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Saturday & Sunday 1/18-19/2020: Songs of Synchronicity
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceHappy long holiday weekend — to those who are taking Monday off in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Here’s a recap of the weekend forecast:
How to apply this nifty astro-info in your own personal world? Here’s an example from mine, which occurred in a Midtown nail salon around 2 PM ET on Friday (which some of you may have already seen on my Twitter feed): “The chair masseur’s aggressive technique was no doubt honed in a past stint as a sous chef, pulverizing veal cutlets into scallopini. Moral of the story: bad time for a chair massage with Moon in depth-seeking Scorpio, about to square Uranus!” The experience was equally disruptive for the masseur, whose crestfallen expression clearly conveyed that a much larger tip was expected. Surprise!
And now, the news.
I am in awe of how the Sabian Symbols of last week’s Full Moon were reflected in the headlines. Let’s review, shall we?
Enter Lev Parnas, one of two indicted Russian-born associates of Rudy Giuliani, who allegedly “aided him in a search in Ukraine for detrimental information on P45’s political opponents.” Right before the House finally marched its impeachment articles over to the Senate, a trove of texts and documents from Parnas’ cellphone had been turned over to the House by Parnas’ lawyer — and released by the House to the public. Later that night, Rachel Maddow aired the first of a two-part interview, in which Parnas “sang like a canary,” according to the press (if only they’d said he “sang like a gondolier”). Isn’t that amazing? Here is Stephen Colbert presenting Parnas’ song in a fun parody — with the serious parts in his always entertaining — opening monologue.
I know what you’re saying. What about that “hidden choir”? OK, then. Cue the authors of “A Very Stable Genius,” the latest expose of the horrors and abuses in the P45 administration. WaPo published a must-read excerpt yesterday, under the headline “‘You’re a bunch of dopes and babies’: Inside P45’s stunning tirade against generals.” It describes a 2017 incident that took place inside a Pentagon sanctuary, where “wrenching” decisions have had to be made…but with an attitude of “reverence and decorum.”
You see? A choir could easily be hidden in there — and in that excerpt you can find out what they might be singing…and what prompted then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to refer to P45 as a “f—-ing moron.” Here is what we know of Tillerson’s horoscope.
In other news, perhaps the non-partisan General Accounting Office could be a hidden choir, too? They’re pretty low-key — and this week they concluded that P45 broke the law when he withheld aid funds from Ukraine.
Meanwhile, there was another debate among the handful of Democratic candidates who qualified. Marianne Williamson called it quits, with much of 2019’s expansive patterns behind her. Same for Julian Castro — and that Lean, Mean Meet-Up of Saturn and Pluto happened right on his 22 Capricorn Descendant. Translation: a potential loss or separation (but don’t worry, Julian — you’ll hit a nice peak in seven years)
Of the candidates left in the race, which one is most closely aligned with your personal ideology? The good folks at https://www.isidewith.com/ have updated their detailed quiz. Any surprises in your results?
Totally for-real billionaire and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg isn’t exactly floundering in the polls, but can’t qualify for the debates because he doesn’t take campaign contributions from anyone. Interesting, isn’t it? His campaign slogan is oh-so-Saturn conjunct Pluto in Capricorn — even though there’s not a shred of Capricorn in his horoscope. Go to his website and you’ll be greeted by “Together, we’ll get it done,” and right now, he’s probably somewhere in a key battleground state (i.e., not New Hampshire or Iowa) on his “Get It Done” Express.
There isn’t a shred of Capricorn in Vladimir Putin either — according to his horoscope — with its proposed 9:30 AM birth time. However, Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn are currently reflecting extremes of power and control on his natal Mercury-Neptune conjunction in Libra. Translation: we see potential for visionary or delusional thinking in ways that need to be expressed as rational, fair and balanced. There’s a strong intuitive component to his mindset, for better or for worse. The need for extremes of power and control in his thought and communication are one of the major themes in his development for 2020. How so?
Consider this headline: (The ENTIRE) “Russian government quits as Putin plans to stay in power past 2024.” Wow — past 2024? Sounds like the members of my co-op board. Delusions of immortality (?) wonders this NYT editorial. The news of Putin’s power surge comes on the heels of the January 10th lunar eclipse, which fell on his natal Uranus. Translation: 2020 is likely to be quite exciting, with significant changes of status in world affairs and at home (the eclipse affects Houses 9 and 4, which refer to those areas in life). Let’s see what happens around March 7th, when we should see a change in status if that proposed birth time is correct. Watch again a week later, when Mars and Jupiter trigger the eclipse, releasing a bottleneck of energy.
