Six Month Transit Report for Edgar Cayce, starting 4/4/2000 Birth data: 3-18-1877, 3:00 pm LMT at Hopkinsville, KY, Lat. 36:50, Long. 87:30 Transiting orb: 2 degrees, sorted by Begin Date 11/2/99 to 12/16/00, exact 12/24/99; exact 6/12/00 R; exact 10/23/00 Transiting Pluto in semi-sextile with natal Mars The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. Your assertion and goal-directed activity may be subject to drastic changes, for the purpose of bringing to light the inner workings of repressed impulses you may have in these areas. The life factors of outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also animal passion are now subject to transformation. Your drive to succeed may be riding at an all-time high during this transit. On the other hand, this may be a stressful time which is ultimately productive of far-reaching changes, as you feel yourself directly challenged by inner processes that seem about to overwhelm your fragile ego. Either way, compulsive or control-oriented behavior which normally lies beneath the surface of your conscious awareness could come up for you at this time. You should have faith in your own process, to guide you through these events to emerge on the other side, calm once more, and even more wholly yourself than before you went through them. 11/16/99 to 12/29/00, exact 1/8/00; exact 5/26/00 R; exact 11/6/00 Transiting Pluto in square with natal Mercury The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. You find your style of communication with others to be deeper and more serious than usual. You will in fact observe a drastic alteration in your everyday communications with others, for the period of time the transit is in effect. Perhaps you will find you are acting as a more forceful speaker, or you may notice that you are more in tune with other people's ideas at this time. You may also be better able to express your own ideas during this period. As you mature your communication skills naturally evolve, but it may take some sort of crisis before these new skills can be expressed in your day to day life. This transit represents just such a crisis, that can make you aware of alterations from your habitual mode of speech or writing. You may well find that you are more serious in what you say or think, and that you will not be satisfied with superficial explanations at this time. You could become involved in a research project or other serious study during this transit, and you will find that you have an increased capacity for such a project. You also could find that you are more interested in your own unconscious process or that of others during this period of time. 11/29/99 to 8/5/00, exact 1/25/00; exact 5/6/00 R Transiting Pluto in inconjunct with natal Moon The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. You are experiencing a process of emotional transformation of some sort, perhaps leading to significant and far-reaching changes. Deep rooted emotions, long buried in your unconscious, may come to the surface. You may find yourself in the midst of a crisis. Your basic trust in life may be in the process of being threatened in some fashion, or you may feel moody and irritable regarding relationships, or ancient issues with mother could be reawakened. You need to be calm and examine what comes up for you at this time. 12/15/99 to 6/28/00, exact 2/27/00; exact 3/30/00 R Transiting Pluto in square with natal Saturn The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. You are in for an extended period of time when the basic structure of your life is subject to some inevitable and far-reaching changes. At this time you will feel the pull of your older and more habitual patterns as well as a strong and ultimately irresistible push for some newer and more vibrant way of being in the world. These feelings will threaten your sense of self, and cause you to struggle against accepting the process of change. You may have to surrender material things, or some other aspects of your life that you hold dear in the course of this transit. Of course this does not come easily. You need to let go of the past, and it may be quite difficult to let go. This is a time of great persistence and concentration, especially in regard to work related activity. You are trying to create something new in place of the old, that better serves your soul's evolutionary purpose. The changes that are being forced upon you are in fact in your own best interest, and these outmoded portions of your self-concept are being torn away from you in order that you may grow. 12/18/99 to 6/23/00, exact 3/15/00 SR Transiting Pluto in sesquiquadrate with natal Chiron The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. You may be in for a rough time, as structures of your life that had previously supported you no longer serve their earlier purpose, and transform themselves in your life. There is always pain surrounding changes of this magnitude, and you are well advised to "go with the flow" at this time, as difficult as that may be, and just let it happen. All your attempts to hold on to a previous reality will only make you crazy, whereas if you accept the inevitability of change you can even start to enjoy the process and feel exhilarated by it, like rocking along on a roller coaster engaged in the swooping scenery. With this transit, you may experience intimations of other worlds beyond this present one. Sexual experience may provide the gateway into the hidden world of the dark places in the human psyche, yours or another person's. Old wounds that can be inhibiting and crippling until explored and come to terms with may begin to open themselves up to you. Ultimately, this process can only be for good effect on the evolutionary path of your life, as getting in touch with your shadow side will let these forces breathe and have their communion with your consciousness. When you have integrated these dark ambassadors from the underworld of your own psyche, they can become powerful forces for healing as your outlook changes and you become better able to relate to yourself, and others around you as well. 1/16/00 to 5/15/00, no exact date Transiting Pluto in inconjunct with natal Midheaven The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. There is a violent energy for change coming into your personality, leading you to a new level of understanding. This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. There are also implications for your relationships. The force of Pluto, symbolizing the process of decay and change, death and re-birth, may result in significant life changes. You can profit from these seeming misfortunes, in terms of greater self-knowledge and wholeness. 1/19/00 to 6/9/00, exact 2/13/00; exact 5/11/00 R Transiting Chiron in square with natal Venus The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. You are likely to be undergoing a period of suffering around the issues of close personal relationships, artistic expression, and your values in general. Relationship issues are definitely "up" for you, and you may find yourself in the midst of some very painful realizations because of it. It may be that old issues of the way that you do relationship with others, issues that you were perhaps not even fully aware of, may come to the surface to haunt you during this transit, perhaps brought on by current events such as with regard to your significant partnerships at this time. If you have a close relationship with an intimate partner it may be in the process of transformation during this period, which of course can be extremely painful, but extremely rewarding as well in terms of the larger picture of your life's path. It is also possible that your artistic expression or your aesthetic values may be in transition at this time, as you leave off ways of feeling and expressing yourself that no longer serve you. The ultimate purpose of these challenges is that you may grow in your self-concept, and adapt your relationship energy to a style that is more appropriate to your present state of evolution, as you let go of habits from the past that have been inhibiting the fullest expression of yourself in relation to another. The old ways are not working for you any longer, so it is best to get on with the new ones, rather than remaining stuck in the mud of previous patterns. 2/24/00 to 4/4/00, exact 3/17/00 Transiting Saturn in conjunction with natal Midheaven The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. At this time, you are more aware of your limitations and responsibilities than usual. This transit, lasting for several months, represents one of the most significant periods of your life, and is almost always accompanied by some suffering. The structure of your life, and your ego-investment in that structure, is undergoing a sea-change. You may take on extra duties during this period, or try to get more organized in your life. Work and career issues are both more desired as well as more difficult to accomplish at this time. A peak of success may be within your grasp, and you may be working hard to achieve it. You may feel lonely and cut off from friends or loved ones. It is important not to lose sight of the larger picture at this time. The key lies in balancing the energy to achieve and the energy just to be, without needing to achieve. 3/5/00 to 8/21/00, exact 4/23/00; exact 6/25/00 R Transiting Uranus in opposition with natal Ascendant The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge. Your whole life is in flux. Things are changing for you at this time, possibly as a result of some outside agency, a friend or even an adversary. These events are forcing something to emerge from somewhere deep inside of you - what is it? Holding back can only make things crazier. It's time to give up and just go "with the flow". Your feelings of restlessness under this transit may be urging you to let go of some previously cherished structure of your life. There may also be a change in your relationship with your father, or the father within you, at this time. These challenges are forcing you to grow to a previously unheard of level of maturity, a new way of taking charge of your own life. 3/14/00 to 4/19/00, exact 4/2/00 Transiting Saturn in sextile with natal Venus The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. For this period of time, you may feel somewhat isolated and involved with your own internal issues. You also will find your relationships in the outside world have a practical side to them during this period of time. It is an excellent time to take stock, as Saturn slows down your process of relating to others. You may need to pay closer attention to these areas of your life, even extending to your values, aesthetic and otherwise. Your values represent what you relate to in your environment. If you work with an artistic medium, you may establish new approaches to your work quite successfully during this period. It is important to slow down in these areas in order to focus on what is most important to you in the long run. 3/21/00 to 7/31/00, no exact date Transiting Uranus in opposition with natal Uranus The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. You desire to express your own unique individuality at this time. You will undoubtedly have new spiritual insights during the course of this transit. Your will to be different is also more powerful at this time. You are undergoing an important transition in your life, in which you will be, in some sense, reborn. A process of change that has been underway for some time now begins to manifest rather suddenly, as the impulsive Uranian vibration electrifies new ways of being. You become the butterfly emerging. The habits of the past will be forced to yield, hopefully gracefully. 3/25/00 to 7/27/00, exact 4/23/00; exact 6/25/00 R Transiting Uranus into natal Seventh House During this transit, lasting about seven years, you may feel a disruption or radical alteration in the areas of partnership and close interpersonal relationships. You may feel the urge for freedom and the chance to express more of your individuality than can be expressed in the context of your present relationship. One obvious interpretation of this transit is the break-up of a marriage or partnership, but this need not be the case. Since your entire approach to relatedness is changing at this time, it may well be a signal for renewed vitality in your marriage or intimate partnership, based on realizations which have been developing within you for a long time. There may be a sense of dissatisfaction which requires a new approach in order to make things work. It is also likely that professional or business connections will be stimulated during this transit, either in the shake-up or break-down of existing ties, or in the formation of new ones. All in all, this is an exhilarating period of time, when much-needed changes are coming into being in your life. 3/27/00 to 4/29/00, exact 4/13/00 Transiting Saturn in sesquiquadrate with natal Jupiter The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. Your faith and your plans or aspirations as well as religious feelings will be affected at this time. These ideals may be restricted in some way and may change as a result of this transit. This is a relatively stressful period of time for you. Your natural optimism is deserting you these days, and It is a time to dig in and plug ahead with projects and life-time goals you have set for yourself. Travel plans are another possibility for restrictions and changes during the course of this transit. You are also more serious than usual during this period of time, and you should take time to just relax and enjoy yourself, rather than struggling 24 hours a day. Your resolve in implementing your dreams will be tested now, and you may well come away from the experience with an altered conception of their real meaning for your life. 3/30/00 to 7/20/00, no exact date Transiting Uranus in quintile with natal Neptune The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this time. You will undoubtedly have new spiritual insights during this period of time. Your ideals may be in the process of changing, and becoming more charged with purpose for the deeper meaning of your life's journey. 3/31/00 to 4/18/00, exact 4/9/00 Transiting Jupiter in trine with natal Mars The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. You're very optimistic and intent on getting things done. Jupiter expands whatever it comes into contact with, and in this case its your assertiveness and animal passion. You may be so extremely confident that it is possible to overdo, during this period. On the other hand you may be quietly optimistic and high minded, and on the path to good luck and great success in your endeavors. You benefit when you temper your confidence with just a bit of pessimism, for balance. This transit represents an excellent opportunity for you in work, play or avocational interests. Your activities possess a terrific sense of timing during this period, and you will find yourself in the right place and at the right time to realize your goal. You should definitely take advantage of this opportunity. During this transit, you will also find you have much greater energy than usual, and your renewed sense of optimism may give you great clarity of purpose. You will likely find contact with the opposite sex quite pleasant and rewarding during this period of time. You may have so much physical energy that you need to seek an outlet for it in activity such as sports or work-outs. Projects that you begin now will get off on the right foot, and have great chances of long term success, provided that you keep in balance and refrain from overdoing it. 4/2/00 to 4/20/00, exact 4/11/00 Transiting Jupiter in sextile with natal Mercury The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. Your ability to express ideas is greatly enhanced, and your verbal communication enthusiastic, during this period of time. You may do more talking than listening, but you have the gift of the golden tongue during this period, and you are likely to be able to hold your audience's attention. This transit brings positive energy, optimism, faith, or luck as you may happen to think of it, to the areas ruled by Mercury, communication and intellect, the in-flow and out-flow of information in conversation or in writing. There is also abundant energy for education and mental pursuits, and for exploring new horizons, either by means of actual travel or in your own armchair. Whatever you turn your mind to is likely to have a fortunate outcome under the influence of this transit. Written communication will be lively and optimistic, and you may find your thoughts filled with higher purpose or make spiritual connections. Greater energy is also available for friends and for thinking about future plans, although you may need to look more realistically at any limits and restrictions which could apply. 4/4/00 to 4/9/00, exact 4/7/00 Transiting Mars in trine with natal Mars The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. Your confidence and will-power are at their peak. This transit stimulates your outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also pure animal passion. You are so full of vibrant energy at this time, you may need an outlet such as sports or another form of physical activity. Your will is strong, and you will have loads of energy for any kind of activity during this brief period of time. It is an excellent time for pushing forward with work that you are trying to complete, as well as for getting in touch with what it is that you truly desire for yourself. You may find great clarity in knowing exactly what you want in your life while this transit is in effect. 4/5/00 to 4/11/00, exact 4/8/00 Transiting Mars in conjunction with natal Moon The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. Your feelings may be quite volatile for this brief period of time. You also may find yourself expressing anger more openly than you usually do. This can be a benefit, since feelings brought out into the open are thus more available to yourself and others. You may want to take care however not to express any anger you may have too harshly, or you will have some more work to do later on, after you have calmed down. This aspect also indicates a period of time when action is a more comfortable mode of operation than sitting back and awaiting events. Try not to be too rash in taking action, sometimes the "wait and see" game is best in the long run. 4/5/00 to 4/10/00, exact 4/7/00 Transiting Mars in sextile with natal Mercury The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This transit will have the effect of increasing your verbal punch, or the energy with which you express your ideas. What is affected is your mind and intellect, as well as your communication generally, such as written messages or conversations, also friends and associates, and these areas of your life will be energized and ego issues brought to bear on them during the period of time this transit is in effect. You have an unusually forceful and strong-willed stance in your communication with others at this time, and It is good for trying to get your ideas across or a plan in motion when other people need to be convinced. This is a also great time for engaging in a research project, or other primarily intellectual endeavor. Greater energy is also available for friends or perhaps for thinking about future plans. 4/5/00 to 4/22/00, exact 4/13/00 Transiting Jupiter in conjunction with natal Moon The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. You feel a terrific sense of optimism and possibility. You are very sure of and comfortable with yourself, and may also expand your ideas regarding home and family. Your relationships with significant female figures in your life, such as with your mother, may also be full of joyful expansiveness, under the beneficial influence of this transit. This transit expands and emphasizes whatever it touches, and in this case it is your feelings and your feminine or nurturing side, the deeper part of yourself, as well as your attitudes toward home and family. All these areas will be seen in a more positive light during the course of this transit. There may be more peacefulness and quiet optimism in your family life than usual, during this period of time. It is a good time to make plans for the future, or to start projects which have to do with your home base, such as decorating, or getting something done that needs taking care of around the house. It is a good time to buy a home or real estate, should that possibility be a part of your current situation. You may also want to take advantage of this period to work on family issues, if there are any that need addressing. You will find yourself in a good place to deal with other people during this period of time. If there is a drawback, it is in being so peaceful and content that it is difficult to accomplish your goals; your drive for achievement may be temporally short-circuited. But this is not necessarily a bad thing. Relax, and enjoy the moment! 