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21st July 2010

The stories from recent blog contributions leave me stunned - they make me grateful for who I am and what I've got.  The soberness of situations and the sombreness of the times can collectively bring us down big time, as perhaps symbolised by Saturn's movement into Libra in a couple of hours' time.  When your back's against the wall you die or you come out fighting with nothing to lose.  Look where the end of Virgo is in your charts and practice eliminativeness and efficiency there, and do so with a smile on your face.  No wish for flippancy but just to keep things in perspective...  UPDATE Saturn in Libra.  Best place in the sky for it (honestly), it brings co-operation instead of competition, balance instead of extreme and issues of equality to the fore.  All of this will come to pass once Saturn has finished square to Pluto in early September.  Trust me, I'm an astrologer. UPDATE OVER

Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu: when someone smiled at me today I started smiling too.

I walked around the corner and someone saw me grin: when he smiled I realised I had passed it on to him.

I thought about the smile and then realised its' worth - a single smile like mine could travel round the Earth.

So if you feel a smile begin don't leave it undetected: start an epidemic quick and get the world infected!

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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 07:22
Thanks heaps 13.02 :) I do have a birthchart (from Steve :)) I'll trundle home and have alook. Am recieving all the best wishes you can send, and as is the nature of this universe 'rightbackatcha' xxxL
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 07:27
It's summertime.....there's plenty to smile about!!! Abundance is everywhere! Too many people focus on the negative and indulge in self pity.....look out of your window, it's a beautiful day! PS: Steve, you rock!
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 09:21
Hi CircleMates,Steve. I woke this a.m. with scary thoughts already going ... something like "you don't have any friends or allies because you don't deserve them, you haven't tried hard enough." On man. So I made some tea, lit some incense to acknowledge The Presence, and decided not to believe that stuff. That's where my battles are, internal. Embracing a completely new perspective, part of which is instead of seeing/preparing for trip wires, see honeysuckle vines. (an image from "Honk and Holler Opening Soon") thanks for all your sharing. bobbi
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 11:19
Well there's always someone worse off than oneself and we could all benefit from cultivating gratitude for what we do have. And smiling :) I feel utterly desolate today, it's not nice. I have to make some life changing decisions and I don't know which way to go. Could someone, better informed than me please explain what Steve means by, 'Look where the end of Virgo is in your charts' thanks L x
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 11:33
After a serious bout of illnesss some years ago, and having been diagnosed with a chronic disabling illness, I realised I had nothing much to contribute to the material world, so decided to give more of myself. And I started some serious smiling. Just a quiet policy of looking a passer by straight in the eye and smiling at them. Its amazing the response you get. People who look severe or moody can have the most beautiful smiles, and you get a real glimpse into their souls. And I find its may be only 1 person out of every hundred or so who doesn't smile back, and my compassion goes out to them. So listen to Steve and keep smiling!
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 13:02
No probs L! If you can get a copy of your birthchart, if you have one already from Steve, or you can also get a free printout from www.astro.com.(If you know your time and place of birth) The chart is a picture divided into 12 sections (think of an orange!)and so you'll be able to see the Virgo segment in your chart, what house it is in (anything from 1st to 12th) and see what planets are marked there, particularly towards the final degrees. I hope that's of some help and hasn't caused further confusion! Am so sorry that you're feeling so low today and am sending all my best wishes.
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 13:30
