Greetings!
Welcome to your weekly edition of the It's All Good Astrology News.
In addition to information on the coming week's most important celestial energies, I'm including brief notices about:
- My attendance at the ISAR Astrology Conference this week, and
- My Tuesday Night Online Mentoring Class now meeting an hour earlier.
And please remember our August birthday discounts (20% off!).
Enjoy the issue, and thanks as always for subscribing!
-- Benjamin
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Benjamin at the ISAR Astrology Conference This Week
Benjamin will be attending the ISAR (Int'l Society for Astrological Research) Conference near Chicago this week. As we recently mentioned, Benjamin is
honored to be participating in a special pre-conference symposium which will discuss how
astrologers can better communicate who they are and what they do to the media,
educators, legislators, science and religion.
Benjamin will be keeping up with voicemail and email at the conference, so don't hesitate to contact him if you'd like to set an appointment. And if you're also going to be at ISAR, it would please him no end if you'd say hello! |
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Mentoring Class Now Meeting an Hour Earlier
 Benjamin's Online Astrology Mentoring Class has moved an hour earlier, and is now meeting on Tuesdays from 7-9 pm US Eastern time. If you had chosen not to attend in the past because it ran too late, now's your chance to jump in!
Students are welcome by the class or by the month. This customized learning experience is designed to address students' specific astrological questions.
For more information, click here!
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Mark Your Calendar...
Fri., Sept. 4. Benjamin
to Appear on "Anchored in Astrology" Web Radio Show, 7 pm US eastern time.
Thurs., Sept. 17. Benjamin's "Quantum Global Shift" Lecture in Hendersonville, NC, 7 pm.
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Celestial Forecast for August 17-23, 2009
by Benjamin Bernstein
Whatever your sun sign, this forecast will help you choose how to best use the current astrological energies! Events are most powerful on the dates listed. However, their influence will be active for at least several days before and after. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone.
While everyone is affected by these global transits, you will be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate natal planets and other sensitive points in your birth chart.
VOID-OF-COURSE MOONS. It's best to avoid starting important new projects or making major purchases during these times. "Business as usual" is the best strategy for these periods, which occur when the Moon has made its last major Ptolemaic aspect but has not yet moved into the next sign. Learn more about working with void-of-course Moons here.
8/18, 3:10a
- 9:57a (Leo)
8/20, 6:02a
- 10:01a (Virgo)
8/22, 7:45a
- 11:12a (Libra)
8/17 (Mon).
Today is a
veritable astrological orgy, with most of the solar system's planets connecting
in a wide variety of ways!
Divinely inspired creativity flows abundantly, along with easy connection to
Spirit, thanks to three aspects to Neptune: a biquintile from Venus, an
opposition from the Sun and a trine from Mars!
A
Sun-Mars sextile showers us with the energy of action and accomplishment.
Disciplined thought and authoritative speech are supported by a
Mercury-Saturn conjunction. This conjunction might also stimulate someone to
try to control your thinking or your speech; if so, it could be because the
Mercury-Jupiter quincunx lulled you into motormouth mode!
8/18 (Tue).
The possibility of accidents is enhanced around the 18th, due to today's
volatile Mars-Uranus square and Sun-Uranus quincunx. Exercise if
you need to burn off some extra energy, but do it mindfully! Breakthrough
thinking is also supported by this aspect.
8/19 (Wed).
Today is another very busy sky day, almost like an aftershock from the 17th!
Venus sextiles Saturn and quincunxes Jupiter. Combined with a
Jupiter-Saturn quincunx, this creates a dynamic but somewhat challenging
business environment in which the ability to make strategic adjustments is a
critical key to success.
In
fact, these three planets are forming a
YOD
(a sextile and two quincunxes), also know as a "Finger of God." (Saturn and
Venus are at the base of this triangle, with Jupiter at the tip.) Another way to
interpret this combination is that taking a practical and realistic (Saturn)
look at relationships (Venus) will help to create new hope and joy (Jupiter)
within them.
8/20 (Thu).
The August
NEW MOON
occurs today at 6:01 am (28° Leo). Plan for new beginnings in the areas of
leadership, childlike play, sensible risk-taking, chilling out and/or "strutting
your stuff."
This is the first lunation in two months that isn't also an eclipse, but, thanks
to a stunning array of aspects, it still packs a wallop! For starters, it's
being energized by all three outer planets, receiving a trine from Pluto
(transformation), a quincunx from Uranus (paradigm shift) and an
opposition from Neptune (intuitive guidance). Moving Sunward, there are also
oppositions from Chiron (healing) and Jupiter (expansion), a
sextile from Mars (life force) and inconjuncts from the Nodes of the Moon
(karmic destiny). In fact, I can't recall the last time a lunation was so
abundantly aspected!
The New Moon's
Sabian Symbol,
"Many Little Birds on a Limb of a Big Tree," beautifully reflects this
plethora of energetic connections. I can also see it meaning many components
(the birds) of the plan you'll be making (the tree). You could also imagine the
birds representing the allies who will come to assist you in carrying out your
plans.
The bottom line is that this is an incredibly powerful time for new beginnings,
whether they're in the Leonine areas described above or any other. So get
cracking, why dontcha!
With Mercury quincunx Neptune, receiving intuitive input into your
thinking only requires an adjustment - which could be as simple as asking for
it!
Today's Venus-Chiron quincunx could help bring healing to relationships -
if you're willing to be flexible with your partner.
There's another
YOD
- strongest today and lasting the 19th thru the 23rd - with Chiron
quincunxing a Venus-Saturn sextile. One interpretation is that any
relationship (Venus) challenge (Saturn) that arises is doing so in order to set
the stage for a deeper healing (Chiron).
8/21 (Fri).
With Mercury opposing Uranus, intuitive flashes should be abundant. Can
you catch them, and - more importantly - follow them?
8/22 (Sat).
Abundant creative inspiration is only an intention shift away with today's
Venus-Neptune quincunx. And you may be inspired to take your creativity (or
relationships) in exciting new directions, since Venus is trining Uranus!
The Sun enters Virgo today thru 9/22, a good time to tend to details and
focus on serving others. Just don't fall into the self-abasing "Cinderella
Syndrome" - strive to be helpful in ways that fill you with the greatest joy and
satisfaction!
8/23 (Sun).
With the Sun trine Pluto, it's a good time for doing depth work -
psychology, occult practice, and other activities that help to bring what's
hidden into the light.
Click here for the complete August forecast.
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In Closing
Thanks for taking the time to read this, . Your comments are always welcome. May the stars light your way!
Be well,
Benjamin Bernstein & Spiritsong
Holistic Astrologers
It's All Good Astrology
"Hope found here"
828-658-9073 / 800-461-3569 (Benjamin) or 828-777-6688 (Spiritsong)
www.ItsAllGoodAstrology.com
benjamin@ItsAllGoodAstrology.com; mary@SpiritsongOasis.com
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August 17-23, 2009
