Whatever happened to quiet summers by the lake? If you look at the list of aspects for this week, they just go on and on and on, with the most important one of all the opposition between Saturn and Uranus on July 26. This is VERY important, since this is the last time these two will oppose each other for another 40 or so years! The first opposition was on the USA Election day in 2008. The last time this opposition was active was in the mid-1960s during the Civil Rights movement and it heralded the beginning of many years of national protests by the Baby Boomer generation.
Civil Rights are again in the news as Arizona adds a law to the already booked Federal Law regarding United States borders. Many issues regarding immigration and the Civil Rights of Americans versus non-citizens are up on the block for re-examination as well as re-tooling the laws regarding immigration. America was founded by immigrants that came from all over the world – however, they left behind their countries, learned the language, contributed to citizenry and the populace and jumped right into the melting pot now known as Americans.
More issues around Civil Rights have arisen recently – such as the Civil Rights of the Oceans and their inhabitants and the invasion of the huge oil spill by BP. In addition, the controversy regarding unemployment, unemployment benefits and the delay in jobs is about to burst open with new possibilities coming from many new directions along with the onset of technologies that open opportunities to those who can’t even travel far from home.
In addition, last week Saturn entered Libra, which is an action cardinal sign and this week on July 29 Mars enters Libra, too, suggesting a very focused week on getting down to task to finish all those loose ends of projects that have been laying around all summer. The Mars conjunct Saturn aspect on July 31 and the opposition of Mars to Uranus the day before, suggests confrontations in relationships where roles must be defined in order for them to work better. However, it takes courage to be the one who opens up their mouth to talk about ‘the elephant that is in the middle of the room’ in order to change so that conditions improve and there is a win-win for everyone.
