In the Aquarian Age, the control of information is passing out of the hands of the few and into the hands of the people.  This can be seen happening in the Iranian revolution now underway.  The internet is the means by which the gates open; Facebook, Twitter and the like, the conveyance which breaks thru the stronghold.

Here’s what I wrote in “The Age of Aquarius Will Change the World”, Dell Horoscope, June:

“Blogging is a form of free speech.  It can be international.  Blogging is the antithesis of controlled or limited communications as has previously been the norm whenever [..] any government has controlled political opinions.  Blogging is another form of freedom represented quite well by Aquarian energy.  You can say that blogging is in natural antagonism to anything that represents a gate. 

“Freedom of speech, freedom of information, as seen on blogs and on cable TV, can sometimes be outrageous, rebellious, and even subversive. 

“Here is the new versus the old; here is freedom versus restriction.

“The Aquarian energy will increase.  It is the name of the Age.  The Aquarian energy is individualistic, friendly, non-conformist, and democratic.”

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There’s no going back on this new avenue!  Resistance?  Yes.  But new empowerment?  For sure!

Yin - the Divine Feminine - as is known in Eastern Philosophy, is rising.  This is not news.  However, two things I read this past week drove home the message.

First, in the New York Post, the picture of the very hot young actress, Megan Fox, gives her quote in which she’s saying she understanands that she’s a sex object in the industry, but she’s being pragmatic by saying “I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded.” Here is someone who has been born with certain gifts of beauty, ambition, and inner strength… a young woman who seems determined to make full use of it on her terms and not on the terms of the males running the business.  Kind of reminds me of an older feminine power figure in entertainment, the delightful Dolly Parton, who always used her ample assets with humor but extreme savvy, and who never, as far as the public is concerned, became an object of helplessness nor of exploitation.

On the other hand, a different article the same week spoke of the wife of Iranian reform candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, as a key to his popularity.  Daringly, he is quoted as giving credit to his wife, Zahra Rahnavard, who defied precedent by actively campaigning for him and appearing on campaign posters holding each other’s hand.   Of course, at the time of this writing, the election has occurred and is contended.  But the fact that a woman has clout and is being credited with a pivotal role in a bastion of male supremacy shows just how many inroads the Yin energy has been able to penetrate.

There will be many more such incidents, if you look for them, revealing the rise of feminine power in unlikely places.  The ultimate goal is not the supremacy of women over men in the Age of Aquarius, but of equality between the sexes.  And that’s all that’s needed.  There is a shift and a rebalancing occurring to allow masculine and feminine power to co-exist harmoniously and equally on the world stage in the coming age in order that human beings as teams, as soul equals, can begin to create a new society.  And there’s plenty of evidence that it has already begun.

Is there a way to bring more prosperity into your life right now?  The answer is yes, depending on 3 factors: First, effort.  (If you don’t try, nothing occurs.  Trying to gain money can be as focused as applying for a job, creating something entrepreneurial, or buying a lotto ticket!  But there must be some attempt on your part if the effort is to involve income… i.e., in-coming.) 

Second, you can simply be lucky.  Here we are talking about “good karma”.  It will be seen in your horoscope as a kind of gift in your destiny.  It’s a blessing that has been earned in a previous life, maybe because you gave more than you got, or demonstrated a kindness to another through a material action.  Earned karmic credit can come to you as income, inheritance, support or winnings.  It looks like luck but is actually earned benefit.

Third, you can learn the Art of Manifesting.  We are talking here about visualizing the desired result.  I read recently about a woman who won a large amount because she visualized it.  Certainly, this is part of the hidden secrets that are coming to light in this age.  But some people try and try this, and get nowhere except disappointment (which only worsens things).  If your karmic pattern is financially narrow rather than expansive, this method will be a little more difficult to utilize.  But not impossible.

The trick is to align your visualized desire with the pace of the universe (”the flow”), and also to ask for what is reasonable rather than what is grandiose.  When it’s “a need and not a greed”, everything will conform in perfect rhythm and in the exact timeframe needed to provide you with the money you seem to lack. 

This alignment is really the greater secret.  In order to make visualization work, you must overcome fear.  Fear blocks manifestation.  Faith allows it.  To what are you giving your faith?  To perfect trust in yourself.  You are the instrument for bringing about what you need at any moment.  You are the creative turning point, the reverse-er.  You can manifest by trusting that you are taking care of yourself.

Then, visualize away!  The necessary amount will appear right on schedule, as needed, without fail.  Money is energy.  Just more energy, like everything else.  It flows in, it flows out.  If there are no blockages, and if there is much inner encouragement, it will just come to you.

