The coming eclipse starts over Chad, strengthens over Kenya, peaks over the tip of India and Sri Lanka, begins to fade over Burma and dissipates over eastern China.  As another astrologer from Canada so accurately pointed out a week ago, a new way of looking at eclipses is to look at the area of your chart that the eclipsed Sun or Moon falls in and consider the dark stuff in this region.  Where there is normally light there is shadow, and we can see the dark stuff that we are often blind to.  If you're the phobic or superficial type then this comes as a neurotic and psychological shock, but if you're looking to become more integrated and holistic then the opportunity to embrace and assimilate shadow should be welcomed.  And in regard to the many enquiries I've had about readings similar to my Obama article, it took me a full (inspired!) day to research and write the 3,600 words, and were I to do this for clients this length of time would be reflected in the fee.  It takes me nine hours to think and write stuff, and two hours to think and speak/record stuff.  But the writing is much better quality, because as I write I edit and tweak, something that can't be done on CD/mp3.  Quality versus time.....  And - thirty hours till Saturn goes retrograde.  Sixty hours until the eclipse.  Seventy five hours until Mercury stops retrograding.  Hundred and thirty hours until the Moon and Jupiter together enter Pisces.  Deep breathing is suggested, I think the next week could be a rollercoaster.  UPDATE - today's heroes, for owning their stuff - go here and click play  UPDATE 2 - here.  Not that I'm trying to elicit sympathy from readers outside of the UK or anything...