That I’ve been writing horoscopes and related material for a while? Sure. That I get to spend a portion of my time in consultation with actual people? That helps. The almost random appearance of certain types, that shows up frequently? OK. Patterns emerge. The most recent? Four Degrees. Drilling down on that idea? Four Degrees of Aries.

Four Degrees

There was an eclipse, the Lunar New Year — Fire Horse — started, and Saturn closely followed Neptune entering the tropical zodiac sign of Aries. Mercury is in a watery retrograde cycle, just to add an element of confusion, already prefigured with Neptune and its influence.

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What showed up, repeatedly in recent weeks?

Four Degrees

Perhaps a dozen years past? I had a procedure for carpal tunnel on my left hand. An in-office procedure, nip and tuck, a handful of pain pills, plus a new fishing rod/reel and an alternative mouse arrangement — trackpad, no more mouse? No more problem. Last doctor check-up, the capable PA answered a question about a sore elbow: repetitive stress injury, similar to that old carpal tunnel. Simple enough, I adjust my working position, and it goes away. Still? That sore elbow? That’s what the Saturn/Neptune, looking around and gesturing at everything, that’s what this is about and the place where this hits hardest? 4°. Four degrees. It’s that sore spot that a simple adjustment can fix.

Four Degrees

Grabbing an ephemeris, Saturn hits 4° of Aries around 3/20 moving to 5° around 3/29, rough numbers, as an approximation. Slower moving Neptune hits 4° Aries in late May, turning stationary and then backwards in July, staying in retrograde motion until December, arriving back at that 1° Aries.

The American Ephemeris for the 21st Century

Realistically, the first four degrees of Aries, and by extension, all the cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) will feel its influence. Realistically, though, the sensitive points for this time is that first Four Degrees, and more pointedly, as with Saturn, it’s that first few degrees of Aries. Digging around, I found that I did post about this, a while back, about two transits. At the end of the post, there’s the long form of my (dated) assessment of Saturn conjunct the Sun, and Neptune conjunct the Sun. That applies, over this next three-four months, to the first few degrees of all cardinal signs, in varying stages, but more so? For the first Four Degrees of Aries. As noted.

Kramer Wetzel’s little book of transits

More as an aside, rather than as a hard-and-fast rule, but as a sidebar item? The fire signs, Aries, The Leo, Sagittarius? Especially the flaky Sagittarius and stalwart Leo? The Leo? The fire signs gain clarity through this as it is a trine. Aries? Good thing ya’ll like hard work.

Traffic Tickets and Procrastination

Many years distant, I mean to the point that it’s slipped off my traffic record? Last time I pulled my driving record, neither infraction was still listed, but years ago? I had a bench warrant for an unpaid speeding ticket. It was so long ago, it was when the jail was in its old location, on top of a federal building, part of the court system. I was on my way to work, speeding on a motorcycle, and I was stopped, dutifully pulled over, and then running my license at the time? It popped with an unpaid ticket, which then meant a trip downtown — jail. I was wearing a bright orange Hawaiian shirt with light purple floral shorts. Summer. Think I had on sneakers of some sort because I was headed to work. Someone hollered out the window, while I was stopped, “Hey Kramer! Caught you?”

Ha. Ha.

It was 5:30 PM rush-hour traffic, and I spent a few hours getting booked then the tip jar paid my fine. Forgot about the experience. Not more than a few years later, same experience, unpaid traffic fine, trip downtown, and the tip jar paid the fine. Third time, I wasn’t so lucky, and I had to spend a night in jail, and gratefully, it was a Thursday night, but in all the examples, it was simply unpaid tickets. Just ignored them and hoped the problems would all go away.

“I’ll fix it later.”

Hint: it doesn’t go away. The next two traffic tickets? Court appearance for any reason? I showed up on time, and usually nicely attired, sport coat, jeans, boots. I was thinking it happened twice, but there was a murky third time in there, as well. Plus another “evading arrest,” but I swear, to this day, I pulled over as soon as I saw the flashing red lights behind me. That I crossed county lines? I just shrug. Last time I was in front of a judge? I won on the appeal. I explained that I learned the error of my ways, I didn’t break any of the rules of the road, not in a mighty long time.

Traffic Tickets and Procrastination

But this isn’t about a bench warrant for evading arrest, which never was a thing, and it wasn’t about going to jail, not exactly. It’s about putting off certain, inevitable actions. Locked up three times for something as stupid unpaid traffic tickets? Suggested as the follies of youth? Don’t procrastinate. It is so much simpler to pay the fine rather than do the time, whatever is required, a little action can prevent a couple of hours’ delay while sorting through bail, bonds, and time away from what we want to do. Overnight, one time, something as simple as merely paying a speeding ticket would’ve prevented a night in jail.

Traffic Tickets and Procrastination

What did we learn? As Lady MacBeth would say?

“What’s done is done.” (III.ii.12)

So, what did we learn?