THE
CHALLENGING TRANSITS OF AUTUMN 2007
How to Survive & Prosper
By Theodore White,
classical scientific astrologer
Astro * Meteorologist
Posted/August 2007
The coming transits of Autumn 2007 will be challenging for much of the world.
Global transits show there are major global events just ahead that will test the
resolve, and patience of tens of millions of people. I urge everyone reading
this to take the time to plan for making any positive changes that they can, and
to bring to an end any conventional barriers which may have acted as barriers
towards making progress.
These particular global transits will be difficult for most this coming fall
season ~ particularly as Saturn is rising in sunrise diurnal charts, and will be
Lord of the months of October & November,
with continuing strong influences into December 2007.
The
transits of the fall season will be rough on many, and will lead to a muted
holiday season by December. Those who can read an ephemeris will know that using
the time now in late August, and the month of September 2007 well can forestall,
and neutralize much of the later influences to come in October, November and
December.
Those who are able to make re-adjustments, are able to network with people of
positive common interests, and who can be practical, and reliable, will be able
to survive this fall season's transit in the northern hemisphere.
According to my calculations, times are changing, and we are heading into a new
era that precedes the coming of the next decade of the 2010s. With Pallas now
retrograde in Pisces, and contra-parallel to Uranus, while both near to the
transiting North Lunar Node in Pisces
~ use this time to prepare for the next six-to-seven years overall. Doing so
will save much time, energy, and in some cases, lives.
It is essential to use the remainder of 2007, and early 2008 to realign one's
economic and financial situations, so that by the end of 2008, and into 2009,
new directions chosen will have been taken that, if applied well, will do much
to counter the negative economic transits of the mid-2010s in the coming next
decade.
A ROUGH AUTUMN SEASON AHEAD
If you look at the New Moon transit for September 2007 for the east coast, NY,
and Washington, you'll see that Mars is on the MC in Gemini and is situated
between tow fixed stars ~ ALDEBERAN AND BELLATRIX. Transiting Mars will be
moving toward conjunction with
BETELGEUSE, situated at 28-GEMINI.
Applying Placidus Houses, the MC for the September 2007 New Moon is conjoined to
BELLATRIX ~ a negative event will take place, worldwide news in the fall season
months of September, October, November, and December 2007.
In summer 2007, we've seen some interesting transits of planets conjoined to
what are called the four (4) Royal Stars --
Venus/Saturn - conjoined to fixed star Regulus (Watcher of the North)
Jupiter - conjoined to fixed star Antares (Watcher of the West)
Mars - conjoined to fixed star Aldeberan (Watcher of the East)
Moon/Dragon's Head - Aug. 28, 2007 lunar eclipse - conjoined to fixed star
Fomalhaut (Watcher of the South)
The planetary conjunctions to the four Royal stars forecasts a powerful series
of world events over the next several months that continue into the year 2008.
The outlet fixed star conjunction is
that of the Moon and transiting North Lunar Node in tropical Pisces, where we
find the "watcher of the south" ~ the star Fomalhaut.
We can expect events along the lines of this fixed star to take place, which
includes, among other events, seismic activity, large magnitude earthquakes
where the lunar eclipse was seen, and major events taking place on the world's
oceans, involving large ships and sea-going vessels.
Looking at the world transits of October, November, and December, one can see
how the stakes are rising. It will be a combination of events taking place
around the world, with the Middle East,
HIGHLIGHTED:
War news - escalations, societal stress, pitched battles Economic -
destabilizations, setbacks, re-adjustments, corruption news Culture - stresses,
separations, pressures, dark moods, mental health issues, depressions
Climate/Weather - anomalous events, droughts, heavy rains, floods, oppressive
heat and sudden cool downs, a bi-polar winter season ahead for the northern
hemisphere with earlier than expected snows at higher elevations
The autumn months will reflect Saturn's coming influences with its ingress into
tropical Virgo in early September. The generation born in 1979/1980/1981 are
about to experience their first Saturn Returns.
