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Learning To Love Saturn Again

August 25, 2009 in Astro-Fiends, Astro-Passages, Planets by Mystic Medusa | 54 comments

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I love the basic description of Saturn Girl as “a talented telepath from the 30th Century.”

I am so totally loving Saturn, even though the planet is opposing my Venus right now. As you can read in Saturn Crashes The Uranus-Venus Club and the Saturn-Venusian Transits Bad Boys Thingie if you are having a Uranus transit to any point in your chart in the next month, Saturn is along for the smackdown. But this is a GOOD thing.

It need not be Venus of course – whatever is betweeen 20 to 26 degrees of any sign but especially the Mutable signs (Virgo, Pisces, Gemini, Saggo) is being affected. In fact, more than that, it’s been caught between Saturn and Uranus.  My mind is on this at the moment partly because i am doing the Saturn-Uranus-Mercury Retro mini-astro-queries but also because i have this Saturn opposing my Venus thing going on & I have decided TWO MAJOR THINGS;

Thing One; Saturn is not boring. Yes i often link the planetary influence with mortality, taxes blah de blah. But the other night, when i turfed out the Uranian, it felt fabulous. Like having an inner suave life coach – setting boundaries seemed suddenly SO simple & easy. And just because he’d turned up out sans warning, i didn’t let my Venus-Neptunian goo-goo urges take over and render the whole thing “passionate” or (worse) fated. Quite frankly it is that sort of sentiment that leads to an awful lot of women snivelling into the cracked tea-mug they’re drinking warm gin out of as they gaze out of their rusty window frame at the railway tracks. Not that the U would have taken me there, but you get my point. Channel Saturn to prize your health, wealth & wisdom. Saturn is cool. And given that the pantheon is overwhelmingly male, i am visualising Saturn as Saturn-Girl for the moment. It works for me and it might work for you too.

Thing Two; Yes, Saturn and Uranus are moving into an opposition at the moment (and it’s back next April so how you do September’s one determines 2010 a LOT) but it need not be a battle between the two. What if they get along really well & help one another? The other night with the U is not just me being an indulgent confessional blogger – it works as an example because Venus was trining Uranus and sextiling Saturn. So it was an actual Saturn-Uranus opposition test/issue. Okay so Saturn works by setting boundaries & saying this isn’t good enough and so on – Uranus was simply bored by the whole thing. I seriously felt like it was a groundhog situation. Almost like we had been scripted and were just revving up for take 57 of the same stupid scene. Not good. Uranus on its own might grok the boredom and attempt to liven things up via a dash of chaos or acting out but Saturn kicks in and says ‘kill it’ – no dramas, no worries & now pixter your teeth, bung on some antioxidant serum & go happily to a rejuvenatory sleep.

So far as boundaries go, Saturn-Girl is set and forget. No agonising. No insomnia. No Neptunian musings re karma drama.

AND: One of my fave astro books – The Gods Of Change, by Howard Sasportas -  makes the point that Neptune always benefits from a little Saturn. So if you’re Venus in Pisces, Venus in 12th House or Venus aspecting Neptune (a la me) then you will love a good Saturn transit to your Venus, you truly will.

The Libran Moon Before The Storm…

August 24, 2009 in Moons by Mystic Medusa | 32 comments

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You know the Libran Moon drill – diplomacy.

See no, hear no, speak no E.

And it’s worth doing the groundwork toward a more peaceful existence now, as once the Moon gets into Scorpio it kicks off the Mars-Pluto opposition now-building but exact later in the week. Full lecture re this in the Daily Mystic but essentially, keep thy temper, don’t go picking fights unless you’re totally armed & ready and find  positive uses for this potentially rad/regenerative astro vibe.

Love the Libran Moon in the meantime – be moisturised, hydrated, even of temper and deflect all idiots with good manners where poss. Monthly Horoscopes updated tonight. And – this is ridiculous – i was thinking of the astrology for a month ahead so forgot that Venus was trine Uranus this weekend; I got the Uranian turning up and a sudden outbreak of extreme flirting with the Organic Piscean. The U tried every trick in the book but i realised i was over him – thankfully, with Venus aspecting Uranus, such realisations bear not even a tint of melancholy.

