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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

☆♥*♥☆ Hummingbird Wisdom ☆♥*♥☆

During Spring and Summer months I'll note the time of first hummingbird and dragonfly sitings.  Birds and insects are "winged-ones" and Divine messengers, each bestowing their own wisdom at precisely the correct moment in one's life.

My first hummingbird siting this year was today, Tuesday, June 28th at 11:58pm, moments before noon.  I gazed through the window at the striking orange trumpet-like flowers of our trumpet vine and saw its fleeting, iridescent, hovering image flitting from flower to flower. At that moment, the Moon was in Mercury☿-ruled Gemini♊, approaching a conjunction to energetic Mars♂ , also in Gemini. Mercury, also a winged messenger, is in the Moon's sign of intuitive Cancer♋. When two planets are in a sign ruled by each other's ruling planet, they form an energetic bond called a mutual reception in which their individual energy is emphasized.  Psychic impressions and astute awareness symbolizes Mercury/Moon.

Similiar to hummingbird, Gemini is quick on it's toes, or wings, exuberant, and ever fleeting.  Since emphasis to color appears on hummingbird's throat, communicating feelings and thoughts take priority.

When hummingbird appears, speaking your personal truth is most important, as time is of the essence.  Devote time and energy to experiencing joyful activities. Hummingbird denotes charm, flirting and joy in love and dating.  Phone calls, communications, invitations are all possibilities when hummingbird darts into your life!

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Lorraine Valente
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Thursday, June 23, 2011

☆♥*♥☆The Chariot~VII~Cancer☆♥*♥☆

Tarot card number 7 is called The Chariot, symbolic of the depth of nurturing Lunar folks  offer. The Chariot is the director of his own destiny so long as he stays focused along his path. He is in control and holds rein on his feelings. He leads the way with unwavering focus, ambition, and determination. It is apparent he is anxious to be where he wants to go, which isn’t always where he needs to be. Sometimes this focus and determination is detrimental. It is important to look up from time to time and attend to what is going on around, andthat doesn't have to be distracting. Overly ambitious, excessive desire to pursue a goal “at any cost” may result in “not seeing the forest from the trees”, and may actually sabotage one’s goals rather than achieve them!

The black and white Sphinx’s on this card are symbolic of opposing forces that may require careful blending. Each color wants to move in a different direction and it is the Charioteer’s job to prevent this with his powers of concentration, focus, and determination. Sometimes decisions are made with black and white thinking rather than accepting shades of gray. Balance and compromise to the middle ground is required when this card appears. Being sensitive to the feelings of others, creative problem solving, and keeping emotions in check with one's intellect are symbolic of Chariot.

When Chariot appears, there is a sense of blending yin and yang, feminine and masculine energies. If Chariot enters your reading, he gently reminds of the need to blend assertive and receptive energies. Androgyny may be implied. He symbolizes the destiny you make for yourself as well as the inward journey. He is also considered a workaholic, actively exerting control over his environment.

Keywords:

Asserting self, Concentrating energies, Fixating on a Goal, Ego, Focus, Looking out for personal interests, Not permitting distractions to deter or sidestep, Rising above temptations, Curbing impulses, Determined to succeed, Movement, Androgeny, Being receptive, Self-mastery when male and female energies are blended.

How does the energy of Chariot resonate with you?

Thank you, and have a wonderful day!

Lorraine Valente

 

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

☆♥*♥☆ Strong Sun Moon ~ Flicker ☆♥*♥☆

Strong Sun Moon ~ Flicker
In Native American Astrology, those born from June 21~July 22nd are born under the Strong Sun Moon and their animal totem is the Flicker or Woodpecker. Their color is pink and they are part of the Frog Elemental Clan. The flicker is a member of the woodpecker family and is known for its perseverance and relentlessness in the face of security desires or needs, particularly if it involves their children. The flicker is quick, precise and detail oriented.

The name flicker is actually dervied from one of its sounds. It makes a variety of sounds, and during mating season it displays its greatest musical talents. "Their drumming is also tied to the mysteries of music and rhythm. Anyone with Flicker as a totem would be wise to study the use of percussion instruments i.e.: Drums and rattles” (Andrews).  Flicker people are also home oriented. Having a comfortable and beautiful living environment is important to Flickers. They function best when their home; physical, emotional, and mental, is attractive, comfortable, calm, and running smoothly.

The carnelian agate is their mineral totem. Carnelian was the first hard stone engraved in ancient times. Because of its color, carnelian has been associated with blood. It was considered a stone used in emergencies, thought to possess an ability to stop blood flowing from wounds. It is useful in healing people. Because of its color, it is also associated with the heart. The stone is often given to ones object of affection as a pledge of love.

