·  Where are the planets on your Birthday?

1)  Mercury  Jan 1 Mercury at 19 degrees Capricorn

2)  Jan 7 Mercury enters Aquarius

3)  Jan 28 Mercury Retrograde at 23 Aquarius and turns Direct motion again on February 18^th 6:57 PDTat 8 Aquarius 19.

4)  March 14 Mercury enters Pisces

5)  April 2 Mercury enters Aries

6)  April 17 Mercury enters Taurus

7)  May 2 Mercury enters Gemini

8)  May 26 Mercury Retrograde and turns Direct motion again on June 19 at 7:31 am PST at 13 Gemini

9)  July 10 Mercury enters Cancer

10)  July 26 Mercury enters Leo

11)  August 10 Mercury enters Virgo

12)  August 28 Mercury enters Libra

13)  Sep 24 Mercury Retrograde and turns Direct motion again on October 15 at 1:06 pm PDT

14)  November 4 Mercury enters Scorpio - (Election Day in U.S.A.)

15)  November 22 Mercury enters Sagittarius

16)  December 12 Mercury enters Capricorn

1)  Venus Jan 1, 2008 Venus in Sagittarius -2 degrees 07

2)  Jan 24 Venus enters Capricorn

3)  February 17 Venus enters Aquarius

4)  March 12 Venus enters Pisces

5)  April 5^th Venus enters Aries

6)  April 30 Venus enters Taurus

7)  May 24 Venus enters Gemini

8)  June 18 Venus enters Cancer

9)  July 12 Venus enters Leo

10)  August 5 Venus enters Virgo

11)  August 30 Venus enters Libra

12)  Sept 23 Venus enters Scorpio

13)  Oct 18 Venus enters Sagittarius

14)  November 12 Venus enters Capricorn

15)  December 7 Venus enters Aquarius

1)  Mars January 1 Mars in Gemini Retrograde

2)  January 30 Mars turns Direct motion at 24 Gemini

3)  March 15 Mars enter Cancer

4)  May 9 Mars enters Leo

5)  July 1 Mars enters Virgo

6)  August19 Mars enters Libra

7)  Oct 3 Mars enters Scorpio 

8)  November 16 Mars enters Sagittarius

9)  December 26 Mars enters Capricorn

Jupiter January 1 Jupiter at 3 Capricorn 08

Jupiter Retrograde May 9 at 22 Capricorn 22

Jupiter Direct Motion again September 7 at 12 Capricorn 32

Jupiter enters Aquarius on January 6, 2009

Saturn January 1, Saturn Retrograde in Virgo (as of December 19, 2007)

Saturn turns Direct motion again on May 2 at 1 Virgo 41

Saturn Retrograde on December 31, 2008 at 21 Virgo 46

Uranus on January 1, at 15 Pisces 23

Uranus Retrograde on June 26 at 22 Pisces 59

Uranus Direct motion again on November 27 at 18 Pisces 44

Neptune on January 1, 20 Aquarius 17

Neptune Retrograde on May 26 at 24 Aquarius 16

Neptune Direct motion again on November 1 at 21 Aquarius 28 

Pluto on January 1, 29 Sagittarius 09

Pluto Retrograde on April 2 at 1 Capricorn 09

Pluto Direct motion again on September 8 at 28 Sagittarius 30

Pluto enters Capricorn on January 25 at 7:44 pm

Pluto re-enters Sagittarius on June 13

Pluto then re-enters Capricorn from then on November 26^th

Horoscope for Winter 2008

Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19)

Your career and public life are expanding and changing at the same time. At best you feel much more powerful and assertive than you have for along time. At worst you will feel overwhelmed. This is a good time to expand your position. Attending to your studies is extra important now. The real shift of power will become more noticeable in 2009. You will gain some sneak previews over the next few months. Renovations close to home are likely. These could come as changes of residence or simply cleaning-up. You will feel quite energetic overall but may be less social by mid March when Mars enters Cancer. Desires for love soars early in the year and you could score big right away otherwise mid February through to mid March is most likely for success with love. Intend to enter spring with a focus on taking care of business behind the scenes in preparation for more dynamic activity in April.

Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)

The philosopher in you has awakened. You suddenly want answers, the true kind. You may feel charged and excited, especially regarding social movements. You want to be seen and heard more. You may not have your career all sorted out and clear but you do know what you believe and what you do not. You stand to make a lot more new friends this year. This trend will begin right away in January but especially in February. Some good things are brewing and will bring opportunity by spring, at least. While it is seldom good to look the gift horse in the mouth, you may get one or two of your best wishes granted in the next few months. The key is to ask for what you want. Affirm, visualize, ask, believe and receive. Your energies should be running high and you could even get aggressive by late winter so save it for breaking through to the other side.

Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20)

Clean and clear at the outset of the year so you are clear with your direction early on in the game. If you neglect this disciplinary step you may fall behind and could spend the rest of the year trying to catch-up. You know what you have to do, probably. If not, think about it and trust your intuitive guidance. You will feel the urge to deepen alliances or dissolve them altogether.  The best news is that you stand to receive inheritances in 2008. Hopefully they are the kind you want. You will be challenged to face certain fears. Accept that endings are a part of the game. You will get more industrious by March. In the meantime, you could significantly increase your network and overall scope of knowledge. Avoid premature judgments early on. Take an active yet prudent approach, paying attention to the details which you may easily overlook from the end of January when Mercury retrogrades and then for the rest of the winter as Mercury will then enter Pisces, a challenging position. Yet, it could prove to activate your imagination as well. Stay positive!

Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22)

Your ‘spidy senses’ will be sending strong signals all winter. Big changes on relationship fronts will demand and so require your full attention. Some of these will come as opportunities. Big change or at least all the signs and lead up to it will become apparent. The key words are trust and flow. You will feel inspired to do some intensive investigative work starting early in the year and especially in February through March. You will get more serious about love and this could well tilt the scales either way – to more commitment or to endings and changes altogether. Cultural and perhaps religious events and interests gain your attention in March. One way or another, you are going to want to make some very noticeable and assertive actions to bring about change, especially in your approach.

Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22)

With health so high on the list this year you are wise to get a jump on it early on. You may well have some real work to do in this regard and it is not wise to hesitate. Be open to guidance and council from without, but engage your own intuition fully as well. Your willingness to learn and make whatever issues you are dealing with be your teacher, the better off you will be. Avoid feeling victimized and simply take positive actions. Your interest and focus will deepen by March. Be patient with your progress. When it comes to learning new things we first have to get comfortable with the terms and concepts. Once these are understood better your confidence will increase. Set you intentions for a sure and thorough focus to raise your overall vibration and constitution all year. Mercury retrograde could throw you some extra tricky curve balls in February, so keep your humour and play along.

Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22)

What can you do to increase your creative power potential? This important question could lead you to greatness. At least it is the path to creative possibility which stands to increase your business sense manifold. The time has come to take a more pro-active approach and to diversify. By March, new love interests could spark. These could be a love of expressions as much as another. Aim to create a foundation of approach that you can say your truly enjoy. Art and/or creative power to direct your practical affairs will bring rewards. Be willing to take calculated risks to increase your exposure. The time has come to reveal another few layers of your resourcefulness. Be willing to identify then clear and push through and beyond any and all limiting beliefs. All efforts in this regard will bear fruit especially by spring. Do your homework early and launch a powerful momentum.

