Creating Through
Informed Faith
The
September
2006 Forecast
by Terry Lamb
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W
e’re now feeling the energy of a newly focalizing pattern, one that I’ve been talking
about for some months in more abstract terms, but one which, as I experience it on a
personal level, brings new insights. This is the opposition of Saturn and Neptune.
Although we can’t see either of them right now (Saturn is too close to the Sun), picture this:
About an hour before sunrise, Saturn rises above the eastern horizon. At the same time, Neptune
is setting on the western horizon. This expresses volumes to an astrologer, but if you are not, you
may desire more insight into what it means.
Saturn is the limitations that structure and time place on our life, put simply. Neptune is
the discomfiting limitlessness (hence amorphousness) that we experience when we take a step
forward and all our foot encounters is thin air. If you can imagine the dilemmas that might arise
when these two naturally opposing forces actually oppose each other (instead of avoiding or
trying to work together), you begin to see what I see.
Uncertainty is the key word. Certainly (pun intended) we can the tie-in with the high gas
prices (Neptune is associated with substances that flow, while Saturn is, again, limitation of it.)
Whenever we are uncertain about something, it challenges our equilibrium. Each of us responds
in our own way, learned through years of events and misadventures when these planets have been
in contact previously. They are in a similar contact about every 8 years, the last time in 1998.
This pattern will be with us through June 2007, permitting us a variety of ways to understand and
work with it.
Informed Faith
When we are uncertain, we may begin to waver on our path. We may develop amnesia
about the clarity we had when we first embarked on it. Saturn-Neptune is about having faith, but
it is not the blind faith that can lead us astray onto a path of illusion; it is the informed faith of
one who recognizes (or at least remembers) that you began to travel this path from a place of
balance and clarity, so it is inwardly correct. Even if it appears in the moment to be externally
misguided, this is not the time to ditch your plan. With informed faith, you can remain firm in
your path — you know to persevere through the obstacles. As long as you follow “the path of the
true and the good” (to borrow a term from the I Ching), you can be sure of a good outcome in the
fullness of time.
The path that you are on in some way began in 1989 and went through further
developments in 1998. Examine those times to get in touch with the meaning this theme has in
your own life. I discovered, through my own experiences and the ones of those around me, that
foggy or hidden circumstances have been coming to light. Faulty thinking (sometime but not
always my own) is surfacing; efforts to clear the air encounter obstacles, frequently in the form of
an individual who is resistant to discovering the truth.
With this planetary combination, life becomes inexplicably very complicated. Random
obstacles arise out of nowhere, as if to tauntingly remind us that we are not in control of our
lives. Now is a time of culmination, and the ghosts that appear out of nowhere are indirectly tied
into the situation you are creating, whether you are aware of it or not.
Because Saturn and Neptune interact three times over the next 10 months, we get a
prolonged opportunity to create success based on their combined nature. It also means that
complete success will not be ours until the end of that time and that we can create a bigger
success because of the bigger opening.
All told, this planetary cycle lasts for about 36 years, so we will only experience 3 at most
during our lifetime. If you were born in the years shown in the following table, you will notice
more change in your life and thereby benefit by this pattern more than others will. The years for
which this is especially significant are in bold. “Conflict” is meant to suggest conflict in the sense
used in literature or movies (any story).
1917
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New cycle starts (Saturn conjoins Neptune)
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1926
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Conflict of cycle emerges (opening square)
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1936
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Culmination of gathering energy results in climax of conditions.
Same contact type as now (Saturn opposite Neptune)
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1944–45
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Conflict reveals unresolved issues (closing square)
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1952–53
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New cycle starts (Saturn conjoins Neptune)
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1963
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Conflict of cycle emerges (opening square)
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1971–72
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Culmination of gathering energy results in climax of conditions.
Same contact type as now (Saturn opposite Neptune)
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1979–80
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Conflict reveals unresolved issues (closing square)
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1989
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New cycle starts (Saturn conjoins Neptune)
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1998
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Conflict of cycle emerges (opening square)
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2006–07
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Culmination of gathering energy results in climax of conditions.
