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NOVEMBER 2005 by Bob Mulligan

Traditionally, November is a time of elimination, procreation, and making peace with death. We complete things we have worked on during the last year. What we can’t complete we bury, burn, or discard. It is the season of transition. This year is particularly difficult when it comes to transformation of self because we have reached a critical point as a culture where we must change or die.

Jupiter has just crossed into Scorpio for his one year journey through the sign. This means that we have help as we try to change. The New Moon at 8:25 PM EST in Scorpio is part of a grand cross in fixed signs, signaling that we must change some aspect of our attitude toward life or suffer a great deal. The fixed signs are a symbol of our emotional responses. Fixed sign planets in conflict confront us with our own contradictions. And it is with this inner tension that we start our new cycle of Scorpio elimination and self-perfection.

1st week - from Tuesday the 1st until Sunday the 6th we are in a more solemn mood. We are all tending to have heavy feelings because we are taking ourselves, and life, too seriously. The remedy? Relax, keep moving, but be patient with yourself and others.

2nd week - from Monday the 7th until Monday the 14th crisis seems to be a way of life. Many things around you will go south but look for opportunity. There are lots of them and you have the resources to make good on a number of your ongoing concerns. You may have to become very self reliant.

3rd week - from Monday the 14th until Monday the 21st is a time of culmination and reevaluation. Mercury turns retrograde; also, we have the Full Moon. We are asked to be accountable. Certain things just within our grasp slowly disappear. Don’t lose heart. The good in the current situation will start to emerge very soon.

4th week - from Tuesday the 22nd to Wednesday the 30th is a time of luck and confusion. We have the opportunity to do things we have never done, but they always seem unplanned. This is a time when loss of control can be nerve-racking but good things happen just the same. Success comes in strange packages.

1st – Tuesday –Venus Sesquiquadrate Saturn, the New Moon at 9 degrees of Scorpio at 8:25 EST – We begin a new lunar month with lots of emotion leading our decision making. Be sure to keep a wide enough perspective on the comings and goings today so that you can manifest your best behavior.

2nd – Wednesday – Confusion and anger can be strong ingredients today. Make light of minor annoyances and keep smiling.

3rd – Thursday – Sun Square Saturn – We may struggle some today in order to keep a common sense approach to problems that emerge. A sense of humor aids our outlook. Seek your own approval and don’t worry.

4th – Friday – Sun Parallel Pluto, Venus Semi-square Neptune – Rapid amplification of everyone’s moods can present us with some new options. The trick is to see what is available and to forget the unobtainable.

5th – Saturday – Venus enters Capricorn, Venus Sesquiquadrate Mars, Mercury Square Uranus, Sun Contra-parallel Mars – Romantic feelings are present but there are so many other concerns in today. Take time for your personal life and beyond a health self-discipline, don’t take current circumstances too seriously.

6th – Sunday – Sun Square Neptune – We may struggle today to change our current circumstances. That is fine, but don’t let wishful thinking take place of common sense and earnest effort.

7th – Monday – Sun opposite Mars, Mars Square Neptune, Sun Parallel Neptune – We hit a point where we need to either change emotionally or we suffer confusion. Low energy or abrasive confrontations are both symptoms of changes in the cultural norm that is going on right now.

8th – Tuesday – Venus Sextile Jupiter – Spirits lift as we are able to translate our most practical impulses into tangible results.

9th – Wednesday – Action comes easy today and there is a lightness to all our activities. Others are attracted to many of the things in which we have interest; our job in the process is to be willing to share.

10th – Thursday – Easy feelings and positive emotions break us free from the limitations of the past. Surprise yourself by saying, “yes” to one new thing today.

11th– Friday – Mars Contra-parallel Pluto – The extra drive to complete a project is worth the effort if we are very clear about our goals. We may need to reevaluate our direction if we are experiencing any inner conflict.

