The Gay Divorcee

If you are working in some capacity or cementing bonds, you can make it happen if generosity and curiosity are part of your platform.

*Moon VOC/Void-of-Course: Avoid signing contracts, investing in a big purchase or beginning new projects or important conversations. Perfect time for clearing away clutter, finishing up loose ends, meditating or following serendipity. The “mood” of the period will be colored by the sign it is in… in Cancer, be by the water, time with family or sifting through memorabilia. Lovely time to enjoy a picnic or meal with no time constraints.

A Venus/Neptune trine enhances the creative urge or desire for romance. There is a tendency to see the magic in the moment and be captured by illusions. This can be wonderful as long as your feet are on the ground.

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If you feel this is happening to you, give yourself a “time-out”, until clarity returns. If you are the brunt of someone else’s attack, look for a graceful and expedient exit.

Towards late morning you may experience a sense of lack. This could be a fleeting experience, but may impact you more if this is a familiar feeling for you. Keep in mind it’s often best to recognize how this makes you feel and then deal with the actual situation. Keep in mind also, that the feeling can fly away, if you release it.

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*Moon VOC/Void-of-Course: Avoid signing contracts, investing in a big purchase or beginning new projects or important conversations. Perfect time for clearing away clutter, finishing up loose ends, meditating or following serendipity. The “mood” of the period will be colored by the sign it is in… in Gemini, conversations can be particularly misunderstood; avoid important correspondence or phone calls. Great time to clean out old emails and tidy up your desktop.

You may not be experiencing any friction and everyone gets along, but unexpected events can derail quickly any slipshod work.

Nonetheless, this promises to be a fun day to be with people who like to talk, learn, and play with ideas. Terrific evening to hear music, prowl a museum or window shop.

But this bout of the backward dance has been a bruiser for me and a lesson. To paraphrase a feminist mantra: “the Personal is Planetary”… which means I have to look at my own horoscope (always a challenge) and see what the heck is going on?

I think part of what makes this “bigger” is that Jupiter is also retrograde, even though the two planets are not in direct dialog (making any geometric aspects). Actually, when we look more closely we see that Ceres (nurturing instinct) is right smack in the middle of Mercury/Jupiter. The message in the madness? Take care of yourself and the rest will fall into place.

Mercury is doing its “moonwalk” through my 6th house (routine, work, health) and Jupiter is backsliding through my 1st (how I appear). So we look to where the planets are drawing attention. We also look to where they are in the birth horoscope, because this tells us how I generally deal with Mercury and Jupiter matters.

Since these planets call a lot of attention to themselves in my horoscope, my focus is high on communication and knowledge. This retrograde period has been derailing my sense of what I thought I knew. Mercury will go direct long before Jupiter does, so the lessons will continue. But I know the deepening of wisdom is what Jupiter can bring once I’ve released the inconvenience of the Mercury mishaps.

I have been having an inordinate amount of computer and technological SNAFUs that have effected my work and ability to deliver information in a timely manner. Last night I offered a webinar where I had some visual issues and then the sound mysteriously died. My lesson in this? I’m still working on it, but in lieu of Ceres involvement, I’m guessing I need to find a more intuitive webinar program, and ask for help.

The Young Mystic

Oh! and the sprawling apartment is a third floor walk-up because the elevator is in repair… for six weeks. That was the impetus to get our parents out now, which actually has been a blessing. See how Ceres message is to care take? Nonetheless, I’ve been moving without the perk of ending up in a new place.

Mercury retrograde can also lead to communication revelations with siblings; people you think you know very well… I’m grateful for a deepening relationship with my sibs through this process.

Nonetheless, because “the Personal is Planetary”, I know there’s a particular message in this mercurial confusion. So I’m going to work a little today and then visit friends on a lake. I’m bending to Ceres push to take care of myself and spend some time with my kid before school hits.

Mercury keeps this glide until 9/12 when frozen in space from our perspective, it begins its forward motion. After that it is a couple of more weeks until it comes out of the ‘shadow” of its backward trail. Keep your sense of humor and keep in mind a day-trip or respite that will give you the refreshment you need.

Assume nothing, double check correspondence and drive without distractions. Keep your ego out of conversations to sway opinion, and your results improve.

It may be hard to avoid emotion is some discussions late in the day. This may be a negative if it catches you by surprise. The more you rely on logic, the more you’re apt to fall into this snare.