NorthPoint Astrology Journal: Your weekly guide to planetary influences August 12 to 18, 2019 by Pam Younghans

NorthPoint Astrology Journal Your weekly guide to planetary influences August 12 to 18, 2019 by Pam Younghans Aspects of Note This Week   All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. For Greenwich Mean Time, add 7 hours.    TUE: Sun sesquiquadrate Chiron, Venus sesquiquadrate Chiron, Mercury sesquiquadrate Neptune, Sun conjunct Venus, Venus quincunx Pluto, Sun quincunx Pluto THU: Full Moon 5:29 a.m. PDT, Mercury trine Chiron FRI: Mercury square Uranus, Venus trine Eris SAT: Sun trine Eris, Mars sesquiquadrate Saturn, Mars enters Virgo WHAT A POWERFUL WEEK we've just completed! Although many of the planetary events we've been working with are now in our rear view mirror, their energies will continue to play out over the coming week.   Last Thursday, I spoke with Elsie Kerns in a facebook "BeLive" about all that's been going on--Jupiter and Uranus stationary, Jupiter conjunct the Great Attractor, and Sirius emerging from behind the Sun. The video of our 20-minute conversation is on my facebook page, or you can also watch it at https://youtu.be/oLVotwieT5k. I hope you find the information helpful. IN PARTICULAR, we continue to work with the heightened influence of both Jupiter and Uranus this week. Jupiter is the great magnifying glass, making everything feel much larger in our experience--our highs and our lows, our successes and our perceived failures. Currently in Sagittarius, Jupiter is also activating strong polarities of opinion and belief, bringing those differences to the courtroom and the congress.   At the same time, reactionary Uranus is stirring up our impatience with the status quo. Restlessness is increased, and we feel the strong need to rebel against that which is holding us back, individually and collectively. With Uranus in Taurus, that unsettled feeling is expressed through nature and the environment, adding to our sense of overall instability.   Together, Jupiter and Uranus have the capacity to move us into the future--but it is not a measured, step-by-step process. At times, it can feel more like a catapult has been released, which can cause moments of anxiety, especially if we are attached to the forms that have been in place.   TUESDAY of this week looks like a bit of a "crunch" day, due to several planetary aspects in effect. The Sun and Venus, which have been traveling hand-in-hand for a few weeks now, are exactly aligned on Tuesday. This indicates an opportunity for a new beginning in the Venus-ruled areas of relationships, values, the arts, and financial investments. New bonds are being forged at this time, ones that will affect our reality for the foreseeable future.   However, at the time of their alignment, the Sun and Venus are also exactly sesquiquadrate Chiron and quincunx Pluto. The Chiron aspect means there's still some healing that needs to occur before the new relationship or investment can be formalized; Pluto's involvement indicates that we will benefit from looking more deeply at the unconscious fears that may be motivating our choices at this time.    THE FULL MOON on Thursday occurs at 5:29 a.m. PDT (12:29 p.m. GMT), when the Moon is at 22°24′ of Aquarius. This Full Moon, being opposite the Sun and Venus in , energizes the emotional need for our unique perspective to be appreciated and honored by others.   With Vesta at 22°38′ of Taurus, a fixed T-square is formed at the time of the lunation. Fixed T-squares can challenge our values, asking us to consider our attachment to a certain perspective. We may not have all the flexibility that is ideal, especially when it comes to respecting another person's opinion. As such, we can be drawn into a battle of wills. In the positive, this configuration can bestow strength and determination in the face of obstacles, driven by a deep desire to create long-term stability. At the same time, we must maintain a certain level of detachment so that the pressure of strong desire does not determine our well-being.   