Astrology with our Expert… Linda Sprague

Astrology Hot Topics with our Expert

Linda Sprague

Welcome to Astro Tips.

My name is Linda Sprague and I have studied and taught astrology and

metaphysical subjects for over 25 years.

Years ago I began to witness people awaken when I explained the horoscope.

One of the biggest gifts of astrology is learning we did not just make it all up!

There is a symbolic system that lifts the veil and gives us understanding.

Our tangled life path and our connection to the cosmos have layers

of meaning and we need guidance in order to understand it all.

Astrology is a tool that helps us de-code our life path.

I know the best readings happen when there is a dialogue between the client,

the chart and me. What good is the horoscope if it does not listen

and respond to the authentic owner of that horoscope?

In these exciting, but very challenging times, we need all the support

we can get. A horoscope reading can help you get with your program, stay centered,

gain objectivity about any challenges you have right now, and use astrological

timing to make the most of your opportunities.

Contact me at stardoor@sbcglobal.net

for more information on how to have your personal reading.

Lunar Eclipse June 26, 2010

On June 26 the Lunar Eclipse brings the Moon in Capricorn into a tight

conjunction with intense/powerful Pluto. This Full Moon eclipse is

forming a Grand Square with the Sun and others planets.

Think of a square box. The Sun and Mercury (in Cancer) are one point

on the box. Saturn (in late Pisces) is another point. Jupiter and Uranus

(conjunct in Aries) the third point. The Moon exactly conjunct Pluto is

the fourth point. We are sitting inside a big heavenly box with tons of

pressure and it feels like we can’t get out of it.

Fortunately Jupiter and Uranus moved into energetic Aries a few weeks ago.

We can get out of this enclosure. The trick is to be innovative and to think

out of the box. It helps to be willing to be courageous. Some people will

just punch a hole in the thing and jump free. We can talk about all the points

of this configuration but that might take a while. Let’s just focus on the

Full Moon sitting at the exact same degree with Pluto during this eclipse.

Pluto is pressuring us to deal with our internal complexes and our external

projections. We will be in the dark, but Pluto (the dark one sitting with

that Full Moon) is stirring up the deeps recesses of the soul. Keep in mind

that an eclipse is not a one-day event. This energy has been building for

several months and it continues for several months. The activities and

pressures in your life have been building up to this week.

When the world was dived up, Zeus gave himself the seeable realm and

gave other parts to his brothers. Poseidon (Neptune) got the mysterious

ocean. Hades (Pluto) got the scary underworld. Pluto didn’t like being

relegated to the dark below. His job was to manage death and transformation.

However, Pluto got something very big: the riches buried deep in the earth.

There are riches in everyone’s underworld. Our riches may not be tangible

ore or diamonds. Symbolically the underworld holds our intangible gold:

resourcefulness. We have talents and abilities, insights and realizations.

We have strength, empowerment, and confidence buried inside.

Astrologers do not name planets and other celestial bodies when they are

discovered. Astronomers (The International Astrological Union) give the

names and astrologers tell the stories. Traditionally astronomers have

used western mythology as their guidebook for naming discoveries. Pluto

is far from the Sun so it orbits in perpetual darkness. Perhaps this is why

astronomers gave that small cold body the name, Pluto. Pluto rules the

underworld where darkness and mystery reside. For astrologers Pluto

is also the unconscious, that which is hard to access (it’s way out there

or it’s way in there). Have you wondered why Pluto was demoted from

its planetoid status? There are scientific reasons to astronomers.

However, astronomers had already named this distant body in our

solar system. It is not so easy to remove the energy that was set in motion

when Pluto was discovered in 1930. Maybe those astronomers who voted

against Pluto’s planetary status were reflecting our resistance to digging into

the dark psyche of the collective. Pluto is the depth of the psyche. Individuals

who have the Moon conjunct Pluto in their charts are considered emotionally

intense. They may hold deep secrets. They may be powerful healers. They may be

powerful manipulators. It may be hard to unravel a Moon/Pluto unconscious.

