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Ray Manzarek, keyboard player of the Doors passes away aged 74

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:09:44 PDT

When people thing of the pop group The Doors they always think of Jim Morrison, the charismatic lead singer but just as integral to the unique sound of the 60’s group was the keyboard playing of group member Ray Manzarek who passed away yesterday.

Born 12/02/39 in Chicago, he was a Sun Aquarian with a Sagittarian Moon conjunct to Mars hidden away in the 12th house trine to Saturn in his 3rd house of communication; Ray would have been a guy who wanted to give out a message through his work acting from behind the scenes. I can imagine he was more than a little irritable to be hidden away and not be more prominent, but his was a role in playing the keyboards and producing the melodies to the songs that was ultimately vital to the success of the band.

His Sun and Mercury in the second house often is seen as a place where you use your creative communicative talents in a public role and this Mercury made a tense square to Uranus sitting in his 5th house of personal creativity and entertainment, this was a uniquely talented guy with a wicked sense of humour and a special way of communicating through the medium of the entertainment’s industry.

The key to this chart however was a peregrine Neptune in Virgo unconnected by major aspect to any other planet. This Neptune dominates the chart and indicates high inspiration and technical musical ability. In the 9th house quindecile to Jupiter, that ability would bring him riches and international travel and fame.

Gigantic Tornado rips through Oklahoma City

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:01:01 PDT

A huge tornado has touched down in the suburbs Oklahoma City at around 15.32 hrs local time in the US. According to all reports, this tornado was 1 mile wide and carrying 200 mile an hour winds. It ripped through housing estates in the region of Moore causing total and utter destruction including pounding an elementary school too. It seems as if the Mid West is still going to be under tornado watch tomorrow as well.

This tornado obviously came along at the time of exactitude the Uranus Pluto square at 11:14 degrees of Aries/Capricorn respectively. Uranus represents unpredictability and shocking events and Pluto is the planet of death and destruction, but this is not the full story. Just as significant, Mars which can be violent was approaching a conjunction with the dangerous fixed star Capulus and was also making a very focused quindecile aspect to Saturn, the planet of loss and fear. Notice Mars at the time of the hit of the tornado was in the 8th house of death and enforced change.

So why Oklahoma City? Well lets look back to the Solar eclipse just a couple of weeks ago on the 10th May. Relocated to Oklahoma, we have Saturn on the Ascendant just into the 12th house of suffering opposite to Mars on the Descendant conjunct on the eclipse point. With these two malefic planets in opposition across the angles of this chart and with Saturn the planet of loss on the ascendant, this promised a nasty event may well occur here in Oklahoma City the light of this eclipse. The quindecile occurring today was the next potential focused angle after the opposition on the day of 10th May. Seeing as Pluto was also trine to Mars and square to Uranus, promising potentially unpredictable (Uranus) destructive (Pluto) and violent (Mars) events, this was a difficult eclipse. Also on this day Mars was sitting exactly on the fixed star Menkar (a star of collective grief) in the constellation of Cetus the Whale, another nasty influence I highlighted on my Podcast of May 2013 along with Venus which was sitting conjunct the star Alcyone, the star in the Pleiades in the constellation of Taurus, bringing the possibility of much social (Venus) suffering and tears (Alcyone).

Mars conjunct Capulus then Algol - Into the danger zone

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:04:27 PDT

These aspects will be active from tomorrow through until Monday 27th May

Ok Mars is now entering the stars of the warrior constellation Perseus and this is always a very tricky and nasty time in Astrological terms. Mars will hit Capulus first in the next day or two and then connect with the demon star Algol on 24/25th May. So why is this so potentially nasty? Well we have the planet of aggression, action and force in line with two of the most aggressive and difficult stars in the skies.

As I explained Capulus is an intense star and quite dangerous star which sits in the sword held by the warrior of the skies. This is a passionate influence, direct, single minded and sometimes brutal in nature; it is also connected to male sexual energy. Mars making contact here can be macabre and sees actions of a kind that is unfeeling and very uncaring. I think this is a cold and nasty influence and one which could see some atrocious occurrences in the world.

