Super Full Moon @ 22 Gemini 25′ Asking the right questions

Posted on December 14, 2016 by elenikostika

December 14, 2016, 00:05 UT

This Super Full Moon highlights our cognitive capacity. As information disseminates faster and faster the current energy climate highlights the tension between processing data and developing awareness, or simply making sense of things. Truth is a critical factor on a collective level, and this particular cycle exposes us to the need for truth and meaning even more so. The cycle began in the sign of Sagittarius, a sign that likes to explore and seek truth pushing boundaries. Communication is even more critical at this culminating phase, as the Moon in Gemini reflects the light of the Sun in Sagittarius. Our capacity to ask the right questions will make all the difference in the answers and truths we seek or give into.

The role of the media is even more highlighted at this lunation, as well as all issues of travel, documents, education, learning, transportation, immigration, and agreements of all sorts. Experience and the past comes in as an additional component to gear our activities or inner dialogue towards a reviewing of reality or structures that need to be re-examined or re-negotiated. This feels like a ‘judgement’ and “commitment” period bridging two lunar cycles, those of Sagittarius and Capricorn, which particularly have to do with how ideology, knowledge, and experience develops into structure and established reality. On a collective level ideologies, belief systems form structured regimes, that we may call governments or other formal institutions that exercise control. On a personal level experience, knowledge, beliefs and faith become the vehicle for building structures in our public sphere of life, such as reputation, career, and achievements that reflect our societal goals and roles. Mercury turns Rx on December 19th, and as God Hermes was known as the only Olympian to have free-access between two worlds a more internalised dialogue can occur between the higher and the lower mind, or between the level of our mundane reality and that of what lies beneath on the realm of our psyche. So, how we mentally tune into our reality, and all that it entails such as constraints, commitments, restrictions, goals, that affect our psychological condition is what matters the most. The way we think about things largely affects our appreciation of reality and ultimately the goals we set out and work towards realising. Continue reading →

New Moon @ 07 Sagittarius 48′

Posted on November 29, 2016 by elenikostika

November 29, 2016 – 12:18 UTC

Healthy transcendence is supported by truthfulness

What disappoints us redefines our expectations and ideals

The general backdrop:

The New Moon in Sagittarius every year brings our focus and needs to seeking meaning, vision and truthfulness, so that a better understanding can be gained in this process. Sagittarius and its themes is the area of life that is highly activated since 2015 until December 2017, as Saturn travels through the sign, and basically asks us to block out peripheral vision and set boundaries so that we can invest our time and “build” in meaningful ways. When the planet that signifies restriction is in this far reaching sign, the outcome of this transit may point to a restructuring of belief systems, which would be tested through ideological battles, conservatism or a lack of tolerance to the ‘foreign’ element. This may have felt like lack of hope, lack of perspective, even lack of inspiration as Saturn squared Neptune for most of 2015 and especially 2016, but gave an opportunity for a leap of consciousness regarding ideals. The mutable signs represent the end of seasons. This intense celestial activity on this modality via eclipses in the Virgo/Pisces axis and Jupiter/Saturn/Neptune in the mutable signs especially until September 2016, signified the end of an era, that has mostly to do with a need for a collective shift in consciousness. Our mental GPS needs to re-orient itself, and as Jupiter has changed signs since September and entered Libra expansion expressed through the lens of fairness and equal sharing, brings an opportunity to get an overview and also experience a shift in our alliances and relationships. Continue reading →

Super Full Moon @ 22 Taurus 37′

Posted on November 13, 2016 by elenikostika

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November 14, 2016, 11:52 UT

This extremely rare Super Full Moon highlights our capacity to cultivate stability on the physical and material level of experience. The fixed modality deals with attachment, the Taurus/Scorpio polarity has especially to do with attachments to resources, possessions, desires and the notion of ownership vs sharing. Access to resources, our own or other’s, highlights decisions, intensifies responses which may manifest through joint ventures, intimacy in relationships or a better emotional and psychological grounding in our attempt to claim continuity.

