Message for Monday 1 December 2025

 Message for Monday 1 December 2025

° Capacities ° Today is the first day of the Advent of Christmas in the Christian calendar. Although Mercury is no longer retrograde, it moves very slowly so that a Dark or Slow Hermetic Epoch continues till December 16, with plenty of delays, misunderstandings and out-of-pattern scheduling. Peace! A cataract falling from one rocky ledge To another resembles precipitate and hazardous Human projects. Beware of all-swallowing Compulsions. A man standing with drawn sword Is in danger of wounding or being wounded, Whether in assault or litigation. Men cutting through ice organize the Processes of nature for the benefit of the community, Procuring resources and overcoming obstacles. A moon, almost full, shining in a clear sky Signifies someone sympathetic and adaptable, Displaying faculties with ease and grace Where they're shining and appreciated: Famed capacities never underrated. ° Monday ° Capacities ° Cosmic Piper Moon in Aries goes void-of-course at 10:16a PT until entering Taurus at 7:14p PT

Thanksgiving Weekend Turning Point

 Thanksgiving Weekend Turning Point, Friday November 28th through Sunday November 30th

Mercury finally turns direct (though actually motionless geocentrically) on Saturday at 9:41a PT / 12:41p ET. At best this is a feeling of peace and calm reorientation. But it will take a few days for plans to become clearer. The Dark Hermetic Epoch continues until December 16th. Then begins a two-month period of relatively unhindered forward progress extending through the holidays till February 11th. Friday 28: The daily symbols are good on this so-called Black Friday, suggesting youthfulness, security and prosperity. Shopping for or with children or childlike adults could go well, with an emphasis on playfulness or games. "Tiny children in sunbonnets" bear the keyword Innocence. Moon in Pisces Saturday 29: Moods could be down during this Karmically sobering third of the week day. Some may have thoughts of moving: "Pelicans moving their habitat" has the keyword Frontier. There continues an ambience of childlike simplicity. Moon in Pisces goes void-of-course at 4:06p PT until entering Aries at 5:08p PT Sunday 30: Those determined to procure what they want seem like "men cutting through ice," with some items beyond their means. Childlike amusements remain appropriate. Moon in Aries Let's hope and pray that the gears of negotiation are turning to bring peace at last to the Ukraine-Russia imbroglio killing thousands every week. And let's not forget Nigeria and Sudan where Christians and others are being persecuted. • Thanksgiving Weekend Turning Point • Cosmic Piper

Message for Thursday 27 November 2025

 Message for Thursday 27 November 2025

° Persuasion or Innocence ° 0 Happy Thanksgiving! Some of the symbols are disturbing, and Mercury continues retrograde till Saturday, and now it appears the Trump Rubio Zelensky peace agreement will be delayed till December. 1 A man looking at himself in a looking-glass is either vain, or fond of and proud of vain projects. 2 A man strangling a fowl is cruel, taking advantage of the weak and defenseless. I shall enjoy a vegetarian Thanksgiving. 3 To which warriors does the next symbol apply: Netanyahu, Zelensky Putin? "A warrior plumed, haranguing a multitude of armed soldiers." He leads by the power of authority and expression. Or is that you and a friend or relative arguing at the holiday table? The keyword is Persuasion. 4 I would prefer my Thanksgiving to be characterized by the final symbol, "Tiny children in sunbonnets." Contact with others is a corrective for frustration. Self explores its full happy potentials. The keyword is Innocence. ° Thursday ° Persuasion or Innocence ° Cosmic Piper Moon in Aquarius goes void-of-course at 9:54a PT until entering Pisces at 11:25a PT

