As the World Turns: Each day, during a block of 24 hours, our Earth rotates on its axis as the energy of other planets and the Moon interacts with all of us below.

Astro Weekend Update

We find the heavens are busy on Sunday, with nine celestial aspects for our consideration. Mars, planet of initiation, and Venus, planet of love appear twice in the scheme of things. A loved one ma conspire with you today to start something new, but you might get a bad feeling about it. This is because you feel better staying in your comfort zone. Not all change is for the good, but you need discern what is — both for yourself, and the sake of your relationships.

“You may be uncomfortable navigating your way through the new ideas and plans for growth, at work and at home.”

Monday starts the work-week with the Moon (emotions) showing an opportunity for transformation in your life. You know how you end a busy day with some real insights on how to proceed? Well, today can be such a day when you deal with your Spiritual side. You will encounter some resistance and “push back”, but don’t become too emotional. This always happens just when you are closest to a breakthrough. Remember to take a break and relax so you can return to work with better focus.

Love beckons on Tuesday, as Venus plays a dual role — filling you up with the mood for romance — whoo hoo. But this is a day to do something you have enjoyed in the past… nothing new. Just enjoy your favorite dinner or lunch spot together. On the work-front, pay careful attention to some important communication. Once you deal with the messages you get properly, you can break through any “road blocks” that have been holding you back.

Wednesday may put your emotions to the test — but remember to embrace a certain amount of tension as what it takes to get things done in this life. You may be uncomfortable navigating your way through the new ideas and plans for growth, at work and at home. But we live in a time of great change, so don’t block it or take things personally. Instead find the old fighting spirit that loves a challenge… and forge ahead.

Celebrate Our Milky Way: NASA has used its Hubble Space Telescope, an infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope, and an X-ray view from the Chandra X-ray Observatory to create one multiwavelength picture of the Milky Way — our home galaxy that is one of billions in the heavens above.

Astro-Weekend Update…

Saturday kicks off the weekend with the Moon dancing in trine with Venus… planet of love. Whoo Hooo.  You know what to do.  The Moon (emotions) also shows harmony with Mercury (planet of Communication) today.  Great.  Love and Communication.  At the core, this deep dialog with your mate and those you love is what it’s all about.  Don’t hold back.  Talk about what is in your heart.  Do what needs to be done.

“Remember that tension brings good focus on important details in your life. Embrace the tension.”

Sunday finds the Moon squaring off with Pluto, working in conjunction with Uranus and Jupiter and showing tensions with both Mars and Mercury. Ok… focus first on the emotional energy of new ideas and expansion.  Emotional energy?  Yes, your mind can think of new ways to proceed in your love relationships, and career — but it is when you feel good about moving forward that progress will happen.  Figure out your roadblocks, deal with them, then you can move forward.

The week starts out busy on Monday, as the Moon dances in harmony with the Sun. There’s some tension in the air, and that’s good.  Remember that tension brings good focus on important details in your life.  Embrace the tension.  Remember that creative tension is behind all inventions, and you should not block it because it is the key both to health and the success of your love life.  Work with good tension (creative tension) and seek to understand and so banish unproductive tension (holding a grudge) from your life.

Tuesday brings a lot of celestial energy to bear with the Moon dancing in trine with Saturn, Mars, and Pluto, and in harmony with Neptune and Chiron. Simultaneously, Mars stands in opposition with Chiron.  This sets up a pattern where you are close to settling something in your life that will do you much good — but there is one more hurdle to jump before you can get there.  What hurdle?  Communication with those close to you will bring this into sharper focus.  Seek to learn what has held you back so far, then set a course to “break through” that wall.

Midweek we find Mercury (Communication) again playing a key role, on Wednesday squaring off with Neptune (Spirituality). What concerns of the Spirit can you surface to smooth the way in your life?  At work, this could be the spirit of getting things done — just plow through it.  At home, this could be the spirit of healing and finishing any things that have become baggage and so are holding you back.  How?  Honest, heartfelt communication where a big part of it is listening.  Not waiting to speak… just listening.

