February 2011

February 2011

Insight From Stellar Influences

By Michele Avanti CAP

(Times specified are Pacific Time)

When the MOON is VOID OF COURSE anything that you begin will not reach fulfillment. Here are the daylight hours this month when the moon is void of course: Feb. 1 from 11:32 a.m. to 3:21 p.m.; Feb. 6 from 11:13 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.; Feb. 11 from 11:27 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.: and Feb. 26 from 10:08 a.m. to 11:32 a.m.

LUNAR   ACTION

Waning Periods: Feb. 18 - Mar. 4 begin with the full moon. It's a time of completion. In candle magic, it's known as the time of banishing.

Waxing Periods: Feb. 3-17 begin with the new moon. It's a time of new beginnings and fresh starts. In candle magic it's known as the time of gathering.

NEW MOON: Feb. 2 @ 6:31 p.m. in Aquarius. This waxing period focuses on new friendships, conversations, progressive ideas and inventions.

FULL MOON: Feb. 18 @ 0:36 a.m. in Leo. This waning period focuses on completing issues of love, children, personal investments, socializing and hobbies.

How to Use This Column: Because both your sun and moon sign are important, please read the sections for both of them. As you do, note that each section is broken into Insight & Picture. Insight: offers an Insight to what the planets may be trying to teach you during this period. Ponder it, and your consciousness should expand. Picture: is a broad picture of what may occur in your world during this period in time.

Aries: 3-17 Insight:  Others mirror your ideas. Picture: You're filled with new ideas while listening to an eccentric friend.  18-Mar. 4 Insight:  Wonder is the gift of the child within. Picture: Energy is high and opportunities abound for you to compete and win.

Taurus: 3-17 Insight: Change is challenging when we focus on the past.  Picture: New friends express revolutionary ideas that challenge you. 18-Mar. 4 Insight:  A loved one's joy is a heartfelt reward.  Picture: Someone you love challenges your comfort zone.

Gemini: 3-17 Insight:  A multitude of new ideas, like a buffet must be digested slowly. Picture: Opportunities seem limitless now. You receive sudden offers from unusual friends. 18-Mar. 4 Insight:  There is unmatched joy when we have bypassed temptation. Picture: Through a party or networking, you can fulfill a passion.

Cancer: 3-17 Insight: Stress is the result of unconscious choices. Picture: Friends help you reconsider how to enjoy family and still feel free. 18-Mar. 4 Insight:  Bottled emotions cause pain, release them and find peace.  Picture: You're frustrated when a loved one leaves or an investment matures.  

Leo: 3-17 Insight:  When we love without strings, one's halo glows.  Picture: Socializing now offers new passions, which may be a person, or a hobby.  18-Mar. 4 Insight:  Sometimes responding with “Thank you.” is enough.  Picture: You feel emotionally fulfilled when you finish a project for someone you love.

Virgo: 3-17 Insight: Criticism derails cooperation. Picture: You're stressed re-considering words spoken too quickly.  18-Mar. 4 Insight:  Angels see us as children, they do not find fault with us, but pour love to lift us their level. Picture: You're frustrated by a loved one who is irresponsible.

Libra: 3-17 Insight:  Wisdom knows it is not always necessary to speak. Picture: A new opportunity for friendship, love and unusual conversations.  18-Mar. 4 Insight: Childlike qualities of fearless honesty can serve you. Picture: Completing a creative engagement may lead to a commitment of love.

Scorpio: 3-17 Insight: Freedom has no ulterior motive. Picture: New friends challenge you with their spontaneity, honesty and independent life-styles. 18-Mar. 4 Insight:  Hidden agendas preclude the light. Picture: Someone you love challenges you to stop trying to take control.

Sagittarius: 3-17 Insight: Your heart always hears the truth. Picture: A new friend expands your understanding of freedom.  18-Mar. 4 Insight:  Overindulging can forfeit long-term contentment for a moment's pleasure. Picture: Success completing a creative project opens opportunities for passion.

