The Cardinal Climax of Saturn, Uranus and Pluto will reach a resounding crescendo at the end of this month. There will be more to come, but this one is extremely critical. The deep volcanic power of Pluto will bite hard and events in the world will serve as proof. The recent Partial Lunar Eclipse on Sat June 26 took place with the Moon in the early degrees of Capricorn. As mentioned in this column, it indicated a worsening of the world’s economic crisis. Within days, on Tuesday June 29, global markets fell sharply amid concerns over European banks and the health of the global economy. Fears have been expressed over the start of another bear market phase kicking in.

The astrological drama at the end of this month looks set to drive home the hard truth of what Europe and Canada were trying to tell US President Barack Obama at the G20 summit. Namely, what CNBC market commentator Rick Santelli screamed out on television: STOP THE SPENDING! The message isn’t getting through, but it will by the end of this month and early August. Obama will be facing the biggest crisis to his presidency yet. Credibility is falling fast and looks set to get worse.

The Partial Lunar Eclipse of June 26 spanned the Pacific. Western Canada and the US watched it as it set. Asia watched it as it rose. It joined Asia and the Americas in much the same way that they are joined by the financial markets. As one continent’s markets close at the end of the day, the other’s open.

Another eclipse is coming this month on Sunday July 11. This time, rather than a lunar eclipse, it will be a Total Eclipse of the Sun. As the Moon moves across the face of the Sun a black circle will appear in the western South Pacific Ocean. And like a cosmic finger it will draw a line from west to east over a huge expanse of open ocean. It will only make landfall on the Cook Islands and Easter Islands, and finally ending at the southern tip of Chile and Argentina. I’ve found that Solar Eclipses give clues about events that will take place for several months before and after the actual eclipse. The increase of earthquakes, extreme weather, volcanic activity and the Gulf of Mexico oil gusher are lined to this eclipse.

With Uranus (upheaval and volatility) turning backwards on July 5th and Jupiter (expansion) doing the same on July 23, you will find that life becomes highly charged and active. This will prove good for you. The energy is available to pursue your dreams and constructively work towards their realization. Your preparations now and over the coming months will reach a pivotal point in November. Opportunities for advancing your cause abound. Success awaits you.

LUNAR PHASES FOR June 2010

Keeping in touch with the lunar cycle is absolutely and totally crucial to getting your life in sync with the natural rhythm of the universe. Be aware of these dates when they come and you’ll notice your life starting to change for the better. Here are this month’s important dates:

New Moon—————-Sat 12 June at 7:15am ET in Gemini
First Quarter——– Sat 19 June at 00:29am ET in Virgo
Full Moon————— Sat 26 June at 07:30am ET in Capricorn
Last Quarter——— Sun 4 July at 10:35am ET in Aries

New Moon————— Sun 11 July at 3:40pm ET in Cancer
First Quarter——– Sun 18 July at 06:11am ET in Libra
Full Moon—————-Sun 25 July at 09:37pm ET in Aquarius
Last Quarter———-Tues 3 Aug at 12:01am ET in Taurus

New Moon————— Mon 9 Aug at 11:08pm ET in Leo

To convert to your local times:
BST – add 5 hours; GMT – add 4 hours; CT – subtract 1 hour;
MT – subtract 2 hours; PT – subtract 3 hours;

Uranus at 9; Saturn at 3; Pluto at 12;

The Thought for the Month of July will appear on Sunday July 4.

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
The big titanic alignment between Saturn, Uranus and Pluto will reach a new level of intensity this month. These three big astrological players, the mighty gods of mythology, are entering a critical phase. They have awoken from their slumber. They have come back to life. The thunderous roars of battle are rolling down the slopes of Mount Olympus.

Then again, perhaps they’ve always been alive and active. Our modern industrial society has simply been too absorbed in its narcissistic ways to notice that something exists out there other than us. Yes, there might just be powers greater than us on a spiritual level. It raises the question: Has Man become a victim of his own hubris? Must we, like Achilles, fall from our greatness as a result of a carefully aimed arrow? Perhaps Homer wasn’t just a dumb old blind poet with an overactive imagination. Perhaps, he had something profoundly important to tell us. Today, we are learning that in this enlightened age of science, we are not quite as clever as we think.

The aforementioned big T-Square Climax alignment between Saturn, Uranus and Pluto has now started to bite hard. Also dubbed The Cardinal Climax, by virtue of their eventual placement in the cardinal signs of Aries, Libra and Capricorn, it is an astrological configuration not seen since The Great Depression from 1929 to the start of WWII in 1939.

The current astrological picture is symbolically reflecting the maddening intensity of the crises affecting different parts of the world. In this day and age, we live in a global village. The flutter of a butterfly’s wings on one continent is setting off hurricanes and volcanoes in distant lands.

The dynamic level and intensity of the crises in the world has sent the stress gage into the red. There is a crisis in the Middle East concerning attempts to break Israeli’s security blockade on Gaza; the solid cornerstone of Middle Eastern balance of power – Turkey – is being dislodged; South Korea is clamouring for retribution over North Korea’s torpedoing of one of their navy ships; there have been riots in Athens; bloody insurrection in Thailand; Iran is a powder keg waiting to blow; there is an increased frequency of high magnitude earthquakes ravaging the Earth; volcanoes have been popping off in Iceland and now in Bolivia, Guatemala, Alaska and Katchatka, Russia; the word apocalypse has begun to creep into vocabulary of adjectives describing the catastrophic haemorrhaging of oil in the Gulf of Mexico; and the list goes on.

The astrological framework of these crazy times is easy to see. Uranus has taken up position at 9 on the clock face. Saturn is fidgeting about at 3 on the opposite side. And Pluto is locking into both of them by stationing itself at the top of the clock at 12. Can you see the picture? Now add Jupiter which has caught up to Uranus.

