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Aries Full Moon (image scanned from old national geographic)

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Aries Full Moon Full moon is a close and wrap up of a cycle. In this chart we also have the final hit of Venus squaring Uranus, from the Venus retrograde cycle that led up to here. Our next lunation will be the kick off of the series of Aries/Libra eclipses. Feels like a checkpoint. ArieslLibra is about ego self vs. duty in relation to others, & in this chart Venus is also opposite Saturn. This speaks of maybe our own desire/will/need (or what you value=Venus) vs. the shit you do to keep things chill in your relationship, with people in your life, or to keep a roof over your head. (I feel like this whole cycle has played out for me in the latter department in a big way) Maybe since were talking about a full moon and Uranus, maybe something you have to let go of, or dramatically change, to maintain this - or create the environment that is more balanced and aligned with your needs or personal values.

Mercury is also trining jupiter, uranus, and pluto, and jupiter and pluto are sextiling eachother. This benefits being mentally investigative and transforming thought patterns or coming up with new ideas for moving forward, and with the Venus sextiling Mars it helps with getting active around the things you care about or want and making shit work. In general, full moons are moody, and here the moon is opposite Mars. This can mean reactionary anger and emotional projection – and the Venus opposing Saturn can create discomfort and scarcity feelings...if not for you, for maybe other people out there.

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LIBRA NOX read on for horoscope

feels like good fresh energy for libra equinox, coming out of a long “withdrawl into self” type period of astrological weather. Libra is, itself, coming out of internal processes and relating to others, or interaction with others as a point of reference for veiwing the self. Libra’s planets are venus and saturn. Theres the Venusian dimension of relationship - connection, balance, harmony, but also the Saturnine element – this all requires learning, responsibility, and some degree of truth and self restraint. Ive been thinking about Libra because the scorpio/taurus eclipse mini-era has wrapped up, and soon we’ll be having our next ecplise - on the aries/libra axis, where our eclipses will be for the next few years. So anyway monday mercury trines jupiter – good for learning, understanding, study, positive thinking and organizing plans for the future (both movements are also good for like selling/investing/marketing yourself kinda stuff), maybe creative thinking, especially since this overlaps with venus sextiling mars the next day. could even just mean redecorating. this sextile is also great for socializing, going out, sensuality. the energy this week is very ‘libra at its best’, it feels fresh and fitting.

could be tension friday with the aries full moon – but I wont kill the vibe til then. 

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Virgo New Moon

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Virgo New Moon / week of Sept. 14th – 21st

Virgo lumanaries opposing neptune, and trine Pluto/Jupiter. Neptune sextile Pluto active. Kinda...soupy times here. Weird moods, lot of feeling. Can be deep and existential or just a general sense of unease. Energetic and emotional sensitivity, escapism, nostalgic idealism. Feeling like giving up, or overthinking and feeling bad. Wanting meaning but your intuition or yearning are not necessarily to be trusted. The positives here, if you make use of it, is great empathy, deep understanding, healing, and imagination if you can stay grounded emotionally. This is good alone time. Maybe lean into the optimism of trine to Jupiter. Do art about it/get lost in a movie if you are one who cant deal, meditate or go be in nature (neptune babey). Virgo Venus has wrapped up her retrograde a week or so ago, and virgos ruler, mercury’s end theirs with this new moon. I happen to like how that fits. What have you learned? What are you taking with you from this period of reflection, before you begin a new cycle?

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Virgo season, Mercury retrograde

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𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵, 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 (𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳), 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘰…𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦...𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺.

I do really hate the catastrophizing and drama mind about a mercury retrograde. Mercury is not the Tower, they are the Magus = it’s all about being present, adaptable, evaluating, not taking yourself or your life too seriously.

Also, knowledge and truth – of the Self, human nature, the world...and I’m mentioning it because of all the Virgo emphasis and Venus RX (still overlapping until early sept) and the whole point of a vrx/mrx is internal recalibration...Speaking of Tarot comparison – the Hermit.

𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙮... were definitely up against confusing communication or being apt to making mistakes so remember to double check your work for about a month, and don’t fall for stupid shit. (mercury is opposing neptune. Also bad communication stemming from tensions, defensive nature, (mercury conjunct mars, sun square uranus) or difficulty relating to others (sun opposite saturn)

the disruptive and messy quality is here for sure, but – are you having too big or complicated expectations or restrictions on others? getting mad about stuff not going the way you wanted/ expected because of some ego based reasoning/impatience that doesn’t necessarily matter that much? (sun square uranus, mercury conjunct mars)

the good – is all that Virgonian, Hermity stuff I was talking about, being in touch with yourself and others, evaluating your own psyche, (mercury is sextiling the moon), experimenting with thought and creation (mercury is trining uranus). The neptune sexiling pluto & uranus sextiling neptune nods to these themes too.

