This morning we wake up to the Moon in
Scorpio and Mercury in Aquarius sextile Uranus in Aries. I bought
this coloring book; because, I wanted something easy and artsy that I
could do to relax. Sometimes I have trouble sitting still without
having anything to occupy my hands. Some people knit, crochet or sew
in this situation. But, eh, coloring seemed much easier to me.
Besides, it's a Tarot Card coloring book. I bought it on the weekend
of the Full Moon in Cancer. When I got home and opened it up, the
Chariot was on page 1. I laughed because of the correlation of the
card with the Moon's current position (The Chariot points to Moon in
Cancer) and because I'm a geek like that. But, I also started
immediately coloring that page thinking that this could become a
“bonus” exercise in connecting with Tarot archetypes.
It took me the entire week after the
Full Moon to finish coloring the Chariot. The pictures are very
detailed and I was, really, not in a big hurry. During that time, I
did contemplate the Chariot in ways that I had never thought of
before. Spending a week with the card helped me get to know it
better.
Now, I'm working on the Star which is a
card directly associated with Aquarius. I chose it because of the
upcoming New Moon and due to the fact that we do have Mercury and
Venus in Aquarius right now. I've been working on the Star picture
for about two days. She is reminding me that Aquarius is newness and
change. But, sometimes, that newness and change comes from hope.
Change is not always an outside energy that is forced upon us.
Sometimes, people CHOOSE change because they are hopeful that they
can change their life or circumstances for the better.
At this time, I'm not only seeing this
choice of hope being illustrated on a coloring book page. I'm also
seeing it play out in various, very personal ways in real life
through the stories that I'm receiving from friends and
acquaintances. These are stories I'm collecting because I cannot
share them. They aren't mine to tell. I've been experiencing THAT
(stories I cannot tell) phenomena ever since Saturn moved into my 9th
house. This is also an energy that some may experience during Saturn
in Sagittarius.
I wanted to mention my coloring book
because I wanted you to know that 1) Jupiter in Leo can be satisfied
very easily by indulging in some of the things we enjoyed as children
or when we entertain our inner child and 2) HOPE is in the air---it's
accessible and may become more apparent as we near the New Moon in
Aquarius with small little slivers of hope showing themselves under
Mercury sextile Uranus today (5:25 AM). You do have the choice and
the chance to make powerful positive change in your life.
Hope is a catalyst for change. When a
person has hope, it changes their perspective and they begin to look
for possibilities instead of threats of challenge. The person
believes they can make something positive out of an otherwise hard
situation. That belief can not only be life changing but life saving
at times too. Today, Hope can threaten to poke us right out of an
otherwise melancholy state. Let me walk you through this day and show
you.
At 5:52 AM, the Moon meets Neptune by
trine. It may be hard to wake up. We may be dreaming or fantasizing
about better days. We may decide to sleep in, or we may have
forgotten to set our alarm and sleep in accidentally. Either way,
there is a bit of fog, grog and confusion wracked (not to mention
emotionality) right in the middle of a transit that also allows us
grand access to our wildest idealizations and dreams. There are two
things that are important here. One is to realize that what we
thought was ideal is probably not manifest. Neptunian ideals rarely
do manifest and IF they do, they have a tendency to evaporate into
thin air just as quickly and magically as they appear. However, that
should not defeat the purpose of imagining those ideals and aiming
for them. Sure there can be disappointment along that road but there
can also be experiences acquired which assist us in building a more
realistic and secure ideal. In that, though, comes my second point.
Before we can move forward with building more realistic and secure
ideals, we must come to terms with the fact that whatever ideal we
have fantasized about in the past is NOT our current reality. That
can be tough. But, still yet, you have to accept where you are before
you can make a realistic decision about where you want to go. This
Scorpio Moon could have us examining “Where we are” very closely.
That could include some emotionality and disillusionment which must
be met before we can find the hope or promise in the situation.
By 8:31 PM tonight, Mercury is poking
at the Moon by square. He's feeding small ideas of hope to our deep
enduring Scorpio Moon who could be very inclined toward suffering
and/or wallowing (maybe even pouting a little). This could agitate
our mournful moon who isn't ready to come out of her cave just yet.
But, still, Mercury keeps poking it with enticement. The Moon passes
over Uranus by inconjunct about an hour before this square perfects.
So, there could be some unexpected emotionally catalytic events
poking our Moon to wake back up too. The Universe is delivering a
little shock therapy of its own. Dr. Frankenstein has hooked up the
electrodes to his monster in an attempt to bring it back to life...if
you will.
Immediately after the square to
Mercury, the Moon meets Pluto in Capricorn by sextile (8:53 PM). YOU
can survive this. YOU can endure this. You can live...IT'S ALIVE!
And, I could tell you that all day long and it wouldn't make a
difference until you have felt it yourself. The sextile from the Moon
to Pluto could bring just that inkling to you.
By 10:19 PM, we could be prone to ease
up a little and relax as the Moon finds Venus in Aquarius by square.
Or, we could be a bit demotivated if we've tried to step forward
within this new sense of endurance and just got sat back down on our
rears. That's a possibility as Mars in Pisces is waxing into square
with Saturn (perfects at 1:11 AM). We stand up with our fledgling
legs and are knocked back down. It's ok. Don't give up yet. This is
just the Universe's way of reminding you “Yes, you can move forward
toward better days but, in case you've forgotten, we've already
discovered that old ways of initiation are not conducive to the
change we want to see. In order to get new results we have to take
new action.”
On the morning and into the early
afternoon of January 16, the Moon will conjunct Saturn and square
Mars and Neptune in Pisces. We may stand up a few times and be met
with sludge as we try to move forward. The indication is to not give
up. Keep getting up and trying a new way to go about it until you
find the way that works. Mars/Saturn energy is going to be with us
for a few days. So, if you do take two steps forward only to get
knocked a step back, then that ONE step you made forward in progress
is going to STICK. But, yeah, you are going to have to work at it a
little.
Today it is indicated that we keep
letting go while dealing with all the emotions connected with letting
go. Mourn where you need to but let that mourning drift away from you
as you express it instead of trying to hold yourself in that mournful
position. As you open your heart to let these heavier emotions go,
you also open your heart to allow Hope to come in. The Universe is at
the ready to infuse you with that even if it may threaten to poke you
right out of your wallowing. Allow yourself to be catalyzed by hope.
Don't hold onto those thorns in your heart. Acknowledge them and let
them go. You only have to suffer them as long as you choose to suffer
them. When you are done and the thorns are released, you open up room
in your heart for healing and hope. Don't get caught up in how things
“should” be. Come to terms with the reality of what is. Mourn if
you need to. Then start working on building what “can be” while
bearing in mind that the end product is of less importance than the
path you take to attempt to get there. You can do this. WE can do
this. As a matter of fact, I already see it happening. We ARE doing
it. Yep. You are still breathing. The world is still turning. We are
surviving as I type this. So, when you are done with your wallowing,
get on out there and participate. Your new life is waiting.
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