In other news, reflecting the humanitarian and egalitarian spirit of the harmony of Venus (money, women, art, social expression) and rebel Uranus, the state of Virginia became the 38th to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The ERA simply states that “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex,” and was too terrifying for 38 state legislatures to ratify by June 30, 1982, when it would have formally become the law of the land. I’m going on record now and saying that this, too, shall pass…and in my lifetime.
Toss last night’s shocker of a square between Mercury (information, communication) and Uranus into the mix, and you might read about the National Archives — y’know, people whose job it is to preserve and present actual facts — apologize for blurring the protest signs in an image used to promote an exhibit about the Womens’ March on Washington in January 2017. You might also read about the snazzy new uniforms for the snazzy new Space Force — that were instantly derided for being cut from cloth that is…decidedly un-spacelike.
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Monday 1/13/2020: Sneak Peek at the Week; Her Majesty the Queen Eclipsed
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceGood Morning!
OK…Good Evening…because that’s how long it takes to put this forecast together — and why I appreciate Avid Readers who support the work it takes to keep everyone informed.
So this was yesterday….
…and this is today:
Also today: Venus –– planet of who, what and how we love –– leaves “who’s yer buddy?” Aquarius for “I feel your pain” Pisces. That happens at 1:39 PM ET. Venus functions well in Pisces, where it is free to empathize to its soul’s content. It’s a welcome bit of softness that may balance all these other planets in Capricorn that need to Get Things Done, no matter what. Will it soften the possible outburst scheduled around 9 PM ET, when the perfection-seeking Virgo Moon clashes with boundary-pushing Mars (action!) in Sagittarius?
The rest of the week goes like this:
Before we get to the news, here are a few details about last Friday’s Full Moon in Cancer/eclipse. The Sabian Symbols for the lunation are “gondoliers in a serenade” (for the Moon at 20 Cancer) and “a hidden choir singing” (for the Sun at 20 Capricorn. So much music, music, music — and specifically, song. What to make of this? It seems terribly romantic. Is this for real? Will the fat lady finally sing? Sabian Symbol specialist Lynda Hill suggests all of the above — with a caution against believing in an expressive performance that may just be a charade. Otherwise, enjoy the ride — and remember to use your voice.
The chart for the Full Moon, set in Washington DC has all of those power-consolidating planets in Capricorn captured in the 8th house — an area of the horoscope whose planets may often feel “locked away.” And what we are likely to see in the back half of this lunar cycle may not be for real — as suggested by Neptune squaring (fogging up) the chart’s Gemini Ascendant.
As if on cue, earlier this evening (i.e., Sunday night), the White House tweeted out the exciting news of the “first snow of the year” in Washington — complete with an alleged photograph — despite the actual temperature that day being a record high of 68+ degrees. Thank goodness I have astrology to help me make some sense of this nonsense, as when I looked at the chart for the time of that utterly false tweet (8:55 PM ET), Neptune was fogging up the Ascendant of that chart, too — among other things. Although in fact, it was snowing…in Moscow. White House, Moscow — what’s the difference?
That was a rhetorical question.
But speaking of Neptune….
…let’s get to the news, where we may surmise that last week’s cooperative alignments among the Sun, Mercury and Neptune were reflected in the diffusion of tension between Iran and the United States. That’s what an easy Neptune alignment suggests, like so much oil on troubled waters. After firing missiles at a few Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops — which apparently did not claim the lives of any Americans — within a day both sides indicated that they were standing down. For now.
But even an easy Neptune alignment can make the details fuzzy. So while the official “word” on the reason for the strike on the Iranian general was that “four U.S. embassies were in imminent danger,” the fact is that no one seems to have seen that intelligence, including P45 — and certainly not U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), who expressed genuinely shocked concern over the “worst military briefing ever.” What made it so bad? That the Executive Branch told Congress not to debate whether the U.S. should pursue further military action against Iran, which Senator Lee found un-Constitutional. It troubled Lee that the White House would want to control what Congress could and could not talk about — which prompted Fox News to cut away from Lee’s presser because cue Jack Nicholson in “A Few Good Men,” now. So because Fox is unable to present it to you, here is Stephen Colbert.
