In the
Pacific Northwest, we have a number of salmon hatcheries. There, as the salmon grow, they are
released into successively larger pools that eventually lead to a wild
river. Thence, they begin their
extreme journey upstream to the sea.
You can
think of this past winter as your life as a young salmon in a fish
hatchery. The past month was
particularly uncomfortable as you were fairly large, yet all you could do was
swim around in circles in a little pool.
Maybe it seemed annoying and constricting, but hopefully you learned
some few key lessons that will help you succeed in reaching the ocean.
That
was Mercury, swimming backwards (i.e. retrograding) in noncommittal Pisces
(2/23 - 3/17), in company with Neptune, Chiron, Venus, Mars, & the
Sun. Mars’ ingress into Aries on
3/11 gave a bit of forwards momentum to that wishy wash, but things will be
kicking into higher and higher gears throughout most of this spring. I hope you rested up in preparation for
this mad dash!
Spring
begins on Wednesday, 3/20/13, with the Sun’s entrance into fiercely determined
Aries, a.k.a. the Vernal Equinox.
This is the point in the year when light overtakes darkness, when
activity shifts from internal to external - a time of arising and bursting
forth.
A chart
cast for this spring indicates a highly serious and goal-oriented tone,
aggressiveness &/or over-extending oneself, all at odds with a supremely
sensitive undertone. The way to
handle this mish-mosh of energies is to alternately attend to your inner needs
and your outer responsibilities.
Always, but especially this spring, take note of your emotions and the
state of your body as indicators of whether your outer actions are on track, or
need some adjusting. Know well
that this spring, ignored emotions will have a stronger tendency than usual to
erupt into fights, eruptions of aggression, illness &/or injury. You may also find some family issues
beginning to surface, which will grow bigger, starting in late June.
In
addition to a highly sensitive equinox chart, which includes three major
configurations - a Grand Water Trine (massive sensitivity with a life of its
own), a Cardinal T-Square (act or be acted upon - your choice), and a Yod (a
dose of reality forces you to choose what’s really important to you, rather
than frittering your energy off into a zillion directions) - we are moving into
eclipse season (April & May 2013).
I’ll get into that in next month’s posting, but for now:
Do you
notice any recurrence of issues that arose last eclipse season (November 2012)?
How can
you meet these issues, relationships, emotions and situations in a more evolved
way?
For
practice, relive those situations in your mind, but say what you wish you had
said, do what you wish you had done, or hold back in that moment when you
rushed headlong into an ambush.
The
first couple weeks of spring 2013 are explosive. Many of the “personal planets” enter go-go-go now-now-now
Aries, one after another - Mars led the way on 3/11, followed by the Sun on
3/20, and Venus on 3/21, all convening into a massive conjunction with edgy,
electrifying & altogether unpredictable Uranus. Bare in mind that Uranus is in a longterm square with
nothing-but-the-truth Pluto in hard-nosed Capricorn. This conglomeration peaks into another Cardinal T-square
pattern at the Libra full moon on 3/27.
With Libra activated, relationship issues, fairness and the arts are
brought into the my-freedom-now versus
face-&-attend-to-true-&-longterm-responsibilities mix.
Your
“homework” for 3/20 - 4/5:
What
opportunities are showing up for me?
Which
ones best align with my values?
Am I attending to my personal needs as
well as my responsibilities & my relationship needs?
Am I
wasting time & energy on unimportant details?
What,
in my life, is most important to me?
Hint:
look to your actions, as well as the story you tell yourself in this regard -
then determine which is truer & adjust yourself accordingly.
What
fears are holding me back from expressing my true potential/power?
Are
there any issues starting to show up in my family?
How can
I prepare for their increase in prominence this summer?
By the
end of the first week of April, a new set of energies begins to simmer. At this point, the classic lovers,
Venus & Mars, form an exact conjunction in mid-Aries (a highly sexual
configuration with potential for argument, but also an alignment of values
& will) as Mercury exits the shadow of his recent retrograde. The Aries new moon on 4/10 marks the
build-up to the Scorpio lunar eclipse on 4/25. Use this day (4/10) as a still point to quietly &
privately determine what the wisest course of action will be for you in the
coming weeks. Mercury enters Aries
on 4/13, setting your mind afire with new ideas. Then, Venus placidly leads the next planetary trend into her
home-sign, Taurus, on 4/15. This
will shed some light on the themes of the quickly approaching eclipses. Taurus is the most nature-loving sign,
so you may enjoy taking the intriguing class, Eco-Poetics, taught by prime poet & professor, Janie
Miller, on Tuesday evenings in April, in her cozy living room that overlooks
the fiery glow of sunsets on the Cascades from the top of Capitol Hill.
Your
“homework” for 4/6 - 4/18:
What do
I value?
How
have my values shifted since November 2012?
How can
I align my values with my will & actions?
What
fresh ideas am I excited about?
How can
I communicate assertively, honestly & with kindness?
What
gives me a sense of peace, & how can I bring more of that into my life?
For
more personalized insight, please contact me for a private astrological
consult, or - if you’re feeling out of whack - an Alithesis healing session.
Until
next month’s posting, have a wonderful beginning to Spring! Thanks for reading,
rae13diamond
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963 - 3073
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