Planetary Transits for August 28th – September 3rd

Astroview Weekly Column

(Interpretations based on the Systemsʻ Approach to Vedic Astrology)

Notes: Sorry, no column next week.  Will be back the week of September 11th.

Jupiter and Mercury are in a close mutual aspect until September 22nd.  This is mostly favorable for Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Pisces. rising sign persons.

This also connects law and justice with business, finance, technology and communications.

The recent strong transit of Jupiter in its own sign, Pisces, is reflected in the extraordinary images taken by the Webb telescope.

https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images/gallery

Transits for this Week:

Sun transits its own sign, Leo, from 10:43 to 17:29°. This connects leaders, presidents, physicians, and administrators with government policies. Sun is under the fourth aspect of Mars until September 6th. This brings in the element of the police, military, and national security. Taurus, Scorpio and Virgo rising sign persons, companies and countries should be careful and patient.

Moon is waxing and transits Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio.

Mars transits Taurus, from 10:19 to 14:05°. Mars is outside the orb of influence of other planets and is in good strength. This should be favorable for the police, military, athletes, surgeons, executives, and engineers.

Mercury transits its own and exaltation sign, Virgo, from 07:56 to 13:07°. This should be favorable for stocks, business, technology, and communications. Mercury is under the close seventh aspect of Jupiter until September 22nd. Taurus, Cancer, and Capricorn rising sign persons, companies and countries, (including USA, Russia and Ukraine) should be careful and patient.

Jupiter transits its own sign, Pisces, from 13:04 to 12:21°.  Jupiter is in excellent strength. This should be favorable for law and justice. Jupiter is under the close seventh aspect of Mercury until September 22nd. Aries, Libra and Aquarius rising sign persons, companies and countries should be careful and patient.)

Jupiter is in retrograde motion until November 23rd. Contrary to popular belief, this is not a problem in general.  Taurus, Cancer and Capricorn rising sign persons, companies and countries (including USA, Russia and Ukraine), however, should be careful and patient when Jupiter is within five degrees of their rising sign degree in any house, or any planet, by aspect or conjunction.

Venus transits out of Cancer and into Leo, August 31st. Venus is weak in degrees until September 4th. Be patient with women, medicine, romance, luxuries, architecture, and the fine, healing or performing arts.

Venus in Leo

Saturn transits Capricorn, from 26:44 to 26:18°. Saturn is weak in degrees until late September. There may be some vulnerability for the masses, the elderly, the poor and needy, and working-class persons, along with manufacturing, agriculture and the oil, gas and minerals industries.

Saturn is in retrograde motion until October 23rd. Contrary to popular belief, this is not a problem for most people. The impact is primarily for Cancer, Virgo and Pisces rising sign persons, companies and countries (including USA and Russia) – and ONLY when Saturn is within five degrees of the rising sign degree, or any other planet, by aspect or conjunction.

Rahu and Ketu transit Aries and Libra, respectively, from 21:48 to 21:24°. People, companies, and countries with planets or rising signs between 20 and 24 degrees in Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius should be careful and patient.

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

Aries:  Connect partnerships, joint ventures and foreign lands with property, vehicles, fixed assets and home life – through August 30th. Expect success with pets, children, education, investments and spiritual pursuits through mid-September. Take care of father and religious figures through Sept. 22nd. Focus on your wealth, status and family life through mid-October. Income and friendships remain favorably connected with your career through November. Take care of father and religious figures through March. Travel, retreats, institutional life and international ventures are possible through March.

Taurus: Be patient with communications and entrepreneurial ventures to manage debts and disputes through August 30th. Enjoy property, vehicles and home life through mid-Sept. Take care of pets, children, education and investments through September 22nd. Consider retreats, ashrams or international ventures through October 15th.  Be competitive — but patient with expenses and separations. Focus on stocks, business, technology, communications and intellectual property through October 22nd. Good fortune is likely with your career through mid-January. There may be a marriage, windfall, legal or insurance settlement through March 2023. Teach, publish and advise.

Gemini: Focus on independent, entrepreneurial ventures through mid-September. Connect with large, medical or government organizations and authority figures. There is an excellent connection between property, vehicles and home life with partnerships and joint ventures through September 22nd. Work out of your home on business, technology and communications through mid-October. Be patient with income and friendships, also through mid-October, and with father figures and long-distance journeys through mid-January. Count on success at work – connected with partnerships, joint ventures or foreign lands – through next March. Teach, publish, consult and advise – professionally.

Cancer: Speak up as an authority figure and expect a lift with your wealth, status and family life through mid-September. Be vigilant with communications and independent projects through September 22nd. Pursue writing, business, technology, and intellectual property through mid-October. Professional gains are likely, also through mid-October. Connect with older people and those being of service to others – and be patient with relationships through mid-January. You likely have protection against debts, disputes, health or legal issues through next March — except when Jupiter is close to your rising sign degree or any other planet by aspect or conjunction.

Leo:  Be patient for a few days with women and entrepreneurial expenses and separations – and then expect improvement after August 30th.  Continue to enjoy Sun in your first house and leadership qualities through mid-September. There is a good connection between your wealth, status, family life, windfalls and investments through September 22nd. Focus on finance, business, technology and communications —- and expect success through mid-October. On the other hand, be patient with partnerships and joint ventures through mid-January. Mixed results are likely with pets, children, education and investments – ranging from setbacks and obstructions to marriage, inheritance or windfalls — through next mid-April.

