General Motors---No surprise, North Node 0 Cancer

I am one of those people that when I have something blow into my path I may or may not note it. But when I have something blow in and then another thing similiar blow in and then a third thing similiar blow in....well, that is when I stop and take a look and see what needs my attention. Such a thing occured yesterday and is the reason for today's post.

As most of you know, General Motors is in the news. Basically GM has run out of money. Or if the coffers are not completely drained they will be by January. This story went into the Nation's zeitgest about 1 minute after Obama walked off the stage in Chicago. I was stunned to hear that for every 1 GM job there are 5 jobs elsewhere tied to GM. It will be a lot of lost jobs if they close. This was the conversation of the weekend and certainly on Monday.

Well, later in the evening on Monday I was poking around on TV and I saw an interview with Michael Moore which included a clip from his first film, "Roger and Me". The centerpiece of the film of course, was Moore's attempt to interview Roger Smith the CEO of GM about the job losses in Flint, Michigan. As I was watching the clip I thought, "Oh, GM again."

Then an hour later I was watching "American Experience" which was about the 1929 Stock Market Crash. While watching that show, one of the acts was focused on a major Wall Street player--- William Durant, the man who started GM. I gotta tell you, I seriously know very little about the history of GM but when I have 3 pieces of information about GM come to me in 3 very unique ways in one day I know it is time to look at GM's chart!

Before I get to GM's chart, it is worth noting that Durant was a Sag with moon in Pisces. Both visionary signs and then add to it he has Jupiter and Saturn conjunct in hard working Virgo plus his Sun in Sag oppose to Uranus in Gemini----well, it no surprise this man could see something where others didn't and build a fortune 500 company with his own hands out of his vision and ideas. The fact that he lost it all in 1929 and would eventually end up running a bowling alley could have something to do with Neptune in Pisces oppose Jupiter/Saturn along with Pluto Square Venus (5 degree orb). It is also interesting (at least to me) that his own North Node in Cap is opposite of GM's north node. His story is one of rags to riches to rags but he was respected among his community and he never stopped working. If a movie was made about his life, I'm sure Daniel Day Lewis would star!

Now, with GM, I drafted a chart for noon since I am not clear what time Durant organized the company but the date can be found easily on the GM Website.

At first blush, I am intriqued that the company is a Virgo with a moon in Gemini. A Gemini moon feels perfect given the company was a collection of other car companies that became GM. It almost feels like siblings, Buick, Cadillac and Oldsmobile (one month later) which is perfectly Gemini. Additionally, Durant being a Sagittarian is pefect since they are good for a Gemini buddy and I can see how a company started with moon in Gemini would be a natural for him.

Unfortunatley, in the last 15 years, Pluto's transit through Sag has been murder for GM's Sun in Virgo and Moon in Gemini. As we know, Pluto will destroy those things that no longer serve. Given GM had the Electric Car and then took it off the market and was documented in a well received film, "Who Killed the Electric Car?" one can scratch their head and wonder if Pluto is now paying back."

And for those of us who live in a city that once upon a time had a beautiful transit system that was systematically dismantled nefariously (dare I say) "well oiled" machine made up of GM and good friends at oil and tire industries (learn more HERE) . Now I'm forced to sit in horrible traffic at any time of the day thanks to their operation. So, I do have to quell the desire to say "Go for it, Pluto".

But that was a long time ago and now I can maintain a cool reserve and suggest that Jupiter's Zero degree Virgo could benefit by Pluto's move in Capricorn which will be at the end of November and December. But it will not be without an overhaul given GM's North Node is Zero degree in Cancer. I would say that it is possible GM has operated more for its south node in Cap than its north node in Cancer. Truly, had it come from a place of "What's best for families" and not "What's best for GM" it might not be in the place it is in. But given Pluto is about to run over the south node like a Monster SUV, I would guess it is time to overhaul everything about GM. Perhaps they will resurrect the Electric Car? Perhaps they will be the first major real American Green Car company. However, if they ask us for money and just proceed to do business (South Node Cap) as usual, they will be dust. Afterall, Pluto demands a Metamorphous. The key in my mind is these changes had better have long vision because GM's has Saturn at 7 degree Aries and it will be experiencing an opposition by Saturn in Libra in a few years along with another round of Pluto Medicine. If they can make the changes they have to make then they could be the real auto company with a future and reap some rewards (which can occur under Saturn-Saturn aspects).

