Using Whole Signs House system for transits & new look at Venus/Neptune aspect

The thing about Astrology that I find the most problematic is house systems, with all the many different ways to divide up the chart, so we can see what energy is associated with each area of life. I'm not the first person to see this as a serious issue, the debate has been going on for a long time.

I started using equal houses from day one, based on the degree of the Ascendant, making every house cusp the same degree full 30. I do seem to check the popular placidus system too, but find both of these systems to work in parts, with different people or even in same chart but different areas while they don't work in other areas. I see a blending of different areas of life (houses), not just a fixed line.

The cusp of each house can't be trusted that much, since there is so many different ones that you could choose to use. The only sure way to know is if it's your own chart and look at all the different ways objectivity, figuring out which ones fit you the best. But again, i find one single system doesn't work for entire chart.

In the beginning of the ancient days of astrology, they didn't even use house systems. The signs determined the houses. Whatever sign was on the eastern horizon, would start the 1st house; simple as that. Astrology can get very complex, there is a never ending rabbit hole, tho sometimes, it's nice to simplify as well, which can give easy insight that we might have over-looked before when too focused in on the deep details.

If you are interested in following your transits through the different areas of your life, then you might try the "whole signs system" while not factoring in degree orbs or aspects besides the general signs in relation to each-other, like the chart I've created above. At least in addition to using other methods.

Using my own chart, i'll show you how this changes the perspective a bit. My natal chart seen through this perspective above, can give good insight when we add the transit placements around the chart. In most systems, my sun is in 10th house Libra, but in equal house and whole signs, Libra is my 11th house while Virgo becomes my 10th; and yet, Venus is the ruler of Libra, while Mercury in my Libra is the ruler of Virgo. This connects them together thru mutual reception. This alone would mean that my 9th, 10th and 11th houses are all involved in my 10th house areas of life - reputation, public image, vocation, etc. In addition, and just for fun, we can also make the connection by me being born on Oct 11 (10-11) also indicating house 10 and 11 are my most important areas of life.


Back to the astro. Both Libra and Virgo is my career, public image, etc and is where I'll find Venus(the good things about life ;) that also has a 9th house connection - far away from me, but connected to my public life and career, being at the top of my chart, she is very important to me. However, in this chart view above, we see that Neptune is in my Rising sign, at a 90 degree square angle to Venus in Virgo. Oh no. Although by aspect, this Neptune /Venus connection is only medium strength for me, and even less in my old age as i'm conscious to this influence now but in this version of chart analysis, that doesn't matter, it's just showing the influence. In most systems, Neptune is hidden in my 12th house side of Rising but using whole signs, we see the Neptune influence comes out in my Rising sign as a big factor in who i am and what i'm projecting and expressing myself as.

Having Neptune in this spot, it shows the element of illusion about who i am. This is the placement of a shapeshifter, that can be anyone, or blend into any surroundings. Neptune Rising would be similar to Pisces Rising. This indicates that people don't have a good solid idea of who i am at first. Neptune makes them see me as they want to see me. It also means i have a strong spiritual element about my life and how i project myself, the type of energy i am here to learn and embrace about myself - Crow- Sag/Neptune - Idealistic, spiritual, faithful, big dreamy ideas, etc.

The connection to Venus has Neptune playing a big role in my love life as well. My Venus is in the sign of Virgo - the sign of perfection, and because she is so connected to all my Libra (also progressed to Libra), it's about this Venus placement being perceived as the most beautiful perfect woman on earth. Remember, Neptune in Sag takes everything to the highest potential, over looking small imperfections that every person has in some way. Common interpretations of this placement will say that I want my woman (Venus) to be perfect and that i will be disillusioned later when i find out that she isn't while becoming nit picky about her traits, pointing out the imperfections, etc. However, that doesn't fit me. A better interpretation of this would be that, despite her imperfections, i only see the best qualities of her. It doesn't mean i'm not conscious of the fact that she's just human like everyone else and shouldn't be placed in such a high regard, it just means that i naturally see past that, perceiving the best of her, only, and not focusing on the negative. She might not even be the most physically beautiful woman on earth, but in my eyes and heart, she will be. I've never been disillusioned about that later.

Venus in Virgo also has an element of the goddess energy, especially when connected to spiritual Neptune in Sag. Virgo has connections to the ancient virgins that held the sacred flame for the community, and were highly regarded for this devotion of service. So this theme is always going to be connected to how i perceive the women i am most attracted to, and love - the sacred Goddess, that i have mass respect and love for. Don't worry though, I have lots of grounded earth energy as well, and it doesn't mean i'm not conscious that this is all fluff and a fairy tale to some degree, tho, ic an't repress it either. But what's the alternative? Only seeing her worst traits, pointing them out all the time like so many people do to their partners? Venus and Neptune connection is extremely sweeeeet and romantic more compassionate and loving to the feminine than the average Joe. This aspect really hasn't brought be any disappointment over time, other than feeling sad when the ultimate highest potential of unconditional love doesn't last forever, broken by her changing feelings over time, not mine.

