Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.

Aspects of Note this Week:
All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; For Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), add 7 hours.

MON: Sun conjunct North Node, Venus sesquiquadrate Pluto
TUE: Sun sextile Saturn, Venus sextile Chiron
WED: No major aspects are exact today 
THU: Mars square Chiron
FRI: No major aspects are exact today
SAT: Mars sextile Uranus
SUN: No major aspects are exact today

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The focus for today is:

I surrender to the path of the heart.

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The focus for today is:

I don't let fear and anxiety, or fantasy thinking and unrealistic positivity, stop me from tuning in to my intuition.

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The focus for today's is:
I take the time to listen.

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The focus for today's inspiration is:

Sacred speech and silence nourish the soul and open the door to soul encounters.

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The focus for today's inspiration is:

I choose to stop and do things like meditate.

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The focus for today's inspiration is:

I use present experiences to awaken future potentials.

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The focus for today's inspiration is:

What am I feeling and why am I feeling this way?

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Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.

Aspects of Note this Week:
All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; For Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), add 7 hours.

MON: No major aspects are exact today
TUE: Venus semisquare Jupiter
WED: No Venus semisquare Eris, New Moon Solar Eclipse 9:12 p.m. PDT 
THU: Sun enters Taurus, Sun square Pluto
FRI: Mercury stations retrograde 1:34 a.m. PDT
SAT: No major aspects are exact today  
SUN: Jupiter conjunct Eris, Mercury sextile Mars

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RARE HYBRID ECLIPSE: When the Sun and Moon align at 9:12 p.m. PDT this Wednesday, April 19, they will form both a powerful New Moon and a rare "hybrid" solar eclipse. The phenomenon is possible because of the curvature of the Earth's surface. 

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Written and Narrated by Marie T. Russell

Whenever you hear that someone else has been successful, rejoice. Always practice rejoicing for others – whether your friend or your enemy. If you cannot practice rejoicing, no matter how long you live, you will not be happy. – Lao Tzu, 6th century BC 

In today's society, it can be challenging to be happy for someone else's success. We live in a culture that promotes competition and comparison, which can lead to feelings of inferiority, jealousy, envy, and resentment. If we are feeling "not good enough" we may project that to others and refuse to see that they are successful in their own right. However, the ancient philosopher Lao Tzu recognized the importance of rejoicing for others, whether they are our friends or our enemies. He believed that if we cannot practice being happy for the success of others, we will never truly be happy ourselves, no matter how long we live.

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