Spiritual Therapy Astrology
“Perspectives from the Sky” is a regular entry in Spiritual Renaissance publication. It contains philosophical and social comment, political and world event analysis, astrological thought, and a seasonal astrological forecast
Walking through the Door of Change
The Door of Change opened wider at the planetary conjunctions to the Center of the Galaxy in 2007. A huge blast of new consciousness and a new season of reality have opened into our human condition on planet Earth.
In the United States our 2008 election process reflects this recent surge of evolutionary advancement. This new season of reality, one ever closer to the Aquarian Age, is shining a beacon of light into our collective minds and hearts. Aquarius is about diversity within unity, equality, and social consciousness. The USA presidential primary process is showing the world our potential, as we get reacquainted with our deeper values and principles. Hopefully it does not see much more of a ruthless desire to win, as the nominating process has too often exposed.
The USA has in its natal chart of July 4th, 1776 an Aquarius Moon, one which expresses our current American transformation of moving beyond sexism (Clinton), racism (Obama), ageism (McCain), and prejudice against certain religious views (Romney). Obama especially represents our desires to move beyond old ways of separation, and a desire to be more unified as an American people, and more connected to others around the world. The primary election process has shown us there is much work to be done to move us beyond the prejudices and into greater unity.
As the USA more fully embodies its Aquarian values and principles of liberty, equality, and diversity within its own borders; it will more easily become a more equal member of a diverse world community, one which more fully accepts that every person and nation deserve life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Last issue we let everyone know, at a time when both McCain and Obama were very low in the polls, that one or the other would be the most likely next president of the USA. Now it has become likely in fact that one of them will be president, barring some unpredictable events. In a race between the two of them, I now believe, based on more astrological analysis of Election Day and inauguration day aspects that Obama would win. I in turn believe that McCain would beat Clinton. Of course our free will does vote within the Universal energies, cycles and seasons. We are deciding, in many ways, whether we want to continue business as usual, or allow new streams of life to enter our world.
Immovable Object of Resistance and Irresistible Force of Change
There is a Universal tug-of war between the immovable object of a large dam of dug-in desires to continue “the way we were”, and an irresistible force of the inevitable future crashing its waves of change into that old dam.
We are close to being half way through the current 20 year Jupiter/Saturn cycle which spans from May 2000 through December 2020, providing a symbolic transition time between a Pisces and Aquarian Age. The signature of this cycle is Jupiter and Saturn in stubbornly conserving Taurus square (or in conflict with) Uranus in Aquarius. This is the challenge of working out the tug of war between a dying world wanting to hold onto its life, and great waves of Aquarian change into a New World. Our election process this year reflects this conflict.
How we vote shows what we truly desire: More time holding onto familiar though decaying ways; or letting in the birth of a new human season, one more unknown, but inevitable sooner or later. We could vote for the old, and try to put our old Age on life support systems, causing even more pain before the rebirth into an Aquarian Age.
Obama is symbolic of Aquarian Age diversity in Unity and the future. Young people coming out in droves to vote for him is reflective of his being able to be within the pulse of the future. This election year may have given the younger generation its’ "Beatles". But our human will may be strong enough to delay the inevitable. Delay can give more time to “say goodbye” to the past, but also causes more pain and suffering.
Obama’s south node of the Moon in his natal chart is in Aquarius. The south node in anyone’s chart is indicative of connection to the past as a soul. Some believe that relates to ancestral past, but others believe the south node connection has to do with past lives.
Can you see Obama and also see Abraham Lincoln, a lanky Aquarian president who helped free the African slaves in America and wanted to keep unity between the conservative south and more progressive north? Obama has said that Lincoln is his favorite president, and at least that example is one he intends to follow.
The contacts last year to our Galactic Center, with its black hole of death of the old stars and birth of new ones, suggests we are ready to break out into consciousness connected to new values and to new human examples who represent those values.
For that to be possible we need to release old ways that limit the passage forward into progress. Just as it is difficult for people who have been abused to let go of old familiar defeating patterns and people who perpetuate their abuse, it is similarly difficult to let go of old and cynical ways and beliefs that defeat our deeper heart and soul desires.
2007 inspired many to break out of relationships, situations, jobs, etc that no longer seemed to fit anymore. 2007 brought us new ways to view our lives, and made many restless to make change in their lives. Some of the problems that have surfaced in our world show us that we need to make even greater changes.
Out with the Old, In with the New
The bubble has burst in the economy; the Iraq war has gone on longer than World War II for Americans; America has more enemies and estranged friends around the world; and more young people are losing control, are anxious or depressed, and increasingly violent in our schools and lives. More and more countries have built or are capable of building weapons of mass destruction.
