Mythic Zodiac

Eclipses in October and November 2022

The first eclipse on October 25 is a Solar Eclipse in the sign of Scorpio.  The second eclipse on November 8 is a Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Taurus. The ancients believed that during an eclipse, ‘the mighty will fall.’ They bring endings and beginnings as in births and deaths. The energy from an eclipse can last up to six months and can also become active a month before the actual eclipse.

For instance, the last Solar Eclipse on April 30, 2022, was in a conjunction with Neptune and Jupiter.  Neptune.  Here is what I wrote at that time, Since Neptune rules oil and water among other things, this could mean higher oil prices and flooding. These things did not manifest on the day of the eclipse but happened later.

We will have eclipses on the Taurus/Scorpio axis of the zodiac for the next year.  So this denotes a cycle of change that relates to our values, our possessions (Taurus), and our ability to regenerate our lives (Scorpio). 

 

Solar Eclipse on October 25 at 2 degrees of Scorpio

This partial solar eclipse will be visible from Europe, the Urals, and Western Siberia, Central Asia, and Western Asia, and from the northeast of Africa.

Solar Eclipses tend to relate to sudden events that disrupt our day-to-day functioning; they are the crisis that seems to come out of nowhere and that suddenly demands all of our conscious attention and focus. They tend to stir things up on a physical and conscious level much more than Lunar Eclipses.

A Solar Eclipse is a powerful new moon so make plans for the future. Set your intentions during this eclipse around Scorpio themes – obsessions, compulsions, regeneration, and transformation. The day of the eclipse and six months following this eclipse is an ideal time to deal with and make a fresh start in all of these Scorpio areas.

This Solar eclipse is conjunct Venus, the planet of art, beauty, harmony, diplomacy, and love.  Is there a peace process in place for the war in Ukraine?  Hopefully, this eclipse could bring one about.

This Solar Eclipse is right on Vladimir Putin’s Ascendant at 3 degrees of Scorpio. This represents a loss of face and a change in how others see him.  In my clients’ charts, an eclipse on the ascendant brings in a move or a change of job, or both. The last eclipse on April 30, 2022, was opposite Putin’s Venus which shows a loss of popularity.  He doesn’t feel loved. When eclipses come in and aspect personal planets and the ascendant, major changes can come into a person’s life.

This eclipse is opposite King Charles’ Moon.  You can read about that in my King Charles article here

 

Lunar Eclipse on Nov 8 at 16 degrees of Taurus

This eclipse will be visible from Asia, Australia, North America, parts of northern and eastern Europe, and most of South America.

In Taurus, this eclipse will bring about a focus on your values and on banking, property, housing, land, food production, and farming. We crave security with an eclipse in Taurus.

On a Lunar Eclipse, something will end and on a Solar Eclipse, something will begin. A Lunar Eclipse is an opportunity to break habits or eliminate socially conditioned patterns of thoughts and behaviors that stand in the way of self-realization. 

A Lunar Eclipse can make us more aware of our emotional habits and our unconscious motivations. This period of time can bring up old memories and feelings.  Full moon eclipses can bring completion to projects in which you have been involved. The Sun opposite the Moon lights up the Moon and brings previously unexamined areas of your life into awareness. Repressed energies emerge for confrontation and resolution.  Pay attention to your dreams. Lunar Eclipses are more emotional than Solar Eclipses.  Lunar Eclipses shine a light on things of which we weren’t aware.

This Lunar Eclipse is very complex because of the many other planets that it is aspecting. One of the major aspects is a square to Saturn and a conjunction with Uranus.  Hopefully, this is the last hurrah, of the Saturn/Uranus square that we have experienced all through 2021. Uranus promotes change and Saturn resists it.

This eclipse is on the day of the United States election.   I know astrology, but I know little about politics. From what I can glean from the aspects on this day, there may be a conflict because the Uranus types will want to throw the bums out and start over and the Saturn types will want to stay with the devil they know.  Mercury is involved in this eclipse also and he rules ballots.  Mercury, the trickster, could cause some confusion in the balloting. Venus is also involved and she rules harmony. Maybe some woman (Venus) will try to keep things calm during the voting process on that day, but she will be trumped (excuse the expression) by Saturn square Uranus.  I can’t predict the results except Election Day will be a mess and some of the mix-ups may not be untangled for 6 months or more.

 

How will these eclipses affect you?

Note to my Astrology Clients.  Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following eclipses will have a major impact on you.  Or, you can also email me for a coaching session on how these eclipses will impact your chart.  See Coaching under Services here

Eclipses are contrary to the status quo. If impacted by one of these eclipses, your life will not run on the usual track.  But that can be a good thing. Some view eclipses as release and renewal points.  If your birthday falls on or is close to the date of an eclipse your life will change dramatically in the months and years ahead.

Sometimes eclipses get triggered after they occur so events can come in after the eclipse, especially within 6 months. The Sun will trigger the Solar Eclipse on April 23, 2023. and Mars will trigger the Lunar Eclipse on Aug 12 and 13^th of 2022. Look for events relating to the eclipses on these dates.

An eclipse tends to emphasize matters related to the house it falls in on your natal chart and what planets it conjuncts or opposes.  The areas ruled by the houses or planets will demand more energy and time from you, at least until the next eclipses in April and May of 2023.   Eclipses open doors and invite you to come in, illuminating and stimulating areas of your life that need your attention.

Remember that planetary energies are archetypal and archetypes can be expressed in many different ways. It’s really based on your consciousness and how you decide to work with these energies.

 

The Solar Eclipse on Oct 25 at 2 degrees of Scorpio will affect you if you have personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and/or Mars) or the ascendant at 0 to 4 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio.  Also, look at your natal chart for the houses that contain 2 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio.  It may mean the end of one set of circumstances and the beginning of another in that area of your life.

 

The Lunar Eclipse of Nov 8 at 16 degrees of Taurus will affect you if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 14 to 18 degrees of Scorpio or Taurus.  Also, look at your natal chart for the 2 houses that hold 16 degrees of Scorpio and/or Taurus.  This eclipse will stir up events related to those houses. What are your values, do you own your possessions, or do they own you; what can you let go of, and what needs to be reborn?

Some eclipses repeat every 19 years.  The Lunar Eclipse of Nov 8 is a repeat of a lunar eclipse at 16 Taurus back on Nov 9, 2003.  Look back to what happened then. This Lunar Eclipse will continue a theme that was playing out at that time

If any of these eclipses fall on a personal planet, check the list of keywords for the planets here

To see a brief list of areas covered by the different houses in your birth chart click here

 

I leave you in the lap of the gods.

 

Janet Kane

www.mythiczodiac.com

 

 

 

 

 

October 2022 Forecast

First, I want to offer up a prayer for those in Florida impacted by the hurricane and for those doing the rescue work.

                                                                

Last month I told you not to take Mercury retrograde so seriously and because of my newfound enlightened idea about Mercury Retrograde, I decided to go on a road trip the day on the day Mercury turned retrograde. (The very worst time in the retrograde cycle.)  We planned to stop at a restaurant in Delaware that I had found on Google and spent about 45 minute’s looking for it in the pouring rain.  All the time my husband and I are snapping at each other, “the GPS isn’t working, google doesn’t lie, it should be right here” Then we finally realized it didn’t exist --it does exist in Maryland.  We were in the wrong state! Then because of the downpour we were driving through, we were late getting to our destination at Fenwick Island.  In ancient Greece, the gods never blamed Hermes (Mercury) for deceiving people, instead, they just laughed at everyone who fell for his tricks. Throughout the drive, I could hear the gods laughing at us.

October will be an interesting month because we have four planets changing directions and an eclipse at the end of the month.  This can be a good month for you if you have felt stuck because things could begin to turn around.

The four planets changing direction are:

Mercury turns direct on Oct 2 at 24 Virgo - Communications could improve.

Pluto turns direct on Oct 8 at 26 Capricorn – Some relief from intense power struggles.

Saturn turns direct on Oct 23 at 18 Aquarius.  Restrictions could ease, both in the outer world and in your personal life.

Mars turns retrograde on Oct 30 at 19 Gemini. You become deeper and more cautious in your communications.

AND:  The Saturn-Uranus square is in a tight orb this month. This creates a lot of friction since Uranus promotes change and Saturn resists it. We had that square in February, June, and December of last year. It symbolized all of the tension we felt throughout 2021. 

 

Dates to Watch:

Note to my Astrology Clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following transits will have a major impact on you.

Oct 1 – Venus Opposite Jupiter at 3 Aries.  This can result in too much of a good thing.  Pints of ice cream can disappear in a flash. You get carried away on Amazon.com ordering fancy clothes you won’t wear because you really have nowhere to go.  Control yourself, especially if you have personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and Mars or the ascendant at 1 to 5 Aries or Libra.

Oct 2 – Mercury turns direct at 24 Virgo. You think that communications will flow now and that you can go forward with your plans.  But Mercury is just finishing up an opposition to Neptune so you may forget what you were going to say and where you were going.  Wait a few days or a week before signing anything of importance. Catch up on your old emails if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 22 to 26 Virgo or Pisces.

Oct 6 – Mercury Trine Pluto at 26 Virgo/Capricorn. This is positive energy for getting a lot of work done. This is a time to declutter and eliminate the unnecessary stuff in your personal life. Especially get busy if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 24 to 28 Virgo or Capricorn.

Oct 8 – Pluto turns direct at 26 Capricorn.  When an outer planet changes direction, its energy is strong than usual.  So the 3 days around this date, Plutonic energy will be at its peak. We may experience intense feelings and events in the outer world could affect us at a deep level. We may feel a need to let go of old emotional patterns so that we can create space for a new emotional life to grow.  Pluto is on his way to Aquarius in March 2023.  No more retrogrades while he is in Capricorn. Pluto will begin his process here of churning up and purging the banking system and the large corporate systems.  Remember when he first entered Capricorn in 2008, we had a stock market crash. The U.S. has its natal Pluto at 27 Capricorn in the 2nd house of money so the death and rebirth of our money system will start to speed up. Pluto has a long tail so even when he goes into Aquarius, we will still feel the effects of this.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 24 to 28 Capricorn, be ready for a reckoning around your career, responsibility, and material possession in your life.  Look for the house in your birth chart that contains Capricorn.  This is the area that may experience a total overhaul.  See the Meaning of the houses here

Oct 9 – Full Moon at 16 degrees of Libra/Aries.  This New Moon is conjunct Venus at 13 Libra and Jupiter is in Aries.  So this is a very positive lunation.  It is also in a sextile to Saturn and Mars.  This is probably the best lunation for the rest of the year.  Venus means it is a good time to work on relationships.  With an opposition, you can see what needs to be done to mend any relationship problems you may have.  The Moon is in Aries so things could start to move fast and we could become overly abrupt in our conversations with others.

