Planets Retrograde in November 2005

Mercury is retrograde. Mars is retrograde. And, on Nov. 22, Saturn goes retrograde, adding cement to the mix. Mercury tests our communication. Mars tests our actions. Saturn will test our boundaries and direction. The universe is asking you to do a major review of your life right now.

Saturn has traveled to 11 degrees of Leo since he entered that sign in July. Anyone who has a planet in 1 to 11 degrees of Leo, Aquarius, Scorpio, or Taurus has felt his strict gaze. Now that he is going retrograde, he is giving you a second chance to get it right. He will be in backward motion until April 6 and goes direct at 4 degrees of Leo.

Leos are serious now. Saturn has put the lion in a cage. The first baby boomers born in 1946-1947 have Saturn in Leo. Note all the publicity about them turning 60 and growing old (Saturn symbolism).

The four signs mentioned above are known as fixed signs: stubborn, hard to move, opinionated, very strong. Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune are now in fixed signs exerting pressure from all sides. No one wants to back down. That is one explanation of why life seems so tense. It's hard to win your battles now.

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November 17: Venus trine Mars

Venus and Mars are the most famous lovers in the heavens, so when they get together, we all feel the need to act out the ardor they're known for. When they're wearing earth signs, however, (as they are at the moment) it's not momentary passion we're after -- it's permanence. In their current positions, these heavenly lovers endow one and all with the patience and tolerance necessary to make a relationship work, even if it means overcoming some hurdles and extending or accepting some apologies in the process. If a loved one approaches you with a rather contrite expression on their face, don't think about your pride. Consider what's really important in the long run.

Karmic Astrology - The Vertex

The Vertex is not a planet. It is an intersection of the ecliptic with the prime vertical (Nadir) in the West. In an astrological Chart, TheVertex always appears in the Western Hemisphere of the chart, usually through Houses 5-8. Because of the location of the Vertex in the West, the nature of the Vertex is about the "relating" principle. The house the Vertex is located in your own birth chart will define the types of relationships you seek or draw into your life and how you utilize the principle of relating in all of your relationships.

When people you meet have planets conjunct your vertex or vice versa you will see something special about them...and you do not usually forget the person. There is an instant connection on some level and for some specific purpose. The nature of the relationship can be intense and have a sense of fatedness. It seems that the vertex attracts important or fated people and events into our lives. Examples: If ones person's Mars is conjunct (the same astrological degree) your own Vertex you will probably think that person to be very sexy/sexual and connected with their dynamic energy. The may either incite or excite you! When a person's Saturn is conjunct your Vertex , they may be somewhat "stabilizing" or offer some sage advice to you. You may look up to this person for the discipline, lessons or structures they bring into your life or vice versa. We do not always welcome the lessons or Saturnian energy one brings to a relationship.

I love using the Vertex in chart comparisons and compatibility. If you look back to significant people and events in your life you will find connections to your Vertex and Anti-vertex, the point opposite the Vertex. In some ways the energy seems to be similar to that of the nodal axis...but the Vertex , unlike the Nodal axis, doesn't store past memory or talents and abilities. It serves to draw the necessary people, events and learning experiences into our lives. When it does those people and experiences are significant in some way, as indicated by the house placement and sign. There is a fated quality to these contacts.

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