The Week Ahead
Monday October 19 through Sunday October 25
Astrological Highlights for the week: Sun enters Scorpio on Thursday; Retrograding Mercury is getting radical with an opposition to Uranus on Monday; Venus is busy this week making alliances with Jupiter on Monday, with Pluto on Wednesday and Saturn on Saturday.
The Sun begins a new solar cycle as it dives into penetrating and regenerating Scorpio on Thursday afternoon. The Scorpio season is usually a time of change, often dramatic or cathartic change, reflecting the nature of Pluto, its transformative ruling planet. This is the sign of the surgeon, the detective, and the psychiatrist and therapist ferreting out what lies hidden or below the surface. This is a time of revelation and endings; symbolized by the Phoenix Rising from the Ashes which comes after a time of decay and release. Scorpio reminds us life is a series of endings and beginnings, one leading into another and spiraling onward and upward.
Under Scorpio’s influence we live lives of paradox – we might feel secretive and protective of our own information and lives but we don’t mind probing into somebody else’s! Secrets and hidden agendas are enticing; and our curiosity is piqued to understand how, what, where, and why things work the way they do. Our reticence to be transparent also leads us to be slow to trust others or allow a stranger to penetrate our inner world.
And remember, we are also under the influence of two powerful retrograde cycles right now – Mars (the traditional ruler of Scorpio) in Aries, and Mercury in Scorpio. Retrogrades occurring in synchronicity with the Sun in Scorpio can help us go deep to uncover hidden agendas, self-sabotage, and areas we would do well to heal and forgive. With so much seeming craziness in the world, our most effective strategy might be to become increasingly aware of our own issues and projections so we will have more clarity to inform our actions in the world.
It’s also worth considering, for the most part, no person alive has experienced exactly what we are going through at this time. I suppose that’s always true! No matter how intelligent, experienced or wise we may believe ourselves to be, there is always something to learn. Admitting we don’t know it all, and maybe don’t have the answers can be an important first step to learning what we need to learn.
The mysteries of Scorpio are alluring and should be approached with awe and respect. If we knew the all the answers, we wouldn’t need to ask or seek for the truth. This is a good time to draw near life and relationships with the heart and humility of the student. As long as we are alive, there must be something new to experience and learn. Transforming Scorpio allows us to shed our skins like a snake and reach for transformation and rebirth. Anything that feels heavy, burdensome, old, or used up can be re-evaluated and released during this time. Actually, anytime, but sometimes it’s easier when we have cathartic Scorpio’s influence like a wind under our wings.
Another helpful influence at this time, and especially this week is Venus in Virgo making positive and clarifying alliances with Jupiter on Monday, Pluto on Wednesday and with Saturn on Saturday. It’s a reminder to continually refine what’s important and to let this awareness influence our actions in our everyday lives. This is very grounded energy that may serve as a lifeline to many of us, keeping us rooted in our values and what’s most important in our lives. Ideals are inspirational but values are enduring.
Stay INFORMED; Stay SAFE; Spread HOPE and Please VOTE!
Until next week, let go and wear loose clothes.
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October 19
Moon in Sagittarius
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The Moon in buoyant Sagittarius is feeling hopeful and adventurous today. Our enthusiasm is only slightly curbed by Venus in practical and economic Virgo connecting with Jupiter in disciplined Capricorn. While this energy is not exactly frugal, it is cautious and advises us to be thoughtful with our material assets and financial resources and with our commitments in relationships. No need to be stingy or frivolous with money or affection. This is a day to be thoughtful about our responsibilities and how our actions may influence the future. Can we get one or two more uses before discarding something? Do we have tools, or material possessions that can be repaired, refurbished, recycled or given a new purpose in our lives or for someone else? Thoughtful investments in the future are favored today.
If you are unsure, you may want to wait until tonight when retrograding Mercury in Scorpio backs into an opposition with Uranus in Taurus. This little piece of dynamite may very well bring something to light that was hidden and proves to be important information in our decision making. Mercury in Scorpio is going deep to uncover what often lies in darkness or in the unconscious. We have the opportunity when open-minded to correct misinformation. Retrogrades are the time to see something from a different angle and gain new perspectives.
Daily Muse: Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened… The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see. (Winston S. Churchill -
Today on A Course in Miracles we’ll listen to excerpts of a workshop by esteemed ACIM teacher, Ken Wapnick, “Above All, Be Not Afraid. This workshop focuses on an idea in the ACIM Text Chapter 18, “The Substitute Reality.” This is part One in the series.
