Today the Sun went into the sign of Pisces. As you can see from my column below, February has been awash with Pisces energy and symbolism due to the many planets now in that sign. These include Mercury, Mars, Neptune and Chiron. The world events happening this month range from tragic to humorous. They remind us that Pisces energies can range from the highly spiritual to the destabilizing and toxic.
The shadow side of Pisces is especially evident in the Carnival cruise incident that began with a fire on February 10. Pisces rules oceans and most things having to do with water, including cruise ships. The Mars/Mercury/Neptune alignment occurring in the first week of February set the stage. It stands for toxic situations, like the broken toilets that led to an overflow of sewage after the ship broke down. This incident broke out in the news on February 10, the same day that Mercury aligned with Chiron, which represents communication about a wounded vessel and its inhabitants. The fire signs Mars and Jupiter were in a challenging square aspect that day. As of today, the first lawsuits are being filed.
Other events include: the Marco Rubio speech after Obama's state of the union address. It seems that it is being remembered more for his water bottle (ruled by Pisces) incident than what he actually said. The Pope resigned recently (Pisces rules religion) due to his frail (Pisces) condition. Horse meat was found in ground beef in England (Pisces rules subterfuge). Perhaps more to come.....
As if to counteract all this watery energy, the earth planet Saturn turned direct today. Saturn rules structure, groundedness and matter, such as rocks. When planets station, their energies become stronger. This Saturn energy has been symbolized by the recent meteorite explosion in Russia and the near-earth asteroid. Meteorites were also seen in California and other parts of the world. The meteorite in Russia led to more wounding (Pisces) mainly from shattered glass. And the month is not over yet.....
Readers, do you know of other Pisces symbolism in the news this month?
Monday, February 18, 2013
Astrology Report for February
Astrology Report for February
By Dorene Carrel
Astrology Report By Dorene is part of the monthly Planet Alert mailings.
February brings the potential for a gentler heart-centered month, which is due to a prevailing watery Pisces theme throughout this period. Mars and Mercury both enter Pisces during the first week, followed by the Sun and Venus later in the month. Neptune, which rules Pisces, will make alignments with all of these planets. There will also be three planetary stations that include Ceres and Saturn, with Mercury turning retrograde in the last week.
We begin the month still under the January Capricorn lunation period, which brought a mental focus of structure, organization and analysis. In this last week, we are in a finishing up and evaluating phase. With all the water energy, we are also taking stock of our feelings and how best to work with them.
On February 4, Ceres in Gemini turns direct. The urge to take care of oneself or a loved one is strong at this time. Mars also aligns with Neptune today, which suggests playing a savior or victim type of role. This combination can also result in deceptive actions or a passive-aggressive type of behavior. On a higher level, this energy can also be used to do healing work or in selfless service.
On February 5-6, Mercury enters Pisces and aligns with Neptune, which increases one’s sensitivity, empathy and compassion. This is an excellent time to connect with a higher source to receive spiritual guidance, or to make connection with other realms and dimensions. It may be best to avoid detailed mental work and focus more on right-brain type of activities, such as working with guided imagery, poetry, artwork, etc. On February 8, Mercury makes the first of two alignments with Mars for energized thinking and communicating. The second alignment is on February 26.
The New Moon occurs on February 9 at 22 Aquarius. With Aquarius, the focus turns to objectivity, independence, uniqueness and working together for common goals. The shadow side includes being rebellious, aloof and eccentric. It makes challenging aspects with Uranus and the lunar nodes. We are separating from the past to redefine our true values and spiritual expression. Mercury in aspect to Jupiter today assists communication and broadens our perspective.
The Sabian symbol for this degree, “A rug is placed on the floor of a nursery to allow children to play in comfort and warmth,” suggests that spiritual assistance and protection will be given while one is growing towards a higher awareness.
Stephanie Austin in The Mountain Astrologer writes that people with Aquarius, Uranus and/or the 11th house strongly emphasized in their birth charts “are system busters, way-showers, and light workers on assignment to assist humanity’s evolution….The sooner we embody who we really are, the easier it is to find our spiritual cohorts and fulfill our mission.”
On February 10, Venus in Aquarius forms a challenging square to Saturn in Scorpio. Due to both being fixed signs, this period can bring stalemate situations and lack of cooperation in relationships, while Mars in Pisces in a square with Jupiter in Gemini can result in disputes over long-range plans. However, the Mercury/Chiron conjunction in Pisces today brings more sensitive awareness and empathy that can enable us to see another point of view. On February 11-12, favorable Mercury aspects to Pluto and Saturn allow for a deeper awareness and more stable, serious communications.
