Today the Full Moon is in Pisces at 23′ which asks us to bring some Piscean style element of our lives to a conclusion. To see the whole Year’s Moon Phases go to this page.
The two weeks following a Full Moon are a time for us to release and let go of something connected to the sign of the Full Moon - in this case Pisces. This can mean anything that is governed by Pisces. Here is a partial list of Pisces ruled subjects:
Escapism
Alcohol
Drugs
Make-up
Photography (with film, not digital)
Religion
Fantasy
The subconscious
Paint
Dreams (without action backing them up)
Delusions & Illusions
Fog
Co-dependency
Minerals, Gems or anything that comes out of the sea or land including agriculture
Property and Land
Additionally, the chart house where you are experiencing the Full Moon will impact what area of life you are being asked to let go of something.
For Example: The Full Moon in Pisces in your 5th house of lover’s, children and creative projects might ask you to give up a fantasy about a lover, or ask you to let go of an issue related to drugs or medication for your child, or it could show you where you have been in delusion and not action around a creative project. These are all Pisces issues through the lens of the 5th house.
Another example might be: The Full Moon in Pisces in your 3rd house of siblings, neighbors, short trips and communications. The Full Moon in Pisces in the third house might suggest you are spending too much time on the phone/e-mail/fax machine or running around town for a dream. Or it could suggest that there would be mail that puts an ending to something connected to your agriculture, mining or other land related issue. The Pisces Full Moon in the 3rd house could also suggest a drug or alcohol related problem in connection to a sibling or neighbor that you will need to ‘let go’ of in some way.
These are just a few examples of what the Pisces Full Moon could mean in different chart houses. Below are the houses and their meanings:
1st house: Self expression, how others see you
2nd house: Money and possessions, sensuality
3rd house: Siblings, Neighbors, short trips and communication
4th house: Home and immediate family, emotional roots, Mom
5th house: Children, creative projects, lovers and pleasures
6th house: Routines, work, employee’s, pets, health
7th house: Partnerships, justice, legalities, contract
8th house: Shared finances, stocks, bonds, mortgages, sex & death
9th house: Groups, foreigners, higher education, philosophy
10th house: Career, reputation, Status symbols, Dad
11th house: Politics, Humanitarian causes, social groups, parties, complicated systems
12th house: The unconscious, dreams, secrets, mysticism, art, insanity
You can use this guide to get a better idea of what the Full Moon in Pisces means to you, and what you are being asked to let go of over the next 2 weeks.
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The loose ends that began before summer begin to get wrapped up this month as the luminaries all change moods at the same time. It’s like we’ve all been on a long summer vacation, oh wait, we HAVE been on a long summer vacation - and the stars have been supportive of this time out of time. But we all have to get back to normal sooner or later, and much of it happens this month.
Mercury Retrograde alert! Mercury enters his shadow on the 3rd, he won’t go retro until the 24th but the whole cycle is in Libra and lasts well into October. Relationships, partnerships and contracts are all under heavy scrutiny and review during this cycle. Between the 3rd and the 24th we are getting advance notice of the ‘issues’ that he rest of the cycle will unearth.
On the 8th Jupiter turns Direct at 13′ Capricorn and then on the 9th Pluto turns Direct at 28′ Sagittarius. So if there is a prize or goal you’ve been putting off all summer - get ready because you will suddenly feel the need to plow full boar forward towards it once these two power players change directions. Because Jupiter is aligned with Saturn all month, much of this progress will be a direct result of current pain, problems and limitations. There’s nothing like a challenge to motivate people towards a new plan.
Aries: There’s a whole tangled mess of knots and string that you need to unwind, untie, wrap and organize this month and it’s called partnerships. Nothing is clear or straightforward. But you’re mission, should you choose to have a clear path forward through the underbrush, is to untangle the mess and make something organzed out of it. Nobody can do it for you, and it’s purely up to you how much effort you put in and what the rewards are that you get out of it. Weigh it all carefully, you need to address this with your eyes open.
