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Full Moon In Libra: Claiming the 29 Degrees of Yourself

4/19/2019

For a greater part of this month, there's been a lot of talk about this second sighting of the Libra Full Moon. The first Full Moon sat at 0 degrees, and this one is at 29 degrees.

The initial zero degree position called for us to recognize what parts of our lives have needed big attention. There has been a question of clarity about life relationships of all kinds. Even as an astrologer, I have perceived the sign of Libra to be mild mannered and having an almost disappearing presence. In fact, Libra has appeared to be the emotional pushover of the zodiac, along with the stereotyped Pisces.

But, I've taken another look and feel toward Libra. Today, on April 19, with this 29th degree position, I see Libra in a new light. With this final degree, and the rarity of this cosmic movement, Libra is offering and revealing a major life lesson. This is the end of the road for many relationships and connections that have not embraced the "Libran Way", of peace, love and harmony.

Wherever Libra is positioned in your astrology chart, is where something is finished. It's over!

Today Libra has taken on some of that Aries energy, and is not taking anymore "stuff" from anyone. The Full Moon Libra proclamation: "look everybody, I attempted to make things right with you, but you didn't care about being together. I'm done now. So long and goodbye".

" This is the end of the road for all the chances given, but not claimed with an open heart".

Libra guided/ruled by Venus, has given an abundance of chances to be in loving connection. Libra is the sign that's always attempting to find a balance with the other person.

But with the last degree of the sign, as it moves through this Full Moon phase, Libra is proclaiming that there are no more chances. The proverbial "party's over".

The action of resolving, releasing, relinquishing and reharmonizing life patterns of how we make relationship connections, which give us inner self awareness, balance and deepening wisdom, is the overarching theme of this lunar cycle.

When I sat to write this blog, I knew that it would be short. This Full Moon in Libra, in it's last degree doesn't seem to lend itself to a lot of words. Today's Moon is to the point.

"Trust today and move forward".

May You Find What is Yours On The New Road.

Always Yours in Moon Magic,

Ruth

Mercury Did What???

3/27/2019

Mercury is the messenger. For most of March, Mercury has been moving through the Piscean realm in deep review, reconnecting, and realigning us with our most profound Soul needs.

The sign of Pisces, the 12 house, and the ruling/guiding planet Neptune, which is also in the sign of Pisces, have been bringing us face to face with our inner stories. Many of these stories have been packed away for a very long time.

Mercury in Pisces is sitting in its retrograde position. It means everyone is coming to terms with who we are. This retrograde season has been without parallel. We are in a powerful evolutionary stage involving all of humanity, Together we're facing panoramic and sweeping changes globally, collectively and personally.

Are you and I willing to embrace the deepest aspects of ourselves, with absolute truth, honesty, and acceptance of our Sacred place in this Cosmic experience? This is now the time, to fully acknowledge how we have allowed fear, total lies about being worthless, thorough subjugation of body/mind/spirit that's numbed us into psychological and spiritual submission.

Many eons of false beliefs in the "victimhood myths" have sidelined and derailed our Soul purpose and brilliance. All of this is what Mercury in Pisces, in partnership with Neptune, is helping us to face.

As I have been observing and listening to discussions, reflections and comments about the Mercury “trip”, that everyone has been taking in one way or another, I’m intrigued. Everywhere that I have an opportunity to speak astrology, I make this statement.

“The planets do not compel or cause anything to happen to or for us. Wherever a particular planet is positioned, gives an awareness of our consciousness about the circumstances, people, situations, events, and environments that are most impacted at key moments in our lives. As it stands, the “Star chart” is a visual representation of our individual vibrational frequency(ies)".

Mercury in a particular sign helps us to understand our own unique way of thinking and communicating. . In the sign of Pisces, Mercury is revealing the secret ways that we speak to ourselves about what has happened in the past. Pisces, the 12th house and the planet Neptune are the astrological places and indicators, of what needs to be remembered, acknowledged and accepted about ourselves.

