Knots in Stomachs about Growing Up

A new moon in Virgo has just passed, and it was conjunct Saturn. I can think of warmer, cozier combinations but not more correct or starched ones. Last night as the moon was exactly new I sat at my kitchen table with a schedule for September. Tomorrow my son begins his first day of a new school in 5th grade. As I am out in the neighborhood, I have run into other mothers talking about how their children are nervous about the new school that goes all the way up to 12th grade with really big kids. Tomorrow's 5th graders have knots in their stomachs, and maybe we all still have butterflies from the full moon eclipse two weeks ago.

On Monday, moon goes into Libra at 1:45 Central European Time, and this will be a good time to works out the knots one on one. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are stellium in Libra days so it may come more naturally for us non-Librans to put our partners first. Early on Thursday morning, Sun conjuncts Saturn, just as Moon conjuncted Saturn last night, but this time Moon will be in Scorpio, not Virgo. Rather than having knots in our stomachs, I think Thursday and Friday we will be able to feel the psychology in our new Fall structures. There may be a skeptic vibe in the air, as Scorpio brings. Rather than project this on someone else, maybe we can identify power struggles in our own personalities and situations. If we can own our darkest shadows we may free ourselves to grow up and ultimately enjoy the advantages of trusting our lives.

New Moon in Virgo

When Virgo Moon is new and improved, it doesnt get better than this — especially with Saturn giving us a long, awaited sign. "You may now begin", says Saturn, as he nods his head once with a quiet, approving and unexpected grin.

"S" is for Sun in Virgo Moon in Taurus

ince last night when my 9-year old son called to say where he had been, I have had an image in my head. "It's kind of hard to explain", he said, "but we went along a river in the shape of an 'S'. The water was so clear we could see fish. The fish were in magenta and sienna and as big as magazines. It was so pretty." He said when he got back he would try to draw it. I couldn't wait so here is my impression of what he saw but in the style of a scarf, like those scarves for Hermès, whose other name is Mercury and by the way,
Sun is now in Virgo.

Mars in Libra: On the Beauty Warpath

While Mars is in Libra, a curling iron could be a good investment for the straight haired as would be a straightener for the curly. Look to Libran Angie Dickenson for that understated, elegant swoop. If your life is intense, and it just could well be, channel beauty as a kind of therapy. Sun is in Leo, create a little mane.

I picked Angie Dickenson because my dad, a Libran, lusts after her and always has, when she was the star of Police Woman and especially when she was in Point Blank. Wikipedia says: "The impact of Police Woman resulted not only in a rash of sexy, but also strong female-driven series (mostly of a more fanciful nature) like Charlie's Angels, The Bionic Woman and Wonder Woman during the mid-197s."

This week, while Mars is in Libra and the Moon is about to go into Aries, action is in the air. On Thursday, Sun still in Leo trines Pluto and the anthem could be "I Am Woman" for both genders to enjoy. Helen Reddy also Sang "Angie Baby", and I always thought that was about Angie Dickenson (more likely it was inspired by the Rolling Stones). Wikipedia says the song's author, Alan O'Day "finally revealed in 1998 that the 'crazy' heroine in the song had 'magic power' and 'special abilities', and that he had deliberately blurred the lines between fantasy and reality."

As the Sun passes through the last days of Leo, we can creatively tune into our ideals and new paths shown to us from the eclipses. Particularly this week with the Sun trine Pluto and the T-Square with Mars-Pluto-Moon, channel your energy into beauty, along the lines of give peace a chance.

The Point Blank poster was designed in Poland by Bronislaw Zelek in 1967.

Crafts & Entertaining

While Mars is in Libra, why not take out your electric saw and make something elegant for your house. The immediate gratification could come fast, so have a little party to celebrate. Invite people in twos and let them arrange themselves symmetrically. If you have a meat, a vegetable and a carb on the dinnerplates, let grace be Eenie Meenie Miny Mo, deciding for the guests where to begin. After dinner entertainment may include extremely talented friends playing music for the size of the situation. Couple up and play cats cradle on a cusion for two at the window seat, as the mood gently builds in dulcet and rowdy restraint. If the tension becomes unbearable, politley shoo guests away, handing each couple an equal amount of party favors. Mars in Libra until October 4.