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And I Finally Thought I had Good News for You…Full Moon 19 April 2019 – Pride Comes Before a Fall

Full Moon 19 April 2019 – Pride Comes Before a Fall

The full moon on Friday April 19, 2019 at 29° Libra is opposite Uranus. This means your need for change, excitement or freedom could make you restless and impulsive. Unexpected events and unpredictable behavior could add much tension to close relationships.

The April 2019 full moon also highlights relationship imbalances involving emotional support and love. Asteroid Hybris conjunct the full moon calls for compassion and humility to replace overconfidence and arrogance.

Full Moon Meaning

A full moon occurs when the Sun is opposite the Moon. This highlights opposing forces or polarities in your life such as your work versus home, or what you need versus what you want. Inner tension and external pressures can lead to personal conflict and crises that drain your energy. Your home, family and intimate relationships comes into sharper focus following a full moon.

The lunar qualities of emotions and instincts reach their peak at a full moon. Use you increased emotional strength and intuition to overcome any relationship challenges. Subconscious awareness allows for an impartial and balanced look at your personal relationships. You will clearly see any relationship dynamics or negative feelings causing disharmony.

Full Moon April 2019 Astrology

The April 19 full moon at 29°06′ Libra makes aspects to Venus which rules love and Uranus which rules change. Unfortunately, both aspects are challenging so this full moon could bring relationship uncertainty and tension.

Uranus Change and Uncertainty

Sun conjunct Uranus brings excitement, unexpected change and freedom. You should feel a strong urge to break free from routine, doing something totally different from your normal activities. But with Moon opposite Uranus, unexpected changes and upsetting disruptions could bring restlessness and nervous tension.

Flexible and open-mindedness will increase the likelihood of more pleasant surprises and thrilling experiences. But if this impulsive energy affects your ego, you could take unnecessary risks or rebel against authority. Aggressive reaction and conflict may follow, with danger to yourself and your reputation.

Moon opposite Uranus can cause emotional upsets and relationship turmoil. Impulsive reactions and emotionally based decisions could turn a minor drama into total chaos. So take extra care when making important decisions, especially about relationships.

A strong need for independence can also be a strongly disruptive force. Unexpected events, mood swings or emotional detachment can put a lot of strain on your home and family as well as intimate relationships.

Venus Love and Self Worth

Moon quincunx Venus increases your need for love and affection but also increases relationship tension, especially involving women. Tension rises because of an imbalance involving emotional support and love. The amount of loved received is not the same as the amount given.

Seeking satisfaction elsewhere would involve secrecy and the risk of being caught. Emotional comfort may even be sought in sweet food or drugs. Even if you don’t have any problems with others, you could still experience an internal imbalance involving self-love and self-image.

Karmic imbalances may be related to a family member, possibly your mother. Addressing unresolved issues from this relationship is the key to resolving other challenging imbalances in your life. An interfering or overly possessive mother is one challenge you may have to face. Infidelity, addiction or health issues are other possible sources of relationship tension that you may need to deal with.

Asteroid Hybris

Asteroid Hybris at 28°47′ Libra is conjunct the full moon. Asteroid 430 Hyrbis is named after the Greek goddess Hubris, representing extreme or foolish pride, dangerous over confidence and arrogance. It usually brings about the downfall, or nemesis, of the perpetrator of hubris.

In ancient Greek, hubris referred to actions that shamed and humiliated the victim for the pleasure or gratification of the abuser. The term had a strong sexual connotation, and the shame reflected upon the perpetrator as well.

Today, hubris denotes overconfident pride and arrogance associated with a lack of humility and sometimes ignorance. Hubris is often followed by suffering or punishment (nemesis in Greek mythology).

Full Moon Summary

The strongest influence on a full moon is always Sun opposite Moon which brings relationship into focus. The next strongest influence on full moon April 2019 is Uranus. Sun conjunct Uranus puts the focus on your need for change, excitement and independence.

Moon opposite Uranus makes you more restless and impulsive. It makes other areas of your life, especially intimate relationship, more sensitive to moods and behaviors.

The full moon quincunx Venus highlights imbalances in love relationships which further increase tensions. Flexibility will help you make adjustments in response to changing circumstances. Compromise and love will help restore the karmic balance.

