If you like balance in your life this week will strengthen your resolve to take action to achieve it. We are having two strong oppositions between four major astrological players, to keep us on our toes.
Whenever we are dealing with oppositions it is helpful to think of the opposing planets as friends needing to grasp hands in the center of the horoscope wheel to come to some kind of balance. It is about finding the middle path as Buddha put it. With an opposition it is always about integration of the seemingly opposing forces. This is an invitation for us to find ways for these inner parts in us to make friends with each other for mutual growth. One astrological sign is always complemented by the opposing sign to its highest expression.
Saturn Opposes Jupiter
Not only this week we have to come to terms with balancing the seemingly very different expressions of optimism through Jupiter and pessimism through Saturn. With Jupiter in charge of our beliefs, opinions and ideas all opposing the dominating Saturn who has the tendency to control and organize us more than we like, this is a week for introspection and trusting our own inner guidance. This can only be achieved if you feel comfortable with silence because then you have a way to tap into our inner connection to wisdom. Meditation of any kind (I would count walking in nature as such), is helpful for introspective, deeper insights and inner guidance. It is the path to your inner creative well waiting for you to come and refresh yourself.
Neptune Opposes Sun
Neptune is known to blind our true vision with illusions and delusions but can also enhance our visionary depth and connection to the divine. In opposition with the Sun, the center of our conscious awareness and clarity Neptune is a potent possibility to link us to the divinity and guide us from a higher perspective.
Have you ever had that experience of total clarity and you just knew where you needed to go or what action to take? Whenever I have one of those moments of crystal clarity I feel exhilarated and delisciously in the divine flow.
You Inner Guidance System
How can you be totally receptive and connected to wisdom? Do you go out and have counseling sessions to guide you?
In my meditation this morning a memory popped into my mind. I remembered an event over 20 years ago happening in Germany with a clairvoyant card reader. In those days I loved to check out the different ways people would go about with their counseling sessions and it helped me a great deal to develop my own style of giving my astrological readings.
In those days I still had this fascination and believe that there is a fixed future. I was already feeling the pull to leave Germany and wanted to get some more clarity around that. I asked her what she could tell me about that and where would be a good place for me to go. Her answer was very strong: "You will not leave Germany and all the good men for you are here in Germany." Oops! That was not what I wanted to hear. I was single at that time and I was ready for a change in my life. I was looking for support for my inner longing to expand my life and leave cold Germany for at least part of the year. Little did I know what life had in store for me and I would end up on Maui, married now for 14 years.
But I did have an inkling, some kind of inner knowing, some inner tug for a different life style then I was currently having. What she said didn't feel right somehow, I needed to trust my own inner guidance more then her suggestion and that I did.
When we are at cross roads in life we might find ourselves reaching for a higher perspective in a counseling session through tarot cards, astrology or maybe clairvoyance. In astrology we perceive that people coming to us often have strong transits activating their life themes.
When I start with a reading I always point out that if you only take 2 or 3 important thoughts home it has been valuable for you. I remind you that I am only your mirror to reflect your own inner truth and wisdom. Be aware where you resonate with what I am saying and use that as an entry to your own inner knowing. The use of astrology is so elegant because it allows you to step a little back from your identification with your structures and your personality. More inner freedom and insight will come out of that.
A good reading should deepen your access to your inner knowing and truth. You should feel clear and uplifted and empowered at the end of a session.
Magnets of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
As far as future events are concerned we are creators of our own life. If we believe something to be happening for us the chances are pretty good that it will. Whenever a belief is charged with strong emotion it becomes very attractive and like a magnet. That strong emotion could be your excitement about your vision or your fear of something to happen. Both are strong emotions and when they are tied to an expectation there are very, very powerful attractors.
Do not believe everything you have been told. For example I had once a very upset client come to me who had been told that she would have an accident in autumn. Looking into her chart revealed a Uranus Mars transit. But putting it into the potential form of an accident it was doing a disservice to the client by setting a very powerful negative magnet.
As I see it we have so many different choices in any given moment and all those different potential futures may evolve out of it. Nothing is written in stone! That is why it is so powerful to know about the Law of Attraction and the Law of Allowing. You can be conscious and powerful creators of the life you desire.
As astrologers we have to be responsible, very conscious and artful to use the power of self- fulfilling prophesies for the best for our clients. We can set magnets with the highest potential inherent in the planetary qualities and configurations and thus open a pathway with conscious efforts to reach there. Consciousness is a powerful tool if used the right way.
Mercury Is Turning Retrograde in Virgo August 20
This retrograde period will continue until September 12. We can look at all the possible trouble Mercury retrograde can bring or if we use our consciousness to help the underlying potential to bloom. The potential of Mercury in its own sign Virgo is plentiful.
The planet Mercury, being closest to the sun and having the smallest orbit, appears to move the fastest around the sun—its year is just 88 days long. In astrology Mercury is associated with our mind (intellect, curiosity), all forms of communication, information, science, youthfulness, and travel. Mercurial people are highly intelligent and they apply their intellect and curiosity to all that attracts their interest. They have a huge thirst for knowledge. They usually excel in speaking and writing. You can say Mercury describes our mental attitude, the way we are communicating and interacting with others.
Mercury retrograde in detail oriented Virgo can be a good time to reconnect with old friends, go back to finish old projects, clean up the garage and put your house into order. Maybe you want to put some fresh paint on the walls and throw old stuff out. I make a point in going through my closets and corners once a year and de-clutter. That always feels so good. And it is amazing how much useless crap is piling up in the duration of a year. Now would be the best time to do it. Put some energizing music on and go have fun with it.
I hate to just throw things away and contribute to the pile of waste we are struggling with on the planet. And I love to pass things along which have lost their fun and usefulness for me. Twice a year I have a clothes swap party at my house where my girl friends descend with their bags of clothes, shoes, books and all kinds of stuff. We put it all into the middle of the room and then the merriment starts. Half naked women crawling all over piles of clothes trying things on, modeling for each other and having lots of fun slipping into each others skin. I think you might be getting the picture.
Venus Conjuncts with Mars August 20
The same day that Mercury retrograde is starting, the God, Mars and his beloved Goddess, Venus are teaming up. While the energy in one area of our life might need more work and attention to flow, love, sensuality, beauty and sex is promised on the other side. It's a good time to take some frivolous time off and go play with your partner, lover or friend. Take a long weekend and go somewhere and have some romance. If you are single go out, meet people and make yourself available for love and romance to happen in your life.
Venus and Mars are in Libra, the relationship sign which is promising a harmonious and deliciously sensual experience.
I hope you will have lots of fun, aloha and many blessings, Shakti.
Shakti Carola Navran: astrologer, jeweler and author
1135 Makawao Ave. Suite 310
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Shakti Carola Navran is originally from Germany, living in Maui, Hawaii, is a professional jeweler, astrologer and author with a lifelong spiritual journey; she has been crafting personalized Soul Jewelry since 1977. In her book Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery: Choosing Gemstones that Delight the Eyes & Strengthen the Soul she teaches you about how to read your personal horoscope and blue print for your life. You will be able to balance yourself in your most important areas with your 12 main healing gemstones; you could call your true birthstones. Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery is a treasure chest of ideas on how to select, purchase, and wear jewelry that will enhance your body, heart, mind, and soul. You can sign up for her free weekly Astrological Weather Report.
