The Big News this month is the Arab Spring and the Occupy Wall Street protests.
The official start of the Arab Spring was Saturday December 18, 2010 after a young street vendor in Tunisia set himself on fire the day before, and died of his injuries on January 4 2011. The Arab Spring is still ongoing today. I see eclipses as triggers to these types of longer cycles.
Back in December 2010, I wrote about the importance of the eclipse of Dec 21, 2010 at 29 Gemini. As I wrote --This eclipse was powerful because it fell on the winter solstice, but also because Uranus and Jupiter was in a square configuration to this eclipse suggesting something completely out of the blue will come up. Also, this eclipse was in a trine to Neptune, which is a time when we will feel very idealistic. This eclipse took place during retrograde Mercury which represents young people. Because it is in the last degree of the sign, it resolves old issues. The end degree of a sign signifies a time of transition. This was a Dragon’s Tail Lunar eclipse. This is a time of letting go of old emotional habit patterns and letting go of the people and institutions that you have become dependent on.
The eclipse triggered the Pluto-Uranus square that most astrologers feel is the backdrop of the protests happening in the Middle East and now in our country. The Pluto-Uranus Square will be with us until 2018 or so.
Jonathan Pearl (Find him on Facebook) sees the Occupy Wall Street activity in terms of the movement of the fixed star Regulus from Leo into Virgo. Regulus entered Leo in 156 BC. Pealr says the precession of the stars through the sign is a 26,000 year cycle, but the date Solar Fire gives for Regulus into Virgo is 9/16/2011. Occupy began on 9/17/201. Regulus in Leo has to do with power, kings, dictators, rulers and CEO’s. Moving out of Leo into Virgo means Leo style leadership, domination and rule by might ,is shifting into the sign of service, resourcefulness, technology, skill and duty, It seems that we are all called to a service of some kind for helping shape a better the world.
Christina at Oxford astrology has collected the best of the astrology posts on Occupy Wall Street here.
Mercury goes retrograde on the 24th of November until December 13. Neptune moves direct on the 9th.
Dates to Watch:
Nov 1 – Mercury Square Neptune at 28 Scorpio/Aquarius. Not a good time to figure out who is lying to who in that squirrelly office you work in. Everyone is in a fog and you can’t tell who did what to who. You are especially confused if you have any personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus or Mars) or the Ascendant at 28 Scorpio/Aquarius.
Nov 2 – Venus enters Sagittarius until Nov 26. Venus wants to go outside of that solid, committed, smothering relationship you are in right now. You may be tied at the hip, but it is time to untie.
Mercury enters Sagittarius until Jan 9, 2012. Everyone will be talking at the same time, telling stories, exaggerating and promising way more than they can deliver. Don’t lend money to that cute slick guy you just mett who really wants to buy you a big diamond, but is short on cash.
Nov 3 – Venus Trine Uranus. – Go to a museum and see beautiful paintings. Friendships unfold pleasantly.
Mercury Trine Uranus – You are vivacious and witty, the life of the party. Also, good for mental work such as writing.
Nov 7 – Mars Opposite Neptune at 38 Leo/Aquarius. Put your energy into manifesting a desire. Don’t try to pull a fast one on anyone. This is the aspect of the Scammer.
Nov 9 – Neptune Moves Direct. Neptune is on his way to entering Pisces on February 4, 2012. That is the sign Neptune rules. Be quiet today and get in touch with what your intuition is telling you to manifest in the coming months.
Nov 10 – Full Moon at 18 Taurus. This brings the culmination of things started at the New Moon of Oct 26.
Mars enters Virgo until July 3, 2012. All of you Sun in Virgo and Ascendant in Virgo will get your motors running now. You will wonder where all that energy is coming from. You won’t be satisfied being a couch potato anymore. Also, look to the house of your natal chart that contains Virgo, this area of your life will be mighty active during this period. For the meaning of the houses, see Meaning of Houses
Nov 16 – Mars Trine Jupiter at 3 degrees of Virgo/Taurus. Put this to good use. Progress is made, go on a trip.
Nov 20 – Sun Square Neptune at 28-29 Scorpio/Aquarius. You just feel like kicking back for awhile. Those of you with personal planets at 28-29 Scorpio/Aquarius/Taurus are so laid back you look comatose.
Nov 22 – Sun enters Sagittarius. A good month to expand your life, get out of your rut and meet new people.
Nov 23 – Sun Trine Uranus. A day for entertainment and fun. Have a party.
Mars Trine Pluto at 5 Virgo/Capricorn. I know good financial news is hard to come by now, but if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 5 Virgo, Capricorn or Taurus, you may be in for a good day money-wise.
Nov 24 – Thanksgiving Day
Mercury turns retrograde. If you haven’t done so at this time, put off buying Christmas presents until after December 13. A good time to revise your plans.
Nov 25 Solar Eclipse at 2 Sagittarius. All of you with personal planets or the ascendant at 2 Sagittarius or Gemini will have a part of your life highlighted at this time. This Eclipse is conjunct Uranus, so expect the unexpected. I will write a separate report on this eclipse and the one in Dec this month.
Nov 26 – Venus Enters Capricorn until Dec 20. No more fun and games, this guy is serious. You may talk to some friends at work and you will “do lunch” and discuss who has the biggest salary at work and who will get promoted. Pretty dull stuff. Don’t invite me.
Venus Square Uranus. There is one wack job in your town and you found him. How do you do that? And why? You are especially prone to the nutters if you have personal planets at 1 degree of Aries or Capricorn.
Nov 27 - Venus Trine Jupiter. A much better day to get into a relationship. This one will be with a lawyer, professor or a foreigner. Look for 2 degrees of Capricorn or Taurus in your birth chart.
OUTER PLANET TRANSITS
JUPITER is in Taurus this month and will stay in Taurus until June 2012. This month Jupiter is retrograde and is moving from 5 to 1 degrees of Taurus. Now is a time to re-evaluate our belief systems especially if you have the ascendant, Sun or Moon between 5 and 1 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio. This is a time to plan your future in a no-nonsense practical way.
SATURN is in Libra (structure, foundation, and responsibility) until Oct 2012. This month Saturn is moving from 22 to 26 degrees of Libra. If you have the Ascendant or any personal planets at 22 or 26 degrees of Libra in your natal chart, you may be in store for some hard lessons around the issues ruled by the planet and the house the planet is in or rules. Libra rules relationships of all kinds and Saturn may ask you to take on more responsibility for how your relationships work.
URANUS is in Aries and will stay in Aries until 2018. This month Uranus is retrograde and will stay at 1 degree of Aries. Wanting freedom and a need to make radical changes will be felt by those with the Ascendant, Sun and personal planets at 1 degree of Aries. I believe in “cooperating with the inevitable”. If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, go on a long vacation, move, or make some major changes in your life.
NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is stationing direct this month and will stay at 28 degrees of Aquarius this month. Neptune will move into Pisces in February 2012 and will stay in Pisces until 2026. A lack of focus, a sense of drifting or an inability to see a betrayal or disappointment until it's too late can be experienced by those of you with the Sun or Personal Planets at 28 degrees of Aquarius or late Aquarius ascendant types. For the enlightened out there, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, creative expression, increased dreams and spiritual insights.
PLUTO is in Capricorn until 2023. This month Pluto will move from 5 to 6 degrees of Capricorn. Everyone is feeling the urge to purge and to find his or her truth. Profound changes will be felt especially by those with Sun, Ascendant or personal planets at 5 or 6 degrees of Capricorn or Cancer.
Have a great month,
Janet Kane