Forecast: Saturday and Sunday, 30-31 March, 2013

Saturday 30 March 2013
Sun in Aries and Moon in Scorpio
/moon void-of-course until it enters Sagittarius
at 8:14p PT | 11:14p ET | 3:14a(Su) UT
|Karmically difficult or sobering third| of this week continues
until it ends at 3:34p PT | 6:34p ET | 10:34p UT

The inventor's odd machine is cumbersome and strange.
It needs some work. The woman of the tribe protects
Its children. The squawking geese are playful while
The teachers show the students how to weave and build.

~Continuity~

The huge number of lunar void-of-course times have been discussed here. This is highly unusual. The slow-moving planets from Jupiter on out to Pluto are all in early degrees of the signs they occupy. Therefore the "target" planets for the moon's aspects have to be among the four close-in planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and the sun (regarded as a "planet" in astrology; that originally meant any celestial body which wandered or moved from geocentric perspective). When all of those four are early in their respective signs, the moon is void-of-course more than half the time, as it has been lately. This gives us a chance to study these periods seriously. If you can sense what they mean in your life, you will be far ahead of the rest of the human race in organizing your time without worry. I will not repeat my viewpoint now (which I have repeated endlessly here); it is better for you to observe for yourself. Obviously these times are not futile. Important things can be done; but the way of doing is different. In general, the more "material" or "practical" the act, the less it is favored during void-of-course periods. The more intellectual or spiritual, the less likely it is to go wrong during void-of-course times. Of course, one cannot withdraw from the material world. So solid, reliable, routine, familiar procedures are safest. And, as just mentioned, internal, meditative, brooding, thinking activities.

It is rather amusing that the Supreme Court has taken upon itself the consideration of gay marriage law during this time when much of their deliberation will be going on while the moon is void-of-course; and in a Dark Hermetic Epoch as well until April 6. Further, it is vastly and laughably appropriate that the gay planet, Uranus, is being conjoined by the sun, Mars, and Venus! Venus and Mars, the traditional marriage couple, are shocked by Uranus! Marriage between Venus and Mars is being threatened (some think) by Uranus! I really think the Cosmic Artist who designs astrology and human events has an incredible sense of humor. People think the "Aquarian age" is ruled by Uranus, and that we are moving into it now, and so it would seem, in terms of the slowly changing public perceptions of homosexuality. For the past week, both Mars and Venus have been exactly conjoined to (married to) Uranus! Somebody somewhere is laughing.

Today, Saturday, is somewhat peculiar or confusing, perhaps. It has a conservative element, that is, it is safe to be conservative, holding to activities you trust. Young people or children may be prominent in your thoughts. They need to be held by the hand, as it were. Yet often they will not realize that and so resent it. Something simple and diligent, regular and consistent, familiar and incontestable, may be best for adults and children alike.

Those chasing something they covet may be successful, at least superficially, yet wonder if what they have grasped is a rose or a nettle. Those who are attracted to young people, pedophiles actually or potentially, could be tempted toward what would be hurtful.

It is good to be watchful. Those who are in charge of children should be mindful, though not paranoid. Although it's a Saturday, I would guess that teachers or those whose work is with young people will be highly aware of the complex and thorny issues they often have to face for the sake of their charges.

Those involved with mechanical procedures, machinists, those dealing with automobiles or other machines, ought to be careful. There is some chance of hurtful accidents. It is not like me to warn about such things but I feel it wise to do so.

At another level there can be softness, kindness, gentleness, displayed perhaps by a woman, but males are not incapable of it. This is wonderful, of course, unless it were too careless and indiscriminate, leading to some indelicate or unwise involvement.

Asserting oneself, when one is not sure exactly what one is asserting or why, is difficult, and could go wrong, yet may be part of the current picture. Trying is important, for the sake of one's growth in personality power. The labyrinthine complexities of the human mind and sensibility, in others or oneself, should not deter one from doing the best one can in the immediate situation.

To be hopeful and honorable, while self-restrained, is itself an accomplishment. Yet the restraint, although it should be prudent, should not be such as to prevent all spontaneity. An insouciance, a delight in motion and freedom, is part of the current set-up. You can rise above dreary involvements, shake off shackles. Previous paragraphs suggest that this has its limits, of course; but we have to live and will rather than languish and wilt.

There is guidance to be had, from whomever you trust the most, a sort of parent, brother or sister. You may also offer such guidance to another unostentatiously. Diligence in doing whatever you do best is an ever-available remedy and tonic, always setting you back on your feet. The spider spins, the bird nests, the writer writes, the singer sings, the cook cooks, the mechanic works on his car. Yet when they pause, look up, and think for a few seconds, there is something utterly new and fresh in what they are doing.

{Saturday} ~Continuity~

Cosmic Piper

Sunday 31 March 2013
Sun in Aries and Moon in Sagittarius
/moon goes void-of-course at 10:01p PT | 1:01a(M) ET | 5:01a(M) UT

The young tree damaged by wind is turning green again.
The prisoner, exonerated, climbs with a staff toward
The setting sun. The farmer's crop looks strong and lush.
The brownies dance light-heartedly upon the purple hills .

*Perspective Brings Renewal of Hope*

Happy Easter!

Whatever the tensions, they are highly creative. They impel creativity.

There are rewards for whatever you have done consistently over a period of years. There is cause for celebration. The dance of life is invigorating.

Your disposition is good. If it were a business day there would be high success. There are some indications of selfishness, however, in someone you become aware of. He or she does not credit G*d and humanity with his good fortune but claims it as his "own" as if a right, clinging on tightly.

Insecurity is less real when something definite has happened, as for example the definite end of something one had not wanted to happen, but when it has and there is nothing to do about it, the insecurity is gone. One copes with it, and rectifies the situation as best one can, having learned what one could.

In days when a larger proportion of the population lived on farms, I would be writing about farming success; as it is, those who are viewing their fields with thought of potential harvest may have much to be happy about. The equipment people now use in farming comes into play successfully. For the rest of us, this could be using an appliance, app or technical device with good results.

Limiting factors have to do with restrictions of movement, a feeling of being held back, or befuddled about travel or how to get somewhere; perhaps uncertainty if it is a wise move. Handicapped individuals need help while in motion.  But family matters go well, especially when young people or children are included in a big way. One senses that one's work or profession has to do with a coming generation, now in bud rather than flower.

Being petulant has its penalty, and you might be suffering that if you have expressed dissatisfaction to a friend or associate in a way which caused hard feelings. It almost seems that evil powers have caused a rupture in a relationship or friendship. Yet it is possible that the sadness will clear away with time and good feelings be restored.

Perhaps you felt that someone was not living up to his potentials, and also did not understand yours and your way of living up to them. So there were impetuous words and actions which withered the friendship.

Of course it takes time for that to change, for fresh green life to be restored within a relationship which looks brown. Suffering and hard work bring their rewards eventually. You might note what is happening or how you feel at sunset-time today. You might get fresh hope, as well as satisfaction with some of what you have achieved. The natural world is commenting favorably upon yourself and anyone you care about, linking all in a cosmic dance sure to bring happiness again.

{Sunday} *Perspective Brings Renewal of Hope*

Cosmic Piper