The old ways no longer provide viable solutions anymore. We are on the verge of chaotic eruption that can be softened if we follow the path to Aquarian consciousness.
Aquarius is about individualized authentic humans, within a network of many individualized authentic humans- in other words diversity. There are no kings or queens, no royalty of privilege in whatever form, no superiority and inferiority. There is equality, and respect for difference. There is a social consciousness that cares about what is best for the totality of the world’s human condition, not just what is best for the few.
Many of the world’s injustices such as poverty and power abuse would be necessarily improved with the new consciousness. Improvement of our environmental abuses would automatically occur, as we cared more about what is best for the human community, more than giving in to selfish demands. The building or using of nuclear weapons would no longer be tolerated as obviously this threatens the welfare of our human community.
It is not a perfect world that we are entering into, but instead one that has us thinking for solutions outside the old paradigm box and functioning beyond the current emotional dysfunctions. In so doing we can develop higher principles that would be for the betterment of all. We can find solutions that will work, instead of continuing to use ones that keep us stuck in old destructive patterns that are not working for the greater health of our human family. The future requires we find healthy and workable solutions to our problems, not emotionally charged agenda-based answers.
Listen to the Voices of the Future
Listen to your children and hear the future between the lines of their behavior. Hear them cry out in pain for new ways. Listen to your heart and use your head and know the future that is best for those children.
Let go of the attachment to how we were and what we wanted in our youth, and tune in to the bugle sounding an Aquarian Age. Know that you will not live forever, and watch for the beacon of light that shows beyond the current tunnel of darkness and into our children’s future.
Native American philosophy from many tribes speaks to how it is essential in every important decision to think of how the next seven generations will be affected.
This is an important turning point year in American life through its political decisions. These decisions will affect the entire world. Winning at all costs in a survival of the fittest Darwinian world is our past. Looking to unite our human family is the most important thing we can do for our children and our future. Anything else is a real threat to the future, because if we continue to give our children messages that winning and being in power and privilege is more important than the welfare of all, then we perpetuate the old destructive and perhaps, with nuclear weapons, suicidal paradigm. Doing anything to win perpetuates what is worst about us now. Vote this year for those who give us hope that there is a better way. Anything else threatens our existence more than terrorism ever will. In fact terrorism is a shadow of our own Darwinian ways.
This spring we continue to realize that our economic challenges are great now, and military challenges will exacerbate in the Middle East. Iran is getting closer in the attack sights of America.
At the same time we have the opportunity to evolve into a new consciousness and new ways that are aligned with natural movements of the Universe into an Aquarian Age.
Focus on what is best for the future generations in America and the world community. Vote accordingly and live accordingly.
No matter how it may look sometimes on the outside, we are evolving and progressing.
Better days are on the way. Believe it and be around others who believe it too. People who do not hear the clarion call will only see the cynical pit of fear and resentment now. Stay out of their way, even if they are friends or family.
It is time to ride the train of transformational progress for our human family on Earth. Take the ride and make a difference.
Perspectives from the Sky
Astrological Forecast for
Spring 2008
Please keep in mind that the following forecast is like a “weather report”, and is meant to have readers get attuned to shifts and changes in our world. This forecast is also meant to assist in the process of breaking out of the box of societal programs of thought that limit the ability to think and feel for one self. There are natural cycles and energies that run through our lives and psyches, and this forecast is an attempt to assist us to be in touch with these cycles, and to better understand that process, not make fated predictions. Re-member that astrological truth is based on the sacred wisdom “AS ABOVE, SO BELOW”, "AS WITHIN, SO WITHOUT”, which is where the interweaving world of meaningful symbols and synchronicity reside.
Spring 2008 brings fresh new beginnings and renewed life as usual; but this year the opportunity for big changes in the world, especially in the political world, give us renewed hope. But the old world’s dysfunctions will not disappear so quickly; and in fact our economy’s continued troubles are a reflection of the old world’s beliefs and ways that no longer serve our human family. The economy will continue to transform, and we will face increasing financial pain before it gets better. Additionally we face the ugly head of more military aggressiveness this spring and summer. In addition it is essential now that we see that continuing to make other cultures and religions demons will only perpetuate the horrors of needless war, the loss of precious life, and more economic hardship. Hope springs eternal, however, and there is great reason now to believe we can hope for better days to come.