Another way this aspect plays out is by me having an illusion that i'm some kind of ladies man', or something, projecting that image into my public life sector. lol, i know funny huh. This was most strong in my early years but has recently come to an end after facing my first real Saturn transit to my Neptune/Venus and Rising sign while Neptune transit square my Neptune bringing disillusionment about myself. I was just a kid the last time Saturn was in transit through these aspects so this is a huge maturing and grounding phase for me as Saturn begins to rise in my chart this next couple years, reflecting evolution to the next level of maturity in my life.

Saturn has forced me to get more real with this image that i see myself as. Because i truly believed this about myself in the past, it gave me confidence and the ability to have relationships with women that i normally wouldn't be able to. In my eyes, no woman was outside of my league. Again, funny, i know. These days, reality has set in, and i realize the truth, that i'm far from a pretty boy that can have any woman in the world. Ha. However, this aspect makes the woman, not have a clear understanding of what i look like or who i really am even when first meeting me in person. That's not my fault.  Neptune in my rising sign is no accident, i was meant to have this placement as part of my purpose, to perhaps soften reality about myself in order to accomplish what otherwise i couldn't. So i'm not going to beat myself up too bad about this. My moon placement at the apex of a T-Square shows the true reality of who i am.

But back to Neptune and Venus. I will always give more love, with unconditional acceptance to the woman i love, without demanding it in return, and i will always see her as the most beautiful woman on earth. Even if there is a few of them as the years go on, in the moment she is the one and only- the top goddess of them all. This doesn't mean i'm a total sap when in love. I still have a lot of Fire energy with my chart ruler in Aries trine my Ascendant (wink wink). I'm a very aggressive guy, more dominating than submissive, so i still like to have the upper hand in relations but there is definitely a sweet romantic side to me when it comes to sexual relationships. It should be noted however, that this is confined to my love life only and I don't perceive everyone in that light,with the highest potential-- it's only in regards to my Venus.

Having Neptune in the same sign as your Rising will make early life hard to fully see self in reality. However, having astrology is such an enlightening experience that I'm now fully aware of all my self illusions, but still don't have control over how others perceive me before they really know me, which i accept because it's part of my purpose to help get me where i need to go. This placement also allows me to romanticize mountains, and nature in general, same way as women - observing beautiful women in this world just as breathtaking as a divine sunset, or a mountain stream, and vice versa.

Another common problem with having hard aspects from Neptune is addiction issues. However, i'v never faced addictions, at least in the ways we commonly see them thru drugs and alcohol. My addictions is related to Venus - women, pleasure, love adventure, romance, etc. Also maybe sugar, which I've been reining in and controlling these days.

So the above is how all the so called negative with Neptune has been playing out for me, but compared to a lot of other people with strong Neptune energy, mine doesn't seem all that bad, and plus my Neptune is in positive alignment with all my Libra including my Mc, Mercury and Pluto which means my projections, perceptions, communications and opinions of the world and in career are very intuitive and instinctual, not deceptive, but rather has a element of deep spiritual truth and knowing that not everyone can see so clearly. So this is the positive side of Neptune for me. However, being able to take on the pain and suffering of the world also becomes strong which has been a long lesson of training to block and release those forces, while still being compassionate to those suffering.

Checking my chart using this whole signs system, really helps in seeing how this aspect plays out, that you couldn't see as clearly using other house systems. You might give it a try for yourself, and see how your life fits into that perspective. It does take objectivity though, which is easier for me having so much Libra. The one exception i have to using the whole signs system based on your Rising sign is if your Ascendant is in the last 7 degrees or so of the sign. Then, i would make the next sign the Rising and base all your 12 houses from that sign. Most people will have a resistance to that method though. I find it valid, as the next sign will be strong for you no matter what because over time, the next signs is what will begin to rise in your progressions at some point, having a strong influence to how you project yourself in later years.

Using this house system also makes following your transits easier. We can see Mars and Saturn are rising in my chart now and we just had a new moon with Uranus and Venus on my chart ruler Jupiter in the 5th house. In some other systems, Aries Jupiter is my 4th house. However, i find Pisces the most accurate when explaining my 4th house of home, family and roots. Yet, Jupiter in Aries plays a part in that too, so it's actually a combo that using any one house system wouldn't indicate. You need multiple perspectives to get the full picture. Jupiter in Aries in 5th house has fit my life very well, i'm a total risk seeker, loving adventures & thrills; a natural gambler (without addiction) and find romance one of the most enjoying factors of life. Danger has always been something that enlivens me, and Jupiter has given me lots of luck in those ways over the years, but i am far from only being a home-body that having chart ruler in 4th house would  indicate.

