t’s Spring! It is the season of new growth, renewed vitality and the increasing pulse of action. Coming right up to the point of the Equinox was the debate over health care reform. It is interesting to notice that before planets move into Cardinal signs, they must pass through the sluggish last degrees of Mutable signs. Even though the Sun has now passed this celestial threshold, there is more to come on a larger scale to initiate the shifts and changes that emerge from the slow planets entering the signs of new seasons.
The last two weeks of March stirred up contention on many fronts. Perhaps you noticed increased tension in communications and decision-making in your personal life. The push of force was stronger than the willingness to come to consensus. Leadership is taking the upper hand now as an energetic of spring. This will be an advantage in business and in politics.
For a few weeks of late March into April, the power of leadership and strong intention will outweigh the struggle between the old ways of political negotiation versus the urge for radical change to get something done. Since Obama took office, the dueling forces in Washington have made it almost impossible to make real improvements for the nation. As a result, dissatisfaction and anxiety are mounting as a general state of the people. We might be surprised to see the President act powerfully in April.
This is a good time for gearing up to make personal changes. Physical energy in general is high. You might notice the urge to take a walk, get some exercise and be active. Take this in to account in your business planning. Use the energy as initiative to start new routines. It is a good period for sorting, recycling, and reviewing what you have learned in the winter.
April 18 to May 11 is that regular review phase we see three times a year. This time the focus will be around what we need to be more secure. In that, we find what we are willing to release. Social connections are a positive way to renew friendships and build alliances. Swap parties can be a way to find new homes for the “stuff” you don’t need anymore, while getting together with people you haven’t seen for a long time.
It is good to feel the energy in forward motion again after such a sluggish winter. There is potential for creative activities in the spring season that is exciting to watch unfold. The current of energy has brilliant and inspired ideas. There is a quality of achievements possible in this time that can bridge giant gaps of need and desire. If YOU have a great idea, pursue it. This can be a time of breakthrough and discovery. Just look at the level of genius some of our young people are displaying, like the winner of this year’s Intel Science Talent Search.
“Erika Alden DeBenedictis, 18, of Albuquerque, developed a software navigation system that would allow spacecraft to exploit low-energy orbits for the physics & space sciences project she submitted to the Intel Science Talent Search. According to the NASA-approved Interplanetary Superhighway concept, the gravity and movement of planets create a network of low-energy opportunities that allow for more efficient transit routes through the solar system.” (http://apps.societyforscience.org/sts/69sts/DeBenedictis.asp)
The spring of 2010 is the early bursting through of new social concepts, new answers to solving some of our community and national problems. While we still face a few dynamic hurtles in the way of big planet transits this month, they are a part of the ripening process of a changing world.
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Spring brings action
If it has felt like slogging through a bog in trying to move life forward these recent winter months, you can soon look forward to a change of energy. Mid-March will find us ready to put plans in action and take up new causes. This slack time is useful for review. From this, we learn what needs changing. In a time when the economy is so uncertain, we become more creative and inventive.
The first half of the month will work better if you tune in to your gut instincts and be attentive to the subtle things going on around you. Socially, it is a great time for connections, networking, and sharing insights on how to get by in tough times. In fact, this is a great time to collaborate with others. Be sure to keep your communications as clear and too the point as possible. This is a time when there can be confusion because we don’t articulate precisely what we mean. Watch out for vague commitments. Substance may be lacking. This will improve after the New Moon on March 15. Real promises can be taken seriously from the 17th to 20th.
Spring arrives on March 20, setting the stage for releasing the growing pulse in the undercurrent of society. Government is becoming increasingly a stupid game among the governing crowd to see who can create the biggest mess and not take responsibility for a country in distress. I might even suggest some potentially sinister activities being planned behind the scenes. Heaven forbid.
On the national level, there is a powerful force working to contain and control. President Obama is using Executive Orders to move presidential powers beyond the logjam of Congress. We do not hear about these things on the evening news. (You can learn about it on the internet, however.) There is a very slow transit coming on to the USA Moon, which represents the people of the nation that is likely to contribute to increased disillusionment, increased anxiety and fear, as well as an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. How do we combat massive collective depression? By working to support each other within the community and sharing information on ways to work together for our own security at the local level.
This time last year, I was expecting something like the Tea Party movement. I am surprised at who actually became the key players. Sarah Palin is becoming a major flag bearer for the movement. She is serving as an icon authority for the creation of delusion, disinformation, and inflammation of negative feelings. She speaks the language of fear and anger. There is a growing faction of opposition building up toward a crescendo in August. The energy of revolution is rising.
The last days of March are the turning point relative to the eclipses of December. The energies will support completion of projects and final tweaks before presentation. The Full Moon, March 29, will feel like a release of pressure. Solutions to problems will surface as we move into April. In the tradition of spring-cleaning, the first week of April will be a perfect time for things to come to the surface, whether that’s information or lost items.
