Autumn Equinox 2022
Autumn Equinox Greetings!
The Autumn Equinox
arrives on Thursday, September 22, 2022. It is the moment of perfect
balance between the light of day and the dark of night. Use this opportune
energy to discover where you would like to bring balance to your own life and
determine the steps you'd like to take to
restore your inner harmony. This could involve establishing equilibrium between
work and relaxation, between spiritual aspirations and worldly
activities, between nurturing yourself and nurturing others, or
between breathing into the present moment or dwelling
on the past or future.
FIND the MIDDLE PATH
BETWEEN the OLD & the NEW
If you're deciding between whether to preserve the old
or embrace the new, you will see an appropriate middle path during the fall
season. A tense balance between traditional Saturn and innovative Uranus will
reach a tipping point in early October. At this time, you will be able to more
clearly discern what to preserve from your past and what to introduce for
your future. You will have the energy to take initial steps toward your new
goals.
Your motivations for
your actions also will evolve. You may increasingly seek greater meaning,
greater independence, or greater creativity rather than security or
sameness.
MERCURY RETROGRADE will
TURN YOUR ATTENTION WITHIN-CHANGE a FIXED PATTERN-RESPOND TO YOUR CONSCIENCE
Mercury is retrograde
from September 9 - October 2, 2022. This energy will prompt you to go within
for answers. Mercury retrograde promises better solutions from your inner world than from the outer world of routines and fixed
patterns. Changing a fixed pattern will produce the greatest growth at this
time.
During the fall season, you also will develop more tools for adapting to the
changing era we are in. Greater self-reflection, individuality, and
self-affirmation rather than self-judgment or assessing your value through the
reactions of others will bring you the best results. You also will need to
respond to your own conscience and your sense of purpose rather than outer
authorities.
GREATER AUTHENTICITY
We also are moving into a period of greater
authenticity as you will experience more permission to be yourself. Notice how
many videos feature experts and professionals speaking on a Zoom call from
their living rooms or even their bedrooms. The caliber of their clothing also
is decidedly more casual than business attire considered de
rigueur in the past. When was the last time you met with a
professional man or woman-in a business suit? As the poet Rumi aptly
said, "Appear as you are. Be as you appear." This certainly fits our
times.
YOUR POWERS of PERCEPTION WILL EXPAND
You also will discover that you can achieve more than
you previously thought possible. You will break through limits imposed by your
thoughts and expand your ability to imagine your potentials. Scientists are
even finding that the human ear can now hear both higher and lower frequencies
than previously possible; and the human eye can perceive a greater range of
colors than the primary colors previously perceived by our ancestors. Just look
at the range of colors in any box of crayons! So as our collective powers of
perception expand, so too will your power to imagine and create a more evolved
future. It is up to you to determine what this will look like.
THINK for YOURSELF,
LEAD with YOUR HEART
This is a time of personal empowerment that emphasizes
individual expression rather than "group-think." We are moving into a
time where people will be more more inclined to do what they love rather than what they
have been told they should do. People will more readily come from their hearts
than their heads.
POWER to the INDIVIDUAL
You also will see governments, large corporations, and even medical
establishments becoming increasingly less effective as smaller community groups
and businesses organize themselves and ascend in their productivity and
effectiveness. More power will flow to the individual level.
Left-and-right polarities
also will dissolve as each "faction" begins to splinter and individual
members diverge on varying positions and opinions. It will be less
and less possible to define someone as liberal
or conservative as boundary lines blur and melt away. More and more people
will be "conservative" on one issue, but "liberal" on another.
If this sounds like we're moving into a free-for-all, or a disorganized,
lawless, revolutionary period, well, it may feel a bit that way as a new order
is established. It is out of the greatest chaos that the highest order can
emerge.
FINANCIAL MARKETS
As has been previously predicted in this newsletter since the beginning of this
year, the financial markets are contracting to make way for a new kind of
economic and financial system-one based on micro-currencies
and individual exchange rather than megalithic currencies and global
financial markets. We also have been talking about what has been buried coming
to the surface-and this certainly will be true at least through 2024.
As unsavory as it may be, much corruption and malfeasance will be exposed. This
too will open the way for a more evolved pathway ahead.
