TAROT
AOTEAROA

ASTROLOGY

ASTROLOGY
STAR SIGNS | ASTROLOGY FOUNDATION INC | ASTROLOGY LINKS

Navigate the Stars for Down to Earth Directions
Astrology is a universal language that works for everyone. I love the way it's ageless wisdom is so relevant, so contemporary, so 21st century.

A natal chart is like a roadmap signposting your birth potential - the stuff you are and how to use that more fully in your everyday life. Having your horoscope read is a great way to gain a deeper understanding of yourself, your relationships, your family dynamics, your work or career prospects and expectations.

If you're a parent you might like to have your baby or child's chart looked at. This can help to more objectively identify the difference and similarities you share with your child within the family network.

People consult Astrology when they're looking to find their place in the bigger picture.

More information about Astrology Readings

More information about Astrology Classes

FOR INSPIRATION, GUIDANCE, EMPOWERMENT
Read Fern’s astrology columns! She writes for two New Zealand publications:-
Her weekly Star Sign column in the Saturday Feature Section of Northland’s newspaper The Northern Advocate.
Rainbow News magazine (2 monthly) “ITS IN THE STARS column.

Phone 64 9 3613292 or email Fern Mercier at fernmm@ihug.co.nz to make an appointment.

STARS FOR 2008 By Fern Mercier

Let’s get real! is the catch-cry of 2008. Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto are all grounded in the earth signs that by nature are conservative, practical and industrious. Jupiter has already moved in to Capricorn and stays there till early 2009. Its tendency to expansion is tempered by Capricorn’s prudence and professionalism. We must expect more conformity to tradition and protocols, with less speculation both in business and in government. We are more likely to be content with gradual gain and slow growth. Materialism, as in keeping up with the Joneses - measuring self by the amount of money we earn, the brand of clothes we wear or by the type of car we drive – is a Jupiter in Capricorn failing. Fortunately under this transit we are more likely to want to earn our material excesses rather than borrow on the credit card. Accountability will be a word bantered about in politics and business. Money markets should be fairly stable.

Saturn is transiting modest Virgo with an emphasis on our health and technology. Saturnine restraint in the sign of work brings a willingness to avoid distractions and accomplish a great deal. Overwork and anxiety are the downsides of this period, so learn to simplify routines and laugh more! Invest in alternative health and energy technologies, for these will pay off dividends in the long-term.

Pluto, even though it has been officially downgraded to a dwarf planet, still packs a punch. It’s making headlines, changing signs from Sagittarius to Capricorn at the end of January. Although it still has unfinished business with Sagittarius – it clears that up during June to November and finally moves back into Capricorn where it stays for the next 16 years until 2023.
The outer planets of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are moving through the last three signs of the zodiac. These transpersonal planets help determine our priorities and collective concerns and we are most certainly in a time of great and radical transition for the human consciousness.
Pluto’s movement from Sagittarius should help defuse the extremism of fanatical and fundamentalist belief systems. Humanity needs all the help it can get to release old ideologies that have been responsible for so much suffering on our desperate planet.
Capricorn is a sign concerned less with religion and more with our social responsibilities and systems. In the 16th century when Pluto was in Capricorn, the power base of the Roman Catholic Church was permanently altered by Martin Luther’s Reformation in Germany. During the last time Pluto was in Capricorn in 1762 – 1777, the Industrial Revolution started to accelerate. This time round, the World Bank and International Superpowers are the ones who will find their corporate systems, standards of conduct and morally bankrupt leadership increasingly under threat from Pluto’s transforming force. The United States of America has Pluto in Capricorn in its birth chart. Its national sense of security is presently based on its being a world power, but a ‘fall from grace’ could radically change that role.
The dumbing-down of democracy that we have been experiencing with the political and media cultures systematically treating the populace like small children, is another Pluto in Capricornian issue to be addressed and turned around under this huge shift in collective consciousness.

