When the Universe Offers Traction, Use It
Dear Friend and Reader:
By now, you've likely read all kinds of damning and exciting tidbits from the new book that exposes the inner dysfunction of the Trump White House. The current astrology indicates the fallout from it will likely develop this week, and that should make for fascinating news; but here's the thing: you're going to want to tear yourself away from social media and your TV to use this week's astrology yourself.
We have an absolutely astonishing, beautiful and useful aspect pattern in effect right now. Eric has tailored interpretations of it for all the signs in the horoscopes below. I'm going to offer an overview of what's going on, and look ahead to later in the week.
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A photo of Eric's chart for the 'super-sextile' in effect this week, with additional points. From left to right: the lunar South Node and Juno in Aquarius; the Part of Fortune, Pluto, the Sun, Venus, Black Moon Lilith, and Saturn in Capricorn; Pholus and Mercury in Sagittarius; Vesta, Mars and Jupiter in Scorpio. Note that Mercury is conjunct the Galactic Core. View glyph key here. |
From now through midweek, there's a kind of 'super-sextile' in the sky. It involves Mars and Jupiter in Scorpio making contact with the Sun, Venus and Pluto in Capricorn.
The overarching theme of this aspect pattern is traction. As in, you should be able to get some traction on just about anything you need to work on, investigate, pursue or develop. The key to enjoying that traction, however, is to take some intentional, active steps toward what you desire.
It's like having really good treads on a pair of hiking boots: those shoes can take you great places if you get out on the trail, map in hand, water bottle and snack in your backpack, and get moving. Yet the best treads in the world won't do a damn thing for you if you wear them while streaming Netflix, or if you leave the shoes in the box they came in and never get further than reading the trail guidebook.
This doesn't mean you have to push yourself harder than you're physically able to sustain. But both the sextile aspect itself and the presence of Mars indicate that tangible, physical effort or action will likely pay the greatest rewards.
Here are a few notes on some of the individual parts of the 'super-sextile':
A Sun-Jupiter sextile is good for just about any activity or goal, and can be great for social pursuits. Sun sextile Mars is likewise great for accomplishing all kinds of work, solo or socially, especially anything physical.
Venus in the mix emphasizes relationships. Granted, Venus can be a little cool or withdrawn in Capricorn, but Mars in its 'home sign' Scorpio potentially brings just enough juice and heat to draw her out (or in, as the case may be). There's a lovely image of balance between Mars and Venus here, one that supports giving and receiving in friendships as well as in intimate relationships (and in financial activity, too).
Conjunct the Sun, Venus facilitates creative expression; conjunct Pluto, she wants to get beneath the surface, and may seek unusual or intense experiences in love and/or sex.
Mars sextile Pluto is another indicator that this is a good time to work toward goals, though you may find you need to make some changes to your original plan as you proceed. Indeed, getting clearer on your objectives before plowing ahead could be your first action.
Amidst all of this, Mercury, the planet of mind, is wrapping up its final days in its post-retrograde shadowlands. On Monday, it makes its last of three conjunctions to centaur Ixion and the Galactic Core (with centaur Pholus nearby). Do you remember any sublime insights from a few weeks ago? Did you take notes that you can check? Are you clear on what it means to use those insights ethically?
On Wednesday, Mercury clears the segment of the zodiac where its retrograde took place; and on Thursday, it enters Capricorn. That may help with concentration, attention to details and memory.
As the week winds down, the Sun and Venus move into a square with Uranus and Eris in Aries. We'll have more about that later in the week. This appears to bring whatever you set in motion now into contact somehow with the longer-term forces shaping the cultural environment, especially as it expresses in the digital sphere -- or, rather, as you express yourself. As for that book I mentioned in the first paragraph, this may be where the rubber starts to meet the road.
Yours & truly,
Amanda Painter
Planet Waves TV: Fire, Fury and the Revenge of the Book
In this new episode of Planet Waves TV [play video here], Eric breaks down the publication chart for Michael Wolff's explosive new book on the Trump administration. He also considers the group of planets gradually making contact with Pluto (and takes a moment to poke some richly deserved fun at Jeff Sessions).
The Art of Becoming is Becoming
Dear Friend and Reader:
This is an update on The Art of Becoming, my 2018 annual edition for Planet Waves. Tuesday, I produced an introductory video [play here], in which I review the build-up to this year's distinctive astrology.
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In this episode of Planet Waves TV [ play video here], I set the scene for the remarkable astrology of 2018. I begin with a recap of Pluto in Capricorn and Uranus-Eris, before outlining the forthcoming sign changes of several major planets. |
We promised the annual edition for "sometime in January" and with one exception (involving audio) I've always come through with that. What makes this year interesting is that, for the first time, I'm also writing a daily horoscope, in the New York Daily News.
