Month: December 2009

Practical matters are in the forefront of your plans and actions. The Moon in Taurus wants comfort while the Sun in Capricorn is more concerned with the status derived from professional accomplishments. Mercury in Capricorn can be cold and cut through all the social niceties. Venus in Capricorn meshes this combination of planets in Capricorn and provides some decency to getting what you want. Lines are drawn in the sand.

Mars will spend a total of about 9 months in the sign of Leo. This will instill a sense of enthusiasm and ardor into the project. What is happening now is deeply important to your entire being. Mars is opposed by Jupiter and Neptune in Aquarius so take care that you don’t go off the deep end with some of your unfounded suspicions. You don’t want to seem unrealistic and/or unreasonable.

Saturn will be in Libra for the better part of the next 2½ years. This will give you a chance to dig into personal relationships and identify what has worked and what hasn’t worked. This is a golden opportunity to change your persona and attract many new things and people into your life. Although this is sometimes a painful catharsis, in the end it will be well worth it.

This week we have many planets in winter signs. These signs, Capricorn, Aquarius & Pisces, show maturity. This is the time to reap what you have sown. The Sun is in the last degrees of Sagittarius and will enter Capricorn. Capricorn, ruled by Saturn, is symbolized by father time. Suddenly, we realize that time passes quickly and that we must focus on the things that must be done to ensure that we reach our goals. There is a sense of urgency.

The Moon, Jupiter and Neptune are all in the sign of Aquarius. This creative combination allows us to think out of the box. It gets us to freshen up our tired persona that we project into the world. We change the things that are no longer working for us.
This also creates an opportunity for expansion socially and intellectually. It brings new people into the picture. This makes life much more interesting.

Pluto in Capricorn is square Saturn in Libra. People are becoming less tolerant and more violent in getting their point of view across. Still there is some sensibility that prevails and this allows you to voice your objections without fear of reprisal. Don’t let bitterness ruin your chances for getting the prize that you have worked long and hard for. Keep working and don’t take anything personally.

It’s difficult…if not impossible to change your nature. Your nature is your nature. But overtime it might be possible to make some small changes that can improve your whole life. Planets influence you the way you receive the planetary influences. So possibly you can change the receiver. The receiver is your rising sign (ascendant). One of the twelve signs of the zodiac shows how you receive the planetary influences. Each sign possesses characteristics that are shared by those who have the same sign rising. Signs are either masculine or feminine. Masculine signs act, feminine signs react.

All signs belong to a season; spring, fall, summer or winter. Signs are cardinal, fixed or mutable. Signs are fire, air, water or earth. All of these characteristics influence the way that you view your own life. How you see it is how it is. Spring signs have a youthful approach to life right on through the winter signs which show a mature approach to life. All the seasons have a purpose. There is a time for every purpose under heaven. We evolve through the seasons of life. We evolve from youth to old age.

But basically after all is said and done, we act in a way that conforms to our own nature.
It is that nature that leads us over and over again to the human condition of survival. We can survive using our own resources or we can survive at the expense of others. The former is the preferred behavior but depending on our evolution we act either on the higher nature of humanity or the lower nature of the human race. That is where we find the ability to use free will. We can choose our higher nature. By taking the high road, we upgrade our destiny.

Both choices cause suffering, but one is infinitely more bearable than the other depending on your own nature.

This week you may feel like pulling up the entire foundation upon which you have built your thinking but it is only a temporary frustration that will resolve itself in the near future. Mercury conjunct Pluto in Capricorn is responsible for this feeling of disorientation. It requires that you take a second look at your values and decide if any adjustments need to be made.

Saturn is square to the Mercury & Pluto conjunction which will result in careful examination of current trends and events. It is these trends in the collective public persona that help us to determine which ideas will and will not succeed. Everyone has to be able to predict the future to some extent. We need to be able to anticipate what will be in demand. If we can provide these services, it will be profitable.

Jupiter & Neptune are conjunct is the sign of Aquarius. This could lead to overextending yourself on many levels. Expansion is a good thing if we have the infrastructure to support it, otherwise it will lead to collapse.

There are no planets in water signs at the moment. This tends to produce a cynical and unsympathetic attitude. Always try to put your feet into the other person’s shoes. Hopefully, we can gain some insight and compassion and this will lead to inner peace and happiness.