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(*Note: Where you are located at the time when the Moon Returns to its natal position determines the location for where the Lunar Return Report will be cast. The same applies to Solar Return Report. So, in the example given here, this ‘person’ based on a randomly chosen date, was is said to have been born in Vancouver British Columbia, but is currently visiting or residing in San Francisco, California! ) Lunar Return Chart Apr 02, 2009 03:34:24 PM PDT +07:00 122W25'06", 37N46'30" The Lunar Return Astrology can provide many valuable panoramas as you move through this world, from a lifelong overview to the snapshot of the opportunities available in a single instant. The view you get depends upon how far back you pull from the subject and thus how much your eye, so to speak, can encompass. In the words of the ‘That's about the size, where you put your eyes, that’s about the size of it.’ It's all in how you frame your picture. The closer to the subject you get, the greater the detail - the farther away, the larger the scope. The natal horoscope with its transits and progressions can, for instance, give you a view of all the days of your life, painted with a broad brush. Or, the sweep of the heavens in the instant of the moment can portray where you're at right now. In the middle, the pictures of the coming month or the coming year are available to you in the form of lunar (monthly) and solar (yearly) returns. What Is A Lunar Return? Your Lunar Return is the monthly chart of the instant the Moon in the sky returns to the exact position it was at your birth. It's kind of a monthly birthday, and the arrangement of planets it displays reflects the patterns of your coming month. Each month, this re-birth-day works out its potential for you and then is renewed once again 27 1/2 days later with a new set of surprises and opportunities. How Does It Work? Like your natal chart, or any other kind of horoscope, a Lunar Return is a chart of a beginning - in this case, the monthly beginning of the lunar cycle that started at your birth, which is the cycle of your response to your environment, including your emotions, feelings, interactivity, social well-being, and generally how creatively you react to the challenges and opportunities of life. It works on the principle that when you begin something - anything - everything that flows from it is bound up in the initial conditions under which it started. The beginning is your foundation, and you build and rest upon it until you are finished. A Lunar return is the astrological depiction of the new beginning you make each month and what results from it until the next cycle begins. Well Begun Is Half Done "The beginning is half of everything," said the ancient Greeks, and so your monthly beginning is something to be taken seriously and honored, if you want your lunar month to have a good start. Thus, give yourself a little time and space to rest and meditate if you can in the few hours surrounding the time of your Lunar return each month. Take the time to think about what lies ahead, plan your strategies, and gather your resources so you can make the best of what's offered. Look over the aspects in your Lunar return chart and the days and times ahead where they individually kick in. Once you've got a calm picture of the challenges and openings to come, you can rise to seize the day, one moment at a time, and make the most of the month. Changing the Picture The planetary positions in a Lunar Return are locked in at the moment the Moon returns to its natal place. Where these positions fall in relation to the local horizon, and thus the areas of life in which they work, is entirely dependent upon where you are at the time. Thus, if you see that your Lunar Return is going to develop a picture you'd like to rearrange, that can be accomplished by placing yourself at the right spot on the globe to fine-tune the event. Many astrologers travel widely in order to adjust both Solar and Lunar returns - I have done so repeatedly over the last 35 years with apparent great success, so I recommend it when necessary. Moving about extensively every month is not easy for everyone, but being aware that it affects the Lunar return is a plus if you normally travel on business and have some say as to where. Pieces of the Puzzle The Lunar Return is a large piece of the astrological picture of what happens with your life every month, but it is not the only one. Lunar transits, New and Full Moons, and other factors also weigh in, so they have been included in this report so you can have a more complete picture of what to expect and what you have to work with. You should remember, however, that factors whose timing is as short as a monthly cycle are more like the minute or second hands on your life's clock face. Don't forget to stand back every now and then and refresh yourself with the big picture of where you are and where you're going, which are described by long-term transit and progression cycles. After that, you can get back down to the day-to-day nitty-gritty which the Lunar return offers and know that your focus is tracking and every moment is enjoyed and utilized to its best advantage. With that in mind, read on and launch yourself into the coming month with the wind at your back and the planets racing by your side... Your Personal Lunar Return Your Lunar Return Chart this Month Your Lunar Return can be read in a manner similar to many other types of horoscopes, except that in doing interpretations it must be kept in mind that it has an unusually short life. The chart is only in effect for 27 1/2 days until it is supplanted by the next Lunar Return. Thus, where the middle and outer planets are concerned, there is little or no change of sign over literally dozens of Lunar Returns. This makes the overall influence of signs more of a long-term, barely changing backdrop and thus negligible in effect. The house placements and the mutual aspects of the planets and Angles thus become where all the action is, fueled mostly by the faster-changing positions of the inner planets. That may be just as well, as trying to stuff too much interpretive information into a description of a single month leads to diminishing returns, and what is important gets lost in the shuffle. So what is most important in a Lunar Return? Certainly the house positions of the Sun and Moon (Lights), and the sign of the Ascendant, which represent the main areas of focus for the month, along with the house positions of the planets. After that comes the aspects of the Lights, Angles, and inner planets to each other and to the middle and outer planets, which describes the dynamics of the month. Last comes the aspects of the middle and outer planets to each other, which provide a background dynamic upon which the rest play out. These, taken together with featured elements of your natal chart highlighted by Lunar Return positions, give an overall picture of the coming month. Daily Events After a look at the overall picture for the month, daily influences are painted primarily by the transiting Moon as it passes through the natal and Lunar return houses and ticks off its conjunctions to planets in both the natal chart and the Lunar Return chart. This accounts for 47 occurrences, each of which happens once, in varying orders, throughout each month. As the Moon transits the houses and planets of the natal chart, it triggers events that are both personal to the moment and yet connect with more long-term issues as well, since the natal chart abides permanently. As the Moon touches the houses and planets of the Lunar return, however, its effects are to highlight and spark off the trends depicted in that chart only, and thus apply only to very short-term developments. These Lunar transits thus give what amounts to inner and outer pictures, short-term and longer-term effects working together, both of which are described in the text. Personal Void-of-Course Moon One final, and very