Neptune Retrograde

May 29--12:30am EDT (28th rest of time zones)

Every year Neptune retrogrades for about five months. We can't get too worked up by the action because lets face it, if it is going backwards for nearly half the year every year--we just are kind of used to it.

Having said that, the actual day of the event might present something for the world to watch. Although, I can't remember right now what went on in the news on that date last year when it turned retrograde BUT what I can say is that the Neptune retros for the last few years have taken place in May and then the Direct dates comes up in late October or November.

Now---ponder this....last year when it retrograded at the end of May (around Memorial Day) and came back up for air November 2...the world was not the same. It was a whole new world by November 2nd.

The Stock Market crashed and burned September/October 2008---the last month of the retrograded neptune. Of course, analysts can tell you now that there were creakin' and crackin' signs during the summer if people were willing to watch. Sure, maybe? But who was looking we were all lost in our neptune retro world... playing the game, "Hey see no evil --feel no evil."

But what might come up for us to look at this summer? One thing I saw in today's news that kind of rocked my little bones was the news that 12 percent of all mortgages are underwater and a large percentage of those mortgages are not subprime. Meaning these were people who took reasonable loans and had good credit...and they are underwater.

I will be interested to see what other things are reported tomorrow on the last friday of the month and the day that Neptune retros.

And where will we be November 4 when it turns direct?

Remember all of this is taking place in the sign Aquarius which is groups and associations. What group do we fall within society? Are we poor? Are we rich? Are we workers? Are we unemployed? Are we working at job that moves our soul? Are we just doing our time and collecting a check because we don't have anything better? Are we volunteers at our kids schools? Why not? Do we wish we could do more work like that? Do we wish we could be more a part of society in a more constructive way?

and drumbeat... are you inspired by community? And if the answer is NO..then why the 'eff not? I'm not saying it to be provocative I am saying it really in a 'Neptune in Aquarius' (last 4 degrees way). Remember it will only be here until 2011.....so we don't have a lot of time to figure this out...

These are some of the things we should be pondering this summer. Perhaps as we figure out why---- whatever world we land upon in Fall when November turns direct will not be as shocking.

perhaps?

Get out of the way----It is here Jupiter/Neptune/chiron

May 27 4:06pm EDT

Jupiter conjuncts Neptune & Chiron 26 degrees Aquarius 28 minutes (18 minutes arc for Chiron but close enough to count)

first let's take a moment and bow our heads to the esoterica....which is when I pull out the Sabian symbols for the degrees. If you don't know much about Sabian symbols go here or go here:

Sabian symbol: An ancient pottery bowl
filled with violets. The keyword is: Tradition. When positive, the
degree is a high realization of values a real gift for using them and when
negative, a loss of self in conventionality and its meaningless
trappings.

And now the notso esoteric----

At first blush when you see the words “Jupiter conjunct Neptune” it seems like another ho hum aspect. But this no prosaic aspect between planets. First of all the last time Jupiter got on top of Neptune was 1997 and that was when they were in Capricorn.

Now they are on top of each other in Aquarius and the last time these two were on top of each other in Aquarius was 1843 so as you can see this is not any ho-hum day or cycle! Jupiter is the planet of expansion, it magnifies everything it touches. It can be racist and philosophical. Neptune is the gassiest planet in the solar system. It is hard to touch it because it can be vague and nebulous. It is the planet that rules cinema, oil, illusions, drugs, hospitals, worlds behind worlds. Jupiter rules religion and Neptune rules spirituality. Crazy religious zealots love this aspect. Curiously, right after they conjunct on the 27th Neptune will turn around and go retrograde on the 29th. And then in June Jupiter will retrograde. These guys will be back and forth over each for months which means we will experience the conjunction all summer long and then in the winter (about a week before Christmas) they will conjunct for the final time. Jupiter is joyful and optimistic Neptune is dreamy and depressed. Expect a summer and fall of BiPolar energy. Up and Down Up and Down. If you you’re yourself experience super highs and super lows in some area of your life you probably can blame Jupiter and Neptune.

