Aspects for the week beginning 23 September 2012
Uranus square Pluto – Phase 2 – Aftermath
It was a testing week for many, and hopefully you were one of those that passed the test. Taking a casual survey, it seemed to me that for most people the crisis day was Wednesday, the day of the actual square between Uranus and Pluto, with reverberations on Thursday, and calmer waters on Friday.
The square is still with us until 2015, but the next exact square is not until next year, so there is time to calm down, take a deep breath and release fear.
For those of you who are ahead of the game, and wish to prepare for the next one, go over their lessons and make a plan, the next square will take place on 20th May 2013.
Muslim Video
By far and away the most important development globally around this square has been the Muslim riots about the American video. As a commenter put it in relation to my research up to the event:
“The only thing you have left out is the continuing violence supposedly triggered by the American video.”
I realized this as soon as I had posted it, and it was almost a Freudian slip to omit it, because I found it so perplexing, and still do.
Our first awareness that there was a problem, was the killing of Chris Stevens the U.S. Ambassador for Libya, which happened on 11th September, a clear 8 days before the square, but in the period of rising tension caused by the square.
Chris Stevens was a diplomat and a lawyer, with a powerful Jupiter exactly trine his Pluto in his natal chart. He had been highly skilled and successful in his career. As fate would have it, his death marked the beginning of this whole phenomenon. We do not have his birth time, and he was born in Grass Valley, California, but there is a strong case for the accuracy of the noon GMT chart. In this chart, his Moon is conjunct the U.S. Pluto which is a dramatic link. Transiting Saturn would have been squaring his natal Moon in 6th House of working quarters, and transiting Saturn was squaring the U.S. natal Pluto at the time of the event. This chart would give him a Leo Ascendant, and Venus (diplomacy) at the Midheaven (his Careerpoint).
The chart for the time and place of his death in Benghazi and the eruption of the violence shows Mars quincunx the Ascendant on the 6th House cusp. If this chart is active and the situation rumbles on, Mars will transit the North Node of the chart on 6th October, and the descendant of the chart on 24th/25th October, and the Pluto of the chart on 25/26th November, when there may be further flare ups or repercussions. There is no way of knowing how long this crisis will last. The chart of the making of the film may show a Neptunian (manipulation) nature and timing, but that is at the moment an unknown quantity. The initial video clips were uploaded to You Tube in July, the first being on 1st July, a week after the first Uranus-Pluto square!
An interesting feature which caught my attention is that it was reported that some of the protests around the world about this video were peaceful. I feel that says something profound. It has been reported this morning that in Benghazi itself the moderates have driven out the extremists, by peaceful means. And I hope that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be able to convince the protesters of their good will and lack of involvement in this film.
Personal Lives
I personally felt the tension of the square last Wednesday as a knot of tension in the stomach, and my digestive system protested that it would only eat Miso soup (I later found out that the Fixed Star aligned with the event, Cor Caroli, works well with miso soup in etheric cleansing and detoxification, from “Starlight Elixirs” by Michael Smulkis and Fred Rubenfeld). Others found that events were taking them to the limits of their endurance. Some reported this to me, without knowing about the Uranus-Pluto square (not everyone I know takes an interest in Astrology!). We heard of the death of a friend, but we also heard in the news of the birth of a celebrity baby on the afternoon of the 18th: Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field brought into the world a baby girl Theodora. I am not going to analyse her chart now, but just to welcome her into this world and a safe passage throughout her life.
Aspects
The aspects for this week begin on Wednesday (26th), a day which should prove optimistic and mind-expanding due to a trine between Mercury and Jupiter. This will be beneficial for education, information (without necessarily the technology), communication and sales and a tonic for those in recovery from the big square: it will give us something positive to focus on, e.g. there may be good news from the world of celebrity as well as in our own circle.
On Thursday (27th) Venus squares Mars, which may produce intrigue and social awkwardness, e.g. inappropriate pictures of celebrities may crop up again in elements of the media which think they are appropriate. In your own life, someone might cross the red line, or invade a boundary you thought was understood.