 I will say though  my 5th house Aries and Jupiter have progressed more into the 4th house at this point in my life, which is why i have big dreams and plans to build off grid community in nature with gardens and small alternatively constructed cottages for people that need time to retreat and heal, while being taken care of and provided for. So again, it's a combo of houses, not just one or the other.

This keeps things simple yet accurate. Not looking at degree orbs, helps understand what area of your life is being influenced by a transit.  For example: We can see that transit Pluto is in Capricorn, same sign as my moon and square to both Aries and Libra. It doesn't matter what degree, or if Pluto's influence is "exact" we still see the influence just being in the same sign and area of life.  So if someone has their moon or sun at say, 23 Capricorn and Pluto is only at 17 deg right now, that doesn't matter, they are still feeling the influence of Pluto in their sign and house. I think this "whole signs" perspective is very valid and helpful, but it takes being willing to look at your chart in a different way.

I guess i'll leave it at that. I just felt like sharing. You probably only read this far down if you really like astrology. Either way, thanks for reading! Feel free to leave questions or comments.
Cheers.
Rik.

Aries New Moon April 7 2016 - breaking free of control

This year's Aries new moon packs a punch. This will be one of the most powerful moon's we've had in a while. It will be exact on April 7 at 4:23 am PDT 18 degrees Aries, square Pluto conjunct Uranus! It does get a little complicated however because the ruler of this moon is Mars, which has been losing momentum, slowing down from the earth's perspective, preparing to station retrograde, which doesn't happen all that often.

This new moon is separating from a 1st quarter square aspect to Pluto. This is a sign that some turbulence will be building the days before this event, along with obstacles and challenges from power and authority that seem to hold a certain level of control over our life, or a sense of self control from within.

This leads us to facing a fresh start with new beginnings to how we work with these controlling forces in our life. This moon in Aries, is about self, independence, freedom, pioneering our life path, pushing forward with courage and breaking free from what has kept us in control this last year or so. A transformation process to certain areas of our life, self vs established order will unfold around the time of this moon, and it's sure to ruffle some feathers.

This moon gets even more radical, because it's applying conjunct Uranus, the planet of revolution, freedom and shock. This new moon could ignite the dynamic intense aspect that's been in place between Uranus and Pluto since 2012, which is the main reason your life and the world has been changing in so many ways since then.

This new moon wants personal revolution from all that has been holding you back and controlling what you can or can't do. How much personal freedom do you have in life? Are you in co-dependent relationships? Have you been giving your personal power away to others? Has the established order been suppressing your potential? How much time do you give to yourself vs others? What i'm trying to say here is that this is a moon to set new intentions for your personal freedom on every level and break free of these controlling situations keeping you down. It does take a warrior's spirit to initiate this process, so don't think it will be easy, and don't think you won't face retribution for your new desires and actions from those controlling authorities in your life, whether personal or from the outside world. It's up to each one of us to personally decide what is worth fighting for and what is not.

If you have personal energy points around 18 degrees Cardinal signs - Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn, then it's very possible events in your life change in some way outside of your control that was unexpected and force this new beginning for self.  However, if you do have personal energy around those points than you have most likely already been facing major changes in your life for the last year or so if not more, and this new moon will be a new start to those areas that have been turbulent recently.

Mars will station on April 18 at the end of 8 degrees of Sagittarius, however, will remain at 8 degrees for the entire 11 days before turning retrograde after this new moon . This is the universal drive, action and motivation, so is moving extremely slow for the next month or so and then picks up momentum again as it's moving in backward motion, eventually reentering Scorpio but is directly related to this fresh start of the Aries new moon on April 7. Mars was applying square to Neptune causing some action and desires to be on the shady side, maybe not real honest in our actions for a little bit, but before that becomes perfect, Mars has to back track and find more reality for us, not letting fantasy or illusion get in the way.

Although this new moon energy is very powerful, Mars moving so damn slow could cause progress to be slow as well, and eventually, we'll have to go back and take action on matters from the past that we have already dealt with before, including some deep hidden stuff from the last several months. Don't get discouraged if your ideas and desires don't instantly manifest. Hold on tight to your new intentions and give them time. More progress will show up this summer into the fall, but this new moon will be the internal spark that ignites the passion for this process over the next 6 months. When we have an Aries full moon late summer/fall, these intentions will most likely be fulfilled by then.

