Current Moon Activity:
New Moon - November 5, 9:52 pm PDT
Next Full Moon - November 21, 9:27 am PDT
Next New Moon - December 5, 9:36 am
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New Moon - November 5, 9:52 pm PDT
Next Full Moon - November 21, 9:27 am PDT
Next New Moon - December 5, 9:36 am
Link to last month's newsletter
Happy New Moon in Scorpio!
Please follow the hyperlinks throughout this post for further articles of interest.
Before I update you on some of the more current and upcoming cycles and delve deeper into some reflections on Scorpio, arguably the most mysterious of all Zodiac Signs along with Pisces, I want to make a few announcements.
1. First, the progression of technology and digital recording, which makes Wave and MP3 files and so on, has become the norm - even steadily pushing CD’s towards the Dodo bin of extinction. So, digital recording is how I record all my sessions. The good news is that I can easily keep a copy in my archives and I can also easily send the wave file to anyone in the world by email. The problem arises when people are not familiar with how to handle wave files and/or if the email I send (via a carrier company called yousendit (check it out - you may find use for it too!) ends up being filtered or sent to a Spam / Junk folder. So, the main message is that if you are one of those people who has had a Reading with me over the past couple of years and have not been able to open or have lost or believe you have not received your wave file, please send me an email as I probably have a back-up file and will re-send it to you.
2. Second, the next "Live in-Tune with the Sun and Moon" WEBINAR - "How to Effectively Read an Astrology Calendar" begins on November 15 and runs for 4 evenings over the course of a month. If ever there is a time in the year when most people have more time, this is one of them. Learning how to use an Astrology calendar is practical and enriching. To learn more follow this link HERE, which also has the Register link via PayPal. All you need is a computer with internet connection and a phone; the rest is easy and I will guide participants through the 3 simple steps to be connected.
3. Third, I am on my way to Sandpoint Idaho from November 11 – 14 and will offering an evening presentation at Zero Point Crystals.
In addition to offering Personal Readings, I will also be giving an evening slide show Presentation called "Astrology, Era 2012 and the Great Awakening". I have come along way since my initial studies of this important time period theme. Among other key understandings, I bring attention to 2012 as an era we are already in and not simply a single date. Yet I also bring attention to what is particularly significant about the 12/21/2012 date. By way of a rich visual slide show presentation, I will also help people to better understand Astrology in general and Mayan Astrology in particular as as the valuable tools they are for greater self-awareness and deepened resepct for nature. Words like prediction, prophesy, fate and destiny hold great sway over many people’s minds. The fact is that the future is probable, due to the reality of cycles of time, but it is not certain and the key to realizing outcomes of higher possibility rests in being aware of the probability. Call it living consciously and in-tune with the rhythms and cycles of life. The entire theme surrounding the 2012 end date is quite large and complex and I have come to realize that very few people seem to really understand it all. I feel confident that I have a better than ever grasp of the facts, realities, probabilities and possibilities of it and I look forward to sharing this information.
So, if you live in Sandpoint Idaho or nearby or know anyone else who does, please come down to Zero Point Crystals next weekend to gain some valuable and profound insights by way of a personal reading and by attending the evening presentation,
4. I will be offering a showing of this updated Presentation in Nelson BC on Wednesday December 8th from 7 – 9:30 pm at the New Grand Hotel. Even if you did attend my presentation in April, please consider attending again as the theme focus is much sharper and precise to the particulars of this important time period of change. As ever, our conscious participation is the key to realizing a more promising future.
5. For those of you who live elsewhere in the world who clearly cannot attend any of my presentations in person but would like to see this Presentation, I have decided to also offer it online as a Webinar. So, please mark your calendars for November 21, 2010 - the day of the next FULL MOON. In order to accomodate people on the East Coast of North America and in other countries in Europe, this Presentation of "Astrology, Era 2012 and The Great Awakening" will take place on Sunday November 21st at 12 Noon - Pacific Time. If you would like to know what time that will be where you live, please send me an email. The cost for this event will be $10.00 (Canadian). To Register follow this link.
Thank you and now to back to the New Moon in Scorpio theme...
