Happy Autumnal Equinox!

This was a great summer. No wonder many of us wanted to grab onto the last weeks with such a passion! Many of the planetary configurations over the summer were magical portholes of opportunity and advancement. I knew you were in good hands during my break from writing The Alchemist this summer. Even those of you that feel lost will have found a way to let go of anything that is not true to you. All you need from me is confirmation that you are doing the right thing. A surprise to some I did continue to do sessions as usual during the summer, so you know for next summer all I do is take a break from my perpetual writing schedule, sessions continue as normal.

Now we are back, back to routine, back to schedules, back to business. The busy road I live on has become less busy. All summer I've been listening to people running here and there. Everyone who takes the shortcut to the airport or ferries and everyone who needs to go to the landfill, especially on garbage day, as well as tours of bicyclists and motorcyclists drive by my home office. After Labour Day weekend the road has fallen "silent" many times, a blessing for me. Another blessing is the opportunity to live in a heritage house on one acre of land on a less busy stretch of West Saanich Road which is closer to Victoria, even think there might be a bus close by. Many of you know how much upset our move in 2010 caused during the Jupiter Uranus conjunction that witnessed many of us experiencing false starts. Well onwards and upwards a mars cycle later, I should be moved by October 1st.

I received two wonderful books this year. One from a dear friend that was written by a friend of hers Felicity Rose Mackinnon called Essential Connections, the How & why of Your Personal Energy. The second book is my first ebook from a new friend Robert Hamaker called Color Cards and Self Healing by Jean Luo. The book accompanies the inspiring Cd Robert researched and created called the Colors of Sound. These books have a common theme; healing. I strongly recommend both books and the CD.

"No two people have ever met" .... is a quote by Byron Katie. It struck me very strongly when I read it this summer. How true this is. We are always too busy in our own mind following familiar lines of thought that we miss the nuance and innuendo of ingenuity that is others. A dyadic conversation is becoming less of a mutually received understanding and more of a single minded assumption. We need to try harder to listen with an open mind and ask clarifying questions so we can get back on track with each other, so we can get to the heart of the matter.

"The hurrier we go the behinder we get. Great haste makes great waste. Waste makes want and want makes strife." Our materialistic lifestyle is accelerating the experience of life to the point where we can no longer stop long enough to smell those beautiful flowers let alone grow them. It reminds me of the anonymous quote; "People were created to be loved, things were created to be used; the reason why the world is in chaos right now is because things are being loved, and people are being used." "It does not matter how many resources you have. If you do not know how to use them, it will never be enough." We need to learn how to use our resources.

One of the antidotes for today's chaotically busy survival may be the resourcefulness our current recession is forcing upon us. We can do more with less, cope with deprivation and redefine the possible. It is an opportunity to realise how to leverage our talents and resources to fulfil goals by optimising what we have to work with. Resourceful innovation and reinvention comes from an open mind and a realistic attitude. We need to revise and revamp roles and responsibilities with an eye toward simplicity and cost savings. Being resourceful does not mean standing still, it means being frugal with existing resources as a pragmatic strategy for improvement and moving forward.

Just a brief note on Syria; suffice it to say we do not know the whole truth. It is cloaked in mystery and secrecy. There is no way of knowing who did what to whom and why. It could very well be that those behind the scenes are making it appear to be what it is not in order to achieve what they want. For all we know Iraq and Russia could be in collusion. It is a crap shoot. So far, President Obama is handling the situation well, masterful moves during exceedingly high pressure times. If he were a fish he could be the expert at eluding the hook. As a fisherman, he is pitted against that which could outwit him. I trust he will proceed with the same cautious fortitude he is known for. I have nothing to say about PM Harper.

I am waving my imaginary magic wand and changing everyone's destiny this month; only kidding I do not want anyone to think I have one, actually the planets will make us aware of our true destiny which might not be what we thought it was. The planets, our guardians of life, are our helpers. Their messages, signs and omens help us to decide the "what ifs" in our life. These messengers say we have arrived at a major epoch in human development and we need to honour our role in this significant period in history. Appreciate what you have, make things better ~ Be happy! "In the end the things that matter most are how well we loved, how fully we lived and how deeply we let go." Our self-development is our legacy and we can take with us.  

Namaste 

22^ND The Sun enters Libra the sign of the setting Sun. This seasonal shift starts the planning we need to make for the months ahead. The light of day has recessed to equality with the darkness of night. As the cold months draw near we seek the warmth of relationship both intimate and social. The turning leaves will soon add brilliant splashes of colour to the landscape. It is the time of year the ancients were mindful to complete the harvest before going off to war. Diplomacy and harmony will help us reach unity in the deeper recesses of our collective unconscious memory. Deliberating over options and weighing the pros and cons is difficult as we want to be fair. Being unsure of the right choice we hem and haw. The middle path brings equilibrium and harmony to indecisiveness but if we enjoy the dithering debate it leads to convincing conclusions. Our thoughts can also turn to the aesthetic beauty of art, music, theatre, craftsmanship or antiques and the mind broadening investigation of history. Research brings results.

The Moon in Taurus is in the disseminating phase. We are ripe for receiving pertinent information. There are historical references, memories and evolutionary stimulus to enrich our sense of self and draw a connection between ourselves and our ancestors. Knowledge gives us power over the conditions within world order. If we understand what has gone before we recognise what is happening now. Setting new boundaries means creating new systems of operation. Maintain good immunity through health conscious practices and prepare the body for the flu and cold season through proactive measures. Make space in the home; create a sense of openness that will please you in the months ahead.

24^TH Maybe the storms can pass now that Juno has stationed and is turning direct? They have been numerous all over the globe. In our personal lives we will now be able to implement or develop new strategies for dealing with whatever has stormed through our lives since June 14th. We know we must let go of double standards and wishful thinking in our relationship patterns. This changes how we co-participate. Power games, control issues, covert manipulation, entrapment and resentment hold no value for integrity and offer nothing to our hopes for longevity in relationship. Hopefully we have cleared and flushed more of the negative out of our relationships and are ready to enjoy mutual benefit by demonstrating preferred participation. For the sake of equality and fairness we must meet in the middle. Maybe even forget the law courts and mediate a square deal. We can learn to get along.

We are blessed with rewards we have earned by our previous efforts. High exuberant energies can be channelled toward productive physical work or enjoyable and energetic athletic effort. It is a fortuitous energy that capitalises on previous intentions. Keep things in perspective. Although it is positive for speculative venture or investment, this lucky period can tempt us with foolish risk and overconfidence. Being cautious in dangerous or accident-prone situations is recommended.