And my friend Aqua-Girl actually went and ordered The Singularity guy’s book that was on the blog back in June. Apparently the actual diet (life extension etc) will “re-programme” your DNA. So fairly extreme. We were discussing it whilst eating strawberry shortcake and drinking wine at a pub bistro, as you do. She’s off the polyphasic sleep cycling & her Venus-Uranus moment du jour was discovering her quite-a-bit-younger nanophysicist student lover is actually immensely wealthy. Plus the Scorpio Sex Academic met a hot fireman named Trevor, Cancerian.

Saturn-Venusian Transits & Venus-Neptune/Pisces/12th House

August 13, 2009 in Astro-Passages, Planets by Mystic Medusa | 34 comments

cover_3Having Saturn transitting one’s Venus is like being stalked by a scary life coach. If your Venus is between 18 and 26 degrees of a Mutable sign, you’re having a Saturn-Venus transit. Or 18 to 26 of anything but especially the Mutable. It’s very similar if Saturn is aspecting your Ascendent  or Descendent.  Or transitting (I so nearly typed transhitting) your 5th or 7th House.

So my Venus – this is just to illustrate- is at 22 Pisces and trine Neptune in Scorpio. Venus in Pisces peeps are already prone to romanticise – having it trine Neptune is just the icing. So the other day I’m walking out of the gym and my mind meanders to the stupid Uranian & his devastating combo of black hair/blue eyes & how charming he can be when not off his face. Venus-Neptune v.quickly took me to a point where I was thinking how my Saturn his on his North Node and that maybe it is my destiny to sort his life out or something like that.

Suddenly I swear I practically heard the voice of Saturn; ‘get a fuqing grip, don’t date men who are beneath you.’  Now Venus in Pisces is about universal compassion and she certainly doesn’t think people are beneath you. But Saturn is all about setting standards and having the self-control to stick to them. Venus in Pisces never lets go of an ex. She drops them – yes- and usually for someone else but then Venus in Pisces doubles-back & re-idealizes the Ex, just for kicks. It gets Venus in Pisces peeps (Venus-Neptune is similar) a bad reputation but they don’t mean to be manipulative.

Venus in Pisces/12th House/aspecting Neptune has another core competency – apart from compassion and forgiveness; the ability to imbue anyone she considers hot with enormous spiritual qualities & a sense of fate being at play. This is apt for men with the Venus set up as well – i say she as we are talking about Venus here. Men with Venus in Pisces/12th house/aspecting Neptune are usually v.aware of the Madonna-Ho complex. They live there, lol.

So if you’ve got Saturn on your case – right now the Taskmaster is at 20 degrees of Virgo – remember that he is just doing his job & that the sooner you set up some boundaries and enforce them + work about ten times harder than would seem appropriate, the Saturnine stress dissipates & cop the rewards: Health, Wealth & Wisdom.

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Astro-Baby: Indigo, Crystal & Rainbow Children

July 22, 2009 in Astro-Baby by Mystic Medusa | 48 comments

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The other day I was meandering around & decided to go in to see a psychic. It feels a bit silly as i can do my own divination but it’s fab to have someone ELSE doing it for one. In fact, I saw three psychics in three days. I blame the Eclipse and the Scorpio Sex Academic. Actually, it was fascinating. Although, i was disturbed to hear that the Uranian has apparently had his soul snatched.

For one of them, my Gemini daughter and i wound up in front of this lovely lady who said – unprompted, this was excellent, that i was bringing the “old ways” to a new audience via a new medium. That’s what raving on about mugwort & Venus will get you. People can smell it. But this Glebe psychic was staring at my daughter and saying “she’s a crystal child…” I used to get this all the time with my son – “he’s an indigo” and i sort of see it as de rigeur in New Age circles.

So as we’re leaving the shop, i turn to my Gemini and ask how she feels re being a “crystal child” et al. She glared at me with all the scorn a nine year old can muster and said “You paid her money, she wasn’t exactly going to say I am a cockroach child, was she?” I thought that was quite amusing.

