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August 01st, 2020

8/1/2020

AQUARIUS FULL MOON - Monday 3 August, exact at 4.58pm BST, 11.58am EDT

This seems like a Full Moon that has the potential for some shocks or surprises that could wake us up and bring the change we need. Not only is the Moon full in Aquarius, the sign that questions the status quo and breaks the rules, but Uranus, the ruler of Aquarius, is also forming a square to the Sun and Moon. Uranus is the planet of wake up calls, the harbinger of change, the bringer of unexpected events that break us out of stagnant ruts or difficult situations and release us from our conditioned habits and patterns. As such, there is the potential for some kind of curve ball that we were not expecting, but which could be quite liberating. Full Moons tend to bring to a head anything that was seeded around the New Moon and can force whatever has been percolating since then out into the light so that we can see it clearly. On 21 July we had the New Moon, which revolved around issues such as home, roots, feelings of belonging, soul tribe, family and childhood patterns. This is a process that started then and will be culminating now. This is the kind of Moon that could free us up somehow.

This Moon certainly has some clout behind it and may force a change of perspective, whether we like it or not. This could be especially so for anyone with personal planets close to the 11th degree of the fixed signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. The Sun has recently gone into creative, playful and self-expressive Leo, the sign that encourages us to be the master of our own destiny and the director of our own play. The Leo/Aquarius axis is very creative, inviting us to creatively actualise our visions for a better future. The Leo part of ourselves creates and expresses all that we are, while Aquarius invites us to take that creative vision out into the world and help to make the world a better place to be. Many artists and creative types (Leo) live on the fringe of society (Aquarius), able to see outside of the box and improve and beautify their environment. Aquarius can help any Leo tendency to be a bit subjective by encouraging us to step back and be a bit more detached and objective. However, with Aquarius sometimes we can become a bit too detached or alienated, finding it safer to be in the head when the going gets tough, while Leo encourages us to dive in and live from the heart. This Moon asks us to find some balance between the two.

Both Uranus and Chiron the Wounded Healer are forming an aspect to the Sun and Moon during this Full Moon. Uranus is a challenging aspect which could shake things up and force us out of our comfort zone. It could also bring some kind of shock that jolts us into new awareness or realisation and liberates us from any chains that may be binding us. Uranus is currently in Taurus, the sign of material security, values and our inner relationship with ourselves. We are certainly on the cusp of a economic revolution of some kind, and sometimes a complete breakdown is needed before a breakthrough.We are also being forced into a radical change of values, not to mention being forced to think outside the box when it comes to survival issues. Indeed, our sense of safety and material stability is certainly experiencing a profound shake up right now! This Full Moon could cause us to feel this quite acutely, as Uranus’s influence can be quite unsettling or exciting, depending on which way you look at it! Chiron’s aspect is more gentle, giving us the chance to be really honest about some of our core wounds and to heal old trauma and any sense of insecurity or alienation that we may be feeling.

Mars in Aries is a very big player this year, bringing up anger in its rawest form and asking us to be very brave indeed. We will all be affected by it at some point or other, as it triggers our various personal planets. It heats everything up considerably, causing people to be more reactive, forthright, honest and potentially aggressive than they might usually be. It certainly gets everything out into the open, however! During this Moon Mars is squaring up against Jupiter in Capricorn, which could cause us to be quite forceful and even aggressive about our beliefs and opinions than we might usually be, and more prone to anger when faced with any beliefs that contradict our own. It might also help us to be braver about expressing our views and standing up for our beliefs, having greater courage in our convictions, which could be a good thing if we are usually timid in this area. Indeed, this combination can really help us to be brave in general. In this current climate, there are many who are scared to voice their opinion or express their beliefs in case they are pounced on by people with opposing views. People are literally losing friends and family members because of differing beliefs. Mars could make the situation even more volatile, but could also help with independent thinking and give us the courage to face the truth, even if we don’t like what we find.

Mars is also working up to a challenging square with Pluto in Capricorn, which will be exact on 13 August. Pluto is the planet of the soul, while Mars is the ambassador of the soul, representing our conscious desires and helping us to act on the subconscious desires of Pluto. When these two come up against each other we could find ourselves acting and reacting from a very unconscious, buried place deep within ourselves. We may be forced to be truly honest and incredibly brave in facing parts of ourselves that we might find it very hard to see or admit to. This combination could help us to find reserves of energy and courage that we didn’t know existed, but might equally bring up rage that has long since been buried. It could also bring brute force and psychological warfare from those in power and authority, but equally could mean that people find the courage to stand up against any corruption and reveal any dark agendas for what they are. This is the first of three squares between Mars and Pluto this year. The next will be on 9 Oct and the final one will be 23 Dec.

There is certainly a lot of impulsive Mars in Aries fire to contend with during this Moon! It is interesting that Mars is square Jupiter, the ruler of the Sagittarius South Node, causing people to be very forceful and self-righteous about their beliefs, while Venus is sitting right on top of the Gemini North Node, showing us the way forward. Love is the answer! Really, truly listening to one another’s point of view instead of attacking or trying to convince or convert is the Venus in Gemini way. Venus in Gemini encourages kindness, tact, diplomacy and compromise when communicating. The Gemini North Node is showing us that the way forward is to keep an open mind rather than becoming too rigid or fanatical about our beliefs, convinced that our version of the truth is the only one. Gemini invites us to remain curious and open to having our minds and beliefs changed, while Venus on the North Node reminds us to keep our minds and hearts well and truly open.

There is a lot of fear going around at the moment, which contracts the heart and causes people to react very strongly to one another. It is so important to be mindful of the way we communicate with one another, which may or may not be helped by an opposition between Saturn and Mercury. On the one hand Saturn can inhibit the way we communicate and cause fearful, pessimistic, limiting thoughts, grief and even depression, while on the other hand it can mean that we think and talk in a controlled, measured way and find a way to make sensible decisions based in reality. We also have an opposition between Mercury and Pluto which will be exact on Saturday 1 August, which could mean that we experience incredible psychological insight but could also mean that we say things to one another that are manipulative or somewhat below the belt, even if they are true. Pluto can be very probing and adept at digging out anything that is hiding in the shadows, and so we may find that conversations really penetrate to the heart of the matter and uncover some uncomfortable truths.

It is always so very important to remember Neptune in Pisces and do our very best to get out into nature as much as possible to feed our spirit and keep our heart open. Neptune in Pisces also reminds us to find compassion and empathy for one another. There isn’t one person on this planet right now who isn’t struggling in one way or another, so it is absolutely essential to remember that we are not separate beings, but all part of one big energy system.This division and polarised concept of “us against them” is an illusion. We are all the same consciousness having a different human experience. United we stand, divided we fall! Neptune and Jupiter are forming a harmonious sextile aspect to each other during this Moon which peaked on 27 July but is still strong. This can help us with our spiritual growth and give us the faith that whatever we are going through is ultimately for a higher purpose both personally and collectively. Spiritual growth is not a walk in the park, but can be quite a messy business at times!

The Sabian Symbol for this Full Moon, at 12° Aquarius, is: “On a vast staircase stand people of different types, graduated upward.”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “The necessity of recognising differences of types and levels of development, wherever human beings live and work together. This symbol obviously refers to the ascending process of evolution of life forms and consciousness. It seems to apply especially to the fact that differences of levels exist among human beings. The ideal of equalitarianism has to be balanced by a realisation that hierarchy of levels is a fact of nature. Each person should be aware of the level at which he (or she) stands, even as he strives to move toward a higher one. He should look up for inspiration and examples, while helping the human beings of the next lower level to reach up”. This is an interesting symbol, as it could be seen as different levels of spiritual awareness, or it could be the different opinions people hold and the “camps” they belong to. It could be class or the financial bracket each are in. We are all on the same staircase, however. Instead of comparing ourselves to others or judging them for their differences, we should simply keep an eye on where we are going and help others to do the same. This almost feels like an invitation to mind our own business!

This Moon could certainly help to free us from any chains that may be binding us and has the potential to bring our inner rebel to the fore! Uranus is known as the Great Awakener, and sometimes we need a shock or two to jolt us into awareness and help us to see things from a different perspective. Venus conjunct the North Node feels like a very important part of this Moon, reminding us to keep and open mind and heart and to be kind to one another. Some very raw emotions could come up and with Mars in Aries in full effect the potential for anger is great, but Venus reminds us to listen to each other and to seek the middle ground instead of self-righteous judgement or cruelty. So often the truth is found somewhere in the middle! With Saturn back in Capricorn and getting close to Pluto again, we are going through a mass purge, confronting enormous amounts of grief and dealing with our personal and collective karma as life as we know it falls to the ground. This Moon can help us to break free and wake up somehow and take a step back so that we can see things as they really are.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Picture: Freedom by Lenthey Qin (13 years old)

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CANCER NEW MOON - 20 July 2020

7/18/2020

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Exact at 6.32pm BST, 1.32pm EDT

This is a once in a Blue Moon, as it is the second New Moon in Cancer within a month. Usually we only have one New Moon in an given sign per year, but it seems that we are being asked to spend a bit more time with the energy of Cancer this year! The last Cancer New Moon, on the Solstice, started an energetic ball rolling that came to a head with the Capricorn Full Moon on the 5th. At that time Mercury was Retrograde, causing us to look back and reflect, not to mention that misunderstandings were rife! Now Mercury is going direct again, and this Moon will also set a ball in motion as something new comes into being and anything that needs to pass away is left behind in the dark of the Moon. Cancer is all about home, childhood, family, ancestry, the past, nationhood, tribes, nurturing and motherhood. This is the sign that helps us to find our roots and a sense of belonging, whatever that means to us. This is the part of us that struggles with insecurity and neediness and must ultimately realise that happiness is an inside job. It is not the job of anyone or anything to make us feel secure and meet all of our emotional needs. Ultimately that is up to us.

Some questions to ask during a Cancer New Moon might be: Where is home? Is it an external place or a feeling inside of us? Where and how do we find a true sense of belonging? What emotions might the current situation bring up that need to be honoured and expressed? What causes us to feel insecure or vulnerable? What might be pulling us back into the past and preventing us from fully moving forward? Indeed, do we tend to live too much in the past? Who and what are we too dependent on to make us feel emotionally secure? Are we in touch with our true emotions and do we express them in a childish or mature manner? Are we connected to the land we live on? Are we able to parent ourselves and take responsibility for our own emotional reactions to other people’s actions? Who is our tribe, our soul family? Are we nurturing those relationships adequately? What messages might our emotions hold? When it comes to the truth of the matter, how do we really feel?

There is still a bit of a Capricorn party at the moment, which is very much a part of this New Moon, as the planets are opposite the Sun and Moon. In fact, Saturn is directly opposite and is a very strong influence, as not only is it the ruler of Capricorn but is also in it own sign of Capricorn right now! This could make us very aware of how we suppress our emotions and protect ourselves by putting walls up. Indeed, we could feel a bit cut off from others during this Moon, as we may have to contend with feelings of loneliness, grief, and sorrow. We could feel a bit weighed down, fearful or burdened and might tend to withdraw from one another somewhat. Saturn is quite a heavy, karmic energy that forces us to see things as they really are rather than how we would like them to be, and sometimes this can be a bit depressing. It can make it a bit hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Saturn energy can make us feel restricted, limited, controlled and constricted by those in authority.We may have to face up to the repercussions of past actions, as we reap what we sow. Saturn asks us to make concrete decisions, take responsibility for ourselves and make a deeper commitment, forcing us to be truly accountable and come from a place of integrity.

Jupiter and Pluto are also opposing the Sun and Moon, although not as tightly as Saturn, so their energy will be felt around the time of this Moon. Indeed, this conjunction is one of the most prominent themes of 2020, as it spans most of the year. It brings up huge issues around people’s beliefs, as people attempt to convince or convert others to their version of the truth, even though it is hard to really know what the truth is. Any opposing opinions are bringing up very strong emotions in some people, and there is so much judgement and fear based beliefs around that it is frightening. Fear can make people very reactive and rigid, and tends to contract the heart. It is so very important to do all we can to keep our hearts open and not to operate from a place of fear, as it is so destructive! Capricorn is the sign of control and authority, and when Pluto comes into contact with Jupiter there is the potential for propaganda and mind control by those in power who might have an ulterior motive and hidden agenda. When Pluto and Jupiter join forces the truth can be occluded, hidden, obscured.