4/6/00 to 4/12/00, exact 4/9/00 Transiting Mars in sextile with natal Saturn The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. The established structures in your life are likely to demand more of your attention than usual for this period of time. It is not a good time for going ahead with large-scale projects, but rather for sticking with routine and accomplishing in little ways. 4/7/00 to 4/12/00, exact 4/10/00 Transiting Mars in semi-square with natal Sun The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. You feel more aggressive these days and full of the zest for life. Your will is quite strong and you may also be more argumentative than usual as a result of this transit, so beware of getting into quarrels. You have so much sheer energy at your disposal that you may need to work it off in some form of physical activity, like sports or weight-lifting, for this brief period of time. There can be tension during this transit, and also good progress toward your goals if you can contain the energy. 4/7/00 to 4/24/00, exact 4/16/00 Transiting Jupiter in sextile with natal Saturn The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. The time is ripe for slow growth in progress toward your ultimate and far-reaching goals. You may feel frustrated by the slowness of the necessary approach, at this time, but your mind is full of caution now and it may be more clever not to go forward any faster than is possible in terms of practical reality. You are capable of great deliberation and persistence at this time, and more conscious of your duty to others as well as to yourself. It is a good time to make plans for the future, as these will be realistic and workable. 4/8/00 to 4/13/00, exact 4/10/00 Transiting Mars in conjunction with natal Midheaven The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. There are also implications for your relationships. Those hindering development in the direction of your goals may be discarded, or else new relationships may come into being during the course of a powerful transit to the Midheaven. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes strongly into your personality as a result of this transit, and it gives you tremendous energy and vitality. You also may be far more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time, so try to take it easy on other people. 4/9/00 to 6/5/00, exact 4/10/00 Transiting Mars into natal Tenth House At this time in its cycle of the houses, Mars in the house of public life and works emphasizes these factors in your life. Your relationship with your parents or with authority figures generally may be somewhat strained during this transit. You are drawn to express the outward manifestation of your personality, your public self. At this time career advancements are possible, and the opportunity is there for greater responsibility and commitment. Above all, you should beware of trying too hard at this time, or being more ambitious than you need to be. If you have lived wisely, you will receive the just reward for your efforts; but if you have neglected some areas of life development, the effects may become noticeable at this time. 4/10/00 to 4/16/00, exact 4/13/00 Transiting Mars in sextile with natal Venus The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This transit brings a great physical energy and a combative attitude to the factors represented by Venus in your natal chart, love and relationship, and also personal creativity. You may also notice an increase in your sex-drive during this period of time. Affected also are your values, including your aesthetic sensibility and your enjoyment of life's pleasures, or your appreciation for the beauty of your surroundings. These areas will be energized and enhanced during this transit. You also have more energy for all kinds of creative projects. period of time. You also may be less open to compromise as a result of this transit. 4/10/00 to 4/27/00, exact 4/18/00 Transiting Jupiter in semi-square with natal Sun The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. You are full of enthusiasm for your life and a healthy sense of optimism pervades your thinking. It is a good time to make plans for the future. You should also beware of excessive optimism during this period. Balanced with a touch of restraint, your optimism during this period of time can be a great benefit for you, long-term. The peaceful and expansive energy represented by Jupiter comes into your conscious awareness as a result of this transit, leading to new levels of faith and understanding. 4/11/00 to 4/17/00, exact 4/15/00 Transiting Mars in sesquiquadrate with natal Jupiter The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. You are likely to have beneficial contacts with other people, and have positive feelings come up for you in regard to important interpersonal relationships during the period of time this transit is in effect. You may have so much physical energy that you need to seek an outlet for it in sports or related activities. Travel is another urge that may come over you at this time. Overall, you will find you have much greater energy than usual, and your renewed sense of optimism may give you great clarity of purpose. There is a higher purpose to your activity at this time, beyond merely striving for ego gratification. Any activities that you engage in during this time will be very productive for you in long term results, provided that you keep in balance and refrain from overdoing it. 4/12/00 to 4/29/00, exact 4/21/00 Transiting Jupiter in conjunction with natal Midheaven The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. The peaceful energy of Jupiter comes strongly into your personality as a result of this transit, leading to entirely new levels of faith and understanding. 4/16/00 to 4/22/00, exact 4/19/00 Transiting Mars in square with natal Ascendant The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This transit give a boost to your self-expression, including your creative potential and your sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also enhanced, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you may be more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time. 4/17/00 to 4/23/00, exact 4/21/00 Transiting Mars in square with natal Uranus The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. During this period, you are very conscious of your urge for freedom, or your need to find your own unique individual expression of yourself. You may have new spiritual insights or your will to be different may be more powerful during this period of time. You may find yourself to be impulsive under this influence, and may need to consider a balanced and gradual approach to striving for your goals, rather than "going off half-cocked" at this time. On the other hand, you also may come to sudden realizations of changes you may need to make, which it would be wise to act on. These changes may have been waiting in the wings for some time, and are only now finding their way into your actions. 4/17/00 to 6/10/01, exact 4/21/00 Transiting Jupiter into natal Tenth House During this transit (for about one year) you are more responsible and practical than usual. At this time you tend to be extremely careful with money, and have a strong drive to achieve success. You may benefit from working with the public. There will usually be rewards associated with your career at this time. You generally feel renewed optimism and confidence regarding your professional life. You must try to be balanced in your approach to these benefits, and to be giving and generous with others. 4/19/00 to 4/26/00, exact 4/23/00 Transiting Mars in conjunction with natal Pluto The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This transit affects your urge for self-transformation and regeneration. Conflicts may come up for you during this period of time. Your assertion and goal-directed activity will be subject to drastic changes, for the purpose of bringing to light the inner workings of repressed impulses you may have in these areas. Your drive to succeed may be riding at an all-time high during the short period of time this transit is in effect. On the other hand, this may be a stressful time which is ultimately productive of far-reaching personality changes, as you feel yourself directly challenged by inner processes that seem about to overwhelm your fragile ego. Either way, compulsive or control-oriented behavior which normally lies beneath the surface of your conscious awareness could come up for you at this time. This may be a sign that you are ready to eventually outgrow these behaviors, which may be carry-overs from the distant past, and no longer appropriate to your present level of maturity. The challenges forced upon you at this time can be difficult and painful. You should have faith in your own process, to guide you through these events to emerge on the other side of them, calm once more, and even more wholly yourself than before you went through them 4/20/00 to 4/27/00, exact 4/24/00 Transiting Mars in quintile with natal Mercury The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This transit will have the effect of increasing your verbal punch, or the energy with which you express your ideas. What is affected is your mind and intellect, as well as your communication generally, such as written messages or conversations, also friends and associates, and these areas of your life will be energized, perhaps with a spiritual motivation, during the period of time this transit is in effect. Greater energy is also available for friends or perhaps for thinking about future plans. 4/20/00 to 5/7/00, exact 4/28/00 Transiting Jupiter in sextile with natal Venus The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. You are full of spiritual and optimistic energy in your relationships. Artistic endeavors will also flourish under the beneficial influence of Jupiter, which tends to expand and make more radiant whatever it comes into contact with. You will also feel a renewed sense of connection to higher purpose in terms of your values generally. And of course, love and romance will be given an extra boost right now, which can make for very pleasant time for you. It is a good time to get together with a significant other and connect with them on a soul to soul level, perhaps one of the better transits for this type of activity. If there have been lingering problems in some particular relationship, now would be a great time to try to work them out. During this transit you may also be quite social and gregarious. You may find yourself giving more parties than you usually even go to, and being at the center of attention of them as well! This is altogether a pleasant and enjoyable transit as well as one that can be productive of long-term benefits if you look ahead beyond the immediate pleasures of the moment. 4/22/00 to 4/28/00, exact 4/26/00 Transiting Mars in quintile with natal Saturn The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. The established structures in your life are likely to demand more of your attention than usual for this period of time. It is not a good time for going ahead with large-scale projects, but rather for sticking with routine and accomplishing in little ways. 4/24/00 to 4/30/00, exact 4/28/00 Transiting Mars in sesquiquadrate with natal Mars The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. Your aggressive urge is primed for action. This transit stimulates your outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also pure animal passion. You are full of vibrant energy at this time, and may need an outlet such as sports or another form of physical activity or you will feel the tension building inside of you. Your will is strong at this time, and you may find yourself more argumentative than usual, so beware of quarrels, or even accidents. You may find great clarity in knowing exactly what you want in your life while this transit is in effect. 4/24/00 to 5/25/00, exact 5/10/00 Transiting Saturn in square with natal Ascendant The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. Transits to the Ascendant affect self-expression, including your creative potential and your sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. The limiting energy and self-discipline of Saturn comes into your personality as a result of this transit, leading to a greater personal investment in the ego-structures of your life. Try not to try too hard. 4/25/00 to 5/12/00, exact 5/4/00 Transiting Jupiter in sesquiquadrate with natal Jupiter The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. Your faith and your plans or aspirations as well as religious feelings will be affected at this time. You have a renewed sense of optimism and faith as a result of the events or internal changes of this period of time. Travel plans are another possibility for expansion and renewed energy during the course of this transit. 4/26/00 to 5/3/00, exact 4/30/00 Transiting Mars in quintile with natal Venus The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This transit brings a great physical energy and a combative attitude to the factors represented by Venus in your natal chart, love and relationship, and also personal creativity. You may also notice an increase in your sex-drive during this period of time. Affected also are your values, including your aesthetic sensibility and your enjoyment of life's pleasures, or your appreciation for the beauty of your surroundings. These areas will be energized and enhanced during this transit. You also have more energy for all kinds of creative projects. period of time. You also may be less open to compromise as a result of this transit. 4/26/00 to 5/3/00, exact 4/30/00 Transiting Mars in semi-sextile with natal Chiron The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. For this brief period of time, you will become more conscious of the energy for personal transformation and healing in your life. This will likely mean exposing some form of deep-seated pain for the purpose of working through old issues and ultimately healing these issues. During this brief period of time, you may be blessed to provide the impetus for healing to others. You may also feel healing energy come into your life from a meeting with another person during the course of this transit. As another possible result of this transit, issues with ego may come up for you, or issues of self-acceptance versus feelings of rejection. Usually these types of events point to deeper issues which you may not have brought all the way up to your consciousness, but which remain as a source of irritation and frustration operating more or less unconsciously at a deep level of your psyche. These issues may be painful to connect with. But getting in touch with these areas is for your ultimate benefit, for the more integration you can achieve within your psyche, the more whole you are and the more you can bring yourself forward to be of help to other people on the same journey of discovery. 4/27/00 to 5/4/00, exact 5/1/00 Transiting Mars in sextile with natal Sun The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. You feel full of the zest for life. Your will may be quite strong these days. You may have so much sheer energy at your disposal that you need to work it off in some form of physical activity, like sports or weight-lifting, for this brief period of time. This abundant energy comes into your conscious awareness, and you are very impatient to just get on with it, to just get things done. There can be great progress toward your goals during this period of time. 5/1/00 to 6/1/00, exact 5/16/00 Transiting Saturn in square with natal Uranus The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Powerful feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. You may feel restrictions to your freedom at this time, or feel that you want to be breaking away from something, but find yourself unable to do so. This conflict is unsettling for a time, but it will pass as the transit moves on, and eventually diminishes in its influence. What you can take away from the experience is a more focused awareness of your energy for freedom and the search for new horizons, in spite of it that (to whatever extent) you remain in the limitations of your established place in the world. 5/2/00 to 5/9/00, exact 5/6/00 Transiting Mars in inconjunct with natal Jupiter The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. You are likely to have beneficial contacts with other people, and have positive feelings come up for you in regard to important interpersonal relationships during the period of time this transit is in effect. You may have so much physical energy that you need to seek an outlet for it in sports or related activities. Travel is another urge that may come over you at this time. Overall, you will find you have much greater energy than usual, and your renewed sense of optimism may give you great clarity of purpose. There is a higher purpose to your activity at this time, beyond merely striving for ego gratification. Any activities that you engage in during this time will be very productive for you in long term results, provided that you keep in balance and refrain from overdoing it. 5/4/00 to 5/11/00, exact 5/8/00 Transiting Mars in semi-sextile with natal Neptune The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this period of time. You may have new spiritual insights during this period. You will find you have a more disconnected energy than usual, and a sense of confusion regarding goals. This is a time when you are more sensitive to others needs and concerns than your own. You are very aware of other points of view, and also very idealistic in pursuing your own agenda. It is necessary at this time to focus on what is truly important to you, and to not be discouraged by seeming setbacks, since every turn in the road serves to further your growing consciousness of what is possible, both in the physical realm and beyond it. 5/7/00 to 7/7/00, exact 6/6/00 R Transiting Chiron in inconjunct with natal Midheaven The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. Issues of outer-directed activity are challenging for you at this time. There may be painful realizations around the areas of how you assert yourself with other people and what exactly is your place in the world of activity and outward drive and ambition. At this time, you may also feel that unconscious drives are more powerful than your overt conscious motivations. You also have a powerful urge to achieve at this time, and you need to get in touch with how to use this energy and what it is that you want to accomplish. It is only by going deep within yourself and trusting the intelligence of your own inner awareness that you can begin to heal these issues inside you, come through this period of chaos and enter a new birth of understanding and trust in your own process. 5/10/00 to 5/27/00, exact 5/18/00 Transiting Jupiter in square with natal Ascendant The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. You will find you have an expansive and optimistic attitude during this period of time. Your physical vitality is also powerfully affected, as well as your creative potential and your general sense of well-being. Although all this confidence is a real boost and you can get a lot of things done because of it, you may need to beware of being rash or having even too much optimism during this transit. There is also a peaceful and spiritual energy that comes strongly into your personality as a result of this transit, that can lead you to new levels of faith and understanding. 5/11/00 to 5/18/00, exact 5/15/00 Transiting Mars in quintile with natal Ascendant The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This transit give a boost to your self-expression, including your creative potential and your sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also enhanced, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you may be more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time. 5/12/00 to 5/19/00, exact 5/16/00 Transiting Mars in quintile with natal Uranus The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. During this period, you may be very conscious of your urge for freedom, or your need to find your own unique individual expression of yourself. You may have new spiritual insights or your will to be different may be more powerful during this brief period of time. You may also be more impulsive than usual under this influence. 