2009 November : Big Sky AstroBlog

Nov

30

I don’t know about you, but I barely made it through Thanksgiving in one piece. Suffice to say we celebrated in a house o’ plague, with a sick teenager (who prompted much hand washing) and a hostess waylaid by a miserable migraine headache. I didn’t feel that great myself over the weekend, but it would appear that I have, for now, miraculously sideswiped colds and flus both seasonal and porcine. I hope the same can be said of you and yours.

For your Full Moon consideration: an essay and podcast, some sales, and a little bragging about my upcoming vacation…

Full Moon in Gemini Essay and Podcast:
The Gift of Listening

Few feelings are as wounding as not being listened to, especially by
those we love. In his book The Road Less Traveled, M. Scott Peck
characterizes true, attentive listening as one of the greatest gifts of love we can offer another person–and one of the most difficult. There are times when it’s easier, of course; in the first flush of passion, when your loved one’s every utterance is like honey, or when your toddler is first learning to talk. But to really listen even when you’re not in the mood, when you’ve heard the same story a dozen times, when you’re worried about something else, when there’s nothing in it for you personally – that’s hard work…. read the full article

You can also listen to my podcast of this essay here: http://www.bigskyastrology.com/podcast/

Vacation Notice… and a Holiday Sale!

I’m taking some time off, people. From December 19 through January 3, I’ll be most joyously and almost completely on vacation! You can order reports and request questionnaires during that time, but there will be a delay in my getting back to you. So get your holiday orders in by December 18 – including your MOONSHADOW report orders (in time for the December 31 lunar eclipse)!

To cushion this mighty blow, I’m offering a couple of sales. From now through December 18 you can get a 12-month Sky Log Transits & Progressions Report (email delivery only), with text by the peerless Steven Forrest, for only $20! That’s nearly $8 off the normal price. AND – if there are brides on your holiday shopping list, now is the perfect moment to order a SIGNED copy of my book Star Guide to Weddings for only $8.50 (includes shipping and handling within the U.S.)! I have precious few of these, so the offer is good only while supplies last, as they say.

November 30, 2009 | Comments Off

Nov

16

New Moon in Scorpio: Sparks

Bad news (especially when it happens to someone else) makes us appreciate what we’ve got. But untimely death is the ultimate Bad Thing, the grim joke that raises profound questions about life itself. It’s best not to rush past the mourning and depression that naturally follow death; they are instructive. They are moments when we examine our commitment to being alive; can it survive the certainty of death?….(read the full article)

November 16, 2009 | 9 Comments

Nov

4

whale I spent the last couple of days mostly on the couch, mindlessly surfing the net and taking long naps, eating leftover Halloween candy, almost completely unable to marshal my resources and get anything done. I figured it was a sort of social hangover after the push of hosting a big Halloween dinner and simultaneously frolicking with an out-of-town guest. It felt almost exactly like a hangover, actually, though the only alcohol I’ve had in recent memory was a half-glass of champagne at the party.

People never believe that a Leo (especially one with a Sagittarius ascendant) can be introverted. But intensive socializing really takes it out of me. You need look no further than Neptune in Scorpio in my 12th house, holding powerful sway and exerting hypnotic influence over my natal Sun, Moon, Mercury, and Venus. My teacher used to describe Neptune as an “energy leak” in the chart. Sure enough, I often feel as though I have to put twice the energy into mobilizing my planets that aspect Neptune, to make up for the dissipation factor.

But it ends up there was more to the story than that: transiting Neptune, retrograde since late May, has been stationing this week, preparing to move direct this morning (10:10 am PST). My individual Neptune matrix had gotten ensnared in a more pervasive and universal fog. The outer planets inch along at such a glacial pace, and stay retrograde for so long, that it’s easy to overlook their stations. But what they lack in activity, these planets more than make up for in heft. Fleet little Mercury turning retrograde or direct is irritating, yes, but it’s like a goldfish that’s jumped out of its bowl and is flopping back and forth on the table; just pick it up and toss it back in the water, and that’s that. Neptune turning retrograde or direct, on the other hand, is more like a whale that’s beached itself, and it often requires valiant efforts to push it back out to sea.

Today, my inner sky began to clear. I sent the last of the Halloween candy to work with my husband and finally recovered my wall calendar from the bedroom closet where I’d stashed it during our guest’s tenure in my office/guestroom. I got a little work done, and I finished the day feeling a bit more like myself again. The fog has lifted, and my great white whale has pushed itself back out to sea where it belongs. For now.

November 4, 2009 | 4 Comments

Nov

2

Full Moon in Taurus: Fearless
Each year while the Sun moves through Scorpio, the scene is set for facing fearsome realities and possibilities that we’d rather avoid. The days are short and the shadows long, the trees are losing their leaves, and melancholy easily gains a toe-hold. But at the Full Moon in Taurus (Nov. 2, 2009, 11:14 am PST/2:14 pm EST), life regains some of its flavor and color. We are reminded of life’s blessings, not just its perils. We find ourselves opening a window to simple, happy pleasures, letting go of obsessive angst and allowing the world to simply be what it is. We are alive.…
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November 2, 2009 | 2 Comments

Sign of Capricorn

Moon goes void of course at
2:00 pm on Mar.10, 2010

Moon enters Aquarius at
9:44 pm on Mar.10, 2010

Moon opposes Mars at
10:20 pm on Mar.10, 2010

Moon trines Saturn at
2:02 am on Mar.11, 2010

Moon sextiles Venus at
8:16 am on Mar.11, 2010

Times given are for PST

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