2020-05-02 : A breakthrough day for athletes, artists, accountants, and anyone working with any kind of earth

2020-05-02 : A breakthrough day for athletes, artists, accountants, and anyone working with any kind of earth

Summary

Do not let this day slip away.  You will have insights about how to do things better and the energy to get things done.  Do them.  Make things happen.  (Days like this one are incredibly rare.)

Interpretations

Today is an interesting day, genuinely different from most other days.

Here is what leaps out: this is one of the most creative days to come along in a long time, but it is a rather specific kind of “creative.”  Whatever it is, it is related to earth.

Variations: sculptors can have a breakthrough day today, producing some of their best work.  But this is not simply sculpting of clay or marble.  Bodybuilders, and other athletes, can have breakthroughs as well.  But do not think in terms of simply a “really good workout.”  This is a day about having the kind of “Aha!” moment that produces entirely new methods of training.  Even a small change in the sequence of the workout might produce the breakthrough.  This can be martial arts, weight training, running, yoga, pilates, conventional sports or anything similar.

Bottom line: amazing day for certain athletes and artists.

Others can benefit.  Are you a gardner, maybe your profession?  The same for you.  Today is a day where you may find a new method, or multiple entire families of new methods.  Diamond cutters and other masters of stone can have the same kind of breakthrough.  Generally, this involves materials, ranging from smelting sand into glass to hammering marble to sculpting flesh through exercise. 

BUT, it does not have to be ENTIRELY “physical.”

Bean counters, specifically “forensic accountants” can have the same kinds of results.  The list is a long one.  But, if you have any earth in your natal chart whatsover, or any inclination along these lines, you’ll have an amazing day.

A few of you will meet a mentor today, maybe the most important one yet.

Details

• Moon (Virgo) trine Sun (Taurus)
• Grand Earth Trine (Moon in Virgo, Sun in Taurus, multiple planets in Capricorn)
• Moon biquintile Pluto (Capricorn) (Insights that transform)
• Moon biquintile Jupiter (Capricorn) (Insights that grow)
• Moon biquintile Chiron (Aries) (Insights regarding healing & recovery)
• Moon / Jupiter + Pluto / Chiron form triangular 5th harmonic pattern
• Moon quintile Venus (insights re: art, physical body, finances, & other Venus topics)
• Mercury semisquare Neptune (motive for creative endeavors)
• Mercury novile Venus (high order insights about art, physical body, finances, & other Venus topics)
• Mars conjunct Pallas: the insight and power to take action

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2020-05-01 : Beltane; Moon v/c at 11 AM Central (take a day off); Sun septile Neptune; Helio Uranus trine Astraea

2020-05-01 : Beltane; Moon v/c at 11 AM Central (take a day off); Sun septile Neptune; Helio Uranus trine Astraea

Summary

First, to those readers who celebrate Beltane (or MayDay): Happy Beltane!

Beltane is associated with a “Cross Quarter Day,” each of those associated with the 15 degree point (middle) of each of the four fixed signs: Taurus (Beltane), Leo, Scorpio (Halloween or Samhain), and Aquarius (varies, but typically Valentine’s Day).  Latin cultures celebrate Cinco de Mayo, which is actually closer to (or the same as) the 15 degree point.  Some years, the fifteen degree point is on the fourth, now also celebrated as a holiday honoring Star Wars (“May the Fourth Be With You”)

Also celebrated near this time is Wesak, a holiday based on the Full Moon at this time (Moon in Scorpio opposite Sun in Taurus).  Buddhists, and those who live in predominantly Buddhist nations, honor this day.

Slightly past 11 AM Central (1100 CDT), Leo Moon moves void of course and remains void until past midnight, making this an excellent day to “take off.”  Exactly what that means during a pandemic in which “shelter at home” orders have expired in many states in the United States is uncertain.  But, during the void, Moon will form quincunx aspects (the aspect of “false hopes” and miscommunications) with Jupiter and Pluto (both in Capricorn).  These can lead to some unpleasant experiences from 5 PM (CDT) to past sunset (until about 9 PM CDT).  If you are expecting a fun time at a movie or restaurant, a distinct possibility exists that you may be disappointed.

