Chapter I.
INTRODUCTION
Embracing the Future
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once wrote that nothing is certain except change. In the last
two decades we have been forced to acknowledge this ancient truth, for many of our time-
honoured and reliable religious, economic and social structures and definitions of reality have
undergone major upheavals. Because human beings instinctively fear change, we imagine
enormous disasters such as the effects of global warming or the great tsunami of December
2004; or we fix our hopes on global redemption, or profound changes in the nature of society
which could somehow miraculously restore peace and our faith in our fellow human beings. Is
this new century really a special time, spiritually and materially? Is there really a New Age
waiting in the wings? Or is this a construct, a way of alleviating our omnipresent anxiety while
the world keeps changing faster than we ourselves seem to be able to do?
Astrological cycles do not take account of human calendars, and the movements of the planets have
their own logic and timing. If we were to take any six-year period in history, we might find any
number of possible planetary configurations which give a particular flavour and meaning to that
time. But the fact that we place such importance on our recent entry into the 21st century means that
we will perceive the flavour and meaning of this time through specially orientated vision. We expect a
great deal from the next decades, for either good or ill; and therefore, from a psychological
perspective, we are particularly attuned to the currents of the time and perhaps able to respond more
acutely, with greater hopes and increased creativity. In a sense it does not matter whether our division
of time into centuries and millennia is artificial. The human psyche makes it significant, and that is
what counts.
What is the special flavour of this time? What can astrology tell us as we move further into the 21st
century? Astrologers often refer to the incoming Age of Aquarius, but what does it really mean?
The advent of the Aquarian Age
The changing of the ages is governed by the movement of the spring equinoctial point (the first
degree of the zodiac) into a new constellation. This happens roughly every two thousand years. It is
presently shifting from the constellation of Pisces to the constellation of Aquarius. At the dawn of the
Christian era it shifted from Aries to Pisces. Such huge cosmic movements are reflected in human
affairs first and foremost through the ways in which we perceive God, and the world-view which we
deem to be "true". If we look back through history, it is obvious that at the dawn of the Age of Pisces
the perception of reality shifted in a radical way, reflected in the birth of new religions (both
Christianity and Islam) and a profoundly different vision of life's essential meaning and purpose.
Vast changes such as these do not occur on Thursday at 3.00 PM, but stretch over a period of a
couple of centuries, and the transition time is often one of chaos during which old values and old
gods begin to lose their value and meaning, and new ways are sought by an increasingly anxious and
disorientated human family.
What, then, might this shift from Pisces into Aquarius mean for us all? Aquarius is a sign belonging
to the astrological element of air, and this signifies that mind, rather than heart, is likely to begin to
assume the highest value. Human ingenuity and human inventiveness, reflected in technology and a
greater understanding of how the cosmos works, are important dimensions of the Aquarian ethos.
Human brotherhood is also immensely important. The values which propel nations into recognising
not only each other's rights but also each other's similarities is likely to be reflected in an increasing
sense of globalism, of being "citizens of the world". Aquarius is also the sign of the mass, and this
means a levelling of extremes and a seeking of common denominators in education, money, fashion,
the arts, and all other spheres in which human creativity and effort can make their mark. Is this then
a "good" or "bad" age? That depends on what we make of it. Each of us, as we move further into the
21st century, has the individual challenge of responding to and working with the new energy which is
presently causing such profound changes in science, religion, communications, and social and
political structures.
Chapter II
The planetary configurations
Each of us has an individual horoscope which will be affected by
the shifting planetary pictures made by the slow-moving planets.
These planetary configurations, although not directly linked
with the changing of the astrological ages, need nevertheless to
be seen as markers of important shifts and changes in the
collective psyche, visible more on a social than an individual
level. The three outer planets - Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto -
reflect changes in our attitudes toward progress, spiritual
aspiration and survival. Their configurations occur whether or
not a "New Age" is incipient, but when important configurations
occur during a time when we are so psychologically primed with
expectations - both of disasters and miracles - our responses
take on a special flavour. What does this mean for us all? After
the Second World War, a new spirit was abroad, fuelled in part
by the darkness and suffering with which so many people were
afflicted, but fuelled also by a fiery spirit of hope and
innovation, and an airy dream of harmony and peace in the
world. There is a similar spirit abroad now. These three outer
planets, all concerned with collective movements and trends,
seem to be offering us a vision of a reformed and brighter
world.
This does not mean that we will all sail into the future full of joy
and free of problems. In many areas of the world there is a great
deal of suffering and terrifying uncertainty, and individuals may
still have to cope with challenges which may prove painful and
frustrating. Also, the kind of vision which is presently infecting so
many people is not necessarily congenial to everyone. Idealism and
vision may also be accompanied by a lack of recognition of
individual rights and feelings, and collective aspirations toward
progress, while strong on rhetoric, may occasionally lack an
appreciation of time and human frailty. Some people may feel
pressured and overloaded by the qualities of the time, as though
they are expected to learn everything all at once and give up hard-
won values and security because the collective demands it. To
understand and get the best from the upcoming configurations of
the outer planets coinciding with the changing of the ages, we need
first to understand ourselves, and how these planets will affect us
individually.
Pluto in Sagittarius
Pluto in Sagittarius: 1995 until January 2008 |
Pluto is the great bass drumbeat of the planetary pantheon,
taking a leisurely 249 years to travel around the zodiac. It
entered the sign of Sagittarius in 1995 and leaves it to enter
Capricorn in 2008. Thus the first decade of the 21st century is
dominated by this important movement of Pluto through the
sign of Sagittarius the Centaur, concerned with religious,
spiritual, philosophical and moral questions. Pluto symbolises
those deep underground forces in the collective psyche which
break down and renew that which is old, outworn and past its
time. It works like a machine dredging the bottom of a pond,
bringing to the surface everything which is rotten and ready for
the compost heap, so that new life can emerge cleaner, brighter
and stronger than before. While it moved through Scorpio in
the second half of the 1980's and the first half of the 1990's, we
experienced a darkening of our vision of life. Now we have
reached a point where we are seeking a new vision of God, a
new way of defining right and wrong, and new ways in which to
understand and communicate with each other. On the global
level, we may expect many conflicts and transformations in the
sphere of orthodox religion, with a heady mixture of
sectarianism and impassioned truth-seeking, fanaticism and a
greater tolerance of the many ways through which we may
approach the divine. We may also expect new attitudes toward
law and the legal systems in every nation, as well as changes in
our attitudes toward knowledge and education. And in the
sphere of communication the internet has already made its
mark.
The profound moral and spiritual dilemmas which Pluto raises
as it travels through Sagittarius may be seen on many levels in
the outer world. They may also challenge you in very personal
ways, and you may not initially realise that the issues you are
confronting are not only your own, but also shared by many
people struggling in their own individual ways to redefine what
they understand as truth. Even if Pluto's movement affects very
personal spheres of your life, it may be worth ultimately asking
the question, "What is the deeper meaning of what I am going
through? What am I meant to be learning? How can I use this
time to redefine what I believe to be right and wrong, truth and
falsehood? And what is the nature of the God in which I
believe?"
Pluto in Capricorn
Pluto in Capricorn: January 2008 until 2023 |
Pluto entered the sign of Capricorn in 2008 and will not enter
Aquarius until 2023. Thus the second decade of the 21st century
is dominated by this important movement of Pluto through the
sign of Capricorn the Goat, concerned with structures,
hierarchies, authority and the nature of government. While it
moved through Sagittarius we experienced an impassioned
focus on our definitions of God and morality. Now we have
reached a point where we are seeking changes in the
authoritative structures which establish coherence and law in
our world. On the global level, we may expect many changes -
some consenting and some through struggle - in the sphere of
politics, finance, and the laws by which we are governed. Abuses
of power which were once taken for granted are now likely to
be challenged, and so too are the ways in which we elect our
leaders and assign them authority over us. National boundaries
and collective political entities may shift radically as idealism is
replaced by a more realistic assessment of what human beings
need. We may also expect new attitudes toward the
environment, and new laws through which we can conserve and
protect it - including the animal life of the planet, so long
relegated to the bottom of the hierarchy.
The profound dilemmas around personal and collective
responsibility which Pluto raises as it travels through Capricorn
may be seen on many levels in the outer world. They may also
challenge you in very personal ways, and you may not initially
realise that the issues you are confronting are not only your
own, but also shared by many people struggling in their own
individual ways to redefine what they understand as authority.
Even if Pluto's movement affects very personal spheres of your
life, it may be worth ultimately asking the question, "What is the
deeper meaning of what I am going through? What am I meant
to be learning? How can I use this time to redefine my
responsibilities to myself, my community and my country? And
how truly self-sufficient am I, in a world which requires me to
find new ways of standing on my own feet, firmly on my own
ground?"
Digging at the roots
Pluto in 4th House: 1998 until 2014 |
Deep at the roots of your life, the cleansing and transforming
qualities of Pluto may be evident in the sphere of your family
interactions and your sense of belonging. This is likely to affect
not only where you live, but more importantly, how you feel
about living there. Slowly, imperceptibly, but inexorably, your
relationships with those bound to you by blood, as well as your
feeling of bonding with your community and perhaps even your
country, are changing. You may feel you have outgrown a phase
of your life, and it is possible that at some point during this
critical time you may want to relocate, emigrate, utterly
renovate where you are living, or build or buy a new place to
live where you feel you can be more truly yourself. The deep
and inexorable changes which this long transit of Pluto through
the intuitive sign of Sagittarius and the tough, earthy sign of
Capricorn symbolises may impel you to break old ties and
rebuild the foundations of your life from the roots up. As time
passes you may also find that you see your family background
differently, and can let go of certain old hurts and grievances.
Or, if you have been putting up with difficulties for a long time,
you may feel you are now emotionally strong enough to leave
the past behind and create a new life for yourself.