Venus, the feminine energy has been in transit through Pisces for several weeks keeping relationship energy sensitive and romantic, dreamy and compassionate, seeing what we want to see, rather than what is, causing the feminine to be a little more dreamy and idealistic than usual. However, Venus moves into Aries on April 5, a couple days before this new moon. This will increase the fire energy within the feminine causing her (in all of us) to start focusing on our own personal desires, much more so than the recent past. Venus in Pisces can easily sacrifice its own desires and needs for the partner, but this changes when she enters the fire sign of Aries and gets her own fire lit.


This will increase passion, social directness and bring out the feminist in many a-ladies, as the universal feminine energy gains more confidence in self. Ladies, it's your time to go after what you want. If you've been waiting for a man or lover, or personal desires to find you, this energy will help you find them. You might notice women start to get more affectionate and direct, a little hot to trot' perhaps increasing sexual desire and need for excitement, fun and passion. It's best to let them come to you now. If the masculine comes on too strong, she could retreat out of rebelliousness or lack of interest because there's a lack of challenge for her chase.

Of course though, nothing is easy, and the energy won't be ideal for the lovers, as Mars the masculine energy is slowing down turning backwards. This gives a short window for sexual fulfillment - April 5 -April 13. Venus makes her 1st quarter waxing trine aspect to Mars on April 12, and this should be the best day for romantic and sexual activity where she is connecting to the masculine in a positive way, both on the same page, and both hot for excitement. Gentlemen, this will be the best day for getting some action, but you have to play it careful and let her take control,(for now anyway) not acting too eager, and you even might want to try and resist a little, give her a sense of a challenge. But careful dude, she might beat you up if you play too hard to get. Of course, this is all in fun and you should leave game playing for the young people, still keeping your integrity and honesty.

It's best not to get into new romantic or sexual relationships after April 13, as Mars begins to move backwards, sexual fulfillment between the lovers will increasingly be more and more difficult to achieve. It could be awkward, or something's off between the connection, etc, and later you might find that you two just are not compatible like you thought you would be in the beginning. This will increase frustration in the feminine because she is moving direct and fast, knowing what she wants. I guess, she'll have to master some self love, perhaps, until Mars gets back on track.

Mercury, symbolic of the universal mind, perceptions and communication style will also be changing signs on April 5, from Aries to Taurus until starting its retrograde phase on April 28, going back thru Taurus. This is about changing the mental focus to the physical and sensual. The mind slows down, becomes more conservative and traditional focusing on money and resources along with everything real and practical. Stubbornness increases with some mental laziness possible. Communication will also slow in speech. Desire for activities that bring pleasure to your mind and senses will increase. This area of life will need some deep thought, while Mercury is moving back and forth through Taurus until moving into Gemini on June 12 2016.

Well, that's about the gist of the changing energy before us. I hope the report was helpful. And remember, life is about changes, even for you fixed folks to some degree, nothing stays the same forever. It's best to initiate new actions now (on the new moon)and separate yourself from controlling factors, both from self and others.

Check your chart and find Aries, Libra - those are the areas of life that can find more freedom and new beginnings. Also Cancer/Cap to some degree as well. Example:  1st vs 7th house - self vs partner. 2nd vs 8th - your values and money vs other people's values and money. 4th/10 - home vs public life. etc..
Good luck!
Rik.

Hillary Clinton's Astrology Transits & Progressions 2016

Hillary was born on Oct 26 1947 8:02 am in Chicago IL - Scorpio sun, Pisces moon, Scorpio Rising. I'm going to look at her current astrological transits and progressions so we can see what her energy is like beneath the surface, right now vs early years that only intuitiveness or astrology can perceive. Can astrology answer the question if Hillary is the best person for the presidency? Yes it can; astrology doesn't lie. The progressed chart shows how far Hillary's planets & space bodies have moved at this point in her life relative to the positions at time of her birth. This shows us the current flavor of energy that surrounds her life and circumstances at this moment which is a long term influence. It shows how she has matured and changed over the years. No one is stuck in the same energy all their life. We all change on some level as we mature and get older. This is a normal human developmental process.

All that natal Water energy from Scorpio and Pisces does give her a lot of compassion and sensitivity early in life as well as a lot of determination. She's a natural humanitarian with lots of sensitive emotional influence. However, those sensitivities have slowly been decreasing in strength thru the years. The chart below shows her Progressed chart (outside wheel) to her birth chart (inside wheel).

