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Aquarius Forecast for September 2009

By Susan Miller

As an Aquarius, financial negotiations don't generally fascinate you and money tends not to motivate you. Instead, you would rather direct your attention to the world of ideas and concepts, which surely does "flick the switch" of your energy and attention. Even so, money will consume a great deal of your focus in September, and financial management will take careful handling and a large measure of resourcefulness.

The full moon in Pisces on September 4 will bring a financial issue to culmination. If you had asked for a raise, you may hear back from your boss about whether or not you got it. If you are self-employed, you may have put in a bid or pitched a new client, and again, you will receive back news about that. It appears news should be positive, so you may have something you can celebrate. If you've been waiting to be paid for any reason, you should finally get the check within four days of September 4.

At this point in the month you will still feel in control of money matters. I say this for two reasons. Neptune naturally rules Pisces, and currently Neptune is traveling very close to good fortune planet Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, a condition that will continue until January.

This indicates that your income generating powers are quite strong and are being protected by Jupiter, known to bring abundance. Even if you are a Pisces who lost your job because you were downsized in this difficult economic environment, you should keep a positive outlook and attitude, for you should be able to find a new job, or else a series of side jobs to keep you afloat until you can find the perfect job for you.

Second, this full moon will be beautifully angled to transiting Mars, now in your workaday sector. This suggests that you would be able to find full time or part time jobs. The type of work you would find this month would be very similar to the level of the work you did previously, not a step up to more responsibility and a bigger title. For a better job, you would need a new moon in your tenth house of career status and fame, and that is due in mid-November.

Your outlook for finding work similar to what you've done in the past will be best at the start of the month, so if you do want to pick up more jobs, start to look right away. If someone from your past offers you a job this month, the rule of "Never take a job when Mercury is retrograde" does not apply. You CAN take the job, confident you will do well on it. In this case, Mercury will be urging you to look back to former situations to make more of them in the future - a positive action now. If you are out of work, you should think of everyone you used to work with and like. Make those calls!

Your second house of earned income and possessions will be filled with energy at this full moon September 4, so it's also possible you were also planning to buy an expensive item in the first week of the month. In that case, I would suggest that you put off all big purchases until October.

Mercury will be retrograde from September 7 to 29, building delays and difficulties in all parts of life. It is also considered a bad time to buy expensive things. You will encounter delays all month, and you and others you are interacting with may change your mind several times this month - more than once! It will be evident from the very start of the month that September is going to be a confusing month.

If you had hoped to buy a computer or car, or any other electronic item, it would be best to wait until October, but the reasons won't be obvious until then! I guess you will need to trust me on that, dear Aquarius. Mercury rules all buying and selling, but when out of phase, things break down, arrive damaged in shipping, or never bring the pleasure we expect from the item we buy. Mercury rules moving parts, so buying any sort of machine or electronic item is always particularly troublesome.

Mercury in weak retrograde position will create complications in terms of financials, the main area of your attention in September. It is considered a bad time to accept a new career position or to negotiate terms for a contract. It appears you will need more money in September, and will be eager to set new deals in place, but with so many things changing, you will need to let the dust settle.

Last month, I had posted a note that September would be a particularly difficult month because a number of cosmic storms were due to blow through all our lives from September 15 to 23. Every sign will feel those storms in different ways, but I will admit those who will feel them the most will be Virgo, Pisces, Gemini, and Sagittarius. For you, finances will be the area being affected by Uranus, Saturn, Mercury, the Sun, and new moon. You will have to do your best to steady your finances during this phase. Let me show you what I see.

The part of your chart that we need to zero in on will NOT be the financial area I just spoke about - your second house of earned income - but your other financial house of the chart, the eighth house. This is the area that covers payments to credit cards, the government for taxes, child support and alimony, division of property in a divorce, mortgage and other bank payments, insurance payments and payouts, news about financial aid that emanates from your college, commissions, royalties, and licensing fees. One or more of these areas could become a topic of debate this month.

This house would also cover credit you may have extended to other people, say, if you loaned money to a friend, or if you own a business and extend credit to certain good customers. With the prevailing energies, you may not see that money back so quickly. Keep all these areas on the top of your mind as I show you a series of aspects that will come up from September 15 to 23 and accent these types of funds in your life. You may need a contingency plan or alternate source of income, and when I show you what I see, you will know why.

