{"id":48443,"date":"2011-11-08T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T05:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=48443"},"modified":"2011-11-07T23:21:07","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T04:21:07","slug":"feed-your-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/feed-your-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Feed Your Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Johnny Asia, 12-string guitarist, spiritual warrior, and pope about town of the First Church of Common Sense. Photo by Eric Francis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011<\/a><\/strong>. The Moon is in Aries all day, lending a bit of impetuous fire to our emotions. In the course of the day it briefly joins with Eris and Black Moon Lilith for a couple of brief conjunctions that may amplify any sense of your shadow feminine side being shunned or cast aside. Here is the question \u2014 to what extent do you identify with the ‘outcast’? Does it feel familiar? What would you do without that identity to fall back on? If you had a choice, would you have something different?<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the Taurus Full Moon is approaching. This happens on Thursday, one of several opposition aspects this week that is reminding us to be aware what is our material, and what belongs to others. Another opposition was Mars-Neptune (that was exact Monday, but is still in effect). Then when Mars enters Virgo Friday, it opposes Chiron.<\/p>\n

Mars-Chiron, the first big event that happens when Mars enters Virgo, is the full expression of warrior energy. One thing our society does is churn out warriors, be they soldiers, cops, political operatives, emergency room staff or corporate operatives. At the same time, political correctness gone too far in denaturing men. And even the backlash to PC has gone too far, back to the extreme of detached stoicism or unapologetic aggression that we have long associated with maleness.<\/p>\n

Across Virgo and Pisces, however, Mars-Chiron speaks of the elusive concept of the ‘spiritual warrior’. That’s the man or woman on the quest for wholeness, who devotes him- or herself to healing and service. It’s a concept in tune with the changing times, and the revolutionary astrology constantly simmering in the background. Have you ever fully devoted yourself to justice? Have you offered yourself fiercely to the service of something larger than yourself? Many have not, instead committing great time and energy to causes that were not altogether in line with their values.<\/p>\n

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With Mars opposite Chiron, the fog clears and you can see your goals \u2014 and go for them. Consider that potential adversaries just may end up being your allies or partners in healing, so treat them well. That is not to say \u2018be fake\u2019, but rather remember basic empathy and reach for common ground. If we dream of world peace and a society that’s in harmony, the implication is that we would be getting along with the people we don’t currently like or agree with. Who else do we need to get along with?<\/p>\n

Mars entering Virgo is the first bell ringing on Mars retrograde, which happens in Virgo between Jan. 23 and April 13. Mars will spend nine months in one sign, most of it making a big loop in the sky as the Earth passes between it and the Sun. It finally leaves Virgo and enters Libra on July 3. We will have gotten used to this transit long before it’s finally over. <\/p>\n

This is a long-term event, with many themes related to how we treat ourselves psychologically. There is something here about attending to the details without getting lost in them; also something about obsessive self-criticism and what we are going to do with it. We\u2019ll revisit those themes again when Mars goes retrograde. For now, tuck them away, maybe journal on them a bit, and let them percolate.<\/p>\n

A bit more immediately, the Scorpio Sun is making a trine to Ceres, from Scorpio to Pisces. Sun-Ceres in the water signs suggests you keep in contact with your emotional flow, reaching for deeper authenticity than usual. Remember that most of how we get by in our society is to ourselves cut off from any emotion at all, and we have plenty of help doing so. Consider how the food you eat makes you feel. Does it suppress your emotions or help you make contact with your body? Does food make you sleepy or alert? What foods put you in contact with what emotions? <\/p>\n

What would feed your dreams? That’s the thing to nourish yourself with now. Do you feed your dreams with ‘comfort food’ or do you feed them with something actually nourishing? With a Scorpio Sun trine Ceres, the image is feeding your erotic dreams. Sex is about pleasure, contact and \u2014 in the language of Scorpio \u2014 transformation. Your sexual dreams and desires are not idle wishes but rather a correspondence with the deepest part of your psyche; a direct form of nourishment.<\/p>\n

One last thought on the Chiron-Pisces wavelength. Jupiter, the ruling planet of Pisces, is in Taurus right now. These days it’s going over the degree where Chiron was discovered back in 1977 \u2014 that would be 3+ Taurus. This is like an honorary conjunction between Chiron and Jupiter. The relationship between these two planets is one of applying knowledge. Jupiter has a lot of theoretical knowledge, and Chiron is all about putting things to practical use. One way to feed your dreams is to treat them as practical matters that have a life of their own and want to be supported. You can do that in the most pragmatic ways.<\/p>\n

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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. The Moon is in Aries all day, lending a bit of impetuous fire to our emotions. In the course of the day it briefly joins with Eris and Black Moon Lilith for a couple of brief conjunctions that may amplify any sense of your shadow feminine side being shunned … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7221,"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\/48443"}],"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\/7221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}