SkyLog

The Cosmic Yearbook

Astrological Report for

Sylvia Koscina

Oct 01, 2002 - Oct 01, 2003

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Your Chart Data

      Name:        Sylvia Koscina
      Date:          Mar 10, 1977
      Time:          12:00:00 PM CST +06:00
      Place:         Dallas,TX
                        096W48'00" 32N47'00"

Planet	Sign	Position	House	House Cusps
Sun	Pisces	20°Pi03'	10th	01 27°Ge53'
Moon	Scorpio	27°Sc12'	06th	02 19°Ca54'
Mercury	Pisces	15°Pi02'	10th	03 12°Le48'
Venus	Aries	24°Ar00'	11th	04 09°Vi57'
Mars	Aquarius	22°Aq42'	09th	05 13°Li46'
Jupiter	Taurus	25°Ta46'	12th	06 22°Sc06'
Saturn	Leo	10°Le49' R	02nd	07 27°Sg53'
Uranus	Scorpio	11°Sc32' R	05th	08 19°Cp54'
Neptune	Sagittarius	16°Sg08'	06th	09 12°Aq48'
Pluto	Libra	13°Li26' R	04th	10 09°Pi57'
Midheaven	Pisces	09°Pi57'		11 13°Ar46'
Ascendant	Gemini	27°Ge53'		12 22°Ta06'

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The Cosmic Yearbook
(SkyLog)
By Steven Forest

Traditional astrologers "make predictions." Often they are correct. But right or wrong, "predictions" turn you into a marionette, with the planets holding your strings. And in my opinion, that is not a very inspiring description of the way the cosmos works, nor a very accurate one. You are vastly more powerful than that. You can, to a great extent, shape your own life. That at least is my belief. The future isn't crystallized. It's a wavering, quivering web of possibilities. How will they manifest? Much depends upon how you wield the magical wild card we call your freedom.

So, what's the use of astrology? In a nutshell, it can help you make better choices. The planets never give a definitive answer to the question "What will happen to me?" Instead, they ask the question. But they ask the question in a very specific way: "Given everything you are, all the bridges you've crossed, all the contracts you've signed, there are several possibilities for what you might do next..." In other words, "Here's the menu. What are you having?"

Question mark.

And the question mark is the most important part of the whole inquiry, because that's where the uncertainty -- and your freedom -- lies. But the planets do even more. They offer advice. In a sense, they recommend certain choices over others. They seem biased toward your evolution. They often suggest that you take the less familiar path, the one that moves you into richer fields of your own potentiality. The planets express this rather philosophical bias in a very concrete way. Typically, when you make a less energetic response to a planetary question, the results, while initially comfortable, rapidly turn painful. Sometimes the pain is immediate and dramatic, as in the collapse of an important relationship. Other times, it's subtler, as in the degeneration of life into deadening boredom and ritual. Either way, sooner or later we know you made a wrong turn somewhere.

In the pages that follow, we will be exploring the coming months of your life from this planetary perspective. There are three parts to the report, and any or all of them may be included here, depending on which have been requested. In the part of the report called THE INVITATION, we try to get that "mountain-top" perspective that enables us to make sense of the details. In THE MEANS, we turn our attention to some secondary factors that offer suggestions, help, and support in responding to those big questions. And finally, we'll look at the report period month-by-month, day-by-day, to get some ground-level insight into THE DETAILS. Your report may be for three, six, nine, or twelve months and may include any or all three sections just described. For this reason, and because some years in your life are astrologically more active than others, report length can vary quite a bit.

Throughout the following text, I'll be endeavoring to write in plain English, but if you're unfamiliar with the jargon of astrology, you'll encounter a few words that may require definition. A "transiting" planet, for example, refers to the actual, current position of that planet in the sky. Sometimes the transiting planets form critical geometric angles with the "natal" planets in the birth chart, triggering developmental questions in your life. These critical angles are called "aspects."

The "progressed" planets function in much the same way as the transiting planets, but we approach them a little differently. They're like a script that's been built into your birth chart. Just as we know that an oak tree will emerge from an acorn and bring forth its leaves in season, similarly each person's birth chart contains within it the seeds of certain predictable developmental stages. Progressions spell out those stages.

So sit back, open your mind, and engage your heart. It's time to consider...

The Invitation

Some years loom large in our memories decades down the road; others are blurry, easily forgotten. That universal human reality is reflected in the movements of the planets -- astrologically speaking, one year is often far more significant than another, just as in life. Most of the really important celestial factors move rather slowly; thus, it's not unusual to experience a time in which none of them have gone critical, when we can calmly keep on putting one foot after the other, on "cruise control."

Well, for you this is definitely not that kind of year. Something truly pivotal is occurring...

Tr. Saturn is Conjunct Ascendant
In effect: Oct 26, 2002 - May 25, 2003
Peak Date(s): Nov 17, 2002; May 17, 2003

The planet Saturn is currently casting a gray light on your circumstances -- but is it the bleak gray of sorrow or the clear, comforting gray of wisdom and digested experience? That's the choice. Saturn is classically viewed as the "bad" planet, the "Greater Malefic." Don't believe it! Used correctly, its transits can bring dignity and self-respect. Essentially, Saturn is about maturity. The part of your life that's being touched by the Saturnian energies needs to grow up...which, despite the lies we're all told, is not a process one mysteriously completes on one's twenty-first birthday. There is an area of your life where you have simply outgrown yourself, at least inwardly. The task now is to adjust your outward circumstances to reflect the maturity you've already attained psychically and invisibly. It is a material problem, not fundamentally a psychological one. To succeed, there is first a need to face reality squarely, even if it's unsavory. Then to make a hard choice...that is, to reach an emotional bottom line and not be crippled by your awareness of the ambiguities in your situation. And finally, in a spirit of commitment, persistence, and self-discipline, to claim those circumstances in your life which reflect the hard inner work you've been doing over the last few years. That's Saturn in general. Specifically, Saturn is conjunct your natal Ascendant: Nov 17, 2002; May 17, 2003.

Let's first understand that the action is in the First House, for that's where Saturn is currently located in your chart. And what does that tell you? That the circumstances driving your development, at least in terms of this particular configuration, have to do with the choices you make and how you present yourself. Be assertive; take responsibility. You have considerable power in this situation. To use it well, act in the spirit of Saturn, as we just described it. But what's the issue? What part of your own life is at stake? To answer that question, we turn our attention to the Ascendant, which is being invited into development during this new beginning in your life.

Like the rest of us, you are a complicated, paradoxical individual, full of contradictions and undercurrents. That's human. But another part of being human is that, like the rest of us, you need to get out of bed in the morning and put on a streamlined, simplified social mask that allows you to function in the social beehive. There's no way that you can have a truly intimate relationship with every face you see in your daily life, nor would you likely want such connections. So we all keep much of what we really are behind our astrological Ascendant, which symbolizes that mask. Physically, it is simply the sign that was dawning in the east at the instant of your birth...and symbolically it represents how you "dawn" on people who don't know you very well. When triggered by a passing transit or progression, the Ascendant signals the need to make some adjustments in the way you present yourself in the social world, so that your outer appearance remains reasonably aligned with who you have become inwardly. The work is superficial; which is not to say unimportant. Often it has to do with changing how you hold your body, the way you speak, and the clothes you wear.

As we mentioned, the aspect involved in the event we just described is the conjunction, which refers to a precise alignment between the natal planet and the moving trigger. Thus, the process emphasizes fusion, integration, and synthesis. Of all the possible aspects, the conjunction is the most intense. The explosion rattles your outward circumstances; but it originates inside you, and puts you in the driver's seat. It is appropriate for you to claim some new level of power, of self-expression, and of autonomy. If you don't, no one will do it for you; and the opportunity will evaporate.

Tr. Uranus is Square Moon
In effect: Dec 30, 2002 - Feb 7, 2003
Peak Date(s): Jan 19, 2003

The planet Uranus is presently stirring the pot of your life, and that always promises a tumultuous passage, peppered with unexpected developments and encounters. Outwardly, Uranus is the wild card, bringing unpredictable and unforeseen events into the picture. Inwardly, it signals a time of accelerated individuation...that is, a time in which who you really are and what you truly want are rapidly emerging and defining themselves. A portion of what you imagined to be your identity has, in fact, little to do with you; it is a side effect of your social training, nothing more. And, like training wheels on a kid's bike, you are now ready to dump it. This has an unsettling effect upon not only yourself, but also those around you. Often during Uranian periods there is a distinct "changing of the guard" in our social circles; old relationships end, new ones appear. Claim your right to be yourself -- that's the essence of the transiting Uranus. Whatever it touches, changes. Trust the changes! Like a hard wind blowing the sand off a buried city, they are revealing who you actually have been all along. That's Uranus in general. Specifically, Uranus is square your natal Moon: Jan 19, 2003.

Let's begin deciphering this configuration with the understanding that the action driving these existential developments is showing up in the part of your life we call the Ninth House. That's where Uranus is currently making its influence felt, thus bringing events to bear upon you. Typically, when the "House of Long Journeys" is stimulated, life is eventful and expansive in tone. You are challenged to stretch out toward new experiential horizons through travel and educational efforts -- to toss hand grenades into the well-oiled machinery of your life. Why? Because deep down inside, you are starting to get bored with yourself! The key question with which you must wrestle is this: which adventure is the right one? Astrology cannot answer precisely, but here's one helpful hint -- to travel the right new road and thus refresh your spirit, you will need every ounce of the energy of Uranus that you can muster. It's that kind of adventure, that kind of stretching, that is appropriate for you now. But what's the core issue? What part of your own life is at stake? To answer that, we turn our attention to the Moon, which is being invited into development by the invigorating, exhilarating impact of these new perceptions.

Astrology is the basic "programming language" of human consciousness. That may seem like a bold claim, but it's easily tested and proven. Pick someone who imagines he or she knows nothing at all about astrology. Ask them what the Moon means. After an initially dumbfounded look, you'll probably get an answer such as, "I dunno...feelings?" Which is quite correct. The mind naturally associates the Moon with darkness, with moonlight...and therefore with ghosts and romance, magic and tears, vulnerability and exhilaration: emotions. Deep inside us all is a subjective realm. Love and hate, joy and sorrow, dwell there. So do our daydreams and our creativity. If we could "average" a person's mood over a lifetime, we'd have an excellent profile of his or her Moon. When the Moon is triggered into development by a passing transit or progression, your inner life is stimulated. You feel stirred up. Powerful currents of emotional energy, for weal or woe, are released into your psyche. The very basis of happiness for you is evolving.

Sustaining steady contact with the energy of the Moon, always good for you, now figures especially prominently in one critical dimension of your life: the Sixth House, which is where the Moon lies in your birth chart. What themes or issues come to the fore here? Responsibilities, duties, and the fulfillment of your commitments. But before we start sounding too much like the Boy Scout Handbook, let's remember that the pivotal issue of the Sixth House lies in recognizing the exact nature of your proper obligations, and not letting yourself be cowed into signing up for boring, self-sacrificial martyrdoms that are none of your business anyway. Clarifying the exact location of the thin line between humility and humiliation is on the front burner for you now. One rule of thumb: when your duties have the flavor of the Moon, you're on the right track.

The aspect connected with the astrological process we're investigating here is the square, as we have seen. The square, traditionally characterized as an unfortunate aspect, describes a geometric angle of 90 degrees between the natal planet and the moving trigger. To call squares "bad" is misleading. More accurately, they are compelling. In the area of your life we're considering, a terrific friction has arisen. It's not comfortable, but it is an extremely effective motivator. The trick in using the energy creatively lies in moving decisively -- determining precisely what you want, claiming it, and letting the rest go. A season of tough choices is upon you. Regarding the process we described in the previous paragraphs, there are costs involved in all the courses available to you...the most costly, for all concerned, being the course of indecision.

Tr. Uranus is Trine Ascendant
In effect: Jan 13, 2003 - Feb 19, 2003
Peak Date(s): Feb 1, 2003

Uranus came up earlier in this report. Now we encounter it again. As you may recall, this planet represents the "wild card" in life, and often correlates with unexpected events. Behind the roller-coaster ride, the real issue is your ability to claim your true individuality, even if that involves destabilizing certain aspects of your existing circumstances. Uranus currently is trine your natal Ascendant. The action peaks Feb 1, 2003.

Let's begin deciphering this configuration by recognizing that the action driving these existential developments is showing up in the part of your life we call the Ninth House, which we encountered earlier in the report, for that is where Uranus is currently making its influence felt. This suggests that events and opportunities involving travel, education, and a general expanding of your horizons are now occurring, and that you could definitely use the breath of fresh air they'll create if you go ahead and, in the spirit of Uranus, take the leap of faith for which they're calling. But what's being triggered inside you? What part of you will benefit most deeply from such exploration and expansion? The answer lies with the Ascendant, which is being invited into development during this time of questing adventure.

The natal Ascendant -- that, as we have seen, represents your style, how you go about translating your inner worlds into the two-dimensional framework of daily social interactions.

As we said, the aspect involved in the event we just described is the trine, which refers to a 120-degree angle between the natal planet and the moving one. Trines are traditionally viewed as positive aspects, and in fact they generally do correlate with opportunities. Additionally, their existence implies that support is available to you, if you are willing to move to claim it. And therein lies the rub with the so-called "good" aspects. They're not very dynamic. Just as pain is a more powerful motivator than contentment, the trick with trines lies in taking advantage of them before the wheel turns and their potential vanishes. With regard to the developments we described in the previous few paragraphs: a door is now open, a red carpet rolled out...but don't count on everything remaining that way forever.

Tr. Pluto is Square Sun
In effect: Jan 24, 2003 - May 23, 2003
Peak Date(s): sometime after the report period.

The planet Pluto is shading the spirit of your life nowadays, and in a nutshell that means that you are being challenged to heal. Pluto, as you probably know, is the lord of the underworld...or to put it more succinctly, the God of Hell. And it is disquieting, to say the least, to imagine that this deity is currently dining at your table. But take heart! The "hell" inside you needs airing out, and that is essentially what this transit is about. You've been hurt. You've been used, abused, rejected, exploited, lied to...the whole sad litany. And, like the rest of us, you've sometimes had to keep the proverbial stiff upper lip and simply get on with your life. But where does all that hurt go? Down deep into the unconscious mind, where it stays until you're clear enough and strong enough to handle resurrecting it and really going beyond it. Pluto's action is to bring up buried emotions. Its tone is intense. It often feels moody and confrontational. It can destabilize and disrupt the areas of your life that it's touching. The best course is to resolve to go deeper and deeper, truth above kindness and resolution over comfort. It's not easy, but in the end the energizing and empowering of the psyche make the process worthwhile. What is Pluto actually doing? Currently it is square your natal Sun. Although Pluto is a slow-moving planet and usually unfolds its story over a period of two or three years, during the period of this report the action peaks sometime after the report period.

Our first step is to realize that the action and the developmental invitation are manifesting in the Sixth House, for that's the region of your birth chart through which Pluto is now passing. This tells us that duties and responsibilities are currently being emphasized in your life, and that their mood is the same as that of Pluto, which we just described. The effect of these external, often somewhat self-sacrificial requirements is to pull your attention away from yourself and place it on the needs of others. But what's the core issue? What part of your own life is being stimulated into development by these services you're offering others? To answer that, we turn our attention to the Sun, which is being triggered by this period of hard work, giving, and supporting.

The Sun, as astronomers tell us, is the center of the solar system. Everything spins around it. With its enormous gravity, the Sun holds the entire system together. In a parallel way, the astrological Sun represents the gravitational center of your personality. Your ego. Your identity. The part of you that gets up in the morning and, without even a single sip of coffee, knows its name, rank, and serial number. Those same astronomers inform us that without the Sun's radiant energy, life as we understand it would cease to exist. Again, astrological meaning follows astronomical fact: the Sun symbolizes that spark of life inside you, your elemental vitality. Enthusiasm, energy, recuperative powers -- all these are solar themes. Thus, when the natal Sun is triggered in an important way, two critical questions come up for review: who are you, and what really makes you want to get out of bed in the morning?

In what way do those notions connect with your present circumstances? Understand that the Sun occupies the Tenth House of your natal chart, an area which refers to issues of career, status, and your public role...concerns which are currently undergoing considerable developmental pressure and change. All positive steps in terms of profession or your place in the community hold one point in common: they move you further and further in the direction of the Sun, as we just described it. Any work that will prove enduringly satisfying invokes the considerable energies of the Sun in you; any work that does not embody them will turn out to be transitory or deadening.