If you have not done your chart yet, please go here: http://www.astro.com/ Please draft your chart and then find where 26 Aquarius is located. Whatever that house which contains that degree then expect a roller coaster of ups and downs.

There is one other part to this whole business between Jupiter and Neptune and also neighbor Uranus (in Pisces) that involves Mutual receptivity. I won’t get too bogged down on the explanation but think of it this way--- Jupiter is a landlord and Neptune is in his apartment. Neptune is a landlord and Jupiter is in his office building. Uranus is a landlord and both Jupiter and Neptune are in his wearhouse. The bottom line is they are all like one big Menage---messing with each others. Creepy? Kinda. But more importantly they trust one another and it is adds of a bit of “aren’t we swell?” to all the aspects.


And on the greater landscape they will be doing a job to our economy. Not just the US economy, the world economies will be up everyone’s grill.

I have seen a lot of astrologers write about some of the astrological challenges and curiosities that we are all experiencing at this time but I must say Ray Merriman is a cut above the group. He is one of my favorite astrologers. To me he always has the ring of the real nickel (interesting metaphor for this aspect). In the current issue of Mountain Astrologer (June/July) Ray’s article “The Economy & The cardinal Climax of 2008-2015: Camelot or Financial Armageddon” is spot on. He discusses many aspects we will be experiencing and he writes:

“It is interesting that 1
843 was the year following another Great Depression in the U.S. that lasted from
1835 through 1842. It was set off when President Andrew Jackson abolished
the Second US National Bank, which at the time was the central bank of the U.S.
much like the Federal Reserve Board is today.”

The article points out which many of us have pondered---that cuckoo crazy, shawl wearing Andrew Jackson shut it down and it was not until 70 years later that a central bank peered through the mist again when Woodrow Wilson put ink to a paper and it was law. What happens if that central bank doesn’t make it? Something to think about. Go get the Mountain Astrologer and read Ray’s article. It is a must read for anyone who uses money.

And what about Chiron?

Well, simply said Chiron is the teacher that pushed you and pushed you in school. Remember how much you hated it when you felt the bar raise? But you did it because you had to and in truth you wanted to impress your teacher just a wee bit? Well, that is in the mix with Chiron. Chiron teaches us a lesson but often it is by pointing out when we step on our own johsons (Hey--I'm a gal I don't have a johson") or by just getting in our own way.

Look to the news.. see who is puffed up with Jupiter and in illusion by Neptune. They will teach us all a lesson.

Gemini New Moon----Is up

Gemini New Moon-- May 24 8:11am
3 Gemini 28

In about 5 hours the Moon will be new in the sign Gemini. This is always a fun and lively time of the year. So many possibilities so many fun encounters. A lot of talking. It is like everyday is a cocktail party conversation. And we are all Holly GoLightly. The only problem is that not everything will be as it seems this cycle and we have got Jupiter getting ready to get on top of Neptune this week and coloring this whole 28 cycle. Get ready for some ups and downs. Perhaps it is a good thing it is starting in Gemini, it might not sting as much since Gemini likes things 'light."

You can read my article here:
By the way---some of the problems with logging in and finally been resolved. I think it will be easier to get to my articles now.

In the meantime here is a snippet:

Added to the mix is the fact that Mercury is still retrograde on this lunar cycle so that puts an additional cuckooness to the situation. Stuff you hear just simply might not be accurate. Gossip will be high. Snoopiness is everywhere. When you are talking on your cell phone to someone who you can’t stand you better make sure you really clicked “Off” before you say what you really think. And periodically in certain lunar cycles I have to remind everyone to check their emails. Your brain and hands could be moving so fast (perfectly Gemini) that you could send the wrong email to the wrong person. “What a biatch Diane is!” …whoops, “Sorry Dianne, but you know I meant Biatch in that friendly cool way.” During this cycle, before you send the email, double check everything!


