This weekly forecast is from October 26 to November 1, 2009. We have some really news worthy planetary activity this week with Saturn and Mercury moving into a new sign. Saturn’s entry into the love and peace sign Libra is starting a new cycle of challenging our structures and believes in the area of relating and finding balance with the other which will lead to clarity and consolidation. If you have similar planetary constellations in your own personal chart I believe you will find value in this article as well.

Mercury Plunges into Scorpio on Tuesday 27
We have talked in depth about Scorpio energy in last week’s astro weather report. With Sun and Mercury in Scorpio for about a month we will have a more intense way to react and do things (Sun) and our mental focus and communication will be more scrutinizing and difficult in some ways (Mercury). The Mercury in Scorpio wants the truth and will accept no less then that.

Sun Squares Mars
Because of the Sun/Mars Square on Thursday 29 it might take a little time for the calming and reasoning qualities of Saturn in Libra to take effect. With the Sun in Leo and Mars in Scorpio we have two very powerful, righteous signs squaring off with each other; willing to fight for their stand point and not very open to reason or compromise. Some friction we have to expect around our self expression and wanting our own way. Maybe we will be too forceful and abrasive with others around us without meaning to. Awareness is the key!

Saturn Square Pluto
But the real challenge is that we are also nearing the square of Saturn with Pluto which will become exact in November 15. We had a similar powerful alignment and fireworks with 9-11, the war in Afghanistan and the invasion of Iraq. This is not an easy constellation and we will be tested and initiated as individuals as well as a nation to see what we have learned and what our true colors are. So let us start by looking at the new frequency Saturn is representing us with his new home in Libra.

Saturn Steps into Libra on Thursday 29
When we want to know more about the meaning and potential expression of a planet in a specific sign, we always want to pay attention to the opposing forces in the opposite sign. Both energies are always balancing each other in the middle which is the center of the zodiac wheel.

The axis of Libra and Aries is about finding balance between our survival needs, ego drive and self identity on one hand symbolized by Aries and our need for love, harmony and balance with others symbolized by Libra.

As individual human beings we have the need for love, connection and companionship which is essential for our emotional survival as well as physical survival. Throughout history humans always lived in tribes or kingdoms and later countries to insure their individual survival. There was a need to choreograph a society with agreements and rules for us to thrive as a part of a bigger entity. It is like each one of us is like a cell in a body, we all have a use in the bigger order of things and we can only survive if we contribute as such.

And for that we have to find our place within the bigger order through our own individuality and sense of self. Libra represents the area where we meet the “other” as an individual, a friend or potential partner or the “others” as in the countless faces of the billions of inhabitants of planet earth. That can be pretty scary and we need to be grounded in our own identity to be able to face that.

Only if we feel secure in our own self identity, know ourselves as who we are with our own needs and value, we will be able to dance with somebody else a satisfying dance of collaboration in harmony.

All the challenges we have in the area of our relationships have to do with finding that balance between self and other. When we reach the center between Aries and Libra we will find the autonomy, self value, self-confidence, love and connection we all long for. We will be able to share ourselves more deeply, lovingly and intimately without fear and dependency. I would say that this is a worthwhile goal to strive for, don’t you think?

The same holds true for the dynamics between countries. Only if we reach the point of balance in the middle between our own needs and the respect for the other, true autonomy and cooperation can evolve. As long as it is normal for us to use other less evolved countries to cater to our economical desires and start wars to enforce our superiority, there is no balance or peace to expect.

It is the same as if you would treat your spouse as a slave, have her sleep in the garden shed, feed her scraps from your table and force her into working for you all day long. You would not expect there to be love and loyalty under those circumstances. You would have to expect rebellion and upheaval if the burden becomes too heavy to carry and the things on your table look too attractive.

Your Responsibility and Your Choices
When I was young I was very political oriented and thought that I wanted to change the world by becoming a journalist and make sure to expose all the deficiencies of the world. I wanted to contribute to a better world. I still want that but over the years my perspective has changed into the realization that the only true power I hold is inside of me.

