Clear Mercury Retrograde ~ New Moon 29 Aquarius ~ Happy Birthday Pisces!

Mercury Retrograde is Finally Over!

So we have finally cleared Mercury Retrograde! What a ride this one has been. Weather wise it has been horrific all over the country with true Uranian challenges, which of course is the combined work of the Uranus Pluto square. But in terms of internet, computers, phones and communication it has been a mess around here.

Phew, so glad we are clearing and are now in a beautiful new moon period.

New Moon at 29 degrees Aquarius

29 degree Aquarian new moon.. so we are once more being asked to cooperate and get it right internationally. 29 is a critical degree and it indicates we need to finish up something that has been started a while ago. Aquarius is the constellation of this new age.. an age of brotherhood. A time where we must begin to realize that everyone shares the same emotions and needs no matter where they live or what they look like or believe. It is on these human (or humanitarian) grounds that the playing field becomes level and brotherhood and cooperation can take hold. The new moon says look again, try anew, find a new approach.

While all of this may seem an international and planetary consciousness issue, it may also be active in your personal life, so think about your own life and who you have not seen clearly or who you have not given a full chance. Now is the time to view friends and ideas from a new perspective.

Happy Birthday, Pisces! 

My dear dreamers, visionaries, creatives and all too often over sensitives who may feel a need to escape the chaos through every doorway from work and religion to drugs and alcohol. Take heart and be strong, your visions are a gift, your creativity is also a gift, use it, give it out to the world in any form you can and this will release you from the all too often pain of hopelessness you feel in this difficult chaotic and monetary-directed world. Let nature soothe you, get a massage, go to the spa, take a weekend at the beach. Find solace in music and art and allow yourself to heal by releasing your feelings in song, art, and dance. 

Here is an image I created just for you, 

Pisces - Happy Birthday! 

Planting Update

Late Sunday (after 4:28pm PT) is a good time to plant flowers and all plants of beauty. That period goes through Monday evening at 6:57 PT.

Mercury Stations Direct in Cancer / Full Moon in Aquarius July 20 - Sept 5, 2013

Today at 11:22 am PT / 2:22 pm ET, Mercury will station direct at 13:22 Cancer, this may have activated some incredible dreams for anyone with their Mercury, Moon or 4th house cusp in mid Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces. It may also bring emotions and childhood memories to the surface, as well as a call from home.

As we leave this Mercury Retrograde period, we will also be entering a Full Moon period on Monday in Aquarius.

Full Moons are always times of completion, fulfillment and endings. The Aquarius Full Moon was considered by ancients the most fulfilling. Probably because this is the time when the Sun has its greatest power, in its own sign of Leo. Consider what you set in motion last Winter under the New Moon in Aquarius (back between Feb 9 -24th) and look for its rewards during the next two weeks.

Additionally it is time to connect with friends, have long conversations and allow ideas to flow in new unconventional ways. If you wanted to try something different, something that edges on the unusual, this is a great time fulfill that desire.

Aquarius is also the sign of the soapbox, the voice of revolution and change, so if you are an air or fire sign (Air: Aquarius, Libra, Gemini; Fire: Leo, Sagittarius, Aries) you may find yourself more vocal and taking action on something you only thought about before now. If you are an earth or water sign (Earth: Virgo, Capricorn, Taurus; Water: Scorpio, Pisces, Cancer) then you may feel stressed or challenged by ideas and words of friends that may seem radical to you.

On the world scene this Aquarian Full Moon under the shadow of Mercury stationing Direct, will bring a crescendo of family & national voices longing for justice, and equality. We are already seeing this in the Trayvon Martin movement and the issues of 'Stand Your Ground' laws. But it will not only be here in the US that we will see actions, marches, demonstrations and vocal revolution, but around the world.

The fascinating thing about this year, is we will see two Full Moons in Aquarius with the New Moon in Leo packed between them. Wow, this is truly a sign of change and revolution. With a New Moon in Leo, whole new kinds of leadership come to the aid of those working toward change. This new leadership will likely be from cultural creatives, children and entertainers, and may include leaders of nations.

