DECEMBER 7: VOID OF COURSE DAY

MOON IS VOID OF COURSE from 9:05am EST on Wednesday December 7 until Thursday December 8 at 5:16am. This is not a time to initiate practical action as it will tend not to work out as planned. If you want a project to not take off for some reason, this would be the time to begin it! The best use of this time is for planning action for the future or doing inner/creative/spiritual work. Let your imagination take you places that inspire you. You may land on possible answers to long held questions or alternative ways to proceed in problematic situations. You are likely to find that not much gets accomplished today. Let go of any frustration and take heart in knowing this is as it should be. Take advantage of this time to exhale and go with the flow. Wait until Thursday to act, when the Moon enters Aries.

DECEMBER 5-7: VOID OF COURSE DAY - PISCES MOON

MOON IS VOID OF COURSE ALL DAY MONDAY until it ENTERS PISCES at 11:31pm EST and remains until 9:05am Wednesday Dec. 7. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Square Saturn in Sagittarius. It's best to use this Void of Course day for planning future actions or doing inner/creative work. Important practical actions during this period will tend to have CHALLENGING results. The Pisces Moon period with the Last Aspect to Saturn reflects a harsh hit of reality while lost in our Neptunian dream world. Indeed, Neptune and Saturn could be considered complete opposites. Pisces has boundary issues where all is merged into one, the Great Dissolver of separations. Saturn is the great definer of form and structure, distinguishing things from one another, delineating boundaries. Pisces is the romantic idealist - Saturn, the pessimistic pragmatist. Be careful to separate truth from fiction at this time or you will have a rude awakening. Make Art for its own sake now, not with the intention to sell. Actions initiated during this Pisces Moon will tend to have CHALLENGING results. Pay attention to the practicalities and necessary limits of your boundless imagination and make sure to get a reality check from someone whose feet are on the ground!

SCENE FOR THE DAY: Days of Heaven, 1978; Director: Terrence Malick. In this clip from Malick's second full-length feature (twenty years after Badlands) a young Richard Gere admits to the Texas landowner (Sam Shephard) - where he, his sister and lover work the fields - that his dreams haven't come true. I always found this scene a simple profundity, a reality for most of us, in one way or another. For these two characters, pit against each other in love and death, this moment is an unusual intimacy shared before the storm will break. While this film was difficult for many of my students due to its minimal dialogue and simple plot, the visuals are unforgettable. Cinematographer Nestor Alemendros won an Academy Award for his expressive magic-time canvas of light. Malick has been considered cinema's poet/philosopher and this film, a Piscean wonder, clinched this legacy for him early in his career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z84lfJCdKMI

DECEMBER 3-5: VOID OF COURSE MOON - EXCELLENT AQUARIUS DAYS

MOON IS VOID OF COURSE from 5:16am EST until 2:44pm on Saturday December 3. MOON ENTERS AQUARIUS at 2:44pm and remains until 6:23am on Monday December 5. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Sextile Uranus in Aries. Ruled by Uranus, the natural qualities of this Aquarius Moon period are strengthened by this Last Aspect. We will tend to be driven towards Freedom, Justice, the Sister/Brotherhood of Humanity and the Future at this time. Aquarius must be given its independent space to be its unique separate self while also being part of a collective. While more sensitive Water people may experience a cool, aloof or distant vibe from others now, try not to take this objectivity too personally. As a Fixed Air sign, this is a more mental than emotional time when great far-reaching ideas are born and Revolution is in this air. Actions initiated during this time will tend to have EXCELLENT results, especially if they reflect Change of any kind. Great opportunities are likely to be available to you from these acts of courage. The electronic/digital arena is especially highlighted - so use your computer to distribute your New Ideas that serve your Communities, both great and small. Note: Saturn is the traditional ruler of Aquarius. We must remember to include Saturn's qualities of grounding, discipline and perseverance in our spontaneous Aquarian actions if their results are to endure.

Note:  Check out this Amazing Revolutionary Declaration from the City of San Francisco! May other cities/states have like responses: http://sfbaytimes.com/san-franciscos-official-response-to-the-election-of-trump/

SCENE FOR THE DAY: V For Vendetta, 2005; Director: James McTeigue; Written by The Wachowski Brothers (now known as Lilly and Lana). What better electronic revolutionary declaration could we have than this exhilarating scene from the creators of the Matrix, the brilliant and always forward-thinking Wachowski sisters. Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Stephen Rea and John Hurt lead the intense cast in full-tilt-boogie performances. We see the digital arena in several forms in this clip including the DVD, the small television screens and the large outdoor screen. The human community finds its rallying cry for the future at this moment in the film. Freedom Needed: Inquire Within.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKvvOFIHs4k

DECEMBER 1-3: EXCELLENT DAYS!

