Happy Neptune Halloween ~!

31 October 2011

Who’s feeling in touch with the other side? 

Venus is squaring Neptune this afternoon.  Mercury will do the same overnight tonight. 

Neptune is a lot about the other side of things, what we sense but don’t necessarily see.  Neptune is all about fog and delusion and confusion and deception.  It can be completely dreamy, fantasies and dreaminess and what not - but it’s on the very wrong side of what’s real.  Neptune’s on another level, it’s the magic you hear in music and see in colors.  Neptune’s in the ether, there’s nothing solid about it. 

Venus (attraction) and Mercury (thought/communication) squaring Neptune is all about distraction.  Enjoy it for all it’s worth, but remember it is what it is. At the very least, it should make for a particularly surreal and fantastic Halloween.  Pay attention to what you’re dreaming about.  

Things will get a lot sharper, and less fluid, as soon as midweek when Venus and Mercury move from Scorpio into Sagittarius. 

Dream a Little Dream, 

AL

Horoscopes for October 31 – November 6, 2011

NEW MOON ON MONDAY ASTROLOGY

By Adeline Leigh

Happy Halloween!  This afternoon’s square between Venus and Neptune will be putting a decidedly decadent spin on any festivities happening post weekend.  Mercury’s in the mix too, so it’s super social.  Both Venus and Mercury will move on from Scorpio into Sagittarius this coming Wednesday – watch for things to get way more adventurous.  With the planet Uranus in a fellow fire sign, they’re sure to be unpredictable too.  Get out into the world and see what you can find – it most definitely won’t be boring.  Next week:  the Full Moon in Taurus and Neptune returns to forward motion. 

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ARIES

If you’re feeling discouraged now, rest assured you’ll have your words and your grace completely back by the end of the weekend.  In the meantime, focus on faking it.  Swallow your pride and step up to the plate and even the things you’ve been dreading will seem easy in retrospect.  Think of this as the time to make investments in keeping your cool.  You’re getting to know a less impulsive side of yourself, and learning how to use it is going to be absolutely crucial in getting the thing you’re striving for.  Stay on your feet.

TAURUS 

Have as much fun as possible this week, but remember to take at some time out every day to keep in touch with yourself.  This afternoon’s square between Venus and nebulous Neptune makes it all too easy to get swept up in fantasies.  The more you can remember what you really truly stand for, the more you’ll be able to see the workable possibilities through the fog.  Next week’s Full Moon in your sign will be shining the spotlight on how far you’ve come this year.  Make it a point to show up for that. 

GEMINI

Remember where you’re coming from.  You know now what you need to keep strong for yourself so that you have more to give back to others.  This is a good week to practice that understanding and push the superficial toward something that’s way more sincere.  Your other option is keeping things as light as possible and never revealing anything past your surface but the thing is, that absolutely won’t get you the results you’re looking for.  Taking certain conversations to the next level, on the other hand, will be helping you make connections you’ll always remember. 

CANCER

Hopefully you’re feeling completely like yourself again.  It’s a good week for getting plenty of things accomplished – you definitely have the energy, even if you still need to find your momentum.  Watch for things to start moving faster and faster as the days progress and you’ll be reaping some very fine rewards as soon as next week’s Full Moon in a very friendly earth sign.   Don’t be timid about using your support system, even if that forces you to make some adjustments in your usual process.  The chances are strong you’ll be glad you did. 

LEO

You’re looking for some recognition.  If it’s not coming quite as fast as you’d like, know you’ll be seeing it as soon as next week.  Even better, the chances are good that by then you’ll have even more to show for yourself.  Use this time to wade even deeper into your current creative process and you’ll be seeing some epic results.  This is especially true of any projects you might be working on with other people.   You’re about to enter one of the most prolific periods of your year so far – get ready to use it. 

VIRGO

Anticipation.  You can sense a whole new chapter coming on, but it’s taking forever to get moving.  Take advantage of that – now’s the perfect time for nesting. You’re about to have massive doses of drive when the planet Mars enters your sign late next week for a stay that lasts through early July.  Mars usually spends about two months in each sign but due to a retrograde in Virgo, he’ll be with you for four times that long.  Now’s the week to think about how you’d like to use all that energy. 

LIBRA

You’re in for a fabulous few weeks, as long as you can keep your feet on the ground.  Your Venus ruler’s square to Neptune in a fellow air sign is making it all too easy to just get lost in the pretty stuff, so it’s important to remember where you’re actually trying to go.  The more you get past the superficial, the more benefits you see about staying in touch with reality.  This includes being straight and sincere about what know for sure with yourself as well as other people.  Play up your differences. 

SCORPIO

Go with it.  The more you can see and appreciate everything that’s happening for you right now, the better your chances of finding the creative inspiration that helps things keep moving forward.  This week you have plenty of room to express yourself, take advantage.  Write your dreams and feelings and ideas down, take pictures, make something for somebody.  Even better, make something for yourself.  You’re about to have a major year and someday you’ll be glad for the keepsakes.  Watch for clues as to what’s about to manifest under next week’s Full Moon in your opposite sign. 