What this shows us is that Hillary's sun progressed into the sign Capricorn 11.5 years ago where it will be for another 18.5 years. Capricorn is the sign of the establishment, structures, controls, authority, and a need for long term personal achievement; looking far ahead, planning and climbing a mountain of struggle. Capricorn is known for being one of the least sensitive signs. This is showing that Hillary has really toughened up over the last 11 years or so, while becoming more conservative and traditional, following established order. Looking at the chart above, the red lines indicate hard challenging alignments and the blue lines indicate a more easy flowing energy between different planetary positions. As you can see, she has a lot of struggle, tension and stress with all those strong red line aspects.

Two aspects really stand out to me, and are very important at this time. One being: Her sun this year for the first time in her life has progressed into a perfect "square" aspect with Neptune. This has been building for a few years but becomes perfect in 2016-2017.  Her Neptune is in Libra, the sign of the people whereas her Prog sun in Cap is the establishment. This is a classic aspect of confusion, dishonesty, illusory situations, unrealistic ambitions & goals, sometimes even indicating addictions like drinking too much.  People born with this aspect are not always out to deceive people, it's more creative and dreamy in that context, although illusion is still there the person might not intend to deceive, they are just needing to learn how to work with their strong imagination in a productive way which they learn later in life, hopefully. But in the context of Progressions, it usually manifests as a few years of shady activity.

At the same time her Progressed Mercury has also conjoined the sun so makes this tension above even stronger because Mercury is also in this alignment. Prog Mercury is symbolic of her perceptions, intellect, and communication style at this point in her life. Mercury conjunct the sun in Cap is focused on communication thru her traditional established ways but also square Neptune leads to the illusory perceptions and communications. Now, it's possible Hillary isn't conscious of this deception but i can't say that for sure. She might very well know that what she has been saying this year and into next year is not exactly true. I can't determine that, but i can determine that what she is thinking speaking and projecting has illusory qualities. Maybe she's trying to convince herself, only seeing what she wants to see and believe. Still though, that doesn't make it true.

Hillary's Prog sun & Mercury are also conjoining her Prog Black Moon Lilith. This is a shadow quality deep within that is being highlighted by her sun and perceptions this next couple years. This adds rebelliousness and hidden agenda/desires. All three of those Cap points are in a hard 90 degree angle with her Neptune the next couple years reflecting much deception, consciously or not. It could indicate that maybe she truly believes what she says is right with moral intentions, but isn't. 

This tough aspect gets even more energized as her Progressed moon in the sign of Libra is approaching Neptune in this aspect, exact next fall of 2016. The progressed moon shows what phase she is in, within context of a 30 year cycle. It also shows her current life/domestic energy and circumstances. Libra is the sign of "others' - the people. This energy joining Neptune is very sensitive, life becoming more and more illusory.  Let me break down this full 30 year cycle.

Her Progressed New Moon started on Oct 8 1994. This was the beginning of a new era for her, when the moon and sun were in same sign, same degree (19 Sagittarius) her 2nd house of personal values, needs, ambitions and money, etc. She had a progressed Full Moon starting in Jan 30 2010-2014. This is a high point in that long 30 year cycle where she gets to experience the results of the hard work 15 years prior. This is around the time she became Secretary of State which from this perspective indicates the highest point in her career. Her personal energy was waxing in strength up to the full moon which then started to release the energy and is now on the waning side of this cycle, ending. At this point in time, Hillary's progressed moon is reaching the last quarter square with sun, which just so happens to be this aspect that is already in place with Neptune square her sun, Mercury and BM Lilith i talked about above. 

The last quarter square is a time of tension and struggle, where the person is facing an end to the long 30 year cycle. She is losing energy fast and is being asked to accept and release all that has happened since 1994.That era is coming to a close. The 1st quarter square is about pushing thru challenges and obstacles for continued success which for her was around 2001-2004. However, the last square is about letting go, acceptance, taking it all in, retreating the next several years as this cycle comes to a close and she begins a new era after her Balsamic phase 2020-2024, Until then, the light being reflected off her progressed moon gets less and less until fully dark where she won't be much visible after that.

Her last quarter moon square becomes exact in Sept 2016 - 3 or 4 years after that. This is a strong indication that she is unlikely to become president unless it's under suspicious circumstances. She is losing energy, not gaining it.

Another trouble aspect that indicates she probably won't become president is her Progressed Pluto is perfectly square her progressed MC.

The MC is symbolic of her current reputation, public image and career area of life. Pluto is symbolic of power & control, manipulation, struggle, and a transformation energy that first destroys then rebirths. Having a square from Pluto is like living in hell. Her reputation and public image is under assault and she is fighting hard to maintain status-queo. This will make her own public image more forceful and even ruthless. But she is receiving that energy from others as well. This is a strong indication that serious changes are starting for her reputation and career area of life. She would do well to give up the fight and surrender to what is wanting to change. This is a very destructive alignment for reputation and will be in place for this entire process. It's been building for a few years, now exact. Saturn is also close by in this alignment which is why she is under criminal investigation as well. This does not look good for her.

