October 2011 Astrology Newsletter
Robert to Talk at OM Cafe October 23rd! See below.
Will Chris Christie be the next president?! Will the Tigers win the next two games only to lose the 4th? Anything is possible this month. Is 2012 the end of the Mayan Calendar and the beginning of a new world?
Robert of Mayflower’s
Astrological News and Spiritual Views
for October 2011.
-Robert Thibodeau
“Infinite unlimited Love drives out finite limited egotism, selfishness, and war. May Truth and compassionate loving kindness lead us to and from the heart.” -Trebore Tau Bodhi
(All Astrological Aspects have influence sometimes for a few days before or after date given.)
1. October begins with Mars square Jupiter at 1:21 am on the 3rd and ends with Sun opposing Jupiter, with Jupiter trine Pluto on the 28th. Basically, this should prove to be quite an energetic month for talking, debating, playing, and courageously taking new steps to quicken the economy and get back to work. Such aspects give some people too much energy though (Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, Taurus) in particular are energized and over-the-top with love and high ideals. Cardinal Signs keep having new insights and revelations that catapult them headlong into the future. Mutable signs are happy they are not on the firing line, and are happy to give good counsel and good cheer to every situation. Look to your chart as to what houses, or areas of life, are activated by the cardinal eruptions and fixed sign love idealism. If channeled into creative outlets, such signs can accomplish much in the fields of business and social life, athletics and physical doings, building, fixing up things. Expect extremes and exaggerations in the stock market (especially Mondays and Tuesdays, and end of month into November time). Also many extremes and vicissitudes on the economic and political front and forums. Personal relationships keep getting new jump-starts but take care around any sensitive areas in relationships, money matters, political or geo political hotspots end of month. Good month for rekindling business and new and old friendships. It’s a month for wanting action, wanting to grow, wanting to start something new. Also strong month for dreaming of different or better futures; strong for pursuing high romance, and love’s ideals.
2. Watch the dates of Oct. 3rd, Oct. 6, 10th, and 13th; 19, 25th, and evening of 30th to avoid negativities, emotional heaviness, and weird weather people. These days could seriously dampen the spirit of love/joy and going big, so take care … and keep loving kindness, wisdom and compassion going. Here there is a need to prove oneself or to manifest one’s ideals and dreams, promises. Feeling depressed or is it divine melancholy? Good days for Miso Seaweed Soup and a Macrobiotic Plate at the Om Cafe. Jason there should be able to pick up your spirit and smile with the great food and desserts there.
3. Venus goes into Scorpio on the 9th amplifying the passion and fury for truth and love. Venus was in fair weather Libra up to now looking for equality and co-decision making. Now, some decisions may be made for you, or need to be made now. Especially the ‘in or out’ type decisions, ‘yes or no’ decisions; no ‘maybe’. Who you thought was with you may now change. With Venus going into Scorpio, decisions have to be made sooner than later about many a thing, money, sex, love, future direction, what to get rid of. So for the rest of October, enough with fairness; go for what’s right, light, wise and flies, what fits tight. Go with what quickly sweetly quells the fire and outwits wrong desire. What facilitates the future journey to happiness and freedom, enlightenment and friendship, love, is the ticket to ride now. Avoid repeat performance, jealousy, attachment, control freaking and emotional manipulation. Violators never get it till its too late, so take good notice. Good time to increase one’s compassion and avoidance for idiots, repeat offenders, scammers and those freaking out from their own fears and tears, desires and feelings of wiredness, tiredness, and lack of right knowledge; avoid the, ‘you should feel sorry for me’ chit. Look for the Karma, Dharma, freedom and truth that holds us all. October 10th brings strange weather and conflicts, pre-debate debates on jobs, economy, war, politics.
4. Full Moon October 11th 10:06pm. GOP Debate night followed by Mercury trine Neptune next day portends to a good show and a wee bit of a debate. With Neptune, the winner is whoever puts on the best magic show, theatre, best one liner slogan or insight slap. Watch Neptune cartoony dreamy promises and good posturing. More on Elections future in this newsletter.
5. October 13th Sun conjunct Saturn (5:13pm exact). Early morning yoga? Need for more exercise and rest? Serious day to bottom line it. Meditative virtue mind wins the day. Miso soup at Om Cafe would help too. With Moon conjunct Jupiter around noon earlier; this is an up and down day. False notions of success or happiness may here find an end of the road feeling, or a fated bad luck and just depressing kind of day. For others it’s a good work day relaxing into the evening. Good day to sit with reality and truth. If you are lucky, everything stops to give you a break. Perhaps good for things and situations getting clearer as to what to do and not do. Pieces fall into place giving sense of reality by end of day. Cardinal Signs mostly feel this, Capricorn/Cancer/Aries/Libra. Mutable signs get moody about it, and fixed signs say ‘i’m not moving, i am just thinking about it.’. Good day to stick one’s head into healthy disciplines and goals. Good day to THINK, be still, and PONDER. New initiatives and love in the air inspires new cards or options in the game. Wait till next day to get insight and new options if you don’t get it today. Venus opposing Jupiter evening of 14th, brings fun to the sunny hearted, the social/family scene hits a positive new beat. Monday 17th Mercury opposing Jupiter carries over a wanting to keep going, growing, knowing, spending oneself to succeed vibration; this carries through the month. Good for fun reaching out beyond one’s self. Good but possibly difficult or dangerous for those who over-indulge, over-do, over-invest, gamble, or take risks. Lots of generosity and sharing this month but avoid idiot sharing, idiot compassion, and idiot ‘someone is coming to save me’, or me ‘them’… No one is being saved, now is the time to spend yourself on your higher self, the world.