Message for Wednesday 26 November 2025

 Message for Wednesday 26 November 2025

• Forlorn Hope Reborn • 1 Mercury remains retrograde for turkeys as well as the rest of us. That planet is at Scorpio 21-22 today and tomorrow. Charubel gives that degree the symbol "A man holding a fowl by the neck in the act of strangling it. A cruel person and a coward who will take advantage of the weak and defenseless." I never promised that these forecasts would be all sweetness and light. 2 "A man swimming in an angry sea is resolute and brave, taking great risks upon himself for the benefit of others," says Sepharial. "He will meet with recognition and honor as the leader of a forlorn hope." (Zelensky, Rubio, Trump, other negotiators trying to end a devastating war?) 3 "An old owl up in a tree" will not be anyone's Thanksgiving dish. He embodies the dignity of self-respect. The keyword is Normality. 4 Is it possible that a projected meeting between Zelensky and Trump could actually end the war? "An Easter sunrise service" is at least promising, with the keyword Rebirth. 5 "In Matter's body find thy heaven-born soul." -- Sri Aurobindo, Savitri • Wednesday • Forlorn Hope Reborn • Moon in Aquarius

Message for Tuesday 25 November 2025

Message for Tuesday 25 November 2025 • Soulful Alertness • 1 "The moon in her first quarter" as a symbol happens to coincide with the moon actually being in her first quarter. There's a feeling of freshness in the air. 2 And so "a little child is learning to walk," encouraged in potential personality and Individuality. That's any or all of us. 3 "Sea gulls watching a ship" demand a full share of privileges. Each of us is vigilant in his or her own behalf. The keyword is Alertness. 4 Others will "fashion and shape a world of their own from materials which nature will supply in response to industry," like "a man habited in rough clothes hewing timber close to a log hut." Virtue, labor and humility adorn the soul. 5 Our soul from its mysterious chamber acts; It seeks for Good and Beauty and for God. -- Sri Aurobindo, Savitri • Tuesday • Soulful Alertness • Cosmic Piper Moon in Capricorn goes void-of-course at 1:11a PT until entering Aquarius at 2:17a PT

Message for Monday 24 November 2025

 Message for Monday 24 November 2025

○ Toward Reassuring Beneficence ○ 1 Those in intellectual or technological occupations sense that they might be contributing less to the world than farmers, carpenters and tradesmen. Are their projects vain and illusive, as if they were "men sowing in the wind"? 2 Or are some of us just depending on the immediate set or drift of potentialities, through trial and error, like "the ground hog looking for its shadow"? We capitalize on the situation of the moment. The keyword is Reassurance. 3 "The moon is in her first quarter" while Mercury remains retrograde, and so we are ensconced in change and speculation whose results are uncertain though mostly fortunate. 4 Complementing the patriarchal views of God are the matriarchal, such as the "Father-Mother God" of Christian Science or The World Mother of Sri Aurobindo's teaching. Human women and men may also be humane, and beloved for their good works and far-extending Sympathy. "The Goddess of Mercy is enthroned." ○ Monday ○ Toward Reassuring Beneficence ○ Cosmic Piper Moon in Capricorn

Message for Weekend of November 22 & 23, 2025

 Message for Weekend of November 22 & 23, 2025

Saturday 22: 1 A buffalo standing on an eminence and pawing the ground is bold, independent and forceful. 2 A mole likewise is independent; also reserved and determined. He doesn't care what the public thinks. 3 A serpent in the shape of the letter S is sensitive, subtle and sagacious, never imposed upon. He makes a good detective. 4 Humanity brings imagination to everyday living and makes new or better marks on the face of events, such as: The Pyramids and the Sphinx. The keyword is Certification. Moon in Sagittarius goes void-of-course at 1:49p PT until entering Capricorn at 2:54p PT. Karmically sobering third of this week is at its most intense today. Sunday 23: 1 A cataract falling from one rocky ledge to another shows how we are compelled by the force of circumstances to choose to avoid danger. 2 Warfare and litigation are rife. There is danger of wounding or being wounded. There's plenty of that in the headlines. Enough! 3 A woman sitting on a tombstone and weeping seems almost to love the shady side of life more than the sunshine. She is sensitive and sympathetic. 4 But "the ground hog is looking for its shadow" and there are always better omens if we are open to them. The keyword is Reassurance. Moon is in Capricorn. Karmically sobering third of this week ends around noon. Cosmic Piper

