| This article is based on the work I did for my | | | | for the American people, but maybe it was time |
| October 2009 newsletter. It is written for both | | | | for it: it does have a finite life, all aspects do. This |
| astrologers and the general public, so the | | | | past few months have been difficult, but...perhaps |
| explanations are direct and simple. But as I | | | | we educated ourselves enough to see our way |
| worked the article, a completely different | | | | clearly to a conclusion. That would be a positive |
| approach opened up. I could not use it for the | | | | end to a difficult process. The aspect in question |
| general public (too technical) but had a good | | | | is not a bad aspect, so I am going to lean |
| information flow for astrologers and a speculative | | | | towards a positive conclusion. I'm a bit gun-shy in |
| concept I have been considering about the | | | | offering a cast-in-concrete positive outcome due |
| shadow effect of planetary stations. The general | | | | to the difficulty of the process, but I must place |
| article is entitled Jupiter conjunct Neptune: | | | | my bet on the positive. |
| Inspiration or Delusion and has the | | | | We knew going in that this would be difficult and |
| astrologer-directed material following: | | | | long term. That sounds good, but if you hurt and |
| Astrologically speaking... | | | | scare people they will respond just the way we |
| Jupiter conjunct Neptune: Inspiration or Delusion? | | | | have experienced. We knew up front that the |
| Research for me is continual, for my current | | | | problem was so much worse than anticipated, |
| book, for my larger book on the presidents, for | | | | that it took us time to cause it and it would take |
| my other studies, such as my serial killer research | | | | us time to fix it, that getting Congress to |
| and for interesting subjects that come up | | | | cooperate might be a pipe dream, that changing |
| moment to moment. Sometimes there are so | | | | the way our politicians do business is close to |
| many interesting subjects I get sidetracked. Life | | | | impossible (not absolute, but difficult), and that |
| itself is so diverse, so huge, one lifetime would not | | | | jobs would be the last to rebound (just the way |
| be enough to satisfy my curiosity. The battle | | | | it is). Waiting that out and working through the |
| between conformity and change still has a full | | | | nonsense puts a different face on it and we have |
| head of steam but I addressed that previously. | | | | been running scared. Scared people freak out and |
| There is another aspect underway that reaches a | | | | do strange things that never truly helps the |
| pivot point Tuesday, October 13, 2009 that | | | | problem. |
| deserves attention. Transiting Jupiter and Neptune | | | | The American people do not want the nonsense |
| have been doing a great joining in the sky for | | | | to continue, they want it fixed and they want it |
| several months and are getting ready to finalize | | | | now! Jobs, economy, health reform, military |
| their dance. October 13th's action is the beginning | | | | action, banking, housing, you name it. Citizens are |
| of the end, but not the end itself. | | | | outraged. Congress needs to pay attention and |
| Jupiter conjunct Neptune is one of those several | | | | the media needs to learn not to exacerbate or |
| month patterns, one I had thought to be | | | | inflame thru needless repetition, speculation or |
| inspirational and uplifting in nature. The two planets | | | | worse. As I said in the book, when Pluto comes |
| that represent expansion and inspiration, that | | | | up to oppose the nation's Jupiter starting next |
| equate closest to our concept of religion and | | | | year, they will want to be standing on the side of |
| spirituality, the great benefic and the uplifter have | | | | the truth. Integrity, truth and transparency will |
| been in a positive joining of energies (conjunction). | | | | solve our problems with Jupiter and Neptune |
| I wonder why it has been giving people, including | | | | leading the way. |
| me, a fit? A few first person stories were | | | | Astrologically speaking... |
| obviously difficult. I did recommend this | | | | Many of you are familiar with Mercury retrograde |
| conjunction to be a positive influence in our | | | | and its shadow patterns, so let us start there for |
| experience. I did choose to publish my book under | | | | deeper explanation of this Jupiter/Neptune |
| this aspect. The actual effect has been a real | | | | conjunction. Mercury physically travels in one |
| puzzle to me. Why? | | | | direction only around the Sun, forward. But we're |
