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October 30, 2017 Daily Almanac, With Your Daily Horoscope (see below)
Today is Monday, Oct. 30, 2017
Hebrew date is 10 Cheshvan 5778
Islamic date is 10 Safar 1439
Mayan Tzolk'in Day is 10 Ix
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.16.14
Julian Day is 2458057
Today's Birthdays: John Adams (1735-1826), Paul Valery (1871-1945), Ezra Pound (1885-1972), Ruth Gordon (1896-1985), Clifford Brown (1930-1956), Grace Slick (1939), Otis Williams (1941), Henry Winkler (1945), Andrea Mitchell (1946), Chris Slade (1946), Timothy B. Schmit (1947), Juliet Stevenson (1956), Larry Wilmore (1961), Snow (1969), Nia Long (1970), Jessica Hynes (1972).
"Poetry is a sort of inspired mathematics, which gives us equations, not for abstract figures, triangles, squares, and the like, but for the human emotions. If one has a mind which inclines to magic rather than science, one will prefer to speak of these equations as spells or incantations; it sounds more arcane, mysterious, recondite."
-- Ezra Pound
Taurus Full Moon: Another Crest of the Wave
Dear Friend and Reader:
We're approaching another peak in the lunar cycle -- the Taurus Full Moon (exact at 1:23 am on Saturday, Nov. 4). For many reasons this is a deeper event than it may seem on its face; it's not just another lunation. Still, we're talking about the Full Moon here, which typically comes with the sense of the emotional tide rising, the pressure to make decisions and a touch more than usual of the microwave-induced insomnia of our times.
For months now, every time the sky aligns in an particularly focused way, we see some kind of horrid event manifest in the world. While we cannot (and will not) predict additional crisis based on the Full Moon chart, there is a level of collective fear that when things get intense, something new will go seriously wrong.
That fear is the thing to keep an eye on. It's collective, not merely individual; yet it's not easily spoken about. It's not considered appropriate yet.
If the chart has a message, let's see if we can pick up some clues to what it is.
The first obvious thing to look at would be the Moon and the Sun themselves. Positioned in Taurus and Scorpio, respectively, there's a theme of sex -- though usually as it manifests in the context of attachment. One of the underlying themes of the seemingly endless sex scandal we're seeing erupt out of Hollywood, television, politics and the rest of society is that sex is a property right, which is a theme of the Taurus-Scorpio axis.
Look for the places where your sexuality is linked to your personal resources, shared household or couple resources, and any fear you have of not being sustained by life. In what ways have you monetized sex, and are you doing so consciously? How does this influence your experience of your relationships?
The Full Moon can open things up. Culturally, this might point to things such as awareness coming to a new peak around the massive 'open secret' of the impact that sexual assault and harassment has on the lives and livelihoods of women -- and therefore on all of us, and on all of our sexual relationships.
With the goddess asteroid (properly, dwarf planet) Ceres in Leo, within a one-degree orb of the Sun and Moon, we're looking right at the question of sustenance. Ceres is first and foremost about the food that we eat. It's also about other forms of emotion and affirmation as nourishment, which take on a dimension of needing one's personality 'fed' by a relationship, and the power that it seems to bestow.
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Moon Phase: Moon is in First Quarter phase and enters Waxing Gibbous phase on Oct. 31 at 12:16 pm PDT / 3:16 pm EDT (19:16:05 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Taurus on Nov. 3-4 at 10:23 pm PDT / 1:23 am EDT (05:22:49 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Scorpio is on Nov. 18 at 3:42 am PST / 6:42 am EST (11:42:03 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Pisces and enters Aries on Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at 11:42 pm PDT / 2:42 am EDT (06:42:31 UTC).
Sun Degree: 7-8 Scorpio.
Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.
Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
-- Sun square Thereus at 11:20 pm Oct. 29 PDT / 2:20 am EDT (06:19:45 UTC, and Okyrhoe at 5:50 am PDT / 8:50 am EDT (12:50:36 UTC).
-- Mercury square North Node at 11:49 am PDT / 2:49 pm EDT (18:48:47 UTC).
-- Jupiter trine Nessus at 12:32 pm PDT / 3:32 pm EDT (19:32:34 UTC).
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If Your Birthday is Oct. 30
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To experience your creative power, you must experience the full spectrum of your emotions. Let anything you feel come to the surface, and commit to using it as fuel for your healing process, and for making the world a better place. Denial no longer works, and is not a tool for growth. Affirmation does work, because it reminds you of who you actually are.
Written in the Planets
Events that involve the lunar Nodes tend to say something about your current life path; sometimes also your aims for the future. As Mercury squares the Nodes today, it might feel like your GPS chiming in to let you know your location. Just remember that even our omnipresent technology doesn't always have all the information. Jupiter forming a trine to Nessus implies there could also be a deeper piece of the puzzle.
