Astrology in late October 2017 – The Sun Continuing A Season of Major Collective Agitation! - Aquarius Papers

by Robert Wilkinson

In past weeks, I gave you 4 articles about Mars, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon in Virgo each creating a special configuration symbolizing the collective agitation, angst, widespread and varied natural disasters, political upheavals, and more. I termed it a “Rhombus Diamond Octile,” since it involves two oppositions, two semisquares, and two sesquisquares, creating a geometric pattern called a Rhombus, or Diamond. While these Rhombus Diamonds are now over, the anchoring tension is still set into motion whenever any planet in Libra opposes Uranus and sesquisquares Neptune, which the Sun is now triggering.

So while the Virgo leg of the configuration is not occupied, it still is the void generated any time a transit moves through late Libra. As everything is anchored by the ongoing Uranus semisquare Neptune, we will continue to experience a LOT of tension and friction in the atmosphere, creating a grind for us wherever we have mid-Pisces and late Aries, as well as associated resonant points in other signs.

The Solar opposition to Uranus has already begun, and it will be the sesquisquare that brings it to focus between October 15 and 22, specifically Oct 17-20. As this coincides with the exact Mars at 27 Virgo quincunx Uranus at 27 Aries, be flexible and make productive adjustments wherever necessary while keeping your equilibrium. What is your heart’s desire? Stop delaying and use your imagination to re-grasp an opportunity you thought was gone.

We also have a New Moon coming soon at 27 Libra, just hours after the Sun opposes Uranus. Solar flares and plasma eruptions, warping in the electromagnetic field, breakaway impulses, sideways explosions, and all equivalent human behavior symbolized by these can be expected. As the Lunation sesquisquares Neptune, clarity will be tested. What is your role as you would define it? Reject timidity and uncertainty, and give voice to what others don’t understand.

Remember this is a long wave friction, and will be set off any time any planet moves through the middle degrees of Virgo or the late degrees of Libra while the semisquare is in play, which it will be through the end of 2017 in those signs. That also means this octile opposition-semisquare-sesquisquare will generate action when Venus transits the Libra zone the first week of November, and when Mars transits the Libra zone the last 5 days of November through the first 5 days in December.

On a related note, whenever any planet transits mid-Sagittarius, it will square Neptune and sesquisquare Uranus, so heads up November 10-15 (Mercury), November 27-December 4, (Sun), and December 7-11 (Venus). Also heads up when planets in late Capricorn square Uranus and semisquare Neptune. Though they’ll be separating from the exact semisquare in January, Venus will activate the octiles January 12-16, as will the Sun January 14-19. Welcome to the Autumn and Winter, to be followed by the Spring and Summer of our discontent!

By February Uranus and Neptune will be back in a forming semisquare, so the octiles will continue to be activated through next Spring and Summer, even though the signs will change when Uranus enters Taurus next May. These are subjects for other articles in coming weeks.

I’ll elaborate more on this friction in the atmosphere in the coming New Moon articles. See you then!

Comments

My goodness, I finally understand the frictions! A good piece to look at frequently, over the next several months.

So the frustration I experience moment to moment isn't all due to having a cast on my dominant hand...

Posted by: Jo Garceau | October 17, 2017 at 11:03 AM

Sun opp Uranus with Mars qux Uranus: "What is your heart’s desire? Stop delaying and use your imagination to re-grasp an opportunity you thought was gone."
27 Lib New Moon opp Uranus: "What is your role as you would define it? Reject timidity and uncertainty, and give voice to what others don’t understand."

Thank you for this.

Posted by: bomega | October 17, 2017 at 02:50 PM