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Yeah, so...Taurus is in my 12th house and sho nuff, it is sometimes related to headaches, as are eclipses. So interesting. And annoying.
Aaaanyway, this week is better than last week. But like any week as a human on this stupid rotating rock, there are some speed bumps to be aware of. There is a lot of energy related to work, passion projects, and mental focus. There is an equal amount of energy related to family, mostly in opposition to the aforementioned work stuff. So there is a strong push-pull vibe. You may feel very driven and motivated, but your family may be really tugging on your sleeve.
There’s another oppositional vibe this week and it is between the past and the future. Ring Ring...Your Past is calling. Bitch, send it to voicemail. Here’s the thing...the person you used to be is not quite the same as the person you are now. You are still you, but you are not getting into your metaphorical high school jeans..sorry not sorry. (That is a ridiculous standard to hold ourselves to anyway!) However some people from the past may be trying to cram you into the box labeled “former you”. I’m not saying you need to hang up on people literally, or avoid answering your phone. However, not answering your phone from old numbers and old flames and people who don’t really know who you are now... feels like a good idea to me. Focus on your future goals (without neglecting your family). You need to (must?) learn from your past self, but you can’t zip that version of the you-suit up anymore. It will chafe your thighs and your soul.
Finally, as we enter Sagittarius, truth becomes a real quest. You will see this play out in the news, and you may feel it very personally as well. As we come out of the deep water of Scorpio, we may initially feel a bit crabby or shocked by the bright light of Jupiter’s energy. But we will settle in after Thanksgiving. I think it’s amusing that American Thanksgiving falls under Sagittarius. You know...all those warm, fuzzy family discussions over dinner...the calling out of bullshit because Grandma can’t not talk about Trump...the desire to put benadryl in everyone’s pie to escape all the “truth” and philosophizing over turkey. I think It’s a funny programming detail of the Matrix.
Eyes on the road, not in the rear view. Take a look at how you value yourself, because next month that is going to be a big theme. Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it. Happy Sagittarius season to all. To honor the philosopher and poet of the zodiac, this week I’m channeling scopes a little differently. With a concentration on the North and South Nodes (currently Gemini and Sagittarius) in the chart of your rising sign, I am using some verses from Kahlil Gibran, and tarot to arrive at a message for each sign. The Gibran verses are from a diary that belonged to my Grandmother, Lillie. This diary happens to be for 1973, the year I was born. I can barely read her handwriting, but I treasure these diaries of hers. She writes about what time she got up, and just the basic happenings of each day. Across from each entry is a Gibran verse. I’m using tarot to provide action for the themes. I really love how these turned out. Enjoy.
11/22
Sun enters Sagittarius - We are energetic, optimistic, hungry for knowledge, and focused on truth.
11/23
Sun conjunct South Node - dejavu, recollections of the past, “karma”
Sun Opposite North Node - your personal strengths are highlighted
11/24
Mercury enters Sagittarius - brutal honesty, whistleblowing
Mercury conjunct South Node - messages/truths from the past
11/25
Mercury opposite North Node - strategizing toward your goals
11/26
Saturn Sextile Chiron - self discipline
Venus sextile Mars - romance and socializing
Ceres opposite Vesta - family vs work
11/27
Sun opposite Ceres - ego vs family
Mercury opposite Ceres - thoughts and ideas out of sync with your family
11/28
Sun conjunct Mercury - sharp thinking,mental alertness
Sun conjunct Vesta - enthusiasm for work/goals
Ceres quincunx Juno - emotional needs in relationship are out of whack
Mercury conjunct Vesta - strong vibes for work or passion project
11/29
Mars trine Neptune - sensual and creative
Mercury sextile Saturn - clear thinking, good judgement
ARIES - The nodes are on your 3rd and 9th axis, emphasizing communication and learning. I just opened to this from Grandma’s Gibran journal (too perfect): “Knowledge and Beauty - I now want to know all the things under the sun, and the moon, too. For all things are beautiful in themselves, and become more beautiful when known to man. Knowledge is life with wings”. The Knight of Pentacles pops up, indicating a conservative and wise approach to things, particularly financial planning. Do your homework about investments. Move through life with precision rather than your usual charge ahead tendency. Slow down and enjoy life’s wonders, and plan your future to incorporate more beauty into your life.
