Jacqueline Lasahn

Intuitive Astrologer and Ritualist

Solstice Gateway

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“In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.”
Wilma Mankiller

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Solstice Gateway

Gaze within
the rising tide of darkness,
see the glimmer of stardust
in your bones.

The constellation of our times
draws us closer
to our collective underworld
where truth, morality, and ethics
cry out from the center of our galaxy.

Crisis motivates change.
Stay awake.
Cultivate your relationship
with the natural world.

Be nourished by truth,
music, dance, art,
healthy food,
and good company.

Allow the infinite river of loving kindness
to stream through your heart and mind.

Listen to the trees, the earth, the sky, and all that is alive.
Offer your attention to each precious moment.

Be real. Be gentle. Be kind.

 

“With our actions every day, and just by being our truest self, we are a conduit of possibilities for others. Just by living the best lives we can, the kindest, the most compassionate, we have done something to sustain and illuminate a path to freedom.” Sharon Salzberg

Solstice Gateway
December 21, 2024

The days grow longer,
the light is returning.

Sun in Capricorn prompts us to
trust our roots,
to gather ancestral wisdom and
take responsibility for our lives
and for the generations ahead.

Jupiter square Saturn
December 24, 2024
read about it: https://jacquelinelasahn.com/reality-check/

Mars Retrograde
December 6, 2024 – February 23, 2025
read about it: https://jacquelinelasahn.com/mars-and-pluto-take-the-stage/

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So much love to you,

Jacqueline

Navigation in the Mystery

Your astrological chart is a potent pattern: it is the matrix that reveals how the planets speak within you. Prediction is a matter of looking down the river to interpret and sense the shape and flow of the journey ahead. Consult your celestial compass: What are the conditions and optimal ways to navigate? What are your possibilities and options?

“When you bring consciousness to anything,
things begin to shift.”
Eve Ensler

The sun, the moon and the planets are your allies in seeking truth.
They offer parameters, milestones and timing.
They open doors – if you are willing to step through the threshold to
deeper understanding and self-acceptance.
I welcome your inquiry.
I offer navigation in the mystery through astrology and tarot.
With Love,
Jacqueline

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Mars and Pluto Take the Stage

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“Transformation is not accomplished
by tentative wading at the edge.“
Robin Wall Kimmerer

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Mars and Pluto Take the Stage


Who drives the wheel…
courage or doubt?  

Mars has shifted gears,
now driving in reverse.

We’re looking through
the rear window…

Wondering, questioning… what happened?

Things move slowly
when we think they should move quickly.

We must deal with the past in order to go forward.
Be patient, gather strength and persist.

Mars Retrograde December 6, 2024 – February 23, 2025

Mars has been nearly at a standstill – only moving about 1° in the past two weeks. It stationed retrograde at 6° 10′ Leo on Friday, December 6, 2024 and will resume direct course on February 23, 2025 at 17° Cancer.  All in all, Mars will be retrograde in Leo for a month and in Cancer for a one and a half months.

Consider where (what houses) Leo and Cancer are in your birth chart… be aware of will, motivation and power dynamics.

Mars retrograde is a good time to revisit old projects that have been on the back burner, rather than initiating new ventures. Unresolved family issues and buried feelings can no longer be ignored. This winter is a good time to focus on personal growth and healing.

We must deal with the past in order to go forward.

Mars is the driving force of will, initiative, and assertion within each one of us. It is the passion that moves us forward in the world. Physical vitality and the ability (or inability) to express anger and rage, the Mars dynamic is not about thought or analysis. Mars is action. Courage, aggression, fighting spirit, and willpower pushing forward. Be aware of irritability, obsessiveness and over extension. Procrastination, fatigue, impulsive actions, spinning wheels. Anger. Passive/aggressive behaviors. Mars emphasizes self-hood (or selfishness), division, and separation.

Many people feel pushed to take sides.

