January 2008
The Libra Moon goes void of course (no aspect) at 4:23 P.M., P.S.T. New Year’s Day and swings into Scorpio at 5:32 P.M., bringing with it a “let’s accomplish” attitude for the New Year. You should make progress at work on January 2nd, except for royal opposition and harsh words in early afternoon just after lunch. Return to tasks; do not dwell on it. Quadrantids Meteors graced the sky away from cit lights at approximately 50 m.p.h. on Thursday January 3rd. late Friday, January 4th and early afternoon January 5th, see oppositions and sudden changes. January 6th Sunday, the Epiphany feast of the Magi and the Eastern Orthodox Christmas has obstacles. Do not allow it to ruffle you. The evening clears with entry of the Capricorn Moon.
Mercury enters the sign of Aquarius on Monday evening, January 7th. Your mood picks up for accomplishing your agenda. The New Moon in Capricorn at 17:33 degrees opens the day at 3:37 A.M. on January 8th. This is an excellent task-finishing work day despite the void of course moon. The remainder of the week should help you to check off “to do’s” with an allowance for the retrograde Mars this month. Saturday January 12th has mixed emotions particularly with relationships and sudden changes under a mutable Pisces moon. Keep a cool head the following week. Saturday January 19th has some twists and turns of affection under the Gemini Moon. Just know that what is said is often easily forgotten the next day.
On Sunday January 20th (Inauguration Day in one more year), the Sun shoots into Aquarius at 8:44 A.M., P.S.T. It is an active day under the Cancer Moon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on January 21st with proper solemnity. The Full Moon in Aquarius/Leo at 1:54 degrees opens the day on Tuesday, January 22nd. A Mercury/Neptune conjunction in early evening accommodates creativity as well as deception. Walk carefully the next day on January 23rd, particularly in romantic interests. Family ties may appear to suffer likewise; Venus enters Capricorn on January 24th just after midnight beneath the Leo Moon. Although the Moon moves to the sign of Virgo in time for breakfast, your day should generally flow smoothly.
Some changes do appear at noontime on Friday January 25th. This evening sees the beginning of a new era of responsibility as Pluto enters Capricorn at 6:37 P.M., P.S.T. Whether you regard Pluto as a planet or a lesser celestial body, it is the agitator of transformation. Capricorn’s pragmatism will refine our way of life. It will affect government, leadership, business. Value the changes in your life. It will affect government, leadership, business. Value the changes in your life. We learn to manage power in our lives. Not all is good; not all is bad. Pluto will retrograde again to Sagittarius briefly on June 14, 2008, to remain until Thanksgiving Eve, Pluto will be ensconced in Capricorn until March 2023 when it will begin a series of gyrations in 2023 and 2024 in and out of the sign of neighboring Aquarius to commence to unfold a new screening for Planet Earth in relation to its solar system neighbors.
Saturday January 26th takes a bit of adjusting with colleagues. It is smoother on Sunday January 27th under the Libra Moon. Rush off your e-mails hoping they land on time, for Mercury turns retrograde tomorrow, Monday, January 28th at noontime. Keep smiling because your business meeting on Tuesday under the Scorpio Moon will fare surprisingly well. That may be because Mars, one of the ruling planets of the Scorpio Moon turns direct the next day on Wednesday January 30th. This is a relief. Now you can start and eventually finish all those renovations you have planned for months.
February 2008
February 1st has mixed blessings under the Sagittarius Moon. A late evening change of plan may eventually turn out better. Saturday, Ground Hog Day, February 2nd is also Candlemas Day. There are some strong oppositions on the agenda in early afternoon. Let it pas as the moon is void of course (no aspects). Later others may see new paths or routes of their own initiation. Handle routine tasks. Sunday February 34d views clearer heads under the Capricorn Moon. Now is the time to go over your memos and writings and to decide where to make changes. Remember Mercury is retrograde, so do not throw out the first draft. Monday, February 4th is a common sense day; however, keep your eye on the Sun/Chiron conjunction at mid-evening in the sign of Aquarius. This maverick planetoid could cause things to take an unexpected turn.
Mardi Gras is Tuesday, February 5th as the Moon enters Aquarius in late morning. The New Moon in Aquarius at 17:14 degrees on Ash Wednesday occurs in early evening at 7:44 P.M., P.S.T. It is a solar eclipse, with greatest visibility in the Southern Hemisphere, over southern Australia and Antarctica. Thursday, February 7th marks the celebration of the Chinese New Year and welcomes the Year of the Rat. The aspects for illusion, fantasy, and pageantry are present. Friday February 8th has some blockades in early morning and some sudden twists in late evening under the Pisces Moon.
The entrance of the Aries Moon late Saturday makes for excessive energy on Sunday February 10th. Use sound judgment. A Sun/Neptune square Sunday evening can bring about the exhibition of creative energies, but also shield the bare truths of the matter. You make progress under the Aries Moon on Monday, February 11th. Better to finish old business than start new ones, under Mercury’s retrograde shadow. This is a good catch-up day. There are several opportunities this week to finish written projects that stem from your own creative efforts. You have special spurts of loving communication on Friday, February 14th, Valentine’s Day under the Gemini Moon. Venus will enter the Sign of Aquarius on Sunday, February 17th in the early morning P.S.T. Your concern for the greater human community is manifested.