True to the nature of Scorpio, this stands to be a deep time for many. Of course, what deep actually means is relative. For some it could prove to be profound – a time to go within, to be still and silent. For others, this could prove to be an extra depressing time. An added intensity and passionate exchanges of every kind are likely. Here in the Northern hemisphere, the decreasing hours of daylight and the steady drop in temperature can be subconsciously interpreted to be a negative. (If you live in the Southern hemisphere, I would be interested to hear your experience of this time of the year – it may not be so dark and mysterious but stands to be intense somehow.)
The inner message behind this New Moon seed is the opportunity and perhaps need to establish new modes and lines of communication. Mars and Mercury in Sagittarius and Jupiter and Uranus closely aligned in Pisces are contributing aspects of this keynote theme, in addition to the New Moon itself. This is an example of loking to the whole chart rather than simply a single aspect like Moon conjunct the Sun forming a New Moon. I will bring more attention to this spiritual process currently unforlding in future newsletters. The Webinars mentioned above are great opportunities for you to tune-in to these higher frequencies and the changes they are bringing. Beyond the importance of making sincere efforts to communicate and exchange ideas, information and feelings with others in such a manner as to be understood and understanding, is to tune-in to higher frequencie where the realities of our personal and collective evolution in consciousness is the main intention. We are at a major turning point in our collective evolution and while our conscious participation by way of attunement is ideal and beneficial, it is happenning anyway and so we can see this is an opportunity. Life is ever evolving at every level, with or without our conscious attunement and by doing so we keep pace and perpetuate balance, health and a strong intuitive flow with realities beyond the mere bump and grind of material life in the market place and so on. This is where a deep Personal Astrology Reading can help significantly. In daily life we get influenced, distracted and confused by outer realities and lose touch with who we are in a more authentic sense and with what our deeper purpose and destiny in this lifetime is all about. This is perhaps the main reason why I am so passionate about the work I do. I help people with all levels of enquiry from relationships to career, life changes, timing and so on but at the deeper end of my passion for Astrology is to activate people to tune-in to their core nature and purpose. Once this is established, navigating the turns and changes of life gets clearer and more satisfying in such a manner as to transcend our dependence on outer events, circumstances and outcomes.
Please follow the hyperlinks throughout this post for further articles of interest.
Before I update you on some of the more current and upcoming cycles and delve deeper into some reflections on Scorpio, arguably the most mysterious of all Zodiac Signs along with Pisces, I want to make a few announcements.
1. First, the progression of technology and digital recording, which makes Wave and MP3 files and so on, has become the norm - even steadily pushing CD’s towards the Dodo bin of extinction. So, digital recording is how I record all my sessions. The good news is that I can easily keep a copy in my archives and I can also easily send the wave file to anyone in the world by email. The problem arises when people are not familiar with how to handle wave files and/or if the email I send (via a carrier company called yousendit (check it out - you may find use for it too!) ends up being filtered or sent to a Spam / Junk folder. So, the main message is that if you are one of those people who has had a Reading with me over the past couple of years and have not been able to open or have lost or believe you have not received your wave file, please send me an email as I probably have a back-up file and will re-send it to you.
2. Second, the next "Live in-Tune with the Sun and Moon" WEBINAR - "How to Effectively Read an Astrology Calendar" begins on November 15 and runs for 4 evenings over the course of a month. If ever there is a time in the year when most people have more time, this is one of them. Learning how to use an Astrology calendar is practical and enriching. To learn more follow this link HERE, which also has the Register link via PayPal. All you need is a computer with internet connection and a phone; the rest is easy and I will guide participants through the 3 simple steps to be connected.
3. Third, I am on my way to Sandpoint Idaho from November 11 – 14 and will offering an evening presentation at Zero Point Crystals.
