2010 ANNUAL ASTROSCOPE by JOHN DELANEY ARIES 2010 You enter a restaurant, you order a hamburger, and you ask the waiter or waitress for mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, mayonnaise, horseradish sauce or some other condiment. The waiter or waitress returns to your table with a jar that, appearances to the contrary, is almost empty. You inform the waiter or waitress, who returns to your table with a full jar tightly sealed in multiple places that confounds all of your attempts to open it. Welcome to the hamburger of 2010! Jupiter transiting Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010, reminds you that many people, places, institutions & products upon which you have come to rely will now leave, quit, die, change, become obsolete, outmoded, replaced or empty. Causing even more instability & insecurity, Chiron transiting Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026, brings up scenarios, situations & conflicts, particularly within large-scale institutions & the church, where some such broad & sweeping changes can take place while others must, necessarily, wait. Part of the reason for this is because remote power brokers & societal overseers are trying during 2002-PN34 in Pisces square Cyllarus in Gemini opposite Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February to inculcate amongst the populace that the new regulatory mandate over all levels of economic endeavor require the patience of all those being regulated, as obedient ants in a gigantic international ant farm. Strictly from the perspective of what they must do to regulate the professional workplace, such remote power brokers & societal overseers feel justified in making such demands. Indeed, shocking news of a long-standing fraud or embezzlement by an honored & respected pillar of society during 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus square Elatus in Leo square 2003-CO1 in Scorpio square Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January has everybody on edge. You & every other accountant, compliance officer or executive will all collectively figure out what happened & why as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March – but the counterproductive dramatic downfall of the culpable, complete with denials, prevarications, mendacities & rationalizations, continues throughout Elatus in late Leo in Retrograde Motion & Direct Motion from January until mid-August. Remote power brokers & societal overseers already have enough problems pulling this villain out of the spotlight – why in the world would they wish to encourage anybody else’s willful behavior, whether such willful people are honest or otherwise? Patience is therefore a virtue – until, that is, Jupiter transits Aries from early June to early September, during which (at least according to Aries the Ram) all further patience is a real waste of time. However, because Uranus transiting Aries from June to mid-August serves only as a harbinger, and not yet a long-term manifestation, of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019, many will complain that your impatience is, by definition, a vice – an accusation which will profoundly annoy you. As a result, you will then reassert, and then endeavor to prove, that patience is indeed a waste of time as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August – an effort that will earn you both allies & enemies. You therefore think that the question is: “Will patience or impatience serve me?” 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016 states that this is the incorrect question. The correct question is really a two-part question: A) “What do I want?”; and B) “What do I need now in order to get what I want?” If you don’t know the answers to these questions, then you will bounce back & forth like a yo-yo during 2000-GM137 in Aries from May to October – and everybody will know it. Define your strategy so that you will always be in control even when you are retreating from battles you cannot win. Of course, there is a big lesson for you to learn as you struggle with your inherent tendency towards impatience under Eclipses during December 2009 & January 2010, mainly: “What is the opinion, agenda, desire & preference of the individual who is going to be footing the bill for all of this?” The more that you try to ignore this question, and the more that you refuse to answer it, the more & the louder you will hear it as both Pluto & the North Node transit Capricorn before, during & after 2010. Of course, that louder & louder voice that you hear will not be the voice of your boss or bosses, but of your boss’s or bosses’ various agents, as Crantor transiting Capricorn from February to May signifies that you will not actually know where your boss or bosses currently are.) In any event, whoever’s voice may be increasing in volume, their message will be crystal clear: A) As a result of Okyrhoe transiting Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010, your company’s financial stability & security is highly precarious; however B) As a result of the current sweeping market forces signified by Chariklo conjunct Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November, your company’s ambition to acquire, to build & to grow is inhumanly & irrationally ruthlessly overzealous. Whether or not they are amongst the well-positioned blue bloods who, under 2003-CO1 transiting Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010, insouciantly jockey themselves into positions to run the show, does not matter; the corporate mandate is clear: we are in it to win it. Make dust or eat dust. Democratic capitalism aside, there is a karmic reason why the surly voice complaining about how your impulsive & foolish behavior wastes both time & money as Mercury in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010 sounds exactly the same as the caustic voice asserting, “How does all your selfishness serve me & our relationship?” as Saturn in Libra & Virgo transits Retrograde Motion from January to May. Is that your father, wife, girlfriend, mother, husband or boyfriend chastising you so mercilessly? Of course, you do not care who is actually speaking because you are much too busy indulging that impulsive & foolish behavior as Mars in Leo transits Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010 to listen to somebody else yell at you – (especially) (even when) that somebody has good reason to do so. You begin to respect elders’, spouse’s, partners’ & bosses’ more serious attitudes as Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June, not only because elders, spouse, partners & bosses choose to coerce you into doing their will – particularly severely when Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March – but because, as a result of Jupiter in Pisces sextile first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April, you begin to see budding flowers of the seeds from your own self-destruction. Nip your flowering demise in the bud as you get back to work – with a vengeance – as Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May. Your urgent need to restrain & to redirect your self-destructive tendencies dovetails with a flurry of all types of market activity. Mergers & acquisitions lead to hirings & firings lead to retail commercial & local publishing expansion, contraction & consolidation as Thereus conjuncts 2001-SQ73 conjuncts 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June. This flurry of activity denotes that a lot of people don’t know what they are doing – which is why the more ruthless corporate raiders sit on the sidelines, temporarily, waiting for their opportunities to pounce, throughout Thereus in Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014. Such movers-and-shakers do their market analyses to determine who will fail & why throughout 2001-SQ73 in Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016. Those who fail spectacularly as 1996-TL66 transits Gemini from June to December are only the dumbest gamblers – many more less greed & desperate will fail just like them over the next decade. Find someplace where you can contribute where your relatively small salary is a threat to nobody’s budget. If you focus upon your work, then you will receive further encouragement to resist & to surmount your own tendencies towards self-destruction as you participate in the conclusion of a morality play as Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June, where clearly culpable total strangers meet their collective, well-earned demise. What role will you play in this faux Shakespearean high-low drama? Mercury in Taurus transiting Retrograde Motion from late April to early May surmises some bit player, like “Accountant Number 5” or “Tax Auditor Number 12.” Learn your lesson as you witness the downfall & feel the pain of the stars on the stage. Remember: if you try to steal the show as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August, bosses will fire you & will have you led out . . . of the theater . . . by security. The mood changes as convicted villains leave the stage to return to their dressing rooms at the penitentiary after Eclipses during late June & July. Bitter politics force you to choose sides as Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011. Indeed, those who induce, exhort or coerce you to take a side as Mars transits Libra from late July to mid-September are looking to establish a loyalty for or against you as Saturn transits Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012. You may try to refrain from expressing an opinion prematurely – but actions speak louder than words as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer squares Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn during July & August. The truth will out. So be it. Considerable, widespread reevaluation during the summer precedes important, far-reaching decision-making later in 2010. Evaluate romantic & business partnerships during Okyrhoe in late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August to see if they have the substance to go the distance. Retreat from personal & professional commitments in too many multiple remote locations during Crantor in late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November to lay down your roots in those locations whose focus allow for more powerful synergies. Realize that the big bosses are planning large-scale downsizing for later in 2010 during 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces in Retrograde Motion from July through November. Most ominously, the most powerful & ambitious players of the larger marketplace are now taking careful note during 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus in late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October of the strongmen & the weaklings to plan their upcoming ruthless strategic approach. As tempted as you may be to shut the door to your office in an antisocial, officious manner in order to command the workplace privacy that you require in order to maximize your efficiency as Mercury in Virgo transits Retrograde Motion in late August & early September, take extra care not to alienate anybody. Intrigue, if not outright desperate treachery, accelerates as Mars transits Scorpio during September & October. Indeed, accelerated, massive ambition leads Darwinists in the financial industry, real estate sector & large-scale employers to crush weak, borderline contributors in the workforce beginning during Okyrhoe in Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011 in pursuit of gargantuan, colossal ambitions with new products, new buildings & huge market share not only in immense emerging markets but also in North American cities committed to sweeping municipal real estate development as 2001-BL41 conjuncts 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013. Loosely knit groups solidify into military alliances, if not outright vicious gangs, as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during September & October. Of course, the people in these groups & gangs are cowards, who fail to acknowledge whether through self-delusion or outright ignorance that their behavior is inconsequential to the development & current unfolding of latent, large-scale market forces. (This is in contradistinction to those rebels with causes who self-destruct in spectacular fashion by daring to challenge bosses as Saturn in Libra squares the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October.) Ultimately, however, all these cowardly people in groups & gangs can & will hurt you if you do not treat everybody with kid gloves & very cooperative diplomacy as push comes to shove when Mars in Scorpio squares Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October. Do not concern yourself with drama in which the pawns on the chessboard decide to engage. The “casino dynamic” now in place in the marketplace, involving in part the international capital markets but especially involving real estate everywhere – especially real estate in emerging markets – will be fairly fearsome. Those in control of this casino dynamic (who will of course ultimately be wealthy, old money, Ivy League, connected bluebloods) will provide marginal, borderline players to overplay their hand, to overleverage their resources & to overinvest in various ways during 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012 in order to induce the collapse of their competitors & to co-opt their resources. Those marginal, borderline players out of the loop of the inner circle must, as a rule, take the bait during Chariklo in Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011 in order to stay in the game. Little people stuck in the middle of this dynamic are sure to be crushed. As such, unless you are one of the elite on the inside or an inveterate dice-thrower, you are advised to work in companies that do not engage in such capitalist ruthlessness as you indulge your capacity for risk & thrills in exciting travel opportunities or by trying to get your writing published. Reduce the potential damage attached to risk as you exponentially increase the potential upside of the reward. Big picture aside, do not complain about, and do not recoil at, injustices perpetrated against you as Venus in Scorpio & Libra transits Retrograde Motion during October & early November. Bosses & remote power brokers will be monitoring how you respond to such injustices from various remote vantage points during Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012, to determine how they will redress all wrongs in the short-term & in the long run. To that end, bosses assert their authority & their magnanimity as Mars transits Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011 – but the real changes to your own & your nemeses’ situations do not occur until after Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011. for that reason, do not rise to the bait of your enemies’ provocations as Venus in Retrograde transits late Libra in mid-November. A vigilante mentality will put you out of favor with bosses inclined to like you. Do not take the law into your own hands. Back off. Long-term rewards & long-term punishments from your good & evil deeds during Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010 continue to come your way, and everybody’s way, as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011. Strangely, Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius transiting Retrograde Motion in late December recalls, in a very spooky way, unresolved issues involving those rich cheaters who got richer just before the end of the economic meltdown of 2008. Expect honorable & righteous financial & social “corrections” to all sorts of imbalances & injustices. TAURUS 2010 Keep in mind the aggravation that you endured as you withstood the tyrannical extremist opinions of vested partisan television political pundits while Jupiter transited Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010. Then, remember the enforced changes to which you necessarily and, at times, involuntarily, submitted, over the past seven years, as Jupiter transits Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010. Let the bad examples of such television political pundits inculcate within you & your behavior the virtues of intellectual tolerance & professional cooperation. If you honestly & truthfully identify & acknowledge the truth of these lessons, then: A) You will be able to distinguish between when working with groups, bureaucracies & infrastructures is a benefit and when it is a hindrance, as Chiron transits Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026; B) You will instinctively know when it is wise, proper & beneficial to take exclusively personal initiative when Uranus transits Aries from June to mid-August as a harbinger of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019; and C) You will protect yourself from ambitious & connected holy roller, money-making preachers & academics with a distinctly capitalist agenda in your local municipal area, not at all unlike Sinclair Lewis’s Elmer Gantry of Zenith, Winnemac during 2003-CO1 transiting Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010. Anyway you look at it, you will be taking no initiative as 2002-PN34 in Pisces squares Cyllarus in Gemini opposite Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February. The extremely heightened caution that all your political & professional associates now exercise puts an ironclad stranglehold on both personal & joint finances. Because you will be enduring such frustration, you will be tempted to lash out at a false partner or ally, glowing egoistically with status & prestige, who turns out to be a phony, fraud or loser as 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus squares Elatus in Leo squares 2003-CO1 in Scorpio squares Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January. Don’t. Your official professional contribution regarding this individual’s demise, which is at its easiest considerable & at its hardest back-breaking, ends as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March – but the afterglow of the embers of your anger will not burn themselves out until after Elatus transits late Leo in Retrograde Motion & Direct Motion from January until mid-August. Frankly, 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016 states that all this is drama that happens to, involves & benefits everybody else; that none of this has anything to do with you is frustrating you, as you feel that none of it should be occupying the forefront of your mind. What concerns you in the midst of all this frustration while witnessing other peoples’ dramas – and about which you should feel no guilt – is that you organize your life so that your success or failure flows from the consequences of your own strategy, works, actions & behavior. Of course, you are not so vain as to believe that, ultimately, you will be a “self-made” success or failure – and if you were so vain, you would be forced to change your mind as unseen power brokers in institutions temporarily check your short-term, superficial “fate” by changing their minds about you, back & forth, as 2000-GM137 transits Aries from May to October. However, you are not content to allow your life to happen to you; you want to be able to pick your own face out of the photographs of the anonymous crowd. For the short term, however, apply your intellect & its capacity for analysis upon those issues & agendas where you wish to take personal initiative as Jupiter transits Aries from early June to early September before actually acting upon your initiative during the most opportune, predetermined moment when Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August. Inform your unconscious impulses with conscious observations not only for superior results but also for your own self-protection. Do not confuse “taking initiative” with “executing transaction” or “making investments.” Thereus conjunct 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June warns that may people will be too impatient to focus their minds upon the true status & quality of what is available in various marketplaces in purchases not only mundane & plebian but also gargantuan & truly far-reaching. Heavy research is required by various disinterested independent parties throughout 2001-SQ73 in Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016 in order to boil all uncertainty down to the true skinny. The longer you wait for exactly what you want at the price that you command during Thereus in Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014, the greater your advantage. Moreover, just don’t move right in to snatch up opportunities by those who abandon what they bought as 1996-TL66 transits Gemini from June to December – it is always a bad decision to throw good money after someone else’s dumb purchase. Wait patiently – and not while sucking through your teeth on the edge of your seat. Slow down your thought processes by controlling your breath & meditating. The more that you focus your mind upon speaking & acting so as to manifest specific results as both Pluto & the North Node transit Capricorn before, during & after 2010, the more that you will realize that many people speak & act frivolously, without strategy, reason or purpose, as some individuals (hopefully not you!) will do spectacularly during Eclipses during December 2009 & January 2010. Therefore, before you learn this lesson the hard way, refrain from all speech & action as Mercury in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010. As a public service, and to remind yourself of this lesson, correct the insightful yet dangerously jumbled thoughts of loquacious, precocious younger professional partners, recent high school & college graduates, and younger lovers or spouse under Okyrhoe transiting Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010. As you do so, demonstrate conspicuous patience. The shoe of harsh criticism with which you unwittingly burden such inexperienced & mercurial youngsters may actually wind up on your other foot if you happen to bore or to offend new bosses working remotely from your current professional location during Crantor transiting Capricorn from February to May – especially since you are supposed to realize & to appreciate the scale of their joint financial or property concerns throughout Chariklo conjunct Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November. On a more important & profound level, concentrate upon, identify, very specifically, and codify, with punctilious accuracy, that which is important to you – “What is it that makes me tick?” – as Mars in Leo transits Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010. Learn how to prioritize your energies into that which is important, and to forget all the rest, as Saturn in Libra & Virgo transits Retrograde Motion from January to May. If you do, then you will instinctively wake up to action at exactly the right moment as Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June, and you will put all your energy into manifesting your most deeply cherished priorities as Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March. Move those mountains! Of course, you do realize that all work & no play makes Jack & Jill dull, dull, dull – and you want your honey to think you are fun, fun, fun as Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May. (What is the point of all this? Jupiter in Pisces sextile first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April already told you, “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” Rock me gently, rock me slowly!) It is that much more important that you thoroughly enjoy yourself in your time off because, when you are at work, there will be some days that you will not enjoy at all. Whatever it is that you said before – “We cannot afford this” or “You stole money & we will prosecute you to the full extent of the law” or “Legally & pragmatically, there is no room for your overt expression of religious beliefs in the professional workplace” – you will say again as Mercury in Taurus transits Retrograde Motion from late April to early May. Younger people may not like what you say; nevertheless, if you mean what you say – and back it up – they will respect you for it. However, those to whom you directly address your harsh (to them) redundant (to you) repetitions will blithely disregard you as Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June. Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries square Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August states that the law is on your side. Hammer them! After all that hardball, you probably want to read a fairy tale to your child if you’re married or to share some cocktails with some hot-looking significant other if you are single during & after Eclipses during late June & July. Unfortunately, the bitter partisan politics of 2009 reassert themselves as Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011. You really don’t care; you simply want to get along with everybody at your job as Mars transits Libra from late July to mid-September. To that end, when pressured to declare not only political but also professional loyalties that may cause you long-term problems throughout Saturn transiting Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012, express an opinion wherein you disagree with all sides for some reason that confounds everybody. If you do, whether people say, “I never thought of that!” or “That bull with eagle’s wings is one cryptic intellectual conundrum!”, everybody will leave you alone as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer squares Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn during July & August. So much the better. You have very practical reasons for remaining politically neutral yet on good terms with all in the professional workplace. The weight & gravity of business partners’ financial concerns causes more stress as its true scale become more well-defined during 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus in late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October. Because certain rookies have been around long enough now that they might be denied, fairly & justly, the luxury of making any further rookie mistakes, they now become much more dispensable during Okyrhoe in late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August. Not only travel, but, in fact, certain remote business offices & distribution centers at a distance may now be cancelled during Crantor in late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November because they simply are not panning out. Pet projects upon which the entire firm placed hopes will have their launches delayed or cancelled during 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces in Retrograde Motion from July through November until complications can be untangled. All these developments at work signify that “the poker face” is the only way to go. Don’t let caution at work, moreover, impel you to take unnecessary risks in your personal & romantic life in order to get some thrills. If your efforts to prove to your honey that you are fun, fun, fun as Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May contained any streaks of recklessness or danger, then you or they may find themselves either hurt & in the hospital or arrested & in jail as Mercury in Virgo transits Retrograde Motion in late August & early September. Indeed, police will be ever vigilant as Mars transits Scorpio during September & October because nice people will, in their impatience, overexuberance & fear, forget their more civilized boundaries, while uncivilized humans will devolve into absolute animals. To that end, associate with a fun but civilly obedient crowd who knows how to have a good time without risking either their physical safety or legal freedom as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during September & October. On the business front, dishonest employees & colleagues break the law & cause everybody at your place of employment legal problems as Saturn in Libra squares the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October. The bad faith of these borderline criminals stirs up all sorts of bad feelings amongst everybody throughout Venus in Scorpio & Libra transiting Retrograde Motion during October & early November. Indeed, such bad feelings are only natural. Mars transiting Scorpio during September & October is making business partners ruthlessly ambitious. Such ruthless ambition now makes victims of innocent bystanders who really brilliant, precocious youngsters with tons of potential who were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time commencing when, and continuing throughout, Okyrhoe in Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011. These youngsters now serve as sacrificial victims to extremely large-scale ambitions involving high finance, real estate & law enforcement during 2001-BL41 conjunct 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013 – which may still be delayed as a result of somebody’s criminal activity & illegal actions. Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012, demand that the law prevail. For that reason, if bosses need to solve any legal problems or to enact any legal cures involving you starting with a spectacular bang when Mars in Scorpio squares Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October, you will be prevented from hiding within the group. Cooperate – even when the evil Nazi dentist and war criminal, Dr. Christian Szell of Marathon Man wants to give you root canal – as Venus in Retrograde transits late Libra in mid-November. Of course, your testimony would quite well have material consequences not only for those well-connected, blue-blooded real estate developers & all their coterie throughout 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012 but also for extremely ambitious non-capitalistic urban planners, sociologists, left-wing preachers & lawyers throughout Chariklo in Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011 – perhaps, in adverse ways to all opposing parties that could directly influence whether or not you continue to hold a job. For this reason, you will require, at this juncture, expert legal counsel, wherein you will learn exactly how to tell the truth without damaging yourself either legally or amongst any ongoing or potential future professional & political relationships. Bosses ensure that the law is finally & completely satisfied as Mars transits Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011. You are welcome back into the group or you are shunned forever as a criminal as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011. Many, myriad rewards & punishments for behavior dating from Pluto’s transit of Sagittarius from 1995 to 2008 are doled out as Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius transits Retrograde Motion in late December, strictly in order to balance the scales. Once such scales are balanced, bosses finish both this chapter & this book, which they send forever to the library of death, during Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011. Because nobody else will be looking back at the past, keep your eyes focused exclusively upon the road ahead. GEMINI 2010 What you had regarded as interference to your solitary yet disciplined intellectual inquiries regarding science, philosophy, politics or astrology by the demands of multiple bosses in the professional workplace early in 2004, you now view as fecund brain fertilizer for broader, deeper & even more brilliant intellectual inquiries that you should organize, codify & plan throughout when Jupiter transits Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010. Now, however, it is much more important for you to discern valuable projects from insubstantial grunt work, as Chiron transiting Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026, warns that you can miss really potent professional & intellectual opportunities as some corporate fop from Dilbert or Seinfeld expects you to cut & to paste their drivel & nonsense using real scissors & real paper. Of course, all bosses will remind you during 2002-PN34 in Pisces square Cyllarus in Gemini opposite Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February that your employer hired you because of the skill that you possess which brings results & profits to your firm. Remind such bosses that this works both ways: you work for the firm best when you contribute to it using that specialized skill in an expert – and exclusive – fashion. There is no need to be heavy-handed about it. When a boss hands you something light, frivolous & meaningless when Okyrhoe transits Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010, offer your suggestion, “Maybe this is something our new employee can handle as they get to know our system?” Then, when more than one boss is pulling their hair out wondering how they will handle the ton of bricks falling on top of their heads – as will happen frequently throughout Chariklo conjunct Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November – push the half-committed & clueless out of the way, then take charge. In short, communicate during 2003-CO1 transiting Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010, that you are accomplished, intelligent & elite enough to know what circumstances demand – and, most importantly, and as explicitly as you can make it throughout Crantor transiting Capricorn from February to May, that you are taking action in the interests of everybody’s ultimate boss. Everybody’s ultimate boss – what a thought! Indeed, revelations about your specific bosses, and the inherent bosses of all bosses (“Every boss has a boss”) flood your consciousness (and, if you are lucky & hard-working during these tough economic times, your bank account), during Eclipses during December 2009 & January 2010. Mercury in Capricorn transiting Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010 confirms that bosses are even more savvy than that fat, badly dressed transplanted Nordic, Kris Kringle – the reason why they see you when you are sleeping & that they know when you are awake is because they know exactly what time they sent you to bed! Moreover, bosses become only more savvy & more slick as both Pluto & the North Node transit Capricorn before, during & after 2010. Be very careful not to issue autocratic orders or to speak in glowing terms of your own personal & professional entitlement as Mars in Leo transits Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010. Remember: you will only be able to pursue love & romance, if single, or to spend time with & to earn lots of money for your growing children, if married, as Saturn in Libra & Virgo transits Retrograde Motion from January to May, if your bosses are happy with your work . . . and with you. What exactly will make bosses happy with you? The quality of your work, for one thing. And, as an enormous legal & accounting crisis surfaces as a result of a well-respected colleague’s or employee’s past wrongdoing which is exposed during 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus square Elatus in Leo square 2003-CO1 in Scorpio square Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January, the quantity of such quality work – delivered, moreover, on an extremely difficult deadline as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March. Then, when the work is done, honestly & correctly, that you truthfully answer any & all of your bosses’ questions as guilty accuse you of lying throughout Elatus’s transit of late Leo in Retrograde Motion & Direct Motion from January until mid-August. You know, of course, that you have more to offer bosses during such a crisis than you realize. Demonstrate your capacity to apply intelligence & pressure to get the answer that bosses demand during Thereus conjunct 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June. If you do so, then bosses will not only give you future opportunities to apply such intelligence & pressure in search of other less obvious answers as 2001-SQ73 transits Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016, but they will also give you a job where you can sit & wait, while giving you some work here & there, as you wait for those opportunities to pounce throughout Thereus in Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014. Enjoy brief “appetizers” of “meat” to feed your “killer instinct” on the occasions that such opportunities come your way during 1996-TL66 in Gemini from June to December. Counterintuitively, your carefully cultivated ability to speak honestly & properly to strangers, employees, colleagues, vendors & merchants will not only underwrite your knowledge of how you like to be treated, but will also enlighten you to know who you want romantically & how to communicate to them, once Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June. Woo this object of your affection as Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March. Expect serendipitous support & remarks from bosses upon your pursuit of romance or the requited love of a child (“Yeah, that must be it!”) as Jupiter in Pisces sextiles first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April. Enjoy this little laugh as you realize the “truth” of this “joke” throughout when Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May. Perfection is symmetrical! If possible, take a vacation far away from the professional workplace as Mercury in Taurus transits Retrograde Motion from late April to early May. Not only will the professional workplace will be an absolute zoo, and not only will your home will be declared a national emergency disaster area while Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June, but bosses & clients will also demand your time, attention & effort as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August in ways that take you far away from those ideas that truly inspire you. Recharge your batteries when you can so that you can satisfy everybody – including yourself – in the hectic months ahead. Jobs well done will earn you financial rewards during & soon after Eclipses during late June & July. Success in romance parallels success in creative endeavors, whether singing, painting, dancing or writing, throughout when Saturn transits Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012 – but don’t take yourself, or the early, short-term results of such success, so seriously, as Mars transits Libra from late July to mid-September. Do it for the love of it. Also, while everything is going so well, take the time to write down & to plan your new long-term intellectual or political agenda during Jupiter in Aries from early June to early September. For best results, 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016. strongly advises that you structure your intellectual or political agenda in the form of an unanswered inquiry rather than a pronounced ideological assertion. Truth be told, 2000-GM137 in Aries from May to October denotes that, even should you choose to assert ideologically, you will vacillate, or go back & forth, or (the kiss of political death) “flip flop” on key issues. Why not incorporate “flip flop” into your plan at the beginning? That way, when you plan a test run or case study at a strategic point in time during Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August in order to plan, over the long term, upon what you discern from your current analysis of that test run or case study as Uranus transits Aries from June to mid-August, serving as a harbinger of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019, you will not be locking yourself into some inescapable intellectual or ideological straightjacket. Opportunities to publish your ideas about science, politics, astronomy, television or astrology abound as Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011. Go for it – but explicitly & repeatedly let bosses & clients know that your extracurricular efforts are not impeding you from performing your duties & obligations as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer squares Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn during July & August. Because, towards the end of summer, you will be torn between your idealistic desire to start a new direction in life & a realistic awareness that your physical, intellectual & financial resources will be limited, you will be weighing your options regarding long-term commitments: A) Romantically as Okyrhoe transits late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August; B) In business partnerships as Crantor transits late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November; and C) With your professional employer as 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces transits Retrograde Motion from July through November. If you voice such concerns with the individuals & institutions about whom you are gauging your current ongoing commitments, your doubts will be dismissed out of hand, as you are only bringing up potential decisions that will be disempowering everybody else. However, as you already realize, through your analysis of the status of current professional projects during 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus in late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October, that the completion of such projects spells only much more voluminous & arduous work, you are not inclined to change your mind – but why create unnecessary resistance before you need to make a final decision? Keep your own counsel. Protect yourself not only in emotional clinches but, more importantly, in the tumult of the professional workplace, as Mercury in Virgo transits Retrograde Motion in late August & early September. Again: keep your own counsel. Safeguard your reputation aggressively. Mean-spirited ruthlessness & competitive unscrupulousness abounds within your company & throughout your industry sector as Mars transits Scorpio during September & October. The reason for such mean-spirited ruthlessness is crystal clear: the stakes on both ends of the risk/reward spectrum, both on the bottom (employment or unemployment: life or death – as Okyrhoe transits Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011) and on the top (massive financial & political power at the top of the pyramid of huge municipal improvement & urban real estate projects under 2001-BL41 conjunct 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013) are huge. Moreover, multiple bosses accelerate their professional demands upon you when Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during September & October. It does not matter if you normally get along with such bosses – do not complain about unfair or burdensome tasks & watch what you say to such bosses, who are themselves under unremitting pressure, as Saturn in Libra squares the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October. Protect yourself by behaving & speaking conservatively & by asking for bosses’ approval every step along the way. An employee or work colleague who did not protect themselves from nefarious elements in the professional workplace endures formidable injustice as Venus in Scorpio & Libra transits Retrograde Motion during October & early November. Defer overtly & conspicuously to bosses as the professional atmosphere turns poisonous when Mars in Scorpio squares Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October. Do not contribute to the polluted air by setting yourself up as (a martyr to the cause) (a moth to the flame) by indulging your righteous vanity by speaking truth to power as Venus in Retrograde transits late Libra in mid-November. Fact is, bosses with power know both the truth & the law much better than you do – and they will enforce the law as they also punish innocent bystanders who give such bosses headaches while such bosses enforce said law throughout Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012. Trust in the system. Make no waves. The sense of humor & camaraderie of bosses returns during Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011. Bosses still overwhelm you with work, but you can also approach them on a more friendly & human level – probably because they have proved to you that they indeed to the right thing, and they just want to say, “I told you so!” as they bust your chops in their (not-so-subtle) way as Mars transits Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011. For that reason – and if you do not destroy yourself for speaking out of turn in early November – you can give your bosses a hard time before, during & after the Xmas party, because justice prevailed yet again in the situation comedy that is your life as Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius transits Retrograde Motion in late December. However, stop making those humorous personal digs during bonus time during Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011. Yes, of course, bosses expect you to rise to the occasion of your receipt of their conspicuous generosity. More importantly, however, bosses realize that, quick study that you are, you now have an awareness of the overall operation of their company & market sector, and realize that you are ready for a fresh start that puts this awareness & experience into play as Chariklo transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011. In order for them to give your proper entrée into this honored & responsible position, bosses must instigate spirited discussion at the beginning of, and throughout, 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012, to enlist both your emotional commitment & best efforts. Moreover, they fully expect you to demonstrate grace as you let them know, both in how you act & in what you say, that you are letting them lead the dance. Do so with restraint & aplomb. CANCER 2010 Whether or not you have kept a diary or journal of your travel experiences, religious pilgrimages, spiritual epiphanies, sports exploits or academic career since January 2004, Jupiter transiting Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010, advises you to codify all that you have experienced, learned & accomplished in a journal, diary or, if possible, serial newspaper articles or periodical publication columns. Chiron transiting Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026, denotes that you have buried many insights that you can now only unleash through focused, thorough systematic recall. Wade through the souvenirs, receipts, brochures, yearbooks & photographs of business deals, of friends, colleagues & fellow alumni, of your various academic almae matres, of your travel experiences, and of your religious pilgrammages, of the past seven years & more as you philosophically expand upon your thoughts & insights that you transcribe in a spirit of nostalgia as 2002-PN34 in Pisces squares Cyllarus in Gemini opposite Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February. Integrate your intellect with your memory & psychology so that you will be emotionally & intellectually prepared to grasp new ideas, opportunities & professional connections as Jupiter transits Aries from early June to early September. However, be careful. Meditate & contemplate as you do your own moral & ethical homework on the value system & mission statement that that you bring into the professional workplace & world at large beginning & throughout 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016. A weak value system & mission statement warns that, in the lyrics of John Lennon, “Instant karma is gonna get you,” during, but not limited to, 2000-GM137 in Aries from May to October. Conversely,a clear mind will enable you to take appropriate initiative, and will also enable you to back off so as to let others take action that benefits you as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August. After all, Uranus transiting Aries from June to mid-August, as a harbinger of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019, represents ideas, opportunities & people demanding long-term change. Show not only that you are willing to do your part but also that you know that you can’t do everything yourself. On that note, Eclipses during December 2009 & January 2010 declare that the first step towards active demonstration of such knowledge lies in knowing that you have a “partner” and who that “partner” is. Do you know who that partner – or, in marital terms, spouse – is yet? Not necessarily – but you will not only meet many potential partners & spouses as Mercury in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010, but you will also be choosing which partners you wish to keep for the long term (as such potential partners will also be choosing or will not be choosing you) as both Pluto & the North Node transit Capricorn before, during & after 2010. First of all: whether you are single & horny or expanding your business & hiring employees, that bright & peppy, or strong & energetic, young thing that you encounter & with whom you hook up during Okyrhoe transiting Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010 is not that partner. The initial impact upon your heartbeat or within your office may be powerful & immediate – but can’t you get the same effect by pouring Red Bull into your Starbucks? 2003-CO1 transiting Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010 will remind you ultimately that, for you, both true sexual & business partners require more than a modicum of savvy, sophistication & experience in order to have a positive long-term effect upon your libido or bottom line. Most importantly, however, Crantor transiting Capricorn from February to May denotes that real partners must, at times, deal with you as if they are your boss. Such partners must have something, either in their personality or their pedigree; if you choose a partner without that essential ingredient . . . you will be contracting for long-term trouble. Do not be in too much of a hurry to make a final choice about this partner. Identify & codify what it is that you value personally as Mars in Leo transits Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010. A shakeup in the roster of your personal & political associates or social network occurs during 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus square Elatus in Leo square 2003-CO1 in Scorpio square Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January as a result of the shockingly dishonorable (perhaps even sexually predatory or drug-related) criminal misbehavior of one of its elite members. Long-time allies & associates offer blunt, scathing commentary as they retreat into permanent hiding as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March. The full insight of what this individual’s misbehavior means to you & to your sense of honor continues to haunt you throughout Elatus in late Leo in Retrograde Motion & Direct Motion from January until mid-August. Let it continually inform you as you identify what it is that your family needs, and what your city, state, province or country requires, from the partner(s) that you choose, as Saturn in Libra & Virgo transits Retrograde Motion from January to May. To accelerate this inquiry into your value system, do a little social climbing as you associate with a more accomplished but also more honorable type of person during 2003-CO1 transiting Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010. Let circumstances & relationships develop. Then, as Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June, what you recently & initially identified & codified personally & privately as personal attributes that you value will be reflected back to you, either in affirmation, negation or both, by each & every one of those potential partners. After that, a large percentage of the direction of the future of either your family or your city, state, province or country lies in what & who you choose to accept or to reject as Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March. Think long & hard about the nature of such developments as Thereus conjuncts 2001-SQ73 conjuncts 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June. Your fears that some people are not who they say they are have validity, but 2001-SQ73 in Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016 warns that the inherent disloyalty or hypocrisy of false friends elude you, as they are well-hidden. These innate negative attributes require an opportunity for false friends to display them – an opportunity wherein false friends benefit by betraying you. While such opportunities will appear on & off with some regularity throughout Thereus in Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014, the deeply unpleasant parting of the ways with someone you considered a close ally during 1996-TL66 in Gemini from June to December will impel you to observe the psychological dynamics of “friends” much more acutely. Indeed, well are you aware that the karma of your personal future, your familial future & your life-long, post-mortem legacy lies in your choice of partnership; moreover, you will be able to identify your most beneficial & virtuous potential partner as Jupiter in Pisces sextiles first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April by the fact that your partner will remind you of the importance of this karmic choice upon your future. Logistic issues & details revolving around writing, travel, publication & lawsuits predominate as Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May. Put partnership issues on the back burner until you straighten your affairs out. Take two aspirin every night before going to bed – and lay off the booze. Professional or political associates – or maybe even just some guy from the gym – expresses vociferous opinions that may indeed be borne of personal experience but which have distinctly political, non-personal implications as Mercury in Taurus transits Retrograde Motion from late April to early May. Refrain from engaging in dialogue as Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June. To engage in any dialogue at all is to inject yourself into an uncomfortable situation comedy or soap opera that can easily devolve into some Shakespearean tragedy as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August. Eclipses during late June & July exacerbate your need to engage in meaningful long-term partnerships. Family & potential partners may say, “Your standards are too high,” as Mars transits Libra from late July to mid-September – but Saturn transiting Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012 demands those very high standards. Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries square Cyllarus in Cancer square Saturn in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn during July & August will remind everybody that you are only as strong as the weakest link in your chain – and when that chain is but two links long, you must make certain that both those links . . . are ironclad. Ergo, come clean with all significant partners as you clean all the skeletons out of your dusty, musty, smelly closet as Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011. Review overwhelming circumstances & general conditions in your life during the summer to determine if they will serve you over the next five years. Consider whether you need to move into a bigger home during Okyrhoe in late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August. Determine how your daily commute or routine business travel serves you during Crantor in late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November. Decide whether or not to commit to a new religion, spiritual practice, church or temple during 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces in Retrograde Motion from July through November. Most importantly: decide if the insane workload of the past several years will be sustainable for the next several years during 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus in late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October. You have one life to live – and you do not want to die working! You may think that Mercury in Virgo transiting Retrograde Motion in late August & early September is a simple replay of what you learned as Saturn transited Virgo from September 2007 to October 2009 – and, in some ways, it is. However, because Mars transits Scorpio during September & October, the situation in which you now find yourself is much more volatile, the people in that situation are much more desperate & the stakes (for somebody) are much higher. If you are still dating immature lovers during Okyrhoe in Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011, they will indeed freak out as you try to break up with them. This would be disastrous; in fact, given that 2001-BL41 conjuncts 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013, you need all the people in your life working on all cylinders right up until the finish line throughout the marathon of your current gargantuan ambition. If you are overly critical, some people will recoil violently; if you are too vague or indecisive, some people will walk all over you. If, however, you get it just right, you won’t get the Goldilocks’ Star of Approval, because somebody will react violently or try to walk all over you anyway – but, in that case, circumstances, the written law & the cops with guns drawn will be on your side as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during September & October. Get it . . . just right. Disputes with spouse or lovers regarding fidelity in relationship could easily turn tragic during Saturn in Libra square the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October. Control not only your anger towards cheating lovers but also your own cheating genitals as Venus in Scorpio & Libra transits Retrograde Motion during October & early November. News of your nocturnal excursions into illicit sex or perverse sexual kink could actually hit the newspapers or television airwaves as Mars in Scorpio squares Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October. Protect your public reputation as well as your eternal soul. Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012 repeatedly remind you that what happens with & to your long-term partnership now will have consequences in your own & other peoples’ lives for many years to come. With that in mind, be very careful what you say as Venus in Retrograde transits late Libra in mid-November. As long as you made persistent efforts to cooperate not only in the professional workplace but also within your marriage & family, then legal outcomes should prove unusually positive as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011. If that is the case, then you should go well out of your way to strengthen partnerships which recently endured professional stress even further  as Mars transits Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011. Allow such positive endings to fee ever-growing, more profound professional ambitions throughout Chariklo in Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011. That is why Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius transiting Retrograde Motion in late December reminds you of Pluto’s recent transit of Sagittarius from 1995 to 2008: to remind you of how new partners have improved your life since then. Give these new partners the opportunity & the latitude to improve the overall quality of your friendships & associates throughout 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012 as well. Resolve to make those partnerships the cornerstone of your very happy future during & long after Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011. LEO 2010 One simple principle for Leo the Lion as we all begin a new year & a new decade: 2002-PN34 in Pisces square Cyllarus in Gemini opposite Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February demands that fraud, embezzlement & tax evasion be punished to the full extent of the law – no exceptions. Therefore, if you are not a law enforcement investigator, insurance auditor or tax auditor, then, as long as you have not broken any laws involving fraud, embezzlement or tax evasion since 2004, you can expect liberation from ongoing civil & criminal investigations, as what had been hidden now comes to light as Jupiter transits Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010. If, however, you are a law enforcement investigator, insurance auditor or tax auditor, then you will complete these ongoing investigations & audits – but your eyes & your brains will hurt. Drink more water, carrot juice & tomato juice. Eat more carrots. Regarding aforementioned fraud, embezzlement & tax evasion: many, but not all, will be shocked when law enforcement makes announcements & presses indictments as 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus squares Elatus in Leo squares 2003-CO1 in Scorpio squares Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January. As a result, work, work, work, work, work as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March. Then, after all the work is done, litigators, whether prosecutors or defense attorneys, depose, interrogate & attempt to entrap you throughout Elatus in late Leo in Retrograde Motion & Direct Motion from January until mid-August. Yes, for this & for other reasons, duty calls throughout Eclipses during December 2009 & January 2010. Even so, take off both Xmas & New Year’s Day (at least). You think, “But if I work even harder, then I will see the light at the end of the tunnel.” Fact is, both Pluto & the North Node transiting Capricorn before, during & after 2010, insist that you are now, as a result of your words & actions in the recent past, either saved or damned. This fact, along with other niggling insecurities throughout Okyrhoe transiting Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010, make you jittery. However, if you are saved, you are only saved on the condition that you get your work done; neither God nor God’s adversary expect you to work on Xmas and New Year’s Day. Relax. Indeed, a major lesson for you to learn is that your unconscious will be processing such an enormous amount of facts throughout Chariklo conjunct Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November that you will have routinely forgotten more details than your adversaries ever knew! The stress level you endure as Mars in Leo transits Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010 need not make you worry that all your hair will turn gray overnight. Intermittent headaches that you endure as Saturn in Libra & Virgo transits Retrograde Motion from January to May which make you feel like an evil doctor lobotomized your right brain are as a result of unnecessary overachievement. You know that the pressure is on – but the pressure is on your adversaries, not on you. As you will learn during Crantor transiting Capricorn from February to May, amongst a group of equal peers, you are quite simply more equal than all the rest combined – which is why you are on top of the mountain! Simply do all that you can do on the days when you are working as Mercury in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010 – an extra effort during these productive days will enable you to move mountains. (2003-CO1 transiting Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010 advises you to notice, moreover, that, should you simply decide to pick up the pace, associates & adversaries will struggle to keep up.) Build upon such considerable gains by working with equally productive team members as Jupiter in Pisces sextiles first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April. Invoke that damn-the-torpedo Viking spirit that makes you & your people equal to each & every challenge. The tide turns as Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June. Press your advantage with total confidence as Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March. If you are not outright condemned, then you can & should be in total control of your ultimate destiny as Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May. Grab the wheel, floor the accelerator & steer the car. While you are doing all this, potential clients watch what you are doing & how you do it with amazement. Expect such clients to approach you during Thereus conjunct 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June – then prepare yourself as they force you to take even your game to a new level. Indeed, 2001-SQ73 in Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016 signifies that these clients have projects into which you can deeply sink your teeth. Work one project through to completion at a time – but only if such project can be completed quickly. (What you start during 