Transit Report for John Lennon
Oct 9, 1940, 6:30 PM BST
Manchester, England (53N30, 2W15)
Transits for May 15, 1968, 12:00 GMT

Contents

Important Features
Angular Planets
Sun, Moon, Rising Sign Features
Other Aspects
Other Planets

Important Features

Transiting Jupiter in strong square (fading, 1.1 degrees) with natal Uranus

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from Sep 15, 67 to Oct 5, 67, exact on Sep 25, 67; and Mar 19, 68 to May 26, 68, no exact.

The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time.

Feelings of restlessness may come up for you in a big way during this period of time. This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Sudden departures could become the norm. You may decide to leave on a trip, or your plans for the future could change rather rapidly at any point during this period, or a planned educational experience may suddenly alter. You have a real need to express your individuality and your independence at this time, as well as renewed positive energy toward such uniquely personal goals. You will also likely have new and perhaps powerful spiritual insights during the course of this transit.

Transiting Uranus in strong trine (fading, 0.4 degrees) with natal Uranus

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from Nov 16, 66 to Feb 13, 67, no exact; and Aug 29, 67 to Nov 3, 67, exact on Sep 30, 67; and Mar 9, 68 to Aug 19, 68, exact on Apr 29, 68 R, Jul 5, 68.

The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.

Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. You will undoubtedly have new spiritual and other forms of insight during the course of this transit. You may be entering a chrysalis stage, where seminal ideas emerge that will be seeds for a new phase of your thinking. Your will to be different is therefore activated at this time. A process of change that has been underway for some years now begins to manifest rather suddenly, as this impulsive and revolutionary vibration electrifies new ways of being.

Transiting Neptune in strong opposition (fading, 0.4 degrees) with natal Uranus

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from Jan 1, 67 to Apr 23, 67, no exact; and Nov 2, 67 to Dec 24, 68, exact on Dec 29, 67, May 1, 68 R, Oct 30, 68; and May 10, 69 to Oct 27, 69, no exact.

The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge.

Feelings of restlessness and confusion may come up for you during this period of time. You will undoubtedly have new spiritual insights during this period. This transit brings an otherworldly longing to your urge for freedom and spontaneity, and it is likely that you will feel called to find the highest vibration of your own unique expression of yourself in some way. You are drawn to be more sympathetic to others right now, or perhaps sacrifices are required of you, and these events have the effect of altering your self-concept. You may feel like an important piece of yourself has been taken away, or changed utterly, but remember that chaos always precedes the birth of new life, and that rebirth is in your best interest in the long run, however difficult it may be in the short term.

Transiting Chiron in strong sextile (forming, 1.3 degrees) with natal Moon

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from Apr 29, 68 to Sep 13, 68, exact on Jul 5, 68 SR; and Mar 2, 69 to May 13, 69, exact on Apr 5, 69; and Sep 6, 69 to Mar 14, 70, exact on Oct 21, 69 R, Feb 3, 70.

The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections.

You are likely to be experiencing a process of emotional pain, and a 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. Something deep inside you, at the roots of your being, is going through a process of renewal at this time. There may be old issues that have been locked away in your unconscious for a long time that you are forced to acknowledge during this period, perhaps there are 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. There may be painful feelings from the past that reassert themselves at this time, and 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. The ultimate purpose for these issues arising is to heal them and to abate their influence for negative emotion in your life. Something deep inside of you is adjusting to a new understanding, and you can move into it gracefully if you can let go of the past.

Transiting Chiron in strong opposition (forming, 0.4 degrees) with natal Mars Ruler of rising sign

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from Apr 12, 68 to Oct 3, 68, exact on May 26, 68, Aug 16, 68 R; and Feb 13, 69 to Apr 25, 69, exact on Mar 21, 69; and Sep 26, 69 to Feb 26, 70, exact on Nov 18, 69 R, Jan 8, 70.

The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge.

