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February 16 to 22,
2015
By Pam Younghans
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Photo: Auroras fill
the sky over Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, on February 13, 2015 (credit: Alan
Dyer, posted on SpaceWeather.com)
THE NEW MOON on Wednesday this week is positioned halfway
between Pluto and Uranus, at what is called the "midpoint" of the
two planets. The midpoint between any two planets is said to carry the energy
of both planets involved -- and so, the lunar cycle that begins this week is
powerfully aligned to carry out the directives of both Pluto the Transformer
and Uranus the Liberator.
This also means, of course, that the New Moon
is triggering the influence of the ongoing Pluto-Uranus square, which
has already brought about major changes in many people's lives, and around
the globe.
INTERPRETATIONS of the Pluto-Uranus combination are usually worded very
strongly:
Astrologer Robert Hand, in his book "Horoscope Symbols," writes that when the energies of Pluto and Uranus are combined, we have "revolutionary overthrow, total transformation, sudden changes that have long-standing causes at their root, extreme conditions, sudden and explosive events." In Noel Tyl's books about planetary midpoints, he writes that when the Sun comes to the Pluto-Uranus midpoint, we experience "the urge for independence and freedom, great tension, revolution." And the Moon at that midpoint brings "change through force, indomitable emotional conviction."
MY SENSE of this New Moon, when the Sun and Moon both align with that
Pluto-Uranus midpoint, is that it is setting up the situations that will
carry us through the energy shifts in mid-March.
Our next New Moon on March 20 is also a Solar
Eclipse and occurs the same week as the last exact Pluto-Uranus square (March
16-17) and the Aries Equinox (March 20-21). Any one of these planetary events
is a news highlight -- to have them all within four days of each other is the
whole front page of the newspaper.
That week in March represents the mountain
peak, or perhaps the rocket launch -- and for us to reach the peak or
actually fire the rocket, we have to do our prep work ahead of time. The
lunar cycle that begins this week is part of that prep work.
THE SABIAN SYMBOL for the last degree of Aquarius, where the
New Moon occurs, is perhaps the longest of all the 360 symbolic descriptions:
"Deeply rooted in the past of a very
ancient culture, a spiritual brotherhood in which many individual minds are
merged into the glowing light of a unanimous consciousness is revealed to
those who have emerged successfully from their metamorphosis."
The keynote description for this symbol
illuminates its meaning further:
"The ability for the person with an open
mind and a deep feeling for self-transcendence to come in contact with higher
forms of existence."
THE WORDS "higher forms of existence" may evoke a different
image for each of us. The Sabian symbol itself speaks of "a spiritual
brotherhood," and I'm sure many who are reading this resonate with that
phrase.
In my mind, this symbol reveals that this is a
powerful time for us to connect with aspects of our own beings as they exist
in higher-vibrational realms: our higher self, our soul, our Divine Self or
Oversoul. This is also, in my opinion, a primary goal of this Time of Great
Change, this time of shifting from the Age of Pisces into the Age of
Aquarius.
Astrologer Dane Rudhyar, in his writing about
this Sabian symbol, wraps it up with these words:
"It is a symbol of spiritual group
fulfillment -- of conscious totality of being."
A lot to expect of a four-week lunar cycle!
But perhaps not too much to hope for as a culmination of the past three years
of working with the Pluto-Uranus square.
THE SUN enters Pisces just two minutes (!) after the New Moon is exact.
The month of Pisces, every year, is a month to release, to surrender to the
process, and to trust in the unfolding of life events, even when we cannot
see or control the outcome. These directives are especially important this
year, given the alignment of the planets and the upcoming Solar Eclipse on
March 20, which occurs at the last degree of Pisces.
And yet, there is also a sense this week that
the new has already begun. Mars and Venus both enter Aries within a day of
each other, then align at the same degree on Saturday. As the first sign of
the zodiac, Aries is always about initiating new action, taking bold steps
forward, and being willing to go where no one has gone before.
HOW DO WE accommodate both the energy of Pisces and the energy of Aries
at the same time, when they seem so different from each other? By using the
best of both.
We must hold the Pisces perspective, that
rises above the dramas and traumas of physical reality, that trusts in the
unseen realms and lives more by intuition and flow than by logic and control.
At the same time, we must be willing, like
Aries, to embrace the new, to courageously explore new frontiers, and to lead
the way as needed.
And it is always helpful to remember to
breathe, to get good rest, good exercise and healthy food, and to connect
with Nature as much as possible.
In peace,
Pam
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