November 2023: The Month of Destiny (video)

[Ava]

[lumina]

I'm scared, and I havent Even watched IT yet.

[lumina]

Interesting, how they mentioned that today, Saturn stationed direct, and that this reflect back to March and whatever was in between. March has actually been rather.... interesting. I say interesting a lot, don`t I? lol

[Ava]

Nov 4, 2023 18:58:25 GMT lumina said:

Interesting, how they mentioned that today, Saturn stationed direct, and that this reflect back to March and whatever was in between. March has actually been rather.... interesting. I say interesting a lot, don`t I? lol

Did you notice similarities?

I guess time will tell whether the video's title is click bait or not. They did make a pretty strong case for the new moon being extra potent. I love the whole production style with this channel and their inclusion of astrocartography.

New moon @ 20 Scorpio exactly on my north node. I'm trying to think of a new moon intention to set in advance but I think being a Capricorn feels like nonstop intention-setting anyway. "Bigger better faster more" to quote the group 4 Non-blondes.

That sun-moon-Mars opp Uranus does looks crazy.

But these folks seem to think that Venus transiting Libra is going to be a saving grace.

[Ava]

[lumina]

Ava

I`m not entirely sure, but it does feel like march was setting a new rhythm or melody to things, don`t know how to explain it, but if I am right about that feeling, we will see.

And yes I agree, Uranus opposing a New Moon in Scorpio and with Mars along, looks very... energetic, but in a Scorpionic kind of way, more internal if that makes sense? Though who knows? Maybe the internalized intensity will become very externalized due to sheer pressure and well Uranus.

Actually, even though it is not exact yes, Mars-Uranus, as well as Sun-Uranus are said to be accident-constellations, and I managed to trip and fall today in my sleepingroom, at least I suddenly foundmyself sitting on my bum on the tiles. Well it was pretty clear I had not broken anything, but so I sat there considering just how the hell do you get up from sitting on the floor into a standing position again?

I`ve avoided to kneel or sit on the floor for years, mostly cause I doubt I can even get up, so my body simply forgot what to do. Well I was vaguely aware that you can get up by using the knees (though I try to avoid that too as I am never sure my knees really can carry my weight for getting up). But there was not much of a choice, unless I wanted to spend the rest of my life sitting on my floor.

So I did get up, and like with the fall, I am not even exactly sure how. I was just suddenly standing upright again, and the angles in my room had changed. Actually that was how it felt to me, not like I had been falling or moving at all, but as if the room around me had reorganized itself, by shifting the walls from the usual angles into the new ones and then back again.

But well it`s not a big deal, however it seemed like matching some Uranian energy esp. in terms of Mars and Sun.

Well Tr Mars was squaring my Moon exact today. Tr Uranus is too wide for being considered square to my Moon, not for specific events, however it was exactly square my Draconic Uranus, so who knows, might have figured in.

The Tr DESC had actually just passed my natal Uranus, but the angles do that once a day without me tripping over my own feet every time this happens. I forgot where Moon was, Leo? Possible.

[Ava]

Nov 6, 2023 22:01:45 GMT lumina said:

Ava

I`m not entirely sure, but it does feel like march was setting a new rhythm or melody to things, don`t know how to explain it, but if I am right about that feeling, we will see.

I like how you phrase this and I think I know what you mean. Like a new theme song for an era.

I'm sorry you had that accident...matches these alignments so well, though. If you're going to fall, might as well go for it when it's astrologically appropriate.

Actually Adam Elenbass describes Mars-Uranus that way...like a sudden ruptured tendon that stops an athlete in their tracks. At my house, it was my husband's chainsaw accident (he's fine after stitches).

My friend emailed late last night to say our mutual friend is in the hospital with both an acute life-threatening situation and newly diagnosed, serious disease. I don't want to say much because for one thing it's making me sick to even think of it. But I'll put that in the Mars-Uranus category, especially if I end up driving a lot to try and help out.

[Ava]

What's normal for other people isn't normal for me. Part of that is, I waited an eternity before joining Facebook and I'm barely ever there and don't even know how to use it really.

I just saw that my very best friend from college found me, messaged me, sent a friend request. Talk about emotional hurricanes, I'm terrified of losing one friend and here I'm regaining an old one.