There is also the capacity for some very thorough research, digging deep in the search for the truth. The gift of this combination is the capacity to smell a rat, to learn to really trust our sixth sense and our intuition. All is not as it seems, and Jupiter and Pluto can help us to see beneath the surface and find what is hidden there, even if it is not pretty. This is a year for purging some “programmed” or conditioned beliefs, which can be quite a painful yet profoundly transforming process. It is as if we are in a birth canal at the moment, which is quite a dark place to be! With the Sagittarius South Node also forming a “crisis” aspect to the Sun and Moon, there is definitely a sense of us needing to examine some of our more rigid or ingrained beliefs and convictions and to be open to a other peoples point of view and a new way of seeing things.

Saturn and Pluto are also moving back towards each other, as Saturn is retrograde in Capricorn, having recently left Aquarius for a little while. The conjunction between these two powerful planets back in January was the catalyst for the destruction of systems and structures, both personal and societal. There is a sense that systems that are deeply flawed or no longer have integrity are being broken beyond repair. We have been forced to dive deep into our own shadows and also to recognise the deeper, darker aspects of the power structures that govern us. Fear based control has been rife this year, and it will be interesting to see what happens as the planet of karma, control, authority and structure comes back to meet the planet of power, death/rebirth, the underworld and transformation. They will not form an exact conjunction, as they did on 12 January, but will come closest to each other on 29 September, and the energy will be building up until then.

During this New Moon we have an exact “square off” between Chiron in Aries and Mercury in Cancer. This could cause us to come to some understanding and have realisations that are quite painful but also profoundly healing. We may be forced to be very honest with ourselves and to realise where the source of our current pain lies, which could have its roots in childhood and even past lives. Indeed, there is a huge amount to be learned from history, as we tend to keep making the same mistakes over and over again as patterns repeat. Someone may say something to us that hurts us or triggers our old wounds and causes us to react or become defensive. Indeed, we may do the same to someone else. There is much healing possible here, but it may involve having to have a difficult conversation or come to a painful realisation. Mercury is in Cancer, so the focus may be our home, family, our country, roots, childhood or sense of belonging. This all ties in with the nature of this New Moon, which is intensely personal.

The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon, the energy of which will play out over the coming month, is in 29° Cancer: “A Greek Muse weighing new-born twins in golden scales”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “The intuitive weighing of alternatives…..at this stage in the process of individualisation two ways are open. The individual person may hesitate before making his decision. His “intuition” (the Muse) is able to show him what the choice is. Perhaps there can be a way of combining the two alternatives. But, as the next symbol implies, the one which in the end has the greatest appeal may not be the “nature” way. This symbol reveals to us the pro and con operation of the mind when faced with a vital decision. Because it is the “Muse” that is doing the weighing, it is apparent that forces deeper or higher than the intellect are actually at work - the intuitive mind, or what Jung calls the “anima,” i.e. the psychic function which relates ego-consciousness to the collective Unconscious. What we see happening, at the very threshold of a new cycle, is an INNER PRESENTATION OF ALTERNATIVES”.

There is a sense that we may be faced with some kind a decision or choice in the coming month. This symbol also alludes to the extreme polarisation that we are currently experiencing in society, with so many different “camps”. How do we find balance between all of the “opposites”? Do we actually have to take a side and “choose”? How can we find a balance between our head and heart? We are encouraged to listen to our inner guidance to show us the way, which is reinforced by a harmonious sextile aspect between Jupiter and Neptune, bringing the gift of faith and intuition. As Rudyar says, maybe we can combine the two alternatives somehow. The scales could also mean weighing up alternative points of view.

The Sabian symbol for Saturn is also interesting, at 29° Capricorn, and could help somehow: “A woman reading tea leaves”, which Rudyar describes as “The ability to see the signature of hidden meaning in every occurrence drawing one’s attention. Man has always sought to interpret the meaning of events or situations which baffle him in terms of specific omens or “Signatures.” What is implied is the ability not only to perceive the facts of everyday existence, but to see through these facts and discover how they are related to the realm of basic meanings or archetypal processes. This is essentially what is meant by true CLAIRVOYANCE, the capacity to see in everything the Signature of deeper realities.” This symbol asks us that we have the potential for receiving messages if we are open to seeing the signs. It is important to use both our left and right brain, and trust in our intuitive knowing and any clues and symbolism that can help us to know which way to turn. The signs are all around us if we can only open our eyes to see.

The Sun is about to take us into creative, self-expressive, playful Leo season, but for some reason we are being asked to stay with the theme of Cancer for a little while longer, hence a second New Moon in this sensitive, emotional sign. Saturn’s involvement may force us to take responsibility and make a decision or deeper commitment to something. It certainly seems that we may be asked to weigh up some alternatives, which is where Cancer can help, as it encourages us to recognise what emotions come up when we talk about whatever we are facing. Our emotions hold the key. Our body is wiser than our mind, which can easily play tricks on us, and our emotions can reveal the truth of the matter, because they don’t lie.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Painting: Reading Tea Leaves by Harry Herman Roseland

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CAPRICORN FULL MOON / LUNAR ECLIPSE - 5 July 2020

7/3/2020

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Exact at 5.44am BST, 12.44am EST

This could be a very interesting 4th of July! This is the third and final Eclipse of the season, culminating in quite a Full Moon! We are undergoing a consciousness shift, the beginning of a new chapter, and whatever happens around this time will have implications for the next 6 months, until the next set of Eclipses in late November, early December. The Moon is full in Capricorn as well as Saturn, the ruler of Capricorn, also having slipped back into Capricorn. Indeed, we have the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto and Pallas Athena all currently residing in the sign of government, authority, control, structure, achievement, discipline, parental and societal conditioning.The Moon lies directly opposite the Sun in Cancer, the sign of family, home, our roots, our nationhood and homeland, childhood, emotional security and patterns formed when we were young that follow us into our adult relationships. We are asked to find some balance between the energy of Cancer and Capricorn, rather than veering too far one way or the other. How can we find a greater sense of balance between our inner and outer lives?

The Full Moon could bring anything up that has been building up since the New Moon on 21 June, and in the case of Capricorn it could be repressed or suppressed grief. Capricorn is the part of us that tends to stuff our emotions down, trying to maintain a veneer of control, and this Moon could bring it all up to the surface for us to face and express. It may feel like a pipe bursting that has been blocked! Cancer energy helps us to show our more vulnerable side but can also make us a bit needy and insecure, whereas Capricorn encourages us to pull our socks up and get on with it, sometimes to our detriment. The Moon could bring up issues around conforming to the “rules” and around the theme of judgement. A Capricorn Moon could heighten any feelings of guilt we may have, possibly as a result of feeling judged by others. However sometimes we are our most severe judge! We could even experience feelings of futility, fear and even depression, as it could feel hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. This is the sign that forces us to see things as they really are, but can also be prone to fearful or cautious thinking.

There is definitely a lot of focus on all things Capricorn right now, but we do have the Sun and Mercury Retrograde in Cancer. Mercury went retrograde in Cancer on 19 June until 12 July. This puts considerable mental focus on all things Cancer, such as home, family, roots, how we express our emotions, where home is, who our tribe is, where we belong. Mercury retrograde can bring people back into our lives who we have unresolved business with, or memories flooding back from long ago that may be of importance to us now. Cancer is known for being quite nostalgic, with a tendency to dwell on the past, while Retro Mercury can make us very retrospective and reflective. Retro Mercury asks us to look back and to go back over anything we might have missed in the preceding few weeks before 19 June, as it might have something to teach us. It is important to remember, while Mercury is retrograde, that miscommunication and misunderstandings are possible, especially in such an emotionally reactive sign as Cancer.Our minds could literally become overwhelmed with emotion at times, so that it is hard to think straight. Certainly there is a big focus on home, family and belonging during this time, and a need to go back over old ground somehow, clearing the way to move forward.

Chiron the Wounded Healer is very much involved in this Full Moon, as it is forming a challenging square to the Sun, Moon and Mercury, not to mention that we are moving towards a conjunction between Mars and Chiron that will be exact on 14 July. Chiron is in Aries at the moment, and was a big player at the beginning of this global process we are experiencing, as if it represents the “virus” itself but, more symbolically, a war. Chiron is often present during events that are of great historical importance, and is currently residing in Aries, the god of war. It feels like the next week or two could be important, as Mars, the ruler of Aries, joins Chiron in Aries. Will we be called to find our sacred masculine and stand up and act somehow? Will we experience the next phase of the war on humanity? Will people lash out in anger? Will force somehow be used either for or against us? Will the “virus”and all connected to it gain more momentum and force? Will we see an upsurge in violence, aggression or war-like activity? Will more people come to loggerheads over the situation we are in? Will we somehow be given an opportunity to heal wounds connected to sexuality, aggression, violence and the masculine? It will be interesting to see what happens between the Full Moon and the next Moon on 20 July, as this is a powerful combination.

This Moon involves Chiron squaring off against Mercury and the Sun, exact on 1 July but still very present during the Full Moon. Chiron will also be square the Moon in the day of the Full Moon, which could trigger some deep emotions and old grief. This could involve us receiving messages that are painful to hear and that could potentially bring up anger. We may find ourselves being triggered by the words and actions of others, so that we overreact and say things we don’t mean. Information could come to light on a global level that overwhelms us emotionally and makes us angry. Mars in Aries is also square Mercury during this Moon, exact Wednesday 8 July, causing people to speak in anger and blurt out things they might regret, but also helping us to get things out into the open and speak our truth. Whatever happens on 4 July, in the build-up to this Full Moon, could bring some painful realisations and potentially challenging and volatile communication. It will be interesting to see what happens in the world arena this weekend. There could be a lot of action and reaction from various camps!

Uranus is also forming a harmonious aspect to the Sun, Moon and Mercury, which brings the potential for some kind of wake-up call that could bring new information to light and helps us to shift somehow. Uranus and Mercury helps us to see outside of the box and can bring profound realisations, insights and epiphanies and help us to see an alternative point of view. Uranus is the harbinger of change, helping to release us from our “programming” and old conditioning so that we are free to think for ourselves and see beyond the consensus narrative. We may find that our minds are blown somehow and the information could come to light that is very liberating and enlightening indeed. We might be asked to be quite flexible and open-minded, as Uranus encourages us to step back and view things from a different perspective.

Uranus is currently in Taurus, which is important to note, as it will have an influence on this Moon. Taurus is the sign of finance, Mother Earth and our sense of security on a physical and material level. Uranus is the sign of change, revolution and innovation and can definitely upset the apple cart when it comes to survival issues! Uranus in Taurus can bring a revolution of our financial system, forcing us to think outside the box when it comes to the way we make a living and to change our way of thinking around the financial system itself. Is there a way forward that is more fair, just and equal, that takes the focus away from “possession” and what is “mine” and “yours”? How might we move forward with a lighter footprint, harnessing natural resources such as wind and sun rather than raping and pillaging the earth herself? How can we turn this situation around and create a world that is healthier and more abundant for all who live on the planet? There is plenty to go around - we just have to change our approach, our mindset and our conditioning in this area of ecology, survival and economy. This Moon could bring up some of these issues to contemplate, as it certainly seems that things cannot go on as they have done. The system as we know it is collapsing. What will take its place?

The conjunction between Jupiter, Pluto and Pallas Athena in Capricorn is still very prevalent during this Moon and will be for the next month or so. It coincided with the peak of the fear and pandemonium back in early April and it seems that there is a resurgence now as well. Jupiter in Capricorn certainly can magnify and exaggerate the Plutonian fear around death and our mortality! It is very important for us to be mindful of the way we express our beliefs, as this combination can cause people to want to convince and convert others to their point of view and to be quite intolerant of opposing beliefs. We are all entitled to our point of view and should still be able to remain friends despite a difference of opinion. There are many strong beliefs being espoused right now, with so many people on their soap box being very judgemental indeed, so it is very important to be mindful, tolerant and aware of when we are being judgemental. It is also important to listen to our body’s wisdom. We all have the gift of intuition and a “sixth sense” and never has it been more important to use and learn to trust it. Our bodies know the truth.

Something else that Jupiter and Pluto in Capricorn can bring is a messianic complex on the part of those who have too much power and authority for their own good. This can be governments, corporations or even individuals who believe somehow that they are the “saviour” of mankind and have the capacity or tools to solve or “fix” the problems we are facing. While one can certainly help to solve the problems we face, it is very dangerous and deluded to think that one has the power to “save” the whole world. The higher potential of Jupiter and Pluto is for us to experience a profound transformation of our belief system, as we purge any old, outworn, toxic beliefs about ourselves and the world we live in. It is very important to keep an open mind during this time and also to do some detective work and research , digging deep under the surface for the truth. Just because we are told something is true, it doesn’t mean that it is! Indeed, it is so very hard to know where the truth lies right now, which is why it is so important to trust our inner wisdom.

