{"id":22696,"date":"2010-02-16T06:51:51","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T11:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=22696"},"modified":"2010-02-16T15:04:41","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T20:04:41","slug":"planetwaves-atrology-for-feb-16-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/planetwaves-atrology-for-feb-16-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s In The Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Len Wallick<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Today the waxing crescent Moon starts off in Pisces. Before the end of the day it will transit into Aries, setting off the cardinal points and drawing our attention once again to the long term cardinal point aspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Saturn is steadily back-tracking in the fourth degree of Libra, headed for Virgo and its penultimate opposition with Uranus this coming April. The ringed one is still in a functional sextile with Mars, reminding us to keep it real (but not mean). Also of note, Saturn has worked its way inside the degree Pluto occupies in Capricorn. The square of Saturn and Pluto remains functional for the remainder of this year and next. This “inside” position though seems intuitively to have given Saturn the greater leverage for the moment. This may coincide with a slowing down but not stopping the inevitable metamorphosis of the established order. In other words, take the short-term trends with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n

Uranus and Jupiter are rolling down the Pisces runway at different speeds but will take off across the Aries point within ten days of each other and conjoin shortly thereafter for the third leg of the cardinal t-square along with Saturn, heading back to Libra by that time, and Pluto which will be right about where it is now due to retrograde early next June.<\/p>\n

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That’s the long term big picture. Today is a pretty big deal in and of itself, however, so let’s get back to that. The Sun crosses into the twenty-eighth degree of Aquarius, applying to an opposition with the hypothetical point Transpluto, in late Leo. Although the astrological community has not formed a firm consensus, Transpluto seems to carry the essence of a life’s journey from forming an identity in relationship to parents and immediate family through individuation, and finally a balanced re-integration with the family of humanity. After several weeks moving through the sign of the collective in loose opposition to retrograde Mars’ review of the Leo ego, this final opposition seems to be a fitting and well timed end to Sol’s Aquarian transit.<\/p>\n

Finally, today’s big news aspect outshines the Sun figuratively and in a temporal sense, literally — Jupiter conjunct Venus in Pisces.<\/p>\n

Literally because you will be able to see it. Once again, depending on the weather and your place on the Earth. If you have a good view to the west, watch the Sun go down. The closer you are to the equator, the faster the Sun will set and the less likely you will need binoculars to overcome the glare of the corona. Keeping those binoculars handy, check the area above and slightly to the left of where the disc has dipped below the horizon. Venus will be the brighter light, just below and to the left of Jupiter. Good luck, it should be a beautiful sight.<\/p>\n

Figuratively because this is a rare astrological combination of planets and sign, like a flower it will be short-lived. A fact made all the more poignant by the nearly concurrent exactitude of the long, slow conjunction of Neptune and Chiron in Aquarius. So above all, appreciate the moment that is today and let today be a reminder to do that every day.<\/p>\n

Let’s start off by looking at the sign Pisces, then the two conjoining planets and see what we can piece together in a meaningful way.<\/p>\n

Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac currently in use in the western world. As such it represents the 12th house. The best definition of the twelfth house is that it defies easy definition. One could fairly say that it’s like the end of what could be described as a process or story. Because the zodiac is a continuum, however, there is no clearly defined end. The ending events are carried over and into the new cycle. Therefore, it would make just as much sense to say that the time before the beginning is actually the beginning. There is also a connection with really big mysteries like the ocean, outer space, the divine, and death. This would carry over to large institutions like the government, the health care system, and the prison system where an individual can be swallowed up and lost. On the flip side of being lost there is the choice of willful surrender to or fear of deep sleep, dreams and altered states of consciousness.<\/p>\n

Pisces is also the house of paradox, collecting and condensing the experience of the previous eleven without resolving them. In fact, as a mutable sign, it dissolves them, breaking up the order formed by Capricorn and fixed by Aquarius so that a new beginning can be had. Finally, it is an emotional water sign, fittingly represented by two fish swimming in opposite directions.<\/p>\n

Jupiter was the original ruler of Pisces. That makes sense. The majestic belongs with the grandeur. The mysterious belongs with the unassailable. It is the third brightest object in the night sky after the Moon and Venus. It is the largest planet in the solar system and its massive gravity has played a prominent role in keeping asteroids and comets away from our vicinity. It takes a little less than 12 years to go around the Sun and hence, the zodiac. In Greco-Roman mythology, it is the the founder, ruler and guardian of the pantheon of gods. In astrology it is referred to as a benefic, having to do with prosperity and good fortune. It is equivalent of a better, higher angel in its association with justice, good conscience and good faith. It has an expansive, magnifying quality that can go overboard into exaggeration.<\/p>\n

Venus, the ruler of Taurus and Libra is what is known as exalted in Pisces. This is the next best thing to being a ruler. It means that the energy of the sign compliments and harmonizes with the planet and vice-versa. It also means that the positive aspects of the planet are emphasized. Also considered a benefic, in astrology Venus is associated with the feelings that bring people together. Taking about two-thirds of an earth year to go around the Sun, the last time she was in Pisces was in April of 2009 with a very different partner — Mars. That was a very personal transit.<\/p>\n

Both Venus and Jupiter have a 12th house connection, Jupiter being the familiar and Venus the more arcane. All taken together: the sign, the house and the planets, the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in Pisces would seem to be overwhelmingly positive. With two benefics in an emotional, dreamy sign, one Valentine’s Day extended and expanded outwards. Perhaps even more would be taking this aspect as an inspiration to be more considerate to each other as regards to the water we share.<\/p>\n

The water on this planet is pretty much the same water that has been here for hundreds of millions of years. Some of the water that has gone through your body in your lifetime has also gone through mine. All water returns to the ocean, represented by Pisces, with a little piece of each of us, to begin again. Let’s be a little more careful about what we put in that water, in the ocean and in each others bodies. That would be the the most magnificent, harmonious and benefic way that all of us could take today’s brief transit and make it last.<\/p>\n

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