Libra (Sep 23 - 0ct 22)

There is a lot shaking close to home, possibly for better and for worse. Laying claim to a new quality of confidence is perhaps your greatest asset. You may feel extra feisty these days as well, on the war path, so to speak. This attitude and mood will continue all winter in varying degrees and accompanied by occasional bursts like a solar storm. All the while you must deal with change and uncertainty on both material and mental levels. You don’t think and feel as you used to and this may be unsettling. Embrace the mystery and the journey it implies. Will balanced by willingness is how the game is won. Avoid extremes – not too confident not too meek. Be open to new ideas coming in now and possibly new friends and/or lovers. New opportunities for work and romance blossom by the end of the season

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 22)

Making connections and contacts early in the year will set the pace in the right direction for you. The only danger is that you spread yourself too thin and feel a little overwhelmed by the possibilities. This issue may be a central theme to overcome all year. Your ability to commit may be challenged. You may feel the call of your spirit in mysterious ways. This may be satisfied as simply as allowing for more dream time. Be aware of tendencies to escape leading to avoidance of responsibilities or addictions. The need to know your self better is part of the long term plot. There are signs that you will become more self-aware this winter. This will be linked to new creative possibilities and pursuits that could even bring recognition and fame. Be careful that your ambitions are not too big for your budget or longer-term interests.

Sagittarius (Nov 23 - Dec 22)

Consolidating your ground base will keep you busy this winter. The trouble is that for you ground base could mean travel and/or adventure. Your focus early on is practical and strategic. Many ideas, some popular some less so will emerge in January. At worst, some of your perspectives may seem delusional and distorted, at least to others. Is this possible or are you so confident that you can march ahead without reflection? Battles of the will are possible and subject to a lot of back and forth net play. Keep you focus on practical affairs this winter, and commit to where and when it feels right. Aim to create a steadier base and flow whether in finances or energy levels by spring.

Capricorn (Dec 23 - Jan 20)

Something very big is shaking your tree and the fruit are falling. This could result in an unexpected bumper crop or a premature harvest. You are wise to expand your fronts. This may well include travel, foreign cultures and people and learning and education. This will become that much more obvious in February but then you will be dealing with the uncertain winds of Mercury retrograde. This is a heads up to double check all schedules, appointments and especially important deals requiring signatures and commitments – read the fine print. Flirting with and entertaining new prospects in love and/or business will become more evident in March. Be willing to reach out, especially then and see your self reaching out even more successfully in early spring. Stimulate connections.

Aquarius (Jan 21 - Feb 19)

The first leg of the New Year stands to be quite internal for you. This means do whatever work you have to do in a quiet way, behind the scenes more than in front. Strategic planning and setting a realistic momentum in motion early on will prove satisfying. The time has come to assert your independence more fully and this urge will grow all winter. Balance work with play early on so that you can feel that much more energized to get down to more serious work by spring. This is your chance to ride easy for a while and recharge your batteries. You are not the person you used to be, you are becoming the person you are meant to be. Embrace the new pace and state of your life and being. Lay the practical ground work, commune with your soul and prepare to launch in late March.

Pisces (Feb 20 - Mar 20)

Working closely with friends and associates is the call for you early on this season. You will be fully immersed in brain storm mode by February. Keep an open mind and be open to suggestions and possibilities but avoid deeper commitments on these inspirations until later in February or even March.  Some changes and renovations close to home may prove to be your best bet for the better part of winter. Is your home, your health, your files, your relationships or all of the above etcetera in need of organization, repair and attention? Consolidate your base and get clear and organized if you want to flow with confidence this year. This theme will enter yet another stage in mid March all the way through to May. If you need to get away your best window stands to be in Aquarius time – late January and the first third of February. Focus diligently early on, rest in between and get right back at before March and you will in tune with the cosmic flow with both feet on the ground.

