Today is Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018
Hebrew date is 22 Shevat 5778
Islamic date is 21 Jumada-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 6 Ix
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.3.14
Julian Day is 2458157

Today’s Birthdays: Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957), Alfred Adler (1870-1937), Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951), Eubie Blake (1887-1983), Ulf von Euler (1905-1983), An Wang (1920-1990), Dora Bryan (1923-2014), Martha Holmes (1923-2006), Gay Talese (1932), King Curtis (1934-1971), Pete Postlethwaite (1946-2011), Karen Joy Fowler (1950), Robert Smigel (1960), James Spader (1960), Garth Brooks (1962), Eddie Izzard (1962), Chris Rock (1965), Ashton Kutcher (1978), Tina Majorino (1985).

"In America the Struggle was befogged by the fact that the worst Fascists were they who disowned the word ‘Fascism’ and preached enslavement to Capitalism under the style of Constitutional and Traditional Native American Liberty. For they were thieves not only of wages but of honor."
— Sinclair Lewis

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waning Gibbous phase and enters Last Quarter phase today at 7:54 am PST / 10:54 am EST (15:53:51 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius on Feb. 15 at 1:05 pm PST / 4:05 pm EST (21:05:07 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Virgo on March 1-2 at 4:51 pm PST / 7:51 pm EST (00:51:15 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Scorpio and enters Sagittarius on Feb. 8 at 5:53 am PST / 8:53 am EST (13:53:24 UTC).
Sun Degree: 19-20 Aquarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Eros enters Aquarius at 1:43 am PST / 4:43 am EST (09:43:23 UTC).
Sedna stations direct at 6:13 am PST / 9:13 am EST (14:13:03 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus square Sedna at 4:46 am PST / 7:46 am EST (12:46:20 UTC).
— Mercury square Echeclus at 5:18 am PST / 8:18 am EST (13:17:51 UTC).
— Mercury square Mors-Somnus at 11:48 am PST / 2:48 pm EST (19:47:48 UTC).
— Mars square Rhiphonos at 12:25 pm PST / 3:25 pm EST (20:25:06 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Feb. 7
(The Day of Utopia) | Aquarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Today’s Moon-Jupiter conjunction in the power angle of your chart is summoning you to take charge, which includes being visible. Make sure that people know what you’re doing. Don’t hide yourself away; make a point of showing, explaining, presenting, and developing your ideas out in the open. This will help you gather momentum, involvement, and feedback. Borrowing from Shakespeare, all the world’s a laboratory.

Written in the Planets
Today’s last quarter Moon indicates we’re halfway between eclipses: the Jan. 31 total lunar eclipse, and the upcoming Feb. 15 partial solar eclipse. Sometimes these two weeks between eclipses can feel a little like you’ve stepped into a parallel universe; other times, it just feels like life as usual. Whichever experience you’re having, see if you can use the leverage afforded by the quarter Moon to move something toward completion. Doing so may help you to open up more space in the next week — space that could translate into energy, clarity or even momentum as you set new patterns and embark on your next projects and goals.

Eric is busily working on The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual; and it’s shaping up to be an exciting, information-packed edition. You can pre-order all 12 chapter-length signs here, or you may choose your individual signs here.

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018
Hebrew date is 21 Shevat 5778
Islamic date is 20 Jumada-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 5 B’en
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.3.13
Julian Day is 2458156

Today’s Birthdays: Adam Weishaupt (1748-1830), Frederic W. H. Myers (1843-1901), Babe Ruth (1895-1948), Melvin B. Tolson (1898-1966), Mary Leakey (1913-1996), Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016), Patrick Macnee (1922-2015), Haskell Wexler (1922-2015), Rip Torn (1931), Mike Farrell (1939), Tom Brokaw (1940), Bob Marley (1945-1981), Kate McGarrigle (1946-2010), Natalie Cole (1950-2015), Kathy Najimy (1957), Robert Townsend (1957), Axl Rose (1962), Yael Naim (1978), Tinashe (1993).

