Astrology for this month

The New Moon in the middle of Leo, a fire sign starts this month, around 22:00 on the evening of August 30, 2008, very close to Saturn. This makes it obligatory for certain types of events to happen – some of which started about 11 months ago, when the South Node joined Saturn in Leo. That transit, which occurs only once every 203 years, means a change in world leadership. Last time it happened during Napoleon’s reign, when this constellation was opposed by Pluto. The resulting power was more Plutonian than the French Revolution. This time, it was opposed by Uranus in Aquarius, a planet of novelty, the future, caring for the environment, which means that humanity could move away in that direction, once the old power structure is dismantled. Also, in terms of the cultures of the world, it seems to favor a Russian resurgence (on better terms than the Soviet era).

            This month is a focal point for the maturing of some of the final results of this change, which was observable throughout the year financially, militarily and politically. The current world leadership has weakened, there is no doubt about that. However, it may not want to leave the throne in peace!

This September starts with the New Moon (which is technically the joining of the Sun and the Moon) in the sidereal sign of Leo, the sign of rulership, across the sign of Aquarius, the sign of collectivity, future and novelty. The New Moon is joined by Saturn – which has been in Leo since last July –, and this same month will have a Full Moon also on the Leo-Aquarius axis. All the while, Uranus is in Aquarius again, so at the New Moon, three planets – the Sun, the Moon and Saturn – face Uranus in Aquarius. All this suggests that the undoing of the current Empire is imminent and that a new leader is surfacing – and not a sole power (which would be a Leo things, paralleling kingship, or, in the worst case, tyranny), rather, in an Aquarius mode which is joining forces, cooperating and more tuned to the future. (As a side note, I must remark that astrologically we are not yet in the Age of Aquarius, since the Spring Equinox will only enter that sign in around 280 years. We are still at the end of the Age of Pisces – hence the mass sacrifices. However, there are times – such as this month – when important transits foreshadow things that will connect humanity to that coming era.)

But this is not the only thing people will be involved with this month. The starting New Moon is in a Venusian part of Leo (Purva Phalguni), thus most likely a lot of people’s attention is first turned towards putting their most personal, private relationships in order, sorting out love affairs, or cleansing existing ones. You may have important dates, meetings, or, conversely, couples may decide to break up or let go of each other. There could be important arguments, learnings, or even pilgrimages. Saturn will not let you get away with easy games and role playing in this respect. Jupiter aspects this, so anyone who would like wise advice from a psychologist, a seer, a shaman, an astrologer, involving a personal or love relationship or anything erotic or love-related can have this advice now – and it is especially important in the first week of September when Jupiter is about to turn over. Also, since an exact Sun-Saturn conjunction in Leo follows the New Moon (on the 4th), preceding Jupiter’s turn on the 8th, this may involve you in working on your relationship with your father, or the heritage of your grandfather, either energetically or in real life, or restoring the powers of paternal ancestors. Men who have active duty as fathers or grandfathers may require to put extra energy into their fatherhood (or grandfatherhood). I think paternal uncles and even cousins are also required to exchange energy and help, if they are in a position to do so. Frequently, this energy cleansing of the father (or masters) will happen by men turning away from their maternal roots (since all this time Ketu, the South Node is transiting Cancer, in particular the Mercurial sign of Aslesha), and cleansing their father energies with the help of internal or external spiritual or psychological advice and counseling, which must go the roots of the problem (reincarnationally or as regards the patterns of the ancestors), since Jupiter aspects the whole Sun-Saturn conjunction, standing in the same sign with Pluto. The change may force you to reevaluate your ties towards collectives, groups, roots of your religion, nation etc. For this reason it can be quite unsettling to some. Pluto will dance around a Ketu-ruled part of Sagittarius (Moola) for a couple of more years to come, which brings up issues of the collective past (‘Mula’ means ‘root:’ that is where the Center of the Milky Way is, thus the entire transformation is part of a Cosmic Plan whereby masses are prepared for the changes that will complete by 2012 (when the Sun will rise over the Center of the Milky Way on the day of the Winter Solstice, which happens roughly once every 26,000 years). Pluto becomes stationary (stopping retrograde then turning into direct motion) on the 10th of September. This is also pulling the rug out from the feet of manipulative people and all sorts of black magic, but precisely because of that, many people have to face personal and collective shadow archetypes these days.

Cleansing and putting things in order in my opinion is your experience not because the Sun is in Virgo as per the tropical zodiac, but rather since Mercury, Venus and Mars stand very close together in the sidereal sign of Virgo for weeks. This in itself may make some people nervous or experience digestive or skin troubles. However, there are healing energies and foods and practices being intensified. Maybe some money matters or trading also have to be put into order, though I think the focus of many people is away from that this month, since these transits bring up very deep issues both at the personal and the collective levels, both spiritually and politically.

For spiritual people, an Inner Master is surfacing very powerfully with this Saturn-Sun conjunction, who will not let you get away with simply relying upon outside information – teachers, books, etc. Jupiter is turning around from retrograde in Sagittarius – this is a good time to get in touch with your intuition, although we are not allowed to always follow that blindly either. It is advisable to use pendulums or kinetic tests, await and ask for omens, and generally to hang out in natural places that would be considered sacred by earlier, wiser cultures such as Native Americans – even if you are simply in a park in Europe. Go to a mountaintop, a waterfall, a place of natural beauty, or to any place where you can get in touch with the positive powers of Nature, and pray, say your mantras, drum, Reiki or sing in yourself, awaiting initiations. For many people will be empowered these days as intuitives or healers that have earlier relied upon external advice only. You will get initiations by inner Masters – your God-Mind – and especially at natural spots.

