{"id":1771,"date":"2012-07-08T12:38:31","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T11:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lanawooster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2012-07-08T12:38:31","modified_gmt":"2012-07-08T11:38:31","slug":"aspect-for-the-week-beginning-8-july-2012-mercury-sextile-venus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/?p=1771","title":{"rendered":"Aspect for the week beginning 8 July 2012 – Mercury sextile Venus"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Square Background<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Uranus-Pluto square is still prevalent, slightly waning now until its next phase in September.\u00a0 It was exacerbated yesterday by Venus square Chiron, an aspect I hadn\u2019t mentioned, but which seems to have brought up relationship crises.<\/p>\n

Global Round-Up<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The global issues which are linked in my view with the Uranus-Pluto square continue to concern the world:<\/p>\n

Syria: <\/em>The slaughter continues, and Hilary Clinton gets tough with Russia and China for their obstructiveness towards intervention.<\/p>\n

Eurozone:<\/em> The Uranus-Pluto square seems to have highlighted tensions between Austerity Merkel and Anti-Austerity Hollande, while Greece struggles to fulfil its pledges with new Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.<\/p>\n

Climate: <\/em>More extreme weathers: record heatwaves in the Eastern U.S., flooding in the U.K., and in Russia where 150 people have died in floods in Krymsk.<\/p>\n

The Aspects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday the Thirteenth<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We have all week to prepare for Uranus turning retrograde on Friday (13th<\/sup>). This is not an aspect, the aspect of the week itself occurs on the evening of Saturday (14th<\/sup>), the very end of the week.\u00a0 Uranus tends to turn everything on its head at the best of times, but when it is turning retrograde even more so.\u00a0 Coupled with friggatriskaidekaphobia, fear of Friday 13th<\/sup>, some people may create their own dramas through fear.\u00a0 While I would never tempt fate, it has always been my attitude and policy to debunk superstition.\u00a0 A lot of people meeting me are puzzled by that, because they regard Astrology itself as a superstition.\u00a0 But, never mind, eh?\u00a0 What I would like to say about the prospect of change and turning moments next Friday, is do not panic.\u00a0 Spend the whole day on Thursday meditating, and you\u2019ll be really chilled\u2026<\/p>\n

The Aspect<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This week\u2019s aspect in question is Mercury sextile Venus and it occurs late on Saturday (14th<\/sup>) in the U.K.<\/p>\n

\u201cEr hang on\u2026? Didn\u2019t we have that one last Wednesday?\u201d You might ask.\u00a0 The cause is Mercury slowing down preparing to turn retrograde, so that Venus catches up with him.<\/p>\n

Last Wednesday, the world of Science (Mercury and Uranus) was happy with the discovery (Uranus) of the God particle.\u00a0 Mercury was trine Uranus that day, signifying scientific discovery, but the day started with Mercury sextile Venus, the announcement of the discovery.<\/p>\n

The chart of Professor Peter Higgs who lent his name to the Higgs Boson particle has a very tight, almost exact fire trine, between Venus, Neptune and Saturn.\u00a0 I had a spooky thought when I saw it: \u201cWhat if that was the signature for the God particle? With Venus providing the human glue of love to balance the more Saturnian structure and scientific element, and Neptune representing the boundlessness of the Universe.\u201d\u00a0 This could provide the basis for new research.<\/p>\n

Seriously though, in last week\u2019s Comments to the blog, Sinhagupta pointed out: \u201cI\u2019m still suspicious of the Higgs Boson \u2018discovery\u2019 \u2013 it would seem with all that money and technology, they would be bound to find something \u2013 and all that fudging about whether they have enough evidence to call it a discovery or not \u2013 either they have or they haven\u2019t! I\u2019d keep it as one of the myths of the 21st century. Begs the entire question of \u2018what is matter\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n

So what can we expect from Saturday\u2019s sextile?\u00a0 Announcements, engagements, and cultural developments.<\/p>\n

This week is a creative space in which to develop your own art and culture.\u00a0 I suggest you write chapter notes for your blockbuster sensation before Friday, write the first three chapters on Friday before 4 pm, then send it off to the publisher.\u00a0 Mercury with Venus favours the combining of art and writing, such as more often found in children\u2019s books, but sometimes in adults\u2019.\u00a0 If you have Mercury sextile Venus natally, this may be one of your talents.<\/p>\n

Caf\u00e9 Culture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to be in a caf\u00e9 in Caf\u00e9 Culture Week, but it helps.<\/p>\n

Every city has its equivalent:<\/p>\n

Champs Elysees in Paris\u2026Dizengoff Street in Telaviv\u2026Brooklyn in New York\u2026<\/p>\n