You may sometimes feel a little isolated or rootless, because
such deep changes are taking place within you. Home and roots
on the concrete level are also symbols of what we feel to be the
deepest values and beliefs at the foundations of our lives, and
you may find yourself asking some profound questions of a
spiritual and psychological nature about where you have come
from and what purpose you are here to fulfil. A sense of fate
may sometimes make you question traditional beliefs, and you
may glimpse deeper patterns at work in your life which make
you re-evaluate the past. All this constitutes a deep cleansing
which could leave you freer, wiser, and with a profound sense
that your life contains many mysteries and a highly individual
path which, consciously or not, you have always been following.
Sometimes you may feel that forces beyond your control have
parted you from the past, and you may not immediately see
where you are going in the future. But this does not have to be a
negative feeling, and if you can let go and try to trust the slow,
quiet, but powerful currents that are closing doors on what has
gone before, you will discover a renewed faith not only in
yourself, but in what underpins the path you will be taking in
the future.
|
Pluto square Saturn: End of January 2010 until end of November 2012
The same themes are also emphasised by:
Saturn conjunction Pluto: Beginning of October 2011 until beginning of August 2012
Saturn sextile Pluto: Beginning of September 2006 until mid July 2007
|
Old psychological baggage - fears, anxieties, and defences from
the past -may give way to a new and more self-confident
attitude, for you are outgrowing the limits which may have
circumscribed your life thus far. This may mean some honest
soul-searching, and also some rearranging or changing of the
material or professional base on which your worldly affairs rest.
In fact, anything which constitutes security - emotional and
intellectual as well as material - may need to be re-evaluated.
Don't fight change; welcome it, because it can give you greater
inner and outer freedom. Think hard about where you want to
go, and what might have prevented you from having what you
wanted in the past. Provided you are willing to be honest about
what you have built so far, and why you have built it, the
chances are that you will discover a new sense of security and
self-reliance, and new opportunities which help you to achieve
both worldly and emotional goals.
Pluto square Jupiter: Mid March 2010 until end of October 2013 |
Some deep shifts are occurring in your views about life and the
kind of aspirations which motivate you. You may feel you have
at last found goals which stir you spiritually as well as
materially, and it is possible that you could achieve a great deal
at this time because passion is fuelling your external decisions
and actions. You have the intensity and determination right
now to aim high and reach your goal. In fact you could even be
a little obsessive about it, because there seems to be a need
arising within you to prove that you can move beyond your
limits and claim what you desire in spite of opposition. This
could be an enormously creative and productive time. But go
gently with yourself, for you have a tendency to overdo things
right now, and perhaps also to lack the wisdom to take periods
of rest and reflection. All human beings have limits, and you
need to bear your own in mind - even if, for a time, you feel as
though you could conquer any obstacle and climb any mountain
peak.
Neptune in Aquarius
Neptune in Aquarius: 1998 until April 2011 |
Neptune takes 165 years to make its cycle around the zodiac,
and it is now in Aquarius for the first time since 1834, having
entered the sign in 1998. It leaves Aquarius and enters Pisces in
the spring of 2011. This planet reflects the constantly changing
and constantly repeating cycles of collective dreams and
aspirations, and we can see its subtle emotional effects in those
things which seem to promise redemption, peace, perfection,
and freedom from suffering. Neptune reflects our longing to
merge with a greater whole and lose the painful sense of
isolation which accompanies any individual journey in
incarnation. Thus the sign through which Neptune passes
describes, on many different levels, those qualities, objects and
people which we believe will lift us out of pain and loneliness
and lead us into the Paradise Garden which we lost once upon a
time long, long ago. What we perceive as fashionable is also
reflected by Neptune's current zodiacal sign, and music, art, and
interpretation of beauty all change and shift like Neptune's
waters as we alter our vision of what will satisfy our eternal
longing.
When Neptune moved through Aquarius in the 19th century, it
was the first time the phrase "United Europe" was used in a
political sense. During that earlier transit, dreams of an end to
global conflict were accompanied by a heightened feeling of
brotherhood and spiritual unity among men and women of
every different race and nation. At the same time, a passionate
spirit of nationalism swept Europe and America, putting an end
to the dreams of global unity. As Neptune moves through
Aquarius once again, we are once again dreaming dreams of a
worldwide unity which will end all conflict. Sadly, not all of
Neptune's dreams come true, and sometimes there is bitter
disappointment as our heightened perceptions of what could be
possible collide with the reality of the world and the limitations
of human nature. For the first time in over a century and a half
we are filled once again with a vision of human unity which
could yield many immensely creative results. But such a vision
could also make us blind to recognising our limits, and our
impassioned dreams of what "ought to be" good for everyone
may trample over the rights and feelings of the individual. What
we see as beautiful, fashionable and desirable is also changing.
As a collective we are losing our sentimentality about the past
and focusing on that which is new, innovative, technologically
advanced, and able to create a more efficient and
interconnected society.
Earthing the imagination
Neptune in 6th House: 2004 until 2016 |
You may be feeling rather uncertain about your work direction,
and the usual order of your mundane life may seem as though it
is slipping. This is a characteristic expression of Neptune, which
gently breaks down rigid structures and reveals a mysterious
and magical world beneath. Its effects are most likely to be
expressed in your working life, and in the ways in which you
relate to material reality, including your body, on an everyday
level. If you are locked into a rigid work structure, you may well
find that you long for something more fluid and meaningful,
and this could be a fruitful time to explore avenues of
expression which involve artistic work or helping others through
developing healing or counselling skills. You may have little
patience for mundane details, and may find that your mind is
miles away in a world of fantasy when you are supposed to be
doing ordinary mundane chores. But the deeper impact of this
time involves a gentle and subtle opening up to hidden levels of
reality, and this may be true not only of your relationship to
everyday life, but also of your awareness of your physical body
and how intimately it is linked to emotional and psychological
states.
If you experience any difficulties in these mundane spheres of
your life, try to look beyond the immediate problem to the
meaning underneath. Perhaps you need to see your role in life
differently, and use your skills and talents in the service of
something more meaningful. If this is so, you are likely to
experience dissatisfaction and restlessness at work, and even
problems with employers or employees which reflect your own
deep longing to involve yourself in something which contributes
more to others. If you experience material difficulties of a
health or financial kind, the same applies - try to understand
what is really being said by your deeper psyche. A new and
more profound attitude toward physical reality is the great gift
which could emerge from this long, subtle, but powerful
movement of Neptune, and you have the opportunity to adjust
and change the outer forms of your life to reflect more
truthfully what you are within. The deepest significance of
Neptune's transit through the socially sensitive and egalitarian
sign of Aquarius is, for you, the possibility of discovering the
unity of inner and outer. Although this is a profoundly spiritual
experience, you are likely to encounter it on a more everyday
level, and you may feel it as a deep connection with nature, with
the body, and with the rituals and rhythms of everyday life.
Neptune opposition Sun: End of February 2004 until mid December 2006 |
There may be a bit of fog around at the moment, and you may
not feel very clear about where you are going or what you want.
Your usual self-confidence may sometimes seem to have
slipped away. But that is not a sign of something going wrong;
rather, it reflects an opening up which is taking place deep
within, constellating your imagination and intuition and
allowing you to feel more deeply connected to others. You may
experience important creative inspirations at this time, although
it may not be so easy to organise your life to do anything with
them; and you may also have mystical feelings or experiences
which reveal hidden dimensions of life. An increasing wish to be
involved with the welfare of others could offer you a deeper
feeling of belonging and, eventually, a new direction for your
working goals. It is important that you attend to the practical
side of life as effectively as you can during this time, especially
when it comes to financial dealings; these things will not look
after themselves no matter how much you long to drift into
more colourful or spiritually fulfilling waters. And you need to
be aware in all your dealings with others of where the
boundaries should lie and what expectations you have of them
and they of you. But provided you make sure everything that
has to be dealt with is dealt with correctly, consciously, and
honourably, you can enjoy this profound awakening of your
inner life, and can deepen your sense of connection with the
larger human family as well as tapping an inner source of
richness and inspiration.
|
Neptune square Moon: Mid March 2006 until beginning of January 2009
The same themes are also emphasised by:
prog. Moon sextile Neptune: End of June 2006 until end of August 2006
prog. Moon conjunction Neptune: Beginning of July 2011 until beginning of September 2011
|
A strangely sweet melancholy may affect your mood at the
moment, and you may experience longings and imaginings
which are unfamiliar and which reflect a yearning for a higher
or deeper source of life. This essentially spiritual longing could
open your heart to a profound level of compassion for others,
and it could also open your imagination and enhance any
artistic pursuits in which you might be involved. But you are
inclined to idealise at the moment, not only about individuals in
your present life, but also about the past, which may sometimes
look like a lost Garden of Eden. Such feelings are neither wrong
nor negative, but they might be better placed in artistic forms
such as music, poetry or painting than on people who will
inevitably turn out to be merely human after all. There is a
magical quality to life at the moment which may sometimes
confuse and bewilder you, and you may experience feelings of
rootlessness and lostness at the same time that you also feel a
deep connection with the whole of life. There are many gifts
and deeply healing experiences which you could enjoy during
this time, because your feelings are open and the usual
separative defences which all human beings carry are not so
sharply defined. Make sure you are also able to maintain some
realism and a discriminating eye, particularly in terms of any
new relationships you become involved in. Right now you are
longing for something which does not exist on the material
plane. You may have glimpses of it in artistic and spiritual
pursuits; but if you try to find it in any human being, you may be
setting yourself up for disappointment later.
Neptune square Chiron: Mid March 2007 until beginning of January 2010 |
You are unusually open to the world's suffering at the moment,
and deeply connected to a larger cosmos in which you need to
find some contribution to make. This could activate a strong
interest in healing, and it is possible that such an interest could
lead to future work in one of the helping professions. Equally, it
may be your own healing which is on the agenda. If you find
yourself dwelling on the past and remembering experiences
when you have been hurt or disillusioned, you might benefit
from exploring these feelings and learning more about your
inner world and the patterns of your childhood and family
background. This could release a great deal of energy and free
you from certain blocks, inhibitions or insecurities which may
have plagued you since early life. Whether you do this inner
work alone or with the help of someone you can trust, it could
prove extremely important for your future happiness and self-
expression. This kind of inner journey is not always a
comfortable process, but it could prove a profoundly healing
one which lays some very awkward ghosts to rest. Try to be
honest with yourself about your feelings - not only those which
concern your deepest assumptions and beliefs about other
human beings, but also those which reflect your evaluation of
yourself. You may need to recognise your limits as well as your
abilities and gifts, both of which you may have underestimated,
overestimated, or misunderstood in the past.