26^TH  The Last Quarter Moon falls in Cancer. This is not the time to betray our core values. If someone demands that we must meet their approval and what we are asked to do is against our true spirit we must decline. Confused priorities are induced to sell their soul. Attempts to instigate excitement or put us off guard would want to corrupt our thoughts. Believing in ourselves we break free of such influences and we stay grounded in our own essence. Agreements, partnerships, contracts or working conditions can demand more than should be expected. Long distance communication with old friends can unintentially answer ages old questions. It is not so much what is said but what gets triggered in our thought processes.

27^TH People pleasers will become aware of the manipulation, the psychological strategies and the power that others have over them. Caught up in this integrity dilemma, the crossroads of pleasing others or being true to the self, the cruelty of people toying with other people just because they can is enough to change our psychology. We can pull away, create more distance, quietly resist and change the dynamic. If we do not quite have the strength yet to push them away, it will come. Centimetre by centimetre, inch by inch and then one day the strength to defend is there.  For the moment, life piles up on us in some way. The pressure gets to such a pitch that we do what we have never been able to do before. The stubborn streak within all of us, faint or loudly present, will be triggered by a word or action that threatens to give other people leverage over us.

28^TH We need to double check where our imagination is taking us. Idealistic ideas, foolish beliefs, delusions and other unrealistic states need to be filtered out of our reality. If we press forward this will all too likely come to light when it is too late to divert. The tendency to project a higher station that due onto others will make us feel less endowed. It is an illusion. People can appear more than they are. There is reason to be optimistic but it will be important to be realistic too. It will not be the grand scheme that brings opportunity; it will be the reasonable chances that can easily be overlooked.

29^TH Problem solving takes some time but better strategies are developed. It is not a mistake to review choices and decisions. Any pressure of expectation creates the dilemma. Unbridled from such adherence and mustering wholesome self-esteem we reconfigure a better pattern of operation by rising to the challenge. Old duties, responsibilities and practicalities need revision. Anyone brandishing authoritative disapproval stands right in the way. Go around them. The undisciplined, free spirited and creative people like artists, musicians and dancers receive a useful infusion of structure. Those who are too pragmatic can be blocked.

Mercury moves into Scorpio. A deeply penetrating mind gets into the recesses of the yet to be known. We search for completion of something valuable. Our minds tap into a collective of psychological wisdom. Intellectual toughness tackles the obstruction formed by our shadow self. The mental exercise resulting from this alchemical stewing pot will tax the mind but there will be gain, renewal and alignment found in the benevolence of these healing powers. The lower level manifestation may attempt to swindle. Skilful apparition, the power of suggestion, slyness, manipulation and insensitivity will play with people's minds to get what is wanted. These types of people do this because they can whether or not they know they should not. Insights into human nature need to be used with integrity.

Many things we thought we wanted to do will be reordered because of the realisation that they are not our destiny. There is some degree of personal sacrifice involved in the narrowing of our goals. This phase of our metamorphic process needs cohesive concentration. We strive to maintain the sanctity of our own sacredness through such illumination. Wilfulness broadens awareness and furthers personal renovations. We will reorganise in a big way. The lower manifestation involves power and position, invasive manipulative confrontation and most probably the financial planning of large corporation and government.

We are not so willing to meet another's standards or fulfill their demands to get approval. In fact due to the tension that builds if put in that position we are inclined to defy such expectations. We cannot stuff our pre-existing reality into how we feel compelled to act in current circumstances. Out of the ordinary conditions circumvent the usual or regular. A scab can be picked off of an old wound to help us overcome. The divide between current intuitive-holistic directions and adherence to social-political intelligence is meant to challenge us to overcome our limitations. When does political correctness cease to be considerate and start to become a control mechanism? We want higher knowledge and are very aware of dysfunction.

30^TH The intellect is keen. We are insightful, inspired and futuristic if not free-thinking and multi-dimensional. Be fair, be just, be equal, oppose oppression and remain sensitive to the disadvantaged to be in step with the times. We can break away from stagnation, move through the quagmire of the status quo and claim an authentic but essential position in our truth. Unusual, strange or exciting prospects lie in store for the adventurous mind. We are open to meeting people because we are so much ourselves. Simply doing our own thing can attract attention. Being detached and independent we take people as they are. Great curiosity can manage enjoyable breakthroughs. Increased brilliance masters technology or invents better systems and methodology. It would be hard to follow routine.

The Moon is in its Balsamic Phase, at its darkest, reflecting no light from the Sun. We are a blank slate on which we can create or attract a new image. The Moon in Leo wants identification and will seek what there is to find. Mars is in the vicinity so we are not as peaceful and passive, meditative and reflective as can be the case during this phase. Pallas Athena has our thinking caps screwed on extra tight. Make a plan, explore the possibilities, do not let limitation restrict or other people's influences deter, be in control of destiny and work with the tapestry of fate. Where do you want to be, open the doors to get there.

October 1^st Containment of the self can take on many forms, some productive others unfortunate. The phantom of all-abiding rule and expectation haunts us creating reservation. Detaching from the machinations and reactions of others will remove the obstacle. Other delays that manifest are testing us, compeling us to reconstitute healthy and constructive goals. If deadlines are looming, there will be a successful conclusion. Increased self-control and self-discipline in our ambitious expression will see to that. Father issues filter through as they work on resolving the residue. Not feeling too intimate but very focused, we will renovate the framework of our spiritual path perhaps by finding a teacher or simply by building devotion.

Dichotomies come to the surface to be resolved. It is time to untangle the lifelines, the deeply rutted patterns, and the conflicted emotions. We do the spiritual cha cha where going back is for the purpose of going forward again. We have many facets to our character. By owning and honouring all parts of ourselves we gain wholeness and achieve balance. The development of character is an open-ended exploration of a colourful array of potentials. Culmination, actualisation, realisation, success, achievement and goal fulfilment come natural. We fix things, heal ourselves and get guidance because we are walking the unconventional path.

2^ND By listening to the body we can take responsibility for all aspects of health care choices. By blending traditional and alternative medicine we find the answer that lies within. Combining the best of all worlds we have a more enlightened position. We heal the deepest and darkest pockets of energy and transform them into usable energy. Out of the ordinary compassion is enveloped in the very magnetic and charismatic packaging of another human being. It can have its way with us. We must release and flow. On the other hand with these energies in hand we can get what we want too. Magical energy surrounds us, be clear about which self-fulfilling prophecy is evoked and what is attracted by such power. Our auras are enhanced. We walk with our ancestors to realise the depths of our soul.

In the spirit of putting Humpty Dumpty back together again we will find missing pieces of our authentic self. Mind expanding experiences help us to be freer; more adventurous, aware of our mind's ability to shape our reality and they give us an understanding of the nature of time. Changes in how we spend time may mean detaching from attachments; what a bonus. We can have a breakthrough experience. Whereas a narrow focus brings a magnified context, this diffusion offers variety and diversity. Lightning bolts of inspiration come from our subconscious creativity. If necessary we deal with paradox, contradiction or conundrum in order to integrate insights into our belief system. It is good to experiment. There will be a high degree of tension if we try to stick to the status quo by rationalising and justifying our position. For some the inappropriate simply removes itself by going away. For others unusual discomfort is productive. We can gain a rung on our compassionate spiritual staircase.

