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Nov 7

Venus Retrograde

October 8- November 18, 2010

Have you suddenly started waxing nostalgic about an ex? Crossed paths with a former fling who has re-ignited your curiosity? Starting having confused feelings about friends and lovers? Decided that the relationship that you are in has some potentially insurmountable flaws? Or scrapped an important project to move forward in a different creative direction?

If so, then you too are feeling the effects of Venus retrograde. Venus is the planet of love, beauty, harmony and balance and as such plays a crucial role in our love life. While the changeable moon, ruling our daily moods and emotional needs, blazes through the zodiac each month keeping the wheels of our lives spinning at an exciting pace, Venus takes her slow, sweet time moving through the signs and only goes retrograde roughly every other year. A retrograde is when a planet appears to move backwards through the sky, and astrologically signifies a time of reappraisal and re-evaluation.

With Venus retrograde our relationships are up for review. There is also the potential for people from the past to re-emerge so now would be a good time to reach out, even to old friends or colleagues, anyone whom you would like to renew a relationship. But Venus retrograde is not a time to rush. Best simply to be available, observant and self-aware. Are there relationship patterns that have been plaguing your love life forever that you would like to banish once and for all? Now is an ideal time to bring awareness to your patterns and release them.

With Venus also having rulership over art, now is also a crucial time for anyone in an artistic profession. If you have been struggling or moving in the wrong direction creatively, now is a time to get back in touch with your true values and priorities and re-set your course. Put away what is not working and polish the diamond on the shelf, work only on what you truly care about. Do not, however, throw caution to the wind and announce a wild makeover of your creative style or anything else for that matter. Simply trim the fat and move forward in a more authentic, cohesive manner.

If you are able to turn Venus’s eye for true quality, value, purpose and harmony onto your relationships, and renovate, so to speak, your creative and emotional output, this will serve you very well indeed until the next time Venus reverses in May 2012.

Jun 15

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Those Krazy Kardashians

It seems everywhere we look these days we are looking at those Krazy Kardashian sisters. Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and the rest of the gang are everywhere. This is because they perfectly represent the Cardinal Cross that is happening in the sky right now!!

At the moment, the planets Uranus (in Aries), Pluto (in Capricorn), Saturn (in late Virgo/early Libra), and the transiting Sun (in late Gemini/early Cancer) are forming a giant cross to one another. Saturn and Uranus are about 180 degrees apart and Pluto and the Sun are about 180 degrees apart. This is what is known as a Cardinal Cross and it is an extremely rare alignment (as in never again in our lifetimes).

It just so happens that the most celebrated family of pop-culturedom at the current moment personify this rare Cardinal Cross!

Kourtney is an Aries= she is being most affected by Uranus. Uranus is the planet of sudden and unexpected disruptions and breakthroughs.. Kourtney’s pregnancy comes to mind. As an Aries she craves independence but is now having to learn to create a different kind of life.

Kim is a Libra= she is being most affected by Saturn. Saturn is the planet of responsibility, diligence and effort. With her hectic schedule, Kim is learning that being a STAR requires a lot of patience and hard work. Her Libra qualities of diplomacy and cooperation are being tested.

Khloe is a Cancer= she is being most affected by Pluto opposing her sun from Capricorn. With intense Pluto hammering away at her sensitive Cancer sun, Khloe is the sister experiencing the deepest internal transformation at the moment- from shy family girl to married woman and national star- this is affecting her at a profound level. Creating her own family with her husband is the next big project.

Since so many of us are experiencing changes in our lives because of this deeply influential and far-reaching Cardinal Cross, we can see some of our own struggles and triumphs reflected back at us through this Krazy family- and that is what accounts for their Krazy popularity!! And while the sun will speed by pretty quickly, the rest of these planets will hold this tricky alignment for about another year , so don’t look for other stars to usurp the Kardashian throne at US Weekly just yet. And expect plenty more drama!

Apr 9

Pluto in Capricorn: The High Profile Sex Scandal Era

There have always been sex scandals. And there will always be sex scandals.

But ever since Pluto- the planet of sex, transformation and all that is burried and sometimes seedy- slid into Capricorn in 2008, the wave of high profile men and women caught up in sex scandals seems to have exploded.

This is because Capricorn is the sign that rules career, reputation, big business and people who are high profile and powerful. And so the flavor of these scandals have a somehow more serious and consequential tone to them, as opposed to the Pluto in Sag era scandals of 1995-2008, which had a more reckless and playful quality about them in keeping with the Sagittarius theme.

So while Pluto’s transit through Capricorn, which lasts until 2023, has many many powerful and transformative implications- one of the most entertaining byproducts of this era will be watching all that is sexually explicit and subterranean (Pluto) in the lives of important, reputable people (Capricorn) bubbling to the surface.

