Message for Thursday 1 June 2017

Thursday 1 June 2017

\Dissolving Resentment or Instability/

There may be "a troubled strain," yet there is strong intelligence. Such strength comes from studying and thinking in a way which does not flinch from difficulties but tries to comprehend contradictory positions (or facts, although some philosophers would say that there are and can be no contradictory facts). 

Some aspects of your thinking are embroiled in mystery, yet other aspects are spiritually reassuring (or perhaps the same aspects are both). 

We have to face miscommunications and conflicts in communication. Maybe both sides are partly right but it is hard to see this. 

Underlying harmony remains (sun trine Jupiter), so we ought to remind ourselves of that, and carry on.

It is important to avoid cruelty, or realize that sadistic impulses could hurt you and a friendship. People understand things as best they know how, and cannot be whipped into understanding them better. 

You may be doing well in a material sense, in job or career.  You feel like trying a great deal, with exaggerated self-confidence, and your judgment could be correct. 

Asserting yourself saucily is not a mistake if you feel sure of yourself. It helps you and others to grow beyond their limits. A large person (or a prestigious one) could bring up up short if you were to get out of hand.

You note self-assertiveness and imitation in some, but you can learn from it. You yourself could imitate someone and learn that way. 

The question of whether there are really obsessing spirits is an interesting one; popular movies and TV series say "Yes" and sober psychologists say "No." What do you think? Whatever the answer, someone visible or invisible has a strong influence on you. 

Merit and position could aid in rising above your station to some level where you receive honors; however, there is also the "troubled strain" which makes you feel that some things have been snatched from you and that you have been beaten down by hard social weather. It is good to remain content with what you have, which is enough, and remain hopeful even if feeling subject to misfortune. You can still attain greater things.

{Thursday}  /Dissolving Resentment or Instability\

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Message for Wednesday 31 May 2017

Wednesday 31 May 2017

\Deliverance/

The focus is on people and your thoughts of people. You can think of God as Krishna, the Divine Friend.

There is vitality and responsiveness everywhere. 

A place with large trees and spacious grounds may be good, expanding or stimulating ambitions. You could study ancient or well-established histories or literatures which magnify sound judgment. There are promises everywhere, an increase in sensibilities so that everything has meaning.

You are learning to function well with some methods you have worked out (with prodigious help) which appear to be permanent or long-lasting. You have identified what is realistic and mobilized it for use. 

If things go bad along one line, there are other lines awaiting your employment. What looks like some kind of loss is just rearrangement. Someone may be glomming onto your style or be obsessed by you, but you can escape undue obsession of yourself by anyone. 

There is a wandering tendency, wanting something new all the time, with varied experiences: a gypsy life. Still, you can maintain your dignity and position, curbing undue flare-ups of passion so that you are strong and independent in your true place.

{Wednesday}  /Deliverance\

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Message for Tuesday 30 May 2017

Tuesday 20 May 2017

^Merit Brings Benefits^

When we don't see the stars, we might see gilded artificial images of them. What that means to you I am not sure, but it is significant according to the symbols of the day. There could be discouragement or loneliness, yet also help and hints of prosperity or good fortune. Aspirations should be kept at a high level to bring satisfaction into life.

What minor crisis do you face? There can be some reorientation to improve the situation. There does not have to be a fall; the dive can be reversed. Remembering to be noble, to care about the whole community, will make things better even if one's effort and its results remain incomplete.  

One can emerge into some level of success, exploiting easily what is available while avoiding or ameliorating mischief. You have lingered in the shadows but now can do something more publicly. This can be restful, for efforts alternate with brief siestas. 

It is your privilege to request healing and receive it. It is not a mistake to ask for assistance, if one's heart is humble and willing to do what is right. Such merit will be rewarded. 

{Tuesday} ^Merit Brings Benefits^

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Message for Monday 29 May 2017

Monday 29 May 2017

^Easy Preparation for Dominion^

One could spend time amid some artificial decorations. It's their meaning that is important.  There is reticence. Someone is filled or pregnant with something special which remains veiled to the world's eyes. 

One is ready for much, through one's preparation, whether that is artificial, complex, labyrinthine, or ordinary: "A quiver filled with arrows." 

There is the nobility of sacrifice, which we bring to mind today in honor of those who have given their lives, time, service, limbs, health, to the nation through military or other activities: "A flag-bearer."

