Today is Saturday, May 27, 2017
Hebrew date is 2 Sivan 5777
Islamic date is 1 Ramadan 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 10 Etz’nab’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.8.18
Julian Day is 2457901

Today’s Birthdays: Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894), Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961), Rachel Carson (1907-1964), Vincent Price (1911-1993), Christopher Lee (1922-2015), Harlan Ellison (1934), Ramsey Lewis (1935), Louis Gossett Jr. (1936), Cilla Black (1943-2015), Bruce Cockburn (1945), Pete Sears (1948), Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart (1948-2014), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Giuseppe Tornatore (1956), Neil Finn (1958), Peri Gilpin (1961), Todd Bridges (1965), Heston Blumenthal (1966), Joseph Fiennes (1970), Lisa Lopes (1971-2002), Andre 3000 (1975), Jamie Oliver (1975), Chris Colfer (1990).

“If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry.”
— Rachel Carson

Moon Phase: Moon is in New phase and enters Waxing Crescent phase on May 28-29 at 5:18 pm PDT / 8:18 pm EDT (00:18:10 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Sagittarius on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Gemini and enters Cancer today at 4:24 am PDT / 7:24 am EDT (11:24:22 UTC).
Sun Degree: 7-8 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Cancer at 4:24 am PDT / 7:24 am EDT (11:24:22 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury conjunct Mors-Somnus at 12:53 am PDT / 3:53 am EDT (07:53:02 UTC).
— Mercury trine Chariklo at 9:33 am PDT / 12:33 pm EDT (16:33:08 UTC).
— Vesta square Echeclus at 12:40 pm PDT / 3:40 pm EDT (19:40:16 UTC).
— Uranus opposite Rhadamanthus at 5:57 pm PDT / 8:57 pm EDT (00:57:02 May 28 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is May 27
(The Day of Driven Dedication) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
As frustrating as it is to go head to head with someone who seems illogical and holds power, remember that there’s always the possibility to take another approach. This moves beyond the mantra, “If they go low; we go high.” It’s more like, “If they set limits, I get creative.” You can still fulfill your legitimate responsibilities (have you figured out which ones those are yet?) and be you. If an authority figure does happen to let their ethics slip, you have the option to stay in your integrity rather than following that lead. That can feel combustive, but remember: there are worse things.

Written in the Planets
With the Moon moving into Cancer today, notice whether your more domestic, nesting tendencies come out — including and especially your emotional sensitivity. With Mars in Gemini moving into its opposition with Saturn in Sagittarius, the urge to confront those in authority (especially if that authority is ideological) increases. You might be feistier than usual or feel provoked to react, or could meet someone fitting that description. Your emotions, represented by the Moon, are important indicators of your reality, though they’re not the only ones. Even so, expressing them can be key in establishing where you stand — and, therefore, who you are.

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Today is Friday, May 26, 2017
Hebrew date is 1 Sivan 5777
Islamic date is 30 Sha’ban 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 9 kab’an
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.8.17
Julian Day is 2457900

Today’s Birthdays: Mamie Smith (1883-1946), Al Jolson (1886-1950), Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), George Formby (1904-1961), John Wayne (1907-1979), Peter Cushing (1913-1994), Ruben Gonzalez (1919-2003), Peggy Lee (1920-2002), James Arness (1923-2011), Miles Davis (1926-1991), Lyudmila Petrushevskaya (1938), Levon Helm (1940-2012), Stevie Nicks (1948), Jeremy Corbyn (1949), Pam Grier (1949), Sally Ride (1951-2012), Bobcat Goldthwait (1962), Colin Vearncombe (1962-2016), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Helena Bonham Carter (1966), Matt Stone (1971), Selenis Leyva (1972), Lauryn Hill (1975), Raina Telgemeier (1977), Jaheim (1978), Isaac Slade (1981).

