AstroForecast October 2004

by Lance Rodriguez

The month of October is the first entire month of the fall season beginning with the Sun transiting the cardinal air sign of Libra. The sign of the scales is symbolic of all one-to-one relationships, balance, peace, harmony, compromise, fairness, justice, equal give-and-take, diplomacy and grace to name a few of the positive attributes. Negative expressions of Libra include procrastination, indecision, passivity, complacency, non-committal behaviors, apathy, indifference, vacillation and laziness. The ruling angel of Libra is archangel Uriel and the angel of October is Barakiel.

Friday October 1st is an adjustment aspect involving Mars with Uranus that can symbolize idealistic desires for relationships run across the deep, confusing and consuming emotions that drain the life out of individuals. The potential for people getting lost at sea could be another issue. Water accidents can be higher than normal.

Sunday the 3rd at 12:20pm is the entrance of Venus into Virgo for the following 25-day period. The health and nutrition industries will have a financial focus during this period of Venus' transit. Personally, value new health/diet regimens and seek out services that cater to the physical body's need and care. Massages, acupuncture, Reiki, pedicures, facials and other similar body care services are highlighted with this passage of Venus. "Health is not a condition of matter, but of mind, nor can the material senses bear reliable testimony on the subject of health" Mary Baker Eddy. Resolve budgetary issues by adhering to thriftiness, prudence and bargain hunting.

Tuesday the 5th several celestial aspects occur beginning with the Sun harmonious with Neptune. This symbolizes strong identification of acts of compassion, charity, philanthropy, inspiration, artistic inclinations as well as visionary experiences. Mercury quickly follows suit in its harmonious contact with Neptune that represents the more communicative side that likes to establish contacts and connections with these Neptunian themes. By the afternoon the Sun is conjunct Mercury and it is like they are in a conference with one another about these Neptunian contacts. So dream a little dream and may you be uplifted by the spiritual euphoria this day gives all of us.

This same Tuesday is the monthly Apogee Moon (farthest distance of the Moon to Earth) that symbolizes the ability to cultivate objectivity and impartiality with emotions/feelings. Frustrating domestic affairs and/or family quarrels require individuals to count to ten as tempers can flare as well as impatience can be the spoiler.

Wednesday the 6th is the annual opposition of Venus with Uranus. These two planets were last conjunct one another earlier this year on January 15th so now they are in their "clarification and definition" phase with one another. Whatever has become a rut in a relationship, a financial matter or values orientation will now be rooted out. Innovative insights are the call for the day. Otherwise procrastination can undermine and a partner can exhibit nervous anxiety.

This same Wednesday is the ecliptic shift of Jupiter that can symbolize shifts and changes with the following areas of life: international diplomacy, the judicial branch of government, religious matters, higher educational affairs, the travel industries, sports, philosophies as well opportunities.

Thursday the 7th is the alignment of Mercury with the Libra Full Moon earlier this year on the 5th of April. This alignment of Mercury with this Libra lunation symbolizes analysis, communications, connections and contacts that want to be utilized. Here is a brief quote from the April AstroForecast of the Libra Lunation of that month: "Keywords associated with this lunation are an anchor the individual felt would always be there suddenly vanishes. Predators circle around the individual creating great anxiety and a sense of foreboding doom. A pod of dolphins arrives to the great joy of the shaken voyager."

Friday the 8th is the alignment of the Sun with the same Libra Full Moon mentioned in the previous paragraph. The Sun's input is more leadership oriented, creative, risk-taking and confidence.

This same Friday is the second Saturn Return of President George W. Bush. The Saturn Return occurs once every 29-½ years for all individuals. This one is about communications, the media, speeches, connections, double meanings, negotiations, wheeling and dealing as well as conferences. Issues would be associated with self-absorption, grandstanding, consolidation of executive power and privileges as well as exclusion.

Saturday the 9th is a harmonious aspect between Mercury and Pluto that is excellent for planning or taking an exotic/seductive vacation getaway. Ongoing researches and/or investigations experience breakthrough discoveries. Diplomatic negotiations benefit through efforts that introduce sharing of power.

