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Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

The U.S. elections created results that will shift our country and our lives significantly. This thrills some, while others are processing feelings of shock, disappointment, sadness, fear and more… One thing is certain – we are a country divided at the moment, and that is our reality. 

The more you choose to widen back and learn to understand other perspectives, it will help to expand your emotional bandwidth and your world. Judging others and overreacting will keep you off-balance, in low frequencies and will take you out of your power, so focusing on finding your center should be a priority. 

If you have a healthy way to process unwanted feelings, great – and if not get help. Burying toxic feelings won’t serve your well being, nor will carrying them indefinitely; the goal is to feel through them so you are free to operate from your Authentic Self, with access to your natural creativity and genius. 

November is full of major shifts, with Saturn turning Direct on the Full SuperMoon in Taurus, followed by a Sun-Uranus opposition, Pluto entering Aquarius on Nov 19, Mercury turning Retrograde and Mars barely moving, about to Retrograde in early Dec. That’s a LOT of dynamic activity, so practice being your Zen Self. Utilize your best practices for Self-care to stay calm, grounded, balanced and connected to your heart, while trusting that All is in Divine Order (even when things don’t make sense to you).

Nov 8 – Mercury has entered its Retrograde Shadow – the territory it will retrace when it turns Retrograde on Nov 25, so anything you are dealing with from now until then, you will likely review and/or revise during the Retrograde period (thru Dec 15). Pay attention to the topics that are highlighted in your life during the next few weeks for clues.

Nov 9 – Venus square Neptune. Venus is in idealistic Sagittarius and Neptune is in dreamy Pisces. You may have selective vision (seeing only the good), which can lead to wishful decisions or unrealistic expectations (fantasyland), as well as disillusionment or disappointment. You can overdo it, wanting more of what feels good. Or you may feel drained, low vitality and not be able to show up as planned. You may want to numb your feelings with substances or activities that subdue your senses and undermine your efforts. 

Spiritual practices, soothing activities (forest bathing – or any kind of bathing), music, massage, rest, movies, creative pursuits, leisure or snuggling with a loved one or a pet – whatever feels nourishing for you – is perfect. Or you may be inspired to express your creativity, be of service or heal a heartwound, which is possible if you direct the energy via a higher expression. Trust what your intuition is calling for. 

Nov 11 thru Dec 7 – Venus in Capricorn. Your values and how you value yourself (love, $$, worthiness, creativity, relationships) are serious now, as you’re looking for what is real, what will last and commitments are serious. So what do you want? This is grounded, cautious and thoughtful energy – operating with integrity, ambition and an eye on the long term. Reality check; solid, grounded and no players need apply. 

Nov 11 – Sun inconjunct Chiron sextile Jupiter (Yod). This is a potential healing configuration, if you’re actively doing personal work to shift stuck energy related to what you think of your Self. This is a good day to focus on where you need support and tender loving care. 

Nov 12 – Mercury square Saturn. With Saturn, you’re serious about info, decisions, plans. You may not get what you want or have to wait for something you thought was happening now or soon. You may discover that you have conflicts with others, or have to face your own negative thought patterns (judgments) and then adjust in order to get along. Maybe it’s tedious, hard work that’s necessary. Just do it.

Disagreements, communication snafus and conflicts can arise – but the real opportunity is to examine your mindset for rigidity and how you communicate. Are you open to another point of view? Can you agree to disagree? It’s on the table, right before Mercury Retrograde (communication, the mind, thinking). And you may need to get rid of fluff and focus on what really matters in your own life – pare back, clear mental clutter, create space.

This week may feel like nothing is really happening, while there are powerful undercurrents at work, as Saturn (work) is at a standstill, preparing to turn Direct on Nov 15. It’s like being in suspended animation. At the same time, we are approaching a Full SuperMoon in Taurus on Nov 15 and every day as we get closer to the 15th, the emotional energy is heightened as the Moon becomes more Full, so lots of emotional energy with no real outlet until Friday at 1:28pm PDT when the Full Moon pops. 