Message for Friday 21 November 2025

 Message for Friday 21 November 2025

□ From Ordeal to Championship □ 1 When "a widow's past is brought to light" she undergoes an ordeal of the spirit, yet better chances lie ahead of her. The keyword is Rectification. 2 Some arrange their pursuits in military style, like "a man in full armor, helmet on head and spear in hand." Of good proportions, they make good soldiers. 3 Some get involved in disputes and contentions, even though they are convivial compsnions. They love "the good things of life" and display sharp wit. Enemies respect them and friends hold them as champions. 4 Out of all of them, at least one deserves Charubel"s * * * three stars as "an extraordinary person destined to take an active part in public life, exercising a great influence on mankind." □ Friday □ From Ordeal to Championship □ Cosmic Piper Moon in Sagittarius Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Sunday afternoon P S Paragraphs 3 and 4 really do sound like the public meeting scheduled for Friday between Mamdani and Trump.

Message for Thursday 20 November 2025

Message for Thursday 20 November 2025 • Toward Nobility • 0 The New Moon arrived at 1:48a ET Thursday but things are still slow especially because Mercury remains retrograde. 1 "A woman charming snakes" seems a lovely symbol; however, "one of them is twined about her neck." One could gain mastery over the passions of others but not without jealousy or suspicion, making for "poisoned love." There could be sinister folly. 2 That warning is reinforced by "a tiger ready for a spring on its prey." We all know what is going on in world trouble-spots. Let us all not prey but pray. 3 There are national, political, tribal and gangster loyalties. "A flag turns into an eagle that crows." May established allegiances reflect high ideals rather than tangled warfare. 4 We should turn from war to sports and games which accentuate nobility, humanity and prosperity. • Thursday • Toward Nobility • Cosmic Piper Moon in Scorpio goes void-of-course at 1:26a PT until entering Sagittarius at 2:27a PT

Message for Wednesday 19 November 2025

Message for Wednesday 19 November 2025 • Recovery, Adjustment, Allegiance • 0 Mercury Retrograde is a joke? Haha. No, because today (Tuesday as I write) A. Cloudflare problems caused outages in both X and Spotify. I'm listening to music on Spotify but the list of songs is absent, replaced by a big sign: "Something Went Wrong." Never saw that before. B. Technological and AI stocks went down alarmingly two days in a row. Those businesses are distinctively Mercurial. C. Congress just voted to make public the Epstein files. Digging into the past is a big pastime whenever Mercury is retrograde, whether fruitfully or fruitlessly. 1 Do you feel like "a battered hulk lying upon the seashore"? Wandering and rudderless, we feel our fortunes in danger of wreck and ruin. The keyword is Abandonment. 2 But we can reestablish ourselves through self-expression which presents our own version of ourselves. "A flag turns into an eagle that crows." The keyword is Adjustment. 3 Then we can "take up a bow and arrow and aim at some object in the distance." We are implicitly expert marksmen; noble, humane and prosperous. 4 "Outer reality takes the form with which one endows it as one exercises one's sovereignty over its various potentials in the creative realms of one's own imagination." "The king of the fairies approaches his domain." The keyword is Allegiance. • Wednesday • Recovery, Adjustment, Allegiance • Moon in Scorpio 

Message for Tuesday 18 November 2025

 Message for Tuesday 18 November 2025

° Intrepidity and Reconciliation ° 1 "A serpent in the shape of a letter S" is sensitive, subtle and sagacious. Never imposed on, he sees through a plot like a good detective. 2 There is a blare of self-affirmation from "a military band on the march." Self-mobilized effort draws events to a focus. What seemed impossible is attained through Intrepidity. 3 "Self-orientation through a continual balancing of consequences and meanings" is one interpretation of "the lamp of physical enlightenment at the left temple." The world is a laboratory for the soul. The keyword is Reconciliation. 4 "Rays of ruddy light are emitted from a cup or goblet." Grandeur and spiritual loftiness attract many friends. This soul's charity and benevolence ultimately enfold all mankind. The keyword is Humaneness. ° Tuesday ° Intrepidity and Reconciliation ° Moon in Scorpio The moon waning to a tiny crescent while Mercury remains retrograde make for ennui or lassitude.

