*VIRGO* 2014 ~ Solar & Lunar Guidance

MONTHLY *SOLAR* GUIDANCE: As the Sun moves in to Virgo (8/23 - 9/22), it activates the *Annual* Check-In with your Personal System & Daily Routine, is it healthy & sustainable? This is preparation for the *Harvest* on multiple levels and particularly potent for the *Mutable* Family ... VIRGO *Initiation* ~ PISCES *Integration* ~ GEMINI/ SAGITTARIUS *Test/Growth*. The energy this month supports you assessing your strengths and weaknesses and re-committing to balancing your soul-work (Pisces) with your daily work (Virgo); allowing the fragmented aspects (Virgo) of life to come in to a cohesive whole (Pisces); and focusing on the little things (Virgo) that make the grand vision (of your life) work (Pisces).

    

We are coming out of Fixed energy (Leo), which has activated both the need to stabilize certain things, as well as release (permanently) some aspect of Self, so that your life can actually work, in the physical reality you're currently living. That said, no matter how bad it is, change really is only one decision and a renewed commitment away. We are now moving in to Mutable energy of Virgo, which is going to help us process & assimilate all that has died/left/ended and make the necessary arrangements for new life to come in and thrive. Think: Nesting in the sense that you are preparing space for something new in your life. But because it is Virgo, it is more about how this new life/energy/direction is going to actually work in to your natural rhythm & routine.

    

*IF* you made a ton of new connections & friends recently, and all your creativity activated, and your heart engaged, then Virgo energy comes in and helps you create a new system and help you get used to your new rhythm. It's time to create a whole new daily routine that better supports who you are and are becoming. We're all finding various systems and routines (that have historically worked) are now obsolete and no longer work (for whatever reason). That is always a clear indication that it is time for a new one. And *IF* you are able to create one (while tweaking and leaving it open to ongoing revisions in the beginning), then when Libra comes next month, you'll be able to really make those connections with others, personally or professionally, and create some powerful new relationships & collaborations.

   

HOWEVER, if you have spent the last month of Leo examining your own self-worth, wondering why you magnetize certain things & people, and repel others, and generally feeling like the life you're living does NOT reflect who you are in your heart-of-hearts, then this month of Virgo will help you heal aspect(s) of Self that will enable you too, to take advantage of coming opportunities in Libra.

   

That said, another round of Cardinal energy is on the way (along with Eclipses in Aries & Scorpio), so use Virgo to restore your energy, replenish your Self, tend to your health & fitness, and create a daily practice that supports your current goals & aspirations. If you are resistant to doing whatever it takes to strengthen that trust within (your intuition), just note that the road will be that much more challenging for you. If you resist change and seek to control anything or anyone outside of Self, you are in for a bumpy & painful ride. If you want things to "go back", you will be disappointed. So rather than resist the changes disrupting your life at this time, try silence, deep breaths, and intuitive, heart-centered decision-making. Use the earthy, practical energy of Virgo to direct the powerful, current flow of energy, get *Present* to 'here & now' and take things one step at a time.

    

*VIRGO* is the *best* time of the year (Aug-Sept) to:  

• Release guilt & regret and Embrace the value of each experience's lesson, while forgiving your Self & others along the way.
• Release criticism & judgment and Embrace compassion & patience with the process of activating your new rhythm & routine.
• Release the need to have everything "perfect" before expressing it and Embrace trusting your Self to know how to respond in any moment.
• Release all petty distractions & people-pleasing and Embrace your inner authority to direct your own life (consciously).

MONTHLY *LUNAR* GUIDANCE: This month I'd like to first share that a common theme has been emerging recently: healing between Fathers & Daughters. So, for those of you feeling that too, or in need of such a healing, this month, it is tremendously supported. In a less personal and more broad sense, it is also yet another recalibration of the Masculine & Feminine energy within & around us that was activated in a huge way with the turn of 2012. On so many levels, we must heal our individual connection to the Masculine ~ how we (male or female) express it, as well as how we receive it from the actual men in our life. Light a candle, do some forgiveness prayer-work if you feel called to do so, as it is a tremendously potent time to heal & release the past once and for all. For further validation, this month's Lunar & Solar Guidance gave us Earth Mother for the Sun in Virgo and ALL 4 Fathers ~ Earth, Fire, Water & Wind ~ for the weekly Lunar Guidance. This too reflects the *balance* of Masculine & Feminine, and possible role-reversals within & without that are necessary.

    

To honor the Masculine "things to do/express/outward" energy of the Sun in Virgo, we must use the Earth Mother's Feminine energy to honor all 4 Elements in order to be productive in the world. She indicates that if we pay attention to how the Elements work ~ both constructively & destructively ~ we can be much more effective players in the world.