Oct 10 – Mercury enters Libra until Oct 29. Mercury is what we think about and how we perceive reality.  During this time, we may see the world through rose-colored glasses.  It’s all good, we need the break.

Oct 11 – Sun Trines Saturn at 18 Libra/Aquarius.  This brings in an increased sense of responsibility.  Social and romantic relationships can be renewed.   You are more concerned with long-range goals and objectives. You want to put your creative ideas into practical manifestation.   In other words, get serious if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 16 to 20 degrees of Libra or Aquarius.

Oct 12 – Mars Square Neptune at 23 Gemini/Pisces.  This aspect can be about suppressed anger or secret actions and desires that could lead to self-destruction. There could be deceptions in your business and personal affairs.  Stay alert if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 21 to 25 Gemini or Pisces.

          Mercury Opposite Jupiter at 1 degree of Virgo and Pisces.  This is a repeat of the same aspect on Sep 1.  Were you a little loud and obnoxious on that one? Well, you may not have learned anything if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 29 Leo to 3 Virgo or 29 Aquarius to 3 Pisces.

Oct 14 – Venus Trine Saturn at 18 Libra/Aquarius. This aspect can lead to a serious interest in art and music.  It also favors architects, designers, and those working with antiques.  This aspect is also good for business dealings.  This can bring a calm peaceful, emotional attitude.  Take on some responsibility if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 16 to 20 Libra or Aquarius as it will be easier than before.

Oct 17 – Sun Trine Mars at 24 Libra/Gemini.  This brings increased energy, courage, and self-confidence.  This aspect could get you started working on your ideas and goals.  This is also good for working out and any kind of sports activity. Because this aspect is in the social gabby signs of Libra and Gemini, you may just waste this opportunity on social media texting your so-called friends especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 22 to 26 Libra or Gemini.

Oct 18 – Venus Trine Mars at 24 Libra/Gemini.  A very good aspect combining energy with romance, love, and art.  This is very good for creative action. It’s also excellent for actors, musicians, and performing artists.  Enjoy this especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 22 to 26 Libra/Gemini.

Oct 19 – Sun Square Pluto at 26 Libra/Capricorn. This aspect could lead to power struggles, especially around business and joint finances.  There could be aggression from someone and they could completely upset your life.  Be cautious of who you trust on this one especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 24 to 28 Libra Capricorn.

Oct 20 – Venus Square Pluto at 26 Libra/Capricorn.  Someone could really tear you apart on this one.  Watch out for Vampires and even the Wolf Man.  This will affect your personal life.  Are you married to a psychopath?  Sorry, can’t help you. This could have a major impact on your relationships if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 24 to 26 Libra or Capricorn.

Oct 22 – Sun Conjunct Venus at 28 Libra. This is a happy, friendly day. Have a party.  There could be good contacts with women especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 26 to 28 degrees of Libra or 0 degrees of Scorpio.

          Mercury Trine Saturn at 18 Libra/Capricorn.  A good day to improve your discipline, study habits, health, diet, and business and professional affairs.  I know it doesn’t sound like much fun, but it’s Saturn, he can’t help it.  He wants you to get specialized training and to work your way up.  To where? I don’t know.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 16 to 20 Libra or Capricorn, get busy.

Oct 23 – Saturn turns direct at 18 Aquarius. Saturn has been retrograde since June 4, 2022.  When he moves direct it represents a turning point in Saturn’s energy.  He rules your material life, career, your discipline, and your responsibilities. Saturn gets the work done. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 16 to 20 degrees of Aquarius, you can now move forward in our plans for more material security.

          Venus Enters Scorpio until 17 Nov.  This is a favorable time to deal with finances and partnerships.  Your artistic interests and social and romantic involvements may be linked in some way. Venus is about friendship and love and Scorpio is about passion.  Don’t let your strong feelings impact your judgment.

Sun Enters Scorpio until 22 Nov. Scorpio is the sign of desire, depth, passion, intensity, and extremes in feeling.  Being superficial and giddy will not work for you during this time.  Instead, try to get to the bottom of matters, especially things that are hidden or taboo.

Oct 25 – New Moon Solar Eclipse at 2 Scorpio.  This is the most important feature of the month.  It could open a new chapter in your life depending on where it falls in your birth chart. Being in Scorpio, something in our past may be resolved, creating space for something new to come in. It is in a conjunction with Venus, there could be a rebirth of the heart. There will be more information on this and the eclipse on Nov 8 in the eclipse report that I will send out next week.

Oct 26 – Mercury Trine Mars at 25 Libra/Gemini.  Try out some new exercise routines.  These will help your body and your mind now.  It’s also a good day for positive discussions. Enjoy if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 Libra/Gemini.

Oct 27 – Mercury Square Pluto at 26 Libra/Capricorn. Just because you are paranoid, it doesn’t mean someone isn’t out to get you. You are very suspicious, and love peeking out from the curtains, spying on your neighbors.  Cut it out, it’s only Pluto. He gets you running scared.  Do the positive Pluto instead.   Discard your old outworn, archaic ideas and radically change your viewpoint. Can you do that?  I don’t think so if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 24 to 28 Libra/Capricorn.

Oct 28 – Jupiter backs up into Pisces until January 2023. Jupiter entered Pisces back in May 2021 but moved into Aries in May of this year.  That was the first time Jupiter had been in Aries for 12 years. Now that he is back in Pisces, we can revisit some Pisces themes, such as imagination, compassion, sensitivity, and the arts.  What didn’t you finish when Jupiter was in Pisces?  Do it now. When he gets back into Aries, we will start fighting for our rights or fighting each other

Oct 29 – Mercury enters Scorpio until Nov 17.  It’s time for a straight, honest talk with others and yourself. You become interested in investigating occult themes and mysterious phenomena.  Communication with the dead is possible.  Or you may play it safe and just deal with your financial portfolio (if you have one) at this time.  It’s also a good time to do some cognitive therapy.  You have realized for a long time that your cognitive faculties are a little skewed.  Work on that now.

Oct 30 – Mars turns retrograde at 25 Gemini.  Mars rules our energy levels and our ability to take action.  Now we may notice it is more difficult to get motivated. Your get up and go, got up and went.  Because the sign is Gemini, this is important for authors. You could look back at the 2,000 words you have written in the last few months and realize they are crap.  Sorry, but it happens. 

Oct 31 – Are you envious of Scorpios?  If so, put on a real frightening mask and go to a Halloween party. See if you can scare anyone.

 

OUTER PLANET TRANSITS:

JUPITER entered Aries on May 1, 2022 and will stay in Aries until Oct 29, 2022, when he backs into Pisces.  This month he is retrograde and will travel from 3 Aries to 29 Pisces  Jupiter in Aries is about taking the lead in our life. He is the big fat happy guy who was excessive in all things.  Jupiter also can expand our experiences, our knowledge, and our confidence.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant between 27 Pisces and 1 degree of Aries expect expansion and blossoming in that area of your chart.

SATURN is in Aquarius until March 2023.  He is retrograde until Oct 23and will stay at 18 degrees all month.  Saturn rules our material world, and especially our career.  Saturn is the old traditional ruler of Aquarius.  So he is happy here.  If you have the ascendant or any personal planets 16 to 20 degrees of Aquarius, 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. While Saturn is in Aquarius, he will run around trying to restrict all of the social media that he will call fake news.  He hates to see freedom of expression which is what Aquarius is all about.

URANUS is in Taurus until Apr 2026.  Uranus turned retrograde on August 24 and he will move from 18 degrees to 17 degrees of Taurus this month.  This is the time to break loose and make some radical changes in your life. I believe in ‘cooperating with the inevitable’.  If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, (16 to 19 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio) go on a long vacation, preferably to somewhere you have never been before.  Or make some major changes in your life. Taurus is the earth.  Expect earth events such as farming, food, earthquakes volcanos or major weather events during the period that Uranus is in Taurus.

NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026. Neptune is retrograde this month and will move from 23 to 22 degrees of Pisces.  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 ascendant or Personal Planets at 20 to 25 degrees of Pisces or Virgo. For the enlightened out there, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, creative expression, increased dreams, and spiritual insights. Watch for some really inspired films to come out when Neptune is in Pisces. 

PLUTO is in Capricorn until 2023.  This month, Pluto is moving retrograde until Oct 8 and will stay at 26 degrees of Capricorn all month.  He is grinding away in our psyche bringing up all sorts of difficult psychological crap. You should run to your nearest therapist especially if you have the ascendant or personal planets at 24 to 28 degrees of Capricorn.   What needs to die in order to be reborn?

Janet Kane

http://www.mythiczodiac.com

My Thoughts on King Charles III Birth Chart

When an important person enters the world stage, I try not to take a peek at the birth chart because I can get obsessed.  Also, I have other things to do which include working on birth charts.  But with King Charles I couldn’t resist, so here are some of my thoughts.

First a disclaimer: I don’t believe in looking at a birth chart without the person sitting in front of me to give feedback.  I don’t know King Charles as we don’t really run in the same circles. As Robert Hand, a Master Astrologer said, “You don’t know how much consciousness was pumped into the chart.”

King Charles III has the Sun in Scorpio, the Moon in Taurus, and the ascendant in Leo. Knowing these three points in the chart can give us 85% of the information we need to understand the total personality.  All three of these important signs in Charles’ chart are in the fixed modality.  Fixed signs are good if you want someone who will stay in the job and do the same thing day after day and not get bored.  It’s good to have at least one fixed sign of the three in our birth chart.  But Charles has all three. Having too many fixed signs can indicate stubbornness, and rigidity and become stuck in the old ways.

His chart is very similar to his Mom’s-- Queen Elizabeth II who had the Sun in Taurus, Moon in Leo and Capricorn ascendant.  Both had Leo, the sign of royalty in their charts. Elizabeth’s Leo side was more hidden, Charles is right out there where you can see it.

The Queen was a Taurus, also a fixed sign like Charles. But there is a difference between Taurus and Scorpio even though they are both fixed. Taurus is an earth sign and doesn’t easily display emotions. Scorpio on the other hand is a water sign and is much more emotional and touchy-feely than Taurus.

The big difference between them is their rising signs.  Charles’ ascendant is in the friendly extroverted sign of Leo and Queen Elizabeth had an introverted sign of Capricorn and tradition. The Rising sign is what we show the world. Because the queen’s rising sign was an introverted sign, she didn’t give many speeches or interviews.  King Charles with Leo rising, an extroverted sign, will be much more public.

Sun in Scorpio

In my opinion, Scorpio has the greatest growth potential of all the signs. We know this because Scorpio has three symbols associated with it, while the other signs only have one.  The first symbol is the Scorpion which can really sting if angered.  Scorpios can be deadly enemies. The next symbol on the spiral is the snake that sheds its skin.  Scorpios can let the old self die in order to be reborn. The last symbol is the eagle or the phoenix that can soar above all things and look down on all of the struggles and challenges of mankind.  Some Scorpios can reach spiritual heights.

