TRANSITING SATURN CONJUNCT THE MOON

During 2016, transiting Saturn will be between 10-20 degrees of Sagittarius.  Many people who will have this transit in their chart (be sure to check you chart to see if you have this transiting aspect) will feel its influence as much as 5 degrees approaching and up to 6 degrees separating.  Saturn’s energies are felt differently than any other planetary influence.  All other planetary influences will be at their strongest when direct but Saturn is at its strongest influence at 2 degrees past direct.  Saturn’s influence has a slow but steady feel to it and as it approaches, it will increase in intensity and then slowly releasing its energies as it moves out of range.  Saturn is slow and deliberate, and its intensity is easily felt.

When Saturn is conjunct the natal Moon or when it moves into conjunction with the progressed Moon, this is known as Saturn chasing the Moon syndrome.  Its energies are felt on an emotional level.  How it will affect you depends on if the Moon is receiving other aspects, but it is fairly safe to say that you may go through depressive moods, feelings of insecure and inferiority, and your self-worth will not be at its peak.  It is wise not to get caught up in the negative ramifications that this conjunction often implies.  You could easily become overly self-critical and although there is nothing wrong with self-analysis, remember to view yourself from a positive perspective as well.  Do not be overly nit-picky but you may discover some flaws that will need some adjustment.

Your emotions may lack softness.  You may even feel emotionless or cold except perhaps for the feeling that you are not good enough or do not care enough.  Being reflective, however, does not have to have negative ramifications.  If we remove judgement, we can sometimes learn exactly what we need to.  Saturn is the teacher and will certainly provide us with information.  Watch, however, for becoming overly pessimistic and self-critical.  If you want to keep tabs, you can write your thoughts down on paper, but be sure to match each challenging characteristic with a positive one.  Using this approach you will not lose focus on what really matters.

It will undoubtedly be a challenging time, off and on during this upcoming year, depending on how other planets play their part in the process.  Interact with others to obtain a clearer perspective and a more rational explanation.  Do not isolate yourself because of your feelings.  You need to process and then let go. 

Saturn will challenge you to figure out who and what you are.  This transit will help you figure out just that.  Self-reflection is a good thing and you can learn a lot about yourself during this aspect.  It is pretty much guaranteed that you will make significant changes to your character, but growth is a good thing.

The mother and often women in general will often play significant roles during this period. 

Taking control of your interactions with others can be challenging at times and it is best not to make any important life changing decisions during this aspect.  If you are contemplating leaving an important relationship and you are unsure, it is suggested that you wait until this transit has passed.  After the transit, you will have a much clearer picture of what is really taking place in your life.  

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BODY & MIND PSYCHIC FAIR

Mark your calendar as Holm Astrology will be again participating in another great Body & Mind Psychic Fair in Barrie, Ontario. PLEASE NOTE THE NEW LOCATION. The Fair will be held Sunday, August 28, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Barrie Legion located at 410 St. Vincent Street, in Barrie.

We will be offering card readings as well as crystal jewellery. We would suggest that you pre-book your appointment at www.holmastrology.com/contact-us to avoid disappointment as our appointments book up quickly.

Admission to the event is free. There will be paranormal seminars scheduled.

If you have any questions concerning our readings, do not hesitate to contact us.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HOUSE CUSPS IN ASTROLOGY

Planets located on the Ascendant and MC have a very powerful effect in our natal charts.  When these two areas are aspected by transit, quite often things happen and our lives are stirred.  The other cusps are also important when a transiting planet (in particular a progressed planet) crosses over any house cusps.  The strongest point of impact (when you notice a change) will be when they pass over the cusps and this is particularly true if they station on one of these cusps. 

A planet that goes into retrograde over one of these house cusps can move over this area up to three times and this has an impact on the area of life the house represents and with the energies of the planet involved.  Once the transiting planet moves into the house and will not go into retrograde over that cusp again, the energies lose some of their strength or intensity. 

