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Cancer Full Moon January 1, Happy New Year!

Posted by Sheri Horn Hasan - January 2, 2018 - Astrology, Blog post

RESOLUTION TO BUILD A FIRM & LOVING FOUNDATION

The message emanating from today’s Cancer Full Moon is one that reminds us to relax and release any rigid thinking keeping us chained to a tough love mentality of the “pull yourself up by your bootstraps and simply succeed, man!” kind…

What’s wrong with that way of thinking, you ask?

Nothing, as long as it’s NOT at the expense of one’s ability to feel and to exhibit compassion—especially self-compassion.

Since Saturn began his journey December 19 through his own sign of Capricorn—where he’ll reside for three years–he’s joined Pluto, the king of slow transformation, already in Capricorn since late 2008.

The Sun & Venus followed Saturn into Capricorn for their monthly stays on December 21 & 24, respectively, and we’ve seen a shift over the past two weeks since December 18’s fiery Sagittarius New Moon energy into staid Capricorn–a far more grounded, earthy, ambitious, practical, success-oriented archetype.

In short, we got a whole lotta Capricorn energy goin’ on right now…

This Cancer Full Moon is fine with that, but what she craves most is emotional safety and security. To her, achieving THAT defines success!

At this lunation, The Cancer Moon—the sign of family, security, the past & its memories, habitual behavior, nurturing mother, vulnerability, & deeply ingrained emotional psychological patterns—opposes the harsher less emotive Capricorn energy.

As she stands in opposition to not only the Capricorn Sun, but to Saturn, Pluto, & Venus in Capricorn as well, she tells us now’s the time to release any fears that prohibit the building, maintaining, or expanding of our foundation for future success.

And by foundation, I mean both the inner & outer structures upon which we may work toward a successful future…

NO LOVE WITHOUT COMPASSION!

The Cancer Full Moon highlights for us all the issue of fear, and asks that we initiate the process of non-attachment—from both our material and emotional worlds…

In its quest for success, Capricorn energy often forgets how rigid and cold (two archetypal traits of its ruler, the planet Saturn) it can appear when making judgments, signing cut and dried contracts, and myopically climbing the ladder of personal success.

We can almost hear the uber-sensitive, compassionate Cancer Full Moon beseeching this cluster of planets (stellium) in Capricorn to hear her plaintiff plea: “Yes, but what’s all of your success FOR? If it’s NOT about building a heartfelt connection to those we love for the purpose of emotional security & fulfillment, then WHAT?”

This Cappy stellium is likely to reply ingenuously, “what’s love got do to with it?”

Ah, yes, what indeed?

Capricorn, ruled by Saturn–Father Time & Lord of Karma–is always about structure.

And any foundational structure encompasses our fundamental belief system because it’s our beliefs which provide us a strong sense of external reality. Capricorn, a cardinal earth sign, represents taking initiative in the material physical world.

On the more metaphysical side, Capricorn the goat wasn’t always a dry land creature—he was once of the sea. This sea-goat, who climbed ambitiously out of the chaotic emotional waters of the ocean deep and onto terra firma, did so to adapt, evolve and, eventually, to thrive.

Think of the huge amount of motivation & ambition it took for this sea creature to drag himself from the ocean onto the shore, and the subsequent power he must have felt through accomplishing this goal. Such a feat was seconded only by his survival, adaptation to new terrain, and his ability to sidestep any potential environmental perils.

Despite the sea-goat’s metamorphosis—or more precisely because of it–the symbolism is clear: the Capricorn archetype originated from emotional beginnings. Its watery inception, however, was shed—like a snake sheds its skin—and replaced by earthy, practical, physical concerns.

The Cancer Moon in opposition to this strong Capricorn energy alerts us to remember that the Capricorn archetype contains within it the watery beginnings of the sea-goat. Ergo, it’s very existence is rooted in FEELING…

EVERY TIME I OPEN UP IT HURTS

Capricorn is uber-responsible; Cancer uber-sensitive…existential loneliness is the potential plight of the Capricorn archetype, while extreme emotional vulnerability through fear of abandonment is the Cancer archetype’s Achilles heel.

Cancer represents a more obviously emotionally vulnerable and compassionate archetypal energy rooted in early family life. However, her plight is the same: she’s driven not by fears of a dearth of physical resources, but rather by a lack of emotional ones.

Capricorn energy is more likely to take an uber-responsible stance and emotionally FEEL: “I’ll do it because I HAVE to—because nobody else will!” At his inner core, Capricorn is not convinced there are enough resources to go around, so he strives to achieve emotional security and satisfaction through the physical material plane.

It’s almost like saying the sea-goat realized intuitively that staying in the ocean forever wouldn’t ultimately provide enough boundaried security and safety. The sea is uncertain, amorphous, ever-moving. Capricorn’s archetypal energy isn’t comfortable with such uncertainty and inconstancy.

What’s was a Cap to do when he feels so ungrounded?

One possibility is that his deeply ingrained distrust of the finite nature of his world (read: current resources) led to his compulsive expansion onto land. Once there, however, his distrust that scarcity might leave him vulnerable again convinced him to keep pushing upward and onward…

Meanwhile, exposure of one’s soft white underbelly to the world at large frightens the heck out of the Cancerian archetype, causing her to fearfully run and hide from the world she deems to be too big, cold, and cruel to emotionally bear.

Fear can become the Cancerian manta and color everything in her world. Often this energy “hides” her extreme emotional vulnerability behind a mask of nurturing, compassionate mothering-type energy, and deflects attention away from her own deeply hidden emotional insecurities and fears of abandonment.

This Cancer Full Moon reminds us of the juxtaposition between these two archetypal energies, and that it’s integration that’s necessary.

We can’t go around being hard-asses our whole lives out of a desperate fear of losing our resources—a deeply hidden fear that simply perpetuates our need for more and more physical accoutrements.

Neither can we weep profusely, mire ourselves in fearful worry about emotional exposure and abandonment, or hide behind the guise of a “mothering” role forever…

YOU GOTTA HAVE HEART

Ah, but wait! It’s possible this Cancer Full Moon’s formation of a grand water trine to Neptune in Pisces and Mars/Jupiter in Scorpio can be of help!

While water equals emotion, a grand trine can work in one of two ways: it can cause us to tap into our emotional natures and have compassion for both ourselves and our fellow human beings, or it can create a kind of emotional closed circuit.

The latter means that our sensitivity at the Cancer Full Moon may flow inward ONLY and result in a kind of “why me?” mentality that sends us scuttling into our hard, protective shell. A shell from which we won’t emerge again until we feel completely, totally, unerringly SAFE.

What other defense does water energy have against such a seriously driven, boundaried, less emotional earth one like Capricorn?

The trick here is to recognize that, although Cancer & Capricorn are polar opposite energies, both have their origins in the watery emotional realm.

Helping us out is the sextile formed by Venus & the Sun to Neptune, providing us the opportunity to benefit from this a whole lotta feelin’ goin’ on now, too…

None of us survive on money alone. We can try, and many do, but when we recognize that our ambitious need to acquire is driven by our deeply hidden fears we see, if we are smart, the opportunity to better define and subsequently release these fears.

This Cancer Full Moon reminds such strong Capricorn energy—so likely to feel like the last man standing who develops an “I know this is gonna hurt, but it’s got to be done!” mentality—to remember that at heart it’s about HEART.

Capricorn may say “I’m doing it this way because this is the way it’s always been done!” Cancer reminds him that none of his knee-jerk rationales guarantee freedom from emotional hurt, and that lurking in the subconscious of Capricorn energy lies emotional depths about which this archetype is often unaware.