Scorpio is all about power. It is the sign of the Mafioso boss.  That means that Scorpios need to learn how to use power in the right way. All Scorpios are born with this task. They usually have a powerful position, whether it’s a teacher, a nurse or a psychotherapist.

In Charles’ chart, there’s a conflict between Scorpio who wants to remain hidden and wield power behind the throne and Leo who wants to be seen.  Scorpio is water, Leo is Fire and his Moon in Taurus is earth.  I have noticed so many times that a child will have the Moon in the same sign as the mother’s Sun sign.  It means that there is close compatibility.  He perceives his mother as a Taurus and she was a Taurus Sun. He understood her.

Ascendant or Rising Sign is Leo

With Charles’ ascendant in Leo, he will be more accessible and will play the role of King very well.  Leo rules Royalty. Others will respond to him because the ascendant is how others see us.

In Jungian terms, the ascendant is the persona or the mask we wear. Sometimes we can get stuck in our persona and only live through that one sign.   Also, sometimes we can ‘wallow” in the moon and stay the baby only interested in our emotional needs defined by the Moon sign.  It can be difficult to grow into and embody all three signs in our chart.  That is the task we all share.  Sometimes we live out one sign of the three for years and then live out another. 

Moon in Taurus

King Charles’ Moon is in Taurus. The Moon represents one's emotional need. This need may be hidden but powerful. Our goals and aims in this life could be overthrown because our emotional needs are not being satisfied. The Moon is exalted in Taurus. It’s the best placement for the Moon because the Moon signifies our emotional nature and Taurus is a very earthy stable sign.  Charles can be a rock in times of trouble. Charles’ emotional need is for stability. Taurus rules the earth, so he may have an emotional need to heal the environment. Queen Elizabeth’s Moon was in Leo, an emotional need to rule

 

Challenging Natal Aspects in the Birth Chart of King Charles III

While we are trying to develop a lifestyle, vocation, and relationships that will satisfy all of the three signs, sometimes, we are thrown for a loop by our challenging natal aspects. They represent our psychological complexes.  So while making a deep dive into the meaning of the Sun, Ascendant and Moon signs is important, it’s also vital to try to understand those pesky challenging natal aspects. Below are the challenging aspects of Charles’ birth chart.

 

Neptune Conjunct Venus –

I don’t think this is a good aspect to have in a king, but It is a very good aspect for an artist. Neptune signifies yearning and on Venus, it represents a yearning for affection. This aspect is all about romanticism and idealism in relationships.  The expectations can be too high for an ordinary person to fulfill and this yearning could manifest as falling in love with someone unobtainable. Neptune represents sacrifice, so this could lead to playing the victim or savior in a relationship.  As I said, I don’t like this aspect for a King, but Charles may have hidden artistic talent or problematic relationship issues that we don’t know about.

Pluto Square Sun

Pluto rules Scorpio, and Charles’ Sun sign is Scorpio so these together make King Charles a double Scorpio—a very powerful monarch.  Pluto signifies a compulsion and obsession.  When Pluto is in a challenging aspect to the Sun, it signifies a compulsion and obsession to be important and to be the best. There is a need to exercise power and there may be power struggles when young, usually with the father. It’s very important for them to cultivate humility so that they don’t get carried away with power.  They could expect too much of themselves and others and could be combative.

Eclipses 

Eclipses are indications of significant changes in a person’s life. The most important eclipses are those that are conjunct or opposite the lights (Sun and Moon) in the birth chart. The Eclipse on May 16, 2022, at 25 Scorpio fell on Charles’ Sun, and the eclipse on Oct 25, 2022, at 2 degrees of Scorpio will oppose his Moon.

The following interpretations are taken from Christine Teal's book on Eclipses.

An Eclipse on the Sun could indicate a reward, a gift, coming into prominence--being noticed.  But it could also lead to an identity crisis, possibly feeling unequipped to handle what is expected. It could indicate the loss of a benefactor.

An Eclipse on the Moon could indicate changes involving family members. A woman may play a significant role.  It could create moodiness and be drawn to the past.

These eclipses also impacted and will impact Queen Elizabeth’s chart since their two charts are so connected.  The Eclipse on May 16 was on her Saturn, which represents her authority and her professional role.

The eclipse of Oct 25, 2022, will be opposite her Sun. Something or someone uplifts or degrades her identity.

Eclipse energy can last for six months and up to three years. After the eclipse has passed there is usually an event that is triggered by Mars or the Sun hitting the eclipse degree. Therefore, the May 16 eclipse on Charles’ Sun and his Mom’s Saturn was activated on August 13, 2022, when transiting Mars opposed the eclipse point. I’m not a royalty watcher so I don’t know what happened on that date and if the event was known to the public.

The Oct 25, 2022 eclipse at 2 degrees of Scorpio that will oppose Charles’ Moon and conjunct Elizabeth’s Sun will be triggered on April 23, 2023, when the transiting Sun is at 2 Taurus. Now you may think that the eclipses affecting Queen Elizabeth’s chart will no longer matter because she has passed.  But as Jung noticed, the birth chart keeps working after we die.  I have watched this phenomenon many times.  Something about her will be in the news next April 23, 2023.

What’s Transiting Pluto Got to Do with It?

Pluto is leaving Capricorn of tradition and moving into revolutionary Aquarius in March 2023.  It will be in there a few decades. The Pluto sign defines a generation.  Everyone today picks on the Boomer generation for feeling entitled.  Well, they were born when Pluto was in Leo and they are entitled and special.

The sign of Aquarius is anti-king, and anti-monarchy as it rules the common people.  Prometheus the myth for Aquarius was one of the gods living on Olympus. He looked down on humanity and felt sorry for us.  So he rebelled against the gods and brought fire to mankind.  I think that during the time of Pluto in Aquarius, we could see the dismantling of royalty, not just in Britain but wherever there is a ruling class. The last time Pluto was in Aquarius was 1778 and 1798.  Those were the years of the ratification of the American constitution, the enlightenment, the publication of the Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft, and the French Revolution.

Stay tuned,

Janet Kane

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September 2022 Forecast

Mercury turns retrograde this month on the 9^th at 8 degrees of Libra and stays retrograde until Oct 2 when he turns direct at 24 degrees of Virgo.  For some reason, Mercury retrograde has grabbed the attention of the public.  This is probably because it gives us something more to be afraid of.  We have been primed for fear the last few years by our corporate-owned media and it won’t go away soon.  So go ahead and add Mercury retrograde to Covid, Omnicom, Monkey Pox, Russia, and Climate Change.  Or, follow the Buddha and liberate yourself from desire and fear. I’m feeling preachy today.  Sorry.  Mercury retrograde is a good time to reflect. When he goes retrograde on the 9^th, he will join five other planets that are retrograde.  This month is all about looking back on where we have come from and what we have learned.

Mars entered Gemini last month on Aug 20 where he will stay an unprecedented seven months. This time period could push all the Geminis out there over the edge.  Being a Gemini myself, I can attest to the fact that we just don’t need any more stimulation. If you are in a relationship with a Gemini Sun or Gemini rising person, just watch the smoke coming out of their ears.  And then watch them relapse into exhaustion when they can’t think of anything more to chatter about.

Saturn and Uranus are moving into a square again.  We had that square in February, June, and December of last year. It symbolized all of 2021. That square manifested in the conflict between wanting to feel safe (Saturn) by getting multiple vaccinations and boosters and by fear (Saturn) of the unvaxed versus wanting freedom (Uranus) by going to a restaurant or the beach. Which side were you on?  Are you a Saturn or a Uranus type?  Run to your local astrologer to find out.  The square will be ½ a degree of exact on Oct 4 and then they move apart.

Dates to Watch:

Note to my Astrology Clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following transits will have a major impact on you.

Sep 2 – Mercury opposite Jupiter at 6 degrees of Libra/Aries. Jupiter with Mercury can be loud and obnoxious at times. Be careful of your speech today, don’t knock people over the head with your outrageous ideas.  If you have personal planets, (Sun Moon, Mercury, Venus, or Mars) or the ascendant at 4 to 8 degrees of Libra or Aries, don’t be such a loud mouth.  This aspect will repeat on Sep 18 when Mercury backs up to oppose Jupiter again.

Sep 5 – Venus enters Virgo until Sep 29.  During this period, you may all start to over-analyze emotions and be too critical of those you love.  Did you know that people with Venus in Virgo in their natal charts remain unmarried more than any other Venus sign?  Is it because they are critical or maybe because they are discriminating and won’t fall for a loser just to be married? Venus in Virgo is the earth mother.  Joanna Macy, the ecologist, said that first, we have to learn to love the earth in order to save it.  Venus in Virgo is the love of the earth. Virgo is a healer so during this time we could be interested in helping people with their problems be they physical or psychological.  During this period, you will go out and get your hair cut,  and buy new clothes to look neat and put together. “Put together” is a Virgo phrase and I really don’t know what it means.

Sep 9 – Mercury turns retrograde at 8 degrees of Libra. Find the house in your birth chart that contains Libra.  This is the area of life where you could experience miscommunications and snafus. There is some good news with this Mercury retrograde.  While Mercury is in Libra, he will oppose Jupiter in Aries three times-- on 9/2, at 6 degrees Libra/Aries, on 9/18 at 4 degrees Libra/Aries, and on 10/12 at 1 degree of Libra/Aries.  On these dates, beneficial information will come in or a new idea will come up that can open doors to your future.  Pay close attention to any news or original knowledge from books you are reading, especially if you have early degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn.

Sep 10- Full Moon at 17 Pisces.  This New Moon is in a positive aspect to Uranus.  Usually, a Full Moon in Pisces tends to make you sensitive and perceptive of your surroundings. Sometimes you feel insecure, and passive and tend to sit around and wait to see what happens.  But, Uranus gives this Full Moon an extra ‘kick’. With Uranus involved, you don’t have the patience to sit, you want to go out and look for something zany to get involved with.   If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 15 to 19 degrees of Pisces, you won’t know whether you should sit and meditate or jump on an airplane.

Sep 16 – Venus Square Mars at 14 Virgo/Gemini.  You could be very clumsy today in romantic matters.  You can also go out and spend too much on luxury items.  It’s best to stay home, especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 12 to 16 Virgo or Gemini.

            Sun Opposite Neptune at 24 degrees of Virgo/Pisces.  I have a strong prejudice against Neptune because he represents Dionysus the guy who twirls around and creates confusion.  So on this aspect; you better stay away from business or financial decisions, especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 22 to 26 degrees of Virgo or Pisces.