The two factors, as we mentioned, are linked by a square -- traditionally seen as a "bad" aspect, but more accurately seen as simply frictional. Squares generally suggest tough choices, external pressures, and at least some stress.

What we've considered above is the underpinning of this phase of your life. It's truly elemental material -- the stuff of which milestones are made. There's no guarantee that astrological forces of such magnitude will be activated for everyone all the time. What follows is an analysis of some slightly less portentous dimensions of your astrological picture...less portentous, but still powerful enough to qualify as part of this year's "Invitation."

Try to see what follows in the light of all that's gone before...

Tr. Jupiter aligns with the Third House cusp
Date: Oct 4, 2002; Feb 4, 2003; May 31, 2003 - Continuing

The planet Jupiter is currently coloring your circumstances. Before we say exactly how, let's attempt to understand the more general significance of any Jupiter event. Essentially, this is a call to recognize an opportunity. Traditional astrologers view it more starkly -- to them, it is simply the planet of luck. And that is often the case: the toast does tend to land butter-side up when Jupiter is crossing sensitive territories. But the real, evolutionary meaning lies deeper. One key is that Jupiter is future-oriented...it is concerned with bright, unexplored possibilities. Stripped to its bones, Jupiter always asks one primary question: how have you been underestimating yourself? Its transits signal a time when new opportunities come into existence, but to seize them you must recognize that you deserve them, that you are capable of rising to them, and that old deals and compromises are finished. Trust yourself, have faith in life, and go for it: that's the spirit of Jupiter. How is it affecting you? Jupiter is conjunct your natal Third House cusp: Oct 4, 2002; Feb 4, 2003; May 31, 2003.

Serendipity -- that's the heart of the Third House. Bumping into the unexpected. Learning something utterly new. Traditionally seen as the "House of Communication," this phase of one's life is often characterized by an emphasis upon language. Writing, reading, teaching, learning, speaking, listening...all these are certainly Third House activities. But the essence of the house lies in the experience of surprise.

Jupiter is currently entering your Third House; and under that kind of stimulation, boring routine is your worst enemy, even if those routines are laudably responsible, moral, and productive. The mind hungers for the unexpected...and often gets it. There is a tendency during such phases for the "wild card" elements of human life to occupy center stage. The unpredictable occurs; the proverbial monkey wrench is hurled into your carefully-laid plans. You are pressured to adapt, to change, to open your mind in the direction of Jupiter. People of the nature of Jupiter come into your circle now who are message-bearers; they offer ideas, books, excursions into exotic neighborhoods. Underlying the apparent randomness of this phase of your life is one unifying principle: slowly, methodically, your attachment to certain familiar ways of thinking is being undermined.

Ultimately, the Third House represents a time of preparation...and it feels that way, although you are not sure exactly for what you are being prepared. Trust the process; a seed grows best in broken soil.

Tr. Pluto is Square Mercury
In effect: in progress - Oct 31, 2002
Peak Date(s): sometime before the report period.

Pluto made an appearance earlier in this report, but now it has another message for you. Always this planet signals the existence of some emotional baggage to be released, some hurtful or humiliating piece of your personal history that needs to be remembered or reconsidered. The alternative is typically to re-enact some old wounding drama. Pluto currently is square your natal Mercury. The action peaks sometime before the report period..

Our initial step is to realize that the motion and the developmental invitation are manifesting in the Sixth House. We've met that house before, and it figures in our analysis again, for that is the house through which Pluto is currently passing. Obligations and responsibilities are emphasized now in your life, and the mood they create is the same as that of Pluto, which we just described. But what are the core questions? What part of you is being called into the service of others? The answer lies with Mercury, which is being triggered during this season of giving, of supporting others, and of plain hard work.

Your quickness, your alertness, your curiosity -- those are the dimensions of your life dominated by the planet Mercury. To say that Mercury represents your intelligence is quite accurate, but it's more connected to the natural style of your intelligence: not so much how smart you are as what interests you, and how your intelligence can be employed most pleasurably and efficiently. Intimately linked to such cerebral concerns is the question of your ability to communicate, since ideally there is some relationship between speech and forethought. Thus Mercury, the traditional Messenger of the Gods, is associated with both thought and conversation. When stimulated by a passing transit or progression, Mercury tends to speed up the flow of data in your life. You learn. You listen. You speak. Often events move at a hasty pace, and there's a feeling of excitement mixed with over-extension.

Your Tenth House came up earlier; now we see it in the spotlight again, once more informing us that the deepest, most essential factors in the situation we're considering all revolve around your role in the world -- your profession or job, your political (or metapolitical!) activities...in general, the image that strangers have of you. And what do right choices look like here? A large part of the answer lies with Mercury, a planet we described above, whose basic nature and values underlie what we might call your "Cosmic Job Description."

When keen-eyed Mercury merges with penetrating Pluto, the ensuing release of analytic force leaves few secrets undiscovered. You have within you an inner figure, somewhere between a "private eye" and a psychoanalyst -- as if Sam Spade and Sigmund Freud had surprised the world with a miraculous infant. Always inclined to suspect people and analyze their motives, that inner figure is charged with energy now, looking for clues and tending toward the rough language and tough perspectives of the street.

Tr. Pluto is Conjunct Neptune
In effect: in progress - Dec 1, 2002
Peak Date(s): Nov 3, 2002

Pluto made an appearance earlier in this report, but now it has another message for you. Always this planet signals the existence of some emotional baggage to be released, some hurtful or humiliating piece of your personal history that needs to be remembered or reconsidered. The alternative is typically to re-enact some old wounding drama. Pluto currently is conjunct your natal Neptune. The action peaks Nov 3, 2002.

Our initial step is to realize that the motion and the developmental invitation are manifesting in the Sixth House. We've met that house before, and it figures in our analysis again, for that is the house through which Pluto is currently passing. Obligations and responsibilities are emphasized now in your life, and the mood they create is the same as that of Pluto, which we just described. But what are the core questions? What part of you is being called into the service of others? The answer lies with Neptune, which is being triggered during this season of giving, of supporting others, and of plain hard work.

Close your eyes. Don't think of anything at all. Just be aware of all that infinite, dark space. Welcome to Neptune. In your natal chart, it represents the part of you that knows how to enter trance, to meditate, or to "space out." Everybody's got one, and everybody experiences that part of their consciousness from time to time. When triggered by transits or progressions, Neptune asks you to let go, to allow material to enter your mind uncensored and unstructured. It's more akin to feeling than thinking, but neither word captures it perfectly. Dreaming is the closest analogy...a sort of free-associative state in which your own mind works like an unpredictable movie theater. Why bother? Because such an astrological event signals that your unconscious mind or, if you prefer, your soul has an important message and is trying to get in touch with you.

Your Sixth House held our attention for a while earlier in these pages; now we see it making itself felt again. You have an inherent desire to be helpful and competent, and you express it best when you find ways to give people around you "gifts" of the nature of Neptune, as we just described it. That part of your nature is currently in the spotlight, so offer yourself and your gifts to those who need them. You'll grow wiser, and they'll be happier.

When wide-open Neptune merges with the piercing perspectives of Pluto, you enter a long period of philosophical rumination. That may sound rather pale, but in fact the nature of your belief-system is probably the greatest single determinant of the shape of your life. And yours is up for review. The aim lies in establishing a balance between hard psychological honesty on one hand and the human need for inspiration and faith on the other.

The two factors, as we mentioned, are linked by a conjunction -- the most powerful of the geometric aspects and one that suggests convergence, intensification, and often a new beginning.

Tr. Saturn aligns with the First House cusp
Date: Nov 17, 2002; May 17, 2003 - Continuing

Saturn played a role earlier in this account. Now it emerges again, in a new way. To refresh your memory, Saturn is ultimately the planet of maturity. It always places a strong emphasis upon hard work, decisive choices, and persistence. Saturn currently is conjunct your natal First House cusp. The energies crest Nov 17, 2002; May 17, 2003.

The First House -- we encountered it earlier in the report. Now we see it stimulated again, this time through the entry of Saturn into it. Briefly, this house refers to new beginnings. To pass through it wisely, you must be ready to make choices and commitments, and to practice enlightened selfishness, all in the spirit of Saturn -- even if that elicits squawks of protest from those around you.

Tr. Uranus is Square Jupiter
In effect: in progress - Jan 11, 2003
Peak Date(s): Dec 19, 2002

Uranus came up earlier in this report. Now we encounter it again. As you may recall, this planet represents the "wild card" in life, and often correlates with unexpected events. Behind the roller-coaster ride, the real issue is your ability to claim your true individuality, even if that involves destabilizing certain aspects of your existing circumstances. Uranus currently is square your natal Jupiter. The action peaks Dec 19, 2002.

Let's begin deciphering this configuration by recognizing that the action driving these existential developments is showing up in the part of your life we call the Ninth House, which we encountered earlier in the report, for that is where Uranus is currently making its influence felt. This suggests that events and opportunities involving travel, education, and a general expanding of your horizons are now occurring, and that you could definitely use the breath of fresh air they'll create if you go ahead and, in the spirit of Uranus, take the leap of faith for which they're calling. But what's being triggered inside you? What part of you will benefit most deeply from such exploration and expansion? The answer lies with Jupiter, which is being invited into development during this time of questing adventure.

Hope and faith are essential to sanity. Without at least a few bright dreams and expansive goals, a person grows flat and dull...becomes a time-server. The same can be said for self-confidence: we need it. And even if such assurance sometimes crosses the line into a sprinkle of arrogance, that's less troubling and limiting than sitting around afraid to take any risks at all. There is a gambler's circuit in your psyche that understands these notions perfectly well. Astrologers call it Jupiter. When stimulated by a passing transit or progression, it encourages you to extend yourself further into your world, to bet on yourself, and to recognize emerging opportunities. Be wary at the same time that you don't settle for glitter when gold may be just around the corner.

The Twelfth House is where Jupiter lies in your natal chart, and it is currently undergoing a lot of evolutionary emphasis. It is critical that you make an effort to get in touch with the energies of Jupiter in yourself at this point. You need them, and you actually do have them available to you, but they've got a pattern of slipping away from your conscious control. Don't let it happen! Meditate on Jupiter! Draw pictures of it and tape them to the refrigerator! Do what it takes to avoid shooting yourself in the foot, which is what will happen if you let circumstances bamboozle you out of these healing, balancing energies.

When Jupiter interacts with Uranus, unanticipated opportunities arise. It's as though the Cosmos manifests as Santa Claus; gifts are given to you, often completely "out of the blue." Accept them. The psycho-spiritual theme here lies in loving yourself enough to embrace abundance, and many times the test comes and passes so quickly that success depends more upon reflexive self-confidence than upon any philosophical "position papers" about self-esteem.

Tr. Neptune is Opposite Saturn
In effect: Jan 8, 2003 - Mar 3, 2003
Peak Date(s): Feb 3, 2003; Sep 12, 2003

The planet Neptune is presently tinting and shading your biography, adding its dreamlike quality to the existential stew. Close your eyes; there's a world in there. That's Neptune, the planet of consciousness itself. Now open your eyes. There's a world out there too, and it's hard to ignore it. In fact, the outer world has become so pressing in its demands that you've partly lost contact with the inner one. But Neptune, transiting through sensitive territories for you now, is fixing that. Your inner world is so full it's brimming over, overflowing its banks into your daily life. If you resist the process, you'll find a host of Neptune problems plaguing you: losing the car keys, forgetting to pay the electric bill, having the attention span of a three-year-old on a sugar jag. But there's an alternative: trust the process. Slow down. Meditate. Let the images come. Moult opinions. Breathe in, breathe out. Why? Because your unconscious mind has a message for you. It has to do with the possibility of happiness for you over the next few years, about how old sources of joy are drying up and -- critically -- about new ones you must learn to recognize. How do you receive the message? You stop resisting. You simply let it in. That's Neptune in the broad sense. How is it affecting you specifically? Neptune is opposite your natal Saturn: Feb 3, 2003; Sep 12, 2003.

Let's start unraveling the symbolism by recognizing that the action and developmental invitation are most evident in that part of your life we call the Eighth House, for that's the region of your birth chart through which Neptune is currently passing. Typically, such an astrological event suggests a period of moody intensity as old hurt feelings come up for healing and regeneration. It is probable that you have someone in your life now, be it a bed partner or a dear friend, with whom you can speak frankly about difficult emotional topics...and can do so in the spirit of Neptune, as we just described it. Often the person is himself or herself of that same planetary nature, or is at least going through a time in which that kind of force is making itself felt. What is less certain is whether you will cast politeness aside and actually broach the sensitive subjects. But what's the core issue? What part of your own life is being affected by these unconscious biases? To answer that, we turn our attention to Saturn, which is being invited into development as these inner pressures mount.

Getting kicked out of the nest, one way or another, is an elemental part of life. Faced with the stark, unyielding actualities of the "real world," you either die then and there or get on with the cunning, calculating business of staying alive. To accomplish either of those ends, you activate the energies of your natal Saturn: your self-discipline, your patience, and your practicality...if you choose survival. And if you choose to give up, you withdraw into fear and probably get into a mood of despair and defeat. When Saturn is triggered by passing transits or progressions, it signals a time in which hard work is appropriate, necessary, and the best insurance for happiness. Often it suggests that the circumstances or even people who have been a significant part of your past must now be left behind, making way for a more mature expression of your identity.

Good things in general come your way when you make a positive response to Saturn. But one area has always been prominent in that regard -- the Second House, where Saturn lies in your birth chart. There, in the area of providing yourself with a real basis for self-confidence, the optimal use of that energy is most critical. Sometimes it comes down to seeing to it that you have enough money. Other times, provisions, proper tools, or even skills are the focus. Always the key here is to recognize the intimate link between personal resources and personal assurance.

When hardheaded Saturn is stirred into the same pot with visionary Neptune, a season of brainstorming has arrived. A happy confluence now exists between creative imagination and shrewd practicality. Keeping them in balance is the art. You'll have some great ideas -- but not as great as they may at first seem. And you'll also see some formidable obstacles -- but not as insurmountable as you may fear. There is a middle course between optimism and pessimism. It's called visionary realism. Practice it!

The geometric angle or "aspect" involved in the process we are studying is, as we said, the opposition. Not surprisingly, this suggests that the natal planet and the moving one are 180 degrees apart. Tension is thus woven into the spirit of this period of your life. The two forces we described are polarized, which often translates emotionally into a feeling of being damned if you do, and damned if you don't. How can you break the logjam? Recognize that any impossibilities you are experiencing in this area probably arise from an incomplete or biased perspective. The opposition aspect always calls for a leap into a new, more accepting level of consciousness. Something is missing in your view of the problem -- and that missing link (here's the corker...) lies in the wisdom embodied by those people or situations that are now antagonizing you. It's not that they're right and you're wrong; only that the truth that can carry you beyond this impasse lies somewhere between the two positions.

Tr. Neptune is Square Uranus
In effect: Jan 27, 2003 - Sep 30, 2003
Peak Date(s): Feb 23, 2003; Aug 13, 2003

Neptune played a part earlier in this report, but it has another trick or two up its sleeve. You may remember that this planet refers to letting down barriers and allowing the creative unconscious to speak. When handled well, it triggers a "seed time" in which new inspirations arise. If handled poorly, one tends to go off half-cocked while enamored of unrealistic ideas. So sit tight, enter trance, pay attention to your dreams and, if you're so inclined, pray or meditate. Neptune currently is square your natal Uranus. The inner opening process peaks Feb 23, 2003; Aug 13, 2003.

Let's start unraveling the symbolism by first understanding that the action and the developmental invitation are most evident in the part of your life we call the Eighth House -- a familiar territory, since it figured earlier in our analysis. Again it demands our attention, for Neptune is currently passing through it. Moody intensity dominates as old emotional injuries come up for review and rehabilitation -- processes inseparable from an intimate dialog with a certain person with whom you can speak frankly about difficult topics, and can do so in the spirit of Neptune, which we just described. But what's being triggered most deeply inside you? The answer lies with Uranus, which is being invited into development during this season of probing psychological exploration and shared emotional risk.

There's a wild card in everyone, a rebellious, independent, free-spirited force that hates neckties and phony courtesies and all the slick moves that keep corporations and families from splitting apart. Astrologers call it Uranus. Stripped to its essence, this part of your astrological psyche is concerned primarily with the process of individuation, which boils down to whittling away all the parts of yourself which have arisen almost accidentally as side effects of your social background. When stimulated by transits or progressions, Uranus triggers your rebellions. It asks you to shed something unauthentic, unreal, or limiting in your life. Often it brings lightning-quick developments and unexpected circumstances. Almost always, there is a confrontation between you and some figure of authority, past or present.

