Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius

Mercury is retrograding in Aquarius now. Mercury retrogrades for about a month three times a year. During a Mercury retrograde astrologers usually note that you can expect things to go wrong in terms of signing contracts, arranging meetings, mail being displaced or misunderstood, electronic instruments acting up and other such mishaps.

Much of the time a Mercury retrograde will go unnoticed by the average person. The people who will really feel a Mercury retrograde are those whose charts are strongly impacted by the placement of Mercury during the retrograde.

In this last retrograde, Mercury went retrograde at 10 Pisces on February 13th. It will station direct at 25 degrees Aquarius on March 6th.

In my own case, I have not been watching the daily movements of the planets for a while. So I wasn't even aware that we were in a Mercury retrograde period now. But yesterday was one of those days where everything went wrong. I left for a doctor's appointment at the last minute to be on time but my car wouldn't start. The remote control that opens my car door was not working at all. I was late for the appointment as I called for a taxi. Then I went back out to try to open the car door again, and some very surreal Mercurial person ran up to me to ask if I had a cell phone as he urgently needed to call someone as he was trying to rent a basement suite from one of my neighbours four doors down and needed to try to call them as he was not sure he had the right house because no one was answering. This guy was the very impersonation of Mercury. I will not go into the vivid description, but just trust me. I didn't have a cell, but I let him come in to use my phone as I waited for the taxi. His conversation was classic Mercury; very fast and fluent but not really there or securely grounded.

I caught the cab - I only splurge on a taxi a couple of times a year - and I think taxi drivers are a very Mercurial occupation - and he told me all about what to do about my remote control expired battery.

When I got back I came home to a huge glitch in my computer. I won't go into details but it basically was a real downer and means many hours of work to correct. Something I haven't done yet and need to rely on my programmer friend to help me with.

Later on that evening, I had been looking forward to my husband going out for dinner with his friend and our toddler. I was looking forward to a rare night in the house alone. I told him about the car problem and he said it was only a case of new batteries needed for the remote control. But this did not solve it. (Mercury retrograde was square his Sun). There was no dinner ready for our little boy, he was hungry and showing all the irritable signs, my husband was out trying to restart the battery with his work van and nothing worked. Finally they did leave to go out for dinner on their own (on foot) but after much delay and irritability.

I've gone on long enough but in summary today there were more jumbled plans and missed appointments.

In my natal chart Mercury is widely (seven degrees) opposed to Uranus and square my Moon. In yesterday's and today's retrograde, Mercury was exactly opposed my Uranus and square my Moon. This explains everything to me ;-) Mercury is otherwise strong in my chart as it's my rising sign ruler and placed in my 10th house.

Mercury retrograde when it affects a personal point in your chart will be a real nuisance. But it's not usually anything really serious. It's usually more of a nuisance than a disaster. For a real disaster other transits usually have to be involved.

The beautiful photo above is by Xerones.

Aquarius New Moon - February 17th

The New Moon in Aquarius falls on February 17th this year. See a very good overview of this new moon and what it may signify for you at the Mountain Astrologer. (This is a pdf file, scroll down to the second page for the New Moon report.)

2007 Forecast for 1962 Aquarians

Aquarians born in 1962 have a stellium of planets in Aquarius. We'll call these people Aquastells.

See a forecast for all Aquarians here. But what more specifics can we add that would apply to just the Aquastells in 2007?

I've heard from over ninety Aquastells who are interested in taking part in a survey about the general characteristics and life experiences of 1962 Aquarians. But before we get the two hundred people required as a minimum sample (please sign on here even if you've emailed me in the past!) I'm hoping that some of you will help talk about the transits we will all encounter this year.

Despite all being born within thirty days in the same year, Aquastells will still have completely different astrology forecasts for this year. Some of us may have Pluto conjunct Moon, Uranus conjunct Midheaven or Saturn on the Ascendant this year. These are the kinds of transits that really scream for attention but they happen in different years for all of us.

