Forecast for Wednesday 19 August 2009

Wednesday 19 August 2009

*Extemporization*

The New Moon of Leo is coming up, tomorrow at 3:03a PT | 6:03a ET | 10:03a UT, a few days before the sun enters Virgo, the final and most fecund (related to the fact that Virgo is an earth sign) third of the summer.

Meanwhile in the "dying moon" period we may feel lethargic or with little motivation. Mars at point focus however suggests internal impatience, a desire to get things moving, yet without the outer encouragement or enthusiasm to do much except chafe against restraints and uncertainties.

We entered the Dark Hermetic Epoch on Monday evening at approximately 4:30p PT | 7:30p ET | 11:30p UT. At that time the weather changed, where I am, dramatically; although the day had been glorious and bright until then, the sky turned dark and cloudy and the temperature plunged, so that for the first time in months I had to shut my windows during sleeping hours. Of course the Dark Hermetic Epoch does not mean cold weather per se, but I have noted over the years that the most extreme or peculiar weather happens during those periods, including major hurricanes and the like. The next Bright Epoch will begin on October 14.

So we are in the more internal half of life on planet Earth. Things are slower, more lackadaisical, or more confused depending on your perspective and your competence in handling this particular phase of things. The words "Refreshment and Realignment" in yesterday's forecast could be a motto for the whole Dark Epoch. Unfortunately, when people do not know how to shift gears, it does not seem refreshing to them, but harrowing. That is why I keep trying to give you clues about shifting gears during these times.

Because Wednesday is the last day of an Old Moon the above may be particularly noticeable, so it is well to find the most significant things to think about or accomplish, rather than those which some artificial agenda would impose on you. Shifting gears mean unclutching part of the time. When the clutch is out, apparently nothing is happening, that is, you are coasting on previous momentum. Such moments in the Dark Epoch are not to be resisted (unless they become extreme or too frequent or obsessive) but understood as an essential part of the process. Dorothy and her little house and dog are in the center of the hurricane sometimes and can do nothing at all until they enter the Land of Oz.

You might enjoy eating out. You also have an adventurous streak and could do a lot of walking while Mars in Gemini (curiosity about surroundings) squares Uranus in Pisces (the feet, the path-makers). Those attuned to sporting events might enjoy them.

Another trend could impel you to stick with familiar individuals, whether mate, children or young people, where you feel secure or comfortable. Contrary impulses are part of the Dark Epoch, so that U turns are more frequent.

An aristocracy or privileged group could be your friend rather than your enemy, if you are slow and careful in deciding anything connected with it. Let things brew rather than force answers.

The mystical and marvelous have an attraction even when you feel skeptical about them. It is fine to let one side of your nature "believe in" something or someone intriguing while another side of you questions and investigates.

You may find yourself lying on the floor. This is not a bad sign. You just need to relax and let something deeper, symbolized by the floor, get the upper hand within you.

Males are likely to be more melancholy than male-and-jolly. Hemmed in by four planets, Mars does not feel he has clear options. You might let the image of a male important to you come before your eyes (your sex makes no difference in this) and sense what he is going through. Or you might even think of some male actor you have been observing on TV or in movies, who will symbolize to you what other men in your life are going through. Don't you sense that this person is in a sort of quandary? He is recovering himself but only through much uncertainty and moodiness. He continues playing the game in which he must play to be a man, but wonders where it is going and what it means.

Fortunately, many things get better with age. This person, like you, is going through a maturation process. Hardiness develops through hard knocks. When a plateau of serenity is attained, all seems different and less threatening. Not just Dorothy but little and big boys can enter the Land of Oz.

{Wednesday} *Extemporization*

Cosmic Piper