June 24th, 2004
IT IS NOW THE YEAR OF THE WOOD MONKEY!!!
HIGHLIGHT: MOON IN VIRGO
| CURRENT ECLIPTIC LONGITUDE AND EQUATORIAL DECLINATION | |||
PLANET | SIGN | DECLINATION | RETROGRADE? |
| Sun | 03 CANCER 16 | 23 N 24 | NO |
| Moon | 17 VIRGO 10 | 08 N 48 | NO |
| Mercury | 10 CANCER 01 | 24 N 43 | NO |
| Venus | 10 GEMINI 14 | 18 N 36 | YES |
| Mars | 00 LEO 22 | 21 N 16 | NO |
| Jupiter | 12 VIRGO 28 | 07 N 59 | NO |
| Saturn | 15 CANCER 01 | 22 N 19 | NO |
| Uranus | 06 PISCES 44 | 09 S 46 | YES |
| Neptune | 15 AQUARIUS 03 | 16 S 23 | YES |
| Pluto | 20 SAGITTARIUS 28 | 14 S 10 | YES |
Tarot Aspects for Today
Moon in Virgo
During this transit, our minds and memory work more clearly, this transit is best suited for work of an intellectual nature. This is a particularly good time for people who are agents, managers, or a dealer in health foods, nurses and doctors, dieticians or druggists. Your ambitions become more minimal, but you perform as a good, trustworthy employee as well as a reasonable and considerate employer. This lunar position urges us to lead a simple, unpretentious life, quiet and easygoing. You will like to investigate things and, in one way or another, this is a good transit for those who earn their living through their mental abilities. You will be more discriminating, highly selective and judicious. This aspect leads us to be more attracted to scientific and occult subjects, and boosts intuitive abilities or clairvoyance. It is also a good transit for adopting a healthy lifestyle - beginning a regular exercise program and adopting a nutritious balanced diet. Also good for practicing self-development and healing techniques on yourself and on others. The tarot energy that reflects this transit is the Chariot, which signifies effort leading to success and strength of character. The Chariot beseeches us to walk with confidence, strength of purpose, endurance and to demonstrate organizational ability. Harnessing this energy will help you to move towards your goal in an ethical and integrity-filled way.Sun in Cancer
This placement of the Sun brings forth energy that reflects the Mother, the Carer, the Psychic, the Counselor, and the Protector. Key energies for this 30 day transit are Sensitivity, Sympathy, and Affection. This is a very emotional and sensitive time when we are more apt to be ruled by our feelings, we become more deep and vulnerable. Some will put up a protective shell of shyness or reserve to hide this great sensitivity and feelings of inner caution. We will tend to withdraw to gather strength. We will also feel more sympathetic and kind, with a strong need to nurture, and many will assume the role of the parent, caregiver, or therapist in all kinds of relationships. Many will exhibit an extremely strong protective streak and will defend their loved ones against all odds. Home and family play a big part in this transit, and become the focus of our need for identity and security. Our moods will fluctuate like the tide, yet we will be naturally affectionate, and some can smother others with their protective love and devotion. This transit also causes some to be shy and sentimental, and to hang onto the past for too long. At this time, we may appear to be a tower of strength, but on the other hand, act like a vulnerable child. This is a time when people will be masters at the art of passive resistance. It is also a time to be naturally intuitive and mediumistic, and we can be easily hurt. Our powerful imaginations and sensitive understandings can be expressed delightfully through the creative and artistic worlds. Above all, we will need to trust someone enough to show our feelings, this trust helps us to express energy that is strong, loyal, and protective. The tarot energy that reflects this transit is the Queen of Cups who represents strong, sensitive, mature female energy, full of intuition, affection and insight. She brings receptive energy and puts us in touch with our inner selves where we can tap our will-power in more subtle ways. She helps both women and men become attuned to their inner female side, and help us to open to all of life's emotions.Uranus is Retrograde in Pisces
Uranus goes retrograde about once a year for up to five months, this time it is retro until November 11th. This transit often spurs a change in our personality - if we are normally outgoing and sociable, we may find ourselves becoming more introspective and subdued; or vice versa. Uranus is the planet of sudden unexpected events - these events become more internal when this large slow-moving planet goes backwards. For those who are devoted to self-improvement, this transit can be an eye-opener, urging us to examine the foundations of our beliefs and values and seeing the world through "new eyes." We become more open to new ways to do things and to live our lives. For those who resist change, this internal processing can feel awkward and unsettling, it is best to relax and allow yourself to experience the subtle inner shifts and digesting. This is also a favorable transit for those working with technology, cutting-edge research and inventions, and any pursuit that would usually be deemed unconventional. In fact, paranormal activity will be heightened during this aspect, bringing prophetic dreams, visions, stronger intuition, stronger healing powers, and breakthroughs in connecting with our guides and Higher Self - if we open ourselves to the prevailing energy. The Tarot card that reflects this energy is the Hermit who guides us to stand back and assess our situation in an introspective way. He also encourages us to find inner balance by seeking periods of solitude to process our internal changes. We need to stand back from situations, even remove ourselves physically from them so we can objectively evaluate our circumstances. He strongly focuses on the need for quiet inner reflection, where we can assess our true needs and aims, free from everyday pressures. By searching deep within ourselves in this way, we will find the solutions to long-term directions in life and any outstanding difficulties.Jupiter Sextile Saturn