So as we watch the international scene, you can expect a kind of cyclic wave between now and September 5th. It begins with movements, voices, demonstrations which are mostly unique in that they will be cooperating groups. Then as the cycle moves forward into Leo, watch for new leadership and action. Unfortunately it may include some difficult activities as well since at times the Leo energy can be ego oriented and irresponsible. But then as that period closes and the final Full Moon in Aquarius is back on August 20, there will be a renewal and we may actually see outcomes that surprise us.

As the New Moon in Virgo starts September 5th, these new beginnings may take a practical turn, being discussed in legislature or find a way to be engineered into our world.

Birthday - Aquarius - Meditation - Love

Today, is the first day of my seventh decade of life. In astrology, we call this the solar return, for today the sun will once more be at the degree it was in Aquarius when I took my first breath of life and began to drive a brand new physical organism - my human body. 


I did not feel wonderful on the day I was born. I was frightened and was not comforted immediately upon entering. My mother did not think I belonged to her, and she did not like the way I looked, so long, thin and red. But my grandma was delighted to see me. She said in Italian; "Brutto alla nascita, Bella quando esce!" which translates to; "Ugly at birth, beautiful when coming out." 


I think of all the children born in this world and wonder how many are loved at that first moment? How many receive a small percentage of the love that they need to flower into the magnificent creators that they truly are.

For just a moment, come into this meditation vision with me.

Safe in the sea of creation

Take a deep breath, hold it and then release it. Go to that moment when you took your first breath of life. Allow yourself to feel how you felt as you entered this new world. Now let me be there for you.



I smile and say, "I love you! You are the most beautiful and wonderful child in the world." I hold you and see the angels that surround you, and we smile because we know a new light has been born in this world of chaos. You know you are safe. You know you are loved. 


I nurture you with love and direction so that you know who you are. You are divine. 


I teach you to look with love upon all of creation, for the very being who created you, created all of this universe through love. Honor all life, for it is part of creator, as you are part of creator. 


I help you realize that you can find joy if you choose it. 


For wherever there is darkness, so too there is light. If you look for the light, you will find it. If you stand in the light you will become it. When you become the light, all that is, becomes you.


As you grow, I teach you that you cannot fail. You may take unusual turns from time to time just to get the experience you need to create more of what you desire.


Allow yourself to feel the love I am sending, for you are part of creation as am I, and we are now and always will be connected.

Creation expressed in the stars

I am writing this to share with you the love that is creation. Though today is the record of my solar return, I will spend it thinking of you, sending you love, sending you angels to offer you whatever you need, and I will meditate today that peace, joy and love will fill your heart, and you will find the answers you seek,


I am honored to share this planet and this galaxy with you and with all the forms of divine creation. 


Blessings and joy,
Michele  

Happy Birthday, Aquarius - the sign of revolution, invention, scientific logic, irreverent attitudes, outspoken demeanor. They are also leaders in the art of cooperation for a cause. They believe friendship is holy and connectedness with independent thought is essential. Though they will attempt to convince you of whatever they are passionate about, they will also listen and can be swayed if you present a logical case.



At this time, no outer planets are in Aquarius, but Jupiter is in Aries which will sextile Aquarian suns offering expanded optimism, freedom to express a new appearance, a new body, competitive spirit and a doorway to explore and travel. 


Saturn is in Libra and will activate the Aquarian Sun in a trining action, which may offer opportunity to connect with stable older people, offer a nice structured relationship, an opportunity to stabilize a relationship with someone older or even with a father who has been absent.

Sarah Palin - Debater or Debutant? Aquarians Win 20% of US Presidential Elections

I know some of you like Palin - she is gutsy, challenging, courageous, interesting, quirky, unique, inventive, and in control.

She has qualities that many women admire, and attributes that many men desire.

