The most troubling thing about election day is that the transiting Saturn - Uranus Opposition (exact on Nov 4th) is also squaring transiting Venus. Venus will have completed her Transiting T-square to Saturn and Uranus, coming into exact square with both planets on Nov 3rd. This is an unsettling T-square all on it’s own because it is both financially unstable and rife with philosophical/negotiation breakdowns. So much for both political parties getting along.
But this isn’t all, Transiting Venus will be in EXACT opp to the US Mars on Nov 5th and square the US Neptune on Nov 6th. BOTH Saturn and Uranus are applying to make hard aspects (repeatedly) to the US Neptune in the next 6 mos.
THIS MEANS THAT EVENTS SET OFF ON ELECTION
DAY/WEEK WILL CREATE INTERNAL STRIFE FOR THE
US - WELL INTO 2009.
People, and the US as a whole will be feeling angry and ready to fight. Also, anyone who tells you the housing crash is over is just plain lying. It’s not over. Not by a long shot. The entire next 4 year administration will b forced to look at this problem, as well as the problem of dwindling resources, food supplies and other basics of life.
These problems will continue regardless of who takes the White House. For my money, I say Obama is the clear winner to the people, but the McCaine Republicans will try to steal it and it will be an ugly battle. Computers are the culprit. Perhaps even some good old fashioned protests will get stirred up. Mars is the focus of all this energy. We can expect Election Day to trigger all the standard angry, warlike results. But don’t forget that Mars also rules sexuality. I think we are in for more salacious sex scandals than you can shake a, umm, stick at.
Just based on the Void Moon in his candidacy announcement on Feb 10, 07 at 10am, it’s hard to imagine Obama winning. The Void Moon is indeed a formidable force. Have any of YOU tried to make anything stick that you did on a Void Moon? It’s nearly impossible for most people to do. (For clarification on this check my blog post: ) Basically what I am saying here is that the Void is working against Obama’s candidacy. HOWEVER, the Void still has an impact on the world. That impact is to DEEPEN THE DISCUSSION, make people reflect on what is important and do some inner emotional and spiritual housekeeping. Always a good thing in my book.
Right now, as all this presidential prediction discussion is flying around I see so many Astrologers forget to make note of the current RETROGRADE MERCURY and the current RETROGRADE SATURN. Both of which indicate upcoming changes in trend and overall direction. Mercury goes direct on Feb 19th - which means all of the current discussion will be revised (endlessly) until Early March. Saturn changes direction in May indicating a major change in our collective approach to authority figures, who we take seriously and why, as well as our understanding of the RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.
So many Astrologers also seem to forget that we have another Eclipse season before candidates are announced formally (and it is an *ss kicker too!) The next set of Eclipses take place in August. Get ready for a serious game of hardball. As I keep saying, it ‘aint over yet, and before it ends the plot (and drama) WILL THICKEN.
The Chinese New Year Starts today. You’ve probably seen it all over the news, since every year there is a news story on it. I wrote a previous post on the Chinese Year of the Rat which you should check out for more information.
Rat years are better for some Chinese birth signs than others. Here is a quick guideline for who should do well during this year of the Rat, and further down you will find a quick calculator for finding your own Chinese birth Animal, with longer love match and year forecasts in it.
*The year of the Fire Horse. Anyone one born in this year is considered to be so head strong and full of impulse that they are often dangerous and disruptive to the home. It was considered especially bad to be a girl born in this year and is called hinoeuma. In ancient China girl babies born in a Fire Horse year were often drowned, and were considered unmarriageable. In 1966 the abortion rate in China was so high that it was shocking because so many parents did not want to have Fire Horses in their homes. Many other parents simply waited until the following year to register the birth of their child to help the baby avoid the prejudice such Fire Horse children (especially girl children) would receive.
