Thoughts for March 2006

Thoughts for March 2006 - Starting the run up

28 February 2006

Graphic Ephemeris March 2006

Graphic Ephemeris 2006

New Moon 28 February 2006

A new moon conjunct Uranus takes us into the middle of the year. Saturn is about to station at 4 Leo, Mercury is about to station retrograde at 28 Pisces, Jupiter is about to station retrograde: writing this I get the feeling that the pieces are being recalled into their positions for Act 2 following the interval, that the five minutes to performance bell has rung and the cast are getting ready for curtain up.

Jupiter has made its first touch to Neptune but not to Saturn. The line up of these three planets climaxes in the summer with Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Chiron and Pluto bunching up around the 18th June and the Leo full moon on 8 August bring the Sun Moon opposition tightly in line with the Saturn Neptune opposition. Looking at the planets involved points us easily to the matter of power, resources and oil but we need to look more deeply to go beyond what our own prejudices bring to mind. It is too easy to write hysterical accounts of how we're all doomed. We need to consider all factors and judge with a clear head.

Jupiter is in Scorpio and has no essential dignity in its current position. When it back to the 14th degree it will be in it's own terms, currently it is in the terms of Venus, but this does little to counter the weight of dignity that its ruler has: Mars is highly dignified having rulership by sign, triplicity. Jupiter will also be in the face of Mars when it reaches 10 Scorpio.

Given that Mars has such influence with Jupiter we should look to see what condition it's in. Mars has no essential dignity in Gemini, a sign which is ruled by Mercury and mars is also in the terms of Mercury and the face of Jupiter; depending on whether it is day or night it's in its own triplicity or that of Saturn.

If we look in turn at Mercury we see little to encourage us as it's in Pisces, the sign of its detriment, and about to station retrograde and is in turn ruled by Jupiter, which we have already considered. We can see here a circle of influence, a chain of despositors and as none of the planets have any essential dignity we could liken this to the blind leading the blind.

As well as Jupiter, Mars and Mercury we also mentioned Saturn and Venus. How are they doing?

Saturn is in the sign of its detriment but it is in its own terms and face. This could be likened to someone who has been given a second chance but is still carrying a terrible reputation. Venus is in Saturn ruled signs for March and has no major dignity but will be in its own terms and face in some of the early degrees of Aquarius.

So nothing to ease our minds here. What we're trying to assess is which planets are dominant, which planets have influence with which other planets and of these planets which has more dignity; who's judgement is to be trusted and we can see this from the assessment of their essential dignity. If these were people we would probably not trust their judgement.

Mars is the planet on so many people's minds so it makes sense to look at its movement and other things it does. When it moves to the end of Gemini it will form a square with Pluto. Then it will move into Cancer, the sign of its fall, form a trine with Uranus and Jupiter completing a grand trine in water and when it enters Leo will conjunct Saturn at the same time as Saturn squares Jupiter.

The full moon is also an eclipse at 24 Pisces which picks up Pluto. What ever story is unfolding here we should become more familiar with its themes by then. The situation in Iran may be at the heart of what ever unfolds. It has planets in Pisces which will be picked up by the Mercury station and the Mars Pluto square. There have been speculations that the new oil exchange which will conduct its business in Euros will affect the USA's strategy and also the world economy. The Jupiter Saturn square is associated with economic and material matters. The underlying thread of the Jupiter Saturn conjunction in Taurus in 2000 having been picked up by the stations of Mars's retrograde motion last year gives us cause for following that train of thought. We await developments.