Greetings!
Welcome to the December 13 edition of the It's All Good Astrology News. We have, in addition to the coming week's most important celestial energies:
- Buy TWO, Get One Free on Computer Reports & Gift Certificates -- EXTENDED THRU XMAS!
- Part 3 of my 2011 full-year forecast,
- I'm doing a 2011 Forecast / Planetary Invocations / Free Mini-Readings Presentation Mon., Dec. 20 in Asheville,
- Custom-Scheduled Astrology Classes,
Despite all of the good energy that was sent, my house sale fell through. Or perhaps because of it -- for reasons beyond my ken, staying in this house a while longer clearly must serve my highest need. Thanks to all of you who sent out those wonderful supportive prayers!
Enjoy the issue, and thanks as always for subscribing!
-- Benjamin
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2011 forecast, Part 3:
Transits to the US Chart
by Benjamin Bernstein
What's coming up astrologically in 2011? I'm sharing my views each week in this newsletter, as I serialize and expand upon the main points from the 2011 forecast lecture I gave last month. Here's what I've covered so far; please click the links to catch up on the first two installments if you need to.
Part 1: The Uranus-Pluto Square
Part 2: A Year of Jupiter Aspects
This week, I'll be focusing on...
Aspects to the US Chart
In looking at the astrology of the United States, I am using the Sibley Chart, dated 7/4/1776, 5:10 PM, Philadelphia PA.
The transits to the US chart show numerous challenges throughout the 2010s and beyond. Here are the main transits the US will be experiencing in 2011:
- Pluto opposing Venus (Midheaven* ruler)
- Pluto opposing Jupiter (Ascendant* ruler)
- Neptune & Chiron conjunct Moon
- Uranus & Jupiter conjunct IC*
- Uranus & Jupiter opposing Midheaven
- Uranus & Jupiter squaring Venus (Midheaven ruler)
- Uranus & Jupiter squaring Jupiter (Ascendant ruler)
- Saturn return Nov 2010 thru Sept 2011
- Saturn square Sun Nov 2010 thru Sept 2011
* The Midheaven is the cusp of the 10th House, the Ascendant is the cusp of the 1st House, and the IC is the cusp of the 4th House
To have this much going on at once is the astrological equivalent of a perfect storm!
Pluto is the most powerful transiting planet that I use, and its aspects to the US chart are the most powerful since the Great Depression. Now thru 2016, for example, Pluto opposes the US Venus, Jupiter and Sun!
 For this week's article, let's just focus on one US natal planet, Venus, and one of the things that she represents, money. We'll talk about more transits to the US chart in next week's installment.
It's no secret that the US is currently weathering its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. We barely averted a complete financial meltdown in 2008, and are currently running up a national debt of staggering proportions. Draconian cutbacks are becoming increasingly common as states, constitutionally required to balance their budgets, struggle to make ends meet. The continuing housing crisis and chronically high unemployment are major contributing factors to the country's financially stressed condition.
Pluto represents gut-level, death and rebirth transformation. It also has the job of exposing hidden secrets. (Can you say Wikileaks?) It seems clear to me that Pluto is now bringing the United States' gross financial inequities into greater public awareness.
The Wikipedia article "Wealth inequality in the United States" discusses "the severity of wealth inequality, 'with the top 10% possessing 80% of all financial assets [and] the bottom 90% holding only 20% of all financial wealth.'[2]" According to sociologist G. William Domhoff, "As of 2007, the top 1% of [US] households (the upper class) owned 34.6% of all privately held wealth."
The Wikipedia article "Income inequality in the United States" says, "Data from the United States Department of Commerce and Internal Revenue Service indicate that income inequality has been increasing since the 1970s,[10][11][12][13][14]whereas it had been declining during the mid 20th century. [15][16] As of 2006, the United States had one of the highest levels of income inequality...among high income countries...being one of only a few developed countries where inequality has increased since 1980.[18]
"Alan Greenspan stated before Congress in 2005 [19]: 'As I've often said, this is not the type of thing which a democratic society - a capitalist democratic society - can really accept without addressing.'"
This transit of Pluto to the US Venus is giving us an opportunity to make our financial system more just and equitable, in harmony with the spirit of the new Aquarian Age. If we don't, Pluto may have to go into "Kali mode" and destroy that which has outlived its usefulness. This would be an unavoidably disruptive process, but you can't have a new Golden Age with a greedy and corrupt financial system!
