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THE MEANING OF THE TIMEYearly Horoscope Analysis

2008for Joanne K. Rowling

Astrodienst AG, Dammstr. 23, CH-8702 Zollikon / Zürich, Internet: www.astro.com E-Mail: [email protected]

THE MEANING OF THE TIMEYearly Horoscope Analysis

2008for

Joanne K. Rowling, born 31 July 1965No. 6212.502-6, from 1.2008

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YEARLY HOROSCOPE ANALYSIS by LIZ GREENE for Joanne K. Rowling

Contents of the Yearly Horoscope Analysis January 2008 until December 2008

I. Introduction - page 6

II. The year’s main themes - page 9

The dominant energy * Shaky structures * Ringing thechanges * Another important theme * Encounters withloneliness * A time of testing

III. Significant trends in each sphere of life - page 16

1. The sphere of emotions - page 16Growing up * Choppy currents * Loss of confidence

2. The sphere of the physical world - page 21New directions * Peaks and troughs * A challenge toself-control

3. The mental sphere - page 26Light, bright thoughts * Sober thoughts

4. The spiritual sphere - page 29The spirit of exploration * Crystallising your beliefs *Philanthropic inclinations * The necessity of sacrifice

5. The sphere of the Inner Self - page 34New beginnings * The pleasures of home * Disruptionand disorder * The will to power * Coping with the fidg-ets * Reaping what you sow

IV. Conclusion - page 42

Appendix - page 44Suggested further reading * Technical Information

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YEARLY HOROSCOPE ANALYSIS from January 2008 to December 2008

for Joanne K. Rowling (female)

birthdate: 31 July 1965 local time 11:45 Sun Leo 8°00’17place: Yate, ENG (UK) U.T. 10:45 Ascendant Libra 12°27’23long: 2w25 lat: 51n32 sid. time 07:10:43 houses: Placidus

The selected transits and progressions for this period2007Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2008Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2009Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

« sd O^mG Uranus conjunction Saturn p.10

G^mO Saturn conjunction Uranus p.10

» Q]qO prog. Ascendant sextile Uranus p.11

sr sd G^mD Saturn conjunction Venus p.13

»sr sd G^nG Saturn opposition Saturn p.15

»sr sd G^mB Saturn conjunction Moon p.17

« sd sr sd O^nB Uranus opposition Moon p.18

»sr sd G^nN Saturn opposition Chiron p.20

« sd O^pT Uranus trine MC p.22

»sr sd GôF Saturn square Jupiter p.23

sr sd F^qG Jupiter sextile Saturn p.23

« sd sr sd NôE] Chiron square prog. Mars p.25

» C]mD prog. Mercury conjunction Venus p.26

sr sd G^mC Saturn conjunction Mercury p.27

sr sd G^mC] Saturn conjunction prog. Mercury p.27

»sr sd sr OôF Uranus square Jupiter p.29

sr sd F^pO Jupiter trine Uranus p.29

»sr sd sr N^pF Chiron trine Jupiter p.30

sr sd F^qN Jupiter sextile Chiron p.30

« »sd sr sd sr I^pF Neptune trine Jupiter p.31

sr sd F^qI Jupiter sextile Neptune p.31

« sd sr sd NôI Chiron square Neptune p.32

» A]mB prog. Sun conjunction Moon p.34

sr sd F^nT Jupiter conjunction IC p.36

»sr sd sr O^mN Uranus conjunction Chiron p.37

»sr sd G^mJ Saturn conjunction Pluto p.38

sr sd FôQ Jupiter square Ascendant p.40

»sr sd G^mA] Saturn conjunction prog. Sun p.41

2007Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec



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Content ordered by date

The most important themes of the year

Uranus conjunction Saturn. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10prog. Ascendant sextile Uranus. . . . . . . . . . 11Saturn conjunction Venus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Saturn opposition Saturn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

The prevalent themes of each month

January 2008Uranus conjunction Saturn. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Saturn conjunction Venus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Uranus trine MC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Chiron square prog. Mars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

February 2008Jupiter trine Uranus (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Neptune trine Jupiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Chiron square Neptune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Jupiter square Ascendant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

March 2008Uranus opposition Moon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Jupiter sextile Saturn (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Jupiter sextile Neptune (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Jupiter conjunction IC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

April 2008prog. Ascendant sextile Uranus. . . . . . . . . . 11Jupiter sextile Chiron (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

May 2008Saturn conjunction Mercury. . . . . . . . . . . . 27Uranus square Jupiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Chiron trine Jupiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Neptune trine Jupiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Uranus conjunction Chiron. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

June 2008Uranus square Jupiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Uranus conjunction Chiron. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

July 2008Saturn conjunction Venus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Jupiter sextile Saturn (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Uranus square Jupiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Jupiter sextile Neptune (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Jupiter conjunction IC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

August 2008Jupiter trine Uranus (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Uranus conjunction Chiron. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

September 2008Saturn conjunction Uranus (2). . . . . . . . . . . 10Jupiter trine Uranus (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Neptune trine Jupiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Chiron square Neptune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Saturn conjunction Pluto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Jupiter square Ascendant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

October 2008Saturn opposition Saturn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Uranus opposition Moon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Jupiter sextile Saturn (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Chiron square prog. Mars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Chiron square Neptune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32prog. Sun conjunction Moon. . . . . . . . . . . . 34Jupiter conjunction IC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

November 2008Saturn conjunction Moon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Uranus opposition Moon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Jupiter sextile Chiron (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Neptune trine Jupiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Saturn conjunction prog. Sun. . . . . . . . . . . 41

December 2008Saturn opposition Chiron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Saturn square Jupiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23prog. Mercury conjunction Venus. . . . . . . . 26Jupiter sextile Chiron (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Neptune trine Jupiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Chiron square Neptune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Saturn conjunction prog. Sun. . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Chapter I

INTRODUCTION THE MEANING OF THE TIME

Many people assume that astrology is used to predict events,and that a recognition of astrology’s validity implies an ac-ceptance of fatalism and a denial of individual free will. Overthe centuries, astrological prognostications have certainlyplayed an important role in the lives of world leaders and thefate of nations. But predictability, and the fate which it im-plies, are far more complex issues than simply a destiny writ-ten "in the stars", about which the individual can do nothing.In the following pages, your birth horoscope is analysedaccording to the planetary movements which are occurringover the next year. On one level, it is a "predictive" analysis.But its purpose is not a foretelling of concrete events. It is anexploration of the inner changes and cycles which occur inevery individual and which often mysteriously coincide withevents in the outer world. These planetary movements willnot tell us what WILL happen. They describe the stage theindividual has reached in his or her life, and what kind of re-sponses can be expected to external situations which mightoccur at any other time, but mean something special becauseof the special time at which they are occurring.

The German poet Novalis once wrote, "Fate and soul are twonames for the same principle." This profound perception ofthe identity of inner and outer worlds is often difficult for theperson unfamiliar with the deeper psychological dimensionsof astrology to recognise. Carl Jung echoed Novalis’ senti-ment when he said that a person’s life is characteristic of theperson. We are complex creatures, made up of many facets,and all the different dimensions of the human psyche willseek, sooner or later, to find their place in the light of day andachieve expression in the outer world. But some aspects ofthe personality are inherently in conflict with other aspects.Some will elbow others out of the way because we identifywith these at the expense of other, less developed attributes.Human development, like that of any other living thing,proceeds in stages, in an elaborate dance of interwoventhemes. When the time is right, certain aspects of the individ-ual will strive for expression. In order for us to achieve thatexpression, we may need to create, or find ourselves drawn

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to, external situations which make us conscious of what wewere unaware of before.

Some life events are not the expression of any individualneed, conscious or unconscious. They reflect great collectivemovements into which we may all be swept up. Wars,plagues, famines, and holocausts may supercede any individ-ual effort at self-awareness or choice. But in those sphereswhere our lives are our own, and not merged with thecollective, we may have many levels on which to fulfill theexpression of our individual horoscope patterns. We cannotbe certain whether particular events are inevitable, orwhether, with foresight, they might be avoided or trans-formed. We cannot be certain of the extent to which we arerequired to act out or redeem conflicts which have been partof the family psyche over many generations. These thingscontribute to what we loosely call "fate". Also, the choiceswe make at any point in time may have unforeseen and far-reaching consequences on the kind of events which occur lat-er on. Cause and effect may play more of a role in "fate"than we realise. What is clear from the study of astrology isthat no outer event is devoid of meaning, or unconnected withindividual psychological issues. "Good" luck and "bad"luckare not luck at all, but reflections of what in ancient Greecewas known as kairos - the right moment.

Analysis of the year’s planetary movements by computer isnecessarily limited, primarily because no computer canascertain what an individual has learned from experienceswhich have occurred in the past. Every stage in life is pro-cessed by individual consciousness, and the degree to whichwe are self-aware, and have some understanding of our deep-er needs and conflicts, may have a powerful effect, not onlyon how we respond to events, but on the events themselves.Consciousness, rather than fate, may determine whether weare able to turn a painful or difficult time into one of innerstrengthening and self-knowledge, and whether we can takeadvantage of the right moment to develop abilities or pursuegoals which previously we might not have realised werepossible. Our choices may be circumscribed by our geneticinheritance on the physical level, and by social and collectivefactors which place limits on our possibilities for growth. Wemay also be circumscribed by our own self-doubt and blind-ness, and wind up fating ourselves through reacting blindly tothe emotions which a particular situation stirs in us.

