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Ask the Oracle – January 14, 2010

By Julia Bondi

I have a “grand plan” for 2010 which is to begin a project that is dear to my heart. In 2005 my 19 year old son lost his life in a drowning accident. Though my grief path is arduous, as time has passed I have found strength to cope as positively as I can. I plan to write a book, not just the standard memoir, but a bereavement book that will help parents of lost teens, their siblings and peers (in particular, these groups seem to be rather unsupported, compared to the resources available to grieving parents). I am finding it very difficult to start writing…I have amassed a great deal of research material, have written some short articles and poems, but I need a kick start to commit the writing to paper. Of course, it is still very painful to visit my loss, but I also have a need to share what has happened to enable me to move further along this road. I wonder if there is anything in the charts that points towards my achieving my aim. Any input would be gratefully received. My date of birth is 11/10/55; my son’s birthday is 9/11/85. He passed to spirit on July 28, 2005.

AC

 

When I analyzed the charts for you and your son, I found that you both had Saturn at 23 degrees of Scorpio, surely a shared karma and mission that linked you in life and death. A detailed study of your charts revealed many, strong connections between your two charts and clearly described your son’s death as an accident. As a Scorpio Sun with Saturn in Scorpio conjunct your Sun and both of these planets squaring your natal Pluto and Jupiter in Leo, your destiny was going to include some very painful experiences in this life, some tragedy. Facing, feeling and learning to live with this terrible loss has been a process you have the capacity to do and you are. Your book is the next stage of your healing and your purpose. When your son passed away, transiting Pluto was closing in on its square to your 12th house Moon describing the painful path you have trod. This year as transiting Saturn completes its conjunction to your Moon you will be ready to commit to the writing process. Transiting Uranus will begin to oppose your Moon in March, an aspect that will continue into early 2011. Uranus will be your liberator, your impulse to move beyond all reluctance and resistance knowing you are now ready and you are. In addition to these powerful aspects to your Moon, your feelings, your memories and your intuitive, feminine wisdom, your solar arc Mercury is beginning to square your Moon making this the time to put pen to paper. You are ready, whether you begin this spring or in the fall, this is your year to put the “grand plan” into motion. Transiting Pluto is in your 3rd house of writing sextiling your natal Mercury which rules your 9th house of publishing, another indicator that your instincts and plan are exactly what you are being called to contribute. Remember that you were born with both Pluto and Uranus in your 10th house of career, accomplishment and contribution offering you a role in this life which can impact many if your efforts are your unique, deeply felt truths which this book will be. Your book will be important and healing for many.

 

I’m in a real crisis. Everything mooncircles mentioned in the description of the Cancer/Capricorn polarity and more hits the nail on the head for my life. I’m grieving about most everything in life and everything seems to be falling apart faster than I can scurry around gathering up the broken pieces. I was born on 6/22/59. My Dad passed when I was 3 and my mother is a piece of work…things have not really improved much since then. Now I am 50, had to sell my home, give away or find temporary homes for my animals, my small and always struggling real estate business appears to be on its last legs and I don’t whether to stay in the area where I live or, as you point out, to move to far flung areas in a motor home. Always, but this year more than ever, I have indeed come to grips with the potential truth that little in life has gone my way. As age begins to set in I’m not sure how I can make it from here and don’t feel prepared on any level for what’s to come. My partner is a Leo (8/1767) and we are both in turmoil. I picked up a deck of Tarot cards recently and even they aren’t telling me much. What in the world are we to do?

RN

 

In this economy, this political climate and this pre 2012 time of change, I hear from so many people that are in real crisis as they watch the lives they have known dissolve in front of their eyes. It is very painful and, yes, it does evoke the core of all that has not worked out in our lives, all that has been lost and all that we have suffered. While there is no trivial, easy answer, there is a clear answer. Give it all up, leave the area where you live, go somewhere you feel called to go and start over doing exactly what you have always wanted to do. As terrifying as this idea is, the life you have been living is over. A new one is waiting to be created. The Sun in your chart is 0 degrees of Cancer opposite a 4 degree Saturn in Capricorn. No wonder you resonated with mooncircles vivid vision of the Cancer/Capricorn polarity during the recent lunar eclipse. You are living it. Beginning in 2008, continuing through this year and completing next year, transiting Pluto has been opposing your natal Sun and is now beginning to conjunct your natal Saturn. Your Sun identity has been stripped from you, your Saturn structure is crumbling and neither of these previous realities can or should be rebuilt. It is time for something new, something less limiting; something you can build that does go your way. When your Sun solar arced to oppose your natal Saturn at the age of 4, you had lost your Dad and seen how dismal your reality was. You learned to survive, to cope (all good and necessary Saturn strategies) to become what you should and could be in that environment but it was less than you are. What Pluto has stripped away can be recreated in a very different way by a very different person. It is time to trust your Leo rising, your Mars/Uranus/Venus conjunction in Leo conjunct your ascendant and follow your passions, liberate yourself from a life that has been too much of a struggle. Though transiting Saturn in Libra is finalizing the end of the life you had built, it is also the determination, the strategy and the strength to begin again. Transiting Uranus is moving into your 9th house of long distance moves and travel telling you it is time to go. As transiting Uranus begins its square to your Sun this spring, you will be able to liberate yourself from your current life and from your past. This whole transition will take at least 6 months and more likely 2 years but you and your partner can go together, choose where you want to make a fresh start and begin again simply knowing this freedom will lead you to the future you actually want.

