Today is the peak of the Saturn - Neptune opposition I have been speaking about on this blog since last summer. This aspect was nearly exact on the dates when Pam Anderson and Kid Rock got married (the first time). When I saw the announcement my first thought was, “That’s terrible timing. This marriage might last about 5 mintues.” And while I am a romantic and I always root for love, I know what a Saturn - Neptune opposition can do and I would NEVER choose to purposely start something important while it was in effect. This is ESPECIALLY TRUE for marriage. It’s too bad about Kid and Pamela, that marriage lasted 3 months. Not the shortest marriage in Hollywood history - but close!

This Saturn - Neptune aspect is notorious for breaking things down, that includes relationships, electronics and many long-standing deals, financial arrangements, minerals, titles, intellectual rights and much, much more. Over the weekend I heard big ads on the radio for Car Sales - this would have been a really BAD time to buy a new car. My recommendation is that if you bought an electronic this weekend: take it back and exchange it after Thursday. Believe me, you don’t want to go through the PC nightmare I had a few years back, no, I don’t wish that on anyone. Not so much because of the Retrograde Mercury - but because of the Saturn -Neptune opposition. So, don’t feel bad if an appliance or Telephone has died. Or if another larger ending has taken place, look at it as a time of clearing that will make way for something better to replace the old thing.

The Middle East: This is why the Palestinian situation has escalated to such a state of impossiblity. It is beyond over between the opposing parties in this region of the world. Oh, did I mention that Neptune governs oil and religion among other things. This crisis will continue to peak until July 20th, with the greatest (and most delusional) forms of violence taking place between the 14th - 20th. It’s no accident that one of the top Yahoo News stories today is about a Bagdad Bombing.

The Good News: This week just brings fallout from the Saturn - Neptune aspect, since (after today) the worst part is over. (The Middle East violence however is NOT - Mars moves too quickly and too often for that part to end now.) But you still won’t want to start anything important until July begins. Also, good news is that by the end of July we will be done with this aspect for the foreseeable future - and we’ve been feeling it off and on since last Fall. It was strong in December, November, March and June.

The Last Gasp: It’s almost, but not quite finished. While this aspect appers to be over by most Traditional Astrology standards, it isn’t quite so. We get one last gasp of the Saturn - Neptune opposition in the sky by elevation. This takes place on July 17th, making the week of July 15-20 a final time for endings, clearings, breakdowns and break-ups. Again, don’t start anything that you’d like to see last during this date range.

It CAN be useful: Let’s think of a few ways that this energy can work to your benefit; getting out of restricting contracts is one use for this energy. In other words, use it to break ties that you want broken for good: finalize divorce papers, get rid of pesky pests, break bad habits, let go of unhealthy beliefs, plug holes and stop leaks in your plumbing, your finances and your energy. Stop addictions and heal from them. Some ties need to be broken - now is the time to do it permanently.

Remember the Simon and Garfunkle (and the Bible) words: “To every thing there is a season, turn turn turn, a time to reap, a time to sow, a time to build up a time to break down…” It is Astrology those words are referring to.

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