The Vibrational Astrology Diary
by Linda Berry*
Today, Saturday (08/12/2023), the strongest vibrational influence comes from the Sun and Venus joining with Neptune (1*). The strongest vibrational pattern today is involved in interaction with and exploration of the world around it. It is taking different things or concepts and mixing them together in various combinations seeing what happens. There is a sense here of a growing organic understanding of the way the world or your area of focus operates. You likely will find yourself attracted to the beauty of certain ideals and visions and enjoy exploring them. There is benefit in engaging in this activity with companions where the discoveries of each person can be shared with the others. (For VA Students: 5, 10, 15)
The AstroFrequency(s) for the day (strongest listed first)
15 (1*) Free-flowing Play and Creative exploration
The Sabian Symbols of our Featured Planets: Sun, Venus, Neptune >>>
The uplifting message from the featured planet positions that shows the way through:
You are making mistakes due to lack of experience or preparation and learning from this to step back and go more slowly; getting the proper training. You are listening, responding to your inner guidance, aligning with the flow and unfolding of your path through life. You are experiencing a sense of fullness, completion and wholeness as you tune into the fertile potency within you that enables you to manifest anything you truly desire.
The more dysfunctional expression of this message:
You are seeking stimulation from that which you don’t know how to handle, being thrown for a loop, staggering around as if you were drunk on the energy you have received. You are being oblivious to the messages around you, failing to take in the signs of you losing your direction and showing a complete lack of common sense. You are being caught up in pride and possessiveness, jealously trying to protect all that is yours and failing.
21 Leo = Sun merging with Venus [Chickens intoxicated] You are making mistakes due to lack of experience or preparation and learning from this to step back and go more slowly; getting the proper training and/or you are seeking stimulation from that which you don’t know how to handle, being thrown for a loop, staggering around as if you were drunk on the energy you have received
22 Leo = Venus interacting with Neptune [A carrier pigeon] You are listening, responding to your inner guidance, aligning with the flow and unfolding of your path through life and/or you are being oblivious to the messages around you, failing to take in the signs of you losing your direction and showing a complete lack of common sense
28 Pisces = Neptune [A fertile garden under the full moon] You are experiencing a sense of fullness, completion and wholeness as you tune into the fertile potency within you that enables you to manifest anything you truly desire and/or you are being caught up in pride and possessiveness, jealously trying to protect all that is yours and failing
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}
Aug 11 – Aug 13 (exact Aug 13) the Sun in Leo is joining with Venus in Leo. This vibe begins to influence us around 5 PM and is increasing in influence until it peaks at 7:15 AM on Aug 13. then decreasing fading out around 11 PM on Aug 13. This vibration brings a new understanding of attraction and the significance of what you are attracting to you and what you are being attracted to. This is especially about increasing your awareness of the people in your community that you are attracted to and the way you seek to manifest your goals and realize your dreams. There is also an element here of transformation of your community into a more spiritually aware orientation that truly values each person in the community.
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 2:37 AM, peaking at 4:37 AM, the Moon in Cancer is flowing freely (trine) with Saturn in Pisces. This 4 hr period stimulates an internal awareness of the patterns that are working for your long term benefit and those that are undermining your goals. It is easier to shift at this time to a more effective pattern that supports your goals.
Starting at 10:06 PM, peaking at 12:06 AM early August 13, the Moon in Cancer is sharing freely (sextile) with Jupiter in Taurus. This 4 hr period brings a sense of emotional expansion and optimism and a desire to reach out and interact with others socially
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 8 the Third Quarter Moon occurred with the Moon in Taurus and the Sun in Leo. This vibrational energy will be influencing us until the next New Moon on August 16. This vibrational pattern involves the process of dealing with the uncertainties of life. You may find something unexpected and unpredicted happening in the next week. This could as easily be something exciting and exhilarating as being something disturbing. This is about analysis of what is involved in making your dreams come true in a big way. It is important to sense the long term past patterns that are linked into and supporting and nourishing the present. You may find the way to beautifully express your dream as a reality in your life and in the world. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “Sunshine just after a Storm”. This represents a clearing of the air after a time of turmoil. There is the opportunity here to resolve many issues that have been building up. The Symbol for the Moon is “An Old Man attempting vainly to reveal the Mysteries” which is about starting to work on the issues within you that are keeping you from making connections into the greater mysteries. It is important to realize that you do not have to stay caught feeling trapped, powerless and impotent. You can ask for help from spirit in releasing these patterns and opening up to a greater level of awareness.