Taurus: It’s time to create a set of semi-permanent, solid but malleable, carved-in-stone plans that are open to interpretation. In other words: don’t hesitate to make your plans and move forward with them, but be ready to change them and cling to your dreams and aspirations with everything you’ve got. This is one cycle where you WILL be able to attract the team, the partners and the help you need. The only downside with having a team is that then you’ve got to learn how to negotiate with them.
Gemini: You are standing on the precipice of having everything you want. The key of course is to learn to recognize it when the ‘total package’ walks into the room. You see, you could get stuck feeling like you are pulled between many different directions. You could also think that these options collide with each other. Let me make this perfectly clear, those many directions are within YOU - the package is all there. All you have to do is open it.
Cancer: Sept 15 is a New Moon in Pisces then Sept 29 is the Full Moon in Libra. A mixed bag of things emerges for you this month. On one hand great good luck and good fortune is opening up for you in your partnerships, but this blessing may come on the heels of something you need to give up or let go of. Releasing an old useless attitude or philosophy is extremely important if you hope to take full advantage of the new and good that’s coming your way - so don’t hang on to the past TOO tightly.
Leo: You are focused on the group and what the group needs and wants. Your feelings of loyalty to the ‘team’ are commendable but don’t be surprised if this same team you are defending suddenly acts unpredictably making you wonder why you even bothered. The Universe is trying to give you more freedom, so don’t cling too, too tightly to routines, tradition and the status quo. The current stars will break these, so learn to roll with the punches.
Virgo: SheEesh! What a month you have in store, I can hear my Jewish ancesters hitting their foreheads and saying oy-vey! Time to focus on what you can organize and dig into the hard work in front of you with both hands. This WILL BE your road to freedom when all the crazy, crazy chaos hits your arena of financial partnerships and alliances. Please, whatever you do, don’t be tempted to think that any final word you get this month is actually the FINAL word. Oh no, there is much negotiating and changing of minds for you to live through still.
Libra: Well, you are the center of the storm this month. The true secret to being a wizard in the world is to remain as the eye of the storm and allow the swirling, twirling mess to spin around you while YOU remain calm and centered. The more focused you can remain on what you want and how you want it, the better you will be. Do not be distracted by the man behind the curtain - that man who calls himself the wizard of Oz. The real wiz is you, don’t forget it!
Scorpio: A subsconscious conflict is coming to the surface this month and it effects your entire equalibrium. Your sector of secret and/or bedroom pleasures is being lit up like a 4th of July fireworks display. Wowza! That’s a whole lotta good time goin’ on for you. Is it something secret and dirty? If so, don’t expect yourself to be able to get away with it scott free. If nobody else punishes you, you’ll be sure to punish yourself, so be very careful where you tread this month.
Sagittarius: Pluto spends his last gasp on your doorstep between now and the end of ‘08. This ends a 15 YEAR cycle for you. Has it been good? Not? Now is the time to review it all, look it over carefully and bless it as you release and move onto something brand new. The good news is that now I’ve given you advance warning and you get to spend the next few months clearing out the rubble and releasing all the power-plays and intensity that this Pluto cycle has represented. Get ready for something new, it’s coming.
Capricorn: Jupiter moves forward in Capricorn on the 8th. You finally get the green light from the Universe to go ahead with your plans and goals. The screwy Mercury/Mars/Venus cycle in Libra will create drama though. So expect your career/marriage status to be up in the air and unsettled for the next few months. Oh, to heck with it, why not just focus on your career and leave this relationship stuff to sort itself out for the next few months? I think that might be a much easier way to deal with it. Focus on your goal, let the drama take care of itself.
Aquarius: Teams and groups are in sharp focus for you all month long. You’re sure to attract at least a few charming and delightful teammembers this month, which will bring a big smile to your face. Getting people all riled up and motivated by a dream, goal or aspiration is the key ingredient and leads you to be surrounded by exciting and stimulating new people. Just what the doctor ordered - a shot of excitement to help you get things done.
Pisces: Cockeyed optimism, delicate balance and unsteady alliances rule the month for you. Yes, you know it’s time to team up with people, yes you know there may be strange dealings ahead, yes you know you might not be able to fully count on what they are saying now. But you’ve got to make progress, so you’re willing to set sail with it - no matter how weird and unproven this ships track record might be. Well, try to minimize your risks, and then remember, no risk, no reward. Expect setbacks and changes and be prepared for anything and you’ll be on a good path.
