"A reader asked me what it meant that the recent New Moon in Libra fell conjunct their Pluto. That got me to thinking, and you know what that means....

While forming the answer to the query, I realized that at certain points in the year, a series of New Moons and Full Moons in fact do stimulate many of the "generational planets" in our charts. Whether Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto, there are a sequence of Lunations that trigger these outer, invisible, "transpersonal" energies, allowing us to face spiritual lessons that evolve us in major ways."

"Because Saturn is essentially dignified in Libra, the sign if its exaltation, Saturn is welcome to this sign and can do only good things for all planets points and houses that are placed in this sign. Planets that are placed in Libra will be given nothing but support from a Saturn in its happiest and even most powerful state. Saturn has in fact got more essential dignities in Libra than he has in his own signs of Aquarius and Capricorn. The idea of an exaltation is that the planet is increasing in strength and power.

This is a blog where predictions about the future of the world, society, technology, and economy are made, based on mundane astrology analysis. This includes not only the mundane cycles of Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, but also those of Moon Nodes, and new dwarf planets such as Eris, Sedna or Haumea. You may see what lies ahead for the next decade...

Esoteric interpretation of natal chart elements is included, as well as the differences between the tropical and sideral zodiac.

The eclipse degree of 19º24’ Cancer is of significance in a number of mundane maps. In my view, significance of the eclipse as indicative of major change or of important events in the political entity concerned, is to some extent a function of the role that this degree plays in the relevant map. If one of the luminaries is present at this degree, this would be more noteworthy than Pluto, all other things being equal. But it is one of the perennial frustrations of studying astrology that all other things are never equal.

A lunar cycle has 4 quarters. The full moon is the 3rd quarter (the new moon is the 1st). Astrologically, a full moon is when the sun and moon are in exact opposition within the zodiac.