The only power I have is to learn to control my own thoughts, actions and emotions and contribute to people around me from that inner place of love and oneness. From that place there will be right action and true change in my inner world as well as the outer world. We all are part of global consciousness and we do count. The morphogenetic field of consciousness is changing and evolving constantly. It brings in new souls, the next generation with a new level of consciousness and skills based on the work their ancestors have done.

I am not saying we shouldn’t change something in the outer world if we see need. The more conscious and aware we are the better the choices and actions we are able to take in our life. I just want to point out the necessity of starting within our own self and cleaning up our own act first because the outer world mirrors the inner world.

Challenging Times
In these challenging times with the economical meltdown, the old structures and paradigms not working anymore we have to find a new balance with “others” out there in the world as individuals as well as countries. There are plenty of challenging astrological constellations ahead of us and the Saturn square Pluto is one of them. Astrology helps us to understand the underlying theme and what is expected of us in the way of inner and outer growth. It gives us meaning and compassion for what is happening. Then you can do your part of contributing through your own inner growth and the choices you make for your life. We are also living in exciting times and we might see changes in our generation we would have thought not possible! And we are part of it!

The Gemstone for all this is the Crystal Quartz or Herkimer Diamond
The first gemstone that comes to my mind is the Crystal Quartz which is the birthstone for Capricorn and therefore a Saturn stone. It is the most exceptional gemstone with the clarity and translucency no other stone has not even the diamond. This stone can help us to raise our consciousness through meditation or wearing it in a piece of jewelry in our energy field. We can program it to our specific needs because it offers itself as a container for that.

The other is the Herkimer Diamond which is an especially clear, double terminated crystal which incorporates the Pluto energy as well as the Saturn frequency. But I just have written about the Herkimer Diamond so today I will give you the general qualities of Crystal Quartz. But I suggest you read up on my article about the Herkimer Diamond because that is the ultimate ally for the Saturn/Pluto square constellation which will be with us for a long time. The Herkimer Diamond is especially beneficial worn as a pendant over your heart.

A Beautiful Gift from the Earth to You
Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth. It occurs in a variety of colors, including yellow, brown, pink, purple, and gray. The clear, colorless variety, called Crystal Quartz or Rock Crystal, forms exceptionally beautiful crystals that are sometimes used in jewelry to imitate diamonds. It has many fascinating physical and metaphysical qualities that can be applied in myriad ways to enhance your physical and mental well-being and help you achieve your goals.

Physical Properties of Crystal Quartz
Crystal Quartz is found all over the world. It is composed of silicon dioxide, one of the most plentiful compounds of the Earth’s crust. It grows as six-sided crystals, forming six-sided pyramids at the end of each crystal. The base of the crystal is milky, becoming clear at the tip. Quartz crystals often grow in clusters, in company with other minerals. Quartz can form huge crystals—the longest ever found was 20 feet long and weighed 48 tons!

The Astrological Meaning of Crystal Quartz
Pure crystal quartz is very clear or translucent, so its association with light and clarity is immediately evident. As the crystal grows upward to increasing clarity, it symbolizes our own striving for perfection as we grow toward ever-higher levels of consciousness.

Crystal Quartz represents the astrological properties of both the Sun and Saturn, two opposites of light and darkness. Saturn is the ruling planet of Capricorn (December 21–January 19). After December 21 (the Winter Solstice) the days grow longer while the nights grow shorter. That date represents the transition from dark into light that we must all pass through on our journey from the dark night to awakening.

From Darkness Comes Light
How can we have hope that such a transition is possible, that we may one day emerge from our darkness? We have only to observe how an ordinary chemical compound forms in the darkness of the Earth and grows into the perfect manifestation of light, clarity, and beauty. From darkness comes light! From humble beginnings comes magnificent beauty. And so shall it be in your own life.

