Weekly Weather December 3, 2007
A pile of squares, sesquiquadrates and semi-squares, Venus entering Scorpio and Juno entering Sagittarius say our week ahead will be full of action and activity even as we are irritated or a bit stressed while all the action and activity are taking place. We are building to next week’s conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto. It feels like the crazed hustle and bustle before a big event with a great pile of details ~ think major work conference, fashion show or trade show convention. There are tons of things for you to do, not enough time, cranky people and things going a miss or a stray. Mars is still out of bounds, still in a sign he hates and still going retrograde so it seems like every thing that can go wrong might want to go wrong or at least will consider whining to you about their problems. That said, there is also that feeling of rising anticipation about what is coming right around the corner once the plans get finalized, the curtains get hung, the coffee is perked and the final version of the final version of the presentation is finally finalized after last minute edits ~ tada! Jupiter Joins With Pluto next week!
So what to do in a week like this? Well dream big about what you’d like the next 13 years to look like while attending to the mundane hurly burly in your life! Jupiter is joining with Pluto next week to kick off a brand new cycle of expansion and transformation in the late degrees of Sagittarius. In the few years I’ve been writing this weekly column, this will be our first major conjunction of the outer planets marking the beginning of a brand new cycle together! (Take a moment for a brief and sentimental journey down memory lane of Weekly Weather reports!) I am SO excited about our new cycle that I can hardly stand it. The last starting cycle was May 2000, when Jupiter joined with Saturn at 22 Taurus. The cycles before that were when Jupiter joined with Neptune at 27 Cap in January 1997 and then with Uranus at 5 Aquarius in February 1997. These big cycles don’t come around much so being and bearing witness as one kicks off is so very cool!
One of the best parts of astrology, when used to its potential as a guide to living, is to maximize the positive and minimize the negative in our lives. Kind of like a magical make over, the planets, especially at their new beginnings of cycles ~ the conjunctions ~ mark pivotal moments in time when there is a chance or an opportunity to push forward towards what we want with conscious intent and an eye towards our future. When we work with cycles already in process (what we‘ve been doing since I started writing this column), we can adjust and tweak at things already in process. But that is the key, they are already in process. We can redress and tinker with them to our hearts content. But the crop was planted and it is in the process of blooming or growing. What you are doing NOW is finishing up the cycle that began in the December of 1994 and getting reading to start a brand new cycle next week. How cool is that!?
So, with that in mind, think about what sign your Ascendant, Sun and maybe even your Moon are in. Then, use the chart below to figure out which houses you are specifically going to be exploring and working with over the next 12 years. Think too about all the other areas you want to expand, using those houses as your base of operation. Remember Jupiter will go rolling around the entire zodiac before he meets back up with Pluto in 2020 in late Capricorn. This is Jupiter starting a 13 year journey with a union in his favorite, expansive, changeable and creative sign. Jupiter is joining with the powerful Pluto in charge of the hidden depths and wealth of the underworld ~ diamonds, and rubies and gold oh my! People with Jupiter/ Pluto aspects in their charts tend to have lots of wealth and abundance in the houses they are in charge of.
So take those planets, and let’s get started:
Sign ~Transformation House with Expansion Houses
Aries~ 8th house joining with 9th and 12th houses
Taurus~ 7th house joining with 8th and 11th houses
Gemini~6th house joining with 7th and 10th houses
Cancer ~ 5th house joining with 6th and 9th houses
Leo ~ 4th house joining with 5th and 8th houses
Virgo ~ 3rd house joining with 4th and 7th houses
Libra ~ 2nd house joining with 3rd and 6th houses
Scorpio ~ 1st house joining with 2nd and 5th houses
Sagittarius ~ 12th house joining with 1st and 4th houses
Capricorn ~ 11th house joining with 12th and 3rd houses
Aquarius ~ 10th house joining with 11th and 2nd houses
Pisces ~ 9th house joining with 10th and 1st houses
First, apply the process to the cycle you are finishing up, the one that started in 1994. For example, I am a Virgo Sun. In 1994, my language (3rd house) skills were transformed as I learned to speak astrology. My home (4th house) expanded as it became where I worked. My library grew enormously. I held classes and met with clients at home as my 7th house (clients, general public) expanded. My Ascendant is Aquarius ~ my career (10th) transformed from being a computer person to astrologer and I expanded in 11th house areas (astrology, internet, new age, community) as my 2nd house income flow changed from corporate paycheck to my own business and my skills at in interpreting a chart expanded. My Moon is Pisces~ my spiritual beliefs, dogmas and writing skills transformed as my career (10th) expanded to include teaching and writing and personal, individual (1st) emotional evolution. You can apply the cycle to every planet to see the next area of your life that Jupiter and Pluto are going to wake up.
If you want to get even a bit fancier, find where your Jupiter and Pluto are located in your chart. My Jupiter is in the 6th house ~ my work, daily routines, habits ~ while Pluto is in my 7th house ~ my face to face people, relations, and clients. That will further enhance or expand on the information the universe is giving to you.
Now, as nothing in your life ever goes to waste, Jupiter and Pluto come again to help you expand the cycle of your life. There is a new story starting in the house that holds Sagittarius ~ particularly the degrees of 28 Sagittarius. In 1994, the new story began in your Scorpio house. In 2020, the new story will begin in your Capricorn house. It is how we grow and evolve. If you want to go back further in time, in November 1981, the new story was in your Libra house. In October 1968, the new story was in your Virgo house. In June 1956, the new story was in your Leo house.
