 15
th
happening in Sagittarius.
This series of Eclipses sees the dragons head in Sagittarius and it's
tail in Gemini. Here we see a karmic shift toward synthesis and away
from analysis. We move from Geminis strategy of division to
Sagittarius strategy of unification and focus. These strategies can be
seen in the symbols of the signs themselves, with Geminis Twins
standing in to represent the concept of the One as Two, and Sagittarius
centaur representing the Two as One.
This series of Eclipses will shine its black light on places where we
have wasted our energy with insufficient focus. We will be called to
retrieve our exploratory tentacles from a variety of areas in order to
concentrate on those that are most important. This is the formulae of
Sagittarius- connecting the animal and the human, the beast and the bow,
all in service of a single goal.

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Lao-Tzus Bull
Jupiter moves into Taurus on June 4
th
, where he will remain for the
rest of 2011, and well into 2012. The sign that Jupiter is placed in
determines the direction of the big planets blessings. Wherever Jupiter
roves, he bestows wisdom in the seed form of lessons, and helps ripen
understandings already advancing. Externally, Jupiter opens doors,
presents opportunities and cuts us slack in a particular area.
In Taurus, Jupiters energies are focused on the material level,
boosting attempts to grow financially and create a strong, healthy body.
The goal may be concrete expansion, but the method is consistency.
Slow, steady, cumulative efforts in the right direction. As in agriculture,
one does not nurture an abundant crop with occasional efforts. If you
skip watering the crops for a week, you cant just water them twice us
much the next. Which brings us to one of the vices that Jupiters time in
Taurus will no doubt inspire... laziness. In Taurus, Jupiter will lend us an
increased ability to relax and enjoy lifes good things, like food. Now,
theres nothing wrong with appreciating the bounty before you, but
excessive indulgence can jeopardize next seasons crop. The science of
stability on tap here centers on finding the proper rhythm of work and
play, pleasure and struggle.

One Last Thing
A storm builds the last week of June, as the Sun in Cancer moves
into a nasty T-square with Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn,
promising plenty of stress, unpleasant moments and small crises. The
light at the end of this particular tunnel is, however, partial at best. A
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installment in the now defunct Cancer-Capricorn series. This one last hit
targets our emotional foundations with a ray of disintegration, asking us
to give up one last thing that we dont really need. But just because we
humans dont need something doesnt mean we dont want it. This last,
partial Eclipse bookends June with Solar Eclipses perfectly. If you dont
enjoy the configurations, you can at least appreciate the symmetry.

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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram

The Solar Eclipse on June 1
st
calls for you to notice how
energy spent in casual social relationships and in accomplishing
nearby goals is distracting you from achieving your longer-term
objectives. These distant aspirations are awakened under June
15
th
's Lunar Eclipse, and the energy to accomplish them struggles
to emerge from your daily schedule.
Between the Solar and Lunar Eclipse, Jupiter enters Taurus on
June 4
th
. The big planets time in Taurus will provide opportunities
to expand and stabilize your cash flow, as well as an increase
appreciation for what you already have.
June 30
th
s partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer finishes out a nearly
2 year cycle which cleansed dynamics relating to your living
space, as well as to persistent issues with your family and past in
general. This installment brings your colonic to a close, hopefully
leaving you free of some emotional and physical cobwebs.

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Taur us: The Bull

The Eclipses shine a black light on your personal resources,
asking if you might do better if you combined your peanut butter
with someone elses jelly. This cycle sees you moving away from
independence and toward interdependence. Or co-dependence, if
youre into that.
On June 4
th
, Jupiter enters Taurus. Jupiters time in the
emerald pastures will provide you with confidence, perhaps even
arrogance. Youll see the wisdom in the way youve always been
inclined to do things and watch opportunities open as a result. This
is a lovely influence.
June 30
th
two year process of cleansing your thinking process, as well as
your relationship to your siblings.

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T
Gemi ni : The Twins

June's Eclipses call for you to be less fascinated with your
many selves and take a good look at other people for once. Having
regular parties with your multiple personalities does not constitute
a social life. Make some room for the people that live outside of
your head.
On June 4
th
, Jupiter enters Taurus. The big planets time in the
grounded sign helps you with a lesson thats tended to elude you-
consistency. With a little cooperation on your part, youll be able
to separate the virtue of stability from the vice of immobility.
June 30
th
two year process of purging your relationship to filthy lucre. This
installment completes the cleansing of your wallet, leading to
future filled with less brokeness.

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C
Cancer : The Crab

This cycle of Eclipses focuses on escaping from the maze of
riddles in your head and focusing on the concrete work before you.
On June 4
th
confines of said bountiful pastures helps teach you how to expand
your social network, adding the stable and fortunate to your
contact list. It also augurs a few lessons on the value of enduring
friendship.
June 30
th
2 year cleansing of your personality in general. Extricating
yourself from confining shells is uncomfortable, but necessary for
growth. Especially for hermit crabs.

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Leo: The Lion

For you, Leo, this cycle of Eclipses asks that you spend less
time concerned with what people may think or say about who you
are and what you do, and instead bring your focus back to who you
actually are and what the hell it is you are doing. Just because you
have a lot of energy doesn't excuse wasting it. They say the sun
will burn out one of these days.
On June 4
th
, Jupiter enters Taurus. The big planets time in it's
fruitful fields lends your professional situation a dose of
confidence and a bit of luck to boot.
June 30
th
two year spring cleaning of the dirty corners of your subconscious
and the stinky sewers of your bad karma.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

This cycle of Eclipses asks that you let go of unnecessarily
divided professional interests and instead focus on where you are
and who youre with. Consider your foundations.
On June 4
th
, Jupiter enters Taurus. The big planets time there
brings you opportunities to expand your perspective and education,
revealing how much there is to be learned.
June 30
th
two year cycle of hosing off your social life. You may have lost a
friend or two on Facebook, but you learned some stuff. And
learning stuff is important.

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-
Li br a: The Scales

The Eclipses shine a dark light on your long-term objectives,
asking if your numerous efforts to achieve them might not be
better spent on the more immediate opportunities that surround
you.
On June 4
th
emerald pastures will teach you how to stabilize the exchanges
between yourself and other people. Not only that, but how to enjoy
the constant give and take of resources that relationships bestow.
June 30
th
two year steam cleaning of your professional life. By letting go of
some wayward aspirations, you make room for the right
opportunities.

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The Eclipses want you to stop sharing. Well, sort of. There will
be a series of shifts that pull you away from participating in
partnerships and groups and ask you to rely on what you bring to
the table all by your lonesome.
On June 4
th
land of moo makes the point that although your natal intensity has
many virtues, the contrary qualities of stability and ease are not
without value. Jupiters time in Taurus also casts a benefic ray or
two into the realm of your significant relationships, revealing what
an important stabilizing factor other people can be.
June 30
th
two year purge of your worldview and long-term objectives.
Nothing like an extended mental colonic!

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June's Eclipses reinforce just how awesome you really are, and
how right youve been the whole time, about everything. Well, it
may feel like that. Nonetheless, this cycle of Eclipses is concerned
with concentrating your energy on who you are and what you can
do. If a little happy delusion is helpful, then so be it. It seems to be
a pretty clean burning fuel for you half-breads.
On June 4
th
bull's prosperous pastures aids you in improving your fiscal and
physical wellbeing. It'll also help you examine the patterns by
which you lose both health and wealth and assist you in
formulating new and healthier habits.
June 30
th
two year process editing your patterns of dependence on other
peoples energy and resources.

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This cycle of Eclipses sheds illuminating rays on your
subconscious issues. The shift here is a movement away from
focusing on external problems, and instead brining your mind to
bear on the parts of your psyche which have been generating those
mistakes in the first place.
Jupiter enters Taurus on June 4
th
. The big planets time in the
bovine sign expands the amount of creative energy at your
disposal, as well as opening new avenues of expansion for that
energy.
June 30
th
two year cleansing of your relationship sector. Complete your
colonic by dumping that loser. Kidding... kind of.

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For you, Aquarius, this cycle of Eclipses asks that you spend
less time concerned with a hundred creative thoughts, and instead
focus your energy on connecting those thoughts to people who
may be in position to appreciate them.
th
emerald pastures reveals the value of having a steady living
situation and harmonious relations with your family. The big
planet spends the second half of 2011 assisting you in making use
of these insights.
June 30
th
2 year emotional cleansing process centered on your fiscal and
physical health. Its time to let go of your attachments to those
unhealthy problems once and for all.

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Pi sces: The Fish

The pair of Eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius beg that you be
a little less concerned with where you're coming from and who you
truly are, and spend a little bit of that misused energy actually
getting where you're going.
th
bulls sign helps you anchor and manifest your energy in general,
reeling you in from the cosmic peripheries youre prone to
exploring. Not only that, but big daddy Jup-Jup will also inject a
little extra luck into random social encounters and make the day to
day a slightly more comfortable place to be.
June 30
th
two year emotional cleanse of your creative process. Time to pick
up that paintbrush again.

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Daily Overviews

Wednesday, June 1
st

Half of the Gemini Sun disappears from the sky today as we see the
first (partial) Solar Eclipse in the new series of Gemini-Sagittarius
Eclipses. Well be working through the Gemini-Sagittarius series of
Eclipses well into 2012, so get used to it. Today's particular showing
exposes patterns of personal division, the splits in our personality and
energies. The half dark orb also opens our eyes to the fact that words and
theories are sometimes simply not enough to contain reality. A
confusingly deep and meaningful day, and a fine one for contemplation,
though it is an ill omen for most mundane activities.
Moon in Gemini
Solar Eclipse: 6/1/11 4:15 PM CST

Thursday, June 2
nd

Mercury moves into Gemini today, dredging up a whirlwind of
thoughts and considerations. Mercury is considered to be at home in fast
moving and ever dividing Gemini. The messenger will be pushing
communications and thoughts along at top speed until June 16
th
, about
two weeks. With this ingress coming only a day after the Solar Eclipse in
Gemini, theres plenty to think about, including the act of thinking itself.

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Indeed, for although Mercury enters Gemini today, one of the strongest
and most rational signs, the messenger is forced to confront mystic
Neptune by square today, at the very moment the watery planet stations
retrograde. Neptunes retrograde sees the high tide of the dream-time
begin to recede, calling the imagination back into confrontation with the
concrete. The combination frames the friction between the linear and
abstract against the intensely personal background of yesterdays Solar
Eclipse, which is confusing.
Moon in Gemini
Mercury enters Gemini: 6/2/11 3:01 PM CST
Mercury Square Neptune: 6/3/11 2:04 AM CST
Neptune Stations Retrograde: 6/3/11 2:28 AM CST

Friday, June 3
rd

Today is witness to another confusing configuration- a loose cardinal
grand cross, which sees too much going on, with too many directions
calling us to action. Both psychic and physical storms are typical of this
particular combination of forces. There are faint echoes of July and
August 2010 here.
Moon in Cancer

Saturday, June 4
th

After blazing a path through Aries, Jupiter moves into Taurus this
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leaving the earth sign until June 11
th
, 2012. While in Taurus, Jupiter will
be teaching lessons on stability and consistency, handing out rewards for
well executed plans, patience and hard work in a committed direction.
In the afternoon, swift Mercury in Gemini sextiles explosive Uranus
in Aries, sending an electric mental current through the day, making it a
good time to catch up on writing and communications.
All the while, the comforting Moon in Cancer makes aspects to Mars
and then Venus in Taurus, adding a pleasantly energetic pace to the day.
There is both stimulation and stability to be had, making it a fine
counterpoint to the rather unsteady energies of the preceding week.
Moon in Cancer
Jupiter enters Taurus: 6/4/11 8:56 AM CST
Mercury Sextile Uranus: 6/4/11 2:56 PM CST

Sunday, June 5
th

The day begins with the Moon in Cancer, but early on it pops into
Leo, warming the day and turning the energy outwards. Immediately
after its ingress into Leo, the Moon squares Jupiter, newly enthroned in
Taurus, pushing us toward pleasurable excess. The Moon in Leo lends
the day an increasingly intense charge as it moves from a mid-day aspect
to Jupiter to a late afternoon trine with Uranus in Aries.
Moon in Cancer

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Monday, June 6
th

The day begins with the Moon in Leo departing from a late night
sextile to Saturn in Libra, with the morning perhaps still shrouded in
Saturns serious rays. Immediately upon the daylight breaking, the Moon
begins applying to a sextile with the Sun in Gemini, making for a
relatively upbeat and mentally active day. With Mercury moving toward
a trine with Saturn in Libra, we see things stabilizing a bit as we make
sense out of the (too) many thoughts spawned over the last week.
Moon in Leo

Tuesday, June 7
th

The day begins with the Moon at the end of Leo, squaring Venus in
Taurus, spinning out early morning desires for luxury and pleasure too
ambitious to be satisfied by a Tuesday morning. Try to appreciate what
you do have rather than pining for what you dont. By the afternoon,
Luna makes her way into Virgo, opposing dreamy Neptune in Pisces and
trining anchored Jupiter in Taurus. This slows and expands the energy of
the day, providing us a patient basis for the numerous considerations
stimulated by Mercury in Geminis aspect to Saturn in Libra, which asks
us not only to think cleverly, but deeply, considering not only our options
but also our limitations.
Moon in Leo
Mercury Trine Saturn: 6/7/11 3:39 PM CST

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Wednesday, June 8
th

The day begins with the Moon in Virgo squaring Mercury in Gemini,
starting the day out in a somewhat hectic headspace. As the Moon
continues through Virgo, she moves into a square with the Sun in
Gemini, marking the moment of the half-moon and continuing the
somewhat scattered energy of the day. If things arent moving in the
direction youd like, nows the time to make a course correction.
Meanwhile, Jupiter in Taurus aspects a retrograde Neptune in Pisces.
Here, the dreams of the last few months condense into concrete
opportunities. Or failing that, we gain a better understanding of what
about our dreams has made them unable to breach the real world.
Moon in Virgo: Begin 2
nd
Quarter
Jupiter Sextile Neptune: 6/8/11 9:39 PM CST

Thursday, June 9
th

Thursday sees the Moon making her way through the final degrees of
Virgo, the ambient energy shifting from high strung to social as Luna
enters Libra round sundown.
Venus makes her way out of Taurus lazy pastures and enters the
nerdcore arcades of Gemini. Here, Venus will stimulate the verbal side
of relationships, inspiring word play and games. The passions move
more swiftly under her auspices, flipping from one object of curiosity to
another. Venus will be in Gemini until July 3
rd
, when she passes into
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Immediately upon entering Gemini, Venus aspects a retrograde
Neptune in Pisces, bringing spiritual leanings and deep emotions into an
awkward relationship with the light and quick quality of the passions in
play. The Moon in Libra will trine Venus early in the evening,
highlighting the playful side of Venus as well as her awkward square
with Neptune.
Moon in Virgo
Venus enters Gemini: 6/9/11 9:23 AM CST
Venus Square Neptune: 6/10/11 3:23 AM CST

Friday, June 10
th

The day begins with the restrained and stark energy of the Moon
conjunct Saturn in Libra. However, the austere nature of the day warms a
bit as the Moon in Libra lends its equilibrium to Mercury and then the
Sun, only a few degrees away from each other in Gemini, ending the day
on a more lively and fun note than it began. The evening may well see a
few fireworks go off as the pending aspect between curious Venus and
overly-excitable Uranus sneaks a stimulant or two into Friday nights
punchbowl.
Moon in Libra

Saturday, June 11
th

The day begins with the Moon Void-of-Course in late Libra, making
it an excellent day to catch up on sleep, reading, eating or whatever you
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within the blast radius of Saturns direct station tomorrow, and many will
be stimulated to review the overall balance of their lives.
The meandering and reflective energy of the day shifts as the Sun
sneaks beneath the horizon, and the Moon moves into Scorpio, where it
opposes Jupiter in Taurus. This configuration exaggerates both deep and
shallow desires, and suggests you schedule a bit of indulgence. However,
the tendency for Scorpio Moons to go to extremes is exacerbated by the
opposition to Jupiter. Insert some moderation here.
Moon in Libra

Sunday, June 12
th

Moments of clarity abound today, with Mercury conjoining the Sun,
Saturn stationing direct and Venus sextiling Uranus. However, a
somewhat pouty Scorpio Moon looms overhead, leading to some
exaggerated emotional reactions to the situation as it stands.
Mercury conjoins the Sun in Gemini perfectly, bringing many of the
more personal thoughts unleashed by the early June Eclipse to an
important point of clarity.
Retrograde since January, Saturn stations direct today, declaring a
forward march that will last until 2012. Saturns steadfast movement will
pull the planet further out of configuration with Uranus and Pluto,
simplifying some of the big picture tensions weve been dealing with
since the Summer of 2010.
Last but not least, Venus in Gemini sextiles Uranus in Aries. This
configuration, piggy backed on the other two potent energies unleashed
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excitement about the possibilities inherent in the changes of motion. For
the fragile, it may be a nudge towards the edge, especially with the over-
reactive Scorpio Moon overseeing the the day as a whole.
Moon in Scorpio
Venus Sextile Uranus: 6/12/11 9:35 PM CST
Saturn Direct Station: 6/12/11 10:52 PM CST

Monday, June 13
th

The Moon in late Scorpio opposes Mars in Taurus, starting off the
day with the begrudging abandonment of cozy beds and seasoning the
morning with more friction than necessary. After the Moon departs from
Mars, things amble on in a rather Void-of-Course and aimless fashion,
the sleepy and sour fallen Moon making things seem tiresome and
tedious. Shades of the Moons impending Eclipse gather in Mondays
quiet corners, providing the perceptive with a preamble of the energy
soon on its way.
Those who make it to sundown see the energy shift as the Moon
enters Sagittarius, squaring Neptune in Pisces immediately, and applying
to a trine with Uranus in Aries, topping things off with an opposition to
Venus in Gemini. This characterizes the evenings energy as tense,
imaginative, a bit emotional and certainly more social than the day. Do
with it what you will.
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Tuesday, June 14
th

Tuesday begins with the Moon in Sagittarius opposing Venus in
Gemini, starting things with a pleasant but potentially scattered, speedy
energy. By mid-day the Moon begins applying to a sextile with Saturn in
Libra, bringing some order to the more chaotic energies of the morning.
Night falls to reveal a very Full Moon, whose full silver cup will tip
suddenly during tomorrows Lunar Eclipse.
Moon in Sagittarius

Wednesday, June 15
th

Today is host to a Lunar Eclipse, though it will occur with the moon
beneath our feet rather than above our heads. Astrology shows us that
Eclipses are more than just visual phenomenon. The Lunar Eclipse in
Sagittarius occurs on top of the North Node, the demon dragons mouth,
AKA Rahu. This Eclipse is the partner to the Solar one in Gemini two
weeks ago. Where that event called for a collapse of unnecessary
bifurcation, this one in Sagittarius sees the emergence of emotional and
physical unification and focus- a perfect counterpoint to the Solar Eclipse
in Gemini.
The Eclipse opens a dark doorway to the subterranean rivers of
change flowing beneath the year. Sit back for a second and let the mind
ride these energies for a bit. Youll find that by communing with the
deep present you know more about the future than you might have
thought.
Moon in Sagittarius
Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius: 6/15/11 3:11 PM CST

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Thursday, June 16
th

The day begins with the Moon in Capricorn on collision course with
a conjunction to Pluto. This deepens the dark and mysterious vibe
pervading the last couple days, which is reinforced by Mercurys move
into sensitive and introverted Cancer. In the Crab's sign, Mercury pulls
the thoughts inward, fishing the subconscious for ideas and either falling
silent in social circumstances or launching into TMI mode. Well be with
the messenger in this sensitive but guarded phase until July 1
st
, when the
swift planet enters the lion's den.
Mercury begins his time in Cancer with a trine to boundary-less and
confusing Neptune, drenching the mind in feelings and intuitions. Today
we do our best to adjust to the ingress of new forces, but it is unlikely
well make actionable sense out of it. Give yourself room to feel your
feelings.
Moon in Capricorn
Mercury enters Cancer: 6/16/11 2:08 PM CST
Mercury Trine Neptune: 6/16/11 11:51 PM CST

Friday, June 17
th

Friday sees a fresh-into-Cancer Mercury sextile Jupiter as he plows
the emerald fields of Taurus. Thoughts find comfort in opportunities for
material expansion. There is a pleasant and straight forward tone to
communications, although distilled by Venus aspect to Saturn today
which serves to sober our interactions. The Venus-Saturn trine structures
the passions in an elegant but cold manner. Insights into the structure of
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restrains Venus in Geminis desire for a good time, meaning satisfaction
is likely to be delayed or obstructed.
Moon in Capricorn
Mercury Sextile Jupiter: 6/17/11 7:35 PM CST
Venus Trine Saturn: 6/17/11 11:30 PM CST

Saturday, June 18
th

The Moons movement through Aquarius re-activates yesterdays
Venus-Saturn aspect, forming a Grand Air trine that will amplify
communications and send thoughts pulsing through the aethyrs.
The strong mental energy of the day is ignited by Mercury in
Cancers square to Uranus in Aries, which sees repressed thoughts
tearing through subconscious veils. The subjects of today are likely to be
internal and reflective in nature. This is an excellent configuration for
long conversations or some reflective journaling.
Mercury Square Uranus: 6/18/11 3:11 PM CST

Sunday, June 19
th

Yesterday's strong mental current continues plotting it's course
throughout today, making words and ideas the currency of the present.
But while yesterday Mercury delivered the word of intense and
revelatory Uranus in Aries, today Mercury stares across the Earth at
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weve been introduced to over the last months Eclipses. A depressed
and serious outlook is likely.
Moon in Aquarius
Mercury Opposition Pluto: 6/19/11 2:18 PM CST

Monday, June 20
th

The Moon begins the day with a warm late morning trine to the Sun,
then dips into Pisces for a swim with Neptune and shrouds the day in a
bit of dreamy fog. The days highlight is nonetheless Mars movement
into a new sign. After burning a slow trail through Taurus pleasant
pastures, Mars straps on a jetpack and shoots into the swift winds of
Gemini, whose skies he will ply until the 3
rd
of August. In Gemini, Mars
fuses the vital energies with those of the intellect, spouting swift and
sometimes cutting words while attacking four projects at once. The
Knight of Swords is now in play.
Moon in Aquarius
Mars enters Gemini: 6/20/11 9:49 PM CST

Tuesday, June 21
st

The Sun enters Cancer today, marking the epicenter of the Summer
Solstice. While the Solar chariot darted like quicksilver through Gemini,
it slows down to a more careful pace during its tour through Cancer. The
glow of the Sun in the sign of the crab illuminates our emotional past and
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Mercury in Cancer squares Saturn in Libra today, marking the
Solstice with serious and personal thoughts about the framework of our
lives and how well deal with the obstacles and objectives before us.
Mars in Gemini squares Neptune in Pisces, stressing the tension between
imagination and action, leading some to figure a way to make dreams
real, while others are lead to fantasize unrealistic solutions and others
feel the friction as cutting disillusionment.
Moon in Pisces
Sun enters Cancer: 6/21/11 12:16 PM CST
Mercury Square Saturn: 6/21/11 1:42 PM CST
Mars Square Neptune: 6/21/11 1:44 PM CST

Wednesday, June 22
nd

During the Suns first full day in Cancer, old Sol is treated to a trine
with watery and immense Neptune, diffusing and expanding the energy
of the day. This influence heightens emotional sensitivity, increases
psychic awareness and brings the contents of the subconscious that much
closer to the surface. There is a tension building in the skies, but youll
probably be able to ignore it. A lovely day if you dont have to go to
work, a potentially weird and unproductive one if you do.
Moon in Pisces
Sun Trine Neptune: 6/22/11 9:06 PM CST

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Thursday, June 23
rd

Thursday opens to a feisty Aries Moon in a morning sextile with
Mars in Gemini before conjoining with electric Uranus in Aries, setting
the early day afire. By mid-day, the Moon moves into an unpleasant
square with Pluto in Capricorn, stifling the energy and ruining a mood or
two. Tensions build as the day moves onward, with the Moon reinforcing
a loose Cardinal Cross, stirring frustrations into little psychic storms and
temporarily unsolvable states. Keep it together, today offers ample
opportunity to enter into fruitless conflicts.
Moon in Aries

Friday, June 24
th

Friday begins with the Moon in Aries having cleared the degrees that
triggered yesterdays tension. The day starts with a morning square
between the Moon and Mercury in Cancer triggering what may be rushed
or hasty thoughts and communications. By mid-day, the Moon makes a
more pleasant sextile to Venus in Gemini, adding some fun to what
might have been a frustrating morning. As the day slides into the
afternoon and then evening, the Moon makes no further aspects, leaving
it relatively unmolested by astrological forces. That said, the Void-of-
Course Moon is not a good time to begin anything of consequence, so
plan on whomever you take home tonight not to return.
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Thursday, June 25th
Saturday begins with a burnt out and Void-of-Course Moon in Aries
trudging slowly toward the more pleasant pastures of Taurus, which it
reaches in the afternoon. The Moons entrance into Taurus highlights the
Sun in Cancers sextile to Jupiter today, lending the afternoon and
evening a confident and comfortable vibe. As evening deepens into
night, the Sun shifts its attention from mellow Jupiter to a square with
disruptive Uranus, spiking the darkness with stimulation or irritation.
Moon in Aries
Sun Sextile Jupiter: 6/25/11 6:53 PM CST
Sun Square Uranus: 6/26/11 5:13 AM CST

Sunday, June 26
th

Sunday marks a difficult point, as the Sun in Cancer moves into a
rather unstable T-square with Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn.
With Saturn in Libra looking in as well, it can be said to be a loose
Grand Cross, spelling out a week or so of undue storm and stress.
Mars in Gemini sextiles Uranus in Aries, aggravating our needs for
freedom and personal power at a time when were likely not to have so
much of either. An irritating configuration, to say the least. Stay centered
and think of ways to solve the problems that emerge rather than simply
raging on them.
Moon in Taurus
Mars Sextile Uranus: 6/27/11 5:25 AM CST

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Monday, June 27
th

The focus today is on the Suns opposition to Pluto in Capricorn,
which suppresses the vitality of heart and body, confronting minds with
the intensity of what evolution demands of us just to keep up. With a
variety of influences competing to pull things off kilter, it might be wise
to aim at simply getting through the day with your equilibrium intact.
Moon in Taurus
Sun Opposition Pluto: 6/28/11 12:19 AM CST

Tuesday, June 28
th

Tuesday begins with the Moon in Gemini aspecting Uranus in Aries
and then Mars in Gemini, guaranteeing a fast paced and probably
irritating first half of the day. Match the pace as best you can. As the
afternoon lengthens, the Moon in Gemini applies to a trine with Saturn in
Libra, slowing things down, though in a rather austere and serious
manner. Resist the temptation to get in a bar fight and then get thrown in
the drunk-tank today, as is tempting.
Meanwhile, Venus makes a stealthy conjunction to the South Node,
dredging up old emotional issues and creating a ambient discomfort.
Moon in Gemini

Wednesday, June 29
th

Wednesday, in many ways, continues the stressful theme the week
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messes generated earlier in the week. As night falls, the Moon in Gemini
moves into a conjunction with Venus, still closely conjunct the South
Node. Some may be able to ignore the deeper aspects of this
configuration, but for others yesterdays emotional issues will rear their
heads once again. If such is the case for you, take a little time to sort out
what demands head and heart space.
Moon in Gemini

Thursday, June 30
th
The New Moon comes tonight and somewhere over Antarctica, half
the Sun goes dark in a partial Solar Eclipse. This event is the very last
installment in the cycle of Cancer-Capricorn Eclipses. It echoes the deep
forces at work in 2010 and asks that we let go of the last bit of emotional
baggage keeping us from meeting our current reality head on.
This is a dark lunation, as it sees the Sun and Moon conjoined in
Cancer, opposite Pluto in Capricorn. This line up turns up the
evolutionary pace of the next two weeks, bringing karma to fruition
faster than one might wish. Work with it and you can make quite a bit of
progress. If the Cancer-Capricorn series of Eclipses has been asking you
to let go of something that you've been unwilling to bid adieu, events
may take place that facilitate a painful loss.
Moon in Gemini
Solar Eclipse in Cancer: 7/1/11 4: AM CST

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July
- BULL'S EYE of the STORM -

July is a unique combination of tension and evolving opportunities. Promise
dances around sensitive emotional issues and a number of small storms, stress
testing what weve committed to making real. Stay close to the opportunities at
the eye of the storm and your ship will weather the squalls.