Virgo: Enjoy a few more days of income and friendships connected with women, luxuries and the fine, healing or performing arts. There is protection against losses and expenses, along with support for retreats, cruises or foreign lands through mid-September. There is a great connection between yourself, property, happiness and relationships through September 22nd. Enjoy one of the five great yogas (Bhadra Yoga) in your first house through mid-October. Focus on finances, writing, business, technology, communications, and intellectual property. You also have a Hamsa Yoga in your seventh house through mid-April. This should be favorable for property, vehicles, fixed assets, and home life – connected with partnerships, joint ventures, or comforts living abroad.

Libra:  Spend a few more days on your career. Continue to expect income and friendships through mid-September – along with gains from large organizations. Be vigilant, however, with communications and entrepreneurial ventures; these are connected with losses and expenses through September 22nd. In general, be patient with relationships through mid-October. There is support for retreats, ashrams, and international ventures through October 25th. Connect children, education and investments with property, vehicles and home life through mid-January. Consider independent projects connected with law, sports medicine, finances, social work or psychology through next March.

Scorpio:  Continue to take a leadership position in the workplace through mid-September. Ask for a raise or promotion; there may be an award or recognition. Connect with large, medical, government, or spiritual organizations and authority figures. There is a good connection between income, friendships, children, investments and your wealth and status through September 22nd. Expect gains through mid-October. On the other hand, be vigilant with partnerships and joint ventures also through mid-October. Work out of your home, on independent projects through mid-Jan. The transits of Jupiter and Saturn, (ruling your wealth, status, property, and family life), may well support your success through next March. Children, education and investments should do well through mid-April.

Sagittarius: Be patient for a few more days with income and friendships – and then expect a lift. Good fortune is with you through mid-September. There is also a favorable connection with you and your career through September 22nd. Take care of your children, education and investments until mid-October. You have the blessing of a Bhadra Yoga in your house of career until mid-October. Focus on business, technology, communications and intellectual property. Be conservative with entrepreneurial ventures through mid-January — but expect long-term success. You also have a Hamsa Yoga in your fourth house until mid-April.  This supports property, vehicles, and home life. Teach, publish and advise, working out of your home. Divine grace is likely with you and your family.

Capricorn: Continue to connect your work with partnerships and joint ventures through August 30th. There may be a marriage, windfall, inheritance, legal or insurance settlement before mid-September. Take care of father/religious figures and long-distance travel through September 22nd. Connect property, vehicles and home life with pets, children, education and investments through mid-October. Wealth, status and family life are with you through mid-January. Focus on independent projects in teaching, publishing and consulting — associated with institutions, spiritual centers, or long-distance places — through next mid-April.

Aquarius: Be patient for a few days with father and religious figures and long-distance travel. These may be vulnerable to debts, disputes, or health issues. On the other hand, expect success with partnerships and comforts living abroad through mid-September. Your partner may take a leadership position. Be patient, however, with income and friendships through September 22nd. A marriage, windfall, inheritance, legal or insurance settlement is possible before mid-October. Work out of your home on independent projects and property matters, also through mid-October. Income, friendships and siblings contribute to your status after September 22nd and through next mid-April. Teach, publish, consult and advise.

 Pisces: Take care of pets, children, education and investments through August 30th. On the other hand, there is protection against debts, disputes, health or legal issues through mid-September. Work on a new health regime, refinance debts, and stand up for your rights. There is an excellent connection between your career and relationships through September 22nd, along with a Bhadra Yoga in your seventh house of partnerships, joint ventures and comforts living abroad through mid-October. There may also be success with entrepreneurial ventures. You also have a Hamsa Yoga in your first house until next April. This should be favorable for your work and professional opportunities. Teach, publish, consult and advise. Many people will come to you for advice.

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://astroview.com/mystical-pendant/) and do “Bhoota” and “Deva” “Yagyas” (charities and chants) for the planets that cause adverse effects in your horoscope.

Book of the Week:

The Coherence Effect

https://www.amazon.com/Coherence-Effect-Robert-Keith-Wallace/dp/1735465046/?fbclid=IwAR0BCiuW65V3xDWTCJP9Kv0mbfK6xvjanhBPSU1VCgiZPoFmVSQj3OvrMu0

Health Videos of the Week:

What Happens If You Stop Eating Bread for 14 Days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrStg3cn2u0&t=25s&ab_channel=Dr.EricBergDC

You May Never Eat Bread Again After Watching This

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdMOxVRtCkc&ab_channel=Dr.EricBergDC

You May Never Eat Sugar Again after Watching This

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=touPC69jMsg&ab_channel=Dr.EricBergDC

Awakening Video of the Week:

Why You Need Challenges in Life | Eckhart Tolle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY2_AXIDU9A&ab_channel=EckhartTolle

Quote of the Week:

“This mind-made sense of Self is also much more focused on the negative than the positive. To be free, you awaken to who you are — beyond your history and your life situation.” Eckhart Tolle