4^TH The New Moon in Libra will stimulate new relationships, intimate and otherwise. Existing relationships can fix themselves, share their innermost wishes or take up an activity together. Personal changes enhance the relationship experience. Children are happy, enthusiastic and adventurous. We push aside the bad news of the recent times and decide to find pleasure in the small things. Many will start a new exercise routine and address health issues for optimum vitality. Health and functionality are uppermost on our new agenda. We are beginning to make strategical changes to improve our life.

What we think about and other people can hold us back. Attitudes can get a little testy. We are easily frustrated and can become cantankerous. What we need to get around are our own limitations, lack of flexibility and other blocks. It is a puzzle we alone have to solve and there is no magic wand but there is happenstance. Strongly motivated to adapt but feeling intimidated and threatened it will take unexpected events, sudden occurrences and drastic experiences to jolt us into action. Prioritise according to self-approved parameters not someone else's guidelines. The old will not unlock the new; we must try and give things a chance before that chance slips away.

5^TH There is turbulence, confusion, nervousness and other stressors in the airwaves. People can easily flip out. Recognise dominant compulsions within and be prepared to have a few curve balls thrown from others. Ancestral and biological memory traces are at the root of emotional conflict. Try to manage conflict so it does not envelop, conflict creates cancer, resolve your conflicts rather than perpetuate them. Wilfulness, vindictiveness, inflexibility, crudeness, militancy, retaliatory punishment and fear can wag our tail. Dealing with issues about self-empowerment and assertion are mandatory. If things were not handled between October 2009 and May of 2010 it would be best to put them to rest now. The antagonists are confused and cannot deal with it. These energies drive some people to have no conscience.

7^TH Venus enters Sagittarius, a fun loving, game playing enthusiastic and flexible sign. Relationships, money, creativity and the arts come under her umbrella so we are in a no holds barred zone for manifesting in these areas. We can be drawn to nature, sports, plants, stones or wild life. Art and music take us out of our normal bounds. Verbosity can get us into trouble as we tend to cross boundaries. We need more space and can get fidgety if we are caught in a tight corner. Free spiritedness abounds. We express our true selves. Give everyone lots of rope, stand back and let them be. Everyone learns from experience. A planet in Sagittarius cannot help themselves from tapping into the higher spiritual plane seeking a relationship with the divine. Our hearts can grow, we can be receptive and we can share when coming from this level of expression.

The unconscious mind will be dealing with its repressed weaknesses and shortcomings. We need to come clean with our shadow stuff. We are prone to project them onto others. Our inferior self perceives the deficiency in the other person. We can catch ourselves perpetuating preconceived ideas. We are acting in such a rash and impulsive manner we see what we are doing by accident. Realising a different reality is long overdue. With this kind of energy around us it is best to slow down, take it easy, and spend more time. The hurrier we go the behinder we get. Great haste makes great waste. Waste makes want and want makes strife. Resistance to dealing with what one must on the other hand just increases the pressure and tension. Yikeadoodle do not do that! Pause, get focused and then put one foot in front of the other calmly, coolly and deliberately while brushing the shadows aside like the cobwebs of August and September.

8^TH The Crescent Moon shows its slender beauty revealing the initiation of our new lunar cycle.It is in Sagittarius cozying up with Venus. What a lovely way to begin the month. We are seriously preoccupied with financial harmony and we will be able to get organised around a solid plan that promises good results. The economy is showing signs of budging as business and commerce grows more promising. We feel better than we have before. There is hope for those who have feared losing their home. Face fear and hopelessness square in the eye and call it down to size. We need to change the relationship we sustain with life and put ourselves in the centre. Let everything orbit around the self rather than vice versa. Get a grip on health issues. We need our health, without it making everything else possible is much more difficult. It is easily compromised by other priorities but it is our first. Get out that contract with the self for an update rewrite.

9^TH Very positive vibes produce good things. Too much of a good thing can do harm. Sometimes we can care too much, more than one person can bear. It is possible to spoil someone at the expense of others. Spread that nurturing around, especially to the underdog. Give what is needed, sometimes kindness is misdirected so it is not applicable. Cosmic cookies and other goodies are showered upon us. An expanded perspective sees more, is increasingly more aware and is willing to explore what it finds. Ask questions about something you think you know. Social consciousness increases also interest in higher minded subjects like education, philosophy or religion. Events are a catalyst for positive changes to the law.

11^TH We are unravelling the knots in our agreements. The difference between unconditional acceptance and conditional love will be a striking contrast. The more extended family situations are the more likely they are to pull apart rather than pull together. If we innovate and synthesise we may be able to get beyond emotional, psychological and social entanglement. An attitude of uncompromising dissatisfaction would make this difficult. It is easier to disagree than confront. Bonding can be fractured and fragmented. Moral authority fails to innovate. Question rather than dissect. Pull together for common good and mutual benefit. Decondition whatever stands between. Loyalty does not override actuality. Old response patterns that get locked in tend to block progress. Conditions that have to be met to receive love are renegotiable. Health suffers from repression of equality or tension can lead to accidental incident.

The Moon is in Capricorn when it reaches the First Quarter phase. We are tested from the inside out. Best not to point fingers over the next few days unless looking in the mirror. Other people will be a good reflection however we may not like what we see. Knowing ourselves reaches a critical maximum. In order to make the most beneficial use of these modern times we need to transform how we see ourselves. Look at the big picture rather than the magnified details. It will help to render the easiest adjustments. Know that what others blame is what they should claim. We protest what we know. We are what we complain about. A reality check needs honesty to work and we can definitely hide and pretend at our own peril.

14^th Happy Thanksgiving Canada! Happy Columbus Day United States.

15^TH After a stretch of little planetary activity the Moon in Pisces forms the Gibbous Phase with the Sun. The sun's reflected light which falls upon the face of the moon is growing. If pitfall happens there is no mystery as to why and no question about who was the cause. Create reality consciously to avoid these self-created dysfunctions. The very thing we do not want everyone to know, everyone will know. Nothing is really ever hidden; it just chooses the time and place to reveal itself. Human consciousness needs to clean up its act and come clean. Take personal responsibility for all thought, word, act and intention. Motivation can be explored for integrity.

