{"id":57454,"date":"2012-05-28T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T04:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=57454"},"modified":"2012-05-29T11:59:16","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T15:59:16","slug":"halfway-between-eclipses-at-the-hotel-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/halfway-between-eclipses-at-the-hotel-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Halfway between eclipses at the Hotel 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-57454-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/planetwaves.fm\/podcast\/120528-morning-update.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/planetwaves.fm\/podcast\/120528-morning-update.mp3\">http:\/\/planetwaves.fm\/podcast\/120528-morning-update.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Today&#8217;s first quarter Moon in Virgo marks the halfway point between the annular solar eclipse in Gemini on May 20 and the partial lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on June 4. Have you noticed any shifts in your inner landscape, or in the dialogue with your inner twin?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57459\" style=\"width: 315px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-27-at-11.21.05-PM.jpg?resize=325%2C187&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Simplified chart section showing the Sun (yellow circle) and Mercury (green glyph with horns) in Gemini square the Moon and Mars (red circle with an arrow) in Virgo, for today&#039;s first quarter Moon (note the same numbers next to the Sun and Moon).\" title=\"Simplified chart section showing the Sun (yellow circle) and Mercury (green glyph with horns) in Gemini square the Moon and Mars (red circle with an arrow) in Virgo, for today&#039;s first quarter Moon (note the same numbers next to the Sun and Moon).\" width=\"325\" height=\"187\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-27-at-11.21.05-PM.jpg?w=325&amp;ssl=1 325w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-27-at-11.21.05-PM.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simplified chart section showing the Sun (yellow circle) and Mercury (green glyph with horns) in Gemini square the Moon Mars (red circle with an arrow) in Virgo, for today&#039;s first quarter Moon at 4:15 pm EDT (note the same numbers next to the Sun and Moon).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re also one week and one day from Venus transiting the Sun (a conjunction in which Venus will actually be visible against the face of the Sun) and the third Moon-Pluto occultation (basically the Moon passing directly in front of Pluto, which we cannot see anyway). If that sounds like a lot of eclipse-type events in a short span of time, well, it is. We could call it a wake-up call from the front desk of the Hotel 2012 \u2013 also known as the Maya Motor Lodge; take your pick.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t really \u2018miss\u2019 this call the way you can sleep through checkout and miss the continental breakfast \u2013 so there isn\u2019t much point in getting freaked about over making sure you do the exact perfect thing during each of these events. It\u2019s a process, and you\u2019re in the flow right now \u2013 but your active engagement makes a difference. <\/p>\n<p>The idea at this point is to keep everything moving. That\u2019s what first quarter Moons are good for: pushing whatever projects you\u2019ve begun to the next level, expanding plans, doing the leg work, turning the corner on whatever may have paused just before the weekend. Note this is a Virgo Moon. Virgo has a strong theme of service. Are you being called on to step up for some greater cause? In a sense, we all are, though for some it\u2019s a little clearer than others where their unique gifts are needed. Listen for the \u201caha\u201d moments, when you realize that something you do well is exactly what a situation needs \u2013 and then trust that you wouldn\u2019t hear the \u201caha\u201d if you weren\u2019t capable now \u2013 no matter what the mental gremlins say.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The planet Chiron is closely allied with Virgo. So if you\u2019re trying to move any kind of healing process (physical or otherwise) deeper, taking some action today should help. Remember, quarter Moons are a square between the Sun and Moon (in this case, Gemini to Virgo), and the tension of a square is resolved best through action. Virgo\u2019s traditional ruling planet is Mercury, which can lend the sign a tendency to get caught on the mental plane (by those gremlins!).Even one step in a direction (or one step in each of two directions \u2013 Gemini is hot right now) is better than running down your mental to-do list all day.<\/p>\n<p>Helping with the action piece is Mars, still moving direct in mid-Virgo. The Moon makes a conjunction to Mars right after it squares Mercury in Gemini. In other words, the Sun and Mercury will spark the idea to move forward on that feeling (Moon) that you need to serve or heal something, and then the Moon amplifies the drive and desire of Mars so you can actually get it going.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a pretty brilliant setup, actually, and perfect for the middle of an eclipse period \u2013 especially one that will serve as a direct on-ramp to the first exact contact of the Uranus-Pluto square in just less than a month. Right now, the universe wants us to keep moving, to trust our capabilities, and to keep working on healing our inner splits and dualities, a la retrograde Venus transiting the Sun next week. The pace is picking up here on Earth; as mentioned, there\u2019s really no way to sleep through it. Come late June at the Evolution-Revolution Inn, you won\u2019t need to request that wake-up call \u2013 Uranus and Pluto are more than happy to oblige, and they have your room on speed-dial.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Note: You can get more insight into the Venus transit and this hot spring astrology for your particular sign in both the <a href=\"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/sales?product=2232\">2012 Spring Report<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/sales?product=2012\">2012 annual edition<\/a>, if you have not already.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>P.S. If you&#8217;re getting excited about the Venus Transit and want some historical insight on the circumstances of viewing them over the last few centuries, Carol Van Strum has reviewed two book on the topic <a href=\"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astronomy\/a-once-and-future-transit\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/planetwaves.fm\/podcast\/120528-morning-update.mp3 Today&#8217;s first quarter Moon in Virgo marks the halfway point between the annular solar eclipse in Gemini on May 20 and the partial lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on June 4. Have you noticed any shifts in your inner landscape, or in the dialogue with your inner twin? We\u2019re also one week and one day &#8230; <a title=\"Halfway between eclipses at the Hotel 2012\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/halfway-between-eclipses-at-the-hotel-2012\/\" aria-label=\"More on Halfway between eclipses at the Hotel 2012\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7221,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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\/57454"}],"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=57454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}