How do YOU feel? Sun enters Cancer (June 21)

This year, the Sun, our celestial spotlight, leaves behind the air sign of Gemini and enters the water realm of Cancer, the Crab on June 21 @ 4.28am Pacific (7:28am Eastern, 12.28pm GMT).

Our focus shifts from what we're thinking to how we are Feeling so start there - how comfortable are you feeling? What do you NEED. (Cancer relates to childhood needs carried into our adult world). What can you do to be more at ease in your body? (Cancer relates to comfort zones). Are you stuck in a rut (Cancer relates to comfort zones we've become trapped in)? Can we try new things to see how that affects our emotional state?

Two key areas to look at now are:

Our home - a good clear out is good for the soul now, "making home", fluffing up the pillows, buying a new bedspread (or something else no matter how small, for our nests. Do what you can to Enjoy Your Home Space.
Our Family/Close Emotional Connections - have you checked in with someone you care about? How about giving someone a hug?

Feeding yourself and nurturing others - try cooking at home, making sure you eat properly. if you're feeling 'off', you may find that the simple act of eating, grounds you. A glass of water helps alleviate erratic spiraling mood-swings. Go out to eat - invite a friend or someone close to you, to 'break bread'.

At this time of year, we all get to see whether we are Self-Parenting well, or seeking external validation or others to come and look after us, in areas we're not doing such a good job for ourselves.

So, GET COMFY! Notice what happens when you get Back to Basics. Look after yourself, have some down-time, and you'll see a marked improvement in your affairs.

If you're a Cancer, schedule a Solar Return Birthday Reading, (click READINGS) to cover all of this year and well into Summer 2011! Map out the road ahead. Comes with a 360-day calendar personal to you!

Also, check out the Solar Return Report Package for written Reports for your year ahead.

If you need any help navigating the emotional material surfacing now, let's take a look together at what your Chart says abut:

* Your Childhood Training
* The emotional diet you feasted on that still feeds you today
* What patterns your parents passed on to you to clear & heal
* The Home you need
* What to do to Charge up/Feel Secure Again

And more! Your Chart is your holographic model for your entire psyche. Get aligned with your true self once more with an In-Depth Reading.

Don't forget to read ALL ABOUT CANCER.

Astro*Highlights #1

Welcome the first Astro*Highlights. Join KG Stiles and myself for a look at the upcoming planetary alignments and how we can best work with the current energy patterns imprinting themselves on the Planet.

Enjoy!

Your Astrologer,

Neil

www.NewWorldAstrology.com

P.S Don't forget to order your 2010 & Your Sign CD for a rundown on all the important events affecting YOUR sign (and rising sign) this year - covers eclipses, Mercury Retrograde, Saturn karmic patterns, Uranus shifts, Jupiter's multiple areas of abundance and growth and more!

Sudden Bursts: Jupiter/Uranus in Aries

Jupiter: expansion, growth, education, knowledge, legal matters, philosophy - it makes things bigger! Jupiter teaches us by shoveling more of something our way so we UNDERSTAND what it means. When things are good, Jupiter makes them seem better. When times are tough, Jupiter makes them seem harder. See it as the ENLARGER of life experience.

Uranus: social shifts, sudden surprises, inventions, electricity, freedom - it causes disruptions with a view to breaking us out of a rut! Anywhere we need a jolt to awaken us, is where Uranus is alike and kicking, and will move us along, possibly kicking too.

Aries: new beginnings, confrontation, war, assertiveness, pioneering, military, newness. The first sign of the zodiac relates to the Initial Thrust of anything, the spark, the push ahead, the surge of sap rising during the Spring.

So...when Jupiter and Uranus both meet at 00Aries (the very first degree of the entire zodiac, also known as the Aries Point) what can we expect? Events that are BIG, SUDDEN, FAST and NEW! To teach us to free ourselves by making areas we're trapped or stuck, a bigger deal. 00Aries is the most public part of the cycle, so we're likely to see these two planets merging in headline news. Stay tuned for those. Here are some possible predictions from this end:

Personally:

Look to early Cardinal Degrees (00Aries. 00 Libra, 00 Cancer, 00 Capricorn) in your Chart to determine which aspect of your life (any personal planets you find there) will be triggered into this need for 'sudden new energy'. Expect the unexpected in these areas but one thing is certain - you'll be urged to do it Your Way. No Ifs Ands or Buts.

For all of us, we get to ask ourselves:

Where can we inject a new thrust of energy into our life - is it time for a New Beginning?

Why wait? What rut are we stuck in and are we open to a ruthless revolution? Are you ready for a new horizon once more?

Collectively: (the issues manifesting here depend on us as individuals handling this volatile energy but we may see:)

Big electrical issues (new technology, breakthroughs in this field, huge outages)

Sudden eruptions of anger and fighting

New Laws in the Military

New inventions unveiled

Radical shifts in the teaching professions

New studies in Anger/Aggression/Anger Management

Stories of sudden gunfire and explosions

A new burst of Entrepreneurial Business Ventures

Cultural Clashes or Connections - borders go up, borders come down

Jupiter and Uranian figures coming to the public spotlight - stories of Gurus, Teachers, Sages, Secret Santas, Gluttons and Preachers (Jupiter) and Troublemakers, Mad Inventors, Rebels and Radicals (Uranus).

This is Phase 1 of a much bigger alignment...stay tuned for that!

Prepare for a New Way of Life, right here, right now, today.

Schedule a Reading to see what lies ahead for you this Summer or Order the 2010 and Your Sign CD - which covers this important information. Just $50!

Love,

Neil

My New Home!

Well, we're all facing new chapters or the possibility of one, this Summer.

Where is yours?

Mine was a relocation to the beautiful town of Boulder Creek, Northern California. The Astrology of this time? Too much to mention, but for those budding Astrologers amongst you:

Jupiter conjunct my Sun in the 4th House of Home - expansion within the home, travel in connection to home, new comfort zones

Progressed Mars conjunct Mercury in 4th - Activating activity and movement in relation to domestic matters- researching new nests.

Progressed Moon conjunct Moon/Sun in 4th - An evolving need (PR Moon) to find a new dwelling (in 4th) to soothe the soul (Pisces).

