Author: Amelia Shea

Solar eclipse at 0 Scorpio

“Once you have seen the larger pattern, you cannot go back to seeing the part as the whole.” Ursula K. Le Guin

Shortly before Thursday’s eclipse (at 5:57 pm EDT) the Sun, Venus and the Moon move from the sign of Libra into the sign of Scorpio. It is a good time to set intentions to move in a direction of increased wholeness – to move away from false definitions of self that may have been created to accommodate others or as the result of pressures from the outside world.
Eclipses are evolutionary doorways and this one provides a good opportunity to connect your deep inner knowing with the outside world in a more authentic way.

Amelia Shea specializes in issues of family, relationship and transition as well as life path and career.She can be reached at 603 654 1043, amelia.shea@comcast.net and ameliashea.com. Her readings start at $30 and can be done by phone, email and in person. Quote from Four Ways to Forgiveness.

Mercury Retrograde in Libra

“The Pueblo Indians told me that all Americans are crazy, and of course I was astonished and asked them why. They said,” Well they say they think in their heads. No sound person thinks in her head. We think in the heart.” Carl Jung

During his retrograde journey this month Mercury traverses very early Scorpio and the late degrees of Libra. Although Mercury retrograde periods are often referred to as a hassle or disruptive in terms of linear time, these time frames hold valuable information as well. It is an opportunity for a retreat of the mind in a sense – to review and revision the ways you have thought about things – particularly things related to the house or houses that Mercury is retrograding through.
With other very powerful planetary aspects now in play it is possible to get the the roots of foundational thoughts which when examined in the light of day are found to no longer be accurate. Yet when unacknowledged, these thoughts can continue to motivate behaviors and keep you stuck in an old pattern.
So do take some time to look at the houses in your chart that Mercury is now moving through to see what opportunities may lie ahead with a shift in your thinking.

Amelia Shea specializes in issues of family, relationship and transition as well as life path and career.She can be reached at 603 654 1043, amelia.shea@comcast.net and ameliashea.com. Her readings start at $30 and can be done by phone, email and in person. Carl Jung quote from The Collected Works of C.G. Jung

“And all the obstacles along the way
Sometimes may feel tremendous
There are guides and spirits all along the way
Who will befriend us.” Van Morrison

The upcoming Lunar Eclipse occurs on October 8 at 15 degrees of Aries. It is a very powerful doorway for identity as the eclipse falls across the axis of self and others. It is a good time to clarify who you are in the present and where you are going in your life. It is also a good time to acknowledge and let go of any outgrown or limited definitions of yourself – including those given to you by others.

Venus is conjunct the Sun on the Ascendant indicating that it is wise to love and support who you are in the present. With the Moon conjunct Uranus on the Descendant it is time to let go of the past and the way others have defined you and move in a more powerful direction of self actualization, freedom and autonomy.

One of the Sabian symbols for this placement is,” Brightly clad brownies dancing in the warm dying light.” Brownies – who are often referred to as elementals or nature spirits – have existed throughout time in many cultures. They were known to be friendly and helpful to humans particularly with household tasks. Brownies had to be asked for help however. It is a reminder that help and assistance is always available to us from invisible realms if we are open to it.

Van Morrison quote from his song Checkin it Out, Sabian symbol quote from Lynda Hill’s 360 Degrees of Wisdom.

Mercury Stations Retrograde October 4

“Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” Chinese proverb

The upcoming Mercury retrograde period runs from October 4 – October 25.
It is wise to make any needed repairs and back up any info now in preparation for the retrograde period.
There will be two eclipses during this time – a Lunar eclipse at 15 Aries on
October 8 and a Solar Eclipse at 0 Scorpio on October 23. The effect of eclipses can be felt in advance as well as after the actual event. Check your chart to see where these two eclipses are falling – it is here that change and evolution is underway in your life.
Mercury will station retrograde at 2 degrees of Scorpio and one of the Sabian symbols associated with that placement is, “A youth holding a lighted candle in a devotional ritual gains a sense of the great ‘other world.'”

all quotes from Lynda Hill’s 360 Degrees of Wisdom

New Moon in Libra

“Who looks outside dreams, who looks inside, wakes.” Jung

Wednesday’s New Moon at 1 degree of Libra is full of opportunity for fresh starts, new beginnings and personal expansion.
Isabelle Hickey once noted that while Libras often are involved in the diplomacy that ends wars, they are often involved in starting the wars as well.
Everyone has the sign of Libra somewhere in their chart and we all deal with this kind of dynamic – inner and outer warring and resolution or lack of it in one form or another.
This New Moon is a good opportunity to reconfigure and evolve that balance. It is a good time to focus on creating a new level of inner harmony which then informs your relationship to the outer world in a positive way.
It is a good time to be open to new visions and opportunities for expansion in your life. and to set intentions to face and overcome challenges.
One of the Sabian symbols involved with this placement is, ” A woman drawing aside two dark curtains that closed the entrance to a sacred pathway.” It bodes well to sidestep beliefs from the outer world (the news, outgrown views from education, upbringing, religious beliefs) that limit your possibilities for positive change and evolution and to be in touch with your deep inner knowing.