“You put your camera around your neck in the morning, along with putting on your shoes, and there it is, an appendage of the body that shares your life with you. The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
— Dorothea Lange

Summer of Trust: The Great American Eclipse

Dear Friend and Reader:

On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, blocking the Sun and casting a shadow over the Pacific Ocean. As the Moon moves and the Earth turns, the shadow will pass just south of Portland, Oregon, traveling southeast, reaching maximum intensity near Memphis, Tennessee, passing through South Carolina and then out into the Atlantic.

This is the first eclipse to touch both coasts of the United States since 1918, though that one had maximum intensity over the Pacific Ocean south of Alaska, not on land. The Aug. 21 event will be the first eclipse to make landfall exclusively in the United States dating back to 1776. In that sense, it’s an unprecedented event, arriving at an unprecedented time in U.S. history.

Path of totality, The Great American Eclipse of Aug. 21. This is the first eclipse of its kind in American history, spanning both coasts and peaking over the mainland.

Everyone paying attention knows that our nation needs some kind of shift. We need healing. Some think it has to be political, others spiritual, others social and economic. There are many different notions regarding in what direction these changes need to go. That might be the one thing that all sides agree on: change is necessary.

In astrology, eclipses represent watershed events. They can arrive with sweeping changes, and represent before and after moments. This works personally, and it works collectively — and it’s especially true for the place where the individual and the collective intersect. Said another way, eclipses represent collective events that can have deep personal influence. They represent change. And with the shadow falling across the United States, change is imminent. It’s an open question what kind of change we get, and what kind we create.

Of course, it’s rare that anyone has the idea that “we can create change,” much less a concept of what that change might be. As is written in the Declaration of Independence, “All experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.”

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Moon Phase: Moon is in New phase and enters Waxing Crescent phase on May 28-29 at 5:18 pm PDT / 8:18 pm EDT (00:18:10 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Sagittarius on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Gemini and enters Cancer on May 27 at 4:24 am PDT / 7:24 am EDT (11:24:22 UTC).
Sun Degree: 6-7 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Eros opposite Pluto at 12:07 am PDT / 3:07 am EDT (07:07:36 UTC).
— Ceres conjunct Altjira at 1:22 am PDT / 4:22 am EDT (08:22:25 UTC).
— Vesta opposite Crantor at 6:32 am PDT / 9:32 am EDT (13:32:35 UTC).
— Venus conjunct Pallas at 8:25 am PDT / 11:25 am EDT (15:24:52 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is May 26
(The Day of the Stalwart Protector) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Whatever you’re searching for, you’re well on the way to finding it. Your role is to treat every day as a new experience. Do your best to set aside your habits, conventions and even your preferences and let your curiosity lead you. One positive development will lead to another. Use your skill at conversation and be friendly and open with everyone you meet.

Written in the Planets
Is it time to try a new approach to love? The ideas of ‘strategy’ and ‘receptivity’ might not seem compatible — and often they are not. After all, someone who is on the prowl and actively trying to seduce another is coming from a place of projecting energy rather than receiving it. Yet sometimes we get stuck in patterns around sex and intimacy, and need to take a closer look at what we’re doing. Venus has been making her way slowly through Aries, a sign where she tends to come on strong and over-focus on herself. If that sounds like how you’ve been relating lately, take a cue from today’s conjunction between Venus and the asteroid Pallas: see about balancing your emotional intelligence with your intellectual intelligence better. That means noticing your environment, your effect on others and your deeper motivations, and making adjustments that open space for real connection. If, on the other hand, you’ve been reticent regarding attractions and desires, Venus-Pallas might help you notice where the theory and reality of your relationships conflict — and take corrective action.

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Today is Thursday, May 25, 2017
Hebrew date is 29 Iyyar 5777
Islamic date is 29 Sha’ban 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 8 k’ib’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.8.16
Julian Day is 2457899

Today’s Birthdays: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), Marie Doro (1882-1956), Theodore Roethke (1908-1963), Richard Dimbleby (1913-1965), Hal David (1921-2012), Claude Akins (1926-1994), Beverly Sills (1929-2007), Irwin Winkler (1931), W. P. Kinsella (1935-2016), Raymond Carver (1938-1988), Ian McKellen (1939), Nobuyoshi Araki (1940), Leslie Uggams (1943), Frank Oz (1944), Karen Valentine (1947), Jamaica Kincaid (1949), Eve Ensler (1953), Paul Weller (1958), Julian Clary (1959), Mike Myers (1963), Anne Heche (1969), Octavia Spencer (1972), Daz Dillinger (1973), Cillian Murphy (1976), Esme Bianco (1982), Rasheeda (1982).