I am not an economics expert, and cannot address exactly how a more enlightened financial system would operate. But I have faith that as divine consciousness spreads inexorably across the planet, those with economic expertise will be inspired to help create a more equitable financial system in the US and around the world. And the more each of us wakes up individually, and channels divine light for the highest good of the planet and its inhabitants, the faster that will happen!
Next Week: More Transits to the US Chart.
The MP3 and 58-slide PowerPoint deck of my Nov. 18 "2011 Astrology Forecast & Shamanic Planetary Invocations" presentation is now available for download. To get it, click here!
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 Benjamin will give the PowerPoint presentation "2011 Astrology Forecast, Shamanic Planetary Invocations & Mini-Readings" on Mon., Dec. 20 from 7-9 pm. The event will be held in the Community Room at Earth Fare Westgate, 66 Westgate Parkway, Asheville, NC 28806. Admission is free; love offerings are welcome.
In addition to describing how to partner most productively and harmoniously with the major astrological events of 2011, Benjamin will shamanically invoke the living energies of several planets into those attending. This empowering process creates immediate energetic transformation, which then unfolds over time to serve each person's highest need. Any who do not wish to experience these invocations can be energetically excluded from the process.
He will also do free mini-readings for selected audience members, so come ready with your date, time and city of birth!
All attendees will receive complimentary copies of The Beauty Within, a meditative music CD Bernstein released before becoming an astrologer.
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On This Week's Podcast...
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A powerful and rare triple conjunction -- Pluto, Mars and Mercury in Capricorn -- highlights the week. And the Sun enters the hot zone in the late 20's, aspecting Neptune, Uranus, Chiron, Jupiter and Mercury!
This show features a live listener consultation with Dino. He wants to know if day trading is a good career choice, and seeks insight on his challenging relationship with a married woman.
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Celestial Forecast for December 13-19
by Benjamin Bernstein
Whatever your sun sign, this forecast will help you choose how to best use the current astrological energies! Events are most powerful on the dates listed. However, their influence will be active for at least several days before and after. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone.
While everyone is affected by these global transits, you will be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate natal planets and other sensitive points in your birth chart.
VOID-OF-COURSE MOONS. It's best to avoid starting important new projects or making major purchases during these times. "Business as usual" is the best strategy for these periods, which occur when the Moon has made its last major Ptolemaic aspect but has not yet moved into the next sign. Learn more here.
12/13, 7:36 pm - 12/14, 2:16 am (Aries)
12/16, 6:42 am - 1:50 pm (Taurus)
12/18, 4:37 pm - 10:39 pm (Gemini)
12/13 (Mon). Retrograde Mercury conjuncts Pluto and Mars in Capricorn today, asking you to consider which of your life structures remain genuinely helpful, and which require revision or elimination.
This triple conjunction has Mercury, Pluto and Mars all conjoining within a 10-minute window: 11:05 - 11:15 pm US eastern time! Together, Mars and Pluto radiate sexuality and power. Since they're in Capricorn, you could use this to take a frank and practical look at your sexuality - perhaps you and your partner can learn some new sacred sex techniques out of Urban Tantra. There can be an "Energizer Bunny on steroids" effect lasting the entire week, which you can use to get a lot of great work done on projects already underway.
12/16 (Thu). Take advantage of the ultra-expansive square of the Sagittarian Sun and Piscean Jupiter with this cool exercise. Ask to be saturated with divine light, then breathe it in. When full to bursting, ask for your aura to expand like a balloon so you can hold more! Repeat until completely blissed out. (Bonus: this exercise works no matter what the planets are doing!) On a more mundane level, this square can pump up the energy of the Mars-Pluto conjunction already in effect. And it's great for philosophical and religious exploration!
12/18 (Sat). Divine energy is more easily available with the Sun sextile Neptune, and intuitive flashes may be insisting on your attention with the Sun square Uranus! It's a great day to meditate, or do whatever connects you with Spirit.
Mercury is in Sagittarius today thru 1/13, helping our minds turn more easily to thoughts of higher education, religion, philosophy and people and cultures unlike our own.
12/19 (Sun). Communication, lightheartedness and curiosity are strong with the Sun conjunct Mercury. And two quintiles to Saturn, from these same two planets, encourage the manifestation of your creative inspirations!
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In Closing
Thanks for taking the time to read this, . Your comments are always welcome. May the stars light your way!
Be well,
Benjamin Bernstein & Spiritsong
Holistic Astrologers
It's All Good Astrology
"Hope found here"
828-658-9073 / 800-461-3569 (Benjamin) or 828-777-6688 (Spiritsong)
www.ItsAllGoodAstrology.com
benjamin@ItsAllGoodAstrology.com; mary@SpiritsongOasis.com
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