"When the exceptional historian comes along, you have a poet."
— Melvin B. Tolson

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waning Gibbous phase and enters Last Quarter phase on Feb. 7 at 7:54 am PST / 10:54 am EST (15:53:51 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius on Feb. 15 at 1:05 pm PST / 4:05 pm EST (21:05:07 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Virgo on March 1-2 at 4:51 pm PST / 7:51 pm EST (00:51:15 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Scorpio and enters Sagittarius on Feb. 8 at 5:53 am PST / 8:53 am EST (13:53:24 UTC).
Sun Degree: 18-19 Aquarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mars conjunct Huya at 8:49 am PST / 11:49 am EST (16:48:34 UTC).
— Mercury opposite Ceres at 10:55 am PST / 1:55 pm EST (18:54:49 UTC).
— Venus sextile Uranus at 5:37 pm PST / 8:37 pm EST (01:37:12 Feb.7 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Feb. 6
(The Day of Popularity) | Aquarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You’re far less bound by social conventions than you may think. Though your sign is famous for doing its own thing, it’s easy to get caught in established patterns; whether because it’s seemingly easier to handle them, or you’re cautious about asserting your individuality. The art and craft of that are about living each day a little more boldly than the last.

Written in the Planets
“Bread and circuses”… “A chicken in every pot”… It’s amazing what being fed can do for people’s acceptance of things. While political leaders have long taken advantage of this dynamic to curry favor and manipulate the masses, today’s astrology suggests a take on the theme with greater integrity. Mercury in Aquarius is making an opposition to Ceres in Leo; they’re both making harmonious aspects to Vesta in Sagittarius. If you were to tend your spiritual hearth using a combination of heart-based nourishment and some forward-thinking brainstorming about the communities in your life, how might that look when you put it into action?

Eric is busily working on The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual; and it’s shaping up to be an exciting, information-packed edition. You can pre-order all 12 chapter-length signs here, or you may choose your individual signs here.

Today is Monday, Feb. 5, 2018
Hebrew date is 20 Shevat 5778
Islamic date is 19 Jumada-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 4 Eb’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.3.12
Julian Day is 2458155

Today’s Birthdays: John Carradine (1906-1988), William S. Burroughs (1914-1997), Robert Hofstadter (1915-1990), Hank Aaron (1934), H. R. Giger (1940-2014), Rick Laird (1941), Barrett Strong (1941), Susan Hill (1942) Nolan Bushnell (1943), Al Kooper (1944), Charlotte Rampling (1946), Mary L. Cleave (1947), Christopher Guest (1948), Errol Morris (1948), Barbara Hershey (1948), Elizabeth Swados (1951-2016), Cliff Martinez (1954), Laura Linney (1964), Chris Parnell (1967), Bobby Brown (1969).

“Cheat your landlord if you can — and must — but do not try to shortchange the Muse.”
— William S. Burroughs

A Little Leverage, Right When You Need It

Have you ever used a simple lever to move something more easily that was stuck? (Like maybe you’ve used a flat-head screwdriver to open a paint-can, or used a pole wedged against a heavy boulder to roll it along with less effort than simply pushing it.) Or have you ever felt backed into a metaphorical corner, yet feeling yourself there somehow enabled you to push back and regain your space?

Nature-made sculpture on Zoni Beach, Culebra, Puerto Rico, in 2016; photo by Amanda Painter.

Those are two examples of how square energy can feel and be used in astrology. And along with a variety of interesting aspects, squares seem prominent this week in the midst of this zone between eclipses.

People sometimes dread square aspects because they don’t like the feeling of inner tension that squares represent. But that tension is incredibly useful: it generally incites us to take some kind of action to relieve it. And in the process, we put ourselves into a more comfortable position and have an opportunity to integrate what we’re feeling and learning.

The main square of note this week is the last quarter Moon. This is the Moon making a square to the Sun — normally not the most noteworthy aspect in the sky, but this one is special. It marks the midpoint between the total lunar eclipse (and Leo Full Moon) of last week and the partial solar eclipse (and Aquarius New Moon) of next week, which occurs on Feb. 15.

As the Scorpio Moon squares the Aquarius Sun this Wednesday, notice where you are with anything you set in motion with the eclipse, or any intentions you set. You might pay particular attention to things you need to wrap up: details that need to be finalized; anything that needs to be flushed, tossed or washed off/away (literally or metaphorically); feelings you need to express so you can stop holding onto them, and so on. What needs to be dived into or cut away so you can move on to what’s coming next?