One has lived one's own life in some sort of semi-seclusion, expending oneself in that, but is ready to be more public: "A gypsy coming out of the forest." Easygoing rest and recuperation along the way are not shameful.

Through conscientious self-reliance one gains dominion. It's a holiday in the U. S. but your mind could be on your career much of the time, with favorable ideas for it. That would be better than just drifting with the tide, if that would lead you to drink too much, hang out with inappropriate folks or otherwise dissipate energies, which would bring on a letdown. Better potentials than that are available.

{Monday}  ^Easy Preparation for Dominion^

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Messages for Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28, 2017

Saturday 27 May 2017

~Self-Respect and Tolerance~

Moon in Gemini-->Cancer

|Karmically serious third| of this week continues (until Sunday)

/moon void-of-course   * / |

until it enters Cancer at 4:26a PT | 7:26a ET | 11:26a UT   ** |

There is fierce independence, a sense of "This is who I am; this is what I do;  and if you don't like it that's your problem." 

At the same time there is an attempt for smoothness in ordinary connections, so that losses or gains by the minute or hour do not disturb you. 

There is diversity in interests, and a sense of wanting to accomplish something no matter how small. Prospects seem wonderful, with a sense of unending potentials ahead, "the gate to the garden of desire." 

Much seems mysterious. The heart of the world is beyond the mind's grasp, so we have to know it with our own hearts. There can be fidelity, friendship, and sympathy, even if veiled or humorous. 

Trimming back things in the way is helpful, like pruning plants. People are sensitive and touchy (Mars opposite Saturn; and |difficult third|) so you may need to pull back from them sometimes. When they are hurting, they may resort to mimicry, imitating those they fear or despise. 

There are unstable tendencies: "I don't know what I want so I'll just do this." That may not be a mistake if done in the right spirit, or it could lead to drunkenness or some debacle. At best, there will be "peace in the valley" and we can mitigate tensions through tolerance and goodwill.

{Saturday} ~Self-Respect and Tolerance~

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Sunday 28 May 2017

~Definition Minus Stubborn Harshness~

Moon in Cancer   ***

[/moon goes void-of-course very late, exactly midnight PT, 3 a.m. Monday ET   ** /]

Tensions may be less, yet there remains an independent streak especially in relation to opinions, beliefs, philosophic or religious positions. That is, "I know what I believe, and I feel good about it, but I'm not so sure about you." Isn't that the way it usually is?

Still, there can be give and take in communications and interactions so that feathers remain unruffled. You feel that something in which you have invested your mental and spiritual energy has its secure place, and so you feel good about that no matter what goes on around you. 

The arts, and decorations, decor, may be noticeable and pleasing. "The gate to the garden of desire" remains open: prospects of fulfillment.

Some matters connected with business or bookkeeping seem important, even on a Sunday, and you could take care of them while remaining friendly to people otherwise. 

What do we make of the possibility of disputes, in both business and domestic life, on a holiday weekend? Just: to be on top of them and don't let them get out of hand. If they are there they need to be worked through, of course, one way or another (Mars opposite Saturn exactly). Someone seems weak and disorderly, or someone may think that you are that way. Mutual respect can be worked up somehow, all the more easily if one respects oneself (paragraphs 2 and 3). 

{Sunday}  ~Definition Minus Stubborn Harshness~

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Message for Friday 26 May 2017

Friday 26 May 2017

}Establishing Peace and Harmony{

Moon in Gemini   

|Karmically serious third| of this week is with us (until Sunday)   **

/moon goes void-of-course at 11:19p PT | [2:19a(Sa) ET]   * /

Although I can't honestly go beyond two stars as a rating, Venus and Mars remain in their long-lasting sextile (until July 4) and today Luna is with Mars and sextile Venus, accentuating that happy aspect. So things are not really bleak, but there is an undercurrent of seriousness on which, let us hope, happiness can swim as we enter a holiday weekend.

There is freedom in your aspirations, as they mutate toward bringing you honor (fame, respect, recognition). This is your "project" during the Bright Hermetic Epoch up to July 24. 

The purposes in your consciousness are vivified through multiple contacts and friendliness. You care about obligations you have undertaken, even on a Friday, so getting them done will help you feel liberated.