Steady Aim
Saturn, Uranus and Pluto line up in a taxed configuration
exacerbated by the passage of planets through Cancer, letting loose
regular doses of storm and strife. But in the background, wise and steady
Jupiter in Taurus moves into a harmonious trine with secret-keeping
Pluto in Capricorn, presenting opportunities to intensify our growth and
expedite our personal transformations. These configurations ask that we
be able to handle the ambient stress well enough not to lose sight of the
opportunities opening around us. Keep it steady.

Grand Crosshairs
July's curtain draws open, revealing Uranus in Aries and Pluto in
Capricorn in a tight but not quite exact square, highlighting friction
between our desire for freedom and evolutions demands. This tension is
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tension in a balanced and diplomatic manner. These 3 difficult-to-
reconcile forces occupy all of July's stage, pressurizing the general
ambience.
This planetary pattern echoes that of 2010s summer, though not
quite as intense. Well see these players pinged throughout July, and then
again, more intensely in August as Mars joins the mix.

Super Fun Times
This tension will leap from the background to the forefront several
times in July as planets trip sensitive aspects in Cardinal signs. Venus
will traverse the crosshairs from the 6
th
until the 13
th
, with the Full Moon
in Capricorn on the 14
th
confronting the stress head on. The 20
th
and 28
th

are also particularly annoying, due to the Moon activating the sticky web
yet again.

The Minotaurs Treasure
Jupiter in Taurus spends most of July in a trine with Pluto in
Capricorn. On a personal level, this brings the impetus for manifest
growth into relationship for that of deep transformation. This
configuration reveals secrets and highlights hidden opportunities. There
is treasure to be found, but to get it well need to descend into Hades'
dark realm. For some, this will be the dark of their subconscious mind,
while for others it could literally be a criminal underworld. Whatever the
setting, Jupiters aspect to Pluto brings an intensity and depth to the
lessons and opportunities that the generous planet will be handing out. So
take the horned ones hand and follow him down into the maze of matter,
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be learned. Although the aspect between Jupiter and Pluto is tightest on
the 7
th
, the 5
th
and 23
rd
see the energy at its most accessible.
It is important to note that Jupiters aspect to Pluto is not a stand
alone event, but instead the entrance to a cycle of aspects between the
two. A retrograde Jupiter will aspect Pluto again in late October, and the
series will be complete with a final trine between the two in March of
2012.

Full Moon in Capricorn
The Full Moon in Capricorn on the 14
th
highlights both the
opportunities and the problems spinning through the aethyrs this July.
This dramatic lunation will spotlight the tension between our personal
lives and our professional aspirations. The internal and external
illuminate one another, revealing the interdependence of emotional
foundations and tangible accomplishments.

A Ray of Light
The Suns move grand entrance into Leo on the 22
nd
tones down the
strum and drum a bit. Old Sols time in the Lions sign reinforces our
confidence and drive, and relieves us of the excessive sensitivity of the
Cancer Sun, lending the last week and a half of the month a more
resilient center. The New Moon in Leo on the 30
th
reinforces this shift
toward a more outgoing and heroic mode, preparing us for the Lunar
cycle that will define August.

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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram

Venus' movement through early Cancer puts her in the
crosshairs of tense aspects to Uranus, Pluto and Saturn from the
6
th
-13
th
, making for an emotionally trying second week of July. In
addition to the general tension surrounding this time, this
configuration highlights difficulties with your living space and
relationships with family members.
Meanwhile, Jupiter in Taurus trine with Pluto in Capricorn
tries to connect financial opportunities with your changing
professional aspirations.
th
brings the relationship
between opportunity and tension to a small crescendo. The silvery
light shines on the relationship between your career goals and
living situation, pointing toward the need for coherence in these
areas.
Finally, the Suns movement into Leo on the 20
th
tones down
the drama a little bit, boosting your confidence and creative
energy. The New Moon in Leo on the 30
th
reinforces this shift.

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Taur us: The Bull

6
th
-13
th
addition to the general tension surrounding this time, the
configuration specifically targets your thought patterns, making it
difficult to maintain your peace of mind. When your emotions start
getting the best of you, take a deep breath and remind yourself that
feelings aren't facts.
Jupiter in Taurus trine with Pluto in Capricorn tries to connect
your growing confidence with your transforming long-term
aspirations. This configuration opens the way for deep changes in
the way that you see yourself and the world.
th
light shines on the relationship between your short and long-term
goals, asking that you strike a compromise between the two.
th
dials down
the tension a little bit, bringing a certain warmth to your emotional
foundations and some amount of support to your living situation.
The New Moon in Leo on the 30
th

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T
Gemi ni : The Twins

6
th
-13
th
addition to the general tension surrounding this time, the
configuration specifically targets your financial situation. Budget
an excess for this portion of July.
Jupiter in Taurus trine to Pluto in Capricorn lends you
increasing insights into how energy moves between people. This
configuration will deepen your awareness of the subtle energies at
work in the world, as well as reveal the intricate workings of
certain interpersonal dynamics.
th
light shines on whats yours and whats someone elses, asking
that you negotiate a balance between independence and
interdependence.
th
dials down
the tension a little bit, sending a few sunny rays into your mind.
This more positive perspective will make the adjustments
necessary that much easier. The New Moon in Leo on the 30
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C
Cancer : The Crab

6
th
-13
th
configuration specifically targets your relationships, emotional
needs and emotional stability. You may find yourself needing
some extra snuggles and affirmation around this time, just dont let
your mood make things harder than they need to be.
opportunities to improve your social network with ongoing
transformations in the way you approach other people. Youll
probably encounter some helpful people.
th
light shines directly on the pressure this month has put on your
significant relationships.
th
dials down
the tension a little bit, shining a few bright rays on your financial
situation. The New Moon in Leo on the 30
th

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Leo: The Lion

6
th
-13
th
configuration has been endowed with a special power to confuse
you. Take a little time out to retain/regain your sanity so that
muddled decision making doesnt make annoying situations worse.
attempts to expand your professional presence with the ongoing
transformation of your financial situation. The likely result will be
opportunities that help solve related ongoing problems.
th
light illuminates the relationship between the subtle and gross
problems in your life, illustrating the connection between
subconscious and concrete manifestation. Learn from it.
th
dials down
the tension a little bit, bouncing a few bright rays of your luxurious
mane, by which I mean aura. This change increases the strength
you have at your disposal, aiding you in making the adjustments
the times demand.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

6
th
-13
th
configuration highlights friendships and relationships with your
extended social network. Dont let the sensitivity inherent to this
time become a damaging series of over-reactions.
an expansion of your worldview with the ongoing transformation
of your creative energies. The likely result is a series of
opportunities to deepen and broaden the way you live your life.
th
light reveals the ongoing transformation of your creative energy
and the importance of finding people who can appreciate it. Like
your mom.
th
tones down
the tension a little bit. For the rest of the month, and much of
August, the Sun will illuminate the darker corners of your mind,
spotlighting the confidence you always forget exists. The New
Moon in Leo on the 30
th

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Li br a: The Scales

6
th
-13
th
configuration targets your professional situation, giving rise to
uncomfortable and unpleasant situations at work. Your public
persona and standing in the world at large may also get caught in
the crosshairs.
an increased access to others resources with transformations in
your relationship to your family and living situation. This
configuration has the potential to be very supportive, with your
access to resources deepened and expanded.
th
light illuminates the relationship between your professional
aspirations and your living situation, asking you to make
adjustments between the two.
th
brings a little
relief, illuminating your social life and bringing a bit of good
cheer. The New Moon in Leo on the 30
th

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6
th
-13
th
configuration gives rise to a number of negative thoughts about the
course youve plotted for yourself and the world in general. Dont
let a little discomfort throw you off course.
Jupiter in Taurus trine with Pluto in Capricorn connects
lessons learned about relationships with transformations in the way
you communicate, helping to smooth out your interpersonal
patterns.
th
light illuminates the contrast between your short and long-term
goals, asking you to forge coherence between them.
th
tones down
the tension a little bit, bringing a strong spotlight to bear on your
professional situation. The New Moon in Leo on the 30
th
reinforces
this shift.

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Venus movement through early Cancer puts her in the
6
th
-13
th
configuration highlights the exchanges of money and energy in
your relationships.
Jupiter in Taurus trine with Pluto in Capricorn connects your
improving fiscal and physical health with financial
transformations, opening a door to concrete opportunities.
th
light shines on whats yours and whats someone elses, asking
that you figure out the proper rate of exchange between yourself
and the other humans.
th
tones down
the tension a bit, expanding your perspective and allowing you to
see your long-term objectives more clearly. The New Moon in Leo
on the 30
th

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6
th
-13
th
configuration specifically targets your significant relationships,
likely indicating a few hard moments.
Jupiter in Taurus trine with Pluto in Capricorn connects your
expanding creative energy with personal transformations. Here we
see successful internal changes increasing your ability to create
your own luck.
th
light shines on the pressure this month has put on your
relationships, asking that you find a way to create harmony amidst
difficult dynamics.
th
warms
things up a bit, shifting the Solar spotlights focus off of tense
relationship dynamics and onto the resources you have to draw on.
The New Moon in Leo on the 30
th

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6
th
-13
th
configuration lays special stress on your physical and financial
health. Take care of yourself and resist overspending in an effort to
create compensatory comfort.
Jupiter in Taurus trine with Pluto in Capricorn connects an
increasingly solid living situation with transformations to the way
you deal with your subconscious. The result will be an opportunity
to gain a deep steadiness of mind.
th
Moon illuminates the connection between the deep recesses of
your mind and the patterns you play out on a regular basis, sending
penetrating insights down upon pale beams.
th
dials down
the tension a little bit, illuminating your significant relationships
with a few warm beams. The New Moon in Leo on the 30
th


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Pi sces: The Fish

Venus movement through early Cancer puts her in the
6
th
-13
th
configuration takes a specific toll on your capacity to enjoy things.
Let go of trying to live the good life for a week or so. Itll pass
rather swiftly.
Jupiter in Taurus trine with Pluto in Capricorn connects small,
fortunate events with the ongoing transformation of your larger
social network. The gain here is primarily through lucky
interactions with the right people.
th
between opportunity and tension to a small crescendo. The Lunar
light illuminates the tension between the life youre currently
creating and the one youd like to build.
th
warms
things up a bit, shifting the Solar spotlights focus to making
improvements on your physical and fiscal health. The New Moon
in Leo on the 30
th

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Daily Overviews

Friday, July 1st
We awake from last nights moonless skies to the beginning of a new
Lunar cycle, the Moon still invisibly conjoined the Sun in the days sky.
The Suns pending square to Saturn makes the day a bit uncomfortable,
but Mercurys mid-day move into Leo will brighten things up.
Mercurys move into Leo colors communications with a bit of
creativity and inspires the divulgence of more personal information than
necessary. Nonetheless, Mercury in Leo brings a warm, personal tone to
communications when its not encouraging unnecessary drama. Mercury
will be in Leo until July 28
th
, but is due for a second, retrograde visit, re-
entering Leos loud confines on August 8
th
. The messenger will conclude
his stay in the royal confines of the lions sign with his final exit, on
September 9
th

Moon in Cancer
Mercury enters Leo: 7/2/11 12:37 AM CST

Saturday, July 2
nd

The Sun in Cancer squares Saturn in Libra today, highlighting the
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scuttles through the last degrees of Cancer during the daytime, entering
Leo and conjoining newly enthroned Mercury in Leo as evening
approaches. This brightens and warms the atmosphere a bit, peppering
the evening with a conversational itch as the Moon hits Mercury and
trines Uranus in Aries. During the evening, the Moon also squares
Jupiter in Taurus, spreading that itch to our wallets. For those burning the
midnight oil, a late night sextile between the Moon and Mars in Gemini
keeps the fires ablaze.
Moon in Cancer
Sun Square Saturn: 7/2/11 7:16 PM CST
Moon into Leo: 7/2/11 4:41 PM

Sunday, July 3
rd

After several weeks in Gemini, Venus moves into Cancer today.
While Venus in Gemini scatters our emotional energies in a curious
whirlwind, Venus in Cancer calls the passions home, returning concerns
to what is near and dear- family, old friends and creature comforts.
Though Venus ingress does not occur until late in the evening, it has the
most say in coloring the day, and youll find the most harmony with this
shift by spending a little time with those close to you, or getting back in
touch with neglected connections. In other words, call mom.
Moon in Leo
Venus enters Cancer: 7/3/11 11:16 PM CST

Monday, July 4
th

Venus, having just made her bed in Cancer, makes a trine to
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more sweeping sentiments. It also pushes people toward heroic levels of
intoxication, which will no doubt reveal itself in the revelry honoring the
U.S. Independence Day
Mercury in Leo also makes an important aspect today, trining Uranus
in Aries. This configuration makes the mind excitable, electric, creative
and unpredictable. Its a good current to run if you need to come up with
something genius. On the other hand, if youre one of the jillion
American party-goers, youll see it pushing people toward high levels of
excitement. This influence, combined with Venus aspect to Neptune
make for an explosive 4
th
of July. Theres party there, although the
Moons night move into Virgo will likely call bring the celebration to a
slow rather early.
Moon in Leo
Venus Trine Neptune: 7/4/11 12:26 PM CST
Mercury Trine Uranus: 7/4/11 7:47 PM CST

Tuesday, July 5
th

The day begins with the Moon in Virgos square to Mars in Gemini,
starting things off in a bit of rush. Neurotics keep your pants on. The
Moon-Mars square, combined with Mars pending trine to Saturn,
ratchets up the tension levels.
Mercury in Leo squares Jupiter in Taurus today, causing oscillations
between optimism and pessimism. There is a tendency to compensate for
this tension with overly grand gestures and words. Dont promise more
than you can deliver, and dont believe promises merely because they are
appealing. Focus on what stands before you.

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Moon in Virgo
Mercury Square Jupiter: 7/5/11 1:08 PM CST

Wednesday, July 6
th

Today we see the Moon make its way through the end of Virgo,
highlighting a number of details that need attended to. In addition, Mars
in Gemini trines Saturn in Libra today, bathing the day in a serious, goal
directed intensity. Its a good time to finish the tasks that have piled onto
your plate and seize the sword hanging over your head.
Moon in Virgo
Mars Trine Saturn: 7/6/11 7:15 AM CST

Thursday, July 7
th

The day opens on a tense configuration- the Moon in Libra opposes
unpredictable Uranus in Aries just as Venus in Cancer moves into a
square with the electric planet. The Moon moves on to square Pluto in
the morning before making an afternoon conjunction to Saturn, further
contributing to the tangled nature of the configuration. This loose Grand
Cross creates an emotionally volatile day, with surprises and tensions
upsetting the otherwise mellow atmosphere.
On the other hand, Jupiter in Taurus trines Pluto in Capricorn today,
bringing growth and expansion in line with grander evolutionary changes
and revealing hidden opportunities. This more pleasant influence helps
stabilize the days harsh winds.
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Jupiter Trine Pluto: 7/7/11 9:06 AM CST
Venus Square Uranus: 7/7/11 4:43 PM CST

Friday, July 8
th

The top story today is Venus in Cancers relationship to the other
planets. Venus aspects Pluto and Jupiter nearly simultaneously, trining
benefic Jupiter while opposing Plutos icy darkness. The desire for
pleasure-in-comfort is rather stymied today, for although we feel how
fine it would be to take advantage of the opportunities that Jupiter offers,
Plutos cold, dark stare-down insures that well also feel the cost of
keeping pace with the times.
Meanwhile, Mercury in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra, adding a hard,
realistic edge to thoughts and communications. Not particularly joyful,
but the more detached nature of Mercury and Saturn may see that cooler
heads prevail amidst an unsteady set of emotional and financial
influences.
Moon in Libra
Venus Opposition Pluto: 7/8/11 7:30 PM CST
Venus Sextile Jupiter: 7/9/11 1:05 AM CST
Mercury Sextile Saturn: 7/9/11 3:19 AM CST

Saturday, July 9
th,

Uranus stations retrograde today in Aries, ending the march forward
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the very first degree of Aries, where the ole lightning lord will turn
forward again on December 10
th
of 2011.
During this 5 month retreat, well be called to look back at the
chances we did and did not take during the first half of the year, inspiring
delayed rebellions and calling for us to reflect on the radical changes we
did initiate.
Outside of the bigger-cycle implications of Uranus retrograde
station, Saturday is witness to a Grand Water Trine, pulling energies
inward, asking us to feel our way through everything bombarding the
poor humans right now. A good day to schedule time alone or with
comfortable company. If, however, youre thoroughly unready to deal
with the enhanced sensitivity of the day, consider indulging in one of our
cultures many convenient numbing devices. I hear the pills are nice this
time of year.
Moon in Scorpio
Uranus Stations Retrograde: 7/9/11 7:35 PM CST

Sunday, July 10
th

The day begins with the waxing Moon in Scorpio in a harmonious
trine with the Sun in Cancer. This brings a bit of equilibrium, but it is
fragile, as the Moon in Scorpio has an undue influence over the Cancer
Sun, making the mood touchy, prone to over-reaction and such. Wade
into the deep waters of the day with a commitment to work with what
you discover.
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Monday, July 11
th

The day begins with the Moon in Sagittarius departing a square to
Neptune in Pisces, which may mist the morning with a little confusion.
The fiery Moon moves on to trine Uranus in Aries mid-day, sending
some stimulation through the aethyrs and perking up the mood. The less-
than-sensitive Sagittarius Moon will likely come as a relief after what
was for many an emotionally intense weekend.
Mercury in Leo sextiles Mars in Gemini today, spurring on the pace
of thought, communication and accomplishment. Today has a high
energy level but aggravation abounds. Find things to accomplish and
stick with them.
Moon in Sagittarius
Mercury Sextile Mars: 7/11/11 10:29 PM CST

Tuesday, July 12
th

Tuesday continues Mondays brisk pace but injects Venus in
Cancers square to Saturn in Libra into the mix, asking us to push
through unpleasant moods. Venus square to Saturn highlights conflicts
between our desire for comfort and the duties weve committed ourselves
to. Of special importance here is the need to steady our oscillating moods
with a balanced schedule and to constrain our social expression to what
is necessary and diplomatic.
Moon in Sagittarius
Venus Square Saturn: 7/13/11 2:35 AM CST

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Wednesday, July 13
th

Wednesday morning sees the Moon exit Sagittarius and enter
Capricorn. As the Moon edges closer to full in the taciturn sign, it
encounters a slew of aspects, sextiling Neptune in Pisces, squaring
Uranus in Aries, conjoining Pluto in Capricorn and then trining Jupiter in
Taurus. The uneven cluster of outer planet energies today likely means
fogginess at first, then changes of plan, darkened and then lifted moods.
A fitting preamble to the Full Moon.
Moon in Sagittarius

Thursday, July 14
th

The Moon in Capricorn opposes Venus in Cancer today, challenging
us to find comfort in the stony womb of material necessity. The real
story, however, begins once the Sun drops beneath the skyline, as tonight
well see the Full Moon in Capricorn. This Full Moon spotlights the Sun
in Cancers emphasis on tidying up and sorting through our personal
lives, emphasizing the importance of our responsibilities to the external
world, and the sometimes difficult necessities found therein. The line
here is the one between private and public, home and work. Find it.
Full Moon in Capricorn: 7/15/11 1:42 AM CST

Friday, July 15
th

The day dawns on the Moon still in Capricorn, the morning still
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to reflect on the compromises considered and balance struck under last
nights Full Moon. As noon turns into afternoon, however, the Moon
enters Aquarius and makes an aspect to Uranus, bringing a more
mentally active and aggressive tone to the rest of Friday.
Moon in Capricorn

Saturday, July 16
th

The day begins with the Moon in Aquarius applying to a trine with
Saturn in Libra, lending the day a mentally active, abstract and somewhat
austere atmosphere. As day turns to night, the Moon aspects Mars in
Gemini, adding a little fire and turning the mental energy increasingly
outwards. The Moons late night opposition to Mercury in Leo continues
the mentally active theme for the day, which will be great for thinking,
planning and writing.
Moon in Aquarius

Sunday, July 17
th

The day begins with the Moon in Aquarius departing from an
opposition with Mercury in Leo, marking the mornings energy with a
restlessness of mind. This separation from Mercury is the last aspect that
the Moon will make before entering Pisces late in the evening, leaving
the afternoon and evening an astrologically void space, to be filled with
whatever you please. The Moons nighttime ingress into Pisces sees it
conjoin Neptune, washing the night in dreamy waters.
Moon in Aquarius

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Monday, July 18
th

Monday begins with the Moon in early Pisces, giving it a somewhat
introverted, vague quality. The Moon sextiles Pluto during the morning,
darkening the mood somewhat, but whatever gloom Pluto produces will
be short lived. The Moon in Pisces makes an early afternoon sextile to
Jupiter, adding a sort of rooted optimism to the daily mix.
Moon in Pisces

Tuesday, July 19
th

The day starts with the Moon in mid-Pisces moving into a
harmonious trine with Venus in Cancer, adding a certain level of
emotional ease to the first half of the day. As Tuesday continues, the
Moon moves into a trine with the Sun in Cancer, marking an evening of
harmony, which will prove helpful for processing the intense nature of
the preceding weeks.
Moon in Pisces

Wednesday, July 20
th

The day begins with the Moon at the very end of Pisces, departing
from its trine with the Sun in Cancer. The energy moves somewhat
aimlessly throughout the morning, but ignites as the Moon enters Aries
mid-day. As the evening rolls around, the Moon conjoins Uranus in
Aries, provoking an unpredictable burst of energy. The Moon moves into
a square with Pluto immediately afterward, potentially triggering power-
struggles surrounding issues of authority. Late night, the Moon pursues
an opposition with Saturn, continuing the tension.

