Major Planetary Aspects in 2008
Retrograde and Planets into New Signs

For us all the word Retrograde rather than to inspire fear is an opportunity to rethink … replan… reenvision…reapply…reconfigure….reconnect… repair our lives And maybe even catch up? NOT the time for new things which you want set in Stone. BUT neither is it a time to hide under a rock, move forward with your life and as in all that I write. DO as your inner guide and voice tells you with HARM to none and it will turn out wonderfully.

2008 is a number 1 year of new beginnings and the message is DO THE WORK: Dream the dream, (Neptune in Aquarius) get the vision using Uranus the planet of change in Pisces and do the work with a GRAND TRINE OF PLANETS IN EARTH this next 2 and ½ years.

• Saturn in VIRGO all year…Jupiter in Capricorn and various planets and asteroids moving Through TAURUS CREATE a GOLDEN TRIANGLE OF building or EARTH energy.
• Personal planets are the Sun & Moon which never move retrograde.
• Mercury which represents ideas.
• Venus which represents what we love.
• Mars which is about action.

Transpersonal planets which shift outer world things are:

• Jupiter which is expansion and beliefs
• Saturn which represents accountability
• Uranus which is change
• Neptune illusion and the ability to see beyond reality
• Pluto Transformation

Asteroids which create an new energy of equality and healing are:

• Chiron the wounded healer  retrograde May 25, 2008 at 21 Aquarius direct October 24, 2008 at 16 Aquarius
• Juno Equality in partnership Retrograde April 18, 2008 at 29 Sagittarius direct August 08, 2008 at 14 Degrees of Sagittarius
• Vesta which is sacred connection retrograde September 10, 2008 at 15 Taurus direct December 15, 2008 at 29 Aries
• Ceres which represents nurturing and love NO retrograde in 2008 retrogrades January 11, 2009 at 13 Virgo and moves direct April 12, 2009 at 0 degrees of Virgo

Mercury represents communications, our methods of thought and words and how we learn. With mercury retrograde last year 2007 3 times in Water signs, we are allowed a bit of grace this year. Giving us many more options for learning and ideas outside of feelings. THIS WILL BE A WONDERFUL year for learning new processes through intuition and being OPEN.

We enter the Time of AIR and New ideas and connections are very powerful if we are open to realizing the power of our own minds. 

• Aquarius is fixed air and the ability to think outside the box. 
• Gemini Is mutable air and the ability to multi task and find more options
• Libra is Cardinal air and the ability to CREATE new ideas, new relationships and is a time
  Of being more able to reconnect to others

2008 Mercury retrograde dates are:

• January 28, 2008  Mercury retrograde 24 Degrees of Aquarius
  Feb 18, 2008 Mercury direct 8 degrees of Aquarius
• May 26, 2008 Mercury retrograde 21 Degrees Gemini
  June 19, 2008 Mercury direct 12 Degrees Gemini
• September 24, 2008 Mercury retrograde 23 degrees Libra
  October 15, 2008 Mercury direct 8 Degrees Libra

We begin to add Earth to the mix of ideas (air). Capricorn is Cardinal earth and is about achievement out in the world and creating the outer world we want

Only once every Other year Venus the planet of Love, romance, and the planet of what we LIKE moves retrograde. I NEVER …ever…would advise cosmetic surgery or a marriage during this time. Venus will NOT retrograde in 2008 but go Retrograde 3/6/2009 in Aries

Only once every 2 and ½ years does Mars the planet of action move retrograde. This is always an interesting time for action since mars is the planet which rules how and when we act. Mars will NOT retrograde in 2008 but moves retrograde again 12/20/2009 in Leo

Jupiter the planet of MORE moved in December 2007 into Capricorn saying that NOW you have the dream and it is time to build upon it…  Jupiter  will retrograde May 09, 2008 at 22 Degrees of Capricorn  and move Direct September 07, 2008 at 13 Degrees of Capricorn . Jupiter in Capricorn will be bringing more organization and Stability to your beliefs and assist us to change the existing structures within organizations, politics and our lives.

Jupiter will Leave Capricorn and move into Aquarius January 05, 2009 and the shift towards a communal world is here. Jupiter into Aquarius is the RULE breaker and it is now a time for a year of major upheavals and shifts and changes within our existing beliefs.

Saturn moves retrograde December 19, 2007 at 9 degrees of Virgo. This has been a time to finally begin to get some concrete details about the next step.  What we are finding out may not be what we want to hear but the messages are strong.   When this planet moves Direct at 2 degrees of Virgo May 02, 2008  it will begin to give us much more concrete information. 

Saturn Remains in the sign of  Virgo (earth)  Until it moves to Libra October 29, 2009.  Saturn in Virgo is giving us a greater chance to heal and process new information through the process of analysis. Saturn moves retrograde December 19th 2007 at 9 Virgo. May 02, 2008 Saturn moves direct at 2 degrees of Virgo.

The outer planets affect the world at large and stay retrograde a great deal of time…not to worry, they are trying to change the world while these other planets above are trying to change YOU personally.

Uranus the energy of change moves retrograde June 26, 2008 at 23  degrees of Pisces
Direct November 27, 2008 at 19  degrees of Pisces.

Neptune the planet of intuition or confusion moves retrograde May 26, 2008 at 24 degrees of Aquarius And direct November 01, 2008 at 22  degrees of Aquarius.

Pluto the planet of transformation IS the big news of the year. Pluto Entered the sign of Capricorn January 2008  for the first time in 260 years…

Pluto  moves retrograde April 02, 2008 at 1 degree of Capricorn, Then backs into Sagittarius June 13th 2008, Then moves forward September 08, 2008 at 29 degrees of Sagittarius And RE ENTERS Capricorn November 26, 2008 for the next 14 years. (This is a huge shift for the planet and all of us on this planet)

With Pluto into Capricorn in 2009 for good our world will set into much more concrete form. SO, get ready right now and begin to build what you want in Form as we are shifting greatly on this planet and it is getting about time when we need to get down to work..

Namaste,
Carol Barbeau