Uranus in Pisces
Uranus in Pisces: 2003 until May 2010 |
Uranus takes seven years to transit a zodiac sign, focusing the
collective on a new sphere in which to inaugurate changes and
express ideals of progress. As Uranus moves through Pisces, the
new century is well underway, and the earlier collective sense of
excitement about the new era inaugurated by the Millennium,
the gifts bestowed by science and technology have given way to
a subtler, deeper shift in collective thinking. Because Pisces is
concerned with the realm of the spirit and those levels of reality
which lie beyond the mundane world, we may find that religious
and spiritual concerns become a priority on a global level. We
may also experience major new artistic movements, for Pisces is
the sign of the creative imagination. Changes in the structures
of orthodox religions are likely as the collective psyche is
awakened to a quest for more inclusive spiritual values. There is
some anxiety reflected by this seven-year transit of Uranus,
because its disruptive, innovative energy, moving through
Pisces, affects us on emotional rather than intellectual levels.
This means not only shifts in the ways in which we perceive
God, but also a potential time of artistic flowering as the human
imagination seeks new forms and vehicles through which to
express itself.
Uranus in Aries
Uranus in Aries: May 2010 until 2018 |
As Uranus moves through Aries, the awakening of new spiritual
values and the enriching of the creative imagination give way to
a more extraverted and disruptive energy. Because Aries is
concerned with the crusading spirit in human beings which
seeks to change the world according to a grand and fiery vision,
there are likely to be many movements erupting within the
collective - political, religious, scientific and artistic - which seek
to utterly overturn and transform existing structures and ways
of thinking in order to achieve a clear dream of progress. This is
likely to be a time of revolutions in thinking, and perhaps also
revolutions on a more mundane level as collectives seek to
assert their individual values against the threat of a uniform
globalisation. There is some turbulence reflected by this seven-
year transit of Uranus, because its disruptive, innovative energy
affects us on intuitive rather than practical levels. This means
not only shifts in the ways in which we define freedom and
individual rights, but also a potential time of new scientific
discoveries as the human mind seeks new forms through which
to inaugurate progress.
A new way of relating
Uranus in 7th House: March 2006 until March 2012 |
The collective spiritual and artistic awakening and the urgent
need for change reflected by Uranus moving through Pisces and
Aries may bring some surprises in your personal life. Although
this planet reflects new ideas emerging in the collective psyche,
no individual is immune from the effects of these collective
inspirations, and the sphere of life in which you are most likely
to be affected is that of relationships. You may need to reflect
on all the old attitudes and expectations you have had of other
people, so that you can take advantage of the inspirational
energy of the time and make changes that give you greater
freedom and a broader range of contacts. It may be time for
you to present others with a new public face, which allows you
to feel better connected with the world around you. You may
also need to accept a parting of the ways with certain people
who no longer have a place in your life. Uranus can sometimes
be unpredictable and disruptive, and you may experience this
disruption in certain close relationships. But if the time has
arrived for change, you will get far more by welcoming it and
looking to the future, rather than trying to hang on to what you
have outgrown.
The whole pattern of your interaction with others is shifting,
and this could apply to business relationships and co-workers as
well as to partners. Although you may not experience any
external crises or disruptions, nevertheless you will probably
feel quite a lot of restlessness, and a desire to bring more
unconventional elements into the way you relate to others. You
may find old roles constrictive even if once they gave you a
sense of security, and you may even feel downright rebellious
when it comes to trying to please others with a conventional
face. As long as you exercise ordinary common sense, such
feelings may be highly positive, leading you to shed inhibitions
that you are better off without. You are becoming more and
more a citizen of the world, and this important time will
probably see a profound change in your feelings about your
place in society. Unusual people and unconventional ideas may
seem particularly attractive, particularly if these lead you to a
broader vision of life and a new tolerance and understanding of
human nature. Don't fight the changes; try to welcome them,
even if they are not quite what you would have wanted or
planned. A fresh new wind is blowing through your life, cleaning
away the dust and cobwebs of the past.
Uranus trine Mars: End of March 2006 until mid January 2008 |
Your confidence and capacity to assert your wishes are likely to
be at a new high right now. You may need new challenges, and
restlessness may impel you to try out new creative endeavours
which you wouldn't have though yourself capable of before.
Because the energy which is inspiring you is so deeply
connected with the unity of the human family, any new
endeavours you pursue are likely to involve teamwork and a
cooperative approach, and you may be motivated by ideals far
more than by material concerns - although material benefits
may well be a by-product of your efforts. This is a time when
you can work in an inspired and energetic way with others, so
that what you want and what others want seem to magically
coincide. If you have been too accommodating a person in the
past, you may also free yourself from many old blocks and
inhibitions, and discover a healthy and balanced self-
assertiveness which allows you to take greater charge of your
life.
Uranus opposition Venus: End of March 2007 until mid January 2009 |
Some changes may be necessary in your personal life, especially
in the way you relate to others. Whether you wish to admit it or
not, you have probably outgrown certain ideals and certain
expectations which you might have had of those close to you.
You have probably also outgrown any traditional "roles" you
might have been playing in your personal life, and this could
make you feel rather discontented with yourself and others.
You may need a bit more breathing space or a renegotiation of
the "terms" you have established - consciously or unconsciously
- in your close relationships. You may feel the need to
experience new friendships, or to see yourself not as half of a
couple, but as an independent entity -especially if you are in an
established relationship and have grown used to thinking in
terms of "we". Try to be conscious of where you yourself need
change; for if you try to avoid it, you may provoke it anyway,
and changes may happen around you which feel as though they
are not of your own choosing. This could be a marvellously
productive and freeing time, as long as you can recognise when
it is time to let go of old attitudes and, perhaps, certain old
bonds which you have now outgrown or need to renovate in
order to let some new life in.
|
Uranus trine Moon: Beginning of March 2008 until mid December 2009
The same themes are also emphasised by:
prog. Moon conjunction Uranus: Mid April 2009 until mid June 2009
|
Your emotional life is likely to be given a big infusion of
confidence and inner freedom right now - and the good news
is that this will probably happen without any painful crises or
upheavals. Although you may not experience any external
conflicts which precipitate such an important freeing of energy,
you will probably feel unusually clear and balanced within, and
able to detach yourself from habitual emotional reactions and
take a much broader perspective on your personal life. New
contacts - especially important friendships - may serve as
catalysts to change your world-view and expand your social life
and range of interests, and you could also let go of some old
habits, both emotionally and physically, which in the past may
have seemed compulsive and resistant to change. Your
perspective on family matters may also benefit from this fresh
wind blowing through your inner life, and you may find ways of
resolving old conflicts or freeing yourself from past
entanglements which need to pass from your life. This could be
a wonderfully freeing time. Take advantage of it by reflecting on
what things in your personal life need to be changed, and make
the changes in confidence.
|
Uranus opposition Saturn: Beginning of June 2011 until end of March 2013
The same themes are also emphasised by:
Saturn sextile Uranus: Beginning of September 2009 until mid June 2010
|
Instability is the theme of the moment, although it is likely to be
the kind of creative instability which ushers in a new and more
productive phase of life. You yourself may have made certain
decisions which involve letting go of the past and relinquishing
situations or attitudes which previously made you feel secure,
especially on the material level. But whether chosen or
apparently unforeseen, the outer events occurring right now
reflect a deep need within you to break free of inner restrictions
and fears, and move into life with more confidence and a
broader perspective. Don't worry if you experience some
anxiety; this is natural and human and the inevitable
accompaniment to all major change. What is important is that
you can let go of what has grown stale in your life, and can
welcome the changes which need to be made. You may discover
that many things which you have been hanging onto are not
really satisfying you, but are in your life because they provide
the semblance of safety. But safety, although important, may
also block the flow of energy and dam up creative possibilities.
If you keep your eyes open and your mind clear, you will see
what things need holding and what things need letting go of.
Later you will look back on this time and see how very freeing
and releasing it was on many levels, inner and outer.
Chapter III
Inner Changes
Not everything happening within and around you is linked with
the great cycles occurring in the heavens. You also have your
own highly individual pattern of development, and certain
challenges and changes are likely to occur because it is the right
time for them to do so. This profound inner pattern of growth is
unique to you, and although there is likely to be some overlap
with the changes going on in the world, in this sphere you may
find that your experiences are entirely your own and the
creative possibilities inherent in them depend almost wholly on
your understanding and willingness to work with who you are
and what you are becoming.
The Years 2006 and 2007
The themes reflected by the planetary movements in your birth
chart during the next six years are given below in chronological
order. Some are themes with which you have already become
familiar in the last year or two, and they may last for many
more years; we will begin with these. Some themes are new,
entering your life only now, and are of shorter duration -
although they may seem very intense at the time.
Reaping what you sow
Saturn conjunction Sun: End of July 2006 until end of August 2006 |
You are at a critical point in your development as an
independent individual, and this period is a kind of yardstick by
which you can measure how far you have come, both
professionally and personally. The idea that we reap what we
sow can be applied to your life at present, for you will probably
have to face what you have and have not achieved on both inner
and outer levels. On the most profound level your essential
identity is in a process of crystallising and becoming more solid
and real. Anything which is fundamentally disloyal to who you
really are may begin to chafe or even pass from your life,
through your own or others' actions. Whatever you have built
which reflects the true values that lie at the core of your nature
will yield fruit at this time. It is neither a 'good' nor a 'bad'
period - there may be a mixture of the two in terms of external
circumstances. This time is a kind of soul-mirror which will
reflect back to you the resources and assets which you have
worked to earn and have the right to call your own, and the
superfluous psychological baggage which must be left behind if
you are to continue your development in an authentic and truly
creative way.