Mars moves into Virgo. Order, purpose, practicality and perfection are the benchmarks of this sign's influence. Every action can be considered thoroughly and responsibly. Getting caught on detail or tidiness can take up a lot of time. Lean upon the discriminating features of these influences rather than getting caught up in the worrisome facets of focused thought. Too much criticism can be a problem. A natural sense about the proper use of tools makes this a good time to learn to use them. The enhanced ability to analyse is useful. We are prone to be more careful, dutiful, systematic and attentive.

18^TH Actions and initiatives that were taken in the past need to be bumped into a present day spotlight. Reach for that promotion, take action to be recognised. Writers are compelled to take initiative with the publishing of their work. Our minds open to the larger patterns of life and we see greater possibilities and opportunities. Farsightedness grasps the truth and can develop resolutions for large scale problems. Legal matters are mediated and mitigated. An elevated enjoyment comes from philanthropy, culture or the arts. The mind is drawn to education, philosophy, law and ideology or belief system. We are charitable, altruistic, folksy, good natured and in good humour. Confidence and good will flows through our self-approval.

There is a change in the electromagnetic energy which affects us neurologically and mentally. At times it can be intense or penetrating and other times a mere momentary craziness. During the Lunar Eclipse we are psychically sensitive and connected to our spiritual instincts. As the environment becomes a little unstable we become emotionally expressive and reactive. The Full Moon sheds light on what we need to see. Critical events are a means of synchronising us with our true purpose; blockages start to crumble and set us free.  At the time of the Lunar Eclipse the Moon is in the Full position in Aries with the Sun in Libra and Saturn combust. Saturn is the pogo stick of desire that will help us to let go of past boundaries and limitations. We can leap beyond habits that have kept us emotional prisoners. Immersing ourselves in these emotions is the stewing pot we have to get out of. This can be guilt filled and punishing until we rediscover self-love. The Full Moon is one of promise, opportunity and renewal of hope and joy. There can be luck with our career or we may meet a special someone.

MAMAS & PAPAS Go where you wanna go

19^TH A massive overload of signal transmissions needs to be filtered to avoid confusion and misunderstanding. Although intuition is enhanced too many mixed messages burdens the mind. Assumption, blame, guilt, judgment or opinions are too easily arrived at. The consequences of our past actions are discouraging. Being negatively suggestible it is too easy to go in the opposite direction than is best. Poor communications upset the balance. Suspicion of deception and untruth makes things worse. Physical energy is low, the immune system is vulnerable and we succumb to stress very easily. Fevers, infections, allergies or food issues and an adverse reaction to prescription drugs are possible.

21^ST The Moon is nearing the end of Taurus; a lessening of its reflected sunlight can be seen as it moves into the Disseminating Phase. It is dispersing its light far and wide, giving it away to whoever needs it. We are moved to act on our ideas and to value ourselves. Many internal changes change our perspective, our inner state and the way we interact with others. Long term chronic health conditions can experience some improvement if the spirit of the patient is touched. While there are many issues still plaguing the Earth we cling to loved ones and nurture our spirit. The never-ending rewrites of our personal contract to self reach a positive note.

Mercury turns retrograde just prior to the Sun's entrance into Scorpio. Mercury is in Scorpio nestled next to Saturn. We are supposed to let go of wrongful thinking. The emotional indulgences we habitually allow eventually work against us. It is possible to hide from the truth but no one else is fooled even if we hide our actions. Mercury's retrograde is not all bad, there are merry making entertainments, delicious feasts, opportunities and networking possibilities to enjoy. We will be selective about what we do and some of us will retreat. Whatever we do we will be working on ourselves unconsciously. People will be changing, not their normal self, betwixt and between but that makes for more spontaneity. Letting go of the thought that holds us back is elevating. The desire to retreat, to write, to dream or to analyse is strong.

Happy Birthday Librans. The year ahead is an expansive one, you will experience accelerated growth. Moving in ever larger circles you will get connected to important links in many directions. That is unless you take the path of least resistance and do nothing. When Juno resumes direct motion you feel more resolved and eager to move on too. Some conflicts are resolved. Rewards for good behaviour are well earned; they have taken a lot of work. Good humour and folksy behaviour can cajole you into accepting and supporting a people pleaser who is out to gain your confidence for their own ends. Constructive criticism and factual reality will push you out of idealistic ideas, foolish beliefs and delusions. If you need something do not pay the first price you find, review choices unpressured to get a better deal. Apply this to the rest of your life. It is when Mercury moves into Scorpio that you can succumb to full-fledged retail therapy, impulse purchases and the cost of self-image enhancements. These superficial benefits do not fulfil the inner itch. The future is not what it used to be and because of that you will feel pressured to reorganise in a big way. No one can make you do what you do not want to do; you are a defiant escape artist. Great curiosity will manage enjoyable breakthroughs. Self-containment will occur in a unique fashion peculiar to your individuality and personal style. Dichotomies and contradictions that have beset your life come to the surface to be untangled. Perspective is revised and how you think can create a better reality. Release and flow, turn your attentions toward getting what you need. You find missing pieces of your authentic self. Parts you left behind, abandoned or those that were chipped away in the rush and excitement of other demands. Held back by leaches, people and your own thoughts, drastic happenstance can jolt you out of stasis. Other people flip out, due to the stress turbulence and tension that pushes everyone but you are motivated to move through it. When Venus enters Sagittarius your core group of friends will be a source of fun, interest and stimulation. If something goes wrong you will tend to blame it on others as a cover for your own weakness. Own up, come clean, it does not matter. You want to be able to get the most mileage out of some very positive vibes so do not put your foot in your mouth. Everyone has their deal and deal breaker. These are the requirements you bring to each and everything you do. What you come to realise is how inappropriate your deal is and how long you have wanted it fulfilled. Mars waltzes into your deep subconscious in Virgo and stirs up a determination to improve your self-image. Make a commitment to your self-improvement 'to do' list. It has been growing; just take one step at a time. Dust off the old initiatives. The Lunar Eclipse wants to transform you from the inside out but you need to let go of your limitations. Too many thoughts, ideas, intuition or vibrations all crowd in at once. Sort and prioritise them on a list then you can randomly fulfil what you would as you will. Mercury's retrograde is a good time for you to gather your resources and make a financial plan. Letting go of things you do not need is a first step to freedom.

