| It's an interesting bit of Astrological wisdom that if | | | | gives you a little extra breathing room to |
| you schedule your daily activities while keeping in | | | | concentrate and center yourself. |
| mind the Moon's position in the sky that day, you'll | | | | Taurus energy is good for dealing with financial |
| give yourself a little cosmic edge in getting through | | | | matters -- such as paying bills, things that support |
| your To-Do list faster, better and more successfully | | | | you and your lifestyle, activities that involve |
| -- especially on the days when the Moon changes | | | | "nourishment" -- such as cooking, meal planning, |
| signs. As always, you'll need to avoid starting | | | | grocery shopping, and activities that calm and soothe |
| anything important when the Moon is void of course, | | | | ... like gardening, planning, resting and taking care of |
| but going with the flow of celestial currents in the | | | | yourself. Leo energy is good for self-promotion ... and |
| daily tasks and chores you have to get done as a | | | | having fun. It supports hobbies, leisure activities, |
| regular part of life brings that extra boost of help we | | | | creativity, romance ... and time spent with your |
| all can use -- with a sigh of relief ... and thanks. | | | | children and brain-children. Scorpio energy is good for |
| So, get yourself an astrological calendar. (My | | | | clearing out life's clutter and "deadwood," making |
| hands-down favorite is Jim Maynard's "Pocket | | | | refinements and improvements, dealing with jointly |
| Astrologer.") And keep track of the Moon's position in | | | | held property and assets, and making passionate |
| the signs as it travels through the Zodiac each month. | | | | love!! Aquarius energy is good for taking risks, doing |
| It creates a rhythm that is efficient, natural and | | | | something unusual, pursuing ventures that require |
| often oh-so-welcome -- especially when you face a | | | | ingenuity or a novel approach, showing your |
| myriad of options and are wondering what on earth | | | | independence and breaking out of your rut. |
| to do next. The suggestions of the | | | | The Mutable Signs are Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and |
| Moon-sign-energy-of-the-moment can help you make | | | | Pisces. Mutable Sign energy is versatile, changeable, |
| a choice. | | | | flexible and responsive. It supports activities where |
| The Cardinal Signs are Aries, Cancer, Libra and | | | | there are a lot of little things to consider, where |
| Capricorn. Cardinal Sign energy is focused, intense, | | | | diversity is an integral feature and where multi-tasking |
| dynamic and self-propelling. It gets things going and | | | | -- or at least the ability to tend to a changing variety |
| keeps them moving -- even if it has to get a little | | | | of tasks -- is important. |
| pushy in the process. Use this energy for starting | | | | Gemini energy is good for tasks that require mobility, |
| new projects, beginning new ventures and making | | | | cleverness, communication and resourcefulness -- like |
| progress. | | | | running errands, data-gathering, letter-writing and |
| Aries energy is good for launching things that are | | | | list-making. Virgo energy is good for projects that |
| important to you personally, where your initiative and | | | | require careful attention to details, that help you live |
| direction are essential to your eventual success. | | | | more efficiently, that deal with health care ... and |
| Cancer energy is good for dealing with family | | | | "tying up loose ends." Sagittarius energy is good for |
| matters and doing things around your home, such as | | | | activities that involve teaching, learning, travel and |
| cleaning, decorating, making repairs or doing | | | | education -- experiences that ask you to stretch |
| maintenance chores. Libra energy is good for dealing | | | | your mind and widen your intellectual horizons. Pisces |
| with relationship issues, teamwork efforts, matters | | | | energy supports projects that involve creative |
| that require negotiation and diplomacy and activities | | | | inspiration, artistic expression, charitable impulses, |
| where you have to take other people into account. | | | | spiritual information, therapy, physical or psychological |
| Capricorn energy is good for starting professional | | | | healing ... and serious "rest and recuperation." |
| ventures, dealing with "authority figures" and | | | | If you're lucky enough to have days -- or a life -- |
| generally "taking care of business." | | | | where you can call your time your own, setting your |
| The Fixed Signs are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and | | | | course with the Moon's invitations in mind can help |
| Aquarius. Fixed Sign energy is relatively calm, steady, | | | | you find a wonderful sense of "rightness" in your |
| laid-back and durable. It sets a slower-than-normal | | | | world ... and that feeling, believe me, is a blessing all |
| pace and encourages you to fortify, stabilize and | | | | its own! |
| nourish what you have already started -- or what | | | | (c) 2008 Rebecca Brents, All rights reserved. |
| you already have. It supports work-in-progress ... and | | | | |