If it has felt like slogging through a bog in trying to move life forward these recent winter months, you can soon look forward to a change of energy. Mid-March will find us ready to put plans in action and take up new causes. This slack time is useful for review. From this, we learn what needs changing. In a time when the economy is so uncertain, we become more creative and inventive.
The first half of the month will work better if you tune in to your gut instincts and be attentive to the subtle things going on around you. Socially, it is a great time for connections, networking, and sharing insights on how to get by in tough times. In fact, this is a great time to collaborate with others. Be sure to keep your communications as clear and too the point as possible. This is a time when there can be confusion because we don’t articulate precisely what we mean. Watch out for vague commitments. Substance may be lacking. This will improve after the New Moon on March 15. Real promises can be taken seriously from the 17th to 20th.
Spring arrives on March 20, setting the stage for releasing the growing pulse in the undercurrent of society. Government is becoming increasingly a stupid game among the governing crowd to see who can create the biggest mess and not take responsibility for a country in distress. I might even suggest some potentially sinister activities being planned behind the scenes. Heaven forbid.
On the national level, there is a powerful force working to contain and control. President Obama is using Executive Orders to move presidential powers beyond the logjam of Congress. We do not hear about these things on the evening news. (You can learn about it on the internet, however.) There is a very slow transit coming on to the USA Moon, which represents the people of the nation that is likely to contribute to increased disillusionment, increased anxiety and fear, as well as an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. How do we combat massive collective depression? By working to support each other within the community and sharing information on ways to work together for our own security at the local level.
This time last year, I was expecting something like the Tea Party movement. I am surprised at who actually became the key players. Sarah Palin is becoming a major flag bearer for the movement. She is serving as an icon authority for the creation of delusion, disinformation, and inflammation of negative feelings. She speaks the language of fear and anger. There is a growing faction of opposition building up toward a crescendo in August. The energy of revolution is rising.
The last days of March are the turning point relative to the eclipses of December. The energies will support completion of projects and final tweaks before presentation. The Full Moon, March 29, will feel like a release of pressure. Solutions to problems will surface as we move into April. In the tradition of spring-cleaning, the first week of April will be a perfect time for things to come to the surface, whether that’s information or lost items.
The bright side to the crisis is the potential for exciting and innovative developments. New businesses will come out all aspects of society as people begin to think of new ways to replace their lost jobs. Now that there is a more realistic recognition of personal value as earning power, people will be finding ways to make a living on what they are good at and by what they know.
The spring Equinox is an important beginning cycle for the year. On March 20, the chart featured Venus the planet of love and values on the horizon, essentially putting the focus on relationships and economic issues. The fact that Venus is retrograde points to re-evaluation. The American workforce is an arena that needs attention. All the energy seems to be focused at the top of the pyramid, while the actual force comes from the bottom; the workers. Jobs are the first place that companies cut costs. The self-protection built into the corporate model has been giving bonuses to the top, while seeing the workers as expendable. The Equinox chart suggests that this model of business needs to be adjusted. Tension will continue to brew with the public that is feeding the potential for civil disobedience in some form this month.
The new lunar cycle that began on March 26 conjoined with Venus, the planet of values, that is retrograde until April 17. This highlights all of the issues of greed and selfishness that seems to be the root of the economic crisis. A tight grouping of planets that brings a culmination of energies to focus on the need for deep healing is the internal challenge presented at the new moon. Put this into the perspective of a healing of social and cultural wounds that is dramatized by millions of Americans struggling for economic survival. There are still feelings of distrust and disgust focused on Wall Street, but soon we will find the optimism generated by new ideas and new beginnings.
President Obama became an international ambassador of America’s changed world attitude as he traveled through Europe meeting with world leaders. He addressed the international economic crisis by bringing about a surprising consensus among the G20 Summit leaders to collaborate and invest in the International Monetary Fund to improve the economy of third world countries. He ended his trip in Iraq meeting the troops and reaching out to the Iraqi government and people. President Obama’s trip coincides with astrological symbolism that represents a transformation of America’s values and political power.
While the President tries to polish a tarnished national persona, there continues to be a blending of the old and new administrations. One issue slipping into the current picture is the legalization of domestic wiretapping. It is disheartening to have the new administration reinforce the legal language that will essentially leave the American right to privacy a hollow statement. Obama’s own horoscope has some strong contacts to the USA horoscope express his personalized influence while acting as the head of government for the nation. He holds the influence to set controls on the silent and secret activities of the government. Such things as how the military acts against the ideals and beliefs of the general public. He can mesmerize or he can dash our hopes. There is more to discover in the new administration.
Mid-April has some strong energy that will prove to be instrumental in redirecting activities to stimulate the economy. Expect turbulence before the stabilizing of the market place. May has Mercury retrograde from the 7th to the 31st. This brings another review of the bailout process, which began back in October. The blockade happening in Congress continues to stall progress on into early June, when we might see some stabilizing events.
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