Uranus, the planet that really shakes everything up, was stationary and squaring his moon when the driveway incident occurred. It is now moving forward and affecting his marriage (conj Descendant), career and reputation (square Mid-heaven). It may even mean a change of residence for Tiger as anything that squares the Mid-heaven is also squaring the Nadir (home, emotional roots)

A Uranus transit insists that you be true to what you really are meant to be and is very destructive if you haven’t been living honestly, especially if you have been fooling yourself about what your life is about.

Tiger’s behaviour is a tad shocking to us because we associate him with the strict discipline and control of a Virgo Ascendant. Virgo is ruled by Mercury and his Mercury in Capricorn opposite Saturn shows his famous reserve and cool demeanor.

Tiger’s Moon though is in the sign of Sagittarius – warrior, gypsy, vagabound, free spirit – and his Venus is in Scorpio so he really wants intensity, passion and maybe a little of the dark side in his romantic adventures. This may be one of those times when one part of the chart has been allowed to dominate to the point where other parts do not mature with the personality. Many Capricorns think that what they feel is not near as important as what they should feel.

The Seventh house describes intimate one-to-one relationships such as marriage and particularly describes a first marriage. Tiger’s Seventh house is ruled by Pisces so he may have been unrealistic when he thought he found the woman that he wanted to marry. Neptune, the ruler of Pisces is opposite Mars and Mars/Neptune combinations are very messy. There is a feeling of kinship and magic but the motives of both parties are unclear and may be deceptive. Anger is so difficult to deal with and may explode into frustration and/or violence.

Tiger’s Solar Return for 2009
You can immediately tell that this is a turning point year as the wheel of the solar return is so similar to the birth chart. Virgo is again rising and Virgo’s ruler Mercury is again in Capricorn. This time Mercury, the planet of communication, is next to Jupiter which generally means ‘too much’ and I am sure Tiger feels now that there was too much communicating going on!

It is also a significant year when planets are on the angles of the Solar Return. In this case, the Saturn/Vertex opposition (fated encounter) is on the Ascendant/Descendant line and a Pluto/Mars conjunction is on the Nadir and opposite the mid-heaven (very powerful forces or conditions challenge his position in the world.

Know Your Chart Extra: Find out more about your important relationships.

• Look and see what sign is on the cusp of your Seventh house (for marriage partners) or your Fifth house (romance that does not necessarily lead to permanence)
• Look at the ruler of that sign:
  • Aries: Mars
  • Taurus: Venus
  • Gemini: Mercury
  • Cancer: Moon
  • Leo: Sun
  • Virgo: Mercury
  • Libra: Venus
  • Scorpio: Pluto
  • Sagittarius: Jupiter
  • Capricorn: Saturn
  • Aquarius: Uranus
  • Pisces: Neptune
• Look in the Planet section to find out the sign for that planet and what that means; the House section to find out where the planet is located and what that means and look in the Aspect section to find out the gifts or challenges involved.

** Remember: Everything in your chart indicates what you have chosen to experience in this lifetime.

I have been busy though- behind the scenes – doing all that Saturn stuff like revisiting old material and tidying up details. As I puttered, I realized what I want to do now.

In addition to posting blog items about the news, I will be regularly posting articles under the heading “Know Your Chart” . This information is for those who are interested in astrology but just want to know about their own charts and the charts of those near to them. Articles will expand upon the knowledge included in the Natal Charts (available from this site) and regular, appropriate news items will include added “Know Your Chart” material.

Example: Saturn In Libra

On October 30, Saturn entered Libra and will be there until October, 2012 (except when it slips back into Virgo from April to July, 2010).

Saturn is the ‘reality’ planet. It is tests, lessons and manifestation on a physical level. Dreams don’t come true without Saturn making them physically present.

When Saturn is in your sign or aspecting one of your planets, it brings a heaviness and a need for focus. The past appears in any number of new forms — yet another opportunity to get it right!

Now, Saturn is in Libra, so there is a universal focus on relationships and forms of relating (and I am guessing a lot of American political heat will turn again to Gay issues!) and all the different places where Libra balance needs attention.

Where does Saturn in Libra affect you? Where will you focus, draw back, reduce, test?

Sun Sign:

• Aries – important relationships such as best friends and marriage partners.
• Taurus – work place issues and health matters
• Gemini – matters of romance, creativity and children
• Cancer – home and emotional roots
• Leo – communications, short trips and sibling relationships
• Virgo – money matters and values
• Libra – You – particularly physical appearance
• Scorpio – areas normally buried in subconscious
• Sagittarius – friends, long-term goals, associations
• Capricorn – career issues
• Aquarius – publishing, long-distance travel and higher education
• Pisces – shared resources

‘Know Your Chart’ extra – If you have your chart in front of you, you can substitute Ascendant for Sun Sign in the above chart. Both apply. I have found that the physical events seem to correlate more with the Sun sign placement and the internal growth correlates with the Ascendant placement.