You feel enthusiastic about your personality, as it is cradled in your home, your place of security, privacy, and ancestry. 

There may be questions of home versus travel. It seems the conservative approach of being close to home could be better, though you think about distant places and connect with people in them indirectly.

A lot is going on around you; you notice plants and animals. You can liberate yourself from anything questionable. A prodigious (maybe large) person could help you establish yourself in health, being therapeutic for you. 

You try a lot of things, whether or not any succeeds at once. You care about your honor and could be pugilistic, getting your dander up if someone is antagonistic (Mars opposite Saturn). Someone wealthy and famous has good judgment which could rub off on you.

Those gone before us are alive in memory and in positive influence. They might even seem coquettish or humorous. Speculating in hope of future gain is possible.

You enhance things by cutting back on what is unnecessary. Relaxation at the right time and place is restorative. Then, being worthy, hospitable and sincere brings merit and appreciation.

{Friday}  {Establishing Peace and Harmony}

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Message for Thursday 25 May 2017

Thursday 25 May 2017

}Coalescence and Equilibrium{

Moon in Gemini   ***

New Moon of Gemini occurs at 12:46p PT | 3:46p ET | 7:46p UT

A quiet coalescence occurs at the New Moon. It happens during the activity of the day so we need to be calm rather than hurried in our approach to everything. 

Purposes are private, confined, and mutating. Though good-willed, they may be doubted by many. 

There is the possibility of independence and freedom in friendship, with opportunities occurring for quick, instantaneous contacts with people which prove stimulating.

While centered at home, you can express personality richness in equivalence with others who share your enthusiasms. 

There is considerable luck or good fortune which we may not appreciate if we get sidetracked by worries. It is good to defend oneself from loss or conflict, but also good to maintain a peaceful equilibrium (rather than be overly defensive or aggressive). You are aware that people disagree with you, yet can maintain peace with them even if you feel under surveillance. They may feel that they are under surveillance by you. Then all become too defensive rather than relaxing into some kind of harmony.

You inquire into what you can do to fulfill some obligation. This is really easy when you see that it is important and just get on with it. It involves cooperating with others. It will make you happier than trying to escape from it.

You do what you do behind the scenes, with fine perceptions and determinations. You see how to escape from bad influences.

Your sensibilities are fine and you can research things. You could enjoy being hospitable, and accepting hospitality. Yet also you want to win something, and are ready for the game.

The reporter thrown on the ground by a politician yesterday symbolizes something going on in all of us. We may think we are simply being theatrical and amusing, yet others may take offense or even be injured. We can go off at a tangent in our thinking, and even sometimes in speech, if we are not quarreling for no good reason. 

Skating on ice is fun, and could be safe, allowing recuperation from stress. Adventure and travel are good, if one is "belted and armed," that is, prepared intelligently. In the early days of a New Moon it is wise to be cautious, even while optimistic.

{Thursday}  {Coalescence and Equilibrium}

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Message for Wednesday 24 May 2017

Wednesday 24 May 2017

\Appropriate Rest, with Calm Persistence/

Moon in Taurus

/moon goes void-of-course at 12:09p PT | 3:09p ET | 7:09p UT

There is somewhat less dysfunction in machines and people than yesterday. Still, it is the last day of an Old Moon so there is lassitude or laziness. You feel there are virile opportunities, yet within confinement. Your mind senses exciting potentials, not entirely out of reach but muted. There is some opportunity for freewheeling friendship. Your purposes undergo mutations of a promising sort, connected partly with young or lively individuals who please you, though they be somewhat remote. 

You have a detective instinct which shows how to avoid those whose influence would be hurtful. You may despair that some individuals have short though exciting careers. 

There could be lack of energy and despondency part of the time, until you shake yourself from it by realizing how thrilling the panorama of life really is. Someone dignified and noble is inspiring. 

The suffering of people lies on one side, and a sense of humor or mimicry on the other. A ritual of healing is available somehow. 

Fear of loss opens out into an acquisitive tendency. An elevated view of life is helpful in overcoming depression. Recuperation through rest is not deplorable in the final days of an Old Moon. 

{Wednesday} /Appropriate Rest, with Calm Persistence\

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Message for Tuesday 23 May 2017

Tuesday 23 May 2017

\Love In Recuperation/

Moon in Aries-->Taurus   ***

/moon goes void-of-course at 12:00a PT | 3:00a ET | 7:00a UT   ** /

until it enters Taurus at 5:34a PT | 8:34a ET | 12:34p UT   ***

There should be less intensity or pressure than on Monday.

