Monday and the Moon in Capricorn is void of course at 11:01 am and enters Aquarius at 11:25 also in the morning. Features the second Sun Mercury conjunction of the Mercury retrograde cycle. The Moon is also conjunct with Pluto and in a sextile relationship with both the Sun, Mercury, and Venus. We are in the mood to work on the issues that may have been highlighted over the last few days. Gains that are to be made will take time and will be challenging. Saturn is involved; there is no gain without pain. Today’s keyword is pain.

Today is a 3.

The color is a greenish bruise.

Mercury is retrograde and is conjunct with the Sun at 4° Aries. The Sun wants to begin grinding stuff out, Mercury is telling us not so fast. You may not want to admit it but there is still room for improvement. We still need to rein in tech or somehow boost it. Venus is all about the creative while Mercury has the words.

Discovering how to make progress into a vicious headwind, may not be easy but it can be exhilarating. Rethink your pace of change. I gave you an early September, mid-October time frame. The Sun says go, but our mind and gut say not so fast. There is much more to do.

Through challenges and setbacks your spirit remains defiant. You will need to remember this attitude when things get easier. Use your assets wisely.

Event: 1721 Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates his Brandenburg Concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt.

Birth: Joseph Barbera (1911-2006) American animator and cartoonist (Hanna-Barbera – Tom and Jerry, Flintstones), born in Manhattan, New York.

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Tuesday and the Moon is in Aquarius all day long. The morning will be spent swapping memes and the like. We really would rather not be at the workplace or school. A Moon Jupiter trine happens later on at 2:01 PM. Do our words find us or do we find them? A little later Pluto will be working with Mercury. Despite the hazards of working with Pluto, Mercury will find a way to get the word other to those who will really need to hear it. Today’s keyword is life line.

Today is a 4.

The color is pastel purple.

There are some strong and rather mysterious forces lingering. Retrograde motion still hangs heavy in the air and the end of the week looks promisingly creative. Mercury and Pluto wil command your attention today. In mythology, Mercury was considered a psychopomp, who accompanied dead souls to the river Styx. So he knows the way to but not necessarily the ways of Hades. To know those ways, I suggest you get to know Persephone and her mother Ceres. With Pluto being the first of the chthonian named planets, this leads to the larger business of asteroids, dwarf planets, Kuiper Belt objects, and Oort Cloud objects.

The Moon may know all of these things but she isn’t letting on. Telescopes and detectors won’t help you utilize this Venus retrograde better. May I suggest automatic writing or a Ouija board?

Words spoken too quickly still have the potential to burn. Cool things down and focus on what needs to be done.

Event: 1655 Astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovers Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.

Birth: Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Hungarian pianist, composer (Concerto for Orchestra), and ethnomusicologist, born in Nagyszentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary.

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Wednesday and the Moon in Aquarius is void of course at 6:15 am and enters Pisces at 3:31 pm Void of course day in Aquarius is beginning to feel like it was the underlying story line of the entire week! Looking at Wednesday specifically we are receiving a very serious health warning by this afternoon. Get out of your rut and get out of the house. Aries season is calling to you and that call leads to the outdoors. Conversely, get out of your mind and into your body. Today’s keyword is embody.

Today is a 4.

The color is a misty Monet lilac hue.

There are a few aggressive power plays going on. Passive aggressiveness also counts as aggression. This reality is not the one to place all of your power into. There is a higher plane that you need to find through mindfulness and creative activity. Listen to this advice and thrive while the others writhe.

A nothing day for ideas. Why not focus on nothing? Ritual motions can build spiritual awareness. Energy exercises will ground you against the coming storm currents.

Get out for a walk and end the day with gentle yoga. You will thank me later.

Event: 196 BC Ptolemy V, aged 13, is crowned King of Ptolemaic Egypt at Memphis by the High Priest of Ptah; the Rosetta Stone is inscribed afterward to proclaim this event.

Birth: 1773 Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician, astronomer and author (Marine Sextant), born in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1838). A fascinating true polymath. He taught himself Latin, French, Calculus and Algebra. He translated many treatises from the Royal Academy and it doesn’t even stop there. He went to sea for five voyages. The last voyage he was the captain and part owner of his own vessel.

Nathaniel Bowditch (March 26, 1773 – March 16, 1838) was an early American mathematician remembered for his work on ocean navigation. He is often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation; his book The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, is still carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel.