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Saturn in Capricorn
transits Retrograde Motion*
from April 19 to September 7, 2018.

Very few natives of Havana, Veracruz, Acapulco or any random island in the Caribbean have any awareness, or even a clue, about the epic painting A Visit to, a Visit from, the Island, bought by New York City’s Whitney Museum of Art soon after Eric Fischl completed it in 1983 – although certainly many art fair attendees of Art Basel & Art Miami who drop by La Playa de Miami semi-annually will have pondered this early masterwork both before & after the Whitney relocated to the Meatpacking District after a few decades on Madison Avenue in New York City’s Upper East Side. Indeed, the self-evident theme of the painting, “the white man colonizes where the dark man suffers,” strikes at the core of white guilt, underscoring in bold black magic marker the liberal Democratic party ethos – in contradiction to, moreover, to the assertion of Whitney Interpretation Fellow Gene McHugh’s within “On View: Eric Fischl, A Visit to, A Visit From, The Island (1983),” who argues, “Its message is stark and in-your-face: the white people are completely oblivious to the harsh reality experienced by non-whites in these tropical island paradises.”

Indeed, white people are not necessarily oblivious at all – and some are very aware. For instance, songwriting & musical legend Neil Young wrote “Cortez the Killer,” a pop song censored by Spanish military dictator Francisco Franco, while studying for history class in high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A popular favorite in concert, Guitar World named the guitar solo on “Cortez the Killer” as the 39th greatest guitar solo of all time. As Young himself comments within that Guitar World article:

I am a naturally very destructive person and that really comes out in my guitar playing. Man, if you think of guitar playing in terms of boxing…well let’s just say I’m not the kind of guitarist you’d want to play against. I’m just scarred by life. Nothing in particular. No more scarred than anyone else. Only other people often don’t let themselves know how damaged they are, like I do and deal with it.

Young’s appraisal of himself here strives to be realistic, devoid of hyperbole – just as Young’s appraisal of himself strives to be equally realistic when Jimmy McDonough, Young’s biographer, asks him if Young intended the lyrics of “Cortez the Killer” to be autobiographical, “What am I doing writing about Aztecs in ‘Cortez the Killer’ like I was there, wandering around? Because I only read about it in a few books. A lot I just made up because it came to me.”

ARIES – Discussions with strangers, about any topic whatsoever, can not only prove counterproductive, but can outright waste your time, as Retrograde Saturn warns that many of these strangers will cast judgment upon you based upon their ideological stance without bothering to hear the facts you cite or the argument that you develop. Do much more. Talk much less.

TAURUS – Law enforcement, industry regulators & other authority figures are now preoccupied with borderline, trouble-making characters with their criminal nuances & they have no time to pay attention to you specifically – which Retrograde Saturn affirms, “That’s a good thing!” Why draw attention to yourself amongst those who can only hurt you? Let the badges & gumshoes in trench coats chase their man. Focus upon your work.

GEMINI – Stratify your financial goals as rigidly as a bank stratifies loan payments from its borrowers. Retrograde Saturn will reward you in the long term with a capacity for systems if you provide yourself achievable, and, at times, difficult, targets, on a monthly basis or even more frequently, for credit card debt, paying loans and – best of all – saving & investing money. It is all like weightlifting: You can carry more & more every time with regular & routine practice.

CANCER – When you agree with your spouse or business partner, your shared objectives immediately manifest as les faits accomplis. Retrograde Saturn points out that you & your spouse or partner only have problems when you do not agree upon objectives. Disagreement is healthy –power struggles are not. Concentrate upon what you both want to accomplish. If a disagreement demands negotiation, thrash through your differences so that you can stop talking & start acting!

LEO – Overcommunicate with employees & colleagues in your work groups, and encourage constant communication from employees & colleagues amongst each other & you. If you do so, then Retrograde Saturn guarantees that you will be able to accelerate series of deadlines on important projects on an ongoing basis. However, to prevent ongoing chaos, call more frequent meetings to keep everybody on the same page.

VIRGO – Depriving teenagers of fun too often so as to instill in them discipline & a work ethic may prove counterproductive as teenagers may begin to develop increasingly desperate & dangerous ways to indulge pleasure. However, Retrograde Saturn strongly confirms that to give those teenagers a goal for which to work hard, whether a state championship in sports or a national academic prize with a cash payout, imbues within that student an awareness of what effort is necessary to compete at the highest level.

