The Week Ahead
Monday, April 26 thru Sunday, May 2
Astrological Highlights for the week: Full Moon in Scorpio on Monday; and Sun makes sparks with Uranus on Friday.
The Full Moon in Scorpio on Monday night is a super charged emotional event with four planets (Sun, Mercury, Venus and Uranus) all lined up and dug into earthy and constant Taurus. Saturn in Aquarius adds to the tension by forming an astrological T-Square in the stabilizing Fixed signs. However, this tension can act in a positive way by forcing us to move out of an auto-pilot mode and back into being responsive to the moment.
This is a good time to be attentive to our feelings and our passions. How do they influence our behavior? Do they interfere in any way with clarity about ourselves and others? How are we driven by our emotions and our passions? As the Full Moon lights up the earth sky, it also resonates with an inner light which can be enlightening and revelatory. This Full Moon is a good opportunity for practicing being the neutral observer. We pay attention to our feelings, our joy, and our pain – psychological and physical – while attempting to not be ruled by them. Water Moons are often about boundaries – knowing how much to give and what to save for ourselves. It is a fine line that requires continual effort and practice. As a sign of transformation, the Scorpio Full Moon is an excellent time for initiating healing on all levels and participating in consciousness-raising and personal awareness activities.
The cosmic highlight of the week has got to be the Sun’s annual meetup with Uranus on Friday. Feelings of rebellion and maybe an urgency to make a change grows throughout the week and finally come to a peak at 2:54 pm (Pacific Time). This is an annual event, and one that should get our attention. Uranus is known as the Great Awakener because of its ability to stimulate and facilitate our desire to break free of conscious and unconscious limitations.
We may become acutely aware of pain – usually emotional or psychological – inherent in making a change we very much desire and want. Despite our longing for a transition of sorts, our emotions and thoughts are cloudy or torn in multiple directions. Maybe it is concern over how other people will adapt to our proposed plan, or maybe it’s our own hesitation about how we will deal with a change. Most likely it is a complicated combination of factors pushing us forward, but also delaying our decision out of fear of the unknown.
Try not to get caught up or bogged down with all the possible complications that can interfere with your plans. Sometimes we must leap off the cliff to find the path under our feet. Try to think creatively and allow the innovative nature of Uranus to reveal something unique and different you had not considered. Some extraordinary people, or at least ones with out-of-this-world ideas, were born with the Sun close to Uranus. This includes Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll, Walt Disney, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicolson and our very own Mark Husson. Not only does Mark come up with brilliant ideas, have you noticed how he has a way of sparking new thoughts and change in others? Often we need a little help initiating essential changes. When the Sun meets outrageous Uranus, we get the necessary push. This is an opening if you are willing. There can be genius in this connection, so heads up and minds open.
On a personal note, after being in limbo for more than a week – living with family and awaiting the arrival of my "stuff" – the movers have arrived. My new home office is slowly coming together and with the hookup of internet and phone late yesterday, I am as we used to say, "cooking with gas"! I will be back on 12Listen.com this week and will return to 12Radio a week from now, on May 4th. I look forward to reconnecting with everyone. Thanks for your patience and support during this time of change.
Until next week, let go and wear loose clothes.
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April 26
Moon in Libra/Scorpio
Full Moon 7º Scorpio
The Moon goes Void of Course at 5:40 am enters Scorpio at 9:18 am
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It’s likely to be a highly emotional day, maybe even somewhat cathartic, with the Libra Moon passing the baton to deeply sensitive and passionate Scorpio mid-morning. But before this lunar change occurs, early risers have a preview of potential revelations as the Moon in Libra squares Pluto – Scorpio’s ruler. This is an omen that acceptance instead of denial of the inevitable will prove fortunate. Before the Moon leaves Libra, it also makes a hopeful and uplifting connection to Jupiter in Aquarius as a reminder positive attitudes and expectations are never out of style.
Mid-day the Moon, now in Scorpio makes a harmonic connection with Mars in sister-water sign Cancer. Look for signs of synchronicity. You will find yourself in the right place at the right time or have a feeling someone is watching over you.
This evening the Full Moon in Scorpio is a super charged emotional event with four planets (Sun, Mercury, Venus and Uranus) all lined up and dug into earthy and constant Taurus. Saturn in Aquarius adds to the tension by forming an astrological T-Square in the stabilizing Fixed signs. However, this tension can act in a positive way by forcing us to move out of an auto-pilot mode and back into being responsive to the moment.
