Astrology, apocolypse, artisan lifestyle, gardening, back yard chickens, sangria,

Astrology update.  Gotta tell ya ... There is so much going on  July 30th I don't really know what to expect.   All I can say is its gonna be a bumpy ride.  Saturn and Uranus are in exact oppositon with each other  and Mars is conjuncting Saturn and its all happening at 0 degrees Aries/ Libra.  At the same time Pluto and Jupiter are in an exact square to each other.   While everyone will have this in their personal chart .......and it wont be pretty for those that have these planets touching anything in their  personal chart.......  Collectively this is a recipe for suck.  I'm going to be honest here. I'm a pretty good astrologer. But I'm not good enough to interpret this soup of screwed.    I've been reading what other astrologers are saying about this time period and they are all over the place. They are predicting everything from space aliens attacking to assassinations to famine to terrorist attacks to volcanoes and earthquakes to extinction level events. Me?  I'm just gonna say... I don't know what's gonna happen.  What I do know is that the garden is in and doing well, the chickens are producing magnificently,  the garage is stacked with home canned goods and I'm going next payday to restock large amounts of salt,sugar,flour,coffee,cooking oil  and bottled water. As long as aliens or terrorists don't blow it all up we will have a survival  cache.  The up side on this?  If nothing happens I wont have to go grocery shopping for anything more than meat and dairy products for months.  I do wish jimmy had gotten his goats before now.Glad I learned how to crochet..... gotta order a belt for great granny's singer pedal sewing machine ( its a hundred years old and still works like it did fresh from the factory). Probably ought to buy another dutch oven.  So, that's 'bout it on the 'pocolypse .  In the meantime  we are planning on a summer of working and gardening and drinking sangria on the few sunny days Seattle gets. 

'Gardening By The Moon Calendar' and living with a Cancer

Because of the eclipse in the new moon in Cancer yesterday, I opted not to replant the garden areas that were harvested a few days ago. Friday the waxing moon will be in Virgo (an earth sign). I'll do it then.. I have learned not to plant when the moon is in a fire or air sign. It just doesnt work. When I first started gardening I couldnt figure out why some things grew effortlessly and some things never made it out of the ground. Then a talk with my 90 year old grandmother, who spent her entire life farming, brought to light the need to plant and cultivate by the moon. She sent me my first farmers almanac with planting dates and I ran with it. This year my local nursury carried a grand addition to any household living the artisan life. 'Gardening By The Moon Calendar'. This thing is great. It gives you the phase and sign of the moon daily and times for ingress (start times). It also makes suggestions for what to plant and when to fertilize and prune and so forth. Extra perks include knowing what days Double Cancer Jimmy is going to be moody,difficult or delightful. Of all the signs Cancer is most influenced by the phases of the moon. So even if you dont garden... if you are a cancer or if you live with one I recommend this calendar for your sanity. Since Cancers wax and wane with the moon.... This gives you a tool to stay on top of what is coming for the day.From the new moon til the full moon Cancers tend to be a little more upbeat,positive and productive. From the Full moon to dark phase they gradually loose energy. Most cancers spend the last three days before the new moon doing nothing. If they are forced to do somthing like say... go to work, they can get awfully cranky about it. This info applies to most Cancers... unless there are mitigating signatures in their personal chart. I'm going to try to put this great lunar calendar under recommended reading for those who might need it. Its a great help for non-Cancers who need to get things done. Basic Rule: Start new projects on the new moon. From the Full moon to the dark, finish up old projects and get rid of things that don't work. I discovered this little trick on my own about ten years ago and it sure helps alleviate a lot of frustrations when you time your life to natural rythyms.