Important Features
Angular Planets
Sun, Moon, Rising Sign Features
Other Aspects
Other Planets
Transits for 11-2-2004, 9:00 timezone 5.0 Standard
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Important Features
Transiting Chiron in strong conjunction (fading, 1.5 degrees) with natal Chiron Focal planet of planetary pattern
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/5/03 to 5/15/03, no exact; and 12/25/03 to 2/6/04, exact on 1/15/04; and 8/8/04 to 11/12/04, no exact.
The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.
This is a time for reflection on the arc of your life's unfolding, an evolutionary process that continues all through your adulthood, since you are experiencing your "Chiron return" at around age fifty. Since our culture is predisposed to value youth and discard old age, many people begin to feel out of the picture in their fifties, no matter how little actual truth there may be in that assumption. It is a good time to take stock and to plan for the next fifty years! It is also a time for re-examination of some of the painful issues that may be part of your make-up and that may have been holding you back until now. Usually some issues from early childhood that were too painful to deal with in their era, and that have become repressed and remain lodged in your unconscious, come up during this period of time, perhaps brought on by recent events. These repressed feelings may be difficult and painful to deal with, but there is a rich reward for getting in touch with these walled-off areas in order to become more whole. You can achieve a much greater degree of self-acceptance and ease once you have made the dark journey of discovery to find what lies within that space, that has been calling out to you all these years.
Transiting Jupiter in strong trine (fading, 2.9 degrees) with natal Moon Ruler of rising sign
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 10/9/04 to 10/28/04, exact on 10/19/04.
The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.
You feel a terrific sense of optimism and possibility. You are very sure of and comfortable with yourself, and may also expand your ideas regarding home and family. Your relationships with significant female figures in your life, such as with your mother, may also be full of joyful expansiveness, under the beneficial influence of this transit. What is affected is your feelings and your feminine or nurturing side, the deeper part of yourself, as well as your attitudes toward home and family. All these areas will be seen in a more positive light with the exuberance this transit brings to them. There may be more peacefulness and quiet optimism in your family life than usual, during this period of time. It is a good time to make plans for the future, or to involve yourself with on-going projects which have to do with your home base, such as decorating, or getting something done that needs taking care of around the house. It is a good time to buy a home or real estate, should that possibility be a part of your current situation. You may also want to take advantage of this period to work on family issues, if there are any that need addressing. You will find yourself in a good place to deal with other people during this period of time. If there is a drawback, it is in being so peaceful and content that it is difficult to accomplish your goals; your drive for achievement may be temporally short-circuited. But this is not necessarily a bad thing. Relax, and enjoy the moment!
Transiting Uranus in strong square (forming, 2.3 degrees) with natal Moon Ruler of rising sign
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 2/28/04 to 10/15/04, exact on 4/6/04, 8/18/04 R; and 12/7/04 to 3/4/05, exact on 1/27/05; and 10/18/05 to 12/13/05, no exact.
The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time.
Your feelings are expressing themselves to you in ways you never before dreamed possible. This could be the beginning of a major breakthrough, the first step in actually coming to terms with emotions long buried in your unconscious. Some other ways that this important transit could manifest in your life: you may find yourself feeling restless and bored with your current dwelling or home life, leading you to make drastic changes in your home environment; your close personal relationships may alter; you may have insights that force you into a new way of seeing your relationship with your mother. Your own unacknowledged desire for change may be bringing these feelings up in you as a prompt for action, even if they seem to be coming up through the medium of an external agency. Although these changes may seem disruptive they usually work out for the best in the overall process of your life development. These changes may provide insights that will be the seeds for your future emotional development. Some new part of yourself is struggling to break free to the surface of your personality.
Transiting Jupiter in strong trine (fading, 0.6 degrees) with natal Jupiter
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 10/20/04 to 11/9/04, exact on 10/30/04; and 5/17/05 to 6/23/05, no exact.
The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.
Your faith and your plans or aspirations as well as religious feelings will be affected at this time. You have a renewed sense of optimism and faith as a result of the events or internal changes of this period of time. Travel plans are another possibility for expansion and renewed energy during the course of this transit.
Transiting Pluto in strong sextile (forming, 0.1 degrees) with natal Saturn
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 1/12/03 to 6/6/03, no exact; and 11/13/03 to 12/31/04, exact on 1/6/04, 6/19/04 R, 11/5/04; and 7/2/05 to 10/30/05, no exact.
The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections.
