October 2022
Halfway through the astrological year and even further by the January to December yard stick.
Balance is key in Libra season which is also an Equinox point and the beginning of the new season.
Another huge focus is the mirror provided by our relationships and how that can help us to grow.
The Greek goddess Hera will be our guide this month.
The Myth of Hera
Wife of Zeus is how she is most often thought of.
But Hera is much more than just the wife of Zeus.
She is the Queen of heaven, the older sister and then wife of Zeus. Also mother to Ares (Mars).
She was a queen in her own right, in archaic Greece, before Zeus took over.
She was an ancient wisdom keeper associated with economic prosperity and the vegetation.
It was because she held so much power that Zeus, was forced to marry her to unite the power.
She willingly married him to develop a power share and a balancing of the masculine and feminine.
She had a deep desire to forge a deep and profound union of equality with another.
However, she did not get what she wanted.
Not only was he not a faithful husband, but she sacrificed the queendom and got set up as a figure head who was not allowed to rule her people.
She is often portrayed as the angry, jealous, shrewish wife.
Because she did not take this betrayal and disappointment easily.
As punishing Zeus was impossible, she is often seen in mythology to punish Zeus’ conquests. The unfortunate thing is many of them were unwilling in the first place, so after having Zeus force himself upon them they then had to deal with the wrath of Hera.
There is not so much one or two big Hera myths as that she shows up in many of the myths.
Hera is the goddess of commitment, soul contracts, marriage childbirth, devotion.
Devotion to the beloved including the higher self as beloved. Sacred union both internally and externally.
Hera as much as she seeks balance within relationship can also show where theme is imbalance in relationship.
Balance and Relationships…you can see why I chose her for the month of Libra.
Her symbols are peacocks, cuckoos, figs, cypress, fine clothing and the moon.
Harnessing Juno…
Juno is the Roman name for Hera, and her husband is then Jupiter rather than Zeus.
In astrology she is one of the main four asteroid goddesses.
The scepter of royalty is her glyph.
Juno is bout sacred commitment and union.
In astrology her archetypal energy shows us how we approach commitment and honor those commitments or vows.
This can be in marriage, partnership, finances, or anything you show deep commitment to.
Including our fears around commitment.
All these very Libran things, but she also has a strong affiliation to Scorpio (the very next sign) in terms of a deeper union.
Loyalty, partnership, passion, and desire with someone else.
Within the marriage, she brings up feelings of power or powerlessness and how we balance these.
She not only wants fair and just relationships for women (and the feminine within the masculine) but also equal opportunity for all those who are oppressed. She has a strong push to equality, especially to do with women.
With regards to all the traits we have discussed, look for the sign (how) and house placement (where) to see how Juno influences you.
This is available on Astro.com for free if you investigate the extended chart selection
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Tuning in with Juno
If you are resonating strongly with this Archetype, then you may want to take up this month’s offer.
You will get a 30 min consultation talking to which house (if you have an accurate birth time) and aspects Juno is highlighting in your chart.
For just R300/USD25 you will get notes on these placements and some personalized tools to connect with your inner Juno.
If your relationships to self and others need work, this archetype will support you.
There is no growth in the comfort zone, and no comfort in the growth zone.
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Astrology Buzz
Libra Sep 24th to Oct 23rd Are you looking for more balance? Work/Play, Me/We, Us/Them, Hot/Cold…well you get the idea.
Are you seeing the imbalance reflecting in your relationships? Well good, it means you are doing what is asked of you in Libra season.
Now that you know better, you get to do better. Be compassionate as you swing back and forth like a pendulum from the old way to the new way.
It takes time, patience, practice and willingness.
Scorpio Oct 24th to Nov 23rd can be a tough season, of all the signs this is one of the most demanding. But if you have been doing the work you will be ready.
And if not and the depths you are plunged into are like arctic waters, stay calm and remember it is happening for you and not to you.
YOU ARE READY for the inevitable change.
Saying that please reach out for help if you need it, there is always help.
Mars Retrograde
Mercury just completes his retrograde at the very beginning of the month and Mars (Juno’s son) begins his on the very last day of October.
I did do a video on this; Mars only retrogrades every 18 months or so and these are usually big changes in how we act and react.
