Total Lunar Eclipse Full Blood Super Moon 0°51’ Leo

Total Lunar Eclipse Full Blood Super Moon 0°51’ Leo
@ 5:16 am UT 21^st January 2019

Culminating with grand celestial titles that make it a class act Full Moon,  this first Full Moon of 2019 is also first in a series of three Full Supermoons, where the ‘Supermoon’ closest to the Earth can even look bigger than normal (though Feb’s Full Moon is closer still); furthermore,  this Full Moon is a Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse!  

Emotions run deep during eclipses; everything could seem extra buzzy. With Earth’s orbit directly crossing between Sun and Moon, Earth blocks the Moon reflecting Sol’s Light. Instead, for one hour and one minute of totality, ‘Earthshine’ creates coppery-rust-red Moonlight for those in the America’s with a clear sky.

To sprinkle a little more moon magic in the nights running up to this Full Moon, rings of golden light will also encircle Luna, adding enchantment and glow to a mighty powerful Total Lunar Eclipse Full Super Moon, beautifully super-charged, super creative, and super-insightful. There isn’t another Total Lunar Eclipse SuperMoon until May 2021!

As such this Full Moon is rather special. At 0°Leo, drama Queens – and Kings – feature centre stage in any event. And as situations, encounters and ideas develop around this Full Moon they’re likely to become even more theatrical. Leo has a tendency to be regal and confident, strong and competent – and is often over the top in royal pomp and glory in any account.

Ruled by the Sun, Leo activates the crown and heart (chakras) so get ready to share the love and sparkle because good fortune can now manifest from having proved yourself with experience and well-rehearsed familiarity. Although a seemingly spontaneous performance is also to be expected, individual success will be because one has previously practiced, to be relaxed enough to let the fun shine through.

Be it at home or at work, or within a larger framework to include friends and society in general, when Spirit Sun is in Aquarius and Soul Moon is in Leo, there always is a chance to share our unique and creative gifts with a generous heart. To do so could also lead to a change of heart that vows to guide self and others safely away from any destabilising chaos, and back to centre – back to LOVE.

Lunar Eclipse in depth:
☆ The celestial factors within this Full Moon horoscope are what I consider ‘major’ because they carry key planetary signatures which define the 2019 Earth Pig year, and have only just come into play. Quite apart from the highly emotive and dramatic Lunar Eclipse, this could therefore be an extremely challenging Full Moon for many astrological reasons, one with of the long-term effects accenting personal, particularly privileged and collective expectations, all while we develop faith, expand our compassion, and weave the highly idealistic and meaningful into our mythic stories. By the end of year, implementing those ideals into our (shared) lives is actually easier when we have a realistic view. (More on this further into in this Full Moon astro report.)

☆ While it’s always good to consider the long term, more immediately a demanding ’Grand Square’ includes Sun and Moon in a tense ‘T- Square’ to Uranus, which is currently conjunct the lawless dwarf outer planet, Eris. Tension is palpable almost everywhere. Both Uranus and Eris have a revolutionary edge about them; as they oppose the Asteroid Goddess of strategy, Pallas Athena, thereby completing and tightening a Grand Square; it suggests the entitled and those in authority do not want to lose their grip on the material world, while the ordinary person strives to ‘Be the Change we Wish to See’.

   

With Pallas included in the astral equation, take note that if and when following sought advice, the quest for truth and freedom could stir up a need for alternative action.  Even so, with so many planets in Capricorn, including Saturn at home in his sign of the devoted Sea-Goat, caution is the watchword, and forging new alliances ought not to be at the expense of those who have offered support. In point of fact, undertaking anything radical or unusual should really be put on hold until a New Moon on the 4^th, when breakthroughs and miracles abound.