You are in for an extended period of time when the basic structure of your life is subject to some inevitable and far-reaching changes. At this time you will feel the pull of the older and more habitual patterns as well as the push for some newer and more vibrant way of being in the world. These feelings may be threatening to you, and you may feel the need to struggle against accepting them. You may have to surrender material things, or some other aspects of your life that you hold dear, and of course this does not come easily. You may need to let go of the past, and it may be quite difficult to let go. This is a time of great persistence and concentration, especially in regard to work related activity. You are trying to create something new in place of the old. The changes that are being forced upon you are in fact in your own best interest, and these outmoded portions of your self-concept are being released in order that you may grow.
Transiting Chiron in strong square (fading, 0.7 degrees) with natal Saturn
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 1/3/04 to 2/16/04, exact on 1/24/04; and 7/25/04 to 11/25/04, exact on 9/9/04 R, 10/13/04.
The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time.
Your psyche is subject to a stressful and potentially vitalizing time, as the very structure of your life is undergoing many painful realizations, leading to great changes in your self-concept. At this time also, difficulties with authority figures may emerge, or your relationship with your father may be challenging, or the way you live your life in relation to the structure of society itself may be coming to a point where changes that have been in the works for some time are ready to burst forth into your conscious awareness. There may be old wounds with your father, or with the parental care and discipline you received in early childhood, that re-emerge at this time, hopefully for purposes of healing these issues and the potentially debilitating effects that they may have on your life. You may have prior difficulties with either rebellion or too great an attachment to authority that come to the surface at this time, when the rules and boundaries that you operated within for quite a long time may be in process of transformation. Often our sense of responsibility and the corresponding societal structure we have internalized during our formative years is a poor fit to our more mature and evolved understanding. It is difficult to give up old patterns, but If you can possess your individual sense of responsibility, as Astrologer Caroline Casey says "own your Saturn", you may become free for the first time of received opinions from consensus reality and be able to finally march to the beat of your own drum.
Transiting Uranus in strong sextile (forming, 1.3 degrees) with natal Venus Leading planet of planetary pattern
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 4/27/03 to 7/18/03, no exact; and 2/11/04 to 5/1/04, exact on 3/17/04; and 7/21/04 to 2/14/05, exact on 9/12/04 R, 1/7/05.
The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections.
The energy you have for others is changing in some previously unexplored fashion. This gives you an exciting period of time in which to explore new love interests, or possibly to reexamine established relationships. You will gain new insights during the course of this transit. Even your values or your aesthetic sense could undergo a shake-up during this period of time. If you are involved in the arts, you may experiment with new media or techniques under the influence of this transit. The most likely area of your life to experience alteration is your close personal relationships. Usually these relationship changes have been waiting in the wings, so to speak, for some time, and only now are you ready to admit them into your conscious awareness. Any relationships that have accumulated a sense of unconscious frustration over time are now likely to change. Some relationships may end entirely, or they may transform into a new pattern better suited to your changing needs. It is important during this period of time to remember that you can't go back -- change is vital if you are to grow as a human being, since life itself is change.
Transiting Pluto in strong opposition (fading, 1.3 degrees) with natal Sun
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 2/13/02 to 4/25/02, no exact; and 12/5/02 to 8/14/03, exact on 2/1/03, 5/13/03 R; and 9/12/03 to 1/24/04, exact on 11/29/03; and 5/27/04 to 11/23/04, no exact.
The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge.
This is a period when many factors in your life could radically alter, because Pluto, symbolizing the process of decay and change, death and re-birth, is making its force strongly felt. You are in the midst of tremendous and far-reaching changes to the pattern of your life. These changes are for evolutionary purpose, and so they in your own best interest in the long run. Your very identity, how you customarily think of yourself, will almost certainly be altered as a result of this transit. During this period of time, you have tremendous untapped energy for renewal and transformation. You will emerge from this period of time more free in yourself and more confident of your true path in life. These radical changes in our self-concept can be quite difficult, since most of us tend to cling to our older and more established ways of being, and resist the pressure of the new with all our might. But these changes being forced upon you at this time are inevitable, and perhaps necessary for your growth as a human being. Sometimes these life changes will manifest more on an internal level, and sometimes outer events may bring them, such as a death in your immediate family, or some other radical alteration of your circumstances. Often, too, a strong Pluto transit means confronting parts of yourself that you would rather not face, and you may be tempted to evade this encounter. But running away from the battle will not help, for eventually you must admit the dark unknown and integrate it with your conscious self, if you are to move towards wholeness and peace of mind.
