So, lots of things, lots of things and I'm calming my brain down by thinking about astrology rather than everything else that's going on.

A while back when thinking about Pluto's future entry into Capricorn and the squares this would make to Z's Aries Moon-Chiron conjunction in the 12th house (as well as squaring its own natal place and opposing Saturn) one of the things I considered was whether this would be connected to some kind of illness with his mother. Then when we found out at the beginning of September that she had lung cancer (initially thought to be an early stage tumour) I began thinking again that in some way the future transits of Pluto would perhaps be a reflection of her illness. Therefore I was just as shocked as everyone else when she died just a week later. (The most active transits I can spot in his mom's chart at the time are transiting Jupiter's exact conjunction with natal Mars, and trines from progressed Moon and Mars to natal Chiron - both of which relate to the fact that her death was very peaceful - she simply fell asleep). The most active transits going through Z's chart at the time were as far as I can see Progressed Moon conjunct natal South Node, transiting Pluto trine natal Mars and transiting Chiron crossing the MC.

Chiron in particular I can see as being very significant (I don't have enough experience yet to really comment on the transit to the nodes but I welcome the evolutionary astro perspective on this) since the transit has been related to Z getting his British citizenship and passport (changing very much his standing in the world) and allowing him to go back to his home to be at his mother's funarel and visit his father's grave (he had died ten years before).

Also, now that he's got his passport we're getting legally hitched (which we didn't do when we had our wedding back in May since the right paperwork didn't come through on time). Nothing spectacular - just signing the right pieces of paper with our witnesses and heading out for a nice lunch somewhere, but it's really making me think about the astrology of it all.

FOr instance - which is the more accurate wedding chart- the one for 20th of May when we had our party and ceremony, or the one we will do in the next few months in which the emotional agreement we made back then becomes legally binding? Does the second wedding chart replace the first, the way a nation's natal chart changes through its incarnations with different borders/consitutions and so on?

Also, on that note - what are your thoughts on the upcoming stellium in Scorpio?

In the UK one has to make an appointment for 'giving notice of marriage' in which you and your intended show up with documents demonstrating your proof of identity and address and so on, and the marriage license takes 15 days to come through so you can get married from the 16th day onwards.

We haven't set a date or anything but one of the possibilities is November the 4th when the stellium in Scorpio will still be going strong.


My CHart

Z's Chart

The Composite



The transiting Scorpio Stellium for that day will be landing in my 3rd house and Z's 6th; transiting Saturn at 24 Leo will be square my Moon Uranus conjunction and Z's natal Mercury; it will also be square the transiting Jupiter-Mercury conjunction in Scorpio.

The transits read as follows Sun 11 Scorpio, Moon 19 Aries, Mercury 22 Scorpio, Venus 13 Scorpio, Mars 7 Scorpio, Jupiter 25 Scorpio, Saturn 24 Leo, Uranus 10 Pisces, Neptune 17 Aquarius, Pluto 25 Sagittarius.

Finally, what do you think are auspicious marriage aspects? Aspects to be avoided? Is there a point in planning an 'astrologically auspicious'date or just setting a date randomly and letting the astrology be a serendipitous reflection?

I'm very curious as I don't know much about this, and interested in your thoughts.

Thanks