2nd Uranus Pluto Square

This past week was a hard one at times, wasn't it?  We just had our 2nd Uranus Pluto Square this past Wednesday and Mercury also joined the disgruntled group as well that day.  These two planets will be in a series of disputes for the next 3 years.  Yes there actually is a purpose other than to make you mad, shaken and stirred, or bring calamity into your life.  Shaking things up is what is important in order for growth and creativity.  Think of how boring life would be if everything was rote, dependable, and happy all the time, we would not really know what joy is. Lets do a quick review of what it means and what is coming on the horizon.  I highly encourage you to compare events to the first Uranus Pluto square that happened on June 24th.


Uranus is the sudden planet of sudden change, rebellion, electronics, revolutions, and inventions.  Its is also a planet that imbibes a sped up version of time.  Events happen so quickly it hard to pinpoint the progression, but if slowed down with a slow motion rewind, you could see the pattern.  Uranus is a necessary archetype and force of influence in not just our lives, but everything on the planet.  If there was an empheris(book of planetary movements astrologers use) back when various life forms crawled out of the primordial ooze to evolve, you would see Uranus triggering the events to set them in motion.  That is one of the challenges of Uranus, pushing forth sudden events toward you to make you adapt and transform.  I would classify Uranus as "the" timing mechanism for events happening all of the planet, affecting all creatures on it.  It is the information and event that you are not expecting.


Now if Uranus is the timing and sudden change that throws you, than Pluto is the hard choice and decision to fight or submit; either way you will not be the same no matter what you chose.  Pluto is the destruction, explosions, violent actions, power games, death of a current structure, riches, deals, raw power, and radical transformation.  New information you get from Uranus puts you in the seat of ultimate choices, for sometimes it is a life and death struggle and Pluto is there to remind you. 
Sorry it is not a warm and fuzzy influence, but as I said before, without them, you would not know the goodness of life itself.   Pluto is the higher planet of Mars, which is all action.  Action is the causality that moves the world, at no point in your journey through life are you not making waves of changes by you actions or inactions.  That is what moves the organism on earth and what we know as life. 


Now if you were not affected by this one in a memorable way, thats okay.  Perhaps you have already worked on what you needed to work on and the square affected you in a minor way or it didn't light up something in  your chart.  If you were affected, then you are in the hot seat.  That is also alright too.  The events we don't find favorable push us to new limits and perspectives and sets up the stage for the "new" to enter our lives.  As I mentioned in a previous post about the first Uranus Pluto, improvise, adapt, and overcome is what is required of us.  It will be the current motto and plan to see you through these volatile times.


This coming Saturday, the 29th is the 2nd booked end of the T-Square from the week of the first Uranus Pluto Square.  So yes, it will be a hard a trying day and will bring up some difficulties that you do not want to deal with.  Although, my suspicion is that it won't be a complete surprise, you will have some clue.  If you have been avoiding the inevitable, than you will face it again.  Its a climax of events from the first Uranus Pluto or a continuation of events triggered during the one which was last Wednesday, the 19th.  The Sun will be opposite Uranus and square Pluto.  Your basic actions that today will be thwarted in some noticeable way.  It is unavoidable but know it something you can handle.  If it does seem overwhelming, thats okay, even it can eventually be overcome.  I would advise against traveling extensively the two days before and after it, just to be on the safe side.  Do not plan meetings or have any type of serious discussions pinned on that day. Stay home if possible and ride it out.  Also I would keep tabs on reliable friends and family around those days, in case of an emergency for  you or them.  Don't panic, its as natural as any storm, just because its there does not mean ultimate disaster, just be prepared, thats all.


Till next time!

Swimming in the Deep Well of You

Hope everyone has had a great summer this year.  We certainly had a lot of ups and downs, changes, and the unexpected.  Most of these were inspired by the Uranus Pluto square we are having and will have till 2015. Today though we will not be talking too much about that, but about Scorpio and the 2 planets and nodal points that are plunging us into the depths

First off lets talk about the nature of Scorpio, our fierce water warrior of the 12 signs.  Scorpio is rich with depth, intrigue, emotions, things said and not said, smoldering feelings, obsession, sharp focus, decisive action, and the instincts the know the shadow.  A lot of times Scorpio assumes the worse, because it is well aware of the depths of human nature, and is already poised to deal with treachery in a harsh way.  Scorpio has several creatures associated with it, some in the animal kingdom and some mythological.

First is the Scorpion which lives in harsh desert environments, hiding in the dark cool places where it can stalk and kill its prey.  It is true, these creatures rarely miss with their poisoned barbed stinger; for in the desert you can not afford to waste energy, only success matters.  Think about how serious people with Scorpio in their charts get and you will recognize why they take things so seriously.  Of course these people might not always be in a life and death struggle, but in their own minds, they are. This expression is the natural default mode of Scorpio, which is very base but necessary.

The Eagle is another expression of Scorpio.  So unlike the Scorpion, Eagle is out in the open, flying high above the ground scoping out prey.  Everyone knows and sees the Eagle and it commands respect, more so than the fear that the Scorpion propagates. Although it will kill as mercilessly as a Scorpion, with the laser like sharp precision of catching it prey, one strike, one kill.  The other main difference between them is while the Scorpion has this small territory it hides and hunts in, the Eagle's territory is vast and requires far seeing vision of whole landscapes.  One traps and the other actively seeks.  You can see the Eagle traits in people you know, those who are about to take an action, yet nobody know exactly when or with what and then all of sudden they swoop down and cease that opportunity.

The Phoenix is the other one. To be born and destroyed and to do it all again.  I am sure we all know people who undergo creation and destruction on annual basis, ie breakups, deaths in their lives, accidents, changing jobs etc and yet they are completely different and stronger person after each incident and yet still don't shy away from doing it again and again.  Of course the key is to not be drawn into creating a scenario that will inevitably be blown to bits if you don't have to.

I will mention the Snake as well, specifically because of the regenerative properties it has when molting. That quality shows up in people who constantly go through many continuous changes, but when looked at as a whole,it almost seems a logical and methodical outcome.  Snake's methods are also quite reptilian, using pits in its mouth to seek for heat sources either for warmth or use to hunt prey.  The Snake can also have base qualities as well. The need find to heat sources(since it has trouble regulating its own body temperature),is  much like someone with Scorpion traits being clingy, when they find someone they really like, they can obsess over them, like a heat source.

All of these of course are representative of the archetype of Scorpio that exists in our minds and yet also fulfills an expression of these experiences we all feel.

So now that we have a clearer picture of Scorpio we can recognize its traits in our own lives and with people we know.  Mars joined Saturn about two weeks ago.  This a journey the two of them started in late Libra, where after 2 and half years Saturn will leave Libra and head to Scorpio.  So, you learned all about what your needs in relationships and what structure will make it work for you.  If you had a Saturn Return(had Saturn return to natal position in the chart around the time your turned 30 years of age) with Saturn in Libra, you really know what thats about.  Mars moved a head and went into Scorpio last Wednesday and will be there till October 7th.  He will be scouting ahead for Saturn who will enter Scorpio the day before Mars leaves it, very much passing the baton at relay race here.  Saturn will be in Scorpio for almost 3 years.  Mars will be passing that info to Saturn on what is important in your life.  Mars will be helping you make hard choices, making you dig deep to find where the heart of any situation is and either examining it or extracting it and taking it. Yes things may get visceral, especially if you are a Scorpio or have planets or strong celestial points in Scorpio.  When Saturn comes he will be bringing the consequences of the actions you took and making you follow through with all you did.  What ever got torn up or reformed by Scorpio will have to pass Saturn's inspection process and either get revised or eliminated.  This sounds sort of intense, but it is necessary, like the animals in the animal kingdom, life feeds on death and death feeds off life.  Change is was makes us evolve and pushes to be stronger and more well adaptive to our environment.  Now one more bit of astro news, the North and South Nodes(what comes in your life and what leaves, see previously tagged entries for more info on them) will be shifting from Sagittarius Gemini, to Scorpio Taurus today!

Yes, the Nodes are also in on the action now too and will be crossing paths with both Mars and Saturn through the next couple of month.  Think of it like the universe giving you clues as to what you need to be doing, it will be throwing you lessons and gifts at key points during this time.  So  watch out for health issues, get on top of any conditions or maladies that have been dormant  or plaguing you.  They will hit you like a ton of bricks if you are not addressing them during this time period.  They show imbalances in your life, the illness is the link to these and as a blazing siren to get your attention.

