Sun in Aquarius, Mercury Retrograde
Sun in Aquarius: 1/19/14 - 2/18/14
Mercury Retrograde: 2/6/14 - 2/28/14
Here we are - a mass of consciousnesses, coexisting in some plane of existence that many of us call reality. We bump into each other - this reminds us that we are not alone here, and offers us some reflective surface to bounce our perceptions off of. This is how we test our awareness, either proving or disproving our perceptions.
Here we are - a mass of souls, infinitely interconnected through some web that spans all of time & space. There is a force that bonds us, feeds us, heals & teaches us. This force reaches us through our interactions with each other, and through our own awareness of this force. Some call it love, but it is stronger & vaster than any name we could give it.
The solar month of Aquarius, 2014 offers you the opportunity to gain insight into your
connexions to others on intimate, communal and spiritual levels. In any transit of the Sun through
Aquarius, we tend to be focused on community. We reach out to others, meet new people, and ideally stir up
our stable reality with some inspired spontaneity. This year, we have a couple of interesting twists to this
already interesting Aquarian plot.
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Twist #1:
Venus, ruler of beauty, grace, abundance, and relationship,
continues her retrograde in Capricorn
(since 12/21/13) until January 31st.
This influence has given you ample opportunities to reevaluate the
structures of your life, to reevaluate the relationships you’re in and how you
operate within those relationships, and to reevaluate your current financial
status, financial goals, & how you intend to attain those goals. Normally once Venus stations direct, we
get to implement outer-world shifts, based on our retrograde-induced
reevaluation process. Due to plot twist
#2 (see below), and to the delay-inducing influence of Capricorn, and to
further sticky elements ahead, these changes will be slow in manifesting. Rule of thumb for the first half of
2014: Be patient!
Look at
the investments - financial and otherwise - you’ve made or are making
during this time, and consider what these investments might lead you to.
Why are
you investing your time, energy, money, and devotion into these items or
actions or creations?
What is
important to you about them?
What,
exactly, is important to you?
Does
where you put your time and energy teach you about what is important to you?
Are
your goals in alignment with your values - in relationship, in life, in career,
in thought, in deed?
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Twist #2:
Mercury, the trickster god & ruler of communication &
transportation, stations retrograde in Pisces on
February 6th, and then moves backwards into Aquarius on February 12th. General Mercury retrograde advice is
back up your computers & other communication devices, tune up your
transportation vehicles, & get any upcoming travel plans squared away before
February 6th. Then be flexible
with how things unfold throughout February. Go with the flow, especially when things go awry, and open
yourself to any insights the inevitable communication & transportation
glitches may offer you.
For
this specific Mercury retrograde cycle in Pisces & Aquarius:
February 6th - 12th
How
does your mood effect your perceptions?
What do
you need to forgive in yourself and others, & how will this forgiveness
ultimately free you?
Do you
perceive things from the role of victim or martyr? Why? What would
happen if you changed that story?
February 12th - 28th
How are
your perceptions shaped by your community?
What
unique perspective do you have to offer humanity?
Is that
perspective ripe yet? If not, how can you nurture it into its
fullest expression?
Are you
allowing room in your mind for other perspectives? Are you listening?
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thickener:
That pesky Cardinal T-square (see
last month’s post) - Throughout the past couple months and the coming months,
we are balancing various tensions between masterminding longterm shifts in our
responsibilities, increasing our experience of nourishment, and
implementing/expressing fresh & sometimes radical insights into who we
are. These are disparate energies
that for now feel incongruous, but will integrate into a cohesive whole in the
future. Do your best to manage the
balance of inner and outer needs, and personal and relationship needs, which
may require elongating your sense of time.
Next month’s report will cover the lunar nodes’ entry into the
Aries/Libra axis. Until then, we are completing one and a half years of
evolution in the Taurus/Scorpio axis.
Consider these questions, as we complete this nodal transit:
Have
you identified your core truths?
Are you
taking appropriate risks, based on your core truths?
Have
you released grasping at security & safety, in favor of what truly &
deeply matters to you?
What
transformations have taken place in you & in your life since September
2012?
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next time, wishing you insight & heartsight. Thanks for reading,
