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Celestial Events
January 2020
Lunations
December 26 2019. New Moon. Solar Eclipse. 5:13 am. 4° Capricorn 06. Sidereal. 10° Sagittarius 04. Mula.
January 10 2020. Full Moon. Lunar Eclipse. 7:21 pm. 20° Cancer 00'. Sidereal. 25° Ge 58'. Punarvasu.
January 24 2020. New Moon. 9:41 pm. 4° Aquarius 21'. Sidereal. 10° Capricorn 19' Shravana.
Planetary Stations
January 11 2020. Uranus stations direct.
1:47 am. 2° Taurus 38'. Sidereal. 08°Aries 36'. Ashwini
Tropical Ingresses
January 3 2020.
Mars enters Sagittarius. 9:37 am
January 13 2020.
Venus enters Pisces. 6:38 pm.
January 16 2020. Mercury enters Aquarius. 6:30 pm.
January 20 2020. Sun enters Aquarius. 2:54 pm
Sidereal Ingresses
January 8 2020.
Venus enters Aquarius. 8:58 pm.
January 13 2020. Mercury enters Capricorn. 4:40 am.
January 14 2020. Sun enters Capricorn. 6:20 pm.
January 23 2020. Saturn enters Capricorn. 8:38 am.
January 30 2020. Mercury enters Aquarius. 7:59 pm
The times above are all noted in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and the Krishnamurti Ayanamsha is used for the sidereal calculations.
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Some (but not all) planetary signatures we will cover are as follows:
Lunations
(New and Full Moons)
Seven eclipses.
There are six eclipses in the calendar year of 2020, but since the one on December 26 is part of the pair that includes the one on January 10, we will actually look at seven of them as follows:
Dec. 26, 2019. Solar Eclipse
Jan. 10, 2020 Lunar Eclipse
June 5, 2020 Lunar Eclipse
June 21, 2020 Solar Eclipse
July 5, 2020 Lunar Eclipse
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ov. 30, 2020 Lunar eclipse, Dec. 14, 2020 Solar Eclipse
Planetary Stations. Annual retrograde cycles of Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Venus and Mars retrograde this year. Mars will be in tropical Aries for six months. Whew!. and it will straddle between sidereal Pisces and Aries for eight months. That is because of the retrograde Mars. On Election Day 2020 when we vote for US President, Mercury stations direct, exactly what it did on Election Day 2000 when there was no decision in Bush v. Gore.
Aspects. Some of the more important aspects for 2020 are as follows.
Jan. 8, 2020. Jupiter-Ketu (South Node) conjunction
Jan. 12, 2020. Saturn-Pluto conjunction.
Feb. 25, 2020. Mars-South Node (Ketu) conjunction.
April 5, June 30, Nov. 12, 2020. Jupiter-Pluto conjunction.
Dec. 21, 2020. Jupiter-Saturn conjunction.
Tropical Ingresses. Jupiter will be in Capricorn and Aquarius. Saturn moves into Aquarius. The Nodes move into Gemini and Sagittarius.
Sidereal Ingresses. Jupiter will be in Sagittarius and Capricorn. Saturn moves into Capricorn. Pluto enters Capricorn. The Nodes move into Taurus and Scorpio. We will go over how these planetary signatures affect each Ascendant.
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Quick Links
GLAC (Great Lakes Astrology conference), Ann Arbor MI. I will be speaking there July 9-13, 2020.
TAG (The Astrology Gathering). Lily Dale, NY. I will be speaking there October 1-4, 2020.
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Hi all
Welcome to those of you who are subscribers and supporters, and to those of you who are receiving this newsletter for the first time. We are in very interesting and intense times, which is going to be the hallmark of 2020. For those of you who missed my newsletter last month in which I talked about some things that will be initiated this year you can click on the
You can also scroll down to purchase the five hour recordings (both audio and audio-visual) of the 2020 Sensitive Degrees Workshop, which goes over this amazing year filled with so many different planetary phenomena.
In this newsletter I touch upon the three most important signatures of this month, all of which occur this week, and from which so many future events will emanate namely, the Jupiter-Ketu (South Node) conjunction, the Lunar (Full Moon) Eclipse, and the Saturn-Pluto conjunction.