This coming fall season's weather will be dark, cloudy, wet and cold, reflecting
Saturn's building influences as it rises ahead of the Sun. Grey skies, and a
depressive climate conditions will prevail in October and November, leading to a
toned-down holiday season in December.
It is advised to take the time in late August & September to install bright
white (not yellow) lighting to use to counter the coming darker climate
conditions in the Northern Hemisphere this year.
Saturn's influence is stronger with pale-yellow lights. Avoid this kind of
indoor lighting. Expect to witness a steep rise in depressive reactions
(Saturn's influence) among people because of the poor climate conditions of
October & November.
GLOBAL TRANSITS HEAT UP
Transiting Mars retrograde, especially in Gemini, and near to the constellation
Orion indicates a sharp rise in military events. We will see heightening
tensions that are the combined results of the
failures of a certain generation to restrain itself ~ especially under these
transits. However, those in power rarely listen to the guidance of those who are
able to read and interpret transits. Nonetheless, the transits will arrive ~ and
as always ~ on time.
Moreover, the battles highlighted by the present and ongoing Mars/Jupiter
opposition and the coming Mars retrograde in November, and re-emergence into
tropical Gemini on Dec. 31, 2007, indicates stressful, and violent events. A
major military escalation is highlighted by these transits. I have no doubt that
the
SATURN, VENUS, VIRGO & THE DRAGON'S TAIL
EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY AND ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
We also see transiting Saturn hovering very close to the Dragon's Tail in
tropical Virgo for all of the fall season and into the winter of 2008. This is
another sign of malefic global events starting next month (September) and
continuing into early 2008.
Saturn's hovering around the South Lunar Node in early Virgo has very strong
influences for the world. It is wholly malefic, and during the third week of
October 2007, Venus & Saturn conjoin for the third (and last) time in four
(4) months in the month of October ~ with the Dragon's Tail. This is a negative
conjunction, and I would urge caution in travel, relationships, and major
decisions at this time.
For women, it is important to take the time to guard oneself physically and
emotionally, without attracting violence to oneself. The Venus/Saturn
conjunction conjoined to the Dragon's Tail does not bode well for personal
relationships.
*Note that Mars will have entered tropical Cancer at the end of Sept. '07 and
will hover here for months before turning retrograde mid-Nov. '07. This again
highlights personal relationships.
It is best to avoid arguments; especially over money, economics, relationships,
etc., considering the recent credit crunch, the severe downturns in the housing
markets, and the increasing foreclosures nationwide.
Jupiter in Sagittarius has driven prices up. Saturn's entry into Virgo will
drive prices down, to bargain basement levels, but with a price, as mundane
transits indicate a period of rough economic times during the fall of 2007 and
into 2008.
Families are hurting financially. It is important at this time heading into the
fall and winter seasons to network with others, and to be of help by combining
resources and being of assistance to those
in need.
HOUSING MARKETS: Sub prime Mortgage mess, Corruption, & Foreclosures SATURN
OPPOSES NEPTUNE
Most people at this time in summer 2007 have heard of the crash in the American
housing markets and the resulting credit crunch, as markets over the summer
dived on news of what is being called one of the worst housing crisis since the
Great Depression. Transits revealed this back in 2003, when Saturn made
ingresses into tropical Cancer; however, much of the corruption during the real
estate boom did not become known by the public until spring 2007.
Saturn's opposition to
collapsed. At the start of the Saturn/Neptune 2006 opposition, we find that
professionals watching the mortgage industry were worried about what they were
discovering, highlighted here in an August 2006 discussion titled, "Is a
Housing Crisis Approaching?