News and letters may be mystifying, yet present things that could be worked out, as sicknesses or dysfunctions. You may feel confined by efforts you have to make. 

To be independent or free, you have to confine yourself within your chosen limits.

You will get back virility you feel you have lost if you stick to your chosen health regimens. It is necessary to separate chaff from wheat and drop certain things. You can see how to eliminate unhelpful influences. 

If your mind considers others' problems and serious issues, calmly, you will arrive at useful, cogent insights. Your favorites do not have to vanish from this world before they have achieved the fullness of their lives. 

Those on whom your heart centers, the apples of your eye, are your children or offspring, as it were, and you sense their predilections and enthusiasms. Therefore you are attuned to them no matter how your lives vary or tastes differ.

Despondency is temporary. You can ruminate on things and feel better. Someone occupying a position of trust strengthens you.

Deadly conflict could go on in the most innocent-seeming situations. (Manchester yesterday.) It is wise to ritualize your living, that is, hold on to routines which have saved you in the past. 

You can gain elevated views while recuperating. Love is not absent, even if strained.

{Tuesday}  /Love In Recuperation\

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Message for Monday 11 May 2017

Monday 22 May 2017

^Successful Selectivity^

Moon in Aries   ***

(/moon goes void-of-course late tonight at midnight PT, 3 a.m. ET)

It seems a time for holding on to serious already-planned activities and confirming that one is going to stick with them. There is a victory for persistence. 

Long-term financial strategies are likely to be right no matter what happens short-term. There could be earthy gain or luxury, at least potentially.

Friendship seems subordinated partially to business. Yet some strong partnership or partnerships are sustaining you in a lively manner.

You are perfecting yourself and your skills and are happy to be praised. You are strong even in the midst of some tomfoolery. You are likely to be busy, enjoying that and winning confidence from associates so that you are free to do things as you wish. You will select the best options, pursue them, and leave the others behind. 

{Monday} ^Successful Selectivity^

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Message for Weekend of May 20-21, 2017

Message for Weekend of May 20-21, 2017

~Journey in Consciousness~

Saturday 20 May 2017

Moon in Pisces

|Karmically serious third| of this week continues   ** |

/moon goes void-of-course at 8:40p PT | 11:40p ET | 3:40a(Su) UT    * / |

Sunday 21 May 2017

Moon in Pisces-->Aries

/moon is void-of-course   * / |

until it enters Aries at 3:12a PT | 6:12a ET | 10:12a UT   ** |

|Karmically serious third| of this week continues

until it ends at 10:24p PT | 1:24a(M) ET | 5:24a(M) UT   ***

I noted years ago, as a young student of astrology, that when the moon went past my natal moon's position I felt out of sorts and often quite depressed. I learned to find ways to keep my optimism up, thanks to this astrological heads-up. (The moon goes past every one of one's natal planetary positions every month.) 

I just checked the natal chart of Chris Cornell, the Soundgarden singer who took his own life Thursday evening in Detroit after a concert. He was born with Saturn at 4 degrees Pisces, opposed to both Uranus and Pluto in Virgo. This is known a a "drug axis," that is, Pisces-Virgo. I do not know what his drug usage was except that according to the police report, he said to his wife just before his death that he had taken too much of a supposed anti-depression drug, Ativan.   (Rolling Stone report). What is very interesting is that he was pronounced dead at 1:30 a.m. Detroit (Eastern) time, when the moon was at 0 degrees Pisces 52', a few degrees from his Saturn and opposing the Virgo planets.  Would it have helped if he had known this difficult time of the month was upon him, so that he could have realized that his state of mind was temporary? Perhaps. That is one value of astrology: Showing us that things will not be forever terrible, but related to transits of the planets which shall pass before long. 

Cornell's birth-chart has Jupiter in Taurus, sign of the throat and voice, a good position for a singer. The rest of his chart is interesting but I shall not go into it at this point. 