Transiting Jupiter in strong square (fading, 0.4 degrees) with natal Mercury Ruler of sun sign - sun's ruler
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 10/21/04 to 11/10/04, exact on 10/31/04; and 5/14/05 to 6/26/05, no exact.
The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time.
You are enthusiastic to the max at this time, although you may need to temper your idealism with just a touch of realistic pessimism for balance. Your ability to express ideas will generally be enhanced, and your verbal communication enthusiastic during this period of time. You may do more talking than listening, but you have the gift of the golden tongue during this period, and you are likely to be able to hold your audience's attention. This transit brings positive energy, optimism, faith, or luck as you may happen to think of it, to the areas of communication and intellect, the in-flow and out-flow of information in conversation or in writing. There is also abundant energy for education and mental pursuits, and for exploring new horizons, either by means of actual travel or in your own armchair. Whatever you turn your mind to is likely to have a fortunate outcome under the influence of this transit. Written communication will be lively and optimistic, and you may find your thoughts filled with higher purpose or make spiritual connections. Greater energy is also available for friends and for thinking about future plans, although you may need to look more realistically at any limits and restrictions which could apply.
Transiting Pluto in strong sextile (forming, 0.7 degrees) with natal Neptune
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 1/30/03 to 5/16/03, no exact; and 11/28/03 to 1/15/05, exact on 1/22/04, 5/29/04 R, 11/21/04; and 6/11/05 to 11/16/05, no exact.
The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections.
This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this time. You may feel a sense of oneness with the universe, or a heightened religious sense of being an integral part of all mankind. You are also very aware of other people's emotions, possessing an almost psychic sensitivity to their moods. This is an important time in your life, when you are looking more deeply into the meaning of your existence than normally. You may seek this meaning in the realms of occult studies, for they hold a special appeal to you now, in your desire to see beyond the surface illusions of your life. Your time spent in these almost religious preoccupations during this period is well-spent, for the very meaning of your life is the subject of your quest at this time.
Transiting Chiron in strong square (fading, 0.1 degrees) with natal Neptune
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 1/8/04 to 2/22/04, exact on 1/30/04; and 7/16/04 to 12/3/04, exact on 8/22/04 R, 10/30/04.
The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time.
This can be a stressful time for you. The nature of this transit is a dissolver of old structures, for the purpose of making way for some hitherto unseen aspect of yourself to emerge, and you will undergo a transformation of your spiritual values at this time. You will likely experience a tension between an old and outmoded way of being and a new vision of what could be possible. The shadow side is disappointment with yourself, perhaps even depression. And there could be confusion about what you truly want at this time. But the joy of this spiritual journey of discovery comes from making peace with yourself and beginning to fulfill your dreams. The gap between the ideal and the merely real could become very wide for you at this time. Something new, deep inside you, is awaiting birth. You are learning how to hang out with the uncertainty of it all. The world as it presents itself to you during this period is not so pat and simple as it seemed. There are angels in the woodwork calling out for you to listen with your inner senses. You are dreaming a new realization into being for yourself, ultimately a new world, since the world is really what we are dreaming into being with each new moment. If you dream wisely at this time, you can make a difference, for yourself, and for others around you as well.
Transiting Pluto in strong trine (forming, 0.6 degrees) with natal Pluto
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 1/27/03 to 5/19/03, no exact; and 11/25/03 to 1/12/05, exact on 1/20/04, 6/2/04 R, 11/19/04; and 6/15/05 to 11/13/05, no exact.
The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.
Transits to Pluto affect your urge for self-transformation and regeneration. Complexes and compulsive behavior may come up for you during this period of time. You may need to confront hidden parts of yourself that have been active in an unconscious behavior pattern for many years, during this period of time, and bring them to your conscious awareness so that they can be dealt with. Such a bringing to light of old wounds and buried parts of your psyche is incredibly cathartic and healing. You will undoubtedly have new spiritual as well as personal insights as a result of this material coming into your consciousness during this period of time.
Sun, Moon, Rising Sign Features
Transiting Venus in strong trine (fading, 0.4 degrees) with natal Moon Ruler of rising sign
The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.
You feel convivial and joyously loving toward your fellow man. It is a good time for romance in your life. During this transit, you are likely to discover feelings of love for your significant other. While this transit is in effect you are more in love with nature and your surroundings as well, or even someone that you might happen to meet today. You have a highly developed sense of aesthetics as well at this time, and sensations of comfort are quite pleasing to you. It is a good time to kick back on the home front and let the world take care of itself for a while.
Transiting Sun in strong trine (forming, 1.6 degrees) with natal Ascendant
The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.