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The paragraphs which follow only sketch in the barest fash-ion the possible areas in which outer events might occur,according to the year’s planetary movements. They focusprimarily on the inner developments, conflicts, changes andrealisations which reflect the real meaning of the time. Weperceive the outer world through deeply subjective eyes, andinterpret events in accord with our own highly individual psy-chic constitution. One person might look at a glass of waterand say, "Ah, it’s half full, there is plenty for me to drink."Another might look at the same glass and declare, "Oh, it’shalf empty, there isn’t enough for me to drink." One personmight view rejection by a loved one as a reflection of the oth-er person’s failings. Another might view it as an opportunityfor a deep examination of his or her expectations andassumptions in matters of love. When a group of peopledescribe the same event, they describe it in as many ways asthere are people in the group. What matters in the end is themeaning of the time for each of us as individuals, and whatthe time can offer us in terms of the greater unfoldment of theessential self.

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Chapter II

THE YEAR’S MAIN THEMES

The paragraphs which follow describe the main planetarythemes which are likely to dominate the year, and which maypermeate virtually every area of your life. They are like thebass line in a piece of music, and set the underlying tempoand key. Although other planetary movements may form amusical counterpoint, highlighting specific issues in differentways at different times over the next twelve months, thesemain themes provide the overall backdrop for this particularstage of your development.

The dominant energy

Because your world is, to a large extent, bound up with ideas,inspirations and visions of what could be, you are likely toexperience the underlying energies at work over the next yearas stimulating, exciting and immensely creative. This doesnot mean that you will not experience difficult challenges,and perhaps also some unhappiness or anxiety because of apervasive atmosphere of instability. But if you are honestwith yourself, the breaking down of old structures or attitudeslikely to occur during this time may be welcomed. You havethe necessary objectivity and self-sufficiency to be able tocope with experiences of separation or change, without fallinginto an apathetic or depressed state. And even if, on the sur-face, events occur which cause you pain, deep down, with alittle introspection, you are likely to recognise that a time ofradical change has arrived. The world is likely to prove largerand more complex than you thought, and you could utiliseyour gift of objective analysis to perceive the purpose of thecurrents and patterns which are now enlarging your life.

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« sd O^mG Uranus conjunction Saturn

G^mO Saturn conjunction Uranus

Shaky structures

Uranus conjunction SaturnMid May 2006

until beginning of March 2008

The same themes are alsoemphasised by:

Saturn conjunction UranusMid August 2008

until end of September 2008

Many safe and reliable structures in your life may need anoverhaul during this unpredictable period. This appliesparticularly to those areas of your everyday life where youmay have clung too tightly to appearances and outer forms forthe sake of material or emotional security and the acceptanceof society. You are not being threatened by some malign ex-ternal fate. But your own secret rigidity or defensivenesscould be challenged by something deeper within you, whichseeks change and greater freedom of expression. You may beespecially sensitive to being ignored, overlooked, orhumiliated in front of others. You may need to explore theways in which you may protect yourself by making sure thatyou never feel too vulnerable or dependent. It is in the realmof emotional vulnerability that your greatest defenses arelikely to lie, and where you may currently be challenged toopen up and trust life more. You may find this very hard,because a feeling of instability and uncertainty has probablyexisted deep inside since your childhood. You could experi-ence surprisingly powerful feelings of love in a new relation-ship during this time. If so, it is likely that the new personmay prove a threat on some level to existing securitystructures. You may become aware that your creativepotentials and capacity for happiness have been blocked by adesire to be safe and "normal". You may also experiencedeep feelings of frustration in existing relationships, withfamily members as well as your partner. And you may feelthreatened by change or impending loss in the structureswhich define your material life.

Whatever you encounter in the outside world which mightprove disruptive to the status quo, try to remember that it isyour own need to break free which is likely to be mirrored inany situations you attract or meet. All people need defensesin life, for in this way we ensure not only our physicalsurvival, but our emotional safety as well. But defenses bytheir very nature can shift from being useful and helpful tobecoming prisons in which we incarcerate ourselves. Thiscould be your present situation, for a need to protect yourselfand control the world around you may have made you avoidcertain important experiences in life. Such self-protective-ness may also have made you thwart important dimensions ofyour own nature, in order to maintain stability in your life.Now the prison could be proving too small, and you may con-

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« sd O^mG Uranus conjunction Saturn

G^mO Saturn conjunction Uranus

» Q]qO prog. Ascendant sextile Uranus

sciously or unconsciously seek escape through shifting thevery foundations on which you have built a sense ofpermanence. There is likely to be great tension building upinside you as your past and future begin to collide in thepresent, ensuring that you must alter not only your attitudes,but perhaps also certain situations in your external life.

Because you are liable to feel confused and anxious aboutwhat is happening, it is important that you face as honestly asyou can those areas of your life in which you have been rig-idly maintaining a structure which you can no longer endure.Whether this applies to work, personal relationships, or someother sphere, try to face change with a sense of optimismabout the future and greater faith in your right to be happy.You may have to fight hard to open the prison door, not onlyagainst the wishes of others, but also against your ownfearfulness. Try to reflect on each decision, and move slowly,rather than impulsively destroying the past and elbowingothers out of the way. But move you must, for you can nolonger avoid a long-delayed overhaul of the structures in yourlife. Just when you thought you had everything fixed to yoursatisfaction, you may now be learning that no person candeny inner growth and the need for developing the whole per-sonality. What is happening to you may be disturbing, but itis healthy and will open up your life. Rather than blamingothers for any sense of frustration, face up to the ways inwhich you could have blocked your own development. Youwill find that this time could prove a wonderful opportunity toopen the doors to a new and better future.

Ringing the changes

prog. Ascendant sextile UranusMid April 2008


You may feel very free and confident at the moment, and ableto step back and view your life objectively and without senti-ment. No particular critical event is likely to cause thischange in perspective. But a bright, clear and independentenergy is at work within you right now which may make yourestless and eager to make changes in your environment andyour personal life. These changes do not have to be drastic,or involve crises or conflict - unless you have been surround-ing yourself with people who cannot bear innovation or pro-gressive thinking. You will probably want more freedom toestablish new and unusual friendships based on shared idealsrather than neighbourhood proximity, and involve yourselfwith social or humanitarian causes. Over the next months you

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» Q]qO prog. Ascendant sextile Uranus

are likely to speak your mind more freely, express in-dependent and original thinking, and try out different life-styles and viewpoints in order to achieve the greater mobilityyou are probably seeking.

You may find yourself a little bored with your customary en-vironment and circle of contacts. You may also feel that along-standing relationship is in need of renovation or change.You may crave new encounters, especially those which cantransform your world-view and introduce you to new and un-conventional ways of thinking about life. Your personaltastes may be highly individualistic and even eccentric at themoment, not only in such areas as clothes and music, but alsoin the kind of people who attract you. This could bring ex-citement and new energy into existing relationships, or itcould bring you new romantic relationships or friendshipswhich expand your vision and bring you into contact withother cultures and world-views. Take advantage of the pos-itive energy of the time to explore new areas of study andmeet new kinds of people. Your mind and spirit are ready forchallenge, and it may be time you woke up to the complexityand fascination of the world of ideas. Although there isnothing intrinsically disruptive about the process occurringwithin you, it could give you the courage and detachment tomake important changes and pursue new directions for thefuture.

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Another important theme

There is another important dynamic at work this year, whichmay sometimes support and sometimes contradict the ener-gies described above.

Because you are a naturally disciplined person, well groundedin reality and respectful of the laws of the material world inwhich you live, certain experiences you encounter in the nexttwelve months, although restrictive, are likely to prove re-warding and productive of lasting benefits. You are notafraid of hard work, which may be required of you; and youare tough enough to cope with loneliness without wanderingabout in a sodden state feeling sorry for yourself. Any loneli-

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sr sd G^mD Saturn conjunction Venus

ness you feel may be an inner state, rather than a lack of com-panionship, but from time to time it is likely to colour yourmood nonetheless. Material responsibilities may take a lot ofyour time, and you may experience a strong impulse to buildsomething solid for the years to come. The more you directyour considerable energy and self-discipline into sound proj-ects, the better use you will make of the energies of the time.You may seem a little gloomy or humourless to those aroundyou, but it is likely your humour will be of the "black" varie-ty, which perceives irony in everything that happens. Nevermind if your perceptions are a little dark right now. Even ifothers can’t appreciate the deep absurdity of life, you can.You may have some hard challenges to meet over the nextmonths, and hard decisions to make. But your innatecommon sense and willingless to carry your own load willhelp you to choose sanely and intelligently, and take the con-sequences without complaint.

Encounters with loneliness

Saturn conjunction VenusBeginning of October 2007

until mid August 2008

This is likely to be a time of testing in your personal life.You are reaching a greater degree of maturity in terms of yourideals of love and your expectations of loved ones, and thisreflects a fundamentally positive stage in your development.But increasing maturity may open your eyes not only to yourown past naivety, but also to others’ limits in terms of thekind of love you hope to receive from them. You may some-times feel isolated, lonely, rejected or ignored by those fromwhom you need the most. Long-standing relationships maygo through a difficult or hurtful time, and you may be proneto feeling insecure, threatened, jealous or unloved. Whetherloved ones really are behaving badly, or whether you yourselfare withdrawn, difficult to reach or too demanding and crit-ical, is a question you may need to explore. Certain painfulexperiences you may encounter at this time might be self-engendered or exacerbated by your own attitudes, becauseyou could be unconsciously driving others away from you.Or you may be intolerant of things in them which previouslyyou found perfectly acceptable. Either way, it might be wiseto do some hard soul-searching about your values and expect-ations in relationship. This way, once this period of your lifehas passed, you will have a more realistic perspective fromwhich to assess which bonds you want to preserve and whichyou may need to leave behind.