useful, addition is the Personal Void-of-Course Moon. The period of time every 2 1/2 days when the transiting Moon has made its last aspect to another body in the sky before changing signs is described as a Void-of-Course Moon period. It can last from a few minutes to over a day, depending how late in signs the planets are at the time. Because the Moon at this time doesn't really have its "feet on the ground," is generally considered a period unfavorable for tangible decisions that require solid support, but an excellent time for insight, relaxation, and reaching outside of confining boundaries. Many astrological calendars include a monthly list of these times. If you have natal planets late in one or more signs, however, an ordinarily Void-of-Course Moon may still be making aspects to your chart, allowing you a special exception from the rule and giving you a decision-making advantage at this time. Conversely, if your planets are mostly early in signs, then for you the Moon goes Void-of-Course sooner than for the rest of the world, allowing you to check out and party early, while others are still in a more mundane frame of mind. Thus, included here is a list of your own Personal Void-of-Course Moon times unique to you alone, in order to give you a very specific personal advantage. They each begin when the Moon makes its last aspect to your chart and end when the Moon enters the next sign. Lunar Return: Apr 02, 2009 As in a natal chart, the first thing you look at is the position of the Sun, Moon, and Ascendant. Their positions and aspects form the fundamental dynamic for the month: whether it's coming on like a juggernaut, sneaking up like a cat, stumbling in like a bull in a china shop, or striding in like a hero. Since the Lunar Return Moon is the same as your natal Moon, any aspects to it are also transiting aspects to your natal horoscope, thus uniquely entwining both charts and making the Lunar aspects especially important. The house position of the Sun and Moon tell you where your main action will be all month, and the Ascendant sign show the overall style. Easy aspects of these to the rest of the chart will show a month whizzing by according to plan. Hard aspects will indicate tangles and challenges to overcome. The text relays how to make the most of the former and how to transform the latter to get best results from the month. Sun You'll find that opportunity for awhile comes from resources that either you have previously forgotten or that others come in to provide. This can include attending to credit matters or finding others who are willing to back you up and throw their personal and financial weight behind you. It's also a time to rediscover lost treasures, things you thought worthless or had mislaid. Similarly, it's also a good time to take out the trash, so to speak, and clear the decks by separating what is worth taking along from what should rightly be left by the roadside. Lighten your load, so you will be ready to take and manage opportunities and resources that come in over the transom. Make room for more... Sun in Eighth House Forceful ideas may be the flavor of the month, but remember that they are a two-edged sword. Well and enthusiastically supported opinions win friends but insisting on one person's opinion does quite the opposite. The danger to watch out for is the inflated ego having more weight than the intellect and also a rush to judgment settling issues before all the relevant information is in. Therefore, gather all your wits before you launch your propositions, and when you meet with resistance, give it a fair hearing before steamrolling over it. It's really easy to be too close to the subject to really see the whole story and find yourself in the pocket of the powerful without realizing it. Sun Conjunction Mercury Moon Feelings, you've got feelings...and that may be the inner keyword for the lunar month, as you have the opportunity to be especially close to those dear to you. It's time to reinvigorate your special circle of friends, re-instilling and building on love that lies there. Similarly, it's a good time to expand that circle to include those who may have more to give you than they receive. You may have the opportunity to benefit from what others create, so don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Gracious receiving is as much a talent as giving, and one increases the other, so let your feelings flow and delight in what comes, knowing that you deserve it. You can repay later. Moon in Eleventh House Restlessness, indecision, and conflicting opinions can be troublesome and you may find some difficulty in separating your feelings from the actual facts in the situation. Digging out the truth may take multiple tries, but you'll get there if you try, try again and refrain from opening your mouth before your brain is in gear. The greatest temptation, and the most to be avoided, is to simply make up a convenient story to gloss things over. That's not just because lying is bad, but because you're not likely to be good at it now, which could get you doubly in dutch. Watch out for this same potential in others, because it's in the air, when you try to untangle unlikely statements. Moon Square Mercury Getting your feelings out into the open may seem so easy this month that you probably won't bother, but you should. Your ability to lead by example is an opportunity which, if taken now, can help establish you as a resource for others who need motivation and guidance. Actions that seem obvious to you may not be so at all to another, and this is the time to share that kind of insight. Feelings that need to be acted upon require a steady hand, which you will have for a time - and if you act on them, they will grow and be a support for you. Further, you'll not only know yourself better learning through experience, you'll gain a reputation for doing just that, which will profit you in the future. Moon Trine Mars You may find yourself reaching a plateau of emotional stability such that you can be a first-class shoulder to lean on. When others come to you with troubles, your advice will reflect a calm and steady life example and a refuge from the storms of life. Although you may find comforting platitudes trite, others won't, and you can breathe new life into old maxims by adding fresh insight and updated applications to them. You'll also find that addressing the problems of others helps you better understand your own character and allows you to rediscover and strengthen those parts of your nature which have particularly well stood the test of time. Self-examination is its own reward. Moon Sextile Saturn This month offers considerable opportunities to promote yourself from offstage, letting others boost your reputation by showing support for your flag. This is not a time for wild, blockbuster reviews but rather a flow of steady compliments that emphasize how well you fit in with your surroundings and complement them. In many ways, the status quo is your friend as long as you can make progress by leaning on it and appearing to fit in while in fact pulling ahead. Sell yourself as a team player right about now and the team will give you valuable support in return. Don't nail yourself to their agenda, but go along to the extent that it benefits you. Moon Sextile Midheaven Ascendant This month is ready to befriend everybody, a real hale-fellow-well-met. It will offer a good time first, and look into things later, but it is the latter that you have to watch out for. Don't forget to bring a pair of hip boots, considering what you may have to wade through, but also bring your party gear, as any occasion can be an excuse for a toast. Life is bigger than life, it's damn the details, full speed ahead. It's the little things that can trip you up, however, so don't let your enthusiasm overcome your good sense in the middle of the fray. When you see behind the smiles and handshakes, you can then get down to the business at hand and make the most of the moment, using the