AstroForecast May 2003

by Lance Rodriguez

The sign of the Twins, Gemini, launches the month of June for the annual solar journey in this mentally stimulating zodiac sign. The identification of the themes of communications, information, peer relationships, negotiability, bargaining, dialogue and versatility will be brought to the fore. Fraternal love is emphasized as Gemini psychologically symbolizes lateral relationships instead of the vertical parental relationships dynamic. Issues to be addressed will be superficiality, duplicity, lying, cheating, trickery, two-facedness, scatteredness, boredom and fraud. Psychological fragmentation due to mental splits or causes of mental splits can also be associated with the Twins. “People change, and forget to tell that to other people” Lillian Hellman. Gemini’s guiding angel is Ambriel and June’s angel is Muriel.

June 2nd is an excellent day for appointments with chiropractors, massage therapists and psychotherapists. A desire to allow healing energies into all communications can positively be focused. A feeling of being two places at one time can be eerie on this day.

Monday June 2nd is the third and last opposition of Jupiter and Neptune with previous oppositions last February 16, 2003 and the original one last September 11, 2002. Here is a quote from the September 2002 AstroForecast that describes this planetary opposition: “The last time these two planets were conjunct one another was January 9, 1997 which was the “seeding” period of their symbolic dynamics in the sign of Capricorn. The sign of the goat has important associations with career, ambitions, drives for success, status quo, hierarchy, business profits and corporate culture. Astrological oppositions are time periods to define and clarify themes/issues therefore the excesses of the late 90’s and subsequent disillusionment with corporate fat cats that have total disregard for stockholders and the common workers are now up for full examination and scrutiny. Jupiter symbolizes personal ideals and ethics while Neptune is more concerned with collective ideals and spiritual values. Jupiter is currently transiting the sign of Leo that orients itself to executives, leaders and those in positions of power and authority. Neptune is in Aquarius that symbolizes rapid accelerated changes that bring about reform, reversals, and group consciousness. Neptune is the outermost planet involved with this alignment so it has astrological pre-eminence in that Neptune’s energy brings about change through the power of dissolution so that a greater sense of unity can be achieved. Archaic 20th century corporate culture that is fixated with greed, illusory grandeur, excessive profits and intoxication of unlimited power will be tossed into a maelstrom. Aquarius is about group consciousness that harnesses effective power especially through teamwork, team spirit and team play. Neptune in Aquarius will last until the year 2011 and what will emerge very significantly is workers and stockholders will become the most valuable human resources of the corporate future. Corporate leaders and their administrations that don’t reognize this will be ultimately dismayed and shocked with the gathering momentum of unified workers’/stockholders’ reform influences. The next conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune, both in Aquarius, will be the year 2009 and more or less all the reforms will be put into place by then.”

This same Monday is the opposition of the Sun to the Solar Eclipse chart of December 4, 2002. Here is a symbolism of what the Sun wants to clarify and define so its more creative, expressive and dynamic identification processes and principles will ignite. A quote from the December AstroForecast 2002 can help: “International financial affairs, multi-national banking transactions and global financial markets will be emphasized with this eclipse chart. The Astro*Carto*Graphy Map of this eclipse sensitizes the following geographic areas: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Morocco, Lisbon, Madrid, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Finland, Central Japan especially Osaka, Melanesia and Wellington New Zealand. Keywords associated with this lunation are surrender ingrained prejudices and subjective, pre-mature foregone conclusions. Humility reorients the ego to sacrifice false pride and arrogance.”

