AstroForecast September 2002

by Lance Rodriguez

September begins with the regal Sun transiting the sign of fastidious Virgo. This is a sign that is meticulous, detail-oriented, organized, health and work conscious as well as discerning, discriminating and discretionary. Negative expressions of Virgo are criticism, nagging, doubt, browbeating, nervousness, hypochondria, anal-retentiveness and perfectionism to name a few. Archangel Uriel is the ruler of the month of September and the Virgo angel is Hamaliel. Monday the 2nd is a harmonious aspect involving the planets Mercury and Jupiter that symbolizes tolerance in all forms of communications. Academic discussions, freedom of intellectual pursuits and expressions as well as openness to different philosophies, attitudes, viewpoints and perspectives are related to this aspect. Plans involving new opportunities for growth and expansion are important to implement. "Freedom of speech has no value if you have nothing to say" Joseph Joubert. Tuesday the 3rd are two harmonious aspects that Venus and Mars have. The first Venus aspect involves a contact with innovative and progressive Uranus that can symbolize making new friendships, the introduction of revitalizing changes in personal relationships and fresh novel approaches to financial issues that old solutions no longer apply. Mars has a harmonious contact with Chiron that can symbolize excellent results with alternative therapeutic approaches involving holistic practices like Qi-Gong, Tai Chi, aromatherapy, acupuncture, accupressure, reflexology, chiropractic work, kinesiology, massage and/or colonics.

A harmonious contact of Mercury with Neptune on Wednesday the 4th is excellent for meditation, contemplation, affirmation, prayer and visualization practices. Artistically inclined individuals develop new ideas that can be put into plans for later expression. This is a great aspect for romantic communications that are genuine and heartfelt. Caution though should be considered in regards to important contract or documentation signatures as fuzzy-headedness with details could be a pitfall; allow a couple of days for this fogginess to subside.

Thursday the 5th is a positive aspect involving Venus with Saturn that symbolizes mature individuals stabilizing their relationships due to patience, perseverance and self-discipline that partners adhere to cultivate inner strengths. Long-term financial goals can be established with the ability to introduce compromise and mediation to sticky situations. Fair and equitable legal decisions are strong potentials on this day. Asteroid Juno enters the relationship-oriented sign of Libra on this same day at 2:15pm and will remain in this sign until late November 2002. Juno is solidly oriented to relationships with a strong emphasis on commitment, trust and loyalty being built. Libra is a sign that psychologically symbolizes the ability for partners to recognize the equal give and take in relationships. Dysfunctions of Juno would be a partner's jealousy, rage, retaliation, vindictiveness and/or revenge if the perception of commitment, trust and loyalty has been violated. The Sun has an inharmonious contact with the Lunar Nodal axis on this same Thursday that will bring into the picture the executive branch of government versus accountability and the generation of support for military campaigns, budget debates, health and prescription issues, foreign policies, freedom of information and transportation issues. Battle lines can be strongly created due to negative perceptions of duplicity, disinformation and duality. "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy" Tom Wicker.

The annual Virgo New Moon occurs Friday the 6th at 10:10pm that is symbolic of the new beginnings/new initiatives phase of the Moon. Launch new nutritional and exercise programs with this lunation. Begin a new savings account, get a medical check-up done, get the clutter out of the home (good Feng Shui!), re-organize filing cabinets, sift through those closets and toss out clothing not seen since Moses left Egypt! Learn how to say an occasional healthy no to attract a yes situation in your life. Create a workable budget and stick to it. This lunation's angel is Jazariel so invoke this angel if you need a little celestial support. This New Moon's keywords are embrace the refinement of grace and cultivate an allegiance to a higher reality. Appreciate that a spiritual well never runs dry. Self-mastery leads the individual to humble service to mankind. The soul is attuning like a master Spanish guitarist practices musical chords. Astro*Carto*Graphy Map lines for this lunation emphasize the following geographic areas and cities: Vancouver British Columbia, Seattle, Saint Petersburg and Vladivostok Russia, Kiev and Odessa Ukraine, Minsk Byelorussia, Tallinn Estonia, Ankara Turkey, Mecca Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Madagascar, Central Australia especially Darwin, and Southern Japan.

