{"id":1271,"date":"2011-10-02T11:18:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T10:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lanawooster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2011-10-02T11:18:58","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T10:18:58","slug":"aspects-for-the-week-beginning-2-october-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/?p=1271","title":{"rendered":"Aspects for the week beginning 2 October 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fiscal crisis rumbles on, with no end in sight.\u00a0 What is going on? The world wonders.\u00a0 What is it all leading up to\u2026?\u00a0 Obama looks to Europe to solve the crisis, and the situation in Europe is no further forward from last week.<\/p>\n

Last week I wrote about how the current aspects are affecting the charts of the main financial characters.\u00a0 Let\u2019s see if anything has changed this week:<\/p>\n

IMF:\u00a0 Pluto is conjunct the Sun of the International Monetary Fund chart.\u00a0 Aspects don\u2019t get tougher than this.<\/p>\n

Christine Lagarde: Neptune still opposes her Pluto (an extreme test of her skills) and squares her Saturn.\u00a0 No change there.\u00a0 Still way too much pressure.<\/p>\n

Barack Obama: Uranus trines his natal Mercury and squares his Venus, while Jupiter opposes his Neptune.\u00a0 Mentally he is in good shape, emotionally he is a little volatile, and spiritually he is a little florid.\u00a0 That doesn\u2019t explain the Wall Street protests, so hopping over to the U.S. chart\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026U.S. Chart:\u00a0 Transitting Mars conjuncts its North Node (forcing a karmic issue) and sextiles its Uranus.\u00a0 This signifies an awakening of energy, and specifically rebellion, and Uranus is in its 6th<\/sup> House of the workers.<\/p>\n

Angela Merkel: \u00a0Jupiter still currently sextiles her Mercury, and Pluto trines her Venus, both excellent aspects for her.<\/p>\n

George Osborne:\u00a0 Jupiter squares his Mars, and Uranus trines his Jupiter, and this week Jupiter squares Mars generally, so overconfidence is increased.<\/p>\n

George Papandreou: \u00a0Pluto (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.<\/p>\n

As you can see, watching transits can sometimes be like watching paint dry, but watch this space if that appeals to you.<\/p>\n

We have three aspects this week.\u00a0 Tomorrow Mars squares Jupiter, an aspect which can encourage fieriness and over-the-top enthusiasm.\u00a0\u00a0 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.\u00a0 The Robert Browning line comes to mind here:\u00a0 \u201c<\/em>Ah, but a man\u2019s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what\u2019s a heaven for?\u201d\u00a0 So if your ideas are high falutin\u2019, check that you are equally grounded.<\/p>\n

On Thursday (6th<\/sup>) Mercury is conjunct Saturn, so people mean business.\u00a0 But communications may be delayed, traffic jams could occur to popular venues, such as protest sites or if the warm weather continues here, beaches.\u00a0 But it\u2019s not a holiday atmosphere, and a serious intent is going to be at the heart of things.\u00a0 If you are studying, it may be a good day to get down to work.\u00a0 If you are seeking to escape work, you may be pinned down.<\/p>\n

The best aspect of the week occurs on Friday (7th<\/sup>), in the shape of Venus trine Neptune.\u00a0 Artistic and spiritual endeavours are highlighted, dance and fashion could be inspired.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 This contrasting with Monday and Thursday\u2019s aspects which will be more tricky in terms of satisfactory results.\u00a0 Though excellence can be achieved on Friday, it may go unnoticed or be too subtle for its intended audiences.\u00a0 But if everyone raises their consciousness on that day, everyone will be able to admire everyone else\u2019s achievements as well as preening on their own.\u00a0 It\u2019s an appropriate aspect for World Smile Day, and there could be a lot behind the smile of the passerby\u2026<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 Regular readers will know that she has struggled for 4 years with her computer.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 She is now wrangling to leave one internet provider and begin anew with broadband.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 So Sarah may be a while\u2026<\/p>\n

The week in bullet points:<\/p>\n