The
month of November begins with Mercury in Libra turning direct
on November 1, 2007. Usually when Mercury turns direct, you’re
able to finally take action in those areas of your life where
you felt that situations were stalled. This month, however, will
be one where you still need to review things that were important
to you in both September and October 2007 before you can really
move forward.
When Mercury first
turned retrograde it was in Scorpio. It re-entered Libra on October
23, 2007 to reemphasize the importance of understanding relationships
in your life and whether those relationships are really filling
your personal needs. As it turns direct at 23° of Libra, it
becomes more important for you to determine how your relationships
are impacting your personal well-being. You may even want to take
this time to discuss aspects of your relationships with the people
who are most important to you.
When Venus forms a
square to Pluto on November 6th, you may start feeling that some
of your relationships are more manipulative than healthy. You
may feel that other people are controlling your life. Or, you
may see the potential in other people and try to get them to live
up to their potential only to find out that they don’t really
care like you do. Basically, today is a day for learning that
you don’t like it when people try to control you any more
than people like it when you try to control them.
Financially you need
to be very careful today. There will be information in the media
about corporations that have misstated their financial earnings
or even tried bribing officials in either government agencies
or other companies. This will not be such a good day for the stock
market.
When Venus enters its
natural sign of Libra on November 8th, you’ll feel more
comfortable with relationships in your life. You’ll understand
that you don’t need to do everything on your own. This understanding
will be emphasized because Mercury forms a sextile to Pluto on
the same day.
The sextile that Mercury
forms to Pluto is important because it emphasizes the energy that
you felt when Mercury was retrograde. This is the third time that
Mercury is forming this specific sextile this year. The first
time the sextile occurred was on September 24, 2007 when Mercury
was direct in Libra. The second time this sextile occurred was
on October 27, 2007 when Mercury was retrograde in Libra. Now
Mercury is once again direct in Libra and forming the sextile
to Pluto.
In September when this
sextile first occurred, you had the opportunity to negotiate with
other people and explain your position. You also had the opportunity
to understand what was important to these people. But, when Mercury
went retrograde in October, some new problems from your negotiations
may have arisen. Also, you may have felt that those negotiations
didn’t bring you the result you sought. Now that Mercury
is once again direct in this sextile, you have the chance to correct
any errors you made during your negotiations. You also have the
opportunity to settle any difficulties that you experienced with
others. You may even be able to resolve conflicts at this time
that started in September and create very satisfying resolutions.
With the new Moon,
with both Sun and Moon in Scorpio, occurring on the following
day, November 9th, you’ll find that the any resolutions
made were sincere. Still, be a little cautious: The new Moon forms
a very tight square to Neptune indicating that you may let your
desire override the reality of the situation. Specifically, don’t
let your desire for something to happen create that expectation
that it will happen. That could create the danger of magical thinking:
I think it, therefore it will be. Rather, use this energy to determine
if a situation or dream is illusionary or has the chance of being
real.
On November 11th, Mercury
re-enters Scorpio. It originally entered Scorpio on September
29, 2007. When Mercury turned retrograde at 9° of Scorpio,
it began moving back into Libra. So, from September 29, 2007 until
October 23, 2007 when Mercury retrograde re-entered Libra, your
focus was on understanding relationships without losing your own
identity. In a lot of ways, the energy today is similar to the
energy experienced on November 6, 2007. It’s important for
you to understand the needs of others in order to develop good
relationships. And, part of that understanding is listening to
their concerns. At the same time, it’s important that both
you and the other person accept each other for whom you are and
don’t try to change each other if you want the relationship
to succeed. So, think of any commitments you made in the beginning
of October 2007 and determine if they really are valid in your
life. If they are, you’ll be able to move forward with excitement.
You’ll also be able to developing healthier relationships
at this time.
On November 15th, Mars
in Cancer turns retrograde. It will remain retrograde until January
30, 2008. This is very important because Mars is not comfortable
in Cancer. It’s in its fall. Also, Mars is not comfortable
when retrograde because the need to move forward is often thwarted.
Mars actually entered Cancer on September 28, 2007. At that time,
you may have noticed that taking direct action was more difficult.
Basically, you needed to understand the nuances of your actions
before you took them. If you didn’t understand these nuances,
you could easily be misunderstood. Understanding the nuances meant
that you needed to understand either your motives or the motives
of other people before you took action. Now this need to understand
nuances is even greater. If you don’t understand why this
action is important to you, you’ll make mistakes. Or, if
you don’t understand why these actions are important to
other people, you’ll make mistakes. In some cases, people
may take actions out of fear or insecurity. Those actions will
only bring harm to everyone involved. This is especially true
with any military actions that could be taken in the world. Mars
will actually leave the sign of Cancer at the beginning of January
2008 and form an opposition to Pluto at that time. This doesn’t
bode well for any form of military actions. It can also increase
problems with the housing and stock market. So, while Mars is
retrograde, be very cautious with the actions you take. Try to
make certain that you’re operating from a sense of caring
rather than a fears or insecurity. If you do take actions from
this sense of caring, you’ll see that you’re rewarded
with building a stronger foundation in your life.
