Today is Saturday, July 22, 2017
Hebrew date is 28 Tamuz 5777
Islamic date is 28 Shawwal 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 1 Ix
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.11.14
Julian Day is 2457957

Today’s Birthdays: Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), Emma Lazarus (1849-1887), Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Selman Waksman (1888-1973), Rose Kennedy (1890-1995), Stephen Vincent Benet (1898-1943), Margaret Whiting (1924-2011), Louise Fletcher (1934), Geraldine Claudette Darden (1936), Alex Trebek (1940), George Clinton (1941), Danny Glover (1946), Don Henley (1947), Emily Sailers (1963), Bonnie Langford (1964), David Spade (1964), Richard B. Poore (1965), Lauren Booth (1967), Rhys Ifans (1968), Andreas Ulvo (1983), Selena Gomez (1992).

“I am interested primarily in the vast field of experience and sensation which neither literature nor a purely plastic art deals with.”
— Edward Hopper

Moon Phase: Moon is in Balsamic (waning crescent) phase and enters New phase on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am EDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am EDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Aquarius is on Aug. 7 at 11:10 am PDT / 2:10 pm EDT (18:10:33 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Cancer and enters Leo on July 23 at 1:33 am PDT / 4:33 am EDT (08:33:28 UTC).
Sun Degree: 30 Cancer-1 Leo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Sun enters Leo at 8:15 am PDT / 11:15 am EDT (15:15:16 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury square Bienor at 11:43 pm July 21 PDT / 2:43 am EDT (06:43:16 UTC).
— Sun conjunct Varuna at 7:07 am PDT / 10:07 am EDT (14:06:54 UTC).
— Pallas sextile Nessus at 9:53 am PDT / 12:53 pm EDT (16:53:12 UTC).
— Saturn square Borasisi at 10:42 am PDT / 1:42 pm EDT (17:42:06 UTC).
— Sun conjunct Thereus at 12:20 pm PDT / 3:20 pm EDT (19:20:23 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is July 22
(The Day of Occupational Fluctuation) | Birthday Readings: Cancer | Leo | Others
Invest your energy wrapping up old business. Start immediately with a list of incomplete projects. Divest yourself from that task, or bring it to closure. Do this for the next month or two and you’ll clear the way for many exciting developments that need open space and an uncluttered mind. You will feel better with these elements of the past safely behind you.

Written in the Planets
Today the Sun enters Leo: the heart of the current season. That it does so close on the heels of Mars suggests an infusion of energy in what is normally the ‘winding down’ phase of the lunar cycle (the Leo New Moon is tomorrow). If you need to take the lead in wrapping up some project or other, the Sun and Mars could give you an added boost to do so. Clear the way for starting something new, and let your heart radiate out through your actions and your very presence.

“Ah Eric — just listened to your reading. I was moved to tears by your closing words. Your passion, deep care and love always shine through; and you have the gift of all great teachers, of making one feel that one is being personally addressed, respected and taken care of.”
— Liz Glanville

Today is Friday, July 21, 2017
Hebrew date is 27 Tamuz 5777
Islamic date is 27 Shawwal 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 13 B’en
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.11.13
Julian Day is 2457956

Today’s Birthdays: Anna Sforza (1476-1497), Lovis Corinth (1858-1925), Hart Crane (1899-1932), Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), Russell Lee (1903-1986), Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980), Kay Starr (1922-2016), Rudolph A. Marcus (1923), Buchi Emecheta (1944-2017), Wendy Cope (1945), Cat Stevens (1948), Garry Trudeau (1948), Robin Williams (1951-2014), Jon Lovitz (1957), Sarah Waters (1966), Cara Dillon (1975), Josh Hartnett (1978), Paloma Faith (1981), Romeo Santos (1981), Rebecca Ferguson (1986), KB (1988), Juno Temple (1989).

