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Star Pearls
7*4*05
Dear friends,
In Cancer season we tend to our nest. Let's arrange the space just so, this way
suits me. The pea-leaf green works but not the pine. The bed in this corner,
angled that way, with 300 thread sheets. And what are we eating today?
Cancer is about nourishment. First we set our space. How do we protect ourselves
against the often difficult world? Not everyone gets access to the inner
sanctum. How do we make our space warm, cozy, inviting, someplace we ourselves
like to be?
Once we have this space we then tend to our needs. What feeds our body and soul?
Cancer knows a meal is never just fuel for the next deadline. The best quote on
the matter is from Virginia Woolf: "One cannot think well, love well, sleep
well, if one has not dined well." If you have seen this before it was probably
on a restaurant receipt to help justify a $100 bill. Unless we are of upper
echelons who can afford such service every night, the real message here is to
learn to cook. This is a lifelong art of energy and alchemy, the practice of
attunement to body and season, finding the plumb line of pleasure and health,
together.
Luckily here in Northern California this is not so hard to do. Fresh greens &
local olive oil. Steak from grass fed cows, organic green beans, potatoes,
herbs. Wine or beer, both world renown. The nuance is in the selection, the
preparation and timing.
Beware your reaction to Cancer concerns. Does a part of you scoff? How domestic.
Home, beds, cooking, sounds pretty 50s. Are you falling into the patriarchal
trap that our outer accomplishments are far greater than tending to our inner
needs could ever be? Are you valuing the Sun - the honors, the stuff of doing -
and stepping on the Moon, the lady of the night, the inner light, all what we
take in?
Though we aspire to the light, we cannot look at the Sun directly. The Moon
allows us a way to the light. The Moon in the chart shows our sensitivities -
what we need, our inner rhythm, what makes us tick. And so the Moon relates to
Cancer just as Sun goes with Leo. This is the royal pair of the sky and their
domains. As each sign builds upon the next, we cannot have the glories of Leo
unless we tend to our Cancer needs.
This week with Sun in Cancer and Venus and Mercury together in Leo, we have
both. Our orientation is still on feelings and needs; but we have desires and
mindset going to glories, good times, and all ways we are seen.
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Star*Watch
All times PDT. See below for comments on other visible planets. The Sun and Moon
together set the tone of the time. The Sun is our outer orientation for the
month; Moon signs and aspects are the energetic pulls of the day, and tell us
how we approach the truth of the Sun. Planet aspects influence the energies for
several days (sometimes weeks) before and even after the aspect depending on the
planets involved.
Sun * in Cancer. The light is within. We are feeling and taking care of our
insides. How to take care of ourselves and others? We eat well among our tribe
of friends and true family. The trap of Cancer - crab claws that just won't let
go.
Moon * days 29 - 5 (new Moon is day 1). New Moon in Cancer on Wednesday.
Monday 7/4 * Moon in Gemini. The morning is not quite as relaxed as we'd like a
holiday Monday, and though our emotions continue to push during the day the
intensity gives way to pleasure in talking, reading and writing. Dreams tonight
inspire art.
Tuesday 7/5 * Dark of the Moon in Cancer, Mercury sextile Jupiter. The last day
of the Moon cycle is letting go time, and with the lights in the sign of holding
on we are all too aware of the ways we need to let go. We let go of judgments
around not letting go, we let go of ways we have kept ourselves from letting go.
Helpful aids: baths and the fluidity of water, herbs from the natural world. In
spite of lunar darkness we have optimistic mind.
Wednesday 7/6 * New Moon in Cancer, Venus sextile Jupiter. A day of glorious
rebirth. The traditional concept of reception helps us here. A sextile is
usually thought of as cooperation. But the reception - Venus in Leo ~loves~
Jupiter in Libra, since Jupiter is in Venus' home turf - makes this more like a
trine. English translation: Venus Jupiter days are some of the all round most
auspicious days of the year. After your birthday, one of the best days of the
year for making wishes!
Thursday 7/7 * Moon in Cancer, then into Leo midday. The Moon meets Saturn in
the morning. We will feel our fears and pains, but soon we are much happier.
Note the change from inner sensitivity to the Lion's roar, from shyness to
confidence, from how am I feeling to what am I doing. The Sun now in Cancer will
enter Leo in a few weeks and echo this paradigm. From our wishes of yesterday,
now we get serious. Want to travel to Europe? Great idea but we let's set up our
saving plan. And today, even throughout this week and into the weekend, we
*need* physical exertion to deal with the double Mars going on. We have extra
confidence and drive but prone to hostility even with the Sun in the sign of
nice.
Friday 7/8 * Moon in Leo. A day for play. If you aren't having fun at work, meet
your lover in the park for lunch. Or scoot out of their all together. Some days,
the stars decree, are for fun. Pleasures continue into the wee hours. Mercury
and Venus together mean art - tonight is fancy dining, high fashion, music that
puts on a show. Watch any aggressions in the afternoon - exercise is best!
Saturday 7/9 * Moon in Leo, Mercury conjunct Venus in the wee hours. The gold
isn't as dazzling as last night but we still enjoy it. Today and Sunday we
nourish ourselves with friends and learning.
Sunday 7/10 * Moon in Virgo. Make sure to have your fun Friday and Saturday -
today is for detox, for gardening, for not just lounging in the park but reading
a book that's been sitting on your shelf. Bonus points for self-help.
Have a stellar week!
Peace and love,
Jonathan Pearl
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Wandering Stars - the planets
Mercury * into Leo. Our minds are bold and confident, and we want some of the
spotlight with our speech. We think of elegance and luxury. The best of Leo:
it's a grand life! The trap - it's all about me. Mercury in Leo through
September 4. Mercury retrogrades July 22 and turns direct on August 15.
Venus * into Leo. Our love wants to be put on pedestal and adored. We'll demand
attention - bright colors, bold jewelry, big hair, gold. Venus in Leo through
July 22.
Mars * in Aries. The hero on a new quest, the confident one who boldly acts, the
warrior with raw physical power. Mars in Aries is always strong, but now with
the North node is extra pumped. Mars in Aries through July 27.
Jupiter * in Libra. Blessings in love and partnerships! Learning in realms of
art and beauty. Jupiter now direct, so abundance and blessings are coming our
way! Jupiter in Libra through October 2005.
Saturn * in Cancer. Structure and responsibility in the domain of our innermost
feeling life and among our families and tribes. A positive vision of this
energy: the sensitive yet authoritative parent. Saturn direct in Cancer through
July 2005.
* * * MAY ALL BE AUSPICIOUS * * *
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