Enlightenment & Wisdom
November is rarely an easy month. We are full-on in the calendar year-end, with school and work functioning at its peak and gearing up for the holidays. As the Sun (our will) moved into Scorpio during the final week of October, we all certainly felt the Scorpion’s sting reverberating through every level of our lives. The intensity continues for the next four weeks, and November may very well outdo October…
You may know your astrology sign but do you know its element? No worries. Most people don’t. We are so much more than our Sun sign. Each of us is a composite of ALL the planets at the moment of our birth. And each of these planets, like our Sun, is in a particular sign which is influenced by a particular element. The missing element in our astrological chart is one of the biggest clues to our behavior. Knowing this is equally important as understanding a dominance of planets in a particular element.
After a bit of a planetary reprieve last month, gear shifts kick-in right at the outset of October. So rest for a bit on your accomplishments as October promises to be very revealing. Literally at the outset of the month, on Day 1, Pluto, planet of power and transformation turns direct motion in earthy Capricorn. As it digs up systems, traditions, and customs that no longer work individually or collectively, turning over pieces of our lives we’d rather not see, planet Venus prepares to turn retrograde motion in Scorpio, ruled by Pluto… VENUS will be retrograde for 40 days!
What a time we have had. WHEW! A most challenging summer. One for the record books really. Even if you didn’t experience a crisis or significant stress, you might have felt just “off”, mired in the sluggish and difficult mucky energy, spinning your wheels. For most of us, “normal” has been redefined. This September more than others is for releasing all that pent-up energy. Now is the time to move on all those dreams you harbor…
Feeling the Heat? Take a Soul Vacation. The intensity is on as August opens, whether by actual temperature or from life itself. For many, it feels like we’re living inside of a pressure cooker. Wow. Five out of ten planets are retrograde motion on August 1st, soon joined by Uranus turning retrograde at the end of the first week while we also prepare for the third and final eclipse of the summer on August 11.
Your astrological chart is your blueprint for this lifetime: Why You are YOU. Three primary functions make up each chart. These are the planets, signs, and houses. Most people are familiar with their Sun sign; some might even know what planet rules their sign. But unless someone has had their astrology chart read, they usually don’t know the house location of their Sun or any of their other planets. While the houses are often a less understood function of astrology, they are integral to knowing who you are; and so, they are of equal importance to signs and planets.
What exactly is a Rising Sign (also known as the Ascendant) and why would it garner so much attention as to be mentioned in the same phrase as a Sun sign? And, what significance does it have on your life? Because it is the literal starting point of our entire chart. It is the eastern-most point on our chart at the moment of our birth. Thus the Rising Sign determines where every single planet falls in our chart…