Welcome to Fall Scorpio, when the Sun enters Libra your good times are only beginning. You will get connected to many new activities and people as well as catch up on old friends. Juno moves ahead with such assuredness that you will be on a roll of good intentions. So many blessings, rewards for past good work and positive intentions will come your way. Ignore the damaged goods, the people with issues that would want to corrupt your affirmative flow. Your imagination can work overtime if you let it, do not let it take you down unsavoury pathways. Pragmatism blocks you, adherence to expectation holds you back and any authoritative disapproval on your part is not appreciated by others. Mercury joins forces with you in Scorpio and that sharpens the mind to pick up on little nuances and see beyond social appearances. Metamorphosis is a wonderful thing; it is like a glacier every-so-slowly changing everything in you and around you. What will surprise is realising that you are living your destiny. "Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans." You do not want anyone pulling on your puppet strings making you dance to their music. Your mind is acute and your independence is strong; break out of routine and enjoy. Your self-containment is equal to your individualism. That is why any little anomaly will stand out vividly. Developing the self is a process of refinement and these anomalies will alert you to some fine-tuning you will want to do. Listen to your body. The messages that you receive from your ancestors will surprise you. They can see ahead, they do not all live where and how they were. You piece together a new mind's eye, diffusing from and detaching from the old because it just causes tension. No one else but you will be holding you back. This kind of pressure pushes you to do something worthwhile. Venus moves out of Scorpio into Sagittarius which may feel a little deflating. The impetus is to let go and feel free. You cannot be free if there are repressed weaknesses, unconscious shadow stuff or other inferiorities. Come clean to yourself and be unshackled. Rewards will be yours; cosmic cookie events are a tribute to your positive efforts. Family knots are the hardest to unravel because you cannot get to them straightforwardly. Old response patterns block progress. The problem with Mars moving through Virgo is you think you can do something about each and every thing and yet the intricacies defy you or explanation. A better approach to influencing people is storytelling rather than direct instruction, sharing a larger more enlightening and possibly upbeat picture of what went before. The Lunar Eclipse includes Saturn in its gravitational pull and this has special meaning for dealing with karma, the past and generating a legacy. Take that leap of faith. There are no guarantees but purified intention offers the most assurance. You will be intuitively guided. Mercury is retrograding in your sign. Be really clear when it comes to finances, budget, transactions, negotiation and communications. Things can be postponed, rescheduled or cancelled. Keep your opinions to yourself to avoid misunderstanding.

It is the Autumnal Equinox, time to prepare for winter. You are promoting yourself in some way that will keep you busy. As Juno stations direct you are feeling good about yourself and your relationships. Luck rides with you, it will change your fortune, may bring a windfall. You can get what you want from others in a friendly pleasing way. You drop information at the back door of another's mind where it is sure to be picked up. At this time however the imagination can also get carried away, so be reasonable. The pressure of your expectations will get bottled up inside. It is so hard on you it could do damage. Mercury entering Scorpio should help you to think things through, get to the bottom of it and devise a worthy turn of mind. You realise a new destiny because the future is not what it used to be. Your pre-existing reality will not fit into current circumstances, limitations must be overcome. It is exciting, stimulating and energising to become more inventive, experimental and exceptional inside and out. While containment is not a Sagittarian word you may find your focus is concentrated on a couple of areas; probably health and relationship. Any problems that surface now are self created. They need to be honoured to avoid invalidation. Listen to your body, mind and spirit as they talk you through the responsibilities that lay before you. Deeply penetrating insights dissect your character which you then put back together in a delightfully changed way. What you think you know about people will hold you back or get in the way, be flexible. Other people are going sideways if they do not feel empowered. Venus will assist your ability to see beyond yourself and others as it moves through Sagittarius. It is the glue that holds the newly rearranged pieces of self together in a pleasurable makeover. You shine in a new way and feel good about yourself. Then you enjoy some very positive vibrations as the changes you made to yourself become your property and other people show pleasure in them. This puts you in a good position for getting disentangled wherever necessary so you can claim more of your authentic self. Mars traversing Virgo pushes your buttons and activates your pleasure centres. Go forward do not go back. Benefits come from past good deeds and present day performance. The Lunar Eclipse releases many favourable aspects of an adventurous life combined with the wisdom to be responsible. You can travel or simple free your consciousness of its burdens, baggage or unnecessary accessories. Peculiar ideas about a relationship can weaken your resolve and your desires may misdirect you. Mercury's Retrograde may generate problems with money involved jointly with another. You are prone to revealing more than you should to intimate loved ones. The finances you were counting on may not be provided.

The Sun crosses the threshold that marks the season of change. Happy Fall Equinox and seasonal equanimity; you are enriched with life as this transition proceeds. Juno's direct motion calms the demands on your time and energy for activities, chores and requirements. There is time to restore and get on with other things. Work will bring a reward of some nature, definitely increased influence and a sense of accomplishment. Stubbornness is triggered when you sense something that pushes you the wrong way. It is possible to make way too much out of small things and feel justified in the misunderstanding. Change some little thing about everything you do. Purposefully alter your routine with whimsy. Rearrange the order of your day in a serendipitous way. It will spice up the way you think. Give your brain an opportunity to make new thoughts. Mercury in Scorpio gives you valuable insight into new potentials if you rearrange the molecules of your thinking. The future is forever changed by the events that have occurred since 2008. You have benefited by dramatic alterations to your source of revenue and the subsequent changes that were brought by this destiny. It is possible you have exceeded all expectations and continue to push the envelope. Keenly alert to exciting and adventurous prospects you meet new people and get connected to greater circles. You cannot be contained, each parameter you will expand and stretch into a different shape. Conflicts help you to untangle yourself from limitation. What you want is easily obtained by listening intently to the inaudible. Then try syncopating it to your own beat. You will take apart your experience of the past year and see yourself and all of your parts in a new way. Attitude is everything and with a few tweaks you will be humming with it. The stress you experience is constructive. It furthers your opportunities because you are in a position to perpetrate them. Venus entering Sagittarius just sweetens your mood, brightens your appreciation and enhances your good humour. In your eagerness be careful not to stretch your resources past the resistance of reality. Too much of a good thing can impress people the wrong way. Those you love may renegotiate your established terms and conditions of care giving based on modern views. Your psyche will be open to receive subtle messages, intuitive thoughts and other transmissions when Mars enters Virgo mid month. Calling upon your resourcefulness you are able to affect a different strategy to that which is offered by others. The Eclipsed Full Moon captures your planetary ruler Saturn in its field. This produces rare moments, beyond normal connections and positive turning points in relationships on all levels of interaction. There is magic to be made. Whereas circumstances would ask that you clip your wings you merely unfurl them to fly freely and by doing so are accelerated. During Mercury's retrograde you are not as clear and concise as usual. Partner issues can surface. Postpone signing contracts, making travel plans or dealing with legal matters till you have time to reflect on the negotiation to improve them.