Tuesday the 3rd at 8:28pm is the entrance of the ringed-planet Saturn into the sign of Cancer for the next 2-½ years ending its past 2-½ year sojourn in the sign of Gemini. The last time Saturn was in Cancer was approximately August 1973 – June 1976. Trend wise, astrologically speaking, Saturn tends to depress markets associated with the astrological sign it is transiting and with the sign of Cancer depressed markets can emerge with real estate, any and all supplies/suppliers for homes and agriculture. Real estate values may begin to move downward and will probably not recover their present values until 9-10 years from now. Be very wise in real estate purchases knowing this information ahead of time. When Saturn entered the sign of Gemini, which rules communications and technology, last August 2000 the collapse of tech stocks and Internet stocks especially occurred after the stratospheric bubbles of the late ‘90’s of the 20th century. Of course please pay attention to the rise of tech stocks and Internet stocks now that Saturn is finished with its Gemini journey. Those individuals that like working with the Bach Flower remedies and who are not alcohol-sensitive can use Clematis, as this is the remedy associated with Cancer. Clematis is excellent in alleviating withdrawal from any prospect of unpleasantness or pain, fear of emotional vulnerability, passive resistance, displacing matters from memory, living in the past while longing for the future, lack of ambition or direction and excessive sleep as an escape from contemporary situations. The positive benefits of Clematis can help the individual to become more charming, thoughtful, non-combative, popular, as well as the ability to develop a keen intuitive sense of what the public wants especially in regards to artistic and/or commercial endeavors.

The United States’ chart based on the Declaration of Independence, especially the Sibly Chart, and George W. Bush’s natal chart both have a Sun in Cancer and they are conjunct one another at the same degree! Saturn transiting the sign of Cancer will have a rendezvous with these Sun in Cancer placements especially in late October 2003 and mid-June 2004. Saturn in astrology is strongly associated with karma, trials, tests and tribulations. The United States as a nation as well as President Bush will undergo this strong connection to karma, trials, tests and tribulations especially from late August 2003 all the way up to mid-July 2004. Saturn symbolically is very harsh, exacting and relentless with behaviors of unaccountability, irresponsibility, unreliability, undependability and impracticability. A price will be paid for these negative behaviors. The following individuals in the order given will be very sensitized to this one year timeline: the first ten days of anyone born under the following signs of Cancer, Capricorn, Aries and Libra. Great concerns about stability and security will also be involved with all the abovementioned individuals as well as the United States.

The astrological chart for this Saturn ingress Cancer set for Washington, DC specifically wants to address all foreign affairs, foreign policy matters as well as international law, international trade and international power through coalitions. What are most important will be realistic assessments of not only allies but also enemies as well. Is there factual information to verify what is being sought or is there a campaign of misinformation, disinformation or misperception? There is a great need for integration on a healthy level of what this Saturnian scrutiny will be all about. The Astro*Carto*Graphy Map for this Saturn ingress sensitizes the following geographical areas: the Central American nations of Guatemala, Honduras and a direct hit with San Salvador El Salvador, Cuba, all of central Florida, South and North Carolina, eastern Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York City especially Long Island, the New England states especially Waterbury Connecticut and Caribou Maine, the eastern Canadian provinces, Iceland, the Scandinavian countries, most of Western Russia especially St. Petersburg and Moscow, a direct hit with Kabul Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Wellington New Zealand. The North American continent is sensitized about potential terrorist acts, espionage and contamination disasters in the following areas: Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey Mexico, the South Texas border especially Laredo and San Antonio, an extremely sensitive area with a direct hit involving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex extending all the way up into Oklahoma specifically Tulsa as well as including Oklahoma City, direct hits with Kansas City, Iowa City and Des Moines Iowa, mid-Wisconsin and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Harmonious contacts of the Sun with Neptune on the 3rd and with Jupiter on the 4th can well be utilized in regards to prayer and worldwide movements for peace. Positive stimulation of imagination, visionary activities and philosophical diversity is excellent as well. Tolerance and generosity work well with all charitable acts.

An inharmonious aspect on Thursday the 5th involving the lovers of the zodiac, Venus and Mars, can symbolize argumentativeness, discordance, lack of cooperation, jealousy and negative competitiveness. Partners need to be patient in counting to ten before launching into tirades especially with differences in opinion regarding financial affairs and team approach priorities. Lack of affection, appreciation and healthy emotional detachment causes cruel behaviors and recalcitrance.