| Jupiter represents the principle of expansion, | | | | not on the Sun, so we wonder what that travel |
| enlargement, benefit, the silver lining, more and | | | | looks like from over here where we are. If you |
| better. Neptune represents the principle of | | | | look from Earth's perspective, Mercury appears to |
| spirituality, inspiration, ideas, imagination, upliftment. | | | | travel forward for a time, slows, stop and |
| Having said that, the planets are neither good nor | | | | reverse direction, then slow, stop, and resume |
| bad and both sides of the coin can express the | | | | forward motion. This is an optical illusion caused by |
| positive words I listed and their negative | | | | the change in our perspective but it seems to |
| connotation as well. Enlargement can become | | | | have real impact on life here on Earth. Mercury |
| excess, you can promise much and deliver less, | | | | chugs merrily along in its orbit around the Sun. |
| put yourself out on a limb, under or overestimate. | | | | When it is moving in the same direction as the |
| Ideas can become pipe dreams, inspiration can | | | | Earth, it is normal motion, forward. But Mercury is |
| become disappointment, spirituality could become | | | | in a much tighter orbit so there comes a moment |
| delusion. The aspect involved is a joining together | | | | when through following its own path it slows, |
| of the two energies. Jupiter and Neptune together | | | | stops and appears to be moving in the opposite |
| don't usually create a problem and this does occur | | | | direction for awhile, then slows, stops and |
| every 13 years with a change of sign. This time | | | | resumes motion similar to our Earth's travel. The |
| the sign is Aquarius, intellectual, forward seeking, | | | | period of reverse direction is the retrograde |
| group consciousness, electric and dynamic, Overall, | | | | period. The two periods of stop to change |
| expansion and inspiration holding hands in the sign | | | | direction (one reverse, one forward) are called |
| of the future should be pretty darn nice and | | | | stations. The span of travel (degrees) over which |
| there shouldn't be an urgent need to look at the | | | | this takes place contains the shadow. |
| negative keywords. | | | | When we are dealing with Mercury, we caution |
| This is an unfinished aspect, so perhaps the | | | | the start of new projects, signing contracts, |
| outcome will outshine the process itself. That | | | | elective things like cosmetic surgery, buying a car, |
| does happen in life. At times things look great but | | | | taking a trip, because error is common. Since the |
| the outcome is not welcome. Sometimes things | | | | whole pattern described lasts only 18-21 days, it is |
| look bleak but we come out of it okay. I really | | | | easy to just pick another moment for the |
| prefer it when "what you sees is what you gets." | | | | experience. Mercury does this 3 to 3 ½ |
| That makes my readings and my life much easier | | | | times per year. Half a time? Yes, what starts in |
| to say nothing of my clients' lives. This should be | | | | one year can carry over into another year |
| a good aspect. I don't see anything truly wrong | | | | periodically. |
| with it and no real reason to doubt the outcome, | | | | What is the shadow within the span of degrees? I |
| but it sure is acting strangely. | | | | will choose 15-25 degrees of any sign as our |
| There is a beginning, middle, and an end to all | | | | example. Mercury is chugging 15, 16,17, 18, etc. to |
| aspect patterns. This pattern started at the end | | | | 25 degrees where it stops and reverses direction: |
| of May 2009 and culminates the end of | | | | 25, 24, 23, 22, etc. It completes retrograde at 15 |
| December 2009, the beginning and the end. What | | | | and starts forward. To all intents and purposes |
| is in the middle is the process of experience, | | | | the retrograde is over right then, but observation |
| which is now. The numbers are 24-26.5 Aquarius | | | | over many years shows a residual effect until |
| but there is an aura of experience around this | | | | Mercury clears that highest degree (in this |
| from 17 to 27 Aquarius that can also be affected. | | | | example 25) and moves into new territory 26, |
| Anyone with personal positions in this area can be | | | | 27, 28, etc. That residual effect is called the |
| directly affected (me!). The USA Moon is at 22.5, | | | | shadow period and that appears to me to be |
| so all the matters related to that Moon are being | | | | residual energy from the retrograde pattern but |
| affected. What does the USA Moon represent in | | | | where no truly new retrograde action takes place. |
| our country? The people, citizenry, home, hearth, | | | | This is not only true of our example, Mercury, but |