Relationships will be going through major shifts as well.  Beyond the balance and civility of Libra, now comes the "keeping it real" aspect of the relationship.  You are in it deep now so why are you here, what is it you really want from this person?  You will be exploring your inner needs together, hopefully through thoughtful discussions, but there will be some spectacular arguments too. At the end of the day its all about seeing each other for who that person really is and knowing what is you both want.  Scorpio is all about what is the core strength and value of a object, person, relationship, job.  The biggest question Scorpio wants answered is, can it be trust and can I trust any of the previous mentioned subjects.  It can be quite obsessive if a definitive answer is not reached.  I am sure after this the first opening square between Mars and Saturn in early January you will closer to an answer to that question if you haven't before then.

Its also is an opportunity to understand our own inner landscape as well.  Look at what triggers certain reactions in you.  Also what is behind those needs of yours, are they really that vital to your happiness and security? 

So plunge deep and find that inner treasure.

Till next time!

The Struggle of what is to be, first Uranus Pluto Square

          That cause of strife and struggle is what makes us as the marine say"improvise, adapt, and overcome," its what helps us grow as individuals.  Both Uranus and Pluto are in cardinal signs, cardinal signs are the initiators, full of energy to start movement.  Uranus is the planet of lighting fast change, higher electronics, innovated technology, and rebellion.  Its nature in the sign of Aries is even more demonstrative and quick as those are the traits of Aries.  Pluto, planet of transformations, underworld, explosions, and the scope of power is in a sign of structure and reputation.  We have seen both the foundations of governments, corporations, finances, and laws change under Pluto in Capricorn and we are still just in the beginning stages of this process. Uranus is fighting against the establishment, Pluto, a similar sentiment happened in the 1960's, although in that case they were conjunct, together.  A lot of the turmoil that surrounded the new music, art, lifestyles, civil rights laws, and fighting for equality of women gay people was Uranus and Pluto setting up a new paradigm.  We are now reviewing that reality today.  A lot of good progressive changes came from it, but as with cultural revolution, not all change is good and there always will be opportunists.  The backlash of the 60's start a Neo Conservationist movement which was able to successfully gain control of government regulations, intact policies of censorship, and loosening up financial restrictions put in place by Roosevelt, including the weakening of the Glassman Steagall Act, bane of banks investing in Wall Street.  This is part of what are the stakes are now, the first challenge to the Uranus Pluto conjunction of the 1960's. There is much reform to do, especially in the financial habits of corporations, since they are so tied to governmental polices in just about every country.  You can include the euro crisis happening right now in Europe with Greece in the center is an example of major changes brought on by Uranus Pluto.  Greece is a Capricorn country with a Libra Moon and several other planets in late Aries.  By the end of the Uranus Pluto squares Greece and much of Europe will have undergone dramatic changes.  This will most certainly be true for the fate of the euro.

         So that was my primer for Uranus Pluto square for you, now how does this generational aspect affect you?  There is a good chance you already know, with even having to look at your natal chart.  This aspect is not a sudden change, it has been something you have seen on the horizon for a couple of months or even a year or so, it has been a long time coming.  The point is you have been giving an option to either continue to fight against it, stalling, kicking, screaming and whining or go with it, make those hard choices early or at least make a plan to enact and save yourself the anguish.  In the end, it doesn't matter, because it is a battle you cannot win in keeping the status quo.  Squares cause delays and tension in your life, this one in particular appears like an immovable object going up against an unstoppable force.  Later this week on Friday the Sun will be opposite Pluto and Square Uranus, completing a T-Square in the sky.  This will create a power crux which you will need to negotiate, it will also help clue you into what the Uranus Pluto Square has in store for you.

         If you an Aries, Libra, Cancer, or Capricorn you will be feeling this Uranus Pluto square strongly, especially if you were born earlier in the month of your sign. The square will also affect your peers who were born after you, as it passes through Aries and Pluto. We will experience this square 6 more times. The final square will happen in 2015 and a lot will change between now and then.

       Also Saturn goes direct today, so that should help you get some plans moving.  He was retrograde since early February, so if you had some plans you had trouble moving forward, now it will be a bit easier to enact as he starts to pick up speed again in the coming weeks.

Until Next time!  Enjoy this time of year and when things get tough, find Summer activities to ease your mind.

Venus Occultation + Lunar Eclipse

         Rocking times above and below the sky huh?  First off lets talk about Venus transiting the Sun, or the astronomical term, Venus Occultation.  Venus at around 6:00 pm EST on Tuesday passed over the Sun.  This event usually happens every 100 years and happens twice in that time frame, 2004 was the first pair of the this century's Venus Occultation.  So, what are some of the meaning of this fantastical phenomenon?  Well for starters  when Venus has journey across the Sun's path in front of the Earth it usually in a time period of new technology and war.  Venus represents earthly treasures, virility, commerce, the feminine, and our values.  All of which people can praise, hoard or even fight about.  Hence during the last few times during the Venus Occultation happened there were some wars going.

         For instance in 1631 to 1639 Europe was torn apart by the 30 years war where countries resources were depleted and the people suffering.  As far as technology Galileo wrote his famous treatise that the Earth was not the center of the Universe contrary to popular religious beliefs, especially the Catholic Church.  Even though during this time period the Catholic Church remain strong, new generations of scientists were coming up with revolutionary thought that shook the church's authority.  The next pair was 1761 and 1769. Britain was bringing in a lot of money at this time, but also spending a lot to keep control over all of its colonies around the world. So at its height in power, the American Revolution started at this time and was revolting over many issues, the main one being "no taxation without representation,"again money was the theme here. Also an interesting sidenote there were two notable female monarch, Catherine the Great of Russia and a female monarch in Japan. The next recent pair was 1874 and 1882 had both wars and technology.  The Reconstruction Years of the Civil War where the United States was trying to pick up the pieces was highlight, after all that was torn up over a war of values moral and money.  For owning slaves was a way of life for many white landowners in the South, these owner now had to readjust their own value system or at least how they ran their businesses. Native Americans were busy fighting to keep their remaining lands, for their land was their way of life, as in a part of their spiritual tradition and means for living.  The Theosophical Society and the Christian Science movement started. For new technology there was the light bulb, telephone and recording equipment, all which revolutionized people's home and work life.  These technologies later became the hot commodities which definitely brought about in later year consumer's interest, to keep up with the Jonses, 

         So hopefully this caught you up today with Venus! As for wars, we have had plenty, the Arab Spring, and financial war with the subprime mortgage crisis in the US from 2008 onward + Wall Street continued financial unruliness, Greece's financial collapse and Europe's floundering euro values.  So for now I would say many advances in technology as in light optics, high speed wireless connections, and even the creation of the Hardon Particle Accelerator.  A lot of these new technological devices are in place to connect us to each other and the vast internet on the go, yet most of these services and devices are not cheap.  Yet more and more for many jobs in modern day cities require you to start to have them in order to keep up with your co-workers.  Hopefully we will catch up, for I don't think humans have caught up to these devices yet, hence the cellphone texting related deaths.  Strange enough women's reproductive rights have been in issue lately.  We have and several Venus retrogrades where this has happened in between this time period including the current Venus retrograde in Gemini.  Re-visiting the rights women have fought to keep? Perhaps this can be a reminder to all of the right people of all races, genders, and classes have fought to keep.  I definitely feel we should not be taking away rights from anyone at this time period, for I feel it is not a good use of this Venus transiting the Sun.  We instead should be re-invisioning the world rights of all human beings.  Perhaps why this has become an issue could be associated with the Pluto in Capricorn period we are in, destroying of old outdated structures and financial and governmental laws.  Hopefully this Venus transit will highlight the need to do this and alert us to dealing it head on  with rather than letting Uranus square Pluto do its work and have us blindly reacting to the turmoil we helped to create.  I would say over all the Venus Occultation is a highlight to show where our  values are as a collective and how the physical manifestations have we created to keep us connected to our beliefs. ie ipads, high speed internet etc.  Communication, constant brain activity, and information absorbing seem to be the current Venus trend at the moment.

