Sample birth chart reading: John Doe

This is a period of difficult changes, in which the only thing that can help you is patience.

This is a period of general regeneration that may not be entirely pleasant. Most of us are attached to the past, whether good or bad, and this influence will clear away the bad things even if we have forgotten them. Problems you had forgotten but that still gnaw at you subconsciously may resurface and become active now, but this is not necessarily to your detriment.

This influence is associated with forces of change that are inherent in the nature of things, so you should not blame the unpleasant changes that come up now, whether in your circumstances, the people around you or your environment. Look inside yourself and understand how the present is built on the past.

Many things will be destroyed now, and the destruction will be quite harsh if you defend them rigidly. This influence acts extremely violently on those who do not accept change, so let the things of the past fade and let the future be born from the ruins. If you can do this, the potential for positive change is enormous. This influence can deepen your interest in the universal process of creation and regeneration, and you may become interested in the mysteries of life.

You may get into fierce power struggles with people who try to resist the changes in your life or who try to impose changes on you that you oppose. Look carefully at which group they belong to.

You distance yourself from the material world and turn toward a spiritual one. Your focus shifts from the outer world to the inner one. In other words, you become very reflective.

This transit is often part of the "midlife crisis," because it occurs around the age of 42. During this period you question your life, your goals and how far you have lived up to your ideals. Depending on the results of this assessment, you may begin to make certain changes. The problem is that Neptune's vibration is not the best one for making well-thought-out changes in your life. There is a risk of setting off in pursuit of a dream that cannot be realized or is not even worth realizing. It is very important to use this period to understand yourself, but it is not a good idea to act yet.

If you act too quickly, you will cause severe disruption in your emotional and domestic life or in your work. You are likely to act on half-formed ideas about your needs. Unfortunately, because you are around the age of 40, you have probably already convinced yourself of who you are. And you probably did know, but the function of this transit is to make you reassess this, because at this point you are no longer so sure. The best solution is to recognize the situation you are in and simply allow yourself to see the truth, whatever it may be. Give yourself enough space and the experiences that seem necessary. Just be careful not to make permanent commitments during this transit. You do not want to spend the rest of your life with the consequences of rash actions taken under the influence of a passing illusion. Many of the insights you gain during this period will be real, and many will not. Only the passage of time will let you tell which are which.

New ideas come to you that make you look at old problems from a new perspective. If you are involved in difficult research and are stuck on a problem, this is when new information appears that opens up new lines of thought. If you travel in this period, you will have interesting and unusual experiences. You will want to see everything you can. This transit favors the study of technical or scientific subjects.

Saturn calms your emotions in this period and stabilizes your personal life. This gives you greater control over your emotions. Your attitude is more sober and mature. You tend to be responsible and traditional in dealing with family matters, which are more important to you at the moment. There is a balance between the demands of your professional life and your personal needs, and you feel less stressed. You are capable of emotional detachment and can handle sensitive issues. You tend to rely on traditions and older customs, and your relationships with older people improve. They can give you valuable advice now. This is a good period to deal with real estate or agriculture.

This influence gives you a sense of discipline and self-control, which makes it easier to deal with the complicated emotional problems in your life that you would normally avoid. In this period you can handle difficult relationships that you could not manage in the past with enough detachment and objectivity. You can analyze your feelings and examine them without letting them control you. Make whatever changes you think are needed in your personal life with confidence, because you see things clearly.

You can build your present with confidence, drawing on the past and using the experience you have gained. Whatever you do now is closely connected with things from the past. This is not a period for making radical changes and breaking with tradition.

Another effect of this transit is that family matters become much more important to you in this period, especially those concerning one or both parents. Here, too, the self-control this influence gives you ensures that your interactions with your family are constructive. You can control yourself better than usual, especially your unconscious attitudes and the behavior they produce, above all where your family and loved ones are concerned.

Still, you have to be very aware of what you are doing, which should not be difficult under this influence. If you take a passive attitude and leave things as they are without making any effort, old behavior patterns will take hold of you and progress will be very slow. This period is an opportunity to take control of your life. Nothing will force you to do so if you do not want to, but you would be missing an extraordinary chance.