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You have probably experienced many difficulties in acceptinglife and people as they are, and may have felt deeply disillu-sioned with those you love - perhaps because you secretlylong for a perfect, greater-than-human love to redeem certainemotional disappointments from your early life. You may feelespecially dissatisfied and discontented about your hopes andaspirations in terms of future happiness, and may no longerhave faith in certain cherished ideals. Whatever others aredoing, they are not likely to get it right at the moment, foryour expectations are probably too high and you are inclinedto be critical of how others express their affection to you. Allthis may make you feel rather cynical. You may also have torecognise that certain relationships are simply not good foryou and must pass out of your life. Feelings of loneliness mayalso make you feel a little desperate, and you may enter a newrelationship which you hope will alleviate your difficult feel-ings and offer the happiness which lately has been slippingaway. But be careful with any new ties you make at this time.They may prove fulfilling and could become extremely im-portant in your life. But you might also be taking on a sit-uation which is more complicated and difficult than yourealise. Because you are likely to be feeling insecure and un-sure of your worth and lovability, you may be so in need ofaffection and reassurance from another person that you aren’twilling to stop and ask yourself whether your new love isreally someone you like, respect and truly want to be with.

Try to put your energy into assessing your own values, ratherthan searching for someone who can make you feel lesslonely. Let partners be themselves for the moment, even ifyou think they are being particularly difficult. And go slowlywith new contacts until you know more, not only about theother person but also about yourself. You will not always feelthe way you are feeling right now, and as your self-con-fidence returns your tastes and values may change too. If youfeel undervalued in your working life right now, the sameprinciple applies. Has your lack of self-value got you intoyour present situation? Have you been selling your talentsand skills too cheaply? On the most profound level your val-ues are being crystallised and made real. If you can pay lessattention to what others are doing wrong, and concentratemore on what you yourself are doing right in terms of whoyou are and what you want, you will have a firm basis of self-knowledge and self-esteem on which future relationships -

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»sr sd G^nG Saturn opposition Saturn

and the future of existing relationships - can find solid andlasting ground.

A time of testing

Saturn opposition SaturnEnd of August 2008

until end of July 2009

This is a critical period which represents a testing andchallenging of your identity and goals. It also concerns yoursense of self-sufficiency and inner authenticity, and will re-veal just how capable you are of defining who you are andwhat you want. You are in the midst of what is euphemisti-cally known as ’mid-life crisis’, and you may be challengednot only by external pressures (work, finances, social posi-tion) but also by fears arising from within (growing older,dealing with disillusionment or boredom in close relation-ships, facing difficult issues connected with children who nolonger need you as much as they once did). These challengesand pressures may make you feel old, inadequate or un-prepared for the next phase of your life, and you may be in-clined to cling too tightly to the past because you are afraidyou won’t be able to cope with the future. You may be calledupon to stand firmly by your own values in the face of life’slimits, and the degree to which you are able to sustain yourfaith in what you are and have is a measure of how true youhave been to yourself.

If the creative endeavours you have undertaken really reflectyour deepest ideals, vision and values, then you have nothingto fear from this time of life. In fact you may experiencegreat satisfaction in having created a truly individual pathwhich reflects your own identity. But if you have been falseto yourself, or have built on shaky or borrowed foundations,you may find that your security, inwardly and outwardly, isbuffeted or undermined by events, people, or your ownemotions; and you may have to relinquish certain elements ofyour lifestyle and certain attitudes which you are better offwithout. You may also have to relinquish relationships whichare based not on real affinity but on a blind need for securityand safety. This may be a painful process, and you may notfeel very self-confident or hopeful of the future as a result.

The meaning of this time is not simply external hardship orchallenge, although you may have to carry extra responsibil-ities or fight for what you believe you are entitled to. Thisperiod in your life reflects how mature you are, how honestyou have been with yourself, and how able you are to make

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»sr sd G^nG Saturn opposition Saturn

decisions based on trust in your own heart and soul. To theextent that you have identified with the collective around youin order to feel safe and ’normal’, you may have a hard timeright now. But if this is the case, try to be honest withyourself, for you have the opportunity to rectify your pastmistakes and build more solidly for the future. The worstthing you are likely to discover is that, in some sphere of yourlife, you have been a fake. That may be a painful realisation,but it can provide the impetus to deeper and lasting self-re-spect. To the extent that you have remained loyal to yourown individuality, even in the face of loneliness or the dis-approval of others, you will probably be rewarded by a re-newed sense of inner strength and confidence. Most likelyyou will experience both things, as no person gets it wholly’right’. This is an extremely important and potentially veryconstructive time, and any difficulties you encounter may beseen as a testing ground and a source of profound learningand maturing.

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Chapter III

SIGNIFICANT TRENDS IN EACH SPHERE OF LIFE

Because the cycles of the planets create a complex and in-tricate pattern in the heavens, not every movement in yourhoroscope will dance to the same rhythm at the same time.There may be periods when the year’s main themes seem tofade somewhat, because some special issue has brought otherfeelings, attitudes and responses to the fore. Some of thesetrends and patterns may be brief and some longer-lasting,giving variety to your life experience during the course of theyear.

1. The sphere of emotions

There may be periods during the year when matters concern-ing your emotional life take priority in a difficult way. Youmight experience some times of personal unhappiness, andyou may feel like blaming others at the time. But if you can

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»sr sd G^mB Saturn conjunction Moon

achieve some awareness of the deeper psychological issuesinvolved, you could turn such difficulties into positive learn-ing experiences. Unhappiness is not a permanent state anymore than happiness is, even if you might feel that way atcertain moments, and the hard times will pass. Conflicts withloved ones may occur which leave you feeling resentful orunfulfilled, but it may be important to take such experiencesas opportunities to resolve emotional patterns from the pastwhich have secretly been causing you trouble for a long time.

Growing up

Saturn conjunction MoonMid October 2008

until end of August 2009

This period may be quite challenging on the emotional level.You are learning how much strength and self-sufficiency youreally have, and this will prove immensely valuable in thefuture. But you may feel burdened in your close relationships,and could be prone to feeling lonely, misunderstood orneglected by loved ones. Your confidence is likely to be lowand you may not like yourself very much at the moment; andyou may feel rather sorry for yourself as well. All these feel-ings may or may not be mirrored by external difficulties. Buteven if things are going well in your outer life, you are stilllikely to experience them. You have undoubtedly experiencedthem before, for you are prone to cyclic depressions and peri-ods of loss of confidence; but in the past you may not havehad the opportunity to really explore why your self-esteemshould be subject to such ups and downs. If you do not makethe effort to understand what is happening inside you now,insecurities and feelings of hurt and resentment may makeyou behave in an inadvertently demanding, manipulative orrejecting manner to others - who may in turn react by with-drawing their emotional support. Emotions are rising to thesurface which could be important markers of internal issueswhich need examination. If you react blindly to theseemotions, you may create further difficulties for yourself.

You may need to face the degree of emotional dependencyyou possess. This does not mean you should stop needingothers. All human beings need each other, and every closerelationship includes certain basic security needs as well asmore individual feelings of love and admiration. But youmay unconsciously be clinging to hurtful or self-destructiveemotional patterns from your childhood, and you may sud-denly begin to feel that there is no one out there who under-stands or cares about your needs. It is really you who needs

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to care about yourself and recognise how to nourish yourselfemotionally. Whatever your age, and however practical,well-adapted or knowledgeable you might be about life, asecret child within you is now growing up on the emotionallevel, and you may not enjoy the process. You may not havemuch to give to others right now, and it could be important toseek peace and privacy in order to reevaluate the extent towhich you are in contact with and can express your inner in-tuitive and imaginal world.

At the moment you may have to recognise that others cannotalways provide you with an endless supply of warmth, loveand comfort. You may also need to understand that sacrific-ing yourself to look after others is no guarantee that they willlook after you in turn; and you might have to be morehonestly and healthily self-centred, so that you can give freelyand without secret emotional strings attached. These mayseem harsh lessons; but if you have not learned them in thepast, you might have to learn them now. Your loved ones areindividuals who, like you, will try to give love and support asbest they can in their own individual ways. They also haveproblems, limits and failings just as you do. They cannotsupply all your needs, and you may need to learn to exist asan autonomous individual, without bitterness or resignation.Right now you may be like a child leaving home, learning tolive without the guaranteed emotional support of lovingparents. This may awaken old memories of hurt and neglectfrom childhood, and you may be particularly aware at the mo-ment of what your parents did wrong rather than what theydid right. Try to keep some detachment as these feelings riseto the surface. Negative criticism, of self and others, couldprove your worst enemy at this time. As you become emo-tionally stronger and wiser, you may also discover that thistime could make you more genuinely tolerant and compas-sionate, and more honest about your own humanity.

Choppy currents

Uranus opposition MoonBeginning of May 2007

until end of February 2009

This is likely to be a time of considerable emotional tension.You may experience a good deal of anxiety, because you mayfeel particularly vulnerable to life’s unpredictability. Suddenand unexpected changes may occur in your personal life.Although these changes could be extremely positive, never-theless this could leave you feeling very unsure of yourselfand inclined to cling to the past in order to feel safe. But the

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past is just what you may need to let go of - not only thoserelationships which you have outgrown or which have servedtheir purpose in your life, but also the emotional patterns andattitudes toward relationship which arose in your early lifeand which you may now need to leave behind. You mightfeel particularly fearful, as though at any moment the worldwere going to end. In a sense, it is ending - but it is the worldof old dependencies and needs which no longer reflect the in-dividual you are becoming. If you must relinquish someoneclose to you, try to do it calmly and with grace. Even if theparting is not of your choosing, it may be necessary andultimately positive, for deeper reasons which you cannot yetsee.