As we begin this year, we are already witnessing so much of the world in disarray. The Australian fires, Paris strikes, Indian anti-muslim laws, Brexit, Trump's impeachment, and the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, to name but a few. Rather than get better, the world will probably get more and more intense, so despite the fact that this year is going to bring so many intense occurrences, some of which are already in motion, we need to more than ever be positive, find that peaceful center, meditate, pray, and especially think of and give to others whenever we can. There will be wonderful pockets of positivity and people living their best lives and being their best selves, and so let's all try in these times to move in that direction, as difficult as it might seem from time to time.
If you wish to book a reading, you can make payment to the left and I will reach out to you with available dates and times. My next availability begins January 22.
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Jupiter-Ketu (South Node),
Lunar Eclipse, Saturn-Pluto
The important phenomena this month are the Jupiter-Ketu (South Node) conjunction on January 8, the Lunar Eclipse on January 10, and the Saturn-Pluto conjunction on January 12. The new year is off to the intense start that I have been talking about in depth in my 2020 Sensitive Degrees Workshop on December 8 (which you can scroll down to purchase) and in the December 2019 News & Views (which you can read if you missed it). There are many planetary signatures, starting with this month as is already reflected in power struggles throughout the world.
First we start with the Jupiter-Ketu (South Node) conjunction. This was exact at 4:08 PM GMT on January 8, tropical 8° Capricorn 26'/sidereal (Vedic) 14° Sagittarius 23'. This conjunction will occur only once but it is the beginning of a year ahead filled with several planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, South Node (Ketu) in this part of the zodiac (tropical Capricorn-sidereal (Vedic) Sagittarius). This conjunction occurred on the day that Iran fired missiles at U.S. bases in retaliation for the U.S. killing of the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. This is just one of the many planetary phenomena this year, that began with the solar eclipse of December 26 and will continue especially climaxing in February and March. The unrest in the world and countries going through crises is par for the course. Just look at France strikes, Brexit, India's anti-Muslim proposed laws, Trump's impeachment, and the list goes on. The Ukranian airlines that crashed on this same day is now being examined as a possible casualty of the Iranian missile launch. Since eclipses often bring secrets to light, this theory might be confirmed. Even Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's declaration of independence has to do with this. But since according to the Indian astrology scriptures Ketu acts like Mars, this is a signature of power, leadership and independence.
If you have anything between tropical 7-9 Capricorn, or sidereal 13-15
Sagittarius, you may have had something powerful occurring for you this week, and it could even be powerful, affirming and leadership oriented. If you have felt empowered, then continue to apply it to your life. This applied to the Jupiter-South Node (Ketu) conjunction, but for the entire year, you can continue to look at where tropical Capricorn/sidereal Sagittarius in your chart (scroll down) is located since that is where all the energy is located this year. There is stress and disillusionment, breaking down, and rebuilding, and fabulous achievements because wherever this sign is in your chart in relation to your ascendant, or your tropical sun sign or sidereal moon sign will have a lot of attention and reassessment. If you have planets in tropical Taurus, and Virgo, or sidereal Aries or Leo, you will have lovely trines from the transiting planets. If you have planets in tropical Aries, Cancer, or Libra, or sidereal Pisces, Gemini, or Virgo you will get more challenging squares.
The Lunar (Full Moon) Eclipse, the second and final eclipse of this season, which is also called the Full Wolf Moon because it occurs in winter, takes place Friday, January 10, 2020. 7:21 pm GMT at Tropical. 20° Cancer 00'. Sidereal. 25° Gemini 58' in the Nakshatra of punarvasu, a nakshatra ruled by Jupiter. This eclipse of the Moon occurs in tropical Cancer and sidereal Gemini but because the Full Moon means that the Sun and Moon are opposite it also straddles the opposite signs, tropical Capricorn, and sidereal Sagittarius, so those houses that these signs occupy are waking up and continue to put pressure on those areas of your life. Because it is a full moon however it will be a wake up call, and may bring difficult things coming to the surface. But as with all eclipses things are revealed and because the Moonlight is blocked emotions will be intense and frustrating, but as the eclipse passes will come to the surface, You will feel as if a weight has lifted and wherever it occurs in the chart, will be the area that is continuing to be awakened, and as the intensity continues throughout the month, there will be resolution and empowerment. It is still a difficult eclipse because the Sun combusts Mercury and Saturn and Pluto are close to the Sun, but that means you must work that much harder to achieve revelation and resolution.
