After daily following a (somewhat) random selection of people on social media for several years, the consistency of their styles has become a grounding and stabilizing influence. One of these differs from the others in her regular replies to non-famous, grieving individuals who seem not local to her, nor personally known, nor of a distinct group: just ordinary people to whom she shares simple condolences. This first day of a long Saturn opposite natal Mercury transit leads to wondering about burial customs among the Inuit.
Saturday, February 6th, local, CST:
Venus 5° 57′ Aquarius conjunct Saturn 1:07
Venus sextile Chiron in Aries 5:43
Venus square Uranus in Taurus 21:33
Long-term natal aspect begins (February 6–mid November):
Saturn opposite natal Mercury
Previous exact occurrences:
May 1991, especially May 17th station Rx
and again January 1992
Quote: William Gladstone, British prime minister via Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial, by Mark Harris, 2007, Chapter One, “The Embalming of Jenny Johnson.”