Woodpecker was known to the Romans as the bird of the god Mars. Powerful neck muscles and persistence makes it possible for them to dig in wood for bugs. They are also able to climb up and down trees without a problem, defying gravity. There is a resident woodpecker outside my office window and he usually hangs upside down on the bark of the tree; truly quite the acrobat! “In Greece and Rome, woodpeckers symbolized war, destruction, sudden attacks, and storms. Germans called it the Little King in the West and the “King of Birds” (Conway).  Woodpecker is both beautiful and fascinating to watch.

Keywords: Prophecy, Rhythm, Persistence, Acrobatics, Music, Drumming, Good luck, Blood, Warning, Opportunity, Restless, Healing Love, Storms.

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Lorraine Valente
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References:
Ted Andrews-Animal Speak
D. J. Conway~Animal Majick

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

☆♥*♥☆Summer Solstice~Sun enters Cancer☆♥*♥☆

Happy Birthday Cancer ~ Moonchild

For Those Born Between June 21~ July 22nd. 

The Key Phrase is: I Nurture.

On June 21st, the Sun enters cardinal, Cancer♋ 00 degrees. Uranian Astrologers link 0 degrees to all cardinal signs. Cardinal energy (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) initiates, is action oriented, and outgoing. These signs are restless, often impatient, open to change, and may project that energy onto others and the environment. Others may view them as domineering because of the desire to make things happen. Cardinal energy represents movement from an inner, passive quality to an assertive, outer quality. It is our will to be noticed, like seedlings pushing their way through the soils surface towards the warmth of light. Interestingly, there are fewer geomagnetic disturbances in the ocean at the Solstice points of June/July (Cancer) and December/January (Capricorn) than during the Equinoxes.

Cancer is caring, responsible, romantic, sensitive, and sensual in their romantic relationships. There isn’t anything Cancer won’t do for their partner and loved ones. They are generous with their time, love, and possessions once trust is developed. Developing trust in relationships is critical. Security and loyalty are most important to lunar folks, which is why betrayal in love has such a devastating effect. Scorpio’s might say “Don’t get mad, get even”, yet a Cancerian never forgets…and some say they never forgive an emotional betrayal, although rationally they may. Considered to be old-fashioned, maintaining traditional values, Moon children are sentimental; they save and collect just about everything. Lunar individuals stay in contact with old friends saving memorabilia from the past. They are most devoted to their mate and family, specifically their offspring. Memories and intuition are acute, possessing the ability to store past emotional memories and impressions with accuracy and detail.

Cancer, the crab has a hard outer shell yet a very soft interior. Crabs crawl into their shells when they are frightened and move at a slow and constant pace. If you chance to watch a crab , he tends to move from side to side, not front to back. This symbolism is prominent in the lunar-ruled. There may be the tendency to confront a problem or person in a round about fashion, rather than straight on. This method by which conflict is resolved is most prominent. Remember, Cancer is a cardinal sign. Timing is everything, (within the emotional waters or tides) and it must "feel" right to engage in communication. 

The astrological glyph is the Crab♋, and the shape of a sideways 69. Numerologically, the number 69 reduces to the number 6 (6 + 9 = 15 or 1 + 5 = 6) symbolic of service and choices. Moon children are the nurturers and "mother's" of the zodiac. Because Cancer resides in the 4th house of the zodiac, she is ruled by the Moon. Emotions, feelings, children, ancestry, cooking, and the home are most important to lunar folks. Emotional comfort and personal security is critical to a Cancer. The Moon is often called a “light” or “luminary”. She is symbolic of our instinctual emotional nature, how we may or may not have been nurtured as a child. Our “perception” of our own mother and how our emotional needs either were or were not met early in life are symbolized by the placement of the Moon in your chart. “She” is the feminine principle (yin). The Moon is receptive as she retreats during the day, hidden from view, absorbing the light and energy of her partner, the Sun. This energetic "light" is reflected back to us in the evening, once the Sun has disappeared from view. She might be considered the “shadow”.
When the Sun is in Cancer♋ it combines the union of opposites, both Solar and Lunar energy, the masculine and feminine. According to Mythic Astrology by Guttman and Johnson, when a person is born under the sign of Cancer it said to be “the sign of the “mystic marriage”, the union of alchemical opposites”. For this reason, lunar folks are said to be psychic for they are very open to universal energies.

Don’t ever believe that Cancer is weak. That would be your first and last mistake! Cancer is an intuitive, cardinal sign.  Lunar folks are tenacious and persevere under the worst circumstances. Emotional depth perception is bestowed upon Cancer’s and energized by the Moon’s radiant reflection.