It would be so exciting to be able to do a mass forecast prediction for Aquastells. But because we all have our most sensitive chart points (the inner planets and angles) at different degrees, it really is not possible to do this. The only thing we can do is look at some of the less powerful transits that we all share in common.

We all share the same placements of the outer planets. When Aquastells were born, the slower planets were located here;

Pluto was retrograde btw 9.45 and 9.05 in Virgo (less than one degree spread)
Neptune moved between 13.19 and 13.29 Scorpio (less than one degree spread)
Uranus was retro between 29.13 and 28.26 Leo (less than one degree spread)
Saturn moved between 1.54 and 5.25 Aquarius (less than 4 degrees spread)
Jupiter moved between 14.50 and 21.58 Aquarius (a 6 degree spread)
South Node moved from 18.00 to 18.50 Aquarius ( one degree spread)


So all Aquastells will share the following transits;

Once-in-a-lifetime outer planet transits in 2007

Pluto trine Uranus - January, February, March, April, May June, and November and December for all Aquastells. Normally a transit involving two outer planets would not necessarily have huge immediate implications. But because Uranus is so central in the chart of Aquastells, this transit has to be very meaningful. Note also that the transit is amplified in mid December, when Pluto and Jupiter are conjunct in the sky and both trining the natal Uranus of all Aquastells.

Neptune conjunct South Node - all of January for all Aquastells

Uranus trine Neptune - end of January, all of February for all Aquastells

Neptune conjunct Jupiter - for Aquastells born before January 30, this two to three year transit has already almost finished. Aquastells born after 3 February; those whose Sun is in Aquarius between 19 and 21 degrees will feel this transit most strongly this year.

Other outer planet transits in 2007:

Jupiter Trine North Node - mid March through mid May for all Aquastells

Saturn Conjunct North Node - mid March through May for all Aquastells

Saturn Conjunct Uranus - mid August to early September for all Aquastells

Jupiter Trine Uranus - mid December for all Aquastells

The Fleeting Smaller Transits

There are many more transits we will share this year. These smaller transits are fleeting, they typically last only two or three days and often go unnoticed in our lives. But we can just try to track a few of these. It would be fun to share our common experiences of these upcoming transits;

Transiting Sun over natal Uranus

These fleeting transits of Sun over Uranus are of special interest to us. This is because we all share them around the same day every single year of our lives. Because the Sun is the only 'planet' that covers the same degrees of the zodiac each year at the same time, these transits merit our very focused group attention.

Each and every year the transiting Sun conjuncts our Uranus on August 22nd. Every year the transiting Sun squares our Uranus on May 20 and on October 27.

Because Uranus is such an incredibly powerful planet in the charts of Aquastells, this little annual transit of the Sun conjuncting Uranus should really be felt by most of us each year at this time when it happens. Mark August 22nd (and the two day period around it) in your calendars. On this date each year, Aquastells should be especially incredible magnetic to themselves and people around them. The day is filled with unusual events and surprises. Depending on how natal Uranus sits in your individual chart and how strong you are with its energies, this three day period should really stand out for you. Do people have memories of late August standing out in previous years?


Transiting Mars Trine Natal Pluto

In just a couple of days (centering around January 29th) we will all experience a trining transit of Mars over our Pluto. This transit usually brings great energy and the ability to initiate and achieve more than usual. This is a great time to let go of inhibitions and to knock down barriers in your life.

And because Mars is trining Pluto on January 29th this year, those Aquastells who were born close to this date (one or two days on each side) will benefit from this powerful transit energy for the whole year to the extent that it is also reflected in your birthday (solar return) chart.

Transiting Venus Conjunct Uranus

Normally the transit of Venus over Uranus happens once a year and is a two-day fleeting and not necessarily eventful transit. But 2007 is different because Venus will be retrograding and stationary at the last degrees of Leo for a long time. Aquastells will feel the strong impact of stationing Venus conjunct Uranus in the middle two weeks of July, the first two weeks of August and for about five days surrounding October 6th. (Note that during August Aquastells also have transiting Saturn conjunct their Uranus so this Venus/Saturn/Uranus activity complicates the picture quite a bit.)