Issues of outer-directed activity are challenging for you at this time. There may be many painful realizations around the areas of how you assert yourself with other people and what exactly is your place in the world of activity and outward drive and ambition. At this time, you may feel that unconscious drives are more powerful than your overt conscious motivations. You may be tempted to "act out" in a wild and independent way that is heedless of consequences. You also have a powerful urge to create at this time, and you need to get in touch with how to use this energy and what it is that you want to accomplish. You may experience frustration in trying to go your own route, independent of what consensus reality surrounding you may dictate. Old wounds in the area of self-assertion and how you make your way in the world may come up at this time, causing you much suffering as you try to find your true path. It is only by going deep within yourself and trusting the intelligence of your own inner awareness that you can begin to heal these issues inside you, come through this period of chaos and enter a new birth of understanding and trust in your own process.

Transiting Uranus in strong conjunction (fading, 0.8 degrees) with natal Neptune

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from Dec 1, 66 to Jan 28, 67, no exact; and Sep 5, 67 to Nov 14, 67, exact on Oct 7, 67; and Feb 26, 68 to Aug 28, 68, exact on Apr 14, 68 R, Jul 19, 68.

The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.

This transit electrifies your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may suddenly come up for you during this time, as you experience a discontinuity between illusion and so-called reality. You will undoubtedly have new spiritual insights in the coming weeks, as your will to become more uniquely yourself, more powerful during this period, connects you to your higher self. You are likely to undergo a transformation of your ideals during this transit. You may have the feeling that humanitarian goals are more possible to be achieved, or you may experience glimpses of cosmic unity with all creation. You may also have powerful psychic experiences at this time, or become interested in the occult arts. It is a very good time to explore these spiritual issues in your life.

Transiting Neptune in strong sextile (fading, 0.9 degrees) with natal Neptune

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from Jan 21, 67 to Mar 31, 67, no exact; and Nov 15, 67 to Jul 3, 68, exact on Jan 15, 68, Apr 11, 68 R; and Sep 6, 68 to Jan 9, 69, exact on Nov 12, 68; and Apr 21, 69 to Nov 9, 69, exact on Jul 20, 69 R, Aug 25, 69.

The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections.

This transit profoundly affects your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this transit, while the sextile or trine of transiting Neptune to its natal position is in effect. At this time, you are in the process of far-reaching re-evaluations. It can be a confusing time, as illusions and self-concepts, which may be the very motivating factors by which you live, are called into question and a new basis for re-imaging the fundamental concepts of your life may be emerging. Your imagination is very active now, for Neptune is the planet of image and illusion. You must be sure to weigh carefully any unsettling concepts that come up for you at this time, for although they speak a new truth to you, they may also exaggerate either the up side or the down side during this period. It is better to wait out the growing maturity of these new concepts, rather than acting rashly in being quick to make changes in your life at this time.

Transiting Chiron in strong trine (forming, 1.9 degrees) with natal Pluto

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from May 13, 68 to Aug 29, 68, no exact; and Mar 13, 69 to May 30, 69, exact on Apr 16, 69; and Aug 20, 69 to Mar 25, 70, exact on Oct 7, 69 R, Feb 17, 70; and Nov 21, 70 to Jan 13, 71, no exact.

The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.

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 a certain amount of pain associated with changes of this magnitude, although great joy is possible as well if you "go with the flow" at this time, as difficult as that may be, and just let it happen. 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. This can only be for good effect, as getting in touch with your shadow side will let these forces breathe and have their communion with the other parts of yourself, 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 Chiron in strong trine (fading, 1.7 degrees) with natal Chiron

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from May 8, 67 to Aug 28, 67, no exact; and Mar 7, 68 to May 23, 68, exact on Apr 11, 68; and Aug 19, 68 to Mar 19, 69, exact on Oct 5, 68 R, Feb 11, 69; and Nov 23, 69 to Jan 3, 70, no exact.

The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.

You are likely to be going through a period of transition. You are in the process of getting in touch with yourself, and this can be extremely rewarding as well as a necessary part of your evolution. This could be a time when strange events force upon you an intimation of other worlds, a broader perspective than that of ordinary reality, perhaps a taste of the transpersonal world of shamanism and magic. It also may be a time for re-examination of some painful issues that could be part of your make-up and possibly 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. Long 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.

Sun, Moon, Rising Sign Features

Transiting Mercury in strong trine (forming, 1.4 degrees) with natal Sun Angular planet - conjunct Descendant

The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.