It has been noted that individuals with a 0 to 1.5 degree Cardinal cusp on the Ascendant and Midheaven appear to get recognition over their life time.  Some become famous or infamous, much depends if any planets are making aspects to these areas and which planets as well as what aspects are part of the equation.  We are referencing to a natal chart and for many this is a very real potential.  Moving to a different location and having a rectification chart prepared may bring on this potential or take this potential away, depending on the positions in the horoscope and how far away you have moved.

In Transit and especially with Progressions, the house cusps become very significant.  If, for example, you have Pluto moving over the second house cusp and this could last up to one year, you will often notice a fluctuation in the finances.  Security goes through a transformation and you will uncover deeper connections to your feelings of security in life.

If the same planet moves across the seventh house cusp there may be transformations in a marriage relationship or business partnership.  Some marriages dissolve under this transit, some relationships are made under this transit, but one thing is for certain, the relationship itself will go through some challenging conditions where issues come to the surface.  These issues must be dealt with appropriately.  A strong relationship will survive the lesson of this transit, but a weak one may not.

It is important to see how the transiting planet makes aspects to other planets during this transit.  This will determine the intensity of what takes place.  It is also important to check what the natal potential suggests.  Several challenging aspects in the natal chart to Pluto would stay with Pluto, as an example.  With this example, real struggle would be indicated.  Mostly positive aspects to the planet in the Natal chart would prove to be quite beneficial.

Pay particular attention to the progressed planets making a conjunction to a cusp as this could last for an extended period of time.  In general when the progressed planet is within 12 minutes of being direct, this will be when the strongest time for activity will be felt.  As it separates and moves across the cusp, its energies will weaken and eventually pass.

House cusps are very significant, especially when you are dealing with a solar return period.  Have a close look at your chart or have a professional delineate it for you.  What cusps are active in your life.

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TRUE INSPIRATION

Have you ever questioned who you really are, on a deep, non-physical level? 

Are you a believer?  A believer in what?

Do you think that mundane living is non-essential and serves little purpose? 

Do you find yourself searching for true meaning in your life?  Do you feel that there is more to life than meets the eye?  If so, maybe it is time to open the door to self-realization.

There is a place within you that has knowledge far beyond what you have learned in your everyday experiences.  You are very wise and seasoned.  You carry with you a unique understanding of all things including your true calling.  Some of us call this “knowing” part of you as the higher self.  Some of us connect it with guides, source or the God principle.  Others leave this door closed and maintain that such energies or knowledge do not exist. 

What is your opinion? 

Are you open to allowing information to flow without judgement?  Are you at a place of awareness that you feel there is a greater purpose to your being and that material living although necessary to our earthly existence as it carried with it powerful tools, is far from the be-all, end-all?

With the understanding that we create our own reality through our thoughts and attitude and knowing that in reality we are spiritual beings of great wisdom and depth, we can move forward and expand. 

This way of life is not for everyone for each of us has our own personal lessons, but if you question your existence and question your true identity, you are already taking steps to awaken to this potential.  You are already begun to open to your higher purpose behind this life.

Remember there is ego intervention.  Recognize ego’s intent which is nothing short of closing the door to true perception. 

You are inspired to act, to awaken to the true you.  You will not know where life is taking you unless you are open to all experiences.  We can move one step at a time.  There is no hurry.  We all evolve at our own pace and nothing stands in our way, nothing but our attitude.

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TRANSITING PLUTO IN ASPECT TO NATAL MARS

This transit between Pluto and Mars is potentially a very potent one.  You will have to review your planets’ placements to see if Pluto and Mars are linked in your chart and also check what other aspects are connected to Pluto and Mars in your natal chart.  This will help determine the transiting effects on your life.  Check to see which house transiting Pluto is located in as well as its natal position.  You should check closely if there are other transits affecting Mars or planetary links that closely resemble this configuration such as Pluto with Uranus as this will help to define the intensity.   You should also check which house natal Mars is located in to determine its overall effects as well.

