Thoughts for October 2007
Fruits of our labours?

6 October 2007

Just to let you know about a couple of articles I've just done. You can have a look the astrology of what's going on in Burma or see how Waltham Forest Council is tramping on William Morris's grave.

Those of you who live in East London will probably know of the campaign to keep the William Morris House and Vestry House museums open. Walthamstow Folk regulars Roger Huddle and Ros Kane have done fabulous work to keep the threats to these cultural treasures at bay.

Please have a look at their website: Keep Our Museums Open and see if there's anything which you can do to contribute.

The latest, bleakest news was announced this morning: here.

Looks like I can pay for the Olympics through my local taxes but I'm not allowed to contribute to preserving my local heritage.

Apologies for being a bit emotional but this is just so much bo***cks.

23rd September 2007

Graphic Ephemeris October 2007

Libra Ingress 2007

Full Moon 26 September 2007

3rd Quarter Moon 3 October 2007

New Moon 11 October 2007

1st Quarter Moon 19 October 2007

Full Moon 26 October 2007

You might like to look at the astronomy for this month here.

This year - 2007 - has been extremely strange. As I sit here on the equinox, getting my site up to date, I look back on a year with great highs and lows. Thankfully the end and beginning were better than the middle. Perhaps Saturn in Virgo will straighten me out rather than killing me? Something tells me I'd better not put money on that.

We can already see the beginning of Saturn's message: "Take care of your food and water supply and the environment." We've already had two seasons of eclipses in Virgo and Pisces sowing these seeds. No pun intended, but we harvest what we sow and now it's time to see what grew in the field. Only a particularly stupid farmer would not pay attention to their crops until harvest time. Surely it's obvious that you should check that the crop you thought you'd sown is the one that's growing? Don't you check for weeds, that nutrient and moisture are sufficient but not excessive?

I may be pushing the farming metaphor a little - but I have five planets in Virgo so I think I'm allowed - but isn't it a little late to wait until you see there is a problem before you start to worry. Don't you think about worst case scenarios and have a plan just in case?

Since Saturn entered Virgo, midway through the eclipses in Virgo/Pisces, I've heard and seen many reports of problems with food supplies. Agriculture implicitly concerns water as you can't grow much when it's arid and dry. Not just in the UK but in the US also. This is just the latest report I've seen in the New York Times. This effect will be reinforced in the new year when both Jupiter and Pluto move into Capricorn. Earth signs demand practical solutions.

You can also see Virgo type trouble in the amount of news coverage of the NHS - National Health Service - in the UK and the various problems emerging concerning public sector pay. All service industries will feel Saturn's presence.

Earth isn't particularly imaginative. It doesn't follow a vision. This can shed some light on the recent financial problems in the UK. Northern Rock - a Saturn in Virgo name if ever I saw one - was forced to go to the Bank of England for a short term loan and this precipitated a panic amongst its customers. Modern financial systems are based on confidence not physical money. Something like 80% of money doesn't actually physically exist, it's just a number in a bank account. Just the kind of fancy idea which Saturn in earth is seriously uncomfortable with. This could be a problem as Jupiter and Saturn are due to trine each other from Capricorn to Virgo next year. Especially worrying is that these aspects are part of a series which began in fire with Jupiter in Sagittarius and Saturn in Leo. The outgoing trine is an expansive phase usually assoicated with increased economic activity. The UK, however, is heavily dependent on consumer debt. We've already had a blip in house prices - another earth idea.

We may have a clue about what will happen next when we have the final Jupiter Uranus square later in October. This shocks us out of our comfort zone. Lets hope that we don't land in the stinging nettles.