This is a period of conflict between conservatism and risk-taking. In your business you may feel the need to adapt to new circumstances. You may be under heavy pressure to invest more time and energy in your projects now. In the economic cycle this is harvest time: what you sowed has matured, and the effects of past actions are never more obvious. As a result, you tend to take life too seriously at this point. It is important to take a short break from time to time.

Under this transit you make several adjustments in your life and separate yourself from people or circumstances that are not good for you. You change many standards of behavior and morality that you realize are inappropriate, and in general you realign your ideas of duty and responsibility with reality. In the process you may experience considerable tension, and for a while you may be confused, not knowing exactly whether to go forward or back, whether to expand or to hold back.

It is probably best to make decisions on your own, because other people's advice is not worth much unless you choose very carefully whom you rely on. The challenge here is to grow and advance in some areas and to cut back in others. You will not be able to handle everything, no matter how much you want to. Unfortunately, it is quite hard to predict which area of your life will be affected. A sense of restlessness and insecurity often arises under this transit. You know for sure that something is wrong, but you are not sure what it is. The best thing you can do is not to rush. You will usually have all the time you want to make a decision based on careful observation of the facts.

In business and professional matters this is a critical period, though not necessarily a bad one. It simply means that whatever you do now will have a greater effect on your future. So you need enough patience while you look for the right solution to any problem in this area. Pay particular attention to your finances, because you tend to resent the limits your budget places on your freedom of movement, and you may act impulsively as if there were no restrictions.

You may change jobs under this transit because a new offer gives you more opportunities to advance than your old job. In that case, take what is offered, because under this influence such changes are beneficial. In general, you should seize any opportunity that comes up now to broaden your aims and free yourself from the limits that have held you back. The key is to do it in a way that is not destructive.

In this period you will think much more clearly. You make sharper distinctions, and misunderstandings in discussions with others should be minimal. This is not a period when you will be very cheerful; instead you will prefer serious subjects and ideas. You tend to be practical in the way you approach problems. It is a good period to check your contracts and accounts. You are in a good frame of mind to spot any irregularity and correct inaccuracies. It is an excellent period for reorganizing and maximizing efficiency.

Your points of view, way of thinking and communication have reached a point of stability. You feel sure of yourself in these respects and know how and what you think about most things. As a result, this is an excellent period for any task that requires mental discipline and hard work, such as study, learning, taking courses or developing mental discipline. It is not a good period for work that requires inspiration, intuition or creativity. You will get results more easily by working hard and methodically than through “divine inspiration.”

This influence favors planning various areas of your life. You have order in your mind and can apply it to your daily life. It is a good period to put your ideas into practice on a material, concrete level and to work on long-term plans. If you have worked out a project, such as laying the foundations of a business or starting a new organization, now is the time to do it.

With this influence, however, there is a danger of letting your ideas and opinions become too rigid. It is important for your ideas to have a definite form and stability now, because in the future you will meet strong challenges. You have to be sure of yourself to be able to cope when the time comes. But rigidity will only make things worse, because you need flexible thinking no matter how sure you are that you are right.

Now you show a remarkable ability to fit each piece into the whole, and your position on most things is clear. As a result, your critical sense is sharper than usual, and you can immediately see what is wrong in any situation, but do not let this get out of hand.

This transit can create genuine warmth of feeling and a desire to give and to express your love for others. Unfortunately, it can also make you unenterprising and passive, so you wait for things to come to you when you should actually go after them. It is hard to predict which to expect, but the first situation is more common.

On some occasions this transit means you will attract a person with whom you can have a meaningful relationship, though it may not be an easy one. It will probably be a constructive one, and whether or not you realize it quickly, you will gain wisdom and maturity from it.

The main difficulty with this transit comes from compulsive feelings that do not leave you enough room to maneuver and to handle the relationship properly. Because you act compulsively, your feelings can overwhelm the other person, and it is very important to realize that in all Venus-Jupiter combinations there is a tension between the closeness Venus brings and the love of freedom Jupiter radiates. It is possible to combine these two elements in a constructive relationship, but you will have to slow down a little and try to rein in your enthusiasm. If you can do this easily, this can be a very good period for you.

