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Taurus Full Moon, Venus Retrograde

October 23, 2018 By Jacqueline

“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. …live in the question.”
Rainer Maria Rilke

Nexus, crossroads. Excitement.
Comfort zone disrupted,
jangled, interrupted.

Not a luxurious and languid pace.
A curious concurrence
of rooted resistance and sudden change…

Anything is possible.
Roll the dice.
Hold on tight
or dare to cut loose.
Freedom, upset.

Deep renewal.
Affirm integrity
Align desire, intention
and cooperation.

“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.” Maya Angelou

☽ Taurus Full Moon ☼
October 24, 2018
9:45 am PDT

Relationship Season

Jolt of awareness. Emotional intensity and mental perception can bring clarity in relationships: all types of relationships, personal, business and in community. Reversals and sudden changes. Tensions rise between the desire for security and for destruction. Restlessness and resistance. Conservation and rebellion. Taking sides. Diversity clashes with uniformity. Hurry up and be patient already!

The signature of this full moon is a grand fixed cross (see chart image). Venus, the planet of love, desire for harmony and values figures prominently. We have to take emotional risks to get the goodies. This includes emotions invested in creativity. Friday, 10/26 Venus conjuncts the Sun, an important point in the retrograde cycle. Open your awareness to sense where you are in your relationship with yourself. Does self-examination and deep transformation go together with a deep-rooted self-love?

This full moon kicks off a week+ (through approx 11/3) of an unstable period of change. For many, a karmic turning point. Some experience the excitement of moving forward with impulse, perception and synchronicity. Others find the tensions build without direction and burst out of control.

“The Venus Retrograde (October 5 – November 16) in Scorpio, is notorious for complex entanglements. The water is deep. Be aware of strategy and manipulation. Be authentic. Venus retrogrades back into Libra on October 31. Harmonious negotiation is key. Life is short. Go for the love.” quote from my Equinox Full Moon post.

“Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. Appreciating the gloriousness inspires us, encourages us, cheers us up, gives us a bigger perspective, energizes us. We feel connected. But if that’s all that’s happening, we get arrogant and start to look down on others, and there is a sense of making ourselves a big deal and being really serious about it, wanting it to be like that forever. The gloriousness becomes tinged by craving and addiction. On the other hand, wretchedness–life’s painful aspect–softens us up considerably. Knowing pain is a very important ingredient of being there for another person. When you are feeling a lot of grief, you can look right into somebody’s eyes because you feel you haven’t got anything to lose–you’re just there. The wretchedness humbles us and softens us, but if we were only wretched, we would all just go down the tubes. We’d be so depressed, discouraged, and hopeless that we wouldn’t have enough energy to eat an apple. Gloriousness and wretchedness need each other. One inspires us, the other softens us. They go together.” Pema Chödrön, Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living

☽ Taurus Full Moon Reflections ☼

Where do I feel stuck and how am I getting in my own way?

Out of my comfort zone? What is disruption showing me?

May I delve honestly and boldly within and with deeply-rooted self-love?

“A mathematician may calculate the position of the planets, a computer report offers fragmented descriptions of an astrology chart. Yet, the way you translate it speaks to me and makes all the difference.” Robin L.

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Libra New Moon, Venus Retrograde

October 8, 2018 By Jacqueline

“Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.” Sharon Salzberg

This tangled mess
and the effort in gaining equanimity.
As if Halloween came early this year.

Don’t shut down to love.
Don’t abandon yourself
to the addictions of escapism and denial.

Through complexity to wholeness,
dance in the labyrinth to heal,
to reveal your inner universe.

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

Venus retrograde in Scorpio
October 5, 2018 News Headline:

Swedish girl, 8 years old Saga (yes, that is her name!) pulls out pre-Viking era sword from lake. “She picked up the object, lifted it high above her head, and shouted…” her father said. She “stumbled upon something special in the muddy clay”.
(Further more: this happened in July, within days of of the new nomination to the United States Supreme Court. The news was released on the day of Venus retrograde and Kavanaugh’s confirmation.)

