| So much of our time as astrologers is spent on | | | | our living conditions - including the ability of a |
| personal application of astrology as natal and | | | | geographic area to support population growth - or we |
| predictive charting. We have a variety of tools to | | | | can no longer sustain ourselves and our loved ones in |
| choose from, such as progressions, directions, transits, | | | | the manner to which we would like to become |
| planetary returns, eclipses and lunations. We can lose | | | | accustomed - we will move (migrate). The general |
| sight of those larger, longer cycles which describe and | | | | trend is westward - and new areas which have not |
| influence the actual evolution of human society and | | | | shown full development or which can support a |
| culture and even broader in scope to include the | | | | migrational influx are scouted, opened and occupied. |
| development and experience of our world and all of its | | | | We will continue to develop that area until the next |
| species. Astrologically those cycles are defined in time | | | | migrational wave hits and then we repeat the move |
| and meaning by the conjunction between the outer | | | | pattern. Now that the migrational pattern stands on the |
| planets. | | | | western shores of the Americas, west means across |
| The seven astrological bodies, the Sun, Moon and 5 | | | | the Pacific Ocean - back toward what we term the |
| inner planets were the basis for astrology for millenia | | | | east, which already has development (a billion people in |
| even though some of the ancients were aware of the | | | | China alone and a billion people in India after that). |
| presence of other bodies. The Sun is the star around | | | | Where do we go now? Have you noticed in recent |
| which the planets in our solar (Sun) system commonly | | | | years that we are looking off-world to the Moon, Mars |
| orbit. The Moon is the satellite of the Earth that we | | | | and beyond? Desire for expansion and movement can |
| inhabit. These two were thought to be the cosmic | | | | be described as migration. (For future discussion: China |
| mom and dad and the five inner planets - Mercury | | | | did cling to the earlier Taurus influence and |
| through Saturn - were thought of as their progeny, or | | | | development did stagnate and it is just now coming |
| children. These seven bodies are termed "the planets" | | | | into Gemini expansion and expression, Pay attention: a |
| for ease of reference. | | | | sleeping giant is awakening to what much of the rest |
| The outer three bodies in our current list were Uranus, | | | | of the world already knows and the Chinese people |
| Neptune and Pluto, taught in modern science classes | | | | do learn quickly). |
| as planets of our solar system until the last couple of | | | | The uniting of Neptune and Pluto at the conjunction |
| years. Ancient artifacts illustrated the presence of | | | | phase is the beginning of each cycle - the planting of |
| additional occupants of our solar system. The bodies | | | | the seed. The first half of the cycle will have to do |
| were depicted as round and distinct. There has been | | | | with the initiation, exploration, development, and |
| much controversy about whether the Sun or the Earth | | | | expansion of the overall purpose. The last half of the |
| was in the center, but eventually, science proved the | | | | cycle will have to do with fruition, dissemination, |
| Sun was in the center and is astronomically true. | | | | distribution and conclusion of the cycle itself as well as |
| Recently Pluto has been demoted to dwarf planet | | | | preparation for the new cycle to come. Previous |
| status with the recent discovery of other bodies in the | | | | Neptune/Pluto conjunction cycles occurred in 83-82 |
| vast outer regions of space beyond Pluto. This | | | | BCE and 411-12 and 905 AD, all located in Taurus. The |
| demotion is controversial to say the least. I continue to | | | | following cycles were 1398-9 and 1891-2 AD however |
| use Pluto in my work and teachings based on my 35+ | | | | the sign had switched to Gemini. The next cycle will |
| years of useful experience. | | | | not occur until circa 2380 AD and will also occur in |
| The orbits of the three outer bodies are so large that | | | | Gemini. Think about these periods as both migratory |
| they take many years to complete. Even though they | | | | and initiating cultural impact as well as the sign |
| are literally racing through their orbits, from our | | | | influence. |
| perception they are barely moving, so we refer to | | | | At the turn of the millenia between BCE and AD, the |
| them as the slow-moving planets. For any two of | | | | Roman Empire held sway over Europe and controlled |
| those outer planets to appear to join together in the | | | | much of the known and developed world. Similar |
| same relative area of space (conjunction) happens | | | | processes were occurring in other cultures. The |
| only occasionally. For the two outermost planets in our | | | | armies ranged far and wide, opening new areas and |
| list, Neptune and Pluto, this occurs only once in about | | | | forcing occupants to look for new places and ways to |