   

To honor the Feminine "things to feel/reflect/inward" energy of the Moon in Virgo (and Mutable Signs of Sag, Pisces & Virgo), we must use each Element (each week), adapting, flowing & changing consciously as the energies move & shift. Here, we will use our Masculine energy to "do something" about what our Feminine energy is feeling. Note that this is not to say change with every passing mood, but moreso to be flexible and responsive to where the energy is flowing and where it is blocked or stagnant, then make a decision & act accordingly (or not). Your Feminine intuits what is happening, as well as the proper response. Your Masculine responds, makes the decision and follows through on your behalf.

    

The Virgo New Moon (8/25) comes every year and presents us with an opportunity to reboot the *System* ~ which usually entails creating a whole new routine as well. Theoretically, during the last Lunation (Leo/Aquarius), we decided what we were going to *express* (more authenticity) and *invest in* (more value/new priorities), both Self & Community. Now, Virgo-time supports integrating all that you have learned about your core essential nature (Leo) recently, into a new routine and creating a completely new System for living, that will support you better in the here & now. It's time to digest, assimilate & integrate the last 9-months specifically. Also deeply supported this month is acknowledging (and releasing) any *regrets*, mourning any true losses or deaths and deepening your dedication to that which is vital, strong, healthy & evolving (within & around you).

    

Pre-Harvest *Assessments* (Aug/Sept) always reveal what does or does not support your Physical & Spiritual Selves. Twice a year (Feb/Mar & Aug/Sept), we have to take time out to check in on the Physical Body (Virgo) & Spiritual Being (Pisces). If you're healthy, great! But if you have pushed yourself to the limits, it's time to pull-back and recalibrate. We also have to check in with our Spiritual Being. If your practice is strong and supporting you, great! But if you have neglected your yoga or meditation, silence or sleep, again, this is the best time to recalibrate. This is *pause for maintenance* time, which leads to Libra New Moon (9/24) when *NEW* Relationships & Collaborations will present themselves and you want to be as clean (Virgo) and centered & clear about the vision (Pisces) for your life as possible by then.

      

With Virgo energy, we can get "stuck" on the little things, lose our perspective and block our own flow. Please understand that doing the tasks that are supported by the energy (ie, get organized, take inventory, clean up & clear out in preparation for working/playing with others in Libra) - doing what is supported - will just make it easier to get things done, as well as facilitate better results, so don't resist the energy at this time. Right now, we are all being asked to take a time-out to Assess, Digest & Assimilate all that has been stirred up in the past 9-months. It is time to Process & Integrate what is working and release that which is not. What - or I should say - Who did you *seed* with the Aries New Moon back in March 2014? Each month has led you to this point and Virgo time always asks the questions:  What is practical? And what can your individual system actually handle and maintain?

    

Sagittarius First Qtr Moon (9/2) indicates that the first step toward your Virgo New Moon  (8/25) Intentions and has something to do with owning the *new truth* of who you are on a Heart-Level (Leo). Virgo time (Aug-Sept) brings the annual *personal* assessments that will create the new *system* to support the "new you" that you discovered during the last month in Leo, so this whole month is basically about creating a new routine for your new Self. Use this week to activate the new routine, be hopeful & optimistic but most of all, be fired up about Life and future possibilities. Our guidance for this week reminds us that Fire needs a proper container & guide to be useful and we should always be attuned to the Elements (which also keeps coming up) and how they work and affect our lives. Fire Father says, "...in order to remain successful, in addition to staying consciously attuned, he must balance the fiery part of himself with the other major elements: Earth, Wind and Water. Connection with these elements - EARTH for grounding; WIND for rational thinking; WATER for emotional commitment - will both fan and temper his flames." I think Fire Father represents Sag energy really well: "the master of growth, inner development, and increased perception." Use this week's energy for what it is good for and expand the vision of your life (along with taking a tangible step ; -)).

    

The Pisces Super Full Moon (9/8) brings an Annual opportunity to *Release* any/all illusions/delusions about who you are or how you're living. At this time, more than ever, your Inner Truth must *match* your Outer Reality ~ we are encouraged to be *congruent*. In other words, those who are most in-alignment within & without ~ those who are living Authentic lives, are moving through with a relative amount of ease & grace. Please don't confuse this with not having any challenges, loss or disappointment, just that navigating & decision-making is a lot easier when your Private Life and Public Image are congruent. If you are living a life completely contrary to your core essential Nature, then you are probably feeling the energies of change most intensely, but also supremely supported for the integration & wholeness.

    

Some describe it like going to a lavish party, having a great time (Illusion) and then, unexpectedly, receiving the bill (Reality). We are all "paying" for our own illusions, delusions & denials, to the degree that we each have them (everything is customized for the individual even though these are social & collective energies affecting us all). Anyway, big illusion - big bill, small delusion - small price. Either way, you're accountable so use this Super Full Moon to truly look at that which is being most brightly *Illuminated* for you personally and use the energy to transcend that which has historically held you back.