The weekend of the 7th and 8th has many celestial alignments that need to be thoroughly digested. Saturday the 7th is the station direct of Chiron, the Wounded/Healer of astrology, ending its retrograde motion since mid-April 2002. Chiron has now returned to the degree position it held last January 10, 2002. The following excerpt is from the January 2002 AstroForecast associated with this degree position of Chiron: "Concerns surround financial matters, financial institutions, financial debt and loans or bankruptcy. Ripple effects can begin to take place globally. Keywords associated with this Pre-Shadow degree Point of Chiron are: Practical austerity leads to consolidating future financial gains. Familiar patterns of habitual behaviors challenge the individual to remain in a repetitive cycle or can an intuitive key open a new doorway that allows the individual to break free from the repetitive cycle? Are you ready to face this challenge no matter what may loom as a foreboding feeling of fear?" Great concern for a world or religious leader due to assassination attempts or serious illness can arise. An inharmonious aspect between the Sun and Pluto on this same Saturday can witness a leader engulfed in secrecy, subterfuge, manipulation and/or coercion. Fear propaganda, racism and negative nationalistic tendencies are at all time high. Some individuals can associate too strongly with jealousy, envy, rage, suspicion, extreme obsessive/compulsive drives and stalking behaviors.

Venus enters Scorpio on the 7th at 10:05pm for an extended stay than the usual 28-day journey due to this planet's retrogradation in the month of October. Strong Scorpio emphases will revolve around Venus' associations with relationships, finances and values. Positive work can be accomplished to bring a greater sense of intimacy in partnerships. Partners can truly address financial matters to liquidate debt. The ability to improve shared values will also be strong. Negative issues that will destabilize this Venusian orientation would be possessiveness, jealousy, envy, control and manipulation through power games and mind plays. Particularly with women, Venus in Scorpio can symbolize the following quote by Severo Ochoa: "A woman can change the vital trajectory of a man". Immediately after the Scorpio Ingress of Venus on this Saturday, this planet reaches its Pre-Shadow Point referring to the degree position Venus will attain when it stations direct on November 21, 2002. A rash of hard to diagnose medical issues surround women; some of these issues can border on an epidemic especially involving gastrointestinal or gynecological symptoms. Some of these medical issues maybe related to contaminated water or food sources. Abusive relationships that involve destructive criticism, smoldering grudges and/or psychopathic brooding may grab horrific headlines. Coupled with this active Saturday is a Perigee Moon (closest approach of the Moon to Earth) that symbolizes strong intense emotions can come easily to the conscious surface. Anal-retentive behaviors and strong negative perfectionism create blocks that diminish the ability for an individual to share, merge and bond on a healthy level. Strong denial of financial hemorrhaging surrounds certain individuals. Jupiter reaches its Pre-Shadow Point on Sunday the 8th referring to the degree position it will attain on its station direct on April 4, 2003. This date in September may have great correspondence to the one in April 2003. The Dogs of War are creating great clamor and saber rattling to instigate aggression on foreign soil. The economy is dealing with a perplexing paradox of deflation/inflation in certain sectors especially those involving the petrochemical industries, pharmaceuticals, natural gas, solvents, acids and paints. Ethical/moral issues arise in regards to new bio-medical technologies and procedures and scientific experiments. The first of the bi-monthly ecliptic shift of the Moon also occurs on this Sunday symbolizing changes with meteorological, seismic and volcanic activities. Strong concerns develop around nursing care, hospices, the elderly and infants. Chemical plants and their polluting discharges come under scrutiny perhaps due to an accident that affects a region or community.

Wednesday the 11th is an opposition aspect of Jupiter with Neptune that will repeat again due to retrograde motion on the following dates February 16, 2003 and June 2, 2003. These three dates have strong correspondence with one another. 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 recognize 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.