In this instance, this retrograde time has been one of going through the subconscious library of old emotional habits, disconnected life files, programs, old feeling records, and ways that we’ve hidden parts of ourselves. What we've hidden is now re-appearing in the form of unwanted situations, events, life experiences and occurrences that are challenging us in daily life.

Let’s get an example. Perhaps this Mercury in retrograde is shining a big light into your 6th house. In addition, suppose you have natal Pisces on the cusp of your 6th house. This means that, forevermore, Neptune is going to be the guide/ruler of your 6th house. Now let’s take transiting retrograde passing through your 6th. During this retrograde you’ve been having some real health issues.

Did retrograde Mercury in Pisces passing through your 6th house cause the pain in your shoulder and hand? No. Planets provide energetic signals and directions. The planets are part of your “energetic life alert vibrational system".

Go ahead and become a detective, and begin to ask yourself some questions. Here are some samples:

What have you been attempting to “shoulder” alone?
Where in your life is your “inner protector” not wanting you to reach and move forward?
When did it begin, and how does the discomfort and pain occur?
What part of your life is blocked or not being expressed?
What needs your daily attention?

Also it would be advantageous to take a look at the sign on the cusp of the 12th house and what planet is guiding this sign. Are there any planets sitting in the 12th? Where is Neptune positioned?

Romancing Your Moon Muse: Full Moon &Lunar Eclipse in Leo

1/19/2019

Wow! Here we are 19 days into the new year, and already we have something big waiting in the wings. Why do you need to “Romance Your Moon Muse”? What does the sign of Leo have to do with it? Somewhere in your astrology map, your “Moon Muse” is waiting for you to open your creative self to the gifts She has for you.

Ah, yes the sign of Leo is about standing in your own limelight. On January 20th-21st, a powerful and brilliant portal of opportunity opens. Are you ready to claim your light?

Yes, everyone has this possibility. On the 2oth/21st, the Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Leo, at 00 degrees 51 minutes with the Sun moving into Aquarius at the same degree point, are broadcasting on the frequency, “Shine Your Love Light”

This is a Supermoon because of the closeness of the Moon to Earth at this time. With this Moon positioned at the 00 degree point, you have the golden opportunity somewhere in your astrology “Star Map” to “Reset and Restart” a part of your life, that’s been calling you for a long time.

This is the moment to bring out your astrology chart/map and begin to learn where you have this Full Moon and Eclipse position. What house(s) is asking to you to “Reset” and Restart” with the pure potential being granted by this 00 degree position?

“Romancing Your Moon Muse”, is your opportunity to open your heart to your deepest desires. It's time to claim what you know to be true about yourself

In what way do you need to “Shine” ? Your “Moon Muse” illumines your inner wisdom. Listen and feel your way into your unique “Muse” message.

This Leo Full Moon and Eclipse is a spotlight that is focused on your uniqueness. Along with shining in your own light, you also stand as an inspiration for others to claim the wondrousness about themselves.

The Sun in Aquarius is the other side of this lunar eclipse pair. It brings us to the understanding of the unique vision held by each of us.

Other people, cannot tell you about your particular calling or about your unique way of standing and shining in the world. With this 00 degree Leo point, you are being presented with many creative ways to “Reset” your vision by opening your heart to yourself.

“Romance Your Moon Muse”,
Leo is the sign of creative inspiration.
Joy, play, open heartedness, generosity of spirit are the keys to your Moon Muse.
Let your Love be expressed in an infinite variety of ways through this fiery sign.

New Moon in Sagittarius: Are You Ready for a New Direction?

12/5/2018

New Moon in Sagittarius: Are You Ready for a New Direction?

With this New Moon pointed toward 2019, it seems that most people cannot flip the calendar page fast enough, and leave 2018 behind. Yes, there is a wonderful new direction ahead, but 2018 hasn’t quite left yet.