**The year of the Golden Pig. Considered in Chinese Astrology to be the luckiest of all years. The most auspicious time to start a business or other profit making venture. To me this is because of the alignment of Jupiter and Pluto which takes place once every 60 years, and therefore is always present during the year of the Golden Pig. This is a generally lucky influence - but it will ONLY be lucky for you personally if it is making good aspects for YOU.
With the pollsters all over the place - and very unreliable these days, the Huffington Post launched a new segment called HuffPollstrology which is certainly entertaining. But it’s not enough to predict the winners, for that you need a real Astrological look, like the one I give in my 2008 Presidential Prediction post. Check it out, and then remember that there’s a looooong way between here and November.
I fully expect both sets of Eclipses to create drama and upset in the pollsters predictions. Those Eclipses take place in February (7th & 21st) just in time to have an impact on the Feb 5th Super Tuesday (some news outlets are calling it SuperDuper Tuesday) - where 24 states hold elections. And then in August (1st & 16th) - just in time for the political Conventions to be really Unconventional.
The February 7 Solar Eclipse takes place conjunct Neptune and Retrograde Mercury (Mercury Retrograde) - virtually guaranteeing some upsets and confusion. The Feb 21 Lunar Eclipse gives us the Moon conjunct Saturn both opposed to the Sun - all of which paints the picture of gender opposition. The August 1 Solar Eclipse once again conjuncts Mercury which literally has the impact of throwing someone’s plans out the window. The August 16 Lunar Eclipse gives us the Moon conjunct Neptune and Chiron opposing the Sun, suggesting a deep chasm among what American’s feel are their real ‘family values’ and how they are expressed in the political landscape. Fasten your seatbelts, we’re about to go where no man has gone before.
Of all the Political candidates charts I looked at when creating this Presidential Astrology forecast for 2008 - and I looked at all of them except the few that don’t look like they can even get past the primaries, here are the ones that look the best for Election day, Nov 4, 2008.
Democratic Candidate Prediction: Hillary Clinton - her transits are good enough to win the nomination at the Democratic Convetion and to win the presidency on November 4th. Most helpful to Hilary throughout the whole election season is the ABSENCE of tough Saturn transits, which keep her relatively free of problems during her campaign. Her best bet for running mate is John Edwards, but I still bank on Barack Obama being well-heard and even more well-seen this political season, and those of the future - but Edwards has better transits than him this year.
Forecast for the Democratic Convention: on August 25th - 28th in Denver Co. The transits for this convention speak to long term planning and an overall focus on business and business dealings, especially connected to the masses and communicating with and to humanity. The agenda that comes out of this convention will be focused on building profitable businesses, communication fields, technology and projects designed to serve the masses. The Saturn Jupiter trine present during both conventions says that our next president will have a really brutal fight on his or her hands as they must make bitter enemies sit down at a table together and work out an agreement.
Republican Candidate Prediction: Rudolph Guiliani - His transits are also extremely good on Election day - Nov 4 - good enough to win. But Guiliani has a few really bad ones too - from Saturn, which Hillary is spared. For Guilani’s own sake I hope he doesn’t win. The transits that he is getting at this time could lead him to real danger and even peril to him and his family. The best aspects for Republican running mate are found in Mit Romney’s chart.
Forecast Republican Convention - Minneapolis-St. Paul Sept. 1-4 This convention takes place on a Sun - Saturn Eclipse. This Astrologers opinion of such a date is that it is truly horrible. I would never counsel anyone to do anything important on this Eclipse. Not only that, but I REALLY HOPE that these Republicans have no knowledge about the Astrology of the day. The only thing that could be started on such a day is CONTROL, OPPRESSION, DOMINATION, and CRUELTY. In other words: regardless of the candidate, the agenda that comes out of the SEPTEMBER REPUBLICAN CONVENTION will be earmarked with control and domination - as indicated by the Sun-Saturn eclipse. I could call this a sign of very bad things. Looking at Guiliani’s chart and transits, I doubt even he is aware of the extent of what he’d be getting himself involved with, but he most certainly does have aspects that speak of secret liaisons that put him outside the bounds of the rules other people have to follow.