Saturday (29th) has a T-square between the Sun, and you-know-who (Uranus and Pluto). We are tested again, and need to hold our centre, be aware of who we are, and strengthen our individuality. If necessary, we may need to speak our truth. The earlier square in the day is the Sun with Uranus, so we may face a rebellion or we may be doing the rebelling. Later the Sun squares Pluto, and we may face stark choices, or choices that involve a search deep into our Soul.
The undercurrents of this aspect are heightened by the Full Moon in Aries which takes place in the early hours of Sunday morning, so we will need to deal with personal emotional issues in addition to wider issues in society. Saturday night is not a night to drown your sorrows, as you could be storing up further complications. Deal with what is presented as honestly as you can, and you will move through any problems more quickly. You may find that life has been trying to reward you, but that you have been blocking its attempts to do so.
The week in bullet points:
- Wednesday – the only way is up
- Thursday – mild irritations or dubious pleasures
- Saturday – an echo of the Uranus-Pluto square rumbling in the background
September 23rd, 2012 at 10:57 am
Dear Lana
All very interesting. I’m surprised that I found it a tolerable week – but sometimes planetary aspects hit world events rather than personal ones if they don’t mesh with one’s horoscope.
I presume you mean 2013 for the repeat of the Square in May (I guess it’s just a typo).?
Asia
September 23rd, 2012 at 11:08 am
Dear Asia
Thank you so much – I have now corrected the date!
Yes one or two people I know did not mention any discomfort this week, but as I had mentioned earlier my Mercury was in the 6th degree in which the square took place, so I was caught up in it.
Glad you had a tolerable week,
Love
Lana
September 23rd, 2012 at 4:27 pm
I enjoyed the busiest week I’ve had for ages, Wednesday being my quietest and resting day. Somehow everything I was involved with flowed. I did come across several people who were experiencing difficulties. I felt I was able to offer help to some, and was atleast be interested for others. There’s plenty still to be serious about, politics, economics, communities and both in this country and globally. Yet I still had an enlightening and good week. Most strange. Thanks Lana, for lots, and guiding me along astrologically, happy week ahead wishes to us all, love Sarah.
September 23rd, 2012 at 4:50 pm
Dear Lana,
Yes, it could have been a much worse week for me than it was, in fact, I found I somehow rose to challenges rather than getting wiped on the floor by them. What does seem to still have a massive hold on me is my health… is that Pluto still having an effect on me I wonder? I think it’s in my house of health for the next year at least so it could be. I would just like to sleep all the time. Difficult when there are important issues to be tackled. … though perhaps something is telling me I still need to take it easy. Thank you as ever Lana for your helpful insights! Love Flick 🙂
September 23rd, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Dear Sarah
Thanks very much for your report!
I didn’t make up the contingent who found the square difficult (they just haven’t commented!).
It sounds like the combination of lightbody and matrix is working. You really have got into your stride this week.
Have a good week,
Love
Lana
September 23rd, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Dear Flick
Glad to hear the week was easier than expected.
Healthwise it is Uranus (planet of the unexpected) which is in your 6th House of Health, but the Pluto element is the fact that Pluto is exerting pressure (the square) on the 6th House Uranus.
You have an 8 degree planet, so the first square will have affected you more. But you haven’t got a 6 degree planet, which made things easier this time.
Thank you so much for commenting,
Love
Lana
September 25th, 2012 at 12:49 am
Dear All –
Last week was nutz, and I hope to share once I have caught my breath. In bullet points:
-No puppies
-Tickets to Canada purchased
-Plans for the kitchen redo were eaten by a crashed computer (not mine)
-Wrestled my tax accountant to the ground and squeezed a concession out of her
-Connected with a group of dog training folks (hope this will be good)
Lana – regarding for your Miso soup – it’s actually a Chinese formula as well (but the Japanese version tastes better) and I use it for my patients coming down with a cold as well as those with tummy troubles.
*Hugs from SoCal* (where it seems it will NEVER dry out, we’re back to high 90s and high humidity – bleh)
Dia
September 25th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
Dear Dia
You know how to light up a blog!
Glad you approve of the Miso soup. I googled it to find it contains lots of vitamins and minerals.
So the square among other things encouraged me to listen to my body!
