What the heck is going on?!!! Seems to be the question I have gotten asked lot lately by people looking for some astrological answers. And since it has been overlong since my last post I thought I should put some of my thoughts on it out here for you.

The big one is obviously another exact pass in the ongoing Pluto in Capricorn-Uranus in Aries square that has been ongoing. This square also has Chiron sextiling Pluto from Pisces. More recently however is that transiting Saturn has also come into the mix sextiling Pluto from Scorpio (thus forming an inconjunct to Uranus). Chiron has Neptune close enough in orb to conjunct it and Saturn had had the North Node of the Moon conjuncting it.

Now I know that some argue that one aught not consider the North Node when looking at transits, but I feel differently. One of the really amazing things we have been working with in my Qi Gong group is this idea of the inner void – the god space within. Often times we pull energy into manifestation by calling to or drawing from something outside of ourselves, but there is a polarity to that outward source and that is the place I am speaking of. Anyone who has worked with energy from that place knows that it is very tangible and very old. Now while this might seem like a tangent it really isn’t. The adage “as above so below” is well established in astrology and “as without, so within” is less used for its linguistic complications, but the understanding of it is likewise implied and accepted. I would argue that it is a two way street. And thus my own experience of energy within my body shows me that any trajectory of energy has two points that it moves between. If we consider the South Node as an entity, then we must also consider the North Node as a polarity to that, and thus something to also be considered when looking at transits. I am not trying to convince anyone, simply explaining where my own feelings on the matter come from. You believe whatever works for you. The universe is great that way.

So in terms of interpreting what has been happening, I see the North Node as a key player in that it represents a kind of karmic potential that exists. The North Node is our way forward – our best energetic option. This possibility exists on many levels and in different ways for each of us. Currently the Pluto-Uranus square has brought so much to a head. We no longer can fool ourselves unless we have decided to bury our heads up to our chests in the sand. On a personal level this means that our relationships and our lives have really laid us bare to the bone and we have no choice but to admit that the pattern we have been partaking in is simply not sustainable. We must change. And we must change in a very deep and honest way. The change that needs to happen probably does not look like anything we can imagine. It is terrifying. This is obviously happening on many levels, socially, global, etc… but as I am more of a heart centered astrologer, I like to speak in terms of personal patterns, but use these descriptions at whatever level works for you. Within the context of the signs, both Capricorn and Aries are cardinal signs – they are trying to begin or initiate something. Aries is trying to just rush in, sword flying, wanting to meet it all head on and Capricorn is more studied. It is ultimately goal orientated it wants what it applies itself to, to have some grounding in logic and fact and actual possibility of sustainability. It works through calculation and determination. Obviously these two energies are grinding together (square). That is a lot of our own inner dilemma as we try to manifest the change we feel calling out to us.

Into this mix is a sextile from Chiron with a Neptune conjunction. Whatever our god-sense is, the wounded mistrusting pain that we carry around, our own disillusion or lack of faith and bitter or hindering misgiving is also being woven into that. It is part of the new paradigm we are seeking. “God” in all the various forms it is handed out or marketed does not come close to addressing the complexity of this age we live in. I don’t care how devout or New Age you get. Let’s face it, our spirits are so malnourished we don’t even really know what healthy looks or feels or smells like anymore. Any change we make must include a shift that actually feeds our souls. Our new paradigms must include an honest and worthy way to worship that fits THESE times and all the insanity and wonder possible today. Back in the day there was that phrase “faith that moves mountains.” Can you really say you have ever met or seen anyone in possession of that kind of faith or anything close? And yet our souls know it exists… we simply need to have our ideas of god grow with us. Neptune is here in Pisces to help us dream that new possibility into manifestation.

Now in comes Saturn. Practical, patient, form focused, disciplined Saturn is sitting there in direct communication with the North Node. He is downloading all the potential karmic possibility into his data banks and sifting them through the authority of his own energy signature. Saturn is the planet of manifestation. All the psychological, spiritual, ephemeral, unconscious energy that churns in the universe filters through him into manifestation. Yeah, he weeds out a lot that way and much of it as a result remains very difficult to touch or grasp hold of. But he is also a wise father offering guidance to us in the form of step by step slow and steady processes. He is putting the brakes on here. Do you feel it? This niggling sense in your bones that whispers to not make any rash decisions – that to act now is premature? It is agony for that Arian or Uranian part of ourselves that wants some movement, wants this pressure to be relieved. And yet, Pluto is listening. The sextile assures that, as does the mutual reception (Saturn is in Scorpio but rules Capricorn and Pluto is in Capricorn but rules Scorpio). These guys are listening to one another. There is heated exploration of all this karmic download that is happening. And so if any of you have gone inside and really paid attention to what your bones and your guts are saying, what most of you are hearing is “Wait”. Go inside. Check out if what I am saying is true… not small mind, not knee jerk, not fear or frustration… listen to your bones, listen to your guts… what is it you hear?

What I suggest if you are hearing that is to open wider to the discomfort of all the rest of it. Try and make room for all of your thoughts, all of your feelings, all of your fears and all of your dreams…everything. Just try as best you can to let it all pour into your different awarenesses however it is presenting itself. Just try and let it. Just try to make your container bigger and let it be whatever it is. Try not to judge yourself for it. Try not to explain it away or tell yourself the whys and wherefores. This is not a time of understanding. This, I think is a time of dialog between all that exists and all that might possibly exist and we are sitting at the table to discuss these options with the lord of death and rebirth. He is all ears. Let’s not leave anything out. Whatever new paradigm we want to create for ourselves, personally I feel should include the whole of ourselves centered around an intention of healthy sustainability.

Saturn is in inconjunct to Uranus which means that he has a hard time finding any common ground with that great changer. Uranus is lightening and magic. Pluto is going to have to translate for him. If you have ever spoken through an interpreter you know that much patience is needed. Conversations take longer and it becomes so obvious that lots gets lost or missed. We simply have to trust the process.

A few weeks from now Saturn will have moved and this sense of waiting will not be as intense. Mercury will have gone retrograde and so it makes sense that there will be a correlatory muddle in the mind that takes place. A Mercury retrograde is often described as a time where we reboot. In horary astrology it also correlates with finding lost things. This feels very auspicious to me.

I cannot say how this plays out for you in your own charts. Plot the transits on your natal and see what shakes out. This will tell you a lot about the areas in your life this energy is dancing through. I do hope that it helps to remind all of you that you are not alone in your churnings. We are all here dancing and dreaming the universe together. Reach out and touch each other. Reach out and touch yourselves. 

Comments

[Opa Bear]

HI, EA,
Your Post of this October 13 – 2013, is really TOP, it was a pleasure to read.
I like your way of explaining all the concepts in a very understandable way, peeling away layer after layer – so for me it seems that you are directly involved in your readers and it comes close as talking to each other face to face.
Thank you for this Post that enables me to learn more about myself.
Take care, best wishes and good thoughts, and indeed, let’s keep dancing and dreaming our Universe together from Opa Bear.