Preserving a sound alliance with Uranus plays a leading role in one key area of your life: the Fifth House, which is where Uranus lies in your birth chart. And what are the concerns here? Pleasant ones, generally: playfulness, creativity, and self-expression. Life is hard work -- human beings, yourself included, require periodic doses of renewal, peak experience, and simple joy. You can meet those needs in yourself in a variety of ways, but the ones that work best and most efficiently come from experiences connected with Uranus, as we just portrayed them. And, in your current astrological circumstances, the need for that kind of re-charging is definitely up right now.

When Uranus dances with Neptune, prepare for a quantum leap in consciousness. Like the rest of us, you've got a pattern of neuron pathways in your head which you imagine to be the world. It's all based on assumptions and attitudes...but a few of them are completely wrong, and that disconcerting truth is doing its best to become evident to you now. Doubt everything, and go forward naked, alert, and alive.

Tr. Neptune aligns with the Ninth House cusp
Date: Apr 8, 2003; Jun 23, 2003 - Continuing

Neptune played a part earlier in this report, but it has another trick or two up its sleeve. You may remember that this planet refers to letting down barriers and allowing the creative unconscious to speak. When handled well, it triggers a "seed time" in which new inspirations arise. If handled poorly, one tends to go off half-cocked while enamored of unrealistic ideas. So sit tight, enter trance, pay attention to your dreams and, if you're so inclined, pray or meditate. Neptune currently is conjunct your natal Ninth House cusp. The inner opening process peaks Apr 8, 2003; Jun 23, 2003.

The Ninth House -- we ruminated on this piece of astrological symbolism earlier in the report, and now we need to do it again since Neptune is entering it. Traditionally the "House of Travel," it actually embraces all experiences that carry you beyond the realm of the familiar: adventures, educational endeavors, quests of all descriptions. The bottom-line principle here is the need, periodically, to blow out the cobwebs and break up your routines. To do that happily and successfully during this period of your life, it takes an attitude characteristic of Neptune, as we just outlined it.

Pr. Sun is Trine Neptune
In effect: in progress - continuing
Peak Date(s): Jun 30, 2003

Ever so slowly, at the pace of a glacier, life changes us. You're not the same person you were five years ago. Your interests have evolved, your tastes are more refined. And, of course, your circumstances are different. This snail-paced journey -- the Evolution of the Self -- is reflected in astrology's most elemental symbol: the progressed Sun. When it comes to a sensitive zone of the birth chart, momentous changes nearly always occur...but they mirror even more rudimentary transfigurations in the deepest levels of your identity.

Needless to say, we wouldn't be mentioning all this to you if the progressed Sun were passing through calm waters in your birth chart now. But it's not, and in a minute we'll look at exactly where it is and what it's doing. Before we consider the specifics, though, one more point for the sake of perspective: the progressed Sun is a very slow-moving factor. It covers approximately one degree each year. Thus, even in a long life, it swings through only about a quarter of the birth chart. It follows that often many years go by in which, despite its overwhelming importance, the progressed Sun is basically not doing very much and can safely be ignored. The other side of the coin is that when the Sun does come to sensitive territories, a person has reached one of life's definitive turning points. Decisions are made, well or poorly. Bridges are crossed, and often burned behind us. Life takes off in a new direction.

You've arrived at such a juncture; your core is being transfigured. It's stressful, of course; change always is. But your ability to hear the new message that's coming up from inside you will determine to a great extent the level of happiness, creativity, and prosperity you will experience for the rest of your life. Let's get specific. How is the progressed Sun currently impacting on you? It is trine your natal Neptune: Jun 30, 2003. In thinking about this, remember that progressions are slow-motion events, and that this aspect simply peaks then; it will be in effect throughout the period of this report.

Currently the Sun is navigating your Eleventh House, suggesting that your own circumstances and possibilities are currently tied into larger developments involving organizations, committees, or your "crowd." This inevitably involves the use of a certain political adroitness on your part and the capacity to forge and nurture coalitions and alliances, even if they're just among three or four people. But behind the group dynamics, there's a deeper layer. What are your priorities? What do you really want? Certainly, those desires are currently evolving and their motion is in the direction of the Sun, as we just described it. In a nutshell: know what you want and choose your allies accordingly. But what's the core issue? What part of your own life is at stake? To answer that, we turn our attention to Neptune, which is being invited into development by these strategic alliances.

The natal Neptune -- that, as we have seen, symbolizes pure consciousness. It is the mystical planet, the part of your being that receives inspiration and, depending on your metaphysical tastes, either inner guidance or divine direction.

When the Sun interacts with Neptune, your solar ego grows fuzzy, out of focus. And that is fine and natural, because under Neptune's influence a new inspiration is coming up from the deep, creative unconscious and seeping into your conscious mind. What should you do? In a nutshell: nothing. Do "nothing" exactly like the cat is doing "nothing" outside the mouse hole. An attitude of alert waiting is appropriate now. Watch for signs and omens; they abound. Pay attention to your dreams. And if you've forgotten where you put the car keys, which is typical under this kind of energy, don't worry...it will pass. The trick lies in remembering that this is a time of realization, not of action.

The two factors, as we mentioned, are linked by a trine -- traditionally seen as a "good" aspect, but more accurately seen as simply enhancing or supportive. Generally speaking, with trines there is an opportunity...but to seize it, you must supply the initiative.

Tr. Saturn is Square Pluto
In effect: Sep 26, 2003 - continuing
Peak Date(s): sometime after the report period.

Saturn played a role earlier in this account. Now it emerges again, in a new way. To refresh your memory, Saturn is ultimately the planet of maturity. It always places a strong emphasis upon hard work, decisive choices, and persistence. Saturn currently is square your natal Pluto. The energies crest sometime after the report period.

Let's first understand that the action is in the First House, for that's where Saturn is currently located in your chart. We've met this house before. As you may remember, it has to do with the assertive choices you make and the confidence with which you present yourself. Something is now occurring in which your own action -- or inaction -- is the pivotal variable. But what's the point? What are the real questions? The answer lies with Pluto, which is being invited into development during this new beginning in your life.

Everyone has fears. Everyone has shames and wounded places. In you, me, and everyone else, there are marks left by the times we've been lied to, abandoned, used, or exploited. It's not the world's cheeriest subject, but turning away only empowers those Plutonian hurts, gives them more latitude to influence your life. When your natal Pluto is triggered by a passing transit or progression, dark shadows are stirred within you. It's a signal that forgotten, unprocessed, or repressed elements of your personal history are asking to be investigated. The procedure requires intensity, honesty, and emotional courage. The results are worth the effort. If you work well with these energies, you emerge stronger, clearer, and often with renewed inspiration. If you hesitate, it's not unusual for the old wounding dramas to be re-enacted in your life.

Maintaining a healthy relationship with the force of Pluto is particularly central to your well-being in one key area: the Fourth House, which is where Pluto happened to be located when you took your first breath in Dallas,TX. There, in the domain of home and hearth and also of emotional and psychological processes, a strong response to this planet forges in you a clear sense of who you are and what you want. Happiness has different sources for different people. For you, much of it comes from experiences connected to Pluto, as we just portrayed it. Claim them! Always sound advice -- but how you go about claiming them is currently evolving, partly as a result of changing external circumstances.

When sober-minded Saturn gets involved with dark-hearted Pluto, you'll have little patience for fluffy, frilly superficiality. This is a serious moment, something of a day of reckoning. Truths must be recognized and told. Lies must be illuminated, and demons named. You are ready. The situation is pressing. It will not go away or improve of its own accord. Take responsibility, move decisively, and do what must be done.

The Means

If you happen to have a cold on the day you win the lottery, will that taint your memory of the big event? Probably not. Ten years later, you will have forgotten your runny nose. Ten minutes later, more likely.

Life and memory work that way. We prioritize certain kinds of events, experiencing them more vividly and remembering them far longer than the trivial and the predictable. The details of a typical Monday morning aren't going to last as long in the memory banks as images of your moment of glory or your darkest hour.

In exactly the same way, not all astrological events have the same impact. What we have considered so far are all first-string milestones in your life. The rest of what we'll be considering is less central -- but that's not to say unimportant. What follows is a set of supplementary transits and progressions, presented chronologically. They're not quite as profound in their implications as what we've seen, but they're not without emotional and existential consequences. If what we have explored in the previous pages can be viewed as an evolutionary invitation, then, to that lofty end, what follows is....

"The Means"

As you'll see, each of these events stands as significant in its own right. But their deepest meanings lie in the way they interact with what we've considered in the pages above, enhancing and sometimes complicating the broader developmental patterns.

Cards on the table: you can skim the next several pages and, I think, learn some things about the coming months that will prove prophetic...and more importantly, helpful. But the real magic lies in putting all the pieces together, synthesizing them in your heart into an emotional whole -- just like you've done with, say, memories of a special summer long ago. No computer can do that for you.

Your own creativity, your own reflections on the material we're covering, your own translations, additions, corrections, amendments, and meditations -- these are what make the difference.

Let's continue.

Tr. Jupiter is Sextile Pluto
In effect: Oct 2, 2002 - Jun 11, 2003
Peak Date(s): Oct 9, 2002; Jan 30, 2003; Jun 5, 2003

Jupiter figured earlier in this analysis. Now we meet it again. As you may recall, this is the planet of possibilities and the seizing of opportunities. Jupiter currently is sextile your natal Pluto. The action peaks Oct 9, 2002; Jan 30, 2003; Jun 5, 2003.

Let's first understand that the action is in the Second House, for that's where Jupiter is currently passing through your chart. And what does that signify? That the circumstances driving your development, at least in terms of this particular configuration, have to do with self-confidence...but not simply in the conventional psychological way. Here the self-confidence -- or lack of it -- is rooted in the quality and appropriateness of your resource-base. To use this time well, act in the spirit of Jupiter, as we just described it, and claim what you need for your journey, whether this be money, connections, equipment, or skills. But what's the deeper issue? What part of your own life now hinges on your gathering the right tools, funds, and skills? To answer that, we turn our attention to Pluto, which is being invited into development by this quickening of your dignity, self-reliance, and aplomb.

The natal Pluto -- that, as we have seen, symbolizes your own native capacity to probe into yourself and heal yourself. It always deals with the hurts associated with the humiliations and defeats that life has offered us, and the process of going beyond them.

Your Fourth House figured previously in this report. Now we see it triggered again -- a clue that in your present circumstances, one of the most active factors is the need for a radical clarification, in your own mind, of your personal needs and wishes. There is something inside you, something of the nature of Pluto, to which you must be true if you are to be happy. And it is now under accelerating developmental pressure. Some of this process may even involve some re-definition of your role in your family, broadly defined.

When Jupiter gets hooked up with Pluto, think big and claim a victory. One is available, if you move decisively and know exactly what you really want. And therein lies the rub. All of us experience humiliating losses, insults, and defeats in the course of life. As you adapt to living with them, an attitude of disempowerment or futility can creep in. Conquering that mind-set is the real aim here. The truth is that psychologically you need a triumph now -- and synchronistically, the universe is ready to cooperate.

The aspect pervading the event we've just considered is, as we observed, a sextile. Technically, that refers to a geometric angle of 60 degrees between the natal planet and the moving one. Sextiles are traditionally viewed as "good" aspects. Certainly, they're exciting. There is a mood of eagerness regarding the process we're exploring here -- and that's glorious, provided you're wary of the excessive impulsiveness that sextiles sometimes breed. In any case, the spinning wheel of circumstances can be counted on to provide some fortuitous, unexpected opportunities for you during this period. You'll have to be quick to seize them, though. They're real, but they're short-lived.

Tr. Jupiter is Square Uranus
In effect: in progress - May 30, 2003
Peak Date(s): Feb 14, 2003; May 22, 2003

Jupiter figured earlier in this analysis. Now we meet it again. As you may recall, this is the planet of possibilities and the seizing of opportunities. Jupiter currently is square your natal Uranus. The action peaks Feb 14, 2003; May 22, 2003.

Let's first understand that the action is in the Second House, for that's where Jupiter is currently located in your chart. We've met this house before. As you may recall, it has to do with self-confidence, especially when that confidence is rooted in your personal resources -- and that means more than just money. The time has come to act in the spirit of Jupiter, as we just described it, and to claim the skills and material you need. But what's the point? What are the real questions? The answer lies with Uranus, which is being invited into development during this time of solidification and consolidation in your life.

The natal Uranus -- that, as we have seen, represents your natural, uncensored individuality and your ability to claim and defend it.

Your Fifth House held our attention for a while earlier in these pages; now we see it making itself felt again. You have an inherent capacity for playful, recreational, or creative self-renewal, and it operates best when those self-renewing activities emphasize the spirit of Uranus, as we just described it. That part of your psyche is under some pressure now. Take advantage of the energy and enjoy yourself!

Tr. Uranus is Sextile Venus
In effect: Oct 20, 2002 - Nov 18, 2002
Peak Date(s): sometime after the report period.

Uranus came up earlier in this report. Now we encounter it again. As you may recall, this planet represents the "wild card" in life, and often correlates with unexpected events. Behind the roller-coaster ride, the real issue is your ability to claim your true individuality, even if that involves destabilizing certain aspects of your existing circumstances. Uranus currently is sextile your natal Venus. The action peaks sometime after the report period..

Let's begin deciphering this configuration by recognizing that the action driving these existential developments is showing up in the part of your life we call the Ninth House, which we encountered earlier in the report, for that is where Uranus is currently making its influence felt. This suggests that events and opportunities involving travel, education, and a general expanding of your horizons are now occurring, and that you could definitely use the breath of fresh air they'll create if you go ahead and, in the spirit of Uranus, take the leap of faith for which they're calling. But what's being triggered inside you? What part of you will benefit most deeply from such exploration and expansion? The answer lies with Venus, which is being invited into development during this time of questing adventure.

Venus is the goddess of love, of peace, and of the arts. In each domain, balance is the ideal. Deep in your psyche, there is a place that seeks the comfort of balance and equilibrium, whether through shared fondness with another human being, an hour's peace in the garden, or the rapture that sometimes arises as we immerse our hearts and minds in something beautiful. That inner circuit is your natal Venus. When it is stimulated, we often see experiences arising which prophesy a change in your relationships, in what gives you serenity, or in your aesthetic experiences.

While the energies of Venus that we just described are obviously positive qualities for everyone, they play an especially personal part in your own well-being, looming larger and larger in your life as you mature. That's because Venus lies in your natal Eleventh House, which pertains to your future, to your healthiest priorities, and to your most sustainable long-term strategies, all of which are well-described by that planet. Under the current stimulation of Venus, an evolution in your goals is occurring, rendering some old dreams obsolete or complete as new, sometimes unexpected desires and values begin to make themselves felt. It is a season of re-orientation.

When Venusian energies unite with Uranian ones, the unexpected (Uranus) makes itself felt in the intimate sphere (Venus). Improbable encounters occur. Warp-speed evolutions unfold in love, friendship, and working relationships. Behind the fireworks, what is happening is that you are rapidly disentangling your real essence from your polite, conventional, socially programmed "personality." When that happens, inevitably all interpersonal contracts come up for review.

The two factors, as we mentioned, are linked by a sextile -- traditionally seen as a "harmonious" or "mutually enhancing" aspect, often full of fast-paced events and emotional stimulation.

Tr. Jupiter is Trine Neptune
In effect: Oct 21, 2002 - Jun 26, 2003
Peak Date(s): Oct 29, 2002; Jan 8, 2003; Jun 21, 2003

Jupiter figured earlier in this analysis. Now we meet it again. As you may recall, this is the planet of possibilities and the seizing of opportunities. Jupiter currently is trine your natal Neptune. The action peaks Oct 29, 2002; Jan 8, 2003; Jun 21, 2003.

Let's first consider that the action is in the Third House, for that's where Jupiter is currently located in your chart. This is familiar territory. New information is coming your way. It may be somewhat startling or unanticipated, and it will most likely come to you through a messenger whose nature or mood is in accord with the tone of Jupiter, as we just described it. But what are the core questions? What part of you is most profoundly impacted by this new knowledge? The answer lies with Neptune, which is being invited into development during this information-intensive period in your life.