Life is likely to challenge you to become more emotionallyself-sufficient and honest about expressing your instincts andneeds. You may have a tendency to depend on an inner worldof imagination and mystical feeling, in order to escape thepressures of external life. Now these areas of your life may nolonger feel safe, and you may have to discover inner re-sources rather than depending on people and things outsideyourself to feel confident and secure. Your response to anypresent situation of instability may be to cling even moretightly to what is known and familiar. But this is not likely toprove helpful, since, if you deny the need for greater freedomand emotional maturity, you may unconsciously provokeothers into pulling away so that you can get the breathingspace you secretly want but can’t admit. This is especiallylikely right now because you tend to seesaw between holdingon too tightly and pushing away too hard. If you fight toohard against a process which is as internal as it is external,you may only feel more upset and distressed if change occursanyway.

Right now you are being challenged to learn how to parentyourself. In one sense, dependency on things outside yourselfreflects a basic human longing to be looked after and tobelong. Most of the time this is fine, and others are likely torespond. But at the moment it is possible that they will not.Try to give yourself the time, care, attention, and empathywhich a good parent gives a child. This may provoke strongfeelings about your own childhood, as well as issues withchildren if you have any. The underlying meaning of the timeis concerned with self-nourishing, and with letting go ofpeople and things so that you can relate to others without

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turning them into surrogate parents. This can be a hard lessonto learn, but it is worth making the effort to understand on thedeeper level. The changes likely to occur in your life rightnow will most probably come through the agency of others.These changes may arouse many complex feelings in you, notleast the sense that people and life have abandoned you.Learn to protect the anxious child within yourself, and youcould experience a great emotional healing and liberation dur-ing this unpredictable time.

Loss of confidence

Saturn opposition ChironAn approaching transit,

from beginning of November2008, until beginning of September

2009

You may be struggling with some very ambivalent feelingsright now, and you are probably not very confident or sure ofyourself at all. You may be ignoring your strengths and gifts,and may be inclined to think mainly of your hurts and failuresrather than of your good fortune. It is possible that an exter-nal situation of hurt, disappointment or frustration hastriggered these dark, melancholy feelings. It is also possiblethat you are experiencing considerable anger and bitterness atwhat you feel to be life’s unfairness, or the unfair behaviourof another person. The sense that life can be harsh and unfairis probably not new to you; certain circumstances in early lifeprobably taught you at a tender age that goodness is not al-ways rewarded, and bad people are not always punished fortheir transgressions. You may feel particularly unhappy aboutyour physical health and everyday working and domesticroutines, and this may incline you to feelings of cynicism orbitterness which could make matters even worse. But thepain you may be feeling is probably linked with more thanexternal circumstances; it may have much deeper roots, whichlie in the earlier part of your life.

Although this may be a difficult time, it is also one in whichyou can learn a great deal about yourself, and work towardhealing ongoing issues which have caused you pain for manyyears. Some of the feelings you may experience are probablyrelated to childhood disappointments and frustrations, andyou may not have realised the extent to which these early ex-periences have created deep resentment or fear in you. Incertain areas your confidence may have been undermined,and in order to protect yourself you have probably createddefences which have fooled not only others but even you.Now these defences may be penetrated by external eventswhich, in themselves, would not have the power to shatter

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you, but which, combined with a backlog of angry and fearfulfeelings, may have a much greater and more distressing im-pact.

It is important that you do not sink into a trough of self-pity,or go around resentfully blaming everyone around you. It isalso important that you do not blame yourself, for it is prob-able that, whatever you are encountering in the outside world,you are not at fault. But then, neither is anyone else, if youare really honest about it. Human nature may be at fault, orsimply the fact that sometimes life is unfair and broadersocial, family or collective problems come home to roost inindividuals who have not merited such a burden. If you areable to discover where you have been blaming others oryourself for past experiences toward which you must take amore detached and philosophical attitude, you may be able toshake off many old defences which have blocked your abilityto relate to life. Also, try to find some compassion - not onlyfor others who may be caught in the same complex patterns asyou, but also for yourself. On this deeper level the difficultiesof the present time could prove to be extremely positive andhealing, once you achieve a perspective detached enough tosee beyond the dark fog.

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2. The sphere of the physical world

Matters concerning your physical and material life are alsolikely to prove important, and some of these may prove veryrewarding over the next year. You may enjoy the fruits of along period of hard work. Or new opportunities, arising as ifout of nowhere, may give you the sense that things are reallyworking for you on the worldly level, and that you now have achance to express yourself in ways that create tangible,financially and professionally satisfying results. Try to makethe most of these opportunities; you may surprise yourself bywhat you are able to achieve.

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New directions

Uranus trine MCMid May 2006


Opportunities may come your way to claim greater in-dependence in your working life during this time, and yourgoals are likely to change and broaden. You may need morefreedom to run your life according to your own rhythms andtiming, but you may also need greater involvement with theworld around you. Ideals and spiritual convictions couldassume greater importance for you right now, and you mayseek to express an innate desire for emotional involvementwith others in ways which can make some positive contribu-tion to the world in which you live. Unexpected support maycome to you through those you have just met, and you mayalso benefit from contact with a group of like-minded peoplewith whom you can share your ideas. Try to take advantageof any opportunities which come your way, for you are readyfor a change in direction - even if this does not constitute achange in job - and you may also be seeking some sense ofparticipation in the larger human family. Therefore new ideasand new areas of study, particularly of an unconventional andprogressive kind, may prove well worth pursuing.

On a deeper level, this period marks a time when you are"leaving home" in a psychological sense. Although you mayhave physically moved away from your roots and familybackground long ago, you may still have unconsciously trans-ferred expectations from your early life into your adult lifeand into the ways in which you define your professionalobjectives and role in society. In this sense, you may not yetbe free to be the person you are, and have been circumscribedby the necessity of fulfilling obligations placed upon you byyour family inheritance. Now you can affirm your right to bean individual, without having to antagonise or alienate thoseclose to you. Inwardly, you are likely to have more con-fidence in yourself, and are probably able to demand yourright to live according to your own ideals and aspirations.This does not mean repudiating the legacy of the past, or thepeople who have helped to support you. But it may meanacknowledging that your future is in your own hands, andyour worldly objectives need to be truly your own.

However, you may also have to deal with some less pleasantmundane issues. You may have to face challenges which makeyou question your work and your place in the world, and frus-tration may bring your temper to boiling point or generate a

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sense that you have failed. Try to keep your mind focused onwhat you can learn from such situations, because you couldturn them into strengthening lessons which, when the time isright, help you to achieve what you want later on.

Peaks and troughs

Saturn square JupiterAn approaching transit,

from beginning of November2008, until mid September 2009


Jupiter sextile SaturnMid February 2008

until beginning of November 2008

Swings from extreme optimism to extreme pessimism maycharacterise this period, and you may alternate between feel-ing you must break free and expand your life, and feeling youmust resign yourself to obstructions and responsibilitieswhich you cannot escape. There is a conflict within youwhich could ultimately prove extremely productive, butwhich at first may appear in external life as a sense that allmovement is blocked -especially when you try to expand yourlife through travel or new spheres of interest. Just at the mo-ment when you probably want to claim greater freedom andpursue future plans and dreams, things may seem to happenwhich curtail your movement. You may also find yourselffeeling depressed and lacking in trust, both in yourself and inlife. Your intuition may not seem to be working properly andyou may feel beset by ill-luck. In the past you have probablyexperienced several of these bouts of pessimism, when all thenegative things are exaggerated and you fail to appreciate thepositive aspects of your life. This propensity for exaggeratingexternal situations and reading more into them than theyactually contain is something you may need to understandbetter on a psychological level, so that you don’t react im-pulsively and make rash decisions. Try not to take feelings ofdepression and foreboding as indications that some doom isupon you. It isn’t. But at the same time that you are discov-ering that you want a bigger and better life, you are probablybeing challenged to adapt your plans to the limits of reality.You may also have to learn to wait and build, rather than ex-pecting life to simply produce what you desire like a rabbitout of a hat. Your pessimism may make you fail to appreciatethe good things happening around you, and may also makeyou feel constricted by your close relationships. But it is notlikely that anyone is really doing anything different; it is justthat you may want more, and are discovering you cannot haveit all by three o’clock this afternoon.

This is not a good time to gamble with resources you cannotafford to lose. Beware of the get-rich-quick or something-for-nothing impulse, whether in relation to money or in relation

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to your emotional life. Right now, nothing is for free, andyou would be wise not to turn to this kind of activity as ameans of alleviating your frustration. Try to consolidate whatyou have, but avoid risks if you can; your judgement is prob-ably not at its best right now because it is being distorted byboth your fears and your dreams. You may feel a little des-perate, but desperation is no state in which to make majordecisions, especially regarding your material and emotionalsecurity. Your vision of the future may be very gloomybecause your intuitive faculties are not working freely; andyou may seek to escape the doom-and-gloom atmosphere byoverestimating what is possible. Expansion at the momentmay meet with frustration, or may bring more problems thanit offers solutions. Although you are probably anything butpatient right now, patience may be what you need most.

Certain elements of your life may be challenged and provento be too fragile or unreal to sustain themselves. This couldapply to both your professional and personal life. If you havebeen in a relationship built on unreal expectations, or onewhich is uncongenial but helps you avoid loneliness orfinancial instability, it may fall apart under the pressures nowplaced on it. If you have been trying to sustain a businesswhich is unhealthy at the roots, it may collapse. You will losenothing which is built on solid ground. But factors in yourlife which are 10 per cent solid and 90 percent dreams mayprove untenable, and you may have to let them go. You mayalso feel so restless that you wish to leave your present envi-ronment, and you may want to make a move to a differenthome, community or even country. This may be necessaryand right, but try to remember that wherever you go you willtake yourself with you. The conflict you are experiencing isnot solely due to pressures in the environment. It is acollision between your future hopes and your human limits;and if you can work to achieve a balance between the twoduring this time, you can build solid foundations for all yourfuture endeavours.

