Burning Down the House
As the Sun
passes from Gemini to Cancer at the Summer Solstice, it is
joined in a strong conjunction from Mercury, ruler of Gemini,
also in conjunction with the Mid Heaven – this is good for new
business ventures, sharpness of mind but also self-absorption and restless
tension. Moreover, it makes for very strong-wills and brings much
attention from authority, for better or worse, and public recognition
from work, reputations can thrive or fall.
Sun/Mercury - Chiron - Saturn T-Square
However
this high profile, upbeat energy gets a serious reality check from Saturn,
which brings a sense of alienation and inhibition and possible negativity,
gloominess and hypercriticism. Indeed, Chiron enters the scenario
and will form a Sun – Saturn – Chiron T-Square making for a very intense
focus on personal identity, self-esteem, repressed feelings and childhood
wounds as well as difficulty getting a message across.
A very
sensitive period for ego-based issues as weaknesses can be brought to the fore
that may require attention. The Sun-Uranus Trine should help alleviate
things with a sense of open-mindedness, self-awareness and intellectual
creativity. Surprise sudden events can occur. And the long-standing Saturn-Uranus
Trine should also help stabilize the new changes.
Mars-Jupiter-Pluto T-Square
If the
previous T-Square represented significant personal challenge, there is also
the strong Mars-Jupiter-Pluto T-Square, which is a continuation of the Spring
Uranus-Jupiter-Pluto T-Square, signifying the ongoing call for radical
socio-political change. Now the Jupiter-Uranus opposition has
temporarily faded, replaced by a series of volatile Mars-Saturn and Mars-Pluto
Oppositions and an upcoming Mars-Uranus Square. The effects of these
can be noticed so far with high-profile terrorists attacks in the UK and
political intrigues and turnarounds in the UK and the US.
So we have
a Mars-Pluto opposition which brings severe power struggles,
authoritarianism and fierce oppositions. The Mars-Jupiter Square
brings tendencies over-extending oneself, ego inflation and over-optimism.
The Jupiter-Pluto Square can bring conflict with power, obsession
and fanaticism. The Moon-Pluto Trine can soften some of the sting
of Pluto here. This powerful T-Square can represent a very ambitious,
productive energy for change and restructuring, with the power to overcome
obstacles.
Venus-Mars-Neptune & Venus – Neptune – Pluto Minor Grand Trines
Fortunately,
there are a couple of interesting Minor Grand Trines that help channel
the volatile energies in a peaceful manner. The Venus-Mars-Neptune Trine
brings a sense of altruism, charity, strong friendship and creative
intellectual imagination to the mix.
There is
also a Venus – Neptune – Pluto Minor Grand Trine symmetrically overlapping
the other one, making a kind of butterfly formation of Trines and Sextiles.
This brings depth to relationships, a sense of renewal and mind-expanding introspection. These
two aspects have a kind of beneficial hippy-trippy “Make love not war” vibe and
Venus is kicking up quite a storm or sensual and romantic passions. Additionally,
the Venus/ Neptune sextile forms a Yod with Jupiter,
placing Jupiter at the apex of a very complex , symmetrical figure composed of
a T-Square, Minor Grand Trine and a Yod (call it a
Hyper-Yod, to coin a term, or maybe an X-Wing Fighter).
It is hard
to say if there is a larger significance, but I think it shows the pivotal role
of Jupiter (in Libra) this year and the important Jupiter-Uranus
Opposition. The key to solving the Jupiter tendency for over-indulgence
and deluded optimism would be the Venus/Neptune Sextile acute
sensitivity to the needs and feeling of loved ones and the willingness
to put them before our own. The Mars/Neptune (Service, Charity) and Venus/Pluto
(Profound relationship insights) Trines can possibly figure as effective
keys in resolving this complex formation. This chart has some very difficult Pluto
and Saturn aspects, but it also has some well-placed complementary easy
aspects that gives it a very interesting complexity for dynamic evolution.
References:
References:
Robert Hand, Planets in Transit
http://www.billherbst.com/Comm21.pdf
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