LIBRA – If you are volunteering on a municipal improvement project, all of your work is a job founded in altruism as you make your city a better place to live, work & visit. If, however, you work as an elected official or within politics, Retrograde Saturn qualifies that how you do your work, and how much work that you do, must be subordinate to the legacy that your term or tenure connotes to the public at large after you have left public life, permanently.

SCORPIO – Review work done by employees, vendors & merchants in front of them as you address those people explicitly about the job that they just did for you. Retrograde Saturn insists that you must emphasize to these people who work & sell to you that you want the best that they have to offer the first time around – and then, and only then, will you only begin to negotiate much more aggressively, “Prove to me that you want my business!”

SAGITTARIUS – You may make good money with lots of opportunity for extra income from your job. However, Retrograde Saturn now really wants to know, “Do you gain meaning from your work?” If the answer is, “No,” you will begin to squander your money by engaging & indulging in vice – because that money will have no value. Identify & honor your purpose despite the Satanic vicissitudes . . . of societal absurdity.

CAPRICORN – Capricorn the Goat, according to legend an individual of few words, prefers to let their personal & professional achievements to speak for themselves. However, Retrograde Saturn now reminds you that, at times, it is entirely proper for you to assert the purpose behind what you are trying to manifest or to accomplish – without selling. Assert ideals upon which your achievements are founded without tying your interests into those ideals which you now assert.

AQUARIUS – If you do not approve of what your employer, or the market sector within which your employer is located, does, publicly & professionally, then you should not expect to continue to work for that employer indefinitely. Retrograde Saturn suggests that that your employer will know by the look on your face that you are judging them morally – and your silent judgment does not help that employer make money. Expect powerful opposing forces to challenge what you intend to keep secret.

PISCES – A professional or political associate takes pains to try to persuade you to treat their pet professional or political project with the same level of commitment that they lavish upon it. Retrograde Saturn compares this to a mother asking another woman to help by breastfeeding the mother’s new infant. Don’t try to dispel any such associate’s zealous delusion. Simply respond, “Of course, I could say yes – but, deep down in your heart, do you really think that that is going to happen?”

1 Planets either move forward, in which case they orbit in Direct Motion, or move backward, in which case they orbit in Retrograde Motion. Planets in Direct Motion seek to make progress, while Planets in Retrograde Motion seek to redress past imbalances.

Chiron< in Aries & Pisces transits Retrograde Motion* from July 5 to December 10, 2018, while Urania> in Aries & Pisces transits Retrograde Motion* from August 8 to October 30, 2018. Either you made a big mistake or your best effort wasn’t good enough. Nevertheless, the outcome & the lesson remain the same: Objective criteria to advancement existed which you outright ignored. That objective criteria still exists – can you fulfill it? Review your personage & your performance. Take calculated disciplined steps to pass the test.

ARIES – Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania describe the task at hand in clear terms: To secure entrance to whatever institution you solicit, you must possess certain skills, pay certain fees & commit to a specific timeframe. If you can’t check all the boxes, “Yes,” you will not secure entrance. No wiggle room to fool yourself!

TAURUS – Study the developmental psychology of young men between the ages of 16 & 28 and apply that academic analysis to young men you know, as well as to statistics about such young men across racial & ethnic lines from Canada, Quebec, the U.S.A & Mexico. Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania denote that Canadian professor Jordan Peterson maintains such a broad influence over young men as the result of a crisis in leadership.; As for yourself, neither lead nor follow. For now, simply identify.

GEMINI – While you cannot change your identity to match some institution’s culture, Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania insist that you can improve your objective skill levels to meet the criteria which such institutions demand. Don’t worry about becoming a cultural chameleon – yet. Practice your chops.

CANCER – If the big bosses are looking for a new boss with specific personal or professional criteria, you either fulfill that criteria or you don’t. More likely, for now, however, Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania will eliminate you from contention if you fulfill the criteria of what big bosses don’t want. Behave conservatively

LEO – The law is clear: One must do A, B, and C and one is not allowed to do X, Y and Z. Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania connote that many with whom you have worked in the recent past tried to mix & to match tenets of the law to suit their temperament & whims. Well, what was tolerated then is easily punished now. Allow others to decide their own fates by their own choices.

VIRGO – Men & boys of all ages have, for the past decade, been testing boundaries which denote, clearly, outright danger & the possibility of death. Whereas, in the past, those men & boys found that such boundaries had enormous amounts of slack, Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania warn that such current boundaries offer very little leeway – alive now, dead in five minutes. Keep the more reckless & the more adventurous on much shorter leashes.