☆ A ‘Grand Water Trine’ between Rahu (aka North Node or Dragon’s Head), asteroid Earth Mother Ceres, and Shamanic Healer Chiron, suggests grief is healing. To sensitively move forward, even if the heart aches, one can still find a place of solace within, within oneself and within nature. As this is a Water Trine, for those experiencing loss or separation, it may be helpful to actually be near the actual element; i.e. sit and contemplate memories by a lake, river or ocean and be renewed by the rejuvenating power of water itself.

☆ Tellingly, for this dualistic Earthly world, during this Full Moon both sets of planetary ‘Malefic’ and ‘Benefics’ are making excellent astral connections to each other. It’s almost like goodies and baddies banding allies together. Championing the goodies, the greater and lesser benefics, expansive Jupiter and loving Venus respectively, conjoin on the 22^nd (third day of the Full Moon!); preceded by the greater and lesser malefic, authoritative Saturn and martial Mars, squaring up to each other on the 21^st, just after the Full Moon.

Dynamic Mars is also at home in Aries, doubling up aggression and excitement. Check 13°Capricorn and Aries in your chart to see where you currently crave freedom and movement but right now also need to be super cool, mature and patient. Be aware: authority in action can be brutal with this kind of ‘opening square’, marking a quarter of a cycle that began spring of 2018, and which culminates around the June Solstice: a fine celebration.  

So while there is extra, often external tension, finding calm and treading the peaceful middle path is always easier when we are guided by an internal compass pointing to loving kindness, faith and hope. And we can thank our lucky stars because the two benefics, Venus and Jupiter, are both in Jupiter’s home sign of Sagittarius; and this favours a higher luck-o-meter and feel-good factor considerably.

Together, Venus and Jupiter are in an advantageous ‘Trine’ aspect to the self-motivated knight in shining armour, Mars, directing us to keep up strength, with intention pure, heartmind open, and be ready to receive goodness when it appears – as it surely will whilst loving Venus and truth-seeking Jupiter are marvellously conjunct the ‘Great Attractor’.  This is one of the Zodiac’s most charismatic and magnetic points. So be careful what you wish for now, and remember that ancient energy lore: what you put out comes back to you triple fold.

☆ Events and people can still seem super-stressy, especially when impatiently seeking change which could perhaps also blind them to the cost and loss of personal freedoms that take place in the name of ‘control’ and ‘safety’.  And while conjunct the Aquarian Sun, the Capricorn South Node also contacts Mercury AND Pluto, the planet of communication acts with the tiny planet that exerts a massive but often unseen influence: there may well be a dominating hidden hand that steers the easily swayed with powerful authority, such as the press and its propaganda. But as the Sun moves into networking Aquarius, pertinent information and the understanding of situations can clarify, so that each of us is freer to self-direct, all the while remaining part of the greater whole, still affiliated to our kindred spirits which the Aquarian Sun illuminates and represents.   

☆ Interestingly, the Dragon’s Head, (aka Rahu or the Moon’s North Node) is conjunct Fixed Star, Procyon, indicating short-lived but rather fantastic opportunities, especially for gains in wealth and fortune in the 12 hours before culmination. Prospects that appear before the Full SuperMoon could even change the course of destiny.

Be aware how wide the karmic gates open when the Nodal Axis aligns with Cancer and Capricorn. Although the Lunar Eclipse accents Leo for the last time in 18 years, there is still a strong Cancerian influence, due to the Moon’s Node in Cancer plus the Moon’s rulership over Cancer. As such, in the hours running up to the hour of totality, put on your ‘responsible and disciplined’ hat, and consider the direction in which you and your family are progressing as global citizens, providing a sense of belonging that makes one feel supported and connected.

The Moon is also a mega-important feature in the Full SuperMoon horoscope, in-as-much as it is the ‘handle’ of a ‘bucket shaped’ chart. When the Moon ‘holds’ the charts in this manner, it is known as a ‘singleton’,  with all the other planets directly opposite in the other half of the chart. Once again the strain is upon the sensitive Moon, which represents emotions and needs, as well as ‘the mood of the people’ in mundane political charts. Thus it also puts emphasis upon the ordinary population moved and swayed by emotions. It’s actually a very strong position, as without the handle the contents of the bucket become stagnant. The ‘Handle’ is what takes the rest of the chart places. This suggests that while one individual might not seem make a difference, many people working together can.

