Forecast for Tuesday 17 March 2015

Tuesday 17 March 2015

}Bucked Up by Long-Term View{

Moon in Aquarius   ***

/goes void-of-course at 7:19a PT | 10:19a ET | 2:19p UT   ** /

|Karmically challenging or sobering third| of this week begins at 11:50a PT | 2:50p ET | 6:50p UT   * / |

I felt Monday as progressive, although I felt hurried and did not finish as much as I wanted to finish. There were good people around me so the "friendly" part of the forecast came true. 

Tuesday looks, superficially, as if we could start to lose that sense of encouraging progress and slip into the doldrums or depression. Let's try not to do that. It's too easy to blame the moon's position and aspects for our suffering. That is why I emphasize deep prayer, not just of the begging kind--although Jesus said "ask," so we should not be afraid to ask--but of the kind which Christian Scientists and others emphasize, trying to understand deeply the goodness of the Supreme, His love despite appearances, and manifest that goodness and love in confidence. Of course this is possible, in fact more needed, at the "difficult" times. 

Many wonder if their career is what it ought to be, or what the future will hold in that regard. "What am I doing which makes sense and serves the world and the Supreme One?" It seems a deep question today. We need patience with ourselves, the world, and G*d while we find our way once again. Many are feeling in this Bright Hermetic Epoch (until May 4) that they are at the beginning of a better era for themselves. Today seems to cast some doubt on that, so we need to maintain our faith.

We have talked a lot about the square between Uranus and Pluto, and the horrors connected with it on the "world stage" which presents too many tragedies and not enough comedies. It is a tension in our personal lives driving us to keep striving to push ourselves in a better direction. What helps with this is the trine between Jupiter and Uranus, from Leo to Aries, inspiring us with the faith that good things are possible. It seems a happy omen that the square just mentioned has passed its peak, in the past few days, and is slowly loosening--although it shall return, but never to be exact again (until way toward the end of the 21st century in other sign locations). While, on the contrary, Jupiter trine Uranus shall increase when Jupiter turns direct in April and become exact again in June. So the outer planets are giving us some relief.

That is something to keep in mind during this day of possible doubt, confusion or setback. The void-of-course or / period, most of the day, is good for clean-up, ordinary organization, ordinary needed efforts of the boring or simple kind, routine tasks. It can also be good for a contrary of that, periods of utter freedom, at least internally, and relaxation, but especially, because of the | or karmically difficult period also going on, prayer or meditation. "Whistle while you work" becomes "pray while you work." And it is not sinful at such times to get extra rest or a nap if possible, or extra breaks which help the spirit to recover.

{Tuesday} }Bucked Up by Long-Term View{

Cosmic Piper

P. S. As I write and finish this it is 8:18 a.m. in the East although only 5:18 a.m. here so I apologize to Eastern readers who are early risers.I needed some sleep before writing this.