ARTICLE #11

Neptune transits Aries from January 27, 2026 to March 24, 2039. On the color wheel, without any sophisticated application of color theory, the first color one sees is red. Red, the color of fire, the color of blood. The presence of red connotes an inability to strategize a response, a considerable lack of personal space to appraise a situation before one may confront it. Indeed, the situation falls upon one, engulfs one, and forces one to escape that situation before one is absolutely submerged and destroyed. While the matador waves the red cape to induce the bull to charge, the key to survival in such circumstance is not to charge at that red cape. This key to survival is also the key to success: One must take a step back, appraise the situation, and forge a strategy. Distance from kneejerk reaction allows one to take conscious, not reflexive, initiative. Distance & conscious initiative are necessary for one to maneuver though, past & beyond that which consumes, destroys & pulverizes.

ARIES – Recede from the forefront. The magnetic glow of the remote giant planet Neptune attracts people to you, but you don’t know why. Is it pure magnetism? Is it other peoples’ naked self-interest? That is not the important question. Neptune in Aries makes you believe that you are questioning who you are, but that is inexact – you are questioning why you are. Why am I here? Once you answer that question, you will know what to do next – as well as whom to attract & whom to avoid.  

TAURUS – When Adrian Belew begins singing “Thela Hun Ginjeet” off King Crimson’s Discipline, he is doing so from an extremely remote historical era, “Well, first of all, I couldn't even see his face.” Neptune in Aries smiles, “Who knew that Adrian Belew would be presaging the major karmic obstacle of the zeitgeist for Taurus almost fifty years later?” In the early Eighties, Belew was talking about recording a song in a bad neighborhood, likely, an open-air drug market in the middle of the street. Now, almost fifty years later, who & what is presenting a danger, who is not showing their face? There are more answers to this question than you really want to have, because . . . back to “Thela Hun Ginjeet” and Adrian Belew, “This is a dangerous place – this is a dangerous place.”  

GEMINI – How do you inform yourself about “the new world order?” Reading the New York Times and the Washington Post? Subscribing to The Economist? Watching Sunday morning TV news talk shows like Face the Nation and Meet the Press? Do whatever you like, but Neptune in Aries does not now favor “old school.” A better idea: Buy the board game Risk – then sit down & play it with your hyperaggressive teenage high-school varsity athlete son who believes history is for dead people.  

CANCER – The graffiti on the men’s room bathroom stalls at New York City’s Tower Records is & has always been true, “Every boss has a boss.” Back then, this prosaic proverb of all-too-common wisdom became more pertinent in the age of corporate mergers – yesterday, you had a boss who had a boss who had a boss, but today, your boss has a boss who has a boss who has a board of directors. In the 21st century, however, where there are no albums or CDs but only “streaming,” Neptune in Aries states that this prosaic paradigm goes far beyond the workplace to the nation state. When the mayor of (Caracas) (Vancouver) (Nuuk) asks, “To whom do we apply for federal aid?” – well, what is the answer to the question? The only valid response, “Sit tight – let’s see how this all plays out.” Don’t burn any half-built bridges.  

LEO – Yes, your ambitions surrounding international business, publication, academic scholarship or advanced legal skills can achieve untold & unforeseeable realizations – but they are also subject to massive abysmal & ostensibly irreversible failure. Neptune in Aries represents an unpredictable & uncontrollable influence – which, in & of itself, provides the advice you need to hear. Whatever it is about your ambitions you can control, control it. Make no reckless forays dealing with power brokers, bureaucracies & circumstances beyond your personal scope.  

VIRGO – Lebanese-Canadian Rawi Hage’s debut novel, DeNiro's Game, recounts the moral degeneration of upper-middle class young men Bassam and George in war-torn Beirut. What is particularly significant, however, is that Hage never depicts Bassam & George as honorable upper-middle class young men, but only as debased, desperate, nihilist & vulgar thugs. On that note, Neptune in Aries surmises that you may be wondering how & why now captured Canadian drug lord Ryan Wedding rejected the sheltered & prestigious affluence of an Olympic athlete by choice to engage in an underworld life of ruthless crime. Well, the short answer to that is, “The fishbowl contains the fish.” For that reason, it is incumbent upon you & yours to choose the most virtuous & edifying milieu – gravity will keep you in place, against your will, no matter what milieu you eventually choose.  

LIBRA – You miscalculate the power & will of new adversaries & enemies at your considerable peril. Furthermore, you cannot make presumptions about the lay of the land in new environments which you must traverse, whether by necessity or your own strategic design. Neptune in Aries strongly recommends that you find, hire & listen closely to a guide who can advise you as to the hidden motivations of unknown new people in your life as well as the intricacies of new landscapes & bureaucracies. You are in grave danger of taking way too much for granted. Presume nothing. Maintain ever-alert vigilance.  

SCORPIO – New technology companies, including but not limited to AI companies, as all new technology companies of the past, will insist that the implementation of their products will profoundly increase productivity, while you professionally are convinced that it will only manufacture a high multiple of endless, and sometimes irreconcilable, complications. Neptune in Aries states that the cold-blooded agnostic Scorpio already knows this well – but that is not the issue. The real issue lies in the simple fact that it is in the financial interests of such new technology companies to impose this technology upon you. Forget about assertions & claims of augmented productivity & efficiency – the fact is that new technology companies are not providing you with a choice. Strategize your response based upon the inevitability of such coercion.  

SAGITTARIUS – Filmmakers, writers, visionaries: Neptune in Aries will augment your vision to intoxicating heights. Regardless, if you want to succeed professionally or creatively, you must concentrate heavily upon logistics to execute the full scope & detail of all that inspires you. The famous quote by American disc jockey Casey Kasem explains this as clearly as possible, “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.”  

CAPRICORN – Parents: The introverted silence & lack of direction of your teenage & young adult sons really makes you wonder whether their ultimate direction in life will be mystical, deluded or outright self-destructive. Citizens: The material & spiritual “values” of your new neighbors force you to question whether you really want to remain in the city where you live or whether you want to move far, far away. Neptune in Aries denotes that there is not immediate answer to your questions because everything in front of everybody is so new that it is impossible to appraise quickly, let alone to strategize upon it. You absolutely must focus upon what you know & what you want – it is the only way to survive this massive & inexorable uncertainty.  

AQUARIUS – Neptune in Aries warns extremely strongly that what you say will not be what other people hear, and vice versa. In such circumstances, you must step back & politely disengage, “I really don’t know what to think about what you said – I need to step back & to digest it fully.” Do not respond in the moment!  

PISCES – Money earned & saved should accumulate – but money can be devalued. Wages should as a rule increase – unless the industry is moved offshore or replaced by artificial intelligence. Neptune in Aries alerts the Fish that paying attention to their net worth means more than monitoring accumulation based upon the fixed value of your wage, the American dollar or whatever currency you do business. Continue to diversify your savings & investments so that you have secure investments, high-yield savings & immediate liquid cash. Be alert as to actual, perceived & outright fraudulent fluctuations in value. 

ARTICLE #12

The North Node$ transits Pisces from January 29, 2025 to August 18, 2026. It is all too much. It causes a lot of pain. Like Peter Finch as fictional UBS Network Anchorman Howard Beale in Paddy Chayefsky’s film Network, proclaimed, “I don't want you to riot. I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to write your-congressmen because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the depression and the inflation and the defense budget and the Russians and the crime in the street. All I know is first you’ve got to get mad. You've got to say: ‘I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this any more. I'm a human being, goddammit. My life has value.’" Howard Beale had integrity – similar to Bernie Sanders, as ineffectual within the Democratic Party and the two-party American political system as he is condemned to be. But Howard Beale was in fact mad – not angry mad, but looney-tune, wackadoodle, insane mad – and he cashed in. Or, more accurately, those who handled Beale cashed in. (Faye Dunaway as Diana Christensen asks, “Are they yelling in Atlanta, Ted?” Another UBS employee confirms, “They're yelling in Baton Rouge.” Diana Christensen absolutely rejoices, “The next time somebody asks you to explain what ratings are, you. tell them: that's ratings! Son of a bitch, we struck the mother lode!”) UBS sold Beale’s soul at bankruptcy rate, pennies on a dollar, making his inevitable televised assassination his legacy for the ineffectual disenfranchised left-wing and, much later on, Fox News. Of course, nothing even remotely similar or sinister will plague Bernie Sanders. He does not take risks that will not pan out. He will not put himself in harm’s way. No liar will dare try to trade upon Bernie Sanders’ personal & political truth.  