A breath of fresh air many have said, and others consider it a terrific heat wave from the great northern ice queen.

Sarah Palin is an Aquarius by birth, and in many ways by aspect. She charges the chart of the United States by directly activating the U.S. Moon, and thus the people of the nation. She activates them emotionally, exciting them. She activates their curiosity and also makes them feel at home with her as their personal leader.

While Barack O'Bama's Leo Sun also activates the U.S. moon through a wide orb opposition, his Uranus electrifies the people dealing a close opposition while linking his South Node directly to the U.S. Moon. These indicate strong ties this man has to this country.

Barack O'Bama is someone who has been part of this nation in its founding time. His south node speaks of karmic ties to the people, and his North Node (one's karmic, or soul mission) is conjunct his Uranus, and they both closely conjoin the Midheaven of the United States chart. The significance of this cannot be understated. It tells of someone who returns from a mothering or founding time in the nation to bring forth a revolution, to clear out the emotional issues that block the dreams upon which the nation was founded. And to re-establish the international image that was the original revolution's dream.

America was born under an Aquarian moon, and you can see this influence throughout our society. We love the unique, unusual, inventive, and strange. Halloween is a favored holiday, as is April Fool's day. We celebrate ghouls and fools, tricks and pranks.

We are a nation that desires a genius, and we admire someone who stands out beyond the 'norm', someone who will speak their mind, carry their soapbox, and have defined values. Sarah Palin exemplifies what America desires through our Aquarian moon. While Obama electrifies, revolutionizes, and directs our Aquarian desires.


Here is a look at the five Aquarian Presidents:

8th President: William Harrison (whig) - died in office of natural causes
17th President: Abraham Lincoln (republican) - Assassinated
24th President: William McKinley (republican) - Assassinated
31st President: Franklin D. Roosevelt (democrat) - died in office of natural causes
35th President: Ronald Reagan (republican) - Suffered an attempted assassination

11 of the 55 times America has held a presidential election, we have elected Aquarians.

That is a whooping 20% of the time!

Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the only president ever elected four times.

In our history:
4 presidents have been assassinated. 2 were Aquarians.
4 presidents have died in office of natural causes. 2 were Aquarians.
4 presidents suffered assassination attempts. 1 was an Aquarian.

What does all this tell you?

It says we as a nation resonate to Aquarian leadership.

On a personal level, when someone's sun conjoins your moon, you feel an immediate attraction, you feel they are leaders, their ego is appealing, and you instinctively want to nurture them.

As a nation, the people of the country also relate.

Each of the presidents listed above either had a sun conjoining the U.S. Moon, or their Mercury conjoined the Moon, and they also had a wide orb or mid-point activation from their Sun and Venus.

Sarah Palin has Sun, Mars and Saturn activating our Moon. Will she create enough resonance to make America vote McCain?

This astrologer says unlikely.

I believe the Mars and Saturn issues will create enough of a reverse reaction that she will slide out of the race, and eventually out of view.

The fact that Palin's Saturn and Mars are on our Moon, at a time when the nation is at war, needs more structure, more discipline, and renewed energy; it is possible she will make us aware of these needs. But will we embrace her for it? Or will we learn because of her?

As an astrologer, I have looked at all forms of competitions seeking the winner. I have proven you cannot identify a winner in all races, and it is astrologically impossible to identify a winner in team sports. But about 70 to 80 percent of the time, you can use astrology to find the winner, if only a few individuals compete.

I have successfully proven that astrology cannot identify clear winners all the time, but it will identify a dead heat. If there is no dead heat, it can identify the winner.

Before Sarah Palin entered this race, there was no dead heat. Obama would be the clear victor. None of the other candidate's charts could activate America as strongly. But when Palin's chart entered the race, a competition began.

This highly-opinionated, odd and unusual beauty queen from far off Alaska has a planetary magnetic resonance that can wield the attention of this nation.

Ask me how I feel about that. Not so good.