ADDING MORE FUEL to the fire of this lunation, the Full Moon is aligned with the fixed star Beta Gruis. The location of this star is at the very heart of the Crane constellation. In his book, The Magic of the Stars, Roderick Kidston writes that:   "Beta Gruis is a very strong star, giving above all high spiritual strength, but other kinds of strength, too: an inner fire, passionate and ardent, sometimes very determined, and even willful. The more primitive expression of this star is closed off and self-centered." THIS SELF-CENTERED SIDE of Beta Gruis reinforces what we've already discussed about the fixed T-square, adding another caution flag to the week ahead. However, those of us with spiritual inclinations will be inspired to read what else Mr. Kidston has to say:   "The ability to access higher realms, or to have a kind of direct line to Divine Grace, is apparent with Beta Gruis, too. Those who are attuned to "the Heart of the Crane" are able to demonstrate a deep integrity with whatever they pursue ... There is a strong evolutionary push, a desire to express the best and to help as many and as much as possible. [This star] gives a gift of Grace--how well you use it (or lose it!) is up to you. Great gifts bring great responsibilities ... but for those who are willing to do some work on themselves, and especially for those willing to do something worthwhile for others as well, Beta Gruis is both a true, strong friend, and an open channel to the Divine."   Just think, if we were all to tap into these nobler qualities of Beta Gruis!--the energies that enable us to see beyond personal gratification, to be open and available to Divine inspiration, and to align with the higher purpose in our lives ... We could truly become, together, an even more powerful force for positive change.   CHALLENGING US to be open to new perspectives and insights, Mercury is square Uranus on Friday. This aspect represents times in which the conscious, logical mind (Mercury) is thrown off-track by surprising events or by information from the higher mind (Uranus). This can manifest through situations that we would normally associate with Mercury retrograde--unexpected detours, forgetfulness, impatience--but if we pause and breathe in the midst of our frustration, we can open to the potentials that traveling down a new road can bring.   Some of that annoyance is also due to the hard Mars-Saturn aspect that occurs on Saturday. This is a bit like having the brake and gas pedals both engaged at the same time--we may experience a lot of false starts, and wonder if we'll ever make it beyond the block we're currently driving.   BUT ERIS--our oft-misunderstood dwarf planet--actually comes to the rescue this time! Both the Sun and Venus are trine Eris late in the week, so we can avail ourselves of the courage, brazenness, and independent action associated with Eris in more creative and productive ways than usual.   I leave you with a list of the positive effects of Eris, provided by astrologer Philip Sedgwick, to inspire you as you work with the potent energies of the coming week:   "Liberation from addictions to success or status, clear priorities regarding matters of love and money, finally getting that you can't take it with you and applying full resourcefulness, recognition of the potency of your energy and life force, personal sense of , and a clear sense of the sacred marriages: spirit to body, self to Creator, and between soulful companions." IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK: Your personal relationships and values are a strong theme for the year ahead, Leo. You have an opportunity not only for a new beginning, but also for a deeper healing of certain issues that have undermined your self-confidence. Insights into your own motivations and unconscious patterns are more available to you now, if you are willing to gaze within. Once you do, and have released the old fears and resentments, you are able to access great courage and to harness your innate capacity to create joy and personal fulfillment in your life. (Solar Return Sun conjunct Venus, sequiquadrate Chiron, quincunx Pluto, trine Eris)   In Gratitude and Light,   Pam   Copyright NorthPoint Astrology 2019. All Rights Reserved.  About the NorthPoint Journal   Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this NorthPoint Astrology Journal based on planetary influences and guidance received. Her hope is to offer perspectives and insights that will assist you in utilizing current energies to enhance your life experience and accelerate your spiritual and personal growth.   Feel free to share this NorthPoint Journal with others who may enjoy it! When doing so, please forward it in its entirety, including all contact and copyright information.   To learn more about private astrology sessions, please visit the "Personal Readings" page at www.northpointastrology.com. To schedule a reading, please email pam@northpointastrology.com.   Copyright NorthPoint Astrology 2019. All Rights Reserved.