LIBRA – Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania announces that an enemy or adversary will challenge you by stating the exact principle, methodology or philosophy which you explicitly oppose. If ambiguity exists, the individual in question does not oppose you. Your enemy intends to express hostilities openly – there will be no doubt.

SCORPIO – The comedy of the motley crew not only lifted your spirits but invigorated your creativity with conflicting simultaneous crosscurrents of chaos. Now, however, Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania boils that psychological safety net in the service of the professional workplace downsized to its bar skeleton until all that is left is you. You will have responsibilities for which you alone will be held accountable on a regular basis. It will not be fun – but it is not intended to be fun. Uniform, soldier!

SAGITTARIUS – Writers, comedians, actors, artists: Often, you use the pain in your personal life as creative material, which dazzles audiences as it also serves to heal you – a strategy which might not work under the current influence of Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania. Oh, you will dazzle audiences alright – but you might actually wind up feeling more pain than you did before. Don’t think that you are emotionally invulnerable.

CAPRICORN – Unless the malice feels palpable, Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania declare that there is no malice. But you will feel malice – the malice will feel palpable, and from those whom you expect it to resonate. However, if somebody is not boiling with rage . . . there is a possibility they might be your friend.

AQUARIUS – Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania agree, “Sure, I’ll confirm what I said. Do you want me to spell it out for you, too, you savage, ignorant #%$! ?” Don’t take it personally – ask for a transcript & a press release, too, “Many thanks!”

PISCES – You need more than X, but you have less than X, so therefore the answer is “No.” If you refuse to accept the self-evident mathematics of the situation, then Retrograde Chiron & Retrograde Urania assert that you are rationalizing & that you will only wind up nowhere, fast . . . and perhaps permanently. Look reality square in the eye – and act accordingly.

< Chiron, named after the wounded centaur who sacrificed his immortality in return for the liberation of Prometheus (he who stole fire from the gods!) was the first centaur planet discovered back in 1977. Chiron, described as "the wounded healer" by Zane Stein & Barbara Hand Clow, bridges the gap between Saturn & Uranus, exhorting us to teach that which we most need to learn.

> Urania, which was discovered in London by J.R. Hind in 1854, is the Greek muse of astronomy & astrology. Those who honor Urania use the clarity & pure systematic thought of logic & math to penetrate the veiled truth.

The best source in print for how to interpret Chiron, Urania and many other minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Asteroid Goddess, written by Demetra George and published by
ACS Publications of San Diego, California.

A great source online for how to interpret Chiron, Urania and many other centaurs, asteroids & minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Zane Stein's website "Chiron and Friends" at
http://www.zanestein.com/chiron_a.htm

Read seminal astrological analysis on Chiron and other named & unnamed minor planets, asteroids, centaurs, transneptunians, plutinos and damacloids on
Juan Antonio Revilla’s website “Astrology of the New Centaurs” at
http://www.expreso.co.cr/centaurs/index.html

The only source online for how to interpret many unnamed centaurs and transneptunians, as well as an excellent source for how to interpret Chiron and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage “Riders in the Sky – The Centaurs”
on Zane Stein's website "Chiron and Friends” at http://www.zanestein.com/phil.htm

A great resource for ephemeris data on Chiron, Urania and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website "Ephemeral Info" at
http://ephemeral.info

An indispensable resource for mythologies from all five continents, including but not limited to African, Native American, Inuit, Mayan, Aztec, Incan, Voodoo, Asian, Norse, Celtic, Oceanic, Greek & Roman mythologies is
Encyclopedia Mythica
at
www.pantheon.org

Research on the above footnotes generously provided to the general public by
The IAU: Minor Planet Center
at
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

* Planets either move forward, in which case they orbit in Direct Motion, or move backward, in which case they orbit in Retrograde Motion. Planets in Direct Motion seek to make progress, while Planets in Retrograde Motion seek to redress past imbalances. .

ARTICLE #7

Uranus transits Taurus from May 15 to November 6, 2018. Whether one uses a computer, a cell phone, a pen with a piece of paper, a wire transfer, a credit card, a check or the cash in one’s wallet, everybody on earth seeks a secure, safe, fast & accurate transaction – but what serves the buyer may not serve the seller, “I can pay you in pesos – I can pay you in pesos right now!” If buyer & seller do not agree – you do not have a deal!