Algol, which follows on after Capulus is a binary star that appears to blink on and off every 68 hours or so. About the Greek mythology connected to this star, you will know that Perseus had a task to kill the Medusa, the snake headed gorgon who would turn any mortal to stone should they look into her eyes. Algol represents the Medusa in Perseus' hand and it has a fearsome reputation as one of, if not the most notorious stars in the heavens. This star through the ages has been known to be a harbinger of doom connected to violent events including death in the most horrible of circumstances. These are exceptional events though, as many millions of people have connections to Algol. The more usual interpretation of Algol is one of passion and power, especially the idea of female power. This is one of those things that many men fear most, the hypnotic effect of the seductress or the lover who will leave them in her wake.

Mars connecting here is a dangerous influence. We may see incidents of huge passion and rage and crisis situations and those of great destruction may pop up around the world. Through this passion we can achieve great feats of achievement too, so this star is not all bad, but there is a fine line between passion and anger and this is one that we are all going to have to tread in the coming days...

Pisces Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:43:10 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Pisces as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Aquarius Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:42:18 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Aquarius as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Capricorn Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:41:24 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Capricorn as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Sagittarius Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:40:30 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Sagittarius as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Scorpio Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:39:21 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Scorpio as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Libra Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:38:13 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Libra as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Virgo Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:36:46 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Virgo as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Leo Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:35:52 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Leo as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Cancer Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:34:33 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Cancer as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Gemini Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:33:39 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Gemini as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Taurus Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:32:55 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Taurus as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Aries Rising – Monthly astrological forecast for June 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:31:26 PDT

The following monthly forecast is only valid for those of you with Aries as your rising sign, which is probably different from your Sun sign as it is dependent of the time of your birth rather than on the date of your birth. If you do know exactly or approximately when you were born, please click on the following link to find you Ascendant sign - FIND YOUR ASCENDANT SIGN

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Huge Jewel Raid in Cannes at the Film Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:25:45 PDT

Just reading about the million dollar heist of some jewels in Cannes that were supposed to be worn by many of the red carpet celebrities before the screening of films this week. According to the BBC the jewels were stolen from a safe in the Novotel Hotel room of an employee of exclusive Swiss jewellers Chopard.

I was just looking at the transits chart today and something jumped out at me. For a short period this morning transiting Neptune was square to the midpoint of Venus and Mercury in nimble fingered Gemini. Neptune is the planet of deception, Mercury is the trickster in the sky and when square to Neptune that trickster can turn into a thief and Venus is the planet of beauty and jewels. Also notice that Venus was at the point of a Yod completed by Saturn (on Capulus – see later) and Pluto. Here we have ambition (Saturn) and underground planning and secrets (Pluto) aimed at the the planet of beauty. Saturn the planet of separation and harshness was also making a trine to Neptune which rules the film industry showing the potential for a troublesome act to be carried out at the festival, and at the same time this aspect can make dreams a reality, I guess a double edged sword of an aspect for the thieves and the organisers.

I find it interesting that Mercury was sitting just for the day on Mirfak, a star in Perseus which loves a challenge and Neptune was on Deneb Adige which can be a bit of a nefarious aspect too. To tie things into Cannes, I have to look at the paran aspects between planets and the stars for the latitude there of 43:33 degrees North. At that latitude, Saturn was making a paran link to the star Capulus which is a star sitting in the sword of Perseus. This is a very powerful combination and would bring ambition (Saturn) to carry out one’s plans with ruthless efficiency. Mars was in paran with two stars, Algol in Perseus and Sadalsuud in Aquarius. Mars brings action to the table, Algol adds passion and desire and Sadalsuud is know as the luckiest star in the heavens, so any actions taken may be successful. In the thieves case, this time they were…

Jupiter conjunct Capella – Encountering new experiences and being bold

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:08:14 PDT

This aspect is active now and is valid until 26th May 2013

There will be a feeling of adventure and boldness that accompanies this aspect as it starts to close in over the next few days. Capella is the main star in the constellation of Auriga, the charioteer. This is a star is very much associated with two Greek goddesses, firstly Artemis who was the goddess of the hunt and Diana who was the goddess of the Moon, birthing and the woodland animals and creatures. This is a star of freedom and of movement and of the love of the chase. This is not an aggressive star and it promotes independence and the right to do as one wishes.

