posted September 07, 2007 10:35 AM            

Saturn in Virgo...

Meanwhile, back to local news: we can consider the Virgo eclipse and the Venus station direct as fireworks surrounding the more meaningful event, Saturn in Virgo. For the past five years, we have lived with Saturn in Cancer (confrontation with insecurity in the guise of "security") and Saturn in Leo (the breaking of structures and the establishment of new patterns and ideas). Neither of these signs is easy for us when Saturn is there. Sorting of truth from falsehood is too often driven by the emotions and not the mind or intuition.

Saturn in Virgo is associated with deep thought, intelligence, science and reform. You could call it the authority of actual intelligence. But let's look more deeply. All the symbols of astrology conceal a deeper level that addresses much longer-term issues than we normally think of. It is precisely this kind of phenomenon that Saturn in Virgo cultivates.

http://planetwavesweekly.com/dadatemp/1593444115.html

posted September 07, 2007 11:49 AM              

I also found a pleasant little horoscope at the above link I rather liked...

posted September 07, 2007 07:44 PM            

THE NEW MOON of September occurs at 18+ degrees Virgo. This is a partial solar eclipse on the South Node of the Moon. The focus is in Virgo at the moment, as earlier this month, on Sept. 2, Saturn entered Virgo for the first time in about 27 years. In addition, the current Venus retrograde began in Virgo, and Venus stations direct in Leo Sept. 8 -- just three days shy of the eclipse.

Sue Tompkins says in The Contemporary Astrologer's Handbook about Moon in Virgo: "Strong on humility and gentleness, above all this is a helpful, kindly Moon and also one packed with common sense." About the sign of Virgo in general she writes: "Like Gemini, the other Mercury-ruled sign, Virgo wants information but, whereas Gemini is inclusive in orientation in that it gathers all information, Virgo is more exclusive: it only wants information if it is useful. Thus, Virgo has a gift for discrimination and prioritizing. There is a capacity for selection, an ability to sift -- criticism and analysis are key Virgo skills."

Yet with Virgo, we must remember at all times the profoundly self-critical factor that is often paralyzing. Sun or Moon in Virgo can get a lot done as long as it stops thinking and takes some kind of action. With Uranus directly opposite the eclipse, this seems within the realm of possibility, though the result may be a little shocking.

The Sun and the Moon are in conjunction with two small worlds: a trans-Neptunian minor planet called Logos and a main belt asteroid called Atlantis. The Sun is also parallel with Logos, enhancing the power of the conjunction. If two bodies share the same degree of declination, that is, they are at the same distance from the celestial equator (either north or south of the celestial equator), they are said to be parallel. The conjunction of Logos means language, a form of technology. Atlantis represents the use and abuse of technology, and the effects of small things on big systems. Atlantis is a culture that in our mythology fell from grade as a result of the abuse of its technology. Uranus is also about technology, invention and breakthrough.

posted September 08, 2007 01:50 AM              

i love how you always post such amazing information. thank you =)

and ps. your last post was number 666....

graciously,
tw

posted September 08, 2007 01:50 PM              

numerology is very interesting. i've only read about it on the 'net though, and it's hard to tell what sites are accurate and which aren't, so thank you for the author's name =)

can't remember what my number was according to one site, but i do remember it was quite a process finding it =D