Past the Nines – Reset Time
Eric has asked me back to Daily Astrology for awhile while he completes his personal reset after the Burning Man experience. The profound and renowned Priya Kale will once again bring her exceptional insight and compositional skills to the weekly forecast on Friday. Be sure to read her take on all the signs to really appreciate the through line she always finds to remind us that we are in this together.
Yesterday (09-09-09) was the last set of repeating single-digit dates we will see until the next century. Fascinating as the math has been, the marketing gimmicks have worn thin. Of course, until we get past 2012 (and together, we will) that part will not let up.
Mercury retrograde, of course has been making its presence known. This is how a lot of a lot of people learn about astrology in the first place. From my perch, the lesson thus far is patience and perspective. Please be sure to share your own experiences in reader comments. Who knows? What you write could save someone else a lot of trouble.
In North America this day begins with the Taurus Moon in a trine to Saturn before it goes void, entering Gemini about 9 hours later. Unlike some Moon voids, the Saturn launch would seem to encourage behavior appropriate to an adult. Perhaps this would be an opportune time for a reset of your own (retro/introspection, if you will). You might find it worthwhile to invest a few moments to gather in and sort through the feelings that have piled up so rapidly since the holiday weekend. After lunch and for the next couple days will be plenty of time to share and compare the insights you gain.
Depending on your ephemeris, either today or tomorrow marks the end of Pluto’s long pause at zero degrees, 40 minutes (or 39, again depending on your ephemeris) Capricorn, moving forward almost imperceptibly but irrevocably not to cover this ground again for two centuries. Consider how lucky you are to to be a part of it and let that carry your own movement forward.
Synchronous with themes of reset, patience with setback, moving deliberately forward and adult behavior, President Obama addressed Congress last night, offering an open mind in return for meaningful action. He addressed what could fairly be called a bind in a healthy way, discerning between the two ends. On the one end, he offered compromise for those willing to meet him halfway. On the other end, he drew a line between himself and those opportunists who seek to exploit the situation only for political capital and preservation of the status quo.
As we approach the third of five oppositions between Saturn and Uranus, President Obama’s example might offer something to emulate. We might start by distinguishing this opposition from the other four and use this as a opportunity to sharpen our ability to discriminate between one context and another, one syntax and another. The same old never really is. Then we can progress by learning how to deal with both ends separately when we find ourselves in a bind, taking it as a opportunity to be the center of synthesis and an example to others.
Looking forward to being of further service to the Planet Waves community. Tomorrow? Who knows. Hope so.
With Gratitude Always,
Len Wallick
Hey Genevieve i really feel and understand a lot of what you are going through. I’ve actually been wearing the friendship hat for some time now and the space that it created has allowed a lot of healing for me and my partner. I will think of you and I wish you well.
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Thank you rlfrdm for your kind and thoughtful b’day wishes. I have just finished one of the nice b’days I have ever had. Love all around me and within me. I didn’t have any expectations and rolled with the day. It was magic. I still have Sat. to look forward to as well, as friends are dropping by in the afternoon to help celebrate with me in my garden…..my most favourite place in the world! Under my Buddha tree! (it was planted this spring on the day of the Buddha full moon) It now is bearing many leaves and i couldn’t be happier.
I’m a happy gal right now!
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And Pickle – well done. Sounds like going ballistic on Facebook wasn’t the way to go. Deep breathing is way better! Definitely more adult
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Thanks for the encouragement of adult behavior. It couldn’t have come at a better time for me — I was about to go ballistic on facebook. Ah, politics. I’ll just step back and breathe deeply for a bit. . . .
Happy Birthday, shebear! I’ve been thinking of you, and recalling this notion of holding space for someone… We can help each other get closer to doing that with gentle reminders of the possibility, I think. Len brings us back again and again here to the idea that we can act as adults. Could be interpreted different ways, I suppose, but what it says to me today has something to do with having the maturity to know you can (and must) take a breath, and you have the foundation that allows you to have faith in a bigger picture. This morning I was able to let go of a compulsion to be responsible for making everything come out okay. Temporary, for sure, but joyfully liberating. Some of that joy is my birthday with for you.
