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Jupiter in Virgo

With Jupiter in Virgo through September 9, 2016 a good rule of thumb is to “take care of the small things and the big things will take care of themselves.” Pay attention to the details of what needs to be done and see them through.

Amelia Shea advises clients on a broad range of issues: 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 skype and in person Times mentioned are based on EDT

The Sun enters Scorpio

“I think there is nothing in the world but mystery.” Kenneth Patchen

This is a high energy week and there may be unexpected twists and turns of events. It may become necessary to make adjustments. The Sun enters Scorpio – the sign of deeper mysteries and hidden things- on Friday.

Mars, Jupiter and Pluto

“People do fire walk. We are an open possibility.” Joseph Chilton Pearce

There are very good aspects for dynamic action and accomplishment this week. The recent Sun, Moon and Uranus configuration has brought unexpected events and synchronicities to many. If this was true for you look for the underlying meaning of these events and see if they indicate ways it would be beneficial to grow and expand. Explore possibilities.

There is support and guidance from the unseen realms this week too. The Sabian symbol for Venus at 4 Virgo is, “A person becoming aware of nature spirits and normally unseen spiritual energies.”

Jupiter Trines Pluto

“A vision creates a personal responsibility to carry out its directive.” Marie Battiste

This morning I was listening to a lecture by Rick Levine on the powerful and futuristic Jupiter/Pluto trine now in effect and exact on Sunday the 11th. He suggests a good use of it is to write a letter to yourself describing your life (the life you would like to be living) two years down the road. This beneficent aspect bodes well for empowering and manifesting clear goals.

Uranus will oppose the Sun on the 11th also – be open to new and expansive ideas and possibilities of who you are becoming.

Mercury Stations Direct 2015

“It later became clear to me that no matter what we do in science or any other areas, it will not help if we don’t find a way to be related to each other on a deep level.” David Bohm

This week Venus will enter the sign of Virgo on Thursday and Mercury will station direct on Friday. As Venus moves into Virgo she will move beyond the square to Saturn which has been in effect for several weeks. This aspect can put a damper on things related to finances, pleasure and love and it will be moving out of influence on the 11th and 12. Saturn can cause delays in these areas as can Mercury retrograde so a better time for moving forward and seeing results is coming- starting on the 11th and 12.
This week is a good time to be aware of revelations or new thoughts that come about as the result of the Mercury retrograde period. Mercury will station at 0 degrees of Libra – the relationship sign. It bodes well to rethink how we relate to others and how we maintain and evolve personal authenticity in that context. Pay attention to ideas which represent a culmination of information.
Retrograde Mercury has been in a challenging aspect to Neptune – this will continue through late October – meaning that adjustment in your thinking may be called for. Watch out for projection, idealized versions, and unrealistic expectations.

Planetary influences this week

“In order to know the right turns we have to know the wrong ones.” Clarissa Pinkola Estes

I live in the downtown area of a small New England town a stone’s throw from the elementary school and playground. There is a little girl – I think she is in the second grade-who lives nearby. She has strawberry blonde hair and freckles. In astrology this coloring can be associated with a strong Mars influence in the chart – for instance Aries rising or Mars on the Ascendant,

The little girl spends most of her free time outdoors and is very agile and athletic ( other Mars qualities.) She is often running, climbing and swinging at the school playground, riding her bike or scooter. She is very independent and tough in her own way.

Yesterday though when I walked by her house she was outside standing close to her mother. Her mother explained that she had been to the nurse at school because she had run into the side of the picnic table and bumped her eye. Her mother went on to say that the neighbor’s child had also been to the nurse that day as the result of an accident.

This is a good story to keep in mind as we head into this week. The influence of Mars is strong and in conjunction with the influence of other planets, can lead to impulsiveness. There is also a tendency towards confusion and distraction – which can contribute to an accident prone time.

It is wise to make an effort to remain calm, be patient, exercise caution and stay out of confrontation. If you are negotiating it is wise to anticipate the potential need to go back and redo the deal in the future.

Mercury will station direct October 10 which will lead to more clarity and a better time for dynamic action.

Juno. Lillith and Relationships

“The world will change less in accordance with man’s determinations than with woman’s divinations.” Claude Bragdon

Two asteroids are featured prominently during Sunday’s eclipse – Lillith and Juno.