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Moon in Pisces

Thursday, July 21
st

Thursday begins with the Moon in Aries applying to an opposition to
Saturn in Libra, making for a somewhat serious and touchy morning. The
tone lightens a bit as the day endures. There is the potential to
accomplish a fair amount today, but it is a little light on pleasantries.
Moon in Aries

Friday, July 22
nd

The day begins with the Moon in late Aries sextiling Mars in Gemini
and squaring Venus in Cancer, stirring up a sort of restless,
uncomfortable charge. This dissatisfied vibe dissipates by mid-day,
giving way to an warm, mentally active and social energy as the Moon
moves into a trine with Mercury in Leo.
Finally, late Friday night, the Sun makes it's debut into Leo. Old
Sols movement into the lion's den brightens and emboldens the ambient
energy. For the next month it will be shining its bright rays directly into
your chest cavity, energizing self-expression, confidence and enhancing
physical vitality.
Moon in Aries
Sun enters Leo: 7/22/11 11:11 PM CST
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Saturday, July 23
rd

The day begins with a solid Moon in early Taurus. The Moon trines
Pluto briefly in the morning, darkening the mood a bit before moving on
to a conjunction with solid and expansive Jupiter in Taurus. This
Jupiterian influence provides a pleasant, supportive energy, reinforcing
an already steady vibe. A good day for leisurely entertainments.
Moon in Taurus

Sunday, July 24
th

A solid Taurus Moon moves languidly towards a pleasant sextile to
comforting Venus in Cancer. Leo Sun's rays bathe the day in invigorating
and stimulating energy. Schedule an appointment to check in with your
center today and take this opportunity to build yourself up.
Moon in Taurus

Monday, July 25
th

The day begins with the Moon at the end of Taurus in a square to
Mercury in Leo, marking the morning with a frustrated mental energy
that likely contains important thoughts or communications. By mid-day,
the Moon moves into Gemini, squaring Neptune in Pisces, muddying the
minds waters with confusing messages or distracting daydreams. This
influence passes quickly, as by mid afternoon, the Moon in Gemini
sextiles the Sun in early Leo, providing a moment of harmony. From
there the Moon speeds onward, getting a stimulating jolt of energy as it
sextiles Uranus in Aries during the evening.

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Moon in Taurus

Tuesday, July 26
th

The day begins on a somber note, the Moon in Gemini in a trine with
Saturn in Libra. The heaviness of the day lifts only to be replaced with an
irritable and contentious energy. Take extra care to avoid unnecessary
conflicts and ugly exchanges with people.
Moon in Gemini

Wednesday, July 27
th

The day begins with the Moon in Gemini in conjunction with Mars,
reinforcing yesterdays irritations, but the Moon moves onward quickly.
By the time she aspects Mercury at the end of Leo we'll likely be
addressing the errors behind our prior irritations and coming upon some
resolutions. Although Mercurys retrograde station is still a week out,
Wednesday will reveal some of the issues well be dealing with during
the coming weeks- keep an eye out for impending malfunctions and
miscommunications.
Wednesday also sees the bright Sun in Leo trine electric Uranus in
Aries today, giving the day a bright, confidence inspiring energy
pregnant with personal revelation and imaginative insight.
Moon in Gemini
Sun Trine Uranus: 7/27/11 2:42 PM CST

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Thursday, July 28
th

The day begins with a very waning Cancer Moon in aspect to Jupiter
in Taurus, starting things off on a pleasant and optimistic note.
Mercury moves into Virgo today, bringing the mind to bear on the
rethinking and repairs that will be necessary for Mercury's impending
reversal. Going retrograde in less than a week, Mercury will retreat back
into Leo on August 8
th
, only to re-enter the Virgins fragrant fields again
on September 9
th
.
Today, Venus makes her way out Cancer, leaving the amphibious
sign behind for the sunnier savannahs of Leo. This moves the passions
into a more extraverted mode, providing a fun-loving influence that lasts
until Venus moves into Virgo on August 21
st
.
Moon in Cancer
Venus enters Leo: 7/28/11 9:58 AM CST
Mercury enters Virgo: 7/28/11 12:58 PM CST
Mercury Opposition Neptune: 7/28/11 11:04 PM CST

Friday, July 29
th

A comforting Moon in Cancer holds today close in her ample bosom.
So near the New Moon, the energy of the day is low but enjoyable,
especially if you add some home made cookies to the mix. The Moon
makes no aspects 'til the wee hours, marking this Friday night as a good
one to keep low key. Invite some friends over, share said cookies and
play charades.
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Saturday, July 30
th

The New Moon in Leo occurs today, bringing our attention to who
we think we are, who we actually are, and how well be expressing that in
our lives from this point on. The cycle this New Moon begins highlights
peoples essential characters, making it easier to access and express the
fire that resides within.
New Moon in Leo: 7/30/11 1:37 PM CST

Sunday, July 31
st

The last day of July sees Venus in Leo move into a trine with Uranus
in Aries, provoking a number of insights into who we are as well as
visions of how to represent ourselves. Uranus influence on Venus can be
a bit much for some, catalyzing some erratic behavior. This influence is
well channeled into artistic endeavors, particularly visual ones.
Venus Trine Uranus: 7/31/11 11:08 PM CST

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August
- THE LION'S PAW -
August adds a retrograde Mercury and a rogue Mars to the seasons storms,
intensifying them for the first half of the month. As it wears on, the winds die
down, highlighting the strong bones of what remains. August may begin with
the lions pained roar, but it ends with the quiet scribbling of pencils, as
thoughtful plans and well considered projects come into being.

The Lion Roars
August begins on a rough note. Mercury stations retrograde and
Mars enters problematic Cancer on the 2
nd
, creating headaches and
kicking off 2 weeks of Grand Cross action, stirring storms large and
small. These tense situations will be much like those peppering July, but
all the worse for Mercurys retrograde and with Mars in Cancers extra
kick. The first half of the month is pretty brutal, leading all the way up to
the Full Moon on the 13
th
, but the tension unwinds slowly as we work
towards the last third of the month. As August begins to make way for
September, Venus and the Sun enter Virgo and Mercury stations direct,
bringing things to a more solid, workable place.

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Triple Threat
Mercury goes retrograde in the second degree of Virgo on the 2
nd
,
but will swiftly retreat from the Virgins orderly fields, re-entering Leos
blazing savannah on the 8
th
. Mercury will remain there throughout the
rest of the month, resuming forward motion on the 26
th
.
Mars moves into Cancer on August 2
nd
, the same day that Mercury
stations retrograde. Mars is problematic in Cancer, with the red planets
aggressive energies tending to cause more glass to break in an attempt to
pick up the pieces.
Only 2 days after Mercurys retrograde station and Mars' problematic
ingress into Cancer, Neptune retreats into Aquarius, not to return to the
mystic-aquatic depths of Pisces until February of 2012. While Neptunes
time in Pisces this year called the subconscious to high tide, his retreat
backward into the science lab of Aquarius reinstates the veil, creating a
distance between ourselves and the dreams which seemed so real. While
for some this may be a welcome return to real world, for those whove
over indulged in the dreamscape of escapism Neptune in Pisces provides,
reuniting with reality may be a harsh experience.

Spinning Plates, Blades
The combination of Mercurys retrograde station, Mars ingress into
Cancer and Neptunes retreat into Aquarius makes for a hard first week
of August. Additionally, as Mars makes his way through Cancer, the red
planet makes hard aspects to unpredictable Uranus in Aries and dark
Pluto in Capricorn in quick succession, making for some very unpleasant
moments over the first 2 weeks of August. The particularly troubling
days are those leading up to the Full Moon, the 10
th
and 11
th
of August.

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The Full Moon in Aquarius (Aug. 13
th
) begins the months movement
toward more secure circumstances, providing the perspective necessary
to work through all of the difficult configurations spun out during the
first two weeks.
As you approach Augusts tensions, make a commitment to yourself
not to get caught up in the cycles of stress and crisis threatening to
consume things. Take control of what you can, and accept what you
cant.

Back to Basics
By the time we enter the last third of August, the chaotic energies
that occupy the board will have calmed considerably. Venuss movement
into Virgo, followed by the Sun on the 23
rd
, Mercurys direct station on
the 26
th
, and the New Moon on the 28
th
ground out the energies and shift
the focus toward the opportunities still standing after the lion's temper
has exhausted itself. Although August is full of harrowing tension, much
will make it through the passing squalls, all the stronger for having been
tested. By the end of the month well have a clear view of what
arrangements in our life have strong bones, and it is those we will build
on in September.

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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram

Early Augusts cardinal t-square sees tensions between
necessary transformations in your professional direction, radical
personal empowerment and acute problems with your family
and/or living space, all pressing simultaneously on you. This will
stress your personal relationships considerably.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces sees the
subconscious tide go out, perhaps leaving a few deep treasures
buried in the depths of your mind, along with a little medical
waste.
The Full Moon in Aquarius on the 13
th
highlights the
relationship between the creative center of yourself and the people
who surround you.
Meanwhile, Venus and the Suns movement into Virgo on the
21
st
and 23
rd
of August shift your focus increasingly toward your
fiscal and physical health. Mercurys direct station on the 26
th

lends clarity to how to make these improvements.
Finally, the New Moon in Virgo on 28
th
consolidates these
shifts, getting you ready for a Lunar cycle focused squarely on
improving your professional and material circumstances.

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Taur us: The Bull

Early Augusts cardinal t-square sees a number of peripheral
tensions activated simultaneously. Emerging personal
empowerment, necessary changes to your long-term plan and acute
problems with travel and communication put special pressure on
your finances and physical health.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces returns your social
sphere back to normal, rebuilding fences around your social
pastures.
th
highlights the
relationship between your career aspirations and living situation,
its silver light asking you to reconcile the personal and the
professional.
Venus and the Suns movement into Virgo on the 21
st
and 23
rd

of August shift your focus increasingly toward what youre doing
with your creative energy.
Mercurys direct station on the 26
th
brings clarity to problems
surrounding your living situation and helps you figure where to
direct your energy. The New Moon in Virgo on 28
th
consolidates
these shifts.

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T
Gemi ni : The Twins

Early August sees the ongoing tension between your social
network and deals between people brought to a head by Mercurys
retrograde and Mars entrance into Cancer, bringing disorder and
financial difficulties. This stressful configuration puts the most
pressure on your romantic life and creative energy. This
configuration will also put an unpleasant pressure on children, if
applicable.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces sees the tide go out
of your professional sphere, letting the dreams that have run wild
drain away and exposing the bones of what exists without the
effort of imagination.
th
highlights the
who surround you.
st
and 23
rd

of August shift your focus increasingly toward the maintenance
work required by your living situation. Mercurys direct station on
the 26
th
lends clarity to how to make these improvements. Finally,
the New Moon in Virgo on 28
th
consolidates these shifts, getting
you ready for a Lunar cycle focused squarely on improving your
emotional and spiritual situation.

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C
Cancer : The Crab

Early Augusts cardinal t-square sees the building tension
between mutations in your career path and difficult but necessary
changes to your relationship brought to a head by Mercury
retrograde and Mars ingress into Cancer. Mars in Cancer sees
your health problematized, and likely your mood ruined. Be
careful not to exacerbate any of the difficulties present by being
too hard on yourself. The dynamic puts special pressure on your
living situation.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces sees your worldview
and long-term goals begin to re-stabilize as the onslaught of deeply
personal spiritual influences recede.
th
highlights the
who surround you.
st
and 23
rd

of August shift your focus increasingly toward a number of small
tasks that need attention. Mercurys direct station on the 26
th
adds
clarity to these chores. Finally, the New Moon in Virgo on 28
th

consolidates these shifts, getting you ready for a Lunar cycle with a
very social theme.

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Leo: The Lion

Early August sees the mounting tension between mutations in
your big picture and necessary transformations in your fiscal and
physical health. This is brought to a head by Mercurys station
retrograde and Mars ingress into Cancer, which will also cause
financial disorganization and emotionally de-stabilizing energies.
These dynamics will put special pressure on your ability to
communicate and your thought patterns, and may also manifest as
difficulties with short trips and daily duties.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces sees the easy flow of
resources between you and other people slow to a trickle as
worldly matters override the compassionate and spiritual
influences youve been working with.
The Full Moon on the 13
th
your creative center and the people around you
st
and 23
rd

of August shift your focus increasingly toward your financial
health, asking you to review the resources at your disposal.
th
lends clarity to these
assessments. Finally, the New Moon in Virgo on 28
th
consolidates
these shifts, getting you ready for a Lunar cycle focused squarely
on improving your professional and material situation.

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Vi r go: The Virgin

Early August sees the growing tension between new
partnerships and necessary but hard changes to your lifestyle
brought to a head by Mercurys retrograde station in your sign and
Mars ingress into Cancer. Mercury short-circuits your mind and
Mars indicates trouble within your social network, putting a special
pressure on your finances. Be smart. Budget a surplus ahead of
time.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces sees your
perspective on personal relationships snap back to normalcy after 4
months of Neptunes dreamy, boundary-eroding influence.
th
highlights the
who surround you.
st
and 23
rd

of August shifts the limelight onto you, checking up on how youre
doing. Mercurys direct station on the 26
th
considerations, revealing the often hidden outlines of your core
self. Finally, the New Moon in Virgo on 28
th
consolidates these
shifts, getting you ready for a Lunar cycle focused on improving
your personal life.

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Li br a: The Scales

Early Augusts cardinal t-square sees the growing tension
between your living situation and personal relationships brought to
a head by Mercurys retrograde station and Mars ingress into
Cancer. While Mercury lets loose a little chaos in the back of your
brain, Mars triggers professional problems. These forces combined
ask more of you for the first two weeks of August than you may be
prepared to give.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces opens the way for a
little clarity on what the physical and fiscal cost of living the
dream is.
th
highlights the
relationship between your long and short-term goals.
st
and 23
rd

of August shifts your attention toward the thoughts you usually
sweep under the rug, revealing forgotten feelings and cognitive
patterns. Mercurys direct station on the 26
th
reflections. Finally, the New Moon in Virgo on 28
th
consolidates
these shifts, getting you ready for a Lunar cycle focused on making
improvements to your emotional and spiritual foundations.

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"
The cardinal t-square in early August sees the growing tension
between necessary changes in the way you communicate and
radical shifts pertaining to your fiscal and physical. In Cancer,
Mars messes with your mood and creates problems both with long
distance travel and your long term plans. The net effect of these
influences pressures your thought process. Youre going to need to
schedule some special sanity-time in order to get through the
first half of August.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces sees your access to
primordial creative energies and unprocessed romantic sentiment
diminish, leaving you to consider the ramifications of such things
inside and outside yourself.
th
highlights the
relationship between your living situation and your professional
aspirations, asking you to reconcile the two.
st
and 23
rd

of August shift your focus to your web of contacts and friends.
th
lends clarity to ongoing
questions in your professional life. Finally, the New Moon in
Virgo on 28
th
consolidates these shifts, getting you ready for a
Lunar cycle focused on the social and romantic elements of your
life.

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Early Augusts cardinal t-square touches off the growing
tension between radical changes in your lifestyle and the ongoing
transformation of your relationship to money. The culprits are
Mercurys retrograde station and Mars ingress into Cancer, which
will sow a little chaos in your career and problematize business
arrangements. The whole situation puts pressure on your social
network and friendships.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces sees you gazing at
your living situation with less compassionate sentiments than you
have for months. You may find yourself growing more concerned
about whos leaving those dishes in the sink, wet towels and dirty
socks on the floor.
th
highlights the
relationship between your long and short term goals, asking that
you to create some synergy between the two.
st
and 23
rd

shift your focus toward your professional situation. Mercurys
direct station on the 26
th
lends some clarity to questions
surrounding your long-term goals, making it easier to address
career issues. Finally, the New Moon in Virgo on 28
th
consolidates
these shifts, getting you ready for a Lunar cycle focused on your
improving the material layer of your life- professional, financial
and physical.

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Early Augusts sees the growing tension between your ongoing
evolution and unstable living situation touched off by Mercurys
retrograde station and Mars ingress into Cancer. As Mercury
makes mischief, Mars ignites conflicts within your personal
relationships, all of which puts pressure on your professional
situation.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces sees your thought
patterns conducting less sentiment and imagination, as well as your
small adventures being marked with a little less pleasurable excess
than the preceding months.
th
highlights the
relationship between what you can bring to the table and what you
need from other people.
st
and 23
rd

of August shift your focus toward your long-term goals. Mercurys
direct station on the 26
th
creates clarity about your access to others
resources, and helps fill in a few details of your master plan.
Finally, the New Moon in Virgo on 28
th
concretizes these shifts,
getting you ready for a Lunar cycle focused on making quantifiable
improvements to your life.

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Early Augusts cardinal t-square sees the mounting tension
between slow, deep personal evolution and a frenetic schedule
ignited by Mercurys retrograde station and Mars ingress into
Cancer. While Mercury makes mischief, Mars problematizes your
physical and fiscal health. The net effect may shake your faith in
the direction youve chosen. Get through this next couple weeks
before drawing any permanent conclusions.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces sees the generosity
youve felt regarding your resources recede as facts become more
apparent.
th
highlights your
important relationships, illuminating both you and your Others in
the light of the silver Moon.
st
and 23
rd

of August shift the focus to business partnerships, joint bank
accounts, and other resource sharing arrangements in your life.
th
brings clarity to Augusts
nagging relationships, and brings insight into how to make your
resources play nicely with others'. The New Moon in Virgo on 28
th

consolidates these shifts, getting you ready for a Lunar cycle
focused on the relationship between the emotional and financial
sides of your life.

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)
Pi sces: The Fish

Early Augusts cardinal t-square sees the growing tension
between a changing financial situation and transforming social
circle to a head with Mercurys retrograde station and Mars
ingress into Cancer. While Mercury triggers miscommunications
within your personal relationships, Mars messes with your creative
energy. All told, this configuration puts a special pressure on your
agreements with other people. Get that contract signed ahead of
time.
Meanwhile, Neptunes retreat from Pisces leaves you feeling
somewhat exposed, after bathing you in it's soothing and dreamy
influence these last few months.
th
highlights the
relationship between subconscious issues and concrete patterns.
This one illuminates what usually hides in the shadows, fertilizing
insight with silver rays.
Venus and the Suns movements into Virgo on the 21
st
and 23
rd

shift your focus toward your significant others. Mercurys direct
station on the 26
th
lends clarity to physical and fiscal issues, and
also helps make it clear how to approach relationship issues.
Finally, the New Moon in Virgo on the 28
th
consolidates these
shifts, getting you ready for a Lunar cycle focused squarely on
improving your social circulation.

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Daily Overviews

Monday, August 1
st

Monday sees the Sun in Leo in a tight square to Jupiter in Taurus
whilst the Moon moves through Virgo. Todays configuration see you
struggling with discrepancies between your self-image and how
successfully youve followed up on necessary opportunities. Meanwhile,
the Moon in Virgo brings attention to the problems revealed by
tomorrows Mercury retrograde station.
Moon in Virgo
Sun Square Jupiter: 8/1/11 9:41 AM CST

Tuesday, August 2
nd

Today Mercury stations retrograde in the second degree of Virgo.
Mars also changes signs, leaving Gemini for Cancer. Mars has a difficult
time in the sign of nurturing and motherhood, the red planets time there
often overseeing misdirected anger, frustration and a general lack of
spirit.
Combined with Mercurys retrograde station, there is a real potential
here for misunderstanding and emotional overreaction. Take a step back
before confronting issues.

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Moon in Virgo
Mercury Stations Retrograde: 8/2/11 10:51 PM CST
Mars enters Cancer: 8/3/11 4:21 AM CST
Mars Trines Neptune: 8/3/11 5:52 AM CST

Wednesday, August 3
rd

The day begins with a rather nasty configuration. The Moon in early
Libra squares Mars in Cancer, opposes Uranus in Aries and squares Pluto
in Capricorn, forming a cardinal Grand Cross. On the heels of Mercurys
retrograde station, this dynamic will generate a fair share of chaos. Stay
centered and dont get caught up in the cycle of reaction and over-
reaction. It'll be difficult to make much good progress today.
Moon in Libra

Thursday, August 4
th

Today, Mars in Cancer sextiles retrograde Mercury in Virgo,
challenging us to courageously address the problems that arise. Keep
cool and make the adjustments called for, although the natural tendency
here is a little closer to cowardice and confusion than courage and
clarity.
Venus in Leo squares Jupiter in Taurus today, making us feel the
price of necessary growth, but also giving us a sense of its rewards. In
addition, the Sun in Leo sextiles Saturn today, suggesting the opportunity
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Meanwhile, Neptune, after 4 months in Pisces, retreats into Aquarius
today, pulling us out of the dream-time. Neptune will continue
retrograding back into Aquarius until its direct station on November 9
th

at 28 degrees. The big blue planet will then re-enter Pisces on February
3
rd
, 2012.
Moon in Libra
Mercury Sextile Mars: 8/4/11 6:16 PM CST
Neptune enters Aquarius: 8/4/11 9:53 PM CST
Venus Square Jupiter: 8/4/11 11:33 PM CST
Sun Sextile Saturn: 8/5/11 5:46 AM CST

Friday, August 5
th

The Moon begins the day in the last few degrees of Libra, trining
Neptune freshly back into Aquarius, which may shroud the morning in a
bit of confusion or mushy detachment. The Moon enters Scorpio mid-
day, trining Mars in Cancer. This combination is an emotional landmine
begging to get tripped, or an over-reaction if you will. When conflicts
arise, keep your head and try not to get personal. The mood continues to
be challenged by the Moons aspect to Pluto later in the day.

Saturday, August 6
th

Saturday dawns with the Moon in the middle of Scorpio, the mood
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likely nothing too upsetting lurking this Saturday. Dont let irritations get
the better of you.
Moon in Scorpio

Sunday, August 7
th

Mercury leaves Virgo today, retrograding back into Leo, where the
messenger will remain until September 9
th
. This shifts the Mercury
retrograde rethinking away from concrete fixes and back toward more
personal issues.
Venus in Leo, near conjunction to the Sun, makes a sextile to Saturn
in Libra today, asking for us to find a bit of balance during this not so
terrific span of time. Considered in concert with Mercurys retreat to
Leo, and the Moon in Sagittarius trine to Uranus in Aries, there are
likely a number of important personal revelations to be found hiding in
the quiet corners of the day. Do something that reminds you who you
are.
Moon in Scorpio
Mercury enters Leo: 8/8/11 4:39 AM CST

Monday, August 8
th

The work week begins with the Moon in the middle of Sagittarius, in
harmonious aspect to both the Sun and Venus in Leo. This aspect
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youll need your strength to deal with the next several days. In other
news, retrograde Mercury opposes Neptune today, problematizing
communications and handing out a few cases of dumb.
Moon in Sagittarius
Mercury Opposition Neptune: 8/8/11 9:20 AM CST

Tuesday, August 9
th

Mars in Cancer forms a T-square with Uranus in Aries and Pluto in
Capricorn for the next few days, marking what will be a series of very
tense moments. The Moon makes its way though the last degrees of
Sagittarius amidst the clogged atmosphere today, spotlighting
communication and technical errors as it aspects Mercury. The Moons
entrance to Capricorn this afternoon and late night conjunction with
Pluto touches off the tense Mars-Uranus-Pluto T-Square. Blech. Keep
your head about you if you find yourself confronted by complicated (no-
win) situations.
Suggested Activity: Call your anger management specialist.
Moon in Sagittarius
Mars Square Uranus: 8/9/1111:33 AM CST

Wednesday, August 10
th

The Moon in Capricorn begins the day with a trine to Jupiter in
Taurus, which is a positive note, but on the whole, Wednesday continues
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Pluto in Capricorn, dredging up neglected feelings and presiding over
unequal power dynamics. Mid-day, the Moon in Capricorn squares
Saturn in Libra, bringing a sort of enforced clarity to the boundaries of
the situation. Being a Mercury retrograde Wednesday,
miscommunications and misunderstandings make the sensitive yet
explosive Mars-Pluto opposition all the trickier to deal with. As with the
preceding days, keep your head squarely on your shoulders and be on
guard against over-reactions, both your own or and other peoples.
Moon in Capricorn
Mars Opposition Pluto: 8/11/11 12:14 AM CST

Thursday, August 11
th

Thursday offers some respite from the complicated configurations
that have so far characterized the week. There is a grounded lull, as
neither the Moon nor any other planets make any exact aspects today.
Take the time to get your balance and solve some of the problems that
have emerged.
Moon in Capricorn

Friday, August 12
th

The day begins with the Moon in early Aquarius, sextiling a stressed
Uranus in Aries. This starts things off with an invigorating but
potentially chaotic energy. As the day soldiers on, the Moon squares
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everything to be alright. Avoid compensating with excess. Finally, the
ambiance solidifies and gains weight as the Moon approaches a trine to
Saturn in Libra.
The Moon rises fat and wide, though it wont attain maximum
fullness until around noon tomorrow. This Full Moon brings the personal
implications of the last 2 weeks to a head, yet, kindly stimulates the
objectivity and perspective necessary to deal with them.
Moon in Aquarius

Saturday, August 13
th

The Sun rises as the Full Moon sets, continuing the previous nights
intensity and clarity. The necessity of a detached and calm perspective on
personal issues is emphasized throughout the day. By all means take
advantage of the distance to sort yourself out.
Full Moon in Aquarius: 8/13/11 1:58 PM CST

Sunday, August 14
th

Sunday begins with the Moon freshly into Pisces, marking the day
with the sensitive and somewhat meandering energy. Later in the day,
the Moon aspects both ends of the departing Mars-Pluto opposition,
reopening some wounds, but also giving us a chance to reconcile the
feelings of powerlessness and/or frustration that this configuration
triggered over the last week. After confronting Pluto and Mars, the Moon
moves into an evening aspect with Jupiter in Taurus, following difficult
feelings with an opportunity to solidify lessons learned.