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October 20
Moon in Sagittarius/Capricorn
The Moon goes Void of Course at 8:38pm enters Capricorn at 11:44 pm
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We are restless early this morning with the Moon in adventure-seeking Sagittarius fueled by Mars in fellow fire sign, Aries. With Mars moving retrograde it could be a desire to revisit a situation, re-experience a pleasurable interaction, go back and mend a falling-out or reinforce a strategy that didn’t come together. Venus in efficient Virgo subdues the outgoing energy in favor of inner journeys, private adventures, and practical use of our time. Our actions are best focused on tasks we can achieve by ourselves without the need of support or assistance from others. This is a good time to build inner strength and fortitude which could even mean taking a break. Moments of quiet solitude and rest help us recover our balance and build our energy and motivation.
Venus is also moving into challenging squares with the lunar nodes encouraging us to be more conscious of what ideas and behaviors are outdated and therefore act as hindrances and baggage in our lives. Although stepping boldly into the future or unfamiliar territory can be intimidating, it’s also refreshing to the spirit. In mid-evening when the Moon finds harmony with the Sun in Libra we can embrace the experience of letting go; it may not be so scary after all.
Daily Muse: Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your principles, to the people on whom you rely and who rely on you. (John McCain – Sun, Venus and Neptune in Virgo)
Today on Simpletales I am excited to welcome my friend and psychic colleague, Katt. We’ll go with the flow and also focus on how to navigate the overlapping Mercury and Mars retrograde patterns. Please join us on 12Radio.com at 9 am Pacific – Noon Eastern.
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October 21
Moon in Capricorn
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The Moon’s entry into dedicated and stoic Capricorn late last night increases focus but this can sometimes be a double-edged sword. With Mercury the thinker moving retrograde we may find it challenging to wrap our heads around new information, especially if it elicits an emotional reaction. Beware of entrenched opinions or dogma creating resistance to being responsive to what’s happening in the moment. Retrograde patterns are opportunities to re-imagine and reinterpret.
Mid-afternoon Venus makes a very favorable connection to Pluto the transformer. This can reveal truth and encourage clarity of purpose especially concerning our values and how we allow them to inform our every day behavior. When the Moon aligns with revolutionary Uranus in mid-afternoon, even the traditional roots of Capricorn won’t keep us from entertaining a change of mind and heart. This planetary alignment bodes well for declaring our commitment to who and what we value.
Daily Muse: For me, policy is best when connected to the roots, and roots are best when connected to policy. So I encourage you all to stay connected...and walk with real people while doing the activism. Lord knows we need folks who are engaged. (Sister Simone Campbell – You may know her from “Nuns on a Bus” – Sun, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron in Libra; Mercury in Scorpio.)
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October 22
Moon in Capricorn
Sun enters Scorpio 4pm
The Moon goes Void of Course at 9:35pm
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Happy Birthday Scorpio! The Sun moves into your intense and transforming sign in late afternoon. But let’s back up the bus for a minute. This morning, our attention is being pulled to the Moon in ambitious Capricorn. A lunar square to Mars in fiery Aries this morning reminds us to be patient; but our enthusiasm remains high as the Moon makes favorable and supportive alliances with Neptune in Pisces and with Jupiter, Pluto, and Saturn in motivated Capricorn, and with Venus in Virgo throughout the day and evening. Even with Mercury and Mars both retrograde, this is no time to sit down on the job. Actions we take now will be seeds planted which will take root and bloom later. This morning is a very fertile time to take action especially regarding home and family. This is a great time to nurture, guide, and care for who and what we love and demonstrate our commitment through active loving attention.
This afternoon, the Sun begins a new solar cycle as it dives into penetrating and regenerating Scorpio. The Scorpio season is usually a time of change, often dramatic or cathartic change, reflecting the nature of Pluto, its transformative ruling planet. This is the sign of the surgeon, the detective, and the psychiatrist and therapist ferreting out what lies hidden or below the surface.
This is a time of revelation and endings; symbolized by the Phoenix Rising from the Ashes following a time of decay and release. Scorpio reminds us life is a series of endings and beginnings, one leading into another and spiraling onward and upward. This is an important image as retrograding Mercury provokes the memory of an old wound when it makes an uncomfortable connection with Chiron. Fortunately we can decide to face our fears and let the light shine away the darkness. Alternately we can close our hearts and minds, but as we all know, unaddressed pain tends to come around again.
Under Scorpio’s influence we live lives of paradox – we might feel secretive and protective of our own information and lives but we don’t mind probing into somebody else’s! Secrets and hidden agendas are enticing; and our curiosity is piqued to understand how, what, where, and why things work the way they do. Our reticence to be transparent also leads us to be slow to trust others or allow a stranger to penetrate our inner world. The mysteries of Scorpio are alluring and should be approached with awe and respect. If we knew the answers, we wouldn’t need to ask or seek for the truth. This is a good time to draw near life and relationships with the heart and humility of the student.