The upcoming Full SuperMoon has Uranus (change) on the Moon, bringing an unexpected change, so prepare to be bamboo… bend, don’t break. I know this is all a tall order for those of you who want to keep living life the way you’ve always done it, but those days are coming to an end very soon as Pluto leaves Capricorn and enters Aquarius four days after the Full SuperMoon and Saturn Direct. More next week…

Keep in mind that Mercury Retrograde will officially begin on Nov 25 and will be active through the holiday shopping promotions (Black Friday, etc), so you may want to shop early to avoid mistakes and keep receipts no matter what. 

Your job right now is to discern what you need to heal, release, align and/or come to awareness about in order to find your balance, so you can function, one step at a time in our new reality. 

The call is to learn how to move forward in our polarized culture, willing to soften hard edges and open to new ideas that can allow us to connect, adjust, evolve and integrate. It may not happen today, or even soon, but I believe it is possible. If we stay entrenched forever, nothing changes.

We have to go high, handle reactive and judgmental behavior and think in terms of practical solutions. Everyone has to do their own work, whatever it is – and even if it’s hard, it is necessary.

We chose to be here now, to awaken and to help others awaken – that’s the mission as Lightworkers.

Shine your Light, lend a hand where you can. We are here to be part of the One Love that we know is possible. 

“I may not understand everything with my limited human mind; however, on the cosmic level, I know I am in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing. My present experience is a stepping-stone to new awareness and new opportunities.” ~ Louise Hay

“You’re rescuing yourself every single day by changing the consciousness of this earth and planting seeds of peace.” ~ Kryon, channeled by Lee Carroll

“There is a vast, limitless richness and wonder we could experience if we fully accustomed our nervous systems to the open-ended, uncertain reality of how things are.” ~ Pema Chodron

As always, I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 

© 2024 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved •Soul Level Solutions

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

Nov 1 – We open the month with a deep, emotional New Moon at 9º Scorpio @ 5:47am PDT, planting seeds of intention at this time of new beginnings. But we are emerging from a two-month Eclipse Wormhole (cosmic portal between realities) into a major finale, with Pluto at 29º Capricorn for its final sweep thru the sign of top-down Authority until Nov 19, when it will enter futuristic Aquarius for the next 20 years.

There’s an ending in some area of your life, preparing for a launch into the next leg of your journey. This may have already begun, you may have had inklings about it or you may be in the hallway (in between). Even when you’re in the dark, all is in Divine Order. Your ego isn’t running the show, especially with Pluto at 29º. 

The New Moon in passionate Scorpio rules issues around power, powerlessness and transformation (death and rebirth), deep emotional issues, what to release and what to maintain in your life. Watch for fear-based obsessive thinking that keeps you “in the bunker” and blinds you to your own power and soul mission. 

Examine your current perspectives and choices; allow decisions to be informed by your intuition, rather than limiting stories you hear or tell yourself. Scorpio feels deeply and its mission is empowerment, as it’s here to support you to transform lower energies into their higher expressions. This is the sign of the healer, the detective, the seer, those who are willing to go into the dark for buried treasure (what is real). 

There is a harmonious Grand Water Trine between Mercury, Mars and Neptune (in Scorpio, Cancer and Pisces), creating Wu Wei energy, flowing around obstacles and operating in harmony. Also, Neptune and Mercury sextile Pluto, making a kite pattern with the Grand Water Trine – and the focal point is the Mars-Pluto opposition, as it can initiate actions that go high or low. This allows for a breakthrough or an awakening insight if you are available for the work. Staying present and conscious with faith gives you the option to decide what you will do at any moment. 

With the co-Rulers of the New Moon in Scorpio in opposition to each other (Mars-Pluto), you will likely see power struggles, conflict, aggressive/reactive behavior in the world and personally, you may experience an inner struggle between your lower (fear-based) and Higher Self. You can choose inner exploration, healing and intentional actions directed toward what you want to create with clarity, focus and integrity for your life. 