| 500 years. During that time, Pluto will have completed | | | | live. Taurus is very physical, practical and |
| its orbit twice - about 248 years each orbit. Neptune, | | | | down-to-earth. It is the tender of the fields and the |
| which is closer to the Sun, will have completed its orbit | | | | builder of cities and countries. Life was difficult and |
| three times - about 166-7 years each orbit. The figures | | | | survival was primary. |
| are approximate because they describe the roughly | | | | The Neptune/Pluto unions of 411-12 and 905 AD were |
| circular orbit of Neptune, which must coincide with the | | | | also both in Taurus. Our history is full of battles for land |
| really eccentric and elliptical orbit of Pluto to produce a | | | | and territory, for riches. The lives of most of the |
| union (conjunction). | | | | people were desperate for physical survival and life |
| These are the two evolutionary planets that affect our | | | | was not easy. Efforts had to be practical and down to |
| world and its inhabitants dramatically through migration | | | | earth. Migration was often for, or driven by, military |
| patterns and cultural impact. It may further influence our | | | | purposes. |
| planet through weather such as global warming or | | | | The Neptune/Pluto union of 1398-9 switched to Gemini |
| cooling, famine/plenty harvests, disease or plagues, | | | | and a different influence opened. This was near the |
| religion or philosophy events, or other large physical or | | | | time of the Renaissance and the printing press where |
| cultural influences. There is much research to be done | | | | communication and social interaction took center stage. |
| or completed in these areas so I will refer to the most | | | | This heralded the flowering of the intellect and society. |
| easily observed for this article. | | | | This was the era of the world ocean navigations that |
| Mythical Pluto ruled the underworld, so the nature of | | | | opened up the Americas and worldwide travel. From |
| Pluto is to uncover what is beneath the surface. Pluto | | | | the turn of the century at the 1400 AD mark, the time |
| exposes the next arena of transformation and resolve | | | | period is under and will continue to be under a Gemini |
| in the human evolution. The nature of Neptune is to | | | | influence. The world stage was set in 1398 and |
| inspire, to stir the imagination, to yearn, to dream. | | | | reinforced in 1891 and will be again reinforced in the |
| Between these two energies - that which needs to be | | | | 2380s again under a Gemini influence. Think of the |
| exposed, revealed or uncovered is subjected to the | | | | human and industrial revolutions that have transpired |
| vision of a better way, a better solution, a better life. | | | | since we moved into the Gemini influence, the printing |
| There is nothing easy about any of this. | | | | press, the steam engine, the automobile, the car, the |
| As humans, we keep things in our psychological | | | | plane, the rockets, computers, internet and all the |
| basement because we don't want anyone else to see | | | | communications that have mobilized us and the |
| our personal can of worms Often we don't even want | | | | amazing intellectual skills that have developed. |
| to see them ourselves. I, like many people, could live | | | | The mind, education, social skills, communication mark |
| my life quite nicely without admitting to my own | | | | the current evolutionary pattern of this world and will |
| inadequacies, I certainly don't want to know our | | | | continue to do so. We have circumnavigated this globe. |
| collective inadequacies because then I must | | | | The northern hemisphere has been developing at a |
| acknowledge my own part in such inadequacies. | | | | rapid pace and the southern hemisphere is working |
| Avoidance of knowledge is common. Once these | | | | hard to develop as well. There is much to discover |
| hidden agendas are revealed in all their dark glory, | | | | about our water world in years to come. And there is |
| Neptune can inspire us find a new way, a new | | | | much to discover about our inner-verse as well, such |
| treatment, a new solution and we are collectively | | | | as medical research, DNA and the genome. As |
| moved forward in our evolution. Conversely, Neptune | | | | evidenced by the efforts of recent space research |
| can try to cover up, lie, and create plausible deniability | | | | and experimentation, we are already reaching into |
| to maintain the veil between what was and what we | | | | outer space to support our migratory nature. Our |
| must do to move forward. Pluto digs it up. Neptune is | | | | burgeoning world population is putting great pressure |
| the veil we must pierce to handle it, learn from it, and | | | | on our existing resources. We will either need to |
| grow beyond it. Did I say any of this was easy or | | | | exercise more stringent birth control or find new |
| comfortable? | | | | spaces to occupy and resources to support such |
| What does that have to do with migration patterns? | | | | population increases. Off world does hold exciting |
| When we are dissatisfied with our lot in life, particularly | | | | possibilities for the human race. |