Come to find out that the strike against the general was authorized by P45 seven months ago, as we are learning today. That fact wasn’t in the Congressional debriefing. The concern expressed by Sen. Lee is arguably a reflection of the authoritarian squeeze suggested by the Lean, Mean Meet-up of Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn. In other news, if you’d like a good summary of daily political events, start following historian Heather Cox Richardson on Facebook. She posts a rundown around midnight — and I am hooked. UPDATE: as of 9 PM ET on 1/13/20, we learn that P45’s latest rationale boils down to “because I said so — and never mind the rule of law.”
Meanwhile, Uranus was at a standstill last week — turning direct with a jolt on January 10th. If we anticipated disruptive headlines involving seismic activity (quakes in Puerto Rico; a volcano in the Philippines) and aviation, we anticipated correctly. And because P45 was feeling trigger-happy under a double-Mars hit to his horoscope ten days ago, Iran unintentionally shot down a Ukraine Airlines Boeing passenger jet, killing 176 people, including Iranians, Germans, 63 Canadians and other nationalities. In another aviation shocker, outgoing Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg will leave with a $62 million dollar parachute, paid for perhaps by the concurrent lay-off of 2800 Boeing workers, whose lives have been disrupted by the 737 Max scandal. Here is Boeing’s horoscope.
Other shockingly innovative technological developments:
In other news….
Avid Readers of this forecast — and those who attended my recent lecture and/or webinar about the significance of the hemispheres in the horoscope — have been alerted to the intense developments in the horoscopes of the Royal Family. Her Majesty the Queen’s 21 Capricorn Ascendant was not only eclipsed last week, but it has also been feeling the squeeze of Saturn and Pluto. Translation: resistance is futile; Her Majesty’s personal projection likely to be transformed — and possibly involve a separation. Not being psychic, I could not know for sure that Duke and Duchess of Sussex would announce that they are withdrawing from royal duties, wish to become financially independent and plan to split their time between two continents. However, it makes perfect sense astro-logically so let’s move on, as 2020 is just getting started and there will be other adjustments for the royals to make as the year progresses.
Meanwhile…
…also irrevocably transformed: Jane Austen, the iconic author whose Masterpiece Theater adaptation of Sanditon premiered in the U.S. on PBS last night. In the last 35 days of 2019, Miss Austen’s horoscope experienced two patterns suggesting a newly-empowered mindset and personal projection, possibly involving paranormal or otherworldly states. Austen died before finishing Sanditon; it was left to living human being Andrew Davies to complete the tale, bringing it to life on the small screen. Does Davies’s horoscope (Sep 20 1936 in Rhibwina, Wales) connect with Austen’s horoscope in the most amazing ways? Yes. Yes, it does. We can see how he could channel her voice.
Janeites may also enjoy my comparison of Austen’s horoscope with that of Rudy Giuliani in the latest “Charts in the News” column for the Feb/Mar 2020 Mountain Astrologer. You may be surprised how much they have in common.
What’s going on in your horoscope? How did the Lean Mean Meet-Up of Saturn and Pluto trigger developments in your own personal world? I’ve had a lot of fun doing mini-eclipse analyses for many cherished Avid Readers. If you’re curious about Saturn and Pluto — and how it affects you, toss $44 into my Cosmic Tip Jar — and email me your birth data. I will send you a few paragraphs of personal insights.
Here’s Beth Owl’s Daughter’s take on the Tarot Card for 2020 — The Emperor — and what it suggests for the world at large. It’s quite fitting for a year that begins with that Lean, Mean Meet-Up.
For an in-depth planning session for 2020, here’s the 411 on personal consultations.
Thank you for reading this forecast. Pluto says hi.
Monday 1/6/2020: Sneak Peek at the Week; Uranus Direct; Full Moon/Eclipse in Cancer; Less is More
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceAlll-righty then!
The first Monday of 2020 is driven by the Moon in Taurus, intent on establishing material comfort and security. It’s been void of course since 7:06 AM ET, which may reflect any need for a push to get you going this morning. The Moon will wander without focus until 9:11 PM ET — the entire work day on both Coasts. Stick to routine concerns during the long void. Roll with the twists and flakes — and CHILL over any crisis that may arise. Once the Moon gets into gear in Gemini tonight, the drive is to be the most informed kid in the room, colored by….
Here’s a post from December 16th with more on Saturn-Pluto in Capricorn. It’s the first of three significant planetary meet-ups we will have in 2020. By “significant,” I mean meet-ups involving only the outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
You understand that the Sun and the Moon meet up every 28 days, right — on the New Moon? And you understand that a New Moon is an opportunity to set intentions/plant seeds for that lunar cycle, yes?