March 20th Spring Equinox
1:48 AM square Pluto
Sun Enters Aries
March 21st Full Moon Aries Libra
2:40 PM square Pluto
The Full Moon has more power to it than usual as Pluto squares the Sun and Moon in the full moon formation. Additionally it falls only a day after the annual seasonal turning point of the spring equinox. This makes this time period more profound than usual. Spring equinox always shows dark and light or yin and yang in equality, but light and yang beginning to grow until they reach zenith in strength on the summer solstice. So that rising feeling of renewed spirit in the spring is natural, as the light and warmth are growing stronger after the passing of dark and cold winter months. So we begin to feel stronger and more energized at this turning point, but this full moon square Pluto so close to the same day will bring increased intensity and potentially disruptive energies. There could be events that are volatile and changing of the personal and collective moods.
March 27th /28th Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus aspect one another
April 2nd Pluto station retrograde
At the waning moon just days prior to the action-inducing New Moon in Aries, there is a feeling of intensity in the air, as Scorpionic Pluto changes directions. Let go now, before you move forward after the new moon on the 5th, of anything that is ready to be surrendered or cleaned out of your life. Intense discussions and events could help bring catharsis which may actually help clear the air. The aspects to Jupiter and Uranus begin a couple months’ potential of urgent events in the USA, and liberation from confining situations at the same time.
April 5th New Moon in Aries 11:55 PM
April 6th Venus enters Aries
Venus square Pluto
Meditate and make clear intentions for the lunar month ahead around the dark moon time period of April 4- April 6th; then get your vehicle of life moving forward after that. True spring begins after the Aries New Moon every year, and now spring fever begins. So get more active now and shake those winter cobwebs off. April 5th-11th brings energies to help us move forward in no uncertain terms. Mars passing the point that it originally went retrograde at (12+ degrees of cancer) during this time period assists our efforts to move with clear direction forward. Aries is a sign of forceful movement past any barriers, like buds pushing through branches, It is a sign of willfulness, of survival, of meeting difficult challenges, of fighting for what one wants or what one believes in. It brings feelings of wanting to be true to Self and doing it “my way”.
Venus entering Aries and squaring Pluto suggests conflicts for independence in our relationships. It also suggests that it is time to assert one’s personal strength in relationships now also, especially if one has been holding back to “keep the peace”.
April 17th Mercury enters Taurus
April 19th Sun enters Taurus
April 20th 1st Full Moon in
Taurus/Scorpio at 6:25 AM,
Sun trine Pluto
Mercury and the Sun moving into Taurus bring us into a desire to be in the body of life, the physical security and comforts of life. Taurus slows the fast pace of forward motion by Aries, holds its forceful energy and builds stability. Taurus is an Earth sign and a fixed sign- grounded, solid, and immovable.
The Full Moon in Taurus/Scorpio is the first of two, a rare occurrence. The emotional intensity of Scorpio vies with the stoic security of Taurus. Taurus seeks to stay calm and solidly unmoved, and is both attracted and repulsed by Scorpio’s primal passions and emotional intensity. Best not to get into power struggles now, but that may be difficult to avoid for some.
USA Urgent Events Alert
Transiting Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Uranus make aspect to one another in mid April, which by collective transit makes aspect to the USA natal Mars placement from July 4th, 1776. These types of aspects usually portend events concerning military matters and/or police matters. If Iran is attacked or attacks this year, the month or two surrounding these aspects is one of the likely time periods for movement in that direction to mount. Look at least for big time saber rattling now between these countries. July/August is the next most likely time period for military actions in or by the USA. Watch also for events in Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Afghanistan and other places with USA interest to be more dangerous also. Terror attacks also increase in likelihood during this time period.
April 22nd Mars trine Uranus
April 24th Mars opposite Jupiter
This is a time when things open up for everyone, a good time to break out of old boxes, to leave difficult situations, to move forward in your life, to liberate your self.
April 30th /May1st Venus enters Taurus, aspects Pluto, Saturn
Venus aspects to Pluto and Saturn can bring real relationship tugs of war and power struggles for these couple of days. Be careful not to let this take you into ugly battles.
May 2nd Mercury enters Gemini
Saturn goes direct
Mercury squares Saturn
As Saturn, also known as Chronos, goes direct, Time marches on. Anything you have been putting off that you feel obligated to do, you will be pushed to do. Saturn direct squares newly arrived Mercury the same day. Any decisions that need to be made, you will feel pressed to make now.
May 5th New Moon in Taurus 8:18 AM
The New Moon in Taurus starts a lunar cycle of being more in touch with the body of things, with the Earth, with financial resources, with what gives us physical comfort and security. Taurus is solid and grounded, with not much need for words or intense emotions. It is practical and grounded, and extremely difficult to move from its position. It digs in and stubbornly stays tied to whatever it wants to hold onto. This is a great month ahead to be in nature, enjoy the pleasure of your senses, or fix your house and finances.
