{"id":58149,"date":"2012-06-14T02:47:45","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T06:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=58149"},"modified":"2012-06-14T16:03:12","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T20:03:12","slug":"source-nourishment-just-exaggeration-two-squares-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/source-nourishment-just-exaggeration-two-squares-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Nourishment or just exaggeration? Two squares to watch."},"content":{"rendered":"

We are in the final days before a change of season, and you may be feeling a little antsy or eager. Tuesday is the Cancer solstice (beginning summer in the northern hemisphere, winter in the south). Unlike the many potent eclipse-like events this spring that are serving as continuity-breaking turning points, the turning of a new season is all about the continuity of a cycle. Leading up to and overlaying the touchstone of the solstice, however, the sky is offering us two reasons to pay attention to whether we\u2019re getting our nourishment from what\u2019s actually true, or rather from what we simply wish<\/em> were true. <\/p>\n

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Simplified chart section showing Venus in Gemini (blue circle with a cross) square Chiron in PIsces (orange key), and Jupiter in Gemini (orange '4') square Neptune in Pisces (blue trident).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Representing the more worldly side of this theme, retrograde Venus in Gemini is square Chiron in Pisces, which also just stationed retrograde on Tuesday (Venus-Chiron is exact Saturday at 5:23 pm EDT). On the more mystical level, Jupiter in Gemini is square Neptune in Pisces. That one is exact June 25, but at three degrees apart, it\u2019s definitely in full force now. What\u2019s more, Jupiter-Neptune from these signs is a one-time event this time around. Despite the trendy popularity of retrogrades providing multi-contact layering in 2012, this aspect is not one of them. <\/p>\n

Given that both Venus-Chiron and Jupiter-Neptune come with an exaggeration effect, I thought I\u2019d try something a little different for this post. I took out my Sustain Yourself deck<\/a> of oracle cards created by James Wanless and asked what we needed in order to work with this astrology sustainably. (This is a deck of 101 photo-collage cards with various themes, not a tarot deck). The first card I pulled was Lightning\/Ignition. A little surprised by that, I pulled another to qualify it: Bacteria\/Sustainability. I started contemplating.<\/p>\n

Eric wrote in 2009 that \u201cVenus square Chiron is about a wide open erotic\/emotional expression of Venus.\u201d That certainly sounds like a form of lightning strike itself (and a fun one at that). But yet there\u2019s something cautionary here, as Barbara Hand Clow suggests in her book Chiron: Transforming Bridge Between the Inner and Outer Planets<\/em>, \u201cChiron square Venus sets up the maximum stress between finding a value system which will enhance spirituality, or just giving oneself over to one emotional high after another.\u201d Surfing the highs might feel great, but might not move you forward.<\/p>\n

Taken one way, the Lightning card indicates the need to stay alert and aware of these exaggerated emotional\/erotic urges so that we can choose more sustainable options \u2013 those that align with a higher spiritual values system. Then again, you may be at a point on your path in which you need to open to this overstated erotic flow in order feel what it\u2019s like, learn from it and move past it to something more solid and foundational.<\/p>\n

Again, I\u2019m going to quote Clow. Though she is speaking here specifically to astrologers who counsel clients with a natal Venus-Chiron square in their chart, she brings up an interesting point regarding judging experiences:<\/p>\n

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Guilt always blocks the opportunity to gain the necessary values from experiences we have undertaken, and our judgment about behavior always inculcates guilt into the client who has graciously opened the soul to the astrologer. Aspects between Chiron and Venus are a sure indicator that a client is having experiences which might be a waste of personal energy and a travesty to society for some, but for this native, these experiences are the necessary vehicle for finding the self.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can\u2019t tell you how to know the difference. But it sounds like if coming alive with life force \/ sexual energy is feeling compelling to you now (Lightning), it will be most useful if you\u2019re aware of how you can convert it to authentic nourishment as bacteria can do, rather than letting it just be a quick sugar rush. That awareness may come after the fact, though it comes back to tapping into what\u2019s true, rather than what\u2019s not, as you ignite your experience.<\/p>\n

That is going to be trickier with Jupiter-Neptune working in the background. This is an aspect known for a lack of emotional control or confused emotions, a predisposition to deceiving or being deceived, and potent dreaming without the discipline to back it up. Again, it comes down to staying alert to where you\u2019re seeking nourishment (especially the spiritual variety, with these two planets), and if you\u2019re in doubt, slow things down a little. It\u2019s worth it to watch your decision-making patterns over the next couple weeks; note when you\u2019re clear about aligning with any dharmic goals or higher purpose, versus when you\u2019re not sure. <\/p>\n

Keep in mind that Tuesday is also the second Gemini New Moon this month \u2013 one that occurs in a very sensitive degree of the zodiac: 28+ Gemini. This is the degree that factors into such charts as the 9\/11 event and Fukushima. We\u2019ll be coming back to the New Moon soon. For now, keep a pulse on any background fear you may be noticing, either within yourself or your wider community. However you choose to work with Venus-Chiron and Jupiter-Neptune, fear and guilt are not going to help you use what you learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We are in the final days before a change of season, and you may be feeling a little antsy or eager. Tuesday is the Cancer solstice (beginning summer in the northern hemisphere, winter in the south). Unlike the many potent eclipse-like events this spring that are serving as continuity-breaking turning points, the turning of a … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1734],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58149"}],"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\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}