☆ In this midst of all interconnection many can still suffer from emotional isolation. Which leads one to ask how do we find that safe place in a society that is undergoing enormous and fast moving change, change affecting our relationships, finances, education, vocations and culture? Well, at this moment we can look at two long-term aspects that are seeded within this powerful Lunar Eclipse. Both noteworthy signatures involve the generational planet, Neptune, the planet that symbolises an entire 14-year soul group, currently activating magical mystical, forgiving Pisces.

“Be kind to the afflicted,

Be gentle with the fool,

Empathize with the weak and oppressed,

Be especially compassionate with those who cling to concrete reality.”

~Patrul Rinpoche ~

1) Currently the tightest aspect stems from a 12.8-year cycle started in 2009 and ends in 2022, involving Jupiter, the planet of optimism and growth, and Neptune, the planet of music, magic and mystery. The influence of the Jupiter at home in Sagittarius and Neptune at home in Pisces is a ‘closing square’ that is operational for the best part of 9 months, give or take a few weeks, in three parts: January, June and September.

This cycle began when both Jupiter and Neptune were in Aquarius to ‘grow previously unseen connections’, particularly in the social arena of technology and cyber interaction. The internet loves inter-connecting Aquarius. How many of us then delved into the interconnected world of social media in 2009? Quite a lot I imagine. Now, however, as the two planets still have three more years before they re-connect in Neptune’s own sign, and ethical Jupiter’s traditional sign, Pisces (April 2022), there is a planetary tussle, reflecting a collective crisis of confidence especially in the spheres of truth and belief, religion and divinity, forgiveness and compassion.

Now is the time for soul-groups to develop correct ethics and encourage faith in the goodness of humanity. When reading personal horoscopes, look to Jupiter, Sagittarius and the 9^th house sphere as the place for spiritual and religious beliefs, expanded minds and carefully thought-out abstracts. What we believe in and how fanatical or zealous one might be is all shown in these areas. And with Jupiter at home in Sagittarius the likelihood of religion being a source of conflict is periodically higher (with the games people play, like ‘My Duck God is better than your Rabbit God’!). Whereas the prayers and mantras we actually offer to our particular God or Goddess (Duck or Rabbit), be divinity in nature or in the heartmind, are all within the dream-like sphere of Neptune, Pisces, and the 12^th House. Within a deeply magical vibration, we are now at the astrological point of seeking truth with our cosmic connection to the Divine, and this continues for several more years (until 2016). From a more mundane point of view this square makes it easy to manipulate others by blasting religious propaganda, fake news etc. Be careful not to overwhelm yourself or others with beliefs, but instead learn to value the interconnections we all share.

2) The second aspect to involve Neptune is a ‘closing sextile’ to the Time Lord, Saturn. This is a much easier aspect within a much longer, 36-year cycle, which began in 1989 (with the fall of walls enabling a flow between east and west) and will end February 2026 at 0Aires, which is a ‘world point’, meaning that everyone will feel that conjunction in one way or another. From a personal viewpoint we need to concretise our dreams by responsibly working selflessly as a channel for World Service, helping others within the world of seemingly endless suffering.

If you’re feeling disconnected, remember how music, dance, mantra, prayers, meditation, yoga – even swimming, art, theatre and film, are all constructive ways to enable Universal Prayer within the great collective unconscious, and ways in which we connect a personal hotline to the Divine. When we become channels for goodness and joy we can also perform better at work.

Saturn’s discipline makes it a marvellous time to sober-up in so many ways, saying ‘no’ to anything that creates dependency, and demarcates toxic environments to stay away from. Good to know this is also a 3x hit: January 31^st – before Elemental New Year on 4^th Feb; then on 18^th June, which could bring an element of déjà vu for Solstice; and again November. 