1996-TL66 in Gemini from June to December may take years, if not decades.) Thereus in Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014 declares that there is more than enough for you to take on – as long as you simply finish what you start before starting something new. Plan a long vacation when Jupiter transits Aries from early June to early September. Be open to taking a second vacation, while on vacation, as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August. While on vacation or on vacation from vacation, realize, as Uranus transits Aries from June to mid-August as a harbinger of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019, that your new long-term lifestyle throughout the entire next decade can resemble this vacation on vacation. Realize, however, before indulging the euphoria of such escapism, that law enforcement investigations, insurance audits & tax audits made you many enemies who will telegraph their long-term commitment to exact revenge against you when Chiron transits Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026. On a deeper level, moreover, 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016 declares that you should find a real reason, a deeper purpose, behind traveling. If you simply treat travel as a reasonably benign form of addictive escapism for your current income level, then you may soon find yourself prowling the moveable walkways & airport lounges of the country, continent & world as the New Age yuppie beatnik of the digital age. Then, during 2000-GM137 in Aries from May to October, you will realize that it may be better for your job to grind you down than for your addictive air commute between reality & New Utopia to pulverize you into dust. Remember: if your soul is not engaged in where you are going & why, the aircraft will only be trafficking the additional weight of your ostensibly living carcass. Therefore, if your travel does not constitute spiritual or personal pilgrimage . . . then stay home. Don’t be intimidated. After all, Mercury in Taurus transiting Retrograde Motion from late April to early May states that facts are facts & the truth is the truth. The facts underwrite truths which spawn legal consequences as Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June. The vengeful wrath of the culpable during Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries square Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August connotes that justice must be done – or else. Intimidation continues during Eclipses during late June & July. Worse yet, soft bleeding hearts oppose your attempts to punish culpable people that openly threaten you as Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011. Do not overreact to such opponents’ accusations against you – particularly if you are a lawyer – as Mars transits Libra from late July to mid-September. Don’t allow procedural errors, flaws in speech or writing or temporary offhand rudeness or displays of temper to cause a miscarriage of justice that will last through & potentially beyond Saturn in Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012. Withstand the stalemate of the incorrigibly culpable until superseding orders from vested higher authorities command compromise during Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries square Cyllarus in Cancer square Saturn in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn during July & August – then cooperate. Do not rebel & do not filibuster against this superseding higher authority. Heed the wisdom of Sally Brompton, “That which does not bend may break.” Impatiently wrap up all loose ends during the summer that threaten forward progress at the commencement of upcoming new projects. Confront, fire & punish younger liars & cheaters in the workplace during Okyrhoe in late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August. Close unproductive sales accounts & consolidate sprawling regional distribution centers during Crantor in late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November. Play serious mind games with criminals & frauds desultorily negotiating for leniency during 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces in Retrograde Motion from July through November to close cases open too long. All the knowledge & information percolating in your brain during 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus in late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October is making you impatient for a new direction in which to use it. Clean up all current messes so that you can move forward aggressively. Extremely sneaky & treacherous enemies will accuse you of overreacting when you demand the inalienable, and, in fact, in your case, extremely hard-won right to work with employees of your own choosing when Mercury in Virgo transits Retrograde Motion in late August & early September. Do not budge one inch. These enemies push hard for this unfair advantage during Mars transiting Scorpio during September & October because they really want to move very quickly into Phase II of their nefarious scheme, whether involving fraud, embezzlement or grab-the-cash-and-run outright theft as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during September & October. To do so, they seek to exploit your latent insecurities that you unconsciously expose during Okyrhoe in Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011. However, because you are so deeply aware of the stakes involved as 2001-BL41 conjuncts 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013, these manipulative adversaries grossly overestimate how insecure you really are. Do not yield. Hold your ground – even as extremely brazen employees, vendors or colleagues openly confront you & your legitimate position based upon their own, illegitimate, shameless lies as Saturn in Libra squares the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October. Call a spade a spade. Tell the Devil to go back to Hell. Give as good as you get & do not back down. However, despite the necessity of adopting a posture of righteous intransigence, Venus in Scorpio & Libra transiting Retrograde Motion during October & early November denotes that, in order to secure justice, both in the short-term & in the long run, you must restrain extremely virulent, tumultuous inner rage at the perfidy of such scoundrels – most especially as open enemies confront you (whether in good faith or bad faith) as Mars in Scorpio squares Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October. In the long term, Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012, assert that you command a mastery of the facts at hand. In the short term, Venus in Retrograde transiting late Libra in mid-November insists that you must be allowed to demonstrate your mastery of such facts by engaging adversaries in interrogations & depositions. Control your temper in order to earn that opportunity. Hammer, hammer, hammer away at explaining, amplifying, exposing the true facts of the case as Mars transits Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011. Your capacity to put it all together in a forceful & decisive argument that impresses even the jaded astounds all during Chariklo in Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011. Untie the Gordonian knot of white collar & workplace criminals’ perfidy when Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011. Your recently demonstrated star appearance sells itself – and sells well – throughout 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012. The unexpected revelation of long-buried facts vindicates your argument as Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius transits Retrograde Motion in late December. Close your case with considerable satisfaction during Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011. VIRGO 2010 Marital, romantic & professional relationships all improve as Jupiter transits Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010. Intermittent conflict will continue, but you have proven to those who rely upon you that you do not criticize anybody vainly or gratuitously, but only in ways & at times absolutely germane to the immediate issue & task at hand. These partners now realize that they should not only respect this pragmatism, but, in fact, value & rely upon it – which they will do as you take much more control over joint financial & property issues as Jupiter transits Aries from early June to early September. Long before Jupiter enters Aries in early June, however, 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016 strongly compels you to view the need for you to take control of joint financial concerns & property issues not as a psychological individuation process between you & your spouse or other partners but as an objective & burdensome yet ultimately mission critical obligation. Indeed, what you will be overseeing will be core survival issues – for many other people as well as yourself. Helping you to realize the gravity of such responsibilities will be the treacherously unreliable influence of 2000-GM137 in Aries from May to October, which seems to enjoy reciting the enervating anti-mantra, “Life or Death – Life or Death,” as you are talking to your mortgage advisor, landlord or an electrical engineer rewiring your house. Long story short: you need to get past the psychological dynamic coloring such responsibilities. You absolutely must cultivate a merciless intellectual & experiential objectivity. Whether or not you fully cultivate that objectivity by the time that Jupiter enters Aries, unexpected & unprecedented problems, issues or facts that arise as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August may still undermine your confidence, giving you the impression that you are currently enduring much more than you can handle. Don’t worry – these crises are merely preparing you for a steep learning curve that you need to master throughout when Uranus transits Aries from June to mid-August as a harbinger of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019. Therefore, keep your personal doubts & insecurities to yourself during Chiron in Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026, to ensure ongoing relationship harmony. Stop beating yourself up! And stop letting less capable & confident people to beat up on you, too! You are supposed to gain confidence as both Pluto & the North Node transit Capricorn before, during & after 2010 – a shift from insecure tentativeness to straightforward initiative commencing during Eclipses during December 2009 & January 2010. You will be opposed, of course, by partners & rivals too frightened to make any decision during 2002-PN34 in Pisces square Cyllarus in Gemini opposite Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February out of the fear that any decision that they make will not solve the entire problem – but, frankly, a decision must be made, regardless. Explicitly state clear instructions – once – then expect those to whom you issue such instructions to execute, throughout Okyrhoe transiting Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010. Anytime that those instructed ask, “Why?”, dazzle the impudent with a terse recapitulation of incomprehensibly complex facts throughout Chariklo conjunct Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November. Speak with your spouse, children or family members as if you are all well-educated, honorable members of an elite – even when dealing with the family barbarians – as 2003-CO1 transits Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010. Establish a private room in your house where you actively demonstrate your authority to both family & associates as Crantor transits Capricorn from February to May. Grab the bull by the horns as you tell that bull exactly where you want that bull to go as Mercury in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010. Make decisions about where you want to go, what you want to do & with whom you want to do it as Saturn in Libra & Virgo transits Retrograde Motion from January to May; then make a plan, work the plan & achieve the goal. Stick with it until you cross the finish line. The more confidence that you show – even if some of that confidence is foolish, false confidence – the more support you will receive from previously skeptical partners & spouse as Jupiter in Pisces sextiles first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April. If you feel guilty about something that you did as Saturn transited Leo from August 2005 to August 2007, then confess to a priest, minister, rabbi or psychological counselor as Mars in Leo in Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010. However, if you have no reason to feel guilty, then a hidden nemesis in the professional hierarchy who harassed you for months & months on end will endure acute karmic rebuke. Psychotherapeutic professional situation comedies aside, there are indeed legally guilty parties in your professional workplace – as will be announced during 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus square Elatus in Leo square 2003-CO1 in Scorpio square Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January. Efforts to comply with legal demands involving such parties accelerate & overwhelm just about everybody as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March. However, what happens after that remains a mystery for many months, as hints, suggestions & inferences surface occasionally & fleetingly throughout 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016. As a general rule: if it does not concern you, ignore it completely. Don’t dwell too deeply on the demons of the past as new bosses create new challenges. Thereus conjunct 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June declares that you can’t satisfy one group of bosses without alienating the others. The problem is structural; perhaps you are the fall guy – but, even so, you can eventually figure out a way to satisfy everybody sometime throughout 2001-SQ73 in Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016. You do notice that one group of bosses preys upon the other, a circumstance that will persist throughout Thereus in Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014 – but only after things get precipitously worse throughout 1996-TL66 in Gemini from June to December. Even so, none of this is really your problem. Be diplomatic. Let dogs eat dogs. Bogeymen & ghosts die harsh deaths on the legal & astral planes as Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June. The collective demise of such nemeses, bogeymen & ghosts yields financial gain & good fortune for you as Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March. Things go too well, in fact – insecurity & doubt both rear their ugly heads to plague you as Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May. This is just the final mirage of a long-term illusion. Lay low until the fear passes. Don’t be in too much of a hurry to share proprietary & seminal information, whether intellectual, professional or financial, with arrogant & pushy people who aggressively demand it when Mercury in Taurus transits Retrograde Motion from late April to early May. Enemies will accuse you of being selfish for doing so as Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June – let them. Fact is, even if such pushy & demanding people are worthy of your trust – which they are not – Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries square Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August states that there is no reason to trust them. What is your property is yours & what is your duty is your obligation alone. End of story. Partners, allies & spouse who placed their trust in you after your demonstration of initiative & confidence earlier in 2010 begin to doubt you during Eclipses during late June & July. Assert yourself authoritatively as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer squares Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn during July & August – then engage others explicitly in formal diplomacy. Treat your family to a spectacular vacation as Crantor transits late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November. Discuss with spouse how you feel about property issues & joint finances which you control during 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces in Retrograde Motion from July through November without relinquishing such control. Treat employees the way that you know they want to be treated as Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011 & they will provide you with the outstanding results to which you have become long accustomed. Repeat to all employees during 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus in late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October the big picture reasons why they execute brass tack tasks. Address their most intelligent faculties to enlist cooperation. Moreover, sit down with close partners to thrash through your grievances as Mars transits Libra from late July to mid-September and as Okyrhoe transits late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August. When partners & market rivals commence to engage in a desultory marathon of temporal complaints, change the direction of the dialogue to reflect the important concerns inherent in Saturn transiting Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012, “We need to focus on issues that we can correct & upgrade so that we may coexist in fully functionality over the next several years.” Beware the youthful flatterer during Mercury in Virgo transiting Retrograde Motion in late August & early September. Ultimatums issued to you by work colleagues, vendors or wholesalers during Mars transiting Scorpio during September & October signify the commencement of a phase of extreme professional hardball. Use this as an opportunity. Fire lower level employees who refuse to execute small tasks correctly & quickly as Okyrhoe transits Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011. Explain that such firings are necessary because the great & immense accomplishments listed in the official professional agenda of 2001-BL41 conjunct 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013 will not manifest with the attitude of rebellious, underachieving slackers. Previous to this phase, hidden enemies made maneuvers in secret so that they could come out into the open & conquer you in front of your allies & bosses as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during September & October. It is in this context that you must understand that those partners who betray you as Saturn in Libra squares the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October were never really your partners in the first place, but, in fact, planned all along to betray you at the most opportune moment – which is now. What a nightmare? Is it real? Venus in Scorpio & Libra transiting Retrograde Motion during October & early November doubts it – although that will not diminish the headaches that you endure in your dealings with employees & work colleagues as you negotiate in hostility with your enemies as Mars in Scorpio squares Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October. (What is real about all these confrontations? That you are learning the real dynamics of absolute power in ways that you will eventually need to master throughout Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012. Real pushes come to real shoves as you learn exactly who is on your side as Venus in Retrograde transits late Libra in mid-November. With this knowledge, the battle lines are fully drawn between you & your enemies in confrontations due as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011. A comprehensive understanding of how the details fit into the big picture is critical not only to victory in the short term but also throughout Chariklo in Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011. Enemies will not expect you to have that extra umph, that lethal differential of impact, that you display as Mars transits Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011. (Where to get that extra umph? Recall that you are working for the aristocratic advancement of your bloodline throughout & beyond 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012.) However, whether or not you win battles due to conclude during Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011 will be determined by whether or not you feel worthy to win as a result of the quality of your private conscience, which rises to the surface of your conscious mind as Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius transits Retrograde Motion in late December. LIBRA 2010 The truth about not only clearly dishonest employees, but also employees about whom you expected no dishonesty, rises to the surface as Jupiter transits Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010. Indeed, given the mandate provided by 2002-PN34 in Pisces square Cyllarus in Gemini opposite Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February that you will inform everybody at your professional workplace fraud, embezzlement & tax evasion be punished to the full extent of the law, it may seem that you may be able to clean house completely with a new broom, inducing you to reward honest, hard-working employees as you commence a brand-new professional direction as Jupiter transits Aries from early June to early September. Moreover, your current & ongoing professional progress that you enjoy, leading bosses to give you promotions & raises, only serves to reinforce this perception of a brand-new fresh start. Be wary. A short-term logistic problem: Okyrhoe transiting Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010 denotes that certain evidence, whether or not as a result of witness credibility or otherwise, is weak. Chariklo conjunct Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November indicates that, big picture & long-term, this shouldn’t matter too much – if you can get that far. Moreover, these promotions & raises serves a long-term dual purpose. First of all, they “enlist” you in the long-term professional agenda of Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August as a harbinger of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019 – of which you will be given a very clear & blunt preview (“Coming Attractions!”) as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August. Secondly, they guarantee that you, “an experienced veteran” of past corruption scandals (which, according to 2003-CO1 transiting Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010, is much more than mere flattery), will be on hand & alert as you anticipate new trends in workplace corruption as Chiron transits Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026. Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong with being “the veteran corruption fighter” – but is this what you really want to be? If, in the course of doing such duties, you devote yourself to spouse & family during this period, then all this dirty work will serve a deeply meaningful purpose: to remind you to teach your children right from wrong every single day. However, if you are not personally invested in & committed to such a professional role, then your children will never learn that message. Indeed, 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016 is trying to communicate to you the basic paradox of the astrological sign Libra: one must be absolutely selfish about certain things in order to be truly selfless for all. This is why bosses will respect you when, should your job, in any manner, gets in the way of what you must do for the love of your family, you decide to quote E.E. Cummings to your boss – “There is some s**t I will not eat” – AND MEAN IT (as you will most likely do as Jupiter in Pisces sextiles first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April.). However, in a long-term scenario, you must decide whether the role that you play in the world fulfills your most basic personality. Crantor transiting Capricorn from February to May signifies that, right in the pit of your stomach, you need to feel & to know, on many levels, “The buck stops here.” If you don’t decide, and decide soon, then you will confuse everybody by changing your mind again & again, bouncing back & forth like a yo-yo throughout 2000-GM137 in Aries from May to October. Early in the year, however, professional relationships are unlikely to devolve to any such degree. Even though revelations during 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus square Elatus in Leo square 2003-CO1 in Scorpio square Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January that announce that a highly regarded, elite member of your professional workplace committed fraud, embezzlement & tax evasion may be unhappy & shocking, the facts at hand should prove rather straightforward. Even so, expect nothing except aggressive stonewalling & a stubborn lack of cooperation from legal & market adversaries as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March. Endless interrogations & depositions will indeed follow as Elatus transits late Leo in Retrograde Motion & Direct Motion from January until mid-August – but the eventual outcome will never be in doubt. Disassociate emotionally from all such strife that has nothing to do with you personally. Indeed, anything external to you & your heart of hearts – anything good, bad or indifferent – should be dismissed as irrelevant as both Pluto & the North Node transit Capricorn before, during & after 2010. What does it matter that one should gain the whole world & lose one’s soul? During Eclipses during December 2009 & January 2010, you should stick to the big, basic questions: 1) What makes me get up in the morning? 2) Whom do I love? 3) Why do I have to get up in the morning to do this again? Consider how you would have in the past, and will in the future, answer these same questions at different stages of your life – when you were five, when you (were) (are) twenty, when you (were) (are) fifty, when you will be (eighty) (ninety) (one hundred & ten), as Mercury in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010. Gauge whether your current associates will respect your answers to those questions, and whether you would respect your associates’ answers to these questions, as Mars in Leo transits Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010. Decide, based upon your appraisal of these questions, whether you wish to maintain your association with such people as Saturn in Libra & Virgo transits Retrograde Motion from January to May. As a manifestation of such reflection, you & certain associates will summarily disassociate from one another as Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June. Conversely, some marginal associates will now become lifelong, reincarnational, multidimensional blood allies as Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March. Shake hands, bridge eye contact, then look back & forward through the ages. Unfinished business with hidden enemies, scoundrels & criminals calls as Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May. The law, and even judges interpreting that law, are on your side – as long as you can maneuver through the labyrinths that they dictate during Thereus conjunct 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June. Lawyers: treat this current experience as the foundation of very specific case law research conducted at length during 2001-SQ73 in Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016. This research will serve practical purposes as you will have the answer to the question before anybody else throughout Thereus in Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014 – and you will get the job first as well. However, don’t put the cart before the horse – take the big job right in front of you & make it rain as hard as clouds possibly can during 1996-TL66 in Gemini from June to December. Do your duty. Violence enacted, crimes committed & money proven stolen force you to take action as Mercury in Taurus transits Retrograde Motion from late April to early May. Defuse situations that must not be allowed to continue. Do not hesitate to file all appropriate reports that result in the arrest of the culpable. Realize that somebody is hiding information that you need to know as Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June. Commence depositions & interrogations as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August. Spin some fairly tale to keep the innocent out of the loop during Eclipses during late June & July. Chinese walls! Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011 may impel you on a personal crusade – but that is the problem: your “crusade” is “personal.” The problem is not an insufficient understanding of the issues at hand – indeed, 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus in late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October signifies that you see the big picture & that you have the facts nailed down cold. You won’t know that until you act on it as Mars transits Libra from late July to mid-September – but, sometime during Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries square Cyllarus in Cancer square Saturn in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn during July & August, many partners & bosses will tell you how warped your zealotry has become. Detach the projects upon which you work from your emotional need for prestige as Okyrhoe transits late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August. Listen to yourself speak; learn to distinguish when you are objectively discussing the issues upon which you are working & when you are really talking about yourself as Crantor transits late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November – and respect that employees, colleagues & the general public will be able to tell the difference as 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces transits Retrograde Motion from July through November. Cultivate this ability to distinguish as soon as you can – or Saturn transiting Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012 will prove to be two unhappy years. Take a long vacation far away from the professional workplace as Mercury in Virgo transits Retrograde Motion in late August & early September, and not return until after Mercury turns Direct. Realize, when you return, that employees & work colleagues may indeed be planning or in the midst of perpetrating some act of deceit or crime as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during September & October. You need to empty your mind of the meaningless minutiae of your mundane environments so that your intuitions & instincts are operating at a heightened level of lucidity & acuity during the ruthless treachery of Mars in Scorpio during September & October – especially given the scale of certain highly confidential projects during 2001-BL41 conjunct 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013. However, if you do not go on vacation, and you begin to blend into the walls that enclose your chosen bureaucratic swamp & psychic sewer, then you will be oblivious to how not only employees & work colleagues but also family members blind you as to extremely important facts as Saturn in Libra squares the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October. Once Venus in Scorpio & Libra transits Retrograde Motion during October & early November, you will no longer be blind to the fact that somebody is executing an organized deceit, injustice or crime. (It does not matter if the facts that tip you off to this deceit are weak during Okyrhoe in Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011. Trust your intuition.) Moreover, unless you had refreshed yourself by going on vacation during Mercury’s recent Retrograde transit in late August & early September, then you will be unable to stop villains from executing a low-minded power play as Mars in Scorpio squares Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October. No matter – Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012 demand that you champion right over wrong because everybody in your family, city, state, province & country, both now & in the distant future, must live with the consequences of the outcome of all current conflict. Unfortunately, if you do not win decisively during Venus in Retrograde in late Libra in mid-November, justice will, at best, be delayed. During Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011: A) If you win such battles, then you can downsize, then upgrade, the quality of your employees in the workplace; or B) if you lose, then corrupt employees & colleagues can accelerate their dishonest temporary advantage. Preplan for both eventualities so that you can push forth your agenda extremely aggressively during Chariklo in Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011. Either way, you must control misanthropic moods of gloom & doom during Mars in Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011 to focus upon the hard work of executing justice in the days ahead, both during & after Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011. Remind yourself that heroism, glory & justice require sacrifice, devotion & pain throughout 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012. Luckily, an unexpected, long-delayed victory during Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius in Retrograde Motion in late December of a battle fought many months ago gives you some scope as to the time line percolating in the mind of the blindfolded lady who balances the scales.  