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It is ten years ago precisely that Diana, The Princess of Wales died. And in memory of her life and death I thought it appropriate to include a few thoughts here on Astrolutely.com. They come in the form of a chapter in my book, Starstruck.

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The Uranus-Neptune Effect

If you are an Aquarian born somewhere between the 21st of January and the 11th of February you will have met these two planets once or twice during the course of the past four years. And how will you know? Well, if the rug has been suddenly pulled out from beneath your feet, people keep moving goal-posts and situations have dangled tantalizingly in front of you then slipped between your fingers the moment you reached out for them, you've been 'unepted'. But we'll come to the personal effects of these two extraordinary planets shortly.

Until the discovery of Uranus in 1781, Saturn was considered to be the most distant planet in our solar system. So the moment one more was discovered - and a planet that did not move in a uniform way - it overthrew all the previous laws and understandings man had nurtured about the cosmos. The discovery of Uranus revolutionized our perceptions and preconceptions. And it wasn't long before astrologers, working with this brand new influence, began to see that Uranus was the great iconoclast of the planets. And when this planet was powerfully angled by others, great sweeping changes took place.

Uranus entered the sign of Aquarius (its home territory) in 1996 - an event that many astrologers took to be the starting point of the New Age - the Age of Aquarius. (We'll take this up at another point in time, by the way.) And while we can but pray that all the wonderful hopes of the New Age will be fulfilled, for the moment we are negotiating a very bumpy ride with the overthrowing of established orders and the implementing of new ones. And this is a process going on in politics, society, the arts, science, medicine - every which way.

But before I lose track of our theme - what the hell's going on out there? - Uranus is not acting in isolation. Every time this planet is 'nudged' by another, all that potential for upsetting the apple cart is released. And since Uranus is not so far away from the rest of the gang (Pluto, Jupiter et al) in terms of degree areas, you have a kind of tidal wave effect, or maybe a domino effect provides a better image. If a situation is simmering, it will bubble over with a Uranus trigger. And if you want an example of this, cast your mind back to events between the 4th and 11th of November! See what I mean.

Neptune's proximity to Uranus in the same sign, adds to the generally unstable climate affecting many Aquarians, Leos, Scorpios and Taureans. (Again, more about this in personal terms in a moment.) Neptune's effect is to erode and to elude. We get a glimpse of heaven and hell with Neptune: it's thanks to the visionary properties of this planet that great minds have made great leaps; yet it is also at this planet's feet that we must lay the blame for the great follies man has committed - and the great deceptions.

Neptune will be wending its mysterious way through Aquarius until February 2012 and while we can hope to raise our spiritual sights during this time, we shall no doubt lose sight of the plot on more than one occasion. Big time.

Neptune is the fourth part of this 'tidal wave' of planets that we are coping with as we enter the twenty-first Century. So it is no use expecting life to be easy. We are being swept along by the overwhelming force of change and we can relate to this is terms of global events and in our own lives.

So, if you are among that happy band of Aquarians, Scorpios, Leos and Taureans born in late January, April, July and October or between the 5th and 11th of February, May, August and November, you are probably hanging on to your sanity by a thin thread and wondering when and from where the next crisis is coming. I'd like to say that it's fun on the roller coaster but until the ride is over it's plain terrifying. You want to stop the world and get off. And I speak from experience here.

Many years ago I had the great good fortune to have Neptune and Uranus simultaneously on two main areas of my chart. I set off to work in South Africa (heading into new and uncertain territory, across the water!). But when I got there, beautiful as the country was, stimulating and warm as the people were, I was in a Lewis Carol Looking Glass, world. I knew no one and no one knew me. Fine. Except that most people believed I was a bit of a fantasy merchant. (Somewhere between Heathrow and Jan Smuts airport I had gone up a dress size and by the time I'd been in Johannesburg for a month I was positively Juno-esque. Yet I claimed to have been in the Royal Ballet Company. It was true, but strange given the evidence of my appearance.) I changed apartments with the seasons, had a major car accident, was sued (and won), lost and found jobs in a heart beat and my relationships The boyfriend I'd gone out to join met me at the airport and confessed he was in love with someone else. I was then heavily pursued by a handsome photographer, to whose charms I easily succumbed, only to be told that he was the betrayed lover of the woman now living with my ex. He'd just wanted to right the balance, you see. I then fell madly in love with a homosexual. And so on ad nauseam. The one sensible action I took was to guard my return air ticket to England, which was a considerable achievement since at times I had barely enough funds to keep a roof over my head.

So, take the advice of a seasoned traveller of life and an astrologer and expect the world to be a little crazy and uncontrollable when Neptune and Uranus are in your life. I'm not sure I would have appreciated this little gem of advice at the time but it is almost certainly the case that you are changing along with the external realities of life. And it is a necessary evil so to speak. Given half the chance, we'd stay in our safe little ruts and never be thrown out of the nest to see if we could fly. But once Uranus and Neptune have done their best and worst, you will, like me when I arrived back on England's shores some two years later, be thankful for everything that happened. And much changed.

Talking Cosmic (What The Hell is Going On Out There?)

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Online Version (Page 3 of 4) The Saturn Effect

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