expansive energies to help roll you along. Best path: progress through joy. Ascendant in Leo This is a great time to find your dream partner, but not necessarily an ideal period for exchanging vows. You are likely to see others with a bit of a soft filter, which can make them look better than they are, but the illusion may fail later on, so enjoy it while it lasts. Because of this, you may be more easily subject to deceit, so don't let anybody pull the wool over your eyes in areas you'd rather they didn't. Similarly, expect others to be a little on the confused side now and then, so be patient if you find yourselves at sea in a fog without a chart. Sometimes its fun to be clueless and the mist will lift soon enough, baring a starker reality. The inner planets, Mercury, Venus and Mars, change significantly from month to month and indicate the personal permutations your life is going through. Basically, it's the framework of how you play the game, who else is playing, and how they're playing it. Easy aspects mean you win with no contest, hard aspects suggest a more hard-fought game that may put your life skills more to the test and increase your personal growth and talents through experience. The text relays both sides and gives advice on what games to play, what ones to avoid, and the best strategies - whether you want to raise, hold, or walk away. Mercury It's time to take a second look at those credit cards and see what you've gotten yourself into. Same goes for your mortgage or any other loans you may have. It's a good time to reorganize them to get a better deal, as you'll be more likely to spot what works and what doesn't. Clear out, consolidate, and renegotiate so you wind up with more and pay less for the privilege. Flashbacks to great ideas you once had but have forgotten about will allow you to recycle and repurpose what you already have done. Take out the trash, literally and figuratively, and separate out what you really need and can use from that which is deadweight and just taking up space in your life. Mercury in Eighth House Venus If you've not yet developed a taste for antiques and collectibles, now's your chance. Lovely things surfacing from the past are a theme and that's just one of them. Time to take a fresh look and polish up what's gathering dust from previous days and make it part of today. Everything old is new again. If you need to put it on a credit card, that's probably a do-able do, since there's a good chance your credit line will go up. Just watch what you do with it. Desire and the opportunity to satisfy it runs high, just don't be greedy. Lost things find their way back to you, to pleasant surprise. Life is a constantly changing mix of new and old, one is silver, the other gold. Venus in Eighth House Venus Retrograde Every couple of years Venus goes retrograde for a little over a month, impacting on one or two of your Lunar Returns. The period during which it is retrograde (Mar 6, 2009 to Apr 17, 2009) marks a background that affects everyone in a similar way and is not to be ignored. Projects involving earning or investing money will be slowed down or reversed, as will personal efforts toward getting what you need to make your life satisfying. Your best bet is not to fight the tide but allow it to take its toll on the rest of the world why you hang back and wait for a better moment. If you're staying still and everyone else is moving backward, you're moving ahead. Rethink investments, beautification projects, including clothes and cosmetology. The temptation to pull out all the stops to get what you want runs strong, and it may seem that is the only way to go, but it isn't. In fact the more you push, the more it eludes your grasp and in the process you may destroy the very thing (or relationship) you seek to gain. On the other hand, relationships that beckon powerfully may thrill for a time and overfill with intensity, but beware when the initial glow fades - there may be little there. Passion fueled by conflict and desperate desire is often the hottest, but fades suddenly and often regretfully. Friendship fueled by patience and love lasts a lifetime. You may be called upon soon to tell the difference. Mars This will definitely not be a time to fly solo, as a large portion of your energy and efforts could come from a partner in this period, and you should take advantage of it. When offered a free ride, don't insist on walking. In fact, you will likely direct your energies toward gaining and improving relationships wherever possible, and you will have the opportunity to do so. It's important to let others make their mark, however, and avoid arguments that can come from avoidable competition or confrontation. You don't have to take up the slack, so there's no reason to try to. Put your energies into constructing a relationship for the long haul, founded on efforts you put forth now. Mars in Seventh House Occasional moments of energy crisis, seeming paralysis of action, and empty gas tanks may turn up more often than you'd like this month. That can be because you overestimated your energy or underestimated the task at hand. At any rate, count on having to take some extra unexpected rest periods and thus add some additional down time to your schedule to provide for them. You'll find fewer problems with repetitive tasks than with new ones, so it may be a good time to get ordinarily annoying busywork out of the way so your decks will be cleared when you get a second wind. Frustration with slow progress is understandable, but not inevitable, as the pace will pick up soon enough. Mars Opposition Saturn The positions of the middle and outer Planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, along with the Moon's North and South Nodes - change little from one Lunar Return to the next, so they add more of a backdrop, the stage set on which the monthly play is performed. They are very powerful, however, and their long-running helpful and troublesome aspects are not to be taken lightly. They can be like a rope to swing yourself across the stage or a trap door that will cause a fall if you're not watching. The text on the mutual aspects of these giants to the inner planets and the Lights, and where they fall by house, shows you just where to watch for them, what mood they're in, and how to get them on your side. Jupiter This is an ideal time to try out that new regimen of diet or exercise you've been thinking about. The more you do right now, the better you feel, so keeping active will be the key to feeling good. A big shift is better than a small one, so be adventurous. Similarly, you'll find things picking up at work, where there's more to be done thanks to new developments that have arrived on the scene. When at other times you might have been exhausted, now you pick up the stamina that comes from a focus on the new and the rewarding experience it brings you. Look for it - but even if you don't, it will likely find you. Jupiter in Sixth House People may find some confusion this month in differentiating who you are in person with what they have heard about you. No matter how you dice it, this is tricky to resolve without either seeming too self-important or making the situation even muddier. Two solutions seem best. First, you can avoid personal appearances and let your reputation and partners do the talking, or you can be extremely modest but warm and supportive in your interactions so as to minimize any misperceived threat (think you're not threatening? Anybody can be, without meaning to be). Either can work, or even a combination, but if you don't get the right response, don't take the same approach a second time. Saturn You may want to pull in your wings a bit for awhile, as restricting forces are in the air that can put pressure on you if you don't carefully mete out your energies. Mainly, your personal energy reserves are easily drained; making situations you might have bounced back from take a greater toll than usual. Concomitantly, you may find more will be put