RADICAL CHANGE FOR RELATIONS
    JUNO & URANUS
        UNIVERSAL LOVE OF THE HUMANITARIAN

    Our AP-Libra New Moon of Nov 14, 2001 also creates a cross-bow (astrological T-Square) with Uranus and Juno, the asteroid of covenant partnerships.
    Juno began its current ~5 year cycle with Uranus in sidereal Capricorn in 2000, marking the time for a radical change in the nature of our interpersonal relations. It will complete its current cycle in sidereal Aquarius in Feb of 2005.
    The theme of its current cycle began with the impetus to break away from participating in relationships from personal interest and personal love alone; and to be guided to expand our interpersonal capacities and love to embrace our greater soul families and the human family in unconditional love. At the global level this is to expand from exclusive, covert relations between countries to inclusive, open relations between all countries--to serve the needs of the entire human family.
    Juno is now opposite Uranus. Because of Juno's retrograde period (beginning on Dec 25, 2001), Juno creates an opposition cycle with Uranus that continues from Nov 6 through June 9, 2002. Juno's opposite placement with Uranus over the next several months brings vision and enthusiasm, and sobering realization about this radical change in our relationships, and just what this change really implies.
    During this time-period, while the Juno-Uranus opposition occurs, Uranus makes its crossing from sidereal Capricorn into sidereal Aquarius. This is an extremely prominent and beneficent event for humanity. Uranus moves into its empowering home where it will make passage for the next seven years. This marks the time where we radically sever from self-interest and covert maneuvers that maintain divisions amongst people, to humanitarian interest and a future vision of one world.
    In this period we shed the covertly Capricorn, premeditative tendencies to dictate, define, and control the nature of our relations. and move into the spontaneous, humanitarian, inclusive love that embraces the uniqueness of our diversity and differences--that is able to honor the beauty of the unfoldment of life in moment. The Juno-Uranus cycle supports this transition in our most significant relations and those between the leaders and nations of the world.
 
 

Juno Psychophysiology

    Juno is the asteroid of covenant relationships, soul colleagues, and true lovers. In the astrological chart, Juno indicates the nature of the issues and opportunities in significant relations of all sorts: those that are of a personal nature to those of political leaders and nations of the world. Mature Juno is diplomatic, tactful, cooperative, and mutually trusting. Mature Juno expresses with a sense of equality within self that provides the ability to draw true partners and those of equality into one's life. There is an acceptance of anther's truth without need to challenge or debate. There is an ability to honor and support others in their own choices and decisions. Mature Juno expresses self-confidence in humbleness and without defense.
    Potential issues are: superiority / inferiority complexes - competitiveness, defensiveness, lack of self confidence, arrogance and judgment of others; unconscious manipulation of others - power struggles seeking contention; betrayal, bitterness, spitefulness and standoffs; jealousy and possessiveness; one-up-man-ship--validating self by invalidating others (or reverse); dictating behavior--telling others what they should or should not do--minding others' business instead of one's own. A form of denial of Juno issues within self can express as needing to fix others or have them change or leave, instead of working on the issues within that surface while in partnership. Mature Juno expresses in mutual support and unconditional love to allow each other to grow and change through whatever issues surface. Other Juno issues are meddling; fear of abandonment, rejection or betrayal; inability to draw or participate with equals and true colleagues; hiding behind teacher-student relationship (on either side); partners drawn are those providing intense lessons only for both parties, rather than providing true, mutually supportive growth in equality and participation together in life purpose.
    Juno's placement in the astrological chart is one of several points that determine the types of significant relations drawn into our lives. Because Juno is where we deal with our inferiority / superiority complexes, and if this issue is prominent, partnerships drawn in earlier life can be full of lessons regarding such issues and not much else. Once a certain level of clarity is attained within self regarding the asteroid issues, true soul level covenant colleagues begin to show up. This does not mean we still do not grow regarding Juno issues, but there are those individuals with which we may also have a mutual soul bond and mission to pursue together.

Dubhe of Ursa Major

    Although the retrograde period of Juno will not begin until Dec 25, 2001, the retrograde cycle began on October 21, when Juno (in sidereal Cancer) aligned with Dubhe of Ursa Major.
    Dubhe asks us to be willing to fight for a greater vision, here in the nature of how we interrelate in partnerships--one that serves the greater wellbeing of all parties and of all Humanity. We will explore the Juno retrograde period as it begins on Dec 25 in alignment with Regulus, Heart of the Lion, in the next Lunar Planner (The Dec 13, 2001 Lunar Month).

    As the New Moon activates the Juno-Uranus T-square in this lunar cycle, it brings an explosive, primordial / carnal catalyst to act upon the radical realizations we are having regarding our interpersonal interactions--whether in our personal relationships, or in our allegiances between countries--to fight for this greater humanitarian vision in our relations. A powerful transmutational process is occurring. It is forcing us to relinquish the lower-order interests and motivations that drive our relations and to break us from the conformity and convention of the past. This allows us to form new relations and interrelate in new ways that serve our greater well being. This lunar cycle has us emerging from the darkness of dogmatic belief structures that create factions amongst each other, that we hold about relationships, and that limit us from co-participating from the humanitarian ideal of universal love.