After the Vice Presidential debate, this is what I came away with. I am quoting a comment I made on Buenos Burritos blog:

Sarah Palin, a Terrifying Choice - that's what I need to write on my car bumper.

I watched the debate and thought each time they flipped back between Biden and Palin, Joe (my husband) must have been switching channels from the VP debate to some beauty pageant contestant.

She had all the depth of a Miss America contestant, all the glam and all the wink. She sparkled, sassed, slighted, slid, slipped up and satisfied herself, giving only satisfaction to the small single minded conservative base that stirs around her.

The rest of us pray we will wake from this strange nightmare where a hockey mom, with a custom made Austrian rifle winks at us, while repeating the word maverick ten times. Then the camera pans back and we see she is seated behind the desk in the oval office. She turns to a man in the doorway saying; "First dude, give me a kiss."

In the background music plays, and Judi Collins sings - "That's right it's come to this. It's come to this. And wasn't it a long way down? And wasn't it a strange way down?"

January 2008 Free Astrology Horoscopes

Due to my web host, Ipower's migration to a new platform, I have been unable to upgrade AstrologyandMore.com. The data is in it but it is not showing, so the site does not have the latest astrology birth sign, free horoscope information. So I have decided to post it here till that site gets up. Hopefully my wonderful visitors will find this new blog and connect.

January 2008
Insight From Stellar Influences
by Michele Avanti CAP, EFT-3
(Times specified are Pacific Time)

When the MOON is VOID OF COURSE anything that you begin will not reach fulfillment. Use it to your advantage when you don't want someone to remember what you said! Here are the daylight hours this month when the moon is void of course: Jan. 1 after 4:33 pm; Jan. 3 after 4:30 pm; Jan. 6 after 4:27 pm; Jan. 8; Jan. 11 from 9:52 am to 10:44 am; Jan. 13 from 3:41 pm to 4:23 pm; Jan. 21; Jan. 24 before 6:28 am; Jan. 26 before 2:35 pm; Jan. 28 after 1:47 pm and Jan. 31 before 2:08 pm.

LUNAR ACTION
Waning Periods: Jan. 1-7 and Jan. 22-Feb. 6 begin with the full moon. It's a time of completion. In candle magic, it is known as the time of banishing.
Waxing Periods: Jan 8-21 begin with the new moon. It is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts. In candle magic it is known as the time of gathering.
NEW MOON: Jan 8, 3:37 am in Capricorn. The waxing period in Capricorn focuses on new goals, ambitions, long range plans and new careers.
FULL MOON: Jan 22, 5:35 am in Leo. The waning period in Leo focuses on completing issues of creativity, self-expression, social engagements, investing in yourself as well as, concerns with love and children.

How to Use This Column: As you read your sun and moon sign, you will note each section is broken into Focus, Test, Key & Action. Focus defines what you will find yourself focused on during this time. Test: is the issue or experience which will test your focus. Key: is a little gemstone which can help you pass the test if you will use it. Action: Is the outcome of what you do at this time.

Aries: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Challenging family issue. Test: Facts first. Key: Words and acts are indelible. Caution prevents regret. Action: You're challenged by your feelings while ending a family situation. 8-21: Focus: Restrictions challenge you. Test: Avoid challenging people in authority. Key: Discipline becomes the reactive process only when practiced sufficiently. Action: New rules or superiors challenge you to confront their authority. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Issues involving children, love and investments. Test: Express your feelings. Key: The innocence of a child knows no fear. Action: A time of socializing filled with opportunities for creativity.

Taurus: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Pride in family. Test: Be content. Key: Achievements are most enjoyable when shared. Action: This is a time to complete home projects which add comfort and contentment. 8-21: Focus: New career options. Test: Recognize when loyalty keeps you from success. Key: You've earned it through perseverance and hard work. Action: You're offered a new level of security. New investments show promise. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Creativity challenges you. Test: Balance commitment with fun and socializing. Key: Peace results from following your heart. Action: You're challenged to fulfill a loving promise to a child or lover as well as to yourself.

