December 8th, 2011  http://annawarsop.com/trees.htm ..
NOTE: This is an updated and updated version of a post from July, 2010.
“And if every way is closed before you,
the secret one will show a secret path
no other eyes have seen.”
~Rumi
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Uranus is stationing direct now at 0°38′ Aries. During the days (and even weeks) surrounding this event the energy will be interesting, dynamic and maybe even feel somewhat strange. While Uranus does station direct once every year, doing so at the first degree of Aries is a once in a lifetime event (less, actually). This is a powerful indication that new beginnings are at hand and that change is in the air.
The impact of this event is made all the more potent by the Lunar Eclipse that is also occurring this weekend. Insights and messages offering guidance are present everywhere–keep on the look out for them! New directions, understandings and pathways are now ready to reveal themselves.
Here are some things you may notice:
- Your basic energy may be erratic, fluctuating from one extreme to another for the next few weeks.
- Feeling either wired and hyper or the other end of the spectrum as though you are stuck and going nowhere. Both are possible.
- You could feel nervous, anxious or edgy, jumping when the phone rings.
- Feeling impatient, as though things just can’t happen fast enough.
- You may have sudden bursts of energy, either physical or mental.
- You may feel scattered and ungrounded, finding it hard to focus.
- Some may feel quite psychic and intuitive as Uranus can increase these frequencies.
- Difficulty sleeping or relaxing as your mind is very active may occur.
The higher frequencies will express in these ways, which you may also notice:
- Openings to higher truths, bringing clarity and revealing new avenues and directions.
- Clever, even brilliant, ideas and inspired thoughts can come out of nowhere and from unusual and unexpected sources.
- Solutions that you had not thought of before can appear during this time.
- Take special note of those that are original and fresh, things you have never seen or thought of before.
- All this can bring you greater clarity and fresh, new perspectives.
 Keep in mind that events may occur during this time that may make no sense now or that may seem insignificant. Yet something may happen now that will play a key role in your life down the road. Hence, anything that seems a bit odd or unusual, or beyond “coincidence” or if you get an interesting idea in a flash of insight or perhaps in a dream, make a note of it! You may want to refer to it later.
Wishing you many moments of inspiration during this special time.
~Elizabeth
P.S. For more insights about how this influence will be impacting you, read my article Uranus in Aries.
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August 9th, 2011  Every so often there is a combo of astrological events that creates so much tension it affects many areas of life and lots of people. We are under one of these now. Can you feel it? It feels as though a spark could ignite a blaze in an instant and things could escalate on a dime.
Riots in London, economic melt downs right and left and today was the most powerful Sun flare in years (an X-7) to add yet more intensity to the air.
That Cardinal Cross is back!
So what is happening? Basically Pluto in Capricorn, Mars in Cancer, Uranus in Aries and Saturn in Libra are forming a Cardinal cross. Yes…it is indeed back (this was very potent during the Summer of 2010). AND right now, and for the next 24 hours, the Moon is also in Capricorn, adding a strong emotional element to the mix.
These combined impact the most fundamental areas of our life. Work, finances, relationships and home. Our sense of security and trust in the future is challenged as many strive to find answers to the challenges they face.
There are several articles and posts on my site about the influence of the Cardinal Cross. You can read more here.
But Wait ~ There’s More!
Further, Mercury is Retrograde while opposing Neptune. This can confuse things, making it extra difficult to gain clarity and direction. Are we hearing the whole truth, you may be wondering under this influence as deception and the “spin doctors” are most prevalent now. BE SURE to check and re-check your plans and arrangements now!
And then there’s the Full Moon, too!
Continue reading Intense Energies A Foot
December 12th, 2010 Mars, Mercury and Pluto are together in Capricorn now, generating a most dynamic and powerful force. You can expect to feel churnings at gut levels for awhile. What is moving deep within? What is wanting to emerge in your life? These are up now.
 In the Tarot, the Tower (XVI) is a perfect card depicting the current energies. We all have a structure for our life, which is the Tower in this image. Many things built this structure–believes, experiences, decisions, etc. Yet there are times the structure becomes out-dated in some way, and actually begins to confine us instead of support us.