Your mental energy is more in your consciousness today. You will probably appear sharp and witty. Your mental energy is very much part of your self-expression right now, including your creative potential and your sense of well-being. You will likely talk at greater length and more often, especially to siblings and friends. Use this time wisely, your mental powers are your focus for this brief period of time, and they are functioning well for you.

Transiting Mars in strong trine (fading, 1.3 degrees) with natal Moon

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from May 10, 68 to May 16, 68, exact on May 13, 68.

The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.

Your feelings may be quite volatile for this brief period of time. This can be a benefit, since feelings brought out into the open are thus more available to yourself and others. This aspect also indicates a period of time when action is a more comfortable mode of operation than sitting back and awaiting events. Try not to be too rash in taking action, sometimes the "wait and see" game is best in the long run. You will have great emotional strength during this period of time, so it may be the perfect time to stand up for yourself and take on that person or group you have been intending to confront. Nobody can push you around today.

Transiting Mars in strong trine (fading, 2.2 degrees) with natal Mars

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from May 9, 68 to May 15, 68, exact on May 12, 68.

The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.

Your confidence and will power are at their peak at this time. This transit stimulates your outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also pure animal passion. You are also full of vibrant energy; you may need an outlet such as sports or another form of physical activity during the week or so that this transit is in effect. Your will is strong, and you have loads of energy for any kind of activity. It is an excellent time for pushing forward with work that you are trying to complete, as well as for getting in touch with what it is that you truly desire for yourself. You may find great clarity in knowing what you want in your life while this transit is in effect.

Transiting Saturn in strong conjunction (forming, 1.4 degrees) with natal Ascendant

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from May 9, 68 to Jun 19, 68, exact on May 28, 68; and Sep 25, 68 to Nov 19, 68, exact on Oct 21, 68 R; and Jan 22, 69 to Mar 8, 69, exact on Feb 17, 69.

The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.

At this time, you are more aware of your limitations and responsibilities than usual. This transit, of Saturn to your natal Ascendant, represents one of the most significant periods of your life. This transit can last for several months, and is almost always accompanied by some suffering - the structure of your life, and your ego-investment in that structure, is undergoing a sea-change. You may take on extra duties during this period, or try to get more organized in your life. A peak of success may be within your grasp, and you may be working hard to achieve it. You may feel lonely and cut off from friends or loved ones as a result of these 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.

Other Transiting Aspects

Transiting Sun in strong conjunction (forming, 0.9 degrees) with natal Uranus

The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.

This transit affects your urge for freedom and spontaneity. Feelings of restlessness may come up for you during this period of time. During these few days, you are very conscious of your urge for freedom, or your need to find your own unique individual expression of yourself. You may have powerful new spiritual insights or your will to be different may manifest in eccentric behavior during this period of time. You also may make necessary changes during this period. These changes may have been waiting in the wings for some time, and are only now breaking through to the surface of your awareness.

Transiting Sun in strong trine (forming, 1.3 degrees) with natal Neptune

The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.

Feelings of confusion may come up for you during these few days. This transit brings your sense of spirituality, and your ideals, into your conscious awareness, which does not in general mix well with the consensus thinking that surrounds you day to day. You may feel a sense of oneness with the universe at this time, or a heightened religious sense of being an integral part of all life. You are also very aware of other people's emotions, possessing an almost psychic sensitivity to their moods. In the process of identifying with others, you may lose sight of your own ego needs for this brief period of time. You may even feel the urge to get away from mundane reality for a while, escaping into daydreams or other forms of illusion. Be aware that you are more sensitive than usual to the influences of the world around you, as well as to other people, during the brief period of time this transit is in effect.

Transiting Moon in strong sextile (exact at 15:25 ) with natal Mercury

The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections.

Communication and your thought process is especially important to you today. You may be moved to express your feelings in words during these few hours. 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.

Transiting Moon in strong conjunction (exact at 14:04 ) with natal Midheaven

The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.

This transit affects your public life, including work and career, as well as ego assertion, and the authority figures in your life. The Moon's emotional energy comes into your personality as a result of this transit, leading to a generally comfortable period of time. You are likely to feel at home wherever you are today. You do well in front of groups or in putting yourself out there in the public arena. You may also feel sensitive and tuned in to other's moods and feelings. You may well have an emotional response to your work or career issues today.

Transiting Venus in strong conjunction (fading, 1.3 degrees) with natal Jupiter

The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.

