{"id":40796,"date":"2011-06-27T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=40796"},"modified":"2011-09-24T16:33:16","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T20:33:16","slug":"unseen-alchemy-the-lunar-occultation-of-venus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astrology-with-len-wallick\/unseen-alchemy-the-lunar-occultation-of-venus\/","title":{"rendered":"Unseen Alchemy – The Lunar Occultation of Venus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Overnight this Wednesday, about 3:33 am EDT, the Gemini Moon will pass completely in front of Venus, blocking it from view. That is a special type of conjunction. It will not be readily visible except in western Africa, beginning just before dawn. Nevertheless, it comes at an auspicious time. Symbolically, it is a bridge that connects this month and next, consolidating and synthesizing recent events forward. If we consciously work with the energy we can do the same with our own experience.<\/p>\n

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A conjunction is two objects in the same degree in two dimensions on paper, be it an ephemeris or zodiac chart. Most of the time it does not mean that one of the objects will block the other from sight. When that does happen, we have the special case called an occultation. That is when the paths of two objects cross in our three-dimensional sky. It is, essentially, an eclipse.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, this one comes on the last day of a month that included a partial eclipse of the Sun and total eclipse of the Moon. Thus the lunar occultation of Venus takes the same physical orientation and allows us to feel it in the context of planetary, rather than luminary, energy.<\/p>\n

Eclipses are not the only thing that happened in June. It was a period crowded with astrological events. This month has seen a host of planets changing sign or direction, and Venus was among them. On top of all that, a new season started when the Sun changed both its sign and its direction, consolidating the planetary events into a solar transition.<\/p>\n

This means the lunar occultation of Venus facilitates exchange both ways. Luminary events translate to personal understanding; planetary events are transmuted to collective enlightenment. The Sun’s proximity to this special-case conjunction will function to carry that mutual synthesis forward and integrate it into new beginnings.<\/p>\n

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Both Luna and Venus will be very close to Sol on the last day of June. That is why most of us will not be able to see them together. They will be indistinguishable in the brightness. The very next day, the Moon moves on in occultation of the Cancer Sun for yet another partial solar eclipse. In doing so, it begins not only a new month but at least two new lunar cycles. Venus, in turn, will be moving behind the Sun after July 11 to begin a new phase of its own. Both objects are a bridge to the future.<\/p>\n

The first new lunar cycle is obvious and familiar. By definition, solar eclipses take place very near a New Moon. Hence it is the beginning of a new synodic cycle (or lunation) between the Moon and the Sun: from conjunction, to\u00a0opposition (or full) and back again. As a result, July’s lunation will incorporate the seminal and concluding occultation of June. The second, concurrent new beginning is not apparent and not often seen in a human lifetime.<\/p>\n

All eclipses are not the same. Some are partial, some are total. Their duration will vary as well. It is in the geometry of their path, however, that they can be most accurately identified, distinguished and sorted out into groups. The prevailing method of organizing related eclipses is called a Saros series. Typically one will last between a thousand and two thousand years. It is therefore very rare to see any Saros series begin or end. Stick around a few more days and you will. The partial solar eclipse of July 1 begins a brand new Saros. Like the new month, it will also contain the legacy brought forward through the lunar occultation of Venus and do one better, carrying the condensed new energy forward into a new millennium.<\/p>\n

Somewhere between the luminary month and the Saros millennium we find Venus. Its time of being visible at dawn is now drawing to a close. Fittingly, this period (now ending) of Venus’ apparent movement through the sky is referred to as the Discovery Phase, a time devoted to collecting experience while learning to surrender attachment as a act of will. The lunar occultation is an appropriate way to conclude that process. It leaves Venus with an endowment that consolidates all of the events from this past month and before. Possessed of that, the planet that represents the power of attraction will pass behind the Sun.<\/p>\n

Before this season draws to a close, Venus will re-appear in the western sky as something altogether different. Our opportunity is to transmute along with it. June has been tough on our minds and on our bodies. It has left us indelibly impressed with a new set of patterns — some attained, some imposed. Re-creating ourselves is the next challenge. It will begin on the inside, in places unseen. The process will be seeded by the summary experience of accelerated change and focused transition. The seeds will be watered by our very need. It will take time and awareness to do it on purpose. In purpose, we must. We will each appear on our respective new horizons soon enough. Now is the time to prepare.<\/p>\n

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