Greetings!
Welcome to the September 24 edition of the It's All Good Astrology News. This week we have the coming week's most important celestial energies, as well as:
- "Big Change Now" Presentation, featuring Eric Meyers and me, on Sat., Sept. 22 -- today, as I email this newsletter!
- A thank you message from Clare Coriell, (and a link to the list of raffle winners),
- I'm doing Astrology & Shamanic Healing at "Weave the Web," Sat., Sept. 29
- And more!
Enjoy the issue, and thanks as always for subscribing!
May the stars light your way,
Benjamin |
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Bernstein/Meyers "Big Change Now" presentation Sat., Sept. 22 -- today! The experiential workshop "Big Change Now: Global Astrological Insight; Personal Shamanic Shift" will be offered on Sat., Sept. 22 -- today, as I email this! -- from 2-4:30 pm by Asheville astrologers Eric Meyers and Benjamin Bernstein. It will be held at the White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Rd. Black Mountain, NC 28711. Admission is $10.
Meyers and Bernstein will explain the revolutionary astrological energies shaping our tumultuous times, and how to use their high-side potential to empower your life. They will also lead participants in simple, powerful invocations to accelerate personal and global healing and awakening.
Everyone is welcome; no knowledge of astrology or invocations is necessary. Click here for more info. |
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Benjamin to do Astrology & Shamanic Healing at "Weave the Web," Sat., Sept. 29
Benjamin will be doing walk-up astrology and shamanic healing at the 11th Annual "Weave the Web" Intuitive, Healing, and Creative Arts Festival.
The event, which has free admission, will be held outdoors at Crystal Visions, just south of Asheville, NC, from 11-5 on Saturday, Sept. 29. Click here for directions. |
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Mark your Calendar
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Celestial Forecast: Sept. 24-30
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 here.
9/24, 5:19 pm - 7:34 pm (Aquarius) 9/26, 11:34 pm - 9/27, 1:25 am (Pisces) 9/28, 10:35 pm - 9/29, 9:16 am (Aries)
9/24 (Mon). A rare astrological event - two interlinked Thor's Hammer aspect patterns - simultaneously appear today, peak tomorrow and fade on 9/27. Interlinking Venus, Mars, Uranus and Pluto (just can't seem to get away from those last two, can we?), these energies can challenge relationships to evolve to the next level. If relationship conflict is sparked, take a deep breath, remember that you are not your emotions, and examine what healing is being called for - especially within yourself. Be mindful of heightened volatility: with an increased possibility of accidents, proceed with appropriate caution. Sex is energized - with adventurous experimentation on the menu - and so is creativity that boldly goes where you've never taken it before!
9/25 (Tue). The twin Thor's Hammers that started yesterday peak today, as three of their component aspects come exact: Venus sesquisquare Uranus, and Mars sesquisquare Uranus and semi-square Pluto.
9/26 (Wed). Another Thor's Hammer component lines up today (Venus sesquisquare Pluto), while a Mercury-Jupiter trine stimulates all things mental. With Mercury in Libra, creative expression also gets a boost!
9/27 (Thu). A Venus-Mars square can trigger relationship challenge - which can highlight exactly those areas you can work to heal as a couple. With Venus in Leo, this aspect can also energize creative industriousness and performance sparkle!
9/28 (Fri). Relationship healing remains in the spotlight, with the Libran Sun quincunx Chiron - which radiates the archetype of the Wounded Healer.
9/29 (Sat). The Sun-Uranus-Pluto T-square that started on 9/21 peaks today as the Libran Sun opposes Uranus and squares Pluto. Yet another T-square kicks off today - this one incorporating Venus, Mars and Neptune. As it runs its course, peaking on 10/2 and ending on 10/9, be careful not to over-idealize your key relationships. (Illusory Neptune can cast a glamour over Venus and Mars, which represent the feminine and masculine principles.) Deception and misunderstanding in relationship are also possible. On the high side, the ability to perceive and merge with the divine being behind others' human facades is powerfully enhanced, and creative inspiration also gets a healthy boost!
