Moon in Taurus - Self-Nourishment Time Out Full Moon Flower - Connecting the Dots October 24-26 2018

MOON IN TAURUS –SELF-NOURISHMENT TIME OUT

FULL MOON FLOWER OF OUR VENUS RETROGRADE RECLAMATION WORK

CONNECTING THE DOTS REPORT – 

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24-26, 2018

Alana Fairchild's Kuan Yin Oracle #20

Sweet Taurus Moon brings us a chance to heal and fed our reclaimed empowerment revealed during the Watery dive in Piscesand Roar of the Tiger in Aries.  It is time to ground nurturing foundations revealed and tend to your garden’s gifts and remove the weeds.  Self-worth and self-care are high focus for the next couple days.  The Sun has just entered Scorpio with the Full Moon of Taurus earlier this Wednesday morning.  It is time to check the flowering blossom for sweet nectar from the deep transformative work you’ve been going through.  Receive the blessing of its healing Grace to continue releasing toxic patterns of devaluing yourself or others out of guilt, shame or power misuses.  This Moon in Taurus brings a revitalized connection to Universal peace, love, harmony and abundance.  

Wednesday morning in Arizona will have the Sun and Moon shifting into Scorpio and Taurus (4:22am and 7:33am MST), respectively, followed soon by their opposition for the Full Moon at 9:45am. It is the ‘test of the bloom’ on the seed we planted at the New Moon October 8^threlated to relationships and balanced exchanges that empower our value and worth (New Moon Libra ruled by Venus Retrograde in Scorpio square Pluto in Capricorn). As the seed rooted, clearance of toxic growth and tapping nurturing soil was required to strengthen growth; the seedling had to break through and out of limiting containers to allow the Lotus of our Truth to blossom.  This was the deep watery reclamation work over the weekend with the Moon in Piscesand the standing strong to protect those roots with the Moon in Ariesearlier this week.  Now, as the Moon is in Taurus, we can bask in the glow of the Full Moon’s revelation of the Flower of our work.  The Full Moon is riding with Venus retrograde near the Sun; they join exactly (inferior conjunction) Friday at 7:16am MST hours before the Moon ingresses into Gemini. This meeting of Venus and The Sun in Scorpio with her retrograde continues the divestment of outworn patterns to yield the magnificent treasures of your deepest gifts.  Rightful connection to these energies brings us power to manifest through connection to Universal prosperity. If we failed to rightfully tend the soils and clung to old patterns of power misuse (the underworld of Scorpio), the garden will reveal a dry, shriveled flower unable to bring forth seeds for the future. 

Wildwood Tarot - Strengthening our Soils

Thursday and into Friday the Moon will oppose Jupiter and Mercury; this will be a chance to get to work with the results of the flowing and expand your horizons with the new-found powers.  It can also be a time to be introspective about your ways of communicating; it is an opportunity to clear away shadowy dealing practices that have been part of old patterns (either side of the fence).  It can be expanded uses of resources to make life work; this could be a good time to invest in your work to enrich the ‘soils’ and ‘foundations’.  Intimate relationships could find therapeutic connections by taking walks in nature and inventorying the value each other brings to the equation.  Friday the Moon ingresses into Gemini at 12:45pm trine the South Node of Aquarius opening the air waves for connecting to others of your tribe.  

How are you connecting to this transformative opportunity to dig through the shadowy parts of yourself to release old manipulative energies (as perpetrator or victim or both)? Are there weeds to tend?  Are there treasures that need nurturing in your garden, so the flowering of your blossom brings seed for the future? Draw on the special energy below of Kuan Yin to taste the Nectar of the Lotus bloom.

This Moon in Taurus resonates with Nectar of the Lotus #20 (Kuan Ying Oracle – Alana Fairchild). Balanced yourself with self-nurturing time out.  You need to take care of yourself to be of service to others.  The Divine Nector of Kuan Yin brings you ‘life-affirming energy (bliss, joy, peace and love).  If your well is full, it can replenish others; if it is tapped out by giving away all your essence, you have nothing to offer.  You must first feed your Soul.  Recognize that receiving through self-care (a very Taurus Moon energy) is vital. Strengthen your foundations and tend to your own garden.  The extra attention to you will bring Sweet Nectar from your Divine Lotus Blossom.  