“Standing on the bare ground, — my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, — all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Moon Phase: Moon is in Balsamic (waning crescent) phase and enters New phase today at 12:44 pm PDT / 3:44 pm EDT (19:44:23 UTC).
Next Full Moon in Sagittarius is on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Taurus and enters Gemini today at 5:15 am PDT / 8:15 am EDT (12:15:12 UTC).
Sun Degree: 5-6 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Gemini at 5:15 am PDT / 8:15 am EDT (12:15:12 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus square Cyllarus at 4:30 am PDT / 7:30 am EDT (11:30:03 UTC), and Pluto at 9:22 am PDT / 12:22 pm EDT (16:21:41 UTC).
— Mercury semi-square Saturn at 4:55 pm PDT / 7:55 pm EDT (23:55:09 UTC).
— Mars sextile Eris at 7:59 pm PDT / 10:59 pm EDT (02:59:03 May 26 UTC).
— Eros conjunct Cyllarus at 8:15 pm PDT / 11:15 pm EDT (03:14:53 May 26 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is May 25
(The Day of the Bold One) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Today’s New Moon is a gleaming reminder that you came into this world for a purpose, and you’re ready to live that purpose boldly. In many ways, you’re way ahead of yourself, and can afford to slow down and reflect a bit more. There’s no rush, despite the frenetic condition of the world. You now get to be one of the cool and calm people.

Written in the Planets
Much of the astrology that’s recently appeared has been suggestive of human ingenuity and resourcefulness. The Gemini New Moon seems to be no exception. (Among other things, Gemini is the first zodiac sign whose symbol depicts humans.) There are a lot of reasons right now to feel anger, information overload and a sense of being buffeted by events. There are also ongoing questions regarding how we can participate effectively on the world stage. However, in your own life, in your specific patch of the globe, you likely have much more influence than you might think. Courage and resilience are still choices, as is compassion, as is self-respect.

You may pre-order all 12 signs of INVOLUTION here. What we’re living through today is not written about in any book. We’re its pioneers in consciousness. For us, in our time, the revolution must be within. INVOLUTION will be your guide.

Today is Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Hebrew date is 28 Iyyar 5777
Islamic date is 28 Sha’ban 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 7 Men
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.8.15
Julian Day is 2457898

Today’s Birthdays: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736), Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972), Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976), Lilli Palmer (1914-1986), Philip Pearlstein (1924), Prince Buster (1938-2016), Tommy Chong (1938), Bob Dylan (1941), George Lakoff (1941), Patti LaBelle (1944), Jim Broadbent (1949), Alfred Molina (1953), Rosanne Cash (1955), Kristin Scott Thomas (1960), Gene Anthony Ray (1962-2003), Michael Chabon (1963), John C. Reilly (1965), Heavy D (1967-2011), Will Sasso (1975), Sarah Hagan (1984), Mark Ballas (1986), Maru (2007).

“Art is the perpetual motion of illusion. The highest purpose of art is to inspire. What else can you do? What else can you do for anyone but inspire them?”
— Bob Dylan

