This has been the big subject on the minds of Astrologers lately: Saturn opposing Neptune for about the next year. And with good reason, it is a very hard and challenging aspect for us to get through. Most immediately it will be felt throughout September 2006 very strongly.

September is a very challenging month because of this and because of the two Eclipses that will fall then as well. One Lunar Eclipse is on Sept 7 at 15′ Pisces, and the Solar is on Sept 22 at 29′ Virgo. Both of these Eclipses get a handful of hits from Venus, Mercury and most disturbing of all - Mars. The Solar Eclipse of the 22nd takes place exactly on the USA Neptune. I will speak about this in the confernece call on the 16th - sign up in the blue box at the bottom of the page if you want to participate.

September promises to be a dramatic month. One of the interpretations of the above aspects that I included in my September column (written last month) is that there are likely to be covert military actions. We just had 24 people arrested in the USA for a terrorist plot. That’s exactly what I was referring to, and we aren’t out of the woods on this until well into October. Expect to hear much more of this type of thing in the news. Other area to be effected: the economy, real estate, oil and others. The handwriting is on the wall; war.

Not every day is bad, and it’s not bad for every person. The difference is in the aspects of each DAY, and the aspects that each PERSON is getting on that date. It’s way too complicated to go into in a blog post. But there are a lot of variables here - and some people may prosper and do extremely well - even during a crisis.

Overall Saturn opposed to Neptune brings most people tough spiritual lessons. Addictions, fantasies and escapism runs rampant as well as immaturity and the refusal to take personal responsabilty. On the other side of that coin; people who are spiritually mature and responsible are able to step in and clean up crisis left behind by selfish, cruel, or parasitic people. None of this is easy. This opposition is also extremely hard on people’s relationships - breaking up the ones that aren’t strong, and causing challenges to the ones that are strong. Money and corporate business is not favored by this aspect either. We can expect to feel a general drying up of resources and a sense of increased financial limitations. This aspect will be very hard on corporate businesses, and retirement funds are likely to disappear even more than they have already.

Saturn - Neptune opposition causes things to break down and not function well. Cars, computers, appliances, things that you are used to relying on become unreliable. The oil crisis effects every area of our lives, either through cost or through inconvenience. Computer viruses are rampant: especially on PC platforms. Anti-virus software isn’t that helpful. A real solution is to Deep Freeze your computer. This article offers a real solution, and I hope you use it, it is the best computer advice I have ever gotten (and I don’t even use a PC). Even the internet and internet systems are not likely to be safe during this year of transits. Have backup solutions available for any problem. I’m not kidding. Be prepared.

Rebellion is another likely manifestation of the opposition. But rebellion against what is the real question. With problems being so diffuse and pervasive some people may just rage generally at the world. There is a real conflict between the idea of ubercontrol from authoriatative forces and impotent rage with no useful direction to focus it. Be sure to find a middle path, focus efforts effectively and control the only thing you have the power to control - yourself. The book, “The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People”, and it’s follow up “The 8th Habit”, have a lot to say about this.

Basically the areas to pay close attention to at this time are:
retirement funds
copyrights and infringement issues
legacies
strategies for dealing with cost of oil impact on every day living
Computer protection
alternative sources for power

Furthermore: be highly careful and watchful for deceptive people - especially in the effected areas of Religion (Neptune) and Politics (Aquarius) while Neptune in Aquarius is getting hard aspects from Saturn. People who preach sunshine and roses are lying - plain and simple. Hard truths are true. Don’t shoot the messenger and pay attention to people who look at reality - NOT Fantasy.

This is where the greatest spiritual lessons are likely to lie for the most people - in seperating pretty lies from hard, cold (and often not so pretty) truths. Those who can see things as they really are find themselves poised for leadership in the tough times that this aspect represents.

**One final point that I’d like to make here is that this single Aspect; Saturn opposed to Neptune is not the whole story - not for the country, the world or any individual. There is much more to see. This is an overview of what we can expect for the next year. So take precautions and pay attention to the facts, and you will be just fine!

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