12th – Saturday – Venus Sextile Uranus, Sun Contra- parallel Saturn – Make friends with your own most basic needs. This is a season to re-figure what things in life are worthy of our attention and what things need to be eliminated.

13th – Sunday – Enthusiasm is present but our moods can shift moment to moment. We have much to communicate and lots of time to do it. Everyone seems to have two attitudes; being in a hurry is paired off against having plenty of time being in a leisurely mood. Whatever it takes, do something fun now.

14th – Monday – Mercury turns Retrograde – We are starting to look back and to re-evaluate our chief objectives. It is easy to miss important details now. Refine your images of your own future. See where you want to go and what you ultimately want to be doing.

15th – Tuesday – Sun Semi-sextile Pluto, Uranus turns direct, then the Full Moon in Taurus Scorpio at 7:58 pm EST – Direct your attention to the things that can be accomplished right now. There is immediateness to the moment and lots of things will have to be completed by the end of the day. Concentrate on the most urgent things from among the many important things in your life.

16th – Wednesday – Mercury Semi-sextile Venus – Little acts of kindness and thoughts of concern go a long way to smoothing out the rough patches now.

17th – Thursday – Venus Quincunx Saturn, Venus Trine Mars – Synthesize various things and create harmony today. Use the current energy by focusing on close goals and striving to obtain immediate, measurable, and practical results.

18th – Friday – Mars Square Saturn – Frustration and confusion can make hard work. Easy tasks become difficult unless we are able to see our own culpability in the sluggishness.

19th – Saturday – Emotional intensity and feelings of responsibility can give today an unusually heavy feeling. Let your own inner thoughts reveal themselves to you. Take your time. This is a day best spent in re-evaluation.

20th – Sunday – Home, family, and things that remind you of the good things from the past are all what makes today important. Fix things in your personal life and around the home if you have the latitude for this.

21st – Monday – Mercury Square Uranus, Venus Semi-sextile Neptune, Mercury Semi-sextile Jupiter – We get some new and astounding thoughts today. Take time for them and focus on the things that matter most.

22nd – Tuesday – Sun enters Sagittarius, Saturn turns Retrograde – We shift into a lighter, more carefree atmosphere. We can easily be swept away by our enthusiasm. Slow cautious steps are still the way to achieve most of our goals right now.

23rd – Wednesday – Sun Parallel Mercury – Adventure is in the air but a note of private sorrow is behind the surface. Take care of the details and the big picture will work out just fine.

24th – Thursday – Mercury Semi-square Venus, Sun Conjunct Mercury, Sun Semi-square Venus – We need to reaffirm our basic nature. Several new people may enter our life now. Pay attention, your environment will perfectly mirror firmly established patterns of your own nature; family and close friends are special messengers of our inner truth.

25th – Friday – We scramble to rectify some past mistakes. Be sure you focus on the essential ingredients in your immediate situation. Indulging in guilt and self-criticism can leave everyone confused without gaining any value for your efforts.

26th – Saturday – Mercury enters Scorpio – We pick up keys we previously dropped. Looking a little deeper can really help us move forward with important projects. Have the faith of your convictions and give it another try. You can be quite pleased with the results this time.

27th – Sunday – Jupiter Trine Uranus – It’s time to try something new. Every time we start working on the things we are doing today we will remember the good feeling we had when we first began this project.

28th – Monday – Mercury Contra-parallel Saturn, Sun Square Uranus – We can easily get swept up with difficulties and our own urge for freedom can cause us problems.

29th – Tuesday – Sun Semi-sextile Jupiter – We can feel like expanding our frontiers today. If we get moving at all we are likely to be on a fast track to success.

30th – Wednesday – Venus Semi-square Uranus, Sun Quincunx Mars – The fabric tears open and something new will be born from the remnants of what we left behind. We will move on.

Bob Mulligan is available for personal appointments, astrology classes, and astrological material. Call him at 239-261-2840 or e-mail him at bobmulliga@aol.com

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