By any standards, 2018 will be a distinctive year astrologically. Get your essential guide to riding the waves of the next 12 months and beyond. Pre-order The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual by Eric Francis.
Daily Horoscope for October 30, 2017 | By Eric Francis Coppolino
If Today is Your Birthday
To experience your creative power, you must experience the full spectrum of your emotions. Let anything you feel come to the surface, and commit to using it as fuel for your healing process, and for making the world a better place. Denial no longer works, and is not a tool for growth. Affirmation does work, because it reminds you of who you actually are. You share a birthday with Henry Winkler, Larry Wilmore, and Nia Long.
Aries (March 20-April 19) -- Take the opportunity to speak about something that's usually inappropriate, taboo or out of reach. At least have a long talk with yourself, which you can take to a new level of honesty. Denial is out of fashion. Opening up and being vulnerable is about to be the hot, new trend.
"Self-awareness, both of your thoughts and of your conduct, is your most powerful tool to influence your experience of growth into the new forms that you are. This includes reaching deep enough into yourself that you make some contact with the aspect of you that is timeless and changeless."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) -- You seem to have a grasp on what everyone else is in denial of. That's a rare state of being, though the downside is that nobody else may seem to care about what you understand so well. Still, you can put the information to good use. Make sure you do; action is the fruit of knowledge.
"There is a genuine skill in creative mastery that involves standing back from judging what you’ve created. You might listen to what other people say; you might work until what you’re doing feels good; you might take a swashbuckling attitude and not care; you might trust the fact that you always strive to do better (or any of these at the right moment)."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Gemini (May 20-June 21) -- Proceed with caution today where bosses and managers are concerned. Listen carefully, and say little. There seems to be some deception loose in the environment, and you don't want to get caught in it. You might solve the caper, but don't dare try till tomorrow. For now, just pay attention.
"You're the one who has to negotiate between your potential and what you do with it. This is an active, everyday challenge being a Gemini. The world can seem so much bigger than you are, and in one way it is -- but your mind is the thing that encompasses the world, all the world’s people and all your experiences there."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- The world has a weird description of the spiritual -- it has to involve candles. However, at the moment, your chart is rich with mystical energy that is creative, sexy, and adventurous. Everything you do, do with spirit. Let everything you touch turn to art. Living fully is an act of reverence.
"Notice your true feelings for people and make peace with the fact that you feel that way. You may have had a habit of resisting intimacy, and now you have little choice but to yield and open up to allowing others to touch your soul. In this way, you will come to the direct experience of growing into the soul dimension of your life."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) -- Feeling confident is a skill. It may even be an art. People who seem naturally confident are rarely that way: most people work at it as a conscious act, and I suggest you take up that project as well. Remember that most people will believe anything you say. Lead them gently.
"Rather than thinking of yourself as the entity that holds all the planets in orbit, think of yourself as someone who grounds the Sun into the Earth. This is actually what you do in the physical and spiritual sense, and it grants you some relief from the much larger responsibility of providing all the power and all the gravity."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) -- Keep putting your ideas into words, over and over again if you have to. You'll get better at it, and more people will become interested. Be careful not to embellish too much. A little is OK, especially in the form of illustration, dramatization or weaving an inviting vision of the future.
"There comes that time in any growth or improvement project where you have to ease back, have a glass of wine or even smoke a cigarette. Radical, I know. However, you’re at a stage of your life where you must follow your own rules, and to do that, your rules must be practical and workable."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) -- Both Venus and Mars are in your sign right now, which (among other factors) describes how self-sufficient you are at the moment. You have what you need, and you don't need to put your eggs in anyone else's basket, especially if they've proven to be less than dependable in the past.
"Rather than being a clear mirror, relationships can often feel like a house of smoke and mirrors. This is especially a concern due to the experience of projection: ascribing to others feelings that are actually your own. Anais Nin is credited with saying, 'We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are.'"
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Scorpio Birthdays 2017-18
What Will You Do with Your Astonishing Potential This Year?
Dear Scorpio Friend and Reader:
With today's Sun-Jupiter conjunction in your sign, your solar year is beginning with astonishing potential. That might feel ironic, given the state of the world around you: there's a lot of pain, destruction and chaos out there. But who better than a Scorpio to transmute that energy with pure passion, to get the emotional waters flowing again -- both within yourself and, as it ripples out, in those closest to you?
Depending on how your year is going, that might feel exciting or it might feel daunting. Either way, you can have a trusted guide by your side in the form of Eric Francis and your 2017-18 Scorpio Birthday Reading.