On September 15, Uranus and Saturn will make a rare opposition, similar to the one they made to one another on November 4, 2008, and earlier this year, February 5, 2009. During those earlier times, however, the other planets were not clustering in Virgo and Pisces, so this month the confrontation of these two planets will be more dramatic.

The 180-degree opposition of Saturn to Uranus is a rare but highly important configuration, for prior to last November 2008, Saturn and Uranus had not met this way since April 1965 through January1967. Saturn is the planet that urges you to be conservative with money, and save, but Uranus is the planet that will urge you to be creative and resourceful, to try new ways to improve your situation. The problem is, Uranus will also coax you to be impulsive, but when it comes to money - and in an environment that the planets have set up this month - it would best to slow down and think things through. You can still experiment and try new methods of bringing in money (you must!) but you will still want to stay grounded and practical.

Actually, you will stay practical and realistic, and here's why I feel you will do fine. Uranus is your natural ruler, so with Saturn standing in the doorway, blocking Uranus' right of way, the wilder side of Uranus will be tempered and tamed. You won't be as impulsive, and you will take your time to make financial decisions, which, considering your current planetary picture, will work to your favor.

On September 17, you will reach your most difficult day of the month. Uranus will oppose the Sun, and Saturn will conjoin the Sun. The Sun in your chart rules your solar seventh house of partners, suggesting that someone whom you depend on financially and whom you partner with in a business or personal way (like your spouse, for example) will not be willing or able to come across for you. You seem to be rocked by some sort of financial news you receive on this day.

With Saturn standing next to the Sun on the very same day, September 17, you may feel stuck or temporarily limited in the ways you can solve the fix you will find yourself in. Your partner may have lost his or her job, and not be able to deliver the money you expected, or a customer of yours may go bankrupt and not pay you what they owe. If you owe taxes, you won't have much room in which to negotiate, although most people are able to set up a payment plan. There is more coming.

The very next day, there will be a new moon, September 18, in the same area of your chart, the eighth house that I detailed earlier - the area of credit and loans, taxes, and financial aid.

The eighth house is often referred to as the house of “other people’s money” and this is the area that will become thorny for you now. The new moon will allow you to formulate a new financial plan in the light of the unexpected news you had just received earlier in the week. However, with Mercury retrograde, it will be hard to formulate plans that will stick. Take your time, and don’t let anyone rush you. You can set a plan in place in October. The pressures will be high, however, in that Pluto will exert very strong pressure on Mercury, so each of us, of every sign, will feel the heat. So even though people are tapping their feet and saying, "So what do you want to do?" craft a temporary plan, but realize it will be a work in progress.

To make matters a wee bit harder, both Uranus and Saturn will go after that new moon. Saturn will conjunct the new moon of September 18, and Uranus will oppose it. I feel these aspects will force you to be very realistic, and practical, and to let go of any wishful thinking. If you've been hoping against hope that your best friend will come around and pay you the five hundred dollars you loaned her, that will be unlikely, at least for now. What makes September so difficult is that reality will bite and we will all need to read the handwriting on the wall. There will be no room for fantasy.

Here's the good news you are not expecting. Beginning in mid-January 2010 you will have Jupiter in Pisces in your financial sector, helping you regain your balance and help set you on a firm financial footing. That does not mean you can simply ignore the aspects of this month, for that is not the way the universe works - you are meant to learn something form the events of the month. Take steps to baton down the hatches and set up a firmer foundation for your financials. If you do, you will have a remarkable opportunity to create lasting security.

There will be one more difficult financial day to get through - September 23, when your ruling planet, Uranus, will oppose Mercury. Mercury is generally thought of as the planet of news, and with an opposition to Mercury, the news is not likely to be exactly what you had hoped to hear.

For example, you may be told your insurance company doesn't plan to pay for something you feel that they should, and may later have to appeal the decision. Another example could be that a check you need may be late, and try as you may, you may not be able to shake it free. If you expected to be given a fat commission, the amount in the check may be less than you had hoped.

Everyone, of every sign, will be grappling with these same realities. With such draining aspects due at mid-month, you will need to do all you can to keep yourself healthy. Although you will be very busy at work, try adding more exercise to your routine, as Mars' position suggests physical activity would make you feel calmer and help you think more clearly.

With Mars hitting the degree of the July 7 eclipse on September 18-19, you may hear of someone who is in the hospital and want to help that person. As you see, with so much to do in September, you will need to stay healthy, too!

