Messages for Saturday 9 September 2023 and Sunday 10 September 2023

Messages for Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September 2023

Saturday: ~Prudence and Accord~

This Mercury-retrograde cycle (August 23-September 15) has been a tough one, for me and those known to me. I lost my cell phone (the first time ever) and am still going through a long painful process of acquiring a new one, having to ask favors I would rather not ask and struggling to keep on writing these forecasts. To mention one famous individual, on Friday as I write Bobby Kennedy has released a statement that the Democratic National Committee is making rules which would deny him a fair counting of votes in the primaries, making it impossible for him to win. He said that he will protest these "rules" (as for example, if he campaigns in New Hampshire his votes there shall not be counted!!?!) and if that fails he will have to "consider other options." The speculation is that that could mean forming another "third" (or fourth or fifth) party. All this is typical of the reverses and re-doings and reestablishments required by the fact of  seven of the ten planets either retrograde or virtually stationary. 

Through it we still have: While Venus has been motionless she has been at the degree "Tufts of grass on a jutting rock hold a thin but certain existence." The keyword is Constancy, and we are trying to "determine the right thing to do and accomplish it through resolute striving." A snail's pace now could change to a more confident clip beginning by the 15th or 22nd of this month.

Impatience, however, could take charge, with "strong animal passions": "A pyramid of red is very conspicuously situated on a large open plain." There is energy and strength of will. "One seldom fails to accomplish what he takes in hand to do. This person will 'never say die'."

At a more moderate level consistent with slow or backward planetary motion, one might resemble "an old man cutting grapes in a vineyard" whose keyword is Prudence. He is "industrious and watchful, working with an eye to the future, ultimately gathering in the fruits of foresight and care." 

The long-lasting Venus sextile Mars aspect, from this week until November 5, is giving us "capacity for embracing universal realty within personal experience" as symbolized by "Three old masters hanging in an art gallery." We have "a gift for bringing people and events together in high appreciation of the greater values of life." The keyword is Accord. 

{Saturday} ~Prudence and Accord~

Moon in Cancer

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Sunday 10 September

~Steering Competently toward Revelation~ 

I try not to moan too much about the problems of Mercury retrograde, but I hope that doing so helps you readers to cope with your own issues, on the basis of "misery loves company." Not only did I lose my phone, as reported yesterday, but a neighbor did also at about the same time. Then on Labor Day at 6:30 a.m. a smoke detector in my apartment started screeching at me every 26 seconds. I had to wait until I could get a ladder from the basement hours later and then was able to stop it. But two days later it started again until I climbed the ladder and pulled out the wiring. Then, for two days in a row, my WiFi which works flawlessly stopped working twice until it got its desired minute of rest. I am grateful that it is working because otherwise you'd not be getting these reports. It is obvious that Donald Trump's life is endlessly complicated by legal problems (most of which his supporters, and also fair-minded non-supporters such as Alan Dershowitz, regard as persecution through lawfare). And yesterday I reported on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s serious persecution by the Democratic Party to which he is trying to be loyal.

There can also be many small things which go "out of pattern" such as losing an item or forgetting where it is, dropping something, or peculiar misunderstandings, but many of these one can take with the proverbial "grain of salt." 

Symbols for Sunday: "A broken wheel upon the ground while a horse grazes nearby" represents Aimlessness or a laissez faire drift. There could be good fortune, yet it is precarious or lost. Of course, one could blame Mercury.

Some, scientifically inclined, "think but slightingly of their best friends and will not confide in them." This could be Venus's squares with Jupiter and Uranus. Disagreements over religion or politics are likely. 

Fortunately, "A canoe in dangerous waters is approaching safety." There has to be "fresh and constant participation in life's transient situations" which are not dangerous if one possesses Competency, the keyword.

Venus sextile Mars opens us into sometimes amazing appreciation of human contacts old or new. There are memory-treasures of links with family and old friends. They seem to come back in day-dreaming as if never absent. "The Mundane Cross" (within a circle) represents "a student of Nature's mysteries; a lover of the sublime; an author, or revealer of the strange and the curious."

