Family Karmic Patterns...

I was browsing through the web and found this interesting article of family charts, particularly in relation to inherited karmic patters. The first paragragh is here:

As an astrologer I am continually struck by the potential for sorrow and suffering when first reviewing a client’s chart. However upon meeting them, I am usually astounded at how uniquely they have coped, survived and even flourished in spite of the potential for anguish. How do they thrive in spite of their history? How do they forgive and let go of their past? Longfellow must have had a sense of it when he wrote that sentence, and if we change the word “enemies” in that quote to “families” then the most important point of this chapter would be made. If we could know each other’s pain, this would indeed “disarm all hostility.” I believe that the oracle that speaks through the language of astrology teaches compassion.

Personally, I have found comparing the charts of family members very interesting... I have three daughters and we all have a strong Pluto connection.

Jupiter Conjunct North Node in Aquarius...

... I feel like I don't even need to mention that this conjunction happens in Aquarius: everything seems to be happening there at the moment!

Although many of us here in the southern part of Australia are suffering terribly through the bushfires, the message of this conjunction suggests and shows the immense, positive connections being made within the communities being affected by this tragedy.

For those of you not affected, this energy suggests that we all have the opportunity to forge positive and mutually beneficial ties with others. Look to your birth chart to see where it falls for clues on how to best utilise this lovely energy.

It becomes exact today.

Mars enters Aquarius...

today at 2.55am in Kilmore.

Mars changing signs is always important because it means that our energy levels will change (and where we focus our energy on also changes).

The move from Capricorn to Aquarius means that the fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius) will be given a boost of energy that can be quite powerful and will need to be handled consciously. Aggression vs assertion will be a fine line for the fixed people!

Another thing to consider as Mars changes sign is that it will be joining the current line-up of Jupiter, the North Node, Sun, Chiron and Neptune in Aquarius... suggesting that over the next few weeks as Mars moves over these points (apart from the Sun), that we will get an idea of where and how we will be using the energies available to us through these planets. Mars will also go over the recent eclipse points, energising the themes there as well.

Should be an interesting time!