Planetary news this week!

Last updated on: January 23, 2009 at 7:17 am By Lynn Hayes

The next few days bring some powerful influences. A conjunction of the Sun to Jupiter is a beneficial influence that adds confidence to all of our endeavors, and a trine of Mars (energy) to Saturn (discipline) helps to provide the focus to get things done and manifest our desires and wishes. Venus (relating to others) forms a sextile to Mars (aggression) which helps to energize our relationships and aid in collaborative ventures. However, an opposition of Saturn to Venus suggests that... Read more

Chief Justice Roberts gets a Mulligan: A new inaugural chart?

Last updated on: January 22, 2009 at 7:31 am By Lynn Hayes

This article originally quoted the 7:30 pm time from the San Francisco Chronicle. I have updated the link to the two charts with the correct time and amended the post. Chief Justice Roberts flubbed the lines in the Presidential Oath of Office on Tuesday when he put the word “faithfully” in the wrong order. President Obama, evidently out of respect for Roberts, said the words exactly as Roberts had said them which led conservative commentators to complain that Obama wasn’t... Read more

Ted Kennedy collapses yesterday

Last updated on: January 21, 2009 at 7:12 am By Lynn Hayes

In the midst of the jubilant rejoicing yesterday at the Congressional Lunch, Senator Ted Kennedy Ted Kennedy collapsed with a seizure and had to be rushed to the hospital. Senator Kennedy was diagnosed with brain cancer last May, as transiting Chiron made the first swipe of a square to his natal Chiron. Chiron is the planet(oid, some say) that presides over the body/mind/spirit balance of an individual and is therefore often present when there is illness of some kind. The first phase of... Read more

Happy Inauguration Day! A look at the chart for the US

Last updated on: January 20, 2009 at 6:50 am By Lynn Hayes

No matter what side of the election you were on, there’s no denying that this is the beginning of a new era in American politics. One of the major planetary cycles occurring for the United States right now is the challenging transit (square) of Pluto (death and rebirth) to the Midheaven of the US chart (I use the Sibley chart), signifying the government and position of the nation in relation to the rest of the world. The last time Pluto... Read more

The Joy of Sadness

Last updated on: January 18, 2009 at 9:58 am By Lynn Hayes

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. — Chinese proverb A post in Beth Owl’s Daughter about Seasonal Effective Disorder started me thinking once again about the way our culture attempts to medicate all emotional reactions out of its citizens (and thank you Beth for that wonderful proverb!!). She writes: When I was many years younger, I used to be hit hard by what later... Read more

Astroshamanism by Michael Erlewine

Last updated on: January 17, 2009 at 9:10 am By Lynn Hayes

Michael Erlewine has recently returned to the Matrix Software company that he started, and he is making a big splash on the web. He has started a new sub-blogosphere over there as well. The Astrology.com site has posted a series of articles by Michael on AstroShamanism. The shamanic process is a core component of the work that I do with clients to help facilitate transformation, and this is where the modern and more psychospiritual styles of astrology differ from traditional astrology. Michael... Read more

Comet Holmes and the Blue Star Kachina

Last updated on: January 15, 2009 at 8:10 am By Lynn Hayes

My post the other day on Philip Sedgwick’s blog cited an article by Bruce Fenton on his site 2012 Rising about the Hopi “Blue Star Kachina” prophecy. My post echoed Philip’s dismissal of Comet Holmes as the “Blue Star Kachina” because I had completely forgotten the astounding behavior of Comet Holmes as it exploded in the sky last year. In a matter of hours, the comet brightened 400,000 times in a manner that scientists could not explain. I really should have remembered... Read more

Apple Inc News: Steve Jobs’ Mars Problem

Last updated on: January 14, 2009 at 6:32 am By Lynn Hayes

Steve Jobs is the creative genius behind the Apple Computing brand. After Jobs was forced out in 1985 the company floundered, reviving after he staged a takeover that brought him back as CEO. Jobs has an interesting chart with the Sun in Pisces. Pisces is the sign of spirituality and transcending the boundaries of ordinary physical reality. Pisces types are typically creative, inspirational, easygoing and meditative with a thirst for a spiritual experience. They are also emotional and can be... Read more

Philip Sedgwick on 2012 and my thoughts on the Mayan Calendar and Age of Aquarius

Last updated on: January 14, 2009 at 6:10 am By Lynn Hayes

Philip Sedgwick has a post on his new blog at Matrix that is chock full of interesting points to share. Philip is an interesting astrologer – he was one of the first astrologers to work with the Galactic Center point which was so much in the news over the past few years as Pluto made a conjunction to it. He is still exploring realms outside the boundaries of ordinary astrology, looking for ways to integrate the new Solar System into the... Read more

Mercury Retrograde and financial news

Last updated on: January 12, 2009 at 6:48 am By Lynn Hayes

Mercury turned retrograde yesterday, and the stock markets all over the world responded today with the expected reversal that usually occurs during Mercury Rx periods. In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average appears to have peaked around January 6 when Mercury (communication and ideas) began separating from Jupiter (optimism and opportunity) and reality began to beckon. Mercury, now appearing to travel backwards from our perspective on earth (retrograde motion) will approach another conjunction to Jupiter on January 15th when it... Read more