“In going where you have to go, and doing what you have to do, and seeing what you have to see, you dull and blunt the instrument you write with. But I would rather have it bent and dulled and know I had to put it on the grindstone again and hammer it into shape and put a whetstone to it, and know that I had something to write about, than to have it bright and shining and nothing to say, or smooth and well oiled in the closet, but unused.”
— Ernest Hemingway

Chiron: Key to The Gemstone File

Dear Friend and Reader:

Maybe it was the rare-to-find Orange Toastees, or maybe it was the world-famous date nut bread. Howard Johnson’s in Arlington, Virginia, might have seemed like an odd place for a conclave of the captains of industry and the stewards of government, though that’s where it happened.

From the transcript alone, you would probably never know the apocalyptic, species-threatening nature of the meeting, nor from the location, or the tone of the conversation. From the stenographic word-for-word account that somehow emerged, it seems as if spoken in whispers.

It’s a panel discussion, with microphones at the dais, presumably in a motel’s conference room, away from government property. No reporters were present; none know about it, or they surely would have been there.

Participants include government environmental regulators from the US and Canada whose names we know, along with their clearly identified lawyers and consultants.

Then there are a bunch of anonymous chemical industry representatives, all of whom manufacture pesticides and herbicides. They are each referred to as “A Voice.” Their names are lost, assuming they were ever recorded.

It was a tight bunch; it’s probable that anyone at the meeting could have recited the names of all the others. These are people who knew one another well and who did business together all the time, like the neighborhood business association of supertoxins manufacturers.

Someone in the room, whose role is unclear, was named Diane, an echo of the mystery secretary in Twin Peaks. We may assume the only other woman present was the stenographer, Elizabeth Ann Tipton.

Read more…

Moon Phase: Moon is in Balsamic (waning crescent) phase and enters New phase on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am EDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am EDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Aquarius is on Aug. 7 at 11:10 am PDT / 2:10 pm EDT (18:10:33 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Gemini and enters Cancer today at 1:09 am PDT / 4:09 am EDT (08:09:20 UTC).
Sun Degree: 29-30 Cancer.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Cancer at 1:09 am PDT / 4:09 am EDT (08:09:20 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Pallas conjunct 1992 QB1 at 9:04 pm July 20 PDT / 12:04 am EDT (04:03:49 UTC).
— Pallas trine Juno at 10:41 pm July 20 PDT / 1:41 am EDT (05:40:47 UTC).
— Sun trine Chiron at 11:24 pm July 20 PDT / 2:24 am EDT (06:24:35 UTC).
— Venus opposite Varda at 1:02 am PDT / 4:02 am EDT (08:02:38 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct True Node at 2:55 am PDT / 5:55 am EDT (09:55:01 UTC).
— Vesta square Huya at 5:05 am PDT / 8:05 am EDT (12:04:56 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is July 21
(The Day of Tragicomic Controversy) | Cancer Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Are you happy with your position in life? Do you get the respect you deserve? You need to set the example for the world, placing self-respect as your top-level priority. This is not about egotism or how important you are. You need a calm, quiet understanding that you belong on the planet and have a role to fulfill. This is about service more than achievement.

Written in the Planets
With the Cancer Sun making a trine to Chiron in Pisces today, you have a beautiful opportunity. Chances are, something popped into your awareness this week that might have been a little challenging, disruptive or downright explosive. If so, it may point to something you can understand better, and even heal. What’s really been bothering you? Be prepared to look beyond superficial or current irritants. The better you understand the roots of your emotions, the less scary they’ll be.

