John Rutherford

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for the Week of 30 January 2006

                 Let’s hear it for: The Revenge of the Little Guy.  More to follow this week, much more.  Yeah, the little guy, the disadvantaged, and all those who feel that way.  Jupiter represents the big, the bold, the grand, and those in command.  Neptune represents the distant, the lonely and neglected, the disaffected, and too often “the little people”.  The square between them shows discordance, a clash, between these two.  The big guys and the little guys just aren’t getting along.

Our election was not so much a win for the Harper, and it wasn’t a win with a majority, as it was Martin going into Satan mode, trying desperately to demonise Harper.  Who wants a leader who’s in any way desperate?  It doesn’t look good, no matter the qualifications, and leadership is as much about showmanship as anything else.  How many win just by looking cool, calm and collected?

Hamas stayed cool and collected the majority vote in Palestine.  Feeling long bullied by Israel and its huge supporter, the US, but jilted by Fatah and its blatant corruption, Palestinians voted for change, too.  In the macho world of Middle East politics, you have to black the other guy’s eye to get any attention, just like Egypt and the Six Day War.  Egypt lost, but won negotiating status by my making the attempt.  Hamas won.  Now, what will they do once the Fatah gunfire dies down?  Sitting behind the wheel is very different from barking directions from the back seat.  For starters, there’s all that other traffic to watch out for, and the US is a mega-truck.

Neptune can often act like a spider web, ready to entangle, sure, but also sending tendrils everywhere, much like a network.  Jupiter square Neptune has shown clashes between “boss-powers”, governments, and “web managers”, Google and Yahoo.  They said “no” to Big Brother Bush and are fighting the data invasion of privacy.  But, on the other hand, Google is on thin ice by offering to self-censor in China.  China has a multi-millennial long history of absorbing invaders.  Google will probably lose and leave in the long run, like so many others.

I could go on about gas guzzlers painted into a corner, as Ford radically down sizes, or NASA climate scientists getting hushed over views of global warming, or “King Arthur” spouting off enough to become our only independent MP.  But, one story epitomises Jupiter / Neptune.  It’s about the budding story-teller seeking to trade up, from a paperclip to a house.  He’s already moved up to a cube van.  Go, oneredpaperclip.com!

Nota Bene:  If you don’t know your birth time, don’t worry.  The mark of a capable and competent Astrologer is the ability to find where in your birth day of 24 hours that you fit.  It’s called rectification.  It has to fit you and it has to fit you precisely, right to the minute, or your Astrologer should not be satisfied.

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This Week:  Endless trivial pursuits through Wednesday.  Mercury, the Mind, aligns with Neptune, the Lost.  It also squares Jupiter for mountains of bafflegab.  What a load of bull-fertilised promises.  Can you stand it? 

Not well it seems, as Venus, the vain Miss Piggy, burns a testy hole in her part of the sky Friday.  Seething resentments won’t be long denied.  As Sunday rolls around, an eager need to know meets the lack of energy to find it, as do verbal clashes over deeply entrenched attitudes.  Only sneaky tricks or stunts win.
 
Wednesday, 1 February.  (Moon in late Pisces, early Aries.  Sun aspects Jupiter square Neptune / Saturn, then Venus / Uranus.  12 Fix, 27 Mut)
Either it’s the breaks being put on this runaway train, or the stark realisation something is out of control.  Sorry to dash your pipe dream, bucko, but we could all use some co-operation here. 

(Mercury conjunct Neptune, square Jupiter.  17 Fix, 2 Card)
“Are we there yet, are we there yet…  ?”  Hey, kid, we ain’t even out the driveway.  Already with the excessive expectations of the impossible.  This does give a voice to the Little Guy in the back seat, and the driver will have to change course or suffer lots of interruptions.
 
Friday, 3 February.  (Moon in late Aries, early Taurus.  Venus stationary in Capricorn.  16 Card, 1 Mut)
Statues are to be admired, set rigid in a public place, but aren’t cuddly.  A firebrand stuck in place will scorch a long lasting mark.  If only overly hot or overly cold would shift a little.
 