Health Awareness

I have said a lot about health in the last few Newsletters and I have posted these tips in the Library in Health Tips. Health requires a whole, holistic approach. That is the key message. Much of our mainstream medicine in not holistic and that is why it often does not meet the needs of many people. It may be the best and big business medicine like organ transplants and surgery linked to parts replacements or mending broken bodies. However, when it comes to creating a high level of health and vitality and to preventing disease and illness it appears to be way behind. The reason is simple; this sort of medicine does not fetch big bucks. The doctors who are educated in the system may be well intentioned and even destined but they can only do what they are taught. This is often especially so since they are monitored and pressured to behave to certain standards. And who do you think is doing this? Why the insurance and pharmaceutical companies, of course. How many people do you know have gone to doctors only to be told there is nothing wrong and that it is all in their head and then sent off to another over specialized and unhelpful doctor? The answer is more often than it should be necessary. Consequently, people must make efforts to take most if not all of their health interests and needs into their own hands. This is the silver lining. However, health requires a holistic approach. This means we have to tend to our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual nature. Here is a short list of tips to get you going:

  The physical is generally the easiest to care for. Eat a lot of fresh food avoiding processed and foods high in sugar and saturated fats. Drink a steady amount of filtered or spring water. Exercise moderately at least and regularly even if you simply walk more. Take nutritional supplements. Learn about your own health needs.

  Mental health begins with healthy thoughts and attitudes. Look to the quality of your inner and outer dialogue. Are your words uplifting, positive and supportive of yourself and others? Avoid negative media like the news especially late at night and early in the morning. Replace these with walks, uplifting books, hobbies and other concerns and interests that you can do something about.

  Emotional health requires that you learn to love yourself and become your own best friend. It also means learning to overcome worry. Our imagination can cause us a lot of stress when it is functioning negatively. This means it conjures all the things that can go wrong. Further, a negative use of imagination reads too deeply into people and situations and again produces negative hallucinations and delusional conclusions. Learn to be here now.

  Spiritual health begins with cultivating a deep sense of unity with your self, all people and life in general. Since this is the truth of the matter, unless your mind has successfully created divisions and barriers. Read books that you feel nurture your spirit and sense of vision. Awaken to the fact that outer reality finds its source in inner reality and that the creator, whoever, whatever or wherever ‘it’, ‘He’, ‘She”, or however you refer to God is good. Life is happening for us, not too us. Pain is part of the game to protect us and let us know when we are damaged and broken; it is not a means of creating pain and suffering. In a world where God is more often made in man’s image rather than the other way around as we are taught, consider that creation reveals a loving, intelligent, conscious, creative and purposeful intent. Aim to emulate these 5 principles of spiritual being and make them active in your own life.

6)  Global Events

  The game is a-foot in the world. While much can be written about how 2008 is poised to be a major turning point year for all of humanity, I will just say welcome to the New Millennium! It is not so much about whose fault it is, as we are all and have all contributed to the world stage directly and indirectly. Either it was and is us or our ancestors or what have you. How ever you look at it, we are all in this together and we are all accountable for creating a peaceful, healthy, prosperous, world together. Blame, ridicule and revenge are out and responsible, deliberate action is in.

  The U.S. election is in 2008. The race for the eligible candidate will consume many of the airwaves. With so many undercurrents at play amidst corruption, intrigue and 21^st century complexity, I wonder if there will even be an election. Many would scoff at this statement yet there are reasons to believe that some players are reluctant to let go of the power base they have built-up. One thing is for certain, this pre-election build-up will stir the hearts, hopes and emotions of the American people, who are in desperate need of leadership that actually honours the needs of its people as opposed to serving private interests. The planetary transits and energies are very charged this year. I have written a fair bit about this in my Horoscope for the year so please go there for more.