The Sun has crossed the Equinoctial line and heralds the first day of fall. This is an empowering time for you; rich with value and potentials. Juno resumes direct motion which causes you to feel all scores are settled and deliberations within relationship are resolved for now. You are cautious and precipitory with the good fortune that presents itself in tenuous circumstances. Trust the strong voice within your mind that wants to follow protective strategies. You have perspective with your imagination but are prone to exaggeration due to stress. Problem solving is found in the details. You may have to focus on the incidentals to tie together an inner picture of the situation so you know what to do. Mercury's journey through Scorpio will be a constant challenge to get beyond your character traits to meet the challenge before you. The destiny of your original incarnation has been met and you are now entering a new life with a changed destiny. The trick is to use more of your mind combined with your senses. You still do not wish to follow group mentality, preferring to scout out new innovative pathways where political correctness is not an issue. Quick witted, sharp minded, you carry ideas to a new futuristic level and gain the support of free thinking strategists. What containment could keep you from being your authentic self?  What appears are conditional expectations, the ones you brought with you this life, the ones you carry in your soul, release and flow. The things that puzzle or contradict will pop up and the answers are found. A multi-dimensional rendering will give you a good as new self. It is your work to pull yourself apart, find the missing pieces of authentic self and put yourself back together again. It will be easy breezy. Attitudes, opinions or judgements and other mental standstills would want to hold you back but they are replaced with better more broadminded strategies. The airwaves are filled with so much tension and stress that many people can flip out but you appear to be in a more pleasant slipstream. Venus wandering through Sagittarius fires up your mental creativity and desires to explore the yet to be known. You become aware of the incidental weaknesses in your shadow self. With this awareness you realise that you have mistakenly believed the results of your weaknesses were due to the deficiencies of others. Rewards come through self-growth. You harvest a cornucopia off inner wisdom and self-assurance. With a greater sense of self it is easier to unravel the tangles in relations with others. There is a greater focus on details, organisation, order and usefulness that occurs naturally. You want to promote your creations, initiatives, writings or whatever mental offspring is your niche. The Full Moon is a very subtle Lunar Eclipse that draws in your co-ruling planet Saturn. This can help in an off-hand sort of way to disconnect you from things that would otherwise remain unconscious hang ups. It also allows the imagination to cut loose. You will be open to receiving intuitive messages that will further your interests and accelerate your growth. Mercury's retrograde challenges you to think for yourself and put aside the critical analysis and opinionated judgement of others. Change your future!

Welcome, we have turned the corner into fall, Happy Autumnal Equinox. There are many beautiful sights yet to be seen and in many areas lots of fog from low lying moisture. Although there are many activities, trips and errands you appear to be laying low and being quiet. Juno stationing direct improves your inner state and ability to philosophise, she has been stirring you up since mid-June. Make a wish, take a lucky chance, believe in a miracle and catch that falling star. You have done enough people pleasing and care taking; the slightest hint of someone trying to employ leverage in an attempt to sway you will draw a strong reaction. What thoughts are you feeding and fuelling? Imagination, idealism or foolish belief and other unrealistic states perpetuate the failure to thrive. Other people can help you to develop realistic problem solving strategies if you let them review your choices and decisions. Mercury in Scorpio helps you to lower your barriers so you can communicate the deeper more difficult issues. Your destiny is not what you have always projected it would be; the old ideas melt away and are replaced with a more positive set of options. It is not your job to be what others want you to be, never was so do not go back there. You can nervously breakthrough those old expectations. Enjoy a new found freedom. Your responsibilities and choice of work keep you in a self-contained cycle. An enhanced ability to fix things improves your state of mind and gives hopefulness a chance to propagate. By listening, to your body, to others, to the silent spaces and unspoken thoughts pieces of key information form and you are enlightened. The pieces of self that you have dropped, misplaced, set aside or abandoned can find their way back into your being so that you feel like an invigorated new self. Now work on what you think about other people, clean up your act there and leave them be to their self approved parameters. There is great turbulence in the world around you and it can be upsetting to your well being mainly because your tolerance and immunity is low. Do what you can to boost these and you will feel much better. Venus waltzing through Sagittarius rocks your world to a more upbeat tempo and increases your income through work. The unconscious mind can throw a few things up in your face all in the spirit of ridding you of stumbling blocks. Very positive vibes cannot fail to lift your spirit. Lady luck is smiling on you. The issues and entanglements that usually plague you seem to slide apart on their own, melting away and giving you more energy for positive uses. Mars in Virgo, your polar opposite shadow self, helps you to connect to your richness of spirit which makes you feel better about yourself. You shine. Your gifts to the world will be recognised and respected. The Lunar Eclipse encompasses the vehicle of fretting and worrying and that further relieves your state. You are better able to blend in with the status quo. A huge wave of transmissions, signals, thought forms and mixed messages come at you from all sides. Stay very still then your senses will do most of the work. Mercury's retrograde allows your mind to settle in on a sense of accomplishment, maybe even completion but you are not in the mood for satisfaction yet.

As the Sun begins its journey below the equator day and night are equal and the season changes to fall. At the Autumnal Equinox you are more comfortable in your skin than you have been for some time. Juno resuming direct motion enhances your stability and sure footedness. There is exciting energy in the area of your work. You reap rewards from past good work. People remember you and the memories create more work. Stretching to please other people at expense to you reaches a reasonable breaking point. There are some things you cannot be expected to do. It is easy for you to get sucked in by another's imagination and then find it anxiety causing to try to fulfil the dream. Contain yourself within reasonable parameters. Mercury plunging into Scorpio can darken your thoughts and cause unsettling flashbacks but it can also stimulate your income. Perhaps your destiny has not changed, but the circumstances surrounding your current and future expectations are not what you thought it would be. At present life is contained within work, friends and networking aspects of your involvements. You will be good at solving puzzling things because they will bug you until you do. Pay attention to the trend, listen to other people's plans for successful achievement and gain guidance for your own realisation. You will find some bits and pieces of yourself you did not know you were missing and gain insights that you would otherwise not notice. How and what you think is revealed in unsuspecting ways. It can be that people wonder if you will think of them the way you speak about others. The violence that is streaking the world is stirred up and will be upsetting to those who follow the news. You will be thankful for your calm in comparison. Venus entering fiery Sagittarius stimulates your passions. Your self-expression comes to life with spontaneity. Everything that happens is all in fun regardless of impromptu bloopers. Too much of a good thing on the other hand can tip the scale if other people are able to encourage you over the top. Agree to disagree, disentangle yourself from crazy-making situations, and question everything. Mars makes an orderly entrance into Virgo which makes you aware of any disorder so you can nip it in the bud. Think back, review ways you have promoted yourself or increased your income in the past and carry them forward. The Lunar Eclipse and full moon is in your court. It releases so you will let go and allow. An emotional change surrounds the father symbol. There can be acceptance or allowance made. You reach another dimension of feeling and belief. Spiritual energies are a catalyst of change. Mercury's retrograde can stir up the unexpected in your relationships. There is nothing to brood over or dwell upon, simply witness and let it be.

