NEW MOON IN SAGITTARIUS - Dec 1, 07:01 am PST

Sagittarius is the sign most concerned with the interpretation and valuation of experience. "What's it all about, Alfie? Is it just for the moment we live?" What do we believe, and what do we know? Faith and fanaticism. Morality and mortality. Justice and judgment. Motivation and meaning. This New Moon invites us to discover new answers and seek truth.

The Sagittarius Archer aims for the heavens, searching for something beyond the bounds of physical existence. Depicted as a centaur, he is a hybrid creature uniting man and nature, heaven and earth, intellect and instinct. Sagittarius seeks to bridge and integrate seemingly separate levels of reality, the domain of philosophy and religion. The word "religion" comes from the root religio, which means to bind back or link. Following Scorpio, Sagittarius strives to rise above the deep and often dark waters of the unconscious and discern the meaning of life.

Jupiter, the ruling planet of Sagittarius, is now in Scorpio, exaggerating and enlightening what has been held in the dark. Jupiter now forms a hard aspect to Pluto in Sagittarius, signaling the close of a cycle and a way of life. For the next year, Jupiter and Pluto will be instigating a double dose of disenchantment but also liberation from lies and limited perspectives. Both Jupiter in Scorpio and Pluto in Sagittarius offer peace and wholeness, if we can face the shadows and fears that are dogging us. (They are intertwined in what is termed a mutual reception)

Mars at 9° Taurus is closely opposite Jupiter (exact on December 4); contradictions intensify and priorities shift as the God of War approaches the close of his ten-week retrograde period (he stations direct on December 9). We've been reevaluating our bottom lines and security issues since Mars turned retrograde on October 1. The difficult aspects formed by Mars in Taurus, Jupiter in Scorpio, Saturn in Leo and Neptune in Aquarius, compels us to question our most fundamental assumptions of reality. What if peace and abundance were our birthright? What if we knew we were immortal, eternal Spirits, utterly safe and protected unless we choose to create otherwise? What we believe, we experience. By Jove (the Roman name for Jupiter), knowledge is power, and these challenging aspects in the fixed signs that hold the power, push us to find the real answers to our problems. For valuable insights and tools for achieving true wealth, read Your Money or Your Life by Joseph Dominguez and Vicki Robin.

Jupiter trines Uranus at 7° Pisces, making it easier to think outside the box and glimpse the bigger picture. Pluto aspects both Mars and Saturn, exposing power plays and the need to align our personal will with higher principles.

This is also a time to carefully re-examine conventional wisdom and goals. We are conditioned from birth to see only the propoganda or what is possible, desirable, and real. The movie, The Matrix, vividly depicts the concept of mass programming. This New Moon offers us the choice of taking the red pill or the blue, the choice to see the truth - or remain in the illusion. "Everyone must decide whether he wants the uncompromising truth or a counterfeit version of truth. Real wisdom consists of recommending the truth to yourself at every opportunity." (Vernon Howard)

CALENDAR

I have suspended all classes with the exception of Tarot untill after the first of the year. I will detail the new schedule in the update at the end of December.

GIFT CERTIFICATES are now available for holiday giving. If you want to give a friend a reading, Reiki, custom power jewelry, pendulum or Aura-Soma, Contact me Wendy@TwixtEarthandSky.com

Basic Tarot Classes a 6 week course on Thursday evenings from 7 - 9 pm, beginning November 17, and December 1, 8, 15, 29, and January 5th. Location: Mystical Gyfte, 210 S. Indiana Ave. Vista, CA 92084. To register call Mystical Gyfte, 760-643-2120. Cost: $25.00 per class.

PLAN YOUR OWN NEW MOON CEREMONY. Give yourself some quiet time in meditation to see where you need to seed new ways of becoming. List these areas within your life you want to change. What areas of your life do you want to break free from the norm and become more productive and discerning? The NEW MOON is the time to manifest the attributes and things you want to bring to you. Possible phrasing: I now manifest ____ into my life. I am now _______ . Remember, think, envision and feel with as much emotion as possible, as though you already have what you want. Thoughts are things and the brain manifests exactly what you show it in the form of thoughts, visuals and emotions about yourself. The Buddha said, and I am paraphrasing, "We are the sum total of our thoughts up to today. " If we want to be different than we must change our thoughts. "If you always do what you've always done then you'll always get what you've always got." CONSCIOUS CHANGE is the key.

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Visit our website: TwixtEarthandSky.com for information on Astrology, Reiki, and Tarot, and coming in the next few months, Aura-Soma, where we will be providing the ability to have an on - line color consultation.

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