TRANSITING MERCURY AND THE MIDHEAVEN (MC)

In general, transiting Mercury moves quickly through the Zodiac.  It moves through a single sign in about 3 weeks. 

When Mercury goes retrograde, which occurs about 3 times a year, plans to sign agreements are best left until it goes into direct motion again (each retrograde cycle usually last about 4 to 5 weeks). 

Many individuals fear the Mercury retrograde cycle but this cycle should be used as a preparation time so that we can move forward once Mercury turns direct again.

Mercury retrograde would be especially strong in an Astrology chart if it conjuncts, squares, or is in opposition to an angle or planet by less than three degrees and especially if Mercury is retrograde in the natal/birth chart.

When Mercury moves across the Midheaven, this would be a time when our profession or work holds particular importance.  Perhaps this would be a time to prepare for upcoming events, or to make significant plans that will have an impact on you and/or others.  When Mercury crosses the Midheaven, communication in any form is highlighted.  It should be noted, however, in general, the energies of the Midheaven are not directly related to your personal life so whatever events may take place will not have an impact on your private life.

If Mercury is in retrograde, this should be a time when you review any upcoming events or plans that need to be addressed for the near future.  You can analyse this information and put the final touches on your plans so that all will be in perfect shape when the time is right to bringing this information or your proposals to those in a positions of authority or to those who will be affected by your plans.  If you plan and set goals during the time that Mercury is in retrograde and decide to pursue these before Mercury has turned direct, the potential for these to come to fruition are less favourable than if you were to wait out the retrograde cycle and take action after Mercury has turned direct again. 

This is not to say that you will not reach your goals but events may not run as smoothly as they would if Mercury were direct.  On the other hand, however, if you are naturally drawn to procrastination then the retrograde period often suggests that you pursue things now. 

Which of these apply to you?

Mercury rules the thinking process and how the mind works.  The Midheaven or MC deals with plans, our occupations, our life’s status, our ego and our public reputation.  It is important to recognize which stage Mercury will be in when reviewing material that you want to make public. 

The activation of Mercury’s energies will be in effect much longer if it is in retrograde.  Also, Mercury will pass the MC three times before it finally goes direct and passes out of influence of the Midheaven if there is a retrograde cycle involved. 

Ensure you use these energies to your benefit in reaching your goals particularly by timing action around the end of the retrograde cycle whenever possible. 

If life dictates that you cannot time actions around these retrograde and direct cycles, move forward with caution but remain optimistic that you will succeed.  Attitude plays a big part on all that we experience in life.

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OUR DREAMS

With mind, heart and arms wide open, create your dreams!  Envision your dreams as though they are already in place.  

Examine every facet of these dreams.  Do they have true value?  Are they invaluable for this life?  Will you find solace in their fulfillment?

Set your dreams based on guidelines that will help you grow as an individual in all avenues of existence.  Your dreams do not have to be selfless but many selfless dreams benefit the dreamer as well. 

Do not be overly judgmental of your decisions and do not let ego interfere with your quest. 

With each dream, build from the foundation up.  We can fulfill our dreams if we truly believe. 

Do our dreams build character?  Do our dreams somehow test us as an individual?

We are capable of creating anything if we put our heart into it but remember to be flexible and persevere. 

All dreams worth dreaming originate in the heart and are driven with passion. 

Follow through on your dreams.  Do not keep them secretly tucked away in a wish box.  Manifest from your heart.  Create your own ever evolving story by recognizing and focusing your intentions.

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SATURN RETURN IN ASTROLOGY

Our most questioned activity in Astrology is the Saturn Return.  The Saturn Return normally takes place at the approximate ages of 29, 58 and 87. 

As many of you are aware, the natal or birth chart is a snapshot of the heavens at the moment of our birth.  From that moment on, the planets continue on their rotational path around the Sun and this continual movement of the planets is referred to as transiting planets.  All of the planets eventually return to their original location at the moment of our birth (natal chart placement) but the outer planets (Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) take a long time to complete this cycle.  Saturn takes-29 years to complete one full cycle around the Sun.  Uranus takes 84 years and the other two outer planets take much longer and we do not live long enough to experience their return.

Saturn has a profound impact in our lives.  It produces situations that can be stressful (if we so allow) and presents us with lessons whenever it (Saturn) becomes activated in our charts. 

Saturn is the teacher and it presents us with a crossroad in our development.  We are forced to take a good look at our lives and we should make any needed changes when Saturn suggests it.  These times can be very trying and can last a significant period of time, especially if there are other planetary forces at work during the same period.

We have touched on houses and their energies in previous posts.  Depending on which house Saturn is located in within your birth chart and what aspects it is making to other planets, these particular areas of life (houses) will become activated.  The intensity and duration depends largely on the other planets that are stimulating the area, how long they transit and what aspects (aspects are angles between planets) they make to each other.  Saturn can also have a lasting effect if, for example, it goes into its retrograde cycle while making an aspect in the natal chart.