Hi All, late Cancerian (22nd) and it's weird, but about 3 / 4 years ago on the brink of having a business that would have given me a nice life (with holidays) thank you very much! everything changed - the company where I was based started laying off 30% of it's staff and it hit me hard. Was just about managing, when they completely pulled the rug from under my feet, and I had to almost start again, rebuilding and stabalising a rocky base. In Jan, having thought I had found the man of my dreams - he legged out, he says out of fear and not being over his ex - so what a horrible start to the year that was. BUT, I am a gutsy lady, and I love what I do, so I stuck in there and bit by bit - well I'm almost at break even point, and lots of things now feel positive. I too haven't had a holiday since Dec 2006, so I have learnt to take the quiet work days and be kind to myself. I go out to free shows, plant and foodie fairs (free entry ones) foody things I allow a wee treat - because it's food!! BUT i have some lovely neighbours, some friends and Aunt and Uncle who care, so I do try and look at the positives and what i have to be grateful for. It's not always easy - but if I am having a down day, I go with the flow, don't beat myself up - tomorrow is another day! I've had some good stuff happen in the last couple of months or so, and a meeting tomorrow which may bring (or at least a toe in the door) to a place I could potentially get some work, and as it is also my birthday, hoping it does bring some good stuff with it. I guess what i am trying to say is, that there is some good stuff out there, and since I stopped worrying so much about how I was going to make send meet, it seems to be coming in. I did a client a favour in April - helped her out at last minutes, and on Monday they took me to a day spa to say thank you, how nice was that!. So good stuff is coming, there are good people out there, but it is probably just as well my computer crashed just after I read the post last week from the person critising "you and your friends" Steve - as i was about to blow! Love, hugs and a beaming smile to one and all, oh go on then have a mwah too! Believe - trust in the Angels - go have a chat with them!! Sx
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 14:11
Firstly, L, good luck to you & I send you an abundance of love & wisdom to make the right choice.xx We're at the 'end times' both personally for many of us & globally of course. The old ways of being are crumbling all around us hence all the wailing & gnashing of teeth from the establishment & the old matrix. We are, I believe, all going through a form of death. Death of our old lives, relationships, ways of living, as well as losing so many people in our lives, it seems right now. It is a painful & difficult process to let go of all that we have known. We are shifting up a bunch of gears on a vibratory level, I know this because I can't stand to be around the old energy (greed, negativity, hate, fear, lying...)It makes me feel physically sick. Where as the energy that bounces around on these posts really makes my soul soar, so profound thanks for that everyone! We are creating a web of light right here. It's great that all this hope & shared experience is buzzing from one side of the world to another. As we shed the tired, worn out skins we have always known, of course there will be trepidation & fear. We are trapped in a world shifting from dense 3D energy to higher, brighter more loving & nurturing 5D energy. But the energies don't mix well, they clash & it feels awful. As the most dense of the old putrid stuff gets swirled about in the storm, just remember that eventually, the sun will shine again & the seas will be calm. Now is the winter of our discontent! Which means the old life is dying off & rotting, but Spring is on it's way. We are already creating the future that we want, we all are, together, it just doesn't feel like it yet. At all for many. Humble thanks for the opportunity to ramble on, I'm still partly in the closet about alot of this stuff to those around me. Thanks Steve & everyone else, You guys ROCK! Sarah xx
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 14:12
My pleasure L! Hope that was sort of helpful. You take very good care and I'll keep those positive vibes heading your way! xxx :)
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 14:24
13:02 thanks! - I have Pluto @ 27o in Virgo which is in my 12th House...so how would I go about "eliminativeness and efficiency there" ?! TIA Om Shanti Peace Out
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 14:33
Sarah at 14.11, it's YOU I read Steve's blog for now...you go girl, fellow shining light :-) love Cinthia x
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 16:48
Dear Steve, In my natal chart I have Saturn in Libra. Will I get any benefict now that Saturn left Virgo into Libra ? I will appreciate your reply. Regards Natale
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 17:56