I went through a religious phase and that had strained our relationship back then (late 90s). She was very much into astrology and I was trying to distance myself from it. lol

[lumina]

Ava

I am sorry about your friend, but I still hope that somehow, miraculously, things will shift to recovery. 

Yes, just feels like a new era, or one that is on the horizon at least, fittingly one person on the Discord group just today mentioned she was going to look for a new job, one other mentioned she is is fed up as well for real now, and I talked to some other last week, where I think it might be best for HER psychological wellbeing to change the workplace, which seems very unsupportive and toxic to be honest (she`s not ready for that yet I believe though). 

So there is quite some changes there for sure, which I found interesting, and I have a feeling or a hunch, there will be other changes, too, different areas of life, possibly mixed bag ones too. 


Anyway we will see, like always.  


And yes that was a fitting timing for my fall. lol 


so lovely that you get to re-connect with that friend of yours, and it came as a total surprise and through electronic devices and online tools, so very Uranian. 

[Ava]

Nov 7, 2023 17:29:39 GMT lumina said:

so lovely that you get to re-connect with that friend of yours, and it came as a total surprise and through electronic devices and online tools, so very Uranian. 

Yes Well she's just a bit older than me and we have an exact Uranus-Uranus conjunction.

> edited tangent here

Anyway, Uranus is on my south node and things are going haywire. Just got a call from my Aqua brother and that's another point of concern now.

As for job stress, my daughter has been saying that, too! She is tempted to switch jobs.

I do think this new moon is looking like some kind of game changer.

[lumina]

Sorry for the troublesome news on your end Ava

It does seem like the New Moon might be a game changer for folks, it is just very obvious how the dissatisfaction for many reaches a point where it might result into getting active and changing something, or in other scenarios due to health issues you HAVE to get active to prevent worse kind of stuff. Wondering if something positive will happen too though, it cannot all be just bleak and gloomy. hopefully.

Well for me the New Moon does not hit anything in my chart, though it is conjunct my 12th house cusp, but if it even bears meaning, it probably is a no good thing. lol


I noticed however that the Draconic Version (25 Libra - 26 Aries Uranus) falls along the tropical Nodal axis on 24 Aries-Libra - so that is interesting.

It is kind of conjunct my Draconic Venus on 25 Aries, but I do not know if that matters.

EDIT

well something positive already happened by you reconnecting with an old friend.

[lumina]

if checking Draconic placements as well, well my Draco Uranus is on 21 Aqua, so the tr New-Moon-Uranus squares that

[Ava]

Thanks, lumina!

Nov 8, 2023 10:30:07 GMT lumina said:

It does seem like the New Moon might be a game changer for folks, it is just very obvious how the dissatisfaction for many reaches a point where it might result into getting active and changing something, or in other scenarios due to health issues you HAVE to get active to prevent worse kind of stuff.

Very true. And I've felt this a lot lately...things simply have to get done, whether it's uncomfortable or not. It's interesting what may go into the process of transformation, a key idea for Scorpio: facing fears, facing one's self, facing mortality even. I think courage is a key word for Scorpio.

I've been watching a lot of van life videos, particularly featuring older folks who decided to retire in vans they've converted to mobile homes. They way they pare down their lives to prepare for the end is interesting -- a stark clarification of values there. A common theme is celebrating each day as it comes because it could be the last. Another common theme is beauty and the need to be surrounded by it...colorful blankets, pretty lights and so on. Almost reminds me of the inside of a tipi, the way Native Americans adorned and insulated their walls with tapestries.

Anyway just thinking of what else I need to offload from my life, apart from stuff in the attic I'll never use again. Over-intensity itself is something I'd like to get rid of, though I understand it can be channeled into productive things like I said at the start here. But allowing a surplus of intensity just seems like a waste and mistake. Stress kills people, and why die young when earth is so fun?

Kidding. Why leave when earth is an opportunity to learn how life is beautiful underneath and in spite of it all?

Nov 8, 2023 10:30:07 GMT lumina said:

I noticed however that the Draconic Version (25 Libra - 26 Aries Uranus) falls along the tropical Nodal axis on 24 Aries-Libra - so that is interesting.

It is kind of conjunct my Draconic Venus on 25 Aries, but I do not know if that matters.

That is interesting, I agree! And of course it matters. You just have to see how it matters. Maybe dress sexy that day. Well tropical Venus in Aries has a bit of a reputation for that, and good for them.

