Transits of the Season
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stationary direct point on November 16, 2014
at 7:09 GMT, and 5 32, its Equinox position.
For anyone with planetary energies at 4 or 5
degrees mutable or 18 or 19 degrees cardi-
nal give careful attention to what is inferior or
superfluous to your life journey that is subtly
being symbolically or literally washed and
cleansed. In the alchemy of transformation this
process is Dissolution. It has been said that the
process of Dissolution works on our Heart to
release emotions that conceal or distort our true
nature. Neptune in Pisces is a strong force in
this process.
Pay attention. Saturn moved into the
Sign of Scorpio October 5, 2012 at 20:39
GMT. Now Saturn is moving into the
last degrees of the Sign between
now and December 23. (Also, Saturn
will journey back to 28 and 29
degrees between June 16, 2015 and
September 18, 2015.) The work of
Saturn in Scorpio is coming to an end.
Have we dived deep enough into the
muck of our unconscious to bring into
the light that which needs separated so
that enlightenment is possible. Alchemical
Separation goes hand in hand with Neptune’s
Dissolution process, but works on the Mind
as well as the Heart breaking down habits,
assumptions, attitudes, prejudices, hardened
feelings and emotional blockages. Certainly for
the United States the events in Ferguson, MO
have once again brought to the surface many
unaddressed issues in this country around race,
gun control, police power, economic and educa-
tional imbalance.
In the last degrees of Scorpio Saturn makes
a semi-square to Pluto and a sesquiquadrate
to Uranus on December 15, 2014 when Uranus
and Pluto come into an exact square at 6:17
GMT. (See Chart) This is the sixth time the two
planets of transformation and change have
made an exact square. Saturn in its final degrees
will activate also previous Uranus and Pluto
exact square degrees at 13 and 14 cardinal
degrees. Saturn is a trigger in the transforma-
tive process. If change has not happened, fur-
ther separation will occur. In our personal lives
all we have to do is look at where these two
energies reside by transit to get a hint of what
needs revamped.
Also note that Uranus and Pluto are pass-
ing through the middle degrees of Aries and
Capricorn respectively. This does intensify the
process humanity is experiencing from these
two transformational planetary energies.
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Tumultuous energies resulting in severe
weather, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis,
economic extremes, government upheavals
and dysfunction have been evident beginning
in 2008 and certainly intensified since 2012. I
image at this time Lord Saturn in Scorpio asking
humanity, “Have my planetary peers, Uranus
and Pluto, brought enough chaos into your
world? Has the time come when I can begin
to formulate plans for world wide solutions to
some of the Earth’s problems to be manifested
while trav-
eling
in the Sign of Sagittarius?”
In summary, the themes of the season are
a continuation of active rumblings for change
and transformation. It has been said that from
chaos comes opportunities. Certainly the Libran
Equinox Chart and the planetary energies
forming in this season suggest both possibil-
ities - more change and more opportunities
- from many perspectives. The focus is staying
balanced while we are in process, the Libran
intention. Nothing firm is ready to form until we
clearly acknowledge and bring to consciousness
the issues.
* Note that discussion of the Eclipses during this sea-
son (Lunar Eclipse in Aries/Libra on October 8 at 10:52
GMT and Solar Eclipse in Scorpio on October 23 at 21:58
GMT) will be done by other OPA astrologer s.
Jacqueline Janes, MA, LPC is a Certified Counseling
Astrologer, NCGR IV, is recognized by ISAR as a Certified
Astrological Professional. Additionally she is a licensed
professional counselor in Connecticut. Jacqueline has
combined astrological consultation with psychother-
apy. She has lectured about and taught astrological
concepts for all levels and led workshops in spiritual
development. R
OPA’s Newsletter for Professional Astrology
Book Review
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rules Taurus and Libra. (Philip has
Vulcan and Vesta rule Taurus, while
Zeus and Pallas rule Libra). Mercury
loses his rulership of Virgo, which
he gives to Chiron. He delineates
Chiron, the four well-known aster-
oids, and many others, such as
Vulcan, Urania, Hygeia, Zeus, Eris,
and Astrea and gives them ruler-
ships over signs. I would have liked
to see the mainstream rulerships
included. Philip does give a list of
books to read to flesh out the begin-
ning student’s knowledge.
This is a good book but it is not a
primer for beginners. It is for those
who already have a good foun-
dation in the basics and want to
expand their thinking about astrol-
ogy. It gives the advanced student
some mental candy to chew on and
expand his or her thinking.
Thank you Philip, for writing such
an interesting book. R
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