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NorthPoint Astrology Journal: Your weekly guide to planetary influences August 5 to 11, 2019 by Pam Younghans

NorthPoint Astrology Journal Your weekly guide to planetary influences August 5 to 11, 2019 by Pam Younghans Aspects of Note This Week   All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. For Greenwich Mean Time, add 7 hours.    WED: Sun trine Jupiter, Sun quincunx Saturn THU: Venus trine Jupiter FRI: Venus quincunx Saturn SAT: Sun quincunx Neptune SUN: Jupiter SD 6:37 a.m., Venus quincunx Neptune, Mercury enters Leo, Uranus SR 7:26 p.m. JUPITER AND URANUS are virtually at a standstill this week, their motion greatly slowed as they prepare to reverse direction next Sunday (August 11). As I wrote last week, we experience an increase in a planet's vibrational effect when it slows and then comes to a halt. But the even bigger reveal is that over the next two weeks, as Jupiter hovers at about 14°30′ Sagittarius, it is almost exactly conjunct a galactic anomaly that we know as the Great Attractor (GA).   Currently located at 14°02′ Sagittarius, the GA gained its nickname because of its enormous magnetic field, which draws toward itself our own Milky Way galaxy, as well all the other thousands of galaxies that are part of our "supercluster." Astronomers tell us that our Milky Way galaxy is catapulting toward the GA at an astonishing rate of 600 km (373 miles) per second--according to my calculator, that's a whopping 1,342,800 miles per hour! But here we sit, with little or no awareness that we are hurtling through space, much less at such a breakneck speed. ASTROLOGER Philip Sedgwick, who has done a great deal of research on the GA, writes: "What the Great Attractor is remains a mystery. It clearly reveals relativistic characteristics--those of warping time and space while bending light with its massive gravity. But it lacks the event horizon required for it to be a black hole. All we truly know is that it’s big. "The enormous gravity of the GA actually bends light around it. It bends the light so much, that a glimpse of what is behind it can be taken. This quality of gravitational lensing provides clear behind-the-scenes insights, while simultaneously offering other refractive illusions."  THE SYMBOLISM of the Great Attractor is profound. We are physically being drawn toward a great Mystery, equivalent to the magnetic pull of our own spiritual Source and higher purpose. Just as the Milky Way is moving at an incredible speed, humanity's evolution is actually occurring very rapidly, even as we remain mostly unconscious of what is underway--and even if we may at times fear that we are going in reverse. There is also the capacity of the GA to bend light around it. We can see behind the anomaly, which should be impossible. This represents our ability to receive insights that likewise might seem inaccessible. We just need to be careful that what we perceive is truth, not a "refractive illusion."  JUPITER, as the largest planet in our known solar system, magnifies whatever it touches. As Jupiter aligns with the Great Attractor, the evolutionary pull on humanity is all the more powerful. The question is, how will we handle the pressure? No doubt it depends on our level of consciousness, and whether we're able to stay in center. And what about those "behind-the-scenes insights?" Jupiter conjunct the GA may bring new awareness, or possibly reveal something that has been hidden. Stephanie Azaria writes on her "Cosmic Consciousness" website: "The only way to work with the Great Attractor is to keep our frequencies elevated by focusing on Source, and surrendering to It with an open heart." Good advice to keep in mind over these next two weeks, especially. AND THEN we have Uranus, also coming to a standstill next Sunday. Whenever this planet's influence is heightened, we are cautioned to "expect the unexpected." Life speeds up, we find ourselves more scattered than usual, and our nervous systems can become hyper-stimulated. With Uranus in Taurus, a sign that enjoys simple pleasures and the comfort of the familiar, we can "expect" disruptions in the status quo over the next couple of weeks. The flow of life goes in surprising directions, requiring us to be flexible and adaptable. Since Taurus rules nature and the environment, we could also see an increase in weather events, or seismic and volcanic activity. AT THE TIME of its station, Uranus is close to Metallah, a problem-solving fixed star that is linked to justice and legal concerns--so perhaps we will see some surprising developments in these areas during the month of August. In his book The Magic of the Stars, Roderick Kidston writes: "Metallah is one of the stars promoting cleverness; it