Pluto in Aquarius

As Mars was slowing down a couple of weeks ago, Pluto entered Aquarius (a big deal since it will be in Aquarius until early 2043). Pluto is the higher octave of Mars (elevating the theme of POWER from personal to collective) and the timing of this Mars retrograde accents the acceleration of our awareness of Pluto in its nascent expression of Aquarius. We are seeing headlines from all around the world: major shifts in who holds power, who is fighting for power in global and societal structures. Innovation in technology, social division, and elitism. So much is changing so quickly, it’s difficult to keep track. This is only the beginning.

Collective shift. Grass-roots activism.
New forms of community emerge.

Mars opposite Pluto
November 3, 2024 pre-retrograde
January 3, 2025 retrograde
April 26, 2025 post-retrograde

Note: this aspect usually happens once every two years, but with the retrograde we experience Mars opposite Pluto 3X in about six months. The Mars/Pluto signature is evident throughout this time and particularly on the dates listed above. Dig in the grab bag of keywords for the flavors of this aspect:
Strategy, manipulation, focus, tension,
persistence, power struggle, purging,
catharsis, surrender, transformation, healing.

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Mars Retrograde Reflections
and Seeds of Intentions

Question your motivations:

Why am I acting this way?
What animates me?

Am I aligned with integrity?

Am I standing up for myself?

 

Be patient, gather strength and persist.

“Thank you very much for your wisdom, guidance, support and understanding!” A.N.

Navigation in the Mystery

Your astrological chart is a potent pattern: it is the matrix that reveals how the planets speak within you. Prediction is a matter of looking down the river to interpret and sense the shape and flow of the journey ahead. Consult your celestial compass: What are the conditions and optimal ways to navigate? What are your possibilities and options?

“When you bring consciousness to anything, things begin to shift.”
Eve Ensler

The sun, the moon and the planets are your allies in seeking truth.
They offer parameters, milestones and timing.
They open doors – if you are willing to step through the threshold to
deeper understanding and self-acceptance.
I welcome your inquiry.
I offer navigation in the mystery through astrology and tarot.
With Love,
Jacqueline

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Between Worlds

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“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” 
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass

 

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Between worlds.
On the cusp of endings and beginnings.
Now is the time…
to invoke the wisdom
and strength of our ancestors.

Between worlds.
The richness of harvest
and the increasing darkness.
The call to pause
and the push to gather the fruits.
The call to pause
and the inevitable tasks to be done.
Cross quarter tide.

Between worlds.
Invoke the wisdom and strength of our ancestors.
We only have glimpses
of their tribulations and victories,
their sorrows and joys.
We carry their legacy within our bodies.
In our marrow,
in our DNA,
in the rumble of our laughter,
in our mysterious tears.
In our strength and resilience,
instinctual inheritance.

Between worlds.
Samhain.
Dia de Los Muertos.
Celebrations of life and honoring death.
Cross-quarter week,
midway between Equinox and Solstice,
Life is calling us to a deeper awareness.
Now is the time…
to invoke the wisdom and strength of our ancestors.

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Carve out time for listening to your own heartbeat, for arranging photographs and flowers upon an altar.

Allow for tears whenever they may arise. Speak your truth.

Give yourself ease and sighs and touch solid ground.

Allow for spacious slumber and swimming in languid, liminal, mystical musings.

Offer yourself internal hugs as needed. Sing sweet songs to yourself.

Follow your instincts to stroke furry pets.

Look at the changing skies. Notice the comings and goings of the winged ones outside your window.

Our focus on glowing screens in compelling… turn the tide.

Acknowledge your neighbors: human and nature kin alike. Share your kind and beautiful heart.

Thank you.

With love,

Jacqueline

Navigation in the Mystery

Your astrological chart is a potent pattern: it is the matrix that reveals how the planets speak within you. Prediction is a matter of looking down the river to interpret and sense the shape and flow of the journey ahead. Consult your celestial compass: What are the conditions and optimal ways to navigate? What are your possibilities and options?

