January 11th-17th
Prayer For An Auspicious Rebirth
This week sees a number of shifts in the skies, pulling the pattern of the heavens out of the shape its held for the last several weeks. First Saturn stations retrograde in Libra, beginning his long march back to Virgo. Then, on Friday, Mercury reaches the end of his retrograde, stationing direct at 5 degrees Capricorn, nearly conjunct Pluto and almost perfectly square Saturn in Libra. Friday is jam-packed, for not only does Mercury go direct, but the earth is also treated to a Solar eclipse, completing the period of personal transformation initiated by the Lunar Eclipse on New Year’s eve. As if that were not enough change, on Sunday night Jupiter creeps quietly into Pisces, a position he will hold for most of 2010.
The Reaper’s Retreat: Saturn Retrograde
After the first several months of not particularly bold strides into Libra, Saturn turns around, stationing retrograde this Thursday. Saturn will high-tail it all the way back into Virgo, re-ingressing back into the earth sign on April 7th,where he will stay until July 21st, when he returns to Libra to take part in this summer’s grand clusterfuck.
The initial phase of Saturn’s retrograde will again bring him into direct aspect with Pluto. The square between Saturn and Pluto (AKA “The Gates of Death”) characterized Saturn’s first several months in Libra and will color the next couple. Here, Saturn’s ability to build coherent and balanced life structures is undermined by the deep issues that hover just beneath the threshold of Pluto’s hellmouth. The situation is akin to trying to feng shui a house built atop an ancient Indian burial ground. It could also be likened to attempting make a fundamentally flawed health care system more fair and balanced without addressing the deep structural and institutional flaws. You can put as many fish tanks and ba gua mirrors as you want in that motherfucker, it ain’t gonna fix it.
Saturn’s retrograde phase will be focused on looking over the emerging architecture of your life, acknowledging whats working and what isn’t. On a psychological level, it is a phase concerned with internalizing the lessons put before you in a so-far external form. Regarding the square to Pluto, this means re-examining the truly fundamental nature of the structural changes that need to occur. It’s big change or bullshit change. Your call.
Mercury Direct
Mercury has been in Capricorn since the first week of December and retrograde since just after Xmas. This week, the messenger’s retreat grinds to a halt. The point which the messenger begins forward movement is just off of conjunction with Pluto and in a very tight square to Saturn in Libra. Standing right on Pluto and square Saturn, Mercury is in a position to announce the necessity of the changes that Saturn’s retrograde calls for. Serious plans with important consequences are likely to be spoken aloud and emerge into your brain. You might finally figure out how to conquer THE ENTIRE WORLD.
Mercury’s configuration with Saturn and Pluto certainly signifies a number of dark, heavy and important thoughts, but it also signals an end to another short season of Mercury retrograde SNAFUs. Cell phones everywhere can breath a sigh of relief.
A Ring For Thee: Annular Solar Eclipse
Because Mercury announcing Saturn’s big plans isn’t enough, heaven’s will also mandates a solar eclipse the same day. To, you know, make a point. Why kill flies with a swatter when the sledge is handy? This solar eclipse is extra special, as well. It is the first of the new eclipse series to occur in Capricorn, where the North Node is and will be for the next year. The solar eclipse this summer and the lunar one just weeks ago were both on the South Node, the Dragon’s tail. In effect, each presided over a profound disappearance of energy, a withdrawal, a letting go. The solar eclipse this week, on the Dragon’s Mouth, vomits us out of the wormhole of change and towards the cold stone ramparts of our position in the proverbial real world. With all the kinetic energy of a petite rebirth, we will alter the pre-existing life patterns by impact alone.
Horoscopes/Future-Crack:
January 11th-17th
Note on Horoscopes: 12 Fold horoscopes are a way to assess the general condition of the splayed rays of the zodiac. Although not without value, they are a blunt tool, and can only describe the archetypal activity in each power-zone. In order to sharpen the accuracy of the horoscopes, read your Sun Sign if you were born in the day-time, and read your Moon Sign if you were born at night. Reading the Sign in which the Ascendant is placed is also advised.
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Aries: The Ram
Saturn’s retrograde station in Libra this week shines a light on the relationship patterns highlighted in recent months. Meanwhile, after weeks of disorder, Mercury’s direct station in Capricorn sees meaningful professional communications beginning to move forward again. The solar eclipse on Friday emphasizes the growing importance of professional expression in your life. It’s time to get off the couch.
