Can't stand the heat? Don't worry, our summer may be over

Can't stand the heat? Don't worry, our summer may be over

Hello

Obviously, such a generalised approach would only produce a rough guide to the weather so, in the light of this week’s flash floods, I thought it might be a good idea to take a closer proper look …

This is the weather chart for yesterday in Marlborough:

You may remember from previous emails, that the most significant house in a weather chart is the 4^th, followed by the 1^st

Significant planets would be the 4^th House ruler and then the Moon for moisture, the Sun for warmth, Mercury for wind, Venus for warm moisture (Greek – or the Arabic Cold moisture, depending on your astrological position), Mars for extreme heat, Saturn for extreme cold , Jupiter for bright light days, Neptune for water, Uranus for sudden changes and electrical storms and Neptune for water and floods. Pluto indicates weather of extremes.

The Signs have their individual meanings too, and these may also be grouped together as:  Fire – hot, Earth – cold, Water – wet and Air – dry.

The cusp, or beginning, of the 4^th house is changing from Leo (dramatic heat) to Virgo – cold …

Signifying an increasingly cool month or so of lower temperatures (lower than recent temperatures, which still may be the seasonal norm)

Also, the rulers of both Leo (the Sun) and Virgo (Mercury) are in the sign of Cancer – a water sign, indicating a propensity for rain or humidity, for just under a month

While Saturn in Leo (cold in a hot zone – which is synchronous with the overall rise in temperature; 1976, 1947, 1917 – all Saturn in Leo – Saturn has a 30 year cycle) at the moment is just separating from the cusp (beginning) of the 4^th House, signifying a week or so of cold and wet weather. At the same time, Venus is applying (getting closer to) Saturn, which also indicates moisture or rain,

On the 26^th of June, this Conjunction is applying at 3 degrees, which means it is not even exact yet. So, it might well gather strength over the next few days until it dissipates – about 5 days or so from now

Unfortunately, the Saturn-Venus Conjunction is also caught up in a configuration of multiple Oppositions:

And, significantly, at the centre of this set of Oppositions lays Saturn (extreme cold) Opposing Neptune (Water and floods). This Opposition is applying and exact (just coming into its maximum)

If it were only this Opposition between Saturn and Neptune alone that we had to contend with it would indicate a rough time: add Venus, The IC (cusp of the 4^th), Chiron and Part of Fortune into the picture as well and things look rather uncomfortable.

This whole configuration will pass, and it finally breaks up completely by mid July, when Saturn is 3 degrees separating from Opposing Neptune and Venus has long since sped on her way

Another dampener on our summertime delights is Mars’ transition into Taurus (Earth – cold) from Aries (fire – heat)

This signifies a steady, if somewhat cooler time, rather than a changeable buffeting heat (Aries – late April and May 2007)

Putting all of it together we get a period of time between late June and mid July, during which the overall temperature is higher than usual, rain and floods are highly likely to express themselves in dramatic ways and the temperature cools at the end of the time period

Easy to see all this in hindsight, I know, but I thought a bit of astrological explanation might illuminate things for you

Many thanks

Love

Cool it !

July 2006: Saturn is currently at 12 degrees of Leo

You may remember that the two most important houses in Astrometeorology are the 4^th and 1^st houses.

The Sun is now in Leo, it's been there since 23^rd July 2006, and weather forecasting charts are generated from the moment the Sun rises. As the Sun continues to move (aprox: 1 degree per day), the degree of the sign rising also progresses at 1 degree per day if you are looking at the moment when the Sun is Conjunct (sitting on) the horizon, as we do for weather forecasting charts.

This means that as the Sun approaches 12 degrees of Leo, the horizon at sunrise also reaches 12 degrees of Leo. At some stage, that these two points will 'catch up; with the slower moving Saturn.

So, there will come a moment, roughly 12 days into the Sun moving through the sign of Leo, that Saturn will sit on the horizon; and you may remember that Saturn represents extreme cold.

This is not to suggest that we will freeze, because the Saturn that begins to increasingly dampen the tone up to the moment that the Sun/horizon breaks free and reaches 14 degrees of Leo, is after all, still in the sign of Leo; the hot, fire sign of great resilience and drama. So, the overall temperature will still be higher than normal, but, in comparison to the recent heatwave, it will seem decidedly cooler.

As the Sun continues on its journey and the horizon, the Sun at day-break, begins to move away from 14 degrees of Leo, Saturn becomes a resident of the 12^th house, which has little bearing in the day's weather. So, just from this perspective, without taking any of the other planets into account (so it's a little out of context) one can see the temperature lift once more throughout August 2006.

