{"id":30177,"date":"2010-11-01T04:20:02","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T09:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=30177"},"modified":"2010-11-01T09:55:43","modified_gmt":"2010-11-01T14:55:43","slug":"the-fire-and-the-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/the-fire-and-the-light\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fire and the Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Mars in Sagittarius, repeat it to yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Consider the table tilted. It’s a big shift of energy and emphasis. Today the red planet is involved with the Moon, Venus and Pluto. That involvement will give us a glimpse of just what Mars in Sagittarius could mean. Also on the docket today is the Sun’s conjunction with a long-lived and tightly aspected Scorpio stellium. But first, a peek at the end of the week.<\/p>\n

This week winds up with Chiron, then Neptune stationing direct. Both of them will be conjunct to the degree in Aquarius, beginning the last tour of that sign after a long tenure. Chiron returns to Pisces February 2011, Neptune makes its first ingress the following April.<\/p>\n

Smack in-between the Chiron and Neptune stations we will have the Scorpio New Moon, taking place at a degree well warmed up by Venus and two other planets. A degree that will also link us back to the previous New Moon in Libra, also through the aegis of Venus. But all of that is a few days away. Let us return to the present.<\/p>\n

For months on end, Scorpio has been host to a sustained triple conjunction with a nautical theme. Deucalion is an object that on average, maintains a greater distance from the Sun than Neptune, and crosses the orbit of Pluto. It was named after the ancient Greek equivalent of Noah, survivor of a great flood who re-booted a corrupted humanity.<\/p>\n

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Ceto is also a trans-Neptunian object, actually a binary with its companion Phorcys. It crosses the orbits of Uranus and Neptune in addition to Pluto. It is named after the primordial mother of sea monsters in Greek mythology. Completing the enduring triple conjunction in Scorpio is Poseidon, one of eight hypotheticals classified as Uranian objects. It is named after the Greek equivalent of Neptune, god of the seas.<\/p>\n

Wading into this stellium today is the Sun. This on the eve of the sea-change that may accrue with the mid-term elections in the United States is an auspicious placement. The combination of the sign and the aggregate theme of the objects would seem to indicate that the consequences are anything but clear, even in Sol’s presence. There is a depth and mystery akin the the ocean itself. There are indications of a beginning with obscured origins that may begin to define itself by the time the Sun is in Pisces.<\/p>\n

And speaking of Pisces, that is one of the two signs classically ruled by Jupiter and where Jupiter finds its current placement. What does this have to do with the current astrology? The answer is found in the other sign ruled by Jupiter, Sagittarius. When Mars moved from a sign that it rules and into one ruled by Jupiter, that was a major shift. It may not be apparent now, but there is more than the element of fire being awakened. With its preeminence as the ruler of both the most evolved fire sign and the most sophisticated water sign, Jupiter is in the process of assuming a highly influential, perhaps dominant role in our sky. This is a theme we will return to repeatedly.<\/p>\n

But today, the Mars influence is felt more in aspect than in rulership. The root of these inter-relations is that retrograde Venus, Pluto and the Moon, along with the red planet, are reaching the same placement in their respective signs all at the same time. Let’s break it down.<\/p>\n

The Moon is in Virgo, Pluto is in Capricorn, both earth signs. As previously reviewed, signs of the same element have a relationship characterized by the word flow. Thus the luminary of our intuitive and emotional selves is in a supportive conversation with the planet of transformation. The indicated opportunity is the discovery of a comfort zone of sorts. An awareness that grounding is possible in a season of metamorphosis. That the continuum itself is the kernel of constancy. That the inevitability of change is a source of stability.<\/p>\n

Precisely in between the Moon and Pluto is Venus in Scorpio, a water sign. This relationship between water and earth elements we have previously characterized by the word harmony. The difference between the flow and the harmony is that harmony requires some conscious effort. Rather than happening serendipitously, it must be made to happen. Here the placement is fortunate because Venus itself is, among other things, the symbolic benefactor and facilitator to the cause of harmony.<\/p>\n

So between Luna, Venus and Pluto we have one third of the zodiac comprising a powerful wave that could be fairly be described as copacetic. The role of Mars is to make it a bit more interesting than that. That is the placement that many of us may be identifying with today.<\/p>\n

The relationship between signs of the fire element and those of water and earth is perhaps best thought of as problematic. There is potential for frustration but there is also a promise of creative synthesis that only challenge met can yield. It all depends on how we handle it. Mars has a willful vibe and is inclined to force issues. Today would not be the time to let that tendency be indulged.<\/p>\n

The placement in a spiritual and evolved fire sign creates another avenue through which the energy of Mars may be authentically expressed — that being the path of sublimation.<\/p>\n

In the literal, objective, empirical realm of chemistry, sublimation is the transformation from a solid state to a gaseous state without occurrence of a liquid state in between. The sense of the word in psychology is abstracted and figurative but very close to that of chemistry and just as real in its expression. The concept itself is consistent with the feel of Scorpio and the transition implied by its adjacent sign, Sagittarius.<\/p>\n

Thus akin to Venus, Mars is also fortunately placed today. As the ruler of Scorpio, recently transited to Sagittarius, the way to sublimation would seem to be open if our awareness can pick up on the synchronicity. But this is no flow and this is no harmony. This is working through tension by choosing response over reaction. That takes some conscious and directed effort. Today will introduce us to that labor that characterizes both the potential pitfalls and rewards of Mars in Sagittarius. If we don’t do so well? Don’t worry, this is just the beginning. There will be other opportunities. The main thing is to pay attention and learn within the framework that sublimation provides. If we we can do that today and get a better idea of what that feels like, we can call it good.<\/p>\n

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By Len Wallick Mars in Sagittarius, repeat it to yourself. Consider the table tilted. It’s a big shift of energy and emphasis. Today the red planet is involved with the Moon, Venus and Pluto. That involvement will give us a glimpse of just what Mars in Sagittarius could mean. Also on the docket today is … Read more<\/a><\/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\/30177"}],"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=30177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30177\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}