Conflicting messages this week as Venus stresses the planets that Mercury compliments. When in doubt, do nothing, or ask lots of questions and make sure you get answers! More clarity around both your personal and professional relationships present themselves at week’s end and it may not be pretty as Mercury enters Cancer and opposes Pluto, which often says things that come from the deepest places and may not be received very well. Remember the word, ‘tact’. You can tell people what you want to tell them, but if you are too brutal, particularly when the Sun is roaming through Cancer, they may never come out of the shell into which they withdraw.
July 4th requires caution — so make sure you have gas in your car, set the alarm in your house, and have life jackets in the boat as well as a designated driver with that opposition between Mercury and Pluto and the continuing stressful energy between Mercury and Chiron the following day. The law doesn’t like it when you break it. And do you know where your children are?
The Sun is opposing Pluto on the 23rd, suggesting a need for hard choices that involve risk. This is a great aspect under which to knock out walls, or change the way in which you deal with your loved ones, setting boundaries, where boundaries have not been set before. Rules are rules and the sooner everyone gets that, the more time you have to get what really needs to be done this summer.
Along with this aspect the Mercury square Saturn aspect on the 26th may require some sort of financial risk as well. This may be in the form of taking a course, re-entering school or trade school, signing up for that licensing course that you have put off. Change happens through some sort of education, whether formal or informal. A mentor or guide may be part of this picture.
Good vibrations this week as the Sun dances with Jupiter, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune and Venus aligns with Mars — WOW!! Good times, great fun and perhaps even too much to do in one lifetime! With Jupiter retrograde on the 15th, a good plan is picking and choosing some of those out of the box ideas you had over the course of the last few months and focusing on that one choice to enhance and grow the idea.
With Summer Solstice on the 20th, the Sun enters the nurturing sign of Cancer, which is also one of the action signs of the zodiac and the summer events begin. If you are planning on selling your home or property, these next two months (accompanied by three eclipses) suggest that you start doing it NOW! Remember, the space for what you want is already filled with what you are settling for instead!
Communications are very important, particularly when they are conveyed in a way that considers the recipient. This week offers challenges regarding how we speak and listen to one another. Are your skills excellent or is there room for improvement?
The challenge of transiting Mercury, the planet of communication, to Chiron, Neptune and then Jupiter on the 10th suggest repeating what is said to you so that everyone is very clear. The message may not be welcome, but it may be a wonderful opportunity to challenge you to think and speak and communicate in a new way that is even more effective than your current style.
This week Venus, the goddess of love and cooperation, is getting along much better with the rest of the sky! The same planets that she challenged last week are listening in a more cooperative fashion this week. This reflects on your personal and professional relationships as well. As we move closer to this particular Full Moon on June 7 in Sagittarius, there is a need to get to work now that summer is coming and the weather has much improved.
With the Sun in a square aspect to Saturn, focus is the primary objective. It is possible to get much done around June 5 along with not wasting time so you can have more time later in the month to attend those family functions that are so common this time of year.
The added benefit this week is that Venus enters her own sensuous sign of Taurus on the 6th and helps in the fertilization of plants, ideas and even babies (both of the body and the mind). The key thing is to do something that appeals to your more aesthetic senses, but which has, as its foundation, something purposeful and useful. Anything to do with interior design, clothing, fine cuisine, textures, textiles, and just improving your environment are highlighted.
This is a short week with Monday off for Memorial Day. Traditionally, weeks that begin with Tuesday, begin with a Mars influence (since Tuesday is traditionally a day for Mars). The four week weeks are usually pretty flashy with lots of things happening that aren’t always peaceful and calm. Overzealousness between May 26 and 28 may find you paying too much for something that is definitely overvalued and whose overvalue becomes clear particularly as Neptune retrogrades on May 27.
As Mercury goes direct on the 27th, a better opportunity presents itself for better prices and values and offers fresh and creative avenues such as photography, holistic practices, dance, film making and things related to the arts. Something that expresses your artistic side exercises the predominant Neptune energy this month. The creative side of the brain has lain dormant for too long and is a key player that guarantees both personal and business achievements.
Hopefully, last week’s series of events allowed you to rest and retreat and re-think some of the decisions you are about to make. This is good because this week begins with a bang. Though Mercury is still retrograde, get ready for some rock and roll in the markets as well as in your every day life and schedules. Old thinking keeps people stuck so it is important to challenge yourself with fresh new ideas, particularly around the time that Mercury is sextile Uranus on the 20th and when Venus gets back to its retrograde position around the 21st to 22nd.
Intuitive insights lead the way as Mercury aspects Neptune, then Chiron, then, finally Jupiter, which brings a welcome phone call or communication from someone perhaps far away. Fresh insights come from placing yourself in new experiences — so the 23rd brings options for attending school, either taking or presenting classes. Make sure you implement some innovative techniques when teaching and bring in an eclectic mix of both traditional and spiritual techniques, a surefire formula for winning when one is trying to expand their mind.
It seems very calm and business as usual early in the week, but at week’s end gears start moving in all sorts of directions, since Saturn goes direct on May 16! That same day, things may move forward, but seem as though there is an invisible inertia as the Sun challenges transit Jupiter, then Neptune, which can disconnect and then Chiron, the immortal teacher who teaches from experience. Father issues, brothers, husbands and issues with men, in general, appear. Since it is a Last Quarter moon late in the week it is also a time to try to wind down the activities of the last few weeks.
The weeks when Saturn does direct usually bring a new burst of energy for getting things done that have been planned out for several months, but because there are some adverse aspects between the traveling Sun and some of the outer planets, the energy may seem to lift off slower than usual when Saturn goes direct. A little Spring fever seems to be around as well where romance comes around one more time trying to resolve something that might have begun long ago. Pray, meditate and ask for guidance for making the right decisions.
The Kepler Learning Center presents Georgia Stathis in their free Sunday Series. Her 75-minute class is no cost, and registration opens soon. Georgia will be using GoToMeeting, a combination of web technology and phone seminar, which works best on DSL. For more information go to www.keplerclc.org/classes.
Free Sunday Series through Kepler College.
Sunday July 19, 2009 at 3 PM to 4:15 PM Pacific Time.
Introduction to Eclipses and How to Use Them
Some of the best timing markers are eclipses and the cycles that follow them. They are repeating cycles that return every 18 to 19 years. Georgia has worked with them for many years and finds they can very closely predict upcoming events if they hit one’s chart precisely.
The Kepler Learning Center is presenting a series of online classes by Georgia Stathis on four successive Tuesdays. Each 75-minute class is $25, or $80 for all four, and registration opens May 11. Georgia will be using GoToMeeting, a combination of web technology and phone seminar, which works best on DSL.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009,
Tuesday, August 4, 2009,
Tuesday, August 11, 2009, and
Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
5:30 PM to 6:45 PM Pacific Time.
Financial Counsel: Budgeting, Timing, and Overcoming Fears.
We are our own worst enemy when it comes to success. Each week, we will explore a factor that impedes our growth and success. Using various techniques from assessing a horoscope, to, budgeting to build a concrete structure, each week will give you an idea on how to move forward rather than staying stuck. It is suggested that you register for the entire series for this unusual and hybrid type series. There will be some homework and it is suggested you do it for best results.
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