{"id":42173,"date":"2011-07-26T00:01:52","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T04:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=42173"},"modified":"2011-07-26T09:20:19","modified_gmt":"2011-07-26T13:20:19","slug":"notes-from-the-far-side-of-the-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/notes-from-the-far-side-of-the-galaxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from the Far Side of the Galaxy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today is Tuesday July 26, 2011.<\/strong><\/a> The Gemini Moon is moving toward balsamic or extreme waning phase, heading for the Leo New Moon on Saturday. Mercury is slow and powerful right now, moving a little over half a degree a day as it gets ready to station retrograde one week from today. That, incidentally, happens to be the day the federal government runs out of money unless somebody figures out how to get the mule to move.<\/p>\n

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Mercury slowing down puts an emphasis on the mental sphere, and with any luck your mind is feeling focused. But if you’re not, that’s understandable enough: Mars is in late Gemini, which accentuates an argumentative mentality, and it’s opposite the Galactic Core. I view the Core as a kind of spiritual source or homing signal. It’s always calling us, inviting us, reminding us of what is possible as we live our lives on the edge of the spiral. Mars in late Gemini (180 degrees opposite the core, which is in Sagittarius) seems to have an ‘unspiritual’ feeling that wants for balance and a sense of ethics. It can have an ‘anything goes’ feeling to it, or that queasy sense you get when you meet someone for whom the ends justify the means. <\/p>\n

In the summer months, on a clear night we can see the center of the galaxy, or at least see the streak of stars that show us approximately where it is. I think that has a reassuring feeling. In winter, the galaxy is missing from the night sky, which in part accounts for the wistful sense of longing or loneliness that time of year. Now we have Mars opposite the galaxy, which can be stirring up that feeling, and leading to a potential state of mental imbalance unless you can keep your spiritual (which means loving, purposeful) focus. On Earth, getting along is not a luxury of happiness or survival — it’s a necessity.<\/p>\n

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Mars going over the South Node of the Moon (it’s still nearby, but separating from the node by just two little degrees) seems to have demonstrated the potential results of clinging too closely to ideology, or not seeing the contradictions in one’s own argument. Listen to yourself, and study your sent mail folder, and see if there aren’t any opinions or positions you would consider softening. Let’s say you’ve taken a hard line with someone, or on an issue; reconsidering your views now could save you the need to make an embarrassing reversal of position in a week. Stick to the truth and you’ll be fine. Meanwhile, there are two sides to every story, and even if one of those sides is total bullshit, it’s good politics and simply humane to listen and acknowledge the other point of view, or at least the person expressing it. There’s always something you can learn; and listening to people’s arguments is the best way to refute them if that’s what you’re aiming for. But these days try if you can to get beyond absolute concepts of right and wrong.<\/p>\n

Also, if you’ve said anything that is a little (or a lot) less than true, working that out sooner rather than later would be well advised. Mercury changes signs from Leo to Virgo Thursday, and when it does, it will be in opposition to Neptune. Mercury in Virgo opposite Neptune in Pisces is a classical setup of fact versus fantasy. Simple accountability, accounting and documentation will win the day. This holds true for what you believe. There are two sides to every deception — someone deceiving someone, and someone else who accepts the falsehood, often knowing they’re doing so. Beware if you’re accepting something that’s not true simply because it’s convenient to do so.<\/p>\n

One last thought for the day: with Mercury slowing down, slow down your spending. Everything you want will still be there in a month when Mercury stations direct.<\/p>\n

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Today is Tuesday July 26, 2011. The Gemini Moon is moving toward balsamic or extreme waning phase, heading for the Leo New Moon on Saturday. Mercury is slow and powerful right now, moving a little over half a degree a day as it gets ready to station retrograde one week from today. That, incidentally, happens … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1734],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42173"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42173\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}