When Jupiter consorts with Neptune, there's a cliché that should never be too far from your mind: all that glitters is not gold. Don't be tempted by "extraordinary possibilities" now, at least not without a careful look at the fine print, a consultation with a sober friend, and a painstaking effort to consider worst-case scenarios. What is really going on here is that a bright new vision is slowly forming inside you. It's real -- or more accurately, it's going to be real. Don't mistake its glowing emotional aura for something that is actually, physically, available in the present context.

Tr. Saturn is Sextile Venus
In effect: Dec 24, 2002 - Apr 20, 2003
Peak Date(s): Jan 6, 2003; Apr 8, 2003

Saturn played a role earlier in this account. Now it emerges again, in a new way. To refresh your memory, Saturn is ultimately the planet of maturity. It always places a strong emphasis upon hard work, decisive choices, and persistence. Saturn currently is sextile your natal Venus. The energies crest Jan 6, 2003; Apr 8, 2003.

Currently Saturn is maneuvering through your Twelfth House, which is the last house of the cycle and often suggests endings and dissolutions. Your key to success here lies in sorting out what parts of your life and circumstances have truly run their course and are therefore ready to be released. That's hard, sometimes, since like the rest of us you're in part a creature of habit and are therefore subject to getting too attached to the familiar. Of what should you be letting go? Part of the answer lies with Saturn, as we just described it: the part of you that's ready to "die and be reborn" is tangled up with that kind of energy and attitude. But we can go further. There is also some ending and releasing going in connection with Venus, which is being invited into development by these essential and apt conclusions -- some of which, by the way, may be forced upon you by outside events if you're slow to recognize their necessity.

The natal Venus -- that, as we have seen, is where you store your romantic and affinitive sensibilities, along with your aesthetic tastes.

Your Eleventh House played a role earlier in the report; now we see it in the limelight again, once more telling us that your skill in forming necessary alliances and coalitions lies at the heart of the situation we're considering. Two reflections emerge. The first is that to succeed here you need to use all your social and political deftness...you can't do it alone, and the people upon whom you must rely are, to put it charitably, "human." The second is that to set appropriate priorities you must think deeply about what you want...which is to say, you need to know exactly what is worth fighting for and what you are willing to sacrifice. One hint: for you, the right answers nearly always have the tone of Venus, a planet we described above.

When Venus collides with Saturn, a season of vows and boundaries in your intimate life is upon you. It's helpful now to remember that grown-up love is more than an emotion; it's also a commitment, a discipline, and a promise to be honored even in the face of difficulties or passing estrangements. Take some time alone now; you probably need it. Be clear and be serious, and don't let anyone trick you into taking positions you outgrew years ago.

The two factors, as we mentioned, are linked by a sextile -- traditionally seen as a "harmonious" or "mutually enhancing" aspect, often full of fast-paced events and emotional stimulation.

Tr. Saturn is Trine Mars
In effect: Jan 10, 2003 - Apr 4, 2003
Peak Date(s): Jan 28, 2003; Mar 18, 2003

Saturn played a role earlier in this account. Now it emerges again, in a new way. To refresh your memory, Saturn is ultimately the planet of maturity. It always places a strong emphasis upon hard work, decisive choices, and persistence. Saturn currently is trine your natal Mars. The energies crest Jan 28, 2003; Mar 18, 2003.

Currently Saturn is maneuvering through your Twelfth House. As we said earlier in the report, this is the final house of the cycle and often suggests endings and dissolutions. A meditative, accepting attitude is best now, letting go lightly of the things that are taken from you, knowing that despite appearances what is lost now has no place in the journey to come. What is to be released? A hint lies with Saturn, as we just described it -- that part of you has completed a major phase of its work and must now "graduate" to a new level. But we can go further. There is also a need for some release in connection with Mars, which is being invited into development by these vital resolutions and these necessary deaths -- some of which, by the way, may be forced upon you by circumstance if you're overdue in appreciating their necessity.

Sheer animal vitality -- that's Mars. In your natal chart, it represents your boldness and your pluckiness: what gets your blood flowing. Or boiling. All passions are linked to Mars. Anger and your ability to defend your boundaries are part of the picture. So is your inner fire -- your enthusiasm, your intensity, your sexual desire. When triggered by a passing transit or progression, Mars often signals a "go for it" situation developing in your life, but to make the best of it, you'll need to be brave and assertive. Such transits or progressions can also warn you of upcoming battles, and in general it's wiser to seize the initiative rather than surrender your power to the whimsies of circumstance.

How does all that relate to your present circumstances? Recognize that Mars occupies the Ninth House of your natal chart, an area which refers to the human need for adventure, variety, and escape from the ordinary. Periodically in your life it becomes necessary to "throw a monkey wrench" into your daily routines, to flee the scene and thereby gain the kind of "mountain-top" philosophical perspective necessary to keep your biography on a meaningful course. Under this current aspect, you have entered such a period. One final hint: those ventures, vacations, and journeys work best for you if they invoke the tone of Mars, as we just encountered it.

When Mars collides with Saturn, your patience is tried. The situation is frustrating; you want to move quickly, but circumstances simply do not allow it. You may have to lose a battle to win a war; you might have to wait for someone else to make a move -- or to shoot himself in the foot. Think strategically; remember your ultimate goals in the situation, and don't allow temperamental impatience to trick you into an imprudent blunder.

Tr. Jupiter is Conjunct Saturn
In effect: Feb 11, 2003 - May 25, 2003
Peak Date(s): Feb 19, 2003; May 17, 2003

Jupiter figured earlier in this analysis. Now we meet it again. As you may recall, this is the planet of possibilities and the seizing of opportunities. Jupiter currently is conjunct your natal Saturn. The action peaks Feb 19, 2003; May 17, 2003.

Let's first understand that the action is in the Second House, for that's where Jupiter is currently located in your chart. We've met this house before. As you may recall, it has to do with self-confidence, especially when that confidence is rooted in your personal resources -- and that means more than just money. The time has come to act in the spirit of Jupiter, as we just described it, and to claim the skills and material you need. But what's the point? What are the real questions? The answer lies with Saturn, which is being invited into development during this time of solidification and consolidation in your life.

The natal Saturn -- that, as we have seen, symbolizes your capacity for self-discipline and patience. Generally, it marks an area where you will be challenged to achieve excellence...or tempted to give up and sink into sorrow and self-pity.

Your Second House came up earlier; now we see it stimulated again, once more suggesting that the deepest, most essential factors in the situation we're considering all hinge upon your personal resources and the resultant feelings of self-confidence and legitimacy that they engender. And what are the natures of the resources most pivotal to this self-esteem building process? A large part of the answer lies with Saturn, a planet whose basic skills, tools, and connections always figure critically in your efforts to improve yourself or your position.

When Jupiter interacts with Saturn, you experience an odd confluence of providential fortune (Jupiter) and daunting impediments (Saturn). Essentially, something very good is available to you now, but to attain it you must undertake a Herculean effort. More profoundly, that effort itself will crystallize a very specific transformation in you: it will grant you the dignity of your advancing maturity.

The two factors, as we mentioned, are linked by a conjunction -- the most powerful of the geometric aspects and one that suggests convergence, intensification, and often a new beginning.

Tr. Neptune is Trine Pluto
In effect: Mar 23, 2003 - Jul 10, 2003
Peak Date(s): sometime after the report period.

Neptune played a part earlier in this report, but it has another trick or two up its sleeve. You may remember that this planet refers to letting down barriers and allowing the creative unconscious to speak. When handled well, it triggers a "seed time" in which new inspirations arise. If handled poorly, one tends to go off half-cocked while enamored of unrealistic ideas. So sit tight, enter trance, pay attention to your dreams and, if you're so inclined, pray or meditate. Neptune currently is trine your natal Pluto. The inner opening process peaks sometime after the report period..

Let's start unraveling the symbolism by first understanding that the action and the developmental invitation are most evident in the part of your life we call the Eighth House -- a familiar territory, since it figured earlier in our analysis. Again it demands our attention, for Neptune is currently passing through it. Moody intensity dominates as old emotional injuries come up for review and rehabilitation -- processes inseparable from an intimate dialog with a certain person with whom you can speak frankly about difficult topics, and can do so in the spirit of Neptune, which we just described. But what's being triggered most deeply inside you? The answer lies with Pluto, which is being invited into development during this season of probing psychological exploration and shared emotional risk.

Pr. Moon is Trine Midheaven
In effect: Apr 12, 2003 - May 31, 2003
Peak Date(s): May 6, 2003

You don't need to be an astrologer to know what the Moon means. Just engage your imagination. Immediately, the mind free-associates. Moon: night...feelings...falling in love...seeing a ghost... And that's pretty much what astrologers throughout history have said: the Moon represents your interior life, your "heart." Like all astrological factors, the Moon progresses, taking a little over a quarter of a century to make one circuit around the chart. It typically spends a couple of years in each sign or house, and eventually forms aspects with all the planets. How do we read it? Simple: at any given moment the progressed Moon tells us where your heart is. Or, to be a little less schmaltzy about it, the Moon says where your attention is. What is concerning you. Where your growth experiences are unfolding -- which is often to say where you're experiencing challenges, upsets, or opportunities to regroup and express yourself in new ways. Being an emotional factor, the progressed Moon always refers to areas of heightened sensitivity. Intuition comes to the forefront. Instincts must be followed. Somehow the unconscious mind has gotten ahead of conscious awareness, and now conscious awareness is catching up, following the trail of intuitive clues and impulses laid down by the wise, dark interior of your spirit.

First, factor in that the action and the developmental invitation are unfolding in the Fifth House, for that's the region of your birth chart through which the Moon is now passing. Immediately, the focus on Fifth House energies suggests that you are currently entering an existential territory that requires creativity, unabashed self-expression, and experimental audacity. Your "inner child" is a little cranky now, demanding some fun and some self-indulgence, all of which is entirely necessary and appropriate to your journey at the present time. Thus, life's pleasures -- games, vacations, sports, loving interactions -- deserve attention now. Whether you know it or not, you need a boost...and you'll get it in part from the "playmates" and "new toys" of the nature of the Moon that are now passingly, fleetingly available to you. Don't let them get away! But what's the core issue? What part of your own health hinges on this renewal? To answer that, we turn our attention to the Midheaven, which is being invited into development by this period of playful, celebratory creativity.

How is the progressed Moon currently impacting on you? It is trine your natal Midheaven: May 6, 2003. In thinking about this, remember that progressions are slow-motion events, and that this event simply peaks then; it will be affecting your mood for a period of two or three months on either side of that date.

Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief -- we all play some kind of role in our community. Sometimes you're paid for it; sometimes you do it for the principle of the matter. The public "hat" you wear is symbolized by the natal Midheaven. Physically, it's the highest point in your birth chart, and it corresponds to the most outward, obvious dimensions of your life: your profession, your status, your social role. When it is stimulated by a transit or a progression, you are advised of some impending evolution or revolution in your style of hat, so to speak. Much depends on the nature of the progressed or transiting planet, but certainly some adjustments must be made in your outward life to reflect more adequately those inner developments which have already taken place.

Your Tenth House came up earlier; now we see it in the spotlight again, once more informing us that the deepest, most essential factors in the situation we're considering all revolve around your role in the world -- your profession or job, your political (or metapolitical!) activities...in general, the image that strangers have of you. And what do right choices look like here? A large part of the answer lies with the Midheaven, a planet we described above, whose basic nature and values underlie what we might call your "Cosmic Job Description."

Pr. Moon is Square Saturn
In effect: May 3, 2003 - Jun 21, 2003
Peak Date(s): May 27, 2003

The progressed Moon figures in our thinking again. As you may recall, the Moon shows what you are feeling. It gives us insight into your mood, concerns, and general attitude...into "where your heart is," in other words.

First, factor in that the movement and the evolutionary invitation are occurring in the Fifth House, for that's the region of your birth chart through which the Moon is currently passing. We've met the symbolism of this house before: creativity, unabashed self-expression, and sheer playfulness. You've reached a point in your journey where you need your batteries recharged, your "inner child" re-invigorated. A general loosening up is required. Life's pleasures -- sports, games, vacations, new friends, loving interactions -- need to figure in your experience now. But what part of your being most requires this rejuvenation? The answer lies with Saturn, which is being invited into development during this playful time of renewal and discovery.

How is the progressed Moon currently impacting on you? It is square your natal Saturn: May 27, 2003. In thinking about this, remember that progressions are slow-motion events, and that this event simply peaks then; it will be affecting your mood for a period of two or three months on either side of that date.

When the Moon interacts with Saturn, the mood of life turns serious and quiet. Sadness, loneliness, and pessimism can arise, but they are not necessary. Essentially, this is a season of clear seeing in emotional matters. It calls for sober, realistic thinking and a willingness to be strong enough to call a spade a spade...even you'd prefer diamonds or hearts.

Pr. Moon is Conjunct Uranus
In effect: May 20, 2003 - Jul 8, 2003
Peak Date(s): Jun 14, 2003

First, factor in that the movement and the evolutionary invitation are occurring in the Fifth House, for that's the region of your birth chart through which the Moon is currently passing. We've met the symbolism of this house before: creativity, unabashed self-expression, and sheer playfulness. You've reached a point in your journey where you need your batteries recharged, your "inner child" re-invigorated. A general loosening up is required. Life's pleasures -- sports, games, vacations, new friends, loving interactions -- need to figure in your experience now. But what part of your being most requires this rejuvenation? The answer lies with Uranus, which is being invited into development during this playful time of renewal and discovery.

How is the progressed Moon currently impacting on you? It is conjunct your natal Uranus: Jun 14, 2003. In thinking about this, remember that progressions are slow-motion events, and that this event simply peaks then; it will be affecting your mood for a period of two or three months on either side of that date.

The natal Uranus -- that, as we have seen, represents your natural, uncensored individuality and your ability to claim and defend it.

When the Moon is alloyed with Uranus, a mood (Moon) of rebellion, defiance, and independence (Uranus) fills the psyche. Deep in your heart, words are forming: "Why, for two cents I'd..." This is a delicate combination, easily an explosive one. What is happening is that something of your true individuality is making itself felt -- but not necessarily understood. The impulses now flooding your mind will ultimately prove useful and valid, but it's good to let them marinate for a few weeks or months before moving precipitously to Thule.

The two factors, as we mentioned, are linked by a conjunction -- the most powerful of the geometric aspects and one that suggests convergence, intensification, and often a new beginning.

Pr. Ascendant is Trine Sun
In effect: Jun 3, 2003 - continuing
Peak Date(s): sometime after the report period.

"Style" -- the word, even if you're a very stylish individual, conveys something rather superficial and transitory. Yet none of us can avoid it: all of us, from the chic Parisian model to the most homespun field hippie, radiate style. It's the inevitable outward expression of our inner processes. If we didn't have style, no one would know we were here. Astrologically, your style is symbolized by the Ascendant, which is simply the sign that was rising in the east at the time you were born...or the sign that was "dawning" -- which is a good way to say it, because the Ascendant represents how you "dawn" on people: the first impression you make, the way you initially, spontaneously present yourself. Like every other aspect of your being, your style must evolve for you to avoid becoming stagnant. And that process is represented by your progressed Ascendant, which is currently making some delicate transitions.

Often the changes we make under this kind of astrological influence have to do with very simple things: the kinds of clothes we wear, our way of speaking, hairstyle, body posture, our "manners." It's important to get the changes right, even though they are basically superficial adjustments. Why? Picture this: you're spending the evening with an old friend whom you've not seen for many years. Reflexively, unconsciously, you drift back into playing your old role. How do you feel? A little distant from yourself? Vaguely phony? The word "goofy" comes to mind. Now, imagine the evening stretched into weeks, months, years. That is the pitfall you are invited to avoid this year! The changes you've been creating in your deep psyche, all those profound realizations and insights you've been generating, must be translated into the surface of your character...into style. Authenticity is the aim. Succeed, and you'll feel more at ease with yourself, more spontaneous, and more comfortable in the social situations that occupy so many of the hours of our lives.

Let's first understand that the action is in the First House, for that's where the Ascendant is currently located in your chart. And what does that tell you? That the circumstances driving your development, at least in terms of this particular configuration, have to do with the choices you make and how you present yourself. Be assertive; take responsibility. You have considerable power in this situation. To use it well, act in the spirit of the Ascendant, as we just described it. But what's the issue? What part of your own life is at stake? To answer that question, we turn our attention to the Sun, which is being invited into development during this new beginning in your life.

How is the progressed Ascendant currently touching you? It is trine your natal Sun: sometime after the report period. In thinking about this, remember that progressions are slow-moving events and that the action simply peaks then; it will be in effect throughout the period of this report.

The natal Sun -- that, as we have seen, refers to the very core of your being: your identity.