“Ah Eric — just listened to your reading. I was moved to tears by your closing words. Your passion, deep care and love always shine through; and you have the gift of all great teachers, of making one feel that one is being personally addressed, respected and taken care of.”
— Liz Glanville

Today is Thursday, July 20, 2017
Hebrew date is 26 Tamuz 5777
Islamic date is 26 Shawwal 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 12 Eb’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.11.12
Julian Day is 2457955

Today’s Birthdays: Taicho (682), Petrarch (1304-1374), Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), Max Lieberman (1847-1935), Olga Hahn-Neurath (1882-1937), John Reith (1889-1971), Verna Felton (1890-1966), Tadeusz Reichstein (1897-1996), Dobri Dobrev (1914), Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), Lola Albright (1924-2017), Cormac McCarthy (1933), Alistair MacLeod (1936-2014), Diana Rigg (1938), Natalie Wood (1938-1981), Judy Chicago (1939), Carlos Santana (1947), Oscar Elias Biscet (1961), Chris Cornell (1964-2017), Terri Irwin (1964), Stone Gossard (1966), Sandra Oh (1971), Vitamin C (1972), Omar Epps (1973), Judy Greer (1975).

“Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth, the redeeming principle that chiefly reconciles the heart to life, and is prophetic of eternal good.”
— Petrarch

Moon Phase: Moon is in Balsamic (waning crescent) phase and enters New phase on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am PDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am PDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Aquarius is on Aug. 7 at 11:10 am PDT / 2:10 pm EDT (18:10:33 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Gemini and enters Cancer on July 21 at 1:09 am PDT / 4:09 am EDT (08:09:20 UTC).
Sun Degree: 28-29 Cancer.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Eris stations retrograde at 1:52 am PDT / 4:52 am EDT (08:52:08 UTC).
Mars enters Leo at 5:19 am PDT / 8:19 am EDT (12:19:24 UTC).
Thereus enters Leo at 6:54 pm PDT / 9:54 pm EDT (01:54:38 July 21 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mars conjunct Varuna at 1:34 am PDT / 4:34 am EDT (08:33:53 UTC), and Thereus at 3:00 am PDT / 6:00 am EDT (10:00:15 UTC).
— Sun square Typhon at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:20 UTC), and Uranus at 5:25 pm PDT / 8:25 pm EDT (00:25:29 July 21 UTC).
— Mercury trine Eris at 5:41 pm PDT / 8:41 pm EDT (00:41:01 July 21 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is July 20
(The Day of Ups and Downs) | Cancer Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
If you make healing your top priority, many other facets of your life will come into focus. Healing what, exactly? Anything that has lingered around unresolved; any matter that needs attention; and in particular, how you relate to your spiritual and emotional needs. You are being called to go deeper into your self-understanding, and to be scrupulously honest with yourself.

Written in the Planets
There’s a busy sky today, including Mars being the first of a line of planets to enter Leo. Things may seem rather turbulent, though this setup could be particularly useful for creative projects, or simply for fun and adventure. Either way, try to find constructive outlets for your energy; and be on the watch for anything that looks like an opportunity, with a view to taking it up if possible.

“Ah Eric — just listened to your reading. I was moved to tears by your closing words. Your passion, deep care and love always shine through; and you have the gift of all great teachers, of making one feel that one is being personally addressed, respected and taken care of.”
— Liz Glanville

Today is Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Hebrew date is 25 Tamuz 5777
Islamic date is 25 Shawwal 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 11 Chuwen
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.11.11
Julian Day is 2457954

Today’s Birthdays: John Martin (1789-1854), Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Michael Fekete (1886-1957), Isabel Jewell (1907-1972), Bahaman Amma (1909-2004), Patricia Medina (1919-2012), Elizabeth Spencer (1921), Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921-2011), Han Sai Por (1943), Brian May (1947), Jayne Anne Phillips (1952), Hideo Nakata (1961), Matthew Libatique (1968), Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), Alessandra De Rossi (1984), Matthias Laurenz Graff (1984).

