Thurs 4 March – Wed 17 March
Our goddess Venus continues to wear her nurse’s outfit as she accompanies the Sun through compassionate Pisces, but only until the 8th, when the Amazon in her emerges as she steps into fiery Aries. Here we have the childlike urge to directly pursue the objects of the senses, and get others to join in the misbehaving at the same time. “I want it and I want it now” you may hear her whispering in your ear. Whoever said a child is pure and innocent obviously hasn’t had one. The same primal urges and desires that you have are present in them, except without the fully developed frontal lobes to cultivate discernment or self-discipline, so it’s “me first, all mine” and other such survival instincts all demanding attention simultaneously. Of course the hunger that Venus in Aries stimulates can be a very healthy impetus to achieving the goal. Let’s just hope the goal is the appropriate one. What to speak of Patience, even Determination may go flying out the window though, for although the impulse toward immediate gratification may be stimulated, the staying power to see the journey through to achievement of the objective is just as easily distracted by some other object that enters the line of sight. If you are the type of person who is already finding the current Sun in Pisces to be watering down your resolve, undermining your logic and reviving your escapist tendencies, as the lower manifestation of the sign is able to do, then this added Venus influence may just be something to watch out for. However, if you are sensitized to the messages of your body, discriminating in the acceptance of your mind’s demands and not fooled by your ego, Venus in Aries should be able to add a playful, sparkling and warm-hearted edge to your personality this fortnight – great if you’re by nature the shy and retiring type, but may make you a bit blunt and inconsiderate if you are already a fiery or extroverted individual.
Add to this the fact that Mars is finally ending his retro phase and moving forward again from the 10th in Leo – also a fire sign – and you have a potent mix of passion, high spirits and enthusiasm to contend with folks. As to how you personally channel it is entirely up to you. Fortunately, to assist you along the path, Mercury makes a cameo appearance in Pisces for this fortnight only, joining the Sun and Jupiter there to inspire your dreams and visions. Just be careful that your fantasies don’t lead you to chasing pipe dreams, or becoming too easily seduced. The tendency to be bewildered by irrational fears or suspicions or to be easily swayed and gullible may arise in those with weaker minds now. However, those practiced in the art of meditation or contemplation may find they are more easily able to tap into the collective unconscious or akashic records and access the ancient wisdom there.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Saturn contd.
Thurs 18 Feb – Wed 3 March
Old father Time or Chronos as Saturn is known (from where the words chronology and chronometer originate) moves so slowly that he remains in Libra for about two years, and thus seldom gets much of a mention. But while he is in Libra, the balancing of love, legalities or politics can become an increasingly complicated yet necessary task. Personal partnerships and contracts can overshadow your private plans, throwing you off balance. Relationships will either become fully engaging, or overwhelming, especially if you have a fear about making a commitment or being more socially involved. Besides that you can expect more concern with laws that govern and regulate society so that it is just and fair. Problems start when people take it on themselves to decide and judge who is more worthy than others to receive support and benefit.
But then that is a background influence, while on a more immediate and current level the Sun joins Venus and Jupiter in watery Pisces this edition, greatly facilitating the ability to become more sensitive to the emotional environment and develop the intuitive faculties. Now is the best time to go within and explore your dreams or visions for your future as well as nostalgically reminiscing about your past. The artist within you may well be inspired to pick up the pen, brush, camera or guitar and capture in picture, poem or song the wondrous workings of the world, the heart or – for those of you whose ears are even more sensitized – the soul. Don’t worry if you missed the boat on Valentine’s day for now is still the time to win the easily melted heart of your potential loved one with the seductive arts of sweet words and sweet chocolates. The boundaries and defenses may be a bit weaker at this time so dust off your violin and don’t be shy to serenade your sweetheart into a serene and sublime state of surrender. And if that’s not your scene then there is always the solitary introspective contemplation of the divine within you, who may have some cosmic revelations to reveal while you sit enraptured by the beauty of the world around us. After all, with three of the most positive planetary influences in Pisces at present, the opportunity is there to be moved from within or without. Just don’t forget to feed the cat.
Old father Time or Chronos as Saturn is known (from where the words chronology and chronometer originate) moves so slowly that he remains in Libra for about two years, and thus seldom gets much of a mention. But while he is in Libra, the balancing of love, legalities or politics can become an increasingly complicated yet necessary task. Personal partnerships and contracts can overshadow your private plans, throwing you off balance. Relationships will either become fully engaging, or overwhelming, especially if you have a fear about making a commitment or being more socially involved. Besides that you can expect more concern with laws that govern and regulate society so that it is just and fair. Problems start when people take it on themselves to decide and judge who is more worthy than others to receive support and benefit.
