These lectures describe the most compelling planetary pictures of this period, each of which reveals cosmic lessons that will be echoed and amplified over the next several years. They provide context for the listener seeking to understand his or her role amidst the chaos.

This lecture series addresses the world-altering years between 2008 and 2023, a period that has been associated with the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, the achievement of Peak Oil, and the end of the Mayan calendar, among other epochal markers. Though this period has no counterpart in recent memory, as a point of comparison the 1960s were a harbinger. Back then, Uranus and Pluto were conjunct in the sky. Now, they’re ninety-degrees apart: it’s like the other shoe dropping. If the sixties were the New Moon, now we’re in the First Quarter.

But the stakes are higher now. Since the last big Uranus-Pluto aspect, the people of the world have grown into big boys and girls. We have been irrevocably changed by the tech revolution and the plight of the environment. We are less naïve about the financial cartels that control the world economy. We are ready to embrace our responsibilities to a planet in peril, and wake up to a new kind of freedom, against the backdrop of a New World Age. What a time to be alive.

The lectures offered below provide the listener with an outline of the most telling planetary pictures in the period. My hope is that they can deepen understanding about the global and cultural ramifications of the era (Overview Lectures) and inspire recognition of what our personal roles might be, as we respond to its tumultuous changes (Significant Transit Lectures). The first chapter of this volatile period was kicked off by Pluto’s entry into Capricorn in 2008. The second chapter features the Grand Crosses of 2010, a tinderbox of transits that serve as a paradigm for the rest of the era. The third chapter encompasses the seven squares between Uranus and Pluto (2010-2016), the most enduring chapter of the Cosmic Crossroads years.