Neptune Turns Direct

 Reckoning With Your Fancies

Morro Rock, Morro Bay, CA. Credit: Terra Galleria
Below the Mist

    Like the dust of a dream clears away as you wake up in the morning, the mist of your fantasies has been clearing during Neptune retrograde. Now, Neptune has been planted at 20º♓️since October 15, and will only move onto 21º on January 16, 2022! He stations direct at 20º♓️24' on December 1st, drilling it for 8 days. 

    Neptune stationary intensifies the energy of its symbolism. On the positive side, there is a stronger focus on spiritual and cosmic matters, beauty, emotions, service, charity, and humanitarian issues. Intuitive realizations are sharper, and the connection with the invisible realm is also pronounced. The Muses will roam about artists and musicians. It's easier to connect telepathically with your loved ones because you  can more intensely feel their emotions. Dreams can be more vivid and their dramatic content makes them easier to recall in the morning. 

Morro Bay in a clear day.
It's important to know what's underneath the mist.

    On the no so positive side, especially if you're emotionally or psychologically out of balance for any reason, you may notice a tendency to isolate, and even escape using substances to avoid the more intense outworldly experiences. Those with more Earth and/or Fire in their charts may avert the spiritual pull to subjects and activities related to art, or charity. Others may fall into delusional thinking, or exacerbate an already existing savior complex by which they want to save others, usually those who have no interest in being saved. This is part of the characteristic self-deception typical of Neptune when one is not acquainted with his higher qualities. 

    Generally, the Water energy increases, and you dedicate more efforts to related themes, like being compassionate, empathic, and the desire to help and serve others.  

    Now, as Neptune archetype is heightened, so it is your vulnerability to diseases, since he is the great dissolver of all protective boundaries. Your immune system may be affected, and your lymphatic system may not respond as efficiently when you contract a bug, be it yeast, fungi, bacteria or virus. During the stationary period, it's advisable to pay attention to your nutrition, making healthful choices and favoring food that support and maintain the defenses. Under the physician advice, it's a good idea to take the appropriate supplements for the better functions of your body. 

    Hygiea, the planet of healthcare and healthful practice is now quincunx (210º with minutes of orb) from Neptune at 19º♎️53', an aspect of crisis and transformation. It wouldn't be surprising to see hospitals and the healthcare system overwhelmed under the stationary Neptune. "Prevention is better than cure", my grandmother used to say. Protect yourself from the bad 'bugs'. Just being mindful of the basic hygiene measures will do.  

Take care. Sat Nam

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Daily Transits - November 27-30, 2021

Mercury Sun Superior Conjunction 

 Mercury Superior Conjunction

    Mercury is now in the middle of its synodic cycle with the Sun, the phase equivalent to the Full Moon, or Full Mercury if you like. This means that whatever started at the previous conjunction in Libra is now at the fruition stage. Feel free to go back to that link for my Daily Transit, but maybe you remember that the "new" Mercury was exactly conjunct Mars, and that there were several conflicts in the news. 

    Personal relationships were strained and there was friction in the air. Also, during Mercury Retrograde period, he squared Pluto a couple of times, which made for relationship power struggles. Now, you see the outcome and completion of those tensions. 

   From late November 27 to early November 30, "Mercury will pass very close to the Sun in the sky as its orbit carries it around the far side of the solar system from the Earth". This occurs once in every synodic cycle of the planet (116 days), and marks the end of Mercury's apparition in the morning sky and its transition to become an evening object over the next few weeks" (in-the-sky.org) However, Mercury will still be invisible under the sunrays for several weeks.

Hermes (Mercury) With the Benefactor, Apollo, the Sun God.

    From our point of view on Earth, we are not able to see Mercury on the other side of the Sun; he is overtaken by its light and warmth. Your mind can now get clarity for about 24-36 hours (November 28-29), so you may fully understand the meaning of its cycle from Libra to Sagittarius. You have certainly broaden your vision of those relationship challenges, and can now appreciate them in an ampler or deeper perspective (Sagittarius). 

    As Mercury moves on, will be closing several other planetary cycles. From Sagittarius, he forms waning semi-squares to Venus and Pluto, sextile to Saturn, quintile to Jupiter, biseptile to Neptune, and trine to Chiron. The prolific amount of aspects that Mercury makes as he drifts along, explains why your mind is so active and can never keep quiet. 

    The semi-square to Venus and Pluto respectively can give you great frustration in matters of purchases, financial decisions, and organization of your resources, most probably because you miss the minute details. No matter how much effort you put on them, you cannot see the tangible results. Better wait a couple of days until Mercury sextile Saturn on November 30. Although he trines Chiron since the evening before, Saturn seems to support the mind and give physical shape to the enthusiastic and optimistic visionary projects of Mercury in Sagittarius. 

    Then on December 7, Mercury will square Neptune, and your mind will go up to in lala land. Then you'll be inspired to write poetry or music, or write and send good wishes of Happy Holidays and New Year Prosperity to your friends and family. 

Enjoy the mental ride!

Sat Nam.

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Daily Transits - November 24-25, 2021

 Mercury in Sagittarius

Hermes, Carlo Lasinio, 1516, after Raphael.

    Mercury enters Sagittarius. Get ready for long distance mental and physical travels. Mercury is uncomfortable in a Fire Sign where ideas are hard to grasp, reason is useless, and facts difficult to prove. 

Mercury in Sagittarius is like travelling by a flying car; what's the use of its wheels, right? Plus, the wind will blow it so fast that the driver or rider would not be able to stop and admire each cloud, you know. 

