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Astrology Update Newsletter - February 10, 2002

Practical Guidance with a Spiritual Perspective
by Marcia Sacks

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Table of Contents:

*Forecast
* Astrology News:
-----Chinese New Year
-----Financial Astrology
* Local Scene:
-----Classes & Events:
----------- Astrology, Meditation, Self-Healing
----------- Goswami Kriyananda in Chicago - March 3 - 10
------------Holistic Health Fair - March 16
------------New!  Meditation Newsletter 
*Beginner's Corner

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As we approach this next New Moon, we are still experiencing the Saturn station point which occurred on February 8 at 8 Gemini.  I generally give the slow moving planets an orb of influence of one week on either side of the exact date.  So you still might not be able to get things accomplished as quickly as you might expect with Mercury going direct. Saturn rewards those who move steadily toward their goals, so don't give up. [More on station points in Beginner's corner below.]

FEBRUARY 12, 2002 - NEW MOON  - 23 AQUARIUS 25 - 1:40 AM CST
[Happy Chinese New Year - Year of the Horse]

Expect the unexpected with the Aquarius New Moon conjunct Uranus.  How do you deal with change?  If your plans alter suddenly are you upset or flexible?  Use this New Moon to see if you can go with the flow.  Find delight in the creative and surprising people and ideas that come into your life at this time.  Don't make major decisions too quickly though
-- we tend to go to extremes with that restless Uranus energy. 

PS: Don't stick the fork in the toaster.  Uranus rules electricity and appliances and shocking situations of all kinds.
 

FEBRUARY 27, 2002 - FULL MOON - 8 VIRGO 36 - 3:16 AM CST

The Sun and Moon of this Full Moon create a pretty tight T-square with Saturn (8 Gemini 23).  Two keywords for Virgo in general are picky and critical and Saturn kicks it up a notch.  When you are trying to communicate your ideas to others whether socially or at work, try your best not to be judgmental or negative.  What if you're the one being criticized?    How do you usually handle those type of situations?  How would you like to handle them better?  Take some time perhaps a week before the Full Moon to visualize yourself handling a critique in a logical and courteous way.  (That's assuming that you want to be logical and courteous, of course.)  The third scenario with this Full Moon is being critical and judgmental with our own selves.  I have an exercise for it -- but it's a tough one ;-)  Look at yourself in the mirror every day, smile warmly and say, "Hi, there!  I like you!" 

MARCH 1 - JUPITER DIRECT - 6 CANCER

Jupiter brings an expansive energy that, at this time of year, could resemble spring fever  -- the desire to travel, and just to have more freedom in general.  Financial opportunity might come your way, but watch out for plans that are too grandiose or impractical.  Money owed may be returned to you now.  And Jupiter in Cancer is also a good time for connecting with family, whether big scale reunions or sending just sending an email to someone you haven't talked to in a long time. 

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In the future:

3-13-02   -  New Moon  - 23 Pisces
3-28-02  -  Full Moon - 8 Libra

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As always, for a personal forecast consult a professional astrologer.

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ASTROLOGY NEWS:

February 12, 2002  is the first day in the Chinese New Year.  It is Year 4699 by Chinese calendar.

For more on Chinese New Year, check out these sites:

http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/chinese_new_year.html
http://www.oddsandends.demon.co.uk/cny/greetings.html
http://www.new-year.co.uk/chinese/calendar.htm

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An article on financial astrology appeared on Forbes.com on January
25th:

http://www.forbes.com/2002/01/25/0125inlwatch.html
 

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LOCAL SCENE:

CLASSES with Marcia Sacks:

Astrology:  Read Your Own Horoscope begins Monday, February 11, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 6 weeks, Forest View High School, Arlington Hts. Contact District 214 Community Education (847) 718-7700 for registration.

Meditation begins Tuesday, February 12, 7:30-9:00 p.m. 6 weeks, Forest View High School, Arlington Hts. Contact District 214 Community Education (847) 718-7700 for registration. [Sorry, this class is full - next meditation class at District 214 - September 2002.]

Inner Work for Self-Healing begins Wednesday, February 13, 7:30-9:00 p.m. 4 weeks, Forest View High School, Arlington Hts. Contact District 214 Community Education (847) 718-7700 for registration.