Right now, we have planetary messengers who are sending out calls. Here's what they are saying. “Each of you needs to take a deeper and more penetrating look at some key areas of your lives.” My hearts' desire and hope, is that the ideas in this blog will give you some inspiration and guidance toward navigating these final weeks of 2018.

Let’s put this in perspective. When we have New Moon energy, it always presents an opportunity for something new to be initiated. But, before this energy can be realized during this lunar cycle (12-6/7 to 1-5 2019 with a solar eclipse) , we’ve got some weighty issues to examine, and challenges to meet.

From the astrological field, we have Mercury leaving it’s retrograde position in Sagittarius, but returning to late degrees of Scorpio. As a joint venture, we also have Venus returning to the early degrees of Scorpio.

What does this Scorpio movement mean for us? This is the sign of “death, rebirth and transformation.” As I have been watching the brown, dry, dead leaves fall from the trees, no matter how much the tree wants to hold the once lush green leaves, their time is over.

Let’s make it plain and simple. Mercury is the messenger and prime communicator in our “Star charts”. Scorpio represents the ability to go into the depths of our inner selves. What is being requested at this time is a major life adjustment.

In order to fully embrace 2019 with wisdom, truth, creativity, love, joy and greater soul purpose, much fear, emotional negativity, and false belief systems about self and life must be unearthed.

In essence, our unique and individualized “Star” charts are giving each of us magnificent clues. We are being advised by the wisdom within. to feel and lean into our intuitive awareness. If we are open and discerning, we can receive guidance on what things need to be eliminated, cast out, relinquished, burned away, and released. Yours and my personal missions, are letting go of everything that does not support our emotional, psychological, creative, and spiritual well being.

In a nutshell, Mercury is communicating to us that a deep purging needs to happen. Since Scorpio is one of the relationship signs, that deals with intimate one to one connections, joint material resources (money/financial holdings, debt), we are being energetically push to move, and be transformed, by the situations, events, people and circumstances (this may even be past life connections). "Let go of what's not working"!

If you and I want to walk into the “ultra creative power energy” of 2019, this transformation of the areas of life shown in our “Star” maps needs to have happened yesterday. Astrologically, we have only to look in our charts, and find the houses where Mercury and Venus are positioned, to gain awareness of what needs readjustment, and the New Moon will give a 2019 direction boost.

What’s The Message of this Full Moon in Taurus? Claim Your Value, Claim Yourself : Part Two

10/24/2018

Part Two

Whew! What a powerful shift of energy that occurred yesterday with the Moon and Sun sitting opposite one another. From years of observation, when Scorpio comes on the scene, there's always a powerful energy shift. The Full Moon in Taurus, carries a message of understanding what is really valuable, harmonious, peaceful, and loving.

Scorpio is the sign that requires a clearing away of the layers of toxic feelings, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. With this Full Moon, the lunar light helps us to see the falseness of the inner subconscious programs which dictate a steady stream of deadening life experiences.

The gifts from Scorpio require each of us to do the inner soul work to become emotionally, psychologically and spiritually whole. Scorpio is about excavating to find the most powerful, creative, and wise and magnificent self.

Yesterday was no exception, Sun in Scorpio rolled in with the announcement. "Whatever has no real meaning, soul, and life value, will be exposed to the light and will be disintegrated".

Here's a brief example of how Scorpio operates. Yesterday, a Scorpio Sun sign friend related this incident. A neighbor that she hasn't known for long shared some classic Scorpio themes. My friend was made privvy to some deep secrets. The neighbor told of being involved in schemes about hidden money from dubious sources such as drug dealing and violent criminal behavior. Eventually the person would be incarcerated. This is also a 12th house, Pisces theme, "confinement" situations..

It appears now, the neighbor, has re-evaluated and re-valued his life. He's now revealing the other side of Scorpio, of death, dying to the old life, and being transformed. The person with the secrets has been able to turn his life around by doing productive service kind of work, and apparently also has found some peace of mind by sharing his story.