on your shoulders than you would like, so look for others to take a load off. If there is any time to delegate authority, and the responsibilities that go with it, this is it. Nevertheless, you may feel obligated to handle things yourself anyway, in which case take it slow, careful, and avoid wasting time. Less is more this time, really. Saturn in First House Hard work pays dividends - or, at least that's the image you'll get this month with only a little effort. The image to portray here is of one who spends less and has higher productivity as a result of filling all the unused spaces in your schedule. Similarly, you'll find you make more and get more cooperation from compatriots in the workplace if you pursue this image. This doesn't mean turning over a new leaf, just showing off the benefits of how you do things already. Don't expect to cash in overnight on your reputation, but be sure that as you are known for your steadiness you will be rewarded accordingly. The point is not to bust your chops, just pick up every stitch. Saturn Trine Midheaven Uranus If you were going to win the lottery, this would be the time. Or, you could equally well find you'd forgotten to pay some important bill and it comes knocking. When you're dealing with credit or looking for new financial backing, surprise is the order of the day and it may be difficult to keep the situation in the usual order. So, don't expose yourself to unnecessary financial risk right now, but also be very alert for a windfall that could slip through your fingers if you aren't on top of the situation. On the personal level, you may expect a sudden blast from the past which could be an old flame too much older or a playground bully that's become a priest. Whatever, it will surprise and amuse. Uranus in Eighth House If communication with a partner sometimes seems elusive, it may be because you are letting your own projected image get in the way. The temptation to make another into something he/she is not, but seems to be, is easy to fall into. Knowing that, this is a good time to explore the illusion and come to better understand why you have it and how to correct it. On the other hand, it's also a good time to use the illusion and transport mutual feelings to a more ideal level. It's not a great time to settle on a new relationship, until you really know what's happening, but a great time for getting into one and exploring the possibilities. What you don't know can hurt you, but you've got time to winnow out fatal flaws and correct them. Pluto Even the lightest of games can be taken too seriously, so make sure that the subtext to friendly competition doesn't involve ego-risking conflict. It's only a game, and you can win it this cycle, but consider at what cost. The same applies to anything you do for pleasure - love, sports, relaxing with children, vacationing - remember to let others have their way, as long as they're not stepping on you. It takes more than one to play, unless its solitaire, and it's the game that counts, not the victory or loss. Make sure everybody comes away feeling good about them selves, and if you must force an issue, force that. Good times are the source of endless happy memories; pleasure selfishly derived spawns a residue of regret. No regrets. Pluto in Fifth House Node New responsibilities in the workplace can tie you down this month, but only to the extent that you let them. Therefore, watch what you say you'll do, because chances are it will entail more than you think. Still, what you take on now could be the kernel of much larger things to come, so it's also an opportunity. Unasked-for favors are likely to happen behind your back, so don't expect to actually see some of the nicest things that happen for you, at least not for awhile. When you finally learn about it, you'll be pleasantly surprised. Watch out for other paybacks that might not be so agreeable, and don't be blindsided by those who do not have your best interest in mind. Node in Sixth House Featured Planets When selected Lunar Return positions occupy the same spaces as bodies in your natal chart, this highlights certain natal inclinations for the month. It will mean that certain elements in your fundamental character will be emphasized both internally externally. These will be the areas that most appear to represent you for the moment and that others will seize upon as entry points to your personality. These are the areas in which you can put your best foot forward to make the most effective and gratifying steps ahead, providing your first line of challenges and opportunities to embrace the world. Node Highlighted by Jupiter This month can highlight your ability and inclination to choose well and faithfully respect new commitments and responsibilities. It will probably give you some great choices to embrace, and some real clunkers to avoid. Remember that anything you do is likely to get you more embroiled than you think because it will make more waves than you expect. So, don't rush into things, personal or financial. But when you do decide, do it body and soul. These opportunities will not likely go unnoticed, nor will your decisions concerning them, but don't let internal or external pressures cause you to serve up more on your plate than you can handle. Daily Events: Apr 02, 2009 As the Moon speeds on through the month, the minute hand of your Lunar Return, it moves through all twelve houses of your natal chart and the Lunar Return chart, as well as hitting both sets of planets. These are the times to look for specific events that activate these parts of your monthly picture and will offer times for making your best moves. There are forty-seven such events, and they repeat every month, but not at the same time or in the same order. Plus, the playing field and basic potentials of each month differ, so each of the basic transits has a different role to play every month, while retaining its core implications. The individual transits begin with the symbolism of the degree at which they occur, followed by an interpretation of their general meaning, and finish with a handful of specific "issues and accents" to address, which they may bring into your life. Finally, your personal Void-of-Course Moon periods will vary widely and are important timing factors in the daily decision-making process, so keep a close eye on them. Fri Apr 3, 2009 02:00 am 07:20 am 27° Cancer: In a normally peaceful canyon, with wealthy secluded ranches, a furious storm seems to multiply its terror. ABUNDANCE Behind-the-scenes maneuvering can go a long way toward setting you up for the main event, so don't feel you have to tell all right now to get things done. What you don't know can hurt you, so some non-invasive information-gathering on the sly may be just what you need to take some time for right now. Honesty is the best policy, but do no harm is the bottom line. The less said the better right now, and actions will speak louder than words when the time comes. Issues and Accents: reversion, remorse, afterthoughts, safe haven, devotion 07:53 am 08:18 pm 5° Leo: Overhanging a vast canyon, but giving evidences of thousands of years of survival, are suggestive masses of granite. ENDURANCE This is likely the quiet time of the month, a lull in traffic, the calm before the storm of renewed energy that will follow. Retreat and contemplation, with resultant renewal and regrouping, are favored pursuits. Use down time to reconsider your options and make sure you are really on the right course. Inner challenges you grapple with and resolve now will result in more focused and effective action when the time comes for it, which will be shortly. Issues and Accents: denial, hidden affairs, confusion, isolation, solace Sat Apr 4, 2009 07:41 pm 19° Leo: A clubhouse built on a floating barge is gaily decorated, and crowded with revelers; the water reflects its lights. CONGENIALITY Sun Apr 5, 2009 08:28 am 26° Leo: A perfect rainbow forms slowly in the summer rain as the Sun begins to break through