My second house goes from March 2 until April 10th. The contents of
this journal are never predictable. Some years it's just a sentence or two
and some years it's much more. You'll also find many of the entries
beginning with a small graphical tag. I'm experimenting with how this will
impact the journal. Basically without reading an entry I can go through a
house and find what stands out to me visually (group activity, travel etc)
Other Second house Journals
The start of my
second
house
I've spent a lot of the day finishing out my journal for the first house.
If I fill up these pages I'll move this to it's own page.
The group
reviewed the second chapter of my novel. Lots of good feedback.
Spent the day dragging my tail - got three hours of
sleep last night and that just isn't enough for me to function. Took a
"field trip" with some friends. Actually it was a simple shopping trip but
at least it got me moving. Stuck in traffic for 40 minutes on the way
home. They've torn up the road by the house and things are now at grid
lock. Got into a rather heated argument with the significant other -- I
randomly stumbled across a site that gave "soul mate readings and got the reading
below:
Summary of your Three SOUL MATE CARDS:
 |
Remember the importance of sharing appreciation. It warms up a
relationship. Make small statements each and every day. Thank them for doing
little things that are normally expected. Perhaps give little gifts. More
freely share positive feelings and find opportunities to give compliments. |
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Stress and conflict can arise from polarizing over our differences. This
may be a good time to bring more acceptance to whatever is different. Begin
to look within yourself for what is being triggered by any difference that
upsets you. There may be room for healing or growth within yourself. |
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Two people sometimes move out of balance. Stress comes from differing
wants and needs. At such times, it can be wise to start to see how your own
life would come into better balance by honoring what the other person is
asking for. It may be time to negotiate ways you can both get your needs met |
Use the above as a starting point. Spend a minute more and look at your cards
with this question: What new or different things are they suggesting for you to
do?
To say that it is dead on the money for our
argument is almost spooky.
Venus
in Taurus until April 2nd
In
its own sign, Venus takes on a materialistic tone. The love of good food,
drink, sex, money, and the good things that money can buy are highly valued.
There is a love of things of beauty and things that last -- like fine art,
diamonds, emeralds, etc. Loyalty is strong and can easily become possessiveness
with little understanding of the loved one. Venus in Taurus can signify a love
for gardening and farming.
In the third house it
emphasizes an intellectual interest in artistic and cultural pursuits. This is
also a pleasant Venus position for relations with neighbors and friends, short
journeys, social activities, and correspondence. You are likely to have a
special love for literature and poetry. You will communicate harmoniously,
through both speech and writing, especially beautiful love letters and romantic
poems.
Spent the day trying to bring a little order to the
house. Actually a reasonable thing to do. I often find that I try
and straighten up my environment during third house transits.
Full
Moon at 16°37 Virgo
3:14 pm PST
Sabian Symbol:
Children crowd around the orangutan cage in a zoo
Hexagram 48 line 3
This Full Moon trines Mars in Taurus. Down to Earth practicality and common
sense are imperative. Motivation must be steady and sure. The quick fix is
riddled with pitfalls. Dredging the river of your dreams, one may just find
gold!
Full Moon in the EIGHTH HOUSE
Around the FULL MOON this month the focus is high on your financial situation,
and will be an excellent opportunity to get things in order regarding taxes,
savings and joint financial ventures of any kind. Exercise caution at this time
regarding these matters as well, and wait until after the next New Moon to move
forward on them. The Full Moon in your eighth house could bring an intensity to
your emotional experiences, and you may attract as well as be attracted to
people that stir you emotionally. There could be a tendency for possessiveness
with this aspect, but if you focus on connecting emotionally, then you can relax
and trust. Merging, sharing, spiritual and metaphysical matters are highlighted
for you today.
Jupiter Conjunct Natal Mars
A charismatic time for you. Naturally expands your search for distinction
recognition and honors.
- Beneficial for seeking employment, asking for
a raise or promotion.
- Increases desires for luxuries and the good life.