My Presidential Astrology forecast for 2008 - prediction: The election results will be hotly contested, with both candidates laying claim to the win. Remember, in my 2008 forecast I speak about a technology battle in the fall - near Election time. Oh yes, those election machines will be hotly debated. Ultimately it will be Hilary who will be the President. It is in Hilary’s lifepath to occupy a position of great power and authority, especially connected to politics and the masses, and especially during these 3 years of her life. She has messages and information that it is her destiny to convey and to share with the public. There is really no downside to this aspect of her higher purpose. As tough and abrasive as many people find her, she brings abilities and talents to the table that will benefit humanity as a whole.
Guiliani’s destiny on the other hand is that he is born to be a famous public personality. This year of his life (63/4) is about dealing with power and maintaining a certain amount of political control, as well as control over the public. Especially in relation to business and business dealings.
For this Presidential Astrology forecast for 2008 both conventions take place during the Jupiter - Saturn trine, which some Astrologers are calling a great blessing. This Astrologer has a very different and more reserved point of view on it. Jupiter and Saturn are like mixing a volatile chemical compound like TNT and then trying to carry it across some mountains, where it could explode at any moment. Any blessings they bring are at best the result of an uneasy truce. Fortunately, this 2nd of the 3 trines is weighted towards the blessings of Jupiter and will overcome the control and domination that Saturn lusts after. But we’ll still have to deal with the bitter struggle it brings. Since Jupiter and Saturn are both sitting in earth signs now (Virgo and Capricorn respectively), the struggles will be all about financial dealings, the physical world and who controls it. (Read my post on The Year of the Rat.)
Both Democratic and Republican agendas will be dealing heavily with life - saving it and/or going to war. The Republican agenda is far more aggressive than the Democratic one. War is constant and unending with the Republican agenda, not so with the Democratic one. Dems focus more on business dealings. The Astrological power of the Republican agenda is stronger than the Democratic one, but not nearly as humanitarian. My money is on Hilary, not only because I believe she can and will win, but also because I see the Republican agenda as bringing irrevocable damage and danger to the people, the planet and any hopes for peace.
Remember, these are my opinions of the ASTROLOGY - not the politics. I leave it to the pundits to duke it out on the political merits of the candidates. So, this is my Presidential Astrological Forecast for 2008.
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June 8, 2008
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Astrology can only predict the trends, other forces always come into play and humans are not robots, there is always free will. Entities like the Media can (and have) influenced these events. No Astrologer can either predict this OR control it. I will restate the core message from above for those who seem to have missed it: The Republican agenda is far more powerful than the Democratic one. In other words, the Democrats are weak, the Republicans are strong - but the agenda they have is NOT good for the people. The message here is that we are in for more difficult times in the US, no matter what.
For a review of my Astrology trends of 2008 visit that series of blog posts. You will see there that I have been very accurate about a lot of things including:
Continued escalation of gas prices and it’s effect on food prices
The tanking of the US dollar
Crashing housing markets (I also predicted the timing of the rise and PEAK of this housing boom)
Success for Apple and Iphone (even way back when they were calling Steve Jobs a has-been)
A boom in Eco-markets (like ethanol, organic food, etc.)
Continuing struggle and problems in banking and the mortgage businesses. Housing prices declining for the next 18 months (until mid 2009). There will be periods of great opportunity for some people in these areas.
Increase in small business, creating most of the economic growth this year, especially in the arena called Eco-Boom. This will bring ecological business front and center in the future, especially after August this year. This will be in part due to crisis in public services like electricity. Also very likely this year: further climate and ecological crisis. Earthquakes, more fights over land (if that’s even possible).
Problems in the Middle East won’t settle this year, I expect new countries to get into the act; Egypt, Iran, Korea.