The Lunar Nodal axis aligns itself on this same Wednesday with the original Saturn opposite Pluto alignment from last year on August 5, 2001 that was so strongly associated with terrorist attacks in the United States. The following is an excerpt from the August AstroForecast 2001: "The last time these two were involved in an opposition was February 1966. Basically what these two planets symbolically want to define and clarify will be power and control themes/issues. Saturn will want to harness and structure shared power that Pluto represents; Pluto will want to plunge the depths to search for any unrelenting fears that wind up sabotaging empowerment. "He who fears is a slave" is a quote by Seneca that applies itself very well with this alignment. Psychologically these two planets can ignite issues associated with control, manipulation and subterfuge. Paranoia can be another outcome". The North Node symbolizes fate/destiny and the true positive direction individuals can take in life and the South Node represents old behavioral patterns/habits that some individuals can succumb to like the proverbial child with the thumb in the mouth and the security blanket strongly attached. "The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be" Paul Valéry.

The Sun has an inharmonious aspect with the Solar Eclipse chart of June 10, 2002 on Thursday the 12th. The Sun has rulership over children, romance, executives, fathers, individuals in positions of power and authority as well as psychological identification processes. Difficulties may arise for the aforementioned especially with criticism being a contributing factor. Here is a brief excerpt from the June AstroForecast 2002 in regards to this Solar Eclipse chart: "Communications dynamics in partnerships are strongly emphasized whether communications breakdowns or breakthroughs will be witnessed. Pluto, Saturn and the Lunar Nodes are importantly aligned with this lunation so karmic themes/issues that allow the opportunity to bring about transformation are highlighted. Bridges and tunnels grab attention as security risks. The Astro*Carto*Graphy Map of this eclipse highly emphasizes New Delhi, India and Islamabad, Pakistan in Asia. The entire eastern seaboard of the United States is also strongly emphasized as well. In the Americas Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Cuba and the Bahamas and surrounding islands are also significant. Keywords associated are multiple resources offer a variety of solutions for those individuals who think outside of the box. Mental webs create diversions for those individuals insistent in playing the old karma games. A new journey awaits those ready to consider a new road leaving behind old trials and tribulations."

Saturday the 14th at 2:39pm is the station retrograde of Mercury that launches a 3-week period of review, reevaluation and re-analysis of all forms of communications especially in relationships as it occurs in the sign of Libra. Mercury retrogrades usually have an impact that produce miscommunications, misperceptions, misunderstandings and problems with mechanical or electronic breakdowns, transportation problems and delivery systems snafus. Care should be taken with contracts, important documents, negotiations of all kinds, settlements, appointments and time schedules. This is the classical astrological Murphy's Law syndrome with the above-mentioned areas. Keywords associated with this Mercury retrograde are create a moment of inner orientation. All meaning and life are within you. The soul asks you to recognize common purpose and esteemed values. The journey is within and soon a new road opens to wider horizons. "Bygone years wrinkle the face, but the lack of enthusiasm wrinkles the soul" Lucille Ball.

Sunday the 15th is a waning inharmonious aspect the Sun has with the Solar Eclipse chart of December 14, 2001. The Sun has rulership over children, romance, executives, fathers, individuals in positions of power and authority as well as psychological identification processes. Difficulties may arise for the aforementioned especially with criticism being a contributing factor. Here is a brief excerpt from the December AstroForecast 2001 in regards to this Solar Eclipse chart: "The following geographical areas are sensitized to this Solar Eclipse: Alaska, Maine, Brazil, Australia, New Guinea - Papua and the Hawaiian Islands. Three other geographical areas that are indirectly connected to this Eclipse are Karachi, Pakistan; Kabul, Afghanistan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Keywords associated with this Eclipse are immigration themes/issues come to the fore. Care must be taken in regards to surrendering what's real in pursuit of what may be false. Venture on a journey of inner discovery that accesses the spirit of joy and freedom without limitations based on fear. A soaring eagle touches the face of God".