This transit gives you positive energy, enabling greater self-expression, the ability to better explore your own creative potential and a generalized sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also on an upswing these few days. Energy and the will to be who you really are, at your best, comes into your personality as a result of this transit, leading you to a new levels of energy and wisdom.
Transiting Moon in strong conjunction (exact at 10:14 am) with natal Ascendant
The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.
This transit affects self-expression, including your creative potential and your sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. The Moon's energy comes into your personality as a result of this transit, leading to a comfortable period of time. You will feel at home wherever you are today.
Other Transiting Aspects
Transiting Sun in strong trine (fading, 2.9 degrees) with natal Mercury Ruler of sun sign - sun's ruler
The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.
Your thought process is brought more immediately into your conscious awareness these days. Your mental powers and dexterity are good. Your ability to express ideas is increased. It's also quite possible that greater energy will be made available for friends and for thinking about future plans. It is a great time for communication, either written or spoken, and connecting with other people. You are likely to have fruitful exchanges with friends and associates during this brief period of time.
Transiting Mercury in strong trine (fading, 1.3 degrees) with natal Midheaven
The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.
This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. Mercury's energy comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you will probably appear sharp and witty today because of it. You will likely be more talkative, especially to siblings and friends.
Transiting Venus in strong square (forming, 2.1 degrees) with natal Mercury Ruler of sun sign - sun's ruler
The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time.
This transit brings a soft, receptive and pleasant sensibility to your communication and your mental process, for these few days. It is an excellent time for computerized graphics work, or other primarily mental activities in pursuit of a graceful sense of aesthetics. You are more in tune with the beauty of your surroundings at this time. Your communication is also unusually receptive and loving for the period of time this transit is in effect, and you may connect with siblings or intimate partners in a fruitful manner during this period, hopefully with calm discussion and clear messages. This is mostly a peaceful and loving period of time in the area of communication and mental pursuits, very full of the joy of life.
Transiting Venus in strong trine (forming, 1.9 degrees) with natal Jupiter
The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.
You are likely to have beneficial contacts with other people, and have positive feelings come up in regard to important interpersonal relationships in your life during the period of time this transit is in effect. It is also possible that you will positively re-evaluate your life's goals during this transit. Jupiter symbolizes your faith and aspirations, also your religious feelings. You may consider plans for a significant journey at this time. During this transit you may also be quite social and gregarious. You may find yourself giving more parties than you usually even go to, and being at the center of attention of them as well! This is altogether a pleasant and enjoyable transit as well as one that can be productive of long-term benefits if you look ahead beyond the immediate pleasures of the moment.
Transiting Saturn in strong trine (fading, 1.6 degrees) with natal Midheaven
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 9/3/04 to 1/15/05, exact on 9/26/04, 12/20/04 R; and 5/23/05 to 6/28/05, exact on 6/11/05.
The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.
At this time, you are more aware of your limitations and responsibilities than usual. This transit affects public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and perhaps authority figures, and can last for several months. The structure of your life, and your ego-investment in that structure, may take a new turn at this time. You may take on extra duties during this period, or try to get more organized in your life. You may feel a bit lonely and cut off from friends or loved ones during this transit, with its accompanying pressures. It is important not to lose sight of the larger picture at this time. The key lies in balancing the energy to achieve and the energy just to be, without needing to achieve.
Transiting Sun in sesquiquadrate (forming, 0.3 degrees) with natal Midheaven
The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required.
Your public life, including work and career, as well as authority figures in your life, and your own ego assertion all come more directly into your conscious awareness. Energy and the will to be who you really are, at your best, comes into your personality as a result of this transit, leading you to a new levels of energy and wisdom.
Transiting Moon in conjunction (exact at 1:19 am) with natal Mercury Ruler of sun sign - sun's ruler
The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.
Communication and your thought process is especially important to you right now. You are moved today to express your feelings in words. You have better access to your emotions than usual, making it a good time for communication between yourself and an intimate partner. You will be able to express what you truly feel and that is important for achieving rapport. In fact, you will be better equipped to deal with friends and associates, and the public, as well, since you have such immediate access to your mental process. You will be adept at all forms of thinking and manipulation during this brief period, although your emotions may influence your decisions. Greater energy is also available for friends and for thinking about future plans.
Transiting Mercury in inconjunct (forming, 0.5 degrees) with natal Mars
The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed.
You are more conscious than normally of your will and ego needs. This transit may also have the effect of increasing your verbal punch, or the energy with which you express your ideas. You may run into conflicts with siblings or friends while this transit is in effect. You should beware of being too "sharp" or critical with friends and associates at this time. Greater energy is also available for communication in general at this time, and for thinking about future plans.
