By Len Wallick
If it’s made out of atoms, it’s baryonic matter. That’s what science tells us. Just about every material thing you can think of is baryonic matter. It’s what we are made of. Among the characteristics of this form are relationship and exchange. When we get a sunburn, when we get wet, when we get hot or cold, sick or well there is a relationship of exchange going on. The one exception at least so far is gravity. We all know what it is. We deal with it every day. Even though it is apparently a property of matter, there is no demonstrated mechanism of relationship by exchange. Good old familiar gravity is, at its root, a mystery.
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The astrological theme for today seems to be one of relationship and exchange and the possible bridge to mystery.
Sun in Pisces starts the day off with a sextile (60 degrees of separation) to Pluto in Capricorn to once again bring our attention to the long term, big picture aspects of the outer planets. Sextiles seem to involve the theme of relationship if relationship is defined as a supportive exchange. In this case the friendly Sun that illuminates our every day is lending its support to Pluto’s tenure of metamorphosis and transformation in the sign of the established order.
This is fitting since Pisces is a mutable sign that prepares the way for a new order in the form of a change of seasons. Pluto in turn is lending its support to the Sun’s transit of Pisces. This makes sense because Pisces is associated with the twelfth house, an energy that Pluto is comfortable with (although it has no traditional exaltation). It has to do with mysterious energies that operate in the dark. We know the results, but the process of getting there is a mystery. For today, the aspect seems to be focused on the Sun, encouraging us to bring our own processes out of the dark so that we can work with them intelligently.