Sep 18 – Mercury Opposite Jupiter at 4 Libra/Aries. You are talking too much and saying things you shouldn’t say.  This is a repeat of the aspect on Sep 2. Try to listen instead of talk if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 2 to 6 Libra/Aries.

Sun Trine Pluto at 26 Virgo/Capricorn. You could get good material advice from a plutocrat today, someone who is in a powerful position to help you. Look for this person if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 24 to 28 degrees of Virgo or Capricorn.

Sep 22 – Sun enters Libra until Oct 23. Libra represents Aphrodite. She will be in her element during this time by creating love relationships, officiating at weddings, and helping creative artists do their best work.  What could go wrong? Well, Aphrodite cheated on Vulcan, the nice guy. She likes to spread her love everywhere.  So don’t get too frisky. This month you could end up having too many friends on Facebook and spend too many hours on eHarmony.

Sep 23 – Sun Conjunct Mercury at 0 degrees of Libra.  Your mind will be primarily concerned with human relations. We want to refine our activities and be more sensitive about our personal appearance.

            Mercury is backing up into Virgo and will turn direct on Oct 1 and head into Libra again on Oct 11.  Find the area of your chart that contains Virgo, this is the area where you will have confused communications.

Sep 24 – Venus Opposite Neptune at 23 Virgo/Pisces.  This is not a good aspect for lending or borrowing money.  You may buy something and pay an inflated price for it.  Try to choose wisely.

Sep 25 – New Moon at 2 degrees of Libra.  The chart of the New Moon sets the pattern for the month ahead.  In Libra, you will want to find balance and harmony.  You want everyone and everything around you to be ‘nice’. This new moon is opposite Jupiter.  You will want to expand your life through education or travel.  This is a lovely month for those of you with personal planets or the ascendant in Libra.

Sep 26 – Venus Trine Pluto at 24 Virgo/Capricorn. When Pluto is good, he is very, very good and when he is bad, he is horrid. On this aspect he brings parties and friendships  He may regenerate your love life if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 22 to 26 of Virgo or Capricorn.

            Mercury Conjunct Venus at 25 Virgo. Your speech takes on a more pleasant tone. You may receive an important message from a friend.  Go out and sweet talk everyone if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 Virgo.

            Sun Opposite Jupiter at 3 Libra/Aries. You tend to exaggerate possibilities today. You expect too much from a relationship and like Icarus, fall to earth from disappointment. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 1 to 5 degrees of Libra or Aries, modify your expectations.

Sep 27 – Mercury trine Pluto at 27 Virgo/Capricorn.  Someone cares about you a lot and they could help you out today regarding a job or a career move.  Who is this person?  It may be a Virgo, a Scorpio or a Capricorn.  Be alert if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 25 to 29 Virgo or Capricorn.

Sep 28 – Mars Trine Saturn at 19 Gemini/Aquarius.  This is a good day for a family reunion or going to see the old folks.  This is also good for concentrating on a job that needs manual dexterity. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 17 to 21 Gemini or Aquarius, you can get a lot done today.

Sep 29 – Venus enters Libra until Oct 23.  The goddess of love and beauty enters the sign of love and beauty.  Our sense of color and form is heightened during this time.  This is a good period for all of the artists out there.  For the rest of you, why don’t you try to spruce up your home a little, you will notice that it looks drab and dingy.

 

OUTER PLANET TRANSITS:

JUPITER entered Aries on May 1, 2022 and will stay in Aries until Oct 29, 2022, when he backs into Pisces.  This month he is retrograde and will travel from 8 to 3 degrees of Aries.  Jupiter in Aries is about taking the lead in our life. He is the big fat happy guy who was excessive in all things.  Jupiter also can expand our experiences, our knowledge, and our confidence.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant between 5 to10 degrees of Aries expect expansion and blossoming in that area of your chart.

SATURN is in Aquarius until March 2023.  He is retrograde and will move from 20 to 19 degrees this month.  Saturn rules our material world, and especially our career.  Saturn is the old traditional ruler of Aquarius.  So he is happy here.  If you have the ascendant or any personal planets 17 to 22 degrees of Aquarius, 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. While Saturn is in Aquarius, he will run around trying to restrict all of the social media that he will call fake news.  He hates to see freedom of expression which is what Aquarius is all about.

URANUS is in Taurus until Apr 2026.  Uranus turned retrograde on August 24 and he stays at 18 degrees of Taurus all month.  This is the time to break loose and make some radical changes in your life. I believe in ‘cooperating with the inevitable'.  If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, (16 to 20 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio) go on a long vacation, preferably to somewhere you have never been before.  Or make some major changes in your life. Taurus is the earth.  Expect earth events such as farming, food, earthquakes volcanos or major weather events during the period that Uranus is in Taurus.

NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026. Neptune is retrograde this month and will move from 24 to 23 degrees of Pisces.  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 ascendant or Personal Planets at 21 to 26 degrees of Pisces or Virgo. For the enlightened out there, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, creative expression, increased dreams, and spiritual insights. Watch for some really inspired films to come out when Neptune is in Pisces. 

PLUTO is in Capricorn until 2023.  This month, Pluto is moving retrograde and will stay at 26 degrees of Capricorn all month.  He is grinding away in our psyche bringing up all sorts of difficult psychological crap. You should run to your nearest therapist especially if you have the ascendant or personal planets at 24 to 28 degrees of Capricorn   What needs to die in order to be reborn?

Have a great Month

Janet Kane

http://www.mythiczodiac.com

August 2022 Forecast

August starts out with a bang with Mars on top of Uranus at 18 Taurus. This is definitely the most important transits this month.  It is also conjunct with the north node and that adds volume to this aspect.  On the positive side Mars rules assertiveness, will, or courage and on the minus side, he rules anger, aggression, and violence.  And Uranus is explosive --stay cool. I’m sure this aspect will be reflected in news items this week.  Uranus is all about change and it can open a new chapter in your life.  If you feel stuck you could get a different perspective on your situation. This may be the breakthrough you need. This aspect was powerful during the last week of July and could hang around until August 11 when it gets triggered by the Full Moon.

The Journey is a good Mary Oliver poem to describe the breakthrough possibilities of this transit.

If your birthday falls between May 6th thru the 16th or Aug 8th thru the 18^th or Feb 5th thru the 14th or Oct 9th thru the 19th, there are 10 aspects on your Sun this month including Mars/Uranus/North node conjunction.  Some are challenges, some are opportunities.  Stay loose. What am I saying; you are all fixed signs. (Taurus, Leo, Aquarius, and Scorpio) and “loose” is not something you are familiar with.  You will probably dig in your heels, refuse to change, put your head down and persevere through it all.  That’s OK too.

 Dates to Watch:

Note to my Astrology Clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following transits will majorly impact you.

Aug 1 – Mars conjunct Uranus at 18 Taurus.  You could feel fed up with a few things in your life.  You may decide on this aspect to throw certain situations like your living space, your job and irritating people out the window.  You just can’t take it anymore. To put it mildly, this is a disruptive aspect.  Don’t take any risks for this week. Change is in the air, but be sure to make the changes to your advantage.   You may put a lot of effort into getting free. Conjunctions represent the start of a new cycle. This conjunction of Mars and Uranus could start a long period of finding out who you are, what you stand for, and how to be more independent.   It’s important to look at the house and planet this aspect is impacting.  Find the location of 15 to 21 degrees of Taurus in your birth chart.  See the meaning of the houses here and the meaning of your natal planets here.

Aug 2 – Triple sextile with Venus at 18 Cancer in a sextile to Uranus and Mars. This triple conjunction with Mars and Uranus mollifies this conjunction.  It brings a response to love, a sudden active power of creativity.  More energy is put into relationships. If you have personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, or Mars) or the ascendant at 15 to 21 degrees of Taurus or Cancer, this will bring some harmony into the outrageous thing you decided to do or say because of the Mars/Uranus conjunction. 

Aug 4 – Mercury in Virgo until August 25. This is the most positive placement this month. Mercury is in his exaltation in Virgo.  He is excellent here. You will be able to think through your problems and analyze the area of life ruled by your house of Virgo. This is a good time to organize and clean.

Aug 7 – Venus Trine Neptune at 25 degrees of Cancer/Pisces.  Neptune sets up a yearning and with Venus; it’s nostalgia for your past relationships.  You start looking on Facebook for that guy you dated years ago.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 degrees of Cancer or Pisces try not to be so starry-eyed and romantic today.

          Mars square Saturn at 22 degrees of Taurus and Aquarius.  Someone may be placing burdens are you that you don’t want.  This is interfering with your freedom.  But be patient this will be over within a week.  Who is pressuring you to take care of business? Is it you doing it to yourself?  It may be if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 20 to 24 degrees of Taurus or Aquarius.

Aug 9 – Venus opposite Pluto at 26 Cancer/Capricorn.  Ouch.  You forgot that the old boyfriend you found on Facebook is a psychopath.   On this aspect, Persephone is meeting Hades.  What I’ve learned through my many, many, too many years of life is that Persephone is not so innocent and Hades is not all bad.  An innocent Persephone type, (I’m talking to you Virgo, Sagittarius, Gemini, and Pisces) brings out the aggressor in a Pluto type. Think about it when you go through this transit.  Where is it falling in your natal chart?  Check it out if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 24 to 28 degrees of Cancer or Capricorn.

Aug 11 – Full Moon at 19 Aquarius.  This Full Moon is conjunct to Saturn and is squaring the Mars/Uranus aspect of the first week of August.  It is shining a spotlight on the tension and anxiety of that week.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 17 to 21 Aquarius or Leo, you could be an intense Full Moon for you.

          Sun Square Uranus at 18 degrees of Leo/Taurus. You could make mistakes on this one.  You are getting too stirred up by events.  Stay off of Twitter.  Do you really care what the Democratic Party is up to and that there are still too many Trumpers out there?  Calm down; make some adjustments in your personal life that need to change especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 16 to 20 of Leo or Taurus.

          Venus enters Leo until Sep 5.  This is a very warm-hearted placement for Leo.  She wants to entertain, dress up, and live in an environment of luxury.  Venus is the queen in this sign.  Go stay at a five-star hotel.  Gather around all the people who admire you and show off your stuff. Venus in Leo is about enjoying the summer.  But, during her traipsing in Leo she will square Uranus on the 27^th and oppose Saturn on the 28^th.    Summer plans can be upset and or stalled on these two days. Look to the house that contains Leo in your birth chart, this is the area of life where you will want to play, seek pleasure and have fun.

Aug 14 – Sun Opposite Saturn at 21 degrees of Leo/Aquarius.  Saturn is the Father, the government or authority figures.  You want to challenge’ The Man’ today because you feel restricted.  It’s best to accept limits and restrictions right now because this will soon pass. Patience is the key for those of you with personal planets or the ascendant at 18 to 23 degrees of Leo or Aquarius.

