EXPLANATION ON HOW TO READ AND USE THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR: if you wish to figure out when to plant your garden, schedule a One last eclipse in August! Eclipses always mark exciting turning The Lunar eclipse (Full Moon) at 13º43’ Aquarius (5:55 PM). The Sabian Jupiter continues to be retrograde this whole month between 23º49’ and Uranus continues to be retrograde this whole month between 26º15’ and Neptune is still retrograde this whole month between 25º31’ and Pluto continues to be retrograde this whole month between 1º04’ and The Moon will be Void of Course (V/O –forming no major aspect with any Mark these periods in red in your ca lendar and avoid scheduling * * * * * * * * * * * Scheduling our activities based on the zodiacal position of the Moon: Moon in Sagittarius until Sunday 8/2 at 1:07 AM + between Wednesday Moon in Capricorn between Sunday 8/2 at 1:08 AM and Tuesday 8/4 at Moon in Aquarius between Tuesday 8/4 at 2:08 PM and Friday 8/7 at 2:33 Moon in Pisces between Friday 8/7 at 2:34 AM and Sunday 8/9 at 1:22 Moon in Aries between Sunday 8/9 at 1:23 PM and Tuesday 8/11 at 9:49 Moon in Taurus between Tuesday 8/11 at 9:50 PM and Friday 8/14 at 3:24 Moon in Gemini between Friday 8/14 at 3:25 AM and Sunday 8/16 at 6:12 Moon in Cancer between Sunday 8/16 at 6:13 AM and Tuesday 8/18 at 6:56 Moon in Leo between Tuesday 8/18 at 6:57 AM and Thursday 8/20 at 6:59 Moon in Virgo between Thursday 8/20 at 7:00 AM and Saturday 8/22 at Moon in Libra between Saturday 8/22 at 8:12 AM and Monday 8/24 at Moon in Scorpio between Monday 8/24 at 12:16 PM and Wednesday 8/26 at * * * * * * * * * * Our intentional meditation begins on Wednesday 8/5 Take as many blank On Thursday 8/20 at 3:02 AM take out your Full Moon charged papers and Saturday 8/1: Venus opposition Pluto (4:34 PM) Sunday 8/2: Mercury enters Virgo (4:07 PM until 8/25) Monday 8/3: Mercury Trine Pluto (7:10 AM) Friday 8/7: Mercury Sextile Venus (8:53 PM) Monday 8/10: Mars Square Saturn (5:16 PM) Thursday 8/13: M ars Trine Jupiter (9:30 AM) Friday 8/14: Sun Opposition Jupiter (10:53 AM) Monday 8/17: Sun Sextile Mars (3:58 AM), Mercury Conjunct Saturn (8:14 Tuesday 8/18: Mars Square Uranus (7:24 PM) Wednesday 8/19: Venus Sextile Saturn (3:11 AM) Friday 8/21: Mercury opposition Uranus (4:48 AM) Saturday 8/22: Venus Trine Uranus (4:32 PM), Sun enters Virgo (4:39 PM Sunday 8/23: Sun Trine Pluto (11:18 AM) Tuesday 8/25: Mars enters Cancer (10:16 AM until Oct 16), Mercury Wednesday 8/26: Venus enters Leo (9:12 AM until 9/20), Mars Opposition Friday 8/28: Mercury Sextile Venus (6:26 AM) In Loving Light. Michelle Karén, M.A., D.F.Astrol.S.
Dearest Friends
People often tell me that they feel they don’t know enough Astrology
to be able to understand my calendar. This makes me realize that I
probably need to explain it further:
This is NOT the usual Sun Sign based calendar.
This is an EVENT calendar which works for EVERYBODY, regardless of
your Sun Sign. Depending on what you wish to create in your life
(contract signing, selling/buying a house/asking for a raise/going on
a trip/getting married....)
For example:
massage or just relax: choose the Moon in Taurus or look at the last
section to see which day would be most conducive to those activities.
If you wish to organize your desk or schedule an important meeting,
use the Moon in Capricorn and further refine your search by both
looking at the details of each day in the last section and avoiding
the Void of Course Moon times.