We know the Capricorn archetype seeks success but often perceives the universe as finite. So, it does not necessarily contemplate the emotional expansiveness that’s possible. Such expansiveness includes widening one’s definition of “success” out into the emotional realm. It’s here that safety and security for his soul might cause him to adjust his previous hard sought after goals…

If not, it’s too easy for the Capricorn archetype to continue to take his definition of success at face value, and to dismiss the more watery emotional realm that lies beneath.

The most obvious cliché stereotype is of the successful, rich, “I can have anything I want, long as I have money” business man who—although he owns a beautiful house in a desirable neighborhood, marries a beautiful wife, fathers beautiful children, and acquires many possessions—finds himself empty and unhappy. Charles Dickens’ Scrooge is a perfect example.

And so, this Cancer Full Moon reminds the Saturnian/Capricorn energy within each of us to be gentle with itself and to become aware of its vulnerabilities.

“Take down that mask of steely resignation and acknowledge from where such commitment to succeed comes!” this Moon cries. “Wo/man cannot live by reason and empirical success alone! WHY do you do what you do?”

Nor can one live by pure visceral gut-wrenching emotion alone.

This Cancer Full Moon asks us to get rid of anything that prevents us from integrating these two archetypal energies: the task master who wants to build the firmest boundaries possible through the material world, and the sensitive, vulnerable, frightened, hurt child within.

You know, the one who cries out in the night for love, acceptance, protection, solace, and healing…

SURPRISE, SURPRISE, URANUS STATIONS DIRECT

Almost exactly 12 hours after the Cancer Full Moon, Uranus, the planet of unexpected events, change, and revolutionary revelations, reverses course and will begin to pick up steam to travel full speed ahead.

What does this mean?

Well, within the context of the Cancer Full Moon, it’s going to be about not only tapping into your own capacity for self-compassion and forgiveness, but to then extend that out to loved ones and the world in general.

Uranus takes seven years transit through a sign, and usually a zodiacal house depending on the configuration of one’s individual birth chart. He retrogrades (appears to move backward) once annually for approximately five months each time.

Uranus last stationed retrograde on August 3, 2017 and now begins forward movement again on January 2, 2018.

The retrograde period for this planet, which rules the zodiacal sign Aquarius, is a time when we may reconnect to parts of ourselves that have been split off. If we think of Uranus/Aquarius as the harbinger of sudden unexpected events, we know that many times surprising events can be traumatic.

For this reason, sudden happenings can have long-term repercussions, both positive and negative in nature, depending.

What Uranus asks us most is to NOT stay eternally, perpetually, mind-numbingly the SAME forever! He’s anti-stagnation and for that reason seeks to shake us out of whatever rut we may have dug ourselves deeply into over the course of time.

Hence, his connotation with revelations, some of which may lead us to revolution in our personal lives or the wider world.

Erin Sullivan writes in “Retrograde Planets,” that “…the long-term process of the Uranus cycle is to gradually produce a new perspective.”

Aha! Eureka! Now we can ask ourselves as we begin the new year 2018 ahead, WHAT perspectives of ours need to be replaced? Where have our ways of thinking or our situations become outdated, no longer useful to us? And how can we replace the old with something new?

As we make our way into 2018, this theme will be prominent. It’s obvious in the politics of the world around us. Even if you’re not into national or global political happenings, one cannot fail to see that change is all around.

The external representation of internal changes? Methinks so…

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” ~ Lao Tzu

It’s up to us all to recognize the silver lining in any cloud of change we incur in our lives and to make lemons into lemonade!

And we can start—this Cancer Full Moon tells us—by examining the beliefs by which we live, upon which we’ve built our foundational security, and determine whether they still hold true for us or whether they actual hinder us more than they help…

Into the deep dark shell of Cancerian vulnerability and the vastly hidden iceberg-like nature of Capricorn’s darkest fears that finite resources will assure his demise—for who can outrun physical death–can we shine a light?

Can we acknowledge that change is good and that no matter what happens we can go with the flow instead of becoming more rigid and inflexible due to fear, or burrow our heads deeper in the sand believing that if we can’t see it we won’t have to deal with it?

Uranus says “no!” It’s time for forward thinking solutions to any problems. The grand water trine with Mars/Jupiter squaring the Nodes is another clue that a “skipped step” within the collective is ripe for a karmic replay.

Ceres in Leo, conjunct the North Node & squared by Mars/Jupiter, indicate that issues around “sustenance”—faith and/or literal food/resources—are in play right now. Let’s not forget that Ceres/Demeter is the mythological mother of Persephone, who was kidnapped, raped, and made queen of the underworld by Pluto/Hades.

Ceres is not only a mythical mother figure, she’s the goddess of the grain/harvest, the holder of the secret to fertility–from which both heavenly & earthly manna is made.

Mar/Jupiter is quick & easy action; as part of the grand water trine to the Cancer Moon & Neptune, it can cause us to act impulsively, or provide the spark we need to ignite our inner fire…

The universe is asking “where do you engage in angry nurturing” rather than allowing yourself to gain the necessary sustenance (both literal and metaphorical) in a loving compassionate way?

The answer to that question may lead you to discover that your self-talk isn’t so nice, and that you might better benefit from replacing the tape in your head with a new, more positive and affirming one.

So, plant the bravest smile on your face, and sally forth reminding yourself that you DO have faith in the universe’s infinite wisdom, that everything happens precisely as it should, and that’s it all meant neither to hurt nor harm, but to allow us to co-create our own futures in a world that’s ever-changing…

Happy new year!

Namaste..

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Sam Smith’s song/video, Too Good At Goodbyes provides a telling glimpse into what can happen when we defend ourselves too dearly against our emotions. Check it out here!

“You must think that I’m stupid
You must think that I’m a fool
You must think that I’m new to this
But I have seen this all before

I’m never gonna let you close to me
Even though you mean the most to me
‘Cause every time I open up, it hurts
So I’m never gonna get too close to you
Even when I mean the most to you
In case you go and leave me in the dirt

And every time you hurt me, the less that I cry
And every time you leave me, the quicker these tears dry
And every time you walk out, the less I love you
Baby, we don’t stand a chance, it’s sad but it’s true

I’m way too good at goodbyes
(I’m way too good at goodbyes)

I know you’re thinkin’ I’m heartless
I know you’re thinkin’ I’m cold
I’m just protectin’ my innocence
I‘m just protectin’ my soul

I’m way too good at goodbyes
(I’m way too good at goodbyes)

‘Cause every time you hurt me, the less that I cry
And every time you leave me, the quicker these tears dry
And every time you walk out, the less I love you
Baby, we don’t stand a chance, it’s sad but it’s true
I’m way too good at goodbyes…”

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Aquarius Full Moon August 18

Posted by Sheri Horn Hasan - August 30, 2016 - Astrology

The Aquarius Full Moon–when the Aquarius Moon opposes the Leo Sun in the sky– reminds us to work on integrating the shadow side of Leo archetypal energy.

What does that mean?

Well, if Leo is about being in the moment, creating with the reckless abandon of an innocent child, intuiting our own divinity through our creative self-expression, what would be its shadow side?

The downside of Leo energy can be excessive pride. It’s a fire sign which, like Jupiter’s Sagittarius, has connotations with what Greek tragedians define as “hubris” or the tragic hero’s greatest flaw: arrogance.

It stands to reason that such blazing “it’s all about me, you know!” energy—although it’s well and good for us to be proud of ourselves and our accomplishments in a healthy way—can turn out to be the downfall of many when taken to an extreme…

Stand Out From The Group Or Be Part Of It?

Logic says that if the Leo archetype’s sometimes myopic viewpoint is that of caring only for or about oneself, then its Aquarius polar opposite energy would represent being part of a group.

For some of us, being part of a group is a natural, easy thing. For others, it’s tremendously difficult, for a varied number of reasons. And for even more of us, it might go back and forth, sort of a love/hate kinda thing…

This Aquarius Full Moon asks us to identify where our own specialness ends, and the group begins. Being proud of a group, or groups, to which we belong is also terrific. However, we must be aware that bringing our uniqueness to a group—and then identifying with that group–lends itself to our having a certain pride in that group.

This, again, is fine, but we must be careful not to use these groups as factions to pit against each other when the going gets tough…

Us Vs. Them

In today’s world, one need only glance at a newspaper, listen to talk radio, peruse Facebook, or simply tune into the speech of a current political candidate to hear it: protectionism, xenophobia, and general “my group is better than your group” rhetoric.

While often nationalism is chalked up astrologically to Cancer archetypal energy (the family, clan, tribe, community, etc.), and disputes between rival factions—or the “I/Thou” or “I/We” or “Us vs. Them” Aries/Libra relationship axis–nonetheless I pose the following question:

Might not the concept of being either the “special one” or the “special group” belong also with the astrological energy of the Leo/Aquarius axis?

In other words, once you get to the point of identifying yourself with a particular group, isn’t there always going to be an “us vs. them” mentality in the air, even if it’s less overt than outright xenophobia, nationalism, or other kind of favoritism?

Aquarius energy believes in sacrificing the few for the many in the hopes that this will make life better for all. But when this energy is misused it can translate into group-think of the mindset that we need a savior or–special anointed person–to save us all…

Now, clearly, we’re getting into other archetypes, and it’s easy to see how astrology is never really purely about one archetype or another, but a mixture of many. And the art of putting it all together, or synthesis, is the talent proclaimed by many astrologers.

But we are looking here now at this Aquarius Full Moon and the universe is asking us to identify not only where our own specialness ends, but where the uniqueness of one particular group ends as well.

A shift into thinking about what’s best for the whole, rather than its parts, becomes paramount. It may, in fact, be time for many of us to shift from thinking “what’s in it for me?” or “what’s in it for my group?” to “what’s in it for the rest of wo/mankind?”

Aquarius energy morphs into Pisces energy on the zodiacal wheel, and it’s easy to see why. Once we work for the betterment of wo/mankind, we’re able to tap into the unconscious collective and to actually implement unity on a more conscious level.

Aquarius Full Moon Energy

At this Aquarius Full Moon, the Moon sextiles Uranus (the modern ruler of Aquarius), while the Sun trines it. The opportunity exists for us all to use freedom of expression of our true selves—both as individuals and as members of groups–to help further the cause of our fellow human beings.

At the same time, the Moon quincunxes Jupiter, the king of the gods, as the Sun semi-sextiles the same planet. As brilliant ideas are downloaded (if not for immediate use, then perhaps for the future) try not to overdo it! Keep in mind that even though the idea may not be solidly formed yet, nobody else has thought it but you—for now!

So don’t let yourself get too scattered, which will only see the seeds of your ideas blown about and away with the wind…you’ll want to be able to preserve your ideas so that you can run with them when it’s time…

Infinite Possibilities…

Kim Marie Weimer of Evolutionary Astrology Network is fond of saying that Leo energy represents an “I will, thy will, divine will” evolutionary concept, and I do agree with her on that.

Think of it this way: If you are but a speck of dust on the head of a pin, surrounded by more specks of dust on the head of that pin, surrounded by other groups of specks of dust on a bunch of pins, you begin to grasp the resonance of Aquarius energy with the archetype of the infinite.

What each speck does ripples out like waves on the shore of a beach and touches us all. It’s simply that we may not be conscious of this.

So it starts with Leo energy in terms of being the best, most creatively self-expressed individual you can be—not for praise and adulation or remuneration—but just because you know you represent that speck of dust on that infinite, divinely-orchestrated, universe. And as such, you owe it to both your chosen group and the wider group to shine your light so that they may ALL benefit from it, and to take it one step further to then work within that group to achieve progress on a universal level.

Just as the Sun will move on from the sign of Leo to take on Virgo attributes very shortly (August 22), so will our next Full Moon a month from now occur between the Virgo Sun and Pisces Moon.
There is a reason for everything. And the flow of these universal archetypal energies is constant and consistent.

My advice?

See if you can figure out how, by bringing your own unique individual talents to your chosen group or groups–not only to strengthen them but also to strengthen their bonds with other groups—you can help promote peace, love, and unity to all of wo/mankind…

Namaste…

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Sagittarius Full Moon May 21

Posted by Sheri Horn Hasan - May 22, 2016 - Astrology

The Sun entered Gemini on May 20, and no sooner is he dipping his toe into the sign of the twins, then BAM! along comes a Sagittarius Full Moon opposition!

To make matters even more exciting (and some might say worse), the Sagittarius Moon will join up with Mars (currently retrograde) and oppose the newly Geminian Sun.

Ok, so what does that mean?

Bear with me here, gentle reader, as I attempt to sum it all up in a way that makes sense to you all.

Gemini Sun & The Small Picture

I remember one of my first astrology teachers referring to those who carry a lot of Gemini energy as “dot collectors.”
This was so, she explained, because the Gemini archetype is associated with collecting and passing information. Those who carry Gemini energy in their soul’s energetic makeup are generally curious, inquisitive, loquacious, and often entertaining communicators.

Because they’re capable of collecting so much information and passing it on to others, they can be great writers, lecturers, teachers, broadcasters, entertainers, etc.–not to mention a fun addition to your next cocktail party!

What they may lack, however, is the capability to put all these puzzle pieces together into a whole picture.

Anyone who’s ever gone to a movie on the recommendation of a friend and hated it, only to find out later that the friend simply took a recommendation from the friend of a friend of a friend—or better yet, the guy on the grocery line—knows what I’m talking about!

Anyone reading this familiar with the childhood game of “telephone,” where you whisper a phrase into the ear of a child, who whispers it to the next child, and so on? Well, at the end of the line the final child almost always gives voice to a phrase vastly different from the original one!

With Gemini energy around, there is room for much information but also potential for little connection to a whole. Or, put another way, simply because there’s a lot of information rolling around, the certainty that we may draw an accurate conclusion from that information ain’t necessarily so…

Sagittarius Full Moon & The Big Picture

Lest you begin to think I’m focusing only on the downside of Gemini energy, let me stop you right there! The Gemini capability to gather up the bits and pieces in and of our lives is important!

This aligns with our capability and to figure out how to fit these pieces into a broader spectrum–one that carries greater meaning–in alignment with its polar opposite, Sagittarius energy.

As the Sagittarius Moon waxes full at 1 degree 13 minutes of the sign of higher consciousness, we are called to look at how all those bits and pieces of our lives translate into a bigger picture theme.

The opportunity arises with this Sagittarius Full Moon to do some deep thinking about your overall themes and the purpose of your life.

As a writing coach and editor, often I find that writers gotta write, but that they can be totally out of touch with the bigger, broader themes of their work. Often this surprises me, but it’s so common that I don’t let that get in the way of an individual’s need for creative expression, whatever the medium!

Now is an opportunity for us all to dig deeply into the what’s and the why’s of doing what we do! What’s it all about, Alfie? Is there a rhyme or reason to our being, or is all of life random bits and pieces, flotsam and jetsam as they say, with no real inter-connectedness?