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Moon Phase: Moon is in Waning Gibbous phase and enters Last Quarter phase on Feb. 7 at 7:54 am PST / 10:54 am EST (15:53:51 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius (Partial Solar Eclipse) on Feb. 15 at 1:05 pm PST / 4:05 pm EST (21:05:07 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Virgo on March 1-2 at 4:51 pm PST / 7:51 pm EST (00:51:15 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Libra and enters Scorpio today at 7:56 pm PST / 10:56 pm EST (03:56:19 Feb. 6 UTC).
Sun Degree: 17-18 Aquarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Scorpio at 7:56 pm PST / 10:56 pm EST (03:56:19 Feb. 6 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun opposite Praamzius at 9:26 pm Feb. 4 PST / 12:26 am EST (05:26:07 UTC).
— Mars square Nessus at 4:24 am PST / 7:24 am EST (12:24:08 UTC).
— Jupiter square Juno 8:56 am PST / 11:56 am EST (16:56:12 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Crantor at 2:49 pm PST / 5:49 pm EST (22:48:30 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Feb. 5
(The Day of Quiet Eloquence) | Aquarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Seek not just to understand the tension between you and close partners, but also to use it as leverage, or even as fuel. Know the points of agreement and disagreement. Be honest with yourself where you’re trying to assert control and, instead, work for compromise that does not involve sacrifice. If you do this, you can proceed from a place of mutual interests.

Written in the Planets
Mars squaring Nessus today perhaps suggests that you keep an eye out for the feeling that your buttons are being pushed. You may enter an argument fully intent on maintaining peace and civility, but sometimes we find ourselves getting riled against our wishes. It’s perfectly okay to feel angry, and to show that anger if warranted. Yet to know and understand when you’re beginning to heat up can only help you, especially if you would benefit by removing yourself temporarily from a difficult environment.

Eric is busily working on The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual; and it’s shaping up to be an exciting, information-packed edition. You can pre-order all 12 chapter-length signs here, or you may choose your individual signs here.

Today is Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018
Hebrew date is 19 Shevat 5778
Islamic date is 18 Jumada-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 3 Chuwen
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.3.11
Julian Day is 2458154

Today’s Birthdays: Raymond Dart (1893-1988), Nigel Bruce (1895-1953), Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974), Clyde Tombaugh (1906-1997), Rosa Parks (1913-2005), Ida Lupino (1918-1995), Betty Friedan (1921-2006), David Brenner (1936-2014), Joe Beard (1938), George A. Romero (1940-2017), John Steel (1941), Ken Thompson (1943), Florence LaRue (1944), Alice Cooper (1948), Lisa Eichhorn (1953), Jonathan Larson (1960-1996), Rob Corddry (1971), Natalie Imbruglia (1975).

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”
— Rosa Parks

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waning Gibbous phase and enters Last Quarter phase on Feb. 7 at 7:54 am PST / 10:54 am EST (15:53:51 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius (Partial Solar Eclipse) on Feb. 15 at 1:05 pm PST / 4:05 pm EST (21:05:07 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Virgo on March 1-2 at 4:51 pm PST / 7:51 pm EST (00:51:15 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Libra and enters Scorpio on Feb. 5 at 7:56 pm PST / 10:56 pm EST (03:56:19 Feb. 6 UTC).
Sun Degree: 16-17 Aquarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus square Jupiter at 10:07 pm Feb. 3 PST / 1:07 am EST (06:06:45 UTC).
— Venus square Psyche at 9:04 am PST / 12:04 pm EST (17:04:16 UTC).
— Venus square Ceto at 1:12 pm PST / 4:12 pm EST (21:11:49 UTC).
— Mercury square Lempo at 5:36 pm PST / 8:36 pm EST (01:35:30 Feb. 5 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Feb. 4
(The Day of the Curveballer) | Aquarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
If you want the right thing to happen, you’ll need to know what it is — and work for it. Justice does not flow like a waterfall. It begins as a state of mind: a commitment to what is right and true, and to nothing else. Your own emotions and hang-ups must not get in the way; be willing to fight for the success of others.

Written in the Planets
Over the next ten days or so, Jupiter in Scorpio is going to be contacted by a series of squares from Aquarius. Today, Venus makes its aspect; that will be followed tomorrow by Juno, and then eventually the Sun and Mercury. This feels like a situation in which a conviction you might hold — perhaps owing to an intuitive insight, or something you can’t quite define — is called into question, whether by argument or by events that challenge your understanding. It’s entirely possible that your belief may need to be changed somewhat. However, Jupiter will station retrograde early next month; so the chances are this is an ongoing process that will need to be played out. Don’t rush toward any apparent quick solutions. More information will almost certainly emerge in the future.

Eric is busily working on The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual; and it’s shaping up to be an exciting, information-packed edition. You can pre-order all 12 chapter-length signs here, or you may choose your individual signs here.

