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We don’t usually have 4 Mercury retrogrades in one year, so this year is special. It doesn’t start till the 20th but you can feel it coming…….not wanting to get out of bed in the morning after being pretty jazzed about projects is how it is affecting me. Time to slow it waaay down, look around at your busy life and re-organize. You will have till the 12th of September, and really 5 days either side of the retro is still hazy energy. Most people know that you don’t buy electronics during a retrograde and that things break down. However, it is a wonderful opportunity to clear out the clutter and get more focused on important projects that were begun before the retrograde. This is hunker down time to get busy on finishing up old projects.

Uranus (creative/uncontrollable) went retrograde in Pisces (spirituality/deceipt) the first of this month and will stay there till the 6th of December. During this time we will re-visit what we think our spiritual nature is. Uranus wants us to be enlightened and to remember that ego works best if aligned with the soul. Personal freedom is very important during this time and you may find yourself reviewing choices and lifestyles of the past few years and perhaps reinventing yourself to debut just in time for Christmas!

More zingers to our Cardinal T-Square and the Moon just moved in. You might find this a little tense. So, if you can keep your cool it will help everyone’s situation. Today’s energies are great if you can harness them for fair play, mediation, helping others and just generally spreading good will. But the tendency will be to feel rushed, out of sorts, irritable, stuck and just wishing somebody would come in and clean your house. With all the other transformative energies out there you might just feel like crawling back in bed and pulling the covers over.
We are being pushed to clear up our stuff and finish a few of those projects as Mercury goes retrograde on the 20th.
Bite off as few heads as possible, nose to the grindstone and spread some good cheer. Remember we are heralding an Era of Peace and there is a lot of work to get done!

This week Venus (lavish beauty) is dancing closely with Saturn (narrow focus). You might call that some harsh realizations about how you live in harmony and beauty, or not. How your relationships are loving and supportive, or not. Saturn demands that things are done properly, like a good English butler. No shortcuts are allowed with Saturn and it is asking you to thoroughly examine all Venusian activities in your life: Art, money, love, beauty, harmony, sexual liasons, and much more.
We’ve been through quite a lot this entire summer and most are becoming aware that life will not ever go back to what it was. This week is a good one for visualizing what you would like most in your life. Look around at every aspect and on a scale of 1-10, rate it and then start thinking diligently about how to get where you would rather be.

Once a month during the New Moon we get an opportunity to think about what we would like to have in our lives and then begin to plant those seeds.
A New Moon in courageous Leo stirs some part of us that is not feeling recognized for our gifts, to seek attention. Put yourself out there and let the world applaud your unique qualities. If you have been wishing for something different, take action now or it will just remain the same old status-quo.
Leo favors an open heart, a jolly laugh and to be the life of the party.   Gather friends around and regale them with your tail/tales! Enjoy, eat well, be merry!
It’s a little respite from the intense challenges/changes of the legendary summer of 2010, enjoy your new mooning……………tally ho!

The Cardinal Grand Cross now has Uranus (chaos), Jupiter (expansion), Saturn (foundations), Venus (love/money), Mars (aggression), Pluto (transformation) and the Moon (emotions) in a very hard and finger nails on the chalkboard Cross. One astrologer, Susan Miller, looked up the dates and we have never had this before and it won’t happen again even in 500 years.
It would be wise to just chill now. Shore up your reserves because these energies are moving through you and eliminating what can’t stand the light of day and that goes for governments/institutions/corporations etc. Look to see where the weak links are and that is what is leaving.
Be very cautious with money as it is unstable right now-don’t gamble, emotions are running too high and fear is afoot.
Now is a great time to meditate and find other stress busters for your life.

And I saw the river
Over which every soul must pass
To reach the kingdom of heaven
And the name of the river was suffering –
And I saw the boat
Which carries souls across the river
And the name of that boat was
Love.

—Saint John of the Cross

In the face of such Titans as Uranus (change), Saturn (accountability), Jupiter (expansion) reeking havoc in our lives, it would be easy to become afraid and want to hide. Feeling too small to handle all of this monumental change is another response. And now that Venus (love) and Mars (force) are mixed up into this Cardinal action some people may just want to crawl back into bed and pull the covers over.
That’s one way of dealing with it but perhaps not the best. Stop for a moment and breathe into it and then look around at your present space and state of mind. Notice what you are grateful for. Look out at your day, how could you make it feel larger and more enthusiastic? What can you change right here in your present moment that will open up your life? In other words, what would you rather have instead??
These Titans are not against you, they come to show you your infinite strength and adaptability that you may have forgotten. They also are helping you to break free of the dead zone=the past.
During the month of August I am offering mini astrology readings on how all of these energies are working in your life. Contact: suemoon@cox.net or 402.884.0621
We will all do better if we stick to the basics and keep it simple and follow all those “golden rules” we grew up with. Be nice to each other and to yourself.

When Alice was playing croquet with the Queen, the best advice given her was to keep her head as the Queen gleefully whacked off the heads of others.
That’s good advice for this month but especially this week as planets move into position for some pretty hardball games! We have a little rest today with the lovely Moon in Taurus, use it wisely because you will need your strength starting Wednesday. One astrologer I know likened this month to an agonizingly long drawn out illness and was just wishing for it to be quick! The best use of these energies (and they must be dealt with or you may get sick) is to continue to look at your life realistically and sort out whatever makes you frustrated/angry/helpless/hopeless etc. Find the time to incorporate that which brings you joy and feelings of love and peace. I will be focusing on peace and to that end am naming my new Yoga Studio-Om Shanti Yoga & Meditation Center – Be At Peace Always.
Find ways for yourself  to be at peace always.