“When you bring consciousness to anything, things begin to shift.”
Eve Ensler

The sun, the moon and the planets are your allies in seeking truth.
They offer parameters, milestones and timing.
They open doors – if you are willing to step through the threshold to
deeper understanding and self-acceptance.
I welcome your inquiry.
I offer navigation in the mystery through astrology and tarot.
With Love,
Jacqueline

Stay in touch & Subscribe to AstroFlash!

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Artwork: Orsala by Janie Olson 
Photo: Monarchs and Marigolds by Jacqueline Lasahn

Libra Solar Eclipse!

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Cool the fires.
Calm the waters.
Shift the conversation.
Disengage agitation.
Ease off the crusty tirades.
Ripen fruits of diplomacy and tact.

Nourish the hungry,
quench the thirsty.
Share the power.
Value life.

Here we are,
There is no turning back.
May the flowers
of kindness flourish.
May the vines
of loving cooperation thrive.
May we know and practice
the give and take of balance.

Libra Moon
Queen of harmony, justice and grace.
Goddess of Love and Beauty.
May all our heartfelt intentions,
prayers for peace and loving kindness
be magnified,
empowered,
and manifest!

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Dalai Lama

Libra Solar Eclipse!
October 2, 2024
11:49 am

One door closes and another opens.

Endings and beginnings are hallmarks of eclipses. During a solar eclipse, the moon casts a shadow over the earth; the shadow of consequences of past actions, habits and addictions to opinions. That which is hidden surfaces, that what is obvious becomes obscured. This eclipse is a time of separation, loss and sadness for many people. Here we are, there is no turning back.

Be present with what is essential. This is not a time to push yourself beyond your physical limitations. Breathe, embody, open your mind without losing focus to endless distractions.

The most recent periods in this larger eclipse cycle occurred in August 1952, August 1970, September 1988, and September 2006.

Sun, Moon and Mercury conjunct in Libra. Plant seeds of equanimity, tolerance and diplomacy with awareness.

Mars squares Sun, Moon and Mercury. Mars, planet of will and self-assertion is not easily expressed in the nurturing water sign of Cancer. Reactivity: defensiveness, irritability, provocation, or turbulence. Conflict. Rapid change.

Note: on October 4, two days after the eclipse, Mars enters the pre-retrograde shadow (the degree to which it will return and turn direct during the upcoming retrograde cycle December 6 – February 23). Mars will be in the sign of Cancer for many months ahead, it is worthwhile to see where Mars is traveling in your chart. I’ll be writing more about this in the coming months.

Allow your heart to be your compass
and mindful communication to be your ally
in the unknown territory ahead.

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Libra Solar Eclipse
Seeds of Intentions

This our last eclipse in Libra for the next ten years.

What needs to be finished?

What is out of balance in my life and what is needed here?

May I be kinder to others? Anyone in particular?

Can I be kinder to myself?

“Kindness is the truest wisdom of life and
we cannot go far without it.”
Margaret E. Sangster


“Very clear, to the point of what I needed and wanted to look at, absolutely great! You’re the best. Thank you.”  Carolyn K.

Navigation in the Mystery

Your astrological chart is a potent pattern: it is the matrix that reveals how the planets speak within you. Prediction is a matter of looking down the river to interpret and sense the shape and flow of the journey ahead. Consult your celestial compass: What are the conditions and optimal ways to navigate? What are your possibilities and options?

“When you bring consciousness to anything, things begin to shift.”
Eve Ensler

The sun, the moon and the planets are your allies in seeking truth.
They offer parameters, milestones and timing.
They open doors – if you are willing to step through the threshold to
deeper understanding and self-acceptance.
I welcome your inquiry.
I offer navigation in the mystery through astrology and tarot.
With Love,
Jacqueline

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Cosmic Swirl of a Pisces Lunar Eclipse

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“Let the vow of this day keep itself wildly and wholly Spoken and silent, surprise you inside your ears. Sleeping and waking, unfold itself inside your eyes. Let its fierceness and tenderness hold you. Let its vastness be undisguised in all your days.”
Jane Hirshfield

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Clarity and confusion
in the cosmic swirl of contrasting flavors.