“Remember, it’s their life, not yours, so all you need to do is be present and loving.”
Shebear13 – I agree that this is such an important statement. Ttoo often get’s lost in the throws of life. It’s something I am trying to do more of now with friends and boyfriends and haven’t done enough of in the past. This statement is easy to forget when you care for someone deeply and want to help. And I think it’s becomes even harder to do when you see the transformation/changes they need to make and they don’t see it or understand it. But, I think if one tries to just be present and loving, hold space for the other person to grow and gain awareness and remember that it is their life, they have to walk their path; I think a deeper, more intimate relationship can be acheived (whether as lovers or just friends). I love that Eric didn’t write can do, he wrote “need to do”. I think it’s important to remember that other people are capable of being responsible for their own lives.
As for my Mercury Retrograde experience – already it’s been huge and we haven’t even hit Sept 17 (I’m a 21 degree Pisces sun so during the Saturn- Uranus opposition Saturn is going to be opposite my sun and Uranus is going to be conj my Sun. Yeah, it’s going to be intense to say the least). So far there have been lots of communication hiccups. I’m moving into my roommates new house and my room in this house is unfinished. The more we work on it the more bizarre things we find wrong and the d-day for moving is in 3 weeks. Last night my car started leaking an unknown fluid, but to cover my Mercury Retrograde bases I took it in this morning for an oil change (I’m nearly due for one) and asked them to double check all fluids (which is covered cost-wise in the oil change). This way if it turns out to not really be a problem or not the problem I thought it was I won’t have paid for an inspection to find out their’s nothing really wrong. Take that Mercury Retrograde!
The biggest change was that on Monday my boyfriend and I decided to try on the friend hat for a while. It was a mutual decision and I think has actually brought us closer. Things have been spirling downward ever since the last lunar eclipse in the beginning of August. He’s going through a time of major internal and external change and all I can do is be loving, hold space for growth, let him achieve his growth and awareness in his own time. But, more importantly I needed to do what was right for me and that meant supporting him as a friend and not a lover. Because as a lover he was trying to use me as a crutch, skim off my energy (exactly as Eric predicted in my horoscope), rather than take chances and go through his transformation. Also, my gut was telling me that I needed a few weeks to really examine what I want and need in a partner. Gain some perspective by stepping back for a few weeks and see if this is truly the right relationship for me.
I agree with you Len – definitely been noticing patience (especially in relationships, with oneself and in regards to hiccups in plans with friends) has been a key theme of this Mercury Retrograde. I’m going to also throw in there flexibility. I also think, atleast for me, I’m being ask to take some time out from my romantic relationship to review how I’ve grown, how I’ve gotten here and re-evaluate what I want in a relationship and partner.
Hope everyone is weathering the retrograde storm!
Genevieve
This is so wonderful Len. I’m regarding it as a birthday gift as today I turn 50! I needed to hear this in tandem with today’s oracle. Both have brought me to the verge of tears. I KNOW I have to dig deep within myself right now because my loved one is wrestling with his demons full force and I have prayed for this awakening for a very long time. While his behaviour can still trigger me to instantly react negatively I know I have to consciously commit to becoming that spiritual warrior I both want and KNOW i can be; to be a kind of mid-wife to his birthing. Just the kind of harvesting Virgos love to do!
This Mercury retrograde is very challenging, to land the plane and bring it in for servicing as Eric suggested in Electric Tide, while second by second fighting the desire to jump into the cockpit and take off into the blue, blue yonder. As the final line of the oracle suggests: “Remember, it’s their life, not yours, so all you need to do is be present and loving.”
Present and loving. I will try and commit to that practice as best I can – my birthday resolution!