Perhaps the little company with Sun in Virgo and Moon in Gemini will finally get religion. Which of the 4 mutable signs, is the most difficult for these two!

One last tidbit about the birthdate of GM, from the Wiki Timeline

A company called General Motors was established on September 16. Its initial
holdings included only Durant’s Buick Motor Company and went un-noticed in the
news media, with the major business news story that day being the announcement
by the White Star Line shipping company that it would begin construction of the
world’s largest ocean liner, to be called the Titanic.

Here's the November 12 10:19 pm PST

Full Moon Chart.

I drafted it for Los Angeles which of course does not really matter. Keep your focus on the planets not the houses.

Full Moon November 12 2008

In my Scorpio Lunar Phase report which can be found HERE I discussed the Taurus Full Moon would be a doozey and tempers could be short. I would like to flesh it out a bit more.


First of all, this full moon is called a SuperMoon. When the moon is closest to the Earth it is called a perigree. When the moon is either New Moon or Full Moon it is a syzgy. When it is a perigree and a syzgy it is a SuperMoon. I will be honest with you I don’t follow SuperMoons more closely than regular New and Full Moons, but there are astrologers who are versed in the distinctions and Richard Nolle has a list of SuperMoons HERE.

I am intrigued by the astrologers who track earthquakes and Tsunamis and if you do a google search you will find a couple astrologers who have tied large Earthquakes, volcanoes and Tsunamis (2004 Tsunami) near a SuperMoon. We will have a SuperMoon this month (full) followed by another in December (full) and a third in January. That does seem like a lot of tension on our little Earth!

By the way, here’s an interesting discussion on Moon Quakes caused by the gravitational pull of Earth. How hard is it to think of the opposite? Would not the Moon pull on Earth?

Seismic activity or not, it can be an emotional Moon.

Tempers could be short with Mars and Sun sitting right near each other (conjunction) along with mouthy Mercury a smidge to their east. When the Mars and the Sun are in conjunction in Scorpio they are pretty covert and usually James Bond lethal. That alone is pretty powerful stuff but then when you add that these two are digging in (square) with our favorite illusionist Neptune it is pretty clear (can you say that with Neptune?) subterfuge will be paramount. I would say expect undercover activity but then if you can expect undercover then it really isn't undercover, is it?

If you can’t get a clear answer from someone, it is not personal, blame Neptune. But if you get jabbed or jettisoned by someone (Sun/Mars Scorpio) lick your wounds, retreat for a bit and then consider your next move later, perhaps in the next lunar cycle. OR maybe you will be relieved. Maybe you needed to get prodded a bit so you could release them? As always, “release” is a great Scorpio word.

Given the moon is in the sign Taurus which is a money sign and Scorpio is a debt/loan/financials sign. I would certainly expect some seismic activity on Wall Street. If it a huge drop it could be due to Neptune-y things like Oil, natural gases or Pharmaceuticals. If it is a big gain, it would be due to the same. And of course, someone could just be doing some big smoke and mirrors which jerks the stocks up and down. Maybe just some old big hedge fund funny business.


Also, remember Taurus loves things that are concrete, things that are built upon, things that are used for structures. Scorpio likes to tear things down. Destroy. Having Mars the warrior right there next to the Sun can give a bit more weight to the ‘destroy’. But as always, from the ashes something will be born. What will you birth on this full moon?