Know that new avenues for Light are created from Tower-like experiences.
The Universal energies, here shown as the lightening, rain and wind, come and threaten the existing Tower, i.e. structure. While there is much here to understand, the most important thing to remember is that it is indeed necessary at times to allow the old to crumble, as this creates an opening to the next phase.
 I love that the next card in the sequence of the Tarot is the Star (XVII)–enlightenment and insight from above. Yet how can this enlightenment “get in” if we block it by remaining “safe” within our Tower?
Back to the current Astrological influence: With Mercury also retrograde, trust your instincts more than your mind. (Or at least as much as.) You know, at some level, what is going on. This happening in the sign of Capricorn indicates that the area of your life likely being impacted is foundational, basic, where you stand. Time to move? Change jobs? Break off a habit? Or a dysfunctional relationship or association?
Some questions to ask now are:
- Are old forms and patterns holding me back?
- Did I make decisions in the past that I am still living by, but that are now out dated and no longer server me?
- Am I tending to the most basic areas of my life? Those that encourage and create new life to course through my veins?
- Do I do things in a direct and decisive manner or waste time in indecision?
- Do I have a Life Plan? Is it in alignment with my Soul Plan? (I will be addressing this more as the New Year approaches).
In essence, now is a time when what is REALLY going on deep within, those patterns and believes that can run the show from the unconscious, are emerging in some way or another. This can indeed be uncomfortable . . . however, it can also be revealing and ultimately show you where you are blocked.
A birth of sorts is at hand. And as with most births, it can also be painful and full of intensity. Notice the shift of the subtle inner currents. A change by mid-week in some key area is possible.
Sending you much Light,
~Elizabeth
August 28th, 2010 You may have heard that Eclipses have a 90-day impact before and after the actual event. So what can trigger the influence during the 90-day time period? Several things, but perhaps at the top of the list is Mars. Right now, and for a couple days, Mars is at 19-20 degrees Libra which is forming an exact square to the July 11th Solar Eclipse point.
Mars is called the Great Activator and Catalyst. When Mars comes along, it can be as a sudden burst of energy appeared out of nowhere. Here is what my thesaurus says for catalyst: stimulus, stimulation, spark, sparkplug, spur, incitement, impetus.
Here are some things you might notice for a few days:
- An activation of energies as something pulls you in and gets your attention.
- Sparks may fly around you. This could be thrilling and interesting or unsettling.
- A project needs to move forward-like now!
- In fact, forward motion is a key to taping into this energy. It’s time!
- You may feel anxious, as though something is going to happen but you don’t know what.
- Your energy may soar.
- This is a great aspect for sparking inertia or stagnation of any kind.
- Do try not to get impatient or reactive. Steady does it!
- Take note of what area of your life is pulling you forward into your life.
 It is important to pay attention to anything that carries these vibrations as they may have at a deeper source the energies seeded by the Eclipse this Summer. Thus it’s impact on your life may be more significant than a first glance suggest.
This may be just the spark you need to get going. Take advantage of the fiery nature available now and you may be amazed at what could come of it and how far you can go with it in the next few weeks.
In Light,
~Elizabeth
August 4th, 2010  I am hearing more and more about how many are feeling everything from overwhelmed to challenged to stuck to anxious in response to the dynamic and perhaps tumultuous celestial influences these days.
And for sure, the Cosmos is playing its hands, bringing all this right before us and laying it all out on the table.
But what is happening beneath the surface of all this perhaps chaotic energy?
The four Cardinal signs, where so much is happening now, rule the most basic areas of our life.  Those that we rely and count on and that essentially constitute our foundations. It is from these areas that all other aspects of our life are supported, such as creativity, friends, our spiritual journey, finances and others. And with so much activity occurring in these signs, many will be feeling change, even chaos, in their lives at these fundamental levels.
Yet beneath the chaos, there is purpose and order to all this. These powerful energies are wanting you to become more aware of how the patterns of your life, those that we often take for granted, actually determine who you are and how you live.
