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Full Moon and Solstice 2016

6/20/2016

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This Full Moon is the second Full Moon in the same sign which occurs every 2 or 3 years which makes it more powerful than most Full Moons. The power is increased by other factors as well. This Full Moon peaks only 12 hours from the Cancer solstice which is a rare occurrence and thus also amplifies its energy.

The last time there was a full moon on the same day as the Cancer Solstice was in 1967; the next time will be 2062.

The Full Moon is close to the Galactic Center at 26° Sagittarius – the black hole at the center of our galaxy believed by some to be the portal through which we originate and will ultimately return.
In addition, a Grand Cross in mutable signs is still in effect: Neptune and SN in Pisces, Saturn in Sagittarius, NN and Jupiter in Virgo and Mercury and Vesta in Gemini. The mutable signs are the healing signs. They serve as mediators between action and stasis offering options and building bridges between apparently opposing viewpoints.
Since Gemini (Sun) and Sagittarius (Moon) are related to knowledge and wisdom, communication and education, this is an important time to examine our beliefs about ourselves and others and perhaps to question and/or change them. Are our opinions based on our own experience and understanding or are they programmed by others such as family, religion, mass media? Is it possible that we have become stuck in our thinking? Are we hanging on the old ways of being because we fear change?

If so, we may find ourselves ‘nudged’ or even ‘forced’ to re-evaluate and shift during this time. Life has a way of putting challenges before us providing opportunities to think and act differently. I have found that this is especially true when one commits to a spiritually oriented life. It’s as if Spirit says: “So you want to be more conscious, eh? Okay…here we go…a life full of ‘opportunities’ to evolve.”

Years ago, when the house I was renting came up for sale, I talked to the plants and animals and said, “If you want me to stay, make it happen. If I am the owner, I promise to care for you. You will be safe here.” Within a couple of days, the house was purchased. Now I face the opposite dilemma.

A man bought the land next to mine and is cutting down all the trees. Huge trees are coming down every day. I reported him and the County came out and inspected. He was fined etc. However, he has resumed his destruction. Yesterday, a large tree on my land spontaneously broke midway and fell into the creek. There was no apparent reason for this. I believe it ‘committed suicide’ in solidarity with all the trees being cut down nearby or perhaps they were connected underground. Certainly the mycelia are connected.

This process of destruction has awakened an understanding of how Native peoples must have felt when the ‘settlers’ came in and took over the land. How helpless and hopeless they must have felt watching it happen, knowing there was little they could do but try to survive themselves. Of course that destruction was huge compared to what is happening near me, but I still feel a sense of fear and panic. I feel like a hunted animal even though the guy is not directly threatening me.

Like that tree that fell in sympathy with all the trees being cut down, I feel my situation is, in part, my empathetic reaction to the many homeless and exiled people all over the world. External forces related to politics, economics and environmental factors are forcing people out of their homes.

Among the archetypes connected with Sagittarius is nomadism and nature. For thousands of years, people moved with the seasons. In some areas of the world, people still do that. Perhaps we are being encouraged to become nomads again, remembering that our stay here on planet Earth is only temporary and that our true home is with the Divine.

 
 
 
 
 


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New Moon in Gemini 2016

6/3/2016

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Here we are with a New Moon in Gemini part of the Grand Cross in Mutable signs. We have Sun, Moon and Venus in Gemini opposing Saturn in Sagittarius, squared by Jupiter in Virgo and Neptune in Pisces.

New Moons are opportunities for new beginnings. What are our goals? What do we have to do to accomplish them? What are we willing to sacrifice to achieve our goals? Sacrifice you say? Well, since there are 24 hours in a day and we are not able to bi-locate, we can only be in one place at a time. If we want an education, we have to go to class and do the work. We cannot also hang out at the beach or bar with our buds. In order to accomplish something we have to give up other things. We have to develop our will power.

Ramadan starts on June 7. It lasts from New Moon to New Moon and since it is based on a Lunar calendar it moves through the year. It is most difficult when it occurs in the Summer season because the days are longer and the weather is hotter. Fasting from everything from sun up to sun down in the heat of the year is very challenging. People are not only fasting from food, water, tobacco, and sex, but also from anger.

I try to use Ramadan and Lent as opportunities to strengthen my character by ‘giving up’ something. I feel that this type of practice strengthens my will which I can then direct towards goals that I wish to accomplish.
When my ‘will muscle’ is strong, I can push through those times when I want to give up.

Why not take this time to align yourself with the millions of people all over the world who are fasting and praying? Neptune in Pisces goes beyond belief or creed to Who we are all praying to: The Creator.

At the bottom of the sacred mountain, there are many diverse paths, but they all lead to the same place, the top. Stay on your own path or change paths, but keep going up.

The Gemini/Sagittarius axis relates to information and knowledge. Gemini collects all the data, Sagittarius makes sense of it. Gemini is the small bits, Sagittarius the big picture.
The Virgo/Pisces axis deals with service and sacrifice, the tangible and the intangible. Virgo practices so that it can reach perfection and thus be in unity with the One (Pisces).

I read the various articles written by fellow astrologers regarding this Grand Cross in mutable signs with interest. Since I have a T square in mutable signs, it is sort of ‘old hat’ for me. I live with most of it all the time. The recent addition of Saturn in Sagittarius, completes my T Square making it a Grand Cross.

One of the higher qualities of mutable signs is that they can mediate between others and thus operate as healers, should they choose to be. Mutable signs often find themselves in a position to find the common ground between people so as to both keep the peace and bring in other options. It tends to raise the energy and provide opportunity for a larger understanding to take place.
One of the lower qualities: difficulty in making decisions and sticking to a plan. There are just too many choices and too many distractions. I have a hard time keeping myself on track throughout the day. Rio Olesky says: “The mutable signs function best when working within a system.” To read his article on this New Moon 
https://www.facebook.com/rio.olesky/posts/1052780474815778 .
I think this is because they need a structure to keep them going forward and making progress. Otherwise they meander all over the place.

I find that when I am in a system, I frequently ‘do battle’ with it. I don’t just go along to get along but the conflict itself can keep me from boredom. Routines drive me nuts. I like spontaneity and freedom. It may be because I have Mars in Virgo conjunct the Ascendant. I call it my ‘watch dog at the gate’. It barks first then asks if you are friend or foe. In Virgo, it says ‘No’ first, then considers the issue feeling free to change its mind if needed (Sun in Gemini).
I find it easy to move from one emotion to another, rarely holding grudges or even remembering there ever was an issue. Of course, others, especially more fixed signs find this frustrating.

So here we are in a season of Mutability. How can we best utilize the energies around us?

This is a good time to get the information you need for your next step. That might include getting additional education or training. If you don’t already have a spiritual practice, use this time to do some research and find one that you to which you can make a commitment. Then make an effort to do it. While we can tend to criticize ourselves when we fail, it is the effort that counts. Get back on the bicycle.  I heard somewhere it is not how many times you succeed that is the measure of a person’s character, but how many times you fail. You succeed once. But in order to fail a lot, you have to try a lot. Continuing to try despite failure shows grit and determination.

It might be a time to sit still and listen. Ask God/Goddess, then wait for the answer.

 


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