Message for Monday 17 November 2025

 Message for Monday 17 November 2025

° Extemporized Comradeship ° 0 The Mercury Retrograde period, November 9th-29th, is either slow and draggy, filled with delays; or languid, languorous and restful. Doubtful or dangerous things should not be attempted during the void-of-course hours. But good symbols for the day help: 1 Indians making camp find everything they need immediately at hand. Alertness to potentialities is a secret of self-fulfillment. The keyword is Extemporizatiion. 2 "A stupendous waterfall" attracts us to the marvelous, wild and romantic in nature and in art. The humdrum would be too tame. 3 "A golden-haired goddess of opportunity" is either someone you know or someone you'd like to know (regardless of hair color). Wholly unconditioned expectation cultivates prosperity. Nature always takes care of her own. The keyword is Reward. 4 "Two men seated at a table with beakers of wine before them" is pretty explicit. There is joviality, sympathy and self-indulgence, as well as frankness of mind and intimate knowledge of human character. The keyword is Comradeship. ° Monday ° Extemporized Comradeship° Moon in Libra goes void-of-course at 3 52a PT until entering Scorpio at 1:46p PT. All day the Via Combusta makes things more unpredictable.

Message for Weekend of November 15th & 16th, 2025

 Message for Weekend of November 15th & 16th, 2025

Saturday 15: 1 "Walking at the edge of a precipice" we still are affectionate and honorable and so most likely protected. 2 Living in a cottage surrounded by a thicket, we are alert to measures for self-defense but ought not to be paranoid. 3 We could emulate "a man habited in rough clothes hewing timber close to a log hut." Contented yet laborious, we are stably industrious. 4 A mother with her children on stairs is developing and demonstrating a social conscience. The keyword is Education. Moon in Virgo goes void-of-course 35 minutes before entering Libra at 1:45a PT Karmically sobering third of this week continues Sunday 16: 1 A wolf standing on the carcass of a horse snatches an advantage but is forced to surrender it. 2 A great lonely tower rising from an eminence of rock is an emblem of taciturnity and resolve. The keyword is Stability. 3 A man with drawing instruments and paper before him is a good architect or engineer and a lover of the fine arts. 4 Community usefulness brings recompense and approbation. A mother is with her children on stairs. The keyword is Education. Moon in Libra Karmically sobering third of this week ends in the very early hours Cosmic Piper

Message for Friday 14 November 2025

 Message for Friday 14 November 2025

° Changeful Attractions Remolded ° 1 The moon is actually in her last quarter but the symbol "the moon in her first quarter" suggests we may be overly optimistic in expectations of a naughty nature. Yet some change and speculation could be fortunate. 2 We are acting out roles playfully. "A person is wearing a mask as in a play." Some are sarcastic or deceptive but it's all in fun. We attract friends or admirers without making commitments. 3 "A female with the lyre in her hand" is fickle, fond of variety, and musical or artistic. She appreciates the refined in art and the sublime in nature. 4 We remain in the Mercury Retrograde period which can be mysterious and langorous. The matrix of everyday existence is embraced by question marks. We are molding and remolding the course of events. The symbol is "rocks and things forming therein" and the keyword is Composition. ° Friday ° Changeful Attractions Remolded ° Cosmic Piper Moon in Virgo Karmically sobering third of this week is at its most intense, fading by early Sunday