On August 1, the Full Moon occurred with the Moon in Aquarius and the Sun in Leo. This vibrational energy will be influencing us until the next New Moon on August 16.This vibrational pattern will tend to be introspective. There is a need to spend time by yourself dealing with your own internal patterns. This may involve seeking to penetrate the barriers within you to get more deeply in touch with who you truly are so that you can use this as a guide to your actions. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “Early Morning Dew” which is about opening up to the light of the spirit allowing it to gently nourish you, renewing and refreshing you. This is healing after a long period of being depressed and isolated. This is a time when you may be able to let go of the depression within and open up to the dawning light of a new day. The Symbol for the Moon is “A Popularity that proves Ephemeral”. This points to the challenge to stay true to your sense of yourself and your personal integrity even if it means losing the approval of others.
On July 17 the New Moon occurred with the Sun and Moon in Cancer. This vibrational energy will be influencing us until the next New Moon on August 16. This vibrational pattern is emotionally intense and visionary. There are likely to be a lot of passions stirred up. There is also a potential for sudden moves that can bring harmony in unexpected ways. In situations with uncertain outcomes, you need to research as much as you can and then take the risks to follow your intuitions. The Sabian Symbol for the New Moon is “ A Dark Shadow or Mantle thrown suddenly over the Right Shoulder”. This is about opening to a connection that overshadows you, a greater authority that is calling on you to transcend ego and logical rationalization, open to spiritual power and learn to assume responsibility for using the power that has been given to you wisely and with humility. There is the temptation here to claim this power as your own rather than something you are connecting into, in which case you are in danger of abusing your power from a sense of personal superiority.
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 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 >> Introductory phase of Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus: Turning Backward of Neptune: Reworking of Venus, Saturn, Pluto {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 {Aug 4, 2023 !Aug 9! [Aug 23 – !Sep 6! – Sep 15] !Sep 24! Sep 28} 8, 13, 21 Virgo → Aug. 12 – 13: (17-18 Vir) Introductory: Are you seeking to release the deep levels of disturbed energy within you by seeking outside guidance to improve your understanding, then evaluating that guidance seeking to sort out whether it is really relevant to you and will actually work in your situation, learning to cease blindly getting caught up in superstition and accepting whatever you’re told, failing to take responsibility for directing your own life [An ouija board]
!!!Venus R {Jun 19, 2023 !Jun 30! [Jul 23 – !Aug 13! – Sep 4, 2022] !Sep 26! Oct 9} 12, 20, 28 Leo → Aug. 12 – 14: (21-20 Leo) Reworking: Working on making mistakes due to lack of experience or preparation and learning from this to step back and go more slowly; getting the proper training, learning to cease seeking stimulation from that which you don’t know how to handle, being thrown for a loop, staggering around as if you were drunk on the energy you have received [Chickens intoxicated]
Mars clear of any shadow (Mar 17, 2022 – Oct 5, 2024)
Jupiter {Jun 11, 2023 !Jul 9! [Sep 4 – !Nov 3! – Dec31] !Feb 25, 2024! Mar 23, 2024} 5, 10, 15 Taurus → Aug. 3 – 16: (14-15 Tau) Introductory: Are you forming a working pattern for dealing with the world that enables you to function while you continue to learn about yourself and work on your deeper issues, learning to cease pretending that you have everything together and refusing to even consider that there might be something you need to deal with deep within you [A man muffled up with a rakish silk hat]
Saturn R {Mar 11, 2023 !Apr 12! [Jun 17 – !Aug 27! – Nov 4] !Jan 7!, 2024! Feb 7} 0, 3, 7 Pisces → Aug. 11 – 24: (5-4 Pis) Reworking: Working on releasing your customary restraints and preoccupations gathering together the many bits and pieces of yourself to form an organized structure that can operate temporarily for the benefit of others, learning to cease giving yourself less worth than you deserve, feeling that you need to sacrifice yourself for the benefit of others [A church bazaar]
Uranus {May 12, 2023 !Jun 17! [Aug 28 – !Nov 13! – Jan 27, 2024] !Apr 6! May 13, 2024} 19, 21, 23 Taurus → July 7 – Aug. 15: (22-23 Tau) Introductory: Are you dimly sensing that you’re one of the jewels, a part of the divine awareness, beginning to sense the highest in you as a distant potential, learning to cease denying the light and beauty hidden within you and only seeing the more superficial trash and garbage heap within which your true worth is buried [A jewelry shop]
Neptune R {Mar. 9, 2023 !Apr 16! [June 30 – !Sep 19! – Dec. 6] !Feb 16, 2024! Mar. 6} 24, 26, 27 Pisces → May 10 – Aug. 22: (27-28 Pis) Turning Back: The Issue is experiencing a sense of fullness, completion and wholeness as you tune into the fertile potency within you that enables you to manifest anything you truly desire, learning to cease being caught up in pride and possessiveness, jealously trying to protect all that is yours and failing [A fertile garden under the full 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.