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Talking about Saturn we need to remember that it is the ASPECTS that have the power, not simply the presence of a planet in one sign or another.
WHAT’S A TRANSIT? I’m glad you asked. A transit is when a planet moving through the sky makes an aspect or a pattern with the planets in your own Natal Chart.
WHAT’S AN ASPECT? A mathematical degree used by Astrologers to see what planet in your Natal Chart is being ‘touched’ and how it’s being touched, ie: caressed or throttled? and for how long this ‘touching’ will continue to go on.
WHAT ARE PATTERNS? These are shapes made by a few planets together, like squares and triangles and long stretchy triangles. Remember art class? See, that stuff was useful after all.
WHAT’S A NATAL CHART? It is the snapshot of the heavens at the moment when YOU were born. It is a lot like a snowflake or a fingerprint. It is unique. Most Natal Charts only refer to a flat view of the heavens. But there are at least 3 more dimensions to see than this. You will learn about this in the FREE ASTROLOGY SECRETS REPORT that you get when you subscribe to my WEEKLY NEWSLETTER. You can learn more about the 4-D NATAL CHART by going HERE.
Saturn WILL ONLY BE IN EFFECT when he is within a ASPECT of a Natal Planet (A planet in YOUR birth chart.) During those windows of time THE ASPECT will trigger events in your life. I consider it in effect when within 3 degrees - no more.
DON’T FORGET THAT THE ENTIRE GEN X is getting major Saturn Transits sometime in the next 2 years.
Saturn is no pick-nick by any stretch - regardless of what others have said. Here are some types of Saturn experiences:
LAWSUITS
DIVORCES
ILLNES
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY
FATHER FIGURE PROBLEMS
BOSS PROBLEMS
PARKING TICKETS - TAXES - IRS
BANKING RED TAPE (yes foreclosure!)
and YES, when I was having bad Saturn transits - several people in my life died.
Additionally: It is the Patters that are triggered that suggest if you will come out on the winning (or losing) end of tangles with Saturn.
FOR EXAMPLE: If Saturn made a conjunction to your URANUS IN VIRGO - and you also had a GRAND TRINE in your own Natal Chart with say URANUS - SUN - JUPITER all in EARTH signs, then the hard work that Saturn triggers might put you in charge of your own business, or get you organized to open your own massage school. This is exactly what a client who has a Grand Trine being triggered by Transiting Saturn, is doing.
clearly this is NOT bad for her!
But that’s not all: HARD PATTERNS triggered by Saturn = tough times. Hard patterns are: Squares, oppositions, quincunx, T-squares, Grand Crosses, Yods and a variety of others. Not to mention the Saturn midpoints and the challenges that they can unleash!
It can be difficult for those of us pros who want to look a the WHOLE PICTURE to boil it down to one small sound bite or another.
For your sake: Here’s my best effort at a sound-bite on Saturn IN VIRGO:
**by the way Saturn rules the anus**
The bean counters have taken over the world! Death by a thousand paper cuts!
IE: Camera traffic cops are enforcing every intersection in the major cities. Seems like no way to win against those bean counters.
The only way to fight beans is with beans!
Details, details, details, hair-splitting and a puckered behind, especially with laws. This is how you can win in the end. In other words: got an electronic traffic ticket for $400? Well, you DO have the right to face your accuser.
Huh? Face a camera? Not exactly, but you can demand to know if it was functioning right, you can demand paperwork. If they can’t produce it - or if no cop shows up, you win. Technicality. A shell game for cash.
Don’t be the dupe, have your facts screwed on nice and tight.
REMEMBER: he or she who has the tightest behind WINS all Saturn battles!
Want to know what Saturn has in store for you? Then order a NATAL CHART and instead of entering info for your partner, just type in SATURN!
Please note that this information will be good for a range of about 6 weeks from the date of delivery. For the first 5 people I will also include a list of SATURN WARNING DATES when you must avoid contracts, starting a new job, moving, or other important beginning - the trouble this could save you is priceless!