Note:

Luckily the 3 days of the Full Moon phases will have:

Jupiter sextile Uranus (11/13) Unexpected luck, unexpected foreign influence, big meets unusual

Mercury trine Uranus (11/16) Mental capacity is sharp and unique. Unexpected thoughts lead to unexpected communiqués


ETA: Many apologies, I can't believe I forgot (this is what happens when I have notes on my yellow stickums!) There is a another major support from the universe during the Full Moon phase from Saturn's (Virgo) grand trine with Jupiter (cap) and Moon (Taurus). These three planets in earth signs harmoniously interacting with each other give us the brace we need. Even if we feel we can't do one more thing and are fatigued by "what else?" there will be some glimmer of support and help. And here is the good news it won't be airy fairy help. It will be concrete help and potential solutions. There used to be an old expression, "When I ask for the time, I don't want to know how to build a watch." In the case of this grandtrine you will get the time!


So, even if we feel blindsided by anyone or anything the Universe will give us a boost by the end of the phase . In my best, Tim Gunn voice, "Carry On."

Time to tinker a bit regarding Astrology and Elections

Don't miss: Ray Merrimen's Excellent Analysis of Astrology and The Election

Certainly, astologers were all over the obvious, including me, Saturn versus Uranus in the big ass opposition that took place on November 4 was clearly reflective in our nominees. McCain equal Saturn. Obama equal Uranus. But then of course, had McCain won, Uranus would have been Palin and Saturn would have been Biden! So, either way it worked. Where things got a bit tricky was the void of course moon, which many thought would delay the results. And the Moon conjunct Jupiter which could have favored McCain. Ray Merrimen thoughtfully answers questions that some of us have been left with in our little heads now that the dust has settled.

So in the end, what did we learn about Astrology and this election? I
believe the following points are noteworthy for future election forecast by
Mundane Astrologers:
1. The casting of the first vote on Election Day
is no longer the true chart to use for ascertaining the results of a USA
presidential election. With the advent of “pre-election day” voting, over a
third of the vote in many states was completed before November 4, rendering the
first vote at 12:01:00 AM, November 4, as meaningless. The early voting results
showed Obama scored a 58-40% advantage before November 4. After the voting of
November 4, he won the election with 52% of the vote. This furthermore rendered
the results of the New Hampshire primary as invalid, which contained similar
Moon-Jupiter in Capricorn transits as November 4

Read the rest of the thoughtful piece here

Moon in Aquarius -- Obama Action noted!

Well, as we get to know our new President Elect it is interesting to watch when actions take place under his leadership. I learned today (thanks to a posting by Nester on Molly's Nodeorama) that yesterday Obama took action on something while the Moon was in Aquarius and in his First house (which is the house of Self). Just a reminder, the first house is what you present to the world. When the Moon is traveling through your first house you can find it to be an active time for you or a time of unrest. It feels more personal. You just feel compelled often to just do something.

In President-Elect Obama's case, he launched a new website.

Barack Obama Launches A New Website - change.gov
Barack Obama seems
to
be keeping his promise of change, starting with a website. Today the site change.gov was launched.
The site is an open
platform, that hopes to engage the American people in
the governmental process.

A perfect example of how his Aquarius Ascendent with the Moon in Aquarius is
reaching out to America (which also has moon in Aquarius). It will be
interesting to see what else he does when the moon crosses his first next
month.

Virgo & Taurus--It is finally your time

Pluto enters Capricorn and sends love to Taurus & Virgo

I have spoken volumes on the changes we will all be experiencing as Pluto begins its trek in Capricorn. But instead of focusing on the economic and infrastructure issues-- that we all know is in our future, I would like to take a minute to talk to a few interesting folks who will not be pained by Pluto but instead will be in awe of Pluto.

Yes, there is a select group of you who have got some interesting times ahead. Those Tauruses who are born April 20-24 and those Virgos born August 23 - 27 take special note...something good is coming to you. Yes, of course an astrologer gets in trouble when they talk about good & bad--- we rather say Opportunities and Challenges.. But my point is, I would encourage you to get ready to see more good and experience it. What is about to happen is Pluto will go into earth sign Cap and the minute it does the bells will be ringing in the other two earth signs--Virgo and Taurus.

