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I personally am very excited about the Jupiter + Saturn Conjunction on the December 21st Winter Solstice. I always get a flutter when I realize that I and my fellow earth inhabitants are going to experience something that hasn’t happened in a long, long time. According to Astronomers, the incredibly close proximity of Jupiter and Saturn, where they appear to be merged into a “double planet” on December 21st, hasn’t happened in 800 years! Of course, so much of our reality is experienced due to our perspective. Very true in metaphor, but regarding Jupiter and Saturn, they’ll still be separated by 450 million miles in space. What a unique perspective we will witness on our planet though! So let’s talk about perspective for a bit, more in the realm of our personal lenses, filters, outlooks and biases. As the Piscean Age is running out of steam and the Age of Aquarius is gaining traction (some Astrologers say the above mentioned conjunction on the Solstice heralds the exact beginning of the new Age), why are we seeing such division, violence, corruption and unease every time we check the news? You may be feeling anxious, stressed, depressed and uninspired. 2020 has been ultra challenging and we’ve had to adapt, adapt some more and we still don’t know what’s exactly on the horizon. Some of you have been able to catch up on rest, spend more time at home with your family and pets, and turn the light on your insides, to maybe start to focus on what truly matters. Others have just tightened their grip and held on for dear life in the tumultuous chaos storm that has been this past year. Not only is it perspective, but it is perspective in your own personal life experience. If you’re a “glass half full” type of person, despite the challenges, you have also begun to identify some really special and magical things about yourself or your life. Maybe gratitude has been the fiber holding everything together, but you’ve reminded yourself of what blessings you have in your life. When you witness the uprisings against injustice, feel the surge of anger or sadness when the truth is revealed about how broken, false and downright awful the old ways have been, perhaps you have aligned with your inner truth, stood up for the oppressed or chosen love over hate. If you’re a “half empty” person, I would imagine this year has been upsetting at best, and more likely your worst fears imagined. New energy stirs stuff up. Any ideologies, systems, beliefs, and therefore the vibration of those things that are not in alignment with the new energy coming in, start to look out of place. Sometimes (a lot of times) there is the “drowning man’s struggle” the last flailing, wailing, fight before ultimate demise overcomes and the new way of being, or not being, settles in. We are not only shedding light on these old, outdated systems and behaviors, we are setting fire to the worn out pile to burn away the falseness, the oppression, the lower vibration. But, as fire is transformative and alchemical in nature, something new, improved and better than ever will be reborn from the ashes. As we come into our being-ness, supported and flowing in the new Aquarian Age, we will come together. Humanity will appreciate and celebrate the nuances and uniqueness of each other while focusing on truth that is internal and self evident. Technology, networking and the worldwide connection we have at our fingertips will satisfy our search for knowledge, understanding and insight, and we will see the bigger picture. The Universe is inside of you. It’s all you need to be whole. How’s that for perspective?
We can pretty much all agree that 2020 has been an eye-opening and challenging year. All of us have experienced more seclusion and isolation due to “staying at home” and quarantine, coupled with worrisome thoughts about our economic situation, health and safety. While perhaps heightening your sense of anxiety, hopefully this time of slowing down has inspired some deep thinking about what truly is important. Though I do not claim to be an Astrologer (nor an Astronomer!), the art and wisdom of the planets and stars has always intrigued me. I would say I have an above average knowledge about the generalities of astrology but always love learning more about how the “music of the spheres” interacts with our personal lives here on Earth. So, let’s dive in to the Aquarian Age and how that is relevant to us experiencing our reality together at this time on Mother Gaia. Aquarius energy is willful and bright, innovative and curious, intelligent and eccentric and speaks of truth and freedom. Challenging Aquarian shadow archetypes might show up as embodying too much of a rebellious nature, or so much mental activity that one’s energy comes across as a lone wolf or being emotionally distant. Aquarius is an air sign, which rules the mind and mental processes, so though wonderful new ideas can spring from Aquarius energy, the shadow aspect would manifest as a detachment from feeling (the heart) and getting trapped in the “mulling it over,” whereas there is no springboard into action, only the hamster wheel of the brain going faster and not necessarily getting anywhere. We are always reminded to see the duality in astrological traits, the good and the bad, the strengths and the challenges, because as we all have choice and free will, it is up to us as to where we will put our intention, focus and energy. Whether parts of your personal astrological chart are ruled by the sign of Aquarius or not, all of us in humanity are feeling the tugs of the inflowing Age of Aquarius. Though astrological ages, seasons, and retrogrades have exact beginnings and endings, the energy moves more like a wave, small at first and reaching a crest, with a receding ebb on its way out. Where are we now? There isn’t an exact date that all Astrologers agree on that heralds the start of the Aquarian Age. Some have said it began a few thousand to a few hundred years ago and others say it is yet to come. But, as each astrological Age is over two thousand years (each sign having an Age of give or take 2160 years) and it takes a total of about 26,000 years to make it though the entire wheel of the Zodiac, the closest estimation that we can get is that we are somewhere in between the end of the Piscean Age and heralding the Aquarian Age. The Age of Pisces was ruled by hierarchy, the patriarchy and power. Governed by religion and the rules of those belief systems, the need to follow and align to political ideologies (and to those sometime charismatic yet incredibly power hungry leaders), and following the chain of command was what the Piscean Age was about. And as this hierarchy was vertical in nature, the leaders and the ones in charge moved up the ladder and everyone else was left scrabbling for their place in the pecking order. The “powers that be” were in the know and everyone else was left blindly following with only their allegiance and belief in whatever ideology they inherited from past generations. As we are all here to experience the infinite multitude of experiences, humans, families, cultures and societies in the Piscean Age got to try on religion, politics, the rise and fall of those religious and political structures, and had life experiences of finding their worth (and their place) based on what they believed. If the Age of Pisces was about being dominated and following ideologies, what does the Aquarian Age offer us? Instead of the outgrown Pisces mantra, “to be is to find something or someone to believe in,” the Aquarius ballad is, “everything I need to know is within my own, whole self.” Talk about empowerment! I will write more about the Age of Aquarius in my next post. Until then, focus within and find out what you need to know.
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