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Tonights sky

Moon and Jupiter conjunct in Taurus in a Grand Earth Trine
with Mars in Virgo and Venus conjunct Pluto in Capricorn

Slow and sweet as molasses right now…..enjoy it while it lasts.

Hold your toes steady on the Venus balance beam.
(Saturn is in Venus ruled Libra opposite -(compromise)- Venus ruled Taurus)

Take a deep breath ~ be limber and  strong  ~> radical Uranus dismount & Full Lunar Eclipse on the 10th.

Click here for Sky and Telescope
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namaste~
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Popping in to answer some questions:

Gneiss, what is the numerology of lodestone ?

A:  Lodestone is magnetic, it has positive and negative polarities so my first thought was 2.

According to astrology rulership, 2 is Moon or Cancer.
Lodestones are magnetic, and magnetics corresponds with Uranus, Aquarius and the number 4.

Magnetite (lodestone is a naturally magnetized magnetite) is octahedral.

Meaning it has 8 triangles, 12 edges, 6 vertices.
(Crystals grow mathematically.)

Note in the text below that the octahedron is dual, a mirror of itself –
so again, 2.

Lodestones attract iron fillings, can change the reading on a compass and are used to balance the polarities in the body, aligning all the chakras.
Lodestone is an earth element stone, it is grounding and gives added power to attracting manifestations.  They can be used to stimulate specific points on the body meridians, they help regulate frequencies.  Lodestone is very helpful for protection of one’s energy field.

There is biogenic magnetite in human brain tissue as well, click here to learn more.  It serves as an internal ‘homing device’ which enables us to choose which fork in the road we will take.
Choice is 2.


Gneiss, which Catholic Saint is synchronized with Saturn ?


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A:  Saint Peter.  He holds the keys to the gates of Heaven.
(Saturn rules gates, binds and constricts.)

Peter’s attribute is a set of keys, from the time Christ said to him: “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Mathew 18:18

Gneiss does Pluto rule basements in astrology ?

A: Saturn and Capricorn rule basements, for they rule the earth.
Pluto rules catacombs, the dead buried in the earth.

If you have questions, e-mail me here~
gneissmoon@rocketmail.com

namaste~
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Rooster of Conjunction

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I am open to the guidance of synchronicity and do not let expectations hinder my path ~ Dali Lama


Tabula Smaragdina (Emerald Tablet) ; Artist Matthieu Merian

December 10. 2011
Uranus direct zero Degrees Aries at 1:04 am, CST, USA
Full Lunar Eclipse 18 degrees Gemini: 8:36 am, CST, USA
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Click here for eclipse illustrations and eclipse info in depth.
Click here for NASA map with info regarding visibility.
Total lunar phase lasts 51 minutes.
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This Full Lunar Eclipse in Gemini follows the partial Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius that occurred on November 25, 2011, click here for more on that eclipse.

Eclipses are signposts indicating new directions in life, both personally and globally.

Full Lunar Eclipse in Gemini means Mercury Rx (retrograde= re-evaluate, revise, re-invent) is Lord of the Eclipse. The energies of the eclipse degree will remain active for several months after the eclipse, as other planets make aspects to the eclipse degree.
Lord of the Eclipse, Mercury Rx adds to this delayed release of eclipse energy.

Mercury Rx at the time of the eclipse is on the decan of Jupiter, bringing a sense of hope and faith in the future for us personally (micro) and globally (macro).  Mercury Rx is trine the newly direct Uranus. (Uranus turns direct 7.5 hours prior to the eclipse.)
It is worthy of note that Mercury in revision, trine Uranus going direct will shift intuitions, advanced soul growth is particularly acute for this eclipse.  The mind and how we communicate is covering all the bases.
Mercury Rx is in Sagittarius, and rules both Gemini and Virgo.

During a Full Lunar Eclipse, the Earth (the material world, work and wealth) shadows the Moon (emotions, fluctuation, security).
The Earth is receiving the light, while the moon is not.  For this reason, material world issues will be called to the foreground and are in the middle of a compromise.

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This compromise lies between higher visionary ways of seeing / thinking, and being actively in service to others * (solar) ;
versus counter-productive fluctuating emotions, scattered thinking regarding health, work, and personal responsibilities (lunar).

* note: this is the North Node of Destiny Path*

Some interesting polarities: Sun on the decan of Mars, opposite (compromise) the Moon on the decan of Venus.
Solar Mars is ego, male energy, and it is in a transpersonal sign and house – in compromise – with Lunar Venus, female, emotional energy in a personal sign on a social house.

Sun is quintile (creativity expressed, the spirit quest) Neptune and Chiron – this is an amazing healing vibe !  In addition, Venus is quintile Uranus giving art and love an edge of maverick intuitive expression ~  what a fabulous way to go direct, yes ? !

Sun and Moon are both square Mars in Virgo on the decan of Saturn.  Mars and Saturn work well together.  Saturn focus is good for crazy Martian energy, it gives stamina, tact and self-discipline to power.