Sunday the 10th is a day of inharmonious contacts in the sky. First is Mercury with Chiron that symbolizes damaging communications, information gaps, physical problems involving the lower back as well as problems with bones or teeth. Second is an adjustment aspect involving Jupiter with Uranus that can symbolize overboard tendencies of one partner that create a victimization issue with the other partner.

This same Sunday is the alignment of Mercury with the Libra Solar Eclipse later on the 13th so these two dates can correspond to one another. This alignment of Mercury with this Libra Solar Eclipse symbolizes analysis, communications, connections and contacts that want to be utilized. Read the paragraph of the Libra Solar Eclipse for the 13th of this month's AstroForecast.

Tuesday the 12th is the harmonious contact of the Sun with Pluto that represents the strong identification of positive transformation the individual wishes to initiate. True sharing, merging, bonding and creating a greater tie of intimacy are another orientation. Fairness, integrity, honesty and truthfulness are other important drives.

This same Tuesday is the ecliptic shift of the Moon that symbolizes changes with meteorological, seismic and volcanic activities. This is a very nurturing, loving and supportive energy especially involving parents with children.

Wednesday the 13th witnesses two inharmonious aspects before the Libra Solar Eclipse of this day. The first one is between the Sun and Chiron that can symbolize leaders and executives being literally or figuratively wounded. Part of the figurative wound is due to a social faux pas.

The second inharmonious aspect is between Mercury and Saturn that can symbolize communications that reflect pessimism, worries, inflexible mental rigidity, narrow-mindedness, lack of realistic details as well as procrastination involving sensible assessments.

Wednesday the 13th at 9:48pm is the annual Libra New Moon that is also a Solar Eclipse. New Moons represent the new beginnings/new initiatives phase of the Moon. Themes to emphasize with this Libra New Moon are peace, harmony, cooperation, consideration, kindness, justice, appropriateness, fairness, equality and balance. Angel Azeruel is associated with this Libra lunation. Harsh realities begin to emerge about worldwide conflicts. Doors can either close or open in regards to peacekeeping. Security concerns are at an all time high. Personally family/domestic concerns are all important. Keywords associated with Solar Eclipse are: Realize the importance of our significant others by the love we hold for them. This realization allows our soul to recognize its immortality through the gift of love.

The Astro*Carto*Graphy Map of this Libra Solar Eclipse sensitizes the following cities in the United States: Duluth Minnesota, Bloomington Illinois, Nashville Tennessee, Tallahassee Florida, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Wilmington Delaware, Nome, Anchorage and Juneau Alaska as well as the Hawaiian Islands.

The A*C*G Map worldwide sensitizes the following geographic areas: Havana Cuba, Panama City Panama, Medellín and Bogotá Colombia, Lima Peru, Santiago Chile, San Juan Argentina, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo and Recife Brazil, Galway and Dublin Ireland, Istanbul Turkey, St Petersburg and Vladivostok Russia, Minsk Belorussia, Kiev Ukraine, Kishinev Moldavia, Algiers Algeria, Kinshasa Zaire, Alexandria Egypt, Pretoria and Johannesburg South Africa, Mogadishu Somalia, Djibouti, Madagascar, San'a Yemen, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, Salalah Oman, Kuwait, Tehran Iran, Ashkhabad Turkmenistan, Baku Azerbaijan, Beijing, Shanghai and the island of Hainan China, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, Singapore, Tokyo and Sapporo Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia especially Ujung Pandang, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Darwin, Alice Springs, Marble Bar, Albany, Streaky Bay and Adelaide Australia as well as New Zealand.

Thursday the 14th is an adjustment aspect involving Venus with Neptune that symbolizes health matters concerning a partner creates worries. Pie in the sky schemes are to be avoided at all costs. Financial budgets are to be steadfastly held.

Friday the 15th a harmonious aspect between Mars and Neptune symbolizes the "Spiritual Warrior" emerging. Worldwide actions, initiatives and projects that focus on universal peace are excellent with this aspect. Individuals who are visionary have a tremendous drive and push to make ideals a reality.