Transiting Venus conjunct Uranus can bring all sorts of unusual social situations into your life. For Aquastells who have very powerful Uranian auras, you may really stand out for other people at around this time as the Venus out there shines on your natal ruling planet.

Here's a detailed list of most of the transits we will share this year.

If this forecast seems really like dry drivel than you must know I wrote it while under the sombering infuence of transiting Saturn weighing down on and opposing my Mercury. So please help me out! This is just a rough view of the transits we can all spend time discussing here this year. See the links to each transit mentioned above and please add your comments! Thanks.

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The photo above is by Jeff Fennell

Transiting Saturn Conjunct Uranus

The transit of Saturn over natal Uranus only happens once every thirty years. Aquarians who were born with Uranus in late Leo or early Virgo will experience this transit in 2007. These people have experienced this transit only once before in late 1977-to mid 1978.

Saturn transiting over natal Uranus can be very upsetting. Uranus is such as free spirit, so prone to eratic behaviour and activity. When Saturn comes by to squish on it, it is a slowing, dampening effect on the wilful nature of Uranus.

The even stronger transit is the reverse one where it is Uranus that transits your natal Saturn. One of the most memorable times in my life was during this once-in-a-lifetmine transit of Uranus over natal Saturn. This happened in 1996 for me and I was suddenly and totally unexpectedly laid off from my job. I had been there for six years and had invested all my self-esteem in this silly (but prestigious and well-paying) job. Although I'd been trying to figure out for over a year how I would get myself out of there and into something new, I had delayed any action and was just stalling and stewing misearably. And then the bolt of lightening came. Almost the exact same day this long-term transit hit exact, I was given the boot (with much sugar coating) to my great shock and panic. I recall this time as one of the scariest points in my life in terms of forcing me to go out into unknown territory and make a completely new career for myself. (In my case Uranus rules my 10th house). In retrospect this transit helped me so very much. I was freed of a real bondage and confinement. I had been living as an Aquarian ruled by Saturn. Now I started the second major chapter in my life where I began living as an Aquarian ruled by Uranus.

The transiting Saturn over Uranus transit will have many of the same vibes. But instead of forcefully freeing us from Saturn's inhibitions, this transit could bind our freedom in some way; it could burden us with some additional responsibility, maybe regarding some older people in our life.

I'd like to see more people's opinions of this transit. Please leave some comments below!

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The entertaining photo above is by blueace.

Transiting Uranus Trine Neptune

comments?

Transiting Sun Conjunct Uranus

This transit occurs once every year for everyone. It also happens on the same day each year. So if you know what degree your Uranus is in, you can easily figure out when this transit occurs for you each year. In my case, Uranus is at 29 degrees Virgo. Thus each year on the 22nd of August, I experience the Sun conjuncting my natal Uranus.

For people who are strongly Uranian, this day of the year may really stand out for you. I'm looking for feedback and more comments about this transit please.

Transiting Venus Conjunct Uranus

this is a draft. I'm seeking people's comments and interpretations below!

Transiting Mars Trine Natal Pluto

This can be a very energizing transit. It's a short lived transit typically lasting for less than three days. It can be a productive time of initiating new paths in life.

This transit is relatively common and occurs once or twice a year.

Are you an Aquarian who's experienced this transit lately? Please add your comments about this transit below.

Transiting Pluto Trine Uranus

The transit of Pluto trine natal Uranus can only happen once in a lifetime.

Usually when we have Pluto trining one of our outer planets the effect is over a couple of years and may not be felt at all in the outer life events of any given individual.

But for Aquarians, especially those whose chart ruler (Uranus) is very strongly tied in with their charts, this transit can signal a major transformation in life.

In 2007, Aquarians born in 1962 are experiencing this transit of Pluto trining natal Uranus. We're looking for feedback here. How do you see this transit manifesting in the lives of the extreme Aquarians born in 1962?