TAURUS - The nodes are on your 2nd and 8th axis, emphasizing money matters and things you value. Gibran says: “Other Seas - A fish said to another fish, ‘Above this sea of ours there is another sea, with creatures swimming in it - and they live there even as we live here.’ The fish replied, ‘Pure fancy! Pure fancy! When you know that everything that leaves our sea by even an inch and stays out of it, dies. What proof have you of other lives in other seas?” The 9 of Swords pops up, indicating anxiety and fear, as well as over thinking. Maybe you don’t need proof of something to believe in it. Just because your mind can’t figure it out doesn’t make something not true. Trust that unseen forces will help all the financial ducks line up the way they need to for your highest good.
GEMINI - The nodes are in your 1st and 7th houses, emphasizing self and others, self identity and identity as mirrored in relationships. Gibran: “The New Pleasure - Last night I invented a new pleasure, and as I was giving it the first real trial and angel and a devil came rushing toward my house. They met at my door and fought with each others over my newly created pleasure; the one crying ‘It is a sin!” - the other, “It is a virtue!” Interesting that Gibran does not say who said what. The 2 of wands is about new projects and long term plans. This card is also about balance; in this case, balance between self and other, as well as balance of pleasure.
CANCER - the nodes are in your 12th and 6th houses of service, work, and spirituality. Grandma’s Gibran journal: “Crime and Punishment - The one of the judges of the city stood forth and said, ‘Speak to us of Crime and Punishment.’ And he answered, saying: ‘It is when your spirit goes wandering upon the wind, that you , alone and unguarded, commit a wrong unto others and therefore unto yourself. And for that wrong committed must you knock and wait a while unheeded at the gate of the blessed.” This verse is tricky but when you read the paragraphs after this one it becomes more clear, and it is perfect for the 6th and 12th houses. He’s talking about the essence of God within each of us, and how we are all connected and equal. One man’s crime belongs to all of us. And the Hierophant card...wow. This is about teaching and tradition, community and religion. Spend some time in the energy of the collective, both in your physical body, and in your soul.
LEO - The nodes are in your 11th and 5th houses of friends, hopes and dreams, and fun, pleasure and romance. Your Gibran verse: “Form and Content - What a man wants to say determines how he says it. If he has a vision of life, he is always putting that vision before us - in different forms. We unconsciously contradict ourselves when we say we like a man’s style and not his ideas. Style and ideas are one.” This one is fascinating to me. Our form is a reflection of our content. In your case, your hope and dreams are projected onto your life in a way that determines how you see life and how others see you. Your friends are a reflection of you, as are your children. The page of cups speaks to inspiration and creativity (hello, 5th house!) Listen to your intuition and your sleep dreams! (so cool!)
VIRGO - The nodes are in your 10th and 4th houses, emphasizing your public life (work) and your private life (home and family). Gibran - “Place is All-Important - Said a gracious wolf to a simple sheep, ‘ Will you not honor our house with a visit?’ And the sheep answered, ‘We would have been honored to visit your house if it were not in your stomach.” Be aware of the invitations you receive, both professionally and personally. The Empress card is the ultimate motherly, feminine archetype. Protect your own sheep, and listen to your intuition about offers that seem too good to be true.
LIBRA - The nodes are in your 9th and 3rd houses of learning and communication. Grandma’s Gibran journal opened to this for you: “The Abode of Happiness - Then my heart spoke to the daughter of Love and said ‘Where is contentment, O Love? I had heard that it shared with you this dwelling.’ And she answered: ‘Contentment is away preaching in the city, where is corruption and greed; we are not in need of it in this place." Where there is real love, there is contentment, even in difficult times. This reminds me of Jesus, who hung out with “sinners” and “whores” etc. He didn’t hang out with the Pharisees and Priests, he hung out with those who needed Him most. The Lovers card - it obviously speaks to strong union, but also to balance, and mutual protection, mutual admiration. Expression of love is especially important when contentment is “not at home”. Love is a choice and an action, not just an automatic emotion.
