A Quiet Symphony

Let our gondola tour continue. High in the sky is standing distant Pluto, the god of death - Hades of the Hellenes - in the sign of Sagittarius. The goal of the journey is the discovery of the deeper or higher meaning of life.

Pluto is forming a sextile to the Sun at the stern in the sign of Libra in the seventh house of the Gondola. At the same time it is squaring Chiron and the North Lunar Node in Aquarius right ahead.

There is something powerful in this pattern, a quiet and friendly yet forceful power, emphasizing the essentials of life and a willingness to go deep into things.

Pluto rules the eighth house in the sign of Scorpio, where Venus – Aphrodite of the Hellenes – is silently reflecting her beautiful light. From Venus there is a trine to the Ascendant and a quintile to Chiron and the North Lunar Node in Aquarius in the twelfth house of the Gondola.

It is as if the planetary energies in quiet silence both surround and fill the Gondola with harmoniously colored lights in a sort of quiet symphony, where the only sound that can be heard is the slow oar strokes of the gondolier in the pitch black water through the starlit canals of Galactic Venice...

Your Galactic Gondolier

Troubled Voyage (In a Calm Weather)

The opposition between Uranus and Saturn - which has been active for a couple of years now - is perhaps the most diametrical of all polarities.

Uranus stands for new and unconventional ideas and the dismantling of old structures while Saturn on the other hand stands for the established and well-known order of things - everything that Uranus likes to destroy!

Therefore, perhaps it is not too surprising that the last time the two planets were in opposition to each other was during the tumultuous 1960s and all the assaults on the establishment of those days!

And the time before that was during the First World War and the Russian Revolution - another time of struggle and upheaval in the world.

The current opposition between Uranus and Saturn has been active during the last two years. And this sure has been - and still is - a time of upheaval and drama, especially as Pluto, planet of transformation, is now passing through Capricorn, sign of structure and establishment, and squaring the Uranus - Saturn opposition!

The Gondola - although peacefully traversing the silent starlit canals of Galactic Venice - may still reflect a stormy and tumultuous time in the world around...

Your Galactic Gondolier

Welcome aboard my Galactic Gondola!

Both a Pisces Ascendant and Mercury it is only natural for me to approach Astrology as a Galactic Gondolier beneath the twinkling stars of the night sky…

If you want to come along on a tour please climb aboard and join my voyage through the waterways of Galactic Venice!

My website is in Swedish and is called Galaktiska Gondolen (The Galactic Gondola). It was launched back in 2008, on the 20^th of October, at 05:06 PM, with the following birth chart:

Uranus in Pisces just above the eastern horizon right ahead at the prow strikes the theme. And of course the goal of the expedition is a broader and deeper view of reality - mirrored by Pluto in Sagittarius on Midheaven. What it will all mean in the end remains to be seen. Life's a giddy journey, after all!

I am preparing a gradual translation of my website into English. Part of the purpose of the blog is to introduce that translation. But I will also point out some of the marvels of Astrology as I steer the gondola through the starlit waterways …

Again, welcome aboard My Friend!

Your Galactic Gondolier