SCORPIO 2010 Too much volatility in romance temporarily excites you but, over the long-term, aggravates you. Overexuberant & boisterous children may demonstrate a healthy spirit; however, over the long-term, you worry that such children will be unable to focus their attentions on surviving & thriving within rigid routines & infrastructures. And, of course, financially . . . well, everybody wants to hit the jackpot – but nobody wants to lose their shirt. Luckily, the volatility, the exuberance, the boisterousness & even the boom/bust cycles, all seem to work in your favor as Jupiter transits Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010. Be grateful for copious advantage – but don’t push such generous luck. Remember: Chiron transiting Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026, will make you greedy for such advantage. Restrain such greed tightly – for now. Indeed, because the heavens so generously provide you with such advantage, both Pluto & the North Node transiting Capricorn before, during & after 2010 assert that you should strive to achieve not a greedy, larger differential of personal gain, but, rather, a modicum of control, beginning during Eclipses during December 2009 & January 2010. Indeed, it may not appear to an outsider who does not know you that you feel vulnerable as you do when Okyrhoe transits Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010. However, considering the amount of pressure & ambition that you are cultivating as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November, you are just like another muscle-bound weightlifter trying to push the ceiling off of their chest. (The first key to establishing such control: identifying then declaring absolute loyalties to sworn friends & against sworn enemies as 2002-PN34 in Pisces squares Cyllarus in Gemini opposite Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February. Compromise is hesitation – and he who hesitates is lost.) Listen more than you speak, and think twice before any words actually leave your mouth, pen or keyboard as Mercury in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010. If you do so, you will successfully consolidate such gain via such control when Jupiter in Pisces sextiles first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April. Remember, moreover, that those people who tried to hurt you as Saturn transited Leo from August 2005 to August 2007 – temporarily disempowered though some of them are – are still nevertheless out there, should you trip & fall, as Mars in Leo in Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010. Recall that injustice does in fact exist & can indeed happen to you if you are not vigilant, self-protective & resolutely honorable as Saturn in Libra & Virgo transits Retrograde Motion from January to May. In this context, your best friend, most powerful weapon & most important skill is the high impact of your good will & bonhomie during 2003-CO1 transiting Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010, savoire faire that will give you the glamor & aura of Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine in Casablanca, a businessperson whose ability to please the client & customer gives them the right to call the shots as Crantor transits Capricorn from February to May. Exhortatory admonitions about the pervasive presence of injustice will strike you as superfluous as you digest the shocking news of the firing, arrest or public downfall of an elite boss, colleague or friend whom you have known for years as 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus squares Elatus in Leo squares 2003-CO1 in Scorpio squares Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January. As toxic as the truth really is, you become addicted to learning more & more of it as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March as you ask, “Why?” repeatedly & desperately. Allow the publication of the cold hard facts to serve as the tombstone of your false idealism, once it is published, somewhere during Elatus in late Leo in Retrograde Motion & Direct Motion from January until mid-August. As long as you have restrained what you say, write & announce, step boldly in the limelight as Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June. Your honorable words & behavior will empower you to win showdowns as Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March. And, in that same moment when you suffer short-term vulnerability, a true blue ally will watch your back & will do you a righteous solid as Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May. Yes, you do have true blue allies – and if you have as many true blue allies as you have thumbs, then more blessed than most you are. But since we now address the issue of legality – yes, you & Kurt Cobain in “Territorial Pissings” are correct, “Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you.” And, yes, Thereus conjunct 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June does say, “Watch your back” – and not just for 2010. Indeed, one false friend’s disloyalty is brilliantly convoluted under the influence of 2001-SQ73 in Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016 – and such a disloyal creep will wait for you to flash your Achilles’ Heel in order to pounce upon throughout Thereus in Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014. If you are wise, and you have the human resources, you will enlist true friends to try to ferret out anybody with plans against you throughout 1996-TL66 in Gemini from June to December. When you discover who is disloyal, and you have sufficient proof, confront the persona non grata to say, “You can go now.” Tolerate no deceit. Disturbingly, your allies are hidden & your enemies are secret. What’s the difference? Well, an ally or partner from your remote, deep, dark past tells you a home truth that you need to know as Mercury in Taurus transits Retrograde Motion from late April to early May. A normally restrained professional, political or personal ally speaks out openly & shockingly against a very false friend as Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June. This ongoing tumult results in ongoing, multiple confrontations as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August. Accelerating tensions exacerbate short tempers during Eclipses during late June & July. As far as you are concerned, Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011 means that something very wrong has happened, and continues to happen. Lies told or repeated as Mars transits Libra from late July to mid-September push you past the point of no return. Do not hesitate: during Okyrhoe in late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August, fire or legally punish employees who have routinely cheated & lied during their whole tenure of employment. Moreover, you gather the tribes to force open confrontations so as to root out the liar as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer squares Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn during July & August. Don’t leave that room until the liar confesses – or you will have to live with that liar & the consequences of that lie throughout, if not well beyond, Saturn transiting Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012. Time to collect your winnings & to cut your losses during Crantor in late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November. Hard work launching new products or services & training new employees awaits as Jupiter transits Aries from early June to early September. However, before actually launching such products & services, you must remove from your workplace & your attention span during 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces in Retrograde Motion from July through November anything that confuses or complicates such launch – which may indeed mean, in the end, that such launch will be delayed for months. No problem – Uranus transiting Aries from June to mid-August as a harbinger of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019, declares that many more such opportunities await, long-term. Good deal – but do you really know & understand the products or services that you are launching? Are you training new employees to repeat robotic functions like some deceased, long-time resident of that ghost city Detroit, or are you teaching those employees how to do a job which requires them to think on their feet? Most importantly, are you thinking about what the ultimate boss – the customer or client – really wants? 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016 is forcing you to address these questions again & again. Moreover, if, during 2000-GM137 in Aries from May to October, none of your answers to these questions satisfy bosses, customers or clients, then you must correct all your assumptions & presumptions so much that you will be forced to throw everything away to start again from scratch. In this context, incorporate your view of the future into how you perceive the progress of all current projects as you focus upon & defocus from “the big picture” as 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus transit late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October. Do not view all of this, as well as all that happens unexpectedly when Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August as a threat, but as an opportunity – if you solve such problems now you will be will be way ahead of a very steep curve. An unexpected phone call or e-mail during Mercury in Virgo in Retrograde Motion in late August & early September from an ally with whom you have not communicated since Saturn transited Virgo from September 2007 to October 2009 imparting good news fills you with enormous confidence & otherworldly ambition. Therefore, you will be chomping at the bit, eager to maneuver & hungry to make decisive moves during Mars in Scorpio during September & October, as you plan to deploy, and to delegate to, your people, as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during September & October. Again, just like earlier in 2010, you feel vulnerable during Okyrhoe in Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011 because, as a weightlifter, you must lift heavy weight during 2001-BL41 conjunct 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013 – or you will crush your chest. Slow down – Saturn in Libra square the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October warns that hidden legal enemies plan to cut you off at the knees like a dirty offensive tackle throwing you a chop block. If they succeed, then all the passion that you feel as Venus in Scorpio & Libra transits Retrograde Motion during October & early November will turn into self-loathing. If, however, you survive such ruthless legal subterfuge, you can summon up all that passion & steamroll all your adversaries without mercy as Mars in Scorpio squares Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October. Even as you do flatten adversaries like pancakes, Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012 remind you to take every occasion to remove the poison of hostile vitriol out of such defeated enemies by injecting humor, good will & all face-saving measures so that nobody takes the heat of battle personally. Repeat the mantra, “Business is business – business is business.” If you do, then your lawful agenda will deflect other peoples’ malicious, personally biased, ideologically grounded legal objections to what you propose as Venus in Retrograde transits late Libra in mid-November. After the judge bangs the gavel, follow through on your plan – a plan which should be completely prepared, considering each & every eventuality, by Chariklo in Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011 – as best as you are allowed as Mars transits Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011. Allies & employees whom you deployed & to whom you delegated during September & October will create some very positive synergies during Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011 that give you considerable strategic room to maneuver. Insight that such allies & employees bring about issues from the recent yet forgotten past gives you the impetus & knowledge to make new proposals & to begin legal processes anew as Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius transits Retrograde Motion in late December. Show these allies & employees the full impact of your good will during 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012 by making them feel like elite players, heroes . . . and financial beneficiaries. However, remain focused upon your well-defined final goal throughout Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011 so that you cannot be distracted & persuaded to accept less than your goal demands.  SAGITTARIUS 2010 The long-term trouble that you have been encountering and that you will continue to encounter as 2002-PN34 in Pisces squares Cyllarus in Gemini opposes Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February involving the discipline of children, the maintenance, upkeep & repair of property, or issues involving zoning, development & law enforcement in awkward or vulnerable neighborhoods in your city or within your geographical region yield to unexpected progress via brilliant intellectual & technological breakthroughs as Jupiter transits Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010. Consolidate such gains immediately. Deeper, more stubborn, more acute problems loom as Chiron transits Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026. Do not take such considerable progress for granted. Nobody, including you, can afford to squander progress. In the recession economy under both Pluto & the North Node in Capricorn before, during & after 2010, an American dollar saved is an American quarter earned – and not one wooden nickel more against the Chinese Yuan. Get it straight: there is not enough money to go around – and Okyrhoe transiting Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010 will remind you that honest, hard-working people, whether American, Canadian, Mexican, Brazilian, Indian or Chinese, who do not have that money will compete with you in order to get it. As such, Chariklo conjunct Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November has effectively removed from your stock phrases of excuses any reason for you to ignore geopolitics & world trends in economics. Indeed, meditate upon the true meaning of what the native Dogrib aboriginals in the Canadian Northwest Territories call the city of Yellowknife – Somba K’e (“Where the money is”) – throughout Crantor transiting Capricorn from February to May. (And if all this worldly erudition makes you the local genius during 2003-CO1 transiting Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010 . . . well, there you go – an extra bonus.) Those are your marching orders. Forthwith, hold tightly to cash during, and well beyond, Eclipses during December 2009 & January 2010. Plan a budget when Mercury in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010 so that you can maintain your grip upon your money. (Where to spend the money that you will earn: on improving your, or buying new, property, or upon your spouse & family. Make a priority plan as to where that “liquid,” “discretionary” income will go as Jupiter in Pisces sextiles first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April – then act upon it at your first opportunity.) Ultimately, Mars in Leo in Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010 confirms what you know, feel & believe: growth & prosperity is inexorable for those people positioned for it. You will be positioned for it if you do the right thing – and Saturn in Libra & Virgo transiting Retrograde Motion from January to May denotes that you learned what the right thing to do is when Saturn transited Virgo from September 2007 to October 2009. No doubt! Rapid progress will not commence for everybody; however, if you did all the right things not only recently but also throughout when Saturn transited Leo from August 2005 to August 2007, then rapid progress will commence for you as Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June. Team up with new allies enjoying similar good luck & good karma as Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March. Build momentum as you go. Conversely, some people did not do the right things when Saturn transited Leo from August 2005 to August 2007, and the commencement of the bad luck stemming from their own bad karma will be exposed to all within the professional workplace & many in the news-hungry public as 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus squares Elatus in Leo squares 2003-CO1 in Scorpio squares Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January. For you, this bad news means work, work, work, work, work – and money! – as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March. However, because the law demands strict adherence to protocol throughout Elatus in late Leo in Retrograde Motion & Direct Motion from January until mid-August, this is not a slash & burn job: you must be careful. Again, to repeat: you learned what the right thing to do is when Saturn transited Virgo from September 2007 to October 2009. Saturn in Retrograde transiting late Virgo during April & May denotes that if you did the right thing, you will be rewarded & if you didn’t do the right thing you will be punished. No mystery – In any event, all these admonitory categorical imperatives (“Do this now or you will go straight to Hell!”) get a little exhausting after awhile. What you require, under such circumstances, is a true friend & ally who has heard all of this before, who has gone through a lot of it with you, and who knows how to laugh about it – an opportunity that you will soon have during Thereus conjunct 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June. As the laughter subsides, both you & your partner agree that there are some important mysteries requiring investigation about other peoples’ low-minded intentions & behavior throughout 2001-SQ73 in Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016. Therefore, agree to keep in touch, and to keep each other abreast of all key details, throughout Thereus in Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014, so that both of you will be poised to take immediate & necessary action when the time arises – including, most especially, when 1996-TL66 transits Gemini from June to December. What is a mystery to you now, however (if you had been doing the right thing all along): Why did it take so long for bosses to reward you? A work colleague provides clear yet surprising answers as Mercury in Taurus transits Retrograde Motion from late April to early May. It will still prove outright shocking during Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June, for a person of your intelligence & experience to learn that there is still much that you do not know about the ways of the world – shocking enough to be the subject of a (young adult’s) novel that you are now equipped & inspired to write – as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August. (However, do not try to race through intellectual marathons. Begin slow, with vague, then tighter & clearer, outlines, throughout 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces in Retrograde Motion from July through November.) Indeed, the realization that the powers that be can keep you – or anybody – in the dark, haunts you during Eclipses during late June & July. Let it. In fact, continue such heightened awareness as you visit places from your past where you definitely felt the transformative influence of the dark hand of Pluto in Sagittarius from 1995 to 2008 to meditate upon those lessons that you learned as Crantor transits late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November – and prepare yourself for an epiphany as to an even deeper understanding of what is right & what is wrong as 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus transit late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October. This realization gives you much greater pause as others expect you to repeat your previously strong, demonstrative political statements during Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011. Such caution feeds into philosophical inquiry regarding the true origin of knowledge – “How do I know that what I claim to know is true & is in fact knowledge?” – as Mars transits Libra from late July to mid-September. Ultimately, such philosophical inquiry eventually leads to the realization that certain disinformation becomes codified & branded as “knowledge” – a horrifying realization that will often make you feel intellectually, philosophically & epistemologically incompetent often throughout Saturn transiting Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012. (When, in fact, you find some agenda-driven individual trying to push their own lies as outright fact during Okyrhoe in late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August, simply cut them off – permanently.) Prevaricators & mendicants aside, such intellectual insecurity is clearly erroneous & gives you none of the credit that you deserve. You have drifted into metaphysical problems that require focused, heavy thinking – and you therefore worry, “Is my mind really up to this task?” Once you see the consequences of neglecting this intellectual quandary when liars become poised to rule as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer squares Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn during July & August, however, you will delay your philosophical inquiry no longer. As Jupiter transits Aries from early June to early September: 1) Writers, playwrights, Thespians: honor your impulses & inspirations to express your creativity. 2) Parents: encourage, but do not excessively push, children & teenagers who have talent intellectually, artistically, musically or athletically. However, do not start writing, and commence no theater or production projects, that you cannot finish quickly. Uranus transiting Aries from June to mid-August as a harbinger of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019 declares that you have plenty of time either to pursue your magnum opus or to develop the championship of young ones who demonstrate limitless potential. However, rather than letting naked ambition, either for your creativity or your children, to get the better of you, 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016 strongly recommends that you identify the more exalted, long-term purpose of your current creative & child-rearing agendas. Commit only to those projects & people that exude & embody lofty ideals. If those projects or people prove, through some unexpected revelation, that they do not live up to such lofty ideals, then pull out as 2000-GM137 transits Aries from May to October – and say why. In general, however, for now, write short stories, write, act in & produce one-act plays, and act in & produce video shorts (Start, finish, in the can!), or enroll children in “fun” camps & accelerated academic programs, as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August. Do not complain about the overly taxing, punctilious demands of bosses, whether they are allies or enemies, during Mercury in Virgo in Retrograde Motion in late August & early September. Dark forces behind the scenes of your professional employer or other institutions cause great uncertainty & fear during Mars in Scorpio during September & October. The huge scale of certain regulatory initiatives, real estate projects & international trade conflicts during 2001-BL41 conjunct 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013 exerts some heavy gravity in your professional workplace – and you are not the only person feeling it. Indeed, those least capable & most unscrupulous may now be desperate & fearful enough to commit any type of low-minded crime as Okyrhoe transits Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011. Expect anything – and be ready for enemies to demand that you pull rabbits from hats – as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during September & October. Do so with the aplomb of an indifferent poker face as Saturn in Libra squares the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October. Terrify those who dare to try to intimidate you. You intuit, both as a result of past experience & by random clues in your various professional & institutional environments, a rerun of treacheries you have already endured as Venus in Scorpio & Libra transits Retrograde Motion during October & early November. Recalling the details of such experiences give you both the courage & strategic scope necessary for you to defy the devil as Mars in Scorpio squares Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October. Do not capitulate. There is money to be made – and not everybody will get the opportunity to make it. Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012 denote that the time for intestinal fortitude is now. However, also refrain from showing your opponents any tools which they can turn against you – a showdown is definitely scheduled for when Venus in Retrograde transits late Libra in mid-November. Act bored & disinterested as allies freak out & as enemies try to derail your train as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011. Play poker with your command of current events by verbalizing one-sentence observations that stun the uninformed during Chariklo in Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011 to let your adversaries know that they cannot possibly compete with your understanding of the facts. A cool & steady hand under pressure brings you cold hard cash as Mars transits Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011. Realize how much more deeply you transformed in relationship to your peers when Pluto transited Sagittarius from 1995 to 2008 during Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius in Retrograde Motion in late December so that you can cash in on your nerves of steel both during  Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011 & in the long run. Indeed, your cumulative experience, hard work, protracted & prolonged intellectual research & grace under pressure during your various baptisms of fire have entitled you to the status of elite hero during 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012. Grab the brass ring! CAPRICORN 2010 Your ability to broaden religious, philosophical & academic topics in the middle of any discussion with absolutely anybody so that each person with whom you speak, discuss or even argue, listens closely & responds intelligently & respectfully to you as a unique individual, serves you extremely well under Jupiter in Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010. Indeed, because you, in so many ways, embody the balance between intellectual tolerance & respect for truth & accuracy that 2002-PN34 in Pisces square Cyllarus in Gemini opposite Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February currently demands of everybody, more & more people will seek to share with you more & more ideas. At a certain point, for best results, so many people will be speaking & contributing that, like the moderator of an online bulletin board, you may wish to remove yourself completely from all discussion as you allow everybody to let loose at will. However, Chiron transiting Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026, warns that you may indeed find it impossible to regain control once you relinquish it – and that, even when you regain such control, the damage will have already been done. Be particularly wary of academics & ostensible blue bloods (read: “dandies”) who seek to prove that they are smarter & more correct than you every time you try to open up the conversation to include more points of view as 2003-CO1 transits Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010. Do not let this undeclared adversary to know your true strength. Relentlessly heavy planetary activity in Capricorn from 1984 through 2006, with transits by 1999-OX3, Pylenor, Bienor, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, the North Node, Nessus, Chiron, the South Node, Asbolus and 2000-GM137, have, after so many years, made you feel guilty about issues of control – particularly during both Nessus’s & Chiron’s transit of Capricorn from 1999 to 2005. Although no Goat alive shies away from taking control, there is something about certain people & situations wherein you feel ugly in yourself because of how acute the need is for you to grab hold of a situation to move it in the direction where it needs, and where you need it, to go. Ultimately, the lesson, in this context, as both Pluto & the North Node transit Capricorn before, during & after 2010, lies in refusing to identify with situations & people of whom you need to wrest control. Okyrhoe transiting Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010 states that some people are simply inexperienced & naive. There is nothing wrong with that – but are you personally inexperienced & naive? Conversely, some political & professional associates push a massive political agenda as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November – and they want you to adopt what they believe as your personal & political mission. You know that this is inappropriate. Remain sovereign & neutral. Be like the mountain that is Capricorn during Crantor transiting Capricorn from February to May as you interpret the characters of the people who try to climb on top of you by the manner in which they approach. However, the karmic quality of this lesson involves the quality with which you objectify yourself in contradistinction to the situation & the people whom you now confront. To wit: Are you doing “your duty?” Do you “do what you have to do,” just like those people who say, “I did what I had to do,” without, in any way, implying that those people were in fact fulfilling any duty other than their own, base self-interest? These are not light & airy, happy-go-lucky sentiments. Indeed, the mood of the zeitgeist gets very ugly as it becomes clear during 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus square Elatus in Leo square 2003-CO1 in Scorpio square Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January that somebody supposedly prestigious & elite in your community has been embezzling & stealing jointly held finances. Such revelations put an extreme damper on your own creative & romantic ambitions as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March – but, frankly, that does not matter. The extent of the financial damage done to all announced in dribs & drabs throughout Elatus in late Leo in Retrograde Motion & Direct Motion from January until mid-August makes it crystal clear the extent of your duty to the greater good of your entire community. Eclipses during December 2009 & January 2010 bring up many situations where you must make decisions. Mars in Leo in Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010 (transiting your 