{"id":1925,"date":"2012-09-30T13:57:45","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T12:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lanawooster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1925"},"modified":"2012-09-30T13:57:45","modified_gmt":"2012-09-30T12:57:45","slug":"aspects-for-the-week-beginning-30-september-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/?p=1925","title":{"rendered":"Aspects for the week beginning 30 September 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed Milliband<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Just a short preamble this morning on this week\u2019s leader of the political party Conference (I have used up some of my blogging juice on the challenge of writing about Saturn\u2019s entry into Scorpio).\u00a0 Having watched Ed Milliband (whose position in the polls is on the rise) this morning on the Andrew Marr show, he scrubbed up very well morale-wise in comparison to poor Nick Clegg last week on the Andrew Marr show prior to his Lib Dem conference.\u00a0 Last week on the couch Nick Clegg\u2019s forehead worry lines were in themselves very worrying.\u00a0 The political pundits viewed his conference speeches as lack lustre.\u00a0 In contrast, Ed Milliband suddenly seems to know who he is (we\u2019ll find out more this week at the Labour Party Conference).\u00a0 As someone (one of my blog commenters) texted me this morning \u201cHe\u2019s got Andrew over a barrel in the debate\u201d.\u00a0 Ed Milliband\u2019s closest transit at this time is Neptune (spirituality) trine his Jupiter (philosophy), so he is coming into his stride in terms of being sure of his ground philosophically.\u00a0 I think when he first took over as leader of the Labour Party he had some successful but heavy duty and demanding transits (Pluto transiting his Sun, and transiting Uranus trine his Neptune).\u00a0 He was wondering how he got from promising politician and beloved brother to the post of leader of the Opposition and flailing Labour Party. \u00a0Now he feels ready to lead the Labour Party, and I would watch the Conference with interest, but I will be travelling.\u00a0 So I will look out for some interesting soundbites on my i Phone app.\u00a0 Interestingly, a statement of intent he has made this weekend, a threat to break up and reform the banks if they do not mend their ways, is right in the spirit of the era of Saturn in Pluto, so that could be a visionary aim (stemming from the inspiration of transiting Neptune trine his Jupiter).
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Aspects<\/span>
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\nMars dominates the beginning and the end of this week.\u00a0 On Tuesday (2nd<\/sup>) Mars conjuncts the North Node \u2013 re-introducing the Inner Warrior who is in no mood for messin\u2019, with this conjunction now taking place in Scorpio (remember we are now karmically evolving more courageously with the North Node newly placed in this sign).<\/p>\n

Caroline Myss says of this Archetype:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe spiritual Warrior pioneered by Dan Millman, Chogyam Trungpa, and others directs you to use the classic Warrior virtues of heroism, stoicism, and self-sacrifice for conquering the ego and gaining control of the inner realm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wednesday (3rd<\/sup>) \u00a0may be a notable but perplexing day for Venusians (Taureans, Librans and those with Venus rising). It begins with Venus sextile\u00a0Saturn. They are both in the 29th degree of their signs (Leo and Libra\u00a0respectively) and as Libra’s ruler Venus may assist Saturn in leave a parting gift with you from his time in Libra: the gift may be in the\u00a0realm of relationships, art or music, if you have been consciously working on such a related issue over the last two and a half years.\u00a0 See my October 2009 blog Saturn in Libra – Karmic Dilemmas<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.lanawooster.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/10\/saturn-in-libra-karmic-dilemmas\/<\/a><\/p>\n

which may help you to a clearer idea of what it might be.\u00a0Globally there may be a diplomatic breakthrough, mid-week, for instance.\u00a0 You may have resolution or closure in a relationship, on the personal front.<\/p>\n

Venus then enters Virgo and changes her tune from magnanimous (Leo) to\u00a0choosy (Virgo). This will happen literally overnight. Make sure you\u00a0register for and claim the free gift before she does so, even if it in\u00a0the form of a dream. If you work in the Arts sector it’s now time to get to work on the design or planning stage for the next season.<\/p>\n