Here’s my version of a healing process based on all the above cosmic and Kuan Yin energies (and connect to the night sky below to deepen this process): 

I am supported by sources seen and unseen that connect me with the Universal flow of thriving prosperity. I call upon Universal Grace to assist me to release patterns of devaluing myself; I release attachments that have diminished or drained my gifts through manipulations.  I am empowered to embrace and appreciate my gifts (my body, talents and physical assets); I nurture myself through loving Grace, so I may walk my path shining brightly with healthy pride that inspires others.  I am valuable and cherish tending my gifts.  Through unconditional love, So Be It!

 

Full Moon Rise - October 24, 2018 - 6:12pm MST

Tending Your Garden by the Night Skies

This summer has been a potent time to view several of our planets in the night sky at once; those days are waning.  Venus is now hidden by the light of the Sun who is ‘close’ to on her inferior conjunction (between the Sun and the Earth); we won’t see her until early November and only as a Morning Star until late next summer.  The Full Moon tonight (Wednesday October 24) will be about 10 hours old as it rises around 6:12pm MST.  It will be rising close to Uranus in Taurus (not visible without a high-power telescope AND blocked by the light of the moon). Stand facing South with your left hand pointing where the Moon is rising tonight.  You will near the at the top of the ecliptic path (under the “Capricornus’ label on the image above) is Mars in the middle degrees of Aquarius (red). You may be able to see Saturn in the early degrees of Capricorn high on the ecliptic to the right of Mars about 120 degrees to the right of the Moon (see a Trine in the Sky!).  Jupiter is on the verge of setting twinkling bright white just right of the red star Antares (both in Scorpio).  Mercury could be viewed potentially (not far from Jupiter) but it is quite small; Pluto in Capricorn is between Mars and Saturn but even with a telescope we can’t see it in our own ‘backyard’; just know it’s up there helping to dredge up and realign self-sabotaging energies talked about over the last couple of posts and rebuild the soils and foundations noted above.  Thursday and Friday’s skies will see the move shift further from the slower moving planets of Mars, Saturn and Jupiter while Jupiter will be earlier to set each night).    As you connect with these potent planets who are playing into the energies noted above, meditate on how they can break from old patterns so your foundations are aligned to Truth that nurtures the flowery gifts in your garden.

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With all the blessings of my heart, may this facilitate CONNECTING THE DOTS TO A THRIVING YOU!  So Be It!

Angela Blissbridge is an Evolutionary Astrologer and healing facilitator.  See more about her at www.happierfacts.com

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Compassionate Removal Doesn't Always Work - Sometimes you've got to get Aries-Scorpio on things

Self-Sabotaging? Toxic Situations?  Stagnation? Needing to Rebirth in Alignment with the Playfulness and Flow of the Universe

by Angie Blissbridge

June 4, 2018 Connecting the Dots Report

Following the Purging of the Temple and Hygiea shift into Aries on June 3 (see my Connecting the Dots Report), it was undeniably apparent that self-sabotage and toxic situations have been holding back the playful flow of creativity, intuition and support of Universal Truth.  With the appearance of four (4) live and active scorpions in my Arizona home yesterday afternoon and at bed time, I received a shocking and undeniably clear message about the importance of this lesson.  Today’s Connecting the Dots Report is a blending of two days of oracles because they all speak to the imperative nature to engage the inner child and release the toxic patterns of stagnation, self-sabotage and engagement in limiting, dualistic views.  Here’s where this is stemming from:

Yesterday and Today’s Energies[i]:

Scorpion Medicine – the REAL THING FOUR TIMES in one day– * Transformation and Empowerment * Letting go of TOXIC situations * Determination and SELF-PRESERVATION * REBIRTH after ENDINGS * Power to HEAL and CARE FOR OTHERS * FACING FEARS AND SHADOWS * ASTROLOGICAL CONNECTIONS: PLUTO, SCORPIO AND 8TH HOUSE. 