Capricorn: 3-17 Insight: Revolutionary ideas are the basis of all inventions. Picture: Progressive people annoy you with their new nonstop opinions. 18-Mar. 4 Insight: A greedy eye will often miss love. Picture: Honest examination of your ambitious socializing may save your heart.

Aquarius: 3-17 Insight:  To allow another to finish speaking honors both of you.  Picture: You're focused on humanitarian ideas and new ways to cooperate.  18-Mar. 4 Insight: Prioritize to increase time.  Picture: You struggle between being spontaneous or constantly dependable for someone you love.

Pisces: 3-17 Insight: The gift in change is seldom recognized until later. Picture: A feeling of instability frustrates you. Friends trying to fix you make it worse. 18-Mar. 4 Insight:  Fulfilling love is always a conscious choice. Picture: A commitment to love requires an honest review of your less responsible behavior.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AQUARIUS!!

• Eleventh Sign of the Zodiac •

• Fixed Air • Masculine •

•  Rulers: Saturn & Uranus •

• Colors: Purple & Violet •
• Gemstones: Amethyst & Bloodstone •

• Flower: Orchid * Herbs: Peppers •

• Cell Salt: Nat Mur •

• Rules: Shins, Ankles & Circulation •

• Key Phase: "I Invent!" •
• Most Compatible Signs: Gemini & Libra •

Aquarius, you're the opinionated humanitarians who carry around a soapbox to lecture to the world. You're spontaneous, innovative, rebellious, progressive, intuitive, driven by the need for freedom, original and detached. You can also be erratic, cold, dictatorial, egotistical, explosive, cunning and temperamental. You make many acquaintances but only have a few intimate friends. You have an innate desire to understand the universe and the reason behind everything. Filled with nervous energy, nature is your panacea. You debunk rules, love books and intellectual challenges. You're usually light years ahead of everyone else.   

            Occupations you excel in will give you some form of freedom. You could be an astrologer, astronomer, airline pilot or astronaut, an electrician, hypnotist, writer, master debater, ecologist, photographer, inventor, reformer, media personality, speaker or scientist.

Famous Aquarians include:

Abraham Lincoln, Charles Lindbergh, Thomas Edison, John Hancock, Charles Darwin, Galileo, James Dean, Charles Dickens, Geena Davis, Jules Verne, Mia Farrow, Horace Greeley, Richie Havens, Sam Cooke, Jeanne Moreau, John Forsythe, Nick Price, Etta James, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dean Rusk, Ted Koppel, Tom Brokaw, William Henry Harrison, Jimmy Hoffa, John McEnroe, Melissa Manchester, Frederick The Great, Clark Gable, Farah Fawcett, Jennifer Aniston, James Joyce, Teller, Frances Bacon, John L. Lewis, Christopher Marlowe, William McKinley, Felix Mendelssohn, Thomas More, Wolfgang Mozart, Paul Newman, James Pike, Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Babe Ruth, Franz Schubert, Adlai Stevenson, Marion March, Ernie Kovacs, Oscar De La Hoya, Jeb Bush, John Grisham, Bill Mayer, Nick Carter, Sara Rue, Ana Ortiz, Billy Ocean, Taylor Lautner, Paris Hilton, & Eckhart Tolle.

Michele Avanti CAP, is a certified astrology professional, metaphysical minister, Reconnection practitioner and award winning author. For a personal consultation call: 541-863-6631 or visit AstrologyandMore.com or TalesofTamoor.com

January 2011

January 2011

Insight From Stellar Influences

by Michele Avanti CAP, Reconnection

(Times specified are Pacific Time)

When the MOON is VOID OF COURSE anything that you begin will not reach fulfillment. Here are the daylight hours this month when the moon is void of course: Jan. 2 after 6:08 p.m.; Jan. 5 before 8:08 a.m.; Jan. 7 from 12:51 p.m. to 6:57 p.m.; Jan. 10 before 7:24 a.m.; Jan. 12 after 6:47 p.m.; Jan. 15 before 5:23 a.m.; Jan. 17 from 9:57 a.m. to 11:29 a.m.; Jan. 19 from 1:26 p.m. to 2:16 p.m.; Jan. 21 from 10:58 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.; Jan. 23 from 12:08 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.; Jan. 25 from 2:04 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.; Jan. 27 after 7:01 p.m.; and Jan. 30 before 6:01 a.m.

