AstroPoetry for the Day

Express it.
Don’t suppress it.
Confess it.
Even profess it.

Even if it’s not “the” truth,
It’s yours.

With the Moon in exploratory Sagittarius making harmonious aspects to Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and Mars, today may be a glass-half-full day.

Even if that’s not your normal go-to place, consider giving positivity and optimism a whirl and trying this perspective on for size. Ask yourself such questions as:

• What opportunities do circumstances yield?
• What learnings are presenting themselves?
• How may something that you would otherwise perceive to be a negative actually provide positive value?

Given that Mercury and Mars, via their midpoint, are doing the two-step around the Aries Point, our minds may be especially energized today, providing us with the verve we may need to share our findings with others.

Monday, August 16

The freedom inherent in form.
The growth that comes with persistence.
The understanding that arises with commitment.

These are just a few of the ways that the archetypal energies of Jupiter and Saturn can manifest if they are flowing and integrated. Reflecting upon the dance of these two planets is notably important today since they are in exact opposition (as they were on May 22 and will be on March 28). For more reflections on this planetary pair, see this article that uses the practice of yoga as a metaphor for the insights that can arise when this planetary pair allies.

Tuesday, August 17

With the Moon in exploratory Sagittarius making harmonious aspects to Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and Mars, today may be a glass-half-full day.

Even if that’s not your normal go-to place, consider giving positivity and optimism a whirl and trying this perspective on for size. Ask yourself such questions as:

• What opportunities do circumstances yield?
• What learnings are presenting themselves?
• How may something that you would otherwise perceive to be a negative actually provide positive value?

Given that Mercury and Mars, via their midpoint, are doing the two-step around the Aries Point, our minds may be especially energized today, providing us with the verve we may need to share our findings with others.

Wednesday, August 18

AstroPoetry for the Day

Express it.
Don’t suppress it.
Confess it.
Even profess it.

Even if it’s not “the” truth,
It’s yours.

Thursday, August 19

The Moon climbs into Capricorn this morning.

And like she has experienced the past few months, when Luna steps towards and into the sign of the Mountain Goat she is met at the doorway by the planets residing around the beginning of the Cardinal signs. While last month (July 23) had her first meeting Saturn, then Uranus, Jupiter, and Pluto, this month it is Uranus (now in the late degree of the mutable sign of Pisces), then Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto that spells the order of those archetypes with which she meets. Therefore, the early day’s energies may take on the following patterned flow:

Unexpected activities lead to opportunities that are then tested by their realistic coherence, which once they take upon a form may lead to transformative reflections within.

Friday, August 20

With a day highlighted by a Sun/Neptune opposition, a Venus/Mars conjunction, and Mercury going retrograde, I share with you this AstroPoem:

Dream. Love.
Dream of love.
Love your dreams.

Pursue beauty.
Chase her.
Embrace her with courageous ardor.

Entice desire.
Seduce him.
Capture him in your butterfly net.

Go inside,
Within your mindscape,
Where visions of the heart’s art resides.

Saturday, August 21

Some days, like this one, I feel pulled to use few words in describing the energies.

So I offer you this:

Today, a breakdown in our armoring can lead to deep change, notably if we can honestly look to and accept the places within where our personal wounds reside.

The astrological markers: Sun/Chiron opposition and the last of this cycle’s Saturn/Pluto square (for more detail on the latter, see this post).

Sunday, August 22

Today marks the last day this year that the Sun will express itself through Leo (it moves into Virgo at 10:27 pm PDT). When El Sol resides in this sign of the Lion, we are more strongly able to connect in with the energies and lessons of this magnanimous sign.

As such, take some time today, if the spirit moves you, to reflect upon the last month to see how these expressions came forth in your life. Some helpful questions include:

• Did you discover a greater sense of pride and dignity?
• Were you able to connect into a means through which to creatively express facets of who you are?
• Was the capacity to dip into a well of playfulness and joy more accessible?
• Did you fall more in love with love and if so, what insights can you take forward so as to live more in your heart?

Today the Sun
Crawls away
From the Crab

Proudly venturing
Into the sign
Of the Lion.

And we
Find our selves at
The betwixt/between place.

Claiming quietude,
Reclaiming bright expression.

Disrobed in sandy sea of emotions,
Robed in royal embrace of generosity.

We shine forth
From heart-centered space
Of knowing
Comfort of self-nurturance.

Today, seek to educate yourself.