The Full Moon in the middle of the month (the fifteenth), while also involving Leo and Aquarius, will already be in a Sun-ruled part of Leo (Uttara Phalguni) and the Jupiter-ruled part of Aquarius (Purva Bhadra, where Uranus is transiting by the way) which focuses us more on collective matters, rulership and politics again. This seems to favor a vision of the future and cooperation instead of tyranny. However, this may not go down on the throats of the ruling elite easily. Collectively and politically, the situation now is very volatile, for all the fire signs are all turned up to the maximum: Saturn is in Leo, Jupiter is practically stationary in Sagittarius as of the 8th of September (after having had a long retrograde all through the summer), thus its effects are very strong for quite a while, and it is still in the same sign as Pluto. Jupiter always enlarges your experience, and as I pointed out before, Pluto is in a more collective part of Sagittarius(Mula is ruled by Ketu, which signals your collective past reincarnations in Indian astrology), while Ketu itself is transiting over Cancer as of April – again a sign that brings up the past and roots. Many Sagittarian cultures are divided in a diabolical way especially since the end of 2005, or experience fanaticism, for example Hungary. It is not out of the question unfortunately that another war breaks out – in which case anyone who fights against the Aquarian side (e.g. Russia – despite some of its shortcomings – is partly an Aquarius country in astrology) will reap a dire karmic reward due to the coming Saturn-Uranus opposition on Nov. 04. Because Uranus is currently retrograde, though, I do not expect an immediate success for Russians, while confrontations are unavoidable.

Returning to the Sun-Saturn conjunction, which involves political struggles as well as accidents and the cleansing of a paternal side and the surfacing of Inner Masters at the personal level, it will technically stay in effect until the Sun leaves Leo on the 16th of September, around mid-day, one day after the Full Moon. I guess those who are challenged health-wise despite or due to spiritual and political cleansing, will concentrate upon restoring health when 4 planets will stay in Virgo... If you were sick because of a bad relationship, you can fix that in your body now.

Venus is the first one to leave this constellation, on the 19th, followed by Mars on the 25th. Mars joins Mercury again on the 23rd, since Mercury STAYS BEHIND IN VIRGO AND TURNS RETROGRADE on the morning of 24th . That is a well-known transit of danger and confusion and wars, disasters. This time the Mercury retrograde will start in a Martian part of Virgo (Chitra), immediately following a Mars-Mercury conjunction. The mitigating Venus (the planet of diplomacy) will by that time have left the sign of Virgo, and when Mars is already in Libra (as of the 23rd), it will directly face Aries (the sign of warriorhood, and, in cultural respect, Germany and England), and it will aspect Capricorn as well. If this happens in a person’s chart, we would there is an element of cruelty and rigidity in relationships. Since the coming Mercury retrograde will go backwards to the Saturn Leo position, I would not be surprised if another war broke out in the following three weeks. If not, we are lucky, and the prayers of many people are answered, and the Empire is falling peacefully. I do not know how many countries are involved, I think it is being decided around this time. And that is a good enough collective reason to turn to your Internal Masters every day. I am not surprised that the French President is involved in peace talks (France is a Leo country), while I think Germany and England may only be involved indirectly if there is some sort of disaster (Jupiter-Pluto aspect Aries). There may be a smaller problem again in Tibet, China or India/Pakistan. All in all, the political world is quite unstable as its rulership is undergoing a noticeable change. I hope it goes peacefully. However, another thing we should worry about (even if we escape the war) is some sort of man-made radioactivity or poisoning – due to all these Virgo aspects and the burden on fire signs (and the fact that Mercury will be retrograde in Virgo, its own sign, referring to food, cleansing and poisons).

All this time, the first weeks of September, due to the Mars-Mercury conjunction and especially during the days of the Sun-Saturn conjunction (the first week), there have been more accidents, traffic jams, and this can be expected most of the month. The most dangerous days are the 4th and the 24th of September. It is always better to SLOW DOWN if you are driving a car, and to LOOK BACK behind your shoulder once again – even if you are absolutely sure that that pedestrian or cyclist has already passed! This is a test of intuition again – it will warn you to LOOK AGAIN. Also, for some of us it is important to do some vigorous exercise to ground the Mars-energy these days…

Mercury retrograde will last until mid-October. This is a great period for learning, especially deep, esoteric or occult matters, or discovering secrets – in science, agriculture, ancient writings etc. It is an excellent time for therapy or shamanic journeys – but everyday communication is usually messed up: people misunderstand the simplest things you say at the surface, and rational plans are always crossed. Traffic and machines are problematic.

One last note: luckily, in September we are already through the time when Jupiter was in retrograde (in Sagittarius, the sign of faith and belief, towards Scorpio, which is the sign of magic, transformation and destruction). For me, the whole summer was full of residual Scorpionic matters: in the helping professions we faced people with suicide attempts, possession, addictions, or people who are victims or perpetrators of magic, also people who suffer now in 2008 because of having been magicians in former lives…

I think essentially all this has cleared up by the 8th of September, the Jupiter turnaround, and luckily, the times ahead are no longer favoring any dark magic or manipulation – although until Christmas, Sagittarian countries such as Hungary do wear that extra burden.

OM RA KHAM

Respectfully Yours,

Janos Melocco

Indian and Karmic astrologer

Kesztölc, Hungary