LUNAR  ACTION

Waning Periods: Jan. 4- 19 begin with the full moon. It's a time of completion. In candle magic, it's known as the time of banishing.

Waxing Periods: Jan. 20 - Feb. 2 begin with the new moon. It is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts. In candle magic it's known as the time of gathering.

NEW MOON: Jan. 4, 1:04 a.m. in Capricorn. The waning period focuses on your career, fulfilling goals, ambitions, and long range plans.

FULL MOON: Jan. 19, 1:22 p.m. in Cancer. The waxing period focuses on new emotional issues concerning family, home, real property and mom.

How to Use This Column: Because both your sun and moon sign are important, please read the sections for both of them. As you do, note that each section is broken into Insight & Picture. Insight: offers an Insight to what the planets may be trying to teach you during this period. Ponder it, and your consciousness should expand. Picture: is a broad picture of what may occur in your world during this period in time.

Aries: 4- 19: Insight:  Discipline becomes a response only after much practice.  Picture:  You feel restricted by superiors and their new rules.  20-Feb. 2: Insight: Words and acts are indelible. Caution averts regret. Picture: You're challenged to end a situation at home. For best results, choose to express your feelings.  

Taurus: 4- 19: Insight: You've earned it through perseverance and hard work. Picture: You receive recognition for your  hard work. Your investments reach maturity bringing you a new level of security. 20-Feb. 2: Insight: Achievements are most enjoyable when shared. Picture: Expressing your feelings while completing a home project is very satisfying.  

Gemini: 4- 19: Insight: Success is the result of a well developed plan, perseverance and hard work. Picture: Evaluation by a new superior, causes you to reconsider your goals.  20-Feb. 2: Insight: The facts speak for themselves. Allow others to reach their own conclusions. Picture: You must complete a family situation that is frustrating. Stay focused for best results.     

Cancer: 4- 19: Insight: Your success is only limited by your mind set. Picture: New rules force you to balance your desire to stay home with your need to make a father figure proud.  20-Feb. 2: Insight: It is wise to honor each soul's journey. Picture: Follow your hunches to complete a family situation, property purchase, or genealogy search.   

 

Leo: 4- 19: Insight: Humor is the prescription for stress. Picture: Your drive to succeed and be the center of attention may cause new heart problems - physically or in love. 20-Feb. 2: Insight: Hiding feelings does not make them disappear.  Picture: Frustration reaches a conclusion as denial and irresponsible indifference are viewed.  

 

Virgo: 4- 19: Insight:  Only one in a million know how to receive. Picture: Whether love or money, this cycle offers a new practical, secure long term investment. 20-Feb. 2: Insight: The comfort of home and love of family are treasures. Picture: You're satisfied completing a home purchase, decorating, being part of a big reunion or other family project.   

   

Libra: 4- 19:  Insight: Health requires that you express yourself. Choose your timing and words with care. Picture: Your need to fulfill an old goal is challenged by an emotionally controlled superior. 20-Feb. 2: Insight: Emulate Solomon and wisdom will prevail. Picture: Ending a family situation challenges your sense of fairness and your need to be nurtured.   

Scorpio: 4- 19: Insight: Real power comes from self-control. Picture: A new position of power is available. Secure new developments from old investments. 20-Feb. 2: Insight: Intimacy develops by revealing your secret self and trusting and listening to your mate. Picture: Opportunities for a more comfortable home. A loving relationship offers more intimacy.     

Sagittarius:  4- 19: Insight: Issues of the father should not be transferred to superiors.  Picture: New rules and controlling superiors cause frustrating delays. Each moment is perfect. Choose to see this and it will be so.  20-Feb. 2: Insight:  Home is where the heart is. Picture: Conclusion of an emotional matter makes you reassess your need for family. 

