Yesterday would have been Jerry Garcia’s 70th birthday. His mane of hair and radiant presence gave away his Leo Sun, but he was really Mr. Jupiter: expansive, embracing, inclusive and totally connected to cosmic truth (Jupiter rules Sagittarius, home of the center of our galaxy). Fittingly, we have an exact sextile between the Leo Sun and Jupiter in Gemini today, an upbeat aspect giving a little relief from some of the vexations the sky has been tossing our way (the current Mercury retrograde, in its last week, chief among them).
As of this posting, we’re still in the light of the Aquarius Full Moon that just passed. Full Moons can feel positively charged or exhaustingly polarized (or a little of both). But this one also creates a fantastic opportunity for practical application of humanitarian thought. By nature, Aquarius is logical and forward thinking, ultimately concerned with what’s good for all.
The fun part of having the Sun sextile Jupiter (and therefore the Moon also briefly trine Jupiter) within the orb of this Full Moon is that Jupiter kind of opens the door wide to let the energy through. True, with aspects like sextiles and trines it helps to consciously use that energy. These aspects don’t push the issue (or you) the way squares and oppositions do. But Sun-Jupiter and Moon-Jupiter bode well for health, success and luck, and come with a sense of harmony. Just lean forward into it.
Also, you now get to really expand out with whatever humanitarian / organizing / getting involved ideas came up for you with the Full Moon — assuming the pull between the two luminaries hasn’t left you feeling spent. Those ideas may contrast noticeably with all the inner reflection and navel gazing inherent to this high-stakes astrological season with its many inner planet retrogrades. You may be thinking, “Oh, I know who I am now, I just don’t know what to do with her.”
Yet one of the best ways to test what we really know about ourselves is to shift away from inner reflection and instead practice the theory in relationship to others. Participating in work, families, neighborhoods and overall culture is necessary for survival. There lies our capacity to understand individual, integral purpose in balance to all others’. It’s Brotherhood, in a word (or Sisterhood — you get the idea).
Aquarius delivers a dispassionate energy that can inject rationality into our perceptions of others, whether globally or closer to home. We begin to see a connection between our personal destiny and that of the larger family, work team or culture.
It might take the form of giving pause when feeling angry with another person (Full Moons can up the emotional ante), maybe taking a moment to consider their role and purpose in the bigger scheme of things. After all, we’re all here, at the very least, to survive together.
Or sometimes, it’s taking responsibility for the carrying out of our individual purpose for the betterment of the group. So many artists, writers and musicians are afraid to live out their purpose. Yet, we’re all waiting and needing for them to do that thing. We really are.
And from the soul-feeding beauty of art and music and writing it’s a short hop to sex. Or rather, to erotic creative energy as a cosmic calling. That is, Venus in Gemini is opposite the Galactic Center, exact Friday. It’s earthly Venus being called home to Galactic Venus. Or, to relate it to this week’s podcast, tantra as cosmology. Between the GC talking to Venus and Jupiter talking to the Sun and Moon, the message is clear: feel for that higher vibration, step back (or up) and get a wider view, give outwardly in the world and allow yourself to receive inwardly.
It’s a keen respite to understand we’re all indispensible and therefore, necessary. No one has to know it all. No one has to be it all. All we are is all of us. Lean forward into that and see what comes to meet you.
Unlike the alarmist thinkers, this full moon phase invites us to enjoy the pleasures of the summer, that he is… and God created the man has his image… good weekend at Planet Waves 🙂 🙂
mysti — one link should be fine. it’s more than one link in one comment that gets comments hung up in moderation, though they can be un-hung behind the scenes.
CS PW DJ, nice choice! I’ve been neglecting my duties and HS is no longer with us. CS: You’re hired! 😉
Love that, stormi! Reminders to be active in my own life and world as well as the lives and whole world around me never hurt! 😀
Lovely step forward, Stormi…
And Huffy, I just picked this up on the Bridgett Walther (dot com) site – from her August/Cancerian insight:
“Overall, this is a grand, productive month for you. You unchain yourself from elements of the past that habitually bit back every time your thoughts wandered in their direction. You cut ties with people that reliably offended or upset you. You face facts that you’ve avoided, forcing you to accept the wisdom and knowledge that has always been available to you.”