Don’t wait to get your 4D-NATAL CHART, once Saturn is in your back yard, it’s too late to get prepared.
Talking about Saturn we need to remember that it is the ASPECTS that have the power, not simply the presence of a planet in one sign or another.
WHAT’S A TRANSIT? I’m glad you asked. A transit is when a planet moving through the sky makes an aspect or a pattern with the planets in your own Natal Chart.
WHAT’S AN ASPECT? A mathematical degree used by Astrologers to see what planet in your Natal Chart is being ‘touched’ and how it’s being touched, ie: caressed or throttled? and for how long this ‘touching’ will continue to go on.
WHAT ARE PATTERNS? These are shapes made by a few planets together, like squares and triangles and long stretchy triangles. Remember art class? See, that stuff was useful after all.
WHAT’S A NATAL CHART? It is the snapshot of the heavens at the moment when YOU were born. It is a lot like a snowflake or a fingerprint. It is unique. Most Natal Charts only refer to a flat view of the heavens. But there are at least 3 more dimensions to see than this. You will learn about this in the FREE ASTROLOGY SECRETS REPORT that you get when you subscribe to my WEEKLY NEWSLETTER. You can learn more about the 4-D NATAL CHART by going HERE.
Saturn WILL ONLY BE IN EFFECT when he is within a ASPECT of a Natal Planet (A planet in YOUR birth chart.) During those windows of time THE ASPECT will trigger events in your life. I consider it in effect when within 3 degrees - no more.
DON’T FORGET THAT THE ENTIRE GEN X is getting major Saturn Transits sometime in the next 2 years.
Saturn is no pick-nick by any stretch - regardless of what others have said. Here are some types of Saturn experiences:
LAWSUITS
DIVORCES
ILLNES
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY
FATHER FIGURE PROBLEMS
BOSS PROBLEMS
PARKING TICKETS - TAXES - IRS
BANKING RED TAPE (yes foreclosure!)
and YES, when I was having bad Saturn transits - several people in my life died.
Additionally: It is the Patters that are triggered that suggest if you will come out on the winning (or losing) end of tangles with Saturn.
FOR EXAMPLE: If Saturn made a conjunction to your URANUS IN VIRGO - and you also had a GRAND TRINE in your own Natal Chart with say URANUS - SUN - JUPITER all in EARTH signs, then the hard work that Saturn triggers might put you in charge of your own business, or get you organized to open your own massage school. This is exactly what a client who has a Grand Trine being triggered by Transiting Saturn, is doing.
clearly this is NOT bad for her!
But that’s not all: HARD PATTERNS triggered by Saturn = tough times. Hard patterns are: Squares, oppositions, quincunx, T-squares, Grand Crosses, Yods and a variety of others. Not to mention the Saturn midpoints and the challenges that they can unleash!
It can be difficult for those of us pros who want to look a the WHOLE PICTURE to boil it down to one small sound bite or another.
For your sake: Here’s my best effort at a sound-bite on Saturn IN VIRGO:
**by the way Saturn rules the anus**
The bean counters have taken over the world! Death by a thousand paper cuts!
IE: Camera traffic cops are enforcing every intersection in the major cities. Seems like no way to win against those bean counters.
The only way to fight beans is with beans!
Details, details, details, hair-splitting and a puckered behind, especially with laws. This is how you can win in the end. In other words: got an electronic traffic ticket for $400? Well, you DO have the right to face your accuser.
Huh? Face a camera? Not exactly, but you can demand to know if it was functioning right, you can demand paperwork. If they can’t produce it - or if no cop shows up, you win. Technicality. A shell game for cash.
Don’t be the dupe, have your facts screwed on nice and tight.
REMEMBER: he or she who has the tightest behind WINS all Saturn battles!
Want to know what Saturn has in store for you? Then order a NATAL CHART and instead of entering info for your partner, just type in SATURN!
Please note that this information will be good for a range of about 6 weeks from the date of delivery. For the first 5 people I will also include a list of SATURN WARNING DATES when you must avoid contracts, starting a new job, moving, or other important beginning - the trouble this could save you is priceless!
