Let’s
say you’ve been running a marathon. Let’s say that the whole time you’ve been
running this marathon, a giant, slobbery monster with big, nasty, jaggedy teeth
and long, horrible, razor-sharp claws has been chasing you, forcing you to run
faster than you were prepared for. Just as your legs feel unable to hold or
move your body any further, your lungs won’t hold much air anymore, and you
think this is the end, the monster gets distracted by one of their friends. The
two of them go off to a bar together. You really don’t care about the marathon
anymore, and as you’re about to collapse on the spot you see the finish line.
Something snaps in you, and now there’s nothing that will keep you from
reaching that finish line. You continue on with renewed vigor.
Just
then, nine trillion tons of mud fall from the sky, directly between where you
are and the finish line. You’re in knee deep mud, and now you’re ready to give
up again. But then you hear that monster and their buddy come stumbling out of
the bar. When you turn to look, you see they’re pointing at you. They start off
in your direction. You look back at the finish line, and notice that it is no
ordinary finish line. A sign indicates it is also the gateway to a monster-free
zone. You run as fast as you can through that knee deep mud, hoping that the
drunk monsters won’t be able to keep up with you. This month, although you may
feel you’re being pushed at both from behind and from in front, keep moving
ahead.
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Saturn Stations Retrograde: 3/14/15
Feeling
hung up? Saturn, the planet that slows things down even when he’s moving at
normal speed, is currently standing still in Sagittarius.
What is
in a state of suspension in your life right now?
What is
this teaching you about your relationship with surrender?
Are
your philosophies in alignment or clashing with the philosophies of your
culture?
Are you
compromising your beliefs too much to work within society’s constructs?
How can
you work within the constructs of society in a way that upholds your beliefs?
Uranus Square Pluto, Exact: 3/16/15
For
more information on this transit, please follow this link to last
month’s report.
Full super solar eclipse in Pisces & vernal equinox: 3/20/15
A full
solar eclipse is one of the bigger to-do’s in the realm of astrological events.
This one also happens to occur while the moon is at perigee - the moment when
its monthly orbit brings it closest to earth. When the moon is both at perigee
and syzygee, as it is on this day, the moon and sun pull extremely on the
waters of this planet. On the days around this major astronomical and
astrological event, you may find it helpful to think to yourself, “Over half of
my body and the body of every other person on this earth is being jerked around
by some humongous objects up in space. Over two thirds of the earth itself is
being jerked around right now too.”
What is
the dream I am meant to embody?
Is
there anything I need to surrender or surrender to in order to realize my
truest and most whole self?
How can
I accept the inherent imperfections of reality in contrast to that most perfect
dream?
A few
hours later, the Sun enters Aries, thus marking the vernal equinox. Equinoxes
are both shifting points and brief moments of balance between light and dark.
What do
you perceive to be your light? What are its characteristics?
What do
you perceive to be your darkness? What are its characteristics?
What
happens when you love and accept both your light and your darkness?
Sun in Aries: 3/20/15 - 4/20/15
Why
does a baby bird bother to hatch? It’s perfectly protected inside that egg,
kept warm by its parents’ body heat. Scary as it is to be out in the world
without armor, that baby bird would die if it didn’t tear its way out of that
shell. By the time a chick breaks out into the world, it has no room to grow,
and no more nourishment to sustain it within that egg. The chick hatches
because it chooses to live - only to find its tiny, feeble self utterly
vulnerable and at the mercy of nature. The elements, timing and luck interact
in their capricious ways to either make or break our little fledgling friend.
This is the essence of Aries. From the dream-state of Pisces, we emerge into
the struggle of existence, and we tap into the excellence and courage that is
required that we may continue to exist.
Are you
here, now? Why?
In what
do you wish to excel? What is required of you to do so?
Is
there any way that you hold yourself back out of timidity? (Hint: This is the
shell you’ve outgrown)
Courage
means to act from the heart - What does it feel like to act, speak, and decide
from your heart?
Total lunar eclipse in Libra: 4/4/15
There
are times when the cosmos turns up the volume, and this is one of those times.
The Sun (consciousness) is conjoined with Mercury (intelligence, perception),
Uranus (insight) and the dragon’s tail (sign in need of sprucing up) in Aries
(courage), all opposed by the Moon (emotions & heart-tugs) and dragon’s
head (sign in need of accentuation) in Libra (balance). Meanwhile, Pluto
(rebirth that can only occur after death) squares both ends of that opposition
from Capricorn (appropriate goals). There’s the equation. Here are some
questions to help you make sense of it all:
What is
out of balance in your life, your relationships, your work, etc?
What
would bring you more into balance?
What do
you need to let die so that there is room for new life?
What is
inspiring your heart these days? How can you effectively act on that
inspiration?
Jupiter stations direct: 4/8/15
After
all that, here’s some encouraging news to conclude this month’s report.
Jupiter, the bolsterer of faith and bringer of opportunities, will be switching
back into the great cosmic forwards gear. It’ll be a few weeks before he’s back
up to speed, but in the meantime, pay attention to what events and shifts occur
in your life around the days of his station.
What
have you been re-visioning since early December 2014?
How
have your beliefs around those projects/experiences shifted since then?
How is
your belief in yourself, your vision, and your own creativity these days?
How can
you develop more charisma around what matters most to you?
In the
meantime, here’s some wisdom from Winston Churchill: “When you’re going through
hell, keep going.” Keep pushing, friends. Breakthrough is imminent.