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 few days this transit is in effect. It is also possible that you will positively re-evaluate your life's goals during this time. Jupiter symbolizes your faith and aspirations, also your religious feelings. You may also consider plans for a significant journey at this time. During this time you are likely to be very 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 all! This is altogether a pleasant and enjoyable transit as well as one that can be productive of long-term benefits as you look ahead beyond the immediate pleasures of the moment.

Transiting Venus in strong conjunction (fading, 1.8 degrees) with natal Saturn

The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets.

For these few days you may feel somewhat isolated and involved with your internal issues rather than with relationships in the outer world. When you do relate outward, it will likely be in a serious sober and practical manner during this brief period of time. Those relationships that are of importance in your life, long-term, are emphasized at this time.

Transiting Mars in strong square (fading, 1.6 degrees) with natal Venus Ruler of sun sign - sun's ruler

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from May 10, 68 to May 16, 68, exact on May 13, 68.

The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time.

You are full of relationship energy of all kinds during this transit, lasting about a week. You have loads of energy for your intimate partnerships during this period, which may manifest as an enhanced sex drive, or just more of a drive toward closeness and intimacy. Affected also are your sense of aesthetics, and your values generally, and these areas will also be enhanced and energized during the course of this transit. It is a good time to involve yourself in artistic projects, or creative work of any kind. You will undoubtedly be more responsive to your surroundings than usual, and you may also experience an increased sociability at this time. It is a great time to go to a party, or to give one. You are not much interested in work and the harsh realities during this period, being more engaged in love and the joyous abundance of life.

Transiting Mars in strong sextile (fading, 0.7 degrees) with natal Pluto

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from May 11, 68 to May 17, 68, exact on May 14, 68.

The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections.

Conflicts may come up for you during this relatively brief period of time. During this approximately week-long transit, your assertion and goal-directed activity will likely be subject to some drastic stresses, for the purpose of bringing to light the inner workings of repressed impulses you may have in these areas. The challenges forced upon you at this time can be difficult and painful. You need to have faith in your own process at this time, to guide you through these events to emerge on the other side, calm once more, and even more wholly yourself than before you went through them.

Transiting Mercury in semi-sextile (fading, 1.2 degrees) with natal Jupiter

The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information.

This transit, usually lasting a few days, brings positive energy, optimism, faith, or luck as you may happen to think of it, to the areas ruled by Mercury: communication and intellect, the in-flow and out-flow of information in conversation or in writing. Your ability to express ideas is enthusiastic during this time. 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 that could apply. Your mental process is full of philosophical energy at this time. You may find a higher purpose or a spiritual connection to your thought process during the course of this brief transit.

Transiting Mercury in semi-square (forming, 0.7 degrees) with natal Chiron

The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required.

For this brief period of time, you will become more conscious of the energy for personal transformation and healing in your life. This will likely mean exposing some form of deep-seated pain for the purpose of working through old issues and ultimately healing these issues. During this brief period of time, you may be blessed to provide the impetus for healing to others. You may also feel healing energy come into your life from a meeting with another person during the course of this transit. It may also be that communication with other people brings to light certain areas of your psyche that you would rather not have exposed, and that can be quite painful for you to connect with. But getting in touch with these areas is for your ultimate benefit, for the more integration you can achieve within your psyche, the more whole you are and the more you can bring yourself forward to be of help to other people on the same journey of discovery.

Transiting Venus in inconjunct (forming, 1.3 degrees) with natal Sun Angular planet - conjunct Descendant

The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed.

The relationship energy represented by Venus comes into your conscious awareness for this brief period of time, and you will be more sympathetic than usual to your fellow man. You also have a heightened artistic perception, for these few days, and this love of beauty will enhance your appreciation of your surroundings. It is a good time to take stock and try to get an inside view of your relationships, to find out which ones are truly important to you.

Transiting Jupiter in quintile (fading, 0.1 degrees) with natal Mercury

This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from Sep 25, 67 to Oct 5, 67, exact on Sep 30, 67; and Mar 19, 68 to May 26, 68, exact on Mar 31, 68 R, May 13, 68.

The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension.