Now let me take a look at her current transits to her natal chart:

What i notice first is that transit Mars in Sagittarius is slowing down and will retrograde in a tight square aspect to her natal MC point. This means Mars will go back and forth in a hard alignment for her until the end of summer. Again, this is her reputation and career life under attack which will continue and become strong again within next few months. More tough battles for her are on the way. This is a two year cycle but normally Mars is only in this position for a few days every two years. However, this time is rare, lasting months do to the retrograde motion (appearing to move backwards from the earth's perspective). This creates a lot of aggression and attacks, both ways.

Jupiter thru her 10th house of career is a 12 year cycle which brings opportunity for a year. However, this cycle is a bit different as Saturn is square to Jupiter this time and so any opportunity will come with a lot of restriction and delays as well. This indicates opportunity to become president with a lot of struggle and hard work, yet possible failure in those ambitions if not acting with 100% integrity.

Late 2016 thru 2017 transit Saturn is actually supporting her own Saturn, Pluto and Mars positions so the authority issues she has now, might be resolved by then. It would seem, she perhaps escapes these legal issues but I still don't think she will become president unless done thru corrupt dishonest means.

Another rare transit Hillary is having is more on a personal soul level, going thru some deep old wounds that are wanting to heal the next few years. This can make her feel very sensitive even if she doesn't show it. In order to heal these deep wounds there needs to be conscious acceptance and release of the past.

As I write this transit Venus is in Pisces making sweet alignments to all her Scorpio and Pisces energies which will give her some support from the people this next couple months more. However, When transit Venus moves into other signs that don't support Scorpio and Pisces the public won't be as sweet and nice. This will be in summer thru fall.

I think her progressed chart is the most telling so i'm not going to get into the details of all her transits. My conclusion is that Hillary has indeed changed in core ways over this past 12 years or so in my opinion, not as positive for the people as prior years. She has built up a hard outer shell which is expected for her line of work but deep down inside she was born with a lot of sensitivity and compassion. That might still be there but it seems she might be blocking that energy at this point in her life and progression. She's much more hard, stern and even cold. This square aspect to Neptune confirms that she is not being straight and honest with everything she says. It really shows how Hillary is pro establishment and imperial with deceptive motives. That doesn't seem like the best path for the U.S. anymore. The world is changing fast and we need someone that understands this is a new era for the world that needs a new era of leadership. She has been in the picture far too long. Her office days are clearly coming to an end. I'm 80% positive she will not become president based on her 30 year progressed cycle position, unless it's by fraud. It's very disappointing because I think having a female president could be so good for the U.S. However, it can't be just any woman. Hillary has had a lot of time to prove her intentions. Time and time again she has supported some very questionable activity and decisions. Not only supported but initiated these acts. Talk is cheap, actions speak louder than words. Based on this info, i could never support Hillary Clinton for president. Astrology doesn't lie. It's the only thing i trust 100%.

I hope you found this interesting. Sorry Hillary, but I think you should focus on other things at this point in your life. Like not getting locked up. Good Luck'.

Rik

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Libra Full Moon Lunar Eclipse March 23 2016

This FM lunar eclipse will be exact at 5am PDT 3 deg Libra opposite the sun at 3 deg Aries and will be visible to the west coast USA if sky's are clear. Media usually doesn't gives times so when they say March 23 people might think the night of the 23rd but, the show will be over by Wednesday night. So if you want to see this, make sure you get up around 430 am on Wednesday morning.

Lunar eclipses can only happen when the moon is full. This makes the normal full moon tension even stronger as emotional energy tends to be more erratic and unpredictable than a normal full moon. Full moon's are a peak in tension when something changes or is fulfilled but the eclipse is getting in the way of the sun's reflection and so the process of the full lunar cycle might be incomplete causing internal conflict that usually releases under a normal full moon. This process is more about viewing and releasing the shadow in self that has long gotten in the way of self progress in a certain area of your life. This is a process of ending something and the beginning of something new after having hidden emotional feelings arise and release. There could be a change to outer domestic circumstances as well. These shadow issues that come to light might not necessarily happen right at the time of lunar eclipse. They can happen at any time before and up to six months after the eclipse but there is a strong chance of events playing out within a week or so of this.

This full moon eclipse is in the sign Libra. This means there is a strong chance you will experience some kind of change to one or more of your important relationships right before or after this event. Circumstances will tend to be different in some way. If these relationships don't suddenly end, then they will have tension until needed changes are made in the connection between you two in some way. Emotional energy gets very excited over a certain relationship issues at this time; unpredictable.