The good news is that, in a general sense, the temperature will continue to be higher than 'normal' (or, rather, higher than those years that Saturn is not in Leo) until it ingresses into Virgo in September 2007.

So, it's still hot hot hot !

See next page …

Saturn Conjuncts (is next to) the Ascendant (cools things down) on the 7^th of August 2006 (both Saturn and the Sun are at 14 degrees of Leo – they are next to each other).

By the time we reach the 9^th of August, the Sun, or the horizon-at-sun-rise, has moved sufficiently to allow the 1^st House to not be influenced by Saturn afterwards:

so …

love

23^rd July 2007

Hello

It takes a fair bit of time to look at the weather astrologically, which is why I only tend to pay attention to it for special occasions or when I’m specifically asked to. This afternoon, a Berkshire flood survivor asked me to take a look and I found the results pretty startling – so I thought I’d share them with you.

So, I was very surprised to see how many things in today’s weather chart pointed to the one singular theme: rain

I’ve listed out each one for you, and included their separate timelines as well, so you can gauge for yourself how things may progress

Here’s the chart:

There are many components to this astrological picture of the weather:

Moon in Libra = fine weather … until 23^rd of July, then enters Scorpio (strong possibility of being wet) until reaches Sagittarius on the 25^th of July (warm and pleasant) – will be back here again in one month’s time

Moon in 4^th = rain … until 24^th of July – will be back here again in one month’s time

Moon in 4^th Square Mercury = windy and wet … until 21^st of July – will be back here again in one month’s time

Moon in 4^th Square Pluto = extreme rain … until 21^st of July – will be back here again in one month’s time

Moon Conjunct IC = heavy rain … until 21^st of July – will be back here again in one month’s time

Saturn Opposing Neptune = cold and wet … until separated by 6 degrees on the 1^st of August

Saturn Square Mars = buffeting of hot and cold fronts (in warm seasons = thunder) … until 11^th August

Mars Square Neptune = lots of moisture and humidity … until 7^th August

Mars in Taurus = cold … until 8^th August. Mars then transits through Gemini, signifying a period of warmer changeable and breezy weather until 29^th September.

From 30^th September until 10^th of May there is a high chance of rain (Mars in Cancer), followed by heat until 2^nd July 2008 (Mars in Leo)

Jupiter in Sag = warm and fine … until 19^th December

Uranus in Pisces = sudden downpours and electrical storms … until 12^th March 2011

Saturn in Leo = hot and dramatic weather … until 3^rd September 2007, then 3 years of Saturn in Virgo = 3 years of cold, dry, on the cool side with blustery winds

Mercury in Cancer in the 12^th = lots of moisture in the air … until 5^th August, then air is warm for a month (remember, if warmth follows rain we get humidity)

Mercury in Cancer in the 12^th Square MC and IC = even more blustery wet winds  … until 30^th July

Venus in Virgo = cold and wet … until 10^th August – retrogrades back into Leo, which is warmer … but … applies Conjunct to Saturn, which is cold until 19^th August. Separates from Saturn and remains in Leo, warmer until 16^th September, and then comes forward again, passing across Saturn between 9^th and 21^st of October and finally leaves Virgo 9^th November for the fair weather of Libra

Venus Conjunct Saturn = cold and wet … until 19^th August, and then again from 9^th October to the 21^st October

So, there are more than 16 Astrological factors that signify the components that make up the astrological weather picture. Each component has its own time-line, so if you were to draw some kind of graph you’d be able to gauge an approximation of what’s happening in a general sense – you have to look at each day, specifically, for a proper close look.

Remember, some parts of the Lunation components of the picture repeat themselves every 28 days or so.

Hope this is helpful

Love

Dave

Hello

Here, it’s all a bit close to home:

The nearest flood areas are about 20 minutes drive to the east, in Newbury and 40 minutes northwest towards Cheltenham

The river Kennet behind the house is just about holding itself well and the flood waters that often surge down the hill towards the house have so far been diverted by the sandbags I put in place last November

Fingers crossed then

Love

Dave

4^th June 2007

For English Heritage, by David Rowan MA

Your forecast was more or less spot on. The dawn was cloudy and damp, glad I didn’t go this year

Helen

 

Mrs Helen N*

English Heritage

Wyndham House, 65 The Close

Salisbury

SP1 2EN

England

NB: 2007 – Saturn ingresses from Leo to Virgo. 1947 Saturn ingresses from Leo to Virgo (Saturn has 30 year cycle; 2007, 1947, 1917 …)

 
 From The Times

July 24, 2007