The Vibrational Astrology Diary
by Linda Berry
Venus turns Direct 9:20 PM EDT September 3: Jupiter turns Retrograde 10:11 AM EDT September 4
Today, Monday (08/04/2023),the strongest vibrational influence comes from the Moon and Mercury joining with Jupiter (1*). This vibrational energy pattern is bringing an smooth flowing interaction energy that is exploring what is around and seeking to see the big picture. It is working on a broad exploration that does not have specific parameters. It is interested in integrating the past and the present recognizing that the past is reappearing in the present and has a big impact on what is happening now. There is a special awareness that the feelings and reactions many people are having today are really about the past experiences that they have had rather than a reaction to what is really happening in the here and now. As you see these relationships you will be better able to respond appropriately in the present. (For VA Students: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30)
The AstroFrequency(s) for the day (strongest listed first)
15 (3*) Free-flowing Play and Creative exploration
The Sabian Symbols of our Featured Planets: Moon, Mercury, Jupiter >>>
The uplifting message from the featured planet positions that shows the way through:
You are starting to work on the issues within you that are keeping you from making connections into the greater mysteries. You are sensing powerful primitive distortions deep within you and recognizing the need to refine and guide those forces into more mature expression.
The more dysfunctional expression of this message:
You are feeling trapped, powerless and impotent, unable to even consider that you might be able to make a change in the way you function. You are taking for granted your right to do whatever you feel like in life without considering its effect on other people.
16 Taurus = Moon merging with Jupiter [An old man attempting vainly to reveal the Mysteries] You are starting to work on the issues within you that are keeping you from making connections into the greater mysteries and/or you are feeling trapped, powerless and impotent, unable to even consider that you might be able to make a change in the way you function
16 Virgo = Mercury interaction with Moon and Mercury [An orangutan] You are sensing powerful primitive distortions deep within you and recognizing the need to refine and guide those forces into more mature expression and/or you are taking for granted your right to do whatever you feel like in life without considering its effect on other people
The Two Planet Diary
{When 2 planets interact it influences the way we want to express ourselves, our attitudes, moods, and impulses. Becoming aware of these vibrations helps us to guide these aspects of ourselves with awareness rather than being controlled by them.
There are longer patterns which tend to have more impact because we feel them for several days in a row and there are quick Moon patterns that impact our moods and feelings for a window of a couple of hours either side of the exact time of the aspect. The longer patterns are stronger and so are listed here, followed by a section on the Moods of the Moon}
Sep 3 – Sep 5 (exact Sep 4) Mercury in Virgo is flowing freely (trine) with Jupiter in Taurus. This vibe is increasing in influence until it peaks at 6:29 AM. then decreasing fading out around 7 AM on Sept 5. This vibration brings a sense of the flow of the big picture. You find it easier to step back and see the overall pattern and operate from a broader perspective.
The Moods of the Moon
{The Moon patterns only last a short period of time. They impact our moods and feelings for around 4 hours, 2 hours each side of the exact position.}
Starting at 5:12 AM, peaking at 7:12 AM, the Moon in Taurus is flowing freely (trine) with the Sun in Virgo. In this 4 hr period your mood and emotional feelings are likely to be balanced and soft and you are just more likely to feel in harmony with yourself. This is a good time to engage in projects you need to do.
Starting at 6:08 AM, peaking at 8:08 AM, the Moon in Taurus is acting and agitating (square) with Venus in Leo. This 4 hr period brings a desire to feel beautiful. You will probably be more aware of your appearance and the appearance of the world around you. You may be moved to make something around you look nicer.
Starting at 11:35 AM, peaking at 1:35 PM, the Moon in Taurus is flowing freely (trine) with Mercury in Virgo. This 4 hr period brings a good interaction between your mind and emotions helping you to both think and feel clearly. This is a good time to be working on important projects.
Starting at 12:05 PM, peaking at 2:05 PM, the Moon in Taurus is joining with Jupiter in Taurus. This 4 hr period brings a time when you will feel emotionally expansive and want to share with others in a big way. Enjoy this lovely expansive energy. If something unpleasant happens take care to not overreact.
The Cyclic Patterns Diary {These are patterns that continue over an extended period of time and you may find that rereading this periodically will help you effectively handle what we are all experiencing as our “astral weather” in this time period.}
On August 30, the Full Moon occurred with the Moon in Pisces and the Sun in Virgo. This vibrational energy will be influencing us until the next New Moon on September 14. This vibrational pattern is dealing with the complex stresses within your society. In the next two weeks there is the potential for some incremental change that may reduce the level of stress to a more manageable level. There is a strong emphasis on seeing what is actually going on, the foundational structures involved. There will be the opportunity to release ideas and behaviors that will not be viable on a more long term basis. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “First Dancing Instruction” which emphasizes the importance of flowing and responding with others. There is the opportunity here to discipline yourself under the guidance of an instructor using continued practice to gain self-control. It is important to realize that you have an opportunity here to learn something important. The Moon Symbol is “A Girl Blowing a Bugle”. This is about asking for help from higher spiritual forces as you become more aware and alert to the issues within and around you.