“I really have some luggage in my head. If only there were insurance companies for that as there are for so many things here, there’s a bale I should insure at once.”
— Edgar Degas

Moon Phase: Moon is in Last Quarter phase and enters Balsamic (waning crescent) phase tonight at 9:10 pm PDT / 12:10 am July 20 EDT (04:10:03 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am PDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Aquarius is on Aug. 7 at 11:10 am PDT / 2:10 pm EDT (18:10:33 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Taurus and enters Gemini today at 12:31 am PDT / 3:31 am EDT (07:31:17 UTC).
Sun Degree: 27-28 Cancer.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Gemini at 12:31 am PDT / 3:31 am EDT (07:31:17 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury trine Saturn at 12:16 pm PDT / 3:16 pm EDT (19:15:54 UTC).
— Thereus conjunct Varuna at 2:04 pm PDT / 5:04 pm EDT (21:04:39 UTC).
— Venus conjunct Asbolus at 6:05 pm PDT / 9:05 pm EDT (01:05:00 July 20 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is July 19
(The Day of Controlled Movement) | Cancer Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You seem to want something that you’re not sure is good for you, or that you feel might be too much to ask for. You might consider the financial aspect: can you afford what you want, or are you willing to work for it? That appears to be the main consideration. Your priorities will evolve rapidly over the next 12 months; take some time and think things over.

Written in the Planets
Today looks good for practical thinking and organizing, thanks to a trine between Mercury in Leo and Saturn in Sagittarius. The dynamic makes a good balance to the fiery nature of those two signs, helping to focus the energy into purpose. This, in turn, may act as a bit of a foil for the Sun-Uranus square that’s brewing (exact tomorrow). If you’re feeling the urge to break with routine or push against restrictions, you’ll want to do that as consciously as possible. What are your deeper motives and needs? Where — and more importantly, why — do you feel frustrated? The more clearly you can answer those questions, the better you can put Mercury-Saturn to effective use.

I’ve now completed your Cancer reading, which is infused with the energy of the recent Full Moon conjunct Pluto. I describe this in detail, taking it back to the beginning of Pluto in Capricorn.

As the reading developed organically, it built up an intensity I was not expecting, ultimately describing the relationship between you and the very wide world that surrounds you. The reading consists of two 35-minute downloadable sessions. They can also be played on any device, or added to iTunes.

The reading is now available at the published price of $55. You will get instant access. This reading will be followed by a tarot card segment sometime in the next week to month.

Here is an audio sample.

Thank you for trusting me as your astrologer.

lovingly,

"Eric, I enjoyed the depth and strength of the Cancer reading. How apropos to do it so close to the moment of the Capricorn Full Moon, Sun in Cancer, moment. I felt deeply connected to much of the reading, both the current moment (turning point), and the historical energy (Pluto in Capricorn). Indeed it has been an intense and deeply revealing time in my relationship life. Thanks for your depth psychology and therapy references, they resonate with me, and speak to the foundational level work I’ve been doing in therapy this past year."

— Jennifer Cobb, Backstage Pass member, on the 2017 Cancer Birthday Reading

Today is Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Hebrew date is 24 Tamuz 5777
Islamic date is 24 Shawwal 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 10 Ok
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.11.10
Julian Day is 2457953

Today’s Birthdays: Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), Hendrik Lorentz (1853-1928), Margaret Brown (1867-1932), Chill Wills (1903-1978), Clifford Odets (1906-1963), Peace Pilgrim (1908-1981), Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), John Glenn (1921-2016), Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (1929-2000), Roald Hoffmann (1937), Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005), James Brolin (1940), Jeanne Cordoa (1948-2016), Hartmut Michel (1948), Margo Martingale (1951), Elizabeth McGovern (1961), Jack Irons (1962), Vin Diesel (1967), Elizabeth Gilbert (1969), M.I.A. (1975), Kristen Bell (1980), Karina Pasian (1991).

