Hooray for Moon in Aries, although it does appear there are going to be a lot of squares and oppositions tomorrow – everything does “feel” a little out of joint.  At least things are moving.  I spent my Xmas present Amazon gift card on a couple of books that I expect to make a big difference in my life – a biography of Paul Foster Case and Alan Moore’s novel, Jerusalem.  I just got the opportunity for a bunch of lucrative overtime this month, and I have continued with my cleaning binge.  Now that my comics are organized my entire life feels organized.

When everything was in Pisces (Moon, Venus, Mars) and Capricorn (Sun, Mercury) I realized how much Pisces is about death, and why my continuous thoughts about death are related directly to having Pisces rising.  Until I started following astrological cycles diligently it didn’t hit home that Pisces is death right before Aries is birth.  I was expecting Venus in Pisces to be release from tedious Aquarius, and it is, but it’s also a lot darker than I expected.  I was thinking that my emotions would be all otherworldly and iridescent but actually they’re very black and apathetic.  It will be interesting to note how the shift away from Capricorn affects them. 

Still this is a beneficial lesson, as it is helping me understand my own habitual darkness, and where it fits in my own energy system.

I’m developing a more intimate relation with my ephemeris, beginning to make predictions and stuff, and even plan my year.  Also I’m going to be co-hosting a dreaming circle at the end of the month – Kara’s first public appearance, you might say. 

With Mercury back in Sagittarius until next week, I plan to review my blog to see if there’s any similarity to what I experienced the last time. 

I’m getting used to the entire cycle of the moon through the signs and I’m going to try to follow my seed-thoughts and feelings from today onward.

I find myself dwelling on Mars and Venus a lot.  Having them in Pisces is definitely better than having them in Aquarius.  Aquarius makes me nervous, Pisces is restful, if a little morbid, leaving me several weeks to contemplate their shift to Aries.  I’m going to try to set something up so I can watch that entire cycle, as well.

Looking forward to Mercury sextiling Neptune tomorrow.  I wonder what that will feel like.  This weekend has already been a blast in terms of communicating about Neptunian craziness.  I’ve been working on my various blogs.  All the aspects of Venus going along with Mars in Pisces and Moon in Scorpio – just as much fun as I was expecting it to be.  This morning I spent at least five hours in one of the most intense magical workings I’ve ever done, getting a ton written on various blogs, most of it secret though.  I’ll have to go back through and work with all the perceptions I captured.  But with that and other social media – Twitter, Pinterest, etc. – I’m really getting involved in the world in a way I never have been before.

Moon in Sagittarius should be fun but I bet I don’t get anything done.  UNLESS this working this morning has had an effect.  I was feeling my usual vague laziness and wondering how I could get over it to make some things happen, so I did this massive working with Kara, my angel of Mars, and it really took me boldly where I’ve never gone before.  It totally kicked my ass, which is what I wanted.  But now although I feel focused I’m also a little stunned.  It’s like I’m all in one piece but I’m too exhausted to move. 

Actually I did the working and then I went to Xmas dinner with my housemates, and then I fell asleep.  Waking up, I’m still picking up the pieces.  And holy crap George Michael died.  That is scary – Bowie, Prince, and George Michael all in one year.  The world is obviously dying.

But that’s another blog entry.  As for astrological aspects, as I said I’m expecting to be coming up with something interesting to write tomorrow.  I’m going to find out the exact time and see what happens.