Moon Phase: Moon is in Balsamic (waning crescent) phase and enters New phase on May 25 at 12:44 pm PDT / 3:44 pm EDT (19:44:23 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Gemini on May 25 at 12:44 pm PDT / 3:44 pm EDT (19:44:23 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Sagittarius is on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Taurus and enters Gemini on May 25 at 5:15 am PDT / 8:15 am EDT (12:15:12 UTC).
Sun Degree: 4-5 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mars semi-square Vesta at 10:20 am PDT / 1:20 pm EDT (17:20:38 UTC).
— Eros opposite Juno at 12:09 pm PDT / 3:09 pm EDT (19:09:34 UTC).
— Echeclus square Crantor at 7:25 pm PDT / 10:25 pm EDT (02:25:27 May 25 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is May 24
(The Day of the Magnifier) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You already know that your lively mind needs quality stimulation to stay sharp. So choose your metaphorical ‘brain food’ — the media you imbibe and the conversations you cultivate — carefully. But pay attention to what you put in your body, too; after all, when you feed your body well, you’re also feeding your brain. Speaking of this body-brain connection: what or who gets you dancing? If you meet that person today, consider taking their lead. You’d be surprised what insights pop up after getting your groove on.

Written in the Planets
If you feel like all the change, chaos and upheaval is happening around you and to you, that’s an important signal to step back into your power. One way to do that is by sitting down and strategizing: What can you contribute to an evolving situation? What is standing in your way? Who can you enlist for help? How can you break things down into steps? Some people respond to pressure by withdrawing into denial; others say “to hell with it!” and go charging in — or off. Today a square between Pallas in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn suggests that you take the reins, but do so with a plan. Remember that diplomacy can always be invited to the proceedings — and is often the best place to start. In the love and partnership department: if traditional relationship needs, impulsive passion, and emotions around sex all seem to be at odds, it’s up to you to find a point of balance. Remember that what’s fair to all involved is not necessarily the same as getting your own way in the short term.

You may pre-order all 12 signs of INVOLUTION here. What we’re living through today is not written about in any book. We’re its pioneers in consciousness. For us, in our time, the revolution must be within. INVOLUTION will be your guide.

Today is Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Hebrew date is 27 Iyyar 5777
Islamic date is 27 Sha’ban 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 6 Ix
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.8.14
Julian Day is 2457897

Today’s Birthdays: Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1616-1682), Elias Ashmole (1617-1692), Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), Franz Mesmer (1734-1815), Isabella Ford (1855-1924), Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939), Scott O’Dell (1898-1989), Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952), Scatman Crothers (1910-1986), Artie Shaw (1910-2004), Edward Norton Lorenz (1917-2008), Robert Bernstein (1919-1988), Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002), Joan Collins (1933), Zalman King (1942-2012), Dillie Keane (1952), Mitch Albom (1958), Drew Carey (1958), Lea DeLaria (1958), Guinevere Turner (1968), Maxwell (1973), Jewel (1974), Ryan Coogler (1986).

“I demand of you, and of the whole world, that you show me a generic character — one that is according to generally accepted principles of classification, by which to distinguish between Man and Ape. I myself most assuredly know of none. But, if I had called man an ape, or vice versa, I should have fallen under the ban of all the ecclesiastics. It may be that as a naturalist I ought to have done so.”
— Carl Linnaeus

Moon Phase: Moon is in Balsamic (waning crescent) phase and enters New phase on May 25 at 12:44 pm PDT / 3:44 pm EDT (19:44:23 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Gemini on May 25 at 12:44 pm PDT / 3:44 pm EDT (19:44:23 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Sagittarius is on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aries and enters Taurus today at 5:33 am PDT / 8:33 am EDT (12:32:41 UTC).
Sun Degree: 3-4 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Taurus at 5:33 am PDT / 8:33 am EDT (12:32:41 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury sextile Nessus at 12:58 am PDT / 3:58 am EDT (07:58:10 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Echeclus at 6:28 am PDT / 9:28 am EDT (13:28:31 UTC).
— Mars square Borasisi at 11:39 am PDT / 2:39 pm EDT (18:39:30 UTC).
— Mercury square Crantor at 11:44 am PDT / 2:44 pm EDT (18:44:29 UTC).
— Sun opposite Huya at 3:04 pm PDT / 6:04 pm EDT (22:03:52 UTC).
— Pallas square Pluto at 8:40 pm PDT / 11:40 pm EDT (03:40:27 May 24 UTC).
— Venus square Juno at 8:48 pm PDT / 11:48 pm EDT (03:48:39 May 24 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is May 23
(The Day of Energetic Transmission) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Today looks like a great day to put any body-based insights to work. This is especially true for anything that seems to have a familial or karmic pattern to it (including how your family has treated sexuality). With this understanding you become free to choose a new way to think (and feel) about your body. This, in turn, can liberate your relationships — particularly the one you have with yourself. You’re closing in on some important achievements; continue taking action and communicating in person with those who can help you move things along.