Here’s to a Happy Halloween for all of the little “spheres” in your life.

Welcome to Friday, the Moon is comfortable with Uranus (New Ideas), but feeling a bit of stress with both Pluto (Transformation), Jupiter (Growth), and Mercury (Communication). This is a better day to capture your ideas in outline form — use your favorite office program — then organize them for presentation later. Clip out ads that intrigue you and save them for the right moment. Spend your time perfecting your message. Timing is important in life.

“Your mate may not be interested in new approaches right now, but will respond well to honest and heartfelt passion.”

On Saturday, we see a mixed bag of celestial energies into play as Halloween roles around. Happy Halloween. It is clear that you feel like taking charge of some of the festivities (good), and that Love will be good for your health… as it always is. There’s a bit of tension surrounding your spiritual beliefs and your personality. Good. This signals opportunities for you to examine yourself… and grow.

Sunday finds Mercury squaring off with Mars — not the best day to discuss new plans… just take it easy and enjoy the weekend. The Moon (Emotions) is dancing nice with Pluto and Neptune and in harmony with Chiron today. Concentrating on your Spiritual side can bring a transformation that’s good for your health. Remember — just like the body, the Spirit must be nurtured too… it is at the source of all you do and become.

Monday starts out the week busy with nine aspects comingling their energies. Venus, planet of Love, shows tension with Uranus (Inventions), but harmony with Neptune (Spiritual matters). Your mate may not be interested in new approaches right now, but will respond well to honest and heartfelt passion. Use the emotional tension in the air to search yoruself and find out what’s blocking you from making progress. Hint: communication.

As Tuesday rolls in, the Moon (Emotions) is found squaring off with Jupiter, Chiron and Neptune. There’s harmony with Uranus, however, so it’s going to take some creative thninking to deal with what’s been blocking your growth. Remember — what you imagine, you can do… and where there’s a will, there’s a way. Stand firm, but leave enough flexibility so you can listen to important people in your life and modify your plans accordingly.

All cultures have looked to the Heavens for wisdom on Earth, and this horoscope is from an Icelandic manuscript during the 1750′s. It shows the twelve houses of the Zodiac in a square with the corresponding astrological signs for each house.

It’s a busy end of week, celestially speaking, on Friday, with the Moon showing harmony with Uranus, Mercury, the Sun, and Saturn. New ideas presented in practical terms have a good chance of getting a favorable reaction. But the Moon is also squaring off with Chiron (the Healer), Jupiter (Growth), and Neptune (Spirituality). What is preventing you from the kind of spiritually healing growth you need now? Meditate on that when you take your breaks today.

“I always like seeing a harmonic trine with those planets on the weekend, because it represents an opportunity for the healing that comes from nurturing your Spirit.”

On Saturday, we see the Sun (personality) in harmony with Uranus (new thoughts) this weekend, and so you can be creative in your recreational plans. Get one of those small neighborhood newspapers and check out the calendar for a new event you might enjoy. The Moon is in conjunction with Mars, and so you can feel good about taking the initiative. Who will you meet? Perhaps it is time for some new energy in your circle of friends.

Sunday finds the Moon dancing in trine (harmony) with three planets — Chiron, Jupiter, and Neptune. I always like seeing a harmonic trine with those planets on the weekend, because it represents an opportunity for the healing that comes from nurturing your Spirit. This can be done in many ways, of course, and since it’s Summer, it’s good to get outside and celebrate the warm weather. Try to release worries and experience things as a child again. And, ahem… the Moon (Emotions) is also whirling in pace with Venus… planet of Love. Go for it.

Looking into the week ahead, we see Mercury (Communication) playing nice with Mars (Initiation) on Monday, which makes it a good time for you to negotiate projects and plans at work and with your family and loved ones. The Moon is showing some tension at the top of the week — so pay attention to what your emotional intelligence has to say. Sometimes it’s hard to shrug off the fun of the weekend and settle back down into the realities of work. That’s ok… the next weekend will be here before you know it.

