This is the chart for the Last Quarter Moon on July 25, 2008 in NYC. And here's a link to a LEGEND so you can read the symbols. It's easy to use!

There's a Last Quarter MoonLetter going to all [inspired] subscribers either today or tomorrow for your astrological alignment. It probably will not be posted here.... so much to do, no funding, ya know....

There aren't many aspects that perfected this week, although it started with a Sun-Saturn sextile, helping us to slow down and focus. If you need to put your attention on something complicated yet practical, this aspect can provide the support.

The Last Quarter Moon (which i saw at 2 am, very golden and sinking low in the sky!) starts bringing the month's lunar energy to a close. What you have achieved needs to be recirculated to others so the circle of energy continues. This is the time to start thinking about what you've grown and what you want to plant next, both figuratively and literally.

Uranus is making a Retrograde station on Thursday, June 26. What may have seemed like assurance of instant progress may get put on hold for awhile longer. Instead of seeing a delay in publicity as a bad thing, perhaps it's a chance to make sure you are promoting the right thing, showing your talents in the best light, contacting the right groups. More research may turn up astonishing results. Be prepared to be stunned by higher vibration information and healing you might may glossed over.

But the high-priority aspect of the week is a sesquisquare of Jupiter to Saturn. These are the 2 planets that govern the workings of society, giving us both hope and rules. At this aspect of manifestation, we are trying to balance our personal goals with our responsibilities and obligations. The rules, as you've always followed them, may seem especially limiting and off-course. There may be something else you need to be doing for your future success, yet you already have an obligation.

Your obligations may be from the past, but they also represent your own need for safety and security. If this has become a burden, you may be realizing how you have restricted your own growth through your beliefs. Why shouldn't things work out? Try to think of what blocks you have put in your path to greater success and abundance. As Jupiter is also in a supportive aspect to Uranus, this is a time you can break through old beliefs that have prevented you from accessing your intuition and experiencing life spontaneously. This is a time you can recognize and release old judgments and criticisms that keep you locked just where you are. If you want to move beyond whatever feels blocked, you can do it with your own willingness to grow, experience, and develop.

Jupiter, currently Retrograde, will sesquisquare Saturn again on January 30, 2009.

This is the chart for the Last Quarter Moon of April 28, 2008. Sun in Taurus, Moon in Aquarius as it wanes (approaching a conjunction with the Sun, or New Moon on May 5).

When you're resourceful, you can manifest quickly now. This Last Quarter Moon occurs between 2 Earth Grand Trines that include planets in Taurus (also Virgo and Capricorn).

This Quarter Moon is both practical AND social-minded. Taurus-Aquarius cares about the welfare of people. And it needs to see a bottom line that can sustain its efforts. All give and no give back is not sustainable. If your needs are not met, how can you respond when there are social issues you feel are important to address? If you can't take care of your financial needs, you become part of the problem, another person who needs help from society.

To be effective in either creating change or just being yourself, you need to be clear with yourself first. You can care for and truly support others. But this Quarter Moon reminds us-- we all have to cover our bottom line.

in Love&Light,
Lauren
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On this day after Halloween, called All Saints Day, when the spirits go back to the underworld, we get the symbolism of Neptune and Mercury making Direct stations. It's time to give your subconscious a voice. Turn your daydreams into step-by-step plans. The separation of illusion and reality may seem like an illusion as you awaken to how directly the nature of your thoughts influences your experience. Reality is in the eye of the beholder. If you expect things to stay the same, that's what will happen. If you want to change, start planning. Instead of just thinking about it, vision it. And write down every step. Wanting something is a great start, now as Mercury and Neptune station Direct together, start writing the proposal, sending the emails, reaching out to share your dreams.

As Mercury and Neptune station Direct, the Sun and Moon square, forming the Last Quarter Moon [5:18 pm edt]. The Last Quarter Moon makes a Fixed T-square with Chiron [Chiron squares Sun squares Moon]. The Sun is at the apex of the T-square as Sun squares Chiron. To heal old wounds, it will help to see, feel, and accept the projections you are carrying for others-- so you can release them and get your energy back. Carrying the past is really about our own ego's need to keep things the way they are-- known. Stepping outside what is known, familiar, and expected can bring up fear, and that can keep you from taking a risk and hold you back.

The Sun is also starting to form a Grand Water Trine with Uranus and Mars, which will be a strong influence through Spring 2008. Listening to the advice mentors or experts can seem to keep you endlessly confronting the same challenges. It can feel like it's time to strike out on your own, yet an impulsive move may not create any real change-- at least until till next Spring. If your work brings joy and creativity to the world, shamelessly self-promote. But a seemingly strong tide of publicity can start to disappear as Mars slows in its orbit, preparing for a Retrograde station on November 15. What felt like a strong current can seem to subside--- before it returns full force in April. Meanwhile, it's time to give more thought to packaging, presenting, and publicizing your work so you feel confident when you get noticed by the public.

Mars and Uranus will be trine through April 2008. This is the winter to create networks within and without. If you want to connect more effectively with others, make the space within to allow yourself to receive and access energy, instead of blocking it off with negative thoughts and emotions. Holding onto beliefs and emotions that make us feel worthless or hopeless is really not about what "she" said or "he" did, but about our own fears that come up when we think about how to go on, what to do next, how we can avoid a risk. The trine of Mars-Uranus-Sun is about increasing courage, without bravado or ego, and for the greater good.

in Love&Light,
Lauren

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The Last Quarter Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are exactly square, or 90 degrees apart (with the Moon approaching a conjunction with the Sun, or the week before the New Moon).

This square of this Last Quarter Moon (October 3, 2007) is between the Moon in Cancer and the Sun in Libra.

The Moon rules Cancer, so the Moon is strong. Emotions hit home.

And Venus rules Libra. Planet Venus is making a trine to Pluto. This trine is the last of 3 trines, due to the recent Venus Retrograde (see earlier blogs and newsletters); mutual desires that have been growing are becoming even more powerful.

While you'd do anything for a friend, if you don't feel that you are not getting your fair share, your negative emotions can be activated.

There needs to be a balance (Libra) between getting your own desires and needs met, and helping others achieve theirs.

It may help to overlook what you perceive as negativity or competition from others and focus on the warm feelings you share. To do this, you will need to work through feelings of self-doubt. If you let fear and self-pity allow you to feel and act in negative, destructive ways, you can feel even more invisible and slip into the doormat role. Before you give up, shoot yourself in the foot, or slink into obscurity, you have a choice-- what do YOU want to happen?! This is an opportunity to be open and honest, to go beyond the usual superficial level, and heal old wounds. And being open to this process can strengthen and deepen the bonds of love you share.

Share what you love and desire with the ones you love and desire and allow the abundance of joy to empower you today!

in Love&Light,
Lauren

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