^Beware Cupid's Arrows^
Moon in Leo
The moon is not void-of-course and we are not in the |difficult third| of the week. Yet Mercury is retrograde. This one factor is hidden behind the "drag" in things, if you are feeling it. We shift our attention without realizing what we are doing; and often get off on side paths. Then we have to backtrack. Is that always wrong? No, sometimes it is healthy, or a normal part of any Dark or Slow Hermetic Epoch (of which the center is always a Mercury Retrograde period, this one from November 16 until December 6). We have to do "out of pattern" things and upset our ordinary schedules somewhat, to convince ourselves that we and our minds (Mercury) are free to go where they wish. Sometimes it is sheer escape and self-indulgence. Sometimes it is seeming dedication to some new insight, path, quest or adventure. That can be exhilarating while it lasts, even if we doubt its ultimate value. At some point we have to call ourselves back to our usual patterns, which after all provide the stability in our lives. It's like a dog on an extended leash: it is good to wander and sniff out things, but not good to deviate too far for too long.
Wednesday: Much prosperity is available, in one fashion or another, for sheer pleasure and elegance. People are placid and contented.
Charubel gives a warning against passions, desires, and impulses which could tempt one away from the good path and have very hurtful consequences. This would not be surprising during a time when three planets in Sagittarius are square Mars and Neptune in Pisces, plus Venus's opposition with Uranus almost exact and increasing. Primal urges may seem harmless until one feels their disastrous results. One feels eager for life and experience, but rather than try to manipulate others for pleasure one ought to practice self-management which would ultimately lead to what one really wants.
Gloomy fatalism is a temptation when there are delays or one seems to lose ambition. "What's the use?" might be the feeling. But there is much to be learned and discovered by rational powers, "Humanity seeking to bridge the span of knowledge." Others' attempts in that direction as well as your own are valuable.
"Cupid knocking at the door" goes along with Charubel's warning against sexual indiscretion. Yet we are incurably romantic, and refining our interactions with desirable companions is a good thing. People are alluring and find ourselves alluring. Yet normal self-restraint is important for moderating unbridled desires and keeping us calm and sane.
{Wednesday} ^Beware Cupid's Arrows^
Cosmic Piper
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