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Volume 13,
December 2006
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We
celebrate Sagittarius this month. What makes them tick?
5. Saturn’s persistence through Leo has
kept many of us having to define our personal boundaries – taint over yet –
till September of 2007.
4. Don’t underestimate
3. This marvelous combination of Jupiter
and Neptune has brought us movies like “The Secret” and “What the Bleep” and
symbolizes that more and more of us are ready for true spiritual awakening and
experience.
2. The continuing Saturn opposition to
1. Don’t just write off the demotion of
Pluto to “Dwarf Planet” status. There
is already serious talk about reinstating it – maybe even in 2007. Don’t ever
underestimate shifts in how we perceive celestial bodies because Astrology is a
symbolic language. This story is far
from over - don’t ever take Pluto lightly.
10. Jupiter
and Pluto Conjunct - Jupiter adds a real Sagittarian punch to Pluto as
Pluto prepares to leave its 11-year stay in Sagittarius. This should prove to
be monumental. A real statement. As the great
astrologer Stephen Arroyo says, “When a major planet is just about to leave a
sign or house, it tends to stop and make a major summarizing statement – a
finale.” Since Pluto has stirred up so much religious and philosophical tension
during its reign, look for a major turning point here. Hopefully, it will not
follow its basic Astrology 101 interpretation: “encouragement to use nuclear
power,” rather, cooler heads prevailing for the good of all mankind.
9. Jupiter
and Uranus Square - All year Jupiter will travel at a right-angle to Uranus
(square). On the plus side, these two encourage each other to “let loose” and
will fill us with a sense of carefree
optimism. However, this combination can get carried away to excess. Fast growth, yes, irresponsible growth, no. More religious fanaticism - likely.
8. Saturn
Travels Separately - Much of the year Saturn will be traveling in a “bucket
handle” pattern. Much like the handle of an umbrella, the senior planet is
alone across the zodiac from the other 9 which are fanned out. Therefore, its
effect will be greatly emphasized. Maintaining its persistent stay in Leo, we
will continue to find that everything in our lives will pivot around our
critical need to define and safeguard our own personal boundaries.
7. March
18th Eclipse with Pluto - One of Pluto’s final statements in Sag will be
made as the Solar Eclipse sheds light on what Pluto has been doing in the
“underworld”, i.e., our unconscious as well as the Greater Unconscious. We will
face questions like, “What does our life really add up to?”,
at this time. Eclipses mark milestones. We might not like what we see, but it
will be honest and clear, and we can learn much from it. Hopefully we’ll grow
stronger because of it.
6. August
28th Eclipse with Saturn - This eclipse with Saturn next to the Sun in
Virgo will inspire us to take action to “clean up our acts.” And
in a big way. Down-to-earth, real, physical solutions.
5. March
3rd Eclipse with Uranus - Like the
4. Saturn
Enters Virgo in September - Wow, Saturn goes into Virgo. You think you’re
overworked now? A planetary-wide yard sale. After all the
rough stuff ego-banging of Saturn in Leo since
3. Saturn
Opposes Neptune - Finally, after two years, Saturn will bring its opposition
to
2. 9/11
Eclipse with Uranus – Does that sound ominous? I hope not. The Solar Eclipse
in Virgo triggers Uranus in Pisces on “9/11?” I don’t know what to say other
than the fact that 9/11 is very sore spot on this country’s calendar. An eclipse on that point in quite scary without Uranus adding to
it. We need to be extremely vigilant during this time. Uranus specializes in “surprises.” Special monitoring
of our vast computer networks will be warranted at this time.
1. Pluto
Exits Sagittarius - Pluto is on the verge of leaving Sagittarius and even
though it doesn’t enter (ingress) into Capricorn until
Speaking
of politics…
12/4 Full Moon 7:25pm 12° Gemini 43’ – The
Sagittarian Sun will oppose the Geminian Moon and
form a T-square to Uranus in Pisces. This will be a gab-fest. Expect things to
be very busy and chaotic. A great time to call those 200 friends you haven’t
talked to in a while. Wait till after
7th thru 21st, 5 and 6 planets in Sagittarius! – This conglomeration of planets
symbolizes that our ideals are being released. No time to hold back. Let the
arrow go! After all, all of the work and worry and stress are all for what? For life and enjoyment, right? Now is the time.
16th thru 28th, Saturn is bucket handle! – Saturn will now
have an even lonelier task of traveling opposite all 9 other planets for 12 days. Translation: Well, we were having fun, weren’t we? Once again
it all goes back to that nagging persistence of Saturn in Leo. Fun only if we
have respected our own personal boundaries. Period.
Being surrounded by a huge ice ring isn’t bad enough, is it?
12/22 Ursids Meteor Showers –
Run!
(“meteor” = Greek for
“raised up”)
12/30 Tiger
Woods Turns 31…
Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19) – Don’t wrap their
gifts, it takes them too long to open. Protective head
gear is not a bad idea. Journals, diaries, things about “Me.”