Gold will go up a great deal this year, maybe even doubling. The US dollar will fall as much as 20%. The Euro will stay strong as will the UK Pound. Other areas of growth will be technology and the multiplication of devices that make our lives easier, with advances in tech, cell phones and operating systems moving at the speed of light - especially towards the end of 2008. Into 2009 we will begin to see major problems with power though.
This spring is the best time for love and marriage that we’ve seen in several long, emotionally frustrating years. It is equally good for business. Art and creative projects are inspiring and profitable. States like California and New York will profit a great deal from creative output: intellectual properties, movies, books, music, fashion etc.
Stay tuned for my POLITICAL PREDICTIONS for this years HEATED political climate. I will also be posting a look at the transits to the USA’s chart for more detail of what to expect in 2008. And, not to leave the movies out of it, I will post my OSCAR PICKS for the Academy Awards here as well (although I for one have been horrified by how bad this years movies have been).
To learn how these trends will effect you personally, I recommend a private Astrology reading. This concludes my Astrology Horoscope predictions for 2008, I hope this is useful for you. For more detail go back and read parts 1-5.
Early November; a very difficult and conflict laden Grand Cross emerges when Venus (who expresses values) fights wtih Saturn (the rulemaker) and they both disagree with Uranus (the needs of the public or masses), and just to confuse things, Pallas Athena (the asteroid) throws a healthy dose of misinformation into the mix making it hard for anyone to think - or see - clearly. This is not a nice picture to see with US elections taking place this month. I read it as computer monkey business being used to defeat the will of the public, which results in a bitter fight (history, likes to repeat itself). Sure my political bias is showing, but mark these words. And since I am not a journalist, I am not bound by journalistic rules that hide the truth. This alignment lasts until the 9th when Venus joins Pluto and calls in the “Big Guns” of business to back her up. November 2nd Neptune Goes Direct in aspect to Saturn indicating that someone is very inflexible in their point of view, and bringing even more problems to the Mortgage, banking and finance areas.
For the rest of November business is favored and makes great progress. We’re going to see the Eco-Boom start in earnest now. At the same time, some sort of legal or Supreme Court battle seeks to tie red-tape around the free agents of the world who are out there really getting things done. What a beaurocratic nightmare! The bean counters are trying to take over the world with petty rules and legistlation. But it doesn’t matter because all forms of independent business can really make fantastic progress. Aspects in late November insure that Good will overcome the petty bean counting evil and controlling agenda that is forcing itself foward. Also in Late November we get yet ANOTHER stellium of Mercury, Sun and Mars - which shows us a team joined together in pursuit of conquest, war, and winning. We might as well be hanging out with Ceasar watching the gladiators fight Lions.
December starts with someone on the warpath, perhaps Bush, but it seems impossible to imagine him getting MORE agressive. This trend, tied to the beaurcratic nightmare of last month indicates a very thorny political mess. It was legal decisions that put this administration into power, and it is legal decisions that they will use to try to STAY in power - no matter what the will of the people really is. Battles over information, fact and details heat up as December progresses as nothing less than power over ‘the world’ hangs in the balance. But the public, especially through the internet and community infrastructure, is not nearly as passive as some might hope. A unifying force brings the masses together in ways that spell real trouble for unfair, unfit and unfitting leadership. It is business, and business people who will step forward with solutions, systems, and the means to finance them.
Then near Christmas the Sun and then Mars trigger the current 2007 alignment of Pluto and Mars kicking off aggression and conflict once again; all of it taking place way down South in the Tropic of Capricorn, which suggests warlike actions coming from that side of the globe. As the year comes to an end, the real trouble comes from a conflict between authority and the masses, this usually spells protest, riot and opression. As I stated at the beginning of this report; it is our community and unity with others that is most important now.
