soul on a sunbeam

I pick the prettiest part of the sky and I melt into the wing and then into the air,
till I’m just soul on a sunbeam.  ~ Richard Bach

Balsamic Moons are the bridge between two worlds ~ the past is ending, the future new moon is approaching.  This is the moon phase of distilled enlightenment.  Knowledge of the last full moon has spread to others, all insights gleaned will germinate at the next new moon and will grow to fruition at the full moon in Libra on the sixth of April. (USA)

Balsamic Moon is the stage of the wise crone, the guru, it is the stage of solitude, silence and endings.

Moon is now in Aquarius, it enters Pisces on Monday the 19th (USA).  As the New Moon in Aries (Thursday the 22nd) approaches, it is a time to go ‘dark’ or inward, become contemplative, rest and renew.

Meditations, ritual ceremonies and magickal work while the Moon is waning in Aquarius is very productive for spawning revolutionary ideas, independence and breaking ties with restrictive situations. The Aquarius Moon particularly favors breaking love attachments as it is a moon of detached emotions, platonic relationships and freedom.

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I love the painting above ~ she speaks of the flower of life & creation, ancient depictions of the platonic solids, the fundamental forms of space and time.
Her Sahasrara crown is the cosmos ~ universal enlightenment.
Two peace doves for harmony.
She is the goddess of Mercury Rx conjunct Uranus in Aries, vibing high and changing her world (square to Pluto in Capricorn) through compassion (conjunct Sun in Pisces)and transcendence.

Om Mani Padme Hum~

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(please speak up if you can point me to the artist .. REritlug ?…thanks)  

Silence and the Source


Tomasz Maronski

Saturn shut my Mercury MC down last night.
Or rather, my Pluto transit did.
Saturn rules silence.
Pluto rules fubar.
Power. Struggle.
Helplessness.

Mercury went quiet.
Feeling the squeeze from everywhere.
Tilt.

Pluto leaves you standing there gaping: thinking w.t.f. ! are you kidding me ?!?
It forces any and and all issues to the surface, drags up the ugly and throws it in your face.  It transmutes, metamorphs and kills one thing in order to birth another.

Rogue: When they come out… does it hurt ?
Wolverine: Every time.

Pluto is currently square Sun in Pisces, and Uranus conjunct Mercury Rx in Aries.
Moon is constrictive to begin with and now it is in Saturn – ruled Capricorn coming up to conjunct Pluto again.

Moon conjunct Pluto will be high-octane off the charts emo crap, and it is in the Grand Earth Trine, is likely dealing with work or personal goals in some way (Capricorn).

This can be very healing, as far as purging the toxins, literally and metaphorically.
Possibility of healing manifested rapidly with tangible results.
Moon and Pluto rule vomiting.
Sucks, but you feel better after.
Typical Pluto.

Moon Pluto squares to the Sun, Uranus, Merc Rx will reveal new emotions, directions, ideas, and creative prospects to mull over in your brain.

New insights both incoming and outgoing are on the agenda with Merc Rx back over Uranus.   How do you compete with words and ideas ? 
May want to re- think that.

Mercury Rx and Mars are in mutual reception, so they are in constant communication, right off the bat.
Mercury is steeping in Aries, house of Mars, as is Uranus.

Watch your peripheral vision, your headspace ~ what you let in and out – mental / verbal wheels are burning tread at the starting line.  Caution is advised.

FYI: Mars Rx, Jupiter and Pluto are all at 9 degrees today
…put the knife down and back away slowly…
nines indicate endings, completion and saying goodbye to something

blessed be~
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Dig in.

Sequoia – photo : Ron Niebrugge

Full Moon in Virgo on Thursday March 8th at 3:39 am, CST, USA.

It is a day of energies in tandem :

Mercury and Uranus in Aries
(fire- active thinking, communicating and intuition)

Full Moon and Mars Rx in Virgo
(Feelings coupled with an inward focus of personal will and desires)

Venus and Jupiter in Taurus
(earth- steady growth with $$, creativity and love)

Sun will be opposite (Full) Moon and Mars Rx in Virgo
(revelations in both the houses of Virgo and Pisces, questions will be answered regarding these houses that have been on the table since the last new moon)

Venus and Jupiter will be opposite Saturn Rx in Libra (positive co-operative change, finding balance in relationships, even if it is only something You decide for Yourself.)

Mercury and Uranus in Aries will be square Pluto in Capricorn
(Progressive ideas, changes taking place- action taken regarding long-term goals)

Venus will be sextile Neptune in Pisces
(possibility for grand creative plans manifested on earth – you have to activate them !)

Neptune in Pisces will be trine Saturn Rx in Libra. (build the dream you wish to create- be exact !)

Grand Earth Trine
On Wednesday, March 14th – all at 9 degrees – exact – 12:50 am, CST, USA.

Venus is coming to conjunct Jupiter in Taurus (benefics, both) they will be trine Pluto in Capricorn and Mars Rx in Virgo.