   

This Super Full Moon is an opportunity to *Release* all that you discovered is no longer part of the *System* of your life. Upgrades are necessary periodically and this is an *Annual* chance to create space for you to *Integrate* ~ your healing ~ your wholeness ~ your Truth ~ and ultimately your faith in Self & the Universe!! Fears, phobias and unhealthy fantasies, which delude and delay, can now recede with the tide, returning to Gaia/Mother/Source, as She who knows the proper blessing to cleanse & infuse them with the love and light that transforms them in to useful, imaginative ideas and creative solutions that are Based ~ Sourced ~ Rooted ~ within your own unique individual SoulSelf.

     

This Super Full Moon in Pisces is a potent opportunity to flush your entire system of the past and any toxicity which may be creating blockages in the flow of your life. Pause, assess and decide. The next step will become obvious once you do that. Even the Guidance speaks to the answer being more accessible if you be still and listen for your intuitive guidance, then trust it and act on your own behalf! Virgo/Pisces is all about learning to trust your body (gut instincts) as well as your intuition (inner knowing) but naturally, it becomes a practice throughout your life.

     

The Gemini Last Qtr Moon (9/15) brings a final push to change your mind, in some way, to align with your heart, or perhaps a change of heart will reveal the logical next step. This month is preparation for Fall Equinox & Libra time, when whoever is magnetized in to your energy field will reflect an aspect of your Self that you have *perfected* over the last 6-months to 1-year ... and conversely, what you may still have to work on a bit. Either way, all your personal, individual work in the last 6-9 months has led to *here* and the Mutable *Thinking & Perceiving* Virgo/Pisces is leading to Cardinal *Action & Choices* of Libra/Aries in the realm of who you are and what you want, in both your public & private relationships. There will be a natural evolution toward radically new & different support systems, relationships, partnerships & collaborations (don't resist who's leaving or coming in, just watch with detachment at first) with the Libra New Moon (9/24). And there will be a natural evolution within you (each individual), as you release that which is no longer really who you are or what you want, to the tune of 20-years, that will be activated by the Aries Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse (10/8). (Your frame of reference for this 19-year lunar cycle is:  The Last Aries/Libra Eclipses + Libra North Node:  1995-1997 and the Last Aries/Libra Eclipses + Aries North Node:  2004-2006.)

              

As you prepare for your own next level of self-expression and personal work, this week's Guidance indicates that even though you may be processing a lot of thoughts & ideas all at once, you are supported to move in the right direction, if/when you take in to account your "spiritual, loving and physical being." Wind Father suggests a starting point is your own conscience, and offers some relevant questions to reflect on as you consider upcoming decisions. "To discover, utilize & apply his fullest ability, the Wind Father needs to tune in to his conscience. Of the product of his analytical process, he should ask:  Is it safe? Is it good? Is it important? Does it matter? Will it preserve and enhance the Mother Earth? Will it relieve the suffering of humanity?"

   

In closing, all the Masculine/Father guidance (Divinations) really supports another recurring theme: developing a positive animus within (Divine Masculine) and this goes for both men & women. The way I'm defining Masculine is that aspect of our SoulSelf that guides us to (1) maintain integrity, (2) create the guidelines to follow, (3) maintain proper boundaries, and (4) negotiate on your behalf. These are all things we can cultivate & develop with our evolved consciousness and energetic support of the global shift. Ultimately, Virgo energy is all about being practical, natural & healthy. And somehow, we ALL need to integrate our Masculine/Feminine on one or many levels, and since integration never happens all at once (but is a gradual daily process), Virgo-time gives us support (each year) to stabilize or eliminate something for the sole purpose of strengthening & fortifying our system in general.

  
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*LEO* 2014 ~ Solar & Lunar Guidance

MONTHLY *SOLAR* GUIDANCE: As the Sun moves in to Leo (7/22 - 8/23), it activates the *Annual* Check-In with your Heart & Authentic Self, are you being true to YOU? and expressing your unique *Light & Brilliance* ~ from the inside out? Leo energy activates your Self-Love/Self-Worth issues. As you discover your unique strengths & gifts, it becomes your responsibility to share them with the Community to which you belong. There is an old idea that "whatever's inside comes out" (especially under external pressures) ... so if you are full of Love & Light, then a generosity of Spirit comes out ... if you are full of Fear & Doubt, then obstacles and blockages come out.  What's inside you? in your true heart-of-hearts? Now more than ever, we must be congruent with our Inner & Outer Natures in order to thrive & evolve. If we are "serving two masters" (or incongruent on one or many levels) ~ having the private side of your nature be too drastically different from that which you present to the world ~ then you're going to have challenges, blockages and delays until you get into more alignment. Leo energy teaches us all how to BE it (your Authentic Self), not just "appear" to be it; it asks that you know who you are (and next month, Virgo will perfect it ;-)). What has changed on a *fundamental* level (Cancer/Capricorn ~ personal/professional) for you, that has now made you aware of how vital it is to honor your essential nature (Leo/Sun), so you are able to contribute to the whole (Aquarius/Uranus) in a more useful and delicious way?

