Nov

30

Thursday Thirteen Vol. 18





thursday 13

13 Pieces of My First Soul Collage

Michele at New Moon Journal suggests celebrating Jupiter’s move into Sagittarius by making a “soul collage” to represent Jupiter’s teaching energy in your life. Mine began with the idea of an elephant in a wheat field, and grew from there. When I was finished, this is what I found lying around in the Jupiterian corner of my psyche:

1. A Field of Wheat
2. A Path
3. A Sky
4. A Girl
5. A Woman
6. A Car
7. A Road Sign
8. A Moon
9. An Ancestral Home
10. A Wise Mother
11. A Shy Child
12. A Grove of Trees
13. A Bolt of Lightning

What would you put in your Jupiter soul collage?

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November 30, 2006 | 3 Comments

Nov

27

The last gasp





Thanksgiving was super. Exhausting, but great. The drive was straight-forward (but damn! five hours of driving in one day is a lot of driving), my family all got along, the food was terrific. Very Sun/Jupiter, Jupiter-into-Sag. Hurray!

I can’t say I’m enjoying Jupiter’s dying gasp in my 12th house, though, where he’s hanging on by his fingertips for a couple of more days before he finally hauls his portly ass onto the ledge of my ascendant. Oh, he looks harmless enough, this ebullient little Jupiter in Sag elf, but he’s dragging some serious 12th house toilet paper along on the bottom of his shoe. I’ve had a few dazzling psychological insights over the past couple of days that I really could have done without, thanks very much. So yes, the recent Scorpio Stampede through my 12th house is finally breaking up and beginning to move on to 1st house pastures, but all this means is that the rich psychological compost I’ve been turning over for the past few weeks is kind of spilling out all over the place. Some of it, in fact, is very old stuff that’s been getting churned over in my psyche for at least a full Jupiter cycle or two.

The last time Jupiter crossed my Ascendant, twelve years ago, my brother died and I escaped to a new city for awhile to deal with the aftermath. I don’t expect this transit to be quite so dramatic - after all, back then Jupiter was joined by Pluto - but it’s still enough to give me pause. I think when all is said and done, Jupiter is a symbol neither of great good nor great bad; it’s just a big, fat exclamation mark that gets placed at the end of anything it comes across. What have you got lurking in your mind, heart, and body? Jupiter expands it until there simply is no room to keep it inside any longer. Sometimes, I suppose, it explodes, a la Michael Richards.

One of my favorite diarists, Marn has been having some insights lately, too, as she cares for her beloved and ailing mother-in-law. Her latest entry - which is all about giving to the people we love in the way that’s meaningful to them - is a treasure. And don’t miss Michele’s New Moon in Scorpio ruminations, a great essay that’s all about how to kick that Scorpio toilet paper off our shoes. Enjoy!

November 27, 2006 | 6 Comments

Nov

22

Thursday Thirteen, Vol. 17





 

Thursday 13

13 Reasons for My
Attitude of Gratitude

  1. My good health and the good health of everybody around me. Knock on wood – ’cause flu season’s coming, and the decreptitude of old age rapidly approaches.

  2. My good husband of nearly 14 years, half a Saturn cycle. There’s still no one else with whom I’d rather share a cup of tea and a good chin-wag.

  3. My brother and sister and their families; I’m glad we live close enough to share Thanksgiving together. And that our affection for each other generally trumps our occasional desire to throttle one another.

  4. Our home, which is a bit bigger than we need and more beautiful than we probably deserve.

  5. A grand group of friends - lively, funny, interesting, soulful, creative, activist people. My second family.

  6. Our neighbors, who with very few exceptions are really wonderful and helpful.

  7. Work that I love and the luxury of doing it. Not many of us grow up to do the work we wanted to do when we were children, but that’s pretty much what I’m up to these days. (Don’t tell anyone, you’ll jinx it!)

  8. Our two beautiful and eccentric cats, who make us laugh every single day and keep us on a schedule - theirs.

  9. An American public that has shaken itself awake in time to elect a Democratic majority to Congress. I’m trying to enjoy the feeling of enormous relief without letting my expectations become inflated.

  10. Living in a place where my everyday life is mostly peaceful, and certainly not routinely life threatening (except for the freeway, of course).

  11. Jupiter crossing my Ascendant next week. Hurray!

  12. Mmmm… Pie.

  13. The readers, clients, and fellow bloggers I’ve gotten to know through this website and blog, and through my work in astrology. Blessings, all, and the warmest and happiest of Thanksgiving holidays to you!

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November 22, 2006 | 3 Comments

Nov

21

MoonWatching





MoonAnyone who has enjoyed Dana Gerhardt’s column in The Mountain Astrologer over the years will be thrilled to know that she has made one of her most popular series, MoonWatching, available in e-Book form. I’ve spent years recommending this series to clients and colleagues, combing through old back issues of TMA before readings to take inspiration from Dana’s brilliant treatment of lunar phases. She’s one of astrology’s treasures, and this little book is a gem. Read exerpts and order a copy here!

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