☆ Meanwhile, as the dramatic and fiery Leo Moon reaches full, we begin to wave goodbye to the elemental year of the Earth Dog, only to welcome the year of the Yin Earth Pig with a New Moon 4^th Feb.

Basically this Full Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse offers self-confidence, artistic creativity, masses of healing, changes of plans, planning in relationship, and drama – with bucket loads of the latter. Geo-cosmic activity is also heightened (cyclones and hurricanes, flooding, fires, drought and quakes). Similarly, during the Supermoon, we too, experience heightened personal and inter-personal shifts: in perception, as well as inner and outer challenges.

A nod & thanks to Moon maestro Mr Richard Nolles for ‘Supermoon’ awareness. Remember how Full Moons last for three days; so we are looking at the 20^th-21^st-22^nd for the Moon to be HUGE. Clear skies permitting, climb high to witness this enchanting Supermoon. Moonrise and Moonset are when she looks her largest. And give at least another few days for solar-lunar effects to subside, only calming after the last quarter, Jan 27th.

With that I wish all an enlightening SuperMoon, and until next month, when we will be celebrating miracles and magic, may all be well and may all be happy.

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From Purange-Guge, a fresco depicting Buddha Ratnasambhava (Rinchen Jungné)1400 ~ artist unknown

Accomplished Wisdom ~ Saturn in Capricorn:

Accomplished Wisdom ~ Saturn in Capricorn
@4:49gmt ♄♑ from 20^th December 2017 to March 22^nd 2020
& 2^nd July 2020 ~> 19 December 2020

 

According to the Western seasonal zodiac, Time Lord Saturn now leaves forward-thinking, risk-taking, hopeful Sagittarius, and move into its sombre and statuesque home sign of Capricorn, on the 20^th of Dec. Stately Saturn’s passage is only one day before the North’s Winter Solstice, when the Sun will also follow Saturn into the Zodiac’s 10^th sign of great accomplishment: the Capricorn Sea Goat.

Crossing thresholds and opening portals into the chamber of the New Light King, Saturn and Capricorn represent the celestial initiation from yin to yang, dark to light – unconscious to consciousness (as well as the other way around – especially if materially bound). With beautiful cosmic timing, Saturn’s 2017’s ingress into his own sign also assists the Solstice Sun renewing the radiant Golden light at the Cardinal Earth turning point. 

Of all the planets in celestial pantheon, and signs of the Zodiac, Saturn and Capricorn respectively highlight wisdom and judgement, as well as fear and doubt, achievement and expertise. Variously called the Medium Coli or mid-heaven, their associated 10^th zodiacal House is the ‘career point’, the summit of our profession – as well as the parental axis in psychological astrology. Both sign Capricorn, and planet, Saturn, also reveal those parts of our horoscope which require discipline and sustained concerted effort. When presenting others our skills to the outside world, we need to be practiced and familiar with whatever we work upon, in order to be recognised and talent to shine at this zenith point of the horoscope. To overcome any said Saturn-Capricorn dread and trepidation, one also learns it is necessary to become proficient at releasing any knots in the heart(mind) which constrict the ability to love. Remember: only love conquers fear.

Beware a dour Saturn in Capricorn that tends towards pessimism and a limited, rigid world view – a characteristic made extraordinarily ironic if we contemplate Saturn’s imposing but constantly moving rings (which 19^th century theosophists claimed held Akashic records); the funky hexagram at the poles, accenting phenomena in creative flow; also that Capricorn is the mythical half-goat, half fish instils a magical sense of wonder even Walt Disney would be proud of, with his own natal Saturn in Capricorn (conjunct Mars and Jupiter). Perhaps it is overcoming such anomalies, physical verses the spiritual that can make something real and durable by bringing together the feminine Elements, stabilising Earth and nourishing Water, of which empirical Saturn in Capricorn is the concretising symbol for the pinnacle of accomplishment. 

