Benjamin will be doing walk-up astrology and shamanic astrology consultations, as well as energy healing, at the 9th Annual "Weave the Web" Intuitive, Healing, and Creative Arts Festival.

The event, which has free admission, is held on the grounds of Crystal Visions, just south of Asheville, NC, from 11-5 this Saturday, Sept. 25. Click here for directions.

9/20 (Mon). "Applied wisdom" is today's theme, with the Virgoan Sun quincunx Chiron, planet of mentorship.

9/21 (Tue). There's a big opportunity for joyful paradigm shift around the 21^st, with the Sun opposing both Jupiter and Uranus. The vibe is even stronger, since Jupiter and Uranus are also receiving magical biquintiles from Mars. Receive and trust the intuitive flashes trying to get your attention, then dare to expand into a larger, more authentic version of yourself!

9/22 (Wed). The Sun enters Libra today, radiating the energy of love, balance, beauty, harmony and sociability. This event also marks the Fall Equinox, exact at 11:09 PM.

9/23 (Thu). September's Full Moon shines forth at 5:17 AM (00°15' Aries) - time for your annual evaluation of how you're doing as an initiator, warrior and sexual being. Any needed adjustments will be easier to make and usual, since this New Moon lines up with the planetary "T-square" configuration formerly known as the Cardinal Climax. (The Moon is conjunct Jupiter and Uranus, square Pluto and loosely opposing Saturn.)
        All of this energy from aspecting planets, plus the fact that this Full Moon occurs in the first degree of the first sign of the zodiac, may give it more "get it rolling" energy than one would normally expect from a Full Moon!
        The Sabian Symbol for this Full Moon is, "A Woman Just Risen From The Sea; A Seal Is Embracing Her." The fact that it is a woman "just risen" indicates the beginning of a new receptivity. For me, it is a hopeful symbol of the new consciousness now flowering across the planet: receptive, nurturing, and loving. 
        As an animal totem, the seal has a complex range of meanings. The ones that seem most meaningful here include playfulness, grace and the ability to function in two separate worlds: the seal performs essential activities both on land and in the sea. Symbolically, this can represent a seamless marriage of the physical and spiritual.
        Some people were expecting more dramatic global events from the recent Cardinal Climax configuration than the ones which have actually manifested. But historically, in similar but less powerful configurations involving the same planets (in the 1960s and 1930s), the big changes didn't really gather momentum until Saturn had transited forward out of the configuration. That is happening now as this hopeful symbol occurs. Since radical paradigm shift has become essential for humanity's evolution and survival, I believe that we will now begin seeing more clear markers of these essential transformations.

9/25 (Sat). With the Sun square Pluto, the transformation and release needed for you to open to more power from the divine may be a hot topic! Remember that spirit is your constant and abiding ally, and calling on it for assistance is especially easy right now with the Sun also biquintile Neptune and Chiron.