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Kindly note that the days and times given below are in PST (Pacific
Standard Time). For Rocky Mountain Time, add 1 hour. For Central Time,
add 2 hours. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours. For Alaskan Time, Subtract
1 hour. For Hawaii-Aleutian Time, subtract 2 hours. For Greenwich, add
8 hours....
AUGUST 2009
If things had been slow until June, July definitely shook all this
lethargy up! August continues in the same vein. This is a very intense
month that should powerfully shift us into a whole new dimension that
makes us feel like we literally reincarnated within this life-time
without changing bodies.
points beyond which life will never be the same. What is expressed on
those dates is irrevocable. We should carefully weigh the consequences
of our words and actions around both this last Lunar eclipse.
Symbols describe this degree as “a train entering a tunnel”. The nice
thing about a tunnel is that it eventually ends into open space. As we
sink into the dark night of the soul, we are also reassured that after
the letting go of all the pain and outmoded behaviors, there is20the
promise of a complete renewal, light and joy. We shall feel so much
clearer, ready to welcome incredible new dimensions into our lives,
dimensions we may not even be able to suspect right now. Exciting new
people, fabulous opportunities, ideas that rock our world and new
career options that reawaken our passion are reweaving with magic the
fabric of our lives.
20º00’ Aquarius. These 5 degrees are symbolized by “a man having
overcome his passions, teaches deep wisdom in terms of his
experience”, “ a big bear sitting down and waving all its paws”, “a
rug is placed on the floor of a nursery to allow children to play in
comfort and warmth”, “a disappointed and disillusioned woman
courageously faces a seemingly empty life”, “a large white dove
bearing a message”. This month is about brain-storming within
ourselves and with each other. New ways of dealing with old problems
emerge. The more creative we are with the resources we have, the more
amazing options will reveal themselves to us.
25º19’ Pisces. Those two degrees are represented by “the harvest moon
illumines a clear autumnal sky”, and “watching the very thin moon
crescent appearing at sunset, different people realize that20the time
has come to go ahead with their different projects.” This is a month
of acting on our visions, manifesting our plans and concretizing our
dreams.
24º43’Aquarius . These degrees are symbolized by “a garage man testing
a car’s battery with a hydrometer” and “a butterfly with the right
wing more perfectly formed”. We need to be very honest with ourselves
and go through a personal check-list: are we fully grounded, are we
developing in all parts of ourselves and our lives harmoniously, or is
our mind evolving to higher and higher states of consciousness while
our body is out of whack?
0º41’ Capricorn: “three rose windows in a gothic church, one damaged
by war” and “an Indian chief claims power from the assembled tribe”.
It is time for us to know how powerful we are and that no matter what
is collapsing around us and in our personal lives, we are stronger
than these circumstances. Even if everything seems to go against us,
we have the power to transform even the most adverse conditions and
make them turn into our favor. All is a matter of perception. Whether
we look at the glass as being half full or half empty, it’s the same
glass, but the way we look at it makes a huge d ifference in the joy we
feel and the miracles our positive energy attracts to us.
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planet before entering the following sign-):
from Saturday 8/1 at 10:42 PM till Sunday 8/2 at 1:08 AM: when the
Moon enters Capricorn
on Tuesday 8/4 between 6:21 AM and 2:08 PM when the Moon enters
Aquarius
from Thursday 8/6 at 5:20 PM till Friday 8/7 at 2:34 AM when the Moon
enters Pisces
on Sunday 8/9 between 5:44 AM and 1:23 PM when the Moon enters Aries
on Tuesday 8/11 between 1:04 PM and 9:50 PM when the Moon enters
Taurus
from Thursday 8/13 at 8:17 PM till Friday 8/14 at 3:25 AM when the
Moon enters Gemini
from Saturday 8/15 at 11:19 PM till Sunday 8/16 at 6:13 AM when the
Moon enters Cancer
on Tuesday 8/18 between 0:09 AM and 6:57 AM when the Moon enters Leo
on Thursday 8/20 between 3:02 AM and 7:00 AM when the Moon enters
Virgo
on Saturday 8/22 between 4:44 AM and 8:12 AM when the Moon enters
Libra
on Monday 8/24 between 11:10 AM and 12:16 PM when the Moon enters
Scorpio
on Wednesday 8/26 between 11:34 AM and 8:16 PM when the Moon enters
Sagittarius
from Friday 8/28 at 10:26 PM and Saturday 8/29 at 7:44 AM when the
Moon enters Capricorn
on Monday 8/31 between 11:09 AM and 8:43 PM when the Moon enters
Aquarius.
anything of importance during these times as they would amount to...
no thing!