The Sabian Symbol for the Moon, at 14° Capricorn, is” An ancient bas-relief carved in granite remains a witness to a long-forgotten culture”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “The will to unearth, in our culture as well as in any culture, what has permanent value, and to let go of nonessentials.
At a time when in nearly every land men are questioning and challenging the validity of traditional beliefs and customary attitudes, it becomes necessary to separate permanent values and great principles or symbols from the many individual habits and the socio-political developments which more often than not have perverted or even negated the original ideals of the culture. We must strive to free these ideals from the wild growth of personal and class selfishness, from the greed and ambition so prevalent in human nature, and learn to appreciate the excellence of what is the immortal seed-foundations, as well as the spiritual harvest, of any culture – and by extension of every sustained and complete work produced by a man’s indomitable effort to achieve creative perfection.
In this symbol we are shown the procedure which enables us to gain a deep and thorough appreciation of sociocultural processes in their most enduring forms. What is needed is a penetrating and courageous insight founded upon a valid HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. This applies to the past of an individual’s life as well as to the history of a nation or a group.”

This is an interesting symbol in the light of current events, and also considering the planetary energy of this Moon! It is so important to learn from history. We have an opportunity to remember what is truly important and to let go of anything that is flawed, or outworn, or corrupt or “perverted”, as Rudyar says. This feels like an historical moment that has the potential to shape the future of mankind and this planet. The next couple of weeks feel important, as does the next 6 months, until the next set of Eclipses. In the meantime, we can try to harness a few of Capricorn’s highest qualities, the first being maturity. How can we act in a way in which we take responsibility for our actions and reactions and harness our inner adult? How might we need to become more accountable? How can we make sure that we are the biggest person we can be? How can we honour other instead of judging them? One of Capricorn’s greatest gifts is integrity, which involves always doing the right thing even if it involves doing things the hard way. It is so very important to always do what we feel is right, regardless of how it might affect us. Never has this been more important than now.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Picture: Ancient Carved Bas Relief - Unknown

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CANCER NEW MOON / ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE / SOLSTICE - 21 June 2020

6/18/2020

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Exact at 7.41am BST.

Well, it is not often that we have a New Moon and Eclipse and the Solstice all in one day! This feels very significant indeed, especially in the light of all that is happening in the world right now. An Annular Solar Eclipse is otherwise known as a Ring of Fire, which must have seemed like a sign from the gods in times gone by! Indeed, it has lost none of its magic now as it is a truly magnificent sight, symbolising a significant shift in consciousness and the beginning of a new chapter. This is like the mother of all New Moons, as we are starting a new cycle, setting a ball in motion that will have an impact on the next 6 months, culminating with the Eclipses in November/December. What do we need to leave behind in the dark of the moon and what energetic seeds do we wish to sow for the coming cycle? This Eclipse cycle also has a resonance with the Cancer New Moon 19 years ago, on 21 June 2001. This is the next phase of a 19 year Nodal cycle.

The Sun and Moon have literally just moved into the very first degree of Cancer, where they are forming their monthly union. This takes the emphasis from the mental, communicative busyness of Gemini to the emotional, nurturing energy of Cancer. This is the sign of the home, family, childhood, emotional patterns, ancestral roots, nationhood, motherhood. This is the sign that helps us to find a sense of belonging and connects us to certain places which may or may not be the country we were born in. Cancer asks us to find a way to meet our emotional needs, but when it is out of balance can make us incredibly needy and insecure, reverting to childish behaviour in order to get our needs met. This is the sign of national pride, with a great emphasis on finding our “tribe”, which may be our family and country or origin, but may also be our soul family that we have found along the way. It is possible that the emphasis of this Moon may be on contemplating where home is and where we belong. Times like these certainly make us more aware of who is in our soul tribe, that’s for sure!

The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon/Eclipse is very interesting, at 1° Cancer: “On a ship the sailors lower an old flag and raise a new one”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “ A radical change of allegiance exteriorised in a symbolical act: a point of no return. On the “ship” which symbolises the ego-consciousness floating on the sea of the vast Unconscious, the individualised will makes a basic decision. The “collective” will gradually overcomes the “individual” and at the end the state will overpower the person. Now, however, the individual person enjoys his most glorious hour; he exults in this ability to make a “free decision” – i.e. to act as an individual who selects his life goal and his allegiance. His consciousness accepts a process of fundamental REORIENTATION, implying the stabilisation of his energies”.

This symbol is profound, as it feels like a turning point and a big shift, on top of the energy of the Eclipse. There is a sense of a change in where we place our loyalties, and a feeling that what came before is no longer relevant. What this flag represents may be different for each of us, but it could be seen as our ideals, hopes or even our beliefs. Something may happen that there is no coming back from, both personally and collectively. It is important to note that this symbol sets the tone for the next 6 months, so it will have far reaching impact and consequences. It brings the feeling that things will be very different for all of us after this period of time is over. We may be called to make profound changes that we couldn’t have foreseen, but which are absolutely necessary given the present circumstances. We may be asked to make a choice, a decision, a symbolic act that shows everyone where we stand. No sitting on the fence. Which flag shall we be flying? What do we stand for? What do we believe? What needs to be left behind in the “old world”? What old habits and patterns are simply not relevant anymore? The significance of this symbol will reveal itself no doubt, in the coming months, as the old world passes away and we move towards the new one, in whatever form it may take. However, it does seem as if we are asked to make a choice about which reality we wish to live in.

Usually an Eclipse involves the Sun and Moon being in the same sign that the Nodes are in, but not in this case. The Nodes are very close indeed, but they have recently moved from the Cancer/Capricorn axis into the Gemini/Sagittarius axis. This is the axis of truth and lies, of travel, of beliefs and opinions versus facts and data. We are being asked to keep an open mind right now, as we may find that some deeply ingrained beliefs about life could be blown out of the water. We are asked to listen to one another and to do some research in order to better inform ourselves about what is really going on in this world of ours right now. With the ruler of the Sagittarius South Node in Capricorn right now, there are many who are in fear, defending their rigidly held beliefs as if they are a matter of life and death. In fact, there is some down-right bullying going on as people attack others for having an opposing point of view that challenges their world view. It is important to recognise when we are being triggered into an angry or irrational response and to question why this might be. Why might we be so unwilling to accept that there might be another point of view? What fears prevent us from hearing other people’s opinions and beliefs?

We are currently being encouraged to use our Gemini “street smarts” and to look behind the curtain, questioning the narrative that we are being told and allowing our Capricornian conditioned and “programmed” beliefs to be challenged and broken down. This is a very important period in history when it is essential that we open our minds and do the necessary research to inform ourselves so that we can make the right choices moving forward. Gemini also invites us to find our voice and speak our truth, whatever that might be. If people don’t agree with whatever we have to say then so be it! However, we all have a right to speak our version of the truth and to be heard and listened to (or ignored!) instead of being attacked, judged or ridiculed. We should not need to be afraid of simply trying to voice an opinion or giving an alternative to the prevailing narrative. If we open our minds and give up the need to be right then we might learn something! As Einstein said, “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change”, while George Bernard Shaw said “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything”.

Jupiter and Pluto are building up to their second conjunction in Capricorn, which will be exact on 30 June, and are being joined by Pallas Athena, the goddess who is very adept at the art of military strategy and is known for her creative intelligence. The last time these three joined forces was at the beginning of April, when pandemic pandemonium was at its worst and fear was spreading like the plague. Indeed, Jupiter can certainly magnify our fears and with Pluto can make us believe that we are under threat and our lives are in danger. It can also mean that our beliefs become a matter of life and death, taking on a far greater intensity and bringing out the very worst and most ugly parts of ourselves. There is also a sense, with Pallas involved, of some very clever strategy being employed for manipulation of the truth, propaganda and mind control. Pluto is the planet of power and is very adept at the art of psychological manipulation and hypnosis, so there is the potential for us to be convinced that something is “truth” when it is in fact very far from it. Capricorn is the sign of authority and control and represents our societal conditioning, so there is much potential for authoritarian control through the use of incredibly clever techniques that convince us to believe things that promote division and fear and that bring out the very worst in us.

However, this combo also brings the potential for a profound Plutonian transformation of our belief systems. In fact, all that we have been conditioned or “programmed” to believe is real and true could come crashing to the ground like a house of cards. This could be a painful process, but could also be profoundly liberating and enlightening. The truth shall set you free! Pluto is the detective in us that encourages us to dig deep beneath the surface of reality and find whatever is lurking there. What we find may be shocking, dark and disillusioning, but also has the potential to open our eyes and expand our minds. Jupiter and Pluto will have joined forces three times by the end of this year, by which time what we believed to be true about all things Capricorn, such as authority, government, society and those in control, could be completely and utterly transformed. Pluto is currently taking us through a process of exposing the rot, corruption and any hidden agendas within the power structures that rule us, and what is uncovered has the potential to radically shake up our world view and open our minds to the truth of the matter. We just have to be brave enough to keep an open mind, think for ourselves and to be willing to look under the proverbial carpet and behind the curtain.

Which takes us to the ruler of Capricorn, Saturn, who is now back in the very first degree of Aquarius, having recently gone retrograde. Saturn is forming an inconjunct “crisis” aspect to the Sun and Moon, so it is a significant player in this Moon/Eclipse. Saturn went into Aquarius on 21 March and is going to go back into Capricorn on 2 July until 17 December, when it will go back into Aquarius. While Saturn has been in Aquarius we have had the curbing of our freedom via lockdown, those in authority preventing us from meeting in groups, social distancing, an increase of virtual reality, the censorship of any alternative viewpoints, the increased usage of technology to track, trace and control, suppression of civil rights and liberties and in recent times, while Saturn has been retrograde, rioting and civil unrest.

It is important to remember that Saturn rules Capricorn, where Pluto, Pallas and Jupiter are joining forces right now. This brings the capacity for mind control and manipulation by those in power that then feeds into Saturn in Aquarius, bringing the civil unrest and even greater division than we already had before this. This is the old age strategy of Divide and Rule. People are fighting each other over their beliefs and emphasising their differences rather than recognising the need to come together to fight for something much bigger - the future of humanity. To come together in order to create the world we want our children to live in rather than the dystopian reality that could potentially be looming. To take our power back and stop being blindly led by those corrupted by greed and power who no longer have our best interests at heart. To question any rules that simply don’t make sense. To take responsibility for a “New Normal” that feels healthy and free and equal and just and more in line with the natural rhythms. Lockdown has given many of us a change of perspective on the way we want to live our lives, so maybe it is time to “hoist a new flag”. As the structures crumble we have a chance to create, from the bottom up, a true democracy whereby we all take responsibility for making the world a better place to live.

It will be interesting to see what will happen when Saturn and Jupiter join forces in this same degree of Aquarius in December, exact on the 21st, which is the next Solstice! What will have happened in the 6 months between now and then? What choices will we have made? How will life look different? The Sabian symbol for the degree where Saturn is now and where Saturn and Jupiter will be on the Solstice is: “An old adobe mission in California” which Dane Rudyar describes as “The power inherent in all great human works to endure far beyond the workers’ life spans… While the zodiacal sign Capricorn begins with a symbol of social-political power, Aquarius, at its start, presents a more spiritualised and idealistic or creative picture of the social forces at work. Moreover, it stresses the enduring character human achievements ensouled by a great vision. At least within the frame of reference of our Western civilisation, the symbol speaks of the projection of a noble ideal into concrete forms of beauty and significance, thus of the radiation of the “civilising” power into an institution offering, to primitive men, the opportunity to reach a higher, more organised and productive, level of activity. It speaks to us of THE CONCRETISATION OF AN IDEAL.” This feels like we have an opportunity here to create a new world, so it is important that we all take responsibility for the kind of world we envision in our dreams, rather than our nightmares!

One last thing of note. Mars, the warrior planet, is about to go into its own sign, Aries, where it will remain for the rest of the year.This will happen on 28 June. Usually Mars is only in a sign for a month or two, but Mars will go retrograde in September, so it will be there fr 6 months. Mars in Aries is raw, unfiltered anger, honesty, aggression, impulsiveness, forcefulness, enthusiasm, bravery, act first, think later. This combination could certainly bring out the fighting spirit, and fires that could literally and metaphorically burn out of control. Tempers could flare and brute force and Martian aggression could be more prevalent. In the same token, this could help us to find our courage and the “fire up the arse” that we need to make choices, decisions and to take action where and how we need to. Mars is going to be forming a challenging square aspect to Pluto and the other planets in the Capricorn party three times this year, due to going retrograde. The sign of authority and control going up against the planet and sign of anger, aggression and war.

