Small crescent Moon appears in the sunset afterglow, 2015.

A good time to: excel in whatever you do by recognizing the practical values.

Challenges: Looking at your imprinting from childhood.

Balance: Let go of the past, it’s over and you can’t change it.

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Moon in Leo, laboratory process of Digestion – emotionally dramatic

Keywords:
Sun in Taurus – persistent, decisive = practical
Moon in Leo – changes, organizing = emotionally dramatic – F – Fire
Mercury in Aries – mental, aggressive = impulsive
Venus in Aries – pleasant, aggressive = demonstrative
Mars in Scorpio – impulsive, solidifying = explosive
Jupiter in Leo – fortunate, organizing = exuberant
Saturn in Scorpio – disruptive, solidifying = persevering
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Chart graphic at: https://www.pinterest.com/timwilkerson/alchemy-astrology-forecast/

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Moon pointing to Jupiter at mid Virgo (tropical zodiac).  The bright light to the left of the Moon is Jupiter.  At sunset, they will be up and overhead.
Time to share your big plans.

All positions at noon, Mountain Time, USA

(Lights)
Moon                    Virgo @ 06 deg.
Sun                       Taurus @ 24 deg.

(Rocky Midgets)
Mercury             Taurus @ 16 deg. (Retrograde until May 22nd)
Venus                 Taurus @ 18 deg.
Mars                    Sagittarius @ 04 deg. (Retrograde until June 29th)

(Gas Giants)
Jupiter               Virgo @ 13 deg.
Saturn                 Sagittarius @ 14 deg. (Retrograde until August…

2016 W21 Calendar (Weekly) Sunout Astrological Aspects

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Can there be a more auspicious day for the avowed contrarian to begin a blog than Friday the 13th during Mercury Retrograde?

The legend of Friday the 13th being a very unlucky day may have something to do  with King Philip IV of France declaring that all Knights Templar be arrested on Friday, 13th May, 1307.  Alarmed by the Templars’ growing influence, the King and the Vatican took possession of all their money and land.  The Templars were summarily tried, found guilty of heresy (the standard accusation inevitably resulting in a guilty verdict) and sentenced to death. But of course, not before being mercilessly tortured as Medieval society warranted.  Legend says that Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the order, cursed both the king and the pope and they died shortly thereafter.  So bad luck all around.  And consequently a host of bad luck superstitions about the day…

Full Moon: May 22, 2016

Hello, and welcome. This is Captain Aquarius, welcoming you to flight 521, and alerting you to keep your seatbelt fastened as we navigate some turbulent planets. Please don’t walk about in the aisle unless you’re acting in service, or joining other passengers in singing to the Moon, or looking for champagne. Read more…

So how’s it going, with JUPITER in VIRGO now direct (forward from Earth perspective) again, since Monday? 

Do things ‘work better’? Have you become aware and clear about ‘issues’, and found remedies and recipes? Do you feel more self sufficient perhaps? Whole and complete, ‘perfect’ as you ARE…

VIRGO is the astrological vibration of the Sacred Feminine and Priestess Archetype. So let’s honour the temple of our work, our practice, our body, our alignment in ‘cosmic order’.
JUPITER will be still in VIRGO until Sept 9, and , in forward motion, pointing us to outer opportunities to align more fully with what’s healthy, what works, what serves us, how we can be in our ‘temple of service’. 

Speaking of Sacred Feminine:
How do you hold Friday the 13^th?

What’s your sense about its reputation as a ‘bad luck’ or even scary day?

What’s considered ‘scary’ might actually be…

The Moon and Astrology

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HOW IT AFFECTS OUR DAILY LIVES… 

In astrology, the moon is connected to our emotions and reactions… how we are feeling on a given day may well be influenced by the sign that is visiting the moon… Each sign stays with the moon for up to 2.5 days…. 🙂 

The Moon Void-of-Course: 

There are times throughout the month when the moon isn’t fully immersed in any sign… this is when we say the moon is Void off Course… and when this occurs, we may feel “foggy” and “unfocused” … We may not be sure how we are truly feeling about a situation or a person…. Therefore it is not recommended that we make long-term commitments or important decision’s while the moon is Void off Course…. However there are 4 signs in the zodiac which may prove positive during the Void-off-Course moon… 

Good for Void-Of-Course…