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Lunar Librans

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Dream Idyll (A Valkyrie) 
Edward Robert Hughes 

::Moon in Libra::
See if you FEEL the influence of the decans as Moon moves through Libra.
(Moon enters Scorpio on Sunday 3:51pm CST, USA.)

Decans of Libra
1-10 degrees (now) : Venus ( beauty, refined, cultured, attractive and magnetic )
10-20 degrees : Uranus ( cerebral, fixed and disruptive, signals the odd )
20-30 degrees : Mercury ( versatile, dual, communicative boost )
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Moon in Libra people possess an innate caring and sensitivity towards others.  They are changeable in artistic tastes, romantic relationships, and seek harmony in all relationships.

Bending to the will of others to avoid an argument is common.  

Libra Moons create beauty wherever they go and in all facets of life – fashion, art, books, film, music, architecture, all this and more are cultivated in the art world they surround themselves in.

They are sensitive with a need for peaceable surroundings in order to operate at their best. They make excellent diplomats – seeing both sides; both points of view – with the ability to peaceably compromise between two opposing forces.

Home tends to be artistic and a focus of importance where a personal oasis is formed to retreat from the public.  Moon is public, and so is 7th house – the other.  Moon in Libra folks would do well to balance professional public time – private time wisely.
Take time to recharge in beautiful comfortable surroundings : meditate, music, bells and smells – this helps Libra Moons find their center.

A few things Libra Moons must remain aware of / steer clear of: compromising too soon, vanity, laziness, vacillating, faulty motives, being judge and jury all in one.
The seventh house is also the house of open enemies, so best be aware of the scales of balance at all times and act accordingly.

Emotions are keyed into these Libran scales – watch the phases of the Moon and note personal fluctuations WITH HER for more insight into yourself, Libra moons.

Libra Moons are kind pleasant friends, attractive to the public at large, refined, charming and loving.
Enjoy our Libra moon, all …

peace
GMA

You have been chosen.

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Moon into Libra 12:35pm

Last night I watched Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and found myself wanting  deeper character and script development.  It was a good story but many things I was curious about were abandoned, never explored in the depth I hoped for. 
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Raise the Red Lantern (above) still clocks in as my fave after years.  Visually rich, each scene framed to perfection – even the sounds of the lanterns being hung sticks with me. The women in the movie are emotionally rich, passionately breathing their solitary viewpoint into a tangled viper’s nest of multiple wives, jealousies, friendships and betrayals.

Each wife eagerly awaits the nightly lantern lighting and the loving attention it signals.  You have been chosen.  Food, wine and sex is forthcoming…
Is very Moon into Libra, yes…?
Emotional fluctuations between a house of wives, all revolving around choice.
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I wanted to explore the concept of Laotong or bonded kindred sisters that Snow Flower described.  Chinese women, the Laotong or “Old-Sames” relationship was the most precious friendship bond. This was a more rare and formal relationship between women. A woman could only have one Laotong, and the bond was for life. (wiki)

Chinese astrological profiles of the girls were used for matching them, followed by the signing of a sealed legal contract.  Laotong often created a shorthand written language called Nu shu to communicate through written correspondence, a language only their sister could understand.   Fascinating !

I have Merc in Libra at MC and tons of Scorp energy, so secret signals and communiques are obviously way cool.  In fact, the sisters in Snow Flower wrote messages on the reverse folds of a fan.  Fans were once commonly held by fashionable women, and were an extension of body language.  Flipping your fan closed meant irritation while fluttering was flirtatious.

Snow flower was married well due to her tiny lotus feet, a creepy Chinese tradition of foot binding that was at one time very attractive and desirable for the upper class Chinese.  I looked up the pictures and numbers – freaks me right out ! 

In the 19th century, some 40–50% of Chinese women had bound feet; for upper class women, the figure was almost 100%.   It is estimated that more than one billion Chinese women had their feet bound from the late 10th century to the mid-20th century.  Thankfully that torture was banned long ago, click on the link for more.

Horrifying – makes my Neptuner square Venus /Jupiter cringe !
Mars in Sag too – ugh !

Happy Libra Moon . . .
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namaste
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Time Out for Dave

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Dave Brubeck
(1920-2012)

One of the jazz greats, I have spun his classic release Time Out millions of times, easily.