13 Nov. 2025,

 Message for Thursday 13 November 2025

• Learning to Fly? • 0 Of course Mercury remaining retrograde until the weekend after Thanksgiving means REtracking of Epstein allegations. But maybe an end to the REdiculous shutdown. What I would say to comfort you is: No, you are not "losing it." Symptoms of the backward Mercury, whose keyword is Mind, may appear in the guise of something like dementia. Don't believe it! You can REgain your bearings. Life's events being out-of-pattern is natural at these times. Go deeper into your soul's ethical-spiritual integrity. 1 The keyword Orphanage is derived from the symbol "a nest of young unfledged birds lying on the ground." Whatever our age we may feel "bereft of parents and guardians." (Such as Epstein's girls?) Yet gradually we can get our bearings and learn to fly. 2 "A man strangling a fowl" is cruel and cowardly, taking advantage of the weak and defenseless. Let's make sure we don't do this mentally or emotionally by deriding anyone who has yet to find his or her way. 3 "A man viewing himself in a looking-glass" might be legitimately appreciating his appearance, or might be vain or following a vain course in life. 4 Or, attracting him beyond himself, "Cupid is knocking at the door." There is social and romantic self-renewal, with an insatiable appetite for enlarged experience. Ties with others are made, broken, and perhaps remade. The keyword is Allurement. • Thursday • Learning to Fly? • Cosmic Piper Moon in Virgo Karmically sobering third of this week is beginning, more intense Friday, ending by Sunday morning

Message for Wednesday 12 November 2025

 Message for Wednesday 12 November 2025

• Out-of-Pattern Essentials or Intimacies • 0 At worst, Mercury being retrograde till the Saturday after Thanksgiving is depressing, draggy, hopeless because everything desired is delayed. At best it can be a restful hiatus from usual patterns. "Don't worry" is easy to say but hard to implement unless one is developing deep spiritual faith. "Be not afraid, only believe" said Jesus (Mark 5:36). 1 The symbols for the day seem somewhat superficial. "An archer shooting his arrows toward a flight of birds" is restless, flighty and indeterminate, perhaps involved in more love affairs than he can manage. He is intense but nonchalant and his inconsequential acts could be hurtful. 2 "A soldier derelict in duty" finds it "ever impossible to continue in any course which does not prove rewarding." The keyword is Deviation. This may be a hint that even if we modify normal routines we should take care of essentials. 3 Cupid is knocking at the door; maybe he is the archer of paragraph 1. Some in your environment or your thoughts are alluring. There can be out-of-pattern self-consummative intimacies. 4 Or we could, under the rays of a backward Mercury, be like a herd of cattle browsing happily in the sunshine of Placidity. • Wednesday • Out-of-Pattern Essentials or Intimacies • Cosmic Piper Moon in Leo goes void-of-course 22 minutes before entering Virgo at 3:53p PT

Message for Tuesday 11 November 2025

 Message for Tuesday 11 November 2025

○ Daring and Fortune ○ 0 Mercury Retrograde is with us in a big way. Delays in deliveries or travel. Spending more time on social media. Chaos of various kinds. Patience is required, and not getting involved in too much at once. 1 The symbols for the day are exciting. "A game of cricket" has the keyword Sportsmanship. Holding steady amid confusing events brings recognition and success. 2 "Cupid is knocking at the door" and there are hints of romance or psychological intimacy, often where not expected. The keyword is Allurement. 3 Yes indeed, "a woman is drawing two dark curtains aside." Dr. Jones says that implicit in the symbolism is "the essential courage of the soul" as it "penetrates to more worthy dimensions of experience." The keyword is Daring. 4 I won't predict whether or not repair of the government shutdown will bring a Market surge, but somehow many will feel prosperous. "A man with a spade holds in his hands a jewel reflecting the sun's rays." Whether by exploration and discovery or other means, there is unusual success and good Fortune. ○ Tuesday ○ Daring and Fortune ○ Cosmic Piper Moon in Leo