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A challenge to self-control

Chiron square prog. MarsBeginning of February 2007

until mid December 2008

This time could prove frustrating and annoying, and you mayneed to keep a firm check on your temper. Obstructions inyour external life may seem to thwart you whenever youdecide you want to do something, and you may feel as thoughothers are opposed to you or that you have lost your directionor sense of potency and effectiveness. Before you reactblindly and start kicking against any barriers you experience,it might be wise to reflect carefully on what is actually hap-pening. You may need to review your goals, to see whetheror not they are truly right for you, or appropriate for thosewith whom you work and live. You may also need to exam-ine the ways in which you express your desires, and whetheror not you tend to regularly encounter problems wheneveryou try to make your wishes and needs known directly toothers. At the moment you may be facing not merely an irri-tating or frustrating current situation, but also a backlog ofresentment from past experiences which might have left youfeeling impotent or ineffectual.

You may be very resistant to any kind of compromise rightnow, and this may partly spring from having made too manycompromises in the past. Before you can ascertain what youneed to fight for and what you need to gracefully accept, youmay first have to recognise how your own use, misuse, orsuppression of aggressive feelings in the past might havehelped to lead you into whatever frustrating situation youmight presently encounter. This may be particularly true ofcurrent efforts to pursue worldly goals as well as romanticpassion. Right now you may experience some frustration inyour sexual life; or you may encounter what looks likeopposition or even malicious undermining at work. Whateverelse you do, don’t let rage fly. Your judgement is probablyclouded by deep resentment which you don’t yet fully under-stand, and you could make things a lot worse if you act ag-gressively toward those in authority or those who are not pre-pared to give you what you want. Although you may have toshow courage and loyalty in standing up for your convictions,you may also need the discernment to let go when it is clearcircumstances are against you. This is not a time to martyryourself to a cause, because your unconscious motives maybe highly personal and the principles you espouse might notbe as clear and clean as you think. It might be wiser to workhard within the limits set around you, and patiently sift

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through your values so that you know what you really want.When the time comes to move freely again, you will be betterequipped to make intelligent decisions backed up by self-knowledge.

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3. The mental sphere

The development of your mind, and the cultivation of newskills, may also occupy a lot of your energy at different timesduring the year. The life of the mind is as important as the lifeof the heart and the life of the bank account, and this timecould prove very important in enhancing your level of knowl-edge and the application of your talents. Try to take advant-age of any opportunity to pursue new areas of study and newspheres of interest, and if you have the chance to acquireuseful skills on the practical level, make use of the time in thebest possible way. Such opportunities may not always beavailable, and you might be surprised at how life opens upwhen your perceptions are changed and expanded.

Light, bright thoughts

prog. Mercury conjunction VenusBeginning of June 2008

until mid July 2009

Your thoughts are likely to be light and bright right now, andyou may feel invigourated by a youthful spirit which makesyour outlook harmonious, positive, and open to the beauty inlife. You may also have this attitude mirrored by others, foryou are likely to make new friendships and professional con-tacts, and perhaps also a new relationship which brings happi-ness and pleasure into your life. You may be able to expressyour ideas and ideals very fluently and gracefully right now,and you could probably develop new skills or artistic avenuesthrough which you can articulate your inner world. Thiscould be an excellent time for artistic projects of every kind,and also for learning more about the arts. If you have a talentwhich you have not had the chance or the time to develop, dosomething about it now. You will probably feel confidentenough to discover what you are really capable of.

You may be especially able to express yourself harmoniouslyand with style, in friendships and in all group situations. Inthese spheres you may discover that you have talents you

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didn’t know existed, or a deep interest which merits develop-ment. This is likely to be a happy time, and even if you mustconfront difficulties in other spheres of your life, your attitudeis probably positive enough, and open enough to others’viewpoints, to ensure that you deal with problems in a bal-anced and courteous way. This happy frame of mind may notcreate magical solutions, nor manifest dramatic events. But itis there in the background, influencing how you see and inter-pret your experiences, and ensuring that your perception ofreality and of others is fair, civilised, and balanced. Don’twaste this potentially productive time pass in pleasant day-dreaming and delightful dinners with friends and loved ones.That is valuable enough, and your social life may beespecially rewarding during this period. But your self-ex-pression is likely to be at a height right now, and if you puteffort into nurturing your talents, the rewards of this period ofyour life are likely to be enduring as well as considerable.

However, you may also encounter some problems, especiallyin communication with others and in the general tenor of yourmental attitude during this time. If you find yourself unusuallynegative, critical or depressed, try to find out what is reallytroubling you, rather than taking it out on others or in-advertently causing difficulties in material affairs becauseyou are not conscious of your own negativity.

Sober thoughts

Saturn conjunction MercuryBeginning of August 2007

until end of May 2008

Saturn conjunction prog. MercuryMid September 2007

until beginning of August 2008

Your mind is likely to turn to serious matters during this time,and your fundamental attitudes toward life are likely to deep-en and solidify. You may not feel especially cheerful or opti-mistic, and your humour at the moment may incline tosarcasm. The process of transition you are undergoing willprobably require you to reflect carefully and thoroughly aboutall your previously held views and opinions - particularly inthe sphere of your place in society and your sense of belong-ing to the group. You may experience difficulty in sharingyour ideas and ideals with others right now, and may also feelmore separate and excluded than you have in the past. But atthe same time you are likely to review your commitment toothers, and may feel powerfully impelled to contribute some-thing to the society in which you live. You are likely to berather heavy in your thinking and prone to worrying at themoment, and rather slow at communicating your ideas andfeelings to others. You may sometimes feel quite isolated,

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and could experience a sense of being misunderstood. Allthis is part of the introverting process you are going through,and as long as you can keep a little grain of humour aboutyour somewhat withdrawn and unreceptive manner you willbe able to retain good contact with others despite your heavycast of mind. Some of the feeling you have that others are notlistening may stem from the fact that you are not listening tothem either.

You may need to face reality and think about your life morehonestly and thoroughly than you have in the past. Any sit-uations which you have dealt with superficially - professionalor personal - may now demand a deeper and more honestanalysis. You may have to have some serious confrontationswith partners or friends over issues which previously youwere able to avoid; and this could, for a while, make you feelmore pessimistic about relationships. You may also be awarethat there are skills and talents which you haven’t developedthoroughly enough, and you may experience some feelings ofinadequacy and self-doubt. If you feel you have only beenskimming the surface, try to meet the challenge and delvemore deeply into areas which interest you or where yourtraining or knowledge are insufficient. Despite its seriousaura, this period could prove excellent for the deepening ofunderstanding and the refinement of skills. It is also a goodtime for establishing a new level of honesty with those closeto you.

Although your vision may be narrower and more earthboundright now, it is also likely to be more profound, and you canachieve a great deal if you pursue one subject or discipline indepth rather than attempting to cover too much when youdon’t have the mental flexibility or enthusiasm to do it. Youhave a propensity to be fearful at the moment, which will notsolve anything and will only cause you to feel more depressedand pessimistic. The deeper meaning of the time is concernedwith the maturation of your basic views and outlook, and thismay require a certain focusing which can only come throughfeeling hemmed in or challenged by problems you must thinkdeeply about to solve. At the moment you may discover howprofoundly your mental attitudes shape your reality, and mayrecognise many unconscious opinions which have colouredyour ways of doing things and relating to others. In the viewof certain philosophical, psychological and spiritual schools,attitudes form the basis from which an individual shapes outer

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reality, and changing the outer world requires discovering justwhat these attitudes really are. Because you may need toexamine your most deeply held attitudes during this time, youmay sow the seeds for many important and constructivechanges later on.

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4. The spiritual sphere

What gives meaning to any emotional, material or intellectualchallenges and changes you might encounter is your spirituallife, and here too you may experience certain importantchanges in perception and attitude. Such changes may besubtle and slow to register on your awareness, but they mayprofoundly influence the way you experience and interpretwhat happens to you over the next year. Never underestimatethe importance of the meaning you assign to events, becausethe clearer your vision, the more likely you are to work withthe time in constructive and creative ways. You may experi-ence a deeper sense of connection to the greater whole ofwhich you are a part, although such a feeling may not remainwith you all the time. You may also be open to new ideas andways of looking at life which make the world seem bigger,richer, and more meaningful.

The spirit of exploration

Uranus square JupiterBeginning of April 2008

until beginning of February 2010


Jupiter trine UranusEnd of January 2008

until mid October 2008

This is likely to be an exciting and inspirational time. Yourmind and spirit are seeking greater heights to explore, andyou may feel intensely restless and full of unlived potentialsthat are demanding expression. Although you may experi-ence a deep desire for change in your future goals, on thedeeper level your philosophy of life is changing, and yourideas and world-view probably need to be bigger, more in-clusive, and more enlightened. Whatever you have believedin before, and however satisfactory this might have been inthe past, you may now be hungry for a broader understandingof life and a sense of meaning or connection with deeper orhigher realities. Any unexpected disruptive circumstanceswhich affect your material life at the moment are likely to bethe tip of an iceberg; beneath the surface, you may need to letgo of long-cherished convictions which are now past their

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sell-by date. The more you are able to focus on the underly-ing attitudes and beliefs which govern your choices andactions, the more constructively you will be able to deal withchanges that you need to make, or that are imposed on you byothers.