SCORPIO - The nodes are in your 8th and 2nd houses of monies, as well as value, and taboo. Gibran: “Values - Once a man unearthed in his field a marble statue of great beauty. And he took it to a collector who loved all beautiful things and offered it to him for sale, and the collector bought it for a large price. And they parted. And as the man walked home with his money he thought, and he said to himself, ‘how much life this money means! How can anyone give all this for a dead carved stone buried and undreamed of in the earth for a thousand years?’ and now the collector was looking at his statue, and he was thinking and he said to himself, ‘What beauty! What life! The dream of what a soul! - and fresh with the sweet sleep of a thousand years. How can anyone give all thai for money, dead and dreamless?’” This is the ultimate “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” tale. The 6 of Wands is about accomplishments. Recognition, a raise, or a promotion, are headed your way. Or it may be something seemingly small and simple like your name on a door or some new colored pens. Whatever...It may be something that others would find meaningless but what’s important is that you are proud of your accomplishments. Who cares if others don’t get what the big deal is!
SAGITTARIUS - The nodes are in your 7th and 1st houses of relationship with others and identity of self. Gibran to you: “A Question of Viewpoint - A woman protested, saying, “Of course it was a righteous war. My son feel in it”. This is so perfect for Sagittarius, being ever the philosopher. Your viewpoint determines how you see and experience the world, and that is true of each individual. Your viewpoint determines how you see others and how you value them as well. You could love the same person in 2 very different times of your life and have a very different experience with them because how you experience yourself has changed! The Ace of Swords asks for total objectivity and truth, logic over feelings. But I’ll leave you with this: Don’t your feelings and beliefs color your logic? And isn’t that OK?
CAPRICORN - The nodes are in your 6th and 12th houses of work, body, habits and daily grind, and secrets, spirituality and shadows. I love this Gibran for you: “The Fulfillment of Creation - Always you have been told that work is a curse and labor a misfortune. But I say to you that when you work, you fulfill a part of earth’s furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born, and in keeping yourself with labor, you are in truth loving life, and to love life through labor is to be intimate with life’s inmost secret”. I mean, DAMN, Gibran is on point! That is so perfect for the workaholic Capricorn. The Knight of Wands is about enthusiasm and passion and “gettin after it”. Others may not understand it (a Virgo would), but you truly may find spiritual fulfillment in work, particularly when you are in service to others. Sacrifice unlocks your karmic secrets and sets you free.
AQUARIUS - The nodes are in your 5th and 11th houses of fun, play, creativity, children, and friends, hopes and dreams. I cannot even believe how spot on Gibran is with these random verses! For you: “Charity - It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving. And is there aught you would withhold? All you have shall someday be given.” I’m just blown away with how Aquarian that is! Humanitarian of the zodiac, you understand this better than almost anyone.The King of Swords is an authority figure, a community leader, and an ally. That is you. A giving project with your kids and friends for the holidays might fill your cup nicely!
PISCES - The nodes are in your 4th and 10th houses of family and work. Gibran for you: “Companionship - Give your hearts, but not into each others’s keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together yet not too near together; For the pillars of teh temple stand apart; and the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow.” I love this one. I could be wrong but I think this is one of Gibran’s most famous love poems. And wow, so perfect for Pisces! It speaks to the partnership of lovers... Independent but together. This can be a little bit challenging for a Pisces, who tends to merge into its partners. The Ace of Cups is about new beginnings, new relationships, or a deepening of love after a lot of work. Remember who you are as an individual, because that is who your partner loves, and help your partner remember who they are as well. A renewal is imminent.
Sun enters Sagittarius - We are energetic, optimistic, hungry for knowledge, and focused on truth.