You might start to feel more aware of the shadow qualities of these important connections therefore causing a change in feelings, for good or bad. It will be easier to see and understand where things have gotten out of balance between you two. This eclipse wants to bring back healthy balance between your own sense of individuality and freedom vs partnership, merging & how much you compromise your self and personal needs. Unhealthy co-dependency will become obvious for folks that have fallen too far into that routine. Other hidden issues between you and others could become clear as well. Even if there is no major issues in your relationships, a full moon Libra eclipse will stir up a lot of emotional energy when it comes to any feelings around partnership, self vs others leading to some unexpected changes by you, or the other. This changing energy supports you finding more balance between individuality and partnership invoking some kind of relationship communication that helps with the needed changes.

If there is a saving grace, it would come from Venus in Pisces with Neptune. This could have a sedative quality where denial and only seeing what you want is possible, being so lost in your own fantasies or illusions that you fail to fully understand where you are out of balance with the other, despite the eclipse emotional tension. Or, and more likely, Venus with Neptune in Pisces could suggest that there is a relationship and emotional understanding around some of your relationship fantasies and illusions causing some disillusionment that greats emotional tension between you and the other. Either way, Venus, the ruler of this FM eclipse is in a very sensitive alignment - Romantic, dreamy, compassionate , etc and even hot to trot over some kind of NEW situation that was unexpected, such as new attractions, desires, etc. The sun in Aries is horny spring energy therefore desires are most likely going to be high around this time. It's just a matter of understanding any new feelings and desires that could effect current partnership. If you are single, new enlightenment could come around how you feel about partnership at this time, causing a change in the near future. Check your chart and the area of life (house) where Libra is on the cusp, this is where changes are coming to.

This eclipse has a positive alignment to Mars in Sagittarius giving a great outlet for taking action on following your dreams within the next couple weeks. However, Mars is losing momentum, slowing down and will station retrograde on April 17 so after that point, it's best not to start new romantic/sexual relationships or action projects until Mars moves direct and reaches 9 deg Sag again months later on Aug 23, after going back and taking care of old stuff before starting a true path of new action in late summer. Therefore, if you have anything you need to get done, it' best to get it done asap before April 17 but everyday that you wait it gets harder and harder to find the motivation as Mars the planet of action slows way down to a dead stop, from the earth's perspective. Again, Mars retro might make sexual activity unfulfilling or awkward for awhile until it moves direct again despite strong desires. It's better to focus on dreams and desires, and how you plan on getting those things rather than trying to do new projects or new relationships.

Jupiter square Saturn round two - more delays in life expansion. The universe is asking for a slow down, doing things right from a solid foundation. You'll be asked to check on some of your beliefs and opinions  again about self and other matters before you can move forward in the ways you want. There could be opportunities this year but some delays in that process as current obligations and responsibilities need to be dealt with as well. Your big ideas and plans still need some realistic thinking and grounding to bring them down to earth in order to make your dreams real. This stop and go process will be in place all year, so don't get too discouraged by any delays to your plans. These eclipses will help bring endings to outdated stuff so the new can start within the next 6 months.

March 27 could prove to be an important day for relationship activity as Venus transits the Pisces Solar eclipse degree point bringing any final surprises by then. April will be much different than current days as all this Pisces energy has made life very dreamy and sensitive but the energy moves into Aries and promotes more clarity, individuality, courage, action and directness to do what needs to be done.

As i write this, March 19 at 930 pm PDT is the vernal equinox Sun into Aries where we have even light and dark day and night, a change of season and a boost to vitality. This is the start to many changes over the next 6 months! Embrace it and happy full moon Libra eclipse!
Rik


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Pisces New Moon Total Solar Eclipse March 8 2016 - Powerful Unpredictable Events with New Beginnings

Well folks, hold on to your hats, the energetic waves are about to get turbulent. We have a total solar eclipse new moon March 8 at 5:54 pm PST 18/19 deg Pisces. Solar eclipse's tend to stir up energy that's long been hidden, corresponding to unpredictable new events/new beginnings that will have long lasting effects. The sign of Pisces is about the collective; the psychological, the spiritual and in this particular eclipse could be about health on any of its many levels. If this NM eclipse makes conjunction or opposition with any personal planet in your chart from around 17 - 21 deg Pisces/Virgo then will be extra powerful for you. Also this will be an important eclipse for you if you have 17-21 deg Pisces/Virgo on an angle in your 1st/7th or 4th/10th house cusps.  Check your charts both natal and progressed to see where this eclipse plays out for you personally. That's where the shock and new beginning will happen for you.

