Oct 2013
The Big Apple
27/Oct/13 12:17
Yikes!
Keep your eyes open for the November 3rd solar eclipse, at least if you live in New York City and environs. The eclipse is in Scorpio, very close to Saturn, suggesting financial problems (and maybe some sewer issues). It lands in the city’s second house of finances, and Scorpio has to do with banks and finance (Wall Street).
But there’s more than that: Uranus is conjunct the city’s descendant, and in partile opposition to the city’s Jupiter, ruler of the third house (communication and transportation). With Mercury already retrograde, it doesn’t look particularly good for the city’s already challenged infrastructure.
But wait! There’s more. Mars, the red planet, the Cosmic Warrior, is on the midheaven in the chart for the eclipse when set for New York City.
I’m no doom-and-gloom astrologer, and I’m not inclined to start speculating about how this will play out. Hopefully, we will see some enlightened action that shakes the power structures gently but just enough to get some movement.
Yet I can’t help but feel that it could play out in a less positive way, too. Protests could start our peaceful but get very heated, for example. The Scorpio-Capricorn mutual reception of Saturn and Pluto is joined by the eclipse, suggesting consolidation among the power brokers, who are likely to close ranks as they are challenged by the Uranus-Pluto square on November 1st. The opposition of Uranus to the city’s Fat Cat Jupiter suggests New York will be a focal point for the titanic energies playing out in the world.
Keep an eye on the period from October 27th through November 8th, although triggers could emerge before or after. This solar eclipse also comes just two days after the fourth of seven exact hits of the Uranus-Pluto square. Just as the April 2014 aspect lands on the U.S. chart, this one lands heavily in New York, because of the eclipse, and also because the moon is only two degrees off the NYC ascendant when the square is exact.
Other places to watch include Mumbai, Houston, Baghdad (I know, but Pluto in angular), and, of all places, Iceland.
Keep your eyes open for the November 3rd solar eclipse, at least if you live in New York City and environs. The eclipse is in Scorpio, very close to Saturn, suggesting financial problems (and maybe some sewer issues). It lands in the city’s second house of finances, and Scorpio has to do with banks and finance (Wall Street).
But there’s more than that: Uranus is conjunct the city’s descendant, and in partile opposition to the city’s Jupiter, ruler of the third house (communication and transportation). With Mercury already retrograde, it doesn’t look particularly good for the city’s already challenged infrastructure.
But wait! There’s more. Mars, the red planet, the Cosmic Warrior, is on the midheaven in the chart for the eclipse when set for New York City.
I’m no doom-and-gloom astrologer, and I’m not inclined to start speculating about how this will play out. Hopefully, we will see some enlightened action that shakes the power structures gently but just enough to get some movement.
Yet I can’t help but feel that it could play out in a less positive way, too. Protests could start our peaceful but get very heated, for example. The Scorpio-Capricorn mutual reception of Saturn and Pluto is joined by the eclipse, suggesting consolidation among the power brokers, who are likely to close ranks as they are challenged by the Uranus-Pluto square on November 1st. The opposition of Uranus to the city’s Fat Cat Jupiter suggests New York will be a focal point for the titanic energies playing out in the world.
Keep an eye on the period from October 27th through November 8th, although triggers could emerge before or after. This solar eclipse also comes just two days after the fourth of seven exact hits of the Uranus-Pluto square. Just as the April 2014 aspect lands on the U.S. chart, this one lands heavily in New York, because of the eclipse, and also because the moon is only two degrees off the NYC ascendant when the square is exact.
Other places to watch include Mumbai, Houston, Baghdad (I know, but Pluto in angular), and, of all places, Iceland.
Mars in Virgo
15/Oct/13 09:23
Mars, the Cosmic Warrior, has entered Virgo, the sign of the harvest. The symbol of Virgo is a goddess holding a shaft of wheat, an image that resonates with the Roman goddess Ceres (in Greek, Demeter).
What does it mean when Mars moves into Virgo? Many things, of course. But right now, we are most likely to see it play out in terms of our food supply. While Mars is in Virgo, look for controversies around the areas of food production and environmental sustainability. Monsanto is very likely to be a focus of concern for many people, as it has been for a while. With Ceres in Virgo, we had a series of protests against Monsanto in the United States and across the world on October 12th, although the protests are part of an ongoing response to the aggressive agrigiant's increasing control over our food supply.