What does this mean? Well astrologicallyspeaking I am talking about an aspect called a TRINE. We love a good ol' trine. It is a beneficial aspect. Three is a strong position, don't believe me, why is a camera always on a tripod? Because three legs is stronger than four and definitely better than two. Think of the holy trinity. We love 3's. And in the astrology all of the elements are divided into four elements with 3 signs each. The trine means the 3 signs are 90 degrees apart and if you drew a line between all three it would be a perfect Triangle. Except for Bermuda---We Love Triangles.

When Pluto goes into Cap and says, "Hey, Virgo, I'm over here with my big Trine ready to help you!" "And you, Taurus, let me see if there is something I can do that with my big Trine that will make life easier for you."

However, the funny thing about Pluto is that it is not a Santa Clause aspect, that is more Jupiter (Santa and his fat gut!) instead the image of a trine from Pluto is very much like the image I picked above, an open lock with a key. Pluto finally helps you find the keys in which you have been searching.

For Virgo this is a welcomed gift because for many of the early degree Virgos way back in the late 90's they had the shit end of the Pluto stick. That was when Pluto was all in black and breathing like Darth Vader as he went through your life and house in a storm trooper stomp. I don't have to know the details to know that you got it in the pants. Perhaps it was a death of someone important, perhaps it was the end of a marriage, perhaps it was the end of a career perhaps it was an illness where you came out of it saying, "As god as my witness I will never be ____ again." Or maybe it was not an ending of a marriage but it was not what you expected or a job that turned out not to be what it appeared on the surface. Whatever it was, it was a real drag. Well, guess what? Now Pluto wants to make amends.

And you, Taurus, many of you a number of years ago felt betrayed by Uranus who kicked you with a whirlwind of harsh activity. First you are doing this and then you are doing that, you are living here and working there and then you are not. You are in love and then you are not. You want to be this when you grow up and then you realize you don't what to be that..and frankly you don't even want to grow up. This was a real bitch of a time, think around the mid 90's. Then just when you thought you had enough, then you got Neptune in the late 90's making your life a living hell...with too much frivolous behavior , booze, perhaps some drugs and just good old fashion illusion. Whatever it was Neptune just had you gassed into believing something that was not real. And you were so disillusioned.. such is Neptune sigh.

But now, you both are in store for some Pluto benefits.
For those early degree Taurus and Virgo Sun's..(0-2 degrees) between now and the end of 2009 you can find yourself with some unique opportunities. Perhaps someone offers you something you never thought you would do and in fact you would normally turn this person down but just for some strange reason you say, "yes" and the next thing you know you are in some amazing situation. Or if it is not that obvious, you say yes, and a door opens and you go in and from there another door opens and then another and you find yourself in wildly curious place but it all makes sense and you see your life improve. Improve in an unusual way. Taurus, because you are often stuck in the mud and Virgo because you often can't see the forest for the trees----both of you often get trapped by a thinking that good has to look a certain way. "It has got to be this way or I won't be happy." Well, Pluto in Cap your fellow Earth sign is keen on finding opportunities in the most ridiculous ways and manners and Cap can make use out of anything. But luckily for you, because you trust your fellow earth sign, you will say,"hmm...okay." And that is the KEY.
Of course, you do have to be reasonable with these types of transits. I'm not saying that when the guy on the motorcycle comes up to you and says with a wink, "Want to ride to my leather shop?" And you are having a day where your kids are bugging you and you loathe your husband----- that does not mean you say 'yes' to the biker. Ah, no. Be reasonable! But still keep your eyes open for some lucky breaks. What you don't know is that you earned your luck. And pluto will hand you the key---that you always had in your possession, you just weren't ready to find it until now.
Click your shoes, Dorothy!

Sick and tired

Varoitus! Luvassa ehkä tylsin postaus ikinä, joka käsittelee asujeni lisäksi vain elämäni surkeutta ja sairauksia. Ei kannata lukea jos ei kiinnosta sairaskertomukset.