Today is Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018
Hebrew date is 18 Shevat 5778
Islamic date is 17 Jumada-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 2 Ok
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.3.10
Julian Day is 2458153

Today’s Birthdays: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Horace Greeley (1811-1872), Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), James A. Michener (1907-1997), Simone Weil (1909-1943), Robert Earl Jones (1910-2006), Henry Heimlich (1920-2016), Kenneth Anger (1927), Johnny “Guitar” Watson (1935-1996), Michael Cimino (1939-2016), Blythe Danner (1943), Dennis Edwards (1943), Melanie (1947), Nathan Lane (1956), Warwick Davis (1970), Sean Kingston (1990).

“Everyone gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”
— Gertrude Stein

Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Waning Gibbous phase today at 1:48 pm PST / 4:48 pm EST (21:48:28 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius (Partial Solar Eclipse) on Feb. 15 at 1:05 pm PST / 4:05 pm EST (21:05:07 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Virgo on March 1-2 at 4:51 pm PST / 7:51 pm EST (00:51:15 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Virgo and enters Libra today at 1:47 pm PST / 4:47 pm EST (21:47:00 UTC).
Sun Degree: 15-16 Aquarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Libra at 1:47 pm PST / 4:47 pm EST (21:47:00 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury square Pelion at 10:22 pm Feb. 2 PST / 1:22 am EST (06:22:24 UTC).
— Mercury square Pallas at 2:08 am PST / 5:08 am EST (10:08:10 UTC).
— Mercury square 1992 QB1 at 3:12 am PST / 6:12 am EST (11:12:06 UTC).
— Mercury sextile Mars at 7:57 am PST / 10:57 am EST (15:57:15 UTC).
— Sun conjunct Okyrhoe at 1:48 pm PST / 4:48 pm EST (21:47:42 UTC).
— Mercury square Typhon at 4:56 pm PST / 7:56 pm EST (00:56:19 Feb. 4 UTC).
— Venus square Bienor at 7:27 pm PST / 10:27 pm EST (03:26:37 Feb. 4 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Feb. 3
(The Day of Exacting Realism) | Aquarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You have an unusually clear view of the past, which can point you toward a future that is sometimes difficult to see. Yet knowing where you’ve been, and how you feel about it, will give you an unusual platform from which to view the future. You may decide someone or something that was of profound importance in the past is now what it’s time to focus on.

Written in the Planets
A Mercury-Mars sextile today should have you feeling alert and active, mentally and physically. Even if you’re not so sure that you are, notice how your body is feeling. If you can connect the dots between your body’s sensations and what they might be telling you (beyond the basic “I’m cold” or “I’m hungry”) you might find it easier to shift gears — or to move into a new phase of something altogether. Venus in a conjunction to Juno in Aquarius is a reminder to watch out for jealous tendencies, especially in group settings or friendships (as well as in intimate relationships). The better you’re able to see the bigger picture or focus on what would benefit all involved, the less likely you are to get stuck in a rut — and the more likely you might be to reinvent some facet of relating for yourself.

Eric is busily working on The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual; and it’s shaping up to be an exciting, information-packed edition. You can pre-order all 12 chapter-length signs here, or you may choose your individual signs here.



Today is Friday, Feb. 2, 2018
Hebrew date is 17 Shevat 5778
Islamic date is 16 Jumada-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 1 Muluk
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.3.9
Julian Day is 2458152

Today’s Birthdays: Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (1786-1856), Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913),
James Joyce (1882-1941), William Artis (1914-1977), An Wang (1920-1990), James Dickey (1923-1997), Sonny Stitt (1924-1982), Elaine Stritch (1925-2014), Stan Getz (1927-1991), Judith Viorst (1931), Tom Smothers (1937), Mary-Dell Chilton (1939), Graham Nash (1942), Al McKay (1948), Farrah Fawcett (1949-2009), Brent Spiner (1949), Ralph Merkle (1952), Shakira (1977).

“His heart danced upon her movements like a cork upon a tide. He heard what her eyes said to him from beneath their cowl and knew that in some dim past, whether in life or revery, he had heard their tale before.”
— James Joyce

Reader Responses to ‘Take a Step Back’

Dear Friend and Reader:

In last week’s edition, called Take a Step Back, I did my best to explore the different angles of what aspires to be a feminist awakening. I’ve heard that saying “we must also protect boys” is an allegedly false equivalency to “we must stop the abuse of girls.” To me it seems more like an actual equivalency than a false one, and I asked my readers to explain this to me in language that a child can understand.

Ange from Book of Blue, Paris sessions, by Eric Francis.