And if you’re a writer/author, creative, and/or intuitive, now is the time to hone in on not exactly what it is that you want to express, but rather what—when you put it all together—the form of your expression means!

Sadge Moon Conjunct Mars Opposite Gemini Sun

Much is being made of this lunation, for as the Sagittarius Moon conjoins with retrograde Mars, and they both oppose a Sun newly in Gemini, the energy is ripe for irritability, arguments, and the like.

The degree of this lunation, however, represents Mars opposition to the Sun as part of its every two-year, two-month retrograde cycle. Erin Sullivan, author of “Retrograde Planets,” regards this particular stage of the Mars retrograde cycle as one which brings out into the light unconscious energy.

“Wherever Mars is transiting retrograde we are contacting deep seated and often disguised forms of rage, passion, heat, energy, raw libido, and ambition,” writes Sullivan. “We might not be consciously aware of what is stirring deep within the psyche, but feelings moods, events, and circumstances around the time of transiting Sun-Mars opposition identify a specific area which needs to come to conscious awareness.

“Psychologically, it is necessary to expel the festering energy in order to become a more productive person,” Sullivan adds.

Full Moons always represent a time of release. If this lunation occurs on or close to any planets or other sensitive points in your chart you will doubtless feel it and see it with more immediate intensity than others.

The “drama” of any event now will occur in the houses in which the Sagittarius Full Moon falls. Watch for events of a martial nature out in the world as well…

So, what in your life needs to be brought out into the light of consciousness? What irksome issues have you swept under the rug for the sake of peace, or because you’ve felt too impotent to fight them successfully or unable to rise to the occasion for some other reason?

What may seem on the surface to be a random argument, irritability, or outright conflagration is actually the external representation of how your puzzle pieces fit together to form a bigger whole as you continue to figure out what’s actually worth fighting for…

So batten down the hatches, but prepare to learn how something you may deem trivial or superficial factors ultimately into the bigger picture of you life and its overall purpose.

It’s time to wake up, and the Sagittarius archer is pointing his arrow directly at you! How you perceive that action—whether you choose to run and hide, face the music, own up, spit it out, or just generally REACT in a way that serves your higher purpose—only you can determine in the end…

Through it all, however, try to remember there’s ALWAYS a bigger picture!

Stay tuned for Part 2 and tomorrow’s shift in motion from retrograde to direct of Mercury in Taurus and how that fits into this Sagittarius Full Moon energy as well!

Namaste…

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Libra Full Moon Eclipse March 23

Posted by Sheri Horn Hasan - March 23, 2016 - Astrology

Love, Will, & The Libra Full Moon Eclipse

As the Moon waxed toward full, less than 24 hours before the horrific terrorist events in Brussels, Belgium yesterday that left 31 dead and 270 injured, Mercury the messenger sped into the sign of Aries and brought his urgent message to the Sun.

When the ancients looked up at the sky and recognized “as above, so below,” they noted the correlation between celestial meetings and events on Earth. And, based on whether planetary “meetings” were deemed frictional or harmonious by sign and/or aspect, predictions were made. That’s how it was done back in the day…

So, in olden days, Mercury’s haste to catch up with the Sun (a.k.a., the KING) in Aries, the sign of action, especially on the eve of the Libra Full Moon eclipse, would have gotten greater notice by court astrologers as a potential declaration of some kind. In Aries, it’s always possible the message is one of war…

Am I One Of Many Or Many Of One?

It’s clear that war has been brewing in many places around the world in recent times. From large U.S. cities to nations in the Middle East, one does not have to travel far to find those who feel disenfranchised, outcast, ignored, and disrespected these days.

In the wake of the Pluto/Uranus square of recent years—who’s revolutionary energy is clearly still in play–the message is clear: Ignore us at your peril…

When individuals feel dis-empowered, unheard, and demeaned, their helplessness can turn to hopelessness. And in that hopelessness, one individual may find comfort in banding together with others who share the same emotional despair.

The result? The kind of mind-numbing violence witnessed yesterday, witnessed in Paris last November, witnessed in New York City on 9/11, and witnessed in many places around the world many times over the past few years…and let’s not forget that those who perpetrate these crimes often violently end their own lives as well.

“The individual…forced to turn inward…becomes obsessed with the new form of identity, namely Even-if-I-Know-Who-I-am, I-have-no-significance. I am unable to influence others. For no human being can stand the perpetually numbing experience of his own powerlessness.” ~ Rollo May, Love & Will

Partnership Vs. Going It Alone

“We must unite in the face of terrorism,” declared U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday on the eve of the Libra Full Moon Eclipse after terrorists struck Belgium’s Brussels Airport and a downtown metro station yesterday.

“We can and will defeat those who threaten the safety and security of people all around the world,” he added.

Libra = Partnership

Aries = Independent Action

The Sun moved into Aries at the Spring Equinox on March 20, heralding spring in the northern hemisphere and changing up the more languid energy of the planetary pile up in Pisces from late February to late March.

Action is now the word of the month, as Aries energy–ruled by the planet Mars–is about doing and not so much about compromise…learn more about the Sun in Aries here…

One day later, on March 21, Mercury flew into Aries and it became clear by March 22 that shared violent thoughts can indeed manifest as violent actions carried out by individuals.

Of course, much higher vibrational manifestations of Mercury in Aries are possible–find out more about Mercury in Aries’ positive energies here…

Libra Full Moon Eclipse Between 3-4 Degrees Of Libra

Chiron was, and is still, conjoined in the sky with the transiting South Node at this Libra Full Moon Lunar Eclipse, which occurred at 8:01 a.m. ET. The presence here of Chiron, the Wounded Healer in Greek mythology, indicates that both individuals’ wounds AND the wounds of those who make up the collective–in this lifetime and the karmic past–must be acknowledged and brought out into the light to be healed.

That’s a tall order, no? How do we each do our part?

We can start by recognizing the humanity in every individual; the similarities between others and their situations and ours, and the capacity for compassion.

When our own wounds are revealed and we’re able to experience and express self-compassion (rather than criticism or judgment) then we may extend such thinking to others.

When we judge and condemn others whose circumstances are beyond our scope of recognition, how can we become anything but an instrument onto which those judged and condemned will focus their hate?

“It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realize the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger.” ~ Gertrude Stein

War & Peace

For whatever reason, it made sense to me to post the lyrics and link to Pete Townsend’s song “See Me,” by The Who, as–on some level at least–it feels like the battle cry of the disenfranchised pleading to be taken seriously…

“See me…feel me…touch me…heal me…”

And, if and when that should occur, the result can be the possibility of reconciliation and understanding of others’ perspectives and ideas.

Don’t get me wrong–terrorists are not people who need to be forgiven for acts of violence committed against innocents.

Rather, such deeds stand as our opportunity to bridge the gap between “us and them” through introducing new ideas and potential solutions that excite, challenge, and make feel included, rather than excluded, empowered rather than dis-empowered, the disenfranchised…MORE than their unoriginal idea of more killing stands as their opportunity to prove their own insignificance…

The Sun and Mercury in Aries, along with Chiron and this Libra Full Moon Eclipse, ask us to release the wounds that cause us to judge and want to fight fire with fire, and instead to motivate ourselves to come up with ways in which those who want to make war can be lead down the path to peace…

“Listening to you, I get the music
Gazing at you, I get the heat
Following you, I climb the mountain
I get excitement at your feet…
Right behind you, I see the millions
On you, I see the glory
From you, I get opinions
From you, I get the story…”

Here’s to those who will be paving that path to peace…

Straight outta Woodstock 1969: SEE ME by The Who

Namaste…

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Pisces New Moon Solar Eclipse March 8

Posted by Sheri Horn Hasan - March 10, 2016 - Astrology

This Pisces New Moon solar eclipse brings huge emphasis onto the Pisces archetype–renowned for its ability to dream, but also dissed for its indulgence in fantasies that never materialize into reality.