It is only with a clear and calm mind that you can understand your earthly experience and come to terms with why you are here and how you want to live out your time in this life. Crystal Quartz can help you achieve that clear, calm mind and lead the way toward what is important to you. (Adapted from Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery: Choosing Gemstones That Delight the Eye & Strengthen the Soul © 2008 by Shakti Carola Navran. Llewellyn Worldwide)

If you like my approach to astrology, you can go to my astro blog and sign up for my newsletter and I will send you a free weekly astrological weather report forecast on the universal flow and planetary positions. If you know what is going on in the heavens you can then align yourself for more joy and success in your life. What I like about the abilities of the gemstones is that they offer a remedy to relax stressful aspects and positions in our personal chart as well as for the time quality of the present moment.

I hope you enjoyed my musings, aloha and many blessings, Shakti.

Shakti Carola Navran: astrologer, jeweler and author

Shakti Carola Navran is originally from Germany, living in Maui, Hawaii, is a professional jeweler, astrologer and author with a lifelong spiritual journey; she has been crafting personalized Soul Jewelry since 1977.
In her book Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery: Choosing Gemstones that Delight the Eyes & Strengthen the Soul she teaches you about how to read your personal horoscope and blue print for your life. Then you will be able to balance yourself in your most important areas with your 12 main healing gemstones, you could call your true birthstones.
Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery is a treasure chest of ideas on how to select, purchase, and wear jewelry that will enhance your body, heart, mind, and soul. Find out more about it on her website http://www.JewelryandGemsforSelfdiscovery.com and see her astrological weather report at http://www.jewelryandgemsforselfdiscovery.com/blog/ .

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Aries and Libra

Getting Along

The Balances and The Ram –

This series on AstroCompatibility will cover all of the potential matchups in the Zodiac. We will continue this series thinking about and commenting on Aries and Libra.  Check out Christofer’s new website at: www.astrologygetalong.com.

Libra – Aries -

Libra is an Air Sign. Aries is a Fire Sign. Libra is Cardinal and Aries is Cardinal. This makes these signs with an action oriented style. It could be a good match, if love factors are there. Libra’s airiness could be fired up by Aries. To make up for Aries dynamism, Libra could add tolerance and patience, but still relate to the forward movement of Aries. Aries’s fiery nature and action-oriented style could bring appealing spark. If Libra is seeking more excitement this could be great. If Aries was seeking calmness and outer sense of balance, it could also be positive as a match. The Aries, either gender, would have to value and seek out the Libra soundness and not be off put by what might be perceived as a little predictable and boring. The cardinality of both signs is both a caution and a sign post. Sometimes all action can stumble all over itself. However, many couples need to be mutually dynamic to be happy.

Positive Postulate:

Aries and Libra would need to be in basic harmony with their values. Positively speaking, if there was basic attraction and similarity of personal values, they could offset their differences and make their unique contributions to the match. Aries fire can be its own dramatic show, and Libran thoughtfulness and hesitance could give the dynamic Aries time to ponder before leaping. Libra could take warm assurance that while they provide stability, things would still keep moving and get done.

Romance Recommendation:

Aries and Libra would provide romantic fireworks. Librans are artistic in romance and a winsome attractive Libra could give the Aries something to seek on a continuing basis. Arian flame could light the wick of Libra. Aries could love giving nice things, Libra could enjoy receiving them. If Aries maintained interest, and Libra did not get frivolous, it could be a strong continuing romantic positive.

Conflict Quotient:

Libra and Aries could have firey issues getting confllicts resolved. Libra does not like conflict and tends to freeze up if things get too noisy. Aries does have the ability to get confrontational. Libra would ask for more quiet and seek balance during the conflict. Then if Aries takes it up another notch, that put Libra into an emergency state, Libra would want to lower the volume first, and Aries would tend to increase the volume or become even more confrontational. Aries would want to teach itself how to approach Libra. Libra would have to teach itself not to over react.

