Planetary Fishing: Venus

 © 2013 by Joyce Mason

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Today it’s time to fish for beauty. We’ll be exploring Venus, the planet of relating, everything lovely and the craving for peace and justice. If you’re coming in during the middle of the movie, so to speak, and wonder what we’re up to, here’s the background about our May Planetary Fishing Trip.

Sit back, relax and enjoy the excursion.

Venus Fishing Instructions

1.   With Venus I’d like to start with a simple but deep question: What is your relationship to beauty? Some people aren’t that big on fashion, art or ambience. Others can almost become ill when their surroundings aren’t lovely and harmonious. Where are you on this continuum?

2.   Now let’s get a line on the Goddess Venus. Tap into your search engine and explore Venus mythology. What do you learn that stands out to you? That you’d like to explore deeper when you’ve got more time?

3.   The beauty aspects of Venus are very visual, so while you’re searching for her online, check out Venus images. What image or images of Venus appeal to you most? Why?

4.   About your Venus and its sign:

a.   Does your Venus sign, in your opinion, make the realm of Venus easy to navigate or is it more challenging? Why?

b.   Which aspect of Venus is “your thing?” There are several major ones to choose from: relationships, beauty and the trio of peace, justice and fairness.

c.    What’s the element of your Venus? (Earth, Air, Fire or Water) Is it simple or challenging to do Venusian things with this element?

d.   How does your Venus blend with the planets we’ve explored so far?

e.   How many planets make a major aspect to your Venus? [1]

f.    How many of the planets are in close aspect, within 3 degrees or less?

g.   Do these aspects make “doing Venus things” easier or more challenging?

5.   What were your earliest experiences of the facet of Venus you chose in 4b?

Extra Experience: Whatever your favorite Venus topic was in 4b, choose a different one for this experience. Here are your choices:

Relationships – Remember your very first, foundational relationship. What were the most important things you learned?

Beauty—Two choices: Explore when you feel beautiful and how feeling beautiful makes you feel. Or explore some artwork today and write about its emotional impact on you.

Peace/Justice/Fairness—Which if these three words is most important to you? Recall an incident where one of these words was the “star” and briefly tell about it.

Hope to see you on the pier next week when we fish for Mars and Jupiter.

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Note

[1] This is often easiest to find and view in summary in a matrix on the chart wheel page or in one of the “reports” offered, if you have astrology software.

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Planetary Fishing: Mercury

© 2013 by Joyce Mason
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It’s a new week and time to go fishing again in the planetary pond. If you’ve missed the background on our May Planetary Fishing Trip, the details are in this link. Today we’re onto Mercury, the planet of thinking, mental pursuits, short trips, commerce and communication.

Enjoy this experiential astrology trip, something I call playwork. It’s a way to get intimate with your planets and to hear them whisper their wisdom in your ear. That should be easy for chatty Mercury!

Mercury  Fishing Instructions

1. Rev up your search engine. Look up god Mercury. After a quick look (he’s known as the quicksilver god):

a.   What characteristic of Mercury is your favorite?

b.   All the planets are archetypal gods and goddesses, so I’ll ask of Mercury as I have for the others: How do you worship Mercury in your life? (One thing to consider is how many communication gadgets you own and use on a daily basis.)

c.    Which of Mercury’s symbols appeals to you and why?

d.   Do you have especially acute experiences of Mercury Retrograde?

2  About your Mercury and its sign:

a.   How does your Mercury sign color the way you think, learn and communicate?

b.   What is the role of language in your life? Are you good at foreign tongues? Do you pick up jargon easily at a new job or in a new pursuit?

c.    How does your Mercury blend with the Sun and Moon we’ve explored so far?

d.   What element is it? (Earth, Air, Fire or Water) Do you think it’s difficult or easy to do all those mercurial things with this element? (Why/why not?)

e.   How many planets make a major aspect to your Mercury? [1]

f.    How many of the planets are in close aspect, within 3 degrees or less?

g.   How do the aspects complicate or support your Mercury’s function and your experience of it overall?

 3. What has been the nature of your early learning experiences? How are they reflected in your Mercury?

Extra Experience: Take a fast from Mercury for an hour today—no phone, no TV, no internet (probably no fun). Experience quiet time. What does Mercury tuned down feel like for you? Write about it.

