Ah the year we have all been waiting for, the Dragon.
The ancients knew of four dragons, the earth (earthquakes) air (tornadoes) fire (lightning) and water (hurricanes). Fossil remains of dinosaurs made Greek and Chinese historians convinced of the existence of Dragons, and the calamities of the earth and its atmosphere proved beyond a doubt of their ability to devour and consume humans, villages, and towns.
So is the year of the Dragon a consuming one? or a devouring one? It is a year of great changes, innovations and new adventures. The sign in western astrology that corresponds to the Dragon is Aries, the springtime and all new beginnings.
Look to your adventures and to your creative ideas. All innovations are in favor. With retrograde Mars beginning on the same day, the old is breaking apart and the next
Monday, January 23, 2012
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MARS, god of war, retrograde in Virgo, sign of systems
Mars, mighty planet that faces the universe on the outside of the safety of earth's orbit, is our protector, our armor, our will and our blood.
The retrogrades of planets are the cycles of change, for good or for ill, they indicate the timing of fabulous shake-ups and brilliant solutions. This one should be mild, being in analytical, careful Virgo. However, Virgo rules all the things most important to our daily existence, like food, the making and growing of it; and health, the breakdowns and the healing places and people; and basically all systems. Oh yes, all the systems, clerical, electrical, digestive, and communicative. Whoops, that IS everything.
What we look for in Mars retrogrades is change. Fluctuations in all our systems will be a certain thing, and yet there will be many chances to solve problems. Mars rules action.Taking action in Virgo means fixing things and refining everything, making it work more efficiently. Retrograde, Mars gives us extra time to figure things out, go over it more than once. Take your time in the next several months. Mars is stationary from January 16 till the 21st, when it actually begins the backward orbit. It will go direct on April 11, and finish in Virgo in June.
In the sky, look for it rising in the East around midnight, a bright orange star centered on the horizon. Its retrograde lasts till April 11th, and it will hold that south eastern spot for the next 5 months.
This is also a dangerous planet. It was a Mars retrograde in fiery Sagittarius that brought us 9/11. It was retrograde on Bill Clinton's ascendant in Libra when he was set up for the impeachment trial. It rules anger, war, athletics, violence, machinery, tools, weapons, steel and iron... and men. All of those things will be evident in ordinary places. It is a time when new tools can be invented, or old griefs aired in odd ways. Take a second look at all temper tantrums, don't react in haste, and consider carefully what is offered during this phase. Check all the systems in your cars, trucks and vehicles. Machinery and fire in home situations should also be reviewed. Above all, realize that Retrogrades offer change, and change upsets the stability that was. It is a perfect time to activate change, experiment, and discover. Risks are not required, but risks in invention, thought and everyday systems will prove useful. Education is included in Virgo systems,so
dust off your ideas, and review and refresh your files. Back up all the computer systems. And get your flu shots.
The retrogrades of planets are the cycles of change, for good or for ill, they indicate the timing of fabulous shake-ups and brilliant solutions. This one should be mild, being in analytical, careful Virgo. However, Virgo rules all the things most important to our daily existence, like food, the making and growing of it; and health, the breakdowns and the healing places and people; and basically all systems. Oh yes, all the systems, clerical, electrical, digestive, and communicative. Whoops, that IS everything.
What we look for in Mars retrogrades is change. Fluctuations in all our systems will be a certain thing, and yet there will be many chances to solve problems. Mars rules action.Taking action in Virgo means fixing things and refining everything, making it work more efficiently. Retrograde, Mars gives us extra time to figure things out, go over it more than once. Take your time in the next several months. Mars is stationary from January 16 till the 21st, when it actually begins the backward orbit. It will go direct on April 11, and finish in Virgo in June.
In the sky, look for it rising in the East around midnight, a bright orange star centered on the horizon. Its retrograde lasts till April 11th, and it will hold that south eastern spot for the next 5 months.
This is also a dangerous planet. It was a Mars retrograde in fiery Sagittarius that brought us 9/11. It was retrograde on Bill Clinton's ascendant in Libra when he was set up for the impeachment trial. It rules anger, war, athletics, violence, machinery, tools, weapons, steel and iron... and men. All of those things will be evident in ordinary places. It is a time when new tools can be invented, or old griefs aired in odd ways. Take a second look at all temper tantrums, don't react in haste, and consider carefully what is offered during this phase. Check all the systems in your cars, trucks and vehicles. Machinery and fire in home situations should also be reviewed. Above all, realize that Retrogrades offer change, and change upsets the stability that was. It is a perfect time to activate change, experiment, and discover. Risks are not required, but risks in invention, thought and everyday systems will prove useful. Education is included in Virgo systems,so
dust off your ideas, and review and refresh your files. Back up all the computer systems. And get your flu shots.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
2012 the end of times, the year ahead, Jupiter and Venus
So it is here at last. What is it in our human pessimism that so loves an end-of-the-world scenario? How many times since I have been an astrologer (since 1978) have I been asked if now is the end? Every year. So comes now an old piece of archaeological information that has swept the collective imagination. The world ends at the Winter Solstice of 2011? or of 2012?
All worlds end over and over. Our destructive seeds were born in us. The planet has been made and remade over billions of epochs that seemed important and ultimate in their height. Like us, now, we have reached an apex of civilization, and yet there is still country music. We are mired in our baseness after all.
In planetary positions, this is a year much like many others, not nearly so remarkable as the spring of 2011, and the great oppositions of Jupiter and Saturn which have been exact all of 2010 and 2011. Those oppositions were bound by the Pluto position at right angles in Capricorn, and every month was a perfect square completed by the Moon.
So far, the remarkable planets are the beautiful visibility of Great Jupiter, brightest it will be for the next 12 years. And of Venus, war planet of the Mayans as bright this January and February as she ever gets. Those glowing nighttime companions are our most beneficial planets, they should be a good omen for the year's beginning. Testing period comes in late January when Mars retrogrades in Virgo opposite the sun, and retrograding Mercury in Pisces. Look for health issues and the cyber war. So shore up your data, dust off the electric typewriters, and learn your account numbers again. This is a messy group in a messy arrangement, and has little to do with the Mayan predictions other than showing how details can unravel a great set of systems.
Party like it's 2012!
All worlds end over and over. Our destructive seeds were born in us. The planet has been made and remade over billions of epochs that seemed important and ultimate in their height. Like us, now, we have reached an apex of civilization, and yet there is still country music. We are mired in our baseness after all.
In planetary positions, this is a year much like many others, not nearly so remarkable as the spring of 2011, and the great oppositions of Jupiter and Saturn which have been exact all of 2010 and 2011. Those oppositions were bound by the Pluto position at right angles in Capricorn, and every month was a perfect square completed by the Moon.
So far, the remarkable planets are the beautiful visibility of Great Jupiter, brightest it will be for the next 12 years. And of Venus, war planet of the Mayans as bright this January and February as she ever gets. Those glowing nighttime companions are our most beneficial planets, they should be a good omen for the year's beginning. Testing period comes in late January when Mars retrogrades in Virgo opposite the sun, and retrograding Mercury in Pisces. Look for health issues and the cyber war. So shore up your data, dust off the electric typewriters, and learn your account numbers again. This is a messy group in a messy arrangement, and has little to do with the Mayan predictions other than showing how details can unravel a great set of systems.
Party like it's 2012!
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