New Moon in Sagittarius
November 27, 2008
New Moons are times of new beginnings, planting seeds and setting intentions. This year the New Moon in Sagittarius (Jupiter) falls on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday), which is Jupiter’s day. This is a hopeful offering as Sagittarius invites optimism, idealism, faith and generosity. In Native American traditions the Turkey is a symbol of gratitude, abundance, the give away. Praise, gratitude, and enthusiasm invoke abundance. Rumi says: Poverty of the soul is caused by your inability to praise! Let us all give thanks to our creator/great spirit/ god/goddess for the abundance and blessings in our lives. Embrace the attitude of gratitude.
With the Sun, Moon, Mercury and Mars all in Sagittarius let us hope the Archers sacred arrow of hope, generosity and good intention pierces the darkness of the past eight years. This New Moon conjuncts the ascendant (national identity) in the chart of the USA. Yet despite all the negative news, the global financial meltdown and massive job cuts there is still a collective vibe of hope, new vision, and a reason to believe and say never again to the scorch earth policies of the past administration. The horoscope I use for the USA comes from the excellent astrologer and researcher Mark Learner of Earth Aquarius News. The date for this chart is July 4, 1776, 4:47 PM, Philadelphia, Pa.. I’ve been using this chart for thirty years and it works well for me.
The ascendant for this chart is seven degrees of Sagittarius and this is a critical link to the Nuclear axis chart of 1942. For example, Hiroshima, Three Mile Island and Chernobyl all had triggering planets activating the nuclear axis, which is between 9-11 degrees of mutable signs. With the New Moon on the ascendant and in opposition to Uranus in Gemini we can expect continuing upheavals, major shocks and hopefully reform within the automotive industry. We can look for new breakthroughs and discoveries in science and technology, and political earthquakes loom on the horizon. The Sabian Symbol for the degree of the New Moon reads: A Game of Cricket, Keynote: The development of skill in group-situations testing the collective good. It is a symbol of solidarity.
On November 26 Pluto returns into Capricorn until 2023. With Pluto at 0 degree Capricorn this activates the Aries point ( 0 degrees of cardinal sings) until February and again in August and September of 2009. Planets at Zero degrees of cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) are like heat seeking missiles guiding or influencing the expression of that sign in connection with the external world. It is often referred to as a point of fame or recognition. In the August newsletter I wrote with the return of Pluto in Capricorn we might witness the death of corporate capitalism, as we know it. Capricorn rules government, corporations and organizations. Pluto rules all things that are toxic. The intent of Pluto is to tear things down, then build them back up stronger and healthier than before. Something has to die before something new can be born.
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