Asteroid Hybris conjunct the full moon warns against foolish pride, overconfidence and arrogance. Keep this in mind if your ego begins to get carried away by Uranus excitement and impulsiveness. “Pride comes before a fall.”

A full moon has a relationship to the previous new moon. Your April 5 new moon goals can now be fine-tuned or completed, it is harvest time. You can make emotional adjustments in response to those new goals. The April 19 full moon lasts for two weeks up to the May 4 new moon.

Full Moon April 2019 Times and Dates
  • Los Angeles – 19 April, 4:12 am
  • New York – 19 April, 7:12 am
  • London – 19 April, 12:12 pm
  • Delhi – 19 April, 4:42 pm
  • Sydney – 19 April, 9:12 pm

 

–Astrology KIng

Pluto Square Sun Transit

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Jupiter Retrograde April 2019 – Test of Love

Jupiter Retrograde April 2019 – Test of Love

 

The Daily Cosmic Calendar for Thursday, April 11

COSMIC CALENDAR

  • APRIL 11, 2019

You receive a temporary reprieve from the last four days of solar systemic upheavals, but only slightly. Venus and Pallas decide to keep sensible problem-solving and strategic thinking up in the air via their off-kilter, 150-degree liaison (1:33 p.m.) while Mercury in Pisces square to now retrograde Jupiter in Sagittarius (9:19 p.m.) adds a contentious energy-field to the realms of communication and transportation.

Your ace in the hole is the lunar presence in Cancer—offering an escape from societal tensions by adding beautiful touches around your residence and showing off your culinary and gardening skills. Enjoying a well-deserved trip down memory lane also fits in nicely with the moon’s transit through the nostalgia-enhancing fourth sign of the zodiac.

[Note to readers: All times are calculated for Pacific Daylight Time. Be sure to adjust all times according to your own local time so the alignments noted above will be exact for your location.]

Copyright 2018 Mark Lerner & Great Bear Enterprises, Ltd. 

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Question of the Day for April 11

Question of the Day

This has been a hot-button issue and a very sensitive topic in The Craft for centuries. What am I talking about? I will tell you, Christians becoming Witches. I want to know your opinion on Christians becoming Witches? Do you think it is possible? Do you think they should be allowed to? Do you believe in Christian Wicca?

I will give you my opinion on the matter at the end of today’s posts. But I want to hear from you first. Did I just open up a can of worms or what?

Lady A

Good Thursday Morning To All Our Dear Brothers & Sisters of The Craft! May The Goddess Fill Your Life With Blessings Today!

celtic catholic
Well you are a bunch of lucky witches this morning! I made the mistake of answering our business phone and I didn’t think I would ever get off of it. Then I had to argue with my doctor for a few minutes. He had removed one of my medications from my chart. Come to find out that was a mistake and easily corrected.

So why are you lucky? We are doing the condensed version of our usual posts today. I know, I know, y’all are all hollering “Yippee!” Hmm, according to the spell checker I spelled that right but it doesn’t look right. Anyway, since we are running late, I think it is time I stop talking and get to work.

Wishing you & yours a very beautiful & blessed day,

Love ya,

Lady of the Abyss

Earth Sky News for April 10: Astronomers unveil history-making 1st black hole photo

Astronomers unveil history-making 1st black hole photo

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Today, in coordinated press conferences across the globe, researchers unveiled the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow.
Scientists have obtained the first radio image of a black hole, using Event Horizon Telescope observations of the center of the galaxy M87. This long-sought image provides the strongest evidence to date for the existence of supermassive black holes and opens a new window onto the study of black holes, their event horizons, and gravity. Image via Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration.

Today (April 10, 2019), in coordinated press conferences around the world, researchers unveiled the first direct visual evidence – a photo, albeit in the “light” of radio waves – of a supermassive black hole’s event horizon. The image (above) is the result of a multi-year, international collaboration. The astronomers said it presents “paradigm-shifting” observations of the gargantuan black hole in the center of the galaxy M87, 55 million light-years from Earth. The image doesn’t show the black hole itself; black holes are black because no light can escape them, and thus the holes themselves are invisible. Instead, the image shows what astronomers are calling the black hole’s “shadow,” a bright ring formed as light bends in the intense gravity around the hole. This black hole, by the way, at M87’s heart, is thought to be some 6.5 billion times more massive than our sun.