Full Moons don't get much more intense than the one illuminating the sky at 11:19 PM (7°22' Aries). For starters, the Moon is in Aries, the fiery sign of sexuality, new beginnings, independent action and the warrior. It's a great time for any new beginnings you're ready to kick off in any of these areas. But what makes this Full Moon so powerful is that the Moon conjuncts Uranus, and Pluto squares the Sun and Moon. This lends tremendous power and volatility to this lunation. Rereading the 9/19 entry about the Uranus/Pluto square will remind you how this energy of revolutionary transformation operates. It's an amazing energy under which to kick off new initiatives - just be sure to strap in for a wild ride! The Sabian Symbol for this Full Moon is, "A woman's hat with streamers blown by the east wind." This image is very timely, since the east wind is often associated with destruction. And the destruction of that which has outlived its usefulness is a primary function of the Uranus-Pluto square aspecting this Full Moon. Woman represents receptivity - gracefully accepting that whose time has come - and the streamers use the east wind to create beautiful movement. So this symbol can represent the graceful acceptance of change: an optimal strategy in these turbulent times! |
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 Astrologers & Shamanic Healers
It's All Good Astrology
828-338-9852 (Benjamin) or 828-777-6688 (Spiritsong) www.ItsAllGoodAstrology.com benjamin@ItsAllGoodAstrology.com mary@SpiritsongOasis.com
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"Working with you was life-affirming and life-changing...you cracked my world wide open to endless possibilities...at the top of my list of amazing experiences!" - Mary Beth Paisley, Liberty Hill, SC |
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A Big Thank You from Clare!
I'm passing this on from Clare Coriell. To read this message online, and see the list of raffle winners, click here.
I want to thank all the wonderful people who participated in my raffle for my medical expenses. Kudos to the very talented practitioners and artists who created such a stunning array of prizes! And, of course, a huge thank you to all of you who bought tickets for the raffle and who made generous donations to my medical expense fund. And I certainly can't forget the great contribution of the raffle organizers and all of the hours Benjamin put in, setting up and hosting the raffle page and announcing the raffle on his podcasts and newsletters for the last month.
As a result of all your gifts and support, you raised $3200 towards my medical expenses. To me this has been a major miracle. Although it may not sound like a huge amount when it stands next to the size of typical medical bills, amazingly it more than covered all the big initial expenses (like my surgeon's fee) that I had had to borrow from personal sources to pay upfront. It also covered many of the numerous smaller monthly payments I was making to laboratories, anesthesiologists, etc. It is such a weight off my heart to know that no one personally is in a pinch now due to my medical bills, and that the remaining bills are set up in reasonable monthly payments.
All this has been especially important over the last 6 weeks. My surgical wounds have healed fine, but my energy and weight have not been progressing as much as I had hoped. So all your help is giving me the time to continue nurturing my body and to pursue the healing options that I need. I feel so supported by the outpouring of prayers and inspirational messages and support on all levels. That feeling of being loved and cherished is one of the most important of all factors in healing, for sure.
So a big hug and thank you from the bottom of my heart.
You are great!
Clare
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On This Week's Podcast...
This Week in AstrologyEpisode 278 -- 9/24/12
One of iTunes' top astrology podcasts!
An Aries Full Moon -- part of a potent T-square with Uranus and Pluto -- illuminates this week's forecast. And another T-square, involving Venus, Mars and Neptune, offers the possibility of both illusion and divine connection in relationships.
Relationships are further energized by two interlinked "Thor's Hammer" aspect patterns, which arise, peak and fade in perfect synchronization. With Mars, Venus, Uranus and Pluto as their components, this could be a time when couples experience either breakups or breakthroughs!
Our live listener consultation features Debbi, who is approaching her second Saturn return, and wants to understand more about her "flipover chart" (all signs on the cusps opposite their natural energies). We discuss how to see Saturn as a blessing, and much more! |
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