Eclipse's tend to be unpredictable so it's very challenging to know how it will play out but it's very possible there could be sudden changes on a humanitarian level in world politics needing to make some kind of humanitarian intervention for groups of people suffering as new events unfold over the next couple weeks, starting new beginnings for those folks. This could be related to the refugee problem in Europe and maybe some kind of new situation for the people of Syria. Mercury has now moved into Pisces as well so the universal perceptions and communication style will change from what it has been recently to something different. The focus will turn to faith and religion topics, much more sensitive and compassionate speech towards others. More compassion but at same time some confusion and dishonesty about certain points of views. Intuitive communication becomes strong but if the energy gets too heavy it will be easy for people to escape reality thru any of the many forms such as drink, drugs, imagination, denial, etc.

On a personal level, this eclipse new moon could bring shocking health situations to the light that have long been hidden for quite sometime. Health and or spiritual crisis could manifest with this eclipse. Even if the health crisis doesn't show up on a physical level this new moon eclipse has major health and healing ramifications as the new moon is conjunct Chiron, activating wounds from past lives or early childhood. These wounds could be on spiritual or psychological level. Yet, a lot of times the physical body will develop issues based on these subtle energetic wounds within the psyche. Any old wounds within will have opportunity to be understand and healed on a deeper level starting now over the next six months to a year. Alcoholism and drug abuse is another big concern for people with a lot of Pisces energy so addictions come to the light with this eclipse, and want to be healed.

This is a South Node eclipse which means, something from long ago, either in this life or past lives is getting in the way of you moving forward on some level and whatever that is wants to surface, be realized & accepted so you can begin to make new forward progress on issues related to your old wounds/attachments. This is the time to tap into your intuition and spiritual guidance so you can understand what all these under currents are about.

This new moon eclipse is opposite Jupiter Rx which could inflate and exaggerate any situation or feeling that comes up. Be aware of this and if emotions become too overwhelming understand that Mercury in Pisces has a very vivid imagination foreseeing horrible possibilities that might not even be true. Try to remain grounded and objective while not succumbing to fears. Set new intentions for greater mental, physical and spiritual healing, making long term plans for new lifestyle changes on a very practical level. This eclipse could correspond to circumstances that force these changes if you are unwilling to acknowledge them before hand.

A big part of this new moon eclipse will be about making adjustments and adapting to new unexpected situations & circumstances over the next six months.

This new moon eclipse also has a separating square aspect to Saturn which is slowing down preparing for retrograde. This could suggest there will be tests and challenges to over-come with heaviness and pressure that will most likely set in, and even the possibilities of depression, pessimistic thinking and feeling as it will be difficult to get what you want at this time. Authority in your life within or without might not be supportive of feelings, laying down the law' being more realistic and grounded causing people to begin reevaluating current commitments and responsibilities for the next several months before honestly committing and moving forward. There could be some pressing issue put on you from others that you can't get out of, and that you must deal with in a responsible manner. This will be difficult, the pressure will be strong and you might feel like rejecting this outside authority and doing whatever you want which will only make the problem worse. You need to accept while doing the hard work expected of you right now. You might not feel supported or get praise from those in power but if you do what needs to be done, the heaviness and pressure will lift, making you feel a lot better about yourself. But if you put up a fight and refuse to be responsible than there could be unforeseen long term consequences those those irresponsible decisions and actions. You MUST do what needs to be done at this time, or else face hardship. This could be a responsibility pressure to make changes to your own health as well. Once you get past these roadblocks the energy gets easier.

This new moon eclipse also has a sextile to Pluto while Pluto has a trine aspect to Jupiter. This indicates very powerful energy with this event that will help to transform your life in core ways. The hidden could surface and these new beginnings will change your daily routine, long term plans and your personal beliefs about whatever the issues are that surfaces from the undercurrents out of this event. Expect major power plays and hardcore truths from this event.

Mars in Sagittarius will begin to slow down and fight for faith, beliefs and personal opinions before stationing retrograde and moving back into Scorpio, redoing action already taken in the past. Until then though Mars will be direct in Sag until April 17. On the world stage Mars is the military action and so will begin new campaigns fighting in different ways than we've seen recently. Humanitarian interventions is likely. On personal level taking risk and seeking adventure will increase while Mars is in Sag.

Set new intentions but also be willing to make adjustments to those intentions and plans as new info arises. Start a new spiritual routine and dig into past memories and wounds holding you back so you can begin to move forward in new ways. It's probably best to hold off on starting new physical projects until after eclipse season is over as it makes the energy very unpredictable plus issues of the past need to be dealt with before new life projects begin.

Keep the faith'.
Thanks for reading. Let me know if you need any personal insights.
Happy NM eclipse!
Rik


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