the rather thin cloudbanks. SOURCE This marks a period when it will benefit you most to use your personality as the winning card in any game you are playing. It's the time to make that sale, impress that client, charm that lover, play to the audience. Don't try to impress them with statistics or your track record, just wow 'em with the way you come on, with the conviction you have in what you present. This is the month's window for being on-stage, so take the opportunity to light up when it's presented. Issues and Accents: identity, achievement, compassion, consultation, excuse 08:40 am 11:19 am 07:14 pm 2° Virgo: A simple but impressively large white cross has been set up in splendid isolation on top of a commanding eminence. LOCATION This is likely you’re most interesting and active time of the month, when you can project yourself more convincingly and with greater force than at any other time. It's the time to get things done in person, face-to-face, rather than by mail or phone, as your ability to project yourself is at a peak, as is the inclination of others to accept you at face value. It's a period to make extra space in your schedule, as you're likely to have more to do than you expect. Issues and Accents: identity, achievement, consultation, excuse, vitality Mon Apr 6, 2009 08:40 pm 17° Virgo: A vast display of cosmic force is seen in the eruption of a volcano with dust clouds, flowing lava, earth rumblings. ELEVATION Setting limits and downsizing some of your operations may be just what you need to get a tighter focus and better utilize limited resources. This may at first seem a downer, but it's really a matter of putting quality over quantity. You cannot be all things to all people, so you have to select what role you can effectively play and divert your assets to support it. Carefully-chosen sacrifices allow all your guns to bear on the target you can't afford to miss. Issues and Accents: limits, fear, cramps, illness, property Tue Apr 7, 2009 00:58 am 19° Virgo: There is a colorful gallery on the warm summer day; in the clear blue water a swimming race nears its decision. COMPETITION This month's finances are best dealt with, or at least planned for, during this two-day stretch. Make decisions, allocate funds, plan a budget, write checks, anything that can go towards wrapping up your money issues for the month. Once these issues are out of the way, you can move on to networking on your next set of issues. This is the time to count your recent winnings, impact any losses, and see what your bottom line is going to fund for you in the near future. Issues and Accents: rent, sharing, research, debt, evaluation 07:30 am 23° Virgo: A man clad in gay colors of the circus rushes into the barred arena where unwilling animals await his bidding. MASTERY Attention to cash flow and how to improve its balance in your favor catches your focus, and you'll find yourself basing both attitude and decisions on how much it costs, what it's worth, who wants to buy it. Your innate possessiveness is at its maximum and it may be hard to part with belongings, even ones you need to get rid of. It's also a time for reevaluation of what you think is important to you and why you consider it so, getting your ducks in a row and making critical choices. Issues and Accents: seclusion, kindness, aid, assets, credit 09:53 am 03:06 pm 28° Virgo: A bald-headed man in uniform completely dominates an assembly of men: diplomats, scientists, and industrialists. EMINENCE The inclination may be to push through to get your way, which for the moment, the end justifies the means. Stand back and take another look, however, and you might decide otherwise. When you simply "must" do or have something, you probably shouldn't - at least not to the degree you are contemplating. Such feelings are signals that can get you in better touch with deeper emotions and are better used in that cause rather than in the service of a quick ego boost. Issues and Accents: mortality, reorganization, washing, waste, domination 03:33 pm Wed Apr 8, 2009 01:28 pm 10° Libra: Placid waters are revealed at the bottom of a narrow rapids; a canoe is rapidly and surely approaching safety. RELIANCE The urge to think or act impetuously offers both risk and opportunity. A sudden change of direction or a new direction entirely can put you way ahead of the game, or get you thrown out of it. But, if it's within reason, fly with it and see what happens - nothing ventured, nothing gained. The best maneuvers often burst out full-blown like Athena from Zeus's brow. Don't be impatient with others who may not go along, and be ready to accept consequences, for good or ill. Issues and Accents: traffic, division, defiance, accidents, peculiarities Thu Apr 9, 2009 03:02 am 18° Libra: Two men are placed under arrest and taken away to give an accounting of their acts before the tribunal of society. CONSEQUENCE It takes a village to get anything done, which means to get things moving you've got to talk to everybody in town. If you take this time to be the great communicator and unify your social network you will find there are plenty of hands to go around to get it all done. Open new avenues of discussion that focus not on theory but on everyday nitty-gritty, things that grease the skids for all concerned and avoid wasted time by getting rid of repetition, misunderstandings. Issues and Accents: answers, deceit, adaptation, conferences, weather 04:51 am 07:19 am 20° Libra: In a tiny room ridiculously cluttered with manuscripts and books, sits a Jewish rabbi at ease with self and world. BACKGROUND Getting the word out, making connections, tying people and things together are the focus, and you can expect more phone and mail activity than usual, so adjust your schedule accordingly. It's a good time for touching base, but not ideal for in-depth conversations which may be put off until you have more time to get into them. Technical matters, networking, and anything that involves media are on the front burner, and machines can take on a life of their own, albeit briefly. Issues and Accents: adaptation, complications, conferences, weather, adaptability 07:56 am 20° Libra: In a tiny room ridiculously cluttered with manuscripts and books, sits a Jewish rabbi at ease with self and world. BACKGROUND Full Moon in Don't everybody talk at once! That's what you're likely to be saying as the volume level around you peaks and everybody is trying to get a message through, including yourself. Full Moon is like that in general, but this time it can be especially wordy as you try to finish up a lot of correspondence and tie up loose ends as the links you have established begin to really amount to something. That means crowding a lot of important last-minute things into the space of a few days, so don't over schedule your self in advance. Leave plenty of room open for last-minute situations that come rushing in and demand equal attention. Concentrate on matters that require conclusion and closure right now, save your new ideas for later when they can get proper attention. Full Moon in Return 03rd House Your abilities as a communicator may be put to the test right about now, and to the extent that you can gather and integrate disparate opinions you will succeed in taking charge of the situation. By promising a single, resolving approach to a variety of inputs, you can put yourself in the driver's seat, or at least be the one everybody comes to when they want a definitive opinion. Be a pollster and take the pulse of those around you, then help everyone get on board of whatever seems to be the prevalent and favored approach. You may have to let your answering machine take calls, as there can be an overflow and you'll want to have the strategic choice of who to call back first. Issues and Accents: deceit, adaptation, complications, conferences, direction 06:45 pm Fri Apr 10, 2009 Sat Apr 11, 2009 03:52 pm 21° Scorpio: A soldier runs the risk of court-martial in remaining absent without leave, but a lovely