Lillith is the asteroid which governs the repressed feminine and Juno – the asteroid of commitment. Juno also represents where we can feel trapped in our lives or in relationships.

Both asteroids are conjunct the Sun at the time of the Lunar Eclipse.

Venus is trine Uranus during the eclipse which is an aspect which can be very freeing and can bring about breakthroughs and events which can alter the limitations in the way you think about love, relationships, pleasure and abundance. These perceptions and events can have a surprising and unexpected quality and can accelerate personal evolution.

These aspects apply to both men and women and to their inner feminine and the way that it gets expressed in the outside world.

The Sabian symbols associated with Juno and Lillith during the eclipse are : ” A group of young people sit in spiritual communion around a campfire” and ” A person teaching true inner knowledge of the new world to their students.”

Lunar Eclipse in Aries

“There is a Providence that brought us here and gave us to each other at this time. In and through us, a greater tapestry of creativity is being woven.” John O’Donahue

It is a busy week in the skies with the Autumn Equinox – when the Sun enters the sign of Libra – on Wed 9/23, Mars moves into Virgo on Thursday and Pluto stations direct on Friday. The activity culminates with a Lunar Eclipse Sunday at 4 Aries at 10:50 pm EDT.

This eclipse is very much about relationships and specifically the evolution of relationships in our personal lives and in the world. It is a time when relationship imbalances can be seen more clearly. It is a good time to look at relationships that are important to you and make a commitment to focus on similarities and move forward in a way that is open and authentic. Be aware of unexpected opportunities that may arise as the result of this process.

With the influence of Pluto and Jupiter it is possible to draw in new relationships – romantic and otherwise- that benefit who you are at this time and can be helpful to you in creating more mastery in your life and more abundance. With Mercury retrograde old relationships may resurface as well as past life contacts.

The Sabian symbol associated with the Eclipse degree is, “A white triangle is seen; it has golden wings.”

This Week’s Astrology

“You can’t embrace the new paradigm until you let go of the old.”Marilyn Ferguson

There is a great deal of planetary activity this week – as the Moon transits through the sign of Libra setting off the Uranus/Pluto square and we head towards Thursday when Mercury stations retrograde in alignment with the Uranus/Pluto square and Saturn enters Sagittarius.

This Mercury retrograde period (through the 10th of October) is a good time to review any changes in your life that you are trying to make that require transformation on a deeper level – perhaps involving the ways that you customarily think or feel. It is a good time to look at how you use your mental powers – are you steady and strong or do you lose focus by becoming overwhelmed or discouraged? And if so what improvements do you need to make you need to make to support yourself through those times and create more equilibrium?

Mercury will station at 15 degrees of Libra- also making it a good time to review partnership issues and how to improve collaboration with others.

Inspiration and guidance are available this week if you can stay out of the fray. It is a week when events can move quickly and there can be surprises and unexpected occurrences. Best to not jump to conclusions.

It bodes well to provide extra down time for meditation and to integrate information.

Solar Eclipse in Virgo

“Healing is a journey deep within oneself – a search for the soul, the essence of the self. It seeks to balance the inner and outer worlds, to connect and to integrate. Healing is the reuniting of the body, mind and spirit.” Diane Mariechild

There is a powerful New Moon Solar Eclipse in at 20 degrees of Virgo this Sunday at 2:41 am EDT. New Moon Eclipses usher in a new time of change and are a powerful time for setting intentions.

With the Sun and Moon in Virgo it bodes well to look at mental patterning and how it affects your daily routine. If there are ways that you would like to adjust the way you customarily spend time in your daily routines, look to the mental patterns – the customary assumptions – behind them. It is here where the changes initially need to be made.

This Eclipse is opposite Chiron – the asteroid of the Wounded Healer. A strong Chiron influence is about healing fragmentation or fragmented parts of the self. With Chiron in Pisces there is support for bringing a new or restored sense of wholeness by integrating energies from the higher self. It bodes well to seek guidance through meditation, visualization and creative endeavors this weekend.

Eclipses are evolutionary doorways and can have a long term influence. This particular eclipse is an excellent time to align yourself more closely with what you see as your personal destiny and to develop a new awareness of the mental blocks that need to be moved out of the way in order to evolve in that direction.