On February 18, the Sun enters Pisces, bringing focus to our visions and higher ideals. Saturn turns stationary retrograde at 11 Scorpio 31, moving backwards until July 7. We can take this time to examine and transform our approach to relationships and shared resources. There will also be more awareness and motivation to deal with power and control issues, along with emotional wounds from the past. The Sun aligns with Neptune on February 20, bringing valuable guidance through meditation, dreams and creative visualization.
Mercury turns retrograde on February 23, at 20 Pisces, traveling backwards until March 17. Be prepared for more confusion, delays and breakdowns during this period, especially with communications, computers and travel. Although this is not a good time to move forward with new plans, we can work on unfinished projects, along with doing repairs, reviews, revisions and retreats. In Pisces, we develop more compassion, but may have a need to strengthen our boundaries in relationships.
On February 25, the Full Moon occurs at 7 Virgo 24. At this time we can draw on the Virgo qualities of being efficient, pragmatic, thorough and discerning. This is a favorable time to focus on diet, health, work and service. This lunation aligns with Neptune and Chiron, and is squared by Jupiter. We are now challenged to apply the learning from our own spiritual growth to our various life situations.
The Sabian symbols for this degree, “a five-year-old child takes a first dancing lesson,” and “a girl blowing a bugle,” suggest that although we may feel bound by our conditioning, new perspectives are now opening to us for greater self-expression.
On this same day, Venus enters Pisces and then aligns with Neptune on February 28. This romantic combination can bring a spiritual soul mate connection if the timing is right. However, it can also lead to over idealization or deception in relationships. This is a favorable time for enhanced creativity and enjoyment of music, art, and nature.
March brings the Spring Equinox! Stay tuned and blessings to all.
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Dorene Carrel is a professional astrologer with over thirty years of experience, offering birth chart, transits/progressions and relocation astrology readings. She is certified in Astrocartography. For more information, contact Dorene at dorenea5@yahoo.com. Paypal accepted. Donations also appreciated.
All references to Sabian symbols are from An Astrological Mandala: The Cycle of Transformation and Its 360 Symbolic Phases, by Dane Rudhyar.
Check out my astrology blog at www.astroconnections.blogspot.com for ongoing astrological observations on current events, people, trends, etc. I also post astrology highlights on Twitter @Starflower55.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Astrology Report for December
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Full Moon in Taurus Brings US Superstorm
The Full Moon in Taurus today helped pull in the largest hurricane/superstorm in many years to the Northeast US coastal and inland areas. Taurus is an earth sign, which can manifest in earth changes of all types, especially since we are still under the cycle of Pluto square Uranus until 2015. This cycle has set us up for massive changes on all levels, including earth changes by way of superstorms, earthquakes, volcanoes, etc. This is also true of the other earth signs of Virgo and Capricorn, when they occur on the full or new moon.
In November we will also have a Solar Eclipse in Scorpio on November 13 and Lunar Eclipse in Gemini on November 28. Mars will also make challenging aspects to both Uranus and Pluto later in the month, which can bring other earth changes as well. These powerful lunations and aspects will serve to heighten the effects of this superstorm and perhaps bring others in as well. It should be a huge wake-up call to take climate change more seriously and hopefully lead to making benefial changes to cut carbon emissions, etc.
If anyone out there is reading these posts, please make a comment below. My intent with this blog was to get some kind of conversation going and it would motivate me to write more if there were some thoughtful comments. Thanks much!
In November we will also have a Solar Eclipse in Scorpio on November 13 and Lunar Eclipse in Gemini on November 28. Mars will also make challenging aspects to both Uranus and Pluto later in the month, which can bring other earth changes as well. These powerful lunations and aspects will serve to heighten the effects of this superstorm and perhaps bring others in as well. It should be a huge wake-up call to take climate change more seriously and hopefully lead to making benefial changes to cut carbon emissions, etc.
If anyone out there is reading these posts, please make a comment below. My intent with this blog was to get some kind of conversation going and it would motivate me to write more if there were some thoughtful comments. Thanks much!