Your Tenth House came up earlier; now we see it in the spotlight again, once more informing us that the deepest, most essential factors in the situation we're considering all revolve around your role in the world -- your profession or job, your political (or metapolitical!) activities...in general, the image that strangers have of you. And what do right choices look like here? A large part of the answer lies with the Sun, a planet we described above, whose basic nature and values underlie what we might call your "Cosmic Job Description."

Tr. Jupiter is Opposite Mars
In effect: Jul 19, 2003 - Jul 29, 2003
Peak Date(s): Jul 24, 2003

Jupiter figured earlier in this analysis. Now we meet it again. As you may recall, this is the planet of possibilities and the seizing of opportunities. Jupiter currently is opposite your natal Mars. The action peaks Jul 24, 2003.

Let's first consider that the action is in the Third House, for that's where Jupiter is currently located in your chart. This is familiar territory. New information is coming your way. It may be somewhat startling or unanticipated, and it will most likely come to you through a messenger whose nature or mood is in accord with the tone of Jupiter, as we just described it. But what are the core questions? What part of you is most profoundly impacted by this new knowledge? The answer lies with Mars, which is being invited into development during this information-intensive period in your life.

The natal Mars -- that, as we have seen, indicates your courage, or at least an area of your life where you'll need it!

Your Ninth House engaged us previously in the report. Now we see it turned on again, indicating that your natural adventuresomeness and philosophical curiosity are at the heart of the present situation. Sometimes chances must be taken and leaps of faith made. This is such a time. Learn something new. Take a vacation to somewhere you've never been. In the spirit of Mars, blow out the cobwebs.

When Jupiter energies interact with Mars energies, opportunity coincides with the need for assertiveness. There is something here for you to claim; but to succeed you'll have to be brave. A "paper tiger" figures somehow in the situation: something that's not nearly as scary as it may initially appear.

The two factors, as we mentioned, are linked by an opposition, which suggests some kind of tension or tug-of-war between them. You are asked to adjust your position, to adapt to the demands of the world around you, and to find a middle ground between the various opposing needs and values.

Tr. Jupiter is Trine Venus
In effect: Jul 25, 2003 - Aug 4, 2003
Peak Date(s): Jul 30, 2003

Let's first consider that the action is in the Third House, for that's where Jupiter is currently located in your chart. This is familiar territory. New information is coming your way. It may be somewhat startling or unanticipated, and it will most likely come to you through a messenger whose nature or mood is in accord with the tone of Jupiter, as we just described it. But what are the core questions? What part of you is most profoundly impacted by this new knowledge? The answer lies with Venus, which is being invited into development during this information-intensive period in your life.

The natal Venus -- that, as we have seen, is where you store your romantic and affinitive sensibilities, along with your aesthetic tastes.

When Venusian energies splice together with Jupiterian ones, opportunity (Jupiter) comes to you through other people (Venus). Sometimes what we might call "dumb luck" makes itself felt, but it doesn't hurt to help it along by understanding the planetary "rules of the game." Basically, they boil down to this: you've got to ask for what you want, you've got to know that you deserve it, and you've got to look that way...which is to say, there's no room for being apologetic, ashamed, or defensive.

Tr. Jupiter is Square Jupiter
In effect: Aug 3, 2003 - Aug 12, 2003
Peak Date(s): Aug 7, 2003

Let's first consider that the action is in the Third House, for that's where Jupiter is currently located in your chart. This is familiar territory. New information is coming your way. It may be somewhat startling or unanticipated, and it will most likely come to you through a messenger whose nature or mood is in accord with the tone of Jupiter, as we just described it. But what are the core questions? What part of you is most profoundly impacted by this new knowledge? The answer lies with Jupiter, which is being invited into development during this information-intensive period in your life.

The natal Jupiter -- that, as we have seen, symbolizes your capacity for positive thinking and abundance. More deeply, Jupiter is about your faith in life and in yourself.

Your Twelfth House demanded our attention above; now we see it playing a part again, once more suggesting that the quality of your inner life is what's really at stake in the situation we're considering. Under such a stimulus, many times the most appropriate step includes a strategic retreat...and a realization that something inside you is wise enough, spiritual enough, transcendent enough to sustain losses with impunity, even with generosity. To move positively in the present environment, renew your sense of the sacred by withdrawing and immersing yourself in the spirit of Jupiter, a planet which is functioning something like an inner guide for you in this lifetime.

When Jupiter interacts with its own natal position, as we see here, speculation and possibility arise. There is something available to you now which was not available before. It comes at least partly as a gift, or as what the world would call "blind luck." In fact, a more subtle law is in operation here: you've crafted a position of opportunity for yourself over the years. Now is the time to harvest it.

Tr. Jupiter is Square Moon
In effect: Aug 9, 2003 - Aug 18, 2003
Peak Date(s): Aug 14, 2003

Let's first consider that the action is in the Third House, for that's where Jupiter is currently located in your chart. This is familiar territory. New information is coming your way. It may be somewhat startling or unanticipated, and it will most likely come to you through a messenger whose nature or mood is in accord with the tone of Jupiter, as we just described it. But what are the core questions? What part of you is most profoundly impacted by this new knowledge? The answer lies with the Moon, which is being invited into development during this information-intensive period in your life.

The natal Moon -- that, as we have seen, represents your inner life, your emotions, moods, and attitudes.

Your Sixth House held our attention for a while earlier in these pages; now we see it making itself felt again. You have an inherent desire to be helpful and competent, and you express it best when you find ways to give people around you "gifts" of the nature of the Moon, as we just described it. That part of your nature is currently in the spotlight, so offer yourself and your gifts to those who need them. You'll grow wiser, and they'll be happier.

When the Moon interacts with Jupiter, the mood of life generally turns jovial and optimistic. There is an attitude of hopefulness and an alertness to possibility. It is a season of enhanced imagination, especially about your own potential future. In general, the best policy is to be bold in your dreaming, but cautious about signing on the dotted line. What you envision creatively now is probably quite sound, but it will want some editing in the cold light of dawn.

Tr. Jupiter is Sextile Ascendant
In effect: Aug 12, 2003 - Aug 22, 2003
Peak Date(s): Aug 17, 2003

Let's first consider that the action is in the Third House, for that's where Jupiter is currently located in your chart. This is familiar territory. New information is coming your way. It may be somewhat startling or unanticipated, and it will most likely come to you through a messenger whose nature or mood is in accord with the tone of Jupiter, as we just described it. But what are the core questions? What part of you is most profoundly impacted by this new knowledge? The answer lies with the Ascendant, which is being invited into development during this information-intensive period in your life.

The natal Ascendant -- that, as we have seen, represents your style, how you go about translating your inner worlds into the two-dimensional framework of daily social interactions.

The two factors, as we mentioned, are linked by a sextile -- traditionally seen as a "harmonious" or "mutually enhancing" aspect, often full of fast-paced events and emotional stimulation.

Pr. Moon is Trine Mercury
In effect: Aug 14, 2003 - continuing
Peak Date(s): Sep 8, 2003

First, factor in that the movement and the evolutionary invitation are occurring in the Fifth House, for that's the region of your birth chart through which the Moon is currently passing. We've met the symbolism of this house before: creativity, unabashed self-expression, and sheer playfulness. You've reached a point in your journey where you need your batteries recharged, your "inner child" re-invigorated. A general loosening up is required. Life's pleasures -- sports, games, vacations, new friends, loving interactions -- need to figure in your experience now. But what part of your being most requires this rejuvenation? The answer lies with Mercury, which is being invited into development during this playful time of renewal and discovery.

How is the progressed Moon currently impacting on you? It is trine your natal Mercury: Sep 8, 2003. In thinking about this, remember that progressions are slow-motion events, and that this event simply peaks then; it will be affecting your mood for a period of two or three months on either side of that date.

The natal Mercury -- that, as we have seen, symbolizes your intelligence, your capacity to communicate, and your fundamental curiosity.

When the Moon is alloyed with Mercury, a mood (Moon) of curiosity and restlessness (Mercury) fills the psyche. Boredom, never a pleasant prospect, becomes intolerable. You are, quite appropriately, hungry now for mental stimulation, for learning, and for fascinating conversations with intelligent, open-minded people. Trust your own inquisitiveness; it will lead you in unexpected, but delightful directions.

Tr. Saturn is Trine Midheaven
In effect: Aug 14, 2003 - Sep 4, 2003
Peak Date(s): Aug 24, 2003

Saturn played a role earlier in this account. Now it emerges again, in a new way. To refresh your memory, Saturn is ultimately the planet of maturity. It always places a strong emphasis upon hard work, decisive choices, and persistence. Saturn currently is trine your natal Midheaven. The energies crest Aug 24, 2003.

Let's first understand that the action is in the First House, for that's where Saturn is currently located in your chart. We've met this house before. As you may remember, it has to do with the assertive choices you make and the confidence with which you present yourself. Something is now occurring in which your own action -- or inaction -- is the pivotal variable. But what's the point? What are the real questions? The answer lies with the Midheaven, which is being invited into development during this new beginning in your life.

The natal Midheaven -- that, as we have seen, represents the role you play in your community. It is connected primarily to two territories: your work and your reputation.

Tr. Saturn is Trine Uranus
In effect: Aug 30, 2003 - Sep 27, 2003
Peak Date(s): Sep 11, 2003

Saturn played a role earlier in this account. Now it emerges again, in a new way. To refresh your memory, Saturn is ultimately the planet of maturity. It always places a strong emphasis upon hard work, decisive choices, and persistence. Saturn currently is trine your natal Uranus. The energies crest Sep 11, 2003.

Let's first understand that the action is in the First House, for that's where Saturn is currently located in your chart. We've met this house before. As you may remember, it has to do with the assertive choices you make and the confidence with which you present yourself. Something is now occurring in which your own action -- or inaction -- is the pivotal variable. But what's the point? What are the real questions? The answer lies with Uranus, which is being invited into development during this new beginning in your life.

The natal Uranus -- that, as we have seen, represents your natural, uncensored individuality and your ability to claim and defend it.

When Saturn interacts with Uranus, avalanche is the ruling metaphor. "Stuck" situations can only stay stuck for so long; sooner or later, when enough water builds up behind the logjam, something's got to give. Expect explosive developments, and prepare for them in two ways. The first: through dispassionate analysis you can anticipate eventualities and have some tactics for damage control in place. The second: through imaginative forethought you can recognize some exciting emerging possibilities and be ready to seize them.

The Details

In the mood for Mardi Gras? If you live in Chicago, it helps to know that New Orleans lies to the south. Head west or east and you'll never arrive . . .

What we've done in the previous pages is to show you the direction to New Orleans. We've looked at the big astrological themes that are affecting you this year . . .

As a reminder, at the beginning of our analysis of each month's events we'll make reference to any major configurations covered previously which happen to be reaching peaks of intensity then -- and please recall that some of them will have more than a single peak during the report period. There won't be any more analysis; just an allusion to the events so you can go back and review the earlier material, and see the patterns of the month in the light of the year's heavier transits and progressions.

Please remember that the fleeting, often forgettable influences we discuss in the following pages must always draw their real meaning from the far more monumental events we've already described. A "discussion with the boss," for example, is going to take on particular significance during a month when your whole career is up for grabs!

These minor transits unfold quickly. It's a rare week that doesn't contain at least a few. A report that discussed them all in the kind of microscopic detail we've applied to the major events would be several inches thick. In order to cover the daily astrological kaleidoscope within the practical limitations of the space available, we've resorted to producing capsulated one-sentence nuggets that compress a lot of information into a few words. So, slow down, shift gears, and let them wash over you. Think of these images more as daily meditations than as the kind of full-blown explanations to which you've gotten accustomed in the previous sections of SKYLOG – The Cosmic Yearbook.

One brief reminder: remember that many astrological events have not one but several peaks of intensity, so you may find a given "Invitation" or "Means" coming up several times in the pages that follow.

Even minor astrological events commonly have an impact over several days. In the following month-by-month analysis, configurations are listed chronologically according to the days they "peak" -- but don't take that date narrowly. The most colorful events and profoundest realizations might easily occur a day or two later or earlier.

October Invitation Peaks

Oct 04, 2002 - Tr. Jupiter enters Third House

October Mean Peaks

Oct 09, 2002 - Tr. Jupiter sextiles Pluto
Oct 29, 2002 - Tr. Jupiter trines Neptune

October The Details

Oct 04, 2002 - Tr. Sun sextiles Saturn
Keywords: self-protective identity stimulates your normal self-assured solitude.

Oct 05, 2002 - Tr. Venus trines Mercury
Keywords: imaginative relating supports your typical work-oriented dialog.

Oct 06, 2002 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Pluto
Keywords: psychologically sophisticated nature combines with your characteristic emotional honesty.

Oct 08, 2002 - Tr. Mars trines Jupiter
Keywords: emotional swordsmanship supports your typical withdrawn exuberance.

Oct 09, 2002 - Tr. Sun sextiles Neptune
Keywords: self-expressive personality stimulates your normal competent inspiration.

Oct 11, 2002 - Tr. Mars sextiles Moon
Keywords: watchful swordsmanship excites your native painstaking sensitivity.

Oct 11, 2002 - Saturn turns Retrograde (at 29°Ge05' in your 01st House)
Aspects: Trine Mars, Conjunct Ascendant.

Oct 15, 2002 - Tr. Venus trines Mercury
Keywords: self-expressive human connection enhances your usual on-the-job dialog.

Oct 16, 2002 - Tr. Sun trines Mars
Keywords: child-like personality enhances your usual expansive swordsmanship.

Oct 17, 2002 - Tr. Sun opposes Venus
Keywords: child-like personality is in tension with your inherent goal-oriented relating.

Oct 20, 2002 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Saturn
Keywords: watchful dialog excites your native resourceful solitude.

Oct 20, 2002 - Neptune goes Direct (at 08°Aq12' in your 08th House)
Aspects: Opposite Saturn, Square Uranus, Trine Pluto.

Oct 21, 2002 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Pluto
Keywords: psychologically sophisticated conversation fuses with your natural watchful intensity.

Oct 23, 2002 at 03:31 AM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

The Moon in a month passes through all twelve houses of your chart. In so doing, it correlates with the passing whimsies of mood. One afternoon you're bright and cheery, the following morning you're blue...but energetic again after lunch. It doesn't amount to much, and it's not really very important in practical terms -- with one exception: the passage of the Moon through the Twelfth House. During that time you are going through a kind of emotional moulting, ending one cycle and preparing to begin another. Your attentions and energies are turned inward. Accept that, handle it well, and the period -- usually a couple of days -- is quiet and contemplative. It may even be rather pleasant. But if you try to keep up your normal level of activity, you'll find yourself confused, flat, and prone to dumb accidents. So when the Moon enters your Twelfth House, make sure that you have some unstructured time. Minimize distractions. Put off any significant new beginnings for a couple of days. And take a few unhurried breaths. This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House Oct 23, 2002 at 03:31 AM, and emerges Oct 26, 2002 at 02:06 AM, when a new emotional cycle begins.

Oct 23, 2002 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Neptune
Keywords: spontaneous dialog stimulates your normal helpful imagination.

Oct 25, 2002 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Uranus
Keywords: imaginative relating fuses with your natural playful originality.

Oct 26, 2002 - Tr. Venus squares Saturn
Keywords: child-like relating clashes with your instinctive self-assured composure.

Oct 27, 2002 - Tr. Mercury trines Mars
Keywords: creative dialog enhances your usual expansive courage.

Oct 28, 2002 - Tr. Mercury opposes Venus
Keywords: self-expressive communication opposes your inborn goal-oriented human connection.

November Invitation Peaks

Nov 03, 2002 - Tr. Pluto conjuncts Neptune
Nov 17, 2002 - Tr. Saturn enters First House
Nov 17, 2002 - Tr. Saturn conjuncts Ascendant

November Mean Peaks

(None this month.)

November The Details

Nov 01, 2002 - Tr. Mars sextiles Saturn
Keywords: sensitive courage stimulates your normal self-respecting integrity.

Nov 03, 2002 - Tr. Sun squares Saturn
Keywords: playful identity conflicts with your instinctive financially savvy composure.

Nov 03, 2002 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Uranus
Keywords: playful identity fuses with your natural imaginative originality.

Nov 03, 2002 - Uranus goes Direct (at 24°Aq54' in your 09th House)
Aspects: Square Moon, Sextile Venus, Conjunct Mars, Square Jupiter, Trine Ascendant.