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About Julia Bondi

Julia Bondi began her study of Astrology and Metaphysics in 1973. Julia has been an accomplished counseling astrologer, intuitive, teacher and writer for more
than 30 years. With degrees in clinical psychology and esoteric philosophy Julia brings insight, clarity and caring to her work. As a seeker, intuitive and teacher Julia draws her wisdom and dedication to spirituality from her moon rising on her ascendant, her 12th house stellium in Gemini and her Pisces midheaven. Julia can be contacted by email.

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Astrologers use a variety of house systems, or methods of dividing up the sky into twelve sections. I use the Porphyry house system; another popular house system is Placidus (this is the default on https://astro.com). If the chart I send you looks different from what you are used to seeing, then likely a system other than Porphyry was used. Whole signs, Equal House, Regiomantus, and Campanus are examples of other systems. If you find all of this confusing, do not worry. It is likely not critical to your report.

m  Conjunction:  Like peas in a pod, planets in conjunction tend to come from the same place. They act together, but it’s also hard to tell them apart. This aspect can increase talent, focus, and intensity (“two are better than one”). Or one planet can disappear as the other dominates. Their connection feels so natural, it’s easy to think everyone blends these planetary energies just as you do—but mostly, they don’t!.

p  Sextile:  Planets in sextile are compatible, though without any fireworks. This aspect doesn’t demand your attention. It quietly presents an opportunity. You can join these archetypal forces. Donna Cunningham has called this the “Oh, that!” aspect, because that’s generally what her clients say when she describes their benefits.  To get the most from sextiles you need to actively work them.

q  Square:  Squares are wild and wonderful—but difficult too. The power struggle between these planets was likely defined in your youth, when they were impossibly challenging. People are usually aware of their squares. They force the issues that make you to grow. And that’s their gift. They ensure you learn your lessons. When you rise to the occasion, they bless you with energy, action, and success.

r  Trine:  Michael Munkasey has dubbed this the “goddess aspect” because it’s so lovely. Identifying talents you may have perfected in a previous life, trines can bring you joy. There’s a nice flow of energy between planets in trine. They support and reinforce each another. But without any struggle, you might take them for granted—neither using nor developing their gifts. An unattended trine can sometimes trick you into negative behaviors.

t  Inconjunct/Quincunx:  Your quincunx planets are innately incompatible. Bringing them into harmonious expression requires constant adjustments. This can be stressful, also motivating. You’ve got to keep changing your process, opinions or attitude—which promotes highly creative solutions.

u  Opposition:  They say opposites attract—and planets in opposition are never far from each other, though they’re constantly bickering. You may be triggered into awareness of this aspect by other people who seem to resist or undermine you.  An opposition can make you feel uncertain, insecure, or discontent, until you can accept and see yourself in both energies. Typically people find it easier to identify with one side and project the other onto unsuspecting others in the outer world.

First House: Personality, physical body, beginnings. Includes the Ascendant and rules physical appearance, the image you project to others, your general outlook on life, how you start things; may describe your role in your family system, often guides your first impression of immediate environment.

Second House: Money and personal finances, sense of self-worth and basic values, personal possessions, talents.

Third House: Communication, thoughts, language skills like writing and speaking, early schooling, siblings and neighbors, short trips, coming and going around town.

Fourth House: Your home, psychological foundations and roots, family, parents, domestic life, instinctive behavior, ancestry, your connection with the past, sense of security, domestic life, real estate. conditions at the end of life.

Fifth House: Children, creativity, romance; pleasure, entertainment, self-expression; all forms of “play”, speculation, gambling, and attitude towards taking risks; hobbies, attitude towards romance, lovers as opposed to partners, attitude towards having fun.

