Major Astrological Influences Of 2019

2019 promises to be a very interesting year. There will be more of the unexpected, more lessons to learn, more growth and opportunities, more dreams and ideals, and more transformational experiences. I’ll attempt to explain some of the major astrological influences of the year in the following paragraphs.

There are usually three Mercury retrograde periods every year. In 2019, these Mercury retrograde periods will fall in the water signs (mostly). Mercury actually begins its July retrograde period in the very early part of Leo. These periods are generally marked by miscommunications, misunderstandings, problems with communications equipment, travel delays, and plans that will later need to be revised or completely changed. It’s usually better not to make important decisions or to sign contracts (or anything else) if that is possible during these periods. Complications and problems are too easy to encounter, and often we don’t have all the information that we need. The best thing to do is to continue to collect this information throughout the period. How these periods will affect you personally depends on where it happens in your astrological chart(s).

There will be eclipses in January, July, and December of 2019. They occur in Capricorn, Leo, and Cancer. Interestingly, we will experience a solar eclipse on Christmas Day (later that evening) of this year - 2019. Eclipses are intense and important events that often affect the masses. An eclipse will affect you personally if it hits one of your natal planets or points (within a two degree orb). If you’d like to know if an eclipse will affect you personally, ask me. Most people will experience these eclipses as either a Full Moon or a New Moon.

Saturn will continue its transit through Capricorn. It could influence the large multi-national corporations, the leather and hide industries, and the iron and steel industries. This transit will affect you personally depending on where Saturn is transiting in your astrological chart(s) (its house placement and if it aspects any of your natal planets or points). Transiting Saturn will sextile transiting Neptune (in Pisces) during much of this year, but especially in January, June, and November. Those periods will most likely be beneficial. Perhaps, we can make some of our fondest dreams a reality, but we’ll have to work hard for it.

Uranus, the planet of change and the unexpected, will continue to transit the later part of Aries in 2019. Transiting Uranus will enter Taurus in March and remain there till July of 2025. Transiting Uranus could affect the high technology industry, astrology/astrologers, civil rights issues, and other humanitarian interests. Transiting Taurus, it could affect the banking industry, investments, and finances. It is likely to affect the stock market as well. We might come up with new ways to make money and/or we may change the way we think about money and other possessions. Some astrologers have indicated that this transit could cause more earthquakes to occur. My own view is that this transit alone will not be the cause of more earthquakes (should we actually experience more).

In 2018 we had a Mars retrograde period and a Venus retrograde period. In 2019, we are free of these retrograde periods for these two planets.

Jupiter will be transiting the sign of Sagittarius for much of 2019. We should experience opportunities with regard to foreign travel and learning about foreign cultures, the law, and higher education. Jupiter is at home in Sagittarius, and we should experiences opportunities for expansion, growth, and good fortune in whatever house Jupiter is transiting in our own charts. Just a little bit of caution is advised, however. Jupiter will be in a square aspect to transiting Neptune (in Pisces) at various time during the year. At such time, we might be tempted to take unnecessary and ill advised risks. If something sounds too good to be true during these periods of time, it probably is (too good to be true).  

Neptune will continue its transit through its home sign of Pisces in 2019. The oil and gas industries will be impacted by this transit. Neptune also rules the motion picture industry and the shipping industry. This transit might help us out with some of the heavier Capricorn transits (Saturn and Pluto) during the year.

Pluto will continue to transit the sign of Capricorn in 2019. The areas related to Capricorn (see above for Saturn) are due for transformation. Pluto’s effects are subtle sometimes, tend to happen over a lengthy period of time, and are very powerful.