This Pisces New Moon solar eclipse at 18 degrees 55 minutes falls on the south node of the Moon, making it a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse is often unpredictable–likened to a lightning bolt or a jump start to a car–it’s a game changer. Often it’s effects are sudden, unexpected, erratic, and Uranian in nature.

Therefore, it’s always hard to predict what the outcome of an eclipse will be before the fact. The general effects of the solar eclipse itself will be felt in the house in which it occurs in your chart and around any planets or angles with which it has direct contact. Eclipse energy can be felt up to three weeks prior to the actual event and for up to two to three years after.

The transiting nodes reflect the collective and are separate from one’s natal nodes of the Moon, which translate into our individual karmic destinies. Therefore, this solar eclipse affects us all, although for some its results may prove momentous while for others it’s barely a blip on the radar screen.

The momentousness, or lack thereof, of this particular solar eclipse is going to be determined by whether or not it hits a sensitive point (or points) in your particular chart, meaning within two and a half to three degrees away from one of your planets or angles.

The South Node & Letting Go Of The Past

What we know for sure is that the south node location of this eclipse means it’s occurring near the energies concerning our past. Whether one believes “past” means simply this lifetime’s past, or includes past life karma as well, the Moon has come to meet the Sun in the sky in the sign of Pisces (a New Moon) on this sensitive spot, which represents the portal through which we entered into this lifetime’s incarnation.

Regardless of which past (or both) the south node represents, the issue at play is that this is not where we want to stay. Rather, south node energy is what we want to move away from in order to achieve soul growth and greater consciousness now…

The south node is where we jettison unwanted energy we no longer need. It may have served us in the past—hell, it might even have saved us in the past—but now it’s done, redundant energy that can keep us stuck and reliving rather than living…

I always think of the south node of the Moon as the point from which a rocket ship launches. Once the spacecraft reaches a certain height, it jettisons a portion of its propulsion system, so that it’s lighter and can move higher.

A little later, once it goes through the sound barrier, it does the same thing again and detaches from a second portion so that it may enter what’s defined as outer space. The rocket doesn’t need to carry all that weight any longer; it needs to be free to move forward in a much lighter fashion.

Like the rocket ship, our lives must be free to move forward without carrying around the weight of our past—forever.

The Pisces New Moon Solar Eclipse, Chiron, Jupiter, & Healing

What’s most significant about this particular solar eclipse is that the Sun and the Moon join Chiron at the Pisces south node, while Jupiter transits close to the north node in Virgo. North node energy represents our potential destiny should we choose to become aware and try to live our lives to their highest potential.

Chiron, the wounded healer, so close to the Pisces south node right now, asks us to let go of that which has wounded us in the past, particularly during our early childhood years. And this eclipse in Pisces, such a sensitive energy and at such a sensitive point, presents us the opportunity to free ourselves up to move forward in a lighter, more buoyant fashion–without the heaviness of our burden.

This south node Pisces New Moon eclipse contains the message important for our souls to bring forward into this lifetime’s journey–a message of hope that’s born out of past pain, but now knows how to make use of that pain in a most positive way.

Why?

What we know about Chiron is that he represents the wound in all of us in which we have a vested interest not to heal. And that’s because, as we move forward in life and come into contact with those with the same or similar wounds and attempt to help them, we begin to truly heal ourselves.

How? Jupiter on the Virgo north node reminds us to keep expanding our consciousness through daily rituals, by using discernment to sort out fact from fiction, and by keeping the FAITH…Jupiter signals from above that if we continue to move forward (instead of backward) we cannot fail to succeed…

The Piscean Nature

Back now to the Pisces archetype so prevalent in this New Moon and solar eclipse: dreamy, spiritual, ethereal, psychic, and artistic, this energy is both uber-sensitive and empathic.

This preponderance of Pisces energy can propel us toward self-protection by attempting to escape form life’s harsher realities.

Escapism into alcohol, drugs (including prescription medicine!), depression, sleep, food, sexual activity, or anything else that represents removing one from the harsh realities of life around them, is fair game.

What Piscean energy really longs for is to escape into something better, sweeter, more unconditionally loving, and less difficult, less complicated, and less painful.

It’s the nature of the Piscean archetype to quest longingly after unrequited love or to fall back on dreaming about becoming rich and famous, without actually taking any concrete steps to help make that happen.

When we carry this energy within, we may project our unfilled emotional longings out into the world around us, and those who come into our immediate environment will simply mirror this lack of fulfillment back to us.

Inherently this may not sound like a bad thing. But this Pisces Full Moon solar eclipse provides us with the opportunity to take a clear look at these Piscean emotional longings and to figure out from where they come.

For example, early or past life issues around abandonment, abuse, or neglect–and the resulting physical, emotional, mental, and/or spiritual wounds–provide us the backdrop against which we now can take the opportunity to heal by letting go…

In doing so, we begin to experience greater self-compassion and self-forgiveness, which in turn projects out to others a higher sense of self-esteem and self-worth. Ultimately we may find that these positive energies mirror back to us from those who radiate the same or similar energy.

Concentrating now on self-compassion, forgiveness, and doing away with self-judgment and self-criticism is the fastest and best way to reflect that sense of the whole, united, healthy, self-loving YOU out into a world where you will attract your like kind.

One More Time: Victim, Martyr, Or Conscious Creativity?

When we bring our wounds up and out of the realm of the unconscious (or the psyche), where it drives our emotional actions from the vantage point of “woe is me,” or “I’m ok so I’ll save you!” we undoubtedly end up depleting our inner spiritual well rather filling it even higher.

The Pisces New Moon solar eclipse can allow us to transform the energy from that of the victim or the martyr into one that essentially can save the self—and doesn’t need to play either role anymore…

Whether this energy is easy or difficult for one to identify in one’s own energetic makeup, the truth of the matter is that the proclivity toward it is always there when one carries Piscean energy to any great degree…

Victim behavior is easy to recognize. This is when one leans back in one’s chair or comfy bed, arms behind her head, and says “what do you want me to do? It’s not my fault!”

Alternatively, we may–instead of falling back into victim mode–think we’re moving more proactively forward, but discover we’re really maneuvering into savior mode. If we’re doing it for purely charitable reasons, meaning we expect nothing in return, then go ahead and martyr yourself all you want.

But if we’re looking for a return on our investment, meaning praise, adulation, promotion, winning a person’s love and undying commitment forever because we sacrificed for them, then we may find ourselves—to say the least—vastly disappointed.

And what happens to a disappointed savior? She turns into a victim:

“I’m so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
‘Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won’t leave me alone

These wounds won’t seem to heal, this pain is just too real
There’s just too much that time cannot erase
When you cried, I’d wipe away all of your tears
When you’d scream, I’d fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me…”

Watch Evanescence, MY IMMORTAL here!

So, this Pisces New Moon asks us to plant the seed of self-compassion, and to allow ourselves to understand the well of self-love and self-worth must be filled from within before it can be satisfied by others whom we allow to take care of us.

How do you plant the seed of self-love and self-worth?

You can begin this process by transposing your longings to be cured, healed, helped, enabled, and unconditionally loved into a creative endeavor. When you do, all of that emotion that pours out will free space internally for you to begin to build up a substantial well of self-love and self-compassion.