         So Quick blub about the Lunar Eclipse.  Well this one was not easy, especially with all those squares from Mars and Venus was Square(square create delays and thus up tension) Mars that day.  I felt when looking at it as a whole, relationships were the key thing that were affected.  Especially with the issues Venus retrograde brought up, it definitely brought things to a head in people's relationships.  My feeling is sometimes you have to get down to the nitty gritty to make something work, but with these strong energies in the sky, that may be enough to blow up people's bonds.  So honestly if you can wait till the New Moon on the 19th of June, I would wait.  Revisiting one's past relations with love and money is a deep seated emotional process, so try to keep from adding too much to the plate.  Anywho, you will get through this, transits and Lunar Eclipses for as much havoc as they could create, get us more in touch with what really is important to us.

Final Note, I did check out the Venus Transit in person at an event the Amateur Astronomers set up.  Even with my plastic solar glasses they handed out I did see the magic of Venus transiting the Sun.  Although she was very much a Gemini about it, lol kept hiding behind cloud coverage every few minutes, lol it kept me on my toes.  Venus in Gemini will keep all of us on our toes and hopefully aware enough to see the humor in anything that happens to us in life.

Keep watching the Skies, until next time!

Love of Games? Venus in Gemini and Venus Retrograde + Solar Eclipse

Venus in Gemini! It will be in Gemini for a while so let the games begin!  Venus, the planet of values, love, money, and possessions.  It is the physical things we have on Earth that we care for; even love, for many its flows between them and a person, hopefully a person you can actually physically hug.  Venus is one of the important inner planets in people's charts, it shows how they express love and what sorts of things are important to them.  Your values make up a good part of your personality and others can see that in the people who you have around you and the clothes you wear and house you live in.  When all of these are looked at as a whole,  you can get a good glimpse of a person's value system. 

Gemini is the sign of the twins.  Doubles in many ways, things going in pairs, close siblings, double speak and messages, and even people with duel sides.  Gemini rules over pets, siblings, the daily chatter we engage in, the in between things we do, learning, the transitions, problem solving, and short travels.

So to summarize this all up, when Venus's energy goes indirect as in this case, we re-evalute what are values are.  This can be a natural inclination or it can be an event that forces us to do this in order to overcome a difficulty we have in expressing our values or changing what we believe in.  This Venus retrograde will allow you an opportunity to check in with your belief system and how what we do in the everyday world relates to our values.  For example news about the downturn in the economy can affect people, maybe they spend less or get paranoid about spending anything that costs money.  A person could decided to go Silas Marner and exclusively focus on how it affects them and stop socializing because that costs money or cut back on some spending but not cut back on giving out any love and affection to those around them.  Lack of resources and money can make people crazy and not only changes their what they value but also influence their actions.  So explore how information can influence what you think and what  you believe.  The New Moon in Gemini next Sunday is a good time to explore this.

Speaking of the Solar Eclipse in Gemini, its time to gather info!  Go out there an collect data and by the time the Full Moon in Sagittarius comes you can let your experiences in the world help guide you on what to do with the information you discovered.   Major new shift in your life today will start at 7:47pm.  Any actions you want to do to help guide it will greatly affect the outcome of this Solar Eclipse.  New doors will be opened, but as with all things Gemini things coming in twos, so be prepared to deal with or at least notice that there is two.  The second could be the second round of something, a new clause, double priced, a part two to finish something, you get the picture.  If there is new language or skill set you have been wanting to have in your arsenal, go learn it! During this time of Sun in Gemini do what my dad told me when I was a kid, "keep your eyes and your ears open."

Enjoy this month of learning and games, just don't forget to think about why what is important to you.

Spring is Here!

The Vernal Equinox is upon us!  Today is the first official day of Spring and the beginning of the new Astrological Year.  As always Spring is a very tumultuous time, with everything trying to grow and emerge from slumber, much will be shaken up.  This year will even be more radical because Uranus, the planet of change, rebellion, revolutions, innovations, genius, and sudden incidents in the sign of Aries which will set up the pattern of events that shapes this year.

Today will start a new cycle for the year and the growing season.  Flowers will start pushing through the soil leaving the husks of their bulbs behind them.  Spring flowering trees will have their buds start to open and green leaves will once again adorn the branches of trees. Animals in hibernation will come out of their dwellings with a rumbling in their bellies to start searching for fresh food.  Also animals and some insects will have a fire in their loins to start a new generation of life. I even saw my first New York garbage fly of the season a few days ago.

Now is a good time to set your intentions for the the rest of the year.  What you decide to grow will have the energy of the planets and the warmth of the earth to help foster it.

The Chart for New York shows a lot of activity in the 3rd house.  The 3rd house is the house of the mind, communications, and early learning.  Neptune(dreams, dissolver of boundaries) was conjunct the Moon(needs, emotions) so that they can help worth with that is in your mind.  Your mind is where the dreams start and with Mars in Virgo in the 9th opposite Neptune Moon, the challenge is to push them out of your mind and into the realms of higher learning and travel.  The message is to take your dreams into maturity, grow them to the fullest potential, especially along the lines of 9th house activities, travel, education, publishing, spiritual learning and journeys.  The opposition creates a grand cross with the Nodes of the Moon, destiny points.  The North and South Nodes fall on the angular parts of the chart, very dynamic, so that will push these needs outward; you need to manifest these intentions if you want to grow and evolve. A strong Saturn in the house of organizations is trine the Neptune Moon conjunction so you can expect that people will help you to develop your desires and give structure they need to exist outside of the realm of ideas.

Jupiter(expansion gifts) is the ruling planet of the chart which deposits to Venus(values possessions) in the 5th house(creations, fun, romance) and Venus rules the 10th house (career, public life).  With the emphasis on the 5th house, the greatest progress will only come if it is your passion and is a creation that will have a life of its own, like a child.  So please get rid of the "I should be doing this or I should have been doing that so. . . ) the "shoulds" will not work here, its passion and passion is the driving force for this new growing season.  Follow your passion and develop it to fruition and treat the nurturing and fostering of it as a game!  Do you remember playing those as a kid? Especially playing a game against others, while knowing that you had an advantage because you knew how best to win the game better than anyone else?  Thats what you need to use, a child's enthusiasm to developing your dream, working on it for the pure joy and fun that it brings.

Yesterday I encountered a slightly off middle aged man missing some teeth who was carrying a crazy looking baseball cap with eyes and teeth.  He was looking for someone to swipe him through the turnstile of the subway platform; someone did and he made it on through.  This gentleman had a conversation about how he needed to get work and was glad someone swiped him through.  He then told me he found this strange brand new cap and that it was an expensive hat that someone threw out with the rest of the bags by accident.  He said he was going to Union Square and knew a girl working at the Farmer's Market who would definitely buy it from him. He had a determined, joyful and slightly crazed look in his eyes as he joyful made obscene jokes at the oncoming train.  When it came he booked on down to the middle cars and disappeared into the train.  This man was very Uranus in Aries.  The finding of a valuable object randomly; needing to catch the train and a random person swiped him through; and his determination to sell it off at a profit his motivation.  This man is the epitome of Uranus in Aries, a little odd and quirky like Uranus can be, in a hurry and motivated, and he trusted that since the universe got him this far, it will take him the rest of the way, as long as he kept going.  I wished him luck and luck to myself and everyone in realizing and achieving their dreams this year.

Best to you all!!!

14 years of Pisces! + The Real Dos Equis man died today

Greetings! Its been awhile and I am back again. Right now we have Saturn(planet of karma and structure) and Mars(pure action) in retrograde or in simple terms, expressing their energies internally as opposed to externally when they are normally direct. There is a push to move forward since we have the 3 outer planets of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto all in new signs, making us chomp at the bit to get started.  Mars and Saturn in sense, are making us hold our horses.  The outer planets are heralding a new theme for our lives, so therefore if everything is new we should go forward full force. Yet, the important point of doing something new is to not repeat yourself or at least old patterns.  That is the purpose of the Saturn and Mars retrograding.  It would be a waste to not use the energies of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto to the fullest.  They are helping us clear out the hold so we can harness the transformative properties of these outer planets.  The clearing out process is not fun, but it is necessary.  When Mars goes retrograde, currently in one of its least favorite sign Virgo, its expression in our lives shows up quite noticeably.  We find ourselves slowed down literally, and with Virgo, caught up in the many processes.  Mars's natural reaction to anything is to meet it with an immediate reaction, rather than sift through the many options and choices.  In fact you, could also say Mars's current expression equates a to bureaucracy for the individual, limiting quick decisive action.  The   action you are taking to get a new project done is being stymied or you are not getting quick responses for all your efforts, especially if action is dependent on other people.  Delays, delays, much like those at the airport and all you care about is, "when the hell is that flight list gonna update" so you can get on your plane!

