Mercury
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Monday, May 14th, 2012Words when spoken from a place of truth can move mountains. This is especially true today when Mercury in powerful Taurus forms a triangle with Mars in earthy Virgo and Pluto in practical Capricorn. This configuration gives you the patience and focus to get to the bottom a persistent problem and clean it up once [...]
Ellen’s Two Cents: May 5, 2012 – Full Moon Edition
Saturday, May 5th, 2012Every artist knows that when you shine a light on an object you also cast a shadow. Artists also know that it is shadow that defines light and light that defines the contours of shadow. Without shadow, objects would appear bright, but flat. We need that contrast to see the full dimension of an object [...]
Ellen’s Two Cents: May 4, 2012
Friday, May 4th, 2012Today is a day of contrasts. The morning is filled with chatter and forceful discussion. Speaking one’s mind is important, but do keep the sensitivities of others in mind. Finding common ground with your partner will serve you best. At mid-day we turn away from others to make a final push to get an important [...]
Ellen’s Two Cents: Weekend of April 27-28, 2012
Saturday, April 28th, 2012Saturday gets to a late start while Moon completes its monthly journey through introspective, protective Cancer. But at 12:10pm energy shifts when Moon moves into happy, flamboyant Leo, and its time to get out of your shell and get the weekend’s activities started in earnest. Sun moves into a trine with intense Pluto, an aspect [...]
April 25, 2012: Speaking Truth to Power
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012Bear with me on this one. Mercury, the winged messenger and planet of communication in the sign of fiery, courageous Aries has traveled from Uranus, planet of awakening and revolution to meet Pluto, planet of power and Lord of the underworld in the sign of Big Business, Big Government, and the establishment (Capricorn). Or more [...]
Romney, Santorum, the Republican Primary and Mercury Retrograde
Friday, April 6th, 2012In the last few weeks the Republican field effectively winnowed down to misters Santorum and Romney seeking to do their utmost to demolish the other. But did you notice how dramatically the tenor changed since Tuesday’s primaries? Now Romney has virtually dismissed his Republican opponent to train his big guns on Barack Obama. And Obama [...]
The Mercury Retrograde Period is Over, But…
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012Mercury went direct this morning. I can hear all of you cheering now. Yay! Mercury is no longer retrograde. Yes, Mercury retrograde periods can produce foul ups and irritations that get under your skin, but in the giant scheme of things, I’ll take Mercury retro any day over, say, a visit by Pluto. But as [...]
Mercury Retrograde: Time to Tend to Your Root Systems
Monday, March 12th, 2012Did you ever notice that just about everything in the natural world has an on/off switch? Daylight is never 24 hours long, except for a brief mid-summer period in the polar latitudes. Ocean tides, heart rhythms, breathing all function in rhythm. That means that there is always a period of outward dormancy when the real [...]
Food, Eating and Astrology
Thursday, November 24th, 2011Happy Thanksgiving. In less than an hour I will partake in the traditional family dinner at my aunt’s house. She is one of the few people I know who really takes pleasure out of the 1950′s homaker role and enjoys the cooking, preparation, and the company of family. And I am only too glad to [...]
Mercury, The Trickster
Sunday, July 24th, 2011Mercury is the most underestimated of planets. After all, he moves so quickly that when he greets a planet or sensitive point in your chart, you may just notice an uptick of activity that seems part of the normal ebb and flow of ordinary life. But then, he’ll go retrograde and then even folks that [...]
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