Transits shared by Aquastells in 2007

Here's a summary of transits shared by Aquastells in 2007. The exact timing is based on the mid point of Aquarius (set for people born on February 4th 1962.) For a discussion of many of the key transits see here.

1/ 2/2007 trans Neptune (Aqu) Opp natal [Leo] Node
1/ 2/2007 trans Mercury (Cap) Tri natal [Vir] Pluto
1/ 5/2007 trans Mercury (Cap) Sex natal (Sco) Neptune
1/ 6/2007 trans Jupiter (Sag) Squ natal [Vir] Pluto
1/ 6/2007 trans Venus (Aqu) Con natal (Aqu) Saturn
1/14/2007 trans Neptune (Aqu) Con natal (Aqu) Jupiter
1/14/2007 trans Venus (Aqu) Squ natal (Sco) Neptune
1/15/2007 trans Mars (Sag) Tri natal [Leo] Uranus
1/17/2007 trans Mercury (Aqu) Con natal (Aqu) Saturn
1/18/2007 trans Venus (Aqu) Opp natal [Leo] Node
1/18/2007 trans Venus (Aqu) Con natal (Aqu) Jupiter
1/22/2007 trans Mercury (Aqu) Squ natal (Sco) Neptune
1/25/2007 trans Mercury (Aqu) Opp natal [Leo] Node
1/25/2007 trans Mercury (Aqu) Con natal (Aqu) Jupiter
1/27/2007 trans Venus (Aqu) Opp natal [Leo] Uranus
1/29/2007 trans Mars (Cap) Tri natal [Vir] Pluto
2/ 1/2007 trans Mercury (Aqu) Opp natal [Leo] Uranus
2/ 3/2007trans Mars (Cap) Sex natal (Sco) Neptune
2/ 4/2007 trans Venus (Pis) Opp natal [Vir] Pluto
2/ 7/2007 trans Venus (Pis) Tri natal (Sco) Neptune
2/11/2007 trans Mercury (Pis) Opp natal [Vir] Pluto
2/11/2007 trans Uranus (Pis) Tri natal (Sco) Neptune
2/16/2007 trans Mercury [Pis] Opp natal [Vir] Pluto
2/24/2007 trans Venus (Ari) Sex natal (Aqu) Saturn
2/27/2007 trans Mercury [Aqu] Opp natal [Leo] Uranus
3/ 2/2007 trans Mars (Aqu) Con natal (Aqu) Saturn
3/ 4/2007 trans Jupiter (Sag) Tri natal [Leo] Node
3/ 7/2007 trans Venus (Ari) Tri natal [Leo] Node
3/ 8/2007 trans Venus (Ari) Sex natal (Aqu) Jupiter
3/ 8/2007 trans Jupiter (Sag) Sex natal (Aqu) Jupiter
3/15/2007 trans Mars (Aqu) Squ natal (Sco) Neptune
3/16/2007 trans Venus (Ari) Tri natal [Leo] Uranus
3/16/2007 trans Mercury (Aqu) Opp natal [Leo] Uranus
3/20/2007 trans Venus (Tau) Squ natal (Aqu) Saturn
3/21/2007 trans Mars (Aqu) Opp natal [Leo] Node
3/22/2007 trans Mars (Aqu) Con natal (Aqu) Jupiter
3/25/2007 trans Venus (Tau) Tri natal [Vir] Pluto
3/27/2007 trans Mercury (Pis) Opp natal [Vir] Pluto
3/28/2007 trans Venus (Tau) Opp natal (Sco) Neptune
3/28/2007 trans Saturn [Leo] Opp natal (Aqu) Jupiter
3/30/2007 trans Mercury (Pis) Tri natal (Sco) Neptune
4/ 1/2007 trans Venus (Tau) Squ natal [Leo] Node
4/ 2/2007 trans Venus (Tau) Squ natal (Aqu) Jupiter
4/ 4/2007 trans Mars (Aqu) Opp natal [Leo] Uranus
4/10/2007 trans Venus (Tau) Squ natal [Leo] Uranus
4/12/2007 trans Mercury (Ari) Sex natal (Aqu) Saturn
4/14/2007 trans Venus (Gem) Tri natal (Aqu) Saturn
4/15/2007 trans Saturn [Leo] Con natal [Leo] Node
