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Hi! Hope you're doing well :)) any advice for a coming reverse nodal return? And speaking of how did you start to understand reversed tarot cards? I'm having a rough time, I read Jodorowsky's The way of the tarot and in there he basically says he doesn't read reversed cards at all since he sticks to a positivistic approach of readings

no advice really without knowing signs/houses/other aspects but i will say it's going to be weird in terms of time, like you're doing past/present/future all at once in some way.

for reversed cards!! i started out with basically just the booklet in the box with the RWS deck, and eden gray's book which my mom had around. it's a pretty good book for beginners who need some structure and not too much diffuse "you can do what you want" advice. i tend to be very much a "do what you want" semi-intuitive reader though.

with time, i have come to use reversals less and less and less, and hardly use them at all now. not because of being positivistic but because as i have grown as a reader i have come to find that the reversed meanings are all wrapped up in the upright meanings anyway, and the context and neighboring cards and specific questions asked and the intuition all matter more to pull those meanings out.

especially with certain decks, some cards aren't even meant to be read reversed! so like to go eden gray style on a RWS deck is one thing, but i have never done reversals for crowley's thoth deck. it wasn't intended to be used in that way.

then with experience you will find what you like and what you don't like and what works or doesn't.

if you find that you do prefer reversals i think i recall biddy tarot also being a useful resource for me at the beginning, and then two general pieces of advice:

a reversal can take the OPPOSITE meaning - so if you have strength reversed, it is a weakness for example

a reversal can INTERNALIZE the meaning, so if strength upright is about you in an interaction with someone else, then reversed it is a strength within yourself, eg against an emotional temptation or something.

again this is all very personal and takes practice and experience. i can say words at you all day but i can never just give you the experience :) i approached it like a science experiment because i'm a scientist, maybe that is how you would like to do it too. keep a journal of when you're more/less accurate etc.

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hi!!! do you have any advice for someone who's sun is going to be exactly conjunct the jupiter-uranus conjunction??

nothing super specific, but it might be more likely to affect your ego or higher purpose(s) and for sure your orb of influence will be wider than someone without any aspects to it. you're probably already feeling it for a few days, and will for longer than others too.

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sun into taurus

happy taurus season! take some time to smell the roses, or relax in bed a while extra before getting up, a while extra before falling asleep. eat good food. happy birthday, taurus suns~

#sun into taurus #sun in taurus #taurus sun #taurus season #taurus #sun #astrology #transits #ingress

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yesterday i was mad but today i am just having a very mercury retrograde day. pharmacy sent a prescription to an address i haven't lived at in a year when i was planning to just go pick it up at the store and i accidentally bought two of a thing when i just wanted one and forgot to rsvp to a thing i have to go to later and apparently can't pay my old hospital bills online anymore and so on

also, although less mad, still very sleepy.

catching up on readings and the horoscope queue tomorrow and then studying for the next four days in the secluded and silent monastery of quantum perturbation theory, not to be disturbed (or perturbed) except by the gods of electrons (by whom i am constantly and continuously perturbed)

#also the stereotypical text from an ex #but that's another story for another time #i'm not an aries and i am not mercurial but here we are #the cardinal signs are going through it

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mars sextile jupiter and uranus

this is an itchy and impulsive little transit but mostly positive. try not to act without thinking at all, but don't bog yourself down in waiting too long either. jupiter is there to soften the fall after the jump. take a leap. this is not a time to hold still.

#sextiles #mars sextile jupiter #mars #jupiter #taurus #pisces #astrology #transits

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Planet Venus as seen by the Japanese spacecraft Akatsuki built by Institute of Space & Astronautical Science/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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mercury (rx) on venus

this is silvertongued charisma. venus loves beauty but you don't have to *look* pretty to work this in your favor. it's the words and sounds that matter most. it can be a bit manipulative, so be careful that no one sweet talks you into anything ill-advised.

#conjunctions #mercury on venus #mercury conjunct venus #mercury #venus #astrology #aries #transits

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moon into virgo

feeling a little neurotic? maybe a little bit of tummy upset? these are typical, temporary virgo moon passage symptoms. care for your body and especially your digestion and nerves. it's more important than mindless busy work for the sake of looking productive to someone else.

#moon sign #moon into virgo #moon in virgo #virgo moon #virgo #moon #astrology #transits #ingress

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midweek reminder~

week of april 14th, 2024

these are written predominantly for the *rising* signs but they are also intuitively "channeled" enough that they should work for any dominant energy you have! (try your sun if you don't know rising, or more advanced readers can try moon, anywhere you have a stellium, etc and see what works best for you!)

aries: you're on a post-eclipse wind-down. no matter what happened last week, although of course you must deal with it, i hope you are resting! the astrology is helpful with this - rest, nourish, it gives you strength.

taurus: mars sextiles jupiter and uranus in your sign, and meanwhile mercury in its retrograde conjoins your ruling planet venus. okay, mercury retrograde is not a crowd favorite. but overall this is auspicious for you; any change you need to make can be made. avoid grand actions, and actually avoid any action if possible, but make plans now to execute in a few weeks' time.

