{"id":28551,"date":"2010-09-09T01:50:18","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T06:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=28551"},"modified":"2010-09-09T10:08:31","modified_gmt":"2010-09-09T15:08:31","slug":"analytical-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/analytical-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Analytical Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Len Wallick<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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By the time you read this, Venus is certainly in Scorpio, retrograde Jupiter is back in Pisces, and the Moon will be in Libra. Those are the sign changes. Mars, also direct, will follow suit with Venus with its own ingress to Scorpio next week.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, retrograde Mercury’s apparent motion has slowed to less than half a degree a day and retrograde Pluto is all but standing still. By the time you read Monday’s blog, both will probably be direct. Those are the changes of direction. If you subscribe to the concept of synchronicity at all, this is clearly no time to be inflexible or narrow minded. There is also an element of the contradictory and the paradoxical.<\/p>\n

How to respond? Well, there’s always the chill-out, hang-loose tactic. That’s not entirely a bad idea. Actually it’s an excellent approach to take if you don’t want to get anything done. However, the long-term, big-picture astrology indicates that the day will be won and the future shaped by those who act. The question is not so much whether you want a piece of that so much as how much the rest of us need you to step up. If you don’t, somebody else will and their creation may not be what you would like to see happen to who and what you love.<\/p>\n

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Though the cardinal T-square has entered into a new rendition of transition, the operative words still have substantial meaning. When Sol enters the first degree of a cardinal sign, it is not just a metaphor. The relationship between the Sun and the surface of the Earth is transitioning to a new paradigm known as a season. Synchronously, any form of astrological activity on or about the leading cusp of a cardinal sign means that something new is being initiated. It is an inescapable conclusion that one who chooses to participate in harmony with such an event will find that personal efforts are enhanced by the sheer collective power of the aggregate.<\/p>\n

A square is not just an allegory either. Every time you look up at the Moon in a quarter phase, you know it’s as real as it gets. The distinguishing characteristic is the direction of the dichotomy. Is the illuminated side growing or diminishing? If you know the direction of applying tension and the qualities of the contrasting expressions you can not just act, you can act appropriately.<\/p>\n

Appropriate action can take many forms. From the outside it is not always evident. But wherever patient persistence and devoted practice are found there is no passivity, though it may sometimes seem so. Apparently that is, until the moment arrives and timing finds its place in the order of things.<\/p>\n

We are two weeks from another equinox, and it is essential to keep the long-term, big picture in mind. That being established, it would make sense to break the current and extraordinary temporal cluster of short-term transitions into small pieces so as to make some sense of it and appreciate just what a bracing set of events is entailed. Jupiter’s retrograde return to Pisces is a good place to start because of its close association with the big picture background.<\/p>\n

Jupiter’s position in the solar system makes it the innermost of the giant planets consisting mostly of gas. Its orbital period is shortest among the major planets most of which take more than a decade to go around the Sun. That makes Jupiter a bellwether and harbinger of the transitional, and we should pay attention to it during this period. Then, of course there is the small matter of its position on and about the Aries point.<\/p>\n

In spite of the bad reputation of retrograde movement, this retrograde carries Jupiter back into the sign of its traditional rulership. That means that it can express itself fully and without inhibition. Given that Jupiter is a benefic (that is, an influence that brings good news), that’s gotta be good. Looking back to the first half of the calendar year, you gotta admit it felt like being short changed to have the big fella sprint across Pisces in less than half the time it spends in any sign. Now we get some of that change back. Additionally, in spite of its magnifying qualities, Jove holds the potential of keeping rambunctious Uranus in check. In a little over a week when they conjoin, we are going to get some valuable insight on longer term patterns. Pay attention to events just before and after September 18, and more important — remember them.<\/p>\n

Venus on the other hand provides an interesting comparison case. As a form of baseline, it is considered to be a benefic planet as well (again, an influence that brings good news). The contrast is the direction of movement and its relationship to the new sign. For now, Venus is slowing down but still direct for the next four weeks or so. In Scorpio, it is in what is referred to as detriment.<\/p>\n

Like the element, the planetary rulership of a sign is an arcane combination of common sense and intuition. The sign of detriment, on the other hand is more like the quality, logically determined as a result of its orientation. In this case the sign opposing the place of rulership is designated as the opposite — a place of exile. Since Venus is the ruler of Taurus, it stands to reason the opposing sign of Scorpio would be such a place.<\/p>\n

Any human being in exile is not particularly safe, obliged to maintain a low profile and keep the proverbial nose scrupulously clean. So how is it that Venus in Scorpio does not sound like such a bad thing? Other than the conclusion that most of us have our minds in the gutter of euphemism, the answer is that Scorpio is complex.<\/p>\n

We have, of course, been discussing Virgo quite a bit lately. It is one of those signs where the earth element and the mutable quality seem to contradict each other. While the hobgoblin of consistency can find this confronting, it is also stimulating to the extent one can accept what goes with the territory.<\/p>\n

Scorpio takes discomfort with the oxymoronic to a whole other level. Especially when one realizes that fixed water does NOT mean ice. Given the patrilinear streak of nearly every civilization in recorded history however, we can only thank our lucky stars for the Scorpionic paradox that keeps the wheel turning precisely at the point of the cycle when it faces the greatest resistance.<\/p>\n

Hence, Venus in Scorpio is not so straightforward and not so weak. It is not so much that the planet is inhibited. It is is more the case that the inhibitions are exposed, expressed and released. Of course, this can sometimes resemble the tableau of the fertilizer hitting the oscillator, but so much the better for spreading it evenly, right?<\/p>\n

As with our anticipation of what Jupiter’s next conjunction with Uranus will be like, this preliminary foray of Venus in Scorpio will have a defining moment of its own early next month when Mars catches up just days before Venus turns around and heads back to Libra.<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, we are shortly due to be reminded that Mercury does not follow the same protocol as the Moon. Whenever it approaches one of those turning points called a station, it does not matter whether its apparent motion is soon to be direct or retrograde. It is still a stormy period. Don’t get careless. Even more important, don’t get irresponsible. It may be tempting to say the heck with it. Consider finding motivation in what you would embrace rather than fixating on what you would reject. You are not Mercury. In this case, you have more in common with the Moon The direction of your intent does matter. It matters a lot.<\/p>\n

So, to pull it all together, this is no time to slack off. Neither is it time to force square pegs into round holes. Rather it is the appropriate thing to show up and pay attention. Be aware of crucial dates: September 12 (Mercury station), September 18 (Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces) and September 23 (the Libra equinox). Observe the patterns, add things up and pick your spot to shift from contemplation to action. Know what your intent is and be at peace with it before you cast the die. This is where we put on our thinking caps, folks. Be sure not to reach for the pointy one.<\/p>\n

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