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2008 dawns....and we're starting the 9th year of the new millennium....doesn't it feel like it was just yesterday we were worrying about Y2K and whether our whole computer system would crash when the number 2 came up and the computers weren't programmed for it! Well, that never happened, as so many other things we were afraid of, didn't happen in the ensuing years. It's also been 6 years since 9/11.....that seems only a year or so ago, as well. Time seems to be going faster these days, or is it just us? Another year is here to learn our lessons on this earth plane, which seems to be just one large school room of experiences. Astrology is good for us to 'peak at the questions on the test' and get an idea what we need to study for in the year ahead.
2008 - a number 1 year in numerology...or you can look a it as the 9th year of the new millennium. The Number 1 year sees new beginnings...we wiped up what had been hanging fire last year, and now we're ready to strike out and get something done. If we look at it as the 9th year of the millennium, then we see what we've done for the past 8 years, and play a behind-the-scenes game, finishing up, before we start on the second 10 years. See Joe Ivory's take on how the year will pertain to you by clicking here.
(Disregard the house placements - they'll change due to location) There are usually two eclipses a year....once in awhile a third sneaks in at the end of the year when there's a Capricorn eclipse. The first this year occurs on February 6, 2008, at 7:44 pm, PST, with a stellium of planets in Aquarius (more than 3 in the same sign). The eclipse shows up in the middle of the Neptune-Chiron conjunction, sure to look at some wounds that we've been trying to ignore. Mercury is the planet behind the eclipse, so technically the 'charged' planet for the 6 month period, but being in the middle of this Nep/Chiron conjunction, which has been hanging around and will stay close to each other til 2014 (!) it's sure to show us what this combo is all about. Chiron is the planetoid of the 'wounding' and Neptune is highly spiritual, yet fanciful sign, that doesn't like to look at reality. The conjunction last occured in 1945, so those who are of that age will be revisiting the time when someone convinced you, perhaps, of a reality that was not true, and you built your life on that premise. Just like the bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, our finite foundations have cracks in them, and the truth is going to come to the surface. And, just as the bridge pancaked to the ground, and most of the people got off - it can be done in a fairly gentle manner. Chiron squared Neptune in 1953, opposed it in 1990, and squared it again in 1997...so natives born around then will also have the opportunity to see what someone may have 'snowed' them about, and it's really not true. Always know that this does not have to be frightening....in EFT and hypnotherapy we always say that if this needs to be known it can be done safely, gently, kindly and easily.
We have a YOD going on here, with Venus at 17 of Capricorn and the eclipse at 17 of Aquarius, and Uranus at 16 of Pisces, the 'answer', with the Yod pointing at Leo, is in the ego, in our hands, to move from the finite-ness of Capricorn and move into transcendental thought of Aquarius and Pisces.
In the Chinese overlay, Venus is in the Cat/Lg Intestine area, the Yod is in the Dragon/Stomach area, and Uranus is on the cusp of the Snake/Spleen area. The Dragon has a large hole of hunger in his stomach which is hard to be assuaged, so we'll have the need to feed our stomachs and get some comfort food...in various ways. We may be going overboard with the need to just 'have' possessions, or obsessive-compulsive feelings, at the extreme. The rest of us need to temper our desires for possessions. The Cat has feelings of insecurity and is seeking to be secure, and the Snake seeks perfecton and is often disappointed. The answer points to the Rooster.....to not be motivated by fear, but to stand and have courage and allow the new information to come forward.
With the eclipses in Aries-Libra for two years, we saw a lot of Aries people in the headlines. Now, Aquarians will take the top spot. Watch for Dick Cheney, among others, to be come out from behind Bush's coattails.
We see the result of the eclipse 90 days later, or May 6, 2008. For you, Leo, the first eclipse is in your 7th house of mate, 2nd child, mom's mom and dad's dad. Any of these people will take your focus at this time. Relationships and how they work or don't work will be your concern. They will be playing out all your shadow energies, which you'd like to keep under wraps, thank you very much, and you don't see why they have to display them so overtly.
For you, Leo, the eclipse is in your first house of Self. You love the limelight anyway, so now it's your turn to shine.....after Saturn being in your Leo house for 2 1/2 years, it's going to be time to get out from under that cloud that tried to suppress you for so long ....Leos born in the early 80's never experienced a Saturn transit in their own sign before, so it was quite a shock....be sure you have been playing by the rules, so you enjoy this period, and nothing comes up to thwart this time for you.
