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Astrological Forecast for the Week of March 7, 2010

 

Aries: Granted you still have that “nose to the grindstone” thing happening in your career, however this week as we End, yes end the hurry up and wait cycle known as Retrograde Mars, you are on a 10 speed flying downhill. Yes you get the Gold. In fact now that you have this amazing capacity to build work systems at the blink of an eye, you may as well keep yourself in the flow. Think back to a month ago when you thought you had the best time management skills on the planet and consider how much reorganizing and tweaking you have done in the interim. If necessity is the Mother of invention, then this cycle of “what do you want me to do and by When?” has polished your professionalism and given others an appreciation of just how dedicated you are to it all. Granny Gerstmann used to say, “ If it doesn’t killya it makes ya a better person.” Look over your shoulder on the train wrecks of the past and know how powerful your ability is to persevere

In tricky situations, and Yes, you Are a better person for the experience.

 

Taurus: Consider this week an action packed cycle of large projects that

appear out of nowhere, the true test of your work ethic ( which has no limit for Earth babies ) a great opportunity to step out of the shadows and save the day

( or someone’s bacon) and not many lunch breaks. Only a true Earth child can enjoy the fruits of a day where you never take a break and things get done in orderly form. One moment you get to work and the next thing you know, folks are going home. At which point you will wave good by, grab something out of the vending machine and really get busy. No matter the level of chaos, you will channel it into creativity. Sure you will spend some wee small hours making things perfect, buuuut, in the quietude you will accomplish far more than you will of folks distracting you. Delegate authority and save the real fun challenges for yourself.

 

Gemini: Oy the last week of Retro Mars and you find the need to be a social butterfly, must be the sense of Spring in the Air. Just because it is sooo cool to see life come full circle, you will follow personal dramas all the way to the end, which is really the beginning….anyway. There you are looking great, feeling confident, ( new underwear and a pricey haircut confident ) and in the midst of this “schmooze and mingle” cycle, Up walks your Ex ! Holygeez. Now here’s the really cool part….as you lock eyes if only momentarily, you realize that he/she

doesn’t recognize you. In that glance you understand that you have nothing in common with that stranger in a familiar face, and it’s all good. No one is the person they once were. Life changes and we transform along with it. You are now the person of your own making. The past floats away. As does your Ex. Isn’tit great to really live Now ? Consider this your A+ in the Pop Quiz called life.

 

Cancer: Is there anything more barbed than emotional manipulation ? You might call it the gift that keeps on giving, and giving ad giving ad nauseum. When you see/feel/smell/taste it’s yucky flavour this week, choose to fast. There are a million miles between guilt and conscience. Refuse to make choices, which are even a teensy bit based upon what you think you owe somebody else. Now is the time to clear the slate and begin at square one. Know that in the larger perspective of all this Celestial stuff is the view that on the other side of the veil we are only judged by our intentions. Because you can be clear on your pure intention, you easily leave the outcome in the hands of God. In the Medicine Wheel we are taught that once you give an idea away it is no longer yours. If the Council acts upon your idea you have no need to take credit. If they don’t choose to act upon your idea you don’t ever take it personally. Yes you will dole out the Astral chicken soup this week, but nobody is getting any second servings.

You will speak honestly and concisely and let other folks make their own choices and meet their own consequences.

 

Leo: You know that sense of vitality that you get when you are in a busy crowded place ? Bourbon Street in my beloved French Quarter comes to mind. It is as if once you step into the sunlight and with all that happy enthusiasm you have plugged into a 220 line of energy. Even though you would never loose your individuality, you can actually feel your energy building upon the sincere joy of others. You realize just how closely we are all linked together, on a Spiritual/Physical/Emotional level. We are neverending chains of atoms, dancing in the Light. This last week of Retrograde Mars offers you a special time out, you no longer need to be the life of the party as the party comes directly to you. This is a cycle that guarantees that everything you see, feel or do will process on level of deep Spiritual awareness. Have you ever seen Aura’s before ? You do now. It’s that blinding light you see glowing around others as they follow their heartsongs.

Virgo: Okay, I truly understand that it is difficult for very private, soft spoken, analytical person to discover that in your absence someone has painted a Star on your door, but think back with me briefly on the last 4 yours and just how many heavy duty dues you paid up until last Autumn. This season of Jupiter in Pisces is intended to be a reward cycle for you. And the pickle on top is the fact that you can do no wrong for the next 18 months. Except…..trying to do everything yourself. This is your time to be a Mentor and reprioritize your life. It will all happen naturally, as some asks your advice, you will be offering the advice by which you live. The creed by which you live includes, always give folks more than they pay for, give your best effort to everything you do, do the best you can with whatever resources you have on hand, and don’t buy retail if you can avoid it, unless it’s sucha Sale…Yours is a path of honour and respect, if that isn’t worth a reward cycle, I don’t know what is ! Take this time to celebrate your Life !

 

Libra: Now is the time to take the Lava lamp, your MP3 player and a sketchpad or journal to the attic. If not the attic, the garage will do, truth be told you have beamed up and any quiet space becomes your sanctuary. It’s about losing yourself in yourself, or finding a creative process that transcends time. I once worked with a brilliant artist who had lost his center. He had a loft filed with half done canvases and piles of marble that were eventually meant to be something.

Frito laden paint trails dribbled from the couch to the studio to the loo and back.

