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Observations: Transformative Transits – Outer Planets conjunct the Sun

Diane L — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:29:26 +0000

Whenever one of the outer planets – Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto – transit over the Sun, it is usually a deeply transformative experience going to the very essence of who we are. Most everyone on the planet has had Saturn conjoin their Sun and there is a very good chance Uranus will conjoin your Sun at least once over the course of your life. However, Neptune and Pluto only affect about half of us because they travel so slowly. In the sixty plus years I’ve lived both Neptune and Pluto have [...]

Observations: Out-of-Sign Aspects – when a Square is less Square

Diane L — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:27:24 +0000

First off, I have to say right up front out-of-sign aspects annoy the heck out of me. What are they? Here is a nice, polished definition from Wikipedia I rather like:

In astrology, a dissociate aspect (also known as an out-of-sign aspect) is an astrological aspect, such as a conjunction, opposition, trine, square, or quincunx, that is within its allowable orb, but out of its designated sign.

I happen to have two of them natally – a Sun-Saturn square between my Sun in Libra and Saturn in Leo; a Sun-Jupiter conjunction with [...]

Observations: Mysterious Neptune in Pisces

Diane L — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:28:14 +0000

I’m excited about Neptune arriving in Pisces today though I expect it will take us awhile to get an idea of what it will bring. Learning about Neptune is sort of like the blind men describing an elephant . . . we get bits and pieces right but the whole picture tends to elude us.

The water signs – Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces – are the ones who stand to benefit the most from Neptune in Pisces since they operate best from a fluid, emotional place. Gemini and Sagittarius folk will have [...]

Observations: Transitions Saturn Style

Diane L — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:32:58 +0000

Saturn is very much on my mind these days and I can’t help seeing life through a Saturn filter. I got to pondering transitions and how different each planet’s style of making transitions is. Uranus transitions are abrupt. One day you are living your life in one place and the next you’re packing up to move halfway across town . . . or even further. Jupiter’s transitions are usually upgrades of one kind or another because he does like the best. Pluto’s transitions always, ALWAYS, demand we completely remove something or someone from [...]

Observations: Mars Station Blues

Diane L — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:05:00 +0000

The day Mars in Virgo stationed retrograde in my tenth house, I ended up running around helping Mr. Aries most of the day instead of getting my weeklies posted.

We got hit with an abundance of snow and very cold weather in the days leading up to the New Moon/Mars Station and needed to dig out. My Aries usually plows our driveway and my dad’s, who lives about a mile up the road. He got ours done and was driving the tractor up the road when it just stopped . . . the [...]