These outer planets meet up once over the course of at least a dozen YEARS. Thus the seeds planted are in effect for that long period of time. Saturn and Pluto meet up every 33 to 38 years. Jupiter and Saturn meet every 20 years (they’ll do so on December 21, 2020). Jupiter and Pluto meet up every 12 years. They will meet up at 23-25 degrees of Capricorn in April, June and November.
We haven’t had a meet-up (technical term is “conjunction”) between these outer planets since Jupiter and Uranus met up in 2011. Think about this. A conjunction is an opportunity to focus and plant seeds for a new cycle. We haven’t had a significant long-term focal point since 2011; only patterns facilitating break-ups and shake-ups. In 2020 we will have three new cycles beginning anew.
We are living in interesting times — no doubt about it. How can we manifest the highest good for all concerned? One strategy — cliched, but effective:
Fear attracts more fear. If you’re reading the news every day (as I do), counter the brutal headlines by envisioning the world in a state of peace and health. Then, demonstrate that state of peace and health in your own personal world. Be good to yourself and those you encounter daily. Go for a walk or get to yoga. Be ruthless in your personal inventory; take a good hard look at what you choose to consume. If you’d like to start with food, I recommend The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan — or Colin Campbell’s The China Study. These books are eye-opening — perfect for these years with Uranus in Taurus.
Find and express gratitude for what you do have — as opposed to feeling bad about what you feel you lack. Gratitude for ANYTHING is empowering. You reinforce the belief that you are someone who is a “have,” not a “have-not.”
And now, the news.
First, it may be helpful to review the potential of last month’s New Moon set in Washington DC. Second, obviously we must talk about the horoscope of P45, which I did not look at before the holidaze. Had I done so, I would have reminded everyone that Mars, planet of action and aggression, would be exactly opposite P45’s Midheaven (public status) on December 25th. It squared P45’s natal Mars on December 29th, and squared his regally entitled Leo Ascendant at 2:02 AM ET on January 3rd. Translation: as we have seen over the years of tracking Mars in his horoscope, we would expect him to be especially provoked and/or aggressive on these days.
On December 27th, this story from two years ago — involving P45, Deutsche Bank, VTB (a sanctioned Russian bank) reared its head again on the internets. That’s also the day an American civilian contractor was killed in an attack on an Iraqi military base. On December 29th, P45 took a call from Vladimir Putin. That’s also the day the U.S. “carried out five airstrikes…in retaliation.” for the contractor’s death. On December 31st, “hundreds of Iraqi Shiite militiamen” broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, as Mercury and Jupiter were squaring P45’s Neptune. These patterns are not conducive to rational thinking. On January 2nd, a drone strike carried out P45’s assassination order of General Qassem Suleimani (profiled in this 2013 article from The New Yorker). Today, hundreds of thousands took to the streets in Iran for the Suleimani’s funeral.
The last time Mars activated these points in P45’s horoscope was in mid-August, and here’s what happened. When is he likely to be similarly provoked? Mark these dates in your calendar:
Note the potential for an intense squeeze around Feb 6th and 13th, when Pluto, planet of extremes, opposes his Saturn (authority; control) and Venus (money, women, social expression).
When will Mars trigger sensitive points in your horoscope? It’s good to be aware of these patterns, so you can prepare and respond to the upside, not the downside. Consult your astrologer for details.
Meanwhile…
Australia continues to burn. Did you know that Australians are required by law to vote? I did. But did you also know that Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal? I didn’t…until a couple of days ago. What kind of seeds will Australians plant in matters of resources and control, in sync with Sunday’s meet-up between Saturn and Pluto? If there was ever a time to begin anew, this is it. In the U.S., the shutdown of coal-powered facilities reportedly saved 26,000 lives.
UPDATE: on Michael Moore. Last time I looked at his horoscope, I expected his career would take off in a new direction. It has. He’s launched a successful podcast. Astrology is amazing.
More signs of the times:
In honor of Uranus (astrology) at a virtual standstill, the NYT interviews astrologer Chani Nicholas about her forthcoming book — and the reporter doesn’t trash the subject. Huzzah! Still, the NYT isn’t allowing readers to post comments. Why is that, I wonder?
Shall we indulge in even lighter fare, more appropriate for the magical, mystical cinematic wigginess of this week’s planetary alignments among Sun, Mercury and Neptune?