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Astrology Report for October
Astrology Report for October
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Astrology Report for September
ASTROLOGY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER
By Dorene Carrel
The planetary focus for September features Pluto turning
direct, along with the second of seven exact Uranus/Pluto squares. This combination
brings power issues to the surface for dynamic change and eventually more
sustainable resolution. Later in the month,
a Venus/Mars square intensifies male/female polarities that can bring
relationship conflicts. We are still
under the August New Moon in Leo, with the themes of creativity and renewal.
An important transition occurred on August 31 when the
Moon’s North Node moved from Sagittarius into Scorpio, where it will remain
until February 2014. The North Node represents our path of greatest growth.
This placement will enhance the Pluto themes of death/rebirth and greater
transformation of unconscious patterns. Moving from fire to water means
changing the focus from independent actions towards those involving more
cooperation. In Scorpio we are slowing down and paying more attention to going
deeper, intuition, sensitivity and emotional flow.
On September 4-5 a series of positive Mercury aspects to
Pluto, Chiron and Mars make this a good time for deeper mental activity and
healing through communications. A good time for writing and speaking activities
occurs September 7-10, when the Sun aligns with Mercury and both square
Jupiter. However, there may be something important that we are not seeing at
this time. We also need to watch out for
being too opinionated, inflexible and overextending ourselves.
The New Moon occurs
on September 15 at 23 Virgo 37. This
lunation emphasizes the Virgo qualities of being efficient, pragmatic, thorough
and detail-oriented. It also aligns with Mercury (ruler of Virgo), which will
bring a strong mental focus to our communications and the areas of work, health
and service. On a higher level, Virgo represents the feminine Goddess energy,
which is in the process of anchoring more deeply into our civilization. The Sabian Symbol and keynote for this degree
is “Mary and her little lamb; the need to keep a vibrant and pure simplicity at
the core of one’s being as one meets the many tests of existence.” The text goes on to describe the essential
quality as one journeys on “the Path” as “a pure, spontaneous, fresh and
nonviolent approach to all encounters.” This month we can more consciously practice
honoring this feminine quality through our communications. A good resource for this practice is a book
entitled Nonviolent Communication, by
Marshall Rosenberg.
On September 17 Pluto turns direct at 7 Capricorn, which is
followed the next day by an exact square aspect between Uranus and Pluto. This aspect will occur seven times between
2012 and 2015, marking significant surges of social unrest and major change on
all levels. The Occupy Movement signaled
the transition into this transformational cycle as Uranus moved into Aries late
last year. On a personal level, we are
challenged to embrace change, take responsibility and become more authentic.
On September 20, Mercury will form a t-square with
Uranus/Pluto, which increases the intensity and tendency for manipulation or
angry outbursts. During these few days, it is best to watch our thoughts and
words to see if they match our true intentions.
We are now being challenged to break through old mental patterns to view
our lives from a newer, outside-the-box perspective. The Autumn Equinox in Libra arrives on
September 22, helping us strive for balance on all levels.
September 24-27 may represent a difficult period for
relationships as Venus in Leo and Mars in Scorpio make challenging aspects with
Uranus and Pluto. Sudden clashes may
erupt caused by an imbalance between independence and closeness in
relationships. Mars is currently aligned with the North Node in Scorpio, helping
us to achieve more depth of understanding and balanced use of power.
The Full Moon occurs
on September 29 at 7 Aries 22. This
Harvest Moon makes challenging aspects with both Uranus and Pluto, and also
forms a cardinal grand cross with the dwarf planet Ceres in Cancer. The trend towards accelerated and powerful
change continues as we are encouraged to live more in the present and take
courageous actions. Ceres suggests we
can play a strong supportive role by caretaking and nurturing ourselves and
each other as we take these important steps. The Sabian symbol keynotes for
these Aries/Libra degrees seem to echo the role of Ceres: a “protection and
spiritual guidance in the development of consciousness” and “the need to
realize that even through the most empty hours a spiritual power is ever ready
to welcome and warm up the wayward consciousness returning to center.” In
October Saturn enters Scorpio. Blessings
for a wonderful autumn!
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Dorene Carrel is a professional astrologer with over thirty
years of experience, offering birth chart, transits/progressions and relocation
astrology readings. She is certified in
Astrocartography. For more information,
contact Dorene at dorenea5@yahoo.com. Paypal accepted. Donations also appreciated, especially for
equipment updates.
All references to Sabian symbols are from An Astrological Mandala: The Cycle of Transformation and Its 360 Symbolic Phases,
by Dane Rudhyar.