On August 16 the New Moon occurred with the Sun and Moon in Leo. This vibrational energy will be influencing us until the next New Moon on September 14. This vibrational pattern involves a strong internal component where you are working within yourself seeking to get your internal experience of yourself to be more peaceful and smoothly flowing. You carefully consider what your motives are and what you actually want to see changed in the world around you before you take action. There are strong indicators of an intense need for a new level of awareness that brings a rebirth of the psyche. The Sabian Symbol for the New Moon is “An untidy, unkept Man” which is about no longer being bound by issues related to appearance, display and approval as you are developing a sense of self-worth. This comes from establishing a connection with internal resources that transcend the level of appearances.
On June 21, the Summer Solstice occurred as the Sun entered Cancer. This vibrational energy will be influencing us until the Fall Equinox on September 21. This is the longest day of the year and the shortest night. This vibrational pattern is dominated by the Sun Quincunx Pluto which shows that this is a time when each person must face and claim their own power and stand tall in it. There is an emphasis on working in support of your community this summer in very creative ways along with the potential for expansion through sudden insights and personal breakthroughs. The Sabian symbol for the Sun-Moon relationship is “A Christmas Tree decorated” which is like bringing the Winter Solstice into operation in the middle of Summer. This is about the light being reborn in the darkness within each of us.
On May 5, the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse occurred with the Moon in Scorpio opposing the Sun in Taurus. This vibrational energy will be influencing us until the next Lunar Eclipse on October 28. This vibrational pattern is expansive and seeking to understand the different ways people can understand the world. This is often done by participating in a culture that is different from your culture of origin. There is a strong need for the freedom to express yourself and to act on your feelings. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “A Bridge being built across a Gorge” which helps you connect to the next more expansive level of awareness beyond where you currently are operating. The Moon Symbol is “A Gold Rush”. This helps you find and identify the rigid patterns within you that are keeping you from connecting into the gold of your true self. You can break up these rigid structures and open up to a deeper truer understanding of yourself.
On April 20 the New Moon a Solar Eclipse occurred with the Sun and the Moon in Aries. This vibrational energy will be influencing us until the next Solar Eclipse on October 14. This eclipse in Aries emphasizes your connection within yourself and encourages you to find a way to do what you feel called to do deep within you. There is a focus on interacting with the world and exploring whatever you are drawn to. This process can be very creative. And with this vibration it leads to taking actions based on your discoveries. The Sabian Symbol for this eclipse is “A Duck Pond and its Brood”. This is about recognizing that you are operating within a bounded, limited sphere of activity where you are inter-linked with a particular group of people. It is important to realize that you are interconnected with people in a larger realm and to realize that you need to take into account this larger realm rather than just focusing on the needs of your group.
The Retrograde Diary: DEGREE CHANGES TODAY: Mercury: Venus turns Direct 9:20 PM EDT September 3: Jupiter turns Retrograde 10:11 AM EDT September 4 >> Turning Backward of Jupiter, Uranus: Reworking of Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto: Turning Forward of Venus {During the apparent retrograde period each planet’s movement relative to the backdrop of the stars slows down, reverses and then turns back around forward again concentrating its vibration in a particular area. There are issues that each planet focuses on during the period leading up to its turn backwards.