Capricorn: 4- 19: Insight: A pie is easier to eat in small pieces - so too with goals. Picture: Now you can have your say and new superiors will listen and help you achieve your goals. So go for it!  20-Feb. 2: Insight:  There is a time for everything under heaven. Picture: Completion of a home project brings family back into focus.

Aquarius: 4- 19: Insight: To become the maker of the law, you must first understand why a law is made. Picture: Your new ambitions are stifled by new rules and delays. 20-Feb. 2: Insight:  What we see in others - good or bad -  is a reflection of ourselves.  Picture: Family ties, household projects and food preparation need redefining.  

Pisces:  4- 19: Insight: Leadership is offered when the potential for success has been proven. Picture: Your career offers you a new position more aligned with your dreams.  20-Feb. 2: Insight: Your intuition is clear now, follow it. Picture: You have an opportunity to have the house and/or family of your dreams, but you must pay attention and take action.    

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAPRICORN!

• Tenth Sign of the Zodiac • Cardinal Earth •
• Feminine  •  Ruler: Saturn • 

• Colors: Burgundy & Dark Reds •

• Gemstone: Garnet •  Flowers: Ivy & Pansy •

• Herbs: Comfrey, Hemp & Hemlock  •

• Cell Salt: Calc Phos • 

• Rules: Knees, Skin, Bones & Teeth

•  Key Phase: "I Discipline!" •

•  Most Compatible Signs: Taurus and Virgo  •

Capricorn, you're the conservative, ambitious, punctual, practical, serious, inhibited and unemotional people who rule nations, corporations and courtrooms. You us everything around you from material things to people. You're driven to achieve in your chosen career. You tend to be melancholy and do not smile easily. You love the old and think in terms of long term outcomes. Everything in life is an investment to you. Career comes first and marriage second. If you marry, it will be late in life or to someone older than you. You like to be challenged and then recognized for your accomplishments. You tend to be a loner and act superior but have a deep fear of failure. You excel in corporate environments, politics and government. You could be a jailer, scientist, watchmaker, chiropractor, osteopath, miner, mathematician, orator, serious actor or school administrator.

Famous Capricorns include:

Benjamin Franklin, Elvis Presley, Kevin Costner, Tiger Woods, Carolyn Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Maureen Reagan, Janis Joplin, Cassius Clay,  Kit Carson, Al Capone, Thomas Becket, Clara Barton, Joan Baez, Albert Schweitzer, Loretta Young, Daniel Webster, Paul Cezanne, Andrew Johnson, Joan of Arc, Howard Hughes, J. Edgar Hoover, Alexander Hamilton, Barry Goldwater, Kahlil Gibran, Edward Teller, A.A. Milne, Woodrow Wilson, Conrad Hilton, Mao Zedong, Millard Fillmore, Marlene Dietrich, Cicero & Robert E. Lee.

Michele Avanti CAP, is a certified astrology professional, metaphysical minister, Reconnection practitioner and award winning author. For a personal consultation call: 541-863-6631. or visit AstrologyandMore.com or TalesofTamoor.com

Astrology Horoscopes - December 2010

Insight From Stellar Influences
By Michele Avanti CAP, The Reconnection
(Times specified are Pacific Time)

When the MOON is VOID OF COURSE anything that you begin will not reach fulfillment. Here are the daylight hours when the moon is void of course: Dec. 2 before 6:43 a.m.; Dec. 4 before 9:59 a.m.; Dec. 6 from 1:46 p.m. to 3:16 p.m.; Dec. 8 after 5:07 p.m.; Dec. 11 before 10:40 a.m.; Dec. 13 after 4:38 p.m.; Dec. 16 before 10:49 a.m.; Dec. 18 after 1:36 p.m.; Dec. 25 before 7:14 a.m.; Dec. 27 before 9:38 a.m.; Dec. 29 before 12:49 p.m.; and Dec. 31 from 11:57 a.m. to 5:21 p.m..

