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Chart for First Landing on the Moon, July 20, 1969

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As part of my 1960s Series, I found the chart for the First Landing on the Moon on Astro Databank.  I'm including it here with some questions for you to respond to in the comment section. 1. Where would you find the relationship between the Earth and the Moon? Which house and which planet reflects on this? 2.  What planets and houses reflect on achieving the impossible dream of floating out there in outer space? I'll give you a hint, it's fishy. 3. What planets and house placements signify the patriarchal need for progress and landing upon the Moon's surface?  Hint: Look at the two planets in the same house with the natal Moon. 4. What aspects in this chart give us a sense of breathlessness? 5.Do you see any sentimental Cancerian themes in this chart? If so where besides the Sun in Cancer? You can look this chart up on Astro Databank.com "First Landing on the Moon" Astronauts were: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

Health Alert-Mercury-Mars Mutual Receptivity & Saturn in Scorpio

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I thought I was going to get a break from astrology today, but this morning I woke up thinking that Mars in Virgo and Mercury in Scorpio are in each others' signs, which is called mutual receptivity.  Since Mar's traditional ruler is Scorpio and Virgo whose natural ruler is Mercury, we experience mutual receptivity.  And astrologers love seeing this in transits and in charts.  This type of thing makes us salivate and drool on ourselves because we get to talk really fast when explaining this exciting event to our clients. However, right now this mutual receptivity brings us a health warning and the change of seasons (fall or spring) doesn't help matters with dampness, freakish weather and changes in the air.  If you are already feeling exhausted or rundown make sure you get enough sleep, drink plenty of purified water and herbal teas that boost the immune system, and stay clear of sugar and caffeine (green tea is an exception since it boost the immune system and a little

Keep the Home Fires Burning--November 2013 Transits

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photo by Patricia Herlevi For many astrologers including myself October and November offer turning points for the planet.  Carl Boudreau who practices mundane astrology, says that we reach a place of permanent changes, meaning, we won't be able to return to the old way of doing business.  And why would we want to when the old way of doing business feeds the coffers of the elite and destroys our health and the environment.  If you want a picture of the old way of doing business, watch YouTube videos on the tar sands fields in Alberta, Canada.  Then visualize the Earth Mother with  huge gouge in her side. We jump start November with a Solar Eclipse on the 3rd (which I have already covered in another post).  On November 7, just four days after that momentous event, Jupiter goes retrograde and on the 9th, Mercury goes direct.  Jupiter is the planet of expansion and luck, among other things and it goes in a direction that causes us to go inward.  We will feel less of that need for

Highly recommended book for Pluto Transit Folks

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I came across Katrina Kenison's memoir Magical Journey (An Apprenticeship in Contentment) at my local library.  While I haven't completed the book, I recommend this book because of its analogies that relate to a Pluto transit. Granted, this is not an astrology book and I haven't seen any mentions of astrology, but the author, in her fifties describes the Dark Night of the Soul that people in their 40s and 50s experience. She reflects on Joseph Campbell's hero's journey and she also talks about the fertile void and the wheel of transformation. Here's a quote, "...they align most perfectly with Joseph Campbell's vision of the hero's journey: the call to change or adventure; the hesitation at the door, or threshold; the road of trials and temptations; the abyss or what Campbell calls "the belly of the beast"...followed by revelation, transformation and atonement..."  This sounds like a Pluto transit to me. The author reflects on

Moon = Nourishment--12 Styles of Self-Nurturing

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Wikipedia One of the biggest messages coming from spiritual teachers presently is to honor ourselves through self-love (Venus) and self-nurturing (Moon).  And for each of us that comes in different ways.  For instance someone with an Aries Moon will nurture themselves differently than a comfort-craving Taurus Moon or a security conscious Cancer Moon who needs to feel at home.  So let's look at the Moon house placement and sign on the Zodiac road to self-nurturing. Aries or First House Moon --This fiery moon can easily burn itself out with its need to rescue others and its need to be right.  Throwing tantrums and picking battles leads to over exhaustion, head aches, sinus infections, and upper respiratory infections, not to mention fevers. Self-nurturing for Aries is to spend time alone, hiking, biking, or doing something athletic that brings out that warrior spirit in a positive way.  Stay away from spicy foods (or in some cases, eat spicy food), listen to calming music to