This is a good time to be attentive to our feelings and our passions. How do they influence our behavior? Do they interfere in any way with clarity about ourselves and others? How are we driven by our emotions and our passions? As the Full Moon lights up the earth sky, it also resonates with an inner light which can be enlightening and revelatory. This Full Moon is a good opportunity for practicing being the neutral observer. We pay attention to our feelings, our joy, and our pain – psychological and physical – while attempting to not be ruled by them. Water Moons are often about boundaries – knowing how much to give and what to save for ourselves. It is a fine line that requires continual effort and practice. As a sign of transformation, the Scorpio Full Moon is an excellent time for initiating healing on all levels and participating in consciousness raising activities.
Daily Muse: The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well. (Elizabeth Kubler Ross – Moon, Sun, Pluto and North Node in Cancer, Saturn, the master of lessons, in Scorpio)
Today on A Course in Miracles we’ll listen to excerpts of a workshop by esteemed ACIM teacher, Ken Wapnick, "Living in the Word – Prison or Classroom." You can find previous shows in the On Demand section of 12Radio.com. Please join us today on 12Radio.com at 11 am Pacific – 2 Eastern. (P.S. I will be doing some encores so if you missed previous shows or want to hear them again, I hope you will tune in. As soon as I am settled in my new home (Very soon!) I will be back on the air with new shows.)
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April 27
Moon in Scorpio
Pluto turns Retrograde
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The energy of the Full Moon in Scorpio that lit the sky last night lingers today as the Moon makes a perfect square with Saturn in Aquarius at dawn and then opposes Venus and Mercury through late morning and afternoon. Feelings continue to surface. It’s smart to look at them objectively. Talking about them with others may not come easy, although if we are able, we will probably find others have a much more lighthearted interpretation and can help us recognize where we are worrying unnecessarily. As if worry every accomplishes anything! Using others as mirrors to reflect our thoughts back to us, we may see where we are forming negative interpretations or obsessing. If someone tells you that you are being silly, consider believing them.
Today we feel an urgency to make decisions about longstanding issues. Where we have been indecisive, the light of the Full Moon revealed exactly what we needed to know about our feelings and desires in order to move forward or to recommit to a current plan or choice.
Tonight, the Moon makes a healing connection to Neptune in sister water sign Pisces. The emotional support we need is forthcoming and we feel more peaceful about our choices and situations.
Pluto, the planet of transformation, begins a lengthy retrograde pattern extending through the first week of October. This is an annual event so nothing out of the ordinary. However, while Pluto is seeming to move backwards, psychologically it is moving inwards and deeper. This can be a fertile time in which slow and evolutionary change is developing.
Daily Muse: The most important thing is that you have to listen to your truths, desires and wants. And you have to believe you deserve all of it. (Whoopi Goldberg – Sun, Moon, Mercury, and Saturn in Scorpio)
Today on Simpletales Please join guest Host, Mo Abdelbaki. Mo is a Vedic Astrologer and Tarot Master and overall Renaissance Man. You will find him on 12Radio.com at 9 am Pacific – Noon Eastern. P.S. I plan to be back next week!
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April 28
Moon in Scorpio/Sagittarius
The Moon goes Void of Course at 5:31am enters Sagittarius at 8:42 am
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Today starts off on an excessive note with the Moon in Scorpio squaring expansive Jupiter in Aquarius. We are not in the mood to be told "no" about anything. Forget that restrictive diet when donuts are calling. Almost any request from another can seem demanding and restrictive. Expect some over-the-top reactions to seemingly minor issues.
Going to emotional extremes wanes as the Moon leaves Scorpio and enters optimistic Sagittarius. This Moon is more thoughtful and philosophical than superficially hopeful. Finding the truth and following it is more important than blind allegiance to tradition or routine. We question everything and weigh ideas according to a new set of rules. We are positive and encouraged about what we see, but likewise are not expecting the path to our goals to be easy. This is a time when we knuckle down, draw from our experience, and prepare to work hard for what we want. We are inspired while also understanding struggles may be part of the path to something worthwhile. We are not easily distracted or misguided. We have a plan.