Mars in Virgo with a Saturnian flavor adds stamina to detail work and thinking – in square to eclipse energies, with Mercury Rx trine Uranus direct, expect self- examination & wild card / lightning bolt brainstorms.

Where will you be feeling the eclipse energies ?  Look for the Gemini / Sagittarius axis in your natal chart.
Where will you be feeling Uranus direct ?  Look for the house of Aries in your natal chart.

Here’s a very general guideline:
1/7 = self/others
2/8 = mine/yours
3/9 = learning/teaching
4/10 = home/career
5/11 = personal will/ will for others
6/12 = personal health & work/ universal health & service

Planets in your natal conjunct the eclipse point of 18 degrees Gemini and any aspects to that point will feel a strong influx of eclipse energies, and look in the future to planets crossing this degree for more incoming eclipse vibes…

find and fulfill your destiny~
gneissmoonastrology.net

smile & grin

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An Eclipse prayer, a Neptune direct & going home prayer ~
guitars, mystics, prophets, spiritual healing and the cosmos…

Neptune is illusion, fog and dreams, the ocean ~ fluctuation on a grand scale.

She has been getting zapped in a fixed electrical sign since August 24th, 1998.
Neptune will, at long last, enter Pisces, the sign she rules, on February 3, 2012.

blessed be
om mani padme hum

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South Node indicates the past life, or the road previously travelled.
It is called Ketu- the dragon’s tail- and is likened to a valley.

North Node is the trail we are currently blazing in this life.
It is called Rahu- the dragon’s head- and is likened to a peak.

North Node at the time of last nights eclipse was in the 4th house indicating
Karmic Balancing.

North Node placed in the 4th house means the energy is used to do whatever is needed and ordered by the other trinity of nodal point groups.  The 4th, 8th, and 12th houses are the Trinity of Psychicism.

The Trinity of Life.
North Node in 1st, 5th or 9th is the redistribution network, intellectual and creative growth.

The Trinity of Wealth.
North Node in 2nd, 6th, or 10th is responsible for material structures on the material plane. 

The Trinity of Association.
North Node in 3rd, 7th, or 11th is responsible for maintaining peace and harmony in society.
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Mine is in Aries, 4th. Polarities girl learns a life of balance, not too surprising.
If you would like to know where your Lunar Nodes are located, click here and enter your birth info.

namaste~
gneissmoonastrology.com

Messenger

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Hello lovely peeps~

It turns out transiting Mars in my 9th of higher learning square my natal Sagittarius Mars in 12 has me going at mystical and metaphysical study like a junkyard dog at a porterhouse steak.

Mercury is going retrograde just before the eclipse and I always find it helpful to flesh out the planetary bodies scientifically as well as turning my inner eye upon them.


Mercury has a rep for being neutral, dualistic, adaptable, dextrous, articulate, alert and brilliant.  It is neutral, reflective and associated with the throat chakra / communication.  Mercury expresses polarities, and does so scientifically as well.

One side is extremely hot at 430 degrees celsius, the other is very cold at -180 degrees celsius.  Mercury circles the sun in 88 Earth days, yet only rotates on its axis 3 times for every two trips around the Sun.  Mercury also has a global internal dipolar magnetic field which means it has both a north and a south pole.

In the natal, the closest aspect to Mercury is the way Mercury will find its expression.  For instance, my Mercury is at MC in Libra, and sextile Venus conjunct Jupiter in the 8th of Leo.  I am usually talking about art, music, or metaphysics.  Look to your Mercury to see how you express yourself.

namaste~
gneissmoonastrology.net 

Hobbit Eclipse

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Partial Solar Eclipse coming up November 24 / 25 right about midnight CST, USA at 3 degrees of Sagittarius.

A Saggie party !!
Sun, Moon, North Node, Mercury and Venus will be WhoOoping it UP !
More on that later…

Click here for a NASA map of the trajectory – who will actually see it.
(haha gave it away already !)

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Then watch this short, but very cool vid of an annular eclipse, and the moon’s shadow as it crosses the Earth.

antumbra –  The antumbra is that part of the Moon’s shadow that extends beyond the umbra.  It is similar to the penumbra in that the Sun is only partially blocked by the Moon.  From within the antumbra, the Sun appears larger than the Moon which is seen in complete silhouette.  An annular eclipse is seen when an observer passes through the antumbra.

penumbra –  The penumbra is the weak or pale part of the Moon’s shadow.  From within the penumbra, the Sun is only partially blocked by the Moon as in the case of a partial eclipse.  This contrasts with the umbra, where the Sun is completely blocked resulting in a total eclipse.

