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Year: 2023

Astro Weather: August 24th, 2023 (Part 2)

“Synth and Scent” photo manipulation by Madame Ximon Mars in Virgo trines Pluto retrograde in Capricorn at 5:23pm PDT offering the drive and control necessary to make real changes in our habits surrounding our material resources and our health. Of course, even good things can be done to excess, so now it is important to use our power judiciously, rather than driving ourselves into burnout. This transit is excellent for tactical...

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Astro Weather: August 24th, 2023 (Part 1)

“The Tangle’s Invitation” photo manipulation by Madame Ximon (This would have gone out earlier, but Mercury retrograde appears to be playing merry havoc with my Internet provider…) The First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius at 2:57am PDT arrives at the apex of a Kite formed from the ongoing Grand Earth Trine. This makes two Kites at once from the same Grand Trine, with Neptune at the apex of the other. Kites can have a...

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Astro Weather: August 23rd, 2023

“Golden Afternoon” photo by Madame Ximon The Sun enters Virgo at 2:01am PDT, followed by Virgo’s ruler Mercury stationing retrograde at 12:59pm. That makes for an unusual beginning to Virgo season, as Mercury’s station takes Virgo’s normal powers of discernment and turns them on their ear. Virgo likes getting into all of the minutia, tweaking and fine-tuning, but now we are being encouraged to look backward in...

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Astro Weather: August 22nd, 2023 (Part 2)

“Flowers for Delirium” photo manipulation by Madame Ximon Mars in Virgo opposes Neptune in Pisces at 1:34pm PDT, potentially dispersing or even depleting our energy and will to get what we want. We may find it hard to defend ourselves now, or less inclined to, and our compassion for others can get the better of us now, but we can also find ourselves struggling with boundless rage or frustration today, or impulsiveness. There is...

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