Pluto and Mars will square off against each other in August, Sept/Oct and Dec/Jan, which has the potential to bring acts of brute force by those in authority and could also bring up rage against those in power and anger as we face some very uncomfortable truths. This combo could also bring psychological warfare. It could also bring the courage and power to overcome some huge obstacles and perform feats that we would never have thought possible! During this Moon Mars is still in Pisces and is forming a square to the Nodes of the Moon, which also highlights the Martian energy of anger and aggression, especially around people’s beliefs and opinions. How is anger playing out in our lives? Who and what is triggering our anger right now, and why might that be?

These are certainly unprecedented times and this is no ordinary Moon! Indeed, this next 6 months could be quite pivotal. The Sabian symbol certainly seems to indicate so! As ever, we must not forget Neptune in Pisces, the planet reminds us that we are not separate and that ultimately we are all consciousness in different bodies and having different earthly experiences. Neptune reminds us to treat one another with kindness and compassion and to remember that what happens to one happens to all. This is not an abstract concept - it is real. We are going through a massive collective shift right now and this Eclipse season is the next phase in this process. Many are extremely vulnerable, scared, and starved for touch right now, and that does strange things to the psyche. So we must be gentle with one another.

This Cancer Moon reminds us to take care of each other and also to admit when we need help or can’t cope. Neptune reminds us that we are all simply souls living in very uncertain times right now, and we are bound to have a wobble or two. Spending time in nature is essential in times like these, as it can centre, ground and reconnect us when we are feeling overwhelmed or fearful. Fear contracts the heart and causes us to act and react in crazy ways, so it is very important to find ways to reconnect to the love that is innate within all of us. Neptune is the planet of unity. United we stand, divided we fall. Never has this statement been more pertinent than now.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

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SAGITTARIUS FULL MOON / LUNAR ECLIPSE - 5 June 2020

6/1/2020

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We can expect a lot of views, beliefs and opinions to be flying around during this Full Moon, with the Sun in communicative, curious and versatile Gemini and the Moon in adventurous, philosophical and opinionated Sagittarius! We are also entering Eclipse season, which represents a new chapter and often brings some kind of shift in consciousness. The impact of a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse is more far reaching than your average Full Moon, as it will impact the next 6 months. This Full Moon represents the culmination and continuation of a process that began back on 10/11 January of this year, when we had the last Lunar Eclipse. It is interesting that the Eclipse in January coincided with the Saturn Pluto conjunction, which was certainly the catalyst for the global restructuring that we are now experiencing. This Full Moon could signify the next phase of what began then. This Eclipse season also has connections to the Eclipse season in June/July 2001, a year that definitely had a huge impact on the whole world. This Moon is specifically connected to the Sagittarius Full Moon of 6 June 2001, so it is worth looking back to that time and contemplating what was happening at that time, both personally and collectively.

The Nodes of the Moon have just moved from Cancer/Capricorn, where they have been for the last 19 months, into Gemini/Sagittarius. This represents a big energetic shift, as now the focus will be on all things Gemini and Sagittarius. The South Node, representing our past karma and patterns that may be holding us back, is now in Sagittarius, the sign of philosophy, religion, travel, higher wisdom, faith, truth and our beliefs. For the next 19 months we will very likely be prompted to question our most deeply held beliefs about ourselves and life itself, as the Gemini North Node encourages us to listen to other viewpoints and keep an open mind rather than remaining too stuck in one mindset or way of seeing the world. Issues around truth and lies could be very prevalent, and it certainly has become so very hard to know where the truth lies in recent times. It is possible that the media (Gemini) will be brought to task around misinformation, false news and sensationalism. We should be able to rely on the media, as one of the pillars of society, to provide us with the truth (Sagittarius). Gemini is more logical and very much deals with the facts and data, while Sagittarius is more intuitive, dealing with philosophies and beliefs.

We could be asked to find a way of communicating our truth to others in a gentle and palatable way rather than trying to convince and convert people, and forcing them to accept our version of the truth. Gemini encourages us to listen and learn from one another instead of rabidly defending our own views and beliefs. Just because someone else holds a different belief it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are wrong and we are right. Beliefs are always up for debate! This really is a good time to keep an open mind and to remain willing to accept other possibilities rather than clinging to our own version of the truth. This Nodal combo could also bring up issues around freedom of speech and the right to speak out, have a voice and express our truth. It is also the Nodal axis of travelling, as Sagittarius represents long distance travel to other lands, while Gemini is more local. Indeed, it is already looking like the majority of travel will be closer to home for the foreseeable future.

The ruler of Sagittarius is Jupiter, who is currently in Capricorn. This means that during this Full Moon/Eclipse the type of beliefs that we may be asked to question pertain to authority, society, government, the corporations and our parental and societal conditioning. What are we being told to believe by those in authority at the moment? How has our belief system been conditioned or programmed by society, parents and government over the years? Do we have faith that the governments and other powers structures are truly acting in our best interests? How does fear influence us in terms of expressing our views and beliefs? Do we find ourselves more reactive and defensive when we are feeling fearful or insecure, or when our more rigidly held beliefs are being threatened? And what of all the censorship that is so rife in recent times, whereby we are literally witnessing oppression and suppression of the right to share differing views and beliefs? Jupiter is in Capricorn until December, when it moves into revolutionary, tolerant and humanitarian Aquarius, at which point we will probably experience quite a big shift in the area of our faith and beliefs.

Jupiter is getting closer and closer to Pluto, the planet of power, death/rebirth, transformation, the underworld, the soul and our subconscious compulsions. This is the second time these two are coming together, although they have not really been too far away from each other since the first conjunction on 5 April. This combination could literally mean that our beliefs and opinions take on a greater intensity as they become more a matter of life and death. We may also find ourselves being led into the underworld as we dig deep in our search for the truth. Indeed, with Pluto in Capricorn currently exposing the rot within the power structures, we could find ourselves facing some very uncomfortable truths that are hard to accept. It is very important that we listen to our “gut” during this time, as our bodies are incredibly adept at informing us of the truth if we are willing to listen. We all have the ability to “smell a rat”!

Jupiter has a magnifying and “exaggerating” effect on the planet and sign it comes into contact with, and with Pluto and Capricorn there is the potential for an amplification of fear and a magnification of the abuse of power, manipulation and corruption within the power structures .Jupiter makes everything much bigger, and Pluto is certainly exposing some very uncomfortable material at the moment! Our faith in and beliefs about the power structures are very much being challenged! However, it is so important that there is more transparency so that we can see what we are dealing with. Pluto and Jupiter holds the potential for a complete death and rebirth of our belief system, as our programmed or conditioned beliefs fall away in order for something else to take their place. Jupiter and Pluto will finally come together again on 30 June, and the energy will be building until then. It is very significant that the ruler of the Sagittarius Moon and the South Node is paired up with the planet of the soul and transformation. Our beliefs will never be the same by the end of this process, which ends with the last Jupiter/Pluto conjunction in November.

Mars and Neptune are combined in Pisces during this Full Moon and are both forming a challenging square to the Sun and Moon. With Mars exactly squaring the Gemini Sun and Sagittarius Moon this could involve people getting quite hot under the collar when it comes to expressing opinions, views and beliefs. Indeed, there is a danger of people becoming downright aggressive and even nasty if their more deeply held beliefs are threatened or if they are in fear. With Neptune and Pisces squaring the luminaries there is the potential for certain illusions being shattered as the truth is exposed, and this could make us angry. Mars and Neptune together in Pisces isn’t exactly the most aggressive combination, but rather could involve more covert or indirect anger or aggression. It can also bring inspired action and the courage to face the truth and to act on our convictions and ideals with compassion and empathy. Neptune and Pisces represent the collective, and so we may have the courage and conscience to speak up for the sake of humanity. However, we could also act on our delusions or be so super-sensitive that we overreact. The Mars Neptune conjunction is building during the Full Moon and will be exact on 12 June.

Mercury, the ruler of the Gemini Sun, is now in emotional and sensitive Cancer, which could make communication a bit more emotionally fraught and could also mean that we find it easier to express our feelings to one another. We might be a bit more touchy about our opinions and more prone to overreacting if our ideas are challenged. However, it also means that we are better able to communicate in a way that ignites people’s emotions and touches their hearts. Chiron, the Wounded Healer, is forming a challenging square to Mercury during this Moon, which could bring some painful conversations, whereby something someone says or something we read could trigger our core wounds and insecurities. Similarly, we could be the one who says something that is hurtful or triggers someone else’s pain or tender spots.

As retrograde Venus in Gemini is reminding us, it is so very important to be kind to one another and aware that we are all just human beings who are doing our best in an extremely challenging situation. We are asked to reevaluate the way we communicate with one another and to be very mindful of one another’s feelings. It is important to truly listen to one another and to hear where the other person is coming from rather than projecting onto each other. Uranus is also forming a harmonious aspect to Mercury, which could help us to think outside of the box and bring a few helpful insights and epiphanies. Uranus can help us to “wake up” to possibilities that we may have previously been closed to, but sometimes these revelations and realisations can be quite painful to contemplate, which is where Chiron square Mercury comes in. Uranus and Mercury literally blow our mind and could also help us to come up with some clever solutions to whatever we are facing.

The Sabian symbol for the Full Moon, at 16° Sagittarius, is: “Sea gulls fly around a ship in expectation of food.” This is an interesting symbol, considering all that is happening at the moment and how many people are starving in the world and becoming more and more dependent on “scraps” handed out by the government. However, in a more symbolic sense, Dane Rudyar describes this symbol as “The easily acquired dependence of psychic desires upon the stimulation of social circumstances. Animals drawn into the circle of what human society produces find it easier to depend on man’s handouts than to pursue their usually difficult search for sustenance. The sea gulls here symbolise the more wild and normally untameable energies of the human soul, but they too can develop a kind of domesticated dependence upon the by-products of man’s adventures within the realm of unconscious (the sea). Natural instincts feed on the reactions, and often perversions, of the socially conditioned mind-ego. This symbol shows us how nature can readily become subservient to man’s restless ambition to dominate the entire biosphere through an all-human planetary socioeconomic organisation.”

Bear in mind that this symbol and this Moon/Eclipse will have an impact on the next 6 months.
Who and what are we dependent on for information? Are we just accepting what we are being “given” rather than doing the work ourselves to find an alternative? How are we giving our power away and just waiting to be “fed”? How have we separated ourselves from our own intuition and natural instincts and accepted what we are being handed out? Are we becoming “subservient” and dependent? Are we waiting for “scraps” that may never come? How can we take our power back? Is there an alternative solution to this, another way? Is it time to get more in touch with our natural instincts and intuition again, instead of just buying into the “machine” and our social conditioning? This is a powerful symbol, on many levels.

This Full Moon feels very powerful indeed, especially as it kicks off Eclipse season, which certainly could be a game changer. It feels like we are being encouraged to keep an open mind and not be too rigid in our beliefs. There is also a sense of us needing to trust our own gut and to have the courage to speak up if necessary. This is not a time to blindly accept what we are being “fed”, but rather we are encouraged to look under the proverbial carpet and behind the curtain and to be brave enough to face what lurks there. It may not be pretty, and some illusions could be shattered, but it is better to know the uncomfortable truth rather than living a lie that gives us a false sense of security. The truth shall set you free! This is a time of intense communications, with so many different “preachers on the pulpit”, but ultimately we need to use the Gemini energy to do our own research and use our common sense and Sagittarius to listen to and trust our own inner wisdom. We may be asked to find our voice and speak up in as eloquent a way as possible, while also remembering that we all have a right to our opinion and beliefs. Ultimately, optimistic Sagittarius asks us to have faith that the process that we are going through is for the greater good and that, for whatever reason, it is what we need to grow and evolve. Sagittarius can always see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Painting: Open Your Mind - mhelwig at Deviant Art

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GEMINI NEW MOON - 22 May 2020

5/19/2020

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Exact at 8.38pm GMT, 3.38 EST

There is quite a lot happening during this New Moon, not to mention a considerable amount of planetary activity in curious, communicative and adaptable Gemini. Indeed, the planet of the mind and communication itself, Mercury, is also in Gemini, its own sign. Whenever Gemini is prominent we tend to experience an increase in mental activity and social interaction, as well as the potential for information overload! Gemini rules the media and often during Gemini season we are often exposed to so much information that it’s hard to tell the wood from the trees. The energy of Gemini, the twins, can also bring duplicity and even outright lies. As such, it may be hard to know what to believe at the moment, not to mention that there are so many differing points of view being offered that it could be overwhelming. This is not helped during this moon by Mercury forming a challenging square aspect to Neptune, the planet of illusion, fantasy and smoke screens. This means that the potential for fake news and propaganda is rife, so that it’s hard to know what is real and what is not. One of Gemini’s superpowers, however, is collecting facts and data, and so maybe this is what will save the day. As long at the data itself is correct, that is!