This could also be a time of considerable opportunity, whenyou make new contacts who in open up your thinking andbring inspiration and vision into your life. These could beprofessional contacts or important friendships; and if youbecome romantically involved right now, you may find thatthe relationship proves to be a catalyst for change rather thana stable basis for your personal life. You may also discovernew opportunities through work, although you need to becareful not to leap into the unknown without first assessingthe possible consequences and the material requirements youwill have to fulfill to pursue new plans. This is not a goodtime to gamble or speculate. You might be lucky, but youmight equally make a mess of it because you may act from acraving for expansion or release rather than looking clearly atwhat you are dealing with. But you could fruitfully speculatewith new ideas, and allow new plans to be taken seriously andexamined carefully. This is a time for intellectual and spiritu-al seeding, as well as an exploration of new material pros-pects. Look carefully before you leap. Let time, discrimi-nation, and realism temper any grand new scheme, before youburn all your bridges behind you.

Crystallising your beliefs

Chiron trine JupiterEnd of March 2008

until mid January 2010


Jupiter sextile ChironEnd of March 2008

until beginning of December 2008

Whatever might be occurring in your external life, inwardlyyou are being challenged to define what you believe in, andwhat kind of future you envisage for yourself. Your habitualworld-view may be under fire right now, and you may need toadapt your spiritual or moral convictions to new perceptionsof life’s complexity. In some ways this may prove a difficulttime, because your mobility may be somewhat curtailed, andexternal events may make you feel pessimistic and mistrustfulof people and life. You may feel distressed by unexpectedevents which disturb your beliefs and ideals, and such sit-uations, while they yield positive results, could cause you todoubt what you want and where you are going. But if youlose your faith, it is likely to be a faith which has not beengrounded in direct experience of life, but has been absorbedfrom your background or some external spiritual authority.

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At the moment you have the opportunity to discover a moreindividual and authentic vision which allows you to trust inlife without gullibility or naivety.

You could experience an intuitive revelation of the purpose-fulness of life’s experiences, and a realisation that your lifehas a pattern and a continuity which you might not have rec-ognised before. You may be able to respond to painful eventsas valuable educational experiences and spurs to growth, andthis could allow you to turn even unhappy circumstances intosomething which benefits you in the long term. A tolerantoutlook and an inclusive philosophy of life may be among therewards of this time, and you may feel deeply in touch withhuman suffering and interested in involving yourself inhuman welfare. The healing arts may attract you during thisperiod, and you may want to learn more about the dynamicsof the psyche. You have always intuitively understood the im-portance of grounding your beliefs in the reality of experi-ence, and in the past this may have made it difficult for you towholeheartdly accept collectively sanctioned religious or spir-itual doctrines which your own experience challenges. Don’tbe afraid to question or even discard beliefs which seem rightand acceptable to the collective but which for you may benarrow, incomplete, or simplistic. You are unlikely toabandon values and convictions which are truly your own.But you may emerge from this time with a much more indi-vidual vision of life, God, and the purpose of existence.

Philanthropic inclinations

Neptune trine JupiterBeginning of March 2007

until end of December 2009


Jupiter sextile NeptuneEnd of February 2008

until mid November 2008

Compassion for the plight of others and a sense of a higherreality are both likely to be strongly activated in you at thistime. Even if you have not been an especially idealistic per-son in the past, you are likely to believe in the possibility of abetter world now. Faith in the future may be enhanced by anintuitive sense of connectedness with a deeper or highersource of life, and you may be more inclined to trust thefundamental goodness of the universe than you ever havebefore. You may express these feelings along definitely spir-itual or religious lines, and could be drawn to a particular phi-losophy or spiritual path which is infused with a sense ofmeaning and purpose - not only for your own life, but forhumanity in general. Or you may experience these feelings ina vaguer, more diffuse way, and simply feel hopeful and opti-mistic even if you have to contend with problems in your

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everyday life. You may feel increased confidence in yourdreams for the future, in part because at the moment you areprobably particularly concerned about protecting yourself andyour own interests. And because you are likely to feelinggenerous, positive, and willing to let life take care of itself,life probably will.

There is only one potential danger in such a hopeful attitude.You may feel so idealistic and convinced of your perceptionof the truth that you may take unnecessary risks with re-sources you cannot afford to lose. You could also allowyourself to be exploited, because you probably want tobelieve the best of everyone.

However, you may also experience times of doubt and dis-illusionment, and you may wonder whether what you believein is really worth the investment of energy and faith. Suchperiods of spiritual depression could, however, prove reward-ing in the long term, because they may provide valuable in-sights into unrealistic expectations or too rigid a world-viewor spiritual perspective. If you can reflect on what is happen-ing, rather than falling into cynicism, the testing times youexperience may ultimately help to shape an enduring faith inyourself and in life.

The necessity of sacrifice

Chiron square NeptuneEnd of March 2007

until mid January 2009

During this time certain cherished dreams or ideals may bechallenged by apparently unfair circumstances or events. Thesacrifice of something important, even if voluntary, maymake you feel resigned and even a little sorry for yourself. Atthe moment you may feel as though life is conspiring to spoilsome of your finest hopes, and you may experience some dis-illusionment, not only with others, but also with yourself.You may have to learn some hard lessons about the gapbetween fantasy and reality, and possibly about your ownsecret naivety in terms of certain assumptions you may havecarried about life. But if you can take the events and feelingsof this time in a reflective spirit, rather than simply feelingenraged, resentful, or martyred, you may gain an enormousamount of strength and insight which can help you to dealwith life in more realistic ways. Some distress or confusionaround material security and stability is possible. You mayhave to relinquish something or someone unwillingly. But itis more likely that the real sacrifice involves giving up an old

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set of attitudes and assumptions. If a relationship comes to anend, it may be that, apart from any natural grief or pain youexperience, you have also been misled by certain unconsciousfantasies or expectations which could never have come true inreality anyway.

Life has probably always managed to intrude unpleasantly,whenever you have hoped for things which lay beyond yourordinary human limits. You may have experienced more thanyour share of disappointment or sacrifice in early life, and thismight have left you full of negative expectations as well aspowerful unfulfilled longings and dreams. During this timeyou may need to accept gracefully what you cannot change,and adapt your dreams to accommodate the limits of humannature. Although this may prove a painful process, it does notmean that you have to abandon your ideals, or become bitterand cynical. Don’t try to escape into exalted mysticism, orinto substances such as drugs or alcohol, in the hope of avoid-ing what you do not wish to face. This would probably leaveyou feeling worse afterward. Try to understand the childwithin yourself, which has always secretly sought perfect loveand harmony in a perfect world. Such innate idealism is nei-ther wrong nor unhealthy. But you may be trying to find re-demption through ordinary people who will, sooner or later,inevitably let you down. Perhaps you have expected far toomuch from yourself. Or perhaps you have secretly hoped thatlife would take care of you, without your having to soil yourhands with too much mundane dreariness. These are not fail-ings, but eminently human -albeit doomed - aspirations. Youcould emerge from this period with greater compassion foryour own and others’ human fallibility. You could alsodevelop a more detached and philosophical attitude towardlife’s imperfections. What is critical right now is not your cir-cumstances, but your responses. These could make the differ-ence between a sense of profound healing, and a feeling ofbitter martyrdom.

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5. The sphere of the Inner Self

Deeper and more profound than events occurring in any ofthese spheres is the development of the Self, which underpinseverything that happens to us in life. This is the real heart ofthe mystery of fate, because if there is truly a destiny at workin individual life, it lies within, and the astrological configu-rations only reflect, at any given time, opportunities for thishidden development pattern. You may only experienceglimpses of this inner pattern at work, through realising thatsome experience is vitally necessary even if it is painful. Youmay also sometimes sense the purposefulness of what is hap-pening around and within you, even if you cannot find arationale for what you sense. Through particular feelings andsituations which make you grow, you can establish a strongconnection with the inner world, even if your heart is sore oryou are encountering trouble on the mundane level. But thiskind of connection depends on how willing you are to lookinward at the deeper pattern of your life, regardless of howyou are feeling at the time, or toward whom you feel it.

New beginnings

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Your emotional needs and worldly goals are coinciding rightnow, and consequently you are likely to experience a time offocused energy, self-motivation and a deep level of self-ac-ceptance. Your choices and judgements are likely to besound and based on strong inner convictions, and your per-sonal and professional needs are likely to work in tandem.This is an important watershed in your life, when you mayfeel more settled in yourself than ever before, and able to lookboth forward to the future and backward to the past withoutregret or anxiety. You may be thinking about settling down,establishing a permanent relationship, starting a family, orbeginning a new direction. This is a time of new beginnings.A need for connecting with a deeper or higher life-sourcethrough communion with the inner world may form a largepart of what motivates you to make changes now, and youwill probably have the confidence to pursue what you wantand the magnetism to attract the support of others in the proc-ess. In fact you are likely to feel more emotionally alive thanyou have for a long time, and more aware of the richness ofordinary everyday life.

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This period also marks the end of a particular life cycle, sincenew beginnings must always arise from leaving the pastbehind. You have fulfilled whatever obligations and expect-ations you inherited from your background and are now ableto move forward supported by a strong sense of individualidentity, values and aspirations. This allows you to be moreemotionally self-sufficient than you might have been in thepast, although paradoxically it also allows you to be moreopen and responsive in relationships because you are able tovalue what you are. The harmony now occurring betweenwhat you need in order to feel secure, and what you aspire toin order to make your mark on the world, can produce maynew opportunities, both personal and professional. You willneed to act on these opportunities, and turn them into some-thing solid and real. This is likely to take time, and materialrewards may not be immediately forthcoming; this is really aperiod of seeding, rather than of harvesting. Because you areat the beginning of a new cycle, it may be a good idea to re-flect on any potentials which life may somehow never havegiven you room to develop - what you might have alwaysdreamed of doing but couldn’t, for one reason or another.Because your instincts are working in support of your goals,you may discover that lost or forgotten dreams can now beginto come true.