Jupiter and Saturn are now close to 60 degrees apart putting them in Sextile to one another. This interaction adds the energy of readily available information and heightened comprehension. You will find the knowledge that you seek more easily, and know what to do with it, even if it seems useless to others. During this transit, it is easier to plan events, and our creative ideas will flow more freely. Enthusiasm and optimism grow during this aspect, it will be easier to believe in yourself yet in a grounded way: we will acknowledge that it takes hard work to accomplish our cherished goals. We will look for new avenues of expression, and be more determined to grow to our highest potential. Ethics will be high: most of us will not be happy if we resort to manipulative tactics to advance ourselves. Honesty and sincerity are the keys to succeeding now. The tarot card that reflects this positive aspect is the Nine of Cups which heralds a period of well-being, contentment and happiness, one in which a range of personal wishes can manifest. Creativity is favored at this time, and past efforts will now reap rewards as projects move towards a satisfactory conclusion. We all have much to enjoy and we will wish to share it with those who are less fortunate.Venus Retrograde in Gemini:
Venus is now resting in Mercury's sign, Gemini - a wonderful event if you are inclined to relax and enjoy the beauty of life. This is the perfect time to take stock of what is aesthetic and beautiful in your life: and to change what is not. Our spirits and hearts need beauty and refinement in order to express themselves fully. This is a good aspect for this: Art, Creation, Gardening, Magic and Self-Development are all favored if we can approach Venus' backwards movement with care and respect. She can help us discover what or who it is that we truly love,..and to sift through the "stuff" that makes our lives seem boring or even ugly. Venus correlates to the Goddess, Aphrodite who is exemplified in the Empress Tarot card of the Major Arcana. She brings artistic creativity, inspiration, feminine wisdom and caring, and a general sense of well-being.Neptune Retrograde in Aquarius:
When Neptune is retrograde it is time to build up your strength and resistance both physically and spiritually. It is the perfect time to engage in healthy and healing past times such as meditation, fitness activities, healing sessions, chakra work, being out in nature especially water, gardening, walking, visiting a spa, going on vacation to a relaxing secluded place and so on. A perfect time too to learn and practice Eastern philosophies and exercises or First Nations rituals. The Aquarian energy urges you to think of the future and of humanitarian causes. Neptune retrograde brings the danger of infections, allergy distress and being more susceptible to bacteria, viri and the like. Boost your immune system with vitamins, herbs, chakra work, homeopathy and such. Natural medicines work better now than traditional ones. Watch out for poisons and pesticides at this time. Remember you are responsible for your own health. Feed your body, your mind, your spirit with positive nutrients by eating well, thinking well and engaging in daily spiritual practices that bring you peace and harmony. The Tarot Number 1 Major Arcana card, the Magician, reminds us of Neptune retrograde, bringing new confidence, good communication, and skillful, intelligent self development energy. Your strength of will and ability to channel your energies into achieving desired results will ensure your success.Pluto Retrograde in Sagittarius:
Pluto is the planet of transformation, calling us to right our lives, to change what is unhealthy and unwholesome and begin to lead a clean and aesthetic life. One that involves charity and kindness and the ability to withstand the fires of purification and change. If you resist the change, you suffer. If you flow with the changes, you transform and rise like the phoenix, shining. It's as simple as that! Pluto will support and protect you when you accept the changes and move along without resistance. Or, if you resist, it will school you in the arena of hard knocks. You have no choice - you must change! You must transform! But do so not out of fear or coercion but out of maturity and willingness. Follow your intuition, be kind to all around you and help others around you go through their own transformation.The Sagittarian energy moves you to become fit, to travel, to add adventure and new experiences to your daily routine. The High Priestess, the Number 2 card of the Major Arcana, lends energy to this aspect: she urges us to make decisions with our heart rather than our heads; she affords wisdom, guidance and foresight; and brings good judgement and self-reliance. She also reveals that which is hidden, in our hearts and souls. Truly time for a holistic spring cleaning!
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