FALL: Venus is almost never alone for the next several months, so her action is powerful, and very much tied to working with other people. From August 11 - 18 she is tied up with Saturn (Capricorn and Aquarius) enforcing tough rules, financial limitations and moral lessons of conscience. Mercury (Gemini and Virgo) ONCE AGAIN joins the party August 14, bringing with him news and information, he continues to travel with Venus until September 20. But before they part ways they both join Mars (Aries and Scorpio) from Sept 3-19 - this is THE time to create plans, find ways to re-use and recycle and to strategize and take action. After this Venus is now on her own, as she escapes Mars giving chase just as he overtakes Mercury who turns Retrograde (read this like he’s dropped out of the race to pursue a different interest or agenda).
September poses a very serious focus on the assets, needs and resources of planet earth. We all get more aware of being sustainable. My definition of sustainable is this: anything that supports itself and nourishes all who participate in it. This applies to earth’s resources, business dealings and politics, and is NOT just a concept of going GREEN - it represents wholeness and balance in business as well, it includes fair trade practices, organic growing, less use of credit, more real value backed trade and dealmaking, and above all else - fairness. Ongoing patterns in September support the hard work that needs to be done, especially through deal making and peacekeeping. True leaders this month will be those who can negotiate and make peace.
In October Mercury returns to his ‘King’ (boss, CEO or other ruler) to share the information he got while traveling with Venus and Mars. This is like a cloak and dagger espionage story where the spy (Mercury) went into the battle zone (Mars) in hot pursuit of the thing of value (Venus) like diamonds, money, secrets or a woman. The king, ruler or CEO may or may not be interested in helping to forward the deals and agendas that Mars, Venus and Mercury forged together while they hung out in Libra - the house of deal making. October 25 Chiron goes direct trining Mercury - bringing happy news.
For most of July people are feeling frantic and pressured to get things done, especially in business and finances. There is an insatiable feeling in the air, which isn’t very balanced or moderate. From July 5-16 Mars travels with Saturn playing BAD COP with bad manners, breaking all the rules and a serious tough guy attitude: think Michael Chikles’ Mackey on ‘The Shield’ - you definitely don’t want to be on this guys bad side.
August is Eclipse season again. The Solar Eclipse: 1 Aug 2008 09Leo31 - is tied to Mercury. We can expect to hear major news stories announced on the 1st or 2nd of August surrounding a public or political leader, loss and/or sudden change. Again, this aspect is connected to coups, resignations and assassinations - in Leo, it literally speaks of the King or leader. Because of the aspects of the day I expect there to be lies, cover-ups and misinformation circulating about these events. In this case, don’t believe everything you read.
Then the Lunar Eclipse: 16 Aug 2008 24Aqu21 brings with it a serious mixed bag of Astrological goodies. The Eclipse itself is tied to Neptune and Chiron, triggering their Retrograde degrees. This brings secret information (and previous lies) to the surface, especially connected to the ongoing Mortgage and banking crises.
All though August conflict is at a fever pitch signaling something of destiny at work here where the battle for leadership and business dominance is similar to ‘too many cooks in the kitchen’ and nobody chopping vegetables! At the same time a conflicting picture emerges where Venus joins up with Mercury (again) and Saturn in Virgo as part of a Grand Trine with Vesta and Jupiter; I see this as the phoenix rising from the ashes and putting much needed systems of service, and sustainability into place. It is being called the Eco-Boom and it is where all the money is to be made in the next few years. By now Saturn has finally left his shadow, allowing us all to move past the issues from fall of ‘07 that we’ve still been wrestiling with.
SPRING: Venus travels with Mercury through Pisces for the entire month of March (it actually begins on Feb 22). Picture it like this: the beautiful maiden travels with the town crier (or Newspaper Man) and together have deep philosophical discussions. The beauty (Venus) influences the columists perspective on money, values, beauty and art, softening him and bringing greater grace and more flourishes to his words. The writer (Mercury) influences her to speak and write and share ideas with the world.
