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

How did that Capricorn New Moon and partial solar eclipse work out for you? About four hours after the near-exact luminary hook-up we get another auspicious conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus in very late Pisces. As promised, that will be the main subject of today’s blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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First, please remember that astrology is terra-centric — how we see things from our moving reference point on this planet. Not because astrologers believe that Earth is the center of the solar system or the universe rather because that’s where we are. Those who want a horoscope relevant to folks on Mars can take a seat in the waiting room.<\/p>\n

Next, a conjunction is when two objects are at the same degree of longitude. That is another way of saying that they are at the same spot on the zodiac circle, a two dimensional diagram on a piece of paper. That’s fairly common. There is something like that nearly every day, usually involving the Moon, because its apparent motion is so fast. If you are fortunate enough to see that sort of common conjoining in the actual three-dimensional sky you would probably note that the two planets in question are close but not superimposed. Indeed, it is less seldom that a mash-up is one of both longitude and latitude, otherwise known as an occultation. An eclipse is a good example of that.<\/p>\n

So, what does a conjunction mean? As always, it depends on the objects involved, how many, what sign\/house they are in, the ruler of that sign\/house, and any angular relationship from other objects elsewhere on the zodiac circle. In general, however, there is considered to be a merging of characteristics in the symbolic sense. There is also the gravitational expression when two objects are lined up with each other to one side of the Earth. This is especially noticeable when Sun and Moon combine to affect the tides of the ocean and of our cells. This is less empirically evident but just as true when two very large and far away planets line up from our perspective.<\/p>\n

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Like most astrological events however, conjunctions have another side. Ever been too close to some person, place or situation to be objective about it? Ever been blinded to the obvious when two events are intertwined with each other in time and space? That’s the other side of conjunctions. That’s how the corresponding synchronicity of an eclipse can take months to become evident. It’s not so much a matter of cause and effect. It’s the perspective that comes with putting a little time between you and the experience. The sort of “of course” phenomenon we discussed with yesterday’s blog.<\/p>\n

As regards to Jupiter and Uranus specifically, this is the third of three conjunctions in less than six months. It continues a recent theme for the outer planets: rare events taking place, often more than once, one after another in a short period of time. Then after that, not again for a long time. This pairing started almost exactly a year ago. Jupiter was still a part of the Aquarius stellium with Neptune and Chiron. Uranus was nearly 30 degrees away in Pisces and it was as if Jupiter got a notion to run it down. In two weeks it traveled three degrees and in a few more days it was in the sign of the fish twins.<\/p>\n

From there, it was a merry chase from the middle of one season to nearly the end of the next, Jupiter clipping along at almost two degrees a week while Uranus continued slouching toward Aries. Although the hare did not dawdle, the tortoise’s huge head start would tell the tale and Uranus got to the cardinal cusp first, just before the United States holiday — Memorial Day — at the end of May. It was not until the end of the first week of June that Jupiter and Uranus would conjoin for the first time in a decade and a half. For the first time in Aries since the the 1920’s, for the last time in Aries for a thousand years.<\/p>\n

Then came a curious phenomena being repeated since 2008 by every major planet outside the main belt. Shortly after egressing a sign of long tenure, both Jupiter and Uranus stationed retrograde to return for a farewell tour. That was in July. A month later, the slowpoke once again crossed the Aries point first. The rabbit caught up just before the end of yet another season and affixed the first conjunction in Pisces. Jupiter finally gained the tempo by stationing direct this last November, on the same day Venus started moving forward in Libra. Uranus followed suit in December.<\/p>\n

Today, after three conjunctions in less than six months, Jupiter and Uranus will not hook up again until 2024. That will be in Taurus. You will have to wait until 2093 for their next reunion in Pisces — save me a seat but get me the popcorn. In astrology rare events are meaningful. A bunch of them clustering together in a sort period of time is downright auspicious, especially if followed by a long dry spell.<\/p>\n

So that’s the recent history behind today and that’s where a bit of the meaning could be derived. As regards to the nature of the objects and their location, it is important to first remember that Jupiter is the traditional ruler of Pisces. The planet of expansion is powerfully expressed in the sign of dissolution. It is the wind over the water, dispersing the boats far and wide. Uranus brings the abrupt, the sudden and the unexpected to this ultimate pairing. All told, we have a rare event, repeated thrice to gain our attention or secure emphasis. That phenomena tells us something. It is a bookend on one end of our millennium. It is far reaching. It is also beyond expectations. It is opportunity with the boundaries of its potential burst open by surprise and the seldom seen.<\/p>\n

Taking place on the same day as a solar eclipse in mid-Capricorn, the Pisces conjunction implies that this rising, spreading tide of opportunity meets and supports some sort of effort to exert influence over the physical world. The challenge is one of perspective. Instead of seeing today’s essentially concurrent conjunctions as opposing their considerable energies, the question is whether we can shift and see them as complimenting each other. That’s not easy. Anyone who has survived racing the rising tide to avail themselves of a short cut around a steep headland knows danger often accompanies opportunity. But the peril can be avoided through the exercise of discretion and timing as long as we do not outsmart ourselves.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, there is little indication of need to race. Nor does the water seem to rise with undue speed. Sure, there are bound to be a few breakers that will climb the beach as if to remind. Of course, the protocol may involve a bit of wading. But complementing the extended period of revelation and evaluation that eclipses entail is the fact that the planets of which we speak are of slow apparent motion even as they are of precipitous character. This is almost certainly the end of one extended time frame and the beginning of another but the end will not be absolute tomorrow, nor will the beginning burn its bridges promptly. We are in a period of recourse. It is a time of transition when we have been given the opportunity to see at least some of the ends and the time to choose those that suit us best. Go not in fear, but rather in expectation. Above all, trust your feelings, at least until this month draws to a close. You have spent a long time with your heart, give it a chance to speak, take the time to listen.<\/p>\n

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