Mercury forms its third
sextile to Saturn on November 16th, the day after Mars in Cancer
turns retrograde. The first time this aspect occurred was on October
1, 2007 when Mercury was direct. The second time this aspect occurred
was on October 19, 2007 when Mercury was retrograde. At the beginning
of October 2007, you may have thought that your goals were clear
to you. You may have even tried to implement those goals but found
it difficult in October. Now, however, understand why those goals
you set in October either didn’t materialize or were slow
in achieving.
This is a very good
day for negotiating with other people because all parties are
willing to be realistic. You’ll know that any compromises
made are valuable to the negotiation process and will be upheld.
This is also a good
time for deeper understanding of your own needs. If you are in
therapy, you’ll have major breakthroughs at this time. If
you are taking self-awareness programs, you’ll learn more
about your needs and how to implement them in your life.
This sense of realization
continues for the next several days. On November 21st, Mercury
forms a trine to Uranus and thoughts just start gushing forth.
Your mind is able to assimilate new ideas and realizations. You’ll
come up with “ah-has,” those pieces of information
that seemed hidden from you and are now revealed. If you’re
looking for new ways to do things or new projects to start, you’ll
find them.
This understanding
continues on November 22nd as the Sun enters Sagittarius. You’ll
even feel more optimistic even though there’s still that
underlying current of Mars retrograde which means that you need
to move slowly if you want full success in life.
November 24th is a
very important day. Uranus in Pisces turns direct just before
the full Moon (Sun in Sagittarius and Moon in Gemini) occurs.
A few hours after the full Moon occurs, Mercury forms a square
to Neptune.
Usually when Uranus
changes direction the influence is so subtle that you really don’t
feel it. You just suddenly have this sense that things are going
to move forward in your life. This time, however, you may see
the change of direction with Uranus on a global level because
it occurs just a few hours before the full Moon chart and is active
in that chart.
First of all, the full
Moon occurs with both the Sun in Sagittarius and the Moon in Gemini
at 1° of their respective signs. So, even though a full Moon
is occurring, it’s occurring in a fairly new energy. You
may want to leave old things behind but you may feel a little
confused. You’ll need time to determine what’s important
in your life. Be cautious if you want to discuss things with other
people. They won’t really understand your confusion. You’ll
actually gain better understanding if you put your thoughts down
on paper, meditate on those thoughts, and review what you wrote
a few days later.
This full Moon is also
important because it forms a square to the Moon’s nodal
axis. The Moon’s North Node in Pisces represents the actions
that you need to take while the Moon’s South Node in Virgo
represents the results of either taking the actions or not taking
the actions. Either way, it’s very important that you understand
just what you need in life to feel secure before you take any
actions. And, it’s very important that your need for security
is based on fact, not fear.
Although Mercury forms
its square to Neptune hours after the full Moon occurs, the energy
of this aspect is also felt at the time of the full Moon. Basically,
your ideas and ideals need to be in harmony. You need to look
at your dreams and see if they are based on reality. You may feel
tension when you think about your dreams. If you do, it could
be a body signal that perhaps your dreams aren’t as realistic
as you think. If the dream is unrealistic, let go of that dream
and start making more realistic plans.
This could also be
true on a global level. Government officials may be making plans
or attempting to sign treaties. It’s important that all
factors are considered if these plans or treaties are to work
out. Also, the housing market is in greater flux now than before.
This flux will impact the global economy over the next few months.
Be very cautious with
contracts at this time. You won’t necessarily see all the
costs of implications of the contracts. If you are starting a
new job at this time, you may find that your job duties are not
as they were described to you when you were hired.
The month ends with
an aspect to Neptune from Venus. On one hand, some people consider
Neptune to be the higher octave of Venus in the form of unconditional
love. Other people feel the two planets are related in energy
because both seek to have beauty in life. While this occurs two
days after the full Moon there still is a little bit of influence
to that full Moon chart. There is a desire to find beauty in your
life today. You want to see the good in people. Just be very careful
not to let your desire for seeing good in people influence your
final decision about relationships with people because you may
miss something very important.
Still, this could be
a good day to meet someone special. You’re more willing
to see how wonderful that individual is. You may even be more
willing to let that person see who you really are. If you’re
looking to meet someone, perhaps you may want to go to a place
where you can find someone who shares in your value systems.
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