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.
Mercury is in Pisces during Mars and Saturn's conjunction, until April 8. This does not bode well for clear communications at this crucial time. When combined with the Jupiter-Neptune conjunction, it may be quite a challenge to get everyone on the same wavelength. It could show someone being out of touch with reality. It’s also a signature for propaganda.
Once Jupiter moves into Pisces by mid-April, it mitigates Mercury's weakness. We can hope for more discernment, and better communications, from that point.
We need the strength of Mercury in any kind of tense negotiations. We need leaders to be level-headed and rational. This is especially so when there are other kinds of indications that spell irrationality and volatility. This was one of the reasons the ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’ did not lead to war. Mercury was transiting Virgo at the time.
The Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Chernobyl meltdown, occurred with Jupiter in Aquarius, where it is again. But the end of the Crimean War also occurred during their conjunction – where they are conjunct again.
Jupiter and Neptune come together every 13 years, but the last time they conjoined at the end of Aquarius was in March 1856. Two weeks after their exact conjunction, and as Jupiter was about to enter Pisces, a treaty to end the war was signed. There is hope of an agreement in Ukraine in the coming weeks.
Venus will join Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces by the end of April and is helping out, too. No matter how bleak the situation may seem by the beginning of April, there is hope on the horizon.
Jupiter meets with Neptune by exact degree on April 12, before moving into Pisces the day after. Unlike Mercury, Jupiter is right at home. Jupiter reflects a knowing that doesn't need any external input to get to the truth. It happens in the blink of an eye. The other side of that is we are completely deluded, of course. Both are possible. Pisces can go either way.
Any sense of knowing for sure has been lacking lately, with Jupiter in Capricorn and Aquarius. We may have questioned what we know to be true, simply because others said we shouldn't trust it, or that were plain wrong. We have lost all hope. Our faith has been tested. This reflects the weakness of Jupiter. It’s not just the other person questioning our beliefs, it’s the doubts we have ourselves that they are simply pointing out. We don’t' know who to listen to. We cannot hear that 'still voice within'.
All that's about to change as Jupiter enters Pisces, the sign of faith. It may even change due to some revelation that confirms our initial intuition, or through more hopeful events. Even if it doesn't show up in any objectifiable way, we are likely to access a deeper sense of knowing, of faith, and a deeper connection to one another.
Yet the issue with Jupiter-Neptune is that no matter how much we may know intuitively, the picture is not at all clear in any concrete way. It may never be something we can be clear about in any kind of rational way. We may know something but are presented with something else.
Despite these more hopeful indications, there is another conjunction up ahead that is potentially even more destabilizing: a triple conjunction between of Mars, Uranus and Rahu in Aries this summer.
Mars conjoins Uranus and Rahu by exact degree on August 1. A similar conjunction occurred during the Crimean War, when Pluto, not Mars, joined Uranus and Rahu in Aries.
Mars is powerful in its own sign, and Mars is the ‘planet of war’. It is volatile and unpredictable when joining Uranus and Rahu in 2022, exaggerating and distorting what would otherwise be a clean energy and drive. It may show a recklessness that comes in fits and starts. All kinds of disasters are possible, natural and man-made. Blackouts, cyber-attacks, market crashes, and a further escalation of the energy crisis, may result. It may come in the form of major catastrophic and explosive events and/or flooding. The most likely expressions are in the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The Jupiter-Neptune conjunction may see things being blown out of all proportion. And yet, we must hold onto hope of something being resolved. No hope, No fear? No Jupiter, No Neptune?!
We’ve already seen major floods in Australia, a key signification of a Jupiter-Neptune conjunction. And they haven’t even made it into Pisces yet! This also highlights the flood of people, and of emotion, as we have seen in yet another refugee crisis; this time, in Ukraine, the largest mass migration since World War 2.
Mars’ conjunction with Uranus and Rahu is not restrained by Saturn as it is in April. Things may run amok in the summer. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed when Jupiter conjoined Neptune AND Mars conjoined Uranus.
The timer has been set, in many ways. In April, Mars aspects its position in Aries later in the summer. What has already begun is likely to get triggered in a big way in July and August.
Let's hope cool heads and rationality win out at the end of the day.
Om Tat Sat
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.