          Mars trine Pluto at 26 degrees of Taurus/Capricorn.  You have resources available that will let you move through any challenges you have.  Opportunities present themselves for clearing up roadblocks and to rid yourself of debris and other things in your life that you no longer need.  Time to declutter if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 24 to 28 degrees of Taurus or Capricorn

Aug 16 – Mercury Trine Uranus at 18 Virgo/Taurus.  This is a good day for writing, travel, and positive changes.  You could make an important new contact today especially if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 16 to 20 Virgo or Taurus.

Aug 18 – Venus Trine Jupiter at 8 Leo/Aries.  This is the most positive aspect of this month. These two planets in fire signs can bring you good luck.  Anyway, If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 6 to 10 Leo or Aries, you will have the confidence today to strut your stuff. Plan a party for this day.

Aug 20 – Mars enters Gemini today and goes retrograde on the 30^th of October at 25 Gemini and will turn direct on January 12, 2023, at 8 Gemini.  This is a long, long time for Mars to be in Gemini.  Gemini rules speaking, writing, and change.  Start something now that has to do with the mind, speaking and communicating information.  This could give a lot of energy to Geminis, but knowing them as I do I think they will just get more anxious and run around starting this and that and accomplish nothing.  Gemini is the archetypal ‘Mad Hatter’ and a Gemini was picked to play that role.  Guess who?   Pray to Saturn to stay grounded.  Mars in Gemini will be good for Libra and Aquarius.

Aug 21 – Mercury Opposite Neptune at 24 Virgo/Pisces.  This could be very imaginative or it could lead to muddled thinking.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 22 to 25 degrees of Virgo or Pisces, daydream or visit a beautiful environment near the water.

Aug 22 – Mercury Trine Pluto at 26 degrees of Taurus/Capricorn.  I love this aspect.  Mercury gets help here from the powerhouse, Pluto. You can get help; people come in to support you.  If you are an author, you could find the right editor or publisher. Your speech is powerful and you can influence others if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 24 to 28 degrees of Taurus or Capricorn.

          Sun enters Virgo until Sep 22.  This brings in a month of simplicity and contentment.  Your sense of criticism is acute so watch for that from yourself and others.  Instead, get on Netflix and criticize the movies.

Aug 24 – Uranus turns retrograde at 18 Taurus and will stay retrograde until January 22, 2023.  Planets are the most powerful when they stop in the sky to change direction. Uranus here can bring in sudden events but the problem is you don’t know what the sudden event will be.  It helps to look at your natal chart and the house that contains 18 Taurus.  That is the area of life that could be shaken up and/or present an opening or an opportunity.  A crazy Aquarius could come into your life.

Aug 25 – Mercury enters Libra.  Here Mercury wants to compromise, be politically correct and find out what is best for all parties.  He has good manners and likes to perform tactful mediation.  In other words, he is a real bore here.   Mercury turns retrograde on Sep 9 at 8 degrees of Libra and then turns direct on Oct 2 at 25 Virgo.

Aug 27 – Today and tomorrow contain three squares and two oppositions. This is happening on the last weekend of summer when we want to take advantage of the beach and our last free time. Well, my advice is why don’t we all just take our little cots from the daycare corner and lay down and take a nap?  For two days!  If you decide not to listen to me and no one really does, be careful out there. No fisticuffs!  No yelling at other drivers!

New Moon at 4 Virgo Square Mars in Gemini, opposite Jupiter in Pisces.   A New Moon in Virgo isn’t too bad once we get through today.  Both Virgo and Gemini are ruled by Mercury and Mercury likes to organize, declutter or sort and categorize information.  Mars wants to act, and Jupiter wants to dream big.  This sets up the energy for the entire month, so get busy.

          Venus Square Uranus at 18 Leo and Taurus. Don’t give advice to anyone and don’t ask for it either.  Your relatives and friends could be ornery and stubborn.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 16 to 20 Leo or Taurus, maybe you are the contrary one.

          Sun Square Mars at 3 Virgo/Gemini. Use moderation on this one. Everyone around you could feel angry.  Just keep your head down and mind your own business.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 1 to 5 Virgo or Gemini, find a way to cool down.

Aug 28 – Venus Opposite Saturn at 20 degrees of Leo/Aquarius.  You could be criticized today by others who are just showing off all that they know.  Be like a stoic; let it just wash over you.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 18 to 22 degrees of Leo or Aquarius, you may be the catty one picking on everyone.

OUTER PLANET TRANSITS:

JUPITER entered Aries on May 1, 2022, and will stay in Aries until Oct 29, 2022, when he backs into Pisces.  This month he is retrograde and will travel from 8 to 6 degrees of Aries.  Jupiter in Aries is about taking the lead in our life. He is the big fat happy guy who was excessive in all things.  Jupiter also can expand our experiences, our knowledge, and our confidence.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant between 4 to10 degrees of Aries expect expansion and blossoming in that area of your chart.

SATURN is in Aquarius until March 2023.  He is retrograde and will move from 22 to 20 degrees this month.  Saturn rules our material world, and especially our career.  Saturn is the old traditional ruler of Aquarius.  So he is happy here.  If you have the ascendant or any personal planets 18 to 24 degrees of Aquarius, 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. While Saturn is in Aquarius, he will run around trying to restrict all of the social media that he will call fake news.  He hates to see freedom of expression which is what Aquarius is all about.

URANUS is in Taurus until Apr 2026.  This month he turns retrograde on August 24 and he stays at 18 degrees of Taurus all month.  This is the time to break loose and make some radical changes in your life. I believe in ‘cooperating with the inevitable’.  If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, (16 to 20 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio) go on a long vacation, preferably to somewhere you have never been before.  Or make some major changes in your life. Taurus is the earth.  Expect earth events such as farming, food, earthquakes volcanos or major weather events during the period that Uranus is in Taurus.

NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026. Neptune is retrograde this month and will move from 25 to 24 degrees of Pisces.  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 ascendant or Personal Planets at 22 to 27 degrees of Pisces or Virgo. For the enlightened out there, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, creative expression, increased dreams, and spiritual insights. Watch for some really inspired films to come out when Neptune is in Pisces. 

PLUTO is in Capricorn until 2023.  This month, Pluto is moving retrograde and will move from 27 to 26 degrees of Capricorn. He is grinding away in our psyche bringing up all sorts of difficult psychological crap. You should run to your nearest therapist especially if you have the ascendant or personal planets at 24 degrees of Capricorn to 0 degrees of Aquarius.  What needs to die in order to be reborn?

Have a great Month

Janet Kane

http://www.mythiczodiac.com

July 2022 Forecast

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.  I see this action as part of Pluto's return to the United States birth chart.  Long transits of the outer planets such as Pluto get triggered when an inner planet such as Mars moves within a 5-degree orb of the outer planet.  On June 24 Mars had just moved to a 5-degree square of both transiting Pluto and the natal Pluto in the U.S. Birth Chart.  To me, that indicates that the Supreme Court decision is an important part of the major transformation we are going through and will continue to go through. The Court’s decision gave the power concerning abortions to the states. What other decisions could they make in the future to shrink the power of the federal government and enhance that of the state governments? How does that change the nature of the government we have?

 Mars is still squaring Pluto today, July 1.  Mars in Aries in a square to Pluto in Capricorn can result in explosive anger that could stem from the Supreme Court decision.   This transit of Mars square Pluto will continue to be in effect through this weekend. Read more about the US Pluto return here.

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Many of us could probably use a spiritual or meditative discipline to keep us grounded through the probable changes that will occur during the coming Pluto return. My favorite spiritual teaching is the Tao te Ching.

Back in the ’80s, I had a 39-mile commute to work from Greenbelt, MD to Chantilly, VA.  For two years, during my commute, I played a cassette of the Tao te Ching translated by Stephen Mitchell.  I wanted to brainwash myself with these teachings.  I found the Tao verses very healing and I still read a few verses every day.  Last week, I was thrilled to see Acyuta-bhava Das, an astrologer I know in Silver Spring, MD, start a series in which he reads the Tao and compares it to astrology. The lessons of the Tao are one of many teachings that may help get us through these turbulent times.  Here is the link to the first episode on Youtube where you can also find the rest of the chapters.

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Dates to Watch:

Note to my Astrology Clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following transits will have a major impact on you.

Jul 1- Mars Square Pluto at 27 degrees of Aries/Capricorn.  This is a volatile and dynamic aspect. Don’t try to force action.  Let everything work itself out at a normal pace.  Don’t begin anything of importance.  Watch your temper and the anger from those around you. Aries and Capricorn are Cardinal signs.  Cardinal signs hold their ground and take no prisoners.  Lay low if you have personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus or Mars) or the ascendant at 25 to 29 degrees of Aries or Capricorn.  This Mars transit will continue through the weekend.

Jul 2 – Mercury Trine Saturn at 24 degrees of Gemini/Aquarius.  I must admit I am partial to the signs of Gemini and Aquarius.  They are extroverted, friendly, and full of ideas that they want to communicate to everyone they know.  What’s not to like?  A trine will help your ideas flow today. This is a very positive aspect for you if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 22 to 26 degrees of Gemini or Aquarius.

          Mercury Square Neptune at 25 degrees of Gemini/Pisces.  You are not thinking straight today.  Your brain is clouded and full of cotton. Wait a few days before making a decision.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 degrees of Gemini/Pisces, don’t worry, it’s not dementia, blame it on Neptune.

I realize I am giving you mixed signals for Jul 2. You will have a lot of ideas, but need to watch for being too idealist about your expectations.   

Jul 5 – Mars enters Taurus until August 20.  Mars is the ruler of Aries, so he is not happy here.  He wants action and Taurus wants to stay home and bake bread.  How about working in the garden?  That’ll work.

          Mercury enters Cancer until July 19.  Mercury is the planet of communication.  In Cancer, he will bore you to death talking about his home, his family, and what he is making for supper.  If you are a Gemini or an Aquarius, don't get frustrated, try to be nice.

Jul 9 – Mercury Square Jupiter at 8 degrees of Cancer/Aries.  Don’t go on a spending spree and don’t overindulge in booze or sweets.  You know Jupiter is greedy and excessive-- it’s best not to listen to him.  He is overweight you know and he cheated on his wife.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 6 to 10 degrees of Cancer or Aries, don’t go out of bounds and do something reckless.  

Jul 13 – Venus Trine Saturn at 24 degrees of Gemini/Aquarius.  Venus rules friendship and love and Saturn rules the past and things that are older. You could get in contact with an old friend today or fall in love with a Capricorn.  A contact you make today could recommend you for a job. (Is anyone out there working anymore?)  This is an especially good grounded day around money and relationships if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 22 to 25 Gemini or Aquarius.

