{"id":23693,"date":"2010-03-22T11:00:56","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=23693"},"modified":"2010-03-22T23:22:20","modified_gmt":"2010-03-23T04:22:20","slug":"from-bad-reputation-to-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/from-bad-reputation-to-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"From Bad Reputation to Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Len Wallick <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A girl can do what she wants to do and that’s what I’m gonna do<\/em>
\nfrom “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The hero’s journey of Venus in Aries continues with an applying conjunction to Eris, but first let’s review the last few days for some perspective on this aspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The weekend featured some prominent astrology in the cardinal signs. These four signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn) are defined by the fact that the season changes when the Sun moves into the first degree of any of them. There are corresponding geographical events as well. For example, when the Sun ingressed Aries on Saturday, it was stationed directly above the equator and everyone on our planet shared the personal experience of equal days and nights. This was something you could observe and feel on the physical plane. It was not an abstract intellectual metaphor. We actually lived through it; the world shared (and is still sharing) a common event.<\/p>\n

From this sort of experience an astrological analogy is derived, the cardinal, or Aries, point phenomenon. When the personal and the common (or political) converge and become one with each other in some meaningful way. Take a look at news events of the weekend, reflect on the concurrent events in your personal life and see how that works with the idea of beginning a new season.<\/p>\n

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Another thing about the cardinal signs is that they relate closely with the astrological aspect known as the square, a ninety degree relationship between two points. This corresponds to three months, the length of time between each season (during which the Sun moves just slightly over 90 degrees). Squares most often refer to some form of internal tension that requires action to resolve. On Saturday Mercury, newly in Aries, formed a square to Pluto in Capricorn. This was a reminder how difficult and misleading it can be to briefly express the broad, deep and lasting transformations that we are in the midst of. Even as we revel in efficient communication, such as texting, we are finding that it falls short of expressing the deeper feelings and ideas slowly accumulating inside. About four weeks from now, Mercury retrograde in Taurus may provide the opportunity to unwind that tension and share our perspectives more thoroughly.<\/p>\n

Yesterday evening, Saturn (retrograding into the first degree of Libra) was rising in the east just as the Sun was setting. This morning it was setting in the west just as the Sun was rising. This illustrates how an opposition (180 degrees of separation from our viewpoint in the middle) is observed in the sky.<\/p>\n

In practice, an opposition plays out to match the observation. Two bodies as far apart as they can get. One is moving towards darkness even as the other is emerging into the light. This aspect of the Sun in opposition to Saturn carries over to today and initiates our week. If you find yourself in a bind between polar opposites, negotiate with each of them separately. With time and participation, the bind will resolve and the external tension will dissipate. Because this aspect is in cardinal signs, it is being experienced simultaneously in the personal and political realms.<\/p>\n

Finally, Venus formed a square of its own to the north lunar node in Capricorn this last Saturday; or you could say it squared the nodal axis, and represented a tipping point. This is a forward-looking aspect setting the stage for internal resolutions available this week: that is to say, if stuff has been bothering you, let the cosmic momentum carry you forward and help you work it out. Even more, given the fact that this node (Rahu or the Dragon’s Head) connotes dharma (acting as if to create the world) this could anticipate a sweeping, evolutionary change acting to create and sustain a new reality.<\/p>\n

We are fortunate to live in a time when we are aware of Eris. Discovered only five years ago, it is the ninth largest body orbiting the Sun. With the exception of a few comets, it is also the furthest known object from the center of our solar system. Its discovery was disturbing to the science of astronomy, upsetting the order of the dominant paradigm. This resulted in a new, controversial definition that excluded Eris and Pluto from full full planetary status.<\/p>\n

The fact that the new definition feels arbitrary and reactionary plays right into the Greco-Roman myth of Eris (the goddess of discord) being left off the guest list of a significant social event. The myth, however is already being left behind. The characterization of Eris in astrology is evolving our concept of this mythical figure, like the Earth’s environment, like our own identities. Befitting its long-term residence in a cardinal sign (it spends about 110 years in Aries), this rapid evolution is being played out on both the personal and political levels.<\/p>\n

It’s no longer appropriate to characterize Eris as the jealous bitch outsider who brought ruin to the order constructed by men. Because we are all included in the sea changes of our time, our own personalities are under pressure to evolve as well. This can result in an acute identity crisis if we resist the chaos in the outer world being funneled into our inner lives. That is not inevitable, however. What Eris represents can also be a productive force guiding the evolutions of our individual personalities. The conjunction with Venus can serve to signal the nourishment of that productive approach.<\/p>\n

Just as Eris was the ultimate outsider in ancient mythology, Venus was the consummate insider. Because she had something that they all wanted, she was accepted in relationship with all the members of the Parthenon. These relationships, in turn often served the cause of mediating conflict and resolving tension. The fact that she would periodically sleep with Mars to keep his testosterone poisoning from acting out and destroying the universe is just one example. Given that conjunctions serve as the indicator of seminal events, what if we consider the possibility that this particular meeting of Venus and Eris could indicate a passing of the torch, so to speak? A germination of harmonious sisterhood that would serve to heal and inform the cause of brotherhood that has fallen into such disarray?<\/p>\n

Look at the potential. With a long term lease in Aries, Eris has the quality of prime real estate – location, location, location. It will be a included the upcoming T-Square between Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter and Pluto. That alone would support bringing this outcast influence into the fold. It will be ideally situated to stimulate the action necessary for resolution of what these squares bring up inside of us individually and collectively.<\/p>\n

The fact that’s it’s controversial gets attention which can initiate relationships as well as the charisma of Venus can. It’s simply a matter of adjustment to accept provocative as the new abundance.<\/p>\n

The fact that it was discovered about the time Pluto moved into Capricorn (and the fact that the International Astronomical Union dealt them the same status) lends a synchronicity that cannot be ignored.<\/p>\n

No, not a vengeful bitch to be feared, says Venus. Look at Eris again, it can be the new Venus. A modern personality sets a striking example, Joan Jett. Her original band, The Runaways, was disparaged and a new category, “jailbait rock,” was created to contain them. Provocative and controversial, they made the established order uncomfortable. They were relegated to The Edge. When the chaos they generated turned back on them, they broke up. When that happened Ms. Jett could not find a job. The establishment of the recording industry would not accept her as she was. So she made her own way, supported by the few (mostly women) who understood that The Edge was not a bad place to be and that being there could be created as a sustainable act of dharma.<\/p>\n

Times changed, the rest of us caught up. Now Joan Jett is revered. Successful performers honor and thank her for what she did. She is in a productive and creative relationship with many of them. A new movie about The Runaways is being released. By this time next month she will be seen as a positive and inspirational cultural icon, a new Venus.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Steve Kelly (on www.cinematical.com) she averred that it was not family or school she was rebelling against “It was more about rebelling against what people tell you (you) can’t do”. She also expressed her continuing wonderment at why anyone would consider her to be a threat. Indeed, a woman with a guitar, making the style of music that stimulates us to realize the joy of our common origin, dancing with the sure intuition that we are one with each other. Who would find that threatening? Think about it and leave them behind.<\/p>\n

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