posted August 20, 2013 12:19 AM            

This one's a doozy. Grand Cross it looks like (although 4.5ish degree orb between Jupiter and Venus). Basically Jupiter in 1st Cancer on Sirius squares Venus in 5th cusp Libra, squares Pluto in 7th house Capricorn, squares Uranus in 11th house Aries.

Neptune's on Midheaven, Moon's on the 29th degree of Pisces, close enough to fixed star Scheat, and also within 2 degrees of my natal South Node.

Jupiter I should mention also conjuncts my natal Nessus (an asteroid but still relevant imo) and squares my natal Mars/Pluto/Venus stellium in Libra.

Solar Return North Node conjuncts my Ixion and within 2 degrees of natal Uranus (which is less than a degree off of natal 12th house cusp).

Solar Return Mars trines SR Moon, seems ok enough. SR Chiron trines SR Jupiter and sextiles SR Pluto.

Unsure if 5 degree orb between SR Venus and natal Mars is too much or not. Seems kind of wide.

SR Mars conjuncts my natal Jupiter, which is in natal 8th house.

SR Saturn opposes natal Moon/Chiron (those in Taurus) by 3 degree orb. SR Saturn approximately 6 degrees from natal Uranus, weak conjunction at best if I'm not mistaken, but that may be wide for those two planets. Same thought on SR Saturn 6 degree from trine SR Jupiter. SR Jupiter definitely trines natal Uranus though.

posted August 20, 2013 02:55 PM            

Neptune on the MC and opposite Sun / Mercury could mean some sort of confusion when it comes to home / family (IC) versus career / social persona (MC).

You'll be inclined to make connections with people this year - Gemini rising.
Pretty sure "people" in general will be of importance to you this year - socializing, getting to know people, going out, and so on.
However like I said, it looks like it's gonna be very on and off, and you may feel frustrated on some level (Saturn in the 5th, Venus afflicted).

posted August 20, 2013 10:50 PM            

I'm going to post the chart with Natal and Solar Return at this point, as me just describing in words isn't doing this justice.

posted August 21, 2013 08:33 AM            

SR Venus rules the 5th and resides in the 5th, plus it conjuncts natal Mars, ruler of the 5th!
Woo if you're single you're gonna have some interesting encounters, methinks.
If you're not single.. then careful cause you may fall for someone outside of your relationship.

There may be some emotional frustration this year due to your social life or the concept of "love received" - Saturn in the SR 5th falls in the natal 11th & opposes your natal Moon in the 5th..
However, the North Node here suggests that you may be forced to be more responsible in these areas (groups, friends, romances) and be patient and wise.. It will eventually pay off!

posted August 22, 2013 10:47 PM            

Decided to check on the Sabians for the SR placements. Sun will of course be obvious every year, but is included for brevity.

Sun: "In a portrait the best of a man's features and traits are idealized." - I do seem to be looking better with age. Taking better care of myself (gym, food, etc) helps.

Moon: "Light breaking into many colors as it passes through a prism." - Emotional patterns all over the place?

Mercury: "A Mermaid emerges from the ocean." - Not sure what to make of this one... A message coming forth?

Venus: "A blazing fireplace in a deserted home." - How apt. Describes my (current lack of) love life

Mars: "A violent storm in a canyon filled with expensive homes." - How fitting that SR Mars (2nd house) is conjunct my natal Jupiter (8th house).

Jupiter: "One hand slightly flexed with a very prominent thumb." - Not sure what to say about this one...

Saturn: "Deep-Sea Divers." - ???

Uranus: "A bomb which failed to explode is now safely concealed." - Successful suppression of rage/frustration?

Neptune: "A church bazaar." - This one's throwing me a little bit.

Pluto: "An albatross feeding from the hand of a sailor." - As long as it's not Alka-Seltzer...

posted August 23, 2013 12:00 PM            

But it's interesting nonetheless!

Deep sea divers - getting to the heart of something.. Saturn in the 11th.. hm. Maybe you'll expect a lot from your hopes / wishes for this year and may be demanding with friends (?).

Anyway..

Happy birthday BlackSeraph!

I hope it's a great one!
Enjoy your day!

posted August 23, 2013 12:39 PM            

Have a great day with a lot of champ-'agne', and hopefully a lot of good things to come your way next year

posted August 24, 2013 02:53 AM            

No champagne, but a friend of mine did get me a shot. I'll decline to mention the name here but... let's just say Tequila, Tabasco and Mayonnaise, and nuked in a microwave.

posted August 24, 2013 06:42 AM            

lol i think there are a few with Simpsons/Futurama but that one is fan art...or i'm getting too old and can't remember the older episodes