My best friend's tropical Venus is in Aries...my draco Venus is in Aries...we used to go to the bar together and she was dressed in a tank top, black leather jacket, skinny jeans, etc. I'd be in a turtleneck and baggy jeans wearing my "don't look at me" face. LOL But since then I've gotten more comfortable in my own skin. When I worked across the street I usually wore skinny jeans and never thought much about it except people brought it to my attention as if I were trying to get attention. For real? If I wanted attention I would have gotten breast implants.

But anyway I think draco does sometimes represent that part of us we don't even consciously connect with ourselves, we just go with the flow.

Babbling here and might erase some later!

[Ava]

Wednesday, November 8th, 2023

Venus enters its own sign, Libra, where it performs very well and transits until December 4th.

During this cycle, we're not fond of out-and-out competition or aggressive pursuit, preferring win-win situations. Usually quite willing to negotiate and compromise, we can be very obliging with others. We're also idealistic about love, and we seek intellectual peers. We prefer things to be done a particular way, and aggressive or uncouth behavior turns us off. The shadow expression of this position includes over-dependence and superficiality.

To avoid unpleasant situations, we could gloss over deeper issues in our relationships. It's probably best to avoid the trap of acquiescing to partners while privately resenting the fact or thinking ourselves martyrs for doing so. While Venus is in Libra, we are more artistically inclined or seek balance in our personal environment. This cycle is excellent for promoting cooperation, harmony, mutually beneficial connections, and fairness. We're more likely to prosper in partnership, through one-to-one associations, such as counseling, or in fields related to harmony, relationships, beauty, design, and the law. We attract things to us and appeal to others through gentleness and kindness.

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[Ava]

Monday, November 13th, 2023

The New Moon occurs today at 4:29 AM EST in the sign of Scorpio, prompting a new beginning. In the weeks ahead, we may be working on our self-mastery skills. It's a fine time to pinpoint the things in our lives that make us feel out of control, such as addictions and debts, and work toward release from these emotional burdens. We may be able to rid ourselves of excess "junk" in our lives, material or spiritual. We may be moved to dig deeper into the mysteries around us rather than remain content with the status quo. Taking the time to understand others' motives can enrich our feelings of intimacy. We could use this cycle to develop one particular project or relationship to help add purposefulness and depth to our lives. It can also be a time to seek ways to release our fear of confrontations and heavy emotional situations. We're discovering that although they may be uncomfortable, these situations can lead us toward psychological healing.

However, with the New Moon tightly opposing Uranus, we are likely to encounter resistance from others and from within. Unanticipated events may be part of the picture now, mainly through our relationships and the illumination of a different perspective. This energy is rebellious and touchy, especially if we feel constrained. We may need to deal with distractions and feelings of discontent, which could lead us along unexpected tangents. Disruptions now may lead to a desire to explore motivations and understand meanings. Intimate relationships need a new approach, and we can see this more clearly now, but our interactions can be counterproductive if we're functioning on auto-pilot. The New Moon's conjunction with Mars and opposition to Uranus is cantankerous, temperamental, and willful. There can be a strong drive to push forward a new beginning, although somewhat erratic or rebellious energy.

The Sun opposing Uranus today can pull up the need to review our desire for more freedom. We are reaching a point of total exposure, especially about autonomy, innovation, and independence issues. Sudden changes in plans are likely, and these could motivate us to try new approaches. The drive to do something new is with us, but we may not have a direction or purpose yet, and it's best to avoid making hasty decisions.

The Moon is void from 6:04 PM EST, with the Moon's last aspect before changing signs (a sextile to Pluto), until the Moon enters Sagittarius at 9:24 PM EST.

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[lumina]

Ava

sorry for the delay


things simply have to get done, whether it's uncomfortable or not
Yes, somewhat uncomfortable. Well I told you about the extra hours I might have to put in, I had to very clearly voice my "boundaries" or that this would be a very unfortunate change for me and adding a lot of burden (I never did that before, actually, saying, that I am close to my limit, I usually just do whatever they want me to do). 

I was surprised how quickly my colleage was ready to take on at least 2 third of those extra hours, acknowledging that I felt burdened (and to him it is also more work of course, but he still said he would do it). 