  2008 will prove pivotal in all countries and societies of the world. Some organizations have been working diligently behind the scenes and are poised to launch many major initiatives. These will be both popular an unpopular. Big brother has grown bigger and he intends to show his might. However, the masses will retaliate but probably not right away. It will take a while to realize that there is actually a whole new agenda being laid out for all to see. The tricky part is that what humanity needs is genuine representation which does imply strong government. However, governments have become very used to yielding to the now very rich private sector. What was once more evidently conflict between nations and ethnic group’s etcetera is now more fully conflict between the general masses and the new, super wealthy elite. While the real solution is spiritual, the materialistic mind has a firm grip and will probably not loosen too soon or quickly enough for wisdom to win the first few rounds. Consequently, we must re-structure the government and do what is necessary to wrench the lion’s share of its attention from the wealthy and greedy entity that has grown in the private sector. This is how the pendulum swings. Before it was too much institutional control and now it is not enough. If democracy is ever to occur it will require that all people recognize that they do count and are collectively responsible.

7)  Musings of an Astrologer

Case for Tropical Astrology

  In the Horoscope entries in my Horoscopes I mention how each Zodiac Sign will be influenced. However, no person is a total expression of any Sign of the Zodiac. This is where critics of Horoscopes step forward. Yet, due to the holistic nature of reality and especially the causal dimension from which the archetypes of Astrology finds their source, Horoscopes can and do lend useful and penetrating insights into current events. Our Sun Sign does have a significant weight of influence on our orientations, relationships, inclinations and expressions, as you are likely to notice as you read your Horoscopes. It is the Sun we are speaking about, after all! You know that star that is the source of life on this planet existing 4.22 light years away from any other star? I remind you of this because humanity has learned to be blasé about the Sun and even look upon it as an enemy sometimes. Due to the complexity of Astrology in some cases people are more attuned to other Sun Signs altogether and this is due to other factors such as planetary conjunctions and actual house placements etcetera. Put simply, the insights offered in a Horoscope can be useful and offer insights and guidance, yet these do not replace an actual Natal Chart interpretation with an experienced professional Astrologer. If you think the Horoscopes are accurate, you will be pleasantly surprised at how accurate an actual quality reading can be.

  Nature is not so simple as to be so singular. It is humans who tend to be so. Just as the one and the whole are not the same, unless you clearly refer to the one whole. The perception of the one activates the mind to look for the only, while the perception of the whole activates the mind to see that something can be two things and perhaps more, at the same time. Light is both a particle and a wave. The research of Quantum Mechanics has proven this. Looking to the constellations and interpreting them to be the one and only Zodiac is an error or perception. 12 is a powerful number; it is an archetype which corresponds to a Dodecahedron, a 12 sided pentagram. Taking a year and dividing it by 12 offers a functional Mandala or map. It is as basic as looking North, East, West and South to divide a cycle into 4. Each quadrant could then be divided by two offering 8 sections of 45 degrees each, which is used especially to measure 8 phases of the Moon. Or, you can take another approach and divide each quarter by 3. The 4 seasons seem to have 3 phases which are beginning, middle and end. If you do this you conveniently divide a year into 4 seasons with 3 phases within each. Very practical really since it corresponds to our common perception and measurement of time as it cycles here on Earth. It matters not if the year is 365 and ¼ days or if the year is 200 or 479 etcetera, you would still divide the cycle, which corresponds to a 360 degree circle, and divide it by 4. I think that because a circle has 360 degrees and a year on Earth measures as 365 and ¼ days has created some confusion. The division of the year by 13 = 364 is closer to the actual days in a year. So a lunar calendar does share an intimate relationship with the cycle of the Earth around the Sun. For this reason honouring both a lunar and a solar calendar, both a 13 and a 12 division of a circle is wise and Astrologers recognize this and so use it. The 12 division does work better in practice with a Chart Mandala, but 13 overlaid upon it, in alignment with the 13 New Moons is very useful. The 12 division of the sky however focuses upon the point of the rising Sun, or the apparent rising because it is actually the Earth turning. Further, a 12 part division of 365 and ¼ is why the date and time the Sun enters a new sign each year is slightly different from year to year. This does create some confusion for persons, or babies, born on the cusp. It also explains why there is a leap year every four years: 4 x ¼ = 1 day, in this case.