𝙊𝙠...𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮:

if you do create, write, study do it wednesday

if you are into fitness do it friday

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Leo new moon 8/16

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new moon = sun conjunct moon = alignment, balance of heart and head, start of a cycle, and this chart is basically an energy boost at its best. Good to explore new relationships with self/others/creativity. (remember that's a broad word, not limited to art! we all generate things/explore and develop self and the things we care about) Possible downsides are tension, impulsivity, overindulgence, or an unexpected disruption of some kind.

with the vrx backdrop and all this leo and virgo i'm also still thinking about this all directed inwards. getting to know your true self and motivations & being able to express it, advocate for yourself in a healthy way, evaluating/breathing new life into a relationship, or your personal security or value system.

𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵/𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬:

𝘀𝘂𝗻 & 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗼 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀 can be impatient, impulsive, reactionary, restless, erratic/anxious. Changes in life or the brain (everything says please be flexible/open) But supportive to good mental power

𝘀𝘂𝗻 & 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘀 self expression, creativity, socially/romantically stimulating, getting into beauty and art, affection. nostalgic, romantic.

the venus squaring uranus could be fun and flirty but given everything else, a casual warning not to argue about stupid shit if you're one of the people this week doesn’t hit like a breeze.

𝗻𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 also supportive to breaking out of routine, seeking fresh and positive new perspective, embracing change. Experiment creatively, sexually, new ways of looking at things or feeling. intuition. Hidden transformation, creative force.

𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘀 also supports strong mental energy. Urge to express self (verbal/writing), can be a boost but another thing leaving someone apt to be impulsive, defensive, egotistical, or die on a stupid hill.

𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀 dynamic and adventurous, feel better about taking risks or doing new things that generate progress.

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ᗩᑫᑌᗩᖇIᑌᔕ ᖴᑌᒪᒪ ᗰOOᑎ

𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦: 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦/𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺, 2011

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8/1 … tension in this chart but just as much oppurtunity for great progress in relationships or personal healing, resources

(aqua moon and leo sun squaring jupiter, venus square uranus, mercury opposite saturn // mars trine jupiter, neptune sextile pluto)

desire to grow/expand/break free/individuate inernally or in relationship but feeling blocked, maybe dissapointed with things or people not meeting your expectations or ideal.

kinda rude/irritable energy out in the world or within. try to not be rash, try to let other peoples shit roll off. possible upsets in relationships, with friends or authority. depressing thoughts and emotions, difficulty sitting with them. maybe feeling bad about relationship, place in things, sexuality, resources, feeling scarce. But great progress lies in getting yourself feel things, lean into the “why?” of it all, or experiment (Aquarius/Uranus, bro) with what youve got.

However were able to concentrate and have the ability to clearly see what isnt working, doing mental (or in this case emotional = full moon) work that takes discipline.

Weve also got the nice Mars trine jupiter! You can find the energy you need, and actions taken leads to growth and opportunity, progress. Also great for philosophical, big picture, spiritual type thinking/action that works with the neptune sextile pluto - creative and transformational force that gives you a chance to go deep and explore, and would love for you to step out of your routines. Jupiter and neptune are both healing at their best. (even Pluto in his own fucked up ways)

lovely Mars jupiter /neptune pluto combo here has me wanting to recommend you go for a swim in the ocean, or anywhere really...or lose yourself in a run or yoga and take a nice long bath after, whatever. Aquarius moon, Neptune/jupiter = drop some waters off at the community fridge if you can.

Moons also gonna be particularly huge and bright so like, look at it?

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Leo season!

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Today Mercury squares Uranus. Surprise news that could not be the most pleasant. Mentally stimulating and exciting but nervousness/scattered/high strung anxiety is the other side of the same coin. Racing thoughts, know it all ism, speak up when you probably shouldn’t have-ism.

Tomorrow Venus opposes Saturn. Poor self worth. Lonely, like everyones lovely and likable but you, off over there without you. Desire vs duty, equating self worth with productivity. Having to make accomodations for others that don’t benefit you, hiding real feelings because you feel like you have to, etc.

But Thursday Mercury conjoins Venus. Pleasant news if any. Socially and artistically stimulating, harmonious flow. Good for relationship talks if youre on that Venus retrograde stuff. good for dealing with money stuff.

Friday Mercury enters Virgos, their favorite place after Gemini. few good months to get organized, plan, study, or read books in your garden man.