Past Markers of Time

 
Together the ringed planet Saturn and Capricorn’s voice of authority define boundaries and structure, form and containment. Saturn in the horoscope represents all that holds us together, ruling bones, skin, walls, framework, frontiers, governments and judges. Capricorn’s sombre majesty is reflected in the skilled architect who builds monuments to glory. 

Saturn in Capricorn’s markers can also be barriers and blocks, insecurities internal or external, i.e. physical, psychological, or spiritual, but always karmic. Lines drawn or placed by self or others as a means of law, order and control are not always a bad thing, e.g. teaching a child to use breaks on a pedal bike. A Saturn in Capricorn knows when we cross lines, with others and from our moral own standpoint. One needs to be aware, however, restrictive authoritarian behaviour may not always have one’s best interests at heart.

The last time Saturn traversed into and through its own domain of Capricorn was 1988-91 (beginning Feb ’88). Almost 30 years ago, the last visitation was an interesting transit, in as much as some walls and structures taskmaster Saturn is inclined to erect – especially when feeling the fear and under threat – actually tumbled down, particularly when Saturn encountered watery, dissolving Neptune AND dramatically changing Uranus in a very rare 172-year conjunction of all three planets in Capricorn 1990-91. Think Berlin Wall. And also after concerted international outcry, South Africa’s Nelson Mandela was finally released after 27 years of prison (almost a Saturn cycle of incarceration) addressing freedom from the severity of apartheid, exactly when Saturn opposed Mandela’s natal Cancer Sun (FYI: Mandela’s natal Saturn conjunct Mercury AND Neptune in regal Leo: the man was a Prince).

This time of Saturn in Capricorn also resonated deeply within Nelson Mandela, as reflected in his speech when he became President of South Africa (in ’94, when TSaturn opposed his natal Saturn), and when he read this poem by Marianne Williamson

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Also back in ’89, philosopher Joseph Campbell’s vision as an image of ‘Earth’ as a symbol for uniting humanity as ‘One’ began to materialise. For the ordinary person Earth certainly shrank when black IBM computer screens flashing luminescent alien-green digital font translated dial-up fax-machine messages; and for the first time in history a small business had access to the same level of computing power as an international bank or large country. Saturn in Capricorn certainly generates a time for professionalism in enterprise. On the other hand, Saturn in Capricorn is also capable of being incredibly heartless. In 1989, we also witnessed Saturn’s heavy means of governance with China’s Tiananmen Square, as well as war in the Middle-East; and the stashing of ‘elite’ trillions offshore began in earnest.

Saturn is titled ‘Lord of Time’ and ‘Lord of Karma’ for a reason, and the karmic impact of events that take place during his home passage can last for decades – or longer. Early ’89, for example, one of the then biggest oil spills oozed from Exxon Valdez in a once pristine Alaska, destroying the ecosphere (and we now wonder why cetaceans are suiciding (who can be over 400 years old!)).  At that time, as mentioned previously, Saturn conjunct oceanic Neptune, planet assigned to oil and gas. The latter tragedy a reality check that helps comprehend how time-honoured Saturn in Capricorn, symbols of judicious acumen, even in the home sign of powerful initiation, sometimes goes through gruelling circumstance in order to reveal what we really need to achieve and work on. Ultimately, Saturn in Capricorn’s task is to cultivate and honour our spiritual connection to our all-important Mother Earth. Without whom we would not have a home to live on. Respect for our environment our greatest collective responsibility. 

Though we continue to ignore our innate connection to the natural world at our peril, in as much as the more pollution there is in our environment, the more toxic we ourselves become. Thus making it more difficult to be true to our inherent nature, which is clear and light, intuitive AND rational. The greater imperative is to therefore find balance in the area of Saturn’s exaltation – Libra – and the planet which esoterically rules Capricorn, Venus (which rules Libra); i.e. one needs to dedicate oneself to learn how to be fair and just, to come from the heart with loving kindness, with a regard to being released from Saturn’s often cold and cruel clutches. The paradox is how callousness (often in the name of capital or profit) piles on the negative karma that stops Saturn evolving into the characteristic wisdom. All of which can be found with planets in Capricorn, associated with Saturn, or in the 10^th house.  