In addition to offering Personal Readings, I will also be giving an evening slide show Presentation called "Astrology, Era 2012 and the Great Awakening". I have come along way since my initial studies of this important time period theme. Among other key understandings, I bring attention to 2012 as an era we are already in and not simply a single date. Yet I also bring attention to what is particularly significant about the 12/21/2012 date. By way of a rich visual slide show presentation, I will also help people to better understand Astrology in general and Mayan Astrology in particular as as the valuable tools they are for greater self-awareness and deepened resepct for nature. Words like prediction, prophesy, fate and destiny hold great sway over many people’s minds. The fact is that the future is probable, due to the reality of cycles of time, but it is not certain and the key to realizing outcomes of higher possibility rests in being aware of the probability. Call it living consciously and in-tune with the rhythms and cycles of life. The entire theme surrounding the 2012 end date is quite large and complex and I have come to realize that very few people seem to really understand it all. I feel confident that I have a better than ever grasp of the facts, realities, probabilities and possibilities of it and I look forward to sharing this information.
So, if you live in Sandpoint Idaho or nearby or know anyone else who does, please come down to Zero Point Crystals next weekend to gain some valuable and profound insights by way of a personal reading and by attending the evening presentation,
4. I will be offering a showing of this updated Presentation in Nelson BC on Wednesday December 8th from 7 – 9:30 pm at the New Grand Hotel. Even if you did attend my presentation in April, please consider attending again as the theme focus is much sharper and precise to the particulars of this important time period of change. As ever, our conscious participation is the key to realizing a more promising future.
5. For those of you who live elsewhere in the world who clearly cannot attend any of my presentations in person but would like to see this Presentation, I have decided to also offer it online as a Webinar. So, please mark your calendars for November 21, 2010 - the day of the next FULL MOON. In order to accomodate people on the East Coast of North America and in other countries in Europe, this Presentation of "Astrology, Era 2012 and The Great Awakening" will take place on Sunday November 21st at 12 Noon - Pacific Time. If you would like to know what time that will be where you live, please send me an email. The cost for this event will be $10.00 (Canadian). To Register follow this link.
Thank you and now to back to the New Moon in Scorpio theme...
True to the nature of Scorpio, this stands to be a deep time for many. Of course, what deep actually means is relative. For some it could prove to be profound – a time to go within, to be still and silent. For others, this could prove to be an extra depressing time. An added intensity and passionate exchanges of every kind are likely. Here in the Northern hemisphere, the decreasing hours of daylight and the steady drop in temperature can be subconsciously interpreted to be a negative. (If you live in the Southern hemisphere, I would be interested to hear your experience of this time of the year – it may not be so dark and mysterious but stands to be intense somehow.)
The inner message behind this New Moon seed is the opportunity and perhaps need to establish new modes and lines of communication. Mars and Mercury in Sagittarius and Jupiter and Uranus closely aligned in Pisces are contributing aspects of this keynote theme, in addition to the New Moon itself. This is an example of loking to the whole chart rather than simply a single aspect like Moon conjunct the Sun forming a New Moon. I will bring more attention to this spiritual process currently unforlding in future newsletters. The Webinars mentioned above are great opportunities for you to tune-in to these higher frequencies and the changes they are bringing. Beyond the importance of making sincere efforts to communicate and exchange ideas, information and feelings with others in such a manner as to be understood and understanding, is to tune-in to higher frequencie where the realities of our personal and collective evolution in consciousness is the main intention. We are at a major turning point in our collective evolution and while our conscious participation by way of attunement is ideal and beneficial, it is happenning anyway and so we can see this is an opportunity. Life is ever evolving at every level, with or without our conscious attunement and by doing so we keep pace and perpetuate balance, health and a strong intuitive flow with realities beyond the mere bump and grind of material life in the market place and so on. This is where a deep Personal Astrology Reading can help significantly. In daily life we get influenced, distracted and confused by outer realities and lose touch with who we are in a more authentic sense and with what our deeper purpose and destiny in this lifetime is all about. This is perhaps the main reason why I am so passionate about the work I do. I help people with all levels of enquiry from relationships to career, life changes, timing and so on but at the deeper end of my passion for Astrology is to activate people to tune-in to their core nature and purpose. Once this is established, navigating the turns and changes of life gets clearer and more satisfying in such a manner as to transcend our dependence on outer events, circumstances and outcomes.
Self enquiry is a major feature of Scorpio, especially in as much as the process is linked to self-mastery. Learning to master our body, mind (imagination), emotions (fears) are linked to personal power.