Eric will be covering the truly fortunate transit of Jupiter through your sign for the next year (you'll want to tap into that big ball of goodness as consciously as possible while it's there!) -- as well as several other major-planet sign changes in the coming months. With Saturn, Uranus and Chiron on the move, your environment will be shifting.
In particular, Uranus entering your opposite sign and 'relationship house' -- Taurus -- could bring some surprises over the next few years. As a fixed sign, you may do better at handling the unexpected (and your partners) with a little heads up. It gives you time to get oriented on the inherent creative potential, and to channel your energy and emotion in deeply productive ways.
Your reading will include two astrology segments of at least 30 minutes each, plus a tarot reading using the Voyager Tarot by James Wanless (you also get an extended description of your sign). Recorded in pro-quality audio, you can listen as many times as you like.
And, you'll want to: Eric designs these readings to combine the best of his motivational life-coaching skills; the best of his therapy training; and the most down-to-Earth, practical, jargon-free astrological insights you'll find anywhere on the internet.
If you'd like to secure your full reading at the lowest possible price of $33, you'll want to pre-order the 2017-18 Scorpio Birthday Reading here. And you'll want to do it soon: the price will increase as publication nears, and then will increase again upon publication of the full reading.
How will you use the blessings of Jupiter in your sign this year, Scorpio?
Yours & truly,
Amanda Painter
P.S. If you know and love anyone with a Scorpio Sun, Moon or rising sign, the 2017-18 Scorpio Birthday Reading makes an incredible gift.
 "The self-esteem theme, described by the union of your 1st and 2nd houses, is the claiming back of your natural desire as a birthright. If you are in doubt about what you want, or if you consider it a potential moral affront, it’s difficult to feel good about yourself. For you, taking possession of desire is integral to your respect of yourself."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) -- You may be concerned that others lack the same level of commitment that you possess, though there's only one way to find out. People can say what they want; in the end, what matters is whether they show up. Set a good example and help build a sense of involvement, and they will.
"The overwhelming message of this series of South Node eclipses is that you must get beyond your own past, and find the present. Finding the present means sorting out your emotional reality to the point where you understand what happened, and what it means – and use it as a source of strength rather than of weakness."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) -- Spiritual traditions grapple with how to handle negative thoughts. Some want you to confess them to an authority. Others say wish them away. Some say deny them. Today, if you feel any form of anger or judgment, give it a voice in the privacy of your journal, and read it back tomorrow.
"If you're worried about your reputation, this is merely another way of assigning power over yourself to others. You cannot control what anyone thinks, and no matter how pure, sinister, friendly, loving, raunchy, talented or slothy you might be, people will think what they want. What they might think is not your business."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) --
How you feel about yourself is how you feel about life, and the world. Your mind is the filter through which you perceive all of reality. That gives you rather awesome power in your own world, something the human race has yet to fully claim. You're on the leading edge of that revolution.
"It looks to me like you need to call an end to a certain line of conduct or thinking that has been in your family for a while. The opportunity you have is based on the fact that you can actually see this issue for what it is. It’s normally difficult to discern, and it’s been masked or veiled recently by its prevalence in society. Once you have it in your sights, address it on the spot."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- If something you see or hear triggers you, you have many options how to respond. By all means feel your feelings; though remember, you're not a slave to them. Your feelings are your servant, not your master. You're bigger than anything you witness or know about. Practice this, and you'll get it.
"You mean a great deal to the people close to you, and though they may not say anything about it, they certainly know it. If it ever seems that people benefit from you more than you benefit from them, rejoice in that fact. You need less than they do; you are more complete in yourself than most people around you; and anyway, that self-completion is the major theme of your astrology."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition -- you may pre-order that here.
Monthly Horoscopes and Publishing Schedule Notes
Your extended monthly horoscopes for November are published below in this issue. We published your extended monthly horoscopes for October on Thursday, Sept. 21. Please note: we normally publish the extended monthly horoscope on the first Friday after the Sun has entered a new sign.
Planet Waves (ISSN 1933-9135) is published each Tuesday and Thursday evening in Kingston, New York, by Planet Waves, Inc. Core Community membership: $197/year. Editor and Publisher: Eric Francis Coppolino. Web Developer: Anatoly Ryzhenko. Astrology Editor: Amanda Painter. Client Services: Amy Elliott. Eric's Assistant: Ellen Dockery. Astrology Fact Checker: Len Wallick. Copy Editor and Fact Checker: Jessica Keet. Media Consultant: Andrew Ellis Marshall McLuhan. Music Director: Daniel Sternstein. Bass and Drums: Daniel Grimsland. Additional Research, Writing and Opinions: Amy Jacobs, Cindy Ragusa and Carol van Strum.
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