ELSA P. - Planetary Positions to Guide... Imagination, inspiration and theatrics collide under the new moon in Leo on Saturday. If you like drama and entertainment, you're in luck! The new moon offers creative types endless opportunities to create a big show with lots of tricks and there is always an audience for that. Our week begins on Thursday as the Moon in Cancer fills in the Cardinal Grand Cross. People feel pressured but the moon moves quickly so the influence is fleeting and can … [Read more...]
ELSA P. – Elsa P. – Faring Well Under The Full Moon In Capricorn And Beyond
ELSA P. - Planetary Positions to Guide... The Moon becomes full in Capricorn on Friday morning, just after midnight in the US. Full moons are always dramatic. Just glance at one and you'll have confirmation of that. Feelings are highlighted under a full moon and events taking place under the full moon carry its emotional energy. People talk more when the moon is full. They fall in love, they fall out of love. They may get drunk and howl at the moon, I've seen that more than once. The … [Read more...]
Elsa P. – The last official week of the Cardinal grand cross
ELSA P. - Planetary Positions to Guide... Great news! This is the last official week of the Cardinal grand cross. In scanning the charts to write this week's letter, a pattern emerged that I thought was pretty cool. I will outline this pattern to help you navigate the week. First, expect to run into limitations all week long. It's like operating in a box. That's what a grand cross is. If you look at chart with a grand cross in it, you can see a box which is also called a "grand square". When … [Read more...]
ELSA P. – ‘Cardinal Grand Cross, Fantasy And Brains As An Aphrodisiac’
The cardinal grand cross dominates this intense, interesting and intricate week. The cross will create a stressful, pressured atmosphere that will be sustained all week. Luckily, the rest of the planets are very active so they'll be plenty of distractions outside of the monotony of the grand cross. In fact, you can think of the grand cross as being like a weather forecast for a blistering heat wave occurring during a week-long cruise. It may be hot all week, but there many activities … [Read more...]
ELSA P. – Major Turning Point: From Venom To Big Ideas
You may be stressed on Thursday thanks to harsh aspects to the Virgo Moon. The day is specifically set up so that worriers will worry but you can transcend the problem by realizing whatever you're concerned about is not that much worse than it was the day before or will be the day after. Based on this, there is no need to feed feelings of anguish today. It's unproductive and you're almost guaranteed to feel differently within 24 hours so why suffer? Friday and Saturday, the Moon … [Read more...]
ELSA P. – Planetary Positions to Guide…
What a week coming up! How you fare depends almost entirely on how you get along with Taurus the Bull. How do you feel about people who like themselves? Can you deal with stubbornness? How upset do you get if you order something to move and it just stares at you? If any of this bothers you, then you're in for some suffering at least through the weekend. There are things you can learn from Taurus. Consistency. Steadfastness. Practicality. Are you bored? Too bad. … [Read more...]
Elsa P. : May 12, 2011 – Things Revealed May Not Be Resolved
Thursday's grand trine in the earth signs stabilizes people and provides the calm before Friday's storm. Just watch people go from feeling okay to feeling irked as the Moon in Virgo meets challenge from planets in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn. Once through that, the Moon enters Libra and people who consider themselves "mannered" fight against people they feel lack manners (Aries) in ways that are unmannerly so you can see we're in for a row. We do have planets in the peaceful sign of Taurus … [Read more...]
ELSA P. – Planetary Positions to Guide…Venus and Mars.
We have another dynamic week on tap, I think it's pretty exciting. The major focus will be on Venus and Mars. These forces oppose yet complement each other and anyone who can marry or merge the two energies is really going to enjoy this week. I'm talking, love and sex, male and female, war and peace. Now there are some harsh bits here and they are significant. For one thing, Venus opposes Saturn this week and people will see the state 0f their relationships in the cold light of day. Loss is … [Read more...]
ELSA P. – Super Full Moon in Virgo on Saturday
There is a super full moon in Virgo on Saturday. If that's the show, this is a situation where the pre-show or the opening band is as compelling as the headline act. Thursday sets the stage like a movie that a starts with a dream sequence or a dramatic scene, shot in the fog. It gives you a sense there's a master plot and more to come. Information is controlled but you can see it's likely to be revealed in the near term. To relate this to your personal life, you may be the one … [Read more...]
Uranus Retrograde until March 2011..watch out!
A Celebration of Women suggests that each and everyone of us simply breathes, holds our tongues and grin when smiles are just too much to bear... March 2011 is the time Seven Years of Steadfast Aries arrives. Uranus, the Planet of Rebellion,turns Retrograde on July 5, 2010 until March 2011 Uranus is the oddball of the Solar System. For starters, it rolls along its side -- on its equator -- instead of spinning upright in its orbit the way planets typically do. Uranus is also … [Read more...]
Cortney Litwin: 'Uranus in Aries' – Extremism is the challenge'
Your March Forecast The launch February 28, 2011 at 5:00 am of a major eight-year transit, Uranus in Aries, begins on March 11. Extremism is the challenge with this revolutionary planet. Uranus is the great awakener that annihilates entrenched policies on a global level and outmoded relationships, ideas and attitudes on a personal level–all in the name of enlightenment. Although we caught a glimpse of this influence last spring through midsummer, when Uranus briefly entered … [Read more...]
Year of the RABBIT (Metal) – 2011: Celebrate a time of peace and tranquility!
Celebrate the YEAR of the RABBIT, 2011. The year of the Metal Rabbit promises to bring some much needed peace and tranquility... Happy New Year! The Tiger makes waves; but, the Rabbit mends fences. Let there be peace, and let it begin with me is the Rabbit motto. If you are like most people, you probably feel like you were on a roller coaster in 2010, the year of the Tiger. That will generally not be the case in 2011, as the Rabbit is everything the Tiger is … [Read more...]
Elsa P. – The Moon is in Leo: 'Better Safe Than Sorry'
The Moon is in Leo as we head into a weekend that favors drama and creativity. I wish I could stop right there but it's far more complex. We've got people reversing course, preaching for the other side. We've got people plagued with dark thoughts mixed with people in denial. We've also got people out there, angry and under intense pressure which is never a good combo. I think it's possible to work well with all of this, especially if you have a creative outlet and a way to express your rage … [Read more...]
Elsa P. – The Moon is in Leo: ‘Better Safe Than Sorry’
The Moon is in Leo as we head into a weekend that favors drama and creativity. I wish I could stop right there but it's far more complex. We've got people reversing course, preaching for the other side. We've got people plagued with dark thoughts mixed with people in denial. We've also got people out there, angry and under intense pressure which is never a good combo. I think it's possible to work well with all of this, especially if you have a creative outlet and a way to express your rage … [Read more...]
Elsa P. – January 13, 2011 – Marry The Intellect With Your Primal Instinct
Things are calm and grounded as we head into the weekend and I hope people take full advantage. Rest is just as important as anything else you can do and there'll be plenty of challenges as we move through the week, so eat and lie around until the set change occurs on Saturday. Last week I wrote about all the blathering going on and this week we've got the exact opposite. People are making plans alright, but they're likely to hold their cards close to their chest. It's as if … [Read more...]