First, take a step back from either your tendency to play the victim or the martyr. As you do so, attempt to visualize yourself in that role, whichever one that may be.

Play the scene out in your mind as if you’re watching a movie and check out what happens. Usually both scenarios culminate in a fantasy-driven, imaginal, happily ever after.

But is this realistic? Usually, if we adopt one of these roles, the answer is no.

How do we prevent ourselves from relying on a happily ever after scenario as a way to keep ourselves from continually dissolving into that pool of disillusioned unhappiness or sorrow?

We draw boundaries.

Saturnine Realism & Its Square To The Eclipse

If Saturn’s about anything, he’s about BOUNDARIES. Often, he doesn’t make things easy for us but that’s because Saturnine energy realizes what’s at stakewhen we refuse to grow up, take responsibility, be a mensch.

At this New Moon eclipse, we not only feel other peoples’ pain, but absorb it as well, as this is a Piscean archetypal trait.

So, how can we move away from our own pain–which may well be tinged by the pain of others whose emotions we either allow to permeate our psyches unknowingly or because we don’t know how to stop such emotional infiltration?

This is SO important to grasp right now, especially as Saturn’s square to the Pisces New Moon solar eclipse can give us just the push we need to ward off unwanted energies that don’t stem entirely from within.

Saturn’s square to this New Moon eclipse brings us up against the cold, hard, truth of reality, and represents a “no pain, no gain” kind of energy. It may not be easy to abandon our comfortable victim or martyr identities, but it may well be necessary for successful future soul growth.

But again, we have a choice: we can choose to view Saturn’s square as the perpetrator behind an unkind, inflexible, punishment for refusing to mature that we allow to slam us back to our hurt-filled past. OR we can see him as the life boat into which we may climb as we’re tossed about on the stormy seas of emotion…

In typically unclear Pisces fashion, Saturn’s life boat can APPEAR to be either our pursuer or our rescuer. However, in fact, it’s our OWN choice to either evade it or to reach out, grab it, and hoist ourselves in that changes our fate and perhaps the course of our ultimate destiny…

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Mars Charges Into Sagittarius March 5

Posted by Sheri Horn Hasan - March 6, 2016 - Astrology

Lest you’ve become fearful that all of the Piscean energy in the sky right now may make you want to simply drown in your own bathtub as Mars charges into Sagittarius—HOLD ON!

While it’s true that Mercury joined the Sun, Neptune, Chiron, and the South Node in Pisces on March 4—and that Venus will rendezvous with them on March 11–this preponderance of Piscean energy in the sky until March 19 may be tempered somewhat by Mars’ entrance into Sagittarius…

Before you allow yourself to succumb to sitting by the river and watching it all wash away downstream, or to fantasies of rowing out into the ocean in despair, remember that Mars represents the PERSONAL WILL…

When Mars charges into Sagittarius, ruled by the planet Jupiter, he’s got A LOT of potential energy. The kind of energy that represents the wind behind your sails. The kind of energy (forgive me here, guys!) with which a baby propels herself out of the womb and into the world wailing and screaming as she takes her first breath of air…

Remember that Piscean energy loves to play the victim or the martyr. When Mars enters the fray, galloping forward on his Sagittarian steed, sword held high, is he fighting an imaginary foe (like Don Quixote, or, um, some of our Republican presidential candidates), or is he championing a cause for which he has just reason to do so?

The choice is always ours to make. Piscean energy needs to be grounded in order to wipe away the cobwebs of illusion that may perpetuate its need to swim back into the safety of the womb and escape there forever.

When Mars Charges Into Sagittarius Is He For Or Against?

The abundant Piscean energy in the sky right now—at least until the Sun moves into Aries on March 19—is about dreaming and seeding our visions. This will be echoed by the upcoming Pisces New Moon/Solar Eclipse on Tuesday March 8, which may or may not add a jolt of the unexpected to this energy (more about this anon.)

Mars provides us the oomph behind anything we do that involves expressing our personal will, which is to say freedom of choice and movement. Problem is whether or not Mars will come charging in fast and push all that Piscean energy further downstream and over the falls, or whether his strength can be harnessed for something both more powerful and more profitable in terms of expediting karmic soul growth.

Mars in Sag likes to rally behind a cause. Sagittarius is the archetypal energy that CAN represent expansion of consciousness, including expansion of one’s philosophy of life—be that philosophy coalesced around religion, law, and/or education–in an open all-inclusive way.

We may choose to place Mars in charge of testing our dreams’ potential capability for survival in the REAL world, or we may allow the warrior god to defend our victim or savior status quo stance…

POSITIVE USE OF MARS IN SAGITTARIUS

Positive Use of Mars In Sagittarius

High side use of Mars in Sagittarius energy could be implementing the desire to learn more, expand one’s philosophical environs, entertain others’ ideas, and to corral the current Piscean energy in a way that allows it to flow in the most positive of directions: self-love.

Or, Mars might just as easily rally to the cause of keeping one’s ears plugged while humming a tune in order to block out hearing others’ points of views or philosophies. In this case, he’d work against the all that Piscean energy right now by simply buying into it and pushing it into a pit of sorrow where one might wallow in one’s despair or perceived victimization.

Should we find that Mars moves some of us quickly in the direction of rigidly defending our philosophies, rather than providing us with the internal strength to entertain ideas other than our own, we might want to consider how we came to believe these ideas in the first place…

Mars’ entrance into Sagittarius now may aid us to jettison our woundedness in terms of our externally influenced belief system in order to build from an even stronger foundation of core beliefs–eventually.

Mars hops into the Sagittarian saddle until May 27, when he reenters Scorpio again (after stationing retrograde @ 8 degrees Sagittarius on April 17. He will spend an inordinately long time in Scorpio–where he will be asking for transformation again–but more on that another time…)

So where does it benefit each of us most to use our incredible reserves of martial strength to move us forward in our lives in positive ways–including toward better understanding our own beliefs? And, all the while, how can we be mindful of whether these beliefs rest upon Piscean illusions, Jupiterian/Sagittarian ideals, or a more reality-based integration of the two?

Anything less than this kind of questioning now may represent Mars’ trampling of others’ beliefs in the name of occupying the title the world’s greatest victim or martyr. Each of us decides his or her own fate–the universe simply provides continuous opportunities for such choices to be made…and right now we’re being given one of them…

“There’s no time to lose, I heard her say
Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams
And you will lose your mind…”

Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones

Ruby Tuesday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvp6gseKJS8

Namaste

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Virgo Full Moon February 22

Posted by Sheri Horn Hasan - February 22, 2016 - Astrology

The Virgo Full Moon brings a little discernment, a little clarity, a little organization to our chaos.

She reminds us that out of chaos the universe was born. That out of chaos primordial Haldane Soup gave way–when the spark of life was introduced—to an evolutionary process that ultimately gave birth to Mother Earth herself.

In short, the Virgo Full Moon reminds us that out of chaos comes clarity.

However, if you think you were supposed to be born with total clarity you are more than likely mistaken. It takes time for most of us to muddle through the meaning of our early lives and to put the metaphorical and concrete meanings of these events and experiences into some kind of coherent chronological, archetypal, psychological perspective.

Pisces energy is primordial, and the polarity between Virgo and Pisces is like the process of cooking the stew from which the ultimate meal is made. Initially what goes into that stew can be perceived as a random confusing hodge-podge of ingredients.

However, when the stew’s ingredients are blended together–transported from refrigerator to stove to table, & transposed from raw to fully cooked–only then are we able to serve up a nutritiously delicious fortifying meal.

From Chaos May Come Our Dancing Star!