Check out my astrology blog at www.astroconnections.blogspot.com
for ongoing astrological observations on current events, people, trends,
etc.
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Astrology Report for August
ASTROLOGY REPORT FOR AUGUST
By Dorene Carrel
August is highlighted by a Blue Moon, along with Mercury
turning direct and later entering its own sign of Virgo. August begins and ends with two full moons, which
are important points of reassessment that indicate how far we have come and
where we still need to go. Creative and
emotional energies are very strong this month. We are still under the July New
Moon in Cancer, which brings issues connected with security, home and family.
The first Full Moon
occurs on August 1 at 10 Aquarius. This lunation is aligned with Mercury in
Leo, which provides more focus on analysis and communication. The Leo/Aquarius
polarity emphasizes the functions of creativity, courage, independence and
progressive change. It also involves balancing the needs of the self with the
good of the whole community. The favorable aspects to Uranus, Jupiter, Ceres
and Mars give us more strength to integrate personal changes, follow inner
guidance and move forward at the right time.
The Sabian symbol keynotes for this degree: “The need to rely upon inner
inspiration and guidance at the start of new developments” and “The power of
tradition as it shelters the beginnings of individual self-expression” indicate
that we can now gain more trust in our intuition and spiritual support.
On August 7 Mercury turns direct at 1 Leo 36. We still have a few weeks left (before
Mercury changes signs) to focus on taking a more heart-centered approach in our
communications. With the direct station, we can confidently move forward with
plans and goals. Venus moving into
Cancer this same day provides more sensitivity and nurturing for ourselves and
others.
On August 15 Mars aligns with Saturn in Libra, which can
bring misunderstandings in relationships and financial dilemmas. These can be
worked through with a patient and practical approach. A significant t-square pattern also occurs on
this day when Venus opposes Pluto and squares Uranus, again triggering this
ongoing aspect. This pattern can
indicate sudden, unexpected changes in relationships, based on a need for more
independence and freedom.
The New Moon occurs
on August 17 at 25 Leo. Leo is a dynamic
fire sign, which bring a focus on creativity, generosity, self-confidence and
risk-taking. This lunation makes a challenging aspect to Uranus and Pluto,
which heightens the elements of both change and renewal. What creative changes can we make with more
confidence this month? The favorable
aspects from Mars and Saturn should ensure better timing for our actions. The Sabian symbol, “After the heavy storm, a
rainbow,” promises that we can now reap greater rewards from being patient and
meeting obstacles with courage and resolution.
August 18-22 contains favorable Mercury, Jupiter and Mars
aspects. This is a good period for creative ideas, communicating with others
and attracting more prosperity. Acting
on one’s ideals is also favored. With
the Sun entering Virgo on August 22, we should feel more grounded and
stable. On August 23, Mars moves into Scorpio,
providing more emotional strength and fortitude. August 24 contains challenging Neptune aspects that can bring confusion, so best to put off any important
decisions until another day.
On August 31, the
second Full Moon occurs at 8 Pisces 34. As this lunation aligns with Neptune and
Chiron, there is more focus on the Pisces traits of inspiration, compassion and
sensitivity, as well as forgiveness and release of old wounds. The shadow side is being deceptive and
playing a victim/martyr role. This lunation is favorable for visualizing your
dreams, while staying surrendered and open to the highest outcome. Favorable
aspects to Mars and Pluto will deepen our experience and help us stay
energized.
The Sabian symbol keynotes for this degree: “ The urge to
express one’s individualized sense of value regardless of tradition,” and
“Intense mobilization of energy and skill in the drive for success in any
social performance affected by the competitive spirit” suggest that we are
being called forth to express our own unique talents and abilities at this
time.
A significant transition also takes place this day when
Mercury enters Virgo, after several weeks of being in Leo. We can best use this practical mental energy
to be more organized and discerning, especially in the areas of health and
work.
September brings the second Uranus/Pluto alignment. Stay
tuned!
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Dorene Carrel is a professional astrologer with over thirty
years of experience, offering birth chart, transits/progressions and relocation
astrology readings. She is certified in
Astrocartography. For more information,
contact Dorene at dorenea5@yahoo.com. Paypal accepted. Donations also appreciated.
Check out my astrology blog at www.astroconnections.blogspot.com
for ongoing astrological observations on current events, people, trends,
etc.
All references to Sabian symbols are from An Astrological Mandala: The Cycle of Transformation and Its 360 Symbolic Phases,
by Dane Rudhyar.
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