Astrology by Mary MacLean

This New Moon is in Pisces at 6 degrees.  For some of us, it will be Feb. 25^th, 2009 because of the time changes.  For my area it will be Feb. 24^th, 2009.  This also happens to be my baby sister Roseanne’s birthday.   Happy Birthday New Moon Baby Sister.  The world should be at your feet this year. (Pisces, feet, get it!) Another Birthday Girl in Las Vegas is glamorous Linda Crane.  Happy Birthday to you! I like wishing people Happy Birthday so I will continue to do so.   If you have someone you would like me to mention, please drop me an email. 

  Back to the New Moon in Pisces.  What house does it take place in for you?   Take note of this house because this is the area where the challenge appears.  If you have any planets in water at this degree, you will be floating in a sea of clouds.  If you have any planets at this degree in Virgo, Gemini, Sagittarius or Pisces, pay attention to what is going on around you.  This will be a time of change.

I want to introduce you to one of my students, Vickie Kayser, who lives in Hartford Ct..  I love the way she writes and visualizes astrological aspects.  She is going to write an article this week on the constellation of Pisces.  Please read her article next Monday.  Thank you. 

Certain areas of our lives have slowed down a bit in order to give us time to breathe and catch up with life and current events.  After March 1^st, 2009 Mercury will be at the point that it went retrograde and we will be all caught up.  Mercury is the planet of communication; therefore, it’s no wonder that communications have been slow in coming.   For those of us that are anxiety ridden, please take a deep breath.   These last two Eclipses are in effect for 6 months.  The soonest possible date for things to turn a corner is April 29^th, 2009 or May 9^th, 2009.   Everyday you will be one step closer to your objectives.

Venus is going retrograde on March 6^th, 2009 and journeys back to Pisces where Venus is at its best when it comes to romance.  Venus rules Libra and Taurus.  Now take at look at where these houses land in your chart and you will see where to expect some delays or changes.  If you look ahead to April, you will see that Venus will conjunct Mars on April 22^nd, 2009 which is the ultimate goal of this Venus transit.  It’s connection with its cohort Mars creates a bonfire of a new beginning. 

Saturn is still retrograde and goes over the degrees of 18, 17, and 16 (in that order) this month.  This will take you back to the month of October 2008 and you will be asked to make decisions on events that are about to repeat themselves.  This is only possible if you have personal natal planets at these degrees in Virgo, Gemini, Sagittarius or Pisces.  If this is the case, you will be letting go of your comfort zone to achieve new goals with new challenges. 

Uranus moves from 21degrees of Pisces forward to 23 degrees.  The Saturn Uranus opposition has now rescinded into the past but promises more to come later on in the year.  Uranus offers you a wonderful trine to any planets you have in water signs (Cancer Scorpio Pisces) at these degrees.  If you are looking for challenges, look at Virgo, Gemini, Sagittarius and Pisces at these degrees.

Neptune travels from 24 degrees of Aquarius to 25 degrees.  If you have any planets in Leo, Taurus, Scorpio and Aquarius at these degrees, you may find that events are not so crystal clear. 

Pluto, the planet of transformation, continues its transit thru Capricorn and connects for the first time with 3 degrees of Capricorn.   It goes retrograde on April 3^rd, and does not return to this position until the end of the year.   Pluto retrogrades to 0 degrees on September 11^th, 2009 and then turns stationary direct.  If you have any planets in this position in any Cardinal sign (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn), you are about to enter a time of transformation.  This can be intense but it will be well worth it. 

Now that I have given you the update, I hope you will get a little more information from the following monthly forecast.

Please be sure to read your rising sign as it will resonate with your personal chart.  

ARIES-(March 21-April 19)

This New Moon takes place in your 12^th house of the past, preparation and institutions, the subconscious and connection to the universe.   This placement is a concerted effort to get all your ducks in a row.  There is time to prepare for events that will be taking place in the near future.  This is also a time for meditation and connecting with the part of you that directs your future and personal goals.  Because of the Neptune haze that surrounds everything,  you will have to be extra diligent. 

TAURUS-(April 20-May 20)

This New Moon takes place in your 11^th house of goals, hopes and wishes.  ” The times they are a’changing. ” This placement reinforces the goals you have set forth to accomplish or helps you dismiss them if they are too lofty.  Your friends and fellow confidants will help you distinguish the real from the utterly fantastical that you may be hanging on to.  

GEMINI-(May 21-June 20)

This New Moon takes place in your 10^th house of career and standing in the community.  Your direction seems to be career oriented and I am hopeful that you will be pushing the envelope this month.  There will be challenges to what you do and how you do it.  It is all about how far you can stretch. 