Saturn retrogrades function much in the same way in slowing you down as Mars retrogrades.  With Saturn retrograding in Libra you are revisiting how your relationships with others work, specifically is the relationship functioning in a healthy way.  You mostly likely are either revisiting past conflicts from November of 2011 or perhaps facing your personal history that lead up to the situations involving conflicts in your relationships.  Saturn' job as taskmaster is holding you accountable to your own rules and asking you, do these rules work for what you are trying to do now? If the answer is "no" then you are definitely in the process of undergoing a reorganization of this personal creed you have held for so long as to what works it the nuts and bolts of a functioning relationship.  Of course by relationship I mean the full spectrum of them, all in the 7th house, whether that relationship is a romantic partnership, business partner, a boss, parent child relationship, or someone you have to meet and talk with every day.  Of course I am not glossing over the other people in your 7th house, open enemies, or for some people rivals and competitors.  Yes,  you have a relationship with them too, they do push you to overcome your limits and force you to do you best, especially if you are both viaing for the same claim.  My point is that going over these past issues  helps you eliminate personal beliefs that are holding your back from moving forward. Saturn is the scythe that cuts out the dead and decayed, so that which is still living can be functional and keep progressing.

Now this past weekend we had the Sun, our ever present directional compass in our lives, move into the sign of Pisces.  Pisces is all about doing all the myriad of activities together with you loved ones, your friends or everyone.  The archetype of Pisces is the limitless connections we have with the human collective, the unconscious, and universal oneness we all feel.  Pisces natural home is the hidden and limitless waters of Neptune.  Sunday the Sun was holding hands with Neptune all in the sign of Pisces.  That means your directional compass is set to focus on your dreams,  specifically "The Dream" you will be working on for the next 14 years.  I say roughly 14 years because that is how long Neptune will be in the sign of Pisces.  Now depending on which house Neptune is for you, that will determine the journey you are going on and in what area of your life it is unfolding.  For me, it is in my 3rd house, house of communications, siblings, learning.  I have seen a renewal in writing and communicating my messages of astrology to the greater population.  It is letting me pursue my aspirations in being an astrologer I want to be and slowly revealing the plan I am to follow. By the middle of June both we direct and you'll be really on your way to some sustainable progress.

Now who's up for some adventure!  Remember those Dos Equis ads about "the most interesting man in the world," where you see this wizened, old grey-haired silver fox telling you his exploits in being an adventurer and being more cool than you could ever hope to be? Well I think the creative teams for Dos Equis ad probably based a lot of it off of a man named John Fairfax, avid rower and self described professional adventurer.  John Fairfax died today at the ripe old age of 74.   His reputation is well deserved in the professional part, because he literally did make it his sole means of making money and his way of being in this world.  He actually took a rowboat across the Atlantic Channel in 1969!!!  John even took a stint at being a pirate for a period of time, smuggling guns and other contraband in the Amazon.  Now that is an interesting person!  

I don't have an official birth time for him, but I do have some placement for his planets that I will go into for a bit.  John is probably a very late Taurus, again without an exact birth time there is a possibility he could be an early Gemini.  Although in reading about his personality, late Taurus seems to fit.  A planet at 29 degrees in at the aneretic point, highly unstable.  According to the Nicolas deVore's "Encyclopedia of Astrology 29 degrees Taurus is a "degree of fate, favored by fortune, a dramatic area, a famous actor's degree." This quote sums him up quite succinctly "I'm after a battle with nature, primitive and raw." That is wholly a Sun opposite Mars personality, especially since his Mars is in the kill or be killed sign of Scorpio, where personal mettle is highly rated.  This goes to show that perhaps his motivation was to put himself in obscenely difficult circumstances and persevere so he could prove his existence to the world, as well as himself.  One aspect of his chart I find most fascinating is that he did not have any of his planets in Sagittarius.  One of the aspects of the Sagittarius archetype is travel and adventure.   He did have his north node in Sagittarius which does make perfect sense, his destiny was to be an adventurer.  His Mercury does form a tight trine to Neptune, so if he did have to fib about something it was easy and it was effortless and since in an earth trine it is done for practical purposes. He was also an extremely avid gambler at casinos, which again would fit the archetype of Taurus, seeking earthly riches, at at the aneretic degree by desperate means. With his Libra Moon(needs) in opposition to his Venus(values) in Aries his life was probably very feast or famine orientated, which just fueled his desire to pit himself against obstacles to prove himself.  With his Saturn(survival) trine his Mars(action) and Sun in Taurus sextile it we can see he has a high survivability.  That was put to the test when during his journey to become the first person to travel the Pacific Ocean between San Fransisco and the Canary Islands he survived a dangerous shark attack that took out a chunk of his arm.  I hope he is now enjoying a brand new adventure and I invite all of you to read up on him, very intriguing person, I know I will be!

Until next time!

A Good Time For Work and Patience!

Full Moon today at 18 degrees Taurus will be setting off  9 months of Mars in Virgo.  The archetypal characteristics of Virgo is practical work, solving problems, regular work ethic and internal satisfaction from doing a good job.  Virgo is the sign of service to others, cleanliness internally and externally.

Mars works hard to get the details done and ironed out in Virgo, after the fire and passion for when Mars was in Leo. Now its time to work out the details to make it happen.  Also in the chart Mars(action), Jupiter(expansion + opportunity) and Pluto(explosions and power) are in a loose, but effective Grand Earth Trine.   That means they are working together sending complimentary energies back and forth to each other.  Plus being in Earth signs means that you will see direct physical results of the work.  This is good news for those looking for jobs I would say. You still have to put in the work to find the job, but you will be get the afore mentioned help from above. I also believe with Mars in Virgo you can get a lot done if break it down to a daily regiment, by the time July comes around, you will have accomplished a lot!

Mars in Virgo is also a good time to put into place new habits  you want.  Virgo rules the 6th house, house of health, service and daily routines.  The Full Moon in the hard working physical sign of Taurus will give a good boost of energy toward putting into practice these new routines you want.  Further evidence is Mars moves into Virgo exactly 8 hours after the Full Moon. Think about what you would like to implement as part of your new regiment, perhaps exercise before work or after, maybe spend an hour on a long term project, be it home improvement, art, or a recreational physical activity.

Also as of note, it will be a good time for healing, especially if it involves a vice that accompanies something used to help deal with a past pain, especially emotional.  Swap out a negative vice for a positive vice, especially it has been something you have been talking about letting go. Mars will be Opposite Chiron in Pisces with a direct Neptune close behind.  Chiron is the planetoid that represents where we are wounded and also where we heal.  It is very much a planet about humanity, since we all have wounds that don't quite heal, yet we still strive to overcome or lessen them just the same.  Helping others with their pain is also a characteristic of working with Chiron as well. Neptune has been talking to Chiron since the time Neptune moved into Pisces, a sign it Co-Rules, in this cases dealing with endings of emotional experiences. 

In the News, the new law in Mississippi proposing "personhood" the moment a human ovum is fertilized by sperm as life, thus a slippery slope of negating Rove vs Wade and birth control contraceptives has been repealed.  I chalk this up to Neptune going direct and Mars moving towards Virgo; action being made practical.  Neptune is the planet of dreams, illusions, spirituality, basically it dissolves boundaries.  Neptune was in retrograde since the beginning of June. Quick summary of retrograde planets is, the planet appears from our perspective on Earth to be going backwards, thus its energies are felt more internal and less external.  When Neptune is direct we can see more easily what a dream is or misconception of reality, usually when a large planet like Neptune moves forward, the floor drops out from falsehoods from our life.  Neptune will be in Pisces for good February 3, so see how your visions on what you want in life change.


Till next time!

Seasons of Scorpio + New Moon in Scorpio!