Uranus represents change, transformation and innovation. This qualities are getting a mighty boost by Jupiter (expansion, growth and magnification). That’s potentially good, but the severe quality of Pluto’s hard angle from the 12 Noon position is pushing the moderate notion of change (Uranus) to the extreme end of the spectrum. Now we’re looking at anarchy, rebellion and insurrection.

In June, fast-moving Venus passed through 6 on the clock face. That brought another meltdown in the stock market, a rocky shift in relations between nations and political alliances. It is also linked to the oil rig disaster and gushing of oil off the coast of Louisiana. That’s the big picture. You would have noticed much of this crashing into your own persona life. Some of you have felt the sheering pain, and anger too, of love gone horribly wrong; or a family member making a crazy decision; or colleagues acting in bizarre ways at work. Everyone is feeling the pressure – from the mighty right down to the tiniest little insect. We’re all in it together.

June will see the Jupiter/Uranus union become more powerful thus leading to a probably rise in public insurrection and rebellion. It may touch places normally used to peace and tranquility. June saw Venus cross through the critical zone of 6 on the clock face. Any planets travelling through that point will translate the struggle of the Saturn, Uranus-Jupiter and Pluto.

In June, the Sun enters that 6 O’clock danger zone on the 19th. It will remain in the churning waters of this sea battle through to the 25th and beyond. Mercury is following close behind. It enters the zone on the 24th through to the 27th. The Full Moon on Sat June 26 will whip up the storm still further. It will be like a hurricane causing a surge in the tide and raising the sea level to a very high level.

And ‘guess who’s coming to dinner’ in Toronto on June 25 and 26? Why, it’s the G20. And, oh, yes, the G8 too! The latter will be up in Huntsville in Muskoka. Even without the highly stressed alignments in June amplified by the Full Moon on the 26th, you’d expect a G20 meeting to attract violent anarchists from around the world. They wait for these summits every year. It’s a chance to get together, smash windows and set fire to banks. A real medieval head-bashing event. Sounds like great fun and something I’ve always been tempted to take up in my retirement. Um….I am kidding…before the police decide to lock me up.

The scene in Toronto looks to be wild this month. Well, let’s hope that cool heads prevail and the police do a good job of containing the trouble. The build up of caustic alignments this month will affect more than Toronto, though. Every crisis in the world will be affected. And yes, let’s not forget the World Cup in South Africa. It’s going to be one doozy of a tournament. Let’s hope it’s safe for everyone there.

And as usual, do remember, to keep your thoughts as positive as possible. Do your best to diffuse the tension in your life with humour. Sometimes that just isn’t possible, but do try. Try also to connect with the source of peace and harmony within yourself. It’s there. I guarantee it.

LUNAR PHASES FOR June 2010

Keeping in touch with the lunar cycle is absolutely and totally crucial to getting your life in sync with the natural rhythm of the universe. Be aware of these dates when they come and you’ll notice your life starting to change for the better. Here are this month’s important dates:

New Moon————— Thurs 13 May at 9:04pm ET in Taurus
First Quarter——– Thurs 20 May at 7:43pm ET in Leo
Full Moon—————-Thurs 27 May at 7:07pm ET in Sagittarius
Last Quarter———-Fri 4 June at 6:13pm ET in Pisces

New Moon—————-Sat 12 June at 7:15am ET in Gemini
First Quarter——– Sat 19 June at 00:29am ET in Virgo
Full Moon————— Sat 26 June at 07:30am ET in Capricorn
Last Quarter——— Sun 4 July at 10:35am ET in Aries

New Moon————— Sun 11 July at 3:40pm ET in Cancer

To convert to your local times:
BST – add 5 hours; GMT – add 4 hours; CT – subtract 1 hour;
MT – subtract 2 hours; PT – subtract 3 hours;

Keeping in touch with the lunar cycle is absolutely and totally crucial to getting your life in sync with the natural rhythm of the universe. Be aware of these dates when they come and you’ll notice your life starting to change for the better. Here are this month’s important dates:

New Moon————— Wed 14 April at 08:29am ET in Aries
First Quarter——– Wed 21 April at 2:20pm ET in Leo
Full Moon————— Wed 28 April at 08:18am ET in Scorpio
Last Quarter——— Thurs 6 May at 12:15am ET in Aquarius

New Moon————— Thurs 13 May at 9:04pm ET in Taurus
First Quarter——– Thurs 20 May at 7:43pm ET in Leo
Full Moon—————-Thurs 27 May at 7:07pm ET in Sagittarius
Last Quarter———-Fri 4 June at 6:13pm ET in Pisces

New Moon—————-Sat 12 June at 7:15am ET in Gemini

To convert to your local times:
BST – add 5 hours; GMT – add 4 hours; CT – subtract 1 hour;
MT – subtract 2 hours; PT – subtract 3 hours;

Keeping in touch with the lunar cycle is absolutely and totally crucial to getting your life in sync with the natural rhythm of the universe. Be aware of these dates when they come and you’ll notice your life starting to change for the better. Here are this month’s important dates:

New Moon————— Sat 13 February at 21:51 ET in Aquarius
First Quarter——– Sun 21 February at 19:42 ET in Gemini
Full Moon————— Sat Sun 28 February at 11:38 ET in Virgo
Last Quarter——— Sun 7 March at 10:42 ET in Sagittarius

New Moon————— Mon 15 March at 16:01 ET in Pisces
First Quarter——– Tues 23 March at 06:00 ET in Cancer
Full Moon—————Mon 29 March at 21:25 ET in Libra
Last Quarter———Tues 6 April at 04:37 ET in Capricorn

New Moon—————Wed 14 April at 07:29 ET in Aries

All times given in 24 hour format in Eastern Time.