   

Leo time brings us the Mid-Point between Summer & Fall, activating the Gate of Power as well as the annual Pre-Harvest. It is the time of year when we assess what we can preserve and build on, in time to have a good Harvest come Fall Equinox (9/22) that will then carry us to Winter Solstice (12/21). This time is potent, especially for the *Fixed* Family ... LEO *Initiation* ~ AQUARIUS *Integration*~ TAURUS/SCORPIO *Test/Growth*.  This time of year, every year, is considered the time of 'pre-harvest' and it is a celebration, as well as an early assessment of all that you, the individual, has been able to create or contribute. It is time to assess and celebrate how far you have come, how much you have manifested and your overall progress for this year so far. This is where you are, at a crossroads or turning point, when depending on your harvest, it is time to plan the next leg of your journey. Using Leo's heart-centered faith & confidence, as well as child-like joy & hope, you will radiate light and magnetize all that you need, desire & deserve!

   

An added, expanding element is Jupiter moving in to Leo (7/16) for the first time in 12-years!! This will expand & illuminate the lesson of courage, authenticity and deep self-love. When you're connected and truly love your Self, it is easy to give/receive and share/attract LOVE! When you operate from a confident, strong center, rather than insecure ego, you radiate LOVE and magnetize a similar (loving/confident) energy to you. Collectively, when you love and take care of your community, it can come together and create new, innovative structures & institutions which actually serve & support the needs of the people in the here & now. Your community can be free to grow, thrive & prosper, handling each blessing, as well as each challenge, that comes along. Cancer brought us out of the first quadrant of survival issues & basic needs to more of the individuation process (Leo) when we tend to focus more on asserting ourselves and integrating all that we learned in the last quarter. Leo is ruled by the Sun and the Sun represents your Source - your inner Light - and all that you have come to create & contribute to the community (Aquarius). Leo energy helps you expand the concept of who you are and what you are capable of, not to mention the value of the energy & service you provide to the community. Jupiter in Leo will teach us that we can ALL be free, when we ALL do our part.

 

MONTHLY *LUNAR* GUIDANCE: This month supports purging, purifying & stabilizing on multiple levels. An added, expanding element is Jupiter moving in to Leo (7/16) for the first time in 12-years!! So my Fixed Babies (and the Fixed areas of the rest of our charts) are up for a familiar *evolution* ~ LEO = Self-Love, Magnetism, Courage to be Authentic Self, Rooted/Sourced in the Heart & Radiant Creativity (among many other things and Shadow = ego & looking like something rather than 'being' it). So, while ALL of us will benefit from this infusion of fun, expansive, creative energy, my Fixed Babies will feel it the most intensely. This month's Lunation is our introduction to how it will feel on a *personal* level and the Divinations are AMAZINGLY specific & supportive!! The other thing that this entire year of Jupiter in Leo is activating & awakening us to - has to do with the next Venus Cycle (June 2015), whose theme will be LEO. Again, that will make it *personal* for us and this is preliminary groundwork. Jupiter is going to illuminate & expand ALL Leo concepts for a once-in-12-year Birthing of a New, more Authentic & Heart-Centered, Truth & Story.

  

The *LEO* New Moon (7/26) is annual *Initiation* of the New YOU! on a core, essential level.  It is time to reconnect with your Heart and begin to tap into the courage to live Authentically, here and now.  It's time to have 'Faith' in what you personally are here to express, this lifetime. Use this month to connect to a completely NEW way of expressing your true Self and the infinite creativity that wants to come through you. HINT:  Start with the Heart! What do you LOVE to experience? to express)?

        

The *SCORPIO* First Qtr Moon (8/3) which brings the first step ~ up and in to a new level of power for you. You are literally conceiving a New YOU! one that gets an annual makeover this time every year, but add Jupiter and bigger themes, tests & triumphs expand the possibilities in potent ways. Often, to move in new directions, a sacrifice or ending has to happen first. Make sure that your Soul and your Heart are communicating, then the new realms you may soon find yourself working & playing in, will be rich & rewarding. That said, the rewards will be equal to what to you believe you are worth; the sense of passionate purpose will be equal to how authentic & creative you can be, naturally. Scorpio represents Soul Level/Raw Truth, so this week may bring your breaking point, in that, you can no longer continue to 'go along to get along'. You will be forced to honor your Soul Self and take a brave step into the Unknown ... trusting your Heart and your own instincts! A deeper commitment to daily/ongoing (6th House) focus or active practice (Leo Sun) will set you up better, for living the Highest Truth (9th House) of your Soul (Scorpio Moon). This will enable you to express more Light and magnetize more beauty & abundance, and ultimately benefit from Jupiter's 1-year stay.