And, just because the moon is v/c for most of the day does NOT mean the day is “quiet.”  Some of us are still reeling from the Mercury / Uranus conjunction yesterday (along with the impact of Vesta / Eris).  Today has ANOTHER Eris aspect, Juno quinundecile Eris at 3:54 AM Central (0354 CDT), and we find that rather difficult to interpret.  This is a sufficiently abstract aspect that we resist the temptation to address it.  Regardless, expect important news to break overnight, something that could involve a betrayal and chaos resulting from that betrayal.  This might be a good time to follow a “hunch” about any matter that could involve safety.

• Saturn sesquiquadrate Hygeia: authorities push harder (if that is even possible) for resolution of health and healthcare issues (presumably Covid19, but possibly other issues as well).
• Helio Uranus trines Astraea: a breakthrough for legal matters (and lawyers), but almost certainly in the form of a surprise or unexpected result.  If you have anything to do with the legal system, including a pending matter, expect a breakthrough today, a seismic shift.
• Sun septile Neptune: the moon might be void (and none of Mr. Shawvan’s “Opportunity Periods” today), but some people will have remarkable experiences.  Poets, photographers, videographers, and musicians might have a “mysterious coincidence,” such as a “chance meeting,” that springboards them into a masterwork.
• Moon is profoundly “busy” despite the void (which is calculated using Ptolemaic, or traditional, aspects): two quadrinoviles; three members of the Septile family (think “remarkable coincidences”); two sesquiquadrates (URGENCY!) and others.  “Things” may not turn out as you have expected, and some disappointments may be had, but this could be a memorable day for the insights and “Aha!” moments you have, particularly if you are a Creative.
• Mercury is also busy: six (6) aspects (tropical, geocentric) and also (by another method of calculation) six (6) aspects (heliocentric).  No matter how you look at it, Mercury is busy today and matters of communication and transportation are at the forefront.  As we always warn on such mercurial days: be careful regarding criminality.  (If it sounds “too good to be true,” then it probably is.)

Stay safe, and try not to take anything TOO seriously on this most “unusual” day.

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2020-04-30 : Sun septile North Node (Rahu); Venus biquintile Pluto; Vesta septile Eris; Destiny has arrived for millions

2020-04-30 : Sun septile North Node (Rahu); Venus biquintile Pluto; Vesta septile Eris; Destiny has arrived for millions.

Summary

Days like this are difficult to write for.  That is not because the astrology does not speak.  It does speak.  Unfortunately, it tells us what we already know.  This will be an exercise, therefore, in what some call “confirmation bias.”  But, we can only read what we are given.

Unlike a diplomat or seasoned “sales executive,” we present the bad news first.  The bad news is this: Vesta forms a septile with Astraea.  We interpret that combination thus: traditions (Vesta) enter into a “karmic” relationship (that can produce insights from “lessons learned”) with Eris, the goddess of Discord (and retribution).  Tara Greene interprets Vesta to be related to “inVESTments.”  (“VENUS turns RETROGRADE conjunct VESTA the asteroid GODDESS of in VESTments, You can’t make this shit up, “)  JBuss describes the Septile as an aspect of “timing”:  “The Seventh Harmonic is about Stillness in Readiness for Action, very Aikido-like.  I simplify interpretation of the Septile as Timing.”

An alternative interpretation to mine, and NOT inconsistent with mine (i.e. both things could be true), is that Investments are meeting Discord in a manner related to timing.  Could this be the day that sets the stage for what comes next when certain businesses open for customers again, restaurants and cinemas and such.  The best that we can hope for is that most of the businesses are saved and we do NOT have a second wave.  But almost everyone observing, adults (and maybe teenagers) of sound mind & body, knows that SOMEthing will come out of this.  We just do not know what.

And given this “Vesta septile Eris” aspect perfecting today, it does not sound “encouraging.”

