Saturn enters the Libra skySome think of the Saturn principle in astrology as representing a tough taskmaster, demanding excellence from his pupils. In this case, the Saturn principle is about mastery.
Others point to Saturn's role as the 'lord of karma' (what you give to life, life returns to you.) Here, the Saturn principle represents universal justice. Saturn is then seen as the force that crystallizes the energy of your thoughts, your feelings and your deeds and converts them into an objective experience. Like a boomerang, all that you send out returns to its source.
Complete objectivity, however, would not have a specific point of view, which is like asking how things look in the dark. Libra maintains several points-of-view and keeps juggling various options in order to reach a balanced assessment of a situation.
As people become selfish and self-centered out of fear that they are losing what they have, Saturn's two and one-half year passage through the Libra sky restores the principle of fairness in our everyday lives. The purpose of Saturn's work in this sign of the zodiac is to balance out the polarities, so that all that is disproportionate is adjusted and equilibrium is restored.
When the Saturn principle moves into the Libra sky, an intensified pressure is felt by members of society to participate in life according to the agreed upon rules of the game. Saturn in Libra motivates people to succeed in partnerships and in society in general by playing fair and square, by showing others the respect one would like to receive (the 'Golden Rule') and by ending up with lots of love in life.
Saturn enters the Libra sky on October 29, 2009-the eightieth anniversary of the stock market crash of 1929 in the United States, the day when the market lost 14 billion dollars.
This time,the passage of Saturn in Libra could herald the start of a new economic system. Ideally, it is also a time where people stop rushing in to fight one another and instead embrace compromise and conciliation as a means of resolving an issue.
Saturn moving into the Libra sky ushers in a period where goodness and loveliness prevail, for no consciousness appreciates all that is beautiful in the world more than Libra.
No work of art is entirely original, as everything a human being does rests on a past foundation of human knowledge and human accomplishment. Any person who has ever engaged in producing a creative effort that has lasting significance must submit to the laws of their craft. This entails showing deference to all that has come before, for only when there is a common frame of reference, can a work of art be truly appreciated by as many people as possible. This concept was expressed clearly and eloquently in a poem written by William McCall:
I slept and dreamt that life was beauty
I woke and found that life is duty
Straight is the line of duty
Curved is the line of beauty
Follow the straight line and you will see
The curved line ever follows thee.Paul Six August, 2009 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
The Sun enters the Virgo sky on Saturday, August 22
VIRGO The Sign of Service to the Earth Virgos are here to serve the earth and keep it functioning in good working order. They are endowed with a consciousness that focuses on keeping what is on the ground operating at its peak. They may not always do something about the mess that other people make; however, their discerning manner of observation takes every mistake into account. It is not always easy to be born under this sign because Virgo is extremely conscious of imperfection in a world that is far from perfect. Then again, if the world were perfect, there would be nothing to do.
On a personal and social level, most Virgo people are easy to be with--they are unassuming and appropriate to the occasion. They demonstrate purity in their self-expression. They are the counterforce to the egotism of Leo, the sign that precedes them. Even Virgo super-achievers are usually modest about their abilities, although they can exhibit conceit if they think they executed an assignment that matches their concept of perfection. Their extremely analytical mind, however, makes them nitpickers and they are rarely content with the results they create. After finishing a job, the next day they may want to go back to the drawing board and do it all over again. Maddening!
Virgo people are willing to go over an assignment to a point of tedium that would leave the other signs with a splitting headache. They perceive every flaw and every incongruity and treat the tiniest miscalculation as if it were a major blunder. Making mountains out of molehills is their specialty while larger issues hardly faze them in the least. They do not dismiss the possibility of a world beyond the one their five senses report to them. They simply prefer to give the major part of their attention to a reality that has a discernible basis.
Thus, Virgo is the most skeptical of signs and when you speak to them, it is best to stay on solid ground and apply a frame of reference that is obvious. Virgo wants to make things smaller because then they are easiest to grasp. Virgo wants to hold the universe in the palm of its hand. As Mother Teresa, who was born with Virgo as her sun sign said, "Do not try to do great things. Do small things with great love."
If we consider a soul who has come here in service and who gives total attention to every defect so that the world does not completely fall apart, then it becomes clear that work is love made visible. Getting up in the morning and laboring to keep a small corner of the universe working properly is as much an act of love as anything else. Yes, it is true that Virgo's penchant for analyzing something down to the bare bones can squeeze the heart out of a creative endeavor. On the other hand, too much heart when left unchecked by the mind's capacity for pruning can create excess that is hard to swallow. Virgo is the editor of the material world's passing parade, accounting for every nut and bolt and scrubbing clean every nook and cranny to make sure that the situation at hand does not get out of hand. It is a thankless job but Virgo's secret is that they feel best about themselves once they complete it.
New Forecast for the Future (for each sign of the zodiac.)Aries: Your inner voice keeps telling you one thing while the outside world has another tale to tell. You life is on the upswing and your busy schedule is about to get even busier. You love the feeling of being wanted and might want someone to cuddle up to, someone who lets you be who you are and gives you free reign. This month you are paying dues in almost every area of your life and you could use some tender loving care. No worries about the challenges you face. You go through the obstacles with the courage of the spiritual warrior. This is the time to face your dark side and give it the love that it needs.
