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Astro Weather: July 23rd, 2023 (Part 1)

“Ivy in the Tree” photo by Madame Ximon Chiron stations retrograde in Aries at 5:42am PDT. Is it really that bad? Are we actually as wounded or as helpless as we thought? For the next five months, Chiron’s retrograde gives us time to reconsider our identities, our own self-sufficiency, our part in the Western heroic narrative, for better or for worse, and our will to fight or create better. Maybe we aren’t so broken...

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Astro Weather: July 22nd, 2023

“Fire Dancer 2” coloured pencil drawing by Madame Ximon It’s a potentially rocky Saturday night as Venus stations retrograde in Leo at 6:33pm PDT, the Sun enters Leo at 6:50pm, and Pluto in Capricorn squares the Lunar Nodes in Aries/Libra at 9:37pm, continuing the potential sense of overwhelm from yesterday. Venus retrograde asks us to reconsider how we connect with others, and may have us questioning our values or casting...

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Astro Weather: July 21st, 2023 (Part 2)

“In the Courtyard” photo by Madame Ximon Mercury in Leo trines Chiron in Aries at 11:57pm PDT, reminding us that some things we cannot run from, and some problems we truly cannot solve on our own. Sometimes we need to be willing to give voice to our vulnerability, and take solace in knowing that who we’ve become during all we’ve endured is someone worth knowing, someone worth hearing, someone who might be able to offer...

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Astro Weather: July 21st, 2023 (Part 1)

“The Vortex” photo manipulation by Madame Ximon The Sun in Cancer opposes Pluto in Capricorn at 8:52pm PDT then squares the Nodes in Aries/Libra at 10:14pm, forming a Cardinal Grand Cross at the anaretic 29th degree, which signifies the end of a cycle. This is a time when we must bring all of the emotional and practical mastery we’ve been forced to cultivate during recent years to make a significant change in our lives before...

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