With four planets in your eighth house, I would be remiss if I did not mention that there is a small possibility that you may decide to have dental work or surgery this month. It is likely something you would elect to do, should it come up, but I will underscore that there is only a small possibility that you will need surgery.

The very best time to schedule your procedure would be in late month, after September 23, but if an urgent situation arises, go with the flow. I am spitting tiny hairs when I talk about choosing the end of September for your surgery. Anytime is a good time to take steps to ensure health!

Romantically, I will be honest, September won't likely be a month filled with thrilling, carefree moments. I feel you will be so consumed with money negotiations and reactions to financial developments that you won't likely be much in the mood to socialize. You will be busy attending to urgent situations, and scheduling romantic interludes may not make it to the top of your agenda. Still, October should be quite wonderful, so you only need to wait four short weeks!

Having Venus in Leo will be a wonderful boost from September 1 to 20, however, for if you are attached, Venus will make sure your relationship is supportive and fun when you are together.

If you are single, you may want to keep in mind that Mercury rules your love sector, so the fact that it is retrograde suggests that you may want to try to reconcile with a sweetheart from your past. Why not? It's a good idea.

Single or attached here are your best days: September 1, 2, 5-6, 11, and 19.

Summary

Your office will be unusually busy in September, so you'll have to be ready to hit the ground running the moment the month begins. Sneaking in time to go on Twitter or check updates on Facebook won't exactly make you popular with your boss. You'll be under the gun to get work done, and that will take all your self-discipline and concentration. See the bright side. The fact that much business is being done this month suggests that your company will be doing well - and you will, too.

Financial matters will require a lot of handling. At first, you’ll feel that you have everything under control. The full moon that occurs September 4 will require that you settle an important bill, or you may hear back about whether or not you got a raise or new job. At this point in the month, financial news should still be good. This full moon will send a friendly beam to Mars, now in your workaday sector, so you should be able to get work if you have been out of work, or side jobs to supplement your income.

More monetary challenges will come up at mid-month, from September 15 (Saturn opposed to Uranus) to September 17 (Uranus opposed to the Sun). These aspects will test your resourcefulness, but you won't have a lot of time to sort things out.

By the new moon September 18, you will want to announce a financial plan, but with so many mixed messages and shocking news coming at you that week, it will be nearly impossible to think. Take your time. Mercury is retrograde, so with September's environment of smoke and mirrors, it would be best to wait until October to announce your plan.

This new moon will mark one of the toughest new moons of the year, for you will have to face things as they are, not as you wish they could be. Yet this new moon will be your friend too, for it will help you plot out a realistic financial plan that you can follow, and will help you fulfill bigger life dreams in the future.

The part of the chart that the new moon will emphasize will be on credit, mortgages, insurance, and other type financial matters that come under the general category of "other people's money." If your credit rating is your most prized possession, you will find ways to protect and strengthen it now for the future. You will also find prudent way to realize a major financial goal.

When you are tired of working with your calculator, turn away for a diversion. Consider taking up a new sport, one that would give you pleasure and relaxation, and bring the bonus of better fitness. With energetic Mars traveling through Cancer during September, you would really get into the swing of your new activity. Working out will help clear your mind and bring you back refreshed. Later, when the Sun enters Libra from September 22 onward, it looks like you'll enjoy having a partner to join you to ratchet up the fun even more. Tennis anyone?

Romantically, those attached will do best, for Venus will be in your commitment sector from September 1-20. Venus in your seventh house will bring on a "full moon effect" throughout the month's first three weeks, allowing you to enjoy a heightened set of feelings.

Single? With Mercury, ruler of your true love sector, in retrograde, you may consider contacting an old love to see if love will bloom again.

Dates to Note

Your office assignments will come in fast and furiously and continue to be busy through October 15. Stay on point.

Mercury will be retrograde September 7 to 29, so watch for errors in documents and don't leave sensitive material in the photocopier. Tape your name and phone number on the back of a smart phone or laptop lest you leave it behind somewhere.

A salary matter could get finalized at the full moon September 4, plus or minus four days. You may also settle a large bill at that time.

Financial matters could rock your world from September 15 to 17, making you realize that life has many surprises, not all of them welcome. Seek advice or emotional support if you are not sure what to do, then later set up a contingency plan.

Fitness and health deserves attention and can show unusually strong gains with effort. You have until mi-October to see results.

Romance is best September 1 to 20, but will be extra nice (if you can get in a social state of mind) on September 1, 2, 5-6, 11, and 19.

October, around the corner.