I was just looking at the ephemeris and there’s an interesting redirect coming up featuring Mars, Pluto and Venus. At the end of December Venus semi-sextiled Pluto which can bring up Pluto issues in love, taboo love, dead relationships and such. Mars was direct in Virgo at 19. The day after Valentine’s Day (and the next day as well) Venus squares Pluto, a challenging aspect, and retrograde Mars hits the same degree it did when they semi-sextiled. If you had Venus-Pluto issues arise in late December be prepared for the possibility of their re-emergence after the holiday.

Did you have zombie love issues in late December? If so, did you embrace them, finish them off or run away? Are they likely to pop up again?

The way in which you perceive information is represented by your Mercury placement, aspects and the 3rd house. The way in which you act is influenced by your Mars placement, aspects and the first house. How we act is influenced by many different areas, emotions (the Moon), interests (Venus), to name just two. However, any action you consciously mull over is definitely filtered through your Mercury, your thought process. Any action that is precipitated by eternal events is also influenced by Mercury to some degree: your perceptions. You may act (Mars) on an emotion (Moon) but if the event you are reacting to is external it has been filtered through your senses (Mercury).
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When I started studying astrology I began, as most do, by reading “cookbook” descriptions of the expression of planets in signs, Moon In Capricorn, Mars in Scorpio, and so on. Early on I realized that none of these explanations was a complete reflection of my own experience. I then investigated what is the function of each planet, without regard to its placement. Learning astrology is like learning a new language. You can communicate by learning key phrases, “donde esta el bano?” but true understanding emerges when you begin to grasp the specificity of each individual word and its meaning, conjugation, and syntax.
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Friday night there’s a modicum of ease with Saturn and Neptune (conjunct Pallas Athena) in a grand trine with the Moon. I’d say it’s best accessed by picking your battles, staying breezy and taking note of emotional patterns that emerge. Just sit with the information and let it take shape rather than trying to shape it to fit your momentary needs. If you interrupt that flow you may not get all the information available. Keep it light until you choose otherwise. Choose for yourself rather than letting circumstances dictate your actions. The Sun and Mercury in Aquarius aid in maintaining loftier communications and standing a bit apart from emotional triggers.
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Don Cornelius died this morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Cornelius was the series creator as well as host, writer and producer of “Soul Train” from its inception in 1970 until 1993. Previously Cornelius was a radio sports and news reporter and disc jockey in Chicago, the city where “Soul Train” got its start. The show was originally sponsored by Sears and Roebuck. “Soul Train” brought Soul and R&B music to a national audience through national syndication, and had a profound effect on popular culture in mainstreaming the music, fashion and dance of African-American youth culture.
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I’m a pretty neptunian character. I think fairly rationally but I also think in metaphors. Unfortunately, if I’m not feeling on top of things, I sometimes communicate in metaphors. Whenever you have Neptune or Pisces involved with Mercury or the third house, that’s bound to happen. However, most people are not going to sit around and parse one’s watery communications, plumb them for meaning. Other people have their own concerns and rightly so.
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In general the second house is ruled by Venus and shows the very basic template for our personal values. Venus rules two signs: Libra and Taurus. Libra is in tune with the relationship aspect of Venus and Taurus with resources. It is Taurus that is associated with the second house realm, Taurus that is known for the slow-moving tenacity that is associated with the deeply ingrained qualities of personal values. Values show what is important to an individual, what is deemed positive or negative. “Values” show how one ranks the importance of what they innately believe to be truth.
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My Mercury is in Pisces, ruled by Neptune. Mercury is the mind, the communication, the metaphorical Voice. Neptune obscures, some say it lies, but they’re pretty lies, lies the teller believes even if only for the moment. When I talk, I must not know what I sound like as I’m always surprised to hear my own recorded voice. I sound like a stranger, or my mother, and I try not to think about which bothers me more.
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I just read Elsa’s post on “Playing To Your Strengths To Attract A Man”. One bit of advice I give in regard to all different kinds of projects is “take baby steps.” Don’t try to eat the elephant in one sitting. Just start with the first plateful. So my advice, and a great first “baby step” in this area, is to do one thing today, just one thing to make yourself more appealing. Out of all the many things you could do, how about this: Look at your rising sign and your Venus sign and think of one thing you could do to your appearance today that will blend these energies and make you more attractive.
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This weekend has the kind of sky makes for a rather interesting story… interesting, as in “may you lead an interesting life,” or “may the fleas of a thousand camels nest in your armpits.” It’s going to be more interesting if you’re the leading character. If you keep your eyes on the prize and your wits about you without succumbing to the emotion or the drive, you’ll probably do just fine.
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