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Transits for May/June 2009
May 1st: Applying Moon Square Sun @ 1:44 PM
Tensions, imbalances, and incompatibilities must be handled now. Decisions and judgments may be made under pressure. Turning points may be reached due to crisis situations.
May 2nd: Applying Venus Square Pluto @ 10:07 AM
Stressful events may occur during this challenging transit. Cooperation and participation is forced and demanded. A difficult time for open talks, trust, and sharing.
May 2nd: Applying Moon Opposite Jupiter @ 11:24 AM
Optimistic choices are made now. Situations may be over-rated; stay grounded in reality. Evaluate critically, feelings may be misleading. Problems now have to do with overindulgence, overconfidence, and excesses. Pleasant and comfortable conditions, however, will probably be present in some form now.
May 3rd: Applying Moon Trine Sun @ 10:01 PM
This is a time of balance and harmony. Changes in awareness and in relationships occur naturally and quickly. It’s a good time for making agreements and decisions.
May 4th: Applying Moon Opposite Uranus @ 6:31 PM
Disruptions in the flow of events may occur suddenly now. It’s a time for experimentation and novelty. People’s moods are subject to rapid changes. Expect the unexpected.
May 5th: Applying Sun Trine Saturn @ 2:45 AM
This transit favors making practical judgments and locating responsibility. It is a transit of stable transitions and beneficial delays. Patience and organization are a plus now.
May 5th: Applying Moon Square Pluto @ 8:22 PM
Strong emotions and basic instincts like jealousy and territoriality may be aroused now. A time for changes and cleanups. Sexuality and power are used strategically.
May 5th: Applying Moon Opposite Venus @ 11:20 AM
Social interactions are highlighted now and tend to be emotional and feeling-oriented. Relations with females present challenges. Rational choices are bypassed; feelings dictate action.
May 5th: Applying Moon Opposite Mars @ 9:54 PM
There may be some tension or excitement in the air. This transit often coincides with stressful conditions, quick responses, and competitive reactions. Men may raise challenges to cooperation. Constructive projects will channel negative energies.
May 6-7th: Mercury stations retrograde @ 10:01 PM PDT and 1:01 AM EDT on May 7th turns direct on May 30th.
May 6th: Applying Moon Trine Jupiter @ 11:54 PM
Demonstrations of generosity, benevolence, successful actions, and even luck are associated with this transit. Good attitudes make for successful collaborations and social situations now.
May 7th: Applying Moon Sextile Pluto @ 3:26 PM
Be open to changes and rearrangements. A time to let go of inhibitions and move with the energy of the moment.
May 8th: Applying Moon Sextile Saturn @ 1:58 PM
People are thoughtful and serious now. It’s a time for traditions, pragmatic decisions, and sensitive diplomacy.
May 9th: Applying Moon Square Jupiter @ 9:04 AM
Situations tend to be over-rated now; don’t forget reality. Evaluate critically, feelings may be misleading. Problems have to do with overgrowth, overindulgence, overconfidence, and excesses. Pleasant and comfortable conditions, however, will probably be present in some form now.
May 9th: Moon Square Uranus @ 10:12 AM
Nervous energies are running high with unexpected schedule changes.
May 9th: Applying Moon Opposite Mercury @ 9;30 PM
Sensitive communications need special attention now. Strong emotions could lead to some misunderstandings. Schedule disturbances and transportation problems are possible.
May 10th: Applying Moon Trine Venus @ 9:50 AM
Interactions with others, especially women, feel natural and balanced now. A time of warm feelings and affections, cooperation, and emotional comforts. Public events are positive.
May 10th: Applying Moon Trine Mars @ 10:59 PM
This is a time for action, initiative, and decisiveness. A good time for constructive projects and physical activity.
May 11th: Applying Moon Sextile Jupiter @ 8:33 PM
Generosity, good attitudes, and positive thinking make for successful collaborations and social situations now.
May 12th: Applying Moon Conjunct Pluto @ 12:04 PM
Biological urges and basic emotions are often aroused by this transit. Passions and primal instincts stir people to hunt, dig, and investigate. It’s a time for cleanups and changes.
May 13th: Applying Moon Square Venus @ 1:21 AM
Social interactions tend to have more emotional charge now. Decisions and choices are feeling-based. Females and feminine issues predominate. Public events generate strong responses.
May 13th:Applying Moon Trine Saturn @ 12:20 PM
People are thoughtful, shrewd in business matters, and they find practical solutions to problems now. It’s a time for traditions, formalities, pragmatic decisions, and sensitive diplomacy.