ARIES – Yeah, whoever dies with the most toys wins. Then some jealous son of a this and that burns down your mansion, or ten guys from Chile steal everything you own. Sort of like when an enormous fire destroyed three acres of the Universal Pictures’ warehouse complex, which contained about 40,000 to 50,000 archived musical recordings and films. The North Node in Pisces just shrugs, “Easy come, easy go.” You are unlikely to respond so casually. You require answers – but answers require questions. Start with, “What does this all mean?”  

TAURUS – One day, you are really hungry, so you visit the food trucks in the local public square, where you want to buy a falafel, cheesesteak, burger or, maybe, a Trinidad roti. Unfortunately, the Oath Keepers, joined by the Proud Boys, tag-teaming against anarchists & antifas, surround the food trucks, as the cherry tops of a police squadron descend upon the crossroads. You really don’t want to take sides. The North Node in Pisces knows that you just crave food – or, sometimes, a shot of (Canadian) (American) whiskey (an issue in itself). Par for the course – just don’t expect your appetite to influence anybody else’s politics.

GEMINI – A grounding subtext of Don DeLillo’s sprawling magnum opus Underworld involves the recycling of garbage, which is the profession of the epic’s protagonist, “waste management” executive Nick Shay. The North Node in Pisces concurs with DeLillo is that humanity is drowning in its own garbage – just as you are drowning in garbage which your workplace has generated over several decades. How can you do business when you are swimming in the paperwork of yesterday’s (unpaid) invoices? Purge – so you can return to the physical office & think of future . . . clients.

CANCER – You may be passing by, while visiting (Times Square) (downtown Detroit) (Hollywood), and you look up to the sky, to see, and say, “Wow, the Church of Scientology – well, that’s pretty weird.” The North Node in Pisces does not necessarily disagree – but have you studied the history of Christianity for the past twenty-one centuries? How does one reconcile Papal infallibility, instituted in the mid-19th century, with John Calvin’s Geneva and Joseph Smith of the Mormons? And St. Paul, the zealot who imprisoned and persecuted Christians before becoming their official mainstream spokesman – what is he about? Don’t quote the Bible – not everybody is a true believer. Study the sociological dynamics of history. Consciously untangle all irrational belief.  

LEO – Yeah, it’s all going to Hell. Better get out while you can. But where you are going to go? How can you be sure you are not jumping from the frying pan into the fire? The North Node in Pisces ponders the issue, “Hard to say. Tell me: Why are you leaving in the first place?”  

VIRGO – Virgos are forever impatient with stupidity. Unfortunately, the North Node in Pisces will plague you interminably with the incorrigible & manifestly ignorant. Control your contempt and, more importantly, violent rage. Seclude yourself in a permanently remote location barricaded from low-minded & hateful idiots.  

LIBRA – One of the foibles of the professional workplace lies in calling urgent yet petty matters, “Emergencies.” You don’t make that mistake – the North Node in Pisces knows that, to you, such urgent yet petty matters constitute the actual work of the job. However, what underlies such urgent yet petty “emergencies” may be more important than you acknowledge. Restrain cynicism. Penetrate analytically to root causes.  

SCORPIO – Astrologically sophisticated Scorpions read, “The North Node in Pisces,” and let out a whoop, “Party Woo!” Where’s the booze? Where’s the dance floor? Which teams are playing? Are they serving lobster tail with the steak? Of course, it depends on your budget, but, think for a second: Is this valid? Doctrinaire Christians: Consider, at length, the discussion of nodal images, key images and reassurance images (“in which God’s forgiveness is announced and celebrated”) analyzed within “Fantasy and Religion” in Harvey Cox’s Feast of Fools. Radical libertarians: Heed the call of legendary Nigerian political radical & musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, “Let us get down into another . . . underground spiritual game.”  

SAGITTARIUS – When man marries woman, whoever conducting the ceremony asserts, “For better or for worse.” Well, that is the North Node in Pisces: High highs & low lows. That is marriage. That is family. “This is the greatest moment of your life, man – and you're off somewhere missing it!” Reference what Tyler Durden asserts in Fight Club, “Our fathers were our models for God. If our fathers bailed, what does that tell you about God?”  

CAPRICORN – According to the National Association of Bond Lawyers at www.nabl.com, “Extraordinary Mandatory Redemption,” means, “A redemption of bonds in the case of certain unexpected or one-time events occurring with respect to the bonds.” This makes even fiscally minded Goats laugh – laugh out loud. The North Node in Pisces snickers as you assert, “So it is all about money?” You will explain why you laugh. Others will listen.  

AQUARIUS – David Byrne sings on “Crosseyed and Painless” off Talking Heads’ Remain in Light, “The island of doubt is like a taste of medicine.” But the North Node in Pisces knows that, to astute Waterbearers, that island of doubt is what Forbes Magazine defines as a “Capitalist Tool.” Will it happen? When will it happen? What happens if it doesn’t happen? Where should I put my money?  

PISCES – What President Donald J. Trump craves, for everybody in the world to change what they think, say & do in response to him, the man Jesus of Nazareth found terrifying & exhausting. The North Node in Pisces concedes that, as brilliantly expressed in “Heaven on their Minds” in Jesus Christ Superstar, Jesus of Nazareth knew both the truth & the deceit of the advice of his betrayer Judas Iscariot, “All your followers are blind – too much heaven on their minds.” It is all too much. Step back. Disengage.

$ 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.

ARTICLE #13

Asbolus! in Cancer squares1 Mercury in Libra, as Jupiter in Cancer opposes2 2002-GZ32? in Capricorn, while Bienor< in Cancer opposes2 Hylonome> in Capricorn, as Saturn conjunct3 2001-BL41* in Pisces opposes2 the New Virgo Blue Moon/Solar Eclipse on September 21, 2025. Logistics not only in professional life, but just in quotidian existence, causes enormous confusion & stress, making people very angry – but, in almost all cases, they hold it all in. Until somebody lies. Then, all bets are off. When that happens, one can only hope that this causes no accidents, injuries or deaths.  

ARIES – Your intuition is in overdrive. You know when somebody, whether a schoolteacher or an elected official, is lying to you about something important. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon nevertheless warn that this does not give you license to go off half-cocked. When something does not add up, calculate. Determine a logical plan about how to redress & to rectify. Act upon instinct spontaneously only after a plan is already in place.  

TAURUS – An employee or colleague lies to you because machines or computers are involved; incorrect action can cause damage that is hard to correct. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001- BL41 & the New Virgo Moon therefore encourage you to get information or confirmation from a hierarchical superior. Don’t worry about hurting liars’ feelings.  

GEMINI – You have plenty of work & you earn a good salary, but because the financial status of your employer is tenuous – as well as the fact that your healthcare & the cost of higher education is high – you feel that you will never have enough money. Therefore, you are not willing to tolerate a profligate, luxury-loving spouse, lover or child. Think about a logical solution – but Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon darkly warn you not to get into a fight about it.  

CANCER – Personally, you are doing quite well, but you can’t help but notice how a spouse or partner suffers. Therefore, Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon augur that you are likely to react to the lies & excuses of a family member very harshly. Do & say what is appropriate – just don’t raise your voice.  

LEO – An undeclared professional enemy uses lies & deceit to turn your employees, colleagues & workgroup against you. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon declare that it is unwise to confront unscrupulous & dishonest people directly. Instead, confront the illogical thinking of work colleagues. Defuse intrigue with intelligence.  

VIRGO – Read Libra. You inherit an enormous amount of blame by a number of people under the current influence of Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon. Should you bail? Not before you confront a diabolical enemy’s twisted lies – if, in fact, you leave at all.  

LIBRA – Read Virgo. Bosses need a scapegoat, and then, a patsy to replace the scapegoat. Whatever role bosses assign you, Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon signify that it does not bode well. Whoever bosses choose for either role is assigned a job impossible to execute, deliberately setting up whoever is assigned that job for failure. Develop an exit strategy ASAP.  

SCORPIO – Read Aquarius. An unscrupulous undeclared enemy will lie about you in court or in sworn depositions. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon strategize that immediate attempts to exact vengeance are superfluous. Simply cite facts which such undeclared enemies cannot refute or even fathom – this will make them appear not only dishonest but in fact outright stupid. There will be time for vengeance thereafter.  