This transit stimulates a love of beauty. You make an effort to surround yourself with beautiful things, such as pleasant surroundings, works of art or other elements of design. For some people this feeling can turn into an attraction to showy things that have no value. Do not let yourself be seduced, and do not spend money on useless things you may regret later.

In this period someone or something demands a great deal of your attention and concentration. It may be a project that requires a lot of work, or a person or situation that forces you to make a decision. The intensity with which you pursue your goals and ideas can sometimes lead to exhaustion. This is a period of mental struggle and conflicting ideologies. In any case, this transit challenges you to know yourself. Betrayals of trust and a lack of information become common. You are prone to obsessions and compulsions that overpower logic and reason.

During this transit, communication with others can become quite difficult if its purpose is to force your opinions and way of thinking on others rather than to inform them. Such pressure provokes resistance and is usually followed by a breakdown in communication. You have to let others be themselves and think what they like. And if you are the one being pressured by someone else, you will have to defend what you believe and fight for your ideas if necessary. First of all, analyze your ideas in detail so that you know exactly where your strengths lie and are not caught unprepared in a conflict. And remember, there is absolutely nothing wrong with changing your position if that proves necessary.

Avoid fanatical ideas, that is, opinions you hold in an absolute way and think are worth forcing on others. Under this influence you can become completely possessed by convictions that are not all that significant but that you insist on instilling in others. Also avoid associating with people who tend to think this way, because they will try to force their views on you. Under this influence it is wise to avoid conflicts.

Obsessive thinking can also take another course. You may become obsessed with an idea for a piece of work, which may be perfectly valid, and have no peace until you put it into practice. Since you are capable of intense intellectual work now, be careful not to overstrain yourself. Look for other avenues of mental exploration as well, especially research or hidden matters, but avoid becoming obsessed in these directions.

Your vitality is low, and you lack confidence and faith in your own strength. Personal ambitions do not succeed in this period. This may be a test of your determination to carry out your plans. You may have difficulties in relationships, especially with people who want change and will not accept you as you are. In particular, this may refer to your father or your superiors. They may restrict your freedom of expression. Watch out for a tendency to overwork. Your health may suffer if you do not look after yourself.

This influence represents a critical stage of development. Various factors in the outside world will challenge you strongly, and you may find it hard to keep your freedom of action in whatever you try to do.

You may feel very discouraged in this period because your vitality is low. It would be best not to fight hard against the adversities that come up in your life now. Patience and perseverance can help you until you regain your energy.

It is hard for you to get along with authority figures such as superiors, government officials and parents. You will find that they are not receptive enough to your suggestions and sometimes even oppose your efforts. The best thing is to work patiently and get them to accept your point of view. Do not withdraw from confrontations, but do not fight blindly either, because that guarantees defeat.

This period of your life is directly connected with what happened seven years ago, when you laid the foundations for certain things in your life. Now you may go through an extremely difficult period, and since many of those projects went well, what is happening now may seem… unexpected.

Still, keep in mind that this is a period of trials that will show whether those new beginnings were valid. Whatever was not valid will cause you problems, and you will consider it a failure, but you will not realize right away what is happening, especially if you are not paying close attention.

Your ambitions may be thwarted now, but you have to be patient and make sure you are following the right course. If you do, this will be a period of trials rather than defeat, and even if you do face a defeat, you can still gain a lot by shifting your energy to a more productive area.

This combination represents a time of balance between the need for stability and the need for change. You now have the ability to combine the two in a way that livens up your everyday life without destroying the structures you depend on, while staying flexible in your approach. You are much more open to new ways of doing things, and you will be very methodical in implementing new ideas. This transit increases your efficiency and makes your routine faster and easier. It is a good period to take classes in computing or programming, or to pursue other scientific or technological goals.