Don’t wait to get your 4D-NATAL CHART, once Saturn is in your back yard, it’s too late to get prepared.
Most Astrology sites will tell you all about what the planet in the sign is supposed to mean, ie: Neptune in Aquarius should be good for humanitarian causes, and technology etc. And this is useful for looking at some of the trends and what they mean. Yes, this is a good time for the innovation of services for the masses of humanity, for computers and other techie gadgets, but this is far from the whole picture. The real JUICE from Astrology for you, dear reader, comes from understanding the aspectsNeptune is making as he travels through Aquarius.
Aspects are good or bad depending on their geometry - the angles they make and the overall patterns that they are part of.
A square is hard, a trine is usually a blessing. But the PATTERN is more important than just these aspects alone.
When Neptune is part of a Grand Cross (currently that would be in Fixed signs: Taurus, Scorpio, Aquarius & Leo) it is very different than if he was part of a Grand Trine (currently that would be in Air signs: Gemini, Libra & Aquarius).
Neptune as part of hard aspects in the fixed signs will be about money, identity, social scene and debt. It will also be about our connection to fixed and inflexible points of view. Neptune will help to melt those stubborn streaks. It may be hard to take though, since squares and oppositions bring crisis to the surface. Neptune in Square or opposition will also help bring something to a screeching halt. Endings may appear sudden, but usually they’ve been brewing for a long time.
Neptune in Trine helps to grow something, make it last, give it some spiritual ‘glue’ and help it to stick. Currently in air signs, this means that ideas, words and rules are being nourished by Neptune.
One of the reasons that it is so hard for people to get a handle on what a Neptune transit will do, is that Neptune is in charge of so very many parts of our lives. This means that there are really a TON of possibilities in how he can manifest. Forgetting or losing our memory of something and having it Zero-ed out is just one of a great many possibilities. Others include: selling, growing things, dealing with minerals or oil… But there are too many to list here.
There are other patterns that he can be part of as well, and each one has a major meaning: The kite, the unequal triangle, the Yod, the mini Trine, the mystic rectangle the dreaded T-Square and on and on. So the story of the huge and slow transits of Neptune in Aquarius will be told by the PATTERN he’s making - with the other planets in the sky, and with the planets in your own personal Chart.
EXAMPLES: Problems: Neptune in Aquarius is creating a Grand Cross for fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) which creates stress and tension around old systems and structures and helps to break down the old ways of doing things. This is ONE of the reasons for the Mortgage crises right now - Scorpio rules Mortgages and Taurus rules money - both of these signs are getting melted down by Neptune in Aquarius. Problems and crises will be highlighted when someone is too materialistic or controlling (Scorpio), too egotistical (Leo), too attached to security and creature comforts (Taurus) or too much of an intellectual elitist (Aquarius). The action of Neptune serves to dissolve these fixed and stubborn ways of being and make room for something more far reaching and of service to humanity (Aquarius).
Blessings: Neptune is creating a Grand Trine with planets at mid Libra and Gemini. Anyone who has planets at both of these places would be having great luck and easy blessings in the areas of print and the media, partnerships and contracts, business building, legalities and patents, creating and enforcing new rules, intellectual properties and patents.
It is very tempting to overlook the major themes of the large, slow moving planets and what they mean. Basically Neptune in Aquarius is opening our collective minds (Air signs) and clearing away the superficial systems we’ve created (fixed signs) in order to make room for something that is more spiritually meaningful and satisfying. This includes spiritual journeys, soul-mates and all the things that give our life meaning. Deep memories from the past may also emerge - including those that come from past lives. These are all under his domain. Ultimately Neptune is concerned with the needs of our spirit, our soul. Neptune in Aquarius calls our attention to the collective soul-needs of humanity and how to meet them.
Mercury continues to be Retrograde in Gemini until the 18th, but he won’t leave his shadow until the Fourth of July - which should make for an interesting display of patriotism, especially in the media and in computer discussions (both ruled by Mercury).
Also on the 18th, we have a Full Moon at 28′ Sagittarius, kicking off a cycle of large-scale exodus from some kind of group or allegiance over the next few weeks, it will be a very interesting month. The good news this month comes in the form of the protection being offered by the stars to lovers, artists and others who lead with their hearts.