ARIES – Because Uranus in Taurus threatens all sorts of “upgrades” about how you receive, save, invest & spend your money, you are defensive & nervous – and rightfully so, “My way always worked before – why should I change?” Answer is simple: If you don’t want to change, don’t. Think short-term about such innovations: See if it works for you now, immediately, permanently, in small quantities. Decide if you want to live with it.

TAURUS – A change in your appearance, particularly involving a haircut, moustache, beard or hairstyle under the current influence of Uranus in Taurus will impel you to express your personality in ways that you have repressed . . . for far too long.

GEMINI – Accountants, bookkeepers: You already know that some of your peers cheated, and how. You may think that you do not need to know the brand new way that such peers will now cheat under the current influence of Uranus in Taurus. However, you not only must find out about these new developments as they happen, but you must also anticipate the follow-up protocol & attempts to adjust as changes in technology bring with them the acceleration of such peers’ criminal instincts.

CANCER – A new sophisticated & intellectually brilliant professional associate can explain the true amount of money stored in not only stocks & bonds but in fact in new & old novels or artistic masterpieces. However, first, Uranus in Taurus advises that you must stop thinking about personal factors such as “buyer,” “seller” and “timing.” Think instead, “liquid urgency,” “illiquid maturity” and “stored value over time.”

LEO – You ascend, or somebody else ascends, to the top of your profession under the current influence of Uranus in Taurus if they pay close attention to one margin: What I have now compared to what I will have (tomorrow) (next week) (year-end) (2030). No gray area!

VIRGO – You intuit a new way to distribute books after publication or to publicize, to display or to ship artwork under the current influence of Uranus in Taurus. Stay under the radar as you perfect your operations methodology. Don’t broadcast any of your innovations to anybody.

LIBRA – New ways to steal money or to extort corrupt payments becomes glaringly apparent. If you maintain the honor of your moral backbone, Uranus in Taurus will show you colleagues & enemies who grasped the same idea at the same time – some struggle, some succumb. For now, just watch closely.

SCORPIO – Certain partners & rivals have always been blunt – but, more often than not, they shut up with a bemused smile after they make their point. Not so under the current influence of Uranus in Taurus. That unyielding downwind smell of bad breath intends to steer you in a specific direction. Detach – but do not disassociate.

SAGITTARIUS – You have neglected the back end of work projects, and the employees & peers who execute them, to sell bosses & clients your premium services. Now, Uranus in Taurus signifies that this backlog impedes your front end sales efforts. Apply your innovative expertise so as to jettison this plethora of minutiae as soon as possible.

CAPRICORN – Uranus in Taurus empowers the Goat, whether financier, novelist, painter or sculptor, to apply a genius innovation to create either a short-term, high-yield money machine or a creative masterpiece of staggering proportions. However, have you really discovered the formula to perpetual wealth & brilliance? Not so fast!

AQUARIUS – Buying a second piece of property under the current influence of Uranus in Taurus will provide insight about how to redesign your current home to service your & your family’s more ambitious personal visions. However, don’t rush through changes. Think things through.

PISCES – Develop new comedy routines based exclusively upon how people do & do not deliver upon their transactions with either financial payment or the goods being purchased. If you do so now, then Uranus in Taurus will introduce you to more “material” than you can handle for a decade – which is perfect, as all of it will stay fresh for at least that long!

ARTICLE #8

Neptune in Pisces transits Retrograde Motion* from June 18 to November 26, 2018. “The unpleasantness of the current day merely represents a part of history that we are not yet able to ignore,” one college friend said to the other. “This, too, shall pass. But when such unpleasantness of the current day gets even worse in the near future, and we are unable to ignore it as it happens, we must remember that that, too, shall pass. Until then, the two of us got together to remember all the good times that we had in the past as we prepare to have some good times tonight. Later this year, when it appears like the affairs of the world can only get worse, let’s think of these good times – not just as diversion, but, in fact, as the very truth itself.”

ARIES – Steely Dan’s “Josie,” about the return of a biker chick to the neighborhood, waxes nostalgic about rebelling openly against authority to drink, get rowdy & engage in loud, gruff, barbaric mating rituals in the streets. Just like John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John in Grease – after all, Retrograde Neptune reminds all that everybody, in their youth, wants to appear tough & sexy as Hell. But it was all supposed to be fun – not dark, serious & mean, like the international & national politics of the early 21st century. Recall what Paul McCartney sang while the Beatles were breaking up, “Get back to where you once belonged.”