When the economy is stripped of fear, it hums.  It does just what it’s supposed to do.  When it’s paralyzed by fear, it slows or even stops.  It isn’t a “thing”; it’s a collective mind.  Flow is all that’s needed.  Flow first within yourself, then help the earth-mind to flow.  Money will come.

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Having lived through an extensive home renovation project once before, I had vowed never again… and yet here we go again!  “Blame” it on the current real estate market. 

It’s challenging to remain centered in one’s Zen-inner-peace-enduring-joy when central areas of your home and hearth are in disarray. 

(Aside: I’ve learned that some personalities are better or less equipped - by their essential traits - to let disruptions of this sort roll off them.  My personality craves order and harmony, so reno projects bug me more than the next guy… who happens to be my husband!)

Home renovation means choices of color, layout, materials, design, etc.  That can mean disagreements, then compromise.  It requires responsibility… on whose shoulders does the final result rest?!  Abdication isn’t the answer, of course.  “Flowing,” “allowing”, and doing nothing only places MORE burden on the other party.  The attempted removal of self from engagement in the project is not Right Action.  So the answer is:

Be mellow within while fully engaged in participation.  That’s not easy!

If the mess, the intrusion, the noise, the demands and /or the general hardship of the duration is challenging, the only place to address it is in the mind.  It’s the mind that has to keep coming back to center and to peace & joy.  Only there is anything actually happening.  (That is to say, nowhere.)  Others’ perceptions, as well as the “art” of the finished results, seem to be the target of the effort but actually they are all just part of the game that is being played… a game of which is the attainment of wisdom and compassion. 

Wisdom, mellowness and detachment are hard to come by when you’re arguing over the right shade of sea-green!

Well, the only words of wisdom to end this post is to be present in the moment, to let the daily hassle wash over you, and then to return to your inner peace as soon and as often as possible.  The rest is the illusion of life.

On the other hand, the plum tree has bloomed today.  What a gorgeous sight!  Reason enough to incarnate and deal with paint samples.

ASTRO TIDBITS

April opens with intensification of overspending and huge financial outlay (Pluto station retrograde exactly opposite U.S. Venus, with transiting Venus Rx square as well, a pattern which has been greatly compromising the nation’s economic well-being).  Does this bailout never end?!  Fortunately, that same day bodes well for good planning and beneficial news (Mercury sextile Jupiter), so the upticking economy balances things to some degree. 

But resentments are building and resistance is growing – either against this administration, or from enmity abroad – during the very difficult second week (Mars, Uranus, and Saturn in a Grand Mutable Cross to U.S. Mars in 7^th), culminating in an explosive pattern on tax day, April 15^th (Mars opposite Uranus).  I would not be surprised to see organized protests in Washington, and perhaps even street clashes.

An effort is made toward diplomacy and harmony under the Full Moon in Libra on April 9^th.  But is it enough to offset the rising hostility, and the call for fiscal responsibility (Saturn rules the 2^nd of income; Pluto from the U.S. Capricorn 2^nd as the catalyst; Mars ruling the roots of the matter; and Uranus as the media)?  It’s the people’s money that’s at risk, and smooth talk alone won’t suffice.  There’s lots of continuing anxiety (Neptune on U.S. Moon).

Counterbalancing the pressures during this month are two nicer aspects: there is recognition by April 17^th that a positive economic surge is truly afoot (Venus station direct sextile U.S. progressed Pluto), and under the New Moon of April 25^th (in Taurus, trined by Pluto), real estate is once again on the rise having regained its footing because of all the bargains available and all the reforms in this industry.

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Venus is retrograde now (until April 17th) - not the right time to splurge (if anyone even can!), but it’s a good time to reevaluate treasures and relationships, rebuild love, and see what anything is really worth to you.

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Besides Pluto in Capricorn (the natural “housecleaner” of big business/ banking/ government), the economy has been hampered by Saturn opposite Uranus, a push-pull aspect that results in a kind of paralysis when you can’t move forward but you don’t want to stay stuck.  This aspect lets go after September so there should be some loosening up by then.  Meanwhile, my intuition says that there’ll be some welcome buoyancy in the economy from mid March thru the summer.

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The U.S. will get Jupiter stationing on its Moon by mid June - I think that regards better news than we’ve heard in awhile.  Reports will be trending upwards.  Some growth can reappear.  The people are usually happy under this kind of aspect.