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Monday, August 15
th

This Monday Venus edges closer to conjunction with the Sun in Leo
as a retrograde Mercury in Leo closes in on the pair. This small pile of
planets in Leo turns our attention inward, spotlighting the swarm of
thoughts and feelings in play. The Moon in Pisces supports these
moments of personal reflection, although it may make for a distracted
day.
Moon in Pisces

Tuesday, August 16
th

Mercury conjoins Venus and then the Sun, putting the 3 celestial
bodies within a single degree of each other today. Venus conjunction
with the Sun offers a few hours of emotional clarity in the morning,
holding the mirror before us. A retrograde Mercury also hides beneath
the Suns corona, bringing some order to our mind. Tuesday continues
the reflective and personally revelatory nature of the last few days,
especially later in the evening, as the Moon enters Aries and closes in on
a conjunction to Uranus.
Moon in Pisces
Sun Conjunct Venus: 8/16/11 7:07 AM CST
Mercury Conjunct Venus: 8/16/11 6:20 PM CST
Sun conjunct Mercury: 8/16/11 8:04 PM CST

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th

Wednesday's are sacred to Mercury, but today he is retrograde. The
day begins with the Moon in Aries square to Mars in Cancer, starting the
day off irritating. However, with Mars moving into a supportive sextile
with Jupiter, solutions are likely to follow swiftly on the heels of
aggravation. Just don't let stubbornness set it.
Although Wednesday is not free of problems, there is a general
movement toward resolution rather than the continuing emergence of
difficulties. Youre over the hump, congratulations!
Moon in Aries

Thursday, August 18
th

Finally, a day with reasonably pleasant configurations. The spunky
Moon in Aries applies to and finally makes stimulating trines to
Mercury, Venus and the Sun in Leo today, providing a halo of active,
warm energy and reinforcing the personal insights from earlier in the
week. Theres likely still a bit of cranky in the air, but Mars in Cancer
makes a supportive sextile to Jupiter in Taurus today, helping to solve
many of the problems that have plagued the last couple weeks.
Moon in Aries
Mars Sextile Jupiter: 8/18/11 11:49 AM CST

Friday, August 19
th

The day begins with the Moon in Taurus, starting things off on a
solid note. By afternoon the Moon will have moved into a trine with

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Pluto, darkening the day a bit, but the mood lifts as the day continues
onward. As the evening deepens, the Moon in Taurus pursues a
conjunction with Jupiter, making this the first Friday night in a while fit
for a little celebration. Venus, at the end of Leo and applying to an
opposition with Neptune, suffuses the day with a warm and
compassionate energy.

Saturday, August 20
th

The day begins with the Moon departing from a sextile with Mars, a
trace of irritation creeping in. But Venus forgiving opposition to
Neptune is still in effect, helping to smooth over aggravations. As the
day continues, the vibe mellows, making for a fine lazy Saturday, whose
evenings half moon marks the waning quarter.
Moon in Taurus
Venus Opposition Neptune: 8/20/11 8:38 AM CST

Sunday, August 21
st

Venus moves into Virgo today, leaving Leos steamy and sometimes
dramatic jungle behind for the Virgins well kept fields. Venus will be in
Virgo until September 15
th
. Her time there will be characterized a delight
in small, simple things and a focus on quality, not quantity. However,
Venus is considered fallen in Virgo, and so her time may be plagued by a
general lack of pleasure, amplified self-criticism, and financial concerns.

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The day begins with the solid Moon in Taurus, but as evening falls,
the Moon jumps into Gemini just in time to aspect Venus in Virgo. This
makes for a stimulating, but possibly neurotic evening.
Moon in Taurus
Venus enters Virgo: 8/21/11 5:10 PM CST
Moon into Gemini: 8/21/11 CST 7:52 PM CST

Monday, August 22
nd

Monday is the Suns last day in Leo. On his way out, the bright one
opposes Neptune in Aquarius, shrouding the day in a mist of dreams and
spiritual considerations. Meanwhile the Moon in Gemini reviews the
various retrograde facts and figures amidst the rather vague ambiance
generated by the Suns opposition to Neptune. In the wee hours before
Tuesdays dawn, the Sun sneaks into Virgo, getting ready to greet us
from a different angle.
Moon in Gemini
Sun Opposition Neptune: 8/22/11 6:25 PM CST

Tuesday, August 23
rd

Unseen, the Sun snuck into Virgo last night, where he will be until
September 21
st
. The Suns time in Virgo focuses the stars warm rays on
all of the little things that need tending to. Like your flat tire, virus ridden
computer, and generally poor hygiene. Coming at the end of the Mercury
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problems remain. The rest of the days configurations reinforce the focus
on fixing what needs it.
Moon in Gemini
Sun enters Virgo: 8/23/11 6:20 AM CST

th

Wednesday is a bit unpleasant. The day begins with a Cancer Moon,
unhappy to share the sign with irritable Mars, in a pushing circle with
Uranus and Pluto. Mars in Cancer is no great mood himself, as the red
planet makes a harsh square to Saturn in Libra today, dousing the day
with generous share of frustration. Do your best to reconcile efforts and
expectations. Meanwhile, even Venus is cranky, the lady in an applying
trine to dark Pluto in Capricorn. A bit of a pain in the ass day, but
Mercurys direct station/salvation is close at hand.
Moon in Cancer
Mars Square Saturn: 8/25/11 5:46 AM CST

Thursday, August 25
th

Thursday begins with the poor Moon in Cancer on top of a frustrated
Mars and square stony Saturn in Libra, making the early day moody and
reactive. Venus also completes her trine to Pluto today, further darkening
the mood. Not a terribly pleasant day, but take heart- Mercury goes direct
tomorrow!
Moon in Cancer
Venus Trine Pluto: 8/25/11 6:12 PM CST

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Friday, August 26
th

After long weeks retrograde, Mercury goes direct today, resuming
forward motion and relatively decent behavior. The Moon moves into
Leo mid-day, brightening the mood a little bit, and adds a bit of stimulus
to the evening when it trines Uranus. With the Moon seriously on the
wane and Venus still in close aspect to Pluto, this might be a good Friday
night to take it easy, although the late night Jupiter-Moon square does
invoke a little revelry.
Moon in Cancer
Mercury Station Direct: 8/26/11 5:04 PM CST

Saturday, August 27
th

The day begins with the Leo Moon applying to an aspect with
Saturn in Libra, providing the first half of the day with a certain
level of seriousness. But as afternoon rolls on the Moon hits a
newly direct Mercury, livening things up and stimulating both
thought and conversation. After a Lunar cycle in part defined by
Mercurys retrograde, it is fitting that Luna conjoins the planet just
before she takes her leave of the night sky. Even she sleeps
tonight. Relax and reflect under the new moon, no spotlight to
distract you. The precise event comes early tomorrow morning,
invisible behind a veil of daylight.
Moon in Leo

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Sunday, August, 28
th

The New Moon occurs mid-day, punctuating the end of this cycle
and initiating the next. The Moon conjoins the Sun just as the Sun in
Virgo makes trine to Pluto in Capricorn. The New Moons configuration
to Pluto deepens our reflections on the month past and the one ahead, and
forebodes a serious month with a focus on making necessary
transformations. Nonetheless, the New Moon also shares an aspect with
Jupiter in Taurus, highlighting opportunities for growth and expansion.
The Lunar cycle starting today specifically targets the improvement of
the body and the finances- the physical layers of the life.
Moon in Leo
Sun Trine Pluto: 8/28/11 10:12 AM CST
New Moon in Virgo: 8/30/11 10:02 PM CST

Monday, August 29
th

The day begins with the Moon in Virgo departing from a conjunction
with Venus there, emphasizing Venus trine Jupiter in Taurus. This starts
things off on a relatively pleasant and grounded note. Jupiter, however,
stations retrograde today, calling a halt to further expansion, and asking
us to consider the ground weve covered, lessons weve learned and reap
the benefits from seeds planted over the last 10 months. Jupiter will
retrograde back to the first degree of Taurus, stationing direct on
Christmas (Dec. 25
th
) this year.
Moon in Virgo

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Venus Trine Jupiter: 8/30/11 1:45 AM CST
Jupiter Stations Retrograde: 8/30/11 4:28 AM CST

Tuesday, August 30
th

Tuesday begins with the Moon still in grounded and fastidious
Virgo, but by mid-day, Luna enters Libra, where she encounters hard
aspects to both Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn, likely making the
second half of the day stressful and a bit irritating. Nonetheless, the
unpleasant influences are passing, and big problems are unlikely to
emerge.
Moon in Virgo

st

The day begins with the Moon in Libra on its way to conjunction
with Saturn, bringing a serious and rather critical energy to the first part
of the day. After the Moon conjoins Saturn, it moves on to square Mars
in Cancer, unleashing irritations and threatening whatever balance
developed earlier in the day. Channel the aggravating energy into solving
problems instead of bemoaning them.
Moon in Libra

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September
- UNDER CONSTRUCTION -

September is a far cry and welcome change of pace from the scorched
months that lay behind. The Fall invokes a cooler note, forcing us to make
the most of our humble harvests and hone our instincts of resourcefulness
and practicality. As planets begin moving through Libra, we'll be challenged
by the kings of the cardinal corners, but if our structural integrity
is sound come October, bounties await.

Cement Mixer
The first half of September keeps the earth signs (Capricorn,
Taurus and Virgo) stocked with planets, maintaining a loose
grand earth trine for nearly the first half of the month. Grand
earth trines, which occur when planets in all 3 of the earth signs
are in aspect to one another, have powerful effects on the material
level of life, financial concerns and physical health being primary.
Septembers grand earth trines provide a tremendous amount of
physical power, making it an excellent month to focus on manifestation.
Whether its bringing that novel youve been meaning to write into
reality, getting a business plan together or really taking care of you body,
Septembers grand earth trine will help facilitate things of this nature.
Every time the Moon crosses through one of the earth signs, these effects
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Full Moon in Pisces
The Full Moon in Pisces on the 12
th
pulls the focus away from the
concrete for a bit, asking you to remember your dreams. The silvery light
of this lunation sees a hundred physical details against the backdrop of
your psyche, asking your soul to reconcile and connect itself to the
material temple youre renovating. This Full Moon gives us the chance to
fully embody our projects, and perhaps serve as a reminder that even
amidst all the material concerns, the spiritual and emotional cannot be
neglected.

Everybody on to the Scales!
From the middle of September onward, the emphasis shifts bit by bit
away from the theme of concrete details and practical matters as planets
slip into Libra. Venus flees from Virgo first, entering Libra on the 14
th
.
Venus move into Libra is auspicious, blessing the rest of the month will
a little help balancing both checkbooks and relationships. The Sun waits
more than a week to follow, entering Libra early the morning of the 23
rd
,
marking the moment of the equinox, a moment of peace between the
forces of light and darkness. Mercury follows swiftly on the Suns heels,
picking up a pair of scales for himself on the 25
th
.

The Revolutionary, The Fascist and The Lady
As Venus, the Sun and Mercury venture into Libra, each one must
make a series of intense aspects to Uranus in Aries and Pluto in
Capricorn. These additional energies upset the gentle balance Libra seeks
to establish. Uranus in Aries strives to ignite radical individuality and
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mutuality that planets in Libra encourage. Meanwhile, Pluto in Capricorn
presses us to face cold, hard facts, presenting tough, capitalist realities
and demanding we deal with them.
Venus makes aspects to Uranus and then Pluto from the 17
th
through
the 19
th
, while the Sun and Mercury must reconcile these influences from
the 25
th
through the 28
th
. The New Moon in Libra takes place on the 27
th
,
in the midst of these contradictory impulses, tasking the Lunar month to
come with the marriage of radical personal empowerment, hard but
necessary evolution and the balance and grace demanded by Saturn in
Libra, which each of these planets must make a conjunction to a little
later in their journey. Well see a hint of what this means during Venus
conjunction with Saturn on the 28
th
, but the old judge will have to wait to
convene with the Sun and Mercury until October.

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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram

Septembers grand earth trines will have a powerful effect on
the physical layer of your life. Potential financial growth and a
focus on problem solving assist you in making the professional
transformation youve been plotting.
th
juxtaposes the physical
fixes youve been making with the psychological issues you lug
around with you. Bring an awareness of the internal growth you
need to your business projects and the returns will be all the more
satisfying.
As planets shift into Libra during the second half of the month,
you may find your attention sliding to your significant
relationships. The focus on others, and your impact on them, may
challenge your over-stimulated sense of individuality. As the
planets in Libra square Pluto, you will be pushed to reconcile your
relationships with your professional ambitions.

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Taur us: The Bull

Septembers grand earth trines will have a powerful effect,
with increased confidence and a surge of creative energy both
supporting the ongoing transformation of your long term objectives
and worldview.
th
juxtaposes Septembers
creative focus with a thought or two about the social framework
such creations exist within. For artists, this is a consideration of
their audience. And who among us is not an artist? Find the proper
audience for your energy.
youll likely find your mind moving toward the relative balance of
your physical and fiscal health. As the planets in Libra oppose
Uranus in Aries, youll find a few connections between
subconscious patterns and the measurable balance of health. As the
planets in Libra square Pluto, youll be pushed to reconcile the
balance youd like to achieve with the structure of your long-term
goals.

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Gemi ni : The Twins

your emotional and energetic foundations, a growing peace with
your personal demons and a focus on shoring up your bases will
facilitate the continuing transformation of your exchanges and
agreements with others.
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between your living situation and your dreams and ambitions.
While youre making Septembers emotional adjustments, keep in
mind that youre not just getting comfy, youre creating the
foundation to achieve your aspirations.
youll find your reservoir of creative energy swellling. You may
have a hard time balancing burgeoning focus on your creativity
with the intense energy moving through your social life. As the
planets in Libra square Pluto, you may need to make some
adjustments to reconcile how you'd like to square up any debts to
others.

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Cancer : The Crab

your social life, expanded social circles and a number of
communications and short trips working together to facilitate the
ongoing transformation of the way you relate to people.
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spotlights the relationship
between your practical short-term goals and more spiritual and
creative long term ones. Remember the bigger picture as youre
running around, shaking hands and making conversation.
youll likely find your focus sliding toward your living situation. In
particular, how well your living situation supports or interferes
with more recent professional changes. As the planets in Libra
square Pluto, you will be pushed to reconcile potential
contradictions between what the structure of your relationships
demands and what your living space provides.

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Leo: The Lion

the material level of your life, with expanded professional
confidence and a good analysis of your cash flow working together
to help support ongoing transformations of your physical and fiscal
health.
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exposes the dynamics of
give and take in your life. While this month has a strong focus on
whats yours, remember the help youve had from other people.
And give them their due.
youll likely find yourself being pulled in multiple directions, with
small tasks competing for your attention. Here, youll need to
balance the action that your long-term goals require with the
energy the short term commitments require. As the planets in Libra
square Pluto, you will be pushed to reconcile your short-term goals
with the ongoing changes to your financial and monetary health.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

the way you live your life, with growing creative energy working
together with heightened energy to facilitate the ongoing
transformation of your long term goals and world view.
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highlights the personal
growth youve achieved this year and the status of your personal
relationships. Add to the focus on personal growth and
transformation with an eye toward the other people in your life.
youll likely find your attention sliding to your financial status.
The oppositions to Uranus in Aries juxtapose the focus on whats
yours with whats shared. As the planets in Libra square Pluto, you
may need to work out the friction between your resources and the
needs of creative projects.

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Li br a: The Scales

Septembers grand earth trines will have a powerful impact on
your psychological and spiritual situation. Increased access to
others resources and a fine diagnosis of your problem patterns
work together to facilitate the ongoing transformation of both your
emotional foundations and living situation.
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between the visible and invisible problems in your life. Combine
this months introverted focus with an awareness of the concrete
behaviors your subconscious patterns are creating.
youll find the ambient energy illuminating you, shifting the
invisible center of things a little closer to your natural ways. As
planets in Libra oppose Uranus in Aries, you may find this
growing ease jarred by the important people in your life. As the
planets in Libra square Pluto, you will be pushed to reconcile your
responsibilities with ongoing changes to your living situation.

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Septembers grand earth trines will have a powerful impact on
your social life. Your burgeoning social skills and a busy calendar
support the ongoing transformation of your ability to express
yourself.
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between your social life and your creative energies. While youre
meeting and greeting this month, consider the social as your
canvas, and yourself an artist. A good artist, mind you. Not one of
those post-modern assholes.
As planets glide into Libra during the second half of the month,
youll likely find your attention sinking deeper into your
unconscious, lowering you into your brains refuse bin. Your
gentle descent into the dark waters of your mind will likely be
interrupted as planets in Libra oppose Uranus in Aries, calling for
concrete action in order to fix emerging problems. As the planets
in Libra square Pluto, you will likely see your soul searching come
into conflict with the structure and demands of your daily life.

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This Septembers grand earth trines will have a significant
impact. Dedicated attention to fix physical problems and the flow
of your bank account, combined with a focus on your professional
life, will facilitate the ongoing transformation of your financial
status.
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adds to the months
professional focus the importance of your living situation and
emotional well-being. A few adjustments may be necessary to
make sure that your living space is providing you the support you
need, and perhaps your emotional support system is falling a bit
short as well. Just make sure that what youre planning to build is
coherent with what you really want.
youll likely find your attention on your social network.
Contradictions between time spent on creative projects and the
energy required for social commitments are likely to rear their
heads as planets in Libra oppose those in Aries. As the planets in
Libra square Pluto, you will be asked to reconcile your social life
with your financial situation.

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This Septembers grand earth trines have an important impact
on you goaty ones. A blessedly expanded pool of creative energy
and a focus on your big picture aspirations work together to help
facilitate ongoing personal transformations.
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between your short and long-term goals, pointing out that even in
the midst of personal insights and lifestyle mutations, youve still
got things to do and people to see.
youll find your attention taken by an increase of activity in your
professional sector. Energies and events surrounding your career
may be interfered with by issues regarding your living space as the
planets in Libra oppose Uranus in Aries. As they square Pluto, you
will be pushed to reconcile your professional goals with the
personal changes youre in the midst of.

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This Septembers grand earth trines will have an important
impact on your psyche. An expanded understanding of your
emotional foundations and a focus on your significant exchanges
with others help facilitate the ongoing transformation of how you
understand the darker side of your psyche.
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adds to the months focus
on the importance of your own resources, asking that you define
the difference between mine and ours.
youll likely find your attention sliding to your long-term goals.
But the oppositions to Uranus in Aries suggest that here and now
will demand your attention, interfering with your ability to gaze
upon the horizon. As the planets in Libra square Pluto, youll be
pulled to reconcile your long-term goals with an expanding
understanding of your psyche.

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Pi sces: The Fish

This Septembers grand earth trines will have a significant
impact on your social life. An expanded social schedule and a
focus on relationship skills help facilitate the ongoing
transformation of your social network.
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adds to the months focus
on relationship skills a few revelations about the role youre
playing in creating the dynamics youre navigating.
you see your attention shifting toward weighing your exchanges
with others. The focus on mutuality will likely be interrupted by
changes in what resources are available to you as the planets in
Libra oppose Uranus in Aries. As they move on to square Pluto,
you will be pushed to reconcile your agreements and exchanges
with the ongoing transformation of your social world.

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Daily Overviews

Thursday, September 1
st

The day begins with the Moons movement through the last few
degrees of Libra, making a mid-day trine to Neptune, which opens up the
imagination a bit. By early afternoon, the Moon moves into moody
Scorpio, closing in an aspect to Pluto in the evening. This further darkens
the tone of the prone-to-negativity Scorpio Moon. Nonetheless, the Suns
pending trine to Jupiter suggests that there are reasons to be optimistic,
despite the way the day may feel. Dont let little things take you off
course.
Moon in Libra

Friday, September 2
nd

Friday is an interesting mix of positivity and negativity. The Sun in
Virgo trines Jupiter in Taurus today, calling us to assess the growth thats
happened over the year thus far. The day begins with the Moon in
Scorpio looking across the sky at Jupiter in Taurus, further orienting the
day towards lessons learned and opportunities pursued. As morning turns
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triggering a little pleasure seeking, although the good times vibe is likely
to be a little brittle. As evening approaches, the Moon leaves Venus
behind and closes in an aspect to Mars in Cancer, giving the late night a
somewhat bitchy tone.
Moon in Scorpio
Sun Trine Jupiter: 9/2/11 10:58 PM CST

Saturday, September 3
rd

Saturday begins with the Moon in Scorpio on its way to a square
with Neptune in Aquarius, fogging the day with a bit of confusion and
disillusion. As the afternoon ages, the Moon moves into Sagittarius,
brightening the mood a bit. Night deepens, and the Moon in Sagittarius
moves into a trine with Uranus in Aries, charging the evening with a fun,
if chaotic energy. Not a bad night to go out looking for trouble.
Moon in Scorpio

Sunday, September 4
th

The Moon makes its way through Sagittarius over a reasonably
pleasant Sunday, making a sextile to Saturn mid-day, followed by a
square to Venus in Virgo. The astral conditions would be best put to use
by organizing or taking care of a few random things. Find the epic
adventure hiding in your disorganized closet.
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Monday, September 5
th

The work week begins with the Moon in Sagittarius in a trine with
Mercury in Leo, starting things off on a mentally active note, making
communications and working on plans. As evening rolls around, the
Moon makes a sextile to Neptune in Aquarius, providing planetary
decompression and stimulating the imagination. As evening creeps
onward, the Moon enters Capricorn and begins making its way into a late
night date with Pluto. It might be in your best interest to snuggle up early
tonight, unless youre looking for a bit of lovin' from old lord of the
dead.
Moon in Sagittarius

Tuesday, September 6
th

Tuesday sees the Moon in Capricorn trine Jupiter in Taurus, then
move on to aspect the Sun in Virgo, forming a Grand Earth Trine. With
planets in all three earth signs, this pattern is solid, productive and
grounded. Its a good time to move your world domination plans into
Phase 2 (Operation Double Victory), and then celebrate. As evening
falls, the Moon moves into a square with Saturn in Libra, whose more
serious ambiance calls for you to assess the obstacles currently impeding
you.
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Wednesday, September 7th
The day begins with the Moon in Capricorn in a trine with Venus in
Virgo, starting the day off on a potentially pleasant note, though of a
nature easily spoiled. Mid-day the Moon in Capricorn opposes Mars in
Cancer, kindling irritations. Meanwhile, in the background, Mercury
moves closer in opposition to Neptune, smudging the boundary between
fantasy and reality and generally fuzzing the mental and communicative
process.
Moon in Capricorn

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The day begins with the Moon freshly ingressed into Aquarius,
shrouding the day in a mentally active but detached ambiance. Well
continue yesterdays theme of sorting through the difference between
fantasy, reality, magic and matter, likely looking over the Spring
quarters Neptunian deluge. After opposing Neptune, Mercury makes his
way back into Virgo late night, tuning the mind for precision thinking.
Writing, speaking, and all technical matters benefit from Mercurys
exalted condition, which persists until September 25
th
.
Moon in Aquarius
Mercury Opposition Neptune: 9/8/11 10:23 AM CST
Mercury enters Virgo: 9/9/11 12:58 AM CST

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Friday, September 9
th

Friday begins with the Moon in Aquarius trine Saturn in Libra,
starting the day off with a pronounced detachment and objectivity. For
much of Friday, though, the theme will be the pending sextile between
Venus in Virgo and Mars in Cancer. Mars-Venus aspects usually create a
certain harmony in sexual relationships, but with both planets in their
classical fall, this one is likely to reveal problematic patterns in both
partners. Nonetheless, if you can work with it, theres a certain
magnetism here.
Suggested Activity: Experiment with the strap on you got for your
bachelor/ette party.
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Saturday begins with the Moon at the end of Aquarius, applying to a
conjunction with Neptune. This mists the morning with a vague, dreamy
and forgiving atmosphere. However, by mid-day the vibe shifts as the
Moon enters Pisces, opposing a very rational Mercury in Virgo. Here we
dissect relationship dynamics dryly, making sense out of the somewhat
problematic sextile between Mars and Venus. The Moon in Pisces
aspects Pluto in the evening, threatening to derail exchanges. As the
night grows deeper, however, the Moon leaves Pluto behind and makes
for Jupiter, patching the atmosphere with a little optimism.
Moon in Aquarius
Venus Sextile Mars: 9/10/11 11:21 PM CST

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Sunday, September 11
th

Sunday begins with the Moon in Pisces sextiling Jupiter in Taurus,
making for a pleasant morning. After that, the Moon moves into
opposition with the Sun in Virgo, which well see that night as the Full
Moon rises. This Full Moon stresses the relationship between big dreams
and cold, hard numbers reality. Take a moment to consider whether
youve left either frame of reference out of your equation, as dreams
without follow through stay just that, and practicality without inspiration
leaves you unsatisfied. Contributing to the depth of this discussion,
Mercury in Virgo trines Pluto in Capricorn today, opening the way for
penetrating analysis and laying the groundwork for powerful planning.
Moon in Pisces
Mercury Trine Pluto: 9/12/11 12:26 PM CST
Full Moon in Pisces: 9/12/11 4:26 AM CST

