This week starts off slow and steady yet the intensity begins to climb around Wednesday, 10/27.

We are still under quite a few retrograde planets, the most significant being Mars and Mercury.

Mars can having us feeling irritated and edgy, while Mercury messes with our ability to give and receive information…correctly.

Aside from that, as a country we are moving towards election day and collectively it feels frazzled and chaotic.  If you allow yourself to ride the waves of ebb and flow?  You should be ok.

This Saturday 10/31, the most mystical holiday is occurring…Halloween or the original name for it , which is Hallows Eve.

Hallows Eve also coincides with the Gaelic Festival Samhain (pronounced Sow-In).

Samhain is the festival that celebrates our departed loves ones, ancestors and anyone else in spirit that you wish to honor.  It is noted that at this time (10/31-11/1) the veil between the two worlds is the thinnest.

This is the strongest time to commune with the dearly departed if you wish to do so and are up for trying.

Most significant is that on 10/31 as of 10:34 AM EST, we have a Full Blue Moon in the earth sign of Taurus.

Why is this a Blue Moon?  This is the 2nd Full Moon of the month which is quite rare, hence the saying ‘once in a blue moon’.

Despite spooky stories and backdrops that show bright Full Moons for Halloween, this is also a rare treat.  We will not see another Full Moon on actual Halloween for 18/19 years!

This month is book-ended by two potent Full Moons…10/1 was a Full Moon in fiery Aries, and the month closes out with a Full Moon in earthy Taurus.

Further exaggerating the ‘expect the unexpected’ mantra, this Full Moon is sitting almost exact with Uranus, the planet of change and disruption. So things may just go bump in the night adding to the spookiness…or, they may not.  

Either way?  Remain open minded and open hearted as change is often a very good thing, once it stabilizes.

Rather than worrying incessantly, how about recognizing the opportunities and abundant possibilities that change can bring into our lives?

Taurus is a grounded energy, and the Moon is our soul and our emotion…the Moon does very well in homey Taurus, so it simply might just be our resistance to change that feels pronounced.

Let’s strive to harness this emotionally intense Full Moon energy by getting clear about what is holding us back.  Reflecting upon what it is that needs to be released in the form of habits, projects, relationships, behaviors etc.

By the light of the Full Moon (if you are up for this sort of thing) honor your loved ones in spirit….ask for signs, ask for guidance.  They are your energetic cheerleaders and will help in any way they can.

Take care of your physical body, as Taurus is very in touch with the bodily rhythms.

Go outside for a walk in the grass and indulge in your senses, barefoot if you wish (Taurus).

Submerge yourself in water, get close to it to hear the sounds, write in your journal, get deep (Scorpio).

The Moon is unconscious, impressionable and quite sensitive- and during Scorpio season we feel a lot of emotions.

Around this time the past comes back to ‘haunt’ us ….so pay close attention to what comes up for you.

Have a spook-tecular week and weekend!

Much more on the current energy, see below.

Much Love,

Lisa

 

 

10/22 the Sun leaves the diplomatic air sign of Libra and shifts into the intense and probing water sign of Scorpio.

It is officially ‘spooky’ season and Halloween and all Saints day are right around the corner, with a rare Blue Full Moon on 10/31, Halloween 👻 .

To say that the energy feels emotionally deep is well, and understatement!

We feel much more emotionally intense, connected to our intuition and feeling like we are taking a deep dive into our soul and psyche at this time.

This is the energy of Scorpio.

At its highest form of positive expression, Scorpio is loyal, focused, determined and intuitive.  This sign is not afraid to dig deep, to probe and investigate to get the answers that will satisfy.

On the lower end of expression, Scorpio can be quite jealous.  They can be very spiteful and vindictive at any perceived slight from another, and can resort to passive-aggressive, manipulative tactics to get what it is they desire.

Remember, every sign has a shadow side.

Speaking of shadow…..more than any other sign or season, Scorpio represents the shadow side of us all.

Shadow being the parts of us that we prefer to ignore for whatever the reason(s).

Precisely, it is when we allow ourselves to see our shadow and not hide from it that true freedom has the space to emerge.

The next few weeks it is wise to allow yourself to go inward, to honor what comes up for you in the form of the past.

This is all coming up for you to move towards the present in a much more wise and calm manner.

More on the current energy below.

*If you would like to inquire about a session, please email me as my schedule is ‘in flux’ and the online calendar won’t always be 100% accurate.  I can work with more times/dates if you contact me directly.

Much Love,

Lisa

10/16 3:31 PM EST, we have a New Moon in Libra.

Why are New Moons significant?