In health matters, the lunar-ruled relates to the breasts and stomach, symbolic of the nurturing instinct i.e.: breasts for feeding babies and the stomach for consumption of food/sustenance. Considering the disease Cancer and the proliferation of breast Cancer, specifically in women, there is the tendency for women who give too much, do not speak up for themselves, and whose emotional needs are not being met. As a result, the pattern becomes internalized and a disease develops to render the "giver” incapable of giving because they are too ill to do so. The reverse manifests in that the “nurturer” becomes the one requiring nurturance.

Cancer’s polar opposite (4th house~home, our ancestral roots, end of the matter, children, family food and nurturing) is the cardinal, earth sign Capricorn (10th house~career, public reputation). The integration of home and family versus work and the public are issues to be addressed in the life of Cancerians. When under stress, each sign operates through negative characteristics of their polar opposite, the sign 180 degrees opposite itself. When under stress, Cancer may become cold as ice, hiding in their shell, willful and decisive, similar to earthy Capricorn (the Sea Goat) ruled by Saturn, the Lord of Karma. Remember too that Saturn is the ancient ruler of Aquarius and that “flavor” can be added to the above interpretation. Aquarians may appear distant, aloof or cool because they are a cerebral air sign.

Famous Cancerians: Hermann Hesse, German Visionary Novelist~July 2, Tom Cruise, Actor~July 3, Ann Landers, Advice Columnist and Geraldo Rivera, TV Talk Show host~July 4, Sylvester Stallone~July 6, Marc Chagall, Russian/Jewish Painter~July 7th, Dancer, Ginger Rogers born July 16th, Film Actor James Cagney~July 17th, Carlos Santana, Guitarist/Musician born July 20, Ernest Hemingway, Author, Cat Stevens, Musician/Songwriter, Robin Williams, Actor/Comedian, and Lorraine Valente (me), Astrologer/Writer all born on July 21.  ƸӜƷ
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Lorraine Valente
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Sunday, June 19, 2011

☆♥*♥☆ Spider Wisdom ~ Arachne ☆♥*♥☆

Hi All, (◠)

I hope all the father's, and the mother's and others who also fill that role, had a wonderful day.

Today was a beautiful day in New Jersey; the Sun shined brightly and an ever so light breeze bathed the landscape, gently caressing each bloom that appears to have been smiling towards its rays.  I caught the glimpse of a spider, doing what spiders do, apparently suspended in the process of creating his net-like web. A photo was taken for you here. 

Its legs are so fragile and spindly, yet all spiders are predators by nature.  Many have the ability to paralyze their prey with venom, a form of chemical that stuns, kills, and pre-digests its victim, according to Palmer, 2001.  It is difficult to see his web of creation as it is virtually invisible, yet it is there, as he patiently awaits "dinner".  This spider was rather small so I'll assume it is male as female spiders are generally larger.
The Native American Indian creates an object of beauty called a dream catcher, which actually resembles a spider's web.  Dream catcher's are thought to protect infants from harm and also "catch" ones dreams. Spider is also considered a "Grandmother", link to the past and future. 

Spider is an intricate weaver, spinning life creations or veils of illusion.  Spider webs are always growing. Becuase she is associated with sex, death, magic, fate,  entrapment, communication, and illusion, she is often feared.  Spider, like the Scorpion, possess power in controlling ones destiny and subsequent fate.

Astrologically, the glyph for asteroid Arachne is that of a web.  Webs are complicated works of skillful art.  Arachne is thought to bestow skill and expertise.  There may be an attitude about that skill or expertise culminating in a certain level of prideful arrogance.  House position demostrates the area of life where complications present.  Arachne is currently transiting 11 degrees Cancer 46', squaring Saturn in Libra. Have you noticed how many complicated relationship dramas are in the news lately?  Hugh Hefner's 25 year old girlfriend, Crystal Harris, calls off their wedding the night transiting Saturn turns direct, supposedly because she "just" realized that three is a crowd, and she wasn't having any of it.  What about Anthony Weiner's weiner Tweets, while his new wife is pregnant with their first child? What was he thinking? Today, I saw a Youtube about "Kiss" rocker Gene Simmon's partner Shannon Tweed, sick and tired of being sick and tired of his philandering ways, after 28 years (sounds like Saturn karma). "Oh, what a tangled web we weave....." 

When Spider appears on your path, notice intricate details as they offer wisdom and guidance. Growth, expansion, and breaking out of your comfort zone is indicated. There are infinite possibilities by which you may design your future.

Keywords: Illusions, Patterns, Skill, Knots, Complications, Destiny, Fate, Growth, Entrapment, Spinning, Wisdom, Expansion, Possibilities, Magic, Death, Sex, Weaving, Predator, Invisible.

Where is Arachne in your chart? Your partners?