5/13/00 to 5/30/00, exact 5/22/00 Transiting Jupiter in square with natal Uranus The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you in a big way during this period of time. Sudden departures could become the norm. You may decide to leave on a trip, or your plans for the future could change rather rapidly at any point in time during this period, or a planned educational experience may suddenly alter. You have a real need to express your individuality and your independence at this time, as well as renewed positive energy toward such uniquely personal goals. You will also have new and more powerful spiritual insights during the course of this transit. 5/14/00 to 5/21/00, exact 5/18/00 Transiting Mars in quintile with natal Sun The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. You feel more aggressive these days and full of the zest for life. Your will is quite strong and you may also be more argumentative than usual as a result of this transit, so beware of getting into quarrels. You have so much sheer energy at your disposal that you may need to work it off in some form of physical activity, like sports or weight-lifting, for this brief period of time. There can be tension during this transit, and also good progress toward your goals if you can contain the energy. 5/14/00 to 6/15/00, exact 5/28/00 Transiting Saturn in conjunction with natal Pluto The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This transit affects your urge for self-transformation and regeneration. Conflicts and drastic changes may come up for you during this period of time. You are undergoing an important transition in your life, entering an entire new phase of existence, in which the habitual patterns and concerns of the old way of your world may vanish entirely or diminish in their importance. You must take responsibility for previously unacknowledged areas of your life at this time, whether you would like to or not. You may have to confront issues of power, control and authority, either in the workplace or in terms of your authority in your personal life. You are more purposeful and serious regarding your goals, under the influence of this transit. This is not a time for escapist fantasies, or rationalizations. This is a time for facing squarely the past and its implications for your continued growth in the present. 5/15/00 to 5/22/00, exact 5/19/00 Transiting Mars in inconjunct with natal Mars The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. Your aggressive urge is primed for action. This transit stimulates your outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also pure animal passion. You are full of vibrant energy at this time, and may need an outlet such as sports or another form of physical activity or you will feel the tension building inside of you. Your will is strong at this time, and you may find yourself more argumentative than usual, so beware of quarrels, or even accidents. You may find great clarity in knowing exactly what you want in your life while this transit is in effect. 5/16/00 to 5/23/00, exact 5/20/00 Transiting Mars in square with natal Mercury The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This transit will have the effect of increasing your verbal punch, or the energy with which you express your ideas. What is affected is your mind and intellect, as well as your communication generally, such as written messages or conversations, also friends and associates, and these areas of your life will be energized and ego issues brought to bear on them during the period of time this transit is in effect. You have an unusually forceful and strong-willed stance in your communication with others at this time. It is good for trying to get your ideas across or a plan in motion when other people need to be convinced. However, you need to beware of being overly critical and sharp with friends and associates during this period of time. There may be something of a crisis that arises at this time in your communication with other people, and conflict is a distinct possibility. Greater energy is also available for friends or perhaps for thinking about future plans. 5/17/00 to 5/23/00, exact 5/21/00 Transiting Mars in semi-sextile with natal Moon The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. You may find yourself expressing anger more openly than you usually do. This can be a benefit, since feelings brought out into the open are thus more available to yourself and others. This aspect also indicates a period of time when action is a more comfortable mode of operation than sitting back and awaiting events. Try not to be too rash in taking action, sometimes the "wait and see" game is best in the long run. 5/18/00 to 5/24/00, exact 5/21/00 Transiting Mars in square with natal Saturn The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. The established structures in your life are likely to demand more of your attention than usual for this period of time. It is not a good time for going ahead with large-scale projects, but rather for sticking with routine and accomplishing in little ways. 5/18/00 to 5/25/00, exact 5/22/00 Transiting Mars in semi-square with natal Chiron The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. For this brief period of time, you will become more conscious of the energy for personal transformation and healing in your life. This will likely mean exposing some form of deep-seated pain for the purpose of working through old issues and ultimately healing these issues. During this brief period of time, you may be blessed to provide the impetus for healing to others. You may also feel healing energy come into your life from a meeting with another person during the course of this transit. As another possible result of this transit, issues with ego may come up for you, or issues of self-acceptance versus feelings of rejection. Usually these types of events point to deeper issues which you may not have brought all the way up to your consciousness, but which remain as a source of irritation and frustration operating more or less unconsciously at a deep level of your psyche. These issues may be painful to connect with. But getting in touch with these areas is for your ultimate benefit, for the more integration you can achieve within your psyche, the more whole you are and the more you can bring yourself forward to be of help to other people on the same journey of discovery. 5/19/00 to 5/26/00, exact 5/23/00 Transiting Mars in semi-sextile with natal Midheaven The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you may be more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time. 5/20/00 to 6/6/00, exact 5/29/00 Transiting Jupiter in conjunction with natal Pluto The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This transit affects your urge for self-transformation and regeneration. Conflicts and drastic changes may come up for you in a big way during this period of time. Your plans and aspirations for the future, as well as your religious feelings may be affected. These feelings will be more powerful and may permanently change as a result of this transit. You are more serious and look more deeply into fields of study that are important to you at this time. You could become involved in a research project or other serious study during this transit, and you will find that you have an increased capacity for such a project. Travel plans are another possibility for more serious and renewed energy during the course of this transit. Your ideals and aspirations may be called into question at this time. You may have revelations concerning philosophies that have guided your plans for the future up until this time, but which are revealed to be too superficial for your deeper understanding during this transit. You also could find that you are more interested in your own unconscious process or that of others during this period of time. 5/20/00 to 6/22/00, exact 6/5/00 Transiting Saturn in quintile with natal Mercury The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This transit has the effect of slowing down and bringing a more concentrated awareness to your communication and mental process. Your verbal and written communication may come slowly, which forces you to be deliberate and to concentrate, but this has the benefit of increasing your focus, and you may wind up accomplishing more. Your thought process is also extremely well-grounded and practical at this time. Every decision, every plan you make, has to pass the test of what is it for, in terms of concrete results. Your decision-making process will also come slowly, even painfully, and may tend to be negative or full of doubts about your ability to succeed. But you must try not to be critical or disparaging in your thinking, just be sure of yourself before you go ahead. Greater energy is also available for friends and for thinking about future plans, although you may feel any limits and restrictions which apply more keenly 5/22/00 to 5/29/00, exact 5/26/00 Transiting Mars in square with natal Venus The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. You are full of relationship energy of all kinds. You have loads of energy for your intimate partnerships during this period, which may manifest as an enhanced sex drive, or just more of a drive toward closeness and intimacy. Affected also are your sense of aesthetics, and your values generally, and these areas will also be enhanced and energized during the course of this transit. It is a good time to involve yourself in artistic projects, or creative work of any kind. You will undoubtedly be more responsive to your surroundings than usual, and you may also experience an increased sociability at this time. It is a great time to go to a party, or to give one. You are not much interested in work and the harsh realities during this period, being more engaged in love and the joyous abundance of life. 5/23/00 to 6/10/00, exact 6/1/00 Transiting Jupiter in quintile with natal Mercury The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. Your ability to express ideas is generally be enthusiastic during this period. This transit can bring positive energy, optimism, faith, or luck as you may happen to think of it, to the areas ruled by Mercury, communication and intellect, the in-flow and out-flow of information in conversation or in writing. Greater energy is also available for friends and for thinking about future plans, although you may need to look more realistically at any limits and restrictions which could apply. 5/23/00 to 10/24/00, exact 6/20/00 R; exact 10/1/00 Transiting Chiron in sesquiquadrate with natal Chiron The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. This could be a time when strange events force upon you an intimation of other worlds, a broader perspective than that of ordinary reality, perhaps a taste of the transpersonal world of shamanism and magic. It is also a time for re-examination of some of the painful issues that may be part of your make-up and that may possibly have been holding you back until now. Usually some issues from early childhood that were too painful to deal with in their era, and that have become repressed and remain lodged in your unconscious, come up during this period of time, perhaps brought on by recent events. Long repressed feelings may be difficult and painful to deal with, but there is a rich reward for getting in touch with these walled-off areas in order to become more whole. You can achieve a much greater degree of self-acceptance and ease once you have made the dark journey of discovery to find what lies within that space. 5/25/00 to 10/23/00, exact 6/23/00 R; exact 9/29/00 Transiting Chiron in square with natal Saturn The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. Your psyche is subject to a stressful and potentially vitalizing time, as the very structure of your life is undergoing many painful realizations, leading to great changes in your self-concept. At this time also, difficulties with authority figures may emerge, or your relationship with your father may be challenging, or the way you live your life in relation to the structure of society itself may be coming to a point where changes that have been in the works for some time are ready to burst forth into your conscious awareness. There may be old wounds with your father, or with the parental care and discipline you received in early childhood, that re-emerge at this time, hopefully for purposes of healing these issues and the potentially debilitating effects that they may have on your life. You may have prior difficulties with either rebellion or too great an attachment to authority that come to the surface at this time, when the rules and boundaries that you operated within for quite a long time may be in process of transformation. Often our sense of responsibility and the corresponding societal structure we have internalized during our formative years is a poor fit to our more mature and evolved understanding. It is difficult to give up old patterns, but If you can possess your individual sense of responsibility, as Astrologer Caroline Casey says "own your Saturn", you may become free for the first time of received opinions from consensus reality and be able to finally march to the beat of your own drum. 5/26/00 to 6/2/00, exact 5/30/00 Transiting Mars in semi-square with natal Neptune The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this period of time. You may have new spiritual insights during this period. You will find you have a more disconnected energy than usual, and a sense of confusion regarding goals. This is a time when you are more sensitive to others needs and concerns than your own. You are very aware of other points of view, and also very idealistic in pursuing your own agenda. It is necessary at this time to focus on what is truly important to you, and to not be discouraged by seeming setbacks, since every turn in the road serves to further your growing consciousness of what is possible, both in the physical realm and beyond it. 5/28/00 to 6/15/00, exact 6/6/00 Transiting Jupiter in quintile with natal Saturn The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. Opportunity may present itself to you, not in any grand design, but rather in focusing on the everyday tasks that constantly present themselves to you and demand your attention. It is a good time for moving ahead with your long-term career or other goals, and it is also a good time to break free of previous setbacks or restrictions. The progress will be slow but sure and the long-term benefits of this period cannot be denied in your life. 5/29/00 to 6/4/00, exact 6/2/00 Transiting Mars in sextile with natal Ascendant The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This transit give a boost to your self-expression, including your creative potential and your sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also enhanced, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you may be more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time. 5/29/00 to 7/2/00, exact 6/14/00 Transiting Saturn in quintile with natal Saturn The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This is a time of harmonious working out of your life plans, and a time of preparation for changes to come, but not a time of great change for the present. The structure of your life is being supported by circumstances now, and there is little pressure for things to be very different from what they have always been. You tend to be introspective and practical at this time, and reflect on what you consider to be your duty in life. You usually feel on course with your life's direction, perhaps after a period of trial which seems to have ended for now. But of course you must be aware of the possibility of future trials which await you, since life constantly presents itself as a moving target. 5/30/00 to 6/6/00, exact 6/3/00 Transiting Mars in sextile with natal Uranus The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. During this period, you may be very conscious of your urge for freedom, or your need to find your own unique individual expression of yourself. You may have new spiritual insights or your will to be different may be more powerful during this brief period of time. You may also be more impulsive than usual under this influence. 6/1/00 to 6/8/00, exact 6/5/00 Transiting Mars in semi-sextile with natal Pluto The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. This transit affects your urge for self-transformation and regeneration. Conflicts may come up for you during this period of time. Your assertion and goal-directed activity will be subject to changes, which may be for the purpose of bringing to light the inner workings of repressed impulses in these areas. Your drive to succeed may be riding at an all-time high during the short period of time this transit is in effect. On the other hand, this may be a stressful time which is ultimately productive of far-reaching personality changes, as you feel yourself directly challenged by inner processes that seem about to overwhelm your fragile ego. The challenges forced upon you at this time can be difficult and painful. You should have faith in your own process, to guide you through these events to emerge on the other side of them, calm once more, and even more wholly yourself than before you went through them 6/2/00 to 7/20/00, exact 6/5/00 Transiting Mars into natal Eleventh House At this point in the cycle of Mars through the houses, group values and your goals generally are emphasized. The transit lasts about six weeks. It is an excellent time to focus on your ideals for social progress, and how you can take your part in actualizing them. At this time you tend to be future-oriented, intellectually motivated and idealistic. You are more enterprising or even ambitious than usual, and may be asked to play a greater role in your community or in another organization. You also may need to work through problems in getting along with other people during this transit. In general, the fruits of your activities in the public sphere will be your focus now, and you will work with others to achieve your goals. 6/2/00 to 10/16/00, exact 7/3/00 R; exact 9/19/00 Transiting Chiron in inconjunct with natal Moon The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. You are likely to be experiencing a process of emotional pain, and perhaps transformation of the nurturing or feminine in you, leading to significant and far-reaching changes. Issues may arise with important female figures in your life, perhaps your mother or a significant other, as well as with the feminine side of your own nature. Life can seem to be more difficult at this time. You may experience changes in the way you have habitually and unconsciously lived your emotional life up to now, a way of being that is no longer compatible with who you have become at a deep level. It can also be a time of great joy as you break with the past and come into the glow of a new emotional comprehension of yourself. It may also be that relationship issues come to the surface, or perhaps other security needs such as a safe and cozy home life that may be challenged or otherwise changing during this period. Your emotional needs are changing, and you can move into it gracefully if you can let go of the past. 6/3/00 to 6/21/00, exact 6/12/00 Transiting Jupiter in sesquiquadrate with natal Mars The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. You're something of a high flyer these days. Jupiter expands whatever it comes into contact with, and in this case its your assertiveness and animal passion. During this transit, you will find you have much greater energy than usual, and your renewed sense of optimism may give you great clarity of purpose. You may have so much physical energy that you need to seek an outlet for it in activity such as sports or getting down and cleaning up that old plumbing problem that has been lurking. Any activities that you engage in during this time will be very productive for you in long term results, provided that you keep in balance and refrain from overdoing it. 6/9/00 to 6/16/00, exact 6/13/00 Transiting Mars in square with natal Sun The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. You feel more aggressive these days and full of the zest for life. Your will is quite strong. You may also be more argumentative than usual as a result of this transit, so beware of getting into quarrels. You have so much sheer energy at your disposal that you may need to work it off in some form of physical activity, like sports or weight-lifting, for this brief period of time. This abundant energy of Mars comes into your conscious awareness, and you are very impatient to get things done in a hurry, to just get on with it. You also should be more careful than usual during this period, since there is the possibility of an accident. There can be great tension during this transit, and also great progress toward your goals if you can contain the energy. 