If you are going through a stressful period and you are between the ages of 28-30, 57-59 or 86-88, you are experiencing your Saturn’s return. At Holm Astrology, we go deep into your Astrology Chart to look at how Saturn’s return period is or will affect you.  We can assist with an understanding of the lessons being tabled by locating Saturn’s position in your chart and its natal aspects, its transiting aspects and the duration of its influence.  Armed with this information, you can better understand the lessons at hand and utilize the energies available.

When Saturn has completed its cycle, you can be certain that a new person will emerged with a greater understanding of self and experiences (now behind you) that should have been well learned.  Also Saturn will usually offer a more stable and secure structure to your life as it settles in after its initial impact of returning to its birth position.  

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PLUTO CONJUNCT THE MIDHEAVEN

Pluto on the Midheaven at birth suggests an individual with a powerful presence especially in the working environment.  They will have the ability to transform the working environment not only for themselves but also for those that they either work for or work with.  This position speaks of leadership and the changes that can take place in this person’s life when they transform working conditions and regenerate this area of their life. 

There may be some struggles with personal willpower when it comes to moving forward with their objectives but any challenges will facilitate changes required to further the evolutionary growth of the individual in question.   The actual process would be very deep and would describe changes and/or transformations on a fairly constant basis.  Any changes that do take place will be of a permanent nature.  There would be no half measures with this ongoing process as the transformation is usually on a very deep and personal level.  It is most likely life altering. 

It should be noted that it will, however, take a transit or progression to activate this natal aspect in an Astrology chart.

This is a position of regeneration of the life’s goals.  This individual would gain recognition for their efforts with uncovering integral internal changes but these changes would usually require some participation from others in the working environment.  These individuals may find that there is some opposition to their efforts by their superiors and the best route to follow is one where the ego stays in the background.  The individuals with this aspect may have an approach which might be quite aggressive in nature and this might also stand in the way of any progress, but standing in the shadows is not what these individuals are meant to do.

Much of their approach depends on the astrological sign involved.  For example, if Pluto is in Virgo, regardless of this aspect, this generation of individuals would proceed in a meticulous fashion to dig up materials that need alterating and strategic change.  With a Virgo influence, this would take place in a very organized manner.  Everything will have its place and their presentation would be accurate and detailed.  The Pluto Virgo individuals operate in a very orderly manner with expertise at their disposal.

Those with say Pluto in Scorpio may work below the radar and do things in a much more subtle manner.  They would go deep into what needs transformation and challenge tradition.  If they have this aspect, they would likely have suggestions on how the company would best work under most any condition.  They would be more subtle in their approach but have an impact that would not go unnoticed.  Their approach would be intense and also very complete.  Pluto Scorpio individuals would bring things to the surface that others may not even have noticed or did not dare to bring to the surface.  They may be more of the quiet type but would present an image of know-how and people would notice their presence.

When transiting Pluto makes contact with the Midheaven, this period speaks of transformation in the working environment.  Depending on the overall conditions in the individuals chart, there would be powerful influences taking place that may involve disruptions and major changes taking place.  There may be disruptions with people in power or authority and difficulties simply based on varying opinions.  The changes that would take place could open doors for new positions of authority and may offer an opportunity to move up the corporate ladder into a management position. 

Pluto will uncover anything that needs to be transformed into a higher state.  This is done in order to create the energies needed to move forward regardless of obstruction.  Pluto will facilitate change on one level or another.

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RESTORING PEACE IN OUR LIVES

Restoring peace in our lives after experiencing stressful and frustrating conditions can be challenging.  It is far too easy to let our guards down and get caught up in circumstance and drama when we are tired, emotionally involved or busy. 

If we take care of our human vehicle and rest our mind, we are far more prepared for meeting the day to day challenges and for staying focused on the present moment. 

It is important to allow life to happen.  Not every event in life will match our expectations or line up with our goals.  This is normal and easier to accept if we live in the moment.

Many of us tend to hold on to frustration after trying experiences, long after the challenges have been lifted.  Is this due to the fact that we are afraid to move forward into the unknown?  Our ways of the past are familiar and we function without effort in what we know well or are familiar with. 

When change has been presented, many live in fear.  Some due welcome the change but fear that the past will come back to haunt them. 

We can never truly know what the future holds.  Embrace the moment and the wonder and beauty that the moment holds.  The past is gone.  The future will never come.  What we do have, however, is all that is contained in this very moment.  This moment is filled with all that we need right here, right now.

We can spend the next hour, day, week...contemplating potential future events but as a result we are wasting or squandering this moment in time that will never return.  Let go in order to live....

Do we want to simply existing in each moment because we cannot get out of our heads? 

Shed the skin of the worries of all that has past or that which may or may not materialize in the future.  The past cannot be changed and the worries for the future are strictly in our imagination. 