“It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.”
— Nelson Mandela

Moon Phase: Moon is in Last Quarter phase and enters Balsamic (waning crescent) phase on July 19-20 at 9:10 pm PDT / 12:10 am EDT (04:10:03 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am PDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Aquarius is on Aug. 7 at 11:10 am PDT / 2:10 pm EDT (18:10:33 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Taurus and enters Gemini on July 19 at 12:31 am PDT / 3:31 am EDT (07:31:17 UTC).
Sun Degree: 26-27 Cancer.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mars trine Chiron at 6:22 am PDT / 9:22 am EDT (13:22:35 UTC).
— Venus trine Jupiter at 1:08 pm PDT / 4:08 pm EDT (20:08:32 UTC).
— Sun square Rhadamanthus at 4:01 pm PDT / 7:01 pm EDT (23:01:03 UTC).
— Juno sextile Nessus at 6:29 pm PDT / 9:29 pm EDT (01:29:29 July 19 UTC).
— Sun sextile Sedna at 7:20 pm PDT / 10:20 pm EDT (02:20:15 July 19 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is July 18
(The Day of Conviction) | Cancer Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You’ll need to be flexible about evolving or developing your plans. Said another way: keep an open mind about your future, and let yourself be spontaneous. Life is unpredictable these days; it always was, though lately it’s off the charts. So you need a balance between being ready to make decisions, while at the same time focusing on a tangible goal.

Written in the Planets
If something unexpected rattled you in the last couple days or so, today offers space for healing it, thanks to Mars in Cancer making a trine to Chiron on Pisces. In other words, this process is not about forgetting or ignoring what happened; it’s about making some progress in integrating what you’ve learned for lasting benefit. A trine between Venus in Gemini and Jupiter in Libra blows gentle breezes in a favorable direction. If you’re not entirely sure how you feel (Neptune is still influencing Venus), articulating your thoughts and emotions verbally might help you find a path to clarity — though this could take a little time.

I’ve now completed your Cancer reading, which is infused with the energy of the recent Full Moon conjunct Pluto. I describe this in detail, taking it back to the beginning of Pluto in Capricorn.

As the reading developed organically, it built up an intensity I was not expecting, ultimately describing the relationship between you and the very wide world that surrounds you. The reading consists of two 35-minute downloadable sessions. They can also be played on any device, or added to iTunes.

The reading is now available at the published price of $55. You will get instant access. This reading will be followed by a tarot card segment sometime in the next week to month.

Here is an audio sample.

Thank you for trusting me as your astrologer.

lovingly,

"Eric, I enjoyed the depth and strength of the Cancer reading. How apropos to do it so close to the moment of the Capricorn Full Moon, Sun in Cancer, moment. I felt deeply connected to much of the reading, both the current moment (turning point), and the historical energy (Pluto in Capricorn). Indeed it has been an intense and deeply revealing time in my relationship life. Thanks for your depth psychology and therapy references, they resonate with me, and speak to the foundational level work I’ve been doing in therapy this past year."

— Jennifer Cobb, Backstage Pass member, on the 2017 Cancer Birthday Reading

Today is Monday, July 17, 2017
Hebrew date is 23 Tamuz 5777
Islamic date is 23 Shawwal 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 9 Muluk
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.11.9
Julian Day is 2457952

Today’s Birthdays: Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698-1759), John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888-1970), Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), James Cagney (1899-1986), Eleanor Steber (1914-1990), Phyllis Diller (1917-2012), Mary Osborne (1921-1992), Diahann Caroll (1935), Donald Sutherland (1935), Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940), Zoot Money (1942), Phoebe Snow (1950), David Hasselhoff (1952), Paul Stamets (1955), Nancy Giles (1960), Regina Belle (1963), Lou Barlow (1966), Cory Doctorow (1971), Elena Anaya (1975), Darude (1975), Billie Lourd (1992).

“Lest I slight any creature, I must also mention the domestic animals, the beasts and birds from whom I have learned.”
— Shmuel Yosef Agnon (speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, 1966)

You Don’t Need to Be Apollo, Just Aware

Your keyword for this week’s astrology seems to be ‘energy’; specifically, staying conscious of how you express it. Though it might be necessary first to realize that you need to express anything at all.

The Sun, from the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck.

Aspects suggest it will be extra-important not to sublimate, repress or ignore whatever is trying to push through you and out into the world. That is not the same as simply flinging your energy out willy-nilly or excusing explosive behavior as ‘just how I am’.