Mythic reality is alive now. Girls and women are drawing up powerful resources from deep, ancient waters. Yes, Venus Scorpio retrograde. We’re going deeper. What has been suppressed, rises up. Power, hidden motives, the undercurrents of relationships. Values and desire are up for reconsideration. Venus retrograde brings us to question worth and core values. We have the opportunity to build and empower integrity and justice when we consciously align desire and intention.

☽ Libra New Moon ☼
October 8, 2018 8:46 pm

“Balance is not letting anyone love you less than you love yourself.” Elizabeth Gilbert
(read more Zodiac Quotes – click here.)

October 10, Venus squares Mars: creative, motivating or agitating. Desire and actions at cross-purposes. Is it worth the fight?

October 24, New Moon seed in Libra comes to fruition at the Full Moon in Taurus. Nexus, crossroads. Excitement. Who is along for the ride with you?

☽ Libra New Moon Seeds of Inquiry ☼

What is important to me?

What do I want?

What do I have to offer?

“Dear Jacqueline, Thank you so much for your inspired readings this last year! You helped me see what was in front of me: my new life path. It had been habitual for me to worry and then plan my survival, but you gently showed me that my life was changing to one of shared support and connection. With love and gratitude, Kate”

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Sword of Truth by Keith Parkinson
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Equinox Full Moon

September 23, 2018 By Jacqueline

“One can only face in others what one can face in oneself.” James Baldwin

Equinox equilibrium.
Full Moon polarity.

parity : disparity.
ambiguous balance.

Uneasy contradictions.
Read between the lines.

The pendulum swings
between anger
and willfulness
and the loss of self.

Questioning authority,
Who makes the rules?

Patience and persistence
forge the path. Step by step.

Disarm defensiveness
with courage, gentleness and honesty.
Dare to love.

Libra Equinox
September 22, 2018 6:54 pm PDT

Aries Full Moon
September 24, 2018 7:52 pm PDT

“Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.” Thucydides

Saturn figures strongly as the apex of a T-square with Aries Full Moon opposite Libra Sun. We have to deal with logistics, bureaucracy and time constraints. Anything else? Sure, whatever is concrete and unyielding that stands in our way. Under Saturn’s watch, we’re building for the future; make sure each brick is set into place with firmness and precision. Aries Full Moon prompts impulsive behavior, impatience, independence and action. Consider the calculated risk of looking before you leap.

Relationship Season

Both the Equinox and the Full Moon activate the Aries-Libra axis. Themes of identity, independence and self in polarity with awareness of significant others, diplomacy and cooperation. It’s no wonder that relationships are on our minds and in our hearts. Even more, Venus Retrograde October 5 is coming up days before the next New Moon in Libra. The following full moon is in Taurus (ruled by Venus, along with Libra). Again and again, we find (or lose) ourselves in the yin-yang dance of life.

The Venus Retrograde October 5 – November 16 begins in Scorpio, notorious for complex entanglements. The water is deep. Be aware of strategy and manipulation. Be authentic. Venus retrogrades back into Libra on October 31. Harmonious negotiation is key. Life is short. Go for the love.

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☽ Aries Full Moon Contemplation & Inquiry ☼

In relation to any dilemma present in your life at this time:

Consider your commitment to who you are and where you stand
as well as your commitment to cooperation.

Ask: How may I heal and redefine my story?

Am I willing to experience conflict while retaining integrity and intention for peace?

Love is the energizing elixir of the Universe,
the cause and effect of all harmonies,
light’s brilliance and the heat in wine and fire,
it is the aroma of perfumes
and the breath of the Divinity;
it is the Life in all being.
Rumi

“Our session was really lovely for me, full of so much enlightened information. I really appreciate your positive perspective, which is balanced, and very insightful. It is clear that you have been practicing for a long time because you choose your approach skillfully being mindful to get out of the way and deliver the information in it’s purest form.” Robin W.

