Solar Month of Sagittarius, 2013
Sun in Sagittarius: 11/21/13 (PDT) through 12/21/13
What
comes into your mind when you read the following word?
REWARD
Spend
some time with your answers (aside from any answers involving wanted posters
from old Western movies or desperate lost pet flyers). I’ll ask you again in the spring, &
you’ll then find your answers to be quite different - richer & deeper in
meaning, & with a sense of a vaster timespan.
On a
similar yet different note, one of the things I get asked the most as an
astrologer is, “When will things get better?” The only honest answer to this question is, “There is no
such thing as better.” I’m a
professional, so I have a better bedside manner than to say that directly to
someone struggling with the beasts of life. But these planetary reports are truth time, so it’s safe to
say:
Things
will not get better because there is no such thing as better. Things will change, & hopefully we
will evolve both as individuals & as a species so that we perceive &
experience these changes in a more open way.
But for
now, we are many planets, eclipses, & sensitive points deep in
truth-telling, transformation-inducing Scorpio, in the throes of an on-going
tense configuration of outer planets, decades away from gaining our bearings
after the 2006 discovery of Eris (named after the goddess of strife!), &
about to enter into an inner planet retrograding bonanza. This age we find ourselves in, friends,
is challenging. But the
coming solar month may feel just a tad softer than the previous month & the
proceeding months, so whoop up & enjoy your holidays - or your avoidance of
them - as the case may be... because we’ll be entering a dense time this Winter
Solstice.
The Sagittarius solar month begins on November 21st with a close alignment of the recently stationed
retrograde ruler of Sagittarius, Jupiter, dark moon Lilith & the Moon in
the lunar home sign of Cancer, all widely trine Saturn, Mercury & the lunar
north node in Scorpio, & recently stationed direct Chiron in Pisces. This is a loose grand water trine,
reminding you to manage your emotions this month. Here’s how this planetary set-up asks you to do just that:
Cancer conjunction:
What
happens when I deepen my faith in the support of the Universe?
How do
I see my needs evolving, & how can I plan to support my future needs,
rather than my present desires?
What
needs am I afraid of acknowledging?
Am I projecting these “unsightly” needs onto others?
Scorpio conjunction:
Am I
responding appropriately to my needs, & to the needs of those I’m closest
with?
Am I
effectively communicating my needs, or am I expecting others to just know what
I need & provide it for me, like a mother for an infant?
Where
do my needs & my deepest desires meet, & where do they diverge?
What
are the most important responsibilities in my life - those things that having
attended to them will allow me to die in peace, when my time in this body comes
to a close?
Chiron in Pisces insights:
Which
situations in my life will shift with the salve of FORGIVENESS? Hint: Consider those wounds that will
never go away in your most intimate relationships, & in your family. Forgive the unforgivable, & see
what happens.
Am I
being compassionate enough - with myself as well as with others?
With
the Sun in Sagittarius, the glues that will hold you together this solar month
will be to maintain your optimism, deepen your faith, & do some
behind-the-scenes work on taking right risks on yourself & your
future. With Sagittarian ruler,
Jupiter in retrograde, you may find it difficult to act outright until the
spring, or if you do get big plans set in motion now, expect them to revise,
revision & realign in the coming months. November closes with Venus in the shadow of her coming
retrograde in Pluto-tinted Capricorn, & Mercury out of his recent
retrograde in Scorpio. One
in-depth chapter closes, & another one opens.
In the first week of December, things lighten up a bit as Mercury enters optimistic Sagittarius on the
4th, & Mars enters Libra on the 7th.
This follows closely on the heels of the December 2nd Sagittarius new
moon, so you’ll leap into a more hopeful, fresh start feeling around then.
Mercury in Sagittarius:
What
happens when I “zoom out” the camera of my perception in the various
situations/relationships in my life?
What
philosophies glue my experience of reality together in a way that inspires me
to feel a vaster faith in the Universe, in humanity, & in myself?
Mars in Libra:
Am I
compromising when a need to relinquish is necessary?
Am I
standing up for myself when it’s necessary to stay my ground?
Am I
doing the above in direct, effective & appropriate ways?
On the December 17th Gemini full moon, electrifying Uranus grinds to a halt
in the sky as he stations direct.
At this point, the on-going Pluto/Uranus square - that challenges us as
individuals & as a species to evolve the greater structures of our lives
& governments while also managing outbursts of revolt against constrictions
& jolting insights that rock our sense of reality - is now a grand cardinal
cross, with Jupiter in Cancer & asteroids Vesta & Ceres in Libra.
Uranus stationing direct:
How
have my revolutionary visions shifted since mid-July?
What is
my inspiration now?
What is
my muse now calling me to do that requires a new level of courage?
The cardinal cross:
How can
I better balance activating my personal vision with nurturing & tending my
most important relationships?
What
can I do to live in better harmony with the earth, tending & stewarding
this precious home we share with many other beings?
Am I
being disciplined in my attention to the vaster shifts I’m making in my life?
Am I
acting on my insights, & bringing them into reality in a way that accounts
for the greater context of our shared reality?
Phew! That’s quite enough. We’ll get into the Venus retrograde in
Capricorn (December 21st, 2013 - January 31st, 2014) in next month’s
report.
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