Over the last year you may have begun to feel burdened and
frustrated, even if your circumstances have not merited such
feelings. You may feel somehow old, whatever your age, and
may be strangely intolerant of others' spontaneity and carefree
actions. You may be depressed, depleted and discouraged,
especially in relation to your sense of personal identity and your
feelings about your deeper emotional needs and nature. Long-
standing relationships, both personal and professional, may
have felt increasingly stifling or difficult in recent months, and
your vitality may have begun to flag. On the emotional level
you have probably been afflicted by inexplicable feelings of
loneliness and isolation, as though for the first time you are
realising that no amount of human company, however close and
fulfilling, can alter your essential separateness. But however
bad you may sometimes feel, in fact the process taking place
within you is positive and healing. There may be old family
patterns of restriction or failure which you are now breaking,
perhaps without realising it. Rather than fighting against any
restlessness, depression and frustration which might feel, try to
use this time to look inward and assess who you really are and
what you really want from the future.
It could prove self-destructive to hurl yourself against what you
experience as barriers in the way of your advancement. A
phase of your life is coming to an end and you need time to
reflect quietly, without more pressure than is necessary. If you
feel burdened by responsibilities, try to look objectively at
whether you really need to carry all of them. Is there anything
in your life which you feel obligated to do simply because others
expect it of you, or because you were brought up to believe
unquestioningly that it was your duty? If you are rewarded with
the fruits of past efforts during this time (and this is very likely),
you may find that you are not enjoying your success as much as
you thought you would. This is probably because you are
changing inside; and the goals which seemed so important in
the past may no longer seem so important to you now. You
may wish to make important commitments during this time, to
a job, a partner or a family; and this could prove a very positive
step. But first make sure you are making such decisions
because you really wish to, and not because you are running
away from yourself. If you are dissatisfied with your work or
with your personal life, this is probably not the right time to
rush about pulling things apart. You may need to understand
exactly why you have arrived where you are before you can
assess whether you want to stay there. Take advantage of the
deep and important process occurring within you by giving
yourself space, time and as much peace and quiet as possible.
Then, when you feel you can see the shape of your past, the
future will also become clearer and the road to it better
marked.
Learning self-sufficiency
|
Saturn square Moon: End of August 2006 until beginning of July 2007
The same themes are also emphasised by:
prog. Moon sextile Saturn: End of February 2010 until end of April 2010
|
During this period you are likely to discover a new sense of
strength, self-containment and serenity. But this process may
challenge old habit patterns. You may feel as though you are
carrying burdens in your personal life from which you cannot
see any escape. You may also feel lonely and unappreciated,
and others may seem to be insensitive, unresponsive or
indifferent. However, before you descend into a trough of self-
pity and resentment, you may need to recognise the nature and
meaning of the process which is taking place within you. You
are experiencing a period of emotional maturing which could
leave you with much greater self-sufficiency, and at the moment
you probably need to learn how to nourish and nurture yourself.
The more you demand that others do something to make you
feel better, the less likely you are to get what you want, for you
are likely to be as closed to them as you accuse them of being to
you. And if you try to hold on to relationships which are
passing or proving unviable, you may be doing so not because
you truly want and need them, but because you are afraid of
being alone.
In the past, you may have depended too much on constant
contact and conversation with others to provide you with a
sense of safety and security. You may also have expected too
much from others, secretly hoping that they would provide a
kind of parenting which could keep you protected and sheltered
from loneliness and change. Now you may have to accept the
fact that others cannot provide unconditional love all the time,
and you may need to be able to take them as they are without
becoming bitter or cynical, or blaming yourself for being
unlovable. You may also need to accept your own limits, and
understand that you cannot be available to everyone all the
time. Learn to value yourself and look after your own well-
being, for at the moment it is likely that no one is going to do it
for you to the extent you might wish. If you feel burdened with
the responsibility to look after someone else right now, you may
need to learn to say no; or, if you cannot, then you may need to
learn to delegate responsibility or find a balance which honours
your own needs as well as those of loved ones.
You are probably feeling very restricted and trapped. There
may be objective reasons for this; but equally, you may be
trapping yourself because you find it so difficult to express what
you want and don't want. You may be too frightened of being
separate and causing disharmony in your emotional life. Yet if
you are not honest with yourself and others right now,
unexpressed anger could place too much stress on your body, or
you might inadvertently alienate the very people you are so
fearful of losing because your resentment may show itself in
covert if not overt ways. In some ways, you cannot win right
now: Your choices are between self-affirmation and the risk of
loneliness, or self-suppression and the risk of long-term
resentment. Whatever you do, you will pay a price; inner
strength of the lasting kind does not come cheap. But
ultimately honesty about who you are will reap rewards in the
future, while dishonesty now will result in the same problem
reappearing even more powerfully in a few years' time. If you
learn to define your own needs, you may upset one or two
people. You may even have to say goodbye to one or two
people, or put up with a period of coolness or friction. But you
will also discover that you have loyal and loving support from
those who truly understand you. And if you can stand on your
own feet, you will be able to enjoy relationships much more in
the future because you can grant greater freedom both to your
loved ones and yourself.
Fighting for freedom
|
Saturn square Uranus: Mid October 2006 until mid August 2007
The same themes are also emphasised by:
Uranus opposition Saturn: Beginning of June 2011 until end of March 2013
|
Tension and frustration may make your life difficult right now,
and you may long to break down whatever restrictions and
barriers seem to be curtailing your freedom. Events and people
may appear to be imprisoning you just at the moment when you
are most in need of breathing space and mobility, and you are
likely to be feeling extremely angry and rebellious as well as
bored with the routines and rituals of your everyday existence.
While this period could prove enlightening and highly
productive in terms of being open to new ideas and integrating
more flexible attitudes into your life, it is also a tricky time
when you may need to work very hard to contain your irritation
and impatience. You may also need to look after your body
carefully, for the stress you are experiencing could take its toll if
you do not give yourself plenty of rest and periods of relaxation.
You may as well learn to relax, for no matter how hard you
push, nothing is likely to move that quickly right now. If you try
to force things, you could cause yourself many unnecessary
problems and alienate people whose support you badly need.
There has always been a certain unconventionality in you with
regard to your ideas, opinions and areas of intellectual interest.
At the moment you are likely to be more than usually aware of
how little sympathy you have for collective opinion, and how
uncomfortable trying to be 'normal' may make you feel. A
sense of being restricted may arise from financial or
professional constraints, from sudden events which upset the
stability of your personal or working life, or from patterns
within close relationships which make you feel trapped. But
whatever the external sources of your stress, it is your internal
conflict which may need to be explored first. This could help
you to ease some of the tension you are carrying, and might also
stop you from acting in impulsive ways which may do more
harm than good. You are open to many new ideas right now,
which may seem cranky, eccentric, or in direct opposition to
what those around you might deem appropriate or acceptable.
Yet there is enough conventionality in you, as in everyone, to
feel threatened by your desire to rock the boat. Desire for
change and fear of change are presently colliding within you,
and this could make you feel you must make instant decisions.
But you would be wiser to wait.
You may wish to preserve the status quo as well as bring about
changes in your life, and it is not always possible to do both at
once. At the moment you may feel it is utterly impossible,
which is why you may experience your present situation as a
demand to choose one of two extremes. If you break free from
existing structures, you may destroy hard-won security, but if
you bow to the voice of obligation and worldly reality, you may
crush your spirit in the process. Yet you may not be called
upon to make such decisions. Even if others make them for
you, your own conflict may make it hard for you to see that you
can respond to situations in ways other than angry rebellion or
rigid self-abnegation. Try to examine where your life really
does require change, and where, with patience and self-
discipline, certain things need to be preserved. Also, your
efforts to transform old attitudes and long-term relationships
may need to combine idealism with a realistic appraisal of your
own and others' limits. This is a time when you may need to
relinquish or leave behind certain things you have outgrown.
But try to do it in a cautious, sensible and well-grounded way
which can preserve the values and structures you have built for
yourself.
Becoming yourself
prog. Sun conjunction Ascendant: End of November 2006 until end of December 2008 |
This profoundly important period of your life reflects the
emergence of your individuality into the outer world. It is not
that you have been previously unable to express yourself as an
individual, or have not fulfilled potentials and capabilities. But
it is probable that restrictions and limits, either imposed by
others or chosen by yourself, have meant that your life has been
circumscribed in subtle ways which may have made you
sometimes feel isolated and hemmed in. You may have also
felt you had to sacrifice your own goals and dreams in order to
look after others or fulfill professional obligations. Now you
may be experiencing a sense of freedom which could lead to a
totally new outlook on life, and many changes in your
immediate environment which reflect more truthfully the
person you really are.
A deep-rooted need for order, clarity and tranquillity in your
environment may at last find outlets which can fully satisfy you,
and you may have a strong sense that you are beginning a new,
brighter and more meaningful chapter of your life. However,
although the meaning of the time is entirely positive and
encouraging to your development as an individual, you may also
experience some conflict in the process. This is because the
person you were is being outgrown, and this could involve the
relinquishing of past ties and situations which might have been
appropriate in the past but which would now prove destructively
limiting to the person you are becoming. You may be caught in
a conflict between selfishness and selflessness, and may need to
be careful how you use and define these terms. It is also
possible that others may object to your confidence and self-
assurance, because if you have been the prop and mainstay for
their own lives they may resent your 'betrayal' and call it
insensitive or egotistical.
No birth process is easy or automatic, and you may have to
struggle both outwardly and inwardly for more room to express
your individuality. You are probably realising that you have the
right to express your talents without feeling you must first enlist
everyone else's agreement and support. Perhaps self-sacrificing
tendencies have, in the past, fulfilled particular obligations
which you have inherited from your family background and
upbringing. But right now you may need to put yourself first,
and discover that you can offer as much to others through
expressing your own gifts as you can through selflessly
endorsing theirs. Don't allow anxiety, fear of loneliness or guilt
to mar or interfere with the very important creative process
taking place within you. You have probably been hiding your
light 'under a bushel', and now you need to express it to the
world - in however modest a way. New areas of interest and
opportunity may open up in your professional life, new hobbies
may enrich your private life, and new relationships may
enhance the sense that you are special and worthwhile, with a
unique purpose to fulfill.