Well we are in for a Scorpio centered few weeks here.  Right now we have Mercury(communications) and Venus(values, possessions) in the sign of Scorpio.  This past Sunday we had the Sun move into the sign of Scorpio.  So, what is it about Scorpio?  Scorpio is feminine sign, which means it is receptive and  influenced by others behavior.  It is in the element of water, which is highly effective and reactive to its surroundings; for instance and be a calm deep well with many things hidden beneath the surface or a raging storm that can wash away homes and flood the land.  Scorpio is also a fixed sign, in that it does not like change and acts accordingly if something challenges it to do so.  The Scorpion is also a nocturnal creature who navigates using senors it has in its head that detect heat sources, this is also how it hunts as well.  It usually stalks it prey by waiting patiently to strike with it barbed poisoned stinger to weaken and slow down its prey, and also start the the tenderizing.  Its ancient ruler is actually Mars, before Pluto came into the picture. Mars is action, violence, as non-thinking as you can get, think thrusting sword into someone's midsection,  that is Mars. 

As with all energies we can utilize the higher or lower vibrations.  The lower energies in Scorpio's case is symbolized as the snake, just living instinctively, trying to survive with a steady mantra of kill, eat, mate, reproduce, die(very intense, not so romantic ;)).  We have the eagle, which uses its instincts to soar to extraordinary heights and spot its prey at a distance and with flawless timing swoop down to snatch and kill its prey.  Its the far seeking symbolizes that separates it from the snake aspect of Scorpio.

Now that the Sun is there, it will be a wild week, all centering around Mars.  Mars(action) is currently in Leo and will be sextile Saturn(survival, restriction) and later in the week Pluto(transformations, power struggle), which will help out those actions Mars is called to, well act on.  Why is Mars the center of attention this week?  It basically is interacting with most of the planets in the sky, is in conflict with Venus, then Mercury and then Neptune(dissolving of boundaries) next week.  There is potential for big blowouts over this week and part of next week.  It all centers around the New Moon in Scorpio today at 3:56 pm, with Mars as one of its rulers.  Which is asking, all the success from the previous Moon what is of value to you and with Mars, what will you do? Since Venus has separated from Saturn that it was in conjunction(next to) back in late September, it has retrieved some of  the items that caught its attention back to Saturn.  Saturn's job is to weed out what is good and not so good.  With the New Moon this is the time to figure out a plan to do something with what you have gained, insight, money, relationship or business, what is worth the most and what will you do with it.  This New Moon will be active until it not just the Full Moon In Taurus and New Moon in Sagittarius(also a Solar Eclipse), but for the next 2 and half years.


Wall street.  It's gonna get rough out there.  Especially since the influential and rich neighbors surrounding Zuccotti Park want them out, they will use any means possible. I heard that the Real Estate Board of New is trying to pass a law to close the parks at night, changing the agreement struck long ago which was a deal the board made with the city over allowing buildings over a certain height,  and keeping public parks open 24 hours a day.

Also I have a feeling the Homeland Security card maybe be pulled, to make a strategic swipe at the Occupy Wall Street protestors.  Its a trump card, because no Miranda Rights need be mentioned nor active nor even the rights award by the US Constitution to American citizens.  Also the Taurus moon of OWS chart is opposite Venus Mercury conjunction square Mars in Leo. A big t-square in a fixed sign, which is an aspect with lots of tension and a strong desire to resolve through radical change, yet being fixed reluctant to compromise. Its in houses 1st, 7th, and 10th, in cardinal houses in the OWS chart. I think there will be another big police move to try to get ride of the encampment.  There was also the demolishing of the camps at Occupy Oakland a few days ago.

Here is a story related to the Sun moving into Scorpio on Sunday.  I was at a good friend's Halloween party over the weekend.  A lot of us planned to stay overnight and had our possessions upstairs.  Well, one of the guests no one knew really well stole money from about 4 of my friends and my friend hosting the party. We discovered this the next day when the Sun moved into Scorpio.  It was very Plutonian, obtaining money in an underhanded way.


Till next time!

Libra Ingress and The New Contract with Venus and Saturn

It is fall, all hail the time of Libra!  Yes it is a time of celebration as well as inspiration for keeping up the work you are doing to get closer to your goals.  This the Harvest Season, so as with the Venus(values, possessions) conjunct to the Sun(life, long term goals) that happened this past August,was a culmination of all the Universe was brought to you at that year.  You are working work with those items, people, loves, and using them to to start a new request!  For we had the Sun move in Libra September 23.  Now we had a New Moon in Libra, at 4 degrees exact in Libra,  which is an excellent time to start a new regiment or good habit.  Looking at it in the chart for New York, it shows an excellent opportunity to change that current relationship you are in, start a new one, or make a business contract. pair yourself with an ideal to be a better artist, bring forth an aspect of your personality to the world, or a new income source.  This chart reflect what this season will be like for you and everything deposits(goes back to) Venus in the chart on the Ascendant(focal energy point of chart).

This Thursday a great new chance to increase the strength of relationships in your life has presented itself to you.  Venus will be joining Saturn .  Venus is in its home in Libra and Saturn is exalted(does well) in Libra.  These don't come together often, especially in a sign they both do well in.  This falls at 18 degrees Libra, so check to see where it falls in your chart or if you even have Venus and Saturn talking to each other in your natal chart.

Saturn has been in Libra since last year, bringing back the story of last Fall when it first went into Libra.  Its journey in Libra brought forth the question of what is it in relationships that works for you; find it and put that into the relationship you want.  It is the structure that Saturn is concerned with and now with this conjunction it will go to work for you.  Of course Saturn goes to work only for those who have learned their lesson, make sure you know it!  This paring of Venus and Saturn usually occurs once a year in a different sign each time. When Venus pairs with Saturn, Saturn sends forth Venus, since it is desirous and moves much faster out in the world to bring you back what you asked for.  Saturn then disseminates what Venus attracts and decides what to do with it.  It will  be a 2 and half year cycle till they meet together again in a different sign.  So you have a good glimpse of what your attraction cycle will be for this length of time.

Lets see whats happening in the world as it relates to Astrology.  Here are some examples, make sure to think about the ones you see in your life.

 I could see the Venus Saturn conjunction being helpful to the protestors on Wall Street.  Their message seems to be about supporting the 99% of the population who are not ridiculously rich.  This conjunction could help them solidify there message so that it can be contained in an effective capsule to pose to the greater public in America.  If they can do that then they may draw support from the populations of America who are angry about what Wall Street and the banks did, especially about the sub-prime mortgage crisis.  It is very much Venus Saturn, people protesting on Wall Street(where money is made Venus) and asking for who is accountable for where that money went(Saturn).  Evidence of that is about 200 people in Boston are currently planning a similar protest to the on in New York.  This could be a real genuine movement with a clear message and a lot less contrived than the "tea party" protests.

On a side note, my friend Courtney(agirlnamedwoo) got a new job at Columbia and will be taking out her boyfriend to a fancy dinner. Yep! Venus knows what to do with money that comes her way!  Also the New Moon in Libra hits her Jupiter Saturn conjunction which brought forth something that will expand and bring more responsibility; more pay, more challenges. 

I will be doing work(Saturn) Thursday and taking pictures of burlesque dancers(Venus) for an ad. Hopefully this will bring in more work for me as well!

Till Next Time!

Added Daily Transits!!!

Hi Everyone I have added the daily transits I personally write for twitter each day.  Now you can see them on Its Astrology Time!

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More Updates to come!!!

Solar Eclipse and Changes

Changes! That is what eclipse are about, it is when dynasty comes knocking on our door and the universe either rids of us of the old or thrust in the new.  We have humans have tendencies to hold on to relationships, emotions, past memories, even old furniture with a death grip at times.  If if was not for the eclipses we would have not ever make or done anything.   You can also think of them as either a personal barometer or even a barometer for anything, from a country, company, or relationship.  We don't always have the foresight to see what new and important change we should make.  Aren't you glad that someone is watching out for you so don't slip by and get stuck in some situation? Getting stuck is when we repeat a lesson over and over again because we refuse to change our ways, thats when we get ill, stressed and over all feel lousy.  Thats why looking at astrological transits helps us see what is coming and following the Moon cycles show us where we are personally at.