May 13th: Mercury void in Gemini till retrograde ingress into Taurus @ 4:54 PM
Nervous energy is high, schedules fall apart, communications fail, and things break. Changes or unusual conditions in the weather occur. High winds (mental and actual) blow through any thickness that resists movement. Matters connected with transportation will make news now. Disruptions may occur, making scheduling difficult. Weather changes may have a significant impact on certain areas of the world.
May 14th: Applying Moon Trine Sun @ 6:35 AM
This is a time of balance and harmony. Changes in awareness and in relationships occur naturally and quickly. It’s a good time for making agreements and decisions.
May 14th: Applying Moon Sextile Uranus @ 10:20 AM
People tend to be more easily excited and thrilled now. Conditions favor novelty and experimentation
May 14th: Applying Moon Trine Mercury @ 5:58 PM
Communications flow smoothly now. Feelings and emotions are expressed naturally. It’s a good time for meetings with women.
May 15th: Applying Moon Sextile Venus @ 6:17 PM
This is a time of good feelings and intentions, a time favorable for meetings and social interactions, especially with females.
May 16th: Applying Sun Square Jupiter @ 1:46 AM
This is a time for moral and legal debate, a time when legal battles and important court cases may make news and leaders may struggle with approval issues. Negatively, this transit inclines toward over-growth, distortions of the truth, and indulgence.
May 16th: Applying Moon Sextile Mars @ 8:25 AM
This transit stimulates action, initiative, and decisiveness. It’s a good time for constructive projects and physical activity.
May 16th:Applying Sun Square Neptune @ 10:06 PM
Leaders may be hard to understand now as they struggle with decision-making. Resignations, scandals, and other uncertain conditions make this a difficult time to make accurate predictions. There may be some changes and difficulties in artistic and religious circles now also.
May 17th: Applying Moon Sextile Pluto @ 12:52 PM
Be open to changes and rearrangements. A time to let go of inhibitions and move with the energy of the moment.
May 18th: Applying Sun Conjunct Mercury @ 3:03 AM
This contact often indicates that news or an announcement of some importance from leaders is imminent. If Mercury is retrograde, then this is a time of urgent matters or impulsive decisions. If Mercury is direct, a time of decision making based on rules and regulations. Transportation-related issues are active now and they may require special attention.
May 18th: Applying Moon Opposite Saturn @ 12:13 PM
There may be a serious mood in the air right now and some people may find themselves isolated. Traditions and formalities are appropriate; this is not a time for novelty. Emotional detachment and heightened self- consciousness also describe this period.
May 19th: Applying Moon Conjunct Uranus @ 8:55 AM
Anything can happen now. It’s a time for social experimentation, novelty, and risk taking. People will tend to be more easily excited and thrilled now. Conditions are unstable and changing.
May 19th: Applying Moon Sextile Mercury @ 10:39 AM
Feelings and emotions are expressed easily now. It’s a good time for meetings with women.
May 19th: Applying Moon Sextile Sun @ 2:43 PM
This is a time of harmony, balance, and opportunity. It’s a good time for decision making.
May 20th: Applying Mercury Square Neptune @ 2:21 AM
Communications are unclear and boundaries are vague. It’s a time when deceptions may be perpetrated and escapes are attempted. Some situations may suffer collapse and information may lost, but it is a time for completions and closures and vision questing.
May 20th: Sun enters curious, data-oriented Gemini @ 2:51 PM
May 20th: Applying Moon Conjunct Venus @ 8:23 PM
Relations with others, particularly females, are emotionally enhanced now. People are attracted to each other and feelings are shared. Public events move along more or less smoothly.
May 20th: Applying Mercury Square Jupiter @ 8:45 PM
Important communications on matters of concern for many are at issue now. Moral, philosophical, or religious issues may be raised and debated. International meetings make news.
May 21st: Moon Conjunct Mars @ 8:22 PM
Things get hotter and move faster with a more impulsive and competitive attitude demonstrated.
May 21st: Applying Moon Sextile Jupiter @ 2:56 PM
Generosity, good attitudes, and positive thinking make for successful collaborations and social situations now.
May 22nd: Applying Moon Trine Saturn @ 10:50 AM
People are thoughtful, shrewd in business matters, and they find practical solutions to problems now. It’s a time for traditions, formalities, pragmatic decisions, and sensitive diplomacy.
May 23rd: Applying Moon Conjunct Mercury @ 2:47 PM
Communications need care and concern now. Feelings and emotions are more easily expressed than usual. It’s a good time for sensitive discussions and meetings with females.
