{"id":59134,"date":"2012-07-11T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T04:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=59134"},"modified":"2012-07-11T08:08:50","modified_gmt":"2012-07-11T12:08:50","slug":"daily-astro-wed-july-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/daily-astro-wed-july-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun square Saturn and Eris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you feeling at all backed into a corner emotionally? You may not be. If you are, however, does it seem at all as though your abundant light might get hidden by a bushel if you turn to the right, but if you turn to the left, its shine might be all by itself? Welcome to the Cancer Sun in a cardinal T-square, exact over the weekend, with Saturn in Libra on one side and Eris on the other in Aries. The Sun is also conjunct the minor planet Varuna, which has been in a slow moving square to Eris for about four years.<\/p>\n

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Simplified chart section showing Sun (yellow circle) in Cancer square Saturn in Libra (gold squiggle), exact Sunday. The Sun is also square Eris (red circle with arrow pointing down) in Aries. Varuna, conjunct the Sun, is not shown. Also note Mars (red circle with arrow pointing up, diagonally) approaching its square to Pluto in Capricorn (red golf tee) and opposition to Uranus (blue ‘H’) in Aries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Cancer Sun is a more emotional Sun than many; the Moon, ruler of our moods and the tides of our collective oceans rules this sign. Cardinal signs need to be free to initiate (these signs begin seasons), and Cancer in particular needs to be free to initiate flow \u2013 and to feel. It does not like to feel backed into an emotional corner.<\/p>\n

Saturn in Libra for the past couple-plus years has brought our relationship structures to the forefront of our consciousness. Are they working or not? Is a minor adjustment called for, or a full-scale re-conception or dismantling?<\/p>\n

Saturn has made three relatively recent oppositions to Eris in Aries. Eris, the goddess of discord, representing alienation, identity fragmentation and identity reunification, has been asking a question with each of these oppositions: where do you actually fit into your relationships? Or rather, where do you locate your identity when you\u2019re in a relationship? Most of us are still working on the answers to these questions, layer by layer, making adjustments as we go.<\/p>\n

Now with the Cancer Sun squaring both Saturn and Eris, you may be feeling an imperative to take action. You may locate the impetus as \u2018out there in this relationship\u2019, but the tension is actually located within you. It could take a number of different shapes.<\/p>\n

One could be the realization that you are, in fact, an independent being. With that might come a sense of, \u201cThis relationship as we\u2019ve been living it really does not fit me. I need to risk alienation — real or perceived — in order to find a true, level relationship playing field.\u201d Any realization that you are not quite where you belong will come with tension, but it\u2019s a tension alleviated by identifying the feeling that you need movement, then making the decision to move, and then moving. And \u2018moving\u2019 could be as literal or as figurative as you need it to be: a psychological posture or sexual orientation; a new relationship agreement; a new partner(s); a new living situation.<\/p>\n

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This T-square could also take the shape of a defense mechanism \u2013 whether one active now or recalled from childhood. This is the one that sounds like, \u201cI feel like I don\u2019t belong \u2013 I have been sent away or excluded by those I love \u2013 and therefore I will be \u2018independent\u2019 so that my alienation does not hurt so much.\u201d Of course, the need\/desire to be in loving relationship with others may be pushed away and covered over, but the space it leaves is not a well from which to draw strength so much as a bottomless pit. At some point, it needs to be explored, excavated and filled — by you (and your connection to Source) and for you. Acknowledging and embracing it \u2013 bringing its darkness to light \u2013 levels the inner playing field enough to play with others with true intimacy.<\/p>\n

This T-square might even feel like, \u201cI am too independent; this relationship can\u2019t handle it. If I try to do my own thing, I will end up all alone.\u201d Possibly. Or, you might find yourself in a brand new position, where you can relate to other independent individuals in a spirit of true exchange, rather than codependence. In that scenario, not only is the playing field level, but everyone comes with their own bat and ball and understands the rules \u2013 no need for an umpire, thank you; we\u2019re working on our mindfulness and self-awareness and empathy.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve noticed the phrase \u2018level playing field\u2019 keeps popping up, that is one theme of Varuna, which was named after a creation deity who danced the world into existence. The Eris-Varuna square is one we\u2019ve been watching for a while as other aspects energize it. As noted in one subscriber issue of Planet Waves last year<\/a>, \u201cthis square, which spans from 2008 to 2012, is one of the aspects that describes the theme of the war on women we’re seeing dramatized in national and some local politics. Varuna has a theme of ‘the equalizer’ and Eris includes the theme of ‘the castaway woman’, and cast-off womanhood in general.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those themes have been omnipresent since then. In the midst of such inflammatory politics, it could be easy to lose sight of true independence and truly balanced relationships, and instead get caught up in self-defeating reaction \u2013 politically and personally.<\/p>\n

In fact, on both the personal and collective level there is an approaching aspect that could be a source of impatience: Mars in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn. This is an aspect we\u2019ll feel before it\u2019s exact July 17, and we may feel it as intense struggle or explosiveness. The keys to this one \u2013 especially while simultaneously sorting through your independence in any relationship \u2013 are empathy and compassion. This goes first for yourself, for any conflict you may experience as you sort through whatever action you need to take. Then, be sure to extend it to those you are in relationship to. They can\u2019t know what is best for you until you know yourself, and they can\u2019t make the necessary adjustments for you. Only you can do that. And level playing fields are great for fair play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you feeling at all backed into a corner emotionally? You may not be. If you are, however, does it seem at all as though your abundant light might get hidden by a bushel if you turn to the right, but if you turn to the left, its shine might be all by itself? Welcome … 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\/59134"}],"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=59134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}