Amelia Shea specializes in issues of family, relationship and transition as well as life path and career.She can be reached at 603 654 1043, amelia.shea@comcast.net and ameliashea.com. Her readings start at $30 and can be done by phone, email and in person. Sabian symbol quote from 360 Degrees of Wisdom by Lynda Hill.
Jung quote from Jung and the Tarot by Sallie Nichols

Jupiter trines Uranus in Fire

“The main operating principle of linear time is causality, or cause and effect, which is the basis of modern science. Ancient shamanic systems teach that the chance occurrence of events, such as how people happen to run into each other serendipitously, is just a significant as the cause, or why those two people two people were in the same place at the same time. Synchronicity is more interested in the purpose and meaning of an event rather than in its cause.” Alberto Villoldo

The beneficent aspect between Uranus and Jupiter is in effect through the end of September. It is a good time to heighten awareness to synchronicities that occur and to heed the information that comes as a result. It is a time when stuck situations may find resolution through surprising sources and encounters.

Synchronicity beckons us to awaken to the magic of life that is ever present it we are open to it.

Venus trines Pluto

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” Pablo Neruda

Venus is in Virgo now and moving up to a trine with Pluto – in effect through the 18th of this month. Pluto with his considerable powers of attraction and regeneration aligns favorably with Venus the ruler of pleasure, abundance and love.
It bodes well to enter this time frame with a clear picture of what you want to be attracting in these areas as there is increased magnetic energy about which opens the door to attracting a new relationship or reviving an old one as well as creating more abundance and pleasure in your life.

Old lovers may reappear under this aspect as well as relationships with a past life history.
It’s a good time to prune unproductive and limited beliefs you may have about your relationship to these areas of life in order to proceed with a clear and powerful vision of the future.

Amelia Shea specializes in issues of family, relationship and transition as well as life path and career.She can be reached at 603 654 1043, amelia.shea@comcast.net and ameliashea.com. Her readings start at $30 and can be done by phone, email and in person. All times mentioned at EDT.

Monday’s Full Moon in Pisces

“I believe deeply that we must find, all of us together, a new spirituality.” Dalai Lama

Monday’s Full Moon is at 16 degrees of Pisces and one of the Sabian symbols associated with this degree is, ” In a quiet moment, a creative individual experiences the flow of inspiration.”

For many people the past few weeks have been a trying time in terms of the need to face challenges and overcome obstacles. With Pluto’s trine to the Sun it is now a good time for regeneration and reclaiming lost strength and vitality. Pluto’s influence bodes well for physical strength and renewed courage.

The Full Moon is conjunct Chiron – the asteroid of the Wounded Healer. Much healing can occur at this time through accessing a higher, more inspired level of perception. A greater level of wholeness can be attained through the healing of fragmented parts of the self.

There is an old story about a woman out walking who came upon two stone cutters. She asked one what he was doing and he replied. “I am squaring the stone.” She asked the other and he said,” I am building a cathedral.”

Sabian symbol quote from Lynda Hill’s 360 Degrees of Wisdom, Dalai Lama quote from Divine Sparks by Karen Speerstra

More on the New Moon

“The light of modern consciousness is not gentle or reverent; it lacks graciousness in the presence of mystery; it wants to unriddle and control the unknown…It is not hospitable to what is reserved or hidden.”
John O’ Donahue

David Tresemer – astrosopher and author of The Venus Eclipse of the Sun 2012 has designed an oracle based on the ancient myths of Persia. The oracle is similar in some ways to the Sabian symbols. The degree for the time in which we live is, “Magical implements for the use of good or ill.” and it refers to the development of tools throughout different times in history and how they affect the evolution of humanity. In our time it refers to the use of technology.

Uranus governs things ahead of their time. It governs electronics and technologies which come into widespread use without the time to consider the consequences or the time to put appropriate legal protections in place. Cyber technologies and nuclear power come under this heading.

Because Uranus is conjunct the South Node on the Descendant at the time of the New Moon, it provides good timing to assess your personal use of these devices – how much time , energy and power you give this kind of activity, whether it enhances your life or whether a better balance could be struck.

Amelia Shea specializes in issues of family, relationship and transition as well as life path and career.She can be reached at 603 654 1043, amelia.shea@comcast.net and ameliashea.com. Her readings start at $30 and can be done by phone, email and in person. All times mentioned at EDT.