- Possible new beneficial male friendships ~ also most
male friendships are favored.
- Good for any physical activity
- Increases the tendency for fast driving and spending
sprees.
- Caution ~ watch for losses that can be caused by
theft or fire.
Keywords
for this transit ~ take initiative!
Retrograde Jupiter Conjunct Natal Venus
All around positive transit which soothes fears about the future.
- Increased sense of humor.
- Flamboyant and lavish celebrations. Extravagant
entertaining.
- Surround yourself with as much beauty as possible
during these weeks.
- Excellent for social gatherings, popularity and
beginning a new romance or renewing old one.
- A good time to bond/connect with others who will be
very beneficial in your life.
- Possibilities in making new female friends.
- Some physical laziness and possibly a increased
hedonistic attitude.
At
this moment Jupiter is retrograde and heading back to the 7th house. I
find it interesting that it is just now that I'm truly struck by the impact of
Jupiter in the 8th house. Obviously this is a transit I've experienced at
times in the past -- the last time was Nov 17th 1991 and ending completely
September 28th 1993. This new cycle of Jupiter in the 8th house began
October 23, 2003 and doesn't end until Sept 15, 2005. I freely
admit this scares the heck out me. That period of time was literally the
worst period of time in my life financially. As to why this is coming up
now - well the full moon is on the second/eighth axis and of course this would
be what my focus is. I'm hoping that the slide back into the 7th house
might give me some relief.
Hex 48
Line
3
Here the person concerned is endowed with great ability, he has a great deal
to offer, but the situation is sad, because nobody see with sufficient clarity
how to make use of such a person. This is a loss to everyone. Fate
intervenes, however and opens up a few doors if the predicament doesn't soon
change. Society need to make use of such people, it can't afford not to.
Meditation
- Visited Freya
Freya is the Goddess of the first house and as such rules (for me) my
appearance to the world. From the point of view of
House Magic I have
recently assigned her the Dressing Room and I asked if that was acceptable to
her. She responded that since I had been keeping her statue on my dressing
table for the last two years -- it seems a little late to ask now. Rather
than feel chastised, what occurred to me was that I had been correct when I'd
unconsciously chosen that location. I asked for her help in getting my
life back together and she commented that what I was dealing with in the house
was the shadow side of too much air. The house is an air house. With
all it's cathedral ceilings and open places and that while air could be very
organized it could also be very unorganized. She suggested that I take at
least an hour a day and tackle some area beginning with my closet. Once
that was organized other areas would come into line.
Dream.
I'm lying on a king size bed rewinding a show on TV. A woman comes in and
tells me that she wanted to watch it as well and that she stopped watching
somewhere at the beginning of the show. I wind it back to some point that
seems to be close enough because she is a guest at the hotel and I have
instructions to make everyone comfortable. People seem to walk in and out of the
room and eventually we're all told that it's time for the race.
We stand around outside and I'm struck by the fact that my
mother is there. She seems to have lots of energy but severely deformed
ears (her ears are no longer flush with her head. Instead they stick out
at the end of a fleshing tube like structure). I tell the woman I'm
standing next to, that it's a small price to pay to see her this energetic.
The race starts and we're all trapped behind a woman who's
massively obese. Finally she lets down her guard for a moment and two
little children sneak past her. After that everyone goes past her without
problem.
At the end of the race everyone creates an altar where they put
precious things. One of the men is arguing with his girl friend because
she has placed two ancient museum quality statues on the altar (Sumerian) one of
which is a horse.
Quiet day - spent most of it shopping and cooking.
Did
a pay for view on the Hulk - very boring and we're sci-fi fans. Bill
Bixby was much better.
"Our current days bear a conspicuous, chilling relationship to those
years that makes me want to take some Nux Vomica. Communism has been replaced
by terrorism; the enemy is everywhere; they are trying to poison us; one can
wear anything, but if not wrapped in the flag, is subject to arrest. If we
associate with a terrorist, we are one, even if we don't know we're doing it.