This is a time of stability and creative balance between the old and the new in your life. You are able to live within a structure and get involved in situations that enrich your experience and keep you from getting stale. Whatever changes you have made, or whatever structures have changed in recent years, can now become a permanent part of your life. These changes are no longer challenges but interesting aspects of your life.

You are able to be patient with what is happening. You can sense the need for change, but you do not want to rush things and turn everything upside down. You can make these changes in an orderly way. You can present ideas to others with tact, care and logic, while still impressing them with your original thinking. Your employers and superiors will appreciate your disciplined approach to new and original ideas.

Any task that requires long, disciplined involvement – such as developing a new skill, studying a new field or simply working patiently at a new task – is favored by this transit, as long as it leads to some kind of creative change. Boring tasks that leave no room for new experiences will not be useful to you now. You should work for change, even if you do it slowly and patiently. In fact, you must not let yourself fall into a rut; otherwise, when Saturn squares Uranus, you will go through an extremely difficult period. Even change can become a routine if you go around in circles making the same changes. That is not how this aspect is meant to work.

This is an opportunity to build something lasting in your life. You are capable of steady progress, and this combination puts the emphasis on stability as you build what you want in life. As a result, you can move ahead quickly. You will be more patient, balanced and pragmatic in putting your ideas into practice. This is a favorable period for business and various activities. If you have a business, this is a period of growth.

In this period you should work hard to take advantage of any opportunity for growth and expansion that comes your way. You now have the ability to work hard and patiently to organize your life. This is not a period of excessive expansion, but what you build will last and will help you through difficult times in the future. You can work to achieve these results, but your ambition is not particularly stimulated. Essentially, you will be offered opportunities to work effectively. The effects are so subtle that they could pass without major impact.

Business and professional activity are especially favored. You are able to handle broad, general plans as well as the details of projects. You can work on projects that at other times you would not have the patience for, and this may impress your employers or superiors; you will find that their goodwill can help you get ahead.

It is also a good period for spiritual and intellectual growth, because you can now see the restrictions in your life as elements that give you form and structure, not just as obstacles to total freedom, and you can gain more control. Whatever your long-term plans, you can now build a foundation for success. Do not waste this opportunity.

It is hard for you to follow your path now. It seems to you that others are conspiring to stop you. You are also afraid to express your anger, because it could make things worse. If you repress your dissatisfaction and frustration, you may build them up to the point where you feel you are going to explode. Because of this, you are prone to injuries, especially blows and fractures. The best thing you can do in this period is to keep your actions secret (in line with Saturn's principle of quiet struggle) by working behind the scenes, or to try as much as possible not to stand out.

This can be a period of intense conflict with others, and you are in danger of being the loser if you are not careful. Your ambitions in various areas may provoke others, who will try to stop you because they feel threatened, or you may interfere with their goals, which run counter to yours. This can happen in any area of your life, but it most likely concerns your social life (though you may also feel this aspect at home).

In your first confrontations with others you will probably be quite caustic, but along the way you will become more cautious and learn to control your anger. The result will be a state of repressed fury, and sometimes someone who has nothing to do with the situations you are involved in may become its victim. Needless to say, this is not a way to gain anything.

Do not be discouraged by the setbacks you meet now. This period will not last, and you can see it as a time that tests your ambitions. Do not think of these obstacles as permanent.

This period usually triggers a crisis of philosophy or faith. You have probably spent the last 6 years with a certain set of beliefs and now discover that some of those ideas are outdated. Sometimes something makes you very aware and disillusioned, and a period of enlightenment follows. The important thing to realize is that you have taken some of your personal beliefs as far as they could go for now. The world is showing you new ways of looking at things that may not be compatible with your philosophy. Try to readjust, and do not take the defeat of your way of thinking as a failure.

Right now you feel quite good and confident enough to take on almost anything. It is a period in your life when you feel optimistic and strong enough to do what you want. Still, be careful, because you tend to overestimate your abilities, and take care not to commit to more than you can do. At this point several of the projects that take up your time may make demands on you all at once. This can be either a very advantageous or a difficult situation, depending on how you estimated your capacity for work in the past. What is happening now may demand more than you can give, so you may need to scale back a little.