Monday, September 12
th

Monday begins with the Moon in Pisces on its way to aspects with
both Venus in Virgo and Mars in Cancer, lending it a relatively
pleasurable and active but easily irritated atmosphere. Thoughts about
relationships may well occupy minds trying to focus on other things.
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Tuesday begins with the Moon in active Aries conjunct electric
Uranus, beginning things on a stimulating but potentially chaotic note.
Shortly thereafter, the Moon squares Pluto in Capricorn, suppressing the
active energy and potentially triggering power struggles and resentful
run-ins with authority figures. As the day moves onward, the active
energy in play moves toward a more productive frequency.
Moon in Aries

Wednesday, September 14
th

Wednesday begins with the Moon in Aries opposing Saturn in Libra,
forcing a certain seriousness to the mood for the first few hours of
daylight. However, Mercury makes a fine trine to Jupiter in Taurus
today, giving us an eye for opportunities and an insight or two into how
to better take advantage of practical prospects.
Meanwhile, Venus creeps across the border into Libra today,
dropping her sexy librarian outfit in favor of the princess gown she
always wanted. Venus is strong in Libra, her traditional rulership, and
will do her very best to facilitate harmony for the time she remains in her
favored sign, until October 9th.
Moon in Aries
Mercury Trine Jupiter: 9/14/11 8:42 PM CST
Venus enters Libra: 9/14/11 9:39 PM CST

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th

Thursday begins with the Moon in late Aries squaring Mars in
Cancer, making for an irritable morning. Aggravation passes by mid-day
when the Moon makes it into Taurus, mellowing and grounding out the
energy. The Moons evening trine with Pluto provides a moment or two
to ponder deeper issues, as well as consider how to take advantage of
hidden opportunities.
Moon in Aries

Friday, September 16
th

Thursday begins with the Moon in Taurus in an auspicious
conjunction with Jupiter, making for a rather positive morning. As the
day progresses, the solid Moon in Taurus makes its way into a trine with
Mercury in Virgo, bringing a mentally active, thoughtful and talkative
energy to the afternoon. And there is plenty to talk about.
Elegant Venus in Libra opposes Uranus in Aries today. The
configuration plays a bit of a wild card, providing both happy and
unpleasant surprises. Its strange winds may also kindle conflicts and
resolve them swiftly. If you play your cards right, you may find yourself
in a strangers bed by morning.
After longs months retrograde, Pluto in Capricorn stations direct
today, sounding a basso call for further transformation. Expect to get a
prompt or two over the coming days.
Moon in Taurus
Pluto Stations Direct: 9/16/11 1:25 PM CST

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th

Saturday begins with the Moon in Taurus heading towards a
harmonious trine with the Sun in Virgo. Upon this solid ground well see
the ghosts of Plutos direct station wandering amongst us, filling the air
with whispers about profound matters. The day continues on in this
manner until late in the evening, when the Moon makes awkward and
nearly simultaneous aspects to Mars in Cancer and Neptune in Aquarius,
holding the potential for misdirected energy. Drunken brawl, anyone?
Moon in Taurus
Venus Opposition Uranus: 9/17/11 6:05 AM CST

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The day gets underway with the mentally active Moon in early
Gemini aspecting electric Uranus in Aries and then trining elegant Venus
in Libra, a configuration which makes for a strange mixture of chaos and
pleasure. But today Venus squares Pluto in Capricorn, which
overshadows what surface harmony tries to happen. This aspect prompts
us to look into whats really keeping us from living a balanced, satisfying
life.
Meanwhile, Mars finally crawls out of his moms basement, leaving
Cancer for the bright lights of Leo. Mars time in Leo invigorates us and
turns our energies outwards, making people louder and more theatrical.
The red planets time in Leo is especially significant, as it is Mars first
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lessons learned in confidence, courage and heroism. Mars stalks the
savannahs of Leo until November 11
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.
Moon in Gemini

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Monday begins with the Moon in mid Gemini on its way to a trine
with Saturn in Libra, asking us to make use of the morning in a relatively
responsible manner. As afternoon comes, the Moon moves into a square
with Mercury in Virgo, amping up the ambient mental energy. Its a
good time to launch a slew of communications, find some stimulating
conversation or work on a creative project.
Moon in Gemini
Venus Square Pluto: 9/18/11 8:07 PM CST
Mars enters Leo: 9/18/11 8:50 PM CST

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The day begins with the Moon and Sun in a 90 degree relationship,
the square marking the waning half Moon and our entrance into the last
quarter of the Lunar month. This aspect highlights what weve
accomplished over the last 3 weeks, and perhaps more importantly, what
still needs work to be completed. The Moon trines Neptune afterward,
marking mid-day with a somewhat spacey sense of peace, and perhaps
prompting an expeditionary voyage into lala land. Early in the afternoon
the Moon moves into Cancer, squaring Uranus in Aries, which throws a
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Pluto, creating a somewhat uneasy feeling. A bit of time for solitude and
reflection may be necessary to find harmony with this configuration.
Moon in Gemini
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Wednesday begins with a comfy Moon in Cancer aspecting solid
Jupiter in Taurus, seasoning the morning with a pleasant air. The day
continues onward with the Moon in Cancer edging slowly toward a
square with Saturn in Libra, which happens late in the afternoon. The
square to Saturn highlights the tension between the desire for comfort
and the need to accomplish things and be productive. Overall, the days
theme is torn between external problem solving and reflective reverie.
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nd

Thursday hosts the autumnal equinox, with day and night filling our
time in nearly equal measure. This temporary truce between the forces of
light and darkness heralds the Suns movement into Libra, whose scales
come to equilibrium for a short while. But static equilibrium may not be
entirely in the cards, as fiery Mars in Leo makes a trine to explosive
Uranus in Aries today, coloring the equinox with its lively, aggressive
and revelatory energy. The Moons late night conjunction with Mars will
make the nature of the beast quite clear.

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Moon in Cancer
Sun enters Libra (Equinox): 9/23/11 4:04 AM CST

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The day begins with the Moon in early Leo, on its way toward a
square with hungry Jupiter in Taurus, inspiring some feelings of
dissatisfaction. This is followed shortly by an aspect to Venus in Libra,
whose pleasant energy likely puts an end to early day gripes. As day
turns to night and the Moon in Leo approaches an aspect to Saturn in
Libra, the ambiance grows increasingly objective and a bit cold.
Combined with the fading energy of a waning Moon. this makes for a
relatively pleasant, if reserved, evening.
Moon in Leo
Mars Trine Uranus: 9/23/11 6:23 AM CST

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A day without much astro-weather, the Moon in warm Leo strolls
slowly toward an opposition with Neptune in Aquarius, an aspect it
doesnt make until the evening. Nonetheless, the day has a certain
vigorous but unfocused warmth, with bright, revelatory sparks
brightening the haze.
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th

The Sun in Libra opposes Uranus in Aries today, prompting us to see
ourselves and our relationships in a new light. The revelatory thinking
about ourselves and our relationships is assisted by the Virgo Moons
analytic tone and supported by Mercurys ingress into Libra today.
Mercury will be in Libra for a short time- only until October 12
th
. For the
two and a half weeks that the messenger prowls the halls of justice, he
induces a conversational tone to even professional interactions and
inspires balanced, aesthetic thinking, as well as a touch of intellectual
laziness.
Moon in Virgo
Mercury enters Libra: 9/25/11 4:08 PM CST
Sun Opposes Uranus: 9/25/11 7:14 PM CST

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It's Mercurys turn to oppose Uranus, which condenses yesterdays
revelations into words and ideas, making the whole affair a bit more
thinkable. But meanwhile the Sun has moved on to square dark Pluto in
Capricorn- asking that we feel the weight of the evolutionary pressure
directly. As night falls, no Moon rises in the sky- the New Moon seals
this pressurized but revelatory configuration into the DNA of the coming
Lunar cycle.
Moon in Virgo
Mercury Opposes Uranus: 9/27/11 1:29 AM CST
New Moon in Libra:/ 9/27/11 6:07 AM CST

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th

Tuesday begins with the Moon in Libra fresh off conjunction with
the Sun and its tense arrangements. The Sun squares Pluto perfectly
today, and we feel the full weight of the times evolutionary imperative
press down on us. Mercury will follow the Sun into this square
tomorrow. But meanwhile, stately Venus in Libra is closing in a
conjunction with Saturn in the same sign, cramping the mood for days to
come, but cooperating in revealing a vision of justice, fairness and
equality within our lives. Exalted qualities, no doubt, but ideal
arrangements mean the sacrifice of the flawed. The Moon makes late
night conjunctions to both Venus and Saturn, illuminating these
dynamics for those who resist slumber.
Moon in Libra
Sun Square Pluto: 9/28/11 4:36 AM CST

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Wednesday sees a number of aspects. Mercury in Libra follows the
Sun in squaring Pluto in Capricorn today, bringing yesterdays feeling of
evolutionary pressure into a more verbal place. Mere hours later,
Mercury conjoins the Sun, bringing these reformulated messages to the
heart of things, and helping make clear the difficult but intriguing
revelations of the past several days. Adding to the charged nature of the
day is the fact that Mercury sextiles Mars in Leo, adding an urgency,
vitality and restlessness to thoughts and ideas already in play.
Moon in Libra
Mercury Square Pluto: 9/28/11 9:26 AM CST

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Mercury Sextile Mars: 9/29/11 2:27 AM CST

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The Sun in Libra sextiles Mars in Leo today, bringing a bit of
confidence to a sense of self shaken over the last several days. However,
the tone remains a bit grim, as Venus completes her conjunction with
Saturn in Libra, bathing the day in an austere, judgmental and somewhat
righteous light. The Moon in Scorpio provides a bit of a distraction,
amplifying emotional responses at a time when an ability to sit with the
energies would be more helpful.
Moon in Scorpio
Venus Conjunct Saturn: 9/29/11 6:47 PM CST
Sun Sextile Mars: 9/30/11 1:43 AM CST

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Today is dominated by the now departing conjunction of Saturn and
Venus in Libra. Well likely spend much of the day considering the
limits imposed and arrangements suggested by the conjunction while the
Moon in Scorpio looks on, tempting our desire nature to rage and lust
over what is temporarily off limits. Late night, the Moon gallops into
Sagittarius, offering a nitrous boost for this intent on pushing deep into
the night.
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October
- THE SCALES SPEAK -

October begins with Mercury and the Suns conjunctions with Saturn
in Libra, giving the first half of the month an air of heavy harmony, an
atmosphere of clarity and discipline. But one by one, planets depart the
idealized equilibrium of Libra and enter the tunnels of Scorpio, pulling us
into a more passionate but easily unbalanced place. Behind the scenes,
Venus and Mars revisit the signs they last went retrograde in, bringing
us back to the lessons on love and war weve learned over the last year.

Back to the White Palace
The first half of October is characterized by Venus, Mercury and the
Suns conjunctions to Saturn. While conjunctions with Saturn tend to be
consistently miserable, Saturn is in a rather auspicious condition this
year, making his stern rays considerably more constructive. In Libra,
Saturn is given scales to help make his judgments, not a scythe as in
Virgo or an ego as in Leo, the signs Saturn occupied before coming to
the sign of his exaltation last year. The archetype for Saturn is Lady
Justice in her most idealistic and unadulterated form, casting judgment
based on fairness and facts, her eyes blindfolded and sword at the ready.
Well see Saturn use his scales to firmly, but politely, point out the
imbalances in our lives, and feel his righteous suggestion to bring things
into harmonious equilibrium as planets pass through Libra.

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The month actually begins with Venus conjunction with Saturn,
while Mercury makes his way to grandpa grumpys white palace on the
6
th
, and the Sun finally catches up with the diplomatic reaper on the 13
th
,
just after the Full Moon in Aries.

Full Moon in Aries
The picante Moon in Aries is opposed by the Sun nearly conjunct
Saturn in Libra, challenging the early months strict focus on idealized
balance with a little spontaneity, asking us to make room for a little
energy, a little dynamism. Well also see the relationship between
individuality and mutuality stressed, offering insights into how to
facilitate connection without destroying difference.
This Full Moon juxtaposes the Moon in Aries and the Sun in Libra.
The Moon in Aries looks to Mars in Leo for guidance, while the Sun in
Libra refers to Venus in Scorpio. This is particularly interesting, as
Venus last retrograde was in Scorpio and Mars last retrograde was in
Leo. This throwback to 2010 is essentially a pop quiz... What did you
learn from the experiences of the Mars/ Venus retrograde cycles? Are
you ready to put your knowledge into action?

Love and War
During Venus time in Scorpio, well reflect on how well weve
learned to handle intimacy, intensity and desire since the bright planet
went retrograde in the Fall of 2010. Meanwhile, Mars time in Leo
reveals to us how much weve learned about confidence, personal
strength and self-control since the red planet went retrograde early last
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distinct effect on relationships. As Venus in Scorpio and Mars in Leo
come into aspect during the last week of October, well check in with
how deeply weve internalizes the lessons these cycles have taught us,
and suffer similar ramifications to what we experienced during those
retrograde times if we didn't do very well the first time.

Into The Tunnels!
The second half of the month sees planets slide off of Saturns stern
scales and scuttle down the trap door into Scorpio. Venus, tiring quickly
of Libras stilted perfection, sneaks into Scorpio early, making the
transition on the 8
th
. Mercury follows on the 12
th
, plunging the mind into
a more focused and intense place. The Sun waits until the 23
rd
to dive in
and the New Moon on the 26
th
consolidates these shifts, planting the seed
for November.

Equilibrium Test
Venus, Mercury and then the Sun in Scorpio will all oppose Jupiter
in Taurus. These oppositions with the planet of abundance and good
cheer will test the ascetic equilibrium the first half of the month helped
erect. Each asks us how we can incorporate more luxury and joy into our
routine. A reasonable request, but desire is by nature a slippery slope.
Find the time to reward yourself, but dont monkey too much with the
scales just after you got the damn things to balance.

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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram

The first half of the month has a finite focus on your
relationships. The equality and balance of your arrangements will
be weighed as Venus, Mercury and then the Sun conjoin Saturn in
Libra. Just how nicely do you play with others?
Meanwhile, Mars prowls Leo. Mars movement through the
heart-lands reveals and reviews how much youve learned about
having the confidence to create the life you desire, and to embody
your endeavors fully from the heart.
Venus time in Scorpio, from the 8
th
onward, brings you back
to the lessons youve learned about the tangled complexity of
working with others, combining resources to accomplish
something none of you could achieve alone.
The Suns descent into Scorpio on the 23
rd
and the subsequent
New Moon in the arachnoid sign on the 26
th
shifts your focus
toward the lessons on teamwork that Venus revealed earlier in the
month.

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Taur us: The Bull

The first half of the month calls for you to bring your financial
and physical habits into a workable equilibrium. The balance of
these patterns will be weighed as Venus, Mercury and then the Sun
conjoin Saturn in Libra.
blazing savannahs reveals and reviews how much youve learned
about having the courage to separate yourself from the past and
make the foundations of your life your own.
th
onward, reviews the
lessons youve learned about the temptations and travails of desire.
This set of insights on the nature of desire, its satisfaction and
frustration, make way for understandings crucial for refining your
approach to relationships.
The Suns entrance into Scorpio on the 23
rd
and the subsequent
New Moon in Scorpio on the 26
th
pull your focus increasingly
toward the relationship lessons Venus has had you reviewing for
much of the month. Apply what youve learned.

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Gemi ni : The Twins

The first half of the month has a clear focus on your lifestyle.
What exactly youre doing with your energy will be assessed as
Venus, Mercury and then the Sun conjoin Saturn in Libra.
feline sign reveals what youve learned about strength and self-
expression, tasking you to demonstrate not only confidence but
restraint.
th
to the lessons youve been handed over the past year about the
importance of keeping your physical and financial health from
decay. The occasional holiday from indulgence, whether in the
form of a fast or a tight budget, is an important key to keeping you
strong.
rd
and the
subsequent New Moon in Scorpio on the 26
th
re-center you on the
issues surrounding finances and physical body revealed earlier in
the month by Venus.

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C
Cancer : The Crab

The first half of the month has a clear focus on your living
situation. Its stability, as well as your relationship with the ghosts
and skeletons you've gathered since childhood will be weighed as
fertile sign asks you to display what youve learned about the
connection between confidence and wealth. It may be a new-agey
clich, but that makes it no less valid, the value you place on
yourself and the wealth the world is willing to bestow upon you is
a relative relationship.
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to what youve learned about the relationship between creativity
and desire. We cannot give birth to everything we can desire, but
the lust to bring something into being is, nonetheless, key to its
incubation. If youre still letting your desire to create stagnate,
Octobers the time to correct that.
rd
and the
subsequent New Moon in Scorpio on the 26th pull your focus
increasingly toward the questions surrounding creativity
emphasized by Venus earlier in the month.

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Leo: The Lion

The first half of the month has a strong focus on your
manner of self-expression. Expect to get plenty of feedback
on how well youre communicating as Venus, Mercury and
then the Sun conjoin Saturn in Libra.
Meanwhile, Mars prowls Leo. Mars movement through
the hearts hot savannahs reveals what youve learned about
strength and independence over the last year and a half, in
particular, whether youve learned that having strength is
not sufficient- you must also learn when to restrain it. "Being
you" is not good enough either.
th
onward, brings you
back to connections with family and emphasizes your living
situation. The bright planet asks questions as she tours the
stingered sign- have you purged your relationships of old
and stagnant feelings over the last year? Have you made
your home a place where the energies circulate freely, or are
things still getting stuck in old patterns?
rd
and the
th
brings your
focus increasingly toward the living space and family
concerns stimulated by Venus earlier in the month.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

The first half of the month has a clear emphasis on bringing
your finances into order. The ratio of influx and outflow will be
clear as Venus, Mercury and then the Sun conjoin Saturn in Libra.
Use this opportunity to correct problems with overspending and
under-earning.
leonine sign reveals how well youve acknowledged that you, too,
have an ego, and that a healthy ego is a much friendlier kitty than a
starving one. Admit that you need a little credit and attention for
something other than being neurotic.
th
onward, returns you to
what youve learned about the emotional facets of communication
over the last year. Have you become more conscious of your tones
effect on people, both for the better and worse? If not, bring your
mind to bear on these topics. Sometimes the medium is the
message.
rd
and the
th
re-center your
attention on the issues of self-expression highlighted by Venus
earlier in the month.

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-
Li br a: The Scales

The first half of the month has a clear focus onyou! The
efforts youve made over the last year to get your shit together will
be weighed as Venus, Mercury and then the Sun conjoin Saturn in
Libra.
leonine sign looks over what youve learned about the connections
between confidence, courage and your social life. All that charm
and those brains are for naught without a crowd of admirers.
th
to the lessons youve been privy to this year on the emotional
weight of money. As Venus plows her way through the tunnels of
Scorpio, youd be wise to reflect on how easily money, and the
lack thereof, is entwined with desires sticky strands. Dont let
your heartstrings be plucked so wantonly by the capricious hands
of mammon.
rd
and the
th
shift your focus to
your finances, giving you a chances to see how well you learned
your lessons about money, possession and desire.

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"

The first half of the months energies illuminate the mechanics
of your subconscious. The degree to which your unprocessed
feelings disrupt your personal equilibrium will be revealed as
lion's den reveals what progress youve made over the last year and
a half toward making your professional life a more authentic
expression of who you are.
th
to the lessons youve learned about the nature of desire over the
last year. Hopefully youve attained a level of mastery over your
appetite for indulgence and propensity for asceticism, catching
sight of the golden mean between them.
rd
and the
th
re-center your
attention on your current condition, asking you to demonstrate
what youve learned about desire and relationship over the last
year.

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The first half of the month has a clear focus on your social life.
The level of reciprocity in your friendships, as well as the degree
of diplomacy you apply to more casual acquaintances will be
weighed as Venus, Mercury and then the Sun conjoin Saturn in
Libra.
feline sign looks over the strides youve made in taking control of
your trajectory through life, as well as the degree to which youve
individualized your own perspective on the world.
th
onward, returns you to
the past years lessons on what happens when you neglect and
suppress your emotions. No matter how inconvenient, feelings
dont die when you ignore them. Instead, they transform into
sinister revenants which stalk you endlessly. If you havent yet, do
some ghost busting. Celebrate the acknowledgement of
inconvenient truths, screwed up dynamics and desires.
rd
and the
th
pull the focus
increasingly toward what youre doing with the problematic
passions that Venus movement through Scorpio revealed earlier in
the month.

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The first half of the month focuses on your career. The degree
to which have maintained professional equilibrium is weighed as
heart-lands reveals and reviews how much youve learned about
having the confidence to create the life you desire.
th
to the lessons youve learned on the tangled nature of social
networks and intense friendships. Hopefully, youll be able to say
youve purged your social life of secret hostilities and stagnant
emotions. If not, get to it.
rd
and the
th
re-centers your
attention on your social life, suggesting you put into play the
insights Venus revealed earlier in the month.

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The first half of the month turns your attention to your long-
term goals. The proportion of success to failure youve had is
weighed as Venus, Mercury and then the Sun conjoin Saturn in
Libra. Not only that, but how balanced those goals were in the first
place is also revealed.
leonine sign reveals how well youve learned to deal with conflict
in your significant relationships, letting people be who they are,
even when it includes upsetting the apple cart. Even if it's just your
apple cart.
th
onward, centers you on
the last years lessons about the complicated nature of professional
relationships. Youve likely learned that business isnt just
business when people are involved. Hopefully as Venus plows
through Scorpios underworld this October, you can say youve
gained a certain sensitivity to the subtle dynamics of business
relationships.
rd
and the
th
pull your attention to
your professional life, asking you to demonstrate the lessons
learned in this area.

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Pi sces: The Fish

The first half of the month turns your attentions to the
resources you share with others. The equality and balance of these
arrangements will be weighed as Venus, Mercury and then the Sun
conjoin Saturn in Libra. You may need to negotiate a contract or
two.
lion's den asks how well youve learned your lesson about the
importance of a strong fiscal and physical body. By fixing
problems and patching holes, you put yourself in a stronger and
more independent position.
th
to last years lessons on the relationship between desire and long-
term aspirations. Though desire can pull you along a path, desire
alone is not a consistent enough captain to plot a course. Look over
how desire has both assisted you as well as led you astray over the
past year.
rd
and the
th
re-center you on your
broader objectives, providing you the opportunity to harness desire
to your direction, just as youve learned.

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Daily Overviews

Saturday, October 1
st

Saturday begins with the Moon in Sagittarius approaching a trine
with Mars in Leo, marking the morning with a smear of vital and
aggressive excitement. Not long afterwards, the Moon aspects the Sun in
Libra, bringing a bit of balancing warmth to mid-day. The afternoon is
mentally stimulated by the Moons sextile to Mercury, but as night falls
the Moon moves closer to a late night aspect with Saturn in Libra,
bringing a certain quiet and introspection to an otherwise active day.
Moon in Sagittarius

Sunday, October 2
nd

Mars in Leo makes a square to Jupiter in Taurus today, which may
manifest as an attack on opportunities or a moment of conflict within a
plan for growth. The aspect provokes a dissatisfied attitude, where
progress is not enough, an impatience for plans to commence and for
egos to be satisfied. If the conflict is externalized, deal with it patiently,
and if it is internal, recognize the attitudes and energies in play before
acting hastily or in an egotistical manner.
Moon in Sagittarius
Mars Square Jupiter: 10/3/11 12:20 AM CST

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Monday, October 3
rd

The day begins with the Moon in crusty Capricorn, squaring Uranus
and then making a conjunction with Pluto. The aspect to Uranus begins
things with a shock before the dull and grim weight of Pluto settles in. A
rough way to start the week, but the Moon departs from Pluto and
Uranus by mid-day. By the time afternoon rolls around, the Moon in
Capricorn moves into a trine with Jupiter in Taurus, bringing our minds
back to yesterdays call for patience. As night falls, the Moon moves into
a square with the Sun, marking the waxing half Moon with the conflict
between ideal balance and realitys limitations. For those who push late
into the night, a talkative and thoughtful aspect to Mercury waits in the
wee hours.
Moon in Capricorn
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nd
Quarter

Tuesday, October 4
th

Tuesday begins with the Moon in Capricorn moving into a square
with Saturn in Libra. Though it may put a bit of a damper on the first half
of the day, this aspect presents an opportunity to put affairs, including
yourself, into order. As the day continues, the Moon moves closer and
closer to aspect with Venus in Libra, challenging us to find a little
pleasure.
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Wednesday, October 5
th

The day begins with the Moons ingress into Aquarius, relieving the
weighty atmosphere of the last few days. By mid-day, the Moon sextiles
Uranus in Aries, putting a little electricity, and possibly a bit of chaos,
into the air. The days themes are structured by Mercurys pending
conjunction with Saturn in Libra. The mind is easily preoccupied with
pragmatic thoughts of bringing things into order. This bent of mind is not
entirely unhelpful, but may spawn unnecessarily judgmental attitudes.
Moon in Capricorn

Thursday, October 6
th

The day begins with the Moon departing from an irritating
opposition with Mars in Leo. The small fires the day starts with will be
quickly extinguished by Mercurys cold and realistic conjunction with
Saturn. The matter of bringing things into order that colored yesterday
continues into today, with the Mercury-Saturn conjunction occurring
with the evenings Moon as its witness. A good day for planning and
organization, a not so good day for romantic getaways.
Moon in Aquarius
Mercury Conjunct Saturn: 10/6/11 5:01 PM CST

Friday, October 7
th

Venus, at the end of Libra, moves into a trine with Neptune just as
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ephemeral sense of good cheer. There is a fine harmony about the day,
perhaps enough to feel at peace with the weeks serious work. The Moon
moves into Pisces in the evening continuing the mellow tone.
Moon in Aquarius
Venus Trine Neptune: 10/7/11 6:27 PM CST

Saturday, October 8
th

After her fine showing yesterday, Venus departs the mirrored halls
of Libra, descending into the bowels of Scorpio. Venus is considered to
be in her detriment in Scorpio, temporarily putting people in a crankier
place, making life less enjoyable, and tempting us to compensate with
unwholesome pleasures. Well be dealing with the evening star in goth
garb until November 1
st
, when Venus moves into Sagittarius.
Moon in Pisces
Venus enters Scorpio: 10/9/11 12:49 AM CST

Sunday, October 9
th

The day has a shadow cast over it by the Suns pending
conjunction to Saturn. This aspect will darken moods and make
things more serious all week, outlining necessities and limitations.
Those with a tendency toward depression will feel it more keenly.
The Moon is in Pisces, Void-of-Course for much of the day, is
more than happy to promote whatever emotional currents you
find yourself riding. be there bad, good or indifferent.
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Monday, October 10
th

The work week begins with the Moon in Aries conjoining Uranus,
spicing the morning with a hot, impatient, electric and somewhat chaotic
energy. By mid-day, the Moon in Aries squares Pluto, putting out or
frustrating the mornings bright spirit. As the day continues, the Moon
moves closer to a trine with Mars in Leo, rekindling the mornings spark
with an energetic afternoon and evening. There is a risk of egotistical
squabbles though.

