On 6th June the Sun newspaper published a short report about crime levels as studied by the police force in Brighton & Hove.

They found that crime increased around Full Moons.

It's not the first time this link has been found by studies.

And I remember, about 20 years ago, police officers confirming it from their own experience.

Here's a link to the story:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007260123,00.html

Today is a day to celebrate - it's the day of the final Saturn opposition Neptune!

This aspect recurs every 36 years, and is a biggie.

It's been (and still is) prevalent collectively, all around the world, as well as individually for a lot of people in their personal and professional lives (just look at the weather and flooding.........)

In the UK we've had a lot of this aspect. We've had Blair, Labour, and Cameron all expressing this aspect through their words and deeds, and we've had the country's Venus and Saturn connecting with it.

Whilst it'll be within orb for a few more months (and if you use an 8 degree orb like most astrologers do, it will briefly return in 2008), today is the final exact aspect of this series, so the evolutionary developments we've been through can now start to 'bed in' and settle down into a more normal pattern of life.

It's a transition point and as with all transition points its worth marking the time with as much joy as you can genuinely muster. So if you've been through a lot these past couple of years I recommend you mark it with a celebration of yourself, and your Self. Give yourself a gift, be kind to yourself, have a treat, do something you enjoy and give it your full attention as a reward to yourself and celebration of yourself. Smile and show gratitude to yourself, your Self, your life, and whatever else you feel thankful for, then celebrate in whatever way, quiet or loud, large or small, you feel like.

Happy Saturn Opposite Neptune Day!

Uranus turned retrograde at the weekend so it's a good time to ask yourself if there's any part of your character or nature that you don't give expression to but would like to, and go inside to retrieve it and bring it forward.

If there are any talents, ideas, or traits that you once abandoned or have never got round to developing, or unusual directions you've wanted to go in but never did for one reason or another, now's the time to review them and see if you want to develop in that way now.

It doesn't have to be a permanent thing either, it can be a temporary 'try out' - no commitment required, full refund available! And there's no rush either, Uranus will be retro until the end of November.