New Moon in Virgo at 15 degrees, 41 minutes on September 8 at 6:30 am (EDT). With the Sun and Moon
conjunct in Virgo, the emphasis here is on the details of life
which brings us back to earth after the preceding Venusian period.
Virgo manages all of the matters required by life in a body: our
physical health, creating order in our life, using a discriminating
eye to select the areas of our life that are not really good enough,
and finding ways in which they can be improved.

Pluto is virtually at a standstill now in preparation for its change
of direction later in September, so its influence is powerful
throughout the month. Pluto represents the power of destruction and
regeneration, forcing us to recognize anything in our life that
doesn’t serve our higher purpose. Pluto will be there to remind us
throughout September that even though the intensity of the cardinal
alignments is fading, we must still be open to surrender where
necessary in order to continue to evolve. Once Pluto turns direct on
September 14th we will start to see more movement in our lives.

This is the last month of the cardinal alignments, or “cardinal drama” as I have been describing them. From now on we have a few quiet astrological months which will help us to prepare for next year’s big Uranus/Pluto square!!

http://www.astrodynamics.net/Skywatch/Skywatch-September-2010.htm

I hope the Jupiter/Uranus calendar will help us all..

It has been  the final round for Saturn square Pluto. The bout between Saturn
in Libra and Pluto in Capricorn first occurred on November 15, 2009,
then was revisited earlier this year on January 31st, and finally, the
last of their knock down, drag out fight happened on August 21st.

Saturn remains in a tight opposition with Jupiter in Aries, who also
tightly squares Pluto. This Jupiter-Saturn-Pluto alignments form a
Cardinal T-square.  Throw Uranus in there too. !

Saturn  (reality/hard work), Pluto (elimination/transformation), Uranus
Uranus  (awakening/revolution) and Jupiter (ideals/opportunities)
(awakening/revolution) and Jupiter (ideals/opportunities). During the
last days of July, Mars (aggression/action) joins in on the fun as he
enters Libra, blends energies with Saturn and mimics the alignments
Saturn makes (opposing Jupiter and Uranus while also square Pluto).
And in early August, Venus (relationships/money) also enters Libra and
makes the same alignments Mars

http://www.astrogrrl.com/2010/08/saturn-square-pluto-rx-august-
21-2010.html#ixzz0xuRIrzT2
http://www.astrogrrl.com/2010/07/cardinal-t-square-july-29-31-2010.html#ixzz0xsOM1HyS

* 5/27/2010 Uranus moves to Aries
* 6/6/2010 Jupiter moves into Aries (URANUS and Jupiter mixing in Aries)
* 8/13/2010 Uranus backed into Pisces again
* 9/8/2010 Jupiter backs into Pisces (AGAIN Jupiter and Uranus mix
in Pisces)
* 1/22/2011 Jupiter is back into Aries again mixing with Uranus
* 3/11/2011 Uranus now is in Aries until May 15, 2018
* 4/4/2011 Neptune enters Pisces (the sign which it rules)
* 6/4/2011 Jupiter enters Taurus and begins to leave behind
supersizing change (Uranus)

http://www.carolbarbeau.com/uranus-into-aries.html

Little things get snarled up, confusion and  frustration emerges.
Anything involving communications, technology, short
trips and journeys,  can be affected.  It is not the time for new
plans, new projects.  Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.. Reflect on your life,  perfect what you have and  be ready after September 12th.

Our next turn  for Mercury Retro is Saturday, December 10, 2010 through  Thursday, December 30, 2010,  Just in time to cause havoc with our Holidays !

Jupiter and Saturn oppose each other  on  August 16th 2010

Jupiter pulls us toward all things More, Bigger, Expansion, Hope and
Optimism and  on the other, Saturn pulls toward Less,  Limitations,
and Practical   Realities and   Stalling.
Putting the Lid on Life.. Oppositions are always  about checks and balances,
about the extremes of one perspective being offset and restrained
by the extremes of another..  The Combo
increases our  Impatience and Frustrations..  It is a real “Push/Pull” feeling.
We need to enhance our Employment/Jobs and still try and keep the Deficit down.
So far, we just have another quagmire !
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In 2010 we are reaching the half way point, the opposition. The
opposition represents the middle of the present cycle which began in
2000. Jupiter and Saturn make three oppositions in two pairs of signs.
The three 2010-2011 Jupiter-Saturn oppositions are:
1: 23 May 2010 at 28 Pisces-Virgo,
2: 16 Aug 2010 at 2 Aries-Libra; and
3: 28 Mar 2011 at 14 Aries-Libra.

http://www.personalreadings.info/financial-astrology-jupiter-saturn-cycle-correlations-with-the-stock-market/

Nothing is still
In this fast changing world,
Days change and seasons change,
So change the hues of variegated sky;
Fogs thin as day brightens
And warmth packs the Earth and sky;
New lands rise from dark horizons,
New shines flash, new lamps light,
A flood of changes seize the world
And new world unfolds.