SAGITTARIUS 

The more you start making even baby steps toward what you want to happen, the more evidence you’ll see that it’s already starting to.  Mercury and Venus both enter your sign this coming Wednesday, helping you find more people to share it with.  The pace of things in your world is about to get faster and faster.  Be as forward as possible in the coming days, remember to keep it organized, and you’ll soon see some insanely productive results.  The best part is, it’s all about helping you gain some brand new belief in yourself. 

CAPRICORN

Pay attention to your dreams, and your intuition.  There’s all sorts of stuff going on beneath the surface for you right now, and the more you can recognize it, the more in touch you’ll start to be with what you’re really feeling.  And that’s got plenty of benefits toward your ambition.  Make some time this week, even if it’s just during showers or commutes, to think about all the things you always knew would happen for sure, and all the things that turned out differently.  Then try to see how you might have been expecting the differences too. 

AQUARIUS

You’re feeling the onset of a brand new chapter even more strongly as Neptune prepares to station direct in your sign next week.  Neptune has been in Aquarius since 1998 except for a brief stint in Pisces during the warmer months of this year.  Now that its about to move onward and out, you’re getting some big hints about the shape your future days are taking.  Think about what’s changed already, as well as where you’re finally ready to let go.  You’re about to have a million opportunities to make significant progress in version two point you.  Midweek is absolutely the time to get moving. 

PISCES

This week has everything to do with validation.  Look for clues all over the place that confirm what you’ve been sensing, and make sure to give yourself credit for how you came to your conclusions.  Venus and Mercury square your Neptune ruler as the week begins, bringing some challenges in how you’re expressing yourself. Be wary of giving false explanations, they’ll only trip you up.  Keep it sincere and you’re in for some useful revelations and an absolutely epic weekend.  Neptune’s return to forward motion next week means things are going to keep moving straight ahead.

Jupiter Action!

28 October 2011

Jupiter’s getting all sorts of action today - a trine from Pluto (exact at 9:46 am pacific daylight time) and an opposition from the Sun (exact at 6:42 pm pdt). To top it off, the Moon just moved into Sagittarius, the sign that Jupiter rules.

Jupiter represents expansion. Astrologers have called him the “Great Benefic” for decades and associated him with luck and money and super good times. But expansion can also mean exaggeration and Jupiter can be known to exacerbate things that are already going wrong. It can be associated with weight gain and gambling and taking things way too far.

That said, Jupiter is the most good-natured of all the planets. And if you’re on the right road, he’ll totally make things even better. Jupiter is hope and faith and the belief that more is always on the way.

This morning’s trine with Pluto is a relatively rare occurrence, and only happens every several years. However, due to each planets going in and out of retrograde, when it does happen, you get about 3 exact passes over the course of a year. This is the second out of those three, the first happened in early July and the last will happen in March, 2012. Remember both planets are in earth signs, and plant good seeds.

The opposition from the Sun happens once every year, when the Sun travels through the opposite of the sign Jupiter is currently transiting. Right now Jupiter’s in Taurus and the Sun is in Scorpio. Taurus and Scorpio each have everything to do with resources. That makes it a great time for planting good seeds where it has to do with the money stuff.

The Moon is in Sagittarius once every month. This time around, with all the Jupiter action going on, it’s there to spotlight and support the seeds you’re planting.

Jupiter is currently retrograde but will be turning direct on Christmas Day. He sure can be like Santa Claus sometimes.  

Good Luck!

Adeline

Venus and Mercury cornering Mars

27 October 2011 

Right now Venus (you know, Venus ~ the goddess of love and attraction and beauty and stuff) and Mercury (you know, the Messenger, the tricky one) are travelling side by side through Scorpio (you know, intensity). As they do so, they’re both in the process of squaring Mars (energy, desire, the Warrior that goes for what he wants). Mars is all dressed up in Leo (the sign that shows off), so it might be feeling even more dramatic.

A square is a challenge. The energies are cornering each other. With Venus and Mars, that totally spells sexual tension. With Mercury involved, it gets not only trickier, but talked about.

To make things even more interesting, Mercury and Venus will still be making squares next week, this time to Neptune (the God of the never-ending sea). Neptune has everything to do with shiny stuff and fantasies and deluding ourselves into seeing only what we want to see.

The love stuff right now is anything but boring. Just remember reality’s always gonna kick back in.

~

Adeline

ps: i love the wikipedia description of this Botticelli painting. Somehow it feels exactly like the sky does right now. there’s also a ton of Jupiter action, more about that tomorrow xoxo

Dark Side of the Moon

25 October 2011 

The Dark of the Moon happens every month, just before the Moon turns new. It’s the tail end of one cycle, right before the beginning of another.  The Moon shrinks smaller and smaller in the sky, energy is low.  New things are on the horizon, but the energy won’t be there until the Moon is new.  

This is a particularly intense Dark of the Moon because the New Moon is opposite Jupiter, a planet that’s all about great expectations.  Speaking of Jupiter, it’s also making the the third of three trines to Pluto in Capricorn this Friday - that’s a good omen.  It’s potent out and provocative, but… it’s the Dark of the Moon.  We can feel something big coming, but nothing will really get moving until Wednesday, when the Moon’s new again.  

The Dark of the Moon is the best time for shaping your intentions for the next month to come.  This month, we can really believe in them. 

Breathe ~ 

AL