The first items to be delivered will be the videos on Saturn, Chiron and Uranus (more information here), which will be included if you pre-order all 12 signs. These videos will contain details on how to work with your life cycles and really see what these transits mean.
I've now uploaded the first video, covering Saturn in Capricorn, though as of this moment, most of this work is ahead of me. So, please send some good vibes.
Next will come my written presentations (possibly with extra audio sessions), mapping out in detail how the astrology of 2018 will look for each of the signs. This is my 20th annual edition, and your readings will get the full benefit of all my experience. If you want to get a feeling for how that looks, you may access the full 2017 annual here with our compliments.
If you'd like to dig a little deeper, you're invited to check out our previous annual editions going back to 1999 (here's a letter explaining more about their history).
You may pre-order all 12 signs for just $99 here. We recommend this as best value; note that you can share the readings with your household. Alternatively, you may choose your individual signs here.
Thank you for your interest in Planet Waves. As ever, it's good to be with you.
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Your Monthly Horoscopes and Publishing Schedule Notes
We published your extended monthly horoscopes for January on Thursday, Dec. 21. Your extended monthly horoscopes for December were published on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Please note: we normally publish the extended monthly horoscope on the first Friday after the Sun has entered a new sign.
Monday Morning Horoscope for Jan. 8, 2018 | By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aries (March 20-April 19) -- It's time to set your own definition of success, and start working for it right now. The chances are, though, that you've already made considerable progress, and what you now need to do is to refine your methods, eliminate any goals that you don't intend to pursue, and keep your focus. A matter of partnership is crucial; while the person may or may not be a sexual partner, there must be chemistry between you and whomever you work with -- chemistry that is cellular, hormonal and pheromonal. By that I mean simpatico and sublime, where you work for the same goal in an intuitive way. In the absence of that, pursue your interests with gusto and see who shows up, wanting to play and participate, for its own sake, and for your sake. You're working on something that can change the world in some way -- if not the big, wide world, then the cosmos of whatever field you're involved with. You're onto something real.
"One gift you get from Pluto in Capricorn is the ability to align your goals with the rapidly changing conditions of the world. You are in an excellent position to take advantage of the shifting, quaking and shaking state of society. This of course requires being present and not being afraid when things get really real. You can and must look for the opportunities presented by change."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) -- David Byrne, one of the mighty ones born under your sign, penned the lines, "Years ago who would believe it's true? / Goes to show what a little faith can do." The core lesson of this time in your life is having faith in yourself. Nobody would suspect you otherwise, though you know the truth of the matter. This goes deeper than self-confidence, to the core essence of your purpose for living. One key to this is to connect with your purpose in everything that you do. Purpose goes beyond any one activity, idea, or belief. You possess your core purpose at all times, in all places and with all people. That is useful: you can take it with you everywhere you go, and put it to work no matter what you do. If nothing special is ringing a bell, consider that this is about the life of your soul. Soul is not a thing; it's a verb. It's a process by which you integrate the spiritual essence of your being into the rest of your being. Do what feels right, and participate fully in your own existence.
"If you ever feel lost or misguided, come back to purpose, which you will know when you feel it. Experiment all you need to. The more you experiment with bringing purpose and meaning to the surface of your consciousness, and consider them carefully, the more strength you will have; the more persistence; and more motivation and energy."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
Gemini (May 20-June 21) -- You may feel like there's so much going on around you, it's impossible to keep track of it, much less exert any control. That's one side of the story. The other side of the story is to remember that you're bigger than all of it combined: you are more than the sum total of all the separate elements of your life, or any one of them. Matters of finance and business partnership are a top priority, though you can afford to stand back a little, and propose the ideas that you want to manifest. You can afford to observe, and intervene right when you think you need to. However, the one thing you must do is to be observant. You really have to pay attention to the details and to the positions of others, which means conversing with them throughout whatever process is going on. Your ability to shape the outcome is manifested not through power but through influence, which means ideas, a vision, and seeing the scenario from the widest, and highest, possible viewpoint.
"The dualism of Gemini is well known; you can live in a world of relative truth, which might work for you -- though consider how it works for those you influence. Pisces is the place in the zodiac where opposites are integrated and resolved, and for you this happens through your most meaningful work."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- This week's astonishing astrology -- an alignment of Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Pluto -- is all over the sex and relationship houses in your solar chart. You get a blend of teenage passion with the intensity of a commitment that is really working. This is fun and somewhat wild astrology, though it's also deep, and it could be daunting. However, you can summon your courage, as if you're on a diving board and you really want to jump into the water headfirst, and you know the water is deep enough, and you know you can dive, and you can swim, and it's just a little much -- and then you're happy you did it because you really needed to. The thing you want to avoid is people you have actual conflict with: bad vibes, bad karma, a negative history or any need to deceive anyone. Those are exactly, precisely the people you don't want to be involved with.
