{"id":23479,"date":"2010-03-16T07:05:43","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T12:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=23479"},"modified":"2010-03-16T12:03:03","modified_gmt":"2010-03-16T17:03:03","slug":"planetwaves-astrology-for-mar-16-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/planetwaves-astrology-for-mar-16-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing Off the Mutable Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Len Wallick. <\/strong>Link to Len’s article on the Pisces New Moon<\/a>.
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With the exception of the Moon (now in Aries) and perhaps Mercury (about to be in Aries), a grand cross in the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces, made mostly of minor planets) is still holding strong — but the atmosphere has changed, and the energy is clearly shifting in the direction of the new season.<\/p>\n

Yesterday was the Pisces New Moon<\/a>, another influential turning point of winter. This has helped shift the momentum forward as Mars gradually — very gradually — picks up speed after its long retrograde this winter.<\/p>\n

Today the Pisces Sun overtakes Uranus to exact their annual conjunction. This is yet another experience of ‘expect the unexpected’ astrology, and the last big turning point of winter — highlighting the unpredictable nature of Uranus, which opens the way for creativity, passion and for us to change our minds. We usually have a really difficult time doing this.<\/p>\n

Today there is a Moon-Venus conjunction in Aries, which is definitely different in tone than a big alignment in Pisces. This is self-conscious, even self-aware, with some of the surprise energy that Venus (like Uranus) can deliver. Today is a day to surprise yourself and do what you didn’t have the courage or self-esteem for yesterday. The alignment in Aries is warming up the sky for the Sun’s arrival there Saturday.<\/p>\n

Making a close opposition to Sun\/Uranus, a dwarf planet called Makemake in Virgo asks how it got this way. Do we really want to be this mentally stuck? Or is that just how humans are?<\/p>\n

Speaking of getting unstuck. With Pluto moving forward into Capricorn while Saturn continues its retrograde towards one last touch of Virgo, it would seem that their square aspect is in separation; that the story is over. That would be short-sided thinking. Saturn is retrograde and will square Pluto one more time, on Aug. 21.<\/p>\n

In the case of aspects involving the outer planets, the usual orbs of influence go out the window. They are much longer than any old astrology book ever said. In truth, something like a square between Saturn and Pluto will have effects within 15 degrees of orb<\/em>. This is a time-lapse photograph of what is essentially a single event exacting multiple times but never out of function. Like the heart in Celine Dion’s song, this square goes on, and on and on.<\/p>\n

Like the cardinal signs upon which it is focused, it ebbs and flows in counterpoint with the mid-points of the fixed signs.<\/p>\n

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The same is true of the Saturn-Uranus opposition. Election Day 2008, February 2009, and September 2009 are not isolated from one another anymore than the movements of a symphony or the acts of an opera. They are part of a greater whole that will swell in dynamic again between the [Northern Hemisphere] vernal equinox and summer solstice.<\/p>\n

So the story weaves together, bracketed by eclipses (early winter, early summer), gradually revealed by interim transits, echoed by intervening aspects, detailed in by the minor planets. In the meantime we can learn, practice and agree to the protocols that will sustain us together for the long term. Don’t be mistaken, the operative word is together. Just as when the last time Pluto was in Capricorn nearly 250 years ago, we are obliged to create a new paradigm with no recent example to emulate.<\/p>\n

All the while, Neptune inscrutably bides its time.<\/p>\n

Back to today. The last time Sun conjoined Uranus, Saturn was in Virgo, just coming off their second opposition. The energy was high. The choice was to apply it creatively (which required a grounded awareness carried into active engagement) or to follow the path of least resistance into erratic and disorganized behavior. Once again, this opposition has never ceased. Makemake is today the placeholder asking us to reflect and learn.<\/p>\n

Luna, meanwhile has made its transit into Aries where it will conjoin Venus and this is where the energy has shifted from yesterday. Like the gingerbread man, the energy of the Moon in Aries is indomitable but ephemeral. Venus is Aries is on a mission, blazing a trail. Together they are a powerful expression of the yin concept, receptive and impressionable. In the same degree (triple conjunction) with the yang energy of the asteroid Siwa (or Shiva) in a cardinal sign, we are presented with a choice of direction. Will this day’s work in the longer term be towards creating the new paradigm or destroying the old one? It is for each of us to decide and accept responsibility.<\/p>\n

Thus we enter into a new phase, the Pisces New Moon is behind us. With it we release a cycle of seasons unwound and dissolved, formless and chaotic. From it we build anew, present to the fire that will fuel the effort but not consumed by it. We’re mindful of the larger wheels turning but not intimidated by them. We’re secure in the certainty that we each have an important part, but humbled and informed by the knowledge that no one of us can get there alone.<\/p>\n

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This Venus-Moon conjunction also complements that of Sun-Uranus and the forward movement of Mars in their concurrency. It is, however, a lot all at once. The trick will be to run it rather than having it run us. The method would seem to be availing ourselves of the still functional water trine between the Pisces conjunction and the Echelus in Scorpio. Be present to the tasks of today while being mindful of how they fit into our long range goals. Be logical in application while remaining open to intuitive creativity. Stay balanced between the narrow focus required by immediate tasks and the wider perspective required for the longer term. Be fearless and assertive in the immediate while maintaining flexibility, sensitively co-creating that which is yet to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":537,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23479"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23479\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}