Polly wrote me on Saturday and asked what was going on. Things were feeling really funky. And lots of beings, some humans, especially non-humans seem to be checking out lately. I was relieved that it wasn’t just me. Polly is a gifted artist (she did this pencil drawing for me) and animal communicator. But she will tell you she facilitates communication between human and non-human animals. Because part of her work is getting us to remember we are animals too.

I replied, well, the current Lunar cycle is ending, and that seems to be dragging on forever. and Jupiter’s active. Jupiter is often prominent in death charts. I don’t remember where I read it or heard it, I think it might have been Liz Greene. If you think about it, it makes sense. When a being dies, it takes a journey from the physical to the nonphysical. It supports the idea that death is a journey, not the end.

And Neptune is stationary—Neptune’s not moving at all. The cosmic Sharpie pen that is Neptune is just sitting there, making a giant crazy, cloudy inkblot of intense psychic energy until May 22. I don’t know if this is the source of all the weirdness going on; I kind of feel like things are going to pick up after the New Moon this Thursday. I sure hope so.. I have two planets in Taurus and one in Capricorn. I like it when things make sense.

I left all this on her machine. Later, I get Polly on the line. She thanks me for the information and tells me she had asked Sophia (her cat) what was going on, why are things feeling so weird. Sophia told her, “it’s the energy of Jupiter affecting Earth.” What a trip!!

Later on, I noticed two Lunar occultations of Venus and Uranus on Sunday and Monday. I’m not sure what to make of these, I have only just started noticing them.

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In my chart, that stationary Neptune at 19 Aquarius is alllmost square my Venus at 20 Taurus. Neptune changes direction before the square perfects (that’s called a refranation), and it won’t be exact until January.

But boy have I been feeling it. My hormones have been out of balance. This cycle has just been weird. And my moods have been shaky. I’ve been feeling lost and longing for what I can’t have. I’ve been feeling disconnected from people close to me. Dissatisfied and wanting connection on a deeper level. Frustrated that I cannot share this deep part of me.

But don’t feel sorry for me, please. Whiny as I may sound, I’m not fishing for pity. Aries, with Moon in Leo here.. I’m way too proud for that.

I do have a plan. I’m going to do what I always advise others.. like they told us in driver’s ed, if you find yourself in a skid, steer into it. So I’m steering into Neptune. In a small but positive and hopefully profound way.. I have a beautiful classical guitar that I have forgotten how to play. And I’m going to take some lessons with my Piscean friend, Dan. I’m so excited to get started, sometime after the New Moon next week.

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How are you doing? Did you feel this strangeness and mixed-up energy that Polly and I talked about? How are you dealing with it?