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PLAYING PLANETARY POLLYANNA

(or how to fight off the doom and gloom of Saturn)

Hayley Mills as Pollyanna in the 1960 Disney film

Harsh SATURN creates a GRAND TRINE with the SUN and optimistic JUPITER in the middle of November 2026.

When Saturn is part of a Grand Trine its better side is seen. Between the 14th and 17th of November,the Spirit (Sun) of Wisdom (Jupiter) is tempered by Experience (Saturn).

Pollyanna, the optimistic child of Eleanor Porter’s classic book, always looked on the bright side despite left as an orphan and sent to live with her stern (Saturnian) Aunt Polly.

Luckily, her father had taught her to play the “glad game” and to look for something good in every situation. This gave Pollyanna the courage to deal with the exacting Aunt and to bounce back after losing the use of her legs in a car accident.

"When you look for the bad, expecting it, you will get it ” is one of the lines from that book.

There is a lot of truth to the saying that “thoughts are things.” If we focus on negative thoughts and feelings and worry, we attract misfortune, but by playing Pollyanna’s “glad game” we might find the silver lining in the clouds. This may sound as though always thinking only good thoughts and always being positive is the best way to live our lives. That, however, is not the real point of Pollyanna’s lesson.

It is necessary to think about the worst that can happen and be prepared. When one is prepared for any contingency it is easy to be confident and optimistic.

Pollyanna didn’t ONLY think good thoughts, but she made an effort to find something good in every negative. Looking for ways to take advantage of problems and tensions makes a huge difference.

4:3 Mathematically, the tensions indicated by turbulent transits, i.e. squares and oppositions, occur more frequently than the helpful transits of trines. There are 16 spots on the chart wheel where one of the stressful squares or oppositions can impact one of your birth planets, but there only 12 spots on a chart wheel where a beneficial and inspiring trine transit can make a link. That means that the most challenging transits occur in a 4:3 ratio to the most peaceful and harmonious transits. This is overly simplified because the math doesn’t include declinations and other helpful aspects such as sextiles, but it illustrates that there are often more challenges in life than smooth sailing.

If life was perfect our bodies wouldn’t age—cars wouldn’t break down, basements wouldn’t flood, and fires wouldn’t rage out of control. Loss, disappointment and stress are common occurrences, but how we handle them can change them from insurmountable obstacles to steppingstones.

Health insurance might pay for a visit for an annual checkup, but its real value lies in the protection it offers if there is an accident or major illness that could drain our wallets. The same goes for car insurance and homeowner or rental insurance. To think about potential emergencies and prepare for them is not negative thinking, but wise planning.

“Hope for the best but prepare for the worst ” is a mantra that absolutely must hold hands with “Thoughts are Things.” If you are prepared for contingencies you will be more confident and positive about facing the future.

Paying cash is a great thing and something that wins financial guru Dave Ramsey's approval. But what if there is an emergency? Then a healthy savings account is must have. Again, Dave Ramsey the guru of financial stability would approve. It is also good to have a credit card for super emergencies. Dave Ramsey is against credit cards, but they are useful to have on hand for financial emergencies. What if you lost your job and your income? Are you prepared?

Pollyanna didn’t live in a dream world but was a realist. You can bet that if Pollyanna lived in 2019, she would have a savings account, a credit card and plenty of insurance “just in case.”

Rather than living in fear Pollyanna would protect herself from fear. Protection is a function of JUPITER and Jupiter brings abundance.

And if Pollyanna was knowledgeable about astrology and saw the upcoming Saturn// Earth alignment, she would be glad. It might mean she could get a better deal on interest rates when she bought a new car or refinanced a loan. She might be glad that the new banking rules would be tested by this world transit and if they didn’t hold up, they would certainly be changed for the better.

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