Time Lord’s Future Transits

Saturn sextile Neptune & Saturn conjunct Pluto (dates below)

We have however, come a long way since December ‘88, when Saturn was also conjunct the Sun at the home-ruled Capricorn ingress. Note 2017’s move of Saturn into Capricorn also features a strong Neptune aspect in the ingress chart: Neptune Trine Jupiter, imparting hope and faith (especially as the Sun at the time of Saturn’s ingress is still officially in Sagittarius). About half way through its extended, almost three-year journey through Capricorn, in January 2019, Saturn forms a (closing) sextile to Neptune (within Saturn and Neptune’s 36 year cycle) when old and outworn Saturnian structures again dissolve (timing indicated by the degrees listed below). And although Saturn briefly dips into Aquarius (which it also traditionally rules) for three months in 2020, it isn’t until another Solstice, December 19^th 2020 that Saturn finally leaves Capricorn, to unite with Jupiter for an exciting, futuristic adventure in Aquarius.

Before then however, authoritative Saturn conjoins with potent Pluto at 21°Capricorn, January 12^th 2020, for only one exact conjunction. Although the weightiness of this transit may feel like Saturn and Pluto are together for much longer – most of 2019 and a lot of 2020, but the actual perfection only happens once; which leads me to believe that when it does, whatever happens around that time, it could well be critical shock and awe that affects nearly everyone – save the poised and practiced yogis – just as it did when Gemini Saturn exactly opposed Pluto in Sagittarius, revealing dark forces at work as New York’s Twin (Gemini) towers in NY were attacked and destroyed. 

Not that I want to incite nervous panic, but it’s time to face up to the past, for it is in this present moment that we prepare for the future, aware that nothing lasts forever, not even Saturn’s steely structures as traditional pillars of support. It’s likely that all kinds of established structures will, if they aren’t already, undergo a massive transformation, particularly due to Pluto’s combined current transit through Capricorn. This transit of Saturn in Capricorn – especially conjunct the Lord of the Underworld, Pluto, may indeed provide evidence that karma and impermanence are only a natural part of the cycle of life that something is born, grows, peaks and sustains, then declines to pass away. 

Those born in 1982 may especially feel like they are into a new cycle, as the Saturn Pluto cycle is approximately 31-38 years, 1982 was the last time these two influential and commanding planets unified (in Libra). 

From a worldly perspective, Capricorn is the leading Cardinal Earth sign of action and accountability, governments and policing, corporate organization and gleaming empires of brands and logos. When Saturn and Capricorn are driven by tyranny or a hunger for power is tested to the max, with issues of corruption and cronyism, secrecy and trust, being the impediments which also prevent the glory sought.

But while we talk of naked material ambition and social climbing, we must never forget that Capricorn is the mythical beast, a Sea-Goat, elevated above the pounding waves of life, death and rebirth, steady in its stance as guardian of the soul’s secrets. Ultimately Capricorn is the hard-working pragmatic and principled disciple who humbly kneels as a gesture of devotion, whilst being initiated into a hierarchy – spiritual or material. Much depends upon individual’s karma and ambitions as to how such commitment is expressed. As noted, both Saturn and Capricorn can be hard and ruthless, selfish and proud. But our choice is whether we are to overcome and clear the obstacles with Saturn’s practicality and patience – or allow the weight to suppress creativity. From the spiritual aspirants’ point of view, Capricorn also slowly reveals the light of spirit and the hidden secrets of the soul, and the initiating renewal that lends itself to Capricorn and Saturn as markers for the returning light (within). 