May 24th: New Moon in Gemini @ 3 degrees 28 minutes at 5:11 AM PDT
May 24th: Applying Moon Square Saturn @ 11:47 PM
There is a conservative and serious mood in the air now and some may feel isolated. Fear reactions are driving events. Delays are possible. This is a time for work, organization, and restraint.
May 25th: Applying Moon Sextile Mars @ 4:50 PM
This transit stimulates action, initiative, and decisiveness. A good time for constructive projects and physical activity.
May 25th: Applying Moon Square Uranus @ 5:41 PM
Tension, stress and nervous excitement adds to difficulties as the unexpected crisis may arise
May 26th: Applying Mars Sextile Jupiter @ 8:20 PM
This is a good time for outdoor activities, initiatives, enterprise, and quick decisions, all likely to turn out positive.
May 26th: Applying Mars Sextile Neptune @ 9:39 PM
Magic, fantasy and imagination are strong along with compassion.
May 27th: Applying Moon Sextile Saturn @ 12:12 AM
People are thoughtful and serious now. It’s a time for traditions, pragmatic decisions, and sensitive diplomacy.
May 27th: Applying Moon Square Venus @ 10:03 AM
Social interactions tend to have more emotional charge now. Decisions and choices are feeling-based. Females and feminine issues predominate. Public events generate strong responses.
May 27th: Applying Jupiter Conjunct Neptune @ 1:12 PM
This transit marks a time of spiritual optimism, idealism, high hopes, and, more negatively, inflated expectations. Ideologies and beliefs are seen to motivate people toward the exploration of new territories. Some may research difficult moral or legal problems. In the arts and in music there is growth and new heights.
May 28th: Applying Moon Sextile Sun @ 1:23 PM
This is a time of harmony, balance, and opportunity. It’s a good time for decision making.
May 28th: Mars void in Aries till May 31st when Mars will ingress into Taurus @ 2:18 PM
Individual actions stimulate progressive movement or panic. Risks are run that favor the one over the many. Personal survival comes before group cooperation. This is a time for collective ventilation through sports or through some other kind of competition. A good fight is what’s needed. Leaders take actions,
May 28th: Neptune stations retrograde @ 9:31 PM PDT or 12:31 AM EDT or May 29th.
May 29th: Applying Moon Trine Venus @ 3:21 PM
Interactions with others, especially women, feel natural and balanced now. It’s a time of warm feelings and affections, cooperation, and emotional comforts. Public events are positive.
May 29th: Applying Moon Opposed Neptune @ 9:15 PM
This transit may bring uncertainty and confusion. Feelings are running high. Boundaries are ill-defined. A time of altered perceptions and misunderstandings. Be honest and to-the-point.
May 30th: Applying Moon Trine Mars @ 1:18 AM
May 30th: Mercury stations direct @ 6:22 PM
May 30th: Applying Moon Square Sun @ 8:22 PM
Tensions, imbalances, and incompatibilities must be handled now. Decisions and judgments may be made under pressure. Turning points may be reached due to crisis situations.
May 31st: Applying Moon Conjunct Saturn @ 5:38 AM
A more conservative, traditional mood ensues along with potential feelings of isolation and lonliness
May 31st: Applying Moon Trine Mercury @ 7:32 PM
Communications flow smoothly now. Feelings and emotions are expressed naturally. It’s a good time for meetings with women.
June 2nd: Applying Venus Sextile Neptune @ 8:55 AM
This transit stimulates compassion, artistic creativity, spiritual inclinations, and romantic interests.
June 2nd: Applying Venus Sextile Jupiter @ 4:40 PM
Celebrations, meetings and weddings are successful. Confidence and feelings of prosperity move events along now.
June 9th: Applying Mercury Sextile Uranus @ 2:45 PM
Under this transit, progressive or controversial decisions and agreements are reached. Innovations make news.
June 9th: Applying Mercury Square Neptune @ 2:54 PM
Unclear thinking, panic motivates communications and decisions.
Here are Ray Merriman's MMA Comments for the Week Begining June 1 , 2009 "Next Friday, June 5, the transiting Sun will start its translation of a T-square to both Saturn and Uranus, lasting through June 17. This of course brings to the forefront the principles of the Saturn-Uranus opposition, which is the longer-term 45-year cycle that we associate with financial collapse and crisis, a condition that started in September 2008 and continues to worry investors even now. In fact, it is likely to worry investors well into 2010, when Jupiter and Mars will both translate the Saturn-Uranus opposition (July-August 2010)..”
