Planetary Transits December 12 – December 18

Astroview Weekly Column

(Interpretations based on the Systemsʻ Approach to Vedic Astrology)

Notes: Rahu and Ketu remain in the 7-degree range (Oct. 19th – Jan. 2nd). Whenever Rahu and Ketu are slow-moving for a prolonged period of time, they cause serious issues worldwide.

Cases in Point: “Deadly Tornadoes Slam Through Six States” and “A Swarm of 40 Earthquakes in 24 Hours in Northwest U.S.”

In the horoscope for the U.S.A., Rahu is closely conjunct Moon, ruling the chart. This could indicate serious stress or unexpected calamities. This impact is through January.

Ketu is also close to Jupiter, ruling the countryʻs sixth house of debts, disputes, health and legal issues. This impact is through February.

These transits can be challenging for everyone. Take care of your family, focus on your spiritual path and be careful and patient – and at all times.

Sun transits out of Scorpio and into Sagittarius, Dec. 15th at 4:14 p.m. CST. Sun is weak in degrees until Dec. 20th. Presidents, leaders, physicians, administrators and governments should get extra rest.

Sun Transits Sagittarius

Moon is waxing and transits Pisces, Aries, Taurus and into Gemini. The full Moon is in Gemini, Dec. 18th at 10:35 p.m. CST.

Mars transits Scorpio, from 5:01 to 09:55°. Mars is closely conjunct Ketu until Dec. 22. The military, police, dentists, surgeons, athletes, builders, executives, architects and firefighters should exercise care and patience. Be careful with property matters and your energy level.

Mercury transits Sagittarius from 03:29 to 14:29°. Mercury is outside the orb of influence of other planets.  This should be favorable for stocks, business, brokering, finance, computers, technology, communications and intellectual property.

Jupiter transits Aquarius, from 02:52 to 04:01°. Jupiter is weak in degrees until Dec. 24th. Be patient with law, banking, religion, education, teaching, publishing and advisory roles. Jupiter is also under the fourth aspect of Mars until Dec. 17th. Taurus, Virgo, and Scorpio rising signs should be careful and patient. Jupiter is now in Aquarius until April 13th.

Venus transits Capricorn from 01:19 to 02:19°. Venus is weak in degrees until January 8th. Be patient with the women in your life and with medicine, luxuries, entertainment, transportation and the fine, healing and performing arts.

Saturn transits its own sign, Capricorn, from 15:45 to 16:25°. Saturn is in good strength and outside the orb of influence of other planets. This should be favorable for the masses, the elderly, immigrants and working-class persons – along with manufacturing, agriculture and the oil, gas and minerals industries.

Rahu and Ketu transit their exaltation signs, Taurus and Scorpio, respectively, from 07:34 to 7:27° (stationary in the seven-degree range until January 2nd). People, companies and countries with a rising sign between 4 to 10 degrees — or with any planets in even signs (Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces) also in these degrees, should be careful and patient. (Including USA.)

The Impact of the Transit Planets for each “Rising Sign” (not “Sun Sign”)

Aries:  Focus on research, language, meditation and the Vedic sciences, such as Jyotish, Ayurveda, Gandharva Veda, etc. Be vigilant, however, to manage delays, setbacks and obstructions — and to avoid accidents. Take care of your children, education and investments through Dec. 15th – and then expect a lift with same. Connect partnerships, joint ventures and foreign lands with your career. Work with women and/or in the fine, healing or performing arts. Expect good fortune with income and friendships at work through March. Teach, publish, consult and advise.

Taurus: Connect property, vehicles and home life with partnerships and joint ventures– through December 15th.  Take care of your mind, children, education and investments through Dec. 28th. These are vulnerable and going through transformations. A windfall is also possible. Be patient with expenses and separations through Dec. 21st.  There may also be issues with insomnia, intimacy, institutions and foreign lands. Teach, publish, and advise through March. Consider law, banking, religion, children and education.

Gemini: Be patient for a few days and then expect a lift with communications, authority figures and independent projects. Connect property, vehicles and home life with partnerships and joint ventures through Dec. 28th. Take care of pets, children, education and investments through Dec. 29th. These are vulnerable and going through transformations. Be vigilant to manage debts and disputes with income and friendships through mid-January. There may be both setbacks and good fortune with relationships and long-distance ventures through March.

