A New Moon And A New You, In Libra

Greetings, Gifted Reader.

This will be short and sweet. Since it’s nearly the end of the year, we’ve been wrapping up so many projects that aren’t a part of our Gypsy Stars or T*zing businesses.

obviously not a New Moon, but very Libra-ish to be so pretty

This Saturday past, we celebrated a New Moon in Libra. Ruler of the 7th House of Partnerships (Relationships), Libra is nearly as contrary as the sign Gemini. Both are of the Air Element Triplicity, but where Libra is a member of the Cardinal Quadruplicity—Gemini is Mutable, rendering it more indecisive.

That’s why Geminis can often be of two faces. Mutable signs have a hard time committing.

But back to Libra. With Venus as its Ruling Planet, Libra knows about grace and good manners. However, their polite charm can often be superficial as Libra has a need to be admired—much like Leo, but not as demanding or loud. Sorry about that, but you Lions know what I’m talking about. Instead, Libra’s vanities are far more vapid even though it’s an Air sign and tends towards intellectualism.

Libras are also often very proficient lovers because of their need to please. When you show satisfaction with their bedroom skills, it makes them feel especially important.

So what can the New Moon in Libra bring you in the coming cycle? Well, it’s always good for starting a new partnership whether with a lover or a business. 

It’s also a good time for makeovers—for yourself, for your home, for your life. Go ahead and redesign yourself. Want a new body? Start with a daily brisk walk or a gym membership. New hairstyle? Chop it off or grow it long. It’s a good time to beautify yourself. And, if you can find a partner to do it with together, that’s even better.

re-design your bedroom

re-design your body, this one really needs it

Meanwhile, Gypsy Stars keeps threatening to stop blogging, but will post this last one—at least, last for now. Ever since Facebook destroyed our business profile, we’ve been winding down.

So, no more website, but you can find us at The Urban Goddess page on Facebook and, for now, on Cafe Press with our T_zing t-shirts. 

Let’s see what next year brings. Happy fall!

Good luck, light and love.

Gypsy Stars

Swimming With The Fish

Greetings, Gifted Reader.

We’re baaaack!

But only for a short while. Let’s see how much longer we can keep this blog going amidst this already bustling 2019. Why is there so much to do all the time?

contrary to Astro-facts, these Pisceans are not swimming in circles

Speaking of “why”, we’ve just emerged from Mercury Retrograde in Pisces. Do you feel as if the fog has cleared, or are things even more confusing for you now?

What House does Pisces rule in your natal chart? Depending on the degree and aspects to other transiting and natal planets, that House should show the life area that was triggered during the recent Retrograde period.

And, a few days before Mercury Stationed Direct, Venus entered Pisces. 

For those who don’t know, Pisces is ruled by king of the seas, Neptune. Symbolized by two fish swimming in opposite directions in a circle, Pisces can be as murky as the waters it inhabits. Of course, it is of the water element and mutable, to boot. 

Others often feel that Pisceans are hard to read, indecisive and unreliable. On the other hand, they can be very kind, empathetic and charitable. It all depends on which of the two fish you catch!

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Until June 30, we bid you months of peaceful planets.

Good luck, light and love.

Gypsy Stars

Sprung Over Spring

Greetings, Gifted Reader.

springing!

As they say, “spring has sprung” and with it so have the cosmos.

Besides the Sun entering Aries on March 20, Mercury also moved there earlier on March 14. And, Venus before that on February 4. Further, the planet of love and all things material went into retrograde motion a month later on March 4.

With so much fiery Aries energy coming at you, it’s good to remember that this is a combustible time. Aries is a cardinal fire sign that's aggressive, always moves forward and likes to lead, but rarely follows. In other words, Aries is the boss.

Aries’ ruling planet, Mars, was in also in Aries until March 10 before entering that plodder Taurus. A fixed earth sign, Taurus brings a stability to Mars that it needs in order to get things done. Otherwise, Mars in Aries tends to generate a bunch of ideas that are rarely solidified.

Those personal planets—Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars (along with the Moon)—affect individuals more so than groups of people, while outer planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto stay in a sign for a longer period and tend to influence generations. However, both Jupiter and Saturn can be considered somewhat personal as they do have shorter orbs. 

Since February 6, transiting Jupiter has been retrograde in Libra opposite Aries. If you have a personal planet in Sagittarius, ruled by Jupiter,  you may have felt as if there were a wall hindering you from achieving something. But it all depends on where you have that Sag placement. Areas where you can feel as if you’re stuck might include overseas travel, higher education and overall luck and fortune—a Jupiter domain. No worries, the planet will go direct again on June 10. Note that Saturn has been lingering in Sag, adding further hinderances and causing even more craziness as it goes retrograde on April 6.

