As the Sun moved into a square with Pluto earlier in the week, the lunatic fringe that’s trying to take over the government sort of succeeded in doing so. In describing the Uranus-Pluto square, many times I’ve called our era the anti-Sixties.
It’s not the kids who have protests; it’s a bunch of rich old white men with government cars, government health insurance, nice government salaries, up to four government-sponsored offices each, complete with staffs, and very easy jobs, who stage a building takeover. Well, a little more than a building — a lot of federal departments.
If a bunch of anti-fracking activists tried anything of the sort, they would be carted off in handcuffs before you could say, “Don’t tase me, bro.”
It takes a combination of personality traits to do this kind of thing — immaturity, extreme insensitivity, an agenda and a God complex. Being stupid helps.
As I’ve been writing lately, this is one of those Really Interesting Weeks — which comes to a crescendo with the Libra New Moon today at about 8:35 pm EDT. Accompanying this, there will be a number of surprises.
The New Moon is opposite Uranus, who is the king of the unexpected. In Aries he’s also the queen of glam — and a lot of what you see going on in politics is a twisted kind of image-driven mania: the drive of the politician to survive.
We will see how that works with so much self-destructive activity going on on the highest level of national and world leadership. It’s possible you’re seeing events that look more like an explosion than a power struggle.
Meanwhile, among other current events is the approach of Mercury to Saturn in Scorpio. Mercury ingressed Scorpio recently, where it will be for the next two months, due to the retrograde between Oct. 21 and Nov. 10.
The conjunction to Saturn looks like the revelation of secrets, curiosity about taboo subject matter and hot talk. Try it and see. Find someone you trust, who likes to whisper wholly inappropriate things to you, and start talking. Say what you would never say. You may find yourself inspired to do what you never thought you would do.
Venus is still in Scorpio, and the fact that she’s drifting out to the edge of that sign is suggesting that edgy activities will be all the more fun. With so many planets currently in water signs — in order of speed, Mercury, Venus, the lunar apogee (also known as Black Moon Lilith), Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron and Neptune, we are living through a moment that’s all about feeling.
Of course you don’t want to let this run away with you, or suck you down the whirlpool. Grounding is essential right now, with all this water in the sky and not so much earth; in fact most of our earth-grounding is coming from Pluto in Capricorn, which is saying: focus on change and you will keep your feet on the ground.
I highly recommend listening to this conversation between Bill Moyers and Robert Reich.
http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-inequality-for-all/
I found it to be profoundly moving and inspiring while at the same time sobering and terrifying…yet ultimately hopeful. We are rapidly approaching the crux point, that is for sure!
I live in a red state. A VERY RED state. One of those members pushing this to the ground is my very own elected representative. Appearing in photo ops next to Boehner, no less. :::SIGH::: I have taken to emailing him daily, and calling occasionally, to chastise him on his behavior. Wheel spinning, I know. I have had similar representatives for as long as I can remember. By now, some of the far right wing people I remember from my younger days are starting to seem, well, normal. One of them has actually been on record chastising my current representative. I normally I have just given up and kept my mouth shut, as it seems so hopeless that anything I say to my local politicians will be heard, but somehow I feel he should know that some people in his district disapprove of him.
From reading articles on the various media sites, apparently this has to do with the issue of “states rights.” You know, the same sort of issue that led to the Civil War. Plus, they think they are being “crazy like a fox”, and think that they are on the “righteous” side of things, and are willing to go down for a principle – and are obviously willing to pull the rest of us down with them.
Well, I feel better after that rant. Not sure how this will all come down. This does feel different than many other recent political fights. Surely they can’t take over the whole country, as they have my state?
Thank you, salamander, for this comment. I have been talking with work colleagues this week about creating an environment in which students and staff have ‘freedom of aspiration’. One of the points that was raised that I have found most helpful for wider application to our current political-social environment is that freedom to aspire means one is able to hold aspirations, and the space for aspiration, for others as well as for oneself.
That said, my aspiration for you is that you successfully reconcile your priorities and desires with those of the people who make up your world; and my immediate aspiration for myself is that i am able to maintain balance as i take my next steps on the journey.
Thank you, Eric – ‘focus on change’ shall be my mantra for today.
I think the congresspeople who are paralyzing this country come from a deluded generation from the age of Reagan more than anything else, and they are bullies who don’t want to hear “no”. If there is anything I am learning as a Pluto in Scorpio member, it’s the importance of a government framework for people to survive, and to pursue individual aspirations.
I definitely felt the need to adjust my expectations, and I’ve decided to focus on two priorities in my life now (having the means to succeed, and having a government job in the natural sciences). In the meantime, I have to reconcile my desires with those of my family and those of my community. So that limits what I can do, but it gives me energy to do the things I can do.
Eric: Thank you for this flawless gem of astrological virtuosity, through which we can see both more and better. At a time when clear, focused vision is difficult to come by, you give us what we need to make it through.