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What's in the Stars?
Monday, May 18
Moon in Pisces An all day Pisces moon awaits. Pisces is an oceanic sign symbolized by two fishes. One fish swims toward the top of the water where it can glimpse the sparking Sun on peaceful compassionate waters and the heavens above. This fish seeks to merge within the Oneness of all living things and to escape to an Eden-like paradise where there is no pain and there is no suffering.
The other fish swims into murky and sometimes toxic waters that contain the suffering of all beings and a deep sense of compassion for the torment, trial and tribulation that we experience in ourselves and others.
Both fish seek an altered state of consciousness to merge into the heavens or to escape the pits of hell, but mostly a little bit of both. The fish together are all at once both victim and savior. Both are seeking escape from the mundane, everyday world and both are learning compassion.
Meditation, music, art, theater, dreaming and dance are favored activites during a Pisces moon. Pisces is a dreamer and a poet of life with great imagination and compassion for others. If one fish swims toward the light and the other into the dark, we must be on our toes to avoid the darker escape routes such as substance abuse and escape into TV, electronics, too much food or too much work.
Also today, the communication planet Mercury meets up with the Sun at 27 Taurus and we may find ourselves overidentifying with our own thoughts and opinions. Taurus likes to take its time, be practical and consider all the security options before moving forward. If there is some idea you wish to present, today is a good day to do so and then patiently allow others to slowly simmer, digest and contemplate before taking action. Don't push too hard. Allow things to build slowly.
Affirmation for the day:
Gazing out at the beauty of the Ocean, with all its natural motion and undulating waves ~ with the sound of the crashing surf and the smell of the salt water air is sometimes all I need to feel at Peace and at One with All.
Tuesday, May 19
Moon in Pisces/Aries
The morning greets with more dreamy, misty Pisces energy for the first part of the day before it enters Aries later in the afternoon. This transition is somewhat like having a bucket of ice water dumped on top of your head. It's time to cut through the veil of illusion, wake up and take charge and realize that you are in charge of your own life and the circumstances that surround it. Own up. Be the courageous warrior of your own destiny.
With the moon in Aries, we may be chomping at the bit to get the show on the road, but with Mercury still retrograde, things may not move as quickly as we might like. There might be some area of your life where you experience this push-pull challenge. Rather than try to impulsively trail blaze your way into new territory, it may be wise to take the time to allow the "feast" to simmer a little bit longer before we are able to eat it.
Today is also the last day for the Sun to be in Taurus. Honor the builder, musician, gardner and peace-loving, serenity seeking, sensual side of yourself and others and then make way for the swirling, dynamic energy of the Twins.
Affirmation for the day:
The Dreamtime is a time of renewal and the creation of sacred space, but soon the Warrior will emerge, refreshed and eager to blaze new trails and forge new territory and seek adventure ~ and I will be ready.
Wednesday, May 20
Happy Birthday Gemini!
Moon in Aries
The dynamic duo has arrived. The playful Twins are celebrating their birthdays today and have lots of information to seek, gather and share. Gemini loves information of any kind, trivial or otherwise. Gemini is an air sign and Aries is a fire sign. Together, they are quite like a wildfire out of control.
To deepen the sometimes superficial light-heartedness of Gemini, is a conjunction of Jupiter (faith, expansion), Chiron (enlightened healer) and Neptune (dreams, visions) at 26 degrees Aquarius. This is a magical cosmic mix that has not held hands in humanitiarian Aquarius since 1945. What does it all mean?
Think faith and inspiration! Dreams and possibility! Forgiveness and healing! Do you believe that we create our own world? Do you believe in the power of manifestation? This is a very positive time where we, both as individuals and as a collective can dream a better dream. Through the dark, we can see a light shimmering ahead in the distance and allow ourselves to move through the pain, the suffering, the violence and despair in order to be bathed in the Light.
Cutting through the thick fog of drama, deception and illusion that surrounds us (often times self-imposed), we can begin to see a clear picture emerge and a view into new possibilities. One of my favorite quotes is from my friend, Kelly Lee Phipps:
"Argue for your limitations and you get to keep them, but discover your possibilities and you get to create them."
Affirmation for the day:
Today, I choose courage and strength. It is always there, beneath the layers of fear, calling for my return into the wildish and fearless Nature that is innate and instinctual to all beings.
Thursday, May 21
Moon in Aries/Taurus
The Aries moon is supported by her male companion, Mars today, allowing her to shine brighter and more brilliantly than ever. Adventure calls! Today we might just have the extra strength and courage we need to tell someone we love them (or leave someone we love), ask for that promotion or begin a new project.