  

The Lunar/Sacred Season ~ *LEO* Gate of Power/Cross Qtr (8/7) is about *PRESERVING* what is growing strong, solid, useful and nourishing ... while releasing density, weight & excess to be composted in to something more useful in the season to come. It's a time of gratitude & celebration, in anticipation of the Fall Equinox season of Harvest. Some call this the Pre-Harvest. You can get a jump-start on assessing the year if you've completed your "clearing & releasing" process. If not, this is the final *purge* in preparation for the Harvest Season. Artemis, Goddess of Moon & Hunt is also associated with this Sacred Season and supports us this season to drop deep in to our Hearts (Leo) to connect with what we really love, and renew our dedication to that. It's time to position your Self for an expanded perspective at this time. Explore your options with fresh eyes! Allow your instincts to guide you on your Path and Trust the Divine Feminine within & around you, that She will *contain, nurture and protect* all life, now and always. Artemis reminds us to honor that which sustains us and to always aim your magical arrow at only the most precious dreams, your deepest heart's desire.

   

The *AQUARIUS* Super Full Moon (8/10) is the second of three in a row, flushing your systems of any residue of your former Self. No matter who you are, we have all been *upgraded* in a sense, rebirthed on multiple levels and we're only now beginning to truly assimilate 'The Shift of 2012' on a personal/individual level. It's time to make the connection between Head & Heart, between your Soul and your Personality and get them congruent, on the same team and working together for your greater good. Jupiter's once-in-12-year addition allows you a huge upgrade to your consciousness. Leo/Aquarius energy/lesson is all about learning who you are as a unique individual and then determining where you can contribute the most, to the collective community ... just be being your Self and loving who you are! This Super Full Moon has added *juju* to help you release anything blocking the full potential of embodying your essential nature and contributing your unique gift to the Collective. It's time to activate your most heart-centered, authentic Self & release all ego-attachment, self-righteousness, denial & rigidity.

   

You are deeply supported to release all that is no longer "truth" for you, on all levels. Begin the process of integrating these amazing new aspects you've recently discovered (or recovered) about your Self and HONOR who you have worked so hard to become! As you integrate on this new level, your ego may struggle against the shift. These inner urges (the ego) should be handled with strength & firmness, yet NOT repressed & broken or we lose power & potency to survive & make our way in life. As you allow both Spirit & ego to co-exist, assigning them both tasks best suited to their skills (and nature), you will discover your Authentic Self & Unique Gift. Often, we don't express the authenticity that would enable us to create fulfilling lives. It's time to practice being authentic, honoring your nature & sharing your gifts, until it's automatic. You can & will survive all the humiliations & defeats, and ultimately, emerge stronger, more vibrant and alive!

   

The *TAURUS* Last Qtr Moon (8/17) may bring some results or rewards of your recent labors, but ultimately, it is about evaluating what is sustainable for you, and what is not. Last Qtr Moon pulls your focus inward, to personally *feel* what needs to be further cultivated, and what needs to be released altogether. It's time to question the worth & value of what's in front of you at this time. Will it create more stability or chaos for you? and which would be more useful? It also demands that you do this processing in your BODY, literally, physically. If you've done all of the above Leo Self-Work of rebirthing your identity and who you are in the world, then this is the time to establish the base or foundation of that New YOU. Taurus' aspect of the base has to do with food, sex & money ~ our literal security needs and where any famine may be growing. What are you starving/thirsting/yearning for? Start there and add it to the new identity *brew*. The Guidance below reminds us of the value of balancing & activating the Elements in our lives & bodies (and planet). Essentially, YOU are the center-point, then you have Above & Below, Four Directions & Elements to work with:  Fire/South (your spirit), Water/West (your emotions), Wind/East (your intellect), Earth/North (your body).

June/July 2009 ~ Sacred Seasons of Change

~ Culmination ~
Summer Solstice 2009
&
~ Initiation ~
Cancer/Capricorn Eclipses 2009-2011

Last week's Sagittarius Full Moon (June 7th) gave you an opportunity to release that which is no longer *TRUTH* on a very personal level. This Last Quarter / Pisces Moon (June 15th) is the time to *CULTIVATE* what is working and prune what is not, in preparation for the upcoming initiation of the Cancer New / Super Moon (June 22nd). This week, we are preparing for *Summer Solstice*, the integration phase of whatever you seeded at *Winter Solstice*. There were some potent, once-in-a-lifetime alignments then and this is the *CULMINATION* of that work. The seeds you planted then, need your care and attention now, and there are several alignments supporting this entire process. Tune in to healing (Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune in Aquarius), tend to the tedious, anchor your foundation (Saturn in Virgo) and strengthen your health in preparation for the blessings and challenges that lie ahead. The Last Quarter Moon in Pisces is a great time to do any type of "closure ritual", which can be as simple as a prayer or as elaborate as your imagination can conjure at this time.

