Lunar occultation (exact conjunction) of Venus. This aspect occurs again next week. Photo by Anthony Ayiomamitis.

2011 Midyear Report by Eric Francis

Dear Friend and Reader:

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Weekly Horoscope for Friday, June 24, 2011, #865 - BY ERIC FRANCIS

Revised and Updated! Click for Eric's Zodiac Sign Descriptions

Aries (March 20-April 19) -- Talk less and write more. Write less on Facebook and more in essay format. This will help you focus your ideas, and get a return on the mental energy you exert. You may not be a patient writer; you think it's supposed to happen fast. Nearly all good writing is based on an editing or rewriting process, which is really a rethinking process. Part of that rethinking involves seeing around your own point of view and being aware of both opposite viewpoints and those which surround the topic you're considering. Therefore, rewrite and rethink. Take the time to understand the implications of what you're saying. Let conversations develop over time. And remember to allow your natural instincts to be just that -- not something you try to rationalize out of existence with rigid concepts, including the all-too-human drive to be right. At this point you can afford to be circumspect, and you can afford to test your integrity rather than trying to prove it. Click here to order your 2011 Aries Audio Birthday Report.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) -- You might find yourself entering the mental loop or psychic hall of mirrors. If that happens -- that is, if you find yourself thinking the same thing over and over again -- I suggest you go to another level. That other level will call on you to let go of your rational belief systems and slip into something that is not exactly irrational, but which is based on a higher kind of logic. How will you know you're there? Well, you will get feedback in the hall of mirrors (this by the way is illustrated by Venus and Mars transiting through Gemini). If you like who you see in your reflection -- any and all reflections count -- then you're working with that 'higher kind of logic', which is basically a creative healing impulse and corresponding flow of energy/information. If you find yourself in competitive states of mind, then you're probably not quite there. When the creative flow starts, competition melts. Click here to order your 2011 Taurus Audio Birthday Report.
Gemini (May 20-June 21) -- There is only so hard you can push before you have to do something like listen, feel or consider all of your options. It will also help to know what you want before you make any demands on others, particularly those in close relationships. If you find close partners acting rebellious, the chances are that you're uncertain what you desire. If you find others willing to assist, it's most likely because you're clear what you want. Jealousy is not an option -- or rather, not a viable one, and it can be unusually damaging if you let that genie out of the bottle. The remedy for jealousy is the recognition that the people in your life are free, and you are free. It's true that freedom is controversial and the attempts at human bondage are commonplace, but that's an invitation onto the level ground where we can see one another eye to eye. Click here to order your 2011 Gemini Audio Birthday Report.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- This is a miraculous time to feel your purpose, though this is not a passive thing: the sensation of knowing why you're here is a call to action. Let's take those developments in order, starting with the sensation of awareness of your purpose. This is likely to come in a series of revelations over the next week or so, which will open one inner door after the next. I suggest you keep track of what is happening rather than nonchalantly going through the aspects and the bursts of awakening they represent. The more conscious you are the better. That will ease the flow such that awareness will blend into the knowledge of what to do next. You may have the feeling of rediscovering something you knew all along; you may have the feeling that your soul is bare and others can look right through you. Those are signs that you've caught the scent of truth. To order Light Bridge, your full-length 2011 reading including written and audio segments for Cancer, please go to this link.
Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) -- This time of year you're blessed with insight into yourself, as well as the emotional needs of others. There will be moments when you wonder whether you exist, or whether your existence is significant, and the answer to both is yes. Now, while I can say that, you will have the pleasure of discovering it. This particular solstice you're blessed with an unusually deep flow of understanding, indeed, one that is likely to change your perspective on life. There is something here about resolving the paradox between your needs and the needs of others; there is something here about both commitment and emotional balance, and getting that formula right as an intuitive thing that brings you into alignment with your environment and the people in it. It's vital that you not overcommit, and equally vital that you make sure you're fully participating in everything to which you are committed. This may require some friendly negotiation, give-and-take and tangible adjustment. To order Light Bridge, your full-length 2011 reading including written and audio segments for Leo, please go to this link.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) -- One disadvantage to Pluto's movement through Capricorn -- your 5th solar house, which addresses creativity, pleasure and risks -- is that the progress you're making may seem at times to be self-indulgent. That goes against your nature, and it's also a development that would qualify as 'right on time' in the sense that you've spent your whole life so oriented on service. Lately, though, you're seeing that you're the missing piece in the puzzle of your life. The risk here is guilt; it's an old story. There is a solution illustrated in the planets, which involves Jupiter in Taurus trine Pluto in Capricorn. The process you're in is far beyond self-indulgent (or that term is applicable in the best possible sense). Whatever you are focusing on, or rather, whatever you want to focus on, is your growth point. The key is emphasizing your personal preference -- not a sense of responsibility or obligation. To order Light Bridge, your full-length 2011 reading including written and audio segments for Virgo, please go to this link.
Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) -- This is a profound time of reorientation for you; you might say it's a moment for setting goals, or perhaps for deciding what is the most important to you. Here's how I would phrase it as a question: what is the relationship between what you want and who you are? They are influencing one another; there is a place where there's 100% overlap between the two. Let's call it 'the spot'. It's the place I suggest you find and that you work from. As an eclipse of the Sun approaches during the next week, you may have the feeling that your goals are defining your personhood. I would say that your personhood is providing a container for your goals. Therefore it would help immensely if you knew what they were, and if you maintained the container. That could be any one of several life circumstances within which you feel held. That is the distinguishing characteristic of the spot. To order Light Bridge, your full-length 2011 reading including written and audio segments for Libra, please go to this link.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) -- There are definitely two sides to every story, or rather, at least two sides to everyone who tells every story. You may not be able to determine precisely where another person is coming from, or what about their own opinion they are leaving out of any discussion. And you likely have your doubts. But you can surely know all of your inner viewpoints intimately. For example, be aware when you have two ideas about something but only express one of them. Be mindful of when you don't tell the whole story, or when you give one person one version and someone else another version. Now for the rub: see if you can figure out why you would do this; what would motivate you? I am not taking a wild guess when I ask you, what are you rebelling against? Or rather, whom? To order Light Bridge, your full-length 2011 reading including written and audio segments for Scorpio, please go to this link.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) -- To be effective, healing must reach the levels within ourselves that we're not conscious of. Said another way, healing is a process of raising awareness. There is something deep about your past that you're beginning to notice, and this something influences so many aspects of your existence it would be challenging to name them all. But first among them is whether you feel safe in the world, in your home and in your own feelings. Or perhaps I got the order of those three things backwards, because your sense of belonging starts within you, extends to your home environment and reaches out much further. I will say this, however: you are close to homing in on a past influence that has, at times, seriously jeopardized your sense of safety and belonging within your own existence. This factor was denied or obscured in your early environment, but it was there, and it goes back a lot further than one generation. To order Light Bridge, your full-length 2011 reading including written and audio segments for Sagittarius, please go to this link.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) -- You are approaching a goal from an unusual angle, perhaps in an effort to see something from the point of view of someone you care about. I suggest you take their viewpoint under advisement, but take your own approach to the goal as you define it. Be aware that you may have decided this is a problem that cannot be solved, or that could only have been solved in the past. Let me offer you another idea, if you would. During that past episode, you were pushed or compelled to take a certain approach that was based on a crisis, and which in turn was based on several other challenging situations. Now you're in a position to assess this issue with things being more or less equal. You can take your own approach. Yes, others are involved and how you think of things, and what action you apply, matter -- but your judgment is sound, and is likely to work for the people around you. But that doesn't matter. To order Light Bridge, your full-length 2011 reading including written and audio segments for Capricorn, please go to this link.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You cannot outsmart yourself. If you think you can, then you're deceiving yourself and you might want to look at that. The only way to get motivated is to make a decision; there really is no trick involved. The challenge you may face, though, is seeing two roughly equivalent possibilities that might have vastly different consequences. It's just that you don't know what those might be, and this sensation of choosing is truly ominous for some reason you cannot put your finger on. You may be inclined to hold yourself to a high standard of integrity, feeling that you may have lapsed in the past. That would only work for as long as it didn't become a mental block, and it could well do so. In truth, you want what you want, and I suggest you don't let some sense of past injury or having to be a 'better person' get in the way of admitting that to yourself. To order Light Bridge, your full-length 2011 reading including written and audio segments for Aquarius, please go to this link.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- It's time to carefully consider what you think of as possible, and how you define that term; then get busy putting that definition to work. Two points on that: One, you have rather incredible creative power and mental leverage at the moment. The challenges you face are like being within a latticework that is pretty easy to scale from the inside -- even if you cannot see the scenery changing outside the structure. Second, remember to do what you can to feel good. The Sun is now in a water sign, and there's an eclipse on the way -- these are pattern-setting events for you, and the patterns involve the emotional tone of the next few months. Rise to the challenges and leave behind the feeling of struggle. Emphasize creativity over effort as best you can. Remember that love and passion are your best points of contact with the world. To order Light Bridge, your full-length 2011 reading including written and audio segments for Pisces, please go to this link.