Tää postaus ois tullu jo eilen, mutta eipä sitten tullutkaan, ja ihan hyvästä syystä. Olin nimittäin tekemässä mesen välityksellä Allun kanssa Mestarimyyjä -tehtiä (kauppisjuttuja) kun olo muuttu aika nopeesti ihan hirveeks ja kuumeiseks. Harmi etten löytänyt meidän parempaa kuumemittaria, mutta huonomman mukaan kuumetta oli yli 37 ja olo ihan järkky. Yritin siinä sitten niitä tehtäviä tuskissani tehdä, mutta eihän siitä oikein mitään tullut ja Allu sitten ahkerana tyttösenä ne teki loppuun. ♥ Eilisilta siis kului ihan sienissä, enkä Buranaakaan ottanut kun vasta sitten kun menin nukkumaan (monissa vaatekerroksissa).
Eilen kuitenkin päivällä olo oli vielä hyvä, ja käytiin kaupungilla Allun kanssa kun koulu loppui taas 11.30. En tajua miten saimme vietettyä pienessä käpykylämme kaupoissa yli kolme ja puoli tuntia, kun menimme äitini kyydillä kotiin kun hän pääsi kolmelta töistä.
Käytiin muuten kaupunkimme uudessa Sokos Emotionissa (jossa siis myydään pelkästään kosmetiikkaa ja alusvaatteita), ja on kyllä oikein mukavaa että kaupunkiimme saatiin tuollainen suht iso luksuskauppa. :) En kyllä ostanut sieltä kuin normeja mustia pinnejä ja Wet'n'Wildin poskipunan. Muita ostoksia oli sitten iskälle isänpäivälahja, ripsareita (oli niin halpoja) ja tällä kertaa vähän isompi hiuskiinne, eli 400ml, koska 250ml hiuskiinne menee minulla ihan hetkessä.

Tässä muuten eilisen asu. Hiukset oli raivostuttavasti vähän kiharalla ja muutenkin oudosti, kun en ollut torstaina koulussa ja kotona pidin hiuksia Pikku Myy -kampauksella, niin lopputulos oli se että ne olivat vielä perjantainakin laineilla. Pinkki mustat sukat eivät sitten näkyneet kenkien alta, siksi sorruin laittamaan pinkki-mustat polvisukat puna-mustan asun kanssa. :D
♥ farkut: Seppälä
♥ sydän-t-paita: Vilulta (alunperin Seppälä)
♥ huppari: äidin tuliainen Viipurista
♥ helmet, korvikset & Pikku Myy -heijastin: Vilulta
♥ rannekoru: Glitter
♥ pinnit: ?

Jotkut näistä kuvista on ihan mössöjä kun kokeilin ottaa niitä ilman salamaa.

Tässä myös pitkästä aikaa asuni ulkona. Kokonaisuuteen kuului myös kirkkaanpunaiset hanskat, mutta ne ovat kuvaushetkellä jostain syystä laukussa.
♥ takki: H&M
♥ kaulaliina: Fida Lähetystori
♥ kengät: Ekotori
♥ matilyn -laukku: Cybershop
+ ne hanskat: äidin vanhat
Aleksi 13:ssa bongasin yhdet talvikenkäehdokkaat, kiiltonahkaiset ihanuudet, ja hintaa oli alennuksen jälkeen 40€. En kyllä tiedä olisivatko ne niin hyvät, koska ei ne nyt niin lämpimille vaikuttaneet, ja olen tänään ja eilen panikoinut yhdestä ihan kamalasta asiasta, eli siitä, että pelkään että minulla on kohta mm. vaivaisenluut ja muut jaloissa. Eikä se olisi _todellakaan_ mikään leikinasia, koska sitten olisi aika mahdotonta löytää kenkiä, ja leikkaus olisi melkein pakollinen. Huolenaiheeni on lähtenyt siitä, kun minulla on aina ollut ylipitkät varpaat ja lattajalat, niin nämä eivät ole kumpikaan mikään hyvä juttu. Pitkien varpaiden takia monet kengät hankaa varpaita, ja melkein kaikki kengät ovat liian kapeita että jalka voisi olla ns. lunnollisessa asennossaan. Vaivaisenluuhan on yksi yleisimmistä naisten jalkaongelmista, koska yleensä se tulee korkkareiden ja liian kapeitten kenkien käytöstä. Varsinkin juuri länsimaissa kengät ovat juuri tästä mallista tehtyjä, eivätkä mitenkään hyviä jaloille. Muodissa on myös aina korkkarit ja kaikki lättänät kengät, jotka eivät anna tarpeeksi tukea jaloille, ja sellaisiahan monet naiset juuri käyttävät. Ja tietysti itsekin kuulun niihin, jotka käyttävät korkkareita myös muuallakin kuin juhlissa, eivätkä kenkänikään ole mitenkään leveitä.

