Tag: Libra

To Purge Is To Heal. Scorpio New Moon

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Intense energy continues to seduce us this week, as Mercury (thoughts, communications, journeys) joins Sun (ego, identity) in Scorpio on Monday, October 24. What seems to be leading us, is coming from within, where our most private desires, intimate jealousies, and darkest temptations have been withheld and caged. As vision intensifies – loving kindness, brutal truth or stinging words will begin to penetrate – […]

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October 13th, 2016: Mercury in Libra Square Mars, Ceres Rx into Aries

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Mercury in Libra squares Mars, at 11 degrees Capricorn. Irritation and anger will colour today’s communication. The drive to make your point can upset the social balance. Too, someone may challenge your ideas. But due to Libra’s polite mask, disagreements may be expressed through a gritted-teeth smile. 

Ceres Rx reenters Aries. Since July 17th, 2016 she has nurtured the growth of values/resources/self-sufficiency in Taurus. Now, she revisits a beginning that may have occurred when she first entered Aries (April 14th, 2016). This Rx ingress will take you back to an initiation/resurrection. Is it still valid? Has its promise been fully developed? There’s a reason it’s up for review. With Mars (ruler of Aries) challenging Mercury, we can expect part of today’s tense discussions to be triggered by this review. 

 

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Astrology of Now: Six degrees of Jupiter in Libra

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Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: a game based on the idea that any player in Hollywood can be linked, through the films they have worked on, to character actor Kevin Bacon within six steps. So say, Kevin Bacon has a value of 0 — he being the centre of the Hollywood universe — then try linking Michael Caine. He has a Bacon number of 2: Caine was in Now You See Me with Woody Harrelson, and Harrelson was in She’s Having a Baby with Bacon. The truth is that you could pick almost any living actor in Tinsel Town and he […]

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Mercury’s Transit of Libra: Sugared Speech

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Tapestry designed at least in part by Antoine Caron. 1580. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org

Tapestry designed at least in part by Antoine Caron. 1580. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org

Mercury’s Libra ingress happens on October 7th, giving us a break from the relentless analysis of its lengthy Virgo transit. 

Mercury in Libra is charming, indecisive and diplomatic. Heavy topics are glossed over in favour of polite and pretty discourse. Discomfort is smoothed over with sugary words. Sometimes it’s ok to back off and just say the nice thing, instead of the right thing. However, final decisions are danced around, because both sides look viable. 

Mercury in Libra’s catchphrase is, “What do you think?” Compromise is the theme of this transit. Hopefully it’s balanced compromise, but it can just as easily be unbalanced. 

Other Influences on the Ingress

The Libra Sun makes an exact square to Pluto in Capricorn on October 7th, so Mercury will be challenged right out of the gate. Sun/Pluto illuminates the power struggle or combative drive beneath the facade. Mercury’s polite conversation will have more underneath. You can use this mix of influences to open up a civilized dialogue and lightly address the issue, or avoid the topic completely. Just know that Pluto will not be ignored. 

Mercury will also make an inconjunct to Ceres Rx in Taurus on October 7th. Ceres Rx in Taurus is a review of personal resources/values that are being nurtured. Mercury in Libra can trigger passive-aggressive comments, if someone is not feeling looked after. The awareness of what’s lacking is there, but the ability to come right out and ask for it is missing. And this could be because it’s not entirely appropriate. And yet, the core necessities can’t be ignored. An inconjunct between Libra and Taurus emphasizes the tension between self and other – both sides must be adjusted.

The Way Forward

As ruler of the transiting North Node in Virgo, Mercury suggests (politely) that a somewhat detached perspective can help you move forward. Mercury in Libra is a master of diplomacy because its not emotional: social strategy and intellectual comparison rule. Listen to what the other person is saying, and factor what you hear into your awareness. Step back from the details you were peering at in Virgo. Look around, and consider the people close to you. Can they help you? Is there a possibility of an exchange? Is it time to deliver your message?

Here are the aspects Mercury in Libra will make:

  • Oct 7th: inconjunct Ceres Rx in Taurus, 1 deg
  • Oct 11th: conjunct Jupiter, 6 deg
  • Oct 12th: inconjunct Neptune Rx in Pisces, 9 deg
  • Oct 13th: square Mars in Capricorn, 11 deg
  • Oct 14th: sextile Saturn in Sagittarius, 12 deg
  • Oct 15th: square Pluto in Capricorn, 15 deg
  • Oct 18th: trine Pallas in Aquarius, 18 deg
  • Oct 19th: inconjunct Chiron Rx in Pisces, 21 deg
  • Oct 20th: opposite Uranus Rx in Aries, 22 deg
  • Oct 23rd: opposite Ceres Rx in Aries, 27 deg
  • Oct 24th: Scorpio ingress

 

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Mercury in Libra…

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Mercury tells us, as we know from Toolbox 2.3, a lot about how we communicate, learn, and think. It’s not just what we say, but how we say it; and how we hear, absorb and understand the messages coming from…

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