Today is the birthday of one of the truly great musical talents on Earth, the legendary Van Morrison. If Van The Man had written only "Gloria" or "Brown Eyed Girl," his place in music history would be secure forever. When you add "Astral Weeks," "Madame George," "Moondance," "Into the Mystic," "Caravan," "Wild Night," "Tupelo Honey," and dozens of other amazing compositions, this guy is for the ages.
Jupiter went stationary retrograde 2:18 am PDT, 10:18 AM Greenwich Daylight time. Since it's Jupiter, everyone on Earth will be affected. What does this mean, and how will it play out?
Part 1 covered many essential elements of this Virgo New Moon. Today we'll discuss significant aspects, degree symbols, and other important factors in this month's Lunation chart which show us a skillful and enjoyable freedom of expression, as well as beauty and healing in practical forms.
Over the next 4 weeks, the New Moon in Virgo indicates we need to show skill in some periodic effort as we ride the merry-go-round and go through ups and downs expressing our unique skills. Use whatever ritual form you value to get connected with the Earth to regenerate.
We've just entered one of those interesting zones where along with the other two major irrationality configurations, we've just added a third for the next 5 days.
Mercury goes direct in motion 3:03 pm PDT 11:03 pm Greenwich on August 26 and speeds up for many weeks to come. This shows a quickening of the ability to coordinate, put things together, understand the whole and the parts, the process and the larger cycles. Mercury, or Hermes, "the Guide of Souls," is also known as the Divine Trickster, as well as all lesser models. It is now stationary at 19 degrees of Leo, affecting that area for months to come.
If you're wondering why some things and people seem to be misfiring in unexpected or wrong directions, or some radical corrections may be needed in certain circumstances, welcome to Mars square Saturn!
Today would have been the birthday of Keith Moon of the Who, a tragic and self destructive figure, but still the best drummer in rock and roll history.
A Spiritual Brother in Japan wrote me recently that he's facing some life-changing decisions. I reminded him many of us are in the same situation, just facing different decisions for different seasons of life in different parts of the world. Welcome to "the edge of Now."
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