But, parents, do you think the Indigo, Crystal & Rainbow child New Agie stuff is genius or a load of drivel?  I don’t know enough about it to totally diss it, though the theories re autism seem a bit suss. The idea of a new master race of highly evolved spirits IS quite appealing, I suppose…But still…

Tree-Hugging With The Taurus Moon

July 16, 2009 in Astro-Beauty, Moons by Mystic Medusa | 40 comments

anonymous-cow-grazing-1054655Holy Aphrodite! It’s the Taurus Moon and THAT time of the month. I am totally grazing and it ain’t grass.  Still, the Taurus Moon, other than increasing all of our appetites is so Sensual & Grounded, the ideal opportunity to earth oneself. Seriously, get near some ground, lie on the lawn, do some gardening, go a bit herbal…this is your tranquility zone before the Eclipse. The Gemini Moon kicks in for the weekend & Saturday has an insane amount of aspects.

It may be my Ceres transit (it and Saturn are opposing my Chiron) but i am going ape about toxic showercurtains and poisonous nail varnish. I got a new shower curtain & just freaked at the smell.

Yet a damp hemp thing hanging in the bathroom would fuq my Feng Shui for sure. And I saw the podiatrist the other day – a plain spoken Aries lady – and she said something akin to ‘wear toenail polish for a special occasion if you are wearing open-toed shoes and take it off the moment you get home.’

I have The Uranian lurking around again & so if i get home in open-toed shoes etc etc, there is no way i am going to be skulking in the bathroom inhaling also-toxic nail varnish remover removing it the moment I get home. I thought the whole point was that you get to wiggle red toes attractively in your sheets etc.  There is simply no such thing as an organic nail polish – it’s basically car paint for people. Alternatives; hippy henna or haute hippy neem oiled and buffed by podiatrist. Nail salons these days are as common as McDonalds. Maybe it’s a saturation thing. But is there a non-poisonous shower curtain anyone knows about?

And anyway, the Taurean Moon is always truly fabulous for Tree-Hugging…Let’s do it.

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Transit Lounge: The Uranus-Venus Club – Updated

July 2, 2009 in Astro-Passages, Planets by Mystic Medusa | 143 comments

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Peeps! I am re-posting this as Uranus-Venus transits already going on – see below – are now HOT for two reasons: Venus is quincunx Uranus, setting them off AND Uranus is retrograding way back to where it was lurking in Feb 2008 and then forward again…So from now till May 2010 is the Hot Zone for your Uranus-Venus transit. Also, Saturn gets involved from now through until September – yay! – So some of us could even have a, gulp, meaningful and enduring Uranian romance. As Uranus heads back to exact conjunct my Piscean Venus, i am totally going to be in the club, hanging out in the comments. Pls read the post and comments to determine your eligibility to join my club.

Last year’s transit of Uranus conjunct my natal Venus bought The Uranian & it wasn’t even exact. It’s exact in mid-March & then again in Nov & December. There is already the Leo-Rising Aquarian Rugger Stud & an Ariean so bats & Uranian i can barely begin to explain it/him.  Uranus-Venus transits are fun but weird. All the peeps you attract or whom zig into your life seem to be ultra-attractive & individuated but really bats. As an example, even my Celebrity Crush – Joaquin Phoenix – has apparently gone totally apeshit bats. That is the awesome power of this astro-passage. Unbelievable.

None of my friends are doing Uranus-Venus transits. So, in the spirit of support, I am offering u the chance to join the Uranus-Venus club. All you have to do to join is have a Venus between 21 and 28 degrees of Pisces, Virgo, Sagittarius or Gemini. Also considered Venus in those degrees of Scorpio or Cancer and Capricorn-Taurus.  How do you know your Venus degree? Again, look it up on Astrodienst You all know the Venus glyph & just check out the list of planets in the little box down the left…Look at the number next to the Venus…

If  you are eligible to join the club OR you have interesting Uranus-Venus transit info to share, please comment. It’s a fascinating transit.

Apres The Scorping…

May 10, 2009 in Astro-Passages, Full Moons by Mystic Medusa | 47 comments

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DUDES THIS IS ME!  After the Full Moon in Scorpio.  Okay, it’s not but I feel like the Scorpion-Phoenix thingie is sure inked on somewhere, only invisibly.