{Sunday} ~Steering Competently toward Revelation~ 

Cosmic Piper

Moon in Cancer-->Leo

/moon goes void-of-course at 5:48a PT | 9:48a ET | 1:48p UT

until it enters Leo at 9:37a PT | 12:37p ET | 4:37p UT

Message for Friday 8 September 2023

Message for Friday 8 September 2023

~Profound or Friendly Association~

Planets are moving slowly, so some of the symbols we use repeat, just as we find ourselves backtracking in our personal lives. I hope that the process has not been too painful for you, but it can be very upsetting. 

"A blazing fireplace in a deserted home." This symbol feels comforting and nostalgic, evoking the change of seasons when for the first time we turn on the heat or light an actual fire. Yet the picture could suggest, at worst, "a witless dismissal of all affairs to their own devices." That's why the keyword is Guardianship. Why is the home "deserted"? Mysterious. Are some of its denizens missing? Yet it shall be re-occupied when they return,  to a toasty-warm living-room let us hope.

There is much that is mystical, secretive or profound. Charubel gives the symbol "8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8," the square of 8 (reminiscent of the I Ching), as indicating "a man or woman of mystery, a student of the mystical with profound understanding." This could be you as well as someone you associate with or learn from. 

While Venus has been motionless, now moving ahead but very slowly, she has been at the degree "Tufts of grass on a jutting rock hold a thin but certain existence." The keyword is Constancy, and we are trying to "determine the right thing to do and accomplish it through resolute striving." A snail's pace now could change to a more confident clip beginning by the 15th or 22nd of this month.

Venus and Mars are in a sextile (favorable) aspect, by 6 degrees, from September 6 through October 23. This can be friendship, or friendly contacts at least; romance, attraction or flirtation. At a simple humanistic level it could be represented by "several persons in festive attire assembled together and talking." We will be "sociable and versatile, having strong humane feelings and sympathetic minds." We could "make many friends and have considerable benefits from associations formed casually." Without attempting it we "bring together persons mutually advantageous to one another."

{Friday} ~Profound or Friendly Association~

Cosmic Piper

Moon in Cancer

Message for Thursday 7 September 2023 }Guardianship{

Message for Thursday 7 September 2023

}Guardianship{

Because planets are moving slowly, or retrograde, degree-symbols from recent days are repeating. Appropriately, we may still feel like "a man wading through mud knee-deep; the opposite bank toward which he is struggling is enveloped in fog." We had this symbol on Labor Day when thousands of Burning Man participants were mired in mud quite literally. We may need to be patient with painstakingly slow progress in some areas of our lives.

"A naked infant, exposed, is sleeping in an open and dreary place. Around and above that helpless form are birds and beasts of prey. But, by some strange power unseen, this embodied picture of innocence is protected." "A simple, unassuming person, little noticed and no special favorite of anyone, has been treated cruelly. Yet he is saved from the power of malice. 'No weapon formed against him shall prosper.'" It can be devastating to feel utterly abandoned, and yet like the "naked infant" we are eventually, somehow, fully protected.

For a long time while Venus has been motionless, now moving ahead but very slowly, she has been at the degree "Tufts of grass on a jutting rock hold a thin but certain existence." The keyword is Constancy, and we are trying to "determine the right thing to do and accomplish it through resolute striving." A snail's pace now could change to a more confident clip beginning by the 15th or 22nd of this month.

Meanwhile we have "a blazing fireplace in a deserted home." This symbol always feels comforting and nostalgic to me, evoking the change of seasons when for the first time we turn on the heat or light an actual fire. Yet the picture could suggest, at worst, "a witless dismissal of all affairs to their own devices." That's why the keyword is Guardianship. Why is the home "deserted"? Mysterious. Are some of its denizens missing? Yet it shall be re-occupied when they return,  to a toasty-warm living-room.

{Thursday} {Guardianship}

Cosmic Piper

Moon in Gemini-->Cancer

|Karmic sobering, challenging third of this week ended Wednesday at 10:52p PT | Thursday at 1:52a ET| 4:52a UT

/moon goes void-of-course at 3:23p PT | 6:23p ET | 10:23p UT

until it enters Cancer at 10:01p PT | 1:01a(F) ET | 5:01a(F) UT

Message for Wednesday 6 September 2023 }Shrewdness plus Nobility{

Wednesday 6 September 2023

}Shrewdness plus Nobility{

"A woman feeding chickens and protecting them from the hawks" is demonstrating Shrewdness, the keyword. We conserve or protect what we have, and also develop it. 