This can also be a restless time, because you feel that your world (your everyday life) is not "big" enough or does not offer you enough experiences. If you feel this way, you need to broaden the scope of your activities, while taking care not to overdo it.

You may have given others the impression that you are extremely ambitious or that you want too much, and they may try to block your efforts to advance. If this happens, all you can do is confront them directly and try to assure them that you are not after their position (unless that is exactly what you want). Because of this possibility, you need to find a compromise. Be aware that the people who oppose you usually have enough power to cause you a lot of trouble.

Still, you do not have to face these issues. If you manage to hold back a little, you can turn this transit into an excellent period that brings you a great deal of good, especially financially. This aspect can make you either extravagant or materially successful, depending on your attitude and your actions.

This is a period when deep changes affect your emotional life. You may have difficulties with the women in your life, or with your mother, who tries to control you and your relationships. Sometimes this transit indicates the death of a female relative. Because it always signals a lack of support, you have to become resourceful. The overall theme this transit brings to your life is learning to free yourself and become independent. Take care of your health in general, and watch for digestive problems in particular.

This influence signals a period of extremely powerful emotional change in your life, which can affect your personal environment, your home and family, and your psychological development. The emotions it stirs up are intense and strong. You may be surprised by the intensity of an inner force you discover, and coming to terms with these feelings may be the hardest part of this period. This part of your psyche is now in a state of acute transformation, which is why the influence is so strong. The actual experience can vary enormously, because many areas of your personal and emotional life can be activated, but there are a few typical manifestations. First, on a psychological level, this influence can indicate an extraordinary emotional shift that activates latent complexes you may have carried since childhood. You may repeatedly find yourself in situations where you act more like a compulsive child than a rational adult. The problem is that, as an adult, you have never really dealt with these repressed energies. You may need psychotherapy or similar techniques to handle the situations that arise now.

On another level, this influence transforms all your emotionally based relationships, such as those with a partner, family and parents, and in particular with your mother. One of these relationships may end completely, for any number of reasons. Relationships with women in general become very intense.

On a more external level, this influence can affect your home in a number of ways. You may move, or make major changes to your current home. Repairs may be needed to prevent serious deterioration of a building. This influence may be upsetting now, but in reality it is preparing you for a new stage of development. Try to stay flexible so that you can make the necessary changes with a minimum of disruption.

Your intuition and creative imagination are very strong now. You may experience strange coincidences much more often. Writing that uses your imagination, such as poetry or short stories, is favored. It is also a good period to start learning to play an instrument. You may be drawn to studying various spiritual or abstract subjects.

This is the period in your life when your imagination is stimulated to the maximum. Your mind is able to create unusual situations and ideas, and yet you can tell the difference between reality and the products of your imagination. If you have ever wanted to write prose or poetry, now is the time to try, although success in this area also has to be supported by the aspects in your birth chart.

This influence marks one of the few times when the rational intellect and intuition can work as a team. For most people these areas of the mind usually work against each other, but now they can cooperate, which makes this a fertile period. Fortunately, the intuitive sensitivity stimulated by this influence also extends to your relationships with others. You understand what others are thinking and need much less verbal communication than usual; it is almost as if you could look into their minds and understand what is going on there. As a result, your efforts to communicate with others are much more effective now. Others appreciate the fact that you can understand them on this level. You may have an intellectual interest in spiritual and metaphysical subjects now, but your approach to them is a little different from other people's. You insist that these things make sense both intellectually and intuitively. You want to know; you are not content merely to believe. Yet your intuitive sensitivity tells you that understanding through reason has its limits. Your understanding of any subject is greatly sharpened by this influence.

If you are involved in any form of teaching, this influence is an invaluable help. You can communicate what you know in such a way that others can understand the subject exactly and experience it for themselves.

