My second house goes from March 2 (11Pis37) until April 10th
(21Ari22). 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
March 2005-Overview - from
Alphatrends
March is universally a ONE month, opening the door for new ideas, new
directions, new energies. Mercury and Pluto turn retrograde, Saturn turns direct
and Mercury and Sun join together to bring another tidal wave of information and
change onto our shores. To look at things in more details, we find that Mercury
turns retrograde in Aries. Because Aries is the instigator, innovative and the
Alpha Dog of the zodiac, each of our leading ability will go through a revision.
We have our directions and we have our inner connection. These two must have an
alignment that must blend together to bring our inner and outer together. Since
March is a ONE month, it is time to move into new directions, have the
confidence to go forward and carve our new path. Pluto turns retrograde in
Sagittarius, which empowers more Sagittarius qualities. Pluto also rules fear
until we conquer the fear to address the underlying issues and ultimately
empower the solutions to be brought forward. Pluto moves through only a few
degrees at a time, which takes anywhere from 13 to 20 years to go through a
sign. Pluto turning retrograde will move back over issues from December 7th,
2004. This allows our fears to be addressed and ultimately to become our iron
clad strength. Saturn turns direct, ready to resolve our emotional world and to
improve the areas that Saturn has been identifying as those weaker links in the
chain. This movement of Saturn will be the last lap of Saturn through the sign
of Cancer and will ultimately complete our emotional house cleaning experience
in mid July as Saturn moves into the next sign of Leo.
The start of my
second
house
The group
reviewed the first part of my paper. Tremendous feedback. .They have
been working with my long enough that they actually understand what I do for a
living and can help
Flew to a client - bad trip - thought I lost my cell phone (luckily it turned
out I left it at home).
Put
in a full day at the client - and theoretically am getting paid for this.
really liked them and hope that it turns into more work. Also I finally
got my first check in the mail for work I'd done for another client in Dec.
This was my first trip to a client in Las Vegas. WG through me into the
situation with absolutely no warning and I think I pulled it out. The
client needs a better way to track all their projects.
Long flight home. Watched the first episode of 24. the advantage of
making our own DVDs off of TIVO is that its a much lighter drain on the battery,
Also reading the Narrows by Michael Connelly. I think he's been a little
off his game in the last couple of novels but this one is good.
Mercury
enters the "Shadow" period when it first crosses the point of its final
retrograde station. What that means is if Mercury goes back 20 degrees
during its retrograde period the shadow period will begin when mercury first
cross that point. We can think of the full cycle as: Front-end
Shadow, Retrograde, Back-end Shadow. From experience, it is clear that
Mercury-ruled matters start getting weird some time during the Front-End Shadow,
and continue being weird into the Back-End Shadow.
Hex
38 line 5
Basically my partner and I are pulling in different directions. I
really felt like I had defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. Oh well
I'll pull it out somehow
Took RM to
the rock show. Got a nice jade dragon and a couple of crystals.
spent
some time working up the information that needs to go into the bid and did some
review of material for another co-worker.
TWIM
and I also had a bit of stressful day. We did very well on creating a
project plan for all the work that needs to be done on the house but seems to
keep cycling around on control issues.
Got
some rewriting done very early - only a net gain of 100 words
Took the
dog for a walk and then gave him his first home bath. We'll see if this
works out -- he seems to need a bath more often than any other dog I've every
owned.
The
Dark Moon
Called my brother and wished him a happy birthday
New Moon in
Pisces. at
19° 54
1:10 am PST
Sabian Symbol:
A table set for an evening meal
I-ching 27 - nourishment
Hectic day - tried to finish up a business case for a client and catch a plane
to their site to present it tomorrow
Spent
the day at the clients location. Our 8:00 got moved to 1:30 and then 2
hours reduced to 40 mins. How they end up booking the business. They
seemed positive.
Checked on tile and exterior
lighting. Didn't come to any conclusions. The grannit tile is a
possibility but the edging and the backsplash concern me.
Dinner with the family.
Talk
about once in a blue moon. When I got home from dinner I saw a message from a
former significant other from a long, long time ago.
I last physically saw him in April of 89. 15 years is a long time for
someone to hold to a relationship but I'm really not surprised. I did it
to myself actually. A couple of months ago the fleeting thought that he never troubles my thoughts crossed my mind.
I don't think being forgotten sat well with him. Anyway
getting an email from him after all of these years doesn't really surprise me.
I'm easy to find (at least virtually) and my email hasn't changed from the last
time he tracked me down (a month after my wedding).
Not sure what's going on in his life but after all of these
years I can at least listen.