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Virgo New Moon: Affirm Wholeness

September 8, 2018 By Jacqueline

“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.” Pema Chödrön

Declare simplicity.
Practice discrimination.
Discern integrity.
Affirm wholeness.

Earth body, sacred body.
Precious life, sacred earth.

Fresh air, clear mind.
Precious life, sacred skies.

Daily practice, healthy life.
Mind and body, healthy earth.
Sweep away dismay,
breathe into the paradox.
Precious body, sacred earth.

Affirm interconnection.
Claim your wholeness.
Breathe into the paradox.
How may you serve?

“I was amazed at how much energy I had wasted on fear. Time after time, I found myself fearing I would not be able to do something. Then I would do it . . . Our fears take us to the edge of our being, to a place where we are fully alive.” Sarah York in Pilgrim Heart

Virgo New Moon: Affirm Wholeness
September 9, 2018
11:02 am PDT

☽ Virgo New Moon Seeds of Inquiry ☼

Sit quietly for a few moments… following your breath: breathing in and breathing out.

Ask and listen for the quiet voice:

Where am I investing my attention?

What is undeserving of my time and attention?

How may I simplify?

What practical action can I take to make a difference in the world around me?

Accept yourself as you are – this is not about imperfection.

Breathe into your kindness and wisdom.

“Thank you so much for your love, insights and dedication to your work. With Love, Charla”

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Pisces Full Moon: Tension & Flow

August 25, 2018 By Jacqueline

“Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I’ve looked at clouds that way.”
Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now

Full Moon Pisces floats our boats
to drift and to dream,
to muse and be amused,
to wander and to wonder.

Limitless possibilities extend,
spill out and seep
into every direction
through multilayered realms
of impressions, sensations and imagination.

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

“I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life at all.”
Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now

Pisces Full Moon:
Tension & Flow
August 26, 2018 4:56 am PDT

Full Moon fruit of the eclipse seed. The tension and flow of this Pisces Moon is supported by a beautiful, grand earth trine: Virgo Sun, Capricorn Saturn and Taurus Uranus. Saturn and Uranus, both retrograde in this trine, offer gifts when shifting into slow gear. Drop impatience and allow the incorporation of logic and intuition. Creative possibilities are energized by the polarity of material and spiritual. Compassion softens criticism. Trade disappointment for an open door.

Mars in Capricorn has been retrograde since June 26. Now stationary (at a standstill as it “turns” direct), we absolutely have to fuse practicality and instinct. This lunation marks a turning point, even if it’s not time to leap ahead. Mars enters Aquarius on September 10 (the day after the Virgo New Moon on September 9, when I’ll be offering Sonic Tonic: Restorative Yoga with Tibetan Bowls.) and there will be more fuel for innovation. Use the time now for finishing up the business that you’ve set out to do.

“Compassion is the trembling or the quivering of the heart in response to suffering. Equanimity is a spacious stillness that can accept things as they are. The balance of compassion and equanimity allows us to care, and yet not get overwhelmed and unable to cope because of that caring.” Pema Chodron

☽ Pisces Full Moon Inquiries ☼

Am I allowed to dream?

May I shine the light of compassion within? Why do I hold back?

How may I trust the bridge between my logical mind and my intuitive wisdom?

“You said, ‘The challenge of incorporating streams of new information into a foundation of unconscious beliefs is very stressful.’ I just have to express my opinion…. you are brilliant! Seeing this in words is so helpful. Having it identified and pulled through into consciousness where I can recognize it, is making me have a little ecstasy this morning. Makes me really appreciate the power and usefulness of verbal communication. Thank you for your skill in this area and sharing your insights with us!” Elizabeth F.

☽ Taurus Full Moon ☼ October 24, 2018 9:45 am PDT

Relationship Season

☽ Libra New Moon ☼ October 8, 2018 8:46 pm

☽ Libra New Moon Seeds of Inquiry ☼

Connect!

☽ Taurus Full Moon ☼
October 24, 2018
9:45 am PDT

☽ Libra New Moon ☼
October 8, 2018 8:46 pm