As for Donald Trump, one does not need astrology to see that he is going through a difficult period. Pondering his life as related to the Fortnightly chart for May 18-31, it seems like a real adventure, which of course it would be since he is starting out on a nine-day foreign trip. It includes speeches to Muslims about their religion and a meeting with the Pope, which certainly is in line with Mars in Gemini opposing Saturn in Sagittarius throughout the journey. That is a "let's get serious" aspect in relation to religions. The journey also includes a visit to Bethlehem and sacred Christian sites. Sagittarius is the sign of religions; also of foreign travel. Trump is sun-sign Gemini. Quite fascinating how all this is playing out. We shall see whether "the art of the deal" can be applied to religious conflicts. I for one wish him well in this, for after all he is the president and has the power to influence the world in various ways. May it be for the better.

Although so far as I know Trump does not have an astrologer (!) maybe someone in his entourage reads Cosmic Piper, for his journey begins the day before the Bright Hermetic Epoch begins (Sunday the 21st, for two months until July 24).

I hope things will be getting easier or at least less confusing for him, us, and you. 

{Saturday and Sunday}  ~Journey in Consciousness~

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Message for Friday 19 May 2017

Friday 19 May 2017

~Rescue~

Moon in Pisces   ***

|Karmically serious third of this week| begins at 5:53p PT | 8:53p ET | 12:53a(Sa) UT  ** |

His wealth, influence, and love of ease derive from his 

Endless sources of supply. His dark and subtle tastes employ

A refined cafeteria's resources. Prodigal amenities foster 

Luxury, artistry. Will he ever be more than dilettante?

Treachery comes from want of trustful connections.

It's easy to flaunt one's glory as a peacock fanning its

Feathers. But being aloof and beautiful gains limited

Rewards. Those who take advantage must be spurned.

A tall, restless woman looks behind her back, then ahead, 

Wondering what impels her. Could it be some spirit's 

Possession? She wants to save those who are lost;

Tries, and finds herself among the lost to be saved. 

She and the rich man never thought of those who need rescue,

Except to rescue themselves through them. They try again.

{Friday}  ~Rescue~

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Message for Thursday 18 May 2017

Thursday 18 May 2017

}Forbearance{

Moon in Aquarius-->Pisces   ***

/moon goes void-of-course at 5:34p PT | 8:34p ET | 12:34a(F) UT   ** /

until it enters Pisces at 8:53p PT | 11:53p ET | 3:53a(F) UT   **

The four stars for Wednesday seemed to be fairly accurate. Some individuals I know arrived at a certain harmony among themselves. 

The stock market follows its own paths, and the star ratings do not at all suggest whether it will go up or down. It went down pretty drastically Wednesday, but other things were good, such as the rather surprising appointment of Robert Mueller to be a Special Counsel to investigate the possibility or the reality of the Trump team's collusion with Russians in trying to interfere in the 2016 election. Everyone in both parties sees this as an ideal pick for the job, and so things are looking up in that area.

Thursday looks good for practical matters, but Luna's square with the sun, exact at the moment of the void-of-course (given above), generally shows tension and pressure to keep up with things. That is not bad as long as one is game for it. 

I am not going to predict whether Donald Trump will be removed or impeached. One thing I know is that he has a very lucky natal horoscope, and that might protect him. Also, all this current trouble has occurred during a Dark Hermetic Epoch, and that will straighten out beginning Sunday the 21st when the Bright Epoch begins (until July 24). So he may scrape through this. His birth horoscope is very much worth studying and re-studying, and we may do some of that here. It is possible that he has some mission to perform of which we are not aware and that that is why he was elected (speaking from the viewpoint of Final Cause, or divine purpose, rather than from the viewpoint of Formal Cause or astrological synchronicity). 

As pointed out last week, the opposition of Mars in Gemini (Trump's sun-sign) with Saturn in Sagittarius, increasing by the day and becoming exact on May 28-29, may be the trigger for important events concerning his presidency. If he gets through that period successfully he will have passed a major test, I believe. 

One word of advice:  If you are feeling really weary of someone, or some relationship, friendship, or group activity, and feel like cutting your link to it or her or him, please wait. It remains a bad time to do that, until the 21st (Sunday). Likewise, it is not good to resign from a position or an assignment. Perhaps you will in fact decide to do that, but if you wait until after the 20th, you will be much less likely to do it prematurely and make more trouble for yourself by then wanting to go back and repair the relationship or try to get back into the group or activity. 

Patience, however boring, remains the watchword.