Uranus/Jupiter transiting Sun in 4th - Growth (Jup) and freedom (Ura) when it comes to home matters. I felt I'd outgrown my last location.

Saturn in 10th opposing Sun/Mercury in 4th - Upgrading (Sat/10) which came with challenges from a difficult landlord (Sat/10) who blocked one location due to a lack of repairs and follow through, which led to a period of insecurity which ended in a new home and inner strength (Sun/Mer 4). Saturn oppositions are...from a physical standpoint, a bitch (to coin a professional term).

Solar Return Sun in 8th - signifying Major Life Change, possible relocation.

Solar Return Scorpio on 4th House Cusp - 'death' of one home.

Natal Ascendant conjunct Solar Return 4th House Cusp - a new (Ascendant) home (4th), investing in a home (4th) which truly reflects the self (Asc).

For domestic/home matters we look to the 4th House, any planets therein, the ruler of this House and also the Moon, which naturally rules all home and property matters. In my Chart:

Saturn square Moon - challenges to comfort, setting up shop, real estate difficulties etc. I thought I'd gotten away without experiencing this one, but the issues with the landlord, and the problems with securing the first location, revealed itself to be THE challenge that led to a new inner security (you find your emotional resources during Saturn/Moon times when you have to deal with Reality and Figure Things Out as practically as possible). Imagine driving across country, anticipating life in your new beautiful home you've been so excited about (although you were rushed to arrive early to start the lease, no matter), expecting your new home to be ready, getting there and being faced with an ant invasion, the place filthy (including a toilet that had never seen a brush), things in disrepair that were meant to be fixed, black widow spiders sitting waiting to eat you and a landlord who lied-lied-lied and then the next morning (after a night spent in a hotel because the house wasn't fit for move-in), throws your deposit and rent back at you saying 'This Won't Work', while a rental truck with all your belongings sits in the driveway....yep that was what I faced on this trip.

Jupiter Square Moon - challenges to expanding into a new comfort zone, whilst maintaining the best of the past and inner needs (you can't let go of everything that brings you comfort, without losing your sanity. Jupiter inspired me to pick up and travel, to find a bigger, better and more expensive location, with a view to 'upgrading'. I'm glad things worked out the way they did.

My current home is better than the original one I worked so hard to secure (Jupiter always holds a blessing). My partner and I went through hell when we arrived here, had to stay in hotels with a Budget Rental Truck full of our belongings, whilst we searched for a new home - all because of a mean, deceitful landlord who promised one thing and delivered quite another. We prevailed, and life couldn't be better.

During Serious Saturn Times, hang in there. The hard work always pays off.

I'm taking new Readings now, so get in early for this next round, this Summer will prove to be a huge one - change is knocking at your door. How will you respond?

Your Astrological Adventurer,

Neil

www.NewWorldAstrology.com

Feel the pull? Jupiter opposes Saturn (May 22)

Jupiter opposes Saturn today (10.36pm Pacific) - two naturally diametrically 'opposed' energies:

Jupiter in Pisces - emotional growth, expansion through compassion, growth through feeling our way ahead, spiritual adventure and learning that everything is connected through the current of feeling. In short, Love all all. That is the Law.

Saturn in Virgo - healthy boundaries, practical structures, solid platforms, efficient enterprises, fixing the problems. In short - revealing the faults and working on improvement.

Where do these two planets fall in your Chart?

These are the two areas you'll feel this EXPANSION (Jupiter) and CONTRACTION (Saturn). Some may feel it as a need to grow, but feel weighed down with responsibility, obligation, work, duty, heaviness. Others may find they are rushing too fast, and need a more solid plan.

All of us will find the months ahead a time of planning the next chapter, the next adventure, of ascertaining where we want to expand, what we have outgrown, where we are willing to clean up, shape up, trim down and simplify, where we're willing to take a risk to evolve, even despite the fear of failure or life's tough questions - "how will I survive", "will it work out okay?" "can I handle this?" etc. We all feel them, and we've all come to learn with these eternal questions of insecurity gnawing in the back o our minds.

It's time to temper optimism with hard reality, and pessimism with a light hearted remembrance that Life is a Game if you can play by the rules and enjoy the trip.

Change IS here, whether your life seems to look the same on the outside this summer, on the inside seas are stormy, the tides are swelling and storms are brewing. People will take sides, people will fight for their corner of the ring, say they are right, push against obstacles, all the while missing the point that:

The Hard Times inspire in us a desire for what we truly want, and help us grow by showing us a new direction. And that all growth comes with a period of instability, tension and uncertainty

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All that matters is that we Keep Calm and Carry On, as the poster my brother left me with today says, before I take off on my own adventure up north to a new home.

Feel the tension, feel the fear, and keep moving ahead. Nothing lasts forever here, so enjoy it while you can. We have every reason to keep Hope alive, and Optimism. Clouds come, but the sun is always....always...shining.

Need help? You can count on me to guide you through this time -schedule a Reading or order a Report and together we can map out the road ahead.

See Saw Salutes!

Your Astrologer,

Neil

www.NewWorldAstrology.com

Venus Shifts Part III

Venus (the planet governing all things related to Love, Beauty, Relationship, Finance, Values, Aesthetics, Enjoyment, Appreciation) continues her second important alignment...

Part II - Venus Squares Uranus: May 18 (12:41pm Pacific)

Venus/Uranus times are shocks to the system if you enjoy sudden surprises, and refreshing your frame of reference. Let's face it, everything is in flux and these times remind us of this, in key area.

Uranus electrifies any planet it touches, speeding up its principles and motivations, thus our heartstrings are zapped - we re-awaken to the fact that Love is Everything. Or we find that suddenly we get to appreciate a little more freedom and a little more space and a little more uniqueness in our unions. We understand that Space is Love and Love is Space. That we don't always need to be together. And that being apart, leads the heart to feel its fondness again.

Since the square aspect can be a challenge/test or sense of friction, we could experience this time as sudden attractions, sudden meetings and sudden disconnections. Something is thrown in the works and we have to adapt and adjust.

