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DIANA, IN MEMORIAM
It is ten years ago precisely that Diana, The Princess of Wales died. And in memory of her life and death I thought it appropriate to include a few thoughts here on Astrolutely.com. They come in the form of a chapter in my book, Starstruck.

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Talking Cosmic (Page 3 of 4)

The Saturn Effect

Spend a little time learning the basics of astrology and it won't be long before you come to realize that Saturn is not a jolly guest at the astrology party. He's the one standing in the corner with a glass of prune juice, wincing at the displays of hedonism and making sure no one is drinking and driving. The nuisance is that once everything goes pear-shaped everyone wishes he had followed Saturn's rule. Knowing your limits and not exceeding them is Saturn's brief.

Saturn takes roughly two and a half years to move through each of the signs. Until March of 1999 this planet was transiting Aries - and giving Rams, Goats, Crabs and Scaly people (Libras) a generally hard time. Since then Saturn has been scything his way through Taurus (and once again, giving them and the Scorpios, Aquarians and Leos of this world a seriously trying set of experiences). In April of 2001, Saturn will enter Gemini, thereby providing a useful learning curve for these airy members of the zodiac - and the Sagittarians, Virgos and Pisceans among us. (I'll give you a little more on the personal effects of this planet shortly.)

Saturn is also part of this formidable group of planets, this 'tidal wave', holding sway in these opening years of the century. And as you can imagine the rush to the new and the different, as inspired by Uranus, is blocked as often as possible by the old guard, Saturn. This is the most frustrating of influences, which you can perceive when, for instance, an idea whose time has come is immediately rejected and ridiculed by the mainstream. Remember Copernicus? The earth revolve around the sun? No wonder this madman of his time was cast to the far corners of the Earth. But with the predictability of the atomic clock, we shoot ourselves in the foot time and time again. Only now, some ten years too late for the beef-eating public is Dr Richard Lacey finally able to shed his crackpot status by being acknowledged by the scientific establishment as correct: BSE, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, ('mad cow disease') can indeed cross the species, mutating as CJD (Creutzfeld Jakob Disease) in humans. And yes, because his theory flew in the face of earlier beliefs and was almost unanimously rejected we could face an epidemic of CJD in the years to come.

Saturn's proximity to Jupiter creates a similar push-pull effect, although in many ways this is a rather useful combination in that it checks inflation and encourages growth where previously there was doubt and drought. However, this useful two-some is waning in its effect since Jupiter is now coursing through the sign of Gemini making a far stronger connection with Pluto - a factor we have already touched upon. But since we are on the subject of money markets, while the Jupiter-Pluto effect is generating a boom/bust trend, eventually Saturn will take over from where Jupiter left off and do just the reverse, setting the stage for a major or minor global recession. The first meeting between Saturn and Pluto takes place on the 5th August of 2001 so if our cosmic clock is keeping time to the second, so to speak, we can expect the backwards slide to begin after that point. However, I have a feeling that we shall be seeing the signs of slump a little earlier than that, possibly around the time of the third and final Jupiter-Pluto opposition on the 4th May. So by my calculations - and who am I to advise anyone about money! - if you are still brave enough to play the market you've probably got until April to do so!

But back to the personal.

If you are a Taurus, Scorpio, Leo or Aquarius and you have a birthday at the end of your sign - say between the 15th and 21st of May, November, August or February - then Saturn is on your case. And life is unlikely to be a bowl of cherries. If you work like a dog and never step over the lines, you'll fare well under Saturn - indeed you may even get a reward, like a job with greater status and responsibility, you may become a Someone. Even so, you won't be having much fun. The more likely effect Saturn will have on you is that you won't get any of the breaks; you may experience a sense of frustration and self-defeat; you may even feel under the weather. Far from a rich and thriving existence, you seem to be short on almost all fronts - you already know all there is to know about recession! Like the great British winter, life is grey. Surely there must be an antidote. Well, if there is I'd like to take it because I'm labouring under a heavy Saturn transit and I won't get my exit visa until May next year! But if there isn't an antidote there is a way of dealing with the beast.

Talking Cosmic (What The Hell is Going On Out There?)

Online Version (Page 1 of 4) The Jupiter-Pluto Effect

Online Version (Page 2 of 4) The Uranus-Neptune Effect

Online Version (Page 4 of 4) Ten Tips

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