Venus linking with exacting Saturn and then changing signs may be all\u00a0too much for some, and by the evening there may be confusion or\u00a0meltdown. What may have seemed set earlier on will feel like an\u00a0overwhelming state of flux by the evening, e.g. Opening your creative\u00a0channels may have unleashed a torrent of ideas from which you can’t\u00a0make sense or order . Welcome to the phantasmagorical world of Venus\u00a0opposite Neptune.<\/p>\n

Jupiter goes Stationary on Thursday (4th) prior to turning retrograde\u00a0at 16 degrees Gemini. Sagittarians especially may be forced into U-turns. Whilst Margaret Thatcher wasn’t for turning, David Cameron has\u00a0undertaken more U-turns than he has eaten West Cornish pasties. Educational changes are a\u00a0feature of Jupiter’s current passage through Gemini, and Education Minister\u00a0Michael Gove seems determined to make his mark by recreating\u00a0the schooling of his childhood. The retrograde Jupiter in Gemini may\u00a0help him achieve this retrograde step. I have been amazed the policy has got\u00a0this far. That is not to say sense may not prevail when Jupiter next\u00a0goes forwards next year – there is still a chance that it can.<\/p>\n

On Friday (5th) Mercury conjuncts Saturn and there may be further\u00a0depressing news, e.g. about education plans. If Education is not an\u00a0interest or concern of yours, then it is a day to try to focus on work\u00a0or studies, though that may not be easy. Try to lighten up\u00a0occasionally by taking coffee breaks in unusual ways or locations, e.g.\u00a0 If you work near a zoo, go and watch the monkeys. Otherwise, under leaden\u00a0skies and the new yet-to-be named cloud formation (let us hope for no more floods this week), you may find it\u00a0harder to locate yourself at the end of the working day.<\/p>\n

Friday is as much Mercury’s day as Wednesday was Venusian. Therefore, Geminis and Virgos may go through as many quick changes as\u00a0Venusians did then. The next change up is Mercury leaving calm and\u00a0collected Libra and entering incisive and smouldering Scorpio. No longer content with surface niceties we will be impatient to get to\u00a0the deeper truths. You may register the moment of this switch around\u00a010.35 a.m. in the U.K\u2026
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Saturn in Scorpio<\/em>
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\n\u2026But this will be nothing in comparison to the shift you might feel\u00a0later in the day when Saturn himself moves into Scorpio (20.34 Hrs in\u00a0the U.K.).\u00a0 Pause to consider the gliding of Saturn through Libra\u00a0since October 2009…then deepen that, for Saturn now enters more challenging waters. If you managed to produce balance in your relationships or art,\u00a0you will now be challenged to bring in deeper truth, honesty and\u00a0integrity. What was good enough for Libra won’t reach the benchmark\u00a0for Scorpio.<\/p>\n

As I say in this morning\u2019s \u201cSaturn in Scorpio\u201d blog,<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.lanawooster.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/09\/saturn-in-scorpio-in-the-deep\/<\/a><\/p>\n

be ready for life to hand you a challenge (or project), perhaps as early as the time of Saturn\u2019s ingress (entrance) into Scorpio.<\/p>\n

Onwards and Upwards<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

At 22.06 hrs Mercury trines Neptune. This is a helpful aspect for us\u00a0to balance the entry of Saturn into Scorpio. The lower mind will be\u00a0able to accept, receive and process inspiration from higher realms.\u00a0 Problems of sensory overload from Wednesday may now be more easily digested and organized mentally.<\/p>\n

Questions<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mars ends the week on Saturday (6th) in the last degree of Scorpio,\u00a0preparing to leave that battleground and to put its energy into higher\u00a0aspiration, or sports such as Quidditch. On its last days in Scorpio\u00a0review the state of your inner warrior and its evolution over the last\u00a06 weeks or so while Mars has been in that sign. Has it evolved into\u00a0the peaceful warrior of idealism? Have you taken the opportunities to\u00a0stand up for yourself or state your boundaries? Is your Inner Warrior\u00a0fit for purpose for its next stage…?<\/p>\n

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