"For some insight into this issue, let's pull some data from a fascinating
discussion in Barron's this past weekend. Lon Witter puts forth a different and
intriguing notion. Witter observes that we
don't have a Housing bubble, what the
Witter claims his careful look at the reasons for the rise in housing give a
good indication of the impact housing may have on the stock market. He observes
the causes (in chronological order) of the rise and ultimate fall of Housing:
"The collapse of the Internet bubble,
which chased hot money out of the stock market; rock-bottom interest rates; 50
years of economic history that suggested housing never goes down, and creative
financing."
More specifically, Witter's expectations are colored by rather disturbing data:
• 32.6% of new mortgages and home-equity loans in 2005 were interest only, up
from 0.6% in 2000;
• 43% of first-time home buyers in 2005 put no money down;
• 15.2% of 2005 buyers owe at least 10% more than their home is worth
(negative equity);
• 10% of all home owners with mortgages have no equity in their homes (zero
equity);
• $2.7 trillion dollars in loans will adjust to higher rates in 2006 and 2007.
Traditionally, Mortgages have been low risk lending, as the loan is securitized
by the underlying property. When banks were lending less than the value of the
property (LTV), to people with good credit, who also were invested in the
property (substantial down payments) you had the makings of a very good
business: low risk, moderate, predictable returns, minimal defaults.
That model seems to have been forgotten. THIS IS REMINSCENT OF THE S&L
CRISIS -- where lenders did not have any repercussions for their bad loans!
As bad as the above numbers look, the thinking behind them is worse:
"Lenders have encouraged people to use the appreciation in value of their
houses as collateral for an unaffordable loan, an idea similar to the junk bonds
being pushed in the late 1980s. The concept was to use the company you were
taking over as collateral for the loan you needed to take over the company in
the first place. The implosion of that idea caused the 1989 mini-crash.
Now the house is the bank's collateral for the questionable loan. But what
happens if the value of the house starts to drop?"
A good example of how this is unfolding at lending institutions comes from
Here's how this has played out over the past few years via WaMu's ARM loans
(data via Washington Mutual's annual report):
- 2003 year end, 1% of WaMu's option ARMS were in negative amortization
(payments were not covering interest charges, so the shortfall was added to
principal).
- 2004, the percentage jumped to 21%.
- 2005, the percentage jumped again to 47%. By value of the loans, the
percentage was 55%.
So each month, the borrowers' debt increases; Note there is no strict disclosure
requirement for negative amortization -- Banks do not have an affirmative
obligation to disclose this to mortgagees.
Thus, a large part of our housing system have become credit cards. And according
to Witter, "WaMu's situation is the norm, not the exception."
Even worse, Witter notes that negative amortization is booked by the banks as
earnings. "In Q1 2005, WaMu booked $25 million of negative amortization as
earnings; in the same period for 2006 the number was $203 million."
This situation is unsustainable. Witter's housing and market forecast is rather
bearish:
"Negative amortization and other short-term loans on long-term assets don't
work because eventually too many borrowers are unable to pay the loans down --
or unwilling to keep paying for an asset that has declined in value relative to
their outstanding balance. Even a relatively brief period of rising mortgage
payments, rising debt and falling home values will collapse the system. And when
the housing-finance system goes, the rest of the economy will go with it.
By the release of the August housing numbers, it should become clear that the
housing market is beginning a significant decline. When this realization hits
home, investors will finally have to confront the fact that they are gambling on
people who took out no-money-down, interest-only, adjustable-rate mortgages at
the top of the market and the financial institutions that made those loans. The
stock market should then begin a 25%-30% decline. If the market ignores the
warning signs until fall, the decline could occur in a single week."
As we saw yesterday, the housing data has begun that downside surprise. We have
yet to see if July's downward acceleration was a one off or the start of
something much more ominous.
Anecdotally, a friend who is a Real Estate attorney in Virginia emailed the
following after yesterday's discussion:
'We're seeing substantial increases in foreclosure volume, with more loans going
to sale and being bought back by note holders. Most are loans which have
originated since 1/1/05. Many are conventional ARM loans. Foreclosure investors
are now sitting on the sidelines.