Mastery and power are main themes for Scorpio. So too are sex, death and taxes central Scorpio themes. Imagine that - all 3 classics and linked to this one sign in particular. Of course the signs of the Zodiac are archetypes and we each have all them woven into our psyche and therefore get to participate in all of the above. The other side of Scorpio is regeneration and rebirth.
Scorpio has 2 ruling planets and the planets in Astrology are the real deal – the players whereas the signs are the themes, the aspects between the planets represent the plot and the Houses are the setting. Scorpio’s planets are Mars and Pluto. Mars is specifically about assertion and action of any all kind. In a personal Horoscope it represents one’s style of approach. Pluto is not just about change, but transformational change where something that once was one thing becomes another. Okay, Pluto has been re-classified. Many would say demoted. Perhaps there is some hidden ‘elitism’ (another Scorpio theme) in those who think this is what happened - demoted. Actually, Pluto has been given a new special status, a reclassification. Read more HERE from Wikipedia and I encourage you to read all the way down to the bottom… also, take note of the color scheme of Pluto to gain some insight on its characteristics.
Consider the following Astronomical and Astrological facts about Pluto (The Astronomical facts actually translate into the Astrological implications of any planetary body in the solar system):
• It has the most eccentric orbit of all the main bodies in the solar system. A couple of interesting features of this eccentric orbit is that occasionally it comes closer to Sun and Earth than Neptune. This is called Aphelion and Perihelion. It is worth noting here that both Pluto and Chiron in 1996 achieved perihelion in their respective orbits in Era 2012.
• It is the only planet-like object, (now officially classified as a Dwarf Planet), in the solar system that shares a special relationship with its Moon wherein Pluto and Charon basically rotate around each other! (Charon is Pluto’s big Moon - Nix and Hydra are Pluto’s small Moons). I liken this metaphorically to be the grinding drill that tends to be the effect of Pluto when it aspects another planet – scouring and removing of debris of any sort that has served its time and purpose. This may include your body. (Don’t worry you are a soul first and foremost and as soon as death comes you will find yourself in another dimension – generally the Astral unless you are more pure and advanced - meaning you vibrate at a higher level wherein you will find yourself in one of the Heaven Worlds. These ‘worlds’ by the way, are dimensions and are just like a radio or television station co-exiting with others.)
• Pluto is the planet of transformation, regeneration, death and rebirth, purging and purification. Elimination and completion or death may seem nasty and the processes of it can certainly be frightening and painful, yet the consequences of non-elimination would be nastier, at least in this physical dimension... Besides, just as the great spiritual teachers have reminded us throughout the ages: ‘death is simply the end of one state and the beginning of another’ – as dramatic as that ending may be. (The key is to be aware of the nature of the change and the duration of it, and this Astrology can help with very well.)
• Regardless of Pluto’s size or the reasons why Astronomers (some – not all were or are in agreement) have decided to re-classify Pluto, it is very potent. It may seem natural to assume because Pluto/Charon – I like to refer to them as a pair - is so far away and small it does not have a major impact. However, a single cell is also very small but by splitting it we realize just how much power it contains, defying what might seem natural. Plutonium, the highly radioactive element which is used for nuclear energy and bombs is so named for a good reason. Furthermore, when we view reality in general and the solar system in particular - holistically, we can begin to see how size and distance are not so important. For example, the ignition mechanism on a car is not very large either… and both Mars and Pluto are activating and igniting!
• Pluto may best be considered the first among equals because in its reclassification Pluto now stands at the forefront of many other small planet like bodies – Dwarf Planets – located in the Kuiper Belt which is a vast region of dust, debris and yes Dwarf Planets beyond the orbit of Neptune, which therefore includes Pluto, yet it sometimes comes closer to the Sun than Neptune, as mentioned. The first among these planets is Iris.
• In Natal Astrology (one’s base chart determined by the date, place and time of birth), Pluto is the planet most closely linked to the processes of personal evolution. (The term evolution has been somewhat usurped by biologists beginning popularly with Charles Darwin, however, there is also the reality of the evolution of the soul.) Astrologer Jeffrey Green has dedicated most of his career to clarifying this fact and has even started a school called Jeffrey Green’s Evolutionary Astrology. I have read Mr. Green’s books and have attended his seminars and I include his techniques as a usual aspect of my work and have done so for many years. (Technically, I consider myself to be a humanistic Astrologer which is more person centered than event oriented, and Jeff Green’s work weaves into it very comfortably.)
