Out! Out damn spot!
This morning, we wake to the Moon in
Virgo in a nice sextile to Saturn in Scorpio (7:37 AM EDT). Emotions
are solid, stable and supported. Grounded.
But, there is water. Still waters. Not
stagnant. But still...deep...quiet waters.
I still feel the pull of purge. I met
this a bit yesterday. My son, husband and grandson helped me remove
my huge lavender plant from the front of my home. The winter was too
harsh. It did not survive.
As I watched the roots of this plant
being pulled from the Earth, I remembered why I had planted it
there. The aroma of lavender would follow you as you entered the
house. When it rained, I could open my front windows and allow the
freshness to waft in. The plant was there to meet us all when we came
home and wish us a relaxed day when we left the house.
I gathered carefully from the plant
over the years, saying prayers over it as I cut the blooms and leaves
to dry and be used for Spiritual Baths, House Cleanings and Smudging.
Yesterday is the first day the roots of the plant were physically
disturbed. But, parts of the plant itself have traveled the world and
have met people and places I've never seen. From the front steps of
my home, this plant was more well traveled than I.
Even on its last day at the front
steps, it brought 3 generations of love together.
Now, the dirt is bare. The plant is
gone and placed in a spot where it will break down and be food for
new life eventually.
The freshly cleared bed holds promise
and possibility but looks so empty now. How will I fill the space?
I'm free to enlarge the bed. I'm free to plant more lavender there or
elsewhere. It is a perfectly clean space from a plant whose bounty
has served all well.
Virgo knows pruning and the value of
it. Little pieces are cut away—dead pieces, diseased pieces, wilted
blooms. As these pieces are cut the remaining plant receives more
nutrients. The energy is no longer going to the damaged and now cut
away pieces. The plant becomes stronger, more productive, healthier.
But, the cut ends must be protected from disease until they heal.
That being said, it always hurts me to
prune something.
Chrysanthemums. If you want a beautiful
flush of fall blooms, you must cut the early baby blooms 3 times
through the year—shaping the plant as you go. It hurts. As if I'm
stealing the plants first children. So, I pray. Pisces knows prayer.
Pisces knows mourning. Pisces knows sacrifice.
But, does the plant understand?
Today, the Full Moon in Virgo perfects
at 1 PM. Then, she goes void until entering Libra at 8:46 PM. There
is still time to prune in the morning. Then, rest with healing parts
in the evening.
Libra is a busy place. We will feel the
pings of the Moon's passage through the t-square and over Mars and
over the NN in the early parts of the week.
Heal. Take meticulous care of your
pruned parts so that they will be resilient and ready for the
challenges that lie ahead.
Pray because that helps.
Rest after the spot is well scrubbed.
Dream of how you will fill that barren
space.
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