Huge increases in available real estate up and down the I-95 corridor with stuff
sitting for extended periods, even in resort areas."
Thus, our Housing driven Economy has now moved into the next phase: the long
glide downwards in prices, sales volume, and foreclosures."
THE MORTGAGE CRISIS OF FALL 2007:
Bursting of the Housing Bubble Jupiter inflates, Saturn deflates
The best way to neutralize this fall's transits is to prepare to navigate them
in advance without resorting to inflicting, or, taking part in personal
projections onto others, personal/professional
dramas which Saturn can crystallize into reality~ which can turn into violent
confrontations that can change destinies.
Saturn's long transit of Virgo (26 months) and another four months by retrograde
in the year 2010, takes place in a sign ruled by Mercury. This transit will have
a devastating, nearly depressing, effect on those severely affected by the
downturn in the housing market nationwide, and will drag down important sectors
of the American economy (along with other nations connected economically to U.S.
housing around the world.)
This feeling of betrayal by the general voting public will lead to the coming
Saturn/Uranus opposition that begins in earnest in the year 2008, and will
continue throughout 2009, into 2010 ~ the status quo (Saturn) being challenged
by the new & radical (Uranus) will be highlighted starting in
October/November ~ during the U.S. presidential election ~ and continue into the
start of the next decade.
Those people who are financially strapped by housing (sellers) and those holding
mortgages & properties that are falling in value can remedy the situation by
protecting themselves legally. Saturn's opposition to Neptune since August 2006
(along with transits prior to this pre-dating 2006) indicates widespread
corruption in real estate and housing in general ~
~ See www.mortgagefraudblog.com
Many homeowners will be able to protect themselves should they take the time to
discover if they have been subject to mortgage fraud. The sad reality of what
has resulted in a major credit crunch in the United States and Europe, is that
many families are losing homes, and businesses as a result of huge gambles with
properties over the years since 1998. In effect, the chickens have come home to
roost, and Saturn's transit is making this all too clear, with Jupiter's
position in Sagittarius helping to spread the pain all around.
Buyers are reported to be waiting on the "sidelines" until housing
prices fall. However, there is more to this than just "waiting." Many
first-time buyers are being forced by the credit crunch to wait as many banks
which made huge, and risky loans, have tightened and restricted (Saturn) their
loan policies to the point of frustrating new buyers.
This will make the year 2008 a "stabilizing year" with incredible buys
in commercial & residential properties throughout the country. Yet, because
there are nearly 4.7 million unsold properties on the
The fact of the matter is that the Fed did not re-act at all to the housing
crisis, and the resulting liquidity shock experienced by banks, and
mortgage-lending companies. At the time of writing, nearly 45,000
Jupiter's coming ingress into tropical Capricorn in mid-December 2007 will be in
its "fall" and will also take place in Saturn's domicile of Capricorn.
Prices will fall, resulting in a recessionary climate for 2008. The good news
will be that Saturn's transit in Virgo will produce an earth trine to Jupiter,
allowing for some stabilization in the markets. However, this will not prevent
the fast-rising foreclosures that have (and still are) taking place nationwide
in 2007. There is more pain ahead in the housing industry for many years to come
~ over the entire transit of Saturn in Virgo, and into the decade of the 2010s.
AUTUMN 2007'S TRANSITS
Fall's transits indicate that the coming holiday season of 2007 will be very
painful for many millions of families because of the economic downturn that
spread during the spring, and summer of 2007. Expect the coming holiday season
to reveal an odd mix of rising & falling
prices. Shoppers will have to be very careful to watch how they are spending,
and to closely inspect the quality of products they seek to purchase. Consumers
beware.
Avoid professional and personal confrontations during October's hard transits,
particular the third week of October, when Venus & Saturn conjoin the
Dragon's Tail in the early degrees of tropical Virgo.
