Wow, where did the past couple weeks go? Many apologies for my horoscopes not getting out on time. As everyone alive on Planet Earth has experienced this year, things don’t always go to plan with all the craziness that 2020 is throwing at us all. Ugh!
As the month is half over, I’ll be focusing on the next couple major transits coming over the remainder of the month. The first is Mars square Saturn. I’ll focus on the remaining transits in a future post.
Mars square Saturn
Mars has been building up to a square with Saturn. What is a square, you ask? It is a 90 degree alignment between two planets, and the energy of a square is one of tension, potential conflict, or potential severance/cutting ties. The positive manifestation of the square can be like the kick in the rear you need to get something done. Let’s talk a little about Mars and Saturn.
Mars rules:
- The Military
- Male sexuality
- Power, drive, aggression, force
- Objects that burn, or cut
- Weapons
Saturn rules:
- Winter
- Authority
- Government
- Restriction, limitation, hurdles & setbacks
- Older people
- Conservatism
- Winter
- The Hermit archetype
These are just a few themes associated with each planet, but you get the idea.
So we are seeing a combination of the two energies. A drive for freedom, and a limiting force. We can see this on a national scale with increasing clashes between police and protestors, and government crackdown. As the square gets closer to being exact on August 24, this is going to intensify. Keep an eye out for events on a national scale that fit the descriptions above leading up to the exact square.
The Moon will be entering Capricorn (where Saturn is) on August 27 at 1:37pm EDT, which will reactivate the dynamic for 2.5 days.
How will this affect you personally? Well, it depends on your rising sign, and whether you have any planets in Aries and Capricorn, though you’ll feel it on some level regardless depending on which houses Aries and Capricorn fall within. Given that Saturn is involved, and has been part of the whole saga of the Cancer / Capricorn eclipse cycle that started in January 2019, there may be an element of “THIS AGAIN?!”, or trying to break free / finalize something that has been a hinderance the past 18 months or so.
Below is a snapshot based on your rising sign. You’ll experience this as some kind of tension between the areas of life ruled by the houses below. Why is this useful to know? Forewarned is forearmed, and it’s comforting to know that whatever drama is unfolding in one’s life is somehow part of the overall cosmic plan. I’ll write more on fate vs free will in a future blog post.
Find out your rising sign here! You’ll need your date, place & time of birth. The time is what determines the rising sign so it is very important that it be accurate. Your rising sign is listed in Red on the chart that comes up and will be listed as “Ascendant: Sign”. It will look something like the below image, which in this case has an Aries rising sign:
Houses affected by this transit based on your rising sign
Scroll down further for the meanings of the houses!
ARIES
1st & 10th houses
TAURUS
12th & 9th houses
GEMINI
11th & 8th houses
CANCER
10th & 7th houses
LEO
9th & 6th houses
VIRGO
8th & 5th houses
LIBRA
7th & 4th houses
SCORPIO
6th & 3rd houses
SAGITTARIUS
5th & 2nd houses
CAPRICORN
1st & 4th houses
AQUARIUS
12th & 3rd houses
PISCES
11th & 2nd houses
House Meanings
1st house
You, your appearance, your health & vitality
2nd house
Money, finances, possessions, food
3rd house
Local travel, siblings, cousins, early learning, writing & communication, self expression
4th house
Home, family, roots, fathers, real estate, land, underground things, buried treasure
5th house
Sex, pleasure, sports & recreation, creativity, children
6th house
Health & illness, daily grind, work, service, pets & small animals
7th house
The Other, close friendships, marriage, romantic & business partnerships, lawsuits
8th house
Taxes, insurance, partner’s money, loss, death, inheritance
9th house
Religion, spirituality, astrology, prophecy, divination, higher education, publishing, broadcasting, foreign / long distance travel, international matters, partner’s siblings and cousins
10th house
Career, reputation, public image, mothers, partner’s home, family & father
11th house
Hopes and dreams, benefactors, allies, networks, friends & acquaintances
12th house
The shadow self, subconscious, habits that lead to self undoing, hospitals, prisons, monasteries
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