Mercury on this same Friday has an opposition alignment with the Aries Solar Eclipse of April 19th and symbolizes the "clarification and definition" phase that desires mental analysis and assessment of all important facts and details. Here is a quote from the April AstroForecast 2004 about this Aries Solar Eclipse: "This current Aries Solar Eclipse is strongly associated with the legislative branch of government. Keywords for this Aries lunation are a provincial mindset is cracked open to reveal maggots that are delightfully playing in games of empty-headedness and gullibility. Where did we as a society go off course? Are we so caught up with "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" trivia that debases our depth of soul and breadth of intelligence? A day of reckoning is before us all."

Friday the 15th at 5:57pm is the entrance of Mercury into the sign of Scorpio launching an approximate 21-day journey in the sign highly associated with big business, mergers, credit, debits and loans, insurance and taxes to name a few. This Mercury transit of Scorpio is also excellent for any psychotherapeutic work that helps to alleviate crises exhaustion. Lichtenberg once said, "There are those who feel with their heads and think with their hearts" that is appropriate with this very communicative planet in a very profound water sign.

Sunday the 17th continues with Mercury having a harmonious contact with Uranus. These are two very mental planets so innovation, epiphanies, experimentation, planning, politicking, consensus building, reform causes as well as novel approaches can be lightning like. Technological breakthroughs can occur. Séances, mediumship, and the psychic channeling of information can be startling and profound.

Mercury also on this Sunday aligns itself with the Lunar Nodes. The media, news services, information and all communications can have a "fated" quality to them. Destiny can literally be written on the walls.

Venus this same Sunday aligns with the March 6, 2004 Virgo Full Moon that introduces the desires for compromise, cooperation, cohesiveness and collaboration. Here is a brief quote from the March AstroForecast 2004 about this Virgo Full Moon: "The degree position of this Virgo lunation is known as a "critical degree" that can introduce crisis. Virgo is also the zodiac sign that rules the armed forces, civil service and the police. Jupiter was previously conjunct this Virgo lunation degree last February 10, 2004 and November 27, 2003 so here is a quote from the November AstroForecast 2003 that sheds some light: "Military intelligence, cost effectiveness and scandals involving shady partnerships have an impact on a national/international scale. Hypocrisy, double standards, hypercriticism, fraud, hush funds and scathing verbal attacks are other forms of fallout with this alignment." Jupiter will make its final realignment with this degree position on July 22, 2004 so all these dates link to this Virgo lunation. Issues can arise concerning ambushes, assassinations, blackmail, secret enemies, conspiracies, mass religious delusions and fanaticism, plagues, suicides, chemical poisoning, and condemnations. Keywords associated with this Virgo lunation are an explosive temperament reacts violently to petulant, irritating minor details. This is similar to the approach of to get rid of an ant drop an atomic bomb on it. Sheer force confronts an ultimate power."

This same Sunday is the Perigee Moon (closest approach of the Moon to Earth) that symbolizes strong intense emotions that can come easily to the conscious surface. Strived for commitments encounter philosophical differences that prevent agreements. A jealous and possessive partner can go off the deep end.

Tuesday the 19th is an inharmonious aspect between the Sun and Saturn that can symbolize a leader/executive experiencing tough decisions, castrating and castigating remarks, worsening situations, narrowing options as well as pessimistic moods. Many individuals can experience lack of respect, inadequacy, incompetence, frigid emotions, depression as well as denials.

Wednesday the 20th is an inharmonious aspect of Venus with Pluto that can manifest as suspicion involving partners especially with betrayal and infidelity as the hot button topic. Certain individuals must come clean with financial expenditures. Sexually prudish behaviors can antagonize more active partners. Issues of rape and violence toward women are an outrage.

This same Wednesday Mars aligns with the earlier April 5, 2004 Libra Full Moon thus gearing energy, action, impulse and initiative to this April Libra lunation. Here is a quote from April AstroForecast 2004 about this Libra lunation: "Keywords associated with this lunation are an anchor the individual felt would always be there suddenly vanishes. Predators circle around the individual creating great anxiety and a sense of foreboding doom. A pod of dolphins arrives to the great joy of the shaken voyager."

Thursday the 21st is a harmonious aspect involving Venus with Chiron that is excellent for peaceful attempts to bridge gaps especially with women in general as well as seniors. All body care treatments are superb with this alignment such as chiropractic work, massage, cosmetic dental work, herbal wraps, hydrotherapy as well as Reiki. Pamper the body!