Rather, better to navigate these transits with a low-profile, calm, and orderly
outlook towards the coming new era that starts in mid-December 2007, and picks
up speed in January 2008. Those who take the time to prepare for 2008's transits
now, will be better positioned to deal with the developing and fast-paced events
that take place from 2008 to 2011.
Use the coming benevolent Venus-Jupiter conjunction on Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2008 as a
"transit marker" to have professional and personal plans &
projects completed to open the special year of 2008 with new opportunities that
will have included moving to new cities, and starting new careers,
relationships, etc., after the wild and rocky year that 2007 will have become.
While at the mundane level, Venus represents society, and the conjunction
to Saturn & the South Lunar Node in early Virgo reflects the general
depressive tone of this particular season highlighted by the September eclipse
at 18-Virgo. It also reflects the coming Saturn-
Uranus opposition pitting the old against the new ~ conservative (Saturn)
against the radical (Uranus).
Saturn is moving out of its year-long opposition to
This indicates a major shifting of the general public's sense of rights and
wrongs, and a serious turn of events in the public's mood as well. With 2008
being an election year ~ things are about to get very nasty, according to these
mundane transit. In effect, people are pissed, and the world transits will fuel
these strong emotions from frustrations and disappointments of the recent past
leading back to the year 2000/2001.
This eclipse at 18-VIRGO on September 11, 2007 will bring back very painful
memories of the events of Set. 11, 2001, and, moreover, will set into stone
anger and resentment at those whom the people (represented by Venus) think is to
blame.
Moreover, the mundane transits clearly indicate that the blame for the economic
pressures on families nationwide, including the pressures of war, and everything
else that people feel should not be taking place will leak into 2008 in a major
way.
Saturn's entry into Virgo in early September, it's conjunction with Venus, and
the Dragon's Tail in mid-October '07, and Saturn's coming opposition to Uranus
along the Pisces/Virgo axis from 2008 to 2011 is pure mayhem in the sense of
outrage. Much of what is to come will remind people of the public demonstrations
of the late 1960s and the early 1970s.
In late 2008, and 2009 ~ there's a lot of action between Saturn & Uranus
around the 18, 19, 20, 21st, and 22nd degrees of Virgo and Pisces. This reflects
the length of time of action from the coming Sept. 11, 2007 eclipse at the
18-degree of VIRGO.
As the Lunar Nodes decline along the Pisces/Virgo axis they begin a new era in
mid-December 2007 where a number of important ingresses take place. We've
already seen the start of several of them this month of August and these
ingresses will continue into early 2008 ~ ending with the coming Venus-Jupiter
conjunction in tropical Capricorn at the end of January and in early February
2008:
AUGUST 2007 - month of signs & warnings
Aug. 6/7 - Jupiter stations direct over fixed star ANTARES
Aug. 6/7 - Mars entered Gemini
Aug. 18 - Venus turned to Morning Star
Aug. 28 - Lunar Eclipse at 4-PISCES
September 2007 - a major event month
Sept. 2 - Saturn enters VIRGO
Sept. 5 - Mercury turns S in declination
Sept. 7 - Pluto stations direct
Sept. 8 - Venus stations direct
Sept. 11 - New Moon, partial eclipse Sun/Moon 18-VIRGO
*October 2007 - major event month -
October's transits effectively end the summer of 2007. Weather turns darker,
cloudy, gray skies, with rains. Sunlight reduced more than usual this October.
Virgo transits (Venus-Saturn-S. Node) very strong. Details, paperwork,
documents, bills, etc., irritating people w/ many individuals too picky, too
demanding.
Note: The transiting Lunar Node, the Dragon's head will make a conjunction with
the Synetic Vernal Point from October 15 to Oct. 29 ~ this is a very sensitive
astronomical point that indicates a major changes in life paths for many
millions of people.