{Thursday}  {Forbearance}

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Words of wisdom from Sai Baba (and a wonderful photo of him).

Message for Wednesday 17 May 2017

Wednesday 17 May 2017

}Balanced Aspiration and Trust{

Moon in Aquarius   ****

Frail individuals who seem not to have long lives are often great poets or musicians.

Other individuals who have a more military bearing may be destined to serve humanity by valor, suffering, and death on the battlefield.

Those who die young, in one of those ways or the other, have been great benefactors of humanity.

That does not mean we ought to expect death at an early age, if that is not our destiny, but to prolong our lives through service to G*d and humanity and ourselves (in that order, although in our limited human minds the order is exactly reversed). (If we can consciously reverse that order to the way it should be, we are among the elect.) 

"A subconscious fellowship with the eternal," as Marc Edmund Jones puts it, enables us to recuperate quickly from every seeming setback or delay, while not fretting about things. It's not laziness, but patient unruffled trust. 

Such even balance can result in a long and happy life. It is as if one were reading large archaic volumes which point out the best way to live, and then automatically living that way, and being thereby protected from all adversity. 

It is good to have high ambitions, but always these need to be rectified by reality. If one is not a world-famous singer, yet one can sing for those in one's neighborhood. A soccer player who will never be on an Olympic team can play in his home town and be an excellent team-mate. A writer who writes only in his journal yet knows he is saying something important, and posterity may ponder it.

Enduring effort brings reward and honor.

Romance becomes mature not just with age but with experience, so that those in their early thirties are in fact more mature in their loving than those in their early twenties. One does not have to struggle to persuade anyone to appreciate one, if one is sincere, honest, and truly (not pretendingly) appreciative of the other's good qualities. 

I hope the Grand Trine in air signs, formed by Luna with Jupiter and Mars, while two of those are in good aspect with Venus, will bless you throughout the day and into the evening.

{Wednesday} {Balanced Aspiration and Trust}

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Message for Tuesday 16 May 2017

Tuesday 16 May 2017

}Tempered Inclinations{

Moon in Capricorn--Aquarius   ***

/moon goes void-of-course at 3:23a PT | 6:23a ET | 10:23a UT   ** /

until it enters Aquarius at 10:51a PT | 1:51p ET | 5:51p UT   ****

The long-term view:  You and I are both tired of thinking about the Dark (or Slow) Hermetic Epoch, and yet I am impressed how it sticks with us. I felt over the weekend, and Monday, that it was almost as bad as Mercury being retrograde. For example, the virus attacking many computers worldwide. (I think that most American users were lucky because it apparently did not affect Windows 10 or Apple machines. However, I did get several notices from my anti-virus program that it had detected and done away with some attacks I had never heard of before.) A friend forgot her wallet on Saturday, another typical Mercury-retrograde happening which is just as likely during the DHE (I guess it would be taken as sexist to call it the SHE!, with S for Slow).  (I experienced it last week, as reported here.) 

More deeply, it is just confusion about anything and everything. You must have been feeling it, even now. Some plans which seem fine on paper, or in your thinking, just don't make it off the ground. They fly a few feet, waver, and fall to the dust to be reevaluated or restarted. 

I wish I could promise a total magical change beginning this coming Sunday the 21st when the DHE ends and the BHE (Bright Hermetic Epoch) begins for two months until July 24. I can't do that, but I believe seriously that you will find things clearer and easier then, and may be breathing multiple sighs of relief. Meanwhile, we are still learning some things we need to learn, and the more patient we are with that process the better things will be beginning next week.

I risked a **** rating for later today just because of good forming (though wide) lunar aspects; I hope you won't be disappointed.

This love is gone; that one beckons, though unlikely.

Would conjury help? Affection compelled by

Magic? A Chinese man knows about it, erudite

In herbs and acupuncture. Hmm, I wonder.

His eccentric vocation made no money, so he turned

To alchemy and scored amazing success. Gold from

Cheaper metals? He has more than he needs and 

Rests content with observation and his children.

Then there is the native American woman selling beads

Designed to capture love; I could try both. The

Chinaman walks around his yard in circular paths, some kind

of meditation. The beads are cheap. Will he also help?

"Consult the I Ching," he says. Not much fun. Sages

Distinguish love from lust. Don't know if I can.

{Tuesday}  {Tempered Inclinations}

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