Planets in Your Horoscope: Mars Opposition Saturn on March 22, 2007
March 8, 2007 by admin
Mars opposite Saturn is not a happy combination. When you see the two malefics facing off like that, run for cover. The opposition is already evident in the Aries ingress chart, which determines the overall flavor of the spring season, and to a lesser extent, the entire year. If the Mars-Saturn opposition is angular in the Aries ingress chart for your location, prepare yourself for some serious weather this spring.
Obviously, if you’re starting any important ventures, do yourself a favor and start them after the opposition has passed. You should be okay after March 26 or so. If you absolutely have to go ahead during the few days leading up to the 22nd and even up to March 26, it might be worthwhile to cast a chart and make sure that Mars and Saturn are tucked away somewhere where they cannot do much harm in the horoscope.
Having Mars opposite Saturn in your natal chart is not easy. It will bring you struggles in life, but if either Saturn or Mars are strongly placed by sign, this will help you ultimately prevail over difficulties. For example, if Saturn is in Libra, the sign of its exaltation, and Mars is in Aries, the whole thing will have a rather stronger and better flavor. Nonetheless, the two planets would still be in negative mutual reception, each in the sign of the the other’s fall, but that is the nature of the opposition. In such a case, you still have to earn success, perhaps many times over.
–Readers interested in finding the right time to take a major step (marriage, babies, starting novels) may wish to learn more about the benefits of electional astrology (selection of the best time to do something based on their natal horoscope).
Planets in Your Horoscope: Jupiter Trine Saturn… and What to Do about It (March 16, 2007)
March 1, 2007 by admin
For this particular aspect, given that Jupiter is so strong in Sagittarius and Saturn is so weak in Leo, depends on whether the activity you would like to start is ruled by Jupiter or Saturn in your horoscope. It’s all a matter of perspective, you see. Let’s say that your house of career is ruled by Saturn, and you’re looking for a new job (if you haven’t followed my advice and actually ventured out of your nuclear fallout shelter for the last couple of years while Saturn was passing through its detriment in Leo, I can’t help you. I’m joking, of course).
Jupiter trine Saturn is like a brief respite from the ugliness of Saturn in its detriment and retrograde at the same time. So now would be a very good time to do things that Saturn rules in your horoscope, as Jupiter will temporarily lend a hand and make these endeavors luckier than they normally would be. The good news is that because Jupiter and Saturn, due to their simultaneous retrograde motion, will be locked in the trine aspect through May, you have quite a while to make your Saturnian move.
If, on the other hand, you want to do something that Jupiter rules in your chart, and let us say that Jupiter rules your ninth house of long journeys, Saturn in detriment contacting this wonderful Jupiter is probably not the best time to start something. Again, Saturn is going to be contacting Jupiter for quite awhile, so if you’re reading this before March 16, do your Jupiterian thing now, before you have to wait a couple of months for Saturn to move along.
Astrology of Politics: Jupiter Trine Saturn on March 16, 2007
February 26, 2007 by admin
It seems as though it was only yesterday that we talked about the effects of Jupiter square Saturn on the Republican Party here in the United States. Jupiter and Saturn now trine one another, so we see yet another step in the evolution of the seed potentials sown in 2000, when Jupiter and Saturn conjoined. The horoscope for Jupiter trine Saturn, set for Washington, DC (in GMT) is below:
Notice how Jupiter, which is quite strong because it is in its own sign of Sagittarius, a strongly placed right at the bottom of the chart in the angular fourth house. Saturn, by contrast, could not be weaker. It is in Leo, retrograde, and in the 12th house. However, Saturn in the 12th house is in the house of his joy, and Saturn can be quite strong in the 12th because it is as though he has his back against a wall and will not budge. This reminds me very strongly of the current political situation in Washington, DC, with the president and the Cabinet being extremely defensive about their foreign policies.
However, in the United States grand conjunction chart, Jupiter rules the 10th house of the ruler. Therefore, any aspects to Jupiter that Saturn in its detriment makes can be seen as afflictions to the country’s ruler. It is fascinating to see that the ruler of the country, Jupiter, is in the fourth house, which is the very bottom of the chart, and it is afflicted out of the 12th house of self undoing, secrets, and hidden enemies.
The unusual thing with this particular trine is that Jupiter and Saturn will continue to move together and be sort of locked in this trine for the next three months, when the exact aspect will occur again in May 2007. This is fairly unusual, that the two planets are going to be in aspect for so long, giving us the sense that any pressures in place around March 16, will remain in place through May.
Planets in Your Horoscope: Venus Trine Saturn on March 9, 2007
February 21, 2007 by admin
This is a somewhat uncomfortable match, and the old astrologers did not look on Venus in aspect with Saturn very favorably, at least in the natal chart. The general attitude was that Venus was always just a few steps away from debauchery and licentiousness, and Saturn, signifying as it does all low and dirty things, would surely lead Venus into temptation.