SAGITTARIUS – A false professional ally will try to trick you into attending a strip club or notorious drug den so that they may surreptitiously photograph you, or even videorecord you, and to blackmail you. To which Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon ask, “Why are you socializing with such professional frenemies in the first place?”  

CAPRICORN – Enemies sense that you are unusually weak & overburdened, and will cast aspersions, or outright lie, about or to you to undermine you or to bosses to try to knock you out of the box. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon promise that their plan will backfire if you recoil against such accusations in an emotional, irrational righteous rage.  

AQUARIUS – Read Scorpio. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon denote that an isolated fact will set you free from professional colleagues’ intrigue. Hammer this fact repeatedly in as many different contexts as possible, like a nail penetrating the other side of the devil’s skull.  

PISCES – An ex-spouse is prepared to lie that you violated terms of a child-sharing agreement. Therefore, Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon insist that you have material, time-stamped proof at the ready at all times.

! Asbolus, named after the psychic centaur whose wisdom was completely ignored while his foolishness was universally emulated, was discovered in April 1995 & named in September 1999. Asbolus, which embodies the higher mind in the lower self, bridges the gap in consciousness between Jupiter & Neptune, warning us not to take our “leaders” at face value.  

(b) 2002-GZ32 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on April 13, 2002. The orbit of 2002-GZ32 traverses across the orbit of Uranus and just before the orbit of Neptune. For information on how to interpret 2002-GZ32, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

<< Bienor, a centaur planet that traverses from just outside the orbit of Saturn just across the orbit of Uranus, was discovered in August 2000 & named in January 2004. Theseus, fighting for the Lapiths against the Centaurs to avenge the honor of Pirithous's bride Hippodamia, killed Bienor by jumping on his back, pulling his hair, and smashing his mouth while it spouted violent threats. For information on how to interpret Bienor, formerly 2000-QC243, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

>> Hylonome, named after the wife of centaur Cyllarus, with whom she died during the Centaurs' battle with the Lapiths, was discovered in February 1995 & named during the year 2000. Hylonome bridges the gap in consciousness between Uranus & Neptune, forcing us to draw unexpected links between "accident" & "devotion" much more rapidly than is either wise or comfortable.

* 2001-BL41 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on January 19, 2001. The orbit of 2001-BL41 traverses between the orbits of Jupiter & out past Saturn.  

A great source online for how to interpret Asbolus, Bienor, Hylonome 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  

An excellent source online for how to interpret Asbolus, Bienor, Hylonome  and many unnamed centaurs and transneptunians is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage
“Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More”
at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/

A great resource for ephemeris data on Asbolus, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, 2001-BL41 and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node”
at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

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 

1 A Square is a disharmonious 90-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).  

2 An Opposition is a disharmonious 180-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).

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

ARTICLE #14

Jupiter in Cancer not only trines1 Nessus in Pisces(a) but also squares2 Mars in Libra squares2 2002-GZ32(b) in Capricorn squares2 2000-QB243(c) in Aries, as Chiron< conjunct3 Okyrhoe> in Aries squares2 Bienor<< in Cancer opposite4 Hylonome>> in Capricorn, while Pandora<<< conjuncts3 Orcus>>> in Virgo opposite4 the Full Pisces Moon/Lunar Eclipse on September 7, 2025. Will to power can take one far. Backing up one’s will to power with superhuman effort puts octane in the tank. However, when you say, “I did what I had to do,” what do you mean? Do you mean?: “I fulfilled my duty in the face of adversity to provide for those who cannot provide for themselves while denying myself any recognition or reward.” Do you mean?” I’m willing to go on the downlow to breach both morals & ethics in order to get what I want.” Impressionable youth are watching & keeping score. Punishment & rewards comes from unexpected quarters. The karmic stain or badge endures.  

ARIES – No matter their age & cumulative experience, Aries the Ram is always impressionable & idealistic. Keeping this in mind, when dealing with power brokers & authority figures, Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon remind the innocent Ram not to be naïve. Ambition is not honor. Business people will act invulnerable but will do whatever they can when desperate. Need nothing & nobody. Don’t ignore your nose when you smell the human methane. Shoot straight but judge nobody. Just say, “No thank you,” and walk away.  

TAURUS – You are open-minded & inclusive but associates are close-minded & exclusive. Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon warn that agendas – anybody’s agenda – will get you in trouble. If somebody else attempts to impose conditions upon unconditional friendships, exclude them. Do not burden yourself with somebody else’s petty politics.  

GEMINI – Young, unmarried adult professionals: If you have been itching for work overload to prove what you can do & to increase both salary & income in the process, then Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon will provide you with that opportunity. However, be wary of potential romantic partners who admire your industriousness for purely material reasons. Protect your innocence by demonstrating a healthy, if kneejerk, selfishness.  

CANCER – You are now endowed with enormous energy & power to make your personal & societal vision for the future immediately manifest & prosperous. However, Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon warn you of the consequences of dealing with unscrupulous local power brokers willing to aggrandize for the benefit of themselves at the expense of the future of other people & your city, state or province. Refuse to deal with, and to tolerate, liars.  

LEO – Whether with “friends” or at work, now is not the time to put your head in the sand. Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon definitively state that several developments are in active process behind the scenes which undeclared rivals seek to hide from you. Don’t be fooled by a false friend’s bald-faced lie. Poke around in the background. Find that man behind the curtain – then pull that curtain back to find out what he is really up to.  

VIRGO – Whether it resets or ends your relationship with your spouse or partner, what you say to them under the current influence of Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon will shock them & force a reaction. Your spouse or partner will absolutely retreat into the company of associates, whether friends or false friends. At least one false friend will lie about you to others & right to your face. Be ready to face fall out before you open your mouth. Know what you are doing & saying before doing & saying it.  

LIBRA – Whether you are management or employee, you should not tolerate corruption & lies at work. If things are that bad Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon recommend that you give your two weeks notice – or, if absolutely necessary, two minutes notice. Assert, “I will not be the sole professional in somebody else’s Romper Room!”  

SCORPIO – Yes! Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon exhort, “Accept that party invitation from that friend of a friend of a friend.” Revel in the scintillating conversation & outlandish humor. Women: Beware of snakes in the grass – not every story is true!  

SAGITTARIUS – Your boss was fired! Too bad for your boss – or, as Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon qualify, “Sort of.” Why did that happen? Why do you need to know? The answer to the second question: You don’t. There is so much to do & you can’t even see it – but if you can handle the impossible discombobulation & conundrum professionally, expect overtime – or maybe a raise & a promotion. Too bad for your boss!  

CAPRICORN – Your boss’s uncharitable & implausible horror story about your ineptitude is wearing thin & getting on your nerves. However, even though you are in the right, Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon instruct you to hold your tongue until the one appointed as the judge gives you the green light to speak. Be patient – you won’t be waiting long.  

AQUARIUS – If you thought that the way some people handle an automobile is criminal, Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon warn you of those riding motorized scooters. Pedestrians: if possible, avoid trying to beat the crowd on the sidewalk as a lone wolf – some drivers of motorized scooters have no qualm about accidentally killing one human being. Favor thoroughfares laden with obstacles to quick passage & rapid speed.  

PISCES – A spouse or partner throws you a mean curveball. Whatever your spouse or partner does or says, Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon implore you not to overreact. Parents: Think only of protecting your children. Singles: Don’t share everything with friends – lest they twist your words to third parties.  

(a) Nessus, named after the centaur whose bloodied & semen-stained shirt eventually killed Hercules, was discovered during the siege at Waco in April 1993 & named in 1997. Nessus bridges the gap in consciousness between Saturn & Pluto, forcing us to discard naivete about jealousy, anger, irrationality & evil in ourselves & in others so that we may cultivate the will & the stomach to evolve as a species.  

(b) 2002-GZ32 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on April 13, 2002. The orbit of 2002-GZ32 traverses across the orbit of Uranus and just before the orbit of Neptune. For information on how to interpret 2002-GZ32, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

(c) 2000-QB243 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on August 25, 2000. The orbit of 2000-QB243 traverses from within the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Pluto.  

< 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.  

> Okyrhoe, a centaur planet that traverses between the orbits of Jupiter & Saturn, was discovered in September 1998 & named in June 2003. Okyrhoe (meaning “rapid flow”), the daughter of Chiron & Chariklo, had offended the Fates by using her gift of prophesy. Okyrhoe transformed into a mare and was given the new name Hippe.  

