posted October 14, 2005 07:51 PM              

you mentioned in previous page i think ..
** I don't know much at all about transits and all that but i will endeavour to find out more. **

so .....

... regarding Transits ..

in short .. the planets .. as they move arround the zodiac circle .. they make 'aspects' to the planetary positions set at the time of birth (i.e. the birth chart ) .. .. .. 'aspects' .. are the geometric angles separating the planets around the zodiac .. so transiting aspects are just like the ones found within the chart ( conjunctions, squares, oppositions, trines, sextiles .. etc ) and as the transiting planet moves .. so does the angle change to any given natal planet or placement .. or in other words the transit aspect 'builds up' .. then 'eases off' .. over time ..

transits of mars , mercury, venus are relatively short .. a few days .. extended if the planet in question goes retrograde .. those are sometimes known as the 'personal' planets .. or 'inner planets'

the transits of the 'outer' planets be somewhat different .. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto move relatively slow .. Jupiter has a 12 yr cycle (cycle .. as in once around the zodiac circle ) .. Saturn 28 yr, Neptune and Uranus about 80 yrs .. and lilltle ol' Pluto .. a couple of hundred yrs or so .. .. .. .. it be the outer planets .. in particular when they aspect a personal placement/planet .. that seem to give folk the hardest or best of times ( in terms of astrological transits and ppl reactions to same )

there is somewhat of an explanation about transits at my website (adrs. in profile ) .. see the aspecti page .. although i recently read it and realized it could do with a bit of sorting out .. as in it could be better ..

.. be well ..