can drive high levels of achievement when it works without distortion. Metallah gives many gifts beginning with the letter 's': smart, savvy, social, sensible, sometimes sensational, occasionally sassy, and pretty sure of what you need to do." These traits associated with Metallah work well with the transpersonal qualities of the planet Uranus, which, at an elevated frequency, represents Higher Consciousness. When Uranus is strong, we can be more open to high-level insights, to inspiration, and to the "Eureka" moments of life. Combined with Metallah's confidence and capacity for finding solutions, this can be a very innovative and productive time. THE SUN AND VENUS continue to travel together down Leo the Lion's yellow brick road this week. Our personal objectives and relationship themes are in the spotlight when these two planets link arms. Optimism looks especially high on Wednesday and Thursday, when they both make harmonious trine aspects with generous Jupiter. But, it also looks like we'll be asked to make some necessary shifts in these areas. Starting midweek and lasting through the weekend, the Sun and Venus are in quincunx aspect to both Saturn and Neptune. This creates a yod configuration, also called "the finger of God." The Sun and Venus are at the "apex" of this chart pattern--at the tip of God's finger. This gives the two planets special significance. According to Bil Tierney, in his book Dynamics of Aspect Analysis:  Apex Sun pressures us to make needed alterations in how we demonstrate will, power, authority, and self-pride. Objectives on the horizon require our full attention and inner strength. If mismanaged, apex Sun can release the power to abuse personal will and authority. If used well, apex Sun enables us to mobilize our vital forces and embark on new creative endeavors with much success.  Apex Venus requires that we adjust facets of our own love nature through careful self-examination. Partnership involvements take on new meaning and can assist us in fulfilling our greater objectives. If mismanaged, apex Venus leaves us feeling out of place and alienated from others. If used well, apex Venus helps us express our feelings with greater clarity, depth, and directness, making our love relationships more real and satisfying. IT LOOKS LIKE it will be important to schedule some breaks throughout the coming week! The nervous energy is likely to be very high. And, it can be so easy to get caught up in all that we need to do--whether it's household chores, work tasks, or reaching self-improvement goals--that we can forget that rest is equally vital.   I just posted a quote from Matt Kahn on my facebook page that speaks directly to this issue:   "The rest we need to nourish Body and Soul can challenge the ego." The ego always has a need to prove something, to be doing something. It likes to be able to point at things that have been accomplished as a way of validating its existence. And yet, we can end up exhausted if we don't take the rest we need. So, please make it a top priority to take some no-brain, no-action, no-drama breaks during these next two highly energized weeks! IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK: Personal relationships are in the spotlight this coming year, Leo. You may be eager for new experiences in this area, and yet also feeling cautious. It is time to explore any ways in which a lack of self-confidence hinders your ability to be fully and uniquely yourself. Realize that honest self-appreciation must come first, and that fulfilling relationships will then follow. When you are purely in the joy of being YOU, your enthusiasm is contagious, and your charisma is undeniable. These are some of the keys to unlocking fulfillment on many levels. (Solar Return Sun conjunct Venus, trine Jupiter, quincunx Saturn, quincunx Pluto, quincunx Neptune)   In Gratitude and Light,   Pam   Copyright NorthPoint Astrology 2019. All Rights Reserved.  About the NorthPoint Journal Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this NorthPoint Astrology Journal based on planetary influences and guidance received. Her hope is to offer perspectives and insights that will assist you in utilizing current energies to enhance your life experience and accelerate your spiritual and personal growth. Feel free to share this NorthPoint Journal with others who may enjoy it! When doing so, please forward it in its entirety, including all contact and copyright information.   To learn more about private astrology sessions, please visit the "Personal Readings" page at www.northpointastrology.com. To schedule a reading, please email pam@northpointastrology.com. http://www.northpointastrology.com/northpoint-journal.html   Copyright NorthPoint Astrology 2019. All Rights Reserved.