The Years 2008 and 2009
The planets do not stand still, but continue to reflect new
themes entering your life. Some planetary movements began in
the preceding year and are still relevant and merit further
mention; others are fresh and will bring you many new
experiences during this period.
Sobering up
Saturn conjunction Ascendant: End of November 2007 until mid September 2008 |
This is likely to be a rather sober period, for you are in the
process of consolidating who you are and what you want, and
may not feel especially expansive or fun-loving. A deep
reflective process is taking place within you, and your
personality is crystallising and taking on a much more solid and
defined form. Even if you have spent a lot of time in the past
trying to adapt to others, now you may find that you cannot do
so, for your own values, needs and personal identity may now be
too real and definite to allow such compromise. In fact you are
likely to benefit greatly from this process, even if you don't feel
especially spontaneous or contented, because you are becoming
a much more authentic person. The process itself is positive,
constructive and will leave lasting benefits. The feelings,
however, may not be quite so pleasant, and you may feel
restricted or deeply dissatisfied in close relationships in which
your increasing sense of authenticity challenges previous
patterns of too much placation and self-sacrifice. You may also
feel anxious that those close to you will reject you if you
establish strong boundaries, and this could make you act in
overly compromising ways when you are actually feeling the
reverse.
You may discover extreme refinement and sensitivity, and you
will probably not be able to mask these qualities or hide them
from those close to you, no matter how hard you try. If your
loved ones can accept and accommodate these important facets
of your personality, which are now crystallising and requiring
more scope for expression, you will be able to enjoy a deeper
sense of commitment and stability. But if you are involved in
relationships in which you have maintained harmony by stifling
these dimensions of your nature, you may find that certain
bonds are no longer viable in your life. You may feel restricted,
hurt or simply misunderstood by those around you, and may
feel you have to choose between loyalty to self and dependency
on others. In this sense the present time may prove difficult
and challenging, for in becoming truer to yourself you may have
to let go of people and situations which are not right for you.
Yet if such difficulties occur, try to remember that you
cannothide what you are indefinitely. The qualities you are
integrating more firmly in your personality are deeply
important to you, and need to be part of any relationship you
enter or maintain in the future.
A sense of completion
prog. Moon conjunction Moon: Beginning of November 2008 until beginning of January 2009 |
You may experience a deep sense of completion and
fulfillment during this time. Although external events may not
be responsible for creating these feelings, on some profound
level you are maturing and acquiring a greater understanding of
your needs and nature. This is a time for quiet reflection about
who you are and what you need to feel contented, secure and
able to make peace with ordinary life. You may be aware of
how your communication with others has been strongly
coloured by what you have sensed they wanted to hear. Now
you may have more confidence in your own ideas and your right
to express them, and may be clearer and more direct in your
dealings with others. You may also wish to make changes in the
ways in which you ask for emotional support from others and
respond to their needs. Although no dramatic events are likely
to occur which shake the stability of your personal life, your
increasing awareness of your own boundaries may make you
take an entirely different and more balanced attitude toward
those close to you. You are discovering that your feelings are
important too, and you are likely to ensure that others know
this if they didn't recognise it in the past.
This period reflects a time of emotional maturation. You have
more substance and are likely to be more real as an individual,
especially in your everyday life. You may also feel better able
to cope with ordinary tasks and responsibilities, because you
can accept the world around you with greater equanimity. You
may feel particularly supported by female friends and
colleagues, who are likely to provide validation of your everyday
needs in ways which you deeply appreciate. During this time
you are in contact with a deep capacity for self- nurturing and
self-mothering. Old patterns of dependency, acquired in your
childhood, may quietly drop away because you no longer need
them. You are not so reliant on others to provide the
emotional validation you require, although you may meet this
quality of compassionate acceptance in someone else first,
before you discover how to offer it to yourself. You are
psychologically 'leaving home', even if you left your actual
parental home a long time ago. You are at the threshold of a
new emotional life cycle, with new experiences, new contacts,
and a stronger sense of your own independent identity.
Tarnished dreams
Saturn square Neptune: Beginning of November 2008 until mid September 2009 |
This may be a time of considerable emotional transformation,
when certain cherished ideals and fantasies need to be
accommodated to the reality of the world around you. While
this may be painful, it is not intrinsically destructive. You may
have needed to be challenged because you may have
overidealised family members and hoped that a feeling of
belonging would spare you having to venture out into life alone.
On the deepest level, it may be a dream of perfect love in a
perfect world which is being challenged. At the moment you
may experience a powerful impulse to seek escape from life's
difficulties through entering a kind of fantasy Paradise Garden.
Wherever you seek this Eden, and in whatever surrogate form,
you have for some time probably been avoiding a gradual
buildup of external pressures that require you to stand on your
own feet and cope with life's limits and loneliness. Now you
may feel you have been dragged out of Eden forcibly just at the
moment you have found it, and your response may be deep
depression and a sense of hopelessness. You may even secretly
feel it would be better to be ill and helpless, because at least
then others would look after you. But you have no real cause
for such self-pity. Anything you are called upon to relinquish
may have been full of unreal expectations in the first place, and
you may now have to accept flawed reality instead of a dream.
You are not likely to be very objective right now, and you may
need to ask a close friend or a counselor to help you find
greater insight into the process you are experiencing. It is a
kind of psychological birth - an emergence, willing or unwilling,
from an emotional womb which you have outgrown. You may
have no wish right now to be a denizen of the world; you might
prefer to live in an alternative reality in which everything is
lovely, harmonious and conflict-free. It is as though a small
child within you is expressing poignant feelings of anxiety and
sadness in the face of life's hardness and coldness. If you can
understand and value the beauty and importance of your
feelings, while recognising that you need to find self-sufficiency
and self-containment in the outer world, you may spare yourself
much pain and disillusionment. Insight into your own
vulnerability and helplessness can open up your heart and make
you more compassionate toward others, for what you are
feeling is a universal human longing. But if you try to fight the
limits of reality right now, you may be doomed to
disappointment.
You may experience a profound response to music, poetry and
other forms of art which express these poignant, childlike
feelings in language which reaches the heart. If you have any
interest in developing your creative potentials, this could be an
excellent time to give your feelings shape through an artistic
medium, or through working with images and dreams in
psychotherapy. It is likely that you will not be able to avoid
sadness right now, and probably some complex emotional or
financial entanglement, loss, disappointment, or separation will
precipitate it. But if you can recognise the deeper levels
underpinning your emotional state, you may also recognise the
roots of all human longing for redemption and spiritual return.
Try not to rush blindly into escape routes, romantic, spiritual or
physical, which promise you temporary oblivion or instant
salvation. This period could deepen not only your empathy, but
also your insight into the human condition. And you may also
learn to appreciate not only others' human limits, but also your
own.
Encounters with the inevitable
prog. Venus conjunction Pluto: Mid July 2009 until end of March 2011 |
Very powerful emotions and desires may be awakened in you
right now, and it is possible that you may experience a highly
dramatic turn of events in your personal life. You may involve
yourself in a new relationship which is almost compulsive in its
intensity, or which has a feeling of fate about it, as though you
were 'meant' to meet the beloved. You may also find yourself
in difficulties if you are in an existing relationship, for you may
feel torn between an old love and a new one, and may have to
cope with the jealousy and conflict of the archetypal triangle.
Or you may experience conflict with a partner who herself is
caught in such a division of loyalties, or who for other reasons
finds the relationship untenable. Or you may experience a loss
or separation which is no one's fault but which you might have
to endure, however difficult it seems. Whatever the external
situation, it is likely that you will have to deal with some
extremely strong and sometimes disturbing feelings which
reveal depths within you that you might not have realised you
possessed.
You may need to learn some important lessons about letting go
right now, for you are not really in control of the direction of
your feelings -although you may need to exercise control in
terms of how you express them. Rather than trying to fight
what you are feeling, you may need to understand what you
really want. You might have to learn to cope with a side of you
which is more primitive and passionate than you might deem
'civilised' or socially acceptable. You may experience
extraordinary richness in your sensual and emotional life right
now, and this could deepen your understanding and acceptance
of yourself in extremely positive ways. But you may also have a
strong desire to possess or control those whom you love. This
may be most unwise, as other people always resent being
dominated or manipulated and will sooner or later rebel against
such tactics in a relationship. If you have been unconsciously
involved for some time in such manipulative patterns, the
moment of rebellion - your own or your partner's - may be at
hand.
Your values may be radically changed or transformed by what
you see and experience over the next few months. You may be
intensely aware of your sensual needs, and more appreciative of
the erotic dimensions of love. The events and experiences of
this period can teach you a great deal about yourself. Although
such self-knowledge may occur through the agency of loved
ones, and may involve periods when you feel quite powerless or
unable to control events, in the end it is your own outlook
toward life, and the depth of your understanding of the inner
world, which are likely to be the chief beneficiaries of the
transformative process at work within you. Your moods during
this time may range from very high to very low, for you are
likely to experience a great range of emotions. But in the end
all of it can help to reveal your own deeper nature. Most
importantly, try to deal with what is happening with integrity
and honesty. Manipulation of any kind may backfire badly, and
any efforts to exhibit vindictive or spiteful behaviour toward
someone you feel has hurt or betrayed you may rebound in
unpleasant ways. If you are able to make important emotional
discoveries with as clear and honest an attitude as possible, you
can emerge from this important time a stronger, wiser and
deeper individual.
Easy expression of feeling
prog. Moon sextile prog. Ascendant: Beginning of October 2009 until beginning of December 2009 |
Although you may not really notice the changes occurring in
your emotional life at the moment, they are definitely there -
subtle and quiet, but also very positive. You are probably at
peace with yourself, and consequently your ability to express
your feelings to others is greater than usual and allows you to
open yourself to others' support as well as deepen your
understanding of their needs. Your personal image and your
emotional needs are working in quiet harmony right now, and
because of this you are likely to feel more confident on the
personal level and more able to trust that others will like and
respond to you.