4/18/2007 trans Mars (Pis) Opp natal [Vir] Pluto
4/19/2007 trans Venus (Gem) Squ natal [Vir] Pluto
4/20/2007 trans Mercury (Ari) Tri natal [Leo] Node
4/21/2007 trans Mercury (Ari) Sex natal (Aqu) Jupiter
4/23/2007 trans Saturn (Leo) Con natal [Leo] Node
4/23/2007 trans Mars (Pis) Tri natal (Sco) Neptune
4/26/2007 trans Mercury (Ari) Tri natal [Leo] Uranus
4/27/2007 trans Venus (Gem) Sex natal [Leo] Node
4/27/2007 trans Node [Pis] Tri natal (Sco) Neptune
4/27/2007 trans Venus (Gem) Tri natal (Aqu) Jupiter
4/28/2007 trans Mercury (Tau) Squ natal (Aqu) Saturn
5/ 1/2007 trans Mercury (Tau) Tri natal [Vir] Pluto
5/ 3/2007 trans Mercury (Tau) Opp natal (Sco) Neptune
5/ 3/2007 trans Jupiter [Sag] Sex natal (Aqu) Jupiter
5/ 5/2007 trans Mercury (Tau) Squ natal [Leo] Node
5/ 5/2007 trans Mercury (Tau) Squ natal (Aqu) Jupiter
5/ 7/2007 trans Venus (Gem) Sex natal [Leo] Uranus
5/ 8/2007 trans Jupiter [Sag] Tri natal [Leo] Node
5/10/2007 trans Mercury (Tau) Squ natal [Leo] Uranus
5/11/2007 trans Saturn (Leo) Opp natal (Aqu) Jupiter
5/12/2007 trans Mercury (Gem) Tri natal (Aqu) Saturn
5/15/2007 trans Mercury (Gem) Squ natal [Vir] Pluto
5/16/2007 trans Venus (Can) Sex natal [Vir] Pluto
5/20/2007 trans Mars (Ari) Sex natal (Aqu) Saturn
5/20/2007 trans Venus (Can) Tri natal (Sco) Neptune
5/20/2007 trans Mercury (Gem) Sex natal [Leo] Node
5/20/2007 trans Mercury (Gem) Tri natal (Aqu) Jupiter
5/27/2007 trans Mercury (Gem) Sex natal [Leo] Uranus
6/ 8/2007 trans Mercury (Can) Sex natal [Vir] Pluto
6/ 8/2007 trans Mars (Ari) Tri natal [Leo] Node
6/ 8/2007 trans Mars (Ari) Sex natal (Aqu) Jupiter
6/ 9/2007 trans Venus (Leo) Opp natal (Aqu) Saturn
6/19/2007 trans Venus (Leo) Squ natal (Sco) Neptune
6/23/2007 trans Mars (Ari) Tri natal [Leo] Uranus
6/23/2007 trans Mercury [Can] Sex natal [Vir] Pluto
6/25/2007 trans Venus (Leo) Con natal [Leo] Node
6/26/2007 trans Venus (Leo) Opp natal (Aqu) Jupiter
6/29/2007 trans Mars (Tau) Squ natal (Aqu) Saturn
7/ 7/2007 trans Mars (Tau) Tri natal [Vir] Pluto
7/12/2007 trans Venus (Leo) Con natal [Leo] Uranus
7/13/2007 trans Node [Pis] Opp natal [Vir] Pluto
7/13/2007 trans Mars (Tau) Opp natal (Sco) Neptune
7/20/2007 trans Mars (Tau) Squ natal [Leo] Node
7/20/2007 trans Mars (Tau) Squ natal (Aqu) Jupiter
7/22/2007 trans Mercury (Can) Sex natal [Vir] Pluto
7/25/2007 trans Mercury (Can) Tri natal (Sco) Neptune
8/ 5/2007 trans Mars (Tau) Squ natal [Leo] Uranus
8/ 6/2007 trans Mercury (Leo) Opp natal (Aqu) Saturn
8/10/2007 trans Venus [Leo] Con natal [Leo] Uranus
8/11/2007 trans Mercury (Leo) Squ natal (Sco) Neptune
8/12/2007 trans Mars (Gem) Tri natal (Aqu) Saturn
8/13/2007 trans Mercury (Leo) Con natal [Leo] Node
8/13/2007 trans Mercury (Leo) Opp natal (Aqu) Jupiter