          Full Moon in Cancer at 21 Capricorn.  This Full Moon is Opposite Mercury and Trine Uranus.  You could get too emotional about sudden news that comes in. Instead, use this day to think out of the box, tap into your originality and come up with some innovative ideas.

Jul 14 – Venus Square Neptune at 25 degrees of Gemini/Pisces.  You are so optimistic and generous that other people can take advantage of you. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 degrees of Gemini or Pisces, try not to be so timid-- that gets you nowhere.

Jul 16 – Sun Conjunct Mercury at 23 degrees of Gemini.  This is a good day for planning or taking a trip and it also stimulates your literary abilities.  Why not do both, and become a travel writer.  Mercury likes to stay close to home so you don’t have to go a long distance.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 21 to 25 of Gemini or Sagittarius, your mind is lit up by the Sun.  A lot of ideas are streaming into your brain today.

Jul 17 – Sun Trine Neptune at 25 degrees of Cancer/Pisces. This stimulates your idealism.  This is good for love, romance, and for getting involved in a dream come true scheme that others will support.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 of Cancer or Pisces, go to the beach today and daydream.

          Mercury Trine Neptune at 25 degrees of Cancer/Pisces. This can bring in a positive outcome from your writing or correspondence. You could receive good news from someone far away.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 degrees of Cancer or Pisces, write or read a fantasy novel.

Another triple aspect for Jul 17.  The old guys say that this triple aspect can denote exposure to lies and calumnies fabricated by others.  How many out there know what ‘Calumnies’ are?

Jul 18 – Mercury Opposite Pluto at 27 degrees of Cancer/Pluto. You are both impulsive and outspoken. Try not to offend anyone.  You want to tell everyone about your favorite conspiracy theories, but no one wants to listen.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 25 to 29 degrees of Cancer or Pluto, stay home and do some more research before you antagonize others.

Jul 19 – Mercury enters Leo until August 4.  Mercury likes it here.  He wants to be the smartest guy in the room and he probably is.  Be careful not to show off your knowledge.  This is a good placement for fun and entertainment.

          Sun Opposite Pluto at 27 degrees of Cancer/Capricorn. Avoid being misled into some corrupt underworld scheme. You could have a confrontation with a Scorpio type today.  Cancer and Capricorn are both tough signs so someone will need to back off.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 25 to 29 degrees of Cancer or Capricorn you may just slink away from combat.  I think that is a good idea.

Jul 22 – Sun enters Leo until August 22.  This is a great time of year.  Leo wants to play sports, have activities with children, and be entertained.

Jul 23 – Mercury Trine Jupiter at 8 degrees of Leo/Aries.  You could do some work today that could bring in some positive finances.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 6 to 10 degrees of Leo or Aries, put yourself in a position where good luck and abundance can flow to you.

Jul 25 – Venus Square Jupiter at 8 degrees of Cancer/Aries.  Personal matters can become upsetting today.  Wait before you make a decision. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 6 to 10 degrees of Cancer or Aries, try not to be so sensitive to others’ shenanigans.

Jul 26 – Mercury Square Mars at 14 degrees of Leo/Taurus. This aspect can lead to arguments.  You are finally saying what is on your mind, but so is your partner.  A bit of diplomacy is required.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 12 to 16 degrees of Leo or Taurus, keep your pen and tongue under control.

Jul 28 – New Moon at 5 Leo.  This is the start of the Leo month.  This New Moon is in a trine to Jupiter.  Be sure to do an intention on this one.  Ask for abundance to flow in.  Wait until after 2 PM EDT to do it.  Look to the house in your birth chart that contains Leo, The areas that the house rules will be subject to growth and good luck.  See the meaning of the houses here

          Jupiter turns retrograde at 8 degrees of Aries until Nov 23^rd. When a planet turns retrograde, its influence turns inward away from the outer world.  For Jupiter, the planet of joy, wisdom, abundance, and exuberance, that means finding ways in which you can discover these elements within yourself instead of looking to the external world to find these qualities.  Because it is in the sign of Aries, the self, you can get in touch with your true identity and help you understand who you really are. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 6 to 10 Aries or Libra, luck is on your side.  Buy a lottery ticket.

          Mercury Square Uranus at 18 degrees of Leo/Taurus.  You receive news you don’t like.  This can cause you to be sarcastic and cutting to those around you.  Try to keep calm.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 16 to 20 degrees of Leo or Taurus, try not to worry so much.

Jul 31 – Mercury Opposite Saturn at 22 Leo/Aquarius.  This could lead to you being a little mean today.  You are frustrated because you want to travel or be up and doing, but Saturn has put on the brakes.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 20 to 24 degrees of Leo or Aquarius, try a bit of meditation and put off plans for today, unless it’s for business.

          Sun Trine Jupiter at 8 degrees of Leo/Aries. This is one of the best aspects we can have.  Jupiter rules advancement in finances and education.   If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 6 to 10 degrees of Leo or Aries, you have the confidence today to go after what you want.

 

OUTER PLANET TRANSITS:

JUPITER entered Aries on May 1, 2022, and will stay in Aries until Oct 29, 2022, when backs back into Pisces. This month he will travel from 7 to 8 degrees of Aries until he turns retrograde on June 28. Jupiter in Aries is about taking the lead in our life.  Jupiter’s effects are to expand our experiences, our knowledge, and our understanding.   If you have personal planets or the ascendant between 5 to10 degrees of Aries expect expansion and blossoming in that area of your chart.

SATURN is in Aquarius until March 2023.  He turned retrograde on June 4, 2022, and will move from 24 to 22 degrees this month. Saturn rules our material world, and especially our career.  Saturn is the old traditional ruler of Aquarius.  So he is happy here.  If you have the ascendant or any personal planets 20 to 27 degrees of Aquarius, 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. While Saturn is in Aquarius, he will run around trying to restrict all of the social media that he will call fake news.  He hates to see freedom of expression which is what Aquarius is all about.

URANUS is in Taurus until Apr 2026.  This month he moves from 17 to 18 degrees of Taurus.   This is the time to break loose and make some radical changes in your life. I believe in ‘cooperating with the inevitable.  If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, (15 to 20 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio) go on a long vacation, preferably to somewhere you have never been before.  Or make some major changes in your life. Taurus is the earth.  Expect earth events such as earthquakes volcanos or major weather events during the period that Uranus is in Taurus.

NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026. Neptune turned retrograde on June 28 and will stay at 25 degrees of Pisces all month.  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 ascendant or Personal Planets at 23 to 27 degrees of Pisces or Virgo. For the enlightened out there, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, creative expression, increased dreams, and spiritual insights. Watch for some really inspired films to come out during the time Neptune is in Pisces. 

PLUTO is in Capricorn until 2023.  This month, Pluto is moving retrograde and will stay at 27 degrees of Capricorn. He is grinding away in our psyche bringing up all sorts of difficult psychological crap. You should run to your nearest therapist especially if you have the ascendant or personal planets at 25 degrees of Capricorn to 0 degrees of Aquarius.  What needs to die in order to be reborn?

Have a great Month

Janet Kane

http://www.mythiczodiac.com

The Pluto Return in the U.S. Birth Chart

The USA Pluto Return – Exact on 2/20/22, 7/11/22, 12/28/22

Here are some of my thoughts concerning the very rare Pluto return to the U.S that we are experiencing now.

Pluto has traveled all the way around the Sun and is back to where it was in the birth chart of the United States (July 4, 1776). It’s called a Pluto return and only happens once every 246 years. So this is America’s first Pluto Return.  Pluto is an incredibly powerful planet and rules the process of decay, destruction, transformation, and regeneration.  Pluto moves very slowly so Pluto’s death and rebirth process takes time.

As early as March of 2016 (using a 10-degree orb) we may have seen glimmers of upcoming changes transiting Pluto will create. These will continue all the way through April of 2032. I find that long-term transits such as this one are most intense when they are within a 5-degree orb.  This means that the Pluto return will be in its most dynamic phase from Dec 2019 through March 2025. To understand when events will happen that symbolize Pluto's return, we need to look at when transits of the inner planets trigger Pluto's return.

In researching other countries we find that when they experienced a Pluto return their form of government went through a major transformation. The U.S. is a constitutional federal republic.  It’s interesting to speculate how this will change in the coming years under the influence of the Pluto Return.

June 2022 Forecast

I got a frantic call the other day from a woman who was on the internet reading a description about a transit she was going to have next month. When people get upset about a transit in astrology, it’s usually because they don’t know what astrology represents and how it should be interpreted.

Today we have basically two modes of understanding the world--science on one side and religion on the other.  So, we tend to interpret astrology using one of these models.

If we use science, we try to use logical analysis to understand astrology. Astrological archetypes are too complex and fluid to be reduced to an exact meaning.

On the other hand, we may decide to use dogma or a set of morals for interpretation.  James Hillman said in one of his lectures that we are all Christians whether we know it or not because we live in a Christian country. It permeates the atmosphere. Therefore, we judge events and people as to whether they are good or bad, right or wrong. That kind of judgmental thinking has no place in astrology.

Astrology is larger and older than both science and most religions.   First, you can’t understand a personal transit without looking at the birth chart.  Who is the daimon, the guiding spirit, in the birth chart?  How is this transit expressing the daimon?  Then look at the planet that is transiting--which gods and goddesses does that planet represent.  What is their story?

Understanding astrology requires that we think metaphorically and mythically.  This is not a talent we are taught in school.

Astrologer quote Rob Brezsny writes, “Astrology is an elegant system of symbols, an art form with a special capacity to feed your soul and educate your imagination. When used with integrity, it doesn't predict literal events. Rather, it engenders imaginative and lyrical approaches for deepening your connection to life's great mysteries.”  https://freewillastrology.com/

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Mercury will turn direct this month on June 3 at 25 Taurus, and a day later Saturn turns retrograde at 24 Aquarius.  This is a very close square aspect.  You are thinking you can move ahead now with Mercury direct, but Saturn wants you to stop and reconsider your plans.

Later in the month, Neptune turns retrograde at 25 Pisces. New spiritual dimensions could open up at this time.

This month has a lot of aspects and planets changing directions around 25 to 28 degrees.   if your birthday falls anywhere between the 16^th through the 20th of January, March, May, June, or December, you may experience your world as an upside-down-land.

Dates to Watch:

Note to my Astrology Clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following transits will have a major impact on you.

June 3 – Mercury turns direct at 25 Taurus. You will find that your mind starts to clear.  I think this has been a tough Mercury retrograde period.  I experienced a lot of computer glitches, outages, and miscommunications.   Wait until Mercury goes into Gemini on the 13^th to get moving ahead on your travel plans.