Daily Muse: In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. (Albert Einstein – Moon in Sagittarius)
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April 29
Moon in Sagittarius
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We feel adventurous today under the influence of a Sagittarius Moon, but there is a cautious streak in there too, with the Moon aligning with circumspect Saturn early this morning. We are hopeful, but taking a risk gives us pause. We do not want to make any mistakes that will require a redo later.
This evening Mercury in methodical Taurus finds inspiration through a connection to imaginative Neptune in Pisces. Conversations lean to the sympathetic and gentle, and creativity soars. A bit later when the Moon squares Neptune we feel a clash between what we believe and think and what our feelings are telling us is true.
Daily Muse: As long as you have certain desires about how it ought to be you can't see how it is. (Ram Dass – Moon in Sagittarius)
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April 30
Moon in Sagittarius/Capricorn
The Moon goes Void of Course at 6:27am enters Capricorn at 9:16am
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We feel hopeful this morning with the Sagittarian Moon finding a friend in Jupiter in revolutionary Aquarius. However, the day takes an unusual yet stimulating turn as the Sun edges closer to its meeting with rebellious Uranus in mid-afternoon. But first, in mid-morning the Moon leaves Sagittarius and enters shrewd and vigilant Capricorn. It may be what some call "Casual Friday", but we are not exactly in a casual mood. We are in the mindset to work and are concerned about our public image and reputation. We intend to make good on our promises and obligations.
Despite the Capricorn Moon’s observance of tradition and adherence to established guidelines, a feeling of rebellion is growing throughout the day and finally peaks when the Sun meets Uranus at 2:54 pm (Pacific Time). This is an annual event, and one that should get our attention. Uranus is known as the Great Awakener because of its ability to stimulate and facilitate our desire to break free of conscious and unconscious limitations.
We may become acutely aware of pain – usually emotional or psychological – inherent in making a change we very much desire and want. Despite our longing for a transition of sorts, our emotions and thoughts are cloudy or torn in multiple directions. Maybe it is concern over how other people will adapt to our proposed plan, or maybe it’s our own hesitation about how we will deal with a change. Most likely it is a complicated combination of factors pushing us forward, but also delaying our decision out of fear of the unknown.
Try not to get caught up or bogged down with all the possible complications that can interfere with your plan. Sometimes we must leap off the cliff to find the path under our feet. Try to think creatively and allow the innovative nature of Uranus to reveal something unique and different you had not considered. Some extraordinary people, or at least ones with out-of-this-world ideas, were born with the Sun close to Uranus. This includes Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll and Walt Disney. Often we need a little help initiating essential changes. When the Sun meets outrageous Uranus, we get the necessary push. This is an opening if you are willing.
The Moon in conservative Capricorn opposes Mars in security-seeking Cancer in early evening. This may further complicate any decision to initiate a change. As you are considering a change – small or life-changing – don’t let fear be the deciding factor. Our desires are not random or meaningless. If you are not ready yet to take action, at least look at your yearnings and what you think they mean and what you hope to achieve my following them.
Daily Muse: I'm not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different from yours. (Lewis Carroll – Sun conjunct Uranus in Aquarius)
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April May 1
Moon in Capricorn
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Look for some unexpected advice or guidance today following the Sun’s merger with Uranus yesterday. The Capricorn Moon is an excellent time to make connections and build networks. Something may come into focus today that will give you confidence to move in a new direction and/or to act on an idea.
In the late evening, the Moon makes positive and harmonizing connections with both Venus in sensual Taurus and Neptune in dreamy Pisces. Intimate relationships look romantic and the energy in general is comforting and creative. This is a good evening to relax and do what feels good.
Daily Muse: Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world. (George Washington – Moon in Capricorn)
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May 2
Moon in Capricorn/Aquarius
The Moon goes Void of Course at 7:38am
enters Aquairus at 12:31pm
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The morning is influenced by determination and resolve. Possibly it’s a late effect of Mercury’s connection to Pluto in the early morning hours followed by the Moon’s merger with Pluto and a positive connection to Mercury this morning. No matter the reason, we understand the need for patience and attention to detail. This doesn’t mean we like it! However, the energy is conducive to slow, methodical, and consistent efforts along an intentional path. We get a lot of support from four planets in careful Taurus, so it should not be much of a stretch for most of us.
In the early afternoon, the mood lightens and changes as the Moon sails into future-forward Aquarius. Our attention moves to issues and ideas outside of ourselves and maybe thinking about how current events may affect us or where we stand on societal issues.