That’s the bad news, and nobody needs astrology to draw this conclusion.

One more time, the BEST that we can hope for is some sense of “normal.” 

(But the “mid-term grades” may not be so good.)

Now for the rest of the story:

• Sun septile North Node: another confirmation of this idea of “fate” being in play here; many of us will desperately try to control what cannot be controlled.
• Mercury biseptile Mars: the potential for violence continues though violent words are more likely than violent acts; as you watch events unfold, ask yourself this: how could this have been handled differently (actually, I think that the conduct of most people has been exemplary)
• Venus quincunx Neptune : the person I consider to have been my primary teacher in astrology (several of those, but I spent more time with one than all others combined) HATED the quincunx.  I recall him saying “it is worse than the squares.”  It is the aspect of false hopes and miscommunications.  Though Neptune is considered a “higher octave of Venus,” in this case they simply have nothing in common whatsoever.
• Venus biquintile Pluto: Financial markets, and their performance, will be a central issue at this time; an important insight can be had from today.
• Ceres trine North Node: supply chains appear to start moving again.

“Oddly, today is a “feel good” kind of day (Moon in Leo squares Sun in Taurus) where we feel a sense of relief that “things” are starting to move again.  But, at the same time, we are all quite apprehensive about the risks & dangers that face us.  If you are “at risk” at all, I exhort you to stay home and stay safe and practice the best practices you can with regard to protecting yourself (and your family) from this virus.

As we said in the beginning: no astrology needed to produce these predictions.

But, sometimes, that is what we are given from astrology: the obvious.

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2020-04-29 : Moon in Cancer moves void then into Leo; Sun biseptile Jupiter; Higher order Mercury aspects

2020-04-29 : Moon in Cancer moves void then into Leo; Sun biseptile Jupiter; Higher order Mercury aspects

Summary

Today is effectively two days compacted into one, and arguable three.  Before 2:27 PM CDT, Moon is in Cancer and has a number of statements to make.  Moon in Cancer is the strongest possible position for the Moon, so we need to pay attention.  Chances are good that we will have some kind of shift involving the petroleum industry.

But after the void, things go sideways.  Some prosper and some do not.

Moon enters Leo, and stays in “too early to tell” (as the horary practitioners call the early degrees of a sign) through the end of the day (midnight).

Mercury (Helio) forms seven (7) aspects.  Five are in the novile and undecile family (moments of brief but intense insight), one is a quintile to Hygeia (indicating a possible breakthrough in healthcare), and one is a square to Jupiter.  What does a heliocentric square to Jupiter by Mercury mean?  We are not certain, but we will interpret it thus: a conflict exists between transportation / communications (on one hand) and the more expansive uses of governmental power, including universities (and “experts”), law and the legal system, and international affairs (especially international travel).  The mercurial side wants to “get things done” while the Jupiter side wants “higher order thought” in play.  Both are right and both are wrong today.  In the U.S., this likely manifests with the ongoing conflicts of whether or not to “re-open” the U.S. as well as questions as to whether or not that will lead to a second wave.”

In this article, J Buss indicates that the septile (family) is the most important aspect (family of aspects).  While I have heard it described elsewhere as powerful insights related to “karma,” J Buss argues that it is about timing.  The two viewpoints can co-exist.  Arguably, they should co-exist.

Here is an excerpt of the article from J Buss:

I simplify interpretation of the Septile as Timing. Think about that Prophesy that you’d meet your Soulmate in the Produce Department. Unless your Soulmate works there, your Chances of meeting them are pretty slim if you don’t also know What Time You Need to Be There! Of course it’d be Intuitive, but the “Left” Brain will understand what we mean.

Obscure humor about produce aside, today has Sun biseptile Jupiter.  We think this could be a subtle, but important, turning point in terms of “timing” (particularly as it applies to the Covid19 pandemic).  This is especially true given the many high order Mercury (helio) transits.

Pallas enters Aquarius, and important actions will soon be taken regarding ourselves as a collective.  Chiron trine Astraea offers some important solutions involving both healthcare and law & legal.

