Here are some images to help you understand the energetic
imprint of the next month or so:
The amusement park ride that is a giant cylinder you get
inside of, and spins around fast enough that the centrifugal force plasters you
to the walls, so that you stay up even as the floor drops;
The gods, in their Mount Olympus paradise, playing chess
with pieces that resemble the human characters in the movie, Clash of the
Titans.
The thing about the spinning ride is that if you allow the
centrifugal force to hold you up, it will. You can also refuse to submit to that force, and slide down
the wall to the bottomed out floor.
The problem with that, however, is that you don’t get the benefits of
the experience of trust, or the perspective of the centrifugal force acting on
your body instead of the familiar force of gravity. As for the gods and their chess game, although they
instigated various situations, the humans did exercise plenty of their own free
will & creativity, courage & wisdom once they found themselves in said
situations.
Translation: Give
yourself over to the forces that act upon you; pay attention so you can learn
from them, & be creative, conscious & courageous in how you respond to
what comes your way in this time of altered experience.
The centrifugal stew starts cooking at the Taurus full moon,
with the Sun conjunct Saturn in Scorpio, in a grand water trine with Neptune/Chiron
in Pisces and Ceres in Cancer.
This trine suggests that forces in the outer world, especially in the
realms of your calling/career and your skills/service/teachers/students will
stimulate powerful emotions in you.
Depending on your position, either you’ll want to be mommy’d, or you’ll
be called on for mommy-ing (or, if you’re starting to evolve out of this
pattern, you’ll be rebelling against your mommy figure). The high road: enlightened compassion,
which includes compassion for self as well as others, & allowing your
emotions to instruct rather than control you. The low road: martyrdom, especially martyrdom that fuels the
shadowy part of your ego (ego is not all bad), or completely escaping from/denying
the situation/people involved entirely.
If that’s not enough heat, Mars & Pholus oppose Jupiter
(align your actions with your beliefs, & bring outdated subconscious
beliefs to light & evolution), Venus is moving into a T-square with the
on-going Pluto/Uranus square (relationships are where you’re working out
your authority & freedom issues), and Mercury, conjunct the North node
at this full moon, is slowing down to turn retrograde on November 6th (evolve
your consciousness out of what seems safe & familiar into a deeper &
more encompassing truth - in other words, grow up, get a little world-wise,
& embrace your shadow).
Let’s cut to the chase:
Actions speak louder than words. Therefore, what do my actions tell me about my beliefs? Are my actions in alignment with my
beliefs? Am I bottling up any
subconscious, poisonous beliefs that I might release in anger? How can I, through making them
conscious, transform those poisonous beliefs into evolved wisdom?
Am I cognizant of the mutual responsibility of my
relationship dynamics, or am I breaking them up into I did/you did, I said/you
said? Am I acting with integrity
in my relationships? Am I owning
my power in my relationships, or am I giving my authority over so I can blame
others for the state of my life?
How can I make wiser choices that afford both myself & those I am in
relationship with more freedom
& personal integrity? Caution: Proceed onto this one only if
you are prepared to get into really deep, dark & existential territory: Am I perceiving anyone I know as who
they really are, or are they all just characters in the personal drama of my
mind?
Since strong emotional responses to non-life-threatening
situations indicate associations with earlier traumas, what are these emotions
I’m feeling REALLY about? How can
I acknowledge & heal these deeper issues, so I can stop reliving them,
& evolve? How might I be
acting as either mommy or baby or rebellious teenager in my relationships with
others, & how would I prefer to act?
Hint: Stay neutral with what comes up in your
life now, look deeper, take responsibility for what’s yours, & shed
responsibilities that are not yours.
This brings us to Mercury’s coming retrograde cycle, through
early Sagittarius & late Scorpio, lasting from 11/6/12 through
11/26/12. On the practical level,
back up your computers, fix any outstanding issues in your vehicles, get your
Thanksgiving plans together before the 6th, & be flexible in how they turn
out, especially in regards to how you’re getting to & from your
destinations, & what gets said by whom. In regards to how this retrograde station can be effectively
utilized on a simultaneously personal & political level, use your
consciousness to direct energy. In
other words, we empower those we think of, especially if we think of them being
in their power... so remember who/what you want to empower, & forget about
the rest! Maintain neutrality in
discussions & communication snafus, & allow the beliefs & emotions
that come up to evolve, & to instruct, rather than control you.
To help you get the most out of this Mercury retrograde
cycle:
What is my truth?
How can I allow the truths of others to help me test the integrity of,
& perhaps evolve my own truth?
What familiar emotional triggers are coming up for me,
especially those that involve my sense of personal power? How am I stripping myself of my own
power by 1, allowing these strong emotions to color my perceptions &
reactions, &/or 2, not acknowledging my own complicity/responsibility in these
situations? How am I creating
drama in my mind that may not actually exist in reality?
With all of this Scorpio activity going on - Sun, Saturn
& North Node in Scorpio, plus in mid-November, Mercury retrograding in
Scorpio, & a Solar Eclipse in Scorpio - things are heavy, deep &
intense. Let go of the gravity of
your familiar perceptions, & allow the centrifuge of reality to hold you in
openness & awareness. Allow
yourself to be moved and shifted.
Notice how it all feels, & then respond with integrity, wisdom,
& creativity.
Until my next report on the Scorpio Solar Eclipse (you are
already feeling this), you may enjoy supporting this fine blog with a purchase
from my etsy shop, or by scheduling an astrology or healing
appointment with me in person in Seattle, or over the phone (astrology only).
Enjoy this time of the thin veil as we transition from the
life-giving harvest to the acknowledgment of that which & those whom have
passed, & of our own eventual passing. Celebrate & honor death as a necessary aspect of life,
& allow death to inspire you to live life more fully & truly.
Thanks for reading.
rae13diamond @ gmail.com
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