Troubled Waters

There have been problems in the mideast since Cain served Able a burnt pita. And although, I wasn't there when the brothers got into it, I have been hearing the mideast issues my entire lifetime and probably like the next person, a bit numb to it all. But now since I am so keyed into Uranus' move into Aries (and Jupiter soon enough) the action that happened today has got my hair standing on end. This could have problems that are far reaching. I hope not but god knows the cardinal cross is bringing out the worst in some.

SHIP LEAVES ISRAEL IN DIPLOMATIC HOT WATER

Saturn turns Direct & Neptune Turns Retro

Saturn turns direct on Sunday at 2:09pm EDT---- and Neptune turns retrograde on Monday at 2:48 pm. Yeah, I know..Happy Memorial Day.

We have been discussing the Cardinal Cross for some time. On Thursday, Uranus a key player in the cross moved into Aries, beginning its long (harsh) dialogue with Pluto in Capricorn. Now, Saturn is getting into place. On May 30 Saturn turns direct and begins its final trip out of detailed oriented, micromanaging Virgo and heads for relationship centric Libra. This on its own would be a message for everyone to straighten up and fly right. As I have said ad naseum if your daily schedule and life does not match what you value then you will have a shit storm with your relationships when Saturn moves into Libra in July. And once Saturn is in Libra it will be heading for the cardinal cross with Pluto, Uranus & Jupiter –this is the stuff that has got all astrologers saying, “buckle up.” We should expect turbulence as soon as Saturn turns direct because even though it is still in Virgo the direct motion will set the tension to the ‘on’ switch. Also, remember Saturn and Jupiter got our attention on May 22 when they were in opposition. The next time these two go at it will be in the signs Libra and Aries in August and March. So, we are put on notice that if anything upsetting, unnerving comes up now that rattles us about our relationships, if we don’t fix it now (while it is direct in Virgo) I promise you it will get fixed by the Universe in August. And if you don’t know--- when the Universe does it, it carries a very big stick. By the way, this is not just personal. Expect world news events to come out that really need to be fixed. And maybe, just maybe, we'll get lucky and the direct motion of Saturn, the most responsible, hard working planet of the zodiac will help fix the oil spill. One can hope.

Speaking of Hope---what about Neptune?


As I say every year, it is not unusual for Neptune to turn retrograde since it goes backwards every year for about six months. In this case Neptune will retrograde on May 31th. Lucky him. He is moving backwards in Aquarius pulling away from the world, as we begin our descent into the cardinal cross. And I gotta say, I don’t blame him. We are about to be pelted so hard I am grateful he is pulling away. My guess is by the time he turns direct in November we will need his comfort. We may not be loud and noisy about our faith,, but that does not mean we don't know how to access it. A whisp of a thought, a hint of something? A soft focus on our reality? Sure, all Neptunian. And remember Aquarius is one of the humanitarian signs, meaning “for the good of the group” . We may have to tune in a little harder but it is still there ready for our willingness to ask, “Who is my tribe? What do I need from them? And how do I help?” My faith is

A take on Zero Aries

I was over on MountainAstrologer website and found a nice write up on Zero Aries.(Where Uranus will be all summer) Take a read of the whole thing HERE

but here is a snippet:

As has been noted, the last Jupiter-Uranus conjunction on the Aries Point (0º Libra), in July 1969, was the very day that man first walked on the Moon. My sister, Kate, suggested to me today that this upcoming conjunction of Jupiter-Uranus (exact on June 8th) is like “our own personal walk on the Moon.” Our sense of personal authenticity, self-realization (this is Aries, after all) and scope for what is possible can all expand beyond the previous limits or boundaries. We experience a quickening of our unique gift to the greater world. The next conjunctions of Jupiter and Uranus are back in the sign of Pisces where the collective field prevails, so this is a rare time of individual awakening to potential.

Any planet or point in the horoscope at 0º – 2º degrees of the cardinal signs is the most obvious place to look. And, we can get more specific if we study the midpoints that are on the AP in the natal horoscope.

I know someone who has the Sun-Uranus on the AP. In part, the Pluto-Saturn ending has been noticeable in regards to a certain gentleman who has played a big role in her life. After many years of entanglement, he is now irrevocably (and suddenly) out of the picture. This situation is concurrent with her newly invigorated commitment to her own creative and unique work life.

Uranus in Pisces, Chiron in Pisces

I know we have all been talking about Uranus big move into Aries (later today) and I get it, that is a lot to talk about.