Wire tapping is a brilliant idea -- it will protect our civil liberties. War
is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength, in the words of George
Orwell, whose warning knell, 1984, was rung a few years before."
Found
this quote on the web. I don't usually indulge in political commentary on
this site but by the Goddess this is too close for comfort. I've been
telling my friends that we're back to McCarthyism and maybe it's just a
recurring pattern that happens when Chiron returns to Capricorn.
Busy,
busy day -- talked to lots of people and I think I've finally gotten a part time
job. this may be a blessing or a course we'll see but it improves my mood.
Ended up not going to my monthly meeting. Met with a potential business
partner instead. Nice conversation but she doesn't have the energy to
sustain the push forward.
Finally
got a
dragon money spell written. Did
a shopping trip. Kind of a girls day out. While we were out we saw
bald eagles twice and a pair of
red
tailed hawks. I've been working on understanding what's known in
astrology as a
draconic
chart. The essence of the chart is that it changes the signs on the
houses and the planets without moving the aspects or the house placement.
According to most astrologers this type of chart can give you information on
your soul purpose. One thing I know is that the red tailed hawk is the
totem animal associated with my draconic Sagittarius Sun.
Eagle
- Spirit Eagle flies fearlessly, bridging heaven and earth, and
teaches us to courageously face our fear of the unknown in order to fly as high
as our heart's joy can take us. The spirit eagle creates the winds
of the world by flapping it's wings.
-
Courage
- Strength
- Illumination
- Spiritual power
- Sees from the highest places
Did
a past life regression with a friend. The significance of that is that
I've added back part of my life that seems to have gotten lost in the last few
years.
Weekly forecast: - I've decided to take the astrological
forecast for the week and see how it maps by the following Friday.
This week's scenario is highlighted by your plans to conquer your world. You'll
have plenty of ideas, but you must be careful not to take on too much. Less is
best this week.
This
actually showed up later in the week. Two friends simultaneous
nudged me on a professional topic. Seems Blogging is the heart of self
publicity at this moment. As well as being the secret to getting a higher
ranking in Goggle. I've been concerned about it because it seems to be so
ego centric (laugh now... I agree the thought of a woman who has a 770 plus web
site that includes a journal like this being concerned about seeming egotistical
is hysterical) With that said I think I'll look at changing my other web
sites and including a blog.
If you recognize your
limitations and ask for assistance, you will do much better than even you
anticipated.
I did
this and I've got friends coming over to help with a project that absolutely
needs to be done before next week. I love friends
Arguments will evolve if you are overly opinionated.
Hubby
and I have been going at it hammer and tong. He says he's tired of me
arguing with him all the time and that sometimes I just have to shut up and
agree with him regardless of what I really think
Stress & long
hours can cause havoc on your health. Find yourself a healthy regime of stress
reducing exercise and healthier eating and you'll be able to think and work more
effectively. Complete those jobs that have been nagging you lately.
Have
been very focused on diet. I've definitely been loosing weight.
Though the last two days seem to have plateaued .
Last Quarter Moon at 23
Sagittarius
1:01 p.m. PST.
Dream
- Ran into a former boss at a conference. We got chatting and I told
her that I was now working for the competition and that there were things
going on at the new company which might make it an interesting place for
her as well. In the dream my new boss, who I was recommending she
meet with was actually the woman I worked for before her and someone I
thought the world of. Things get complicated in the dream when
people see us talking and overhear part of the conversation. I do my
best to cover the situation so no one gets the wrong idea that she might
consider leaving the company.
Picked up our
patio furniture (finally). Got our friends with a BIG truck to help.
Other than that it was a slow day - still fighting this allergy, cold flu
thing.
Finally
got around to watching Seabiscuit. The movie wasn't bad but it was very
long and very slow moving. Glad we recorded it on pay-per-view and didn't
buy it.
Sick, Sick, Sick. I'm not sure if it's terminal allergies or allergies plus
the flu. Finally went to the doctor and demanded a shot of cortisone.