CANCER-(June 21-July 22)

This New Moon takes place in your 9^th house of higher education, foreign affairs legal matters and philosophy.  The inference here is that there are new ideas starting to percolate all around you.  Your rising sign is in trine, thus, your thoughts are insightful and visionary. 

LEO-(July 23-August 22)

This New Moon in Pisces at 6 degrees takes place in your 8^th house of partnership finances, other people’s money,  sex, death and taxes.  (We are all getting ready for taxes. )   This New Moon is not as clear as you would want but it is clear enough for you to make some decisions.  It’s about what you want and what you will give to get it.  

VIRGO-(August 23-September 22)

This New Moon in Pisces takes place in your 7^th house of partnerships.  You are the constant romantic and this New Moon only increases your desire for romance.  I really think all you need is a long vacation.  Far be it from me to tell you to stop worrying. 

LIBRA-(September 23-October 22)

This New Moon in Pisces takes place in your 6^th house of everyday work and health.  The idea that you may not be doing what you should be doing in this life has constantly been going thru the back of your mind.  You may be right but the time is not now. 

SCORPIO-(October 24-November 22)

s New Moon in Pisces takes place in your 5^th house of children, creativity and love affairs.  The activity can happen in any and all of the above areas but I bet you are hoping for love affairs.  This New Moon has a romantic quality about it and offers you great ease in this month’s adventures.

 SAGITTARIUS-(November 22-December 21)

This New Moon in Pisces takes place in your 4^th house of home and core issues.  Take some time to organize how you want to do things and what is the most important goal you need to reach.  Compassion and feeling are the common denominators in this equation. 

CAPRICORN-(December 22-January 19)

This New Moon takes place in Pisces, your 3^rd house of communications and community.  Mercury retrograde will now be picking up speed and communications will be forthcoming.   The opportunities that come from this New Moon are a little bit gilded.  Look carefully. 

   AQUARIUS-(January 20-February 19)

This New Moon takes place in your 2^nd house of finances and love or what I call values.   You may have some choices to make.  Keep in mind that nothing is over until the fat lady sings.  Jupiter in Aquarius promises many opportunities. 

 PISCES-(February 20-March 20)

This New Moon in Pisces takes place in your 1^st house of personality and how people see you.  You may find there are changes in and around you this month.   This could be a month of celebrations and new beginnings.

Jupiter in Aquarius 

Jupiter enters Aquarius on January 6^th, 2009 and truth, honesty, ideals and the humanitarian spirit have entered the arena of our lives.  The most startling example of Jupiter in Aquarius is our President-Elect Barack Obama.  On the day of his inauguration he will have a transiting Jupiter conjunct his natal Jupiter in Aquarius.  Interesting! Aquarius is ruled by Uranus, the planet of the unexpected, exciting, idealistic, and freedom loving.  Jupiter, the planet of expansion, has entered the constellation of Aquarius.  A marriage made in heaven.  Jupiter does not leave Aquarius until January 18^th, 2010.  This Jupiter cycle takes about 13 years to return to this position.  Jupiter leaving Capricorn has left a series of organized and lofty goals for us to accomplish and Jupiter entering Aquarius provides us with the necessary inspiration and hope to accomplish them. Inspiration is a given with Aquarius.  We will find ourselves willing to give more of ourselves to others.  Aquarius is a Fixed Air sign and considered to be very mental, stubborn and a bit eccentric.   You will find that you are more open in these areas and less likely to hold much of a mean spirit.  

Jupiter in the 1st House, also called the Ascendant, represents the body,  in appearance, vitality, health, energy and how others see you.  Jupiter entering this area will be very personal to you.  One of the first things I think of is that you may gain a few pounds.  I also think that travel would be one of the things that impacts you most this year.  Jupiter in the 1^st house is considered to make you more expansive in all 1^st house matters. “Expansion of the personality.”

Jupiter in the 2nd House of values; how you use them, how easily they come to you, resources you build for yourself. If you have Aquarius in the 2^nd house of values, Jupiter entering this area will deal with the value that you put on things.  The first thing I think of is more money.  This is very likely to be true for you this year, but with the Uranus influence, it may come quickly and go just as fast.  You will be making money and spending money.  You may look at your relationships a bit differently as love is a value judgment and 2nd house matter.  “Expansion of independent values.” 

