A Radical Swing in Finances, Career and Relationships
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January 3, 2024 | 7:30 pm (PST) | Keyword: Snaring
Slowly, but surely the Moon glides through Libra and encourages the more refined qualities of this sign through enhanced charm, diplomacy, sympathy and understanding coupled with practical business sense and good timing. Emotional sensitivity and increased intuition gives good judgment and insight into people and human nature. This influence can highlight the potential for those with creative gifts to be successful in businesses related to art, music, entertainment, and public relations and endows the ability for writing and public speaking. The balance of initiative, determination and adaptability supports the fruitful combination of aesthetic and social sensitivity. Personally, you may be very productive and focused on higher ideals or bringing a dream to fruition. In the wider scope, this may be public servant or a political leader whose imprint is characterized by personal philosophies and devotion to a cause. Events are likely to involve those with strong Libra in the natal chart (sun, moon, rising) as well as those with the sign of Leo.
The Moon is stirring the need to express, the desire to communicate, and the ability to tap into the unconscious mind with a prime placement for persons who may be writers, psychologists, teachers or artists. Presentation plays a significant role in making a lasting impression with the public, and a wide reach of audience could bring the possibility for becoming more of a public personality, especially in your own area or field of expertise.
The Sun furthers the intent with its beams lighting up the house of creativity and self-expression. Alongside Mercury, you’re seeking a positive way to use your mental abilities to express yourself more fully which may manifest in a multitude of situations that offer you creative license, and this is a time of original ideas and innovation in technique. Perhaps you’re interested in spreading, investigating or studying methods of healing. This may be for the purpose of the role of a medical researcher, midwife, or herbalist. Though initially hesitant, you gain confidence through trying new things. However, you may find it difficult to muster the discipline needed for tasks you consider unappealing or feel overwhelmed by information you’re trying to master or understand. Mercury is not particularly strong right now and you’re more inclined to use your mind for amusement and for pursuing mental activities simply for their own sake.
On a deeper level, this time can mark growth through an expanded perspective and a higher understanding of your purpose in life. You may be studying, teaching or applying the principles of spirituality, religion, philosophy or metaphysics or developing an interest in the psychic and occult sciences. Other educational opportunities may prompt you to attend school, enroll in a course of study, join a self-help group or initiate self-study. Studies are more likely to be relaxed, enjoyable and without the structure of a formal degree plan, although this is possible. If you’re a writer, this would be an excellent time to pursue publishing or communication that extends to the world at large. An influential person may prove important or offer a line of assistance linked to something written, artistic work, a message, or a token tied to the expression of affection.
If you don’t have a mental outlet, you may feel restless. Though travel is not advised in this cycle, if you do so, it exposes you to the broader world or an experience that changes your views on life. You may be fascinated by foreign customs, foods. or attracted to foreign countries, but interest in specific cultures may be evident without travel. This may be due to involvement with foreign persons or countries either in your business or professional life.
Beyond creative pursuits, personality development also impacts your relationships. Close relationships are the area of your attention and an important partnership will be reassessed and restructured during this time. This is a cycle where you feel more liberated to present as your most authentic self, and changes in the way you express and assert yourself can either disrupt or stabilize close relationships. Mars in anaretic degree all but demands that you be yourself and express who you are. You may feel the need for a stimulating challenge or possess the endurance for a difficult undertaking. This can motivate you to act in the face of a hardship or negative social opinion.
To that end, the energy lends an emotional depth to even casual conversations where the inclination may be to say more than you should. Difficulty in being objective or rational may be from the residue of past experiences, habits, or knee-jerk responses that are inappropriate to the situation of the moment and may prompt you to reveal more than is in your best interest or that of others. This Mars is intertwined with fated events where others push your buttons or situations where you attract aggressive people or those who carry weapons such as the police or military. The ability to respond with tact may be of benefit or you may use assertiveness to achieve your desires. Perhaps you’re dealing with legal principles, editorializing, promoting, or bringing understanding to difficult situations. This may also involve real estate, land or property investment.
Other factors that influence your exchanges could be inhibitions and difficulties in decision-making or the mixed messages you receive. Discontent may be an indication of not being easily satisfied and not always conscious of the feelings of others. The mind is so affected by varied desires and feelings to the point that it’s difficult to maintain a position and the tendency is to let good opportunities slip away.
