Uranus square Pluto, Sun in Pisces

 
The riddles of reflection are action through stillness, and generation through receptivity. When we reflect on an experience, we are not actively engaging in the experience. Instead, we are attempting to perceive it from new angles. The roots of the word, reflection, mean “to bend back,” as still water bends light in such a way that objects are mirrored, rendering their appearance - and our experience of those objects - changed. Choppy water, on the other hand, breaks up the reflection, making the reflection of the object difficult to perceive, and thus leaving us to look directly at the object itself, without the bend of fresh perspective. Mercury’s direct motion, the final exact pass of Uranus square Pluto, and ramping up to a solar eclipse make 2015’s solar month of Pisces an excellent time to allow action to arise from stillness, to allow creativity to arise from receptivity, to bend time, to refract light, to reflect.

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CLeaning up Mercurial Messes: 2/11/15 - 3/3/15
After a three-week retrograde, Mercury stationed direct the morning of Wednesday, February 11th. Give the guy a week to get back up to normal speed, and then you can heave your post Mercury retrograde sigh of relief. Mercury will be traveling forwards through the shadow of his retrograde through the rest of February and into the first few days of March. In the next few weeks, you’ll receive opportunities to act on the insights you received during the actual retrograde (1/21 - 2/11).

What “A-ha!” moments have you had in the past few weeks?
What communities are you connected to? Do they expand & energize you?
What have you learned about the interconnectedness of our species in the past few weeks?
What role/s do you play in that interconnexion?

Sun in Pisces: 2/18/15 - 3/20/15
The constellation of Pisces: two fish swimming in opposite directions, an image of ambivalence. Like all things, ambivalence can be healing or destructive, depending on how and when it is applied. The second riddle of this month’s report is this: Ambivalence arises from strength, but can cause weakness.

The roots of the word, ambivalence, literally mean to be strong in two conflicting ways. One fish taps into its own strength to swim upstream against the current, while the other fish, in swimming downstream, taps into the strength of the current itself. In the Pisces solar month, we must both find our inner strength to face the challenges of reality, and simultaneously let go and allow reality to guide us. To do the latter, we must first engage the former - i.e, face reality and then give into it. Otherwise, we run into the danger of the Pisces shadow - not looking at life’s actual flow, escaping, and manipulating others (other people, other substances, other stories, etc) into making the current “nicer” for us.

Pisces is a water sign, and in astrology, water symbolizes emotions. As demonstrated by water’s reflective abilities, we receive a clearer image from calm waters. Sometimes we need to feel those stormy, choppy, swirling and wild emotions, but our perspective is inherently unclear in those moments. Tranquility breeds clarity, but there is a fine line here - healthy water is always moving, even if its movements are subtle. For truth of perspective, aim for a serene flow.

In what direction are your life’s events & opportunities guiding you?
What are your responsibilities in these events & opportunities - What can you change?
In what ways do you need to let go, and give in to what is - What can you not change?
What brings you to an inner calm and quiet?

Saturn square Neptune: Reality and dreams in the boxing ring
This Pisces solar month begins two and a half minutes after the Aquarius new moon, imbuing the whole month with a sense of our interconnectedness, and with a contemplative quality, which is further accentuated by a square between Neptune, strongly placed in their home sign of Pisces, and Saturn in Sagittarius. That tender (or tenderizing) aspect shatters illusions, making the need to accept reality and the responsibilities that come with it - while still maintaining your faith, hope and vision - all the more pressing. At this time, it is essential to let go of regrets, what-if’s, and should-have’s. Let your past actions and decisions dissolve into the past. This will free them to help you move forward from where you are now. The wisdom of this configuration is this:

Hindsight is not always 20/20.

We can color the past with the rosy lenses of false perfection. Reality is now, and if you look honestly, you will find both suffering and peace in each and every moment - past, present and future. Acknowledge and respond to both your current suffering and your current ease, and above all, work to manifest your dreams into this earthly timespace, and then accept their inevitable imperfections.

What work is required to manifest your dreams?
What are the first steps you can take on that manifestation journey?
How can you weave your dreams more fully into the fabric of humanity?

Another Aquarius Lunation Begins: 2/18/15
Two Aquarius new moons in a row and a Mercury retrograde in Aquarius mean it’s time to think about our interconnectedness. We live in an individualistic society, which can obscure the inherent interdependency of humanity. The fact remains, however, that we are a species.

The biologist, E. O. Wilson has observed that ants - a species whose colonies work as an interdependent whole - are a major evolutionary success, as evidenced by their many centuries of life on this planet, while the success of humans - a comparatively new species - is yet to be seen. Ants also have an extreme hierarchy that mirrors our 1% vs. 99% global economic disparity. This is the evolutionary strategy of a species without compassion. With both Aquarius and Pisces highlighted this month, we need to consider innovative possibilities for our species that are compassionate in their interdependency. Aquarius can envision egalitarian methods. Pisces teaches us that each and every one of us is both capable of giving and worthy of receiving compassion. The questions here may be a bit tough, but soften your heart with some self-forgiveness and self-love first, and then give them a try.

What happens in your heart when you hate your “enemies?”
What happens in your heart when you love your “enemies?”
How are you reliant on the people & communities you dislike?
How are they reliant on you?

Uranus Square Pluto Exact: 3/16/15
The final of seven exact squares between Uranus and Pluto occurs on Monday, March 16th. For a thorough report on the overall timing and thrust of this configuration, please read this article. “Final exact square” does not mean that after March 16th we’ll be skipping through the garden with the conflicts of the gods behind us. Uranus and Pluto move slowly, and will maintain a pretty tight square throughout 2015, and will slowly move out of this configuration for another couple years after that.

Because Pluto deals with transformation on the death and rebirth level, this last year of the closest passes of Uranus’ square invites a transition from the death phase to the rebirth phase. Consider what major parts of your life - relationships, places, parts of yourself, experiences, people, etc - have died, either literally or figuratively since 2012. The more you release, the more you will be replenished, so use this last exact configuration to more fully let those deaths go, and train your awareness on what is in the beginning stages of rebirth. If you feel stuck in the death phase of this cycle, that indicates there is something you’re holding onto. Let go. Pluto does not take, “No,” for an answer.

Although both planets are calling for transformation, there is great friction in timing and style. Pluto in steady-as-she-goes Capricorn is working on deep, slow levels of tearing down, building and overhaul, while Uranus in quick-tempered Aries wants drastic, immediate and liberating results. Yes, you need freedom now, but you also need to build something solid for the future. If you choose to play only one side of this configuration, then something outside of yourself - the government, a passing car, a person, your job, the environment, etc - will play the other side. BE the change, rather than having it thrust upon you.

Are the structures of your life in alignment with your beliefs?
What is your brilliance?
What are you on fire about?
How can you channel your brilliance & fire into creatively illuminating others?
How is your balance between freedom & responsibility?
Are you using your power & authority (yes, you do have some - own it!) with integrity?

Here’s one last thought to ruminate on: Reflections (past) are projections (future), inverted. The Pisces solar month indicates a time of dissolving and integrating the past so that we can be reborn at the vernal equinox. The past feeds the future. When we hold fast to the suffering of our past without learning from it, we invite more suffering. Alternatively, when we transmute our past experiences into strength and wisdom, we nourish our future. Each moment is an opportunity for this transmutation.

Coming Soon:
Next month’s report on the solar month of Aries will offer insights into the first eclipse in the Pisces/Virgo axis since 2008 & the next lunar eclipse in Libra. Feel free to like and repost this report as you see fit. Until next time, wishing you a heart-ful month.  Thanks for reading,