Written in the Planets
If you’re trying to solve the problem of how to make something work better, today could be the day to find a new approach. Mars in Gemini is mechanically minded to begin with; and Gemini is known for its ability to see more than one option at once. Today, Mars in Gemini conjoins the minor planet Chaos. This isn’t generally the crazy, messy concept of chaos but, rather, the primordial state of infinite creative potential. If you can slow yourself down enough to see past any disorder, that creative place should be readily accessible. Instead of thinking “either/or,” see if a “both/and” approach yields better results.

You may pre-order all 12 signs of INVOLUTION here. What we’re living through today is not written about in any book. We’re its pioneers in consciousness. For us, in our time, the revolution must be within. INVOLUTION will be your guide.

Today is Monday, May 22, 2017
Hebrew date is 26 Iyyar 5777
Islamic date is 26 Sha’ban 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 5 B’en
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.8.13
Julian Day is 2457896

Today’s Birthdays: William Sturgeon (1783-1850), Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Laurence Olivier (1907-1989), Sun Ra (1914-1993), George S. Hammond (1921-2005), Michael Constantine (1927), Ahmed Fouad Negm (1929-2013), Harvey Milk (1930-1978), Betty Williams (1943), Cheryl Campbell (1949), Bernie Taupin (1950), Bill Whelan (1950), Morrissey (1959), Johnny Gill (1966), Graham Linehan (1968), Naomi Campbell (1970), Ginnifer Goodwin (1978), Maggie Q (1979), Nazanin Boniadi (1980), Lucy Gordon (1980-2009), Adrian Marcel (1990).

“I should dearly love that the world should be ever so little better for my presence. Even on this small stage we have our two sides, and something might be done by throwing all one’s weight on the scale of breadth, tolerance, charity, temperance, peace, and kindliness to man and beast. We can’t all strike very big blows, and even the little ones count for something.”
— Arthur Conan Doyle

Looking Into Parallel Realities: Gemini New Moon

In the play Constellations by Nick Payne (which I saw Friday night), the two characters depict some of the many possible ways their intersecting lives could evolve depending on the countless variables at play at any given moment.

Photo of Chicago’s O’Hare airport, the busiest in the world, by Eric Francis.

The plot’s structure is based on the concept that infinite multiverses exist in parallel, and the one we live depends on the choices we make. In each scene, the characters only have to reconcile their own two viewpoints on that particular shared experience — unlike the audience, who witnesses the entire gestalt.

Yet you don’t have to go all sci-fi to get a taste of something similar — you can just tune into some Gemini astrology. In contrast to Payne’s play, Gemini suggests that perhaps we can indeed occupy parallel realities — or be two people — at once.

Gemini is also about reconciling these different viewpoints. Step out of the mindset that there’s only one way to see and think about something. And stop pretending that your shadow is not just as much a part of you as your light.

We’ll get a prime opportunity this Thursday, when the Sun (which entered Gemini on Saturday) conjoins the Moon for the Gemini New Moon. This is exact at 3:44 pm EDT (19:44 UTC) on May 25.

The Sun represents conscious awareness; the Moon can represent a veil over consciousness. So already there’s an indication to let yourself be open to what each of those sides of yourself has to say about things. Gemini makes this explicit.

Still, it’s not always easy. Human beings are great at ignoring facts and intuition and even our own behaviors in favor of what we want to believe. “Do as I say, not as I do” is often said partly in jest; but every parent knows that at one time or another (or often), it’s the message they’re sending their kids.

