In 2008 Saturn opposition Uranus

In 2008 the planets Saturn and Uranus will make an aspect of opposition between each other.

What is interesting is that it happens around the time of the American election.

Saturn in the sign of Virgo, around 17 degrees will oppose Uranus in Pisces, marking a real strong, controversial political campaign.

Saturn in Virgo shows over concern for the details because the tendency of Saturn towards perfection puts too much weight on Virgo's natural sense of order.

It can brings obsessive concern for undue details. What is essential and what it is not, will be a main issue on the individual and national level.

Saturn is conservative, limiting, structuring, stabilizing the form-aspect in life.

Uranus in Pisces, on the other hand, can act in both directions scattering the two fishes on opposite side, or trying to synthesise the two in a common orientation.

Often the results are in a “washing away of the status quo”.

The Old versus the New - Consolidation versus Intuition.

It is very much expected a strong activist protests, all over the world, challenging the prevailing social conditions.

Trying to reach the cause acting behind the effects, we might say that the real challenge, here, is to find the right orientation of the reformatory drives, stabilizing, later, them.

I think this a main key in the 2008's political and economical scene. This will be a period marking a turning- point for the entire world.

Another main issue has to do with priorities, the “essentials” to deal with, both on the individual and social level.

Uranus brings an energy of intuition which can be found in scientific research work.

On the other hand, the individual can have the opportunity to find his place in society, being more aware of his or her influence on group-interactions: being more active than passive.

Society will find new avenues for evolution and new experiments will be launched with much responsibility for the both the individual and the nation.

With Uranus in Pisces the area of the services for ameliorating social conditions,is much sensitised.

But also Saturn in Virgo puts the emphases on social-service.

By the end of 2008, much selection will be made on taking actions to promote Service at any level.

At the same time, on Nov. 26 2008, the planet Pluto is taking steps and will enter in the sign of Capricorn for a long while.

This will happen just before the new American president takes office.

At the day of the entry of Pluto in Capricorn there will be a stellium in the hopeful sign of Sagittarius, showing concern for religious issues.

This stellium can bring deep reforms in the area of philosophical and religious attitudes. Pluto is slow and relentless in his action, and we really understand and realise his action years later.

If we take into consideration the planets by their signs: we find that this entry of Pluto in Capricorn concerns leaders and government, and Uranus is a leader indeed!

At the zodiacal level the two signs: Virgo, Pisces , are connected with Capricorn by a sextile and a trine aspect.

Making a symbolic “resolution” of the opposing Saturn and Uranus combination.

Pluto can have a deep seated effect on intuitive reforms in structuring anew social channels.

Especially on a new political scene.

If right direction will further this configuration, a tremendous elevation of consciousness, inventiveness and a potential seed in economic growth, can be the result of this “ Cosmic Suggestion”.

Leni provides a large variety of astrological services, workshops, readings and is an accomplished lecturer and writer, in both English and Italian. She has appear on television and radio, and is much in demand for the both traditional and soul centered astrology.

Leni Sibilio

http://.astrominds.com

leni@astrominds.com

BAGHDAD,AN ASTROLOGICAL EXPLANATION!

I was very surprised to see that the sign of Virgo rules the city of Baghdad, and I found myself delving into the astrological history of this city.

It is said that during the period from 810-865 A.D., when the Byzantines were spreading their magnificence, and Charlemagne initiated a cultural flowering in Europe, lifting it from the Dark Ages.
At the same time, the Islamic Dynasty of al-Mamun in Baghdad, brought Muslin science, literature, medicine, astronomy and architecture to a new higher level.
This magnificence was the seed that led to the flowering of Western European culture.
Parallel to these events, the mystical sect of Sufism and in India the Hindu Vedanic philosophy, was inaugurated.

This was a period that was called “the Copper Age”, and it is very much impressed by the passage of the planet Neptune from the sign of Scorpio, up to the sign of Aquarius.

Whenever we find the collective outer planets: Neptune, Pluto and Uranus, high in the sky, transiting from Scorpio to Aquarius, we can be quite sure that some changes, in the collective sphere, are at stake, because the masses of the world population respond to vibrations of these outer planets.

Human culture develops.

Baghdad was founded on the West bank of the Tigris in the year 762 A.D., it was probably the largest city in the world at the time,,nearing one million of inhabitants and became famous as a seat of learning; the first astrological school in Baghdad was founded in 777 A.D., the famous astrologer Abu-ma'shar influenced the European scholars in the West, at that time.

Why, you can say, am I taking into consideration Baghdad with Virgo, I am trying to see Bagdad's astrological history in relation with her past to understand her present?

The answer might be that Virgo, the city's sign is, right now, in deep stress from the continuous energies which come from the outer planets, positioned, all three together, high in the sky.

Currently, Uranus is in Pisces, Pluto is in the end of Sagittarius and Neptune is in Aquarius.
If we take Uranus in consideration, we see that is opposite to the sign of Virgo, this relationship causes revolutions which, later, can develop into innovations: Uranus causes changes and the city can take the change, or totally deny it!

Change and revolution is made up of lots of shocking events and upheavals will occur before an innovative independence can be achieved.

Neptune too, is in a stressful position, for the city-sign, and this state of things indicates the city is dealing with a lot of suffering, but there is healing, and help and compassion is needed. Disintegration, either mental or physical, it is a chaotic situation. Remember that Neptune rules oil.

The World's people will cooperate with this city, helping to raise herself again from the ashes. Making Bagdad, shine once more!

On the other hand, Pluto, the other outer planet,still in Sagittarius, in relation to Virgo, shows a disturbing aspect, it can bring into the open shadowy psychotic outbreaks in the collective unconscious, causing many unseen secretive events with Pluto high in the sky.

In the 2008 Pluto will leave Sagittarius and enter Capricorn, the planetary interactions will then be much more in tune with Virgo because both signs are in the same element: earth.
Many outmoded trends will be burned out, in a kind of purification, but the new and fresh start of the city will be instigated by world wide good will.

Here, again, Astrology allows us to read between the lines of world-events: the outer planets are indicative of development and future evolution, when all of them are found high in the sky, but the field must be fertile, and there must be harmonic equilibrium. Without harmonic equilibrium there will be just disruption.

Like in the past, Baghdad will flourish again, one day, on an higher spiral motion which characterizes the development and growth of the whole planet Earth.


Leni provides a large variety of astrological services, workshops, readings and is an accomplished lecturer and writer, in both English and Italian. She has appear on television and radio, and is much in demand for the both traditional and soul centered astrology.
Leni Sibilio
http://.astrominds.com
leni@astrominds.com