Together they bring forth deep, penetrating and mesmerising works of art and language. This is particularly powerful for Taurus, Gemini, Libra and Virgo folks. And it could be a life-changing month for Pisceans. Another side effect of this chatty pairing is an incredible infatuation with all things PRETTY. Romance, grace, beauty and pure beauty are captivating, intoxicating, mesmerizing now. Not to mention love, oh dear, I can see more than a few of them falling and falling hard under this unbelievably romantic celestial pattern. The gossip magazines should be filled with stories of starlets in love and getting pregnant.
Late March/Early April Mars makes his final arm wrestling attack on Pluto bringing back all the conflict and fights from Oct 2007 and around New Years of 2008 (can you say writers strike, among other fights to the death). In APRIL Mercury teams up with the Sun from the 13th-19 to create a powerful grand trine with Pluto and Saturn. This period of time has the hallmarks for successful communications, sales, writing and speaking projects, the downside is that there is something obsessive about the energy involved. Jupiter Retrogrades on May 9th at 22′ Capricorn, Chiron turns around on May 25th at 21′ Aquarius, then Neptune Retrogrades the next day on May 26th at 24′ Aquarius; signaling a period of major change regarding long-term holdings, financial dealings, property and agriculture. Both individuals and corporations will have to change their long-term strategies in these areas for the rest of the year. These retrogrades happen in trine with Mecury (in Retrograde) and Ceres, giving a huge lift to written and spoken projects and ideas as well as marketing plans - although they may take the rest of the year to get completed, rewritten and perfected.
From May 29 - June 20 Venus (the maiden) joins the CEO (Sun), bringing delights, charm, beauty and sensuality with her. Together in Gemini this creates a huge amount of attention to leaders, royalty, politicians, writers and other communicators in leadership posiitions. She (Venus) softens him (the Sun) up, while he floods her with attention and affection, leaving them both in a prosperous, generous and warm-hearted mood. In short; there couldn’t be a better year for artistic and creative expression that leads to money, especially for Taurus, Leo, Gemini and Libra.
To add to this stunning alignment, Mercury will Retrograde back to meet up with Venus and the Sun on JUNE 6th. All three planets sit exactly at 17′ Gemini. This makes an exact trine to the Feb. 7 Solar Eclipse degree - meaning that someone stands to prosper amazingly from events triggered by that Eclpsee. Anyone with sensitive degrees aspected by this will have major happy events, like celebrations and victories at this time. Even though everything looks sunny and rosy on the surface, the unseen level (in the Sun chart) shows a lot of tension at the same time in the negotiation signs of Gemini, Virgo, Pisces and Sag. This means that agreements are uneasy, and can’t be fully trusted, so enjoy, but tread carefully. Then on June 27th Uranus turns Retrograde at 23′ Aquarius effecting utilities and other public services for the rest of 2008. As part of a small pattern including the Moon, Neptune and Chiron, we are going to see emerging community and female leadership at this time.
The BIG CHALLENGE is posed when Venus opposes Pluto June 16-19 re-igniting fights, war, conflict and trouble that was going on in Oct 2007 and around New Years of 2008. This time, the fight is about money, power and who controls what. At the same time Mars opposes Neptune causing even greater problems in the housing market with forclosures, credit problems and even a weakening US dollar (I expect the dollar to lose a good amount of value in 2008 - about 20%). I will be posting a separate article forcasting transits to the US chart. Fortunately the Mars aspect is short lived, but will be revisited later in Late July and mid August when Venus and then the Sun make the same opposition to Neptune. Read this as a good time to finish things, get out of financial burdens and obligations and just plain cut ties with the past.
This is part one of a 6 part Astrology forecast for 2008. I will be posting a new section each day until it is complete.