But then that is a background influence, while on a more immediate and current level the Sun joins Venus and Jupiter in watery Pisces this edition, greatly facilitating the ability to become more sensitive to the emotional environment and develop the intuitive faculties. Now is the best time to go within and explore your dreams or visions for your future as well as nostalgically reminiscing about your past. The artist within you may well be inspired to pick up the pen, brush, camera or guitar and capture in picture, poem or song the wondrous workings of the world, the heart or – for those of you whose ears are even more sensitized – the soul. Don’t worry if you missed the boat on Valentine’s day for now is still the time to win the easily melted heart of your potential loved one with the seductive arts of sweet words and sweet chocolates. The boundaries and defenses may be a bit weaker at this time so dust off your violin and don’t be shy to serenade your sweetheart into a serene and sublime state of surrender. And if that’s not your scene then there is always the solitary introspective contemplation of the divine within you, who may have some cosmic revelations to reveal while you sit enraptured by the beauty of the world around us. After all, with three of the most positive planetary influences in Pisces at present, the opportunity is there to be moved from within or without. Just don’t forget to feed the cat.
Saturn
Thurs 4 Feb – Wed 17 Feb
Although serious Saturn has also been moving in a retrograde motion through Libra since mid January already, he is such a slow mover that we only get to discuss him now. Also, this sobering retro influence will be with us all the way up to the end of May, so there is no rushing this venerable old grandfather of the solar system.
Saturn governs the physical and psychological supports and structures in our life. He governs the rules and regulations by which we guide our lives, as well as our sense of responsibility and our limitations. He allows us to define our boundaries for ourselves by saying “No”. When Saturn is retrograde, it is a good time to go back and assess or solidify commitments made, projects started and responsibilities undertaken in the past. It gives us the opportunity to go back and reorganize or renegotiate any activities or commitments that seem to be the source of frustration. Weed out the source of frustration during these coming months, particularly – since Saturn is in Libra – in your relationships, whether business or personal, whether the frustration is due to too much or too little happening in the relationship department. Know how much you can do before you start to feel frustrated, trapped or confined, and draw the line before you reach that point. It is highly recommended that you do not start any new business ventures while Saturn is retrograde, for you may find a lot of reorganizing has to be done before any success can be achieved. I realize this is a long time to put off your new business – until the end of May – but going back to old or ongoing business is preferred for this time.
With much more mobile Mercury joining Sun in Aquarius on the 10th of February, the pace of thoughts and ideas will speed up, with original, inventive and even unorthodox insights coming to the fore. So feel free to think outside the box, take the opportunity to become scientific, objective and well-informed. Team work is highly favoured as well as seeing the bigger social picture. After all, we are all merely small parts and parcels of the one whole community, all with identical rights, even though our tastes may differ slightly. If you find yourself feeling somewhat scatterbrained on occasion, just say you are having an “intuitive moment”. The corpus callosum that bridges the two hemispheres of our brain is not as developed in some of us as it is in others and if we can’t synchronize both to speak in unison, creating that “aha” moment of grounded conscious insight, then we can at least allow one hemisphere to speak at a time.
Hopefully Venus in Pisces from the 11th will add a healthy dose of empathy and a mood of voluntary self-sacrifice for the service of those in need, especially if the Aquarian influence becomes too coolly objective and calculating. Venus in Pisces should also stimulate musical or poetic inspiration, and if not personal romance, then perhaps a more altruistic love for humanity and a vision of that spark of divinity present in all life forms.
Although serious Saturn has also been moving in a retrograde motion through Libra since mid January already, he is such a slow mover that we only get to discuss him now. Also, this sobering retro influence will be with us all the way up to the end of May, so there is no rushing this venerable old grandfather of the solar system.
Saturn governs the physical and psychological supports and structures in our life. He governs the rules and regulations by which we guide our lives, as well as our sense of responsibility and our limitations. He allows us to define our boundaries for ourselves by saying “No”. When Saturn is retrograde, it is a good time to go back and assess or solidify commitments made, projects started and responsibilities undertaken in the past. It gives us the opportunity to go back and reorganize or renegotiate any activities or commitments that seem to be the source of frustration. Weed out the source of frustration during these coming months, particularly – since Saturn is in Libra – in your relationships, whether business or personal, whether the frustration is due to too much or too little happening in the relationship department. Know how much you can do before you start to feel frustrated, trapped or confined, and draw the line before you reach that point. It is highly recommended that you do not start any new business ventures while Saturn is retrograde, for you may find a lot of reorganizing has to be done before any success can be achieved. I realize this is a long time to put off your new business – until the end of May – but going back to old or ongoing business is preferred for this time.
With much more mobile Mercury joining Sun in Aquarius on the 10th of February, the pace of thoughts and ideas will speed up, with original, inventive and even unorthodox insights coming to the fore. So feel free to think outside the box, take the opportunity to become scientific, objective and well-informed. Team work is highly favoured as well as seeing the bigger social picture. After all, we are all merely small parts and parcels of the one whole community, all with identical rights, even though our tastes may differ slightly. If you find yourself feeling somewhat scatterbrained on occasion, just say you are having an “intuitive moment”. The corpus callosum that bridges the two hemispheres of our brain is not as developed in some of us as it is in others and if we can’t synchronize both to speak in unison, creating that “aha” moment of grounded conscious insight, then we can at least allow one hemisphere to speak at a time.