For a long time while Venus has been motionless, now moving ahead but very slowly, she has been at the degree "Tufts of grass on a jutting rock hold a thin but certain existence." The keyword is Constancy, and we are trying to "determine the right thing to do and accomplish it through resolute striving." A snail's pace now could change to a more confident clip beginning by the 15th or 22nd of this month.

Someone "resting lightly on the end of his bow, with a quiver full of arrows on his back" is a good observer and designer; a "prompt and skillful executant." While Mercury remains retrograde and Venus is slow, we may have to go slower than we would wish but can still achieve what is necessary. 

And so at best one might resemble "a fine horse, with curved neck and flowing mane, prancing in the pride of his strength," or at least tossing his head! There is kind-heartedness and nobility. 

{Wednesday} {Shrewdness plus Nobility}

Cosmic Piper

Moon in Gemini

|Karmic sobering, challenging third| of this week lasts until early Thursday

Message for Tuesday 5 September 2023 }Shrewd Constancy{

Message for Tuesday 5 September 2023

}Shrewd Constancy{

I see on Twitter, "70,000 Burning Man revelers stranded in muddy mess." Guess what? In the forecast for Monday we had "A man wading through mud knee-deep, the bank toward which he is struggling enveloped in fog." Combined with Mercury, Venus and five other planets being retrograde, this makes it clear that we need utter patience to cope with what seem "perished hopes and abortive speculations." It shall all get better, at latest by September 15 when Mercury turns direct or September 23 when the sun enters Libra." Meanwhile the Burning Man revelers may have a good time, within limits, yet still there is the mud imprisoning many--until Tuesday, according to estimates. That would be the day the Mars-Saturn quincunx loosens past 3 degrees. What was the "mud" impeding you on Labor Day?

Tuesday: We may feel like "a woman feeding chickens and protecting them from the hawks." At the worst there could be "personal ineptitude in the face of life's everyday and recurrent complexities." However, there is "a capacity for control of events through nurturing the things which are desirable and rejecting those which have no immediate value. The keyword is Shrewdness."

From August 28 through September 9, Venus at her station remains at this degree: "A jutting rock upon which tufts of grass hold a thin but certain existence." The keyword, Constancy, indicates "firm and steadfast character. One will hold resolutely to beliefs and principles though it be to one's disadvantage. Whatever one may determine upon as the right thing to do will assuredly be done if within the compass of resolute striving."

It's a back-to-work day for many. "A man is resting lightly on the end of his bow, with a quiver full of arrows on his back." He or she is not necessarily a warrior, but "a quick observer and designer; a prompt and skillful executant." This may be true specially after Luna enters Gemini (time below) when she shall trine Mars, both in air (skillful) signs.

The |difficult third| of this week is at its peak, so moods could be dark, yet we could by recharging our spirits feel like "a fine horse, with curved neck and flowing mane, prancing in the pride of his strength." At best we could be noble, generous, and kind-hearted; also proud.

{Tuesday} {Shrewd Constancy}

Cosmic Piper

Moon in Taurus-->Gemini

|Karmic sobering, challenging third| of this week is at its peak, continuing until early Thursday

/moon goes void-of-course at 9:47a PT | 12:47p ET | 4:47p UT

until it enters Gemini at 1:08p PT | 4:08p ET | 8:08p UT

Message for Monday 4 September 2023 \Important message: Not Losing It!/

Message for Monday 4 September 2023

\An important message: Not Losing It!/

A symbol for Saturday, "a man being carried by four men in a sedan chair," was interpreted by me favorably because it's a holiday weekend. But it included the statement "idleness and sloth may render him a useless member of society, with self-indulgence making for ruin." Sadly this came true for me because while a total stranger bought me a sandwich and I consumed it, I neglected to watch a parcel I had with me and it was stolen. While riding in the "sedan chair" provided by a good person an evil one stole from me and I am still recovering from that. In the planetary setup this coincided with Mars and Saturn, the two "malefic" planets, being in a sharp quincunx, less than one degree. This can be unexpected painful happenings. 

Monday: That aspect is now separating by more than two degrees so I hope it will not upset us on this Labor Day. Yet we have "A man wading through mud knee-deep, the bank toward which he is struggling enveloped in fog." Combined with Mercury, Venus and five other planets being retrograde, this makes it clear that we need utter patience to cope with what seem "perished hopes and abortive speculations." It shall all get better, at latest by September 15 when Mercury turns direct or September 23 when the sun enters Libra (autumnal equinox). 