June 4 – Saturn turns retrograde at 25 Aquarius and will stay retrograde until October 23.  Saturn is known as the planet of Karma because he rules time.  His Greek name is Cronos as in chronology. During the retrograde, you may start to recognize that some of your behavior and attitudes of the past need to be revisited and corrected.  Don’t try to run and hide from the information that comes up.  Saturn is a stern taskmaster and will hold your feet to the fire.

June 10 – Mercury trine Pluto at 28 degrees of Taurus/Capricorn. This is a good aspect for making some practical plans.  It’s also good for working around the house and garden.  If you have the ascendant or personal planets (Sun, Mercury, Moon, Venus, or Mars) at 26 degrees of Taurus or Capricorn to 0 degrees of Gemini or Aquarius, this is a very grounded, sensible energy for you.

June 11 – Venus Conjunct Uranus at 15 Taurus.  Venus wants a stable relationship and a lot of affection, but Uranus wants total freedom.  Venus is in her own sign of Taurus, so she wins on this one.  So you need to stay home and play kissy-face instead of going on an adventure.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 13 to 17 of Taurus or Scorpio, you may have an inner struggle regarding love vs freedom.

June 13 – Mercury enters Gemini until Jul 5.  Mercury rules Gemini and is very happy here   Gemini knows how to have a good time, but the people around him could go a little nuts trying to follow the constant circular thinking of Gemini.  All of the Geminis out there will get a little more spark in their speaking and thinking on this one.

June 14 – Full Moon at 23 degrees of Sagittarius.  Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter and he is one jolly guy.  He brings good luck and protects all of his children born in the sign of Sagittarius.  But, Jupiter can be a little full of himself.  The 3 days surrounding this full moon are not the best time for a political debate or a discussion about your relationship. You could have a tendency to speak impulsively or say something that you regret later.  This Full Moon is in a square to Saturn and Neptune leading you to release your imagination in a practical down to earth way.

June 16 – Sun Trine Saturn at 25 Gemini/Saturn.  This is a good time to start new projects.  Saturn promises that they will last a long time. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 degrees of Gemini, this is a good time to organize your thoughts, and your inbox and start drafting the great American novel you have been talking about.

          Sun Square Neptune at 25 Gemini/Pisces.  This aspect does not negate the Sun/Saturn trine.  It adds imagination to the mix. Saturn will defend you from deceiving yourself and others.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 of Gemini or Pisces, put your fantasies into some creative work.

June 18 – Venus Square Saturn at 25 Taurus/Aquarius. You could walk around with a chip on your shoulder because others are picking on you. You could have problems for a few days because of your belligerence. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 of Taurus or Aquarius, let your irritation subside before you go out and socialize.

June 21 – Sun enters Cancer until July 22.  This is the month for family and the home.  Get out the old rusty barbeque equipment and start cooking.

The summer solstice.  This is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and is the official start of summer. Because it is the peak of the growing season, the solstice has been linked to fertility around the world.         

Venus Trine Pluto at 28 Taurus/Capricorn. This is a great day for courtship (is that word still used outside of Jane Austen novels?) and for solidifying friendships.  But more importantly, it’s a good day to plan your financial future.  If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 26 degrees of Taurus or Capricorn to 0 degrees of Gemini or Aquarius you could create love and money today.

June 22 – Venus enters Gemini until July 17.  Venus likes physical contact, but Gemini doesn’t.  He loves to talk about love and sex and all of that Venus stuff, in fact, he may even write about it, but that’s as far as he goes.

June 28 – Neptune turns retrograde at 25 degrees of Pisces and will stay retrograde until December 3^rd.  Neptune is the planet of feminine energy and the ruler of Pisces.  He represents what is ideal, transcendent, nebulous, and spiritual.  But he also can create delusions and addictions.  When he is retrograde he loses his foggy, romantic aspect and can leave us facing harsh realities. The rose-colored glasses come off.  Also, during Neptune retrograde, we can find deeper meaning in the spiritual aspects of our life.

          New Moon at 7 Cancer.  This will bring up a desire for a cozy home with comfort foods and nurturing.   Set an intention on this new moon around Cancer themes such as finding a home, and having safety and security.

 

OUTER PLANET TRANSITS:

JUPITER entered Aries on May 11last month and will stay in Aries until Oct 29, 2022, when backs back into Pisces. This month he will travel from 3 to 7 degrees of Aries. Jupiter in Aries is about taking the lead in our life.  Jupiter’s effects are to expand our experiences, our knowledge, and our understanding.   If you have personal planets or the ascendant between 1 to 9 degrees of Aries expect expansion and blossoming in that area of your chart.

SATURN is in Aquarius until March 2023.  He turns retrograde on June 4 and will move from 25 to 24 degrees this month..  Saturn rules our material world, and especially our career.  Saturn is the old traditional ruler of Aquarius.  So he is happy here.  If you have the ascendant or any personal planets 22 to 27 degrees of Aquarius, 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. While Saturn is in Aquarius, he will run around trying to restrict all of the social media that he will call fake news.  He hates to see freedom of expression which is what Aquarius is all about.

URANUS is in Taurus until Apr 2026.  This month he moves from 15 to 17 degrees of Taurus.   This is the time to break loose and make some radical changes in your life. I believe in ‘cooperating with the inevitable’.  If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, (13 to 19 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio) go on a long vacation, preferably to somewhere you have never been before.   Or make some major changes in your life. Taurus is the earth.  Expect earth events such as earthquakes volcanos or major weather events during the period that Uranus is in Taurus.

NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026. This month turns retrograde on June 28 and will stay at 25 degrees of Pisces all month.  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 ascendant or Personal Planets at 23 to 27 degrees of Pisces or Virgo. For the enlightened out there, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, creative expression, increased dreams, and spiritual insights. Watch for some really inspired films to come out during the time Neptune is in Pisces. 

PLUTO is in Capricorn until 2023.  This month, Pluto is moving retrograde and will move from 28 to 27 degrees of Capricorn. He is grinding away in our psyche bringing up all sorts of difficult psychological crap. You should run to your nearest therapist especially if you have the ascendant or personal planets at 25 degrees of Capricorn to 0 degrees of Aquarius.  What needs to die in order to be reborn?

Have a great Month

Janet Kane

http://www.mythiczodiac.com

May 2022 Forecast

Photo by Steven Kane

This Month:

Mercury turns retrograde from May 10 until June 3.

Jupiter changes signs moving from Pisces to Aries on May 10.

We have another eclipse on May 15 and we are still under the influence of the April 30 eclipse.  For more information on these eclipses, read my Eclipse report. The ancients believed that eclipses only affected the rulers of the world and not the rest of us peons.  Note that both Vladimir Putin and President Biden have these eclipses conjunct their Venus. President Biden also has the Lunar Eclipse on his Sun. Queen Elizabeth has the Lunar Eclipse on her Saturn. Briefly, an eclipse on Venus can bring a change in popularity and an eclipse on the Sun can bring attention either positive or negative. An eclipse on Saturn highlights the career and legacy.

Dates to Watch:

Note to my Astrology Clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following transits will have a major impact on you.

If you are a client, email me for a coaching session on how the May aspects and the April 30 and May 16 eclipses will affect your chart.

May 1 – Beltane.  I have a client in Dublin who sends me articles about Irish culture.  Here is an article about Bealtaine (Irish Spelling)

May 2 – Venus enters the hot-headed sign of Aries until May 28. You will be very assertive in going after a relationship. This can create a strong desire to love someone and be loved in return.  This will add high-speed energy to your love life.  Venus also rules your values.  During this time you could express your values and feelings in bold new ways

May 5 – Sun Conjunct Uranus at 14 degrees of Taurus. Uranus brings in original, eccentric ideas and people that can intrude into your life via a sudden event.  This will affect those of you with personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and Mars) or the ascendant at 12 to 16 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio.  Taurus types like a calm, peaceful no-drama life.  Well, today, be ready to be shook up. On the other hand, Scorpio doesn’t mind a rumble once in a while.  The rest of us will feel the energy of Uranus in the house of your chart that contains 14 degrees of Taurus.  This only lasts a couple of days.  Enjoy the surprise that Uranus will spring on you. See the meaning of the houses here.

May 10 – Mercury turns retrograde at 4 degrees of Gemini, dips back into Taurus on the 22^nd of May, turns direct on the 3^rd of June at 22 Taurus, and heads back into Gemini on the 13^th of June.  He will remain in Gemini until July 5. Mercury rules the mind, and how we think and express ourselves.  Gemini wants to read everything, know everything and talk about everything. If you have any Geminis around you at this time, you will be able to see the smoke coming out of their ears. Taurus on the other hand will stay asleep during the whole thing.

May 10 – Jupiter enters Aries. Jupiter represents optimism, growth, generosity, joy, and abundance.  In Aries, you will attract these things when you lead, initiate, inspire others, and demonstrate enthusiasm and courage. In Aries, you identify strongly with your own opinions, beliefs, and perceptions.  During this time you have the confidence to push forward with your plans. The areas of your life ruled by the house in your natal chart that contains Aries will be more joyful and good luck could come in around those areas.  Aries types tend to go over the top anyway and Jupiter will urge them to go further and higher. You are an Aries type if you have the Sun, Moon, or the Ascendant in Aries.  Watch out for being too pushy, I mean more than you usually are.

May 15 – Sun Square Saturn at 24 Taurus and Aquarius.  Don’t take risks today; you could be disappointed and also disillusioned. A downer day if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 22 to 26 Taurus or Aquarius.

May 16 – Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 25 Taurus.  This is a very complex eclipse.  Read my eclipse report to understand this energy. Those affected have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio. It’s time to let go and open up to new ideas and ways of life.

May 18 – Mars conjunct Neptune at 24 degrees of Pisces.  Where are you going?  Are you lost?  Sometimes it’s good to be lost because then you can find a new path forward.  But with Neptune, you need to watch out for scams today.  Don’t believe anyone or anything.  Your best bet is to go to a park and talk to the trees.

May 19 – Sun Trine Pluto at 28 Taurus/Capricorn.  This is a very good grounded, practical aspect.  Work with someone you trust.  You can accomplish a lot today if (as our old school teachers said) you apply yourself.  This will be an especially productive day if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 26 degrees of Taurus to 29 degrees of Taurus or Capricorn or at 0 degrees of Aries or Aquarius.

May 20 – Sun Enters Gemini until June 21. During this month you want to know everything about every subject. You can be very nosy about everyone else’s business and become a big gossip. You are social and insatiably curious. This is a good time to put all of your diverse interests into writing.  But like the other three mutable signs (Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces) you could just spend this month spinning your wheels and accomplish zilch.

May 21 – Sun Conjunct Mercury at 0 Gemini. Both business and pleasure are favorable under this aspect. Your mind is buzzing.  This is a good day to plan a trip or communicate with others. You are especially brilliant today if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 28 Taurus to 2 Gemini.