Last but not leasts, a love story among two unlikely parrots…
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Thursday 1/2/2020: Happy New Year; Tribute to a Giant Among Men
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth Grace…and a very happy New Year to you!
(tried to send this out much, much earlier in the day — MailChimp would not cooperate)
I don’t know about you, but I love this time of the year when we aren’t necessarily expected to be at our desks or at home. The break in the inexorable forward march of deadlines creates space to breathe, rest – or tend to projects you’ve had to place on the back burner. One of those “back burner” projects seems to include checking in with your local astrologer. I’ve been booked solid during the holidaze, but I haven’t heard from everyone, and there’s time available over the next few weeks. Seize the day! With 67 planets now in Capricorn, it’s time to plan your strategy for Getting Stuff Done.
We started 2020 with the Moon in Pisces, flowing gently down a stream of feelings and ideals, supported by easy connections among Saturn-Pluto and Mars. Moon went void at 9:14 PM ET (on Wednesday night), an hour into my experience of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. I got misty-eyed at the sight of Carrie Fisher and the scene between Harrison Ford and Adam Driver as Han Solo and Ben Solo/Kylo Ren. I could see Mark Hamill having a good old time chewing up the scenery in his bit with Daisy Ridley as Rey. Just glancing at them now, Ford’s horoscope is the one with the most developmental tension, with his 20 Cancer Sun about to be eclipsed, along with his 22 Cancer Moon about to be opposed by Saturn and Pluto on January 10th – 12th. A significant development in matters of home, family and public status is likely in the wings — and we can watch for news in mid-March.
Anyhoo…
At 11 PM ET last night, Moon entered Aries, where it is now driving the day with a need to get things started before anyone else does. Summon your courage and take the initiative on the Big Idea that is symbolized by mental Mercury’s meet-up with expansive Jupiter at 11:42 AM ET. It’s the only exact pattern among the planets for the rest of the week, except for the Moon. Your challenge is to choose which one of many options best deserves your focus, as Beth Owl’s Daughter’s ever-in-sync Tarot Card of the Week suggests. There you will find helpful advice on how to spend the first day of the New Year — to be saved for reference on January 1, 2021.
The First Quarter Moon — a challenge between the impulsive Aries Moon and the Sun in Establishment Capricorn — will be exact at 11:45 PM ET. A hard aspect between the Sun and Moon suggests crisis or conflict, and remember that the Lean, Mean Meet-Up of Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn is humming in the background, coloring the expression of all other planetary patterns — for better or for worse. Saturn refers to structure, limits, discipline, ambition, time and necessary controls. It functions effectively in Capricorn, the sign it rules. Capricorn refers to governments and corporations. Pluto refers to extremes, power, resources, news from underground, breakdown and decay and transformation. Watch the headlines for Big News. (I wrote that before noon today — and as of 9:44 PM ET, the headlines are indeed Big and Heavy, involving extreme efforts at corporate/governmental control: as you can see here and here and here and here).
But I digress.
Meanwhile, if your horoscope was personally activated by the December 26th eclipse, I expect you received a bit of significant news close to December 31st. I appreciate the interest many of you have in learning about eclipses and how they activate the horoscope — and I am still offering a few paragraphs of personal insight on how yours is likely to be affected by the last one and the January 10th lunar eclipse. Toss $44 into my Cosmic Tip Jar as an expression of Joyful Random Appreciation and email me your birth data, if I do not already have it.
Meanwhile, my horoscope was activated by the solar eclipse and thus I was prepared to receive the sad, irreversible news that my dear teacher Noel Tyl peacefully transitioned at 11:11 AM MT on December 31st, his 83rd birthday. Here is his horoscope.
I met Noel at an ISAR astrology conference in 2009 and immediately enrolled in his Masters Course for Professional Astrologers. It took me two and a half years to finish it — and it was more demanding than any course I took at Wellesley (with the possible exception of Symbolic Logic). Harvard-educated and author of over 30 books, Noel was a giant — intellectually and on stage — 6’10” tall! Before he became a full-time astrologer, he was a formidable player in the opera world, and you can hear his booming bass baritone as Wotan here — courtesy of the Seattle Opera.
Noel will be forever remembered for his brilliant, humanistic and ruthlessly efficient approach to modern psychological astrology — and is destined to live on through the scores of astrologers who were fortunate to have him for a teacher. I am eternally grateful and humbled. He leaves behind a pair of ginormous shoes to fill.
So, like that.
It’s going to be an intensely rewarding year for those who are willing to work for it.
