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Mercury stations DIRECT – YAY!!

August 28, 2024 / Estere / Anxiety relief, Astrological Projections and Forecasting, Celestial Gossip, Consciousness, Daily Cosmos Watch, Estere, Feed Your Venus, Getting unstuck, Healing, Higher Octave Planets, Jupiter in Gemini, Magic in Mercury Retrograde, Mars in Gemini, Mars in Taurus, Mercury Direct, Mercury in Leo, Mercury retrograde, Neptune in Pisces, Neptune retrograde, Pluto in Capricorn, Pluto retrograde, Saturn in Pisces, Saturn Retrograde, Self-care in transitional times, self-LOVE, Starry Blessings Astrology, Stationing Planet, Uranus in Taurus, Uranus retrograde, Venus, Venus in Libra, Venus in Virgo, Virgo, winds of change / No Comments

Sun in VIRGO
Mercury stations DIRECT August 28 – Woohoo!
Venus enters Libra August 30

I can feel things lightening up already!

Mercury stations DIRECT

I felt the Sun move into Virgo on August 23, a whisper of Autumn, an awareness of the rush of abundance as fruits and vegetables galore grace roadside stands and a flurry of birdsong as routes for moving on to warmer climes are being discussed. I always feel excited as the Autumn approaches and, as the temperatures drop, I have a new feeling of aliveness.

Mercury finally stations Direct on August 28 at 21 degrees LEO after what has felt nothing short of exhausting, what with endless rescheduling, mishaps and glitches, Mercury mischief at its very finest. Nothing like a heightened Mercury retrograde period to show you what you have control over (very little) and what you don’t (pretty much everything). Things should start easing up a bit.

Venus has been in Virgo most of August, adding to fussiness and needing things to be just-so-ness with the Love planet moving through the sign ruled by Mercury. A curfuffle of happenings that could have had you pulling your hair out – or not, especially if you’re using your HEART VOICE tools and techniques for managing your energy.

Venus moves into Libra on August 30th. A Libran Venus helps to smooth out wrinkles with diplomacy and intelligence.
Libra loves a win-win for all situations. Feed your Libra Venus with favorite books and working for justice, even in the smallest ways.

Uranus is waay slowed down at 27 degrees Taurus, preparing to station retrograde on September 2.
Uranus will move retrograde September 2 through January 30, 2025.

Pluto at 29 degrees Capricorn, Neptune at 27 degrees Pisces, and Saturn at 16 degrees Pisces are all moving retrograde. You can slow down a bit now too. Deep breaths. Thoughtfulness before taking action. Consideration before impulsiveness. Many ideas will be percolating. Wait until Mars enters Taurus on September 4 before making any radical changes. Libran Venus says to consider all options before committing to the next part of your journey.

Seasons of flow. Seasons of LIGHT, changing, fluctuating, radiating, pulsing with LIFE.
No resistance. Leaves on a stream. Breeze over the prairie.
Ease and grace in your navigating these wild times.

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What’s the rush? Arthur has something to say…

August 20, 2024 / Estere / Anxiety relief, Arthur, Astrological Projections and Forecasting, Mercury in Leo, Mercury retrograde / No Comments

Mercury retrograde!Arthur snooze on ephemeris

Mercury is wildly retrograde in LEO as Arthur  hangs out right by me, fake-snoozing on my ephemeris (the book that shows the movement of planets and luminaries) ready to share! He says: “What’s the rush? Slow down and access situations before you commit. This is a good time to peer out, to check things out, to sniff about for information that you may need – for changes coming, for staying put, for where you want to focus your attention. Best not to let yourself get distracted by things that are really of less interest to you than being in the NOW, ready for the next thing you wish to experience. Stay flexible. Be alert to what needs your attention. Adapt with ease. Retreat is permitted at any time.”

What’s the rush?

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Aquarius Full Moon – SUPER and BLUE! 8.19.24

August 18, 2024 / Estere / Astrological Projections and Forecasting, Blue Moon, Celestial Gossip, Consciousness, Daily Cosmos Watch, EQUINOX, Estere, Full Moon, Full Moon in Aquarius, Getting unstuck, Healing, Jupiter in Gemini, Lunar effects, Magic in Mercury Retrograde, Mars in Gemini, Mercury Direct, Mercury in Leo, Mercury retrograde, Retrograde planets, Self-care in transitional times, self-LOVE, Stationing Planet, supermoon, Uranus in Taurus, winds of change / No Comments

Full Moon at 27 degrees Aquarius
8.19.24
12:25pm mountain time
It’s a SUPERMOON and…it’s BLUE!

Uranus squares the Full Moon

Full Moon at 27 degrees Aquarius – 8.19.24

An interesting factoid I came across in the daily updates I get from EarthSky – a blue moon can refer to EITHER the second full moon in a month OR if there are 4, not the usual 3, full moons in a season (the time between solstice and equinox) the 3rd full moon is called a Blue Moon. This Full Moon in Aquarius on August 19 is not only a SUPERMOON, closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit, but is also the third full moon in a summer that will have four full moons, making it a BLUE MOON. What a mouthful!

Mercury is running full blast these days for me. I have to sit quietly often during the day to give the endless chatter going on in my neuron exchanges a much-needed rest. This particular Mercury retrograde hits MANY parts of my chart, hence the heavily activated mind activity.

Where is Mercury doing its magic in your world?

With Jupiter and Mars closely conjunct in Gemini, ruled by Mercury, undoubtedly your mind is racing as well.
The question is: what is your racing mind focusing upon? I am deeply into personal problem-solving these days and
find myself focused on digging deep for more expanded awareness.

Where is your mind working overtime these days?
Are you aware of where you are focusing your attention?

I am finding another area of interest these days is investigating the nature of the mind-identified self. I was re-visiting Chris Rock’s latest work, Selective Outrage, in which he says: “I may be rich, but I identify as poor.”, That really got me thinking about my inner story line, my own internal identification and if it were aligned with my present reality. It’s not.

Are you aware of your mind-identified self, the part of you that thinks you’re a certain way?

If your mind-identified self is working for you, giving you the experience you want in this lifetime – great! If not, you may want to look more closely at yourself with just these questions in mind. The Aquarian Full Moon can help you to see yourself less from the EGO self (who feels it will perish if it doesn’t get its particular needs met) and more from a universal, global vision, you as citizen of Earth, born of the stars and the sea and the earth. Aquarius energy helps you be more emotionally detached, which could help if you’re mired in an emotional quagmire, like so many are these days. Aquarius energy is group energy. There is much fulfillment in being with others. In person is best, online is second best!

The Aquarian Full Moon axis is squared by Uranus at 26 degrees Taurus. FOR SURE expect the unexpected. That’s a given when Uranus is involved. You could have a major release breakthrough as the Full Moon is a time of letting go and Uranus liberates, though often as a surprise. Surprises demand flexibility. Stay flexible and adaptable in all ways.
The Jupiter-Mars energy in Gemini lends a hand in the flexibility department – agile and able to shift in your mind,
staying less rigid, makes all situations better.

 

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