Aquarius Papers - Global Astrology

A Most Happy 2018 Birthday to a Master of Whimsical Verse, the Legendary Ogden Nash

by Robert Wilkinson

Today would have been the 116th birthday of one of America’s great poets, and was he funny!

Mercury Stationary Direct Affecting August, September, October, and November 2018 Pt. 1 – Productive Inspired Visions Are On the Way!

by Robert Wilkinson

Mercury goes direct in motion at 9:25 pm PDT on August 18, 12:25 am EDT and 5:25 am BST on August 19, and speeds up for the next 10 weeks. This shows a quickening of the ability to coordinate, put things together, understand the whole and the parts, the process and the larger cycles. It is now stationary at 12 Leo, affecting that area in our lives for 3 months to come.

Astrology in August 2018 – A Swirl of Retrograde Planets Shifting Directions

by Robert Wilkinson

Things are extremely strange right now. Looking at the news, nothing makes any sense at all, it seems that some things have reversed course, at least temporarily, while other things seem to have fallen into a black hole. Calls not returned, contractors show up and vanish, and plans fall apart before they’re made.

Solar Returns – “Re-Lighting the Studio of our Life”

by Robert Wilkinson

As many of you know, the Solar Return happens each year when the Sun returns to the exact degree, minute, and second as it was at our birth. I usually wish others a happy Solar Return on their birthday, and today a Spiritual Sister asked me a question about it.

When Outer Planets Transit the Nodes, and the Nodes Transit the Planets in a chart

by Robert Wilkinson

A while back at KISS we were discussing the effect of the Nodes conjuncting a planet in a chart, and outer planets transiting the North Node. The first happens twice every 18 years, while the second happens infrequently with Jupiter and Saturn, and rarely if ever when it comes to Neptune or Pluto.

The August 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse New Moon at 19 Leo Pt. 3 - Signs, Sabian Symbols, and What It All Means

by Robert Wilkinson

This article covers significant aspects, degree symbols, and other important factors in this Leo New Moon Eclipse chart. This Lunation will lead us through radical and dynamic transformations, so stay balanced, elegant, stylish, and open to pioneering cooperative group endeavors. With EIGHT powerful septile-series aspects in play, destiny is on the move in all our lives these next 4 weeks (and 3+ years)!

The Partial Solar Eclipse of August 2018 at 19 Leo Pt. 2 - What’s Happening in August-September 2018 (and through Feb 2022!)

by Robert Wilkinson

We have yet another Partial Solar Eclipse New Moon coming soon, this time in Leo! Over the next 4 weeks (and 3y 6m) this will show us the joy of human interaction and togetherness, and help us eliminate old emotional and social rigidities in the process. Due to a large number of octile and septile-series aspects, this one’s wild, crazy, frictional, transformational, and will liberate our hearts!

The Second Time the United States Unleashed A Demon On The World – A Time for Reflection

by Robert Wilkinson

73 years ago the US ended a war through mass murder and unleashing the nuclear demon on our planet. Today we remember Nagasaki.

The Partial Solar Eclipse of August 2018 at 19 Leo Pt. 1 - Who Does It Affect and for How Long?

by Robert Wilkinson

This Solar Eclipse will put many people at a fork in the road of their destiny across several areas of life. This one has major quincunxes and triseptiles to both Neptune and Pluto, showing major adjustments and sacrifices globally, as well as crucial turning points for our world.

Astrology in August 2018 - On The Threshold of a Partial Solar Eclipse at 19 Leo

by Robert Wilkinson

We are about to have the THIRD Solar Eclipse of 2018! As I've told you before, no eclipse of itself is "bad," nor do we have anything to fear. We cannot lose what belongs to us; but there are good times to clear out the old to make space for the new that is not yet here.

Mercury Retrograde in August 2018 - How Will The Inferior Conjunction in Leo Manifest in the Future?

by Robert Wilkinson

Following up on the general meaning and function of the "Inferior Conjunction" between the Sun and Mercury, today we explore specifics of the Inferior Conjunction of Aug 8-9 at 17 Leo. This “fusion of life and mind” will impact the rest of the retrograde period, and many weeks after.

The Day the United States Unleashed A Demon On The World – A Time for Reflection

by Robert Wilkinson

73 years ago the US ended a war through mass murder and unleashing the nuclear demon on our planet. Today we remember Hiroshima.