The sun has now moved into Gate 26, THE TRICKSTER, or ACCUMULATION. In I-Ching this hexagram is called The Taming Power of the Great.

This is the energy to close the sale; the impetus to say anything, do anything to finalize the deal.

OK I'm just going to go ahead and say it. THE TRICKSTER gets a bad rap, because it can be associated with lying and deception. This is the low expression of this energy of course. Our own esteemed president here in the United States has the moon in Gate 26 at the time of his birth. He is driven to close the sale, so to speak.

On the other hand, many people with this energy are absolute champions of the truth. They intuitively know if they allow themselves to tell a white lie here or there, their grasp on the truth very well may be tenuous. So as a result they are brutally honest and downright appalled by dishonesty.

There's a happy medium here. This energy is placed in our chart (spoiler alert, we all have it, it is transiting right now) for us to examine our own relationship with the truth. To master THE TRICKSTER, we must master INTEGRITY. How do we get what we need in this life without compromising our INTEGRITY?

THE TRICKSTER is tribal energy after all, so this energy actually comes from a place of providing for our loved ones. The motivation is pure. With that in mind, it's easy to rationalize a white lie here or there in order to feed our loved ones. But it is our responsibility to maintain our integrity while still providing for our loved ones.

So how does this affect me you ask? Well, if you need to close the deal on any opportunities you have out there, now is the time to do it. We have the capacity to intuitively say or do what's necessary to make it happen, to get the buy in, to make the sale. Just remember to have enough faith in your abilities to do this without compromising your integrity OK?

We all have to love and respect ourselves in the morning.