Jupiter making contact with this star brings expansion, a feeling of experimentation, a need for justice and also a devil may care attitude. If you have been feeling that you want to break free and try something new, then under this influence you can do just that. Even more importantly, this aspect is almost at the time of the Uranus Pluto square being exact too and within this Uranus is the planet moving forward so rebellion and a fresh way of looking at situations and the potential to moving things forward is very strong.

The issue of one’s freedom against one’s existing personal commitments is a theme that may well be very large in many of you reading this post. To solve this dilemma, you can get things really moving now and impetus is here in huge amounts so that you can push ahead in a new direction, if you have the desire and the will to make it happen. Be brave, be bold and grab the opportunity while it exists in the skies above us…

OJ Simpson returns to court to try to get his conviction overturned.

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:12:04 PDT

One of America’s more colourful and well known inmates, OJ Simpson the former pro American footballer and actor and the man who amazingly got acquitted of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson back in 1995 is back in court to try to persuade officials to grant him a retrial for the “armed robbery” conviction he received in 2008. He strenuously pleads his innocence in this case and there is a school of though that OJ was on the end of some rough justice and a good deal of “pay back” during that particular trial. Looking at the Astrology, it is easy to see why this case has come back around again.

OJ is a Sun Cancerian with a Pisces Moon and a proud Leo Ascendant, so despite the rather watery and emotional Sun Moon combination which is very intuitive, pleasant and yet pretty elusive to be truthful, OJ will always enjoy being in the spotlight and in the glare of publicity with that Leo Ascendant. This is a personality that is not grounded with no planets in earth signs, so OJ will sail along, taking whichever direction the tides of his emotions take him in. This chart indicates that there is very much a me first side to me which all but one of his planets in the left hand side (or Eastern hemisphere) of the chart.

OJ’s Sun is in the 11th house with Uranus, Mercury and Venus, so team affairs would always be somewhere that OJ would shine and he would be a talented individual (Uranus) yet a popular one (Venus) in any teams that he was part of. Certainly the cancer influence comes through strong here and OJ would be very protective of those around him yet also pro active too. Mercury in Cancer is retrograde, so he is not the most out-going individual when it comes to communication and would be always very guarded in the way he expressed himself.

The base for his chart is a very heavyweight Saturn Pluto conjunction in his hidden 12th house. This is a conjunction of potential high achievement and ambition connected to athletic Mars in his 10th house of career and creative Neptune in his 2nd house of earning money, focusing onto that conjunction through a trine between these two planets and making a mini grand trine. You can see the two main strands of his career and these of course were his fine American Football career shown by Mars, one where he would have great ambitions with Mars in the 10th in Gemini and one where he needed quick reactions and a quick brain. The second is a TV and acting career shown through Neptune which rules films, imagination acting and creative pursuits. Now of course, Saturn and Pluto is a harsh combination hidden away on this chart in the 12th house of suffering, Pluto rules death and Saturn harsh experiences.

Add in Mars in the public 10th house which can be a violent influence and Neptune which can cast doubt and illusion allied with Neptune’s sign Pisces being on the cusp of the 8th house of death causing even more and you have the conditions for the trial and the doubt surrounding OJ and his actions that happened in 1994. His wife at the time Nicole was ruled by Uranus with Aquarius on the cusp of his 7th house and natally, Uranus is conjunct to Venus. His relationships were always going to be unpredictable affairs I think I can safely say, especially as this conjunction makes a square aspect to the Moon in the 8th house. Here is a link to deep emotions and women as well as a wholehearted response to any situation he would find himself. That Venus square to Neptune indicates he needed love that was almost too perfect and when the reality came out that would create disappointment in him. This square also says to me that there was the capacity for deceit within OJ and dishonesty with himself and with others. The Moon in the 8th square to Uranus and Venus in the 11th says to me erratic and unpredictable relationships with female friends that begin incredibly quickly with passion and verve, jealousy and intensity and finish in just the manner, relationships that transform the individual completely.