Look far and wide as you propel your mind to collect insights that can yield great wisdom.

Remember that teachers are always around when we expand our definition of who and what it is that can contribute to our sense of more expanded understanding.

Facts and figures. Data and digits. Bits and bytes of information.

All these can be somewhat seductive when Venus is in Gemini, where she has resided since Saturday and where she will frolic until May 19.

Yet, today while we may feel attracted to Gemini-inspired tips and trivia, we may also find ourselves with a yearning to make them all connect so that they can inform us with a bigger-picture understanding of “what’s really going on here.” If we find ourselves frustrated by a bogged-down feeling of being mired in cues and clues, we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bath water. A better alternative: focusing on transforming the what’s-what into words of wisdom that will help us find meaning in situations that we are currently facing.

What does today have in store?

* An urge to explore.

* A need to soar.

* A desire for more.

* A solution we hadn’t considered before.

* A day that certainly won’t be a bore.

January 4

Today’s Astrological Haiku

Today, speak your mind.
Tell world what you are thinking.
Share, transfer insights.

It’s OK if you
Feel shy, concern for exposing
Your self. Just go slow

Finding the right words
That truly express your truths,
Visions and ideals.

Take the time to forge
Your approach, what you will say
And how to say it.

Have a plan, then build
Solid foundation, not a
Castle in the sky.

Mercury joins Sun
Illuminating orb of
Communication’s reach.

January 5

If you could choose one artist whom you feel most aligned with, who would it be? What is it about their style, the beauty that they give form to, or their relationship to the creative process that syncs with your sense of aesthetics and artistry? Reflecting upon these questions today—while communicative Mercury is conjunct beauty-loving Venus—can provide great insight into the muse that resides within you, helping you to further express your inherent creativity.

January 6

Faced with a decision? Today’s a good day to weigh and measure your options. While doing so, go all the way with your mind’s surveying of the situation, probing below the surface of the facts you are facing. Give way to ideas that may seem as if you have to release a bit of control, seeing whether in fact they yield a more beneficial solution. Consider the reality and practicality of each option. This may prove helpful in illuminating and solidifying the best way to make and communicate your decision.

January 7

Even if your day is filled with back-to-back projects or errands, build in a window of time to do something pleasurable, something nice for yourself. Enjoy a song, or poem, or piece of artwork that you find beautiful and inspiring. Take some time to share a meal or cup of coffee/tea with a friend or colleague. Nourishing and recharging yourself today can give you the stamina you need to fulfill your responsibilities and obligations in a more efficient and enjoyable way.

January 8

In honor of Capricorn’s admiration of efficiency and Scorpio’s tendency to often just tell it like it is, I thought I’d offer today’s astrological insight as a simple one-liner:

Revealing what you have been concealing may inspire a revelation rather than the need for consolation.

January 9

Today our bravery/bravado radar may be in full gear. We may be able to more clearly sense when someone is coming from a deep-seated place of courageousness rather than an insecure pretense of foolhardiness. Remember that if the choice is between the Tortoise and the Hare, the better bet for who will cross the finish line is the slow-and-steady non-boasting reptile.

January 10

If you feel like you’ve been plodding along the last few days, today will certainly feel different. It’s as if we’re on the runner’s block and the referee just proclaimed “on your mark, get set, go.” There’s a sense of greater ebullience that can help inspire us to run the race of the day, with an enthusiasm fresh out of the starting block. If we have been diligently working to achieve a pursuit, today can provide us with the verve we need to overcome some obstacles, allowing us to get closer to “mission accomplished.”

PHOTO © ALEX CARRILLO

What gets you worked up? What do you feel so passionately about that it embraces you in a sheath of fervor? Is there something in your life that triggers the comprehensive A-Z (ardor to zeal) sense of glowing intensity?

If the answers to these questions are not readily apparent, today—with the Sagittarius Moon aligned with expansive Jupiter, out-of-the-blue Uranus, and ideal-inspired Neptune—may provide you with some important clues.

PHOTO © ALEX CARRILLO

Today’s Astrological Haiku

Down below we feel
What others may not perceive,
Smoldering within.

We may even hold
Them hostage from the mind’s light,
Keeping them hidden

Deep in our heart’s cave.
Yet, enveloped with self-love
They transform to be

What they are, riches
Of insight, life’s findings of
Wholeness, Being Alive.

Today, we can share
These treasured jewels of knowing
To inspire another

To know the voyage,
The journey of life, is a
Shared experience.