8/26 at 8:16 PM and Friday 8/29 at 7:43 AM : perfect for traveling,
religious and/or philosophical activities or matters related to higher
education and the law. Excellent for lecturing, learning, perfecting a
foreign language, exploring other cultures... Perfect also for
athletic training and tending to large animals (horses....)
2:07 PM + between Friday 8/29 at 7:44 AM and Monday 8/31 at 8:42 PM :
good for furthering our ambitions, asking for a promotion, enlisting
the support of people in positions of authority, making a good
impression, re-structuring our business and redefining our long-term
goals...
AM + between Monday 8/31 at 8:43 PM and Thursday 8/3 at 8:57 AM :
perfect for philanthropic activities, charitable organizations,
meeting with friends, making new acquaintances. Good also for
inventions, far out, progressive ideas, inter-dimensional and time
travel, anything related to UFOs, computers and technology in
general...
PM : Great for meditating, sitting by the ocean, anything related to
the sacred, dancing, painting, swimming, dreaming, music, photography,
film, sleeping, healing, channeling, connecting with the mystical, the
magic and the oneness of all that is....
PM : Perfect for intense physical activities, anything requiring
forceful, direct action and self-assertion. Good also for leadership,
spontaneity, good will, being a way shower, initiating new projects or
bring our car to the mechanic....
AM : Perfect for any financial matter: paying our bills/debts, asking
for the money that is owed to us, investing in real estate, buying,
selling. Perfect also for a stroll in the park, going to the
countryside, connecting with our Mother the Earth. God also for
gardening, pottery, sculpting, as well as body work...
AM : Excellent for multi-tasking, curiosity, any form of
communication, exchanging information, sending e-mails, calling
friends and acquaintances. Great also for social activities, attending
conferences, reading a book, watching a documentary, gathering data on
various topics, connecting with new people...
AM : Perfect for family activities, especially those involving
children. Good for spending more time at home, cooking, nurturing
ourselves and those we love, inviting the people we cherish over for
dinner. Excellent also for drawing, creative writing, crazy humor and
anything requiring intuition and imagination....
AM : Excellent for anything glamorous, dramatic performances, being in
the public’s eye, throwing or attending an elegant party, playing with
children, romance and creativity in general....
8:11 AM : Excellent for starting a new fitness program, learning
healthy nutrition, fasting, clearing our closets, cleaning our home,
reorganizing our drawers.... Perfect also for detailed work, the
focused use of our intelligence, and taking care of small pets....
12:15 PM: Great for relationships, associations, diplomatic exchanges
with others, anything related to beauty (a haircut, buying new
clothes, a make-over...), art (especially painting and decorating...),
a pleasant social event (concert, art exhibition....)
8:15 PM: perfect for scientific research, esoteric studies, self-
transformation, dealing with the mysteries of life, death, sexuality
and exploring the other side of the veil as well as insurances, and
issue pertaining to the use of power....
sheets as you will have intentions and place them out (on a balcony,
near a window or in a garden) to be charged by the Full Moon in
Aquarius (Lunar Eclipse) at 5:55 PM. Once that exact moment has
passed, gather your sheets and place them in a folder until the next
New Moon.
write one intention per sheet, making sure it is positive and concise.
Place your papers out to be activated by the New Moon in Leo. Once
that exact moment has passed, staple your sheets together, write the
date and put them away, expecting a miracle.
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A day of powerful emotional regeneration. In an intimate relationship,
power games could emerge, as well as issues related to sexuality,
money and communication. It is important to carefully examine each one
and see what it is revealing about ourselves and about that particular
connection. Time may have come to completely walk away from a dead-end
relationship, regenerate what is need of transformation or feel the
passion of a whole new romantic encounter that feels fated.
