Grandtrines

by Teri Parsley Starnes

Teri’s interest with astrology lies with helping people see how following a practice of intention and self-awareness leads to a fuller relationship with Mystery. Astrology is a wonderful tool for this. Her weekly column orients readers to the seasonal energy of
each month’s Sun sign in order to set magical/mindful intention for the lunar month beginning at the New Moon.

Each week Teri will write about the unfolding energies that support and challenge our intentions. The ebb and flow of the lunar cycle resides deep in our souls. Through following the phases of the Moon, we remember the natural cycles that guide us.

Here were are at the beginning of the month known for love and relationships. After the previous month or more of souls leaving this physical plane, I wonder how this month pan out. Will the soul parting continue or will souls find mates and  will love relationships grow? I am will be grateful no matter what happens.

The Chinese New is near. It actually begins next Sunday, February 8, 2016.  But I want to talk about this and more today. I also want to talk about the Iowa caucuses tomorrow night. These are the first political measure we have. The outcome really has little meaning in the long run but in the short run is a good indicator candidate potential.

Caucuses are really just a meeting of people of like minds. The Republicans and the Democrats don’t hold their caucuses exactly the same either but in general, there is a lot of talk about candidates and…

 January 31, 2016       Last Quarter        11 Degrees, 41 Minutes          7:28 PM     PST
Sun in Aquarius, Air, Yang             Moon in Scorpio, Water, Yin
Mode: Fixed Signs               Tide: Neap

Song of the Week: Ziggy Marely sings “Personal Revolution”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wBym1o9WU

Quote of the Week:
There is no coming to consciousness without pain…. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. ~ Carl Gustav Jung

This Last Quarter rallies with the TR Sun in Aquarius square TR Moon in Scorpio with no other tight aspects (a degree or less) from transiting planets to the luminaries. In the last blog, I went into detail about the Leo-Aquarius axis. As long as the Sun is in Aquarius, last week’s blog will apply. But now we have…

Pluto moves to 16 Capricorn (tropical zodiac).  Check your charts for any energy at 16 degrees for a heads up on your deep transformations.
Time for corporate structures to rot and decay.

All positions at noon, Mountain Time, USA

(Lights)
Moon                   Libra @ 13 deg.
Sun                       Aquarius @ 09 deg.

(Rocky Midgets)
Mercury             Capricorn @15 deg.
Venus                 Capricorn @ 07 deg.
Mars                    Scorpio @ 13 deg.

(Gas Giants)
Jupiter               Virgo @ 22 deg. (Retrograde until May 9th)
Saturn                 Sagittarius @ 13 deg.
Uranus                Aries @…

Mercury conjunct Pluto in tropical Capricorn.

Difficulties to stay neutral in any discussion, holding strong opinions, even if these issues insult others. During his/her life, circumstances or people may change his/her ideas, but this is an inner metamorphosis rather than submission. Outstanding – often perplexing – mental and verbal abilities, penetrating mind, unceasing spirtual tension; in case of introverted characters, it results in exploratory bent, readily involved in cutting-edge science, while a mostly extrovert can be drawn towards the political and social spheres. Famous People with natal Mercury conjunct Pluto in Capricorn: Pope Sixtus V (during his pontificate /1585-1590/ he altered Rome’s appearance according to the Renaissance standards, changing it more than any other pope had ever dared to before him); André-Marie Ampère (French physicist and mathematician, founder of the science of electromagnetism). Recent mundane events (Mercury conj. Pluto in Capricorn): Haiti earthquake of 2010; Costa Concordia disaster in 2012

We are finally out of the Mercury Retrograde period, and it was intense! Mercury retrograde was conjunct in Pluto, and many starseeds, empaths and indigo’s were feeling the negative impact of this transit.

The Moon moves very quickly through the signs, taking about 2 and half days in each sign, so this conjunction is short lived. Virgo’s key phrase is ” I analyze” which I have read is more accurately interpreted as ” I solve” , for the Virgo wants answers and solutions for the detailed work they put in.  Virgo is the sign of service to others, and helping other during this conjunction will give us emotional confidence, allow us to connect with the positive emotions that happen we we truly help others, even in small ways such as positive words of encouragements, which we can apply in our comments and posts on social media. Virgo rules the digestion…