But as for the rest of JUNE; mid-month aspects bring the concepts of lust and love together at last. With the planetary line-up in Gemini of Sun, Mercury and Venus we have a whole she-bang of duality facing us square in our mooney eyed reflections. You see, most of us on planet earth struggle with a polarity around relationships: lust vs love, security vs satisfaction. The whole madonna vs whore deal-i-o that pervades our mass consciousness has driven hordes of the population to take little blue ED pills and pump silocone into parts of our bodies where it never belonged. Wouldn’t it be good to have our cake (I mean sex) and enjoy it too? Today we finally get to examine these underlying assumptions and make a break for it to get away from past (frustrating) conditioning.
The first half of the month is filled with frustrations and power-struggles, even obsession. There’s a heavy duty arm wrestling match going on, especially between the 5th and the 17th, but then things should ease up some. But don’t say I didn’t warn you that some people are just plain voracious now. Most of June’s energy favors breaking things up and clearing them out, which makes this an ideal month to end contracts, get out of unwanted commitments and release yourself from cloying obligations. A few suggestions: trade the SUV in for a hybrid, retrofit your house for solar panals, prepare an area for a garden and generally cut loose any wasteful habits that are bad for you and the environment. This is also a month that is only good for temporary solutions to problems - not permanent ones.
aries - You start the month on some kind of a roll as everyone’s favorite ‘go-to’ guy or gal. This allows you to feel appreciated for your talents and abilities, which is very rewarding. One word of caution though: be sure that you aren’t being used for someone else’s agenda that serves THEIR goals but not your OWN. In other words, being appreciated is great and nice, just as long is it isn’t costing you progress on your own dreams. The question is, would you rather be popular or would you rather be loyal to yourself?
taurus - You are protected from any real harm this month, which is a good thing because somehow you suddenly find yourself tangled up in a battle of wills. Who will win? Well the battle is clearly over power and who has it. In any battle of power, the ‘winner’ is always the person who has access to their own personal power. Personal power means connecting to your inner source. The power is within, it isn’t connected to other people. The sooner you know that in your bones, the sooner you will be free of outside interference and frustrations.
gemini - You are very good at telling the right story to the right people this month and doing so will gain you some strong supporters. Just be sure that you are staying true in your stories, after all, once we start spinning things sideways it gets harder and harder to keep track of all the variations that everyone has heard. In the long run, it’s probably easier and less effort to just craft a clear, strong and compelling message that reflects your deepest truth. This is your challenge now: what exactly IS your deepest truth?
cancer - A complete overhaul of your daily routines is underway. You may quit a job, leave a network or group affiliation or just feel ‘over-it’ regarding a philosophy, form of education or ideology. “To everthing there is a season” and this season is for leaving behind the group-think that doesn’t bring you what you need. Don’t bother analyzing it, don’t bother explaining it. Fighting about it is just an exhaustion you don’t need, so try to aviod that. All you really need to do is be true to you. So if it aint workin’ for ya, then say sionara Sunshine.
leo - You can get things done this month, which makes you feel effective and at the center of the action. Meanwhile there is a whole heap of outward objection to what you are associated with. It is the philosophical conflicts that are at the heart of the matter. To win the battle but to fight an immoral war, well how do we justify this? Each of us must look into our own hearts to find what is morally right for themselves. Now you are being asked to align with your inner truth, anything less and you will only hurt yourself in the long run.
virgo - Aaack! I feel for the Virgin this month. So much to try to handle, so little help or clarity from others. Try and cut through the confusion, try not to get swept up in it. There is a tinge of hysteria taking place now, and you will want to aviod it at all costs. My sensitive mind-powered friend that you are; don’t allow other people’s confusion, anger, agression or verbal acrobatics to throw you off-center. It is only when you are IN your center that you know what is true. Then you can be the laser-beam that cuts to the heart of the matter.
libra - Self-expression is good and healthy, just be cautious that you don’t whip up a frenzy of hot-buttons and emotional reactiveness in your audience for no reason. Many people are hair-trigger now, and this is not a fun environment to live in (except for speed freaks and other adrenaline junkies). The last thing you want to do is ADD to the unpredictible, reactionary and heated environment. SOMEBODY needs to have a cool head, maybe it can begin with you?