When celestial events as potent as these come along (which is extremely rare) they stir up the bottom of the pond, the place where we stand, and as a result we experience and see where we do actually stand in our life as it is now right before us. And yes, it can produce feelings of turmoil and anxiousness.
To the degree you have become complacent, accepting certain circumstances of your life even if they are not supporting your feeling alive is the degree these influences will be felt in challenging ways. But inherent in this very process is the wake-up call you have perhaps been needing to not only hear, but heed, to compel and inspire you to change.
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Let’s take a closer look at what area of life each of the Cardinal signs rules.
As you read this over, which area lights up for you? Where are you experiencing the most challenges or turmoil? Where are you starting to really get that change simply must occur there? Where do you see that you are ready to feel more vital and alive? Are you experiencing a “rude awakening” in some specific area? Then most likely that area of your chart is getting the strongest hit from the astrological influences occurring now. Keep in mind that everyone has these four signs in theri natal chart and this means they are each influencing some area of your life.
Continue reading Beneath the Chaos
July 30th, 2010 “When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.”
~Rabindranath Tagore
 Kandinsky Well, here we are! At the much-anticipated and written about time~the peak of the Cardinal sign influence. And indeed, the energy is intense…almost palatable, but amazing, too. First and foremost, I want to suggest that you pay careful attention to your environment. Now is a time to stay clear, focused and awake. Slow down, avoid being careless or reckless and try not to be reactive. There is a lot of energy flying around…don’t get caught off guard. (That’s my Mom speech…)
Next, let’s talk about timing. The most intense time of influence for this will be now through until the 2nd week or so of August. That said, it is not “over” yet, as there are two more major aspects occurring towards the end of the month. They are: Jupiter opposing Saturn on the 16th and Saturn making it’s final square to Pluto on the 21st. More on those two later…but I will add that there are other days throughout the month of August that are involved in, thus activating, these energies as well. Such as when the Moon is in a Cardinal sign and when Mercury turns retrograde on the 20th just to name a couple.
 Ok, back to now and next few days. Mars entered Libra on Thursday, the 29th and being a catalyst for change, I expect things will heat up. Mars energy thrives on motion. It wants things to move forward…to get on with it…no more hesitation. When Mars says “Now” it means NOW. Hence, what has been perhaps kept at bay will likely shift. This could be that areas of your life that have been ready to take a new direction will do so under this influence.
But there is more. Lots more. When Mars entered Libra (one of the four Cardinal signs), you could say it activated the much larger pattern involving Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter and Pluto. It brings these deeply transformative energies before us, in ways hard to ignore. Perhaps you have noticed an escalating in frequencies recently? If you have, it is likely that your own chart is being directly hit by all this. Or it may also be that you are just very sensitive to the energies around you.
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There are various ways this may all be impacting you as it is greatly dependent upon what it is doing to your own chart, and what things you are facing, but here are some things to consider and to look for:
Continue reading When patterns are broken…
July 23rd, 2010 The astrological energies are just so very amazing now, and this will
definitely continue into next month.
Here’s what’s going on, and in the just next few days!
- 23rd-Jupiter stations retrograde at 3 degrees Aries until 11/18.
- 24th-Jupiter (while stationing) squares Pluto in Capricorn.
- 25th-Full Moon in Aquarius (at 3 degrees at 6:37 pm PDT).
- 26th-Saturn opposite Uranus at 0 degrees Libra/Aries.
Rather than go into each of these separately, I will write about their collective influence because they are occurring so close together. First, this is rare. It just doesn’t happen too often that four events, of such magnitude, occur in such a short time period. This will only intensify each of them. Intensify how? Let’s look at this.
 www.spacetimeart.com There are common energetic threads running between these influences: they all can expand whatever they are influencing. So for several days this sense of expansion and feelings of things increasing beyond where they were originally will be pervasive. Things can blow up out of proportion, increase in size, develop into mountains where they were just mole hills…perhaps you get the picture.
Current Events
There are two events in the news that are concerning me now. One is that the hurricane season is upon us. Under these influences any storm that arises could expand quickly and in unexpected fashion. How this may impact the Gulf oil situation is beyond what anyone can predict, but I feel things will go in unanticipated directions.
