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First Full Moon in 2023! 1.6.23

January 4, 2023 / Estere / Anxiety relief, Astrological Projections and Forecasting, Celestial Gossip, Consciousness, Daily Cosmos Watch, Estere, Full Moon in Cancer, Getting unstuck, Healing, Intuition, John Wing Flower, Jupiter in Aries, Magic in Mercury Retrograde, Mars in Gemini, Mars retrograde, Mars station DIRECT, Mercury retrograde, Merucry in Capricorn, Retrograde planets, Self-care in transitional times, self-LOVE, Starry Blessings Astrology, Stationing Planet, winds of change / No Comments

Full Moon in Cancer 1.6.22

2023 has begun with lots of mischief as Mercury is in full-on retrograde mode. If you have had to travel you might very well have had to completely surrender to Mercury’s madness or you might have slipped through the matrix and had no hassle at all! Just don’t be surprised if things get all confused and cross-wired. Best to just laugh it out and make the very best of whatever situation you find yourself navigating. Mercury retrograde reminds you to find the magic in the moment as you adapt, stay flexible, and enjoy the ride of your life.

Mars stations Direct on January 12 at 8 degrees Gemini but will still be transiting the flighty mutable Air sign until March 25th. So if you thought your mind would be calming down to a less hysterical speed…think again! Or better yet, give yourself a break from thinking all together. Ha! Good luck with that! If you’re American, or are living the American dream, you already know that we are a very thinking culture with a Martian overlay. We tend to overthink and then because of overthinking we take aggressive action when triggered. No need to go over our history, you know what I’m talking about.

The antidote? The healing? The cure (as it were)?

Develop and use your intuitive gifts, your direct connection with your own higher guidance, your own connection to Source energy. Give your rational, I-must-figure-it-out! thinking a freakin’ rest! I mean if you are getting all your information from media (yes, even NPR) or other people who are running the story of doom and gloom, that is all static that you need to clear away in order to hear your own guidance. When you make your connection to Source, plugging in directly to universal wisdom and intelligence, your MAIN PRIORITY, I can pretty much guarantee you that your life will flow with way more ease and grace.

Listen, I grew up and was heavily stewed in the WORRY channel. Until I committed to my healing work (which is basically releasing the stories that keep you from living your potential, which could mean waaay more frolic, fun, peace, and joy than you might be having right now) I was only and ever tuned in to the WORRY channel I was raised on. I would often suggest to my mother (may she be frolicking in her after-this-life!) that she offer a 900 number service: I worry for you. I learned from and was laser-beam indoctrinated into her worry channel. She was truly a master.

I always felt there was another way to experience life and I searched that other path out relentlessly. That is the healing journey.Am I 100% healed of the WORRY channel? Almost. I still stick my toe back into that sludge occasionally, which, by the way, can quickly become a sinkhole and suck me into a vortex where everything is WORRY. But I have tools and I have community to connect with to work through my healing process, to return to the pure state of JOY which is the birthright of us humans.

Cats are sensitive like the Full Moon in Cancer

(and hey! for any cats who might be reading this, you already live in some feline nirvana – that’s why cat lovers CRAVE cats – they remind us of blissful nirvana and we sooo want that!)

Hence the birth of 1111mercantile!
John WIng Flower and I are creating, and co-creating with you, a community andĀ  marketplace for seekers and healers, you know – people just like you!

We are envisioning 1111mercantile as a sharing space to check in with cosmic activity, to learn and practice ways to ground and care for yourself and SPECIALLY to find comfort in one another as we navigate these volatile times.

Watch for the launch of our online community and conscious marketplace, 1111mercantile!| We are so excited to move into the next level of our work and we are so happy to have you join us!

You probably thought I forgot about the Full Moon on the rise, sticking its information so way at the bottom of this post, as if it weren’t important. Quite the contrary. I was setting the stage, creating a welcoming, emotionally safe vibration – all to give you the heads-up on the deeply sensitive nature of the Full Moon at 16 degrees Cancer. Cancer is a finely tuned emotional barometer of circumstances. Cancer’s desire to feel safe, to feel secure, is paramount and that is why she is constantly feeling into the emotional field – so that, through awareness, she can make any necessary adjustments to keep aligned with her necessary vibration. Like how a crab retreats into its shell when it feels threatened. If you have Cancer strong in your chart you might yourself retreat into your bed, or other safe nook in your house, to calm yourself and center yourself in the safe zone you create.

