I hope you know how to swim because things are about to be
supremely watery. By the Virgo
Full Moon on February 25th, half of the ten major planetary bodies of astrology
will be in liquidy Pisces, plus Saturn and the Dragon’s Head (evolutionary true
north) are in the deep pools of Scorpio.
Before going any further into the nitty gritty of who’s on
first in the planetary world, let’s take a look at the art of swimming. A very different set of rules apply
when we’re in the water. Ole
gravity itself is seemingly tweaked unless, of course, you’re weighted down
with some extra heavy baggage. To
stay afloat, it’s necessary to both keep yourself unburdened & allow the
water to hold you up. To maneuver
yourself around in the water, you must both move the water & understand
that the water also moves you.
Many of you know that in esoteric terms, water is associated
with emotions. Just in case you
didn’t get all the above metaphor, here’s the breakdown:
1, Let go.
Release unnecessary baggage.
2, Let go.
Allow your life, work, relationships, surprises, & surroundings to
hold & direct you.
3, Let go. If
you want to shift things, master your emotions. However, you cannot force them.
It’s like swimming in the ocean - you can move in your intended
direction, but the tide will also move you in its own way. Stop occasionally to check your
progress & adjust yourself accordingly.
On the 18th, after the Sun enters Pisces, Saturn stations
retrograde in Scorpio until early July.
Until then, you have the opportunity to gain truer perspectives on
issues that have come up for you around power, exchange, sexuality, death, and
authority (anything dark & uncomfortable) since Saturn entered Scorpio in
October. This Saturn/Scorpio
combination is particularly prone to the projection trap. Here’re some methods for getting free
if you’re stuck:
1, Assume total responsibility for the state of your life.
How have you created your life as it is now? In what ways do you have the power to alter it from this
point onwards, & in what ways are attempts at control futile?
2, Understand that no two people perceive anything the
same. Therefore, you cannot know
another person’s motivations. Nor
can anyone know yours unless you state them clearly & honestly.
How do you perceive others’ motivations? Do you know these perceptions to be
true? Where do these perceptions
come from? How might these
perceptions relate to previous experiences & relationships you’ve had? If you are experiencing repetitions of
relationship patterns that are unique to you, doesn’t it make sense that you
are in some way creating them? How
can you harness that creativity to make new, more evolved relationship
experiences? For a really
mind-blowing line of questioning, what are you not choosing to perceive
in the motivations & actions of others?
3, In relationships, take note of who takes the role of the
angry one, the sick one, the emotional one, the sexual one, etc. In reality, we take part in both halves
of all of these equations. Where,
pray tell, is the anger/illness/emotion/sexuality in the other half of the
relationship? What comes up for
you when you switch these and other roles (teacher/student, boss/underling,
perpetrator/victim etc) in your mind?
With Saturn, responsibility is always up for review. With this retrograde through Scorpio,
it’s time to consider how we can be responsible for our emotions. It’s also time to be responsible with
our power over others, & responsible for how we give our power away, often
in ways that the people we’re giving it to do not want, or even know
about! No matter how you use it,
don’t use it, give it away, or lock it up “safe,” your power is always, only
& irrevocably yours. Saturn is
asking you how you can use your power more responsibly.
On February 23rd, Mercury stations retrograde in
Pisces. Thrice a year, for roughly
three weeks at a time, Mercury does his little inversion dance. The general mundane preparatory
protocol in the weeks before Mercury’s retrograde period is:
1, Back up your computers, phones, & other communicatory
devices.
2, Pin down any dates & obligations that have been
kicking around, but be flexible about whether/when they actually happen.
3, Deal with any outstanding issues in your car/bike, or
even - in this instance especially, as Pisces rules the feet - your feet &
shoes.
The soul level preparatory protocol is this:
1, Take note of what issues are arising in your mind, as you
will be revisiting them, & learning about them in depth in the coming
weeks.
2, Open yourself to a new way of looking at things.
3, BE FLEXIBLE!!!
Here are some thinks to think during the next few weeks
until Mercury stations direct in Pisces, on 3/17/13:
Forgiveness is up in spades for the next month, folks. Whom do you need to forgive? Whom do you need to forgive some
more? Do you need to forgive
yourself for anything?
Are you playing the martyr or victim card? How can you shift this story? What happens when you forgive your
perpetrator? What happens when you
take responsibility for how you respond to the suffering you are experiencing?
Are you playing the savior card? Whom does this actually serve? What is a more honest role for you? Are you projecting the savior card onto
another person? What happens when
the projector’s light goes out?
What does that person become?
What do you become?
Hint: Historically, saviors often become martyrs, & vice
versa. Consider how this relates
to your situation, & to the people you paint in these lights.
How can you bring compassion forth in your life every
day? How can you bring love forth
in your life every day? How
does/do the world, people, situations, and your environment shift when you
perceive them through the lens of compassion & love? For extra credit, try this with your
“enemies,” with people you think deserve no compassion or love. See how you feel afterwards.
The Dalai Lama once defined compassion as the desire for
oneself or another to be free of suffering, & love as the desire for
oneself or another to be happy.
For a most elevated Pisces experience, you can envision your heart
extending outwards, so that it encompasses yourself & whomever/whatever
you’re feeling compassion/love for... maybe all of humanity? Try it out, yo!
That is plenty to keep you abreast of the energetic tides of
the coming month. For those of you
who miss my old every-two-weeks format, please consider revisiting this same
posting on the full & new moons.
This is a dense report, chock full of juicy queries & soothing
reminders that you’re feeling the way you do because you’re in alignment with
the Cosmos. It’s not just true
right now. It’s true for the
entirety of the coming month. I
promise.
Another thing about Pisces, where so much planetary energy
will be concentrated in the next month - it’s a mutable sign. That means things are changing. Allow yourself to change. Allow yourself to be changed. We’re moving out of winter. You can see, hear & smell
harbingers of spring already.
Remember the inherent impermanence of life. Feel crummy today?
You might not tomorrow.
Feel good today? You might
not tomorrow... Or you might!
Thanks for reading,
& enjoy your swim!
rae13diamond {at} gmail.com
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