So what does all this cosmic activity mean to the average person? Truthfully, not much unless you know your Natal chart. There are lots of websites that offer free charts these days, so input your birth info and take a look to see where the above planets intersect with yours.

For instance, if you have Aries Ascendant at 21 degrees, when Mercury hit it exactly on March 25, it likely triggered a communications emphasis for you. Whether that was a positive or negative experience depends on if Mercury created any aspects with other planets, both transiting and natal, and what Houses those planets were located in. Houses are areas of life in your chart and there are 12 of them.

Okay, that’s a lot of information to absorb if you aren’t already a serious student of Astrology. There’s nothing you can do, but study like mad. Oh, and by the way, that retrograde Venus goes all the way back into Pisces on April 3 before going direct on April 15. In general, romance and personal possessions could be given a second chance. Did you lose one or the other?

sakura, sakura
a cherry blossom spring

As for our own Saturnian issues with delays, Facebook has forced Gypsy Stars into creating a business page which is still pending. Right now, you can like both the Gypsy Stars or The Urban Goddess pages, but there hasn't been much activity with either recently.

What is with the Internet anyway—a Uranus domain--also currently in Aries. Our T-zing t-shirts have been stymied since Cafe Press changed its rules. Grrr.

No matter, here’s to a productive spring and, until June 30,

Good luck, light and love.

Gypsy Stars

p.s.Happy Birthday, Lily! We love you forever!

 

Venus + Jupiter = Friends With Benefits

Greetings Gifted Reader,

  

night sky

Recently, an Astrological phenomenon had a lot of folks talking. Were you watching the event unfolding in the night sky? If you happened to have missed the celestial show, it featured Venus and Jupiter moving closer to each other, night after night, to form an exact conjunction. An exact conjunction occurs when two planets are 0 degrees apart. Otherwise, planets are considered in conjunction aspect to each other whenever they are up to 7 to 9 degrees apart, depending on the Astrologer—who vary widely in their interpretations.

What do you know about Venus? And, what about Jupiter? And, why did it matter that they were cozying up to each other, sort of like "friends with benefits".

In Astrology, Venus is considered the Lesser Benefic. As the ruler of Taurus and Libra, she brings art, beauty, grace and good manners to the table. She can be seductive, but never in a gross or sluttish way. Unless, of course, she’s badly aspected in a chart. But for the most part, Venus brings material benefits because she attracts them.

rainbows are beneficial, too

 Jupiter, called the Greater Benefic, is also a generous benefactor. But where Venus is cool and coquettish, Jupiter blusters. A big and jovial fellow, he often talks too much and sticks his foot in his own mouth. Just check out the sign he rules for a clue: Sagittarius. While being a fire element helps boost Sag’s openness, Jupiter also adds his amicable personality to the sign.

Where Venus is focused on love (love of a partner, love of nice things), Jupiter is more like a philosophical teacher. Yes, he can bring good luck and good fortune to the scene, but that’s because he’s a high-risk taker. And his optimism

helps him take "losing" in great stride.

Leo in flamboyant, golden splendor

So what did it mean to you when these two beneficial planets came together, on top of each other so to speak? You’ll have to check out your Natal (and/or Progressed) chart to know. Both signs were in 21 degrees of Leo on June 29. So, for example, if you had 21 degrees of Leo on your Fifth House cusp, the transit of the two planets might have brought you a spurt of flamboyant creativity, or perhaps even a showy baby. It all depends on what other planets are in your Fifth House and if any of them aspect other planets in your chart.

Astrology may not be easy to learn, but knowing even a little helps.

See you in September. Meanwhile, please check out our line of T_zing t-shirts at Café Press. Also, please “like” The Urban Goddess on Facebook; and, if you drop us a line, we’ll feature your service on that page.

Good luck, light and love,

 

Gypsy Stars

http://www.gypsystars.com

 

The End?

Greetings, Gifted Reader!

So, is this it? Are we finis? Did the world end today? Did The Rapture begin?

It blows my mind!

According to followers of radio host Harold Camping, this is the last day we humans will exist on planet earth. If Camping’s prediction ends up coming true, do you think that would be a tragedy? Or, would it be something positive--more like a gateway to a better future?

Yes, Gypsy Stars asks a lot of questions. Blame it on my Sag Moon, which also makes me an eternal optimist. I totally agreed with Bob Marley when he sang, “When one door is closed, many others are opened”.

In the law of cause and effect, wouldn't it mean that if life no longer exists on this plane (for spirits inside human bodies), it's bound to exist on another, new and improved plane? What do you think?

Ah. A much better thought.