Dave was a Sagittarius, Moon in Scorpio with Cancer rising.
Pluto conjunct ASC from the 12th.

Wow, also a Grand Water trine from Pluto 12, Uranus in Pisces 9 to Moon conjunct North Node of Destiny in Scorpio 5.  Water signs are emotive – a grand trine from the creative 5th to the sensitive 12th is deeply creative and soulful especially when pulling emotional inspiration from the deep well of Scorpio.  That Uranus in Pisces is kick of the unusual that wove its boho way seamlessly into jazz masterpieces.

Fortuna conjunct Neptune (inspired music) in the creative sign of Leo.  Legendary composer, obviously.  Also Scorpio Mercury applying quintile (specialized talents, genius expressions) Uranus in Neptune – ruled Pisces at MC.

Venus angular in 7th (strong, the house it naturally rules), trine Jupiter and Saturn conjunct in Virgo : both of which also sextile Mercury.

Bless I do love the visionary centaurs….
Love and beauty will always live through your body of musical works, Dave.
Rest in Peace
 om mani padme hum

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answer

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Sabian Symbol draw this am….

Libra 9
Three old masters hanging in a special room in an art gallery,
sometimes they seem to speak to each other.

Thoughts to ponder while Moon is in Virgo.
Micro Macro
Finite   I n f i n i t e

Love
GMA

ps.  See divination in sidebar for Sabians

Flirtwort

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Feverfew
Chrysanthemum Parthenium / Tanacetum parthenium
Masculine, Venus, Water

Astrological
Primary: Libra, Taurus
Secondary: Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio

Common names: Febrifuge plant, Featherfew, Featherfoil, Flirtwort, Bachelor’s Buttons

Medicinal:  analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, aperient, aromatic, bitter, nervine, stimulant.

Magickal: Carried for protection against illness.

Feverfew comes from the latin ‘febrifugia’ which means driver out of fevers.
It is used for inflammations and hot swellings.  It is helpful for both migraines and rheumatoid arthritis.

Feverfew has an ancient reputation as a pain reliever.

Migraine sufferers indicate Feverfew is effective in reducing both the number and the severity of migraines.

Headaches can be caused by stress, grief, anxiety, glandular deficiencies, too much white sugar, coffee – and they can also be triggered by odd smells and allergies.

If you have Saturn in the 1st house, Saturn in Aries, or Mars in hard aspect to Saturn, you may be more likely to suffer from headaches.

To be most effective, the leaves of feverfew must be taken daily as a preventative rather than when the headache begins.

Ways to prepare it:
Chew fresh leaves daily.
Simmer 5 leaves in 2 cups boiling water for 15 minutes, sip 2-3 times daily.
Capsules

I encourage you to do your own research about feverfew before using.
Here’s a bit to get you started…

National Institute of Health

* I am not a medical doctor, informational purposes only.

namaste
gneissmoonastrology.net

The Remover

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Ganesha postcard flung itself off my wall this am.
Some obstacles have been removed, have no idea what though.
Two in particular I am hoping for…

Ganesha is Uranian, removes the obstacles
Uranus stations direct in 10 days …

Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles (Vighnesha (Sanskrit: विघ्नेश; IAST: Vighneśa), Vighneshvara (Sanskrit: विघ्नेश्वर; IAST: Vighneśvara), patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom. wiki

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namaste
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Gimmie forty acres

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Well of Souls – Lakandiwa

Can’t keep my mind from the circling sky
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I.
Pink Floyd

Monday November 26 
4:48pm CST, USA
Mercury station direct

Moon in Taurus
Void of Course 6:57pm
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Tuesday 27
Void ends with Moon into Gemini 6:58pm
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Wednesday November 28
8:33am CST, USA
Full Moon Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Gemini 6′ 40 degrees
Visibility here
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In a Big ole void Toro moon, I would like to think it will be a port of relaxation, an unplugged zen moon. . .what it actually turns out to be remains to be seen.

HA !  A great deal of it WAS that when I got kicked offline last night.  Hilarious.