Friday the 22nd at 8:49pm is the entrance of the majestic Sun into the mysterious sign of Scorpio for its annual 30-day journey. Themes of sharing, merging, bonding, intimacy, shared resources, taxes, insurances, the occult, transformation, regeneration and personal rebirths are highlighted with this solar passage. Issues of negative compulsive/obsessive behaviors, jealousy, envy, deep-seated rage due to inhibited emotions from the past, as well as control and manipulation can surface over the next 30 days. The angel that rules the sign of Scorpio is Barakiel.

This same Friday is the opposition of the Sun to the April 19th Aries Solar Eclipse that symbolizes the strong identification of leadership to "define and clarify" issues from the springtime of this year. Please refer to the paragraph of Friday the 15th of the opposition of Mercury to this same Aries Solar Eclipse.

Saturday the 23rd is an inharmonious aspect between Mercury and Neptune that usually creates fuzzy and hopeless wishful thinking. States of mental confusion, exhausting communications as well as scandalous propaganda can emerge. Leave important contracts, negotiations and/or sales for another day. Please consider three days before and after this date for those important considerations. This is a better day for the arts to soothe the rattled soul.

Sunday the 24th at 6:56am is the station direct of Neptune thus ending its retrograde motion that began May 17, 2004. Neptune has now returned to its Pre-Shadow Point position it held last January 26th of this year. Here is a quote from the January AstroForecast 2004: "On an individual level the dissolution of personal delusions and illusions of grandeur lifts the personal fog and allows the individual to hold self-mercy as well as self-forgiveness. Executives experience ambiguity and paradox. "One learns to keep silent and make one's own confusions" C. Otis Skinner." The previous day's Neptune aspect spills over to this station. Acute and chronic situations can be associated with family/domestic matters as well as career/executive issues.

The A*C*G Map for this station of Neptune sensitizes the following USA areas: Southern California, Pendleton Oregon, Spokane Washington, Boise Idaho, Butte and Helena Montana, Winnemucca and Las Vegas Nevada, Phoenix Arizona, Odessa and Amarillo Texas, Dodge City Kansas, Pierre South Dakota, the Florida Panhandle, Atlanta Georgia, Nashville Tennessee, Bowling Green Kentucky, Cincinnati and Toledo Ohio, Detroit Michigan as well as Juneau Alaska.

Around the world the following areas are sensitized: Yellowknife, Edmonton, Calgary, Churchill and Winnipeg Canada, Baja California, the Yucatan Peninsula and Guadalajara Mexico, Guatemala City Guatemala, Panama City Panama, Brasilia Brazil, Montevideo Uruguay, Edinburgh Scotland, Lancaster England, Madrid Spain, Bremen, Stuttgart and Frankfurt Germany, Istanbul Turkey, Kishinev Moldavia, Brest Belorussia, Nouakchott Mauritania, Dakar Senegal, Agadez Niger, Douala Cameroon, N'djamena Chad, Cairo Egypt, Khartoum Sudan, Nairobi Kenya, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Somalia, Moscow Russia, Tashkent Uzbekistan, Kabul Afghanistan, Karachi Pakistan, Bombay, Calcutta and New Delhi India, Lanzhou China, the Korean Peninsula, Singapore, Indonesia, New Guinea, Bangladesh, as well as Richmond Australia.

This same Sunday the Sun aligns with the Lunar Nodal Axis exactly as Mercury did the previous Sunday. Please read the paragraph of Sunday the 17th with the Sun contributing the factors of leadership, domineering positions and wild speculation.

Monday the 25th is the harmonious contact of the Sun with Uranus that can symbolize surprises and perhaps some shocks that come out of the blue. Some individuals don't want to be pinned down with commitments that seriously infringe personal liberties and freedom. Do something out of the ordinary on this day.

There is also an ecliptic shift of the Moon this same Monday that symbolizes changes with meteorological, seismic and volcanic activities. Excesses, exaggerations, overboard tendencies as well as hypocritical behaviors are to be curtailed as best as possible.

Tuesday the 26th is a harmonious aspect involving Venus with Saturn that is excellent for efforts to quietly and patiently sustain realistic and pragmatic approaches with relationships, finances and values. Health regimens that have required discipline begin to show positive results. Get rid of domestic clutter!