Like a lot of religious leaders, Camping preaches exclusivity. Accordingly, if you don’t follow his particular belief system, then you will be doomed to exist on earth while his believers will ascend to some heavenly place that you won’t have access to. Pray tell, what would be so heavenly about that? If you’re a Camping believer and you end up in heaven, but someone you love who is not a believer is condemned to stay on earth, how heavenly will that be for you to be separated from them? Eternally!

But let’s suppose that the world does end today. Have you ever thought about whom you would like most to meet on the Other Side—presuming they retain some semblance of their old human self, that is? 

I have a long list, but one of the more interesting spirits to arrive here in human form, I believe, was martial arts superstar Bruce Lee. Below is a photo of his grave next to his son’s, Brandon's, along with some of Gypsy Stars’ international friends.

Another friend initially took me to the Lee's graves several years ago. On that shimmering summer day, she and I stopped to eat lunch in Chinatown. And, when we arrived at the gravesite, we decided to leave an offering of some of our leftover rice. 

You’re not going to believe what happened next! As we placed some grains of rice on Brandon's grave, the sky suddenly filled up with hundreds of crows. As they caw-cawed their way across the horizon, my friend and I stared at each other in disbelief. In case you don’t know, Brandon was killed working on the set of the film The Crow. At 28, he was probably entering his first Saturn Return. Although my friend and I were unsure of what to make of so many crows appearing to us that day in that particular space, we did understand that it was some kind of message from the Beyond. 

Have you ever had an unusual experience like that? Drop us a line at gypsystars@me.com and tell us about it.

Well, the Sun has officially entered Gemini making this a good time for communications. With Mercury, Venus and Mars all in Taurus, our relationships feel steadier and we should be able to exert more patience towards others. Relationships don’t necessarily have to be romantic and can concern anyone we relate to. Whether it’s a significant other, a parent, a child, a friend, a boss or a co-worker, try a little tolerance. You’ll be surprised by how much of it you have in reserve during these days of predominate Taurus energies.

You probably already know that author George Patton is a frequent commenter on the Facebook profile for Gypsy Stars. Friend us here: http://www.facebook.com/people/Gypsy-Stars/100001436618700

George, whose novel Black Jack is about his great uncle Herman (a well-renowned magician during the Harlem renaissance), was recently featured on the radio show Coast to Coast. Check out George here:

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/patton-jr-george/51799

Remember, we have T-zing t-shirts for you at Café Press. 

http://www.cafepress.com/t_zing

And, George’s book is on Amazon.

That is, if we’re all still here after 6 p.m. today.

Until the end…

Good luck, light and love,

Gypsy Stars

Jupiter: The Gigantic, Giving, Goof

Greetings, Gifted Reader!

Did ya miss me? Apologies for not appearing here last week, but this blogger has moved to a biweekly format. From now on, look for us keeping you in the know with our metaphysical musings on an every-other-week basis.

Since last we connected, Gypsy Stars has been experiencing her own Jupiter Retrograde disappointments. How has Jupiter been treating you?

As you may know, Jupiter’s generosity is legend. Here is a big fat, jolly planet that lives to give. Jupiter also loves to laugh and because of his naïveté can be a total dork. Due to his hedonistic tendencies like over-imbibing and overeating, Jupiter is also the quintessential partier slash playboy. In Ifa, Obatala is sometimes compared to Jupiter. Children of Obatala wear white, are considered chaste and holy, and not allowed to drink alcohol. Obatala, it is said, created humans. But as he sat in heaven, making people of clay then blowing them down to earth with his breath, he thought he’d have a shot of palm wine to make his work go faster. In fact, Obatala thought he’d have several shots. Soon, he became so tipsy that he accidentally began breaking off the arms, legs and even the heads of the unfortunate earthlings; sending them to earth as disabled and undeveloped.

Discipline, boys and girls, is not Jupiter’s forte either. In the case of retrogrades, Jupiter will often take back what he gave you in abundance while he was in direct motion. Because Jupiter is in Aries now, generally (because it will differ for each individual), we’re looking at issues dealing with ego, personality and the physical body. For instance, if you have Aries Ascendant, Jupiter Retrograde over your First House could be that time when you lose weight. On September 8, Jupiter will be retrograding his way backwards into Pisces while both Venus and Mars enter Scorpio! Okay, I think I’ll sit this one out in my Gypsy Stars cave. Scorpio is intense and with both Venus and Mars in it, you can expect lots of fireworks or firearms going off in personal relationships.

Switching subjects now, a lot of people often ask me for advice about how to attain mental clarity. First of all, stop ingesting dead animals. Seriously. Although it’s a good way to stay physically healthy, too, not eating putrid carcasses is also a way for you to avoid taking in any residue negative vibrations. An animal in its last moments of life, realizing that it’s dying, is fighting hard to live. That is what you’re bringing into your psyche—fear, helplessness, and the overwhelming pain of loss. Check out most Eastern religions like Buddhism and you will note that priests do not eat dead animals, for a good reason.