I think i deserve an award for so authentically manifesting that Full Moon in Scorpio…It’s always a goodie but i did this one like an astrological textbook. Scorpio energy is sex, death, the occult & areas of life that are super-powerful but usually kept hidden. It’s also endings, beginnings & the metaphysical idea of Phoenixing & that death is but a night between two days. And it’s the guts to not only survive a hideous little something, but thrive. Many a mystery.

So my Friday afternoon (eve of the Full Moon, last night before it was actually exact) starts out tres innocently. Going to see the Piscean Beauty Fanatic before meeting the Leo-Rising-Rugger-Stud for dinner…Only HE had infuriated me earlier in the week by rocking up sans notice & when i trying to analyze someone’s Uranian transits & basically putting it upon me. Not until the Full Moon in Scorp did i realise how angry i was about it. THAT is so Scorp & Pluto…When you are sitting there having a manicure or something and suddenly it’s like ’shit, that was wrong & I’m right’ kinda feeling.

Anyway, the taxi driver I got was an Aries and SO angry that I had to ask the Piscean Beauty Fanatic for Emergency Reiki. Luckily, she is very good it and she whacked in some other stuff as well. Deep witchery & re-aligning the subtle etheric bodies sort of thing. So feeling heaps better we then discuss Scorp subjects – not on purpose. We just suddenly realised that we were talking about terminations, prostitution & hymen restoration. As she’d gone to the hairdresser that day and suddenly realising that the teenage apprentice doing her hair was hitting on her for validation & guilt release over an operation she just had. Then this poor girl started asking about hymen restoration operations and/or opportunities to ‘work’. So…a very Scorpy chat from that.

As I was saying bye to the Piscean Beauty Fanatic, I start getting urgent texts from Leo-Rising-Rugger-Stud to the tune of “where are you?” and strident question marks…Each time i try to call him, he engaged calling me. So I finally get hold of him & it’s part Retro-Mercury/part him being a prick as in he hadn’t listened when i said that i would not be at my house at whatever time. Then i said well, I am going to meet the Scorpio Sex Academic as she just bk from Bali & has interesting tales to tell – come along or i can meet you in an hour. He hit the roof & sulked bigtime, so it ended.

Then I met the Scorpio Sex Academic &  i told her about the Leo-Rising-Rugger-Stud & she airily referred to it as an “uncluttering” but then said what about the Uranian – my other Aquarian? I said that I’d made a scene at the gym as he talking to some floozie that he may have (?) been seeing last year when i was seeing just him but that a bonkers blind date had sent me stampeding bk into the arms of the Uranian. It turns out that Scorpio Sex Academic KNEW of the Floozie & was able to text a Virgo Sexual Assualt Counsellor friend who knew EVERYTHING I would ever need to know AND was lovely AND she arrived in 15 minutes to brief me. How often do you get the info you need so quickly & with such heavenly synchronicity? And then of course the conversation dived real deep. The Scorpio Sex Academic had done ten days of Kundalini Yoga in a row so was (a) chanelling and (b) longing for several litres of chardonnay.

Sitting at this bar with the Full Moon shining down being briefed by my spy made me feel like Lucretia Borgia – it was excellent but the whole thing felt super crisp, clear & lucid. It was a combination of intrigue, confessional deep dialogue, dramatic endings & the metaphysical end of spirituality where it’s all about qi & energy.

My question; Is this how Scorpios exist ALL the time? And did anyone else have a similar Full Moon in Scorp?  Oh and I dumped the Uranian too. And ended the evening talking to a 55 year old punk-rocker and his Goth son. My phone broke so could not text the U – which is a lovely little blessing from Merc Retro…

UPDATE: AND – i forgot to mention another Scorp theme of that night – the eve of the Full Moon – We ran into an Aries Hypnotherapist acquaintance of mine who was about to meet her RSVP date for the night, a Gemini psychologist. So this poor guy arrives to find his blind date totally crashed by a bunch of women in deep convo mode.