The only planet that I have not looked at is Jupiter at the foundation of his chart, opposed to his Midheaven, square to that Saturn/Pluto conjunction, and trine to Sun and Mercury. Here was certainly optimism and luck and someone who always looked on the bright side of life and was able to have a laugh and a joke in a jovial manner. Here also is justice (Jupiter) opposing his pubic persona (Midheaven) and the issue he would be judged on is shown through the square to Pluto, a brutal and harsh incident behind closed doors surrounding a death (Pluto in 12th) in his own home (Scorpio ruling 4th).

The Nodal axis in Astrology often brings old issues back into our lives and if you look at the transits chart you can see the transiting North Node now conjunct his natal Jupiter revisiting legal issues and it is square to Pluto so he trying to overturn his incarceration in jail shown by Pluto in the 12th, the house that rules prisons. Transiting Saturn is now square to his natal Saturn and he has ambitions by approaching authority to try and improve his position and standing in life. You can also see transiting Uranus trine to that 12th house conjunction indicating he is seeking freedom and independence. Actually with a lot of inner planets in his public 10th house including friendly Venus, active Mars, his Sun, Mercury and lucky Jupiter I think he will have success in forcing a retrial, as favour with people in authority will come from all those 10th house transiting planets in the next month.

So then, will he succeed in this attempt to quash his conviction? I have a feeling he may go close to getting what he wants. Transiting Pluto is inconjunct to that Pluto/Saturn conjunction showing enforced change, separation and adjustment. From the position he is being locked away for a life sentence of 33 years, any adjustment on those 12th house planets may well be a positive change. People think that inconjunct aspects are bad and difficult influences and often they are, but when you are at rock bottom, often any change can only be one for the better? One last thought for you too. Might the North Node a lucky influence on his lucky Jupiter at the start of this process be an indication of potential success? We will have to wait and see…

Monthly Astrology Forecast and Podcast for May 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:20:21 PDT

This is a podcast recording I did for the Astrology Show hosted by Jessica Adams looking at the fixed stars and planetary movements for May 2013. Sorry it was posted late (not my fault) but I hope you enjoy listening to it. If you go to the following link you can also see an interview I did with Jessica for her personal website

My interview with Jessica on www.jessicaadams.com

The Podcast Recording

Czech Republic – Gas explosion in Prague near National Theatre

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:26:24 PDT

This morning reported to the police at 09.56 am, a huge explosion rocked Divadení Ulice, (Theatre Street) adjacent to the National Theatre in Prague, the Czech capital, apart of the world I personally know very well having lived in the city for 4 and a half years. By all reports up to 40 people are injured and several may well be trapped under rubble. It seems that this explosion was caused by a gas leak, and if so the Astrology holds up this theory.

The explosion occurred at the time of the Mars Saturn opposition with explosive Mars still in conjunction with the Sun and this opposition focused directly onto Neptune in a wedge pattern, the planet that rules natural gas. Saturn the planet of hardship and loss was at this time was sitting in the 5th house of entertainment, theatre and creativity and Mars in the 11th house of groups and associations. Saturn is also making a nasty inconjunct aspect to Uranus right now, and with Uranus moving direct, the potential for unexpected events (Uranus) that could damage and destroy structures (Saturn) is very much a live possibility. Mars approaching the bold but reckless star Hamal in the constellation of Aries is also forming a trine to destructive Pluto, and all in all this is an explosive picture that may see more incidents in the next couple of days.

Looking at the Czech national chart, you can see Pluto on the Czech Sun receiving the trines fro the Sun and transiting Mars. The chart ruler Venus is making a close trine to the Uranus/Neptune conjunction (public disaster at or near to a theatre) and that Venus conjunct the transiting South Node is making a square to Saturn sitting in the Czech 5th house mirroring the explosion chart. Transiting Uranus as you can see was sitting on the Czech natal Moon and the Moon was also receiving a nasty inconjunct aspect from Saturn so a disaster was pretty much due to hit this country.

I love the city of Prague and the people will always be in my heart as they treated me so well and with such courtesy in the past, and so I hope there were no fatalities and that everyone recovers well…

Mars opposite Saturn - Stopped in your tracks

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:49:56 PDT

This aspect is applying now and will be exact on 1st May

Do you feel as if things are starting to conspire against you? Are all your best laid plans being either held up or blocked completely? If so then you are starting to feel this potent opposition at large in the skies above us. This is the planet of action Mars opposing the planet of limitation Saturn, the one who wants go ahead against the one who wants to prevent any movement, the planet of stop against the planet of go.