Welcome to Fall. When the Sun enters Libra on the Equinox it finds you at low ebb. Protect yourself as you are vulnerable on an emotional level. It would be expected if you do not "feel like yourself." Whatever you notice about yourself as weak you are going to change. Juno resuming direct motion helps you to get your bearings, become grounded and enthused in a way that encourages diversification. Reminded of past good deeds brings its own reward. You need a push to try your luck now. Old people-pleasing habits need to be made redundant. They make you vulnerable and they do not work anymore. Imagination can be your friend or your foe. Too much happiness glosses over reality and gives others an opening to manipulate your impressionability. If you catch on to others steering you in the direction of their expectation cut yourself free. Mercury entering into Scorpio will help to give you three dimensional perspectives and an objective insight into others. You become aware of your true destiny and it is not what you thought. The soul knows and creates the destiny that fulfils the plan. It could not be known before now. Get comfortable with disapproval; it must not alter your direction. In the past you have given it too much power over you. It is exciting to have new bearings, a futuristic inspiration and permission from the cosmos to break away from any quagmires of status quo. May they never find a vessel that will contain your spirit. You bow to a higher order and maintain good principles. Less self-containment opens up avenues of possibility. Things bubble up to the surface. The unresolved, the entangled, the unanswered question and the quandary are the kinds of experiences that seek clarity. Listen very carefully, to the sound of your body and the words of others. You can get to the core information. Take care of your health. You are putting yourself back together in a new way, gathering the pieces of authentic self and evicting the un-self from your personality. What you think about others is also holding you back from being more of yourself. You may need a jolt of realisation. People are rude, vindictive, cantankerous and full of conflict. Make your way carefully through the antagonisms. When Venus eagerly enters Sagittarius, a fun loving playful zone, you take steps to take care of your health to build your immunity and energy. Peculiar disjointed things occur to the unconscious mind and filter up to conscious observation. These are meant to be cleaned out not retained. Positive energies make life pleasant. The universe showers you with rewards, goodies and positive growth. This is when you do your best work. In an upbeat mood you can tackle the worst and most entangled issues and sort them out. Mars swings into Virgo bringing more energy and an easier time with your labours. It is time to bring it forward. Dust off those ideas and creations of the past and bring them into the present. The Lunar Eclipse is bound to change you in ways that are imperceptible to others. The internal valuation that occurs on an emotional level motivates you to take responsibility for making things happen. At the receiving end of a massive input of intuition or psychic information you will need some quiet time to let it all filter in and find its place. Trust your inner voice, it is hot wired into logos endiathetos (the word remaining within). Mercury's Retrograde has something to teach you. This will come in the form of higher learning. A broadening of mind flows once obstacles are released.

Happy Autumnal Equinox, how are you adapting to the change of season and daylight? Not quite ready for fall you are slowly forming a relationship with its possibilities. Juno resuming direct motion gets your head out of turbulent conflicted attitudes and helps you to see options. What you have accomplished in the past will help to fuel these positive and financially opportunistic times. There are people who would try to mess with your head, change your mind or toy with you just because they can. Do not base income strategies on your imagination or the foolish beliefs of others. Time consuming problems cannot be avoided. You waste more time than necessary. Once you get going the troubles are more easily solved than you thought. Mercury travelling through Scorpio can play games with your mind as well. It would be you doing it to yourself and making it miserable for others. Do not mourn your unfulfilled destiny, realise it is not what you thought it would be but it is nevertheless appropriate for your evolution. Compelled to defy, circumvent or escape all you accomplish is dysfunction. Your keen intellect and sharp wit serves you better when applied to the necessary. Self-mastering and spiritual growth will keep you from being or feeling contained. Take responsibility for listening to your body, paying attention to what is in front of you and being mindful of all else. At work, listen with an open mind; put your thoughts out of the way. No one is questioning your worth. Pull yourself together, get on with present or future plans and forget the past. Move with the times, change your attitudes, take your mind off others and have no opinion. Conflict can get out of control; whether it is inner conflict or issues with others it can be escalated and magnified. Venus bounces into Sagittarius, your polar opposite sign. The passivity will help you and your relationships. If you have been withholding anything, repressing a side of yourself, it is time to come clean or risk being revealed through impulse. Gifts, rewards, lucky chance, cosmic cookies and other goodies are a bonus you are likely to receive. In this uplifted atmosphere you are able to smooth out relations, resolve issues or disentangle misunderstandings. Challenges come through work when Mars is in Virgo, it can be due to increased demand or production which is necessary because of something that was unknown. Remind yourself what you are capable of, pull out that extra energy and feel confident. The Lunar Eclipse moves the redundant into the past and what you need to let go will slide away replaced by a new poise. Rare and unusual thoughts or a sense of things comes to mind. You feel and by feeling know what is unseen or unspoken. Mercury's retrograde stimulates a number of changes in how you plan and commit. You have to come clean to yourself first.

Welcome to fall, the Equinox is not all doom and gloom at the end of summer there are many festivities to plan for in the weeks and months ahead. Preserving the earth's bounty may occupy some time now. Learning how to be more resourceful is a positive occupation. With Juno resuming direct motion you feel bad about the things that were bothering you so much because now they seem insignificant. You are rewarded for your efforts with family, including siblings, friends and neighbours. In trying to please everyone you become aware of the manipulators, the herders, the convincers and the downright pushy; please yourself. Your imagination, however, can get way out of control and your memories can be exaggerated to fit the situation if you get triggered by anyone. Eluding the powers that would persuade you, you solve your problems in novel and unique ways. Mercury dives deeply into Scorpio and this adds new dimensions to your thoughts and perceptions. It may appear that destiny has taken an abrupt round face but it is actually your psychology catching up to your fate so what you thought is now not what you think. Out of the ordinary conditions circumvent the usual or regular. You make some valuable discoveries. This is a good time to shop for gifts. Be fair, be just, be equal, oppose oppression and remain sensitive to the disadvantaged. Open yourself up to people without conditional expectations. It is as if you burst out of self-containment and want to accept others in a more tolerant, humorous and cheerful way. We are all contradictory, everyone in the majority, so do not be surprised if some of your own deeply rutted dichotomies come to the surface to be untangled. Transform those pockets of convolution into usable energy, release and flow. You will get what you want. Humpty Dumpty could never be put back together again after shattering from his fall. We have all been pulled apart over the recent months and years. The joy of it is you have the opportunity to put yourself back together again in a new and improved if not powerful way. It is as if all of humankind is having a mid-life crisis simultaneously. So what you think about others is what will hold you back, attitudes, opinions, judgements any kind of thought form. Wish for them best possible outcome they could want, that is a pay it forward thought. Stay calm and positive while the rest of the world flips around thrashing with their conflicts and perpetuating them. Venus is happy to waltz her way into fun-loving good times Sagittarius but it could compel you to spend too much money then feel guilty. There are other wonderful things you could overindulge in as well. Whatever weaknesses you perceive in yourself whether they were socialised or self-created; they will loom large enough for your conscious mind to redress. Good, good, good vibrations, excitations and elations flank your path nourishing you in their richness. Rewriting agreements with everyone in your life is easier than you think. Put a little thought into your conditional acceptance especially within extended family. Mars gives us enhanced abilities as it travels through Virgo. You will be excited by the energy fuelling your actions and assertions. Past achievements need to be bumped into the now so you can capitalise on your successes to fuel your future. The Lunar Eclipse encapsulates Saturn, helping you to rewrite your awareness of your destiny. You will become more of yourself by letting go of the restraints and restrictions that no longer function. Sensory overload is possible. There are many sources of transmission, signal and imperceptible wavelength that are bombarding the senses. Too much intuitive reception needs management. Mercury's retrograde is going to help you to sort all this out, make sense of information you know, let go of baggage and streamline your mental computer.