My position is that we must protect the vulnerable, period. While we have this issue in front of us, we must address the whole thing, all at once; meaning, the abuse of female and male people. This seems sensible enough. Also, if most aggressors are men, we could be more curious how they came to be that way.

I was curious what reasoning would come back — and, as you’ll read, many colors of the rainbow came out. The emails came in over the following four or five days. We’ve included them all. Few were in language that a child or teenager could understand, which is my reference point for what an adult can comprehend and act on. This is lengthy; we’ve lightened up the text with illustrations by the incomparable Lucinda Abra, magus of mixed media.

I noticed something: not a single man replied. Not one. While we have a majority of female readers, there are definitely men in the audience. One third of those who clicked on the article on Facebook were men.

To me, this is a testimony to how afraid men are to enter this discussion. If they cannot enter it at Planet Waves, where exactly would they feel safe? That may be a bigger question than we recognize.

One of my Facebook correspondents recently commented, “I’d also like to say that it is generally VERY hard to discuss sexual needs with men. The vast majority of the times I have done that, the men have gotten offended or defensive and then shut down.” I have noticed this as well.

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Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Waning Gibbous phase on Feb. 3 at 1:48 pm PST / 4:48 pm EST (21:48:28 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius (Partial Solar Eclipse) on Feb. 15 at 1:05 pm PST / 4:05 pm EST (21:05:07 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Virgo on March 1-2 at 4:51 pm PST / 7:51 pm EST (00:51:15 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Virgo and enters Libra on Feb. 3 at 1:47 pm PST / 4:47 pm EST (21:47:00 UTC).
Sun Degree: 14-15 Aquarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury opposite Thereus 8:16 am PST / 11:16 am EST (16:15:41 UTC).
— Jupiter opposite Bienor 9:04 am PST / 12:04 pm EST (17:04:16 UTC).
— Venus square Deucalion 9:44 am PST / 12:44 pm EST (17:44:18 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Feb. 2
(The Day of Class) | Aquarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Passion is messy; and if you want some, you’ll have to get wet and sweaty. Don’t stop to fold your clothes first, just throw them on the floor. You’re on solid ground proceeding with people you share an understanding with on the mental level; that’s always been the essence of who you are, and what distinguishes you from most others.

Written in the Planets
With a variety of planets and asteroids making aspects to a veritable herd of centaurs today, do you feel like your inner life is more of a race, a rumble or a frolic? Astrologically, centaur planets tend to relate to raising awareness around issues from the past (including those we’ve inherited from parents and ancestors) so we can set about healing them. With many of these centaurs in fixed signs, keep your antennae tuned for any fixed patterns that might be ripe for reconsideration, release or re-patterning. This phase of time between eclipses can be especially useful for this kind of activity.

Eric is busily working on The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual; and it’s shaping up to be an exciting, information-packed edition. You can pre-order all 12 chapter-length signs here, or you may choose your individual signs here.

Today is Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018
Hebrew date is 16 Shevat 5778
Islamic date is 15 Jumada-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 13 Lamat
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.3.8
Julian Day is 2458151

Today’s Birthdays: John Napier (1550-1617), Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878-1950), Gertrude Caton Thompson (1888-1985), John Ford (1884-1973), Clark Gable (1901-1950), Langston Hughes (1902-1967), S. J. Perelman (1904-1979), Muriel Spark (1918-2006), Galaway Kinnell (1927-2014), Don Everly (1937), Sherman Hemsley (1938-2012), Fritjof Capra (1939), Joe Sample (1939-2014), Terry Jones (1942), Elisabeth Sladen (1946-2011), Rick James (1948-2004), Mike Campbell (1950), Sherilyn Fenn (1965), Brandon Lee (1965-1993), Lisa Marie Presley (1968).

“Good morning, Revolution: You’re the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on.”
— Langston Hughes

Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Waning Gibbous phase on Feb. 3 at 1:48 pm PST / 4:48 pm EST (21:48:28 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius (Partial Solar Eclipse) on Feb. 15 at 1:05 pm PST / 4:05 pm EST (21:05:07 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Virgo on March 1-2 at 4:51 pm PST / 7:51 pm EST (00:51:15 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Leo and enters Virgo today at 11:13 am PST / 2:13 pm EST (19:12:49 UTC).
Sun Degree: 13-14 Aquarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Virgo at 11:13 am PST / 2:13 pm EST (19:12:49 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mars trine Thereus at 9:03 pm Jan. 31 PST / 12:03 am EST (05:02:47 UTC).
— Saturn square Logos at 12:26 am PST / 3:26 am EST (08:26:17 UTC).
— Jupiter trine Cyllarus at 3:00 am PST / 6:00 am EST (10:59:45 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Feb. 1
(The Day of Willfullness) | Aquarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You’re far less bound by social conventions than you may think. Though your sign is famous for doing its own thing, it’s easy to get caught in established patterns; whether because it’s seemingly easier to handle them, or you’re cautious about asserting your individuality. The art and craft of that are about living each day a little more boldly than the last. You share a birthday with Langston Hughes, Don Everly, and Brandon Lee.