Saturday – Sunday, 4-5 February.  (Moon in Taurus to early Gemini.  Sun aspects Mars / Saturn, Mars / Uranus, Venus / Jupiter, and aligns with Neptune.  15-17 Fix, 0-2 Card)
Pardon the technicalities but the midpoint aspects above are, in order, hard, soft, soft, and important.  The Mars / Saturn aspect is approaching Neptune, too, so even hard work gets little recognition.  Many, after this, will take even greater risks of confrontation.  “We’ll do anything to get recognised.”  At least the Venus / Jupiter doesn’t let too many get hurt in the process.

(Mercury square Mars.  24 Fix, 9 Card)
A fair debate would clear the air, but if it’s for making a social or political statement, why, it’s enough to bring a tear to the eye.  So, who peeled the onions?
 
If you want the "horrible-scopes", go somewhere else.  If you want the meaning behind them, stay on. 
 
Is your Number up?  Check Your Four Personal Points for every day, see below.  If the numbers match, this day is for you.
 
Each forecast shows: the Moon Sign, the Planetary Aspect, and Numbers of degrees in Signs for the Planetary Aspect.
The Moon Sign is the Sign the Moon is in for that day.  The Moon Sign gives advantage to the Sign it is in, puts extra pressure on the opposite Sign, and tends to cross up or neutralise the Signs at right angles.  For example, with Fixed Signs, if the Moon is in Taurus, Taurus has the advantage, Scorpio gets challenged, and Leo and Aquarius get shifted or crossed up.

The Planetary Aspect is where action is released.  It's the Excuse.  Unlike daily Horoscopes that suggest each day has the same level of influence, this is the core of changes in the daily energies.
The Sign Numbers are the degrees in the Signs of the Zodiac being emphasised.  If the degree for any day is close to any degree of Your Four Personal Points (see below), within a degree or so, THIS IS YOUR DAY.  Pay extra ATTENTION.

You may have several days in the week activated for you, or you may have none.  As a degree hits one of Your Four Personal Points, the forecast tells about the important things in your life.  The daily forecasts tell you when.  The overall story comes through over time.  Sooner or later, the degrees of the Forecast catch up to you.

Your Four Personal Points are, in order of importance:
The Ascendant, the Mid-heaven, the Moon, and the Sun.

These are the most important Points of your Horoscope, calculated from your birth date, your birth-place, and the time of day you drew your first breath.  The first two Personal Points, the Ascendant and Mid-heaven, are the points that fix the Earth in space for your birth time at your specific birth place.  We live on the Earth, not the Sun or the Moon.  The Ascendant, also called Your Rising Sign, is more important than your Sun Sign.
 
Simply, and generally only, forecasts that affect your:
Ascendant     relate to matters in your environment.  Use it to see what's in your "face".
Mid-heaven  relate to matters in your personal life.    Use it to see what's in your mind.
Moon           relate to matters in your emotional life.   Use it to see what's in your heart.
Sun              relate to matters in your physical life.        Use it to see what's in your core.

The Signs of the Zodiac are:
Card: Cardinal Signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn)
Fix: Fixed Signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius)
Mut: Mutable Signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces)

Heaven, Help Us!  The forecast is the mood of the moment. For example, if it rains, we all get wet, no matter what "Sign" we are.
If you like this forecast, let others know.  SEND IT TO THEM.  If you have comments or questions, LET ME KNOW.  Check Your Four Personal Points each week if any of them is targeted, and...  PAY ATTENTION!

Your Horoscope is the picture of the Heavens the moment you were born.  Using the latest advances in Astronomy and Astrology, you can get a Horoscope reading with accurate, up-to-date detail.  Contact me at johnrutherford@shaw.ca or call 604-521-3235.
John Rutherford, Western Canadas most successful Horoscope Reader, since 1971.