Aquarius Papers - Global Astrology

Winter Solstice 2008

by Robert Wilkinson

Winter Solstice 2008 occurs at 4:04 am PST, 12:04 pm GMT on December 21, 2008. This is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and from now on the Solar force will get longer and stronger, a welcome relief for those of us who need lots of sunshine to keep our dispositions equally sunny.

Autobiographical Synergy - Illuminating Our Shadow Material

by Robert Wilkinson

There's a lot of upheaval in many lives right now, with people looking for jobs, changing jobs, or wondering if they should be doing something differently than they are. As I was in the same situation many times when younger, today I'll offer some ways to approach what is, and what could be.

Pluto Galactic Center Seeds in Motion December 2008 and January-February 2009 - New Beginnings Are Already Rolling Through

by Robert Wilkinson

In a comment stream a reader mentioned a sense of new beginnings. This happens at this time of the year each year, since it begins a period when the inner planets all conjunct first Pluto, then Neptune, then Uranus within a 90 day span. While Neptune and Uranus have yet to be triggered, Pluto's seeds for years to come have begun to sprout.

Sagittarius 2008 - Adventurous Dancing Fire Spirits

by Robert Wilkinson

December features the Fire of Sagittarius, and 2008 shows Mercury and Mars in Sag for large parts of the month. 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.

Pluto in Capricorn - A Hard Look At Core Realities

by Robert Wilkinson

Pluto is the ultimate transformer which purifies all forms down to their "seed quality." In any seed is the inherent pattern of its future form. If Pluto rules seeds and the power of self-replication inherent in all seeds, then we can learn a lot about archetypal patterns by studying how Pluto works.

New Moons and Full Moons - Footprints of Spirit Across Time

by Robert Wilkinson

As we have a Full Moon coming up soon, I thought we should explore the meaning of the succession of New Moons and Full Moons throughout time. These two phenomena follow each other in an endless series of lunations, each affecting the other, and in the case of Eclipses, for months and even years afterwards.

The December 2008 Grand Mutable Cross Full Moon in Gemini-Sagittarius

by Robert Wilkinson

I've heard a LOT of people freaking out about the Grand Mutable Cross Full Moon that will happen December 12 at 22 degrees of Gemini and Sagittarius. While Mutable Crosses do indicate friction and fragmentation, sometimes these can be useful in breaking up old material we no longer need to be dealing with in our lives.

Spiritual Astrology in December 2008 and January-February 2009 - Uranus and Neptune Direct Finishing Lessons As Pluto Enters An Unknown Zone

by Robert Wilkinson

In the early months of the year the outer planets enter unknown zones of Spiritual futures indicated by degree spans not experienced in close to a century or more. This three-fold series of Higher Pulses each and together give us glimpses of phases of experience we've never known before. In Spring they each go retrograde at various points in time. By mid-Summer, they are all retrograde, bringing newer, deeper insights and connectedness with the Divine Process.

The December 2008 Mutable T-Squares - What They Mean for Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces

by Robert Wilkinson

This is a huge chance to integrate very powerful dualistic energies if we don't lose our cool, and they affect everyone. We entered the zone yesterday due to Mercury squaring Uranus, with the square to Saturn coming Saturday. This hot zone between 19-22 degrees of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces is active through December 18-19. The good news is that as the planets make their T-squares, they also sextile Neptune showing a larger comprehension will follow the stresses and changes we go through.

2012 Won't Be That Bad, and Could Even Be Very Good

by Robert Wilkinson

Been congitatin' lately about the pandemic fear and infinite suppositions happening around 2012. Suppose it is a greater, more wonderful point in time than any of us imagine?