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Recent earthquake and volcanic events listed here
Earthquake, Weather and Volcano Alert for Pacific Ring of Fire, Western Hemisphere and US
Quake, Volcano and Weather News:
May 31st: Today Mars will ingress into powerful, fixed earthy Taurus with esoteric ruler Vulcan
Ancient Volcanic Eruptions Caused Global Mass Extinction
ScienceDaily (May 30, 2009) — A previously unknown giant volcanic eruption that led to global mass extinction 260 million years ago has been uncovered by scientists at the University of Leeds
May 30th: Today's Virgo Moon translates powerful TSQ from Sun to Uranus-Saturn
Waking Up: 2 minor earthquakes shake volcano Nevado del Huila
There were two minor earthquakes around volcano Nevado del Huila on Thursday morning, Colombia's geology and mining institute Ingeominas reported.
The earth quaked at 08:26 and 08:37 with local magnitudes of 4.8 and 4 respectively. People living in the surroundings of the volcano said they felt the quakes. There were also landslides near the epicenter.
May 29th: Powerful fixed signs trigger quakes with Moon in Leo Opposing Neptune-Jupiter along with cardinal catalyst Mars in Aries VOC
Lots of quakes 5+ including Mindano, Philippines with preliminary 6.2 Magnitude now downgraded
May 28th: Even though this occured one day before today's 7.3 Magnitude Quake off the coast of Honduras, Neptune was stationing retrograde with a conjunction with Jupiter in mutual reception with tide-oriented Uranus in Pisces
Extreme tides caused by moon spark fears of tsunami, supernatural phenomena in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — It's only the moon, emergency officials in Puerto Rico are telling nervous islanders who have feared that recent extreme tides portend a tsunami or biblical catastrophe.
Waters receded up to 50 feet (15 meters) this week during low tide on Puerto Rico's southern coast, sparking a flurry of calls to seismology and geological agencies from people worried about natural disasters or supernatural events. Tsunamis are sometimes preceded by a dramatic drop in sea level.
May 28th: Combination of Neptunian influence (with today's station) for oceans and Mars now Void of Course in Aries for fire
Giant undersea volcano found in Sunda Trench
Scientists conducting oceanic survey intended to better understand the mechanics of tsunami generation has got more than they bargained for after a discovery of a previously unknown underwater volcano off the coast of Bengkulu.
The team of scientists from the Agency For the Assessment and Application Technology (BPPT), The Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, and France-based CGGVeritas and Institut de Physique du Globe (IPG) located the volcano under the Sunda Trench, west of Sumatra.
May 28th: Leo Moon ingress in Crescent Phase with square to N Node plus Mars is now void in Aries
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honduras
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the earthquake about 27 miles (43 kilometers) from Roatan, the largest of Honduras' Bay Islands and a popular destination for scuba diving and snorkeling. The area is known for its white sandy beaches, clear waters and rich ocean reef and is especially popular with budget-conscious travelers.
May 27th: Cancer Moon in difficult aspect to fiery Venus-Mars in Cancer along with Sun square Saturn in earthy Taurus as volcanic
activity increases on the entire planet.
Mount Nyiragongo volcano shows increased activity
The Rwanda Red Cross on May 26, 2009 updated the risk-reduction plan for the communities that lie in the shadow of the volcano amid signs that it is showing increased activity again. Nyiragongo erupted in 2002, sending a river of lava through the city, destroying thousands of homes and killing dozens of people.
May 27th: New Moon Phase with powerful winds reflected by Jupiter-Neptune-Chiron together in Aquarius
UPDATE: Cyclone Aila kills nearly 200 in Bangladesh, India
DHAKA (Reuters) – Nearly 200 people have been killed by a cyclone that ripped through Bangladesh and eastern India, while millions remained marooned by floodwater or forced to live in shelters.
May 27th: New Moon Phase moving into Active Crescent Moon in Cardinal Cancer square Venus-Mars - earthquakes active in Southeast
Four earthquakes in three days across East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The U.S. Geological Survey confirms three earthquakes struck the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone between Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
May 26th: Active Crescent Moon in Cardinal Cancer (worry-fear) square Venus-Mars in highly active Aries along with negative aspect of panic ridden Jupiter-Neptune-Chiron togehter in Aquarius
Earthquake fault in Northwest much larger, more dangerous than thought
WASHINGTON -- An earthquake fault previously believed to be limited to an area south of Washington state's Whidbey Island actually stretches 250 to 300 miles, from Victoria, B.C., to Yakima, Wash., crossing the Cascade Mountains and capable of producing a major earthquake, new research shows.
Many of the other faults in western Washington could be connected to the South Whidbey Island Fault in a network similar to the San Andreas Fault system in California, Craig Weaver, the regional earthquake coordinator for the U.S. Geological Survey based in Seattle, said in an interview Wednesday.
