Message for Friday 17 April 2026
° Favor within one's own Groove ° (I hope it helps you to know about the Karmically Sobering third of each week, which I report here faithfully. On Wednesday it was exact in late afternoon and early evening, and where I live there was an enormous thunderstorm with lightning and then hailstones! There was also a failure of the heating system in my building for a few hours; Saturn is the planet of coldness. Things are calmer on Thursday, and by Friday the Difficult Third will be gone. Still, there are other issues . . .) Friday: We may have to pass through a dark, sad, gloomy phase during which everything seems pointless. "A king sits on a throne; behind him stands a figure veiled in black." The keyword, Collapse, suggests a fall if one undertakes feats beyond one's natural powers, especially if they are morally questionable. "A large disappointed audience" suggests that one cannot always expect applause from the momentary mood of the masses. The keyword is Disjunction. One can be spiritually independent, and large-hearted, with great soul-force, rather than dependent on mental scheming. Nobody can put anything over on you. You might enter "A forest of big oaks, with plenty of scope for wandering," loving a rural life filled with firm purpose and singleness of aim. You prosper when allowed to go in your own groove. You might also benefit from "a farmyard with a lot of cows," or maybe from dairy products. "A man successfully expressing himself in two realms at once" experiences many interpenetrating realms of reality, with unlimited versatility. The keyword is Proficiency. "A fair woman, richly attired, standing alone" receives great attention and many friends because of her goodness of heart and generosity. The keyword is Favor. (Some may gain success through a woman.) Friday ° Favor within one's own Groove ° Moon in Aries goes void-of-course at 4:53a PT until entering Taurus at 8:59a PT. The New Moon also occurs at 4:23a PT. Cosmic Piper
Saturday 11th:
• Strangers' Reticence •
Strange! Some of the symbols for today point out that many are "strangers to the public and not very popular." Need I mention names? They and others may be victims of "a baneful comet with a long tail pointing toward the earth." Some notorious persons become "the scourge of nations."
Others, more fortunate, sit in dark rooms surrounded by books, papers and mathematical instruments, capable of great achievements, but not benefiting themselves by their studies. Others are real or would-be revolutionists or agitators. "A red flag floats at the top of a high staff."
Two fortunate cows do not notice a tiger ready to spring. Who are the cows and who the tigers in the ongoing negotiations in Pakistan? Let's pray for J. D. Vance. Is alcohol always a weakness? No, but "two men talk together with faces averted from a third with a tankard in his hand, ready to drink." Low habits and associations result from Weakness.
Fortunate are you if you can throw your head back and laugh at the victims of these symbols! But pleasure at others' misery (Schadenfreude) is definitely sinful! Nevertheless, "a comedian entertaining a group" grants us needed Release. More genteel is "a woman in pastel colors carrying a heavy and valuable but veiled load." She accepts complete responsibility for her experience, with unimpeachable integrity. The keyword is Reticence.
Saturday • Strangers' Reticence •
Moon in Aquarius
Sunday 12th:
"A wiser word, a larger thought came in
Than what the slow labor of human mind can bring,
A secret sense awoke that could perceive
A Presence and a Greatness everywhere.
The universe was not now this senseless whirl
Borne round inert on an immense machine;
It cast away its grandiose lifeless front,
A mechanism no more or work of Chance,
But a living movement of the body of God."
Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, p. 42
Moon in Aquarius
Cosmic Piper