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If, however, he is immature, is still living in herd consciousness, then he is likely to be a hopeless case just
looking for the magic, asking the astrologer, When will I meet Mr./Miss Right; when will I win the lottery? Why is
this so? Because it is not possible to own the transpersonal energies symbolized by Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
As Antero Ali discussed in the March 1999 talk at SBAS, free will exists only out to Saturn, and the Cosmos steps
in with the outer planets to work through you, not for you. When individuals try to use these energies for personal
gain or agrandizement, and they will try when these planets are configured with the personal planets (Sun, Moon,
Mercury, Venus and Mars) there is literally hell to pay either in their personal lives or on the collective level. Just
look at the Jim Jones, the Marshall Applewhites, the Adolph Hitlers!
Those energies use us to accomplish evolutionary purposes. We do not and cannot use them for personal
purposes. Think of them as the Will of God or the Mind of God [the will to good] which is Uranus, the Love of God
[the love of the true, the good, the beautiful] which is Neptune, and the Power of God [power of love, of good]
which is Pluto. Now, why is Pluto, the Power of Love, of Good, associated with the underworld, with filth and
degradation? Well, those things serve evolutionary purposes. It is Lord Shiva, the God of Destruction. What does
he ultimately destroy? Ignorance. The force of evolution, which is Pluto, uses catastrophe, devastation, and
destruction to clear the path for regeneration, renewal and the building of new and better forms.
So if you have Sun or Moon in aspect to Pluto, do not try to grab power for you own self-agrandizement, nor
relinquish your power to someone or something else (a guru, a political or religious philosophy or cult). It is
difficult! You will spend much of your life in power struggles with others, feel powerless or all-powerful until you
really get it. He who would save his live will loose it, he who would loose his life, will have life everlasting. The
outer planets demand that the individual surrenders his sense of self to his sense of self, let his ego die in
deference to the Higher Power. So long as the ego (I, me, mine, as special and unique) holds sway in the chart
with personal planets aspected to the outer three, life is hell!
So, Moon with Neptune stop looking for the perfect love relationship with another human being. and Jesus is not
going to marry you! Sun with Uranus may think he is Prometheus, bringing the fire of the gods to mankind, like the
scientists who developed the atomic bomb. But remember the torture Prometheus had to suffer for doing that! And
when Plutos with a personal planet, learn to serve the power of evolution in a detached way. Pluto asks you to
move; resist and He actively moves you; continue to resist and He removes you!
We notice that Mercury, Venus and Saturn are naturally in harmony. Because, in reality, from earths perspective,
Mercury and Venus can never be very far apart; they are never far from the Sun; they are the two messengers of
the God (Sun), angels. Mercury carries the Word; Venus brings the Love. Saturn is the Lord of Time; patience,
perseverance, endurance, step-by-step slow advancement, persistence, responsibility are the key words. These
very qualities make Mercury the scholar, the writer, the scientist and Venus the artist, the musician, the sculptor. It
takes time and patience to master knowledge and art. Mercury and Venus are our perceptions; Mercury is the leftbrain linear, verbal, logical and analytical mind; Venus is the right-brain, the sense of space relationship, nonverbal, alogical, holistic and synthetic mind. Many scientific types struggle with some sort of Mercury-Saturn
affliction. They may have speech impediments such as stuttering or hearing impairments, but they have clear
(Saturn) minds, often are mathematically gifted. Great artists have had Venus-Saturn afflictions. Their love lives
may not have been enviable, but their works have brought beauty and inspiration to all peoples everywhere.
When we feel frustrated by the things that Saturn represents, especially if we have Mercury and/or Venus in
aspect to it, it is good to remember that Saturn is the friend not the culprit. Our cultures conditioning to expect
everything fast and painless is at fault, not Saturn. Saturn makes us pay our dues, but then gives back with
interest, if we have done our work and executed our responsibilities.
To review:
Planets with a natural square flavor are: Moon square Mars, Moon square Venus, Venus square Saturn,
and Mars square Saturn.
Planets with a natural trine tint are: Mars, Sun, Jupiter, and Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Mercury, Venus,
Uranus, and Moon, Pluto, Neptune.
So, for instance if you have a Sun-Mars conjunction, that has and underlying coloration of the trine, energy,
creativity and enthusiasm. If you have a Mars-Saturn conjunction, that has a hint of the square, energy and
restriction.
You have to pace yourself or risk burn out. Of course, check to see what sign is involved. If the Sun-Mars
conjunction is in a water sign it may be more problematic than if it is in a fire sign. If the Mars-Saturn is in Aries,
Mars is stronger (Mars rules Aries and Saturn is in Fall in Aries) and it will be felt as very frustrating, while if it is in
Capricorn it may make for a very happy and successful workaholic (Mars is exalted in Capricorn and Saturn owns
Capricorn).
Keep in mind that planets always carry with them their natal meanings and implications whether by transit or
progression techniques. If you have a natal Sun trine Jupiter and transiting Jupiter is squaring or opposing your
natal Sun, it still has the trine flavor, it brings lucky opportunities or too much of a good thing sometimes. If you
have a natal Mars-Saturn-Pluto conjunction and transiting Pluto is trining it while transiting Mars and Saturn are
squaring it, that natal triple conjunction is going to get pretty hot! Check the chart of First Lady Hillary Clinton with
that triple conjunction in Leo in the third house. Everything that the triple conjunction implies is going to come up:
anger or assertion (Mars), ambition (Saturn), power (Pluto), as well as leadership (Leo) and communication (third
house).
To conclude, some squares are squarer, some trines are triner. Lots of squares means lots of energy,
challenge, and, hopefully, ambition for accomplishment. Lots of trines are easy, lucky and theres the danger of
just sitting on your laurels and not doing anything with you gifts, talents and abilities! Whos to say trines are better
than squares? If youve got lots of squares, use your consciousness to build in some trine energy, to create your
own luck, to ease up on yourself and everybody else. If youve got lots of trines and sextiles, create some square
energy, build in some challenges, set some goals, force yourself to push beyond the comfort zone every day in
some area.
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About the author:
Eleanor Buckwalter has studied, practiced and taught astrology in Los Altos, CA for more than twenty-five years,
including three years with the late Richard Idemon, a psychological astrologer. Her primary astrological focus of
interest is parent-child relationships and family dynamics.