Dealing with Winter Retrogrades

Care of ASTROGIRL7 @ ASTRO-TALK:

"My Mars in Aries really despises retrogrades, especially Mars retrograde! Two days into his backwards motion and I feel like Zena the warrior princess in quicksand - not a good scene! Mercury, in its shadow phase has been a real pain as well! To me, it might as well be in its "full-on"retrograde phase..it sure feels that way.

But like the song goes, for everything turn, turn, turn...there is a season turn, turn, turn....These retrograde phases occur within the starting point of Winter, which is traditionally thought of as a time of slowing down, reflection and introspection. Retrogrades can be a real drag to us Earthlings, but the timing of the retrogrades perfectly compliments the meaning of the winter season, allowing us time to go within, re-charge and re-new ourselves in preparation for new cycles in our lives."
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Solstice = sun stands still

Winter quotes from my Facebook page:

Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius. ~Pietro Aretino

There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you.... In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself. ~Ruth Stout

Spring, summer, and fall fill us with hope; winter alone reminds us of the human condition. ~Mignon McLaughlin

I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show. ~Andrew Wyeth

Merriman's Market Week

Week of Week of Dec. 21

"This week’s column will be shorter than usual due to preparation time needed for Sunday’s worldwide webcast of the Forecast 2010 presentation. If you are interested in joining this webcast with approximately 100-120 other viewers from all over the world, please call us between 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, EST, on Saturday to reserve. After that, we will reopen again for reservations only between 10:00 am – 11:30 EST on Sunday. The presentation will begin at 1:00 PM on Sunday."
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Geocosmic Projections for the World Economy: 2008-2011
Raymond Merriman

The Horoscope of the Federal Reserve
by Bill Meridian

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Winter Solstice and Capricorn

The exact Winter Solstice occurs on Dec. 21 at 9:48 am(PST), when the Sun enters Capricorn and the days then become progressively longer in the northern hemisphere. Solar eclipse analemma

Capricorn the Goatfish, by Deborah Houlding

Personality Traits
"Capricorns live by the steadying hand of their planetary ruler, Saturn. Those born under this sign are noted for being patient, prudent, determined, reliable and disciplined. Saturn brings a constricting influence and yet Capricorns are characterised by a life-long striving towards accomplishment. The sign is known as the most ambitious of the zodiac, driven to climb, yet constantly checked by the pressure of a planet whose nature is to hold back and restrain. As a life-pattern this can result in many crosses to be borne, and Capricorns who have yet to discover their self-worth often feel rather cheated in the gifts that accompany their lot. The tale of Capricorn is that its natives suffer in youth and profit in maturity and old age. Only with the benefit of hindsight can they fully appreciate the process which leads them towards resilience and achievement. The goat is a creature born to tread the rocky and inhospitable path that leads to the mountain heights. Those that stay the course acquire a strength that has been cultivated slowly, deliberately and firmly, their position solidified and their wisdom forged through the hard experience of steadily pursuing their objectives against adversities and obstacles."
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Astrology Podcast Series

"The Art & Science of Astrology" is an introduction to the archetypal language of astrology featuring over 8 hours of interviews from 27 prominent astrologers. Astrology is a symbolic language that can explain the dynamics of an individual's psyche as well as the larger patterns of culture.
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Tom Wujek Demos the Astrolabe

Rather than demo another new technology, Tom Wujec reaches back to one of our earliest but most ingenious devices -- the astrolabe. With thousands of uses, from telling time to mapping the night sky, this old tech reminds us that the ancient can be as brilliant as the brand-new.
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