The Sun observes its Pisces ingress on Monday at mid-evening P.S.T. February 18th, Presidents’ Day, under the appropriate Leo Moon. The Piscean and Plutonian energies form a positive sextile (60 degrees - favorable) at mid-afternoon P.S. in water and earth. You can lay a positive foundation. Most welcome news is that Mercury, messenger of the gods, takes a direct turn that evening at 6:57 P.M., P.S.T., in Aquarius, just before the Sun dips into watery Pisces. There will be a change of pace. The Full Moon on Wednesday February 20th falls at 1:53 degrees Pisces/Virgo, at 7:30 P.M., P.S.T. this constitutes a lunar eclipse, generally visible over Central and South America, and the eastern part of North America. Its effects may be felt for several months as decisions are made which affect those areas.
Jupiter trines the Virgo moon Thursday evening. It may be a favorable time for visiting a shopping center with earth-bound, sturdy objects in mind. Some of the air may deflate in your sails on Friday evening as the Virgo Moon is punctured by mars in Gemini, just as the Moon goes void of course. All is forgotten by tomorrow as the pleasant Libra Moon brings congenial evening gatherings on Saturday, February 23rd. The Pisces Sun opposes Saturn in Virgo on Sunday, February 24th. Do not push the agenda. Evaluate your ideas later in the day to obtain colleagues’ feedback. You can begin to make decisions this week that were postponed during Mercury’s retrograde stance. Monday February 25th action begins to take form under the Scorpio Moon. Tuesday February 26th bodes mixed aspects, but Mercury and Venus kiss in an Aquarian
conjunction at 9:51 A.M., P.S.T. at morning coffee-break. The Moon/Jupiter sextile in late afternoon may result in a well-conceived major purchase or financial gain.
New ventures are on the horizon, which you discover in the water trine (130 degrees – favorable) in late evening, Tuesday P.S.T. there is some confusion early Wednesday morning February 27th. Hold off on sending demanding e-mails. Details are scrutinized very heavily on Thursday, February 28th. You cannot skim by. Polish up your documents and communications on Friday, February 29th, the leap day. This extra day grants you that extra thrust you need to accomplish unique, original solutions.
March 2008
The Capricorn Moon on March 1st places your feet on the ground to implement your carefully calculated decisions on Sunday March 2nd. Consensus may come from you usual allies, plus some unexpected sources. Mars re-enters Capricorn in the wee hours of Tuesday March 4th P.S.T. It will now move back to the point it retrograded in mid-November 2007 by the first week in April. You can progress on the home improvement projects. Chiron plays tag with Mercury and the Moon for the next two days. You never know what is liable to happen. The New Moon in Pisces begins the day of Friday, march 7th at 9:14 A.M., P.S.T., followed shortly thereafter by a Moon/Uranus conjunction. Creativity reigns. The Sun makes its annual conjunction with Uranus on Saturday march 8th at noontime, P.S.T. Early morning exhibits some heavy aspects.
Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday March 9th. Afternoon bodes calmer aspects. You may wish to be a spectator and appreciator at an artistic event. Monday March 10th flows in an orderly manner under both the Aries and Taurus Moons. You sense accomplishment. Wednesday may 12th is a topsy-turvy day under the mixed moons. The high point of the day is Venus’ entry into Pisces at mid-afternoon, P.D.T. Beauty envelopes the remainder of the month. Friday March 14th is a very active day starting new projects and letting go of others. Mercury enters Pisces at mid-afternoon on March 14th, P.D.T. Venus opposes Saturn on Saturday March 15th at 1:15 P.M., P.D.T. do not push personal relationships, or you may encounter a stone wall. You make greater progress on Palm Sunday March 16th. St. Patrick’s Day on Monday March 17th is uneventful during the daytime hours. Your computer network could be stymied in the early A.M.: Tuesday March 18th will offer better results.
The Spring Equinox with the entry of the Sun into the Sign of Aries brightens the scene late Wednesday evening March 19th P.D.T. this is the Holy Week. March 20th Maundy Thursday sets forth a positive financial aspect in the A.M. Some confusion follows thereafter. The Full Moon in Aries/Libra at 1:31 degrees occurs at 11:40 A.M., P.D.T. on Friday, March 21st. This is the feast of Purim in the Jewish calendar, the Feast of Lots, and a time of celebration. In the Christian calendar, it is Good Friday, which is quiet with some activity in the mid-evening. A serene outlook is preferable in the holy season.