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NorthPoint Astrology Journal: Your weekly guide to planetary influences January 21 to 27, 2019 by Pam Younghans

NorthPoint Astrology Journal Your weekly guide to planetary influences January 21 to 27, 2019 by Pam Younghans Aspects of Note This Week   All times listed are Pacific Standard Time. For Greenwich Mean Time, add 8 hours.   MON: Mars square Saturn, Mercury conjunct South Node TUE: Saturn semisquare Ceres, Venus conjunct Jupiter  WED: Mercury square Uranus, Mercury sextile Chiron, Mercury sextile Ceres, Mercury semisquare Neptune, Mercury enters Aquarius THU: Mercury semisquare Jupiter FRI: Mars trine Jupiter MY GRATITUDE to everyone who attended my webinar last week! I appreciate your positive feedback, and also the suggestion to provide the slideshow beforehand for printing and note-taking. We'll make sure to do that for the next event in early July. If you missed this class, where I talked about planetary influences for the next six months, no worries! You can still purchase the replay, calendars, and slideshow. Just send an email to pam@northpointastrology.com with "Webinar Replay" in the subject line, and I'll reply with details. Now, back to the show. WE'VE ALREADY been working with the influences of tonight's Total Lunar Eclipse for several days, and we'll continue to feel its effects throughout the coming week. In varying degrees, we will also work with the issues brought forward by the eclipse for the next six months, until our next pair of eclipses in July. Here are the essential elements of the eclipse, which reaches totality at 9:12 pm PST tonight (Sunday, January 20). Some of these I touched on in last week's Journal, but all bear further exploration: The Sun, Moon, Mercury, and North and South Nodes all in square aspect to Uranus and Eris. This is a powerhouse T-square configuration, auguring major changes in how we go about business in our personal lives and in the world at large. It can stir up considerable anger (Eris), and contains the seeds of new, revolutionary ideas that can alter our trajectory (Mercury square Uranus).  The Moon in Leo conjunct the North Node in Cancer. This is a North Node eclipse, which helps propel us further along our evolutionary path. Events that occur now -- even the challenging ones -- are integral to the development of positive potentials in the future. This conjunction across sign boundaries is complicated, since the fiery impact of Leo the Lion, King of the Jungle, does not merge well with the watery influence of Cancer the Crab, Nurturer and Protector. When fire and water combine, we tend to see a lot of steam. However, in large enough quantities, water can also extinguish fire. We might see this Moon-North Node alignment as representing a greater shift that is occurring. This is the last eclipse of the Leo-Aquarius polarity, a cycle that has been with us since 2017. After tonight, all eclipses for the next 18 months will activate the Cancer-Capricorn axis. We are moving from an emphasis on masculine signs to an activation of feminine signs. The spotlight that has been trained on leaders and showmanship now begins to highlight public opinion and the protection of those who cannot defend themselves. Mars in Aries square Saturn in Capricorn. Both of these planets are in signs where they are strengthened, so this square represents even further entrenchment in positions that are at odds with each other. In brief, Mars in Aries support the rights of the individual, while Saturn in Capricorn has its intentions firmly focused on a goal, and is determined to accomplish that goal, even if it means resorting to domination and control. Venus conjunct Jupiter, conjunct the Great Attractor. Venus and Jupiter are both "benefic" planets, usually symbolizing qualities that we would call positive. When the two meet at the same degree of the zodiac, we might expect heart expansion that allows greater love and abundance to enter our energy fields. We could also anticipate enhanced creativity and beauty to unfold in our art and in our relationships. But with the two planets also aligned with the Great Attractor (GA), we need to add another level of interpretation to the mix. The GA is a gigantic black hole that is highly magnetic. It is drawing towards itself our Milky Way galaxy and all other galaxies that are a part of our "supercluster." By astronomers' calculations, we are moving in the direction of the GA at a rate of 370 miles per second. But, at the same time, the GA is also moving through space, being drawn magnetically