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umbra –  The umbra is the darkest part of the Moon’s shadow.  From within the umbra, the Sun is completely blocked by the Moon as in the case of a total eclipse.  This contrasts with the penumbra, where the Sun is only partially blocked resulting in a partial eclipse.
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I don’t know if I have mentioned I love, Love, LOVE maps..!
My Mercury lives at Midheaven & Mercury rules maps !
 So, I’m tossing this last one in for a great visual of the luminaries and the difference between a lunar and solar eclipse.

namaste~
gneissmoonastrology.net

Swingers

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It’s a void moon in Pisces and Uranus is trine the Mercury Venus conjunction so grab your pendulums, folks.

Uranus rules pendulums.
Mercury + Venus = love communication.
Pisces is the cosmos, divination; the Moon, intuition, receptivity.
A trine is the easy swift path between energies.

Moon enters Aries at 1:02 pm Sunday, CST USA.

A void moon is when the moon is not making any significant aspects before leaving the sign it is in.  The Moon rules feelings, intuition, fluctuation, subconscious, the public.  When the moon is adrift in the sky (so to speak) all these matters may wildly fluctuate.

Some folks say that the time of a void moon is a time to stop everything that involves judgement, signing contracts, starting projects or otherwise getting involved with decision making.    I suggest you follow your intuition where this is concerned, though I do suggest caution, after all…better safe than sorry.

Neptune is my most highly aspected planet and it falls in the 11th (natural house of Aquarius, Uranus rules) and my Sun is conjunct Uranus, meaning I get the vibes, and I go with it.  I treat most void moons as if they were dark moons, or introspective times to retreat into quiet thinking, contemplation- a time for release.

I sense it is very similar to a momentary retrograde where the moon energies take a break from going out, and instead flow inward.  It is very much like a high tide and low tide- after all moon is what brings the ocean tides.  The energies are flowing from the outside towards the inside.  Prime divination time- try it !

Above all, the Moon is intuitive so go with what you feel regarding void moons.

As a rule I get better results from a pendulum when I am not feeling well.

Here’s why : Moon rules Cancer, which rules the breast and stomach.  I have Moon (intuition) on the 4th (natural house of Cancer) in Taurus (exalted) opposite Neptune (divination) in Scorpio (metaphysics, the unseen) on the 11th (natural house of Uranus-pendulums- ruled Aquarius).  Uranus rules stress, pendulums, and my stomach issues are stress-induced with high-strung energies of Mercury (MC) and Uranus strong in my chart.  Mercury (communication) is sextile (oportunity) the 8th (unseen) and Uranus is sextile Neptune (opportunity for whammy divination), so if my vibes are outta whack, or strong Uranus action is happening- Yowsa !
Alex- “What is_____” for $500. lol

I have successfully dowsed a hidden water line in my backyard, the gender of unborn babies, and scratch-off lotto wins.  (No I won’t give you the winning numbers, lol. )

Each user generally has a particular direction for yes, no, maybe that is unique to them.  When I began dowsing, I asked which direction meant each answer and it has followed the same since- except when I change pendulums.  In which case, I ask the new pendulum for each direction/ answer when I begin.

I have used Odin stones on leather thongs, forked sticks, rods, rings.
Sacred space, reverence and purpose is the key.  I ask each time I enter sacred space what means what and move forward from there. Some pendulums differ directionally or are very fast/slow it depends on the pendulum. Each pendulum has an inherent energy signature.  Merry meet, find ways & part.

I have 3 crystal pendulums and vary the stone pendulum in accordance to the type of question being asked.  In matters of health and love I have an amethyst & rose quartz, for business I use sardonyx.  I also have a faceted clear crystal which has an energy that is off the charts ~ it is like the Ferrari of pendulums, seriously ~ quicksilver, fast and wild !

Makes sense, since Mercury is quicksilver, and Uranus is Mercury’s higher octave- facets in a gem allow for more refraction of light.  Sun is light, illumination, Mercury quicksilver communication, Uranus prisms, telepathy, Neptune rainbows and divination.

Dowsing works well with a forked stick and a ring on a string, so don’t get the impression that I am all about needing fancy stone pendulums.  Simply open your mind and your eyes to the possibilities, everything on Earth is sacred and vibrating at one speed or another…as long as it swings, it’ll work.

Check your chart for where Mercury, Uranus and Neptune fall and the aspects they make for an indication of your dowsing talents.  

Before I go, one last thing…my brother Jeff (mega- Aquarian) took me to the Wheel Bar in Estes Park, Colorado in the early 80’s where we sat and watched this giant pendulum (that I put into motion) make a spirograph drawing while we ate.
Was the coolest thing ever for 2 Uranian arty types to be doing, really.  (Uranus also rules scientific contraptions.)

I have used Odin stones on leather thongs, forked sticks, rods, rings.
Sacred space, reverence and purpose is the key.  I ask each time I enter sacred space what means what and move forward from there. Some pendulums differ directionally or are very fast/slow it depends on the pendulum. Each pendulum has an inherent energy signature.  Merry meet, find ways & part.

This post is dedicated to my friend who has lost a friend, and to my brother, Jeff who I miss every day.


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