Astrologically, Jupiter has been in Scorpio, retrograde, since March 8^th through July 10^th – traveling ‘alone’ that retrograde motion has put a lot of doubts and reconsiderations of all the big plans and dreams we may have had; it is in large part directly behind our self-sabotage (ties to the Release the Dark Wound card below) as individuals; as a collective we’ve been forced to face the darker elements of our world’s belief systems (which is a reflection of what’s going on within ourselves too).  Pluto’s excruciating slow drag and zig-zagging over 20-21º Capricorn since last fall (about the time Jupiter went into Scorpio), has felt like a constant open dark wound (in ourselves and collectively) that just can’t let us move on into the Jupiterian happiness and expansion until we do the Capricorn work of making things practical and measurable while facing the digging pain of needing to rebirth ourselves (Pluto and Scorpio) into something more meaningful and authentic (to ourselves and the Universal Truth).  It’s been an incredible time for growth on a personal and soul level; but it continues to dredge up that Scorpion TOXIC sting that could lay us out if we’re not careful. 

Yesterday’s Sabian Symbol #351 – Pisces 21-  A Little White Lamb, A Child and a Chinese

Servant (Purity, Innocence and Watchfulness)[ii]  * PURITY OF SPIRIT (MODESTY & SIMPLICITY) * TAKING CARE OF OTHERS * PURE LIVING * ALIGNMENT TO SOUL-PURPOSE * BEING OF SERVICE WITH HUMILITY * HEALING SELF AND OTHERS

Reconnecting to the inner child full of creative ideas and dreams (Very Jupiterian and also Pisces – related to Neptune’s very long transit through its own sign of Pisces) brings an opportunity to align with your soul purpose, thereby healing yourself and giving you the opportunity to be of service to support and health others.  This oracle is directly linked to today’s ‘The Wanderer’ and yesterday Page of Vessels – Otter - for their innocence and child-like playfulness that is required (see below). The references in the ‘Chinese Servant’ brings in an element of the alternative way of doing things that can provide support and protection.  We have to be willing to lean into that other worldly support; this concept is further supported by Today’s Sabian of 7-Leo.  The caution is the victim mentality or experience; it is also not ‘growing up’ and taking on the responsibility of being in service carrying out your soul-purpose.  It is racial prejudice too because of the symbols reference to the ‘foreign’ servant. 

Today’s Sabian Symbol #127 – Leo 7-  The Wonder of the Constellations of Stars in the Night Sky (COSMIC ORDER) * THE BIGGER PICTURE * ASTROLOGY * WHAT DOES LIFE MEAN TO ME? * SYNCHRONICITIES * BEING STAR-STRUCK

‘Why are we here and what does my life really mean?’ may be lingering in your hearts and minds lately, especially with the intensity of all that has been occurring in the world from global politics to major natural disasters (yesterday another major volcanic eruption began in Guatemala killing dozens of people added to the persistent ‘less violent’ destruction of Hawaii’s Kilauea that has been going on for over a month now).  We are getting this individual and collective calling from Uranus’s newly arrived position in Taurus (requiring us to refine and upgrade what we value and what our resources are) as well as Mars near-retrograde position in Uranus’ sign of Aquarius.

  We are being pushed to get a hold of who we really are and make grounded and potentially shocking changes to express that creativity in a meaningful way that is heard. Note too that Aquarius and Uranus are directly linked to Astrology and Astronomy (doubling the importance of this Cosmic Order card given the potency of today’s transits). With the Moon transiting yesterday and today in Aquarius the Uranian influence is very strong.  The Caution with this symbol is ignoring the practicalities of how to carry-out those shifts or overlooking the details; it can also be that we are so shocked and frozen in place for the awe of how massive a shift is in process and try to pretend we can’t do anything about it or that it’s not really happening. 

