Astrologers agree, Uranus square Pluto is a big one. The transit is in effect into 2015 so there will be a lot to say on the topic. (tag Uranus square Pluto). A transit like this will manifest in an endless number of ways, in personal lives as well as in the collective as a whole.  Pluto is associated with taboo and Uranus with the unexpected and rebellion.  These planets in combination, disturb.
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Trend-watching is one of my areas of interest.  I’ve got a whole section for this is on the blog though I don’t write as much about it as I used to.  One of the things that throws me is I have a lot of contact and interaction with the people on this blog but I don’t think they are representative of the collective as far as the United States goes.  For one thing there is an international audience here but besides that, people who are interested in astrology tend to be liberal-minded so it skews things.

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If I had to choose just one thing to study for the rest of my life it would be trends in the collective. I am talking about the deep shifts in the collective psychology that see various things (or people) become popular or faddish. I constantly monitor things like this in numerous ways. As a result, I can usually see things coming way ahead of the pack.

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I have not been shy about calling myself a dog or a lizard or unevolved or whatever. I state that I am raw; that I work in a dirty grave and that I operate on instinct in large part. I may reason things out. I may have an intellect but I would never override my gut at this point in my life because my 8th house and it’s lower functions have proven to be so reliable.

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Libra rules socializing while Saturn is associated with building and structure. With Saturn transiting Libra, many are building a social network to support their business. This is true for the individual as well as other entities like Google with it’s Google+. It’s a given this continue into 2012 but when Saturn leaves Libra for Scorpio, in October, I would expect to see a shift.

The shift will be away from the superficial and when this happens, I don’t think anyone will mind. It’s not that social networking is a waste. But it’s just a step on path of where we’re going.

What do you see as the future of social networking?

I got this article in my mail today – What Jaron Lanier Thinks of Technology Now : The New Yorker. The caption under the photograph states that Lanier believes that social-networking sites devalue friendship. Here’s an excerpt from the piece by Jennifer Kahn:

“…Last year, he published “You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto,” a provocative critique of digital technologies, including Wikipedia (which he called a triumph of “intellectual mob rule”) and social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, which he has described as dehumanizing and designed to encourage shallow interactions. Teen-agers, he writes, may vigilantly maintain their online reputations, but they do so “driven more by fear than by love.”
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My husband has strong (and hilarious) opinions on this topic, expressed over the years.

““Yeah, my whole world has gone to hell. Men are feminized now, P. They’re like girls or something…” Non-Feminized Men Fashion Show

“You’re right. I will turn into a girl. That’s exactly what’ll happen, I’m glad you’re figuring this out, P.” “I Will Turn Into A Girl” – Women Feminizing – Men – Why Do They Do It?

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Yesterday I read an article, Death of the ‘McMansion’: Era of Huge Homes Is Over. Simultaneously we were discussing the the PC movement which most believe has gone too far at this point.

On the over-sized houses, it’s a no brainer.   As salaries shrink and costs rise, people realize they don’t want to heat and cool and furnish and maintain more space than they need and so they are scaling back.

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How is it going?

My life was thrown into chaos around the first of the month but I got a handle on things after about week. I can see there will be a level of stress for the rest of the month but I have adapted and can see what might be silver linings, over time and if nothing else, I’m getting smarter which is something I enjoy.

I am seeing things shrink down. I just wrote about the fact the government is not taking custody of near as many kids be they abused or out of control or whatever.  One of my friends who works in the courts lost her job due this so you see what I mean, there is a reduction. Less money begets less money begets less money.

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“It is not a murder book, at least not yet,” I told my husband on the phone. “It’s about Italy after the war at the moment and it’s engaging. This is a very good book, well written and interesting.” (House of Versace)

“Okay.”

“Okay, so they were poor. The Versace family. Everyone was, after the war.  They had very little, they were peasants but the mother was talented. She was a seamstress. All the fashion came out of Paris at the time but she’d buy the couture patterns, the high end stuff from Paris and she’d make the clothes but she’d add some flair. She’d put an Italian spin on the clothes, I guess you could say. Sex them up a bit.”

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