As developments unfold on a larger scale we can either choose to try and make sense of confusion, or dissolution with endless scenarios or establish a connection with the more stabilising forces available to us through what we really can claim and is our own on the personal level. With Moon in Taurus the need for security and stability is pronounced, the need to gratify the senses or indulge is instinctive. Any scarcity on that level of experience will be felt strongly and affect self-worth. Continue reading →

New Moon @ 07 Scorpio 44′

Posted on October 29, 2016 by elenikostika

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October 30, 2016 – 17:38 UTC

Whether we are dealing with closure, an ending or a deeper connection this new lunar cycle will allow us to become more conscious and sensitised of how this processes connect to the greater plan. Mercury, God Hermes the psychopomp in conjunction with the New Moon gives access to empowering information, and the trine with Neptune in Pisces and the Nodes allows the processing to engage with creative and unconditional surrendering that forms a new synthesis. It is at the moment we pause or reflect, that sensibility heightens, an ideal refuge is found, a magic solution appears, inspiration transpires, and we can visualise how the things we are moving away from can merge with our evolution path.

Moon is in it’s Fall sign and we may come up against all things we cannot control, but it helps us to become aware that any change or re-birth includes an ending. Mars exalted in Capricorn ruler of the New Moon, is prime motivator in investing energy with a sense of timing, realism and in deep awareness of consequence until November 8th. As it enters Aquarius the shift of energy will promote expression through a humanitarian or rebellious filter.

On another level truth and values reciprocate a dialogue that attempts to define and objectify purpose, balance and give and take. (Jupiter and Venus mutually receive each other).

Venus and Saturn have just began their new yearly cycle in Sagittarius and the pressure to process what truthfully sustains or restricts unions must evolve. Our commitments would be tested on the basis of aims or beliefs, and the capacity to integrate a sense of renewal and freedom as the trine to Uranus in Aries will perfect in the crescent Moon phase.

Super Full Moon @ 23 Aries 14′

Posted on October 14, 2016 by elenikostika

October 16th, 2016 – 4:23 UTC

Cultivating individualism and renewal vs honouring in a cooperative spirit

An unpredictable Super Full Moon which stimulates energy invested in establishing a new direction

The cycle began in Libra on the 1st of October setting new intentions in relationships and cooperation with others, and now culminates in Aries, as Moon conjoins Uranus heightening intuition, unrest and unexpected change, marking a very active and purposeful time personally or collectively, in the next two weeks.

The Aries – Libra axis highlights the me vs us filters of expression. Any opposition between two planets (including the Moon-Sun pair) is the culmination point in a cycle, and also the time where decisions matter the most. How do we respond to instability, how do we actively protect while energy manifests outside the boundaries of the “plan”? Continue reading →

New Moon @ 08 Libra 15′

Posted on September 30, 2016 by elenikostika

September 30- October 01, 2016

It’s all about achieving balance, and the “Other”. Venus in Scorpio dispositor of the New Moon, reminds us of the descend of Persephone in the underworld. This is a transformational month for relationships of all kinds, including “open enemies”. Venus trines Neptune: What we imagine and what we surrender to, can have a profound effect on our notion of love and appreciation through the senses. Our sensibility heightens, we are seduced and inspired, as some magical and unexpected “connections” occur. Mars exalted in Capricorn squares Jupiter and the New Moon: On another level expansion of energy will precede breakthroughs, and set beginnings into motion. Any breaks or outbreaks will involve decisions and revelations of truth. Receiving involves liberation. (Last aspect the Moon makes before it enters Scorpio is an Opposition to Uranus).The emphasis on cardinal energy calls for taking initiative and need to exercise control on the urge to act prematurely. Jupiter will be combust until October 7, so this need to expand may be overpowered by ego, or someone else. This lunar month is great for artists, and for any kind of exposure oriented activity, as well as practising a more unconditional kind of love.

