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The Essence for 24 May 2011: Open, Honest Healing

Moon enters Pisces at 5:24 AM Pacific, and immediately is conjunct Neptune. What should we expect when our emotions and intuition meet the imagination, the mystical, the Collective, or lies? Obviously, it depends greatly on which of these we encounter–and this will be determined at this point by how open, honest, and above-board is our [...]

The Essence for 23 May 2011: Triangulation

By 2:30 AM PDT the Moon is conjunct Vesta, uniting the emotional stance with those matters to which we dedicate ourselves. In Aquarius this will give an intellectual bent, and a desire to reason out some matters (passionate ones, like sex, or ones that claim the emotions, like the concept of 'home') that are better [...]

The Essence for 22 May 2011: Balancing the Male/ Female Equation

Just past 10:30 AM Pacific the Moon squares the meeting of Venus and Mars. The emotions may find conflict (probably in the form of a surprise) in realization of how two sides of the equation interact. It may be a man/ woman thing, a positive/ negative charge thing, or any one of dozens of other [...]

'Sharing Power' at 'Been There, Done That'

A new post on relationships is available at my other blog, 'Been There, Done That' Tagged: real life astrology, relationship astrology

The Essence for 21 May 2011: A Test of Adaptability

Just after 1 PM Pacific the Capricorn Moon squares Jupiter in Aries. The emotions feel they know the boundaries, and take a hard line on behavior and what's acceptable, but Jupiter in Aries says that the social order may have the fire and fight of the individual. Independence and Willfulness meet rigid rules and boundaries; [...]

The Essence for 20 May 2011: Reflective Surfaces

Just prior to 1:30 AM PDT of the 20th the Capricorn Moon conjuncts Pluto. Remember, the Moon gives off no light of its own; it is merely reflecting that of the Sun. We should keep this in mind for the duration of this aspect (and also recall, the influence of these Lunar aspects can range [...]

The Essence for 19 May 2011: Gentle Capricorn

The Moon enters gentle Capricorn at 1:16 PM PDT of the 19th, and immediately sextiles Neptune. Especially if we've experienced the Void as something vacant or chaotic, this aspect could slam us back to Earth and leave us generally confused and 'out of it.' Those who don't find the Void troublesome (and this because of [...]

The Essence for 18 May 2011: Does Mother Know Best?

Through the 18th the Moon makes a handful of sextiles, nothing of real influence. It isn't until 6 PM Pacific that the Moon makes significant contact, a square to Ceres; this, though, may be monumental. The emotions and/ or intuition are faced with a very strong authority, perhaps maternal, perhaps something resulting from previous negotiations, [...]

The Essence for the Scorpio Full Moon, 17 May 2011-Knowing Who We Are

The Full Moon of 17 May 2011 4:09 AM PDT at 26 Scorpio 13 The Scorpio Full Moon is typically a Lunar point when everyone is immersed in the fullness of the material experience (Taurus Sun); the senses are engaged, and yet the Scorpionic influence of the culmination says, 'You can feel it, but you [...]

The Essence for 16 May 2011: Riding A Wave of Emotion

By 2:30 PM PDT the Moon is trine Ceres in Pisces–we are flush with emotion, awash, even, stirred by Mother Nature, the maternal within or observed, or by the actions or choices of those in authority, particularly those who are charged with care of others. There's no indication whether this wave of feeling is positive [...]