So while Saturn may be cautious in high achieving Capricorn, best mark these next years, especially early 2020 as THE year of consolidation and giving form whatever you are working on; and if you can’t – for whatever reason, hindrance and hurdles are a Saturn in Capricorn speciality, then it may be time to start again. Look to where Capricorn lies in your personal horoscope to see where you can harness your own discipline and organisational abilities, to see what you can achieve there – as well as what you might need to be more responsible for. Also check key future dates and degrees at the bottom of the article.

The Future is Now 
2017 Present Markers of Time

Saturn and the Sun now are together for the ingress into Capricorn it got me thinking: is Saturn always with the Solstice Sun to dignify its entry into its home sign? For my own amusement I went through every single entry of Saturn into Capricorn since 1488 (giving thanks for the ability to now compute such things with the touch a button, well several buttons, but doing so makes this astrologer happy ☺ ). I figured 500+ years should be enough time to verify if the ingress of Saturn's move into Capricorn is always around Winter Solstice. And, would you believe, it is! It is true Saturn is often with the Sun at the Winter Solstice ingress (AND, interestingly, Saturn, at the end of a retrograde, often goes forward around time the Sun is in Libra, at Autumn Equinox, Saturn’s sign of exaltation). Who knew? Not me, even with a second Saturn return firmly tucked under my celestial belt. How I love these personal astrological 'Ah-ha' Eureka moments!  For me it shows that no matter how much we study this glorious subject, there is always something new to learn, which is a bit like Saturn’s greatest lesson: understanding the natural law of light’s renewal and the karmic consequence of initiation, all the while taking personal responsibility for actions, words and thoughts.

Although Time Lord Kronos at home Capricorn hasn’t always been as exact as it is coinciding with the upcoming Solstice at 0° Capricorn, it is usually somewhere between 27 Sagittarius or 5 Capricorn (i.e. within 10 degrees of the Galactic Centre and the all-important Sunlight-turning Solstice point). Also fascinating is in many old prints of the old man Kronos-Saturn archetype holds the ouroborus, the snake that eats its own tail. Interesting how the home sign rule for Saturn is very literal! This definitely puts a new spin into Great Time Wheel, and the meaning of 'Saturnalia' which always begins December 17^th.

Time-honoured ancients, who held timed and sacred ceremony within the stone circles, knew of this connection of Saturn and the renewal of the Sun King, which is why a wise old Saturnian man (the Senex in psychological parlance) is often seen holding the Ouroborus, the serpent eating his own tail represents life, rebirth, immortality and wisdom. Saturn’s connection to 2017’s ingress therefore enables one to renew one’s own internal light, as the inner Sun is renewed we too carry within our eternal personal ‘Ouroboros’, and a symbolic understanding of the celestial wheels within wheels, and how light, life and rebirth are held together in the heavenly gift of the Solar cycle of time, through the yearly zodiac, as well diurnal, night and day.

2017’s ‘Time Lord’s’ entrance into Capricorn also coincides with the sensitive Moon conjunct profound Pluto, insinuating how the collective is aware of the need for a transformation of mind, body and soul. All-the-while Saturn is with Black Moon Lilith indicating women who feel abandoned by the patriarchy are also the very people to work with, in order to create balance through recognition, which Saturn in Capricorn so desires.

Saturn in Capricorn’s ingress also takes place just after a New Moon conjunct the Galactic Centre, accenting a new collective phase aiming towards the heart of our Galaxy. Solstice also reignites our personal responsibility to kindle the light within, and to tend the light over the next few years will require dedication and devotion. Two points of fortune in our favour: 1) Mercury, planet of the mind is at retrograde station to go direct during the ‘Solar Standstill’. Tuning his Mercurial antenna towards the radio signal source in space, accenting thoughts have wings the heavenly messenger – as planet of the mind - aims his Sagittarian centaur’s arrow towards a place in the heavenly firmament known as ‘The Great Attractor’. We’d do well to heed the words of Buddha: ‘What we think we become’… And 2) according to the Asian calendar, in 2018 we leave behind the blustery ‘Fire’ elemental years, and begin two ‘Earth’ element years in a row. First the yang Earth Dog, vigilant and loyal, followed by the Yin Earth Boar, that provides peace – and sense.