It is possible that increased confidence, and a stronger senseof personal identity, may lead to a certain amount of frictionwith those close to you. This might occur if you have beenliving a life which has not been loyal to your real nature, inwhich your energies have chiefly been directed toward sat-isfying others’ needs and dreams. Most people do this atsome point in life, since it takes not only the passage of time,but also many experiences, to unfold what we have within us.You, like other human beings, may not have fully understoodyour own complexity. Therefore you may discover that thepresent unity of goals and needs could prove disturbing to apartner or family member who only knows one side of youand is threatened by the prospect of change. You may alsoexperience problems with a dominant partner who fears los-ing control of the relationship. But because you are likely tofeel at peace with yourself, you will probably be able to re-main sensitive to others’ fears and insecurities, and communi-cate in ways which manage to preserve harmony. If you findthat the changes occurring within you lead to separations,temporary or permanent, it is probable that such separations

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are necessary and right for both of you. It is also possible thatyou may wish to enter a new relationship which reflects muchmore of who you are. A new beginning may require an end-ing in your personal life. But your own instincts will tell youwhat you need for your fulfillment, and your desire to pre-serve important bonds is likely to make you careful andsensitive in building the new life you want.

The pleasures of home

Jupiter conjunction ICMid February 2008


During this period you may experience a strong wish tochange your environment, so that you can find a place whereyou feel you really belong and can be at peace. On the exter-nal level, this could be an excellent time to buy or rent a newhome, or make important changes and improvements in yourexisting one. You may even want to emigrate, seeking a newculture as well as a new environment. But there is a deeperlevel to this need for change. Home is not only a physicalplace, but also a symbolic container in which you can putdown roots and feel connected with the past and with an innersource of life. In this sense you may be seeking a bigger andbetter home of the spirit and the imagination. Your energiesare likely to be focused on your personal life right now, ratherthan on your work; and if so, this needs to be honoured. Tryto leave plenty of time to explore inner issues. At the mo-ment you may need to balance your external life, and the roleyou are playing in the world, with a greater sense of ex-pansion in your private life.

You may find that you need more time and space to developgreater self-reliance and more effective personal boundaries.In the past these areas of your life may have had to berelegated to second place, or even ignored altogether, becauseof work commitments, responsibilities, or the expectations ofothers. But now you may be eager to develop sides ofyourself that can give you a greater sense of meaning and joy.This time also marks the end of a cycle in terms of the partic-ular emotional patterns you have maintained within your fam-ily. In some ways you may now be outgrowing the structuresand world-view into which you were born; and although youmay not wish to leave behind what is of value in your back-ground, you may also feel the need to expand your worldbeyond those boundaries. Consequently you may need toclaim more physical or psychological distance from familymembers. This should be achievable right now without dam-

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aging the emotional fabric of your close relationships. But itis also possible that certain individuals may oppose your needfor growth. If so, you may have to go your own way, know-ing that your life has its own individual meaning and value.And if a particular relationship must come to an end, you willprobably experience this as a necessary release, rather than abitter loss or unpleasant emotional confrontation.

Disruption and disorder

Uranus conjunction ChironBeginning of April 2008

until end of January 2010

Be prepared for some disruption in your life, for you may bechallenged to face unpredictable situations which maychallenge your world-view. Deep down, a profound healingprocess is taking place. But with all healing, physical orpsychological, toxins must be released and the underlyingproblem brought to the surface before things begin to changeand get better. Thus you may be particularly aware of areasof your life in which you feel stuck, inadequate, flawed,wounded, or simply bitter - either because some person or ex-ternal situation has hurt you, or because your moods have un-accountably dredged up a particularly dark and unhappyvision of life and of yourself. It is likely that some trigger inthe outer world will unlock this Pandora’s box of angry andnegative feelings. But you may need to remember that, how-ever much you wish to blame life’s unfairness or others’ mal-ice, events at the moment are not likely to be anyone’s "fault".They may simply reflect the unpredictability of life, whichcan often apparently reward the wicked and injure the good.Try not to moralise, because this is not likely to help. Instead,examine any feelings of injured pride or victimisation, and tryto remember when you have felt them before.

You may discover that, in the past, you have always been ex-tremely sensitive about your competence in handling theeveryday affairs of life, and you are likely to feel particularlysensitive about it now. But you may have erected strongdefences to protect your vulnerability, and pride or abruptwithdrawal from contact with others may have served as ameans of hiding feelings of weakness or inadequacy. Nowyou could be hit on a raw nerve, and anger and pain from thepast could be triggered by disruptive events which are occur-ring in your life. It is most important that you do not react bylashing out at others, or by falling into a trough of self- pityand self-victimisation. Neither of these extremes are likely tohelp you. Try to accept what you cannot change, contain,

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rather than suppress, your emotions, and reflect on how yourown responses may be contributing to the general difficulties.

This time is concerned with a recognition of your defensesagainst life, and the ways in which you have learned to dealwith pain and distress. Perhaps your individual means ofemotional survival, which may have been appropriate in thepast, now have to give way to a new and more detached andphilosophical outlook. You may have to learn to let go andrelinquish gracefully what no longer belongs in your life.You may also have to come face to face with life’s harshness,and with the fact that not everything that happens to humanbeings is due to human evil or malice. The world is notperfect, and neither are the people in it. If you understand thison a deep level, you will be able to release old poisons andheal old wounds, even in the face of present wounding. Thiscan make available a great deal of energy and wisdom whichwill be immensely helpful to you in the future. It may take anexperience of hurt or upset for you to recognise that you canrespond to hurt and upset in an entirely different and morecreative way.

The will to power

Saturn conjunction PlutoBeginning of September 2008

until beginning of July 2009

You are likely to feel inexplicably uneasy at this time, asthough the world were full of people intent on thwarting youor obstructing your future plans and goals. What is reallyhappening is that a deep-rooted instinct for survival is beingactivated in you, along with a sense that it is time for your lifeto change radically. The ending of a chapter of life, and thebeginning of a new one, inevitably mobilises those basic in-stincts to ensure one’s survival during the period of change.The problem is that you are probably also experiencing fear -that the future will not work out, that others will block orhumiliate you, that everything will go wrong. It is thesefearful feelings which may make you experience others as un-helpful or downright aggressive. Try to recognise how yourown suspicions may trigger others into defensive behaviour.If you react without reflection because of your anxieties andforebodings, you may aggressively, although inadvertently,push or bully others so that they retaliate and do indeed try tothwart you.

During this time you could discover a surprising source ofstrength, tenacity and instinctive wisdom within yourself.

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You have always known it was there, and have probably en-dured many difficulties in a stoical and uncomplaining spirit,but you may not have realised how much of a survivor youcan be if cornered. In spheres of your life concerned withyour goals and hopes for the future, you have probably had topursue your own dreams without the guaranteed support offamily, friends or colleagues. Now you are being asked oncemore to find your own path from the past into the future.Others might not be unhelpful; loved ones may offer theirsupport; but something within you may not want their help.You may need to discover what you truly are and want froman understanding of your own emotional needs, not from theadvice others give you about the ’right’ way to live and be.This could be a lonely and anxiety-ridden process, which isnot easy for anyone. A willingness to look at your life moreseriously, and to try to understand more about the psycho-logical issues which have shaped you in the past, can be ofgreat help on the journey you are presently undertaking.

Periods of transformation such as this one are not inevitablyreflected in an external crisis or upheaval. Or one might en-counter or be drawn to people who reflect with strange accu-racy the feelings and attitudes one carries within oneself. Atthe moment ’survivors’ - individuals whom life has batteredbut who have somehow managed to struggle on undefeated -may be particularly attractive to you. On the emotional levelyou are likely to feel uncertain, more negative than usual, andmistrustful not only of others but also of yourself and yourcapacity to navigate rough currents. In fact you are quite ableto handle whatever situations arise right now -but you mustlisten to your instincts, and understand yourself better, ratherthan relying either on rational answers or the easy black-and-white formulae of the collective. You may discover a sourceof wisdom and power within yourself which could affect allyour future actions and allow you to achieve greater psycho-logical independence. You may also be within reach ofmaterial or professional goals which you have worked longand hard to achieve, but which may in themselves seemsomehow threatening because success may isolate you fromothers whom you have left behind. Try to let go of whateverin your past has been outgrown. You are carrying excessbaggage which you are better off relinquishing.

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Coping with the fidgets

Jupiter square AscendantEnd of January 2008

until mid October 2008

You are likely to be feeling rather fidgety and discontented atthe moment, especially with yourself. You are probably long-ing for change, particularly in your lifestyle and image, andyou may find your immediate environment stale or restrictive.But it is likely that you aren’t very clear about just what kindof change you need. You may be behaving in an unusuallyplacating and ’nice’ manner which surprises you as much asanyone else. Athough you no doubt want badly to expresswho you are and have others acknowledge and appreciate it,you may inadvertently be doing it in an uneven and some-times exaggerated way. It is likely that you need to have aclose, hard look at your lifestyle and personal image at themoment, to see whether it is the right time to alter or evenradically transform your appearance, dress, and general man-ner toward others. You may also need to examine your inter-action with those close to you, particularly your partner, tosee whether you might be expecting too much, or projectingonto others qualities which in fact secretly belong to you.Such reflection is essential if you wish to avoid stepping onothers’ toes and intend to thrash around trying to discoverhow best to be yourself. Probably you are living within thelimits of a role and image which have grown too tight for you,and you may need to be a little more adventurous and moreconfident in your own potentials. But first try to define whatthis role is, and why you have adapted it, before you makedecisions which might be too impulsive or reactive.