<< Bienor, a centaur planet that traverses from just outside the orbit of Saturn just across the orbit of Uranus, was discovered in August 2000 & named in January 2004. Theseus, fighting for the Lapiths against the Centaurs to avenge the honor of Pirithous's bride Hippodamia, killed Bienor by jumping on his back, pulling his hair, and smashing his mouth while it spouted violent threats. For information on how to interpret Bienor, formerly 2000-QC243, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

>> Hylonome, named after the wife of centaur Cyllarus, with whom she died during the Centaurs' battle with the Lapiths, was discovered in February 1995 & named during the year 2000. Hylonome bridges the gap in consciousness between Uranus & Neptune, forcing us to draw unexpected links between "accident" & "devotion" much more rapidly than is either wise or comfortable.

<<< Pandora is a minor planet discovered by G. Searle in 1858 in Albany, New York. Named after the first woman on earth, according to Greek mythology, Pandora opened a box which contained all the miseries which plagued the earth which she had been forbidden to open – then closed the box before hope, the only good thing the box contained, could escape.  

>>> Orcus is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on February 17, 2004. Orcus, the Roman god of death and the underworld, would allow others to enter his realm but not to leave it. Orcus is also known as the punisher of perjurers & those who break oaths.  

The best source in print for how to interpret Chiron, Pandora 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 Nessus, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus 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  

An excellent source online for how to interpret Nessus, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Orcus and many unnamed centaurs and transneptunians is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage
“Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More”
at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/

A great resource for ephemeris data on Nessus, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node”
at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

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 

1 A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water).  

2 A Square is a disharmonious 90-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).  

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

4 An Opposition is a disharmonious 180-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).

ARTICLE #15

Venus in Aries & Pisces transits Retrograde Motion* from March 2 to April 14, 2025, while Mercury in Aries & Pisces transits Retrograde Motion* from March 16 to April 7, 2025. When U.S. President Donald J. Trump began talking seriously about tariffs on Canada & Mexico in early February 2025, soon after his Inauguration on January 20, 2025, was he aware of the vulnerability that both Canada & Mexico displayed in their respective natal horoscopes? Possibly – but not in any thorough or informed way. All U.S. President Trump needs to hear is that U.S. President Trump and the U.S.A. could benefit from the astrological vulnerabilities of both Canada & Mexico at their expense. And, given, that both Venus & Mercury in Aries will be crossing over those vulnerable points in the charts of both Canada & Mexico during February, March & April:              

A) Venus in Aries in Direct Motion*, Retrograde Motion* & Direct Motion*, respectively, crosses over the Canadian Part of Fortune at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Canada’s natal 12th house of seclusion, glamour, cosmic experiences, institutions, secret enemies, self-undoing & the collective from February 13 to 15, 2025; March 15 to St. Patrick’s Day; 2025; and on May 10 & 11, 2025;

B) Mercury in Aries in Direct Motion*, Retrograde Motion* & Direct Motion*, respectively, crosses over the Canadian Part of Fortune at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Canada’s natal 12th house of seclusion, glamour, cosmic experiences, institutions, secret enemies, self-undoing & the collective on March 8 & 9, 2025; March 21 & 22, 2025; and on April 23 & 24, 2025;

C) Venus in Aries in Direct Motion*, Retrograde Motion* & Direct Motion*, respectively, crosses over the Mexican South Node$ at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Mexico’s natal 7th house of marriage, partnership, rivalry & public relations from February 13 to 15, 2025; March 15 to St. Patrick’s Day; 2025; and on May 10 & 11, 2025;; and

D) Mercury in Aries in Direct Motion*, Retrograde Motion* & Direct Motion*, respectively, crosses over the Mexican South Node at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Mexico’s natal 7th house of marriage, partnership, rivalry & public relations on March 8 & 9, 2025; March 21 & 22, 2025; and on April 23 & 24, 2025;

any individual who knows what vulnerabilities these astrological placements represent can exploit them. However, such opportunities to exploit such vulnerabilities under the transits of Venus & Mercury are relatively superficial & fleeting. However, long-term astrological aspects to vulnerabilities that both Canada & Mexico display in their respective natal horoscopes as a result of transiting aspects by both Saturn & Neptune:              

E) Saturn in Aries crosses over the Canadian Part of Fortune at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Canada’s natal 12th house of seclusion, glamour, cosmic experiences, institutions, secret enemies, self-undoing & the collective from April 4 to 12, 2026;

F) Neptune in Aries crosses over the Canadian Part of Fortune at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Canada’s natal 12th house of seclusion, glamour, cosmic experiences, institutions, secret enemies, self-undoing & the collective from May 22 to August 30 2027; St. Patrick’s Day to April 13, 2028; and from October 18, 2028 to February 12, 2029;

G) Saturn in Aries crosses over the Mexican South Node$ at 6 to 7degrees Aries in Mexico’s natal 7th house of marriage, partnership, rivalry & public relations from April 4 to 12, 2026; and

H) Neptune in Aries crosses over the Mexican South Node$ at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Mexico’s natal 7th house of marriage, partnership, rivalry & public relations from May 22 to August 30 2027; St. Patrick’s Day to April 13, 2028; and from October 18, 2028 to February 12, 2029;

may not prove fleeting at all.

ARIES – Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces confirm that the only reason other people can manipulate you is because you care about what they think of you. Care only about what you think of yourself – then identify what it is that others want from you. If possible, affiliate yourself only with those people who directly state what they want – and that what they want is something you are willing to provide.

TAURUS – You may indulge international travel now in order to get away from your local adversaries & enemies so as to clear your head & emotions. However, Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces warn that friendly faces in far-away locales may mask evil intentions. Be not too trusting.  

GEMINI – Partisans & politicians addicted to gerrymandering all existing geographical boundaries for political & economic gain may let their imaginations run wild as they pursue world domination. While international megalomaniacal hegemons terrify you via newspapers, TV news, Google & Bing news, Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces warn that you may have more to worry about by local developers behaving suspiciously like greedy feudal lords.  

CANCER – Bosses & political leaders do not really care if they are popular – but Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces confirm that they do worry if they are hated so much that they are targeted by mutiny or assassination. Just because they are paranoid does not mean that somebody capable of doing it is not out to get them.  

LEO – Mungo Park, the late 18th century British explorer of the Congo in T. Coraghessan Boyle’s Water Music, relied upon his hand-picked crew during his first successful incursion into the heart of the African continent. However, when he began his second incursion just a few years later, Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces cannot help but note that Park took that same hand-picked crew for granted. You alone may get the credit – but you can’t do it alone.  

VIRGO – Read Scorpio. Cultivating hatreds towards opponents & enemies who either dislike you or who deliberately tried to harm you may seem like a natural response to hostility, but Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces warn that to do so will only attract violence, malice & destruction to you – and not only from those specific opponents & enemies to whom you give your evil eye. Clear your karmic slate of blackness – now.  

LIBRA – Did you know that Libra rules boxing? In that context, Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces will introduce you to opponents who try to knock you out with only one punch. Such opponents do not understand that that one punch is merely the first punch – and that there are other people who may be throwing such punches in return. Namely, when appropriate & legal, you.  

SCORPIO – Read Virgo. Your contempt for aggressive, obnoxious professional competitors is well-founded. Such competitors recall Hexagram #10 of the I Ching, Lü (Treading), “A one-eyed man is able to see, a lame man is able to tread. He treads on the tail of the tiger. The tiger bites the man. Misfortune.” Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces confirm that people who think that they know, really know nothing. They compete with you out of ignorance. The problem is theirs, not yours. Be ready to pick up the pieces.  

SAGITTARIUS – Writers, artists, playwrights: You are to be lauded for your enormous ambition. However, frankly, Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces assert, “Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.” Scale your ambitions down to a goal where you can accurately define a discernible timeline.  

CAPRICORN – Family members & long-time, if not lifelong, neighbors, will feel no need to control their anger about changes in your hometown or political affairs, even though controlling their anger may be critical to their long-term survival. You can tell them this home truth until you are blue in the face – but Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces reply, “Take your own advice.” In this case, lead by example.  

AQUARIUS – Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces reiterate an axiomatic truth: If you declare war on others, others will declare war on you. Expect nothing different.  

PISCES – Sudden changes in your business environment, whether they occur locally, nationally or internationally, impel kneejerk reactions. Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces confirm that kneejerk reactions can be relatively harmless – as long as you have a mechanism in place which checks your most immediate impulses of fear & greed. For best results, don’t try to do this by yourself. Do not obey gut instincts – they will lead you astray & cost you big money that you cannot recover easily. When investing, whether in stocks, business or real estate, listen to your broker or lawyer. Solicit, then follow, sage advice.