Written in the Planets
Today the Moon enters Virgo. It also passes the degree of the infamous solar eclipse from last August, which today may give you a little added context on your experience of yesterday’s lunar eclipse. Astrology is often best read as a continuing story, in which regular events each have a chapter, of which we carry the memory and the lesson with us. Later, from Virgo, the Moon also forms a grand trine with Pallas in Taurus and Saturn in Capricorn, which may assist you in taking the long view. You might think consciously of these moments as points on an unbroken line, and see where that idea leads.

Eric is busily working on The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual; and it’s shaping up to be an exciting, information-packed edition. You can pre-order all 12 chapter-length signs here, or you may choose your individual signs here.

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2018
Hebrew date is 15 Shevat 5778
Islamic date is 14 Jumada-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 12 Kimi
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.3.7
Julian Day is 2458150

Today’s Birthdays: Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Theodore William Richards (1868-1928), Betty Parsons (1900-1982), Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Alan Lomax (1915-2002), Jackie Robinson (1919-1972), Carol Channing (1921), Norman Mailer (1923-2007), Benjamin Hooks (1925-2010), Chuck Willis (1928-1958), Philip Glass (1937), Ken Wilber (1949), John Lydon [Johnny Rotten] (1956), Dexter Fletcher (1966), Minnie Driver (1970), Portia de Rossi (1973), Kerry Washington (1977), Justin Timberlake (1981).

“Both the old and new physics were dealing with shadow-symbols, but the new physics was forced to be aware of that fact – forced to be aware that it was dealing with shadows and illusions, not reality.”
— Ken Wilber

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Gibbous phase and enters Full phase today at 5:27 am PST / 8:27 am EST (13:26:39 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius (Partial Solar Eclipse) on Feb. 15 at 1:05 pm PST / 4:05 pm EST (21:05:07 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Virgo on March 1-2 at 4:51 pm PST / 7:51 pm EST (00:51:15 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Leo and enters Virgo on Feb. 1 at 11:13 am PST / 2:13 pm EST (19:12:49 UTC).
Sun Degree: 12-13 Aquarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Mercury enters Aquarius at 5:39 am PST / 8:39 am EST (13:38:59 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun opposite Ceres at 4:51 am PST / 7:51 am EST (12:50:47 UTC).
— Mercury square Rhadamanthus at 5:09 am PST / 8:09 am EST (13:08:36 UTC).
— Sun square Mors-Somnus at 9:41 am PST / 12:41 pm EST (17:40:55 UTC).
— Mercury opposite Varuna at 10:48 am PST / 1:48 pm EST (18:47:49 UTC).
— Mars square Aphidas at 11:46 am PST / 2:46 pm EST (19:45:33 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Jan. 31
(The Day of Poetic Song) | Aquarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
An eclipse of the Moon on your birth anniversary says it’s time to focus on what matters most, which will mean sorting out your priorities. Your relationships must go beyond your mother’s example of what love and commitment are about, and it’s necessary that you let go of the baggage she may have loaded you down with. You can do it if you want. Mercury changes signs today as well, firing up your creative ambitions, stoking you with ideas and inviting you to act on them. Choose friends who respect your independence, above all else.

Written in the Planets
With a total lunar eclipse making today’s blue Leo super-Full-Moon extra special, how are you planning to ride the energy? Be on the lookout for ways you might be able to step into a responsibility you didn’t think you were ready for, as well as how you feel called to feed and nurture yourself (and possibly others). The really wild thing about eclipses — and what we do in the couple weeks between them — is that the energetic signature accompanying what we do can ripple out and develop for months to come. So even though today is a Full Moon and not a New Moon, you might think of this whole two-week period as one of seeding. What do you wish to grow, and how can you touch on it today? (You can read more detailed coverage of the Full Moon and eclipse here.) Mercury entering Aquarius just a few minutes after this peak event may assist in opening your mind to new experiences, especially on an intuitive level or through friends.

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