Patience and grounding will pay off, as this can be highly effective energy – and you don’t have to take the bait by engaging with triggers. Your peace is a contribution to the collective and it counts. This is a reminder that distance will serve you well when tumultuous events occur – like a bird, flying overhead looking down from up high. Getting too close will pull you into the drama.

The New Moon in Scorpio trines Saturn, offering stability, boundaries and commitment to your Self, to a dream or the discipline to pursue a goal, one day at a time. Saturn is methodical and works for the long term, rather than an immediate payoff. When you make your New Moon Intentions, contemplate what you are ready to commit to that will propel you forward. 

It may be eliminating a behavior or habit and/or taking concrete action to pursue something you’ve avoided. You will know if you ask, go within, and are honest with yourself. Get the available support to actualize your vision if you need it. 

Jupiter sextile Chiron. This becomes exact on Nov 2, but it’s close enough to offer healing potential and shift any limiting beliefs you are holding. Make the most of the healing potential available. 

Nov 2 – Mercury sextile Pluto, Mercury trine Mars. There’s communication, insight or info that becomes available today to offer a release from the Mars-Pluto tension, which is helpful, even if it’s temporary. 

Later, Mercury leaves Scorpio to enter Sagittarius, the Truthteller. Mercury in Sagittarius is optimistic and idealistic, dedicated to truth, but it can be blunt, so watch for what is said and shared.

Nov 3 – Daylight Savings Time Ends. Clocks Fall Back. Multiple aspects today with various energies. I’ll break them down.

Mars opposite Pluto. Mars at 29º Cancer (sensitive) is protective if in conflict with heavy Pluto in Capricorn. This is the final exact opposition of this duo with Pluto in Capricorn, which is potential conflict – and is potent for healing work and breakthroughs. 

Venus opposite Jupiter. Indulgent, joyful, exuberant energy, when you get something desired, but there’s a danger of going overboard. Too optimistic? We’ll see…

Venus trine Chiron. There’s a potential for heart healing, a healing around values, a healing around Divine Feminine energy and beauty, which is not cosmetic, rather heart-centered = LOVE. What the world needs now, is love sweet love. 

Mars enters Leo until Jan 7. Mars is crawling, about to turn Retrograde on Dec 6, and in Leo is living out loud and it is proud, confident, wanting to be seen and noticed. Be mindful of violating your ethics to get attention – and watch for those behaviors in others. This will give you the confidence to take actions, so gut-check your choices, as whatever you begin, you will be reviewing and revising it in the coming months when Mars backtracks.

Nov 4 – Sun trine Saturn. This can give you the discipline to commit to a plan, a path or to create a realistic vision for what you want to create for your future. Saturn chooses methodical actions, step by step actions and with Saturn in Pisces, follow your dream. If it’s in your consciousness, it is meant for you, but you have to decide what is realistic for your circumstances at this time. You can stretch – with a plan, as wishing and hoping won’t cut it when Saturn’s involved. 

Nov 5 – Election Day. No major aspects. We’ll all be waiting to see what happens, even though the results won’t be available for days afterward, due to mail in voting (the regular process). 

The last few days of the week have no major aspects. Contemplate any endings you are experiencing and do the clean up work needed. That includes loosening your grip on old identities from the past and being available for the next chapter that is in process, whether you can see it or not. It’s coming…ot.

Shine your Light, lend a hand where you can. We are here to be part of the One Love that we know is possible. 

“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. 

In order to be free, you must learn how to let go. 

Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. 

The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life.”  ~ Rev. Mary Manin Morrissey]

“To heal is to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear.” ~ Stephen Levine

“The journey in faith is not a sprint; it’s a very, very long walk. But the company is excellent.” ~ Molly Wolf

As always, I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 

© 2024 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved •Soul Level Solutions

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman

We continue through the waning Moon cycle this week as we approach the New Moon in Scorpio on Nov 1 @ 5:47am PDT. It’s a watery time, with the Sun, Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune all in water signs, very emotional and changeable – also intuitive and potentially fluid. 