miss clings to him. CONVENIENCE Attention to laying the foundations of what you are going to do and be for the month is the order of the day. Build from the ground up and don't start on the first floor until the basement is done. You don't have to complete it all right now, but have the order determined and your materials ordered so you don't have to go back and draw up altered plans later. Where you've already put it all together (or mostly), tidy up the joint, set your house in order. Issues and Accents: leases, endings, history, custodians, heredity 10:20 pm 24° Scorpio: A steady stream of people down a mountain side gives testimony to the power of the man who has there addressed them. APPEAL A general inclination to hold back and go inside for inspiration holds sway, which can lead you to tend home affairs or simply to withdraw a safe distance to consider what's important and what your next move will be. Similarly, it's a good time to refine defense strategies and patch up those fences that separate you from the neighbors and the outside world, literally and figuratively. When you are sure of your boundaries, you can more safely go beyond them. Issues and Accents: motherhood, support, leases, eating habits, custodians Sun Apr 12, 2009 05:44 am 10:29 am 01:01 pm 2° Sagittarius: A quick wind is making sport with the sea; through sharp mist as far as sight reaches, are scurrying whitecaps. ORNAMENT Look for circumstances to further your good fortune and new ways to develop that further your agenda. This is aided by a generally positive, can-do attitude and a feeling that it's all going to work out for the best. And that's an approach that can make for excellent self-fulfilling prophecies. Generosity is the first option, which tends to be returned in kind, and a feeling of being in touch with the general operating system of life gives insight to the heart as well as the head. Issues and Accents: communication, clothing, liberty, rebuke, wealth 02:06 pm 2° Sagittarius: A quick wind is making sport with the sea; through sharp mist as far as sight reaches, are scurrying whitecaps. ORNAMENT Intuition runs strong for a bit, and chances are that hunch you have is correct, even if you can't put your finger on it or give a reason for your predictions. The same goes for your people-antennae, which are particularly tuned in to the feelings of those around you. It's easy to drift off into a daydream, or simply fog out at a cocktail party. Operating heavy machinery, however, is less than recommended. Don't try to dream and drive at the same time. Issues and Accents: scandal, treachery, religion, the abnormal, drinking Mon Apr 13, 2009 Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:33 am 25° Sagittarius: A chubby little rich boy rides on a hobby horse of bright colors and wishes for hazards he may never know. SAFETY Making the most of playtime can do as well for you as the most earnest work, and setting time aside for recreation and generally creative pursuits will serve to refuel and re-inspire the rest of the month. The works of your life are your children as much as any son or daughter, and when they are conceived and nurtured in love, the result can only bring reward. So, listen to the natural soul inside and take some time now to bring those inner voices into the sunshine. Issues and Accents: fun, lighting, holidays, exorbitance, laughter 04:26 pm 09:08 pm Wed Apr 15, 2009 00:31 am 2° Capricorn: Three stained-glass windows in an old cathedral are seen, and the center one has been damaged by bombardment. This is a very open time of month, when spontaneity and warm feelings can flow more easily, and the creative and romantic urges compete to hold sway. A good time for connecting with children or for taking a little time off for fun and frolic. Risk-taking is easier, and you're likely better at it now, though don't go out on a limb unless you're sure. Don't push for concrete steps, but go with the flow and let things happen and the results will surprise and delight. Issues and Accents: libido, resourcefulness, lighting, holidays, laughter 05:08 am 4° Capricorn: A group of merrymakers is embarking in a large canoe on the magic little lantern-lit lake at the resort. EXPLOITATION You may have to briefly force someone's hand in order to win this round, but that's all part of the game, so don't flinch at the possible necessity. Also don't be surprised if turnabout is fair play and you find yourself the subject of a force play. The bottom line is to remember that it's more than just your game and you can only win if everybody gets to the finish line. Don't try to overwhelm pockets of resistance; however, as a Pyrrhic victory is an empiric defeat. Issues and Accents: metabolism, odors, envy, upsets legacies Thu Apr 16, 2009 Fri Apr 17, 2009 05:07 am 27° Capricorn: A party of anchorites are making a mountain pilgrimage, and in view lie both the busy world and the quiet way ahead. DUALITY The daily structure of your life and work is often taken for granted and so can fall into disrepair. This is a time to reinvent the ordinary and make it special, to see that the habits and methods that make up your daily operations actually serve the purposes for which they were intended. By being a do-it-yourself efficiency expert, you can make this month more productive and less boringly repetitious. If it works, embrace it. If it doesn't, erase it. Issues and Accents: technique, obedience, cafeteria, illness, associates 05:47 am 09:43 am 08:29 pm 5° Aquarius: In the land of shades, a grave council of the ancestors of a man of world importance has been called to guide him. SURETY This period has a bit of a "back to work" flavor, where picking up stitches and buttoning down projects is the flavor of the day. Where you have gotten off schedule, either at work or in your personal habits or health regiment, now is the time to make the correction and get back on track. By strengthening routine so it runs by itself, you free your hands for more important things down the line and prevent untimely trip-ups from overlooked details at the last minute. Issues and Accents: complaints, canned food, waiters, clerks, catalogs 11:37 pm 7° Aquarius: In a phantasy presented by the children of an exclusive school, a huge egg cracks to reveal a cherubic miss. DIRECTNESS This is a time when the fox comes into view and the chase is begun, but you may not want to participate in the hunt, so take stock before you go galloping off. The opportunity for emotional or financial attachments and the responsibilities they entail may be something you want to pass on for the moment. Today's blithe commitment all too often becomes tomorrow's burden, so be sure that you really want it before you saddle yourself with more than you may want to carry. This does not mean avoid commitment altogether, but that many call and only a few should be chosen. Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:10 am 12° Aquarius: A magnificent allegorical painting presents life as a broad stairway with the landings various grades of life. GRADUATION You may find yourself running into brief spells of irritability and/or impatience, when you want to get on with things but your way appears blocked. It's easy to get into a fight, perhaps even easy to win one, but it's not a good time to choose one. Avoid quarrelsome and contentious people who might get your goat and remember that most battles aren't worth fighting. Snap judgments are usually the worst, and you can't regret mistakes you don't make. Issues and Accents: cuts, warmth, penetration, muscles, controversies 11:46 pm 19° Aquarius: On every hand are the still-smoking embers, but the forest fire is out, and the weary fighters are most jubilant. ASCENDANCY Commitments undertaken at this time may last longer and require more of you than you now anticipate, so don't sign on the dotted line until you have read the fine print. And, don't casually say yes to something you don't really mean, because you may be held emotionally or financially accountable for it. This is a time to fine-tune your honor and become more closely aware of your emotional responsibilities, and realize just how much your behavior affects others. Sun Apr 19, 2009 02:18 am 20° Aquarius: A large white dove circles about and about overhead and then descends and proves to be a carrier with a message. CELEBRITY Positive thinking and a generous imagination can now set the stage for increased opportunity and a bigger piece of the pie. The only limits you have are those you impose upon yourself, and now is not the time to do that. Think big, not only for yourself but for those involved with you, so that win-win situations can blossom and lead to ever-expanding possibilities for all concerned. When you invest in others, you invest in yourself, paying dividends to your posterity. Issues and Accents: gratitude, reimbursement, retribution, worthiness, sympathy 02:24 pm 26° Aquarius: The battery man at the automobile service station, about to inspect a customer's car, has his hydrometer in hand. SOLUTION There is no greater opportunity in life than another person, and your ability to partner well now can turn this period into a cornucopia of possibilities that would not be available operating solo. Don't expect to luck into a good relationship - the best ones are carefully built and meticulously tended. Creating and maintaining space for both to operate comfortably in is the key to making a partnership more than just two people making do. Tend to each other's houses and hearts. Issues and Accents: quarrels, consent, customers, rivalry, alternatives 02:28 pm 26° Aquarius: The battery man at the automobile service station, about to inspect a customer's car, has his hydrometer in hand. SOLUTION Trust your feelings and try to harness your intuition, which is favored. Although goals are different from dreams, you must dream to have goals, and it's at times like this they are born. The seeds of the future are borne on the wind, and when reveries come to roost, the fantasies of tomorrow become the accomplishments of today. But like a hall of mirrors, only one of the images is you, and you will have to find out which one that is, in order to make it come true. Issues and Accents: music, sacrifice, escape, navigation, apprehension 03:16 pm 05:37 pm Mon Apr 20, 2009 02:30 am 2° Pisces: Almost as if possessed with man's intelligence, a tiny squirrel remains watchful on a limb hidden from the hunters. TRANSFER Personal relationships can be put into focus now, and you may find that you can share your emotions and responsibilities with a partner who will take a load off your back. By giving credit where it's due and avoiding competition or jealously you will find you often receive more than you give, but then that is what usually results from an open hand and heart. Fairness is at a premium right now, so go out of your way to see that everyone is on an equal playing field. Issues and Accents: quarrels, disapproval, customers, communion, alternatives Tue Apr 21, 2009 03:00 am 15° Pisces: An officer in unkempt campaign uniform is preparing to drill men dressed in military tops quite worn for wear. FIRMNESS A quick, deft thrust can slay your quarry, but shooting from the hip risks overwhelming return fire. Rash actions seated in annoyance or anger can do a lot more damage than just sitting on your hands and waiting it out. Forceful action can carry the day, but only if it's well thought out and comes from a cool head, not a hot heart. The opportunity here lies in knowing when to pass and let someone else make the mistake, after which you may capitalize upon it. 10:54 am 19° Pisces: The young man and old one have walked weary miles but as master and pupil they neither are fatigued. OUTLINE Financial self-reliance is a goal, but sometimes it's better to gamble with other people's money than your own. A carefully-wrought juggling act of balancing borrowed stakes with retooling and refitting your own personal resources can serve you as well as gold in a safe deposit box. Extra baggage that you eliminate right now will make that whole process work more efficiently, so what you can't reclaim for reuse, spin off as gifts or collateral. 05:48 pm 23° Pisces: A huge hulk of a woman medium has gone into trance and around her are entities continually forming and dissolving. PHENOMENA Credit can be looked at creatively and used to maximum effect, with particular attention to raising your limits without overtaxing yourself. Recycling efforts may pay off by repurposing something you would have otherwise disposed of. A glance back to the old ways of doing things can inspire and even pay off as you realize there's nothing really new under the sun. Taking out the trash, once you have decided what it really is, can feel like a fresh, new start. 07:50 pm 24° Pisces: The tiny island seems lost in the broad ocean but its happy inhabitants have created a great world all their own. CENTRALIZE Taking risks on sudden, far-out ideas may generally be inadvisable, but this may be just the time to do it. Sudden flashes of insight may cut through the normal, humdrum solutions and start you thinking out of the box. Don't just throw caution to the winds, but don't hesitate to try something new and different this month if it seems appropriate to the occasion. Remember, however, that doing so may change more than you think and could have you off balance unless you take a flexible stance. Wed Apr 22, 2009 02:12 am 06:30 am 01:36 pm 4° Aries: Two lovers are strolling through a secluded walk. ENJOYMENT It's a good time to be presenting things in the best possible light and dressing up your reality in its Sunday best. When you look good, you feel good, and you make others around you feel better as well. By surrounding yourself with the trappings of love, desire, wealth, and beauty, you bring those very same elements closer to you, so indulge yourself in order to attract the future wherewithal of self-indulgence. In other words, consider play to be an investment in the future as one good thing leads to another. Issues and Accents: luxuries, requests, public relations, admiration, renewal Thu Apr 23, 2009 06:55 am 14° Aries: A serpent is circling a man and woman who are very engrossed in each other. REVELATION The heart of the matter and the main focus of the month gets its greatest boost now, even if it may not seem so at the moment, so keep your eyes wide open and be ready to jump to the tune when it starts to play. It's a time to whip up enthusiasm, not necessarily to get down to brass tacks, so put on a happy face and spread good feelings around, even if nothing else seems to get done. By engendering warmth and excitement, you focus the flood in your direction and partake not only of your own energy, but the environmental electricity flowing down your wire. Issues and Accents: dawn, cardiac status, power, egotism, grandiosity 12:08 pm 17° Aries: Two prim spinsters are sitting together quietly. RECEPTIVENESS This is a time for clearing things up and attempting to be particularly lucid about your current set of plans. New insights can be worked into the picture and details laid out to those who need to be in the know. Bounce ideas off other heads to see a less subjective view of your schemata, then proceed to set things into motion before you lose the freshness of the inspiration. Though feelings may compel, you're best off right now with only what can be expressed clearly in words. Issues and Accents: bills, automobiles, efficiency, diction, ingenuity 01:40 pm 18° Aries: An empty hammock hangs between two lovely trees. DETACHMENT Is your life cinema verite, or is there a plan? Now's the time to invent the latter, or improve on what you've got. Dead reckoning can get you where you're going, but why not have a map? This is a good time for establishing the lay of the land, getting that aerial overview that confirms where you've been, where you are, and where you're going. You needn't rush off on the