One of the great hallmarks for 2008 is that VENUS (ruler of Taurus and Libra) travels with company for a great deal of the year. We also have a series of planetary stelliums (when 3 or more planets bunch together). The Stelliums concentrate energy in certain areas and represent people joining forces with others and building or creating teams. This is very good news for people who have been on their own. Venus is usually a part of these concentrations of energy through 2008 which means that the concentrations are focused heavily on the use of money, movable wealth, resources, art, beauty and basic fundamental values. For this reason I am calling 2008 the year of GREATER VALUES. The real, deep meaning of Venus is that she is our own inner compass - those values which guide us forward in life, often called the conscience. Each of us has this inner compass, and this year her influence is crystallized, increased and made clear. To learn more about the compass that is Venus stay tuned to this Blog, where I will be releasing a CD called - “The Rest of the Secret” and will go into great detail about this principle, how it works - and most importantly how to use it in 2008.
As 2008 starts we find ourselves under the influence of Retrograde Mars & Saturn. Together these two retrogrades manage to sap the energy and vitality right out of most of our lives, not to mention leaving us all to wrestle with a few horrible flu outbreaks. Other areas affected by these two include business slowing down to a screeching halt, conflict and subversive aggressive action, and intense emotional battles. This is a very challenging time for Cancers, Capricorns, Virgo’s and Gemini’s in particular. Thankfully the Pluto - Mars opposition peaks on Jan 2 and we will be free of it’s influence by the 6th. But, still PLEASE BE CAREFUL ON THE ROADS tonight - this is a very dangerous aspect.
Mars Enters Shadow Sept 16 at 24′ Gemini
Station Rx Nov 15 at 12′ Cancer.
Mars Station Direct Jan 31 08 at 24′ Gemini
Leaves Shadow April 4 08 at 12′ Cancer
Saturn Retrogrades in Virgo at 9′ Dec 19th
SD on May 3 08 at 1′7″ Virgo
Leaves Shadow in Mid August
Eclipse’s this year: The Feb 7 Solar Eclipse is likely to bring sudden and embarrassing information to light about business leaders, companies or unethical political practices. These events are the types that cause resignations, corporate collapse and/or a serious loss of funding. Expect more banking trouble to emerge related to the sub-prime Real Estate collapse. But don’t expect the Banks to collapse, the government always bails out Banks and big business - it is the individual who is left holding the bag. Other areas that may be effected include public infrastructures like politics and public services like utilities, hospitals, police, railroads, transportation, etc.
The Feb 21 Lunar Eclipse could see the revelation of secret and hidden activities by authority figures and agencies such as the military, the government, white house, public servants, clergy and religious organizations.
Solar Eclipse: 7 Feb 2008 17Aqu44 - conjunct Chiron, Neptune and Rx Mercury
Lunar Eclipse: 21 Feb 2008 01Vir52 - Moon Conjunct Saturn both opposed to Sun
Late January through mid February; a line up of planets together in Aquarius focuses a great deal of attention on the needs of humanity and draws groups of people together around shared goals, values, hopes and dreams. This is something that I like to call divine community and more and more of us will be drawn to those we resonate with deeply. All of us will be feeling the need to draw closer to our teams and those we love and care about to create a spiritual community. Humanitarian goals, causes and plans will be well served by the groups we can involve ourselves with and the networks that we create. I consider 2008 to be the ‘Year of the Network’ meaning that our power, strength and safety will be largely a measure of the strength of the community network that we have. Soul families draw close and new ones are likely to connect during this time. The air signs: Aquarius, Gemini and Libra will feel called forward to speak their minds and express ideals in crystallized powerful ways. A time for clarity of purpose and group leadership. Powerful leaders can emerge now, especially those who speak a profound vision of the future. The biggest downside here is the temptation to squander this energy on gossip and distraction rather than meaningful progress.
Also in Late Jan early Feb Venus hangs out with Jupiter for about 2 weeks in Capricorn, essentially carrying on excessively bringing bright optimism, enthusiasm, luxuries and opportunities to many people who have waited and struggled for a very long time. Some of whom may suddenly find themselves flopped right into the lap of luxury with almost no warning! This aspect skims through Capricorn’s lives, but makes lasting changes for Pisces, Sagittarius, Taurus and Libra.