8th house of joint finances) as well as Saturn in Libra & Virgo transiting Retrograde Motion from January to May, denote that your decisions will benefit some & hurt others. However, it is not whom you aid & abet or whom you hinder & obstruct that really matters; according to Mercury in Capricorn transiting Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010, which connotes that younger & less inexperienced people will be looking to you as a(n) (anti-) role model or example (of what not to be), it is whether you are honest & fair in how you execute these decisions. You are making your bed so that you may lie in it for many years to come. Communicate with those with whom you currently have routine dealings as Jupiter in Pisces sextiles first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April that you realize that there are karmic consequences regarding your current actions & other peoples’ responses. Be guided accordingly. Just as you must fulfill your karmic duties, so must you monitor others to ensure that they fulfill their own obligations, especially in the workplace, during Thereus conjunct 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June. Criminal investigations involving theft, embezzlement & graft continue throughout 2001-SQ73 in Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016. Conversely, the more ambitious are looking very hard to find that new business opportunity in newspapers or commercial retail in order to pounce all over it with the deadly weapons of immense venture capital as Thereus transits Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014. Realize, moreover, that excessive cost-cutting during the spring can strangle growth just waiting to happen during 1996-TL66 in Gemini from June to December. Decisions become final as papers are signed & people move, are fired or arrested as Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June. Everybody knows all about it as announcements are made & published electronically & in newsprint as Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March. For better or for worse, you must explain what you did, over & over again, as Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May. Don’t obfuscate published facts. Be prepared to communicate painful details of ugly truths. Also be prepared to hold your temper, if only temporarily, and to respond truthfully & sincerely to those aggressive, accusatory questions of those who now suffer, “Do you value the truth or are you paid a premium to disregard the value of truth?” as Mercury in Taurus transits Retrograde Motion from late April to early May. The only honest & correct answer to those accusatory questions under Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June: “I cannot possibly answer your question without the efforts of a third party confirming my veracity, or lack thereof, to your satisfaction, and therefore I will not even try.” Of course, such a response will make you quite unpopular. Do not, in response to open heckling, swear any oaths as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August. Stick to your guns. Accordingly, you must live with the fact that other people & the general public doubts & mistrusts you throughout Eclipses during late June & July. While Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011 denotes that this is a situation that you have indeed faced before, Saturn transiting Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012 declares that the personal & professional stakes attached to the determination of your ultimate veracity cannot possibly be higher. Answer the serious & penetrating questions of Mars transiting Libra from late July to mid-September with truthful, clear responses. Obliterate flimsy, false rumors during Okyrhoe in late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August. Do not expect instant or immediate vindication – Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries square Cyllarus in Cancer square Saturn in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn during July & August declares that all on the unseen jury are deadlocked 50-50 for & against you. The focus shifts from philosophical & religious dialogue to the locus from where charity begins – home – as Jupiter transits Aries from early June to early September. Infrastructure upgrades to your domicile & extended properties as well as the city, state, province or country in which you live make you feel great, while the personal growth & progress of younger family members make you feel proud, as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August – but this bright & shining moment will prove fleeting. Indeed, 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016 signifies that you have been devoting considerable philosophical & intellectual time & gravity to determining what, to whom & where your will be putting the sum of all your blood, sweat, tears, money & love. Uranus transiting Aries from June to mid-August as a harbinger of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019 denotes a lot of work ahead not only with physical projects, but also with your family’s financial & spiritual development & your homeland’s evolution. Back off conspicuously from all forward progress during 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces in Retrograde Motion from July through November. Don’t celebrate too early or too loudly. Moreover, if you find something wrong or corrupt about the recent infrastructure upgrades to your city or the progress of your young family members during 2000-GM137 in Aries from May to October, then you must reverse direction – conspicuously & aggressively. Market adversaries temporarily defeated at the end of Pluto’s transit of Sagittarius in 2008 gather their forces for a comeback against you as Crantor transits late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November. Moreover, the unfulfilled massive political agenda of 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus in late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October will not fade into dissolution, but is in fact picking up considerable steam. You cannot take for granted that you will win legal decisions as Mercury in Virgo transits Retrograde Motion in late August & early September. Whether you win or lose such legal decisions, extremely hostile political hardball will ensue once such legal decisions are issued, much like the referee of a track meet shooting a gun, as Mars transits Scorpio during September & October. Do not insult your adversaries – even ostensibly weak, “easy pickings” adversaries during Okyrhoe in Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011. Indeed, the phalanx of massive political & economic forces are now fully in lockstep as 2001-BL41 conjuncts 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013 – provide them no opportunity to focus their formidable aggression against you. Do not be like Berenger, the lone human being shouting out, “I’m not capitulating!” at the end of Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros. Be in a position to negotiate, whether or not you hold a position of strength, as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during September & October. Authority figures, lawyers, bosses & cops give you no slack during Saturn in Libra square the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October. An inherently punitive mood overtakes society as Venus in Scorpio & Libra transits Retrograde Motion during October & early November because of a heightened need amongst a fearful populace towards unenlightened self-protection. Buck none of these trends during Mars in Scorpio square Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October. Instead, soft-peddle all contentions & confrontations. Indeed, you will need all your considerable personal experience & academic knowledge during Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012 to discern how the intersection between public trends & individual needs guides mass behavior, and how such sociology, psychology & fear does or does not serve you.  Focus your mind on the full consequences of this lesson during Venus in Retrograde transiting late Libra in mid-November. So that you will be able to protect your personal & professional reputation not only in the short-term but also just before Saturn enters Scorpio in October 2012. Even if you had refrained from indulging a presumptuous attitude during September & October, some people refused to negotiate with you. If you survived the punitive ill wind of the zeitgeist during Mars in Scorpio, however, some of these individuals will cooperate with you as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011. Invariably, however, the well-defined, entrenched economic interests of certain individuals during Chariklo in Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011 make them your fixed & loyal, albeit undeclared, enemies, with whom negotiation is impossible. So be it. You can pick up the pieces & move forward during Mars in Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011 – as long as you heed the lesson that Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius transiting Retrograde Motion in late December imparts: the lessons of Pluto in Sagittarius from 1995 to 2008 are now history that the lessons of Pluto in Capricorn from 2008 to 2024 now completely disregard. Disregard that your hardened economic adversaries disagree with both Pluto & you throughout 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012. Such individuals have benefited in the past, but may not benefit in the future, from boom & bust cycles, and are determined to recreate them in a vacuum. No matter – simply anticipate your upcoming personal transformation inherent in Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011 with an attitude of heightened humility.  AQUARIUS 2010 Since Uranus’s entrance into Pisces just before New Year’s Day 2004, you have heard & heeded the advice that the truism “safety in numbers” demands that you, the Waterbearer, the ultimate loose cannon, immerse yourself in groups. Now, as you are about to receive tangible, long-withheld financial benefits by working with & in groups under Jupiter in Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010, you are also about to pull your hair out with frustration. Don’t. Restrain histrionics. The protection that you enjoyed over the past seven years can turn into the problem of the next decade under Chiron in Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026, if you attempt to burn any bridges. Despite the various destinations at the ends of those bridges, you are going to need to return to those groups in which you had long immersed yourself for many years. In fact, if you notice how viciously these groups that you now inhabit punish those plagiarists & intellectual property thieves who have harassed you for the past several years as 2002-PN34 in Pisces squares Cyllarus in Gemini opposite Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February, you may come to the conclusion that you indeed still these groups right now & in the near future. Myriad Retrograde transits during Eclipses during Dec 2009 & January 2010 will, at best, remind, and, at worst, teach, you, of lessons that you would prefer not to learn. While traveling during the Xmas holidays as Mercury in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010, recall the protection that you enjoyed from hidden corporate, bureaucratic & government enemies as Jupiter transited Capricorn throughout 2008 to remind you of how you will be vulnerable as such protection will no longer exists as both Pluto & the North Node transit Capricorn before, during & after 2010. Recall such vulnerability as you are confronted with an annoying & flimsy younger boss barking irrelevant orders at you during Okyrhoe transiting Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010. More powerful allies of this younger boss put this boss on your path as they hang back, waiting to crush you sometime during Chariklo conjunct Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November. Making your position more treacherous is the fact that you don’t know which bosses within Michel Foucault’s universe of total central surveillance is really monitoring your behavior & attitudes during Crantor transiting Capricorn from February to May. For best results – and for your own self-protection – play the enlightened colleague serving the heightened consciousness of the greater good during 2003-CO1 transiting Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010. Reflect upon the sober, conservative reality of your personal & professional vulnerability as you watch adversaries & enemies self-destruct as Mars in Leo transits Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010. Do not pile on; do not kick that enemy while that enemy is down. You have been the recipient of many positive legal decisions over the past seven years; however, because Saturn in Libra & Virgo in Retrograde Motion from January to May reminds you of your recent precarious legal position, you should be much more willing to mind your own business as you refrain from engaging in ruthless competition for its own sake. Conversely, the language of honor & good faith triumphs as Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June. Emphasize in professional & legal arenas that good faith & proper action commands partners to reward such correct intentions & behavior with a positive result as Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March. Emphasizing the positive will protect you from the finger-pointers, the naysayers & the fault-finders as Jupiter in Pisces sextiles first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April. This is not to say, however, that you should pull any punches when you discover that business partners or even bosses have been breaking the law or stealing money as 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus squares Elatus in Leo squares 2003-CO1 in Scorpio squares Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January. If you are on solid ground with hard evidence, then speak, repeat & submit to all appropriate courts the blunt truth as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March. Simply stick to the facts throughout Elatus in late Leo in Retrograde Motion & Direct Motion from January until mid-August so that nobody can claim that you are engaging in a personal vendetta – that you are, in fact, simply loyal to the facts. However, to engage in gratuitous ruthlessness with others guarantees that others will also gratuitously engage you with equal ruthlessness as Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May. Vicious enemies know this as they attempt to bait your temper, calling you a weakling & a coward as they try to call you out as Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June. Indeed, much of this taunting mirrors, uncannily, childhood insecurities, especially as Mercury in Taurus transits Retrograde Motion from late April to early May. Disregard challenges to fight & accusations that you are a coward as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August. Again: safety in numbers. In this context, it may not only prove a healthy escape, but, in the long run, an eternal achievement, if you plunge into your creativity – particularly writing. Read novelists with extremely complex styles, including Jorge Luis Borges, Hubert Aquin, John Barth, Donald Barthelme, Thomas Pynchon & Carlos Fuentes, as Thereus conjuncts 2001-SQ73 conjuncts 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June. Read complex, compressed, epic poetry, including T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, Hart Crane’s The Bridge, Ezra Pound’s Hugh Selwyn Mauberly & Frank O’Hara’s In Memory of My Feelings – then try to join their pantheon with ambitious verse of your own as 2001-SQ73 transits Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016. Join select & worthwhile literary contests as Thereus transits Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014. Research emerging literary markets as intellectual marketplaces continue to metamorphose as 1996-TL66 transits Gemini from June to December. Easier said than done – especially as your vulnerability is so acute during Eclipses during late June & July. Indeed, the mind games that such enemies use against you can quickly erode even the deepest self-esteem, like a river wears down rock, as Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011. Hang on – do not engage. The cavalry & your lawyer will come in to save the day as Mars transits Libra from late July to mid-September – as long as you can demonstrate that you are not engaging, and did not engage, your enemy in any hostilities, fights or any level of retaliation as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer squares Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn during July & August. Indeed, certain judges & lawyers recall during Crantor in late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November that you have enjoyed such a formidable legal advantage for so many years during Pluto’s recent transit of Sagittarius from 1995 to 2008 that it makes you a target during Okyrhoe in late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August. For this reason, conspicuously withdraw from bold statements & an arrogant posture as 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces transits Retrograde Motion from July through November. Respect the formidable forces that are inclined to oppose & to crush you as 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus transit late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October. (The bottom line: your faith in absolute justice is being tested by God throughout Saturn transiting Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012. A love supreme!) On the positive side, you declare your absolute freedom with a blood-curdling war cry as Jupiter transits Aries from early June to early September! Make completely certain, however, that anybody who hears you realizes that your “war cry” is merely an expression of personal freedom & not a call to arms against anybody in particular – or you will have more problems than that for which you bargained under Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August. How exactly can you let everybody else know that that “war cry” is that expression of personal freedom? 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016 replies that you must, long before you let out that “war cry,” talk about, share & create enthusiasm for your dreams amongst both friends & neighbors – the people who live & work with & know you – so that they know you so well that they cannot possibly misunderstand your when they let out your “war cry.” Otherwise, those who misunderstand your “war cry” may declare “War!” against you as 2000-GM137 transits Aries from May to October – in which case, you will then have some explaining to do.Keep this distinction firmly in mind as Uranus transits Aries from June to mid-August as a harbinger of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019 so that you may resolve not to make this mistake for the next ten years! You will now learn exactly why you were repeatedly warned not to get into a car driven by, or to loan your computer or cell phone to, a person whom you do not trust, during Mercury in Virgo transiting Retrograde Motion in late August & early September. Moreover, because Mars transiting Scorpio during September & October signifies the presence of federal crime involving drug trafficking, the human slave trade & child pornography, hopefully you will learn this lesson by reading some newspaper article distributed in print thousands of miles from your home while surfing the internet. Even if you are completely safe & remote from such barbarity, bosses will show you absolutely no mercy at this time – and, if you have even a shred of common sense, you will make yourself their willing slave. Show conspicuous respect to that shrill & annoying young boss as Okyrhoe transits Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011 so that you do not earn the wrath of that gargantuan yet mobile amalgam of economic forces pursuing a massive political or public works agenda as 2001-BL41 conjuncts 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013. Better safe & warm & bored to tears with a paycheck as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during September & October than in a Juarez, Nuevo Laredo or Tijuana jail, than dissolving in a vat of acid in some drug lord’s northern Mexican narcohacienda – or, in less spectacular fashion, unemployed. Unfortunately, not every Waterbearer (even those who are indeed innocent) will be safe from legal & physical harm as Saturn in Libra squares the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October. Darkly, you will learn, one way or another, whether you endure any harm or not, that there is no limit to some individuals’ dishonor as Venus in Scorpio & Libra transits Retrograde Motion during October & early November. As long as you have done nothing wrong, you will endure no harm as Mars in Scorpio squares Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October – but your personal character & veracity will be attacked quite harshly regardless. Again, as long as you have done nothing wrong, you are lucky to be getting a first-hand glimpse at the third rung of Dante’s Hell as Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012 – but do not obsess on the mountain of ice emerging from the lake of fire that embodies the glamour of evil. Respond when interrogated to escape as Venus in Retrograde transits late Libra in mid-November – and do not look back. As you return to the safety & warmth & boredom of your meager paycheck during Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011, endeavor to craft your morality play about the dark side to an audience who needs to hear it as Mars transits Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011. An intricate, big picture, non-fiction worldview will attract instant & widespread publication as Chariklo transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011. Plan to write your story as you read similar sociological accounts of the dark side of contemporary life, such as Rene Denfeld’s All God’s Children: Inside the Dark and Violent World of Street Families about homeless, displaced & runaway youths living on the streets of Portland, Oregon, during Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius transiting Retrograde Motion in late December. If some university, college or academic institution offers you both a job & a chance to publish throughout 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012, grab it! Draw your map of the evil place to which you will never return during Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011 so that others may benefit from your experience & mistakes.  PISCES 2010 For better or for worse, the results not only of personal attempts to redefine yourself & your image but also of scientific, technological or medical inventions or innovations now reach critical mass as Jupiter transits Pisces first from January to early June, and then from early September to January 2011, as it recalls and amplifies Uranus in Pisces from January 2004 through May 2010. The new mousetrap works or it doesn’t – and you can understand, especially as 2002-PN34 in Pisces squares Cyllarus in Gemini opposite Crantor in Sagittarius in January & February, that if the mousetrap doesn’t work, nobody will be providing you with venture capital to manufacture a mousetrap no consumer will buy. Better, however, if, in the absence of total & absolute success, your personal redefinition, invention or innovation is a total failure, as Chiron transiting Pisces from April to July, as a harbinger not only of Chiron in Pisces from February 2011 to February 2019 but also of Neptune in Pisces from April 2012 through January 2026, denotes that you may spend years, if not decades, making endless refinements to images & ideas which are too complex, subtle or ethereal to be understood, appreciated or used by anybody except yourself. Ultimately, you must take your cue about what you must do next from other people during, and for several weeks after Eclipses during December 2009 & January 2010. Expect many partners to cancel & to opt out of their contracts with you as Saturn in Libra & Virgo transits Retrograde Motion from January to May. Expect many long-term associates to commence relationships & to work with your adversaries as Mercury in Capricorn transits Retrograde Motion from Xmas 2009 to early January 2010. Don’t take any of this personally. Ultimately & ironically, a current or former employee or colleague will remind you that, and why, business is business, as Mars in Leo transits Retrograde from December 2009 to March 2010. Only if you heed what this current or former employee or colleague communicates will you be able to restore, maintain or create new personal, professional or political relationships as both Pluto & the North Node transit Capricorn before, during & after 2010. Don’t take the changing business environment personally. Indeed, as long as you have conducted your business honestly, then you can count your blessings as you witness the criminal downfall of elite members of the professional workplace or market sector as 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Taurus squares Elatus in Leo squares 2003-CO1 in Scorpio squares Jupiter in Aquarius in mid-January. As the fallout involving this fallen elite continues, sell & market yourself by reiterating your commitment to honest business dealings as Thereus, 2001-SQ73 & 1996-TP66 all complete transits of Taurus during February & March – then codify it with promotional material in all media that reinforces this message of honesty & integrity throughout Elatus in late Leo in Retrograde Motion & Direct Motion from January until mid-August as you compete for all available work after all available work after the dust settles. Academia & publication in the intellectual (but not necessarily mainstream) marketplace serve you better than participation in the professional workforce during 2010, especially if you are assimilating information & research that you have collected over the past several years as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November. Restrain impractical, idealistic, overambitious & outright dangerous freelance journalistic exposes, however, such as trying to launching your own personal investigation of either the northern Mexican, municipal Los Angeles or lower mainland British Columbian drug wars, during Okyrhoe transiting Scorpio from late December 2009 to April 2010. Instead, flaunt sparkling academic credentials & pedigree during 2003-CO1 transiting Sagittarius from February to mid-April 2010 in the hopes of securing either a job as a professor or a research grant as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Scorpio from January through November. If you do so, you may more successfully exploit your connections in the private sector during Crantor transiting Capricorn from February to May to secure necessary private financing & infrastructure support for your more daring projects. Temporarily escaping into the relative safety & security of the ivory tower will not only allow you a chance to disentangle & to detoxify yourself from counterproductive contract litigation but will also give you necessary emotional distance when dealing with your family. Too much family news that surfaces as Thereus conjunct 2001-SQ73 conjunct 1996-TP66 in Gemini from April through June blinds you (and everybody else) as to what is really going on. Only the hit-and-miss, trial-and-error constant inquiry of different family members during 2001-SQ73 in Gemini from March 2010 to May 2016 will yield a clear pattern of what is happening. Then, just as you think you have it all figured out, another skeleton out of your family’s closet starts tap-dancing at midnight in order to demand some disturbingly gratuitous attention as Thereus transits Gemini from April 2010 to March 2014. You really need some physical & emotional distance from all of this – not to add “enchantment,” but, in fact, objectivity, to the view, so that you will know when & why it is necessary to act when a genuine crisis demands timely attention sometime during 1996-TL66 in Gemini from June to December. List all that needs to be fixed in order of priority as Mars transits Direct Motion in Leo from March to early June. Bridge communication with those who recently cancelled their contracts with you or who still maintain their contracts with you to fix all outstanding problems & to address all grievances as Mars in both Retrograde & Direct Motion in Leo sextiles Saturn in Libra during February & March. Demonstrate to both long-term & potentially new personal, professional & political associates your ability to adapt to new conditions as Jupiter in Pisces sextiles first Pluto then the North Node in Capricorn from late January to early April. Realize your limitations, and demonstrate open respect for partners who always have compensated & always will compensate for such shortcomings as Saturn in Retrograde transits late Virgo during April & May. Honor this respect that you have for such partners, and remind such partners to honor this respect that they have for you, as you & such partners mutually communicate to each other the unvarnished truth, clearly, loudly & bluntly enough so that each of you will face & accept it as Mercury in Taurus transits Retrograde Motion from late April to early May. Refrain from baffling overburdened partners, family members & neighbors with emotionally laden, incomprehensible vagueness as Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during April & May, climaxing as Saturn in Virgo opposes Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during late May & early June. Listen to the practical advice of partners who once again advise you to get your head out of the sand. Accept that, while those who love you will make excuses for you & forgive your foibles, your enemies will simply sue you & take all your money as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from mid-June to mid-August. Ongoing unpleasant circumstances force you to take your rose-colored glasses off during Eclipses during late June & July. In the long run, the facts of the matter speak for themselves – so don’t indulge the escapism of asking the advice of an astrologer or fortune teller to solve your problems as Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late July 2010 to early February 2011. Contracts, deeds & leases that you signed contain the language upon which legal adversaries will take action against you, not only in the short term as Mars transits Libra from late July to mid-September, but also in the long term as Saturn transits Libra from late July 2010 to early October 2012. Acknowledge legal liability and/or your weak negotiating position as Okyrhoe transits late Libra in both Retrograde & Direct Motion from May to August. Settle. Acknowledge the inescapable viability of black letter law that is staring you in the face as Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Aries squares Cyllarus in Cancer squares Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn during July & August. There is no wiggle room. Comply. Leave behind projects with no clear beginning & end as you follow your instincts, opinions & appetites when Jupiter transits Aries from early June to early September. 