Jupiter Transits Aries

The Jupiter ingress into Aries today may be a whole lot of fun or a whole lot of something else. The exact conjunction of Jupiter to Uranus in Aries is on June 8 at 4:28 a.m. PDT (11:28 a.m. GMT) and our experiences are likely to be uniquely different until (and possibly after) Uranus stations retrograde in the first week of July.  When the planets both retrograde, the pressures should ease up.  Take a little extra precaution on the dates that the Moon transits Out of Bounds as we are considerably more sensitive and vulnerable to disasters during those dates. The title above links to Jastrology.com's article.

Important dates in relation to Uranus & Jupiter's transits and Conjunctions in Aries and Pisces:
2010
May 28 (Uranus Ingress Aries)
June 6 (Jupiter Ingress Aries)
June 8 (exact Conjunction Jupiter & Uranus in Aries)
June 11 - 14 (Moon OOB during Jupiter/Uranus Conj.)
June 24 - 27 (Moon OOB during Jupiter/Uranus Conj.)
July 5 (Uranus Stations Retrograde)
July 8 - 11 (Moon OOB during Jupiter/Uranus Conj.)
July 20 - 23 (Moon OOB during Jupiter/Uranus Conj.)
July 23 (Jupiter Stations Retrograde)
August 5 - 8 (Moon OOB during Jupiter/Uranus Conj.)
August 13 (Uranus retrograde Ingress Pisces)
September 8 (Jupiter retrograde Ingress Pisces)
September 19 (Jupiter retrograde Conjunction Uranus retrograde in Pisces)
November 18 (Jupiter Stations Direct)
December 6 (Uranus Stations Direct)
2011
January 4 (exact Conjunction Jupiter & Uranus in Pisces)
January 22 (Jupiter Ingress Aries)
March 12 (Uranus Ingress Aries)

How to Avoid a Bad Astrological Experience

A great blogged piece of compiled resources is available on Donna Cunningham's blog at Skywriter Although the article is directed at the professional astrologer, it is also a great insightful resource for non-astrological individuals who are reaching out for astrological information. Some astrologers (and prognosticators of many types) can become so entrenched in the technique that they lose sight of the individual who is receiving the information. I remember early on when I had a chart reading by a well-known US based vedic astrologer (No, I will not name him) who told me that I was likely to lose many children to deadly circumstances because of a poorly placed Saturn in my chart. While this Might ultimately occur at some point in time, the manner in which the information was relayed was truly disconcerting, at the time. And I think we can all say that there are some professionals in a variety of fields out there who get so wrapped up into the "explanation" of the situation that the humanity of the message gets lost. There are so many situations in which a perspective gets skewed by the professional's past experience and opinion.

The client or customer should also feel as though he/she has the right to ask questions and request clarification of the information received. With the resources that Ms. Cunningham has provided in her article, I believe that the client can come out the other side of a potentially bad interpretation of their chart with a greater understanding of what to avoid and what to look for when researching an individual to interpret their chart.

Ingress - Retrograde Tools

The latest calendar tool available at MoonTracks is a series of charts comprised of ingress and retrograde dates for the majority of the major planets. A table for the moon is not included since the moon moves from sign to sign virtually every other day. A yearly list for the Moon would be quite significant in size! The tables mostly list two - three years per planet. Planets included are the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars as well as the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn & Chiron) and the transpersonal planets (Uranus, Neptune and Pluto). The tables will work well with the already existing ingress and retrograde calendars on the site. Click on the title above to go directly to the main page of ingress/retrograde dates.

Full Moon Names

The Moon Tracks Calendars are up and fully accessible at moontracks.com. The site also has a new feature listing the upcoming Full Moon dates, Full Moon Names, plus Zodiac Signs. The list is in table format, easy to read and gives a complete year's worth of future dates starting with the current month. Click on the title above for direct access to the new feature.

Be well!

Moon Tracks for Calendars

A new update for the Lunar Living site. The Calendars have become so popular, that the amount of calendar-specific traffic to the site has become too much. We are moving almost all our calendars over to Moon Tracks Astrology Calendar. Click on the title link above to visit the site.

The new layout is easy to navigate, and our calendars will be much easier to find. Check it out. As always, the calendars are free and easy to print out for personal use.

Enjoy and be well,

J