May 9th Jupiter Retrograde
Mars Enters Leo
May 12th Sun sextiles Uranus, trines Jupiter
Spirits rise from May 8th to May 13th, and creative energies are stronger as Jupiter changes direction in Capricorn, now going retrograde. But these rising spirits and creative energies will not fly very high, as Capricorn is an Earth sign controlled by gravity. If inspired be practical, organized, and disciplined. Manifest your dreams, do not just get “high” on them.
Mars in Leo requires more action, especially creative action, fun, and dramatic displays. It can also mean big egos.
The Sun making aspect to Jupiter and Uranus opens more possibilities to break out of the doldrums.
May 19th Second Full Moon in Taurus/Scorpio 10:11 PM
This annual Full Moon in Taurus/Scorpio is always powerful. This year there are two, and this is the second one. The emotional intensity of Scorpio vies with the stoic security of Taurus. Taurus seeks to stay calm and solidly unmoved, and is both attracted and re pulsed by Scorpio’s primal passions and emotional intensity. Best not to get into power struggles now, but that may be difficult to avoid for some.
May 20th Sun in Gemini
Gemini time is a time to get out of the house and to let your curiosity prevail. Meet with people, socialize, enjoy fun activities. Take a class, learn new things. There is more of a desire to talk, to communicate, to share information. Interests can be varied and even scattered, the nervous system is more activated. Breathing needs to be focused on, and people with breathing challenges should be alert to what the air blows in.
May 21st Jupiter sextile Uranus
This aspect finishes up the Jupiter/Uranus aspects of the last month and continues the liberation theme, but also this aspect ignites the USA natal Mars transits. Continue to be aware of potential police and military matters affecting us powerfully here in America.
May 22nd Sun square Saturn
This aspect may give a stop sign to whatever you are doing. Whether that signifies a temporary time-out or something more permanent is to be determined.
May 24th Venus in Gemini
Venus in Gemini is light, sociable, and often flirtatious. Venus stays in Gemini about a month. Have some fun at parties and get-togethers this coming month ahead. Life should not always be so serious.
Fog Alert
May 26th Mercury retrograde at USA Mars, Neptune retrograde
Mercury begins its thrice yearly shift from direct motion to retrograde on May 26. From then until June 19, when Mercury goes back direct again, we slowly have our perceptions changed. At the last Mercury retrograde period, from January 29th through February 18th, we collectively experienced a big shift in perception about the viability of Barack Obama’s potential to be president of the United States. John McCain nearly cemented his hold on the republican nomination during this time period also, and neither candidate’s success was foreseen by many prior to Mercury going retrograde.
In personal lives events happen to shift our usual thinking and ways of communicating during Mercury retrograde, and in the process we can experience snafus with communication and communication equipment, and greater difficulty in making decisions. It is “astrologically correct” to not make important decisions or sign contracts or start important ventures during this time period, but sometimes it is just meant to be.
Since Mercury goes retrograde conjunct the USA natal Mars position, there may be military matters that are a part of confusing incidents.
This time during the couple days surrounding the shift on May 26th , it may be an especially confusing and disorienting time period because Neptune, a foggy and oceanic god, is changing directions to retrograde also. Losing focus and being forgetful are common events now, as well are difficulties knowing what is real.
Best to not try too hard to figure things out, and instead to allow answers to reveal themselves in due time.
June 3rd New Moon in Gemini 3:22 PM
A Gemini New Moon brings more bright awareness into our lives. There is a heightened radar and desire to share and receive information. Sometimes there is information overload as our minds cannot take in the thoughts as fast as they come in, and with Mercury, the “ruler” of Gemini, still being retrograde; it makes thinking and communication more challenging.
June 12th Sun and Venus
square Uranus
Desires for change and liberation from limiting situations, especially relationship ones, are greater for a couple days
June 18th Full Moon Gemini/Sagittarius 1:30 PM,
Venus enters Cancer justafter it opposes Pluto
The Full Moon in Gemini/Sagittarius is one of the most energized full moons all year, especially around conversations and problem solving. If you get on the phone with a close friend you may have a hard time getting off any time soon.
Venus enters Cancer for a month and brings out the desire for more closeness and intimacy, but also increased sensitivity. Venus opposing Pluto just before it enters Cancer suggests some passionate interactions that will help you get closer to a loved one.
June 19th Mercury direct
Mercury finally goes direct and the fog begins to lift. Clarity may take a few more days to totally appear however. You may notice a feeling of mental relief now.
June 20th Sun opposite Pluto, Summer solstice
The Sun opposes Pluto a few hours before it goes into Cancer to begin the summer season. The contact with Pluto promises a big bang beginning to the new season.
Leo Knighton Tallarico has been a full-time professional astrologer, counselor, writer & philosopher for over 22 years.
Leo is available for astrological consultations and on-going counseling and can be reached at: (207) 653-7717,