6/9/00 to 6/14/00, exact 6/12/00 Transiting Mars in semi-square with natal Moon The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. You may find yourself expressing anger more openly than you usually do. This can be a benefit, since feelings brought out into the open are thus more available to yourself and others. This aspect also indicates a period of time when action is a more comfortable mode of operation than sitting back and awaiting events. Try not to be too rash in taking action, sometimes the "wait and see" game is best in the long run. 6/9/00 to 6/16/00, exact 6/13/00 Transiting Mars in sextile with natal Chiron The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. For this brief period of time, you will become more conscious of the energy for personal transformation and healing in your life. This will likely mean exposing some form of deep-seated pain for the purpose of working through old issues and ultimately healing these issues. During this brief period of time, you may be blessed to provide the impetus for healing to others. You may also feel healing energy come into your life from a meeting with another person during the course of this transit. As another possible result of this transit, issues with ego may come up for you, or issues of self-acceptance versus feelings of rejection. Usually these types of events point to deeper issues which you may not have brought all the way up to your consciousness, but which remain as a source of irritation and frustration operating more or less unconsciously at a deep level of your psyche. These issues may be painful to connect with. But getting in touch with these areas is for your ultimate benefit, for the more integration you can achieve within your psyche, the more whole you are and the more you can bring yourself forward to be of help to other people on the same journey of discovery. 6/9/00 to 7/16/00, exact 6/26/00 Transiting Saturn in sesquiquadrate with natal Mars The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. Your assertiveness and outward-directed activity become slowed down and brought into more focus. There may be purposeful and more deliberate activity in this area of life, and also your pure animal passion. With this transit you will find you have a chance to slow down and really examine these areas. You will be more serious in the use of your aggressive urges and make slower and more deliberate progress toward your goals, and you will probably run into some limitations in getting what you want done as well. It is a good time to just get down in the trenches and forge ahead. In this way, through hard work and maximum effort, you can accomplish much during the course of this transit. 6/10/00 to 6/17/00, exact 6/14/00 Transiting Mars in semi-square with natal Midheaven The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you may be more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time. 6/10/00 to 6/28/00, exact 6/19/00 Transiting Jupiter in quintile with natal Venus The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. You are full of spiritual and optimistic energy in your relationships. This will generally prove to be a beneficial period of time. Any artistic endeavors will also tend to flourish under the influence of Jupiter, which expands and makes more radiant whatever it comes into contact with. You will also feel a renewed sense of connection to higher purpose in terms of your values generally. And of course, love and romance will be given an extra boost right now, which can make for very pleasant time for you. This is altogether a pleasant and enjoyable transit as well as one that can be productive of long-term benefits if you look ahead beyond the immediate pleasures of the moment, and try not to over-extend yourself. 6/10/00 to 10/10/00, exact 7/13/00 R; exact 9/10/00 Transiting Chiron in square with natal Mercury The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. You are experiencing painful realizations around the issues of communication and your mental abilities in general. Your communication with others is changing at this time, and you may have difficulties in this area, as old issues from the past return to haunt you, or you have to deal with siblings or your friends in a way that seems less easy and more fraught with pain and uncertainty. It may be that your very mind seems less than reliable at this time, and you may even feel yourself in danger of mental collapse, as new ideas and ways of thinking challenge you to the core of your current belief system. You may also have a powerful urge to communicate at this time, since that is one way to externalize your suffering and make it more real and available to others. It can be a great impetus to artistic expression to have the world coming down in chaos all around you. Ultimately the higher purpose of these challenges is for you to come to terms with a new way of thinking and being in the world, one that throws off the shackles of previous conceptions and launches itself forward, willy nilly, into a brave new cosmos of your own making. It is in this way that you can come through, and heal some of the old issues that have previously plagued you. When you do, you may also be able to share this more holistic vision with your community so that you can have a healing influence on others around you as well. 6/11/00 to 6/29/00, exact 6/20/00 Transiting Jupiter in semi-sextile with natal Chiron The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. Your religious philosophy and broad intellectual framework are subject to a certain amount of suffering and re-examination. Painful experiences in these areas could lead you to a new outlook on life. Also at this time, you may feel a revitalization of the healing awareness within yourself, possibly in connection to the process of work done in connecting to old wounds, received in earlier developmental stages. When we reconnect with repressed and potentially painful feelings that have been buried away in the depths of our psyche we inhabit these rejected parts of ourselves and become more whole. At this time too, you may connect with a higher purpose in the work that you do, especially if this work involves helping people to heal in some way, and to grow in their own understanding of who they really are. You may take up the study of new-age healing techniques during this period, or in other ways inhabit the vision of wholeness and freedom from old pain that you feel emanates from the intuitive clarity provided by your higher self. 6/13/00 to 7/1/00, exact 6/22/00 Transiting Jupiter in sextile with natal Sun The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. You are full of enthusiasm for your life and a healthy sense of optimism pervades your thinking. It is a good time to make plans for the future. It is likely that you will positively re-evaluate your life's goals and your faith in their concrete possibility at this time. It is an excellent time to begin new projects, as you exercise a "golden touch" in almost anything that you attempt during this period. The peaceful and expansive energy represented by Jupiter comes into your conscious awareness as a result of this transit, leading to new levels of faith and understanding. You may also begin a significant journey under the influence of this transit. 6/15/00 to 6/22/00, exact 6/19/00 Transiting Mars in opposition with natal Jupiter The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge. You are likely to have beneficial contacts with other people, and have positive feelings come up for you in regard to important interpersonal relationships during the period of time this transit is in effect. You are full of enthusiasm for projects and moving ahead during this transit, and you benefit by tempering your confidence with just a bit of pessimism, for balance. You may have so much physical energy that you need to seek an outlet for it in sports or related activities. Travel is another urge that may come over you at this time. You are also likely find contact with the opposite sex quite pleasant and rewarding during the course of this transit. Overall, you will find you have much greater energy than usual, and your renewed sense of optimism may give you great clarity of purpose. There is a higher purpose to your activity at this time, beyond merely striving for ego gratification. Any activities that you engage in during this time will be very productive for you in long term results, provided that you keep in balance and refrain from overdoing it. 6/17/00 to 6/24/00, exact 6/21/00 Transiting Mars in sextile with natal Neptune The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this period of time. You may have new spiritual insights during this period. You will find you have a more disconnected energy than usual, and a sense of confusion regarding goals. This is a time when you are more sensitive to others needs and concerns than your own. You are very aware of other points of view, and also very idealistic in pursuing your own agenda. It is necessary at this time to focus on what is truly important to you, and to not be discouraged by seeming setbacks, since every turn in the road serves to further your growing consciousness of what is possible, both in the physical realm and beyond it. 6/17/00 to 10/4/00, exact 7/27/00 R; exact 8/27/00 Transiting Chiron in semi-sextile with natal Mars The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. Issues of outer-directed activity are challenging for you at this time. There may be painful realizations around the areas of how you assert yourself with other people and what exactly is your place in the world of activity and outward drive and ambition. At this time, you may also feel that unconscious drives are more powerful than your overt conscious motivations. You may possibly be tempted to "act out" in a wild and independent way that is heedless of consequences. You also have a powerful urge to create at this time, and you need to get in touch with how to use this energy and what it is that you want to accomplish. It is only by going deep within yourself and trusting the intelligence of your own inner awareness that you can begin to heal these issues inside you, come through this period of chaos and enter a new birth of understanding and trust in your own process. 6/20/00 to 6/27/00, exact 6/24/00 Transiting Mars in semi-square with natal Ascendant The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. This transit give a boost to your self-expression, including your creative potential and your sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also enhanced, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you may be more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time. 6/21/00 to 6/28/00, exact 6/25/00 Transiting Mars in semi-square with natal Uranus The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. During this period, you may be very conscious of your urge for freedom, or your need to find your own unique individual expression of yourself. You may have new spiritual insights or your will to be different may be more powerful during this brief period of time. You may also be more impulsive than usual under this influence. 6/22/00 to 8/4/00, exact 7/11/00 Transiting Saturn in quintile with natal Venus The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. For this period of time, there is a slowing down effect on your relationships, and also your personal creativity. What is affected could also include your values, including your sense of the aesthetic. This transit brings focus to these areas of your life as well as presenting obstacles to the easy completion of artistic or creative activities, or the solution to any relationship issues that you may have. Such issues may seem to drag on during this period, and you may also discover limitations in these areas of your life during this period of time. It is best to use this time in order to discover what is most important to you, especially in the area of relationships and artistic creativity. 6/24/00 to 8/9/00, exact 7/13/00 Transiting Saturn in semi-sextile with natal Chiron The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. Your psyche is subject to a stressful and potentially vitalizing time, as the very structure of your life is subject to great changes. At this time also, difficulties with authority figures may emerge, or your relationship with your father may challenging. At this time also, the self-concept that you have had up to now may be changing, leading to a renewed sense of your own healing potential. Through a slow concentrated effort you may begin to connect with a higher purpose in the work that you do at this time, especially if this work involves helping people to heal in some way, and to grow in their own understanding of who they really are. 6/25/00 to 7/1/00, exact 6/28/00 Transiting Mars in semi-square with natal Pluto The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. This transit affects your urge for self-transformation and regeneration. Conflicts may come up for you during this period of time. Your assertion and goal-directed activity will be subject to changes, which may be for the purpose of bringing to light the inner workings of repressed impulses in these areas. Your drive to succeed may be riding at an all-time high during the short period of time this transit is in effect. On the other hand, this may be a stressful time which is ultimately productive of far-reaching personality changes, as you feel yourself directly challenged by inner processes that seem about to overwhelm your fragile ego. The challenges forced upon you at this time can be difficult and painful. You should have faith in your own process, to guide you through these events to emerge on the other side of them, calm once more, and even more wholly yourself than before you went through them 6/28/00 to 7/4/00, exact 7/1/00 Transiting Mars in quintile with natal Chiron The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. For this brief period of time, you will become more conscious of the energy for personal transformation and healing in your life. This will likely mean exposing some form of deep-seated pain for the purpose of working through old issues and ultimately healing these issues. During this brief period of time, you may be blessed to provide the impetus for healing to others. You may also feel healing energy come into your life from a meeting with another person during the course of this transit. As another possible result of this transit, issues with ego may come up for you, or issues of self-acceptance versus feelings of rejection. Usually these types of events point to deeper issues which you may not have brought all the way up to your consciousness, but which remain as a source of irritation and frustration operating more or less unconsciously at a deep level of your psyche. These issues may be painful to connect with. But getting in touch with these areas is for your ultimate benefit, for the more integration you can achieve within your psyche, the more whole you are and the more you can bring yourself forward to be of help to other people on the same journey of discovery. 6/28/00 to 8/17/00, exact 7/18/00 Transiting Saturn in sextile with natal Sun The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. At this time you are more aware of your limitations and responsibilities than usual. This can last for several months, during which time the structure of your life, and your ego-investment in that structure, may take a new turn. You may take on extra duties during this period, or try to get more organized in your life. You also may feel a bit lonely and cut off from friends or loved ones during this transit, with its accompanying pressures. It is important not to lose sight of the larger picture at this time. The key lies in balancing the energy to achieve and the energy just to be, without needing to achieve. 6/29/00 to 7/6/00, exact 7/3/00 Transiting Mars in trine with natal Mercury The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. This transit will have the effect of increasing your verbal punch, or the energy with which you express your ideas. What is affected is your mind and intellect, as well as your communication generally, such as written messages or conversations, also friends and associates, and these areas of your life will be energized and ego issues brought to bear on them during the period of time this transit is in effect. You have an unusually forceful and strong-willed stance in your communication with others at this time, and It is good for trying to get your ideas across or a plan in motion when other people need to be convinced. This is a also great time for engaging in a research project, or other primarily intellectual endeavor. Greater energy is also available for friends or perhaps for thinking about future plans. 6/30/00 to 7/7/00, exact 7/4/00 Transiting Mars in sextile with natal Moon The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. Your feelings may be quite volatile for this brief period of time. This can be a benefit, since feelings brought out into the open are thus more available to yourself and others. This aspect also indicates a period of time when action is a more comfortable mode of operation than sitting back and awaiting events. Try not to be too rash in taking action, sometimes the "wait and see" game is best in the long run. You will have great emotional strength during this period of time, so it may be the perfect time to stand up for yourself and take on that person or group you have been intending to confront. Nobody can push you around today. 6/30/00 to 7/6/00, exact 7/3/00 Transiting Mars in opposition with natal Mars The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge. Your aggressive urge is primed for action, and you may experience conflicts with other people or with any obstacles that get in your way. You want to watch out for accidents during this brief period of time. You are like a charging bull during this transit, and everybody had better be prepared to leap out of the way of your will to succeed at any cost! This transit stimulates your outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also pure animal passion. You are so full of vibrant energy at this time, that you need an outlet such as sports or another form of physical activity, or you will feel the tension building inside of you. Your will is strong, and you may find yourself more argumentative than usual, so beware of quarrels. You will have loads of energy for any kind of activity during this period. There is likely to be a crisis in what you are trying to accomplish at this time, which may be related to a project begun six months to a year ago. It is an necessary at this time to push ahead, and to be aware of your goal, by getting in touch with what it is that you truly desire for yourself. 6/30/00 to 7/20/00, exact 7/10/00 Transiting Jupiter in inconjunct with natal Jupiter The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. Your faith and your plans or aspirations as well as religious feelings will be affected at this time. You have a renewed sense of optimism and faith as a result of the events or internal changes of this period of time. Travel plans are another possibility for expansion and renewed energy during the course of this transit. 