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The end of the Mayan Calendar seems to be begging us to ask about what will happen. It can seem the first thing to do for those into astrology is to look at the transits in the sky at the time of the Winter Solstice (Dec. 21, 2012).

But we’re talking about a major, unprecedented shift in consciousness. Using a present-day tool with our present-day understanding of its use won’t reveal much that’s useful.

How we experience and use our awareness and consciousness is what we’re talking about. The invitation will be to overcome what’s called “functional fixedness” regarding consciousness: you haven’t yet imagined how you’ll experience consciousness and…therefore…you can’t guess what will happen.

Predictions about what will happen because of planetary placements can occupy our minds and feed our hopes and/or fears. (Ooh - Neptune’s in Pisces, right? What does that mean??) Which is why when people ask me what will happen…

In
several early posts, I wrote about the financial strain of Jupiter in
Capricorn. The planet of growth has been weak throughout 2008 due to
this position, but what has made this year so dire is an excruciatingly
extended aspect to Saturn.

Jupiter entered Capricorn at the end
of December in 2007. At the same time, it moved towards an aspect with
Saturn that became exact on January 21. The stock market dropped hard
as traders saw the boom times were clearly over.

After Jupiter
passed Saturn the market stabilized but didn’t go anywhere fast.
However, in early May Jupiter began its retrograde motion and started
moving towards Saturn again. In the summer the orb was fairly wide, but
there is no stopping the inexorable movements of the planets. As
Jupiter came closer to Saturn, banks went bust and markets went sharply
lower.

As Jupiter made another aspect to Saturn, Fannie and
Freddie collapsed. In early September Jupiter turned direct, but due to
the peculiar position and speed…

The Moon has moved into the Gate of Conflict, where it will cause lunar relationship madness for about 12 hours. Ceres, (dwarf) planet of mothering, is in adjoining Gate 59. Anything in Gate 59 is getting dissolved. Ceres the mother, Moon the child. Watch for the flaring up and resolution of childhood issues that have affected the way you apply your energy in the world - your creativity, your vitality, your sexuality.

It has the potential to drop your to your knees, even into the fetal position, but look inside, grab the immense personal love and power available to you now, get up and claim your place on this planet. We need you to come play with us.

By the time it shifts out of there the Sun will have joined Mars in the Gate of Power. Mercury will still be in the Gate of Possession of Power and we will have…

Astrologers know that Pluto is moving into Capricorn on Nov. 27, where it will remain until 2024. The U.S. is about to have its Pluto return, as the demoted planet was in Capricorn when the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. (I use the Sibley chart, which has an ascendant of 12 degrees of Sagittarius.)

Knowing this, it’s no wonder that the following headline in the The Guardian of London caught my eye today: “2025: End of U.S. Dominance.”

The article reports that a new study from the National Intelligence Council, which coordinates research from all the U.S. intelligence agencies, says in 2025 that the U.S. will be unable to “call the shots” in a “fragmented world, where conflict over scarce resources is on the rise, poorly contained by ‘ramshackle’ international institutions, while nuclear proliferation, particularly in the Middle East, and even nuclear conflict grow more likely.”

Don’t say we didn’t…

US stocks rallied strongly at the close on news that Timothy Geithner would be the new Treasury Secretary in the incoming Obama administration. The Dow ended the day at 8046 and the SPX closed at 800. The rally followed a similarly strong rally in Asia that saw Indian stocks rise 5% as the Nifty rose to 2693 and the Sensex at 8915.

While I expected this bounce earlier in the week, better late than never. This sets up the prospect for more gains next week.

It’s the End of the World as We Know it

And do we feel fine? I just had a session today with a high-powered Scorpio Rising business woman who recently lost her job like many people in the fashion/retail business. She said it just might be the best thing that ever happened to her. Time with her family and afternoons of leisure—what’s that? Go back two weeks ago and “normalcy” was two blackberry’s constantly ringing off the hook, and a nonstop schedule that never allowed her to eat lunch beyond the confines of her desk while a nanny and personal assistant lived her other life for her enabling her to work even longer and harder.  She could easily be the poster child for New York City success stories and socially acceptable workaholic syndromes about making some serious green. Working to live or living to work? There was a similar awakening when…

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A reader asks:

“My question focuses on how to deal nicely with obsessive people. In the course of internet dating, a man who knows very very little about me has fixated on me obsessively. He seems like a really nice person who probably gets a lot of brutal rejection based on his M.O. I would be happy if there was a way I could be friends with him, he seems very smart and very very lonesome. Is there a kind method to use in dealing with someone who is obsessive/obsessed with the idea of you?”

Personally, I can’t answer this without a chart or other specifics but I am thinking others out there might have some general advice or guidelines so if you do please advise because it’s a really good question.

How can you deal nicely with someone obsessed with you?

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