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Dear Capricorns It is all over the news- your ruler Saturn is back in Capricorn, in his sign of dignity and here to stay for the next 3 years. This homecoming is a big cause for celebration for all of you who have waited for a long 29 years. And to add to this celebration, this New year, the sign of Capricorn is hosting a sort of party, with Pluto, Moon and Mercury, all joining in to welcome Saturn back home, in the third house-this could well be a warm neighborhood affair, or with close friends and siblings especially, playing an important role in the fun. Since Saturn and Pluto together are involved, we can redefine the word neighborhood to include even neighboring countries to co-operate, and we will see them working together more harmoniously on projects that can have mutual benefit. This is an especially good time for capital projects requiring co-operation between multiple groups or guilds, building and construction, especially of recreational parks, neighborhood centers a

PLANETS IN EXALTATION Introduction Most astrologers ascribe exaltation, or the signs in which planets are known to be at their best. There is consensus that although there are even specific degrees ascribed to a planet in exaltation, it is generally said to be exalted, anywhere in the sign of its exaltation. Specific degrees are more helpful while studying personal or event charts. Here, we see how this may work, with some examples of cases where a planet in the sign of its exaltation has influenced the work of people. In astrology, each sign is attributed with a place among the triplicities and the quadruplicities.  The triplicities are formed by modalities, which are three: cardinal, mutable and fixed. These modalities are related to the seasons and four signs of each modality signify the birth, middle and end of the seasons.  The quadruplicities are formed by the elements which are four: Fire, Earth, Air and Water.  We note this here, in order to understand the sign of

“I don’t dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I’m dreaming for a living.” – Steven Spielberg, born December 18 Dear Sagittarians, In the past, I have written in this very monthly update, celebrating the extroverted nature of the lot of you. In fact, as a fellow Sagi said, the road to excess leads to the path of wisdom.  But this year, there seems to be conspiracy among the planets to keep your focus very much upon yourselves and what concerns you, both in terms of introspection and also, your personal wealth and your family.  We're beginning the journey of the Sun through Sagittarius today and already, we may all want to breathe a sigh of relief- no one can deny that a spell of dark, brooding self-inspection ( watery, emotional energy of November) has given way to a clear resolve, more energy of the fire sign, bringing action to what hope remains.  SATURN LEAVES SAGITTARIUS ON DECEMBER 19th, 2017 On many levels, we are noticing a broad s

Dearest Scorpio My dear passionate Scorpio, my guts are spilling over the keyboard as I type this, effusing out of me are so many things, all at once. So here it is, one thing at a time. On a personal, subjective note, this past year has been tough love for you. I have a Sun in Scorpio in the 10th house myself and I have also spoken to at least 3 other Scorpios who have all attested to one theme having a very large hand in their lives this year: appearance of the promise of ever lasting true love and happiness followed by betrayal of trust and loss of faith in love, for reasons completely out of your control. So, in trying to grapple with what has happened, I found us (yes) yet another mythology to tell us why we experience themes like this, over and over again in the story of our lives. Many people have written about the mythology of the Scorpio constellation and you will find many references to the story of Orion the hunter and Artemis (or Diana, as she is variously known).

Dear Librans, Hi. As I write this, on a worldly note, many deeply affective changes are afoot in parts of the world. And these movements concern Librans, arguably, to a greater degree than some others ( like our Piscean friends). This also concerns those especially with a Sun, Moon or personal planets like Mars, Mercury, Venus in Libra, with more immediate noticeable effects. Ruler of Libra Venus is a much celebrated planet, for she comes with a mysterious air surrounding her appearance, which anthropologists have documented has changed over the past few centuries. In my 20s, my friend Peta Searle and I used to pour over Anthony Aveni's research in his book Conversing with the Planets: How Science and Myth Invented the Cosmos ,   among other researchers on writers Julia and Derek Parker and the usual textbooks that for part of anyone interested in discovering more about themselves in relation to the cosmos. Aveni's book has radical evidence for various theories abou