Therefore, according to the very old astrological texts, the Venus-Saturn combination generally makes one somehow deviant when it comes to relationships. I haven’t researched this, but from anecdotal observations, I think it is true, though what we consider deviant today and what the old astrologers considered deviant are not necessarily the same thing. Much will depend on the condition of Venus and Saturn.
Venus in Aries trine Saturn in Leo is kind of awful, to put it bluntly. Venus in Aries is already considered sexually ravenous, and the combination with Saturn just makes the whole thing pretty depraved. In terms of finding the right moment to do something, one might normally consider a Venus-Saturn trine to start building a house or to go see an architect or something like that. This would ensure that the house would be well-built and beautiful. However, considering that both planets are in their detriment, I could not advise anybody to do anything related to Venus or Saturn today.
Planets in Your Horoscope: Sun Opposition Saturn
February 5, 2007 by admin
The Sun opposes Saturn on February 10, 2007
The Sun and Saturn couldn’t have more different energies, so when they come to an opposition, but the overall effect is one of tension and difficulty. The Sun represents the vital force, life, honors, and royalty. Saturn, on the other hand, represents the lowest social positions; it also represents death and the extinguishing of the vital force. The two of them locked in opposition show a struggle between two extremes, and experiencing this opposition in a secondary progressed chart, for example, can be challenging, to say the least.
The Sun and Saturn are in mutual reception, meaning that each is in the sign ruled by the other. Saturn is in its detriment in Leo, the sign ruled by the Sun. The Sun is in Aquarius, in its detriment, in the sign ruled by Saturn. It’s kind of like seeing two people pointing guns at each other — they are both able to act, and at the same time entirely within the other’s power.
If Saturn opposes your Sun natally, this is not an easy aspect, but it does not prevent you from achieving great things. It will, however, bring some difficulties in your life, with the source and the outcome depending on the placement and rulership of these two planets. Because the Sun is so closely linked to vitality, it can indicate a recurrent health issue.
Famous Case of Sun opposite Saturn: William Lilly
William Lilly, the famous English astrologer of the 17th century, had Saturn opposite his Sun natally. This did not stop him from rising from poor beginnings to become a very wealthy and renowned man. His natal Sun was in the second house of wealth, and Saturn was in the malefic eighth house. Saturn also ruled his 12th house of secret enemies. After the restoration of the monarchy, Lilly, who was a parliament sympathizer, came very very close to losing not only his property, but also his head. He escaped the hangman’s noose by the skin of his teeth, and thereafter had to substantially scale back his public life and practice.
If the Sun rules an important house in your horoscope, it would be best to avoid starting major projects until February 12 or later, when the opposition will have passed. On the other hand, if you are starting a diet, and the Sun rules your first house of self/the body, and opposition from Saturn is just the thing to help you reduce your weight. Of course, Saturn being what it is, you’re going to be miserable throughout the diet. But you will end up ever so slender.
—Readers who wish to learn more about finding the best time to start a new venture may learn more at Nina Gryphon’s astrology readings page.
Planets in Your Horoscope: Mercury Opposes Saturn
January 23, 2007 by admin
On January 28, 2007, Mercury in Aquarius will oppose Saturn in Leo at 22°
It’s no secret to anyone who reads this blog at all regularly that I do not love Saturn’s current passage through Leo. Saturn is always difficult, but when he is going through the sign of his detriment, he is in a really nasty mood.
In January and February, we are going to see some interesting planetary interactions with Saturn, because the inner planets will have all opposed Saturn. Venus was the first, followed by Mercury, and finally by the Sun. When planets oppose Saturn, especially when he is cranky, they are considered to be afflicted by his influence. This is more the case because all of the planets opposing Saturn will be in his sign of Aquarius, so they are doubly under his influence.
Mercury and Saturn are more alike than one might first suspect; they’re both cold and dry, for starters. As a result, they’re both associated with the melancholy humor, which is the earthy, cold and dry temperament. Still, this does not negate the unpleasant facts of the opposition, and may in fact exacerbate it, if your chart does not have a lot of cold and dry elements. If Mercury rules anything important in your horoscope, such as your 10th house of career, this would not be the best day to start looking for a job. Better to wait a day or two until the two planets are safely pass in opposition, and you’ll be fine.
If this opposition hits anything important in your horoscope, such as one of the planets conjoining your Sun, you might experience some events of that nature. Mercury would bring messages, of course, but maybe he rules your second house of money, in which case you would see him more as money coming in (or going out, depending on his natal condition). Saturn, of course, puts the kibosh on anything Mercury may bring. This is why I recommend waiting until this opposition passes (a day or so), and then go forth and do what you want.
— If you’re interested in finding the right time to do something, such as getting married or conceiving, you can learn more about the art of electional astrology, which helps you find just the right moment based on your horoscope.