I looked at the New York chart for this partial Solar Eclipse and it looks like it is all about resolving our emotional past.  Our emotional past, Moon is connected with our Spiritual Expression, Sun, in the first house.  Now that they are linked at this moment and time what is our relationship to the world at large with all of these great changes affecting the world or even our own small personal worlds.  It is a challenge being laid down before us.  Uranus is at the top of the chart in the 10th squaring Pluto and the Solar Eclipse(Sun and Moon conjunction) and is loosely opposite Saturn who recently went direct.  This is very reminiscent of the major t-square of last Summer.  These are all in Cardinal(action orientated) signs, so something must be done and enacted.  This tension and pressure is there to make us move and do.  Neptune(illusions, dreams) is just past the top of the chart retrograde in Pisces in the 9th, is having us re-evaluate the way we have been trying to manifest our dreams.  Time to go get more information from other sources, from spiritual books or leaders, education, travel, and or natural law.  We have to get clear on how we wish to do this.  The North Node is in the 6th house so a new person, or situation will be showing up in a our everyday life, job, affecting our daily routine, ie getting up, going to work, doing chores etc.  Perhaps this new person or event will help us work on that which we don't see, the South Node in the 12th house of Unconsciousness, Prisons, Institutions, the Hidden. 

In the news the State of Minnesota shut down  a few days ago. State Park we erecting barriers and evicting campers and boy scout yesterday day.  Here is quote from the New York Times article  that illustrates the 12th/6th house change I mentioned  "“Now we’re just waiting and hoping this will be short-lived,” said Mark Crawford, the manager at Lake Maria State Park who on Thursday had to inform scores of campers that they needed to pack up and leave and then, on Friday, became one of 22,000 state employees out of work without pay. “We’ll have to change our lifestyle for a little bit,” said Mr. Crawford, who is 60 and has worked in the parks for 35 years." To be in this big of a budget crisis is bad, when even most states in the United states are facing bankruptcy.  This of course will affect homeless people that stay in shelters, again, lack state funding(6th house) affecting homeless people(12th house).  

Also Whitey Bulger was caught last week and is in custody.  He is a famous mob boss in a Boston Gang call the Winter Hill Gang, where he famously robbed a bank and avoided all the camera angles.  He has been on the run since 1994 after being tipped off.  He was also an F.B.I. informant for many years as well The United states is a Cancer and with Pluto(underworld, criminal element) in an opposite sign, I wonder if law enforcement might be re-evaluating how it uses its informants.  I know the F.B.I has made many blunders with Whitey Bulger, but I also think he know a lot of things about the F.B.I.  I was a little shocked that they actually wanted to capture him, but perhaps a lot of people he was involved with the agency have moved on, retired or died, Mr. Bulger is 81 years old.  Eclipses certainly do bring about change. His disappearance is about the length of a nodal cycle, 18 years.

Till next time!

Lunar Eclipse Today!

The bookend of the Solar Eclipse on June first is here!  Today at 4:15 pm there was a total Lunar Eclipse at 24 degree Sagittarius.  Sagittarius, the archer, wander, learner, partier, teacher, loudmouth, sage, sports star, yes it can be all of it.  We are revisiting this experience or dream of the New Moon in December of 2009.  You were starting something that had the potential to be big and expand outward to reach everyone with your efforts.  This was due to the Jupiter Neptune conjunction that happened. As I mentioned before Jupiter Neptune is that magic egg that you were in the processing of putting together that held a unique dream or goal, something of an altruistic or wide reaching appeal.  Jupiter sextile Neptune that happened last Friday was the crux of working hard on it again and see what develops.  This will be a long term project, so this eclipse is about whether or not you want to put the time and effort in to see it through to the end, pick up the mantle or search for another task.

This Lunar Eclipse is also a strong releasing one. Perhaps its the fighting of not letting go of what needs to let go is what makes people tired, it might be so in my case.  Honestly it has been a struggle to even finish this blog entry.   If you can let go of old emotions, struggles, or just junk in the closet you don't need so you can have space to put new things, do it!

Today is when the Emergency Rent Laws of 1920 that guaranteed that rents be stabilized will expire!!!  Since 2000 there have not been any new rent stabilized places built in New York City; by the way New York City is the only city left in America that has rent stabilization.  Let's hope they don't let it expire and we have a mass exodus of people moving!  Thanks Anne for the insight! Here is the article with the lowdown whats at stake here. I think its just a political move and they will add changes or keep status quo. So don't panic yet!

 A follow up entry will happen in the next day or so.  Going to rest now. . .

A few things Today!

We're back and here are the transits and insights to think on!

Neptune(dissolving of boundaries) went retrograde this past Friday, after only being in Pisces(realm of dreams and illusions) for a few months.  Think of it as a trailer for a movie to come, going to have to wait until the Fall to see the opening of the actual movie.  This also makes sense since Neptune rules over the sublime and dreams, like movies.  It will be interesting to see how this affects the types of movies that will be coming or even the volume of movies coming out.  Perhaps those that run the movie industry may rethink their ways or maybe indie directors who shoot, produce, and fund their films might step back rethink their ways as well.  Perhaps we might even see past themes repeat; *cough cough* methinks Hollywood has been under that influence longer than that lol!  We'll see how this unfolds from now until early November.

Jupiter moved into Taurus this past Saturday, into a brand new sign, Taurus.  The groundedness of Taurus will help solidify the opportunities you find, you'll will be able to grasp them and handle them appropriately to get the maximum benefit from them.

Venus moved into Gemini today, the planet of values, possessions and love is now in the realm of ideas and dualities. Someone or some idea strike your fancy? Is it not working out? There is always another side with Gemini, try another way or method to go about getting what you want. Look in mirror and see the backwards image, perhaps you missed something looking at with your forward point of view.  Gemini is also about being flexible with ideas, relationships, and tasks.  That is why Gemini is considered to be a Mutable Sign, it changes to adapt to situations.  Also there is a caveat with that two(pun),  as I mentioned before, there is always another side with Gemini, make sure you don't just look at the side you like; flip that coin over to make sure that it is not fake currency! Mercury the Messenger God is also the patron God of Thieves.


Jupiter will be sextile Neptune for the next week or so.  This goes back to the story when they were joined in May 27 2009 and again after the retrograde in Dec 21 2009  shortly after a New Moon in at 24 degree Sagittarius.  How far has that dream gotten?  What was it that you wished the Universe would send you?  This sextile is part of the 12 year your journey of this amazing egg of wonders, dreams, and opportunity that is Jupiter Neptune joined. Today for instance things were just given to me at work.  Even though I was working hard as a tour boat photographer(totally Neptune) in the blazing sun, people gifted me food, water and even a tip!  I attribute this to the Jupiter sextile Neptune and the Void of Course Moon.  The Void of Course Moon make the unapproachable, approachable, in combination with the afore mentioned transit.  The real trick is that you can't really have too many pre-existing expectations, you have to just go with the flow to really utilize it. If you look for treasure, don't, it will find you!  So another use of this influence, especially this Saturday there will be another Void of Course Moon, use it to your advantage, go on adventures and wander around.  I recommend if you are near New York the Figment Project on Governor's Island, make or explore arts,  thats all about Jupiter Neptune!

Also an important side note about 24 degrees Sagittarius, that will be where the Full Lunar Eclipse will happen on the 15 of June.  I will go into more detail about next week.  Here's a sneak peek, not everything goes according to plans. . .

In the news going along with Venus in Gemini(value of Information) very techie and Jupiter sextile Neptune, the flood gates have opened on Palins' thoughts! No not current thoughts, she is already all over the place. Now 24, 000 pages of Palins' emails will be released to the public from her two years as governor of Alaska.  Tomorrow at 1:00 pm, feel like doing a good deed? Or got too much time and wanna do some kind of deed? The New York Times needs you help as a reader to help sort these out, cause thats a boatload of emails!!!! Help with the Bailing of the Email Flood that is Palin.  Who knows, as I mentioned before you might find some gem in that seas of emails!  Also shortly after the Jupiter Neptune conjunction Jupiter went retrograde(energies turned inward) Sarah Palin resigned from being the governor of Alaska.  Perhaps she needed to rethink where she was going, after running as the Vice-President candidate for McCain Presidential Campaign that didn't pan out and amidst major criticism over many flagrant abuses of state funding and her controversial stances on issues.  Palin now is still gunnin' for that Presidential run as the Republican nominee, we shall see. . . This newest chapter will either work out for her or not, it depends how she uses it.  Sextiles, are an aspect that will work in your favor, if and only if you put effort into making it work.  Think of sextiles as you go half the distance yourself, it will carry you the rest of the way once you started the journey. 

Go Play in the Sun, but keep hydrated and wear plenty of sun block! :)

I would also like to give a shout to the electronic band Booka Shade, they helped me ride the groove to write this snazzy Astro Article!!!

Solar Eclipse Today!