If it's allergies it will fix it.
Dream
- I was in
a very large house with a number of friends. I was moving in and I was
certain that this was going to be a good move for me. The kitchen was
enormous, possibly too large, put I was sure I'd be able to make it work.
Business meetings all day. Actually got a
little discouraged that the good news I got last week of a contract may get
undone - seems the Sr. Manager is asking for budget numbers again. Also
the money they were going to use to pay me for April isn't there.
Didn't
put a piece into the writers group - not feeling much like writing.
Sheelah's Day,
Spent the day getting DSL back up and then
setting up my friend's computer.
Sun Enters Aries
10.49 pm PST
The Spring or Vernal Equinox
This day was definitely centered around spring cleaning and getting ready for
the new season. Had two young ladies in to help me clean and had two folks
over to help with projects in the yard.
The new stove
is still a wonder to me. I made up a big batch of stew for the party
tomorrow and it was almost a pleasure to cook. I especially like the
center burner.
- 
New Moon at
0°39 Aries
1:10 pm PST
Sabian Symbol:
A woman has risen out of the ocean, a seal
is embracing her.
Dream
- I was somewhere away from home and I've got two reasons for being there.
One is that I still have some furniture to move and the other is that I'm
finding out the details of running a porn business. Nothing hardcore -
just something that involves acting sexy and showing some tasteful skin.
The couch I need to move is still with the people who have moved into my place.
Its a butter yellow leather. I'm weighing the cost of moving it versus
replacing it. In the dream I'm concerned the numbers are too close.
The man who is telling us about the "porn' opportunity offers to call a friend
of his and see if he can't get me a good deal.
Had our
annual party last night. I think it was a success. Good food, Good Wine,
Good Friends. The most interesting thing was we let the bonfire and for
about an hour everyone sat around enjoying the unseasonably warm weather.
It isn't often you can welcome in Spring in the Northwest with nothing but a
sweater but the night was almost balmy.
My husband
told me we were visited by a bat last night
"A Bat totem appearing in your life is a call for
the end of a way of life and the beginning of another."
Question -
what's happening on the job front
Hexagram 24 returning
moving line 5 - This reading seems to offer me a choice between continuing to be
a wanderer or taking the time and
back breaking effort to till the soil where I live. There is much here
that deserves some thought
Headed down south for a professional conference
Mercury
enters the "Shadow" period
Did a brief presentation at the conference - luckily the mercury influence
didn't seem to impact my ability to communicate.
Held the
open critique group tonight. Very poor attendance. Put in one of my
own pieces for another web magazine and ended up realize it needed too much work
all of which I'm too busy to do.
Spent the day sorting through the last of Mom's
stuff. Tiring but we got one storage unit cleaned out.
The
First Quarter Moon at 8°38 Cancer
3:48 pm PST
started to write my next article - first draft went well
Did two
I-ching readings about two business opportunities I will be pursuing on the east
coast.
Out come of discussions with MT -
Hexagram 37
with
2,3,and 4 changing moving to 10 or according to one of my books when three lines
are changing you should read the middle line which would have the outcome be 42 and the other was about TMU and was 50
Note: 4/2/07 Nothing came of my
discussion w/TMU - and I wonder now if the failure was mine. they were
eventually acquired by the big software company right next to me and if there
was any possibility I might have been able to ride it into an opportunity.
Was this really a path not taken? I did work it in the only way I knew
how to at the time.
Began working on Mom's memorial in earnest.
Goal is to scan the pictures and then send them to a web site I've found that
will do the memorial.
Today is
the day we've picked for Clancy's birthday and it came and went without us even
noticing
Still working on the memorial - in fact put in a
full 7 hours straight. I'm finding I don't have the pictures I need so I'm
working in Photoshop to create them. I don't have a single picture of my
mom and dad's wedding I think this meant they got off to a bad start
Put
in another 5 hours this morning. If I don't get this finished by Monday am
then there's no chance I can have someone else finish it for me
We took
Clancy to the dog park. He was friendlier to people than I've ever seen
him - even to men. Guess he's settling down
We certainly felt the lose of the hour this year. We've just been too
busy and we're both running out of gas.
