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 Libra:

Jupiter trines Saturn from the 4th house of home and family to the 12th house of the hidden and behind-the-scenes. Saturn is creating reality of your dreams and Jupiter can provide an opportunity for you to move out and expand your universe. Saturn in your mate's job house could find Jupiter standing up to Saturn and bringing you a respite from a task master employer.

Jupiter sextiles Uranus from the 4th house of home and family to the sixth house of your day to day J O B. An opportunity arrives, from your roots and foundation in relation to your work. Maybe you can work from home, or in some other way your home supports your work at this time. Uranus could suddenly open up an opportunity to change jobs.....Uranus always calls you to check it out, even if it doesn't seem perfect on the surface....you never know.

Jupiter sesquiquadrates Saturn from the 4th to the 12th. 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 12th house of the hidden, mate's work, to the 6th of your job, health and service. Your job and your spouse's (or even roommate or best friend) can affect each other now. Mate's job could find a judgemental boss, and your work can be unpredictable.......it's a tightrope.

Jupiter inconjuncts Neptune from the 4th to the 5th. It's a time when you're thinking large, maybe not seeing the trees for the forest, and dreaming big dreams....try to keep your feet on the ground.

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.

For you, Libra, Pluto spent 12 years in your 3rd house of communication, school, lower education, community and neighborhood, as well as the house of siblings and the first one in particular. You may have had a run in with the HOA running your complex, or you had to stand up to a teacher for your child, or you dealt with the beauracy of the city.

Now, as Pluto heads into Capricorn, it moves into your 4th house, of home, family, and mom. It's at the bottom of your chart, shoring up your foundation, and re organizing the fundamentals of life that were taught to you as a child. Mom had the responsibility by word or deed to give you a positive foundation, but it was her achillees heel, so quite probably it went wanting. So now you have the opportunity to muck thru the emotions which have come down for generations and find answers. You'll probably draw in a powerful woman whom you need to stand up to, and/or you have a power struggle with your mom. It's a time where boys and young men will see their mother as a power figure and feel that whatever is said is a dictataorial command, even if it isn't.

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, Libra, Neptune is in your 5th house of love affairs and kids. Uranus could have brought in a new relationship, being ahead of Neptune, but then Neptune comes in her gossamer fashion and can put a haze over the procedure. You want an ideal romance, and reality just never quite measures up. Keep it realistic and all will be well. Make sure you know what your kids are up to but don't rein them in too hard....they are the leaders of the future and they all know computers and the energy of this new millennium far better than we do. For all it's logical, linear math, many major programs have been issued during Pisces, showing the intuitive factor in the process.

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.

Librans find Uranus shaking up the 6th house of work, health and service. You can be let go of your job, and feel it is the end of the world. But Uranus doesn't want you to get into safe, little ruts. It wants you to expand your horizons. For you to be truly happy and healthy, you need to be in a job that supports you in who you are. Uranus will do this to force you to change.

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. *

For you, Libra, Saturn going thru the 11th house, in Leo, the past couple of years, was the money house of the career and dad. Any money dad might have had to give you, came with strings....big strings, if he gave you anything at all. same with the career and/or the boss. You had to work harder for what you earned. Maybe the company cut back and you had to take up the slack for no more pay. If you got yourself on the front page of the newspaper, it probably wasn't for an award; Uranus may expose, but Saturn feels it necessary at times to splatter you all over the front page if you slipped and didn't keep your shoulder to the wheel.

Now, as Saturn has moved into Virgo and your 12th house of the hidden and behind the scenes, you'll get a little breather. Saturn won't be so obvious. It may affect your mate's job, so be prepared to shoulder the bills for a spell if necessary, but in other ways you can let things slide....a little, and only a little., Saturn has its eye behind every nook and cranny, keeping tabs.

Chinese astrology - Life has been frustrating the past few years, as Saturn moved thru the area of the Ox. You wanted to throw off the yoke and move out over the hill to greener pastures, but Saturn wasn't letting you do it. You snorted, and pawed at the earth, but Saturn kept you toiling the fields with the yoke around your neck. Your liver may have acted up as you were frustrated.

Now, Saturn in Virgo moves you in to the Tiger area of the Chinese chart. Your sense of pride can take a beating. Your lungs can feel heavy. You can have issues with intolerance. You remember issues of the past that may bring tears to your eyes. Let them flow, and work with what Saturn manifests to find healing.

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, Lib, Jupiter is in your 4th house, of real estate and mom and family. It's at the bottom of the chart, giving you an opportunity this year to get your life and home on solid ground. It moves out and touches all the other houses from your foundation, so use this time well, to establish positive, expansive practices. You probably will get along with mom better during this, and her life has the potential to expand as well.

Jupiter goes retrograde on May 9th at 22 degrees and goes direct on September 8th at 12 degrees.

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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.

WithPluto in Capricorn now, it moves into the 4th house, and the Horse/Heart meridian on the Chinese overlay. Your emotions will be deeper now, deeper than ever before. You can be really examining how you wear or 'heart on your sleeve' and be a mother to everyone...but are they there for you? When does this stop and when do you get some attention for a change? This can lead to broken hearts, or shutting down your heart not to be hurt again. You need to watch being pulled into a place where you appear "hard hearted". You love to be loved and touched, but if you were touched inappropriately as a child, you may have touch issues now. This is the 4th house of home, family & mom; you could have power struggles with her during this time, which can be hard emotionally.

With Neptune in Aquarius, it's in the Sheep/Sm. Intestines area of your Chinese overlay. The rose colored glasses aspect of Neptune may make you feel victimized in some way. You can believe this is the best deal ever, but if you bite, Neptune can whip off those glasses and leave you exposed. Accept your own mistakes but don't take the blame for anyone else. Your small intestines can act up and that can affect your stomach.

With Uranus in Pisces, it is in your Monkey/Bladder section of the Chinese overlay. You may have decided no one is going to take advantage of you again, and you took steps to control your world....now, Uranus comes in to pull the rug out from under and asks you to trust the Universe again. Your desire to control this area of your life comes in to sharp focus. Let go, let go, let go. This is your area of job, and sometimes you have to let the people who work with/for you make their own mistakes. You can't keep all those plates spinning in the air. Bladder control issues could ensue.

With Saturn in Virgo now, the energy moves to the Tiger/Lung area. It's the 12th house for you, so Saturn will be less obvious for 2 1/2 years, but it can sit on your artistic, metaphorical, dream energy, and maybe doubt the validity of the right brain process. This is also the area of step father, so he might have some lung issues, ....or you may be recycling self esteem issues that were wanting from childhood...or you need to come back into Oneness with yourself. Saturn recycles events of 30 and 60 years ago, so if you're having issues with your lungs, look to what was happening in the late '40s and '70s, for clues.

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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