May 26th: Now Moon in Cancer opposing Pluto while Jupiter-Neptune-Chiron together in Aquarius
Thousands still isolated by NSW floods
More than 20,000 people remain isolated or homeless due to northern NSW floodwaters, with authorities saying some may be cut off for three weeks.
May 26th: Jupiter-Neptune-Chiron together in the sign of high winds and unexpected events Aquarius along with mutual reception to Uranus in Pisces
Cyclone "Aila" wrought deaths, destruction in southern Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- A tidal surge whipped by cyclonic storm "Aila" caused havoc in coastal region of southern Bangladesh on Monday leaving deaths and destructions and forcing tens of thousands of people affected.
The official death toll till Monday evening stood at five, but local media reported varied figures of death from 8 to 21 so far. Leading Bengali language daily "Prothom Alo" Monday night put the figure at 21.
May 25th: Gemini New Moon Phase with TSQ to Saturn-Uranus more tremors triggered by Mars in Aries too.
Central California: Olancha/SSE of Keeler, CA EQ Swarms Continue
May 25th: Gemini New Moon Phase with TSQ to Saturn-Uranus more tremors striking Yellowstone Area
Quake activity increases in Yellowstone area
May 24th: New Moon in Gemini TSQ Saturn-Uranus for more seismic shocks
Update: Central Macedonia hit by 70 earthquakes
At 13:25pm this afternoon, the Macedonian central region was hit by numerous earthquakes. The epicenter has been registered in Valandovo.
The national seismological observatory registered an incredible 70 earthquakes during the afternoon, spanning into early morning. The magnitute recorded varied from 4.5-5.3 on the Richter scale.
May 24th: New Moon in Gemini TSQ Saturn-Uranus for more seismic shocks
Strong Quakes in Macedonia and Greece Shake European Region
May 24th: New Moon in Gemini with ruler Mercury Retrograde in Taurus square Jupiter-Neptune
Windsor tornado a very unusual event
KUSA - The wide and powerful tornado that swept through western Weld County on May 22, 2008 had several very unusual meteorological characteristics.
Most tornadoes that develop in Colorado are short-lived and weak. They typically do very little damage and rarely injure anyone. But the Windsor storm was very different. It was one of the most powerful tornadoes ever recorded along the Front Range.
May 24th: New Moon in Gemini with TSQ developing with Saturn-Uranus
4.7-Magnitude Quake Shakes Up Central California
KEELER -- A moderate earthquake struck in a desert area of Central California Saturday afternoon.
May 23rd: Moon in fixed earthy Taurus Square Jupiter-Neptune
Strong Magnitude 6.1 - hits KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
May 23rd: Mercury retrograde and conjunct Moon in difficult aspect to both Jupiter-Neptune for storms
Australia Evacuates 14,200 People as Floods Strike
May 22 (Bloomberg) -- Australian authorities evacuated 14,200 people and rescued nine from floodwaters in coastal New South Wales as more wild weather hit the eastern state, disrupting the world’s largest coal-export harbor.
May 22nd: Sun Square Saturn in Virgo along with ongoing Mercury square Jupiter-Neptune in fixed signs
Strong, Deep Quake with Magnitude 5.7 hits Puebla, Mexico
Friday, May 22, 2009 at 02:24:18 PM at epicenter
and Depth: 56 km (34.8 miles)
May 21st: On a day when Moon moves from Aries into Taurus during a visionary Balsamic Phase we can conceive or the earth having heartbeat.
Magma pulses may reveal Earth's 'heartbeat'
EARTH may have a heartbeat. Evidence from Hawaii and Iceland hints that the planet's core may be dispatching simultaneous plumes of magma towards the surface every 15 million years or so.
If the hypothesis is true, it would revolutionise our ideas of what's happening far below our feet. Independent scientists contacted by New Scientist were split, with some scornful and others intrigued.
May 21st: Moon in Aries conjunct Mars for more decisive action and caution demonstrated by Sun square Saturn
Saudi prepares fresh evacuation from volcano zone
RIYADH, May 20 (Reuters) - Authorities were preparing to evacuate more people from a volcanic region in northwestern Saudi Arabia because tremors which have been shaking the area for weeks have been growing in strength, an official said.
The volcanic al-Ais region could suffer earthquakes measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, said Zuhair Nawab, president of the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS).
May 20th: Mercury Retrograde (weather planet) squares both Neptune-Jupiter for dangerous weather.
Tornado touches down northeast of Grand Junction
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado— Meteorologists have reported a rare occurrence in Mesa County: a tornado.
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction says a tornado briefly touched down in a rural area near Mount Garfield before dissipating shortly before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Mount Garfield is northeast of Grand Junction.
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