Key Planetary Activity for this Lunar Cycle:
Both Venus and Jupiter – the two ‘benevolents’ in traditional Astrology - turn direct on the same day, November 18th! The sudden lift of weight will feel quite welcome.
Venus still in its retrograde motion moves from Scorpio back to Libra on November 7 and this suggests that some of the steamy intensity or frustrated desire of Venus retrograde in Scorpio will be lifted. Venus will then re-enter Scorpio on November 29 – lusty wanton hussy, can’t get enough when in Scorpio! >;) Venus will finally enter Sagittarius in January 7, 2011 so her romp through Scorpio is quite a long one indeed. Scorpio is generally considered to be one of the worst placements for Venus due to the lusty, seductive and secretive nature of this combination. Of course, not everyone will share the same opinion….
Jupiter has been in close alignment with Uranus since May 2010 and due to their respective retrograde motions will remain so until late January 2011. It is also worth noting that Jupiter will form the last of 3 conjunctions with Uranus on January 4th right on the exact day of the first New Moon of the year which is also a Solar Eclipse! See Chart HERE. 2011 will sure begin with some powerful and, I am happy to report, auspicious alignments indeed. Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces may generally be regarded as a very spiritual influence.
Mercury Retrograde alert!
Mastery and power are main themes for Scorpio. So too are sex, death and taxes central Scorpio themes. Imagine that - all 3 classics and linked to this one sign in particular. Of course the signs of the Zodiac are archetypes and we each have all them woven into our psyche and therefore get to participate in all of the above. The other side of Scorpio is regeneration and rebirth.
Scorpio has 2 ruling planets and the planets in Astrology are the real deal – the players whereas the signs are the themes, the aspects between the planets represent the plot and the Houses are the setting. Scorpio’s planets are Mars and Pluto. Mars is specifically about assertion and action of any all kind. In a personal Horoscope it represents one’s style of approach. Pluto is not just about change, but transformational change where something that once was one thing becomes another. Okay, Pluto has been re-classified. Many would say demoted. Perhaps there is some hidden ‘elitism’ (another Scorpio theme) in those who think this is what happened - demoted. Actually, Pluto has been given a new special status, a reclassification. Read more HERE from Wikipedia and I encourage you to read all the way down to the bottom… also, take note of the color scheme of Pluto to gain some insight on its characteristics.
Consider the following Astronomical and Astrological facts about Pluto (The Astronomical facts actually translate into the Astrological implications of any planetary body in the solar system):
• It has the most eccentric orbit of all the main bodies in the solar system. A couple of interesting features of this eccentric orbit is that occasionally it comes closer to Sun and Earth than Neptune. This is called Aphelion and Perihelion. It is worth noting here that both Pluto and Chiron in 1996 achieved perihelion in their respective orbits in Era 2012.
• It is the only planet-like object, (now officially classified as a Dwarf Planet), in the solar system that shares a special relationship with its Moon wherein Pluto and Charon basically rotate around each other! (Charon is Pluto’s big Moon - Nix and Hydra are Pluto’s small Moons). I liken this metaphorically to be the grinding drill that tends to be the effect of Pluto when it aspects another planet – scouring and removing of debris of any sort that has served its time and purpose. This may include your body. (Don’t worry you are a soul first and foremost and as soon as death comes you will find yourself in another dimension – generally the Astral unless you are more pure and advanced - meaning you vibrate at a higher level wherein you will find yourself in one of the Heaven Worlds. These ‘worlds’ by the way, are dimensions and are just like a radio or television station co-exiting with others.)
• Pluto is the planet of transformation, regeneration, death and rebirth, purging and purification. Elimination and completion or death may seem nasty and the processes of it can certainly be frightening and painful, yet the consequences of non-elimination would be nastier, at least in this physical dimension... Besides, just as the great spiritual teachers have reminded us throughout the ages: ‘death is simply the end of one state and the beginning of another’ – as dramatic as that ending may be. (The key is to be aware of the nature of the change and the duration of it, and this Astrology can help with very well.)