The challenge is to find meaning in the Piscean archetype even though it’s often a muddled, confused, chaotic, swirling mess—like the finger painting by a child who can “see” the entire scene he’s depicting in his mind’s eye, but who’s creation does not actually explain itself…

How do we find meaning in this? We go to Virgo.

Virgo is an earth sign. It represents health, service, servitude, and our daily routine as it relates to the 6th House in our charts. Ruled by Mercury, Virgo has to do with what our intellect makes of the information it’s collected from different sources. Virgo is the portion of Mercury energy that processes this information, categorizes it, slots it into the appropriate file folders, then synthesizes and analyzes it in in order to draw a conclusion.

Virgo asks us to cite our sources, name our experts, quantify and qualify our experiments and keep track of their results. Yes, she can be a harsh task mistress, but she’s only trying to introduce to us the concept that we must back up our suppositions with fact.

It’s our Virgo energy that says: “Well, that’s an interesting idea…how do you think it would work in the real world? Can you show me some proof?” Once analyzed, this information can be instrumental in providing perspective to determine if a dream, vision, or plan will prove possible or impossible to implement.

Release Self-Criticism, Practice Discernment

The shadow side of Virgo energy can be ultra-perfectionism. But when the Full Moon shines its light on the Sun in Pisces, it introduces to the Piscean archetype its alter-ego energy, which says: “Wait. Stop. Have you vetted that idea through the logical process? Have you set it down on paper? Tested It out in the real world to see if the idea really will fly?”

In this way, the Virgo Full Moon urges us to release any ultra-perfectionist tendencies that ultimately do not serve our higher good. We may use our good judgment and objective analysis, but NOT to beat ourselves up with self-criticism!

This Virgo Full Moon may have a tough job to do this month because it opposes not only the Sun in Pisces but Neptune in Pisces as well. The Sun will then move forward to join with Neptune, the planet of confusion, illusion, and delusion on February 29.

Our dreams now may be chaotic, confusing, disorganized, seemingly prophetic, and potentially healing. Visions that reveal neither place nor time may be dismissed as unrealistic because they don’t fit nicely–yet–into the whole big picture jig saw puzzle of life.

However, the Virgo Full Moon asks: do your dreams, visions, and thoughts stand up to the test of manifest reality? Or, like many visions, are they simply ephemeral daydreams, mirages destined to evaporate the closer we seem to get to them?

She reminds us to evaluate, not necessarily eliminate, our dreams and visions—as they are still in their raw form, not yet analyzed as possible or impossible, practical or impractical…the Virgo Moon merely casts a sliver of light—a spotlight if you will—on the higher potential nature of such Piscean possibilities, which is that out of chaos clarity may be born…

So, if you are of a Piscean nature and your visions and dreams lead you to yearn for something more in this world—such as the perfect love, the perfect poem, the perfect anything—you’ll be tremendously assisted by the realization that such a perfect love or creation, once it stands the test of Virgoan scrutiny, may well survive in the more literal, physical world.

Remember, out of clarity comes…well, whatever you’ve been dreaming about—as long as you release any negative Virgo tendency toward self-criticism, and add a little practical, detail-oriented, analytic Virgo energy to your stew…

Namaste…

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Cancer Full Moon December 25

Posted by Sheri Horn Hasan - December 25, 2015 - Astrology

The Cancer Full Moon, occurring as the Sun is in Capricorn (a Full Moon is always opposite the sign the Sun is currently passing through), highlights for us two archetpyally opposite energies and asks us to integrate them.

Capricorn energy, ruled by the planet Saturn, represents the more patriarchal authoritarian parent, or the father.

Cancer energy, on the other hand, ruled by the Moon, is the sign of the mother, and represents matriarchal energy.

Gender is unimportant, as these are archetypal energies that represent both the father & mother energies within us all.

When the Sun moved into the sign of Capricorn on December 21 in accordance with the Winter Solstice, it entered the sign most connected to responsibility & authority.

Becoming Your Own Best Parent

There is no greater responsibility (regardless of what many may think) than becoming one’s own best authority, a.k.a., one’s own best parent.

Carl Jung coined the terms “anima” & “animus” to represent the feminine & masculine energies present within the psyche of every individual.

Anima & animus energies exist within in us all, but the degree to which we each manifest our masculine and feminine energies out in the world can differ greatly–again, regardless of our actual gender.

In much of today’s society, masculine energy is associated with the empirical, concrete, manifest nature of the world around us. In other words, if we can see it then we can believe it.

The sign of Capricorn is derived from the myth of the sea goat who made his way onto land. This sea goat has the torso of a goat, but the tail of a fish.

It serves as a metaphor to remind us all that no matter how aligned we are with earth energy, no matter how ambitious, goal-oriented, or successful we seek to be, we must always be mindful of our more intuitive emotional nature.

This, in turn, allows us to become cognizant of why we are oriented toward any particular goal & what measure of emotional satisfaction achievement of this goal will actually bring…

Finding Capricorn Balance In The Cancer Full Moon

Capricorn energy is about going out into the world to SUCCEED!

Cancer energy is about staying home where it’s SAFE.

The Cancer archetype represents family, mother, roots, tradition, security, the past, and home…and one’s psychological roots may be traced back to home life in one’s formative years…

Often, what drives a Capricorn-oriented individual toward success in the outer world is her psychological roots.

This Cancer Full Moon highlights the difference between your inner world and your outer one, and calls you to reconcile the two so there is greater harmony within.

Was family life loving? Protective? Did it enhance your security or create insecurity?

It’s no secret that many of us carry the scars of early life forward into our later years. The question is whether or not we recognize this fact.

Freeing ourselves from the emotional pull of the past when the past no longer serves in our quest to move forward is tough…Maybe the toughest lesson we’ll ever have to learn…

Pink Floyd’s lyrics to the song “Mother” sum it up nicely:

“Hush now, baby, baby, don’t you cry
Mama’s gonna make all of your nightmares come true
Mama’s gonna put all of her fears into you
Mama’s gonna keep you right here under her wing
She won’t let you fly but she might let you sing
Mama’s gonna keep baby cozy and warm…

…Of course Mama’s gonna help build the wall…”

Here’s the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_yRvxy9HVs

What Beliefs Can You Release On The Full Moon?

Full Moons are about release, and today’s Cancer Full Moon casts light on the dichotomy between our ego and our emotions.

This Cancer Full Moon highlights also the polarity between becoming one’s own best adult parent or authority and that uber-sensitivity that can cause one to feel extremely emotionally vulnerable.

It asks us to contemplate where we might need to shed some of our current beliefs—originally based on our emotional past–in order to make room to let in new, modified thoughts centered on our ability to grow into our own best inner authority or parent.

When we cannot reveal our true selves to others, we lose the potential connection of emotional intimacy.

And when our goal is to protect ourselves emotionally or to need someone else to always take care of us, then we are clinging to Capricorn’s shadow side…

Why not release those thoughts and philosophies which no longer work toward your highest good and/or prevent your growth in consciousness?

This is what today’s Cancer Full Moon is calling to us to do!

Namaste…

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Taurus Full Moon October 27

Posted by Sheri Horn Hasan - October 28, 2015 - Astrology

Can’t Buy Me Love…

Yesterday’s Taurus Full Moon reflected the Sun’s light back onto itself to highlight for us all the potential to bring transformation to that which we truly value.

While the Sun moves through the sign of Scorpio until November 22, its tells us it’s time for a change. In turn, the Taurus Moon’s heavenly glow casts its light on that which is ripe for such transformation.