Full Moon Eclipse in Gemini lead time is WoW stellar so far.
Did a quickie personal tarot reading: 3 card draw: past, present, future in each present position was a duality.  Moon, 2 Swords, 2 Cups
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Mercury is Lord of the Eclipse, communications are on the plate.  How the heck to get visionary ideals to meet the daily grind/ routine. 

Been getting THAT lesson in spades.
Do I argue why I think the tower card equals male erection or do I argue why I disagree with butterflies being cold stunned and jammed into a tiny envelope – ah fuq it – both. Wanna know how I really feel – hang on a sec – sure to be a curve ball incoming soon.
My natal Neptune took the first eclipse hit, now natal Mars.
wheee…pffft. 

Moon conjuncts South Node which signals a release, a sacrifice and like the six of pentacles an exchange – paying it forward.  Jupiter is Rx in Gemini conjunct Moon, lending cosmic charity of some sort on the emotional realm along with this eclipse.  Count the blessings, light the candles rather than curse the darkness.

Lunar eclipses are emotionally charged – this Full Moon Eclipse is that and then some because Gemini Moon is quincunx the past.

oh fuq, THAT again ?
Let us please observe a moment of silence.
Breathe deeply.
Reboot

I think (HA Gem joke) I am going to take my lightsaber bubblewand into the yard and breathe my Scorp crap into the soapy bubble.  Like Magick, Glenda appears, the bubble pops and BS begone.

Next !

What do I mean by the past specifically ?
Realize where your root of thinking grows from: childhood conditioning, what is your daily buzz in the brainpan, think how you can unlearn what you have learned (thank you Yoda).

Personal philosophies as they apply globally are in adaptation, improvisation mode. 

Randomly it occurs to me: Jupiter Rx conjunct Eclipse Gem Moon = gimmie forty acres and I’ll turn this rig around.  I’ll pop it into the comments with Floyd, love that song, first heard it on a turnpike roundabout Nashville….

Gemini Eclipse Moon is quincunx – adaptation, improvisation
Venus / Saturn conjunction in Scorpio
Mars / Pluto conjunction in Capricorn
While Saturn and Pluto are in mutual reception.

Past actions regarding love money creativity are being hammered out and reforged into a new, more inspired, spiritually healthy path via Sun and Moon square Neptune in Pisces.  Lunar eclipses not only go deep into the subconscious to provoke change – they also last longer in the public psyche.

Keep in mind North Node of Destiny is in Scorpio and that equals metamorphosis…

peace
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Twisty !

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Monday November 26 
4:48pm CST, USA
Mercury stations direct

Wednesday November 28
8:33am CST, USA
Full Moon Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Gemini 6′ 40 degrees

Mercury stations can be a bit dicey – Mercury is The Trickster, after all.

Not only that, but the upcoming lunar eclipse is in the sign of Gemini – Mercury rules.  Any and all communications are operating like juggling balls of thought.  Gemini rules the hands – great for multi-tasks, they are the information superhighways of the zodiac.
 Gems are walking trivia libraries, full of bits of useful info – happy to disperse and enlighten.  They are pleased as punch if you tell them something new / juicy.

Moon is nearly full bringing illuminations and culminations to your Gemini house.  

Mercury stationing near an eclipse is likely bringing duality and lots of it. 

I have been getting so much information and all in pairs, is a bit weird – but cool.  Seeing two viewpoints, getting two messages, two great ideas – the double edged sword of truth, that sort of thing.  This is heightened by Uranus stationing direct 2 weeks or so.  Uranus is polarities and duality as well, so double lucks, double happiness, double insightful blessings to all my readers . . .

Thursday December 13
New Moon in Sagittarius 2:42am CST, USA
Uranus stations direct 6:02am CST, USA

Outer planet stations are often felt weeks prior, especially if they are prominent in your natal.  I happen to have it prominent in natal and progs – wild ride – I tell ya ! 

During this square / eclipse season it is most important to BE FLEXIBLE.
Get extra sleep, drink extra fluids, eat healthy, stay grounded – this is a ton of AIR !

The urge to communicate is strong at the moment – do so – journal, chit-chat, write a haiku whatever.  When dealing with others, be patient, misunderstandings are likely near stations, send another missive explaining if you need to.  Asking for cut and dried commitments is not favored at this time, wait it out . . .it will happen if it is meant to.

peace
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