TAURUS – By the time that you graduated both high school & college, the cliques which you all had formed when you arrived in freshman year had completely dissolved as everybody prepared to say goodbye forever – because many of those people you would never see again. Retrograde Neptune laments, “If only you could graduate now &leave this daily grind forever!” Maybe you can – but what are you going to do if you must cooperate with an enemy that you may see day in & day out for the rest of your life?

GEMINI – Yippie! You are now a productive, mature & successful adult. (What the Hell happened?) That being said, Retrograde Neptune agrees with you – this is no damn fun. Rediscover that part of your soul which can experience joy – before the onset of evil politics force you to defend your financial interests, love ones & city.

CANCER – Throughout many Don DeLillo novels, the male protagonist, whether single, married, separated or divorced, is always trying to get laid in the most blatant, juvenile way. Whether, as a reader, you either giggle or roll your eyes, Retrograde Neptune reminds you to give DeLillo a little credit: In a world of unbridled political & professional ruthlessness, he refuses to take himself too seriously.

LEO – Leo the Lion will fight to the death if anyone threatens their family. However, Retrograde Neptune whispers in the Lion’s ear that the threat to their family & their domestic security may not be external – it may lie amongst the people with whom you discuss your deepest fears & your most closely guarded financial interests.

VIRGO – You need to make fun of your spouse – and your spouse needs to smack you in the head! (Playfully.)Retrograde Neptune reminds you that you are just a pair of brats – which you will need to remember as you both negotiate important financial & domestic terms down the line as the two adults you two have (legally) become.

LIBRA – You know your employee’s strengths & weaknesses – and that in itself has value. Even so, Retrograde Neptune declares that, down the line, keeping all such employees on the payroll may not be sustainable. Determine what is expendable now before you choose who is expendable.

SCORPIO – Romance is delicious – but romance is expensive. Furthermore, Retrograde Neptune denotes that, if you are not married to that individual with whom you enjoy romance, romance represents an expenditure & not an investment. “Budget” your “resources.”

SAGITTARIUS – Long days at your job keep you out of trouble. Retrograde Neptune asks, “Does that mean that your desire for freedom represents your personal downfall?” Maybe – what does freedom mean to you?

CAPRICORN – The moral imperatives of the Christian impel the wayward to change their ways so as to return to the fold of the flock. The moral imperatives of law enforcement inform the obedient of whom to exclude from their company – and why. Retrograde Neptune teaches you when to use which – and why.

AQUARIUS – You may not like your boss, but your boss pays you well. Granted – but Retrograde Neptune nevertheless warns you, “Just make sure your boss likes you.” You can’t play politics on somebody else’s payroll!

PISCES – Retrograde Neptune provides you with every possible advantage professionally. You must capitalize on each & every opportunity before the wind – and the conditions it brings to everybody – changes direction.

ARTICLE #9

Pluto in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion* from April 22 to October 1, 2018, while in 2003-CO1 in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion* from April 29 to September 30, 2018. Poor Rex Tillerson. A civil engineer by trade, Tillerson worked extremely hard at his specialized position his whole life to climb the corporate ladder to its ultimate pinnacle in, perhaps America’s (or the capital market’s) most admired company, as Chief Executive Officer of Exxon. Enter President-Elect Donald Trump, fresh from a campaign where he promises West Virginia, Pennsylvania & Ohio that “coal is coming back,” tapping Tillerson as the premier non-Washington insider to take the helm as Secretary of State – only to be dumped some fifteen months later, firing Tillerson with less ceremony than he used to fire political enemy FBI Director James Comey, or even reality television wrestling villain & loser apprentice Omarosa Manigault. Tillerson chose to take the high road, exhorting those both new & old to that “very mean-spirited town,” Washington D.C., "You don't have to choose to participate in that. Each of us gets to choose the person we want to be, and the way we want to be treated, and the way we will treat others."

ARIES – When professional athletes serve in government, such as Bill Bradley, Jack Kemp, J.C. Watts & Dave Bing, the keynote is “transformation,” as exemplary team players transcend from one elite milieu to another. When government officials appear on Celebrity Apprentice, as convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich did, the keynote is “debasement” – why would an elected official sully the prestige of office by participating in a low-minded reality TV show? Keeping this comparison in mind as you ponder a new career or post-career venture, Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, provide you with the proper criteria by which to judge what you should do next: Is what you plan to do next worthy or unworthy of all that you have already done?