Sadly his loft was in a bustling downtown area, and every pretty lady or shiny things that went by, his attention went with it. Kinda like adult onset ADHD. We fix it all with blinds and mirrors. So the only shiny thing he saw was his work. You need that centering exercise this week. Fear not, you will be back along with Direct Mars. Your hermitage will run full circle within 8 days or so. The email will keep. This mundane world is Spam, when other worlds are calling.

Bonne Voyage !

 

Scorpio: You were born to think/dwell/obsess, it’s what you do. Consider this week a very necessary Moon Lodge. Now is a perfect time for you to realize how to keep those mental aerobics on a healthy regimen. Energy follows thought, just like the River flows to the Ocean. Thoughts are things. The power of your mind to reinvent your life and see its challenges as accomplishments need you to invest this speculative time. Any thought patterns that lead you back to knee jerk reactions offer you vast territory for future empowered choices. Not that you would ever be a victim, but you do have the tendency to hang on to things looong after the fact. By redirecting how you think about things, you will free yourself from the shoulda/woulda/couldas that grab for your coattails. Most of what you are experiencing is just too deeply buried behind your spleen for you to share this journey of inner vision. This is the time to be alone and have really good company. Plus itsa perfect time for Lucid Dreaming !

 

Sagittarius: Danger Will Robinson, this week is a Blurt alert for you. Even if and when somebody says, “ C’mon be honest with me now, do these jeans make me look fat ?” Smile and say, “ You are perfect.” Then walk away real fast before your foot heads straight to your mouth. This is not a good time to debate issues since your level of passion could scare lesser folks. Certainly you don’t mean to nuke others with your opinion, but Mars has had you on the defensive for almost a month now and all that repressed energy would have anyone twitching by now. Consider kick boxing, it works for me ! In this last week of Mars interruptus, pretend you are a Pisces and tread softly everywhere you go. Mars will open you to a flood of opportunity in just one more week. 7 days, you can do it ! In the interim, be attentive, be circumspect, be thoughtful, be gracious, be thankful, be supportive and most important, be silent, at least until you hear the punchline.

Wait for it !

 

Capricorn: The 5 planet Jupiter stellium in Pisces has brought out the Mom in you regardless of gender. Nobody hugs like Earth signs do. That’s because your heart chakra is bigger than you are. Certainly I won’t tell the world what a big softie you are, but we both know you would sit up all night with a sick kitten and

Be at the Vet’s office the next morning, the moment they opened. Even if you could transform your ears into the pointy Mr. Spock variety, every choice, every life lesson, every knock knock joke you hear this week will be processed by you on a emotional level. The best option on sucha sentimental journey is to season your memories with laughter ? Consider that day after we moved in to our new home, only to discover that the Contractor who said he had fixed the loo in the spare bathroom, actually fixed it so that it was draining into the furnace ? Then when I went into the kitchen to turn on the stove to heat up the house, I discovered that the oven didn’t work. AND the day before that I had put a stove on the curb, which no doubt worked ? C’mon, it’s funny, except for the repair bill and the still broken loo. Humour, embrace it, Laugh until you can’t laugh anymore. Life is big fun !

Aquarius: Do you remember the Vulcan salute ? Basically you separate your Jupiter and Saturn fingers (the index and the well known middle digit) from the Venus and Mercury fingers ( Venus is the ring finger, Mercury is your pinky.)

Practice it why doncha ? Squish your fingers together and then separate them

in the middle making a Richard Nixonish V….got it ? if not get it. It may take practice, especially if you have ever called yourself gullible or too idealistic or if you have purchased a box of cheap blinky candy bars from the little kid with the big eyes who knocked on your door. This week demands that you widen the space between your head and your heart or promises that you make in a moment could become the path of mucho karmic caca.The Jupiter Saturn gesture indicates self respect and the ability to speak wisely from personal experience. The Venus Mercury half of the salute says, I really care about you, buuut I can’t learn for you. Nor do I need to. Because you respect your words, your time and your energy, you will lovingly help others, but you will not allow them to waste your efforts. Boundaries aren’t guarded borders, all healthy relationships need them. Keep your focus on the greater good and leave the soap opera events alone. Drama belongs in the theatre, not in your career..unless your career is in the Theatre…..well, you know what I mean.

 

Pisces: With A 5 planet stellium in Pisces, you can not be anything short of brilliant his week. Just promise yourself that for every hour you spend with people you will spend 2 hours alone to sort things out. By this point in your journey of personal transformation, you feel the need to respond differently. You are more aware of your responses than you have been in 6 years. Your sensitivity level is up there somewhere just past the Van Allen belt, and a such, you need to invest time in staying focused on one project at a time. If your inner “people pleaser” floats up and expects you to respond the way you used to, and you still can’t find a comfortable way to say, “No !” you may discover that you have no response at all. That works too ! Finding that place where your idealistic self can digest the sharp corners and ugly truths of life takes mucho self realization and contemplation. Your sensitivity is a tool, you are meant to utilize it, not the other way around. This rebuilding and redefining cycle keeps you rolling along for the next 18 months. Don’t expect to figure it all out Now. Let it unfold like the first bright crocus of Spring. Enjoy all the steps that it will take to get there from here. Only know that you are certain to get there, and you are certain to get there ! Easy peasy….

 

A la semaine prochaine !

 

Merci mes amis !

 

La Madame de la Baggage D’Astral