Dear Friend and Leader:
A couple of weeks ago, I got a suggestion from my inner guide to stop interpreting the Aquarius conjunction. I follow this voice carefully in my astrology writing. It’s given me plenty of information but never before suggested that I shut up. “You’ve been working on this for 14 years. Stop explaining the energy and focus on working with it,” is the message I got, basically verbatim. Fourteen years? All my roads lead here; to this desk; all words to this very sentence.
It was time for a break anyway, so I started canceling things (like editions of Planet Waves Radio), farming writing assignments out to my colleagues and doing other things (visiting friends, photographing new people and places, writing fiction, and so on). Finally I slept through the Gemini New Moon and realized that I had indeed disengaged myself. With the first peak of the Jupiter-Chiron-Neptune conjunction upon us, and with Mercury stationing direct on Saturday, I am here with a few additional notes.
Mercury will station direct in late Taurus, square the alignment in late Aquarius, so the two events are intimately related.
It will take Mercury about 11 days from now, slowly walking forward in Taurus, to align at precisely 90 degrees with the triple conjunction (this will be the third pass of this square, and the most precise).В Mercury is the planet of mind, and vibrates closely with Aquarius all the time; Taurus is the sign of the body. The message is that we are trying to embody an idea. That is to say, it’s time to get it out of our heads, out of the abstract realm, and into the physical, sensory dimension where we can work tangibly with the changes we are making.
I have described the Aquarius alignment as one of the most meaningful conjunctions of our lifetimes. I am speaking collectively and individually. This is a big statement, particularly since (at the moment) there seems to be nothing special going on in the world unless you’re really impressed by Korea’s nuclear test or GM fleeing to China; and yes we have a Supreme Court nominee (see article below) and that is pretty important; but nothing overt (such as on TV) that would lead someone to say, “Gee whiz, what a superb moment of human evolution. What a great time to be on the planet.” Unless of course you’re looking carefully, and unless your perception sees the particular wavelengths that would resolve something so subtle. Because this aspect involves Neptune, and is in a sextile to the Galactic Core in Sagittarius, I am pretty sure it’s invisible to most people. Both Neptune and the Core have the property of disappearing into the background. But so do most big aspects — unless something horrid happens (such as Sept. 11) or unless the planets turn up the dial on sex, drugs and rock вЂ?n roll (the 1960s, 2012).
If we look with the long view, it’s fairly easy to see what it all adds up to, but it’s difficult to see the astrology in its moment, and that is one of the true challenges of paying attention to astrology at all. Also, one’s personal transits can send us into crisis, and I’m hearing a fair bit of that now, but we need to understand the nature of the crisis. To me this is speaking clearly about getting to a lighter density level than the one we’re conditioned to hang out on. This involves adjusting our relationship to matter/mater/mother.
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In 1843, there was a conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune in Aquarius, close to our current conjunction, which predated and in a sense predicted the 1846 discovery of Neptune (see article below). (This is also to say that Neptune recently had the Neptune return of its own discovery position.) Then the next conjunctions were as follows: 1856 in Pisces (the first technologically ‘modern’ conflict, the Crimean War, ends); 1869 in Aries (Wyoming becomes the first place in the world to give women the right to vote); 1881 in Taurus, with Saturn right there (the Sioux end the American/Indian conflict with surrender, Kansas jump starts prohibition); 1894 in Gemini (a new form of communication, moving pictures, are invented); 1907 in Cancer (American financial disaster is stopped by financiers fronting the bill); 1919-1920 in Leo (Germany was not happy, and would be back); 1932 in Virgo (as the ‘Great’ Depression was taking hold); 1945 in Libra, conjunct Chiron (just as World War II ended, appropriately enough); 1958 in Scorpio (Beat Generation, predicting a bit of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll to come); 1971 in Sagittarius (dawn of the modern New Age); 1984 in Capricorn (that form of spirituality known as Paranoid Fundamentalist Neoconservatism); 1997 in Capricorn (more of the same); and finally 2009 in Aquarius — notably, the first in Aquarius since the discovery of Neptune in Aquarius.
— Eric Francis / Melanie Andrews
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 Weekly Horoscope for Friday, May 29, 2009, #768 – BY PRIYA KALE |
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Today Priya Kale is standing in for Eric Francis on the weekly horoscope. For more daily astrology, horoscopes and information on consultations please visit www.cosmicdiaries.com
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Gemini (May 20- June 21)
You’ve been dealing with deep personal doubts, a feeling of groping in the dark and perhaps fear that you are going to be stuck in a situation longer than you like. But you are awakening now to a profound truth that may come as a solid hunch suggesting the ground beneath your feet is laden with more potential than you first realized. This is true. But you may need to resolve the importance of one partnership or financial situation that has its hold over you. There is a painful past you need to let go of but recognize that can only come when you confront it. It may take a while to all come together but something deep within your soul is coming to life — be patient as you nurture this dream. If you can trust your own instincts regarding the worth of something, it is more than likely to open up a chest of treasures rather than Pandora’s box, revealing to you the gold mine you are standing in.