The portents now, however, are to conserve and concentrate resources. The Sun with Saturn is a clarion call to be sensibly heroic, to fashion and shape all kinds of creations by working steadily with our individual egos, with all our desires and aversions in a practical manner. We may even impress ourselves (and others) by entwining the Capricorn’s skilful means with Saturn’s wisdom and generate something of personal importance, a ‘Golden Age’ in only a few short years.

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Saturn in Capricorn – Aries

Take responsibility seriously: grow up, be brave, aim high, and be the hero you always wanted to be.

Saturn in Capricorn – Taurus

Play cards close to your chest, but keep an open mind.  Rewards are found exploring philosophical values.

Saturn in Capricorn – Gemini

Shared ventures might seem like hard work, but others can also be deliciously entertaining.

Saturn in Capricorn – Cancer

The next two years are a chance to overcome any fear of commitment, in love and at work.

Saturn in Capricorn – Leo

Transform body and soul and be the best you can with a healthy regime: eat well, sleep well and be well.

Saturn in Capricorn – Virgo

Creativity requires artistic talent, craft and skill, all of which you could have in spades.

Saturn in Capricorn – Libra

A father figure could benefit from forgiveness. Support from the home-front could transform your life.

Saturn in Capricorn – Scorpio

Examine your thoughts. Root out negative ideas or influences, and transform your mind.

Saturn in Capricorn – Sagittarius

Achieving stability and security for your self can also be a means of taking care of the welfare of others.

Saturn in Capricorn – Capricorn

Avoid selfish motivation. And try not to be too hard upon yourself. With an awakened mind, you can achieve greatness.

Saturn in Capricorn – Aquarius

Cultivating spiritual friendships is a source of joy, while contemplation and meditation reveal great insights.

Saturn in Capricorn – Pisces
Professionally, it’s often not what you know, but who you know. And people of influence could help at work – and play. 

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Dates of interest for Saturn in Capricorn

2018

March 14^th Jupiter semi-square (45°) Saturn

April 17^th Saturn Retrograde 9° Capricorn

September 3^rd Jupiter semi-square (45°) Saturn

September 6^th Saturn Direct 2° Capricorn

December 27^th Jupiter semi-sextile Saturn (30°)

2019

January 31^st Saturn sextile Neptune 14°

April 29^th Saturn Rx 20° Capricorn

June 14^th Jupiter semi-sextile Saturn 19°

June 18^th  Saturn sextile Neptune 18°

August 19^th Jupiter semi-sextile Saturn 14°

September 18^th Saturn direct 13°

November 9^th Saturn sextile Neptune 16°

2020

January 12 Saturn conjunct Pluto 22°

May 11^th Saturn Rx 1° Aquarius

September 29^th Saturn Direct 25°

December 21^st Saturn conjunct Jupiter 0° Aquarius & much to look forward to…

 
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I leave you at this poignant ‘Great Yin-Yang’ turning point in our collective history with a poem from Milarepa, the 12^th Century Himalayan Yogi Saint, who was interconnected to the nature all around him, with Earth as his place of soul’s containment.

      

“Faith is the firm foundation of my house,

Diligence forms the high walls,

Meditation makes the huge bricks,

And wisdom is the great corner-stone.

With these four things I build my castle,

And it will last as long as the Truth eternal!

Your worldly houses are delusions,

Mere prisons for the demons,

And so I would abandon and desert them.”

From Astro Agent Dakini, with LOVE, wishing one and all a fulfilling Saturn in Capricorn, a very happy SOLstice, and wonderful 2018!

© Laura Boomer-Trent ~ Astro Agent Dakini December 2017