22 January 2007 – 28 January 2007
The Week beginning January 22nd, 2007
Week as a Whole:
Whenever the “inner” planets, that’s Mercury and Venus who orbit inside the Earth’s orbit and thus inside our heads, are activated our personal landscape and feelings get a tune-up. Our sense of how we feel – good – bad – indifferent- is described by the state of these planets as well as the major life forces of the Sun and the Moon. The Sun and Moon represent core energies, male and female respectively and symbolically. But Mercury stands for our mental state, our inner voice, our communicator both with those outside and by means of inner dialogue with our self-consciousness. Venus symbolizes how we feel as in “that feels good” or “that made me feel bad”. Our reactions to the outside are Venus at work. Of course, people are the major source of outside influence and our tastes in people also follow the condition of Venus. This week begins with Mercury linked to Jupiter and Uranus, and Venus passing opposite to Saturn.
On Monday, Mercury in Aquarius is two signs from Jupiter in Sagittarius and one sign from Uranus in Pisces. Jupiter is exactly square to Uranus on Monday, condition reported on last week and in previous weeks. The right angle between these two slow moving planets is a big deal and a slow deal forming a large bell-curve of energy that’s peaking as this week begins. The essence of Jupiter in Sagittarius square to Uranus in Pisces is mind-blowing in ways large and small. We use Jupiter when we form a concept of how the world works and is organized. Our social and political landscape is shaped by the condition of Jupiter in our birth horoscope in combination with Jupiter’s current situation. Uranus brings in forces that are intrinsically unpredictable and uncontrollable: forces like the weather, like earthquakes, like revolutionary or radical thought forms. Put them together in a stressful connection like this, and Uranus breaks Jupiter’s conditioned attitudes and philosophies. This makes for political uncertainty (multiple candidates) but also for mental growth. Like the Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times!” And we do.
Mercury brings this intellectual ferment home and because he is related harmoniously to Jupiter, we can more easily adjust and give words to the changes we feel. In Aquarius, we are thinking far ahead, almost leaping over the immediate future, seeing new solutions and possibly setting up to stumble on the problems in between.
Also on Monday, Venus passes opposite Saturn, a connection she makes every year. And every year, we find a time comes when we must clarify our feelings about what matters most to us and who matters most to us. Venus in Aquarius can be blunt and sudden. We can wake up and realize that so-and-so no longer is part of our life, even if so-and-so is lying next to us. We all outgrow each other and this is a healthy process. Clinging to situations that have lost their life force is unhealthy and can lead to negative spirals. Monday’s Venus – Saturn opposition also illuminates the giving and receiving of love in our lives. Some of us may find new clarity from this pattern, and the existing bonds of love are strengthened. For some it’s a big lesson to accept that they are lovable and for others the lesson may be that they have a true gift to give.
The inner “tune-up” continues later this week when Mercury links with Neptune and Venus with Pluto on Friday. These are also annual events, but coming together (less than three hours apart) they should provide a noticeable connection to a much larger world for some of us. Neptune and Pluto are the outermost planets and symbolize the innermost and deepest aspects of our consciousness. We hear their voices and see their visions in dreams and deep meditation. They bring evolution and unity to us. They beckon to us from our future as an evolving spiritual race; they challenge us to change and grow. Through them we find clues and symbols that show us the underlying harmony of the world, the harmony that penetrates the many onion-like layers of reality that wrap around the core unity of life. On the other hand, these inner messages can initially cause confusion and dismay since they may not “fit” into our sense of how the world works.
Then, on Saturday, Venus leaves Aquarius and enters Pisces. Her passage through Pisces is a time when our compassion is strongest. Our edges blur a bit and our hearts soften. We can feel many ways simultaneously in a situation. Our inner life becomes more complex. We may have higher highs and lower lows. We need to protect ourselves during this lowering of boundaries. We should be more selective about our surroundings and cultural feeding. We will react more strongly to violence and negativity and we will soar on beauty and peace. So the wise ones will choose settings that nourish the soul and avoid toxicity whenever possible.
On Sunday, Mercury follows Venus' into an opposition with Saturn. Mercury and Saturn work well together to focus the mind on facts and logic. Fuzzy thinking and fact spinning often don’t survive the test of Mercury opposite Saturn. It’s very much Jack Webb time, “just the facts, ma’am.” After tripping with Neptune/Pluto on Friday, this may bring us back to Earth and offer practical ways to enact our visions.
Daily Forecasts:
Monday 22 January 2007
We’re seeing the big picture today and perhaps seeing a NEW big picture. The cast may include new members and some may have retired.
Tuesday 23 January 2007
Down to Earth now as the Aries Moon makes a square to Mars in Capricorn around noon (PST). Don’t balk at direction and you will accomplish much. Go slow, tomorrow will bring release.
Wednesday 24 January 2007
Everyone wants to help. Energy expands easily. People can be ignited by ideas. The Aries Moon forms a fire triangle linking Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn over the course of the day. A great day to fire up the team.
Thursday 25 January 2007
The Moon is Void until 5:28am/8:28am when she enters Taurus. She then forms the First Quarter at 3:01pm/6:01pm. This is a day for foundations and roots. Ask yourself, “Am I in the right place?” or “Is my idea a solution for this situation?” Then get to work again as the Moon moves on to flow with Mars.
Friday 26 January 2007
Big dreams overnight may linger, as they often do, into the day. But the Taurus Moon will help to keep us grounded and clear our heads this afternoon. With Venus leaving Aquarius, we may be saying farewell to friends.
Saturday 27 January 2007
The Moon is briefly Void from 8:08am/11:08am until 9:10am/12:10pm when she enters Gemini. The shift is from feelings to thoughts and those mental hamsters get busy as they are prone to do under a Gemini Moon. Socialize with talkers tonight as the Moon and Sun connect to let the air energy flow.
Sunday 28 January 2007
With Venus now in Pisces and Mercury opposite Saturn we’re split between tender feelings and hard facts. Maybe “tough love” will be the right medicine today. And maybe we should offer those hard facts only when we’re asked.
Long Range Forecast:
February 13th – Mercury begins three weeks of retrograde motion that ends on March 7th. Signing important documents should be postponed. Plan to best use this time to re-organize all things mental and communicative. Expect to lose and find something.
Long-Long Range Forecast:
April 14, 2009 – January 21, 2010 - Saturn makes a series of squares to Pluto newly in Capricorn. The end of business-as-usual politics. The nationalistic dinosaurs will enter their twilight times. The transition to organic regional government will not be smooth…the result may be some corporate feudal mixture.
June 24, 2012 – April 17, 2015 - Uranus in Aries forms his first major hard aspect to Pluto, a square angle, since they were aligned in the second half of the 1960’s. Hippie dreams may come true when the ecology and/or petroleum-based economies fail. Plan to live where there is food and water and you don’t need a car. Plan to live where you’ll know your neighbors…maybe even love them. What a thought! We may have to choose between eating grain on a commune or growing very thin in the city.
Notices for Los Angeles area readers:
Ongoing Classes:
10:30am Class in Astrological Methods - Heroes and Villains. Using the charts of well-known people, good guys and bad guys, the effects of progressions, transits, solar returns, and other techniques will be taught and explored. The class is open to people who know the basics of astrology. Call the New Age Bible and Philosophy Center, 1139 Lincoln Boulevard, 310-395-4346 or me, 818-316-0702, for details.
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Copyright 2007 Rich Humbert