Peace Parlay:

Life in the end is repetitive and mundane, and so is Romance itself. This factor asks the question: “Can we be bored together over the long term?” Libra and Aries, would want to try to avoid being too bored together. Libra does not like boredom, but can be boring. Aries would tend to fight the boredom issue, and Libra would enjoy Aries attempts. That could be good, as long as their solutions were from the same page.

Keep Up The Interest Graph:

Libra and Aries could “keep up the interest”. Because of their “cardinality” – ACTION oriented, they would both want to move their issues along to make the lack of interest be a thing to avoid. The only issue here is that they head off in basically, the same direction. If they were attracted to each other in the beginning, there is no obvious reason that would wain. Aries would want new agendas, and Libra, though hesitant, would probably be attracted to new baubles and settings and games.

Seven Year Itchiness:

There are some signs that by their nature are more stable in their love interests and family concerns as time goes on. Others are not. The 7 year itch can trip up any union. Aries, seeking to see what is over the next hill, might fall victim. Libra could be enchanted by temptation and perhaps love the thrill of it, but not seek to upset their world, unless something were quite destabilizing and hurtful. If things were not good, they would both want to be alert during this time, if they valued the basic soundness of the relationship.

ASTROCOMPATIBILITY POSSIBILITY RATING: 60% Positive Long Term – 70% Short Term. Attraction, fun and action could draw these two together in the beginning. As the relationship ages, it would mean that they shared goals and values. Fire and Air is not always the best combination, but the shared cardinality predicts moving along together on fun plans, as life goes on.

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What would one say if one went to his or her doctor because of suffering with a cold and fever, and were prescribed a tonic that contained crushed gemstones as a cure by the doctor? It does sound quite absurd but it is true. There was a time when this would not seem too unusual to man. Several hundred years ago, most medicines contained a combination of gemstones as curatives for a wide range of diseases.

It is a fact that people hardly have time to focus on one thing at a time these days. For example, a computer is a machine which is known for its multitasking ability. But it tends to get slow while performing two to three tasks simultaneously. So, it is quite possible in case of an ordinary man. Despite of this, a person still has to think about his family along with the upbringing of one’s professional life. This could be a reason why a person would need that extra faith or power through which he gets motivated, and this faith could be in the form of a power ring pendant or any other piece of jewellery. Now if a person think about power pendant he does not need to go anywhere any gem speciaslist or something like that. If he is aware of internet usability he can buy online power pendant immediately.

The special Power Pendants are formed after a rigorous scientific process. These are basically composed of five metals which are Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron and Zinc. These five metals are referred together as ‘Panchdhaatu’ (5 metals, when translated into English). All these metals are taken in their most refined form, in proportions based on the requirement of the Zodiac Sun Signs. For example, the composition and proportion of these metals meant for the Zodiac Sign Leo would be different from that required for the Zodiac Sign Libra.

These metals are then melted, fermented and then melted all over again. After this, they are remixed and agitated carefully over a substantial period of six months. It is a long and systematic process, which gives great power and positive energy to the Zodiac Power Pendants. This power and energy gets translated to the person who wear this pendant and remove mental anxieties, stress related problems, re-energizes one’s will power and helps them to concentrate more better. Along with all this, one can notice more boldness and assertiveness in a person. This power influences your entire thought and decision making process in a positive manner.

There are so many colours for power pendants which you can also wear in any occasion. One can see Egyptian jewellery to be the most beautiful semi-precious gemstones and minerals set in pure gold and sterling silver. These gems come in different colours like blue, red, green, amber, turquoise, and yellow. One can find stones like amethyst, beryl, feldspar, garnet, lapis, opal and turquoise in power pendants as well as rings.

Purple, which is the colour of amethyst, represents wealth and royalty. Garnet is a deep red or fiery red gemstone which is famous for its power and energy. But one needs a perfect guide to learn about the appropriate stone and colour. One should take care while searching for such power pendants. This item is always available in stores and dealers that specialize in quality gemstones. It is an easy task to look for good stones in the local markets nowadays and of course the internet also provides one with a satisfactory collection of fine pendants.

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