• Moon v/c in Cancer at 2:27 PM Central (1427 CDT) 
• Moon enters Leo at 8:06 PM Central (2006 CDT) 
• Moon quintile Sun
• Moon binovile Sun
• Moon trine Neptune
• Moon opposite Pluto
• Sun biseptile Jupiter
• Mercury square Jupiter (Helio)
• Mercury triseptile Juno
• Mercury semisquare Venus
• Pallas enters Aquarius
• Chiron trine Astraea

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2020-04-28 : Expect disruptions to legal systems & supply chains; take care of detailed paperwork such as filing taxes

Expect disruptions to legal systems & Supply chains; take care of detailed paperwork such as filing taxes

Summary

• Legal upsets continue as Uranus squares Astraea (felt as far back as last week) at 1:52 PM (1352 CDT); Helio Venus squares Jupiter, a confirmation of this turmoil in legal areas and legal systems (courts) but (Tropical, Geocentric) Moon quadrinoviles Jupiter at 1:22 AM (0122 CDT) to provide some “Aha!” moments on how to solve these problems *IF* people pay attention to these fleeting ideas; a key point: the insight comes first, telling us to “get ahead of the problem”; plan (and act) accordingly
• Vesta sesquiquadrate Pallas brings a sense of urgency to put new ideas (Pallas) into practice regarding old traditions (and Tara Greene says that Vesta governs investments as well, obviously along with Venus)
• Astraea (law and legal) perfects a biseptile to Eris (discord & chaos) at 2:45 PM (1445 CDT) bringing important lessons (karmic lessons) on how to handle similar sources of chaos in legal areas in the future
• Mars semisextile Neptune at 3:48 PM (1548 CDT); watch out for those all to slick “traveling salesmen” types; if it sounds too good to be true, it is
• Mercury square Saturn at 12:27 PM (1227 CDT) gives many of us the focus to take care of certain detailed matters.  For many people, this is a GREAT time to do your taxes or take care of detailed accounting issues; Mercury squares Pallas at 1:53 AM (0153 CDT) and that gives us the ideas and insights that we do need to take care of these matters (and maybe some smart ideas regarding how to make this happen); as an aside: DO NOT wait until the next Mercury retrograde to get on top of this; you will feel the pain if you do
• Helio: Mars trines Uranus at 4:30 AM (0430 CDT) giving some people the insights and ability to take action to solve certain problems (probably involving finance or supply chains)
• Mercury semisextile Ceres at 6:54 AM (0654 CDT) brings relief to certain supply chain issues

 

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2020-04-27 : Moon moves into Cancer; Mercury moves into Taurus; Sun BiSeptile Pluto; Uranus Septile Vesta

2020-04-27 : Moon moves into Cancer; Mercury moves into Taurus; Sun BiSeptile Pluto; Uranus Septile Vesta

• Moon septiles Sun before Noon: a minor karmic lesson that COULD yield an insight
• Moon moves into Cancer: a break for water and earth signs
• Mercury moves into Taurus: communications become more deliberate and transportation slows; Mercury is quite active and criminality and deception could be a problem
• Uranus Septile Vesta: status quo & traditions are challenged today
• Sun BiSeptile Pluto brings karmic lessons that can be an “Aha!” moment

Summary

We begin by noting that the Moon septiles the Sun slightly past 11 AM CDT (1100 Central), sextiles Mercury at 11:58 AM (1158 CDT), and is void for half an hour until it enters its home, Cancer.  Moon remains in the early degrees that horary practitioners call “too early to tell” for the afternoon and into the evening.

Outers are mostly quiet.  The most significant event with outers involves Uranus (aka Prometheus) forming a septile with Vesta in the helio (Sun centered) version.  This COULD imply yet another disruption in traditions (including “but it’s how we have always done things”) that can lead more insightful observers to a possible “Aha!” moment.  This perfects at 9:49 PM Central (2149 CDT), but, at a minimum, we have felt it all day and surely since at least a week ago (or more).