$ 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.

* 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 #16

Retrograde1 Mercury in Aries not only sextiles2 Pluto in Aquarius but also squares3 Asbolus! in Cancer, as Chiron* in Aries not only squares3 Mars in Cancer but also trines4 2000-GN171@ in Sagittarius, while Retrograde1 Venus conjunct5 Neptune in Pisces not only squares3 Diana# in Sagittarius but also trines4 Pandora< conjunct5 1998-VG44> in Cancer trines4 2002-CR46<< conjunct5 Deucalion>> in Scorpio, as Mars in Cancer trines4 Sappho+ in Pisces, while 1996-TO66<<< in Aries squares3 Echeclus>>> in Cancer, while 2002-GZ32(z) in Capricorn sextiles2 Saturn in Pisces sextiles2 Uranus conjunct5 2002-PN34(a) in Taurus, as 1996-TP66% in Cancer squares3 the New Aries Moon/Solar Eclipse on March 29, 2025. The song lyric by Bob Dylan, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” has taken on a life of its own. People hear informal references or “street citations” to this Dylan quote to say, “You don’t need to heed any official reports, expert opinions or press releases to confirm what you feel in your gut” – and, in fact, these official reports, expert opinions or press releases may indeed contradict reality: When the weatherman says the sun is shining & it is 85 degrees as a tornado ravages your entire city. But it is actually extremely useful to return to the context from where this now famous aphorism derives, “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” the first song off Bob Dylan’s Bringing It All Back Home. “Subterranean Homesick Blues” is about some guy on the street trapped amongst low-level criminals, low-rent associates & uniformed, undercover & usually corrupt low-level cops. Everybody’s slick, predators & prey, and nobody’s got a soul. Summed up, in short, as “Watch your ass.” Which is a lovely, poetic sentiment for the modern age. But the modern age is over. Dylan’s song lyric shifts form the indicative to the interrogative mood, “You chump, do you really need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows?” Moreover, the interrogative mood herein is rhetorical, because the individual saying those self-evidently insulting words is a tyrannical authority figure or power broker deliberately & consciously adding insult to injury, “Don’t you know I am going to walk on your face?” Therefore, in this case, there is no need to “Walk on your tiptoes,” as Dylan also sings in “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” as violence is done to an individual by institutional injustice & outright brute force. Get a strategy. Work the strategy. Be proactive, not reactive. Give as good as you get & do not back down.  

ARIES – Some people understand, some people don’t understand, some people willingly misrepresent. In the midst of this you are impatient because a general lack of understanding slows you down – potentially, considerably. Even so, Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon admonishes you proactively not to be mean. Not only will you cause resentment amongst those who are stupid, you will also give ammunition to enemies who are cunning. To that end, how can you tell the stupid from the cunning? Easy – observe how they treat your allies who understand you perfectly  

TAURUS – Somebody tries to intimidate you by casting unusually vicious aspersions. Fact is, if they are not willing to declare their hatred of you outright to your face & to challenge you to a fight directly, then they are just sneaky cowards. That being said, Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon confirm even though they may be sneaky cowards does not mean that they cannot hurt you – badly. You have to communicate that you are willing to fight them right now without making any outright challenge whatsoever – as you simultaneously suggest that you can be even more covert & sneaky than they are. Counter intimidation by vulgarity with intimidation by the intelligence of unbridled ruthlessness. Do nothing illegal!  

GEMINI – “Nice little operation you got going here,” the wiseguy says to the local retail store owner. “It would be a shame if something happened to it.” Sound familiar? More germane to the current influence of Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon, has anybody said this, or something suspiciously close to this, to you, about your livelihood, lately? Don’t shiver in the fog. Take concrete steps to protect yourself, your livelihood & your money. Add layers onto layers.  

CANCER – You resent how mean your boss is to you as they extract work from you that you did not know you were capable of providing. You also know that your boss harbors positions & ambitions far beyond their station in life, but, because they treat you so badly, you are not willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Indeed, as a result of the current influence of Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon, and long after, you are very tempted to confront such bosses with an explosion of suppressed rage. Before you even begin thinking about such action, ask yourself, “Do you even fathom how mean bosses can be?” You would be much better served to go on a propaganda campaign where you damn such professional superiors with ingeniously understated faint praise.  

LEO – Read Virgo. Law enforcement, school administrators, regulators: Vandals, purveyors of alcohol who deliberately ply their trade by selling massive quantities to underaged students & serial frauds offend you deeply with their craven, sneaky immorality. But what infuriates you more is your inability to catch them so as to convict them. Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon confirm that you are dealing with a well-developed, disciplined & motivated mens rea – criminal mind. Don’t let your emotions infect your logic. Think things through – then think things through again.  

VIRGO – Read Leo. Politicians: Mothers are furious that law enforcement, school administrators & regulators have not caught, convicted & sentenced vandals, purveyors of alcohol who deliberately ply their trade by selling massive quantities to underaged students & serial frauds who plague their teenagers, family & neighborhood. Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon demand that you be absolutely straight with them. Assert, “We are dealing with a stubborn problem as a result of incorrigible, intelligent criminals. We require your cooperation – not your chastisement.”  

LIBRA – Professional partners & rivals engage in a vicious, hostile, even titanic power struggle. Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon confirm that this does not concern you. Take no sides. Do not get involved. Work with colleagues behind the scenes. Speak circumspectly with knowing understatements.  

SCORPIO – Bosses, colleagues & employees will be extremely hostile & litigious under the current influence of Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon as they seek to terminate & to convict you in the absence of a crime. To them, disinformation is relative. Give them no ammunition with which to work.  

SAGITTARIUS – Creative types recovering from interminable substance abuse: Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon warn you severely about falling off the wagon. You are letting deep resentment boil inside of you & seek to rebel against everything & everybody. You are in a prime position to damage yourself & your life permanently. Go to the gym & hit a large boxing sandbag until you exhaust your rage. Blow off steam in a healthy, not an antisocial & deviant, manner.  

CAPRICORN – Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon denote in no uncertain terms that you absolutely must defuse conflict, confrontation & hostility between you & your spouse or amongst your family. Conflict can easily escalate from bad to worse to tragic. Endeavor to solicit an old family friend to intervene so as to cool boiling heads. If necessary, simply leave.  

AQUARIUS – There is no mystery about it: Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon warn that your fighting words can lead directly to fights – physical fights. Don’t speak hostile words if you are not willing or able to defend them with your fists. Watch what you say.  

PISCES – Parents, lovers: You may think that the solution to your child’s troublesome behavior or your lover’s emotional distance involves purely money, either withholding it or throwing at what you think is the problem. Truth be told, Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon are telling you that you are not even sure of what the problem is. You are too emotionally remote from what is happening & you rely upon third party narratives. You really need to reconnect with your relationships personally & directly.  

! Asbolus, named after the psychic centaur whose wisdom was completely ignored while his foolishness was universally emulated, was discovered in April 1995 & named in September 1999. Asbolus, which embodies the higher mind in the lower self, bridges the gap in consciousness between Jupiter & Neptune, warning us not to take our “leaders” at face value.  

* 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.  

@ 2000-GN171 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on April 1, 2000.  

# Diana, named after the Roman goddess of nature & the hunt who protected the virginity of all young girls, was discovered by R. Luther in 1863 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Diana teaches both women & men to trust their own instinct & intuition as they discreetly protect themselves & others, often in total defiance of “the common wisdom.”  

< Pandora is a minor planet discovered by G. Searle in 1858 in Albany, New York. Named after the first woman on earth, according to Greek mythology, Pandora opened a box which contained all the miseries which plagued the earth which she had been forbidden to open – then closed the box before hope, the only good thing the box contained, could escape.  

> 1998-VG44 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on November 14, 1998.  

<< 2002-CR46, officially named “Typhon”, is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on February 2, 2002. The orbit of 2002-CR46 traverses between the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Pluto.  

>> Deucalion is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on April 18, 1999. Deucalion, the son of Prometheus & Clymene, is the Greek counterpart of Noah, as Zeus saved Deucalion & his wife Pyrrha, who rode upon an ark, from a flood that devastated mankind.  

+ Sappho, an asteroid discovered in 1864, is named after the literary & spiritual leader of a mystery temple which presided over the secret sexual rites of the goddess Aphrodite, according to Demetra George's Asteroid Goddess. Sappho was discovered in 1864 by N.R. Pogson at the oldest observatory in India: the Madras Observatory, founded in 1792. Sappho, a refinement in the octave bridging Venus & Neptune, explored all possible sexualities to their ultimate ecstatic & complex conclusions.  