Transiting Mercury in sesquiquadrate (exact) with natal Ascendant
The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required.
This transit affects self-expression, including your creative potential and your sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. Mercury's energy comes into your personality as a result of this transit, and you are likely to appear sharp and witty today because of it. You will likely be more talkative, especially to siblings and friends.
Transiting Venus in semi-square (forming, 0.6 degrees) with natal Pluto
The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required.
This transit affects your urge for self-transformation and regeneration. Conflicts and drastic changes may come up for you in your established relationships during this period of time. The energy you have for others may be changing in some previously unexplored fashion. You may find some compulsive or controlling behavior will come up for you in connection with close interpersonal relationships for the short period of time the transit is in effect. Existing associations may change in some way, perhaps frustrations that have been building over time come to a head at this time. Deep-rooted issues which come to the surface at this time also affect your values, and there may be changes in what you value or how conscious you are of the importance different values have in your life. During this transit, therefore, your creative and artistic abilities could alter. It is important through these changes to try to focus on what is truly important to you, and to consciously value yourself more as a result of the deeper knowledge and experience that Pluto brings.
Transiting Mars in conjunction (fading, 3.1 degrees) with natal Neptune
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 10/25/04 to 10/31/04, exact on 10/28/04.
The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.
This transit affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this period of time. You may have new spiritual insights during this period. You will find you have a more disconnected energy than usual, and a sense of confusion regarding goals. This is a time when you are more sensitive to others needs and concerns than your own. You are very aware of other points of view, and also very idealistic in pursuing your own agenda. You may even imagine goals for yourself or for other people that are more fanciful than realistic and that may never come to fruition. With so many different points of view available to you, there is danger that you may lose yourself in all of the possibilities. This can be a very confusing period of time. It is also likely that outer events will seemingly conspire against your successes during the brief period of time this transit is in effect. It is necessary at this time to focus on what is truly important to you, and to not be discouraged by seeming setbacks, since every turn in the road serves to further your growing consciousness of what is possible, both in the physical realm and beyond it.
Transiting Saturn in semi-sextile (forming, 0.2 degrees) with natal Mars
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 10/9/04 to 12/7/04, no exact; and 6/18/05 to 7/4/05, exact on 6/26/05.
The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information.
Your assertiveness and outward-directed activity become slowed down and brought into more focus. There may be purposeful and more deliberate activity in this area of life, and also your pure animal passion. With this transit you will find you have a chance to slow down and really examine these areas. You will be more serious in the use of your aggressive urges and make slower and more deliberate progress toward your goals, and you will probably run into some limitations in getting what you want done as well. It is a good time to just get down in the trenches and forge ahead. In this way, through hard work and maximum effort, you can accomplish much during the course of this transit.
Transiting Uranus in sesquiquadrate (fading, 1.0 degrees) with natal Uranus
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 3/28/03 to 8/21/03, exact on 4/21/03, 7/25/03 R; and 1/19/04 to 2/24/04, exact on 2/7/04; and 10/29/04 to 11/24/04, no exact.
The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required.
This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. You will undoubtedly have new spiritual insights and your will to be different will be more powerful during this period of time.
Transiting Neptune in sesquiquadrate (fading, 0.1 degrees) with natal Mars
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 2/23/03 to 8/13/03, exact on 3/27/03, 7/6/03 R; and 12/27/03 to 2/20/04, exact on 1/24/04; and 8/23/04 to 12/21/04, exact on 10/24/04 SD.
The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required.
You may find you have a more disconnected energy than usual, and a sense of confusion regarding goals. You may be very aware of other points of view, and also very idealistic in pursuing your own agenda. You may even imagine goals for yourself or for other people that are more fanciful than realistic and that may never come to fruition. The life factors of outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also animal passion are now subject to compassion, idealism, and also illusion. It is necessary at this time to focus on what is truly important to you, and to not be discouraged by seeming setbacks, since every turn in the road serves to further your growing consciousness of what is possible, both in the physical realm and beyond it.
Transiting Neptune in inconjunct (fading, 0.6 degrees) with natal Ascendant
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 2/9/03 to 4/22/03, exact on 3/9/03; and 6/8/03 to 9/2/03, exact on 7/26/03 R; and 12/9/03 to 2/6/04, exact on 1/10/04; and 9/13/04 to 12/2/04, no exact.
The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed.