LUNAR   ACTION
Waning Periods: Dec. 1-4 and 21-Jan. 3 begin with the full moon. It's a time of completion. In candle magic, it's the time of banishing.
Waxing Periods: Dec. 5-20 begin with the new moon. It is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts. In candle magic it the time of gathering.
NEW MOON: Dec. 5 @ 9:36 am in Sagittarius. This waxing period focuses on expanded travel, learning, audio visual services, publishing, teaching and international communications..
FULL MOON: Dec. 21 @ 0:13 am in Gemini. This waning period focuses on fulfilling social engagements, contracts, issues with neighbors, and siblings.


PLANETARY   ACTION

Mercury Stations Retrograde Dec. 10 @4:03 a.m. in Capricorn 5:51 and will
Station Direct on Dec. 29th @ 11:21 a.m. in Sagittarius 19:38. Last minute shopping could bring you in contact with people you have not see for years, it will also help you find something you could not find earlier. But do pay attention to purchasing any type of communication equipment from cell phones to televisions, and also automobiles, because you're likely to get a lemon at this time. Best to wait till the second week of January before signing anything new unless you want to renegotiate later.

How to Use This Column: Because both your sun and moon sign are important, please read the sections for both of them. As you do, note that each section is broken into Insight & Picture. Insight: offers a Insight to what the planets may be trying to teach you during this period. Ponder it, and your consciousness should expand. Picture: is a broad picture of what may occur in your world during this period in time.

Aries: 5-20: Insight:  Without exception, we climb the mountain one step at a time. Picture: Taking new risks learning or traveling, brings opportunity to reach beyond your expectations. 21-Jan. 3: Insight: The exchange of ideas opens doors for compatibility. Picture: You complete a social project and walk away with a friend or love.

Taurus: 5-20: Insight:  All journeys are made first in the mind, stress results from fear of making mistakes. Picture:  New contacts through the internet, help you reconsider a course of study or travel. 21-Jan. 3: Insight: Listening without rebuttal is a form of love. Picture: You must attend an event filled with gossip which irritates you.

Gemini: 5-20: Insight: Talking is creative exploration, but fulfillment is the result of focused action. Picture: New conflict surfaces as your ideas expand and you must choose just one. 21-Jan. 3: Insight:  Succinct statements gain respect. This requires focus without digression. Picture: Conversations with friends help you focus your ideas.

Cancer: 5-20: Insight: When you find yourself saying: "I can't do this because ask, how can I, instead. Picture: A new class, conference or trip causes you to reevaluate yourself.  21-Jan. 3: Insight: Make only the promises you really want to keep. Picture: You must fulfill an obligation to meet with someone who annoys you.

Leo: 5-20: Insight: New learning renews one's curiosity for life.  Picture:  A new love develops when you travel for spiritual or educational purposes. 21-Jan. 3: Insight: Humility surfaces when you recognize it is others who make you king. Picture: You enjoy laughter, pranks and loving attention at social events.

Virgo: 5-20: Insight: Is there risk when you see others cross the bridge easily? Picture: Challenges include learning curves, travel and new risks that threaten your practical mind. 21-Jan. 3: Insight: Honesty takes backstage to the dribble of diplomacy.  Picture: You must socialize with gossipy people who challenge you to react with criticism.

Libra: 5-20: Insight: The road to God is filled with exploration, creation and knowledge. Picture: New risks increase energy, learning and love. Let the adventure begin. 21-Jan. 3: Insight: Innocent laughter is always a blessing. Picture: Old connections offer you opportunities to socialize and network. Chatter, gossip, pranks, laughter, love and fun abound.

Scorpio: 5-20: Insight: Knowledge is easiest caught when we leave our ego outside. Picture: Learning new skills is frustrating because you feel slow and out of control. 21-Jan. 3: Insight: When you give without considering your future, you live in a state of grace. Picture: Now, you can see people you thought frivolous in a new light.

