WELCOME TO WRITERS MUSE!
My intent for this blog is to offer postings on a variety of subjects(as I learn to navigate the technical side of blogging!) that interest me, and I hope you as well as this site grows over time. For now I invite you to take a peek into the arena of ‘horoscope musings’ as July ends with a powerful new moon in Leo and August begins with Mercury in retrograde!
New moons always herald in new beginnings in some fashion for each of us both individually and for the planet as a whole. This new moon which was exact at 1:40 p.m. CST on the 30th, is no exception. It signals a new cycle and level of creative drive mixed with perhaps a bit of drama which the sign of the lion is known for.
This drive is further emphasized as Venus, the planet of love and beauty cozies up to the sun/moon conjunction at 3 ° pushing us to be creative in a new way, to play, experiment and enjoy. How do we know how creative we can be unless we jump in with no expectations?
New Moons affect all signs but those with the strong influence of Leo or the 5th house in their charts will particularly feel the message of this moon in their hearts. And, we can plan on feeling these effects for approximately 4 days after the exact conjunction.
But of course it is never enough…Mercury, that mighty little planet, whom the ancients viewed as messenger of the Gods, zooms around its orbit faster than any other planet in the zodiac. Mercury is all about language and transmission of information.
Ratcheting up at the end of July, on August 2nd, this planet will shift into ‘retrograde’ motion appearing to move backwards in the heavens until August 26th. While the point of working with the energy of a Mercury retrograde is to go inside ourselves to connect more deeply with our own inner communication, in the ‘outside’ world it can wreak havoc with all forms of communication. Ever wonder why voice mails, emails suddenly seem to get dropped during a particular time frame, conversations get bungled or misinterpreted…or electronics that have to do with transmission seem to go on the fritz, particularly computers? You can blame it on ‘Mercury retrograde’. The real point however, is for us to slow down, give our central nervous systems a rest and quiet down. A rest…now this sounds wonderful ….but.
Mercury rules both Gemini and Virgo. For those of us who have these two signs significantly appearing in our birth charts or powerful aspects to Mercury…be prepared. I know well of what I speak…make sure that EVERYTHING is backed up in your computer at all times….if you must sign any type of contract, make sure you read the fine print carefully…and as far as social or business appointments? Reconfirm, reconfirm, reconfirm!
Oh and by the way…the file for my next post just vanished!