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The Day of Dramatic Choice: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is Sept. 11
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Like other people, you are ever changing and evolving, and you can’t be expected to remain exactly the same for any length of time. The same goes for the structure of your daily life — your work, your habits, your schedules — which you build around yourself, and have the power to reshape. If you want to change something, if you decide to set your feet on a particular path and are determined to put in the requisite level of effort, there is ultimately very little that could stop you.
— by Amy Elliott

If your Sun, Moon or rising sign is Virgo, you are heading into a most unusual solar year, set up to do the thing Virgo is designed for: integrate the elements of your being, find your direction and purpose, and act on it. Eric lays it all out in your 2019-2020 Virgo Astrology Studio, now available for instant access.

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The unusual thought, emotion or impression could be what helps you to get un-stuck in some way today. It may relate to a plan you’ve become emotionally attached to, or to some ‘conventional wisdom’ that does not go deep enough to be useful; or could be an intuitive hint about what’s going on beneath the surface of a situation. The aspect I’m looking at here is an opposition between the asteroid Pallas in Scorpio and Uranus in Taurus, while the Moon travels through Aquarius today.

Bear in mind this is happening against the backdrop of the Virgo-Pisces oppositions that are calling the major tune lately, all square Jupiter in Sagittarius. So if an eccentric, innovative or non-habitual insight comes your way, it’s likely advisable to apply it gradually. Understand it might require some tweaking down the line, as new information becomes known.

Venus is also making interesting aspects of its own. Notice if some kind of second chance is making an appearance. Possible realms where it might emerge could include (but are not limited to): love, friendship, work and work relationships, service, finances, material possessions, and your values around any of these things. Remember that it’s never too late to make a more ethical choice, or one that serves more than your own interests (maybe even the common good). Also, sometimes being in the mystery of not knowing, or of multiple options, is a more productive and less stressful place than committing to something you know does not feel right. Ultimately, honesty is the most liberating action of all.
— by Amanda Painter

My readings offer a place of refuge, an opportunity to suspend self-judgment, and my careful reading of the charts. I offer you reasons to be motivated, and strategies for handling the strange complexity of society at this time. To this work, I bring all of what I have learned as a journalist, editor, astrologer, spiritual student and man of the world; and I offer it to you for an affordable price. Read more here.

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Planet Waves Daily Oracle for Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019

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Today’s Oracle takes us to the Aquarius monthly for February 23, 2010.

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There are certain details of a partnership or contractual arrangement that you can now resolve, though I would offer you one reminder. Consensus, or mutual agreement, is reached based on values. The specifics tend to follow gracefully once the fundamental values are understood and agreed to by all the parties involved. You and a partner may have a tendency to re-hash details lingering from a prior incarnation of the discussion. Plenty seems unresolved; but in many ways the details are irrelevant. In making a return to this subject, I suggest you work with a goal of going to the next level: that is, a deeper level. What are your shared goals? What meaning do you both agree is of primary importance? A conversation focused on circumstantial details will likely evade the deeper ones. In your case, deeper means really deep. In a sense, it’s fair to say that no other person is involved; any involvement with anyone else is superficial when contrasted to the inner depths you are being summoned to plumb by your own soul. What you’re seeing on the display screen of the outer world is a kind of projection of your distant past, including that of your family. I could probably write a book chapter about this based on this month’s charts, but I will sum it up in a question: what is the true nature of commitment? Clue: take the issue back one century, or three generations.

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The Day of Private Goals: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is Sept. 10
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With an impressive Sun-Neptune opposition culminating on your birthday, you may at times have trouble figuring out where you end and other people begin. Remember, though, that what you might see as qualities exclusively owned by them are almost certainly present somewhere in your psyche. One way to recognize this is to work on acknowledging and accepting yourself as a full and complex being, in need of no-one to ‘complete’ you, because you are yourself entirely whole.
— by Amy Elliott

If your Sun, Moon or rising sign is Virgo, you are heading into a most unusual solar year, set up to do the thing Virgo is designed for: integrate the elements of your being, find your direction and purpose, and act on it. Eric lays it all out in your 2019-2020 Virgo Astrology Studio, now available for instant access.

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Although interpersonal interactions could still include for a while yet layers of confusion, uncertainty or misapplied expectations, some of the recent fog may begin gently burning off today. The Virgo Sun is making its exact opposition to Neptune in Pisces. Can you see something emerging in slightly more solid form? If not, give it time. Not only does Neptune have a far-reaching influence, and not only are other personal planets still under its thrall, but we’re also moving toward a Full Moon this weekend that will be quite close to The Watery One.

Along those lines, have you been asking yourself recently whether you’re getting ‘spiritual’ or intuitive information about a situation, or whether you might be deceiving yourself (or letting someone deceive you)? That’s another dynamic worth watching closely this week. Remember that moving gradually looks like the way to go right now. Identify some reachable goals related to your vision for your life, and see if you can begin filling that metaphorical bucket drop by drop. Putting just even a small amount of physical energy into activities that could inch you closer to a dream will likely help to mitigate nervous tension or stress, if any is looming in your life.
— by Amanda Painter

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Planet Waves Daily Oracle for Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019

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Today’s Oracle takes us to the Virgo weekly for November 12, 2010.

