Forecast for Thursday 24 September 2009

Thursday 24 September 2009

*Breaking Through in Consciousness*

We are in the |retreat| third of the week, usually much more difficult for most people. There is always a "however," however, and this time it is the moon's sextiles with Jupiter and Neptune, lifting moods somewhat especially when a philosophic-spiritual attitude is revived.

There is optimism from the sun's gradual separation from Saturn and concurrent approach to a trine with Jupiter (increasing over the next two weeks and lasting two more). Certain innovations in your living which you contemplate are premature but suggestive and helpful (as the carrot before the horse, if you don't find that simile degrading). You are willing to conform with what is required of you by the general situation, your mate, and the culture at large, for your own good let's say although this is also for the common good. Yet you may protest, at least in your mind, against what seem like time-wasting details required of you (while Mercury and Saturn oppose Uranus).

Diversions approached through local travel (or a long-distance journey if you contemplate that) could be sweet, expanding your perspective to cope with things more happily. However, requirements of your job or career are restrictive. It seems all of us feel chained to our posts, at times, and yet the one who breaks free often finds himself returning to the post voluntarily because at a deep level he knows he needs to fulfill his dharma or life-mission.

Someone important to you has such mood-changes that you find it hard to deal with them. Does he or she want pleasure and happy togetherness? Or is this person in a serious gravity-laden mood, unwilling to be congenial? You could get such contradictory readings that you give up, or if lucky you might have a good time together at least for a while. As an experiment you might see how things go while the moon is more closely sextile Jupiter, from 10a-5p PT | 1p-8p ET | 5p-12a UT. I promise nothing but this could be a time for easier communication (although the whole day is in the |retreat| period).

The occult or spiritual side of the day could be intense. You are able to study and ponder things generally ignored or disbelieved by "the world" (that curious entity which has no real existence other than in our minds, according to George Berkeley and some other philosophers, unless we get into the mind of G*d where we find out what it really is). Go for it; you may have a special opportunity to break through and discover the magic of trued consciousness.

On the physical level also you have penetrating insight so that you could experiment with physics, chemistry, cooking or therapy, whatever catches your interest. (George Berkeley wrote extensively about the virtues of pine tar, and water tinctured with it, as a healing agent). It goes without saying that you should be cautious while Mercury is retrograde, yet still allow yourself some trial and error, which is a human freedom.

{Thursday} *Breaking Through in Consciousness*

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