This transit is an opportunity to "clean house" in many areas of your life. Old habits and ways of handling things need to be replaced with new ones that add color to your life. You want to be emotionally stimulated and more fulfilled than usual, and you want to live life to the full. If something in your life is not satisfying, you will probably want to get rid of it, including things in your home such as furniture or appliances. You have greater emotional independence and are not so emotionally attached to your possessions. This is an excellent time to remodel your home environment, because changes will be easy and quick to make. Your everyday efficiency will increase once this transit is over.

This influence is an excellent opportunity to make changes in your personal surroundings and your life as well as at home. And you can make these changes without causing the major problems and upsets they might at another time. For example, you may remodel your house or change your personal habits. Any of these changes fits the energy of this transit.

Current events may give you opportunities to experience emotions in a new way. You may begin a new relationship that stirs feelings you have never had before. A love relationship that begins under this influence will give you a wonderful sensation you have missed at other times. Existing relationships can change too and open you to new emotional experiences.

A situation may arise that brings a past event back to the surface, so that you examine it in a new light and change your attitude toward it. By understanding the past differently, you will be able to change its effects on you. Such a situation may be triggered by a conversation with your mother or another female relative that clarifies certain matters and changes your attitude toward something that happened when you were a child. You may have fallen into a routine with your friends or with other people you see every day, and as a result you do not perceive these people or relationships as they really are. Attitudes you adopted unconsciously can get in the way of a clear picture. This influence gives you the chance to recognize these attitudes and change them. As a result, you may see your friends as new people.

Take advantage of these opportunities to make changes in your personal life. Right now it will be easier to get rid of subconscious attitudes, habits and routines that would be much harder to eliminate later.

This aspect stimulates idealism, and you may seek a deeper understanding of what is happening in your life. Religious, spiritual or other matters may give you a new perspective, either through information that reaches you or, sometimes, through a person who enters your life. The only precaution you need to take is not to idealize too much or let yourself be idealized, because this can lead to disappointment later. Despite this, the chances that things will work in your favor in the long run are high.

The most important negative effect of this transit is that you may lose your ambition to achieve important things. For this reason it is better not to start new projects that require a lot of determination, because there is a risk that you will lose interest.

Your compassion for others grows, and you feel the need to help those who ask you for help, but do not lose sight of your personal goals, because this influence can weaken your ambition. Do not stray from your long-term plans. It is also possible that you, in turn, will receive the help you need.

Another tendency this transit brings is to rely on luck, especially in speculation (including potential investments that are expected to bring quick returns), but you need to be precisely aware of your chances. Still, do not let your sense of confidence lead you into unnecessary risks.

This is a time when you can succeed politically or financially. Your influence over others is strong, and you can operate more easily and without resistance. During this transit, take care not to become self-centered, and examine why you do the things you do, because you have a strong desire to reform policies, sometimes for no apparent reason; the motives lie deep in your subconscious. Watch your need for control. It is wise to think about the needs of those around you. If you find yourself changing policies or circumstances in your life so that they better serve your own aims, consider that these changes affect others in a negative and needless way, and opposition and revolt will abound in the future.

This is a period for making creative changes in your life, for reshaping and remodeling your environment so that it better expresses your inner essence. It is a time when you put considerable energy into gaining more freedom of movement in all your activities. You may have the opportunity to gain power over others, but if that happens, you will need to use this power to get what both you and the others want. Do not use it selfishly, because that will not work to your advantage.

If you gain the power to lead others, you need to have a high ideal in mind. This influence symbolizes regeneration toward a higher plane of existence, and although it can show up in different ways, you should keep this basic idea in mind. Changes can happen spontaneously in the world around you with little effort on your part, or sometimes with none at all. Take advantage of them, because they will work in your favor even if you did not set out to achieve these particular things. A person who holds power may favor you now.

Sometimes a theme of "regeneration" is expressed as a spiritual or religious rebirth, through understanding a deeper meaning of real life and through the transformation of your being. And you will do what you can to share what you learn with others. Sharing everything that comes to you now is especially important. Either this influence transforms you by changing your environment, or you become the vehicle through which your world changes. Either way, you will go through these transformations together with your friends, your neighbors and your everyday surroundings.