The old world gives way to new world
In the splendours of a warm day,
New heavens of unmeasured breadth
Surface from nowhere,
New wings shoot to raise sky high
And sunshine pursues footsteps;
Doors unlock paths to dear dreams,
Where no fence parts life from dreams;
Pure light is the charm of change
That lifts ill-struck to a blessed world.

Blessings come from all sides
In floods and windfalls,
All clouds part and dissolve
To unfold pure Heaven in unending light;
Nothing remains the same thereafter,
Neither the frozen mood nor the limping hours,
Nor recurring shocks of heart-break,
For, the changed world is a world apart
Where all, in an upward surge,
Lits eternity to a familiar land.

Fortunes change the land ‘neath the feet,
The moods of the sky overhead,
The hues of the air, the shades of the light,
The tunes, birds spread early in the dawn;
For, fortunes change soul,
The notes of its subtle songs,
Sights change, tastes change, musics change,
Warmth and scent, even emotions change,
Though nothing changes but the time’s cycle,
All is in change to create new world.

Praveen Kumar

All of this it credited to Lynn Hayes, Astrologer..

Jupiter and Uranus are opposing  Mars, the ruler of Aries, and Mars adds fuel to the fire and intensifies the flames. However, Saturn is also tightly enmeshed in this planetary combination, restricting and solidifying and demanding accountability, creating a “two steps forward, one step back” effect. Mars and Saturn are both in Libra, where the aggression of Mars tends to become more passive and less openly assertive as Mars needs to be.

This sense of a “herky jerky dance”  will last throughout the first week of August and is exacerbated by a square from Jupiter to Pluto that culminates on the 3rd of August but is felt a week or so beforehand. Jupiter seeks expansion and positive good fortune, and also helps us to construct a sense of meaning in our lives. The square from Pluto challenges all of our assumptions and forces us to face areas in our lives where we are not as powerful as we would like to think we are.

Mars is involved in that Jupiter/Pluto drama as well, accentuating our personal needs and desires and potentially running into frustration if our desires are not immediately satisfied. This is a potentially explosive time with a great deal of energy flying about.  Any blockages are reminders that desire (Mars) must be accompanied by planning (Saturn) and aligned with our highest good (Pluto) in order to truly change our life (Jupiter/Uranus).

Any resistance to change will be futile now.  Saturn’s influence is strong and will ensure that change comes slowly and methodically. Learning to fall into a rhythm that vacillates between energetic excitement (Jupiter/Uranus) and working through blocks and obstacles (Saturn and Pluto) will help us to utilize this time most effectively.

http://astrodynamics.net/Skywatch/Skywatch-August-2010.htm

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I don’t believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in
life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.
T.S. Eliot

Pluto Retrograde
4/6/10 (5-Degree Capricorn) – 9/13/10 (2-Degree Capricorn):

Uranus Retrograde
7/5/10 (0-Degree Aries) – 12/5/10 (26-Degree Pisces):

Neptune Retrograde
5/31/10 (28-Degree Aquarius) – 11/6/10 (25-Degree Aquarius):

Jupiter Retrograde
7/23/10 (3-Degree Aries) – 11/17/10 (23-Degree Pisces):

Mercury Retrograde
8/20/10 (19-Degree Virgo) – 9/11/10

Saturn is at the end of its transit in Virgo and will enter Libra on Wednesday, July 21 at 8:09am PDST. As it does so, it immediately moves into an opposition with Jupiter and Uranus in Aries.
Saturn is holding us back more now than ever right now.
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http://www.springsgreetingcards.com/catalogs/store.asp?pid=121250&catid=22647
http://www.sherastrology.com/2010/07/the-coming-cardinal-t-square-of-2010/

Saturn in Libra is best described by the Justice card in the
Rider-Waite Tarot deck: Armed with the scales of justice in one hand
and the sword of power in the other.  With Saturn in Libra, justice
and balance are required and they may come with a price.

In any matter with which Saturn becomes involved, he does not give
success easily.  It must be earned, and the Saturnian qualities of
discipline, hard work and achievement must be utilized.  This will be
particularly important when Saturn and Pluto face off in a square
formation.
Saturn´s nature is tireless. Saturn is constructive. Venus likes
things that are beautiful and serve to make life happier for people.
So in Libra Saturn is given tools that Venus approves of; sometimes
these are artistic tools; instruments, paint, colour, and the product
of which raises humanity out of filth and into civilization, because
these things are all designed to please others. But Saturn also has a
great affinity with defenses, with building things in order to defend
his tradition, family and culture. Saturn in this respect will erect
buildings that are beautiful, that encourage others to feel both
admiration and respect.

Pluto can destroy things, or at least make things appear to be  destroyed.
Remember the idea of “from the ashes”, it´s cliche, but it seems to
be the appropriate keynote for Pluto transits.
The fact that  Pluto is in Capricorn in any case will give Saturn and
any planets in
early Libra the upper hand. Pluto will be forced to co-operate,
something that rarely ever happens.

http://www.astrodynamics.net/Articles/Cycles/Saturn-Libra.htm
http://buddymaterna.wordpress.com/saturn-in-libra/