This Cancerian energy will be prevalent during the Full Moon this week. With the intuitive illumination of the Full Moon light, look to where your sense of safety and security is anchored and where you can make adjustments to accommodate your level of sensitivity. Full Moons, each month, invite you to see through your feelings, a time when your intuitive faculties are amplified. That’s why you can feel agitated at the Full Moon and during the days leading up to the Full Moon – your vibrational energy raises in order to be able to see more clearly what needs to be released in order to support the next phase of your intention-setting whenthe New Moon comes around in 2 weeks.

Not to forget that Jupiter is just settling in to the very first degrees of Aries. Where the first degrees of Aries fall in your own chart you will probably be feeling quite a burst of energy. And any planets or points triggered by Jupiter will be super amplified.

Arthur insisted on being twice featured in this week’s newsletter, the first one of 2023! Clearly he wants to remind you to get plenty of rest, seek out sunny spots of warm comfort, and purr often.

Full Moon rest

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Mercury retrograde heralds the New Year 2023

December 29, 2022 / Estere / Anxiety relief, Astrological Projections and Forecasting, Celestial Gossip, Daily Cosmos Watch, Energy Healing, Estere, Getting unstuck, Magic in Mercury Retrograde, Mercury retrograde, Retrograde planets, Self-care in transitional times, self-LOVE, Starry Blessings Astrology, Venus, Venus in Capricorn, winds of change / No Comments

Mercury retrograde

December 29 – January 18
24 degrees Capricorn back to 8 degrees Capricorn

oh, yes and.. Happy New Year!

Mercury retrograde in Capricorn – Happy 2023!

I would have sent this update out yesterday, but my internet was wonky. Mercury had already moved retrograde somewhere way east on the planet of where I live so I was not surprised. The thing about Mercury retrograde is that things are going to go awry of your plans. Mercury does this mischief to keep you aware that all is not as it seems and the faster you learn to go with the flow the more you will enjoy every little (and big) bump in the road.

We like to think we have things all in order and things will unfold (or unravel) in the ways we think they will and we can safely navigate situations and, of course, you can navigate anything coming down the pike, but the more flexible and adaptable you are, the more you will enjoy the ride.

I am recalling a cross country trip with a friend some years ago in the ancient avocado green Mercedes she had inherited from her dad. I think the car’s name was Ella. Well, as it turns out, Ella had no functioning heat or defrost system, which I guess my friend didn’t think would be a problem as it was April and what could go wrong? Ha! So as we are coming over a pass into Weed, California (no joke) we hit an ice storm that covered the road with huge chunks of hard as rock ice chunks the size of New York. Every one who knows me knows I hate driving in snowy, icy weather and yet there I was at the steering wheel with socks on my frozen hands and my friend hanging out the window trying to clear Ella’s fogging up windshield.There was absolutely no option to pull over so I did what I had to do – continue to creep along for about an hour until we reached the town. Sometimes whatever you think is going to happen just doesn’t and something else entirely does. Mercury retrograde periods remind you to expect the best and know whatever happens you will do what you need to do.

The follow-up to that debacle was we wanted to get to a B&B we read about just over the hill from Weed somewhere in the Mount Shasta area. Everyone we chatted with in town told us it would take hours to get there and perhaps in the prevailing weather conditions we should stay put. For some unknown reason and perhaps I was just totally out of my mind by then, we decided to take a chance and head for the B&B. After warming up a bit in Weed with a bowl of fabulous vegie chili, we headed to the B&B. Miraculously the weather cleared and we made it to our destination in record time only to find out the B&B was closed due to repairs. What?! We knocked anyway and the woman caring for the property invited us in, prepared a stunning dinner for us, and then let us stay in any room we wanted for free. I know, right? Magic. There was a ginormous claw foot tub in the bathroom off our room and I bathed many times.

Another Mercury retrograde reminder: magic is afoot when Mercury is retrograde and what appears to be one thing can turn into something truly magical, if you let it.

So as we welcome an entirely new year, 2023, beginning with Mercury moving retrograde, remember to stay in the flow, be flexible with your plans, adaptable to changing circumstances, and relying on your intuition to guide you through confusing times.

And, of course, have your astrology readings so you know what energies are working on you and what you need to do to adjust your navigation.

