Forecast for Thursday 29 October 2009

Thursday 29 October 2009

~Honestly~

Today and tomorrow are the |difficult| third of the week, which drags on through Halloween until the evening of that day, when things might brighten, from the scowl of the ghoul to the grin of the pumpkin.

I hope you are not nonplussed by Mars's square with the sun, exact yesterday and today. On Wednesday it was "interference" to sum it up in one word, as it appeared in my life, with impatience and struggle yet finally a good result. We can get things done, and settled, in this Bright Epoch (until December 9), but this particular square, with Mercury now joining it over the next several days, can be--well, just what I said, impatient and struggling. As long as it is healthy impatience for something good, and a struggle toward the best, it can be productive and satisfying. It has a somewhat military or competitive color, bringing out machismo and determination.

Saturn enters Libra today! I say this in exclamation because Saturn's passage through Virgo since September 2007 has been difficult for many. It has a fascinating link with this nation's struggle toward universal health care, or reform of the almost insane medical system in the U. S., which has not gone well. It is not finished, for Saturn returns to Virgo from April to July, thence to leave it for 26 years. Perhaps it is by then that we will see some semblance of agreement on a health plan. Meanwhile Saturn's presence in Libra, the sign of its exaltation, from now until April 7, will give us a foretaste of the next three years (until October 2012 when it enters Scorpio). The ancients were very smart to see that it is exalted in Libra, that is, attains its highest and most spiritual expression there. We shall see what that means and discuss it as we go along. Watch and see if relationships improve for you, beginning today. They shall be stabilized by reason, prudence, fairness and balance. (This may be more apparent by Halloween evening when we will be out of the |difficult| third of the week.)

If a quarrelsome trend seems evident, this is not because of Saturn in Libra but despite it. It is a kind of rough turn toward justice, and need not be threatening. It helps you articulate where you stand and what is important to you. Choosing your battles is your prerogative. Getting involved in pointless ones is a mistake.

It is interesting that gold prices have fallen drastically while the sun, ruling gold, in Scorpio, the sign of death, is square Mars in Leo the sun's sign and the sign of gold. However, this downturn cannot last, and today may be the beginning of gold's recovery--or not, but you should get some good financial news in one form or another.

Involvement in study or research can save you from brooding or worry.

Distrust is part of the human condition so long as we do not feel deeply that we are all one. However, there are indications that that is lessening, and what a relief that can be.

Life takes on a more peaceful and blessed aspect when you let yourself ponder the unreality of all that distresses. Reality is that which blesses and upholds eternally. When you care less about trivia, you feel like aiding others in their own trivia, because that is healthy and uplifting to both. Acting as if they were important in someone else's life is much better than worrying about them in your own.

Putting yourself forth selflessly is a blessing to you as much as to anyone, granting serenity.

Looking at the stars can be reassuring and uplifting. At sunset the moon rises in the east. It is very near Uranus one of the invisible planets. The stars as crystals can be pulled into yourself to gleam and radiate there as strength from heaven.

You sway the world and rule it when you understand it. If it understands you, you are in trouble!--unless you are honest with it and yourself.

{Thursday} ~Honestly~

Cosmic Piper