But this is a period when you’re more willing to take a risk and seek excitement in your life. Not prone to delay self-gratification or practice self-restraint, your desire nature is strong–you know what you want and you’ll try to get it. Relationship choices may be fueled by the desire and passion you feel for a person you’re seeing and this passion may play an integral role in the romance. This can be an obsessive attraction or a draw to someone with mysterious, magnetic and sexual appeal. That’s because sex as a form of self-expression is also energized, and your thoughts may center around romance and sexual encounters.
In fact, a romantic preoccupation or strong infatuation can make it challenging to concentrate on work or studies. As a result, you may spend a great deal of time evaluating your interactions. Perhaps you’ve left a difficult, manipulative relationship to enter a more rewarding one, a situation that allows for greater sexual freedom and/or a new relationship that’s carefree and fun. Any relationship formed at this time is likely to offer good verbal rapport and intellectual stimulation. Alternatively, an existing relationship might become a more open and freer association. For some, sexuality may be explored through spiritual avenues or the investigation of sexual practices that offer some spiritual benefit. If you’ve been indiscriminate in the past, you may reconsider your criteria for involvement. You may not feel particularly outgoing and might opt for quiet time at home away from external distraction.
However, conflict and temper may also emerge as you struggle to balance the pull of attraction with the need for self-expression. You may be battling the desire for a union with the need for freedom or the relationship can be complicated due to other needs or issues in your life. It may be the vacillation in intensity or different sexual rhythms, preferences or ethics that play a role. For others, questions of sexual orientation may arise. Sexual fantasies can occur along with attraction to vulnerable or sensitive persons. There’s a warning of drug dependency, sexual requirements or platonic elements or denials related to the sexual experience that invite disappointment or deception. You’d also be wise to consider the possibility for transmissible disease.
The purpose of interaction is to experience yourself through one-to-one encounters, partnerships and intimate relationships. However, a limitation that affects the relationship such as living in different areas of the country, scheduling difficulties or basic differences in character or economic status is a real possibility. Time together may be restricted by work, distance, parents or other circumstances. Most significant relationships will have an issue that needs to be addressed before the relationship can move forward and develop. For some, it means change in a relationship so that certain other tasks can be accomplished.
If your relationship is experiencing stress, basic personality differences will seem stronger and your patience will be tested through increasing demands requiring great effort on your part. The pressure may end the relationship because the demands will be more than the relationship is worth. Either you or your partner may suffer depression as a result of criticism or blatant refusal to love and share. Initially, you may compensate by lowering your demands and expectations or limit your behavior in order to comply with your partner’s restrictions in an attempt to maintain the relationship. If so, you may say or not say, do or not do whatever you believe your partner expects of you. The inability to trust can lead to denial of commitment and restrictions so severe that the relationship eventually dissolves. Suppressive relationships that block your sense of self or your personal expression are those most likely to fail during this time.
A radical change in your professional life, a change of profession or a conflict with authorities may take place. Coworkers can make greater demands if they view you as capable. Negatively, there may be power struggles with coworkers or someone who has power over you. You may feel guarded and a need to protect yourself from underhanded manipulative tactics. Backroom maneuvers and undercurrents dictate the sources of contention making it difficult to confront what is never openly communicated. Generally, people that have authority over you–bosses, employers, parents or government officials–seem particularly repressive compelling you to lash out and break free. Your abilities will be tested through confrontation and you must do your best to understand the nature of your relationship and what’s expected, especially where agreements are concerned.
But professional freedom is important to you and you may be willing to defy authority figures, especially if they’re unpredictable or seem to frustrate your efforts at success. Differences of opinion, conflicts with your employers or disputes over new procedures may make it difficult for you to continue in your present position and you may decide to quit. There’s also the slight possibility that you’ll be fired unexpectedly if your performance does not meet standard or your present employer undergoes some type of reorganization.
Pluto, again in anaretic degree, is agitating disenchantment with matters of career or status. Choosing to remain in a job you hate could take its toll on your health. If you stay in a position where you’re unhappy, you may feel restless and bored with repetitive tasks and a work environment that seems oppressive because of dramatic changes. You may have very little power over your own schedule or expectations due to reorganization or relocation which causes upheaval in the the daily routine with ongoing preparation, implementation and resolution taking up a great deal of time. Conditions are likely to be complicated until the period of transition ends and the daily disruptions or interruptions seem to draw you away from your true purpose and prevent you from functioning at your best. Other extenuating circumstances can make it difficult to plan out your day such as renovation or someone who regularly disrupts you from trying to do your job.
Try to use this time constructively to integrate new ideas or systems for improvement. This is a good time to review your efficiency to determine whether you’re working longer or harder than necessary, Workaholic tendencies indicate the need to organize your time to work productively or hire someone to free you to work on other projects.