ARIES 20 March – 19 April
Work at sorting out home and family before you worry about your career. If public and private issues clash, give priority to your personal life. Opportunities to expand your professional ambitions won’t disappear in a hurry. If problems with workmates become challenging, only quality time and concentrated effort can prevent them from escalating. Live up to authority figures’ demands even if they’re tedious; you will be amply rewarded in due course. Cautious long-term planning will yield better outcomes so rein in your “get-rich-quick” dreams and temper optimism with a good dose of restraint. After August, partnerships will thrive and your focus begins to shift outwards and upwards. Treat your body with respect if you expect it to live up to the demands you place upon it.

TAURUS 20 April - 20 May
Expect to see and be seen - for your consciousness is expanding at a rate of knots. If you’re searching for the meaning of life, you will find the right guru, mentor, or teacher to help you explore those visionary or spiritual ideas. Travel is definitely an option, but you might prefer to be an armchair traveler. A book is a winged chariot just as powerful as an airplane and is a cheaper alternative. If you can’t go out into the world, the world might just come to you. You may feel more withdrawn than normal, but don’t avoid encounters with others who love you. Trust that your investment of time, money or love into the younger folk you care for, will pay off big-time.

GEMINI 21 May - 21 June
Make your life an original statement of your uniqueness. Even when obstacles get in the way of your self-expression, use them to work out your own way of dealing to them. It is crucial you express to the world at large who you are in no uncertain terms. Keep as free, fluid and open to new experiences without becoming rigid and stuck-in-the-mud. Family members are prone to telling you what to do or trying to keep you in line. Even your best and closest relationships will have to be redefined in some way. Don’t get irritated – get cracking and make necessary adjustments to your lifestyle. If you take on responsibility for someone, ensure it is not the beginning of a long-term dependency.

CANCER 21 June - 21 July
Making a meal out of your problems won’t endear those you need most to support you. Grow up a little and snap out of becoming too dependant on the good nature of others. Partners may in fact be spreading their wings, which will help you both to grow. Test the boundaries of your relationships and explore new territory. If brothers or sisters or even neighbours are causing you worry, the best way forward is to communicate clearly what you’re thinking. It might be easy to revert to pessimism or judgementalism, but actually you can learn to change your thinking if you become more objective about the real problems. Call on professional advice if necessary.

LEO 22 July - 22 August
So what are you going to make of yourself? Ask the big questions – what do you really want, what do you love to do the most, how can you best utilize your resources and income to make your big dreams come true? Then get cracking – stop agonizing and organize. Simplify your finances, eliminate unnecessaries from the budget and refuse to allow financial insecurity run your life. Focus on what is really valuable and don’t confuse your needs with your wants. Daily and habitual routines can be restructured to expand your base of operations. Old habits can be broken easily. Do the job for the sake and the love of the job. You will be positively amazed at the opportunities that arise in the space you create.

VIRGO 23 August - 22 September
If you don’t loosen up, you will become toxic. You really are what you eat and what you think – your body and mind are interconnected. Learn about yourself and how you tick. Listen to what you are telling yourself and counteract any negativity with positive affirmation and healthy living. Laughter and love are the best medicines for the soul. Have the courage to be yourself without fear or apology. Increase your creative potential in as many ways as you can and expand the range of experience in your life. Take up dancing, chess, writing, wine-tasting – it doesn’t matter what you try – just let those creative juices bubble. Take chances in love and let partners show the way to the future.

LIBRA 23 September - 22 October
Going to ground isn’t a bad idea while you hibernate and regroup from the world’s demands. Complete projects, cut any losses and appreciate what you have accomplished rather than trying to initiate new enterprises. Surrender to the zen of things and make a real effort not to let anxieties about work dominate your mind. Learn to meditate or use music and dream to ‘go with the flow’ more. If you seek inner peace and security you can find it. Your home is a haven and your domestic life a place of solace and nourishment. Renovations, redecorating, expanding or investing in home and garden will generate rewards and satisfaction. Put down roots and you can find a real sense of belonging in place and community.