Thursday the 19th is an inharmonious aspect involving Venus and Neptune that can be symbolic of over idealized relationships creating a martyr/victim syndrome. Literally money can flow like water through the hands with excesses carrying away individuals that are not pragmatic. Romantic letdowns or disillusionment can plunge some individuals into depression.

Mars reaches its Aphelion with the Sun (farthest distance from the Sun) on Friday the 20th that is symbolic of Martial energies of assertiveness/aggressiveness, impulse, defensiveness/offensiveness, and actions becoming more conscious of the Solar energies of creativity, identification, leadership, stewardship, power and authority. Military campaigns and its themes/issues can be hotly contested as well. Care should be taken involving reckless and daredevil behaviors without due considerations and second thoughts.

The annual Pisces Full Moon occurs Saturday the 21st at 8:59am symbolizing the completion/release phase of the Moon. Release all issues that perpetuate the martyr/victim syndrome, disillusionment, abandonment/neglect, deception, co-dependencies, the woe-is-me-pity-committee plight and the savior complex. Amnixiel is the associated angel for this lunation. Keywords for this lunation are mankind is now at a level of true understanding of the Earth's environment and its delicate balances. A new paradigm awaits to be developed that has great potential for achievement of unrealized environmental goals. "Man is demolishing nature: we kill things that keep us alive" Thor Heyerdahl. This is also a time of any individual's self-reinvention no matter how insane the prospects appear. Limiting beliefs and pessimism interfere with the access of life-affirming philosophies. The Astro*Carto*Graphy Map lines for this lunation has a strong emphasis on the West Coast of the United States with the following cities being impacted greatly: Seattle, San Francisco, Sacramento, Eugene and Portland Oregon, and Vancouver British Columbia.

Sunday the 22nd is an inharmonious aspect involving Mars with Pluto that can ignite distrust, suspicion, sabotage, negative secrecy, violations through control and manipulation, terrorism, all forms of abuse and betrayal. This same Sunday is the second ecliptic shift of the Moon that symbolizes changes with meteorological, seismic and volcanic activities. Adjustments are necessary in relationships, finances and value systems otherwise false hopes and false expectations introduce disorientation. Later this day is an Apogee Moon (farthest distance of the Moon to Earth) symbolizing the ability to cultivate objective and impartial emotions/feelings. Adjustments are also necessary in regards to overly assertive and overly aggressive behaviors that ignite selfishness.

The majestic Sun enters Libra on the 22nd at 11:55pm that is the Fall Equinox and Mabon an important pagan holiday. Strong identification of Libran themes/issues arises with this passage of the Sun over the next 30 days. Equality, appropriate behaviors, diplomacy, fairness, equal give and take, partnerships, compromise and mediation are important with the sign of the scales. Procrastination, indecisiveness, complacency, apathy, indifference, vacillation and passivity are the shadowy side of Libra. Archangel Uriel is the ruling angel of Libra. Due to retrogradation Mercury reconnects with an earlier aspect on September 4th on Monday the 23rd. Please refer to the harmonious contact Mercury had with Neptune on the 4th as details were given previously about this aspect.

Tuesday the 24th is an inharmonious contact Venus has with Jupiter that can create overindulging in foods, financial excesses and overly compensatory behaviors. Some individuals desire quick panaceas when tough love or self-discipline maybe more appropriate. Negative acquiescence stimulates strong opinions and negative judgements.

Wednesday the 25th Mars rises on the Eastern horizon and symbolically represents the Warrior/Hero emerging from the Underworld. New insights emerge concerning the military as well as new individual directions. Keywords associated with this Martial appearance on the Eastern horizon are cleverness and shrewdness is applied to emerging skills and acumen. Mutual respect and mutual honor desire to initiate an optimal interpersonal dynamic.

Sunday the 29th has an inharmonious aspect with the Solar Eclipse chart of June 10, 2002. Open hostilities can be declared that have the element of surprise. Once stalwart allies withdraw support due to ethical or moral issues. International communities that abhor the death penalty will be vehement about United States legal policies and procedures. A lack of cooperation takes place.

"Go speed the stars of Thought"
Ralph Waldo Emerson