TAURUS – Edward Conlon made quite an innovative splash in the literary world after graduating Harvard University to become a published author while working as a New York City police officer, culminating in his police memoir Blue Blood in 2004. Therefore, years later, when Joseph Wambaugh praised Conlon’s first full-length novel Red on Red, “This is the cop novel for everyone who reads books,” did Conlon feel truly comfortable in this new pigeonhole which somehow does not reveal his Ivy League upbringing? Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, point to Officer Conlon because Conlon, more than most cops, has the background & training to evolve beyond his chosen job description which slants his worldview in potentially permanently fixed ways. Can one take the fish out of the fishbowl & place it in the ocean in such a way that the fish forgets the fishbowl ever existed in the first place?

GEMINI – Investments in emerging markets & alternative investments endure duress under the current influence of Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s seemingly illogical Twitter rants seek to coral all investment in domestic companies whom he favors. Because “out of the box” is never “out of style,” President Trump’s atavistic totalitarian economic strategy is to put “out of the box” “out of business.” Hedge your bets.

CANCER – Recently, newly formed friendships or associations of a spouse or business partner diverted their attention from their routine. Now, Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, urge both of you to decide if such relationships are worthwhile in the long term, and, ultimately, sustainable.

LEO – An employee or work colleague whom you hired in the past two years offered credentials not for the job in which they were hired, but credentials which would you’re your entire team in a more progressive direction. Now is the time, according to the current influence of Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, to determine if this experiment worked. If yes, continue. If not, change course – perhaps with new personnel.

VIRGO – Back in the day, before interleague play, a batter traded from the National to the American League, or vice versa, got one chance to tear the cover off the baseball against every pitcher in the league because all those pitchers would be facing that batter for the first time. After that, pitchers will have had one experienced & done their research, and therefore “know the score.” Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, declare that many rookies in your league have already fulfilled that first time quota. Bear down hard upon these former rookies now – see if they can survive “the Sophomore Slump.”

LIBRA – Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, declare that you now you know the full score about that Johnny-come-lately new kid in local politics – and why they arrived here from there. Make your moves.

SCORPIO – Until about 18 months ago, long-term conflicts with “entitled” genius employees caused you to hesitate before issuing direct, straightforward, clear instructions. Now, you no longer hesitate – you see no reason to hesitate. You can act like yourself. However, as changing astrological influences will bring with them changing conditions in the workplace, Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, recommend that you consider why you allowed genius employees to undermine your rhythm so that you won’t allow any new head cases to get under your skin in the future.

SAGITTARIUS – Increasing the number of streams of liquid income by diversifying your skills worked well in the past 18 months. However, with Saturn in Capricorn firmly entrenched in your second house of money through 2020, Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, alert you that you may need to focus upon your main bread & butter if you are to please demanding & unyielding bosses.

CAPRICORN – Aristocratic old money blue bloods will implement their exit strategy so that everybody will admire them as they leave to you & everybody else difficult problems that require not only a clear strategy but very hard work. Even so, Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, advise you not to resent such blue bloods – now is your opportunity to get yours.

AQUARIUS – A truly decent individual who worked behind the scenes has left the firm – which is why certain types have reverted back to their extremely bad behavior. No matter – Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, remind you that you are tougher now. Give as good as you get & do not back down.

PISCES – A professional ally with a lot of class moves on, leaving you to deal with all the hardened & bitter “realists” who are only in it for a dollar. That’s okay – Pluto & 2003-CO1, both in Retrograde in Capricorn, know that Pisces can get along with anybody. Just don’t expect too much –

* 2003-CO1 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on February 1, 2003. The orbit of 2003-CO1 commences just beyond the orbit of Saturn as it crosses over the orbit of Uranus & Neptune.

