The sheer force of PLUTO’S violent eruptions drowned out whispers of shady
deals.
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I know PLUTO is not the threat it once was, because Uranus has figured out
how to do pretty much do all the same destructive things as PLUTO.
In addition, I hear this fact altered their relationship considerably. They
barely meet these days. Moreover, when they do, it is usually an awkward
mis-step and they pivot and spin in opposite directions.
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Chapter Two: The Signs
The Road the Planets Choose
Aries
First, we encounter ARIES. A planet choosing the ARIES road, will find itself on a Drag Raceway:
They have to be first. Winning is paramount - move quickly to the head of
the line.
Let us try out our friend, the Moon, on the drag raceway that is ARIES.
We know the Moon has its phases. If we are looking at the first quarter
Moon in high-spirited Aries, this, most likely, places the Sun in Capricorn.
Glancing back at the Moon fixing dinner, the First Quarter was when the
Moon ran into some obstacles.
We might infer from the previous chapter that, if the Moon were in a big
hurry because of her placement in ARIES, the whole meal would turn into a
burned, sticky mess!
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Compounding the problem would be the Capricorn Sun requiring her to pay
dearly for this disaster.
We see the Moon getting on the phone and ordering from a nearby
restaurant. The added expense for the wasted food and costly take-out
order causes the Moon to go over her budget and experience a financial crisis
later in the month.
This creates tension for the Moon, as she always likes to stay within her
budget.
When the Sun picks ARIES every spring, we see the speeded-up growth and
continuous blossoming of the early season flowers. The ARIES sun can be
viewed as somewhat precocious; always dipping into new sources of energy
to spur itself on to greater accomplishments.
As the sun enters ARIES in March, people usually re-evaluate their cars or
trucks. Maybe they need new tires for higher performance or their battery
just barely made it through the winter and demands replacement.
There is a surge in purchases seen at the car dealerships and parts stores.
Mechanics are booking more routine tune-ups, all because the consumer is
intent on improving the feats their cars can accomplish.
The Sun in ARIES is all about peak output. ARIES sun people are always
pushing themselves to achieve, to be first and to be best.
Mercury in ARIES answers your questions before you ask. They are eager to
read the last chapter in that steamy romance; a genre that appeals to their
highly-sexualized imagination. Mercury in ARIES likes Post-it® notes because they can quickly jot down the thoughts that speed through their minds before
another idea takes shape.
When a woman with Venus in ARIES enters a nightclub, she acts and dresses
as though she’s the main act on stage. Here, Venus gives into the glitzy,
sexy ARIES.
If she is wearing fishnet hose, a rhinestone on red halter and shiny black
mini skirt, you don’t even have to go online and check out her birth chart.
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She has Venus in ARIES. Similarly, men with Venus placed in ARIES find
that “in your face” style quite a turn-on.
Man your positions! Full speed ahead! This is Mars in ARIES. There are new
battles to be fought daily. Mars in ARIES is in its own element. The high
energy accompanying this placement can accomplish tremendous amounts of
work. The Mars in ARIES individual works extremely hard all day and slips
into bed at night eager to play.
If Jupiter is located on the ARIES speedway, the individual finds an eagerness
for life’s experience that sometimes foregoes higher education. Their motto
should be Live and Learn. They make some of the finest mechanics,
technicians and surgical aides. They keep expanding their knowledge of the
job years after they have mastered the skill.
Saturn in ARIES tends to demand perfection. Being first becomes being first
with the best laid-out plan. Strangely, inertia can strike these individuals.
They find the slightest bit of oil on their car engine and refuse to enter the
race. They never trust their exactingly thought-through plan for action.
In this sense, they probably make great planners, but the fear of a slight
mistake prevents them from taking the action necessary once the plan is
completed. A “back to the drawing board” mentality, constantly nags at
them.
It takes about eighty-four years for Uranus to move through all twelve signs.
So, this is very much a generation placement (all people born during each
seven year span will have Uranus in the same sign).
During the seven years Uranus spends in Aries, some of the most advanced
and surprising innovations happen in the area of automobiles. Inventors of
breathtaking concepts in automotive engineering can be found with this
placement.
It also serves well for the Generals planning military battles. Their brilliant
strategies to conquer the enemy sometimes find their way into military
history annals.
