The Process of Settling in, Discovering, and Moving Forward
Having begun the process of exploring where I find myself, I am amazed that the Universe has brought me to this place. A few evenings ago I ventured out to a cultural event by the harbor.
I found myself in a park dedicated to Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, a man widely considered to be foundational to the New Thought spiritual movement in the early 19th century. There I came upon a labyrinth, an astrolabe, and a plaque inscribed with a quote from Phineas Quimby.
Imagine my surprise.
I have changed the pronouns below.
“There is a rhythm in the universe. Seasonal changes, the rising and setting of the sun, the lunar phases, the ebb and flow of the tides, the orbital movement of the planets; all bear evidence of the universal rhythm. When people are in harmony with this rhythm, things go well for them. When they are at odds with it, they seem to lose their energy and force”. – Phineas Parkhurst Quimby
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EXPLORATION IN THE MORNING – ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THE AFTERNOON
Monday, August 8, 2022
This second week in August begins with the Moon in optimistic Sagittarius, a sign of vision and insight. This encourages us to open our hearts and minds to expand our understanding of the wider world around us. Move beyond your insular world. Talk to folks who don’t see the world as you do. Find the wonder and beauty in perspectives beyond your own. Encounter the world with a sense of lightness and humor.
Enjoy this start to the week as it losses its hold this afternoon.
At 2:38 PM ET, the Moon enters Capricorn and your sense of humor falls by the wayside as you face the next few days with a more serious outlook. More practical considerations come to the forefront and you are ready to face your own solitary ambitions.
As the Moon passes through Capricorn the prevailing mood is cautious, determined, and prudent. Capricorn is the cardinal earth sign, ruled by Saturn and represented by the solitary mountain goat. This is a sensible hard-working sign that keeps us focused on ambition, mature efforts, and hard work.
This more serious emotional state can support you in getting a lot accomplished. The Moon will remain in Capricorn until Wednesday afternoon.
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WITH CHANGE ON THE HORIZON, ADJUST EXPECTATIONS
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
The Moon continues through Capricorn today. Your emotional focus will remain on practical issues, goals, and necessary plans. With the Moon in this Cardinal Earth sign, you will be reminded of reality and personal responsibility. Your emotions direct you toward a practical future.
The more important astrological statement today is the opposition between Venus and Pluto, exact in the wee hours of the morning. This suggests intense and powerful pressure. This pressure will be felt in your intimate partnerships and/ or your relationship with money and personal resources.
You may find that you are embroiled in drama, over-thinking, manipulation, or difficult power dynamics. If you are suspicious, jealous, or otherwise threatened consider the underlying cause. If your relationships are unhealthy for you, you know it is time to make a profound adjustment.
This transit will impact you most powerfully if you have planets between 26 – 28 degrees of Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn). Think about the state of your relationships or finances in early March. What has changed and what have you learned about your personal values since that time? Do you need to adjust the expectations that others have of you? Make no mistake, change is on the horizon.
Make sure your eyes are open wide. Take your time and wait for clarity before making powerful decisions that will change your future.
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COOL EMOTIONS – BROAD PERSPECTIVE
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
The intensity of yesterday continues as we begin to settle into a day of seriousness and effort. The Moon remains in Capricorn this morning.
During the early part of the day focus on accomplishment and progress. Get to work. Take care of any issues in your business that you have been procrastinating on. Consider and implement necessary accomplishments. Remember the importance of building a stable and secure future.
The Moon leaves Capricorn at 2:44 PM ET, entering the Fixed Air sign of Aquarius. When the Moon is in Aquarius your emotions are filtered through the intellect. Your mood is likely to be informed by exciting and/ or anxiety-filled flashes of thoughts and ideas.
When the Moon is in Aquarius it is a relief to be able to maintain distance between ourselves and our emotions. You are not going to get swallowed up with moodiness and no amount of emotional manipulation by others will control your beliefs or actions. In order to see and understand what is truly important, we must have some distance from overwhelming sensitivities.
Spend time with people who expand your mind, vision, and perspective. Be ready to think and talk about humanitarian issues. Consider how to contribute to the vision of a better world for all sentient life on planet earth.
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AQUARIUS FULL MOON – EXPRESS INDIVIDUALITY
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Today is an extremely dynamic day as we reach the Full Moon, Venus changes sign, the Sun squares Uranus, and Mars sextile Neptune! That is a lot for one day. Keep your eyes open and pay attention to the shifting sands of time.
The Moon continues through the cool friendly sign of Aquarius as she reaches the Full Moon at 9:36 PM ET.
Each month the Full Moon brings us to a time of illumination. At the Full Moon, we celebrate reaching the pinnacle of the cycle that began six months ago and the shorter cycle that began two weeks ago. Think of the Full Moon as the coming together of two cycles, and consider what awareness connects these two cycles in your life.