We'll get to ask in the weeks ahead if were we can appreciate (Venus) the unique individual (Uranus) behind each person we encounter in any relationship (Venus). Can we bring back the freshness we felt when we first connected? If we're single, are we willing to revolutionize our concept of Love, how we Love and who we love? Sudden attractions to those we normally wouldn't 'go for' is common during these times.

Financial: Impulse Purchases. Electrical objects - computers, cables, wires, phones etc. Sudden windfalls and sudden losses. Spending on friends.

Relationship: Internet Attraction(s). Quirky partners. Non-traditional unions. Sudden space created - by choice or by force. Platonic love. Unusual Affections. Valuing authenticity.

This period is about enjoying (Venus) Freedom (Uranus) - whatever that means to us. Freedom to be ourselves. Freedom to let others be themselves. To love (Venus) our friends (Uranus). To free (Uranus) any unhealthy relationship patterns (Venus). To find the beauty Venus) in the eclectic.

To ultimately create relationships that honor who we are as unique beings, connecting in unique ways, to create uniquely intimate ties that both honor space to share and space to be.

Recommended Reports:

The Cosmic Couple Report

The Relationship Report

Transit Future Report

Find these all here under REPORTS.

Venus Shifts - Part II

Venus (the planet governing all things related to Love, Beauty, Relationship, Finance, Values, Aesthetics, Enjoyment, Appreciation) continues her second important alignment...

Part II - Venus Squares Saturn: May 18 (1:18am Pacific)

Venus/Saturn times are those 'wake up and get back to business' phases, we don't like, but which actually help us go a long way towards furthering something long-term that's built to last, strong, stable and reliable. And in shaky times, this is a blessing - but it does come with commitment, discipline and "work" (yuk, I know...)

Saturn throws a challenge and a test to any planet it's wrapped up with, so the karmic knots we have to untie relate to 'Venus Stuff' (see below). By refusing to bow down to the pressure, by keeping our chins up and by remembering that Saturn Offers a Reward if we Put the Work In, then this period can only strengthen ties, solidify bonds, and give us something we really need - much needed help and support just when we need it most (and our ability to offer help to those who need it to).

Since the square aspect can be a challenge/test or sense of friction, we could experience this time as feeling all fun and enjoyment is being tossed aside for hard work, serious, sobering times or we are faced with blocks to love - we have to try and maintain open hearts in the face of bleak, cold fronts and cold shoulders.

We'll get to ask in the weeks ahead if were willing to invest (Saturn) in our true values (Venus) and commit (Saturn) to Love (Venus) - in all its forms. Love of the inner (self) and love of the outer (other/the world).

Can you play your part and fulfill your duty (Saturn) to bringing more harmony/peace/equality to your life?

Financial: Quality not quantity. Scrimping and saving. Being frugal and sensible. Red Lights that say No or Have Patience. Financial errors that need dealing with. Lack of enjoyment with what is purchased. Money doesn't buy happiness.

Relationship: Low self esteem reflected in relationship stress. Duty over Affection. Parental patterns challenging spontaneous joy. Time to commit? Working at Love. Showing your serious side. Work versus play/pleasure. Scheduling more time to appreciate.Love's Lessons. Learning unconditional love.

VENUS = LOVE

SATURN = FEAR

JUST KEEP CHOOSING LOVE!

Recommended Reports:

The Cosmic Couple Report

The Relationship Report

Transit Future Report

Find these all here under REPORTS.

Venus aligns with Uranus the following day, so brace yourself for another booster shot, right where and when you need it the most. Surprises in store!

[Photo: Post It Note Art by Joe Sparks]

Venus Shifts - Part I

Venus (the planet governing all things related to Love, Beauty, Relationship, Finance, Values, Aesthetics, Enjoyment, Apppreciation) is on the move, and about to encountering a few celestial 'partnerings' of her own,in the next few days. Stay tuned for the lowdown....

Part I - Venus Squares Jupiter: May 17 (6:57am Pacific)

Venus/Jupiter times are pretty darn nice - since they both represent the 'good feeling' stuff in Astrology, they really don't represent any major stress or challenge (despite it being a "square" aspect. Jupiter brings us MORE of things it touches, thus expanding our desire for the 'nice things' in life. Since the square aspect can be a challenge/test or sense of friction, we could experience this time as wanting too much too fast, overspending, over-promising, overindulging on the finer things of life (that goes for sweet foods, drinking, partying) or not doing enough and just idly letting the world drift by, being lazy etc). But who said that was bad?

Since so much is going on right now bringing a sense of tension to many of us, this alignment is one we should look forward to. Sometimes, excess can actually lead to wisdom, in that the more we experience something, the more we realize what our true values (Venus) are. Overdoing it, then, leads to learning (Jupiter). Once we're satiated, do we really feel full and fed and satisfied? Or is this just a quick fix and a distraction (like retail therapy)?

Do more of what you desire, by all means. If it feels good, it can't be that bad for you. Moderation is hardly the theme of this period, though, so where you can, go steady, pace yourself and take it easy.

Financial: Lucky for some (if you don't overdo it). Gamblers love this alignment. Scratch card sales increase. People spend BIG. Paying for travel, classes, adventures, 'the experience', books, magazines, road trips. Get rich quick plans. Lots of 'potential' without much planning. Lavish, luxurious exploits and pursuits.

Relationship: Lucky in love. People want more affection, show more affection, great time for throwing parties (but make sure you have enough food/drink!), spreading the (en)joy(ment), hitting the road with those you love, optimism breeds abundance.

Recommended Report:

The Full Natal

(80-100 Jupiter-packed pages of Venus feel-good-info on YOU!)

Venus aligns with Saturn the following day, so enjoy the Jupiter vibe as long as you can, before we're faced with the sobering work of untying some karmic knots and getting back to business....

[Photo: Capsule's 11th studio album.]

Mercury is Direct...but....

Mercury, the planet people love to blame for their computer crashes, internet irritations, miscommunications and other assorted annoyances, is no longer Retrograde. It's what's called (in the biz) 'Direct' right now, meaning it's no longer likely to manifest as the Trickster and hound you with unfinished business and delays and frustrations.

