The Vibrational Astrology Diary
by Linda Berry*
Today, Saturday (08/05/2023), the strongest vibrational influence comes from Venus and Mars joining with Saturn (1*). This vibrational energy is very sensitive to and involved with other people’s stories. Interacting with the experiences of others helps to broaden your understanding of life. There is a commitment to doing the essential things that you need to do. You are evaluating what is truly essential and fundamental and focusing on that. You are likely to especially focus in active involvement in the stories of others seeking to make a difference in the lives of those around you. (For VA Students: 17)
The AstroFrequency(s) for the day (strongest listed first)
17 (2*) Interest in other’s stories that inclines to many possible outcomes, such as involvement in theater, literature, counseling or personal performance.
The Sabian Symbols of our Featured Planets: Venus, Mars, Saturn >>>
The uplifting message from the featured planet positions that shows the way through:
You are relying on your internal resources and preparation rather than using others as your reference point in order to move through very challenging, demanding circumstances with strength, determination, and endurance, cleansing your ego and letting go of self absorption. You are releasing the pressure that has built up inside of you constructively in an explosion of ideas and insights or in an aware explosion of the hidden pain and anger within you that transforms and heals, bringing new potentials for growth. You are displaying the disciplined orderly aspects of yourself, building up your strength, seeking to keep the more disreputable aspects under control.
The more dysfunctional expression of this message:
You are depending on others in very demanding situations refusing to prepare properly yourself, having to turn to others when you find yourself coming up short without the resources and reserves necessary to complete your tasks. You are overreacting in extreme ways, spewing out destructive poisonous behaviors with no concern for who or what may be damaged. You are using the display of your strength and control and power to dominate, control and suppress any opposition.
25 Leo = Venus [A large camel crossing the desert] You are relying on your internal resources and preparation rather than using others as your reference point in order to move through very challenging, demanding circumstances with strength, determination, and endurance, cleansing your ego and letting go of self absorption and/or you are depending on others in very demanding situations refusing to prepare properly yourself, having to turn to others when you find yourself coming up short without the resources and reserves necessary to complete your tasks
17 Virgo = Mars [A volcano in eruption] You are releasing the pressure that has built up inside of you constructively in an explosion of ideas and insights or in an aware explosion of the hidden pain and anger within you that transforms and heals, bringing new potentials for growth and/or you are overreacting in extreme ways, spewing out destructive poisonous behaviors with no concern for who or what may be damaged
6 Pisces = Saturn [Officers on dress parade] You are displaying the disciplined orderly aspects of yourself, building up your strength, seeking to keep the more disreputable aspects under control and/or you are using the display of your strength and control and power to dominate, control and suppress any opposition
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 5 – Aug 7 (exact Aug 6) the Sun in Leo is acting and agitating (square) with Jupiter in Taurus. This vibe begins to influence us around 5 PM and is increasing in influence until it peaks at 8:03 PM on Aug 6. then decreasing fading out around Midnight at the end of Aug 7. This vibrational pattern is interested in growth and expansion. It is willing to take whatever actions are necessary to be able to grow and expand.
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 7:40 PM, peaking at 9:40 PM, the Moon in Aries is flowing freely (trine) with the Sun in Leo. 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.
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 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 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. 5 – 6: (10-11 Vir) Introductory: Are you realizing the ways in which you have been influenced or molded by others and freeing yourself from expectations that do not fit with who you truly are, learning to cease getting caught up in conforming to the expectations of others and of society and not having a sense of what you want to be and who you truly are [A boy molded in his mother’s aspiration for him]
!!!Venus R {Jun 19, 2023 !Jun 30! [Jul 23 – !Aug 13! – Sep 4, 2022] !Sep 26! Oct 9} 12, 20, 28 Leo → Aug. 5 – 7: (25-24 Leo) Reworking: Working on relying on your internal resources and preparation rather than using others as your reference point in order to move through very challenging, demanding circumstances with strength, determination, and endurance, cleansing your ego and letting go of self absorption, learning to cease depending on others in very demanding situations refusing to prepare properly yourself, having to turn to others when you find yourself coming up short without the resources and reserves necessary to complete your tasks [A large camel crossing the desert]
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 → July 27 – Aug. 11: (6-5 Pis) Reworking: Working on displaying the disciplined orderly aspects of yourself, building up your strength, seeking to keep the more disreputable aspects under control, learning to cease using the display of your strength and control and power to dominate, control and suppress any opposition [Officers on dress parade]
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.