Tuesday, October 11
th

The day begins with the Moon in Aries trine to Mars in Leo, starting
things off with an active but irritable energy. Meanwhile, Mercury, at the
end of Libra, trines Neptune in Aquarius, tempting the mind with day
dreams.
The day continues on this note until the Moon rises, fat and full in
the night sky. The Full Moon in Aries is illuminated by the Sun, almost
conjunct Saturn in Libra, opposing both planets throughout the night.
This lunation highlights the vigorous energy needed to make real the
ideal arrangements the last few weeks have revealed. Also important is
the tension between working solo and with others, the advantages and
drawbacks of each revealed in pale silver light.
Full Moon in Aries
Mercury Trine Neptune: 10/12/11 5:10 AM CST

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th

Mercury leaves the measuring scales of Libra for the obsessive
tunnels of Scorpio today. Mercury lends the mind a focused and intense
quality in Scorpio, though there is a tendency to veer off on paranoid
detours. Meanwhile, Venus in Scorpio sextiles Pluto in Capricorn,
pulling us into a brief tour of our emotional underworld, forgotten
emotions rediscovered and expired ones evaporating. This transit may
coincide with the discovery or loss of material wealth as well internal
lucre. The influences today are not truly negative, but combined with the
Sun almost conjunct Saturn, there is a heavy air that may weigh heavily
on the mood.
Moon in Aries
Mercury enters Scorpio:
Venus Sextile Pluto: 10/13/11 2:42 AM CST

Thursday, October 13
th

The Sun finally catches Saturn in Libra today. The conjunction
saddles the days mood with a definite heaviness, although the lead up
may have been harder than the aspect itself. With the conjunction today,
there is a certain clarity about the heavy topics which have been swirling
in the air for the last several days. Deadlines, limitations and necessities
become clear. A solid Moon in Taurus cushions this somewhat dark
conjunction, making it workable. Still, not exactly party time.
Moon in Taurus
Sun Conjunct Saturn: 10/13/11 4:12 PM CST

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Friday, October 14
th

A Taurus Moon looks on as Venus in Scorpio opposes Jupiter in
Taurus today. This opposition defines the difference between what is fun
and what is good for you, while asking about the possibility of
combining the two. These oppositions tend to coincide with excessive
pleasure-seeking, although after the Sun conjunct Saturn seriousness of
the week, a little pleasure might be a reasonable balance.
Moon in Taurus
Venus Opposition Jupiter: 10/14/11 6:53 PM CST

Saturday, October 15
th
The day begins with the Moons ingress into Gemini, placing a focus
on thoughts and communications. The mentally focused tone of the day
gets a shot of stimulus from the Moons morning sextile with Uranus in
Aries, throwing a few good ideas and random events into the mix. The
thoughtful tone of the day is dominated by Mercury in Scorpios pending
aspect to Pluto, which supports serious thoughts, contemplation and deep
conversations.
Moon in Taurus

Sunday, October 16
th
Mercury in Scorpio sextiles Pluto in Capricorn today. Pluto lends
Mercury his X-ray specks, adding a penetrating quality to the thoughts
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Jupiter makes it into the mix as well, prompting us to consider how to
grow from this point. The afternoon sees the Moon in Gemini sextile
Mars in Leo, bringing Mercury and Plutos penetrating thoughts to bear
on matters of personal power, self-esteem and self-representation. Deep
within the evening, the Moon in Gemini moves into a trine with serious
Saturn, and then in the wee hours trines the gentle Sun, finding a bit of
harmony with the days intense considerations.
Moon in Gemini

Monday, October 17
th

Monday looks over Mercury in Scorpios opposition to Jupiter in
Taurus. This configuration sees us weighing and judging the good things
in our life, reconsidering excessive optimism but thinking of how we
make the most of ambient opportunities. The Moons mid-day aspect to
Neptune gives these considerations a more universal tone, with our
minds sliding easily from specific instances to thoughts with a grander
scope. As evening falls, the Moon moves into comfortable Cancer, but
with its almost immediate square to shocking Uranus in Aries, surprising
energies and states may interfere with our ability to relax and unwind. As
night deepens, the Moon in Cancer moves into an opposition with Pluto,
pulling our mood into a darker place.
Moon in Gemini
Mercury Opposition Jupiter: 10/17/11 1:55 PM CST
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Tuesday, October 18
th

Tuesday begins with the sensitive Moon in Cancer sextile Jupiter in
Taurus and on its way to a trine with investigative Mercury in Scorpio,
tossing out parting thoughts on yesterdays Mercury-Jupiter
considerations. There is a good level of mental energy generated by this
configuration, but it may be difficult to direct it toward things not of a
directly personal nature. As afternoon comes, the Moon moves on to
aspect Venus in Scorpio, following the mornings thoughts with the
afternoons feelings. Be careful of letting your emotions sidetrack you
from what needs to be done today.
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th

Wednesday begins with the comfort seeking Moon in Cancer square
austere Saturn in Libra, making the early days duties a bit more onerous
by contrast with personal needs. As the day continues, the Moon moves
into a square with the Sun in Libra, marking the waning half-moon and
our entrance into the last quarter of the Lunar cycle.
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Thursday, October 20
th

The day begins with the warm Leo Moon in harmonious trine with
electric Uranus in Aries, starting things off with a bang. The Moon
squares Jupiter in Taurus mid-day, prompting us to consider the
condition of our attempts to grow and expand, as well as providing a few
lessons on our efforts so far. Dont let pride get in the way of becoming
wise. As night falls, the Moon moves into a late night square with
Mercury in Scorpio, providing the evening with a bit of mental stimulus.
Moon in Leo

Friday, October 21
st

Friday starts with the dramatic Moon in Leo squaring intense Venus
in Scorpio, frosting the morning with moodiness. As the day continues
onward, the Moon moves into an energetic conjunction with Mars in
Leo, pushing us either to kick some ass or complain endlessly about
unkicked asses. As evening approaches, the Moon moves into an aspect
with Saturn, bringing a certain regimented equilibrium to things. Finally,
after the Moon departs its evening aspect with Saturn, it begins chasing a
pleasant sextile with the Sun at the end of Libra. Although there are
irritating configurations hovering around the day, the Sun in Libras trine
with Neptune in Aquarius fades these ambient energies, making it easier
to dissolve troubling emotions and forgive unpleasant interactions. The
day ends on a more harmonious note than it began.
Moon in Leo
Sun Trine Neptune: 10/21/11 6:56 PM CST

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nd

Saturday begins with the warm Moon in Leo opposed spacey
Neptune in Aquarius, but makes a morning move into Virgo, bringing
things down to earth. The Moon in Virgo suggests you make an
inventory of your physical and fiscal health and take a little time to
organize your affairs. As afternoon comes, the Moon in Virgo trines
Pluto in Capricorn, darkening the vibe a bit and tempting the analytic
tone of the day toward depression. Nonetheless, the aspect to Pluto
departs quickly, leaving the day much as we found it. No planetary
aspects occur during the evening, leaving plans to pan out as they will.
Moon in Leo

Sunday, October 23
rd

The day begins with the analytic Moon in Virgo sextiling
investigative Mercury in Scorpio, aiding us in the organizational tasks
the Moon in Virgo looks over. As mid-day comes, the Moon moves into
aspect with Venus in Scorpio, providing for a little pleasure in the order
weve created, or derailing us with distracting desires.
The Sun leaves the scales of Libra for the intense and transformative
tunnels of Scorpio today. In Scorpio, the Sun brings its spotlight to bear
on the interior secrets of people, organizations and reality itself. Well be
following the Sun in Scorpios trail of breadcrumbs and hunches until
November 22
nd
.
Moon in Virgo
Sun enters Scorpio: 10/23/11 1:30 PM CST

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Monday, October 24
th

Monday begins with the Moons morning move into Libra. This
ingress brings Luna into opposition with unstable Uranus in Aries,
injecting the early day with a dose of overstimulation and excitement.
The afternoon sees the Moon square Pluto, challenging our attempts to
start the week off on a balanced note. After making these harrying
aspects to Uranus and then Pluto, the day mellows out, allowing us some
equilibrium in the evening. And by equilibrium I mean a glass of wine.
Moon in Virgo

Tuesday, October 25
th

Royal Mars in Leo sextiles austere Saturn in Libra today, checking
to see how well our efforts to assert ourselves are pacing the rules of the
game. The Moon in Libra moves into a conjunction with Saturn today,
doubly emphasizing this aspect during the evening hours. The events and
realizations that come in tow with this configuration are likely to be
frustrating, but should generally be workable. Dont confuse who you are
with the way youve been doing things. Youll be getting a lot of
personal feedback over the next several days, so get used to it. Take
some time to look up at the moonless sky and reflect on things.
Moon in Libra
Mars Sextile Saturn: 10/26/11 4:37 AM CST

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th

The day begins with the Moons ingress into Scorpio, conjoining the
Sun mid-day. This marks the end of one Lunar cycle and the beginning
of another- the New Moon. Venus in Scorpio squares Mars in Leo today,
heightening the tension inherent in emotional-sexual dynamics. In
particular, the difference between fun and intimacy is emphasized.
Despite the magnetic nature of the Mars-Venus aspect, there a certain lull
around the day, as the seeds of events begin fusing with the DNA of the
coming month.
Moon in Libra
New Moon in Scorpio: 10/26/11 2:56 PM CST
Venus Square Mars: 10/26/11 5:22 PM CST

Thursday, October 27th
Later in the day, the Moon in Scorpio conjoins Mercury and Venus
in the midst of their respective squares to Mars in Leo. This
configuration prompts the type of personal feedback that weve been
getting all week. Thoughts, passions and actions mingle uneasily,
brewing up some complicated moments. Though these configurations
can be dealt with in stride, there is a tendency for things to be acted out
in a more dramatic manner than necessary. If you see this pattern
developing, nip it in the bud. Meanwhile, longer term considerations
begin to emerge, with reflections on them continuing onto the next few
days.
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Friday, October 28
th
Friday contains a great deal of planetary action. The Sun in Scorpio
opposes Jupiter in Taurus at the same they aspect Pluto in Capricorn.
This configuration brings us to focus on the relationship between
ourselves, opportunities and the survival of the fittest. Reflections on
how well weve taken advantage of opportunities this year, as well as
projections of how we might do better in the future abound.
Mingled with these larger concerns are personal ones. Mercury in
Scorpio squares Mars in Leo today, completing the week-long crest of
emotional feedback. Although there is the possibility of harsh words and
hasty thinking, there is nonetheless an opportunity to put this weeks
unquiet passions into a rational framework.
Moon in Scorpio
Mercury Square Mars: 10/28/11 10:08 AM CST
Jupiter Trine Pluto: 10/28/11 11:29 AM CST
Sun Opposition Jupiter: 10/28/11 8:41 PM CST
Sun Sextile Pluto: 10/28/11 10:10 PM CST

th

Saturdays Moon in Sagittarius continues the topics of the day
before, aiming our bow towards tomorrows skies. Well consider how
we might take advantage of previously unseen opportunities, and better
understand the oversights we've made throughout the year. The Moons
movement through Sagittarius also gathers the energies of Mars, helping
to integrate the personal insights weve been besieged with all week.
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Sunday, October 30
th

Sunday morning sees the Moon slide into Capricorn, reining in the
big thinking of the last few days. Mid-day, the Moon conjoins Pluto and
trines Jupiter in Taurus, highlighting the growth we need to achieve to
keep pace with the times, as well as our souls demands. Do not lightly
dismiss the changes you consider today, as they have deep roots.
Moon in Sagittarius

Monday, October 31
st

Mercury and Venus, moving hand and hand, both square Neptune in
Aquarius today. This configuration brings a certain fogginess to
communications, but the same fog helps dissolve some of the emotional
intensity that has characterized the last week. This is no doubt helpful, as
the Capricorn Moon makes for a rather business-like day. As evening
comes, the Moon makes a square to Saturn in Libra, shrouding the night
in a somewhat stern and organizational energy.
Moon in Capricorn
Venus Square Neptune: 10/31/11 4:19 PM CST
Mercury Square Neptune: 11/1/11 3:37 AM CST

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November
- CHIMERA CREATION -

November begins with a gathering speed and intensity, only
by months end to find that its gotten ahead of itself. Ideas and
excitement build throughout the month, gaining support with the
Full Moon and racing even further forward. But at the end of
the month a Mercury retrograde and an intense Solar Eclipse
wait for us, complicating simple visions with serious changes.
So by all means, ride that centaur, but don't carried away.

Eye on the Horizon
This year's venture through Scorpios intense tunnels will be an
interesting one. Venus enters Sagittarius on November 1
st
, followed by
Mercury on the 2
nd
. Mercury and Venus travel in tandem through
Sagittarius during the first half of the month, blending thoughts and
feelings, ideas and passions. This forward looking configuration bears us
upon its swift back. Along the way, Neptune stations direct on the 9
th
,
marshalling the forces of the imagination. The next day we are delivered
to the auspicious and supportive Full Moon in Taurus on the 10
th
.
Beneath the light of the Full Moon, Mars sneaks quietly into Virgo,
where the red one will remain until July 2012.Things continue along this
well supported and forward looking path until the end of the month. But
as we near the 25
th
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stations retrograde on the 24
th
, calling a halt to forward movement, the
Sun is Eclipsed in Sagittarius on the same day, and on the 26
th
Venus
pushes ahead into Capricorn, putting the passions into a more
conservative and enterprising place.

1/2 Horse + 1/2 Man + 1/2 Woman =
150% Awesome! Venus moves into Sagittarius on the 1
st
, followed
by Mercury on the 2
nd
. This half horse couple will inspire a variety of
visions of the future, synthesizing our thoughts, feelings, ideas and
energies toward it's infinite possibilities. This is a visionary combination,
but many of the plans laid during this time will need serious revision, as
Mercury turns retrograde on the 24
th
. By all means explore what could
be, but avoid making commitments before Novembers last days reveal
the drawbacks, obstacles and errors in thinking which go unseen during
the first part of the month.

Full Moon in Taurus
The Full Moon in Taurus comes November 10
th
, its silver light
challenging the transformative Scorpio Sun with the bovine virtues of
stability and growth. This is a particularly auspicious Full Moon,
occurring in the emerald pastures of Taurus as it plays host to benefic
Jupiter, triggering the manifestation of benefits from our effort to learn
and grow over the last year. Contrary to the chaotic reputation of Full
Moons, this particular lunation will be more generous, pleasant and
stable than virtually any other time during the month. But into this Lunar
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The Wrench in the Ointment
As the Moon goes fat and full in Taurus, Mars sneaks into Virgo.
Mars leaves the wide savannahs of Leo on the 10
th
, trading in his lion-
pelted protection for Virgos handy tool box. In Virgo, Mars heroic
energies take on the more humble form of the fixit man. Mars in Virgo
directs us to identify and fix problems, to refine our efforts and privilege
precision over raw power or personality.
But Mars will not simply pass through Virgo this time, content to
point out a few flaws and fix a leaky pipe or two. Instead hell be digging
deep into the underworld of this particular archetypal complex. Mars will
be in Virgo until July of 2012, going retrograde in January and spending
the winter quarter that way. We wont have to deal with Mars retrograde
fury this month or next, but be on the look out- the degrees Mars travels
this Fall are those he will return to during his retrograde. The observant
will see this winters issues take shape in seed form.

Mercury Retrograde
Mercury goes retrograde in Sagittarius on the 24
th
, only hours before
the Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius, sending our thoughts and plans into
retreat until December 13
th
. This particular Mercury retrograde sees us
revising our long-term perspectives and bigger ideas about reality. In
addition, through its connection with Mars in Virgo, this Mercury
retrograde brings with it more than the usual share of broken cell phones,
lost emails and car trouble. Dont let this one sneak up on you.

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Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius
The Sun disappears on the 24
th
of November, this years American
Thanksgiving, as the Sun and Moon conjoin atop Rahu, the Dragons
Head, the North Node of the Moon. This Eclipse continues the theme of
the others on the Sagittarius/Gemini axis, moving from divided energies
to concentrated efforts. This particular Eclipse reinforces the importance
of unification, pushing us to forge divergent energies into strange and
powerful hybrid forms. It is very interesting the Solar Eclipse comes so
tightly packaged with Mercurys retrograde station. Indeed, it will no
doubt be the Eclipse revelations that give the messenger reason to
retreat.

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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram

Novembers Mercury-Venus conjunction in Sagittarius blazes
brightly through the sky of your broader aspirations, illuminating
new and powerful perspectives. There may even be some travel in
your near future.
The Full Moon in Taurus on the 10
th
spotlights the exchange
of time, money and energy between you and others. It shines a
particularly bright light on your recent efforts to enlarge the
number of resources at your command.
Mars ingress into Virgo on the 10
th
shifts vital energies and
your drive for accomplishment toward your physical and fiscal
health. This is, however, no ordinary journey through a sign- Mars
will be in Virgo for nearly eight months. During that time youll be
cleansing and refining the foundations of your personal power.
That said, theres no such thing as cleansing without the discovery
of dirt.
The Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius on the 24
th
sees the outlines of
a fresh take on the world begin to emerge, an angle on things
which knits together divergent perspectives. Mercurys retrograde
station the same day calls into question the plans youd had up to
this point, asking whether they can be reconciled with new
insights.

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Taur us: The Bull

Novembers Mercury-Venus conjunction in Sagittarius
illuminates what you need, inspiring visions of what you might
achieve with the right resources.
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shines a silver spotlight
on your relationships, with a particularly bright beam showcasing
the personal growth youve achieved this year.
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sees your drive for
accomplishment target your creative energies, stirring and
stimulating what resides in your womb yet undelivered. This is,
however, no ordinary journey through a sign- Mars will be in
Virgo for nearly eight months. During that time youll be pulled to
examine the relationship between creative energy and personal
power, and become privy to all of the problems with the way
youve been connecting the two.
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sees the emergence
of a new perspective on partnership, and fresh insight into how
people can blend their resources. Mercurys retrograde station the
same day asks you to rethink the ideas about exchange you had
leading up to this point, pointing toward the problematic concepts
of ownership youll be challenged to let go of during Decembers
Lunar Eclipse.

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T
Gemi ni : The Twins

illuminates your relationships, inspiring fun and conversation until
months end.
th
between your fiscal, physical and mental health, helping you to
diagnose and solve some complex problems. It shines a
particularly bright light on your recent efforts to expand your
understanding of your personal underworld.
th
shifts your vital energies
and drive downward into your living situation and even deeper into
your emotional foundations. This is no ordinary journey through a
sign- Mars will be in Virgo for nearly eight months. During that
time Mars will test your living circumstance with conflict and help
to cleanse you of the stale attachments that interfere with your
independence.
th
sees a new
perspective on relationships begin to emerge. Mercurys retrograde
station sees this perspective change start you in on some serious
rethinking, pointing you toward ideas about yourself youll be
challenged to let go of during Decembers Lunar Eclipse.

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C
Cancer : The Crab

Novembers Mercury-Venus conjunction in Sagittarius will
likely find you busy, busy, busy. But along with the workload,
youll find new ways to unify your efforts and concentrate your
energies.
th
between your social life and your creative self, shining a
particularly silvery beam on recent efforts to open yourself up to a
greater range of people and expand your social skills.
th
and drive for accomplishment into a hundred everyday tasks.
However, this is no ordinary venture through a sign- Mars will be
in Virgo for nearly eight months. During that time your capacity to
deal with small conflicts, as well as the way you deal with angry
feelings will be revealed, tested and refined.
th
sees a new
perspective on the maintenance of your physical and fiscal strength
emerge. The big black light in the sky bestows upon you a work
ethic. Mercurys retrograde station the same day inspires some
serious rethinking based on the perspectives emerging from the
Eclipse, pointing you toward the limiting beliefs about yourself
youll be pushed to let go of during the Lunar event in December.

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Leo: The Lion

Novembers Mercury-Venus conjunction in Sagittarius sets
your brain afire with creativity. Youll be seeing clever solutions to
problems and pushing things forward until the months last days.
th
highlights the
relationship between your living situation and professional life. It
shines a particularly bright light on recent efforts to expand the
scope of your career.
th
and drive for accomplishment toward tangible accumulation,
largely financial. This is, however, no ordinary journey through a
sign- Mars will be in Virgo for nearly eight months. During this
time your capacity to solve financial problems and work hard for
that money (honey) will be tested and refined. Watch your
spending.
Out of the Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius on the 24
th
crawl a
number of half-formed creative impulses. Mercurys retrograde
station the same day sees rethinking plans based on these new,
partially baked impulses. The messengers retro points your mind
toward the limiting opinions youve absorbed from your friends
and associates. Youll be challenged to bid adieu to these folks
perspectives under Decembers Lunar Eclipse.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

Novembers Mercury-Venus conjunction in Sagittarius pushes you to
improve your living space and inspires communication with family
members.
th
between your short and long-term goals. It shines a particularly bright
light on recent efforts to expand and solidify these broader aspirations.
th
amplifies your vital energies and
drive for accomplishment. This is, however, no ordinary journey through
a sign- Mars will be in Virgo for nearly eight months, several of them
retrograde. During that time youll come to an understanding of what
personal power really is, though not before an intense review of how
youve been applying it, and how thats been working out for you. You
may even grow a backbone.
th
presents you with a new
perspective on where youve come from, as well as where you are now.
Mercurys retrograde station, the same day, begins three weeks of
reconsidering your relationship to your roots. Along your backward path,
your mind will likely encounter problematic ideas about where youre
supposed to be, thoughts youll be challenged to let go of on Decembers
Lunar Eclipse.

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Li br a: The Scales

Novembers Mercury-Venus conjunction in Sagittarius sees
your social life abundant, pushing the pace of communications and
connections until the months last days.
th
spotlights the exchanges
of time, money and energy in your life. It shines a particularly
bright light on recent efforts to improve the quality of these
exchanges.
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into the null space in the back of your head, highlighting
unacknowledged energies and drives. This is no ordinary journey
through a sign, however- Mars will be in Virgo for nearly eight
months. During that time youll discover that youve left embers of
anger alight deep within your psyche. In those same tunnels youll
also come across an underworld armory of untapped personal
power.
th
challenges you to
upgrade your attitude about the world around you. Mercurys
retrograde station the same day begins three weeks of evaluating
the way you think and communicate in the day to day. As you walk
backward through your own attitudes, youll likely stumble across
errors in the way youve been framing the big picture.

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highlights your finances and resources, likely catching you
dreaming about what you could invest in, as well as pushing the
pace of accumulation until the end of the month.
th
spotlights your
relationships. It shines a particularly bright light on your efforts
this year to improve your relationship skills, perhaps rewarding
you with someone to sting to death other than yourself.
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and drive for accomplishment toward your social life. This is,
however, no ordinary journey through a sign- Mars will be in
Virgo for nearly eight months. During that time, Mars will kindle
conflicts with friends and contacts, testing and revealing your
ability to handle dissent in that arena.
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presents a new
perspective on what does and does not have value to you.
Mercurys retrograde station on the same day takes these insights
and walks backward with them for several weeks. Whats worth
having? Whats not?

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Novembers Mercury-Venus conjunction in Sagittarius puts
clever words in your mouth and excites your state, making the
majority of November a very energetic time for you.
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between the visible problems in your life and your undiagnosed
psychological issues. Luna shines a particularly loving beam on
efforts youve made this year to improve your habits.
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and drive for accomplishment toward your professional life. This
is, however, no ordinary journey through a sign- Mars will be in
Virgo for nearly 8 months. During that time youll be confronted
with conflicts in your career, and discover the personal power to
handle and manage them.
th
offers a new
perspective on yourself, a silhouette of an improved you emerging
from the hollow ring of the dark sun. Mercurys retrograde station
takes these Eclipse insights and asks you to run with them,
backward, for the next several weeks, reconsidering who you could
be.