11/23
Sun conjunct South Node - dejavu, recollections of the past, “karma”
Sun Opposite North Node - your personal strengths are highlighted
11/24
Mercury enters Sagittarius - brutal honesty, whistleblowing
Mercury conjunct South Node - messages/truths from the past
11/25
Mercury opposite North Node - strategizing toward your goals
11/26
Saturn Sextile Chiron - self discipline
Venus sextile Mars - romance and socializing
Ceres opposite Vesta - family vs work
11/27
Sun opposite Ceres - ego vs family
Mercury opposite Ceres - thoughts and ideas out of sync with your family
11/28
Sun conjunct Mercury - sharp thinking,mental alertness
Sun conjunct Vesta - enthusiasm for work/goals
Ceres quincunx Juno - emotional needs in relationship are out of whack
Mercury conjunct Vesta - strong vibes for work or passion project
11/29
Mars trine Neptune - sensual and creative
Mercury sextile Saturn - clear thinking, good judgement
ARIES - The nodes are on your 3rd and 9th axis, emphasizing communication and learning. I just opened to this from Grandma’s Gibran journal (too perfect): “Knowledge and Beauty - I now want to know all the things under the sun, and the moon, too. For all things are beautiful in themselves, and become more beautiful when known to man. Knowledge is life with wings”. The Knight of Pentacles pops up, indicating a conservative and wise approach to things, particularly financial planning. Do your homework about investments. Move through life with precision rather than your usual charge ahead tendency. Slow down and enjoy life’s wonders, and plan your future to incorporate more beauty into your life.
TAURUS - The nodes are on your 2nd and 8th axis, emphasizing money matters and things you value. Gibran says: “Other Seas - A fish said to another fish, ‘Above this sea of ours there is another sea, with creatures swimming in it - and they live there even as we live here.’ The fish replied, ‘Pure fancy! Pure fancy! When you know that everything that leaves our sea by even an inch and stays out of it, dies. What proof have you of other lives in other seas?” The 9 of Swords pops up, indicating anxiety and fear, as well as over thinking. Maybe you don’t need proof of something to believe in it. Just because your mind can’t figure it out doesn’t make something not true. Trust that unseen forces will help all the financial ducks line up the way they need to for your highest good.
GEMINI - The nodes are in your 1st and 7th houses, emphasizing self and others, self identity and identity as mirrored in relationships. Gibran: “The New Pleasure - Last night I invented a new pleasure, and as I was giving it the first real trial and angel and a devil came rushing toward my house. They met at my door and fought with each others over my newly created pleasure; the one crying ‘It is a sin!” - the other, “It is a virtue!” Interesting that Gibran does not say who said what. The 2 of wands is about new projects and long term plans. This card is also about balance; in this case, balance between self and other, as well as balance of pleasure.
CANCER - the nodes are in your 12th and 6th houses of service, work, and spirituality. Grandma’s Gibran journal: “Crime and Punishment - The one of the judges of the city stood forth and said, ‘Speak to us of Crime and Punishment.’ And he answered, saying: ‘It is when your spirit goes wandering upon the wind, that you , alone and unguarded, commit a wrong unto others and therefore unto yourself. And for that wrong committed must you knock and wait a while unheeded at the gate of the blessed.” This verse is tricky but when you read the paragraphs after this one it becomes more clear, and it is perfect for the 6th and 12th houses. He’s talking about the essence of God within each of us, and how we are all connected and equal. One man’s crime belongs to all of us. And the Hierophant card...wow. This is about teaching and tradition, community and religion. Spend some time in the energy of the collective, both in your physical body, and in your soul.
LEO - The nodes are in your 11th and 5th houses of friends, hopes and dreams, and fun, pleasure and romance. Your Gibran verse: “Form and Content - What a man wants to say determines how he says it. If he has a vision of life, he is always putting that vision before us - in different forms. We unconsciously contradict ourselves when we say we like a man’s style and not his ideas. Style and ideas are one.” This one is fascinating to me. Our form is a reflection of our content. In your case, your hope and dreams are projected onto your life in a way that determines how you see life and how others see you. Your friends are a reflection of you, as are your children. The page of cups speaks to inspiration and creativity (hello, 5th house!) Listen to your intuition and your sleep dreams! (so cool!)
VIRGO - The nodes are in your 10th and 4th houses, emphasizing your public life (work) and your private life (home and family). Gibran - “Place is All-Important - Said a gracious wolf to a simple sheep, ‘ Will you not honor our house with a visit?’ And the sheep answered, ‘We would have been honored to visit your house if it were not in your stomach.” Be aware of the invitations you receive, both professionally and personally. The Empress card is the ultimate motherly, feminine archetype. Protect your own sheep, and listen to your intuition about offers that seem too good to be true.