Saturday the 7th at 1:58am is the retrograde station of the planet Uranus that will last until early November 2003. This retrograde motion of Uranus symbolizes what needs to be reviewed in regards to priorities, innovation, experimentation, team work, team efforts, team results, community, networking, humanitarian goals, legislation and legislative bodies as well as technology, science, engineering and biomedical advances? The Astro*Carto*Graphy Map for this retrograde station of Uranus sensitizes the following geographic areas: Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos New Mexico, Aspen, Denver and a hit with Fort Collins Colorado as well as a hit with Cheyenne Wyoming, and the western side of North and South Dakota, Central Russia, Iran, with the Middle East very sensitive around Mecca, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Tehran. Other geographical areas in the United States that are indirectly associated are direct hits with Tucson Arizona, Casper Wyoming, Wichita Kansas, Omaha Nebraska, as well as the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento California. Keywords associated with this Uranus degree position are have we as a collective divested ourselves of any responsibility to future generations through our present greed and immediate material gratification? A willy-nilly search begins for what are fragmented pieces of our shattered collective soul. Some individuals may pose the question of “why me?” in regards to satisfying and paying off karmic debt. It is now the collective that will ask the same question except it is the collective soul asking that all debts be paid and satisfied in regards to future generations.

Monday the 9th at 10:32pm is the entrance of harmonious Venus into the sign of Gemini for an approximate 28-day journey. Grace and diplomacy will be important in all communications. Can we forgive the trespasses of others and learn how to be civil to one another? Light-hearted social activities are excellent with this journey of Venus in Gemini.

An ecliptic shift of the Moon also occurs on this Monday that symbolizes changes with meteorological, seismic and volcanic activities. A partner or partners need to make a strong decision and then take strong actions especially in regards to financial affairs related to domestic matters. Passivity and stubbornness undermine this decision-making and subsequent actions taken.

Wednesday the 11th an inharmonious aspect involving Mercury with Mars symbolizes testy communications, abrasive comments, impetuous thoughts and impulsive actions. Little tolerance for sweeping, innovative reforms especially from ultra-conservative individuals exist. Caustic lashing out ensues shortly afterwards.

Thursday the 12th at 8:34pm is the entrance of swift Mercury into its own ruled sign of Gemini for the following approximate 2-week period. Mercury in Gemini is a strong emphasis of making connections that bring about communications breakthroughs. Variety that stimulates mental activities is blessed with this passage of Mercury in Gemini. There is a great desire to inform oneself better. “To begin with, you must know what you want” Mary Kay Ash.

A Perigee Moon (closest approach of the Moon to Earth) that can symbolize strong intense emotions can come easily to the conscious surface on this same Thursday. Adjustments are necessary in regards to unrealistic and intangible aspirations. Excessive worry and pessimism need a strong counterbalance of unequivocal faith.

An inharmonious aspect involving Venus with Uranus can witness surprising or shocking behaviors within partnerships, financial chaos or natural disasters with heavy tolls in life and property. Non-committal behaviors can also arise especially if the threat to personal freedom is perceived. Community mental health issues collide with dwindling financial resources that later on can have significant impact.

The annual Sagittarius Full Moon occurs Saturday June 14th at 6:16am that symbolizes the release, surrender and completion phase of the Moon. The following issues can be addressed for this Full Moon: negative judgment, hypocrisy, over-generalizations, self-overextension, exaggeration, excess, empty promises, negative opinions, intolerance and self-righteousness to name a few. Scandals involving the executive branch of government can ensue especially involving communications, military bases and the petrochemical industries. Angel Bethnael is associated with this lunation. The Astro*Carto*Graphy Map for this Sagittarius Full Moon sensitizes the following geographic areas: in the United States direct hits with Houston and Fort Worth Texas, Oklahoma City, Casper and Cheyenne Wyoming, Billings Montana, Las Vegas and Winnemucca Nevada, Seattle and Fairbanks Alaska. Hot spots around the globe include Calgary Canada, the Yucatán Peninsula, Central America, Quito Ecuador, Lima Perú, Buenos Aires Argentina, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, the Indochina Peninsula, eastern India, eastern Australia and eastern China. Keywords associated with this Sagittarius lunation are hollow victories give way to a stark reality. Can a vision still be implemented in spite of this reality? Hope springs eternal.