So please, please, please, take advantage of this time and use it wisely. Reflect on your life. Reflect on what has happened thus far to you in your current journey on Planet Earth. Think about what you want to bring into your life (expand and transform) over the next 13 years of your life. Think about what you’d like in each of your 12 houses ~ go through them systematically. Record it. Write it down. Make a binder and paste photos into sections divided by Houses. Get it organized (use that Saturn in Virgo and Mars in Cancer retrograde!) so the Universe and you can co-create your next life chapter.
Monday, Juno asks you what you want to partner with as she is in the last degrees of Scorpio and joining with the north node of destiny by parallel. Push a bit for what you want to go for. Juno is all about partnering as she defended herself against intruders to her home. Mercury has a square to Pallas so the plan migh
t not work out as you though
t it would. Adjust. All the cranky aspects say adjust. Venus sextiles Pluto giving her desire nature a bit of a push as Pluto kind of pulls her into her depths. She‘s willing to work for what she wants. It is about pushing the rock up the hill. Mercury has an aspect of brilliance with Mars about approaches to take to make the job of pushing the rock up the hill easier and more fun. Moon in Libra finds Venus gracious IF a bit impractical and impassioned. Sun has a working aspect with Chiron ~ illumination comes through working it out and figuring it out. Expect understanding. Call a friend and talk if you are not seeing the light. They will help.
Tuesday, Venus is not pleased with Juno’s partnering ideas. Let the girls work it out and go over to help Ceres with the food, nurturing and service energies. Sun has to adjust his approach. No spotlight on the flaws. Gentle illumination please. Sun in Sagittarius tends to put its foot in its mouth. Today even silence, non-committal grunting or smiling will get you in trouble. Mom Earth and the nurturing sides of all of us are feeling rather maxed out, unhappy, under-appreciated and overwhelmed with all that still needs to be done and no one to do it all. Take a moment to dream about the 13 year plan while folding the napkins or doing the dishes. In those quiet moments of silent work, dream your future.
Wednesday, a decent sized void moon starts the day off with a bit of stuff not flowing smoothly. Venus changes signs into Scorpio today, increasing her passion and pushing her energy up a notch. Venus doesn’t much like being in Scorpio as she is sharp tongued for the Goddess of love. The “b” rhymes with witch word will be much in vogue today. If they don’t call you one, you will call them one. Get the annoyance out of you and off into the ethers where it can go bother a cloud. Venus is crabby. Relations are frayed. Again silence, a grunt or a smile can get you into trouble as Venus is looking for an argument. Come up with a strategy for working with her excess energy, if you can. And the best strategy might be for you to go play piano for an hour or two while she stews! Or do something musical and evocative. Emotions are flowing.
Thursday, Mercury has an aspect of brilliance to Neptune as it sees a new approach to take on the home front. I told you to go play piano. Didn’t it help? Venus is finally back in a good mood of sorts. Mercury’s square to Saturn suggests you continue to keep your mouth closed. Whatever you say will be wrong. So listen. Venus is trying to figure out what she wants to do. She’s feeling pushed by Saturn to be perfect in every way and that is just not the way life works. There is no such thing as perfect. There is good. There is good enough. There is okay for now. There might be moments of perfect but that is such an unrealistic way in which to live. Venus is tired out by having to be so darned perfect all the time. Tell her she doesn’t have to be perfect any more.
Friday a loonnnnnng void moon ~ all day in fact. Just as well as you woke up in the middle of the night last night unable to sleep as Uranus squared the Sun. Suddenly, it all kind of makes sense, doesn’t it? See. It was all part of the process. Mercury has a bit of a cranky aspect to Mars ~ again remember Mercury in Sagittarius tends to put his foot in his mouth. Mars in Cancer is cranky, out of bounds, in a sign he hates and moving backwards in the heavens. Why did you even try? Chiron wakes the nodes up as does Juno by joining with them by declination. We are composed of our wounds. Our wounds are what make us who we are. When we learn to ‘partner’ with our wounds and embrace them as our own, we find our life goes so much easier. Banishing the things we are afraid of doesn’t help the situation. Make a note to re-read Where the Wild Things Are and see how it applies to your life. Where’s your hot dinner coming from?
Saturn’s day finds Mercury in a much better mood after his adventurous week. Give yourself the gift of friends and laughter. Mars has a working aspect to Saturn so take time to organize and tackle a few outstanding tasks that have been asking you to attend to them. Juno enters Sagittarius, giving her a boost of positive energy and releasing a bit of her jealousy and over the top behavior this past week. Juno only seeks to preserve the order of the existing structure. But sometimes that structure isn’t working for any one (or you) in the way it used to. You will be fine. And what IS your dream for the next 13 years of your life?
Sunday Sun has lovely aspects to think about your future as the new moon in Sagittarius square to Uranus gets you ready to move forward towards your future. Read the new moon report on this site for more information on how to deal with the new moon energy. Venus has lovely aspects to Pallas and even to Chiron. If you look at those wounds of yours as your gifts and redeploy them to serve you instead of carrying them around like a huge burden, it might be a whole lot easier. There is a quote I love by the artist Brian Andrews. The aspects today remind me of it. “This is a giant block of whatever is most difficult for you to carry & trust me on this, you’ll carry it more times than you can count until you decide that’s exactly what you want to do most & then it won’t weigh a thing anymore”
Mundane: It’s your life ~ So what do you want to do in the mundane areas of your life for the next 13 years?
Copyright © 2007 Anne Ortelee
