The Jupiter Factor added to Uranus Transit

Awhile back leslee asked how my Uranus square Uranus transit was affecting my life. At the time, I hadn't noticed much. Well, that's changed because Jupiter is now involved in the Uranus transit pattern. This is a great example of transits in action so I'm going to see if I can describe how this is working.

You know how we astrologers talk about natal aspects and transits. If one planet in a natal aspect is being hit by a transit, the whole aspect pattern will be affected. My Scorpio Mercury is at 22°, conjunct my Ascendant and is inconjunct Uranus in Gemini located in my 7th house.

Right now Uranus in Pisces (located in my 4th house) is exactly squaring my natal Uranus in Gemini . . . thus triggering the natal inconjunct to Mercury. This transit has been chugging along in the background causing the usual fits and starts of an inconjunct. Uranus in Pisces is also trine my natal Mercury. However, when Jupiter in Capricorn moved up to 22°, stationed Rx while exactly sextile my natal Mercury, things got more interesting.

Jupiter has a way of magnifying existing energy patterns and even the sextile cranked up the juice to my Mercury/Ascendant! It's like it grabbed what Uranus was feeding my Mercury by trine and combined the feed. Yee Haw! Mind going a zillion miles an hour nowhere is what it feels like most of the time.

Going back to Uranus in the 4th square to natal Uranus in the 7th: We have unexpected changes in my partner's work schedule causing him to be working at home rather than on a job somewhere and it throws my schedule out of whack too. This prevents me from interacting with my clients and readers on the Internet [remember the inconjunct from natal Uranus to Mercury on the ASC?!] on my usual schedule. How will this play out with Jupiter at a virtual standstill for another week or so? Not sure but I'm guessing the old adage about "expecting the unexpected" may be the motto.

Heh, transiting Mercury in Gemini is exactly conjuncting my natal Uranus as I write this. I LOVE astrology!!

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Here are some Aspen trees just beginning to leaf out so their pale trunks are still visible. The reddish bushes in the foreground are chokecherries. This was taken about a week ago and now the greens are much deeper and richer everywhere I look. Wonderful . . .

Venus in Slow Motion

As I was wandering around looking over my various gardens I realized how much I truly like the slow growing plants. There is a developing area with the succulents 'hens and chickens' going into its third year and finally starting to look like what I'd envisioned. My natal Venus is trine Saturn giving me an extra dose of patience especially in creative matters thus my love for slow growing plants.

All varieties of ground covers, especially the very small, low growing types, are enchanting. Yes, it takes several years for them to spread across the ground but they are so amazing and feel so cool to the touch [now that's a Venus in Taurus thing]. Watching the beauty of these unfold in slow motion reminds me of the value of patience, one of Saturn's lessons. The world we live in seems stuck in overdrive and we can overlook so much of value living so fast.

I was asked how my Uranus square Uranus transit is affecting me and to tell the truth, I haven't really noticed! Probably because there is much going on in my life now . . . . LOL. That's one reason I am taking a moment here and there to enjoy my gardens, doing my best to ignore the ones that still need weeding.

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This is a photo of my hens & chickens sloooowwwly growing. Love the colors of these. :-)

Venus Rules! Libra dithers . . .

While Venus is happy in Taurus, Mars in Cancer is moving up to square my Sun just before moving into Leo along with the Moon this weekend. Yeah, I can feel the testiness coming up on me – mostly from having too many tasks on my 'to do' list to allow for indulging my Venus side right now.

Venus is moving through her personal comfort zone of Taurus and she just seems so pleased to be there. She makes me think of things like rich desserts with lots of real whipped cream and fresh fruit, beautiful flowers and rich fragrances. This time the goddess is being gently restrained by Saturn in Virgo. Virgo goes for the fresh fruit but frowns on the real whipped cream.

A note on Venus transits: when Venus was exactly opposite my Sun last week, I made an appointment for a haircut. The results were outstanding! I've noticed before it pays to schedule all Venus related matters [like having one's hair and nails done] when Venus is favorable aspecting the Sun, natal Venus and Ascendant, if you can. Venus squaring these points doesn't mean you won't enjoy yourself but you may go for something a little more exotic and harder on the old budget.