Today’s Full Moon brings us to the illumination of what began two weeks ago at the Leo New Moon on July 28th. In considering the larger cycle, this brings us to a point of awareness from the Aquarius New Moon on February 1, 2022.
As the day gets underway the Sun forms a challenging square aspect to Uranus. This may feel like anxiety or excitement or a combination of both. There is a feeling of tension in the air as unpredictable, abrupt, change feels imminent. You may reach for freedom quickly and without forethought. You do not want to feel that anyone or anything is restricting you or limiting your ability to be your most authentic self. Expect the unexpected and pay attention as the landscape can change rapidly. Do not try to restrict or control others, allow everyone the benefit of the doubt. Believe what they show you to be true about themselves.
Venus enters Leo at 2:29 PM ET. Venus will remain in this Fixed Fire sign until September 5th. While Venus is in Leo we get a boost of creativity, are more generous, outgoing, and more expressive of love and affection. While Venus is in Leo we are able to dive into joy, enthusiasm, and playfulness with more generosity and spontaneity. Show your love for others without restraint at this time. Go big with compliments and gifts, allow yourself to shine, and bask in the light of those you love.
At 5:43 PM ET Mars forms a delightful sextile aspect to Neptune This brings the sense of sensual allure to the table. Attraction and sensitivity increase. This is ideal for romance and tender sexual connections. Enjoy.
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IMAGINATION AND SENSITIVITY COME INTO VIEW
Friday, August 12, 2022
Today brings us a rather quiet day to assimilate all the changes that the week has brought so far. The day begins with the Moon still in the cool intellectual sign of Aquarius. Enjoy time with folks who are on an intellectual par with you that can also stretch your thinking to new dimensions.
When the Moon is in Aquarius it is easier to connect with others and engage in interesting and unusual conversations with strangers. Test this out in the grocery store, post office, or anywhere you encounter folks you do not know.
At 2:45 PM the Moon enters Pisces. When the Moon is in Pisces you can connect with your muse and deep levels of imagination. Allow boundaries between yourself and others to blur. In this way, understanding and compassion flow between self and others. With the Moon in this mutable water sign, we encounter deep emotional sensitivity. This may feel delightful as you drift on waves of sensitivity or it may feel overwhelming as you struggle to keep your head above water. Allow yourself to drift and dream!
Find a way to be of service to others. This will help you avoid the tendency of the Pisces Moon toward escapism.
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DRIFT AND DREAM
Saturday, August 13, 2022
The Moon drifts through the mutable Water sign of Pisces today. It is nice to have the Moon in Pisces on a weekend as we are able to take a lazy restful day without it impacting our work week. This is a great day to enjoy a bloody mary with brunch (with or without the alchol), lay in the sunshine, drift on a body of water, daydream, and rest. As the Moon passes through Pisces we encounter a deeper than usual level of emotional sensitivity. It may feel delightful to drift on waves of tender sensitivity or it may feel overwhelming as you struggle to keep your head above water. Don’t fight against the feeling of weightlessness, embrace it and allow yourself to drift and dream!
While the Moon is in this sensitive and insightful sign, you can encounter profound insights about yourself and others. Meditation, music, poetry, walking in nature, yoga, or qi gong will help if your emotions become difficult to manage.
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SERIOUS EFFORT BRINGS POWERFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT
Sunday, August 14, 2022
This morning the Moon continues through Pisces, your emotions and your intuition and imagination are engaged. You may feel deeply connected to others, so much so that boundaries between you blur. Compassion and unconditional love can flow easily at this time.
When the Moon enters Aries at 4:43 PM ET you can anticipate a sudden change. The change from the mutable water sign of Pisces to the cardinal fire sign of Aries is rather dramatic. The desire to take action pulls away from the overriding vulnerability we have been immersed in over the past few days.
Aries is the sign of assertive direct action. When the Moon is in Aries take action and challenge yourself, your strength, and your courage. An appropriate challenge will be personal and require no outside input. If the courageous action you take today results in your falling on your face, so be it. It is better to fall on your face than to hold back out of fear or too much caution.
At 1:01 PM ET the Sun opposes Saturn. This may be experienced as a problem between yourself and another person. One of you wants closeness and the other needs distance. You may feel isolated, rejected, or overwhelmed with burdens and responsibilities. This will be easier to handle early in the day when the Moon is still in Pisces. Once the Moon enters Aries, you may lose patience.
Patience is the key to this transit. This is what you must learn. Breath, slow down and determine to be more serious and thoughtful than you are incined to be. Determine to learn the lessons of effort, patience, respect, and persistence. Work on a personal goal by yourself today as you probably aren’t the best company for others.
At 5:27 PM ET Mars forms a lovely trine aspect to Pluto. This will likely ease the frustration of the Sun opposing Saturn as you receive a surge of empowerment within that project you are working on. You have an amazing amount of energy to direct toward whatever that project is. You are passionate, powerful, and influential. Do your best to push that energy out into the world.
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