Moon
at 16° Libra
4:03 pm PST
Sabian Symbol:
After a
storm, a boat landing stands in need of reconstruction
The
Sabian symbol for this moon seems appropriate -- while working on my mother's
memorial I was struck by the fact that her life wasn't quite as empty as she
always implied. She was a woman who hid her joys not her sorrows.
This full moon also has special meaning in that I'm a Libra and my mother was an
Aries
In
the real world the full moon passed me by unnoticed, I didn't even get out of
the house to gaze skyward and acknowledge it's passing. I naively thought
I only had a few more hours work to do on my mother's memorial but I was
definitely underestimating. My client asked for some quick work which I
got done but I missed my self imposed deadline of sending out the cd to the
company I was going to hire to do the memorial. This meant that I had to
do the whole thing myself. It also freed me from the 50 picture limit.
Ended up putting another 12 hours into today.
Mercury
is retrograde in Aries for the next three weeks
Mercury
retrograde in Aries impacting your 3rd house – You are very bold and
direct in your communication. You enjoy encountering the sparing attitude
within your conversations. You have a strong talent for journalism which
should be an asset for your own development and for your career as this type
of communication comes naturally to you. The focus of this Mercury retrograde
is about you recognizing your natural talents and moving them out into the
real world that allows you to earn an income that appropriately matches your
talents. You ask the right questions to move you into the front of the pack
and so you are able to best utilize the information you uncover. What makes
sense to you will push you into the front of the line when it comes to making
the right moves. Maintaining your boldness in communication is imperative
during this time. You’ll notice all of the situations come forth that are
uncomfortable with your boldness. These are folks that you need to push away
from. Your path is your own, carve it!
Alphatrends
The accuracy of this little quote is almost
disconcerting. Sentence structure is a little poor (I've tried to rewrite
the worst of the grammatical twists and turns) but the seed thought is exactly
where I am now.
Spent
the morning sorting stuff out with my housekeeper. Everything seemed to be
lost of missing. This is where I'm feeling the negative effects of the Mercury
retrograde. Talked to a friend of mine about possible jobs I was
considering and he said that he had noticed I lacked motivation and organization
when I was alone too much -- he said it jokingly but it was the absolute truth.
Part of the effort of sorting papers was to find
any last pictures that should go in the memorial -- again I keep expanding scope
-- it's going to be about 60 pictures BUT my goal is to give a balanced
portrayal of Mom's life. I quit around midnight but it's definitely coming
together
Met my former boss for coffee to discuss some
of the deals I've got going. Turns out he's interested - I'll have
to see how this plays out.
Declared it done
Had
the most wonderful discussion with my seat mate on the flight to the east coast.
We discussed the interconnectivity of all things. I think he carried a
message for me that I do have the ability to attract like minded people into my
life -- I'm not sure what the future holds but I will take this as a good sign.
Headed out to the town where my mother was born. It's across the state
from where we're staying with my cousin. Like most places time has changed
it significantly from when my mother lived there. Back in the 40s it was a
thriving company town employing around 30,000 people. Now the plant is
down to around 8,000 and its vibrancy has gone. Did lots of last
minute errands (checked out the cemetery, met the minister, etc) and then we hit
the discount mall. If that sounds strange I can only say that shopping for
bargains was one of my mother's favorite recreational sports and she would have
been proud of the purchases my brother made.
Today was my mother's memorial service. The weather held, the entire family
showed up and it went off without a hitch. I don't really know if it was
what my mother wanted but I think it was what she expected me to do. There
are some things we can count on other people for and
Dream - Lots of water images. I was living in a house that had been
completely remodeled and the entry way was now a walkway over a series of
cascading pools. It was something like an elegant salmon ladder trimmed in
blue tile. I swam around in the water and could go up the "ladder" or down
with equal ease.