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Moon Phase: Moon is in Last Quarter phase and enters Balsamic (waning crescent) phase today at 7:37 am PDT / 10:37 am EDT (14:37:36 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Gemini on May 25 at 12:44 pm PDT / 3:44 pm EDT (19:44:23 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Sagittarius is on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aries and enters Taurus on May 23 at 5:33 am PDT / 8:33 am EDT (12:32:41 UTC).
Sun Degree: 2-3 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury square Vesta at 5:59 am PDT / 8:59 am EDT (12:59:09 UTC), and Diana at 7:59 am PDT / 10:59 am EDT (14:59:03 UTC).
— Sun trine Logos at 9:13 am PDT / 12:13 pm EDT (16:13:00 UTC), and Makemake at 2:22 pm PDT / 5:22 pm EDT (21:22:06 UTC).
— Mercury trine Orcus at 4:25 pm PDT / 7:25 pm EDT (23:25:37 UTC).
— Sun sextile Salacia at 2:23 pm PDT / 5:23 pm EDT (21:23:37 UTC).
— Mars conjunct Chaos at 5:24 pm PDT / 8:24 pm EDT (00:23:42 May 23 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is May 22
(The Day of the Serial Epic) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Count on both your popularity and your diplomatic skills to create the life you want. Many of the best things that come into your world will enter through semi-public spheres, such as parties and gatherings where you know some of the people but not all of them. Parlay interesting encounters on social media to in-person meetings sooner, rather than later.

Written in the Planets
Aspects involving Mercury and Mars speak of recognizing and acknowledging the feelings we might conceal from ourselves. This is necessary if we wish to live authentic lives, and particularly where we contribute to a cause: hidden information can sabotage our best efforts. Looked at another way, if something is holding you back from turning your good intentions into manifest improvements, digging out and dealing with the issue can in fact be more efficient than carrying on regardless.

You may pre-order all 12 signs of INVOLUTION here. What we’re living through today is not written about in any book. We’re its pioneers in consciousness. For us, in our time, the revolution must be within. INVOLUTION will be your guide.

Today is Sunday, May 21, 2017
Hebrew date is 25 Iyyar 5777
Islamic date is 25 Sha’ban 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 4 Eb’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.8.12
Julian Day is 2457895

Today’s Birthdays: Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), Mary Anning (1799-1847), Henri Rousseau (1844-1910), Fats Waller (1904-1943), Raymond Burr (1917-1993), Harold Robbins (1918-1997), Dorothy Hewett (1923-2002), Peggy Cass (1924-1999), Bob Northern (1934), Tony Sheridan (1940-2013), Martin Carthy (1941), Ronald Isley (1941), Leo Sayer (1948), Al Franken (1951), Mr. T (1952), Marc Ribot (1954), Judge Reinhold (1957), Richard Appel (1963), Lisa Edelstein (1966), Notorious B.I.G. (1972-1997), Noel Fielding (1973), Fairuza Balk (1974), Max B (1978), Gotye (1980), Kano (1985), Olivia Olson (1992).

“It is with narrow-souled people as with narrow-necked bottles: the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring it out.”
— Alexander Pope

Moon Phase: Moon is in Last Quarter phase and enters Balsamic (waning crescent) phase on May 22 at 7:37 am PDT / 10:37 am EDT (14:37:36 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Gemini on May 25 at 12:44 pm PDT / 3:44 pm EDT (19:44:23 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Sagittarius is on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Pisces and enters Aries today at 3:10 am PDT / 6:10 am EDT (10:10:29 UTC).
Sun Degree: 1-2 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Aries at 3:10 am PDT / 6:10 am EDT (10:10:29 UTC).
Orcus stations direct at 5:43 am PDT / 8:43 am EDT (12:43:27 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury conjunct Pelion at 9:57 am PDT / 12:57 pm EDT (16:57:07 UTC), and 1992 QB1 at 10:06 am PDT / 1:06 pm EDT (17:06:15 UTC).
— Jupiter trine Asbolus at 10:14 am PDT / 1:14 pm EDT (17:13:48 UTC).
— Psyche opposite Nessus at 3:42 pm PDT / 6:42 pm EDT (22:42:37 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is May 21
(The Day of Unfailing Vision) | Birthday Readings: Taurus | Gemini | Others
It may seem somewhat paradoxical, but exploring new territory is a lot easier when what is familiar is reliable. That is to say, feeling secure in something or someone close to home can make you bolder. This is pretty much what’s been happening for you. You’ve come to know what you can truly depend on. Now’s your chance for an adventure.