Venus in sensuous Taurus connects with dreamy Neptune this afternoon and prefers to focus on pleasure. And why not? This should be a lovely afternoon to spend time with friends and family and for pursuing activities that are fun and enjoyable. Because Venus is in earthy Taurus this might include a stroll through a Botanic Garden, tending to your own flower or herb garden, and being out in nature. Taurus is also a foodie – maybe a barbecue or cookout is on the agenda.
A few clouds darken the horizon this evening, as we anticipate two challenging planetary aspects that occur in the early hours of Monday morning. This includes a disconcerting square between Mercury and Jupiter and a Square between the Sun and Saturn. Both Mercury and the Sun are in stable Taurus and Jupiter and Saturn are currently in revolutionary Aquarius. The tension likely feels like the chasm between the past and the future. Since these aspects occur after midnight (Pacific Time) many of us will have just a vague awareness of them this evening, however, our sleep may be filled with dreams representing conflict and the need to reconcile disparities in our lives.
Daily Muse: Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are. (Princess Diana – Moon in Aquarius)
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Most of us are surrounded by the love of our pets. For me it's what makes me hate love because the pain of losing them is so egregious. I now have two new reports that take a gentle but entertaining view of your pet (sorry, only cats and dogs) through the lens of astrology.
It's a fun gift for the pet lover that has everything.
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My wife and I went out for breakfast yesterday. It was actually lunchtime, but the restaurant deals exclusively in breakfast and they do it better than anywhere else I know. Every winter, near the holidays, they serve a remarkable sausage. Every bite brings to mind warm fuzzy's, sitting around a tree, or a beautiful winter's landscape. We always look forward to that time, but we were forced to miss it last year due to Covid.
Yesterday was our second foray into the world of sit-down dining in well over a year. I stand corrected, we went to our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant well before any vaccines, or hope were near. They had a partial menu and we were nervous the entire time. The place looked dismal, it was dark and they'd removed tables, giving the impression of after-hours dining in a rundown warehouse. It was depressing and nerve-racking.
This pandemic has hit every single one of us in one form or another. I'm guessing you know someone who caught the disease, perhaps even yourself. The last year has been one of stress, confusion, endless hype and constant concern for ourselves and others. Even though my wife and I have been vaccinated, we are still immensely cautious and will be until this thing is truly over. How will we know? Don't worry, we will all know when it is finally done. Until then, we have to keep our eyes open and use common sense.
The whole vaccine process is an emotional one. I know many who don't want to take it, but I rather hope they do. Some are worried about the aftereffects, especially from the second dose. Others fear the one dose option and it seems that for a particular demographic not without cause, but there are other choices. The day after my second shot I didn't feel great. That night I realized that I've had much worse hangovers in my life and that compared to the legendary Mardi Gras Hangover of 1977, it was nothing. The peace of mind I've gotten since is certainly worth any discomfort I faced.
We were worried that when we got to the restaurant it would have changed. One of our major concerns was that the staff would be different. Perhaps some had left, or worse yet, had become so ill that they could not return. We wondered if half the lights would be off, or if the food was going to be different. With no small amount of trepidation, we entered, were greeted, seated and then proceeded to have a wonderful meal, as well as the chance to reconnect with our favorite servers.
The next phase of this odyssey is going to take personal courage from every one of us. Even though I'm still cautious, partially because I'm ancient, I also have a sense of wanting to get to a new normal. Having breakfast in our favorite place was more than satisfying, it was invigorating and freeing. It felt expansive and celebratory. It was an opportunity to share some light banter and ring in a new phase of history.
If you've been on the fence about the vaccine, I urge you to look at both sides. Weigh your options carefully and, of course, follow your feelings. For me there was never any doubt. We've come a long way and certainly have a long way to go, but the horizon looks clearer than I've seen it in a very long time, and if I look carefully, I can see many pancakes and Cowboy Omelettes ahead of me.
Until next week, I wish you all peace and love.
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I Remember When
Neville Goddard talked about a dream he had in which he saw an old man, his son and his grandson standing on an empty lot and the old man was saying, "I remember when this was an empty lot". He was living from his ideal - a completed development and what he had created in his imagination was more real than what his physical senses were telling him.
Consciousness is cause. I think this is a great method for changing our consciousness and thereby changing our experience by moving past what our senses are telling us to where we want to be.