Later in the evening the moon settles into Taurus, and we may find ourselves once again looking for pleasure and sensual delights in those things and with those people who bring us a sense of comfort, joy and security and allow us just to "be" as we are with no need to change a thing.
Affirmation for the day:
After braving the battles of life, it's a gift to be simple and a blessing to receive and accept ourselves just as we are. No more ~ No less.
Friday, May 22
Moon in Taurus
An all day Taurus moon brings us into the present and into our bodies. What is your body saying to you today. Between Mercury's retrograde in Taurus and today's moon in Taurus, the answers should be there. All you need do is to listen. Do you need to move your body more, eat healthier food, have more rest?
Really tune in. Really listen. What is it that you really need? Inhale deeply through your nose to the count of 4, hold your breath for a brief second and allow that breath to nourish you, exhale slowly and completely through your mouth to the count of 5. With each breath you take, imagine that you are breathing in "peace." While you hold your breath, imagine that you are being filled with that "peace." As you exhale, imagine that you are giving out "calmness." Do that 10 times. Breath in "peace," hold it, breath out "calm." Ahhhhh. Doesn't that feel good?
Affirmation for the day:
The sensual side of our human existence is no less important than the air we breath. Experiencing life through our sense of touch, smell, sight, sound and taste grounds us to the Earth and reminds us that we are alive and allows us to be present in each moment.
Saturday, May 23
Moon in Taurus/Gemini
Most of the day, we remain present in earth bound Taurus. While there, we are aware of a rather tricky connection between the Sun (ego) in Gemini and transformational Pluto in Capricorn that can signal power struggles with others and wounded egos. Whatever situation you may find yourself in today, ask yourself what part you have played in the mix? This is an opportunity for you to shed a little dead skin and seek higher ground and happiness rather than some misguided ego need to be "right."
What stake do you really have in being stubborn and stuck in your own often short-sighted objective? Is there something you can do differently? With Mercury retrograde and the Sun in Gemini joined by the Moon's entrance into Gemini as well later in the day, seek to find better ways to communicate and then allow yourself an opportunity to practice. We are all practicioners of life.
Despite that old cliche (yeah, you know the one...), it really isn't about perfection. It is about doing the best we can as often as we can and being "okay" with that. After you figure out where you screwed up this time, let yourself off the hook (Come on, you deserve it!) and then try again.
This is the last day before a New Moon, so don't be surpirsed if you feel a little blue today. It just goes with the territory. Life is like a wave. It goes up and then it goes down and then it comes back up again.
Affirmation for the day:
After a long rest in the field, I am eager for stimulation and rejuvenation through changing routines and trying out something fresh and new.
Sunday, May 24
New Moon in Gemini
Wake up to a New Moon at 3 degrees Gemini. Recall that new Moons are a time of new beginnings
(for more information about the lunar cycles, click here.) New moons are a time of hope and a time of promise. They are symbolic of starting out with a fresh, clean slate.
There's one catch though. Pluto is the very serious sign of Capricorn and is squaring off with this new moon in the often superficial and light-hearted Gemini. This deepens the waters. Where are you in life right now? Where do you wish to be? Are you happy? If not, why not? Where do you go from here? Pluto seeks answers to some very deep questions.
Pluto symbolizes our urge to uncover the truth through surrender and letting go. It's energies can bring you down to both knees. The more you resist, the more pain you will experice in the process. It is the deep and slow process of the Pheonix rising out of the ashes, the snake shedding its skin or the buttefly emerging from its cocoon.
Gemini seeks information and data, but usually can't be bothered with such weighty Plutonian issues. Gemini is too busy and too restless to stay in one place for very long or stick with any process or for too long, otherwise it might miss out on all the other bits and pieces of data floating around.
If you put these the two very different energies together, you are being challenged to look below the surface and devise a plan for your own happiness. You are in charge. It's your movie. It may be time to dust yourself off, get rid of the excess baggage and the things and people in your life that don't support you and don't add to your sense of happiness and fulfillment. Change is tough, but I've got to believe that passive complacency and a state of quiet desperation is even tougher. Maybe its time to toss out the old script and begin working a new one. Make a list and devise a plan. The New Moon is about seizing the day and taking action. Go for it!
Affirmation for the day:
Communication is the key to expressing my needs and desires. The more honest I am in my discourse with myself and especially with others, the more I am able to give and receive. I hold the key to my own happiness.
 Live your truth and open to the authentic living flow of of your being. Until next week...
~ Dawn Elizabeth ~
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