Manifestations I saw during its retrograde period in Taurus (sign of earth, property, money, value, manifestation, practical matters): ATM machines all going down, Best Buy (a store that sells mostly Mercury artifacts) had a power outage, friends had to call the bank for charges that didn't make sense on their account, overdraft fees from nowhere, lost objects turning up once more (whilst some remain hidden), people revisiting old neighborhoods, moving back to places they have been before, old health issues flaring up again, repeated phone calls made and no messages back (the same goes for emails), things lost in the mail...and I am sure many more personal ones I'll remember after I hit "POST".

SO Mercury is no longer Retrograde. Many will be relieved. However....Mercury won't reach the point in the zodiac it was at before it turned Retro, until around May 28 -so you may have to wait until then to feel that you're totally out of the woods, in the clear, ready to storm ahead and able to pick up where you left off etc.

In the meantime, whatever reversal you may experience, embrace it as a gift. Wherever you change your mind, see it as a free-will blessing, and whatever you experienced in the past 3 weeks, see it as a lesson. so you'll be better equipped to handle anything similar down the line.

Mercury won't go retrograde again until August 20th. I'll help you navigate through that nearer the time.

As always, the Astrological Wind At your Back,

Neil

www.NewWorldAstrology.com

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Love,

Your Astrologer,

Neil

Healing Tears: Chiron enters Pisces

Chiron, the energy of the 'unique perspective', radical approaches and the art of Healing Your Soft Spot, just moved signs: from the awakening freedom-loving technological sign of Aquarius (bringing an awareness of collective causes via the Internet, cell phones, blogs, Youtube and other technological means, and thus a chance to heal others via these mediums...note the collective buzz online of events such as Katrina and Haiti) into the watery depths of the zodiac's final sign of Transition: Pisces, the Fishes.

Chiron was last in Pisces in the 60s and is back now to remind us of the final lesson of Healing - through the wave of emotion that washes through the human heart. Chiron in Pisces (which began on April 20) will bring many of us tears of joy or tears of sorrow, often both, reminding us that Emotions Connect Us All. Humanity dissolves back into the ocean of cosmic awareness during this time. Events conspire to remind us to feel, and that many of our wounds are related to areas where we have distorted, repressed or blocked off our Feeling Centre.

Look around and you may see this play out in your own life or the lives of those close to you - as people release feeling, a softening takes places, and suddenly we are connected to Source. We are sensitized to the Moment. And we learn Compassion. Once we know what it feels like to Hurt, we are in a perfect place to understand the pain of others, and choose to be part of the Grand Healing.

Which leads us to a big question: Are You Part of a Grand Healing or Grand Hurting?

Those who have been hurt are often the most likely likely TO hurt. Bullies create bullies. The abused go forth and abuse. All a reflection of punishing the self (in that what we do to another is ultimately done to the self). But it doesn't have to be this way. Chiron in Pisces, is an opportunity.

Think about how many possible feelings there are. Take the 'cycles of grief' (Dr Elisabeth Kubler). Or the range of feelings in an actors repetoire. Everything that manifests now is an opportunity to heal, dissolve further into the ocean of Oneness, to connect through feeling. Life events (on the large global scale as well as the small day-to-day scale) will give us a chance to FEEL. To see the illusion for what it is, and to remember that behind the 1% madness of the seemingly chaotic Physical World, there is the 99% of the Spirit World, the energy behind all manifestations.

The 1% brings us the polarity points of Pain and Pleasure. Light and Dark.

The 99% is the place of No Need. Ultimate Understanding. Absolute Bliss.

As souls journeying into the 1% to create our own lives, we leave behind the ease of the 99 but never fully disconnect. Our job during Chiron in Pisces is to remember our connection, to download the inspiration and to see the bigger picture. To reclaim our Divinity as Gods in Amnesia.

Cry or laugh, smile or sigh, Chiron offer us a chance to heal any pain, any wound, any darkness through the light of Compassion - for self and for other. No thinking. Just pure feeling.

Tears are a funny thing - and there is a fine line between tears shed in joy, and tears shed in sorrow. Emotions move like the ocean, sometimes turbulent, forever flowing. And it's pointless building a dam against such natural forces.

Feel your feelings, and enjoy the exquisite journey into the 1% that we came here, as humans, to experience.

If you're feeling a tad on the sensitive side, or lost in the current waves, or just want a surfing partner, I'll wade out with you and together we can deep sea dive for jewels. Schedule a Reading for your bigger picture and I'll show you a new perspective.

Life is beautiful. Enjoy the gift, enjoy your Present.

Love,

Neil

The Truth about Mercury Retrograde!

For three weeks, Mercury is retrograde - with so many Astrological myths surrounding this topic, I am here to clear away the cobwebs, lies, slights and misunderstandings that always come at this time of year.

Do yourself a huge favor and:


Grab your copy of the TRUTH ABOUT MERCURY RETROGRADE Class I held (an hour long class, that comes with a copy of your Chart and current mercury placement so you can use the audio to determine HOW/WHERE this Mercury retrograde will affect you!)

Also recommended: Your 2010 And Your Sign CD, which details all of 2010, including every Mercury Retrograde cycle this whole year (three major periods), along with Powerful Manifestation Points, Lunar Cycles, and the Major Planetary Alignments and Patterns your sign is encountering this year.

And finally, don't forget to check out my thoughts on how best to use this Mercury Retrograde Period and special retro readings currently on offer by clicking here.

Love,
Your Astrologer,
Neil

Latest Radio Appearance with KG Stiles

You can listen to the latest show on 'Conversations to Enlighten and Heal' with KG Stiles, taking calls and discussing the Aries New Moon.

Enjoy!
Your Astrologer,
Neil

On Air Tonight: Psychic In The City

I'll be appearing on 'Psychic In The City' tonight with Liz Souza - if you're around, you can listen in or call in for a Reading.

See you there!