MOON IN CAPRICORN from 3:52am EST on Thursday December 1 until 5:16am Saturday Dec. 3. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Conjunct Venus. Ruled by Saturn this is a very practical time with EXCELLENT possibilities for initiating projects which manifest desired results. The conjunction to Venus blesses your disciplined efforts with financial success. A slow steady process - the Mountain Goat climbing the Mountain of Ambition - wins the day! Also a Good day to support the body's structure: Bones and Teeth in whatever ways are needed. At this time especially it serves to honor our relationships with Saturn-ruled elder friends, relatives and authority figures. This is one of the last GREAT days to initiate an important practical action before Mercury goes Retrograde on the 19th. Take advantage! 

SCENE FOR THE DAY: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 2015; Director: John Madden. In this scene Dev Patel's Sonny, manager/part owner of the hotel, defers to elder Evelyn, played by Maggie Smith, for her wise support in attaining financing for a second hotel from lawyer Ty Burley played by David Strathairn. This wonderful cast and endearing story demonstrates how life-wisdom grows as we age and that the I Ching's phrase 'perseverance furthers' is the great Saturnian truth!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG-rMpQT-GQ

NOVEMBER 28-30: VOID OF COURSE MOON/ SAGITTARIUS NEW MOON

MOON IS VOID OF COURSE ALL DAY Monday November 28 until it enters SAGITTARIUS at 3:46pm EST. NEW MOON IS EXACT at 7:18am Tuesday November 29th. Monday is yet another V/C day when important practical contracts, projects and purchases tend NOT to go as planned or desired. Don't expect to get much accomplished today; just let yourself relax into the flow and let the day and your imagination take you where it will. Magic may find you there. Wait until after 3:46pm to Act on whatever insights you discover.*  LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Conjunct Mercury in Sagittarius. Mercury is in Detriment in Sag, naturally ruling the opposite sign of Gemini. Therefore, the attention to accurate specific information tends to be lost on us. We'll be more interested abstract theories, possibilities and principles during this time. We'll tend to be more broadminded, optimistic and thoughtful rather than being very logically verbal about substantiating our long range philosophical ideas. Ruled by Jupiter the Sagittarius Moon demands freedom, so we may also want to go solo now as opposed to being social. This Mutable Fire sign is an Adventurer and Truth Seeker who unifies separate facts into a cohesive whole; but given that the Moon makes a Square to confusing Neptune in Pisces and later Conjuncts Saturn in Sag, what appears to be a clear long-range vision now will demand a reality check down the line! So...the result of actions initiated during this time is a tricky call. Since the NEW MOON is ripe for beginning New Chapters, let's call it GOOD as long as you take time to check your facts. Mental Mercury may be in sync with our Lunar Emotions but they both may seeing through rose-colored glasses!

*Note: One wonders at all these longer Void of Course periods lately. Perhaps, instead of feeling frustrated that desired practical results elude us more often now, we re-frame our perspective to realize the different opportunities each current quality of time affords us. In the open undefined space available to us during Void of Course Moons, we can train ourselves - through whatever practice suits us - to be more present: meditation, yoga, extreme sports, sex, dream work, authentic movement, automatic writing, making Art - whatever your fancy. Perhaps the Moon's Void of Course in-between place is even an arena where the unnameable, unknowable Divine is more accessible. 

SCENE FOR THE DAY: Robin Hood, 2010; Director: Ridley Scott. In the following scene from this classic adventure film, Russell Crow as Robin Longstride, speaks Truth to Power combining long-range Sagittarian vision of unifying the land with clear information to substantiate his plan. While he's undermined by Prince-turned-King John's nebulous Neptunian relationship with Honesty, Longstride-turned-Hood wins with his followers in the end, as most classic Heroes do!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if34bKbBqXI

 

NOVEMBER 25-27 VOID OF COURSE/SCORPIO MOON - GREAT DAYS!

MOON IS VOID OF COURSE ALL DAY FRIDAY NOV. 25.
Moon goes V/C at 8:52am EST and remains until 3:01am Saturday Nov 26. Important practical contracts, projects and purchases tend NOT to work out as planned or desired. Best to go with the flow today and let your imagination go places you've never before envisioned. Best to wait until tomorrow to act.
MOON IN SCORPIO from 3:01am EST Saturday November 26 and remains until Sunday Nov. 27 at 4:48pm. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Sextile Venus in Capricorn. Finally! We're likely to spend Thanksgiving weekend purchasing and being passionate - both with GREAT SUCCESS! The Saturnian Venus may curb our spending, but you should find some things that please the eye and the wallet. If the stock markets were open on the weekend it would be a great time to invest, but if there's any other investment opportunity available at this time, its probably a good bet. 

NOTE: Remember MERCURY GOES RETROGRADE on December 19 (remember the 3 days before and after shadow period which makes December 15th the last workable date - and considering beneficial Last Aspects, December 9th will be the last solid Good Day to initiate actions until after the Retrograde period. December 12 and 13 are also GOOD days, although they carry both the tension and culmination qualities of the FULL MOON - so they're a bit tricky! (Mercury turns Direct on January 8, which makes the January 12 Full Moon in Leo the first All Clear day - and really, January 15th's Moon in Virgo with Last Aspect: Moon Trine Sun in Capricorn is the first clear Great Day! It's a solid Earth day - so a perfect time to act with ambition to produce material results!)