Daily Muse: The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff…We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers. (Carl Sagan Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter in Scorpio
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October 23
Moon in Capricorn/Aquarius
Void of Course enters Aquarius at 5:17am
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The Moon slips into Aquarius in the early morning hours and wastes no time asserting itself as the dissenter of the zodiac. In just slightly more than an hour it finds something to rebel against – the Sun in Scorpio. Neither of these signs are followers by any means, but Aquarius takes the prize for being out front as the revolutionary. This afternoon the Moon is picking a fight with Mercury in Scorpio and then tonight with Uranus in Taurus. Do you ever get the feeling it’s satisfying to feel like the outcast? Truly there is an appeal, a sense of self-righteousness to feel outraged by the thoughts or behaviors of another or groups unlike our own.
Not that there is not good reason to be frustrated, upset, and irate over just a few things going on right now. This Moon can be somewhat of a prickly pear, with more than just a touch of feeling betrayed or rejected. Today it’s easy to find a target for our anger and discouragements.
The Aquarian Moon can be progressive, tolerant and friendly; but today maybe not so much. We are leaning more towards “I see all the injustices in the world and I want to fix them!” Go for it, but with a touch of humility. Is it justified to be intolerant toward the intolerant? When we don’t take the time to get our facts straight we act like naïve children with a grudge. Respect your feelings but also acknowledge that life is often much more connected and therefore complicated than we want to believe. Take on a cause you believe in while recognizing you may or may not have all the answers. And beware, even our loved ones can feel somewhat estranged today, especially if we are rigid about the rules of our relationships.
Daily Muse: I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security. (Pope Francis – Moon and Venus in Aquarius)
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October 24
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon goes Void of Course at 2:54pm
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Even though life may still feel confusing and irrational today, there is a stabilizing force in Venus aligning with structured and disciplined Saturn that brings a sense of purpose to our day. Saturn’s long-term perspective helps us set our sights on overall patterns rather than small details that when viewed individually don’t seem to make sense or feel disruptive. For example we don’t feel perplexed by the days growing shorter and the nights longer in the Northern Hemisphere this time of year. We may not exactly understand how the Earth orbits around the Sun or why the Earth is slightly tilted on its axis, but experience has taught us that come December and the Winter Solstice, the process will start reversing. Knowing this keeps those of us who thrive on sunshine from totally going crazy.
In much the same way, Venus aligning with Saturn gives us the chance to reaffirm our values and place our thoughts on the big picture. Small details can now be seen as part of the pattern rather than reasons for upset.
This afternoon the Moon in Aquarius reaches out to Mars in Aries. The fires of passion and rebellion continue to spark and burn. However, with the Moon going void of course in mid-afternoon, it may be more smoldering embers than flames. With the overarching influence of Venus and Saturn, we can bring our revolutions into alignment with our overall goals and values.
Daily Muse: Always remember, your focus determines your reality. (George Lucas (Moon in Aquarius)
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October 25
Moon in Aquarius/Pisces
The Moon enters Pisces at 2:18 pm
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We may be a bit untethered this morning with a void of course Moon, but retrograding Mercury’s meeting with the Sun in Scorpio gives us plenty to think about and consider. This marks the middle of Mercury’s retrograde motion for those of us counting the days.
In mid-afternoon the Moon swims into psychic and intuitive Pisces signaling super-sensitivity for the next several days. Positive lunar alignments with both Mercury and the Sun this evening create a more cheerful and compassionate picture and an opportunity to express ourselves through creative and imaginative ways. We might also find difficult to talk about subjects and issues bubbling to the surface for discussion.
Social activities between several people or a romantic twosome look sweet. But keep in mind, the sacrificing nature of Pisces can work against us. Sometimes we lose our boundaries completely or hold on too tightly afraid we will disappear or give until it hurts. We can learn to give with no strings attached and set boundaries without guilt. Tonight and tomorrow are good opportunities to practice!
Daily Muse: If we were meant to read for enjoyment, would God have created television? Read as it was intended - for exercise. The more you read, the more you expand your - what's the word I'm looking for? - your stockpile of words. You must have a stockpile of words that you can pass along to your children for their stockpile. (Steve Carell- Moon in Pisces)
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As I write this, the observation of Samhain is two weeks away. Halloween is almost here. Many of you may have noticed that I closely follow the equinoxes, solstices, and cross-quarter days. If the year is like a mala, then the eight solar observances throughout the year are like counter beads on the way. In this system, Samhain would be the biggest of them, the guru bead, as it represents the beginning of a new year, a new agricultural cycle.
Some years we want to get through as many beads as possible as quickly as we can. Other years we may want to savor the days between those bigger beads. This is not one of those years, at least not for me. As we approach the Old World new year and ahead into the Yuletide, I find myself wondering where the time has gone. I consider this to be a bit of a blessing. The sooner we get to the other side of the events of the past year, the better off we will all be.