Your ability to express ideas is generally enthusiastic during this period. This transit can bring positive energy, optimism, faith, or luck, as you may happen to think of it, to the areas ruled by Mercury, communication and intellect, the in-flow and out-flow of information in conversation or in writing. 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 that could apply.

Transiting Jupiter in semi-sextile (fading, 0.6 degrees) with natal Neptune

This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from Sep 22, 67 to Oct 2, 67, exact on Sep 27, 67; and Mar 24, 68 to May 20, 68, exact on Apr 10, 68 R, May 3, 68.

The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information.

You will have renewed energy for the spiritual or philosophical side of your existence during this time. This transit boosts your sense of spirituality, and your ideals. You are tuning into energy that is essentially beyond this physical plane, and it may become more real for you than mundane socalled reality. You may also run up against illusions about what is possible, or actual deception practiced upon you, so that you think you can make more money or accomplish more than is physically available. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this period of time. A healthy dose of skepticism works well at this time, as an antidote to over-reaching.

Transiting Saturn in opposition (fading, 4.0 degrees) with natal Sun Angular planet - conjunct Descendant

This transit is strongest (within 2 degrees) from Mar 27, 68 to Apr 28, 68, exact on Apr 12, 68.

The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge.

During this period of time you are more aware of your limitations and responsibilities than usual. This time represents a significant period of your life. There may be some dramatic turn of events, as the momentum of your life's journey changes direction, in particular your professional work or significant worldly activities. This transit can last for several months, and is almost always accompanied by some suffering - the structure of your life, and your ego-investment in that structure, is bound to change as a result of the pressure of events, and this is never easy. This transit can be an excellent time for a new beginning, in which the sum of previous efforts taken can be used to advantage in a new move of some sort, designed to make the most out of your endeavors. Try to accompany all the hard work with a healthy dose of pleasure. The key lies in balancing the energy to achieve and the energy just to be, without needing to achieve.

Transiting Pluto in sesquiquadrate (forming, 1.7 degrees) with natal Moon

This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from Oct 22, 65 to Feb 21, 66, exact on Dec 20, 65 SR; and Aug 22, 66 to Oct 18, 66, exact on Sep 19, 66; and Mar 2, 67 to Aug 19, 67, exact on Apr 11, 67 R, Jul 16, 67.

The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; control is required.

You are experiencing a process of emotional transformation of some sort, perhaps leading to significant and far-reaching changes. Deep rooted emotions, long buried in your unconscious, may come to the surface. You may find yourself in the midst of a crisis. Your basic trust in life may be in the process of being threatened in some fashion, or you may feel moody and irritable regarding relationships, or ancient issues with mother could be reawakened. You need to be calm and examine what comes up for you at this time.

Transiting Pluto in semi-square (forming, 1.1 degrees) with natal Pluto

This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from Nov 18, 65 to Jan 23, 66, no exact; and Sep 9, 66 to Nov 12, 66, exact on Oct 7, 66; and Feb 4, 67 to May 1, 67, exact on Mar 16, 67 R; and Jun 27, 67 to Sep 6, 67, exact on Aug 8, 67; and May 25, 68 to Jun 5, 68, no exact.

The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required.

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 the material coming into your consciousness during this period of time.

Transiting Chiron in inconjunct (forming, 1.0 degrees) with natal Venus Ruler of sun sign - sun's ruler

This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from May 14, 68 to Aug 28, 68, exact on Jun 16, 68, Jul 24, 68 R; and Mar 13, 69 to Apr 17, 69, exact on Mar 30, 69; and Oct 6, 69 to Feb 18, 70, exact on Oct 30, 69 R, Jan 26, 70.

The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed.

You are likely to be undergoing a period of new realizations, potentially painful, around the issues of close personal relationships, artistic expression, and your values in general. Relationship issues are "up" for you, and you may find yourself in the midst of some big changes because of it. It may be that old issues of the way that you do relationship with others, issues that you were perhaps not even fully aware of, may come to the surface to haunt you during this transit, perhaps brought on by current events such as with regard to your significant partnerships at this time. It is also possible that your artistic expression or your aesthetic values may be in transition at this time, as you leave off ways of feeling and expressing yourself that no longer serve you. The ultimate purpose of these challenges is that you may grow in your self-concept, and adapt your relationship energy to a style that is more appropriate to your present state of evolution, as you let go of habits from the past that have been inhibiting the fullest expression of yourself in relation to another. If the old ways are not working for you any longer, it is best to get on with the new ones, rather than remaining stuck in the mud of previous patterns.