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Being a slow mover, Neptune is a bit out of its element in the fast-moving
lane ARIES presents. Neptune’s navigation usually involves large bodies of
water or fog-laden countryside.
The question is how quickly can they really be traversed?
Or, is it even wise to attempt a speedy crossing?
Since Neptune hasn’t been in ARIES for over one hundred years, our first-
hand knowledge is absent about this placement.
As with Neptune, Pluto takes its own good time moving through the signs.
We wouldn’t be badly served if we glanced back into history for salient
examples of both Neptune and Pluto in ARIES as these placements will be
coming up again in the next fifty or sixty years.
My musings on Pluto in ARIES, conjure up visions of nations burning through
mountains of the public’s money.
I see armies using devious, underhanded tactics to win wars.
Cars? Maybe they truly will run on water! But, what’s in the water? And will
it be rationed? Hum………..
Here we are back observing the Moon who has embarked on the TAURUS
thoroughfare. She has her prettiest apron on while she carefully washes her
hand-painted bone china (dinner service for twelve). She smiles,
remembering the compliments that she received when she used it for the
highly successful family gathering yesterday.
She wanted to spend the last bit of time with the relatives, so she only rinsed
and stacked the dinnerware last night.
As comfortable as the Moon is when she’s in TAURUS, she’s expected to have
a big bank account.
She acknowledges that she must have the top-of-the-line provisions and you
can’t always find them on the close-out counter!
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Taurus
Flowers, flowers everywhere! It must be May! When the Sun ambles down
the road much is in bloom. The sun is displaying its most fertile, attractive
side.
Taureans are all about beauty and appearance. But, just as the flowers
require feeding and pruning to remain at their peak, the TAURUS native
needs to be well fed and comfortable in their surroundings in order to reach
their peak.
An ideal evening for sensual TAURUS would be slipping into their silk robe,
donning fluffy warm socks and relaxing in their leather easy chair. Oh, and
shut the phones off for them.
Mercury may need a push to get on to the TAURUS thoroughfare. They may
want to stop for a snack before actually pulling onto the road. But, once the
trip starts, they are in it for the long haul. This won’t be a sight-seeing
venture. And don’t even suggest an alternate route! This is the map! Just
follow it! And don’t exceed the speed limit. Mercury in TAURUS has allotted
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a measured timetable and will arrive at their destination at the agreed-upon
moment. Oh, and don’t forget the extra soft back cushion for the driver.
Talk about dimpled darlings! When Venus in TAURUS is presented for her
coming out party, we see all the charm and beauty that personifies the sign
TAURUS. All the foregoing comes with a price! Expect weekly facials and
manicures. A beauty mask will be found in the Venus-in-TAURUS
Chippendale table, next to the King-sized bed.
The costly designer clothes hanging in all three of their closets may be a few
years old, but they wreak of timeless elegance and fine taste.
Venus in TAURUS is also not fond of one-night stands. They attract the
wealthiest, best educated prospects and proceed on to marrying upwards.
Mars struggles to get let on to the TAURUS thoroughfare. Mars is used to
speeding up and passing around anyone not moving up to speed. Mars
questions; “What’s all this letting the person on the left go first?” TAURUS, if
anything, is an agreeable sign. Mars wants to win, period. TAURUS asks “win
what - first place in the graveyard? No, thank you, I’ll move at my pace.”
Mars is slowed down by the style and elegance TAURUS infuses. TAURUS
asks why buy a racy sports car? Don’t you want to be comfortable? Mars in
TAURUS may also have large sensual appetites, but the courses are taken
slowly.
As Jupiter ambles into TAURUS, with preconceived notions firmly in place, we
see them choosing a transcontinental flight for this trip. That will give them
plenty of time to go over the lecture they will be giving in the upcoming
semester. These aren’t new ideas Jupiter will be presenting, but the
audience will be fresh.
For the past twenty-five years Jupiter has been lecturing on the botanical
significances in contrasting philosophies. Each semester, new faces find
fascination with the same well-worn ideas. Jupiter in TAURUS won’t break
new ground in their field. But, they will provide a pleasant diversion for
hungry minds.