Depending on what you are experiencing, you can say to yourself "I remember when I was afraid or worried, or unemployed, or ill, or sad, or lonely but now I am thriving and content." This is a profound exercise because you step out of the circumstance and identify with your ideal.
The Truth of who you are, cannot be sad, lonely, worried, or sick because it is Infinite Source. Pure LIFE is the Self of you, and It cannot be anything other than whole and complete.
I really like this; we can practice it on ourselves and in spirit-to-spirit conversations with others. Imagine the person in front of you and say, "I remember when you were, ill, unemployed, etc. but now you are thriving, and you have never looked better."
It is important to note that you are not making this up – we are thriving in every moment because our consciousness is God and having God, we have everything.
Have a very blessed week
Kelly
Please join me for Empowerment, Tuesdays at 10 am Pacific on 12Radio.com
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Hello Magikal Beauties,
I am so happy you're here to join me for another edition.
Happy Birthday to all our Spring babies!!! What a beautiful time of the year to be brought into this world.
Now, I have spoken to a lot of you recently that are going through a mix of experiences. It seems to be very up and down these days; which is fine.
Please do not shame yourself for this!
But let's take an objective view of things so we can move from pain to change.
Letting Go
The hardest part of life, I find, is letting go. I don't know if you all know this but I have studied addiction and it fascinates me!
And even if you do not have a physical addiction, perhaps you can relate to obsessive or intrusive thoughts, overworking, perfectionism, being hard on yourself or lacking follow-through. These are some of the internal conditions of addiction
that I believe we can all relate to!
We all have parts of our personality we would like to let go of. Once we recognize them say, being hard on yourself, what is the first thing we try to do? We try to control our behavior. Inevitably, we "relapse" and find ourselves shaming ourselves for our behavior. This is the addiction cycle-and make no mistake about it! Self-harming behavior of any sort can be an addiction.
So how do we break the cycle?
Let's look at this in terms of spirituality (cause, you know, that's my jam):
We have to let go. But let go to whom? Who is it that we are supposed to release our battle onto?
If you're like me, you maybe were raised with a concept of God that was... well, harsh! Mean! Vindictive! Scary! And all the while, you were needing and wanting love. To make matters worse, perhaps you had parents that illustrated this behavior of the unloving God: hard on you, critical, unforgiving, abandoning and neglectful, perhaps even abusive.
I am so sorry if this is the case because it makes it that much harder to ever believe that you have loving and unconditional divine support, but you do. You have always had it but you lost your inheritance along the way.
You were raised by imperfect, perhaps wounded, people who didn't have the greatest relationship to a loving higher power. And they instilled in your lack of trust and high self-reliability. What does that add up to? "I have to do it alone" mentality.
Let's break that cycle TODAY.
Just because THEY were unreliable, doesn't mean everyone is. Just because you were taught to fear God, doesn't mean you should. Just because you've been living life all on your own, feeling like no one loves you, doesn't mean this has to be your reality forever.
I know, what I am asking you to do may feel like jumping out of a plane without a parachute. It may be uncomfortable and even illogical. But I'm asking you to stop fighting your battles. I'm asking you to start utilizing the divine love and support that has been there forever, but potentially untapped.
What do you have to lose? If you're exhausted by life and your struggles, truly, what do you have to lose? In AA they call this point "powerless" (not helpless, just needing some divine magical power) and unmanageable (a chaotic shit show that's so exhausting).
Perhaps your struggle is finding a new job, managing finances, losing weight, addiction, mental health struggles or love. Guess what??? You don't have to bear this alone and figure it out anymore!!! Let the divine do it. Take a gentle break for yourself and see what will happen. You will NOT be disappointed.
A dear Catholic friend of mine, with a loving perspective of Jesus, says:
"Jesus will never be outdone in his generosity".
Can you imagine that? If you ask for little and receive more than you expected?
I can because this process led me to be a psychic, healing my night eating syndrome, moved me across the country, found a home, healed my physical conditions, healed my eating disorder, and is helping me deeply with my perfectionism and trauma. And getting my Masters! And let's not forget Brian, my brother, his family that is so loving and my perfect girl Xena (cat).
Some I asked for; a lot more was just pure generosity.
Things I couldn't have imagined if I tried.
So are you ready to let go of your pain and choose to receive Divine Love?
I think you are :)
Love,
Grace
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