Sixth House: Work and job (as opposed to career), daily life, attitude towards service and coworkers, helpfulness, pets, attitude towards routine and organization, how you refine and perfect your skills.

Seventh House: Partnerships, one-to-one relationships, marriage, the first marriage, the “significant other”, business partnerships, competitors, open enemies, lawyers, mediators, counselors, contracts, negotiations, agreements. clients/the public.

Eighth House: Transformations and crisis, your ability to meet and rebound from crisis and change, sexuality; sex, death and rebirth, rituals and personal growth, your partner’s resources, addictions, psychology, other people’s money, taxes, divorce/alimony, inheritance.

Ninth House: Attitude toward expanding horizons, religious beliefs and personal philosophy, higher education, long-distance travel, morals, foreign languages and cultures, personal truths, publishing, commerce, advertising, your sense of adventure.

Tenth House: Career and profession, your contribution to society, social status, public reputation, material success, how you carve out a public identity for yourself; attitude toward authority figures, parents, caregivers, bosses, governments, attitude towards responsibility, desire for achievement.

Eleventh House: Friends, groups, organizations; hopes, wishes, aspirations, personal goals; your philanthropic attitude, concern for the collective, humanity; like tenth, can bring recognition and honors for fulfilling hopes and dreams.

Twelfth House: What’s hidden beneath the surface, karmic dustbin, limiting childhood/past-life messages, self-undoing, hidden enemies, hidden weaknesses, dreams, secret affairs, lost items, hospitals and prisons, hidden strengths, spiritual studies and soul growth.

A  Sun: Our vitality and magnetism; self-identity, ego.
Roles: The Self, the Hero, the Performer, the King.

B  Moon: Intuition, emotion, nurture.
Roles: The Mother, the High Priestess, the Child.

C  Mercury: Mind; physical dexterity and mental agility.
Roles: The Thinker, the Communicator, the Student, the Trickster, the Merchant, the Thief.

D  Venus: Our capacity for pleasure, receptivity, creativity, and social connection. Also indicates our relationships, self esteem, and financial abundance.
Roles: The Lover, the Seductress, the Artist.

E  Mars: Desire, initiative, anger.
Roles: The Protector, the Athlete, the Warrior.

F  Jupiter: Luck, opportunity, expansion, higher learning, religion.
Roles: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Traveler, the Monk, the Professor.

G  Saturn: Hard work, commitment, focus, inadequacy, leadership, suffering, loss.
Roles: The Task Master, the Grim Reaper, the Wise Old Man, the Builder, the Cynic, the Boss.

H  Uranus: Change, breakthroughs, upsets, discoveries.
Roles: The Revolutionary, the Humanitarian, the Visionary, the Snob.

I  Neptune: Imagination, spirituality, idealism, addictions, deception, compassion.
Roles: The Artist, the Romantic, the Guru, the Addict, the Martyr, the Victim.

J  Pluto: Transformation, power, psychological dynamics, helplessness.
Roles: The Terrorist, the Detective, the Psychotherapist, the Dictator, shady people.

a  Aries: Pioneering, competitive, selfish, impatient, courageous, reckless, independent, dynamic, domineering, “Me first!”

b  Taurus: Patient, stable, lazy, dependable, practical, sensual, stubborn, artistic, possessive, greedy, gentle, loyal.

c  Gemini: Intelligent, curious, adaptable, quick-witted, restless, clever, scatterbrained, lacking follow-through.

d  Cancer: Nourishing, intuitive, protective, moody, sensitive, maternal, domestic, childish, cautious, creative.

e  Leo: Proud, dignified, vain, expressive, romantic, generous, childish, overbearing, self-assured, creative.

f  Virgo: Perfection-seeking, practical, methodical, petty, critical, studious, discriminating, cautious, never satisfied.

g  Libra: Charming, sociable, peace-loving, refined, diplomatic, artistic, indecisive, apathetic, easily deterred.

h  Scorpio: Passionate, secretive, penetrating, resourceful, suspicious, manipulative, jealous, sarcastic, intolerant, determined, aware.

i  Sagittarius: Freedom-loving, philosophical, optimistic, enthusiastic, careless, impatient, talkative, a know-it-all, broadminded, athletic, honest.

j  Capricorn: Serious, responsible, practical, hardworking, stubborn, brooding, inhibited, status-conscious, domineering, unforgiving.

k  Aquarius: Progressive, individualistic, unpredictable, cold, intellectual, artistic, eccentric, shy, impersonal, scientific.

l  Pisces: Compassionate, intuitive, ungrounded, romantic, impractical, self-sacrificing, seductive, musical, artistic.