Transits to the Ascendant affect self-expression, including your creative potential and your sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. Neptune's loving and compassionate energy comes into your personality as a result of this transit, leading to a new level of sympathy for your fellow-man.
Transiting Pluto in semi-sextile (fading, 0.7 degrees) with natal Chiron Focal planet of planetary pattern
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 1/18/03 to 5/30/03, exact on 3/7/03, 4/7/03 R; and 11/18/03 to 1/11/04, exact on 12/15/03; and 6/12/04 to 11/11/04, exact on 7/24/04 R, 10/5/04.
The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information.
You may be in for a rough time, as structures of your life that had previously supported you no longer serve their earlier purpose, and transform themselves in your life. There is always pain surrounding changes of this magnitude, and you are well advised to "go with the flow" at this time, as difficult as that may be, and just let it happen. All your attempts to hold on to a previous reality will only make you crazy, whereas if you accept the inevitability of change you can even start to enjoy the process and feel exhilarated by it, like rocking along on a roller coaster engaged in the swooping scenery. With this transit, you may experience intimations of other worlds beyond this present one. Sexual experience may provide the gateway into the hidden world of the dark places in the human psyche, yours or another person's. Old wounds that can be inhibiting and crippling until explored and come to terms with may begin to open themselves up to you. Ultimately, this process can only be for good effect on the evolutionary path of your life, as getting in touch with your shadow side will let these forces breathe and have their communion with your consciousness. When you have integrated these dark ambassadors from the underworld of your own psyche, they can become powerful forces for healing as your outlook changes and you become better able to relate to yourself, and others around you as well.
Transiting Chiron in sesquiquadrate (fading, 1.2 degrees) with natal Moon Ruler of rising sign
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 1/8/04 to 1/29/04, exact on 1/18/04; and 8/24/04 to 10/28/04, no exact.
The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required.
You are likely to be experiencing a process of emotional pain, and perhaps transformation of the nurturing or feminine in you, leading to significant and far-reaching changes. Issues may arise with important female figures in your life, perhaps your mother or a significant other, as well as with the feminine side of your own nature. Life can seem to be more difficult at this time. You may experience changes in the way you have habitually and unconsciously lived your emotional life up to now, a way of being that is no longer compatible with who you have become at a deep level. It can also be a time of great joy as you break with the past and come into the glow of a new emotional comprehension of yourself. It may also be that relationship issues come to the surface, or perhaps other security needs such as a safe and cozy home life that may be challenged or otherwise changing during this period. Your emotional needs are changing, and you can move into it gracefully if you can let go of the past.
Transiting Chiron in sesquiquadrate (forming, 1.1 degrees) with natal Jupiter
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 2/1/04 to 2/25/04, exact on 2/13/04; and 7/12/04 to 8/17/04, exact on 7/29/04 R; and 11/4/04 to 12/6/04, exact on 11/22/04.
The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required.
Your religious philosophy and broad intellectual framework are subject to a certain amount of re-examination now. Painful experiences in these areas could lead you to a new outlook on life. Also during the course of this transit, you may have issues arise related to travel or other methods of broadening your intellectual horizons. If you look deeply within yourself you may be able to find the answer to questions that come up for you at this time, and move closer to a true synthesis of your lower and higher natures. This synthesis will be as rewarding, in the end, as the experience of getting to it was painful at the time. Then you will be able to use your new-found integration to advantage in sharing your vision for the world with other like-minded individuals, in order to help make that vision a reality for yourself and for society as well.
Transiting Chiron in inconjunct (fading, 0.2 degrees) with natal Pluto
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 1/18/04 to 2/9/04, exact on 1/29/04; and 8/3/04 to 11/17/04, exact on 8/25/04 R, 10/28/04.
The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed.
You may be in for a rough time, as structures of your life that had previously supported you no longer serve their earlier purpose, and transform themselves in your life. There is always pain surrounding changes of this magnitude, and you are well advised to "go with the flow" at this time, as difficult as that may be, and just let it happen. All your attempts to hold on to a previous reality will only make you crazy, whereas if you accept the inevitability of change you can even start to enjoy the process and feel exhilarated by it, like rocking along on a roller coaster engaged in the swooping scenery. With this transit, you may experience intimations of other worlds beyond this present one. Sexual experience may provide the gateway into the hidden world of the dark places in the human psyche, yours or another person's. Old wounds that can be inhibiting and crippling until explored and come to terms with may begin to open themselves up to you. Ultimately, this process can only be for good effect on the evolutionary path of your life, as getting in touch with your shadow side will let these forces breathe and have their communion with your consciousness, rather than remaining in the dark to fester. When you have integrated these dark ambassadors from the underworld of your own psyche, they can become powerful forces for healing as your outlook changes and you become better able to relate to yourself, and others around you as well.