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I Want A Pavo

May 7, 2009 in Astro-Passages, Full Moons, Metaphysical Quirks by Mystic Medusa | 50 comments

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Am fending off two urges that are very much of the Full Moon in Scorp/Retro-Mercury ilk. Urge One; To contact The Uranian & lecture-rant or send a snippy text. This is not good timing wise nor sense-wise. Everyone knows that men – especially Aqua men – respond best to No Contact. ie; one being off-planet or even actively disdainful.

Urge Two is even worse. I have been googling peacocks as pets. Apparently i could buy a young peacock for just $75 + delivery and some vet costs etc. But their loud mating cry is said to be a deterrent for urban areas. Honestly i doubt that my peacock’s loud mating cry would be as loud as that of the stoned yobs who conduct their mating ritual on the street outside my house.

Peacocks are amazing. It’s crap that their feathers bring bad luck though i would only have a feather in my house if i FOUND it. Of any bird. The peacock is like a Phoenix in its mythology. Bird of Hera/Juno, the Queen of Heaven and also associated with Isis + the Buddhist star goddess Tara. “The pride of the peacock is the glory of God,” wrote William Blake.  The peacock used to symbolise luxury, beauty and immortality. It was a puritan idea to twist that into pride & arrogance.

Far from being up itself, the peacock is actually endearingly modest & eccentric. It’s Latin name is “pavo” from the Sanskrit “pavana” which means purity. Peacocks hate gold – it’s like garlic is to vampires – and they are terribly restless right before it rains. Probably because of what it would do to those glorious feathers. They have an ability to consume poison and be completely unaffected by it. In fact, they prefer it. Their favourite food – I read – is Himalayan Wolfsbane and they are said to hate their legs as they are not nearly so beautiful as the rest of them. Some peacocks peck at their own legs in disgust.

O.m.g I STILL want a pet Peacock and I STILL want to call the stupid U. Am going to do obsessive Scorpionic style cleaning jag to stir Qi…

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Leos Always Look Good…

May 5, 2009 in Astro Gaga by Mystic Medusa | 10 comments

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Leos always look good. They truly do. I mean, this guy has a LOT on his mind; Swine Flu, North Korean peeps arcing up, Pakistan going to shit, Pluto in Capricorn – not that he probably thinks of the G.F.C in such terms & general world going to hell in a handbasket style issues yet still  he looks good and he takes a great photograph.  As Leos also always do.  They are ravingly photogenic and they take good photos. Hence heaps of Leonic D.O.Ps and photographers.

But the looking-good-under-pressure thing makes me think that even though i have shit-loads to do (& the dishwasher has just stalled, flashing an eerie E6 signal on the eve of Mercury Retrograde & the Aquarian men in my life are in rabid pursuit, refusing to accept my bourgeois preoccupations as reason to not see them) ‘would it really hurt me to take a shower STRAIGHT after the gym, whack some tinted moisturiser & maybe fix my hair?’

Mind you,  if the President’s dishwasher broke down,  he would not go online, researching a cheap solution via sites called things like U Fix It with instructions from some bloke in Harlem. He would have an elite, security cleared dishwasher dude turn up within nanoseconds.

Virgo-ing Out

May 4, 2009 in Moons by Mystic Medusa | 23 comments

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My God, GO the Virgo Moon. It never fails. I went from total Venusian-Pluto Mode (courtesy of The Uranian detouring back into La Vie en Moi all of a sudden) so that was fun & then straight into waking up at about 3AM this morning with a screechy Virgoan Must-Do-List that – I swear – included all these: eat more fibre, analyze ‘pond’ dream, suggest people in next block muzzle their dog, wear sunblock on decolletage, book electrician to fix light switch before Mercury Retrograde, research ‘chimera’, do Pilates PROPERLY.

What’s more, I  have tainted my immaculate pile of neatly aligned clean writing pads by scribbling this stuff all over them and with anarchic arrows + some doodling of pentagrams. I think the correct way to run this Moon (and associated situation of Mercury going in slo-mo getting set to turn Retro etc) is to let the Getting-It-All-Done laundry Qi of Virgo be comforting and a settling post all the dramas of last week. Yes?

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