A New Moon marks the beginning of the lunar cycle, the movement of the moon through its different phases.

New Moons are a time of new beginnings.  The beginning of a new cycle, a time to initiate plans and projects, get things moving, a fresh start.  

Abundance surrounds this energy.

New Moons are auspicious times filled with promise and opportunity….typically.

The Sun aligns with the Moon in the sky when it’s a New Moon meaning that they are in the same sign –Libra.

Surrounded by some tense planetary aspects, this New Moon is not the time for risky endeavors or new projects unless they are totally unobstructed.

Mercury and Mars are very retrograde at this New Moon, lending to miscommunication and potential anger and aggression. *Mercury will station retrograde 10/13, although we have been feeling the energy of this since the very end of September .

Wires can and will, likely get crossed so mind your words and your actions.

Opposing Mars and squaring Saturn and Pluto, this energy can feel irritating and limiting, yet hot and charged.

Channeled constructively (i.e. strong physical activity) this energy can be expressed, can have a healthy outlet.

When dealing with this type of astrology, on the positive side it is great to do soul work.

Going inward yet staying aware of the outside.  This is where it’s at right now.

Be present, be still, be chill.

Much more on the current energy below.

✌️ & 💗

Lisa

 

As of 10/8, Pluto is direct.

Jupiter, Saturn and now Pluto are moving forward again…so we can actually feel a little bit of relief.

Pluto has been retrograde since 4/24….that is quite the span of time.

A long and slow transit, Pluto indicates deep transformation but not without some moments of despair.

We all have a Pluto.

Pluto highlights our own psychological journey, soul- deep longings and compulsions.  He is where we feel powerful, and powerless. 

Issues of control, manipulation, death (permanence), sex and rebirth….these are all Pluto’s domain.

While he was ‘backwards’ for half the year,  you were likely called inward to dance with your shadow.

What does sit mean to dance with your shadow?  It means to meet parts of yourself that you might not like, that might feel uncomfortable.

Breakdown to breakthrough, transcendence and transformation….this is Pluto. 

The old must die so that the new can be birthed.

Where is your Pluto?  What has he brought up for you?

Still in the midst of challenging times, be sure to take care of yourself, your soul.

Never feel ashamed if you are ‘lost’….everyone is floundering!   This is a very difficult time.

Our souls are calling out to us to show us what’s missing, to help us, to heal us.

Much more on Pluto’s function, his power, and how he liberates us personally in the video below.

I also go through Pluto as he transits the houses of the birth chart.

Much Love,

Lisa

 

 

 

This Thursday 10/1 we have a Full Moon in fiery Aries lighting up the sky.

5:05 PM EST 9 degrees of Aries is this Full Moon.

*While we all feel Moon energy, those with Fire Sun Signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) and Moon or rising in the fire signs, will feel the most ‘fired up’.

If you have any of your major planets ( Sun, Moon, Rising, Venus, Mars and Mercury) in the cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) you are also feeling this strongly.

A Full Moon happens when the Sun is opposite the Moon.

This highlights the polarities (opposing forces) in our lives.

These polarities are of an emotional, physical and spiritual nature.  It can be one area or all three, and each Full Moon will feel different based on the sign and planetary aspects surrounding the Moon.

Awareness and emotion reach their peak and are heightened around Full Moons.  This is why we feel more edgy and anxious around these times, sometimes not even being able to sleep.

The Moon rules our subconscious, the raw emotions that lurk underneath the surface.

Everything comes to a head under this energy.  There is a tug of war between head and heart.

The Sun is in Libra (Air) while the Moon is in the opposite sign of Aries (Fire).

Libra is the sign of the other while Aries is the sign of the self.

Integrating selfishness and selflessness is what is highlighted during these next few weeks.

Where do you feel obligated?  Where do you put your energy because you want to?

Partnerships and all contracts are reviewed emotionally, physically and spiritually and may feel heavier than normal.

This particular Full Moon has us feeling tense and wired, amped up in and in all different ways.

We can feel taxed, annoyed, overwhelmed…..we also feel somber, depressed and sometimes even hopeless.

The astrology is a bit challenging right now, further adding fuel to our feelings of lack.

Conjunct Chiron “The Wounded Healer” and squaring Mars Retrograde “The God Of War”, this Moon energy flares up our insecurities and highlights where we feel most vulnerable.

Facing off with Jupiter/Saturn/Pluto, this energy asks us ‘how will you handle this’?

Do we lean into our feelings or do we avoid them for another day?  Well….that might not feel possible so it’s best to go deep within for the answers here.

Much more on the current energy below 💫

Much Love,

Lisa