Venus is conjoining Mercury in the evening sky heralding the message:
speak only words of LOVE. Lead with LOVE. Be the one who always opts for the LOVE solution.

I know, it’s a tall order but, really, it’s what 2023 is all about.

To follow the starry messages in 2023 and to empower your personal navigation I have created an audio download GUIDE, narrated by yours truly with some kitty chorus blended in here and there as is Arthur’s style.

ASTRO INSIGHTS and ALCHEMICAL MOMENTS 2023

Be in the KNOW so you can be joyously in the NOW.

2023 – Lead with LOVE

 

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Capricorn New Moon – Mercury retrograde shadow 12.23.22

December 23, 2022 / Estere / Anxiety relief, Astrological Projections and Forecasting, Celestial Gossip, Consciousness, Crystal care, Daily Cosmos Watch, Energy Healing, Estere, Getting unstuck, Healing, Jupiter in Aries, Lunar effects, Magic in Mercury Retrograde, Mercury retrograde, Merucry in Capricorn, New Moon, New Moon in Capricorn, Pluto in Capricorn, Self-care in transitional times, self-LOVE, Starry Blessings Astrology, station retrograde, Stationing Planet, Venus, Venus in Capricorn, winds of change, Winter Solstice / No Comments

NEW Moon in CapricornĀ  – leading the way with LOVE

We’re in a subzero winter freeze in my nook of the planet and nothing like 9 below zero to be endlessly appreciative of having a warm, cozy place from which to compose astrological tidbits for you. The other night on our Winter Solstice gathering (if you missed it and want to listen to a recording of the gathering, email me – it is available for purchase!) we talked about cultivating JOY and the best way I have found to cultivate JOY is to get into a deep place of appreciation, especially for the many things in your life that are actually working that you might otherwise be taking for granted – like your heat or the internet.

Being in an aware place of appreciation immediately raises your vibration and you, as if by magic, start to attract more things to appreciate. I’ve been experimenting with the vibrational elements of the Law of Attraction, and I can vouch for its veracity. When I was first introduced to the Law of Attraction back in the early 80’s I rejected it as metaphysical hoo-ha because I did not want to believe in any way that I was responsible for the crap coming down in my life. All these years later (I’m a slow and stubborn learner) I can say, for sure, that the Law of Attraction is as valid as the Law of Gravity. And if you’ve ever stumbled out of a dead sleep to feed a whining cat and fell right onto the floor you will agree with me that there is no denying gravity. Which is all to say that I encourage you to experiment with the Law of Attraction (as I’m sure you’ve had plenty of run-ins with the Law of Gravity). Cultivate thoughts and actions that bring JOY to your heart and see how much more JOY you will attract. Report back!

Cleaning crystals – moving the energy to the positive

The New Moon in Capricorn follows the Winter Solstice at just 1 degree Capricorn. The magical sea-goat of the cardinal Earth sign reminds you to take responsibility for what is yours and rejoice in your commitment to show up in your leadership, in your emotional maturity (you’ve worked hard on this one so rejoice in it!), and in grooving on all things in your purview.

Arthur and I will be cleaning crystals today to have them all spruced up for the new year coming right around the corner.

At this New Moon Venus, Mercury, and Pluto are in a dynamic, powerful three-way tete-a-tete in the cardinal Earth sign Capricorn. Yes! The same sign as the New Moon but far enough away by degree to influence less than if they were closer together.

Use your words to anchor LOVE in all your correspondences, in all your communications, in all your engagements with others. Words of LOVE can have profound healing impact this week (always, but ESPECIALLY this week) so use your words of LOVE extravagantly and with robust intention of healing any rifts or misunderstandings, raising all connections to the highest vibration of appreciation.

Jupiter has entered Aries and you are off and running on whatever is next on your trip in this your earthly incarnation. Do so with your eyes and heart open to bring LOVE to all your actions. The more LOVE you bring the more LOVE you will receive. Stay open! You cannot relish in the buffet of Life if your hands are clenched tight.

We are in the shadow of Mercury retrograde. Mercury goes retrograde on December 29. Things are going to confound you and naturally go amiss. Laugh at everything. A road you have to go on as a detour from your original pans might just have delightful surprises you could never have experienced if everything went according to ‘plan’. Haha! You what they say: Humans plan, God laughs. So you best be laughing too. Why not? You could attract more things to laugh about and is that not the world you wish to inhabit? I know I do.

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