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Well, we have gotten through the most tiresome of the retrogrades, and now we are encountering the ones which tie in with global trends.  It seems to me that it is mighty important these days not to manifest the collective archetypes that we are constantly bombarded with in the news and the entertainment press if we are to contribute to a rise in global consciousness.  Can we please cease all this mud wrestling, cage fighting and misery vendettas, there has been enough.  We have the support of the Cosmic cycles at this time to attune to harmony building, reconciliation and creative solutions.  This begins with the hard task of facing ourselves, seeing how we got where we are, and being willing to do what it will take to get somewhere else.  This time is not about gaining access to more on the material, though that may be part of it, if it is the goal, it is likely to fall short.  This is about acquiring vision and building a solid interior foundation.  Foundations, not battlements.  August 8th is Astrological Lughnasad, a time when we give thanks and begin the preparations for the harvest.