<<< 1996-TO66 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on October 12, 1996. For information on how to interpret 1996-TO66, note references to Zane Stein below.  

For penetrating, cutting-edge analysis on the effects of
1996-TO66,
read Denis Kutalyov’s article,
“1996-TO66: “Nothing is Eternal Under the Moon”
at
http://astrologic.ru/english/1996TO66.htm

>>> Echeclus, a centaur planet that traverses from the orbit of Jupiter to the orbit of Uranus, was discovered in March 2000 & named in February 2006. Echeclus, in the battle fought between the Centaurs & the Lapiths, died as the Lapith Ampyx threw his spear without a tip directly into Echeclus's face as Echeclus was attacking Ampyx at full gallop. For information on how to interpret Echeclus, formerly 2000-EC98, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

(z) 2002-GZ32 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on April 13, 2002. The orbit of 2002-GZ32 traverses across the orbit of Uranus and just before the orbit of Neptune. For information on how to interpret 2002-GZ32, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

(a) 2002-PN34 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on August 6, 2002. The orbit of 2002-PN34 traverses from within the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Pluto. For information on how to interpret 2002-PN34, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

% 1996-TP66 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on October 11, 1996.  

The best source in print for how to interpret Chiron, Diana, Pandora, Sappho 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 Asbolus, Chiron, Diana, Pandora, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus 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

The only source online for how to interpret Asbolus, Chiron, Echeclus and many unnamed centaurs and transneptunians, as well as an excellent source for how to interpret Elatus and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage “Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More” at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/

A great resource for ephemeris data on Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node” at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

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 

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.  

2 A Sextile is a harmonious yet primarily mental & social aspect between either Fire & Air signs (Fire being Aries, Leo, Sagittarius; Air being Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) or Earth & Water signs (Earth being Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn; Water being Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces).  

3 A Square is a disharmonious 90-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).  

4 A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water).  

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

ARTICLE #17

Retrograde1 Venus & Mercury in Aries not only trines2 Varuna$ in Leo but also sextiles3 Pallas Athena? in Aquarius, as Neptune in Pisces trines2 1998-VG44^ in Cancer trines2 2002-CR46< conjunct4 Deucalion> in Scorpio, while Saturn in Pisces squares5 2000-GN171@ in Sagittarius, as Uranus conjunct4 2002-PN34# in Taurus trines2 Urania* conjunct4 2002-GZ32% in Capricorn, while Sappho^^ in Pisces squares5 Jupiter in Gemini opposite6 Hidalgo<< conjunct4 1999-KR16>> in Sagittarius, as Mars in Cancer trines2 Vesta(a) in Scorpio trines2 2001-BL41(b) in Pisces, while Pluto in Aquarius trines2 2002-VA131! in Gemini trines2 Thereus<<< conjunct4 1998-BU48>>> in Libra, as Urania* in Capricorn sextiles3 the Sun in Pisces opposite6, while Urania* in Capricorn also trines2, the Full Virgo Moon/Lunar Eclipse on March 14, 2025.

In an untitled video within the webpage “Kurt Vonnegut, Cloud Seeding and the Power of the Weather,” by the Petroleum Service Company, renowned author Vonnegut expostulates, first, about the origins of his concept of Ice-Nine, the centerpiece of his satiric, dystopian science fiction novel Cat’s Cradle, and, secondly, and more generally, about working as a publicist amongst high-level research scientists at General Electric in Schenectady, New York. The article & video describe how Vonnegut’s brother Bernard, a physical chemist with a Pd.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), became acquainted with General Electric research scientists Vincent Schaefer & Irving Langmuir while studying supercooling. The aim & purpose of supercooling is to lower the temperature of water – or any liquid – below its freezing point while, at the same time, preventing that liquid from transforming into a solid. Renowned author Vonnegut conflated his knowledge of General Electric’s research with his brother’s, renowned physical chemist Vonnegut’s, research upon deicing, as Director of the MIT meteorology department, to conceptualize “Ice-Nine,” wherein ice, which normally commences melting at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, now, as Ice-Nine, melts at 114.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Moreover, Ice-Nine, invented within the fictional satiric, dystopian science fiction Cat’s Cradle, when it comes into contact with water – such as, for example, the Atlantic Ocean – immediately transforms all that water into Ice-Nine, or Ice, which will only melt at 114.4º Fahrenheit.

“In those days it was quite conventional for research scientists to be indifferent about what became of their discoveries as they were interested only in truth,” renowned author Vonnegut states in the video. (Was renowned author Vonnegut thinking about Albert Einstein’s 1939 letter to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt exhorting him to recruit scientists to study uranium so as to develop & to build nuclear weapons? Perhaps.) “And it seemed wrong to me in view of some of these discoveries that [they] should be indifferent to what became of them. So this dreadful substance, which is discovered by a man who is purely interested in truth, finally winds up in the hands of a dictator.”  

ARIES – A lot of businesspeople & sports figures believe that life is a game & will cynically laugh off truly misanthropic, fraudulent & outright criminal behavior with the excuse, “That is just how that player plays that game.” At a certain point, however, that player goes too far, and endeavors to cause everybody real harm in their blind pursuit of sole & selfish victory. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon declare, “Let it be know that when the worst-case scenario occurs, it is far too late for that cynic to object. Object long before circumstances transgress destructive boundaries.

TAURUS – Some local real estate developers who is trying to take over all the available land in your city is, as a deliberate cause or unintended effect, pushing people out of their homes & the region. Of course, you, Taurus the Bull, have your (passionate) opinion. Nevertheless, be warned: Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon guarantee that, whatever opinion you hold, there are literally multitudes of people with equally strong opinions on this specific individual & subject. Many oppose, many support & a number of them have public or secret alliances with them. In truth, this is a sophisticated & quite possibly ruthless organization with significant media connections & support. Don’t be naïve.  

GEMINI – You may believe that you are just the person to bring order to a controversy or conflict involving any number of unruly & anti-cooperative individuals & large groups. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon contradict with the maxim, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Push as hard as you like – the pushback may be harder & may be out of your control. Worse than that, you can get yourself hurt. Get yourself two pounds worth of that “ounce of prevention.”  

CANCER – Hedge funds have enormous logistic resources to deploy to determine what to buy as prices of other commodities inflate & what to offload in order to make purchases based upon their determinations. Citing this, Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon urge you, whether you are an investor, a business person, a restaurant critic or a housewife, to become your own “hedge fund.” Prepare yourself with data as you rely upon your experience & information to act decisively using purely muscle memory, upon less than a moment’s notice.  

LEO – You, more than most people, keep abreast of the market trends of your professional & business interests by keeping in touch on a regular basis with all your people near & far. Even you, however, have a difficult time seeing your way forward, as many colleagues report a contracting business environment & those willing to do business are people you really don’t trust. While this may make you frustrated, Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon state that your really have all the answers you need at the moment. While everybody else is moving backwards, endeavor to consolidate your own affairs so that you can incur & absorb the loss. Stand still & stand well.  

VIRGO – Is that guy in the sports car speeding in the non-travel land on the highway during a traffic jam a coke dealer who needs to deliver product to avert his certain assassination at the hands of a cartel hitman? You will only know when: 1) The sports car guy runs into three cars parked in shambles on the roadside as six police cars with cherry tops investigate the scene; and 2) As the story hits the newspapers. Whatever. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon ask, “Really, is this any of your business? Why do you care?” Wait for the traffic to clear. Listen to some fine jazz on the car stereo.  

LIBRA – Litigators, negotiators, business people: People from your industry sector all over the world have financial interests in, and form factions concerning, very specific issues. These issues are complicated & unwieldy; one cannot see the thing by itself at all, let alone the “big picture.” Before you make any statement about such issues, at all, Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon remind you of two correlated maxims, “One who makes friends make enemies. One who makes enemies makes friends.”  

SCORPIO – You are under the impression that you & your workgroup or employees are seriously outperforming, but a certain boss asserts that you & they are not doing nearly enough. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon denote that you cannot possibly inform those underneath you who cannot possibly understand your explanation of the “big picture” if they cannot fathom, and do not know how to implement, your spoken & written instructions. Demand explicit guidance from professional superiors before your whole department bursts into flames.  