When these two oppose in the skies we have a classic standoff position. In your chart, identify 8 degrees Taurus and Scorpio and look at the axis it sits on.

From 1st house to 7th house we have yourself against your partner or opponent
From 2nd house to 8th we have what to own against what someone else does, your values against their values, what you keep against what you share.
From 3rd house to 9th the issues are what you communicate and how your travel against knowledge, beliefs and what you need to learn and where you are travelling to.
From 4th house to 10th the matters to deal with are those of home and family versus work and career
From 5th house to 11th house it is the love we give to the love we receive, what we create and make to what we hope and dream for
From 6th house to 12th house more or less the issues are how we serve and the work we do against how we suffer, where we aid people and the hidden forces working against us.

Wherever you find this opposition, you will feel this stand-off, the Mars house is where we want to move forward whereas the Saturn house will be holding us back. My advice is to be patient now and not to push too hard right. Mars in Taurus should give you enough patience to wait your turn and to start driving forward and taking the initiative again once the opposition passes, otherwise authoritarian Saturn will lay down the law to you, and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you???

Venus conjunct Hamal and Schedar - Taking a step forward, eventually.

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:19:22 PDT

This connection is valid now and through until Monday 22nd April

Venus now in Taurus now is encountering two very positive stars, Hamal, the main star in the constellation of Aries, the Ram and Schedar, the main star in the constellation of Cassiopeia, the Queen of the night skies. Hamal is a brave influence and strong willed too, bold and wanting to take on any challenge. Here we experience the ability to be direct, however any blockage working against this star can cause frustration and anger. Schedar is a royal influence and shows female strength, dignity, honour and wisdom.

In relationships and in any creative venture, i think that these two influences bring a straight forward attitude, the ability to show some individualism and not to worry too much about the consequences of one's actions. This is normally a time of moving forward, making acquaintances maybe with strong women or for those of you reading this who are female, this I think is a particularly good time to take the initiative in your lives. If you are helping anyone now, then you will be able to do so with strength and compassion and to give them your full support.
It is very interesting that Venus in making these connections makes an opposition to Saturn and a trine to Pluto.

Might any association you make now, any creative work you come up or any financial plans you submit be blocked or at least prevented in some way? If so try not to let those negative tendencies of frustration and irritability take over as Saturn's role here is to make you think twice before making a correct decision. Then again, this could indicate encounters with people or taking ideas from people are significantly younger or older than you are. The connection to Pluto could suggest associations or connections with people in power or control, matters of sharing or intimacy or experiences that may transform you in some manner?

All in all and despite that Saturn opposition, I think it is worth using the positivity on offer here, as the people you encounter may allow you to move on and make some significant changes in your position, maybe after a quick review of what is on offer.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev – A look at the birth chart of the Boston Bomber

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:43:02 PDT

I have deliberately waited until Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured before doing this post as not to give him any publicity on my website. Being a site where I do like to look at the news and the characters making the headlines, this one was a difficult call to make and I thought with an on-going operation and with people’s lives at risk, I believed it insensitive to go into the character of this lad. Now that he will face the full face of justice I am happier to have a look at his horoscope.

Ok he was born we do know on 22nd July 1993 quite possibly in Kyrgyzstan if reports are to be correct, but certainly in the Caucuses region of Russia and quite understandably we do not have a birth time for him, so in these respects I am rather limited. He has a late Cancerian Sun and I would imagine a Virgo Moon. This is a chart with no planets in fire signs and therefore this is a young man who is not impulsive but is more strategic in personality. There are five cardinal planets here and so he will not be someone to let the grass grow under his feet, he will be more of a mover and a shaker than someone who waits for things to happen.

The Cancerian Moon is defensive and loves the past and the Virgo Moon is modest in nature and not the type to show it’s feelings too much. This is a lad who would work hard to create the security base that the Cancerian Sun required and so I am not surprised he was a good student and had career ambitions. Cancerians love their family and friends and are generally sunny and bright in nature, he would have been popular especially to his circle of friends.