But at the same time I do not want to undermine what I think has been an important part of the opposition between Saturn in Virgo and Uranus in Pisces. A few days before their 4th oppositon --the oil rig exploded. God knows how many millions of barrells of oil are now destroying ocean life in the Gulf.

It is truly painful for me to watch. In fact I am not just watching, I drove to the congressional offices in my area and demanded that they find out how many gallons are going out and to find out what is PLAN B if BP can't fix it.

But I digress..... here is what I want you to know. I found on CNN --Bill Nye, The Science Guy was reviewing plans brought forward by regular people. People who are trying to come up with their own solutions. Their own plans. They shot their 'ideas' and emailed them as Ireports to CNN. They explained what they thought would work.
God bless them, they are coming up with an idea. I have no idea where they live or if they are even in the gulf. It doesn't matter. They want to help, they want to use their own creativity to come up with a solution. THIS my friends is the perk to Uranus in Pisces oppose Saturn in Virgo. Regular people trying to serve up ingenuity. I also think that this is part and parcel of Chiron's move in Pisces.

I was amazed. You can watch here.

Lil ' Kim is at it again

New York (CNN) -- The rising tension over the sinking of a South Korean warship is particularly dangerous because the intentions and actions of North Korea's leadership appear more mysterious than ever, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.

The South Korean government has accused the North of firing a torpedo at the ship, killing 46 sailors, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has backed South Korea's call for North Korea "to come forward with the facts regarding this act of aggression and, above all, stop its belligerence and threatening behavior." North Korea, responding to an anti-submarine exercise by South Korea, warned Thursday it would meet "confrontation with confrontation" and war with "all-out war."

Zakaria told CNN, referring to the North Koreans, "What's striking is that this was probably the most provocative thing that they have done in at least a decade, and yet it remains somewhat inexplicable." LINK

Now I am going to tell you right out of the box, that I, like everyone else who can read an online paper--think Kim Il Jung is a nutjob. He tends to turn up the rehteroic when he is ignored which he perceives as marginalized. He gets blustery, shoots off some kind of missle into the Pacific, yells about what he is going to do to South Korea and Japan--- basically maintains his postion as the neighborhood D-bag.

Normally, I would probably only give him a 'ho hum' but given the upcoming Cardinal Cross and Uranus' impending move into Warrior Aries....well, I am a bit concerned. Do we really need a war on the Korean Peninsula? Haven't we btdt? And why now and not the other times when he has lost his marbles?

There is some fuzzy factor with Kim's chart but we do know he has Sun in Aquarius, his moon is probably in Libra, we do not know his ascendant. But we do know that Neptune is retrograding this weekend and heading for another exact conjunction with his sun which can bring out the crazy in already crazy town. (notice in the article that his move is being characterized as mysterious--perfect Neptune word). Plus Neptune will square his Mars. Neptune diffuses Mars energy and whether it is actual or perceived there is an overwhelming feeling of impotence. Now, if you are crazy and have a million soldiers at your beck and call--what would you do if you felt powerless? Perhaps send them into a war? Perhaps. Or maybe it will just be about rhetoric. I certainly hope so. There are other aspects to his chart, involving his natal Neptune, Pluto and North Node. I will keep my fingers crossed that he will just sputter over there on his peninsula of crazy and not send the world into a tizzy. Aren't our hands full enough?

For more info---

His chart is HERE

Uranus' move----a big one

Thursday May 27 at 9:44pm EDT


Three little words…..

“Uranus enters Aries”---not since “The British are coming” has one sentence had so much punch on our world. As I indicated on previous moons, the last time Uranus was in Aries was between 1927 and 1935, a great time to be a fascist and a great time if you like sound in motion pictures. Highly innovative to be sure, television (believe it or not) and radio have their roots while Uranus was last in Aries. And even government agencies tried to come up with creative overhauls (big Uranus word) to alleviate those suffering in The Great Depression. Unfortunately, some leaders had solutions that were at the expense of innocent people and as we all know this period also set up World War II. With Uranus in Aries it is; innovative versus rebellion, crisis versus breakthroughs, challenging versus crazy---whatever happens this summer will be directly connected to Uranus in Aries. Much has been written about this move by Uranus and we will be feeling its punch for some time, but it is not like we won’t see the problem ASAP. Because like Jupiter (who also moves into Aries in June) as soon as Uranus arrives in Aries it begins its own conflict with Pluto. I know sane physicians no longer do this but remember the old days when a baby was born and he was immediately slapped? Well, that’s what is going to happen with Uranus. He hits Zero Aries and he is immediately in the zone for a slap with Pluto. Technically the slap doesn’t come until 2011 but we will feel the tension as soon as he moves into Aries. Also, I don’t think it is an accident that this huge move by Uranus takes place under the Full Moon. Because why on earth should we get a break now? Following Uranus’ birth in Aries, Jupiter will then get on top of him on June 8th. I say this with tongue in cheek but must we have both of these huge crazy planets in the same sign on top of each other preparing to do battle with Pluto!!!!! The answer is “of course” because that is what this year is all about. Dynamic, huge, mega shifts. Yikes. Luckily the next two times Jupiter and Uranus get on top of each other will be in the fall and January 2011 and by then they will have had the decency to have moved back into Pisces. Phew!