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Events in and around your family of origin will give you some rare opportunity for perspective. As I’ve said a number of times and places, the legacy material from your father’s side of the family is the front-and-center focus of the year — and what happens over the next 10 days or so is something of the big climax. By now, I trust you’ve learned to distance yourself from the situation, though that ‘distancing’ property is part of the equation you might want to question. What other approach can you take? What would it mean to take full ownership of the sense of polarization that you feel? What would it mean to fully embrace the ways religion or mysticism were used as a hedge against emotions? And what would your life be like if you embraced every possibility that having grown up in such an eclectic background has offered you? The next few weeks present a fast-paced adventure in all of the above.

My readings offer a place of refuge, an opportunity to suspend self-judgment, and my careful reading of the charts. I offer you reasons to be motivated, and strategies for handling the strange complexity of society at this time. To this work, I bring all of what I have learned as a journalist, editor, astrologer, spiritual student and man of the world; and I offer it to you for an affordable price. Read more here.

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The Day of Difficult Demand: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is Sept. 9
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You’re likely to have an abundance of opportunities to inject more fun into your daily life, should you wish to. Most of us have some kind of routine, though it doesn’t need to be entirely repetitive or dull; and if it becomes so there are usually quite a few ways to add some sparkle. There’s an art to finding joy in the everyday: this tends to be easier the more time you devote to the activities you love. See if you can set aside room to do just that, as often as possible.
— by Amy Elliott

If your Sun, Moon or rising sign is Virgo, you are heading into a most unusual solar year, set up to do the thing Virgo is designed for: integrate the elements of your being, find your direction and purpose, and act on it. Eric lays it all out in your 2019-2020 Virgo Astrology Studio, now available for instant access.

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Mondays can be tricky, but there are ways to make them a little easier. Today that might include giving yourself little reminders that it’s okay to go with the flow. Mars in Virgo making a square to a deep-space anomaly called the Great Attractor in Sagittarius could amplify pickiness over how certain things should be done. As in, that there is a ‘correct’ way, and that it is the ‘only’ way to do something. Any complaints you make to that effect could be especially polarizing to those around you (and vice versa); and other factors indicate that many people may be feeling sensitive in various ways (emotionally, psychically, etc.).

The more often you can pull back to see that many roads lead to the same destination, the easier it should be to stay in the space of serving a collective vision with your efforts. If you find yourself struggling with that, how many of your tasks can you complete solo and uninterrupted? The Capricorn Moon suggests a more conservative approach to interactions most of the day; once it moves to Aquarius in the evening (5:34 pm EDT / 21:23:37 UTC) there may be more openness to new or unusual methods.
— by Amanda Painter

My readings offer a place of refuge, an opportunity to suspend self-judgment, and my careful reading of the charts. I offer you reasons to be motivated, and strategies for handling the strange complexity of society at this time. To this work, I bring all of what I have learned as a journalist, editor, astrologer, spiritual student and man of the world; and I offer it to you for an affordable price. Read more here.

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Planet Waves Daily Oracle for Monday, Sept. 9, 2019

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Today’s Oracle takes us to the Aquarius daily for March 7, 2018.

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Two of the most articulate planets have arrived in your house of writing and communications. You will be able to say exactly what you mean today, so make it count. Express your most valued message, persuade where necessary, and let everyone know you love them.

My readings offer a place of refuge, an opportunity to suspend self-judgment, and my careful reading of the charts. I offer you reasons to be motivated, and strategies for handling the strange complexity of society at this time. To this work, I bring all of what I have learned as a journalist, editor, astrologer, spiritual student and man of the world; and I offer it to you for an affordable price. Read more here.

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The Day of the Puzzling Purist: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is Sept. 8
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Imagine you’ve climbed a mountain (or at least a big hill) and are standing at the summit; you can see, clearly, vast swaths of land in all directions. Your concept of the size of the accessible world has changed; with so much of it under your gaze, you might well feel better able to travel farther. This is what you’re aiming for conceptually. If you feel somewhat hemmed in, that’s a sign you may benefit from a broader perspective, which encompasses the whole spectrum of possibilities.
— by Amy Elliott

If your Sun, Moon or rising sign is Virgo, You are heading into a most unusual solar year, set up to do the thing Virgo is designed for: integrate the elements of your being, find your direction and purpose, and act on it. Eric will lay it all out in your 2019-2020 Virgo Astrology Studio.

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Where are the lines between doing what you know you can do, pushing your usual limits in order reach a new goal, and simply taking on way too much? Today’s square between the Virgo Sun and Jupiter in Sagittarius describes some invigorating energy that could be used to move some part of your life ahead — if you can be disciplined about it. But it can also indicate going overboard and then falling short of your aim as a result. Neptune in the pattern suggests it could be a little harder to discern where those lines mentioned in the first sentence are located.

Here is one possible way for you to find the sweet spot of using this energy and tension usefully: think of some of your more productive and empowering habits; these are likely to prove even more beneficial if you focus on exercising them to a greater degree. Now think of some of your more self-sabotaging or frustrating habits; these could get exacerbated the more energy you give them (consciously or unconsciously). Of course, the trick may come in being honest with yourself about which tendencies truly help and which hinder. As the old cliché goes, live and learn.
— by Amanda Painter

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