decay and healing

give back to the earth - guided by the skies

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🍁 Solarpunk Psychology | Shadow Work, Spiritual Stuff, The Post Masterlist

I started looking at astrology from this angle because I believe modern life is not only killing us but even having an effect on our minds, the energy we put out there, and how we relate to the world

I do astro observations on what's gone wrong and why in relationships, communities, how we relate to nature, and hopefully share some ways how you can survive the bad vibes, by sign

Moon Signs:

what the moon signs feel they can't express

Ascendant

Why you may feel blocked - by ascendant sign

Pluto:

Shadow Work Glitches - Pluto House

Pluto Aspects - Why You Can't Sleep At Night

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water element observations

this is for all the water signs, no matter which. elements have a huge influence on your personality in a different way to individual sign. if the whole zodiac is like an undiscovered map, let's check out the rivers, lakes, beaches, and other mysterious watery liminal spaces! 🐋

water signs have repeating patterns in their lives like any other signs do. they often play with liminality, such as the boundary between sea and shore. because we are disconnected from the seasons, movements of the planets, and wider natural world, we often fail to notice these patterns.

water sign landscape vibes: cold winds blowing in from the ocean. shorebirds flying in to escape the cold. the lap of waves revealing shells and buried driftwood. the power of the sea to reveal and conceal at the same time

🐚 moon in a water sign can be extremely bothered by sequestered, urban places. they feel a sence of wanderlust, often like they need to go elsewhere for life to happen

🐚 saturn in a water sign can be very prone to nostalgia. they miss the past, they feel longing for a simpler time

🐚 pisces is so moody because of the combination of winter (in the northern hemisphere) and the water element.

🐚 water mercury are the *ultimate* shorebirds/seabirds, existing often in liminal emotional spaces like a bird over the open ocean that must fly back to roost. they lack a sense of stability in communications and interpersonal relationships, feeling like they fit in 'everywhere and nowhere'

🐚 venus in a water sign are the metaphorical beaches and sea currents of the zodiac. they are *instant* emotional connectors. when they come into your life, it's like a mysterious horizon leading to any boundless number of new places and experiences

🐚 lastly, 4th house in a water sign can ineicate comfort with ambiguity and even hardship and turbulence. imagine a fire inside a cosy cottage, except that cottage stands on a seaside cliff in the howling winds. in short these giys can actually be a beacon of stability when you feel tossed on the waves of life's ups and downs.

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moon mindfulness

if you're a night owl and having trouble sleeping or are staying up late browsing to escape stress...

tonight the supermoon passes the pleiades!

breathe in for 7. breathe out for 7. and take a look at the sky through your nearest window. light pollution has made our brains increasingly confused, but even if you can't see them, this is your reminder that you are still connected to an infinite cosmos

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ happy stargazing ! ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

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astro observations for reconnection

place names around you reveal the ghost of a hidden past. yet, in the modern world we are detached from how humans have lived for most of our history. nevertheless, we are still influenced by these old patterns

often 'cornhill' or 'cornmarket' means this was literally where people would gather to trade grain. in the modern world we are totally detached from having to get anything from the land, as well as the process of investing into something and having to ensure it all goes to plan and your crops don't fail. here's how it affects you in the present day

cardinal signs - tend to have impatience when it comes to the fruits of their labours. they also tend to invest a lot into things hastily without guarsntee of outcome. this is as they have hotheaded personalities and they can be very persuasive. but this can easily create a phenomenon like 'the bigger they are, the harder they fall'

mutable signs - are good at quickly adapting when things go to plan, but they can also get bored easily, and tinker with existing plans in a way which causes further influence. sometimes these people seem like they live chaotic lives. often they would be good at hustling or getting by with very little and have a strong resourcefulness

fixed signs - can get bogged down in the results of things and find it hard to motivate themselves. they struggle when things don't go according to plan and can feel thrown off by life's upheavals. however the flipside is they are often a source of steadfastness and a shoulder to cry on

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decided to pull random cards at 3 am ish because i couldn't sleep

these are for you if you *also* can't sleep. applies permanently i.e. if you see this a year from now, the universe decided it was relevant for you

moon (left) in taurus (right)

i actually loved this combo when it came up. looks like tuning into your emotional nature has given you insight and clarity, shown by the fool reversed. you know exactly where you're going. this placement in taurus gives you the chance to translate it quickly and directly into material reward

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as it's coming up to the full moon, pick the one that **feels** most like your recent dreams. no guesswork, just go with what you are intuitively drawn to, because this is your *unconscious* mind at work, including your shadow

Left: you are partway between your shadow and your waking self. if you are trying to do shadow work at this time, you may find there is something in your shadow which repeatedly keeps cropping up as if your subconscious is reying to tell you something. you keep trying to figure it out but this stage is characterised by you having only a partial understanding. the picture is not yet clear, but give it time, and you will find it reveals itself

