Thoughts for January 2009

30 December 2008

It's always difficult to know what to write in January. Do you start with an overview of the year or concentrate on the month? Lets start with a look at the previous Capricorn Ingress where we find the Sun conjunct Pluto on the MC in London. Now it's important to understand what you expect to see when you look at an ingress chart. Don't get excited that the Sun is at 0 Capricorn - that's going to be there in every Capricorn Ingress chart, it's what the chart is. The fact that the Sun is conjunct Pluto is more unusual but all ingress charts for the next few years will show Pluto conjunct, square or opposed to the Sun due to Pluto being in the early degrees of Capricorn. This marks the current period of time, echoing the authoritarian edge and control freakery which is common at the moment. But the fact that this conjunction is found on the MC is highly significant for the UK and other locations on the same meridian. These three symbols bring together the revision of business and finance with authority. Perhaps this reflects the conviction found in the UK that the Government is actually in the position to do something to alivieate the current situation?

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