Mercury, the ruler of this Moon, is sitting right next to retrograde Venus in exactly the same degree of Gemini, which definitely increases the potential for more social interaction and communication. Venus is the planet of love and beauty, and as she is currently going “backwards” we are being encouraged to re-assess, review and reflect upon the way are are relating to and communicating with one another. We are living in unprecedented times, and there is a huge amount of fear around, as people’s survival issues are being severely triggered. Fear tends to close the heart and can cause people to act and react harshly and even turn on one another. Retrograde Venus combining with Mercury asks us to reconsider how we are communicating with one another and remember to be kind, loving and considerate to one another’s feelings.

Neptune is also challenging Venus and Mercury, which could make it harder to think and communicate clearly and could also make us considerably more sensitive and thin-skinned than usual. Neptune challenges us to “walk a mile in someone else’s moccasins” and to approach one another with love, empathy, compassion and consideration for one another’s vulnerabilities during this time. This could also be a time for us to take our heads out of the proverbial sand and wake up to what really happening, beyond the illusion. Are things as they really seem? Do we need to change some of our beliefs? Should we simply believe everything we are told? It is time to look behind the curtain and burst the bubble of fantasy? What are we not able or willing to hear? What do we need to say but are not saying?

The Sabian symbol for this conjunction of Venus and Mercury, at 21° Gemini, is: “A tumultuous labour demonstration”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “The revolutionary impact of mental concepts upon the collective emotions and desires of man.” and “The repressed or oppressed instincts stage an emotional outburst, claiming their due.” This symbol brings a sense of people who have been opressed joining to protest against injustices. It also hints at the need to come together and raise voices in order to be heard by those in charge. Neptune, which is squaring Mercury right now, represents the collective consciousness, and this symbol certainly reminds us that the power of the collective should never be underestimated, especially when there is a need to speak out over issues that are too important to ignore.

With all the divisiveness and polarisation that is occurring at the moment between people with their opposing views and beliefs and propensity for turning on one another, Neptune, the planet of unity and oneness, reminds us that we are all souls having the human experience. It is so important to remember that even if we have different opinions or beliefs, we all ultimately want the best and are trying to find the truth. This is a time to come together, not fall apart. United we stand, divided we fall! Neptune is also the planet of unconditional love and sacrifice; the part of ourselves that is willing to open our hearts and do the right thing, even if we have to give something up on a personal level. In aspect to Mercury, maybe we are being challenged to speak our truth, from our heart, even if that feels like a risk.

Saturn and Pallas Athena are currently joining forces in Aquarius and have both just started going retrograde. They are also both forming a harmonious trine aspect to the Sun and Moon in Gemini. With Saturn now going “backwards”, having been in Aquarius since 22 March, we now get to look back and take a look at the implications and ramifications of what has happened since then. This is a good opportunity to gain more understanding of what happens when people’s freedom and liberty is inhibited and they are unable to mix with other people or gather in a group, or protest, or worship, or be with their loved ones when they are sick or dying. Is it possible to reconsider certain realities that we have recently found ourselves facing, including the virtual reality that has become the norm in recent times? Saturn in Aquarius also brings the potential for authoritarian control through the use of technology, the reality of which might be worth some consideration. What kind of a world are we headed for? Can we have a rethink?!

It is interesting to note that since Saturn has gone retrograde people have joined together all over the world to protest and voice their concern about the current situation. Saturn retrograde has also coincided with an easing of the lockdown in most countries in the world. This is an opportunity for a re-assessment of the whole situation, as Saturn goes back over the ground it has already covered since February. It will be interesting to see what happens when Saturn leaves Aquarius and goes back into karmic Capricorn on 1 July, and also when it goes back into Aquarius on 17 December. Are we going to have more of the same, or will we have managed to shift the energy into a higher vibration by then?Ultimately we are all being asked to be accountable and responsible (Saturn) for creating a vision of a better future (Aquarius) and also for questioning the status quo. It is time to become really clear on what kind of a world we want to live in and to do whatever we can to make it so.

There is the potential, while Pallas Athena, the warrior goddess known for her sharp creative intelligence and capacity for military strategy, is in Aquarius, for people to come up with some ingenious and unusual solutions to the problems we are currently facing. Pallas Athena in Aquarius brings the potential for shrewdly intelligent and well-planned revolutionary action to defend humanitarian causes and well organised grass roots protests. However, as she is also with Saturn, the planet of authority and control, there could also be some master strategists at work coming up with ways to gain greater control and to counteract those who question and voice their dissent. And with Pallas Athena involved it could be very clever indeed. Pallas Athena will be in Aquarius until 3 June, when she will go back into Capricorn, the sign of government, authority, judgement and control. Hopefully she will harness the best of Capricorn, which is discipline, structure, good judgement and, above all, integrity.

Mars in Pisces is forming a challenging aspect to the Sun and Moon. Indeed, Mars and the Sun will be in this face-off with one another until mid June. This could potentially be calling for the divine masculine to rise within each of us. Mars is the warrior and represents our drive, courage, motivation, energy, desire and capacity to fight or assert ourselves. Mars in Pisces is quite gentle and more likely to be passive aggressive than overtly aggressive. We are asked to find greater empathy, compassion and acceptance of one another and to put our own desires aside for the sake of something bigger than ourselves.We are asked to find our sacred warrior who is able to listen to and act on intuition and spiritual guidance and is willing to stand up for the weak and the vulnerable and fight for our ideals and for the collective. The danger of Mars being in this gentle, compassionate and sensitive sign is that people may act and react in indirect or covert ways that could blind side us. However, this could help people to be less reactive and to be kinder, more tolerant and accepting of each other and better able to listen to one another’s point of view. There are many paths to the same destination.

The Sabian Symbol for Mars, at 7° Pisces, is “Illumined by a shaft of light, a large cross lies on rocks surrounded by sea mist” which Dane Rudyar describes as: “The spiritual blessing which strengthens individuals who, happen what may, stand uncompromisingly for their own truth. Men who do not depend upon collective values, tradition or support but seek at any cost to be true to their individual self and destiny almost inevitably face some kind of crucifixion. They are sustained only by the power within them, to which a light above answers. The symbol tells us: “Be true to thine own self, and in the midst of the outer confusion displayed by those surrounding you, you will realise what you really are as an individual – a son of God.” This symbol implies the supreme worth of a life guided by an inner voice and manifesting a high degree of self-assertion.” This symbol is a reminder to keep the faith, to trust our own intuition and guidance and to be brave enough to act on it, no matter what the cost and no matter what we might have to sacrifice.

There certainly is a lot of interesting planetary energy around right now! It seems that the overall message is that while we may have an overwhelming amount of information and disinformation being passed around right now, so much so that it is hard to know where the truth is, we need to trust our inner knowing. How do we actually feel inside our bodies when we see certain people speak or hear certain views and information? Who and what do we intuitively trust, despite our own belief system? Gemini encourages us to open our minds and allow ourselves to be open to differing points of view rather than burying our heads in the sand or rabidly defending our own beliefs. Gemini also invites us to research and collect information and data so that we can better inform ourselves. It is possible that we may need to completely change the way we actually think about the world. Above all, however, we are reminded to keep our hearts open so that we are kinder, more accepting and better able to “hear” each other, and also able to step up and do what we know in our hearts is the right thing to do. This New Moon may be prompting us to find the courage to put our fears aside and be true to ourselves, finding our voice in true Gemini style and speaking up even if it means facing “crucifixion”. However, hopefully it won’t come to that. Love shall prevail.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Artwork: Beyond Illusion, from Osho Zen Tarot deck. I went on to look at the description of this card and found it to be very apt, so I thought I would share:

The butterfly in this card represents the outer, that which is constantly moving and that which is not real but an illusion. Behind the butterfly is the face of consciousness, looking inward to that which is eternal. The space between the two eyes has opened, revealing the lotus of spiritual unfoldment and the rising sun of awareness. Through the rising of the inner sun, meditation is born.

The card reminds us not to look outside for what is real, but to look within. When we focus on externals, we too often get caught up in judgments--this is good, this is bad, I want this, I don't want that. These judgments keep us trapped in our illusions, our sleepiness, our old habits and patterns. Drop your opinionated mind, and move inside. There, you can relax into your own deepest truth, where the difference between dreams and reality is already known.

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SCORPIO FULL MOON - 7 May 2020

5/4/2020

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SCORPIO FULL MOON - Thursday 7 May 2020, exact at 11.45am GMT, 6.45am EST

Scorpio is the sign of transformation, death and rebirth, power and powerlessness, and is the part of us that is willing to look into the shadows and face the issues that might be unpleasant and considered “taboo”. We are currently building up to a Full Moon in this powerfully cathartic and metamorphic sign, which has the potential to bring some intense emotions to the surface and could also bring some rather uncomfortable material out into the light of consciousness. Full Moons tend to bring out anything that might have been brewing since the New Moon, as if the emotions are somehow “pulled” out of us! Oppositions tend to play out in our relationships, and Full Moons definitely demonstrate this, as the Sun opposes the Moon. The opposition between the energy of Taurus and Scorpio is highlighted during this Moon, and the key is to find the balance between the two rather than going too far into the extreme of either sign.

Taurus is the part of us that might prefer to maintain the status quo, as it feels safe, secure and familiar. Rather than rocking the boat and taking a look under the proverbial carpet to see what might be lurking there, our inner Taurus might prefer to avoid anything that might make us have to face our own shadows, because it is too uncomfortable or “dark” and could upset the apple cart, threatening our peaceful existence. Scorpio asks us to take a risk, to shed some skin, to walk across a burning bridge and step into the unknown, because if we don’t we will not be able to evolve. Scorpio encourages us to play detective, to investigate, to dig around in the dirt, to become more aware of any psychological motivations and agendas that may be hidden beneath the surface of our reality. Scorpio is the part of us that asks “Why?” and isn’t afraid of the truth. Scorpio is the part of us that isn’t afraid to peer into the shadows and confront whatever we find there. This Moon certainly has the potential for some rather uncomfortable material to come to the surface. It could also help us to purge, transform and transmute whatever we find.

However, Taurus also reminds us to be sensible and to not become too embroiled in the drama, so that we can’t see the wood for the trees. We are reminded to stay grounded, and to trust that whatever might be going on in our lives and in the world, that we will somehow be provided for. If Scorpio is taken too far to the extreme we can become paranoid, distrustful, suspicious and fearful, and Taurus reminds us to keep our feet rooted in the ground and to “get a grip”. It’s all about finding balance between the two signs. It is important not to close our eyes to the darker side of life just because it might upset any illusion of safety that we have and make us feel uncomfortable. It is important, especially in this current situation, to question and to be willing to dig beneath the surface of reality, as all might not be as it seems. However, it is also important to stay grounded and rooted and, as much as we can, to cultivate feelings of peace, tranquility and serenity. Putting our bare feet on the earth can help, as can connecting with nature in whatever way we are able. Taurus asks us to trust that ultimately we are protected. The light shall prevail!

The ruler of the Scorpio Full Moon is Pluto, which is currently in Capricorn, the sign that represents societal structures, authority, our conditioning and control. Pluto has been in Capricorn since 2008, slowly but surely exposing the rot within society and the power structures such as corporations and governments.Capricorn also represents the work we do in the outer world, our career, our status and the striving for success. We are certainly going through a metamorphosis in this area right now, as people are being forced to stop and get off the hamster wheel, which for some has been a blessing and for many has been downright terrifying. The structure of our lives is currently going through a profound transformation; a death of sorts, and we don’t yet know what the rebirth will look like. We can only do what we can to keep informed, remain positive and keep visualising the world we would like to live in at the end of this.

This Scorpio Moon has the potential to peel back another layer in this process. We might not like what we see, as Pluto in Capricorn forces us to confront the darker aspects of all things Capricorn, such as greed, power, manipulation and hard control. We may also be forced to see how we have been programmed and conditioned to behave and respond to authority. However, ultimately it could bring greater transparency ,as agendas are exposed and hidden motivations made more visible, and the potential for some kind of purification process,as we rise like the Phoenix from the ashes. Pluto remains in Capricorn until 2024, so we are coming close to the end of the process that started in 2008. It certainly does feel as if the structure of life as we have known it is crumbling right now, and we can only hope that something much better will take its place. Certainly things cannot go back to the way they were.

To take the story further, the ruler of Capricorn is Saturn, which is currently in Aquarius. This brings up quite a few issues, but also helps guide us forward. On the one hand, as I have mentioned in previous posts, we have the potential for our civil rights and liberties being contracted, as we are certainly seeing in the current situation. There is also the potential for dystopia and the use of the internet and technology for authoritarian control. There is the possibility of increased censorship, and a suppression of freedom of speech and freedom of choice. Aquarius is our capacity to protest and to stand up for our rights. Saturn represents authority and control. In a very literal sense, our current situation makes it difficult to gather in groups to protest against anything. Internet censorship preventing people offering differing points of view is also becoming more and more prevalent in this current climate.

