It's Astro-Logical -- practical advice for conscious living ---> Issue #35

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What's happening?

Mercury in Capricorn has come square to Mars in Aries -- bringing a volatile, impatient energy that is as hard on you as you are on everyone else ... which only adds to the stress.

This combination suggests you feel especially driven to do something with yourself ... possibly in ways that involve your career, your professional direction, your outside commitments or how you are spending your talents and time. Squares are tough -- and uncomfortable -- and this one is especially edgy.

This is what it looks like to an Astrologer.

What else?

You may be snappish and irritable -- because it's hard to think straight. You want to plan your moves carefully ... and be sure when you make a decision you've considered all the angles and can assure yourself this is the right thing to do.

But with an overstimulated mind going 90 mph, just staying on track and taking care of life's daily business may be a challenge.

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What does it mean?

It's a situation ripe for arguments, tantrums, accidents -- anything to get some relief. With Mercury in Capricorn and Mars in Aries, you want your ideas to be sensible and productive, your thoughts to be based on careful research, your plans to be conservative, productive and realistic ... but the Action Self ... the Inner Self governed by Mars ... is howling at you to do something, get moving, time is wasting, don't just sit there and stew.

I've talked before about how trying to satisfy both sides of a square can be virtually impossible -- because each side needs something the other can supply, but the other isn't quite ready yet to do that.

In this case, if your plans were perfect, well-ordered and organized ... and you were ready with all your angles considered and options selected, you could move forward on them as fast as your chubby little legs could travel. No problem. But the "thinking side" of the square isn't ready for that yet.

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What else?

On the other hand, if you were ready to move, had all your targets lined up, had your gear packed and ready to go, it would help clarify your thinking ... because then you could turn your attention to how to launch the journey, where to go, what do do first, and what to do next ... and how to stay on course, how to get where you're going. But the "action side" of the square isn't ready for that ... yet.

In some ways, squares are a ridiculous real-life version of "Who's on first?" (Anybody remember that?) Every question you ask leads you around in a circle, but asking anyway feels compulsive. About the only way to handle it all is to stay calm, meditate, work with the questions as gently as possible.

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How do you handle it?

Get enough rest. Understand you're kind of chasing your own tail for a while. Remember that any action may be useless at best, counter-productive at worst ... so try not to waste any more assets and energy that is absolutely necessary to keep yourself sane until this pair disengage.

Expect another week or so of "living in the mystery" of figuring out how to make your life work -- and making plans (actual plans!!) to get on with it. Along with napping and meditation and tearing your hair out, remind yourself this situation is temporary!! It will straighten out. You will find a solution to these questions.

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Any more advice?

In some ways, it's a matter of waiting for Life to rearrange itself and show you the path it's prepared. Remember you're not the center of the Universe. The Divine Source has a lot of stuff to shuffle around and figure out to create the proper conditions for everyone ... you included. As much as possible, settle back and give It ... and you ... and all those around you ... a break.

Mercury's very next contact is the conjunction with Saturn. That alone will help clear the air. Life (and this problem) will look very different in just a few weeks. (As a Double Aries, I counsel patience as a very last resort, believe me. But that's what I'm telling you now. Just chill.)

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What next?

Around the first week of February, different, better and somewhat innovative and radical ideas will arrive -- possibly gift-wrapped along with some very interesting options -- and these two Inner Selves will be cooperating with each other instead of sniping and griping and staging sneak attacks that just keep the two of them wound up and ready to explode.

(That's only about 3 - 3 1/2 weeks from now. Can you last that long? Give it your best shot, ok?)

Meanwhile, there will be some relief along a lot sooner than that. B-r-e-a-t-h-e and let Life show you what it's cooking up and what's the best thing to do next.

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What to expect?

• Feeling edgy, nervous, restless, "pushed and prodded" (mostly by you yourself) to get moving, make some changes, get some things done, etc.

• Feeling rushed, agitated, short-tempered and irritable because while feeling all that ^^^ ... you don't have clear targets, or ones you believe are worthwhile, or ones you can trust will get you where you want to go next. It's like revving a car in idle. You're making noise, using tons of energy, creating a lot of smoke and commotion ... but going nowhere.

• Realize that if you do do something you may jump the gun, jump to conclusions, make hasty and unwise decisions, do things that create movement, but not results. It may also cost you time, energy and assets you'd have rather spent elsewhere once you can think straight and see clearly what's what.

I'll say it again. B-r-e-a-t-h-e ... and wait. This isn't forever ... and there are lots better things to work with -- coming soon. Take care of yourself and be there when the time finally comes. It's only a matter of weeks.

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