With Saturn and Pluto supporting Venus right now, it's a great time to set up the groundwork for serious creative projects requiring careful planning to manifest. I've got some wool fleece sitting on my porch waiting to be sorted, washed and dyed. This is a very good time to do that!

In fact, I'm seriously beginning to wonder what the heck I'm doing sitting here at my computer writing this when I could be out-of-doors experiencing all of it! So I'll see you later . . . ::waves as she gets up to walk out the door::

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Love the delicate yellow green of this euphorbia, a very spring-like green. Those are johnny jump ups in the foreground.

Latest Healthcare News, Pluto in Capricorn & Saturn in Virgo

If you have been following the news recently, more facts are emerging pointing to a very bad return on the dollars being spent on health-care in this country. I don't consider myself anything close to an expert in Mundane Astrology but this does look like Pluto in Capricorn at work, aided by the exact trine from Saturn in Virgo. One of the more interesting statements I heard from one of those talking head doctors on the news was Americans may have to re-prioritize where health-care dollars are spent. It seems the most money is going to cover the costs of the last year of life! Yikes!

Pluto is noted for his penchant for unearthing unpalatable facts and in Capricorn it's very likely going to be upper management in the hot seat. Saturn in Virgo opened the door to a closer look at how we maintain our health as opposed to slapping band-aids on gaping wounds. With these two planets currently exactly trine while Saturn slows to go direct May 3, it's no surprise the need to completely redo the health-care system is being exposed. Pluto is representing the infrastructure and Saturn the people who do the work.

Capricorn and Virgo together are also great for auditing existing spending practices and ruthlessly implementing more efficient and less expensive ones (well, maybe it's Pluto that's the ruthless one). When the US falls behind Cuba with higher infant mortality rates and falls well behind most of the other industrialized nations in life expectancy while spending trillions, it's pretty much a no-brainer the system is beyond broken and has been for some time . . .

For those of us, myself included, who have either no health insurance or the most basic major medical, our best option is to heed Saturn in Virgo's message to tend to our own diet and exercise routines. Right now the Pluto/Saturn trine is offering to help us. When Saturn moves into Libra at the end of October 2009 promptly squaring Pluto [just before election day in November, hmmn], the gloves come off and there's a very good chance it's not going to be pretty.

Time to eat our veggies and go for walkies!!!

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For those who enjoy reading more about synastry, I just posted on the The Second House in Synastry: Follow the $$. Writing about the chart wheel in synastry was an "ah ha" moment [with overtones of "well, duh" . . .]

This is the same photo as I used on the Sexual Tension and a Bit of Drama post over on Real Astrologers but here it's possible to click on the image and view the larger version! Then it's much easier to see the hawk wheeling through the sky . . . :-)

Saturn transiting Venus . . . all work and no play, blech!

Saturn does have a knack for keeping us on track and tending to responsibilities and when squaring one's Venus by transit takes a lot of the fun out of life. The middle of last week Saturn finished moving past the exact point of the transit and I'm finally beginning to feel less squashed. Because I have been devoting quite a bit of time and energy to our new website, realastrologers.com, other areas of my life [like this blog] have been neglected. However the realization has dawned I miss my cyber-friends and the insights chatting with folks here brings.

In many respects Saturn's second pass to my first house Venus has crystallized (good Saturn word) the need to remember to allow time for relaxation as well as stay on task. With a Moon in Libra in the 11th house, I like feeling a part of my own rather eccentric community, and discussing thoughts and ideas is always relaxing for an air sign Moon. ::Hi! Waves . . . missed you!!::

Another facet of 1st house Venus squared by t Saturn is being made aware of the necessity of adjusting diet and exercise to accommodate a body that doesn't work the way it did even 10 yrs ago. For me, passing my sixtieth birthday has proved far more significant than fifty – just can't get away with anything any more! RATZ!!

While experience has taught me once this transit is over [June 12th or there abouts] the focus will shift to another area and I'll move on but right now it's a pain in the butt! Plus Saturn is slowing down to station direct on May 3rd/4th making those of undergoing squares, oppositions and conjunctions from him very aware of his weight. How is Saturn treating you all?