Its an Eclipse! What will it bring and how long will it last?

So a solar eclipse is a phenomenon that happens when the Moon moves in front of the Sun and gets in between the path between the Sun and the Earth.  Great, what does that mean?  Well Solar Eclipses are powerful times to start new things in  your life.  In a nutshell is the unification of the Sun and Moon in the sky.  There is generally a lot of energy generated during one and it creates a space to start new ventures, relationships, business, or new perspectives on life.  I think of it as an illumination of the hidden potential you have inside and when effort is exerted, this truth will come forth into fruition.  Think of Solar Eclipse as putting super miracle on a seedling, its gonna grow big!  Especially if you have a solar eclipse fall on an inner planet in your chart, it will have a strong connection to you and indicate a new direction in your life.  For instance if it fell on the planet Venus(values) in the 2nd house(resources, possessions) most likely you would have a great job opportunity or new way to make money will come on in with the eclipse.  Eclipses usually have up to a two week period they that they trigger events in your chart, a lot of the times events that are already in motion.  Its important to look at Eclipses, before and after they occur.  When you look before you can see what change it will bring about, specifically with the Solar what new influence to your chart.  If you look at past eclipses they show you what triggered a series of events that started off where you are now.  Eclipses happens in pairs, first the Solar brings in the new change and the Lunar finalized it or clears out any debris that is slowing your growth down.  A lot of times relationships, jobs, or places where you are live that are started during on Eclipse, can leave you by the next one, not something to fear, just to keep in mind.  I also think of the Eclipses as the deus ex machina, where the Universe reaches on in and literally thrusts something into your life or removes obstacles blocking your path of self development.  They act very similar to when the North and South Node move over your natal planets or major points in your chart.  That is because there is a relationship between them, an eclipse usually occurs within 8-10 degrees of where the North or South Node is. North and South Nodes are calculated points that are the point where the Sun and the Moon form a particular angle to Earth.  This is important because it show us where we currently are between our will and personal path(Sun) and our needs and past(Moon), a destiny point.

This particular Solar Eclipse will be make a positive aspect to Saturn(structure, survival) today so these new changes and goals you are putting forth will stick.  Which is good news, because Jupiter(expansion, opportunity) is nearing the end of its journey in the fiery sign of Aries, which will help focus and solidify your aspirations so you can use the planets Venus, Mercury, and Mars in Taurus to start the serious work phase of achieving your goals that inspired you in early April. 

For more information on how the eclipses will affect your I suggest looking at where it is in your chart or getting someone adept at looking and interpreting eclipses.  Since I have been getting lot of questions from people about how it will be affecting them,   I will be offering 15 minute mini readings for $20 to people interested in knowing more about it.  Contact me at astrologytime@gmail.com


Until Next time!

Hello It's Astrology Time! readers.  I am back after a busy week and change in schedule.  I just realized how important this blog is to me and hopefully you too.  The deleted entry threw me off to a point where I had  numerous drafts of things I wanted cram in but didn't flesh out.  Anywho.  I have decided to commit to a more regular schedule of updating this blog on a weekly basis.  From now you can expect updates on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  That is my pledge to you which I hope to keep!

Onward!


This week is about solid ideas and how to make them happen.  We have Mars(action), Venus(values, possessions), and Mercury (communications) all in solid earth.  These are the tools which will help you build your dream/idea that I mentioned in the last post.  This past Saturday the Sun moved into the sign of Gemini. Gemini, think of the time of Gemini as your twin who grew up with you and knows all about you and has agreed, questioned, or informed you during all of your decisions.  That is Gemini in a nutshell.  Astrologically Gemini is Mutable(changeable) Air(movement, intent with no visible form) and is associated with twins.  The glyph,    represents the dual nature of man, not so much  masculine feminine duality, but more reflected image in a mirror.  The other analogy I have in mind, is take the first time you looked at yourself in the mirror and moved your right arm, yet in the mirror the left arm are was the one moving.  After you stared so intently it took you a little while to understand that everything is moving in the opposite way from your point of view, yet still its essentially the same movement.  So whats the point in looking at mirror if it essentially still the same image? The perspective and different angle helps to illuminate the image in a seemingly objective view as if you were another person looking at yourself.  From this a person will have a glimpse of how the world could see them.  This helps sometimes and other times can get confusing if you have too much going on in the mirror to focus on(like trying to learn dance moves from a teacher's reflection in a mirror).  That! Is the energy of Gemini.  The other important traits of this sign(not exclusively those born under its Sun) is gathering information, debating issues from different sides, accumulating knowledge, teaching, new technology, being of fickle mind, trickery(God of Thieves, Mercury rules this Sign), young children, the lungs, locomotion of the body, various degree of functional or nonfunctional mental states,  and short travel distances.  Today the Sun is sextile Uranus(sudden movement, higher communications) which is a good aspect for gaining new information or getting important messages.  From our perspective on Earth, it is the Sun visiting the eccentric harbinger of information Uranus.  You probably received interesting info that you are trying hard to process.  Do try put the effort in disseminating the message, he's got something for you. Plus Uranus is the higher octave of Mercury, so you may not get how the message got to you, but that’s okay, Uranus works that way.


Speaking of Gemini and the eternal child, heiress Huguette Clark died yesterday, at the age of 104.  Her assets are reported to be over $100 million dollars.  Her history is she is the last remaining child of Senator Clarke(known white collar crook who stole millions while in his US Senate seat) from a century ago. She has a lot of Gemini in her chart! Her Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Pluto are all in Gemini.  She was a person very much in her head, her whole world was her ideas.  She was an extremely reclusive individual who got through the day by being alone with her extensive doll collection and watching the Flintstones cartoons everyday.  I think she might have has some traumatic experience or some developmental disorder, perhaps even aspergers.  I don't know her exact birth time so I don't know the houses(areas of life) in her chart, but with Venus(values) Neptune(dissolving of boundaries, illusions) in Cancer next to each other, both opposite Uranus(freedom, sudden actions) in Capricorn I have a glimpse of what could have happened.  I think it was something that happened with her parents, she was the daughter of Clarke's significantly younger second wife.  Perhaps the death of her mother or some radical change to her environment caused her to retreat into her own inner world to seek shelter, very Venus Neptune in Cancer.  When I think of Cancer, I  image  how crab retreats into its hard outer shell when frightened by other creatures.  She was put into an arranged marriage to a bankrupt Irish Duke that shortly broke up after a year and which was never consummated.  I imagine lots of people think about what they would do if they had had that sort of wealth and for that matter why didn't she do anything with it?  She did give sizable amounts to charities and hospitals, but always from behind the scene, always kept hidden from public view.  I see how a large fortune could insulate one from the world if a person had no reasons or people to stayed connected with the outside world.  Also with her Mercury(mind) square Saturn(endings, fear) I imagine there were some strong fears she had.  She spent the last 30 years of her life in a hospital.  She was one strange and lonely person, I hope she made an easy transition into the world of spirits, it seems a part of her was already trying to escape. . .

 Other news,

Hosni Mubarak, former president of Egypt, and his sons were indicted today!  They are being charged with killing unarmed protesters in the 18 day revolt that deposed him from power.  He is coming up on his Uranus Return, which is not that common a transit for people, you have to live to around 84 years old to get it!  A Uranus Return entails freeing oneself from all previous obligations that one had for the past 84 years.  Interesting enough Sun sextile Uranus today, the light of the Sun is shining on him, so any secrets he is hiding will be found out.  He had a recent heart attack and is in detention.  Mercury(news) is conjunct his Sun today with Mars(action) and Venus(values, love) soon to follow.  I am sure he is now very aware of present situation.   He will either choose to fight and live on or he will choose to go. Those going through a Uranus return will either accept it and move on or opt out.   In looking at his chart, it looks like he may fight it out, at the very least to support his sons, since they are also being charged.  Its an end of an era in Egypt.  As I mentioned in my March article about Uranus's movement into Aries, Uranus in Aries marks the time of when the Ottoman Empire fell and Europe demarcated the Middle East.  I believe Mubarak's reign of 30 years, a Saturn cycle, was the end of the dictatorship period of long ago.  Hopefully Egypt will have a better political system and leadership that more closely fit the needs of her people.

One more chance. . .

Blogger ate my last post on what was happening this week in the heavens.  I will rewrite the article as soon as I can so as to keep everyone informed.  In the spirit of the Libra Moon, negotiation, today I am willing to give them another chance, provided that this be the last time this happens.  Rewrite coming soon!