From August 28 through September 9, Venus at her station remains at this degree: "A jutting rock upon which tufts of grass hold a thin but certain existence." The keyword, Constancy, indicates "firm and steadfast character. One will hold resolutely to beliefs and principles though it be to one's disadvantage. Whatever one may determine upon as the right thing to do will assuredly be done if within the compass of resolute striving."

This is a good place to say: Please don't get dispirited by the retrograde planets. They can make us feel that we are "losing it." No, we are not, but we get tangled in complications, within our own consciousness if not outwardly, which make us feel that we don't know what we are doing. The "resolute striving" of the previous symbol is a remedy, combined with faith and prayer.

"A naked infant, exposed, is sleeping in an open and dreary place. Around and above that helpless form are birds and beasts of prey. But, by some strange power unseen, this embodied picture of innocence is protected." "A simple, unassuming person, little noticed and no special favorite of anyone, has been treated cruelly. Yet he is saved from the power of malice. 'No weapon formed against him shall prosper.'"

"The ideals of a man abundantly crystallized," with the keyword Personification, intimates that either we see our hopes and ideals personified in someone, or we personify them ourselves, or both.

{Monday} /Protection of Personified Constancy\

Cosmic Piper

Moon in Taurus

Message for Saturday 2 September 2023

Messages for Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September 2023

Saturday: ^Affinity^

From August 28 through September 9, Venus at her station remains at this degree: "A jutting rock upon which tufts of grass hold a thin but certain existence." The keyword, Constancy, indicates "firm and steadfast character. One will hold resolutely to beliefs and principles though it be to one's disadvantage. Whatever one may determine upon as the right thing to do will assuredly be done if within the compass of resolute striving."

"A hand with the index finger pointing upward as if in command" shows "a flexible nature, capable of fulfilling many and various positions in life; a generous and kind disposition; a high order of intelligence, always seeking after the uses of things; ingenious; inventive. One will succeed." The keyword is Utility.

However, it's a holiday weekend, so "a person is being carried by four men in a sedan chair." "A favorite of fortune, he or she will have the good luck to accumulate wealth. He will be endowed with good parts and possess numerous accomplishments. but idleness and sloth may render him a useless member of society, with self-indulgence making for ruin." However, again, it's a holiday weekend, so we may gladly carry one another in "sedan chairs." In fact, out of the ten planets used in astrology seven are retrograde from our geocentric perspective, so we have an excuse for being lazy. 

Wisdom, rather than charlatanry, can be shared. There is "an inviolability in all genuine inspiration." "A man is teaching the true inner knowledge." We all have "a genius for understanding and calling out the underlying realizations by which human character comes to know itself at its best." The keyword is Affinity.

{Saturday} ^Affinity^

Moon in Aries

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Sunday 3 September 2023

\Profound Affinities/

A person is still being carried by four men in a sedan chair. A nice holiday symbol. Seven of the ten planets being retrograde, we can take our time to relish past and present experiences. There is something nostalgic about Labor Day. We may feel we are "favorites of fortune."

From August 28 through September 9, Venus at her station remains at this degree: "A jutting rock upon which tufts of grass hold a thin but certain existence." The keyword, Constancy, indicates "firm and steadfast character. One will hold resolutely to beliefs and principles though it be to one's disadvantage. Whatever one may determine upon as the right thing to do will assuredly be done if within the compass of resolute striving."

"8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 denotes a man or woman of mystery; a lover of the mystical; secretive; of profound understanding, who will leave for himself a name in history." It is well to be acquainted with the writings or teachings of such an one.

"A man or woman is teaching the true inner knowledge." Genuine inspiration is inviolable. We "communicate deeper insights through common responsibilities." There is integrity in "continual self-orientation to man and the world in terms of ultimate potentialities." This calls out "the underlying realizations by which human character comes to know itself at its best." The keyword is Affinity.

{Sunday} /Profound Affinities\

Cosmic Piper

Moon in Aries-->Taurus

/moon goes void-of-course at 4:58a PT | 7:58a ET | 11:58a UT

until it enters Taurus at 8:01a PT | 11:01a ET | 3:01p UT