"Living in peace with your desire is one commitment to make to yourself. As you do this, it will have an influence on your relationships. This is to say, as you raise your energy and commit to being real with what you want, others will take notice. Ultimately the result will be living in your body rather than in your head."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) -- You are done planning and pondering; it's time to start doing, by which I mean doing what you know you want and need to do. You have leverage right now, which will be helpful, though you don't need much. Lean into the challenges you are facing just a little and you'll see how much power the weight of your mind and your intentions carries. Efficiency is essential, which means placing your emphasis on ideas; and where labor is involved, using the concept of leverage. Be certain to balance your creative efforts with proper rest, recreation and nutrition. You don't need to become a health guru; you only need to take care of yourself sufficiently well to stay in balance, and keep your stress level down. Where your work seems to conflict with relationships, make sure you consider both sides of the equation. What is the actual source of the seeming conflict?
"If you consider yourself to be at the center of your social circle, or an integral part of your community, the changes you make in your own life constitute a form of leadership for the people around you. You can count on the fact that the people who look up to you are waiting for your initiative."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) -- You must be naughty if you want to do the right thing. That means that in order to truly serve your happiness and your growth (personal, creative or whatever), you will need to break some rules, violate some taboos and do some things you think people will disapprove of. Negative emotions such as guilt, embarrassment, fear, or shame can serve as an invitation. Rather than assume they point to the 'wrong thing', try the assumption that they point the way to what will serve you the best. I'm not making this up, by the way -- this is very old wisdom, though not exactly well understood or overplayed these days. Taboo is a veil over the truth; it's a scrim thrown over your creativity; and it's a social control device that serves no purpose in your life. You have a lot of mojo running right now. You don't need any holy types of people, or holy voices in your mind, stopping your fun.
"The universe is not usually embraced all at once, nor is your place in the universe. Rather, you engage with it in momentary interactions, and you make it with everything you make, everyone you speak to, everyone and everything you touch. Imagine that in each of those contacts, you weave existence, and give life to the world."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) -- This week you're likely to discover just how much you have, or don't have, in common with family members or those you share your household with. You are growing in your own direction, and you need to do your own thing. One of the overarching themes of a long phase of your life is cultivating bona fide emotional independence, or you could say, getting a life. It's easy to go from one type of family system of control to another. It's easy to transform being trapped in one kind of environment to being stuck in another. Your goal now is to shift that whole paradigm and set yourself free -- free enough to make decisions without the meekest thought of needing to ask permission. Nobody should be walking into your private space without knocking, or anything of the kind. Borrowing from the nearly forgotten author Virginia Woolf, you need a room of your own.
"Trust yourself, and trust your body, if you embody what I call the thresholder. The thresholder is one whose role is to bring others to the edge. You can only take them to the edge; they must cross over themselves. Others can only take you to the edge; you must cross over it yourself, and see who welcomes you on the other side of the journey."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) -- Have you considered that fear stops you from doing what you want to do? I know that as a Scorpio, you're supposed to be the first in line to walk on hot coals, the first out of the airplane door on the skydiving trip, or to suggest that the dentist hold the Novocain. But what's your relationship to fear, really? Do you say what you need to say? Do you feel what you need to feel? Do you admit what you actually know? You're well past the point of being able to hide who you are, and at the moment, you've probably figured out there's no point trying. Now you might direct your efforts into the other direction: do exactly what might intimidate you. Say what you want to say, not what you think people want to hear. More than anything, admit what you know, and put your knowledge to work for your own benefit. You will have many such opportunities this week.
"Make some peace with what you really feel beneath the surface tension of appearances. The reason that staying superficial is so popular is because it negates feeling. Yet every facet of your astrology is saying that it's essential to go deep -- and that depth is an essential element in feeling good about who you are, and discovering who you are."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) -- Recently a Sagittarius friend said she was interested in having a source of "passive income." That's the kind where the checks allegedly come rolling in like interest accrued on a trust fund. This, ostensibly, would be used to support her creative interests. It took me a couple of weeks pondering to see the problem with this theory. When you're at your best, there's nothing passive about you. You need passionate income. You need to be well paid for what you love to do, and/or what you do the very best (there's a relationship between them; if not, it would be wise to develop one). You will succeed financially to the degree you're wholly engaged with your values and your priorities. Rather than farm out the income aspect of work, it's essential that you marry it to the creative aspect, generating a reaction that, once it gets going, is difficult to stop.