Tornados, Bin Laden, Sick Friend, Oh my!!!

Wow there is certainly a world wind of info.  Tornadoes, Bin Laden, Sick Friend and a Royal Wedding.  Remember when I said Spring is the most volatile time in my post about Aries and Spring?  Do you doubt me?lol

So much is happening, I am going to try and attempt to explain some of it.  First off with the tornadoes, perhaps it could all that fire in the sky we have been having.  When lots of planets are all in one energy it tends to stir things up and cause disturbances, as in the 2 weeks of tornadoes that happened in the South, climax on the 27th of April. 

The death of Osama Bin Laden, now that is interesting, one astrologer I know mentioned its the Mars(action) Jupiter(expansion) conjunction. 2 years ago when Mars and Jupiter were joined in a Mars 2 year cycle the US was looking for him.  They found him, or rather with all the fire in the sky motivated to seek out his location and capture him.  Who knows the real story of why and when; bet thats classified. . .

I had one friend who went to the hospital on Sunday due to ecoli poisoning and was bleeding internally.  She is fine now, but on Tuesday I heard that a different friend's sister had internal bleeding.  Mars rules the planet Aries and in the rulership of mars is knives,acts of violence or bloodletting. 

Not to worry everyone, but all recent outer planets that changed signs will be going retrograde(backwards) before the year is over.  The events the past few months when planets Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter ere moved into new signs is a preview of what is to come in the coming years; after this year we get to fully experience their presence in these new signs and that comes with that experience.  

I also believe that this aspect of Uranus Pluto Square will herald in major changes through dramatic events through the world that will have long term consequences.  Especially when I think of Uranus(sudden action) in Fire (early Aries) and Pluto(power plays) in Earth(early Capricorn) the phrase I think encapsulates it is the nickname of Poseidon, "Earth Shaker."

Ladies and Gentlemen we are in Earth Shaker times.  Its rock and roll the non radio/mp3 version. 
Here is something I have noticed lately and this is still an early thought that I  have not fully fleshed out yet, but it is something I have noticed recently.  The 4 Elementals, (although recently I learned more about the energy of Spirit and Void :) ) Fire, Air, Wind and Water, I have seen their presence become more known in strong concentrated forms over the fast few years.  Especially now where new significant extreme events in nature happen every couple of weeks.  I see this as the planet trying to get our attention.  I am thinking of  the element Earth, it is support, a container, foundation, the physical, the Earth shakes, moves tectonic plates, earthquakes, which disturbs Water, which is responsive, reactive, flowing, can take any form, and from those violent tremors result in tsunamis .  The many planets in fire signs, lot of fire in the sky, wild fires in Texas, Fire to Consume, transform all it touches, purify, ignite the old forest becomes nutrients for the new.  Now Tornadoes, Air, formless, swift changing even quicker than Water, ideas, represents immediate change from the tarot.  I feel like the Earth is also given us a lesson in how this building blocks of our world operate.  Both mild or extreme conditions of these Elementals are present in our lives.  I can almost see this as the Earth flexing its muscle, to let us know we are on a huge living organism that ultimately has the final say on us humans.

Going to end here I have next and new pressing topic to publish this week about an important aspect of the moon that affects our daily life.  Until then!


PS Taught my first official astrology class this past weekend at Brid's Closet Beltaine Festival! Yea!!! It was great, I taught about the archetypes in astrological transits, which is something akin to what I mention in this blog :)

Mercury is Direct!!!

Yes Mercury is direct and Time will soon be a more steady, faster and more regular to all of us folks on Earth!

So take a few moments and think of what you learned on Mercury Retrograde and not , yeah it sucked.  Everything that went wrong went wrong just for you! Why? Retrogrades are learning times and most likely you realized something when a frustrating moment happened.  Mercury zooms around pretty fast compared to the other planets that move around our solar system.  So the lessons you learned or problem you were trying to solve will hopefully become apparent to you now.  Mercury's quick rotation and proximity to Earth increases the processing time of what you have learned with this planet.  A planet like Pluto which is on the outter realm of our solar system will have powerful and strong lessons, but for human processing time it takes a lot longer to fully understand what has happened and how you choose to accept it.

Now that Mercury is direct we can actually do something with all that pent up energy we had from all this fire in the sky during the Mercury Retrograde.  Hopefully you had constructive conversations with people and didn't burn too many bridges over miss-communication.  Now instead of us charging blindly like a bull, we can be more direct.  I speak of bulls because we are in the sign of Taurus now and a bull charges semi-blindly due to its poor eye sight.  Bulls charge after things that irritate them or get their attention like red flags or potential mates; regardless that won't really work for us.  Now the bull has on a pair of eye glasses!  Mercury is direct, so we can now see where we are going and start to build some steps toward our goals we started at the beginning of Spring.  

Personal story for me involves Mercury as a messenger and the planets Venus(love, possessions, pleasure) and Uranus(freedom, revolutions, sudden meetings).  Late Friday evening Venus joined Uranus for a bit, creating very sudden, surprising, and hopefully fun incidents.  I have a similar configuration in my chart where these two planets are talking to each other, but you never know what you will get with Uranus.  Uranus is also the higher octave of Mercury, so lots of timing going on.  Friday when applying for a job(Venus) I found on the internet(Uranus) I got a sudden phone call from the company that was handling the applications.  During the phone called he asked if I was interested in taking any classes.  So long story short, I was hit up to take some classes, business classes online, we'll see.  Late Saturday evening my wallet(Venus) was stolen suddenly(Uranus) and I did not realize this till the next morning when I woke up.  The Mercury part is also there in two parts, He is the Patron God of Thieves and He is also a Messenger.  The message I got was I had too much attachment to my wallet and what money means to me, so I have to change my views on what I think money should be used for.

Also later that evening I delivered a tarot deck to a friend of a friend and gave a few readings.  It turned out to be a lovely evening where I was surround by 3 friendly and hospitable women who were fire signs(2 were Aries!). I did not check before hand to see if Venus had moved into Aries, lol I didn't have to!

So this is not all about me, on the train ride home Sunday evening I saw these two European guys flirting with a group of Black and Dominican ladies and a very Venus Uranus moment happened, one wanted to pose with one of the ladies in a picture.  So he did this flashy ridiculous pose while she stood next to him and took a picture.  Venus always like too look pretty and have others know and Uranus brought this sudden event and the higher technology to capture it.

I imagine that more people will be calling and reaching out to you.  Mercury will not be completely up to speed till after the first full week in May, so watch out for a few more "lessons."

Btw go enjoy the Spring Flowers and Trees that are in bloom.  They won't be here long, but enjoy them while you can!

Full Moon Sunday

The chart I cast for on the Full Moon has a very interesting dynamic between home and work, as well as obligations to others outside the home structure.  The Full Moon itself falls into a place that deals with institutions, community groups, friends, the greater populace outside the inner circle of the home and family.  This Full Moon at 27 Libra is what I would consider to be a releasing moon since it is close to moving into the next sign.  I believe it will be releasing obligations to others who fit the the old dream of relationships you had.  Perhaps there were plans or goals that you and the person or group once thought you could accomplish or strive to complete.  This Full Moon is asking that you either complete them and release them into the world to exist on their own or that you let go of a project or idea that no longer servers where you are now.  Examples of such ideas could be that group you started with another person to meet socially or maybe a website of a common interest that did not receive a good following.

The Planet Saturn is opposing Mars right now, in a nutshell for the purposes of this chart, I see it as a bond or relationship that is working against  your feelings to do things on your own.  Perhaps this association is too constricting and preventing your from growing or maybe new terms or boundaries need to be set up, so you feel it does not strangle your autonomy.  It was probably making you feel self protective to the point you wanted to vigorously defend your self and stop what impeded your own domain or family life. Mars was joining Saturn in July 31 2010, which would fall in the part of the chart corresponds to relationship you had with an authority figure, parent, or one in which strong resolute bonds were established.  At the same this joining was opposite another joining of the Moon, Jupiter, and Uranus.  This speak of a quick decision to form this partnership out of a sudden sense of opportunity and hope for expansion.  Again this is all corresponds to whether you can release it.  This is a 2 year cycle and we are half way through it so, by now you might really be at the peak of this union and you will know hopefully by now if it was worth it.