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The season of
Aquarius is definitely in high gear and shows no time of slowing down any time
soon. The recent lunar eclipse on
January 31, 2018 featured a lunar eclipse in 11 degrees of Leo opposing the Aquarius sun, inspiring me to
tweet:Emotional levels will be off the charts today as we have a blue moon, super full moon #LunarEclipse in Leo. There will be a huge focus on relationships . #astrology— Linda Simons (@danceofphoenix) January 31, 2018
But Mercury joined the sun and Venus in Aquarius on January 31st, which triggered this tweet:
Communication really speeds up today as Mercury enters Aquarius for the next 2 1/2 weeks. Be prepared for thinking outside of the box and new perspectives. #astrology— Linda Simons (@danceofphoenix) January 31, 2018
The
recent eclipse and Mercury entering Aquarius have been intensely personal for
me and demonstrated once again the power and truth of astrology. On January 26th, transiting Pluto
in Capricorn entered my 4th house of home, family and beginnings and
ending in life while simultaneously opposing my Cancer midheaven. On that day my husband called his doctor
about some pain he was experiencing behind his eye. My husband has a heart condition, so this was
troubling. His primary care physician recommended
seeing his eye doctor, who thought it was an infection and prescribed some eye
drops to be taken four times a day. I
was also using eye drops four times a day for my recent cataract surgery. His pain seemed to go away until Sunday night
when it returned with a vengeance and he began having trouble reading and
saying words. I urged him to go to the
emergency room at the nearest hospital, but he was too stubborn to listen to
me. On Monday, January 29th,
he was so disoriented at the follow up eye doctor appointment that the eye
doctor called the emergency room at the nearest hospital to warn them we were
on our way. They ran tests and CAT scans
and delivered the bad news that there was bleeding in the brain and that he
needed to be moved to Massachusetts General Hospital where they had more
experience in treating this condition..
There was strong suspicion of a stroke.
Of
course, this occurred only two days before the eclipse and certainly falls
under the influence of the eclipse. What was going on in his chart? For starters, the eclipse occurred in his 5th
house widely conjunct his Pluto in 4 degrees of Leo. It was also squaring his natal Saturn in 9
degrees of Taurus in his first house as well as his natal Jupiter in 7 degrees
of Taurus in his first house It squared his
Mercury in 14 degrees of Scorpio in his 7th house. It made perfect sense that his speech was
affected with the challenging square to his natal Mercury. On January 31, 2018, the day of the eclipse,
an MRI finally determined that it was definitely not a stroke. Currently his neurological team suspects that
it is a severe reaction to his blood thinning medication Coumadin. His cardiologist has recommended a pacemaker due to his heart problems and further heart rate issues that occurred one morning in the hospital when his heart rate vacillated wildly.. He will undoubtedly require rehab and lots of speech therapy.
How
did this affect my chart? Well, this
eclipse also squared my natal Saturn in 12 degrees of Scorpio in my 1st
house and opposed my natal Mars in 14 degrees in my 4th house. So, it played out with a major health crisis
for the man in my life. And Pluto will
be opposing my midheaven through early December 2019, so these huge changes in
my home life will play out for some time.
I am certainly a believer in astrology, even if I don’t always like the
way it manifests.
What
else will happen with this Aquarius sun?
On February 4, 2018, the sun will be forming a favorable trine with the
Libra moon, which should be a boon for socializing and Super Bowl parties. Thank heaven for small favors.
But
on February 7, 2018, the Scorpio moon will be squaring the sun in 18 degrees of
Aquarius and this aspect won’t be pretty. It will challenge us with a struggle
between what we think we want (sun in Aquarius) and what needs to be released
(moon in Scorpio). This will be a time
of emotional purging and transformation.
The
challenging Aquarius/Scorpio energy will play out again on February 10, 2018
when the sun in 21 degrees of Aquarius squares Jupiter in 22 degrees of Scorpio. This time the conflict will revolve around
what you should be doing (the sun) versus the reasons why you want to play and
procrastinate (Jupiter). It should be
interesting…
If you are
curious as to how all of the planetary changes, including eclipses, Saturn in
Capricorn and Jupiter in Scorpio will be affecting you in 2018, please consider
getting an astrological reading. A
transit reading might be just what you need right now to make the most of
Jupiter in Scorpio. Jupiter transits are
all about taking advantage of opportunities and if you snooze you lose with
Jupiter. You have to be aware and strike
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The
past week of January also featured a very powerful conjunction between Mercury
and Pluto in 19 degrees of Capricorn on January 24th, which inspired
me to tweet:
Recently I
undertook an intensive life purpose coaching training program and became
certified as a Life Purpose Coach. It
was an intense, eye-opening experience that changed my life as it caused me to
reflect on the story of my life. But I
left it with feelings of hope and light for the future that I want to share
with others. To that end, I am now
offering Life Purpose Coaching to my menu of services. You can read more about it at:
As an
astrologer, I have decided to include an interpretation of the north node by sign.
If you are feeling stuck and need some help in getting from Point A to Point B
in your quest for making positive changes in your life, please email me at lindasim54@gmail.com to schedule a complementary telephone
consultation to discover if you are a good fit for this program. I look forward to hearing from you.
If you are in
the Boston area, please consider getting a Reiki treatment at Acupuncture for
Everyone in Copley Square to destress, revitalize and remove blockages to
healing. It’s a perfect way to start
your weekend off and can also be described as a spa for the soul to boot! Reiki is the most profound treatment for
stress relief because it concentrates on CALMING your body.
For
more information on my Reiki services, please see this page on my site:
For
my clients who can’t fit Friday into their schedule for a treatment or have
difficulty traveling, I have also recently begun doing distance Reiki sessions
for them. I have a conversation with
them about what they hope to achieve from a session, we set up a time for the
session to take place when they will be in a state to receive healing energy
and I follow up with a telephone conversation to discuss their experience and
my perception of their blockages. I have
also incorporated a new technique with my distance Reiki treatments since I
don’t always have a photo of my client.
I use a teddy bear so that I can scan and focus the healing energy where
it is needed. If this appeals to you, please feel free to contact me by email at
lindasim54@gmail.com or call me at 617-304-2205. I am also offering Reiki treatments in the Coolidge
Corner section of Brookline on Sunday afternoons.
But
the big news is that I have created and launched a new website devoted exclusively
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I
was also featured in the July 3rd edition of Boston Voyager, an online
publication that runs a section called Inspiring Stories about local
entrepreneurs on its home page. The
Scorpio moon was trining the Cancer sun and Neptune in Pisces on that day, so
my story certainly debuted under fitting aspects. Please feel free to check it out:
In
the spirit of the New Year, I have revised my package deals and I am now
offering two options for package deals: Silver and a Tarot special for my tarot
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