Last week the poor of the world got poorer and the event of the week was the earthquake in Haiti.\u00a0 Several astrological factors seem to be involved, among them the approach of Saturn’s retrograde turn, and the approach of the Eclipse.\u00a0 Looking at the 1804 chart for Haiti, there are two transits from Pluto at the time of the earthquake: Pluto conjunct the natal Mars of Haiti, and squaring its natal Saturn.\u00a0 It seems likely that Pluto was at least partly responsible for knocking down the house of cards.\u00a0 The Ascendant of the earthquake chart has Sirius rising, which is a puzzle since Sirius has a benevolent reputation.\u00a0 Where are the Space Brothers when you need them?\u00a0 Siriusly…It is hard to see a silver lining in this tragedy, but an open mind may reveal one some day.\u00a0 Meanwhile our prayers go out, hope that the aid reaches its targets quickly, and praise for all those physically helping out there under such difficult conditions.\u00a0 Jupiter entering Pisces tomorrow (Monday 18th) may bring good news for aid relief as it is a drive for compassionate action and signals a year of renewed vitality for charities.\u00a0 This may offset some of the flagging support which has resulted from the credit crunch.\u00a0 Promises, promises, you might say, but fingers crossed that Jupiter will deliver the goods during its stay in Pisces.\u00a0 It rushes through Pisces over the next six months, then meets Uranus at the beginning of Aries, in a blaze of excitement, then retrogrades back into Pisces, ending the year square the Galactic Centre.\u00a0 In your own chart it will increase your ability to mine the treasure of your unconscious mind, and this switchover of Jupiter from Aquarius to Pisces will highlight a a different way of dealing with the affairs of the house it falls in.\u00a0 To give an example, if your Ascendant is Aquarius, it will fall in your first house, and you will notice a deepening of emotion and compassion, as contrasted with the more detached segment of your first house which is composed of Aquarius.\u00a0\u00a0 Another planet changes signs tomorrow, and as Jupiter leaves Aquarius Venus arrives there.\u00a0 The quality of love which is expressed when Venus is in Capricorn is unsentimental but loyal.\u00a0 Venus entering Aquarius will still be cool and slightly reserved, but will additionally have a humanitarian and idealistic quality, thus again supporting the world response to Haiti and any other natural disasters which may occur during its stay which lasts until 11 February.\u00a0 It is a week of switchovers, and if you have your Ascendant or Sun particularly at the cusp of two signs, you may feel a shift of gears within yourself.\u00a0 Wednesday 20th January reveals the third change of sign, that of Sun into Aquarius, by which time such O degree people will have a whole new wardrobe of identities to play around with.\u00a0 The emphasis turns from straight to quirky, the route of sticking to old solutions transforms into seeking out new ways of doing things, and original ideas for problem-solving.\u00a0 The first half of the week is markedly a climate of change.\u00a0 On Friday (22nd) Venus trines Saturn, and this is a marker for honouring and respecting old loves, personal contracts, and expressing yourself with sincerity.\u00a0 It may also be helpful in stabilizing and pinning down economic resources, including overseas aid.\u00a0 By the end of the week, you may be better able to answer the question “Who are you?”\u00a0 And\/or the next question, “What do you stand for?”\u00a0 A man who had to answer searching questions last week was Alistair Campbell at the Chilcot enquiry into the Iraq war.\u00a0 We know that Tony Blair and George Bush did religion, but it is not yet clear whether Alistair (who quoted psalm 56) does religion.\u00a0 The North Node, an agent of karmic reckoning, was acting as the presence of God, and trined his Jupiter inviting him to reveal the whole truth.\u00a0 The search for truth, meaning, and silver linings goes on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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