Mirrors. New sports car. Anything that goes fast. Hiking and
camping clothes or gear. Blue jeans. Tickets to
air shows. Sky-diving lessons. An application
for “American Idol.”
Taurus (Apr
20-May 20)
– Food, drink, grub, vittles, and ale. Big, soft easy chairs.
Body-vibrators. Anything durable.
Things that smell good. Things that
they can rub on their body. Money. Give them
the deed to your property. Things you
can rub on their body. A hammock. Mint
Juleps. Big steaks. Beef jerky. Bars of gold.
Gemini (May
21-Jun 21) –
Any kind of gift certificate, let them explore. A variety
pack of a variety of things. Transformers. Anything that talks. Lollipops. Lava lamps. A chemistry set. A microscope.
Things that make you go “Wow!” Cotton candy. Hard Rock Café Tee-shirt from Down Under. Make sure you get
two of each item.
Cancer (Jun 22-Jul 22) – Anything delicate
with lace or pink-colored. Tiny things that need mothered. Pets. Picture albums. Cookbooks. Family tree or scrapbooking materials. Frames.
Blankets and pillows. Pictures of
their mother. Pictures of their grandmother. Family heirlooms. A gerbil named Leroy. Popcorn.
A case of Kleenex.
Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22) – Karaoke
recording station. Talking mirror. Fireplaces.
Dylan albums. Dogs and lots of them.
Sleeveless winter coats. Dippity-Do. Dolly Parton wigs. Eye mascara. Spotlights. Madonna CDs. Personal
paparazzi. Any stained glass. Lots of credit cards. One-way ticket to
Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22) – Any and all
tools.
Nothing sentimental. WD-40. Boots. Tweezers and scissors.
Cleaning supplies. Self-flagellation devices. Day-timers, schedulers, and calendars. No jewelry. No
picture albums or anything that cries. Head
& Shoulders shampoo. Lint brushes. Saddles. Sandpaper. A box of red pens.
Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22) – No tools of any
kind or kitchen devices. Expensive clothes, expensive jewelry, and expensive art. Design
books. Classical music. Tickets to
plays and symphonies. Everything had better be exquisitely wrapped. Books. Biographies of the Rich and Famous. Expensive perfume. Lee Iaccoa
autographs.
Scorpio (Oct
23 - Nov 21)
– Romance or spy novels. The key to your heart. Keys
to your safety deposit box. Tea. Sweaters.
Heavy blankets. Two tickets for a
Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21) – Tickets to
Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) – Anything hard. Tools.
Statues. Toys with non-moving parts.
Golf-like accessories for the desktop. Banker’s lamps. Anything official,
especially with a government seal. Autographed
pictures of Ronald Reagan. John Denver or Elvis CDs.
Wrap neatly so the paper can be carefully peeled off and be reused.
Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) – Snow globes. Rubik’s
Cubes, Large clothes that don’t fit. Out-of-print
books. Astrology books. Alternate
states of consciousness CDs. Biofeedback machinery. Aroma
therapy supplies. Body-piercing or tattoo supplies. Anything
radioactive. Very large or very small pets. James Dean movies. Kaleidoscopes.
Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) – One-way tickets
to
-The earliest known
astrological records date back to
-
-Galileo,
Copernicus,
-It
wasn't until the birth of Princess Margaret in 1930 (and the discovery of
Pluto) that Astrology once again found widespread popularity. That year, the
London Sunday Express ran an astrological profile of the princess to celebrate
her birth - and so began the modern newspaper horoscope column… That sure fixed
everything.
Next month we ask Kid
Astro: Why is the Moon so important
in a chart?
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Astrology
Consortium for Enlightenment (S.P.A.C.E.) will have a special holiday meeting
on Sunday, December 10th. Usually
the meetings are held on the last Sunday of each month at
Void Void
Date Starts Ends
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12/01 1:41pm - 8:26pm
BE ESPECIALLY ALERT
12/03 7:31pm - 10:05pm TO DAYS IN RED,
12/05 6:12pm – 1:00am (next day) THE MOON IS VOID
12/06 8:13pm – 6:52am (12/8) MOST OF THE WORK-DAY
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12/30
Void-of-Course Moons are periods every few
days anywhere from a few minutes to several hours where you are discouraged
from launching projects. It’s kind of like sailing a boat and there just isn’t
any wind. For more information on this subject, visit my earlier newsletter: www.starself.com/newsletter2.html
Access my complete 2006 Void Moon table at:
www.starself.com/rxvoidmoon.html
Find
all past articles and newsletters at: www.starself.com/articlesnews.html
Free
birth chart calculations are available at: http://www.alabe.com/freechart/
A free do-it-yourself Astrology program is
available at: http://www.magitech.com/~cruiser1/astrolog.htm
The PA Dept. of Vital Records form for
ordering your birth time/birth certificate is at: www.starself.com/birthtime
Make sure to stay in touch with my web site
at www.starself.com and as always,
“May the planets be with you as you find your Starself!”
Rick