Transiting Moon in weak conjunction (exact at 20:09 ) with natal Uranus
The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.
Feelings of restlessness may come up for you. Your emotions may be subject to abrupt changes during this brief period of time. You may find something about your residence has altered during these few hours, or there may be issues with your family or a significant female figure in your life that suddenly alter. You also are likely to have new spiritual insights or find that your will to be different is more powerful than usual during this brief period of time.
Transiting Mars in weak conjunction (fading, 3.6 degrees) with natal Saturn
This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from 10/24/04 to 10/30/04, exact on 10/27/04.
The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.
The established structures in your life are likely to demand more of your attention than usual for this period of time. It is not a good time for going ahead with large-scale projects, but rather for sticking with routine and accomplishing in little ways.
Transiting Planets
Transiting Sun in Scorpio (10° Sco 29' 22") Transiting Sun in the Fifth House
At this time, you are very dramatic and creative, also self-confident and assertive. You expect to be the center of attention, and often are. You have tremendous energy, also great courage and honesty. Your challenge is not to be arrogant or egotistical, but rather to develop humility and compassion, and to learn detachment in the gift of your affections.
Transiting Moon in Cancer (11° Can 26' 21") Transiting Moon in the First House
This is a two-day period of time when your subconscious tends to be preoccupied with yourself. It is a time when your feelings are keenly felt, direct and spontaneous. There may be a quick temper. A good time for recharging your batteries with relaxing activity in your best interest, and taking care of yourself generally.
Transiting Mercury in Scorpio (27° Sco 04') Transiting Mercury in the Fifth House
At this time, you are very dramatic and expressive, also self-confident and assertive, in your communications to other people. You expect to be the center of attention, and often are. You may enjoy mental games and recreations more than usual. You should beware of being too wrapped up in your own opinions and try hard to listen to other people during this transit.
Transiting Venus in Libra (5° Lib 31') Transiting Venus in the Fourth House
At this time there is an urge for security and your home is important. You tend to stick close to your family and loved ones during this period, usually lasting about three weeks. You are sensitive and may have a tendency to withdraw from the world. You may also feel a need to be either nurtured or nurturing. Your own emotions are more deeply felt, and you may tune in to other's emotional needs as well.
Transiting Mars in Libra (24° Lib 17') Transiting Mars in the Fourth House
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 9/18/04 to 11/12/04, exact on 9/19/04.
At this time, usually lasting about six weeks, you feel an urge for security and your activity centers around your home and family. You tend to be close to loved ones, and do not perform at your best in the world, where you may have a tendency to internalize conflict. You can appear timid at this time, but you are actually quite determined and tend to act from an instinctual level rather than from your conscious will. You may not be aware of your true motivations during this transit, and will benefit from striving for a more conscious approach to conflict resolution.
Transiting Jupiter in Libra (8° Lib 04') Transiting Jupiter in the Fourth House
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 8/31/04 to 10/30/05, exact on 9/5/04.
For this period of time (about one year) you tend to have a more loving and secure connection with your family and close friends. You may feel the urge to connect more fully with your roots, including your home life, under the influence of this transit, or you may expand or redecorate your home. You are more friendly and sociable, generous and high-minded than usual. At this time you possess a natural sense of security and an inclination to relax in your home environment. It is a good time to enjoy these benefits, and to strengthen your connection with your innermost secret self.
Transiting Saturn in Cancer (27° Can 19') Transiting Saturn in the First House
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 9/5/03 to 12/15/03, exact on 9/19/03, 12/1/03 R; and 5/22/04 to 8/10/05, exact on 5/31/04.
This transit, which lasts about two to three years, represents a period of time when there are difficulties or restrictions (and also emphasis) in the area of self-confidence and self-expression. At this time, you are more reserved and desire to achieve a better understanding of yourself. You are operating on the energy from Saturn's recent transit of the Ascendant, signifying the elimination of outworn parts of one's life. You may appear shy, stiff or awkward, or you may be defensive, or have a tendency to be argumentative or to misunderstand others. You also have good reasoning power at this time. You possess a strong desire for freedom of expression, that may not easily find its realization. Your lesson in this period lies in striving to overcome your fears of self-expression, and thus come to a better understanding of yourself.
Transiting Uranus in Pisces (2° Pis 54') Transiting Uranus in the Ninth House
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 3/3/02 to 9/15/02, exact on 3/21/02, 8/20/02 R; and 12/21/02 to 5/15/09, exact on 1/12/03.