On Friday we’ll tackle Venus, no fishing pun intended.

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Planetary Fishing: The Moon

© 2013 by Joyce Mason
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Welcome back to our May Planetary Fishing Trip. Today we’ll examine the Moon and the Moon in your chart. You might want to give today’s playwork a little additional time, if you can spare it, in case any emotions bubble up. You know the Moon’s rep for stirring up feelings!

Do as many of the exercises and/or subparts as you can. Better to do some than none. (You really don’t have to do them all. You can come back to them another time.) There are no right and wrong answers, just observations and sensations to learn from.

Moon Fishing Instructions

 1.  Pop onto your favorite search engine. Look up Moon worship.

a.   What do you learn?

b.   What pops out as important to you?

c.    How do you “worship the Moon” in your own life?

d.   What symbol of the Moon is your favorite? Why?

2.  About your Moon and its sign:

a.   Do you resonate to it: more, less or about the same as your Sun sign?

b.   Do you feel you embrace your Moon or are feelings, nurturing and things like intuition tricky for you?

c.    How do you think the Moon serves you or challenges you in its particular sign?

d.   What element is it? (Earth, Air, Fire or Water) What does the element say about your emotional needs?

e.   How many planets make a major aspect to your Moon? [1]

f.    How many of the planets are in close aspect, within 3 degrees or less?

g.   How do the aspects complicate or support your Moon’s energy and basic mission?

      3.  Last but importantly, what does your Moon and its position say about your mother or your primary nurturer in your formative years?

Extra Experience: Go out tonight and look at the Moon. Can you see it? If not, comment on how the Moon (feelings) are sometimes hidden. If you can see it, what phase is it in? Look at it for several minutes. What do you feel when you commune with the Moon? Write it down.

That’s it for today’s catch. See you Tuesday when we’ll try to get our hooks into Mercury.

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Note

[1] This is often easiest to find and view in summary in a matrix on the chart wheel page or in one of the “reports” offered, if you have astrology software.

Don’t forget to Comment and let us know what insights you catch! Every person who comments on these May fishing posts will be entered into a drawing for a free copy of Joyce's Chart Interpretation 101 e-book.

Planetary Fishing: The Sun

© 2013 by Joyce Mason
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Welcome to our first planetary fishing expedition! Today we’ll examine the Sun in the sky—and the Sun in your chart—more deeply. As you’ll see throughout the series of exercises, some of the questions will repeat with each planet; others will be unique.

Suggestions for Recording and Organizing Your Fishing Gear

A few initial logistics I won’t repeat in other posts: 

1. Print out a copy of your chart. Have it handy or have it open on your computer for a quick change of window to consult it as needed. Need a chart? You can get one free on www.astro.com.
2. Copy the text of each post into your word processing program, complete it and save it. If you create a file of the whole set, you’ll have a powerful personal exploration of your chart by the end of the month.
3.   Answer the questions simply, directly and quickly—unless you want to go deeper. They are designed to give you those great insights we often get off the top of our heads.

Sun Fishing Instructions

1.   Pop onto your favorite search engine. Find an article or two on sun early religion.

a.   What do you learn?

b.   What pops out as important to you?

c.    How do you “worship the sun” in your own life?

          2.  About your Sun:

a.   Think back. What are the first things you remember learning about your Sun sign? This is the starting point for many of us in learning astrology. First impressions are important.

b.   How does what you know now differ or expand your initial understanding of your Sun Sign?

c.    What do you consider the mission of your Sun in its particular sign?

d.   What element is your Sun? (Earth, Air, Fire or Water?) What does the element say about your personal vitality?

e.   How many planets make a major aspect to your Sun? [1]

f.    How many of the planets are in close aspect, within 3 degrees or less?

g.   How do the aspects complicate or support your Sun’s energy and basic mission?

Extra Experiential Element: Spend at least 5 minutes outside today. Is the Sun shining? If yes, feel it on your face. “Be” with it like an old friend. What does it do for you? Say to you? Write it down.

If the Sun isn’t shining, how does its absence feel? Do you miss it, are you glad for a break from it? Are you “solar powered?” Write your reactions.

That’s it for today’s catch. See you Friday when we’ll go fishing for The Moon.

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Note

[1] This is often easiest to find and view in summary in a matrix on the chart wheel page or in one of the “reports” offered, if you have astrology software.