"You might think of Saturn as the one missing and necessary ingredient in Sagittarius. It's not an easy mix. It is, however, a imperative one, if you want to get anything done; if you want to claim your full personhood. To live free means to take up responsibility for your destiny."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
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Capricorn Audio Birthday Reading is Ready!
Dear Friend and Reader:
Last week, I recorded your Capricorn birthday reading. It's about 70 minutes in length, in two sessions. This is your birthday audio -- an entirely different reading from The Art of Becoming, which will be ready in January.
You are living in extraordinary times, as a Capricorn or Cap rising. There's been nothing quite like this in your sign since the early 1990s, when the Uranus-Neptune connection passed through town. That was a while ago -- and what you're now working with is just as significant.
At the moment, the Sun, Venus, Saturn and Pluto are in your sign, which is building to a series of major events that peak in 2020. That may seem like a long way off, though time marches on. The presence of Saturn, the ruling planet of Capricorn, is a reminder to tend to your growth, shore up your foundations, and take your place in the world.
Saturn in your sign is helping ground you in your real priorities.
In this reading, I focus on several key points of development, though none is as important as your relationship to your family, and your family history. For all you want to do in life, all the ways you want to succeed, and solidify your process of self-actualization: the family connection is essential.
This relates directly to your most intimate partnerships, because they're based on an emotional foundation that was laid in childhood. I provide specific information about how to work with these elements, and how to engage in productive self-therapy (it's not always so useful, but it can be).
Your reading includes access to last year's recording, plus your 2017 written reading (from The Book of Your Life), and a tarot reading that will arrive in about a month (maybe more, maybe less).
You can get instant access when you order the reading here for just $44. We will increase the price further when the Tarot section is published.
This reading is also included with the Backstage Pass. If you're not a BSP member, you can upgrade and extend your current subscription, and the Capricorn reading will be included.
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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) -- Your sign is somewhat famous for a priggish attitude toward sex. That's funny, since you're probably one of the more sexual people you know, even if you veil that with proper attire and an insistence on seeming prim, at nearly any cost (including resisting fun that might appear in any way untoward, or revealing your true desire). It's time to throw that approach and all the theories that support it into a bonfire. It's time to ask yourself who you were trying to impress, and then decide that you don't care. More than that, it's essential you recognize the ways in which people blame others for their own impulse to restrain themselves with morality; i.e., what would mother think? If you really want to go there, though, ask yourself that very question. If she had a porthole into your life, she might be shocked for a moment, and then have a very, very different reaction -- as will you.
"The thing is, your future self is not as easy to perceive as your past self. Every transit I've described adds up to you developing in ways that you simply cannot predict, and which therefore amount to a daunting unknown. In order to face who you are becoming, you must face that unknown."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Are you experiencing fear, or desire? Something is definitely moving within you. You seem ready to release yourself from an old emotional bond of some kind, as if you discovered some beautiful aspect of yourself trapped in a dusty old cellar. What is that part of you, what's this cellar, and who put you there? This is old material; you may be reversing something that was done to an ancestor many generations ago. This may have been repeated through the years, and inflicted directly on you -- or not. Whatever the case, you're ready to set something free from deep in that realm known as the unconscious. Step one in doing so is to make it conscious -- to fully awaken to whatever this feeling, need, fear or desire is. The second is to give yourself a push, in the direction where you feel the most energy is contained. You need access to that energy, and to get it, you must go to it: it won't just come to you.
"The fantasy is simple; you're in control. The reality is more complex; feelings are involved. I recommend trying anything that you're bringing out of fantasy at least three times before you make up your mind. Gradually work your way into it. Build your courage. Find the right people and persist in your experiment. Let curiosity drive you."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- If you've wanted to go public with something, this could be the week. There's some genuine harmony between what you are thinking and feeling, and what has suddenly become publicly acceptable. What could this be about? The range of possibilities spans from sharing something with your friends that you've long kept secret (a kind of coming out) to revealing a project you've been working on for years. It might be a statement you need to make, something you've written that you want to share, or artwork nobody has seen. This could be anything that is currently something in your personal world that wants to find a home in some wider community -- including you announcing your existence in some way. So, consider the possibilities. Don't worry if what you do, or who you are, is good enough. Take the chance and let yourself be known, seen and recognized.
"There really is no mission, career or vocation: there is you, becoming who you are. I feel like I keep saying this, though this notion keeps coming up in your astrology. You're not really changing; rather, your inner essence is emerging in a way that is both unstoppable and undeniable. And this you can express as mission."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric has now begun work on the 2018 annual edition -- The Art of Becoming. You may pre-order all 12 signs here (recommended) or choose your individual signs here.
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