However, this combination also asks us to take responsibility for questioning authority and the “rules” and any laws that we feel are an infringement of our basic human rights. Together with Pluto in Capricorn, Saturn in Aquarius asks us to transform our relationship with authority, and rather than blindly accepting all that we are being fed and doing everything that we are told by “those who know what is best for us” we are encouraged to peer behind the curtain, as Dorothy and her friends did in the Wizard of Oz. We are encouraged to do our own research and seek out the truth, asking important questions. Saturn is asking us to take full responsibility for the world that we wish to live in. As the structures crumble and those in power are forced to become more and more transparent, we are invited to become fully accountable for our future reality. Do we want Utopia or Dystopia? Saturn in Aquarius makes it our duty and responsibility to question, to stand up for our human rights, to protest, to be brave enough to put our present safety and comfort aside for the sake of our children’s future. Some rules make sense and are in our best interest and for the greater good of humanity. Some are not.

To take the story even further, the ruler of Aquarius in Uranus, which is currently in Taurus, the sign of physical and financial security, our values and Mother Earth herself. Uranus is the harbinger of sudden change, the Revolutionary and the Great Awakener. Certainly we are experiencing an enormous amount of turbulence and uncertainty in terms of the economy, as millions of people suddenly find themselves on the bread line and we face the threat of economic collapse. All that seemed so safe and secure is suddenly revealed to be inherently unstable. Uranus is the planet which helps to release us from our conditioning. One of the gifts of this situation is the potential for an Awakening, as we take a step back and see things as they really are. We are also given the gift of a radical change in values, as spiritual values become more important than material values. What is more important, the health and safety of our loved ones or the latest gadget?

All is completely unknown at the moment, as we experience a situation the likes of which we have never seen before. Many face economic ruin, and there is talk of a digitized currency. What will come from all of this is as yet unclear. However, Uranus in Taurus does bring the potential for amazing innovation and radically ingenious solutions that could take us by surprise. Necessity is the mother of invention! Again, this goes back to Saturn in Aquarius, asking us to take responsibility for the world we want to leave to our children and grandchildren. We do live on an incredibly abundant planet which has the capacity to provide for us all, if we only learn to treat her the right way and harness her natural and sustainable resources, such as wind and solar power, in a responsible and respectful manner. We simply cannot go on as we have been, mistreating the earth with our toxicity and greed and stripping her bare. There is enough to go around, but we might need to “wake up” and reset our conditioning and programming in this area, letting go of our tendency to cling onto what is “mine”. Who knows, maybe the barter system may become part of our future!

Mars is still in Aquarius and will be in this rebellious, humanitarian and non-conformist sign until May 13. Mars is the warrior and represents our capacity to act, assert and motivate ourselves. It is the agent of anger and represents our drives and conscious desires. While Mars is in Aquarius it brings the potential for people getting angry and defending their rights and liberties. People are more likely to be brave and to fight for their freedom, equality and the right to question authority, our “programming” and any rules that don’t make sense. Mercury is also moving from Taurus into its own sign of Gemini on the 12 May.

Mercury in Taurus can mean that it is hard to change people’s minds, as we may tend to stubbornly defend our own opinions and views and be quite slow to take in new concepts. There is also the chance of us “seeing red” when presented with information that makes us uncomfortable or threatens our sense of peace. With Mercury in Gemini, thoughts and opinions will probably fly around and people could be more open minded and able to accept differing points of view. It is quite possible that information could spread like wild-fire and communication and media could be very active indeed! Mercury in Gemini thinks fast and grasps new concepts easily. However, Mercury is also the Trickster, so it may be hard to know what to believe.

Neptune is forming a harmonious aspect to the Sun and Moon, which brings a beautiful reminder that ultimately we all come from the same melting pot. Neptune helps us to find compassion and empathy for others and encourages us to be very kind and gentle with each other, as most people on earth right now are going through a very difficult time, although each in different ways. It is so important to take care of one another right now and to be aware that a lot of people are feeling quite tender and fragile. Neptune can also cause our imaginations to run wild, and all in the wrong direction sometimes! We are invited to dream a new world into being, one that is more inclusive, fair and just. However, we can just as easily dream up our worst nightmare, especially if we allow ourselves to be ruled by fear. It is so important to keep the faith and to do all that we can to stay in the light. Meditation and prayer can really help right now. There is the potential here for a profound shift in consciousness and this Moon could help us along the way, and with Scorpio involved it could be profoundly transforming and cathartic! Sometimes we have to take a long hard look into the shadows in order to grow, evolve and shift.

Neptune involved with this Scorpio Moon could help us to collectively and gently “open our eyes” to what we were unable to see before. However, it could also make some of us want to just bury our heads in the sand! Reality can be hard to bear sometimes. We are in the midst of a great awakening, with more and more people waking up to the truth, which also involves facing our shadows. Ultimately, however, we must have faith that all that is occurring is ultimately for the greater good and that there is some kind of divine plan at play here. We are in the process of birthing a new Gaia, a new world. All that we are experiencing is helping us to see and understand that which we were blind to before when we were so caught up in the rat race, and how and what we have been doing wrong up until now. There is so much potential for growth and transformation right now. This is a very important moment in our evolution and we have all signed up to be here for it! Neptune may ask us to make some kind of sacrifice for the greater good of humanity. To put aside our own selfish needs for something much bigger than ourselves.

The Sabian symbol for Neptune, at 21° Pisces, is: “Under the watchful and kind eye of a Chinese servant, a girl fondles a little white lamb.”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “Growth in consciousness in its earlier tactile awareness of the wonders of unsophisticated living. The “Chinese Servant” represents the past, as a servant of the new evolution. (The “white lamb” suggests the sign of all beginnings, Aries.) This new evolution is just about to begin during the late Pisces phase of the year cycle. It is as yet an ideal, a white loveliness” This symbol brings a sense of being guided and protected by higher forces as we experience a shift in consciousness. There is a feeling of the collective being very gently woken up by a force of greater awareness. The servant guides and watches benevolently, but is not the parent and so offers an alternative to authority. As Rudyar concludes, there is “ a vision of WHITE HOPE, a hope for a future that can only be felt, almost naively.”

There is so much going on right now that I could keep writing forever! However, hopefully I have got the main points in. Scorpio is the sign that questions “Why?”. It is the sign that is not afraid to dig beneath the surface in order to find the truth, even if it’s not pretty. Scorpio invites us to take a long hard look at ourselves, even if we don’t like what we see. We have the potential for some deep transformation and growth here, but it might involve taking a peek behind the curtain and opening our eyes to that which we really don’t want to see. This Moon could help us to look at the shadows and could also bring up some very intense and powerful emotions as we confront material that is potentially quite challenging. However, there is no darkness without light, and so the brighter the light shines, the darker the shadows seem. We are asked to bravely pick up the torch of truth and put our own selfish desires aside for the sake of the greater good. Ultimately the light shall prevail and the truth shall set us free!

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Picture: The Rebirthing, by Dan Lish

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TAURUS NEW MOON - 23 April 2020

4/19/2020

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Exact at 3.25am GMT.

There is the potential for this New Moon to bring some kind of curve ball that takes us by surprise and wakes us up. Uranus, the Great Awakener, the Revolutionary, the Harbinger of Change, is sitting right next to the Sun and Moon in Taurus, bringing the potential for us to have a slightly unsettling or shocking experience or realisation in order to wake us up to something that we have been unable to see before. Uranus is the planet that liberates us from our conditioning and helps us to undo any limiting programming , enabling us to see beyond consensus reality and question whatever we might usually simply accept from society and those in authority. Uranus invites us to take a step back from the mainstream and look at whatever is going on for us from a different perspective. Sometimes it takes a bit of a shock or a jolt to wake us up and see things differently. Sometimes things have to break down in order for us to recognise the need for another way of doing things.

The Sun and Moon are forming their monthly cosmic union in the earthy, sensual and practical sign of Taurus. New Moons represent the beginning of a monthly cycle, setting the tone for the month ahead and planting energetic seeds that will come to fruition as the Moon becomes full. Taurus represents our values; what holds meaning for us, our sense of self-worth and the capacity to attract what we need in order to survive and flourish. It is also the sign that represents Mother Earth and her capacity to provide and keep us safe. When our inner Taurus is in balance, we know that we will always have what we need and that somehow we will be taken care of, no matter what comes our way. However, when our survival is threatened it is easy to go into fear and retract into ourselves in order to create a feeling of safety and security. This New Moon could be a good time to set some positive intentions around money and survival, sending out prayers or affirmations that we will all be safe and protected. This is a perfect time to set intentions for a beautiful, abundant, flourishing earth where everyone is provided for.

Uranus will be in Taurus for 7 years, from 2018 until 2025. It has the capacity to completely revolutionise the financial system, forcing us to somehow think outside of the box and look at issues around finance, values and security from an alternative and unorthodox perspective. Is it possible to approach earning a living in a completely different way? Taurus likes to play safe and can be quite possessive, while Uranus doesn’t know the meaning of the word. Wherever we are stuck or limited, Uranus seeks to shake things up and help us to envision another way that we may not have been able to see before. Uranus is the innovator, the inventor, the visionary, the planet that has the capacity to brings sudden events that force us to step outside of the box. While the Taurus part of ourselves can get quite attached to that which we consider to be “mine”, even to the point of hoarding, Uranus seeks to undo that programming and overhaul our value system. However, in order to do so, this unpredictable, maverick planet in Taurus, the sign of finance, survival and security can bring about a tremendous amount of insecurity and throw the financial system into complete disarray, as we are now seeing.

It is interesting to note that the last time Uranus was in Taurus was between 1934 and 1941, during the Great Depression. There is the potential for us to witness a complete overhaul of the financial system world-wide, as Uranus tends to bring about breakdown that then leads to some kind of breakthrough or new vision. Sometimes things have to break down completely in order for something new to be born. We can only hope that whatever comes out of this will be fair and just and serve humanity as a whole.

With Pluto in Capricorn, helping to expose the flaws and corruption within the “system”, there is the potential for anything in the current system that is rotten or broken to pass away so that something more appropriate can take its place. We are currently experiencing a kind of death and rebirth of the power structures and, indeed, the structure of our lives. As humanity pauses and steps off the hamster wheel we are experiencing a shift in perspective in terms of how we would actually like to live our lives. We are better able to see the flaws in the system as we know it. The hope is that whatever rises up out of the ashes will be something much better than we have experienced up until now. This is a good time for us to truly harness the power of Uranus in Taurus to envision and invent a new Earth based on the principles of equality, liberty and brother/sisterhood. What kind of world do we want to live in? What needs to change to make that happen?

Saturn in Aquarius is also forming a challenging aspect to the Sun and Moon. This adds another dimension to the story, especially as Uranus rules Aquarius. Saturn is the planet of authority, control, limitation and reality. It is possible that the extremity of the limitations and control of our Aquarian freedom and liberties that we are currently experiencing could cause people to question and somehow “wake up” to the reality of what is happening. The more freedom that is stripped away in the name of goodwill, the more suppressed and uneasy people could feel. Saturn in aspect to the Sun and Moon can literally bring depression, and a sense of somehow being held down, controlled, squashed or suppressed. Saturn in Aquarius can also show us the “reality” of the technology that is becoming more and more prevalent as time goes on, in terms of how it can be used as a form of authoritarian control as well as the affect it can have on our health.

Saturn in Aquarius does not feel very comfortable, as Saturn constricts and controls while Aquarius represents our right to question, to protest, not to mention our freedom and civil liberties. Aquarius is the rebel, the revolutionary, the sign that questions the status quo and the rules and guidelines that we are given. Saturn, the planet of government and authority, is currently suppressing, restricting and controlling all things Aquarius. However, we can also look at Saturn in Aquarius in another way. Saturn asks us to step up to the plate, to become more accountable, to take responsibility for the Aquarius part of ourselves that has the capacity to question the “rules”, to step back from consensus reality and see what is really going on, to stand up for our rights as human beings and to kick back against authority. Instead of blindly giving our power away, we are asked to harness the power of Mars in Aquarius and be brave enough to think for ourselves and decide what kind of world we want to live in. It is our responsibility as parents and citizens of the world not to blindly accept everything we are told by the mainstream and to take our power back and actually take responsibility for the kind of world we want our children to live in.