Think of it more as staying attuned to what a clear ‘yes’ and clear ‘no’ feel like for you. When you can do that, you can make decisions and take action in a way that not only feels emotionally freer and karmically cleaner, but that also allows those around you to respond with greater clarity.

Astrologically, we’re looking at a set of squares and sign changes this week. First up, Venus in Gemini squares Neptune in Pisces, and Mars in Cancer squares Uranus in Aries, both exact Monday — and both have been in force for days. Eric mentioned that Venus-Neptune “is the aspect of not knowing how you feel, but thinking you know. So it’s wise to interpose a delay between feeling and being certain that’s where you’re really coming from. It will take time to figure out.”

Mars-Uranus squares can get explosive and rebellious regarding restrictions, especially with Mars in emotional Cancer: the more you try to side-step how you’re feeling, the more likely it is you’ll put yourself in a corner and then lash out against the constraints. If you notice explosiveness seems to keep happening ‘to you’, that could be a signal to get real about your own frustrated ego energies. Again: take time to figure out your emotions, and what they’re actually about.

Read more…

Moon Phase: Moon is in Last Quarter phase and enters Balsamic (waning crescent) phase on July 19-20 at 9:10 pm PDT / 12:10 am EDT (04:10:03 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am PDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Aquarius is on Aug. 7 at 11:10 am PDT / 2:10 pm EDT (18:10:33 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Taurus and enters Gemini on July 19 at 12:31 am PDT / 3:31 am EDT (07:31:17 UTC).
Sun Degree: 25-26 Cancer.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Taurus at 10:04 pm July 16 PDT / 1:04 am EDT (05:04:07 UTC).
Vesta enters Virgo at 4:12 pm PDT / 7:12 pm EDT (23:12:34 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury square Ceto at 9:47 pm July 16 PDT / 12:47 am EDT (04:46:48 UTC).
— Mars square Typhon at 2:02 am PDT / 5:02 am EDT (09:02:34 UTC).
— Venus square Teharonhiawako at 5:11 am PDT / 8:11 am EDT (12:11:00 UTC), and Neptune at 7:33 am PDT / 10:33 am EDT (14:33:16 UTC).
— Venus opposite Great Attractor at 11:37 am PDT / 2:37 pm EDT (18:36:41 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Sila-Nunam at 2:06 pm PDT / 5:06 pm EDT (21:06:32 UTC).
— Mars square Uranus at 6:37 pm PDT / 9:37 pm EDT (01:36:49 July 18 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is July 17
(The Day of Career Concerns) | Cancer Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Remember your political skills at all times. Acknowledge everyone you meet, and find out how they are doing. Take any opportunity to put a person with a problem together with the person who can solve it. Always be willing to help. You are emerging as an important member of your community, and that means serving others. Community has no other purpose.

Written in the Planets
As Mars squares Uranus today, you could well find that the passions are flying. You might feel a range of powerful emotions. There’s nothing wrong with that. Emotions happen — they are neither fully conscious nor inherently rational. The presence of Chiron, however, along with Vesta entering Virgo, is a reminder that you can control how you deal with your emotions. If you feel the need to take action, think it through; keep in mind your higher purpose, and act intentionally and lovingly in its service.

I’ve now completed your Cancer reading, which is infused with the energy of the recent Full Moon conjunct Pluto. I describe this in detail, taking it back to the beginning of Pluto in Capricorn.

As the reading developed organically, it built up an intensity I was not expecting, ultimately describing the relationship between you and the very wide world that surrounds you. The reading consists of two 35-minute downloadable sessions. They can also be played on any device, or added to iTunes.

The reading is now available at the published price of $55. You will get instant access. This reading will be followed by a tarot card segment sometime in the next week to month.

Here is an audio sample.

