Friday May 31st 2002 - edited by Bernard Fitzwalter This week in Astro News: ~ Jupiter cycles ~ ~ Jubilee weather ~ ~ AstroDiary ~ ~ Astrology & Fertility - Can you help with some research? ~ The final confrontation between Saturn and Pluto takes place this weekend. Reader Duncan Collins has written to ask about some interesting patterns of events that he has noticed in his life. Every eleven and a half years his life changes completely, and he has also noticed that these cycles seem to alternate between good and bad. At the moment he is in the middle of a negative phase. It is probable, therefore, that Duncan is extremely sensitive to the cycles of Jupiter, which are just a little under 12 years in length. If an individual life follows the rhythms of one particular planet so closely, then the birth chart will usually have that planet very prominently placed or in some strong alignment. The result is that the chart - and the person - is tuned into that particular planet, as though to a radio station. If you like the kind of music that station plays, then fine: but if not, then you have problems! Mr Collins has Jupiter opposed by Uranus, the planet of upheaval, whose whole purpose is to turn things on their head; and so each time Jupiter passes its original position, the influence of Uranus kicks in as well, and whatever he was doing gets turned around. I don’t think there’s any way to break this cycle, but I would argue that his ‘negative’ cycles probably aren’t all bad. There’s good in everything if you let yourself be open to it. At least he knows when the next upheaval is due - and unlike the rest of us, he can finish what he’s involved with and be ready to move on. After all, having the timetable of Destiny in your pocket means that you won’t miss the bus, will you? Worried about the weather for your UK Jubilee picnic? Don’t be. According to the rules of astrological weather forecasting, Venus and Jupiter both bring fine weather, and there is only one day this year when they are together - this coming Monday, June 3. So the weather should be glorious. Is this just coincidence, or do you think there is someone at the Palace with an astrologer’s book of planetary positions? AstroDiary Tuesday (June 4): Suffolk Astrological Society: Focus on MC - Status, Career, Vocation (Glenda Cole). 7.45pm, Black Boy, Guildhall St., Bury St. Edmunds, England, UK £3.50 (members £2.50). Info: glenda@silvermead.net or 01284 768756. Wednesday (June 5): Company of Astrologers: Summer Solstice Eclipse. 7.30pm, 4 Marty's Yard, 17 Hampstead High St., London. £5. Info: http://coa.hubcom.net Friday (June 7): Woking Astrology Group: Introducing AstroCartoGraphy (Claire Simms). 8pm, Maybury Centre, Board School Rd, Woking. £6 (£4 members). Info: 01252 653086 or email b.mcauliffe@ntlworld.com. Please double-check with the organisation before attending any events listed here - we cannot accept any responsibility for events changed/cancelled. Are you holding an astrological event - especially one outside London!! - that you would like others to know about? Write to jon@bubble.com with subject heading: Astro Events with website links. Please note - we cannot promise to include ALL submissions but will do our best. Research into Astrology and Infertility by Pat Harris, MSc., D.F.Astrol.S. I would like to thank everyone who has responded to my earlier notices on Jonathan's website and who volunteered to take part in the research that I am conducting as part of my PhD in astrology and health psychology at Southampton University, UK. I now have quite a number of people taking part which will help me in conducting my study into factors that may or may not correlate with fertility treatment outcome. I should have a progress report out soon. However, I am still looking for women who are currently pregnant - not necessarily as a result of fertility treatment - and who would like to contact me about details of my research to see if they would like to take part. My email address is: pharris@interalpha.co.uk New Service is Top for the Charts The Astrological Association of Great Britain is proud to announce that you can now speak LIVE to an expert astrologer. For an instant in-depth telephone consultation about your full horoscope call 0845 120 1416 or +44 207 436 9101 (a confidential 30-minute reading costs £29.50, payable by credit card. Or cheque/postal order from UK.) Lines are open 9am-9pm GMT, Monday to Friday. A few weeks ago, the Astrological Association of Great Britain launched this new, live fixed-fee, telephone chart reading service. It has since proved big hit with callers from all over the world. AA President Roy Gillett told Astro News: "I am delighted with the warm response that we have had. Once, if you wanted a reading of your full birth chart, you would have to struggle to find a genuine, reputable astrologer. Then, you would have had to make an appointment and travel miles. Now, at last, there's a quick and easy way to get your questions answered by a real expert - from the comfort of your own home." Mirror reader Julie Roberts from Rochester was equally enthusiastic. "I rang last Tuesday and spoke to an astrologer called Maria. Within moments, she was telling me details about my childhood that she could not possibly have known... then she said some fascinating things about my future. If you missed any of Friday's Astronews articles, click on the Archive Thought for the Day link in the left hand frame.