We did go to the Caf\u00e9 frequented by Jean Paul Sartre when we paid a visit to Paris, but all we got was a surly waiter\u2026the aspects must have been against us that day.\u00a0 I had hoped for a glimpse of the Caf\u00e9 culture of the Rive Gauche.<\/p>\n

When we were first married we lived near the Finchley Road in London, and there was a Caf\u00e9 called Dorice\u2026there was a high elderly proportion of clientele, and you could sit and listen into stories of the Holocaust, and philosophy debates going on.\u00a0 It was as if you were being transported to Central Europe in the 1920s\/1930s.\u00a0 Hubby says: \u201cHaving coffee with Kafka came to mind\u201d.\u00a0 This was the early 1970s, mind.<\/p>\n

Cafes if visited on one\u2019s own are a chance to let the pen loose in a notebook, writing poetry or even channeling or automatic writing.\u00a0 Other alternatives include poetry circles, or Cream Tea Shoppes in the West Country<\/p>\n

The Signs in Caf\u00e9 Culture<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a sample of what you may expect, sitting in cafes or in reading rooms, or both<\/em><\/p>\n

Aries<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them still talking about the football.<\/p>\n

Most likely line: \u201cIn the Euros England were technically inept!\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading:\u00a0 \u201cWhat you see is What you Get\u201d by Alan Sugar (Sun in Aries)<\/p>\n

Taurus<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them talking about their next meal.<\/p>\n

Most likely line: \u201cI don\u2019t agree with Michael Gove\u2019s latest initiative on school dinners\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading:\u00a0 \u201cJamie\u2019s Italy\u201d by Jamie Oliver<\/p>\n

Gemini<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them talking about talking.<\/p>\n

Most likely line: \u201cThat Higgs-Boson particle – Have they really found God?\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading \u201cThinking about Thinking\u201d by Antony Flew<\/p>\n

Cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them talking about family news.<\/p>\n

Most likely line: \u201cGirls just want to have fun, that\u2019s all they really want, when the working day is done\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading \u201cBring up the Bodies\u201d by Hilary Mantel (Sun in Cancer)<\/p>\n

Leo<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them talking about the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

Most likely line: \u201cDoes all power corrupt in the banking sector?\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading \u201cThe Prince\u201d by Niccolo Machiavelli<\/p>\n

Virgo<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them talking shop, especially if accompanied by a fellow worker.<\/p>\n

Most likely line: \u201cIt\u2019s definitely a Health and Safety issue\u2026we ought to do something about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading: \u201cMars and Venus in the Workplace\u201d by John Gray<\/p>\n

Libra<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them, not talking, but just placing an art book on the table.<\/p>\n

Sample conversation: \u201cWas Yoko Ono (Libra rising) before her time in the 1960s?\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading: \u201cAn Autobiography\u201d by M.K. Gandhi (Sun in Libra)<\/p>\n

Scorpio<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them psychoanalyzing the other.<\/p>\n

Sample conversation: \u201cAre my borderline personality features showing?\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading: \u201cThe Bell Jar\u201d by Sylvia Plath (Sun in Scorpio; Mercury sextile Venus)<\/p>\n

Sagittarius<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them discussing the meaning of Life, or Liff.<\/p>\n

Sample conversation: \u201cWhy are we here?\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading: \u201cThe Book of Why\u201d by Judy Hall (Sun in Sagittarius; Mercury sextile Venus)<\/p>\n

Capricorn<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them discussing politics and accountability.<\/p>\n

Sample conversation: \u201cHow long can the coalition hold out?\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading: \u201cA Tale of Two Cities\u201d by Charles Dickens<\/p>\n

Aquarius<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them discussing Utopian societies.<\/p>\n

Sample conversation: \u201cHave you tried Future Life Progression?\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading: \u201cThe Time Machine\u201d by H.G. Wells (Mercury sextile Venus)<\/p>\n

Pisces<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might find them discussing Euthanasia.<\/p>\n

Sample conversation: \u201cThat programme about ageing had me in tears\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading: \u201cThe Long Earth\u201d by Terry Pratchett<\/p>\n

Wimbledon Watch<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I am feeling epic this morning, as for two years running I have correctly predicted the Wimbledon Ladies\u2019 Champion.\u00a0 Scientist hubby, however, is unimpressed: he says he doesn\u2019t know what the odds are for that.\u00a0 The basis of my prediction was that Serena Williams had the least worst aspects of all the ladies, and that she wore the power colour of magenta in her bandanna and pants.<\/p>\n

I would love Andy Murray to win the Men\u2019s Final today, and fervently hope that he does!\u00a0 However, I predicted that Federer would win (on the basis of his good aspects for the Final) before the start of Wimbledon.\u00a0 So if Murray doesn\u2019t win, that would be a double whammy for me, and for Astrology.<\/p>\n

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