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My mini-daffodils and grape hyacinths at their peak before we got another blast of very cold air the last couple of days . . . warmth wanted here!! :-D

Reflections on the Full Moon in Scorpio (cross posted Real Astrologers)

After thinking about the Scorpio Full Moon, I found I had more to say about it . . . :-D

In many ways the Full Moon on April 20 at 0° Scorpio 43' feels to me like an extension of the New Moon in Aries. The zero-degree point is obviously associated with beginnings and, of course, Aries is the starting place in the zodiac. We are being offered an opportunity to build on what was started on the New Moon in Aries.

Each Full Moon in fire and air is always followed by a Full Moon in earth and water, with the exception of the upcoming lunar cycle. We are going to be spending extra time with earth and water over the next lunar month.

Fire and air need earth and water to take something from a spark of an idea to actual manifestation. Watching spring growth unfold with great speed over the past few days was an excellent example of this principle in action. We had plenty of moisture (water) available in the soil (earth) for seeds (air) to germinate but had been lacking warmth (fire). Three days of temperatures around 70 degrees F was enough to kick-start all kinds of growth – truly amazing to watch.

The zero-degree Full Moon in Scorpio (water and earth) has the potential to take the seeds planted on the Libra Full Moon (air) and really make them grow. The New Moon in Aries (fire) provided the necessary heat. I know firsthand how this works because the partnership between Pat and I gelled around the Libra Full Moon, we went public on the New Moon in Aries, and now we are in the manifestation stage approaching the Full Moon in Scorpio. However we are both aware we need to continue to nurture the growth of our website with care over the next month or so in particular. I anticipate the second Full Moon at 29° Scorpio 27' will find us well launched and hard at work responding to our clients.

A couple of patterns in the sky at the Full Moon supporting the growth of new ventures are the grand trine in earth (Pluto in Capricorn, Saturn in Virgo, Sun in Taurus) and Mars in Cancer still opposing Jupiter in Capricorn, but this time it’s Venus in Aries as part of the cardinal T-square. We also still have the delightful sextile between Uranus in Pisces and Jupiter keeping us flexible and open to revision. So we are well grounded in realistic expectations with our energy source in place, but this climate is better suited to promoting existing ideas due to the shortage of planets in air signs. The next time to come up with new ideas is on the New Moon in Gemini on June 3 . . . but that’s for another day!

If you look closely the new leaves are shimmering in the sunlight . . . also note there is still snow on the hills in the background. If you click on the image, the larger version comes up. Spring is coming in very, very slowly this year.

Changes & Saturn squaring natal Venus

Saturn is transiting exactly square to my natal Venus and as you all know, the new website project has been launched. Saturn is reminding me to color between the lines and pull my scattered energies together. Right now I have three different blogs I need to be writing for, this one, my synastry blog and the new website! This has great crazy making potential and I have always been more inclined keep my designs clean rather than too busy. So I’m thinking of transferring all the posts from my synastry blog to the website and posted all new articles on synastry there. Neith.net will stay but with less frequent posts and many of those will be cross posted. Eventually I suspect I will be blogging solely on Real Astrologers.com because that makes more sense . . . and slowing transferring all the posts there too. Of course, I can catalog and categorize them better on the website (sounds like Saturn in Virgo to me!!)

Transits to my natal Venus are particularly important because as Libra and Taurus’s ruler, she influences my Sun, Moon, Neptune and Descendant. The current transit from Saturn is going to be in effect for awhile too because Saturn will be going direct here May 4th and will stay within a degree of exact orb until June 11th. Saturn transits generally don’t give a body much wiggle room either. I certainly don’t find this transit depressing just sobering with an awareness I need to keep slogging along with only the occasional respite. With a natal Venus/Saturn trine this is not unfamiliar territory. It’s been my experience creative energy is not stifled and limited by setting boundaries but freed.

For now I would love it if everyone who reads my blogs stops over and registers to comment on Real Astrologers.com because as an 11th house Moon person, I see all of you as my peer group and community of kindred spirits. I see our new website as my “child” because it was born with the New Moon in Aries in my 5th house opposing my natal Moon in the 11th and of course I want to nurture my new child! We’re still in transition and will be for awhile and I look forward to seeing your comments on Real Astrologers.
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