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The way we think about stress changes it from a condition to avoid to a condition to play with. Beauty is born in tension. It's the conflict in a story, the colors that pop side by side, the mechanisms that make music possible. Today's double oppositions are guitar strings suspended across the neck of the universe, inviting us to strum.

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Assumptions make it possible for us to move through the world. If our brains didn't assume the ground was solid or the air was safe, we'd be immobile. Since we'll make assumptions whether we want to or not, you may as well assume that which empowers you. Assume you'll do an amazing job. Assume the support of others. With the lunar conjunction ...Read more

The reversal of Saturn and an opposition of the sun to Uranus in the sign of appetite throws a spotlight on hunger. Cravings may focus on something other than that which can satisfy them. The true need here is immaterial. "Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body." ...Read more

Beaver dams create wetlands that provide habitats for various species, promote water purification, and increase biodiversity resulting in an ecological impact so profound, their presence has often changed the course of human history. The Beaver Moon is a symbol of the curious effects of individual industry. You might be astonished by what can ...Read more

On the last day of Saturn's retrograde, the lessons planet will remind us of the nature of learning itself. When we burden the educational process with a lot of expectations, like a tight deadline, a financial bottom-line or other time-bound mark of development, we won't learn as well. To learn without these pressures makes the process a lot ...Read more

When you desire one behavior and exhibit another, it's not for lack of willpower, rather it's because you house a committee within you and sometimes, they have conflicting interests. The lunar trine to Pluto suggests that those who are willing to acknowledge and listen to all parts of the psyche will learn something valuable.

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Does it feel like you're holding back? It's what's appropriate in this day of precarious squared aspects. As professional dancers in a kick line know, it's not about who can kick the highest but about creating an effect with your team by matching the energy and movement of those on either side of you. Save the showing off for the solo acts ...Read more

The modern concept of angel numbers is an offshoot of the numerology of Greeks like Pythagoras, whose devotion to the numeric concepts was no joke. The math cult leader once threw a man off a boat for asserting the existence of random numbers. Our lore is gentle by comparison, involving the making of wishes, and today the remembrance of the ...Read more

Feelings are just one of the many ways the mind processes information. This day before the Venus change recalls how each person inhabits a unique experience of the world. We all feel things differently. There is no feeling more correct than another. Likewise, it is impossible for a feeling to be wrong. Your feelings, whatever they may be, are ...Read more

"Every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every superstar, every supreme leader, every saint and sinner in the history of our species, lived there on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam. .... Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and triumph they could become the momentary masters...Read more

If the prevailing squares have something to teach, it's that arrogance is just fear wearing a clever disguise. While it's typical to feel offended or disrespected by a high-handed approach, to see through the bluff provides more opportunity. This behavior is an opening to shake things up and see what comes tumbling down.

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It's only natural to feel afraid to go for what you really want. The thought of putting yourself out there and then not getting it is off-putting to say the least. Does it help to know there are plenty of chances? The lunar action is steady and varied, portending a day of multiple opportunities. So lean into fear; it's the signpost of an ...Read more

Some complain to show their exceptional talents of discernment and flex the implied intellectual superiority. Complaining can also be the refuge of those unwilling to solve a problem. But for those willing to take action, complaining is simply a first step in defining the problem. A lunar square to the comet Chiron throws a spotlight on the ...Read more

The moon hits a square to visionary Neptune before changing from Sagittarius to Capricorn, echoing the high tensions of Election Day in the USA. Both presidential candidates are air signs, which aren't conspicuously represented in the sky and offer no clues to the outcome, though the earth, moon and water sun are an omen for fertile ground for...Read more

Since relationships are investments that often exceed the advertised price, we want to make sure they are worth it. The solar trine to Saturn in intuitive Scorpio has us bringing deep intuition to the examination of relationships. Who do you really feel you can trust and rely on? The answer won't come in the form of promises, historical ...Read more

Relationships are structures. Some are homes, others are shops, and then there are the huts, sheds and cages. Two cosmic oppositions throw focus on those relationships that are sturdy, with plenty of room for building additions. Two water-sign trines chime in with a reminder: In love and architecture, the walls matter just as much as the ...Read more

In the history of exploration, the most daring expeditions, like the ones toward continents that may or may not have actually existed, or the ones out of the earth's atmosphere, have started with a big idea, a philosophy or a pursuit of truth. The Mercury change to Sagittarius invites starry eyed ambitions, and let the adventuring begin!

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The Scorpio new moon is a most fitting omen on All Saints' Day, closely linked to Hallowmas and Dia de los Muertos, where families celebrate their deceased loved ones. These festivals of honor have been celebrated for well over 1,000 years, evolving in practice but retaining a central role of remembering our ancestors in the season of ...Read more

Mercury and Neptune rule this Samhain with a dreamy trine of shadow, fog and other illusions. The tricks will be skillful, the treats divine as the Scorpio moon plays mysterious disappearing games on the night before the new moon, singing: "Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, voices whisper in the trees, 'Tonight is Halloween!'"

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First, it's the moon, and then its Mercury arguing in the courtroom of the sky, but finally, a trine from the lunar persuasion in Libra and an amenable Jupiter position balances all with the spirit of fairness. Arguments are not always negative. They can, with great respect, be tools of understanding. It's all about turning the heat down and ...Read more