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Libra (Sep. 22 – Oct. 23)
A deeply personal or business partnership has held your attention for a while. You’ve been right to think there is something you don’t yet know. No one likes the feeling of being kept in the dark, but as the truth surfaces this week listen closely to what is being said. What you learn has the potential to change everything. A partner seems ready to go deeper and offer you the security you’ve been looking for, but on your part there is likely a darker past you need to let go of. You are rebuilding foundations and any rules based on past interactions need to be turned in favor of new ones. Emotionally and financially, the rewards for your patience, hope and clarity are about to start becoming a reality.
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Aquarius (Jan. 20- Feb. 19)
You’ve seen yourself mirrored and distorted in the eyes of the people around you so much lately, that it has been absolutely essential to keep clear of projections and an awareness of who you are at all times. You could NEVER just be one of the crowd. But truth is the crowd does not really want to be one of the crowd either. Your ability to keep sight of your soul even when other people are being indecisive is what keeps you ahead of the game. If you’ve been concerned regarding an important matter surrounding your home, family or security, there is important news surfacing which is likely to prove to be reassuring and bring a flood of relief. It will though require you to get over the darker fears that control you and actually take that step towards allowing yourself to feel comfortable in your own skin.
Hi Eric – The words “. . . .the goal is not perfection; there is no such thing on this plane of reality.” That IS what we need to be reminded of, or maybe just UNDERSTAND that fact of (this) reality. Not a value, not even a possibility. But that Capricorn/Saturn penchant is so embedded into our idea of “a good life” (good job, good mother, etc.) that we are almost not even conscious of it. Until the disappointment of not achieving “it” brings us down and makes us feel we have failed.
That scotish singer, what’s her name? Hope she’s not feeling that right now, what with coming in second. She is so fantastic. Anyway, thanks for those words and for all your words that inspire and motivate us. Time to get up and solve a problem or two!
What is happening in Texas? My daughter lives there and you suggested before it might be a good idea for her to leave because of all her health problems. I saw my father this morning about 5:30 a.m. – and woke up. It was a good thing but funny how he had aged since he died. he was wearing all green. Today we had a fantastic farmer’s market. Yay!
Eric, the writing this week is starting to get to me a little. You mentioned that the indians were wiped out during the last Aquarius conjunction – but really wasn’t the intention on the part of the settlers very forward thinking, like today? The people wanted a new life, and seeking the treasures that the west held, including freedom from the albatross of society. The Native Americans just plain got in the way. At the time, they were considered little better than rabbits or deer, in other words – not really people.
Fast forward to the last few years of the Neptune and Chiron conjunction and add this year with Jupiter for expanding the ideas. Phil Sedgewick writes about the need to control the population growth, and I have recently read that the environmental advisor the the Prime Minister of Britain says that the UK must reduce population by half in order for them to survive. HALF!!
We are now in a phase of development where we do not really consider fetuses or little children to be human. Nor do we put much value on the marginalized and institutionalized, nor the very old and infirm. So will the horror of the future be when we look back on the days when we killed off half the population?
The entire world’s population could actually fit into Texas quite comfortably, although everyone would probably be pretty hot and dry.
I keep reading how we can make small changes to make the world better – like white roofs and roads and cars to deflect light. Movies could be packaged in cardboard instead of plastic cases. I don’t think it is too late to change.
That morning after pill should help with teen pregnancy, but other than that I think we are still on a very slippery slope of injustice to those who do not have a voice.
All we need is love.
Cass, yes… those a.m. hours are purty. Ride ’em wavegirl.
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I woke up at about 4 a.m. — like you, totally alive. Then later, saying – It’s time to leave Texas. Now.
Between the Mercury station and Nep retrograde, there’s an undertow. Dreamed about golden, radioactive statues in a deepsea sanctuary.
Off to deactivate them.
Wow! It’s just before 5am here in the Pacific Northwest and dawn started over half an hour ago. I feel a huge energy shift and it has me wired! What a day…I feel like it’s realy possible for us to realize our values (I originally wrote love each other). I’m a cap. with moon in virgo and scorpio asc. if you’re wonderin’… how is this energy affecting you?
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