This transit is an infusion of confidence and creative energy. You can accomplish a great deal now, but because it is a flowing transit, there is a danger of feeling content and doing nothing. New business ventures and an enterprising spirit are common signs of this transit. Relationships with men and with the authorities improve now. If you look at yourself, you will see that your outlook has widened. There is often an openness to new ideas and cultural styles that you would not normally respond to. It is a successful time for investments and financial dealings.

This is a period when life seems to run smoothly. With a little effort you can move in the direction you intend, and even your ideals seem achievable. It is a period of growth, optimism and relaxation. In many ways this is a good time to reflect on how your life is going.

Because you feel energetic now, you can advance your interests in almost any area, although without other aspects to spur you on, you may lack drive.

Relationships with others tend to be good, and you enjoy being with your friends. This influence often indicates a good period, because your enthusiasm bubbles over and affects the people around you.

This is also a good time to make plans, because you are inclined to think "big," which is generally the result of your optimism. You can benefit from opportunities you would normally miss or be afraid to seize. You feel generous and tolerant, and you are not bothered when something in your life does not go as it should. You realize you have enough time to fix the problem, so you do not get upset. You are not intolerant of people who normally irritate you, and you may even repair certain relationships that went badly in the past.

During this period you feel more rebellious than usual. This can be a time of surprises and upsets. It is important to keep your balance now and rely on what is real and what you know. It is not wise to take risks, because speculation and investments will not go the way you hope. Be careful with money during this period and save. Sometimes this period looks like a lucky streak and ends badly because you push your luck.

The effects of this transit can vary considerably. On the one hand, they can indicate "a bolt from the blue," a major change in your life; on the other, they can mean a period of restlessness and impatience with restrictions that cause you major dissatisfaction in your life and in your efforts to break free.

Whatever the circumstances, good or bad, seeing change as the only way forward is always the right call. The danger here is that you will seek change just for its own sake and will not take enough time to examine which changes are most effective. There is a strong tendency to react contrarily and go the opposite way when you are under pressure. Freedom is extremely important to you now, and you will work hard to gain it in some area of your life. In relationships this aspect is destructive, because you are hostile to anything that holds you "in place." This transit can also mean a period of constant change, when you cannot tell what will happen from one day to the next.

But you will probably also benefit from opportunities if you can keep a certain reserve without putting yourself in a position where you cannot react when they appear. In fact, you need to free yourself from something now, and you will probably get what you want as long as you are not so impulsive that you ruin your chances for creative change. If you manage to stay calm, you will suddenly see an opportunity to move forward, free of restrictions. Be patient, and you will find that you do not have to wait long.

This is an excellent time to start new undertakings that require planning and analysis. This aspect flows more easily than the square or the opposition, so you will not meet resistance from others to your plans. Projects started under this influence produce favorable results. If you are involved in legal disputes during this period, the terms of settlement are more likely to be in your favor than against you. It is a good time to put an end to disputes. You have the ability to make others see your intentions as good and unselfish. This period represents a balance between selfish and altruistic action. Physical activity and sports are favored. Speculation and bets on your favorite teams are luckier than usual.

This is a time when you are much more energetic and inclined toward independent initiative. You feel confident and able to counter almost anything with reason. It is a good period to start a project, and most of the activities you begin now will have a favorable outcome. Still, you need to keep a few things in mind to get the most out of this influence. It will bring you opportunities, but you have to know how to make use of them. That should not be a problem, though, because this transit inclines you toward initiative.

You are unusually clear about what you want to do, your will is strong, and your goals are very well defined and precise. You can act decisively and with conviction. Under this influence you can win others over to your point of view and get them to follow you. In fact, it is an exceptionally good time to work with others, because you can identify common interests.

Everything you do aims at broadening your interests. You do not act for petty reasons, and you always have something grand in mind. Others respect your integrity and want to support you. If you have legal matters to settle during this period, situations turn in your favor. In fact, you may find a compromise that benefits both you and the other parties involved.

You may achieve professional success because you know when to act and can take advantage of any opportunity that comes along. You should be able to advance without alienating others, who will recognize that your success is deserved.