With a focus on love, compassion and forgiveness (for our own mental and physical health) we cannot hold onto anger, hatred or resentment.  Over time because of our concentrated efforts, we will attract even more love, compassion and forgiveness as this is where we have placed our focus.  The more we attract, the more noticeable it will be.  It all stems from our focal point.

Seek peace within and allow it to spread and touch those that surround us.  Foster an awareness of the love contained in our world (not the hate).  What we look for, we will find.  If we look for and offer love, we will see it more and more in our world.  Why not allow our love and understanding to touch the lives of those that do not comprehend it?  Hate will never be dissolved by hate but love can be nurtured through love. 

If we radiate our love outward and stay convicted to peace and compassion, these blessings will eventually reach all those that surround us including those that appear to be lost and forsaken.  We are all connected.  Invest in yourself through love offered to those who most need it.

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TRANSITING NEPTUNE SEXTILE NATAL VENUS

This post can be applied to a natal chart, a solar chart as well as a progressed chart.  We will, however, primarily speak of this transit from Neptune to natal Venus.

Neptune is often reactive in our charts and adds elusiveness, mystery and inspiration to everything it touches.

Neptune’s interaction with planets and angles in our chart is quite dependent on what type of aspect is forming.  The challenging aspects (square, opposition and sometimes conjunction) can have a sense of evasiveness and illusion and a general feeling of vagueness and cloudiness in the area of life involved (house positions). 

The more easy flow and favorable aspects (trine, sextile and sometimes conjunction) can be quite different.  The trine and sextile are considered advantageous and often speak of easy flow and favourable outcomes, particularly the trine.  The sextile often speaks of an opportunity being offered which we can either take advantage of or sit back and do nothing with the energies.  Both aspects often need a motivating factor (found in the birth chart) which pushes us ahead and hopefully we will take advantage of the situation.  Some sextiles suggest that things fall in our lap, while others suggest that we need to apply ourselves to use these energies for our benefit.

Venus often speaks of love and affection but can also be related to the finances as well as social activities.  Much will depend on where Venus is located in the birth chart and how it is being aspected by other planets either by transit or natally. 

A well aspected Venus in the fifth house, for example, tied in with a sextile from Neptune can point towards a romantic liaison and a feeling of falling in love with an idealized lover.  In many cases an aspect between Neptune and Venus brings up a red flag of uncertainty, but the sextile as mentioned is quite favourable and often suggests an opportunity that should be taken advantage of. 

There may be a spiritual connection or psychic indicators connected to this sextile of Venus and Neptune with a feeling of illumination and spiritual insight attached to the union.  This can work out to be a deep-seated love affair leading to a very strong connection. 

Continuing along with the fifth house example, the children are also part of what the fifth house speaks of and this love connection may be part of their experience.  Sometimes Venus speaks of a young feminine individual and this could be a child or young woman who comes into the picture.  In either case, romantic involvement is highlighted and can also be quite magical. 

If this were not a favourable aspect, caution is advised with this connection as you may not be seeing thing (the person, relations, etc) clearly.

If this aspect is speaking of finances, because Venus is involved, check the second house matters to get more insight, although the fifth house does speak of speculation and gambling.  This is not to say that gambling or speculation is advisable or not, but any type of gamble has its potential positive and negative influences.  I would suggest that if you are taking this route, weigh out everything before plunging in.

Interaction with people of a spiritual nature might also be part of this connection.  Becoming involved with groups associated with spirituality and the mystical side of life especially if the eleventh house is involved might also become dreamlike.

The possibilities are endless.

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LOVE'S RADIATING LIGHT

Seek not from the outside what can only found within. 

Open the door to love’s perception through visualization and awareness.  It is ever present within...always available and waiting to be experienced and shared. 

Love radiates on a purely instinctual level.  It does not grow from the intellect although the intellect needs to understand that it is present.  Love is a living breathing energy that radiates outward once it has been acknowledged within.  Its nature is to always seek expansion.  We naturally radiate love unless we have trained ourselves otherwise.

It is available to and for everyone.  It can be experienced at any level of understanding.  Even the most intrusive individuals can share love and although many may feel as though they have misplaced love, it is always available and accessible if we allow.  Our personal pursuits, our quests, are tied to love in some way and although it seems as though it is blemished at times, true love is always pure and forgiving.  It is the mind that insists on placing restrictions and conditions on love.

To experience love, we must look within.  If our world appears to lack in love, we are not accepting its existence within.  If we open ourselves to self-love and believe that we are worthy no matter what ego may argue, we will know and experience the beauty of love.  No one is denied its experience without their personal consent. 

Love’s availability does not vary.  It is the same for an infant as it is for the elderly regardless of how we have lived our lives.

Find that loving light within that shines forever brighter.  It is calling you.  It is always willing to reveal and share itself naturally.  It is your inner light, your core.  Love radiates to the furthest reaches of life’s experience, if we allow.

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