April 2009

Social Design Conversations with the Moon The full moon of April takes place on Thursday, April 9, at 7:56am Pacific Time, in the lunar sign of Chitra. I Am You. You are every living thing you meet. This is the awareness behind this full moon. We are attempting to design and build social structures that reflect this understanding. Many are recognizing separateness as an illusion. Yet, this understanding of the interconnectedness of all life does not need to be legislated, taught, or designed. Unity is the "material" of all life, whether our designs reflect it or not - in other words, it is not possible for us to fail. Write this day/time into your calendar: Friday, April 24 at 8:24pm Pacific Time. With the new moon in the lunar sign "Ashwini," there's plenty of opportunity to flirt with new beginnings. Conditions are in your favor during this waxing moon, to work on healing your relationships.

Planning & Scheduling Living in Accord with the Seasons The Sun in Aries: new life, renewed hope, vitality. Mercury is retrograde in the sign of Taurus from May 7 - 30, receiving a square from Saturn until May 24: reconnect with old friends, edit papers, review contracts. Build solid conceptual frameworks through writing, rewriting, and rewriting, and rewriting. Venus resumes direct motion in the sign of Pisces on April 17: compassion is not about pitying someone else. It is about noticing that their pain is your own. Mars joins Venus and Uranus in Pisces from April 15 - May 24, bringing explorations in sexual connection and new, unique formats for creative expression for many, here in the U.S. Jupiter briefly tours the sign of Aquarius, from May 1 - July 30, forming a touch and go opposition with Saturn, which fully completes its cycle two years from now in May 2011. The United States learns that to lead is to serve.