Feb 22

Jupiter to the Rescue

If you are a Pisces, Gemini, Virgo or Sagittarius you have something to look forward to in 2010!! The past few years have been especially taxing on these four signs- the mutable signs. With Uranus in Pisces since 2003, natives of that sign have been feeling especially unsettled for far too long. Ditto for Virgos who have felt like they simply could not get help from anyone for anything. And the Geminis and Saggitarians have just been feeling like they are swimming upstream, fighting against the current. This has been especially true in the past few years as Saturn in Virgo has been opposing Uranus in Pisces.

But the tides are turning. Saturn has already moved into Libra and on January 17th, Jupiter started making its way through Pisces sending love and ease and good luck towards all of the beleaguered mutable signs!! Finally!! Pisces and Virgos- and anyone whose ascendant is Pisces or Virgo- especially will feeling like swinging from the chandelier and having a party to celebrate Jupiters benevolence in a sign it loves dearly (in traditional astrology Jupiter has rulership over not only Saggitarius but also Pisces).

In astrology Jupiter represents abundance, benevolence, humor, festivity, enjoyment and the natural positive flow of energy in the universe. Essentially Jupiter also represents all things that come easily- without struggle. So if you are still holding on to some pain and bitterness from the past it is best to let go now and just let Jupiter work its magic. Doors will be swinging wide open.

On February 27, the sun in Pisces will conjunct Jupiter in what is traditionally known as the “luckiest day of the year”. If your natal sun, moon or ascendant- or progressed sun, moon or ascendant- are at 9 or 10 degrees Pisces you have an especially stellar year to look forward to.

Jupiter will move quickly through Pisces and all the way into Aries by June but the lucky planet will be back for an extra dose of goodies to dole out the the mutable signs from September 2010 through January 2011. So don’t despair mutable ladies and gents, all of the struggle of the past few years was not in vain.. you have lots of GOOD unexpected surprises awaiting you for a change!

Dec 28

Saturn in Libra & the Cardinal Cross

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Saturn, the planet of restriction and realism, transited from Virgo into Libra on October 29 at 1:09 PM EST. Saturn’s shift from one sign to the next is always important but its movement into Libra holds special significance. This is an extremely important time for all of us, so pay special attention!

To begin with, Libra is the 1st sign of the second half of the zodiac. While the signs of first half of the zodiac (the signs Aries through Virgo) represent the personal world and personal experience, the second half of the zodiac (Libra through Pisces) represents the outer world. It begins with Libra, which appropriately represents balance- the balance between our personal experience and our place in the larger world, among other things. Thus, with Saturn bringing CONSEQUENCE, we will see during Saturn’s transit of Libra- which lasts until April 5, 2012- the consequences of our actions in the larger world. We will have to reassess and re-negotiate our relationships with others.

Secondly, Saturn was in Libra only July 4, 1776- the birthday of America. Thus for our country, this is a pivotal time, a Saturn return. The results and consequences of our policy and national behavior for the past 29 years, since the last time Saturn was in Libra, will make themselves manifest, for better or for worse.

Saturn is also dignified in Libra. This is an ancient classification of planets who have an affinity for particular signs. This means that essentially Saturn really “likes” being in Libra- it can really exert its will effectively in that sign. Saturn has a particular enjoyment of its transit through Libra because Libra represents equality and justice and there is nothing that Saturn enjoys more than re-distribution based on merit. We can expect an awful lot of “justice” to be doled out in the coming years.

Finally, as Saturn crosses the cusp of Libra it activates the “Cardinal Cross” that is the marker of our coming years astrologically. The cusps of the four cardinal signs- Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn- are the most sensative energy point in the zodiac. Planets opposing or squaring one another along these lines have special potency. Pluto began this aspect as it crossed the Capricorn cusp last fall. With Saturn now in Libra squaring Pluto in Capricorn, the Cardinal cross is in effect. These planets are in hard aspect to a third planet, Uranus, which is now in late Pisces. When Uranus moves into Aries in May 2010, the cardinal cross will be at its most potent.

The period of time in 2010 when Saturn is in early Libra, Uranus is in early Aries and Pluto is in early Capricorn, will be exceptionally important and transformative. When the moon or other planets cross over early Cancer during 2010, important events will be triggered.

It is the belief of many astrologers, including myself, that this cardinal cross is the epic astrological event that corresponds with the type of apocalyptic “2012″ scenario that is gaining momentum in our culture. A fundamental transformation of our way of life is under way. Our entire value system will be re-made (Libra loves a good make-over! Sorry to make a joke but it is all quite intense). So keep in mind… now is not the time for frivolity so if you want to make it through the Libra in Saturn and the cardinal cross intact it would be wise to keep your head down, work hard, be fair and truthful in all of your endeavors and live in accordance with your highest values.

With those goals in mind we can anticipate a very positive transformation. Pluto promises deep and meaningful change, and this could hopefully come in the reconciliations of the two opposites- Saturn (the rigid Western materialist view of the universe) and Uranus (the indefinable energy of innovation and synchronicity that is more associated with an intuitive integrated view of the universe). When more people in the world are able to see that these two views of life are not necessarily dichotomous but can, and indeed MUST, be reconciled, terrific advances in both consciousness and knowledge will follow.

Astrology, Relationships & Pop Culture