These issues are addressed again to be reworked on during the retrograde period [in brackets] then a new understanding of these issues occurs during the post retrograde period. These issues are not from Vibrational Astrology, this is an experiment based on interpretations of the Sabian Symbols that I wrote many years ago. If an entry resonates with you, then claim it, if not, release it, it was for someone else. I would very much like your feedback on this. Points of especially concentrated energy are marked with “!!!”}
!!!Mercury R {Aug 4, 2023 !Aug 9! [Aug 23 – !Sep 6! –Sep 15] !Sep 24! Sep 28} 8, 13, 21 Virgo → Sept. 4 – 5: (15-14 Vir) Reworking: Working on seeing the beautiful façade that you have learned to present to the world and realizing that there is something dark and distorted that it is concealing, learning to cease focusing on the beautiful façade you have learned to display and insisting that that is all there is, refusing to see the hidden darker levels below it that are potentially out of control [An ornamental handkerchief]
Venus SD {Jun 19, 2023 !Jun 30! [Jul 23 – !Aug13! – Sep 4, 2022] !Sep 26! Oct 9} 12, 20, 28 Leo → Aug. 28 – Sept. 10: (13-12 Leo) Turning Forward: The Challenge is moving back, contemplating all that you have experienced, getting it in perspective and, thus, increasing your understanding and finding guidance for future actions, learning to cease being caught up in memory and disconnected from current reality [An old sea captain rocking]
Mars clear of any shadow (Mar 17, 2022 – Oct 5, 2024)
Jupiter SR {Jun 11, 2023 !Jul 9! [Sep 4 – !Nov3! – Dec31] !Feb 25, 2024! Mar 23, 2024} 5, 10, 15 Taurus → Aug. 16 – Sept.23: (15-16 Tau) Turning Back: The Issue is starting to work on the issues within you that are keeping you from making connections into the greater mysteries, learning to cease feeling trapped, powerless and impotent, unable to even consider that you might be able to make a change in the way you function [An old man attempting vainly to reveal the Mysteries]
Saturn R {Mar 11, 2023 !Apr 12! [Jun 17 – !Aug 27! – Nov 4] !Jan 7!, 2024! Feb 7} 0, 3, 7 Pisces → Aug. 24 – Sept. 7: (4-3 Pis) Reworking: Working on patiently exploring the limitations to your ability to communicate freely and easily, finding your way through the blockages within, using narrow channels of true expression that you’re building that enable you to move through the blockage, learning to cease frantically bouncing from one limitation to another, not slowing down enough to even recognize the reactive patterns in which you’re trapped [Heavy traffic on a narrow isthmus]
Uranus R {May 12, 2023 !Jun 17! [Aug 28 – !Nov 13! – Jan 27, 2024] !Apr 6! May 13, 2024} 19, 21, 23 Taurus → Aug.15 – Sept. 11: (23-24 Tau) Turning Back: The Issue is recognizing your failures and the damage your blindness has done to others, facing it in this current moment; accepting responsibility for the damage you have done and seeking to make amends, learning to cease getting caught up in your sense of pride and aggressively claiming what you desire without any concern for the effect your behavior has on others [A mounted Indian with scalp locks]
Neptune R {Mar. 9, 2023 !Apr 16! [June 30 – !Sep 19! – Dec. 6] !Feb 16, 2024! Mar. 6} 24, 26, 27 Pisces → Aug. 22 – Sept. 29: (27-26 Pis) Reworking: Working on celebrating the abundant fullness of the harvest within your soul, guided by the divine, recognizing that you have a responsibility to preserve that which you have gathered for the future, learning to cease being surrounded by abundance and wastefully neglecting to properly care for the bounty you have been given, leaving it to rot and be wasted [A harvest moon]
Pluto R {Jan 8, 2023 !Feb 16! [May 1 – !Jul 21! – Oct 10] !Dec 24! Feb 1, 2024} 27, 29 Capricorn, 0 Aquarius → July 27 – Sept. 19: (29-28 Cap) Reworking: Working on beginning to read, with great clarity, the hidden level of reality, putting aside your skepticism, opening to your intuitive awareness, taking responsibility for your impact on everything around you, learning to cease superstitiously depending on signs around you and blindly following these signs, not taking responsibility for your life or your decisions [A woman reading tea leaves]
Next Cycle Diary:
Mercury {Aug 4, 2023 !Aug 9! [Aug 23 – !Sep 6! – Sep 15] !Sep 24! Sep 28} 8, 13, 21 Virgo
Pluto {Jan 10, 2024 !Feb 17! [May 2 – !Jul 23! – Oct 11] !Dec 25! Feb 2, 2025} 29, 0 Aquarius, 2 Aquarius
Neptune {Mar. 11, 2024 !Apr 18! [July 2 – !Sep 20! – Dec. 7] !Feb 18, 2025! Mar. 28} 27, 28, 29 Pisces
Saturn {Mar 24, 2024 !Apr 24! [Jun 29 – !Sep 8! – Nov 15] !Jan 18, 2025! Feb 18} 12, 16, 19 Pisces
Uranus {May 16, 2024 !Jun 20! [Sep 1 – !Nov 16! – Jan 30, 2025] !Apr 10! May 17, 2024} 23, 25, 27 Taurus
Jupiter {Jul 15, 2024 !Aug 11! [Oct 9 – !Dec 7! – Feb 4, 2025] !Apr 2! Apr 30} 11, 16, 21 Gemini
Mars {Oct 5, 2024 !Oct 27! [Dec 6 – !Jan 15, 2025! – Feb 24] !Apr 11! May 2, 2025} 17 Cancer, 27 Cancer, 6 Leo
Venus {Jan 28, 2025 !Feb 8! [Mar 2 – !Mar 22! – Apr 13] !May 5! May 16} 24 Pisces, 2 Aries, 10 Aries}
All times are given in Eastern USA time zone.
Namaste,
Linda Berry
*Planetary Pattern Pictures and Sabian Symbol Interpretations, ©Linda Berry, AstroSleuth.org, 1* = 50-100 points, 2* = 100-150 points, etc.