1.27.2014

boxer-briefs and lambskin slippers - gearing up for the first MercRx of 2014

the sun was shining today.  though the wind chill dropped temps down to the teens outside, inside the sun came through the window so nice and warm.  i pulled up the recliner and stripped down to soak up some vitamin D

someone actually flagged this photo as containing nudity/pornography on the facialbook.. 

is a picture of me in my underwear really so offensive?  how is this any different than a picture of me sunbathing in shorts by the lake?

the human body need sunlight.  through the winter months we are deprived of the suns nutrients.  I've never dealt well with the lack of sunlight as has been historically clear with each years bought of seasonal depression just about this time of year.  and this is the best way for me to actually combat the feeling that WINTER SUCKS!  especially when the average temps for the past two months have been far below normal, even in the great northeast. 

winter cold rant over, I just can't see how sharing a highly effective self-help technique should be viewed as not suitable for facebook.  but apparently, there is very little left that is appropriate for paranoid whiners.  Maybe someday people will be able to pull the sticks out of their ass over the human body, health and communal knowledge. 


until then, i will definitely watch what i say when pre-shadow/stationing Mercury squares Sarturn. 

mercury has been racing through vocalizing some pretty advanced ideas in the past few weeks as he trines mars in libra from aquarius.  i'm expecting the next few weeks passing through the murkey-wretch will be a lot of pulling back on those voices and attempting to silence ideas. 

the chart here is for the exact moment i posted the photo..  i think it's quite fitting the circumstance. 

1.13.2014

Full Moon conjunct Procyon - January 2014

The coming full moon in Cancer falls within a few minutes of the fixed star Procyon.  Though we are currently dealing with a swath of difficult energy as square aspects ring the chart between Pluto and Uranus and Jupiter and Mars and Venus, the Sun and Moon lay just beyond the conflict.  Saturns influence is the most positive of the chart, and the lessons illuminated by this moon will be both pro found and long lasting. 



I always take note of cosmic sparks that align with the fixed stars.  The orbs for such alignments must be extremely acute for any significance to be drawn, but it is this acuteness that gives them power.  

Procyon is said to signify physical fortitude and mental acuteness. The alpha star of Canis Minor, Procyon is thought to elevate activity to a point of possible disaster or violence when left unchecked. The star, along with the "Lesser Dog" constellation, is associated with drowning in grief, actual physical drowning, and hydrophobia as a result. But, on the other hand, Procyon sits at the mouth of the "celestial river" (the milky way), and is known to be a bastion of wealth and renown.  A telling association of how water can both give and take away;  and an accurate assimilation of the stars location in Cancer. 

Rather than exacerbate the action of forward drive, Procyon provides the tools with which action may be manifest. He does not give life to the hunt, but instead affords the weapons enabling the success of pursuit. Though the darker quality of this energy can lead to jealousy, haste and mulish behavior; the higher octave speaks of determination and activating guided intentions.

Shining with both Mercurian and Marsian energy, Procyon represents the balancing act between intellect and impudence, and drive and compulsion. Regardless of this scale, Procyon is overwhelmingly a fortunate character when positively aspected.

When connected with the Moon, there can be restlessness and quarrelsome tendencies if loyalty and fealty are not paramount. When connected with the Sun there can be valiance and preferment, assistance and gifts of legacy as the result of diligence and great sacrifice. Saturn brings his more constructive traits, lending a tone of good judgement and trust, the benefits of inheritance and familial harmony. I think these energies combined will be more than enough to outweigh the tense conflicts of the moment.

Any way we look at it, this will definitely be a powerful moon indeed..


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I also think it is worth nothing, that even though Jupiter and the Moon are just out of orb to be conjunct, they are still within sign and close enough to herald a union of energies.  In this instance, I would still venture to say they are conjunct in in this chart - the moon still shining it's last embrace upon the jester before regressing back through it waning cycle.  What makes this idea even more pronounced is the fact that Jupiter is conjunct the fixed star Sirius, one of the most powerful of the fixed stars with many of the same sentiments projected by Procyon, only on and even grander scale.  When a grand scale is accentuated by Jupiter, it is best to take note.  

Along that same vein, The Suns proximity to Venus and Pluto should be reviewed similarly.  Though these two don't lie within the opposition of the full moon, it would be pertinent to at least keep an eye out for the presence of their power.  

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If honor is upheld, we will be given the strength and action to make true achievements in the next coming days.  Good luck to everyone, and remember to hold your head up high.