To be continued….and meanwhile….
…thank you for reading this forecast.
Tuesday 12/24/2019: Late Sneak Peek at the Holiday Week; New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Capricorn
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth Grace…and a Merry Christmas Eve to all! The NORAD Santa tracker says jolly old St. Nick is heading for Freetown in Sierra Leone as I type…ho, ho, ho! With the Moon in Sagittarius, it’s a fine time for world travel and discussing collective beliefs, even if they’re not your own. We have strong potential for innovation and tolerance, courtesy of a harmony between the Capricorn Sun and Uranus in Taurus, exact at 4:43 PM ET.
Here’s how the rest of the week goes:
A pause — while we discuss this New Moon/Solar Eclipse.
A New Moon offers an opportunity to set our intentions for the next 28ish days. The eclipse adds potency to seeds that may be planted. Why? Because a solar eclipse acts like a “bottleneck” of energy. Light flowing from the Sun is temporarily interrupted, focusing attention on that interrupted point. As light is held back, something new and possibly fragile may enter the picture and grow. And here I would be thinking of Michael, the kindhearted policeman in the storybook Make Way for Ducklings, who stopped the flow of traffic on Beacon Street so Mr. and Mrs. Mallard and their brood of eight could safely make their way to the Boston Public Garden. Otherwise, they would have been roadkill. Got that?
When the eclipse is activated, the bottleneck of energy surges forward. Resistance is futile. Whatever was planted accelerates in growth — as fast as you can say “Jack and the Beanstalk!” With this eclipse happening in Capricorn, the seeds planted involve matters of ambition, authority and achievement. This is an awesome opportunity for structure and strategy on your plans for world domination. You can even take a clandestine meeting or two, in this dark of the Moon. Want to know how this eclipse affects your own personal horoscope? Toss $44 into my Cosmic Tip Jar (use the button marked “Joyful Random Appreciation”) and email me your birth data (if I don’t already have it). I’ll send you a few paragraphs of personal insights in a day or so.
The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon is “Indians rowing a canoe and dancing a war dance.” Sabian sage Blain Bovee points out that these Indians are a group of impassioned people, united in a common purpose. We are advised to apply the potency of the New Moon with a mind for “creative and skillful ways to navigate extreme differences in power; guerrilla tactics against a powerful foe; issues of being swept away by ingenious ways to maneuver on one’s own course. All’s fair in love and war: the issue lies in what strokes of genius one brings to navigating that which is deep and powerful.” Wow!
We live in such interesting times. In your own personal world, I’d say this symbol demands that you think outside the box — and get a group to support you.
Here’s the chart for the eclipse, set in Washington DC:
So much of what I see in this chart refers to creative vision and beliefs, for better or for worse. Some astrologers have pointed out that the Sun-Moon-Jupiter conjunction is close to a conjunction with the South Node. In the language of astrology, the South Node may refer to the experience we bring into this life from past lives. In the present lifetime, it can be an unhelpful fall-back position. It’s unhelpful because it is opposed to the North Node, which represents what we need to develop in order to maximize spiritual growth. Someone with a South Node in Capricorn has been to the top of the mountain and is used to having authority. But what they need to learn is the lesson of their Cancer North Node. They would be encouraged to learn how to nurture — and be comfortable in the realm of emotion, especially with allowing themselves to be vulnerable.
Having this eclipse so close to the South Node suggests an opportunity to release what may be toxic about Capricorn’s ability to wield authority. Too much is not a good thing. The South Node in this chart is at 8 Capricorn — which is conjunct the Fixed Star known as Facies. This is a challenge, as Facies is considered to be unfortunate — with themes of ruthlessness and victimization. Yowza! Who would want to be born under the influence of a star like that? Well — there’s always an upside potential.
Anthony Hopkins was born with Facies conjunct his Capricorn Sun and his Part of Fortune — literally a point of luck in the horoscope. I can’t find it now, but I was just reading an article where he talked about how playing Hannibal Lechter — a horrific character — was such a fortunate role for him (!). Remember that when you are wearing your amateur astrologer hat and thinking thoughts of gloom and doom because you’re having a Saturn Return or some other heavy pattern. There is always a positive application.
Back to the week at hand:
Oh, lookie! Santa just left Uruguay. Paraguay, he here comes! I better go put some cookies out…
Wishing you a joyous holiday week — let’s talk soon about your plans for 2020. It’s time for your annual check-up!
Thank you for reading this forecast.