Monday the 16th at 9:25pm is the entrance of Mars into the sign of Pisces for an extended stay due to its retrograde motion that begins in late July 2003. The oceans, films, petrochemical industries, the arts, spirituality, contemplative orders and romanticism will get a battery charge with this once every two-year journey of the red planet in this watery sign. Scandals, disillusionment, over-expectations, co-dependent behaviors, substance abuse, martyrdom, victimization and disenfranchisement can be some negative expressions aggravated by Mars through this Piscean journey. By the following day Mars reaches its Pre-Shadow Point, which is the same degree that Mars holds when it turns stationary direct in late September 2003. These two dates may have much in common with one another.

This third week of June has a lot of celestial activities. Mercury and Venus are the planets that are making important contacts and alignments during this week. First Venus on Tuesday the 17th and then Mercury on Wednesday the 18th align with the Solar Eclipse chart of May 30, 2003. Venus seeks balance, equilibrium and fairness in relationships, financial affairs and values. Mercury creates analysis, flexibility and communications. The following quote from the May AstroForecast 2003 will be the focus for these Venusian/Mercurial alignments: “Keywords associated with this Solar Eclipse are a two by four board is about to slap our collective consciousness. Intellectual smugness and false pride will have its comeuppance. Enormous changes are about to occur and those individuals able to spin on a dime will have their versatility rewarded, those who cannot are caught in the vacuum.”

Thursday the 19th again Venus and Mercury have an alignment with the Solar Eclipse chart of December 4, 2002. Please refer to the earlier paragraph in this AstroForecast of the Sun’s alignment on June 2nd with the Solar Eclipse chart of December 2002.

Both Mercury and Venus are conjunct one another on Friday the 20th as well as both of them make harmonious contacts with Neptune. The Mercury – Venus conjunction is excellent for peaceful communications, financial dealings, equitable negotiations, fairness and precision especially in regards to prices involving artistic holdings and witty flirtation and light social banter. Both of these planets’ contact with Neptune is excellent for meditation for peace, acts of sincere contrition as well as subsequent genuine forgiveness, the stimulation of the “Muses” in regards to inspiration, imagination and idealism, and the focus of the plight of individuals disenfranchised from society.

The majestic Sun enters the sign of Cancer on Saturday June 21st at 2:10pm for its annual 30-day journey in this watery zodiac sign. This is the Summer Solstice or the pagan Litha celebration. Angel Tubiel is associated with the Summer Solstice. The creative and vital identification of all themes associated with the home, family, personal emotions and memories, imagination, dreams and sensitivity come to the fore with this solar transit. National security interests also are affected by this solar journey. Negative expressions of Cancer are hypersensitivity, over-protectiveness, sidestepping issues, burying the old ostrich head in the sand routine so as not to deal or confront a problem directly, over-emotionalism, moodiness and insecurity. Angel Muriel is the ruling angel of the sign of Cancer.

Sunday the 22nd two harmonious contacts are made involving Mercury with Jupiter and Mars with Saturn. The Mercury – Jupiter contact is excellent in regards to efforts pay off especially involving reconciliation and atonement. Mars and Saturn work well with one another in regards to earnest labor and toil involving achievable goals and uplifting vision that are later rewarded.

The second bi-monthly ecliptic shift of the Moon that can symbolize changes with meteorological, seismic and volcanic activities occurs Sunday the 22nd. Many individuals experience a sense of blessedness about reunions. Mothers particularly receive well-deserved attention.

Monday June 23rd attracts some attention on a positive as well as a negative level. Mercury opposes Pluto on this day with heavy thoughts surrounding the intelligence agencies, terrorism, organized crime and radical changes involving foreign policies, protocols and procedures. These two planets were last conjunct one another November 30, 2002 so these two dates may have correspondence to one another. This same Monday is the conjunction of Mars with Uranus that can excite, destabilize or innovate rapidly the following areas: maritime and naval concerns, film and the arts, hospitals and institutions of confinement such as nursing homes, prisons and boot camps, military scandals, and the likelihood of natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes. Transportation disasters can also occur and explosions surrounding areas like harbors, ports, dams and shipping lanes are also potent. On a positive side a harmonious aspect of Venus with Jupiter on this Monday is excellent for growth potential in all relationships, finances and values especially in regards to improved communications and confidence that stimulates generosity.