Written in the Planets
Orcus stationing direct (among other astrology) could bring up similar themes to a Mercury station; mainly that the truth will out. Orcus was named after the underworld deity whose specific province it was to bring oath-breakers to justice. You might say it represents the idea that all lies are discovered in the end. If something appears mysterious or the facts seem incomplete, a key to the puzzle may be revealed. Meanwhile, be as clear as possible in your communications, and strive for absolute transparency.

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Today is Saturday, May 20, 2017
Hebrew date is 24 Iyyar 5777
Islamic date is 24 Sha’ban 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 3 Chuwen
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.8.11
Julian Day is 2457894

Today’s Birthdays: Honore de Balzac (1799-1850), John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), James Stewart (1908-1997), Tony Cliff (1917-2000), Hao Wang (1921-1995), Edith Fellows (1923-2011), Joe Cocker (1944-2014), Cher (1946), Mary Pope Osborne (1949), Thomas Akers (1951), Ron Reagan (1958), Tony Goldwyn (1960), Mindy Cohn (1966), Louis Theroux (1970), Busta Rhymes (1972), Jessica Raine (1982), Naturi Naughton (1984), Jack Gleeson (1992).

“The very corner-stone of an education intended to form great minds, must be the recognition of the principle, that the object is to call forth the greatest possible quantity of intellectual power, and to inspire the intensest love of truth: and this without a particle of regard to the results to which the exercise of that power may lead, even though it should conduct the pupil to opinions diametrically opposite to those of his teachers.”
— John Stuart Mill

Moon Phase: Moon is in Last Quarter phase and enters Balsamic (waning crescent) phase on May 22 at 7:37 am PDT / 10:37 am EDT (14:37:36 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Gemini on May 25 at 12:44 pm PDT / 3:44 pm EDT (19:44:23 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Sagittarius is on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Pisces and enters Aries on May 21 at 3:10 am PDT / 6:10 am EDT (10:10:29 UTC).
Sun Degree: 30 Taurus-1 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Okyrhoe stations retrograde at m PDT / m EDT (11:29:07 UTC).
Sun enters Gemini at 1:31 pm PDT / 4:31 pm EDT (20:30:51 UTC).
Mercury leaves shadow phase at 6:00 pm PDT / 9:00 pm EDT (01:00:17 May 21 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun semi-square Venus at 11:37 pm May 19 PDT / 2:37 am EDT (06:36:40 UTC).
— Eros square Jupiter at 7:13 am PDT / 10:13 am EDT (14:13:31 UTC).
— Pallas square Juno at 12:36 pm PDT / 3:36 pm EDT (19:36:09 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is May 20
(The Day of Prolific Expression) | Birthday Readings: Taurus | Gemini | Others
You must trust your intuition. There will be times when you don’t have time or opportunity to get the facts, and in those situations, you must have faith in what your heart tells you is true. This will be unlikely to feel like fear. Your reminders of what to avoid will feel like a little tug away from something, and what to approach will just feel good.

Written in the Planets
With the Sun entering Gemini later today, see if your outlook on life doesn’t feel refreshed. You might pick up on an option that did not seem to be there before, or another side of a story. If you sense that the point of resolution or satisfaction between the possibilities you’re now considering is just out of reach, don’t fret; this moment shall pass. Earlier in the day, Jupiter in Libra square Eros in Cancer suggests that expressing your erotic or loving feelings could very well help to create more of them.

You may pre-order all 12 signs of INVOLUTION here. What we’re living through today is not written about in any book. We’re its pioneers in consciousness. For us, in our time, the revolution must be within. INVOLUTION will be your guide.