We see the results of this activity 90 days from the eclipse; so watch for action on or around November 1st, 2008. MAJOR TRANSITS in 2008 Jupiter trines Saturn - January 21st Jupiter sextiles Uranus - March 29th, May 21st, November 13th Jupiter sesquiquadrates Saturn - June 26th Saturn opposes Uranus - November 4th Jupiter incojuncts Neptune - November 28th Well, it looks like a better year, doesn't it??? No heavy duty Saturn, Pluto, Uranus transits. ....Saturn opposite Uranus at the end of the year seems to be the only fly in the ointment. Yet there are planets that are close. Uranus has had the asteroid, Pallas, close, most of 2007. It's still there til March. Uranus is the higher octave of Mercury, indicating a genius mentality when aspected positively, and Pallas is all mental - the goddess was born of Zeus' head, so she's not in touch with emotion - this conjunction will see children born at this time genius in the field of computers and math.....Uranus rules computers and Pallas rules the ability to think in patterns and put things together others wouldn't see. At the same time, Chiron is keeping close on the heels of Neptune....in fact it will do so til 2014! Chiron is the wounding and Neptune is illusion/delusion....even sabotage sometimes. How are these two going to work? They are in Aquarius - and will move to Pisces before they split up an opportunity to move beyond our limitations. The last time Chiron and Neptune met up, it was 1945. I've heard from people who were children in that time that they were fed some propaganda of sorts from their parents, which, since they were their parents, they believed, and built their life on. It behooves nurturing parents of children born in these years to watch for negative programming by someone. It would depend on which house it's in, who the probably culprit might be. When Saturn opposes Uranus in November, it will also oppose Pallas, of course, as well. Those who think within the box are not going to cotton to people who think outside the box....and so far outside the box most of us can't comprehend the genius (sort of like "Charlie (David Krumholtz) " on "Numb3rs"). During the first few months of the year, Mars flits back and forth opposing Pluto before it moves on. Mars is the god of war, and the previous ruler of Scorpio before Pluto was discovered. It's usually a time of dark forces. Mars also represents cars, and Pluto is anything with an RE before it, so REpair works here. Keep your car repaired. ...there are 3 types of policemen. #1 is the Virgo type who wants to serve and protect, #2 is the Saturn type where they want you to follow the rules and stay within the box, and #3 are the Pluto types that want dominion and control.....the latter is more likely to be behind the bush just waiting for you to make a mistake.....so watch your p's and q's (literally! that's shorthand for pints and quarts!!) and don't give them anything they can complain about. Pluto enters Capricorn in January, with Jupiter nearby, and then Jupiter takes off, staying in Cap for the year, to make the ingress a bit more easy. Saturn starts off the year aspectinig a number of planets, and close to opposing Uranus, so we can feel a little of its non-appreciation of Uranus' hippie qualities at that time. In June, Saturn gets close to trining Pluto again, as it did in August of 2007. In July, Saturn and Pluto are still in a pretty close trine, but Mars joins them, conjuncting Saturn. As we saw with the bridge collapse, even a trine isn't good with Mars in the picture. As we start into the summer months, Uranus is starting to move in to square Pluto, which it won't do til June of 2012, but it'll be hanging in close proximity the whole time. When Uranus conjuncted Pluto in 1966, it started the whole hippie, free love, uncommitted relationships, and being more open in sexual expression.....which brought in Roe v. wade, in 1973. In the coming years, culminating in 2012, we'll probably see more individualism again, and the people standing up to power. For you Leo: Jupiter trines Saturn from the 6th of work, health and service to the 2nd house of your money. It's a work arena trine. Saturn sits on your money for a spell. Doesn't make it impossible to earn, but you'll work for it. Things can improve on the job, tho, so any money garnered at this time should be put away to see how the next couple of years plays out. Jupiter sextiles Uranus from the 6th house of work to the 8th house of sex, inheritnces, money of the mate. There's an opportnity to get some money out of this sextile....look to yourself or another Leo for the source. Your sex life has an opportunity to be more satisfying, and your spouse may have a nice raise or other surprise during this time. Jupiter sesquiquadrates Saturn from the 6th to the 2nd. As the faster planet moves away from the trine at 120 degrees, it creates a sesqui at 135 degrees....a little blip on the radar screen to see if you handled the positive energy right. Saturn Opposes Uranus/Pallas, from the 2nd house of your money to the 8th house of your mate's money/inheritance. Saturn's sitting on your money, and now it moves it to put a damper on your mate's. The stock market is probably not a good idea at this time; what looks good may not be. Saturn loves to sit on Uranus' need to be free. It's like the Cop and the Hippie when they oppose. Jupiter inconjuncts Neptune from the 6th to the 7th. Your work is showing beneficial rewards, yet Nep in tohe 7th can be dissolving your marriage. Try to see thru the mirage to the reality.