Hopefully Venus in Pisces from the 11th will add a healthy dose of empathy and a mood of voluntary self-sacrifice for the service of those in need, especially if the Aquarian influence becomes too coolly objective and calculating. Venus in Pisces should also stimulate musical or poetic inspiration, and if not personal romance, then perhaps a more altruistic love for humanity and a vision of that spark of divinity present in all life forms.
Thurs 21 Jan – Wed 3 Feb 2010
Well the good news is that Mercury has completed his retrograde phase and is now moving forward again through Capricorn, thus putting away his trickster mask and picking up from where he left off as dutiful minister of communications and noteworthy neural networking. Thus the thought processes, as well as the appliances or tools of your trade, should be a bit more grounded, practical, reliable and steady.
The not so good news, however, is that Mars, the minister of defense, is still moving retrograde through proud Leo, and as alluded to last time, now more than usual, anxiety could develop around image and libidinal expression, with aggression being the first symptom of a block in that area. Mars is usually fearless, independent, generous and honest, like a noble warrior, but the opposite may be the mood during this retro phase, especially should issues from the past, where grand statements were made, come forward to demand a reckoning. People in positions of authority, trust or responsibility may need to watch their backs lest Anthony return to meet Caesar. Even while working or playing hard, we need to beware the expression of a fiery or violent temper, especially those of us with heart conditions. A friend may quite innocently want to demonstrate to you his latest kung fu moves but end up accidentally poking you in the eye. Liability to fever, inflammations, sunstroke or back pain also increases (Leo is a fire sign that governs the heart and back). Any danger of accident or violence will probably be the outcome of carelessness, unchecked aggression or just plain foolishness, so stay cool.
To help you keep a cool head, the Sun will be gliding through the social, intellectual and sometimes progressive air sign of Aquarius for the next month, joined there by lovely Venus, so now is the time to spread your networking net and catch up with long lost friends as well as make many new ones. Anything more romantic than the swapping of interesting websites, theories on the origins of the pyramids, or eco-friendly dishwashing detergents may have to wait until later though.
This week also marks the move of jovial Jupiter into the potentially compassionate and sensitive water sign of Pisces. As a result there will be an underlying background influence over the next several months – for those who are thus inclined – of spiritual or religious receptivity, charity and a rediscovering of that once cherished but perhaps now eroded overall belief in the inherent beauty and goodness of the universe. The greatest tragedy is the waste, indolence and frustration that can result in not maintaining this belief. After all, the universe will manifest to you according to your personal perception thereof. Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder for the eye is the window of the soul.
Well the good news is that Mercury has completed his retrograde phase and is now moving forward again through Capricorn, thus putting away his trickster mask and picking up from where he left off as dutiful minister of communications and noteworthy neural networking. Thus the thought processes, as well as the appliances or tools of your trade, should be a bit more grounded, practical, reliable and steady.
The not so good news, however, is that Mars, the minister of defense, is still moving retrograde through proud Leo, and as alluded to last time, now more than usual, anxiety could develop around image and libidinal expression, with aggression being the first symptom of a block in that area. Mars is usually fearless, independent, generous and honest, like a noble warrior, but the opposite may be the mood during this retro phase, especially should issues from the past, where grand statements were made, come forward to demand a reckoning. People in positions of authority, trust or responsibility may need to watch their backs lest Anthony return to meet Caesar. Even while working or playing hard, we need to beware the expression of a fiery or violent temper, especially those of us with heart conditions. A friend may quite innocently want to demonstrate to you his latest kung fu moves but end up accidentally poking you in the eye. Liability to fever, inflammations, sunstroke or back pain also increases (Leo is a fire sign that governs the heart and back). Any danger of accident or violence will probably be the outcome of carelessness, unchecked aggression or just plain foolishness, so stay cool.
To help you keep a cool head, the Sun will be gliding through the social, intellectual and sometimes progressive air sign of Aquarius for the next month, joined there by lovely Venus, so now is the time to spread your networking net and catch up with long lost friends as well as make many new ones. Anything more romantic than the swapping of interesting websites, theories on the origins of the pyramids, or eco-friendly dishwashing detergents may have to wait until later though.
This week also marks the move of jovial Jupiter into the potentially compassionate and sensitive water sign of Pisces. As a result there will be an underlying background influence over the next several months – for those who are thus inclined – of spiritual or religious receptivity, charity and a rediscovering of that once cherished but perhaps now eroded overall belief in the inherent beauty and goodness of the universe. The greatest tragedy is the waste, indolence and frustration that can result in not maintaining this belief. After all, the universe will manifest to you according to your personal perception thereof. Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder for the eye is the window of the soul.
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