• Regardless of Pluto’s size or the reasons why Astronomers (some – not all were or are in agreement) have decided to re-classify Pluto, it is very potent. It may seem natural to assume because Pluto/Charon – I like to refer to them as a pair - is so far away and small it does not have a major impact. However, a single cell is also very small but by splitting it we realize just how much power it contains, defying what might seem natural. Plutonium, the highly radioactive element which is used for nuclear energy and bombs is so named for a good reason. Furthermore, when we view reality in general and the solar system in particular - holistically, we can begin to see how size and distance are not so important. For example, the ignition mechanism on a car is not very large either… and both Mars and Pluto are activating and igniting!
• Pluto may best be considered the first among equals because in its reclassification Pluto now stands at the forefront of many other small planet like bodies – Dwarf Planets – located in the Kuiper Belt which is a vast region of dust, debris and yes Dwarf Planets beyond the orbit of Neptune, which therefore includes Pluto, yet it sometimes comes closer to the Sun than Neptune, as mentioned. The first among these planets is Iris.
• In Natal Astrology (one’s base chart determined by the date, place and time of birth), Pluto is the planet most closely linked to the processes of personal evolution. (The term evolution has been somewhat usurped by biologists beginning popularly with Charles Darwin, however, there is also the reality of the evolution of the soul.) Astrologer Jeffrey Green has dedicated most of his career to clarifying this fact and has even started a school called Jeffrey Green’s Evolutionary Astrology. I have read Mr. Green’s books and have attended his seminars and I include his techniques as a usual aspect of my work and have done so for many years. (Technically, I consider myself to be a humanistic Astrologer which is more person centered than event oriented, and Jeff Green’s work weaves into it very comfortably.)
Key Planetary Activity for this Lunar Cycle:
Both Venus and Jupiter – the two ‘benevolents’ in traditional Astrology - turn direct on the same day, November 18th! The sudden lift of weight will feel quite welcome.
Venus still in its retrograde motion moves from Scorpio back to Libra on November 7 and this suggests that some of the steamy intensity or frustrated desire of Venus retrograde in Scorpio will be lifted. Venus will then re-enter Scorpio on November 29 – lusty wanton hussy, can’t get enough when in Scorpio! >;) Venus will finally enter Sagittarius in January 7, 2011 so her romp through Scorpio is quite a long one indeed. Scorpio is generally considered to be one of the worst placements for Venus due to the lusty, seductive and secretive nature of this combination. Of course, not everyone will share the same opinion….
Jupiter has been in close alignment with Uranus since May 2010 and due to their respective retrograde motions will remain so until late January 2011. It is also worth noting that Jupiter will form the last of 3 conjunctions with Uranus on January 4th right on the exact day of the first New Moon of the year which is also a Solar Eclipse! See Chart HERE. 2011 will sure begin with some powerful and, I am happy to report, auspicious alignments indeed. Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces may generally be regarded as a very spiritual influence.
Mercury Retrograde alert!
Mercury enters Sagittarius on November 8 then enters Capricorn on November 30. Yet due to its third of three tri-annual retrograde periods beginning on December 10th, Mercury will re-enter Sagittarius from its beginning point retrograde in Capricorn on December 18th and remain retrograde until December 29 and then only re-enter Capricorn on January 13, 2011.
Mercury moves quickly, completing an orbit in 88 days and if it were not for turning retrograde 3 times/year it would appear to travel around the Sun 4 times, which it does in fact but not from the perspective of Earth. Mercury is the planet most closely linked to perception which is very significant from the standpoint of Astrology, wherein our perceptions are directly linked to our co-creative function as human beings.
The Sun enters Sagittarius on November 22nd.
The Next New Moon is December 5th and occurs at 13 Sagittarius. See Chart HERE.
Thank you again for tuning in! I hope the insights offered are interesting and may prove useful. Of course, these facts and insights are not as intimate and personally accurate as when I look specifically at a client’s actual Birth Chart and measure the current cycles of change. I invite you to take a closer look at your chart with me sometime soon. The experience can be truly life changing in a positive way and healing and inspirational as well. I keep my rates lower than average because I want Astrology to be very accessible to everyone. On a final note, Gift Certificates make for a valuable and cherished gift.