Sagittarius: 5-20: The master starts as a student with eyes of wonder. Picture: New adventures involve travel. It's a time of wonder, excitement and new loves. 21-Jan. 3: Insight: Being yourself attracts your perfect match.  Picture: Socializing re-ignites old ideas and offers opportunities for love, music and fun.

Capricorn: 5-20: Insight: Language is the greatest barrier to understanding. Picture: You're frustrated by new travel arrangements, a legal matter or communicating on the net. 21-Jan. 3: Insight: Impractical social functions delight the child that lives in your heart. Picture: You're reconsidering keeping promises to attend some impractical social functions.

Aquarius: 5-20: Insight: To know who you are, is to experience wonder.  Picture: You will take greater risks, travel, expand your knowledge, and make new friends. You are protected. 21-Jan. 3: Insight: In the stream of creative conversation, you receive keys to life's doorways.  Picture: Opportunities for fulfilling discussions abound. Now you can fall in love.

Pisces: 5-20: Insight: To be connected with the physical, one needs to be grounded. Picture: A message from far away brings challenges, which may include legal issues, travel, or unexpected publicity.  21-Jan. 3: Insight: When we see a reflection we don't like, we should take steps to change. Picture: Insensitive gossip challenges your feelings.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAGITTARIUS!!

• Ninth Sign of Zodiac • Masculine •
• Mutable Fire • Ruler: Jupiter •

• Color: Turquoise • Gemstone: Turquoise •
• Flowers: Carnations & Dandelions •

• Herbs Sage & Aniseed • 

• Cell Salt: Silica • Rules Liver, Hips & Thighs • 

• Key Phrase: "I Expand!" •
• Most Compatible: Aries & Leo •

Sagittarius,  you're the lucky optimists of the zodiac. You're free spirited explorers who love to philosophize, teach, learn, and expound on scholarly ideals. You are extroverted and cannot understand introverts. You are energetic, love to travel, thrive on change, enjoy challenges and take more risks than the rest of us. You are excited by foreign cultures, outer space, theology and anything that goes beyond the norm.  In your positive mode, you are ethical, jovial, moral, outgoing, independent, idealistic, honest, and frank and a natural teacher. In your negative mode you tend to be boisterous, tactless, conceited, egotistical, self-indulgent, hot headed, extravagant, a wonderer, gambler, irresponsible, bigoted, a braggart and a procrastinator.  

You excel as minister, theologian, advertising specialist, public relations specialist, lawyer, teacher, eternal student, philosopher, horse trainer, gambler, handicapper, travel agent, tour guide, judge, legal aid, publisher, journalist, professor, sports announcer, salesperson, prophet, astronaut, explorer, statesman, con-man, broadcaster, radio or television station owner, internet specialist and large animal trainer.

Famous Sagittarians include:
Winston Churchill, Charles De Gaulle, Benjamin Disraeli,
Ludwig Von Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Dick Shawn,
Monica Seles, John Malkovich, Rod Cameron,
General George Custer, Crazy Horse, Maria Callas,
Jaye P. Morgan, Emily Dickenson, William F. Buckley,
Rita Moreno, Drew Pearson, Mariel Hemingway,
Bruce Hornsby, Pope John XXIII, Francisco Franco,
Robert Goulet, Andrew Carnegie, Louisa May Alcott,
Vito Genovese, Walt Disney, Mary Todd Lincoln,
John V . Lindsay, Mary Stuart, John Milton, Nero,
Michel De Nostradamus, Franklin Pierce,
Junipero Serra, Frank Sinatra, Baruch Spinoza,
Jonathan Swift, Zachary Taylor, Mark Twain,
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Martin Van Buren,
and John Greenleaf Whittier,

Michele Avanti CAP, is a certified astrology professional, metaphysical minister, reconnection practitioner and award-winning author. She has offered open heart consultations for nearly four decades. For a personal consultation ($99 - $144 per hour) call: 541-863-6631. AstrologyandMore.blogspot.com & TalesofTamoor.com