7 May 2007 – 13
May 2007
The Week beginning May 7th, 2007
Week as a Whole:
Jupiter trine to Saturn is still in effect from yesterday and Jupiter is moving on to perfect the square with Uranus that’s been working for many weeks. This comes twice in roughly fourteen years. Jupiter and Uranus are both “expanders” of awareness and philosophy. Jupiter expands our point of view much like climbing to a mountaintop will do. He brings a broader horizon and larger context developing in a natural progression. Uranus teleports us to the mountaintop…no time to get ready…no stretching warm-ups…Bang! We’re there. Over recent weeks as Jupiter and Uranus have slowly moved into the angle, human consciousness of global climate change has spread like the fires in Georgia and the tornadoes in Kansas. Like the historic Uranus – Neptune reciprocity, this is another force acting to unify humanity and render current political institutions obsolete.
If you’re in motion and open to change, Jupiter – Uranus can be an exciting adventure opening doors in your life. If you find change – “Future Shock” – frightening, the awareness that there’s no one in charge may be uncomfortable. Try letting go of old thought habits and expectations; each day can really begin a new direction. Jupiter and Saturn remain connected as described in last week’s report and this is one of those times when Saturn is a real ally. His link into Jupiter and Uranus grounds and steadies us; he will give form to some of the flashy electric ideas and makes this a time for real change.
Speaking of “real change”, Venus has just opposed Pluto yesterday; she does this every year, and every year we find ourselves fed up with some situation and change it. Something has been hanging on, nears its end stage, and now with Venus and Pluto near the end of their signs it’s time to close the chapter and book. Venus moves on into Cancer on Tuesday. We should be moving on as well.
Another regular connection made this week comes Monday when Mercury makes one of his two annual squares to Neptune. This is a “Blarney” aspect under which we feel the truth needs a bit of polishing to make it interesting. Sometimes for some people, there’s more polish than truth. Great energy for creative imagination, music, drama, and celebrity worship. It’s not so good for details.
Writers will benefit from this Mercury contact and from the Mercury Mars linkup that comes Tuesday when the Sun links with Uranus. Then Mercury links with Mars on Tuesday when the Sun links with Uranus. Actually the Sun is moving into an extremely dynamic pattern with Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. There is tension, momentum, and opportunity in this grouping. Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus all represent various aspects of our cultural and political lives. We have the dynamic expansion mentioned above tempered by the conservatism of the Sun moving into his square with Saturn on Wednesday. Hundreds of years or more will pass before this pattern repeats in any form; hundreds of thousands of years before it recurs in the same place.
So expect everything to slow down on Wednesday as the Sun this square angle with Saturn, and going slow with all this stimulus is undoubtedly a good idea. Many of us will feel stressed to the max and exhausted at this time. Sun – Saturn squares are like cosmic exercise machines or running in deep soft sand. Good for the muscles, but hard going, and the key is to continue, making even the smallest steps as long as forward motion is maintained. Some of the effort may become obvious as the result of excess baggage or an over-expanded sense of responsibility. Saturn helps us define boundaries and this square will help clarify that we can’t be responsible for what we don’t control.
For those of us who have felt themselves mentally stuck in low gear, expect acceleration on Friday when Mercury comes “home” to Gemini.
By Saturday the Sun has moved from square to Saturn to square to Neptune. The Sun has been in T-square pattern with both planets all week. We may feel caught in a power struggle over personal freedom and personal power. The recent elections in France reflect this aspect as well: progressive socialism vs. strong leader conservatism. You may find yourself asking the question: Who does the government serve? And who should it serve? And is there really “room at the top” for all of us?
The weekend has the potential for serious confusion and violence with the Sun still in the T-square square on Saturday and Mars moving into a square to Pluto on Sunday. Mars – Pluto is excellent energy if you’re tearing down a house or re-making your life. But so much explosive energy coming in contact usually manifests unpleasantly somewhere in the world. The involvement of Uranus suggests continued extreme weather events. And I expect a grim day for the suffering people in Iraq, both theirs and ours.
Daily Forecasts:
Monday 7 May 2007
The Capricorn Moon will keep the bull feathers down a bit as Mercury squares Neptune. Go slow as it’s easy to be momentarily fascinated at this time. Plan happy plans in the evening.
Tuesday 8 May 2007
The Moon is Void until 10:48am/1:48pm when she enters Aquarius. Find a mental challenge to use the Mercury – Mars and Sun – Uranus energy well. Avoid confrontations as they’re liable to get personal and escalate very quickly
Wednesday 9 May 2007
Getting out of bed this AM may be tough. The Sun squares Saturn early and the Moon squares them both late today. Nothing comes easy, but what comes has value. Avoid looking to dynamite as a solution, however appealing the thought may be.
Thursday 10 May 2007
We’re all still exercising our inner radical until the Moon goes Void at 2:47pm/5:47pm. She enters Pisces at 4:32pm/7:32pm. Expect periods of major confusion. Take the time to step back and take a breath. We’re mentally being stretched, pulled, and shaken. From this evening through tomorrow evening the Jupiter – Uranus bubble machine is in high gear.
Friday 11 May 2007
That steady humming sound you’re hearing is the electric energy of Uranus mixed with Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn. Watch some quality sci-fi tonight. Or even better read Neal Stephenson’s “Snow Crash”.
Saturday 12 May 2007
And now the hand off to Neptune; the Sun and Neptune are square this evening. A good night for a costume party. Be careful late in the day when the Moon goes Void square to Pluto and aligned with Mars. Make love not war tonight.
Sunday 13 May 2007
Aftermath. The bumpy ride of these last few weeks is over. There may be lingering tremors this week, but the stress and energy level is subsiding, and we can return to “normal” 21st Century life.
Long-Long Range Forecast:
Nov 3, 2008 – Saturn makes an opposition to Uranus that echoes the Saturn
– Uranus/Pluto opposition of March 6, 1966.
Ex-hippies take note. On March 4th,
John Lennon was quoted as saying "We're more popular than Jesus now." The revival of Sixties cultural themes begins
now and builds slowly toward the Uranus – Pluto squares beginning in 2012.
April 14, 2009 – March 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.
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