Message for Thursday 23 May 2024 ^Summer-Fall Overview^

Message for Thursday 23 May 2024

^Summer-Fall Overview^

I try to separate my personal life from these reports as much as possible; yet a basic premise of the project is that "all human lives on Planet Earth share major features which are delineated to a large degree by the motions and interrelations of the planets." Therefore I have to assume, and in fact I see, that my personal activities, hopes, and mood-shifts do reflect the mood-shifts and activities and hopes of other people I know and of famous people I read about in the news. I try to use a kind of Descartes-like "method of doubt" in arriving at conclusions or at hypotheses, and communicate them to you for your consideration. That is all, but at best it can be a lot.

I have been saying that the Hermetic (Mercurial) Epoch of May 13--July 16 is smoother and more conducive to straightforward planning and activity. You might justly think that I am wrong in that, considering what you've experienced over the past ten days. I hope you'll give the Epoch a longer time to establish itself. It seems that a lot of stuff is getting cleared away while fresh stuff, though germinal, is delayed.

Part of that has corresponded to an unusual number of "lunar problems" in that body's daily motions around our planet. I mentioned that most of Sunday and Monday the moon was void-of-course for almost a whole day (rare), and then during that time-frame entered the Via Combusta where it remained until early Wednesday. Now it is out of that segment but still in Scorpio (as I write on Wednesday) which is just about as bad. There was the long and futile search for a missing helicopter, the death of Iran's president, the confusion of conflicting and tedious claims in the Trump trial in New York, accusations of the International Criminal Court against Israel and Hamas (karma), and much minor ordeal in my own life and probably in yours. (I would be good to hear from you.)

Now on Thursday we have another of the "ugly" lunar indications, the |Karmically difficult third| of this week, which is the 15-degree-orb square between the moon and Saturn. It does not have to be utterly gloomy or depressing but tends in that direction if we do not keep up with our individual self-help or inspirational regimens, which can be affirmations or prayers or gym-work or yoga or, you name it. 

More than that, it can be a soul-challenge. What is my mission, my destiny, my contribution to God and the world? What does it all mean? It's possible to have some happiness in social life this weekend if one realizes that others also are feeling the soul-pressure of such questions and that could explain their touchiness or distancing. 

Apart from these weekly fluctuations, for the long term, when will things get smoother? I am going to say, as best as I can see, June 15 through July 16. That may be the best month of the summer, so I could recommend it as a vacation time if that is appropriate for your schedule, or as a time for mini-vacations or parties and excursions. It could also be excellent for business or work and projects if you feel enthusiastic about them. 

Then the July 17 to September 11 Epoch is a Slow or Dark one and has difficult planetary aspects, but let's not worry about it yet. Then the September 12 - November 6 Bright Epoch again looks good, so could be appropriate for a fall vacation. No Epoch is trouble-free (except for perfect saints or yogis), but this looks like a mostly comfortable one. 

Meanwhile, don't forget we are in a Bright Epoch even before June 15, so it is possible to make good progress with plans or projects. Then the June 15 - July 16 period can be happy culminations. 

{Thursday} ^Summer-Fall Overview^

Cosmic Piper

Moon in Sagittarius

|Karmic sobering, challenging third| of this week is with us, reaching a peak Friday at 11:30a PT | 2:30p ET, and continuing until Saturday at 2:46p PT | 5:46p ET