Thank you for trusting me as your astrologer.

lovingly,

"Eric, I enjoyed the depth and strength of the Cancer reading. How apropos to do it so close to the moment of the Capricorn Full Moon, Sun in Cancer, moment. I felt deeply connected to much of the reading, both the current moment (turning point), and the historical energy (Pluto in Capricorn). Indeed it has been an intense and deeply revealing time in my relationship life. Thanks for your depth psychology and therapy references, they resonate with me, and speak to the foundational level work I’ve been doing in therapy this past year."

— Jennifer Cobb, Backstage Pass member, on the 2017 Cancer Birthday Reading

Today is Sunday, July 16, 2017
Hebrew date is 22 Tamuz 5777
Islamic date is 22 Shawwal 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 8 Lamat
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.11.8
Julian Day is 2457951

Today’s Birthdays: Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530), Joseph Wilton (1722-1803), Nikolai von Glehn (1841-1923), Ida B. Wells (1862-1931), Kathleen Norris (1880-1966), Charles Sheeler (1883-1965), Frits Zernike (1888-1966), Mary Philbin (1902-1993), Orville Redenbacher (1907-1995), Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990), Ginger Rogers (1911-1995), Irwin Rose (1926-2015), Anita Brookner (1928-2016), Sheri S. Tepper (1929), Denise LaSalle (1939), Desmond Dekker (1941-2006), Barbara Lee (1946), Stewart Copeland (1952), Tony Kushner (1956), Faye Grant (1957), Will Ferrell (1967), Larry Sanger (1968), Corey Feldman (1971), AnnaLynne McCord (1987).

“If I won the lottery, I’d go to so many job interviews in a mermaid costume and ask if sprinklers are allowed in the office to keep me moist.”
— Will Ferrell

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase today at 12:25 pm PDT / 3:25 pm EDT (19:25:34 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am PDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Aquarius is on Aug. 7 at 11:10 am PDT / 2:10 pm EDT (18:10:33 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aries and enters Taurus tonight at 10:04 pm PDT / 1:04 am July 17 EDT (05:04:07 UTC).
Sun Degree: 24-25 Cancer.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun square Eris at 10:06 pm July 15 PDT / 1:06 am EDT (05:05:45 UTC).
— Vesta trine Quaoar at 12:21 am PDT / 3:21 am EDT (07:21:15 UTC).
— Mercury semi-square Ceres at 5:43 am PDT / 8:43 am EDT (12:42:52 UTC).
— Mercury trine Varda at 6:10 pm PDT / 9:10 pm EDT (01:09:42 July 17 UTC).
— Venus semi-square Uranus at 6:37 pm PDT / 9:37 pm EDT (01:37:32 July 17 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is July 16
(The Day of the Rising Tide) | Cancer Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Professional developments will come in unexpected ways. You might stick to a plan, and follow certain protocols (a well-crafted resume, letters of reference, showing up to interviews on time); yet the actual breakthroughs will happen when you’re least expecting them. Be prepared all the time, listen carefully, and dress the part you want to play.

Written in the Planets
The Sun squaring Eris today may shed light on your personal worldview, in the context of the current environment. Amanda Painter has more on this in her most recent Thursday column. Whether you feel threatened, challenged, validated or inspired, remember that in your own milieu you have influence and you have choices. The most important changes don’t always originate on the world stage. Sometimes they start from one person, or a few people, and ripple out like a wave.

I’ve now completed your Cancer reading, which is infused with the energy of the recent Full Moon conjunct Pluto. I describe this in detail, taking it back to the beginning of Pluto in Capricorn.

As the reading developed organically, it built up an intensity I was not expecting, ultimately describing the relationship between you and the very wide world that surrounds you. The reading consists of two 35-minute downloadable sessions. They can also be played on any device, or added to iTunes.

The reading is now available at the published price of $55. You will get instant access. This reading will be followed by a tarot card segment sometime in the next week to month.

Here is an audio sample.