LIBRA - The nodes are in your 9th and 3rd houses of learning and communication. Grandma’s Gibran journal opened to this for you: “The Abode of Happiness - Then my heart spoke to the daughter of Love and said ‘Where is contentment, O Love? I had heard that it shared with you this dwelling.’ And she answered: ‘Contentment is away preaching in the city, where is corruption and greed; we are not in need of it in this place." Where there is real love, there is contentment, even in difficult times. This reminds me of Jesus, who hung out with “sinners” and “whores” etc. He didn’t hang out with the Pharisees and Priests, he hung out with those who needed Him most. The Lovers card - it obviously speaks to strong union, but also to balance, and mutual protection, mutual admiration. Expression of love is especially important when contentment is “not at home”. Love is a choice and an action, not just an automatic emotion.
SCORPIO - The nodes are in your 8th and 2nd houses of monies, as well as value, and taboo. Gibran: “Values - Once a man unearthed in his field a marble statue of great beauty. And he took it to a collector who loved all beautiful things and offered it to him for sale, and the collector bought it for a large price. And they parted. And as the man walked home with his money he thought, and he said to himself, ‘how much life this money means! How can anyone give all this for a dead carved stone buried and undreamed of in the earth for a thousand years?’ and now the collector was looking at his statue, and he was thinking and he said to himself, ‘What beauty! What life! The dream of what a soul! - and fresh with the sweet sleep of a thousand years. How can anyone give all thai for money, dead and dreamless?’” This is the ultimate “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” tale. The 6 of Wands is about accomplishments. Recognition, a raise, or a promotion, are headed your way. Or it may be something seemingly small and simple like your name on a door or some new colored pens. Whatever...It may be something that others would find meaningless but what’s important is that you are proud of your accomplishments. Who cares if others don’t get what the big deal is!
SAGITTARIUS - The nodes are in your 7th and 1st houses of relationship with others and identity of self. Gibran to you: “A Question of Viewpoint - A woman protested, saying, “Of course it was a righteous war. My son feel in it”. This is so perfect for Sagittarius, being ever the philosopher. Your viewpoint determines how you see and experience the world, and that is true of each individual. Your viewpoint determines how you see others and how you value them as well. You could love the same person in 2 very different times of your life and have a very different experience with them because how you experience yourself has changed! The Ace of Swords asks for total objectivity and truth, logic over feelings. But I’ll leave you with this: Don’t your feelings and beliefs color your logic? And isn’t that OK?
CAPRICORN - The nodes are in your 6th and 12th houses of work, body, habits and daily grind, and secrets, spirituality and shadows. I love this Gibran for you: “The Fulfillment of Creation - Always you have been told that work is a curse and labor a misfortune. But I say to you that when you work, you fulfill a part of earth’s furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born, and in keeping yourself with labor, you are in truth loving life, and to love life through labor is to be intimate with life’s inmost secret”. I mean, DAMN, Gibran is on point! That is so perfect for the workaholic Capricorn. The Knight of Wands is about enthusiasm and passion and “gettin after it”. Others may not understand it (a Virgo would), but you truly may find spiritual fulfillment in work, particularly when you are in service to others. Sacrifice unlocks your karmic secrets and sets you free.
AQUARIUS - The nodes are in your 5th and 11th houses of fun, play, creativity, children, and friends, hopes and dreams. I cannot even believe how spot on Gibran is with these random verses! For you: “Charity - It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving. And is there aught you would withhold? All you have shall someday be given.” I’m just blown away with how Aquarian that is! Humanitarian of the zodiac, you understand this better than almost anyone.The King of Swords is an authority figure, a community leader, and an ally. That is you. A giving project with your kids and friends for the holidays might fill your cup nicely!
PISCES - The nodes are in your 4th and 10th houses of family and work. Gibran for you: “Companionship - Give your hearts, but not into each others’s keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together yet not too near together; For the pillars of teh temple stand apart; and the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow.” I love this one. I could be wrong but I think this is one of Gibran’s most famous love poems. And wow, so perfect for Pisces! It speaks to the partnership of lovers... Independent but together. This can be a little bit challenging for a Pisces, who tends to merge into its partners. The Ace of Cups is about new beginnings, new relationships, or a deepening of love after a lot of work. Remember who you are as an individual, because that is who your partner loves, and help your partner remember who they are as well. A renewal is imminent.