gemini: if you have been despondent or bummed out about mercury's retrograde, it does at least accomplish some nice little conjunctions. try to use the time well, even if it means spending a lot of time in your head. you don't have to go driving all around or sending a million emails to be productive.

cancerians: cardinal (especially aries) vibe rages on. but with that said it is a good time to beautify your public image. even if you don't go posting your headshots all over your linkedin or whatever, take a nice photo today, see how you feel. you can post it later or not. or now! or not. but at least see how it goes, or something similar if social media isn't pertinent to your social status.

leo: jupiter-uranus makes you a public persona. if you have wanted to develop an online presence, a political shift in the world, a legacy of any kind, sudden "viral" yet positive outbursts are likely for you around this week. you just have to give it the first little push.

virgo: although it is still a somewhat wild time it's actually a pretty sturdy period for virgoans, especially those with closer affinity to ceres than to mercury. if there is something you need to do or learn, it is a great time to lock in and get it done!

libra: venusian nodal activity means you're still not quite done with eclipse themes. hopefully that's not dreadful; hopefully it means great things are coming for you relationship-wise. there is also a jupiter-uranus conjunction in your 8th house, bringing positive changes to intimacy, magic, and/or shared resources.

scorpio: relationships are a very major focus at this time, with a lot of (mostly positive, try not to worry) changes but the end of the week also features a sun-pluto square in fixed signs. pluto is your ruling planet, but it is in aquarius at this moment. so these two bodies may well make a T-square to any natal scorpio points. it is uncomfortable but it brings about transformation, which in the end is kind of your whole deal.

sagittarius: the long-awaited jupiter-uranus conjunction happens in taurus this week. taurus is not a sign you are likely to feel much natural affinity or understanding with. but jupiter is your ruling planet - this is the biggest thing affecting you this week. try to live a little bit like a taurean, but one who embraces change and all the electricity alive in nature. be outside touching grass literally. the miracles then come easier.

capricorn: most modern astrology has you painted as something like a miser or suited up businessman but you're still the old god pan at heart. this week's jupiter-uranus conjunction brings that out of you - let it.

aquarius: even if you stay at home, the weirdness finds its way to you. so there's no need to alter your plans, although if you feel compelled to do so it won't hurt or keep opportunities away either. besides, weirdness has always suited you. this week's style of it is bold but benevolent. this is one of the last major uranian things of this uranus in taurus age, so enjoy it.

pisces: most of this week's events, large as they are, affect you only indirectly. have patience with others who are deeper in the trenches. not that compassion is any real difficulty for you. if you get the chance to volunteer to help someone it is good to take it.

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it's infusion day for me and i'm mad about it lol

i try to mostly be grateful, because it works really well and has kept me in remission (other than the weird eye thing) so well and for so long.

but it derails my whole day every time i have to do it, and it throws off school and this blog and my readings and housework and everything.

and they were supposed to switch me to a self-injectable kind so i could at least do it myself at home but of course insurance doesn't like that idea

so on the subject of aries season and being mad lol, that's what it is today. and then also the extremely long to do list i have after i am done with that. my plate is too full and i can't take anything off it right now. i just want to sit in bed?

i noticed a lot of these things are happening pretty much on my DC which is weird, it doesn't seem to have so much to do with other people, at least not specific ones. there's some big pisces and taurus stuff too of course which explains why i want to sit in bed and eat and sleep.

ANYWAY if i have energy when i get home from that, i will send out a couple more paid readings. if i do not, they will be delayed a bit (more). :(

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people who say some other aries quality i would love to know which one as well!

i feel like this aries season is hyper-aries season. like i'm not a very aries person, but i have been way way quicker to get mad about small things since the equinox. also extra sleepy for some reason? i've had two or three random long naps this week after getting plenty of night time sleep lol what about you all?

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i feel like this aries season is hyper-aries season. like i'm not a very aries person, but i have been way way quicker to get mad about small things since the equinox. also extra sleepy for some reason? i've had two or three random long naps this week after getting plenty of night time sleep lol what about you all?

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time for a little survey: what's the sign you feel the least understanding about? ie which is the most confusing sign to you?

i may state mine after i have a few responses~

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venus on the north node (opposite south node)

this can mean past relationships come up for closer inspection regardless of the rest of the astrology but this time around, yes, mercury is still retrograde. so it really feels like exes coming out of the woodwork, or maybe one in particular that "got away". or maybe you are the one that got away. whatever it is, when it comes up, look at it carefully and determine if you want to deal with that anymore, or if things have changed. you don't have to dump it without a thought.

#conjunctions #oppositions #venus on north node #venus conjunct north node #venus opposite south node #venus #north node #south node #nodal axis #lunar nodes #astrology #transits #aries #libra

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mars sextile ceres

do not hold back from what you need to do to care for yourself. if you have to fight you can do that now and win. (but if you don't have to don't try!) if it's not about fighting, maybe you just need to pursue, go after something, or be more active about how you care for yourself, especially your physical body. remember - you're a spiritual being, yes, but you don't get that experience without the physical body in the 3d. love both.

#sextiles #mars sextile ceres #mars #ceres #capricorn #pisces #astrology #transits

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moon into leo

hardly anything is worse than feeling ignored or undervalued under such a moon. even if people don't treat you right, be kind to others. some day it will come back to you.