January 2010, New Moon Solar Eclipse and Other Fun Stuff

January kicks off this tumultuous year with a variety of shifts and changes not the least of which is a Solar Eclipse on January 15th (visible in Africa, India and Southeast Asia). A few days before the Solar Eclipse (New Moon), Saturn changes direction moving from retrograde to direct. A few hours after the New Moon, Mercury goes direct. On the 17th Jupiter enters Pisces, on the 18th Venus moves into Aquarius and the Sun follows Venus into Aquarius on the 19th. And let’s not forget the real biggie, Saturn square Pluto on the 31st. In the span of a few days we have a lot of planetary action going on. When they write the history books, January 2010 will be a stand out. The energy of Saturn and Capricorn is strong through this period as Saturn is changing direction and the New Moon Solar Eclipse is in Capricorn. When a planet changes direction the energy of that planet is strong. The Capricorn New Moon, ruled by Saturn, intensifies that energy. That energy, in this instance, says you’re going to have to work for it, whatever “it” is. Saturn/Capricorn generates a lack or need, extremes of weather and a tendency toward conservatism, as in conserve your energy and resources. We usually get a sense of it in the time period leading up to the event. With Saturn changing direction, the coldness across the nation and the threat to the Florida citrus crop is the physical manifestation of that direction change and the cluster of planets in Capricorn at this time. We will pay dearly for our fruits and vegetables in the coming months. The New Moon places emphasis on such things as transportation, communication, neighborhood and neighboring nations. Mercury is standing still at this New Moon, preparing to change direction, the Mercurial energy is strong. Confusion reigns when communication and public transportation breaks down. False accusations, phony news and television reports rule the day. Rumor runs wild on the web it goes viral. Don’t believe it until you check it out thoroughly. A Saturn ruled eclipse brings about political and governmental changes. A normal New Moon covers a period of a couple of weeks, there is some debate about the duration of influence of a Solar Eclipse, some claim that the degree of the eclipse remains “hot” for quite some time. In the future, when planets transit that degree, events occur related to the events around the time of the eclipse. In my experience this has proven to be true. This Solar Eclipse could very well topple governments. The mighty shall fall and persons of worth may suffer misfortunes that they don’t really deserve. Mercury strong now emphasizes public opinion and the youth. My money is still riding on the young, although we will have those misguided ones who set fire to their crotch in an effort to change the world. The Jupiter/Uranus conjunction in Aries (see 2010 blog) is about youthful revolution. It is about the new, the innovative and inventive. The idea that if you slaughter enough people sooner or later the world will come around to your point of view is an old one. This revolution is not about that. Not that we won’t see some explosive events involving young males from the 16 to 25 year age group. We will, but we will also see some startling breakthroughs and advances as a result of youthful initiative, male and female. On Sunday the 17th Jupiter returns to his home base, Pisces. He stays in Pisces until June, when he enters Aries. Jupiter summers in Aries then returns to Pisces in September. Jupiter brings abundance. Pisces can be very spiritual and intuitive. Pisces can take to the drink and the drug just as easily. Throw big time Jupiter in to the equation and you get a picture of where things can go. The Pisces individual is very sensitive to the environment they find themselves in. So Pisces, Jupiter can bring great gifts and opportunities, don’t blow it. On Monday, the 17th, Venus enters Aquarius. The Aquarians will all be popular and receive lots of invitations to socialize. In general, Venus in Aquarius sparks our interest in unconventional and odd relationships. We favor talking over touching, friendship over romance. It is not that romance is not possible; but romance begun now, begins as friendship and if it doesn’t last, it ends as friendship. The following day the Sun move into Aquarius further enhancing friendships, alliances and group activities that further humanitarian causes. At month end, Pluto and Saturn square off and we can expect some more terrorist activities, covert actions, and power struggles. This is the second square in a series of 3, the first of which occurred on November 15, 2009, (see November 15th post for more info). The decision to hold the trials of the perpetrators of the Twin Towers disaster was made at that time so they should hit the news cycle at month end. This Saturn /Pluto combination has a lot to do with CIA types of activities, secret and deadly. Every time Bush needed a boost in his ratings, some terrorist activity would surface and Saturn and Pluto were dancing to that tune. The world can be a dangerous place but don’t believe everything you hear. Learn to read between the lines and look beyond the obvious. On a personal level these planetary alignments can rock your world. Patience; all will be revealed and resolved in the fullness of time.