Heads up! There are some crucial conjunctions in the coming weeks and months that show major challenges, but also some much needed hope.
To kicks things off, Mars and Saturn join forces by exact degree on April 5. The intensity builds to a peak at that point. Venus previously conjoined Mars for an unusually long period, after which it meets with Saturn. From the frying pan into the fire? More like, from the frying pan onto the floor!
Thankfully, Venus and Saturn are friendly, so they are more likely to cooperate. There is the possibility of some restraint. If only we could say the same for Mars and Saturn. The potential for the Mars-Saturn conjunction to express the worst of both planets is possible. They are enemies. And while Mars benefits from the discipline of Saturn (Mars is exalted in Saturn’s sign), Saturn does not usually benefit from Mars’ input. We see this in destruction of some sort, and a lack of stability in general.
They are now forced to work together, while both are very powerful in Capricorn. They are fighting over space as they conjoin. Literal fighting and wars is the most obvious expression. Personally, it’s at least a little frustrating and unnerving. If you are currently experiencing a Mars or Saturn period; more so, a combined Mars and Saturn period, you would do well to engage more productively with this conjunction. If you've got something to focus on, great. If not, well, 'the devil makes work for idle hands'!
Mars and Saturn's conjunction is called Yama Yoga in Vedic astrology. Yama is the 'god of death'. Their conjunction is likely to lead to many more deaths due to fighting. It may also lead to an increase in natural disasters, explosions and accidents. The last time Mars and Saturn came together saw the first lockdowns at the start of the pandemic. We’re seeing another wave of yet another variant and more lockdowns in some parts of the world.
Yama could also be called the 'god of restraint’. Anyone who practices yoga will be familiar with the Yamas, or 'moral disciplines', or the practice of restraining the breath with prāṇāyāma. But herein lies a paradox worth noting; that is, discipline ultimately leads to freedom. Prāṇāyāma may be more accurately described as the freeing of the breath through some sort of control. The more disciplined we can be during Mars and Saturn’s conjunction, the better off we are, and the more freedom we can experience.
Mars is exalted by exact degree when they meet. Saturn rules the domain and is right at home. This bodes well for a more mature expression of these volatile energies. Without this more mature expression, I may have even predicted the threat of a nuclear attack. Yet we cannot rule that out. And that’s because there is another conjunction that could show this potential: Jupiter-Neptune.
Jupiter and Neptune's conjunction has great potential, for many wonderful things. But when it's cast alongside other volatile transits it could be a nightmarish experience – not the dream duo we were hoping for.
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred during a Jupiter-Neptune conjunction in 1945. This is a stark warning. But let us remember that it ended the war in the Pacific. It may, however, take a very real threat of nuclear detonation or chemical/biological warfare in the war in Ukraine to get everyone around the table for talks. It may have to get worse before it gets better.
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To kicks things off, Mars and Saturn join forces by exact degree on April 5. The intensity builds to a peak at that point. Venus previously conjoined Mars for an unusually long period, after which it meets with Saturn. From the frying pan into the fire? More like, from the frying pan onto the floor!
Thankfully, Venus and Saturn are friendly, so they are more likely to cooperate. There is the possibility of some restraint. If only we could say the same for Mars and Saturn. The potential for the Mars-Saturn conjunction to express the worst of both planets is possible. They are enemies. And while Mars benefits from the discipline of Saturn (Mars is exalted in Saturn’s sign), Saturn does not usually benefit from Mars’ input. We see this in destruction of some sort, and a lack of stability in general.
They are now forced to work together, while both are very powerful in Capricorn. They are fighting over space as they conjoin. Literal fighting and wars is the most obvious expression. Personally, it’s at least a little frustrating and unnerving. If you are currently experiencing a Mars or Saturn period; more so, a combined Mars and Saturn period, you would do well to engage more productively with this conjunction. If you've got something to focus on, great. If not, well, 'the devil makes work for idle hands'!
Mars and Saturn's conjunction is called Yama Yoga in Vedic astrology. Yama is the 'god of death'. Their conjunction is likely to lead to many more deaths due to fighting. It may also lead to an increase in natural disasters, explosions and accidents. The last time Mars and Saturn came together saw the first lockdowns at the start of the pandemic. We’re seeing another wave of yet another variant and more lockdowns in some parts of the world.
Yama could also be called the 'god of restraint’. Anyone who practices yoga will be familiar with the Yamas, or 'moral disciplines', or the practice of restraining the breath with prāṇāyāma. But herein lies a paradox worth noting; that is, discipline ultimately leads to freedom. Prāṇāyāma may be more accurately described as the freeing of the breath through some sort of control. The more disciplined we can be during Mars and Saturn’s conjunction, the better off we are, and the more freedom we can experience.
Mars is exalted by exact degree when they meet. Saturn rules the domain and is right at home. This bodes well for a more mature expression of these volatile energies. Without this more mature expression, I may have even predicted the threat of a nuclear attack. Yet we cannot rule that out. And that’s because there is another conjunction that could show this potential: Jupiter-Neptune.
Jupiter and Neptune's conjunction has great potential, for many wonderful things. But when it's cast alongside other volatile transits it could be a nightmarish experience – not the dream duo we were hoping for.
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred during a Jupiter-Neptune conjunction in 1945. This is a stark warning. But let us remember that it ended the war in the Pacific. It may, however, take a very real threat of nuclear detonation or chemical/biological warfare in the war in Ukraine to get everyone around the table for talks. It may have to get worse before it gets better.
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Om Tat Sat