The Invisible Revealed--November 3 Solar Eclipse in Scorpio

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Wikipedia I actually was going to wait to write about the November 3 Solar Eclipse, but I think it's too important to kick under the rug until a better date.  At the end of this short post, I will include a link about this eclipse of a video by a Dutch astrologer I found on YouTube.  You will also find a series of videos on this eclipse by other spiritualists that are darker than they need to be.  The problem is every time Scorpio (or Saturn or Mars) comes up, people think that evil is involved and that is in my opinion, fearful thinking.  I just don't buy it.  No Zodiac sign is evil and no planet is malefic.  That's the type of superstition that gives metaphysical practices a bad name. So here's the deal, on November 3, we will experience a Solar Eclipse at 11 degrees Scorpio.  This means that the Sun and the Moon are in the same sign and at the same degree.  Along with the Sun and Moon, we also have the North Node, Mercury and Saturn in Scorpio.  The North Node

La Luna Shine Your Light on Me--Phases of the Moon (Part 2)

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Wikipedia Art Noveau poster Shall we continue with the phases of the Moon? I will even add the types of activities that go best with the remaining Moons (Libra through Pisces).  I'm ending with my sweet Pisces Moon, not because she's super special or anything, but because Pisces ends the Zodiac. New Moon in Libra (October) --This Moon asks us to look at the areas of our life that are out of balance and to come up with ways to bring more balance into our lives in the area of partnership and agreements in particular.  This New Moon also ushers in a cycle of beauty, grace and diplomacy.  Throw a dinner party or start a new beauty routine or decorate your home with this New Moon or the waxing crescent moon in Libra.  If you own a beauty salon or a spa, start an ad campaign on this New Moon and by the Full Moon in Libra six months later, you should see results of your efforts. Waxing Crescent Moon in Libra --Keep doing the Libra theme things you started with the New Moon in

La Luna Look What You Do to Me--Moon Phases & Signs (Part 1)

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Wikipedia, Art Noveau Most people don't think about the cycles of the Moon unless they are practicing wiccans, astrologers, or enjoy gazing up at a full moon. Those born under the sign of Cancer are likely to watch for the Moon's cycles because they feel deeply the energies shifting as the Moon travels through the complete Zodiac each month.  However, in this past week, I have noticed that even in the spiritual community, spiritual teachers pay scant attention to the Moon's phases and this could be to their detriment. So let's look at every Moon sign in the full, new, waxing crescent and waning crescent phases.  Let's also look at the dark moon since many people feel depressed and have trouble letting go during this phase which last one to two days.  The months I give for the new and full moons are approximate. In ancient times, women naturally followed the phases of the Moons since these cycles tied into the menstrual cycle as well as fertile and non-fertil

Too Close to Home--Lunar Eclipse in Aries = Youth Rebellion

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I live in a city with the moniker, "City of Subdued Excitement" and true enough, before liquor sales was privatized in Washington State, Bellingham was a relatively tranquil city.  Then last weekend, we felt the first powerful blow of the upcoming Lunar Eclipse at 26 degrees Aries and the exact Pluto/Uranus Square, all occurring this Friday, October 18, 2013, 4:38 Pacific Standard Time.  Enter the first arrivals of the Pluto in Sagittarius Generation (which I wrote another post, http://wholeastrology.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-horseman-cometh-pluto-in.html) and a group of freshmen obsessed with getting high, drunk and stoned. I will preface that with not all people of this generation possess this attitude, but those who do, seem insolent, rude, disrespectful and dare I say it, narcissistic.  When the university freshman arrived less than a month ago, I felt trepidation and a bad vibe I couldn't shake.  I tried to rationalize the feeling away, telling myself I have an o

Pluto Positives (Pluto in Capricorn & Successful Professions)

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Pluto brings us to our knees, Wikipedia While Mr. Dark One, Pluto has gained a bad boy reputation, especially now that he's in Capricorn engaged in a boxing match with Uranus, some people actually flourish with Pluto in Capricorn.  The process involves breaking down old structure so that we can rebuild new structure thus transforming how we live on the planet.  And when you think about it, if it wasn't for Pluto and Uranus butting heads, we would be in dire straits.  After all, this old structure (call it patriarchal) is destroying the planet, wrecking people's lives, and leaving some folks living in cars.  We can't blame Pluto for those things, now can we? So I'm listing 5 professions (among many) who benefit from Pluto in Capricorn (which moves into Aquarius in 2024).  Some of these professions flourish at the beginning of this long transit and others flourish during the clean process, and others in the rebuilding process.  Capricorn rules all structure incl