This is also a twin eclipse of the solar partial eclipse, that occurred on July 13, 2018 at
Tropical. 20 Cancer 41. Sidereal. 26
° Gemini 40' so if you do have things in your chart affected by this current eclipse, it very likely was something that began in the summer of 2018. This means that if you have any planets, points, or angles between 19-21 tropical Cancer or Capricorn, or 24-26 sidereal Gemini or Sagittarius the period between the first eclipse of July 13 and January 10, 2020 will be the time that you were affected especially in the areas where those planets, points, or angles reside as well as what they represent in your chart. These degrees, however have been hit by Pluto and Saturn in the last year so the good news is that the pressure that you have been feeling will get some relief since you may finally be able to resolve issues that have come up in the last year regarding these areas of life. That does not mean they will not be affected in the future, since Mars will oppose that degree of the Moon on March 17, but for the most part the Nodes, Saturn and Pluto have all passed through those degrees already, so this particular eclipse should indicate awakenings and resolutions, even though it might mean that in order to resolve a situation you may have to end something, change it, or release something from your life.
As I mentioned in the December 2019 News & Views that Jupiter was combust the solar eclipse degree creating a situation that Indian texts say could take down leaders, this lunar eclipse is exactly opposite Mercury which is completely combust the Sun since Mercury occurs at tropical 20 Capricorn 6, sidereal 26 Sagittarius 4. According to the Vedic texts Mercury aspecting the Lunar eclipse means that monarchs will grieve. This again could mean Queen Elizabeth, as well as other leaders who are grieving, which includes Iran grieving who they considered to be a hero. However since Mercury represents communication and flexiblility the combustion blocks that ability for the next week, which gets a bit more intense with the Saturn-Pluto conjunction. You will have to work that much harder to communicate with others, and the message is to be flexible since Saturn and Pluto can be stubborn and single-minded. This effort can create even better understanding, but the key is that it requires work and effort, but with that energy the result will pay off positively, however, you may have to relinquish something in the process.
Propitiate the Moon since that is being blocked by honoring family, especially the important women in your life. If you are estranged from your mother, or sister, think about getting back in touch. If you are not estranged, pay them a visit, or phone to just see how they are doing. Because the Moon represents our emotions, family bonds, and anything that ties us together, this is the time to focus on restoring the light that the eclipse blocks.
I should also mention that in addition to Jupiter-Ketu conjunction, Saturn-Pluto conjunction, and Sun combust Mercury, all occurring around this Lunar Eclipse, putting greater emphasis on these, there is the Uranus stationing direct and moving forward once again for the next seven months. Anything that occurs this week because it coincides with the eclipse, conjunctions, and the direct station of Uranus (see the left column), a planet of great change, especially things that happen quickly, will have great ramifications. Natural phenomena like the fires in Australia, and the earthquake in Puerto Rico, along with the aggression this week in Iran, are the types of things that often occur when a retrograde or direct station occurs within days of an eclipse so there may be something else of great consequence that occurs this week in addition to all else. If you have any planets around the degree of the Uranus station then you will finally break through and move forward on an idea that may have begun in 2018 when Uranus first came near that degree.
The Saturn-Pluto conjunction, the next strong planetary signature, occurs only once but due to the role of Saturn, as greater malefic, in slowing and limiting things, combined with Pluto, that digs deep and destroys and breaks down before it rebuilds and transforms, the mood is indeed somber. It occurs on Sunday,
January 12, at tropical 22° Capricorn 46'/sidereal 28° Sagittarius 44.
These two very heavy hitters have contributed to creating this mood of doing things strongly and decisively (like the U.S. attack in Iran and then the retaliatory action of Iran), rather than taking time to explore options. This also can be seen in the troubles of the British royal family. While many might not be interested in the royals, the act of "defiance" on the part of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) to leave their senior roles could not take place at any other time. This is the year of rebellion and will become stronger as the year goes on.
Any planetary combination that takes place close to the eclipse is even more intensified, and this conjunction will take place
close to the lunar eclipse and the combust Mercury degree. So once again if you have any planets that are around those degrees, just pay attention because it is telling you that finally everything that you have been working on will have to be acted on. The aspect definitively separates around January 24, and the other good news is that Jupiter, the great benefic, will come to these degrees later this year in March, and so there will be healing that will bring things together that have been affected by these planetary signature that will really crescendo in February and March when Mars conjoins Ketu (South Node) and both those planets conjoin the solar eclipse of December 26. That will be discussed in another newsletter.