Our ancestors had specific ways of dealing with such a year. It would’ve been considered improper to approach any of the eight spokes of the wheel of the year in celebration during a time of difficulties. Celebrations were reserved for years where things were proper, or were at least manageable. To pull out all the stops, have the great bonfires, feasts and dance through the streets would have been considered to be a lack of sensitivity for the feelings of others and a denial of the reality of the times, always an invitation for trouble. However, it was considered worse to completely ignore these holy days. What, then, was the solution?
Instead of celebrating, every holiday would be observed. There’s a big difference between the celebration and observation of a particular day or event. They had to be approached differently. For example, there was a Beer Festival held in ancient Egypt that included going into the temple and getting completely snockered, followed by wanton sexuality. It was quite literally a part of the religion itself. During bad times, it was observed rather than celebrated, the mood completely different and less uninhibited. Not to observe the festival would have been unthinkable, but to go all out would have been an insult to decency. To celebrate in the midst of other’s misfortune was considered an affront to both gods and humans alike.
I’m in no way encouraging a shunning of the holidays. I simply feel that it makes sense to be aware of the viral menace that still threatens us. I have seen the effects of this disease in my own family, and I can assure you that the greatest celebration is for our life and health. What I am encouraging is a thoughtful observation of the upcoming seasons. We still have a long way to go before the all clear is sounded. Being careful now will be worth it. That which we may turn down this year might enable us to be there for the next gathering and those that follow.
It is vital to observe each holiday as it comes and to welcome it with open arms and a full heart. In a sincere observance, we will experience a sense of communion with others, with nature and ourselves. By toning down our expectations during this time of year, we will be ensuring the continuation of joyous celebrations in the future. Life is sacred and this is one of the holiest times of the year in the old calendar. You may find that a quieter, less celebratory observance will heal your soul much more than you expect.
Let us observe today, that we may celebrate tomorrow.
Until next week, I wish you all peace and love.
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Expectation and Forgiveness
“The only reason we ever have to forgive anyone is because they failed to meet our expectations” Joel Goldsmith
If you think about that, it makes perfect sense, and as usual, it brings the responsibility for being offended back to us. We are each the center of his or her individual Universe and we decide how the people in our lives should act based on our opinions of right and wrong and our history.
When they do not comply, we feel let down, disrespected, angry, etc. We think it is their fault, but we have made our happiness contingent on them meeting our expectations. It is difficult, if not impossible at times to realize that what I expect of you is all about me. Difficult to realize and even more difficult to own.
The person who let you down was just being who they are, doing what they were doing, and most likely not intending to do anything TO you. But that is how you perceived it, and now it is taking up space in your space and growing with your attention. The way you feel has nothing to do with what happened but your response to what happened.
When we take responsibility for our feelings, forgiveness takes on a different light and brings an opportunity for expansion. Think about someone or something you are having a difficult time forgiving. This someone might be you, something you have not forgiven yourself for because you failed to meet your own expectations. Think about them and then own what you wanted the outcome to be. Own your disappointment and set them and yourself free from all blame.
When we set people free from our expectations, we can love them for who they are and after all, isn’t that what we want from them?
Have a very blessed week
Kelly
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Welcome Magickal
Beauties to another edition!
I am so grateful you chose to read this, today.
I pray that you all are having an easy Mercury Retrograde
(which we will go more into today). I know this can be a stressful time,but as always, the benefits far outway the challenges!
This week we had one of my favorite shows on Magickal Grace (12Radio)!!!
Our special guest, actress Jennifer Runyon Corman of Ghost Busters, Charles in Charge and A Very Brady Christmas, gave us an absolutely delightful show I cherished.
Week Ahead Forecast
Let's first talk about Mercury Retrograde, which lasts till November 3rd.
I do believe this summer's Mercury Retrograde was much harder than the one we are currently in (Libra in Vedic, Scorpio is western charts). If anything, it's just another
quirky aspect of October 2020: 2 Full Moons, Mercury Retrograde and unpredictable energy.
What I will continue to reiterate is the fact that October, in general, will bring about
unexpected events. Calls from exs, interviews, old friends or even construction on your usual drive around town.
Is this good or bad? Both! It all comes down to a key component to all of this: your growth process. These events are to show you how far you have come and to challenge you to keep your standards and boundaries firmly intact.
This is the last process before big changes. Just think, Libra season is about finding your balance and holding to your values. But right afterward, we move into Scorpio season, of death and rebirth or transformation. All of this is very relevant to what we are experiencing now and preparing ourselves for.
This week ahead, expect to "get ready". We have a lot of excitement ahead, and you deserve to stand for what you believe in. I will also mention that this is high Venus energy, which means, get your home and body prepared during this time. Venus is the planet of love, beauty and justice.
Make sure everything in your home and body are in balance, as well as beautiful.
Make your life, your dream world! And you will never need a vacation (but please, take them!!!).
Blessings,
Grace
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