In the next three weeks, the way we communicate is intelligent,
grounded, detailed and practical. We need to restore order where there
was chaos and express ourselves with integrity. Great for doing
administrative work, starting a new fitness program, reevaluating our
diet, reorganizing our address book and clearing our closets.
Fabulous for scientific and metaphysical research. We have the ability
today to X-ray our thoughts, the people and the situations we are
confronted to. Exploring the mysteries of life, death and sexuality
could lead to startling discoveries. We are attracted to deep people
and profound conversations. Nothing less than a regeneration of the
mind is at hand.
We are able to share kindly even difficult truths. Great for gathering
with like-minded friends and enjoying a very pleasant time. We are
diplomatic and seek peace and harmony. A romantic movie or an
inspiring novel could gracefully complete the day.
If we avoid focusing on what seems limiting to us today, we can
manifest creative solutions that will help us break through the
apparent barriers. Our concentration is high, as are our persistence
and ability to see a project through its finish line. Activities
requiring much physical effort are favored today.
Great for hiking, camping, traveling, and forcefully presenting new
ideas and projects. We move forward dynamically, enthusiastically and
with great energy. Great for work related to the law or university
studies.
Important to not take anything for granted today and to not
overindulge either. Because of ulterior motives, generosity without
discrimination could create a sense of obligation.
AM), Sun opposition Neptune (1:56 PM), Mars Trine Neptune (6:29 PM)
A very multi-dimensional day. We are positive and assertive. Our
thoughts are tempered with wisdom and seriousness. Our imagination
inspires our actions. If we stay grounded in reality, new creations
will emerge from the blending of the spiritual with the material.
Rash, impulsive actions are not recommended today. If we aren’t
careful, impatience could make us accident prone. Sudden breaks and
separations occur on a whim which we are likely to regret later. The
excitement of feeling free creates a tear in reality allowing new
creations to emerge.
A great day to get engaged or married. Fabulous for deepening an
existing romantic commitment or requesting one. We are realistic in
our relationship expectations. Our love is grounded and solid. We are
=0 Aable to accept what we cannot change and change what can be.
Perseverance solidifies our love connections which endure the test of
time.
Much unusual mental activity today. Our thoughts could be erratic. New
ground is broken. Flashes of intuition project us into the unknown.
What had become familiar and somewhat boring is shaken. We are
projected in a whole new reality which forces us out of the box.
Breaks in friendships could occur. Meeting with strange, free spirited
people. Communications with extra terrestrials are possible.
until Sept 22)
We seek excitement in our romantic relationships. An existing love
could use a touch of adventurousness and renewal. A new encounter is
stimulating, unusual and unexpected. During the next month, we are
practical, attentive to details and sensitive to intelligence. We need
order and clarity. Good nutrition, activated water, proper sleep and
exercise, a positive environment, green plants, crystals, cleanliness
and simplicity are even more important to our well-being than usual.
Self-transformation is at stake. We are able today to effortlessly
change what within us is outdated. As we peel the layers of past
conditioning, we may feel lighter and lighter in a way that is
incredibly empowering.
enters Libra (1:18 PM until Sept 17), Mercury Square Mars (8:58 PM)
During the next few months, our actions are motivated by what makes us
feel good, safe and nurtured. Our awareness of self-preservation could
make us more conservative than usual. During the next few weeks, we
express ourselves with equilibrium. As we seek to reconcile opposing
views, we find balance and sow peace. Great for artists, especially
those using color as their medium. Today more specifically, we should
think before we talk and beware of hastily forming opinions that are
not based on sufficient data.
Pluto (1:32 PM)
During the next month, we express our emotions with drama and glamour.
We could be drawn to being on stage. We are full of passion and
warmth. Our heart is open and generous, lavishly sharing its light
with others. Today more specifically, our actions are intense and
transformative. We could be tempted to cut situations or people out of
our lives permanently. It is very difficult to compromise. Things seem
black or white with very little tolerance for grey zones.
A great day for saying positively and nicely what we need to express.
Great for sharing time with good friends. Wonderful for any peace-
related endeavor. We are sensitive not just to our needs but also to
the wishes of those around us.
Author of Astrology For Enlightenment (Atria Books)
www.MichelleKaren.com
michelekaren@earthlink.net