The other delicious *INITIATION* happening in June, on/around Summer Solstice, is Venus and Mars getting together in Taurus, the sign deeply connected to Mother Earth, life, love, beauty and sustenance, are balancing, integrating and amplifying the masculine/feminine dynamics. This is a chance for you personally to integrate these two modes of getting things accomplished but also for the collective to move in to a new realm of expression in that regard too. Masculine and Feminine energies, Venus and Mars, are active principles within both men and women and this is an incredible opportunity for *ALL* to embrace a more balanced approach to getting things done in the 3-D. There is a time and place for the masculine approach, however, at the moment we need a healing that the feminine approach can bring in to any equation. There is plenty of preliminary healing work to do before we can really build, and that too is completely supported by the planetary cycles. This Solstice is a chance to fully integrate your Masculine and Feminine nature within so you can make new choices and behave in new ways so you are more effective out in the world.

I remind you here that there are 8 Sacred Solar Seasons each year, the main four are the Solstices and Equinoxes (the other four are the half-way mark between each of the major ones - all are powerful to work with). The Sun makes its way around this same Path every year, activating Cancer/Capricorn on the Solstices and Aries/Libra on the Equinoxes. Pluto is firmly planted in Capricorn, which will form strong alignments *4 times per year* activating all of us for the next *16 years*.

Pluto, planet of death, rebirth & transformation, is going to have a considerable influence (16 years) on both the Sacred Seasons (annually) *AND* Cancer/Capricorn Eclipse (9 and 18 year cycles). Pluto in Capricorn brings up, among many other things, the major shift in your responsibilities and contribution, personally and professionally. It is helping you build a more sound structure of your life and your life's work. Pluto's work with the Sun indicates these activations are primarily directed at your core, essential Self, your identity - who you are. On the Solstices, you will do INITIATION/INTEGRATION work, which will hit your personal chart wherever Cancer/Capricorn is located. On the Equinoxes, you will do GROWTH/DEVELOPMENT work, which will hit your chart wherever Aries/Libra is located. Be mindful of your perceptions of the changes taking place within and around you.

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Intense Energies & Radical Shifts This Summer

We have some potent alignments in June and July with a slight breather in August as we prepare for major changes coming this Fall and Winter 2009. June allows you to release anything no longer Truth for you with the Sagittarius Full Moon (June 7th) and initiates one of two New Moons in Cancer which will allow you to set completely new intentions where your definition of home and family are concerned. Many of us consider our friends to be our family, while others have been blessed to incarnate in to families which yield beautiful and lifelong friendships. Cancer rules Sacred Space, home base, what nurtures and protects you and with two New Moons we can set completely new intentions for how we would like to live at this time and going forward for this new 9 & 18 year cycle.

At this time (June 2009), we are completing a cycle initiated in December 2008 when we hit many major crossroads. Winter Solstice 2008 initiated the new Solar year when we released 2008 and set intentions for 2009 with the Capricorn New Moon. Now we are approaching Summer Solstice 2009 which will reveal what has blossomed beautifully and what needs pruning this Capricorn Full Moon (July 7th). Adding to the potency are Eclipses which always signify major crossroads and radical shifts which will complete their journey through the Leo/Aquarius axis this year and, simultaneously, begin a new cycle with Cancer/Capricorn. This indicates that our new cycle will illuminate choices and changes primarily around home and work.

Pluto's journey through Capricorn is going to amplify the power of this lunation 100-fold. Tapping in to the Healing Trinity (Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune) will help you process these major shifts if you can maintain some objectivity. One of the Cancer New Moons is also a Solar Eclipse (July 21st) and both Cancer New Moons are also Super Moons (June 22nd & July 21st), which is when the Moon is closer to the Earth so the magnetic pull is that much stronger. This may make you more emotional than usual due to the overwhelming choices and changes you've had to process just in the last 6 months alone. And a certain amount of honoring what you've completed and released is fine, however, do no linger, do not mourn. This is a new beginning that deserves to be celebrated! The only way you can create a new sense of home and/or heart-centered work is going to be if you can release whatever is no longer relevant or serving your needs in the here and now, get back to basics and follow your *HEART*.

Summer Solstice (June 20-21) is the integration and culmination of the intentions you set at Winter Solstice (Dec 20-21). What intentions did you set? How are they going? What has manifested? What has not? December 2008 was a very powerful time of major endings, clearing a space for what is coming in to view *NOW*. You are completely supported for healing old wounds and freeing up space & energy within your Being to do great things. And like all cycles, one is preparing you to the next. 2009 is preparing your for 2010 and beyond. There are many major cycles going on at this time, rather than feeling overwhelmed by them all and allowing them to 'blow your circuits' (making you completely ineffective) ~ instead, consult your *HEART* and ask your Being which of these cycles are you MOST ready to contribute to and CHOOSE ONE to focus on.