Nov 05, 2002 - Tr. Mars conjuncts Pluto
Keywords: sensitive assertiveness combines with your characteristic psychologically sophisticated investigation.

Nov 07, 2002 - Tr. Mercury squares Saturn
Keywords: playful dialog clashes with your instinctive self-confident integrity.

Nov 07, 2002 - Tr. Sun trines Mercury
Keywords: imaginative personality enhances your usual employment-oriented dialog.

Nov 07, 2002 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Uranus
Keywords: spontaneous communication combines with your characteristic creative originality.

Nov 09, 2002 - Tr. Mars sextiles Neptune
Keywords: imaginative assertiveness excites your native painstaking imagination.

Nov 09, 2002 - Tr. Mercury trines Mercury
Keywords: spontaneous dialog supports your typical professional communication.

Nov 12, 2002 - Tr. Sun trines Sun
Keywords: imaginative personality supports your typical professional identity.

Nov 12, 2002 - Tr. Mercury trines Sun
Keywords: creative communication enhances your usual work-oriented personality.

Nov 14, 2002 - Tr. Mercury squares Mars
Keywords: painstaking communication conflicts with your instinctive questing swordsmanship.

Nov 15, 2002 - Tr. Sun squares Mars
Keywords: helpful identity clashes with your instinctive routine-shattering swordsmanship.

Nov 16, 2002 - Tr. Mercury opposes Jupiter
Keywords: dutiful conversation is in tension with your inherent private exuberance.

Nov 17, 2002 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Moon
Keywords: painstaking conversation combines with your characteristic responsible sensitivity.

Nov 18, 2002 - Tr. Sun opposes Jupiter
Keywords: supportive nature opposes your inborn withdrawn exuberance.

Nov 19, 2002 at 09:46 AM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again Nov 19, 2002 at 09:46 AM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins Nov 22, 2002 at 07:45 AM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

Nov 19, 2002 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Moon
Keywords: helpful identity fuses with your natural responsible awareness.

Nov 20, 2002 - Tr. Mars trines Mars
Keywords: child-like assertiveness supports your typical routine-shattering courage.

Nov 22, 2002 - Tr. Mars opposes Venus
Keywords: creative assertiveness opposes your inborn goal-oriented affection.

Nov 26, 2002 - Tr. Mercury trines Saturn
Keywords: painstaking conversation supports your typical self-respecting composure.

Nov 27, 2002 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Pluto
Keywords: helpful conversation stimulates your normal psychologically sophisticated intensity.

Nov 28, 2002 - Tr. Mercury squares Mercury
Keywords: painstaking communication conflicts with your instinctive career dialog.

Nov 29, 2002 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Neptune
Keywords: responsible conversation combines with your characteristic helpful inspiration.

December Invitation Peaks

Dec 19, 2002 - Tr. Uranus squares Jupiter

December Mean Peaks

(None this month.)

December The Details

Dec 02, 2002 - Tr. Mercury squares Sun
Keywords: painstaking dialog clashes with your instinctive professional identity.

Dec 02, 2002 - Tr. Sun trines Saturn
Keywords: dutiful personality enhances your usual dignified integrity.

Dec 03, 2002 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Mars
Keywords: dutiful conversation excites your native routine-shattering assertiveness.

Dec 04, 2002 - Jupiter turns Retrograde (at 18°Le06' in your 03rd House)
Aspects: Trine Venus, Opposite Mars, Square Jupiter, Conjunct Saturn, Square Uranus, Trine Neptune, Sextile Pluto.

Dec 04, 2002 - Tr. Mercury trines Venus
Keywords: helpful communication supports your typical group-dynamical affection.

Dec 05, 2002 - Tr. Sun sextiles Pluto
Keywords: supportive identity stimulates your normal sensitive intensity.

Dec 07, 2002 - Tr. Sun squares Mercury
Keywords: competent nature clashes with your instinctive work-oriented conversation.

Dec 07, 2002 - Tr. Mercury opposes Ascendant

The mythological Mercury is the "Messenger of the Gods." The same is true of the transiting Mercury, which speeds around your chart, prompting conversations, dialogs, and sermons, both outgoing and incoming. It triggers the arrival of letters, faxes, and phone calls, and provokes the weaving of new data into your viewpoint. When it arrives at a sensitive point, your task is to listen, to ask questions, and to share intelligence.

Mercury enters your Seventh House Dec 07, 2002. Traditionally the "House of Marriage," the Seventh House is actually a reference to anyone and everyone with whom you are open to intimacy. Whenever this part of the chart is stimulated, it's a signal that someone is coming into your life to adjust your attitude or your course, and that the adjustment is quite necessary and appropriate. Who is this person, and what is the message? We don't know exactly, but here's a clue: he, she, or it looks, feels, and sounds a lot like Mercury. One bottom line: the quality of your deepest human connections profoundly affects the quality of your life, and at least one of these human connections needs some attention during these days.

Dec 08, 2002 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Neptune
Keywords: helpful personality combines with your characteristic painstaking inspiration.

Dec 12, 2002 - Tr. Sun squares Sun
Keywords: competent nature clashes with your instinctive work-oriented personality.

Dec 14, 2002 - Tr. Sun sextiles Mars
Keywords: helpful nature excites your native routine-shattering courage.

Dec 15, 2002 - Tr. Sun trines Venus
Keywords: helpful identity enhances your usual strategic human connection.

Dec 16, 2002 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Uranus
Keywords: cooperative conversation stimulates your normal creative autonomy.

Dec 16, 2002 - Tr. Venus squares Saturn
Keywords: creative human connection clashes with your instinctive financially savvy composure.

Dec 16, 2002 at 05:07 PM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again Dec 16, 2002 at 05:07 PM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins Dec 19, 2002 at 02:31 PM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

Dec 17, 2002 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Uranus
Keywords: spontaneous human connection combines with your characteristic creative autonomy.

Dec 17, 2002 - Tr. Mercury squares Pluto
Keywords: interpersonally sensitive conversation clashes with your instinctive cautious intensity.

Dec 18, 2002 - Tr. Mars squares Saturn
Keywords: child-like assertiveness conflicts with your instinctive dignified composure.

Dec 18, 2002 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Mercury
Keywords: loving conversation excites your native career communication.

Dec 19, 2002 - Tr. Mars conjuncts Uranus
Keywords: self-expressive assertiveness combines with your characteristic child-like autonomy.

Dec 19, 2002 - Tr. Sun opposes Ascendant

The transiting Sun is like a huge, dumb battery. Whatever it touches, it electrifies -- but never for very long or very deeply. That's simply because it's a fast-moving factor, never staying anywhere long enough to develop true depth or complexity of meaning. In a year, it circuits the chart once...which leaves it only a few days to spend in each of your chart's many sensitive zones. Whatever it touches, however, is temporarily pushed into action. And sometimes, if more serious astro-psychological energies have been building or brewing in that area of your life, the Sun's transit over that point might just be the trigger that sets big wheels turning. The critical point is that the Sun represents your ego, and when it collides with sensitive territories you need to act accordingly: not "egocentrically," but with an awareness of your rights, your needs, and your desires.

Sun enters your Seventh House Dec 19, 2002. Traditionally the "House of Marriage," the Seventh House is actually a reference to anyone and everyone with whom you are open to intimacy. Whenever this part of the chart is stimulated, it's a signal that someone is coming into your life to adjust your attitude or your course, and that the adjustment is quite necessary and appropriate. Who is this person, and what is the message? We don't know exactly, but here's a clue: he, she, or it looks, feels, and sounds a lot like Sun. One bottom line: the quality of your deepest human connections profoundly affects the quality of your life, and at least one of these human connections needs some attention during these days.

Dec 22, 2002 - Tr. Venus trines Mercury
Keywords: imaginative affection enhances your usual career communication.

Dec 22, 2002 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Sun
Keywords: penetratingly real communication excites your native work-oriented nature.

Dec 24, 2002 - Tr. Mars trines Mercury
Keywords: creative assertiveness supports your typical vocational conversation.

Dec 25, 2002 - Tr. Mercury squares Venus
Keywords: psychologically deep communication clashes with your instinctive strategic affection.

Dec 27, 2002 - Tr. Mercury trines Jupiter
Keywords: penetratingly real dialog enhances your usual meditative exuberance.

Dec 27, 2002 - Tr. Venus trines Sun
Keywords: spontaneous relating enhances your usual career personality.

Dec 29, 2002 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Moon
Keywords: spooky conversation excites your native dutiful sensitivity.

Dec 30, 2002 - Tr. Venus squares Mars
Keywords: responsible relating conflicts with your instinctive adventuresome swordsmanship.

January Invitation Peaks

Jan 19, 2003 - Tr. Uranus squares Moon

January Mean Peaks

Jan 06, 2003 - Tr. Saturn sextiles Venus
Jan 08, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter trines Neptune
Jan 28, 2003 - Tr. Saturn trines Mars
Jan 30, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter sextiles Pluto

January The Details

Jan 01, 2003 - Tr. Mars trines Sun
Keywords: creative swordsmanship enhances your usual vocational identity.

Jan 02, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Uranus
Keywords: cooperative identity excites your native spontaneous autonomy.

Jan 02, 2003 at 01:13 PM - Mercury turns Retrograde

Three, maybe four times in the course of a year, the planet Mercury spends three weeks or so going backwards in the sky, a period we call Mercury Retrograde. Practicality sometimes intervenes, but to the extent that you can arrange it, you are better off if you can avoid signing anything important during this period, buying anything mechanical (unless its failure would be of trivial consequence), initiating travel, or attempting significant communications by phone or mail. This, of course, is a lot to ask; and sticking to it too firmly starts to verge on Cosmic Paranoia. Still, there is a heightened tendency for objects, messages, and plans to go awry during this Retrograde time. Sometimes a little patience exercised now will make your life a lot easier in the long run. If steps simply must be taken, it doesn't mean everything is doomed to failure...just keep duplicates, have backups, double-check everything, and be prepared for petty annoyances. The first appearance of a Retrograde Mercury during the period of this report occurs Jan 02, 2003 at 01:13 PM. Those conditions persist until Mercury again goes "Direct" sometime after the report period..

Jan 03, 2003 - Tr. Venus opposes Jupiter
Keywords: helpful human connection opposes your inborn quiet exuberance.

Jan 04, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Pluto
Keywords: caring identity clashes with your instinctive psychologically sophisticated investigation.

Jan 04, 2003 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Moon
Keywords: helpful relating combines with your characteristic responsible attitude.

Jan 05, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Mercury
Keywords: loving identity stimulates your normal on-the-job conversation.

Jan 05, 2003 - Tr. Mars squares Mars
Keywords: supportive courage clashes with your instinctive exploratory swordsmanship.

Jan 06, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Moon
Keywords: spooky conversation excites your native helpful attitude.

Jan 07, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Jupiter
Keywords: passionate dialog supports your typical reclusive exuberance.

Jan 09, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Venus
Keywords: passionate communication conflicts with your instinctive long-term human connection.

Jan 10, 2003 - Tr. Mars opposes Jupiter
Keywords: competent swordsmanship opposes your inborn meditative exuberance.

Jan 10, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Sun
Keywords: psychologically deep nature excites your native work-oriented personality.

Jan 12, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Sun
Keywords: penetratingly real dialog excites your native employment-oriented personality.

Jan 12, 2003 - Tr. Mars conjuncts Moon
Keywords: dutiful courage fuses with your natural competent attitude.

Jan 13, 2003 at 01:25 AM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again Jan 13, 2003 at 01:25 AM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins Jan 15, 2003 at 10:58 PM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

Jan 14, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Venus
Keywords: emotionally brave nature conflicts with your instinctive group-dynamical relating.

Jan 16, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Jupiter
Keywords: psychologically deep personality enhances your usual reclusive gambling.

Jan 16, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Mercury
Keywords: loving communication excites your native professional dialog.

Jan 17, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Moon
Keywords: emotionally brave identity excites your native painstaking attitude.

Jan 17, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Saturn
Keywords: competent human connection enhances your usual self-confident integrity.

Jan 18, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Pluto
Keywords: loving communication clashes with your instinctive sensitive investigation.

Jan 20, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Pluto
Keywords: painstaking relating excites your native watchful intensity.

Jan 21, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Mercury
Keywords: responsible affection clashes with your instinctive professional conversation.

Jan 22, 2003 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Neptune
Keywords: helpful human connection combines with your characteristic painstaking inspiration.

Jan 26, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Sun
Keywords: helpful human connection conflicts with your instinctive vocational identity.

Jan 27, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Pluto
Keywords: caring conversation clashes with your instinctive emotional honesty.

Jan 28, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Mars
Keywords: competent human connection stimulates your normal exploratory assertiveness.

Jan 29, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Mercury
Keywords: collaborative communication excites your native career dialog.

Jan 29, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Venus
Keywords: dutiful affection supports your typical priority-clarifying relating.

Jan 30, 2003 - Tr. Sun opposes Saturn
Keywords: emotionally brave identity opposes your inborn financially savvy solitude.

Jan 31, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Uranus
Keywords: penetratingly real personality clashes with your instinctive imaginative autonomy.

February Invitation Peaks

Feb 03, 2003 - Tr. Neptune opposes Saturn
Feb 04, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter enters Third House
Feb 23, 2003 - Tr. Neptune squares Uranus

February Mean Peaks

Feb 01, 2003 - Tr. Uranus trines Ascendant
Feb 14, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter squares Uranus
Feb 19, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter conjuncts Saturn

February The Details

Feb 02, 2003 - Tr. Venus opposes Ascendant

Venus: Goddess of Love, Goddess of Peace...in her fast transits around your chart, she offers you counsel and support, sometimes through friendship, sometimes through more romantic kinds of intimacy. Her arrival at a sensitive zone also suggests that a time has come to relax and to receive solace or comfort, or to recharge your inner batteries through the perception of beauty. People come warmly into your space; a chance to "let your hair down" arises; paintings, music, and Technicolor sunsets abound.

Venus enters your Seventh House Feb 02, 2003. Traditionally the "House of Marriage," the Seventh House is actually a reference to anyone and everyone with whom you are open to intimacy. Whenever this part of the chart is stimulated, it's a signal that someone is coming into your life to adjust your attitude or your course, and that the adjustment is quite necessary and appropriate. Who is this person, and what is the message? We don't know exactly, but here's a clue: he, she, or it looks, feels, and sounds a lot like Venus. One bottom line: the quality of your deepest human connections profoundly affects the quality of your life, and at least one of these human connections needs some attention during these days.

Feb 02, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Pluto
Keywords: adventuresome nature enhances your usual self-protective investigation.

Feb 02, 2003 - Tr. Mars trines Saturn
Keywords: helpful swordsmanship supports your typical self-respecting solitude.

Feb 04, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Sun
Keywords: psychologically deep communication excites your native on-the-job personality.

Feb 05, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Neptune
Keywords: adventuresome nature stimulates your normal competent inspiration.

Feb 06, 2003 - Tr. Mars sextiles Pluto
Keywords: helpful assertiveness excites your native cautious intensity.

Feb 07, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Venus
Keywords: penetratingly real communication clashes with your instinctive long-term human connection.

Feb 09, 2003 - Tr. Mars squares Mercury
Keywords: responsible courage conflicts with your instinctive professional communication.

Feb 09, 2003 at 09:53 AM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again Feb 09, 2003 at 09:53 AM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins Feb 12, 2003 at 08:19 AM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

Feb 09, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Jupiter
Keywords: passionate conversation enhances your usual private exuberance.

Feb 10, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Moon
Keywords: penetratingly real communication excites your native responsible awareness.

Feb 11, 2003 - Tr. Mars conjuncts Neptune
Keywords: supportive courage fuses with your natural painstaking inspiration.

Feb 11, 2003 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Mars
Keywords: expansive nature fuses with your natural exploratory courage.

Feb 12, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Venus
Keywords: exploratory nature excites your native group-dynamical human connection.

Feb 14, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Uranus
Keywords: empathetic human connection stimulates your normal imaginative individuality.

Feb 14, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Jupiter
Keywords: routine-shattering identity clashes with your instinctive meditative opportunity.

Feb 16, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Moon
Keywords: routine-shattering personality conflicts with your instinctive competent sensitivity.

Feb 16, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Pluto
Keywords: loving relating conflicts with your instinctive emotional investigation.

Feb 17, 2003 - Tr. Mars squares Sun
Keywords: competent assertiveness conflicts with your instinctive career personality.

Feb 17, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Mercury
Keywords: collaborative relating stimulates your normal on-the-job dialog.