We are not alone in this whole wide universe and yes we are ALL going through it in one way or another reading all of yesterdays posts! I have of late definitely been tested to all of my limits and been having some weak moments. My batteries are on the re-charge & I doubt I will be back to my pioneering Aries spirit in full swing no time soon! Because this is who I truly am in this lifetime. I infact class myself as a lightworker on behalf of the powers of be!(boy I got the short straw there, just wanted an easy life lol) I'm glad to be here & part of everday life as we ALL have a direct purpose for being here, as well as sharing my highs & lows of life on the blog, because if anything I hope I can make even a small difference to someone's life with my own wisdom & love I have to share with the universe! & yes I'm glad your the astrologer believe me I trust you while I shall stick to such spiritual matters! lol I've come out fighting with nothing to loose Mr Judd.....Smiles always & laughter all the way too......XO We are finally breaking the mould on the face of history like never seen or done in human evolution! :-) :)) (p.s. I love my guardian angels dearly too no one knows me as well as they do, I love you all so much guys & I know your watching over me as well as playing the odd tricks with my mind mmmmmmm!! very funny!!)
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 18:21
Truth to be told, I don't know what to expect / wish for or even want anymore, everytiume I see/ look for a chink of light in the situation I'm dealing with it gets papered over before its blossomed. One of the reasons I didn't come for a reading at the weekend is because, I've just had a tarot reading which has had me stressed out no end and I really didn't need a confirmation of that. :( I really do hope that we are at the culmination of the last few years because I really don't think I can take much more.
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 21:40
Reading all these posts I feel slightly lucky in the sense that the past 12 years have been hellish for me (end Nov Sag) but I'm now seeing the end of it. My only problem is I can't wait to get onto the next part of the adventure and the waiting around is killing me. Patience is an overrated virtue, in my book, unless you're talking about food. The last year has been a revelation to me, as I've had to use skills I kind of knew I had but didn't have the confidence to use them. Now I know I really can fight my corner and be taken seriously. So to all of you who are going through the mire, please keep going it does finish. Getting better is up to your own frame of mind and that's where you have to find your strength.
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Wednesday, 21st July 2010 22:42
First, I wish to say that I am so grateful to have this space to visit and take a breath, when I feel things become overwhelming! Thanks to you Steve for allowing this :):) I'm pleased to hear that this new Saturn era will bring more cooperation and balance and do hope to see this translate soon in my life because I am weary of doing everything by myself and never getting any support, even though I am always available for others. I've been a single mom of 3 for 12 years, with no support or involvement from the father or family, and it seems this is what is weighting the most on me lately. I am so very tired to carry all the responsibilities and taking care of everything and everyone, while having to perform in a full time job - that I don't even know what to wish for (or work on) to change my circumstances!!! I'm tired to be a single parent but there is no one who can take that place for me. In the end, I know I have been blessed with many great moments and learned a great deal through it... but in the day to day, I feel I am getting at the end of my strength. I dream of love... and some happy moments... yet, this seems to be the most difficult thing to experience in this lifetime. Will keep praying... and smiling.~ Hugs to all.
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Thursday, 22nd July 2010 06:27
To the post of 22:42 above. I just wanted to say your not alone with what your currently going through believe me. I am also a single parent and at times its taken every ounce of blood from me, and like you I also wish I had someone to lean on every now and then.! I had a very nasty dragged out divorce to go through & have said I would never marry again because of all the mental exhaustion it caused me let alone the mental scars. It was in short anyones worst nightmare! But it has made me who I am today a very balanced,very strong minded individual, pioneering, couragious intellgent young women in society.! I would not change that, but like you my only wish in this life time is not to win the lottery but to be united with my soulmate. Nothing more than to share my energy as my soul is searching and scanning for its other half to make me complete. We are not made to be alone in this lifetime but to be "twinflames" if we are blessed enough in this lifetime.! Be strong, believe in yourself,& you shall attract your souls other half.! hang on in there........IT WILL GET BETTER! :)
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Thursday, 22nd July 2010 10:09
Hi Steve, I'm a Virgo and have had a very rough ride across all aspects of life while Saturn has been in Virgo. While I'm glad it's left Virgo it means I'm now on my second Saturn return in life while it's in Libra. So feeling very weary and drained by the last year or so I am very curious to know if Saturn in Libra will be beneficial for finally being able to re-energise and move on?