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The Power of Guilt & Saturn in Libra

Saturn has a traditional association with guilt, one of the gateway emotions leading to anger and resentment; and with Saturn in Libra we are in the process of learning more about how guilt can destroy once functional relationships.

Recently I was watching an episode in Sharpe’s Justice where he confronts his estranged wife over her withdrawing all his savings from a bank and spending the money on herself and her paramour. She attacks him viciously because she knows what she did was wrong but feels unable to admit that. In the end, she begs her lover to kill Sharpe [...]

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Observations: Venus Under Pressure

Venus is a very important planet in my chart so I’ve been paying attention ever since Venus moved into Libra on August 6 and entered into the cardinal T-square fray. The lovely one promptly opposed Uranus and conjoined Saturn, then opposed Jupiter and squared Pluto.

The tension of the last few weeks living under the influence of intense cardinal energy broke for me when the Moon moved into Cancer creating a Grand Cross bringing the energy into balance. Venus conjoining Saturn slowed things down even further but the opposition to Jupiter and square to Pluto ratcheted my stress [...]

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New Moon in Pisces, March 15, 2010

The New Moon at 25°10′ Pisces on March 15 is a critical moment to focus on doing what is necessary to bring old ways of thinking and being to closure before stepping forward onto a new path.

The Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus are all in the last sign of the zodiac. Neptune, ruler of Pisces, is closely semi-sextile Mercury and Uranus, adding its subtle and compassionate influence. The period between this New Moon and the New Moon in Aries on April 14 is an excellent time to get serious about our internal and external housecleaning.

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New Moon in Aquarius, February 13-14, 2010

If there ever was a time to check our expectations and assumptions about love and romance at the door, the New Moon on February 13 is it (February 14 in the Eastern Hemisphere).

The Sabian symbol for this New Moon, at 25°17′ Aquarius, is “a garage man testing a car’s battery with a hydrometer.” This image is very descriptive of what we need to do to find our way through the pitfalls of our expectations of others and how we think our beloved should behave on Valentine’s Day. Is it so hard to simply tell our sweeties what would [...]

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Saturn Square Pluto and Relationship Pitfalls

This topic just won’t leave me alone. New thoughts keep creeping up from the depths of my twelfth-house Mercury in Scorpio and asking to be shared, perhaps because controlling behaviors (Pluto) can devastate our one-on-one relationships (Libra).

The second exact square between Saturn in Libra and Pluto in Capricorn takes place January 31, another reason this subject in on my mind. Pluto in Capricorn has a strong need to be seen as the top dog in any given situation, while Saturn in Libra keeps reminding him of the importance of fairness and equity. The potential for conflict between [...]

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