By far, Mercury is the most active object, moving into Taurus (tropical, geocentric) and making a total three aspects from that vantage point and SEVEN (7) from the heliocentric (Sun centered rather than Earth centered) vantage point.  The big issues today involve transportation and communication and possibly theft or deceit or variations on criminality.  Helio also shows Mercury forming TWO BiNoviles, so expect insights and Aha! moments at those times.

Sun biseptile Pluto brings more “Aha!” moments, but these may be “karmic” as is typically true with septile family aspects.  Pay your dues, if you must, and learn the lesson and move on.

Lunar aspects are mostly ordinary but an early morning biquintile to Saturn COULD yield an “Aha!” moment on how to do ordinary, practical, “day to day” tasks a little better.  In the evening, a sesquiquadrate (SSQ) with Mars brings an annoyance or sense of urgency about some matter or both.

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2020-04-26 : Sun conjunct Uranus forms T-Square with Saturn & Astraea

2020-04-26 : Sun conjunct Uranus forms T-Square with Saturn & Astraea

Summary

Do not think, even for a moment, that the weirdness of the past few days is over.  We will have “fun” again, but the disruptions continue for now.

Sun conjunct Uranus (both in early Taurus) has been the subject of frequent chatter.  It happens once a year, every year, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.  That aspect has a reputation for “stirring things up,” but it tends to be a “wake up call” for those with the eyes (or ears) to see (or hear) that.  And, always, a few smart people will profit from the events.

At this time, Saturn (Aquarius) opposes Astraea (Leo), meaning that (non-legal) authority (probably the financial services industry) is in opposition to law and legal authority (and the courts).  Squaring both are the conjoined Sun / Uranus combination.  Attorneys at law are likely working overtime this weekend.

Heliocentric Marsout, something new (to us) that we are exploring, shows Mars square Chiron.  Helio charts do have different interpretations, but we will risk applying a standard one: Mars (aggression, violence, sometimes police or military) is in conflict with Chiron (the wounded healer).  Expect conflicts with healthcare (and educational institutions) to continue, maybe peaking today (for now).  A serious risk might be that of violence as people who have been harmed fail to obtain justice and, consequently, “take matters into their own hands.”

Sunout aspects include several with Mercury and novile family aspects with both Mercury and Venus.  Expect “Aha!” moments with regard to routine tasks, chores, communication, and transportation.  If the Sun / Uranus does not derail you, this might be the time to explore home improvements or decorations.

Helio Venus trines Ceres bringing hope regarding improved supply chains in certain areas.  (Is the shortage of toilet paper and bread over?)  Also Helio, Mercury movies into Aries, finally completely liberating Mercury from a difficult place.  Communications and transportation problems should begin to clear (once we are past any Sun / Uranus weirdness).

Moon forms sesquiquadrates (SSQs) with Jupiter and Saturn, adding either minor annoyances or a sense of urgency or both to the earlier part of the day.  A number of SSQs are in play now, so these annoyances (or sense of urgency) are simply part of the picture.  As is true with so many things, they will clear out before long.

We are dropping the Table of Aspects and Time Maps  for now because (1) they are duplicative, (2) they are a bit more work that does not seem to add much, and (3) we can add them back if someone really needs them.

T-Square: Sun / Uranus conjunction squared by Saturn / Astraea in opposition to each other

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2020-04-26 : Sun conjunct Uranus forms a T-Square with Astraea opposite Saturn

Annual Event Astrology

2020-04-26 : Sun conjunct Uranus forms a T-Square with Astraea opposite Saturn

Summary

We have written about this elsewhere:

• Irregular Oracle : 2020-04-25 : Pluto Stations Retrograde; Chiron Quadrinovile Selena; Mercury Square Pluto

In this entry, we add an exploration of sesquisquares (SSQs) that are also present.