THE OUTLYING PLANETS Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are called the 'major' planets because they move slowly. They are the 'directors' of our play of life, and dictate the set and the scenery and outline the major direction of the play.....they would be the ones who write the 'bible' for soap operas - the long range direction of the stories. Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars, on the other hand, are the "personal" planets: they are the actors who trigger the events, and can also be looked at as the 'daily writers' of our individual soap opera who write the daily events. So, in astrology, we look to the outlying planets and see what they are doing to get a sense where the action is going to take place. Now, Pluto moves into Capricorn and your 6th house of work and health and domestic animals. You can run into intrigue on the job. There are machinations going on behind the scenes that you may or may not be aware of. People are jockeying for position. You need to not volunteer to go talk to the boss and air the worker's grievances for they may not back you up when push comes to shove. It's a cadent house, so the lessons are less than when it's going thru an ancestral/cardinal house, but Pluto is Pluto, and we're going to learn it's lessons. There can be a powerful person on the job, or your employer, who will cause you to re evaluate how to proceed on the job. Pluto goes retrograde on April 2nd and goes direct on September 8th.
Neptune is now in Aquarius. Combined with Uranus, it's been a bumpy ride the last 8-15 years. There have been upsets and jobs lost, as you've been encouraged to get out of the rat race and pursue more personal goals. The nebulousness of Neptune, has found carving a niche for yourself rather difficult. Now that it has followed Uranus into Aquarius (as Uranus moves into Pisces), the ride should be a little easier, as the energy is more to Nep's liking....Aquarius is a transcendant sign of higher vision much as its own sign, Pisces. For you, Leo, Neptune is in your 7th house of relationship....these planets are all ganged up in a couple of areas of your life, it seems, and you're right....but it's that way for everyone. Neptune followd Uranus into the 7th house and then Uranus enterd Pisces. Your mate and second child are exploring different areas of higher consciousness...which may or may not be to your liking. Your mate is looking for an ideal, romantic, relationship, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella come to mind, and you're just the one who can indulge this fantasy, Leo, with your creativity and larger-than-life romantic streak. Trying to keep your mate in the 'real world' of Saturn, could send him/her to the bottle.
Neptune goes retrograde on May 26th, and goes direct on November 2nd.
Uranus- On March 11, 2003, Uranus moved into Pisces after 8 years in Aquarius. It then retro'ed back to Aquarius on Sept. 16th,2003, and then back to Pisces by Dec. 31st to continue on it's way thru Pisces for the next 7+ years. Uranus rules Aquarius, which is an air sign, and Pisces, of course, is water. Water and air don't work too well together. Just as Uranus got 'stuck' in Capricorn, it dives into the unknown areas of emotion, and gets confused....that objective, logical air quality doesn't understand emotion, ala "Mr. Spock" and "Data" of Star Trek. Triggering emotional buttons can have Uranus moving into uncharted areas, and acting inappropriately, even for itself. As a friend of mine, the late actress June Ellis (herself an Aquarian) once said, "How can you predict Uranus, when it is unpredictable?" When Uranus enters a new house (new room, more specifically) it throws on the lights, and exposes all that is in that 'room' to be be cleaned out, pulling the rug out from under as it goes, forcing you to move forward in new directions. Leos find Uranus shaking up the 8th house of 'sex, death and taxes" - oh joy! The positive of this is that it can open you sexually, finding new life in old patterns. It's also a time when divorce is possible, liberating you for something or someone more in tune with who you are. It's also the money house for your mate, so they could come into a windfall, or you could do it in reverse and take them for a large chunk!
Uranus goes retrograde on June 26th and goes direct on November 27th.
