astral meanders 8-14 August 2012

In general: As we start this week Mercury stations direct, and we can begin to slowly recover our mojo. Plans and projects that we have put aside or have been having trouble with can be energised anew now. Bright ideas and inspiration that seemed elusive for the past few weeks are headed back into focus. The only obstacle is the continuing Uranus-Pluto square and the inflexible social conflicts it’s fuelling, so be cautious of getting dragged into arguments that may not be yours. With Mars and Saturn in Libra it is a good time for making commitments. The New Moon in Leo at the end of this week makes us more dramatic, theatrical, and majestic. We're also more generous, sincere, and idealistic. If you have a birthday this week it heralds a year of inspiration and idealistic projects. On the world scene it’s a positive time overall with some communication issues and dramatic interactions between political leaders, weather could also be unpredictable. Locally it’s wise to avoid arguments at all cost.

Thought for the week: We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails. ~Author Unknown

Aries

A great deal seems to be happening for you this week and it all helps to make you clearer about your life direction. There are likely to be some very intense emotional moments this week too but they will be enjoyable and positive for you. Being creative and generally enjoying life should be the focus for now.

Taurus

Finally Venus is helping to facilitate some clear and direct communication for you. It’s a busy time with lots of pleasant social engagements and opportunities for fun! The amazing thing is that while you are out and about having a good time you also come up with some timely solutions to old problems.

 Gemini

Meetings and work gatherings are favoured this week especially around the 10^th.  A good deal of social activity is also shown. You seek the comfort of the familiar now.  Towards the end of this week it’s important to give those around you some extra attention and notice the nice things they do for you!

Cancer

You are retreating into your shell for most of this month. All you want to do this week is stay close to home and your usual routines. Be careful of your spending habits as its way too easy to indulge yourself with unnecessary and expensive items now. Others seem to be more cooperative and helpful now.

Leo

There is a great deal of interest and attention coming your way this week. Others seem more than usually attentive. You are also more personally self-indulgent this week, but it’s what you need and deserve right now. Any new projects that you begin now will reap some respectable rewards early next year.

Virgo

Getting things finished and completed is the major focus this week. You are also tidying up old projects and getting clarity on your new direction. It’s also a good time to reflect on the happenings of the past year and take note of the lessons you have learnt. Trust your intuition now as it is pretty spot on!

Libra

This is a busy week. During this time, you are planting seeds for the future, visualizing plans that you will begin to advance two months from now. Your ideas are especially progressive and unconventional at the moment, as you are questioning the guidelines you characteristically live by and stretching the boundaries you usually keep.

Scorpio

There is a lot of activity round you this week and the work arena is especially hectic. You may not be as full of energy as you would like under the circumstances! Gratification and fulfilment during this week, will come from doing your proficient best, and showing yourself as a responsible and capable individual.

Sagittarius

You begin the week with an inner focus, thinking deeply about things. From the 12^th onwards you will be feeling adventurous and ready to take a leap of faith. It’s an especially good time to plan or take a holiday. Escaping the usual daily routine will renew your energy and enthusiasm for life and work.

Capricorn

Give extra attention to a partner this week and reap the rewards!. One-to-one relating appeals to you more than group events. Smoothing out close personal relationships that have recently been giving you some trouble, is what makes you happiest during this phase. You are willing to discuss and compromise.

Aquarius

It’s an inspiring, creative and romantic week. In fact any creative pursuits are highly favoured now. You also automatically know how to put yourself in the best light in order to make a good impression on others this week. A love affair begun now will be fun, but also have its fair share of emotional drama!

Pisces

This week you should take some time to process the recent events in your life and cultivate strategies for going after what you want in the future. Finances need attending to again and this especially applies to any joint financial issues. Watch what you say now as others will be highly sensitive.

Astral Peeks: famous astrology quotes

We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more.
Carl Jung

Astrology is a language. If you understand this language, the sky speaks to you. ~Dane Rudhyar

Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Meditation Moments:  Colour

Colour imagery is used in a wide variety of fascinating ways in Buddhist art and ritual. In Buddhism, especially in Tibetan Buddhism, each of five colours (pancha-varna) symbolizes a state of mind, a celestial Buddha, a part of the body, a part of the mantra word Hum, or a natural element. It is supposed that by meditating on the individual colours, which contain their respective essences and are associated with a particular Buddha or bodhisattva, spiritual transformations can be achieved. Blue is all about coolness, infinity, ascension, purity, healing. Black is primordial darkness, with it we can transform hate into compassion, White is about learning, knowledge, purity, longevity; red is life force, preservation, It brings about discernment . Green is balance, harmony, vigour, youth, and action. Yellow is rootedness, It helps transform pride into the wisdom of sameness.