Aspects for the week beginning 2 October 2011
The fiscal crisis rumbles on, with no end in sight. What is going on? The world wonders. What is it all leading up to…? Obama looks to Europe to solve the crisis, and the situation in Europe is no further forward from last week.
Last week I wrote about how the current aspects are affecting the charts of the main financial characters. Let’s see if anything has changed this week:
IMF: Pluto is conjunct the Sun of the International Monetary Fund chart. Aspects don’t get tougher than this.
Christine Lagarde: Neptune still opposes her Pluto (an extreme test of her skills) and squares her Saturn. No change there. Still way too much pressure.
Barack Obama: Uranus trines his natal Mercury and squares his Venus, while Jupiter opposes his Neptune. Mentally he is in good shape, emotionally he is a little volatile, and spiritually he is a little florid. That doesn’t explain the Wall Street protests, so hopping over to the U.S. chart…
…U.S. Chart: Transitting Mars conjuncts its North Node (forcing a karmic issue) and sextiles its Uranus. This signifies an awakening of energy, and specifically rebellion, and Uranus is in its 6th House of the workers.
Angela Merkel: Jupiter still currently sextiles her Mercury, and Pluto trines her Venus, both excellent aspects for her.
George Osborne: Jupiter squares his Mars, and Uranus trines his Jupiter, and this week Jupiter squares Mars generally, so overconfidence is increased.
George Papandreou: Pluto (the slowest moving planet) is still opposing his Mercury (mental strain), and Mars sextiles his Saturn (a cosmic urge to action), plus Saturn is conjunct his Neptune adding to his problems.
As you can see, watching transits can sometimes be like watching paint dry, but watch this space if that appeals to you.
We have three aspects this week. Tomorrow Mars squares Jupiter, an aspect which can encourage fieriness and over-the-top enthusiasm. Mars squaring Jupiter often results in high-flying balloon emotions, but with Jupiter (the expansive one) currently in Taurus, it could be a little more grounded, so that something more tangible can grow from the roots of ideas born this day, or week. The Robert Browning line comes to mind here: “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a heaven for?” So if your ideas are high falutin’, check that you are equally grounded.
On Thursday (6th) Mercury is conjunct Saturn, so people mean business. But communications may be delayed, traffic jams could occur to popular venues, such as protest sites or if the warm weather continues here, beaches. But it’s not a holiday atmosphere, and a serious intent is going to be at the heart of things. If you are studying, it may be a good day to get down to work. If you are seeking to escape work, you may be pinned down.
The best aspect of the week occurs on Friday (7th), in the shape of Venus trine Neptune. Artistic and spiritual endeavours are highlighted, dance and fashion could be inspired. Victoria Beckham’s heels could get higher…Those seeking to take their art and their life that bit further beyond, but still retaining elegance and style, will be rewarded. This contrasting with Monday and Thursday’s aspects which will be more tricky in terms of satisfactory results. Though excellence can be achieved on Friday, it may go unnoticed or be too subtle for its intended audiences. But if everyone raises their consciousness on that day, everyone will be able to admire everyone else’s achievements as well as preening on their own. It’s an appropriate aspect for World Smile Day, and there could be a lot behind the smile of the passerby…
Please Note: My Chief Commentator Sarah, who like 20% of the population, receives less than a minimum wage for her services, is out of action due to computer problems. Regular readers will know that she has struggled for 4 years with her computer. At the risk of giving out too much information, the dogs knocked over her router at 5.30 pm on Friday (with Uranus squaring her Mercury) and forced the issue. She is now wrangling to leave one internet provider and begin anew with broadband. Another friend recently tried to do the same, and I overheard her on the phone having to repeat 20 times to the outgoing provider that she wanted to discontinue their services. So Sarah may be a while…
The week in bullet points:
- Monday – High flying
- Thursday – Applying yourself
- Friday – Inspiration
October 2nd, 2011 at 2:56 pm
In the absence of our lovely Sarah, I must leave a comment this week. I realy hope she gets it sorted quickly; she’s almost as much fun to read as you are Lana! Hey ….. I think it’s time for the planets to give us all a break…. more tax contributions from the rich and if they decide to jump ship to a glitzier looking ship across the pond then they should have to sned tax back to the UK where they trained ( I think I am joking about the latter statement though can’t be sure!!!) This country is in a terribly sorry state and not even our Rugby Team has the decency to uphold British values whilst abroad, representing you and me! Appaling….
Ok…. I know I am whinging and moaning…. it’s only because the cousin of Black Dog is sitting on my chest today, trying to pin me down whilst growling at me….. so I am about to tell him where to go – with love and light – of course…. and growl my way out of this house….
Sorry I don’t seem to be commenting on your thoughtful blog…. no doubt my planets are a little rough around the edges today…. YOU as ever, however, are clear and primed for an ASTRO take over of the Government, nay the IMF! Set them straight Lana!
Blessings from your friend and growler Flick 🙂
October 3rd, 2011 at 8:09 am
Dear Flick
Thanks for stepping into the breach!
Your style of comment, individual and not channelling Sarah, indicates that you are already under the influence of the Mars/Jupiter square…but of course we can choose to transcend such influences…I feel the need to quote Edmund from King Lear:
“This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune, often the surfeit of our own behaviour, we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars; as if we were villains on necessity; fools by heavenly compulsion”
I wonder, if you had been commenting on Thursday, if it would have been an entirely different style of comment.
Have a good week,
Love
Lana
October 3rd, 2011 at 10:19 am
Dear Lana,
Thank you for that wonderful quote.
Love, Light and Joy
Flick 😉
October 6th, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Ooohh noooo – no Sarah?! I agree with Flick, she’s almost as much fun to read as you are. I feel certain you will pass along our best wishes as well as anything pithy we might say.
Things here in SoCal have taken an uncharacteristically cloudy turn. We had -wait for it- RAIN yesterday. On 5th October, an event almost unprecedented in our collective weather memory.
Interestingly, I’m taking this moment to catch up on the weekly blog because I feel a bit trapped at work. Normally, after I treat my morning patients I rush out the door and fly back to the house to allow the dogs to frolic during my lunch break. Today I’m dug in like a little [something that digs itself in] and am working through lunch. Although in compensation, I DID order a lovely bleu cheese and mozzarella pizza and a Caesar salad. Mmmmm.
Moving continues a pace, with craziness on all fronts, but that’s a story for another time.
Enjoy your warm weather, I’ll think of you as I curl into my fleece jacket and settle down to get some work done.
*hugs*
Dia
October 10th, 2011 at 9:06 am
Dear Dia
I have told Sarah that according to you and Flick she writes a better comment than the blog. She was characteristically modest in her Virgo Ascendant way.
Well the Indian Summer has passed now, though it was the hottest October since records began, and I certainly enjoyed it.
Text message yesterday from Sarah about her progress with your corn tips: “Have soaked some of my corn overnight, will cook and sample later…” So it’s still going.
Love and thanks for your comment,
Lana