You may find that you can express serenity and self-
containment in ways which make you feel good about yourself
and are pleasing and exciting to others as well. Although
greater emotional openness and confidence are likely to be very
much in evidence in your one-to- one encounters and your
feelings about your family and home environment, they can also
enhance your working life and improve your interaction with
colleagues and employers. You may also feel very lively,
emotionally and physically, and eager to encounter new people
and new experiences. This might be an excellent time to enjoy
the benefits of travel and contact with different environments
and different cultures.
The Years 2010 and 2011
You are continuing to change and grow, and the ongoing cycles
of the planets continue to weave their unique tapestry, not as a
statement of "fate", but always highlighting those dimensions of
your life which are ripe for development and expression.
Taking stock
Saturn conjunction Saturn: End of October 2009 until mid October 2010 |
You have reached a watershed in your life, and it is time to take
stock, review the past, and consider what you wish to build for
the future. This is an extremely important time, and you may
find that you can understand it better if you review your
experiences, feelings and circumstances around fourteen years
ago when the groundwork was being laid for the person who is
emerging now. Although there may not seem to be an
immediate and obvious connection between then and now, look
for the ways in which the challenges and difficulties of that
earlier time shaped the forming of your values and the ways in
which you presently interact with others. During this timey ou
may discover that certain unrecognised fears and defences from
the past have created limits and contrictions in your life now -
internally or externally - which you must remove or change if
you are to move into the future with confidence.
Your strongest defences and feelings of greatest vulnerability
are likely to lie in the area of your sense of self-worth and your
feelings of inner stability and security. A preoccupation with
material security may reflect a deep inner uncertainty about
your ability to cope with life's vicissitudes through your own
talents and resources. But at the same time that you may feel
threatened where you feel weakest, during this time you may
also discover your real inner strengths and resources. Any work
you have done on building a firm sense of self-sufficiency will
yield fruit now, and you are likely to receive the just rewards for
your labours. Equally, if you have been trying to escape the
fundamental life-challenge of learning to rely on yourself so that
you can relate to others more honestly, you may also experience
the just rewards for your evasion, in the form of others letting
you down. This period of your life could be extremely satisfying
or extremely difficult - or, more probably, a combination of the
two. The deeper meaning of the time lies in the fact that, on
the most profound level, you are reaching a new level of
maturity and must face realistically just who you are, what you
have built, and what you want from life.
A major cycle of your life is ending and a new one is beginning.
You may experience the need to change your external
circumstances - job, partner, home - to create in real terms the
sense that you are leaving an old life behind. You are
crystallising and solidifying as an individual, and if you do not
meet this challenge willingly you may have it foisted on you
unwillingly through the agency of others. If you have developed
into a person who lives for others' expectations, and have not
been true to your own deepest needs and values, certain
structures and relationships in your life may have to come to an
end. If you have been loyal to yourself, you may enjoy a
wonderful sense that your life has purpose and that you are
someone solid, real and worthwhile. Most importantly, you
need to be extremely honest with yourself, especially in terms of
the extent to which your past efforts have been geared toward
pleasing others or earning a secure place for yourself through
dependency on them - emotionally, materially or both. Face life
squarely now, weed out what is false or wrong for you,
consolidate what truly belongs to you, and you will move into
the next cycle a better, stronger and wiser person.
The will to succeed
prog. Sun sextile Mars: Mid December 2009 until beginning of January 2012 |
You are likely to experience a great increase in energy and
initiative during this time. Because it is not excessive, you will
probably be spared the consequences of overimpulsiveness,
although you may still need to practise patience and caution in
order to balance a strong desire to get where you want to go as
quickly as possible. In addition to feeling physically strong and
full of vitality, you are also likely to have a much clearer sense
of definite goals, and greater confidence in yourself and your
ability to achieve those goals. This could be an excellent time
for beginning any new venture which reflects initiative and
originality of thinking. If you have been confined in a work
situation where you have had to answer to others, this may be
right moment to seek ways of claiming greater freedom and
authority, or even to strike out on your own with a new business
or creative enterprise. Because high energy is likely to be
balanced by a sound sense of personal values, you are likely to
get what you want with a minimum of opposition - even though
you may be determined to have your own way.
In more personal areas, you may be feeling you need to take
greater charge of your life, and assert your wishes and ideals.
You are likely to have a strong sense of individual 'rightness',
and you are probably aware that your own needs and potentials
are as worthy of being expressed and lived as those of others.
You may get considerable satisfaction from developing your
social and professional circle, based on genuine shared interests
and ideals rather than on proximity or practical concerns. You
would benefit from taking constructive action with the energy
available to you now. This could be a time of great opportunity,
when you have a chance to feel fully alive, special and potent in
managing your own life. You may also experience a
heightening of emotion, passion and sexual feeling, and may be
attracted to a new relationship which seems more alive and vital
than anything you might have experienced previously. Such
possibilities are all part of a deeper change occurring within
you, a release of energy and self-confidence which is positive,
creative and bound to powerfully affect the way you live your
life in future.
Renovating your world-view
Saturn conjunction Jupiter: End of December 2009 until mid October 2010 |
At the moment you may feel a strong need to formulate and
anchor your goals in commitments of a kind which will shape
your material future for a long time to come. This may not be
merely a need to plan ahead; you may need to spend some time
exploring just what you really do believe in and want. Your
vision of the future is likely to be much more realistic and
adapted to the world around you, and you probably have an
increasing knowledge of your limits as well as your potentials;
and consequently you may need to make definite choices where
in the past you felt you had an endless array of possibilities to
play with. You may need to face areas where your convictions
and ideals are no longer viable, or where grandiose hopes must
be tempered by a sense of what you are actually able to
accomplish. You may also have to reevaluate your world-view,
from a moral, religious, political and social perspective, so that
your beliefs and convictions can be a true reflection of the
person you have become rather than an expression of others'
opinions or the visions of the person you once were but are no
longer. Reflection and a deeper look at what motivates your
life are important for you to get the best from this
transformative period.
You have always had an inclination to philosophise about life,
even if your lifestyle or circle of contacts is not predisposed to
such reflective thinking. However, in the past you have
probably tended to swing between overoptimism and
overpessimism, and now you may need to find a more balanced
perspective which does not exaggerate either failures or
successes beyond their actual importance. Your tendency to
extravagance may be tempered by an increasing awareness of
the need to conserve resources, and even if you are doing well
financially, at the moment you may not be free to enjoy what
you have. You may feel restricted or curtailed in many ways.
Opportunities may seem less available, people may seem less
helpful, and you are likely to be ambivalent about any
commitments you make. Yet you may also discover that
relationships and professional involvements made at this time
become permanent features of your life, helping you to
establish a firm sense of where you are going. You will
probably need to handle any feelings of frustration you
experience with grace and patience, for it would not be helpful
to struggle against whatever limits you encounter right now.
The limits are there for a reason, and you can learn a great deal
about how to adjust your dreams to the possibilities actually
available to you.
You may also need to learn containment and perseverance, for
restlessness could otherwise cause you to make mistakes which
could undermine the benefits this period can bring you. You
may feel burdened financially or in your personal life. But any
feelings of irritation and impatience you experience are
probably largely due to the fact that you have outgrown a way of
looking at things, and now need to be more conscious of your
goals and values. Everything that happens to you right now
could prove a source of greater understanding of what your
dreams and goals are really worth to you. If you are able to
take a more serious attitude toward your life right now, you
could benefit enormously. The inner confidence which careful
reflection brings could help you to lay the groundwork for
growth and expansion in the years to come. Try to look at life
more deeply, even if you feel constrained and bored with the
status quo. Boredom may occur because over the last year you
have probably changed without realising it, and must now
recognise these changes and integrate them into your plans for
the future. You may need to let go of people and situations
which belong to an old system of values and an old
interpretation of life. Only those things which have fulfilled
their purpose are likely to pass from your life, and you can
move forward into the future much stronger, wiser and surer of
what you believe your existence is all about.
Changes at the roots
prog. Moon conjunction IC: End of February 2010 until end of April 2010 |
A deepening need for roots and a sense of belonging may draw
your emotional energy away from the outer world during this
time, and you may feel it is the right moment to either change
your environment or alter the structure of your family
relationships. You may experience a strong desire to settle
down somewhere other than where you are, and to seek a sense
of continuity with the past - your own and perhaps also the
broader sweep of history. This might be an excellent time to
move house, or even emigrate if you are so inclined; for you are
likely to feel restless and in need of a home which reflects your
changing emotional needs. Thus rooting and uprooting may go
together, and you may experience a period of instability and
flux before you feel settled in a place where you know you
belong.
This personal focus could provoke conflict with your worldly
goals and professional interests, because at the moment your
private needs may have to come first. Your habitual inclination
to present the world with a rational and detached attitude may
give way to a more spiritual or mystical approach to life. You
may need to break free of a rigid role which you have been
playing to the world, through discovering and developing
another side of your personality which is best expressed in your
private life. Dreams of a perfect environment which would
fulfill you emotionally may mirror back to you an aspect of your
own nature which needs to be better integrated into your
professional as well as your private life. Your understanding of
your family background and your parental relationships may
also deepen during this time, helping you to see how your roots
have shaped what you have become. In exploring these areas,
you may also discover what you now need to leave behind, so
that you are free to develop beyond the framework set by the
patterns of the past.
Carrying the weight of the world
|
prog. Mercury conjunction Saturn: End of September 2010 until mid February 2012
The same themes are also emphasised by:
Saturn conjunction Mercury: End of October 2005 until mid August 2006
Saturn sextile Mercury: End of October 2010 until beginning of September 2011
|
Your thoughts may be ponderous and deep right now, and this
could be an excellent time to engage in thorough research or
deal with tasks that require patience, concentration, and
thoroughness. On the worldly level you can achieve a great deal
in areas where long-term work must be finished, and where you
need tenacity to achieve your goals. You are capable of an
enormous concentration of mental energy right now. However,
you are not likely to be in a light mood, and you may lose your
sense of humour for a while. Your view of life may be a little
dark, and your view of yourself unnecessarily self- denigrating.