Venus, the ruler of the New Moon, is currently in Gemini, helping us to share information, ideas thoughts and opinions with one another. Right now all we have is our communication, as we are separated from one another! Venus is forming a harmonious trine with Mars in Aquarius all month long, which is very helpful for our relationships and also brings the potential for us to use the information we receive to question the status quo. There are already people being brave enough to stand up to any authority figures who they have discovered to be corrupt and to blow the whistle on any untoward agendas which do not have our best interests at heart. Information is flying every which way and with Mercury in brave and forthright Aries there is the potential for people to find the courage to bring anything out into the open that is important for us all to be aware of. Mercury in Aries could also mean that people are very assertive, forceful and possibly even angry in their interactions and so there could be disagreements and arguments over beliefs and opinions.However, Mercury in Aries can help people have the courage to be honest and expose the truth of the matter. Independent thinking is encouraged!

On 25 and 26 April, Mercury in Aries will square Jupiter and Pluto in Capricorn, at the same time as the Sun reaches its exact conjunction with Uranus in Taurus. Mercury square Pluto brings the potential for delving beneath the surface and bringing out anything that might be hidden in the shadows, anything that has been brushed beneath the proverbial carpet. What we find might not be comfortable! It is possible for people to speak out and expose the rot, having the courage to look deeper and gain some understanding of any agendas that do not have our best interests at heart. This combination can bring paranoia, mind games and power plays, whereby people try to convince or convert others to their version of the truth. In the same token, Mercury forming a square to the waning Pluto/Jupiter conjunction in Capricorn can mean that the mind becomes overwhelmed with fear, or that our right to think independently and speak the truth is somehow thwarted, manipulated or controlled.

At the same time, the Sun and Uranus conjunction, exact on 26 April, brings the possibility for some kind of wake up call, epiphany, realisation, revelation or sudden event that can be quite unsettling or destabilising and cause us to question the status quo. This can bring out the rebel and revolutionary in us all and help us to step out of our programming and the conditioned tendency to be part of the herd and blindly accept authority. Those of us with personal planets or angles around 6 degrees of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius may feel this energy most acutely.

The Sabian symbol for this conjunction is very interesting “The woman of Samaria at the ancestral well.” which Dane Rudyar describes as “The meeting of the traditional past and of the creative spirit pointing to the future. Early in his ministry, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at an ancestral well. This woman belongs to a tribe despised by the Jews; moreover, she is unmarried and therefore on the fringe of even her own society. It is to just that kind of woman that Jesus reveals that he is the Messiah: “I am He,” a revelation that he apparently will not bestow even upon his disciples, at least not in words. What does this mean? Jesus, as the Avatar incorporating the Christ-Impulse, came to replace the old tribal order with a new order based on universal Love. It is not to representatives of, or even to men still attached to, the old order that Jesus could reveal his spiritual, evolutionary and society-transforming status; they had instead to reach a point where they could discover his avatar-ship – as did Peter just before the Transfiguration scene. But to the woman of Samaria – who, in her openness to love’s urgings, had already repudiated any narrow subservience to the old order – Jesus could reveal his function. The highest meets the lowest when this lowest is free from traditional bonds and open to love. The creative future descends first to that which has become chaos. An old order is never open to a new Revelation until it has accepted disorder in the name of that Power which subsumes all forms of order, i.e. Love” A new order based on Love!

This is where Neptune in Pisces comes in. Neptune reminds us to always act from a place of empathy and compassion. There is so much suffering in the world right now, and so many people in need of help, support, understanding, love and guidance. It is so important to keep our hearts open and to remember to be kind and aware of one others’ feelings at every moment. Everybody is struggling in one way or another and now, more than ever before, we have the potential to really understand the concept of unity and the sense that we are all in this together. Neptune dissolves barriers, which on the one hand helps us to come together in unity, as a collective, while on the other hand can lower our immunity and make us feel more vulnerable. In time of crisis we often feel the urge to reach out and seek comfort and guidance from the Divine, and so spending time in prayer or meditation can be very helpful indeed. Neptune in Pisces can also help us to use our imaginations to dream up a new world for us to inhabit. Together we must dream a new Gaia into being. It is important to remain aware of what is going on, while also keeping the faith that ultimately the light will prevail over the shadows. And we must never, ever, underestimate the power of the collective.

The Sabian symbol for this New Moon, at 4° Taurus, is “The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow” A very hopeful symbol indeed, that Dane Rudyar describes as “Riches that come from linking the celestial and the earthly nature. In all mythologies it expresses, in one way or another, a linking process – or bridge used by divine beings to communicate with mortals.” Rainbows are considered a bridge to the divine, and this symbol brings such hope that at the end of all of this there is a pot of gold to be found. What that pot of gold represents may be different for all of us, but this symbol certainly brings a sense of hope and reminds us to keep connecting to spirit and keeping the faith that this is a necessary process that will bear some beautiful fruits in the end.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

Artwork by Tierra Mitica

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LIBRA FULL MOON - 7/8 April 2020

4/4/2020

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LIBRA FULL MOON - Wednesday 8 April, exact at 3.35am GMT (Tues 7 April in America)

This is an incredibly powerful Full Moon, as not only does it involve some potent planetary energy, but it is also a Supermoon. Full Moons often bring out anything that may have been simmering beneath the surface and tend to play out within our relationships, bringing any underlying issues to a head. And as this Full Moon is in the sign of relationships, this is very much emphasised! We have the Moon in Libra, the sign of peace, balance and harmony opposite the Sun in Aries, the sign of war, assertion and courage, and the key is to find some kind of balance between the two. Supermoons involve an alignment between the Sun, Moon and Earth and have a more powerful effect on our mind, body, emotions and spirit than your average Full Moon. They have the potential to bring something to light that can have a profound effect on our lives, ushering in a new phase of growth. It is no surprise that this particular Moon is a Supermoon, as there is a lot going on in this cosmos of ours at the moment! Not to mention that our relationships have been seriously tested in the past couple of weeks, since the New Moon.

Venus, the ruler of Libra, is currently in Gemini, the sign of communication and learning. There is a sense, while the planet of relationships is in this curious and versatile sign, that we will be passing a lot of information around between one other in the coming month. This Moon could involve quite a lot of conversations that could further our knowledge and help us feel more informed. Indeed, this is a good time to arm ourselves with as much information as possible. Thoughts, ideas, opinions and information could spread like wildfire as we pass on whatever we know to our loved ones, like a butterfly flitting from flower to flower spreading pollen. There is, of course, the danger of misinformation, so it is important to check and double check whatever we hear, doing our own research if necessary. Our relationships are definitely the focus of this Moon and, as many in the world at the moment are not able to physically see one another, our conversations are more important than they might usually be as they are all we have. It is no coincidence that Venus is in Gemini right now!

Venus is forming a lovely trine aspect to Mars, the ruler of the Aries Sun, which is very helpful for our relationships during this Full Moon. It allows for a nice flow of receptivity and the capacity to really listen to one another’s needs, combined with the Martian ability to assert our individuality and take care of our own needs. Mars, the planet of war, anger, assertion and courage is currently in eccentric, visionary Aquarius, the sign of liberty, equality, rebellion and freedom. With the trine aspect between the two planets, there is the potential for people communicating a lot and spreading a considerable amount of information between one another which could bring out the more rebellious side of people’s nature. Mars in Aquarius can cause people to fight for their liberty and human rights. It could give us the courage to protest, to stand up for humanitarian causes, to rebel, to revolt. It can bring up anger about the Aquarian issues of liberty, equality and our rights as human beings. Venus and Mars are literally going to be dancing with one another until the beginning of May.

In the meantime, we are currently building up to a challenging “square off” between Uranus and Mars that will peak on Tuesday 7 April but will still be very strong during this Full Moon. Uranus is the ruler of Aquarius, so this magnifies the energy of Mars in Aquarius, making it more acute. Uranus is the Great Awakener and it is possible that we could have some shocking realisations or epiphanies that wake us up and make us angry. There is the potential for some kind of sudden act of Martian force that comes from left field, taking us by surprise. We could experience sudden outbursts of anger or even acts of war that shock us to our core. It is quite possible that we may be forced to find the courage to stand up for our rights and fight for our liberty. And with Mars in Aquarius, the sign of technology and the internet, the fight might be virtual.

Saturn is now in Aquarius as well, where he will be until July 1, when he goes back into Capricorn for a bit, and then again from 17 December until 7 March 2023. Saturn is the planet of authority, reality, limitation, control and responsibility. Aquarius is the sign of liberty, equality, technology, internet and our capacity to stand up for our rights and freedom. Saturn has the potential to shine the harsh light of reality on all things Aquarius, as we experience a curbing and limitation of our freedom, of our right to protest, of our human rights in general. As many are confined to their homes around the world, virtual reality is now more prevalent than ever before, through necessity. However, computers, technology and the internet can also be used for Saturnian control by those in power, as we are seeing in the use of drones to keep people in check during lockdown and apps to track people with the “virus”. We are also beginning to see the “reality” of what 5G really means, as it is being rolled out all over the globe as we speak, causing the birds to literally fall from the sky.

Aquarius is the innovative part of us that can, and has already, come up with some amazing technology that can help the world become a better, cleaner, cheaper, purer place to live. With Saturn in Aquarius is quite possible that we will become more aware of how this technology has been suppressed and repressed in the name of power, greed and control.The veils of illusion will be lifted! Saturn could now be calling for us to be accountable and to step up to the plate in the name of liberty, equality and humanity. We are called to become more responsible for creating a new world, a new vision of how the world could be. Aquarius is the visionary, and so we are being asked to help restructure our world in a way that is more fair, equal and far, far away from the current status quo. As the societal structures crumble, we are asked to take responsibility for creating a new world, the like of which we have never seen before. And this will involve stepping outside of the box and being open to new ways of operating.

Jupiter and Pluto are joining forces in Capricorn and the conjunction will be exact on 4/5April. This conjunction is forming a challenging square to the Sun and Moon during this Full Moon, so the energy will still be strong and could have a powerful effect on our emotions and relationships. This conjunction can take many forms. It brings the potential for powerful feelings of fear, panic and even paranoia to spread through the collective. We can find ourselves bombarded with so many versions of the “truth” that it is hard to know what is real. It can bring about blatant abuse of power and an escalation of fear-based control. We are asked to listen to our gut and to trust our inner guidance system and intuition: that part of us that knows what we know without knowing quite why we know it. Jupiter and Pluto together help us to dig beneath the surface in order to find the truth, although what we find might not be pretty. We know the truth, deep inside, although we might not want to admit it to ourselves.

With Pluto in Capricorn we are experiencing a death/rebirth of the structure of society and in the meantime are watching the structure of our own lives crumbling. There is the potential for an enormous amount of soul growth during this time, not to mention a radical change of values and what once held meaning to us is stripped away. Life is not going to be the same again, so it is up to us to choose how we move on from here. For many this has been a dark night of the soul, as we have been forced to face ourselves in ways that we have not had to before. Jupiter and Pluto bring the potential for profound soul growth and metamorphosis. While fear may be rife, Jupiter asks us to keep the faith. With Mercury in Pisces our imaginations could be running wild in all sorts of crazy directions, but it is so important to strengthen our faith and to nurture the sense of unity that is so strong at the moment. Fear closes the heart, causing feelings of separation that can make people turn on each other. The power of faith, and joining in unison through prayer, mantra, singing and meditation can strengthen spirit and keep the darkness at bay.

With Neptune in Pisces there is the potential for a beautiful and profound shift in consciousness. As people turn within and connect to spirit, we have a more tangible sense of how we are all connected. Now, more than ever, our compassion and empathy are ignited and we are being so very kind to each other. These are the qualities to be nurtured and strengthened during this time. The light in us all is shining brighter and brighter, collectively, which is why the shadows are so very dark right now. We must do all we can to strengthen our spirit and raise our frequency and vibration, through spiritual practice, diet and heartfelt connection with each other. Not to mention following our bliss and engaging in activities that bring us feelings of peace and joy. Gratitude practices and visualising the world we would like to live in could be so very powerful right now. Anything we can do to keep our hearts open. We are not alone. We are all in this together, and this has never been more apparent than now.

The Sabian symbol for the Moon, at 19° Libra, is: “ A gang of robbers in hiding”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “Protest against disharmonic social privilege. One might think of Robin Hood and his band, or early Bolsheviks in Russia, robbing banks to finance the revolution. The protest against an unbalanced society with its rigid stratification into classes can be seen as a positive factor, even if it challenges the principle of order, for it reveals dynamic qualities in individuals and the will to transformation. In another sense, it is the dark shadow of the ideal of “nonpossessiveness.” The question is: How valid and effectual is this kind of protest? Perhaps the fact that any effective resistance to the momentum of crystallised intuitions should be organised if it is to be effective. Individuals alone are impotent in producing actual changes in social consciousness. A “group” must be formed. The Keywords are GROUP PROTEST.”