Message for Monday 10 November 2025

 Message for Monday 10 November 2025

• Boring Bird, Wise Bird, Cupid • 0 Mercury went retrograde Sunday at 11:03a PT / 2:03p ET, until November 29th. You figure it out. Three weeks of chaos? Maybe, or if we are wise, three weeks of reconstruction, rethinking, reorganization, repentance, remonstrance (Congress?) and renewal. 1 The symbol "a storm-swept prairie" has the keyword Wantonness. "To destroy where they cannot build would seem the aimless pursuit in life" of both Democrats and Republicans. "Their path is marked by waste and extravagance." There are "fallen idols, desolated temples, forlorn and blighted hopes." Welcome to the self-torment of the Shutdown. 2 Listen to any interview with a Senator or Representative and you will hear "a parrot listening and then talking" the Party Line. There is "self-gratifying pretense." The keyword is Conventionality. 3 A wiser bird, "an old owl up in a tree," represents "the necessary element of steadiness in human affairs." There is dignity in self-restraint and self-respect. The keyword is Normality. 4 Somewhere, probably far from the halls of Congress, "Cupid is knocking at the door." There is social self-renewal and psychological self-fulfillment in intimately quickening relations with others. The keyword is Allurement. • Monday • Boring Bird, Wise Bird, Cupid • Cosmic Piper Moon in Cancer goes void-of-course 11 minutes before entering Leo at 9:35a PT.Message for Monday 10 November 2025

Message for Weekend of November 8 & 9, 2025

Message for Weekend of November 8 & 9, 2025 Saturday 8: 1 What is this "battered hulk lying upon the seashore"? The Democratic Party? The Republican Party? The SNAP program previously feeding millions? Or do we discern the initials DJT on the side of this "battered hulk"? The keyword is Abandonment. 2 I wish this last-mentioned personage could be more like "an old man seated beneath a shady tree, his head bowed in thought. A pilgrim." Somebody in our government needs to "regard things and persons according to their true value." Anybody? 3 Or, with youthful humility, to emulate "a little child learning to walk." We all may benefit by such simplicity and humility. The keyword is Individuality. 4 It's a Saturday, so we might relax to resemble "a group of cattle browsing in the sunshine." Can we be "patient, contented, happy and self-possessed"? The keyword is Placidity. Moon in Gemini is void-of-course for 34 minutes before entering Cancer at 7:22a PT. Karmically sobering third of this week is with us. Sunday 9: 1 Can we still lounge in the Placidity of a well-treated herd of cattle? 2 Yes, unless tempted to emulate "a woman charming snakes, one of which is twined about her neck." Trying to master the passions of others invokes the danger of a poisoned love, or in extreme cases something worse. The keyword is Jealousy; but we do not have to succumb to it. 3 Through all experiences we are developing the Individuality of "a little child learning to walk." 4 Harmonious sounds are music, to which we can turn for peace and refreshment. "Upon the arm of a lyre there hangs a wreath of laurels." Art and drama open out into the finer emotions of the soul. Moon in Cancer  

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Message for Friday 7 November 2025

 Message for Friday 7 November 2025

° Character or Magnanimity ° 1 Accomplishment is emphasized by "two men playing chess," provided that no mania, frenzy or perversion is involved, but patient concentration. The keyword is Ability. 2 During the government's shutdown chaos, property rights of all kinds are being challenged or reinstated. "A lady sitting on a divan fanning herself" is one of the fortunate ones basking in prosperity. 3 An over-all breadth of information served up to us by AI systems gives us a chance to pick and choose. Yet some are ardent enthusiasts for causes, finding that "too much information" can't stop them from being "a true friend and an open enemy." "A red flame ascends upward to a great height." 4 Character is based on factors transcending mere information. "The sun rises over a great headland, overhanging the sea." There can be magnanimity and reposeful strength. Spiritual study is better than AI for life's deeper purposes. Looking forward to the future with confidence, our hopes will not be frustrated. ° Friday ° Character or Magnanimity ° Cosmic Piper Moon in Gemini Karmically sobering third of this week is with us, at its peak late Friday-early Saturday.