Sun conjunct Uranus, filtered for T-Square

Here is the chart (prepared in SolarFire 9):

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What does this mean?  First of all, keep in mind that Sun conjunct Uranus is an annual event.  It repeats each year, slightly different each year.  Uranus has an eighty four year orbit, spending about seven years in each sign.  The conjunction this year is in Taurus, the first such conjunction since the mid 1930’s (a period associated with the rise of Fascism).

This year, the Sun / Uranus combination is squared by Saturn opposite Astraea.  Saturn (Aquarius) opposite Astraea…

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2020-04-25 : Pluto Stations Retrograde; Chiron Quadrinovile Selena; Mercury Square Pluto

2020-04-25 : Pluto Stations Retrograde; Chiron Quadrinovile Selena; Mercury Square Pluto

Summary

Pluto stations retrograde today.  With a 240 year orbit, an “eccentric” orbit that varies in speed, we have felt this for some time, weeks.  Others have written about this extensively and we will not duplicate those comments here except to say that this is a bad time for most Scorpios and a fair number of those related to Pluto (detectives and morticians and intelligence agencies).

Chiron quadrinoviles Selena.  This is a particularly esoteric combination, not easy to interpret.  But the most literal interpretation tells us that this part of ourselves that is tied to the “wounded healer” connects to that part of ourselves that is our “highest and best” calling to produce an insight, an important insight that is easily missed or overlooked.  If you can avoid the anger and violence of the day, this can be a breakthrough moment.

Venus novile Uranus also brings an important insight, maybe amplifying the one you have.  Again, capture it, write it down, lest it escape you.

Mercury square Pluto has also been discussed elsewhere, but (to repeat) it brings angry words and sometimes physical violence.  Be wary of dangerous people, places, and things.

We will not say that this will be an easy weekend.  But, you can learn important lessons from it.

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2020-04-25 Time Map

2020-04-24 : Mars Sesquiquadrates North Node; Moon squares Mars; Sun Semisquare Neptune

2020-04-24 : Mars Sesquiquadrates North Node; Moon squares Mars; Sun Semisquare Neptune

Summary

As we said yesterday: Mars sesquiquadrates North Node, and all hell breaks loose.  That’s the kind of talk that is dangerous for an astrologer to say.  Sometimes we get things wrong, and then we have egg on our face.  But, I am saying it.  Mars CAN be helpful, but it is known as the “Lesser Malefic” for good reason: it usually leads to violence, physical violence.  An only slightly higher form has it leading to hurtful words, the kind that sometimes end a relationship.  Athletes (and other martians, such as police) can sometimes channel this into something beneficial.

The sesquiquadrate aspect itself is, effectively, martian in nature and NOT usually any high form.  The North Node, also known as “Ketu” or the “Dragon’s Head,” is about “working through karma.  The vedic astrologers think this is good because we can “learn lessons.”  Maybe so, but those “lessons” are invariably unpleasant as hell at the time.

All of this is exacerbated by the Moon (in Taurus) which squares Mars (in Aquarius) and sets up a hard aspects pattern with the nodes.  (We might revise this entry later to examine this pattern more closely.)

No other outers make aspects, making this one more pronounced in its effect.

Sun semisquare Neptune perfects about four hours later, adding confusion to the mess (but possibly empowering creatives, such as poets and photographers, to derive creative works from these difficult situations).

Mercury is applying to a square to Pluto, which stations retrograde tomorrow.  For all practical purposes, Pluto can be treated as retrograde.  The Mercury / Pluto square is yet another indicator of a “difficult,” likely dangerous, day.  Avoid dangerous people, places, and things on this date.

Mercury forms a septile to Hygeia, more karma but also the potential to learn important insights. Sun noviles Hygeia, confirming the message of Mercury (or is it the other way around?).  Sun triseptiles Juno, leaving me wondering if we are going to see a female shooter on this date.  On the other hand, a female relative may be the person who provides a key insight to solving the problem.

Listen close: kind words to others today, people!  You have no idea what someone else is going through or how fragile or how dangerous they are.