This retrograde is happening in Gemini so the fact is there will be reflections on the fact that there is more than one way to do things.
This ties in with the Saturn Uranus square, old verses new conversations of last year.
What is changing not only for you and in your life, but in your community, country and even the world.
So much to work with here, if you have planets or points in the mutable signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius or Pisces, you may want a personal reading or healing session to support this energy.
New Moon:
The 25th of September we will have had the New Moon in Libra.
Info on the Libra New Moon
Scorpio New Moon is on the 25th of Oct, and it is an ECLIPSE…look back to April/May of this year a similar theme will be showing up with the eclipses on the Taurus/Scorpio Axis.
Scorpio acknowledges a part of the life cycle that many of us prefer to avoid…Death, it comes for us all at some point.
But Scorpio gives us the opportunity to deal with death many times before it is the death of our body.
Most of these deaths are little deaths that initiate the rebirth.
Life – Death – Rebirth
The more we do it, the more easily we come to accept that cycles end, things change and there is always another level of experience…even after you die.
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Full Moon
October full moon is in Aries on the 9th opposing the Sun in Libra.
Our Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable energies are all going to have an opportunity to transform with this full moon.
I will do a full moon forecast on YouTube and send a shadow question email out soon.
Physically for Aries and Libra, head, brain, hormones, inflammation, kidneys and eustachian tubes.
Questions are tailored to the exact planetary alignment over this Full Moon.
They will be most potent if started over the 3 days of Full moon 8th, 9th, 10th, there is never a wrong time to reflect however, all is in divine timing.
Questions you may ask yourself in Aris/Libra axis, will be sent out later this month, closer to the Full Moon for those who are subscribers.
Crystal for Juno
Lapis Lazuli comes into focus with its bright peacock blue and flecks of gold (iron pyrite) a regal stone for the Queen of heaven.
It is like the night sky flecked with stars.
A crystal prized by many cultures ancient and more modern.
This is a powerful crystal to use for focus and to balance the mind but also to focus our intuition and third eye chakra.
I find it to be a crystal with good boundaries and can be a hard task master if you do not adhere to those boundaries and focus on the task at hand.
Like Hera it has a firm but fair energy. To develop, focus and dig deep into your intuitive abilities and latent wisdom this is one of my best crystals to work with.
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Aroma of the month
As Cypress in one of Juno’s symbols I have chosen to focus on this oil this month.
Cypress is a tree oil, and as with all tree oils there is a deep grounding that comes from using this oil.
It is also one of those tree oils that has a sharp and clear aroma, which directs it’s focus to our lungs and our minds.
Trees take a long time to grow into their wisdom, and in my minds eye I am imagining and ancient cypress forest where our ancient queen would go to silence the monkey mind and ground her thoughts.
There she could draw upon the wisdom already within her, away from distraction, slow deep breathes, to down regulate her nervous system and focus her thoughts.
Once she was aligned, she would be ready to pass fair judgements rather than allowing her emotional triggers to do harm.
When you are a goddess, you must be very mindful that the harm you can wield is in equal measure to the good you can do.
I invite you to realize you too wield such power, and if you are raging and out of alignment you may take on your shadow and do more harm than intended.
BUT if you make YOU your most important job and work to rebalance and realign by taking the time to get quiet and notice what is going on inside of you, the good you can do…for those you love and for us all.
Hmmm, I enjoyed my trip to the wise cypress forest.
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Uses and Blend suggestions:
Diffuser options – Adding any combination of oils that feel right to you in your diffuser will really change your energy. Here are a few that all have cypress in common for you to try.
Still the Monkey Mind – 3 drops each Cypress, Cedarwood, Sandalwood, Frankincense
Clarity and Focus – 3 drops Cypress, 3 drops Rosemary and 7 drops Lemon
First do no harm – 5 drops Cypress, 3 drops each of Copaiba, Lavender, and Geranium,
Let me know if you like these blends, recipes, and suggestions.
Note: How Fast do Essential oils work?
It takes 22 seconds for the molecules to reach the brain.
In 2 minutes, Essential oils will be found in the bloodstream.
By 20 minutes they will affect every cell in the body
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