2002-PN34 transiting Aries from late February 2010 through March 2016 reminds you that not only do you know what you like & what you do not like, but large groups of people & the general public agree with your opinions & tastes – and spend their hard-earned money based upon what you say. Something or someone you champion enjoys sales whose statistics go straight through the roof as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Aries from June to mid-August. Was your choice of this product, service, person or place just a lucky guess? There is no easy answer to this question. Analyze what went right – and what you did & said right – so that you will not be trapped within the vainglorious, “gambler’s mentality” of a one-hit-wonder ego as 2000-GM137 transits Aries from May to October. Use Uranus transiting Aries from June to mid-August as a harbinger of Uranus in Aries from March 2011 to March 2019 to compose a methodology where you can test the instinct of how your personal taste reflects marketing trends without risking the contradiction of the actual market itself. However, why continue to risk all on the roulette wheel of the professional marketplace? Review what you published both commercially & academically when Pluto transited Sagittarius from 1995 to 2008 as Crantor transits late Sagittarius in Retrograde & Direct Motion from June until November. Boil down, then assimilate, broad themes & topics that were most successful for you during this period during 2000-GM137 in Aries & Pisces in Retrograde Motion from July through November. 2003-CO1, Chariklo & Echeclus in late Scorpio in Retrograde & Direct Motion from late April through October signifies that you are not marketing the true genius that you are because you are chasing what you think is an opportunity which really is an illusion. Honor your accomplishments – and make them work for you. Unusually subtle communication from a normally critical partner during Mercury in Virgo transiting Retrograde Motion in late August & early September tips you off to both an opportunity & a crisis during Mars transiting Scorpio during September & October. This partner reminds you of the “risk” involved in the current “risk/reward” dynamic of Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces during September & October – but this partner knows that you will follow your own star regardless. Luckily, these partners now know you well enough to know how to discourage you. Rather than tell you during Okyrhoe in Scorpio from August 2010 to November 2011 that somebody in Mexico, the United States or Canada will kill you if you try to do live, on-hand, freelance journalistic research regarding the northern Mexican, municipal Los Angeles or lower mainland British Columbian drug wars, these partners assert, “No publisher in their right mind will reimburse your expenses.” Indeed, it is the intelligence of such partners’ responses that will encourage you to go to an institution to do that daring seminal research which is willing to pay you for it, and is willing & able to protect you as you do it, during 2001-BL41 conjunct 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from September 2010 to October 2013. Of course, certain enemies & problems you can handle – especially involving illegal contracts during Saturn in Libra square the North Node in Capricorn in late September & early October. Other enemies & problems involving extremely rapidly developing deceits surrounding law enforcement & organized criminal enterprises as Mars in Scorpio squares Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius as it trines Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces in late October are clearly over your head – especially when law enforcement chooses to stop watching from a distance & to get right into the action throughout Venus in Scorpio & Libra in Retrograde Motion during October & early November. The bottom line: Pluto conjunct the North Node in Capricorn from late October through December as well as Pluto conjunct Crantor conjunct the North Node in Capricorn in December, setting the tone for Pluto conjunct Crantor in Capricorn from December 2010 through November 2012 state that you need very experienced & powerful allies capable of protecting you from the dishonorable. These allies, nine times out of ten, are cops. Remember: cops, more than lawyers, will be able to help you – and may even save your life – as Venus in Retrograde transits late Libra in mid-November. Strong alliances made as Mars transits Capricorn during December 2010 & January 2011 underwrites your emotional stability & physical safety, allowing you to analyze volatile situations quickly & correctly as Jupiter conjuncts Uranus in Pisces during December 2010 & January 2011. Indeed, some publishers & academics to whom you directly report as Chariklo transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to November 2015 and Echeclus transits Sagittarius from December 2010 to December  2012, as Chariklo conjuncts Echeclus in Sagittarius from December 2010 through September 2011 will say about you, “You describe all this massive pandemonium as if it was all happening in slow motion.” However, do not forget, as you observe & report such phenomenon, that it is not happening in slow motion . . . at all. However, heed closely to the blunt & aggressively clear message of Mercury in Capricorn & Sagittarius transiting Retrograde Motion in late December: not everybody plays by the rules. You are not equipped to do battle with those who do not play by the rules. The bottom line: 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to October 2014, as Amycus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from November 2010 to December 2013 and as Echeclus conjuncts 2003-CO1 in Sagittarius from December 2010 to January 2012 reminds you that you are the local genius, the star reporter, the A student – not the counterterrorist, not the bouncer at the bar or nightclub, not the police informant street thug double agent. When some people refuse to play by the rules, as was the case recently & as will be the case throughout Eclipses during late December 2010 and early January 2011, you will need allies who will not only serve as “judges” & “referees,” but who must act, in real time, as enforcers of the law: as cops.  To contact John Delaney directly: via e-mail, click here Feel free to call John Delaney at (888) 478-0663. Listen to a current weekly Astroscope for free at (212) 971-1002. 2009 ANNUAL ASTROSCOPE by JOHN DELANEY ARIES 2009 While it is now common knowledge that Pluto will transit Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024, only bosses are now aware of, or are even contemplating, the long-term effect of its inexorable, all-encompassing consolidation on the economy in general, on your industry sector & employer specifically, and, as an afterthought, on your job – or, rather, as Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May clarifies, the jobs of all of those, including yourself, who do the type of work that you do. Why? Because, by itself, Jupiter in Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010 would serve as the climax, fulfillment & fullest manifestation of both the political ideals & the anti-ideal political cynicism of the transit of Neptune in Aquarius from November 1998 through January 2012. However, now accompanying Jupiter's transit of Aquarius, which occurs every twelve years, is Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010 – a rarer aspect with distinctly cosmic & otherworldly connotations. Intense optimism surrounding the power of politics to heal civilizations can expose the profound vulnerability of that civilization to deep wounding – but, conversely a deeply wounded civilization can tap into the superhuman energy that it requires to heal. Of course, as far as you are concerned, all that civilization needs in order to heal itself is a team of auditors to untangle the colossal mess of the international capital markets & its extremely deleterious effect upon the real estate sector, who will indeed be quietly employed by the powers that be as Pluto in Capricorn sextiles 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009, while, simultaneously, unprecedented massive municipal public works projects commence, whether "funded" or not ("How can massive municipal public work projects be funded by tax cuts?") as Chariklo conjuncts 2003-CO1 conjuncts 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009. However, as far as the general public is concerned, further revelations about the current state of the economy which become revealed as Mercury transits Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion, in late January & early February, represent a final solution to a long-standing problem, while you will know that they really represent a positive identification of the problem itself – with no final solution in sight. Indeed, a pronounced outburst amongst your personal, political & professional associates of egalitarianism and of equality amongst all religions, races, genders & geographical regions when Jupiter conjuncts Juno conjuncts Diana conjuncts Mars conjuncts the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February serves as such an explosive & intense blastoff of ruthlessly unfettered optimism. The almost orgiastic, otherworldly utopian cosmic world epiphany due to occur when Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August that it would ultimately seem base & satanic for you to consider anything as material, as mundane & as worldly as your job, your industry or, indeed, that devil, your boss – even though Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May, signifies that damages done to the economy from 2004 to now shall require solutions that have yet to be positively identified. Keep an iron fist on your hard-earned cash while everybody at the carnival smiles & claps their hands. You personally don't have the luxury of ignoring such warning signs. Intimations of what the world will expect of you will conflict with what you will want out of life as Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April bears no relationship to this New Age love fest, but instead presages a newly forging "party line" of militarism & service – which you may indeed have a hand in creating – as 2002-PN34 transits Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016. Therefore, pay close attention to the tensions which become extremely agitated at institutions for whom & with whom you work, but which do not overtly manifest (at least to you) as Venus in Retrograde Motion enters Pisces, turns Direct, then re-enters Aries during mid-April, because such agitation will serve as harbingers for tensions which will persistently resurface as Uranus & 2002-PN34 transit late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010. However, as the North Node transits Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011, the real devil himself will indeed give you a very hard time if you fail to give your boss, your job & the economy its proper due. Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from July through December denotes that you have absolute confidence that you will conquer the world – on your terms. Nevertheless, you must cooperate. Your "local collective" (most likely everybody who works with you at your place of employment) will put real pressure on you from above & below as a groupmind focused upon the long-term survival of your employer as first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextiles the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010. Not only that, both your colleagues & your employees have something to gain as Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October – and they expect you to help them gain it. Anyway you look at it, Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during September will force you to reconcile the paradox that your autonomy & your liberation can only be gained & secured at the hands of & with the cooperation of both those upon whom you depend & those who depend on you. Accordingly, when Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius during November & December, the euphoria surrounding the utopian vision will dissipate – and may even disintegrate into the cynicism of bemoaning "the failed political ideal" – as the pragmatic concerns of the capitalist economy dissolves the fairy tale of this utopian ideal where both rich & poor (or, more appropriately, employed & unemployed) are equal. We may all be in this together – but we are certainly not all equal. You may get away with it once when you slime a work colleague or professional subordinate in order to impress bosses when Pluto in Capricorn squares Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July – but, unless you make it up to such colleagues & employees right away, your reputation will suffer. Therefore, whether you are promoted, fired or arrested when Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010, your reward or punishment may be at the hands of your boss, but will also be a direct reflection of how everybody at your place of employment feels about the job that you have done – or have not done – throughout 2009. Furthermore, you will learn & your must teach during Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010 that, because times are so hard, the boss must assert the will of the boss with vengeance. Indeed, Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010 states that while most people will be thinking as far ahead as April 2010 ("When will we get our tax refund?"), bosses will be thinking as far ahead as January 2020. Get ready to take orders, to issue instructions & to play your role as you immerse yourself in various institutions as Jupiter transits Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011. TAURUS 2009 You may be reflecting upon the meaning of the late Seventies' pop song "Cities" by Talking Heads as you contemplate Pluto in Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024 – "I will find a city, find myself a city to live in" – but it will be the talking heads of political pundits on television that conspire to dominate your attention span at restaurants, bars, gyms and, in many cases, the living room of your home, as Jupiter transits Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010. It won't matter much in which city you exist at that moment, to which city you will soon be traveling for business, pleasure or business & pleasure, in which city whose market you are trying to crack or from which you are trying to flee. Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May assert that as long as you are doing what everybody else in your social class is doing simultaneously (and how can one avoid it in a capitalist economy?), that you will be listening to the face on the TV which insists that what the face's mouth now asserts affects everybody in the country, and, therefore, for everybody in the world; and for that reason, you must listen to that face's mouth. Of course, you have your own opinions about what exactly is important to everybody in the country & by extension the world, so why must you endure this same individual's opinion no matter where the airplane lands? Because Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010 declares that you are asking the wrong question: why aren't you asking, "Why aren't people who are truly informed about the world issues on TV talking about them in their proper depth?" (Listen more closely than usual to such blaring loudmouths as such loudmouths reveal gaping holes in their knowledge base during Mercury in Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion, in late January & early February, as the ability to fill that gap will become an extremely marketable skill commencing July.) After all, any beer-swilling couch potato knows what problems now afflict Detroit & New York City – but not only Pluto in Capricorn sextile 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009 but also Chariklo conjunct 2003-CO1 conjunct 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009 also intuit that massive, unyielding corporate expansion & municipal work projects in places like San Antonio, Charlotte & Philadelphia – and the hangover from the oil bonanza poised to undermine Calgary – require more than the face with the mouth that has conducted no research. In the meantime, Jupiter conjunct Juno conjunct Diana conjunct Mars conjunct the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February, will make you feel "entitled" to the opinions of whichever jerkface TV pundit outyells or outmocks their opponent on some 300 million TV screens. Expect the loudest & the meanest TV pundit to reach a career peak that will delight & offend millions, but which will aggravate independent-minded Bulls, as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August, as they back the party line in their bluntest ideological, propagandistic soundbyte, as complex yet hardcore data as to the reasons for the meltdown of the world capital markets in late 2008 becomes available during Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May. Hallelujah in the loudest. What amazes & angers you most about such talking head pundits is the fact that their obnoxious & abrasive opinions are so associated with their deceptively human faces. Indeed, Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April will persistently remind you that ordinary citizens who have bravely voiced much more challenging & radical opinions in the past have had their heads punched, shot off or decapitated. Indeed, not only will this knowledge fill you with contempt for TV pundits who hide in their barricaded TV studios all day, but 2002-PN34 in Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016 declares that it will also inform you that the value of any individual's opinion lies in whether that individual will underwrite that individual's opinion by risking their own safety, security, blood & life. Furthermore, as such reflection will most likely endow you with a much deeper respect for the real religious, political & historical figure named Jesus of Nazareth, especially as Venus in Retrograde Motion enters Pisces, turns Direct, then re-enters Aries during mid-April, you may use this well-known figure as a model against which to test the religious, political & historical figures of the day as Uranus & 2002-PN34 transit late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010 to determine whether such figures more accurately reflect the behavior & attitudes of Jesus . . . or the Pharisees. Even so, time marches on, and the stubborn urban mantra – "I will find a city, find myself a city to live in" – echoes more & more, and more & more loudly, from the back to the front of your mind as the North Node transits Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011. For your own sake, you display more interest in, and become more knowledgeable about, what the big city mayors, including Toronto's David Miller, New York's Michael Bloomberg, Calgary's David Bronconnier, Houston's Bill White, Charlotte's Pat McCrory, San Francisco's Gavin Newsom, Chicago's Richard M. Daley, Philadelphia's Michael Nutter, Denver's John Hickenlooper, Seattle's Greg Nichols, Montreal's Gerald Tremblay & Vancouver's Gregor Robertson than what the national chief executives, including the U.S.A's Barack Obama or Canada's Stephen Harper, or their allies & enemies, have to say, as first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextiles the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010. For that reason, your grounded invocation of economically based geopolitics will trump the empty echo of those ideological parrots with whom you discuss real world issues as Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October in such a way that nobody can & will try to challenge your area of expertise – precisely because they cannot even identify what your area of expertise really is. When that becomes clear to your adversaries, Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during September signifies that your adversaries will assert that your knowledge is irrelevant. Defend yourself by asserting, "Just as nobody would ever claim that weakness is smart, ignorance is not strength." Indeed, because such prolific stupidity has proved as inexorable as it has been interminable, you won't be the only individual who notices that the loudest & meanest pundit who had already reached that pundit's career peak is now reaching much too loudly to reach that same high note that they – ahem! – achieved this past June as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius during November & December. Because, ultimately, this never seems to end – ignorant loudmouths are ubiquitous & in constant, copious supply – you are no doubt scratching your head wondering, "Why don't these media types hire somebody who definitely knows something?" In response, Cyllarus in Cancer opposes Pluto in Capricorn from July through December will repeat what many others have already said as they ask you, "Well, why haven't you applied for the job?" Of course, Pluto in Capricorn square Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July denotes that your intellect & worldview has much more shape, definition & distinction than the round or square peg into which publishers & editors would ultimately wish to place you. Even so, no such publisher or editor would ever deny that you have substance! Therefore, don't be surprised when more than one publisher, editor, producer or seeker of meaningful intellectual content picks you out of a crowd of the same old same old as Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010 – because they will be looking very hard for something fresh amongst a group of never was has beens doing their absolute best to be as stale as yesterday's bull market stock quotes. Should such (an offer) (a dare) manifest, Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010 will offer you a legitimate reason for you to decline the job: you can't go national or international because there is too much to do on the homefront. If that happens, don't be surprised if local power brokers take note as they make you more than one offer to get involved in politics as Jupiter transits Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011. People in government need players who can deliver; if you don't want to play, then don't be surprised when others act upon your ideas during Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010. GEMINI 2009 "Fiscal conservative, social progressive" is a description perfectly tailored to your astrological circumstances throughout 2009. Of course, with Pluto transits Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024, you should now be redressing the political, fiscal & intellectual habits of a lifetime so that you will practice fiscal conservatism for the next decade. Indeed, it is critical for you to emphasize the "fiscal conservative" element of your 2009 astrological profile repeatedly as Jupiter in Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010 will tempt you with such an acute intellectual, spiritual, fiscal & peripatetic wanderlust to follow each & every possible physical, mental & spiritual possibility up to & beyond its natural conclusion so that you may, as Jim Morrison sang, "Break on through to the other side." Therefore, recognize the good will of your neighbor for what it is during Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May when, as you finish telling them the exciting tales of your recent travels, they talk to you about local property tax proposals before the state or provincial legislature "for housing in our income bracket." Part of the problem involving focusing your mind upon the "math homework" of your personal finances when you would rather either dive into politics, philosophy, astronomy, astrology or the physical sciences (in short, the "subjects" that really interest you), or just buy a plane ticket to someplace where you can forget it all, is that Pluto in Capricorn sextile 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009 makes the math so arduous, so painful & so necessary, while Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010 makes the brain candy so expansive, so uplifting & so profound. Invariably, any way you look at it, the highs are potentially limitless while the lows are potentially abysmal – especially as Chariklo conjunct 2003-CO1 conjunct 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009 declares that some of the numbers that you read at your job or within the local newspaper about the scale of bankruptcies & property foreclosures are implausible from a science-fiction perspective. You would be extremely wise during Mercury in Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion, in late January & early February, to get enough of that "dirty work," math homework done ("Looks like overdue tax returns to me – unpaid tax returns based upon . . . is that gambling winnings?") so that you don't fly too high when indulging escapism . . . and then crash with a thud to the ground. Of course, with the explosive energy of Jupiter conjunct Juno conjunct Diana conjunct Mars conjunct the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February catalyzing your intellectual excursions into political discourse, philosophy, astronomy, astrology & the physical sciences, as well as the desire to travel all over the world, you cannot possibly restrain your temptation to indulge wanderlust completely. What would be wise, however, would be to set yourself deadlines, limits & stopping points – or to preplan long-distance travel in multiple locations – circa when Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August. Any significant intellectual progress beyond these days is unlikely; travel beyond these dates through the middle of the summer will tax too many dwindling financial resources – resources which you should quantify down to the penny during Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May. Do not deprive yourself – but get a bang for your buck. As you diligently & vigilantly quantify & husband limited resources so as to temper, via strategic indulgence, extremely expansive idealism, dark intimations of the military endeavor of the near future irritate your peripheral vision during Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April. Because such militarism involves not only massively-armed nation states but also desperate revolutionaries & counterrevolutionaries, 2002-PN34 in Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016 advises you to study, to analyze & to extract similar arguments involving the logic & the reasons for war amongst not only political & ideological sources but also amongst revolutionary & counterrevolutionary manifestos. Diligent study preceding seminal events involving large-scale numbers of victims, captives & oppressed people as Venus in Retrograde Motion enters Pisces, turns Direct, then re-enters Aries during mid-April will give you firmer footing throughout Uranus & 2002-PN34 in late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010 when discussing what such recent events portend for the new philosophy of life which will emerge in society in the months & years ahead. After this [vacation] [graduation] is ended, the North Node in Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011 denotes that you must focus all your attention for the rest of 2009 on settling financial accounts. Avoid pessimism: while the short-term looks restrictive, if you pay down your debt & save money, Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from July through December augurs that your financial means can become more & more, and eventually profoundly, formidable, as time goes on. However, you must be proactive & tenacious. Big changes in the fortunes & financial strategies of professional employers effect your own large-scale investments in property, retirement accounts or stocks & bonds as first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextiles the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010. Depending upon how you assess these changing conditions, you must decide to make changes in your own property & financial investments in light of what is happening within your family as Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October. Whatever choices you decide to make, Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during September recommends that you make yourself comfortable by decorating that space between the rock & the hard place with a fluffy throw pillow from Pismo Beach – since you are going to be there for awhile, you might as well make yourself at home. A lot depends upon whether you save money in order to pay cash for what you want or of you buy what you want first, then pay for it later. Either way, Pluto in Capricorn square Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July surmises that you can't afford to do what you really want, no matter what it is. If you avoid spending money on all the fun stuff throughout 2009, then you can prepare to make a huge expenditure of money buying property or getting married – or, conversely, if you don't avoid spending money on all the fun stuff throughout 2009, you may have to take treacherous financial risks in order to stay afloat – as Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010. Similarly, if you avoid spending money on all the fun stuff throughout 2009, you can indulge another vacation, or follow successes in publishing & the sciences to pursue further publication or accolades – or, if you don't avoid spending money on all the fun stuff throughout 2009, you can backtrack to find out where you went wrong – as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius during November & December. Anyway that you look at it, paying down debt as a habit will be subject to all sorts of complications as your professional role in the workplace & within your company within its industry sector prepares to metamorphize once again as Jupiter transits Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011. Sudden expenditures in retraining, education & business equipment can obliterate the clarity of even the most anally symmetrical Excel spreadsheet – which, of course, still must remain anally symmetrical, mathematically accurate & financially solvent when inspected by all sorts of people with whom you have financial dealings – during Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010. Maintaining control over your purchases & getting bang for your buck requires focus upon all stages of negotiation & transaction during Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010. CANCER 2009 Marriage, divorce, mergers, spin-offs – Pluto in Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024 now brings up difficult relationship & partnership questions which demand, but which do not immediately receive, yes or no answers. That extremely weighty concern that now demands your personal commitment concurrently demands (albeit with a big boost of genuine luck) that you eradicate debt, streamline property concerns & get your house in order so that you can enjoy mind-expanding sex without considering any fiscal or mundane concerns at all as Jupiter transits Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010. Moreover, don't be afraid to discuss these difficult to execute financial decisions with levelheaded & frugal neighbors during Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May – some of their anecdotes & advice can go a long way towards getting you to make ends meet sooner rather than later. Sex is no minor concern. Many (especially unmarried) peoples' attitudes towards sex will determine the adolescent clique that they join as adults – a phenomenon which disturbs & alienates you as you are also subject to its caprice – but your personal need for orgasm is as intense as that of a multidimensional being intent upon traversing seemingly impenetrably different dimensions. Now, Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010 only amplifies that need for absolute release – a need which can indeed stunt & arrest your current personality development if you must look for a mate amongst superficial people. Indeed, the breadth, depth, scope & kink of your wide-ranging experience demands a mate as experienced as yourself. Even so, the unwieldiness of your well-developed sexual imagination will be a burden to even the most worldly available mate throughout when Pluto in Capricorn sextiles 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009. After all, for the Crab, sex is not only fun, but it is also power. Accordingly, because Chariklo conjunct 2003-CO1 conjunct 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009 can make you so top-heavy with sex, power & ego, you need a smart, savvy & horny partner willing not only to smack you during foreplay but also to whip you after orgasm – and to make you like it both times. The best that you can expect, and for which you should search, during Mercury in Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion, in late January & early February, is to find a lover who empathizes with your proclivity to kink in the same way that that lover empathizes with everything about you, including your moodiness, your intuition & your long-term joint financial management. That way, you can explain the concept of Venus as the sacred prostitute in Dion Fortune's The Mystical Qabbalah as that lover looks over your 401K & credit card statements. A first step in getting your financial house in order – perhaps a bulk payment compressing your credit card or mortgage debt, or moving to a low-rent apartment – during Jupiter conjunct Juno conjunct Diana conjunct Mars conjunct the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February is not only a wise first step but also communicates a very positive first impression on all potential partners. This positive first impression is likely to be so strong that you will continue to reduce your long-term debt & your operating expenditures more & more, like a sprinter closing in on the finish line, as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August – and, indeed, if your goal since January 2009 has been to finalize a formal commitment with a potential marriage or business partner, then this strategy is likely to succeed. If, in fact, you do succeed, then Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May, strongly advises you to take a vacation. You need to establish a new "finish line" – and this one should be closer to a "middle distance" or even "marathon" race – not a sprint. Simultaneous with your need to adjust your psychology, then your lifestyle, to accommodate a lover, mate or partner, Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April will remind you that you will need to adjust your psychology & lifestyle in the near future to transform into a worldly authority figure. This makes you uncomfortable because the adjustment necessary will seem so unnatural – but well are you aware that 2002-PN34 in Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016 will soon demand it. That is why the unhappy events which occur when Venus in Retrograde Motion enters Pisces, turns Direct, then re-enters Aries during mid-April are so fortuitous – there are blood along the tracks of all rites of passage. Recall other instances where blood stains the roads of other rites of passages as Uranus & 2002-PN34 transit late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010 to flesh out the significance of this current unhappy epiphany. Even then, however, the North Node in Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011 will teach you that to seek a partner is an entirely different dynamic than to be, and to maintain, a partner. Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from July through December will teach you the most important & basic lesson about partnership: you cannot dominate a true partner because you must respect that individual as an equal in order to accept that individual as a partner. Indeed, lifestyle choices involving both travel, education & religion must now be made in order to accommodate the wishes of your partner as well as yourself when first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextiles the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010. Negotiations & communications not only with merchants & vendors but also with siblings, in-laws or long-term affiliates of your newly merged company when Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October require extremely delicate handling. Remember: under the influence of Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during September, unspoken assumptions are dangerous presumptions. To avoid monumental & destructive power struggles down the road, you must speak explicitly & listen carefully now. You should not be the only individual in this partnership making concessions. Pay close attention to whether your potential partner really is interested in accommodating both their family or employees and your family or employees as Pluto in Capricorn squares Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July. Pay attention to stark communication dynamics between other people without making excuses – and without putting your head in the sand. A failure to take into account the dynamics of all of the people which accompany such a partnership can cause not only property-related power struggles as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius during November & December but a failure to consummate the planned partnership, or even a messy, nasty, public divorce, as Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010. Better to assess that you are not emotionally, psychologically or financially prepared to enter into a commitment than it is to botch one up beyond repair. The pain that you endured as Venus in Retrograde Motion entered Pisces, turned Direct, then re-entered Aries during mid-April announced the commencement of a rite of passage that you undergo much more thoroughly as Jupiter transits Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011. One of the first & most important epiphanies you must undergo during this right of passage, during Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010, lies in answering the question, "What in your personal experience has directed you to the true meaning of honor & duty?" Meanwhile, as other epiphanies simultaneously flood your perception as you gain insight from observing other people – epiphanies which might actually help such other people – Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010 advises you to give no advice . . . unless asked. Wisdom is for the wise only! LEO 2009 At the beginning of Pluto in Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024, for the first time since President William Jefferson Clinton left office in January 2001, you are able to enter into your professional workplace with the feeling that you know where the ground underneath your feet really lies, and that you will not be tossed about like a ship at stormy sea led by a drunken captain. That the ground upon which you stand is like the bottom of an empty & worthless quarry pit dug out by cartoon character Fred Flintstone doesn't bother you at all – at least you know where you stand. Moreover, you are of the attitude that you are smarter than Flintstone, and if Flintstone survived his empty quarry pit, you'll manage to do so as well. (Just to make sure, check with colleagues & employees whom you trust & respect to get their opinions during Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May – after all, Flintstone may know something you don't.) However, don't overlook the message now provided to you by Pluto in Capricorn sextile 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009: on account of ongoing problems, past planning & unfinished business in your city, state, province or country: A) You may need to drill down much deeper than Fred Flintstone could ever imagine; and B) Chariklo conjunct 2003-CO1 conjunct 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009 warns that the public policy established by your local politicians may indeed be dumb enough to make Fred Flintstone seem as smart as Albert Einstein. Making matters worse regarding such pragmatic exigencies is that you can expect no help from your partners as well as your rivals. Indeed, Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010 is dazzling such partners with such pie-in-the-sky, otherworldly, ungrounded New Age expectations that they fully plan on letting you & your blue-collar cartoon Flintstone do all the dirty work which would only befoul their manicured fingers. (Don't complain too quickly if you see this scenario developing during Mercury in Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion, in late January & early February: in the end, you & Flintstone might be alone on the only payroll that is solvent.) Indeed, under Jupiter in Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010, you are simply not calling the shots. In fact, the pronounced self-assertion of partners & rivals initiating their own very public, absolutely self-defined & self-designed agenda as Jupiter conjunct Juno conjunct Diana conjunct Mars conjunct the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February impels you, by its overaggressive force, to oppose it unconditionally. Don't. By the time that Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August, these partners & rivals will revel so intensely in their successful execution or victorious conquest of an important short-term goal within their agenda that they swoon in euphoria within the town square of their, at-best, half-constructed utopia– either thoroughly ignoring (or, if so inclined, indicting) the accountant who explains, "We cannot afford to finish this job!" during Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May. Indeed, Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April augurs that ideology & public policy by indictment, trial & congressional hearings may mushroom to an entirely new level of proliferation in the near future. To that end, 2002-PN34 in Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016 recommends that you now develop the prototype for "the profile of the scapegoat" so that you may recognize the strategic tactics that you are due to confront over time. In the short term, however, before anybody may effectively streamline the "scapegoating paradigm," Venus in Retrograde Motion entering Pisces, turning Direct, then re-entering Aries during mid-April will explode a stinkbomb of a scandal that will distract everybody as they hold their noses while running for cover & fresh air. Expect to read pontificating journalists espousing right over wrong in reference to this smelly event throughout Uranus & 2002-PN34 in late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010. After all such positive & negative hoopla, the North Node in Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011 continually adds up all the figures of the bills month after month after month as the cornerstone of the future sets itself firmly in the ground. Aggressively dispel all illusions involving money as Cyllarus in Cancer opposes Pluto in Capricorn from July through December. You know what money you need to pay for property concerns, long-term savings & large-scale expenses, including unexpected expenditures, as first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextiles the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010. You know how much you will earn & how much money you can save as Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October. Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during September asserts that these numbers are fixed & there is nothing to be gained by assuming there is more money than you can allocate to one or the other – because there isn't. Don't be too accommodating to demanding work colleagues & supervisors as Pluto in Capricorn squares Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July only in order to keep a false peace. Be careful when a power struggle ensues, because certain self-appointed workplace reformers & supervisors will demand that you contribute more – and will demand quite autocratically & dictatorially – at your own personal expense as Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010. When they do, and whether or not they follow through on their demands to fire you, to tax you or to undermine you professionally, you will definitely have the right to assert, "Your utopian vision does not serve all of the people but only all of your allies, and I therefore see no reason why I should make any unnecessary sacrifices on your behalf," as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius during November & December. However, really, do you need to make such an assertion? After all, Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010 makes your passive aggression as overt & demonstrative as some bullies throwing punches. Moreover, given that you will enjoy the revelation under Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010 that your mastery of the facts makes you the indispensable key to solving the puzzle, you can frequently demand & force everybody – individually, jointly, severally & collectively – to come to you throughout when Jupiter transits Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011. VIRGO 2009 Pluto in Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024 jumpstarts your professional ambition with high voltage – especially if you are (or if you want to be ) a parent of young children, as you will want to earn as much money as possible in order to provide for them as best as you can. As the year begins, however, Jupiter in Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010 asserts that before you can climb up the ladder of the professional hierarchy, there will be more than enough work for you to do not only with your work colleagues but in supervising your current batch of employees at your current job. Complicating this dynamic is that your associates, more than yourself, know how aggressive you appear to bosses, peers & the public during Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May. Flesh out sounding boards repeatedly. Be careful not to project your anger & frustration over employees, colleagues & your professional workplace onto your family, siblings & children. Indeed, while there is an enormous amount of opportunity in the professional workplace under Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010, there is also a little too much "personality" that you are required to tolerate – especially given how many details require attention on multiple simultaneous deadlines. Of course, you don't demonstrate such tolerance with your family, siblings & children – but, then again, you issue such difficult instructions & tasks to your family, siblings & children under the influence of Pluto in Capricorn sextile 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009 because you are training them to be champions . . . not employees. Even so, to train a champion does not mean that you should put those potential champions in life-or-death situations – which some "parents," "teachers," & "coaches" may be inclined to do as Chariklo conjuncts 2003-CO1 conjuncts 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009. Therefore, during Mercury in Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion, in late January & early February, you would be wise to identify a "lowest common denominator" of tolerance, so that you are not too hard on your loved ones . . . and not too soft on strangers. Yes, there is work to do – but Jupiter conjunct Juno conjunct Diana conjunct Mars conjunct the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February denotes that your upcoming professional project is not distasteful & is in fact quite challenging. Of course, the deadline set by your bosses – Jupiter conjunct Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August – is breathtaking in its absurd, premature immediacy, as there is no possible way that you can meet this deadline with the personnel & the resources provided. Or so you thought! Yes, indeed, bosses have every confidence that you will achieve the goal placed before you by this deadline – so achieve it you will. Given, however, that you are not so sure who will be getting the credit for these achievements – you & your employees or your boss – Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May, advises you to maintain detailed e-mail correspondence about instructions & particulars of such projects not only with your employees, but also with your bosses, so that, when you & your people actually & aggressively take credit for such achievements later in 2009, you will have copious evidence on your behalf. Giving anybody the benefit of the doubt is ill-advised. Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April declares that power struggles will be bitter, intense & a sign of the times to come. Be fair & document your doings every step of the way; if you are vigilant & lawful, then you are less likely to fall prey to affirmations of egoistic negativity such as "Life is war!" or "Look out for number one!" which have so much potential to breed real hate as 2002-PN34 transits Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016. Do not project your capacity for destruction onto the well-meaning. Instead, focus that capacity for destruction upon enemies who lie, cheat, steal or commit fraud as Venus in Retrograde Motion enters Pisces, turns Direct, then re-enters Aries during mid-April. Thereafter, treat the innocent with exaggerated kindness as you repeat, privately, yet loudly enough to be heard, with a rather pleasant melody, "The wages of sin are death," throughout Uranus & 2002-PN34 in late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010. Developing a strategy to handle such unrealistic expectations is necessary so that you can continue to assert your will to power up the ladder & the pay scale of the professional hierarchy as the North Node transits Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011. You're no fool: you know that you must prove yourself to be "the indispensable player" in the "blame game" as Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during September. The key: focus your attention on that part of the project which feeds into every other part of that project so that you can demonstrate mastery & focus over what you do as those working on feeder projects get themselves lost without doing the overall project any harm. Demonstrate that mastery & control to skeptics eager to point out your failings as first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextiles the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010. Protect & polish those core resources as you hone your pitch to move up that ladder & that pay scale as Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October. Mission critical: Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from July through December reminds you that you require a professional & political ally who reports to their bosses that you are that "indispensable player" in the middle of this "blame game." When complaints about the bugs within the project begin to surface as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius during November & December, and bosses begin to look for whom to scapegoat, launch into your pitch aggressively, "Despite the fact that this project had been underfunded & undermined since the beginning (which, you will note, I asserted in the following emails), I took control of the core project so as to ameliorate the ongoing absence of supervision so that not only would the project launch on schedule, but also so that changes, upgrades & connections could be ongoing without losing functionality. I therefore deserve a promotion, a raise, a larger operating budget & X more employees!" With that professional promotion, Saturn in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010 gives you authority & a mandate to fire much personnel. Be judicious. All year long, you will work with rookies & relatively inexperienced players upon whom you will be forced by deadlines to exert pressure as Pluto in Capricorn squares Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July. Circumstances will not be ideal. Some will deliver, with complaints; others will not, never complaining. Keep your personal feelings out of it. Be magnanimous. Assert, with laughter, "There were a few times I could have killed you – but I am sure glad I didn't!" Reward generously. Avoid revenge. Such generosity & refusal to indulge the bitterness of revenge serves you well as a bitter bureaucratic enemy of your recent past tries to settle scores with you during Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010. Luckily, you have enough fight in you to stand up for yourself against aggressors, seen & unseen, during Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010. However, you also realize that "as you do, so shall be done to you" – in fact, in spades – throughout Jupiter transits Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011. LIBRA 2009 The only thing that can & will keep your ego & will to power in check during your enormous, long-term winning streak as Jupiter transits Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010 is the knowledge of the long-term transformation or debasement (depending upon your actions & decisions) of your family, city, state, province or country as Pluto transits Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024. For this reason, you are subject to nocturnal nightmares triggered by the offhand cruel comments of professional & political associates during Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May. Be kind to yourself. Speak kind words to mean people. Indeed, Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010 does not deny that your political vision is broad, wide & deep – it affirms it – and that your intentions are, in fact, good. However, all of us know that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Read or reread Robert Penn Warren's novel All the King's Men about historical Louisiana Governor Huey Long, or the movies made from such novel, to identify & to articulate the "Messiah Complex" which leads to the downfall of the successful politician. Moreover, as you consider pouring more personal money into your home, homes or family, more governmental money into your city, state, province or country, or more business income into the infrastructure of your company, not only as Pluto in Capricorn sextiles 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009, but also as Chariklo conjuncts 2003-CO1 conjuncts 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009, contemplate the mistakes made not only by All the King's Men protagonist Willie Stark when funding & building a hospital in his native Louisiana that will bear his name, but also by recently disgraced Republican U.S. Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska as both fictional & real power brokers confused their own private, with other peoples' public, money. Contemplate during Mercury in Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion in late January & early February, with absolute focus, the conundrum, "Where exactly is that fork in the road that leads the honest public servant to the path of corruption?" Even so, it will be impossible for you not to get lost in the momentum, the fervor, the power, the impact provided to your creative, political, professional & parental (yes, it is a great time to make a baby) ambitions as Jupiter conjunct Juno conjuncts Diana conjuncts Mars conjuncts the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February. Therefore, ride with that power as far as you can go. As the initial force subsides into the steady roar of the aircraft's engine, as you then begin crawling across the sky at a steady 500 miles per hour, think. You are well aware of the consequences of what you & many other people are trying to accomplish as you approach Jupiter conjunct Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August – and, during Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May, you are more aware of the price tag of such "accomplishments" than your entire team. Indeed, the importance of achieving this agenda – an agenda whose scale & difficulty dwarves even the ability of the most ambitious & capable group of skilled & experienced individuals – demands that you stop trying to think in terms of your "will to power" as you start regarding your "legacy to humanity." Disturbingly – but necessarily – Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April will teach you the lesson of how wrong it is to identify too personally with your power to achieve in the world. This lesson does not come in the form of your reflected face in the mirror but in the form of the hostile stare of an adversary who does identify too personally with such power. The unpleasant epiphany you feel by meeting this individual shall serve as an aphorism that you should repeat when 2002-PN34 transits Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016: "Transcend the hostility of your enemy or risk becoming exactly whom you don't like." Accelerate your magnanimity & humanitarianism. Banish anger. Let either the close call or catastrophe that (does) (does not) ("Get it?") occur as Venus in Retrograde Motion enters Pisces, turns Direct, then re-enters Aries during mid-April be a lesson to you as to how important it is for you to control anger. Remind yourself of this lesson to yourself again & again as Uranus & 2002-PN34 transit late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010 so that you may tell anybody & everybody else who needs to hear it at the drop of a hat. If you don't initially heed the importance of such a legacy as you try to execute such an overwhelming agenda, the North Node in Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011 will bring you down to earth – on occasion, abruptly. Indeed, it is not sufficient that you do an excellent job: Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from July through December demands your public, emotional commitment to the project so as to evangelize your employees to follow your example. Realize that those employees & work colleagues, in seeking directions & instructions from you as first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextiles the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010, request not guidance from a human being but information about their worldly duty to the generations who are to follow. (If you think that such a thought is a little too dark & deep, then nocturnal dreams of deceased relatives as Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October will eradicate your now obsolete willful frivolity to a level of seriousness necessary for the coming task.). Be serious. Avoid cynicism. Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during September warns that your conscience will indeed attack you in the middle of the night. Only a renewed seriousness & gravity of purpose during Jupiter conjunct Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius during November & December will allow you to make real progress on that agenda which proved way too much for your underdeveloped teeth to chew. You can ruin many more people – in fact, entire cities – then just yourself if you cheat, lie or steal as Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010. Fortuitously, Pluto in Capricorn square Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July denotes that you will be feeling the pressure & enduring the temptations all year. You will have many opportunities to find ways to delegate authority, to report suspicious incidences & to offload duties all along the way. Do not try to carry more than your share of duties for more than your fair share of the rewards. Be the team player who espouses & maintains that honesty is the only policy. Prosecute those who threaten the greater good to the full power of the written law. The moral core & personal self-control that you developed during the spring serves you well in power struggles amongst clients, associates & political adversaries determined to throw their weight around during Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010. Allow this predator to serve as a reminder to you throughout Jupiter in Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011 that your capacity for love lies in how well you protect those who cannot protect themselves. However, to protect yourself from being too much of a saint in this capitalist economy, hone your business plan & demands for increased worker productivity during Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010. The business of business is business! SCORPIO 2009 The unrealistic expectations that your family & citizens of your city, state, province or country harbor regarding the transformation of your neighborhood, city, state, province or country may provide them with hope throughout Jupiter in Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010 – but, as far as you are concerned, such hope is potentially delusional. Then again, because Pluto in Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024 renders your truthtelling to be cynical on a sunny day & toxic during bad weather, you must consider the potential effect of your words before you release them . . . "into the atmosphere." When you can, therefore, allow persuasive & calm professional & political allies to express your current ideas in more even-tempered terms to those inclined to disagree with you throughout Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May. The psychological dynamic amongst family members & citizens of your city, state, province or country are far from enviable. Indeed, you tend to believe that the intense hope that such family & citizens feel under the influence of Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010 are but various phantasms generated from broad, deep & incurable psychological pain & despair. Unfortunately, Pluto in Capricorn sextile 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009 denotes that you are not the ideal "doctor" who should be assigned to cure such a malady, because you have an almost unmanageable broad, deep & firsthand knowledge of man's capacity to disappoint one's fellow man – and you can express the grim truth of such hopeless knowledge, in its fullest expression & most aggressive impact, in five words or less. (Indeed, with what is on your mind as Chariklo conjuncts 2003-CO1 conjuncts 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009, you could, with those five words, cause an entire school of social workers to jump off the closest local bridge!) To avoid turning any one specific manic depressive into an incurable, suicidal stone-cold paranoiac, learn how to temper your words & your darker thoughts or emotions during Mercury in Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion in late January & early February, so that your audience may not only digest them, but also actually learn from them. That being said: do not be a party-pooper as broad segments of your local population indulge their utopian visions of improving the quality of life of your neighborhood, city, state, province or country as Jupiter conjuncts Juno conjuncts Diana conjuncts Mars conjuncts the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February. Find a way to channel that energy, labor & money so that it does some lasting good. Soon thereafter, jump off the back of the "feel good" float of this "politics on parade" as the most orgiastic in your local area prepare to indulge their private utopian epiphany for all in public to see as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August. Reject fast-talking, insincere & politically ambitious Johnny-come-lately's in favor of equally cynical, blunt & absolutely trustworthy long-term partners to discuss the eventual fallout of this delusional travesty during Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May. Overall, it is easy to understand why you are tired of socializing, given the unusually high ratio of backstabbers to truly loyal friends. In this context, you should enjoy the feelings of freedom afforded your professional autonomy so much during Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April that you are ready to write your own credo & to publish your own manifesto which you will declare to the world when 2002-PN34 transits Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016 & beyond. Go for it! The betrayals & deceit that you endure as Venus in Retrograde Motion enters Pisces, turns Direct, then re-enters Aries during mid-April will only serve to reinforce those entanglements which you wish to escape. However, don't slash & don't burn & throw babies into the sewer along with the bathwater as Uranus & 2002-PN34 transit late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010. In the aftermath of such an extravaganza, collect your thoughts so as to deliver extremely necessary home truths, in their appropriate potency, at the appropriate time, throughout when the North Node in Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011. (Realize, moreover, that the clearer that you issue instructions & express your ideas, the more time you will have to explore extremely weighty, meaningful philosophical & religious issues as Cyllarus in Cancer opposes Pluto in Capricorn from July through December. Plant appropriate, yet not overly toxic, seeds of doubt to dispel the fantasies & fairy tales of the uninformed & the inexperienced youth as first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextiles the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010. Invoke the hardheaded mathematics of experienced allies as Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October. Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during September reminds you not to challenge & to attack the beliefs upon whom you rely. Be a role model: express your opinions – and encourage others to express theirs. Deflate the false expectations as you assert the realistic price tag of huge & broad public works projects in your family, city, state, province or country as Jupiter conjunct Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius during November & December. As tempted as you may be to steamroll the impudent, Pluto in Capricorn square Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July advises you to treat the smarmy & rebellious "weak sisters" with kid gloves. Showing kindness to those who may deserve otherwise, but who are simply fish too small to fry, will accrue as good karma for you later in 2009. If, however, you show such smalltime players no mercy, then prepare for the vicious verbal onslaught & slander of zealous, party line true believers attempting to paint you as a villain of mankind as Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010. Conversely, as Jupiter transits Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011, you would be extremely wise to show false friends just how tough & ambitious you are – despite the fact that such sycophants & vampires need you. Determine to whom you can issue terse instructions directly & to whom you must keep at a conspicuous, hostile distance during Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010. Don't be afraid to take personal demonstrations of your strength & courage to unprecedented professional & public levels as you show bosses & the world at large how your personal will to power can help you rise to any occasion during Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010. SAGITTARIUS 2009 While you mean it when you say, "Everybody deserves the same shot at success," you know, not only deep down in your heart but also, actually, first thing at the top of your brain, two things: A) People are trying to achieve success at different things in different ways; and B) Some people are more skilled, more talented, more disciplined & more accomplished than others. The egalitarian stance you espouse serves you well as Jupiter transits Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010 – but your practical knowledge of the world will keep you on track as you strive to succeed in a "war of attrition" throughout when Pluto transits Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024. However, if some intractable idealist really does push you to express your full opinion during Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May, choose role models you admire – particularly if you went to school or worked with them – then assert, "Many people had the same opportunities as these individuals – yet these individuals achieved far more." Maintaining both egalitarianism & pragmatism opens the door to potential hypocrisy – but to maintain both does not mean that hypocrisy is inevitable. Interpret John Lennon's "Mind Games" for those who need to understand the true meaning of Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010, "Idealists play mind games forever because the human condition can always evolve & improve." However, when dealing with pragmatic affairs, clean up projects & policing or prosecuting criminal enterprises, you will be inclined to assert several times throughout when Pluto in Capricorn sextiles 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009, "The lowest common denominator just got lower." (A well-placed question to new individuals in your professional environment during Mercury in Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion, in late January & early February, will alert you as to whether you will be using the former quote . . . or the latter.) Furthermore, when confronted by incorrigible optimists about your harsh words & cynical attitudes who assert, as Chariklo conjuncts 2003-CO1 conjuncts 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009, "You just like to look at the dark side," explain, "I did look at the dark side & didn't want to upset you. However, since you brought it up – things are likely to get far worse!" Now that such ambiguity has been clarified, continue to espouse equality for all – and mean it! – as Jupiter conjuncts Juno conjuncts Diana conjuncts Mars conjuncts the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February. Espouse, promote & support equality, egalitarianism, eradication of false class & false status distinctions. Espouse, promote & support the utopian vision for equality & justice for all, living, dead & unborn, as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August. Once this religious ritual of democracy is concluded, analyze the bottom line of all those pertinent & cruelly truthful Excel spreadsheets during Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May. Then, when the North Node transits Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011: prepare for backlash as air escapes the hole at the bottom of the balloon. Because (you already know that) the pen is mightier than the sword, you don't have to wait around during Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April for some protest organizer or aspiring congressperson to sign you up so that you can hold a sign & yell loudly as riot police with water cannons treat you like enemies of the state. Espouse truths – in writing – that politicians can neither steal nor deny so that you will be able to quote yourself throughout 2002-PN34 in Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016. Do so before an acute local or family crisis as Venus in Retrograde Motion enters Pisces, turns Direct, then re-enters Aries during mid-April demands your immediate attention & causes rubbernecking delays of all those commuters who think that they are watching TV. Continue to write so that you may explain the logical next step which emerges from & beyond current political, religious & military dilemmas – a logical next step about which you have already written & published – throughout when Uranus & 2002-PN34 transit late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010. For those in your family, in your workplace & in your local area who have not yet incorporated into their psychology both the iron-fisted taskmaster & happy old Santa Claus, Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during September will demand that you provide "the missing polarity." Unexpected events & issues which arise as first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextiles the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010 force family members & local citizens to come to terms with the irrational exuberance of their own idealism – an attitude adjustment which will frankly require your very mature help. (If the issue under contention only involves money, be grateful & be gentle; however, Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from July through December warns that if a family member or local citizen displays the symptoms of sexual addiction, alcoholism or addiction to gambling, you must seek professional guidance.) As you balance out close family members & local citizens' emotions, don't forget to keep your mind focused at work as you are due for a promotion & a raise as Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October. Throughout the year, avoid banter, bragging & empty verbal competitions with political adversaries. Pluto in Capricorn square Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July declares that such adversaries want to know how much money you are making so that they can compete against you. Say nothing. Keep your own counsel. When the disillusionment of the delusionally optimistic sets in because the manifestation of the masses' "utopian vision" falls far short of their wildest hopes & dreams as Jupiter conjunct Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius during November & December, your stubborn reticence all year long will protect you from the emotional blackmail of those failed utopian architects demanding more money to pour into the black hole of their failed vision as Saturn in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010. If you thoroughly & repeatedly publish your vision of the near future throughout 2008, then Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010 will empower you to refer to already published material as you discuss the climax of the crisis of the present due to occur throughout Jupiter in Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011. Study even more history during Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010 so that you may test the weak links of your theories via comparisons between past conditions & current dilemmas. Publicly demonstrate a willingness to allow your philosophies to evolve. CAPRICORN 2009 You've heard so much about all the hard work that you will need to do in order to transform yourself, once again, as Pluto transits Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024, just like you transformed, transmogrified, metamorphized, disciplined, tamed & manifested yourself in various ways, as 1999-OX3, Pylenor, Bienor, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, the North Node, Nessus, the South Node, Asbolus, Chiron, Juno and 2000-GM137 have all transited Capricorn from the early Eighties until 2006. This is why you are so surprised that you personally, ironically, are due to continue to enjoy the benefits of continued macroeconomic liquidity, this time in the form of a government mandate to "Reform Now!", as Jupiter transits Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010. Bring it on. A lot of bad financial decisions will result from other individuals' mass spiritual epiphanies as Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010. The epiphanies are valid; the mathematics do not reflect those valid epiphanies. Therefore, do not bring your calculator to the group yoga meditation. Be the naysayer, doomsayer, "Look, this doesn't add up," truthteller – but only when other people ask you – as Pluto in Capricorn sextiles 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009. (When will they ask you? Chariklo conjunct 2003-CO1 conjunct 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009 declares that many power brokers will respond, "Perhaps never." However, be ready – you just might get lucky.) If nobody is asking you, that means that dreamtime at the siesta is being allowed to continue. You will learn, during Mercury in Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion, in late January & early February, when your voice is being ignored & when your voice is being heard, because your voice . . . will be required. Remember this lesson throughout 2009. Of course, you may find it difficult, if not impossible, and, in fact, if not illegal, to save any money that you receive when Jupiter conjuncts Juno conjuncts Diana conjuncts Mars conjuncts the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February – but you should really try. When asking lawyers for advice, Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May explains that lawyers will present you with "schools of thought" in "different jurisdictions" about how one judge or another in one department or another interpreted one law or another. Don't disregard the minutiae. Hear out all relevant counsel. Indeed, well you know that much if not all of the money that you receive now is as a result of the climax of the illusion of Neptune in Aquarius from 1998 to 2012, wherein people genuinely believe that political action has the capacity to transform the base nature of men. Of course,Jupiter conjunct Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August will be quite a dazzling display of mankind's belief in that illusion – but it will still be a dazzling display even if you fail to spend all the windfall profit that you enjoyed at the beginning of the cycle. The Super Bowl is still Super even if you watch it on TV! (Realize, moreover, that this illusory spectacle may be the most hope that tens of millions of people will enjoy for many more years. Therefore, artists should paint paintings, and writers should write novellas & novels, based on such a spectacle, commencing during Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May. If the "turning point " is preordained – sell the T-shirt at the crossroads!) Windfall profit aside: as far as you are concerned, Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April is telling you that the masses now have it all wrong about hope for the future. Darker meditations about worst-case scenarios ("How many people on earth are now equipped to survive not only catastrophe but long-term material adversity?") demand that you put your program of ethics & your pragmatic agenda in writing, for distribution exclusively & tersely to those who already get the point, as 2002-PN34 transits Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016. Disciplined analyses of hypothetical worst-case scenarios means that you will not be caught off-guard by the profoundly acute vulnerability of potential & actual victims as Venus in Retrograde Motion enters Pisces, turns Direct, then re-enters Aries during mid-April. You can & should use the example of these potential & actual victims throughout when Uranus & 2002-PN34 transit late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010 to lay the groundwork for more disciplined indoctrination of individuals disinclined to behave realistically. Ultimately, of course, you know that the reason not to spend such money given to you by those governments "committed" to "reform" is because everybody is spending such money too easily – and, luckily, the North Node in Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011 will remind you, just in time, by whispering in your ear, only for you to hear, "There is no such thing as easy money." Because you know not only this for a fact but also that, for a fact, most people refuse to believe it, Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during September declares that you would be very kind to tell everybody who will listen, "If you don't focus your mind & your attention on what you can control, your dreams will turn into nightmares." Moreover, don't worry that you will alienate your spouse or business partners with such a pragmatic attitude – Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from July through December signifies that this is a major reason why they love & depend upon you. Therefore, as the masses in general continue to indulge their inclination to spend that easy money, you will publicly advocate that people exercise financial caution because, "Only God knows what will happen next," as first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextiles the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010 – and you will also advocate saving money in short-term, small yield investments, if only because "Interest cannot accrue on zero savings," as Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October. Consult lawyers & representatives from regulatory agencies to ensure that you are doing what is proper with money that you personally or professionally received to spend on behalf of yourself or somebody else as Pluto in Capricorn squares Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July. At least one public official, elected politician or professional superior insists that you are behaving illegally; therefore, demonstrate proactive compliance that you can document & cite. Any way you look at it, such a contradiction to the mandate to spend that easy money can lead either to public attacks on your personal character or to legal action against you as Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010. However, as long as you are not corrupt, and as long as you did with the money what you were required to do by law, there is no reason why a judge & a jury should punish you because you are the only kid on the block with any money left as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius during November & December. If you have managed to hold onto "reform money" legally, you can sing the Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again," with a brand new chorus – "Did not get fooled at all!" – during Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010. (Unfortunately, that is a very big "if.") Also, give your brutal truthtelling campaign a rest as fairy tales dominate the market as Jupiter transits Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011. Speak only to those capable of listening – and don't be afraid to mentor those younger people who realize that the truth is not always pretty – during Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010. AQUARIUS 2009 Well are you aware that the spotlight is due to shine upon you as Jupiter transits Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010 – and long have you been waiting for an opportunity to manifest the dreams, visions & ideals that you have formed with much thought, reflection & experience as Neptune has transited Aquarius from 1998 to 2012. However, as Pluto transits Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024, you are equally aware that the further out in front you stand upon the stage, the more vulnerable you are to subterfuge & sabotage behind your back – especially if you give other people control over who will cook your food & who will be driving the car that takes you from here to there, morning, noon or night during Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May. Be wise enough to leave the stage after your first standing ovation. Easier said than done. After all, Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010 knows not only is it a wonderful thing that you are the center of all attention & that nothing can happen without you, but that it is also a horrible thing that you are the center of all attention & that nothing can happen without you. Not only are you vulnerable to looking like a fool but you are also vulnerable to being stabbed in the back. Indeed, the more time that you spend front & center in the spotlight, the more time that open & declared enemies have to coordinate their strategy against you – and Pluto in Capricorn sextile 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009 confirms that such a strategy may indeed be more far-reaching than you, at first, realize. Indeed, Chariklo conjunct 2003-CO1 conjunct 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009 warns that certain individuals in your professional circles truly harbor Rasputin-level ambitions. For that reason, you should take a vacation when you can – if possible, during Mercury in Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion, in late January & early February – to allow relaxation to give you a much broader scope than your conscious mind devotes to phenomena that you cannot foresee . . . but of which you need to be aware. In that context, make the absolute most of all the explosive energy that you will have at your personal disposal as Jupiter conjuncts Juno conjuncts Diana conjuncts Mars conjuncts the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February in order to make as powerful an impact & to get as much done as quickly as possible. As far as your current goals & ambitions are concerned, there is little that you can add to the dazzling crescendo predestined to occur as Jupiter conjunct Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August – except, in the interests of keeping your feet on the ground so that your head does not get lost in the stars, "keeping it real," during Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May. These dates, for your career in the public eye, are literally "showtime," while all that comes after it are sequels, footnotes, maintenance & commentary. Plan your fireworks well – the crowd dissipates quickly. And, of course, as much as you look forward to immersing yourself in the experience & all the attention, you yourself know that "show time" is merely "show business." Indeed, you are much more worried about the "fighting words" you hear in your local area, whether between merchants & customers, local opposing politicians or amongst siblings & cousins in your own family, during Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April. Indeed, you are wise to be so worried as 2002-PN34 in Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016 can & might indeed promulgate a credo wherein one must back up one's words with one's fists in order to give those words currency. Therefore, when you hear an aggressor who asserts (whether to you or to somebody near you), "Let that be a lesson to you," after a display of vandalism & violence as Venus in Retrograde Motion enters Pisces, turns Direct, then re-enters Aries during mid-April, the aggressor will have taught you a different lesson than the aggressor intended as you protect yourself via safety in numbers while working discreetly through the proper channels as Uranus & 2002-PN34 transit late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010. Furthermore, the North Node in Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011 declares that you can no longer afford to disregard what happens behind the scenes without putting yourself in danger while you prowl the footlights – indeed, Cyllarus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn from July through December warns that the less you know, the more likely it is that an undeclared enemy, or undeclared enemies, can, and will, try to fool you . . . and to make you look extremely stupid. As star of the show, you are quarterback of the team; in both metaphors, as first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextile the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010 advises you to spend more time getting to know the members of your stage crew & offensive line – you will need some very staunch allies amongst them down the line (especially when an enemy amongst that stage crew or offensive line plans a one-person mutiny against you by employing some extremely dangerous sabotage as Saturn in Virgo opposes Uranus in Pisces during September) . Moreover, if you have enough support amongst the role players, the behind-the-scenes technicians & the grassroots organizers, then you can stage a legitimately brilliant encore performance of what you had achieved this past June as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius during November & December. Do not allow individuals whom you do not know to drive you anywhere in their car as Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October. Indeed, all year, especially as Pluto in Capricorn squares Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July, undeclared enemies try to convict you in the absence of a crime. For that reason, by the end of 2009, you will be extremely vulnerable to both civil legal action & criminal prosecution as Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010. Exercise extreme caution. Moreover, if slander & injustice fail to bring you down, Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010 warns that certain rivals will not hesitate to use some of the old-fashioned, domineering bullying to make you tow the line. Therefore, continue to immerse yourself in the safety provided by numbers as Jupiter transits Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011. Take extra time during the Christmas holidays to travel someplace far enough away from home during Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010 to get more scope on the problems of how hidden enemies may stoop to conquer you – and how you will need to remain steady with your feet firmly planted on the high road in order to defeat them. PISCES 2009 Because Jupiter in Aquarius from January 2009 to January 2010 will protect you from the evil intent of enemies posing as allies, you should absolutely take the time to shake hands & to share a drink with enemies & friends alike. Of course, there will be no need for you to do so throughout the entire extent of Pluto in Capricorn from November 2008 to November 2024 (unless you are a sadist or a masochist). For now, keep your friends close – and your enemies closer. (Warning: Saturn & 2002-CR46 in Retrograde in Virgo from January through May declares that not everybody who flatters you is an ally & not everybody that criticizes you is an enemy. Bolster up the weakness of your inner emotional adult.) Because Aquarius is the 12th house of the Pisces astrological chart, any planet in Aquarius is "in the dark" to Pisces, as the 12th house rules, amongst other things, hidden enemies, incarceration, confinement & the womb. To acquire knowledge of what is in this unseen house requires: A) Light; or B) In the absence of light, "occult" or hidden knowledge. For this reason, Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius from February 2009 to April 2010 advises you to learn astrology, how to apply astrology, the history of astrology and the relationships amongst astrology, astronomy & psychology . . well. Of course, your touchy-feely, intuitive knowledge of office politics as they relate to academics, international business, law & law enforcement will come into play as Pluto in Capricorn sextiles 2002-GZ32 in Scorpio from December 2008 through October 2009 – but, really, the more that people throw at you (and they will throw an awful lot of crazy, obtuse stuff at you), the more that you can handle! (And Chariklo conjunct 2003-CO1 conjunct 1996-GQ21 in Scorpio from November 2008 through October 2009 adds that, happily, the more that you can handle, the more that you have to gain.) That being said . . there are some doors to which your intuition cannot gain entry. Be alert during Mercury in Retrograde in Aquarius & Capricorn in late January, after which first Mars, then Mercury, in late Capricorn, trine 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 in Taurus, all turning from Retrograde to Direct Motion, in late January & early February, to learn which is which so that you may usefully apply such knowledge throughout 2009. With that in mind, realize that you are likely to say, "I need to get some distance from all these people!" as Jupiter conjuncts Juno conjuncts Diana conjuncts Mars conjuncts the North Node in Aquarius throughout early February. Indeed, whether these people just want to have fun or whether they are working feverishly on a huge project with very clear deadlines, other people & their blistering pace will run you ragged. If possible, avoid exhausting yourself so completely that you fail to appreciate the end result of all your extremely hard work when it is completed & presented to the public as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius from late April to early August, because the work itself, and how people receive it, is likely to be special. Don't lose sight of the purpose behind what you are doing. However, don't deceive, mislead, misinform or soft-peddle what the true cost of this extravaganza really is when asked during Mercury in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus, as 2003-WL7, 2001-SQ73, 1996-TP66 & 1996-TL66 all cross or prepare to exit Taurus to enter Gemini, throughout May – even though you are well aware that many people horrified with the immense cost will blame you because you were the messenger delivering the bad news. Because you have no reason to feel guilty . . . say so, "We delivered what was ordered – and don't forget to tip the waiter!" And therein is the story of corporate & governmental largesse. As for yourself, Venus in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces during March & April will give you scary intimations of how quickly your life savings can explode into flames as a result of extremely uncertain forces – the weather, warring governments, terrorists – beyond your control. Codify a mantra similar to, "I cannot possibly save enough money & I cannot possible own too much insurance!" throughout when 2002-PN34 transits Aries not only from late May through September but also from February 2010 through April 2016. Indeed, focusing upon pragmatic issues will protect you both from social humiliation & physical harm when Venus in Retrograde Motion enters Pisces, turns Direct, then re-enters Aries during mid-April as you concentrate so profoundly upon safety that you intuitively avoid anyplace unsafe. Indeed, once you discover the catastrophe that you avoided at this time, you will – wisely – vow to focus upon saving money & protecting yourself as first priority throughout when Uranus & 2002-PN34 transit late Pisces together from September 2009 to February 2010. Once the North Node transits Capricorn from August 2009 through early February 2011, the cliché, "We're all in this together!" no longer applies. Be warned: Saturn in Virgo opposite Uranus in Pisces during September warns that the one who attempts to take control by burning their bridges first will not maintain control for long at all, as the multiple "effects" which follow that initial "cause" will overwhelm the one who sought to dictate a more less sprawling agenda. You choose allies & allies choose you as first Uranus and secondly 2002-PN34 in Pisces sextiles the North Node in Capricorn from late August 2009 through late January 2010. Adversaries & enemies choose their allies as Saturn in Virgo trines the North Node in Capricorn from late September to early October while other stragglers defect to you or your opponents in response. A cross word here & a personal slight there will cause that warm & fuzzy feeling to dissipate quickly – and so it should. Therefore, to gain allies at a time when everybody else will be earning their enemies, talk "adult" words to associates' minds in "loving, nurturing tones" which speak to the inner children in their respective hearts as Cyllarus in Cancer opposes Pluto in Capricorn from July through December. Allow the reprise of your collective achievement from June to impress & to unite just as many people during the repeat performance as Jupiter conjuncts Chiron conjuncts Neptune in Aquarius during November & December. Love is not just another four-letter word! Regarding contracts & joint finances: this is not child's play at all. Certain professional & political enemies will try to steamroll, to manipulate, to cheat & to do you dirty on joint financial arrangements while they know that they have the upper hand with you as Pluto in Capricorn squares Okyrhoe in Libra from March through July. However, once Saturn in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn from November 2009 to early March 2010, there is no reason for you to (leave out) (to lie down on the floor to serve as) the welcome mat. The nasty, brutish & short protocol of politics as usual . . . may resume in earnest. Wear all necessary protective equipment – including protective headgear. Tag-team wrestle against unsuspecting opponents with an ally or partners just itching to go into battle with you during Mercury in Retrograde in Capricorn from late December 2009 to early January 2010. Keep your lawyers vigilantly appraised of all threats – meaningful or ostensibly otherwise – concerning lawsuits. Moreover, if you keep abreast of all details in a proactive, hands-on manner, then Mars in Retrograde in Leo from late December 2009 to early March 2010 promises that you can transform yourself in litigation & negotiations from the skinny weakling eating the sand kicked in your face at the beach to the weightlifter at the beach kicking sand in the bully's face – and that, if you do it at the right time, that nobody will mess with you again as Jupiter transits Pisces from January 2010 to January 2011. To contact John Delaney directly: via e-mail, click here Feel free to call John Delaney at (888) 478-0663. Listen to a current weekly Astroscope for free at (212) 971-1002.