SCORPIO 23 October - 21 November
Challenges always stimulate your warrior self, so the rumpety ride to get you where you want to be is grist to your mill during the first part of 2008. By mid-year however, you will feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment which is well-earned. Plans for the future need to be well thought-out and time-tested before application, but you are less influenced by your usual pessimistic mind-frame. There’s a new willingness to face the idea that many of the limitations you assumed were imposed by the world, are in fact, self-imposed. Useful contacts can be found in your immediate surroundings and training or education will help enormously to stretch your mind and increase opportunities. Write that book, create your website, travel more.

SAGITTARIUS 22 November - 21 December
Your notions of what you are worth are about to be tested by the reality principle so hang on for the ride. Managing the material world is a biggy for the idealists and dreamers of the zodiac. Wise investment of your resources and possessions will be supported by authority figures so don’t blow the opportunities by mismanaging your funds, overspending on credit or blowing the budget. Pay attention to what really matters and understand that with power comes responsibility. Your professional ambitions take a large chunk of your time and it might be easy to become stuck in the public role you play for others, even in your private life. Keep your personal life fluid, authentic and fun so you don’t become a workaholic.

CAPRICORN 22 December - 20January
A huge shift is occurring deep within which will eventually force changes in your outer life. Nothing to fear though as Jupiter, planet of growth and luck is traversing your sign all year, bestowing healing and protection on you and yours. Keep centered and allow partners help you see the past in a different light. It is absolutely necessary that you begin to enlarge your scope of activities. You are outgrowing old attitudes and need to gain new experiences that enhance your self-confidence. Take on the responsibilities and duties that are truly yours, but shed those that really don’t belong to you to find a new sense of freedom. Travel especially if it’s linked with work, can be enormously rewarding.

AQUARIUS 21 January - 18 February
Solitude is an essential this year, even though you are such a people person. There’s an intense need for dreaming, contemplation and withdrawal from the concerns of the mundane world. It’s a good time to head for the hills to meditate and develop a body of work based on your experience. The real work lies within, inclining you to study or be of service. However, don’t let this need become an escape hatch to fantasy-land. Give time to spiritual exercise but don’t avoid issues to do with careful management of your income and duties that you share with others. There’s a fine balance to be found between sacrifice of your own interests and compassion for others, especially in the financial area.

PISCES 19 February - 19March
Associations with those closest to you, as well as with the public, are testing and make increasing demands on your time and energy. Strength of character is all you have to get through these challenges. It is no mean feat to exercise self restraint without self-sacrifice, and the moral courage to be true to yourself whilst still holding together the relationships you share. Expectations of the agreements you have in common will be stretched to breaking point. You have marvelous friends who will support you with practical advice and strong organizing instincts.
Keep your eye firmly fixed on the future – your goals and hopes, and improve your life with education and travel that will enhance these visions.

Astrology Foundation Inc.
AFI Journal/Newsletter Editor: Carol Squires Ph 410-0097, Fax 410-0090 caros@astrologyschool.com

AFI Sunday Meetings:
Held the first Sunday of each month

Venue: NPSC Assn Clubrooms. Cnr 119 Queen Street and Bartlett Street. Northcote Point. Auckland
Time: 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm
Fee: AFI members admitted free of charge. Guests pay door fee of $10.00. Refreshments provided.

Astrology Links

Astrological software available with the JANUS program …
all New Zealand made!
www.astrology-house.com

Want to learn Astrology by Correspondence?
Contact Carol Squires at
www.astrologyschool.com

Phone 64 9 3613292 or email Fern Mercier at fernmm@ihug.co.nz
to make an appointment.

STAR SIGNS | ASTROLOGY FOUNDATION INC | ASTROLOGY LINKS

HOME | FERN | READINGS | ASTROLOGY | TAROT TALK | CLASSES | EVENTS | TAROT GUILD
contact Fern Mercier

TAROT AOTEAROA