Temperance reversed/Five of Wands. Temperance corresponds with Sagittarius (“I seek,” philosophic, adventurous, blundering) Fire (hot/separates and dry/shapes, and spontaneous, impulsive, energetic change), Samekh (the tent post), and the Path between Yesod (the place where patterns and images emerge that may manifest into the physical world of action and outer reality) and Tiphareth (the hub of the creation process where energies harmonize and focus to illuminate and clarify), and it is one of the Major Arcana cards that presents one version of the concept of balance.  Temperance brings balance  through knowledge of extremes, but my card is reversed today, so it could be indicating an imbalance in those extreme energies. The Five of Wands, which corresponds with Saturn (discipline, responsibility, law and order) in Leo (“I am, passionate, dramatic, egotistical), indicates a struggle caused by annoying cross purposes.  This is a card of non-cooperation that affects a situation in a negative way; if this energy was balanced out, things could get accomplished.  However, chaos has its own benefits (albeit usually uncomfortable ones), and it is good for stirring things up or cleaning things out.  This kind of chaos does not have a harmful intent, and so if Temperance needs to be reversed, this is the kind of result that would be easiest to deal with.

My Thoth card is the Three of Cups reversed.  “Abundance” reversed today; the Three of Cups (Mercury, reason, intelligence, orderliness, communication, in Cancer, “I feel,” sensitive, tenacious, nurturing, moody) in an upright position is about connections, and about blessings.  Looks like my Abundance won’t be brought to me by emotional connections, and I might be more effective today as a solitary.  Just can’t take this personally!

My Legacy card is the Page of Cups reversed, flavored by the Nine of Cups reversed. The Page of Cups corresponds to Libra (“we are,” partnerships, balance, cooperation), Scorpio (“I desire,” intensity compulsion, mystery) and Sagittarius (“I seek,” philosophic, adventurous, blundering), and upright, is very emotional, dreamy, social, and connected to the inner voice.  My Page is reversed, so today might not be a good day to express this part of myself.  My reversed Page is being flavored by another reversed Cups card, the Nine of Cups reversed.  Oy, three reversed Cups cards? The Nine of Cups (cusp of Aquarius, “I know,” friendships, the group, cause-oriented, and Pisces, “I believe,” feelings, duality, suffering, soul growth) in an upright position is about emotional satisfaction and the ability to find pleasure in feelings and emotions. It is flavoring my reversed Page, and oh boy, my feelings and emotions might be a mine field today.  Carefull!

My 6-digit date number is 10, the end of a cycle, which reduces further to the number 1, which represents potential and position.

My horoscopes: “Today you might discover a previously untapped talent, Sagittarius, perhaps an artistic gift. This could be thrilling, but it will probably take some getting used to. Your first efforts might be tentative and uncertain, but this is what usually happens when you learn a new skill. Don't get discouraged yet! Give yourself time. Eventually you'll probably love what you do.”

And: “A small sum of money could come to you today, possibly through the efforts of a woman. You may have been waiting for this for a long time, so expect to feel considerably relieved. You may have some definite plans for this money. Perhaps it's meant to be channeled toward a specific purpose, or maybe you'll invest it. Whichever it is, you'll probably want to celebrate receiving it. Have fun!”

My Shadowscapses Insight is regarding the Ace of Cups. I love the description of the effects of the energies of this card found in the Shadowscapes Companion: “It is the initial drop of water that falls upon the glass-smooth surface of a lake.”   The energies of this card have an effect, a visible effect, but they are only just the beginning.  The ripples move outward, small at first, but with the potential of creating crashing waves upon distant shores.

Back to Astrology, and the tiny planet called Ceres.  Ceres is considered the modern ruler of either Virgo or Taurus.

Ceres is the smallest identified dwarf planet in the Solar System. It was discovered in January 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, and is named after the Roman goddess Ceres, the goddess of growing plants, the harvest, and of motherly love. There has been an ongoing debate as to whether Ceres should be called a planet. For a little while, Ceres was thought to be the "missing planet" that supposedly existed between Mars and Jupiter, at a distance of 419 million km (2.8 AU) from the Sun. Ceres was assigned a planetary symbol and remained listed as a planet in astronomy books and tables for about 500 years. The 2006 debate regarding Pluto’s status led to Ceres being considered for reclassification as a planet, but Ceres and Pluto were both classified as members of the new dwarf planet category.  Ceres passes through the signs of the Zodiac every 4 years and 7 months, passing through a little more than 2½ signs every year.

In mythology, Ceres is the Goddess of agriculture (we get the word “cereal” from Ceres), and the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Demeter, and she is considered a mother Goddess as well. The planet Ceres corresponds with pregnancy and woman’s reproductive issues, as well as major transitions in a woman's life (including family bonds and relationships as well as the time of pregnancy), and the concepts of attachment, dependency, rejection, sharing, and loss. Ceres is seen by some as the ruling planet of Virgo, and thus corresponds to the concept of a Virgin goddess (as well as independent and/or unmarried women). Ceres is also considered the planet of the Environment. The planet (and the Goddess) became associated with climate change and the management of resources in our modern world.

Ceres corresponds with the cycles of nature, and thus with the mysteries of death and rebirth; Ceres and Pluto thus have a deep connection.  After all, Pluto, is the Lord of the Underworld and Ceres is the Goddess of agriculture and thus, is connected to the cycle of the seasons.  The interesting thing is that the emergence of Ceres into our awareness has happened during a time of resurgence of interest in the Divine Feminine.  Now that is fascinating!

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