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a conjunction with the natal Midheaven. This in itself indicates that Martha would again be
at the top of her career just four years later, in 2007, and indeed she was.
progressed and solar arc influences in martha stewart’s chart Progressed Planet Mercury
Aspect or House Twelfth house
Planet
Comments
Mercury
Sesquisquare
Prog. Jupiter
Ascendant
Square
Prog. Neptune
Venus
Trine
Mercury
Solar Arc Planet Mercury
Aspect or House Conjunction
Planet
Comments
Neptune
Activates natal Moon-Neptune (fantasy, intuition) square (action)
welfth (institutions, secrets, and hidden T activities) Jupiter in the eighth (other people’s money, investments); Mercury rules the eighth, and Jupiter rules the second (personal money) and co-rules the fifth (speculation) Prog. Ascendant activates natal Moon-Neptune square (action); Moon in second (money) rules ninth (legal matters), and Neptune in eleventh (high aspirations with regard to friends) rules fifth (speculation) Activates natal Mercury-Venus (charm, beneficial communication) semisquare (challenge)
Note: The aspects listed above were in effect at the time Martha was indicted. If you were preparing a thorough analysis of her chart, you would also want to list the obvious approaching aspects. If Martha were your client, she would want your assessment of possible penalties, including incarceration. Summary: Martha will be involved in a legal matter (ninth house) concerning finances—probably speculation or investments (second, fifth, and eighth houses)—that could result in a significant fine and/or other penalties, including probation and/or incarceration. Note that the only positive aspect activates a difficult natal aspect, which is also generally true of the progressions and solar arcs a year before and for the following two to three years.
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