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This month takes you on a rapid tour of the perspectives you
usually ignore. Youll be loaded up with neglected ideas and
forgotten feelings until Novembers last week.
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between your social life and creative goals, shining a particularly
silvery beam on recent efforts to expand and deepen your
connection with your creative energies.
th
and drive for accomplishment toward your spiritual and long-term
goals. No ordinary journey through a sign, Mars will be in Virgo
for nearly eight months. During that time youll be pulled to go on
a pilgrimage of sorts, becoming increasingly deadset on following
your vision into reality. Along this winding road is the personal
power found in the coherence between belief and action.
th
introduces you to
your personal underworld, the place you put everything you dont
quite know what to do with. As the dark sun shines over this
midnight realm, you're assailed with insights. Mercurys retrograde
station the same day will see you walking backward through this
land of neglected thoughts for the next several weeks, offering you
a grand tour of your shortcomings, and pointing out the
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Novembers Mercury-Venus conjunction in Sagittarius sets
your social life ablaze, pushing the pace of communications for
most of the month.
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between your living situation and professional life, shining a
particularly bright light on recent efforts to stabilize and expand
your living situation.
th
and drive for accomplishment toward your exchanges with others,
highlighting team efforts youre a part of. This is, however, no
ordinary journey through a sign- Mars will be in Virgo for nearly
eight months. During that time youll see conflict kindled in these
arrangements, revealing the truth of exchanges and testing your
ability to handle stress in this area.
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presents a new
perspective on friends, associates, and your social network as a
whole. Mercurys retrograde station the same day picks up these
insights and runs backward with them, inspiring you to rethink the
way you approach your social life for the next several weeks.

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Pi sces: The Fish

Novembers Mercury-Venus conjunction in Sagittarius streaks
across your professional life, illuminating new perspectives and
bestowing recognition on you for most of the month.
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between your long and short term goals, shining a particularly
silvery beam on your recent efforts to accomplish a greater number
of short-term goals, and with greater regularity.
th
and drive for accomplishment toward your significant
relationships. This is, however, no ordinary journey through a sign-
Mars will be in Virgo for nearly eight months. During that time
youll see conflicts pertaining to your relationship with others and
the world itself emerge, cleansing and refining the way you handle
them. These small fires will also test and distill your ability to
handle conflict in these sensitive areas.
th
sees the outlines of
a new perspective on your professional life emerging. Mercurys
retrograde station the same day begins a several week season of
rethinking your career based on these Eclipse insights.

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Daily Overviews

Tuesday, November 1
st

November begins with Venus emergence from the underworld
tunnels of Scorpio and entry into Sagittarius wide skies and flat plains.
In Sagittarius, Venus pushes the passions in a more extraverted direction,
illuminating the visual pleasure of spectacle and revealing the joy of self-
overcoming. Venus, horse-legged and wielding cupids bow, roams the
confines of Sagittarius until November 26
th
, when she enters Capricorn.
The Moons afternoon movement into Aquarius shines a pleasant
light onto Venus, as well as electrifying Uranus, making Venus passage
into a new sign evident in the evenings energies.
Moon in Capricorn
Venus enters Sagittarius: 11/2/11 3:51 AM CST

Wednesday, November 2
nd

Hot on Venus heels, Mercury emerges from the zodiacal underbelly
of Scorpio and into the great vistas of Sagittarius today. In Sagittarius,
Mercury opens the mind to the grand and universal, or at least the
symbols thereof. The price of this is nearsightedness, where it becomes
easy to ignore or lose track of whats directly in front of you. Mercury
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Capricorn until January of 2012. The reason Mercury will be in
Sagittarius for so long is because a retrograde is just around the corner,
beginning his apparent backward motion on November 23
rd
and going
direct on December 13
th
.
Both Mercury and Venus in Sagittarius trine Uranus in Aries today,
jump starting both the mind and the heart. After a sticky season of
personal considerations, todays excitement is likely a welcome relief.
The Moon n Aquarius squares the Sun late in the day, ushering us into
the 2
nd
quarter of the Lunar month.
Moon in Aquarius
Mercury enters Sagittarius: 11/2/11 11:54 AM CST
Venus Trine Uranus: 11/3/11 2:53 AM CST
Begin 2
nd
Quarter

Thursday, November 3
rd

The Moon in Aquarius moves into an afternoon opposition with
Mars in Leo, giving the day an energizing but potentially irritating boost.
However, this fades quickly as the Moon moves into an evening
conjunction with Neptune, dissolving the earlier energy and leading the
mind on flights of fancy. Late night the Moon creeps into Pisces,
squaring both Mercury and Venus, seeding far reaching late night
thoughts and recollecting half faded dreams.
Moon in Aquarius
Mercury Trines Uranus: 11/3/11 8:58 AM CST

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Friday, November 4
th

Friday begins with the Moon in early Pisces aspecting Mercury,
Venus and Jupiter, an exciting and positive combination of influences.
As we have in past weeks, were still looking at how to make the most of
ambient opportunities, but now the tone is considerably more excited.
The Moon swims through Pisces during the rest of the day, coming in a
harmonious trine with the Sun in Scorpio during the evening. A generally
positive day with an optimistic and exciting tone.
Moon in Pisces

Saturday, November 5th
Saturday sees the Moon dream its way through Pisces today without
making a single aspect. Without the planets to impel you, take a day off
of your life.
Moon in Pisces

Sunday, November 6
th

The first half of the day meanders as Saturday did, but as the Moon
makes its afternoon move into Aries, it comes into conjunction with
Uranus and then makes excitable evening trines to both Mercury and
Venus in quick succession. The Moons movement into fiery Aries
triggers the manifestation of Mars opposition to Neptune in Aquarius.
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aggressive energies. Here we see dreams of great success, both
delusional and prophetic.
Moon in Aries

Monday, November 7
th

The work week begins with the Moon in action packed Aries,
starting things off with plenty of pep. Yesterdays Mars-Neptune
opposition contributes to the overall vibe, with the desire for action and
the imagination still uneasily mixed. The challenge here is to unite the
imagination and the capacity for action, fighting for the dream, visionary
efforts. This emphasis on Neptune asks us exactly what our vision is-
pulling the mind toward Neptunes direct station on Wednesday,
November 9th.
Moon in Aries
Mars Opposition Neptune: 11/7/11 6:33 AM CST

Tuesday, November 8
th

Tuesday begins with the Moon in Aries moving into an opposition
with Saturn in Libra, coating the day in a colder and more realistic tone
than the last few and helping to ground out some stray visions. As the
day continues, the Moon clears its opposition to Saturn and moves into
aspects with Neptune and Mars in quick succession, connecting us and
helping to clarify the emerging vision and asking us what exactly to do
about it.
Moon in Aries

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th

Wednesday begins with the contented Moon in Taurus conjoined
benefic Jupiter, starting an interesting day on a pleasant note.
Retrograde since June 2
nd
, Neptune stations direct today at the very
end of Aquarius. With this direct station, Neptune begins slowly
marching forward, intent on breeching Pisces again in February of 2012.
The effects of Neptunes direct station may go unnoticed for some, but
will be dramatic for sensitive and visionary types, whose imaginations
will bloom after a season underground.
The Moon in Taurus rises fat and silver tonight, stressing the fecund
tension between intensity and stability, focus and relaxation. This Full
Moon, which isnt quite perfect until mid-day tomorrow, helps change,
both personal and professional, become reality.
Moon in Taurus
Neptune Stations Direct: 11/9/11 12:55 PM CST

th

Thursday helps anchor the floating visions wafting off of Neptunes
direct station. The day begins with the Moon in Taurus completing its
opposition with the Sun in Scorpio, finishing the Full Moon
configuration beneath a veil of daylight.
In the interest of bridging the gap between imagination and reality,
Mars moves into Virgo. Mars movement into the earth sign focuses
efforts and energies on necessary concrete details. During Mars time in
Virgo well be refining our plans and efforts, cutting fat and destroying
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fields of Virgo for quite some time, not leaving the Virgin's fields until
July of 2012. The reason for this extended stay is due to Mars upcoming
retrograde in Virgo, which will run for the first quarter of the coming
year. In short, get to know and appreciate Mars in Virgo- youll be
spending a lot of time with the guy.
Moon in Taurus
Full Moon in Taurus: 11/9/11 2:15 PM CST
Mars enters Virgo: 11/10/11 10:15 PM CST

Friday, November 11
th

Friday begins with the Moon at the end of Taurus making a morning
square to Neptune in Aquarius, further stressing the divide between
visions of what might be and the reality at hand. The Moon makes it into
Gemini by afternoon, picking up the days pace. Upon entry into Gemini,
the Moon squares critical Mars in Virgo and sextiles unpredictable
Uranus in Aries, calling on our vital energies to identify and address
potential problems. As the day continues this hurried configuration
dissolves, making way for an exciting and pleasurable night.
Moon in Taurus

Saturday, November 12
th

The curious Moon in Gemini makes its way into an opposition with
Mercury and Venus in Sagittarius today, igniting a mixture of thoughts
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may be to your benefit, as a Mercury retrograde waits on November 23
rd
,
and miscalculations made now will bloom into irritating situations in the
coming weeks. Take a little time to sort things out.
Moon in Gemini

Sunday, November 13
th

Sunday begins with the Moon in Gemini entering a trine with Saturn
in Libra, shrouding the first half of the day with a detached,
contemplative and realistic vibe. However, as Sunday continues, the
Moon moves into a trine with Neptune in Aquarius, stimulating the
imagination and visionary faculties. For much of the day, the Moon in
Gemini will link Saturn and Neptune, helping to reconcile cold reality
and shimmering possibility in a loose Grand Air Trine. Youd be wise to
reserve todays mental energy for conversation and contemplation on
related topics.
Moon in Gemini

Monday, November 14
th

The work week begins with the Moon in Cancer configured to
Jupiter, Pluto and Mars, all in earth signs. This arrangement of planets
provides insights into manifestation, focusing our attentions on a variety
of material concerns. Its business time, and youd be wise to spend the
day considering the opportunities looming, as well as the efforts
necessary to keep the material layer of your life functioning properly.
Moon in Cancer

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Tuesday, November 15
th

Tuesdays energies spotlight critical Mars in Virgos pending trine
to expansive and solid Jupiter in Taurus. Problems that threaten to
interfere with opportunities emerge, as do their solutions. As evening
falls, the Moon in Cancer moves into a pleasant trine with the Sun in
Scorpio, marking a relatively harmonious moment in the Lunar month.
Moon in Cancer

th

Mars in Virgo trines Jupiter in Taurus today, helping us to direct our
problem solving energy in such a way that keeps the ambient
opportunities free of complications. However, with Mercury only a week
away from its retrograde station, there may be errors in the diagnosis of
problems, making solutions implemented not as effective as one might
hope. Between Mercurys coming retrograde and Mars more distant one
there is a tangle of potential complications developing. Stay grounded
and address issues as they arise.
Moon in Cancer
Mars Trine Jupiter: 11/16/11 4:08 PM CST

th

The day begins with Luna in Leo, lending it a warm, active energy.
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Venus in Sagittarius, emphasizing the social, communicative and
inspirational. During the evening, the Moon moves toward aspects with
Saturn in Libra and the Sun in Scorpio, prompting a moment or two of
serious reflection on the events of the month so far.
Moon in Leo

Friday, November 18
th

The day begins with the Moon in Leo in a square with the Sun in
Scorpio, continuing last nights reflective mood. This aspect between the
Sun and the Moon marks our entry into the 4
th
and final quarter of the
Lunar month. Mid-day the Moon opposes Neptune in Aquarius, making
things hazier and potentially sidetracking us with abstract and spiritual
concerns. As noon turns to afternoon, the Moon moves into Virgo,
bringing things back down to earth. Evening holds Luna's conjunction
with picky Mars in Virgo, dispensing small doses of worry and
irritability. Put Mars vital energy to work on something productive. Like
cleaning things with Q-tips.
Moon in Leo
Begin 4
th
Quarter

th

Saturdays Moon in Virgo sees us looking over our affairs. Heed the
itch to organize things, as Mercurys upcoming retrograde will breed a
variety of little problems and getting a head start on things will be to
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as the Moon moves into aspect with Mercury and then Venus in
Sagittarius. To go out and have fun, or stay home and obsess over
things? The choice is yours.
Moon in Virgo

Sunday, November 20
th

The Sun at the end of Scorpio squares Neptune in Aquarius today,
highlighting the friction between big dreams and deep emotional
realities. This aspect asks you to recognize the difference without falling
prey to disillusionment or delusion. The dream to which you aspire and
who you are need not be in alignment. As evening falls, the Moon enters
Libra, opposing Uranus in Aries. As a result, a bit of excitement and
chaos energize Sunday night.
Moon in Virgo
Sun Square Neptune: 11/20/11 2:41 PM CST

Monday, November 21
st

Venus in Sagittarius sextiles Saturn in Libra today, bringing
affections into relationship with proper benchmarks. This aspect
highlights limitations within relationships, but in a relatively gentle way.
The Venus-ruled Moon in Libra emphasizes the focus on relationships
and asks us to find a little equilibrium within the guidelines unveiled.
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aspects a soon-to-be retrograde Mercury, raising the chance of
miscommunications and misunderstandings.
Moon in Libra

nd

The Sun crawls out of Scorpio today, entering the wide plains of
Sagittarius and growing a pair of horse legs. For the next month, the Sun
will roam the broad vistas of Sagittarius, bringing our vision to focus on
future prospects and emphasizing the power of belief to create reality.
The Sun will be in Sagittarius until the winter solstice, January 22
nd
. The
Suns ingress into Sagittarius brings it into a trine with Uranus in Aries,
giving the day an electric, creative energy.
But thats not all that occurs today. Mars in Virgo trines Pluto in
Capricorn, intensifying Mars detail oriented impetus. Efforts here will
tend to coincide with longer term evolutionary objectives, though they
make people a little touchy. A powerful day.
Moon in Libra
Sun enters Sagittarius: 11/22/11 10:07 AM CST
Sun Trine Uranus: 11/23/11 4:13 AM CST

rd

Mercury in Sagittarius turns retrograde today, beginning his three
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Sagittarius to begin with, being one of the signs in which the messenger
is in his detriment, so be prepared. With the retrograde in Sagittarius,
well be considering and reconsidering our longer-term objectives- both
the direction and the method of execution. Mercurys retrograde will
trigger all of the usual communication and travel errors, but this
particular retrograde will also short circuit Mercury-ruled Mars in Virgo.
Mars is, himself, in the shadow of a pending retrograde, and Mercurys
retro will serve as an entry ramp to the problematic time.
Moon in Scorpio
Mars Trine Pluto: 11/23/11 8:06 AM CST
Mercury Stations Retrograde: 11/24/11 1:20 AM CST

th

More dramatic energies are unleashed today, as the Sun is Eclipsed
in Sagittarius. This Eclipse, within range of the dragons mouth,
emphasizes the importance of unifying energies in order to achieve great
things. This emphasis comes at an appropriate time, as Mercury, freshly
retrograde in Sagittarius, will be reviewing and rethinking long-term
objectives. The Eclipse is certainly the biggest action in the sky today,
but it is not the only card in play. Venus in Sagittarius sextiles Neptune
in Aquarius, opening the heart just in time to receive the dark sun. Happy
Thanksgiving, America!
Moon in Scorpio
Venus Sextile Neptune: 11/24/11 7:51 PM CST
Solar Eclipse: 11/25/11 12:20 AM CST

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Friday, November 25
th

Venus leaves the visionary wilderness of Sagittarius behind today in
favor of Capricorn's ancient castle walls. During her time in Capricorn,
Venus pulls the passions in a practical direction, helping us to make
useful connections and make nice with the people at work. Restrained by
practicalities, Venus in Capricorn has a certain BDSM themed desire for
unconstrained revelry. The wise enjoy their work and then let the goat-
lady out to play. Venus will be in Capricorn until December 20
th
, when
she enters Aquarius. This change in the passions atmosphere will fill in
Fridays colors. For those who push late into the night, be aware of the
Moons wee hours conjunction with a retrograde Mercury and the
potential for misunderstanding that it entails.
Moon in Sagittarius
Venus enters Capricorn: 11/26/11 6:35 AM CST

th

The Moon makes its way through the end of Sagittarius today,
making it into Capricorn this evening, where it will conjunct Venus,
newly in Capricorn. Venus squares Uranus in Aries, challenging the
passions to adjust to sudden realizations, and adding odd surprises to
potentially pleasant nights. The Moon in Capricorn continues past Venus
and Uranus, closing out the late night with a pleasant and expansive trine
to Jupiter in Taurus.
Moon in Sagittarius
Venus Square Uranus: 11/26/11 8:27 PM CST

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Sunday, November 27
th

The day begins with the Moon in Capricorn conjunct Pluto and trine
Mars in Virgo, starting things off on an intense note. As the Moon
departs dark Pluto and picky Mars, the intense and critical quality of the
day decreases, allowing us to better feel the pleasant energy as Venus in
Capricorn trines Jupiter in Taurus. This cocktail of solidity and
nervousness flavors the day.
Moon in Capricorn
Venus Trine Jupiter: 11/27/11 3:23 PM CST

Monday, November 28
th

Mondays Moon in Capricorn makes its way to an afternoon square
to Saturn in Libra, giving the day a sort of mandatory get-yer-shit-
together vibe. Its not a terribly pleasant start to the work week, but
youll do better working with the days demands than ignoring them.
Moon in Capricorn

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Tuesday begins with the Moon in Aquarius, its detached direction a
bit at odds with the go-time energy of the day. The Sun in Sagittarius is
on its way to a square with Mars in Virgo, giving us an itch to fix and
amend things. Coming in the midst of a Mercury retrograde, there are a
number of things that need a critical assessment. Prioritize problem
solving, but avoid becoming fixated on the negative.
Moon in Capricorn

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This Mercury-retro Wednesday begins with the Moon in Aquarius
in aspect with Mercury himself, starting today off on a typically retro
note. Dropped communications, changing plans, etc characterize the day.
Work your way along the sometimes awkward pathways. Itll pay off. As
evening comes, the Moon in Aquarius makes a trine to Saturn in Libra,
bringing a little order to the chaotic energies of the day. In the wee hours,
Venus conjuncts Pluto in Capricorn, opening a late-night gate to intense
and neglected passions.
Moon in Aquarius

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December
- THE DOPPLEGANGER DISSAPEARS -

December starts off midway between two Eclipses, with Novembers Solar
Eclipse a week behind us and December 10
th
s Lunar Eclipse little more than a
week away. A retrograde Mercury ferries us across the dark, personal waters of
the first half of the month, bridging Novembers Eclipse with Decembers.
Finally, the last third of December asks us to climb back onto the throne of
our lives and survey all we have reaped as well as what lies ahead.

Holiday Cheer
Things improve as December 10
th
observes its Lunar Eclipse,
helping us to let go of limiting patterns. Uranus direct station the day
before the event seasons the black moon with an unfolding desire to meet
the future head on, making it easier to let go of what we must leave
behind. Mercury stations direct a few days later, on December 13
th
. The
messengers march forward officially brings an end to most of early
Decembers weirdness. Things proceed relatively smoothly through the
middle of the month. Other than Mars pushing deeper and deeper into the
shadow of his upcoming retrograde, things are pretty peachy.
The following New Moon, in Capricorn on December 24
th
happens
atop Pluto, delegating the next Lunar cycle to another series of serious
changes. But Jupiters direct station on Jebus birthday (Dec. 25
th
)
suggests that those solemn changes may well come with cash and prizes.

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Lunar Eclipse in Gemini
Late Novembers Solar Eclipse pointed toward new synthesis, novel
fusions of divergent areas of life inspired by a unified goal, a single
direction. The Lunar Eclipse in Gemini on the 10
th
spotlights
unnecessary divisions in our lives in order to make way for the
possibilities unveiled during the previous Eclipse. They work as team,
one opening the way toward the future, the other helping to mute
attachments to old modes of operation.
This particular installment, focused on letting go of what we no
longer need, gets some assistance from Uranus in Aries, who stations
direct the same day. Uranus drenches the day with mutation rays,
providing a crazy and brave willingness to let the past sink into oblivion.
Although Eclipses mark important pivot points in development, they
do not discharge their full payload immediately. The Lunar Eclipse in
Gemini unhinges our reasons for not committing to a given path, for
dividing our efforts. Mercurys direct station on the 13
th
, only a few days
after the Eclipse, helps us sort through these reasons and rationalization,
speeding up the pace of transformation.

New Moon in Capricorn
The New Moon in Capricorn occurs on Christmas Eve this year, the
Sun and the Moon conjoining atop small, dark Pluto. This is an intense
lunation bringing minds to bear on the evolutionary pressures of the
present, and how we will make the changes demanded of us. It promises
that a serious a month lay ahead.
But the gods are not as cruel as people say. Big daddy Jup-Jup, or
Santa Claus as some call him, stations direct in Taurus the next day, ole
Jebus birthday. A direct station of the greater benefic is always a nice

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thing, and in Taurus it's an especially nice thing for- well, things. This
year it does a nice job of off-setting an intense and otherwise depressing
New Moon by illuminating the potential for growth, as well as the
opportunities just over the horizon. So dont off yourself on Christmas
Eve. Seriously, dont- or youll miss out on Jupiters lovely station the
next day.

The Warriors Shadow
Mars will be in Virgo throughout December, with plans not to leave
until July of 2012. The reason behind this extended stay is that Mars is
entering one of his retrograde cycles. Like Mercury, Mars goes
retrograde. Mars retrogrades come only every 2 years or so, but they last
for three months at a time, and Mars stays within the same span of
twenty or so degrees for nearly eight months. It makes for a lot of Mars
in the same place, aggravating the same issues.
Mars does not go retrograde until January 23
rd
of 2012, but he does
enter the degrees which he is destined to retrograde through during
during December. These degrees reference the issues well explore
during Mars backward tread, but in latent form. Take a look at how
people are responding to conflict and dealing with power dynamics.
Youll see theres something a little off.
As we move through December, Mars will drive deeper and deeper
into the shadow of this coming retrograde, convoluting the flow of our
vital and aggressive energies. People react inappropriately, with oddly
muffled or exaggerated responses to conflict and other Marshal topics.
Take note of the issues, personal, social, sexual and professional,
brewing during this period and youll find the Mars actual time
retrograde easier to navigate.

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Horoscopes by Sign

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Ar i es: The Ram

The Lunar Eclipse in Gemini on the 10
th
urges you to let go of
patterns of self-expression that are interfering with the pursuit of
your long-term goals. The same day, Uranus direct station inspires
your ridiculous/awesome quest to find the true ubermensch/frau
within. Mercurys direct station on the 13
th
helps clarify
contradictions in your worldview and broader aspirations.
The Suns movement into Capricorn on the 21
st
, followed by
the intense New Moon in Capricorn on the 24
th
centers your
attention on making necessary transformations to your professional
situation. Meanwhile, Jupiter in Taurus direct station on
Christmas helps you understand what is truly valuable within your
life, and opens doors to financial growth.
All the while, Mars plows deeper into the degrees of his
upcoming retrograde in Virgo. Keep an eye on your physical and
fiscal health. Latent health problems and unexpected expenses are
likely manifestations of the coming retrograde

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Taur us: The Bull

th
the idea that you have to do everything yourself. Make room for
other people to help you. The same day, Uranus direct station sees
the odd planet resume sending exciting but confusing self-
empowerment signals into your conscious mind. Mercurys direct
station on the 13
th
helps clarify your arrangements with other
people, showing you how to better unleash your wondertwin
powers.
st
and the
Plutoriffic New Moon in Capricorn on the 24
th
reorients your
attention toward the changes you need to make in order to achieve
your long-term goals. Jupiter in Taurus direct station on Christmas
highlights the personal growth youve achieved this year,
motivating you to continue the process well into 2012.
As Mars plows deeper into the degrees of his upcoming
retrograde in Virgo, keep an eye on how youre spending your
energy. Mars 2012 retrograde intends to take a set of shears to
your excesses. Get ahead of the game by keeping an eye on your
lifestyle in advance.

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T
Gemi ni : The Twins

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your attachment to the hundred ideas you have about yourself. You
cannot be all things to all people, and trying to be inevitably makes
people suspicious of you. Pick a mere handful of personalities to
work with. The same day, Uranus direct station sees the mohawk
ringed planet resume his mutation of your social sphere. Not long
afterward, Mercury stations direct. The messengers about face on
the 13
th
helps clarify communications with the important people in
your life.

st
and the intense
New Moon in Capricorn on the 24
th
re-center your attention on the
structure of your exchanges with others, asking you to peruse the
contracts operating within your life, both written and implied. On
Christmas, Jupiter in Taurus direct station highlights what peace
youve made with your demons this year, making clear the growth
youve achieved by dialoguing with the parts of you that usually
stay silent.
retrograde in Virgo, watch for potential problems with your living
situation, as well as relations with your family, as these are the
areas targeted by the upcoming retro.