You may also experience considerable discontent in your per-sonal life. Relationships which previously seemed satisfyingmay now seem restrictive or lacking in vitality, and you mayfind yourself resentful because you feel your partner isn’t asexciting as you might wish. Or you may experience yourpartner displaying such an attitude toward you - perhapsbecause you have been denying your own need for changeand excitement and have become overly restrictive yourself.Either way, this is not a good time to go rushing off becauseyou are feeling antsy. You probably won’t feel that way forlong, and you could damage or even destroy valid relation-ships which, while perhaps needing change, may be very ful-filling in the long term. Try to see where your own attitudesand expectations of others may be making your life boring orconstrained. It is not up to your partner to provide you withinspiration; it is up to you. The more you are able to express

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the restless spirit of the time in constructive ways, the morelikely you will be to experience a renewal of magic in thosebonds which are valid. And if you do need to move on, youmight be wiser to do so after sound reflection, and with aminimum of clumsiness or insensitivity.

Reaping what you sow

Saturn conjunction prog. SunMid October 2008

until end of August 2009

You are at a critical point in your development as an in-dependent individual, and this period is a kind of yardstick bywhich you can measure how far you have come, both profes-sionally and personally. The idea that we reap what we sowcan be applied to your life at present, for you will probablyhave to face what you have and have not achieved on both in-ner and outer levels. On the most profound level youressential identity is in a process of crystallising and becomingmore solid and real. Anything which is fundamentally disloy-al to who you really are may begin to chafe or even pass fromyour life, through your own or others’ actions. Whatever youhave built which reflects the true values that lie at the core ofyour nature will yield fruit at this time. It is neither a ’good’nor a ’bad’ period - there may be a mixture of the two interms of external circumstances. This time is a kind of soul-mirror which will reflect back to you the resources and assetswhich you have worked to earn and have the right to call yourown, and the superfluous psychological baggage which mustbe left behind if you are to continue your development in anauthentic and truly creative way.

Over the last year you may have begun to feel burdened andfrustrated, even if your circumstances have not merited suchfeelings. You may feel somehow old, whatever your age, andmay be strangely intolerant of others’ spontaneity and care-free actions. You may be depressed, depleted and dis-couraged, especially in relation to your professional goals andaspirations and your place in society. Long-standing relation-ships, both personal and professional, may have felt increas-ingly stifling or difficult in recent months, and your vitalitymay have begun to flag. On the emotional level you haveprobably been afflicted by inexplicable feelings of lonelinessand isolation, as though for the first time you are realising thatno amount of human company, however close and fulfilling,can alter your essential separateness. But however bad youmay sometimes feel, in fact the process taking place withinyou is positive and healing. There may be old family patterns

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of restriction or failure which you are now breaking, perhapswithout realising it. Rather than fighting against any restless-ness, depression and frustration which might feel, try to usethis time to look inward and assess who you really are andwhat you really want from the future.

It could prove self-destructive to hurl yourself against whatyou experience as barriers in the way of your advancement.A phase of your life is coming to an end and you need time toreflect quietly, without more pressure than is necessary. Ifyou feel burdened by responsibilities, try to look objectivelyat whether you really need to carry all of them. Is there any-thing in your life which you feel obligated to do simplybecause others expect it of you, or because you were broughtup to believe unquestioningly that it was your duty? If youare rewarded with the fruits of past efforts during this time(and this is very likely), you may find that you are not enjoy-ing your success as much as you thought you would. This isprobably because you are changing inside; and the goalswhich seemed so important in the past may no longer seem soimportant to you now. You may wish to make importantcommitments during this time, to a job, a partner or a family;and this could prove a very positive step. But first make sureyou are making such decisions because you really wish to,and not because you are running away from yourself. If youare dissatisfied with your work or with your personal life, thisis probably not the right time to rush about pulling thingsapart. You may need to understand exactly why you havearrived where you are before you can assess whether youwant to stay there. Take advantage of the deep and importantprocess occurring within you by giving yourself space, timeand as much peace and quiet as possible. Then, when youfeel you can see the shape of your past, the future will alsobecome clearer and the road to it better marked.

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Chapter IV

CONCLUSION

The Greek philosopher Herakleitos once wrote that nothing ispermanent except change. The human psyche is always in a

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process of change and unfoldment, and the planetary configu-rations which reflect your pattern of development over thenext year will change to new configurations which reflect newpatterns over the years to come. When we miss opportunities,they usually come back again in a different form and on a dif-ferent level, because life not only changes but moves incycles, reflected by the planetary cycles in the heavens. What-ever "fate" might be, it is not a rigid design which denies usfreedom to choose, grow, make mistakes, re-choose, and growagain.

Each of the sections given above describes planetary patternswhich, at core, will be shared at some time and in some wayby other human beings. What we experience is not as uniqueas we might think; we all go through joy, pain, good fortune,loss, loneliness, togetherness, light and darkness, and we allhave certain needs and drives in common. But the timing anddistinctive expression of your constantly changing growthpattern is unique to you, and so too are the individual heart,mind, body and spirit which experience that pattern. What-ever might occur in your outer life over the next year, findingmeaning in it, and connecting that meaning with who you areand what you really seek in life, can unlock previously un-suspected funds of energy and creativity, and can give you agreater range of choices in the future. We are taught as chil-dren to "use time wisely". What does this mean? Perhaps themost profound meaning is that time has qualities, and eachmoment of time has a special meaning for us as individuals.And understanding and working with these qualities andmeaning can transform how we experience the circumstancesof our lives.

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APPENDIX

Suggested further reading

On planetary cycles and movements:«The Gods of Change» by Howard Sasportas (transits of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto)«Transits: The Time of Your Life» by Betty Lundsted«Transits» by Rob Hand

On individual planets and their meaning:«The Astrological Moon» by Darby Costello«Prometheus the Awakener» by Richard Tarnas«Venus and Jupiter» by Erin Sullivan«The Inner Planets» by Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas«The Luminaries» by Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas«Exploring Jupiter» by Stephen Arroyo«The Outer Planets» by Liz Greene«Saturn» by Liz Greene«Neptune» by Liz Greene«Chiron and the Healing Journey» by Melanie Reinhart

On the subject of fate:«Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle» by C. G. Jung«The Astrology of Fate» by Liz Greene

Other Astro*Intelligence reports written by Liz Greene can enhance the value of this report, becausethe greater your understanding of yourself, the more intelligently you can work with the meaning ofthe time. For an in-depth analysis of your birth horoscope, you can order the Psychological Horo-scope Analysis. For deeper insight into your relationships, the Relationship Horoscope can offer anew perspective. If you are still looking for your vocation, Career and Vocation can provide newimpulses for you. And for a greater appreciation of the unique personality of your child, or of yourown childhood, you can order the Child’s Horoscope.

A wider view of your personal perspectives for a period of six years is offered by the Long-termPerspectives.

You can order these reports at the same sales point from which you received the report you are read-ing, or from one of many other licensed distributors in many countries of the world.

On the Internet, you will find more information about these reports and other valuable astrologicalservices at the web address given on the front page of this report, or by searching for the keywords"astro*intelligence" or "Liz Greene".

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Technical Information

In order to create this analysis, the following astrological factors have been examined:- major progressed aspects (conjunction, opposition, square, trine, sextile) of the Sun, Moon,Ascendant, MC, Mercury, Venus and Mars to natal planets and angles.- major aspects ( conjunction, opposition, square, trine, sextile) of transiting Pluto, Neptune, Uranus,Chiron, Saturn, and Jupiter to both natal and progressed planets and angles.- conjunctions and oppositions of transiting Mars to both natal and progressed planets and angles.- aspects between progressed planets, especially progressed new and full Moons.Special importance is given to stations of transiting planets close to natal planets and angles. Im-portance has been given not only to the nature of the specific progressed or transiting planet andaspect, but also to natal configurations which echo the progressed and transiting aspects, to housepositions of natal, transiting and progressed planets, and to the overall balance of elements and con-figurations in the birth chart. Internally the results of the Psychological Horoscope Analysis are usedfor the evaluation of each chart.

Because the importance of any transit or progressed aspect is not limited only to the time of the pre-cise aspect, but extends for some time before and after, orbs of aspect have been used. These recog-nise the buildup and gradual diminishing of the energy of a particular planetary movement. Con-sequently some configurations are described which may not reach exact aspect until the followingyear, but which are already beginning to show their effects, or which have already made an exactaspect in the previous year.

The report which results from these considerations is assembled from selected interpretation textsections. Not all transits or progressions which occur during a year are included in the printed report,only those selected by Liz Greene’s model of interpretation. As in all works by Liz Greene the Plac-idus house system is used.

The transit graphics

The timing of the transits and progressions within the focus period of this report is visuallyrepresented by ’transit bars’. They are printed in the graphical overview on page 4 and on thebottom of each page where the interpretation of a transit or progression is given.

A transit bar begins at the moment when a moving planet enters for the first time into the orb of anatal planet, and it ends when the moving planet finally leaves the orb and doe not return into it (un-til the next full cycle). When the planet is in orb, the bar is reprsented by a full line. A planet canleave the orb and return later into the orb. During this time the bar is represented by a dotted line. Aplanet can change its direction of movement; when it becomes retrograde, this time is marked with’sr’ for stationary retrograde. When it becomes direct again, the time is marked with ’sd’ for sta-tionary direct. The moment when a transit (or progression) becomes exact is marked with a little ’on top of the transit bar.

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The Month Table (page 5)

Some entries in the month overview table are marked with (2). Please check the sidebar of the in-dicated page carefully. The mark (2) indicates that in the given month it is not the primary transitwhich is activating an issue but one of the secondary transits or progressions listed below theprimary event in the sidebar.

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