This symbol is very interesting indeed in the light of the Martian, Aquarian and Uranian energy of this Full Moon! It hints, and not in a subtle way at all, at the power of the group to make social change. There is a sense of certain truths coming to light during this moon that could incite and ignite our righteous anger and give us the courage to act on it. With world meditations and chanting occurring all over the weekend there is a sense of unity and coming together in prayer to bring about a shift in consciousness and the potential for creating profound change on a subtle level. We must never underestimate the power of the collective. And now, more than ever before, we must strengthen our faith and harness the power of love. John Lennon was a Libran:

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky
Imagine all the people
Livin' for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

So much love

Amy
Xoxo

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ARIES NEW MOON - 24 March 2020

3/21/2020

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Exact at 9.28am GMT

I apologise in advance for the length of this post, but there is so much going on right now, and it all feels very important!

This is the first New Moon of the astrological new year, as the Sun and Moon are now in Aries, the very first sign of the zodiac. This the ultimate New Moon, a time of new beginning, symbolising the start of a new chapter of development. It certainly feels as if this is the beginning of something big, as we are very much in uncharted territory, in a place we have never been before, facing challenges that we couldn’t have even imagined up a few months ago. There is a sense of this being the beginning of a new world, with all the uncertainty, curiosity and fear that comes along with facing something that we have never come across before.

Aries is the trailblazer, the pioneer that is brave enough to venture into places others may shy away from in terror. This is an impulsive sign that isn’t afraid to start things, although the follow through can sometimes leave something to be desired! Aries is a sign that struggles with anger on one level or another and can be quite aggressive. Ares is the Greek God of War, representing the violent and untamed aspect of war. Pallas Athene, on the other hand, represents miltary strategy and generalship and, interestingly enough, she is currently in Capricorn, the sign representing, government, society, authority and power structures. Not only that, but she is in exactly the same degree of Capricorn as the Saturn Pluto conjunction of 11 January, which many awaited with curiosity and dread because Pluto represents power and transformation while Saturn represents control, karma and authority. A powerful blend of planetary energy! Both planets represent endings and a death of sorts, and in Capricorn it seems that we could indeed be about to experience the collapse of society as we know it. We, as a civilisation, are currently reaping what we have sown.

Pluto has slowly but surely been exposing the rot within our governing structures since moving into Capricorn in 2008 (which, interestingly enough coincided with the a global economic crash), and has been slowly but surely making us all too aware of just how dark the obsession with greed and power can and has become. Pluto is the planet of death and rebirth, so it has always had the potential, before it moves into Aquarius in January 2024, to bring some kind of a “death” or purification of government, society, the power structures and, indeed, the structures of our own lives, so that something better can take its place. It brings the potential for some kind of societal rebirth - a purification process. The question for a while now has been “But how will this actually happen?” Combine this with Uranus in Taurus, which holds the potential for some kind of a financial revolution and a massive shift in values, plus the need for a radical change in the way we approach the ecological crisis we are facing, and it is clear that something needed to happen. But what? What was not clear was what form this death and rebirth would take, and how the financial system and our values could actually change so radically.

What is perfectly clear is that the obsession with “success”, money and power has reached a peak in our society and has taken us away from what really matters in life. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, and this is the way it has been for centuries. Consumerism is rife, as is the desire for success. The rat race is a hamster wheel that is very hard to get off of. The Nodes of the Moon have been in Capricorn and Cancer since November 2018, where they will remain until the beginning of June this year, and have been trying to push us, both personally and collectively, away from the darker side of Capricorn towards the energy of Cancer. Now we have Chiron the Wounded Healer in fast moving, pioneering, aggressive Aries forming a square to the Nodes, which is literally forcing us towards the Cancer North Node and making us take care of each other, stay at home, focus on community, leave the rat race behind, drop the striving for success, working so hard and nurture ourselves.

This virus, as symbolised by Chiron in Aries, the “violent and untamed aspect of war”, is an aggressive and virulent virus that is literally being labelled as a “war against humanity”. No matter where it came from (and there are so many theories being thrown around at the moment), this virus is forcing people to remember what really matters. People are coming together, despite any physical distance, and coming up with imaginative and innovative ways to help one another get through this. People are offering their services from free. Governments are forced to admit that they are vulnerable and don’t have the answers. The rich and poor alike are experiencing the impact of this - no-one is exempt. It is an equaliser, a great leveller. Finally, just before the Nodes leave Capricorn and Cancer, humanity are really, truly learning that “getting ahead in life” and “keeping up with the Jones” and accumulating wealth, working crazy hours and not seeing family, and being “successful” in the outer world is not actually what it’s all about.

And it is scary. And it is ok to admit that. The Capricorn part of ourselves may try to suppress these feelings, or do something to distract ourselves, or pretend we have everything under control while even judging others for the way they are handling their fear. The Cancer North Node encourages us to simply feel the fear, to own it, to admit it, and by so doing we are not pushing it away but allowing it to just be. This can help take its power away. It is human nature to feel fear in the face of the unknown, especially something of this magnitude. How we respond to the fear is something else altogether.

There are so many things happening that could make us feel fearful at the moment, and with Jupiter and Pluto coming together this week we could experience a magnification of fear as well as a feeling that the problem is spiralling way beyond our control. Jupiter is the largest planet - the planet of excess! All sorts of things could get blown out of all proportion. Not to mention that there are so many opinions and beliefs being thrown around that we have absolutely no idea what the truth is anymore. There are also so many theories around regarding the origin of and reason for the virus that also have the potential to bring up fear and paranoia. Jupiter and Pluto in Capricorn also bring the potential for people being extremely self-righteous and sanctimonious, not to mention incredibly judgemental. We really need to watch ourselves right now and be careful of what we say and also who we listen to and believe. This conjunction will be exact on 5 April, but the energy has been building all week. Jupiter can make everything much more extreme, including the widespread panic that is rife at the moment.

Naming it and admitting our fear and letting go of control can allow tears to fall and grief to surface instead of being “rigid with fear”, or acting and reacting with anger, or putting up walls and shutting others out. Showing our vulnerability can also allow others to help so that we can all come up with solutions and comfort each other. We are all in this together! Fear is in the collective right now, there is no doubt about it. This situation has the potential to really show up people’s discomfort around illness and bring up anger that blocks compassion. This situation could definitely bring our shadows to the surface, as we see the best and the worst in ourselves and each other, not to mention making our not so pretty coping patterns and conditioning very obvious indeed! However, there is the potential for enormous growth if we allow it. It can be very powerful to look fear squarely in the face and peer into our own shadows. We are experiencing a powerful shift in consciousness right now. However, change and growth can be extremely uncomfortable and even painful.

This is where Neptune in Pisces comes in. Neptune is in its own sign, reminding us that we are all in this together in a very tangible way. Neptune knows nothing about boundaries between people or countries anyway, as essentially we are all the same - rich, poor, black, white, Muslim, Christian. This situation that we are facing has the potential to be profoundly unifying, as all the countries of the world and their citizens are facing exactly the same problem. It can bring a greater sense of empathy and compassion for others, providing that we don’t allow fear to cloud it. This situation certainly has an equalising quality to it. It also brings an opportunity for a giant pause for humanity. The imposed or self-imposed isolation brings the potential for turning inward and spending more time meditating and praying or doing mantras to help the earth and humanity. As we have less distraction we are forced to spend time in quiet and solitude, not to mention that crisis can literally bring us to our knees as we ask for help and guidance in this time of need. And this is not a time to be selfish or self-serving. All for one and one for all. We are being asked to act with consideration for everyone.

Of course, Neptune in Pisces is not without its pitfalls. It can also cause us to want to “numb out” and escape reality, which can take many forms, including losing ourselves in television, movies, drugs and alcohol, reading novels, sleeping too much or endless hours of computer games - there are many different ways we can “exit stage left” and go into La La Land! Which is all absolutely fine and completely understandable, but if taken to the extreme could also be a waste of an opportunity to step up our spiritual game and really work through whatever is coming up for us. Isolation can make one feel a bit unhinged, especially if we are not used to being alone and are used to having a lot of interaction and distractions in our life. Neptune can literally blur the boundaries between reality and fantasy, making everything very unclear and confusing. Indeed, it is hard to know what is real and what is illusion at the moment, as Neptune is the king of smoke screens. However, we also have an opportunity to use our imaginations in very creative ways to help one another and to dream up a better future.It really is possible that a profound and global awakening could come from all of this.

With Uranus, the Great Awakener in Taurus, the sign of Mother Earth, this could bring a huge wake up call regarding our values and our attitude towards this beautiful planet we live on.This could be seen as Nature’s rebellion; a revolt against humanity and our terrible treatment of this planet, enforcing the changes that are needed to slow the ecological crisis that we are facing. If we won’t do it voluntarily then Gaia will make it happen anyway! As human beings slow down and stop travelling, the Mother Earth heaves a huge sigh of relief! This is showing itself everywhere, as skies clear and nature ventures back into the empty spaces left by humans. Not to mention the fact that nature herself can offer solace and the ultimate “chill pill” during this time, for those who are still able to take advantage of it. It is the best antidote for stress that there is.

In the meantime, Saturn has just moved into Aquarius. This represents an energetic shift. Saturn tends to shine the harsh light of reality onto the sign that he is in and also bring a sense of limitation and some profound lessons. Aquarius is the rebel, the revolutionary, the humanitarian, representing brother/sisterhood, liberty and equality. On the one hand, we could be called to take responsibility for our sisters and brothers and really understand what it means to be a citizen of the world. It is a time to truly be accountable in terms of making this world a better place to live in. On the other hand we could find our liberties and the right to rebel/revolt are somehow squashed or limited by those in authority. Lessons around equality could come up as those in control are forced to act in ways which take into account the rights of everyone rather than favouring the rich. However, this could go the other way as our freedom is somehow curtailed or squashed by those in authority. We are moving into the age of Aquarius, and Saturn could show us the reality of what this all means. Are we moving towards utopia or dystopia? All shall be revealed in due time. And possibly it is all a question of attitude.

One thing that is interesting to note is that some of the current astrology is very similar to 9/11, which was a time when the whole world changed completely. Pluto was opposite Saturn then, while they are conjunct now, so this could be a continuation of what started then - another phase. The Nodes were also in Capricorn and Cancer, which is interesting considering that the situation then also made people more nationalistic and travel more challenging. It also brought about extreme paranioa and a closing of borders, not to mention heightened control. During this New Moon we have Pallas Athena (military strategy), Jupiter (beliefs, magnification), Pluto (Power/transformation) and Mars (anger, war, aggression) all joined together in Capricorn, the sign of society, control, fear, authority, government.This is quite a party! On a personal level it brings the potential for rage, fear and feelings of powerlessness to come up, as well as the death/rebirth of the way our lives are structured. Not to mention that it is hard to know what to believe! We do have a chance to powerfully transform ourselves at this time, there is no doubt about it. It also brings the potential for the power structures and those in authority coming up with strategies to gain a greater sense of control. They may also need to use force (Mars) to enforce this control.

The Sun, Moon and Chiron the Wounded Healer are all sitting together in Aries for this Moon, so Chiron is very much the focus. This is no surprise whatsoever, given that the very Chirotic corona virus is the biggest focus in the minds of the whole world right now! The New Moon is in 4° Aries, and the Sabian Symbol is very interesting and also quite comforting: “ A triangle with wings.”, which Dane Rudyar describes as “The capacity for self-transcending. This is the symbol for the desire to reach a higher level of existence, of pure aspiration or devotion, of bhakti. The principle of “levitation” is seen as one of the two essential factors in evolution. The emergent being glorifies and deifies it, but it is still only an ideal. At this stage, nevertheless, the whole being experiences a childlike longing for its eventual realisation. A NEW DIMENSION of being is envisioned mobilising creative endeavours.”

This is a beautiful, incredibly “uplifting” symbol, which brings the sense that we can utilise the situation we now find ourselves in to rise above it all to a place of greater spiritual connection, inner peace and joy. This symbol brings the sense that all that is happening is ultimately for our greater good, helping us to purify our karma and find greater meaning in our lives, beyond the mundane, materialism, greed and striving for power. The triangle is the strongest shape, reminding us how strong and resilient we are. It represents mind, body and spirit, mother, father and child, past present and future, and is a very spiritual symbol indeed. The ancient Greeks saw it as a doorway. It might be useful to visualise a triangle with wings whenever we feel the fear rising in us, as a reminder.We have a chance here to find a greater sense of connection, peace, compassion and Love than we have ever known before.It is up to us to make the most of this time, this giant collective pause, and remember what is most important. It is so important to be incredibly mindful of how we act and react. May love, not fear, prevail.

Much Love

Amy
xoxo

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