{"id":25905,"date":"2010-06-15T06:01:11","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T11:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=25905"},"modified":"2010-06-15T09:26:44","modified_gmt":"2010-06-15T14:26:44","slug":"triple-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/triple-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Soon after making ingress to Leo yesterday, Venus formed a trine aspect (120 degree angle of contact) to Uranus on the Aries Point. Today, Venus forms the same aspect with Jupiter, which is in the second degree of Aries, still within a degree of exact conjunction with Uranus. These two occurrences may be taken as one. They may also be taken as positive. If there is anything to synchronicity, Venus may be indicating that solutions are at hand where the personal becomes political.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Let’s start off with a closer look at the trine, the planets involved, then move on to examine a few other concurrent and applying aspects that would flesh things out a bit.<\/p>\n

One of the principles that organizes and distinguishes the twelve signs are the four elements of western antiquity. Earth, air, fire and water. Twelve divided by four leaves a remainder of three. So there are three signs for each element. On the wheel of the zodiac, signs of the same element are equidistant, separated by 120 degrees. Three times 120 equals 360, the number of degrees in a circle. Try it yourself. Find a depiction of the zodiac, pick any point in any sign, count 120 degrees in either direction and you will find yourself in the same degree of a sign of the same element.<\/p>\n

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Since the time of Ptolemy (an ancient politician and mathematician who systematized astrology), and probably before, trines have been considered supportive, accepting and natural. Easy is another word. As a matter of fact if there can be a negative side to this aspect it is that it offers no tension or resistance from which development or growth can be derived. In other words, a trine can make you flabby.<\/p>\n

Venus and Jupiter are both visible to the unaided eye and thus an integral part of ancient astrology. As such, both planets have a long and well developed evolution of their interpretation. They are known as the greater (Jupiter) and lesser (Venus) benefics. In other words they are synonymous with good stuff.<\/p>\n

So far, so good. Trines positive. Venus and Jupiter positive.<\/p>\n

Uranus, is a bit of a ringer. The first planet discovered by science (March 13, 1781), it does not have a long tradition of astrological evaluation and consensus. We first became conscious of it in the period of time between the American and French revolutions, and that’s a synchronicity of its association with upheaval and advancement. Other insights can be gained from a quick look at its discovery chart.<\/p>\n

When Uranus was discovered it was in the twenty-fifth degree of Gemini, opposed to Mars (23+ degrees Sagittarius) and its conjunction with Saturn (19+ degrees Sag). The Sun was splitting the difference at 23+ degrees Pisces, forming a t-square. That’s a lot of tension between Uranus, the established order (Saturn), its muscle (Mars) and their relationship to the attachments of the individual (Sun). The ascendant was in Scorpio with the waxing Moon rising, just a few arc minutes below the horizon. That’s implies some emotional uncertainty.<\/p>\n

Taken together the cited aspects imply that we don’t really know how to take Uranus. It’s like the edgy feeling of dealing with a person when you don’t know if they are joking or being serious. This is especially true when you consider that we are mere infants in dealing with its energetics because it has been around the Sun (and hence the zodiac) less than three times since we became aware of it.<\/p>\n

But maybe that’s just the dynamic a stable old benefic trine needs. An impetus to build on the positive by advancing with innovation. An imperative to take a chance on evolution. An encouragement towards synthesis. Yes, this fire trine between Venus and the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction does imply a solution, but not one that’s on the shelf. Rather one that is integral with the formulation of an entirely new paradigm that is appropriate to our situation now.<\/p>\n

And what would that entail? Let’s take a look at what another major player in the Uranus discovery chart is doing today. Mars, is in Virgo, a mutable earth sign. Today it is in an exact trine of its own, with Pluto in Capricorn. It is also applying to conjoin the asteroid Vesta.<\/p>\n

Mars in Virgo is anything but apathetic. That’s encouraging when so many among us are intimidated to the point of surrender when faced with the seemingly intractable problems that are presented to us in both the personal and public spheres. The context of a mutable earth sign encourages the fiery energy of Mars to focus on the practical while allowing it to also multitask. Pluto in Capricorn tells us it’s time for a reconfiguration of that which we had taken for granted and become attached to. It’s disquieting but also irresistible. There is a feeling of necessity that paradoxically brings up resistance. It is an imperative towards faith that metamorphosis in the dark is necessary if we hope to see the light again with new eyes.<\/p>\n

In sum, the earth trine between the ancient and modern dispositors of Scorpio is compelling us to get down to business, but not business as usual. It is the business of mustering the courage of our life force and combine it with a utilitarian ethic to get on with the transformations necessary if life itself is to be sustained in a new form.<\/p>\n

What will that look like for each of us? Mars’ applying conjunction to Vesta implies that there will need to be some sacrifice. Not for its own sake, but for the sake of service towards the flame of life that we all share. Its a flame which re-directs the energy of Mars from personal to common advancement, and directs us back to the fire trine that we started with today. This trine is an ancient beneficence re-booted by modern innovations — innovations which reform the confluence of the personal and political.\u00a0 This takes us to the impending Cancer solstice, Capricorn lunar eclipse and the grand cardinal cross towards which today is another step in awareness.<\/p>\n

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