SAGITTARIUS – Writers, filmmakers, actors & actresses: A recent or current hot streak may make you believe that your opportunity is limitless & the world is your oyster – and it may be. However, Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon advise that you go slow – and not because “your eyes are bigger than your stomach.” Consider the fate of Salman Rushdie, who, over 25 years after the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa demanding his death, he is attacked at a public reading in Chautauqua, New York & blinded for life.  

CAPRICORN – No matter what real estate becomes available, keep your eyes from bursting out of their sockets. Not only may the listed price contain unexpected hidden costs, but the truth is that your financial position is not nearly as strong as it looks. (Not that it looks strong at all.) Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon exhort you to prepare to confront an erratic economy – and do not couple an erratic economy with a more erratic temperament. Eliminate debt. Consolidate net worth.

AQUARIUS – A profoundly more powerful adversary insults you in an attempt to pique your temper. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon observe that you already feel the pressure of the weight of the world on your shoulders – you certainly don’t want the weight of the world to fit squarely on your head. Don’t take the bait.  

PISCES – You don’t need more work – you need a higher-paying job. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon state that your emphasis should be upon increasing your liquid income & net worth – but you cannot deplete your physical body in the process. Review what Karl Marx’s “Labor Theory of Value” means to you personally – and your bottom line.

$ Varuna, the official name bestowed upon 2000-WR106 as of March 2001, is the first transneptunian object (TNO) to receive a name. In Indian mythology, Varuna is the keeper of “rta” (the cosmic order); in modern astronomy, some astronomers & astrologers believe that Varuna begins a drastic redefinition of the solar system suggested by the recent demotion of Pluto as a planet.  

? Pallas Athena, the second asteroid to be discovered in 1802, was named after the warrior queen who officially protected ancient Athens. Pallas Athena always thought before she acted to insure inevitable victory. As befits her mythological birth, wherein she sprung fully grown & clad as a warrior from the back of the head of Jupiter, Pallas Athena operates under the same principle as the Queen of Swords in the Tarot, "The densest thought penetrates matter."  

^ 1998-VG44 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on November 14, 1998.  

< 2002-CR46, officially named “Typhon”, is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on February 2, 2002. The orbit of 2002-CR46 traverses between the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Pluto.  

> Deucalion is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on April 18, 1999. Deucalion, the son of Prometheus & Clymene, is the Greek counterpart of Noah, as Zeus saved Deucalion & his wife Pyrrha, who rode upon an ark, from a flood that devastated mankind.  

@ 2000-GN171 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on April 1, 2000.  

# 2002-PN34 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on August 6, 2002. The orbit of 2002-PN34 traverses from within the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Pluto. For information on how to interpret 2002-PN34, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

% 2002-GZ32 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on April 13, 2002. The orbit of 2002-GZ32 traverses across the orbit of Uranus and just before the orbit of Neptune. For information on how to interpret 2002-GZ32, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

^^ Sappho, an asteroid discovered in 1864, is named after the literary & spiritual leader of a mystery temple which presided over the secret sexual rites of the goddess Aphrodite, according to Demetra George's Asteroid Goddess. Sappho was discovered in 1864 by N.R. Pogson at the oldest observatory in India: the Madras Observatory, founded in 1792. Sappho, a refinement in the octave bridging Venus & Neptune, explored all possible sexualities to their ultimate ecstatic & complex conclusions.  

<< Hidalgo is an asteroid named after Mexican priest and revolutionary Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the father of Mexican independence. Hidalgo, along with Thuringia and Westphalia, was discovered in 1920 by W. Baade at the Hamburg Observatory in Bergedorf, Germany. Hidalgo’s influence impels individuals to assert themselves in the service of a cause, or in the service of themselves, when more influential members of society refuse to grant such people well-deserved respect.  

>> 1999-KR16 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on May 16, 1999.  

(a) Vesta, the brightest of the four major asteroids and the fourth to be discovered in 1807, is named after the goddess of the sacred fire within the hearth of ancient Rome, for whom the vestal virgins who named. The sacred fire represented the manifestation of the gods on earth, as well as how human sexuality (which vestal virgins indulged only during solstices) forms a bridge from human mortality to divine immortality.  

(b) 2001-BL41 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on January 19, 2001. The orbit of 2001-BL41 traverses between the orbits of Jupiter & out past Saturn. For information on how to interpret 2001-BL41, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

! 2002-VA131 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on November 9, 2002.  

<<< Thereus, a centaur planet that traverses the orbit of Saturn, was discovered in August 2001 & named in June 2003. Thereus was a centaur who hunted bears which, upon capture, he carried home alive. For information on how to interpret Thereus, formerly 2001-PT13, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

>>>1998-BU48 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on January 22, 1998. The orbit of 1998-BU48 traverses from the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Pluto. For information on how to interpret 1998-BU48, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

Juan Antonio Revilla
(http://www.expreso.co.cr/centaurs/posts/naming.html)
postulates that 1998-BU48 should be named Alastor, after one of the four demon-steeds of Pluto's chariot.  

* 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 Pallas Athena, Sappho, Hidalgo, Vesta, 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 Varuna, Pallas Athena, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Sappho, Hidalgo, Vesta, Thereus, 1998-BU48, 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  

The only source online for how to interpret Thereus and many unnamed centaurs and transneptunians, as well as an excellent source for how to interpret Elatus and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage “Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More” at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/  

A great resource for ephemeris data on Varuna, Pallas Athena, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, 2000-GN171, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Vesta, 2001-BL41, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node” at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

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 

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.  

2 A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water).  

3 A Sextile is a harmonious yet primarily mental & social aspect between either Fire & Air signs (Fire being Aries, Leo, Sagittarius; Air being Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) or Earth & Water signs (Earth being Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn; Water being Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces).  

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

5 A Square is a disharmonious 90-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).  

6 An Opposition is a disharmonious 180-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).

ARTICLE #18

Albion# in Taurus not only sextiles1 Mars in Cancer sextiles1 Orcus? in Virgo but also trines2 Orcus? in Virgo trines2 2002-GZ32% in Capricorn, as Urania= in Scorpio trines2 Saturn in Pisces, while Venus in Scorpio squares3 2001-KF77! in Aquarius, as Mercury in Libra sextiles1 Sappho@ in Sagittarius sextiles1 Chiron* in Aries during the New Libra Moon/Solar Eclipse on October 2, 2024. Representatives of factions on all sides of a group of transactions must maintain their composure & control their emotions, as agendas under discussion reach far beyond the individuals who forge them. Moreover, what these representatives now negotiate involves significant milestones for their individual families, cities, states or provinces. Yes, villains float through the ethers, but not as many as feared, while certain representatives & their concomitant factions which fostered significant doubt wind up connecting long-lost relatives & friends amongst groups alienated from each other for decades. A formal celebration is indeed in order.  

ARIES – You know how important it can be to put personalities aside so as to address issues at hand. Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon state that the personal enmity amongst certain groups of personalities is an issue in & of itself which you all must address. What is getting in the way? Only truth will penetrate the problem.  

TAURUS – You already get along with everybody – and you want the deal. Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon confirm that the less you say, the better. However, keep you eye on a pair of saboteurs who always seem to be whispering to each other. Be ready for the full-frontal assault of the shameless.  

GEMINI – No matter who objects to the current terms of the deal, you respond with alternate terms & a definitive solution. Indeed, the nature of this deal has brought out the profound, core motivations of everybody involved – and Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon note that this is the place from which you derive these solutions: From total strangers’ core motivations.  

CANCER – You do not need to move the deal forward all by yourself. Other people also want this deal – Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon advise that you allow them to move the deal forward from their own unique vantage. If there is no reason to object, there is no reason to argue.  

LEO – Read Virgo. You object to the wicked alliance of saboteurs who refuse to cooperate or to negotiate but who instead insist upon manipulating. Launch your objection – but Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon implore you to note that you are not alone in launching such objections.  

VIRGO – Read Leo. Some people don’t know how to fight dirty – and one such person is the naïve yet rude individual who launches heartfelt objections against this negotiation’s saboteurs. Fortunately or not – for this situation, fortunately – Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon notice that you know how to fight dirty. You intend to force these saboteurs to surrender in order to coerce them to turn all of their cards face up. This should be interesting.  

LIBRA – You have spoken to the better selves of all those involved in negotiations. The closer you get to a closing session where everybody signs with notaries, Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon declare that the closer you come to codifying these better selves for the rest of their lives, as well as for . . . the ages.  

SCORPIO – A villain double-crosses you to put you in a position where you are impelled to double-cross anyone else. Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon advise you to air your grievances without, initially, naming names.  