Grand Earth Trine energy is a harmonious, beneficial and co-operative expression of energy – the planets involved are moving energies in the same nature Earth it signifies a time for growth on the material plane.

Taurus rules finance and possessions, financial and self – worth.  Venus is love, money and creativity – it will be conjunct the planet of expansion and luck, Jupiter in the house of finance.  They are in trine to Pluto the transformation energy in Capricorn the sign of big business, career and ambitions.  They are also in trine to Moon and Mars, which puts an emotional kicker behind the Mars Rx in Virgo.

Mars Rx in Virgo energy – I have witnessed of late – is no doubt a more thoughtful, delayed Mars energy because it is in the house of the discerning eye, Virgo  perfectionism.  Instead of single-minded pursuit of one vision / one action, the Mars Rx energy I have experienced is sorted at the get go – meaning it is not full thrust in one direction, but compartmentalized prior; it feels like only so much energy is available, or allotted to each task.

Virgo is Mercury ruled, Mercury is the mind – channel it carefully as thoughts become tangible things, Mars Rx is the mind put to detail and the energy follows inward. It has expressed itself to me in fits and starts of productivity, multi-tasking and bouts of monkey mind – nip the negative and replace with positive – being flexible is key.  Virgos can be rigid, but the house of Virgo really needs to compromise with (opposite sign) and draw upon the classic Pisces surrender for this passage of Mars Rx and Mercury Rx.

Keep a firm grip on the positive and go with the flow.

Mercury Retrograde Monday, March 12 – 2:49 am, CST, USA.

Mercury going retrograde will bring it back to meet Uranus for a second time, it’s higher octave.  Gut feelings and intuition on a personal inward level will be high, revelations on the inner plane of self will be forthcoming and very enlightening.

Look to your house of Aries for more clues – Mercury and Uranus will be forming new solutions, creating brainstorms, and changing the way everything ~ eyesight and second sight ~ is SEEN.

Mercury rules maps, and Uranus intuition – follow your hunches.
Sun will be trine Moon – Venus conjunct Jupiter – what does your heart tell you ?

Mercury Retrograde in the house of Aries and Mars Retrograde in the house of Virgo brings the 2 planets into mutual reception, they will be working well together in tandem, in each others houses to find the best personal solutions to actions (Mars / Aries) and communications (Mercury / Virgo) on a personal (and global) level.

Mercury Rx / Aries is more thought out and less knee-jerk, yet still shooting sparks and taking action – Aries is the I AM – this and the house of Aries in your chart is where to look.  Mars Rx in Virgo is action compartmentalized and detailed tweaking on the mental plane.

When these two planets are in mutual reception they will be working together in your Aries and Virgo houses to streamline and re-evaluate mental and physical actions on the material plane.

Who am I, where am I going, how will I get there, and what can I do for you along the way..?

Be mindful of your thoughts, for when Mercury begins to slow and begin retrograde, its energies are in tandem with Uranus – both square Pluto the power of divine will.

Thoughts are set to manifest rapidly into the material plane.

namaste~
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least resistance

Osho Zen Tarot

One card draw: Question ?  How for all of us to best work with energies in the coming year for the most benevolent outcome.   Spirit card at the bottom of the deck what is going on underneath it all.

Both cards are Majors = Powerful !

XVIII Past Lives:
How apt !  Neptune enters Pisces, 1:04 pm CST today !
Shape of an hourglass, an awareness of time passing and our place in the infinite.  Lizards (dragons) it is the year of Water Dragon, the Zen Dragon, emotions brought to the fore, dealing with the cosmic connections and the source.  The ALL ONE.

Lizards shed their skin, some of them use camouflage to avert danger, they are indicative of renewal, vision, enlightenment, and rebirth.  The card represents the yin energy, the cosmic mother, the hands represent knowing (conscious) and unknowing (subconscious) recognize the circles and cycles in your life.  Also in alchemy, lizard renews and revitalizes his inner vision through staring at the sun.  Find and keep your center, your courage, and your heart in the face of changes.

XVI Thunderbolt :
Also apt !  Uranus (rules lightning) in Aries square Pluto – two radical awakeners in friction.  Inner earthquakes, major transitions are happening inner AND outer.  Micro & Macro.  Say yes to the process.  The only constant is change.

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Uranus rules lightning and lightning follows the path of least resistance to the Earth.

Change is always around and within us, but be aware – June and September – is the Uranus square Pluto hotzone, your house of Capricorn (Cardinal Earth) will be feeling the major renovations.

Your house of Aries will be giving you the unexpected as well, think on your feet is the best advice here, because Uranus is unpredictable.

Look to your house of Capricorn to see where and what and how you will be unearthing.
Also look to your natal Pluto, and where it lives for clues.  Do the same for Uranus and Aries.

It won’t be easy, but after the thunderbolts and storm clear, the atmosphere is flooded with negative ions that make us feel better !

namaste~
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