Easter Sunday, March 23rd begins in a Libra Moon with ingress into a Scorpio Moon at mid-evening P.D.T. the aspects are favorable joining with associates in religious observances. Easter Monday March 24th proceeds quickly and fortunately under the Scorpio Moon. Transact your business in the morning hours. Tuesday March 25th goes well until late afternoon P.D.T. when you discover events and terms not on the surface. You cannot push your expansive plans as fast as you would want. Noontime obstacles appear. Thursday March 27th is a mixed array of aspects with the evening bringing some surprises, not all to your liking. The afternoon of Friday March 28th could bring sudden economic opportunities for investments or expansions. Be cautious as puffing may be present. You are in better control during the evening hours under the Capricorn Moon.
A Mars/Moon conjunction at mid-afternoon, following a Sun/Moon square, on Saturday March 29th makes for some difficult relationships. Keep your head set on cool. The Aries Sun squares Mars the next morning, Sunday March 30th, just after midnight P.D.T. Careful on your driving. The remainder of the day is rather pleasant for an enjoyable afternoon lunch/brunch, which could enhance business or professional relationships. You could continue your bliss minus severe reverses the next day, Monday March 31st as you close the month.
April 2008
April Fool’s Day is durable under the Aquarius Moon. Do not try to move mountains just now. Tomorrow April 2nd is a date to mark on your calendar with Pluto twisting retrograde in Capricorn in the early A.M. hours, P.D.T., after a very short stay. It will make a direct turn until September 8th when it heads out of Sagittarius for good (over 200 years). The turn is preceded by a Moon/Neptune conjunction in Aquarius. This is not a good time to apply to a lender for a refinance note. Mercury enters Aries at mid-morning P.D.T. this should add clear thinking to some paper trail blockages.
Thursday, April 3rd ventures competently at mid-morning, but communication slips back by dinnertime to make certain information unattainable. The Moon/Venus conjunction in Pisces at mid-afternoon P.D.T. brings harmony and beauty to your environment. The Aries Moon/Pluto square at dinnertime P.D.T. stamps “closed” on certain activities for the time being. Greet the New Moon in Aries at 16:44 degrees at 8:55 P.M., P.D.T. It is preceded by a Moon/Mars square (90 degrees, hard aspect) at mid-afternoon P.D.T., which indicates do not “rev” the engines too intently. Venus enters the Sign of Aries to join Mercury and the Sun at 10:35 P.M., P.D.T. energy Abounds. Chiron plays with Planet Mercury in wee hours frolics. There are opportunities for expansion on Sunday, April 6th as well as ingenious ideas under development. You have a sense of organization with an Earth sign trine (120 degrees – favorable) at day’s end.
The Taurus Moon on Monday April 7th has everyone and everything under control, with the exception of the love life. Begin April 8th with confusing signals and close it under the Gemini Moon with a lack of cooperation on the details of a plan. It goes much smoother on Wednesday April 9th. If you operate in the creative nighttime hours (12:00 A.M. – 6:00 A.M.), early Thursday April 10th provides a laboratory for your activities. Finish up before the office opens, P.D.T., or by noon, E.D.T. there are barriers under the Cancer Moon until late evening when you are more in control. You have a sudden surge of financial information at mid-morning Sunday April 13th, but you will have difficulty convincing others until at least late afternoon. Finish up your tax returns Monday evening, April 14th under the fire trine at 9:36 P.M., P.D.T. Then pop them in the mail before the nit-picking Virgo Moon appears at 6:06 A.M., P.D.T., April 15th. You are filled with more midnight energy on Wednesday April 16th.
Mercury plunks into Taurus on Thursday April 17th. This may allow you to achieve logistical goals on Friday, April 18th. The Sun makes it s Taurus ingress at 9:51 A.M., P.D.T. on Saturday April 19th. E.D.T. should add three hours. A creative outdoor event may be on the agenda. The Full Moon in Taurus/Scorpio at 043 degrees is on the docket at 3:25 P.M. on Sunday April 20th. Passover has begun. Monday, April 21st you do make overall steady progress under the Scorpio Moon.
Earth Day, April 22nd, celebrates some high spots but meets up with certain regulatory impediments by nightfall P.D.T. Mars opposes Jupiter on Thursday, April 4th. Caution in expenditures or investments. Finish the early afternoon with a trip to the spa/body works for regeneration. Some enjoyment may be indulged in on Friday and Saturday April 25th and 26th. The end of Passover and the Eastern Orthodox Easter are calendared for Sunday April 27th. Morning celebrations may not live up to expectations. Evening, P.D.T. may be more pleasant.
There may be some friction with associates during the evening hours P.D.T. of Tuesday April 19th. Let it go. Venus joins the conclave in Taurus at 6:34 A.M., P.D.T., Wednesday April 30th. The evening sparkles with agreement despite the fact it did not appear so in the early A.M., P.D.T. This should assist you to envision alternate avenues in the new month ahead.
For us let it be enough to know ourselves to be
in the place where God wants us, on our work,
even though it be no more that the work of an ant,
infinitesimally small, and with unforeseeable results.
Now is the hour of the garden and the night,
the hour of the silent offering: therefore the hour of hope:
God alone, faceless, unknown, unfelt, yet undeniably God.
-Abbe’ Monchanin, Ecrits Spirituels |