Lunar Eclipse @ 24 Pisces

Posted on September 16, 2016 by elenikostika

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This Lunar Eclipse @ 24 Pisces highlights our vulnerabilities. How does our Achilles heel become our conscious path to healing? How desire to meaningfully connect with others forms a breakthrough from repetitive patterns of confinement and voluntary alienation?

Mars Conjoins Saturn @ 09 Sagittarius

Posted on August 24, 2016 by elenikostika

“Here is what we have to offer you in its most elaborate form –confusion guided by a clear sense of purpose” – G. Matta Clark

A split or break in some structure of life may be initiated or about to happen. Structures never get destroyed they change. Structures are like buildings they sustain our reality, sometimes they become limiting, thus they need to evolve in order to better sustain us. Even if we don’t know where the break needs to be made, the act itself is facilitated, the energy present to make this happen.

From the outside it may just look like a split, from the inside it becomes a glimpse of light that illuminates space. We need to become aware of that space before we decide what is to become of it. Cutting through, requires a precise incision that will reveal an alternate viewpoint that gives insight and will shift our focus. This new focus can potentially become a vision for where and how our energy will be invested from now on. The structures that we are about to act on, can be our limiting thought patterns and belief systems, our ethics, the “truths” we adhere on, our repressed desires, or a house we are just about to build or renovate. Any resistance to these actions, must be dealt with caution and the necessary mental processing and prioritising information. Something is about to be revealed. Narrowing vision can magnify details but will also give immense clarity of purpose. The ground we stand on may be slippery, so a good sweeping and releasing of soft spots may be required.

(Active aspects: Mars Conjunct Saturn in Sagittarius Square Neptune/South Node in Pisces, Mercury Conjunct Jupiter in Virgo, Venus in Virgo in Opposition with Chiron in Pisces)

The images belong to one of my favourite artists, Gordon Matta-Clark, and the work is called: Splitting, 1974

Mars Stations Direct @ 23 Scorpio

Posted on June 29, 2016 by elenikostika

June 29th, 2016

All this re-doing, reinforcing, re-acting that has been brewing or imploding, since April 18th when Mars went Retrograde, caused a lot of inner stirring, an untimely sense of activity or inactivity and a need to generally respond to deep impulses on an individual level. Several violent and rather pervasive events manifested on the collective sphere where responses triggered ambivalence and an atmosphere of “past unfinished business” that would have to be revisited. As we will now gradually switch onto a more direct mode of action, especially on this day of Station as it appears from our vintage point, the energy of Mars has a lot of strength, impact and staying power (being in dignity in the sign of Scorpio), so it will intensify consciousness of “how we do things”, what it is really that drives and motivates our actions.

Actions take on a special sense of critical importance today, so it helps to become more conscious of what we do, act upon or promote with our attitude. Within this context Brexit, and the saddening violent event of the Istanbul airport terrorist attack may very well be events that motivate further actions either through re-actions or implementation of separative controlling measures and defence mechanisms in the collective sphere. As Mars appears to travel in direct motion through the last degrees of Scorpio until August the 2nd, we may assume a more direct control of, our actions, plans, ways of doing, expressing desires and passions, defending territory, implementing, initiating, “breaking” from things or people or fighting with courage.

Uranus-Pluto waxing square (2012-2015) and Saturn-Neptune waning square in (2015-2016) in two paragraphs:

Posted on June 24, 2016 by elenikostika

Questions & issues raised brought to our consciousness:

How do we honour our sense of individuality and independence as societies, while transforming the co-dependency structures and value systems that have become obsolete and serve the very few?

When we lose clarity of the structures that support us, we tend towards preservation by setting more limits, boundaries to secure a better “footing” for survival and need for reclaiming autonomy and individuality- it is only a natural process, but at the same time this process promotes division, and the consequence of division is that we also lose sight of what it is that we have as common interest as a larger community inhabiting this planet – it is a very fine balance.

Uranus-Pluto recent cycle began in 1965-66

Saturn-Neptune recent cycle began in 1989

Aries Point

Eleni Kostika Dipl. IAA * Astrology – The Language of Change

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