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Mercury & Leo

𝓜𝓮𝓻𝓬𝓾𝓻𝔂 𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓛𝓮𝓸

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creativity and confidence of Leo mercury. can tell a story well, make you laugh, feel good. may have creative questions to keep a conversation going and learn about you, or info dump and you’ll learn something. Even introverted Leo is funny as hell - sometimes more so.

Both Mercury and Leo are creative and playful, self identified in one way or another. Mercury rules things like art and music (forms of communication in themselves), Leo here is quite well placed.

Sometimes it hangs out for a longer time, but mercury is only gonna be here til the end of the month ish. Speak from the heart, Lean into creativity and/or boldness, in one way or another?

𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 : 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆+ 𝒐𝒍𝒅 #35mm 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆

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Virgo Mars, and the week ahead

Monday Mars enters Virgo. With Virgo & Mars I think about actions done with thought and precision, discipline with your body, also the way you treat it, body that wants to be treated with discernment, care. something like yoga where all this is tied with introspection. keeping still can also be a form of engaging with the body as much as anything else - different people, different body needs. virgo/mercury = listen to what it tells you. Things done with precision and active processing - in the form of practical act of service like cutting hair, or mind & body development, like say tennis // can be good or challenging like anything else. mutable Mars can hit walls, sometimes feel lacking in agency or drive, clarity of motivation. say a pisces or Virgo here may feel preoccupied by the needs or comforts of others before their own, without recognizing it is something they ultimately control.

Thinking in the context of the astrology of the moment, and moments ahead (upcoming Venus RX Leo & recent lunation) .This happens while Mercury (Virgo’s planet, the processor/researcher) trines (ease and flow) Neptune (spirit and intuition, among other things). This makes an opportunity to utilize the challenging Mercury Pluto opposition for your benefit. This can mean obsessive thinking and focusing on the worst, things you feel like you can’t control - but pluto does not want to torture you for no reason. It wants you to dig into it until you can understand it enough to change it.

Tuesday Mercury enters Leo. in context with this and the Venus retrograde I’ve touched on, I’m feeling more emphasis on investigating the self, desires and motivations. advocating for self fearlessly.

Wednesday sun squares Chiron. identity/will in challenging interaction with core wounding, base triggers. with square there is a possibility to come out of it better if you go about it the right way. in context of everything, in what ways do you let yourself feel like you don’t have power? How do you stand in relationship to others? What old patterns keep you from asserting yourself, pushing self too much?

Saturday sun sextile uranus, great news. Try something new, even if it’s small! Within uranus and sextile lie opportunity, and with a sextile it’s generally a pleasant one. Going with the theme I’ve been on, It’s a great time do do more self eval, but in general a wonderful time to do art or figure something out. Sparks of insight or inspiration. Even just watch a new movie or take a walk somewhere different. Things don’t just fall into your lap, you must lean in. Fortune favors the playful.

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FULL MOON 11° CAPRICORN, VENUS RETROGRADE

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“CAPRICORN 12°: AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON NATURAL SCIENCE REVEALS LITTLE-KNOWN ASPECTS OF LIFE...the ability to explore unfamiliar realms and discover the laws underlying the complex processes of nature” - Dane rudyar’s sabian symbols

Cap moon speaks about emotional growth, maturity and responsibility, to yourself and your environment.

A full moon is a time of discordant moods/energy, for finding balance and introspection within it, checking in, releasing. Sun and moon being opposite each other, we want to think about the polarity of the sign of the moon with that of the sun, in this case Cancer. We see “the individual” in the cancerian sense of who we are, our past/foundation of being, security and innate feeling, vs. the capricornian sense of our personal responsibility, independence, truth experiencable in reality, our agency in our own circumstances and future. Cancer is the nest and the baby bird, Capricorn is the fledgling whisking itself into the world, the teacher it becomes, the twigs that make up that nest. Our internal needs vs. our the ways we’ve structured our material world. 

thinking about how this relates to Venus in the full moon chart, Venus’ upcoming retrograde in Leo. (active late July to early September.)

With Venus retrograde, were intended to reflect and re-asses our relationships, values, creativity. Leo is about independence/sureness of self, pride, self esteem, authenticity, control of own destiny, freedom of expression, creativity. How we know / assert ourselves. 