  The Precessional Shift of the Equinoxes measures the constellations of the Zodiac to be 23 degrees behind their Tropical position. The Zodiac of 12 Signs or 12 equal divisions of the sky and hosting the Solstice and Equinox points with annual regularity is an archetypal fixture of our Earth, as long as it is tilted at 23 degrees. The retrograde motion of the 12 Signs of the Zodiac can still be factored into chart delineation. You can be a Pisces with the actual constellation of Aquarius at the backdrop of the Sun in your Natal Chart. The one does not out rule the importance of the other. The season of your birth and the light of the Sun on the Earth is, however, of primary importance and more even than the position of the constellations. What is more important than the position of the constellations as groups as is the position of the Fixed Stars themselves free of mythological themes strictly related to constellations. The fact is that the whole precessional cycle takes about 26,000 years. That is pretty long and is referred to as a Great Year, with each month period.  Based on 26,000 divided by 12 which = 2166 years, these Great Months are also referred to as an Astrological Age, like the Age of Aquarius, for example. However, since the Zodiac has completed a full precessional cycle many, many, many times since the Earth had formed and settled into regular orbit the alignment is never constant but has occurred many, many times. When the Zodiac was conceived by the Hindus perhaps 5000 years ago or more, the constellation of Aries was not exactly aligned with the O degrees Aries point of March 21^st. This is one of the most common complaints made by those who debunk Astrology in general and Western or Tropical Astrology altogether. People will say, well the Constellations were in alignment with the Signs given to the seasons. It is rather a moot point actually. Back to the ancient Hindus some 5000 years ago or more, at that time it was Gemini on the Vernal Equinox, so why did they not make it the first sign of the zodiac? It is because regardless of the constellations, the Sign of Aries is more than a constellation. There are two Zodiacs – the Signs and the Constellations The following article sheds some valuable light on this and was written in 1881 adding to its authenticity http://www.theosophical.ca/TwelveSignsZodiac.htm . Yes, every 26,000 years they come into exact alignment for about 72 years. Yes, you can measure either Zodiac and apply rules of Astrology to them and they will both offer rich insight as well destiny trends and timing. After all, regardless of which Zodiac you use the planets, the major players in Astrology and the aspects they make are exactly the same in both systems. The Sign of the Zodiac is more about themes while the houses are about environment factors or the stages and setting of our lives, and while there is a difference in the way the Signs overlap on the houses in Sidereal and Tropical Astrology which are now separated by 23 degrees and soon it will be 24 degrees, there remain discrepancies between each system which bring them closer together like the fact that the Vedic system observes equal houses while Tropical does not. The word Tropical, by the way, comes from the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, which correspond to the 23 degree tilt of the earth on its axis. The tropics named after two Zodiac Signs, Cancer and Capricorn, are directly linked to these Tropical points which are the basis of the Summer and Winter Solstices. Can you see how linked-up to the Signs we are? The Solstices and equinoxes which mark the beginnings of the seasons have nothing to do with the constellations Also, the aspects are exactly the same in both charts, aside from the aspects they will make to the angles because all points including the planets are shifted back 23 degrees to account for the spread of difference between the Constellations and the Vernal Equinox Point referred to as 0 degrees Aries also simply referred to as the Aries Point and even more simply as the Zero point.

  The Zero point in what is understood to be the Natural Zodiac always begins with 0 Aries, always. Again, the article in the link above sheds some valuable insights on this key understanding. There is more to say about this but there is some very uneducated thinking surrounding this important question. Wise Astrologers recognize that both systems can be used to offer rich insight and guidance to people. How this guidance is given should not include specialized terminology anyway. In other words, better Astrologers use few if any Astrological terms that are beyond their clients understanding and instead speak in English or their common tongue. Furthermore, good Astrology does not impose archetypes on people, it enquires and dialogues and blends as much intuition as possible to balance with the logical side of Astrology. This is where the art and the science of Astrology meet.

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