Thank you for trusting me as your astrologer.

lovingly,

"Eric, I enjoyed the depth and strength of the Cancer reading. How apropos to do it so close to the moment of the Capricorn Full Moon, Sun in Cancer, moment. I felt deeply connected to much of the reading, both the current moment (turning point), and the historical energy (Pluto in Capricorn). Indeed it has been an intense and deeply revealing time in my relationship life. Thanks for your depth psychology and therapy references, they resonate with me, and speak to the foundational level work I’ve been doing in therapy this past year."

— Jennifer Cobb, Backstage Pass member, on the 2017 Cancer Birthday Reading

Today is Saturday, July 15, 2017
Hebrew date is 21 Tamuz 5777
Islamic date is 21 Shawwal 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 7 Manik’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.11.7
Julian Day is 2457950

Today’s Birthdays: Queen Yun (1455-1482), Jan Cossiers (1600-1671), Rembrandt (1606-1669), Richard Cumberland (1631-1718), Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867), Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), Doppo Kunikida (1871-1908), R. S. Magali (1906-1993), Iris Murdoch (1919-1999), Nan Marin (1927-2010), Lynda Ronstadt (1946), Marky Ramone (1952), Forest Whitaker (1961), Adam Savage (1967), Diane Kruger (1976), Alex Boyd (1984).

“Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.”
— Iris Murdoch

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase on July 16 at 12:25 pm PDT / 3:25 pm EDT (19:25:34 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am PDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Aquarius is on Aug. 7 at 11:10 am PDT / 2:10 pm EDT (18:10:33 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aries and enters Taurus on July 16-17 at 10:04 pm PDT / 1:04 am EDT (05:04:07 UTC).
Sun Degree: 23-24 Cancer.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mars sextile Sedna at 10:47 pm July 14 PDT / 1:47 am EDT (05:47:36 UTC).
— Mercury square Deucalion at 11:31 am PDT / 2:31 pm EDT (18:31:10 UTC).
— Mercury sextile Asbolus at 2:43 pm PDT / 5:43 pm EDT (21:43:00 UTC).
— Venus conjunct Altjira at 4:11 pm PDT / 7:11 pm EDT (23:10:50 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is July 15
(The Day of Material Inducers) | Cancer Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Your star is rising. You will benefit from using the idea that your efforts in some way feed the world. At your best, you’re not really working in the conventional sense; you are offering people what you have in abundance, and devising ways to get it to them. This makes you an inventor. If work ever feels like toil, stop and invent a solution.

Written in the Planets
We’re closing in on tomorrow’s square between the Cancer Sun and Eris in Aries. If you pay any attention to the news, you probably have noticed an increasing sense of chaos. Keep noticing what gets you flustered, what catches you off-guard, what is confusing or gets under your skin. There’s valuable information there, the kind that could very well help you to integrate your awareness of something — even if it causes tension first. Today’s conjunction between Pholus and the Galactic Center in Sagittarius suggests that what you learn could have far-walking legs. Since you can’t see where those legs are headed, it’s up to you to aim toward the highest good for all.

I’ve now completed your Cancer reading, which is infused with the energy of the recent Full Moon conjunct Pluto. I describe this in detail, taking it back to the beginning of Pluto in Capricorn.

As the reading developed organically, it built up an intensity I was not expecting, ultimately describing the relationship between you and the very wide world that surrounds you. The reading consists of two 35-minute downloadable sessions. They can also be played on any device, or added to iTunes.

The reading is now available at the published price of $55. You will get instant access. This reading will be followed by a tarot card segment sometime in the next week to month.

Here is an audio sample.

Thank you for trusting me as your astrologer.

lovingly,

"Eric, I enjoyed the depth and strength of the Cancer reading. How apropos to do it so close to the moment of the Capricorn Full Moon, Sun in Cancer, moment. I felt deeply connected to much of the reading, both the current moment (turning point), and the historical energy (Pluto in Capricorn). Indeed it has been an intense and deeply revealing time in my relationship life. Thanks for your depth psychology and therapy references, they resonate with me, and speak to the foundational level work I’ve been doing in therapy this past year."

— Jennifer Cobb, Backstage Pass member, on the 2017 Cancer Birthday Reading