Feb 20, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Saturn
Keywords: spooky dialog opposes your inborn resourceful solitude.

Feb 21, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Uranus
Keywords: emotionally brave communication conflicts with your instinctive imaginative autonomy.

Feb 21, 2003 - Tr. Mars sextiles Mars
Keywords: painstaking swordsmanship excites your native questing courage.

Feb 21, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Sun
Keywords: passionate relating excites your native on-the-job nature.

Feb 22, 2003 - Saturn goes Direct (at 22°Ge08' in your 12th House)
Aspects: Square Sun, Square Mercury, Sextile Venus, Trine Mars, Opposite Neptune, Conjunct Ascendant.

Feb 22, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Pluto
Keywords: adventuresome communication supports your typical watchful investigation.

Feb 23, 2003 - Tr. Mars trines Venus
Keywords: supportive assertiveness supports your typical priority-clarifying affection.

Feb 24, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Neptune
Keywords: exploratory dialog stimulates your normal competent inspiration.

Feb 25, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Venus
Keywords: emotionally brave affection conflicts with your instinctive goal-oriented human connection.

Feb 26, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Jupiter
Keywords: probing relating supports your typical withdrawn opportunity.

Feb 27, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Moon
Keywords: emotionally brave relating stimulates your normal dutiful awareness.

Feb 28, 2003 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Mars
Keywords: adventuresome dialog fuses with your natural exploratory assertiveness.

Feb 28, 2003 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Midheaven

The transiting Sun again -- this is the big searchlight that shines on each part of your chart in the course of a year, seeing if there's anything there that's just waiting for a little push...

Sun arrives at a conjunction with your Midheaven Feb 28, 2003, and that always suggests a time of public visibility or career-related activity. The Midheaven is the top of the chart and corresponds to the most outward, visible parts of your life. It's an active point, generally not very subtle. To make the most of it, pretend that "all the world's a stage" and that the part you're playing is that of Sun, as we just described it. Don't be shy. Ham it up a little, and make sure the people dozing in the back row don't miss any nuances.

March Invitation Peaks

(None this month.)

March Mean Peaks

Mar 18, 2003 - Tr. Saturn trines Mars

March The Details

Mar 01, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Venus
Keywords: adventuresome conversation excites your native goal-oriented affection.

Mar 01, 2003 - Tr. Mars opposes Ascendant

Mars, the God of War, is transiting through sensitive territories for you, suggesting some turbulent waters to be navigated. Always the trick with the red planet lies in realizing that the time has come to overcome a fear or a resistance in yourself, and to take what is legitimately yours. Your blood is up, and that's not a bad thing, unless you "chicken out" and misdirect the Martian energy toward some inappropriate target.

Mars enters your Seventh House Mar 01, 2003. Traditionally the "House of Marriage," the Seventh House is actually a reference to anyone and everyone with whom you are open to intimacy. Whenever this part of the chart is stimulated, it's a signal that someone is coming into your life to adjust your attitude or your course, and that the adjustment is quite necessary and appropriate. Who is this person, and what is the message? We don't know exactly, but here's a clue: he, she, or it looks, feels, and sounds a lot like Mars. One bottom line: the quality of your deepest human connections profoundly affects the quality of your life, and at least one of these human connections needs some attention during these days.

Mar 02, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Jupiter
Keywords: intellectually hungry dialog conflicts with your instinctive meditative opportunity.

Mar 02, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Uranus
Keywords: on-the-job nature supports your typical self-expressive individuality.

Mar 03, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Moon
Keywords: intellectually hungry conversation clashes with your instinctive painstaking attitude.

Mar 05, 2003 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Mercury
Keywords: professional nature combines with your characteristic career communication.

Mar 06, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Neptune
Keywords: work-oriented nature conflicts with your instinctive competent inspiration.

Mar 08, 2003 at 05:37 PM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again Mar 08, 2003 at 05:37 PM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins Mar 11, 2003 at 05:07 PM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

Mar 10, 2003 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Midheaven

The transiting Mercury surfaces again...this, as you may recall, is the harbinger of messages and new information to which you need to pay attention.

Mercury arrives at a conjunction with your Midheaven Mar 10, 2003, and that always suggests a time of public visibility or career-related activity. The Midheaven is the top of the chart and corresponds to the most outward, visible parts of your life. It's an active point, generally not very subtle. To make the most of it, pretend that "all the world's a stage" and that the part you're playing is that of Mercury, as we just described it. Don't be shy. Ham it up a little, and make sure the people dozing in the back row don't miss any nuances.

Mar 10, 2003 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Sun
Keywords: vocational nature fuses with your natural on-the-job personality.

Mar 11, 2003 - Tr. Venus opposes Saturn
Keywords: spooky relating is in tension with your inherent self-assured solitude.

Mar 11, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Uranus
Keywords: employment-oriented dialog supports your typical child-like individuality.

Mar 12, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Uranus
Keywords: passionate affection conflicts with your instinctive spontaneous originality.

Mar 13, 2003 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Mercury
Keywords: career conversation combines with your characteristic vocational communication.

Mar 13, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Pluto
Keywords: questing affection enhances your usual cautious investigation.

Mar 14, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Neptune
Keywords: employment-oriented conversation clashes with your instinctive responsible inspiration.

Mar 15, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Neptune
Keywords: adventuresome human connection stimulates your normal helpful contemplation.

Mar 16, 2003 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Sun
Keywords: employment-oriented communication combines with your characteristic vocational personality.

Mar 16, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Jupiter
Keywords: on-the-job personality stimulates your normal meditative exuberance.

Mar 18, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Moon
Keywords: career personality supports your typical dutiful sensitivity.

Mar 19, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Jupiter
Keywords: vocational communication stimulates your normal reclusive opportunity.

Mar 19, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Moon
Keywords: vocational conversation enhances your usual competent sensitivity.

Mar 21, 2003 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Mars
Keywords: intellectually hungry relating fuses with your natural questing courage.

Mar 22, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Venus
Keywords: routine-shattering affection stimulates your normal priority-clarifying human connection.

Mar 22, 2003 - Pluto turns Retrograde (at 19°Sg57' in your 06th House)
Aspects: Square Sun, Square Mercury, Trine Venus, Sextile Mars, Conjunct Neptune, Opposite Ascendant.

Mar 22, 2003 - Tr. Mars sextiles Uranus
Keywords: caring courage stimulates your normal creative autonomy.

Mar 24, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Jupiter
Keywords: questing human connection clashes with your instinctive meditative exuberance.

Mar 25, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Moon
Keywords: expansive relating clashes with your instinctive painstaking attitude.

Mar 25, 2003 - Tr. Mars squares Pluto
Keywords: interpersonally sensitive courage conflicts with your instinctive watchful intensity.

Mar 26, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Saturn
Keywords: employment-oriented conversation supports your typical self-respecting integrity.

Mar 27, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Pluto
Keywords: work-oriented conversation is in tension with your inherent psychologically sophisticated intensity.

Mar 28, 2003 - Tr. Mars sextiles Mercury
Keywords: cooperative assertiveness excites your native on-the-job conversation.

Mar 29, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Neptune
Keywords: goal-oriented dialog supports your typical painstaking imagination.

Mar 31, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Saturn
Keywords: career personality supports your typical self-assured composure.

April Invitation Peaks

Apr 08, 2003 - Tr. Neptune enters Ninth House

April Mean Peaks

Apr 08, 2003 - Tr. Saturn sextiles Venus

April The Details

Apr 01, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Mars
Keywords: group-dynamical dialog excites your native adventuresome courage.

Apr 02, 2003 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Venus
Keywords: long-term communication fuses with your natural strategic human connection.

Apr 03, 2003 - Tr. Sun opposes Pluto
Keywords: work-oriented identity is in tension with your inherent psychologically sophisticated investigation.

Apr 03, 2003 - Jupiter goes Direct (at 08°Le04' in your 02nd House)
Aspects: Conjunct Saturn, Square Uranus.

Apr 04, 2003 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Midheaven

The transiting Venus emerges again, suggesting experiences coming to you centered on other people with whom you are involved, and also encouraging you to relax and release tension now, perhaps with the help of music, art, or natural beauty.

Venus arrives at a conjunction with your Midheaven Apr 04, 2003, and that always suggests a time of public visibility or career-related activity. The Midheaven is the top of the chart and corresponds to the most outward, visible parts of your life. It's an active point, generally not very subtle. To make the most of it, pretend that "all the world's a stage" and that the part you're playing is that of Venus, as we just described it. Don't be shy. Ham it up a little, and make sure the people dozing in the back row don't miss any nuances.

Apr 05, 2003 at 00:21 AM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again Apr 05, 2003 at 00:21 AM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins Apr 08, 2003 at 00:26 AM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

Apr 05, 2003 - Tr. Mars sextiles Sun
Keywords: spooky courage stimulates your normal career nature.

Apr 06, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Neptune
Keywords: group-dynamical identity supports your typical dutiful imagination.

Apr 06, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Uranus
Keywords: on-the-job affection supports your typical spontaneous individuality.

Apr 09, 2003 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Mercury
Keywords: professional human connection fuses with your natural on-the-job dialog.

Apr 09, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Neptune
Keywords: on-the-job human connection clashes with your instinctive dutiful inspiration.

Apr 11, 2003 - Tr. Mars squares Venus
Keywords: penetratingly real courage clashes with your instinctive strategic affection.

Apr 12, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Saturn
Keywords: visionary conversation conflicts with your instinctive self-respecting integrity.

Apr 12, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Uranus
Keywords: long-term communication opposes your inborn self-expressive originality.

Apr 12, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Mars
Keywords: strategic personality stimulates your normal routine-shattering assertiveness.

Apr 13, 2003 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Sun
Keywords: career affection combines with your characteristic work-oriented identity.

Apr 14, 2003 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Venus
Keywords: group-dynamical nature combines with your characteristic visionary relating.

Apr 14, 2003 - Tr. Mars trines Jupiter
Keywords: psychologically deep courage supports your typical quiet gambling.

Apr 15, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Mercury
Keywords: visionary communication stimulates your normal professional dialog.

Apr 17, 2003 - Tr. Mars sextiles Moon
Keywords: emotionally brave swordsmanship excites your native helpful awareness.

Apr 17, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Jupiter
Keywords: on-the-job relating excites your native private gambling.

Apr 19, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Moon
Keywords: on-the-job affection enhances your usual responsible awareness.

Apr 23, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Sun
Keywords: goal-oriented communication excites your native vocational nature.

Apr 26, 2003 at 06:51 AM - Mercury turns Retrograde

Mercury is turning Retrograde again. We described this phenomenon earlier, and you might want to look back and review it. Basically, it's a good time to delay signing contracts, buying mechanical things, or attempting significant communications. Mercury turns Retrograde Apr 26, 2003 at 06:51 AM and remains that way until sometime after the report period.

Apr 29, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Sun
Keywords: priority-clarifying dialog excites your native vocational personality.

Apr 30, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Saturn
Keywords: professional relating enhances your usual self-confident composure.

May Invitation Peaks

May 17, 2003 - Tr. Saturn conjuncts Ascendant
May 17, 2003 - Tr. Saturn enters First House
May 31, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter enters Third House

May Mean Peaks

May 06, 2003 - Pr. Moon trines Midheaven
May 17, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter conjuncts Saturn
May 22, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter squares Uranus
May 27, 2003 - Pr. Moon squares Saturn

May The Details

May 01, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Saturn
Keywords: long-term identity conflicts with your instinctive self-confident solitude.

May 02, 2003 - Tr. Sun opposes Uranus
Keywords: strategic identity opposes your inborn playful autonomy.

May 02, 2003 at 06:25 AM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again May 02, 2003 at 06:25 AM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins May 05, 2003 at 06:31 AM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

May 02, 2003 - Tr. Venus opposes Pluto
Keywords: work-oriented relating is in tension with your inherent sensitive investigation.

May 04, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Neptune
Keywords: long-term affection supports your typical responsible imagination.

May 05, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Mercury
Keywords: long-term personality stimulates your normal professional dialog.

May 09, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Mercury
Keywords: strategic conversation excites your native employment-oriented dialog.

May 10, 2003 - Tr. Mars opposes Saturn
Keywords: spooky swordsmanship opposes your inborn self-respecting solitude.

May 10, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Mars
Keywords: long-term relating excites your native routine-shattering swordsmanship.

May 10, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Sun
Keywords: visionary nature excites your native professional personality.

May 11, 2003 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Venus
Keywords: strategic relating combines with your characteristic goal-oriented affection.

May 11, 2003 - Tr. Mars squares Uranus
Keywords: spooky assertiveness conflicts with your instinctive child-like originality.

May 13, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Mars
Keywords: withdrawn nature clashes with your instinctive exploratory courage.

May 14, 2003 - Tr. Mars trines Pluto
Keywords: intellectually hungry courage enhances your usual sensitive intensity.

May 15, 2003 - Neptune turns Retrograde (at 13°Aq11' in your 09th House)
Aspects: Opposite Saturn, Square Uranus, Sextile Neptune, Trine Pluto.

May 16, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Uranus
Keywords: long-term conversation opposes your inborn spontaneous autonomy.

May 16, 2003 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Jupiter
Keywords: withdrawn personality fuses with your natural spiritually open gambling.

May 18, 2003 - Tr. Sun opposes Moon
Keywords: withdrawn identity is in tension with your inherent supportive awareness.

May 19, 2003 - Tr. Mars sextiles Neptune
Keywords: routine-shattering swordsmanship stimulates your normal competent inspiration.

May 23, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Uranus
Keywords: visionary dialog is in tension with your inherent imaginative originality.

May 25, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Saturn
Keywords: group-dynamical human connection clashes with your instinctive self-assured integrity.

May 25, 2003 - Tr. Venus opposes Uranus
Keywords: visionary relating is in tension with your inherent creative originality.

May 28, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Mercury
Keywords: group-dynamical human connection excites your native professional communication.

May 29, 2003 at 12:32 PM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again May 29, 2003 at 12:32 PM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins Jun 01, 2003 at 12:18 PM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

May 30, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Mercury
Keywords: long-term conversation stimulates your normal work-oriented dialog.

June Invitation Peaks

Jun 23, 2003 - Tr. Neptune enters Ninth House
Jun 30, 2003 - Pr. Sun trines Neptune

June Mean Peaks

Jun 05, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter sextiles Pluto
Jun 14, 2003 - Pr. Moon conjuncts Uranus
Jun 21, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter trines Neptune

June The Details

Jun 01, 2003 - Tr. Mars conjuncts Mars
Keywords: questing swordsmanship combines with your characteristic intellectually hungry courage.

Jun 01, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Saturn
Keywords: meditative personality stimulates your normal financially savvy composure.

Jun 01, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Sun
Keywords: group-dynamical affection stimulates your normal on-the-job identity.

Jun 03, 2003 - Tr. Mars sextiles Venus
Keywords: expansive courage excites your native priority-clarifying relating.

Jun 03, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Mars
Keywords: withdrawn human connection conflicts with your instinctive expansive assertiveness.

Jun 04, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Pluto
Keywords: spiritually open nature enhances your usual psychologically sophisticated investigation.

Jun 04, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Sun
Keywords: visionary conversation stimulates your normal vocational identity.

Jun 05, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Mercury
Keywords: withdrawn identity clashes with your instinctive on-the-job dialog.

Jun 06, 2003 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Jupiter
Keywords: meditative human connection combines with your characteristic reclusive exuberance.

Jun 07, 2003 - Uranus turns Retrograde (at 02°Pi49' in your 09th House)
Aspects: Square Moon, Square Jupiter, Conjunct Midheaven, Trine Ascendant.

Jun 07, 2003 - Tr. Sun opposes Neptune
Keywords: spiritually open personality is in tension with your inherent competent inspiration.

Jun 07, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Mars
Keywords: meditative conversation clashes with your instinctive exploratory swordsmanship.

Jun 07, 2003 - Tr. Mars squares Jupiter
Keywords: questing courage conflicts with your instinctive private exuberance.

Jun 07, 2003 - Tr. Venus opposes Moon
Keywords: private affection opposes your inborn competent awareness.

Jun 09, 2003 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Jupiter
Keywords: meditative conversation combines with your characteristic withdrawn gambling.

Jun 10, 2003 - Tr. Mars squares Moon
Keywords: questing courage clashes with your instinctive competent attitude.

Jun 10, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Moon
Keywords: private dialog opposes your inborn competent sensitivity.

Jun 11, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Sun
Keywords: spiritually open personality conflicts with your instinctive on-the-job nature.