SAGITTARIUS – Whether or not you are involved in negotiations, you already know who the sneaky villains are. Until the snake rattles his tail, Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon recommend that you merely refine your negotiating position . . . and wait.  

CAPRICORN – Engineers: Your role in the final deal is so big & so arduous that you have zero interest in whether they agree or not – even though you will earn enormous fees if the deal goes down. Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon translate, “If we do it, great. If we don’t do it, great. Keep me out of the drama. I have more than enough work to do already.”  

AQUARIUS – Your role in current negotiations is not transparent. Some think that you are too smart for your own good. Others feel like you are Elon Musk, looking to upend the deal so that you can pick up an unfair differential off a dirty floor. Basically, Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon explain the dynamic: You are not as smart as you think & partners are not as dumb as you believe. Your ego will lead you into trouble.  

PISCES – Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon confirm that you must honor your instinct & intuition. If all the participants in the enterprise appear to be conducting business for a serious purpose, then address & overcome your anxiety. If, however, all the participants in the enterprise appear to be playing poker, swimming amongst sharks, then fold your hand & give it a pass.  

# Albion is the first “cubewano” or low-eccentricity transneptunian object (TNO) (named after its provisional designation 1992-QB1), located more than halfway between the orbits of Neptune and Pluto at aphelion discovered on August 30, 1992. Albion (which is also the ancient Greek name for the island of Great Britain) is named after the son of Poseidon, who, along with his brother Dercynus or Bergion, died during their attack upon Hercules as he passed through Albion’s homeland of Liguria.  

? Orcus is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on February 17, 2004. Orcus, the Roman god of death and the underworld, would allow others to enter his realm but not to leave it. Orcus is also known as the punisher of perjurers & those who break oaths.  

% 2002-GZ32 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on April 13, 2002. The orbit of 2002-GZ32 traverses across the orbit of Uranus and just before the orbit of Neptune. For information on how to interpret 2002-GZ32, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

= 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.  

! 2001-KF77 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on May 22, 2001. The orbit of 2001-KF77 traverses from just beyond the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Neptune. For information on how to interpret 2001-KF77, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

@ Sappho, an asteroid discovered in 1864, is named after the literary & spiritual leader of a mystery temple which presided over the secret sexual rites of the goddess Aphrodite, according to Demetra George's Asteroid Goddess. Sappho was discovered in 1864 by N.R. Pogson at the oldest observatory in India: the Madras Observatory, founded in 1792. Sappho, a refinement in the octave bridging Venus & Neptune, explored all possible sexualities to their ultimate ecstatic & complex conclusions.  

* 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.

The best source in print for how to interpret Urania, Sappho, Chiron 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 Albion, Orcus, Sappho, Chiron 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  

An excellent source online for how to interpret and 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 “Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More” at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/  

Read about Orcus and select low eccentricity transneptunian objects (TNOs) and scattered disc object (SDO) centaurs on Italian geologist & astrologer
Francesco Schiavinotto's website "AstroGeoData" at
http://www.astrogeodata.it/index.htm  

A great resource for ephemeris data on Albion, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, 2001-KF77, Sappho, Chiron and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node” at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

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 

1 A Sextile is a harmonious yet primarily mental & social aspect between either Fire & Air signs (Fire being Aries, Leo, Sagittarius; Air being Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) or Earth & Water signs (Earth being Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn; Water being Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces).  

2 A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water).

3 A Square is a disharmonious 90-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).  

ARTICLE #19

Mars in Cancer squares1 the North Node$ in Aries, as Saturn in Pisces not only opposes2 Mercury in Virgo but also trines3 Mbaba Mwana Waresa? in Scorpio, while Uranus in Taurus trines3 Thereus# in Virgo, as Hylonome! in Capricorn trines3 the Sun in Virgo opposite2, as Deucalion@ in Scorpio trines3, the Full Pisces Moon/Lunar Eclipse on September 17, 2024. Current projects resist analysis to one variable. Conversely, complications provide their own dynamic, their own infrastructure, a series of potential modalities. What engineers can reduce to the most efficient & minimalist structure, they will, to provide for all parts of the project that operate according to efficiency & simplicity, other equipment can accommodate more variegated modalities.  

ARIES – You are dealing with new equipment, old equipment, experienced veterans, inexperienced leaders, antiquated conditions, electronic protocol. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon declare that you will not execute your agenda & reach your destination by turning on automatic pilot. Complexity unfolds then retracts. None of your assumptions are valid & some can get you killed. Pay attention.  

TAURUS – Yes, you coexist with myriad vast complexities – but don’t let that intimidate you. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon denote that juxtapose self-contained within your realm. Other elements will not overlap with yours, because that will cause collision. The variety is for the audience to ponder. Full speed ahead.  

GEMINI – So much has happened as a result of certain artists, authors & musicians, and the confluence is absolutely symphonic. The future does not interest you – Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon encourage you to revel in the achievement of the past. Indulge.  

CANCER – Your ambition puts you in the position where you can impose your will, but nothing could be further from the truth. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon declare that the direction of many different factions had commenced by the design of many different heads many moons ago. The best you can do, at the right time, is direct one or another path & its concomitants practitioners to cooperate with another for mutual exaltation.  

LEO – Outbursts by troublemakers disrupt your concentration as you pursue long-distance goals. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon denote that you will be unable to apply any of the subtlety of your gifts until you have quelled their selfish bluster.  

VIRGO – Don’t think about how everybody else on the project must rely upon you to execute your task first & well. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon signify that the unwieldiness of the logistics you face put you in a position where you may not be able to execute your task at all. Don’t be afraid to abort mission if you believe the mission to be unsafe.  

LIBRA – Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon insist that you can get through certain obstacles with flying colors if you rely upon your own experiences & the accumulated knowledge of your most experienced colleagues.  

SCORPIO – You have accomplished enormous amounts of vital work by relying upon a perfectly ancient system of personal discipline – Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon agree with you when you assert that you see no reason to change now.  

SAGITTARIUS – Nobody needs to tell you that your family is on the threshold of transformation into a distant & different future – all of which you know to be irrelevant until you overcome the crisis under the current influence of Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon.  

CAPRICORN – Nobody will provide you with the help that you need because unworthy competitors to such aid will make competing demands. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon declare that the best you can do it build up the foundation by the way your principles have underwritten your enterprise over time. What makes you think that those who will provide you with such aid believe that such competitors deserve any help?  

AQUARIUS – You take a look around & say, “What the Hell happened to the Aquarian Age? This looks like Joe Biden’s Scranton!” Don’t be fooled – but Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon remind the sometimes arrogant Waterbearer that they sometimes forget or just outright ignore the lesson of “backward technologies” taught by Saskia Sassen in The Global City. You need to think more holistically.  

PISCES – You move forward with your team or group, and, long as that proceeds with confidence, Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon declare that you can, too. You will all confront that which you don’t know & have never seen before (very little of it) when you get there.  

$ 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.  

? Mbaba Mwana Waresa is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on March 11, 2005. Mbaba Mwana Waresa is the fertility god of the Zulu religion throughout South Africa.  

# Thereus, a centaur planet that traverses the orbit of Saturn, was discovered in August 2001 & named in June 2003. Thereus was a centaur who hunted bears which, upon capture, he carried home alive. For information on how to interpret Thereus, formerly 2001-PT13, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.  

! Hylonome, named after the wife of centaur Cyllarus, with whom she died during the Centaurs' battle with the Lapiths, was discovered in February 1995 & named during the year 2000. Hylonome bridges the gap in consciousness between Uranus & Neptune, forcing us to draw unexpected links between "accident" & "devotion" much more rapidly than is either wise or comfortable.

@ Deucalion is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on April 18, 1999. Deucalion, the son of Prometheus & Clymene, is the Greek counterpart of Noah, as Zeus saved Deucalion & his wife Pyrrha, who rode upon an ark, from a flood that devastated mankind.  

A great source online for how to interpret Thereus, Hylonome, Deucalion 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 Hylonome 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 other unnamed centaurs and transneptunians, as well as an excellent source for how to interpret Thereus, Hylonome and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage “A Summary of The Centaurs”
on Jonathan Dunn’s website "Ephemeral Info” at
http://ephemeral.info/qot/galastro.shtml  

A great resource for ephemeris data on Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Thereus,
Hylonome, Deucalion 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 

1 A Square is a disharmonious 90-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).  

2 An Opposition is a disharmonious 180-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).  

3 A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water).