With Pluto in the final weeks of its 16-year cycle in Capricorn, this is prime time to continue releasing what’s no longer serving you – and it’s the perfect time to focus on what you want to call in on the New Moon. The abundance of water facilitates the connection to your inner world, your Higher Self and your Intuitive Guidance.

The Mars-Pluto opposition is closing in and tightening day by day, exact on Nov 3. This creates an underlying current of disruption, stress or conflict, depending on how you experience it – even if you rise above the fray personally, still feeling the aggression and destruction in the world. It will be an ongoing  feature of life in various ways, as Mars-Pluto will oppose each other 3x between now and late April ’25 (due to the Mars Rx path back and forth).

Our world will be topsy-turvy for months in its growing pains and you need skills and modalities to ground yourself and stabilize, so that you are not at the mercy of every external event that occurs. The more you can watch from a witness perspective, knowing when it’s your time to act – and what to do, the better. 

Being in a a state of panic, depression or anxiety is not helpful, so if that’s where you are, seek help to shift into a more balanced state of Being. Depending on your starting point and circumstances situations will vary, but we are here to support one another – and thankfully, everyone is not “up” or “down” on the same day. 

Oct 27 – We have a Yod (fated finger of God) between Mercury and Chiron sextile Jupiter. You have the opportunity to heal issues around communication, over-sensitivity (taking things personally), shifting your perspective on a particular issue, to make amends or forgive a long-held grudge. You can release your need to be “right,” and allow everyone the right to their own perspective. Words can be used for healing and to uplift, rather than to hurt, manipulate or subjugate others. Yes to this!

Oct 28 – This day has back to back aspects that can take you high or low – YOU decide which way you go.

Mars trine Neptune. Mars in sensitive Cancer can gently flow with Neptune in Pisces around obstacles in its path. This is Wu Wei energy, effortless actions that align with the flow of life. Soft and purposeful without being pushy; ready to put visions into action. Great for inspired, creative and spiritual experiences, leisure and connecting. 

Venus square Saturn. Venus in Sagittarius is ready to go, but it runs into Saturn, who says, “not so fast…” This is a reality check, a delay, setback, rejection or a block. You may feel as if you aren’t valued (a hint that you need to heal that issue), or a $$ situation arises. Whatever happens, it is forcing you to face something you were either unaware of or unwilling to deal with that is required in order for you to move forward. There’s a message here if a roadblock occurs – get the message, regroup and do your work. More will be revealed later…

Oct 30 – Mercury opposite Uranus. This is a busy pair, as Uranus speeds up the tempo, be it thinking, communicating or actual activities. Mercury is the details and Uranus wants to innovate, change things up and modernize. This may include automation, AI, programming, new ideas, new methods and it can include chaos, disruption and the challenge of radical shifts in your thinking to assimilate incoming newness. 

Oct 31 – Mercury trine Neptune. Harmonious creative, spiritual, intuitive energy, perfect to dress up for Halloween, to create an altar honoring your ancestors or to perform a seasonal ritual for Samhain (the Celtic roots of Halloween). This is nonlinear, deeply feeling (especially w/ Mercury in transformational Scorpio) energy, when the veils between the physical and the spirit realms are thin. Pay attention to messages that come through for you, as you may want to meditate and ask for guidance or connect with loved ones who have passed over. 

The next morning is the New Moon in Scorpio when you begin a new cycle of rebirth and the intensity continues (a la Sun, Moon, Mercury in Scorpio and the Mars-Pluto opposition), along with a harmonious trine to Saturn offering stability. More on this next week.

The following elements remain true:

Retrograde Neptune and its dissolving energy is in late Pisces until it enters maverick Aries in April ’25 – and progressive Uranus will leave fixed Taurus next July to enter flexible Gemini, a much friendlier sign for the planet of radical change. This is a very slow, sacred, significant turning point.

Right now you may be feeling extra pressure to face, heal, release, align or change some major aspect(s) of your life (internal and/or external), as the effects of the Mars-Pluto play on.