7/1/00 to 7/8/00, exact 7/5/00 Transiting Mars in trine with natal Saturn The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. The established structures in your life are likely to demand more of your attention than usual for this period of time. It is not a good time for going ahead with large-scale projects, but rather for sticking with routine and accomplishing in little ways. 7/4/00 to 7/10/00, exact 7/7/00 Transiting Mars in sextile with natal Midheaven The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you may be more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time. 7/5/00 to 7/12/00, exact 7/9/00 Transiting Mars in trine with natal Venus The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. This transit brings a great physical energy and a combative attitude to the factors represented by Venus in your natal chart, love and relationship, and also personal creativity. You may also notice an increase in your sex-drive during this period of time. Affected also are your values, including your aesthetic sensibility and your enjoyment of life's pleasures, or your appreciation for the beauty of your surroundings. These areas will be energized and enhanced during this transit. You also have more energy for all kinds of creative projects. period of time. You also may be less open to compromise as a result of this transit. 7/5/00 to 7/12/00, exact 7/9/00 Transiting Mars in quintile with natal Neptune The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this period of time. You may have new spiritual insights during this period. You will find you have a more disconnected energy than usual, and a sense of confusion regarding goals. This is a time when you are more sensitive to others needs and concerns than your own. You are very aware of other points of view, and also very idealistic in pursuing your own agenda. It is necessary at this time to focus on what is truly important to you, and to not be discouraged by seeming setbacks, since every turn in the road serves to further your growing consciousness of what is possible, both in the physical realm and beyond it. 7/7/00 to 7/29/00, exact 7/18/00 Transiting Jupiter in semi-sextile with natal Neptune The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this time. You will have renewed energy for the spiritual or philosophical side of existence during this period. You may also have some illusions about what is possible, so that you think you can make more money or accomplish more than is physically possible in reality. It is good to hold back on major decisions during this period. A healthy dose of skepticism works well at this time, as an antidote to over-reaching. 7/9/00 to 1/9/01, exact 10/15/00 SD Transiting Neptune in square with natal Neptune The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this transit, while the square or opposition of transiting Neptune to its natal position is in effect. This transit usually comes at the time of the "mid-life" crisis, around age 42 or so (or else at age 84, when another period of revision and renewal of your life's energies is in effect). You are also living out the transiting opposition of Uranus to its natal place at this time (or else the Uranus return, another powerful indicator of fundamental change). At this time, you are in the process of far-reaching re-evaluations. It can be a confusing time, as cherished illusions, which may be the very motivating factors by which you live, come tumbling down and a new basis for re-imaging the fundamental concepts of your life must be found. Your imagination is very active now, for Neptune is the planet of image and illusion. You must be sure to weigh carefully the unsettling concepts that come up for you at this time, for although they speak a new truth to you, they may also exaggerate (either the up-side or the down-side) during this period. It is better to wait out the growing maturity of these new concepts, rather than acting rashly in being quick to make massive changes in your life at this time. 7/12/00 to 7/20/00, exact 7/17/00 Transiting Mars in semi-sextile with natal Ascendant The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. This transit give a boost to your self-expression, including your creative potential and your sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also enhanced, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you may be more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time. 7/15/00 to 7/21/00, exact 7/18/00 Transiting Mars in semi-sextile with natal Uranus The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. During this period, you may be very conscious of your urge for freedom, or your need to find your own unique individual expression of yourself. You may have new spiritual insights or your will to be different may be more powerful during this brief period of time. You may also be more impulsive than usual under this influence. 7/16/00 to 7/23/00, exact 7/20/00 Transiting Mars in sextile with natal Pluto The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This transit affects your urge for self-transformation and regeneration. Conflicts may come up for you during this period of time. Your assertion and goal-directed activity will be subject to changes, which may be for the purpose of bringing to light the inner workings of repressed impulses in these areas. Your drive to succeed may be riding at an all-time high during the short period of time this transit is in effect. On the other hand, this may be a stressful time which is ultimately productive of far-reaching personality changes, as you feel yourself directly challenged by inner processes that seem about to overwhelm your fragile ego. The challenges forced upon you at this time can be difficult and painful. You should have faith in your own process, to guide you through these events to emerge on the other side of them, calm once more, and even more wholly yourself than before you went through them 7/18/00 to 7/25/00, exact 7/22/00 Transiting Mars in quintile with natal Moon The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. You may find yourself expressing anger more openly than you usually do. This can be a benefit, since feelings brought out into the open are thus more available to yourself and others. This aspect also indicates a period of time when action is a more comfortable mode of operation than sitting back and awaiting events. Try not to be too rash in taking action, sometimes the "wait and see" game is best in the long run. 7/19/00 to 9/1/00, exact 7/20/00 Transiting Mars into natal Twelfth House During this transit, which usually lasts about six weeks, you can be very moody and introspective, and not at home in the world. You may find yourself making the wrong impression, or simply feel out of touch with your normal level of functioning. You may tire easily, or feel sensitive and withdrawn. This transit is concerned with subtle emotions and secret mystical depths. At this time, you may find that you work best at the level of service to, and love and understanding of your fellow man. It is helpful to strive to be more aware of whatever process of change may be going on within you, and to accept it rather than struggle against it. 7/21/00 to 7/28/00, exact 7/25/00 Transiting Mars in quintile with natal Midheaven The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you may be more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time. 7/22/00 to 7/29/00, exact 7/26/00 Transiting Mars in sesquiquadrate with natal Mercury The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. This transit will have the effect of increasing your verbal punch, or the energy with which you express your ideas. What is affected is your mind and intellect, as well as your communication generally, such as written messages or conversations, also friends and associates, and these areas of your life will be energized and ego issues brought to bear on them during the period of time this transit is in effect. Greater energy is also available for friends or perhaps for thinking about future plans. However, you may need to beware of being overly critical and sharp with friends and associates during this period of time. 7/24/00 to 7/31/00, exact 7/28/00 Transiting Mars in square with natal Chiron The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. For this brief period of time, you will become more conscious of the energy for personal transformation and healing in your life. This will likely mean exposing some form of deep-seated pain for the purpose of working through old issues and ultimately healing these issues. During this brief period of time, you may be blessed to provide the impetus for healing to others. You may also feel healing energy come into your life from a meeting with another person during the course of this transit. As another possible result of this transit, issues with ego may come up for you, or issues of self-acceptance versus feelings of rejection. Usually these types of events point to deeper issues which you may not have brought all the way up to your consciousness, but which remain as a source of irritation and frustration operating more or less unconsciously at a deep level of your psyche. These issues may be painful to connect with. But getting in touch with these areas is for your ultimate benefit, for the more integration you can achieve within your psyche, the more whole you are and the more you can bring yourself forward to be of help to other people on the same journey of discovery. 7/25/00 to 7/31/00, exact 7/28/00 Transiting Mars in sesquiquadrate with natal Saturn The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. The established structures in your life are likely to demand more of your attention than usual for this period of time. It is not a good time for going ahead with large-scale projects, but rather for sticking with routine and accomplishing in little ways. 7/26/00 to 8/1/00, exact 7/29/00 Transiting Mars in trine with natal Sun The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. You feel full of the zest for life. Your will may be quite strong these days. You may have so much sheer energy at your disposal that you need to work it off in some form of physical activity, like sports or weight-lifting, for this brief period of time. This abundant energy comes into your conscious awareness, and you are very impatient to just get on with it, to just get things done. There can be great progress toward your goals during this period of time. 7/28/00 to 8/4/00, exact 8/1/00 Transiting Mars in sesquiquadrate with natal Venus The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. This transit brings a great physical energy and a combative attitude to the factors represented by Venus in your natal chart, love and relationship, and also personal creativity. You may also notice an increase in your sex-drive during this period of time. Affected also are your values, including your aesthetic sensibility and your enjoyment of life's pleasures, or your appreciation for the beauty of your surroundings. These areas will be energized and enhanced during this transit. You also have more energy for all kinds of creative projects. period of time. You also may be less open to compromise as a result of this transit. 7/30/00 to 8/6/00, exact 8/3/00 Transiting Mars in inconjunct with natal Jupiter The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. You are likely to have beneficial contacts with other people, and have positive feelings come up for you in regard to important interpersonal relationships during the period of time this transit is in effect. You may have so much physical energy that you need to seek an outlet for it in sports or related activities. Travel is another urge that may come over you at this time. Overall, you will find you have much greater energy than usual, and your renewed sense of optimism may give you great clarity of purpose. There is a higher purpose to your activity at this time, beyond merely striving for ego gratification. Any activities that you engage in during this time will be very productive for you in long term results, provided that you keep in balance and refrain from overdoing it. 8/2/00 to 9/6/00, exact 8/17/00 Transiting Jupiter in quintile with natal Ascendant The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. You will find you have an expansive and optimistic attitude during this period of time. Your physical vitality is also powerfully affected, as well as your creative potential and your general sense of well-being. Although all this confidence is a real boost and you can get a lot of things done because of it, you may need to beware of being rash or having even too much optimism during this transit. There is also a peaceful and spiritual energy that comes strongly into your personality as a result of this transit, that can lead you to new levels of faith and understanding. 8/3/00 to 8/9/00, exact 8/6/00 Transiting Mars in square with natal Neptune The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this period of time. You may have new spiritual insights during this period. You will find you have a more disconnected energy than usual, and a sense of confusion regarding goals. This is a time when you are more sensitive to others needs and concerns than your own. You are very aware of other points of view, and also very idealistic in pursuing your own agenda. It is necessary at this time to focus on what is truly important to you, and to not be discouraged by seeming setbacks, since every turn in the road serves to further your growing consciousness of what is possible, both in the physical realm and beyond it. 8/5/00 to 8/11/00, exact 8/8/00 Transiting Mars in quintile with natal Pluto The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This transit affects your urge for self-transformation and regeneration. Conflicts may come up for you during this period of time. Your assertion and goal-directed activity will be subject to changes, which may be for the purpose of bringing to light the inner workings of repressed impulses in these areas. Your drive to succeed may be riding at an all-time high during the short period of time this transit is in effect. On the other hand, this may be a stressful time which is ultimately productive of far-reaching personality changes, as you feel yourself directly challenged by inner processes that seem about to overwhelm your fragile ego. The challenges forced upon you at this time can be difficult and painful. You should have faith in your own process, to guide you through these events to emerge on the other side of them, calm once more, and even more wholly yourself than before you went through them 8/5/00 to 1/8/01, exact 10/6/00 R; exact 11/13/00 Transiting Uranus in semi-square with natal Jupiter The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you in a big way during this transit. You may decide to leave on a trip, or your plans for the future could change, or a planned educational experience may suddenly alter. Existing travel plans are also subject to changes and increased energy during the course of this transit. Jupiter also symbolizes your faith and your aspirations, and your spiritual or religious feelings. You have a real need to express your individuality and your independence at this time, and you have renewed positive energy toward your own uniquely personal goals. 8/8/00 to 11/19/00, exact 8/24/00; exact 11/3/00 R Transiting Jupiter in quintile with natal Uranus The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this time. Sudden departures could become the norm. You may also have new and more powerful spiritual insights during this period of time. 8/9/00 to 10/14/00, no exact date Transiting Saturn in inconjunct with natal Jupiter The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. Your faith and your plans or aspirations as well as religious feelings will be affected at this time. These ideals may be restricted in some way and may change as a result of this transit. This is a relatively stressful period of time for you. Your natural optimism is deserting you these days, and It is a time to dig in and plug ahead with projects and life-time goals you have set for yourself. Travel plans are another possibility for restrictions and changes during the course of this transit. You are also more serious than usual during this period of time, and you should take time to just relax and enjoy yourself, rather than struggling 24 hours a day. Your resolve in implementing your dreams will be tested now, and you may well come away from the experience with an altered conception of their real meaning for your life. 8/14/00 to 8/22/00, exact 8/18/00 Transiting Mars in inconjunct with natal Mercury The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. This transit will have the effect of increasing your verbal punch, or the energy with which you express your ideas. What is affected is your mind and intellect, as well as your communication generally, such as written messages or conversations, also friends and associates, and these areas of your life will be energized and ego issues brought to bear on them during the period of time this transit is in effect. Greater energy is also available for friends or perhaps for thinking about future plans. However, you may need to beware of being overly critical and sharp with friends and associates during this period of time. 8/15/00 to 8/22/00, exact 8/19/00 Transiting Mars in square with natal Moon The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. Your feelings may be quite volatile for this brief period of time. You also may find yourself expressing anger more openly than you usually do. This can be a benefit, since feelings brought out into the open are thus more available to yourself and others. You may want to take care however not to express any anger you may have too harshly, or you will have some more work to do later on, after you have calmed down. This aspect also indicates a period of time when action is a more comfortable mode of operation than sitting back and awaiting events. Try not to be too rash in taking action, sometimes the "wait and see" game is best in the long run. 8/15/00 to 8/21/00, exact 8/18/00 Transiting Mars in inconjunct with natal Mars The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. Your aggressive urge is primed for action. This transit stimulates your outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also pure animal passion. You are full of vibrant energy at this time, and may need an outlet such as sports or another form of physical activity or you will feel the tension building inside of you. Your will is strong at this time, and you may find yourself more argumentative than usual, so beware of quarrels, or even accidents. You may find great clarity in knowing exactly what you want in your life while this transit is in effect. 8/16/00 to 8/23/00, exact 8/20/00 Transiting Mars in inconjunct with natal Saturn The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. The established structures in your life are likely to demand more of your attention than usual for this period of time. It is not a good time for going ahead with large-scale projects, but rather for sticking with routine and accomplishing in little ways. 8/16/00 to 11/10/00, exact 9/6/00; exact 10/21/00 R Transiting Jupiter in quintile with natal Sun The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. You are full of enthusiasm for your life and a healthy sense of optimism pervades your thinking. It is a good time to make plans for the future. You should also beware of excessive optimism during this period. Balanced with a touch of restraint, your optimism during this period of time can be a great benefit for you, long-term. The peaceful and expansive energy represented by Jupiter comes into your conscious awareness as a result of this transit, leading to new levels of faith and understanding. 8/18/00 to 8/24/00, exact 8/21/00 Transiting Mars in sesquiquadrate with natal Sun The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. You feel more aggressive these days and full of the zest for life. Your will is quite strong and you may also be more argumentative than usual as a result of this transit, so beware of getting into quarrels. You have so much sheer energy at your disposal that you may need to work it off in some form of physical activity, like sports or weight-lifting, for this brief period of time. There can be tension during this transit, and also good progress toward your goals if you can contain the energy. 8/19/00 to 8/25/00, exact 8/22/00 Transiting Mars in square with natal Midheaven The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you may be more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time. 8/22/00 to 8/28/00, exact 8/25/00 Transiting Mars in inconjunct with natal Venus The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. This transit brings a great physical energy and a combative attitude to the factors represented by Venus in your natal chart, love and relationship, and also personal creativity. You may also notice an increase in your sex-drive during this period of time. Affected also are your values, including your aesthetic sensibility and your enjoyment of life's pleasures, or your appreciation for the beauty of your surroundings. These areas will be energized and enhanced during this transit. You also have more energy for all kinds of creative projects. period of time. You also may be less open to compromise as a result of this transit. 