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With transiting Neptune in his first house about to square his Scorpio Midheaven (career point), Obama’s uncertainity and/or overidealism is being revealed (Leo Sun square Neptune; Mercury also square Neptune); and some may feel he’s not quite what he had projected.  Rhetoric can’t replace know-how, good judgment, or real skills.  (Coincidentally, during his administration Neptune will remain on the U.S. Moon, so the problem doesn’t simply disappear.)  His ego got him into this position (Leo Node, Leo Sun) and he promised too much (natal Jupiter opposite natal Leo Mercury), but he won’t back down now so he’ll just have to learn a lot on the job, and very quickly!  With frustrating Saturn on his natal Mars, planet of action, through September ‘09, he’ll feel that reality bites! He’ll see his goals, which seem to favor hidden community programs (Saturn 12th, Mars 3rd from 8th) delayed by rules, regulations, and authority figures.  Meanwhile, with disruptive Uranus opposite Mars, especially now and at the end of this year, upsets abound; he’ll probably have trouble holding onto Cabinet members.  Also, he’ll have much pressure regarding family and kids (Pluto opp Venus in Cancer 5th, qnx Moon in 4th).  Fortunately, by Fall he’ll have more stabilizing aspects which will help him.

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The first week and a half of March is draining.  Between the 5^th and the 8^th especially, confusion and false hopes abound (Mercury, then Mars, conjunct Neptune).  The Stimulus Package, though signed, is either delayed in implementation or initially ineffective.  Typically such aspects show a false start or a weakening of will. 

However, some tensions are easing off (as Saturn’s opposition to Uranus temporarily relaxes) and there is a fresh review of finances (Venus Station Retrograde in Aries).  The issue of “pork” does not disappear, and damaging self-indulgence has to be re-addressed (Venus in detriment returning to square Pluto, as it had on Feb. 6^th).  A painful delay can be expected through 3/9 (Sun in Pisces opposition Saturn) as this legislation is thrashed out.

All of this difficult drama is reflective of Pluto doing its initial cleansing work in the sign of Big Government, Capricorn.

But practical details will be ironed out by 3/11 (Full Moon in Virgo), and a pleasant period ensues on the 11^th-12^th (Venus Rx sextile Jupiter).  The 18^th shows renewed energy (Mars sextile Pluto), and the end of the month indicates a bold new start (Sun into Aries on the 21^st and a New Moon in Aries on the 26^th.  This can finally be the Obama Boost that everyone was hoping for, and things can finally start chugging along!

The fly in the ointment is on the news front, perhaps an unpleasant surprise or bad economic reports leading to further stress between March 22^nd – 27^th (Mercury conjunct Uranus, then square Pluto).  The challenge is clearly for the consumer to overcome this past picture and to begin to build something fresh and positive.

 Some people may be aware that there is a very strong emphasis on the sign of Aquarius lately.  And most of it’s pretty good (Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Node, Mercury Station, Solar Eclipse…and Neptune).  Keywords for Aquarius are: forward-thinking, friends, social networking, science & research, rebellion, individualism, genius (!), conservative vs. Bohemian, lasting contributions, intuition, shattering crystallized forms, brotherhood, time of transition, and true liberty (or spiritual rebirth).

These really ARE times of change!

Here are some dates I’m looking forward to: March 5th-7th, April 25th-30th, and May 28th-June 15th.  Unusual ideas will be seen, the news can be positive, and idealism will run high.  Is this the stimulus package at work?  Will some inventor figure out a viable tech solution to our energy problems?  Will blogging and social networking take their rightful place in the linking of people’s minds and the freeway of information in our new age?  I think people are just frightened now, and with some little push in the right direction a torrent of positive activity will be unleashed.  And I think this is the time-frame (at least for now)!

(Warning: for those who don’t like the astro-lingo, skip this section!  March 5-7, Mercury and Mars at 23 degrees of Aquarius… conjunct Sibley U.S. progressed Mercury and Solar Arc Venus in the 3rd = triggering lots of mostly pleasant news; April 25-30, Jupiter at the same degree… expansion of ideas, the news gets better; May 28-June 15, Jupiter and Neptune station together on U.S. Natal Moon, which has Solar Arc Jupiter almost on it! = a buoyant feeling for the people.)

I’m not negating the overarching pattern of pain and suffering that’s been going on, and will continue to bug us for quite a while, but Americans just need a little bit of optimism and the floodgates will open up again.  That in itself can get the ball rolling and help people in hard economic straits.  As I said earlier, “it’s a perception thing”.  If we believe it, we will build it and then they will come.  One of the great messages of the Age of Aquarius is that we are the co-creators of our reality.  To see what part ideas and communications play in any outcome is a wondrous new concept.  I think we are learning this en masse.  And the media will really start to see its role.