Taurus: The Bull
The retrograde station of Saturn in Libra this week highlights the importance of limiting your expenses and taking care of your body. Re-evaluating habits that have emerged over the past several months is highly recommended. Meanwhile, Mercury’s direct station in Capricorn sees communications clearing up around plans for long distance travel, if applicable. In addition, your thinking clears up concerning whatever philosophical conundrums you’ve been wrestling with. The solar eclipse on Friday emphasizes the importance of engaging with big questions, which you’ll likely be doing a lot more of.
Gemini: The Twins
Saturn’s retrograde station this week places a limelight on how disciplined you’ve been in dispensing your creative energy. A few changes are likely needed to make recent patterns more effective. Meanwhile, Mercury’s direct station in Capricorn sees communications surrounding other people’s resources clear up, as well as putting your trainwrecked mind back on track. The solar eclipse on Friday emphasizes the growing importance of business partnerships, as well as other resource-sharing arrangements.
Cancer: The Crab
Saturn’s retrograde station in Libra this week asks you to consider the limitations of your living situation, and begin making adjustments. Meanwhile, Mercury’s direct station in Capricorn sees communications in your important personal relationships clear up, likely on a rather profound note. You’re being asked to restructure your personal boundaries. The solar eclipse this Friday re-emphasizes the importance of transforming relational dynamics.
Leo: The Lion
Saturn’s retrograde station in Libra this week emphasizes a need to re-evaluate your regular thought and communication patterns. Meanwhile, Mercury’s direct station in Capricorn signals the emergence of clarity in the details of your financial affairs. There is a strong need to bring order and restraint to your spending habits. The solar eclipse on Friday re-emphasizes the importance of limiting your expenditures and taking better care of your body.
Virgo: The Virgin
The retrograde station of Saturn in Libra this week highlights the state of your finances, and asks that you take a second look at the way you’ve been structuring your cashflow. Meanwhile, the direct station of Mercury in Capricorn creates a little more clarity about what to do with your energy, a question that’s likely gone unresolved for the last several weeks. The solar eclipse on Friday brings greater focus to what you create, shifting the spotlight away from what everyone else thinks. No great works of art were created by committee.
Libra: Judgment Daze
The retrograde station of Saturn in Libra this week triggers a re-evaluation of the self-critique you’ve been developing for the past several months. Its not that you don’t have lots of issues, its just that one of those issues might be judging yourself on the wrong criteria. Meanwhile, Mercury’s direct station in Capricorn this week clarifies aspects of your living situation, and may also shed some meaningful light on the origins of your emotional responses. The solar eclipse this Friday emphasizes the importance of understanding a deeper strata of your emotional foundations and also making the most out of your current living situation.
Scorpio: The Scorpio
The retrograde station of Saturn in Libra this week triggers a re-evaluation of the way you’ve been dealing with your weird emotional problems. Meanwhile, the direct station of Mercury sees communications surrounding your neighborhood beginning to clear up. The solar eclipse this Friday emphasizes the importance of a deeper emergence into the world just outside your door, and a retreat from far away dream lands.
Sagittarius: The Archer
The retrograde station of Saturn in Libra this week highlights the structure of your social life, calling for a re-evaluation of the social circles in which you travel. Mercury’s direct station this week clarifies financial matters and will also help resolve questions of ownership. The solar eclipse on Friday reinforces the importance of understanding what is truly yours and what has simply been borrowed.
Capricorn: The Goatworks
Dear birthday Capricorns: This year your plans for world domination will finally come to glorious fruition. However, at the last moment before your final success, you will be tempted into a lengthy monologue that will prove to be your undoing. Too bad. As for the rest of you-
The retrograde station of Saturn in Libra this week highlights the structures within your career sphere that have grown up over the last 3 months, calling for an inspection of the new construction. Mercury’s direct station this week brings clarity to your thoughts of who exactly you are at this point in your life. Meanwhile, the solar eclipse on Friday highlights an emerging sense of self reliance, and an increasing focus on who you really are- based on the current conditions, the answer to that question is probably a verb, not a noun.
Aquarius: The Water Bearer
The retrograde station of Saturn in Libra this week triggers a re-evaluation of your long term plans. Mercury’s direct station sees clarity emerge amidst the confusing considerations that have besieged your brain over the last month. The solar eclipse this Friday emphasizes a growing awareness of a side of you that usually remains hidden. Trace visible problems back to their invisible sources. Like a Taoist, or something.
Pisces: The Fishes
The retrograde station of Saturn in Libra this week triggers a re-evaluation of the way your resources interlock with others. The direct station of Mercury in Capricorn begins to accelerate lagging communications, getting things moving in your larger social sphere. The solar eclipse on Friday highlights the importance of the shift towards a disciplined expansion of your network of friends and contacts augured by Mercury’s direct station.
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