Monday, Dec. 12, 2005 MARS has stationed direct, which is likely to help clear a glut of stuck energy, some of it leftover from Mercury retrograde and some from long before. The Mars in Taurus era, not over until February, has arrived with some of the most significant global events of 2005: the hurricanes and destruction of the Southeastern United States, the Kashmir earthquake, the beginning of indictments in the Bush administration, and others. According to research by Arwynne O'Neill, when Mars is in Taurus, the phase after the station-direct is at least as interesting as the retrograde itself, particularly on the global level. An incident that comes to mind is the burning of the Buncefield Oil Depot near Hemel Hempstead, north of London. This kind of "fire in the Earth" imagery is typical of the volcanic or tectonic activity that increases dramatically around Mars stations in Taurus. Our research has also indicated that there can be fluctuations or radical increases of the price of petroleum around these stations as well. The article, which provides an overview of the particulars of Mars retrograding in Taurus, is worth a second glance, even if you've seen it: http://planetwaves.net/contents/whole_mars_review.html I'll be back in a few hours with an inquiry to readers regarding your experiences of the Mars station -- what you noticed and what you've felt personally. Catch you later.     e