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The Moon in Virgo trine Uranus in Taurus at exactly 3:53 PM EDT. Lunar aspects have an 'orb of influence' of 12 to 14 hours 'before' and 'after' their exactness.

Mercury in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn at exactly 7;49 PM EDT where it began in applying degrees on September 21, 2019, it is exact today, and will last in separating degrees until October 2, 2019.

The BIG NEWS today is Mercury in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn. So here's the thing, how in the world do we juggle all of these aspects that are overlapping in degrees and days. Two (2) days ago Mercury was sextile to Jupiter and today it is square Pluto, and Sunday it was squaring Saturn, and they are all still very much active and in play. Well Astrotators, you have to pick and choose how you are going to 'throw your chi' (energy). You have 'free will', now choose! If you cannot handle the energy, it will be evident, and since you are still here on this planet Earth, then you still have time to practice. You can use the 'Ace' this week in your hand of cards (planets) to play, which was Mercury sextile Jupiter engaging the mind and learning from the world around you in experience and knowledge. We are also coming up Venus sextile Jupiter that came into play on Sunday, but isn't exact until Saturday. Use that energy too! Use the September 2019 Astro Memes to help you recognize these energies, when they began, when they are exact, and when they will end.

Mercury rules the mind, mental energy and the power of mental persuasion and Pluto levels one thing to cause something else to rise up out of the ashes, just like the phoenix-rising arises from the ashes. Pluto destructs in order to reconstruct and there is where the transformation takes place.

So this is where you have the ability to transform your mind, thoughts and concerns into something completely different. This aspect is asking you to be fully conscious of your thoughts and transform them into something else. This is a tough week for communication as Mercury is challenged on many different levels, where people are offended or overly sensitive to the words of others. Mercury was in Cancer on Sunday and Monday, and that didn't help matters much, and neither did yesterday's Venus square Saturn. OUCH! If we take a positive spin to Mercury square Pluto, then we can transform our mind into accepting a 'different' play on words. Otherwise we end up believing we are constantly 'under the attack' when that is not the case at all. Pluto has power attached to it, so words can destroy, but at the same time, our level of sensitivity can destroy ourselves.

You have probably heard, "If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all." It really is better that you adopt this motto when this aspect is present because it can literally tear someone's world apart in one brutal sentence. Once the word or phrase is spoken, then jury has heard it and it will be hard to take it back. There are no take-backs with this aspect. You might also find yourself 'explaining' what you meant. Communication is far more than a challenge this week, it has been a real dance of sorts. Pluto can cause words to be sharp, biting and stinging because Pluto rules the sign of Scorpio, which can strike out without warning or provocation. That's just its nature. Mercury square Pluto tells it like it is, regardless of what you think. If you don't want to know, don't ask!

Mercury square Pluto is deliberate, cunning, sharp and unapologetic. Oh it knows exactly what it said. Those who are operating at a less than optimal level of character may be using this aspect to persuade others to think a certain way or used to gain control over others. Mind manipulation, mind provocation, mind bullying and mind control. Do not do this to others and do not allow it to be done to you. Remember, this aspect began on September 21, 2019, it is exact today, and it will last until October 2, 2019.

SIDE NOTE -- If you live in the St. Louis area, I am teaching a Feng Shui and Relationships workshop at my yoga studio on Saturday, September 28, 2019 during the New Moon in Libra. You can find this information on the Events Tab on the Pose-itively Yoga Facebook page, which is also the cover photo of that page right now. PLEASE 'LIKE' AND 'FOLLOW' MY PAGE! I will be teaching a Feng Shui workshop on every single New Moon of every single month relating to the Sun Sign at the time. My yoga studio is called Pose-itively Yoga and it is located in Belleville, IL just 10 minutes over the bridge from downtown St. Louis into Illinois.

ANOTHER SIDE NOTE -- On Sunday on my DrStandley Astrology Facebook page, I said that I would be placing a 'Donate Button' on this website. Since I no longer write Natal Charts, Solar Returns or do Phone Readings, then this website has to generate enough funds in order to support its bills. This website is massive (20,000 pages) as it goes very deep with the links, just as you will be able to see from the mounds of prayers, affirmations, angels, saints, novena's and other writings for you to increase and e-x-p-a-n-d your wonderful mind. This is not a website that can run on a small hosting fee package simply because there are a lot of bells and whistles that I have to purchase separately that make creating certain areas and updates easier, faster and smoother. So it's not just a hosting fee thing. I shell out hundreds of dollars each month to keep this thing running. Having said that, there is now a 'Donate button' in the top right corner of the website, just below the yin-yang-globe. We will see how this goes because now that I opened the yoga studio, this website still has to support itself in order to pay for the bells, whistles, tools, scripts and hosting fees that make it run. This does not include butt-in-the-seat time to write horoscopes, articles, etc. When I stopped writing horoscopes at the beginning of September, a couple of hundred dollars worth of monthly site renewals were staring me in the face and I was pondering if I still wanted to keep shelling out dollars since the eBooks in my Holistic Shop are not enough to support the site. We'll see how it goes ... I'm a little skeptical about the 'Donate button' (Capricorn Moon) as I have walked down the 'Donate' button path before, which pretty much generated about $10 every six (6) months and that's not even an exaggeration. But we'll see how it goes. I'll keep you posted. I did have a kind Facebook friend pay for the drop-down-menu-generator-script that you see on each page. The yearly cost for that piece of script was $60 and she picked up that tab a couple of weeks ago. Some bills are yearly and some are monthly, and some I just have on a monthly basis now since this site is flying by the seat of its pants. Weeeeee! The 'Donate button' is on the site now. Look up in the top right area of the site just underneath that big gigantic YIN-YANG GLOBE.

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