Please note that these aspects may be affecting people 2-3 days before & after aspect perfects on dates below.
Sunday, Mar 2 2014 - Saturn Station Retrograde 23°Sc19' R& Venus Sqr Mars
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Tensions smoldered in Ukraine, and in capitals around the world on Monday, as Russian troops consolidated their hold on the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, global stocks slipped on fears things could get worse and diplomats grasped for a way to stop the crisis from escalating.This weekend has been one of crisis on a world level and in many people's personal lives. Health issues and relationship problems were exacerbated by Mars going retrograde on Saturday, Saturn going retrograde on Sunday and Mars square Venus also on Sunday.
I wrote about the current Mars square Venus aspects which happen three times due to Mars going retrograde which I wrote about here - Venus + Mars + You in 2014 Over the weekend many people experienced some sort of repeat or connected event that began at the time of the first Mars square Venus on Jan 16th 2014.
Mars goes retrograde every two years and brings about an increase in anger, frustration, aggravation and possibly violence. This is because a planet is closer to the earth when retrograde, it appears to slow down and this translates to a more powerful impact of that planets energies.
While retrogrades are always challenging, they can also be used positively to go back and obtain some achievement, goal or reward from the past.
The challenge now with Mars retrograde in Libra is to go back over past issues with diplomatic (Libra) measures to come up with solutions that everyone can agree on. This is not the time to act out and begin new aggressive maneuvers as they will not turn out as expected and may be reversed later.
Up until Mars goes direct on May 19th there will be more intensity with court battles, relationships, diplomatic tensions between countries and dealings with the public. Actions don't go as planned with a retrograde Mars as the energies of the planet are skewed.
This is a good time to go back over issues in these areas, restarting or even starting something that you had meant to do earlier but lacked the incentive or courage.
Saturn going retrograde is a much larger project. All of the rules and structures will be emphasized now and those who abuse their positions of prominence may fall.
Saturn rules structures of all kinds including the bones/teeth of a human body. Issues in these areas may become serious.
Saturn in Scorpio rules money from others, life/death issues and a complete change in life. Just as Mars and Saturn went retrograde in a 24 hour period (a very rare event in itself) Russian troops entered the Ukraine after the pro-Russian leader was ousted by a group of people who want an independent Ukraine, separate from Russia.
Building a new government under Saturn retrograde is not favorable and will need to be revised or reversed later on after Saturn goes direct. Saturn will be retrograde from March 2nd until June 20th 2014. During this time things will be in an upheaval not only in the Ukraine but all over the world as leaders are reacting to Russia sending troops in. So far trading sanctions have been put in place to punish Russia so the dealings with these events are of a financial nature with Saturn in Scorpio.
With a Grand Cross of Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto in April, this will cause a crisis throughout the world and most heavily with Russia and the U.S. as Russia's president Vladimir Putin's Sun and the U.S. Sun are both directly hit by the Grand Cross. (Leslie Hale and I talked about this in our last podcast about Vladimir Putin.)
Monday, Mar 3 2014 Sun Sxt Pluto
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Issues of power. Personal power/magnetism. Determination. Decision. Revealing the inner self. Sharing and trust. Financial power used without resistance.
On Monday, world leaders responded to recent events with new plans to deal with aggression in Ukraine. This was a time of behind-the-scenes power plays and financial decisions. A positive time to assert power and make one's decisions felt strongly.
Wednesday, Mar 5 2014 Venus enters Aquarius
Venus is moving out of the materialistic, governmental sign of Capricorn on Wednesday and entering the impersonal, friendly sign of Aquarius. Now groups and humanitarian endeavors are favored financially and more popular. Aquarius is a rebellious sign as it is co-ruled by Uranus (traditionally ruled by Saturn) so revolutions, technology, 'geeky' organizations will be more influential now and may earn more money. This is the time to enjoy being with groups and friends as they will lead to personal satisfaction and increased earning capacity.
Romantic liaisons may be more unusual, happen suddenly/unexpectedly and be of a more friendly nature than usual. This is the classic 'friend becoming a partner' type of influence that Venus will have now.
Venus and Mars, two relationship planets that signify interactions between men and women have been squaring off in recent times. I wrote about in past blog - Venus + Mars + You in 2014 The good news is by the end of the month March 29th they will trine each other in Libra/Aquarius. Expect new wedding announcements and more to come throughout this time.
Thursday, Mar 6 2014 Jupiter goes Direct
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Jupiter finally goes direct on Thursday forming an exact trine to the point of last Saturday's New Moon at 10 Pisces. This shows growth, expansion and benefits to things begun last week.
Jupiter exalted in Cancer promotes patriotism, home, family, food, and real estate. There may be an increase in one or all of these areas beginning now.
Jupiter had been retrograde since Nov 6, 2013 so something that may have been put on hold or was lagging in performance may come back into your life and/or show some results/increase starting on Thursday.
Expect some big news on this day as this is the third planet to change direction in less than a week which affects the world in a powerful way.
Weather patterns and other major events that affect the world may occur at this time.