Hope it is a saner week (unless you prefer it nutz).
Love
Lana
September 27th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
My attempts, ha, at clearing my clutter have descended into a worse mess than ever. Higlighted earlier this week by a relative spying my kitchen and exclaiming in shock. Today I’m motivated to re-read the fabulous Virgoan Guide to decluttering, and I’m so glad I did as most helpful and encouraging. I’ve now re-checked today’s aspects ‘mild irritations (my mess?) and dubious pleasures’ – only dubious if I don’t put the advice into action. Thanks again Asia, for writing, and Lana for posting. Love Sarah
September 27th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Lana –
I do NOT like nutzy weeks (Virgo)*
I like things to have a schedule and to follow said schedule, with a little squirrling around room, but not like the last few weeks have been.
Update from last week – the kitchen re-do was recovered, finalised and is in the works AND the contractors are saying they think they can have it done by end of November – hooray! It will be something of a wrench, as this is the kitchen I grew up in (the one I measured all other kitchens against) but the timing is right and it REALLY needs to be done. The existing room is dark and cut into two pieces by an “L” shape, although there’s no wall at the “L”. An early attempt at an open concept without “sacrificing” the dining room. We’re straightening things out and adding cabinet/counter space. It will turn into a modified eat-in kitchen, but so what, we’re casual folks and if we want to throw a big fancy dinner party we’ll just move the table into the living room.
On other aspects of the aspects, my husband worked from home yesterday.
Him “surprise!”
Me “eep – I have boatloads of work I need to do”**
Him “That’s okay, me too, and maybe we can do some house stuff too”
Me (somewhat dubiously) “Sure”***
But it all settled out as we moved into the afternoon (as your aspects point out, there was optimism and the day really did seem to be following an upward arc). We priced out portable storage+ and decided it made better economic sense to buy a storage shed. We went to our local retailer and ordered one yesterday, to be delivered Friday next. We then went home and started clearing out and levelling the area the shed will be placed. Your aspects didn’t mention the amount of hard physical labour would be part of the general upswell .
I hope today (Thursday) is not too full of the unwanted or the unwelcome. I shall be mindful of what I say to patients today, since I don’t want to be the one crossing the line. Hope no lines get badly mangled for you all.
Ironically, or maybe not, they’re closing the 405 freeway again++ this weekend, beginning late evening Friday, which probably is when the early square is active here. I shudder to think what Sunday morning may bring, especially in the social arena. Last time they did this, it worked out okay, but anything that goes well once breeds complacency here in lala land and I cringe to think what may happen if all does NOT go as planned (as in – if the aspects are aligned to teach us a social lesson of one sort or another).
Slightly anxious hugs then, from Sunny SoCal –
Dia
*which is a, homage to Pirates of the Caribbean if anyone remembers the first one
**I do love him, but having him home means having him somewhat underfoot and I don’t always get as much done as I had planned. Yesterday turned out to be an exception
***We did!
+ It’s amazing how little a house can hold when one is forced to completely empty one LARGE room – in fact, one room that’s specifically designed to hold lots of STUFF. And in my case, two women’s households of kitchen stuff. Some of Mom’s kitchen stuff got destroyed by the “caretakers”, but much was fine.
++ http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-405-freeway-carmageddon-redux,0,4480982.story
September 27th, 2012 at 5:03 pm
My post about Carmegeddon II:
http://acugateway.com/WordPress/carmageddon-ii/
September 27th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
Dear Sarah
Thank you for sharing your experiences of the week, and reminding us of Asia’s decluttering with Virgo article.
I am hoping the Libran guide will soon be available, the subject being relationship.
Keep up the good work!
Love
Lana
September 27th, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Dear Dia
Glad to hear that you prefer the non-nutz variety of week.
I too had a good day yesterday. It was spent with my grandson.
Thanks very much for the Carmaggedon educational link. And your own blog on the subject! You’ve been busy, on your blog, it seems. I will pay another visit very soon to catch up.
Sadly, today, it was I who crossed the line…and I wish I had listened to my own advice! I reminded myself of a certain Pollyanna character on a U.K. medical drama called Holby City. Enough said.
Thanks very much for commenting,
Love
Lana