Jun 13, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Mars
Keywords: spiritually open personality enhances your usual adventuresome swordsmanship.

Jun 15, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Venus
Keywords: quiet identity stimulates your normal group-dynamical human connection.

Jun 18, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Saturn
Keywords: private human connection excites your native self-assured composure.

Jun 19, 2003 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Ascendant

The transiting Sun again -- this is the big searchlight that shines on each part of your chart in the course of a year, seeing if there's anything there that's just waiting for a little push...

Sun arrives at a conjunction with your Ascendant Jun 19, 2003, and that always suggests a colorful, active few days. A new cycle of experience is beginning for you. It's not earth shaking in its implications, but you'll be happier if you act positively in the spirit of Sun. The ball is in your court. Decisive action, imprudent action, or inaction on your part now will have long-term effects, just as the experiences of childhood leave their mark on the adult character. Don't be afraid of a little apparent selfishness now. There are seasons of giving and seasons of taking; this one is for taking.

Jun 19, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Saturn
Keywords: meditative dialog stimulates your normal self-confident integrity.

Jun 20, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Pluto
Keywords: meditative conversation enhances your usual cautious honesty.

Jun 20, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Pluto
Keywords: meditative human connection supports your typical psychologically sophisticated honesty.

Jun 21, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Mercury
Keywords: quiet dialog conflicts with your instinctive employment-oriented conversation.

Jun 22, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Mercury
Keywords: reclusive human connection conflicts with your instinctive professional dialog.

Jun 22, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Neptune
Keywords: quiet conversation is in tension with your inherent painstaking inspiration.

Jun 23, 2003 - Tr. Venus opposes Neptune
Keywords: withdrawn affection is in tension with your inherent supportive imagination.

Jun 24, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Sun
Keywords: meditative communication clashes with your instinctive vocational personality.

Jun 25, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Mars
Keywords: reclusive communication enhances your usual exploratory swordsmanship.

Jun 25, 2003 at 07:14 PM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again Jun 25, 2003 at 07:14 PM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins Jun 28, 2003 at 06:45 PM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

Jun 26, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Venus
Keywords: withdrawn communication excites your native visionary human connection.

Jun 26, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Sun
Keywords: withdrawn relating clashes with your instinctive career nature.

Jun 28, 2003 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Ascendant

The transiting Mercury surfaces again...this, as you may recall, is the harbinger of messages and new information to which you need to pay attention.

Mercury arrives at a conjunction with your Ascendant Jun 28, 2003, and that always suggests a colorful, active few days. A new cycle of experience is beginning for you. It's not earth shaking in its implications, but you'll be happier if you act positively in the spirit of Mercury. The ball is in your court. Decisive action, imprudent action, or inaction on your part now will have long-term effects, just as the experiences of childhood leave their mark on the adult character. Don't be afraid of a little apparent selfishness now. There are seasons of giving and seasons of taking; this one is for taking.

Jun 28, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Mars
Keywords: spiritually open human connection supports your typical routine-shattering assertiveness.

Jun 29, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Venus
Keywords: private affection excites your native strategic human connection.

July Invitation Peaks

(None this month.)

July Mean Peaks

Jul 24, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter opposes Mars
Jul 30, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter trines Venus

July The Details

Jul 02, 2003 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Ascendant

Venus arrives at a conjunction with your Ascendant Jul 02, 2003, and that always suggests a colorful, active few days. A new cycle of experience is beginning for you. It's not earth shaking in its implications, but you'll be happier if you act positively in the spirit of Venus. The ball is in your court. Decisive action, imprudent action, or inaction on your part now will have long-term effects, just as the experiences of childhood leave their mark on the adult character. Don't be afraid of a little apparent selfishness now. There are seasons of giving and seasons of taking; this one is for taking.

Jul 03, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Uranus
Keywords: authoritative personality supports your typical self-expressive individuality.

Jul 04, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Uranus
Keywords: resolute conversation supports your typical self-expressive autonomy.

Jul 05, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Pluto
Keywords: assertive communication conflicts with your instinctive watchful intensity.

Jul 05, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Pluto
Keywords: decisive nature conflicts with your instinctive self-protective honesty.

Jul 06, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Mercury
Keywords: decisive dialog supports your typical professional communication.

Jul 07, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Mercury
Keywords: assertive nature enhances your usual work-oriented communication.

Jul 08, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Sun
Keywords: financially savvy conversation enhances your usual career nature.

Jul 10, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Venus
Keywords: resourceful dialog clashes with your instinctive group-dynamical human connection.

Jul 11, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Jupiter
Keywords: self-assured conversation stimulates your normal spiritually open exuberance.

Jul 11, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Moon
Keywords: self-confident communication enhances your usual painstaking attitude.

Jul 12, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Sun
Keywords: self-assured personality supports your typical on-the-job identity.

Jul 13, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Uranus
Keywords: forceful relating enhances your usual child-like autonomy.

Jul 15, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Pluto
Keywords: authoritative relating clashes with your instinctive emotional intensity.

Jul 16, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Venus
Keywords: resourceful nature clashes with your instinctive visionary human connection.

Jul 16, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Mercury
Keywords: commanding human connection enhances your usual professional dialog.

Jul 18, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Jupiter
Keywords: dignified nature stimulates your normal quiet opportunity.

Jul 18, 2003 - Tr. Mercury conjuncts Saturn
Keywords: dignified conversation fuses with your natural self-assured composure.

Jul 19, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Uranus
Keywords: self-confident conversation clashes with your instinctive creative autonomy.

Jul 20, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Moon
Keywords: self-respecting identity supports your typical painstaking awareness.

Jul 20, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Pluto
Keywords: verbal conversation stimulates your normal sensitive honesty.

Jul 20, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Sun
Keywords: self-assured relating supports your typical on-the-job nature.

Jul 21, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Neptune
Keywords: inventive conversation enhances your usual painstaking inspiration.

Jul 23, 2003 at 02:43 AM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again Jul 23, 2003 at 02:43 AM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins Jul 26, 2003 at 02:17 AM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

Jul 23, 2003 - Tr. Mars conjuncts Midheaven

The transiting Mars strikes again, implying that once more you find yourself in a brief season of assertiveness. Some conflict, inner or outer, requires working out, and now is the time...lest you become tense, argumentative, and difficult.

Mars arrives at a conjunction with your Midheaven Jul 23, 2003, and that always suggests a time of public visibility or career-related activity. The Midheaven is the top of the chart and corresponds to the most outward, visible parts of your life. It's an active point, generally not very subtle. To make the most of it, pretend that "all the world's a stage" and that the part you're playing is that of Mars, as we just described it. Don't be shy. Ham it up a little, and make sure the people dozing in the back row don't miss any nuances.

Jul 24, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Venus
Keywords: resourceful human connection clashes with your instinctive visionary relating.

Jul 25, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Jupiter
Keywords: self-confident affection stimulates your normal spiritually open opportunity.

Jul 25, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Mars
Keywords: verbal dialog opposes your inborn questing courage.

Jul 26, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Venus
Keywords: inventive communication enhances your usual long-term affection.

Jul 26, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Moon
Keywords: financially savvy affection enhances your usual painstaking sensitivity.

Jul 27, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Jupiter
Keywords: intelligent communication conflicts with your instinctive spiritually open gambling.

Jul 28, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Moon
Keywords: verbal dialog conflicts with your instinctive competent sensitivity.

August Invitation Peaks

Aug 13, 2003 - Tr. Neptune squares Uranus

August Mean Peaks

Aug 07, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter squares Jupiter
Aug 14, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter squares Moon
Aug 17, 2003 - Tr. Jupiter sextiles Ascendant
Aug 24, 2003 - Tr. Saturn trines Midheaven

August The Details

Aug 03, 2003 - Tr. Mars conjuncts Midheaven

Mars arrives at a conjunction with your Midheaven Aug 03, 2003, and that always suggests a time of public visibility or career-related activity. The Midheaven is the top of the chart and corresponds to the most outward, visible parts of your life. It's an active point, generally not very subtle. To make the most of it, pretend that "all the world's a stage" and that the part you're playing is that of Mars, as we just described it. Don't be shy. Ham it up a little, and make sure the people dozing in the back row don't miss any nuances.

Aug 03, 2003 - Tr. Sun conjuncts Saturn
Keywords: self-respecting identity fuses with your natural self-assured solitude.

Aug 04, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Uranus
Keywords: self-respecting nature clashes with your instinctive playful individuality.

Aug 06, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Pluto
Keywords: verbal personality stimulates your normal sensitive intensity.

Aug 06, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Midheaven

The transiting Mercury surfaces again...this, as you may recall, is the harbinger of messages and new information to which you need to pay attention.

Mercury aligns with your Fourth House cusp, the very bottom of your birth chart, Aug 06, 2003. As you might imagine, this point, being buried, represents inward, psychological experience, and often puts emphasis on the home or family. Claim renewal for yourself now, and hold quiet counsel with yourself. Don't let the pressure of events drive you faster than is good for you; you don't need rest so much now as active silence. Vision is rising up in you, if you let it. To attune yourself to this new enlivening, get away from society; be alone, or be with people in your own inner circle -- your real "family" -- and do it in the spirit of Mercury. That will put you in the proper attitude of receptivity.

Aug 06, 2003 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Saturn
Keywords: resourceful human connection combines with your characteristic self-assured composure.

Aug 07, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Uranus
Keywords: self-assured relating conflicts with your instinctive creative originality.

Aug 07, 2003 - Tr. Mercury sextiles Uranus
Keywords: psychologically sophisticated dialog stimulates your normal spontaneous originality.

Aug 08, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Pluto
Keywords: verbal affection excites your native cautious investigation.

Aug 08, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Neptune
Keywords: verbal identity supports your typical competent contemplation.

Aug 10, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Mercury
Keywords: psychologically sophisticated dialog is in tension with your inherent on-the-job communication.

Aug 11, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Neptune
Keywords: open-minded affection enhances your usual helpful imagination.

Aug 11, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Neptune
Keywords: self-protective conversation conflicts with your instinctive supportive contemplation.

Aug 15, 2003 - Tr. Sun opposes Mars
Keywords: curious nature is in tension with your inherent exploratory courage.

Aug 15, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Sun
Keywords: watchful dialog is in tension with your inherent employment-oriented identity.

Aug 16, 2003 - Tr. Venus opposes Mars
Keywords: open-minded affection opposes your inborn intellectually hungry assertiveness.

Aug 17, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Venus
Keywords: clever identity enhances your usual group-dynamical human connection.

Aug 17, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Venus
Keywords: open-minded human connection supports your typical goal-oriented affection.

Aug 18, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Jupiter
Keywords: verbal relating clashes with your instinctive private opportunity.

Aug 18, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Jupiter
Keywords: verbal nature clashes with your instinctive quiet opportunity.

Aug 19, 2003 at 10:39 AM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again Aug 19, 2003 at 10:39 AM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins Aug 22, 2003 at 10:36 AM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

Aug 20, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Moon
Keywords: verbal relating conflicts with your instinctive dutiful awareness.

Aug 20, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Moon
Keywords: inventive identity conflicts with your instinctive supportive awareness.

Aug 24, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Jupiter
Keywords: watchful communication enhances your usual quiet gambling.

Aug 28, 2003 at 08:36 AM - Mercury turns Retrograde

Mercury is turning Retrograde again. We described this phenomenon earlier, and you might want to look back and review it. Basically, it's a good time to delay signing contracts, buying mechanical things, or attempting significant communications. Mercury turns Retrograde Aug 28, 2003 at 08:36 AM and remains that way until sometime after the report period..

Aug 28, 2003 - Pluto goes Direct (at 17°Sg14' in your 06th House)
Aspects: Square Sun, Square Mercury, Trine Venus, Trine Saturn, Conjunct Neptune, Sextile Pluto, Square Midheaven.

Aug 30, 2003 - Tr. Venus opposes Midheaven

Venus aligns with your Fourth House cusp, the very bottom of your birth chart, Aug 30, 2003. As you might imagine, this point, being buried, represents inward, psychological experience, and often puts emphasis on the home or family. Claim renewal for yourself now, and hold quiet counsel with yourself. Don't let the pressure of events drive you faster than is good for you; you don't need rest so much now as active silence. Vision is rising up in you, if you let it. To attune yourself to this new enlivening, get away from society; be alone, or be with people in your own inner circle -- your real "family" -- and do it in the spirit of Venus. That will put you in the proper attitude of receptivity.

Aug 31, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Uranus
Keywords: self-protective affection excites your native imaginative originality.

Aug 31, 2003 - Tr. Mercury trines Jupiter
Keywords: emotional dialog supports your typical reclusive exuberance.

September Invitation Peaks

Sep 12, 2003 - Tr. Neptune opposes Saturn

September Mean Peaks

Sep 08, 2003 - Pr. Moon trines Mercury
Sep 11, 2003 - Tr. Saturn trines Uranus

September The Details

Sep 02, 2003 - Tr. Sun opposes Midheaven

The transiting Sun again -- this is the big searchlight that shines on each part of your chart in the course of a year, seeing if there's anything there that's just waiting for a little push...

Sun aligns with your Fourth House cusp, the very bottom of your birth chart, Sep 02, 2003. As you might imagine, this point, being buried, represents inward, psychological experience, and often puts emphasis on the home or family. Claim renewal for yourself now, and hold quiet counsel with yourself. Don't let the pressure of events drive you faster than is good for you; you don't need rest so much now as active silence. Vision is rising up in you, if you let it. To attune yourself to this new enlivening, get away from society; be alone, or be with people in your own inner circle -- your real "family" -- and do it in the spirit of Sun. That will put you in the proper attitude of receptivity.

Sep 03, 2003 - Tr. Venus opposes Mercury
Keywords: cautious human connection opposes your inborn on-the-job communication.

Sep 04, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Uranus
Keywords: self-protective personality excites your native spontaneous autonomy.

Sep 04, 2003 - Tr. Venus squares Neptune
Keywords: self-protective affection clashes with your instinctive competent imagination.

Sep 07, 2003 - Tr. Venus opposes Sun
Keywords: sensitive relating is in tension with your inherent professional personality.

Sep 07, 2003 - Tr. Sun opposes Mercury
Keywords: sensitive nature is in tension with your inherent vocational communication.

Sep 08, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Sun
Keywords: psychologically sophisticated conversation is in tension with your inherent vocational nature.

Sep 09, 2003 - Tr. Sun squares Neptune
Keywords: watchful personality clashes with your instinctive dutiful inspiration.

Sep 12, 2003 - Tr. Venus trines Jupiter
Keywords: psychologically sophisticated human connection enhances your usual quiet exuberance.

Sep 12, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Neptune
Keywords: emotional conversation conflicts with your instinctive competent inspiration.

Sep 13, 2003 - Tr. Sun opposes Sun
Keywords: emotional identity is in tension with your inherent career personality.

Sep 13, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Moon
Keywords: sensitive relating stimulates your normal supportive awareness.

Sep 13, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Mercury
Keywords: emotional conversation opposes your inborn on-the-job dialog.

Sep 15, 2003 at 06:28 PM - Tr. Moon enters Twelfth House

This month, the transiting Moon crosses into your natal Twelfth House again Sep 15, 2003 at 06:28 PM. It emerges and a new emotional cycle begins Sep 18, 2003 at 06:55 PM. As we discussed earlier, this represents a brief period in which you serve your own ultimate interests best by relaxing a bit, taking some extra precautions against physical mishaps, and most importantly, delaying any major new starts, insofar as that's possible.

Sep 18, 2003 - Tr. Sun trines Jupiter
Keywords: self-protective nature supports your typical meditative exuberance.

Sep 20, 2003 - Tr. Sun sextiles Moon
Keywords: cautious personality excites your native responsible sensitivity.

Sep 24, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Saturn
Keywords: sensitive relating stimulates your normal self-respecting composure.

Sep 26, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Mercury
Keywords: emotional dialog is in tension with your inherent employment-oriented conversation.

Sep 26, 2003 - Tr. Venus conjuncts Pluto
Keywords: watchful relating combines with your characteristic cautious intensity.

Sep 27, 2003 - Tr. Mercury squares Neptune
Keywords: emotional dialog conflicts with your instinctive dutiful imagination.

Sep 28, 2003 - Tr. Venus sextiles Neptune
Keywords: creative relating excites your native competent contemplation.

Sep 30, 2003 - Tr. Mercury opposes Sun
Keywords: emotional communication is in tension with your inherent on-the-job nature.

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