I was talking this Easter morning with a friend who owns an Inn. We had a discussion about generosity. She was doing the laundry for the rooms and shared how upset she was with people who don’t leave a tip for the housekeepers who clean the rooms. I was a little defensive because I am a good tipper but didn’t even think about tipping when I stay in a hotel. She said that people who travel a lot know this. I told her I do travel and I travel internationally, but I didn’t know it. Now that my consciousness is raised, I do know and I will tip those who clean rooms in hotels. She said people can leave a dollar on the pillow and mentioned Dave Ramsey’s Rant on Tipping. Here it is. It is really a teaching about being generous. Beautiful teaching on this Easter morning for my Christian friends and other Light Beings!
Astrological Forecast for April 2015
This morning when I opened the email from Lee about the Astrology Forecast for April I was delighted that he had a special message for me about my chart and April 18th. I thought about it and on April 18 I will be at sea between Fort-de-France, Martinique and Gibraltar, UK on my way to Barcelona. From there we will travel to Venice (on my bucket list) and spend three days exploring. Venice is the one place I want to experience and am sure I’ll remember many lifetimes there. What an incredible experience!
For years I have had Lee as my astrologer, helping me plan when to do my book launch, sending me compatibility reports for people I am collaborating with on a project and compatibility reports when dating. His services are so helpful!
Enjoy the April Forecast and if you order a report from Lee, please let him know I sang his praises!
April 4th: Full Moon Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra/Aries at 5:05 am PDT. The first Full Moon of spring is the first of two Total Lunar Eclipses that coincides with Passover and arrives one day before Easter Sunday. Those with chart angles or planets between 11 to 17 degrees in the Cardinal Signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn will experience completions and new opportunities on the other side of this lunar event.
April 8th: Jupiter stations direct at 9:58 am PDT. Ebullient Jupiter steps forward in the fire sign of Leo at 12 deg 36 min after four months of retrograde. Jupiter’s direct motion in Leo supports the events initiated by the April 4th Total Lunar Eclipse.
April 11th: Venus enters Gemini at 8:29 am PDT. Venus arrives in fickle Gemini and is challenged by an exact opposition from a transiting Saturn in retrograde on April 14th just one day before income tax day in the USA.
April 14th: Mercury enters Taurus at 3:52 pm PDT. The planet of communications enters the material sign of Taurus accenting decisions regarding resources and values on the eve of income tax day.
April 16th: Pluto stations retrograde at 8:51 pm PDT. Pluto reverses direction in Capricornat 15 deg 33 min after seven months of transformative motion in partnership with transiting Uranus in Aries.
April 18th: New Moon in Aries at 11:57 am PDT. Today’s New Moon arrives in the final two degrees of Aries fueling visionary initiatives for the remainder of the spring season.
April 20th: Sun enters Taurus at 2:42 am PDT. The Sun arrives in Taurus to bring the initiatives and visions of the Aries New Moon into practical forms for beneficial down to earth practical use.
April 30th: Mercury enters Gemini at 7:00 pm PDT. Mercury completes the month of April with a homecoming arrival in its own native sign of Gemini. Mercury will pause and step back into retrograde at 13 deg 18 min on May 18th at 6:50 pm in preparation for Memorial Day.
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April’s Cardinal Cross: The Seasons of Our Lives In One Month
Many people have been affected by the upcoming energy of the Grand Cross so I asked my astrologer to help us to understand what it means.
Enjoy this guest blog by Lee of Stillwaters Astro! http://stillwatersastro.com/ – Candess
Much has been discussed in recent months about the meaning and potential effects of April’s “Cardinal Grand Cross.” Just what does it mean to experience the combined effects of four planets each playing its own role in one of the four Cardinal signs forming a very close alignment in the shape of a cross in the same month?
The four Cardinal signs of the Tropical Zodiac are Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn that signify the beginning of the four seasons with the Sun’s annual arrival at zero degrees of longitude in each Cardinal sign. Cardinal signs can be described as “initiatory” corridors that usher in the official arrival of the Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter seasons each year.
Just as the seasons change with the arrival of Spring (birth), Summer (growth), Autumn (decline), and Winter (death), so do human lives in the course of each passing season and year.
The April 2014 Cardinal Grand Cross consists of a unique alignment of the planets Uranus in the sign of Aries, Jupiter in the sign of Cancer, Mars in the sign of Libra, and Pluto in the sign of Capricorn. These four planets form the symbol of a “Cross” within a single degree of an exact alignment that reaches its closest aspect during April 20th – 23rd. This Cardinal Grand Cross is further distinguished by its placement near the midpoint of two eclipses during the final two weeks of April.
The combined effects of so much focused celestial energy compressed within two weeks indicates completions and new beginnings both globally and individually as we experience the energies of all four seasons within a single month.
Stillwaters Astrology – April 2014
April 5th: Venus enters Pisces. The planet of beauty, love, and relationships joins Mercury, Chiron, and Neptune in the transcendent sign of Pisces bringing a welcome soothing quality to an otherwise intense month of April.
April 7th: Mercury enters Aries. The planet of communications picks up its pace as it departs sensitive Pisces and enters the aggressive fire sign of Aries. Mercury will receive an up close preview to report to us as it aspects the key Cardinal Grand Cross players of Jupiter, Uranus, Pluto, and Mars from April 14th – 16th. Those with planets or chart angles between 11 to 15 degrees in the Cardinal signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn will be most affected by April’s Cardinal Grand Cross.
April 14th: Pluto retrogrades in Capricorn. The planet of transformation reverses direction on the eve of a Total Lunar Eclipse. As Pluto steps backwards in Capricorn for the first time since April 2013 it partners with Mars already in retrograde during next week’s Cardinal Grand Cross while Jupiter and Uranus maintain their course in direct forward motion.
April 15th: Full Moon in Libra/Aries Total Lunar Eclipse. Today’s Total Lunar Eclipse is analogous to the April 15th, 1995 Lunar Eclipse that preceded the catastrophic bombing of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma within four days on the morning of April 19th, 1995. Easter arrives this year on Sunday, April 20th, 2014, so it’s wise to be very conscious in activities with so many unpredictable collective dynamics during the second half of April.
April 19th: Sun enters Taurus. The Sun arrives in the earthy fixed sign of Taurus on the eve of Easter just in time to provide some ballast and grounding for the closest alignment of the initiatory Cardinal Grand Cross during the next four days.
April 23rd: Mercury enters Taurus. Just as the Cardinal Grand Cross completes its peak performance (including an exact 90 degree square aspect between Uranus and Pluto on April 21st), Mercury lends support to the Sun in Taurus by helping citizens of the global village return to terra firma and adjust to April’s celestial currents.
April 28th: New Moon in Taurus Solar Eclipse. April concludes with a Solar Eclipse in the earth sign of Taurus. After the transformational events of the past four weeks we now arrive at an opportune time to sow seeds for new beginnings.
Lee, founder of Stillwaters Astrology, is an intuitive astrologer of 23 years, providing expert astrology readings. Astrological services include natal charts, relationship compatibility through synastry and composite charts, personal life timing through transits, progressions, solar returns, and relocation astrology for changes in residence or travel. http://stillwatersastro.com/