April 2007

Texas Hold 'Em Watching the Vedic Moon The Full Moon of April 2007, happens on Monday, April 2nd at 10:16am Pacific Time, in the lunar sign of Hasta. Hasta is an archetypal energy that has to do with street smarts and earth plane material involvement of all kinds, especially things you have to use your hands for. It's a great time for arts & crafts, practicing magic tricks, getting your merchant website together, hitting the tables in Vegas, crossword puzzles and sudoku, and fast-thinking, clever comedy. Monday should be a pretty sunny, uplifting day. You might make the most use of this month's full moon energy by doing something along these lines, especially this Sunday and Monday: * Use your noggin * Arts and crafts * Lend a helping hand * Develop a skill-set * Sell something

Planning & Scheduling Living In Accord With The Seasons Mars has moved into Aquarius, for the month of April. We get a bit of relief from the tension of March's Mars opposition Saturn transit. Projects that have been in a holding pattern might move forward now. Venus enters Taurus on April 7, a placement for enjoyment, earthy sensuality, and concerns over material well-being. Venus will be opposite Jupiter for the month of April, getting us to experience Spring with all our senses. Mercury is in Pisces from April 8-24. Communications are likely to be a little evasive during this time. Possibly also more intuitive. If you're not sure what somebody means when they speak, ask them to spell it out for you, or be ok with a little nebulousness. Jupiter goes retrograde in Scorpio on April 6, getting us to revisit the implications of our grand schemes for our lives. Jupiter will be trine Saturn toward the end of the month, bringing optimism at the same time as applied efforts, to emotional conundrums.

There Is an Inn, a Merry Old Inn by J.R.R. Tolkien There is an inn, a merry old inn beneath an old grey hill, And there they brew a beer so brown That the Man in the Moon himself came down one night to drink his fill. The ostler has a tipsy cat that plays a five-stringed fiddle; And up and down he runs his bow, Now squeaking high, now purring low, now sawing in the middle. The landlord keeps a little dog that is mighty fond of jokes; When there's good cheer among the guests, He cocks an ear at all the jests and laughs until he chokes. They also keep a horned cow as proud as any queen; But music turns her head like ale, And makes her wave her tufted tail and dance upon the green. And O! the rows of silver dishes and the store of silver spoons! For Sunday there's a special pair, And these they polish up with care on Saturday afternoons. The Man in the Moon was drinking deep, and the cat began to wail; A dish and a spoon on the table danced, The cow in the garden madly pranced, and the little dog chased his tail. The Man in the Moon took another mug, and then rolled beneath his chair; And there he dozed and dreamed of ale, Till in the sky the stars were pale, and dawn was in the air. Then the ostler said to his tipsy cat: ‘The white horses of the Moon, They neigh and champ their silver bits; But their master's been and drowned his wits, and the Sun'll be rising soon!’ So the cat on his fiddle played hey-diddle-diddle, a jig that would wake the dead: He squeaked and sawed and quickened the tune, While the landlord shook the Man in the Moon: 'It's after three!' he said. They rolled the Man slowly up the hill and bundled him into the Moon, While his horses galloped up in rear, And the cow came capering like a deer, and a dish ran up with the spoon. Now quicker the fiddle went deedle-dum-diddle; the dog began to roar, The cow and the horses stood on their heads; The guests all bounded from their beds and danced upon the floor. With a ping and a pong the fiddle-strings broke! the cow jumped over the Moon, And the little dog laughed to see such fun, And the Saturday dish went off at a run with the silver Sunday spoon. The round Moon rolled behind the hill as the Sun raised up her head. She hardly believed her fiery eyes; For though it was day, to her surprise they all went back to bed!