Gemini: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Irritating family issues. Test: Avoid overstating your case. Key: The facts speak for themselves. Action: Frustration mounts as you complete a family issue. Stay focused. 8-21: Focus: Goals. Test: Planning. Key: Success is the result of a good planning, perseverance and hard work. Action: A new superior evaluates you, causing you to reconsider your goals. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Leadership and fun. Test: Recognize your leadership skills. Key: You can find joy in knowing you have acted responsibly. Action: You're offered an opportunity to express your leadership abilities while having fun with friends, lover or child.

Cancer: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Feelings. Test: Let go. Key: Emotions expose the inner being. Action: Following your instinct helps complete a family project successfully. 8-21: Focus: New superiors, rules and the father image. Test: Discipline your emotions. Key: Your success is only limited by your mindset. Action: New rules force you to balance your desire to stay at home with your need to make a father figure proud. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Debate about love. Test: Recognize what is really important. Key: Emotional outbursts indicate a deeper wound. Action: Irritating childish behavior brings a situation to its conclusion

Leo: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Emotions. Test: Honor your needs. Key: Hiding feelings does not make them disappear. Action: Frustration reaches a conclusion as denial and irresponsible indifference become apparent. 8-21: Focus: Examining goals. Test: Stress or laughter. Key: Humor is the best medicine. Action: Your drive to succeed and be the center of attention may cause new heart problems - physically or in love. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Fun, love and socializing. Test: Enjoy without taking the credit. Key: Love is joyful when the ego is set aside. Action: Completing a project for children or a loved one fills you with passion and joy.

Virgo: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Loving home. Test: Over-analyzing. Key: Family love and a comfortable home are treasures. Action: You feel content as you complete a project for home or family. 8-21: Focus: A secure future. Test: An opportunity to invest. Key: Only one in a million know how to receive. Action: Whether love or money, this cycle offers a new practical, secure long term investment. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Wasteful people. Test: Avoid judging. Key: Value is often learned through absence. Action: While fulfilling a leadership role, you're angered by a wasteful, arrogant, self-indulgent, wealthy person.

Libra: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Fairness. Test: Self-honesty. Key: Emulate Solomon and wisdom will prevail. Action: Ending a family situation challenges your sense of fairness and your need to be nurtured. 8-21: Focus: Ambitions. Test: Diplomacy. Key: Health requires that you express yourself. Choose your timing and words with care. Action: Your need to fulfill an old goal is challenged by an emotionally controlled superior. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Art and socializing. Test: Avoid excess. Key: Childlike qualities of fearless honesty can serve you. Action: Completing a creative engagement may lead to a commitment of love.

Scorpio: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Love. Test: Being vulnerable. Key: Intimacy develops by revelation and trust. Action: Opportunities for a more comfortable home and more intimacy in your relationship. 8-21: Focus: Power and control. Test: Avoid manipulating. Key: Real power comes from self-control. Action: A new position of power is available. Secure new developments from old investments. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Leadership roles. Test: Unselfish action. Key: Hidden agendas preclude the light. Action: You're challenged by a gregarious, freewheeling Santa Claus to end power struggles and enjoy your position.

Sagittarius: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Loyalty. Test: Is the grass really greener...? Key: Home is where the heart is. Action: Conclusion of an emotional matter makes you reassess your need for family. 8-21: Focus: New irritating superiors. Test: Work with the rules. Key: The restrictions raise patriarchal issues you need to release. Action: New rules and controlling superiors cause frustrating delays. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Socializing and love. Test: Avoid overindulgence. Key: Other areas of your life should not suffer while you have fine. Action: Success completing a creative project brings passion, socializing and love.