Oct. 9 - Jupiter square Uranus, exact - travel troubles, watch driving,
accidents
Oct. 11 to Nov. 1 - Mercury retrograde - slowdowns, miscommunications
Third Week of October - Venus/Saturn/Dragon's Tail Conjoin - very dangerous
conjunction... avoid crowds, fights, arguments, parties, avoid discussing
relationships, be low-profile, low-key throughout October.
*Oct. 31 - Halloween,
November 2007 - month of recovery, seeking balance, cautions
Nov. 11 - Venus turns S in declination - start quiet plans
Nov. 14/15 - Mars retrograde at 15-CANCER - men over-emotional, weirdo on the
street, unshaved males, disoriented, over-sleeping, staying up late at night,
drinking, taking drugs, fighting over petty things, getting upset over minor
details, mental health issues w/ males. Mars will re-enter Cancer March 4, 2008
through to May 10, 2008... meaning entire period from Nov. 15, 2007 to May 10,
2008 all of the above...
Nov. 23/24 - Uranus stations direct
*December 2007 - major event month, endings & new beginnings
The effects of the Sept. 11, 2007 eclipse are set to take place in this month
from Dec. 9 to Dec. 31.
Dec. 11 - Jupiter conjoins Pluto near Galactic Center - religious battles,
troubles
Dec. 17/18 - Lunar Nodes change quality from mutable to fixed (until Aug. 2009)
- major change of "eras" from the mutable Pisces/Virgo axis to the
fixed Aquarius/Leo axis. This new air/fire quality lasts from mid-Dec. 2007 to
mid-August 2009 - major national/world changes take place during this nodal era.
Dec. 18 - Jupiter enters tropical Capricorn - new 3-yr. era to 2011 begins -
Jupiter will progress faster through the tropical constellations of Capricorn
through Gemini (2008-2013). Very useful 5-
year cycle for those interested in professional & business advancement. This
is a Jupiter cycle not to be wasted.
Dec. 19 - Saturn stations retrograde - (until May 2, 2008) - relief
Dec. 30 - Venus enters Sagittarius - guard impulses, moderate
Dec. 31 - Mars re-enters tropical Gemini - war news, build-ups
January & February 2008 - major event months
*Note - Jan. & Feb. '08 are busy months. Mercury, Mars, Uranus & Pluto
are very active in relation to the Moon's transits. The global events at this
time are directly related to the previous transits and eclipse of Sept. 2007.
Jan. 21 - Jupiter trine Saturn - work towards practical goals, positive
Jan. 30 - Mars stations direct at 24-GEMINI - more war news
Feb. 1 - Venus conjoins Jupiter 9-CAPRICORN - excellent for spirits
Conclusions ~
The transits from August 2007 to mid-December 2007 reflect a serious, and
emotionally draining time for many people due to the transit conditions. Virgo
and Pisces are highlighted.
As mutable signs, and with Jupiter already transiting the mutable Sagittarius,
along with Saturn entering the mutable Virgo, the New Moon and eclipse of
September 11, 2007 clearly show rough waters ahead ~ particularly the fall
months to mid-December 2007, when conditions lead to a new era that opens the
period 2008-2011 ~ stressing the coming Saturn/Uranus opposition along the
Pisces/Virgo axis ~ it is a time of radical changes butting heads with
conservative outlooks.
The eclipse of September 11, 2007 shows that the need for change must be
acknowledged in real, seen progress during the lead-up to 2008, or a societal
revolution will emerge in the years leading to the decade of the 2010s.
This is a time of major changes for the world and in the lives of billions of
people. It is advised for those who understand transits and astrologers who give
guidance to help others to navigate them, to begin to do so now, just before the
onset the autumn equinox in mid-September, and if able, before the New Moon of
September 11, 2007.
Surviving 2007 and to prosper in 2008 will mean to be able to carefully navigate
the events of spring/summer and especially the fall season of 2007 in order to
reach 2008 ~ a major "earth" aspect year that is reflected in the
coming Jupiter-Saturn trine from Virgo to Capricorn, as well as the positive
Venus/Jupiter conjunction at the end of January 2008 and early February 2008.
