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<\/dt>\nFire, as the proverb reminds us, is a good servant but a poor master. That is true both literally and figuratively. In order for this weekend’s trine to be a harmonious experience, you must first resolve to be the master of fire. That means being intentional and paying attention.<\/p>\n
One of the important steps in human development is the purpose of using, and the consequences of abusing the phenomenon of fire. Other animals are known to improvise or even fabricate tools that extend or enhance their physical bodies. Only humans mentally grasp the making, maintenance and potential of the\u00a0flame that defies a physical grasp. Mastery of fire is evidence of a complex set of skills that begins with the use of imagination.<\/p>\n
Imagination is the first and most important requisite for a fire-making and using animal. The necessary tools and conditions rarely come together of their own accord. It is necessary to develop a means of ignition, gather fuel, and form a suitable but contained environment. That means knowing what components to look for, where to find them and in what order to assemble them. Each step in the process must first be imagined, as must be the desired result. For that reason, imagination is the symbolic equivalent of fire.<\/p>\n
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Like fire, imagination must be ignited, needs to breathe, and requires fuel. The three fire signs of astrology represent that process, and something more. In Aries is the ignition of self-awareness. Uranus, and its association with the sudden and unexpected, is a suitably symbolic source of sparks that can provide the necessary heat to get things going, but the heat must be amplified if spark is to express as a flame. Leo is all about expression, especially now.<\/p>\n
The Sun rules Leo, and this is the time of year when Leo hosts its ruler, effectively expanding the influence of both realm and sovereign. Hence, the initiative flowing from Uranus and its identification with Aries is not only conducted in kind but amplified in turn. Mercury’s presence symbolically adds fuel.<\/p>\n
While the Sun can be said to represent consciousness, Mercury is the the elaboration of consciousness through mind. The quick and agile nature of mind is where Mercury finds compatibility with Uranus as well. Hence, this weekend’s retrograde motion of Mercury through Leo not only serves to merge it with solar awareness but also encompasses a harmonic interval with Uranus, feeding imagination with creativity. The timely lunar ingress to Sagittarius further potentiates the fiery flow with yet another interval, to not only complete the cycle but also turn up the heat.<\/p>\n
Just as Mercury and Uranus harmonize in kind, the luminaries (Sun and Moon) complement in counterpoint. If the Sun can be said to represent light, day, and the public consciousness most of us exhibit during the daytime, then the Moon can be said to symbolize private consciousness, unseen but deeply felt. When expressed through the contemplative coals of Sagittarius, the emotional needs and expressions of lunar consciousness rise like smoke to go beyond the practical imagination it takes to build a fire, seeking manifestation of the inconceivable. Therein is both the caution and the potential of this weekend’s fire trine.<\/p>\n
While humans may have long ago mastered control of simple combustion, we are still wrestling to control the irrational flow of our emotions. That makes us less the master of ourselves than our environment. The failure to master the lunar complement of our awareness is of even greater concern when you consider how its ambitions have motivated the waking mind to manifest cosmic combustion on Earth before we have learned to control it. We have created an unprecedented and inconceivable peril which demonstrates how trine aspects, for all of their fortunate flow, can get away from you and become very bad masters. <\/p>\n
That being said, what has been done cannot be undone. What has gotten away from us cannot be recalled. Rather we must catch up and we must catch up together. This weekend’s astrology represents a chance to get off to a running start. You can start with what you know.<\/p>\n
If you have a chance, sit with a candle or some other small, manageable flame this weekend. If possible, do it in the company of others. Even better, do it under the stars. Let the thoughts and conversation flow from vital beginnings, through excitement and stimulation, to the realm of imagination, then back to fundamentals again. Let the energy rise, and look for a way to harmonize, until your own energy flags. <\/p>\n
Then, before you flow into the realm of your private consciousness for the night, demonstrate for yourself and others in your company the potential and promise of humanity to master the flow of our lives by carefully extinguishing the flame you ignited after it has served its purpose. As simple as that activity will be, its meaning will not be lost. Len is available for astrology readings. You can contact him at lenwallick [at] gmail [dot] com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Sun and retrograde Mercury are converging from opposite directions to a Leo conjunction this weekend. The Sun-Mercury conjunction will be part of a grand trine aspect linking all three fire signs. Other major members of the grand trine will be a newly Sagittarius Moon and retrograde Uranus, long of Aries. Connection through the element … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":537,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1714],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59662"}],"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\/537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59662\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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