Taurus: You are probably continuing to seek ways to bring in as much money as you can. There are debts to pay or why else would you need money? Stick to family members and close friends; you can have the best time in their company. You would like to present the world with a whole new concept and you are frustrated at the same time. There is a lot of detail involved and the project is demanding much patience. More importantly, first you need to know whether the outcome will make everything you have been through seem worthwhile. You do not want another case that ends in a no-sale. Then change the pattern by being the nice person that you are rather than the money grubbing miser that you do not want to be.
Gemini: Shout the news from the rooftops. Having been in semi-seclusion these past few months, you are ready to deliver the latest messages from the cosmos. While a bevy of your admirers are clamoring for your presence, you have something to do that is far more important. Your job this month is to translate high-frequency patterns of energy and information into patterns that have a down-to-earth vibration. You could be immersed in an endeavor of this nature in no time flat. You are eager to talk about it as well. Make sure that those who listen really understand what you are saying. There has never been a better time than now to explain anything that-up-to-now has kept several people in the dark.
Cancer: This is a marvelous period for your sign. You, however, are the worrying kind and so you review all the challenges without first acknowledging the assets you have to help you emerge victorious. Soak up all the information being circulated and then go back to your current base of operations and sort it all out. If knowledge is power, as they say, then you can prove to be highly effective, winning points in a debate that the eyes of the world are on. You could become someone who is loved by the people and from then on doors open up everywhere.
Leo: You have been through some intense experiences lately; now you want life to quiet down. The drama you are world famous for Leo is beginning to tire even you and you are finally able to throw in the towel and declare the game to be over. You could not care less who won and who lost. As far as you know, the winner is the one who walked away with love and that would be you. Your heart has always been in the right place. Still, love has been lost as much as it has been gained and that valiant heart of yours needs some serious healing. Do whatever it takes to restore the light and pray that love will always triumph in the end.
Virgo: In some ways, you may feel that your life is behind you now and the life that is ahead is another life, a new path that leads to an unexpected destiny. Ultimately, your key decisions are based on the most practical considerations. Only now, you have bravely entered the realm of the surreal, equipped with truth-telling devices to separate the sense from the nonsense. We do not need you to toil away assiduously; instead, we need answers. We are entering new dimensions and we need you to be our guide. Will you step-up or do we move on without you?
Libra: Even though the social season is on hiatus, invitations to a party from the chosen party giver seldom go unanswered. So many want to come to your party, Libra; however, you may not want everyone to come. Perhaps you can open up your mailing list and new energies can enter your life. Travel, to almost anywhere at any time, is a good idea and one that keeps running through your mind. You are tired of waiting for things to happen; you want to be what is happening. When are you going to see that you are? When nothing works anymore, free your anxieties and take off for worlds you never even dreamed existed. The past twelve months have definitely not been as 'good as it gets.' Perhaps it will all balance out in the next twelve. There is just a glimmer of a voice in the shadows and it is whispering how your fortune is about to change soon.
Scorpio: Spiritual energies can fill your living space during this period and while you sometimes seem to be standing still, you are actually moving at a very high velocity. Your closest compatriots help to keep you grounded once your travels have ended. Scorpio is the sign of endings and the sign of being in service to loss. Loss, however, is the prelude to transformation and that is your ultimate goal. You can sit there pretending that it does not matter if you have to settle for less, but it does to you. You refuse to succumb to resignation and you climb right out of that black hole of pain and face every issue that needs to be faced. You have the power of the phoenix--to die and then to rise again.
Sagittarius: If the wonder of a child is still retrievable in you, you are in for a mind-expanding ride through the game of life. You are undoubtedly impatient to start, as you would rather not wait for things. When your energy is flowing nicely, too many interruptions kill the magic. You aim straight for the target, permitting neither intervention nor intermediaries. There is just that one person that you share with more intensely than you ever thought possible. You feel so much more whole and complete now and ask yourself why for so many years you avoided the love that has wanted all this time to come into your life. Anyway, that is all in the past and these words are for the future and what they are whispering is-congratulations!
Capricorn: You have been working so hard that you have had scant time to really take care of yourself. You may feel an instant attraction to someone who offers you an experience that is so nurturing that you open up as never before. It is as if someone just saved your life. This person is not your one and only. It is someone you have never met before, yet who comes into your life and makes so much sense that you are sold. That person is teaching you about techniques that take you to a place you have never been. Finally you are ready to enter the world just beyond this one.
Aquarius: The star of your movie is everyone you meet, a brother or sister waiting to hear your words of wisdom or benefit from one of your simple acts of kindness. When you forget about yourself, the love you send into this world makes such a huge difference. We know that you are busy with your work but in every moment that you have to spare, please send good vibes to the souls you pass along the way. Many are in need of your upbeat energies and how you inspire people to be at their best. Do you not realize what a precious jewel you are bringing light into the darkness, as the smile on your face chases away every sign of despair.
Pisces: These days, you seem to be happiest by yourself. Relationships come attached to obligations that you would rather not have to meet. You want to be free yet you do not seem to be able to extricate yourself from all the needy souls who are just waking up to all the problems they have created in their lives. You have always wanted to offer your assistance and do anything you could to alleviate the suffering. Now, everywhere you turn, there is a cry for help. You cannot save the human race singlehandedly. Call for reinforcements. Then take some time for yourself so you can see once again that the world is still a beautiful place.