Same contact type as now (Saturn opposite Neptune)
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2015–16
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Conflict reveals unresolved issues (closing square)
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Even though I use the word “benefit”, we may not feel the benefit at the time, unless we
are able to stay in touch with the big picture. In the short run, we are likely to have doubts, feel
disillusioned, and wonder if we should give up. Regardless of what we do or encounter, we will
learn a lot, and that is the indisputable benefit of this type of transit. Ultimately, the interaction of
these planets permits us to bring our ideals and dreams into form in our lives. You know those
things we say will make us happy? It is through these planets that we can create that happiness.
The Flux and Flow of Saturn-Neptune
Saturn and Neptune are both slow-moving planets, and as they interact, they will return to
the relationship they have now two more times. Symbolically, that means that we will return to
the reality, position, or circumstances that we are experiencing now two more times. However, as
humans, we have the power to ameliorate, even completely change, our experience of those
circumstances because we learn from what happens to us.
So, at the first pass, you discover, say, a health matter that needs attention (note
that by now we know what this planetary period holds for us). At that point, you can choose to ignore it or do something about it. If you ignore it, the second contact will bring up the issue again but
more dramatically, giving you a second chance to resolve the problem. If you ignore that, the
third contact may bring more serious consequences that are long lasting. If you decide to and are
able to do something to improve your health, your experience of the second and third contacts
will improve, providing you do the right things. The quite achievable ideal is to improve your
situation to be better than it was before the original health challenge (and planetary transit)
occurred.
Other Factors Bring Both Complications and Relief.
The two additional contacts occur on February 28 and June 25, 2007. However, there will
be additional contacts from other planets that will tune us into what these contacts will bring us.
Some of them will add sub-plots to the main plot, while others will divert our attention in
pleasant ways or provide solutions to the dilemmas that arise. Here’s the time table related to
Saturn-Neptune for the rest of the year:
September 24
|
Jupiter squares Neptune
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a new opportunity if you can
manage it in the midst of the
other challenges
|
October 25
|
Jupiter squares Saturn (3rd of
3)
|
You reach a new plateau
based on actions taken so far
in 2006.
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Late October – mid-November
|
various contacts
|
our awareness of how we’re
doing in resolving our
dilemmas is heightened, and
progress can be assessed. Are
we headed in the right
direction?
|
November 17 and 28
|
Mars contacts each planet
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a recurrence of the challenges
of 2005. How much progress
have we made since then?
|
In particular, on September 24 Jupiter enters the picture. This boosts the power of what
we’re already experiencing, but not beyond what was happening at the end of August – beginning
of September. A possible scenario is discovering new information that will support a positive
resolution of current challenges.
And Now, for Your Added Entertainment . . .
If you have placements in the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces), you will
have an active month. There are four major events affecting these signs, occurring on the 4th, 5th,
7th, and 22nd. In addition, there are events tied to planets in supporting roles on the 1st, 3rd, 9th,
10th, 15th, 16th, and 26th. This is good news, because in general there will be a resolution of a
thread in our lives which was activated on or around December 15 (2005), March 14 and 29, and
June 16.
This will feel like a release and a relief, a resolution of something that could have been
overwhelming you for several months. There was a need to shine the light of truth on the
situation, and if you have been persistent in doing so, you will reap the benefits starting now.
If your life has been timed according to this schedule, you’ll find that what happens on
the 22nd ties into this experience. This will be Stage 2 of a 3-stage process that is completed next
year.
The Unexpected
There is an element of the unexpected that will be in operation around the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and
15th. This will come shrouded in chaos but is an opportunity in disguise. If you can flow with the
process, you will reap (further) rewards from this starting around November 20.
Two of the events (affecting mutable signs) I’m discussing are eclipses, on the 7th and
22nd. Eclipses always permit us to put one set of circumstances to rest and move on to another
set. If an eclipse contacts our chart in a big way, they can herald a major turning point in life. The Lunar Eclipse (a barely visible partial eclipse) is shown in Chart A.