It might be a lifetime chore to discard the toxicity acquired early in life

(or in past lives). Pluto is small but heavy. This weekend we all have Pluto

sitting with the Full Moon. Pluto, from the Greek word, plutos, means wealth.

Hidden in each of us, there are riches sitting latent and ready to be

uncovered and brought to the surface. If we don’t find the wealth, it just sits there,

idle. We miss life opportunities. When we do find it, we rejoice. We have more

resources to work with. To get to our treasures we have to get dirty

and dig. Sometimes we have to get rid of stuff, like too many clothes or a

bad attitude. Pluto is also associated with elimination. If we toss out what

we no longer need, then we make space for the uncovering. We allow the wealth

to surface and we begin to create something new. Pluto is also the ruler of death.

When we die, we don’t take our coins with us. We go empty and alone into

the underworld. Sometimes we have living experiences that are traumatic

and it feels like we have been thrown into the underworld. When we return to

the living, we ponder the gifts of that journey.

Pluto has a lot to do with the collective unconscious.

As a group, we now have the opportunity to become more informed,

thoughtful, wise and intelligent about life on Planet Earth. Fortunately

we seem to be sticking the shovel down to uncover the corruption of wealth

and power. We are looking for the treasure that will make life

better here, but before finding it, the dirt has to be cleared away. Whether it’s

our personal issue, a national issue or a global issue, we are struggling to

expose the hidden stuff during this eclipse period. Living in an age of technology

with instant information, we have the opportunity to explore the depths of our

inner selves as well as the depths of our collective operations. The shenanigans of some

of the powerful and the wealthy are being exposed. We are excavating our collective

manure and it isn’t pretty. That is how Pluto works. First we experience the

toxicity then we examine it, then we expose it, then we react to it, then we transform it.

Plutonium: a powerful, but very toxic substance and a little bit goes a

very long way. It can be used for good. It can be used for destruction.

This eclipse energy is highly concentrated. It is contained in a tight box that is ready

to either collapse or explode. An eclipse like this reminds us that the gods are

powerful when they command that we must transform. Let us remember to have

compassion for the people who are undergoing profound changes that are life shattering.

Pluto’s transformation can be tragic, confusing and without explanation.

If we are standing and walking, if we have shelter and food, if we have

family and friends supporting us, then we are blessed and lucky.

The mystery of Pluto’s powerful hand has passed us by

for a little while longer. Finally, don’t forget that Jupiter and Uranus

have moved into independent Aries. This energy will help all of us dig up

our riches and get out of the box.

Eclipse Update

The eclipse on Saturday, June 26th, was in the sign of Capricorn.

Remember, Cancer is the sign that opposes Capricorn.

We call this the Cancer/Capricorn axis. Cancer (ruled by the Moon)

is water and it rules the home, the family, dependency and our

fundamental emotional security in life. Capricorn is an earth sign

and it governs maturity, responsibility and achievement in life.

Capricorn encourages us to rise above our Cancerian babyhood

and our dependency issues. During this eclipse period our old issues

around childhood and family of origin might be surfacing.

The eclipse in Capricorn gives us the push to deal with these issues

differently. The eclipse is crisis energy. Many of us are presented

with issues regarding our home, our family, our parents, and especially

our need to feel safe in this world. How we handle the crisis is our

opportunity to tap into our Capricorn resources! Can we respond to

the crisis with wisdom and maturity? Can we face the fact that it might

take time (the domain of Capricorn) to resolve a problem or to achieve

our desired goal? Capricorn advises us: don’t freak out, just take your time.

There is time! On July 11th, the New Moon Solar Eclipse is also in the

Capricorn/Cancer axis. The New Moon will join the Sun in Cancer.

We will have the opportunity to plant new seeds for juggling family

issues with our grown-up place in the world.

Contact me at stardoor@sbcglobal.net

for more information on how to have your personal reading.