Worked
on my paper and then took TWIM to the airport. semi-productive day.
computer
crashed and took about 5 hours of work with it. This is the third time in
as many weeks as this has happened
Tarot
Reading for today New freedom will be found through resolving restrictive
conditions or getting out of an oppressive commitment. You will be feeling
restricted or boxed in by particular a relationship, but you are actually in a
protective (spiritual) box so you won't be diverted from your higher purposes.
Don't blame yourself for the faults of others. Walk away or say no.
Spent
the day contemplating my navel. Not sure I ended up resolving anything --
I'm pretty sure I'm going to take the advice and walk away.
did a
number of I-ching readings around my relationship with my business partner.
I got 19,
61 and
10
in
answer to my questions. 19 and 10 both moved to
45
This morning's meditation with Cerridwen spoke to the need for balance and
the fact that the two in the tarot all had special lessons. I was born on
the second. Married on the 2nd and my husbands birthday is the second.
The
writers group reviewed part two of my paper - this is hard slogging for them
because its actually fairly technical
I'm not sure I've ever seen a more powerful mercury shadow period.
Every single thing that is suppose to go wrong during the retrograde has already
gone wrong. I just heard that my major client is saying the paperwork is
wrong and they can't pay the bill. Since this retrograde is in my second
house -- it's a clear example of financially based miscommunication.
Sent off my briefing. Not the best thing I've ever written but we'll see
where it goes.
Mercury
Retrograde at 4:15 pst at 14º Aries
Mercury
is retrograde in Aries for the next three weeks-
from March 20 to April 12 in my second house of earned income. Individuals who
are self-employed may experience delays in getting paid. Invoices may be lost or
checks might not show up.
I hope this isn't true -- I did a lot of work
for a client in January and I'm still waiting to get paid and cash flow is
getting a little dicey
The last time Mercury was retrograde in Aries,
in April 2004, was probably difficult, too.
But last year it was in my third house and
was completely centered around getting the family together for the memorial
So get the jump on Mercury retrograde this
month by sending out reminder invoices for any payments that are due you. You may need to examine your personal spending and your financial situation as a
whole for Mercury here turns retrograde in opposition to giant Jupiter. Pare
down your expenses. Look at your budget. Target what you really want and work
for it. This is not a time to waste money on accumulating things for their own
sake. Don't make major financial decisions at this time. They could prove
costly. Review matters. Start again. This cycle ends on April 12th.
Here are the areas ruled by your second house:
Money and possessions, Financial security Investments, Saving
Valuing YOURSELF
Raising your self-esteem and self-worth
Creating from your personal resources
Discerning the real worth of things
Taking care of your possessions
Loving and sensing yourself, and the worth of your life
Did a equinox party. It rained too much to do anything outside
but we put the Incredibles on for the kids and polished off a bottle of
champagne. I made a special punch with blackberry brandy as well and I
think it left everyone feeling as if they'd had a touch too much to drink.
Just champagne next year.
Doctors appointment - he threw up his hands and said the rheumatologist would
have to deal with it.
Met
with the gals and started a combination of two classes I just to teach.
Mostly we discussed the goddess archetype we most strongly resonated with.
The rheumatologist said he didn't have a clue especially since I
was feeling so much better.
Finished up an article for one of the magazines I write for. Also got some
editorial comments on a piece I was suppose to co-author with RV. In this
case co-author is an exaggeration I really didn't
-- normally I do tons of editing work and this time -- I've flaked. Also
finally finished up my blurb on the conference.
Got
a note back from my editor that the piece I sent was definitely too long (now
they tell me) and that I shouldn't stress since the earliest they can get to it
will be the second week in April.
meeting
with a client to review work I'd done for them. Went well and we'll
schedule a day to review it with the staff.
Feeling
a little overwhelmed with everything on my plate. The class, the
conference, the new client. Not getting as much done as I should
Moon
at 5°18 Libra
12:58 pm PST
Sabian Symbol:
A man watches his ideals take concrete form before his inner vision
The moon was buried behind clouds so I hasn't able to see it.
Had
dinner with some business friends. We both really like them so it would be nice
to move it to a personal relationship. I've promised to invite them over
to the house for dinner and then we'll see where it goes from there.
I’m in a cabin by a lake, which I either own or am about to own. In the past
the cabin was owned by a woman who hung a red light out periodically. It’s
modern times and the red lantern was far in the past but it was still a known
part of the image of the property.