8/18/2007 trans Mercury (Leo) Con natal [Leo] Uranus
8/21/2007 trans Mars (Gem) Squ natal [Vir] Pluto
8/24/2007 trans Mercury (Vir) Con natal [Vir] Pluto
8/25/2007 trans Saturn (Leo) Con natal [Leo] Uranus
8/26/2007 trans Mercury (Vir) Sex natal (Sco) Neptune
8/29/2007 trans Venus [Leo] Opp natal (Aqu) Jupiter
8/30/2007 trans Venus [Leo] Con natal [Leo] Node
9/ 5/2007 trans Mars (Gem) Sex natal [Leo] Node
9/ 6/2007 trans Mars (Gem) Tri natal (Aqu) Jupiter
9/ 7/2007 trans Mercury (Lib) Tri natal (Aqu) Saturn
9/17/2007 trans Venus (Leo) Con natal [Leo] Node
9/17/2007 trans Mercury (Lib) Sex natal [Leo] Node
9/17/2007 trans Mercury (Lib) Tri natal (Aqu) Jupiter
9/18/2007 trans Venus (Leo) Opp natal (Aqu) Jupiter
9/26/2007 trans Mercury (Lib) Sex natal [Leo] Uranus
9/26/2007 trans Mars (Gem) Sex natal [Leo] Uranus
10/ 1/2007 trans Mercury (Sco) Squ natal (Aqu) Saturn
10/ 6/2007 trans Venus (Leo) Con natal [Leo] Uranus
10/19/2007 trans Venus (Vir) Con natal [Vir] Pluto
10/20/2007 trans Mercury [Sco] Squ natal (Aqu) Saturn
10/23/2007 trans Venus (Vir) Sex natal (Sco) Neptune
10/24/2007 trans Jupiter (Sag) Tri natal [Leo] Node
10/24/2007 trans Mars (Can) Sex natal [Vir] Pluto
10/24/2007 trans Mercury [Lib] Sex natal [Leo] Uranus
10/26/2007 trans Jupiter (Sag) Sex natal (Aqu) Jupiter
11/10/2007 trans Mercury (Lib) Sex natal [Leo] Uranus
11/12/2007 trans Venus (Lib) Tri natal (Aqu) Saturn
11/13/2007 trans Mercury (Sco) Squ natal (Aqu) Saturn
11/17/2007 trans Mercury (Sco) Sex natal [Vir] Pluto
11/20/2007 trans Mercury (Sco) Con natal (Sco) Neptune
11/23/2007 trans Mercury (Sco) Squ natal [Leo] Node
11/23/2007 trans Mercury (Sco) Squ natal (Aqu) Jupiter
11/24/2007 trans Venus (Lib) Sex natal [Leo] Node
11/25/2007 trans Venus (Lib) Tri natal (Aqu) Jupiter
11/30/2007 trans Mercury (Sco) Squ natal [Leo] Uranus
12/ 3/2007 trans Mercury (Sag) Sex natal (Aqu) Saturn
12/ 4/2007 trans Venus (Lib) Sex natal [Leo] Uranus
12/ 5/2007 trans Mars [Can] Sex natal [Vir] Pluto
12/ 7/2007 trans Mercury (Sag) Squ natal [Vir] Pluto
12/ 8/2007 trans Venus (Sco) Squ natal (Aqu) Saturn
12/12/2007 trans Mercury (Sag) Tri natal [Leo] Node
12/13/2007 trans Mercury (Sag) Sex natal (Aqu) Jupiter
12/13/2007 trans Venus (Sco) Sex natal [Vir] Pluto
12/14/2007 trans Jupiter (Sag) Tri natal [Leo] Uranus
12/16/2007 trans Venus (Sco) Con natal (Sco) Neptune
12/19/2007 trans Mercury (Sag) Tri natal [Leo] Uranus
12/20/2007 trans Venus (Sco) Squ natal [Leo] Node
12/20/2007 trans Venus (Sco) Squ natal (Aqu) Jupiter
12/26/2007 trans Mercury (Cap) Tri natal [Vir] Pluto
12/28/2007 trans Mercury (Cap) Sex natal (Sco) Neptune
12/29/2007 trans Pluto (Sag) Tri natal [Leo] Uranus
12/29/2007 trans Venus (Sco) Squ natal [Leo] Uranus