towards the Shapley Supercluster. Astronomers also tell us that black holes are the source of all that is in their vicinity -- which means that the GA is in some way the source of our Milky Way galaxy. Symbolically, this inexorable movement towards the GA represents our ongoing evolution -- and our journey home to Source. And yet, at the same time, our Source is also evolving, being pulled to its Source. All of that is a lot to digest! So what does it mean that Venus and Jupiter, at the time of the eclipse, are aligned with each other and also aligned with the GA? I think it certainly raises all of those positive qualities mentioned earlier -- heart expansion, love, abundance, creativity, beauty -- to a somewhat cosmic level. We might experience this energy as heightened creativity and connection, either physically or metaphysically. It most certainly provides the energy and opportunity to expand our concepts of love, relationship, and beauty beyond the confines of mundane reality and human definition. We are transported in some way, if we can allow the experience to occur, and assisted in evolving to being more heart-centered than before. (The energy of this alignment feels quite elevating, but not very grounding. I've had to stop twice while writing about it to get my brain back in gear so that I could keep the words flowing in some kind of meaningful order!)   Mars trine Jupiter. This aspect will be exact on Friday, but is also contained in the eclipse chart. It is another positive influence, one that enables us to take action (Mars) on our higher wisdom (Jupiter). There's not a lot of restraint about this combination of energies, especially with both planets in signs that they rule, and in fire signs. If we are on track with the positive unfolding of our reality, we can use this energy to catapult ourselves a few light years ahead of our current location.  I DID A SHORT INTERVIEW with Elsie Kerns yesterday about the eclipse. The video is now posted to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoyTEwY5V48&feature=youtu.be The colorful graphic at the top of today's Journal is by Sherri A. Nicholas, LMT, LPTA, EEM-CP. She created it after watching the 15-minute interview about the eclipse. I'm fully impressed at how she captured all the individual components! And I am pleased to share her inspiring work with you. Enjoy this powerful Total Lunar Eclipse and the week to come -- may we all reap the most positive blessings and potentials of this time! IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK: As an Aquarius, your natural tendency is to be on the forefront of possibilities. You are the progressive thinker, and dedicated to new ideas and how they may come to be realized, usually for the highest good of the collective. But even progressives are challenged to think outside the box from time to time, often due to the need to incorporate the ideas of others. If your birthday is in the first half of the week, you've already been working with some of those challenges over the past year, and will continue in that vein for a few more months. If your birthday is in the last half of the week, you are entering a time of shifting energies that is likely to alter your course in some way. For all those who have birthdays this week, this is a time of reinventing yourself and some area of your life, so that it becomes a more accurate representation of your authentic self. This year relates to another time in your life, about 21 to 22 years ago, when you also experienced major change. Now it is time to take the next step in your self-understanding and self-awareness, so that the life you create from here feels even more fully your own. In Gratitude and Light, Pam Copyright NorthPoint Astrology 2019. All Rights Reserved. Artwork by Sherri A. Nicholas, LMT, LPTA, EEM-CP.  About the NorthPoint Journal Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this NorthPoint Astrology Journal based on planetary influences and guidance received. Her hope is to offer perspectives and insights that will assist you in utilizing current energies to enhance your life experience and accelerate your spiritual and personal growth. Feel free to share this NorthPoint Journal with others who may enjoy it! When doing so, please forward it in its entirety, including all contact and copyright information. To learn more about private astrology sessions, please visit the "Personal Readings" page at www.northpointastrology.com. To schedule a reading, please email pam@northpointastrology.com.   Copyright NorthPoint Astrology 2019. All Rights Reserved.