Page of Vessels – Otter -- from the Wildwood Tarot * CREATIVITY and IMAGINATION * A MESSAGE TO CONNECT TO THE INNER CHILD AND THE MAGIC IT BRINGS * A CHANCE FOR LOVE AND DEEP FEELINGS AND PASSION * A LIFE INFUSED WITH SPIRIT OF LOVE AND PASSION * LIGHTHEARTEDNESS

This was the card for yesterday; it signaled to lighten-up and allow for the creativity flow to come by being more child-like – full of wonder, imagination, dreams and boundless sense of everything.  With “The Wander” and Pisces 21 above, there is a tripled emphasis of engaging the inner child. The caution, of course, as noted above, is grounding those potentialities with practicalities and not getting caught in sabotaged reluctance to leap because of those same practicalities. 

The Wanderer (also known as the FOOL in traditional Tarot) REVERSED #0 -- from the Wildwood Tarot * FAITH IN THE PROCESS DOUBTED * NAIVETY & FOOLISH INNOCENCE * OVER-TRUSTING * UNGROUNDED RISKS * IMPULSIVENESS.  

The Reversed Wanderer (the Fool) reminds us to have practicalities to this boundless vision of our inner child; while it’s about growing up in our expectations of this dream, it is an empowering card when we realize the Wanderer brings us the unknown, delivers inspirations from left field and keeps our life’s full of wonder and excitement.  The key is balancing the leaps of faith with calculated steps toward where the jumping off point is, jettisoning excess baggage while bringing along tools (wings) to guide ourselves to safety on the other side of the plunge.  Being prepared and aware makes that leap not only exhilarating but garners the support of the Universe.  The transit of Neptune in Pisces is, in its most naïve state (not the evolved perspective) the utterly boundless and magical child trusting the goodness of life without worries of how things are to unfold; but in that naïve state we inevitably experience overwhelm and possibly victimization. Chiron and Hygiea recently entered Aries (see my June 2 report) out of Pisces (that same Neptune naivety influence was on them) and will be dipping back in there for a few months starting in the fall 2018; as discussed in my recent report, Chiron and Hygiea are our healing potentials by engaging in the Aries (Mars) principle of breaking old patterns, releasing baggage and seeking our true selves like the Wanderer; Aries / Mars fights to shed the victim state to gain it’s power, voice and creative expression.  Thus, with Chiron and Hygiea’s help from the transits we can lighten our karmic baggage and engage our creativity to salve our deepest wounds of the inner child as we take the plunge into our new selves.  Mars/Aries is impulsive like the reversed Wanderer.  Thankfully, transiting Mars is in Aquarius squaring Uranus in Taurus, so it is requiring we have strategy, calculated risks and seeing the full scope of our trajectory (Aquarius and Uranus) before we leap so that there are resources (Taurus) there to support our flight.  The caution is over-calculating the plans with too much detail losing the inspirations and spontaneity that gives the Wanderer the potency it needs. 

Release the Dark Wound, Let Love Live #25 - REVERSED - (Sacred Rebels Oracle – Alana Fairchild)[iii]  * SELF-SABOTAGE & SELF-DOUBTS FADING * LOOSING THE PERFECTIONISM * LETTING CREATIVE IDEAS COME TO LIFE * RELEASING THE CRITICIMS STRANGLEHOLD * FINDING COURAGE TO FEEL THE JOY & EXCITEMENT OF INSPIRATION

The scorpions (and Jupiter-Scorpio, Pluto-Capricorn) came along yesterday to remind us to release those dark wounds, face our fears and shadows so we can let our creativity and passion for life live.  It reminds us to stop judging (Capricorn) the ideas and visions (or the projects in process) to the point of never letting them see the light of day.  We must realize the toxins are within our own system and need bled out, captured-released or exterminated in order to begin to find true joy and thriving. 

Focus on the Light #37 – REVERSED- (Sacred Rebels Oracle – Alana Fairchild) * FOCUS ON YOUR PURE-HEART INTENTIONS WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS * UNIVERSAL SUPPORT FOR YOUR DEDICATION (IF ON YOUR PATH) * BLOCKING YOUR OWN SUCCESS THAT COULD BE FANTASTIC (reversed status) * DOUBTING YOUR WORTHINESS TO CARRY OUT THIS TASK.    This card was pulled this morning emphasizes all the themes above.

