by Lynn Hayes
If you’ve been feeling tense and anxious over the past few days, you are not alone! Mars, planet of aggression and the pure expression of Will, has been in a square formation to Jupiter, Chiron and Neptune. The square of Mars to Jupiter expands our desires and fuels our physical energy, but also makes us resistant to authority and longing for freedom. Mars in square to Chiron irritates our sensitive places and induces emotional reactivity. Mars square to Neptune can erode our confidence and create confusion. We know we don’t feel good, but why? It’s a mystery.
Mars is in Taurus now, and the Triple Conjunction is in Aquarius. These are fixed signs and there is not a lot of flexibility here. Often with a fixed square like this there must be an eruption before the adjustment can take place and you may be feeling this come to a head today.
All of this is part of the Full Moon eclipse in Capricorn that occurs today. The Full Moon occurs when the Moon is 180 degrees from the Sun, and the two are in signs that are polar opposites. With the Cancer/Capricorn polarity we are needing to balance the outer and inner worlds, the practical application of matter (Capricorn) and the sensitive emotional needs of the heart (Cancer).
Saturn is interacting harmoniously with the Full Moon and that helps us to ground the energy better than we would otherwise with all of the Mars chaos swirling about right now. Over the next couple of days, though, Mars will begin to settle down as it moves away from the Big Three and prepares to enter Gemini on the 12th.
Warning: Geeky astrological details ahead. A lunar event becomes an eclipse when it conjoins the lunar nodes. In astrological symbolism the nodes of the Moon represent our evolutionary direction from the past (South Node) to the future (North Node). As eclipses go, this one is not as powerful as some because the nodes of the moon are about as far as they can be from the Moon and still be called an eclipse (I believe the scientists use a 15 degree orb, or range, for an eclipse). Plus, the lunar nodes are what we call “out of sign,” because they are in a different sign than the Moon and Sun which means at 14 degrees apart, and in different signs, they are not really conjunct. In my view this lessens the eclipse effect.
posted July 7, 2009 at 10:17 am
Hi Lynn,
Was fascinated by your June 28th radio program and your thoughts on the Neptune/Chiron conjunction. I felt it was very well presented.
Related to the Ne/Ju/Ch theme, I noticed there is an exact Jupiter/Chiron conjunction (24 ‘55 Aq) on the day of the July 22 eclipse. This will form a t square to Obama’s natal Vesta (24 ‘58 Taurus) and natal Uranus (25 ‘15 Leo). There are other aspects going on in Obama’s chart during this eclipse that makes one wonder whether some big changes are ahead. Tr. Pluto still remains in close opposition to natal Venus (within a half degree). Tr. Mars at 6 ’58 Gemini in t square to Obama’s natal Pluto (6 ’58 Virgo)/ natal Chiron (5 ’19 Pisces) opposition. An exact Progressed Venus/Uranus conj. at 28 ’13 Leo opposite a very close Progressed Moon/south node conj (26 ’51/ 26 ’56 Aq). The 7/22 eclipse itself conjoins tr. south node, US progressed Pluto and more notably its opposition to Obama’s natal Jupiter and the ‘09 Inaugural Sun. There may be some ramifications to all this. Would you care to offer an analysis?
posted July 7, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I like the geeky details
posted July 7, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Hi Lynn,
I’m all for the geeky details too. Helps explain things for us student astrologers.
Thanks for yet another great post.,
Sue
posted July 7, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Yes, yes, geeky details for me too!
posted July 7, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Luuuuuuuuuv the “geeky details”.
I learn something about astrology every day.
posted July 7, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Hi Jerry, thanks for your comments! I’m glad you liked the radio show. That July 22 eclipse is going to really be something. I don’t work with Vesta (the asteroids don’t talk to me and I don’t consider Chiron an asteroid) so I can’t speak to this. Obama has had some big transits going on for quite some time – this is the final hit of Pluto to his Venus and it’s probably time for an Obama Update. I will explore in a future post.
posted July 7, 2009 at 6:08 pm
My god, I am revisiting all the fighting with local people here that I did about 7 months ago, almost place for place. Last night almost came to blows with a stranger.
Please make this stop! I thought all these outer retrograding planets had recreated late 2008
posted July 7, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Hi Lynn,
You wrote: “I don’t consider Chiron an asteroid”
I take that statement to mean, that in your view, Chiron plays a much more important influence in astrological affairs then that of the lesser known planetary bodies, such as Vesta, Juno, Ceres etc.
Although Chiron is technically listed as an asteroid in virtually all the astrological related material I’ve come across, I find your statement quite intriguing. In light of all the attention Chiron has been given recently in its shared role with the ongoing Neptune/Jupiter conjunction, would you care to elaborate?
posted July 8, 2009 at 7:47 am
Bill, I had a big fight with my husband last night too. The intensity should subside soon, and has more to do with Mars than the outer planet retrogrades.
posted July 8, 2009 at 7:55 am
Hi Jerry, I’ve been working with Chiron since the mid-1980s. At the time, the asteroids were just coming into favor and I eagerly devoured all the books I could get my hands on, looking for the feminine perspective in the chart. The asteroids have never spoken to me, although I do try to look at Ceres now that she has been elevated to planet status and may therefore have more significance. She does seem to play a role in how well we nurture our incarnation. But I digress…
Astrologers classify Chiron with the asteroids, as did astronomers originally. But it also has characteristics of a comet and was reclassified as Comet 95P. I think I’m going to put the rest in a blog post! Thanks Jerry.
posted July 8, 2009 at 8:21 am
Hi Lynn,
The feedback was helpful. Thanks. I think it’s worth mentioning, you’re not alone in regarding Chiron as an important feature to contemporary astrological studies. Many promminent astrologers have incorporated it into their analysis.
With that being said, what do you make of that exact Jupiter/Chiron conjunction in opposition to Obama’s natal Uranus at the time of the July 22 eclipse?
posted July 10, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Consider Kim Jong’s chart July 7th eclipse transiting Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune conjunct his sun at 27 Aquarius squaring his natal Uranus at 26 Taurus. Then consider the tech attach computer shut downs in Washington and South Korea coming from, what is alleged, North Korea on July 4th fulfilling his promise not with missiles, as he was too much in danger from US forces, but through Aquarian technology. Obama has that transit opposite his chart meaning possibly another cyber attack?