Tuesday the 24th is another quite active day astrologically. Both the Sun and Saturn have harmonious contacts with Uranus. The Sun – Uranus contact is excellent for brainstorming, flashes of sudden knowingness intuition, personal and team priorities, identification and implementation of innovation and experimentation, and breaking up ruts, routines and monotony. The Saturn – Uranus contact is excellent as a follow-up to the Sun’s earlier contact that brings about great stability and security. Those individuals that are savvy, sharp and shrewd especially with the stock markets can pay particular attention to tech stocks that are at a bargain and ready to climb in value or prior tech stocks that have been depressed begin a reversal of their misfortunes and begin to appreciate in a steady manner over time. The Sun also has a harmonious contact with Mars that symbolizes a strong identification of the can-do attitude, a sturdy entrepreneurial and enterprising spirit and a pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps disposition. This same Tuesday is the opposition of Venus with Pluto that can symbolize oppressive, manipulative and sabotaging behaviors involving partnerships, financial affairs and invalidation/devaluation processes. These two planets were last conjunct one another earlier this year in late January. Finally for this Tuesday is the Apogee Moon (farthest distance of the Moon to Earth) that symbolizes the ability to cultivate objective and impartial emotions/feelings. An important focus on the ability to make decisions and take action in regards to sticking to a balanced budget requires great concentration and dedication.

There is an important 5-planet cluster (half the planets in the zodiac) tightly associated with the signs of Gemini and Cancer beginning the 27th and lasting for two days. Gemini, a very mental air sign and Cancer, a very emotional water sign are the foci. Strong intuitive, gut feeling hunches symbolized by Cancer and the restlessness of receiving or disseminating information symbolized by Gemini will be acute. Trust your instincts if something or someone appears suspicious or untrustworthy. Pass along pertinent information or facts to authorities in care of public safety.

Sunday the 29th at 5:17am is the ingress of Mercury into the sign of Cancer for an approximate 14-day journey. A strong emphasis will be placed on family dialogue, national discussions of security, agri-business concerns and real estate negotiations to mention a few. Moodiness and emotional neediness can cloud better discernment if allowed. Flawed judgment and thinking need adjustments in regards to executive privileges whether governmental or corporate.

The annual Cancer New Moon is also on the 29th at 1:40pm symbolizing the new beginnings/new initiatives phase of the Moon. Positive themes to cultivate are unconditional love, nurturance, improving family ties, foster parenthood, sympathy, homage to ancestors and genealogy. Domestic themes of feathering the nest include furnishings, décor and food preparations like canning and preserves do well with the early summer crops. Real estate and agri-business have a new focus with this New Moon. This lunation’s angel is Amnediel if you require any assistance. The Astro*Carto*Graphy Map for this lunation sensitizes the following geographical areas: a direct hit with Mexico City, as well as pulling in Monterrey Mexico, the South Texas border area especially around Laredo and Reynosa Mexico, next San Antonio and then a line leading all the way north through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Western Africa, the following European cities with almost or exact hits with Rome and Palermo Italy, Zagreb Croatia, Belgrade Yugoslavia, Budapest Hungary, Krakow Poland, Brest and Minsk Belorussia, Moscow Russia, and Sapporo Japan. Interestingly enough Saturn will conjunct this degree of this Cancer New Moon on August 3, 2003, January 28, 2004 as well as April 15, 2004 so there maybe some correspondence with these dates especially in regards to security concerns. Keywords associated with Cancer lunation are a strong resonance with what has been experienced and perceived from before in the past makes a cycle complete. Life Enrichment, life nurturance and life affirmation crystallize with great cosmic clarity. An evolutionary path is begun and a process of the enlightened personal soul’s ascension is instilled.

The last day of June witnesses harmonious contacts of Mercury with Saturn and Uranus. Startling insights, clever masterminding, unique inventions and liberating concepts are given great grounding and pragmatic applications. Precocious teenagers can stumble upon discoveries that ultimately benefit mankind.