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Goswami Kriyananda will be in Chicago for the Sunday Noon Meditation - March 3 & 10, 2002, and also offer a seminar on Saturday, March 9 at the Temple of Kriya Yoga, 2414 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL - (773) 342-4600

The Noon Meditation is a weekly 45 minute inspirational talk combined with chanting and silent meditation,  followed by tea and fellowship . If you cannot attend in person, audiotapes of the noon meditations are available.  Contact the Temple of Kriya Yoga for more information. http://www.yogakriya.org

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The Holistic Arts and Health Alliance (HAHA) is sponsoring its first Holistic Health Fair on Saturday, March 16, 2002 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Lord's Park Pavilion in Elgin, IL.  This event is free and open to the public. 

"Renewal of Mind, Body & Spirit with Holistic Arts & Health Practices" is an opportunity for the public to meet professionals in complementary health care and the arts.  There will be demonstrations, exhibits, and lectures on topics such as Immune System Support, Meditation & Visualization, Sleep & Stress Management, Herbs & Aromatherapy, Massage, Yoga, Reiki, Bach Flowers & Psychotherapy, Life Coaching, and more. (I'll be giving a 45 minute talk on "Inner Work for Self-Healing" at 1:15 p.m.)

Because complementary health care is growing rapidly in popularity and is being integrated into Western Medical Practices, this free event will help you make informed decisions when designing your personal health care program. 

If you are a practitioner who is interested in information about membership in HAHA or in participating in the Holistic Health Fair, contact Vicki Rae Thorne, President, at 847-551-1806, email eharoma@earthlink.net, or mail P.O. Box 414, Dundee, IL 60118.

For more info on the Health Fair visit: http://www.marciasacks.com/HAHA-HealthFair.htm

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NEW! - The Inward Adventure - Meditation Newsletter.  I will be writing a monthly meditation newsletter via email.  It will include thoughts and inspiration on the spiritual path, book recommendations, and internet resources.  To receive it each month (free!) just send an email to inward-adventure-request@marciasacks.com with the subject:  subscribe The Inward Adventure will be published around the 20th of the month, starting February 2002. 

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BEGINNER'S CORNER

Stationary Points

A station point or stationary point is a time and location in space that a planet appears to stop in its orbit before it goes retrograde or direct.  These stopping points of planets set up a powerful resonance of the planetary energy at that degree, for at least a week on either side of the exact date.  One of the reasons station points are sometimes even more important than your own personal transits is that everyone on Earth is experiencing them at the same time.  You can get a good understanding of the ebb and flow of planetary energies for a year by paying attention to station points, and applying a few key words:

Mercury - communications, transportation (slowed down at station points) Venus - relationships, money (slowed down at station points) Mars - aggressive, assertive Jupiter - expansive, freedom, optimistic Saturn - restriction, limitation, slow, focus, concentration Uranus - unusual, unexpected, electric, creative, restless Neptune - foggy, spacey, spiritual, intuitive Pluto - transformational, revolutionary, deep drives & motivation

Here's the stationary points for 2002:

January 18 - Mercury Retrograde - 14 Aquarius
February 8 - Mercury Direct - 28 Capricorn
February 8 - Saturn Direct - 8 Gemini
March 1 - Jupiter Direct - 6 Cancer
March 20 - Pluto Retrograde - 17 Sagittarius
May 13 - Neptune Retrograde - 10 Aquarius
May 15 - Mercury Retrograde - 9 Gemini
June 2 - Uranus Retrograde - 28 Aquarius
June 8 - Mercury Direct - 1 Gemini
August 26 - Pluto Direct - 14 Sagittarius
September 14 - Mercury Retrograde - 13 Libra
October 6 - Mercury Direct  - 28 Virgo
October 10 - Venus Retrograde - 15 Scorpio
October 11 - Saturn Retrograde - 29 Gemini
October 20 - Neptune Retrograde - 8 Aquarius 
November 3 - Uranus Retrograde - 24 Aquarius
November 21 - Venus Direct - 0 Scorpio
December 4 - Jupiter Retrograde - 18 Leo

How do you use this information?  For example, because Neptune can be "foggy, spacey," the information you receive at the time of a Neptune station would be too unclear to make important life decisions.  Or because Saturn symbolizes "limitation and restriction," you wouldn't want to put a new expansive business plan into place at a Saturn station time.

[For a good technical explanation of why planets appear to retrograde read the book "Horoscope Symbols" by Robert Hand ]

If you have questions about this article or topics for a future "Beginner's Corner" just email me at astrology@marciasacks.com

(c) 2002 Marcia M. Sacks

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