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C
Cancer : The Crab

th
sees a shift away from
the mysterious in order to make way for the obvious. There are
times to ponder the ineffable, but youve only got so much ponder
time, and the effable needs some love, too. The same day, Uranus
direct station resumes the electric planets plan to mutate your
professional life. Mercurys direct station comes on the 13
th
, and
helps clear up those rather obvious, but annoying, practical issues.
st
and the
intense New Moon in Capricorn on the 24
th
center your attention
on your significant relationships, pointing you toward necessary
transformations. Jupiter in Taurus direct station on Christmas
highlights this years expansion of your social circle and your
growing understanding of the nature of friendship.
retrograde in Virgo, maintain awareness of the way youre
communicating with people, as the pending retro suggests
unnecessary roughness in this area. You may also want to make
sure your vehicle is in working order, as transportation annoyances
are also indicated.

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Leo: The Lion

th
looks over a
withdrawal of energies from your social sphere in order to
accommodate a growing focus on your creative energies. Dont
worry so much about what people think about what you do, just
focus on doing it. The same day, Uranus direct station resumes its
several year program of mutating your beliefs about the world and
changing your long-term objectives. Mercurys direct station on
the 13
th
helps you better understand what, exactly, you should be
dong with your newly liberated creativity.
st
and the
th
reorient you to your
financial and fiscal habits, good and bad, emphasizing the
necessary changes. Jupiter in Taurus direct station on Xmas
spotlights strides youve made in stabilizing your professional life
this year.
retrograde in Virgo, keep an eye on your finances, as they are a
target for trouble during the upcoming retro. If a red planet dressed
in a business suit offers you an opportunity you just cant refuse-
refuse.

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H
Vi r go: The Virgin

th
sees a cessation of
concern with certain professional prospects. This Eclipse asks for
you to stop chasing every opportunity that comes your way. Focus
your energies on quality prospects. Quality, not quantity. The same
day, Uranus direct station resumes mutating your business
relationships, pushing you to consider unusual arrangements in
order to empower yourself. Mercurys direct station on the 13
th
sees clarity emerging in your living situation and in connection
with those you share it with.
st
and the intense
th
centers you attention on what
youre doing with your energy, and the changes you need to make
to the way youre allocating your mojo. Jupiter in Taurus direct
station on Xmas highlights the stabilization of your long-term
goals over the second half of the year and motivates you to do the
same in 2012.
retrograde, keep an eye on your temper, as well as the way youre
dispensing your sage criticisms. This upcoming retro may
temporarily transform you from a helpful and friendly robot into an
enraged killing machine. The good news is that you get to come up
with a cool transformer name for yourself, like Puritron.

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Li br a: The Scales

th
calls for you to quit
with the navel and horizon gazing and consider whats right in
front of you. Youre being asked to focus on things of a more
immediate nature. The same day, Uranus stations direct, the
mohawked planet resuming the mutation of your relationships by
bringing weirdos into your life and challenging your patterns of
interaction. Mercurys direct station on the 13
th
helps you bring
clarity to thoughts confused during the retrograde, assisting you in
sorting the short term goals you need to focus on.
st
and the
th
reorient your attention
to your living situation, as well as the changes that need to be made
to it. Jupiter in Taurus direct station on Xmas highlights what
youve learned about team efforts this year, combining your
resources with those of others to achieve things you couldnt
separately. Jupiters direct movement will continue opening doors
and blessing endeavors in this area for the next several months.
retrograde, keep an eye on all those gears in the back of your head.
The upcoming retro may well see a spring or two pop loose.

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"
th
asks that you let go of
unnecessary dependence and dependents, calling for you to reign
in your resources. The focus here is on moving away from ours
and getting back to mine. The same day, Uranus direct station
resumes his work changing the way you handle the concrete details
of your life. Mercurys direct station on the 13
th
helps clarify
financial matters confused over the last several weeks, spotlighting
what youve recently realized is yours and yours alone.
st
and the intense
th
centers your attention on a
variety of short term tasks and brings up personal issues
surrounding the way you do or do not express yourself. A day
later, Jupiter in Taurus Xmas direct station highlights this years
lessons about relationships, and signals another season of
expansion in this area of your life.
retrograde in Virgo, keep an eye on the way you deal with friends
as well as with groups of people. The upcoming retrograde targets
the social areas of your life with misplaced aggression.

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th
spotlights
relationships youve been spending too much energy on. Youre
going through a period where your individuality is being
highlighted and reinforced, and too much compromise interferes
with understanding who, in fact, you are. You are not your partner,
your boss, your mom or your friends. You are you. Seek self-
definition with minimal social context. The same day as the Lunar
Eclipse, Uranus direct station in Aries gets back to exciting your
creative energies, prompting you to consider new mediums for
communicating whats on your mind. Mercurys direct station on
the 13
th
helps you put into words understandings that have emerged
over the past few weeks.
st
and the
th
ask you to look at your
financial situation, and the changes that still need to be made in
this area. Jupiter in Taurus direct station on Xmas highlights the
progress youve made toward concretizing good physical and
financial habits, pointing a finger at the benefits youve accrued.
retrograde in Virgo, keep an eye on your professional situation.
Energy misdirected into excessive fault-finding or unnecessary
detail orientation is likely.

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th
asks that you free
yourself from the thousand practical details whose cumulative
mass demands attention that would be better spent in other places.
The same day, Uranus direct station gets back to his work of
mutating your emotional foundations and destabilizing your living
situation. Mercurys direct station on the 13
th
helps you better
understand the half conscious motivations your mind has been
trying to articulate to you over the last several weeks.
st
and the intense
th
bring you back to yourself,
spotlighting where, as a person youre at right now, as well as
where youd like to be. Jupiter in Taurus direct station on Xmas
highlights how youve allocated your energy over the last year,
especially the benefits youve received as a result of wise
investments of passion.
retrograde in Virgo, keep an eye on your long-term goals, as
theyre due to undergo a transformation during the retro.

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th
suggests you consider
your store of creative ideas. This Eclipse pulls you away from the
idea-generating process, and instead pushes you to consider what
audiences and/or markets your pre-existing ideas might be well
received by. The same day, Uranus direct station sees the odd
planet get back to changing and charging your thought patterns and
mutating your relationship with siblings. Mercurys direct station
on the 13
th
helps clarify how to approach groups of people, and
assists in resolving misunderstandings with friends.
st
and the intense
th
centers your attention
somewhere in your medulla oblongata, pushing you to consider
your situation from angles you often push off to the side. Jupiter in
Taurus direct station on Xmas highlights your efforts this year to
stabilize your living situation, pointing toward the rewards of such
wisdom.
retrograde in Virgo, keep an eye on your exchanges with other
people. Frictions surrounding the give and take between yourself
and others are scheduled to get increasingly hot.

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)
Pi sces: The Fish

th
asks that you release
yourself from where youve been. Yes, its shaped you, but it
shouldnt contain you. Clear out a little past to make room for
some future. The same day, Uranus direct station sees the
eccentric planet get back to the business of mutating your financial
situation. Mercurys direct station on the 13
th
helps clarify changes
to your professional situation that have been working their way to
the surface for the last several weeks.
st
and the
th
pulls your attention to
your relationships with a number of people, pointing toward
ongoing transformations in this area. Jupiter in Taurus direct
station on Xmas highlights the number of short-term goals youve
accomplished this year, as well as strides youve made in
improving your communication skills.
retrograde in Virgo, watch out for a tendency to give or receive too
much criticism in your relationships. The coming retro will focus
on correcting unnecessarily critical patterns of communication
between you and your significant others.

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Daily Overviews

Thursday, December 1
st

December begins on a complicated note, with Venus conjunct Pluto
in Capricorn, giving the day a brooding emotional weight, with serious
conversations lurking just below the surface. There may well be riches
submerged in these depths, but the sight of the mine-shaft may give some
pause.
The Moon in Pisces aspects the Venus-Pluto conjunction this
afternoon, emphasizing the strange state of the passions. Meanwhile, the
Sun and Mars square today, though not until the wee hours before dawn.
Nonetheless, the day is subject to frustration and friction in response,
with the Moons evening aspect to each body emphasizing the emotional
content thereof. Its a challenging day, especially in regard to
maintaining cordial relations. You may want to sit on your reactions as
you explore the tensions afoot.
Moon in Aquarius
Venus Conjunct Pluto: 12/1/11 7:50 AM CST
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Friday, December 2
nd

Friday begins on a tense note, with the Moon in Pisces departing the
troubled Sun-Mars square, on its way to another square with retrograde
Mercury in Sagittarius. Today continues Thursdays themes- dealing
with unusually intense feelings in the midst of ambient frictions, but also
spotlights the importance of sorting out communications. Undelivered,
awkward and confused messages demand you spend the time
deciphering them. Not a great night to plan a happy event. Take this time
to unravel the complicated emotional material and its awkward
communication.
Moon in Pisces
Sun Square Mars: 12/2/11 7:07 AM CST

Saturday, December 3
rd

Saturdays focus is on the moments of personal clarity provided by
the Sun in Sagittarius conjunction to retrograde Mercury. This
configuration pulls the thoughts inward until they reach the heart of
ongoing issues. Saturday sees the Moon Void-of-Course at the end of
Pisces, holding nothing in particular in store during most of the daylight.
However, as the afternoon ages, the Moon jumps into fiery Aries,
conjoining electric Uranus in the first degree, charging the atmosphere
and triggering a variety of small revelations.
Moon in Pisces
Sun Conjunct Mercury: 12/3/11 2:52 AM CST

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Sunday, December 4th
Mercury retrograde, having just made conjunction with the Sun,
continues on its backward path into a square with Mars in Virgo,
bringing minds to bear on the status of ongoing repair jobs as well as the
number of fixes that still need to be enacted. The mind is also pulled to
consider the manner in which youre asserting yourself. Perhaps the fixer
needs fixing. The issues surrounding personal power that arise today are
a preview of the topics that Mars winter retrograde will explore.
But the day isnt all friction. Venus in Capricorn is on her way to a
timely trine to Mars in Virgo, generally mellowing the harsh and
providing an important point of reconnection for romantic relationships
troubled by the last weeks transits.
Moon in Aries
Mercury Square Mars: 12/4/11 5:19 PM CST

Monday, December 5
th

The work week begins with Mars and Venus in a pleasantly
grounded trine, which helps to smooth out some of the harsher energies
in play. The Moon in Aries blazes its way through the day, inspiring
energy and the mighty execution of tasks. As evening falls, the Moon
moves into opposition with Saturn in Libra, Saturns more restrained and
calm energy throwing a little cold water on the days activity. Obstacles
may pop up during the evening, but most can be overcome with a little
patience.
Moon in Aries
Mars Trine Venus: 12/5/11 9:06 AM CST

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Tuesday, December 6
th

Tuesday begins with the Moon fresh into Taurus conjoined steady
Jupiter in the same sign, starting the day on a generous and expansive
note. Things continue this way until late afternoon, when the Moon in
Taurus comfy vibe is challenged by a trine to Pluto in Capricorn, whose
darker and more intense energy either inspires us to get to work on our
evolutionary objectives or simply depresses the mood. As day darkens
into evening, the energy loosens, becoming a bit more hospitable.
Moon in Aries

Wednesday, December 7
th

The day begins with a practical Moon in Taurus in a trine to Venus
in Capricorn and Mars in Virgo, the trinity of planets forming an
equilateral triangle in the heavens. This configuration acts as a powerful
anchor, bringing feelings and actions down to earth. Well be dealing
with Mercurys retrograde antics today, but with the grand trines
pragmatic, stabilizing energy grounding out affairs, this is a great day to
resolve lingering problems and connect some dots.
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th

Thursday begins with the Moon sauntering into the late degrees of
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prompting day dreams, distractions and generally muddling efforts at
linear accomplishment. The Moon jumps into Gemini this afternoon,
immediately making a sextile to excitable Uranus in Aries. This picks up
the mornings soggy pace and puts a little pep in your popper. The Moon
continues through Gemini, rising almost full and closing in on a wee
hours opposition to Mercury, which sprinkles the evening with excitable
but retrograde-y communication and conversation.
Moon in Taurus

Friday, December 9
th

Big energies are unleashed today. Retrograde since July, Uranus
stations direct today. In its direct phase, Uranus inspires us to experience
new things and enact necessary changes. Uranus will be pressing us to
push the envelope until he goes retrograde again in July of 2012.
The Moon scampers through Gemini today, making an irritable
square to Mars in Virgo during the late afternoon. But the real show
comes tomorrow, as the Full Moon is Eclipsed somewhere beneath the
horizon.
Moon in Gemini
Uranus Stations Direct: 12/10/11 1:05 AM CST

th

The Sun rises just in time to hide the Lunar Eclipse, bathing the day
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thinking and leave behind unnecessary divisions of our efforts. Reserving
the day to reflect these changes in your life and psyche is wise.
As evening falls, the Moon in Gemini moves into a trine with Saturn
in Libra and then Neptune in Aquarius, forming a grand air trine. This
particular configuration reinforces mental activity of all kinds and will
likely serve as an aid to sort things out. With both Saturn and Neptune in
the mix, there is a connection between the facts and the fantastic, the real
and the dream, which allows our thoughts to explore wider vistas than
usual.
Moon in Gemini
Lunar Eclipse in Gemini: 12/10/11 8:31 AM CST

Sunday, December 11
th

Sunday begins with the Moon in Cancer simultaneously aspecting
erratic Uranus in Aries and stabilizing Jupiter in Taurus. This
combination of comforting and exciting energy characterizes the first
half of the day. Later, as the afternoon wears on, the Moon moves into an
opposition with Pluto in Capricorn, bringing neglected feelings to the
surface and creating a generally uncomfortable pressure. As the Moon
passes Pluto the pressure subsides, leaving the evening for a bit of
comfort seeking. I recommend several donuts, or one large pizza.

Monday, December 12
th

Monday begins with the Moon in Cancer on its way to a sextile with
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task oriented energy. Find a problem and fix it. Youll feel better. By
mid-day, the Moon will be on her way to an opposition with Venus in
Capricorn, making the afternoon more pleasant than the morning. As day
turns to night, the Moons aspect to Venus fades, and Luna begins
approaching a wee hours aspect to Saturn, giving the evening a slowly
growing tension. Either stay up and attend to business or go to sleep.
Moon in Cancer

Tuesday, December 13
th

The Moon begins the day still hung over from last nights square to
Saturn, starting the things off on a meh note, but the atmosphere is
altered mid-day as Luna leaves Cancer for the bright fields of Leo,
lightening and brightening things with help from excitatory Uranus in
Aries. This energy continues through the second half of the day, lighting
a torch for Mercurys long awaited direct station. Goodbye Mercury
retrograde, hello Mercury direct.
Moon in Cancer
Mercury Stations Direct: 12/13/11 7:43 PM CST

th

Wednesday continues yesterdays Mercury direct theme, with the
warm Leo Moon looking over a pleasant day as things slide back into
order. There isnt much planetary action today, just the Moon sailing
through Leo, overlooking a now-direct Mercury in Sagittarius.
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th

Thursday begins with a moment of harmony between the Sun and
Moon. As the day lengthens, the Moon in Leo moves into a sextile with
Saturn in Libra, reinforcing the days harmony. As afternoon turns into
evening, the Moon in Leo opposes Neptune in Aquarius, relaxing
realitys boundaries and giving rise to a more imaginative tone. As
evening deepens, the Moon sneaks into Virgo, making a pleasant late
night trine to stabilizing Jupiter in Taurus. A nice day.
Moon in Leo

Friday, December 16
th

Friday night is less pleasant than one might hope. The day begins
with the Moon in Virgo in a trine with Pluto in Capricorn, starting things
off on a somewhat neurotic note. Venus pending square to Saturn lends
the evening a somewhat withdrawn and austere energy, making joy a
little hard to come by. The Moon continues onward into a conjunction
with Mars in Virgo, adding potential conflict and a bit of irritability to
the night. You may want to pass on the Friday night festivities.
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th

Saturday sees the analytical Moon in Virgo find its way into a trine
with Venus in Capricorn just as she squares Saturn in Libra, bringing the
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is a little austere, but nonetheless excellent for the contemplation or
practice of arts that involve the deliberate arrangement of the social and
aesthetic self. Consider how you present yourself to people, the nature of
etiquette and the psychology of social interaction. Or look to the
structural principles hiding in works of art, the element of craft necessary
for objects and people to comport themselves well in the realm of
appearances.
Moon in Virgo

Sunday, December 18
th

Sunday begins with an early morning sextile between the Moon in
Libra and Mercury in Sagittarius, starting things off on a mentally active
note. After the Moon aspects chatty Mercury, it moves onward to square
curmudgeonly Pluto in Capricorn, staining a few hours of the morning
with a heavier, more pressurized atmosphere. As the day continues, the
shroud lifts and the atmosphere mellows out a bit, leaving us time to
reflect on the insights of the last few days.
Venus Square Saturn: 12/18/11 8:17 AM CST
Moon in Libra

Monday, December 19
th

Monday sees the Sun in Sagittarius make a sextile to Saturn in Libra,
continuing the last weeks theme of bringing things back into right
arrangement. The day has a somewhat austere energy, suitable for
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reinforced strongly by the Moons evening conjunction with Saturn. A
good day for considering the state of things, but rather inauspicious for
playtime activities.
Moon in Libra
Sun Sextile Saturn: 12/19/11 10:24 AM
Moon into Scorpio: 12/20/11 4:31 AM

th

Tuesday sees plenty of hot, nasty planetary action. Well, maybe not
hot and nasty, but there are plenty of celestial doings. The Sun, on its last
day in Sagittarius, sextiles Neptune, shrouding the day in a pleasant haze.
But it is Venus movements that dominate the day. The randy old queen
of heaven leaves the restrained confines of Capricorn, entering quirky
and abstract Aquarius. Venus time in Aquarius stimulates conversation
and opens the mental as an avenue to personal connection. The evening
star will be in Aquarius until January 14
th
, 2012.
As Venus strolls daintily into Aquarius, she encounters a square to
Jupiter in Taurus, whetting our appetites for holiday festivities and
pushing us to overextend our resources in pursuit of a good time. Venus
also encounters a sextile to Uranus in Aries as she enters Aquarius,
stimulating the passions with an exploratory energy. A good day to not
go to work! Celebrate the upcoming solstice with a shopping trip.
Moon in Scorpio
Venus enters Aquarius: 12/20/11 12:25 PM CST
Sun Sextile Neptune: 12/20/11 2:46 PM CST
Venus Square Jupiter: 12/20/11 8:19 PM CST
Venus Sextile Uranus: 12/21/11 2011 1:56 AM CST

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The 21
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is home to the Solstice, the Suns transition from bright
Sagittarius to the depths of Capricorns winter palace. The Suns ingress
into Capricorn is greeted by an immediate trine to steady Jupiter in
Taurus, less than a week before the big planet stations direct. With Venus
fresh into Aquarius as well, this is a pleasant configuration, which would
augur fine things for the quarter ahead if not for the unstable Scorpio
Moon. Luna in her fall threatens to drag the mood down, as well as
inflate emotional responses today. Look to what is good, for there is
much.
Moon in Scorpio
Sun enters Capricorn: 12/21/11 11:29 PM CST
Moon into Sagittarius: 12/22/11 6:02 AM

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Thursday holds a number of stimulating and social influences, with
the Moon in Sagittarius aspecting Uranus in Aries, Venus in Aquarius
and Mercury in Sagittarius. The Sun, now in Capricorn, squares Uranus
in Aries today, making the level of energy and potential chaos a
challenge to adjust to, but with the Suns trine to solid and good spirited
Jupiter in Taurus, it is nonetheless a pleasant day.
Moon in Sagittarius
Sun Trine Jupiter: 12/22/11 8:32 AM CST
Sun Square Uranus: 12/22/11 4:13 PM CST

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Friday, December 23
rd

Friday begins with the excitable Moon in Sagittarius on its way to a
square with irritable Mars in Virgo, seeding the morning with potential
agitations. The friction recedes as the day continues onward, providing
an evening upon which few astrological influences intrude.
Moon in Sagittarius

th

Saturdays morning hours disguise the Moons monthly reunion
with the Sun behind a veil of daylight. The New Moon in Capricorn
completes the Lunar cycle and begins a new one, the seed for the next
cycle partaking of several intense influences. A conjunction with intense
Pluto, a square to excitable Uranus in Aries and a trine with steady
Jupiter in Taurus describe both the day and the month to come as intense,
transformative, full of surprises and holding more than a few
opportunities.
New Moon in Capricorn: 12/24/11 12:07 PM CST

Sunday, December 25
th

Happy re-birthday to Sol Invictus, Jesus and the rest of the Solar
Saviors out there! After 6 months of diminishing light and power, the
day begins to lengthen again in the northern hemisphere. Rejoice, and
engage in the ole cross-cultural celebration of the light that still shines
within the deepest darkness.

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In order to reinforce our search for the good spirit amidst the long
night, Jupiter stations direct in Taurus today, bringing an end to the
retrograde which began on August 29
th
. In his direct phase, Jupiter
reopens opportunities and pushes forward plans for expansion. Well be
marching forward with our big planetary buddy until October 4
th
, 2012.
Although Jupiters direct station adds a dose of spirit to Xmas day,
the Moons presence in Capricorn and a mid-day trine to Mars in Virgo
are not terribly auspicious, with the Moon in C(r)appy contributing an
emotionally dry atmosphere and Mars in Virgo tempting us to irritation.
Not amazing, but by no means catastrophic. Just dont talk politics with
your father-in-law.
Moon in Capricorn
Jupiter Stations Direct: 12/25/11 4:09 PM CST

Monday, December 26
th

Monday begins with the Moon at the end of Capricorn in a square to
Saturn in Libra, starting the day off with a somewhat serious (and
possibly hung over) note. However, by mid-day the Moon enters
Aquarius, aspecting newly direct Jupiter in Taurus and excitable Uranus
in Aries, and proceeding on toward an evening conjunction with Venus,
making for many a pleasant holiday Monday. Nonetheless, the Suns
impending conjunction with Pluto casts a certain pall over the week, with
deep and potentially troubling concerns drifting to the surface with
insistent consistency.
Moon in Capricorn

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th

Tuesday partakes of the Aquarius Moons abstract focus and adds to
it the communicative nature of a mid-day sextile to Mercury in
Sagittarius. Communications and assessments of pending problems and
possible fixes color the day. Check your email and look over your
arrangements, assess and fix small problems. You may experience a
certain heaviness and seriousness underpinning the day due to the
pending conjunction of the Sun and Pluto. In order to avoid being
dragged down by emerging thoughts, you may want to reserve a little
time for uninterrupted reflection on affairs.
Moon in Aquarius

th

Wednesday begins with the Moon in late Aquarius on its way to
mid-day aspects with both Saturn and Neptune, creating a temporary
bridge between the dreamy and the real, the imaginary and the literal. As
afternoon comes, the Moon slides into Pisces, diffusing the mood and
bringing things down to a more emotional, felt level. Behind the swiftly-
moving Moon, the Sun lines up with distant Pluto, pulling us into serious
reflection on the state of ourselves and the world, pushing us to consider
what transformations will be necessary to move forward from here.
Moon in Aquarius
Moon into Pisces 12/28/11 5:46 PM CST
Sun Conjunct Pluto: 12/29/11 1:42 AM CST

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th

The day begins with the Moon in Pisces aspect with the Sun-Pluto
pairing, making the personal impact of necessary evolutions clear. This
intense note recedes into the background as the day continues onward,
replaced by considerations of future prospects and pleasant reflections on
past opportunities seized. The layer of positivity provided by Jupiters
recent direct station insulates us from some of the darker energies
emanating from the Sun-Pluto conjunction.
Moon in Pisces

Friday, December 30
th

Friday begins with the Moon in Pisces opposition to Mars in Virgo,
starting things off on a potentially irritating note. Problems that need
fixing arise and demand attention, especially those that have lingered
over the last month. Other than this early morning agitation, theres not
much planetary action this Friday. Attend to what needs attention and
then enjoy yourself in the manner you see fit.
Moon in Pisces

st

The last day of 2011 begins just after the Moons ingress into Aries,
giving New Years Eve an active, energetic foundation. The Moon
makes a serious square with Pluto in Capricorn and a come-on-lets-go

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square to the Sun come afternoon, then makes her way towards a frisky
and fun late-night sextile with Venus in Aquarius. Not a bad
configuration for New Years Eve. Pour one down the hatch and a little
on the ground, youve made it through another go round the Sun.
Moon in Aries
Mercury Square Mars: 1/1/12 12:05 AM CST

Thus ends 2011!
Keep your powder dry, my friends.

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Austin Coppock
- ABOUT the AUTHOR -

Austin Coppock is an astrologer, writer and student of esoteric lore.
He graduated from Antioch College with Bachelors degrees in
Philosophy and Psychology, and seemed well on his way to an academic
career. However, disillusionment with ivory tower approved methods of
approaching reality led him down a different path. This road involved
years of training in internal kung fu, initiation into magickal currents,
and a growing awe of the precision, beauty and power of astrology.
Today, Austin works as an astrological consultant, teacher, writer
and speaker. He has an international clientele and is noted for his rare
fusion of pragmatism, vision and insight. He is best known for his free
weekly horoscope column, and his services include chart readings,
electional astrology, tarot readings, and the crafting of fine custom-made
talismans. He also offers classes on astrology, tarot and other esoteric
subjects. You can contact Austin by emailing ac@austincoppock.com

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