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Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005 Up from the Minors OF NOTE, in recent years Scorpio has been stirred up by the minor planet Pholus. This has gone on since Oct. 20, 1999. Note that minor planets are akin less to the minor leagues of baseball than they are to a minor scale in music. They are not less important; they are just different, and noticed less often. Pholus has been working its way out of Scorpio all year, and makes its final transit into Sagittarius Saturday, Nov. 19. I have not written much about this planet, which was the second discovered Centaur, sighted in 1992 (after Chiron, discovered in 1977). But by some odd coincidence, it happens that I wrote a short article on the subject earlier in the week. Here is a brief quote; full article to follow below. Pholus has a quality of opening the door to the infinite. Depending on the door, that may or may not be helpful, or seem helpful, but it is what it is and when Pholus has become active, it's necessary to get out of denial and work with the energy consciously.So, no major planet activity during the phase of history that brought us the Iraq war, hurricane Katrina and her cousins, the Bush administration, the apparent dissolution of NATO and much else besides. And the personal ramifications are beginning to be felt not just by the families of veterans or by those displaced in storms; most people are feeling some effect, and the more sensitive ones are noticing all the more. No major planet activity -- just some really significant minor planet movement. This is the phase of history where we will look back and say enough people finally got it to catalyze a shift in consciousness, at least in our civilization. Unlike one year ago, most people really do understand that climate change is real and that the Iraq war is going nowhere faster and faster, but note the Pholus-like energy involved in both situations and so much else in the world today. There has been a kind of opening that built in momentum -- along with awareness of the problems. And while some people may on some level be able to deny that these things affect them personally, there is a question that's becoming evermore obvious -- what kind of world we want to live in? Of astrological note: Pholus entered Scorpio in 1999 under the influence of a fixed grand cross (the famous total solar eclipse of August 1999 just predates the transit) and leaves Scorpio under the influence of a fixed grand cross that unfolds throughout the current season and into the next. The fixed grand cross is an aspect of transcendence; of going from one level to the next. ---- Read more about three Centaurs changing signs and the story of Pholus in Sagittarius in this week's edition of Planet Waves Weekly. Also get your weekly horoscope, birthday reports (that are worth the whole subscription fee, and which are archived going back two years!) and much else, and have the deep personal satisfaction, that reaches from the spiritual level to the most earthy, mud-in-your-toes worldly level that can only following the affairs of the planet and the planets. We always present the news in a personally relevant, growth-oriented way, so if you're bummed about the world or "wonder what it all means" Planet Waves is the place to read your news. Instant access for all subscribers! I am working on a brilliant new pitch for Planet Waves subscriptions, which will be our best promotional spiel ever! You will love it! But you know why to subscribe, and I invite the readers who have been coming back for years to make their little contribution to help Planet Waves make its way on the ocean of the Internet. Read our recent, unsolicited reader feedback here! And thanks for signing up. http://planetwavesweekly.com/feedback.html | ||||||
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