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NorthPoint Astrology Journal: Your weekly guide to planetary influences January 14 to 20, 2019 by Pam Younghans

NorthPoint Astrology Journal Your weekly guide to planetary influences January 14 to 20, 2019 by Pam Younghans Aspects of Note This Week   All times listed are Pacific Standard Time. For Greenwich Mean Time, add 8 hours.   MON: Mercury sextile Neptune  WED: Sun conjunct South Node FRI: Venus trine Mars, Mercury conjunct Pluto, Sun sextile Chiron, Sun square Uranus SAT: Sun semisquare Neptune, Mercury square Eris SUN: Venus sesquiquadrate Uranus, Sun enters Aquarius, Sun semisquare Jupiter, Venus square Neptune, Full Moon/Total Lunar Eclipse 9:12 p.m. JUST TWO DAYS until Tuesday's webinar on the first six months of 2019! My goal with this class is twofold: to offer new perspectives on these challenging times and their higher purposes, and to share practical information and insights that will be helpful in navigating the days and weeks ahead. Thanks to everyone who has already registered! If you haven't yet decided whether to participate, please see the class description at the end of today's Journal. And remember that the class is recorded, so if you can't attend live on January 15, you will have full access to the replay and slideshow afterward. Looking forward to seeing you there (on Zoom)! Now, this week's planetary news: WE EASE into this fiery eclipse week gently, with a subtle Mercury-Neptune sextile on Monday that enables us to utilize our spiritual or creative resources in practical ways. But by midweek, our attention is again drawn to some of the profound social issues of these times. On Wednesday, the Sun aligns with the karmic South Node in Capricorn. The "old guard" is in the limelight with this alignment, and it may be hard not to feel disheartened about our hopes for a gentler, kinder world. This is our opportunity to refocus our own intentions, and to consciously embody the qualities that we feel are missing and are needed. THINGS HEAT UP on Friday, with both a Mercury-Pluto alignment and a Sun-Uranus square in the lineup. When Mercury and Pluto conjoin, our thoughts and words are especially powerful, acting like a laser that can either heal or destroy. The square between the Sun in Capricorn and Uranus in Aries represents the struggle between those who would control and those who demand their individual rights -- perhaps in response to situations that reached a crisis point earlier in the week. There are also two harmonizing aspects on Friday that we will want to take advantage of. The first, a supportive Venus-Mars trine, helps us utilize the best of our receptive (feminine) attributes and our assertive (masculine) qualities as we move through the day's events. And, a Sun-Chiron sextile, while a quieter influence, encourages us to let go of the need to control and to trust that all will be -- and even IS -- well. WE CONTINUE to meet with challenges on Saturday. The Sun is semisquare Neptune, indicating some disillusionment or the feeling of having been deceived. At the same time, Mercury is square Eris, the goddess of discontent, further aggravating the divide between corporations/governments and the rights of the people. On Sunday, the tension may spill over into our relationships, as Venus is in hard aspect to both Uranus and Neptune. Be sure to give everyone their space (Venus-Uranus) and try not to be overly sensitive to not feeling understood (Venus-Neptune).  SUNDAY'S FULL MOON is also a Total Lunar Eclipse, adding an extra element of potency to the event. Totality occurs when the Moon reaches 00°51′ Leo, at 9:12 p.m. PST on Sunday (5:12 a.m. GMT on Monday). The total eclipse will be visible from North and South America, Europe, and western Africa. (Central and eastern Africa and Asia will see a partial eclipse.)   While the chart for this eclipse contains many variables, perhaps most notable is the T-square that forms. A T-square occurs when a planet is 180° away from another planet, and both of those planets are 90° away from a third planet (forming a capital "T"). At the time of the eclipse, there are multiple planets involved in the T-square: the Moon and North Node are opposite the Sun, South Node, and Mercury, and all of those points are square to Uranus and Eris. A T-SQUARE CONFIGURATION represents instability that is looking for resolution. It also tells us that we will need to consciously work to stay in balance while this eclipse is in effect. Objectivity is key, as it will be easy to go into defensive posturing. And with Uranus and Eris at the "apex" of the T-square, we must remain flexible in our expectations, be aware of our own trigger points, while also knowing when it is appropriate to assert ourselves. Astrologer Bil Tierney writes that when Uranus is at the apex of a T-square, we can expect "lawlessness, social defiance, and disruptions," with the endpoint being "radical reform." Given the protests that have been happening worldwide, this eclipse will no doubt cause escalations in rebellions that are already underway. Remember, too, that the effects of an eclipse last beyond the day in which it occurs. While we do expect certain events to be activated around the time of the eclipse, these issues will continue to unfold for the next six months, until the next pair of