Venus/Mars conjunction square Uranus, friction in relationships. could be fun and spicy, or kind of thing that breaks people up or has people straining at the leash. I have the feeling that ultimately whatever comes of this is for the best in the long run - moon is trining Jupiter, sextiling Saturn. sun is trining Saturn, sextiling Jupiter. Feeling optimistic, able to realistically look at who we are, big picture of our feelings, internal needs. able to be contemplative, thorough when thinking about that emotional responsibility and ways we've structured our life, goals for the future.  In a retrograde something from the past can prop itself back up in one way or another, in a literal sense, or a repeat of a past pattern. For us to really be able to recognize and break from our patterns, we need knowledge of who we are, what we want, a sense of self and ability to stick to it.

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 exact monday 6/26 : mars in leo sqaure uranus in taurus

kettle about to whistle. use caution. restless, accident prone energy. I usually tell people to drive safe (big road rage energy & mars is cars) during a hard mars uranus in general, this is all fixed with mars in fire (basically more stubborn, volatile, feeling justified). outbursts, explosiveness, be safe around machines, tools, fire... chronic illness flareups. nervous irritability. anxiety. argumentative. duck your most chaotic friend, don’t take on other peoples shit if you don’t have to. be mindful of your surroundings & public gatherings you attend, avoid potential violence, danger, being stolen from. bursts of masculine violence, ego/anger. sexual energy – for better or worse. cover your drink. if doing drugs, please test them or call someone.not all bad - flashes of intuition/innovation meeting the motivation to really run with it and move forward. capacity for highly creative and inventive breakthroughs. a need to break free and really recognize the changes you need to make in your life, getting the push to get out of a rut. rebellious spirit, strikes/overthrowing structures. inspiration.

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sunday 6/25 // mercury in gemini square neptune in pisces

confusion. being misunderstood. be careful how you communicate, what you say about others. cut people slack in weird or frustrating interactions. daydreams. anxiety. scattered or foggy thoughts. idealizing friends / putting people on a pedestal. martyr-y conversational dynamics or attitudes. attempting and maybe failing to intellectualize matters. mental/internal spiritual conflict. don’t mislead, don’t be misled. don’t keep secrets, muddy truth. if now is not a good time, recognize that, say so, come back to it. Establish and maintain boundaries. ask questions. be clear and intentional, or cry about it later. don’t believe everything you hear, read, or think. be open to changing your mind, but know where yours ends and others begins.

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This end of the week is a good time to engage with and work with our insecurities, vulnerabilities, traumas, or at the very least self care, if these are concepts you vibe with. The movements of the next few days overlap with and work well with each-other towards this purpose if you choose to lean into it. Today, Mercury (wants to analyze, communicate, proccess - be it internally or with others. Gemini is basically a double down of this, but also enables us to see different perspectives. Gemini or Virgo is Mercury’s favorite place to be) - sextiles Chiron (a commonly used asteroid. our core wounding that we seem unable to shake, but where we also are best suited to connect or help others) giving us an opportunity to make great progress with healing, understanding ourselves, conditions, or relationships (moreso platonic in nature) if we choose to engage with those parts. Also...with Mercury being your community in a material/literal sense, and Chiron being community oriented in the way that he is a healer of people, if youre a really capricornian/aquarian type who doesn’t like your own emotions (I kid!), doing something like bringing food to a community fridge is still an act of healing. Right after, Mars trines Chiron tomorrow – making it easy for us to be embodied around our challenge parts, assert ourselves or initiate, put ourselves out there, or be in our physical body if that's hard for us. A great time to go to the gym about your feelings, meditate, go for a walk to think, depending on your nature. Something that puts you in your body in one way or another while you engage with your thoughts. I like to listen to music while I cook dinner if im too busy. Even singing uses your body and nerves.

But with that mercury squaring neptune soon, just keep your head in charge and don’t lose yourself.

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analog collage, "cancer" created by copying other text.

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summer sol / sun enters cancer 

Like Cancer, the sun is resilient, healing, giving. Cancer is birth, the womb, home in the literal and figurative sense. She can be reserved, soft and nurturing, but still cardinal (a marker of the beginning of summer) – can jump in and go for it, be big and bright. All the animal babies are out and the flowers are popping off. Crab season – basking on the shore, cookout with kin, 80s movie on the roof under a blanket, sitting by a fire under the moon, park overlooking the city with a can, relaxing bath inside because the summer sucks…Cancer is nostalgic, romantic, comforting...sensitive but strong. Its our heart, (not in the literal vital blood pumping organ sense, thats a Leo conversation), our chest, what lies inside of it.

While a crab can grasp what it has loved, yearned for, or simply scuttled through tightly in its claws, it ultimately rolls with the ebb and flow of her ruler, the Moon. Living with the tide, knowing material home is ephemeral, internal. True home is in your center, your love; you carry it with you, on you, and that water drips off of you.

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