In one of his messages, James Gilliland of ECETI.org, said he's been deluged with emails from people asking....what is going on? He writes, "People are having trouble sleeping, waking up at four in the morning on a regular basis, feeling major mood swings along with compressed time having trouble keeping up with the accelerated energies or learning process." He writes that many are experiencing a restless conscience.

Gilliland says we're being put on notice, to get right with our soul's integrity. With Saturn in Libra, there's an imperative toward justice, fairness, balance. And because it's squaring Pluto (in Capricorn), that intensifies the areas in our lives where we've compromised our morals. Pluto reaches deep into psychological terrain, and the square to Saturn forces what's hidden to the light.

What makes this aspect so challenging, is that the wrestling with the soul, is forcing us to confront institutionalized corruption. And each of us wrestles with the role we're playing in a corrupt system. For example, war can only happen when we create an enemy and de-humanize the 'other.' Saturn in Libra forces us to look in the mirror, instead of projecting evils onto others.

It's a transit that asks us if we've sold our soul, and what we can do about it. We allow injustice to prevail, when wars are waged to get another region's resources. This long aspect forces us to look at what we're doing, since the conscience is rattling the cage from deep within. For Americans, this aspect may bring the wars home in a way that pierces collective denial. That happens with Pluto transits. The medicine may be bitter and harsh, but it wakes us up to what's poisoning our souls.

Some themes now may be:

• Re-humanizing your work life.
• Shifting investments to companies that do no harm.
• Recovering your sensitivity.
• Healing from toxic beliefs.
• Voting with your dollars.
• Speaking up against the culture of war even though its become taboo (Pluto).

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Watching the dancing fire last night, I got to thinking about how air and fire signs whip each other up into a frenzy. Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) live to be inspired, which means to breath in. They become animated when an idea springs them to action. When air signs (Libra, Aquarius, Gemini) let fly a steady current of ideas, these become visions for fire signs to act on. Like the fire's flames, the result can be a relationship that's always changing shape. It's kept alive with the infusion of shared fascinations.

But like the fire needs wood, the air-fire relationship needs something substantial to feed on. A shared focus that helps anchor the connection in a sea of infinite possibilities. In her relationship with Brad Pitt (Sagittarius), Angelina Jolie (Gemini, Aries Moon) has talked about the need for a shared purpose. They found it in raising a family. A shared goal could be a business venture, a creative collaboration, or the supporting each other to reach higher.

Alighting on a shared goal can create some momentum if you've hit a stagnant patch with your mate. My husband and I have lots of fire-air in our charts, including Gemini Moons at 11 degrees, a Venus-Mars in Leo and Venus-Mars in Libra two-way conjunction, and matching Saturn in Aries. We've found it fun to have something novel, that we've never tried, on the calendar. Maybe it'll be slightly "dangerous" seeming. Early in November, we walked a wildlife refuge and counted eight gators within a few feet. Two weeks ago we tried kayaking, which we both decided was not our thing, but still, we did it.

It's the thrill of hatching ideas, then doing them, that keeps fanning the flames. That satisfies the need to conceptualize (air) and take action (fire) to keep things fresh. The little goals are like the kindling, and the bigger ones are the slow-burning logs on the pile.

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Sometimes it's just for the Sun shining on your face. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! For Wordless Wednesday.

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If you follow luna, you'll see we're at the waxing half Moon in Pisces today. It's the point when the Moon comes into a square with the Sun. It's the time of dealing with inner resistance, or external obstacles. But it's also a time to hold your intentions strong, which is not easy in a world of so many distractions! Some themes for today are:

• Not judging yourself for strange or ugly emotions that come up, just letting them pass by like clouds.
• Not absorbing the problems of others.
• Looking at habits of emotional self-sabotage, like letting someone "steal" your energy.
• Protecting yourself from the bad vibes of a crowd or mass hysteria.
• Being productive with your imagination.
• Giving yourself enough solitude, to work through the emotional situations in your life.

Since the Moon is in Pisces, we're vulnerable to losing our focus for the day. We might easily check out through distractions, daydreaming, watching tv, hanging on the computer, etc. I took special note when the author Starhawk -- someone I've studied with -- said she's been trying to stay off Facebook, because she's writing a book. She didn't want to dissipate her energy. This is especially good advice (though hard to do!) when the Moon is in Pisces, and we're more apt to be enveloped in the moods and thoughts of others.

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