Wednesday the 27th at 10:07pm is the annual Taurus Full Moon that also happens to be a Lunar Eclipse. Full Moons symbolize the completion/surrender/letting go phase of the Moon. Release greed, avarice, indulgence, envy, stubbornness, hoarding, gross materialism, possessiveness and jealousy. Angel Anixiel is this lunation's celestial helper to call on for assistance. This Taurus Lunar Eclipse is quite potent as a rare celestial pattern is created in the sky. The celestial pattern created by this Lunar Eclipse is a five-pointed star or the ancient pentagram. This lunation is considered an important follow-up to last year's Taurus Lunar Eclipse that was called the Harmonic Concordance. The executive branch of government is the main focus of this lunation. Adjustments that bring a greater sense of cooperation, cohesiveness, collaboration and compromise especially with allies are important. Keywords associated with Taurus Lunar Eclipse are: The collective desires of mankind launch connections to the innermost repository of the soul's yearnings for Mother Earth's manifest destiny. The tests and tribulations of world-weariness have burned away the dross, lightening the soul's load of karma. The soul is ready to accelerate the transformation of the light into humanity and its host planet.

The A*C*G Map for the USA sensitizes the following areas: Nome and Barrow Alaska, Honolulu Hawaii, Butte, Billings and Helena Montana, Casper Wyoming, Salt Lake City Utah, Aspen Colorado, Taos, Santa Fe and Albuquerque New Mexico, Tucson Arizona as well as New York City New York.

The following worldwide geographical areas are sensitized: Calgary, Dawson Creek, Churchill and Ottawa Canada, Monterrey and Mexico City Mexico, Surinam, Georgetown Guyana, Montevideo Uruguay, Brasilia, Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Gorzow Wielkopolski Poland, Berlin Germany, Prague the Czech Republic, Rome, Naples and Palermo Italy, Ankara Turkey, Moscow Russia, Baku Azerbaijan, Alexandria Egypt, Maputo Mozambique, Harare Zimbabwe, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Tripoli Libya, Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town South Africa, Nairobi Kenya, Jerusalem Israel, Mecca and Riyadh Saudi Arabia, San'a Yemen, Baghdad Iraq, Kuwait, Lanzhou, Hong Kong and Beijing China, East India, Singapore, Indonesia, Borneo, Malaysia, New Zealand as well as Brisbane, Sydney and Perth Australia.

A harmonious aspect between Mars and Pluto on this same Wednesday is excellent for tracking down terrorists, strong drives to overwhelm competition and active cooperation for diplomatic missions. Sports records can also be achieved.

This same Wednesday Chiron makes its final inharmonious aspect to this month's Libra Solar Eclipse that was previously witnessed last August 26, 2004 and January 28, 2004. Here is a quote from the August AstroForecast 2004: "this can symbolize woundedness associated with inadequacy, impotence and depression that topple confidence and enjoyment. Paralysis involving executives and/or fathers can be another potential. Fear mongering can be an extreme fixation."

Thursday the 28th at 7:39pm is the entrance of lovely Venus into its own ruled sign of Libra for an approximate 28-day period emphasizing balance in all relationships, consensus building, fairness, justice, equal give and take, diplomacy and mediation. Socialization processes are on the increase. Grace and aesthetic qualities improve.

Mars and Chiron have an inharmonious contact with one another on this same Thursday that can symbolize physical sprains, wounds and/or misalignments especially involving the lower back, knees, teeth and skin issues. Anger, violation and assaults can be quite ruthless.

Mars aligns with this month's Libra Solar Eclipse this Thursday thus launching new energies, new initiatives, and new directions with a strong can do attitude. Reference the previous paragraph of this Libra Solar Eclipse for this month's AstroForecast.

Friday the 29th is a harmonious contact between Mercury and Chiron that is excellent for efforts to bridge communications gaps with details of planning made available for healthy scrutiny. Eye-hand coordination can also be improved. Some students attract good mentors.

Sunday the 31st is Halloween or Samhain, a pagan holiday as well as an astrological cross-quarter day. Venus makes an adjustment aspect with Uranus that seeks to implement forgiveness in relationship disputes. Venus also has an ecliptic shift on this Sunday that can bring shifts in financial affairs, values and partnerships.