Applying Capricorn-like goals, and plans will work well for those who are
looking to make a new start for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 ~ which are
special years based on the transits of Jupiter, Saturn and the trans-Saturnian
planets of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The true feel of the 21st century will
begin to take shape next year (2008) and by the year 2010, many people will have
noticed that times have changed.
Avoid being drawn unwillingly into the dramas and projections of others;
especially those whose own personal greed over recent years has gotten them into
trouble. The celestial influences show there are many frustrated and unhappy
people out there. Many of them are immature, and looking to blame others who are
not at fault for their own problems.
Beware this year, heading into the third week of October through late November,
and again, around Dec. 17, 18, 19, and again, in the months of January &
February 2008, for those who are unable to leave well enough alone, and who do
not want to move on with their lives.
Also avoid impulsive (Sagittarius) actions during the late autumn that are not
well thought out prior. Details matter with these particular transits of the
fall season. Failing to pay attention to
them could have dire consequences for the lazy of mind and heart.
RELATIONSHIPS & NEAR-TERM TRANSITS
Transits indicate to me that the events of October will have many people
thinking in November, and December how to leave situations they have outgrown ~
especially regarding professional and personal relationships. There are people
out there, who by December 2007, will be considering ending relationships
without telling their significant others.
If this is done, because of fears of violence, then consider the timing of such
actions, as Mars will be retrograde by mid-November through the end of January
2008. Matters of the heart are strongly tested this autumn. It is wise for those
who are intent on making changes to do so in as quiet, and discreet manner as is
possible. Watch what you say, and whom you say it to ~ even if it is a close
girlfriend. Loose lips can sink ships.
The month of November 2007 is a tough month for personal relationships (Venus
square Mars). After the events of October, many relationships will be rocky to
say the least, and by December, the economic situations that have developed
since spring/summer 2007 will have become dire due to the onset of the
approaching holiday season.
The second week of December 2007 offers the best transits for smoothly ending
relationships one has outgrown while making sure one has thought carefully about
what to do next. Many people will attempt to use Dec. 31, 2007 to suddenly end
relationships and scoot. It is better to do so earlier in the month rather than
using New Years' Eve, as some will do because Venus will enter Sagittarius on
that date. However, Mars will re-enter Gemini, retrograde in motion, on
the same day.
January & February 2008 should be used well by being low-key, low-profile,
and pushing ahead with one's goals and plans straight to the date of May 9,
2008, when Jupiter goes retrograde at 22-CAPRICORN while Saturn will have turned
direct in motion on May 2, 2008.
Jupiter's motion from the time of writing (late August 2007) to early May 2008
offers the best opportunities to start a new career in a new town, so to speak.
After May 9, 2009, slow down, stop, re-assess, enjoy the summer of 2008, and
wait to re-implement any future plans until September 7-8, 2008 when Jupiter
moves direct in motion again, and performs another (and stronger) earth trine to
Saturn during the autumn months of 2008. At that time, Venus and Mars will be
conjunct in Libra ~ for many people this either means a reaffirmation of a
continuing relationship, or the start of a new relationship with a new person.
It is wise to prepare for 2008 by clearly thinking through one's plans of action
and timing them to maximize one's success in starting a new life for 2008 with
the minimum of problems associated with such changes.
In this way, the transits of autumn 2007 are neutralized while goals can be set,
and met to take advantage of the calming, and practical Jupiter-Saturn trine of
2008 and the coming world transits that take all of us into the challenging and
radical decade of the 2010s.
Visualizing peace, and setting goals that are earthy, and practical can achieve
much during this fall season in the northern hemisphere in preparation for the
new era that opens in mid-December with the change in quality of the Dragon's
Head & Tail, along with the new ingress of Saturn in Virgo, its 26-month
transit through Virgo, and the coming ingress of Jupiter into tropical
Capricorn.
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