{"id":58635,"date":"2012-06-27T00:16:43","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T04:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=58635"},"modified":"2012-06-28T07:34:33","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T11:34:33","slug":"venus-stations-direct-worldly-angle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/venus-stations-direct-worldly-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"Venus stations direct: the worldly angle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t miss today’s edition of Planet Waves FM<\/strong><\/a>, covering Venus direct and everyone’s favorite topic — civics.<\/em><\/p>\n

A Course in Miracles<\/em> is organized into 365 lessons. When you get to lesson 51, there\u2019s a 20-day review phase, which goes over the material covered in the first 50 days. I think everyone arrives at that first review phase and thinks: what a great idea!<\/p>\n

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Chart for Venus stationing direct. The Gemini group (along with two points in Taurus) is at the top of the chart. The Sun is to the left and Uranus and Pallas to the right; the Sun is now aligning with the Uranus-Pluto square. Pallas is involved directly, emphasizing strategy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That\u2019s one way to think of a retrograde planet — a time to reconsider, reflect and reinforce learning. And if that\u2019s true, 2012 has begun not with a surge forward but with a long look back. Jan. 23, Mars went retrograde in Virgo. That was followed on March 12 by Mercury turning retrograde in Aries. Just as Mercury went direct on April 4, Venus entered Gemini. The Mars went direct and on May 15, Venus turned retrograde in Gemini. It stations direct today.<\/p>\n

This is another way of saying that starting Jan. 23, there\u2019s been one retrograde after the next, either of Mercury itself or an inner planet in a Mercury-ruled sign (Gemini or Virgo). One way to think of this is the world\u2019s longest virtual Mercury retrograde.<\/p>\n

Have you been noticing more-than-normal tech glitches? Has your phone been spazzing out? Did your software decide to revert to a copy of an emailed document that\u2019s three versions back? Does your browser keep impersonating Rodin\u2019s \u201cThe Thinker\u201d every time you refresh a webpage? Did Rodin sculpt a little-known piece called \u201cJob Search\u201d and dedicate it to you?<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s definitely called for patience to go through these retrogrades, though one by one they\u2019re working themselves out. Starting tomorrow we get a brief phase — a bit over two weeks — of all the inner planets being direct; Mercury goes retrograde in Leo on July 14 and direct August 8. This presents a brief opening, though it\u2019s still necessary to be mindful, to be patient and to review.<\/p>\n

We spend a lot of time plunging forward here in Western Civ. Rarely do we look back; if we do anything involving the past, it tends to be to get stuck there. Think of this as a long time to look back and get unstuck.<\/p>\n

Venus stationing direct in Gemini, for its part, may have the feeling of emotional ambivalence. Yet it arrives at a provocative moment. There are three other points in Gemini (the South Node, Jupiter, Ceres), along with Vesta and the lunar apogee close by in Taurus — emphasizing the complex nature of any decision you\u2019re making.<\/p>\n

Just as Venus stations, the Moon and Sun are creating a grand cross with Uranus and Pluto, emphasizing the revolutionary nature of the moment. Pallas Athene is right there — calling for the conscious use of strategy. Yet we\u2019re not getting a revolution that we can plunge into or pour out into the streets over. Indeed we need less to revolve and more to evolve — conscious thought, a sense of presence on the planet, and the morphing of personal development with cultural change.<\/p>\n

I recognize how hard it can be to feel any personal involvement in this galactic-scale wonder, if your whole mind is not already consumed with cosmic passion. You might just be frustrated that things are taking so long. I suggest a few things.<\/p>\n

For one, feel the changes you’re going through; account for what you’re learning. I also recommend not waiting for “the one” opportunity. Rather, consider who you are, what you want and where you are in life, and what that might mean in the context of where the world is now. Open yourself up to the possibilities. Don\u2019t listen to your mother — unless she\u2019s truly adventurous. It’s not a good idea to force yourself into any situation, especially if you don’t want to be there. Ramp up your awareness level and your creativity and let those lead you forward.<\/p>\n

There may indeed be a delicate fit between you and your place in the world, but it\u2019s about time that we made this kind of decision with care and thought rather than rushing. Every one of the aspects or events I\u2019ve described, and a good few that I haven\u2019t mentioned, are calling for actual clarity and honesty with yourself.<\/p>\n

If you perceive a delay, where can you make improvements on the mental or spiritual levels? What can you do to work out any ambivalence you feel? Can you focus on what you want — and what’s your threshold for knowing? Apropos of Venus, do you have any plans that don\u2019t fit your values, and as for the ones that do, do you really believe in them?<\/p>\n

Part of the message of all this planetary movement is coming into a place of fidelity with ourselves; of having our goals match what\u2019s meaningful to us and having our words match our true ideas and intentions. Fidelity is about faith; in this case, faith in you. In these very hours, the planets shift their alignments. Tune in with true sensitivity — something is about to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Don’t miss today’s edition of Planet Waves FM, covering Venus direct and everyone’s favorite topic — civics. A Course in Miracles is organized into 365 lessons. When you get to lesson 51, there\u2019s a 20-day review phase, which goes over the material covered in the first 50 days. I think everyone arrives at that first … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"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\/58635"}],"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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}