Globally, I expect we will have a flurry of activity during this lunar cycle. Things will be moving fast. Data will be coming to us from all angles. We will laugh about a lot of stuff. Some of it will be true and some of it will be false. Since Venus is getting a tiny bit of a slapping I expect our currencies will take some hits. Perhaps not huge but something will just be ‘off’. There may be some weird alliances this month. Even strange couplings. “Huh, he left his wife for her?” “She left him for that guy?”

I open my eyes with a sigh of relief, as the warmth of summer's sunlight dances around me

Jelou!

Tämä viikko on mennyt välillä tosi mukavissa tunnelmissa, mutta välillä olotila on ollut aika pohjalukemissa.

Keskiviikko oli ihme säätöpäivä. Ensinnäkin olin ainoa, joka oli tulossa aamuisella taloushallinnon tunnille, joten tuntia ei pidetty, ja seuraavaan tuntiin oli aikaa melkein kaksi tuntia. Kävelin kaupoille, joihin on koulultamme kuitenkin vähän matkaa, ja pyörin sitten niissä, mutten ostanut muuta kuin kaksi kynsilakkaa, jotka tietenkin unohdin kuvata. Toinen oli Mavalan kultahileinen, ja toinen joku ihmemerkin pinkki, jonka annoin kyllä äidille, että voisin lainata hänelle äitienpäivälahjaksi ostettuja lakkoja. :D Kummatkin lakoista maksoi 1€ Cittarissa, joten ei paha. Sovitin myös normeja mustia alennusballerinoja Cittarissa, mutta en niitä kuitenkaan ainakaan vielä ostanut.

Koko päivä oli kyllä pelkkää odottelua, kun seuraavalla tunnilla saimme vain kokeet ja olimme tunnilla vähän aikaa, ja seuraavaan tuntiin oli taas jotain 1,5h aikaa, ja silloin olikin vain enkun koe. Onneksi sentään ehdin yhden bussiin.

Kotona otin vaihteeksi pihalla kuvia, kun yritin löytää paikkaa jossa voisi ottaa päivänasukuvia. En kuitenkaan onnistunut kovin menestyksekkäästi. :---D

♥ takki: Sisters Point
♥ kengät & aurinkolasit: H&M
♥ Marilyn- laukku: Cybershop
Lisäksi siispä otin myös normikuvat.

♥ kauluspaita: Vilulta
♥ Marilyn-toppi: H&M
♥ trikoot: Seppälä
♥ Marilyn-pinssi: Madu Shop
♥ rusetti: Backstreet
♥ kruunukoru & korvikset: Glitter
♥ rannerengas: lapsuusajoilta
Koulun jälkeen katsoin vuonna -89 tehdyn Cry Baby -leffan, jossa on nuori Johnny Depp pääosassa. Sanoisin, että oli ainakin aika mielenkiintoinen ja outo leffa. :---D Katsoin muuten myös tiistaina muistaakseni vuonna -54 tehdyn Sabrina-leffan, jossa on päähenkilönä Audrey Hepburn. Oli kyllä aika tylsä leffa, ja kestikin kaksi tuntia, enkä jaksanut katsoa sitä edes yhdessä osassa.
Keskiviikkona illemmalla käytin koiriamme ulkona vanhempieni kanssa, ja kuvailin samalla luontoa.




Eilen alkoikin sitten neljän päivän loma, kun oli helatorstai. Oli kyllä tosi tylsä ja aika masentava päivä. Kuulin silloin myös kaveristani Allusta yli viikon tauon jälkeen, kun hän palasi Turkista. Olen kyllä kade!

Tylsän päivän piristyksenä oli kuitenkin Moulin Rouge!:n katsominen, on siinä kyllä mahtava leffa, pakko myöntää. Jos et ole sitä jostain syystä vielä katsonut, niin kannattaa ihmeessä!