scorpio - You are being forced into the forefront - like it or not. All eyes are on you to see how you react, how you handle things and what you do next. It is up to you to set the tone. This brings up mixed feelings in you: while secretly you’ve always wanted to be on center stage, you also dread the heat you take there. This is why you keep your deepest feelings so very private. Well now is the time to share them. It might not be fun or comfortable, but it’s time. It is also your road to the loyalty and and connection you truly desire.
sagittarius - ‘Say goodnight Gracie’ because there is something that you are letting go of this month. Perhaps it is a partnership. It will definitely change your role in public affiliations and groups, so be prepared to embrace the new and unexpected. There is something wildly unknown and even more unpredictable in your world now. The adventure part is exciting, just steer clear of the danger part.
capricorn - Some deep psychological duality is gnawing at you. It is probably unconscious, so all you feel is uneasy, without quite knowing why. Or else you are having heavy duty dreams that need interpeting or finally you may be sharing your bedroom with more than one partner and dealing with the emotional confusion that results. Time to resolve your inner duality, but this means going into the deep part of your nature - maybe you should get outside assistance.
aquarius - Social heat makes the sparks fly. Drama and all it’s attendant waves of gossip roll like waves through your life this week. For a detached Aquar-ee-eye you are paying damned close attention to it all. That’s because a social scene that you frequent is getting ready to collapse, and on top of all that your love life and creative output is suddenly on hyperactive fertility drugs. You are metaphorically pregnant, forget twins, these are at least triplets, maybe even quads.
pisces - A code of conduct is a great thing to have. This month you get to examine yours, including the unconscious parts that you probably inherited from your Dad. Once you drag it out into the light of day you can decide if you really agree with it or not. Then you can rewrite it according to your own real values and beliefs. Anything that doesn’t meet your true inner code isn’t worth doing, but first you’ve got to get clear on what that code IS, now you get to do so.
The Saturn Station Direct happened today at 2′ degrees Virgo.
This will have the strongest effect on Capricorns (who are ruled by Saturn) Aquarius’s (also ruled by Saturn in Ancient Astrology) and Virgo’s - since Saturn is actually IN Virgo.
Saturn in Virgo - What does it mean?
Saturn represents hardship and difficulty. Many times Astrologers try to candy coat him and say he has something to do with responsibilities that we must take on, either by choice or necessity. I disagree. I say it is rarely by choice and almost always filled with hardship and challenge. Saturn rules the collective shadow we face at any given time, or if you prefer he represents the dark shadows of the world. Remember, all bullies - Saturn included - work very hard to HIDE their smallness and meanness. If we hope to defeat him, we must look into the darkness and try to heal it. This isn’t for the fearful or the faint of heart.
“He pointed at the Sun and said, the Sun’s not yellow, it’s chicken.” - Bob Dylan
That doesn’t mean we can’t do something good with Saturn’s energy. It’s just always hard. The best we can make of it is to get really organized and disciplined in the area he is focusing on. Right now that means the area of Virgo. Virgo rules health, habits, routines, employees and pets. Take extra care of your wee little critters, their health is precarious now. The same is true for us, we need to eat extra well. I’ve been saying for years that it’s getting harder and harder to find real food in the stores. We need to pay attention.
It also rules service industries, especially those where someone wears a uniform, as well as details, paperwork, filing systems and bureaucracy.
I was in the store the other day and overheard a man talking about going to court for a traffic ticket. It was an electronic ticket he’d gotten from a camera at a stop sign. He lost his case because he hadn’t stopped for the full 3 seconds before moving forward. He said that the court was filled with people in the exact same situation. They all lost. Saturn loves to go to court, and these kinds of no-win details are the sorts of hair splitting (and hair pulling) scenario’s Saturn will just love to heap on the world for the next 2-3 years. Oh yes, the hall monitors of the world are about to get their revenge. Consider yourself warned!
