A. With
transiting Saturn trundling over your 2nd-house
Cancer stellium, activating
your natal t-square,
1 it’s
no wonder you’re feeling unappreciated.
It’s
only natural that your sensitive Cancer nature
takes matters personally, while your natal
Neptune–Jupiter opposition wracks you
with self-doubt.
And if that weren’t
enough, Pluto is now transiting your 7th house,
opposing your natal Moon,
2 adding
to your feelings of being oppressed by “unscrupulous
attorneys” who will do what they can to cut you
down to size. Transiting Pluto is exacerbated by both
transiting Jupiter and Mars, each of which squares
your Moon at various times during your Pluto transit,
3 periodically
heightening your experience of persecution.
To top it all off,
you’re already feeling the early stages
of the Last-Quarter square of the progressed
lunation cycle, which is often experienced
as a turning point where our deepest values
are questioned and fine-tuned.
4 This will peak in July
2004.
That being said, the exact
conjunction of natal Uranus to your Cancer
Sun, along with your Aquarian Midheaven,
are the marks of a social activist; you
were attracted to this work to speak the
truth for those without a voice. Both your
eloquence and your compassion are evidenced
by your 1st-house Gemini Moon trining Neptune
in Libra in the 5th house of personal expression.
Your natal 4th-house Pluto–Venus conjunction
in Leo near the IC, trining natal Jupiter in the
11th, reveals other levels of your deeply caring
nature: your capacity to create meaning from painful
experiences and your courage when it comes to bringing
to the light what has been kept in the dark.
Can
you be successful, leaving your court work behind
and focusing only on treatment? Yes, you can. You’re
a genuinely resourceful businessperson (10th-house
ruler in the 2nd, conjunct the Sun and Mercury),
a natural networker (1st-house Gemini Moon, 11th-house
Jupiter, Aquarian Midheaven), and an excellent psychologist
(as described above).
Would you be happier without
the court appearances? Perhaps in the short run — but
sooner or later, the social activist in you would
need another platform for change. Quitting your court
work now might alleviate the short-term discomfort,
but the current planetary energies would emerge elsewhere,
creating new challenges for you to face.
If you can hang in and learn the
deeper lessons, you’ll
have a sense of meaning and understanding by late
2004, when Pluto completes its current transit. Transiting
Jupiter trining your natal Midheaven (December 2004)
will bring new career options and, as your progressed
Moon conjoins your natal Ascendant (January 2005),
you’ll sense what direction is best to take.
Meanwhile,
before each court appearance, remind yourself that
it is the job of these attorneys to attack their
opponent’s
professional expert: you! It’s
up to the court to make wise decisions; that is not
in your control. Then, put on your metaphorical suit
of armor and prepare yourself for battle. Think of
the child whose future you are struggling to preserve,
and ask yourself: “What is it to be undaunted?”