Sain myös päivällä aikaiseksi kuvata pihallamme olevaa kukkapenkkiä, kun äitini pyysi. :D

..ja samassa myös vähän Otusta kun se siinä ympärillä pyöri.

Söpis. ♥
Kuvailu jatkui myös tänään, kun tuli tylsää.





Tylsyys kuitenkin loppui siihen, kun sain Vilun kokeensa jälkeen seurakseni pyörimään kaupungille. :) Tein ehkä meikkausennätyksen, kun meikkasin pikavauhtia ja minun mittakaavassani TODELLA vähän. Hiuksiakaan en laittanut muuten kuin otsatukan.
Nopean ehostautumisen jälkeen ajelinkin lämpöisessä mopoilusäässä kaupunkiin. Meinasi kyllä ripeksiä vettä, mutta onneksi sää kuitenkin pysyi lämpimänä ja aurinkoisena. :)
Käytiin nopsasti Euromarketissa ja kustansin meille vähän piknikevästä, joihin kuului jätskit, Juissia ja juustoriisikakkuja, kun Vilu sanoi että ne on hyviä. Ja niin muuten ovat!

Napsin myös kuvia piknikpaikalle mentäessä.


Huruslahti(?) on kyllä ehkä yksi Varkauden näteimmistä alueista, tuolla olisi kyllä ihan mukava varmaan asua.
Piknikpaikan näkymät eivät olleet ehkä ihan yhtä hehkeät. :D
Teimme kuitenkin nopeasti lintubongauksen, nimittäin pesivän silkkiuikun.
En ole ennen nähnyt minkään vesilinnun pesimistä noin läheltä, enkä silkkiuikkua muutenkaan, ja pian ilmeisesti emon kaveriksi ilmestyi poikasten isä, joka alkoi korjailla pesää, ja välillä ne vaihtoivat vuorojakin. Aw miten söpöä. :D
Sain myös viekkuuni vähän liian hemaisevan otuksen, joka olisi ehkä hieman suuttunut jos en olisi sensuroinut sen naamaa. 8---D
Sain otuksen myös kuvaamaan asuni. ♥
♥ mekko & neule: H&M
♥ trikoot: Seppälä

♥ hattu: kirppari (&)
♥ laukku: Spirit Store
♥ arskat & korvikset: H&M
♥ kello: Leijona
♥ hamaörkki: itse tehty
Todistusaineistoa siitä, että olen joku majavan, hiiren ja hamsterin risteytys.. Näytän tuolta varmaan aina kun olen olen kovin hilpeänä. :---D
Ei tarvinnut kuitenkaan kauaa pelkkää omaa pärstää kuvailla, kun pian jo vieressäni kiehnäsi ylisöpis Vilpertti. ♥
Sori Vilu. XD
Oltais aika komee pari vai mitä kuomat. ;---))
Vilun paita.
Kyllä sen huomio herpaantu välillä kännykkäänkin.
Oli kyllä mukavat kolme tuntia, jotka pelasti mun muuten tylsän päivän!

Kotiintulon jälkeen oonkin sitten suurimmaks osaks vaan dataillu ja syöny, mutta tein myös yhden mulle tosi merkityksellisen jutun, nimittäin kun kävin lenkillä, niin jaksoin hölkätä koko 35 min, suurimmissakin ylämäissä! :-----D Tää saattaa jolleikin olla ihan pikkujuttu, utta mulle toi on iso saavutus, kun kuntoni on mikä on. :)

Huomenna olisi tarkoitus mennä ekaa kertaa kesätöihin suunnilleen kolmeksi tunniksi, kun ilmeisesti siellä on joku "tapahtuma", niin siellä saatettais vaikka tarvita mun apua. :D Nyt vaan pitäis yrittää olla nukkumatta pommiin... Niin ja toivoo ettei sada, tai saattaa työpäivä peruuntua.

Loppuun vielä pari otosta lisää edellisen postauksen 60s Fashion kirjasta.


Bye bye~~

Np: Placebo - Brick Shithouse