New Moon in Pisces and the Volatile Week Ahead-Unpredictable and Explosive

Despite the fact that the New Moon takes place in dreamy, sensitive Pisces at 5:01 PM EDT on Monday, March 15, 2010 it will set off and spark an ass-kicking volatile lunation cycle. In the New Moon chart Sun and Moon are together in the sky at 25 degrees of Pisces. Mercury and Uranus are close by at 26 degrees of Pisces. This is a huge concentration of energy. Everything revolves around the Sun. The Sun represents the source of life, the King, the President, the father, our authority figures and our heroes. The Moon represents the mother, the nurturer, our feeling nature, instincts, emotions, women, the population and public opinion. Mercury rules public schools, youth, traffic, transportation, and the media. If Mercury has bad juju, expect to see traffic accidents, teacher’s strikes and the like. Uranus is the great God of the unexpected, the unusual, if you can think of it, that’s not it. The bolt from the blue, the out of left field type of event is Uranus’ joy. In the United States Uranus rules Congress and the House of Representatives. Also in general, Uranus has dominion over electricity, technology, earthquakes, fanaticism, anarchy, airline and train crashes and other fun stuff. At this New Moon they are all close together so their energies blend. Speedy little Mercury, the messenger will take off and first get real personal with Uranus at 5:41 PM EDT. The evening commute should be real interesting. On Wednesday the Sun will join forces with Mr. Unexpected, Uranus. This could mean something unusual, unexpected from our leaders. Here again, if you can think of it, that ain’t it. Then Mercury moves into Aries, very different from Pisces. In Aries, Mercury the talker is apt to talk of war, especially when Mercury makes favorable connections to Mars Wednesday evening, who better to talk war with then the God of War, Mars. Mercury in Aries is going to fire that bad boy up. The Sun joins the party with a strong connection to Uranus. This week is so busy and filled with such energy that anything goes. Thursday morning Mercury, after lighting fires all week, opposes Saturn. Now Saturn likes contraction, structure and in Libra is all about negotiation and the art of the deal. Saturday Mercury squares off with Pluto, talking with the big boys, the power brokers. Then the Sun enters Aries. I think this is going to be an earthshaking, bone rattling week. New Moon in Pisces is about health care that is for sure. But Pisces is all about the martyr, gas and oil, booze and drugs. I’m thinking explosive. But if we take the high road under Pisces influence we’re on our knees praying to the higher power, we’re the Mother Theresa of the neighborhood bringing soup and solace to the unfortunate. If we take the low road we’re in the bar knocking back a few, stumbling home in the wee hours to sleep it off. This week the markets will behave wicked weird. Think inflation and the disappearing dollar. Government leaders, CEO’s the Boss will be off the wall, taking surprise action. Diplomat relations, public or personal will be in the forefront for good or ill. Extending the olive branch while taking a stand is a tricky proposition but that is what we may find ourselves doing. More scandal involving public figures is a sure thing. We the people can only hunker down and ride it out when the volcano erupts.

This Week March 8 to 13 - Mars Direct and Barack Obama

This week Mars ends the long retrograde period that began in December, making a station, (appearing to stop in the sky) and turning direct. Now Mars is the planet of action, in retrograde motion he puts a damper on any endeavor. Projects and plans suffer many starts, sputters, and stops while Mars is in retrograde motion. Mars goes direct on Wednesday, March 10th. Leo Barack Obama who has been pussy footing around the health care issue since last fall will pick up the gauntlet and begin aggressively pursuing his goals. Mars will give him the juice. During the retrograde period he has been positioning himself and strategizing. Direct Mars says planning and positioning is over, time to take action. He has from now until June to get the job done. Mars will give him the pump as he rolls over Obama’s Leo planets. He has already started ahead of the direction change. On the 29th of March Mars will join forces with Obama’s Mercury. This could signal some news or the signing of important documents. Leo Barack Obama will not lose this fight. Leo’s love the limelight, love to be on stage and they do not like to lose face. Leo’s are fixed signs and when they put their minds to it, they have an iron will. This week Venus makes important aspects on the day before Mars turns direct and on the day after. On Tuesday, Venus opposes Saturn in the sky. Venus rules money, Saturn rules contraction and restriction. The Dow closed lower today, Monday the 8th. On Thursday, Venus, the money gal, squares off with Pluto. Pluto rules big government, big banks, and big power structures. Venus is in his face. Venus likes fair and equitable. Pluto likes power. This is going to be an interesting week as we watch the markets and Obama take the gloves off and get down to some bare knuckle fighting.

Health Care, History, Astrology and Medicare

A little history, a little astrology and some food for thought as it pertains to health care legislation.
On July 30 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed an amendment to the Social Security Act that created Medicare. There was a hue and cry then against socialism as there is now. At that time, in the sky, Pluto and Uranus were together in Virgo with Saturn opposing in Pisces. The Pisces/Virgo axis in astrology rules health, both physical and mental, hospital, diet, nutrition, Doctors, Nurses and the caring and nurturing professions. Thirty years later, under the Clinton administration, Saturn was in Pisces (back where it was in 1965) reactivating the Pluto/Uranus points of the mid 60’s. Clinton tried to reform health care but failed. Today, once again the big news is health care and we find Saturn in Virgo, opposite the position it held in 1965 and hitting the Uranus/Pluto conjunction points active then as well. Uranus, now in Pisces, is triggering those degrees and is in opposition to Saturn as it was in 1965. Astrology is the study of cycles. When a rare conjunction like the Pluto/Uranus one of the 60’s occurs it is like planting a seed for what will become a mighty oak. The events occurring then are reignited when the slower moving planets form angles or aspects to the original point or degree of the Zodiac. Pluto, now in the early degrees of Capricorn does not hit those Medicare degrees until 2016. Pluto changes everything it touches and those changes evolve slowly. Health care reform will not be an easy fight or easy victory. Pluto moving slowly into those critical degrees indicate powerful influences at work. Pluto rules giant corporations as well as masses of people. Pluto has a hand in great sociological upheavals. One thing is for sure, by 2016, things will be very different and it remains to be seen who will win this one, the people or the giant corporations.