8/23/00 to 11/3/00, exact 9/26/00; exact 9/30/00 R Transiting Jupiter in inconjunct with natal Mars The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. You're something of a high flyer these days. Jupiter expands whatever it comes into contact with, and in this case its your assertiveness and animal passion. During this transit, you will find you have much greater energy than usual, and your renewed sense of optimism may give you great clarity of purpose. You may have so much physical energy that you need to seek an outlet for it in activity such as sports or getting down and cleaning up that old plumbing problem that has been lurking. Any activities that you engage in during this time will be very productive for you in long term results, provided that you keep in balance and refrain from overdoing it. 8/24/00 to 8/30/00, exact 8/27/00 Transiting Mars in sesquiquadrate with natal Jupiter The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. You are likely to have beneficial contacts with other people, and have positive feelings come up for you in regard to important interpersonal relationships during the period of time this transit is in effect. You may have so much physical energy that you need to seek an outlet for it in sports or related activities. Travel is another urge that may come over you at this time. Overall, you will find you have much greater energy than usual, and your renewed sense of optimism may give you great clarity of purpose. There is a higher purpose to your activity at this time, beyond merely striving for ego gratification. Any activities that you engage in during this time will be very productive for you in long term results, provided that you keep in balance and refrain from overdoing it. 8/28/00 to 10/29/00, no exact date Transiting Jupiter in square with natal Mercury The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. You are enthusiastic to the max at this time, although you may need to temper your idealism with just a touch of realistic pessimism for balance. Your ability to express ideas will generally be enhanced, and your verbal communication enthusiastic during this period of time. You may do more talking than listening, but you have the gift of the golden tongue during this period, and you are likely to be able to hold your audience's attention. This transit brings positive energy, optimism, faith, or luck as you may happen to think of it, to the areas of communication and intellect, the in-flow and out-flow of information in conversation or in writing. There is also abundant energy for education and mental pursuits, and for exploring new horizons, either by means of actual travel or in your own armchair. Whatever you turn your mind to is likely to have a fortunate outcome under the influence of this transit. Written communication will be lively and optimistic, and you may find your thoughts filled with higher purpose or make spiritual connections. Greater energy is also available for friends and for thinking about future plans, although you may need to look more realistically at any limits and restrictions which could apply. 8/29/00 to 10/15/00, exact 9/1/00 Transiting Mars into natal First House This is a period of time, usually lasting about six weeks, when your focus tends to be on yourself, when you exploit your nature as a unique individual in order to get ahead in the world. Because your will is strong, at this time, you may have a tendency to push yourself forward or to try to dominate others. You have lots of energy and great physical vitality during this transit, and you may need to guard against impulsive or even rash behavior. Whatever experiences come to you at this time, you should be ready to use them to the fullest advantage in your life development. 8/29/00 to 9/6/00, exact 9/2/00 Transiting Mars in conjunction with natal Uranus The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. During this period, you are very conscious of your urge for freedom, or your need to find your own unique individual expression of yourself. You may have new spiritual insights or your will to be different may be more powerful during this period of time. You may find yourself to be impulsive under this influence, and may need to consider a balanced and gradual approach to striving for your goals, rather than "going off half-cocked" at this time. On the other hand, you also may come to sudden realizations of changes you may need to make, which it would be wise to act on. These changes may have been waiting in the wings for some time, and are only now finding their way into your actions. 8/29/00 to 9/4/00, exact 9/1/00 Transiting Mars in conjunction with natal Ascendant The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This transit affects self-expression, including your creative potential and your sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. The warlike energy of Mars comes strongly into your personality as a result of this transit, and it gives you tremendous energy and vitality. You may feel such a burst of energy for new projects that you will literally "burn up the tracks" in getting things accomplished. If you are not expending loads of energy on your work or other projects you might want to find an outlet in sports or in working out. You also may be far more argumentative than usual for this brief period of time, so try to take it easy on other people. 9/2/00 to 9/8/00, exact 9/5/00 Transiting Mars in square with natal Pluto The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This transit affects your urge for self-transformation and regeneration. Conflicts may come up for you during this period of time. Your assertion and goal-directed activity will be subject to drastic changes, for the purpose of bringing to light the inner workings of repressed impulses you may have in these areas. Your drive to succeed may be riding at an all-time high during the short period of time this transit is in effect. On the other hand, this may be a stressful time which is ultimately productive of far-reaching personality changes, as you feel yourself directly challenged by inner processes that seem about to overwhelm your fragile ego. Either way, compulsive or control-oriented behavior which normally lies beneath the surface of your conscious awareness could come up for you at this time. This may be a sign that you are ready to eventually outgrow these behaviors, which may be carry-overs from the distant past, and no longer appropriate to your present level of maturity. The challenges forced upon you at this time can be difficult and painful. You should have faith in your own process, to guide you through these events to emerge on the other side of them, calm once more, and even more wholly yourself than before you went through them 9/2/00 to 12/16/00, no exact date Transiting Uranus in quintile with natal Chiron The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. You are likely to be experiencing an urge for freedom and spontaneity. There is a genius energy in you, an energy to create new things and depart from the normal run of the mill consciousness in doing so. With this transit, your mental creativity and spontaneity is up for a transformation of some sort. Perhaps you will consider launching yourself into new ways of thinking and being, or even alter your lifestyle. There may be changes in store for you that have been waiting in the wings for the right moment to come on stage, new ways of being that would more truly serve the evolutionary purpose that you came into this life to actualize. There may be some pain associated with this type of transition, since any peeling away of old skin is painful, and the process may leave you raw and exposed for a while. But something inside is pressuring you to move ahead, in spite of the consequences, and it is well to heed the wisdom of your soul's higher purpose. You may emerge from your chrysalis with a brave form and new wings. 9/3/00 to 10/24/00, no exact date Transiting Jupiter in semi-sextile with natal Moon The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. You feel a terrific sense of optimism and possibility. You are so sure of and comfortable with yourself that you may be prone to overdoing things, and you may need to exercise a moderate degree of caution as a balance to the expansiveness of this period of time. What is affected is your feelings and your feminine or nurturing side, the deeper part of yourself, as well as your attitudes toward home and family. All these areas will be seen in a more positive light with the exuberance this transit brings to them. Your relationships with significant female figures in your life, such as with your mother, may also be full of joyful expansiveness, under this influence. You may also want to take advantage of this period to work on family issues, if there are any that need addressing. You will find yourself in a good place to deal with intimates as well as all other people during this period. Just be careful to temper your enthusiasm with a degree of caution at this time. 9/3/00 to 1/13/01, exact 11/20/00 Transiting Pluto in inconjunct with natal Moon The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. You are experiencing a process of emotional transformation of some sort, perhaps leading to significant and far-reaching changes. Deep rooted emotions, long buried in your unconscious, may come to the surface. You may find yourself in the midst of a crisis. Your basic trust in life may be in the process of being threatened in some fashion, or you may feel moody and irritable regarding relationships, or ancient issues with mother could be reawakened. You need to be calm and examine what comes up for you at this time. 9/7/00 to 9/13/00, exact 9/10/00 Transiting Mars in sesquiquadrate with natal Mars The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. Your aggressive urge is primed for action. This transit stimulates your outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also pure animal passion. You are full of vibrant energy at this time, and may need an outlet such as sports or another form of physical activity or you will feel the tension building inside of you. Your will is strong at this time, and you may find yourself more argumentative than usual, so beware of quarrels, or even accidents. You may find great clarity in knowing exactly what you want in your life while this transit is in effect. 9/9/00 to 9/17/00, exact 9/14/00 Transiting Mars in inconjunct with natal Sun The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. You feel more aggressive these days and full of the zest for life. Your will is quite strong and you may also be more argumentative than usual as a result of this transit, so beware of getting into quarrels. You have so much sheer energy at your disposal that you may need to work it off in some form of physical activity, like sports or weight-lifting, for this brief period of time. There can be tension during this transit, and also good progress toward your goals if you can contain the energy. 9/10/00 to 9/16/00, exact 9/13/00 Transiting Mars in trine with natal Chiron The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. For this brief period of time, you will become more conscious of the energy for personal transformation and healing in your life. This will likely mean exposing some form of deep-seated pain for the purpose of working through old issues and ultimately healing these issues. During this brief period of time, you may be blessed to provide the impetus for healing to others. You may also feel healing energy come into your life from a meeting with another person during the course of this transit. As another possible result of this transit, issues with ego may come up for you, or issues of self-acceptance versus feelings of rejection. Usually these types of events point to deeper issues which you may not have brought all the way up to your consciousness, but which remain as a source of irritation and frustration operating more or less unconsciously at a deep level of your psyche. These issues may be painful to connect with. But getting in touch with these areas is for your ultimate benefit, for the more integration you can achieve within your psyche, the more whole you are and the more you can bring yourself forward to be of help to other people on the same journey of discovery. 9/12/00 to 10/14/00, no exact date Transiting Jupiter in square with natal Saturn The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. There may be a stressful crisis reached in your progress toward your goals, at this time. You may feel frustrated, and you may want to make changes which free you from restrictions that have been hampering your activity for several years. You should try to go with these changes, however difficult they may seem to be at this time, for they are in your own true best interest. You should not completely let go of your past, however, especially under the influence of this transit. Something of your essential self is reflected there, and must be included in future plans and activities. 9/15/00 to 9/23/00, exact 9/19/00 Transiting Mars in trine with natal Jupiter The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. You are likely to have beneficial contacts with other people, and have positive feelings come up for you in regard to important interpersonal relationships during the period of time this transit is in effect. You are full of enthusiasm for projects and moving ahead during this transit, and you benefit by tempering your confidence with just a bit of pessimism, for balance. You may have so much physical energy that you need to seek an outlet for it in sports or related activities. Travel is another urge that may come over you at this time. You are also likely find contact with the opposite sex quite pleasant and rewarding during the course of this transit. Overall, you will find you have much greater energy than usual, and your renewed sense of optimism may give you great clarity of purpose. There is a higher purpose to your activity at this time, beyond merely striving for ego gratification. Any activities that you engage in during this time will be very productive for you in long term results, provided that you keep in balance and refrain from overdoing it. 9/15/00 to 11/3/00, exact 10/14/00 Transiting Chiron in inconjunct with natal Midheaven The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. Issues of outer-directed activity are challenging for you at this time. There may be painful realizations around the areas of how you assert yourself with other people and what exactly is your place in the world of activity and outward drive and ambition. At this time, you may also feel that unconscious drives are more powerful than your overt conscious motivations. You also have a powerful urge to achieve at this time, and you need to get in touch with how to use this energy and what it is that you want to accomplish. It is only by going deep within yourself and trusting the intelligence of your own inner awareness that you can begin to heal these issues inside you, come through this period of chaos and enter a new birth of understanding and trust in your own process. 9/19/00 to 9/25/00, exact 9/22/00 Transiting Mars in trine with natal Neptune The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this period of time. You may have new spiritual insights during this period. You will find you have a more disconnected energy than usual, and a sense of confusion regarding goals. This is a time when you are more sensitive to others needs and concerns than your own. You are very aware of other points of view, and also very idealistic in pursuing your own agenda. It is necessary at this time to focus on what is truly important to you, and to not be discouraged by seeming setbacks, since every turn in the road serves to further your growing consciousness of what is possible, both in the physical realm and beyond it. 10/1/00 to 10/9/00, exact 10/6/00 Transiting Mars in trine with natal Moon The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. Your feelings may be quite volatile for this brief period of time. This can be a benefit, since feelings brought out into the open are thus more available to yourself and others. This aspect also indicates a period of time when action is a more comfortable mode of operation than sitting back and awaiting events. Try not to be too rash in taking action, sometimes the "wait and see" game is best in the long run. You will have great emotional strength during this period of time, so it may be the perfect time to stand up for yourself and take on that person or group you have been intending to confront. Nobody can push you around today. 10/1/00 to 10/7/00, exact 10/4/00 Transiting Mars in trine with natal Mars The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. Your confidence and will-power are at their peak. This transit stimulates your outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also pure animal passion. You are so full of vibrant energy at this time, you may need an outlet such as sports or another form of physical activity. Your will is strong, and you will have loads of energy for any kind of activity during this brief period of time. It is an excellent time for pushing forward with work that you are trying to complete, as well as for getting in touch with what it is that you truly desire for yourself. You may find great clarity in knowing exactly what you want in your life while this transit is in effect. 10/2/00 to 10/8/00, exact 10/5/00 Transiting Mars in opposition with natal Mercury The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge. This transit will have the effect of increasing your verbal punch, or the energy with which you express your ideas. What is affected is your mind and intellect, as well as your communication generally, such as written messages or conversations, also friends and associates, and these areas of your life will be energized and ego issues brought to bear on them during the period of time this transit is in effect. You have an unusually forceful and strong-willed stance in your communication with others at this time. It is good for trying to get your ideas across or a plan in motion when other people need to be convinced. However, you need to beware of being overly critical and sharp with friends and associates during this period of time. There may be something of a crisis that arises at this time in your communication with other people, and conflict is a distinct possibility. Greater energy is also available for friends or perhaps for thinking about future plans. 10/2/00 to 10/10/00, exact 10/7/00 Transiting Mars in opposition with natal Saturn The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge. The established structures in your life are likely to demand more of your attention than usual for this period of time. It is not a good time for going ahead with large-scale projects, but rather for sticking with routine and accomplishing in little ways. Edgar Cayce: Interpretations for Transits for 4/4/2000, 11:12 AM Birth data: 3-18-1877, 3:00 pm LMT at Hopkinsville, KY, Lat. 36:50, Long. 87:30 Contents Chart Patterns Important Features Angular Planets Sun, Moon, Rising Sign Features Other Natal Planets Other Aspects Transits for 4/4/2000, 11:12 AM timezone 8.0 Daylight Important Features Transiting Uranus in strong opposition (forming, 1.5 degrees) with natal Uranus This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 3/21/00 to 7/31/00, no exact; and 1/12/01 to 3/26/01, exact on 2/16/01; and 8/5/01 to 1/16/02, exact on 10/1/01 R, 11/28/01. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 3/21/00 to 7/31/00, no exact; and 1/12/01 to 3/26/01, exact on 2/16/01; and 8/5/01 to 1/16/02, exact on 10/1/01 R, 11/28/01. The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. You desire to express your own unique individuality at this time. You will undoubtedly have new spiritual insights during the course of this transit. Your will to be different is also more powerful at this time. You are undergoing an important transition in your life, in which you will be, in some sense, reborn. A process of change that has been underway for some time now begins to manifest rather suddenly, as the impulsive Uranian vibration electrifies new ways of being. You become the butterfly emerging. The habits of the past will be forced to yield, hopefully gracefully. Transiting Jupiter in strong conjunction (forming, 2.2 degrees) with natal Moon This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/5/00 to 4/22/00, exact on 4/13/00. