Shadows of The Future
This week, shadows of things to be flit about amidst the silver light of Thursday night’s Full Moon. These entrancing forms dance about, outlining the state of affairs we’re all moving toward. Mercury’s retrograde station, lingering at the end of the week (Sunday, the 6th), testifies that these forms, though enchanting and more than a little bit true, will need to undergo revision and reality checks aplenty before entering fully into the real.
The visions inspired are of the great wall of the present, miles high amidst the arid steppes of the real, in the midst of being blasted open, allowing unknown futures in. This dynamic springs from the cycle of Saturn-Uranus oppositions we’re only half way through. The two titanic energies are set for another direct collision in September, just 2 weeks away. The Full Moon, usually the height of the lunar cycle, is not the peak of the action, but another note struck in month whose song would shake the walls of Jericho. For ’scopes and information on the Saturn-Uranus oppositions, check out The Mythology of the Present.
Mind the Gaps
Between the cracks in the wall we see Mercury and Venus, whose current positions resonate strongly with the near future. Mercury, almost retrograde, spans the degrees that Saturn will explore this Fall. The new balances dreamed will be tested and then cemented by slow moving Saturn. As Venus walks the gilded runways of Leo, the image she bestrides the psychic terrain that Mars will explore throughout his upcoming retrograde over the coming Fall, Winter and Spring. The blooms of confidence and self awareness that spring up around Venus’ feet will be put to task when Mars enters enters the fray later in the year. For more on the archetypal nature of Venus in Leo, consider perusing Lady of Flame.
Mars, now in Cancer, does not connect us directly to the future, but instead brings up past. Mars’ movement through Cancer ignites patterns of insecurity and powerlessness, shining an angry red light on them. The lord of war rouses us to break the confining shell of our comfort zone, and rise to meet the challenges of the future head on. For more on the nature of Mars in Cancer, read Heart of the Werewolf.
Mercury Retrograde
After weeks creeping through the shadow, Mercury finally turns retrograde this week. Although the retrograde station does not occur until Sunday, the effects echo throughout the week. As with every Merc retro, expect both verbal and electronic communications to be extra..interesting.
Mercury’s turn retro in Libra sounds a call to balance and accord within divers affairs. However, before balance can be externalized, there must first be equilibrium with the mind. A Mercury retrograde, though it may call for numerous conversations and communications, is also a call for internal silence. Finding the quiet space between yes, no, this and that is key for making smart decisions in the weeks to come. Take this time edit ideas attempting to burst into reality. Walk with Mercury as the messenger moves backward through Libra, re-enters Virgo and conjoins Saturn, the master of the real. For more on the archetypal quality of Mercury in Libra, check out The Lawyer and the Loser.
Full Moon
The Full Moon on Thursday night is the annual opposition of the Sun in Virgo and the Moon in Pisces. This year it straddles another opposition, that of Saturn in Virgo and Uranus in Pisces, activating the tension between realism and innovation in both the micro- and macro- cosms. With the Sun in Saturn’s corner, the question is one posed is how experimental lightning we can conduct without blowing our creation apart. How much of the dream can you sneak into the real- the mad scientist’s challenge.
For those determined to keep to stick by a disintegrating system, there are ill tidings indeed. Whether it is a worn out relationship, job, living place or sense of self, its time to let in the lightning. Its time to reprogram what’s worn out, get that digital upgrade for your analog systems. If you’re not willing to chuck what clearly isn’t working, then be prepared to purchase the piece of shit you’ve been protecting. You too can be the proud of owner of a broken life. Don’t worry, you won’t be lonely. The good lord’s concession to the mediocre is that he makes sure they have plenty of company.
Horoscopes:
Aug. 31st-Sept. 6th
Note on Horoscopes: 12 Fold horoscopes are a way to assess the general condition of the splayed rays of the zodiac. Although not without value, they are a blunt tool, and can only describe the archetypal activity in each power-zone. In order to sharpen the accuracy of the horoscopes, read your Sun Sign if you were born in the day-time, and read your Moon Sign if you were born at night. Reading the Sign in which the Ascendant is placed is also advised.
For information on where the Ascendant and Moon are in your natal chart, check out the accurate, free, chart calculation programs at astro.com and khaldea.com.