*Here are links to the articles from December that will give you a frame of reference if you have not read them and a useful reminder if you did. Another thing I'd like to mention is that almost *ALL* of the audios from 2008 are still quite relevant and extremely useful in understanding what is going on *NOW* which will enable you to make better decisions in the moment. I highly recommend any/all of them.

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Click Here for 12:12 Portal Article ~ Part 1 (Dec 2008)
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**PERSONAL NOTE: I posted an extended Monthly Forecast on KarmicTools.com that covers the energies through mid-July. We are still in Gemini time so that all is current. I am working on many improvements on the website and am grateful for your patience during this process. I will post here on the Lunar Reflections Blog as often as possible but ask that if you are looking for something on my website that you cannot find, please feel free to Email Kelly (me) directly. For now, my only plans to take a break will be for MY birthday July 1st (June 28 - July 4) but otherwise all Tele-Classes will be held as planned and you can/should check the Calendar prior to confirm dates as they may change though it is not likely.

Pisces/Virgo Lunar Cycle

PISCES: Unity Requires Order

VIRGO: Healing Requires Faith

As I reflect on Pisces energy, the first thing that comes is a reflection on this time last year. Feb 2008 ~ what was going on for you at that time? That was the *SPLIT* ~ purgatory ~ transition ~ turning point ~ crossroads ~ in between time ~ what I now refer to as *The SWEET SPOT*. 2008, the entire year, could be considered the "transitional year" for many. It *COMPLETED* a cycle which began in 1989-1990. That cycle had to do with, among many other things, your integration of the Pisces/Virgo lessons and energies: trusting your intuition, the illusion of control and human/spirit or physical/spiritual integration. Also in 2008, Aquarius/Leo *INITIATED* its 18.5 year cycle when you have the opportunity to BE the Light that you are, within the context of how that Light contributes to the community to which you belong. Your Beingness has to serve in some way, which will automatically nourish you as well.

I happened to catch a glimpse of the Virgo Full Moon chart for 3.10.2009 when I was doing this article and I noticed that the *Mystical Rectangle* from 1.10.2009 (Cancer Full/Super Moon) has turned from a delicious and loving kiss, to a passionate embrace, igniting sparks of creativity now and change to come.

The *KISS* ~ now *PASSIONATE EMBRACE* is between Moon/Saturn and Sun/Uranus. Every Full Moon, the Sun and Moon are opposite each other activating your monthly cycle of balancing your inner and outer Being. Right now, 2008-2010, Saturn and Uranus are opposite each other anchoring a 40+ year collective cycle, radically shifting our fundamental structures of life. Moon/Saturn in Virgo in the 10th House. Your inner nature (Moon) is anchoring (Saturn) the new system (Virgo).

The past (Moon) and the structure of your being (Saturn) are being healed (Virgo) so you can now contribute more to society (10th House).

You're learning that the strength and integrity of your inner (Moon) foundation (Saturn), determines your effectiveness (Virgo) in the world (10th House).

You're learning to be responsible (Saturn) for your own feelings (Moon) and your own healing (Virgo) and then your contribution to society (10th House) is that much more of a service and benefit to all.

*OPPOSITE*

Sun/Uranus in Pisces in the 4th House. Your essential Self (Sun), your dream and your definition of 'home' and sacred space are all radically shifting (Uranus).

The present moment (Sun) brings the liberation (Uranus) from the illusion (Pisces) of separateness and renews the energy in your 4th House: sacred space, emotional security, home, property, parents (esp. mother) or the aspect of you that nurtures and supports, understanding, dealing with and expressing emotions.

You're learning that the Base (4th House) of who you are (Sun) is changing (Uranus), and has an opportunity to integrate the lesson of Pisces: completion, sensitivity, intuition, trust, surrender and the womb of development (prior to rebirth in Aries).

Keep in mind, the Sun's journey through Pisces is annual, while Uranus will only spend about 7 years in Pisces, taking 84 years to return. So embrace the shifts going on within and around you as you are in a collective womb, that when rebirth occurs, you will be forever changed within and moved to a new space out in the world. That is so 4th/10th House domain.

*NOTE: We have tremendous access to some incredible balance and integration of our Masculine/Feminine energies. Several planets and signs are in *Mutual Reception* ~ allowing for a natural flow and expression of these energies.

Pisces, being the most elusive of all the signs, challenged me to come up with yet more useful guidance for this time. I reviewed the last couple of newsletters, they were quite succinct; I reviewed all the energy for the month as I posted it, yep, covered everything; and all the major additional planetary action, I covered in the Monthly Forecast. So what's left?