The other situation is regarding No. Korea. The headlines say they are “ramping up” threats against the U.S. military. Sounds ominous to me. And even if nothing comes of this in the immediate future, it does concern me because of the fact that it is occurring now, under such potent events that will have long-reaching influences. This suggests that this move on No. Korea’s part is only the beginning, or continuation of, their aggressive behaviors. An acceleration of this event could happen anytime during the next three weeks as the square of Jupiter and Pluto will last that long, and the impact of this could be war-like in nature.
Another time to watch is February, 2011 when they square again. And yet another is when Jupiter stations direct in mid-November. I cannot stress enough how rare and truly volatile these astrological events can be. It is certainly a threat to take seriously.
These are not the only influences occurring during this Summer, and there are others that may well act like triggers. In general, the influence of these are that things could change quickly, and in unexpected ways. I fully expect there will be other unusual and even extraordinary current events taking place during this time. Some may even be shocking and upsetting. Those involving or impacting groups and/or large numbers of people are possible. Others may also include “natural phenomena” such as earthquakes, extreme weather or rapidly spreading fires.
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So how might these be impacting us personally?
In a variety of ways. Here are some possibilities:
Continue reading Summer of 2010 Is In Full Swing Now!
July 18th, 2010
 In the four+ decades that I have been studying Astrology, there have only been a handful of times when the planets have aligned in as tight and intense of configuration as they are now. And as we enter the height of the potent celestial energies many have been talking and writing about, I wanted to step back a bit and look at two specific things:
- One is to give a brief overview of the the astrological events that brought us to this time of powerful shifts and change.
- And second, to address how these events are impacting some people in very intense and challenging ways. So if you are one of those, read on.
Many astrologers would agree that the current pattern of intensity began when Pluto entered Capricorn in January, 2008. As this began to be felt, it seemed to challenge the very ground we stood on. Things began to shift at such fundamental levels that many began thinking “will things ever be the same?”. Perhaps you were one of them?
 Later in 2008, on November 4th (which just happened to be Election Day) the first of five Saturn-Uranus oppositions occurred. A rare event not to occur again for decade. Saturn and Uranus interacting in this way was sure to really shake up the status quo. There have been 3 since, with the final of the five occurring at the end of this month, on July 26th. (NOTE: I will be writing more on this final opposition in a few days). Clearly the Universe has been trying to get it through to us that things do not stay the same, and that in fact is in a constant state of flux.
In many ways, 2009 was a set-up for the rare and dynamic celestial events that would occur in 2010. As Pluto kept working away at the early degrees of Capricorn during 2009, the impact of this was felt in at least a few ways:
 An Abstract~Julia Set
- It was becoming clearer and clearer that issues at deeper levels were emerging. What had not been previously seen or even intentionally avoided, was now starting to surface. As a result, changes started to happen that impacted our basic sense of security and “ground of being”. What was once solid and reliable didn’t feel quite so much anymore.
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- As the year went on, these issues just kept being presented to our awareness in ways that were getting harder and harder to ignore. Whatever was “wrong” or unhealthy at the foundation of our life was becoming quite apparent, making it no longer possible to hide what had been hidden in the shadows.
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- This was happening both in our personal environments as well as the world at large. The decay, corruption, misuse of power and/or old destructive regimes were beginning to be seen more and more on the surface, as the “transparency” of corporations with hidden agendas, dogmatic-entrenched religions and out-of-touch governments became real.
The astrological events taking place this summer brings all this energy that has been building to a critical point on the path. The Lunar Eclipse of June 26th and the Solar Eclipse of July 11th were triggers. And there is more to come in the next few weeks, and in rapid succession. I will continue writing about the events still to come, but for now, I want to address the 2nd point of this article, which is the fact that this have been a very difficult time for some.
Continue reading The Summer of 2010~Making Some Sense of It All
July 13th, 2010  Solar Eclipse over Easter Island Credit: www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/ ..
The two weeks following an eclipse can be quite interesting, to say the least.