A great resource for ephemeris data on 2003-CO1 and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website "Ephemeral Info" at
http://ephemeral.info

Research on the above footnotes generously provided to the general public by
The IAU: Minor Planet Center
at
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

ARTICLE #10

Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion1 from June 26 to August 28, 2018. A strict denotation of any planet in Retrograde Motion1 signifies unfinished business from past transits of other planets through the same sign to prepare for new business of future transits of other planets through the same sign. To put this in context: All outer planets except Pluto – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune – crossed over the Capricorn-Aquarius cusp between 1990 and 2000, almost two decades ago. Finishing such unfinished business prepares for not only the entrance of Pluto into Aquarius to commence a two-decade transit on March 23, 2023, but also for the first of three Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions2 in Aquarius over the next 180 years, commencing December 21, 2020 – and, not so incidentally, the Pluto Return of the U.S.A. (July 4, 1776; 4:47 p.m. L.M.T.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) on February 22, 2022; July 11, 2022; and December 29, 2022. As a result, the intersection of the operations of the federal state with the manifestation of high technology via the dictates of personal freedom create a singular, potentially extremely arduous, personal, professional & civic mandate. .

ARIES – If you choose to listen to nobody in your relentless pursuit of freedom, then Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn denotes that you are ultimately solely responsible for determining your own physical & legal limits – and staying within them. What’s at stake? Bankruptcy, jail, life & death. This message will not self-destruct.

TAURUS – You may not know the intricacies of science or the natural rhythm of a ten or twenty-two minute video sequence – that comes with experience. Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn declares that, for you, it is only important that you get in sync with your own ebb & flow first. Learn your own part of the script or score before trying to join in to play with the cast or the band.

GEMINI – Make no professional, financial or business moves. Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn reminds you of long years where your personal finances & professional security were not in order at all. Now, consolidate your newfound secure position. Rest deeply.

CANCER – You spent many years not knowing exactly what you believed – and, before you came to your (current) final conclusion, you adopted the belief systems of other people. Now that this phenomenon is mirrored back to you in many ways under the current influence of Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn, you realize that what you underwent is a necessary phase of development. You need not repeat it – but nor should you judge those other people whose belief systems you consumed whole.

LEO – Partners & rivals will ignore & evade you in reaction to you because they do not & will not listen – let them do what they whatever they like. Later on, however, Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn will focus the energy so that such colleagues & employees see you in a different light. In both instances, however, you should do nothing. Let other people respond to the magnetic forces of which they are unaware.

VIRGO – Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn will make your workplace seem li9ke a playground where you can express your unfettered will. This is a delusion. Go to the gym, basketball court or racquetball club & release repressed aggression. Treat the workplace with the respect of the place where you earn your own, and your family’s, bread, butter, shelter & various teenagers’ college educations.

LIBRA – The applause that a politician hears for expressing their ideals is as meaningful as the funky groovy crunchy granola folk artist playing acoustic guitar on a stage in front of films of warfare in the Middle East. Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn will now ground your political worldviews in more practical & realistic issues for which no audience will clap – whether such issues interest you or not.

SCORPIO – Local political discourse is cheap – dirt cheap. Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn agrees with you – you have no time for it. Your most meaningful politics concern the fulfillment of your financial interests – for which you will issue instructions & demand results.

SAGITTARIUS – Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn declares that popularity is meaningless if you do not have the legal ability to make the money that you need to survive.

CAPRICORN – Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn admonishes the Goat severely, “You have forgotten that Karl Marx was an economist!” Forget those politics! You cannot have an opinion about what you need. You must have it. You have to get it. Turn off the babble of your brain & get moving!

AQUARIUS – Never in your life have you seen more clearly than under the current influence of Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn the relationship between your undeclared bureaucratic enemies & your charismatic personal power. Learn this lesson right now so that you may apply what you learn at those times in the future when it deeply matters.

PISCES – You learn under the current influence of Retrograde Mars in Aquarius & Capricorn why your professional allies hide themselves within your bureaucracy. A lot of your undeclared enemies who act like they are making moves confuse everybody’s understanding of the status quo. Why do they do this? Because they are nobody. Of course, you couldn’t prove this – until now. Even so, act oblivious. Connect with the real movers & shakers in private.

2 A Conjunction is a harmonious aspect wherein two or more planets meet as they transit the same sign.

ARTICLE #11

The North Node$ transits Leo from April 28, 2017 to November 16, 2018. A brilliant, innovative, hard-working mind, ensconced within a frustrating infrastructure, can still ascend from a middling position to a professional apex in a heartbeat, when that infrastructure, already providing all the resources that it possesses, needs that stellar individual to accomplish a far-reaching agenda. Even so, that individual feeds more effectively, not upon the unconditional support & seemingly limitless resources of that now profoundly empowering infrastructure, but from vendettas against rivals & adversaries. Disturbingly, even though such individual succeeds more when that one cooperates impersonally on societal goals, such one nevertheless derives motivation from personal antipathy & animal prejudice – the same way that good hates evil like any normal human reviles a cockroach. Such misplaced motivation disintegrates first into politics, then into power struggles with unenlightened despots, leading to the loss of self-esteem – until, in the end, that brilliant, hard-working mind realizes that impersonal cooperation, without ego, in pursuit of agendas for one & for all, represents the most practical, enlightened path.