The photo above is by absolutwade.

A Roll Call for Aquarians born in 1962

This is an update for Aquarians born in 1962.

As you know, I'm trying to get at least 200 people to take part in a survey of 1962 Aquarians. These are people born with the highest concentration of Aquarius planets throughout any time in history.

I have some sorry news. I've collected emails from almost 100 people since I put out the call two years ago. But a while ago I was cleaning my email folders and accidentally deleted all the emails from 1962 Aquarians! After this happened I was so unhappy with myself and ready to fold everything and just quit. I really don't want to start all over again.

However then I thought maybe it's better this way. This whole process should be more of a collaboration and less centrally planned (more on that later).

Because I started this two years ago, I am sure many people who responded in the first year may no longer even be interested in participating. And many of the emails I got were people's secondary addresses that may no longer be active. So I thought it would be better to try this instead:

Would all 1962 Aquarians who want to participate in the survey please add your vote in the comments here with just 1) your name (or nickname), 2) date of birth and 3) ascendant and moon sign (if known).

This way we will all know exactly how many people are on the list and how fast it's growing. It's also a good way for people to see if they have an astrology twin on this list.

Once we approach 200 names we can talk about how to best proceed with the survey. I hope you agree this may be a better way to go.

Please add your vote below for the survey to go ahead.
This is just a roll call. Only one post per person please (to keep it simple for counting heads.) You can hopefully also introduce yourself at the meeting place if you haven't yet done so.

2007 Aquarius Forecast

I don't think the daily, monthly and yearly forecasts you find for each zodiac sign can tell you much about your immediate life prospects. This is because each person's chart is so vastly different and two Aquarians will usually have very little in common if they are born in different years and days. Of course they will both be Aquarians at the core but the stars will impact them very differently over the course of the day or year based on their unique complete astrology charts. Just knowing the Sun sign is not going to predict much about your love life, career or health issues for the following year.

So you won't find much of interest here unless you understand what transits are. If you are looking for a more basic forecast, I recommend Neil Giles' 2007 forecast for Aquarians who are beginners at astrology. This forecast is based on standard Sun sign astrology where Aquarius is placed as your rising sign, and it effectively becomes the first house in your chart and the forecast is based mostly on the transiting planets in the different houses of your chart.

There's also a more detailed 2007 forecast by Planetary Rhythms for Aquarians who are familiar with the transits of planets.

But as a basic overview, here are the main transits in 2007;

2007 has Jupiter sextiling Aquarian planets all year, Saturn is opposing them for most of the year and Neptune may be conjucting your Sun or one of your other planets this year. What does this mean for you?

Jupiter Sextiling Aquarius in 2007

Jupiter sextiling your personal planets is a nice pleasant transit of ease. It's not nearly as powerful as the trine but it can bring growth, expansion and luck to some department of your life. See the Jupiter trine Aquarius transit I wrote about earlier and interpret 2007 as being a similar influence but not as strongly emphasized with the sextile. This Jupiter sextile transit will be stronger for you if your natal Jupiter is placed strongly in your chart (if it is angular, your rising sign ruler, or aspected to your personal planets).