So we have retrograde Venus in Scorpio reinforcing, and asking all of us to be open to the emotional, psychic, wise and soul connection of reclaiming inner wholeness. Everyone has a treasure chest of inner beauty, value and magnificent worth. Claiming this treasure is the key.

Scorpio represents the cycle of death, transformation and rebirth. From the depths of inner wisdom and healing, we each have the ability to experience renewed inner worth joyfulness, radiant health, creative expression, abundance, and soul purpose.

When we put Venus with Scorpio, we come face to face with learning to embrace our vulnerabilities, through loving emotional connections with self and others. On a deeper level, every person desires emotional wholeness, authentic closeness, and intimacy.

Are these attributes easy to realize? Only when we seek to trust the deepest, wisest and most soul-filled parts of self.

To be continued in Part Three.

What’s The Message of this Full Moon in Taurus? Claim Your Value, Claim Yourself : Part One

10/23/2018

Part One
There is so much happening on the astrological landscape. The big lunar message with the comfort, beauty, elegance-seeking, earthy, productive, artistically creative( often in music, especially with the voice) sensual and money-wise Taurus, is presenting a message and a question. What essential things need to be released and changed in our lives?.

Most of the time we hear that the sign of Taurus is about being dependable, solid, and sometimes it is portrayed as being downright boring. But right now we are going to step out of this stereotyped way of seeing this sign. This Full Moon is noteworthy because the Moon in Taurus, and the entering Sun in Scorpio are sitting at 1 degree each, while Uranus in Taurus is sitting very close to our "two starry luminaries".

Why is this lunar happening with Taurus so important? We have a powerful connection occurring between the Moon, Uranus, and the ruling planet of Taurus, Venus. First let’s take a look of Uranus sitting in the sign of Taurus. The Moon and Uranus are dancing the tango right now. Uranus is the planet of sudden happenings, change, the need for a new vision, innovation, and is encouraging a new view of how to take the old, “tried and true”, and reconsider what needs to be radically altered in our lives.

Uranus is going to be moving through Taurus for the next 7 years or so, and lots of changes will be happening. Since Taurus is an earth sign, the way we live and connect with our beloved planet Earth is going to change.

This life movement of course starts with each of us. We each are being asked by our own inner life directive to "become the change we want to see". What area of your life is unrelenting and keeps seeking your total attention?

Now if we put Uranus and the Moon together in what is called a conjunction aspect, we have them blending their energies. The tango is a very sensual and provocative dance style. Where in your astrology "star map" is this sizzling creative energy occurring?

For clarification, the Moon is where we have our deepest feelings of emotional, psychic, comfort and inner life well-being. The Moon is how we feel nurtured and give comfort and nurturing. The sign of Taurus is exalted in the Moon placement. This basically means that Taurus is at ease, relaxed, and basically really happy to be associated with the Moon.

Now our story of the Moon and Taurus, with all this ease, is one of wanting to be in the “comfort arena” and desiring to keep things in the status quo zone. The sign of Taurus, along with other fixed signs( Leo, Aquarius and Scorpio) have set ideas and ways of approaching life. The fixed signs are the builders and conservators of life. But, as with everything, change must happen.

New Moon in Virgo: 11:01

9/9/2018

What are you going to initiate or begin during this New Moon? The previous “Eclipses” provided us with new gateways. What is your new direction?

Personally, I find the Dark of the Moon, and that tiny bit of light as the New Moon phase comes forth to be powerfully illuminating. Oftentimes I've gained experiences of intuitive, psychic and creative awareness, when things have been kind of murky, and emotionally shadowy, during other parts of the lunar cycle.

As I move toward the New Moon my psychic sight becomes so much keener during the couple of day preceding the new moon. What’s your experience of the New Moon phase?

The Sun and Moon are in alignment. For us, on September 9, we have a conjunction between our “Luminaries”. This New Moon in the sign of Virgo is happening at 11:01 Pacific time.

