Dear Friend and Reader,
As we approach a potent Capricorn New Moon later in the week, Mercury is forming an exact conjunction with the asteroid Juno. We normally think of Juno as being about marriage and the marriage partner; I am getting another message at the moment, which is call your parents.В Mercury the communicator is conjoined with Juno who, in this respect (to me, anyway) represents the traditional family. And the good lord knows most of us will be getting some of that during the next couple of days.
This aspect is also a reminder to pay attention to who you are talking to, when you are talking to them. Especially if it is someone’s spouse.
Juno, like Capricorn, often arrives with issues regarding contracts, shared resources, score keeping and contention. Strange that the asteroid is the symbol of both the eternal vow and the eternal hair in the ass, isn’t it? I would say that what these two things have in common is how the individual feels. The supposedly eternal vow is based on quite a few mundane things.
I had a public speaking teacher who told us once that any feeling of anger or contention can usually be traced to one person feeling as though another has power over them. Once the perception changes, and the person who is angry learns that the other has no power over them, the anger almost always evaporates. The dynamics of power seem to be a big theme in the sky recently. Mars has just finished a conjunction with the Sun and is drawing nearer to a conjunction with Pluto. Power, transformation, courage and individuality are all ringing out across the Universe. How this plays out in human relationships is brought to the table by Mercury and Juno today.
As with everything that Mercury touches, communication and thought patterns are heightened. Perhaps this aspect speaks of a conversation or interaction with someone who plays a traditional role to you. How do you know what to say to this person? Are these interactions real in the respect that they are living, changing interactions?
Mercury has also begun to approach its retrograde phase, which will come to pass on January 12, 2009. The effects of interactions and exchanges of communication will stretch on for quite some time. This can be a wonderful exercise in learning patience, or in checking out how much impact you have on others in the traditional setting.
Remember: no one has power over you but yourself.
The Moon in waning towards new and enters Sagittarius at 6:13 am EDT. It’s going to be crossing through the degrees inhabited by Pholus tomorrow at around 2 in the morning. Pholus, remember, is the centaur of the family bond, the keeper of the wine that only centaurs were allowed to drink of. There arises a sense of wanting or needing to understand where your ideas come from, where is the origin of your philosophy? How did it all begin?
Merry Met,
Genevieve
I should have read this on the Eve day. Me mother had a wild and agitated Christmas eve. She got caught in the idea that my Father (transitioned over two years ago), myself, and my younger sister were down in the woods. And that I had to go get us out of there. She looked out the window at the lights of the farm across the field and said they were our flashlights as we headed across the field toward the house. She was worried and anxious and wanted to pull me into the fantasy. There was no stopping or diverting her and I was at a loss. I let her run her game. And her fantasy morphed and changed and she did not sleep all night.
And for the first time, I sensed the danger of playing these fantasy games. Trying to find to find some semblence of sense, I feared getting lost in her dimentia. And I disconnected. There is no pulling her back anymore. And the more I disconnect, the harder she comes at me. And the angrier she gets that I will not play. That I will not call people to come and help. What does one to say to the police anyway?
Sooner or later she gets physically tired and sleeps for a couple of days. So when she goes on a mental bender, I wait as patiently as possible (it ain’t always easy, when it’s your mother) and know that at 6:30 am, a daytime health care worker will arrive to do what they do best. Much more capable than me, because they are not emotionally connected to her.
Tonite I am there again. If necessary, will I find a way to play? Can she find a way to play fair so as not to crush me under the weight of her demands? Or is it time for 24-7 care? Tick tock time will tell.
Good advice Genevieve! I’m meeting a friend (for 30 years) for lunch in a while and, although our relationship has changed over the years, some of the “old memory tapes” play back this time of year and we are as close as if we were family. I hope you and all the PW team have a safe and happy Christmas Eve, and we will all miss you next week.