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If you’ve ever had a banker turn you down for a loan, you are already
acquainted with Saturn in TAURUS. He pats his perfectly layered (possibly
dyed) head of hair, and confides that you have over extended your credit-line
and future attempts at using it will be denied. Saturn in TAURUS reminds us,
sometimes a bit sternly, that we must live within our means! This is a grim,
but repeated, message for the person with Saturn in TAURUS. If they learn
from it, Saturn in TAURUS will provide a steady flow of cash.
When Uranus was last seen taking the yellow brick road through TAURUS, it
was in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s. Sudden earth-shattering events
were happening throughout Europe. But Uranus, being very subdued and
sluggish in TAURUS, allowed people to ignore (or maybe smooth over) these
events.
Uranus can’t show its most startling and dynamic effects while in TAURUS.
It’s too comfortable and this is only harmonious with the density of the
planet, not to its sudden shocking movement!
Now, we are exploring Neptune as it chooses TAURUS to cross its covered
bridge. Taurus has put on a few pounds lately and, if Neptune loads too
much more baggage into Taurus’ trunk, the bridge may give way and splash
down into the murky river.
No weight limits are posted, so it is unsure what might happen. The bridge
appeared to be the ideal way to cross over the deep river below, but Neptune
really can’t assure TAURUS that this will be safe.
All the charm of the quaint, covered bridge has dissolved by the time
TAURUS gets up there for a closer look. TAURUS, being a practical sign,
refuses to take on this extra, highly impractical, guest. “Sometimes, all you
can do for Neptune is not get yourself sucked into their dreamy, impractical
plans,” TAURUS mutters as he drives away.
It has been a long time since Pluto beckoned TAURUS to engage on a trip
through the old Blue Ridge Tunnel. Since it won’t be coming up for quite
some time, TAURUS assumed Pluto would be back in jail by then and so he
absent mindedly agreed to the venture.
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As TAURUS confides to his friends and family that he has made these plans,
some of the history of the Tunnel comes out through these conversations.
Does TAURUS want to be knee-deep in stagnant water?
How about the giant species of rodents that populate the place? Will those be
to his liking?
It is no use!
Every time TAURUS attempts to have a friendly relationship with Pluto, it
turns in to a fight for survival. Nevertheless, Pluto has always returned to
TAURUS each time with new schemes. Actually, the rumor is that TAURUS,
through his influential position on several boards, started the movement to
demote Pluto years before their planned, upcoming meeting.
We can reflect backward to the latter part of the nineteenth century when
Pluto last hooked up with TAURUS. Check it out to familiarize yourself with
famous people born during that time and the events that shaped the period.
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Gemini
Here we are, back on the Moon. She will select GEMINI for her vehicle this
time.
As we go to the kitchen, we see the GEMINI Moon preparing the meal. She
picks two entrees; an airy, egg-white only mushroom quiche and a tasty
chicken and grape salad.
She is using up the last of the baked chicken she made a few days ago. In
addition, if she does not do something with the mushrooms soon, they will
begin to deteriorate.
She also takes the grapes from the fruit arrangement she has had on the
table all week.
GEMINI Moon does not have abundant energy or resources for domestic
activities.
The phone rings constantly, and she stops to chat for a while. Then, the mail
carrier comes to the door, and she needs to sign for a package. He turns to
leave and she remembers to hand him a birthday card addressed to her twin
sister.
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Yes, regrettably, she will be a year older. However, for some years now,
their age has been a shared secret. They decided jointly to remain young as
long as they can!
When the Sun pops in to GEMINI, the bees dart from flower bloom to bud,
passing on the necessary ingredients for successful pollination. Similarly, the
GEMINI sun person successfully passes on bits of information gleaned in their
travels.
Sometimes it just gossip that they spread but, at other times, important facts
and rumors are forthcoming from the communicative GEMINI sun.
E-mail was created for them as well as instant messaging. Getting out the
word is a job befitting the GEMINI. If you want the whole world to know
about your latest accomplishment, you need only tell a GEMINI; they will
broadcast it for you.
The newspaper and blog arenas are populated with GEMINI types, eager to
pass along information and opinions they have gleaned from others.
Swift moving Mercury is in its element in GEMINI. If you need a speaker for
your club meeting, call on a member with Mercury in GEMINI. They will
amuse and inform without digging in too deep. They usually have enough
knowledge of almost any subject to fill a fifteen to thirty minute talk and find
a way to promote their latest book or magazine article at the same time.