During this transit, lasting about seven years, you may experience a transformation in matters relating to your goals, religious beliefs or personal philosophy. There may be radical and unexpected changes in the direction of your educational process, even if you are no longer in school, or sudden and unexpected opportunities for travel may come up for you at this time. If they do, it would be wise to take advantage of them, for new insights into the basis for your philosophy of life are likely to result. This is usually a time of great and thorough revolution in your understanding, and to try to hold back the new insights presenting themselves at this time is not only to attempt to alter the course of your natural mental development, but likely to result in the necessity for more extreme readjustments later on in your life.
Transiting Neptune in Aquarius (12° Aqu 38') Transiting Neptune in the Eighth House
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 1/31/99 to 8/25/99, exact on 2/28/99, 7/17/99 R; and 11/30/99 to 3/4/10, exact on 1/1/00.
During this transit, which lasts about 14 years, there will be greater involvement with your feelings about relationships with others, including sexual relationships, and also personal transformation. These feelings may become elevated to a higher, more mystical plane, or there may be confusion and illusions surrounding these areas. There may be a love of sensual pleasures or luxuries during this period of time, or there may be an interest in psychic matters or in occult studies, and you should beware of glamorizing such studies for the sake of your own ego. There may also be confusion regarding sexuality or with what is truly desired from relationships. During this period you can benefit from striving for greater clarity regarding your personal values and your relationships to the material world and to other people.
Transiting Pluto in Sagittarius (20° Sag 35') Transiting Pluto in the Sixth House
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 1/25/98 to 4/26/98, no exact; and 11/19/98 to 1/23/14, exact on 12/15/98, 6/23/99 R, 10/11/99.
During this transit, usually lasting about 14 or more years, you may feel a compulsion to be of service to other people. This compulsion can take the form of activities which are intended to be helpful, but which may not truly be appreciated by the intended beneficiaries. There can also be obsessive behavior regarding health issues, or organizational detail. The true purpose of such behavior is to purify the activity involved, and you should beware of it becoming an end in itself. There is a need for transformation in these areas, in order to learn how to be of actual service to others, such as a career in the helping professions, or work on your own issues in such a way as to regenerate your values and life direction.
Transiting Chiron in Capricorn (21° Cap 21') Transiting Chiron in the Seventh House
This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from 1/3/03 to 4/27/05, exact on 1/13/03.
During this transit, lasting 2 - 8 years, and especially at the beginning of this period of time, your close personal relationships such as marriage or business partnerships may alter, in conjunction with a potentially painful period of re-examination and transformation. During this period of time, partnerships may become a cause of suffering in your life. It may be that issues that have been disregarded for a long time re-emerge, forcing you to reflect on the way in which you form alliances with and connect yourself to another person. There may be issues with your self-concept, with your basic feeling of acceptance or rejection by others that come to the foreground of your consciousness at this time. We all have deeply held wounds from our past, perhaps ones that persisted from early childhood, when these issues were too difficult to face and had to be locked away behind self-protective barriers in order not to be too threatening to handle in that early developmental stage. Now these issues may finally come to the light as events bring them to your consciousness. It may also be the case that you form a relationship at this time, or already have one, with a person who has the capacity to heal you with regard to these issues emanating from the darker side of your being. Or you yourself may provide the healing role, which can be good for your own work on these issues as well. It is very powerful, and ultimately healing, to get to the root of these matters that keep you from being true to yourself both in relationship with others, and perhaps most significantly, in the important relationship with yourself.
Transiting N Node in Taurus (2° Tau 05'R) Transiting N Node in the Eleventh House
The lunar North Node transiting the eleventh house. South Node transiting the fifth. During this transit, usually lasting 18 months, the focus of your transformative powers will be your personal creativity, or possibly your relationship with your own children. At this time, also, you may struggle to attain some greater mastery in the area of social concerns and joining in with others in group activity. During the course of this transit you may feel the urge for being recognized and admired. You may also detect underlying feelings of insecurity in yourself. You may be tempted to fall back into a level of creativity that is purely personal or some other form of ego gratification. While this is a valid way for you to progress at another point in your life's journey, it is not your true path now. Your focus at this time is on social rather than personal concerns, and the betterment of society itself may be your object. Certainly you will be more future-oriented, and able at this time to put greater energy into formulating your goals, especially with regard to social issues. Your task is to attempt to make conscious choices, especially in the area of group dynamics, and to become more aware of your true objectives, for yourself, and for society at large.