You may feel isolated, misunderstood, touchy, and rather rigid
and defensive in your thinking. You may even prove to be quite
a "wet blanket" to those close to you, if you do not learn to
laugh at yourself a little. Yet on a deeper level such seriousness
is probably appropriate, for there are important inner changes
taking place which may require a time of introversion and
reflection.
You have always had a tendency to be somewhat defensive
about your long-term security needs, and some of your attitudes
and responses in this area may be overly rigid and controlled.
You may also have certain feelings of uncertainty or self- doubt
which have contributed to a defensive or oversensitive attitude
in your dealings with others. You are now in a position to see
these behaviour patterns more clearly, and to understand the
way in which they probably spring from much earlier
experiences in your life. This means you can be much more
conscious of your ways of interacting with others and with life.
Although you may be somewhat disturbed by the degree to
which you might unconsciously need to maintain control over
situations in which you feel vulnerable, such insights can allow
you to loosen up a bit and let others come closer. Try to curb
any tendency to mistrust everyone at the moment, for you could
be prone to misunderstanding them - even though you may feel
it is they who misunderstand you. Harsh words right now could
provoke alienation or even a separation which you do not really
want or need. Use care and thoroughness to complete
outstanding work projects, and use your serious outlook to
achieve a deeper understanding of yourself.
An instinct to fight
Saturn square Mars: End of October 2010 until beginning of September 2011 |
Circumstances may seem to be hemming you in at the moment,
and you may feel extremely frustrated. You may be struggling
with difficulties and conflicts with friends or in your social or
professional group, and your inclination may be to come out
fighting and push forcibly against what restricts you. However,
the harder you push, the more likely you are to arouse enmity,
particularly with those in authority. If you lose control of your
temper, you may be careless when driving or handling
mechanical or electrical implements, and cause minor accidents
and injuries. Before you explode, try to stop and reflect on
what is happening inside you. This could be an extremely
productive time, and you could discover new resources of inner
strength and tenacity. You may also be increasingly aware of a
need for greater autonomy, and may want to take more control
over your life. But you may become so impatient and impulsive
that you defeat the very thing you want.
You may need, first of all, to examine carefully where your own
unconscious actions and attitudes in the past might have
contributed to any present feelings of being constrained and
blocked. It is possible that you have not been able to express
your wishes clearly and honestly, and have compromised
yourself because of security needs or fear of alienating others.
Now the structures you yourself built may have become too
tight, and you may be kicking against them. But if this is so, you
will need to change your own attitudes before you are free; for
if you remain still ambivalent and unsure of who you are and
what you want, you will only build new structures which, in time,
will cage you as you are feeling caged now. It is your sense of
self, and your belief in your right to have what you want from
life, which need encouraging. Examine this issue first, before
you react blindly to what you experience as oppression or
limitation in the world around you.
You will need a lot of patience during this period, and a
capacity to adapt your goals to the reality of the outer world.
Here too you may not have developed sufficient ability to
compromise. Life may have been black and white to you, with
some people dominating and others submitting. Now you may
be determined not to submit; but perhaps the solution does not
lie in trying to dominate. You have always had a strong will and
the capacity to work hard toward achievable goals. But you
have probably also been afflicted by a deep lack of confidence
which has made you fearful of failure, and this may have
created either too much passivity (masking deep anger) or too
much aggression (masking deep anxiety). At the moment these
old feelings of inadequacy, fear and resentment may be making
it hard to view the present with objectivity. You may need to
carefully weigh your own desires against what is really possible,
rather than what inflamed emotions or wounded pride tell you
you want. You may feel as though you are engaged in mortal
combat and must prove your potency and effectiveness or suffer
a humiliating defeat. Try not to identify too much with
conventional definitions of masculinity, for if you do, you may
go around feeling impotent and inadequate because you aren't
able to live up to a collective image. Your sense of manhood
needs to be individual and rooted in an understanding of your
own individual strengths and weaknesses, not on a television or
cinema caricature of strength. It may be your own perceptions
which are turning challenging outside factors into threatening
or oppressive forces. Try to see where you might be too rigid
and inflexible in demanding things all your own way. You may
be culpable of the very thing of which you are accusing others.
If you are willing to make certain adjustments, and can move
within realistic limits, you can progress slowly and firmly toward
your goals, and achieve much with the energy and discipline
now at your disposal.
Chapter IV
Your Generation Group
You are an individual, unique and special, yet you are also part
of a vast human family which shares the same hopes,
aspirations, and needs. Between these two extremes - the
individual and the collective - you also belong to a particular
age group which differs from others. The three outer planets,
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, define different "generations" in
terms of progressive vision, spiritual and imaginative longings,
and survival instincts. The well-known "generation gap" is not
caused merely by differences in age, but also by the placement
of these important planets in the individual's birth chart. Your
Uranus generation consists of people born within a seven-year
period when Uranus moved through a particular sign. Your
Neptune generation consists of people born within a fourteen-
year period when Neptune moved through a particular sign.
And your Pluto generation consists of people born within
anything between an eighteen-year and a thirty-year period
(Pluto's orbit is irregular) when this outermost planet moved
through a particular sign.
The generation with Uranus in Scorpio
Because Scorpio is a sign concerned with passionate feelings
and deep encounters which transform life, the innovative
quality of Uranus marks you and your generation group with a
somewhat unconventional attitude toward emotional bonds,
sexuality, and all matters concerned with the deeper dimensions
of human interaction. You will probably experience more than
your share of emotional upheavals during your life, largely
through your own choice, because emotional sameness may
leave you feeling stale and stifled. Even if much of you longs for
stability and a nice, peaceful life, nevertheless you, in common
with others of your age group, have a powerful need to go to the
roots of life and taste as much of its richness as you can. Don't
be frightened of change and intense emotional encounters; even
painful experiences are likely to be deeply rewarding, because
when you are feeling intensely, you are most alive. You share
with your Uranus generation group the gift of looking
emotional truths in the face without flinching, and the more you
are able to find the courage to trust this powerful instinct for
encounters free of sentiment and hypocrisy, the more liberated
you will feel within and the deeper will be your understanding
of life's mysteries.
Neptune square Uranus: End of April 2008 until beginning of February 2011 |
Certain cherished ideals may be challenged right now, and this
could give you a chance to sift through what you think and
believe in so that your fundamental values and aspirations are
really grounded in your heart as well as your intellect. You
share with your Uranus generation a certain view of how society
and human beings "ought" to be, and while this world-view may
be bright and positive, it is possible that you have not really
taken into account the full complexity of human nature. Now
you have the opportunity to combine ideals and convictions
with a greater understanding of and compassion for your fellow
creatures, and this could provide a very important balance
which allows you to utilise your ideals more constructively in
the world as you find it. The challenge now facing you is facing
all those of your age group, and it is essentially a creative and
positive challenge. Take the time to reflect on your beliefs,
especially those where "rights" are concerned. Principles may
need to be softened by compassion and realism, and you may
also need to acknowledge your - and others' - dependency
and interrelationship with the whole human family. You may
have to let go of certain rigid expectations of others, and
recognise that vulnerability and neediness can be as valuable
and precious a dimension of the human soul as strength and
self-sufficiency.
Uranus trine Uranus: Beginning of April 2009 until beginning of February 2011 |
You are standing at one of those quietly important thresholds
where an absence of dramatic events may mislead you into
thinking that not a lot is happening. But a lot is - especially in
relation to a great freeing of energy within you, and a change in
your outlook toward the world. You are unusually open to new
ideas, and may also feel a new and unusually strong connection
with others of your own Uranus generation group who share
your ideals and hold a similar vision of the world. In fact ideals
may be especially important to you right now, and you may feel
confident that you need to pursue a direction in life which
honours those ideals rather than simply working to make a
living. Your eyes are turned to the future rather than the past,
and you could take advantage of the positive energy of the time
to see how you might wish to be involved with the larger world
in some way and make a contribution which reflects not only
your individual ideals and beliefs, but also those of the age
group of which you are a part.
... with Neptune in Sagittarius
Neptune moved through Sagittarius between 1970 and 1984,
and you, in common with others born during these years,
partake of a grand vision of a cosmos full of meaning and
intelligent design. Yours is essentially a philosophical and
spiritual generation, always seeking to look beyond the confines
of material reality to the grand plan which can reveal your
particular destiny and the ultimate evolutionary purpose of life.
Although on the purely personal level more pragmatic qualities
may make you mistrust such an upwardly mobile mode of
perception, nevertheless you share with your Neptune
generation an ineradicable belief that nothing happens without
a reason, and that everything can provide an opportunity for
learning and growth. During the time that Neptune passed
through Sagittarius, a new era dawned in terms of spiritual
groups, cults, sects and societies, and this time was marked by
an urgent need to explore alternative approaches to reality and
a deep distaste for the hypocrisies of many conventional
religious institutions. There is something of this quality of truth-
seeking in all those of your Neptune generation, and you may
well be part of the vanguard of those seeking new forms of
worship and new interpretations of what we understand as God.
Because Neptune represents a fundamental longing for
redemption, and because all such dreams are doomed to
compromise in this weary old world, you may experience your
share of disillusionment with gurus, spiritual paths, and
doctrines which purport to offer the only truth. But this is not
likely to stop you searching, for one of the great gifts of your
age group is an unquenchable spirit of exploration, mental and
spiritual, which will always find some, if not all, of the truth if
you seek it hard enough and long enough.
|
Pluto conjunction Neptune: End of December 2003 until beginning of October 2006
The same themes are also emphasised by:
Neptune trine Pluto: Mid February 2007 until beginning of December 2009
|
Some of your most cherished dreams may be fulfilled at this
time, and some of your most exalted illusions punctured. This is
a time when you can learn to differentiate between what is truly
possible and what is an escape from the challenges of real life.