This Taurus Full Moon–which occurs when the Moon opposes the Sun in the sky so that they may both “see” each other–reminds us that only when we can see clearly is it possible to be brought out of the dark in order to take conscious and direct action.

During this particular Full Moon period, we are asked to become aware of how these polar opposites of Taurus & Scorpio might best be reconciled & these energies utilized to transform what we value into something of even greater worth.

SAY YOU DON’T NEED NO DIAMOND RING

Full Moons are always about release. So what do we need to release in terms of our value system that allows us to grow with it (and thus achieve positive transformation?)

There is no higher form of VALUE or WORTH than SELF-WORTH.

In today’s world, whether or not we were told we were worthless as a child–or simply came to believe it on our own–there is no doubt that such sentiments (whether or not one is brave enough to utter them out loud) run rampant.

Seems to me there are two ways to deal with this situation: The first is to put into place what my mother used to call a “superiority complex,” which is to say a heightened–but feigned–sense of self-value that is not, in fact, a true reflection of one’s real emotional belief.

The second, simply put, is to feel worthless, whether one speaks of it or not…

This may be evidenced through numerous examples, from the striving for perfection (resulting in criticism of both oneself and others), to judging yourself (and sometimes others) harshly based on appearances rather than substance, to beating oneself up for not having the guts to value and express who you really are…

An over-inflated ego may lead to a distorted sense of one’s true value, whereas self-deprecating behavior gets you nowhere but stuck in your own myopic rut where nothing you do is of any value whatsoever…

BUT…IT’S ABOUT BALANCE, SILLY!

Deep down in the utter darkness of our solitary existential existence–during those moments when we realize we are TRULY alone–it’s our task to fill our own well from within in order to sustain ourselves through this journey we call life…

The first way to go about doing this–and, yes, it sounds SO very easy but really is quite difficult–is to seek balance about our beliefs.

Do we deem ourselves to be SO worthwhile that even ascending to the throne of king or queen (or better yet–to be anointed as a saint!) is beneath us?

Or do we feel stuck in the muck and mire of the realm of the lowliest creature on earth, not EVEN fit to eat the crumbs off of God’s table?

This Taurus Full Moon calls us to spend a little time in contemplation of these two extremes and in which direction lies our truest value…

Is it in what others told/tell us we were/are worth–and what we perhaps seemingly had NO CHOICE but to believe?

Or is it inherent in our right as human beings to consider that within each of us exists a spark of the divine?

The former mindset–even when it results in that superiority complex–does nothing but deflate, while the latter allows us to connect constantly and continuously to a higher realm…

And that higher realm is one in which we are each valued individually for the precious, loving, & creative humans we really truly are…

SO, WHAT’S IT WORTH TO YA?

It has struck me of late that ANYTHING we create–either individually or en masse–is beautiful.

Ah, the Scorpios amongst you are tittering now…”Really?” I hear you muttering, “is our SHIT beautiful?”

Truth be told, yes it is!

Taurus has connotations around holding on too tightly, not appreciating or accepting change, and moving too slow…

This fixity, while it does have a purpose–as Taurus is the archetypal energy that helps us to get things DONE–resists transformation like the plague!

However, when we look at Taurus energy as calm, constant, and creative (in its ability to manifest on the concrete physical plane), we can see how its higher side is capable of appreciating ALL of nature, be it in its glory or its decline…

So, even the things we normally discard have value…for example, without ridding ourselves of the toxins in our body, we become ill…

And without ridding ourselves of our false beliefs about what is the TRUTH of our own special creative nature and its ability to love and be loved, we may suffer greatly for having discarded out of hand the very best parts of ourselves…

Start by thinking about that which you need to discard and that which you need to keep. Perhaps your old ways of thinking are not based on CHOICE but rather habit. Perhaps you are ripe for change in this department now…

And starting slowly is always the Taurean way! Why not think of these Lennon & McCartney lyrics to “Can’t Buy Me Love” as a mantra through which you might introduce to yourself a whole new concept–but only if you apply them to the relationship with YOURSELF rather than with another:

“I’ll give you all I’ve got to give
If you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give
But what I’ve got I’ll give to you
I don’t care too much for money
For money can’t buy me love…”

You gotta start somewhere, right?

As Shakespeare reminds us, self-love is NOT a sin…but self-neglect might as well be…

Namaste…

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PISCES FULL MOON AUGUST 29

Posted by Sheri Horn Hasan - August 30, 2015 - Astrology

PISCES FULL MOON: VICTIM, MARTYR, OR SERVICE TO SELF?

Do you ever feel like saying “oh, the hell with it–I’m tired of playing the victim!”?

What about “fuggedaboudit–this martyr stuff is for the birds!”

If so, you’re on the right track of higher vibration as this Pisces Full Moon casts is glow on the Virgo Sun August 29.

Energy is high right now around the sacrifice/service conundrum at this time, and full moons are always a time for release.

Perhaps what’s in order is a reevaluation, particularly vis-a-vis our relationships (Mercury will be retrograde in Libra soon, after all) of the “who, what, where, when, & why’s” of victimhood and martyrdom tendencies.

Remember please, that these are two different sides of the same coin, though it’s easy to see how many might confuse the two.

When we allow ourselves to play the victim–an energy inherent in the archetype of Pisces–we refuse to take responsibility. However, in doing so, we can make a habit out of blaming others.

On the other hand, when we fall into the trap of becoming an ever-sacrificing martyr, always we’re tasked with asking ourselves a hard question first: “What’s in it for me?”

Shocking as that may sound, please understand that very few of us provide services to others for which we actually do not expect to be repaid. However, we may not be conscious of these desired “payments,” be they in the form of love, loyalty, money, or anything else…

Rather, we may harbor the illusion that the borrower of our love, loyalty, money, or whatever, has every intention of paying us back–some day…

Devotion, adoration, sacrifice are all words (and concepts) that roll off the tongue easily for those who carry a heavy Piscean/Neptunian signature. Often they come out of one who may give and give and give, only to be extremely surprised to learn in the end that all that giving does not buy them what they really want–be it love, or something more tangible.

Howard Sasportas, in his book “The Gods Of Change” comes closest to putting it in language that’s easiest to understand:

“Many supposed ‘martyrs’ carry a great deal of hidden resentment around with them,” Sasportas writes. “If we are honest with ourselves now, we may come to see that serving others is partially a way of winning love and compensating for our own narcissistic wounds, or we might have to admit the sense of power which saving others gives us.”

Acknowledging how we are personally benefitting from our supposedly ‘selfless’ behavior doesn’t necessarily negate the value of what we are doing. In the end, recognizing what we are gaining from these kinds of relationships will enable us to care for others in a more honest fashion.”

VIRGO SUN = SERVICE (TO SELF FIRST!)

As this Pisces Full Moon highlights for us the dichotomy between playing the victim OR the martyr, and the call to be of service, think about this:

How and where in your life do you play the victim (& why?)
What are the REAL reasons to willingly take on the role of martyr? (Think long suffering wife, husband, lover, parent, sibling, employee, friend, etc., etc.
How can you fill your own well of self-love from within so that you actually have enough to replenish this well if you give some away to another–and thus avoid a victim or martyr’s stance?

The seemingly fleeting light shed on this issue by the current Pisces Full Moon may be more important than we realize.

It’s my strong belief as an astrologer that the universe constantly and consistently provides us with opportunities to grow in consciousness. However, it’s up to us to recognize these opportunities when we see/feel/hear/sense them.

Each and every Full Moon gives us the chance to jettison that which no longer serves our higher consciousness. And growth in consciousness collectively helps make this planet a better, more loving, and more real place to both visit AND in which to live…

Namaste…

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