The transit of Mars and the Sun through Sagittarius continues.
Since that transit began we have had war break out in Israel and
escalating tensions in India and Pakistan - the embattled
governor of Illinois has decided to fight charges on principle
and his Senate nominee will face opposition, also based on
principle. On a more personal level, I continue to see more and
more arguments among people and I am also tempted into
confrontations.
However, in conjunction with these indications I've also seen
many increase their spiritual practices and disciplined course. I
hope you're one who has allowed the heat of tapas to burn your
impurities. Expect the heat of self-righteousness to continue at
least through January 13, when the sun enters Capricorn.
Hopefully, shortly thereafter we will have a peaceful resolution
in the Middle East.
Mercury has now entered Capricorn and joined Jupiter and the
North node. This Mercury and Capricorn brings some intelligence
and flexibility to the placement of debilitated Jupiter. Given
that both Jupiter and Mercury are planets of intelligence,
sharing directional strength, I see them as being able to support
each other -- yet in different ways. This debilitated Jupiter
often leads to a lack of hope. It is a situation where we may
tend to forget our teachings when we need them the most.