Sun in Scorpio: 10/22/13 (PDT) through 11/21/13
Mercury Retrograde: 10/21/13 - 11/10/13
Lunar Eclipse in Aries: 10/18/13
Solar Eclipse in Scorpio: 11/3/13
Do you
fly in your dreams? Do you know
that keen lightness of being that occurs in those Morphean moments of deepest
sleep, when some part of you remembers, “Oh, all I have to do is let go,
and...” suddenly you’re floating, soaring, weightless, & in a state of
consummate grace? The coming
month, pregnant with Scorpio-infused death-and-rebirth invites you to bring
this elevated state into your waking life. To be clear, however, a Scorpio invitation is neither polite
nor genial if you resist it or delay your response to it. That invitation then becomes a
superlative-soaked insistence, & eventually an out-right ultimatum.
The
first question, then, is:
Do you
feel backed into a corner?
If so,
you have ignored or delayed too long the invitation to change. But there’s hope! You’ve been backed into a corner with a
door. Your only choice now is to
suffer the constraints of your cloistered position, or go through that doorway
into the uncertain & unknown.
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A few notes about Friday, October 18th’s lunar eclipse in Aries:
This is
a stage setter. This
astronomically minor eclipse is important in three energetic ways. One, it offers you an opportunity to
release some garbage in preparation for the total eclipse in Scorpio on
November 3rd. Two, it is your
introduction to the Aries/Libra axis eclipses that will grow stronger over the
next couple of years. The themes of
I vs. thou, will vs. compromise, force vs. grace are now introduced. Third, it is an opportunity to begin
some deep work on the ways you are in relationship, which will be up for major
shifts in 2014.
If you
are up for an impromptu adventure in the desert, come to this extraordinary
gathering this weekend (October 18-20),
where I will be speaking further about this eclipse in conjunction with several
seasonal ceremonies & celebrations.
Mercury stations retrograde on Monday, October 21st.
These
Mercury retrograde cycles are famous for causing pesky problems in
communication and transportation - cell phones falling into buckets of paint,
voice mail messages disappearing unheard into the ether, a rash of flat bicycle
tires, public transportation systems out of whack, car troubles that have been
manageable suddenly refusing to be ignored any longer, etc. The general rule of thumb with all of
this is back up your computers, pull the glass bits out of your bike tires,
tune up your car, and so on before the retrograde cycle begins, &
then be calm & flexible through the wonkiness that will inevitably ensue.
But
there are deeper and vaster forces (see below) acting in conjunction with
Mercury’s inversion. The rule of
thumb is let go of your vexation that you may access the profound
transformation that awaits you beneath the facade of mundane mis-events. The Sun enters Scorpio the next day, on
Tuesday, October 22nd. Hence the
solar month will be colored with Mercury’s near-still, subtle backwards
motion. This, among many other
planetary influences in the coming weeks - the time of “the thin veil” between
this reality & the beyonds - ask you:
Can you
let go of the world’s claim to your time, energy & perception?
Can you
let go of everything you think you are or ought to be?
Can you
get out of your own way?
Can you
trust that your true path, your truest way of being will emerge if you simply
let it?
Can you
be patient with the timing of things you cannot control?
Can you
acknowledge that you are not in control?
Can you
find & be in your deepest point of stillness?
The
answer to all of the above questions, no matter who you are, is, “Yes.” It may or may not be easy for you to do
some of those things, but you most certainly are able. The unknowable, however, is will
you? That is another matter.
The most significant event of the Scorpio month is the full
solar eclipse in Scorpio on Sunday, November 3rd. The Moon’s shadow will pass over the
earth on this day. We won’t see it
in North America, but we will most certainly feel that specific alignment of
the Sun, Moon & Earth. We will
feel the massive conjunction of retrograding Mercury (realignment of
perceptions with a deeper truth), the Dragon’s Head (karmic point of evolution
urging you to take right risk), the Moon (deeper needs coming to light), the
Sun (deeper calling makes itself felt) and Saturn (step into your true
responsibility, exercise patience & steadfastness), all closely aligned in
Scorpio (release of ego in favor of Truth, thus accessing true power).
Your “homework” - tap into your subconscious (the “stuff” of
Scorpio!) with some automatic writing. For those of you new to automatic
writing, set a timer for two minutes, start writing & do not stop moving
your pen until the timer goes off, even if all you can write at first is the
prompt over and over. Let these
prompts also lead you to more prompts with specific meaning to you:
Shadow
Power
Sex
Death
Responsibility
Communication
Letting
go
Transformation
“I
need...”
“I
want...”
“I
value...”
Other
noteworthy events that add to the general sludgy stickiness of this time are:
Venus enters Capricorn on November 5th, where she will be
gracefully dancing to and fro until early March. Normally, Venus transits through a sign
in less than four weeks, but she’ll be kicking off both winter & 2014 with
her relatively rare retrograde cycle.
More on that in December’s report, but for now, take note of issues that
surface around relationships, finances, values, patience & responsibility.
Jupiter stations retrograde on November 6th, & will continue
to move backwards in Cancer through early March 2014. This
won’t be as overtly disruptive as a Venus or Mercury retrograde, but note what
arises for you in the realms of nurturing, nourishment, tenderness and
trust. While Scorpio asks us to
let go of what we cling to in order for something truer to find us, Jupiter in
Cancer asks us to let go of needing to have a plan, of needing to know how
things will turn out. This
influence asks you to take just that next step, not knowing where it will
lead. With Jupiter retrograding,
the steps will be inwards. We will
be creating a vaster space within in order to receive a vaster embrace in the
outer world in spring 2014.
Neptune & Chiron station direct in Pisces in mid-November. They
will ask you these riddles:
Have
you let go of any martyr tendencies you may have, and the anger that seethes
beneath?
What is
your capacity for forgiveness of yourself & others?
What is
true perfection - not the kind we strive for in this reality, but something
more profound?
Can you
allow yourself redemption - what signs of change do you see in your seemingly
unsolvable issues?
Can you
allow for others’ redemption - what signs of change do you see in the people
you perceive to be stuck?
That,
dear reader, is enough nit and grit for this month’s report.
For
more personalized insight, you may go here to schedule a private astrological
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to true freedom. I wish you well
on your journey through the darkness of grasping into the light of open
trust. Thanks for reading,
Rae Diamond
rae13diamond {at} gmail.com