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Thank you, and have a wonderful day!Peace

Lorraine
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

☆♥*♥☆ Lunar Eclipse, Friday Circle☆♥*♥☆

Dear Cosmic Cohorts!
Late tomorrow afternoon, we have the opportunity to experience the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 24+degress of Sagittarius.  The Sun☉ in Gemini♊ opposes☍the Sagittarian ♐Moon.  A Full Moon is a culmination of energy from the last New Moon. An Eclipse feels more intense than a regular Full Moon. The energy of a Lunar Eclipse can generally be felt between 6-9 months depending on where it falls in your chart.

Here are the dynamic energies involved during this cosmic Eclipse:

* Mercury is OOB (out-of-bounds) at 27 Gemini 55, conjunct and ruling the Sun/South Node☋.

* The SagittarianMoon is conjunct the North Node☊ The degree of this Moon is close to the Galactic Center, 26 degrees Sagittarius♐, a black hole with unpredictable energy, symbolic of relying on its own form of truth, which may not be the truth at all!

* Sun/Moon = 24+ Pisces, Sabian Symbol for 25 Pisces = "The Purging of the Priesthood"

* Jupiter 2+ Taurus = Venus/Ceres = Mercury/Chiron, Sabian Symbol for 3 Taurus = "Natural Steps up to a Lawn Blooming with Glover"

* Ceres squares the Eclipse/OOB Mercury/Nodes☊☋ = News around food supply (Monsanto)

* Uranus 4+ Aries = Jupiter/Chiron Sabian Symbol for 5 Aries = "A White Triangle is Seen; it has Golden Wings"

* Pluto rx 6+ Capricorn = Uranus/Saturn, Sabian Symbol for 7 Capricorn = "A Veiled Prophet Speaks, Seized by the Power of God"

* Node 23+ Sagittarius= Saturn/Chiron = Moon, Sabian Symbol for  24 Sagittarius = "A Bluebird, A Sign of Good Luck and Happiness, is Standing at the Door of the House"

I'm pleased to announce that I have finally completed my M. S. in Psychology and am now able to focus on updating my websites! I'm also excited to be able to read whatever I like and return to more spiritually-minded pursuits, and have formed a Friday Night Circle gathering celebrating the Moon Cycles and other cosmic events. This Friday's Meditation Circle will open with a welcoming message, followed by reading an inspirational metaphor, a guided-visualization meditation, sharing, and closing wisdom.   If you live in Central New Jersey, I'd love to meet you!

On July 1st, we will celebrate the New Moon Solar Eclipse at 9+ degrees of Cancer♋. The New Moon is the dark of the Moon, a time for looking within, seek inner guidance, and also for preparation. The New Moon will continue to wax, to increase in light, with each passing day up until the Full Moon, approximately 14 days later on July 15th, at 22 degrees of Capricorn.   This a time to discard that which no longer serves ones higher purpose and to, instead, plant inspirational thought seeds to germinate and subsequently bloom with emotional intensity and focus.

Three days before the New Moon is the Balsamic Phase~fondly referred to as The Wishing Moon.

* Make a Wish~Blow a Kiss to the Universe *

Circle Dates for June & July:

June 17, 2011 ~ Guided Imagery ~ Meditation

 July 1, 2011 ~ "New Moon Solar Eclipse" New Beginnings ~ Burning Bowl

 July 22 ~ Guided Imagery ~ Meditation

Time:   8 pm~9 pm (sign in begins 7:45pm)

Cost: $10 
 
1st time newcomers please confirm attendance. Please be on time. Manalapan,  NJ. 07726

UAC 2012 - The United Astrology Conference

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Thank you, and have a wonderful day! Peace

Lorraine
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Monday, June 13, 2011

☆♥*♥☆ Flag Day ☆♥*♥☆

Hi Everyone,

June 14th has been designated as "Flag Day", each year, paying tribute to our red, white, and blue; stars and stripes. The week of June 14 is also designated as "National Flag Week." Many individuals display the American Flag outside of their residence or place of business during this week, yet few are aware of how a flag should be displayed.

How to Display a Flag

"The flag should be displayed on all days when the weather permits, especially on legal holidays or other special occasions. It is customary to display the flag from sunrise to sunset on buildings or on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, on special occasions it may be displayed at night, preferably lighted. The Flag should be displayed on or near the main administration building of every public institution-in or near polling places on election days-in or near schools when they are in session. A citizen may fly the flag on any day he wishes."~The Flag Company, Inc.
"Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005"

On July 2006, the President signed H.R. 42: Act into Law.  This Law prohibits Condo Associations and other Real Estate Management companies from denying owners the right to display the American flag from their individual units.What this means is that even though homeowners may have signed an agreement that restricted modifications to the exterior of their condos or townhouses, the display of the American flag is exempt from those rules.

Betsy Ross is widely known as having desinged the American flag,  Yet her major design contribution consisted of changing the six-pointed star to five points!

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Lorraine
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