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December Musings 

According to the Tropical Zodiac.

Mars ended its retrograde arc or shadow period on October 8, but Venus ends its retrograde arc or shadow on December 18, which means that it will pass 10 Scorpio 50, the degree where Venus retrograded on October 5. So, if you were affected by the Venus retrograde you may finally be able to move forward, taking with you what you learned from Venus retrograde, which would be affecting relationships, income, and the area where Scorpio is situated in your chart. Mercury just stationed direct on December 6 at 27 Scorpio 16, and will leave the retrograde arc or shadow at 13 Sagittarius 29, which is where it retrograded on November 17. I include the shadows and retrograde arcs since some people believe that It means the planet is still retrograde. I do not believe that, but I believe that the house of the retrograde transit, and the planets the transit conjoins, is not completely out of the woods until the arc is over. I only use these for the personal planets-Mercury, Venus and Mars-otherwise we would be looking at shadow periods that are longer than the direct planetary periods.

Jupiter has changed signs in both the tropical and sidereal zodiac and they will now stay in their new signs for 13 months. Jupiter entered tropical Sagittarius on November 8 where it will stay until December 2, 2019 when it enters Capricorn, so see where Sagittarius is in your chart and which planets are there. Jupiter will bring opportunity, fortuitous circumstances, abundance, and even children if everything else in the chart concurs. Even though Jupiter rules Sagittarius it can also bring too much optimism and the belief that things will happen without putting in the effort. Remember that whatever you do this year, it will then have a sobering effect in 2020 because Jupiter will then go into its debilitating position of Capricorn and will be sobered by its meeting with Saturn, Pluto, and Nodes in Capricorn. Even though Saturn will conjoin Pluto January 12, 2020, they will be moving closer together this year, conjoining many of the eclipse degrees. In the meantime, though the cardinal signs are still getting the rough end, Jupiter in Sagittarius should allow you to take advantage of some of the opportunities you will get in the areas of life represented by the house where Sagittarius is placed in your chart (one or two depending on the house system) as well as the areas where Aries and Leo are placed since Jupiter forms a trine to those areas. (Scroll below for definition of houses). If Jupiter conjoins or trines a planet in one of those signs, see what that planet represents and which house it rules. Saturn on the other hand, for the first time in a while, will not be helped by Jupiter since they are one sign apart.

Saturn will be moving towards Pluto and it will also be conjoining the Solar Eclipse degree of January 6 (GMT), which is 15° Capricorn 25, three times-February 5, August 4, October 31, 2019. And remember that the transit is not exact only on that day but at least a week before and after. Although this is occurring in the new year, and not in December, the eclipse occurs the first week of January and as Saturn nears that degree moving forward, look at which house the eclipse, Saturn and Pluto fall in since that area of your chart has already been activated and will continue to be activated the entire year requiring examination and transformation. More information about these Capricorn signatures each month as the new year begins and progresses. (Again, scroll down below for the house where your Capricorn appears. The houses where Aries, Cancer, and Libra should all be affected as well.)

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December Musings 

According to the Sidereal Indian Zodiac

Mars ended its retrograde arc or shadow period on October 8, but Venus ends its retrograde arc or shadow on December 18, which means that it will pass 16 Libra 49, the degree where Venus retrograded on October 5. So, if you were affected by the Venus retrograde you may finally be able to move forward, taking with you what you learned from Venus retrograde, which would be affecting relationships, income, and the area where Scorpio is situated in your chart. Mercury just stationed direct on December 6 at 3 Scorpio 14, and will leave the retrograde arc or shadow at 19 Scorpio 28, which is where it retrograded on November 17. I include the shadows and retrograde arcs since some people believe that It means the planet is still retrograde. I do not believe that, but I believe that the house of the retrograde transit, and the planets the transit conjoins, is not completely out of the woods until the arc is over. I only use these for the personal planets-Mercury, Venus and Mars-otherwise we would be looking at shadow periods that are longer than the direct planetary periods.

Jupiter has changed signs in both the tropical and sidereal zodiac and they will now stay in their new signs for 13 months. Jupiter entered Scorpio on October 11 and it will have a brief interlude of Jupiter entering Sagittarius on March 27, 2019, stationing retrograde at 0 Sagittarius on April 10, 2019, and moving back into Scorpio on April 25, 2019 where it will stay until it enters Sagittarius on November 4, 2019. See where Scorpio is in your chart and which planets are there. Jupiter will bring opportunity, fortuitous circumstances, abundance, and even children if everything else in the chart concurs. Even though Jupiter is in a friendly sign since Mars rules Scorpio, and Jupiter and Mars are friends, it can still bring a lot of the Sagittarian optimism and the belief that things will happen without putting in the effort. Remember that whatever you do this year, it will then have a sobering effect in 2020 because Jupiter will then join Saturn and Pluto and Nodes in Sagittarius. This will have a similar effect to Jupiter in Capricorn due to the influence of the Nodes and Saturn especially as Saturn conjoins Pluto on January 12, 2020. They will be moving closer together this year, conjoining many of the eclipse degrees. In the meantime, though the dual (mutable) signs are still getting the rough end, Jupiter in Scorpio should allow you to take advantage of some of the opportunities you will get in the areas of life represented by the house where Scorpio is placed in your chart as well as the areas where Pisces and Cancer are placed since Jupiter forms a trine to those areas as well as Taurus, which Jupiter aspects. (Scroll below for definition of houses). If Jupiter conjoins or trines a planet in one of those signs, see what that planet represents and which house it rules. Saturn on the other hand, for the first time in a while, will not be helped by Jupiter since they are one sign apart.

Saturn will be moving towards Pluto and it will also be conjoining the Solar Eclipse degree of January 6 (GMT), which is 21° Sagittarius 23' three times-February 5, August 4, October 31, 2019. And remember that the transit is not exact only on that day but at least a week before and after. Although this is occurring in the new year, and not in December, the eclipse occurs the first week of January and as Saturn nears that degree moving forward, look at which house the eclipse, Saturn and Pluto fall in since that area of your chart has already been activated and will continue to be activated the entire year requiring examination and transformation. More information about these Sagittarius signatures each month as the new year begins and progresses. (Again, scroll down below for the house where your Sagittarius appears. It will also affect the houses Saturn aspects-Aquarius, Gemini, and Virgo.)

If you do want to view 2019 in more detail, please sign up for the workshop by scrolling down. Remember you can do this live in NYC, as a webinar, or you can get the handouts and recordings (audio-visual and audio) after the workshop. It will be 3 hours long, with 50 plus pages of handouts including charts and tables.
 
Vedic Bhavas (Houses): 1. appearance, destiny, temperament, personality, constitution; 2. Money, family life, food, speech, early childhood; 3.  Siblings, Fine arts, courage, desires; 4. Mother, happiness, real estate, vehicles; 5. Children, romance, investments, speculation; 6. Open enemies, work, competition, obstacles, illness; 7. Marriage, partners, contracts, passion; 8. Life and death cycle, research, accidents, other's money, inheritance; 9. Father, teacher (guru), religion, higher learning, opportunity; 10. Career, status, public recognition, reputation; 11. Profits, rewards, gains from work, awards, older siblings; 12. spiritual practice, secret enemies, foreign travel, debt, confinement.