While many of you many be feeling shifts, you may not be able to put your finger on it as you find yourself wondering: what just happened?
An activation of things inner and outer, known and unknown, some of which you can see and feel and some you cannot at this time, has just occurred.
Are experiencing one of the following:
If you’re asking things like “what’s next? where do I go from here?”…
it is likely you felt shifts take place internally (emotionally or mentally) but not noticing changes externally (in the physical). Keep in mind two things: One is that nothing can happen externally before it is conceived of internally. New patterns develop from the inside out.
And two, there is more to come. Meaning, we are truly in the midst of the powerful energies influencing us all this Summer (and beyond). “God gave us time so we didn’t have to do everything at once.” Be patient and be present to what is happening within.
 Gary Woltal's Blog http://tinyurl.com/2dqxf55 Are you feeling anxious or uneasy but don’t know why?
This eclipse hit on a deep nerve for many, bringing up issues related to home, family and belonging. Memories got activated. Old, and new, patterns revealed.
My suggestion is to stay with the process…let things flow for a few days. Much is still ahead that will reveal the pattern wanting to present itself in your life.
This eclipse created openings for new and higher possibilities to occur in your life. New perspectives, understandings and insights will, over time, result in new experiences and directions. It is only natural for you to feel confused, perhaps a little shaky and unsure. For now, keep inquiring as to what is occurring within and be gentle with yourself and those around you. Many are feeling vulnerable and ultra sensitive.
Perhaps what was once your ceiling is now becoming your floor…though that does make the place you are standing on a bit unstable as it all sorts itself, but surely it will.
Trusting, asking for guidance and surrendering to the process are keys for sure.
Many blessings of light to you,
~Elizabeth
P.S. You will find ideas as to how to work with the Cancerian energies that are the focus now at Cancer here, at Monthly Transit Talk. Lots of insights as to how to navigate the reverberations from the recent eclipses. Better understanding what this time is about will help you to keep your focus clear and your heart open.
July 9th, 2010 [Part 1 of 2]
NOTE: In this article, I have chosen to write about the Solar Eclipse on July 11th from a personal-spiritual perspective. Please know that there are other vantages from which to view its influence and numerous ways this event will be impacting us globally, economically and politically to name a few. It may also trigger intense weather, hurricanes, earthquakes or other such events. The impacts of the Eclipse will be felt for 30-90 days.
“The Self awakens only as he contacts the Earth.”
~ Dane Rudhyar
The Solar Eclipse on July 11th is occurring in Cancer at 12:41 pm, which rules home, among other things. And while it rules our physical home, the place where we live, in a Universal sense it also rules the intended home for our own higher consciousness. This higher part of each of us has a very specific agenda in this regard and that is to descend into its home in the physical realm, specifically in our body. I feel this Solar Eclipse will create openings for this to occur.
Dane Rudhyar, considered by many to be one of the greatest astrologers of the last century, says the sign of Cancer is where “the abstract word is made flesh…the fulfillment of Spirit that must embody in earth-substance”. And that “until the ‘I Am’ urge of our true spiritual self asserts itself into form (i.e. the body) living is only dreaming.”
As I read this, and consider its meaning, I could feel my own higher Self quicken within me as the desire to give this Self a home in my own body seemed to become more real. I saw anew that the fulfillment of Life is the descent of Spirit into Matter. And for each of us this manifests as our Soul presence residing and finding its home in our body.
“Matter is our foundation and the first condition of all our energies and realizations.”
~Sri Aurobindo
 So what does this mean? First is to awaken to the reality that our body is our home. Then to create a place within our being to be a home that is able to carry the Light of our own Soul. This is our foundation, which we must have if we are to heal feelings of separation and isolation. In thinking about this, I wonder if how “at home” we feel, in a more general sense, is in direct relation to how fully incarnated our Soul presence is.
If you feel a strong urge to be a part of the healing that is needed on the planet now, though are not sure what that is or how to make that happen, could it be that your primary task is to welcome yourself Home?
Continue reading Coming Home to Your Life~Solar Eclipse of 7/11/10
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