For a moment I want to bring a bit of numerology into view. The New Moon in the lunar cycle is one of the “Power Days”. New beginnings are the astrological connection here. The first thing we see is the 11 with a 1. In numerology the 11 is referred as a “Master number”. The 1 is self-identity.

11 is a number of spiritual and psychic inspiration. On a more practical 2 level, we have abundance and the time for making decisions. Chose three or 4 intentions for today. In fact one intention may be the ticket. Make it big!

Since we have the connection of the Sun and Moon, we have the message of relationship occurring. Even more specifically, we have the masculine and feminine coming together in creation of something new. If we further use the number clues, we have this current year adding up to 11/2. This is the year of relating to each other.

Six Planetary Tips from the Retrogrades

8/10/2018

This New Moon and Solar Eclipse in Leo, August 11th, is really not much about acquiring things. This is a time and opportunity for emergence of the self from being lock stepped into old patterns, habits and non-viable beliefs. These 6 retrograde planets are messengers about re-considering and stepping out of resistance to changing our old beliefs and ways of being.

So many people have and are talking about the 6 retrograde planets, and which ones are squaring, opposing or quincunxing the other. Even though I‘ve been looking starward for quite a long time, I'm still asking. “ what does all of this mean for my life, in a direct way”.

Lots of u tube astrologers have been in the camp of describing the planets through the lens of astrological language. This is all well and good, but, they still leave me wondering, “what does the sun conjunct the moon with an eclipse on top of this, with 6 retros plus the south node mean in your life or mine?

Personally and intuitively I’m experiencing this time as an opportunity to really go deep into beliefs (friendships, relationships, financial “impediments, meaning “why is my money funny”, and /or being in survival mode). What are your old stories or myths in the form of obstacles, stuck emotional places and life experiences that need to be revisited and changed?

Here are some example stories for reflection:

Why are you unable to make time to finish your designs for your clothing line? Maybe success as a "revised story" would bring too much attention.
Perhap your story is the same old line about your health. Your “prison guard” is that nutritious food cost too much. Perhap a new question might be, “how much is your health worth?”
Still telling the old relationship story about the person who wasn’t supportive of women composing music? It’s been 10 years since you’ve written anything.

Here are the 6 retrogrades and their tips for us:

Mars Aquarius: Get moving and stop sitting around waiting for the change you want. No one else can move your feet except you.
Mercury Leo: Do you need to communicate differently, even with and to yourself. The estimate is 100,000 self talk tapes a day. Talking to yourself matters.
Saturn Capricorn: Be your own leader. Are you waiting for the political party, government officials or someone up the street to change your life?
Uranus Taurus: Take the risk! Enough said.
Neptune Pisces: What illusions, fantasies, and latest social media trends are keeping you enthralled, and locked away from your Soul direction?
Pluto Capricorn: Time to embrace the depth of your own power for creation and transformation. Use it or lose!

Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius: What's It All About?

7/26/2018

I often wonder if the signs and planets are actually advanced beings operating out in the cosmos. If they are, maybe they’re beaming coded messages from way out there in deep space. Yes, my imagination is playing around in my thoughts after having watched every “Star Trek” and all the offshot “Treks”( Voyager, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, etc.). This is what happens to me when there is a lot of creative energy bouncing between the signs of Aquarius and Leo.

In each of these shows, the main theme was about the crews working together as a group to come up with solutions to often perilous situations. Out there in space, everything pretty much had to be done as a group effort. Yes, there were the particular departments, but overall there was the main alliance called the “Federation”. On the individual ships the captains help the group stay focused.

Within the ships people would have there social and friendship groups. Sometimes these friends and groups would get “put out” with each other, But those wise captains would help the groups find a way to channel that warrior Mars aggressiveness into a group victory.

They(captains) would channel the group vision so that each member would come away feeling like she or he had made a worthwhile contribution in dealing with the situation confronting the crew (Klingons, Borg hive ships, now this was one group that truly understood team work.)

