Forecast for Thursday 20 October 2011

Thursday 20 October 2011

*Pride Justified by Achievement*

The |difficult third of this week| ends in mid-afternoon, later in the Eastern Hemisphere.

I have good hopes for the meeting of high-level financial honchos and government officials in Europe scheduled for Sunday. It is said by some, including the financial analysit Martin Weiss, to be the most important event in the world's financial history in a long time and for a long time to come. Are European banks going to fail, sending the world into a deep depression? Some think so. Some say, cash in all your investment chips. Others say, this is a temporary crisis and the markets will soon be up again.

I wish I could give a definite answer; but I do have hopes for something good emerging. First, the sun enters Scorpio on Sunday as this meeting happens; it will be out of the sign of its fall, Libra, for the first time in a month. It is also moving away from its difficult conjunction with Saturn. Second, Mars in Leo has moved away from its square with Jupiter in Taurus (money sign). Third, said Mars will be forming a trine (by 15 degrees) with said Juptiter beginning Monday, for the first time in many months forming a Locomotive pattern in the sky. This is favorable, as opposed to the Vise patterns we have had all summer. Fourth, although Venus and Mercury continue to move toward a square with Mars, and are in Scorpio a money sign, they leave the Via Combusta (15 Libra to 15 Scorpio) within 24 to 48 hours before the beginning of the meeting. And so, I as an astrologer applaud the timing of this meeting. Also, on Sunday the moon will be sextile Venus in said money sign. Agreements are possible.

The pessimists may be wrong. Somehow or other, the Europeans may pull it together. (Without perhaps too-excruciating spanking of the bottoms of the Greeks who brought the crisis on by their self-indulgence.)

For Thursday, much attention to ordinary work is required, despite the moon's presence in Leo, a fun sign. You feel your honor is at stake or that you have to live up to expectations.

Rituals, religious or semi-religious, could be important. They sustain consciousness in ways which keep one functioning harmoniously with the cosmos.

People are awakening spiritually. This is not easy. It requires letting go of too-easy dreams of material indulgence. Pleasures can be dropped only when one becomes deeply aware of something transcending them, namely spiritual joy in being and doing what is concordant with the Supreme Will. This need not be painful but can be hard when one is pulled in both directions. The higher gravity gradually replaces the lower gravity.

There can be anger (Mercury square Mars in fixed signs) over disagreements. Your principles, let us hope, are solid; but you question someone else's, as if he or she needed to be taught true values. At moments one feels, "Enough! This person is beneath me, a bad influence, I need to drop him (her)." Perhaps. Or, if the friendship survives the crisis, there is still something, apart from the diagreement, holding you together.

There are congenial moments. Some will be in a party mood. Still, they will want to hold up their heads in pride about whatever they have been doing.

There is also some indolence, easy drift, whenever one feels one deserves it. I don't want to warn against it, but must, to be honest. Separating fun-time from work-time could be very wise, so that you accomplish what makes you feel good about yourself.

{Thursday} *Pride Justified by Achievement*

Cosmic Piper