AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

“The birth chart is like a conference table, and the planets circling around it are like the different parts of your Self sitting around the table.  The Sun is the chairperson and represents your basic identity, the Moon reflects your emotional nature, the Ascendant is your style of “moving” in the world, and the Nodes are about your life direction and soul purpose.  The aspect lines cris-crossing in the center of the chart connect all this—all these voices in our psyche—showing where the conversation is divided and aligned, where it’s tense and where it’s flowing…. ”  (excerpt from book: " North Node Astrology: Rediscovering Your Life Direction and Soul Purpose" by Elizabeth Spring)

Today Sun and Mars close together in Aquarius are trine Saturn (retrograde) in Libra. This can provide a positive flow of focused energy to kick start new projects,  get jobs done etc. Saturn can direct the impatient energy of Mars in useful and concrete ways. As previously mentioned (see last few articles) , the Aquarian theme of freedom, independence and originality can manifest as rebellion, revolution and inventiveness. A trine (positive connection)  with Saturn in Libra could signal a good time for some productive work and/or  analysis of our relationships to see if they are working and if not, what to do about it.   A bit about Saturn: Saturn takes about 28-29 years to come full circle, and thus spends on average close to 2-1/2 years in a sign. Saturn challenges us to grow up.  It represents our lessons and duties that lead us to develop a sense of achievement and maturity, and can bring up issues with authority if we resist the rules and restrictions it imposes. If it is a

The New Moon in Aquarius brings out our need to be different, free, independent.  This is a good day to try something new and daring. New projects are begun, new seeds are sown, new thoughts are thunk...!! Innovative! Invent. Inspire...yourself. No one else is gonna do it for you. But watch our for Mars' feisty energy. Use it productively not destructively. There's enough fighting and rebellion happening in the world already. Not that that's a bad thing. Only we also need some positive good ol' Aquarian brotherly, sisterly, universal love thrown in the keep things in balance.  Peace Man!!! So make a wish, focus on your goal, set your intention.  Here's to an interesting and creative day, week, month. Imbolc is a Celtic Sacred Day marking the Half way point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. We're already halfway there folks. Light a candle or go find a Groundhog. See Saturdays blog(scroll down) for details.