Full Moon shines in influence over Vancouver, B.C.

Welcome to weekend, as the Moon squares off the week at odds with Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, and Chiron. This can bring a bit of an “edgy” feel to your Friday — use it to your advantage. When everyone is in a “comfort” zone, sometimes you miss opportunities to try new things and even take a new look at what is right in front of you — starring you right in the eyes. The Moon is happy today with Uranus — planet of New Ideas. So nervous tension, used creatively, can spark you to insights at both work and in your relationships. It’s probably better to observe and reflect on all this than to plunge right into deep talks about it since the Moon (Emotions) also is in opposition with Mercury (Communication) today.

The Moon is also full this weekend, which means lots of energy around you to be spent productively, creatively, and maybe even a bit crazily.

Saturday brings Venus — Planet of Love — into play as makes a conjunction with Taurus (feel like charging into Romance?), and shows some stress with Saturn — planet of practicality. It’s not always easy to restrain yourself when you’re in the throws of passion. But try to work some down to earth planning into your relationships — that will pay off in the end. Meanwhile, the Moon (Emotions), interestingly, is simultaneously showing some stress with Venus. Hmmm… is there a gut instinct at play here? Remember, your first intuition about a person usually turns out to be right. And, the Moon is also showing stress with Mars — the initiator — so if your emotional intelligence is telling you something just “ain’t right” — trust it.

Sunday finds the Moon opposing the Sun, which could you feeling out of sorts. Did you party to hardy last night? The Moon is also full today, which means lots of energy around you to be spent productively, creatively, and maybe even a bit crazily. Full Moon, crazy? Yup. Just ask a bartender. We see more stress with Mars today, and so it will be good to kick back, and take things at a slower place. Latte’s anyone? Why not… you’ve earned it. A trip to the coffee shop will give you time to sort out your feelings, and consciously direct all the Full Moon energy in the right way.

Stars are being born here… what beauty in the Cosmos! Emission nebula NGC 604 lies in a spiral arm of galaxy M33, 2.7 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum.

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Here comes Friday, ready or not… but I’m guessing you’re ready. It’s been a busy week, Cosmically speaking, and so that’s been reflected here on our little slab of clay. Today we see an opening for your Romantic life as the Moom (Emotions) makes nice with Venus… planet of Love. The Moon is also in harmony with Uranus — the planet of new ideas… so if you put a little work into that play, there’s no telling where it could go. You do want to go to the next level, don’t you?  The Moon is also in first Quarter which makes us feel like it’s time to get something done.  Feeling spontaneous?  The Sun is in Aries now, and that also gives rise to enthusiasm for the good things of this life.

Meanwhile, both Venus and our Moon are showing some stress with Pluto — planet of Renewal. This along with Moon stress with Chiron the Healer, tells me you need a break to go do something you really love to do. Why have you waited so long? It will actually be good for your health.

Earlier in the week, a look in the heavens revealed some nice harmony for healing transformation at mid-week as the Moon danced nicely with Chiron (the Healer), and Neptune (Spirituality). But watch for a blockage (there are always those to deal with), since the Moon also shows an opposition with Pluto… planet of transformation and renewal. An opposition is actually an opportunity to look straight at something and let it pass over you and through you so you can move on. We also see the Moon square off with Venus (Love), so I’m betting that challenge has something to do with a relationship? Most do. Did you handle it already? If not, that could be causing the stress you’re feeling. Deal with it.

On Saturday, the Moon dances nice with the Sun bringing a nice harmony between mind and emotions. This is good for making decisions. Mercury (Communication) works well with Jupiter (Prosperity), and that makes Friday a good day to make a financial decision and explain it well to all concerned. Have a good look at the Stock Market again. There can be a bit of stress today about Love. That’s OK… the reward is in solving it. Just don’t sit on it… get it resolved.