Your Astrologer,
Neil

Ricky Martin's Astrological 'Outing'

Singer Ricky Martin finally came out of the closet as a gay man, a newsworthy story that (of course) warrants some Astrological Research, so for those interested, this is what the Chart says for this event:

We look to the Progressed Moon to see where our current emotional focus lies: events always manifest externally due to internal pressures/fixations/focus. Since our emotions are so strongly pulled while here on Earth, it's a key player in the timing of events. At the time of his coming out, the Progressed Moon had just moved into a new sign (signifying a "new chapter" in life). Since his Natal Moon is placed in his 10th house of Public Reputation, each time the Progressed Moon shifts house or sign, Ricky's career/public self will go through a transition.

In his 3rd House (of announcements, communications, writing) he 'found his voice' and announced on an online blog, that he was indeed gay. The sign of the progressed Moon: Virgo - succinct, clear cut, information. No frills. No holds barred. Simply stated.

His Progressed Mercury (his evolving Voice) is only 1 degree away from his Natal Venus (his desires/what he loves/relationships) in his 8th House (sex, sexuality, secret information). The perfect brewing for the revelation. Which sign? Aquarius - at 0 Degrees, the sign of the rebel, outsider, often referred to as the 'deviant' - someone who does things outside of the norm (of course to Aquarius, there IS no norm).

Transit Mars opposed this configuration, drawing a line and adding energy to the mix.
Mars is another 'sexuality' planet. Second House - self esteem. Leo - self glory.

As always, when events manifest, we can always see multiple factors, and here we have them:

Transit Mercury (messages, announcements, communications) is conjunct his Progressed Mars (actions) in his 11th House (of independence, freedom, uniqueness). Time to express his inner feeling (and need) for ultimate freedom )the 11th house theme. Sign: Aries - the Self ("my way or the highway").

Transit Sun spotlights Natal Chiron (uniqueness, differentness, rebellion, wounds/healing) in Aries - sign of the self. 10th House: public reputation.
It's time to heal that wound of not truly being the self.

Transit Uranus (freedom, liberation, breaking up stagnant patterns) unlocks the Mars/Moon (self identity and needs) in 10th House - further demonstrating the need to bust out, break free, truly let the self shine.

Transit Pluto (destroying and revamping, rebirthing, sexuality) teaming up with the Capricorn Sun (self identity) to break down his old image and to let his real self shine bright (or suffer for not doing so). Seventh House = relationship. Capricorn = via his reputation.

Transit Mars triggers his Progressed Ascendant (his evolving appearance and approach to life) giving him the firepower to and brushing up against his Natal South Node (his soul's past) - the bringing out (Asc) something from the past (s node)in dramatic fashion (Leo).

Transit Saturn triggers Natal Pluto in 4th House. Saturn: focus, discipline, getting serious about this part of life. Pluto: power, transformation, sexuality. 4th House: deeply personal stuff, family, emotional needs. Life Foundation.

This time is about finding personal power, digging (Pluto) deep inside (4th). Revealing (Pluto) the inner self (4th House) in a public way (Saturn).

Finally, the North Node of his karmic path reminds us that he came here to dig deep and explore unusual (Aquarius) sexual paths (8th House) to explore power (8th) through being different. (Aquarius).

If it manifests, it's always found in the Chart. Hope this gives you a new perspective on the field and how much value it can be.

When something is ready to 'pop' you'll see it there if you're ready and willing to ride with the winds of change blowing through your life.

By choice or by force, from within or from without, we'll experience it. Life is always moving. Move with it, and we find Joy. Resist, and we experience pain.

Which way are you moving with the tide of change in your life right now?

Schedule a Reading with me to uncover your current and upcoming planetary alignments!
Love,
Neil

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Pisces New Moon (March 15)

Get the lowdown on this period by reading my past article 'Sleepy Drifty Dreamy'

Love,
Neil

Dark Love: Venus square Pluto (March 11)

Venus (love, relationship, our values) is about to square (challenge) Pluto (the darkness, death, rebirth, transformations, intensity).

For a full run down on what this means for us, read my post Our Dark Embrace, from the last time these planetary energies did this dance together, to see how it may reflect goings-on in your own life.

I'll add to the above article the following:

Venus relates to our values, what we hold dear to us. Pluto relates to the transformation and burning off of whatever shadows are holding us back (ultimately fear [disconnection from Source energy]. If venus relates to our possessions also, Pluto could suggest the losing or letting go (by choice or by force) or to redevelop a new appreciation of the things we have and the people close to us.

Whatever comes up for transformation and transmutation in the weeks ahead, remember that

Love is Love. Everything else is illusion.

Let this bring you back to your true Self once more.

Your Astrologer,
Neil

Action! Mars goes Direct: VIDEO BLOG

My New Astrology Store!

I'm happy to unveil my new Astrology Store - where you can find an easy way to:

* Schedule a Reading with me
* Order your own Astrology Report on a variety of topics (personal, relationship,
past life, future cycles, year ahead, birthday and more).
* Buy your 2010 & Your Sign CD
* Find my Class Audio Series

I hope you enjoy it - any questions, suggestions or comments just drop me a line there!

To visit the store, click here and hit READINGS/REPORTS.

Love,
Your Astrologer,
Neil

Relax,it's Pisces Season!

Lady Gaga: Astro Profile

It's been a while since I posted a snapshot of a celeb on the blog (confidentiality, I'm afraid) but here is a sneak peak at Lady Gaga, a prime figure in the musical world currently and no doubt here to stay.

An Aries with a Scorpio Moon (and Venus in Aries - the aggressive lover (growl/bite/scratch), Gaga is an independent pioneer with the soul of a sorceress. Aggressive, direct with a taste for the darker side. Just look at the closing image of her Bad Romance video - lying on a bed beside the charred skeletal remains of her lover. Scorpio always loved the death motif. (And don't forget the infamous Scorpio inpenetrability , the Scorpio "poker face" (incidentally the title of one of her songs).

Notice also her love of being hidden behind dark glasses or covering one of her eyes.

Mars at the top of her solar chart gives her the drive and ambition (in Capricorn) to get to the top and stay there. Don't doubt this woman's business ability and hard work. Success is her goal and determination is her fuel. There is simply no stopping this soul. Move out of the way.