journey, just turn it around in your mind until you have a good grip on the possibilities it offers. Issues and Accents: churches, abstractions, estimates, judgment, foreigners 03:26 pm 05:48 pm 20° Aries: A young girl is seen feeding the swans in a sheltered public park. DEPENDENCE This can be an ideal time for those long conversations and ambitious exploration of new mental and emotional territories. Your reach feels greater than before and you are only limited for the moment to what you can imagine, leaving the details for later. You can stand back and examine the big picture and chart your way through it. Travel broadens the mind, whether it be a physical trip or an armchair journey of the mind. Believe in what you conceive, and it will come true. Issues and Accents: abstractions, estimates, enhancement, sales, contingencies Fri Apr 24, 2009 05:12 am 08:24 pm 6° Taurus: A delicate cantilever bridge is in process of construction across a high narrow gorge. CHANNELSHIP New Moon in It's a great time for planning, cooking up new schemes, rearranging the way you look at things. Patterns you establish now do not need detailed follow-up until later, so you can stick to generalities until you've got it all properly roughed-out. Put on finishing touches later. New publishing efforts, or any project that generally disseminates what you have to say, are well begun now, and you may find the pressure is on to produce. Avoid hasty commitments, however, as you don't want to be held to something ill-considered or not fully thought out. Well begun is half done, so be thoughtful, deliberate, and measured in your efforts, even though tempted or even encouraged not to be. New Moon in Return 09th House Getting into blue-sky brainstorming and giving even the most crackpot ideas a run for their money can provide fun and maybe even profit now. Original thinking is the better for being temporarily free of ties and responsibilities, so scheme on, however unusual it may seem. Spend the next couple of weeks following through on what you've dreamed up, and then decide if it's garbage in, garbage out, or the makings of the Nobel Prize. Explore some of the areas where they give out Nobel’s: peace, literature, economics, and science. All can use some fresh blood and inspiration - why shouldn't it be yours? If it turns out to be really wacko, toss it. If not, patent it. Issues and Accents: suggestions, discovery, courts, ideals, benefactors Sat Apr 25, 2009 06:46 am 12° Taurus: A quite youthful young couple is walking down a busy street, stopping to peer into every window with joyful glee. ESTIMATION Take the opportunity to express the warmth you feel and don't hesitate to display your social charms in a fertile, group context. Flattery will get you everywhere, so you can safely lay it on thick. Self-improvement and beautification are the way to go, but self-indulgence can slip into the middle, so watch that you don't overdo things because you just can't help yourself. Impluse buying is easy to do - be kind to yourself, but watch your wallet. Issues and Accents: beauty, bonding, innocence, mother, politeness 09:17 am 13° Taurus: A man, very cheerful in his working clothes, is handling a mountain of baggage the best he can. MAINTENANCE Sudden inclinations to figure things out and think things through are definitely the way to go, and it's a good time to put it down in writing lest you forget it. That's also a good idea because schemes hatched now may be somewhat colored by feelings of the moment that can be wisely edited out after a second look. Keep it simple and don't get bogged down in details for the time being and you can cover multiple topics and issues, solve multiple problems while the inspiration lasts. Issues and Accents: reactions, hygiene, school, explanations, cameras 09:30 pm 21° Taurus: A moving finger points to the significant passages in a large open book. ANALYSIS What people believe you are often seems more important than what you really are, so crafting your public image is critical for success. This is always a mix of real achievements mixed with what's in the eye of the beholder, so make sure that you have both working for you. Find out now what other people, especially your peers, are saying about you and provide information to turn the opinion polls your way. Sometimes a spin doctor is more valuable than an M.D. Issues and Accents: preparation, wisdom, success, procedures, victory Sun Apr 26, 2009 03:08 am 24° Taurus: A mounted Indian brave rides proudly with human scalps as trophies at his belt. CONQUEST Professional considerations should be looked at and adjustments made to see that your name is recognized and respected among your peers. While your attention is on it, touch up that resume, touch up your image, and take some time to advertise yourself. Make mileage out of compliments and take credit where it is due. Follow up leads and don't be shy about blowing your own horn, as long as you can truly live up to what you promise. Time to wave the flag - yours. Issues and Accents: police, merit, propriety, developments, goals 08:43 am 09:31 am 28° Taurus: A woman in middle life stands in rapt, sudden realization of forgotten charms, in unexpected recovery of romance. PERSUASION If you are tempted to highlight your insufficiencies, do so in the interest of a better and less wasteful existence. When things suddenly stall, it's usually for a reason, and now's the time to find out why. Don't bash yourself, do improve yourself, you can't overcome your limitations until you truly know what they are. Similarly, limitations are often imposed because you haven't made sufficient use of what's already on your plate. Say grace, and you'll receive grace. Issues and Accents: obligation, justice, calamity, congestion, cowardice 09:31 am 11:43 pm 6° Gemini: In flaring artificial light, amid ghostly steam escaping through the rigging, grimy workmen are drilling for oil. SPECULATION This is likely your second most active time of the month, as your inner energies get a boost and you are more likely to be in for some ego-stroking. As greater energy and enthusiasm flow, so do the opportunities to expend them, so you might take care not to overdo things or you'll drain yourself. This has a "launch-pad" feel to it, so make sure new endeavors begun now are birthed with a steady hand, as well begun is half done and you don't want slips at the starting gate. Issues and Accents: spirit, arteries, gold, advancement, sight Mon Apr 27, 2009 Tue Apr 28, 2009 06:39 am 25° Gemini: A gardener, with all of a mother's care for her child, is trimming a magnificent row of tropical palms. OBSERVATION What you can't do for yourself, maybe your friends can do for you, and a friend in need is a friend, indeed. You don't want to tap your nearest and dearest too often, but asking for help and support occasionally is part of what makes friendship, and you might do that now, even if you're not terribly in need, just to keep relations from getting rusty. A little mutual admiration can go a long way towards lifting your esprit de corps, and a heartfelt hug beats a handshake. Issues and Accents: fellowship, success, exceptions, preparation, groups 09:23 am 10:41 am 05:20 pm 2° Cancer: An alert and eager individual rests upon a magic carpet, observing a vast level vista over which he hovers motionless. THOUGHT This is a good time to look to close friends for support, either as backing for endeavors you need help with or just for general emotional support and refueling. It's also a good time to tap into others' creativity when your own inspiration well runs a bit dry, and you'll find yourself refreshed as a result. In a similar vein, you may also want to tap into higher resources, both spiritually and financially, to pick up some of their overflow for yourself. Issues and Accents: dissatisfaction, income, intentions, vision, flattery Wed Apr 29, 2009 Interpretation text copyright 2001 by John Townley |
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