Forecast for Saturday 20 March 2010

Saturday 20 March 2010

\Genteel/

In the forecast for Friday I mentioned "rain" as a possibility but neglected to mention snow. I should have, because the sun is opposed to Saturn and this can make for wintry or colder weather especially in an unpredictable month like March.

As if to accent that point, I just sneezed twice. It is cold where I am. Since meteorologists are specialists at predicting the weather through measurement of material and efficient cause (in Aristotle's terms), I refrain from predicting it with formal cause (astrology) although I am convinced that there are astrological statistical patterns in the weather. Back in January when I wrote a long-term weather prediction for the winter (which was basically correct) I mentioned that there might be a recurrence of wintry weather in March. (I hope a few of you remember my long-term predictions.)

This is an odd day because the moon goes void-of-course right after it squares Neptune at 12:42p PT | 3:42p ET | 7:42p UT. I would say, take it easy and make it a day of rest in the ancient Hebrew style. Moses will bless you, if you turn your thoughts in a direction he would approve.

The two big pictures in the sky are (1) three planets opposed to Saturn and (2) those same planets trine Mars. The first means, slow down and weigh everything carefully. (Could be taxes or something else financial.) The second means, don't give up on ambitious plans, because some of them are just right, on target, not ready to bear fruit but worthy of continued attention and activity. These could include connections through communication, phone, writing, Internet; and any other project which seems pressing. However, given the strange lunar situation (paragraph 3) you could let these be muted, not pushing them too hard. Sometimes playing around the edges of things is more helpful than the direct attack.

Certain things that need to be done seem irresistible, and those are the ones to take care of.

The sun enters Aries today---the Vernal Equinox---at 10:33a PT | 1:33p ET | 5:33p UT. It could be a cold Spring at first because said center of our System is, from geocentric perspective, opposed to Saturn the planet of winter. However, the trine with Mars should warm things up. (Those two sentences are more figurative than scientific, I admit, but they give a sense of what is going on. Sometimes astrology is a picture language which leads to intuitions.) The fact that Mars and Saturn are in a sextile suggests that heat and cold are cooperating. (Put another log on the fire?)

A certain roughness or readiness, and willingness to face realities, is helping you to stay or get on your feet. You realize something intense about what you want in this life.

Drudgery---tasks which bore you at first but are necessary---can be lightened by a brisk military cheerfulness. If this be trumped up at first, it can be genuine once you get in the spirit of the thing.

You have chosen certain projects and values. So you can ignore detractors and side issues in order to get on with them. (Paragraphs 3 and 4 suggest an indirect approach if that feels better.)

It is wonderful to feel that you do not have to interact with certain people. Isn't it fun to leave them be for a while? You are not despising or rejecting them; you are just being your own friend, keeping up with your own interests in your own way.

At worst that could include some earthy materialistic self-indulgence. You will know when you have had enough of that. If you decide to bear the cost, fine. Something easygoing and genteel is appropriate.

{Saturday} /Genteel\

Cosmic Piper