Pulled in opposite directions.
Reality and daydreams,
details and illusions…

Disorientation dances
upon a wide field of intuition and imagination.

Be willing to feel all your feelings,
be curious about what’s going on inside.

Breathe in graceful attunement and empathy.

Breathe in courage
and take compassionate action.

Clarity and confusion
in the cosmic swirl of contrasting flavors.

What is rational and what is ungraspable?
What is real, what is possible?

Oh, these eclipses! The twists and turns.

Life gets stranger.

Time for endings and letting go.

Pisces Lunar Eclipse
September 17, 2024
7:34 pm PDT

Autumn Equinox
September 22, 2024
5:44 am PDT

We are in the eclipse portal. Two eclipses: September 17 and October 2 occur two weeks apart and resonate strongly for about a month.

Unique. This full moon eclipse is central in a “Kite” configuration that includes a Grand Earth Trine (Virgo Sun, Taurus Uranus and Capricorn Pluto). It is a very supportive, empowering, and even practical aspect, which we need right now as we deal with all the complexities at this juncture! Awareness of unconscious thought patterns may be revealed as shadows come to light. Now is the time to break self-defeating habits. Don’t get distracted and miss this opportunity! Allow space for reflection, meditation, yoga, listening to music… however you do it.

Flavors in the Cosmic Swirl:

Moon conjunct Neptune in Pisces: Sense of Oneness. Heightened sensitivity, compassion, vulnerability.
Drifting, imaginative, intuitive. Living in a dream world or longing for the ineffable. Divine discontent.
Non-verbal. Some may be overwhelmed with fear and anxiety.

Mercury in Virgo opposite Saturn in Pisces:
Recording and organizing data through a hazy lens.
Attention to details in flux. Patience. Breathing through it all.
Difficult decisions, worry, criticism. Getting the run-around.

Venus opposite Chiron:
Inhibition, reactivity, insecurity in relationship. Not feeling valued.
Past memories prompt healing with issues of self-worth.
Negotiation. Listening to relationship stories. Breathing through it all.

Strong geomagnetic storms:
Orientation problems according to spaceweather.gov.

Reality is relative.
We need time for reflection, listening
and knowing what is true.

Food for thought.

For further details geared to your individual life, an astrological consultation is revealing, affirming and helpful. I’m here for you.

And please read on for meditative inquiries attuned to this eclipse…
With love,
Jacqueline

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Pisces Lunar Eclipse Reflections

What am I leaving behind? What is over and done in my life?

Where is there a place for dreams in my life?

What are the dreams arising now that I may make real?

Do I trust myself? How may I learn to trust myself?

 

“Immensity is always there, but we so often become numb to it, or deceive ourselves into thinking our own lives and selves are what’s large. Step into the ocean or walk on Mount Tamalpais, and that kind of amnesia and self-centeredness isn’t possible. Enter the natural world at all, you see existence emerge, ripen, fall and continue, and you can’t help but feel more tender towards self and others.”
Jane Hirshfield

 

“Well, once again my beloved friend, astrologer, wisdom keeper & guide, Jacqueline Lasahn has confirmed my experience & intuition regarding the current energies we are all navigating!!! Heads up, eyes open, hearts alive, my friends! May we live the love in shadow and light❣️❣️❣️ My deep gratitude to you, Jacqueline.”
Ruby DeVol, Sound Healer

 

Navigation in the Mystery

Your astrological chart is a potent pattern: it is the matrix that reveals how the planets speak within you. Prediction is a matter of looking down the river to interpret and sense the shape and flow of the journey ahead. Consult your celestial compass: What are the conditions and optimal ways to navigate? What are your possibilities and options?

“When you bring consciousness to anything, things begin to shift.”
Eve Ensler

The sun, the moon and the planets are your allies in seeking truth.
They offer parameters, milestones and timing.
They open doors – if you are willing to step through the threshold to
deeper understanding and self-acceptance.
I welcome your inquiry.
I offer navigation in the mystery through astrology and tarot.
With Love,
Jacqueline

Stay in touch & Subscribe to AstroFlash!

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