Tänään sitten olen ollut koko päivän ihan masentuneena, väsyneenä, surullinen ja kaiken lisäksi sairas. Kuumetta ei välillä taida paljoa olla, mutta olo on kyllä ihan surkea kaikin osin. Tunnen itseni joksikin vanhaksi mummoksi kun paikkoja särkee ja olo on kamala.
Lähiaikoina pitäisi oikeasti mennä lääkäriin näiden jalkojen takia, koska aiemmin lääkärit eivät ole lattajalkojani muuten kommentoineet kuin että yksi sanoi että pitäisi ostaa vähän tukevammat kengänpohjat. Lääkärissä käyntiin on kyllä muitakin syitä, kuten se, että päähäni koskee melkein jatkuvasti, ja minulla on koskenut lapsesta asti päähän normaalia usemmin. Välillä kipua oli kyllä vain n. kerran kuussa, mutta nyt tuntuu että päähäni koskee taas liian usein. Migreenin oireita en ole kyllä oikeastaan tuon säryn lisäksi huomannut, että en sitten tiedä mistä on kyse.

Olen ehkä aina pitänyt terveyttä liian itsestäänselvänä, ja en tiedä miten tämä "valaistuminen" tuli aika yht'äkkiä, vaikka syömistä olen kyllä tarkkaillut jo kauemmin (vaikka ei siitä kyllä mitään hyötyä ole ollut).

Nyt siis pelkään, että kohta joudun pitämään jotain terveyskenkiä lopun elämääni enkä mitään hienouksia tai sitten en enää pysty kävelemään hirveitten kipujen takia. Että semmosta. Mistäköhän kunnoliset talvikengät nyt löytäis, taitaa olla aika mahdottomuus löytää hyviä mun jaloille ja samalla siedettävän näköisiä. No mutta tässä ne Aleksi 13:n ihanuudet, jotka taitaa jäädä vain haaveeksi. Kuva kyllä vääristää tosi paljon.
Nyt on kyllä teksti ja olo ihan pohjalukemissa, mutta tässä kuitenkin keskiviikon asu.
♥ ruusupaita, pitkähihainen & sukkikset: H&M
♥ hame: Vilulta
♥ ruusupinnit: H&M
♥ siipikorvikset (uudet): Vilulta
♥ avainkaulakoru: Glitter
♥ rannekorut: Seppälä (+ 1 itse tehty)
Nyt en enää tiedä pitäiskö jättää tämä postaus kokonaan julkaisematta, mutta toisaalta mitä hyötyä tämän tekemisessä olisi sitten ollut. Ehkä pitäisi säästää nämä tekstit vaikka päiväkirjalle.

Voi kun osaisin olla yhtä positiivinen kuin monet muut, kun välillä tuntuu ettei minua negatiivisempaa ihmistä voi olla.

Huomaa muuten hyvin milloin olen erityisen allapäin, kun en silloin käytä melkein ollenkaan hymiöitä.

Nyt soi: Disco Ensemble - This Is My Head Exploding