In the near future, we have until New Years Eve 2008 while he will be in Direct motion again. For the past 6 months he’s been Retrograde - which means he’s been underground and in hiding (just like the chicken he is). Now he leaves the shadow and moves forward and won’t start to gain new ground until Mid-August. Basically what that means is that he’s been laying little booby traps all over the place, mostly physical ones (Virgo is a physical sign) and we will all start to get bitten by them over the course of the next few months - up until mid August. Watch those electronic traffic cash machines - they’re getting ready to take a collective bite out of our wallets.
Booby traps are everywhere - just like this crazy sounding traffic rule. So be extra, extra, extra careful. When Saturn is in Virgo the bean counters of the world rule us all - they know it - and they laugh at us for not being able to do anything about it. It is the very definition of petty.
Saturn in Virgo can be really mean. So if you want to take revenge on someone, you can be equally mean and trap them in some meaningless detail. Tell them that they have 2 oz. too much body fat, treat her as if having a pimple is a felony worthy of prison time, hide his car keys or re-arrange your co-workers desk while they are in the other room. This should succeed in making steam come out of at least one ear. To complete the picture shred some important identity documents or even better, sell them to some guy in Russia named Vlad. (Obviously I am joking).
Honestly, I’m not a paranoid person, but the other day when I got a phone call from my merchant account asking me to fax them my statement red flags went up all over the place. If they are my Merchant account - why don’t they already HAVE my statement?? Hmm, I don’t think so.
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” must have been written when Saturn was in Virgo. For this cycle caution is the operative word.
First of all, until the 10th of April we are still under the shadow of the nasty Retrograde Mars that began last fall and has been ‘biting’ us all year. If you remember from my previous columns I spoke about the nastiness of the Mars opposition to Pluto and how this is one serious power struggle. Well, we are still wrestling wtih it’s after effects. If you doubt the effects of this, then just log onto any political blog or newspaper site and read the heated fights that are taking place all over the place. It is about power, and it’s not quite over. Then, in the second half of April we lose the Jupiter protection that has been helping everyone on Earth and keeping financial problems from getting really bad, which increases pressures. Be careful that you haven’t been lulled into a false sense of security lately.
Also, all through April, Pluto trines Saturn creating a relentless hunger and insatiable need which often triggers obsessions and addictions of all kinds. This month is filled with conflict and struggle, and when you factor in the late month cardinal t-square of Jupiter, Mars and Venus it is clearly a time of difficult new beginnings. Be extremely careful not to overextend yourself financially, mentally or physically from the 20th-27th when the temptation to overestimate, or too much of a good thing leads to problems, pain and injury. The good news is that new business beginnings are well favored, especially in early April, but they won’t be easy with all this turbulence. This is the kind of month where the tough really get going.
The New Moon on April 6th in Aries: Adds to the flavor of new beginnings all month. This is a good time to pick a challenge to go after - run that 10k, start your organic garden, compete in the National Foosball championships - you get the idea. Make it something big and difficult, it will be VERY good for the soul this month especially. All that matters is that it is a personal best for you. The Full Moon on April 20th in Scorpio: relentlessly cuts away any dead leaves, underbrush and other stuff that is clogging the system. Go with the flow of the Universe and snake the plumbing, cut the rot off your deck, hack off 4 inches of dead hair and generally remove that which needs to go the way of compost.
aries - You really love a challenge, especially this month. Be very careful that you don’t make things even harder on yourself than they need to be by biting off more than you can chew. Being organized may not sound exactly fun - but it is often the road to freedom, and that really IS fun. Not only will a sense of order and efficiency make you feel like you’ve got your sh*t together, but it will also actually allow you to get it together, which feels pretty amazing. You see, biting the bullet for a few short minutes is worth it after all.
taurus - You’re deep into some very complex new beginnings this month, and you are more impulsive and hasty than usual. You may just feel like you don’t have enough time to think. Well, if you don’t have time to think, then schedule some! You have a unique ability to arrange and co-ordinate different people and resources around the rules and tools of effectiveness this month - so we really need you to think! Do whatever it takes to make it happen.
gemini - Some ancient conflicts or problems that have been brewing for a long time come into sharp focus in the second half of the month. The real question is how do you deal with adverstity and stress? The saying goes: “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hur