September Is Nice, Too.
Several planets move
into the “nice” sign of Libra
during September. In
particular, Mercury and
Mars come together,
forming the pattern shown in
Chart B (with a few bonus
harmonious contacts as
well). On the whole, these
contacts bode well for
fruitful communication
related to healing and
resolving emotional issues.
Wealth and innovation are
also favored.
As the Sun enters
Libra on the 22nd, previous
pressures relax. Events
generally turn out better, especially as October begins. Throughout the month, there remains the
beneficial contact of Jupiter and Uranus, a reminder that innovative thought will bring
opportunity for success, no matter what the situation.
Although there’s no question that new challenges are afoot, we can work through them to
our advantage whatever our circumstances. In the end, you will have gained great benefit, that of
manifesting fulfillment and happiness into your life.
Planetary Events
Chiron, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are retrograde. Mercury is in rulership and exaltation. Saturn
is in detriment.
Sun conjoins Mercury
(start 2nd half of Mercury
cycle)
|
8°42' Virgo
|
September 1
|
Venus trines Pluto ℞ (SD)
|
24°05' Leo/Sagittarius
|
September 1
|
Mars conjoins South Node
|
26°04' Virgo
|
September 1
|
Venus quincunxes North
Node
|
26°01' Leo/Pisces
|
September 2
|
Mercury opposes Uranus
|
12°50' Virgo/Pisces
|
September 3
|
Mercury sextiles Jupiter
|
13°51' Virgo/Scorpio
|
September 3
|
Pluto returns to direct
motion (SD - stationary
direct)
|
24°05' Sagittarius
|
September 4
|
Sun opposes Uranus ℞
|
12°45' Virgo/Pisces
|
September 5
|
Venus enters Virgo (fall)
|
0°00' Virgo
|
September 6
|
Sun sextiles Jupiter
|
14°19' Virgo/Scorpio
|
September 6
|
Full Moon Lunar Eclipse
(partial)
|
15°00' Virgo/Pisces
|
September 7
|
Mars enters Libra (detriment)
|
0°00' Libra
|
September 7
|
Mercury squares Pluto
|
24°05' Virgo/Sagittarius
|
September 9
|
Mercury conjoins South
Node
|
25°38' Virgo
|
September 10
|
Mercury enters Libra
|
0°00' Libra
|
September 12
|
Mars trines Chiron ℞
|
4°51' Libra/Aquarius
|
September 15
|
Mercury trines Chiron ℞
|
4°50' Libra/Aquarius
|
September 15
|
Mercury conjoins Mars
|
5°00' Libra
|
September 15
|
Venus opposes Uranus ℞
|
12°19' Virgo/Pisces
|
September 15
|
Sun squares Pluto
|
24°07' Virgo
|
September 16
|
Venus sextiles Jupiter
|
16°23' Virgo/Scorpio
|
September 19
|
New Moon Solar Eclipse
(Annular)
|
29°20' Virgo
|
September 22
|
Sun enters Libra
|
0°00' Libra
|
September 22
|
Mercury trines Neptune ℞
|
17°22' Libra/Aquarius
|
September 23
|
Jupiter squares Neptune ℞
(waning, Last Quarter)
|
17°21' Scorpio/Aquarius
|
September 24
|
Mercury sextiles Saturn
|
20°50' Libra/Leo
|
September 25
|
Venus conjoins South Node
|
24°48' Virgo
|
September 26
|
Mars quincunxes Uranus ℞
|
11°56' Libra/Pisces
|
September 26
|
Sun trines Chiron ℞
|
4°33' Libra/Aquarius
|
September 27
|
Mercury sextiles Pluto
|
24°13' Libra/Sagittarius
|
September 27
|
Venus enters Libra
(rulership)
|
0°00' Libra
|
September 30
|
All dates are based on Pacific Time.
Blue = harmonious/Red or orange = challenging
Events in bold are more significant.