Planets conjunctions

This is a leadership issue, and therefore it is the responsibility of all leaders who desire to improve the quality of life for every human being (and the planet itself). We need the commitment from society as a whole, in conjunction with a plan (to be followed up with real action), in order to bring the hydrogen economy to the next level. 

John FFarvey, An astrologicall addition (1583) Richard FFarvey, An astrological discourse upon the great and notable conjunction of the two superiour planets, Satume and Jupiter (1583). See also Key to unknowne knowledge, Fage, Speculum aegrotorum. 

The inclination of Mercury s orbit to that of the ecliptic plane (the plane of Earth s orbit about the Sun) is 7.0°. This slight orbital tut dictates that when Mercury is at inferior conjunction it is only rarely silhouetted against the Sun s disk as seen from Earth. On those rare occasions when Earth, Mercury, and the Sun are in perfect alignment, however, a solar transit of Mercury can take place, and a terrestrial observer will see Mercury move in front of, and across the Sun s disk. A transit of Mercury can only occur when the planet is at inferior conjunction during the months of May and November. During these months Earth is near the line along which the orbit of Mercury intersects the ecliptic plane— this is the line of nodes for Mercury s orbit. Approximately a dozen solar transits of Mercury occur each century, and the final transit of the twentieth century occurred on 15 November 1999. 

If the ruling planet of the empty house is close to the Sun or the Moon, its importance increases. If it is conjunct Jupiter, the concerns of that house are blessed with good fortune. If it opposes Saturn, difficulties arise. And so on. For more about aspects, turn to Chapter 13. 

Roughly speaking, there are three types of aspects. If two planets are within a few degrees of each other, they re conjunct, which means that they operate in unison. If two planets are 60° or 120° apart, they support and assist each other. These aspects — sextiles and trines — are considered harmonious. And if two planets are at right angles (90°) or opposite each other (180°), they re basically at war. These aspects — squares and oppositions — are considered hard. 

In general, I recommend using an 8° orb for the conjunction, square, trine, or opposition and a 6° orb for the sextile, which is a slightly weaker aspect. (Minor aspects, which 1 discuss later in this chapter, can handle only a 2° orb.) In each case, you can tack on an additional 2° if the Sun or Moon is involved. This means that if your Sun is at 14°, any planet between 4° and 24° of your Sun sign is considered conjunct, a planet 52° to 68° away is sextile, and so on. Remember The tighter the orb, the more powerful the aspect. 

Conjunction When these two planets are cheek by jowl, you have strong convictions and can become a powerful agent of change. One example Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, who has this conjunction in the third house of communication. 

Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, the three outer planets, travel through the zodiac so slowly that their greatest influence is on generations, not on individuals. The aspects that they form are in orb for a long time. A conjunction between any two of them, for example, lasts for years. So the mere fact of having such an aspect doesn t distinguish you. It merely makes you a member of your generation, with all the pluses and minuses that implies. 

The bucket A bucket chart is like a bowl except that one planet (or sometimes two in close conjunction) is separated from the rest, as Figure 14-4 shows. That singleton planet, the handle of the bucket, becomes the focus of the chart. Because its needs are always paramount, Marc Edmund Jones compared that lone planet to a toothache. It demands attention — and sometimes it hurts. That s because its role is essentially to balance the rest of the chart. Its importance is so extreme that, both by sign and by house, it frequently describes a person in an uncanny way. 

The more conjunctions, sextiles, and trines that you see between the planets of one chart and the planets of another, the better. Squares and oppositions, problematical though they can be, are still a tie, and they can provide the right amount of friction. 

These planets orbit the Sun so sluggishly that they define generations, not individuals. The fact that your Neptune is conjunct your beloved s doesn t mean that you re karmically destined to be together. It means that you re about the same age — which isn t much of a tie. But it isn t nothing either, as anyone who has ever attended a high school reunion can attest. 

In this chapter, I focus on the slower-moving planets, beginning with Mars and ending with Pluto. I consider the conjunctions and oppositions that those planets make to your natal chart. And I try, as best I can, to highlight the possibilities that they open up for you. Transits don t change your natal chart. 

Here s the rule The transits that pack the biggest wallop are those made by the slowest planets — Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto — to the Sun, the Moon, the Ascendant, and the faster planets. Contacts made by the faster planets are usually short-lived. Contacts made by the slower planets to the slower planets (such as Uranus opposite your Pluto or Neptune conjunct your Saturn) may be too subtle to detect (unless the natal planet happens to occupy a prominent position in your chart). But contacts made by a slow planet to one of your personal planets — Pluto conjunct your Moon, Uranus opposite your Sun, and so on — signify the chapters of your life. 

Neptune conjunct Venus You re acutely sensitive and primed to fall in love. But does the object of your devotion return your affection Is the relationship as perfect as you imagine Remember, please, that Neptune is the planet of delusion. Similarly, if you tumble into the trap of self-pity and become convinced that you ll always be alone, dismiss that feeling and put your trust in art, music, poetry, and the universe. 

Looking at that chart, I would have noticed that Saturn, the planet of lessons, was transiting back and forth over her Sun (and had twice made an exact conjunction with it earlier that year) that Uranus and Neptune, traveling in tandem in the ninth house, were conjunct her Saturn and opposed to her natal Pluto and that transiting Pluto had been dueling with her Ascendant for about a year and was approaching an exact opposition. 

Specifically, he had Jupiter (and Chiron) conjunct the Midheaven, Mars in the tenth house, the Sun closely conjunct the Ascendant, and two planets — Venus and Neptune, the planets of art — in the first house. Plus, he had four planets and the Ascendant in Leo. Fame was his birthright. 

I u By planet Research has shown that doctors often have Saturn conjunct or opposite the Ascendant or Midheaven. Pluto, the planet of transformation, and Mars also figure heavily in the charts of healers. 

A house is powerful if it holds one or more planets, but even an empty house can be vital. If the ruler of that house is conjunct the Sun, Moon, Ascendant, or Midheaven, the matters of that house gain importance. 

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