Look for a spike in news about celiac disease and gluten intolerance. In fact, allergies of all kinds may be news with Mars in Virgo (October 15 to December 7, 2013). Keep an eye out for ties between allergic reactions, food intolerance, and the quality of the food supply. We'll be seeing concerns about the effects of mass-produced food on our health. We may also see serious questions raised about vaccines, medicines, and - from the powers-that-be - attempts to tighten the reigns on the food supply, for example by regulating sales of supplements.
We'll be seeing more about the foods we eat and the potential harm they cause, and with the Uranus-Pluto square transforming power structures we will question the corporate and governmental institutions that allow and promote unhealthy foods. Monsanto's growth hormone for milk may cause cancer, and trying to report about it may have gotten two Fox News reporters fired.
Interestingly, Mars is angular at the ingress largely over the world's oceans. Look for stories about the health of the seas, including fish and seaweed that we harvest for consumption.
Mars in Virgo will tightly aspect the November 3rd eclipse and the Uranus-Pluto square on November 1st. As we come to realize how manipulated we've become around food and health and discover the depths of the problem, many people will fight back: through legal means, via protests, and by choosing their foods and medicines more carefully. Expect back-blow from the powers that be, and perhaps some nasty confrontations.
Speaking of nasty confrontations, on October 19th we will have Mars return of the clearing of Zuccotti Park and the end of the Occupy movement. We'll be seeing and hearing some resonance with that event over the next few days. It is particularly significant to note the extent to which our police (Mars) have become the enforcers of corporate policy - something both liberals and conservatives voice concern over.
In a world of budget battles, real battles, terrorist attacks, government spying, and economic woe, food may seem like a simple, almost unimportant issue. But nothing happens if we don't eat - everything else depends on the food supply. Mars in Virgo and Pluto in Capricorn (the sign of the farmer) are going to remind us of this, probably in some very graphic ways, over the next few months.
What does it mean when Mars moves into Virgo? Many things, of course. But right now, we are most likely to see it play out in terms of our food supply. While Mars is in Virgo, look for controversies around the areas of food production and environmental sustainability. Monsanto is very likely to be a focus of concern for many people, as it has been for a while. With Ceres in Virgo, we had a series of protests against Monsanto in the United States and across the world on October 12th, although the protests are part of an ongoing response to the aggressive agrigiant's increasing control over our food supply.
Look for a spike in news about celiac disease and gluten intolerance. In fact, allergies of all kinds may be news with Mars in Virgo (October 15 to December 7, 2013). Keep an eye out for ties between allergic reactions, food intolerance, and the quality of the food supply. We'll be seeing concerns about the effects of mass-produced food on our health. We may also see serious questions raised about vaccines, medicines, and - from the powers-that-be - attempts to tighten the reigns on the food supply, for example by regulating sales of supplements.
We'll be seeing more about the foods we eat and the potential harm they cause, and with the Uranus-Pluto square transforming power structures we will question the corporate and governmental institutions that allow and promote unhealthy foods. Monsanto's growth hormone for milk may cause cancer, and trying to report about it may have gotten two Fox News reporters fired.
Interestingly, Mars is angular at the ingress largely over the world's oceans. Look for stories about the health of the seas, including fish and seaweed that we harvest for consumption.
Mars in Virgo will tightly aspect the November 3rd eclipse and the Uranus-Pluto square on November 1st. As we come to realize how manipulated we've become around food and health and discover the depths of the problem, many people will fight back: through legal means, via protests, and by choosing their foods and medicines more carefully. Expect back-blow from the powers that be, and perhaps some nasty confrontations.
Speaking of nasty confrontations, on October 19th we will have Mars return of the clearing of Zuccotti Park and the end of the Occupy movement. We'll be seeing and hearing some resonance with that event over the next few days. It is particularly significant to note the extent to which our police (Mars) have become the enforcers of corporate policy - something both liberals and conservatives voice concern over.
In a world of budget battles, real battles, terrorist attacks, government spying, and economic woe, food may seem like a simple, almost unimportant issue. But nothing happens if we don't eat - everything else depends on the food supply. Mars in Virgo and Pluto in Capricorn (the sign of the farmer) are going to remind us of this, probably in some very graphic ways, over the next few months.