Charm,
how *charming* that you are a medical student (i take it you are studying western medicine? or are you at the school in AZ for homeopathic medicine?) Its quite nice to see DR's with open minds now. I was happy once visiting a therapist to see that she had astrology books on the shelf, it was before i studied myself but was always a believer, so i stayed for counseling- while i was in college of course.
Anyhow, i have a bad habit of posting impulsively, but although I am not done yet, i am assuming this is a planned pregnancy? if so, which is what I assumed bc of the nature of the question, i took a look at your transit report for the year, I am not as good with the SR chart, but will pull out my books and see.. with my Scorpio so strong in my chart i move so slowly bc i study study study.... anyway, i was excited so far to see some contacts in your Transit Ceres and Juno with your natal moon in fertile Leo, so I'll share what I have so far, then will take a look at your progressions and proofread to see if i missed anything. yes, am excited about my solar fire, its cool to pull up these reports bc it just lists transits, you can pick inner planets, outers, asteroids, you name it. i guess its cheating i can't draw a chart by hand, but i have no patience. as you can see from my posts i don't have the patience to read the whole thread i just butt in like a rude little kid that can't wait to raise my hand first, but i get so excited when i see stuff i have no self control.
OK about you, and i'll keep working and posting on this as nobody else has seen it, but you mentioned the moon was VOC when you asked the question, hopefully someone will see this and give me some feedback, but i'm not done yet-
First think I checked was Transits to your moon involving Ceres, Juno, and any outers, especially Jupiter or Uranus. Uranus to moon traditionally indicates surprises, but I am checking Jupiter bc it looks like you WANT to get pregnant or have a child
Well, I started the transits for Jan 1, 2008 and ran them for a year since you were wondering about THIS year.
There were no outer planets making contacts to your natal moon by transit, except jupiter which is a good indication as I believe moon in Leo WANTS children, Jupiter was inconjunct your moon (and all of these dates are exact) on Jan 26, 2008 in house 2. I don't know about this being pregnancy, but you look for at least 3 clues when asking for a prediction, so I'm listing any indications.
I think Jupiter inconjunct the moon would show some sort of test of the heart, maybe a loss of some kind, but emotionally benefiting from this. Jupiter at that time was also in your natal stellium, so you are also benefiting from having Jupiter conjunct:
1)SUN- exact 3 times: March 8, July 13 (Jupiter is Rx), Nov 1
-Jupiter on your sun is a good indication if you are looking for marriage, just be sure if you decide to marry, i would not do it in the summer months of june-july becasue Juno AND Jupiter are retrograde. Basically, this transit is supposed to indicate success, perhaps also reaping the rewards of some kind of venture you started 12 years ago when Jupiter was last on the sun.
2)T-Jupiter conjunct Mercury: Feb 23, Aug 2, Oct 13. You could benefit from a contract during these transits, which could indeed be a marriage contract- whatever you decide to do, you will have the mental capacity to make the right decision for yourself, can also mean travelling, or because in the 2nd house you may benefit from a business venture?
3) T-JU conj. Mars Jan 8 which is the good fortune, drive and energy, ambition to achieve your goals and achieving success. Also fortunate for work, if you have the time to participate in any sporting teams for extra-curricular activities, you would probably be on the winning team. If Brett Favre had this aspect when playing in the playoffs, perhaps he could of taken the Packers to the Superbowl...Same goes for the Patriots
However, with Jupiter transits, expansion is always the key word, so you have to be careful about keeping everythign in moderation. maybe the expansion could be literal? maybe your *belly* expands with a *baby*?
Natal moon IS touched by Ceres and Juno this year-
T Ceres is Conjunct Moon in September 2008
T Ceres is also conjunct Jupiter in March- another great indication of pregnancy.
Ceres is sextile moon in April, which is an *opportunity*
T Ceres makes a Trine to your natal sun Feb 16, 2008
T Ceres makes an oppostion to your sun in July
By Transit, Ceres seems to be quite active this year
As for Juno
T Juno Trine Moon in January
T Juno Quincunx natal Jup Feb 17, and Jupiter IS in your natal 7th
I might add, you are probably going to be lucky in love and life this year as T jupiter trines natal jupiter 3 times this year- April 12, June 4, nov 26. However, if you have a partner in mind, i would have to see his chart because although there is opportunity here, you need to have Saturn and 7th house connections for a lasting relationship.
T Uranus also hits you with some fortunate opportunities this year when it sextiles your sun Feb 7 (date of Eclipse...hmmm). this isn't as major as other UR transits, but still fortunate opportunites,
and T Uranus will make 3 hits and sextile your natal Jupiter in the 7th, April 2008, August 2008, and the other in 2009 but i didn't pull up the transit report long enough to see the 3rd hit, but it might be good to check your progressed moon when you experience the jupiter transits being he is in your 7th house to try and get the timing right of events that occur.
When T Uranus sextiles Jupiter, Uranus will be transiting your 4th house, which rules the mother, AND-
---Also, in case i didn't mention already, when Ceres sextiles Jupiter July 30, 2008, she will be in Cancer, could indicate motherhood... i'm thinking your instincts about your SR are correct... Ceres makes another square to your Jupiter, EXACT on Oct 10 in Leo, who likes children
T Saturn trines your 7th house Jupiter 3 times, once in december, and twice next year, so possibly you will have a pregnancy before the marriage?
I looked at Transits to natal Juno, and i found:
T UR trine Juno from 4th - maybe an unexpected partnership b/c of motherhood? or happening faster bc of motherhood i should say
T JUP presents 3 opportunites to natal Juno this year, starting in March, then June, then November This is a fortunate indication that you may find yourself in a marriage, especially because at the same time, Saturn will be sextiling as i describe below:
***Remember about Juno being Rx from April 18- Aug 8 so I would STRONGLY ADVISE against getting married during this time***
Saturn also makes 3 hits sextiling your natal Juno, first in November 2008 then two other times after the new year, Saturn by transit in your 10th, so you may be trying to get married, perhaps for *status*, or at least a *serious attempt* at getting into a serious relationship. The sextile indicates that you will probably be presented with this opportunity and may have it if you want it.
Looked to the transits to Natal Ceres this year and you do have T Ceres trine natal Ceres April 17, then sextiles in september, but I think that Ceres being contacted by the outer planets hold more weight such as jupiter or Uranus.
I'm now taking a look at your progressions, starting from Jan 2008 and for a 2 year period. Although the transits will add credence to what is shown in progressions, i tend to feel that progressions will hold more weight for major changes because they move slower and especially when hit outer planets by progression hit your personal planets, these are once in a lifetime opportunities which of course will be more significant. will post those when i'm done, but the transits look positive as far as marriage and children.
when i finish looking at your progressions, i'm going to check out your "natal promise" because in the end, you won't get married or have children unless its promised in your chart, but this is backwards, i should have looked first at your promise.
just wanted to post a little bit so you could read some good news, i know you have been waiting patiently, and maybe someone else can see something i didn't, or correct me if i was wrong about something.
So far i think it looks good- are you in a serious relationship right now??
J