The Sun and Mercury both in Cancer make a trine to Pluto and here I find a need to be significant, a need for power and an intense patriotism for his homeland and roots. I read the he and his brother were still very connected to their Chechen past and homeland where he grew up as a child in a war torn land. This link shows talent for delving beneath the surface of any issues and he would have had an interest in technology and scientific matters, as well as the internet. This wedge structure shows technical excellence and skill and with his Moon in detailed and precise Virgo and Pluto receiving a square from Saturn the planet of ambition and career I can see why he had ambitions to be a brain surgeon – the attention to detail and potential expertise here is very impressive. Mercury is the planet of the mind and here it is retrograde, so with the trine from Pluto there is an obsession in looking into the internal workings of the brain. Neptune making the opposition brings in the interest in medical practices and thus a career based around them. I am sure if he had pursued these aims and not got involved in this bomb plot, he would have gone on to become an excellent surgeon.

However, as with any outer planets there is another side to the story. Uranus and Neptune conjunct in Capricorn show the ambition for freedom from rules and regulations, freedom of religion and collective responsibility to overthrow governments and anyone else who goes against the radical (Uranus) beliefs (Neptune) that one has. This opposition from Neptune to Mercury would make him rather susceptible to listening to and being influenced others, especially those with these more revolutionary views. This particular Uranus Neptune conjunction came together in the early 90’s as the peoples of Eastern Europe and Russia were overthrowing their communist rulers and this generation have it inbuilt into their natal charts. Whether these urges are activated in them is down to the accompanying inner planets making aspects to this conjunction. Here, Dzhokhar had a trine from Mars in Virgo, the planet of action, aggression in the sign of service and in my book a military aspect, potentially making a conjunction to his Virgo Moon making an emotional attachment to these impulses. The trine here feeds the need to take action on behalf of these desires of freedom.

The shock that this lad had this kind of action in him may have surprised some people, but looking at his chart not me as an Astrologer. With Mercury retrograde trine Pluto, this is a guy who would keep those deepest darkest thought purely to himself, he could keep a secret. And why would anyone suspect? Jupiter is peregrine and unconnected to any other planet by major aspect, so he would be very optimistic, fun and have a big personality. Mars square to Venus was amorous and attractive to the opposite sex and Venus in Gemini is very friendly, even flirtatious in nature. He would be chatty and popular. The Moon opposite to Saturn would hold his emotions very much in check and he may have been quite a shy person even though he may have been popular. That Saturn in Aquarius is distrustful of groups and may have made him a bit of a loner emotionally, however the opposition would have impelled him to do something to gain appreciation and love. This is an attention seeking aspect which is afraid maybe of making a emotional commitment out of fear, so if not though love what action could he take to get that appreciation? We all now know.

So the potential sat here, latent energy in that Virgo Mars that is just as much for good in a perfectionist way as it is for bad intentions connected to the internal workings of the mind (Mercury) and the freedom fighting and potentially unstable aspect of Neptune Uranus, but what triggered it in such a violent manner? Lets go deeper.

I was looking at his midpoint picture and one shone out like a beacon!! The midpoint of Mars and Saturn, the death point on his chart lay conjunct to his North Node. This very interestingly with the North Node, this is a point of making unfortunate liaisons. Not only that, the North Node sits directly almost to the minute on the fixed Star Antares and his South Node on the fixed star Aldebaran, both Royal Persian stars and probably the most important axis in the night skies. Antares as a star breeds success and notoriety through extremes including life and death experiences, and connected to the North Node we have a link to the passionate struggles of groups. This is a connection that works in focusing in on small issues or projects that have large consequences. At the other end of this axis we have Aldebaran conjunct the South Node. Aldebaran again brings success and is connected to military aspirations, and a Nodal connection here shows the idea that you are the representative for a particular idea or cause. All Persian stars have a downside and if you abuse the power given to you, if your intentions are dishonest, deceitful and not pure in nature, if you fall prey to obsession and the wrong way of doing things then a fall of huge magnitude will befall you and in Aldebaran’s case, a fiery ordeal will await you.

