Today’s Oracle takes us back to the Virgo weekly of June 11, 1999

How could you have missed what was so clear all along? Could it be that, guarding your sense of safety and security, you chose to see things the way you wanted? Could it be that in protecting your interests, you were willing to make compromises that you never would have otherwise made, had you not felt somehow forced into your circumstances? One aspect of the history of relationships in our culture is the tale of what people think they can do to control one another. Rather than being immoral, this is truly impossible. Life is not about control, it is about making decisions, and that, I suspect, just got easier for you.

(The Daily Oracle is a random selection from one of 10,000 Eric Francis horoscopes. New horoscopes are published weekly plus twice a month in Planet Waves Astrology News and Planet Waves Light. The Oracle itself is a divination tool available to subscribers to either of these services.)

By Len Wallick

At the earliest ending of winter,
In March, a scrawny cry from outside
Seemed like a sound in his mind.
– Wallace Stevens

Welcome to Monday. Welcome also to a special day, a unique week. The weekend just past saw a lot of astrological action: the last quarter of Moon’s current cycle as it nearly crossed the length of Sagittarius, conjoining the Great Attractor and the Galactic Center.

Venus is moving into Aries, forming a fire sign trine (120 degree angle between the planets) with still-retrograde Mars on the edge in Leo. Mercury conjoined Jupiter in the full house of Pisces. The Sun passing the halfway point of its journey in Pisces. Quite the few days. All three of the fire signs lit up while the vast deep currents of the final sign of the zodiac flowed through the days and nights.

It was not a sound in your mind but it was part of your consciousness and the awareness you were able to bring is part of the thing itself. Today’s aspects would best be taken with the continued certainty that what is going on within is one with the without. Integration is the task. Mediation is the method. Thus we gradually prepare as the outer planets move to herald the dawn of a new season and a new era. Luna shows us how an ending can serve to prepare us for the beginning that Venus leads us towards.

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Today’s Oracle takes us back to the Aquarius monthly of March 1, 2005

This is a positively enormous time in the lives of Aquarians, and years from now, astrologers will wonder what people under this sign were going through today. You have the ability to see the developments with your eyes, and to influence them with your choices. If there is a young Aquarian in your life, you need to do something that may seem strange to read: reassure her that she exists. How exactly to go about this depends on the nature of the child involved. It may mean extra attention. It may mean consciously bestowed privileges. It may mean a louder voice in the affairs of the household.

(The Daily Oracle is a random selection from one of 10,000 Eric Francis horoscopes. New horoscopes are published weekly plus twice a month in Planet Waves Astrology News and Planet Waves Light. The Oracle itself is a divination tool available to subscribers to either of these services.)

Anatoly's design for Cunnilingus and Clover -- so far, my favorite Anatoly page of them all.

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Okay — enough theorizing and speculating for one lifetime. There is a long thread going on below in the Sex and Astrology article.

I am curious your actual responses to this article and the public situation portrayed here. What is the writer saying about people and our capabilities, and the current state of humanity? Let’s talk about this article as an example of example setting. What potential does this article point to? What is the underlying theme? What is the world view suggested in the article? Where can we go from here?

Speaking of clover — I am looking for a few herbalist collaborators to help me write the April Chronogram article on spring herbal tonics. I would like to include some good stuff about the Wise Woman tradition of healing, vis, why herbs the herbal approach to healing and wellness are different than the medical approach and drugs. If you think that would be fun — it’s happening this week, so we would start work start today or Monday — please write to me at dreams@planetwaves. Thank you!

Today’s Oracle takes us back to the Pisces monthly of October 1, 2001

That Piscean blessing of being able to see the big picture, as in the cosmic picture, is not always a party, not when the people around you are bent on small-thought and small-talk and a lot of it involves property and violence. But it’s fair to say, understanding that you’ve noticed the state of the world in which you live, that you’re also in a position to notice when something or someone stands out from the rest of reality. If you look, you will see all kinds of figure-background contrasts in the coming weeks, and if you note them carefully and invite them into your home or heart, you will have far fewer reasons to complain about the world. But figure-background observation exercises are really games of awareness. Please keep yours on high, and hold the light around yourself and those you love. The world is going for a little ride, but you know it’s all going to be just fine. Okay, you read it here.

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