I believe I’m with someone in the house but his presence
seems to fade in and out. Two young men come up to the house and barge their
way in. They know about the houses reputation and they tell me they’re glad
they can be my customers. Rather than cower in fear, I turn on them and tell
them to leave the house now. I tell them that their behavior is atrocious and I
won’t tolerate it. In the dream they decide they really have made a mistake and
leave without any problem.
I feel very empowered in the dream – as if I have taken
back something that was mine – my power—the house, it isn’t clear but the
feeling stayed with me even when I woke up.
Not really sure why I'm labeling this a silver dream instead of just a cooper
but it felt significant.
Went by the fabric store to look for something for cornices and
new seat covers for the dining room chairs. Also picked up some storage
baskets for the hall closet. While that may sound minor it's a specific
item on our task plan -- when we got them home they actually fit perfectly but
we realized we needed one more. Also the fabric we picked out was nice but
too bland.
Cleaned up the sewing room. Every time I turn around it becomes a
repository for everything in the house that doesn't have a place to go. Decided
to move the rocker from Mom into my office and to get rid of my old rocker.
It makes both rooms nicer
Spent Easter with the extended family. Very nice day
Flew
to Southern California to meet with two different clients. Hope it will
get me some work.
Took
on the task of cleaning the house.
The
writers group met at my house. Went over two manuscripts. An
interesting insight from this meeting was what do you do when the muse deserts
you? A woman in my class is struggling with finding something that will
cause her to catch fire again the way she was writing in the 80s.
I think I've been rather insensitive to what has been really going on for her.
I've just been telling her to get back to work and to quit dorking around.
Once I took a deeper look I wonder how much of her dilemma I share.
Back
to work on the paper.
Finished
up the changes and cuts to my writing project and sent it off to RK.
Also got an earlier draft back from a friend with lots of possible changes.
Also wrote up something for the non-profit I work with.
I'm
feeling a little frustrated about a client that was very anxious to get going
and now seems to have dropped off the face of the earth.
Knock
down-drag out with TWIM. We just fought for hours about scheduling our
personal time
Completely missed Clancy's birthday, which is particularly bad since he got a
call from his favorite terrier asking if he wanted to go to the dog park and
play. Oh well I guess we win the bad parent award, especially since I
notice that I wrote the same thing last year.
We got to storage at the crack of
dawn and then did some shopping in the afternoon. Ended up finding another
possible drapery fabric for the dinning room. Now its gone from a cornice
to roman shades.
Nice
dinner out at one of our favorite Japanese restaurants
I actually was awake at 2:00 to set back the clocks (not deliberately of
course -- just an odd circumstance).
Went
out to run errands again -- most importantly to get Clancy a little raincoat.
For a place that's having a draught we've had close to 5 inches since the 1st of
March.
Went
from the mall to a furniture store and spend several hours looking at more
fabric. Found some nice things but they didn't work out when we got home.
Still looking.... TWIM did start putting up the light in the dining room
(we bought it well over a year ago. He didn't get it finished but I'm
hoping it will look nice when its done
Finished the paper AGAIN. Actually added some new stuff that I'd wanted to
add all along and I think it's good enough to send in. Still have to write
the briefing.
TWIM
came home with a new wheeled backpack for me. The other one is dying and
the one I found to replace it was $380 -- which is just too much money.
This one is a little large but it comes with a matching suitcase and for $100 for
both it will do the job for a while especially since it looks like I'll be on
the road most of April
TWIM
finished the light in the dining room - What a tremendous difference. I have always hated the
other light. The new one is both a fan and light and the paddles are
shaped like leaves. I then hung up Mom's fan painting (which I will need
to get a print made of --since the original goes to my youngest brother) I think
it will do fine.
Finally
got the check from a client. It's almost 80 days and I admit that was
getting a little long. Still haven't gotten the check to cover the expense
reports but this will keep the wolf from the door. Clearly mercury
retrograde in the second house slows down money.
Did
another discussion about the goddess in our lives. I think we're all too
busy to get a lot our of it.
The assignment I had given was to list 18 things
Updated this diary most of the day. Shouldn't be doing it but for some
reason I've notice that I'm forgetting things and losing track of what I do with
my day.
Talked
to a client and did a software demo. The client is with a PMO for a
mortgage lender down in Southern California. He's involved in some
interesting political situations as to what the role of his organization
should be. Hope this works out -- I like this
client.
Got a note that they were ready for my briefing again. Sent out the main
part and then got down to work on the summary.
Sent the summary out and declared myself done. This has been the most
nerve wracking project I've ever done.
Got
back to work on some stuff for a client and began developing a short course.
I've claimed that this course was in existence for four years and I've never
developed it. I'm not sure this just in time approach is a sound one.
