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ning and celestial awareness we can face the future empowered and prepared. My inner voice never stops reminding me of this. Alice Kashuba SEEKING WISDOM he Uranus/Pluto T squares in Aries/ Capricorn have upset life on the personal and global scenes since June 2012. Alice Bailey writes that Mercury is the esoteric ruler of Aries and Saturn is the esoteric ruler of Capricorn. Wisdom - understanding, clear thinking, good judgement, practical knowledge - is the result of information gleaned from life experience. Mercury meets Saturn on November 25th 2014 at 26 Scorpio 51’. The symbol is Stone Steps Leading To A Healing Shrine. The seeker of wisdom. Mercury leaves Capricorn in early January retrograding in Aquarius on the 22nd. Both signs are ruled by Saturn. Mercury retrograde relates to our daily life - commu- nication and information glitches that tem- porarily alter our routine and create havoc. In fixed air Mercury likes to hold on to its ideas and opinions. Unusual viewpoints challenge what we believe. Saturn enters Sagittarius struggling to maintain structure and expand into the future. Meditation finds kernels of wisdom within experiences. March 16th: The last Uranus/Pluto square asks - what progress have we made on our spiritual path over the last 2.5 years. Mercury in Pisces makes a first quarter square with Saturn in Sagittarius followed by the eclipse on March 20th at 29 Pisces 27’. It is time to act. Perhaps each of us will commit to an idea or project focused on healing and peace. As Mercury moves forward towards his opposition with Saturn on May 3rd we gath- er information to support our new commit- ment. Mercury retrogrades on Gemini May 13th signaling confusion and mis-communi- cation. Mercury goes direct on June 12th as Saturn re-enters Scorpio This is the turning point - Mercury’s information comes under Saturn’s scrutiny removing the debris of 2.5 years of purging. During the next four months Mercury in Leo makes a last quarter square with Saturn in Scorpio on August 6th, while Venus is retrogrades through Leo. A final adjustment to our values. September 18th: Mercury retrogrades in Libra at 15 53’ completing a t- square to the The Career Astrologer degree of the last Uranus/Pluto conjunc- tion. The same day Saturn goes back into Sagittarius. The end of a Mercury Saturn cycle with Mercury in the air signs - balanc- ing information and wisdom. Finally Mercury and Saturn meet to begin a new cycle on November 25 at 6 Sagittarius 51’. The symbol is A Rabbi Teaches His Son A Traditional Prayer . During the year 2015 there will be many opportuni- ties to increase our wisdom so we can guide our lives on a higher path and serve as an example to others. In 2016 Mercury will ret- rograde in earth signs - applying wisdom to practical everyday life. 1 Bailey, Alice: Esoteric Astrology. Lucis Trust, 1951. Chapter IV. 2 Kashuba, Alice: The Fairchild Symbols. Expanded Edition, Self Published 2012. 3 Ibid. Arlan Wise I t’s 2015 already! Can 15 years have passed since we wor- ried about Y2K? Saturn will begin his movement through Sagittarius. (He does go back into Scorpio to give those with planets at the end of fixed signs one last push to correct any shoddy behavior and to do it the right way.) Think back to 1985-86 and what you were doing then when Saturn last transited Sag. I was immersed in horses – taking my girls to horse shows, emptying frozen water buck- ers, and cleaning stalls. Saturn in Sag will hone your outdoorsman or outdoorswoman skills and get you testing the boundaries of your comfort zone.. In the big picture, since Sagittarius is about the big picture, Saturn will help the world get a handle on terror- ists and their cowardly mode of operation. Perhaps the governments of various nations can form a connection and pool resources to fight this common yet illusive enemy. Uranus and Pluto will have their final square. The tension they have created since they started squaring off in 2012 will hopeful- ly find resolution in the world and in your life. Once again, Mars comes by to up the ante. Uranus meets up with the South Node in January to shock us into awareness of our individuality. They tell us to grab the moment and stop procrastinating. Jupiter dances and prances through Leo until the end of the Summer when he runs into Saturn, who asks for an accounting of any excesses made during the0 transit OPA’s Quarterly Magazine through Leo. In September Jupiter0 enters Virgo, sometimes seen as his sign of debil- itation, a place where he has to curb his enthusiasm. He encourages us to work while we put things in order, cleaning up the messes we made while he was in Leo. Jupiter contacts the royal star of Regulus,00 who recently entered Virgo. This gives con- fidence to the underdog to find their inner royalty. He will stand in opposite to Neptune and help us ground our dreams and visions into some form we can use. It will be a very good time for artists and mystics. This is the year to get healthy and pay attention to your diet and lifestyle and take steps to make it more wholesome. Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune in mutable signs form a wavy T- square. The nodes join them in mutable Vigo-Pisces giving us a new mode of opportunity for growth. 2015 is the year of the Goat (sometimes called Sheep.) Goats and sheep are domes- tic barnyard animals. They are gentle and calm and move in herds. They are good workers. 2015 is a wood goat/sheep year with the goat/sheep belonging to the earth element. This picks up the theme of Jupiter and the north node in Virgo. It looks like this will be a year to get a lot of work done. A slow and steady clear-the-field-by-eat- ing-all–the-weeds, kind of year. Thi