After a rough 2 1/2 years in Leo, Saturn left the lofty sign and moved into Virgo on September 6, 2007. Leos in particular, breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't a good time for Leos. Michael Richards (Kramer on Seinfeld) had his meltdown, Isaiah Washington of "Grey's Anatomy" had a long drawn out meltdown (just quit while you're ahead, Isaiah! He must have Snake energy in his chart somewhere - has to be right, can't be wrong and has to have the last word! - Let it go, for heaven's sakes!). Barry Bonds proceeded towards the home run title under spurious circumstances....if Saturn hadn't been in Leo, the last two and a half years would have gone better, but as Saturn made travel plans to move on to the state of Virgo, the energy lightened up and he got his tying home runs and went on to add to the total. For others, like Steve Carell, his career took off. For Leos, who like to live large, found Saturn more onerous than most planets traversing it. They started to part-eeeeeeeeeee when it left. they felt a sense of relief and 'let out of jail'. That ponderous cloud over their head moved on and the sun came out to shine a bit...yet it went into their money house, so hope you didn't part-eeeeeeee too much, Leo, the bills will come due at some point, and Saturn will wonder why you didn't put something aside in the savings account.
The Baby Boomers of the 40's found that Saturn was going over the same territory (Leo) it did in 1946-48. The problem there being that Saturn caught up with Pluto in 1947, and in 1948, Chiron squared them as they broke up. There was lots of angst during those years, and now, as Saturn moved thru it again - their second Saturn return, and revisiting the S/P conjunct, those in and around their 60's were feeling the aches and pains and emotional blocks of the traumas of those days.
Saturn went thru Leo again from 1976-78, so Baby Boomers had a fresh look at the wound again, and those born later, experienced it for the first time. Those born in the late 60s and early 70's experienced the recycling of the energy as they went thru their first Saturn return, and found the body manifesting the emotional blocks which occurred in their early years. In the 70's, Saturn was squaring Uranus - the 'cop' knocking heads with the "hippie" of the zodiac, but at least not causing the angst of the Pluto connection. For all signs born after the late 70's, this was the first time they felt it going thru Leo, the sign of ego and self worth, so they all felt some ego denying in relation to the house position it was in. Leos particuarly, those born in the early 80's are now in their mid 20's and they had never experienced Saturn riding rough shod on their need to shine.
Now, Saturn is in Virgo. In modern times, it went thru Virgo from 1948-51, and 1978-81. Virgo energy works better with Saturn, for it rules Capricorn and is part of the earth trine. Doesn't mean there aren't lessons to learn and karma to address, but it's a cadent sign and thus, lighter energy. Those who are recycling the energies from the late 40's and late 70's, will find issues coming up again to heal. Emotional blocks which were created during those times can manifest as illness. This is where we can thank Saturn instead of cursing him, because it brings into manifestation what we have been harboring in our souls for all this time, in a tangible expression which, if we detect it right, leads us to the answer.
Taurus and Capricorn will benefit most from this transit, as it will trine their sun sign during this juncture, and they'll find that the 'gods' are approving and bringing rewards for work well done. Virgos will be tested, but they are such workaholics that they probably won't know the difference. Sagittarians, Pisces and Geminis will feel the square energy, and find they have to stand up to authority figures who would like to mold them to their will. Leos, Aquarians, Aries and Libra will find themselves making 'adjustments' as Saturn quincunx (30 degrees) and inconjuncts (150 degrees), their signs. That leaves Cancer, Scorpio in a sextile position to Virgo, which will create a YOD pointing to Aquarius and Aries, respectively; when Saturn tests, your "answers" are in those houses, Moon baby and Scorp....it's up to you to figure it out. *
Now, Leo, Saturn has moved to Virgo, and your second house of money. Actually, with Virgo here, you are actually more sensible about money affairs than people give you credit for. You may have to tighten your belt a little tighter during this period, as Saturn tests your money house....but hey! After 2 1/2 years in your Leo house, this will be a piece of cake in comparison....just be prudent with your money, and don't expect it to come without working for it.