Mercury in GEMINI likes to accomplish two things at the same time. They
can talk on the phone while reading and answering their abundant emails.
Try it sometime; it is not as easy as they make it look!
Venus in GEMINI takes on a sportier, asexual wardrobe. In their closet (that
used to be an unused hallway), they both hang and stack flat the jeans,
pants, blazers and round-neck tees that comprise their day to day attire.
The always seem to have a couple of interested suitors on the line. They
have been known to date identical twins, at the same time! No one but
Venus in GEMINI could focus on the subtle differences between them to know
exactly which twin they were with.
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If conversation and light gossip is important in your relationships, there’s no
better companion than Venus in GEMINI.
GEMINI Mars has a highly aggressive flirting technique. They use it from the
first moment you meet them. However, like the industrious bee, when they
have won you over, it is on to the next conquest.
Usually, they will offer to pick you up in their car. This gives you a chance to
take in all the dashboard gadgets. Their navigation system is absolutely
state of the art. An extra cell phone is built into the console. This phone has
call-back and recording features, while holding in its memory photos of the
one hundred or so most recent callers. It very much resembles a telephonic
VCR if there were one.
There is no sense wasting energy not liking the Mars in GEMINI because he is
gone as quickly as he buzzed in.
When Jupiter steps onto the GEMINI path he gets a little confused, there is
so much to take in. Jupiter cannot choose between an Ivy League University
and the more sheltered environment of a parochial system. There are
advantages to both.
But, once he decides on the parochial college, the next problem is that he
doesn’t want to go that deeply into any religion. He just wants an objective
overview of all religions.
He stumbles through history and science, vaguely remembering snippets
here and there. What does all this concentrated learning have to do with him
becoming the owner of a Ferrari dealership?
All through his sophomore year, he spends weekends flying across the
country to Las Vegas trying to beat the dealer at blackjack. If this goes on
much longer, his trust will start to negatively amortize!
So, he sits down for a few minutes at the five-dollar slot machine. He pumps
a total of three thousand dollars into it.
When he gets up and starts walking away he realizes he left his room key
next to the slot he was playing. He retraces his steps only to find a Japanese
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tourist jumping up and down in front of the one armed bandit he just left.
They hit the Progressive Jackpot for $377,000.00 on HIS machine! Tough
Luck!
He reaches into the side of the machine where he left his room key. There’s
nothing there.
There is the lesson for Jupiter in GEMINI. Be very appreciative of what you
are exposed to and endowed with; save it, hang on to it, let it grow.
There isn’t always more out there for the Jupiter-in-GEMINI individual!
I am pretty well versed on Saturn in GEMINI. My father had it, my
grandfather had it and I too have Saturn in GEMINI.
Initially, none of us were able to finish our education, and probably
appreciated our higher learning more, because we struggled obtaining it.
Since it takes twenty-eight to thirty years for Saturn to cover all twelve
signs, most people reach mental maturity when Saturn returns for the first
time to the position it was in at your birth.
Much is written about this critical time in one’s life. Saturn’s lessons in
GEMINI usually relate back to early education, responsibility for a sibling or
siblings, or difficulties with daily transportation.
When Uranus enters GEMINI for its customary seven-year visit, there can be
sweeping changes in the way we teach our children. In addition, folks born
with this placement of Uranus tend to be more radical and innovative in
creating their syllabus, and in their teaching techniques.
Their own primary education may have been sporadic, interrupted or
unconventional.
Pitchblende, a radioactive mineral, is important commercially only for its use
in making Uranium. Similarly, these two products are closely akin to the
planet Uranus. Their main usefulness is their explosive ability.
Applying that explosive ability is how I like to describe the effects of Uranus.
Wherever it touches another planet or inhabits a sign, things relating to that
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Planet or Sign are highly explosive and subject to major disruption. And, due
to the radioactive quality existent, any affected planets can mutate into
something much greater or on a larger scale than they were previously.
With Neptune in GEMINI, there is usually some deceptive communication.
Everyday conversations can become vehicles for illusory storytelling. The
classroom can become a place where children are not given information.
They are taught idealized concepts that have no foundation in the truth.
The vehicle GEMINI chooses here will resemble the