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Planet Weather for the Week
of February 17, 2008
SkyWatch – Moon
phase of the week: 2/20 -- The Moon reaches perfect fullness at 10:33 PM EST,
at one degree of Virgo. In Native American traditions, this Full Moon is the
Snow Moon, sometimes a.k.a. the Hunger Moon. Skywatching
event of the week -- This week's Full Moon will also give us the third lunar
eclipse within a year (there are usually at most two sets of eclipses, solar
and lunar, within this time span) and the first of 2008. Nearly everyone in
North, Central, and South America, as well as Western Europe, will have a great
view of this eclipse, weather permitting. The Moon will be riding high in the
night as viewed from most of the United States and Canada. The eclipse will
start around 8 PM EST and end shortly after midnight. And to make this
spectacle even more spectacular, both Saturn and the bright blue astrological
Royal Star Regulus will form a broad triangle with
the Moon's ruddy disk. Space news of the week -- The Space Shuttle Atlantis
successfully launched and docked with the International Space Station (ISS)
this past week, and shuttle astronauts are currently busy prepping the European
Space Agency's Columbus lab for attachment to the ISS as one of its permanent
modules, bringing the station closer to completion by the end of this decade. WOW! Go out! Look up!
Knowing when VOC Moons occur is key to planning your successful week!
The Void-of-course (VOC) Moon is
a kind of limbo. As it reaches the end of a sign, the Moon makes no major
aspect to another planet before it enters the next sign. VOC is best for less
outcome-oriented activity, since VOC often means detours, distractions, drifting,
or delays. If you want specific outcomes, or if timeliness is critical, don’t
use a VOC Moon time. VOC is best for processing, imagining, creating, and open-ended
activities, like parties, research, or cleaning your desk/closet for instance!
It is said that when a new action is initiated during VOC, “nothing will come
of it,” or energies go in unplanned directions, which may not necessarily be
negative.
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Week of 2/17/08 – Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday are the most active energetically and potentially most
productive days – more Moon or planetary aspects for engagement and/or
producing results. On 2/17/08, the Moon is VOC/Cancer from 4:13PM to 1:51PM EST
(2/18/08) – on 2/20/08, VOC/Leo from 12:53PM to 7:06PM EST – on 2/22/08, VOC/Virgo
from 9:15PM to 2:45AM EST (2/23/08).
PlanetPatterns:
The following planetary energy patterns flavor the day
and are felt or experienced often hours before and after their exact
culmination. They remain effective, certainly until the next major planetary
pattern comes along to shift the energy gears.
Venus enters fixed, air Aquarius on
2/17/08 @ 11:22AM EST until 3/12/08. This Venus is logical, and although social, may at times be somewhat
distant. Still, this position values loyalty in friendship and proves to be a
true friend. There’s more tolerance for the unusual, unique, foreign and
unconventional, both in negotiating relationships or seeking them out. As a
trend, Venus/Aquarius wants something different and creative and will relish
new spaces and places. The urge for independence and walking alone could have
you partaking of separate activities more often. Or perhaps you’ll escape
together and take a little trip, to breathe some fresh air into the same old,
same old – routine. A quote from the mystic poet Kahil
Gibran sums it up, “But let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the
winds of heaven dance between you.”
**Mercury in fixed, air Aquarius turns
Stationary Direct @ 8deg. Aquarius on 2/18/08 @ 9:57PM. The first Mercury Retrograde of 2008 is ending. The
cycle, however, won’t be complete in revealing its gifts of mental processing until
Mercury passes the degree at which it went retrograde (24 Aquarius), called the
“shadow point,” and that will be on 3/9/08. Mercury retrograde is exactly for
processing and ferreting out the kinks in our thinking, which may initially
create more confusion. Once past the shadow point, we emerge from the maze and
the haze and are apt to more clear cognition. Because of Mercury’s Rx cycle, it
conjoins with elusive, inspirational, and sometimes illusion-prone Neptune
three times – 1/21/08, 2/2/08, and lastly on 3/6/08. The task for this Mercury
Rx was/is to ferret out some elusive truth or a hidden yearning and acknowledge
a desire for an ideal and whether we ought to pursue a dream that seems to
persist in our consciousness – and the possible consequences of doing so.
The Sun enters mutable, water Pisces on
2/19/08 @ 1:50AM EST until 3/20/08. We
are now entering the transitional time of the (Winter)
season. This is a dream-time and a synthesis as we prepare for a taking greater
direct action when we reach Aries time, a month from now. Pisces is the sea of
possibilities from which our greatest yearnings emerge. Be sure to inspire
yourself as much as possible to maximize the creative flow of this time. Give
yourself more time to daydream and reflect, so that you are in tune with your
soul-being and ready to spring into Spring soon!
Lunar Eclipse Full Moon @ 1deg. Virgo on
2/20/08 @ 10:30PM EST. Eclipses have
been enigmatic since time began, as they signify a departure from the natural
order of light – shadows are created and hidden things must come into the light
of consciousness. Our ancestors took them very seriously and with a certain
fated foreboding – usually of changes in fortune for kings and leaders. Eclipses
come in pairs, typically two weeks apart – one Solar and one Lunar. The current
one, two weeks after the last Solar Eclipse, belongs to the same eclipse family
which began at the North Pole in the year 944 C.E. A full eclipse cycle goes
from one pole to the other and takes thousands of years to complete. Again,
this eclipse accentuates communication and the struggle between conflicting
views and beliefs. We deliberate among divisions and choices in various ways,
and certainly this is visible in the politics of today! If you have planets
within a few degrees on either side of this eclipse, you will feel it most
directly. Note that this eclipse degree makes a trine (120deg. angle) to Pluto
@ 0 Capricorn and in fact, trines Pluto’s very first Station Retrograde degree
of 1 Capricorn on 4/2/08. It also foreshadows Saturn’s Retrograde Direct
station @ 1 Virgo on 5/2/08. To sum up – critical choices, look at the details
to reach your wisest and most practical decisions. We have demanding times
approaching.
NewsBits: Hillary or Obama? It
sure looks as though it’s Obama as the Democratic Presidential
candidate, right now -- but wait, there are significant planetary shifts coming
and the tide may yet change. For instance, Mercury turning direct (2/18/08) will
bring greater clarity to evaluating the candidates (we’ve been in the spin
cycle and our thinking may have been a bit fuzzy). The Lunar eclipse, which
makes a trine to Pluto/Capricorn on 2/20/08, the day before the next Democratic
debate (2/21/08), stimulates both Hillary and Obama’s
charts strongly – so watch that debate!
There’s some volatility in
the air this year with powerful Pluto sitting on the degree of the Winter
Solstice, 0deg. Capricorn. As we taste the beginnings of the seismic shift that
will last approximately 16 years, we may feel unsteady and uncertain of the
principles that are nearest and dearest to us. We have several strong choices,
but what measures will we use to choose? Pluto in Capricorn demands
accountability, reliability, and masterful performance of duties and
responsibilities. The pressures on the next President will be powerful, whoever
it is.
Hillary Clinton is a strong
woman, a lifelong devoted public servant, and certainly heroic in what she has
survived and endured. She’s still standing and will take it to the limit of
possibility – so let’s not rule her out just yet. [She just said, she’s going to fight all the way to the convention.] You can be sure she’s analyzed what’s recently
transpired and is mobilizing to meet the Obama
challenge. You will hear some strong messages from her in the next several
weeks leading up to the Texas and Ohio primaries. We need her accurate time of
birth to fully determine the influences acting upon her at this time. If anyone
has information regarding her time of birth (that can be verified), please let
us know!
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