Astrologers interpret world conditions from the solstice or
equinox chart that precedes them. Thus Summer 2018 , in the northern
hemisphere, is indicated in the chart for June June 21st at 6:07 AM
EDT for the capital of your country. Thus Washington DC for many of us. (If you
come from a smaller country, you may want to cast the chart for the nearest
large country that influences life in your country.)
The chart for Washington DC has one tight aspect that will
appear in charts cast for any world location. Another important aspect only exists in certain world locations. In
Washington DC a stationary direct Neptune sits on the Midheaven! This is a big
deal. About once in every 250 years will you get a stationary Neptune on any
angle of the horoscope on the solstice in a given location. Even this solstice
only has the Neptune-Midheaven conjunction over just a few degrees of
longitude. This is a rare event.
Planets that are stationary are extremely powerful, the same
can be said for planets conjunct an angle of the chart. Finally, of all the
angles, the Midheaven, which this is, is the most important for public affairs.
Before we look at what Neptune and the Venus-Mars opposition
mean, let’s talk about where they are operative. The Venus-Mars opposition is
in effect all over the globe. However it will hit different houses in the
solstice charts set for different locations. It will also hit different houses
of people’s personal horoscopes. The stationary Neptune, though, will only be
angular on four lines over the world map. These lines represent where that
stationary Neptune is rising, where it is overhead, where it is setting, and
where it is at the bottom of the chart. These areas are where Neptune’s
influences will be strongest.
Neptune is overhead on the US East coast, especially in New
England, then the influence travels south on a specific longitude line, going
through Dominica (thus influencing Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico), the
Columbia-Venezuela border, western Brazil, the Peru-Bolivia border then passing
down the axis of Argentina. Only three other lines on the earth’s surface are
so strongly influenced by Neptune, and this is the only one for which the
influence is on public life.
Neptune is the planet of make-believe, illusion, filmmaking,
deception, self-deception, smoke and mirrors, financial crimes, oil and
pharmaceuticals, the oceans and fish, cosmetics, and glamour. Neptune is the
Gaslighting planet. Neptune intentionally or unintentionally deceives others.
This is intentional when we pretend we are a princess in a fairy tale. We knew we were not the princess. But when we deceive ourselves or are deceived
by others, Neptune is difficult. The remedy is Saturn, hard reality.
Neptune on the Midheaven for the seasonal chart suggests
that things will be slow. Neptune is just “hanging” in the sky, at its most
prominent point. Neptune’s tarot correspondence is the Hanging Man. It looks
like summer will be a slow season in public life. Do not expect much action by
the US congress, supreme court, or executive branch. Though the United States
is in an off-year election, this summer will be pretty quiet. Don’t worry,
everything will return to business after Labor Day.
In people’s love lives, though, Venus-Mars is a lot of
action: sex and drama. Venus, the planet of charm and sexual attraction, is in
Leo opposing Mars, the planet of sexual and athletic drive, in Aquarius. Neither planet is in a very
favorable or very unfavorable sign, thus neither holds an advantage. Venus in
Leo is prideful, passionate, and pampered. Mars in Aquarius is rational, quick
to utilize social media, wordy, and group-oriented. Anyone with planets or
points at 5-11 degrees of the fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius)
is ripe for some Venus-Mars drama this summer. Since Leo and Aquarius are both
yang and masculine signs, they are extroverted. This configuration makes for a
summer of romantic hijinks. Expect to see your favorite Hollywood actors in the
gossip pages more than usual… and expect local community shenanigans as well.
This will be a summer to remember!
Lalia Wilson
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