Aquarius Papers - Global Astrology

The Full Moon of December 2005 - How It Will Affect All of Us

by Robert Wilkinson

This Full Moon occurs December 15 at 8:15 am PST on the 24 degree Sagittarius-Gemini axis, accenting the SeeSaw configuration we've all been living with for a long time. The good news is that 24 Sagittarius is a degree of happiness, good fortune, and blessings. The Moon, or how the light of the Sun expresses itself, is on a degree of using binding conditions to demonstrate "rhythmic freedom," and the ability to have fun by demonstrating skill in limiting conditions. So we can expect some very good things to come, and will quicken the seeds of our future good fortune by how we deal with binding conditions and how we enjoy ourselves while bringing happiness in the midst of difficulty.

December 2005 Overview For All Signs - The Fixed T-square continues and Mercury and Mars go direct as Venus goes retrograde

by Robert Wilkinson

Though I gave you a pretty good overview of many different forces at work on all of us throughout the month of December in this article, I figured I'd try to sum up some other factors as well in today's offering so you can mark a few key points about this month and when to lay low and/or surf the strange shifts and fragmentations we're all going through.

Happy Deathday, Dr. Winston O' Boogie - We miss you

Today is one of the two hardest days of the year for me. Take a moment to remember to cold turkey, gimme some truth in my life oh god, and since it's number 9 dream, it's real love, it won't be long and instant karma's gonna get you. I am the walrus, so anytime at all, regardless of the mind games, in a day in the life all you need is love and give peace a chance on this happy christmas while you're watching the wheels. Thank you John. Wish you were here. Aum and blessings, wherever you are across the universe.

Which Signs Square or Oppose Each Other?

by Robert Wilkinson

It occurred to me that many readers of this column may not know how the signs relate to each other in terms of the squares and oppositions I mentioned yesterday. So, for the expert astrologer, this information may be familiar, but for many, hopefully this will help you see how certain signs relate to each other in your chart and in the sky. The following table will be an easy reference for anyone wishing to understand the particularness and wholeness of the 12 sign system.

Saturn cycles - What it means when it makes a conjunction, square or opposition to planets or the Ascendant

by Robert Wilkinson

When Saturn touches a planet or significant point in the chart, we say that Saturn is conjunct that point. Often when a planet or our Ascendant is conjuncted by Saturn, it leads to feeling depressed, oppressed, or repressed. However, by seeing what is obsolete and methodically and maturely eliminating old structures of doing or experiencing, we can find our way to our true selves, freed from prejudices and traps of fear or limiting behaviors that stifle our Spirit. A Saturn transit is a time when we get clear about who we are and who we aren't.

Sagittarius - Truth-Seeking Independent Fire Spirits

by Robert Wilkinson

December is the month that features the Fire of Sagittarius, though in 2005 we have fewer Sagittarius planets than usual. When the Sun transits Sagittarius we are challenged to open to a wider view, a greater truth, and a more generous attitude regarding future possibilities. This is the sign of the quest, where the abstract mind opens to a higher reality and ideally finds a more abundant sense of humor and perspective. It is the last sign of Autumn and the harvest of our socialized activity from the past year preparing us for personal power and authority in Capricorn.  The light force is at its yearly minimum, so conserve energy and concentrate on what you need to learn.

Gandhi on Non-Violence

From the most remarkable man to walk the Earth in many centuries, a thought from the Mahatma, a.k.a. "Great Spirit:"

In this age of wonders no one will say that a thing or idea is worthless because it is new. To say it is impossible because it is difficult, is again not in consonance with the spirit of the age. Things undreamt of are daily being seen, the impossible is ever becoming possible. We are constantly being astonished these days at the amazing discoveries in the field of violence. But I maintain that far more undreamt of and seemingly impossible discoveries will be made in the field of nonviolence."

Overcoming the Causes of Suffering - Finding Truth, Speaking Truth

by Robert Wilkinson

From The Magic of Space, part of a commentary that can help us get beyond the unfortunate karmas of erroneous perception and unhelpful thoughts and speech. This nugget is from Chapter 4, "Fear of Inner and Outer Space."

You must learn to discriminate between truth and falsehood, and you must learn to be true in thought, and word, and deed. There are many untrue thoughts in the world, and many superstitions, and one who is enslaved by them cannot make progress. Therefore you must not hold a thought simply because many other people hold it, or because it has been believed for centuries, but must think it through for yourself, and judge for yourself whether it is reasonable. Your thought about other people must also be true, and you must never think things of them that you do not really know to be true.