“The insights you get are food for the spirit. The body, soul, and spirit all need food and exercise. We get this spiritual food by the way we love and work.” -robert of mayflower
6. Oct. 21 eve, Sun trine Neptune makes for dreamy weekend of escapism and heavy future planning, wanting to disappear or fly away in feelings of pleasure or high escapade. Spiritual soul mating aspect, arts, music, love. Neptune makes one feel an inch away from the goal, close yet a bit away. Take care not to space out, not paying enough attention to what’s ‘right here now’. Yet, this time is good for making far-reaching plans and dreams. Orionids meteor showers give grounding and feeling of coming to earth. Coming to earth with strong facts, determination, goals, with practical get-down-to-work attitude. Now is the time where the bottom rises and the top descends to meet the heart. Otherwise, if you miss the train, you may be wondering, wandering, and asking; rather than hearing the truth, the way, and the lifestyle to go.
7. Sun into Scorpio Oct 23rd makes for sharp shift into strong focus for what really counts as to where exactly one is going, when one will arrive, and what is the exact agenda. Good for getting to exact details but avoid being too exacting or hard on others. Awareness of what to cut out is crucial if success is to be had.
8. New Moon on 26th to end of month tends to be stormiest in weather, politics, economics, love, health, stocks; and serious shifts in decision making top to bottom, bottom up. Shake ups or re-structuring at high levels possible. Whatever isn’t working or causing too much friction or tends to rattle the cage too much, gets cut out or reworked now. Avoid starting arguments or being over assertive. Avoid being too hard and fixed, flow more at this time. Did you not read ‘The Book of Secrets’ by Osho, or ‘Foundations of Esotericism’ by Steiner, or ‘Isis Unveiled’ by H.P.Blavatsky yet? Now could be the time! Difficult time to use force, good time to use wisdom and loving kindness. Especially concerning family, love, and friendship. If you know what you’re doing, now time for major breakthrough in love and money; otherwise major breakdowns. If possible, avoid travel, legal matters, exaggerators, crazy people, family squabbles, love quarrels. Unless really smart and well planned, be still; have compassion, and make smart wishes. Fixed wills clash at this time (Venus/Mars in fixed signs). Patience and practical common earthy sense and honesty win out over anger, impatience, pride, and ego now. Strong time for pure passion and passionate pursuits, bad time for fanatical extremism or use of forceful means. With Jupiter trine Pluto good for big money/political plans, good for long-term planning and goals. Try to compromise in sharing power or decision making. Bad or difficult time for taking the law into one’s own hands. Good time for considering what is right or good for the whole.
9. Presidential Election 2012? Mercury goes retrograde on election day! November 2000 election had Mercury retrograde. ‘Holy Bat Smoke Robin’, this could be a mind-bender of an election with a wee bit of confusion or questions surrounding the election process.
10. President Obama’s Astrology Chart reveals progressed Moon about to oppose his progressed Sun making for a Full Moon peak out experience. He may feel he’s reached his full maturity and capacity as President. After the full moon experience one reflects and thinks more, wisdom grows and instinctive knee jerk reactions slow. This could be a time of the last knee jerk reactions. When transiting Uranus joins in on this aspect, especially end of October into first few days of November, look for either a strong jump start on the coming Election, or a jump to a higher more positive level of conversation and action; or just the opposite, some kind of upset or troubling downslide. Obama will have to watch his temper and avoid anger, over-reaction. Good aspect for sudden new insights and revelations. Either way, whatever sudden events or revelations (world or personal) about to happen, could set the mark for the conversation and theme of the next year into the elections. Look for strong indications of who could win at this time. This is also an earthquake or storm type aspect, a sudden alarm or twist of fate type aspect giving positive or negative surprises. Uranus always shocks and enlightens. quickening growth and wakefulness.
11. Chris Christie could win!?! Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey, a republican contender could be president? Well, I think it is possible if he runs. He is strong enough, he may just walk. With Jupiter transiting his sunrise chart’s MC, he could be a very popular contender with the masses, liked by both democrats and republicans. With progressed Mercury near his natal moon and progressed Mars within square of both, he can debate and defend nearly any position he wishes to take. With transiting Jupiter near conjunct his natal Mars on Election Night, he could actually win, and/or influence the vote. With transiting Uranus squaring Chris’s progressed Sun, he may quick become a blazing Sun, or will he quick reach comet like velocity and swoosh by back to invisibility. Stay tuned. Chris is popular in past for fighting crime, gang violence, porn, and even corrupt politicians stealing from taxpayers or abusing power. He could find himself in a groundswell of popularity if he decides to run. Chris has same Virgo sun and Sagittarius moon signs as Charlie Sheen and Amy Winehouse, so he’ll want to be sure not to over-do, over-talk, over-eat, or over-drink. Chris may rock the boat; or, will he just influence the pick and tend to back off, hiding more behind the front lines of the press. Will he run for President, or perhaps be VP material? I think he may run. With President Obama Election night aspects, upsets are possible. Saturn squaring his natal Mercury on Election Night with Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius opposing his natal Gemini Moon makes for a bit of election seriousness and possible confusion, for sure. Mars square the President’s natal Mars then makes for strong speech, impulsive or assertive action. Well, at the least, the election will be an exciting event, perhaps even a cliffhanger hanging on much past the election night.
-Robert Thibodeau, Mayflower Bookshop,
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*Gelek Rimpoche speaks Thursday, October 20th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Birmingham Unitarian Church, 38651 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
on “Tibetan Buddhist Wisdom for Turbulent Times” (donation)
*Chris Fessler speaks at the Theosophical Society in Berkley
on Woodward Ave on Blavatsky’s Secret Doctrine Cosmogenesis
Friday October 21st. 8 p.m.
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