Transiting Planets

Transiting Sun in Taurus (24° Tau 42' 03") Transiting Sun in the First House

Your focus tends to be on yourself. It is a time for engaging in the best activities to further your discovery of who you are as a unique individual. It is a time for recharging your batteries with relaxing activity in your best interest, and generally taking care of yourself. Because your will is strongly emphasized, there may be a tendency to push yourself forward at this time, or to dominate others, and you will also have great energy and physical vitality to use this time constructively by reexamining your goals and progress toward them. Whatever experiences come to you at this time, be ready to use them to the fullest advantage in your life development.

Transiting Moon in Capricorn (6° Cap 27' 50") Transiting Moon in the Ninth House

During this period of time, lasting just two days, you may feel the urge to travel, and to learn from your experiences, as you explore the freedom-loving side of your personality. You also may choose to explore mentally, through study, and never leave the security of your armchair. You may feel restless. You are engaging your higher mind in service to your emotional nature.

Transiting Mercury in Gemini (14° Gem 52') Transiting Mercury in the Second House

At this time you may find yourself communicating to others concerning business affairs, or trying to express your ethics and goals to other people. You may also try to cling to your personal things since your conscious mind is centered in the material plane, and also in your values. It is a good time to pull back a bit and reflect on your true attitudes to your possessions and material resources.

Transiting Venus in Taurus (15° Tau 00') Transiting Venus in the First House

Your love-nature is quite subjective, impulsive and enthusiastic at this time, and you find yourself getting along well with almost everyone during this transit, usually lasting about three weeks. You are charming and gracious, as the sociable energy of Venus comes more strongly into your life. It is a good time for enjoyable activity of all kinds, or just relaxing and spending time with yourself.

Transiting Mars in Gemini (4° Gem 51') Transiting Mars in the Second House

This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from May 7, 68 to Jun 7, 68, exact on May 9, 68.

You will find yourself full of enthusiasm for the pursuit of sensual pleasures. At this time, and lasting about six weeks, you may experience the desire for luxuries, or you may feel called upon to work through pride or acquisitiveness. You may have a tendency to be preoccupied with your own material well-being at this time. You may also find yourself better rewarded for your efforts in the world than usual. The true meaning of this transit lies in the right use of your material resources, rather than these resources becoming an end in themselves.

Transiting Jupiter in Leo (26° Leo 40') Transiting Jupiter in the Sixth House

This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from Sep 8, 67 to Nov 3, 69, exact on Sep 13, 67.

You find joy in service to others at this time. During this transit, which lasts about one year, there may be a turning point in your understanding of yourself and your relationship to the world. You find happiness in daily life, and your health is excellent, although you should beware of overindulging in good food. You may feel a new burst of enthusiasm for a particular vocation or calling at this time, or even branch out into new areas of endeavor that will become an important life path. Your working and everyday existence will accordingly benefit. It is likely a time of great fulfillment in the cycle of your productive development.

Transiting Saturn in Aries (20° Ari 15') Transiting Saturn in the Twelfth House

This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from Apr 30, 63 to Jul 8, 63, exact on Jun 3, 63 SR; and Jan 17, 64 to May 28, 68, exact on Jan 26, 64; and Oct 22, 68 to Feb 17, 69, exact on Oct 22, 68 R.

During this transit, lasting two to three years, you are more serious and introspective, and find yourself in a process of summing up the achievements and the residue of the past thirty years, the period of Saturn's transit of your entire chart. You are sorting out what aspects of yourself to keep and what parts need to be discarded at this time, as not wholly congruous with your present self-concept. At this time you are likely more compassionate and sympathetic to the problems of others. You may have recurrent feelings that life is too hard, or that it is beyond your conscious control. There may be trying circumstances in your outer life during the course of this transit such as imprisonment, either real or imagined, or you may feel a strong sense of guilt, perhaps generalized rather than specific. It is for you in essence a time of withdrawal from active participation in life, a going within, in order to more fully assimilate new energies that are waiting to be born in you, when the time is right. During this period your personality is in transition, and outworn aspects of yourself need to be discarded, however painful that may be, before proceeding onward in your path toward personal evolution.