We are in for a bouncy period in the financial markets between now and the end
of 2022. As new systems begin to take hold, traditional financial markets are
likely to contract through 2023 and 2024. Nevertheless, forward-looking,
forward-thinking companies and financial systems will thrive in the upcoming
years. There will, therefore, be some robust sectors, such as satellite
communications, virtual reality technology, alternative
modes of transportation, alternative sources of water discovery and
purification, food production and distribution, and alternative energy
sources, such as hydrogen fuel cells. A lot of people think the need for
electricity is on the upswing, but ultimately, our use of electricity will be
waning due to a plethora of free energy sources, including hydrogen, the sun,
wind, and even waste products. And of course, many things connected with
the blockchain will proliferate in the coming years.
However, some companies associated with blockchain
will be flashes in the pan, while others will become firmly established. Some blockchain ventures will only provide short-term results,
where quick profits can be made but a prolonged upswing or stability cannot be
maintained.
MID-TERM ELECTIONS and
ECLIPSES
As part of the continuing unraveling of authority structures and governments,
the November 8, 2022 mid-term elections will occur on the day of a Full Moon
Lunar Eclipse conjoined with the nodes of the Moon, squaring both
traditional Saturn in Aquarius and progressive Uranus in Taurus, while Mars is
retrograde in Gemini. All of this will cause a bumpy Election Day. Mars
will activate sensitive points in everyone's astrological charts as it spends
an uncharacteristically long 7 months in the communications sign of Gemini
(from August 20, 2022 to March 25, 2023). Normally, Mars spends approximately 2
months in each sign. But due to its retrograde in Gemini (October 30, 2022 to
January 12, 2023), the sometimes disorganized energy of Mars retrograde in
Gemini will be intensified and prolonged. Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
also will be retrograde at the time of the November election. This will mean
that there will be unexpected losses and disputes about the true winners.
Resolution of the results could be long in coming. Celestial energies on
Election Day portend unexpected events, reversals, as well as an opening for
innovative solutions. Given the planetary alignments on Election Day,
don't look for anyone to be totally happy with the results. So, in a way, this
will be a unifying moment, despite the uncertainty, because we all will be in the same boat-albeit from various
perspectives.
A Partial New Moon
Solar Eclipse in Scorpio on October 25, 2022 also will set the stage for the
planetary tension that will come to a head on November 8, 2022. With Venus
conjunct the solar eclipse, relationship tensions may erupt unexpectedly. While
a war of words under the energy of Mars retrograde in Gemini could be initially
disruptive, a higher, more authentic truth will emerge by the time Mars turns
direct on January 12, 2023. The need for polarized sides to come together
for the wellbeing of all will become more
apparent in 2023.
LUCKY JUPITER, LUCKY for SPIRITUALITY
Lucky Jupiter will retrograde into Pisces starting the week before Election Day
until December 20, 2022, when Jupiter will re-enter Aries through May 16, 2023.
Jupiter in Pisces, along with spiritual Neptune in Pisces, favors spiritual
solutions over concrete material action. Jupiter in Pisces will soften
life's edges and make concrete solutions more elusive. Jupiter in Pisces
will reward prayer, meditation, and positive thoughts. Jupiter in
Aries beginning December 20, 2022, just before the Winter
Solstice, will bring a new burst of energy and enthusiasm for new actions
and solutions.
BE a MAGNET for
POSITIVE ENERGY
Stay tuned for more planetary news about 2023 in the Winter Solstice 2022
Newsletter. In the meantime, follow the positive prevailing energies of Jupiter
in Pisces, which favor contemplative, meditative, altruistic or charitable
activities, positive affirmation and prayer. It also is a good time to stand up
for principles in which you believe, even if you do so in your thoughts,
prayers, and affirmations. Your positive energetic contributions will radiate
out and do much good for this world! So, be a magnet for positive energy
by projecting positive thoughts, prayers, and affirmations.
If planetary patterns create more turmoil on the outside, fortify your inner
world through introspection, self-reflection, positive thinking, and prayer.
This is the true aim of our world's transformative celestial energies. When the
actions and thoughts that helped you in the past no longer work, and if
conditions in the outer world make little sense, take shelter in your inner
world, where true wisdom and solace reside. This time is meant to fortify each
individual's unique connection to their soul.
REACH OUT to EXPLORE THE IMPACT of the
PLANETARY ENERGIES on YOU!