With the current astrologically array of planetary messengers, featuring the Aquarius Full Moon with a Lunar Eclipse, there’s much food for thought. Here’s brilliant Aquarius the sign that inquiries about the state of our friendships, and our willingness to form viable alliances with people to further our collective good.

This Full Moon Lunar Eclipse is seemly asking all of us to examine our journey on this planet Earth, our home. We’re here together, no one is getting off this “Mother Ship”. This may mean really opening those doors to questions of how we befriend ourselves on an individual level, and how we meet the important group connections in our lives.

The planet Mars is presently retrograde in Aquarius. It’s all about examining these friendships and groups and really asking,”are they worth my time and effort”. It's time to really go deep and asked some hard questions.

With this Lunar Eclipse how are you going to meet the crew members who are in your social group and network? Are there old ways of communicating and affiliating with people which are not working anymore? So to conclude this blog, here’s a question.

With the Sun and retrograde Mercury sitting in the sign of Leo, positioned opposite the Aquarian Lunar Eclipse Moon, the question is: Are we ready yet to reach out, and speak with ours hearts?

If you need to get more ideas about Aquarius, please check out my e-courses that will help bring some of this into focus. bit.ly/mapyourlife16

Also to help you get even more astrology connected, I will be introducing my first masterclass. It would be great to have you take a look. This may just be your "Moon Ticket".
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Here's Wishing You A Fabulous Moon Journey

Ruth

Why Study Your Astrology Chart?

7/16/2018

Why Study Your Astrology Chart?

Here's why. You will gain understanding of your chart/map as a visual representation of your own unique personal soul/life purpose. Your chart contains a lifetime of directions, clues, and pointers about the powerful energetic potential, pure magic and genius that is part of every individual. In essence, each one of us comes with a customized cosmic and planetary directive.

Benefits of Understanding Your Chart?

Having a map to follow and guide your travels, as you journey through your life, is where you'll begin to move with power and assurance. Learning how to decode and read your own chart, “map” confidently provides support and the knowledge about your own uniqueness. Indeed, it’s fun and enjoyable to have a reading with a practitioner, but the more you are aware of your own chart, the more you’ll be able to really unlock the deep wisdom of your life.

Your chart is about your “soul contract”( why you decide to show up for your mission this lifetime). Your life potentials, possibilities, and choices are the keys to an empowered life. The most wonderful thing is that you get to choose whether you want to learn, unlock and use this wonderful insight tool.

We are all part of a collective cosmic awareness, that is individualized within the astrology map through each of us. Other insight system (numerology, tarot and oracle cards, charmcasting, tea leaf reading, etc.) can also reveal the unique expressions of life experiences.

Embedded in your chart is the connection to the cosmic/unified field, which is set forth as universal principles. In our charts, we have what are referred to as 12 archetypes, patterns, or principles which are expressed in an endless variety and variation of ways. This means that not one of us has the same map pattern. Those 12 principles are here to serve, guide, give us understanding, support and direction on how to life more fully.

A Final Word

Your chart is meant to be your guide for the energetic movement, potential, possibilities and wisdom that is within you. Your astrology chart is about learning to recognize the options and choices waiting for you. All you need is your imagination, intuition, knowledge, creativity, and most of all your realization of your place, as a co-creator with the Universal Source, Intelligence, or whatever you choose to call the Creative Life Force.

If you want to start learning how to read your own unique map, I encourage you to enroll in my course. The 10 Day E -Course: Mapping Your Life with Astrology. This is a course designed to take you with ease into the world of Astrology. soulsoundinsights.teachable.com/p/mapyourlife
As an additional aid, I offer a free Skillshare class which provides a step by step guide on how to obtain your chart. bit.do/starchart
If you are interested in learning to read your chart, but don't know your birthtime, let's talk about what is available for you. Please contact me at [email protected]

With Cosmic Appreciation and Astro-Magic,

Warmly yours,
Ruth

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