Electional Astrology: Venus Opposition Saturn January 22, 2007
January 10, 2007 by admin
On January 22, 2007, Venus in Aquarius will oppose Saturn at 23° Leo. Oppositions are never easy, indicating breakups and similar endings. However, when the opposition involves a very debilitated Saturn, which is currently in the sign of its detriment, the whole thing just takes on a very unpleasant tone.
What is this mean for you? If either of these planets rules or is in an important house in your horoscope, January 22 (and the few days leading up to it) is probably not a good day to do something connected with those houses. As an example, if Saturn or Venus is linked to your fifth house of children, and you’re trying for a baby, the Venus-Saturn opposition may make it harder to conceive. The good news is that it’s a very brief transit, so after the 22nd or 23rd, whatever you are planning will be okay.
However, perhaps you are not planning something constructive. If you are planning to make someone’s life difficult, and Venus rules your seventh house of open enemies, this might be an excellent time to go forward with your plan. This transit can help you ensure that your opponent will really take it on the chin.
—Readers who are planning an important event, can visit the Astrology Readings page to learn more about electional astrology and how it can help choose just the right astrological moment.
Astrological Predictions for 2007: Saturn’s Effects on Leo, Virgo, Aquarius, and Pisces
January 8, 2007 by admin
As any reader of this blog knows, I am not fond of Sun sign or transit predictions. Usually, they are pretty generic, simply because the rest of the complex factors in the horoscope are not taken into account. Give me a good progressed chart or solar return over transits any day. But even I cannot deny that the transits of Saturn are always felt, if not in actual events, they do set an oppressive or dark mood.
This year, Saturn will cover the range between 18° Leo through 8° Virgo. If you have any important planets or points in this range, you will likely feel Saturn, which of course, is the most oppressive, and generally unpleasant planet. If you know your horoscope pretty well, you will know if your ascendant or midheaven is in the above range of degrees.
If you were born between approximately August 12 and September 1 (plus or minus a day on either end), Saturn will be conjoining your Sun this year. Hurray. This is considered the least pleasant transit of all, simply because the Sun is such an important part of us — it represents our physical vitality, our standing in society, plus any meanings it acquires by its location in or rulership of a house.
If you were born between February 12 and March 1 (again plus or minus a day on either end), Saturn will be opposing your Sun. This is also unpleasant, because there is a sense here that you’re fighting Saturn; whether he is incarnate as a literal bad guy whom you’re battling, or simply faulty wiring in your house. Of course, Saturn always wins — this doesn’t mean that you will lose your battle against said bad guy or wiring, just that you will have to earn every success you do get, probably many times over.
However, I would hasten to add that Saturn is only going to do its nasty bit on you if your progressions, solar returns, and other methods indicate this as well. Transits are pretty much at the bottom of the celestial pecking order. As a result, they cannot do a thing to you unless more important indicators give them the nod.
Finally, remember that Saturn itself does not cause anything to happen. Rather, he just indicates that we have been remiss in something in our lives. If you haven’t been brushing your teeth, Saturn’s transits indicate cavities. It’s not Saturn that gave you cavities; you did. Saturn just indicates when the karmic bill comes due.
— Readers who are interested in a complete prediction for this coming year, may submit their request for private reading through the Reading Requests page.
Astrological Predictions for 2007 – Saturn in Leo/Saturn in Virgo
January 4, 2007 by admin
Saturn will move into Virgo on September 3, 2007.
For the last two years or so, the slowest and heaviest planet, Saturn, has been passing through the sign of Leo. In Leo, Saturn is very weak — it is in the sign of its detriment. This is because Saturn rules the opposite sign, Aquarius, so in Leo, Saturn is exactly at the opposite end from its home.
Saturn is not an easy planet to deal with at any time. Even people who have a strong natal Saturn in Capricorn, Aquarius, or Libra (signs where Saturn is very strong), are always complaining about how unpleasant Saturn can be. And this is Saturn when he is happy! So you can imagine just how unpleasant Saturn is when it is in an inhospitable sign like Leo.
Why is Saturn so unhappy in Leo? Leo is a hot, dry and barren sign. These qualities are inimical to Saturn, which is considered moist, and above all else, very cold. Putting Saturn in Leo is sort of like dropping an ice cube into a roaring fire — the ice cube will not do too well. Also, Leo is a fixed sign, creating a fire that is very difficult to put out, as it is lasting. So Saturn is extremely uncomfortable in the sign of Leo.
What does this mean for you? If Saturn rules any important houses in your chart, you’ll find that undertaking projects involving matter is ruled by those houses will be a lot easier once Saturn exits Leo and moves into Virgo in September. As an example, if Saturn rules your 10th house of career, and you wish to look for a new job, starting in September would be more productive than starting now.