As mentioned, this is a powerful aspect.  Pluto and Mars together often indicate a warning signal and if you also have at least two other planetary links that also point in the same direction, (Uranus links) you will have to watch for haste in action, especially dealing with motorized vehicles and machinery.  Potential danger lie in these areas but is certainly avoidable when caution is exercised.  

This is a high energy transit that must be contained or expressed in a vigorous although gentle manner.  If you do not release these inherent energies, there is potential for becoming victim to aggressive behaviour.  Do not place yourself in immediate danger and avoid arguments if possible.

If you are ready to move forward with your ambitions in life, this transit can provide you with the drive to accomplish, even in the face of adversity, especially if the Natal Sun is involved.  You have great potential to overcome any harsh conditions and if you harness this powerful aspect, you can succeed in many endeavours (which under normal conditions you would most likely not even think about pursuing).  There is a lot of drive and energy linked to this transit.  You are also able to dig beneath the surface on inner turmoil that may have been dormant in the past.  This is the time when you can bring this to the surface and deal with it in an appropriate manner.

Mars is linked to the ego and the ego drive, and Pluto can be a destructive power urge and is also linked to the ego.  You will have to be careful with how you approach life’s endeavours during this transit.  Much opposition to your plans can arise if you handle this energy in an ego-oriented fashion.  You will, however, be able to present your case with much enthusiasm and have an ability to get your point across in a powerful and direct manner.  In some cases, nonetheless, you can become quite subversive in your approach.

Pluto tends to transform many things it touches and as mentioned earlier, you will have to take note of which house it is transiting through as well as any other planets it touches.  The house is the area of life that is transforming and any planets it touches will be affected by its transformational abilities.  Pluto can be very subtle in its actions and as time passes, you will begin to figure out how it has affected that area of life. 

You can do great things with this transit and you will notice that work which normally takes great effort to complete does not seem to require the same amount of energy.  You accomplish more with less effort and if you put effort into your plans and objectives, the odds of a favourable result or a change in conditions are quite strong.

As mentioned, this transit has potential for difficult conditions although unlikely unless several aspects in the chart correlate with this transit of Pluto and Mars.  Be a little more careful while under its influence, especially when transiting Pluto goes direct and aspects Mars within ten minutes of being direct.   

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DO NOT LOSE YOUR PERSPECTIVE

This is not the post that was written for today but this morning as I sat to proofread today's post somehow this post from last year opened without my realizing it. Who am I to argue. Here is the post that the powers that be want to be published today.....someone must need to read it!

DO NOT LOSE YOUR PERSPECTIVE

Do not allow yourself to lose focus of your own personal ideologies.  It is important not only during good times but especially through hard lessons to continue to share, love and be compassionate.  We must always be the mirror image of what we want to see in our world around us.

It is said that currently we are in a transitional stage.  As with all transition periods, comes times of turbulence.  Be compassionate and share love with your fellow brothers and sisters.  Stay focused on the positive.  It is plentiful, if we care to pay attention.  We may be in a state of flux but it is important to stay focused on our true journey, which is based on of love.  We can rise above any global event.  When we focus on the blessings which are too numerous to list in a day, we keep our energy levels high above the levels that perpetuate fear and hatred.

Live each day in a manner that serves you best.  Do not allow the actions of others to intrude into your loving world.  If we live in fear and hatred, then the actions of those lacking in love have achieved their goals.  Peace, contentment, joy.....these cannot be obtained through violence, discontent, hatred. 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stated this clearly:

“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral,

begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.

Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.

Through violence you may murder the liar,

but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth.

Through violence you may murder the hater,

but you do not murder hate.

In fact, violence merely increases hate.

So it goes.

Returning violence for violence multiplies violence,

adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness:

only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”

We are one.  Your beliefs in life are not worth having if they cannot stand up during times of trial.  Let the light of source continue to be your guide and stay true to your own personal journey.