Lady Gaga is currently enjoying her Progressed Sun conjuncting her North Node in Taurus. The spotlight (Sun). Comfort. Luxury. and Money (Taurus) = Success. The time is ripe for her to come into her own. Bingo. Right on time. If she can handle her finances and not lose herself to physical gratification, she'll continue to do well.

Gaga has a softer side, which could lead her to seek solace in drugs, alcohol, sex, whatever she feels will blur the edges of reality. She's best to stick to symbolic acts of fantasy than to "act out". She has Jupiter and Mercury Retrograde in Pisces. And her Sun square Neptune, a very boundary-less alignment (also representing the unavailable father and disillusionment by men).

She's mystical, believes in the unseen, is extremely psychic, can read people well but also must retire from the world so that she can psychically recharge.

So, an aggressive pushy, direct trailblazer and a soft sensitive misunderstood escapist. An intriguing mix. And why her style, appearance, alluring mystery and sex appeal is so evident.

Something deep and dark lurks behind the scenes, and maybe we'll get to discover what this is, but only if gaga herself choses to reveal. She is very very private. Her past lives show great power (wielded by her or likely used against her or her family or within her family tree). Emotional or sexual abuse (notice her overtly "sexual" persona - no doubt crafted from being objectified in her past lives or early part of this one, (or being sexually denied/shunned/repressed - now she gets to enjoy it openly). Other past life motifs: Control. manipulation. Or just deep loss. Now she has a chance to enjoy some peace (with some war, she likes that) and some physical satisfaction, and material comfort. After all that destructiveness, life has that in store for her, if she so chooses. Beautiful.

About to experience her Jupiter Return, a time of growth, opportunity, far off travel and good fortune (and overdoing things) look for some water themes in her upcoming work and some spiritual messages and emotional tunes (heartache, heartbreak, some drug and drink and "being lost" themes, and also music/videos relating to victim hood and addiction). Jupiter is in Pisces after all. Uranus planet of surprises enters Aries this year, so look for some big shifts in her style. Some shocking news stories and acts, as she ruffles feathers and refuses to be categorized. Uranus won't hit her sun until 2011-12 but we'll begin to see some hints at her outlandishness.

Pluto will hit her Neptune in her House of Career this summer - bringing her more power as she mesmerizes (Neptune) the masses in a form of mind control and hypnosis.
She's a channel for larger powers, bigger symbols and universal messages. It's like her own Vegas show is well under way. Magic. Illusion. Fantasy. Depravity.

Madonna, move aside.

Lady Gaga, whether she knows it or not, is a channel and a messenger (or puppet) for greater themes and images that can either uplift and heal or reveal to us the fragile side of spirit in a world of matter. Her own struggles and experiences are presented on stage as her inner conflicts become food for her visions, coupled with her talent at tapping into the collective unconscious.

A dreamweaver, an enchantress. Now you know why she's captivated the imaginations of many. She has them by them heart strings (or balls) and she won't let go. Until she's dead and gone (that infamous Scorpio streak) and even then, when Gaga goes, she will live on, going out with a bang perhaps even bigger than her career success.

And she'd think that was the ultimate success, immortality. The last laugh.

On air with Celebrity Psychic Belinda Bentley (Tue 9pm)

Join me on Disturbed Paranormal with Celebrity Psychic Belinda Bentley (from Dave Navarro's Spread TV, VH1's The Cho Show, DIVA Magazine) and fellow Astrologer Hale S Mednik, as we take your calls.

See you there!

Your Astrologer,
Neil

CBS Radio Appearance: The Mystery of Healing

My latest appearance on CBS Radio with KG Stiles.

Enjoy!

Love,
Your Astrologer,
Neil

ASTRO SMURFS!

Thought you'd get a kick out of this, a friend informed me of the new line of Astrology Smurfs being wheeled out this year!

CD Series: 2010 and Your Sign!

My Audio CD Series is now complete!

You can order your Sun Sign Forecast and Rising Sign Forecast for 2010, covering the entire year, with all the important planetary cycles you need to make the year ahead your best year yet.

These audios are taken from a series of 12 unique classes, and are specific to you and your individual sign.

Areas covered include: Your Saturn Karmic Lessons & Challenges this year, Your Jupiter areas of Abundance/Grow/Good Fortune, what the Solar Eclipses and Lunae Eclipses mean for you personally, what to expect, what to create and align with, and what to be aware of.

A whole 45 mins on each sign. Order yours now!
Special rate for ordering two Cds.

Find out more and order yours here.

CDs are mailed to you, postage inclusive in price.

Enjoy my gift to you for 2010!
Love,
Your Astrologer,
Neil

This weekend: 2010 and Your sign (Air/Water Signs!)

My Class Series continues for the Air Signs (Gemini/Libra/Aquarius) and Water Signs (Cancer/Scorpio/Pisces). You can call in from anywhere, and you'll receive a free copy of the class to listen back to throughout the year.

Get prepared with a voyage of the WHOLE YEAR and what it means in particular for YOUR SIGN!

Find your class here and secure your spot!


See you there!
Love,
Your Astrologer

This Weekend: 2010 and YOUR Sign!

My Conference Classes start this weekend. 45 mins long. $55.
A look at the whole of 2010. Audio copy comes free if you sign up!

Find your specific class period here then go to 12Academy to Sign up.

2010 and YOUR Sign. Be Prepared to make this your best year yet.

See you there!

Love,
Your Astrologer,
Neil

JAN VLOG #2

Mercury Retrograde Class Jan 13: 4.30pm Pacific
2010 & Your Sign: Two Weekends - Jan 16/17 & 23/24
Space Limited. Sign up here!

I'm on Hay House Radio (Tue 9am)

Don't forget to sign up for your 2010 And Your Sign class and the one on Mercury Retrograde - all can be found here!

YOUR JANUARY HOROSCOPE

Here are my January Horoscopes.

Enjoy!

Love,
Neil

Classes: 2010 And Your Sign!

Teleconference Call Classes are beginning again!
You can call in from anywhere to participate.
Space is limited so secure your spot now.