eclipses occurs in July. A VERY POSITIVE and exciting component of the eclipse chart is the Venus-Jupiter conjunction, which occurs in alignment with the Great Attractor. The GA is a highly magnetic black hole that is drawing toward itself all of the galaxies in its vicinity -- including our own Milky Way and numerous other galaxies in our "supercluster." According to astronomers, every black hole is the source of its local environment. In other words, the GA is the progenitor of our home group of galaxies. So, in case we're ever worried that we're not evolving in the best direction, knowing that we're moving through space toward Source should help us have faith in the process. THE FACT that Venus and Jupiter are having their annual alignment at nearly the same degree at which we perceive the GA (14°02′ Sagittarius) -- and that this is occurring during a Total Lunar Eclipse -- seems very fortuitous to me. It speaks to the potential for us to elevate our relationships, our art, our values, and our expression of love to a new level. It opens us up to new experiences in these areas, and helps us find ever greater meaning within them. We must be willing to take some risks, of course -- Sagittarius is the Adventurer/Explorer, and so insists that we expand beyond our comfort zone. But then, evolution requires change; to allow and partake of this opportunity for advancement, we must be willing to travel into new realms, both emotionally and spiritually. And, here's the webinar description one more time -- I hope you can join us! WEBINAR   Astrological Guidance for January through June 2019 The Two-Year Journey 2019-2020 Phase I: Into the Heart with Pam Younghans Airing LIVE on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 (4 p.m. PST, 5 p.m. MST, 6 p.m. CST, 7 p.m. EST) To register, please visit https://pamjan2019update.eventbrite.com With 2019, we begin a powerful two-year evolutionary journey that will have great impact on both our inner and our outer worlds. Phase I of this sojourn, which I am calling “Into the Heart,” takes us from January through June 2019. Two eclipses in January provide the fanfare to start us on our journey. These eclipses, especially the SuperMoon Total Lunar Eclipse on January 21, will serve to shift our attention in powerful ways. Another highlight of the first half of 2019 is on March 6, when Uranus re-crosses the threshold into Taurus. When Uranus first entered Taurus in May 2018, the Earth responded volcanically – leaving us conjecturing what we can expect for this second crossing. But the most potent time within this six-month period is likely to be in April and May, when a dance between Pluto, Saturn, and the karmic South Node brings society face-to-face with its materialistic tendencies, as a mechanism to catapult us into a more heart-centered future. In this 90-minute webinar, I will begin by providing more details about this two-year journey that begins in January 2019 and completes in December 2020. I'll then describe the most significant astrological events of the first six months of the new year, and their potential impact. During the last half of class, I will walk us through each month, providing guidance based on the planetary activity, which includes several powerful Full Moons and some significant retrograde periods. Everyone who registers for the webinar will also receive calendars for January through June beforehand. These calendars show all the important astrological events, and will make note-taking easier. To register: https://pamjan2019update.eventbrite.com Class fee is $33. Payment options and registration may be handled online or by check to Elsie Kerns, 2007 Rabbit Run Rd., Marlton, NJ 08053. Questions about registering or payment? Contact Elsie at: elsie@wellnesswithelsie.com or 856.988.7426 IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK: Your successes in life have provided you with the foundation for the future, but you are not intended to remain bound to the past this year. Instead, you are challenged to move beyond your previous expectations, and to allow yourself to find new avenues of self-expression. Over the past year, you have been given opportunities to try on many different hats, to see for yourself who you really are and what you truly want. As 2019 progresses, you will gradually emerge from what may have felt like chaos, with a fresh knowing of what will be most fulfilling for you going forward. In Gratitude and Light, Pam   Copyright NorthPoint Astrology 2019. All Rights Reserved.  About the NorthPoint Journal   Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this NorthPoint Astrology Journal based on planetary influences and guidance received. Her hope is to offer perspectives and insights that will assist you in utilizing current energies to enhance your life experience and accelerate your spiritual and personal growth.   Feel free to share this NorthPoint Journal with others who may enjoy it! When doing so, please forward it in its entirety, including all contact and copyright information.   To learn more about private astrology sessions, please visit the "Personal Readings" page at www.northpointastrology.com. To schedule a reading, please email pam@northpointastrology.com.   Copyright NorthPoint Astrology 2019. All Rights Reserved.

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