Aaahhhhhh ... SURRENDER ... to any subtleties I've missed. I sit, at first with a chuckle, "Kelly, speechless? No way!" Then I 'shush' the inner dialogue and INVITE a feeling, ASK Great Spirit to guide me, ALLOW Truth to come to the surface and reveal yet another perspective ... something useful and relevant to ALL.

Ultimately, it is this message I'd like to convey. When you feel resistant, surrender and invite peace. Do the Heart Meditation often. It is in those peaceful, centered moments that vital pieces to who you are and what you're doing and where you're heading ~ come to the surface of your conscious mind. Then of course, free will and choice remain yours. Virgo/Pisces energy facilitates *HEALING* ~ *FUSING* Body and Soul ~ preparing you for your *NEW IDENTITY* (Aries) and *NEW COLLABORATIONS* (Libra). You, represented by the Sun in Pisces, have completed quite a journey in one year and are progressing toward Spring Equinox 2009. Collectively, represented by Uranus in Pisces, we are completing an 84-year cycle in history.

12:12 ~ Portals and Choices and Crossroads ... OH MY!

Completion ~ Initiations & Cycles of *NOW* ... In my own search for how to maximize the potential of the current energies, I explored the Grand Mutable Cross contributing to the upcoming Gemini Super / Full Moon, and many additional thoughts were illuminated.

The planetary alchemical mix of the moment is: Sun/Mars (who you are / what you want) together in Sag (truth) in the 10th House (responsibility & contribution in the world) ~ opposite ~ Full/Super Moon (intense & rare) in Gemini (thoughts, ideas, concepts & their expression) in the 4th House (about home, home-base, sacred space, where you replenish and gather nutrient so that you are capable of going in the world to serve). Saturn in Virgo has spent the entire month off to the side, purifying and healing (Virgo) various aspects, not the least of which is our DEFINITIONS. You will have to define-anew this particular dynamic, and that is not easy on a good day, but it is totally worth the effort to do whatever you can to contribute to the current evolution. This kind of personal makeover, especially where home and work is concerned, is ultimately teaching each of us that our definitions of "quality of life" are in our own hands to determine. You have to choose who you are at home and work and, now more than ever, get the two fully integrated ... particularly if there is a significant discrepancy. Are you the same person at home as you are out in the world? Are you doing work that matters to you?

The combination of these 5 planets (number of change) is creating a critical mass, moving you along whether you consciously participate or not, and have drawn us a literal crossroads in the sky pointing us to which areas of life require major decisions at this time. Full Moon is usually about assessing, pruning and releasing the non-essential so that all involved is strengthened and fortified. Use this two week period to get your head straight, question all your ideas for their worthiness in the here and now, allow some free-flow, experimental ideas to rise to the surface of your consciousness, and question them as well. Explore, gather data (Gemini) from a variety of sources, least of all the intellect. Use the mutable sign energies of your intuition (Pisces) and discernment (Virgo), to gather the facts (Gemini) and determine (or define) your personal Truth (Sag) in the areas of home (4th House) and work (10th House), connecting deeply to your own self-worth and value (2nd House) as well as your ability to shapeshift as needed (8th House).

Sun Mars & Pluto Launch 2yr Cycle Transforming Who You Are & What You Want

Part of the energy this month, with ALL planets FORWARD, is Sun (who you are) and Mars (what you want) mixing it up with Pluto the Lord of Transformation. Yes, I know we all know 'shift happens' but now there are going to be periods where if feels very "personal" and this is one of them.

Use this month to consciously co-create with these powerful energies. Sun is your essential being, core Self and Mars is your desire nature, what you deeply want, what motivates you to action, what you are passionate about and together with Pluto is adding juice and power to whatever you do so keep it in the LIGHT! And remember Pluto is also known as the PURIFIER - and its purpose is not to hurt or harm you but to strip you on the non-essential and release you from that which you may not release on your own. It is neither good nor bad ... it is just time.

You can use the Super Moon / Full Moon in Gemini to RELEASE ideas and concepts which no longer serve (in general, full moons are for releasing and new moons are for bringing in). This is a PERFECT month to come up with NEW IDEAS of what you want and who you are and consciously participate in your own evolution! Access that Mars/Sun courage and surrender to that which is already leaving (or left) your being/your life (Pluto) and just BE for a bit in the space in between.

Trust me, once you surrender and are still and quiet, Spirit will lead you toward your next step. Pace yourself, this is a two year process with a Mars Retrograde in Leo coming to help you with actively loving your Self more and clearing any blockages to letting your true, pure LIGHT SHINE! You can do this work ANYTIME you are conscious and directing your energy, but think of working with the planets when all is supported as a way to get you to your goal FASTER adding more MAGIC to the mix!

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