Secret Sessions and the Dark Moon

The Dark Moon, the Fog Moon or is it the Frost Moon?
This last new moon which helped mark the Celtic year, since in this tradition it ended on the eve before Samhain and began again on the day after - November 1, 2005.
What is going on? A secret Senate session to force an investigation into the phony inteelligence used by the Bush administration to start the war of shock and claw in Iraq. This action halted business for two hours, such a tactic had previously been used only to discuss state secrets and impeachment briefings. This Scorpionic New Moon had Uranus in close trine to the Moon in Scorpio around 2:30 PM EST. Scorpio is associated with secrets and the modern ruler Pluto now conjunct Venus deals with power plays. Such an unexpected action (Uranian) had Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) shake up the sedate house around 2:30 p.m. by suddenly invoking his right to shutter Senate doors to outsiders. This intensity showed more passion then the Demos have demonstrated in (5) years when Jupiter/Saturn were conjunct Taurus @ 22degrees SQ Uranus in Aquarius circa May 2000 - yes a backbone even with lamb duck Clinton movin on.

Let the Fixed Grand Crosses Began
Many excellent Astrologers like Bill Herbst have been telling us the the Grand Crosses are coming. Bill describes this aspect as: "concentrate and amplify the existing force field of life-energy in a way that vibrates down to the densest levels of our reality."
Since July the fixed Grand Cross has been builing as each outer and personal planet enters a fixed sign - first Saturn in Leo. Then Mars into Taurus on July 29th and with the retrograde in September, we really have the kettle cooking. I describe the super earthy aspoect of Mars in Taurus as the Roman Soldier and Nobleman who will stop at nothing to get his way. This new moon that has traditions in Tibet as the Festival of lanterns and in Peru as time of the Ayamarca, or Festival of the Dead.
This is the time when the chill of winter turns to frost. This is the time traditionally when the Deities become Dark: Kali, Black Isis, Nicnevin, Hecate, Bast Osiris, Sarasvati, Lakshme, Skadi, Mawu - Death is in the shadows the new must arise from the shroud.
Looking ahead to next week the Marquee tells fo the initial Cross led by Sun in Scorpio ending on November 11th. Then with Jupiter moving into orb the end of the month we have the second mighty Grand Cross in full force November 28, 2005. The
season will stretch onward and remain effective for 52 days, until the square between Saturn and Mars dissipates on January 18tth, 2006.

Pluto together with Venus in the Galactic Center
Our intense desires manifest as the evil empire was dealt a blow with Scotter taking a fall on 10/28 as Pluto/Venus were in exact conjunction. When any planet nears the Galactic Center the electromagnetic field of Earth is very charged, As the Mayan Calendar glyph for the day White Resonant Wind explains it was a day to be guided by the power of timelessess. Around the world we are seeing more and more people reacting to this super charged atmosphere: Rioting in poor Paris suburbs hit it's sixth day. This situation which reflects tat Mars/Neptune/Saturn T SQ. All riots have their cause in some form of injustice undoubtedly this one reflected a Mars Opp to Pallas (Goddes of Righting Wrong). So it is said that the electrocution of two North African youths allegedly fleeing police touched off the violence. Neptune's direct motion on Oct. 26 helped confuse the people's perceptions but this only reflected Chiron's desire to address and heal the wider grievances among immigrants who feel disadvantaged and ignored by the French state.
Now what about the Feminine message with Venus in the GC? We are in for some powerful
and revelatory insights, notice on the day after tuesday, an article comes out in the New Scientist - Hormone levels predict attractiveness of women. Researchers at the University of St Andrews in Fife, UK, have found that women’s facial attractiveness is directly related to their oestrogen levels. Does this mean no more makeup? No but it does connect fertility to attractiveness - a Scorpionic theme with the ruler of Sagittarius, expansive Jupiter conjunct the Moon.
Surprises due for Washington DC and the Bushies
At the Summit of the Americas starting Nov. 4th in Argentina, the people's leader from Venezuela Chavez will face off with GW Bush. As Mercury moves to exact square Uranus and into TSQ with Bush's Mars expect a confrontation of words. Hugo Chavez said that he may interrupt his North American counterpart, George Bush, if he expresses doubts about the value of the Venezuelan democracy. Also a rerun of some crazy weather could be triggered since Mercury SQ Uranus always brings unusual, electrified conditions to the atmosphere - winds and rain. It should be noted that Mercury in Sagittarius goes retrograde on November 13, so it will be in Sagittarius until mid-December.