Message for Saturday 17 July 2021

 Saturday 17 July 2021

~Steadfastness~

Moon in Libra-->Scorpio

|Karmically serious, sobering, challenging third| of this week continues until Monday mid-day

< moon in the Via Combusta

/moon goes void-of-course at 4:04a PT | 7:04a ET | 11:04a UT

until it enters Scorpio at 11:39a PT | 2:39p ET | 6:39p UT

Challenge:  It's Saturday and many do not have to work and some are forbidden to work if this is their Sabbath (orthodox Jews and Seventh Day Adventists among others).  However, we have this symbol:  'A man plowing with an ox in a field, with a thick wood at the back.'  Sepharial says this shows laborious habits plus attachment to the country life and studies of nature.  Patience and firmness could also come out in a less physical manner such as close research.  Steadfastness is needed during a Via Combusta day which is also within the |difficult third| so whatever you are trying to do needs patience.  Worry is likely but could be transformed into precise awareness of little things that can be done to make things better slowly. Then there could be equanimity.

Process:  At a more social level (Venus and Mars are conjoined in Leo) we have 'a gentleman with a number of ladies in a carriage.'  If this has an old-fashioned sexist feel, we could vary it to 'a gentlewoman with a number of men on a yacht.'  There are good and kindly dispositions, despite the astrological factors already mentioned, which could lead to liberality with presents.  Benevolence bubbles over when people let their defenses down for a while.  

Blessing:   'A rainbow' is 'spiritual power and presence in all personal effort and desire' according to Dr. Jones.  The sun's trine with Neptune can be impressionability, imagination, and comfort.   The rainbow shows divine participation in whatever vision we choose to keep alive by 'wishing' on it.  The fact that different individuals value things differently is shown in the seven colors.  If some things seem to sway dizzily, we can 'look to the rainbow' and regain hopeful bearings. 

{Saturday}  ~Steadfastness~

Cosmic Piper