To obtain the image, astronomers used the Event Horizon Telescope (@ehtelescope on Twitter) – a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes – designed specifically to capture the first-ever black hole photo.

This breakthrough was announced today in a series of six papers published in a special issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters. To say it is a big deal for astronomers is an understatement. Although black holes have been studied for decades, they’ve been largely theoretical objects. All the images you’ve ever seen of them have been computer simulations, or artist’s conceptions, until now.

Event Horizon Telescope project director Sheperd S. Doeleman of the Harvard-Smithsionian Center for Astrophysics said in a statement:

We have taken the first picture of a black hole. This is an extraordinary scientific feat accomplished by a team of more than 200 researchers.

And here’s more from a statement from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT):

Black holes are extraordinary cosmic objects with enormous masses but extremely compact sizes. The presence of these objects affects their environment in extreme ways, warping spacetime and super-heating any surrounding material.

Multiple calibration and imaging methods revealed a ring-like structure with a dark central region – the black hole’s shadow – that persisted over multiple independent EHT observations.

Supermassive black holes are relatively tiny astronomical objects – which has made them impossible to directly observe until now. As a black hole’s size is proportional to its mass, the more massive a black hole, the larger the shadow. Thanks to its enormous mass and relative proximity, M87’s black hole was predicted to be one of the largest viewable from Earth – making it a perfect target for the EHT.

The shadow of a black hole is the closest we can come to an image of the black hole itself, a completely dark object from which light cannot escape. The black hole’s boundary – the event horizon from which the EHT takes its name – is around 2.5 times smaller than the shadow it casts and measures just under 40 billion kilometers [25 billion miles] across.

The Event Horizon Telescope links telescopes around the globe to form an Earth-sized virtual telescope. Its Earth-sized scale gives it sensitivity and resolution that’s truly unprecedented: hence, the first-ever black hole image. The EHT is the result of years of international collaboration. It offers scientists a new way to study the most extreme objects in the universe predicted by Einstein’s general relativity during the centennial year of the historic experiment that first confirmed the theory.

Doeleman said:

We have achieved something presumed to be impossible just a generation ago. Breakthroughs in technology, connections between the world’s best radio observatories, and innovative algorithms all came together to open an entirely new window on black holes and the event horizon.

And, as with all new advances in science, this new step forward is sure to lead to more questions! Astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts are already asking them …

Bottom line: First-ever black hole photo – what astronomers have called the “shadow” of the event horizon – was released April 10, 2019.

DEBORAH BYRD

Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. “Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers,” she says.

 

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COSMIC ALERT: Jupiter Retrograde

COSMIC ALERT: Jupiter Retrograde

Seek inner wisdom as giant Jupiter backtracks through the cosmos

 

By Tarot.com Staff
Astrology, Jupiter, Retrograde Planets

Enthusiastic Jupiter, the happy-go-lucky planet of expansion and growth, is slowing down and turning backward in the sign of Sagittarius from April 10-August 11, 2019.

During this time, we may not feel as optimistic about things, and our plans to tackle big new ideas or endeavors will slow and perhaps stall. Jupiter is a philosophical planet and Sagittarius is a philosophical sign, so this retrograde period will encourage us to open our minds and see beyond our limitations.

Do you like your job? Are you happy in your relationship? Have you been fooling yourself about something? Jupiter Retrograde asks those kinds of questions, and gives you four months to think about the answers.

Even while retrograde, bountiful Jupiter wants to help you figure out how to grow and change and become the best version of yourself. Use this time wisely — it’s a gift!

 

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It Was Just Called to My Attention, We Haven’t Done This Month’s Mahjong Tile or Domino

Your MahJong Tile For The Month of April

Wan 8
Symbol: Knot

The Knot tile represents both bonding and severing. If the Sword tile (2 Wan) is in your reading then the time to sever ties with someone or something is at hand. Conversely if the Duck tile (2 Bamboo) is in your reading then there is bond that will strengthen. If both or neither appear in your reading, then you have a relationship of some kind that is of undecided value.