Centre: you feel exposed and liminal, without roots or an anchor. if you picked this your dreams may seem more random than most and come in a flurry of imagery, detached from the concrete archetypes of your everyday life. this does not mean fantastical dreams e.g. superpowers or ones that have a humourous/zany element. instead you may be feeling disjointed as if you cannot piece together the themes or feelings behind them or there is no coherent narrative. in this case you will find it easier by doing more active shadow work such as tarot readings, meditations, or even keepi g a dream journal, which may help you track patterns across your dreams that may not otherwise have been obvious

Right: you are faced with contrasts and orientation, and need to make decisions. you have a definite sense of purpose in your dreams if you picked this. this one is a definite sign your dreams are asking something of you - not hinting, not suggesting, but asking - and figuring it out may be the breakthrough to clearing blockages. you may feel forced to choose between two different things of equal importance to you, shadow work can be a way not of cutting off parts of yourself but of integrating the different choices to find a middle ground.

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forest mossy dark academia tarot healing

pull 3 cards - your first card: how you feel about yourself right now

your second card - how you WANT to feel about yourself

your third card - what it takes to close the gap

the next steps

put your 3 cards in your favourite book. put the book somewhere you feel calm and serene, ideally a forest, verge of edge of wild areas, or similar nature spot. if you can't access one where you think the book will be undisturbed, leave it on your windowsill at sunset

the next day

pick up the book, welcome it back into your house, and light some incense or similar

note down how you feel about yourself

then, check in 3 days and see if there is any significant difference. then try 1 week. I promise this works!

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forest mossy dark academia tarot healing

pull 3 cards - your first card: how you feel about yourself right now

your second card - how you WANT to feel about yourself

your third card - what it takes to close the gap

the next steps

put your 3 cards in your favourite book. put the book somewhere you feel calm and serene, ideally a forest, verge of edge of wild areas, or similar nature spot. if you can't access one where you think the book will be undisturbed, leave it on your windowsill at sunset

the next day

pick up the book, welcome it back into your house, and light some incense or similar

note down how you feel about yourself

then, check in 3 days and see if there is any significant difference. then try 1 week. I promise this works!

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shadow work of the evening

l o o k i n g f o r a s i g n ?

sometimes it is easier to face your shadow when energy is flowing your way. the cards indicate the following questions to ask your shadow based off the parts of yourself they may be most relevant to

doing shadow work in the evening can be helpful to get in tune with your subconscious mind as you will be more in the right frame of mind to look at your dreams critically and analyse what they might be telling you

ego - ace of cups. identity is in flux, are you being receptive to changes to your sense of self, or are you resisting them?

id - 6 of cups. with the new moon just passed and the moon waxing, it is an auspicious time to allow your more chaotic side to come into play as it will be most fruitful and productive at this time

superego - 8 of swords. there is a blind spot to do with your inner critic which can sometimes drown out other parts of your psyche. if you are experiencing blockages at the moment this suggests it may specifically be an intellect/inner critic based blockage as opposed to anything emotional. check the moon in your chart if anything difficult is transiting it as well as what may be transiting the 10th house

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water my plants with me * tarot

🌱 string of hearts - the moon

upcoming you are attracting blocked energy that isn't yours. fortunately this is VERY easy to remove because it is NOT your negativity. check for sources in your life and as the water flows into the plant pots inagine it as a grey smoke that the water is washing away 🌊

🌱 string of beads - the star

new energy is entering your life. imagine the water flowing into you. count as the water flows into the plant pots. imagine drops of rain softly falling on your shoulders. the new energy is yet of undifferentiated potential. imagine it growing into what you want it to be 🌱

🌱 pothos - the tower

like a pothos propagating in a jar of water, you may feel like you lack roots. something has been pulled out from under you. not 'going to be'but has been. is something missing or has something caused an upheaval? imagine the water not as unrootedness but as freedom for your roots to grow.

🌱 sweet potato - the world

yes it's a sweet potato. this is a very calming plant to grow if you want and it's dead easy just chop it in half and put it in water. it also purifies the air 🌨 🌚 it's amazing to grow in your bedroom and will get you a better night's sleep. ok, if you picked this, you are surrounded by something that is overwhelming you, but in a good way the world is a great card but also very powerful you may feel exhausted after reaching your goal. the four corners of this card bring together elements and opposites that will help you integrate the next steps. this is what you should be focussing on right now ... and it will all flow for you.