Nothing can bend the strong arm of compassion and together as a force we can help channel hate in different directions.  Hate is the absence of love.  If you fill hate with love, it can no longer exist.  All actions create waves of energy.  These waves are continual and once they have returned, you will reap the harvest of what you have sown.  Life looks after life and what we set in motion today will have ramifications in our world at future dates.

Acts of love and compassion raise your vibration and in so doing raise the vibration of all that surrounds you.  Rise above the seeds of fear that have been planted.  Find that place within that resonates with love at the highest level. 

Together our energies create the whole.  There is only one life to live for the moment, one life to give in the moment.  Here, today, is your opportunity to make this world a better place for you, for everyone, for the whole.

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FINAL DISPOSITOR IN ASTROLOGY

The final Dispositor in Astrology is basically a chain of command.  One planet, sometimes two planets, rule the chart.  If there is a planet in its own sign, for example, Saturn in Capricorn, it becomes the final Dispositor or chief in command. 

The Dispositor pattern is determined by the planets in the signs.  For example, start with the Ascendant and for this example, we will use Sagittarius as the rising sign (Ascendant).  With this example of Sagittarius as the rising sign, which is ruled by Jupiter (the natural ruler of Sagittarius),  Jupiter is in Aries and so Aries natural ruler is Mars.  Mars is in Scorpio and Scorpio is naturally ruled by Pluto.  Pluto is in the sign of Leo and Leo rules the Sun.  The Sun is in Aquarius and Aquarius is ruled by Uranus.  Uranus is in the sign of Cancer and Cancer is ruled by the Moon and the Moon is ruled by Scorpio bringing the ruler back to Pluto. 

We have not yet touched on Venus which is in Sagittarius ruled by Jupiter and Jupiter is in Aries.  We have already followed that route which brought us to Pluto. 

We have not touched on Saturn which is in Libra ruled by Venus which is ruled by Sagittarius going back again to Jupiter and following that same route to Pluto. 

We have not touched on Neptune which is ruled by Venus and Venus is in Sagittarius bring us back to Jupiter and ending that cycle to Pluto.  Pluto is the common denominator and will be the final Dispositor in our example.

Saturn in Libra and Venus in Capricorn are planets in mutual reception.  Libra rules Venus and Saturn rules Capricorn and this is what creates the mutual reception.  These two planets will be very significant in our chart example and in the person’s life that is being prepared for.  Having these two planets in each other’s signs stop the chain of command and makes them both very significant in the chart.

If planets are in their own sign in a chart, for example Saturn in Capricorn, the examination goes no further and this becomes the final Dispositor.  Sometimes there are two interplanetary links that constantly come to the forefront.  In this case, both of these planets are extremely important in the birth chart and together share the rulership of the chart.

The ruler of the Ascendant is also been called the ruler of the chart, and its planetary ruler is of extreme importance as well.  For example, Sagittarius as an ascendant will make Jupiter extremely important in the life of this individual with Sagittarius on the ascendant.  If Libra were the rising sign, then Venus would be very important to this individual.  Remember that the ascendant sign is how we relate to the world through our outside expression and the individual with Libra rising would then be very social, very pleasing to meet, would seek harmony and balance in life and would resonate in this way to those that they meet especially during their initial meeting.

The final Dispositor is the planet which other planets depend on and this planet will have a profound affect in our lives.  In the example we used at the start of this post, Pluto will play a prominent role in the unfolding of this individual and Pluto will have assistance from Jupiter.  As a result, these two planetary links provide the needed stimulus to propel this individual forward to reach their life’s objectives.  Transformations will play a big part in that unfolding. 

Follow your chain of command and see which planet or planets affect you in a direct and creative manner.  This will be the driving force and motivating factor in your life. 

The final Dispositor pattern is known as the Dispositor Tree.

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