But for now remember that from the darkness comes the light, and many of the things that you will experience are going on in the world on a global level. They will of course have the domino effect of producing anxiety and fear and that is why it is so important to find peace in yourself, through whatever means you can. Meditate, pray, create, spend time with people you love, do the things that make you happy. And most important let us send that positive energy to the world while confronting head on the negative things that we have to discard from our lives that are bringing us down.
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Find sidereal Sagittarius and tropical Capricorn in your chart.
This month sidereal Sagittarius and tropical Capricorn will be emphasized. Read below for how to find where it falls in your chart if you do not know the technicalities of your chart.
Please read for the astrology you use.
If you practice Sidereal (Vedic) Astrology
, look at which house Sagittarius affects in your chart.
The following houses
where Sagittarius is located are
affected if your Ascendant or
Moon
are one of the following signs.
Aries. 9th house. Taurus. 8th house. Gemini. 7th house. Cancer. 6th house. Leo. 5th house. Virgo. 4th house. Libra. 3rd house. Scorpio. 2nd house. Sagittarius. 1st house. Capricorn. 12th house. Aquarius. 11th house. Pisces. 10th house.
General descriptions for bhavas (houses) are as follows:
1. appearance, destiny, temperament, personality, constitution;
2. Money, family life, food, speech, early childhood;
3. Siblings, Fine arts, courage, desires;
4. Mother, happiness, real estate, vehicles;
5. Children, romance, investments, speculation;
6. Open enemies, work, competition, obstacles, illness;
7. Marriage, partners, contracts, passion;
8. Life and death cycle, research, accidents, other's money, inheritance;
9. Father, teacher (guru), religion, higher learning, opportunity;
10. Career, status, public recognition, reputation;
11. Profits, rewards, gains from work, awards, older siblings;
12. spiritual practice, secret enemies, foreign travel, debt, confinement.
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If you practice Tropical (Western) Astrology, look at which house Capricorn affects in your chart.
The following houses
where Capricorn is located are
affected if your Ascendant or Sun
are one of the following signs. (Remember this is a general whole sign house system and if you are more sophisticated with your astrology you may work with unequal houses and can pinpoint more specifically. However these whole sign house systems still work.)
Aries.
10
th
house. Taurus. 9
th
house. Gemini. 8
th
house. Cancer. 7
th
house. Leo. 6
th
house. Virgo. 5
th
house. Libra. 4
th
house. Scorpio. 3
rd
house. Sagittarius. 2
nd
house. Capricorn. 1
st
house. Aquarius.
12
th
house.
Pisces.
11
th
house.
General descriptions for houses are as follows:
1. personality, body, appearance
2. finances, possessions, values
3. communication, siblings, short journeys, learning
4. f
amily, mother, home
5.
children, recreation, entertainment
6. h
ealth, service, pets
7.
marriage, contracts, partnership
8.
business transactions, sexuality, life and death matters
9. h
igher education, travel abroad, publishing, law
10.
profession, status, father
11.
gains, friendships, hopes, dreams
12.
compassion, spirituality, limitations, solitude
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Copies of Psychology of Astro*Carto*Graphy and Signed Copies of Vedic Astrology for Sale
You can purchase a copy of
The Psychology of Astro*Carto*Graphy, by Jim Lewis with Kenneth Irving, priced at $24.95 plus postage so we are offering it for $21.95 inclusive media mail postage. The book, which was first released in 1997 was re-released in 2012 with added notes, and revisions and additions, including a new foreword and epilogue and larger print. The book was taken from Jim's notes, and was compiled, edited, and added to by Kenneth Irving after Jim's death in 1995. It is now published by Words and Things, a publishing venture by Kenneth Irving and myself. Allow 7-10 days for delivery.
If you wish to receive copies outside of the U.S. there will be additional mailing charges so it may be a good idea to see how you can purchase the book from Amazon or other booksellers where you live.
Purchase it here
You can also purchase a signed copy of my classic text
Vedic Astrology: A guide to the Fundamentals of Jyotish. Book is priced at $24.95 plus postage so we are offering it for $21.95 inclusive media mail postage. The book was written in 1998 and is still going strong. Allow 7-10 days for delivery.
If you wish to receive copies outside of the U.S. there will be additional mailing charges so it may be a good idea to see how you can purchase the book from Amazon or other booksellers where you live.
Purchase it here
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