Even if your life is stable, you are surrounded by a world that is rapidly changing due to weather events and power plays (that we know about – and the ones we don’t, behind the scenes), changing structures and the subsequent rules of operating. 

This requires constant learning, growth and attention in order to reorient and rebalance yourself in a fluctuating life experience. This may feel scary, inconvenient or exciting, depending on your perspective – and know that the way you envision the future, as well as current events is through your own lens. 

This is where your true power lies, in the way you internalize change and the way you feel about your own empowerment (or lack thereof).

I operate from the perspective that we chose to be here during this dramatic time of radical upheaval and rebirth, as we usher in the end of an old era and the beginning of a future that we are co-creating moment by moment.

If you are resistant, mired in worry or feel like a victim, it is a call for healing and support to integrate the ideas and beliefs that hold you hostage, keep you small and take you down so you can access your vital, vibrant, creative energy of wholeness. 

From this space of reconnecting with the truth of who you are, you will know what to do and be able to get your needs met without excess suffering. It takes commitment to heal deep issues, but the rewards are why you came here. This is Earth School. 

You are recalibrating as you awaken. Keep vibrating at the highest level possible and focus on that to stabilize your Being as you integrate your past, present and future Self.

Shine your Light, lend a hand where you can. We are here to be part of the One Love that we know is possible. 

“There must be a bug in the system, because according to my records, you’ve never been told exactly how powerful you are.”  ~ A Note from the Universe

“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.”  ~ Bruce Lee

“We are Bene Gesserit. We don’t hope. We plan.”  ~ Reverend Mother Mohiam (Mystical Sisterhood) in Dune, Part Two 

As always, I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 

© 2024 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved •Soul Level Solutions

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey. www.soullevelsolutions.com ❤️

Written by Lisa E Zimmerman 

We are in the ongoing ending of a significant cycle that is unfolding to clear space for a collective (and maybe personal for you) rebirth and new beginning that is in process and not far away. Transformational Pluto is in the final degree of traditional Capricorn until it moves into futuristic Aquarius on Nov 19 for 20 years.

Retrograde Neptune and its dissolving energy is in late Pisces until it enters maverick Aries in April ’25 – and progressive Uranus will leave fixed Taurus next July to enter flexible Gemini, a much friendlier sign for the planet of radical change. This is a very
slow, sacred, significant turning point.

Right now you may be feeling extra pressure to face, heal, release, align or change some major aspect(s) of your life (internal and/or external), as the effects of the Mars- Pluto opposition is tightening day by day until it’s exact on Nov 3. This is the beginning
of an ongoing Mars-Pluto dance, as they will oppose each other 3x between now and late April ’25 (due to Mars Rx). Mars is the warrior, anger, aggression and Pluto is power, death and rebirth, and the underworld – what is hidden, deliberately or unconsciously.

Even if your life is stable, you are surrounded by a world that is rapidly changing due to weather events, power plays, changing structures and the subsequent rules of operating. This requires constant learning, growth and attention in order to reorient and
rebalance yourself in a fluctuating life experience.

This may feel scary, inconvenient or exciting, depending on your perspective – and know that the way you envision the future, as well as current events is through your lens. This is where your true power lies, in the way you internalize change and the way you feel about your own empowerment (or lack thereof).

I operate from the perspective that we chose to be here during this dramatic time of radical upheaval and rebirth, as we usher the end of an old era and the beginning of a future that we are co-creating, moment by moment.

If you are resistant, mired in worry or feel like a victim, this is a call for healing and support to integrate the ideas and beliefs that hold you hostage, keep you small and take you down so you can access your vibrant, creative energy of wholeness. From this
space of reconnecting with the truth of who you are, you will know what to do and be able to get your needs met without excess suffering. It takes commitment to heal deep issues, but the rewards are so worth it! And along the way, you will be led to people,
places and things that will change your life…

Oct 19/20 – We have a Yod (fated finger of God) between the Sun and Uranus sextile Neptune. The potential is available for you to connect with new levels of your Authentic and Higher Self, as you may “see” (with your 3rd eye) a new path forward or vision your
future. Lower expressions are confusion, reactivity and powerlessness. Focus on creating peace and cultivating faith, trusting that you are being invited into a new world that will align with your well being. Your job is to be present and available to receiveintuitive messages and signs. Easy does it, roll with changes and don’t try to figure things out with your mind 

Oct 22 – There are three major cosmic happenings today.