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reblog from my veg and plant mindfulness blog waaaay less serious than this one lol just a bit of a joke

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my new plant wall where I'm hoping to do more geospatial and earth centric astrology videos

the string of hearts and string of beads in the blue tins are not actually planted but propaging so hopefully there will be looooadsss soon and so is the pothos

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Prepping a bed

now having dug the bed (it was covered by cardboard and the soil was really soft

this is going to be part of a berm and swale system which is a way of catching water run off as this land is on a slope. it slows it down and helps the soil retain it

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Hi! Just wanna say thank you for creating your blog~ I'm interested in permaculture and astrology, and this is the first time I met someone with the same interest! Love you 💕

Hey wow. So I haven't been on here in months and luckily I came on not too long after you posted this. I honestly hope I can focus on the blog more now I've started my diploma and am focussed on design number one and I'm thinking of giving it a total revamp. so, yeah, nice to hear :) I'm trying to integrate it more into my life 😅 so hope to post more soon

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Pluto Aspects - Why You Can't Sleep At Night

Inspired by the poll I did as I found it cool that people would be so interested in this topic. I am really into sleep and dream astrology because I get WACKY dreams

Did some of these with tarot as I haven't personally observed every one. However I find my deck to be very accurate regards personality and these all seemed to fit so as always take what resonates and leave the rest

What's more, in the modern world we identify a lot with our conscious mind and are our of sync with our subconscious and instincts. Paying attention to your sleep and tuning back into your sleep cycle can help you become more aware of this and your intuition too.

As a permaculture designer I have a lot of observations on how we are out of touch with nature and our more holistic side loosely compiled in this masterlist here.

Conjunct:

Sun - you identify too much with your dreams

Mercury - you may feel hampered or hounded by memories of things you wish you had or hadn't said

Moon - old emotions and things you'd rather not feel come up at night...

Venus - you can't stop thinking of what you want to manifest

Mars - you are too wound up during the day and carry the unconscious energy of 1000 things you wish hadn't happened

Opposition:

Sun - you feel worried by your dreams or what you might discover when your mind as no distractions

Mercury - you feel like you are out of tune with yourself and carry too many pressures from other people

Moon - you are one of the most likely ones to experience weird feelings, energies, or desires when you get into bed and try to fall asleep. sometimes there is an odd atmosphere in the room.

Venus - you feel inadequate or apprehensive about your worth and value. subconscious insecurity

Mars - you have pent up anger that you haven't released and may get too involved in fantasies where you come out on top

Square:

Sun - there is something unconfirmed, in conflict, hidden, or unfinished about your identity

Mercury - you are experiencing a subconscious or spiritual blockage at the moment

Moon - you are scared of somethig about yourself

Venus - you feel like your worth or value is judged or like you may be missing or hiding part of your value from yourself

Mars - the well known mars pluto aspect, this can keep you awake because you feel persecuted, hunted or harassed in your waking life. by focussing on your root (if you can) and grounding and centering yourself you can approach and manage this difficult aspect with more spiritual strength

Trine:

Sun - you are kept up because you have too many ideas or feel inspired. Alternatively you may be kept up thinking about what other people think of you :/

Mercury - You may be excited by new possibilities and kept up due to too much focus on spiritual things without grounding. This aspect can get REALLY deep into stuff like astral projection etc.

Moon - you may feel overwhelmed and unable to interpret your own emotions

Venus - something or someone from a past life is influencing or visiting you

Mars - you have got into an intense or dark relationship that, while fulfilling, may be overwhelming you

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Hi! Could you tell me why someone would identify significantly more with their ascendent sign and not feel especially described by the other two?

Hey, huge apologies for the slow response, I try to get to asks as soon as I can but sometimes have to juggle with other commitments. This is a super interesting question!

Honestly there are all sorts of reasons, up to and including life experiences that may guide a person that way. But off the top of my head here are some of the main ones:

you have multiple planets in the same house as the ascendant, which can amplify the energy of pretty much everything in that house

you have significant aspects to your ascendant, that might ensure it plays a huge part in your life and thus can encourage you to identify with it

you have other placements that imply you might identify a lot with your 'public self'. these can include multiple planets in the 2nd, 3rd, 10th or 11th houses, significant saturn aspects (this can make you more conscious of fitting into the crowd) or even a stellium elsewhere could make you identify more with your ascendant.

The ascendant falls in a highly personal house, such as the 4th or 7th

your chart ruler (the planet that rules the sign in which the ascendant falls) has significant aspects. e.g. ascendant is in aries, and your mars is part of a grand trine (three planets aspecting each other in a trine). this can make the energy of your chart ruler and thus ascendant quite intense

These are just some of the reasons! As always, a case of take what you want and leave the rest, but hopefully this can point you more in the right direction. I'm also open to DMs if you're curious.

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hi i hope you have a lovely day. Have you seen my chart before? If so I apologize please let me know, can't remember. But I was wondering if you can tell me a few things like my true dominant planets and if i have creative/attractive/spiritual/religious placements? Is jupiter in 8th or 9th? An aspect i have, moon trine venus is at 8 degrees but it it still ok? What female placements including sun, moon and rising are compatible? https://i.ibb.co/FHgPPM9/astro-2gw-darren-marquardt-24316-116785.png.