If you would like to further explore how to make the planetary energies work
for you, feel free to contact me at Laurie@LaurieBaum.com or
760-753-7676 (office-landline). I look forward to talking with you!
Have a blessed Autumn season! And use this time to delve into your inner
world to explore positive directions you might go in the coming times!
With loving thoughts and prayers,
Laurie
PLEASE READ on for
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS for EVERY SIGN!
ARIES (March 21 - April 19)
Energetic Mars, your planetary ruler, will focus your energy on clarifying your
communications from the past during the autumn season. Use your abundant energy
to clear up misunderstandings and resolve conflicts that may have remained
unresolved. The focus on communications will be caused by Mars'
uncharacteristically long 7-month sojourn through the communications sign of
Gemini-from August 20, 2022 to March 25, 2023. Under this influence, previously
tangled communications can become untangled. Additionally, Mars normally spends
2 months in each sign of the zodiac. But due to Mars' retrograde in Gemini
from October 30, 2022 to January 12, 2023, Mars will remain in Gemini until the
Sun reaches Aries on March 25, 2023. This means that your attention will be focused
more than usual on what you say to others-and on what they say to you. Try to
think carefully before expressing strong opinions. Read important contracts
twice before signing. Prepare for expectable delays when you travel. A series
of eclipses in Taurus and Scorpio on October 25 and November 8, 2022 will help
you use your financial abundance in new and creative ways. Mercury
retrograde in Virgo and Libra from September 9 to October 2, 2022 will bring
important people into your life who will offer helpful advice to enable your
daily life to run more smoothly.
TAURUS (April 20 -
May 20)
Endeavor to strike a balance between tradition and innovation during the autumn
season as innovative Uranus in Taurus aligns with traditional Saturn in
Aquarius. It is a good time to let go of what is no longer working so you may
make space to experiment with new people and projects. You appreciate the
rhythm of repetition, but think carefully about repeating patterns from the
past that are no longer working. You may think about alternative ways of
accomplishing important goals during the fall season-and you may even re-define
what your important goals are under this celestial influence. A New Moon Solar
Eclipse in Scorpio on October 25, 2022 will give you a new perspective on
friendship. A Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on November 8, 2022, will enable you to
make an important change in the way you present yourself to the world. Mercury
retrograde from September 9 to October 2, 2022 will help you to change a
daily routine so your life functions more efficiently. Mars retrograde in
Gemini from October 30, 2022 to January 12, 2023 will bring you benefits when
you review your financial expenditures and budgets.
GEMINI (May 21 - June
21)
You may feel like you're a juggler who needs five hands as Mercury turns
retrograde from September 9 to October 2, 2022-and, Mars in Gemini turns
retrograde from October 30, 2022 to January 12, 2023. Even though you are one
of the most quick-witted signs of the Zodiac, you may feel as if you are juggling
too many issues at once with many people trying to communicate with you at the
same time-both electronically and in person-under these powerful astrological
alignments. You'll enjoy the mental stimulation, but make sure to periodically
rest to gain perspective and sort your options. You will be called upon
to set priorities and concentrate on one thing at a time in order to get
through what may be a highly busy period. You also may face many decisions
requiring you to balance innovation with tradition. You'll do best to alternate
between the two. The best time for you to travel or initiate new ventures will
be between October 2 to October 30, 2022, when neither
Mercury nor Mars are retrograde. During other periods, leave extra time
to get from Point A to Point B-and joyfully expect the unexpected! Mercury
retrogrades once again from December 29, 2022 to January 18, 2023, which will
also turn your mind to the past during the New Year's season. With Mercury
and Mars retrograde, you may want to stay close to home if possible during the
holiday season. When your mind longs to run free, indulge in good books
and movies.
CANCER (June 22 -
July 22)
You will be interacting with a lot of people who spark your creativity during
the fall season. These interactions will be most impactful under Mercury
retrograde in Virgo and Libra from September 9 to October 2, 2022, and again
under the influence of the New Moon Solar Eclipse on October 25, 2022 and
the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on November 8, 2022. Stay open to
interplay between yourself and people with whom you would not typically
interact. These exchanges will be very fortifying to your ability to see your
life in a new, positive perspective. Energetic Mars in Gemini from August
20, 2022 to March 25, 2023 also will give you an opportunity to
communicate with many new people. Your daydreams will provide a rich source of
creative inspiration during the fall season. If something feels out of
alignment, this is a good time to make appropriate adjustments to accommodate a
new daily rhythm. Your most powerful days are under the Cancer Moon on
September 18-19, October 15-16, November 12-13, and December 9-10, 2022.