WED JAN 13: 4.30p, - 5.30pm Pacific. The Truth about Mercury Retrograde (you'll receive a copy of your Chart to see what this period means for you. This period is currently active until the first week in February. Prepare for it with this special class.

SAT JAN 16: ARIES-LEO-SAGITTARIUS in 2010! An extensive look at the entire year, giving you dates, windows of times and your areas of growth, opportunity, challenge and good fortune. Don't miss these classes, they won't be repeated. You'll receive an audio copy to refer to. Save your spot now.

SUN JAN 17: TAURUS-VIRGO-CAPRICORN in 2010! If you're an earth sign, then reserve your spot in advance. All time slots can be found here.

Locate your Sign/Class, sign up and sit back and enjoy a journey with me through the whole of 2010.

Let's make this your best year yet!

Love,
Your Astrological Tour Guide,
Neil
Neil@NewWorldAstrology.com

What will YOURS be like?

Welcome to a new chapter!

Remember, the "New Year" doesn't astrologically begin until April, when we enter the springtime promise of the Aries Ram as the sap rises and the flowers burst forth once more into the bright light of a new season and a fresh start.

So those New years Resolutions are worth making but don't worry about the 'breaking' part. Just do your best (it's Capricorn season, a time of achievement or at least Goal Setting). And we can check on your Progress by Springtime.

For now, I want to remind you that as far as the numbers go, this a time of a parting of the ways, and a time to re-focus. Your time, your efforts, your energy, your awareness.

What do you desire now?

Give that your focus and let the rest fall by the wayside.
It's that simple.

I'll go into depth on what to expect in the year ahead but for now I want to leave you with a moment to decide what YOU want for YOUR year ahead. What will 2010 go down as in Your History?

You play a role in the shaping of your year. No matter what any "Expert" says. So decide now what you want in the months ahead.
And give it your best shot.

Hope. Optimism. Expectation. Excitement. And Gratitude.

These will get you there. Or at least to an amazing place by December next year.

Stay tuned for regular Video Blogs, a new Book, new techniques for Chart Intepretation from this year's studies, Horary Astrology ("Astrology of the Moment"), Draconic Astrology (to uncover our Soul's Essence) and Classes for Each Sign (along with a regular series to help you learn Astrology and follow your own Chart).

So much ahead!

Thanks for joining me on the Journey.

Happy New Year 2010!
Love,
Your Astrologer,
Neil

P.S Don't forget to get your Annual Subscription for the Lunar Return Reports (one for each month on YOUR Chart for the whole of 2010). Get yours here.

Limited Spaces Left: Encore Telephone Class! Dec 15

The last class was SOLD OUT, and so I am running this special class once more before the end of the year. Get in early for this one, class is on Dec 15, you can call in ANYWHERE in the world over a dedicated number, and once your spot is secure, you get to ask questions during the class also.

Here's the link with all the info.

Sign up as soon as you can, to save your spot. I am so excited to be able to offer this
class again before end of of 2009.

See you there!
Love,
Your Astrologer,
Neil

YOUR 2010: Early Bird Report Special!

Find out what EACH MONTH of your 2010 has in store for you, with an advanced Lunar Return Report Subscription. Order yours before Dec 28, and receive a full Year Subscription for $175 (Normally $240!).

See what you'll get for each month - these Reports are specific to YOUR CHART, and each month reveals a new theme, installment, opportunity, challenge and what you can anticipate to truly design your Destiny throughout the year. I love these!

Happy Holidays!
Offer ends Dec 28.

Your Astrologer,
Neil

Encore Class! SATURN: YOUR ASTROLOGICAL ACHILLES HEEL: Dec 15

This class was such a success that many of you were unable to sign up because it was full. So I am bringing this one back before the end of the year. I feel the information is pertinent for now, as we move into a new Saturn Cycle, and armed with this information you can blow through your fears, walls, and hang-ups and make 2010 a year of success and celebration - as you get to truly be yourself, no-holds-barred.

Sign up here (search: NEIL D PARIS)
Dec 15 4.30pm-5.30pm Pacific.
Teleconference Class, from anywhere!

See you there!
Love,
Neil


Last Class Reviews:

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for me. Thank you for doing what you do!..."

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I know I have to work on, and surprised me into remembering
what I am already great at!
Thanks for the dedication to outstanding classes."

"....A Packed Hour. Can't wait for your next one!"

Astrology Gift Certificates!

Give the Gift of Knowledge this year - for a Personal Astrology Reading or Personal Report. Any denomination.

Get yours here!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Love,
Neil

NOV VLOG #4

TWO DAYS LEFT: Teleclass: Saturn Your Achilles Heel (Dec 1)

Only two days to go til my next Astrology Teleclass. To guarantee your space, sign up here. The class is fast filling up and space is limited.

I'm excited to share with you the secrets of your OWN Saturn Placement, your karmic residue, your roadblocks, fears and your greatest possible achievement lying in wait behind it all.

Once you sign up, you'll receive a free copy off your Birth Chart to use during the Class.

This is a teleconference class so you can participate from anywhere in the world.

See you there!

Your Astrologer,
Neil
www.NewWorldAstrology.com
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Buy an $80 Gift Certificate for only $50!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all - wherever you are in the world!

Since it is a season of Thanks, I have a special offer for you all. When you spend $50 on a gift certificate at my website, you'll receive a gift certificate for $80 instead! No limit, use them on Readings with me and the Personalized Reports.

Just input your order here, using the code THANX and you'll be emailed your code to use for $80 of treats for yourself or anyone you know.

OFFER ENDS: MIDNIGHT SUNDAY DEC 29

Enjoy! And thanks for all you share with me.

Love,
Your Astrologer,
Neil

The Saturn-Pluto Square

Two Radio Shows Tomorrow: Hay House @9am, CBS LIve @ 3pm

CBS Radio Live @ 3pm Pacific

Confidence and Self Esteem - Do you have a fear of commitment, taking responsibility, or authority issues? Learn powerful self esteem techniques and heal your symptoms of guilt on today's show. KG's guest, astrology coach Neil D. Paris, talks about Saturn's role in creating healthy self esteem, and the opportunities that await for each sun sign during Saturn's 2 1/2 year visit in Libra. Listeners are invited to call in for energy and astrology readings.

