Visual Astrology Summer 2014 – A crisis point coming in the Middle East?

Sometimes on Solaris Astrology I change tack and have a look at the Visual Astrology picture rather than the horoscope wheel as both techniques are just as valid at predicting what may occur in the months ahead. As we get towards late Summer a very interesting picture starts to form in the skies above us and it may just predict a time when we see some a crisis with the leaders of the world having enough and deciding to act.

Venus conjunct Menkar - Tapping the social conscience

This connection is active on the 9th and 10th June at 14.31 degrees Taurus.

Ah Menkar, the star sitting in the constellation of the great sea monster of the deep oceans, Cetus the Whale. Our fair maiden of the skies is moving into much choppier waters in the next couple of days. Menkar and Cetus represent the consciousness of the human race, those deep forces that hidden away guide people to act as one, for better or for ill. When you get a group of individuals together there will be bickering and argument and often they will not all agree to go in the same direction, but there is safety in numbers.

Think of a shoal of fish swirling in the seas, a flock of birds, a swarm of bees. When they move in tandem it is a beautiful sight, however when they go off in different directions, you can see panic, chaos and mayhem. The nature of Menkar when it connects with a natal or transiting planets to translate and to understand the movements of the collective, to tap into it's motivations although, of course this is not an easy thing to do especially if the group is spread or divided.

Venus is a social planet and her role I think is to challenge collective relationships, their customs and their values. Robson says of this connection that it brings about "strong and uncontrolled passions, jealousy, domestic disharmony and temporary separation" and you may find that international relations take a turn for the worse under this conjunction. Countries who were neighbours, and I am thinking of Russia and Ukraine might start to separate and go their own directions. In your lives if you have personal or relationship planets close to 15 degrees then you might find that your relationships may come under some strain as well. There may be issues of finances or possessions and "who owns what" that come under duress in your lives. Of course if you are creative, and Venus is the planet of beauty, you may make or design something that is appreciated by all who live near or far away. As I said, linking into what others think and want is the lesson of the next couple of days. Either you will get it right and you will benefit enormously, or you will get it wrong, and then all hell will break loose.

By the way, a prime example with Venus conjunct this star is Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. He tapped into the collective need for relationships and to share information, and he has made a mint out of it...

Price rises on Solaris Astrology are coming

Hi there. Just a note to all of you who have asked me for readings and reports in the past, and to any of you who are thinking about it in the future.

I have kept the prices on my website the same for the past 2 years, but time has come where I have to increase them because the cost of living in London is ever rising. The prices will go up on 1st June 2014, so if you are considering getting a reading from me, I advise you to book up before the end of the month to save yourself a little.

I am sorry that I have to do this, but unfortunately it is unavoidable.

Many thanks,
Paul

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The Astrology of the National Rifle Association of the United States

After the appalling shooting by British born Elliot Rodger who killed 6 and injured 6 more in the drive by shooting in California, the latest in a terrible run of incidents in the US, I took the liberty of searching out the date for the formation of the National Rifle Association, the body that has such a hold over politicians and people alike in America. Why is this association so influential and how can it continue to justify people being slaughtered day in day out in the US? The only argument the NRA has is to arm everyone, hiding behind the 2nd amendment of the US constitution allowing all citizens to bare arms in civil defence. My only experience is one of Britain where we banned the ownership of handguns here after a school massacre in Dunblane, Scotland in 1996 and since that time we have not had one similar incident. Yes, not one!!!!!!!