Scorpio Forecast for 2013
"We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way."
Gen. George S Patton (b. Nov. 11, 1885 )
Introduction
Boo-hoo. The year 2013 marks the end, in our lifetime, of those fun dates like 02.02.02 or 12.12.12 (Really cool birthdays.) It does, however, mark the beginning of new cycles and trends. If we look back to when these cycles occurred before, we might see a pattern.
Saturn is now in Scorpio until 2016. The sign Scorpio is all about sex, secrets, the police, the criminal element, the world of spies, medicine, plumbing, manufacturing, nuclear fission, television, and it has a strong link to the military. Saturn is about the government, form and structure, plus rules and regulations.
The last time Saturn was in Scorpio was 1984-86 when Indira Gandhi was assassinated, AIDS was discovered, Apple released the first MAC computer, Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman to run as a Vice President running mate, Nintendo was released, the Challenger exploded after take off, the Chernobyl disaster occurred and FOX network began.
When Saturn entered Scorpio in October 2012, within weeks, the media was filled with the Petraeus scandal about the illicit sexual activities of a four-star general who was head of the CIA. A movie waiting to happen!
It's safe to assume this year we can expect a heavier focus on crime prevention. Politics might become more ruthless (if that is possible). Medical systems will be tested and found wanting.
Meanwhile Uranus continues in Aries until 2019. The previous two times when Uranus was in Aries was in 1843-1850 (the California Gold Rush) and 1927-1935 when the price of gold almost doubled.
Neptune is in its own sign of Pisces until 2025. Neptune is glamour! Pisces rules the feet. An interesting manifestation of this is shoe fashions: Look around! More than ever before we see shoes and boots that are over the top. (And over the knee.) Imaginative, high-fashion styles, which until recently were confined to Paris runways, are now on our everyday streets worn by (sometimes limping) eager women. Shoe sellers can be confident this trend will last for the next decade.
Neptune's striving for idealism will permeate society, politics and the arts. Neptune is all about illusion and rules the medium of moving film (a huge illusion). There will be an increase in 3-D movies and television as well as optical inventions and the use of holographic images - perhaps 3-D action happening in the middle of your living room!
Live faces will pop up in e-mails and phone calls as the visual becomes just as important as the content. (Wow, you'll have to be dressed to answer your phone.)
All of Me
Passionate, purposeful and intense, you are the most powerful sign in the zodiac. Other signs are powerful but you go to extremes. You want to experience life deeply in your drive to transform yourself and everything around you. Your world is full of secrets, yet you easily penetrate the secrets of others with X-ray vision. We find you in the halls of medicine, psychology, police work, espionage, gemology and jewels, the military, garbage and recycling, plumbing, manufacturing, anthropology, archaeology and firefighting. You build bridges and dams and move mountains. You renovate, rebuild, restore and reconfigure. And you're playful! Fellow Scorpio Will Rogers understood your ethos: "If you want to be successful ... know what you're doing. Love what you're doing. And believe in what you're doing."
I Did It My Way
You were on the move in the late '80s and early '90s, working to secure a home for yourself. Increased responsibilities with children soon followed, which kept you working hard in 1997-98. Around 1999, your life dramatically changed because of partnerships and increased recognition. By 2003-04, travel, further education, opportunities in teaching and publishing plus a desire to expand your world slowly gave you the courage to demand what was yours by 2005. This was when you saw what was working and what was not. In the last few years (the dark night of the soul for many), you gave up people, places and possessions but it was meant to be. You never do anything casually; all these changes have been for a reason.
It Was a Very Good Year
Like a vibrating gong, you are still reverberating from the recent losses and shifts you have undergone in the last few years. Fortunately, last year Jupiter helped you to get loans, mortgages or support from others. Judicial decisions, insurance matters and even money back from the government might have helped you further. People had your back! Challenges with groups and conflict with friends was sobering. Some friendships ended. (You don't seek out conflict but you don't run away from it, either.) On the upside, sexual exploits were worthy diary fodder.
From This Moment On
This is a significant year because Saturn is in your sign for the first time since 1985. This marks the beginning a 29-year cycle where you will reinvent yourself and ultimately pursue a different career. (In astrology, your "career" is your path. You might not get paid for it.) In the first leg of this journey (from 2013 to 2020) you will redefine your values and how you relate to the world. That's why in 2021, you'll look back at this time and say, "Wow, my life has really changed!"
