Nina Bouska on this New Moon

[rumpel]

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17. NEW MOON AT 28° AQUARIUS, 8:14 am PST. Happy Chinese New Year! This New Moon initiates the Year of the Pig (more traditionally known as the Year of the Boar), which is generally considered to be a pretty good year, especially good for business and having fun.

Moon goes void with the conjunction that marks the New Moon, until she moves into Pisces, at 10:30 am, where she’ll make no aspects until tomorrow.

The bucket pattern that has been predominant so often since late last year, with Saturn as its handle, has grown even tighter. All of the other planets are bunched across the chart, contained within a square of Venus and Jupiter, an aspect that can be self-indulgent or careless or both—so be watchful over the coming weeks. If your plans and strategies call for doing things the way they have always been done, you’re standing alone. If you think you know what’s going on, think again; six planets have congregated in the 12th house.

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The New Moon chart set in Washington shows Gemini on the ascendant, so communication is the watchword for the coming month. Saturn now sits in the fourth house, anchoring the array between peace-loving and diplomatic Venus in Pisces and Jupiter. In mundane charts Jupiter represents the judicial, financial and religious communities, and he’s now strong in his own sign, Sagittarius, in the house of “others.” Could that Jupiter placement suggest help coming from a foreign nation, whether with intent or merely circumstantial? Which brings up a nagging question: Why hasn’t the U.N. called for a ceasefire? And, what might happen if China threatened sanctions until the U.S. withdrew from Iraq?

In a New Moon chart, Sun and Moon are of course 100% in the same place. But I doubt, in this instance, that means the Prez and the Public are seeing eye-to-eye; more likely that, in the 10th house, each is equally seeking attention and approval.

Mars still sits aggressively in the house of law, religion, education and long distances, still negotiating with Saturn. Pluto on the cusp of the 8th shows little hope of improvement in the death rate.

http://www.daykeeperjournal.com/calendar.shtml

on edit: wanted to be more specific in subject ;)

[I Have A Dream]

1. "Six planets have congregated in the 12th house"?!!

:scared:

Thank you for this posting, rumpel. I enjoyed it!

:)

[BlueIris]

2. Yeah, that made me twinge a little, too. However, in a way, it was a relief

to find an explanation for why things have seemed so ellusive these past few days. A lot is being hidden and suppressed.