SCENE FOR THE DAY: Pretty Woman, 1990; Director: Garry Marshall. Julia Roberts succeeds at both purchasing and passion in this classic film! The attraction between Roberts and Gere is totally palpable. In this clip we see how much fun it is to have a lover's no-limit credit card on Rodeo Drive. Now...I can't help but tell you the story of my Richard Gere dress...Years ago, I was shopping in Soho for a formal dress for a cousin's wedding. I brought my painter friend Daniel with me for yay's or nay's. We went into The Irish Shop and I chose one amazing silk dress in two colors, one silver grey and the other deep purple. I must have gone in and out of the dressing room four times with the different dresses on, Daniel voting for the silver and me still not sure. The last time I walked through the store in the dress I was so embarrassed about my indecision, I looked at the floor the whole time. A voice said, "I like the purple one!" I did take the purple one and when I got to the counter the saleswoman said, "Do you know who that was? It was Richard Gere." I had no clue. So now it's affectionately known as my Richard Gere dress!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_TZEsUhXRs

NOVEMBER 23-25 LIBRA MOON

MOON VOID OF COURSE until 2:42pm EST on Wednesday November 23. Practical actions initiated at this time will tend not to work out. Best to use this time for inner creative work. You're likely to feel that you didn't accomplish much during this part of your day. Enjoy the in-between places! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

MOON ENTERS LIBRA♎ at 2:42pm EST and remains until 8:52am on Friday November 25. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Opposite Uranus in Aries. Actions initiated during this time will tend to have CHALLENGING results...a recurring theme lately! Libra, ruled by Venus, reflects a period highlighting relationships - partnerships of all kinds. A Cardinal Air sign, its glyph is the Scales of Balance, Harmony and Justice. Libra also places high value on Beauty and Art. These themes are likely to come into play now and it benefits us to pay attention to them. With the Opposition to Uranus, there are likely to be surprises or upsets in these areas. For example, if you initiate a relationship at this time, it's likely to break up in a sudden unexpected manner. Or there may be some strange circumstance or piece of information that demands you to make an immediate change. It's possible that one person is more innovative or forward thinking and the other is more conventional. If you can find a way to compromise - embrace both Libra's desire for romance and aesthetics with Aries' drive for assertive willfulness and sexuality - you may be able to work it out! Be careful not to fall back on Libra's default mode of needing to please the Other. Viva la revolution!

MOON GOES VOID OF COURSE at 8:52am Friday Nov. 25 for the rest of the day. See Above.

SCENE FOR THE DAY: High Fidelity, 2000; Director: Stephen Frears. Best rejected proposal ever! John Cusack plays Rob Gordon, record store owner, who talks directly to the camera as he tells us enthusiastically about his ten top relationships and his theme-based music compilation tapes. His current-ex, Danish Iben Hjejle, is on the receiving end of his unusual proposal. This wonderful light romantic comedy features Jack Black in a show-stopping rendition of Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get it On' and Lisa Bonet in her sweet version of Peter Frampton's 'Babe I Love Your Way' and a fabulous soundtrack in general! Break-ups can be accompanied by great rock 'n roll!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnkrIObJqpk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrYejxBHeYc

Enjoy these great performances!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzl_l5gC5is

NOVEMBER 21-22 VIRGO MOON

MOON IN VIRGO from 4:34am EST on Monday November 21 until 12:41pm on Tuesday November 22. LAST ASPECT OF MOON: Moon Square Saturn in Sagittarius.  Ruled by Mercury, this time is focused on mind processes - analysis, critical thinking, writing, speaking, teaching or interviewing. Virgo pays attention to the details, order, health and purity of things. It strives for perfection. Consequently, we may span the range of being discerning or critical in our expression, perhaps judging others as well as ourselves. The Square to Saturn aspect can have our words or evaluations be in conflict to existing structures. Reflecting a constraining or conventional force, Saturn can limit our communication in some way. We might be nit-picky about some abstract thought, conservative philosophy, religion or government or criticized for our opinions. Actions, particularly communications of any sort, initiated during this period will tend to have CHALLENGING results. Perhaps the best way to engage with this energy is to acknowledge Virgo's ability to clean and purify. This would be a great time for re-structuring, re-organizing your home or office. Limiting or changing one's diet or even cleaning the fridge would be a perfect use of these archetypes. If you're a writer, this is the time to get to work! Edit, edit, edit.

SCENE FOR THE DAY: All the President's Men, 1976; Director: Alan Pakula. Keeping with the political theme of late, this powerful re-telling of the Watergate scandal and the consequent resignation of President Nixon focuses on the newspaper investigation of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. The real-life drama, a political thriller which because of the reporters' discerning Virgonian attention to details, topples the existing structure of a presidency. This is a must-see film. We witness what is possible when one goes step by step, analyzing separate pieces in order to unravel a top-to-bottom cover-up conspiracy. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn3MSQogVeY