The new zodiacal year begins! Anticipating the waves of the future certainly can be beneficial in navigating them. What an adventure astrology can be…while our fate, the natal promise, is determined at birth, free will also enters the picture in deciding how to use it. How will you increase your consciousness this year? That is one way to view the power of the natal promise – ultimately, I think, the purpose of developing individuality and facing various challenges in life is to increase consciousness. As Saturn’s demands of responding to authority and creating structure are met, access to Uranus’ knowledge, Neptune’s bliss, and Pluto’s power become possible. Thus, as the complexity and size of the universe appears to increase every time it’s observed with more powerful and sophisticated equipment, I can’t imagine what is next, but I have an overwhelming feeling that, as Microsoft’s slogan says so well, “the best is yet to come” for all of us! The transsaturnians are a nice sampling of how we can go beyond ourselves (the increasing consciousness idea) and of course, the symbolism of the hypothetical Transneptunians continues the theme of meeting and going beyond Saturn (Cupido’s kinship, Hades’ cathartic properties, Zeus’ creativity, Kronos’ specialization, Apollon’s multiplication, Admetos’ endurance, Vulcanus’ mighty force, and Poseidon’s enlightenment).