Positively, you may be presented with opportunities in your work such as working with new techniques or beginning a revolutionary new enterprise. If you’ve adequately prepared in the past, you may begin to receive recognition during this time. You may decide to use your personal power to leverage your success through negotiations for a higher salary or promotion. On the other hand, you may decide to stop work entirely and retire or make a major career change. If the need is to function as independently as possible for your creativity to flourish, you may consider becoming self-employed.
Even if not employed, you can still make major changes at this time in your life direction. For some, difficult decisions are compelled by a sudden fall from grace which affects your social status, usually because of some action that your peers consider to be socially unacceptable. Other decisions may be motivated by divorce, separation or major relocation, possibly overseas. These situations can play a role in the confusion or uncertainty surrounding the resources you share with another person.
The “happily ever after” asteroid is tied up to the difficult star, Scheat. And while it may be that your dreams are linked to a love of intellect and the search for the truth, it’s highly possible a tragedy or misfortune is also part of the situation related to shared assets. Your partner may experience situations related to his/her income that have an effect on you–laid off, sick or unemployed. If your partner’s income is steady, he/she may be faced with circumstances such as wage freezes, delayed promotions or negotiations that make the future unclear.
Any funds you are expecting may not be available until some time later. If you depend on money from others, it may be given only occasionally or as the need arises. Others will tend to be unreliable and you won’t be able to depend on a steady flow or determined amount of money. If you’ve received money in the past, it may stop and you may be unclear as to why. Uncertainty about money that is due you is also possible if waiting for a suit, debt, settlement or claim. If other people are dependent on you, you can be taken advantage of while sacrificing your own financial security.
For some, the focus is on having a child, a difficult birth or giving attention to your children and their needs at this time. You may have greater awareness of their mental health, educational needs and intellectual functioning, and may need to make or assist in decisions concerning their future. In some cases, they may be more difficult to deal with or more demanding of independence. If so, disobedience or argumentative responses characterize this time frame of minor conflicts. You may not be ready for certain developmental changes they’re undergoing–starting school, learning to drive, living on their own, etc. Patience and understanding is called for while they cope with new situations, abilities and problems that are stressful. If you’re living at home with your parents, you may disagree with their authority over you, especially if you are of age and need greater freedom. But this is also a good time to work on improving your relationship with your parents. If the relationship has been difficult, you may choose to recall more positive memories in your experiences with them.
With the prominence of power at the center of so much, you may feel as if you have little control over your psychological and physical health. This is a good time to try to break bad habits and take control of your health surrounding compulsions or addictions to alcohol, drugs, cigarettes or junk food as long-standing and poor health habits create problems that must now be dealt with. The greater the stress in the environment and/or the more you’re manipulated or controlled by those in your environment, the greater the possibility for health issues to arise. No-win situations are especially emotionally upsetting and illness inducing.
This period underscores radical swings in both the financial and relationship areas. Despite the emphasis on partnership, this period is inauspicious for love. This is a Moon for money and time is best spent through careful assessment, planning and negotiations for the promise of business success and monetary gain. Questions concerning wealth, prosperity, trade and business will receive positive answers, and a business opportunity may be on the horizon or you may be offered a raise or a lucrative investment.
The problem lies in balancing the scales that remind you to exercise moderation in the midst of abundance. Both love and money may be involved in major life changes or used in the attempt to dominate and control ultimately leading to the experience of powerlessness with regard to both. A review of jealousy, pain, and non-conformity are tied to rethinking a union. Additionally, risk and the attempt to get out of the “rat race” can lead to lawlessness and antisocial behavior. The Part of Emotions is tied to your resources, values, and self worth and the Mars energy can make you ruthless in the pursuit of your ambitions. If you weren’t born into worldly wealth, you’re likely to find a way to attain it. But the good fortune of having done so can make you unduly proud and cause you to lose sight of the danger of a false investment that carries the risk of losing all that you’ve earned over the years in one go through something (or someone) deceptively attractive.
The prominent influence of the star, Aldebaran in this moon chart is tied to the military god, Mithra who gave victories to his followers, but only if they followed the strictest procedures in his worship. This period may bring to light instances where the innocent are sacrificed, or highlight hardship and suffering. However, it implies that success will come but only through ethical integrity at all times.
The key word for this cycle is snaring with the suggestion of a trap which entangles you, involves you in a difficulty or impedes your progress because of the attempt to win or attain by artful or skillful maneuvers. Beware that the eagerness for money doesn’t lead to the grief of being outsmarted.
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