Cancer: Connect property, vehicles and home life with partnerships, joint ventures or foreign lands. Be patient with communications and independent projects. These may be vulnerable to debts or disputes. Connect your career with children, education, and investments. Be patient, however, to manage delays, setbacks and obstructions in the workplace. Be careful to manage debts, disputes, health and legal issues – associated with joint ventures or foreign lands, through March. There may be a marriage, windfall, lottery winning or inheritance before May.

Leo: Spend a few more days on property, vehicles and home life – and then shift your focus to pets, children, education and investments through mid-Jan. Be vigilant with communications and independent projects through Dec. 28th to manage debts and disputes. Your wife or younger siblings are also vulnerable to same. Study or invest in writing, language, business, finance and communications. Take care of father/religious figures and with long-distance travel through Dec. 21st. Connect creative projects with partnerships, joint ventures and foreign lands through March. Be careful to manage debts, disputes, health or legal issues. Expect highs and lows relative to travel, fortune and spirituality.

Virgo: Focus on property, vehicles and home life, but be vigilant to manage debts, disputes, health or legal issues. Work out of your home on writing, business, technology and intellectual property. There may be status with children, education and investments. Study the fine, healing or performing arts, including music, dance, poetry, etc. Be patient with setbacks with marriage, windfalls, and inheritance, and to avoid accidents through Dec. 21st. Be careful with fixed assets and family life through March – these are vulnerable to legal and financial issues.

Libra: Focus on property, vehicles and home life. Beautify your living quarters with art, music, luxuries, and consider a new car. Be patient with expenses and separations with entrepreneurial ventures. Take care of partnerships through Dec. 21st. These are vulnerable to delays, setbacks and obstructions. Bring in the spiritual element with relationships. Work out of your home and connect writing, teaching, consulting, publishing and entrepreneurial ventures with education, children, investments, and creative projects through March.

Scorpio: Focus on writing, business, finances, income, friendships, and communications. Be patient with expenses and separations against entrepreneurial ventures. Be vigilant to manage debts, disputes, health or legal issues. Expect a lift with your career, mid-Dec. to mid-Jan.  Work out of your home on independent and entrepreneurial ventures and expect a lift with property, vehicles, fixed assets and home life through March.

Sagittarius: Take care of your mind, children, education, and investments. These are vulnerable to highs and lows, along with setbacks, expenses or separations. Focus on writing, business, technology, communications and your professional life. Career opportunities are forefront. Be patient for a few days and then expect good fortune, mid-Dec. to mid-Jan. Entrepreneurial activities connected with teaching, publishing and advisory roles contribute to your wealth, status and family life through March.

Capricorn: Be careful with property, vehicles and home life. These may be vulnerable to high and lows or setbacks and disappointments. Father and religious figures are vulnerable to losses, expenses and separations through Dec. 28th. On the other hand, career opportunities are forefront. Work on the fine, healing or performing arts. Buy new clothes and your and refine your appearance. Focus on your wealth, status, and family life – and teach, publish and advise through March.

Aquarius: Be vigilant with communications, entrepreneurial ventures and younger siblings. These are subject to sudden issues, setbacks, obstructions, etc. Be patient with father and religious figures. These may be vulnerable to losses, expenses and separations through Dec. 29th.  For some of you, there may be a windfall or inheritance; for others, there may be setbacks with income and friendships.  Expect gains connected with partnerships, joint ventures or foreign lands, mid-Dec. to mid-Jan. Earn from teaching, publishing and advisory roles — connected with law, banking, religion, education, etc. – through March.

Pisces: Connect marriage, partnerships, joint ventures, or foreign lands with your career. Focus on writing, business, finance, technology, communications and intellectual property. There may be either setbacks or windfalls associated with income and friendships. Gain from women and the fine, healing or performing arts. Be especially vigilant with your speech and status in life – these are vulnerable to stress and sudden issues. Connect your career with foreign lands, ashrams, and spiritual journeys through March. Be patient, however, as there may also be losses, expenses or separations with these same significations.

Note: Planetary remedies add a protective covering to life. Strengthen your favorable planets (with color and gemstone therapy and/or the mystical pendant known as the kavach: (https://planetarysara.com/mystical-pendants-kavaches/) and do “Bhoota” and “Deva” “Yagyas” (charities and chants) for the planets that cause adverse effects in your horoscope.

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