Transiting Uranus in Virgo (25° Vir 13'R) Transiting Uranus in the Sixth House

This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from Aug 26, 60 to Mar 25, 61, exact on Sep 12, 60, Feb 26, 61 R; and Jun 2, 61 to Dec 1, 72, exact on Jun 28, 61; and Mar 29, 73 to Sep 17, 73, exact on Mar 29, 73 R.

During this transit, lasting about seven years, you will experience some form of disruption and change in the areas of work, health and service to other people. It may be that you are suddenly able to act on feelings that have been growing over time, telling you that the job that you perform every day is fundamentally unsatisfying to you. Or there may be a radical alteration in your approach to the way you help other people. If you find you have given much to others and not enough to yourself, you may correct the imbalance during this period of time. Or perhaps the opposite correction may be necessary. Your health may also go through fluctuations at this time, stimulating you to make necessary changes in nutrition or exercise habits. As these changes come upon you, it may be helpful to realize that life itself is a process of continual change; static process is a contradiction in terms.

Transiting Neptune in Scorpio (25° Sco 11'R) Transiting Neptune in the Seventh House

This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from Nov 20, 51 to Mar 31, 52, exact on Jan 4, 52, Feb 11, 52 R; and Sep 21, 52 to Jan 27, 70, exact on Oct 19, 52, May 18, 53 R, Aug 15, 53; and Apr 9, 70 to Nov 21, 70, exact on Apr 9, 70 R.

During this transit, which lasts about 14 years, you may feel a more idealistic and universal love for your fellow man. You may also have a more intense love of beauty and the arts during this period of time, especially music and painting. There may be karmic lessons in regard to partnership and marriage that come for you at this time, or you may experience a false sense of obligation to other people during this transit. You may dream of finding the perfect partner while encountering difficulties in making that dream a reality. There can be emotional confusion, perhaps leading to depending too much on the strength of another person. An effort to pull back from too much self-sacrifice brings greater clarity to relationships, which is of benefit to all concerned.

Transiting Pluto in Virgo (20° Vir 14'R) Transiting Pluto in the Sixth House

This transit is strongest (within 1 degree) from Sep 15, 52 to Feb 6, 53, exact on Nov 4, 52, Dec 15, 52 R; and Jul 22, 53 to Jan 1, 80, exact on Aug 24, 53, Mar 11, 54 R, Jun 26, 54; and Feb 18, 80 to Oct 12, 80, exact on Feb 18, 80 R.

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 Aries (2° Ari 16') Transiting Chiron in the Twelfth House

During this transit, lasting 2 - 8 years, and especially at the beginning of this period of time, your deepest feelings regarding yourself may alter, causing you to undergo a potentially painful period of re-examination and transformation. During this period of time you may find that you are not at home in the world of physical manifestation, but rather seek to define yourself in terms of your own private universe. You may feel that there is a reason for this kind of out of touch behavior, and wonder what it might be. It is important to trust your inner process at this time and let it take you where it wants to go. It may be that old wounds from your childhood come up at this time, perhaps they are the deep-seated residue of past trauma that are locked away in your psyche and only come out at night. Even so, these issues can have an important effect on your conscious life, and may prevent you from fully participating in the so-called "real" world. If you face these issues with the full force of your more mature understanding you can make great progress in eliminating their power to hurt you. Then they will cease to prevent you from the fullest expression of your higher self, the self that brought you into manifestation in order to become.

Transiting N Node in Aries (18° Ari 10'R) Transiting N Node in the Twelfth House

The lunar North Node transiting the twelfth house. South Node transiting the sixth. During this transit, usually lasting about 18 months, you may feel a compulsion to be of service to other people. You could suffer from confusion and a loss of identity until you break through to a more universal sense of self. This desire to be of service can take the form of activities which are intended to be helpful, but which may not truly be appreciated by the intended beneficiaries. You may be tempted to work harder and give yourself up even more to serving other people's needs, for that seems a natural and easier way out, rather than beginning to actively engage in the struggle with your own self-concept. You can also exhibit 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. Your process involves nothing less than the subordination of your personal will to a more spiritual outlook based on your strong feelings of a higher purpose, and a true spiritual unity with your fellow-man.