Astrological Winds for Week of 6-25-12

Last week, I blogged about the Uranus/Pluto square (again) – on a more personal level you may find yourself (and others perhaps) being sucked into the role(s) of the individual(s) who sees what’s wrong with a situation and realizes many other see the truths you see also. Most of these truths will be around the abuse of those in power or in superior positions and the rigidness of hierarchal structures they are entrenched in and seemingly unable to break free of the influence of. As more and more individuals realize these imbalances, they will be challenged to act together and to face off with these structures. These reactions can run a wide gamut of manifestations/actions. There’s no doubt that in our personal lives we will be confronted with these realities, and our individual powerlessness and sense of futility may be just the impetus to grind it out with others and begin to make the changes we wish to see within our lives and society. Saturn going direct in Libra asks now to take the responsible actions to join with others. (Aside: it’s interesting to note how closely Egypt is tied into this Uranus/Pluto square. I did a lot of blogging on Egypt’s situation a year and a half ago and showed how it was an example of the age of revolution we were just entering at the time as Uranus/Pluto got within orb of one and other. Yesterday, on the exact day of the first exact hit of that square, Egypt elects its new President and he is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Don’t be surprised if the Fukushima disaster comes up again soon too, as this disaster also occurred right at the beginning of the Uranus/Pluto square cycle. In astrology, seed events of a cycle seem to become acute events again whenever the orbs get real tight again, or another planet joins the aspect and triggers it strongly. It’s also interesting to note that Egypt is considered one of the cradles of civilization as we know it, and it is one of the countries where revolution has started and spread from in this past year and a half. Does this portend things to come for much of the rest of the world? Saturn going direct indicates the Egyptian people are trying to take responsibility for their situation, but Jupiter/Neptune shows that idealism and religious fanaticism has the energy imbalanced and likely shows there will be future repercussions/problems/crisis associated with this election.) Monday’s Jupiter square Neptune will expand idealism in ways that can be ultimately very deceptive: the question we need to ask now is “are we kidding ourselves?” under this aspect. And if we’re not, then who is? This may be when we find out that many of our ideals are ahead of their time/reality. This can put us in a charitable/compassionate mood, but we could be taken advantage of very easily too. With Jupiter in Gemini we may intellectually convince ourselves (and Neptune in Aquarius by appealing to his innate idealism) we are right, while overlooking the nagging details – the type that can cause great crisis/loss/confusion later. This is not a time to make any risky investments/deals/risks! Those who are already mentally imbalanced or with a loose grip on reality may drift afar this week. This is also a sign of religious fanaticism/delusions that can enflame holy wars with sword and pen. The exact Uranus/Pluto square is also triggered by Pallas Athene’s conjunction to Uranus and square to Pluto. Pallas is also known for reacting in war like manners initially when triggered before calming down. Uranus will likely overload Pallas’ circuitry and illicit acts of rebellion, but we may also be struck with strokes of genius. Pluto with Pallas will deepen our obsessions with what we believe is the right way. Mercury also ingresses into Leo Monday and this will feed a sense of self-righteousness to our ideas to boorish levels at times. There can be a lot of hot heads out there these days coming up! If balanced well, some can be good leaders in an organizational sense, or may have words of good advice to others. This is also good energy to tackle mental problems that must be resolved by yourself. Mercury will be slowing down for the next two weeks getting ready to go retrograde on July 14^th. It will go into its shadow retrograde period mid-week, so we’ll be starting to feel it soon.

Tuesday can be emotionally tense with a Moon/Mars conjunction and a 1^st quarter square of Moon in Libra to Sun in Cancer. The emotional need to connect with others is challenged by an instinctual drive to provide for self and your own primarily. Positive Moon aspects to Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus should help ease this tension/find ways to overcome fears and reach out to others.

Venus stations direct, still in Gemini, on Wednesday ending her retrograde run the past six weeks. Relationship issues should begin to move forward/be released/talked over in the next few weeks.

Thursday’s biggest aspect is Mercury quincunx Neptune, which can diffuse energy, but also get us in touch with inspirational/other-worldly/highly creative energies. Communications with others are in disconnect mode today, as everyone may seem to be in their own mind’s world mainly. This can also make nervous systems highly sensitive, so it’s best to avoid environments that disturb you (or you discover ones that do). Sun sesiquadrate Juno can bring up frustrating dilemmas/issues with partners where you may feel blocked by them in some way. It could ensue in a power struggle.

Friday could be a very intense day for some of us or in world events as the Sun locks into the tight Uranus/Pluto square as it opposes Pluto and squares Uranus. By the end of this week, we may be shaking our heads at the immensity of it all. There can be some very intense power struggle in our lives this week and it may be impossible not to react dramatically. Be aware of situations escalating into violence rapidly. Stay away from dangerous people and places if possible. This is very confrontational type energy and can trigger people easily. This is also a time where we may experience breakdowns of machinery/technology that has been showing signs of wear and tear. Expect disruptions to our lives and be aware of being accident prone. The best way to use this energy is to challenge ourselves to make the deepest changes we need to, to bring transformation to the way we live our lives. Mercury’s sextile to Jupiter should enable us to see what some of these ideas are and enable us too think bigger than we normally do. Use this energy to map a path to a brave new future/world as you can see the bigger picture well now. This is a good time to negotiate with others too, favors long distance travel, and study of higher education/philosophy.

Saturday has a Sun trine Chiron, which enables us to share our talents/wisdom with others easily and allows us to tap into our creative outlets. We may also get some new helpful knowledge bequeathed to us by another.

Sunday has a couple of odd aspects. First, Neptune squares Ceres. This can have us look at loved ones too idealistically, and we could be deceived or be an enabler in close relationships. Or we may be disappointed with a close relationship and seek some form of escape from it. Add to this Venus sesiquadrate Saturn, and we may have much frustration in relationships  today and may shut down on others, or at the very least take the conservative approach socially.

These are not easy times – humanity, as a collective is being forced to change. It all starts with the individual is what Uranus in Aries is here to remind us.

Next week, there’s a Full Moon in Capricorn, while Mars ingresses into Libra.

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 I may try to get a brief blog up later or tomorrow on the Solstice Chart set for Washington, DC, as there are some disturbing indicators in it for the USA for next 3 months. Stay tuned!