May 22 – Mercury enters Taurus until June 13.  During this time we all become more grounded and practical.  We can give common-sense advice to each other and we are not interested in new-fangled ideas that our fellow Aquarians are spouting off.

May 24 – Mars enters Aries until July 5. Uh oh, the god of war, the ruler of Aries is in Aries. This is a time to wake up and accomplish something. We may all become more brash and impulsive.  Check the house in your birth chart that contains Aries.  This is the area of your life where you can channel this energy.

May 25 – Mercury Trine Pluto at 28 degrees of Taurus/Capricorn. Another good day to get a lot accomplished.  Taurus rules gardens and Capricorn rules land so get out there and dig in the dirt.  This is a great gardening day if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 26 to 29 Taurus/Capricorn or at 0 Gemini/Aquarius.

May 27 – Venus Square Pluto at 28 degrees of Aries/Capricorn. The person you meet today on a blind date could be a controlling sociopath.  Don’t say I didn’t warn you. It’s best to stay home if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 26 through 29 degrees of Aries or Capricorn or at 0 degrees of Taurus or Aquarius.

May 28 – Venus enters Taurus until June 22. Venus loves it here, she wants to cuddle, eat, sleep and indulge herself.  Enjoy this period. Don’t worry about being lazy and gaining weight. You don’t want to deny Aphrodite.

May 29 – Mars Conjunct Jupiter at 3 degrees of Aries.  Jupiter expands every planet he touches. Here he is increasing the energy of Mars.  This is a good day to hike or work out in the gym. If you have personal planets or the ascendant at 1 to 5 degrees of Aries be careful of impulsive actions today.

May 30 – Memorial Day.  A New Moon at 9 degrees of Gemini. This new moon will influence our life until the full moon on June 14.  This period brings in change and spontaneity, but It can help us keep a cool head.  We can become more talkative. This energy will be stronger if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 7 to 9 degrees of Gemini.  Check your birth chart for the house that contains 9 degrees of Gemini. This is the area of life where you will experience an urge for something new.

OUTER PLANET TRANSITS:

JUPITER moved into Pisces on Dec 2, 2021, and he will stay in Pisces until May 10, 2022.  Jupiter enters Aries on May 11 and will stay in Aries until Oct 29 when backs back into Pisces. This month he will travel from 27 Pisces to 3 Aries. Jupiter in Aries is about taking the lead in our life.  Jupiter’s effects are to expand our experiences, our knowledge, and our understanding.   If you have personal planets or the ascendant between 25 degrees of Pisces to 5 degrees of Aries expect expansion and blossoming in that area of your chart.

SATURN is in Aquarius until March 2023.  He is moving from 24 to 25 degrees of Aquarius this month.  Saturn rules our material world, and especially our career.  Saturn is the old traditional ruler of Aquarius.  So he is happy here.  If you have the ascendant or any personal planets 22 to 27 degrees of Aquarius, 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. While Saturn is in Aquarius, he will run around trying to restrict all of the social media that he will call fake news.  He hates to see freedom of expression which is what Aquarius is all about.

URANUS is in Taurus until Apr 2026.  This month he moves from 14 to 15 degrees of Taurus.   This is the time to break loose and make some radical changes in your life. I believe in ‘cooperating with the inevitable’.  If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, (12 to 17 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio) go on a long vacation, preferably to somewhere you have never been before.   Or make some major changes in your life. Taurus is the earth.  Expect earth events such as earthquakes volcanos or major weather events during the period that Uranus is in Taurus.

NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026. This month he moves from at 24 to 25 degrees.  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 ascendant or Personal Planets at 22 to 27 degrees of Pisces or Virgo. For the enlightened out there, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, creative expression, increased dreams, and spiritual insights. Watch for some really inspired films to come out during the time Neptune is in Pisces. 

PLUTO is in Capricorn until 2023.  This month, Pluto is moving retrograde and stays at 28 degrees of Capricorn.  Profound changes will be felt especially by those with the ascendant or personal planets at 26 degrees of Capricorn or Cancer to 1 degree of Aquarius or Leo.  What needs to die in order to be reborn?

Have a great Month

Janet Kane

http://www.mythiczodiac.com

Eclipses of April and May 2022

The first eclipse on April 30 is a Solar Eclipse in the sign of Taurus.  The second eclipse is a Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Scorpio. The ancients believed that during an eclipse,” the mighty will fall". They bring endings and beginnings-- births and deaths. The energy from an eclipse can last up to six months and can also become active a month before the actual eclipse.

Solar Eclipse on April 30 at 10 degrees of Taurus

This Solar Eclipse will be visible in Antarctica and the Southern Tip of South America.

Solar Eclipses tend to relate to sudden events that disrupt our day-to-day functioning; they are crisis that seems to come out of nowhere and that suddenly demands all of our conscious attention and focus. They tend to stir things up on a physical and conscious level much more than Lunar Eclipses.

A Solar Eclipse is a powerful new moon so make plans for the future. Set your intentions during this eclipse around Taurus themes – your values, banking, property, housing, land, food production, and farming.  The six months following this eclipse is an ideal time to make a fresh start in all of these Taurus areas.

This Solar eclipse is conjunct Uranus the planet of liberation and rebellion at 14 degrees of Taurus.  With Uranus in the picture, we could see disruptions in the food supply and sudden geomagnetic events. Uranus is truth and awakening.  He can bring clarity to a situation. This eclipse also sextiles Mars so we could see battles for personal freedom or a favorable opportunity to take a big bold action.

 The ruler of this eclipse is Venus, the planet of love, diplomacy, and harmony.  Venus rules money and Taurus craves financial security.  Venus is in Pisces and conjunct to the rare Jupiter/Neptune conjunction.  Venus here will boost the energies of the Jupiter/Neptune energies. We could become indulgent and go over the top with spending or excess of any kind.  Since Neptune rules oil and water among other things, this could mean higher oil prices and flooding.  Also,  Pluto, the planet of corruption, passion, and obsession is stopping in the sky at 28 degrees of Capricorn and turning retrograde. Adding Pluto to the Venus, Jupiter, and Neptune conjunction could lead to the revelation of secrets. 

This Solar Eclipse is opposite Vladimir Putin’s Venus at 11degrees of Scorpio. He will become aware of his financial situation and his popularity because of changes in those areas.

I think the end of the month will be a wild and crazy ride with surprising and sometimes shocking information coming in. And Venus with Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces in a tight conjunction can create compassion, inspired art, and love of mankind. This triple conjunction in a sextile to Pluto can bring massive creative power and transformation.  Maybe the secrets and the wake-up call that happens during this eclipse will cause a positive response in the collective.

 Lunar Eclipse on May 16 at 25 degrees of Scorpio

This eclipse will be visible In North and South America, Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia.  Check here to see if it will be visible in your part of the world.

On a Lunar Eclipse, something will end and on a Solar Eclipse, something will begin. A Lunar Eclipse is an opportunity to break habits or eliminate socially conditioned patterns of thoughts and behaviors that stand in the way of self-realization. 

A Lunar Eclipse can make us more aware of our patterns, and our unconscious motivations. This period of time can bring up old memories and feelings.  Full moon eclipses can bring things to completion that you have been working on. The Sun opposite the Moon lights up the Moon and brings previously unexamined areas of your life into awareness. Repressed energies emerge for confrontation and resolution.  Pay attention to your dreams. Lunar Eclipses are more emotional than Solar Eclipses.  Lunar Eclipses shine a light on things we weren’t aware of.

We will have eclipses on the Taurus Scorpio axis of the zodiac for the next year and a half.  So this denotes a cycle of change that relates to our values, our possessions (Taurus) and our ability to regenerate our lives (Scorpio).

A Lunar eclipse is a very unstable energy.  Change is in the air, but don’t start anything new until June.   Mercury is going retrograde from May 10 thru June 3, so wait a few weeks after June 3 to start a new project.  But the lunar eclipse will open you up to accepting new ideas.

This is a very complex Lunar Eclipse because of the many other planets that it is aspecting. It is in a trine to Mars at 23 Pisces, squares Saturn at 24 Aquarius, in a sextile to Pluto at 28 Capricorn, and in a trine to Neptune at 24 Pisces.  I’m going to take a stab at what could result from all of these planets involved with the Lunar Eclipse. Mars could represent taking positive action.  Neptune could mean our direction is confusing or we are being deceived. Pluto means that the Lunar Eclipse is shining a light on news or events that reveal corruption or something that was buried. But some of the aspects are beneficial. The eclipse sextiles Pluto and trines Neptune so what come up could be healing in some way.

How will these eclipses affect you?

Note to my Astrology Clients.  Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following eclipses will have a major impact on you.  You can also email me for a coaching session on how these eclipses will affect your chart.

Eclipses are contrary to the status quo. If impacted by one of these eclipses, your life will not run on the same track it has been on.  But that can be a good thing. Some view eclipses as release and renewal points.  If your birthday falls on or is close to the dates of an eclipse your life will change dramatically in the months and years ahead.  But remember, sometimes eclipses get triggered after they occur so events can come in after the eclipse especially within 6 months after the event.  Mars will trigger the Solar eclipse on July 20 and 21 2022 and Mars will trigger the Lunar Eclipse on Aug 12 and 13^th of 2022.

An eclipse tends to emphasize matters related to the house it falls in on your natal chart and what planets it conjuncts or opposes.  The areas ruled by the houses or planets will demand more energy and time from you, at least until the next eclipse in Oct and Nov of 2022.   Eclipses open doors and invite you to come in, illuminating and stimulating areas of your life that need your attention.

Remember that planetary energies are archetypal and archetypes can be expressed in many different ways. It’s really based on your consciousness and how you decide to work with these energies.

 The Solar Eclipse on April 30, 2022, at 10 degrees of Taurus will affect you if you have personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and/or Mars) or the ascendant at 8 to 12 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio.  Also, look at your natal chart for the houses that contain 10 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio.  It may mean the end of one set of circumstances and the beginning of another in that area of your life.

The Lunar Eclipse of May 16 at 25 degrees of Scorpio will affect you if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 23 to 27 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio.  Also, look at your natal chart for the 2 houses that hold 25 degrees of Taurus and Scorpio. This eclipse will stir up events related to those houses. What are your values, do you own your possessions, or do they own you; what can you let go of, and what needs to be reborn?

Eclipses can repeat every 19 years.  We had a lunar eclipse at these same points on May 16, 2003.  Look back to what happened then. This will continue a theme that was playing out at that time

If any of these eclipses fall on a personal planet, check the list of keywords for the planets here

To see a brief list of areas covered by the different houses in your birth chart click here

 

I leave you in the lap of the gods.

 

Janet Kane

www.mythiczodiac.com