Welcome to the Fall Equinox. Autumn is upon you, time to plan some getaways for the longer darker months ahead. You will think of ways to get the most out of your seasonable enjoyments. Juno's direct motion releases the tension in relationships and gives you more to value and appreciate than demand. Previous intentions are given the green light to go ahead; you earn rewards for your perseverance. You are in no mood for interference, psychological mind games or stubbornness and can react rather intensely from passive to aggressive if encountered. On top of this, your imagination is in overdrive and its conclusions can fly from radical to dysfunctional and back again hitting all points in-between. Problems can be solved. It requires redirecting anger to a more useful expression and spending much time pondering, contemplating and reflecting objectively on the details. Mercury plunges into Scorpio which stirs the passions hopefully in a more positive way. Just remember, Leo always thinks it is right. Do not spend too much time trying to convince and convert. Knowing is for inner edification. Whoosh, in one fell swoop destiny has changed how it reveals itself to you. You can feel lost, like in an altered reality but it is the fate you were meant to have. Approval from others does not mean as much to you as self-approval. You will want to talk to someone about this. The mind is sharp, alive, electrified and operating in a fully functional deeply penetrating way. As you turn those proverbial rocks over you discover something unknown about yourself. Realising that it is your mind that creates your containment you are free to recreate what freedoms you want to draw to you with the law of attraction. Being human you are part of the walking contradiction that such beings are. What centres and balances your paradoxes are your values. Untangle the dichotomies that bind you. Listen very carefully, not only to others but to your inner voice and most of all to your body because it speaks of what agreements it needs you to make to keep it whole. Hopefully you have pulled yourself apart; possibly it will take an unexpected mind expanding breakthrough to cause you to put yourself together in a new way. Try being no-thing until you feel like some-thing. The thoughts you have about others boomerang back at you causing you to wear what you speak. If events seem to be boomeranging without cause the reason is found in the past. Stress can build to a feverish blow your mind pitch without anything in particular being the cause. Venus dances her way into Sagittarius looking forward to the fun, merriment and brainstorming activities that will be created for Leo. When relaxing and engaging in out of routine activities some of your shadow stuff will surface to the conscious mind so it can be released. Acknowledge it and send it on its way. There are some very positive vibrations and an expanded perspective to take advantage of unless you are locked in a mental prison of your own making. Uncompromising dissatisfaction will not help you to unravel the tangles with family or in your agreements with others. Mars entering into Virgo takes some of the force out of your headstrong will but it operates in an emotionally wounded way if your senses are misdirected. You need to think back to how far you have come, pay forward the accomplishments and good deeds you have succeeded with. The Full Moon Eclipse incorporates Saturn into the configuration which is playing a very important role in re-forging your purposeful pathway. Be self-critical and just with others. Frequencies are buzzing with signal transmissions, repressed energies, thought forms and other input. Intuition is acute but it can be confusing. Mercury's retrograde is very important this season. It helps to clear the path, put the mind in order and reject or let go of blocks, limitations and obstacles you have carried around as normal.

After a wonderful month of Virgo the Sun moves on to Libra announcing the Autumnal Equinox. At this time of equal day and night your thoughts turn to planning trips and activities to fill the darker months ahead. Juno turns direct which helps to move things forward but nothing to get stressed out about. Blessings come from what has gone before, from family and employers or clients and significant friends. You are too busy focusing on your own plans to be bothered by the people trying to manoeuvre things with their song and dance. If something catches your imagination you will get carried away with it to the distraction of everything else. Problem solving and moving forward means letting things go. Prioritise yourself to be more effective. Mercury belly flops into Scorpio and this can cause you to feel letdown mainly because hopes are so high and some people like to burst your balloon. A twist of fate maybe, but even if your future appears vastly different from what you had thought it would be, it is your destiny. You do not have to answer to anyone but it is hard to get off those old habitual hooks. Your mind is alert, sharp penetrating and will get to the bottom of any details you seek, especially if it involves ancestry. A computer on the web can provide a wealth of buried information. It may be necessary to work at home. If so you will feel contained within the walls of your house wishing to be elsewhere. It makes you restless. Watch yourself, listen to yourself and catch those fleeting contradictions that keep you conflicted. Ask the other people you meet for their impression to get a sense across the spectrum of possibilities and discern what is of value to you. It was more than just the towers of New York that got blown apart twelve years ago. You are in a position to put yourself back together again in a more self-realised way uninfluenced by outside sources except for what you choose as resonating with you. Do not waste any more time thinking about other people from the point of view of what you should be. Loosen those bonds created during childhood that no longer function in society. Very intense energies threaten to engulf you unless you lay low and avoid confrontation in an atmosphere of turbulence. You can find safe harbour to wait out the storminess of others. Venus in Sagittarius fires you up and gets you working to promote yourself and your business or employment credentials. Your unconscious mind is working harder than you know. It will throw up the contents of your repressed energies onto the screen of your conscious mind. Your shadow stuff, your weaknesses or what you feel are your shortcomings come to mind so you can realise a different reality. It is possible you have spoiled someone, taken very good care of them to the point where they lack appreciation. Now you have to find a way to unravel those knots on the material, emotional and psychological levels and are met with uncompromising dissatisfaction. Mars tip toes into Virgo. You will feel a stirring of new ambition and methodology deep within. You will find that Mars' journey through Virgo will be helpful in asserting and activating yourself. People need to remember what you have done in the past, you need to refresh your memory and be impressed with yourself. The Lunar Eclipse focuses its energies on I versus We for Virgo. It incorporates Saturn which adds the dimension of letting go without effort. There are issues of health within significant relations and the need for selflessness due to care giving and devotion. Sensory input is escalated, transmissions are profound and intuition is acute. Take some time to stop and check in with the inner voice as you may be too busy to pick up on what is available. Mercury's retrograde will be an excellent period for catching up on the intuitive cache. What you did not realise you took into your awareness will now filter to the surface during quiet moments and in the form of dreams during sleep.