Let go of what needs to be let go of with good grace; if you find
that you feel a little disillusioned with particular people or,
more especially, particular spiritual, social or religious ideals
which once seemed true and beautiful, chalk it up to experience
and try to apply the lessons you are learning. But even if you
lose certain illusions, you will also find that certain of your
deepest values and aspirations are enduring and remain the
guiding light which inspires you to move forward in life. You
are at an important transition point which you share with others
of your Neptune generation, for your age group is being
challenged - each individual according to his or her individual
personality and situation - by the necessity of separating the
real from the unreal, and using dreams as the motivating power
to make creative talents work in a real way and aspire to
obtainable goals.
Neptune sextile Neptune: Beginning of March 2007 until mid December 2009 |
Subtly and gently, your perceptions are opening to the inner
world. Although this shift is not likely to be reflected in any
dramatic event or noticeable change in your personality,
nevertheless you may be unusually able to tap the riches of the
imagination and sense the reality of higher and deeper
dimensions of life. The vision of perfection which you share
with your Neptune generation is being activated, and this could
make you feel unusually compassionate toward the suffering in
the world. You may sometimes find it difficult to tolerate the
harder aspects of human nature which you meet around you,
and you may long for a world where there is no conflict, envy,
greed or spite. Although you may not be able to do anything
about this dissatisfaction which springs from a heightened sense
of human potential, nevertheless during this time you could
clarify your beliefs and find a new sense of belonging and
purpose on inner levels.
|
Uranus square Neptune: Beginning of April 2008 until beginning of February 2010
The same themes are also emphasised by:
Neptune square Uranus: End of April 2008 until beginning of February 2011
|
There are big changes taking place in the way you see the world,
and this may require an honest confrontation with all those
secret fantasies and dreams which in the past might have made
you unrealistic in your expectations of yourself and others. New
ideas may make you question deeply held beliefs, and new
contacts may leave you with important realisations about where
you haven't been seeing people as they really are. This could
benefit you enormously because, even if there is some
disillusionment, there is also likely to be a clarification of what
you really believe in and what matters most to your inner beliefs
and convictions. You may also discover your affinity with others
of your own age group, for all those of your Neptune generation
are now being challenged to focus on their dreams and ideals
and to make real what is possible while letting go of what is not
possible on the plane of reality. Stay open to the new ideas
which come your way, and try to utilise the insights you
discover, in your creative work as well as in your inner
development.
... and with Pluto in Libra
Pluto moved through Libra from 1971 to 1984, and you are one
of those born with the planet in this idealistic, aesthetically
sensitive, civilised sign. Although you are a unique individual
with an individual birth chart, and although your responses may
often be highly subjective and personal, nevertheless this
placement of Pluto means that, on the basic survival level, you
share certain responses with others of your generation group
which make you long for a world in which balance, compromise,
adjustment, and cooperation can keep the forces of chaos at bay
and tame the more savage side of human nature. Whatever you
might feel on the personal level, you have a deep instinctive
awareness that social rules and civilised behaviour are the only
way in which human beings can have decent, peaceful lives; and
this idealism means that you may often feel unhappy and
dissatisfied with certain human interactions which are
ordinarily deemed normal and correct. Relationships in
particular are likely to concern you, for you have deep ideals of
how human beings ought to interact with each other, and these
ideals are not easily compromised. You may have a vision of a
different kind of marriage, a different kind of family structure, a
different kind of social setup where cooperation rather than
hierarchy is the dominant theme. Yours is a generation which
may transform old social and sexual roles, demanding greater
equality and fairness in both personal life and in the world.
Whatever your personal views and needs, your deepest survival
responses concern the need for order and civilised human
exchange, even at the expense of personal gratification. It is
possible that your generation will make a great contribution to
facilitating this on a global level.
Neptune trine Pluto: Mid February 2007 until beginning of December 2009 |
A subtle opening up of your emotional nature may make you
feel unusually compassionate and understanding toward others,
and you may feel deeply connected to the larger human family
and its struggles. The basic survival instincts which you share
with your Pluto generation group are being activated but at the
same time refined and softened, so that you are likely to feel
more on behalf of others and see more in terms of the larger
pattern of human evolution. Rather than reacting to challenging
situations with your own emotional or material survival in mind,
you may be more concerned with the survival and evolution of
the whole human family. This subtle process is not likely to be
linked with dramatic external events, but it is one which you
share with others of your age group. It is really a clarifying of
your insights and ideals, and a recognition of those deep and
hidden inner resources on which you have always, albeit
unconsciously, depended. Psychological insight is likely to come
easily right now, and this could deepen your knowledge of
human nature and your ability to understand and have greater
empathy for others' motives - as well as your own hidden
motivations.
CONCLUSION
"No man is an island," wrote the English poet John Donne, and
the planetary configurations over the next few years bear
witness to this profound truth. We are living in an epoch when
our relations with each other as part of a human family are
changing our definitions of reality and providing the basis for
the coming generations to perceive life in a more global and
inclusive way than ever before. All births involve some struggle
and suffering, and only the very naive could assume that such
major changes in spiritual, social, technological and scientific
spheres as we are experiencing now can flow smoothly and
without pain or sacrifice. However, we are not "pawns on the
chessboard of the gods". It is up to each individual to take the
astrological configurations of the first decades of the 21st
century and work with what they symbolise in as conscious and
constructive a way as possible. No planetary aspect is
intrinsically "bad", and even those which reflect a time of
personal questioning and conflict can yield positive results that
enhance life.
The juxtaposition of the changing of an Astrological Age with the
changing of the human calendar into a new Millennium provided,
and continues to provide each one of us, with enormous
challenges. At worst, we may do what human beings have always
done - seek our redemption through external political and spiritual
authorities, blame our difficulties on others, and refuse to take
responsibility for our own individual choices and dilemmas. At
best, we may take advantage of the placements of the slow-moving
planets to expand our vision, recognise the larger whole of which
each of us is a part, and make the best individual contribution
possible to that larger human unity. There is an old saying that
charity begins at home - that is to say, within. Change, too, begins
within, and living the dynamic spirit of these times in a creative
way means, first of all, living it in one's own life in one's own way,
according to one's own highest values. If each of us were able to
do even a little of this, then we might truly see that giant's step in
human progress of which the planetary placements now stand as a
symbol and a goal.
APPENDIX
What is happening in your environment
The changes which are occurring around and within are likely to have specific repercussions in
the country in which you are currently residing, and while you may not be directly involved in
these changes, nevertheless they may affect you in subtle ways.
While in previous Long-Term Horoscopes the information on the country charts was included in
the printed version, it is now available on the Astrodienst website at:
http://www.astro.com/nat/nat_e.htm
Suggested further reading
On planetary cycles and movements:
«The Gods of Change» by Howard Sasportas (transits of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto)
«Transits: The Time of Your Life» by Betty Lundsted
«Planets in Transit» by Robert Hand
On individual planets and their meaning:
«The Astrological Moon» by Darby Costello
«Venus and Jupiter» by Erin Sullivan
«The Inner Planets» by Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas
«The Luminaries» by Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas
«Exploring Jupiter» by Stephen Arroyo
«The Outer Planets» by Liz Greene
«Saturn» by Liz Greene
«Neptune» by Liz Greene
«Chiron and the Healing Journey» by Melanie Reinhart
On the subject of fate:
«Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle» by C. G. Jung
«The Astrology of Fate» by Liz Greene
Other Astro*Intelligence reports written by Liz Greene can enhance the value of this report,
because the greater your understanding of yourself, the more intelligently you can work with the
meaning of the time. For an in-depth analysis of your birth horoscope, you can order the
Psychological Horoscope Analysis. The Horoscope Career and Vocation will be very helpful to
plan and develop your professional career. For deeper insight into your relationships, the
Relationship Horoscope can offer a new perspective. And for a greater appreciation of the
unique personality of your child or of your own childhood, you can order the Child's Horoscope.
A more detailed analysis of your personal perspectives and inner soul themes for a period of 12
months is offered by the Yearly Horoscope Analysis. This report contains some of the same text
material as you find in chapter III of the Long-Term Horoscope, but because it focuses on only
one year, it is much more detailed.
You can order these reports at the same sales point from which you received the report you are
reading or from one of many other licensed distributors in many countries of the world.
On the Internet, you will find more information about these reports and other valuable
astrological services at the web address given on the front page of this report or by searching for
the keywords "astro*intelligence" or "Liz Greene".
Technical Information
In order to create your Long-Term Horoscope, the following astrological factors have been
examined:
- the transits of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto through signs and houses and their most important
aspects to the natal chart,
- major progressed aspects of the Sun, Moon, Ascendant, MC, Mercury, Venus, and Mars to
natal planets and angles.
- the Saturn transits which are important for inner development,
- the transits of outer planets over typical generation placements.
The report which results from these considerations is assembled from selected interpretation
text sections. As the Long-Term Horoscope covers a period of six years, only the most important
constellations are included in the printed report, only those selected by Liz Greene's model of
interpretation. Otherwise - with a more detailed coverage as for example in the Yearly
Horoscope Analysis - the report would be 200 pages long and result rather in confusion than
clarification.
As in all works by Liz Greene, the Placidus house system is used. In chapter III, some of the
same text as in the Yearly Horoscope Analysis appears, while all other text is unique for the
Long-Term Horoscope.
The transit graphics
The timing of the transits and progressions within the focus period of this report is visually
represented by 'transit bars'. They are printed in the graphical overview on page 4 and on the
bottom of each page where the interpretation of a transit or progression is given.
A transit bar begins at the moment when a moving planet enters for the first time into the orb of
a natal planet, and it ends when the moving planet finally leaves the orb and does not return into
it (until the next full cycle). When the planet is in orb, the bar is represented by a full line. A
planet can leave the orb and return later into the orb. During this time, the bar is represented by
a dotted line. A planet can change its direction of movement; when it becomes retrograde, this
time is marked with 'sr' for 'stationary retrograde'. When it becomes direct again, the time is
marked with 'sd' for 'stationary direct'. The moment when a transit (or progression) becomes
exact is market with a little ' on top of the transit bar.
|