So we have this triple point on his chart, the Mars/Saturn conjunct North Node conjunct Antares. A lethal point of destiny connected to death, of making the wrong choices in the people you are associating with, a point of feeling empathy for the struggles of others and a point of working in a small group to make a big difference. A point of success to but also a point of downfall if that success was gained in the wrong manner.

At the time of the bomb, Mars and the Sun in conjunction were making a square to his Cancerian Sun, making him take forceful action, this was the trigger for him to make a move. Jupiter was applying a square to his Mars bringing confidence and a sense of risk taking, transiting Uranus also opposed his powerful natal Jupiter and Pluto was making a square, so he would be motivated into making a big unexpected and powerful statement.

Just as interestingly though, the transiting Nodes were making trines and sextiles to his natal Mars and Uranus/Neptune conjunction and the Saturn Pluto sextile in the sky that has been in action for many weeks now were making a Yod to his natal South Node and thus were at the midpoint of his North Node, activating this fateful Mars/Saturn conjunct North Node conjunct Antares axis in his chart. The Nodes were lighting up all the aggressive intent, all the ideas, the technical ability, all the sympathies, all the desire, a link to death and bringing success but also a great fall from grace.

The thing that bugs me is though from this chart is the midpoint signature, of Mars Saturn on his North Node. What or who were these unfortunate liaisons that he made? Was it his brother, or other people who were the ones to motivate this lad to do the deeds he did, for I think someone had to push the buttons inside him for him to act? A 19 year old in my opinion is unlikely to have the expertise and the training to carry out such a well executed hit without help. Maybe the Saturn Pluto sextile that has been sitting astride his Nodal Axis for many weeks now gives us a clue? If this was a purely spiritual or faith based activity, maybe Neptune would be highlighted in some manner however with the spread of planets in his chart, transiting Neptune has not touched any of his natal planets for years. I leave you to make your own conclusions on what or who influenced him.

His chart shows I think not only the power of astrology itself, but of the potent effect of the Nodal axis and the fixed stars. His destiny was one of a turning point in the form of a yod and a seminal event triggered by a fiery conjunction of Mars and the Sun. His name will go down in US history for ever more…

Waco Fertiliser Plant explosion causes death and mass destruction.

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:26:53 PDT

Above is a picture of the utter destruction caused by a huge explosion at a fertiliser plant in West, Texas near the town of Waco. The blast happened just before 20:00 local time last night, indeed the police registered a call at 19:53 so perhaps we can say that 19:51 is an accurate time for the incident? It has destroyed many properties and the death toll is rising. This caps quite a week in the United States and it came as the Sun and Mars were making a fiery conjunction in the skies.

The standout aspect for me looking at the chart for this blast was the exact conjunction on the descendant between the Sun and Mars, both at 28:09 degrees Aries. They were also in conjunction with Venus sitting in Taurus. All that explosive and fiery energy from the Sun and Mars was directed at one point on earth (the Ascendant) and in particular a building connected to farming and the earth, something very synonymous with Taurus (an earth sign) and it’s ruler Venus. The opposition here connected to the Moon by a t-square, so this was an incident where the local population (Moon) would be in the firing line. Notice too Jupiter sitting at the midpoint of the Midheaven and Sun/Mars conjunction. This would have increased the destructive power of the blast and also allowed it to become an international (Jupiter) story (in Gemini), the video of the exact moment of the explosion has gone viral on the internet.

We also had an opposition here from Saturn to Venus showing social grief and unfortunate happenings to buildings (Saturn) and property (Venus) and also the potential for an accident would have been enhanced by an inconjunct from Saturn to Uranus. Uranus also in Aries and squared by Pluto is the one with direct motion and so has precedence over Saturn, so the shock and unpredictable nature of Uranus destroys structure and things that have been standing for a long time.

As for fixed star connections, the Moon was sitting conjunct to Pollux in Gemini at the time of the explosion, a rather dark and sinister connection and Mars and the Sun were coming into contact with the stars Al Rescha in Pisces and Mirach in Andromeda. The second of these two Mirach (click the link for my previous post on this star) is a very fertile influence, rather appropriate one would think, and Al Rescha is a link star, noted for bringing different elements together. If you bring fire next to fertiliser you get a lethal cocktail, and then kaboom!!!