Mercury is in Pisces during Mars and Saturn's conjunction, until April 8. This does not bode well for clear communications at this crucial time. When combined with the Jupiter-Neptune conjunction, it may be quite a challenge to get everyone on the same wavelength. It could show someone being out of touch with reality. It’s also a signature for propaganda.
Once Jupiter moves into Pisces by mid-April, it mitigates Mercury's weakness. We can hope for more discernment, and better communications, from that point.
We need the strength of Mercury in any kind of tense negotiations. We need leaders to be level-headed and rational. This is especially so when there are other kinds of indications that spell irrationality and volatility. This was one of the reasons the ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’ did not lead to war. Mercury was transiting Virgo at the time.
The Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Chernobyl meltdown, occurred with Jupiter in Aquarius, where it is again. But the end of the Crimean War also occurred during their conjunction – where they are conjunct again.
Jupiter and Neptune come together every 13 years, but the last time they conjoined at the end of Aquarius was in March 1856. Two weeks after their exact conjunction, and as Jupiter was about to enter Pisces, a treaty to end the war was signed. There is hope of an agreement in Ukraine in the coming weeks.
Venus will join Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces by the end of April and is helping out, too. No matter how bleak the situation may seem by the beginning of April, there is hope on the horizon.
Jupiter meets with Neptune by exact degree on April 12, before moving into Pisces the day after. Unlike Mercury, Jupiter is right at home. Jupiter reflects a knowing that doesn't need any external input to get to the truth. It happens in the blink of an eye. The other side of that is we are completely deluded, of course. Both are possible. Pisces can go either way.
Any sense of knowing for sure has been lacking lately, with Jupiter in Capricorn and Aquarius. We may have questioned what we know to be true, simply because others said we shouldn't trust it, or that were plain wrong. We have lost all hope. Our faith has been tested. This reflects the weakness of Jupiter. It’s not just the other person questioning our beliefs, it’s the doubts we have ourselves that they are simply pointing out. We don’t' know who to listen to. We cannot hear that 'still voice within'.
All that's about to change as Jupiter enters Pisces, the sign of faith. It may even change due to some revelation that confirms our initial intuition, or through more hopeful events. Even if it doesn't show up in any objectifiable way, we are likely to access a deeper sense of knowing, of faith, and a deeper connection to one another.
Yet the issue with Jupiter-Neptune is that no matter how much we may know intuitively, the picture is not at all clear in any concrete way. It may never be something we can be clear about in any kind of rational way. We may know something but are presented with something else.
Despite these more hopeful indications, there is another conjunction up ahead that is potentially even more destabilizing: a triple conjunction between of Mars, Uranus and Rahu in Aries this summer.
Mars conjoins Uranus and Rahu by exact degree on August 1. A similar conjunction occurred during the Crimean War, when Pluto, not Mars, joined Uranus and Rahu in Aries.
Mars is powerful in its own sign, and Mars is the ‘planet of war’. It is volatile and unpredictable when joining Uranus and Rahu in 2022, exaggerating and distorting what would otherwise be a clean energy and drive. It may show a recklessness that comes in fits and starts. All kinds of disasters are possible, natural and man-made. Blackouts, cyber-attacks, market crashes, and a further escalation of the energy crisis, may result. It may come in the form of major catastrophic and explosive events and/or flooding. The most likely expressions are in the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The Jupiter-Neptune conjunction may see things being blown out of all proportion. And yet, we must hold onto hope of something being resolved. No hope, No fear? No Jupiter, No Neptune?!
We’ve already seen major floods in Australia, a key signification of a Jupiter-Neptune conjunction. And they haven’t even made it into Pisces yet! This also highlights the flood of people, and of emotion, as we have seen in yet another refugee crisis; this time, in Ukraine, the largest mass migration since World War 2.
Mars’ conjunction with Uranus and Rahu is not restrained by Saturn as it is in April. Things may run amok in the summer. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed when Jupiter conjoined Neptune AND Mars conjoined Uranus.
The timer has been set, in many ways. In April, Mars aspects its position in Aries later in the summer. What has already begun is likely to get triggered in a big way in July and August.
Let's hope cool heads and rationality win out at the end of the day.
Om Tat Sat