| family, nesting, mother country, feelings and | | | | should be true of the other planets as well. |
| emotions, my country right or wrong, I think we | | | | The aspect in question, which is currently at a |
| can see a bit of that going on with the run-away, | | | | pivotal point, is that of Jupiter and Neptune in the |
| over the top, expanded, wild imagination, untruths, | | | | sign of Aquarius. The first conjunction between |
| the citizenry emoting at town halls, you fill in the | | | | the two took place May 27, 2009 at 26 Aqu 29. |
| rest of the blanks. Just why is this a good thing? | | | | As it happens, Neptune stationed retrograde on |
| I have listened to the citizenry, the politicians and | | | | May 29, 2009. Jupiter continued trundling along until |
| the pundits as they have tried to 1) get a handle | | | | it reached 27 Aqu 01 on June 15, 2009 |
| on what is going on, 2) capitalize on the nonsense, | | | | whereupon it also turned retrograde. Neptune is a |
| 3) speculate beyond belief (which has tended to | | | | slow, ponderous planet not only because of size |
| make matters worse), and 4) show the best and | | | | and age, but because its orbit is just huge so its |
| worst of us as a country. Is there a positive | | | | motion in any direction will only advance a couple |
| here? Somewhere along the line a few have | | | | of degrees over months of time. Jupiter is also |
| mentioned that the heated discussion is useful, | | | | huge and old, but its tighter orbit causes it to |
| positive, our right as citizens, American (we were | | | | move faster and cover more degrees. Neptune |
| born out of revolution and our Founding Fathers | | | | will turn direct November 4, 2009 at 23 Aqu 22, |
| were revolutionaries), and purposeful, We certainly | | | | traveling a span of 3.5Es over a 4 1/2 month |
| are not ever going to wonder what people | | | | period. Jupiter, speed demon that it is by |
| thought of any point in this because they told it | | | | comparison, turns direct October 13th at 17 Aqu |
| like they saw it. | | | | 10. It traveled backwards about ten degrees in |
| Ours is an upstart nation to some of the world, | | | | about four months. |
| wild and woolly, and politics is a strange animal to | | | | Jupiter will then race to catch back up to Neptune |
| begin with. Have you ever watched the British | | | | which it will do December 21. 2009. The |
| legislature at work? They call each other names | | | | conjunction is officially done, but there will be that |
| and argue incessantly. Have you watched other | | | | residual effect until first Jupiter and then Neptune |
| countries as they not only call each other out, but | | | | get to the highest shadow degree of 27 Aqu 01. |
| pound on each other? We like to feel we're | | | | Jupiter does so on January 4, 2010. Neptune |
| civilized, but that's our veneer. Underneath, the | | | | arrives on March 10, 2010. Is it over then? |
| citizenry is irate. Promises made and not kept are | | | | No...slow, ponderous Neptune will retrograde back |
| going to bite the politicians. This is ferment pure | | | | in that direction on August 31, 2010, and will finally |
| and simple. Those news organizations and | | | | clear that point January 3, 2011. Can you see the |
| politicians that are not truthful are advertising their | | | | shadow still at work? The aspect perfects itself |
| own downfall because they are so very public | | | | over a much longer time than first glance allows. |
| with their perfidy. | | | | If the shadow is true in the later part the degree |
| October 13th is a pivotal point to the process. | | | | span, what about the earlier part of a shadow |
| Jupiter turns direct and starts to move toward | | | | effect when Neptune passed 17 Aqu 01 (the |
| the eventual conclusion, which is December 21st. | | | | Jupiter station direct degree) back in January |
| That does not mean that everything will go away | | | | 2006? The Mercury stand-alone shadow is a few |
| on that date. Have you noticed that life does not | | | | days at best, with slower moving planets taking |
| work that easily? We have stirred up a lot of | | | | several days. Shadows cast by conjunctions could |
| stuff, it will take us some time to work through all | | | | take years, especially when involving the slow, |
| of it. But as of October 13th we stop milling | | | | ponderous planets. If shadow is valid for Mercury, |
| around in the middle and start moving toward | | | | it should be valid for the other planets and any |
| bringing it to a conclusion. Will that conclusion be | | | | conjunctions they make. |
| positive or negative? This has been a pot stirrer | | | | Comments are welcome. |