The pleasant Jupiter sextile will be particularly powerful for Aquarians who have inner Aquarian planets between 17 and 19 degrees of Aquarius (or even better between 17 and 19 degrees of Leo or Sag or Aries, as these are trines and conjunctions) and between 9 and 11 degrees of Aquarius (or even better with Leo, Sag, Aries as above).

This is because Jupiter is favouring and stationing on these degrees in 2007. It will move unusually slowly from 17 to 19 degrees and back to 17 degrees between late February through to late May. It will slow down again to go direct and will be moving from 11 degrees to 9 and back to 11 degrees over an extended period beginning in July and extending right through mid September. Later, the people who have planets at around 17 degrees will benefit from another Jupiter sextile in October.

Jupiter brings expansion of some kind into your life. A sextile is a little helper from the stars. Check what house Jupiter is transiting in your chart and what house your aspected planet resides in. Also check the house ruled by Jupiter. This should provide a clue as to what department of your life will feel the good vibes of Jupiter.

Saturn opposes Aquarius in 2007

The Jupiter expansion is sobered up with a Saturn opposition to Aquarius continuing through most of 2007. Only Aquarians who have planets in the last 12 degrees of Aquarius will feel Saturn's serious lessons this year though. (Unless of course they have planets in the other fixed signs of these degrees). Saturn retrogrades from 24 degrees Leo to 18 degrees and back to the end of Leo till early September. After that it moves on to a better home in Virgo.

Those Aquarians who have a personal planet between 20 and 18 degrees of Aquarius will feel Saturn's message most personally this year. This is because Saturn stations direct at 18.09 degrees in Leo in mid April. It sits heavily between 20 and 18 degrees for all of March, April, May through mid June. For people with personal planets at these degrees in Aquarius, Scorpio, Leo or Taurus, see an earlier post about Saturn transits here.

By the way, for people who want to see where the planets sit on any given day in 2007, I recommend printing out a copy of a free ephemeris for the year. You'll get six pages of planet placements and can refer to it over the year.

Neptune travels between 18 and 22 degrees in Aquarius in 2007

If you are an Aquarian born between February 7th to February 13th you will experience the once in a lifetime Neptune conjunct Sun transit in 2007. If you're an Aquarian born before this time, you've already gone through this. If you are born later in February, you have this major transit to anticipate in the next few years. It's a long lasting transit, often taking three years off and on to unfold. Expect your inner self and personality to undergo major changes during this time. See more about it at the link above.

If you have any other personal planets between 18 and 22 degrees of Aquarius or other fixed signs, you will feel Neptune's disorienting or deep awakening vibes.

Pluto Stomps Slowly through late Sag this Year

If Pluto is sextiling any of your planets in the last four degrees of Aquarius this year, this can be a powerful and helpful force. See more on Pluto transits here.

A Better Forecast for Aquarians?

If we could do a forecast just for Aquarians born in one particular year, this could be much more interesting and useful. I'd like to try doing a group forecast for 1962 Aquarians. These are people born with an enourmous emphasis on Aquarius.

For example, with this group of people we can predict the exact time and types of major outer planet transits. We know the three outer planet transits for this group in 2007 will be Pluto Trine Uranus, Uranus Trine Neptune and Neptune Conjunct Jupiter. These once-in-a-lifetime transits will be occuring at the same time for all Aquarians born in 1962.

It would be interesting to work on this as a team effort and to see how the various transits unfold for different people. Update: I've posted here about some of the transits that will occur for these Aquarians at the exact same time over the next year. We could try a detailed review of 2007 transits on a good sample size of 1962 Aquarians.

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The above poster of 'An Aquarian Exposition' is for the Woodstock Festival of 1969. It was probably the most famous music festival of all time. Photo by DBKing.