Transits of the Season
Mercury’s stations often get our attention,
but September 17th features some really
unique energy. Saturn takes his final
leave of Scorpio and enters Sagittarius
on the same day. In the week or so before,
we can expect to see Saturn-in-Scorpio
issues at a kind of peak. Generally, the day
that a planet ingresses into a sign shows at
least the tone of its stay, yet with Mercury
stationing we may get mixed messages and
perhaps misread the information we receive.
On the same day, Jupiter opposes
Neptune. Jupiter-Neptune often correlates
with significant social changes, often focus-
ing on the care of all members of society.
On the Virgo-Pisces axis we’re likely to see
this at an extreme, with an outpouring of
compassion and a collective desire to “save”
others (or perhaps save ourselves?). As this
is Jupiter’s first major aspect in Virgo, we
can take it as a kind of keynote address for
his time in the sign. Although Mercury and
Saturn may try to upstage him, Saturn will
be entering Jupiter’s sign on the same day
Book Review
By Arlan Wise
The Light of Venus
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By Adam Gainsburg
here is something new in this book
that comes from something very
old. Adam Gainsburg has added
information to our astrological knowledge
by using the ancient method of observa-
tion. He looked at the night sky for nine
years and while
doing so he received
understanding from
Venus about her
phases as she moves
through both the
night and morning
skies.
Adam defines
phases as the
dynamic sub-section of a planet’s complete
cycle with another body that conveys a
broader meaning than the planet itself. He
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and may inadvertently lend a hand. Look
for faith-based initiatives to be in the news,
along with labor disputes.
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Pluto is deep in Capricorn throughout
all of the above. We may be approaching a
turning point in our approach to the econ-
omy, the environment, and our health, but
there will be resistance. With Pluto station-
ing trine to Jupiter on a lunar eclipse just
after the September equinox, we’ll probably
see that soon enough.
Armand Diaz, Ph.D., is an NCGR-PAA Certified
Consulting Astrologer, with a practice based in New
York City. In addition to consulting, he speaks on astrol-
ogy nationally and internationally. His book, Integral
Astrology: Understanding the Ancient Discipline in the
Contemporary World, was published in 2012. In 2013,
he co-produced and co-edited Transpersonal Astrology.
His most recent book, Separating Aspects, is on rela-
tionship astrology. He is Books and Articles Editor for
the Astrology News Service. Armand can be reached via
his website, www.IntegralAstrology.net. R
uses the astrophysical conditions such as
speed, brightness, latitude and sky appear-
ance to enhance a planet’s meanings.
In this book Adam uses the archetypal
meaning of feminine when he speaks of
Venus. He describes it as the yin half of
the duality of masculine and feminine
and emphasizes that it is not to be seen in
terms of gender. He then goes on to differ-
entiate between the personal feminine and
the dharmic feminine, which is ones spiritu-
al responsibility to the collective and thus
objective and beyond self, the place where
one moves from me to we.
Venus has thirteen phases in her relation-
ship to the Sun. Each phase has a specific
meaning that Adam delineates. The meat
of the book is these detailed descriptions
of each phase. Adam gives factual data,
the personal and dharmic (soul growth)
meanings of each phase, and a meditation
image. It is all good advice that helps you
obtain a deeper look at who you are. He
has excellent graphics and diagrams that
add a visual dimension towards under-
standing what he is saying. You can see the
phases as Venus moves from morning star
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to evening star and back again. There is a
table that spans the time period from 1900-
2100, which enables you to find the Venus
phase at birth for you, your parents, your
children, and grandchildren, and all your
friends. This makes it easy to study Venus
phases by using the information in refer-
ence to those you know.
The book contains thirteen appendices.
One of these is on Venus-Moon aspects,
adding another dimension. There is a table
that makes it easy for you to find your
Venus-Moon conjunction with information
on the sign it is in and what it means for
you.
This is an easy book to read but is not a
book for beginners since you need to know
your basics to understand it. It is a book
that will make you think. The Light of Venus
gives your understanding of astrology a
new and added dimension. After reading
this book you will want to go out at night
and look up at the sky like the earliest
astrologers did.
This is a book you want to have on your
bookshelf. R
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