Lunar Eclipse 25th April 2013 – Transforming relationships for better, or for worse.

noreply@blogger.com (Paul Saunders) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:52:53 PDT

On 25th April we start to enter eclipse season, one Solar and two Lunar eclipses are coming up to change our world. Eclipses cut out the normal light either from the Sun or the Moon disrupting the energy flow from them. In Astrology, they can have potent effects on us which are often delayed for several months, often seminal moments in our lives can be associated back to eclipses and where they land in our own personal charts. The first one on the 25th is a Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio.

This Lunar eclipse is at 5:45 Scorpio just 3 degrees from a conjunction to Saturn. We have the obligatory opposition to the Sun, as well as ones Mars and Venus, all in Taurus. This axis makes two focus points onto Neptune and Pluto, you can see the two wedges off this set of oppositions.

Lunar eclipses tend to work and focus on emotional issues far more than the Solar Eclipses do and this being a North Node Lunar eclipse, we will be getting a new blast of energy coming in to affect our lives, new situations to deal with that complicates matters. This is another one of a run of new and full Moons recently that have been highlighting relationships and in this eclipse we see the same story coming out once again. This time we have a polarity between forced change and transformation (the Moon and Saturn in Scorpio) and keeping things stable and retaining the status quo (Sun Venus and Mars in Taurus). Of course Taurus is ruled by Venus so here we have links to personal possessions and money and opposed we have the Moon and Saturn in the sign of sharing and intimacy.

If you are in a relationships that is at all rocked by problems in any way, then these will most probably be the standout issues in your life now, money issues or intimacy problems, maybe the spectre of temptation pitted against the knowledge that you should really try to keep the status quo? Here we also the emotion of the Moon cooled by the stern and sober influence of Saturn and the loving and sensual Taurean Sun sparked into life by fiery Mars and touchy feely and alluring Venus in Taurus.

You can see the picture of the couple at a party, the husband’s head (Sun) turned by the blond in the figure hugging dress (Mars/Venus) where as his wife (Moon) looks coldly and disapprovingly (Saturn) at her and him. You can see the temptation here on offer through Neptune and Pluto sitting off this main axis. Does the husband have a secret affair hiding things behind closed doors from his wife (Neptune) or does he break things completely and decides to annul the marriage and start something fresh and new (Pluto). Does the Taurean influence kick in and you fight to keep what you have, using the healing properties of Neptune to soothe the pain that you are facing inside? Is there going to be a stand off or a cold and difficult reconciliation where things will never really be the same again (Pluto)? Will you rearrange your shared finances now to solve some financial problems? Do you need some psychotherapy to delve beneath the surface to sort why the magic has been taken away from your sex life? Is Saturn’s solidifying presence and the determination of Mars going to make your minds up to formalise a relationship and turn it from a love affair into a marriage? Pluto making a triple trine to Sun Venus and Mars indicates huge passion, determination and stamina is present here waiting to come out, and transformation is definitely going to happen. It’s up to you how you handle this potent energy and use it to guide these changes.

Under this eclipse many of these issues are going to be visited in the next few months, especially if this eclipse cuts across your angular (personal 1,7) or succedent (relationship 2/8/5/11) houses. The structure and nature of your emotions (Moon) are certainly going to change under the pressure of the opposition as well as the sextile from Pluto to this Saturn/Moon conjunction.

There are other sub-plots to this Lunar Eclipse. The Pluto Uranus square is here to bring radical and unexpected change, and the presence of Mercury widely conjunct to Uranus in Aries but still square to Pluto allows deep reflection and thought and maybe a chance to air some radical ideas or thoughts that could change the direction of your life. This is a connection I think indicating some kind of technological breakthrough in communications or travel that will come in the next few months. Any change could be expansive in nature, as Mercury makes a positive sextile to Jupiter.

Oh, yeah for what it’s worth, the Midheaven of this Lunar Eclipse set for London has it’s Midheaven conjunct Royal Persian fixed star Regulus, the star in the heart of the lion in the constellation Leo, the star of royalty and Kings and Queens. We already know a royal baby is on the way but I have a feeling, as I have said before, that it will be a girl, especially now with this Lunar connection highlighting femininity…

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