Anyway my boss apparently did not hear parts of the talk, as he wrot eme a mail yesterday, to ask me if I was prepared to take over the last remaining our (which was exactly that one hour that would add to me being really stressed out). I did not react to that yesterday, but my colleague wrote me a message last night referring to that development and how it was not what we had been talking about in that talk, and offered to accompany me and support me, also as part of the teacher-union at our school (who are there to see that teachers aren´t being treated unfairly or unlawfully and act as mediating between the boss and the teachers). I would never have thought of asking him to do that, and was quite overwhelmed how quickly he basically took over and handled things to me. I`m not used to that, to anyone not being simply supportive, but he felt actually quite protective of me. 

Well we have another talk with my boss, that went very well, and we decided that I would NOT have to do that exgtra hour, obviously my boss had misunderstood something in that talk, or he just thought it was not that important to get into an argument or something. Which also surprised me, I had not expected a solution that would actually be to my benefit. 
And I was extremely touched by the way my colleague was having my back though it actually means extrawork for HIM. 

Well he almost shares a birthday with my youngest brother, so his Sun is conjunct my Jupiter (shouldn´t I be the one being protective of him?) and his Moon is in Cancer, assuming a Noon time, trine his Sun and exactly conjunct my Saturn. His Mercury conjuncts my Moon which I like a lot actually. 


But yeah that was an uncomfortable situation, that needed to be adressed and being brought to a solution. and this time in a different way than it would have been before, by me admitting to not really being up for doing it, and being surprised that I was not being MADE to just somehow struggle through, but that my boundaries in this case were being respected. That is an odd experience actually. 




Maybe dress sexy that day.
Haha, no sexy dressing.  

Actually, though Iw as not aware of that it was that day, later that day I was spontaneously writing a post on the Discord server about how I have been stuck on a certain weight for weeks now, and that I get it, it is because I have been somewhat lazy, but I would really like to push through that barrier, to continue, so I need motivation .... so I wanted to challenge myself to make it 10 k steps at least three times a week, and well I need motivation and who would want to join me and maybe also control me? ( because as much as I hate control, I also know, sometimes it is exactly what I need). 

Well a second before writing that post I did not know I would be writing that post. lol 

Anyway a couple of people have agreed to join me in this, and we have found an app, working on smartphone and iphone to make it a shared challenge, of course the challenge got increased to (10 k steps daily); it is going to start tomorrow and end a day before my birthday. lol it is a coincidence really. Well we will see how far we will come, but sort of fitting for a New Moon, right? 

Also the chart of when I put that post there had ASC on 1 Cancer and the Scorpio planets in 6th house, including Moon, which also was exactly trine Neptune. 

And well, Tr Mercury exactly conjunct my Mars and Tr Venus exactly conjunct my MC (5 Sag - 5 Libra). 

I take that as an encouraging sign.  




When I worked across the street I usually wore skinny jeans and never thought much about it except people brought it to my attention as if I were trying to get attention. F
The best attnetion, the one you don`t even try to get. 







But anyway I think draco does sometimes represent that part of us we don't even consciously connect with ourselves, we just go with the flow.


Makes a lot of sense to me. 

I seem to react a lot with my Draco Venus in Aries, when I am doing stuff like that spontaneously. lol 

[Ava]

Hi lumina,

So happy you have such a kind and generous coworker!

"But yeah that was an uncomfortable situation, that needed to be adressed and being brought to a solution. and this time in a different way than it would have been before, by me admitting to not really being up for doing it, and being surprised that I was not being MADE to just somehow struggle through, but that my boundaries in this case were being respected. That is an odd experience actually."

Knock and the door shall open, as they say. Well there is definitely a lot to be said for speaking out and having some faith that it will be effective, if we just get past ourselves.

My friend is currently embroiled in drama because she decided to speak out for once, and who knows how it will turn out over time, but for now just finding the willpower to defend her position is a victory in itself.

I wonder if this relates to our current sun conjunct Mars, too?

Watched this last night:



He lists sun-Mars conjunctions from 1991 onwards. Some of those were especially meaningful for me. He traces out a theme of conflicts ending and beginning...sometimes a conflict ends because there is nowhere else to take it, a relationship has run its course. He's got me really curious about my life in 2026, when my solar return features sun-Venus-Mars all at 15/16 Cap.

"I seem to react a lot with my Draco Venus in Aries, when I am doing stuff like that spontaneously. lol"

Hahah yeah. Act now, think later...Rick Levine says that about his own sign Aries. Though my Sag Venus seems to operate that way, too -- just instinctual.