There'll be a class follow up for Saturn themes, so stay tuned to the website for more details coming coon!

Love,
Neil
www.NewWorldAstrology.com
www.SeasonalCycles.com

Get out and Find out: Sun enters Sagittarius (Nov 21)

Yea yea, so it's been dark recently. Psychic garbage filled out lives and we've been "taking out the trash" so to speak. All that stuff we lugged around from the past - our childhood, our past life, whatever, wherever. How has your 'emotional cleansing' going?

Good news: the Sun moves into the sign of Sagittarius 8:23pm Eastern, 11.23pm Pacific - the sign of expanding horizons, silver linings, fresh opportunities. it's time to open our minds to a new possibility, to go in search of a new potential, to seek out a truth, to visit a new place, to sample a new philosophy, to try to incorporate a new belief into our life.

It's time to turn on your Inner Gypsy and hit the road on a quest for...whatever you want. Who cares if you find it, this month. The Journey is everything, and you never know who or what you'll meet along the way.

Expect a foreign influence, someone with an accent, someone whose belief clashes with yours. Welcome it. Expand your cultural reference. See what code of conduct others live by and re-work your own. if in doubt, get out on an adventure.

If you're bored, you're not using the bounty available to us all right now - be willing to take a risk, gamble on something, and go out and find out for yourself. A book gets you so far, so does a movie, so does gossip or rumor...but it's time to find out for yourself.

How about some self-learning to step your life up to the next level with a Full In-Depth Natal Report (80-100 pages PACKAGED with info on YOU!)
Happy Travels!

Your Adventurous Astrological Ally,
Neil
www. New World Astrology.com

DEMOLITION UNDER WAY: Saturn square Pluto

Saturn = any structure, possible limitations, red-tape rules & restriction, the status-quo, our lessons.

Pluto: transformation, death & rebirth, removal, completion, passion & obsession, the Shadow & darkness, investigation.


As Saturn squares Pluto this week (an angle of tension) it's played out on Earth in a variety of ways:

Established Structures are challenged to update or be overthrown, trashed, brought down or else severely compromised.

Security in our own lives suffers the same: some lose jobs, some lose a sense of security (or sanity) and what seemed safe, is shaken.

Depression is a common effect of these two planets connecting under trying times.

What can you let go of?
What can be changed to work better?
Where is your pessimism keeping you chained to the Darkness?

Yes things are changing. The order in our lives may have become a prison. It's time to root out anything (an attitude, situation, emotion, person, aspect of our body or being) that is not working for the good of the whole (or our personal peace) and to eradicate it by trying to first heal it, transform it, or destroy it.

Death is not always bad. Killing off diseased cells helps our bodies grow stronger.
Somewhere in our lives is a possible cancerous 'thing'. Can you spot it?

Locate it. Feel the discomfort and darkness surrounding it. Know it serves one purpose: to reveal to you where both your Power, and Fear of Loss is hidden. Bring those to light. Your Power lies in acceptance and the altering of that which no longer works for you.

bring down any control structures in place in your life. Any corruption, inner control, emotional manipulation, deep-seated fear and bleakness, and bring it to the light of Hope, Faith, Optimism.

The surgeon is in and he's ready to help you heal. It may cut, it will hurt no doubt, but then, the healing can begin in earnest.

Challenging times, but we're all ready to do this!

If you need any help as things crumble, check in for a PERSONAL READING.

There with you,
Your Astrologer,
Neil

NOV VLOG #2: Watch it now!

Check out the NEW MOON RITUAL READINGS here.

Letting Go: Scorpio New Moon (Nov 16)

Our current lunar phase of new beginnings (the New Moon) is the sign of endings (Scorpio), and the sign of Transformation, moving from one state to another. Nothing is allowed to stagnate now at this New Moon, and how can we have a new beginning if we don't take care of the old stuff hanging around?

Something needs to die now, and the New Moon will bring about the energy to allow for a chapter change. Just as midwives help us birth something, we now need those who can aid us in letting go - who teaches us this? So now, look to play this role in others lives and for others to appear to help you with this process yourself.

Ah, there's an important word now: process. All is a process - don't expect to magically let go of everything that has to leave now. It's our nature to hold on, to dig our nails in to retain some sense of a status quo in our lives, but this new Moon shows it's tough to do that. Something has to go, something has to change, something has to die and be reborn. So accepting that something has to change, is the first step to embracing the theme of this current lunar cycle.

This New Moon:

Realize what's keeping you chained to pain, and give it up
Look at your addiction to the dark side
Begin some recycling scheme
Clear out things you no longer, use, value, need, like Be open to intimacy and going deeper
Seek support, give support, pool resources, talents
Face your shadow
Shed a skin and don't look back
Realize your power of choice
Watch horror movies, and notice the symbolism of facing your fear/demons Investigate, research, uncover, probe
Ask for a loan, extend credit, seek financial advice/support
Accept it's OVER
Use passion to move mountains
Take your anger, rage, jealousy, hatred and channel it into something positive in your life
Enjoy sex with a soul connection
Learn Tantra
Try Kundalini Yoga
Visit a sex shop, indulge in erotica, discover your hidden desires
Accept and embrace your Power - power 'is', it's what you do with it that matters most
Undergo hypnosis, surgery, counseling
Talk about taboos
Order the Karmic Insight or Past Life Report (see here) (to detail what you're carrying with you from other lives that maybe tripping you up still.
Cast a spell or perform a ritual to enhance your power and release negativity

Prepare for the death of one way, and the birth of a new path, a new possibility and a new power.

Schedule a Reading with me to detail what this means for you personally, in your own birth Chart.


Love,
Neil

I'm in this week's Power Peek Newsletter!

You can read my offerings in this weeks Power Peek Newsletter by clicking here.

I cover the entire week ahead and give a day by day breakdown on what to expect this week.

Enjoy!

Love,
Neil

My Hay House Radio Appearance with Mark Husson

You can listen to my October radio appearance with Mark Husson on Hay House Radio for the hour Power Peek, by clicking here.

Enjoy!

Happy November,
Love,
Neil