Once you’ve gotten to that point (and I’m not saying to do it overnight), be sure you’re always well hydrated. Drink lots of water and natural non-concentrated juices. If you have a juicer, excellent. For tea, I stick with genmai (green with brown rice bits) and if I really want to open my chakras, I use gotu kola, which is made from elephants’ favorite leaves. Drink gotu kola regularly and you will never forget. If you don’t already practice yoga, try it for both the physical rewards and meditative qualities.

After you’ve gotten yourself physically conditioned, create a place in your home where only you alone can always go. That will become your altar space where you will meditate and ask your higher consciousness, gods and/or goddesses, spirit guides, or whatever you look to for guidance, to assist you with a clearer, calmer mind.

Another time, I’ll give you some ideas of what to put in your altar space.

Above are some of my fave photos of the psychic vibes surrounding Santa Monica, a city chock full of ghosts and legends. For instance, a statue of Saint Monica stands on Ocean Boulevard and Wilshire. It’s reported that Ms. Monica was beyond consoling because her son, the future St. Augustine, was a drunkard and womanizer. Monica cried every day until her tears formed a pool near downtown Los Angeles where Spanish explorers landed. Seeing the spring of water there, they decided to name the area Santa Monica (not to be confused with present-day Santa Monica located at the edge of the Pacific Ocean). As Fate would have it, the city of Santa Monica is Sagittarius which means it's ruled by generous, jovial Jupiter and the same sign that my Moon (home) is in.

That’s me at the top in my favorite Santa Monica cemetery on 14^th Street followed by a shot of Zoltar, the famous psychic living on Santa Monica Pier. Drop in a coin, and voila! Zoltar will tell you whether or not that knuckle-headed boyfriend will call you with an apology, or if your lottery ticket holds the winning combo.

Santa Monica:

http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ETg2kS_IzOmjWBsbCmiLUw?select=0lYxCJnAOA6DTjO29ZNx8w

Zoltar:

http://wiki.worldflicks.org/boardwalk_on_the_pier.html#coords=(34.009438,-118.497154)&z=19

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5B56_Zoltar_Santa_Monica_Pier_California

And, don't forget our T*zing t-shirts at http://www.cafepress.com/t_zing and George Patton's book about his great Uncle Herman, a famous magician during the Harlem Renaissance.

Remember, you can friend us on Facebook and like The Urban Goddess, too.

Leaving you with good luck, light and love;

Gypsy Stars

Cardinal Climax And Metaphysical Mixing

Welcome back, Gifted Reader!

Someone pointed out that while last week's blog noted that Saturn ruled Saturdays, it omitted its sign-- Capricorn. That wasn't intentional; it was because the focus was on it being Saturday or Saturn's Day.

The one thing you'll soon discover about Gypsy Stars is that we're all over the metaphysical map. So, while writing about an Astrological event, we might also add something about an Ifa goddess of the Yoruba deities--like Oshun whose character traits are very similar to the planet Venus. Let us digress. In Astrology, we say that Venus rules "all moving things"; in particular, love and money. Venus is beautiful and she loves beauty. Well, the goddess Oshun is also physically lovely. And, while Oshun is a seductress, she also possesses a genteel manner. In either case, feminine idealism is at its zenith.

But back to the nature of this blog. The name Gypsy Stars came about because the word Gypsy felt intuitive and attached to cards, like Tarot; while Stars refers to the Astrological elements that makes up our studies of the occult.

Speaking of Astrology, our group of Astrologers meets monthly and today we had a meeting. After our leader passed around Natal charts for the U.S., we discussed the Cardinal Climax. Because this blog is not meant to cover highly technical aspects of Astrology, let's just say that our consensus was that the next few months are going to be on the difficult side. The Cardinal Climax involves several planets--Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto--all in Cardinal signs (Aries, Libra, Capricorn) and all within a few degrees in forming an opposition (Aries, Libra) and a square (Pluto in Capricorn). Pluto in Capricorn often predicts meltdowns (Pluto) in government (Capricorn). And, Uranus always brings the unexpected. Mars is violent and rules war and warriors. You already know that Saturn is a harsh taskmaster. That leaves Jupiter, who is often presented as benevolent. But Jupiter is also excessive and can be overindulgent.

It will be really interesting to see what this grouping of planets is going to bring about in the near future.

Meanwhile, do check back next week as we present our very first guest, George Patton, author of Black Jack--a book about his great uncle who was a magician during the Harlem Renaissance.

You can also friend Gypsy Stars and like The Urban Goddess on Facebook. And, please visit our online store, T*zing, at CafePress.

Leaving you with good luck, light and love;
Gypsy Stars