Jupiter in the 3rd House of communication; thinking, talking, primary education,  writing,  newspapers, radio, TV, magazines, daily publications, transportation, daily commutes, short trips, brothers and sisters, neighborhood and immediate environment.  If you have Aquarius in the 3^rd house, you are definitely an independent thinker and, more than likely, prone to some kind of computer work.  That is the Uranus influence. You are already a communicator.  3rd house is communications and community and Jupiter entering this area can say many things about where you work and what you will be saying.  Jupiter here expands your communication and expands your horizons when it comes to where you work and your community.  You may find yourself doing some volunteering or getting more freedom from your work.   “Expansion of communications in and around you.”

Jupiter in the 4th House(also called the IC) represents the of home: family, parents, core issues, emotional security. If you have Aquarius in the 4^th house, you are likely to have a very open and airy home as well as lifestyle; maybe a bit eccentric but that can be good.  The 4^th house is representative of your home and core issues.  Jupiter entering this area is likely to bring in some expansion on the home front, such as remodeling. Acquiring a larger space or someone joining your family are also possibilities. On a deeper level, you are feeling more open and congenial and less likely to distrust people.  You feel more self assured.  “Expansion in the home.”

Jupiter in the 5th House of creativity: self expression, children, love affairs, romance, fun, gambling, taking risks, sports.  If Aquarius is in the 5^th house, you are dealing with creativity on all levels.  This means children and/or anything you choose to create.  Jupiter entering this house means expansion in all of the above areas.  If love is on your mind, this will be the time to shed your tameness and let loose. This will increase and expand your love affairs. They may grow from nothing to big events. “Expanding creativity.”

Jupiter in the 6th House of health, service, everyday work, employees, small animals and pets.  If Aquarius is in the 6^th house, you are basically a person who needs to be the boss.  You usually do not do well with people telling you what to do as you are progressive and a self-starter.  Jupiter entering this area of your chart will bring expansion to your work or work ethic, not in a negative way, but in a more exuberant way.  The 6^th house is also health so it is a good idea to get a physical exam under this Jupiter influence.  “Expansion in the work and health area.” 

Jupiter in the 7^th House and (also called the Descendant) of
Partnership: marriage or business partners, one-on-one relationships, agreements,  open enemies.  If Aquarius is in the 7^th house, you’re basically a person who loves independence and you cannot abide a clinging vine, male or female.  This is a time to make new connections and encourage new partnerships.  This will be personal to you and have much to do with people you are with on a daily basis.  This is also the general public so you will be out there and it will be fun.  “Expansion in partnerships and in the general public.”

Jupiter in the 8th House of transformation: deep down issues, inheritance, death, sex, taxes, other people’s money, debt, alimony or child support, husband’s or partner’s money.  If you have Jupiter entering the 8^th house it is time for expansion in all the above areas.  The operative word in these instances is transformation in all things physical, financial and inner fears. You have already devised a way to deal with these issues that are somewhat out of the norm and also somewhat mental. These issues will expand and be transformed.  “Expansion and transformation .”

Jupiter in the 9th House of long distance travel, higher education, religion, philosophy, law, foreign affairs, publishing, the inner search for meaning and truth. If you have Jupiter in the 9^th house of Aquarius you have a high moral vision for yourself and the world.  You don’t believe in religious restriction but you do have an affinity for spiritualism.  Your vision of the future will be clear, exciting and hopeful.  You will travel and enjoy foreign cultures. “Expansion of your intellectual perspective.” 

Jupiter in the 10th House(also called the M C), of profession, reputation and status in the community, contribution to the world, dominant parent, the many hats we wear thru life, public recognition.  Aquarius at the top of the chart gives the 10^th house an altruistic view.  One thing for sure is that you are in charge of your direction and have some strong independent views. Jupiter entering this house expands your career options and connections.  This is the top of the chart and reminds us that Jupiter will bring in opportunities and situations that expand your career horizons.  Promotions are possible.  “Expansion of career”

Jupiter in the 11th House of groups, friends, organizations, goals,  humanity, environment, hopes, dreams and wishes. Aquarius in this house accentuates your goals and raises the level of your commitment to those close to you and humanity. You have the ability to bring different aspects of society together for a common goal. Jupiter will expand your abilities to a larger audience and make connections that will stay with you for many years.  “Expansion of power”

Jupiter in the 12th House of the subconscious, the past, confinement,  behind-the-scenes activities, the unseen world and preparation will expand the basics of this house.  Aquarius in this position points to an affinity to have the unexpected appear from the background of your life and keep your mind in a swirl.  You are very psychic naturally and open to life’s impossibilities.  Jupiter in this house will provide a last minute savior to all your critical endeavors.  “Expansion of soul”