Saturn will station at 8° Virgo on December 19th, 2007.
However, Saturn will turn retrograde in Virgo in December, so using the above example, you may want to start your job search well before the retrograde date. No planet is happy when it is retrograde, as it is moving backwards.
If you would like to have your horoscope analyzed to find the best possible time to start a new project, you may wish to schedule a private reading with me. The details and prices are at the Gryphon Astrology website.
Astrology of Current Affairs: November 7th U.S. elections and Jupiter square Saturn
October 16, 2006 by admin
The Jupiter-Saturn cycle is a very powerful indicator of political activity in the world. It has a strong correlation with important events in the United States, and this upcoming midterm election (on the November 7, 2006) is no exception. Jupiter and Saturn will square each other on October 25, less than two weeks before election Day in the United States. Jupiter and Saturn conjunct each other every 20 years, an event known as the Great Conjunction. Five years after the Great Conjunction, Jupiter and Saturn form a square aspect, five years after that, they oppose each other, and five years after the opposition, they square each other again. In the five years following, they form another Great Conjunction.
The Great Conjunction is considered as a time of emerging potentials that will influence the next 20 years. At approximately five-year points, at the squares and at the opposition, those potentials are tested and form crisis points where the potentials can evolve in different directions. This is probably too theoretical, so consider that the last Great Conjunction occurred in May of 2000. This helped to usher in an era of Republican rule and the general movement in the direction of conservatism in the United States. We are now at the approximately 5 year mark, at which point we are experiencing the first square that happens after the Great Conjunction. The square shows a moment of great tension, and we will see whether the Republican movement can hold onto power or not.
At the moment, it looks as though the Republican majorities in Congress are imperiled. The races are very close between Democrats and Republicans, because it is clear that whoever wins will have a very powerful impact on shaping the future of the United States, perhaps more than usual. There is an overall sense that the country is at a crossroads, and that it is time to make serious decisions about major issues like the economy, the war in Iraq, and the increasingly serious effects of global warming.
Here is the horoscope for the Jupiter- Saturn square on October 25, 2006 set for Washington, DC:
To understand what the placements in in this chart mean, we have to turn to another horoscope, that of the Great Conjunction prior to the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776. You can read more in this post on that horoscope’s meaning in light of the 9/11 attacks. For our purposes here, we know that Saturn rules the 10th house of the ruling party in the 1762 Great Conjunction. The Sun rules the opposite house of challengers to the ruling party.
So in the chart for October 25, 2006, Saturn will rule the Republican Party, and the Sun will rule the Democrats. How is Saturn? Not good. Saturn is in its detriment in Leo in the eighth house of death. Further, Leo is ruled by the Sun, which represents the Democratic Party. So the Republicans are in the Democrats’ power. The Sun is somewhat better off, having just left Libra, the sign of its fall. At 2° Scorpio, the Sun is Peregrine, thus lacking any dignity or debility. Peregrine is not great, but it is rather better than being in detriment like Saturn. So based on this, we see the Democrats have an advantage.
We also want to look at the Rulerships in the October 25 chart standing alone. Here, the Republicans are shown by the 10th house ruler of Venus in Scorpio which is combust, a fancy word for being too close to the burning rays of the Sun. This is an extremely serious debility for a planet. The Sun is the natural representative of the King, here meaning the United States president, George W. Bush. So the Republicans’ proximity to Bush is harming them; the newspapers have reported as much, showing that not many of the candidates in this fall’s elections want to be seen with Bush, whose public approval ratings are rather low.
The Democrats are shown by the fourth house ruler, Mars in Scorpio. In the early degrees of Scorpio, Mars is incredibly strong, ruling all of the major dignities. If we were to show the contrast between Venus and Mars’s strength, we would say that Venus has a strength of -5, while Mars has a strength of 11. These numbers don’t mean anything, but they do serve to illustrate the great disparity between the two planets in his horoscope. And that’s not even taking combustion into account, which would make Venus about -10 in terms of overall strength. This testimony, too, shows that the Democrats have an advantage.
However, the chart is not very clear cut. In charts where we are curious about the will of the people, such as charts preceding elections, we have to look at the Moon, the significator of the common folk. The Moon is in Sagittarius, in the 12th house. At 10° of Sagittarius, the Moon has some small amount of regard for Venus, and a bit more regard for the Sun. So the people seem to prefer the Democrats, at least slightly. However, the Moon is in the malefic and cadent 12th house, from where it cannot act. It will be very difficult for both parties to get their voters to the polls. The Moon will make only one aspect in its trek through the sign of Sagittarius. That aspect is a trine to Saturn in Leo in about 13°. Given that it will be 13 days between the square and the election on November 7, one wonders if the Republicans will not go home with a majority after all is said and done. Very much will depend on the ability of the Democrats to get out the vote this November 7.
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