With Mercury in Sagittarius, you'd rather be thinking and talking about distance lands, religious matters and cultural identities. 

    As you see, not a good time to balance your checkbook, or calculate your taxes. Why such removal from Mercury's typical behavior. There are a few reasons of reasons. 

One, he's combust, or invisible right now, not at his best, really.

in-the-star.org

The other is that Mercury blends with the 'flavor' of the Sign, and planets he touches; in this case idealist and abstract Sagittarius. 

Another, is his current Morning Star condition. As such, he travels fast, approaching the Sun, comparably to the waxing Moon. 

This is the time when your mental work is more intense. You can process information quickly, have abundance of visionary ideas, but may overlook details. 

Update: Mercury conjoins the South Node November 25, which also contributes to the sluggish mind. Communications are more difficult, devices may present problems. As softwares may need upgrade, so does your thinking. Your ready to discard old ideas, paperwork, letters, emails, junk mail, newspapers. Enjoy recycling! With the Holiday, as you have more time to relax, it's a great time to clean up your email box. 

Then, Mercury will meet the Sun once again, marking the middle of its synodic cycle (Full Moon status), time of illumination. More to come on this by November 28. Stay tuned.

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Daily Transits - November 23, 2021

 The Sun Kiss With Moon South Node

Sunset in Canelones, Uruguay

    Some male authority may fade away from the public scene or may suffer changes of reputation. His  pride may suffer, especially if that person has something to reproach himself for. His identity may suffer a life crisis, a status downturn with accompanying feelings of failure, or unexpected important health issues. 

    People with planets or points close by this aspect are affected by this transit, and feel lonely, relegated, or not heard. Sun with the South Node weakens your vitality, so your health may suffer, especially your heart, your hips, or the mid back. An important father or authority figure in your life may go through a challenging experience that impacts you as well, provoking some kind of loss. 

    The house the Sun and South Node are transiting and the house of Leo are also affected in the themes they represent. There are significant lessons to learn there. Usually, you are shedding some aspect of your soul's core that has become an obstacle in your evolutionary road. Since the Sun represents self-love, self-esteem and self-worth, there could have been self-aggrandizement, or egocentric behaviors that need correction. You may have overgrown certain aspects of your creativity, or other activities you do for enjoyment, and now you have the chance to leave them behind for the sake of new ways to create and enjoy life. 

  The Nodal influence is always very subtle and only felt at the soul level, it's not so obvious as the planetary effect, therefore you may not notice it easily. 

  Today the Moon in Cancer forms a kite in opposition to Venus in Capricorn, in trine with Mars in Scorpio and Neptune in Pisces. This vibe may give way to creative activities that nourish you emotionally, and maybe romantically. You may enjoy dancing, swimming, or listening to music with someone you deeply care about. So, in general, is a day to let go, relax and enjoy the moment. 

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Daily Transits - November 22, 2021

 Venus on Steroids, When is it Too Much?

OOB is Declination on the Latitude

    An out of bound planet is a planet that goes higher or lower than 23º27' of latitude from the Celestial Equator. The Celestial Equator is a projected line into space equidistant from both Earth poles. The Ecliptic is the imaginary line in space of the Sun's passage around the Earth from our point of view. Planets can travel on the Ecliptic line, above or below of it. Above or below 23º27' is called OOB. 

    In the case of Venus OOB, she is now then, out of the Sun's influence, meaning that your authority over your values, tastes and attractions may go 'astray'. It's a stronger influence than the retrograde motion in that regard. Venus has been out of bounds since October 11, 2021 and until December 7, 2021. 

Venus out of bounds

    Have you noticed all yin energy related themes going haywire? Things like unusual or obsessive love, seduction and shocking sexual preferences. Drastic changes of values, like noticing that you are not attracted to, or don't want the same things you'd use to like. 

    At work, you may have been feeling extreme passivity or laziness. You may have bigger expenses, or unusually frequent purchases, especially things you've never really wanted before. With the same token, you may be paying too much (reflected on unusual inflation) for the same things you usually buy. Your tastes has also suffer one way or another. 

Gluttony

    It's been a great time to quit certain foods you liked but were not good for you; but also you may have fallen in the habit of eating too much and new kind of foods you've never would have considered before. 

Unusual Alien Flower

    Another way the OOB Venus manifests is by giving you an extraordinary artistic or creative talent that probably earns you notoriety. OOB Venus may be represented in extremely beautiful flowers or extremely awkward ones, like the Alien flower, for example. Usually, creators and artists with natal OOB Venus are a class apart from the mainstream and often set new trends. 

    In extreme cases, feminine rebellion can take the streets to protest defending their rights. It is the case in the US with the abortion rights lately. On the one side, unable to manage their own yin energy, men project their self contempt onto the women, and get unusually disdainful of them. This, of course, is a provocation for women, who react accordingly reaffirming their Venusian qualities in stronger ways. Women may, this way, feel set apart and left alone in their feminine condition, and develop heightened sensitivity, which is another sign of OOB Venus.

    Retrograde Venus starting December 19, 2021, will have been back on track (in bounds). You can expect to be revising all that you've done or has happened during the previous period. You may have to make adjustments to your finances, reconsider your new relationships, review the effect of those unusual values, etc. You will only get things back straight when Venus travels back direct again starting at 11º Capricorn January 29, 2022, but especially when she gets out of shadow after crossing the 26º Capricorn.

    Just a reminder that in between, Venus will meet with Mercury, the Sun, Pluto and Mars. Stay tuned. If Capricorn and Venus are significant in your Natal Chart, or if you have OOB Venus in it, make sure you consult your Personal Astrologer for insights on how to go through this period.

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