Message for Thursday 6 November 2025

 Message for Thursday 6 November 2025

• Careless, then Worshipful, then Prosperous • 1 "A man sleeps on a bundle of clothes while a vulture, serpent and leopard lurk nearby." Sounds like the American Congress. "Careless, imprudent, believing himself secure while surrounded by dangers." 2 When finally roused, he may lack clear direction, like "the ocean covered with whitecaps." Without a definite focus, what good is Irrepressibility? 3 The spirit of humanity requires something like a religion or a spiritual path. "A round temple with pointed roof" brings those of varying orientations (round) to united worship (pointing upward), 4 For many, despite paragraph 1, there will be luck, with enjoyment of "the good things of life." "A lady sits on a divan fanning herself." She, and we, are blessed with good fortune and prosperity. • Thursday • Careless, then Worshipful, then Prosperous • Cosmic Piper Moon in Taurus goes void-of-course 30 minutes before entering Gemini at 7:22 a PT / 10:22a ET

Message for Wednesday 5 November 2025

 Message for Wednesday 5 November 2025

• Grand Attachment • 1 "A dark pool of water in the shadow of dense foliage" shows a disposition toward quietude, fatalism or melancholy. The keyword is Gloom, but that could be transfigured to Restfulness. 2 "A man viewing himself in a looking-glass" may be self-obsessed or vain, yet no longer gloomy. He wants others to see what he sees in the mirror, so he needs 3 "Telephone linemen at work" to make interconnections linking all phases of existence with all others. The keyword is Attachment. 4 Therefore, there can be cultivation and preservation of enduring ties with others. Social events can be happily anticipated, such as "A Grand Army of the Republic campfire." The keyword is Reminiscence. • Wednesday • Grand Attachment • Cosmic Piper Moon in Taurus

Message for Tuesday 4 November 2025

 Message for Tuesday 4 November 2025

• Cleverness and Reminiscence • 1 Even Elon Musk might feel at times like "an ass tethered to the shaft of a grinding mill," that is, inured to arduous work. Others, less ambitious than Elon, might accept their Servitude without complaint. 2 More like Elon, however, is "an inventor experimenting." There is "joy in effort put forth on the imaginative or intellectual side of life." He and we make a niche for ourselves in a unique area of reality through Cleverness. 3 So there could be Vanity, as if we resembled "a man looking at his face in a looking-glass." What seems a vain pursuit or profitless calling to one (trips to Mars) may be intriguing to another. 4 Is the government shutdown near its end, with Mars moving from Scorpio to Sagittarius? There is a "periodic and symbolical return to center" at "a Grand Army of the Republic campfire." We cultivate and preserve enduring ties with others while honoring the past. The keyword is Reminiscence. •Tuesday • Cleverness and Reminiscence • Cosmic Piper Moon in Aries goes void-of-course at 3:22a PT until entering Taurus at 8:17a PT

Message for Monday 3 November 2025

 Message for Monday 3 November 2025

° Spontaneous Benevolence ° 1 "A small cottage is surrounded by a thicket" suggesting that we are protecting ourselves from possible enemies. This is good, providing it does not degenerate into obsessive anxiety. 2 More happily, "a female with the lyre in her hand" exhibits musical talent. She is fond of change and so may appear fickle, but she appreciates the refined in art and the sublime in nature. 3 You might recall what you did three days ago. Were you, or an acquaintance, "The Halloween jester"? Maybe you could reprise that role today, releasing buoyant energies through which to gain refreshment. Humor could either go haywire or open up a genuine spiritual sensitiveness. The keyword is Spontaneousness. 4 The "thicket" protecting our cottage may be no longer needed at some point. Rather, we luxuriate in "a rustic cottage overarched by a spreading cedar tree." In homey simplicity we shelter, succour and befriend wayside travelers as well as friends and family. The keyword is Benevolence. ° Monday ° Spontaneous Benevolence ° Cosmic Piper Moon in Aries