MAY 5 – 11, 2013
by Tim Stephens

All times/dates are Pacific Daylight Time.

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I have seldom had such a stream of emails as I have in the past few weeks about the “lunar node” articles. Many astrologers ignore the Moon’s north and south nodes. These astrologers often use the solar and lunar eclipses (frequently in a dire tone: “ooo, eclipses bad”) yet find themselves puzzled and frustrated in their attempts to interpret what each eclipse means and how – and especially when – they affect us. That’s why, since time immemorial, astrologers have repeated that eclipse effects occur “a week to six months after the eclipse.” In other words, they don’t know.
I suspect these astrologers don’t realize that eclipses are intimately connected to the Moon’s nodes, and in fact are timed by the nodes. The north and south lunar nodes take about 18 months to travel through a sign and its opposite. (The north and south nodes are always exactly opposite: so if the north node is at 10 degrees ARIES, the south will be at exactly 10 degrees LIBRA, the sign opposite Aries.) During that 18 months, the eclipses will occur within a few (often 3 to 5) degrees of the nodes. (There are 360 degrees in the zodiac, or the sky.)
In essence, the nodes are like an 18-month long train that carries the eclipses on its back. While we can tell almost nothing certain from an eclipse, the nodes give us a strong forecast for an 18-month period. They are also strong “destiny” indicators, and great at telling us what to avoid. Trying to interpret eclipses rather than lunar nodes is like reading a “point” versus a long line of text. The nodes’ movements are a sentence: the eclipses are just the commas and periods.

BTW, every New Moon eclipse – as occurs this week (May 9) is actually a birth indicator, while every Full Moon eclipse is a climax indicator, showing the peak of an influence or development.
But back to the new luck cycle beginning June 25, and lasting into July 2014:

GEMINI, your luck, from mid-2013 to mid-2014, lies in the area of money, earnings, purchases, sensual relationships, memory, rote learning, and surface indications. Your luck will come from accepting appearances, not from digging deep. (The latter can cause delays that cause a good prospect or potential project to wither, even disappear.) Nostalgia, antiques, kitchens, restaurants, children, gardens, mother nature – these are lucky for you during this period. Sensual, casual sex flows sweetly – and more successfully than “deep” or “binding” sex.

Your money luck will soar – you might experience a financial event so beneficial it can boost your life for at least a decade, perhaps much longer. This event could be as simple as selling or purchasing your house or another large item, or landing a steady, lucrative job or taking a pension. Do everything you can to increase your income in an enduring way, rather than accept a one-shot reward. (A promotion or raise in pay is better than temporary overtime.) This is a superb time to start a “cash flow” business. Buying items to further your career is also beneficial. So is spending to please a sweet person.