We should prepare ourselves for something to come up that is completely crazy, mindbogglingly weird and then we HAVE to make some kind of adjustment. It does not have to happen exactly this weekend because Uranus is in a sign for seven years. But remember as soon as Uranus goes into Aries, the tension with Pluto is "game on".

Aries is the first sign, it is the warrior sign, it is a fighter, it is instinctual, it is always looking for a way to survive. The problem is it can be short fused, extremely impatient, cuts to the bone and then moves on. Aries moves at lightspeed, everything is Mach One. Crazy, brilliant, rebel rousing Uranus in that sign? It will be fast, intense bursts and we will have to make quick decisions. I live in an area which is prone to sudden quick fires. A transformer box gets too much electricity, it explodes and then the trees, grasses and sage catch fire, next thing you know a whole mountainside is on fire and people are packing up their pets and photos and driving like a bat out of hell. That image comes to mind when I think of Uranus in Aries. The key for all of us is to find coolness under pressure.

Where Aries is in our personal chart will color the Uranian experiece. It probably won't change houses in your chart as it moves in Aries and back to Pisces (fall) but I promise, you will feel the difference when it is in Aries in your particular house. If you don't know where 26 degrees Pisces - 0 degrees Aries is in your natal chart go HERE and draft a free chart.

Oh, baby, it is so much more than a Sag Full Moon!

May 27, 7:07pm EDT --- SAG Full Moon

Okay, let's take this slow and easy. First of all you all know what happens with a full moon. Tensions and stresses surround us. A person says something and we go off on them. If we are feeling less than or our self esteem is shaky we can be jittery and impatient. Our fuses are decidedly short. At the same time, if we are feeling positive and optimistic it will be WAY over the top. "I lovvvvveee that restaurant!" --- Finding the middle ground is tough, basically, it is like we are living in a high tide and the seas are rough. That, my friends is a basic full moon and guess what? This is no ordinary full moon.

On a Sag full moon we are expanding our world, we are stretching, we can be philosophical, we can be big, we can welcome 'foreign' thoughts, ideas or people. We enjoy religion, education and sports. We set our sights on a target, aim and fire---bulls eye! That's the high road of Sag--but on a full moon the negative Sag can also be in play, 'over the top,' zealot, extravagant, righteous, racist, proselytizer, hypocritical all and all---a horses' ass.

At the same time The Gemini Sun is pulling on our need to communicate. We 'must' get our thoughts out. We must let the other person 'know' something. Whether that something is completely true is questionable. Sag can exaggerate and Gemini is not comfortable telling the whole story. Rhetoric is high. But Gemini is fun and Sag is humorous so in the middle of all the National Enquirer Headlines, we can find some laughs.


The good news is that the moon is in a positive aspect to Uranus. Uranus is the catalyst of change and emotionally we will feel supported to make changes. If something comes up that needs a new response from us, we may be willing to go along with it. If something odd and strange comes up, we can possibly go with the flow ---trusting that the move we make, even if it is new for us (that's a change) will take us to a new level.

The notso good news is the sun/moon are square Chiron. We have just only gotten used to Chiron in Pisces since it only moved there a few weeks ago and now it is getting slapped around by the moon and sun. Putting the emphasis on pain that is great and unworldly, things that are bigger than man. Karma, darma, humanitarian and mysterious. One minute you are minding your own business and the next moment you are _______ fill in the blank with something mind blowing.

And that's just the full moon, during this 3 day cycle we will also have Uranus enter Aries on Thursday at 9:44pm then Saturn turns direct on Sunday and then Neptune turns retrograde on Monday about an hour before the moon shifts to Disseminating. So, all of that is taking place on the Full Phase.

The energy will be palpable. For those of us who live in the United States we will be in the long weekend of Memorial Day. I suggest everyone engage their higher side and turn the switch on 'instincts'. Perhaps a few less margaritas? Yeah.