I’d put in the address, but it would knock the post into the ‘moderated’ zone. The rest is well worth reading.
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saw this today, seemed to apply;
“Do more than belong: PARTICIPATE. Do more than care: HELP. Do more than believe: PRACTICE. Do more than be fair: BE KIND. Do more than forgive: FORGET. Do more than dream: WORK!
~William Arthur Ward~
Today, I’m standing in for KV and HS as your PW DJ (enuf letters there?).
Anyway…Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZXBaR9Exd8
Huffy and Prickle,
Yes, truly “real giving comes from a place that expects nothing back,”, but one should never give away one’s power. One tries to give love and understanding. What the other person does with it is up to them.
If they cannot reciprocate the same, it shows where they are, and has nothing to do with you. We can, as Huffy said, set the boundaries – do not let in their negativity, do not let it touch you or change your confidence in yourself, and your knowledge that you are doing God’s work by extending them love and understanding.
One family member has a damaged ego – it’s all about her. Anything that anyone does or says, she takes personally, and doesn’t always see the gifts presented to her. When my love is rebuffed or ignored, I know she’s not doing it consciously. I know where she’s coming from, and possibly not as self-aware as I work to be, and so I can choose to be the bigger person and not have her actions shut down my heart. No, it’s not always easy, and yes, it does hurt. But in the end, I am glad I am not her, seeing the world as she does.
Naturally, one can need to be cautious, as giving too much of oneself, *all* the time w/little coming back is detrimental. As humans, we all need to be given to, and we all need to give. To this end, surrounding yourself with more positive, than negative, people is important. Set limits on interactions with the negative or emotionally stunted, as they can, if given free reign, drain your life force.
“Hey Tom Banjo
It’s time to matter
The Earth will see you
on through this time
The Earth will see you on
through this time…”
The video clip above was broadcast on “Playboy After Dark,” naturally the Dead’s road crew put LSD in the on-set beverages making for an interesting time. Afterwards Hugh Hefner personally thanked Jerry for the very special experience.
Went out early this morning to see the moon in one end of the sky, with Venus, Jupiter and Aldeberan dancing together in the East. I am looking forward to beginning my new teaching project today with Sun and Jupiter happily sharing their vibes.
Blessing from Santa Fe (The City of Holy Faith).
Hi prickle! Yeah – it’s not easy. I know all about that ‘getting fucked from all kinds of directions’. And it’s really vital that you protect yourself. It’s a sort of process (that I’m still working through) of sorting ones boundaries out, learning to say no very firmly to people, even moving away from certain people altogether if necessary. It wasn’t till I got tougher and that some boundaries were firmly in place that I was able to relax more with the giving part, though I still struggle with it. The ‘what about me’ question refers to the fact that we live our lives out as if we were the centre of the universe, that we relate to the world through that perspective. But as I said, it doesn’t mean that one should give away ones power to others, quite the opposite.Don’t know if this makes any sense. Don’t have the time unfortunately to think about it properly and express it better.
I dunno, Huffy….I tend to believe “real giving comes from a place that expects nothing back,” but every time I try to act that way, I end up getting fucked from all kinds of directions, and not in a fun way. The “What about me? Am I respected, loved, treated well by others?” question is there to protect me.
“we’re all here to, at the very least, survive together”. Yes, every time I’m able to down my weapons and consider this about my boss, my whole relationship to her changes. In fact, I realize that my difficulties with work, boss, money are one huge learning process about myself. And it also comes down to letting go of the ‘what about me? Am I respected, loved, treated well, etc’ by others, life, etc?’ Also, real giving comes from a place that expects nothing back. Am constantly learning about that one too. Thanks for this wonderful piece and clip.