I am writing this article in mid-May just after the Sun made a 90-degree angle to Neptune. This is a very confusing aspect and I find it feels like Mercury is retrograde. This is also the time when the Sun is going crazy. Not only do we have the Mars/Uranus conjunction, we have major solar flare and CME activity. This, of course, affects the magnetic field of the Earth along with the people living on this planet. It causes major chaos.
 
Neptune rules deception and that is also coming to the forefront because 89 Democratic members of the U.S. Congress last week sent President George W. Bush a letter asking for an explanation of a secret British memo that said “intelligence and facts were being fixed to support the Iraq war in mid-2002”. This was way before the war started.
 
The conjunction of Mars and Uranus in the heavens opposes Bush’s Mars in his chart. This is a very dangerous aspect. He needs to be careful in whatever he does or he could get hurt. There will be a lot of opposition against him in the next couple of months.
 
This Mars/Uranus aspect also affects our country. The main manifestation of this energy will be the start of a revolution for freedom in our country that will continue for a couple of years. This revolution does not have to be violent. The above letter may be what triggers the beginning of this revolution. When people wake up and realize how they have been taken into supporting a needless war in Iraq, they may tend to be a little angry.
 
There was also a National Conference for Media Reform held the weekend of May 14-15 that drew citizens from all 50 states. They are another group for freedom.
 
We also have the Russian President Valdimir Putin taking his part on the world scene. One Pope left, and another one rises connected with the Russian Orthodox Church. After decades of repression under communism, the Russian Orthodox Church has reunited with the country’s leadership under the presidency of Valdimir Putin. On July 31, 2003, there was a celebration in the southern Volga town of Sarov. This celebration was in honor of the reunification of the Church and State.
 
Putin, a former KGB chief and now a dictator, is an avowed Orthodox believer. The Church that was so suppressed in the Soviet era has seen a great revival under his presidency and that of his predecessor Boris Yeltsin. Did you know that nearly 70 percent of Russians proclaim themselves Orthodox believers and the Church has taken on an increasingly important role in public life since Putin came to the presidency in March 2000?
 
Then we have Putin standing in Israel offering to play host to an international conference on peace this fall. Jupiter (religion) was on top of his Sun when he went to Israel on May 1, which was Easter in the Greek Orthodox religion. The solar eclipse on April 8, 2005 activated Putin’s Sun and Saturn in Libra. He has a very important part to play in this great drama occurring on Earth right now. The United States has a religious leader and so does Russia. Don’t you find that interesting? Will they continue to share the spot light? Time will tell.
 
The Sun is now moving through the sign of Gemini, which is an air sign and rules communication, transportation, and wind. Normally there are many accidents when the sign of Gemini is afflicted. Please surround yourself with the golden Christ light and ask for a safe journey before you get into your car with that energy in effect. Of course it is always good to put yourself in a golden bubble of light.
 
In July there will be some changing energy taking place. Saturn moves into Leo and Mercury goes into the shadow of retrograde at the same time in mid-July. Both of those planets will be in Leo. For the last two and a half years, Saturn has been in Cancer, which rules the home, family, and religious beliefs. Because Capricorn is the opposite sign from Cancer, the energy from that sign has also been in effect. Capricorn rules the bone structure of the body and many people have had challenges with their joints, particularly their knees in the last couple of years. Cancer is an emotional water sign and many people felt much emotional turmoil during that transit.
 
Now we have Saturn moving into Leo for two and a half years. Leo rules the children of the world and they will play a prominent role in the next couple of years. In the United States chart, Leo rules the third house, if you go by a Gemini rising chart. The third house rules the transportation systems of the USA. Because the price of gas has gone up, we will see a slow-down in the economy. This price increase affects airplanes, cars, trains, and trucks that transport our goods from one area to another area. With the price of gas up, the price of food also goes up. We are in a spiral of inflation.
 
Leo rules the heart and back. We will probably see more people with back problems and heart challenges in the next couple of years. The opposite sign of Leo is Aquarius, and that rules the ankles and lower legs. Aquarius rules rebellion, electricity, light, and freedom.  The positive side of this energy is that if enough people wake up, we can start manifesting freedom.
 
Remember, Uranus is in the sign of Pisces, which rules Cosmic Consciousness, and Uranus is the great awakener. It’s time to wake up on all levels so you can manifest the higher level Earth energy. So Be It! I send you my blessings for a happy, fun-filled summer.
 
*****Mahala*****
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