Mercury trine Saturn. This is powerful energy for clarity, understanding and practical actions that support your long-term future, such as: contracts, agreements, paperwork, schedules and organization. Use this well to take care of business and to arrange life events.

Sun square Pluto. Issues around power, control and transformation are possible, as well as a confrontation regarding an ongoing issue that’s been brewing – and now it comes to a head. You may feel pressured to be or do something you don’t want to – or, if you’re doing inner work, this energy is ripe for a breakthrough, as you can access thoughts, feelings or experiences that were previously hidden. If this doesn’t affect you personally, watch the world stage for the power plays and secrets revealed.

Sun in Scorpio @ 3:15pm PDT. Scorpio is a water sign – emotional, deep, passionate and private, while seeking what is real. This is a detective, looking beneath the surface for what is real, while protecting its space. Trust issues and issues around safety are up
at this time, so watch for reactivity by you and from others (check your beliefs – what are you calling in?).

Scorpio rules metamorphosis by deconstructing what’s no longer viable and the rebirth creates a “cosmic upgrade.” The ultimate result is transcendence over old, stale non- working patterns, structures and relationships and your relationship with issues around
power. Emotions are intensified and your desires are strong, so check your motives before you act: are you in integrity seeking to contribute to the Greater Good – or are you operating from ego-driven, fear-based, self-serving desires?

Scorpio is the sign of the healer, doctor, therapist, Medium, detective and you have to dive deep and get really real to experience your Self as the Phoenix Rising, shedding old, disempowered identities to embody your strong, stable Self, no longer driven by
beliefs in the need for protection and control, but safe in the world, here to do your work. It is a magical process and thankfully, more and more people are on that path than ever before!

Oct 24 – Mars sextile Uranus. Again, because Mars will turn Retrograde in Dec, this aspect will occur 3x, as Mars travels forward, backwards and forward again. This is a lively, high energy aspect that is willing to take innovative actions, do something
different or take a risk to fulfill a desire or achieve a goal. The intense craving for excitement can trigger actions/behaviors that are out of the box for you – and b/c this is flowing aspect, you can move in ways you never would normally. You may feel more alive than usual and surprise yourself (and others) by what you do. Make good use of this underlying confidence, as you trust your impulses and tap into your higher mind. This is great for getting out of a rut or wherever you feel stuck. Oh boy!

You are recalibrating as you align with our evolving planet. Keep vibrating at the highest level possible and focus on that to stabilize your Being as you integrate your past, present and future Self.

Shine your Light, lend a hand where you can. We need it and we need You! We are all precious and here to evolve and move toward the One Love that we know is possible.

“Your new life is going to cost you your old one. It’s going to cost you your comfort zone and your sense of direction. It’s going to cost you relationships and friends. It’s going to cost you being liked and understood. It doesn’t matter.

The people who are meant for you are going to meet you on the other side. You’re going to build a new comfort zone around the things that actually move your forward. Instead of being liked, you’re going to be loved. Instead of being understood, you’re going to be seen.

All you’re going to lose is what was built for a person you no longer are. Let it go.”
~ Brianna West

As always, I am grateful for your presence on our journey together. 

© 2024 Lisa E Zimmermann • All Rights Reserved • Soul Level Solutions

Lisa E Zimmerman is an Intuitive Astrologer, Transformational Coach and Creator of Awakened Life Retreats, helping seekers discover who they came here to be and how to create an evolving, empowered and meaningful life. It is a joyful, heartfelt journey.
www.soullevelsolutions.com