Midweek Thoughts as Reality, Drama and Fantasy Fill Our Lives

Mercury's MidWeek Messenger
Wednesday is traditionally ruled by Mercury, messenger of the gods who carried the awareness and communications from one level to another. Unquestionably in Astrology, Mercury is thought, the cerebral activator, the storehouse and dispenser of data.
Usually Wednesday (known as hump day for the work week) links the start of the week to accomplishments that usually peak on Friday or Saturday. At any rate, I have found Wednesday as crucial day. A day when both news stories and thoughts are defined, deceminated and placed in position for us to either act upon or ignore.
On January 3, 2006 Mercury entered Capricorn at 4:27PM EST or 1:27PST creating an atmosphere for more serious and purposeful thought pattern - a time when reality starts to set into our minds. Here are three stories that underscore the need for purposeful and creative communications whether within or without.

Mine officials 'sincerely regret' miscommunication over deaths as Mercury inhibits true communique
Some of you may have breathed a sigh of relief upon reading the story last night about all 13 W. Virginia miners being safe after being trapped underground since Monday's explosion - Only to wake up this morning and find out they all died except one survivor.
It is bad enough to find out that all 12 miners were deceased but to mistakenly have your hopes lifted and celebrate for three hours overnight only to find out the truth. Mercury had just left the overly confident and buoyant sign of Sagittarius yesterday, so even though officials knew for sure that 12 miners had died, they were hesitant to inform the families till all the vital signs were checked. Unfortunately mistaken information spread when people overheard phone calls between rescuers and the rescue command centre.
In fact, all the rescuers said was that 12 miners had been found and their vital signs were being checked. With Neptune (ruler of gases and deception) in challenging waning square to Jupiter (ruler of Sag. - associated with exaggeration). At the same time Mars - planet of action and anger is TSQ (T-Square both of them) - thus joy turned to fury and many people who had their hopes deflated, reacted with rage. The moral: it is better to tell the raw truth then let people believe a comforting lie.



How Ceres, Uranus, Chiron and Emotional Concerns causes Lindsay Lohan to experience Drug Use and Battles with Bulimia
Today we find another young starlet admitting vulnerability: "Lindsay Lohan, who was hospitalized in Miami this week for an asthma attack, tells Vanity Fair in an interview that she has dabbled in drugs and battled bulimia." Why and how could this happen?

Lindsay Morgan Lohan (born 2 July 1986 in New York City) has a sensitive, watery Cancerian identity overruled by a public persona of fiery Leo Venus and Mercury. She is confident and overflowing with celebrity magnetism especially since her highly individualistic Uranus in Sagittarius is in a positive trine. When we look at her meteoric rise from child model to actress and later singer we see her ambitious Mars in Capricorn come into play spurring her become a "triple threat" like her idol, Ann-Margret. Yet like so many movie stars that are pushed into the limelight
at a young age, their is a hidden darker side - afterall Lindsay is a Cancer ruled by the Moon shifting from light and dark regularly.
Ceres - Perfection Eating Disorders Astrologically Ceres - the Goddess of grain and agriculture symbolizes motherhood, nourishment and nurturing and Lindsay has Ceres at 18Virgo. In Virgo, Ceres usually identifies nurtrance with perfection, self-discipline and skill levels. In Lohan's case Ceres is both TSQ Uranus and Chiron/Gemini the wounded healer - an obvious manifestation of Chiron in the air sign Gemini (ruling the lungs) is asthma. Bulemia or anorexia are associated with stressful aspects to Ceres or the Moon - in Lohan's life it is Uranus the progenitor of the unexpected. It has been said that Ceres-Uranus stressful aspects lead to unreliable and erratic nurturing experiences mainly children from broken homes who rebel against their parents in order to achieve personal freedom (Uranus/Sag.)The Chiron-Uranus opposition has motivated Lindsay to seek freedom at any cost including using drugs like cocaine. Chiron in Gemini can also make someone like Lindsay feel their mind is wounded, unreliable and they can't trust their own beliefs.



Fantasy Revival and Grand Fire Trine help 'Narnia' Roar Into #1
In a year when box office attendance is down by 5% perhaps attributed to the planet of limitation and restriction, Saturn in the sign of drama and performance - Leo - "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe" is bucking the trend. Narnia debuted the weekend of 12-10 when Mercury entered fire sign Sagittarius known for enthusiasm and mental excitement. That weekend started with an Aries Moon which added to the incendiary effect and produced a worldwide haul of $108.8 million. Looking back we see that Mercury was moving into magical trine with Node/Aries and Saturn/Leo which helped give this classic flight of fantasy the Box-Office Crown knocking off 'King Kong' and earning more than $224.8 million in its four weeks in theaters.
A time for fantasy and flights of fancy Note that the Sabian Symbol for Pluto (generational planet) at 25Sagittarius says it all for movie goers: "A little boy on a rocking horse imagines himself flying to multicolored candyland." This film apparently allows inspiration to mix with a kind of creative frenzy that honors the child within giving us permission to just have fun.