Nice Work If You Can Get It
This is a fortuitous time for you. Why? Because just as you are setting out on a new journey into the unknown, lucky Jupiter moves into place to help you. Practical and financial challenges often accompany change and uncertainty. Like the cavalry riding to the rescue, Jupiter will offer increased support as it travels through the part of your chart related to other people's wealth. It will be easy to get a loan or a mortgage. Others will gift you and help you with money, financial support, and practical assistance plus do favours for you. How timely! You will definitely improve your job because later in the year, you enter a focused time of preparation for a wonderful stretch in 2015-16 when you will get recognition and acclaim for what you do. (Hallelujah!) That will be the classic time for you to get a promotion, public recognition and praise from your peers. Meanwhile, late this year and into next year, is the time of preparation for this moment of glory.
The Very Thought of You
Let's face it - you're passionate and you're into recreational sex. You like it, you talk about it and you explore it with inventive, dramatic expression. But you can be jealous! Any lover would be foolish to open that scary door. You have the power of magnetism. (No exaggeration.) Yet, when you're finished with a relationship, SLAM! - it's over. End of story. This year, your sex drive is very intense --the strongest in more than a decade. (Fortunately, most of you will have many opportunities to confirm this.) This is also a good year to pool resources with others (this includes business partnerships as well as intimate ones). Your life will become richer and more rewarding through your involvement with others. Later in the year and into 2014, romance with someone from a different background is likely. You will be in better shape financially then, and freedom from money worries always makes you sexy!
For Once in My Life
A once-in-a-lifetime influence is here for the next seven years. It makes you want to escape from excessive demands. You might revolt against duties and obligations that you find oppressive. Of course, it's always wise to leave anything oppressive (job, relationship, where you live, whatever) because if you don't make the change consciously, your body will revolt and force you to make the change. Therefore, think about reducing some of your commitments. Don't try to be all things to all people or you will get tired and run down. You will be restructuring many things in the next several years. Ask yourself what you really need and want. You need to know who you are to lay the foundation for restructuring the rest of your life.
How Deep is the Ocean?
In 2015, your name will be up in lights. (Even sooner for some.) Expect lots of opportunities to boost your reputation that year. By 2018, you'll enter a three-year window of flux and change - residential moves, job changes or both. This will be the beginning of your quest to put down roots in 2020-22, when many of you will purchase a home or repair where you live so you feel really secure about your future. Group hug, anyone?
Scorpio Mantra for 2013
"I'm putting my needs first to stay strong enough to take care of others."
Mercury Retrograde in 2013
Mercury retrograde times are frustrating. They generally occur three times a year for about six-to-eight weeks causing delays, transportation breakdowns, mixed-up communications, missed appointments, lost paper work, misplaced items, computer crashes and server problems. Oy! Newspapers, courier services, the Post Office, accounting firms and service industries get hurt the worst. Furthermore, each Mercury retrograde has its own flavour because it occurs in a different sign.
But they can also be used properly if you're smart. In a nutshell, just avoid some things and try to do others.
What to avoid: Avoid shopping for ground transportation like cars, trucks or bikes. Avoid shopping for items related to communications like phones, answering machines, computers and printers. I get mail asking if it's OK to buy a sofa or a washer or dryer... yes, it is.
What to do: Charge your cell phone. Pay your phone bill. Keep gas in the car and a working flashlight. Smile a lot. You will suffer from delays! Try to anticipate these and do some damage control ahead of time. Tackle repairs. (These will go surprisingly smoothly.) Clean out closets, drawers, desks and cupboards. Finish projects. Do research into the past. Study anything. Contact people from your past. Re-apply for a job. Try to get something you wanted before that fell through. Try again! Organize old photographs. Finish that "to do" list. It is easier to deal with the past than go forward into the future.
There are two sets of dates below: The actual time of Mercury retrograde is on the left. But Mercury slows down ahead of time, and then takes a long time to "catch up" to where it was when it first went retrograde. These longer time periods are on the right. When buying pricey transportation or a computer, I recommend respecting the dates on the right.
| Actual Mercury Retrograde Dates |
Still Dicey for Big Purchases (I use this one) |
|---|---|
| Feb. 23 - March 18 | Feb 16 - April 7 |
| June 27 - July 21 | June 16 - Aug. 4 |
| Oct. 21 - Nov. 11 | Oct. 12 - Nov. 28 |
Lucky Days for 2013
- Jan 6, 7
- Feb 2, 3
- Mar 2, 3 29, 30
- Apr 25, 26
- May 23, 24
- June 19, 20
- July 16, 17, 18
- Aug 13, 14
- Sept 9, 10
- Oct 6, 7
- Nov 3, 4, 30
- Dec 1, 27, 28, 29