I don't know if astro.com or astro-seek are accurate...they tell me different things.

That is all, but if you remember this chart i probably forgot i sent it before sorry lol. I would be so grateful.

I wish I had money for a reading but not during this time sorry ha. While I would appreciate it, if not no problem. Thank you

my info is January 16th 1987, 5:44 pm in Bellevue Washington

Hey, sorry it took me a while to get round to answering, and fyi no, you haven't sent it before so dw. But even if you had no worries.

There is quite a bit here and I could go lots of places with it so I might dm you tbh, but I can break down some answers to your main questions in bullet points:

ultimately all sites like astro seek or astro.com will say their own thing about your placements. My biggest advice would be to consult multiple sources including people in person plus websites, books, etc, if you really want to get a clear idea because at heart your chart doesn't change, but these sites will have some level of simplifying going on so they can provide answers quickly and easily to people

I would say your Jupiter is in 9th but because it is on the cusp either way it is likely to have qualities of both 8th and 9th. 9th house has quite philosophical energy and 8th often churns up unexpected surprises and can result in unusual ways of seeing the world. Jupiter has expansive energy, so you may find that you go on lots of journeys of personal growth or have investigated different ways of looking at the world.

moon trine venus - degrees may not make a whole amount of difference to the actual quality of the aspect - aside from making it relatively stronger or weaker. The aspect itself stays the same and this is a pretty good aspect!

compatible synastry placements - at a general level, because of your leo moon, I would look for an earth sign who has the ability to ground your emotions. Potentially an earth moon sign. You have a great opportunity that your moon trine venus aspect can allow you to grow within a relationship with a complementary partner.

I'm about to dm you as I feel like there is a bit more here than I can do in one go, but no worries about sending the chart, it's actually the first time I have got an ask with a chart and it's super helpful to put all the info in one place!

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Hi, I've been wondering, since I'm just recently knows about placement, planets in astrology. So I just got myself a complete Natal chart.

Is having 5 planets in one house bad ? I have Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Pluto and North node in the 7th house.

Also my sun sign is Libra, but both my moon and ascendant are Aries ? Is this make me more of an aries than a libra ? Or maybe am I more of a scorpio ? since i have scorpio in 5 planets, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Pluto and North Node.

Sorry for asking so many questions. I'm just so curious about this, since I only just found out about Natal chart.

Hey, aorry I took a while to get round to answering this!

Five planets in one house is not mecessarily bad (in my opinion), but it is INTENSE. It also depends on the house they are in because some areas of life can be more difficult to deal with than others depending on the rest of your chart

In your case it's the seventh house, which can go either way - if it was the 12th that could be totally gnarly if you get me, the 8th would also be difficult to deal with. However None of the planets you listed, except potentially pluto (depending on how you look at it) are malefic planets. Meaning these are more benevolent planets that have less potential for being difficult to handle. To get a full picture, I would have to look at your whole chart to see what else is aspecting those planets. Happy for you to DM me if you want, just let me know you are the anon with the 4 planets in 7th (North Node is technically a point as opposed to a planet, but I can definitely see how you would still want ro factor in it's influence)

As for whether you are more like your moon and ascendant than your sun, this isn't a hard and fast rule and it can depend on what planets are transiting your chart at the moment, which can influence what parts of your personality you have to lean upon. Everyone is growing and developing all the time, so you may identify more with some parts of your chart than others at different stages of life.

If I was going to give you a strict answer, I would say you probably might find your ascendant and moon in aries come into play more heavily than you might except relative to your sun sign! It doesn't mean you are 'more' of an aries as your sun, or sense of self, is still in libra - nothing can change you being a libra sun. Yet you may find a very strong aries influence in your life to the point that it helps to focus on aries and read more about it.

Lastly, the moon and ascendant often play a role in relationships, which are partly influenced by the 7th house. So as you have such a strong amount of energy in the 7th, it can make sense to expect a lot of influence from your moon and ascendant in your life. Likewise the large amount of planets in scorpio doesn't 'make' you equivalent to a scorpio sun - you're still a libra sun! But factoring your 7th house in can definitely help you when examining your chart :)

And remember, you are not 'just' your sun sign - moon, ascendant, venus etc all are important. So in your case I would treat yourself as a libra sun but remember your 7th house, scorpio planets, and aries moon and ascendant probably play a heavy role in influencing the 'flavour' and 'character' of your sun sign and your chart overall.

Again, apologies for being so slow to answer this but I wanted to make sure to do it properly :) This is a pretty intense chart you have and it definitely raises some important questions as you have sent, so don't hesitate to DM me if you want. If you enjoy this kind of thing, btw, you may also enjoy using tarot cards to aak further questions about your chart :)