Chinese astrology - On top of Saturn sitting on your sun sign the last few years, it was in the Chinese area of the Cat. For all your charm and savoir faire, you have real doubts about yourself, and whether you warrant all the love and adulation you receive; there are times when you feel you're going to be found out, because of past conditioning, and found wanting. This is what we all feel at times, but Leos feel it more keenly. With Saturn going thru this section tho, it reinforced it....yes! you were right! This can be a house of cards, and it can all come tumbling down. .....Well, no, but that's how you felt. As so many Leos in the spotlight found out, Michael Richards, Isaiah Washington, Barry Bonds, Bill Clinton, among them; boy! People were not amused by their antics and came down hard.
Now as Saturn has moved into Virgo, it entered your Dragon house. This is your house, too, in a way, because the Dragon reflects the leo-type energy. You'll still find that people want to steal your spotlight, but it'll be more in the area of money than your own persona. Lick your wounds, and pick yourself up and move forward....the worst is over for the time being.
Saturn is retrograde at 8 degrees of Virgo at the beginning of the year, and goes direct on May 3rd, goes retro on December 31, 08, goes direct on May 17, 2009, moves into Libra on Oct 30, 2009, retrogrades on January 10, 2010, rx back into Virgo on April 8, 2010, goes direct on May 30, 2010 at 27 degrees of Virgo, and then goes back into Libra on July 22, 2010.
JUPITER in Capricorn - December 19, 2007 - January 6, 2009 For you, Leo, Jupiter is in your 6th house of health, work and service....and domesicated animals. It's the house of your J O B rather than career.....that job that pays the monthly bills. You can receive an opportunity for a new position, or maybe you get a raise. Your health should be protected during this time, or delving into the internet could provide the answers you need. This is also the house of step mother if you have one. If your dad is about to remarry, you should work on the Jupiter aspects of the relationship, establishing it in the positive at the outset, for Pluto is here too, and there could be power struggles down the road.
Jupiter goes retrograde on May 9th at 22 degrees and goes direct on September 8th at 12 degrees.
HEALTH ISSUES (if one or more of these health areas don't seem to be right on, go to the next sign following yours. Because some houses are longer or shorter than others, it could move the planet into the next Chinese animals' emotions/organ of the body. Also, if you're born in the last half of the sign, look at the next sign following yours; that will probably be more specifically for you.)This is for sun signs only; it doesn't work for rising sign as well, as other systems do. This interpretation is for education only. If you are having symptoms, consult your medical professional.With Pluto in Capricorn,it moves from the Sheep to the Monkey/Bladder area of the Chinese overlay. You may have felt victimized in the last 12 years, now you're determined that this will never happen again. You can literally 'hold on' too tightly and have tight muscles. The more you can have trust and faith during this time, the better things will be.
With Neptune in Aquarius, your opposite sign, it's in the Rooster/Kidney area of the Chinese overlay. You can have fears, grounded and ungrounded. Kidney concerns, for you or your mate may be hard to diagnose. They are probably fine, but don't take anyone's word for it. Kidneys are also associated with blood pressure.
With Uranus in Pisces, it's in the Dog/Circ-Sex area of the Chinese overlay. You can feel inhibited and Uranus is here to open up your sexuality. Uranus wants to open up your boundaries and have you let more love in. It can seem scary and you may want to retreat, but allow your feelings to change from inhibition to the realization that sex is a natural, normal, healthy part of life. This information is based on my "Chinese Power Animals" book. This interprertation is for the sun sign and not for the rising sign.
By Pamela Leigh Powers, © 1999-2007 all rights reserved
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The second eclipse occurs on August 1, 2008 at 3:12 am pdt. The sun and moon are at 9 degrees of Leo. The planetary body behind the eclipse, which is 'charged' for the period is Ceres, the goddes of grain, and the asteroid which puts food on the table and a roof over our heads, and may or may not be nurturing. It's more of the physical manifestations of nurturing, rather than emotional. If we go back to an actual planet, that would be Uranus, so we can expect the unexpected during this time. We have another Yod focusing in reverse. Ceres is at 22 of Cancer, Venus is at 24 of Leo and Mars is at 18 of Virgo, pointing at Neptune at 23 of Aquarius. The sun and moon move over the Yod trigger point in August, sure to pull the arrow on the bow and trigger off something. The eclipse is in the opposite sign from Neptune conjunct Chiron, so we can see more elements of the cracks in the foundation. The 'answer', generally speaking, is in relationship issues, and gently pulling off the mask and seeing each other in the true light of reality. Oppositions are always about light and shadow issues, seeing aspects about ourselves and others we hadn't seen before. 