Planetary ‘Weather’ Today (June 4, 2018 astrological transit):  The transits have changed only slightly from two days ago; thus I encourage you to read that report.  Its summarized lesson:  “We do have our work cut-out for us to take advantage of the Aries transits now until the Fall 2018.  We do need to come into heart center as individuals, so it can happen collectively – it is a daily action of stopping and feeling from a place deep in your heart before interacting with rhetoric or old patterns; it is a daily action to align to a place of seeing the other in its ‘sameness’ with you before polarizing the exchange.  Make efforts to understand where they may be coming from (there is some root fear and insecurity at the heart of every one of our outrageous behaviors).  

The key change from the 2^nd of June is the movement of the Moon (Mercury and the Sun have only crept up a couple degrees and are still contributing to Jupiter’s Yod – need to purge the toxins).  As discussed above in the 7-Leo and Wanderer, the Uranus and Aquarius influences are a focal point today.  The Moon opposing Ceres’s need to find our own personal (Moon) happiness through reconnecting with the Child (Ceres) by getting the darker Plutonian / Scorpionic (Jupiter-Scorpio ruled by Pluto-Capricorn) forces to come into a balanced transformed way of being; the Aquarius Moon is giving us perspective on this transformation process and abilities to tap into higher intellect and creativity for our emotional healing process of those dark wounds.     

How can we stop self-sabotaging, releasing the toxic situations and get out of stagnation and find that flow with the Universe guided by our inner child? 

Tying this all together… It is to continue the Purging of the Temple with connection to the Mars/Aries principles in the healers Chiron and Hygiea.  It’s one of Scorpionic medicine that we must face into that darkness and bled out the toxins.  Engage in the Martian-Venusian-Uranian energies that are so potent today especially (but for months to come with Mars-Aquarius squaring Uranus-Taurus); those energies give us the opportunity to be see things from a higher perspective, gain clarity (Uranus/Aquarius) and move on (Mars) from stagnating old ways of relating to our inner self and others around us (Taurus).  The caution with the Uranus/Aquarius principle, the Moon reminds us, is rushing to fast to ‘rise above’ emotional wounds that need time to heal (Moon); the Scorpionic principle also demands lots of time to process emotional wounds (but it can also inflict them); that Scorpionic drag can help keep the ‘spiritualizing’ Uranus/Aquarius from too quick of skipping on.  Scorpionic energies are potent for a long time here and have been part of the stagnation because we are look at the shadows. 

We need to HEAL and EMBRACE OUR INNER CHILD. 

So be it!  With all the blessings of my heart, may this be part of CONNECTING THE DOTS TO A THRIVING YOU!

Angie Blissbridge (fka Angie Bray-Widner) is an evolutionary astrologer and healing facilitator.  See more about her at www.happierfacts.com

START YOUR JOURNEY TODAY with a reading from Angie and see how these energies and transits are directly impacting you!  

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[i] Today’s Energies are the day’s oracles selected by Angie Blissbridge as part of her morning ritual to greet the day and tune in.  Details of each oracle below.

[ii] The Sabian Symbol reading is generated randomly from the Astro-Oracle phone app.  Some days it links directly into the chart of the day; but even if it doesn’t it seems to support the transiting planetary energies of that day. This link (Sabiansymbols.com) can allow you to draw your own card randomly without having to buy an app or put your email address in.  That website also provides the more classic interpretations of the original imagery channeled in 1925 to link to the 360º Zodiac.  To learn more about the magical and mystical Sabian Symbols click here.

[iii] Alana Fairchild has created a powerful set of oracle cards with her Sacred Rebels is a beautifully illustrated by Autumn Skye Morrison.  Each reading is from my own hard-copy deck that is so cherished.  If you’re working on awakening that inner feminine that is wanting to march to say ‘no more’ then this deck is for you!