ARIES – You endured so many ongoing frustrations for months, if not years, at a time, that you really worried when success came thick, fast & easily. In this context, while it is noble to embrace one’s struggle, the North Node in Leo qualify that it is foolish to struggle strictly for the sake of struggling. Every struggle contains a karmic component which mere mortals (including Aries the Ram) forget. Listen to voices in dreams tell you the purposes of struggles recently surmounted. Enjoy rewards in the light of the noonday sun.

TAURUS – Who wouldn’t want to live in your beautiful new apartment, condominium or house? Conversely, the North Node in Leo states that the real question for the Bull is, “Why can’t you seem to live in your own skin?” What’s with all the self-loathing? Who cares about what "the world" thinks? Accept that you have a right to be who you are no matter if anybody else likes it or not.

GEMINI – To get what you (you say that you) want (you said that you wanted it!), the North Node in Leo demands that you ask the tough questions of spouse, lovers & partners who do not want to answer them, and that you yourself answer the tough questions of administrators, investors, editors & curators – even though you don’t want to do it. On Steely Dan’s “Do it Again,” Donald Fagan sings, “Those black cards can make you money, so you hide them when you’re able – In the land of milk & honey, you must put them on the table.” Full disclosure!

CANCER – Liquid income & windfall profit now allows you the opportunity to accumulate money. However, in order for you to hold onto what you earn, the North Node in Leo advises that you must not deprive yourself. All work & no play exhaust the spirit. Curb eating & drinking – exercise more. Also, pursue romance – not wanton carnality.

LEO – Assert your will. Sales, international business, romance, sports – the North Node in Leo rewards those who make things happen! However, avoid low-minded trash talk with dishonorable competition without scruples. Uphold your nobility.

VIRGO – Your familial, property-related & professional responsibilities weigh heavily on your mind, body & spirit. The North Node in Leo denotes that you cannot escape but require a refuge. The ideal refuge: A gymnasium with a variegated & flexible yoga program.

LIBRA – Intimacy with lovers can be delectable albeit cloying. The North Node in Leo denotes that you now favor adult, society-oriented objectivity: You want this but can you provide me with that? One caveat: Certain players are rule-breakers – and some rule-breakers will tempt you to break rules. Careful!

SCORPIO – Manifest power becomes available to you – but the North Node in Leo signifies that you must first demonstrate an ability to manage your money, time & energy – as well as the money, time & energy of colleagues & employees. Also, avoid power struggles – even if you win, more power struggles follow. Wait for professional superiors to bestow the crown upon you.

SAGITTARIUS – “The correct answer” is no longer important. The North Node in Leo rewards the right attitude. Moreover, demonstrating the right attitude is superfluous. Do only what is important, necessary & inspired. Avoid all vices of excess – including lust, gluttony, greed & intoxication. Allow the purity of your essence to shine.

CAPRICORN – Local business & real estate ventures which now go bust, as well as professional high rollers who cannot deliver on their word, threaten your own personal & professional bottom line. While some such incorrigible debtors may call you heavy-handed, the North Node in Leo insists that you are entitled to this money which you yourself desperately need. However, refuse to debase yourself with illegal, hardball tactics. Work with the courts of law to seize that cash lawfully – and irrevocably.

AQUARIUS – Allowing vendors, associates & employees latitude in the spirit of egalitarian magnanimity will only make you a doormat. The North Node in Leo states that now is the time to enforce – because if you will not enforce, bosses will find somebody who can & will.

PISCES – Weightlifting! The North Node in Leo rewards stamina, endurance & strength. Bosses need more done in less time. Bosses, at times, need brute force to push large objects & vast projects across untenable thresholds. “So what?” you say. “What’s the big deal?” Way to be!

@ The North Node and the South Node, or the Nodes of the Moon, represent current & past life karma, respectively, according to astrologer Martin Schulman. Astronomically, the North Node & the South Node are the two points at which the Moon's orbit intersects the ecliptic, setting a timetable for large-scale Solar & Lunar Eclipses over time.