Aries: Hide The Lightning
Mercury’s retrograde begins a serious series of discussions with and about partnerships. As Mercury slips backwards over the course of September, this stream of thoughts will retreat to a considerations of material details. Meanwhile, the Full Moon highlights invisible aspects of your life as well as rarely seen corners of your psyche. In these ill-lit corners hides the lightning you’ll need to power the plans you’re edging toward.
Taurus: The Bull
Mercury’s retrograde station in Libra sees the messenger lecturing you about your bad habits, both the care of your body and your bank account. Meanwhile, the Full Moon arriving this Thursday night sends some silver rays into your mutating field of friends and contacts. Developments in this area will synergize with some of your latent creative energy, opening new avenues of expression.
Gemini: The Tweens
Mercury’s retrograde station in Libra this week signals a period of rethinking how you’re utilizing your creative energy. Meanwhile, the Full moon this week spotlights your mutating professional direction. These changes in your career sphere are likely to trigger a second look at your living situation. The re-arrangement of creative energies that the Mercury retrograde will dovetail, later in the month with living situation concerns, showing a winding way out of feeling stuck.
Cancer: Low Crab Diet
Mercury’s turn for the retrograde this week triggers big considerations surrounding your living situation. Meanwhile, the Full moon in Pisces fires a few silvery arrows into the distance, highlighting opportunities that lie just over the horizon. Connecting to local networks in different places is likely an important piece of the changes that September holds.
Leo: The Leon
Mercury’s retrograde station this week triggers a variety of discussions, as well as quite a bit of thinking and rethinking about the way you’ve been thinking. Thinking! Diagnosing the equilibrium of your ideas is key. Meanwhile, the Full Moon in Pisces shines brightly upon your intersection with other people’s resources. Changing arrangements regarding shared monies and energies may help invigorate restricted personal resources.
Virgo: The Meter Maiden
Mercury’s retrograde station in Libra highlights imbalances in the way you’ve been handling your resources. Meanwhile, the Full Moon in Pisces this Thursday night shines its rays directly upon your changing relationships, spotlighting powerful changes that’ve been brewing for awhile. As September progresses, so much of this will spiral back to you, creating insights of crystalline clarity.
Libra: Swingin’ Scales
The Full moon in Pisces this Thursday night shines a light on your habits, especially the naughty ones. Further insights into the structure of your unconscious will help make it possible to catalyze a growing desire to radically change your habits. Mercury’s retrograde station in your Sign challenges your self-concept, and suggests you do some re-thinking about who you are. As Mercury winds backward along its retrograde path, these considerations will link up with your inventory of unconscious patterns and bad habits.
Scorpio: The Scorpion
Underneath the Full Moon this Thursday night brews a series of important moments in an ongoing discussion you’ve been having with yourself. Like Plato, you’ve asked “What is the good life?” and likely you’ve taken the question further, asking whether the good life is even possible. Meanwhile, Mercury’s retrograde brings to the forefront insights into unconscious structures. An impetus to find a deeper balance in your mind’s hidden spaces will wind backward toward your questions about the good life and what it means to you.
Sagittarius: The Centaur
Mercury’s retrograde station in Libra this week suggest important points in plans with friends and associates. Throughout September, these plans will retreat back into your professional sphere. The Full Moon that arrives this Thursday night places a powerful emphasis on reconciling your living situation with the restrictions being placed on you by a complicated professional situation.
Capricorn: The Ocean Goat
The Full Moon Thursday night places an important focus on your plans and the mutations you are attempting to find a place for. Meanwhile, Mercury’s retrograde station in Libra suggests the unfolding of important professional discussions, likely surrounding long term plans, and/or long distance travel. Shocks and changes for better and worse are suggested as you walk the winding retrograde road through the next month and a half. What waits at the end will no doubt be a breath of fresh air, and may even be a destination.
Aquarius: The Water Bearer
Mercury’s retrograde station this week expands your mind to encompass the larger balance of your life. From this vantage, you’ll be making corrections to the flow of energy and resources between yourself and others. Meanwhile, the Full Moon shines on the changing state of your own resources, juxtopposing and redefining again whats yours and whats theirs. Finding a balanced solution to this problem is the test underlying September’s trials.
Pisces: The Fishes
The Full Moon in you sign puts a powerful spotlight on your situation. As you gaze up, you’ll find crosshairs shining down on your face, pin pointing your position. You’ve got a number of reconfigurations to make before you can pass through the pearly gate the leads to the future. Mercury’s retrograde station at the end week brings important messages about shared resources that bear on the matters the Full Moon highlights.
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