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/5/00 to 4/22/00, exact on 4/13/00. The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. You feel a terrific sense of optimism and possibility. You are very sure of and comfortable with yourself, and may also expand your ideas regarding home and family. Your relationships with significant female figures in your life, such as with your mother, may also be full of joyful expansiveness, under the beneficial influence of this transit. This transit expands and emphasizes whatever it touches, and in this case it is your feelings and your feminine or nurturing side, the deeper part of yourself, as well as your attitudes toward home and family. All these areas will be seen in a more positive light during the course of this transit. There may be more peacefulness and quiet optimism in your family life than usual, during this period of time. It is a good time to make plans for the future, or to start projects which have to do with your home base, such as decorating, or getting something done that needs taking care of around the house. It is a good time to buy a home or real estate, should that possibility be a part of your current situation. You may also want to take advantage of this period to work on family issues, if there are any that need addressing. You will find yourself in a good place to deal with other people during this period of time. If there is a drawback, it is in being so peaceful and content that it is difficult to accomplish your goals; your drive for achievement may be temporally short-circuited. But this is not necessarily a bad thing. Relax, and enjoy the moment! Transiting Jupiter in strong trine (forming, 1.2 degrees) with natal Mars This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 3/31/00 to 4/18/00, exact on 4/9/00. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 3/31/00 to 4/18/00, exact on 4/9/00. The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. You're very optimistic and intent on getting things done. Jupiter expands whatever it comes into contact with, and in this case its your assertiveness and animal passion. You may be so extremely confident that it is possible to overdo, during this period. On the other hand you may be quietly optimistic and high minded, and on the path to good luck and great success in your endeavors. You benefit when you temper your confidence with just a bit of pessimism, for balance. This transit represents an excellent opportunity for you in work, play or avocational interests. Your activities possess a terrific sense of timing during this period, and you will find yourself in the right place and at the right time to realize your goal. You should definitely take advantage of this opportunity. During this transit, you will also find you have much greater energy than usual, and your renewed sense of optimism may give you great clarity of purpose. You will likely find contact with the opposite sex quite pleasant and rewarding during this period of time. You may have so much physical energy that you need to seek an outlet for it in activity such as sports or work-outs. Projects that you begin now will get off on the right foot, and have great chances of long term success, provided that you keep in balance and refrain from overdoing it. Transiting Pluto in strong square (exact) with natal Saturn This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 12/15/99 to 6/28/00, exact on 2/27/00, 3/30/00 R; and 10/9/00 to 2/5/01, exact on 12/6/00; and 4/28/01 to 11/29/01, exact on 7/20/01 R, 9/24/01. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 12/15/99 to 6/28/00, exact on 2/27/00, 3/30/00 R; and 10/9/00 to 2/5/01, exact on 12/6/00; and 4/28/01 to 11/29/01, exact on 7/20/01 R, 9/24/01. The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. You are in for an extended period of time when the basic structure of your life is subject to some inevitable and far-reaching changes. At this time you will feel the pull of your older and more habitual patterns as well as a strong and ultimately irresistible push for some newer and more vibrant way of being in the world. These feelings will threaten your sense of self, and cause you to struggle against accepting the process of change. You may have to surrender material things, or some other aspects of your life that you hold dear in the course of this transit. Of course this does not come easily. You need to let go of the past, and it may be quite difficult to let go. This is a time of great persistence and concentration, especially in regard to work related activity. You are trying to create something new in place of the old, that better serves your soul's evolutionary purpose. The changes that are being forced upon you are in fact in your own best interest, and these outmoded portions of your self-concept are being torn away from you in order that you may grow. Transiting Saturn in strong sextile (fading, -0.2 degrees) with natal Venus This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 6/24/99 to 11/5/99, exact on 7/19/99, 10/10/99 R; and 3/14/00 to 4/19/00, exact on 4/2/00. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 6/24/99 to 11/5/99, exact on 7/19/99, 10/10/99 R; and 3/14/00 to 4/19/00, exact on 4/2/00. The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. For this period of time, you may feel somewhat isolated and involved with your own internal issues. You also will find your relationships in the outside world have a practical side to them during this period of time. It is an excellent time to take stock, as Saturn slows down your process of relating to others. You may need to pay closer attention to these areas of your life, even extending to your values, aesthetic and otherwise. Your values represent what you relate to in your environment. If you work with an artistic medium, you may establish new approaches to your work quite successfully during this period. It is important to slow down in these areas in order to focus on what is most important to you in the long run. Transiting Chiron in strong square (forming, -1.5 degrees) with natal Venus This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 1/19/00 to 6/9/00, exact on 2/13/00, 5/11/00 R; and 10/11/00 to 11/19/00, exact on 11/1/00. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 1/19/00 to 6/9/00, exact on 2/13/00, 5/11/00 R; and 10/11/00 to 11/19/00, exact on 11/1/00. The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. You are likely to be undergoing a period of suffering around the issues of close personal relationships, artistic expression, and your values in general. Relationship issues are definitely "up" for you, and you may find yourself in the midst of some very painful realizations because of it. It may be that old issues of the way that you do relationship with others, issues that you were perhaps not even fully aware of, may come to the surface to haunt you during this transit, perhaps brought on by current events such as with regard to your significant partnerships at this time. If you have a close relationship with an intimate partner it may be in the process of transformation during this period, which of course can be extremely painful, but extremely rewarding as well in terms of the larger picture of your life's path. It is also possible that your artistic expression or your aesthetic values may be in transition at this time, as you leave off ways of feeling and expressing yourself that no longer serve you. The ultimate purpose of these challenges is that you may grow in your self-concept, and adapt your relationship energy to a style that is more appropriate to your present state of evolution, as you let go of habits from the past that have been inhibiting the fullest expression of yourself in relation to another. The old ways are not working for you any longer, so it is best to get on with the new ones, rather than remaining stuck in the mud of previous patterns. Transiting Jupiter in strong sextile (forming, 1.7 degrees) with natal Mercury This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/2/00 to 4/20/00, exact on 4/11/00. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/2/00 to 4/20/00, exact on 4/11/00. The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. Your ability to express ideas is greatly enhanced, and your verbal communication enthusiastic, during this period of time. You may do more talking than listening, but you have the gift of the golden tongue during this period, and you are likely to be able to hold your audience's attention. This transit brings positive energy, optimism, faith, or luck as you may happen to think of it, to the areas ruled by Mercury, communication and intellect, the in-flow and out-flow of information in conversation or in writing. There is also abundant energy for education and mental pursuits, and for exploring new horizons, either by means of actual travel or in your own armchair. Whatever you turn your mind to is likely to have a fortunate outcome under the influence of this transit. Written communication will be lively and optimistic, and you may find your thoughts filled with higher purpose or make spiritual connections. Greater energy is also available for friends and for thinking about future plans, although you may need to look more realistically at any limits and restrictions which could apply. Transiting Pluto in strong square (forming, -1.1 degrees) with natal Mercury This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 1/18/99 to 5/8/99, no exact; and 11/16/99 to 12/29/00, exact on 1/8/00, 5/26/00 R, 11/6/00; and 6/11/01 to 10/29/01, no exact. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 1/18/99 to 5/8/99, no exact; and 11/16/99 to 12/29/00, exact on 1/8/00, 5/26/00 R, 11/6/00; and 6/11/01 to 10/29/01, no exact. The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. You find your style of communication with others to be deeper and more serious than usual. You will in fact observe a drastic alteration in your everyday communications with others, for the period of time the transit is in effect. Perhaps you will find you are acting as a more forceful speaker, or you may notice that you are more in tune with other people's ideas at this time. You may also be better able to express your own ideas during this period. As you mature your communication skills naturally evolve, but it may take some sort of crisis before these new skills can be expressed in your day to day life. This transit represents just such a crisis, that can make you aware of alterations from your habitual mode of speech or writing. You may well find that you are more serious in what you say or think, and that you will not be satisfied with superficial explanations at this time. You could become involved in a research project or other serious study during this transit, and you will find that you have an increased capacity for such a project. You also could find that you are more interested in your own unconscious process or that of others during this period of time. Sun, Moon, Rising Sign Features Transiting Venus in strong conjunction (forming, 0.9 degrees) with natal Sun The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. Relationship energy comes strongly into your conscious awareness for this brief period of time. During this transit, you will be more sympathetic than usual to your fellow-man. You also have a heightened artistic perception, for these few days, and this love of beauty will enhance your appreciation of your surroundings. You may also find that relationship issues come up for you during the period of time this transit is in effect. With the Sun involved, you are becoming more conscious of the way that you do relationships of all kinds, your intimate partnerships as well as business associations or friendships. It is a good time to take stock and try to get an inside view of your relationships, to find out which ones are truly important to you. Transiting Mars in strong conjunction (forming, 2.9 degrees) with natal Moon This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/5/00 to 4/11/00, exact on 4/8/00. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/5/00 to 4/11/00, exact on 4/8/00. The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. Your feelings may be quite volatile for this brief period of time. You also may find yourself expressing anger more openly than you usually do. This can be a benefit, since feelings brought out into the open are thus more available to yourself and others. You may want to take care however not to express any anger you may have too harshly, or you will have some more work to do later on, after you have calmed down. This aspect also indicates a period of time when action is a more comfortable mode of operation than sitting back and awaiting events. Try not to be too rash in taking action, sometimes the "wait and see" game is best in the long run. Transiting Uranus in strong opposition (forming, 0.6 degrees) with natal Ascendant This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 3/5/00 to 8/21/00, exact on 4/23/00, 6/25/00 R; and 12/26/00 to 3/9/01, exact on 2/2/01; and 8/26/01 to 12/30/01, no exact. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 3/5/00 to 8/21/00, exact on 4/23/00, 6/25/00 R; and 12/26/00 to 3/9/01, exact on 2/2/01; and 8/26/01 to 12/30/01, no exact. The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge. Your whole life is in flux. Things are changing for you at this time, possibly as a result of some outside agency, a friend or even an adversary. These events are forcing something to emerge from somewhere deep inside of you - what is it? Holding back can only make things crazier. It's time to give up and just go "with the flow". Your feelings of restlessness under this transit may be urging you to let go of some previously cherished structure of your life. There may also be a change in your relationship with your father, or the father within you, at this time. These challenges are forcing you to grow to a previously unheard of level of maturity, a new way of taking charge of your own life. Other Transiting Aspects Transiting Mars in strong trine (forming, 2.0 degrees) with natal Mars This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/4/00 to 4/9/00, exact on 4/7/00. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/4/00 to 4/9/00, exact on 4/7/00. The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. Your confidence and will-power are at their peak. This transit stimulates your outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also pure animal passion. You are so full of vibrant energy at this time, you may need an outlet such as sports or another form of physical activity. Your will is strong, and you will have loads of energy for any kind of activity during this brief period of time. It is an excellent time for pushing forward with work that you are trying to complete, as well as for getting in touch with what it is that you truly desire for yourself. You may find great clarity in knowing exactly what you want in your life while this transit is in effect. Transiting Saturn in strong conjunction (fading, -2.0 degrees) with natal Midheaven This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 6/8/99 to 7/23/99, exact on 6/27/99; and 10/6/99 to 11/28/99, exact on 11/2/99 R; and 2/24/00 to 4/4/00, exact on 3/17/00. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 6/8/99 to 7/23/99, exact on 6/27/99; and 10/6/99 to 11/28/99, exact on 11/2/99 R; and 2/24/00 to 4/4/00, exact on 3/17/00. The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. At this time, you are more aware of your limitations and responsibilities than usual. This transit, lasting for several months, represents one of the most significant periods of your life, and is almost always accompanied by some suffering. The structure of your life, and your ego-investment in that structure, is undergoing a sea-change. You may take on extra duties during this period, or try to get more organized in your life. Work and career issues are both more desired as well as more difficult to accomplish at this time. A peak of success may be within your grasp, and you may be working hard to achieve it. You may feel lonely and cut off from friends or loved ones. It is important not to lose sight of the larger picture at this time. The key lies in balancing the energy to achieve and the energy just to be, without needing to achieve. Transiting Sun in semi-sextile (forming, 0.4 degrees) with natal Venus The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. You may find yourself to be more sympathetic than usual to your fellow-man these days. You also have a heightened artistic perception, right now, and this love of beauty will enhance your appreciation of your surroundings. It is a good time to take stock and try to get an inside view of your relationship energy, to find out which ones are truly important to you. Your enjoyment of life's pleasures is also enhanced and energized during this transit, and you may have to guard against self-indulgence at this time. This transit also affects your personal creativity, so issues may come up for you during this period of time with creative projects such as artistic endeavors. Transiting Sun in semi-sextile (fading, -1.3 degrees) with natal Midheaven The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. Your public life, including work and career, as well as authority figures in your life, and your own ego assertion all come more directly into your conscious awareness. Energy and the will to be who you really are, at your best, comes into your personality as a result of this transit, leading you to a new levels of energy and wisdom. Transiting Moon in semi-sextile (exact at 11:57 am) with natal Venus The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. This transit brings the areas of love and relationship, aesthetic sensibility and personal creativity, to the forefront of your emotions. This transit also symbolizes your values, including your and your enjoyment of life's pleasures, or your appreciation for the beauty of your surroundings. These areas will be energized and enhanced during the few days that this transit is in effect. Transiting Moon in semi-sextile (exact at 8:57 am) with natal Midheaven The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. This transit affects your public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. You may have feelings that come up for you in relation to these areas of experience. You may also feel sensitive and tuned in to other's moods and feelings. You may well have an emotional response to your work or career issues today. Transiting Mercury in conjunction (fading, -2.8 degrees) with natal Venus The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. Your mental attitude is one of pleasant possibility and artistic vision. It is a great time for desk-top publishing work, or any other application for computer graphics. Your communication is also unusually receptive and loving for the period of time this transit is in effect. It may be a time when you want to read for pleasure rather than for reality checks. Or you may connect with siblings or intimate partners in a fruitful manner, during this period, with calm discussion and clear messages. This period of time is peaceful and loving, especially in the area of communication and mental pursuits, and full of the joy of life. Transiting Mercury in semi-square (forming, 0.1 degrees) with natal Neptune The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. There also may be some confusion for you during this period of time. Your mental energy is both more inspired and more confused than usual for this brief period. You will tend to be more idealistic in your conceptual plans than usual. You may even find yourself inspired to write music or poetry during this transit. You should try to avoid taking drastic action based on your reasoning during this period. It is better to wait until you have had ample time to reflect. Although there can be drawbacks, in terms of confusion or unclear communications with others, this period of time can be a great benefit for you in the inspiration it brings. Transiting Venus in semi-square (fading, -0.3 degrees) with natal Moon The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. You feel convivial and joyously loving toward your fellow man. While this transit is in effect you are more in love with nature and your surroundings as well, or even someone that you might happen to meet today. You have a highly developed sense of aesthetics as well at this time, and sensations of comfort are quite pleasing to you. It is a good time to kick back on the home front and let the world take care of itself for a while. Transiting Venus in semi-sextile (forming, 0.5 degrees) with natal Chiron The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. For this brief period of time, you will become more conscious of the energy for personal transformation and healing in your life. This will likely mean exposing some form of deep-seated pain for the purpose of working through old issues and ultimately healing these issues. At this time you may be blessed to provide the impetus for healing to others. You may also feel healing energy come into your life from a meeting or partnership with another person during the course of this transit. It may also be that during this brief period of time relationships with other people bring to light certain areas of your psyche that you would rather not have exposed, and that can be quite painful for you to connect with. But getting in touch with these areas is for your ultimate benefit, for the more integration you can achieve within your psyche, the more whole you are and the more you can bring yourself forward to be of help to other people on the same journey of discovery. Transiting Jupiter in conjunction (forming, 4.0 degrees) with natal Midheaven This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/12/00 to 4/29/00, exact on 4/21/00. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/12/00 to 4/29/00, exact on 4/21/00. The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. The peaceful energy of Jupiter comes strongly into your personality as a result of this transit, leading to entirely new levels of faith and understanding. Transiting Saturn in conjunction (fading, -3.7 degrees) with natal Moon This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 5/24/99 to 6/30/99, exact on 6/10/99; and 10/30/99 to 3/19/00, exact on 11/25/99 R, 2/27/00. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 5/24/99 to 6/30/99, exact on 6/10/99; and 10/30/99 to 3/19/00, exact on 11/25/99 R, 2/27/00. The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. For this period of time, you may feel lonely and isolated, as you dwell on the self-determined structure of your own life, rather than being able to relate wholeheartedly to friends and family. You may fear close relationships with others during this period of time. Your feelings may seem to be restricted by circumstances or from the standpoint of your own inner development. Either way, you may find yourself moving toward a more self-reliant attitude as a result. As you build confidence in dealing with your own needs, rather than depending on others, you may find an increased sense of responsibility in this area of your life, and more capacity to relate intimately with another person, without fear. Transiting Saturn in sesquiquadrate (forming, 1.1 degrees) with natal Jupiter This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 7/9/99 to 10/20/99, exact on 8/17/99, 9/10/99 R; and 3/27/00 to 4/29/00, exact on 4/13/00. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 7/9/99 to 10/20/99, exact on 8/17/99, 9/10/99 R; and 3/27/00 to 4/29/00, exact on 4/13/00. The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. Your faith and your plans or aspirations as well as religious feelings will be affected at this time. These ideals may be restricted in some way and may change as a result of this transit. This is a relatively stressful period of time for you. Your natural optimism is deserting you these days, and It is a time to dig in and plug ahead with projects and life-time goals you have set for yourself. Travel plans are another possibility for restrictions and changes during the course of this transit. You are also more serious than usual during this period of time, and you should take time to just relax and enjoy yourself, rather than struggling 24 hours a day. Your resolve in implementing your dreams will be tested now, and you may well come away from the experience with an altered conception of their real meaning for your life. Transiting Pluto in inconjunct (forming, -0.6 degrees) with natal Moon This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 2/9/99 to 4/14/99, no exact; and 11/29/99 to 8/5/00, exact on 1/25/00, 5/6/00 R; and 9/3/00 to 1/13/01, exact on 11/20/00; and 5/24/01 to 11/12/01, no exact. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 2/9/99 to 4/14/99, no exact; and 11/29/99 to 8/5/00, exact on 1/25/00, 5/6/00 R; and 9/3/00 to 1/13/01, exact on 11/20/00; and 5/24/01 to 11/12/01, no exact. The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. You are experiencing a process of emotional transformation of some sort, perhaps leading to significant and far-reaching changes. Deep rooted emotions, long buried in your unconscious, may come to the surface. You may find yourself in the midst of a crisis. Your basic trust in life may be in the process of being threatened in some fashion, or you may feel moody and irritable regarding relationships, or ancient issues with mother could be reawakened. You need to be calm and examine what comes up for you at this time. Transiting Pluto in sesquiquadrate (fading, 0.2 degrees) with natal Chiron This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 12/18/99 to 6/23/00, exact on 3/15/00 SR; and 10/14/00 to 2/12/01, exact on 12/10/00; and 4/20/01 to 12/3/01, exact on 7/12/01 R, 10/1/01; and 8/9/02 to 9/10/02, no exact. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 12/18/99 to 6/23/00, exact on 3/15/00 SR; and 10/14/00 to 2/12/01, exact on 12/10/00; and 4/20/01 to 12/3/01, exact on 7/12/01 R, 10/1/01; and 8/9/02 to 9/10/02, no exact. The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required. You may be in for a rough time, as structures of your life that had previously supported you no longer serve their earlier purpose, and transform themselves in your life. There is always pain surrounding changes of this magnitude, and you are well advised to "go with the flow" at this time, as difficult as that may be, and just let it happen. All your attempts to hold on to a previous reality will only make you crazy, whereas if you accept the inevitability of change you can even start to enjoy the process and feel exhilarated by it, like rocking along on a roller coaster engaged in the swooping scenery. With this transit, you may experience intimations of other worlds beyond this present one. Sexual experience may provide the gateway into the hidden world of the dark places in the human psyche, yours or another person's. Old wounds that can be inhibiting and crippling until explored and come to terms with may begin to open themselves up to you. Ultimately, this process can only be for good effect on the evolutionary path of your life, as getting in touch with your shadow side will let these forces breathe and have their communion with your consciousness. When you have integrated these dark ambassadors from the underworld of your own psyche, they can become powerful forces for healing as your outlook changes and you become better able to relate to yourself, and others around you as well. Transiting Pluto in inconjunct (fading, 1.2 degrees) with natal Midheaven This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 1/16/00 to 5/15/00, no exact; and 11/14/00 to 12/29/01, exact on 1/5/01, 6/1/01 R, 11/6/01; and 6/17/02 to 10/29/02, no exact. This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 1/16/00 to 5/15/00, no exact; and 11/14/00 to 12/29/01, exact on 1/5/01, 6/1/01 R, 11/6/01; and 6/17/02 to 10/29/02, no exact. The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed. There is a violent energy for change coming into your personality, leading you to a new level of understanding. This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. There are also implications for your relationships. The force of Pluto, symbolizing the process of decay and change, death and re-birth, may result in significant life changes. You can profit from these seeming misfortunes, in terms of greater self-knowledge and wholeness. Transiting Planets Transiting Sun in Aries (15 Ari 16 24) Transiting Sun in the Ninth House During this period of time you may feel the urge to travel, or to broaden your intellectual horizons. The ninth house is concerned with understanding and perception, also mental activity in the service of high ideals, for the benefit of mankind. Metaphysical and spiritual values are important to you now, and you may well feel the need to restructure your thinking on these aspects of your life. Contacts with other cultures may come up for you at this time as well, and such contacts tend to be enlightening. you should try to make the most out of these possibilities for intellectual growth. You grow in knowledge and more importantly in understanding as you progress down life's highway, forming a basis for future achievements. Transiting Moon in Aries (15 Ari 16 22) Transiting Moon in the Ninth House During this period of time you may feel the urge to travel, as you explore the freedom-loving side of your personality which may incline to the restless. You tend to react to situations with action rather than with reflection. You also may choose to explore mentally, through study, and never leave the security of your armchair. Transiting Mercury in Pisces (18 Pis 31) Transiting Mercury in the Eighth House You may seem to act compulsively during this period, as issues surface which have been buried away rather than being dealt with. You may be sharp-tongued with other people. Your mental powers are strong at this time, and your thoughts run deep. You may tend to be secretive, or quiet. You are a more acute observer of the world around you than usual at this time. You may also find yourself quite willing to express your opinions, and should beware of making judgments on other people, or of being overly critical. You may find that you have a strong effect on other people's thinking at this time. Transiting Venus in Pisces (27 Pis 31) Transiting Venus in the Eighth House You may seem to act compulsively during this period of time, usually lasting about three weeks, as issues surface which have been buried away rather than being dealt with. You are very sensual, and your feelings are strong and run deep; you are more passionate in your response to life. You can also have a tendency towards domination of your partner at this time, or else you may feel extremely loyal. You may also tend to be more stubborn than usual. Transiting Mars in Taurus (9 Tau 16) Transiting Mars in the Ninth House This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 3/1/00 to 4/10/00, exact on 3/4/00. This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 3/1/00 to 4/10/00, exact on 3/4/00. During this period of time, usually lasting about six weeks, you may feel the urge to travel, or to broaden your intellectual horizons. The ninth house represents education, as well as the law and travel, so that contacts with other cultures may come up for you at this time, and such contacts will tend to be enlightening. You should try to make the most out of these possibilities for intellectual growth. Metaphysical and spiritual values are important to you now, and you may feel the need to restructure your thinking in these areas. Transiting Jupiter in Taurus (10 Tau 02) Transiting Jupiter in the Ninth House This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 4/18/99 to 4/21/00, exact on 4/22/99. This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 4/18/99 to 4/21/00, exact on 4/22/99. During this period of time (about one year) you are more out-going and optimistic than usual, being also very idealistic. At this time, you may benefit through travel and education or exploring new horizons. You are also more inclined to take chances, and do not care as much about security or material rewards. Any work which motivates your ideals will capture your undivided attention, during this period for as long as these ideals are motivated, and not longer. This transit can be represent a time for evolutionary changes in your philosophy and consciousness. Transiting Saturn in Taurus (15 Tau 56) Transiting Saturn in the Tenth House This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 6/17/99 to 11/15/99, exact on 6/27/99, 11/2/99 R; and 3/7/00 to 7/12/02, exact on 3/17/00. This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 6/17/99 to 11/15/99, exact on 6/27/99, 11/2/99 R; and 3/7/00 to 7/12/02, exact on 3/17/00. During this period of time, usually lasting two or three years, you experience the full flowering of your powers in the public sphere. During this transit of Saturn across the top of the chart, you usually find that you are more serious about your ambitions and you are often given rewards, or opportunities for growth and development in public life, work and career. There may be difficulties encountered here as well, depending partly on how you have lived your life during the previous half cycle of Saturn (fourteen years), and how well your career suits your true beliefs and values. There also may be challenges, such as entering into previously untried areas of professional life. Your goal should be to more fully realize your capabilities in these areas, acting in a conscious manner to not only reap the rewards, but also to make available your gifts to the world around you. Transiting Uranus in Aquarius (19 Aqu 48) Transiting Uranus in the Seventh House This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 3/25/00 to 7/27/00, exact on 4/23/00, 6/25/00 R; and 1/15/01 to 5/18/07, exact on 2/2/01. This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 3/25/00 to 7/27/00, exact on 4/23/00, 6/25/00 R; and 1/15/01 to 5/18/07, exact on 2/2/01. During this transit, lasting about seven years, you may feel a disruption or radical alteration in the areas of partnership and close interpersonal relationships. You may feel the urge for freedom and the chance to express more of your individuality than can be expressed in the context of your present relationship. One obvious interpretation of this transit is the break-up of a marriage or partnership, but this need not be the case. Since your entire approach to relatedness is changing at this time, it may well be a signal for renewed vitality in your marriage or intimate partnership, based on realizations which have been developing within you for a long time. There may be a sense of dissatisfaction which requires a new approach in order to make things work. It is also likely that professional or business connections will be stimulated during this transit, either in the shake-up or break-down of existing ties, or in the formation of new ones. All in all, this is an exhilarating period of time, when much-needed changes are coming into being in your life. Transiting Neptune in Aquarius (6 Aqu 16) Transiting Neptune in the Sixth House This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 2/3/94 to 7/22/94, exact on 3/8/94, 6/13/94 R; and 12/7/94 to 3/4/07, exact on 1/5/95, 10/4/95 SD. This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 2/3/94 to 7/22/94, exact on 3/8/94, 6/13/94 R; and 12/7/94 to 3/4/07, exact on 1/5/95, 10/4/95 SD. During this transit, which lasts about 14 years, you may experience greater sensitivity and also illusions or difficulties in the areas of work and health. You may need to guard against a tendency to be confused over details, or there may be problems with responsibility or being of service to others. You may have a strong desire to help others during this period of time. If you are in the helping professions, or have an interest in alternative medicine you may make great progress in these areas during this transit. You also could suffer from psychosomatic illness not properly diagnosed, or an unconscious tension between your rational mind and your innermost feelings, at this time. You benefit by disengaging yourself from the limited and personal, moving toward the broader ideals of service to humanity and personal transformation. Transiting Pluto in Sagittarius (12 Sag 47R) Transiting Pluto in the Fourth House This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 11/15/88 to 6/3/89, exact on 12/12/88, 4/27/89 R; and 9/7/89 to 12/28/04, exact on 10/9/89. This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 11/15/88 to 6/3/89, exact on 12/12/88, 4/27/89 R; and 9/7/89 to 12/28/04, exact on 10/9/89. During this transit, lasting 14 or more years, your home environment or your deepest feelings regarding yourself may alter, causing you to undergo a potentially painful period of re-examination and transformation. These changes affect your sense of security and stability in a major way. This can be a time when you revisit issues from your childhood and early parental care. Your belief system is also called into question at this time, and possibly will undergo changes, due to the process going on within you as well as outside of you during this transit. You may tend to assume a dogmatic attitude or attempt to dictate your opinions to others during this period of time. The challenge is to gain a renewed sense of security and inner stability based on a better understanding of your own hidden motivations. Transiting Chiron in Sagittarius (17 Sag 11R) Transiting Chiron in the Fourth House This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 12/9/97 to 6/15/98, exact on 12/17/97, 5/28/98 R; and 8/5/98 to 1/1/01, exact on 8/23/98. This transit is strongest (within 1 degrees) from 12/9/97 to 6/15/98, exact on 12/17/97, 5/28/98 R; and 8/5/98 to 1/1/01, exact on 8/23/98. During this transit, lasting 2 - 8 years, and especially at the beginning of this period of time, your home environment or your deepest feelings regarding yourself may alter, causing you to undergo a potentially painful period of re-examination and transformation. You may be drawn to explore your roots, both emotional and physical, at this time. This can be a time when you revisit issues from your childhood and early parental care. Feelings may come up for you regarding old wounds that have been buried away deep within your psyche. These buried emotions may affect your sense of security and stability in a major way, as these issues can be a source of unacknowledged pain as you go through life. Current happenings may cause you to explore these buried feelings for the first time in years, hopefully for the purpose of moving through, and healing these issues. It is also possible that your home environment may become a cause of suffering during the course of this transit. You are facing issues regarding your deepest personal needs and something has to shift. You will make large gains if you can understand this process as an essentially beneficial one, intended to burn out the residue of outmoded parts of yourself that have lost their usefulness to your present existence. Transiting N Node in Leo (0 Leo 40R) Transiting N Node in the Twelfth House The lunar North Node transiting the twelfth house. South Node transiting the sixth. During this transit, usually lasting about 18 months, you may feel a compulsion to be of service to other people. You could suffer from confusion and a loss of identity until you break through to a more universal sense of self. This desire to be of service can take the form of activities which are intended to be helpful, but which may not truly be appreciated by the intended beneficiaries. You may be tempted to work harder and give yourself up even more to serving other people's needs, for that seems a natural and easier way out, rather than beginning to actively engage in the struggle with your own self-concept. You can also exhibit obsessive behavior regarding health issues, or organizational detail. The true purpose of such behavior is to purify the activity involved, and you should beware of it becoming an end in itself. There is a need for transformation in these areas, in order to learn how to be of actual service to others. Your process involves nothing less than the subordination of your personal will to a more spiritual outlook based on your strong feelings of a higher purpose, and a true spiritual unity with your fellow-man. |