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2020-04-24 Time Map

2020-04-23 : Ceres into Pisces; Mars BiNovile Uranus; Neptune Sesquiquadrate Astraea

2020-04-23 : Ceres into Pisces; Mars BiNovile Uranus; Neptune Sesquiquadrate Astraea

Summary

Today is full of glitches, but it also has opportunities to solve problems.  Do that today.  Tomorrow, Mars sesquiquadrates the North Node (Rahu, the Dragon’s Head) and all Hell breaks loose for some, maybe many, of us.  And Saturday, Pluto stations retrograde, making things worse.

Fix everything you can today; tomorrow might be too late.

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Outers are the most interesting part of the day although the entire day is active.  Ceres enters Pisces.  This is a mixed bag.  The “Grain Goddess” (that likely governs supply chains and markets in the modern world) has moved into Pisces, possibly good for healing issues but also introducing confusion into our supply chains and marketplaces.  (Given the events of the Pandemic so far, it “feels” like she has been there for a month.)  Bottom line: expect more weirdness in these areas.  (Along with humorous songs and videos and photographs)

Criminality (especially involving theft by misdirection) may become a problem at this time.  (“That truck was supposed to be sent to Las Vegas,” but it was routed elsewhere and “disappeared.”  If it is ever found, the missing food or pharmaceuticals are long gone.)

Mars binoviles Uranus, giving some of us smart ideas about how to take action more effectively. As is true with all Mars / Uranus aspects, a “low side” exists and it almost always involves “accidents” (and failure to plan).  Even there, the possibility of ingenious ideas emerges.

Neptune sesquiquadrate Astraea introduces confusion into legal settings and legal issues.  Those working in these areas should expect smokescreens, attempted cover-ups, and misdirection.  Others will be at risk of having their misdeeds (finally!) uncovered.  These are all low to mid forms.  The high forms will have legal documents that, oddly, read like poetry and even actual poetry or art about the legal system.  GREAT times for television shows about the law and law firms (but not necessarily so much for procedural crime dramas that focus on the police to the exclusion of the attorneys).

We leave the other aspects uninterpreted as an “exercise” for those wishing to dive into them.

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Sunout aspects, the kind most astrologers read, show Mercury activity dominating the day, meaning that issues of transportation and communication become important.  (How this fits with the confusion of Ceres in Pisces remains an open question.)

The four Mercury aspects are these:

• Mercury BiNovile Saturn (a smart solution to properly processing details)
• Mercury BiSeptile Astraea (legal issues and solutions to them)
• Mercury Septile Vesta (how we have always done things)
• Mercury Septile Ceres (those supply chain questions, again)

This is yet another day where the battle cries of “but we have always done it this way” and “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” are simply NOT the right answer.  Places where the system is broken leap out like a walrus covered in Hunter’s Orange.  Holes in the system practically glow incandescent.

Do not be stupid: fix it!

And, just because you develop a smart solution to processing details does not mean that you can completely ignore them.  That is also folly.  Followup checks and tests are needed today.  We cannot afford to have milk or produce or other food destroyed simply because our supply chains are not equipped to handle the problems.  (And this applies to other matters as well.)

Time to fix it, make certain it is fixed, and move forward. 

Tomorrow, “things” become different.

Moonout

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The core issues of the day have been covered.  The moon forms biseptile aspects to Jupiter and Pluto, further emphasizing the “karmic” and “lessons learned” aspects of the day along with the possibility of breakthrough ideas.

Moon also forms a novile aspect to Venus and binovile aspect to Mars, again emphasizing windows of insight that can become windows of opportunity for those inclined to see those.  As we always say with regard to this: keep a notepad handy.  Today’s Martian emphasis might mean that you need to seize the moment and take action, also, when the window presents itself.

Sun and Moon both remain in Taurus though the New Moon perfected late yesterday.  While this tends to bode well for art, love, harmony, and finances, some people may not be willing to budge from their positions.  This does not bode well for problems in the system that the “we have always done it that way” crowd do not wish to recognize.

Table of Aspects

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Time Map

2020-04-23 Time Map