LEO (July 23 - August 22)
The moment when the light of day equals the dark of night arrives at the Autumn
Equinox on September 22, 2022. This is an auspicious day for you to re-examine
the ways you have been expending your energy as you reach the midpoint between
the Summer and Winter Solstices. The Summer Sun sparks
your enthusiasm and fuels your energy, whereas the autumn light encourages you
to harvest the results of seeds you have planted earlier in the year. Take an
inventory of the areas of your life where you are ready to reap the results and
also look for aspects of your life in need of the greater attention. Mercury
retrograde in Virgo and Libra from September 9 to October 2, 2022 will help you
reevaluate your financial priorities and your budget. A New Moon Solar Eclipse
in Scorpio will help you re-arrange a section of your home. A Full Moon Lunar
Eclipse on November 8, 2022 will bring you a favorable opportunity to interact
with the public in a practical way. The passage of energizing Mars through
Gemini from August 20, 2022 to March 25, 2023 will help you connect with
an old friend.
VIRGO (August 23 -
September 22)
The Autumn Equinox on September 22, 2022 marks the beginning of a positive
52-day post-birthday period for you-this is when your energy is at its
strongest and you can easily manifest your goals and aspirations. You will
experience new ways of interacting with people under the influence
of Mercury retrograde in Virgo and Libra from September 9 to October 2,
2022. Do you prefer to interact with others to accomplish your important goals?
Or, do you prefer to fly solo when you are concentrating on an important
objective? Do you prefer to be with people with whom you can be completely
authentic? Or, do you prefer to keep it light, and possibly change your style
depending upon who you are connecting with? A Full Moon Solar Eclipse in
Scorpio on October 25, 2022 will help you discover new information that you
previously had been curious about but have not yet explored. A Full Moon Lunar
Eclipse in Taurus on November 8, 2022, will help you embark upon a new course
of study or enable you to set up a trip to a foreign land. Stay open to
exchange ideas with people you don't normally communicate with. The
passage of energizing Mars through Gemini from August 20, 2022 to March
25, 2023 will help you clarify your goals. You will discover new information
coming toward you from many directions during the fall season. Mars in the
communicative sign of Gemini for 7 months will sharpen your mind so you will
collect enough data to make well-informed decisions.
LIBRA (September 23 -
October 23)
The Autumn Equinox on September 22, 2022 marks the beginning of a positive
post-birthday period for you in your annual birthday cycle. Your upcoming new
birthday year initiates a fortunate 52-day period that follows the day when the
Sun returns to the place it was when you were
born. Under this influence, your energy will be strong and you will be able to
most easily manifest the goals you focus upon. Mercury retrograde in Libra and
Virgo from September 9 to October 2, 2022 will further assist you to
review the past and make appropriate course corrections. Mars in Gemini
from August 20, 2022 to March 25, 2023 will assist you to think deeply about what
are your important goals and how can you best reach them. This is a fortunate
time to try something opposite from what you have tried in the past. A New
Moon Solar Eclipse on October 25, 2022 will help you re-balance your budget in
a way that is favorable for you. A Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on
November 8, 2022 will help you enlist the assistance of someone with the
expertise you need. If your first choice doesn't work, consider making another
selection after the Full Moon of November 8, 2022. You will have greater
information, clarity, and confidence in your direction after this time.