Capricorn: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Security. Test: Nourish all parts of your life each day. Key: There is a time for everything under heaven. Action: Completion of a home project brings family back into focus. 8-21: Focus: Long term goals. Test: Taking on too big a load. Key: A pie is easier to eat in small pieces - so too with goals. Action: New superiors listen and will help you achieve your goals. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Review fun, love and long term goals. Test: Release stress, receive joy. Key: Love is often missed by a greedy eye. Action: Honest examination of your ambitious socializing may save your heart.

Aquarius: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Reorganizing. Test: Don't project. Key: What we see in others, good or bad, is a recognition of ourselves. Action: Family ties, household projects and food need redefining. 8-21: Focus: Goals. Test: Use this time for research instead of whining. Key: To become the maker of the law, you must first understand why a law is made. Action: Your new ambitions are stifled by new rules and delays. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Time for me. Test: To love, be responsible and still feel free. Key: Prioritize to discover a time for you. Action: Finally you conclude the emotional tug of war between your need for spontaneous independence and your children or lover.

Pisces: Dec. 25-Jan. 7: Focus: Your dreams. Test: Sleep less. Key: Your intuition is clear now, follow it. Action: You have an opportunity to have the house and/or family of your dreams, but you must act on it. 8-21: Focus: Work and long term goals. Test: To recognize your ability to succeed. Key: Leadership is only offered when the potential for success has been proven. Action: Your career offers you a new position more aligned with your dreams. 22-Feb. 6: Focus: Reorganizing your social calendar. Test: Overindulgence may harm feet or heart. Key: Fulfilling love is not a rescue but a conscious choice. Action: A commitment to love requires an honest review of your less responsible behavior.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAPRICORN!
• Tenth Sign of the Zodiac • Cardinal Earth • Feminine •
Ruler Saturn • Colors Burgundy & Dark Reds • Gemstone Garnet
• Flowers: Ivy & Pansy • Herbs: Comfrey, Hemp & Hemlock •
Cell Salt: Calc Phos • Rules: Knees, Skin, Bones & Teeth
Key Phase: "I Discipline!" • Most Compatible Signs: Taurus and Virgo

Capricorn you're the conservative, ambitious, punctual, practical, serious, inhibited and unemotional people who rule nations, corporations and courtrooms. You us everything around you from material things to people. You're driven to achieve in your chosen career. You tend to be melancholy and do not smile easily. You love the old and think in terms of long term outcomes. Everything in life is an investment to you. Career comes first and marriage second. If you marry, it will be late in life or to someone older than you. You like to be challenged and then recognized for your accomplishments. You tend to be a loner and act superior but have a deep fear of failure. You excel in corporate environments, politics and government. You could be a jailer, scientist, watchmaker, chiropractor, osteopath, miner, mathematician, orator, serious actor or school administrator.

Famous Capricorns include:
Benjamin Franklin, Elvis Presley, Kevin Costner, Tiger Woods,
Carolyn Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Maureen Reagan,
Janis Joplin, Cassius Clay, Kit Carson, Al Capone,
Thomas Becket, Clara Barton, Joan Baez, Albert Schweitzer,
Loretta Young, Daniel Webster, Paul Cezanne, Andrew Johnson,
Joan of Arc, Howard Hughes, J. Edgar Hoover, Alexander Hamilton,
Barry Goldwater, Kahlil Gibran, Edward Teller, A. A. Milne,
Woodrow Wilson, Conrad Hilton, Mao Zedong, Millard Fillmore,
Marlene Dietrich, Cicero, Jack London, Howard Stern, Naomi Judd,
John Carpenter, Nina Totenberg, Jason Bateman, Jim Carrey,
Andy Kaufman, Chic Young, Idi Amin, Maureen Reagan, David Bowie,
Hallie Todd, Jean-Pierre Rampal, & Robert E. Lee.

Michele Avanti, CAP, is a Certified Astrology Professional, Metaphysical Minister, Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner, and an Award Winning Author. The first paperback edtion of her two time award winning book, GreeHee The Journey of Five will be released nationally January 1, 2008. For a personal consultation (taped session $133 per hour) Call: 541-863-6631