Mercury square Neptune...

starts on November 11 (using a 1 degree orb), is exact on November 12 at 11.11am in Kilmore, leaves on November 13.  Mercury at 23 degrees and 42 minutes of Scorpio, Neptune at 23 degrees and 42 minutes of Aquarius.

This aspect overlaps the Mercury/Uranus a little that I spoke about in my last blog entry and suggests an element of possible confusion or misunderstand through the areas of the chart represented by Neptune (by transit position and house rulership).

Mercury, the planet of connection with others and communication is in watery, emotional Scorpio which is also a fixed sign suggesting a bit of stubborness or difficulty in changing the way we think about a person or situation.  Neptune is a watery planet too, suggesting an emotional tone to whatever is happening now - and is also in a fixed sign, also suggesting a sense of stubbornness or difficult in changing track.  The square suggests to me an intensifying of this stubborn, watery and emotional trend (even though Neptune is in Aquarius).  

Looking at the overall picture for this transit it seems that emotional thinking and stubbornness are likely to cause tension (square) between the situations and people represented by these planets in your birth chart.  Look to see where this transit is happening and also which houses are ruled by Mercury (Gemini and Virgo) and Neptune (Pisces) in order to get a better idea of what is going on.

Mercury Trine Retrograde Uranus...

starts on November 11 (using a 1 degree orb), is exact on November 11 at 10.38pm in Kilmore, and leaves on November 12.  Mercury at 22 degrees and 52 minutes of Scorpio, retrograde Uranus at 22 degrees and 52 minutes of Pisces.

Mercury represents information and change, amongst other things and its connection to Uranus, the planet of sudden or unexpected, eccentric or just plain old wierdness suggests that we are all about to be given a dose of information or change that is unexpected or unusual: however, the trine relationship suggests it will be a gentle jolt!

It seems that the people and situations represented by these two planets will be able to work well together, hopefully producing some progress.

As usual, look to see which houses Mercury and Uranus are travelling through, and also which houses they rule to get an idea of what or who may be involved.

Saturn Square Pluto...

starts on November 2 using a 1 degree orb, is exact on November 16 in Kilmore at 2.20am, leaves on December 7.  Saturn at 1 degree and 42 minutes of Libra, Pluto at 1 degree and 42 minutes of Capricorn.

As I mentioned in my post about the entry of Saturn into Libra here, this first major aspect that Saturn makes reminds me a bit of a 'baptism of fire'!

This aspect also energises the relatively recent entry of Pluto into Capricorn.  The square suggests tension and a turning point being reached through being in a situation that finally makes us do something about a long standing (outer planets) situation that desperately needs to change.  Depending on your own birth chart the way you experience this square will vary.

Both planets can represent what we fear, but also the potential for change... Saturn on a structural level, Pluto at a deeper, emotional level.

This combination then gives us the chance now to make profound changes in our lives that will free us from our fears, through acknowledging them and then reaching a major cross-road and turning point in our new understand and freedom in our lives.

By looking at where this transit is happening in your birth chart you can get a better idea of how to utilise the energy constructively.  Also look to see which houses are ruled by Saturn (Capricorn and Aquarius), and Pluto (Scorpio).

Sun Square Jupiter...

starts on November 10 (using a 1 degree orb), is exact on November 11 at 5.41am in Kilmore, leaves on November 12.  Sun at 18 degrees and 30 minutes of Scorpio, Jupiter at 18 degrees and 30 minutes of Aquarius.

Jupiter has been travelling through Aquarius now for nearly a year and has recently moved forward after a period of months of being retrograde.

As I have mentioned in previous posts, the Sun can act as a trigger for longer standing energies, like Jupiter, and activate them.  The square relationship between them suggests a tense situation (especially powerful since both planets are in fixed signs which suggests a difficulty in making changes) that will reach a turning point now.

So look to see where this aspect is happening in your birth chart to get a better idea of where, what or who may be involved and also to which houses are ruled by Jupiter (Sagittarius and Pisces) and the Sun (Leo).

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Venus enters Scorpio...

today in Kilmore at 11.23am.

Venus moving from the airy and balanced Libra into the intense, stubborn and emotional sign of Scorpio might be a bit of a shock since these energies are so different!  It seems that situations and people represented by Venus in our birth charts are shifting gears and may all of a sudden become more complex and harder to read.

This planet usually brings some sort of ease or benefit: if you have been having a difficult time then she can represent a period of respite.  It's usually nice to have Venus travelling through your own sign or that of one of your personal planets or points.

As usual look to see which houses are involved... eg, where is Venus travelling through in your chart in terms of House position and which houses are ruled by her (ones with Taurus and Libra on the cusp).

Mercury Square Jupiter...

starts on November 8, is exact on November 9 at 1.42am in Kilmore, leaves on November 9.  Mercury at 18 degrees and 18 minutes of Scorpio, Jupiter at 18 degrees and 18 minutes of Aquarius.

Mercury, the planet of communication and connection with the world around us in contact with Jupiter, the planet of the 'big picture', learning and meaning suggests the potential for finally understanding a situation that has eluded us all.

However, the square aspect suggests that the information (Mercury) we are taking in may not gel with the big picture (Jupiter)... perhaps this is because we are taking in the data at an instinctual, feeling level (Scorpio), rather than using our heads (Mercury)!  Both planets in fixed signs also suggest that maybe we need to be more flexible and open to change within the situations and relationships that are represented by these planets in your own birth chart.

For example, if you had Mercury traveling through your 7th House and Jupiter in your 10th house, this transit could mean that your partner or another person around you (7th House) may be a bit fickle (Mercury) and not thinking logically but emotionally (Scorpio) and be finding it difficult to change (fixed sign).  Jupiter in your 10th may suggest an opportunity to move forwards at work, or in your relationship with an authority figure like your boss or a parent... the big picture is looking good!  However, the square relationship between the two planets suggests that the other person has some say in whether or not you take hold of this opportunity, and their lack of flexibility due to emotional thinnking (Mercury in Scorpio), may create tension (square); however this tension is likely to be a positive development since it will help you identify what the 'issue' is, and then help you reach a turning point (square) with it!