SCORPIO (October 24
- November 21)
The Autumn Equinox on September 22, 2022 initiates a fortunate time when you
may complete projects begun in the past. This is in preparation for a new
beginning at your next birthday in mid-fall. Mercury retrograde in Libra and
Virgo from September 9 to October 2, 2022 will enable you to let go of
something from the past that is no longer useful to the direction you would
like to go. Think carefully about what supports your forward movement-and what
holds you back. A New Moon Solar Eclipse in Scorpio on October 25, 2022
will give you the impetus to display a hidden aspect of your personality. Think
back to what was happening in your life when this eclipse pattern last occurred
on October 25, 2003. You will have a chance to re-do any issues left in your
life from that time. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse with the Sun in Scorpio and
Moon in Taurus on November 8, 2022 will stir the pot and facilitate a new
alchemical mixture in your life. Think of which elements of your life can be
fused to create a greater whole. Remember, as Aristotle said: "The whole
is greater than the sum of its parts." Energetic Mars in Gemini
from August 20, 2022 to March 25, 2023, and retrograde from October 30,
2022 to January 12, 2023, will enable you to explore a subject about which you
have been curious but have not yet had time to explore. This is an opportunity
to sink into your own intellectual and psychological depths.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 -
December 21)
You will have a chance to visit with an old friend who will present an alluring
opportunity as Mercury retrogrades in Libra and Virgo from September 9 to
October 2, 2022. Use your discrimination to decide whether to accept the offer.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. A New Moon Solar Eclipse
in Scorpio on October 25, 2022 will awaken an aspect of your subconscious. Pay
attention to your dreams. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on November 8,
2022 may initially present a confusing situation. But if you sit quietly in
meditation, a clear, logical answer will arise. Pay attention to your intuition
at this time. Lucky Jupiter, your planetary ruler, transitions from fiery
Aries to laid-back Pisces from October 27 to December 20, 2022. This will
change the tenor of your daily rhythm from go-go-go (until October 27, 2022) to
"manana, it will work itself out,
it can wait" (until December 20, 2022). Jupiter will remain in Aries until May
16, 2023. Mars in your opposing sign of Gemini from August 20, 2022 to
March 25, 2023 will attract to you someone who is intellectually scintillating.
Make sure this person's heart qualities are as alluring as their brains if you
intend to initiate a deeper connection.
CAPRICORN (December
22 - January 19)
The retrograde of communicative Mercury from September 9 to October 2,
2022 will help you re-examine your overall life direction. Are you going in a
direction that brings greatest benefits to yourself, to others, or to you soul?
How about your physical health and wellbeing? What is the direction that
is most important to you? The transition of lucky Jupiter from entrepreneurial
Aries to relaxed Pisces on October 27, 2022, will help you lay back a bit and
relax if you feel over-worked. A New Moon Solar Eclipse in Scorpio on
October 25, 2022 will bring you into a group interaction that will inspire you.
A Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on November 8, 2022 will excite your
creativity. Use your resourceful mind to tackle a practical project.
Energetic Mars in Gemini from August 20, 2022 to March 25, 2023 will
help you reorganize your work space. For you, an organized space equals an
organized mind. You like all of the puzzle pieces of your life to fit together.
So, work on creating supportive schedules, meeting places, and work areas so
your creativity and productivity can flourish!
AQUARIUS (January 20 -
February 18)
Karmic Saturn in Aquarius until March 2023 will give you an opportunity to
refine your life goals so they best reflect the aspirations of your soul. Think
about what you truly would like to express in your life, and set your
intentions on these aims. You may want to write a positive affirmation or
meditate and pray for divine assistance in meeting your objectives. Mercury
retrograde in Libra and Virgo from September 9 to October 2, 2022 will
give you the impetus to introspect about what is important in your life. Ask
yourself tough questions, such as: "What would I like to be remembered for when
my life is over?" Or, "What could I do differently to bring more happiness to
myself? Or to others?" A New Moon Solar Eclipse in Scorpio on October 25,
2022 will give you the impetus to further think deeply about the direction of
your life. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on November 8, 2022 will focus
your energy on creating greater comfort in your home environment. Mars
in Gemini from August 20, 2022 to March 25, 2023 will heighten your
ability to express your creativity.
PISCES (February 19
- March 20)
Mercury retrograde in your opposing sign of Virgo and in Libra from
September 9 to October 2, 2022 will help you connect on a deep level with
someone you care about. This interaction will lift your spirits and bring
greater meaning to your life. A New Moon Solar Eclipse in Scorpio on
October 25, 2022 will spark your imagination and give you an idea that you will
put into effect during the fall season. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Taurus
on November 8, 2022 will further energize your creative thinking and will spark
a creative solution to an ongoing problem. Energetic
Mars in Gemini from August 20, 2022 to March 25, 2023 will help you make a
much-needed change to your home environment. With spiritual Neptune in Pisces
until 2026, this is a good time to set up a safe space where you can do
spiritual practice, whether it be yoga, meditation, quiet contemplation, or
writing. Make this a space where you can comfortably feel at one with all that
is.
- OM -