 America’s just isn’t a poor country; in fact, it’s a lucky nation (with some lucky aspects ahead, like p. Sun about to trine n. Jupiter, and others).  We’re the role model to the world.  We have to show the way (of right action).  Wisdom about the material world will happen here first.

So what to do now?  Invent some gadgets.  Help your neighbors.  Get Green.  Get online and connect.  Speak out.  Don’t be too conformist.  Listen to your intuition.  Think your own thoughts (not theirs).  Think globally.  See what tomorrow brings.

And by the way, Aquarius “rules” astrology.  Maybe, just maybe, there’s something to all this star stuff!!

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Obama took the Oath of Office at 12:05 PM yesterday (1/20/09) in Washington, DC.  Using Placidus, we have a pretty favorable horoscope.  With a Grand Trine in Earth ( actually even better: a Kite) there is assurance of luck and positive grounded economic results.  The chart is blessed by many factors. The MidHeaven (career point) at 27 Capricorn is exactly conjunct Obama’s progressed Jupiter in his 12th, which is “an angel on his shoulder” aspect.  The MidHeaven also conjuncts Obama’s natal Saturn.  The speech was sober, even somber, and the Stock Market fell afterwards.  This administration will be tasked with heavy responsibility, perhaps a tendency to do more than is required, but certainly taking its duties to Big Business and Big Finance very seriously.  Capricorn is the most efficient sign, and the job undertaken will get done.

Mercury is retrograde exactly conjunct (”combust”) the Sun in brilliant but aloof Aquarius, which signifies lack of objectivity (perhaps disinterest in hearing other points of view) but an emphasis on a humanitarian agenda, the Green Movement, and solving problems through innovative technology.  The task is to knit the globe together, and Obama was referred to in commentary as a “planetary” figure, which fits this picture perfectly.  Any statements made during his speech, or promises, however, may have to be revisited and revised. 

A stellium of planets in the 10th (Executive power) in the technologically astute sign of Aquarius emphasizes the sheer volume of communiques that will issue from the Presidential office… just an abundance of information, with the internet heavily used.  Obama excels at oratory and communication (his Gemini Moon trine Jupiter), and the Inauguration chart gives Mercury/Sun/Jupiter/Node tightly packed and all trine his natal Moon.  He’ll probably never have a happier personal day than this one!  Or a more effective communicative one.  He said what he needed to say.

Through the Aquarian stellium in sextile to a last-degree Scorpio Moon in the 7th, and Pluto in the 8th, much opportunity is offered to straighten out our financial system using elaborate and very powerful machinations.  This formidable combination of innovation and ruthless arm-twisting can get real results.  With reformist Pluto in Capricorn 8th as this Moon’s ruler, we face a cycle of completion and cleansing regarding financial abuses and waste. 

However, the Moon in the 7th of partnerships and allies is squared by Neptune on the cusp of the 11th, which means that confusing or overidealistic dealmaking is a weak point.  As Neptune rules oil, it will remain a big problem (to drill or not, to trust allies or not, etc), and because it furthermore squares the Taurus ascendant, real estate and economic security continue to be undermined by this misplaced trust.  This will be our greatest vulnerability.

 All the communicative air planets show transparency, but the Scorpio Moon paints a different picture of secrecy.  We’ll be told a lot, but not everything!  This pattern is good and bad for the gathering of intelligence.

With Mars in the 9th house of foreign affairs, trine the Taurus ascendant, fortune favors a “can-do” spirit with our allies.  This is great for capitalism, business and wealth-building.  It’s pretty good for real estate too.

As the chart ruler, exalted Venus is sandwiched between lucky Fortuna and erratic Uranus in sympathetic Pisces, and well-aspected to the stubborn Ascendant and progressive Mars but opposite task-master Saturn in the 5th (the spine of the kite).  Will we be unpopular or suddenly loved?  Will we be seen as a pushover or as the salvation of the planet?  I feel it will shift hither and thither as America’s compassionate mission vies with its changing image.  With Uranus well-placed in the ruling 11th conjunct this chart’s ruler and dispositing the Aquarian stellium, the pattern is very liberal, fairly shouting out for globalization and brotherhood, but conservative Saturn in careful Virgo 5th will insist on responsibility towards the world’s youth.  “No taxation without representation”?!!  Fuzzy do-gooders, reformers and innovators will first be held to an accounting.

Obama’s first few months - from February to April - are tough.  Pressured, frustrated, over-optimistic, and doubting, he will not be able to hit his stride until after tax time.

Sending him love, light and the warmest wishes, : )