We are in the thick of such radical change that it can be a little confusing as to which “me” we need to be.
Asking yourself a few questions can be helpful if you allow the real answers to be revealed in your questionings.
Am I happy? If not, ask yourself what would make you happy and keep it very concise.
Am I passionate about the work I do? If not, what would make you more enthused and excited about what is yours to do?
Do my relationships support me? If not, why are they in your life?
Do I find pleasure in the “little things in life”?
What is my stress level at?
What is really important to me?
In the following weeks you may come up against many seemingly argumentative and angry people as we all search for meaning in our lives. We know the old has failed us and the newer archetypes haven’t formed yet. We are in the space of gone but not yet here. Find a peaceful practice, one that allows you to breathe and reflect on the changes that you need to make for your world and all of ours to be a better place. A world that does not allow poverty/hunger/war/abuse etc.
Jai Bhagwan (All Glory to God)

Tomorrow’s intense Mars (force) conjunction to Saturn (resistance) may stir up hostility/frustration and more. Today as Mars looks across at Uranus (genius/chaos) you will need to be very cautious and hold back on being impulsive in any way. Breathe, count to 10 or 100 and know that if you can make it through the next few weeks without a knock down drag out you are following your higher nature. And that is always the best advice for any time at all. Follow what you believe in your heart: kindness, tolerance, compassion, moving into happiness, love and generosity.
We are being remade, you might say that we are now given a higher archetype for being and it is like learning to walk all over again. So be kind to yourself and to all others, especially be kind with your thoughts and words, they are very powerful right now, not that they aren’t always! Your thoughts become “things” in all of your life…..look at your “things” and see if  some need to be discarded and if you would like some new “things” instead. Breathe or Chant into this re-birthing of self……..AUM

To better utilize the intense energies of today that are flowing into the weekend and beyond thanks to that powerhouse Mars, get focused on your plan and move quickly into researching (Pluto) a deeper and way more fulfilling path.
Don’t take any criticism and anger seriously, it isn’t about you for others, it’s about them not being happy with themselves.
My favorite Astrologer Robert Wilkinson says: “These are times of dynamic change, intense challenge, and truly an opportunity to ‘move and groove through the intersection of fate and free will’. Just remember that it rains on Saints and sinners alike. And sometimes we learn more through apparent defeat than apparent victory.
Astrology shows us the energies of the field, when they are in flux and flow, and what we are challenged to do or not do in a given moment. However, Astrology is no substitute for character, courage, clarity, and compassion.” www.aquariuspapers.com
I’m making lists and taking action with all this Mars get up and going energy and still zooming along with great speed towards my goals.

I came across an amazing website regarding crop circles. I know they’ve been around for a while but I don’t know much about them. As I looked at the photos I felt like I was looking at a map of the planets and some of the aspects occurring at different times. Very interesting. Check out:
http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2010/latejuly2010.html
While it is true that anyone studying the stars feels connected to the Universe in a personal way I began to feel very connected to our Mother Earth and felt like these “messages” were from her and we were not getting it at all.
The circles as far as I could tell occur in ancient sacred sites all around the world but chronicled by many in England. Why the world isn’t studying this to understand why our earth is communicating to us in such a visible way is beyond me.
I believe we are about to enter into a time where psychic communication is not just with other humans but with the stars, the plants and animals and more. I can really feel that when I look at the circles.

This is the day many astrologers have been waiting for a couple of years, the last exact opposition of the Titans”:  Saturn and Uranus. I hope we have all learned the lessons of reinforcing what is good and solid in our lives while winnowing out the dilapidated dreams or foundationless fantasies. The other side of that is to be fearless in following what inspires us and stepping outside of our comfort zone to see ourselves as the brilliant lights we are and capable of enormous effort and resilient beyond belief! Look around and see who is left standing after this sizzling summer of change. Make sure you are in the crowd and notice that you’ve changed your hair and your clothing style and found a new career and healed some old relationships or threw them out altogether!!! We’ve all been on the astrological roller coaster whether we like them or not.
There should be a tad of a break as Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto have slowed way down and gone retrograde. Translation: rethink your big changes and self discoveries, breathe deeper into your changes and poke your head up above the crowd to see where it is all at for you now.
Be encouraging to all around you and find your support in people you trust.

Emotionally charged as the full moon wants to be, we can experience the humanitarian or the controlling aspect of Aquarius. And since it is in opposition (dance or fight-your choice) to the Sun expect to be very energized for either or that dance or fight. A good use of this energy is to work hard at some manual labor. Yard work is great to help dissipate excess energies. Anything started during this particular Full Moon may not be very stable. So be creative and try something a little different that has a humanitarian vibe to it and laugh a lot though out the day. No sourpusses allowed.

Today in India they celebrate Guru Purnima-honoring the Guru (teacher) and is a huge celebration-Jai Gurudev!

And stay as true to yourself as you can. We are in the choppy waters of the last Saturn opposition to Uranus (started elections ‘08) and this last one really packs a whollop!
Stay true to your self, follow your highest destiny, keep the faith in the face of potential calamity. Do not take others advice at this time, they are struggling with their own stuff. If someone betrays you chalk it up to a lesson well learned and keep moving forward on your path.
We have all learned so much and let go of so much these past few years. It’s like we have been in our own cocoon and the metamorphosis is just about complete………….step out, look around, and welcome to your new world. You’ve been creating it for years, take a deep breath and spread those wings………………Om Shanti

Today Jupiter, the planet of great expansion/philosophy/generosity and enthusiasm, retrogrades (slows down that energy) into Pisces (spirituality/deception). This will give us all an opportunity to dive back into our spiritual paths. And if you aren’t “working” one, this is a good time to re-start a meditation practice. Connect with other like minded people and see what good you can do for your community. Find someone struggling with financial problems and tithe your bounty to them for a month or so. Support the many micro-loan organizations around the world like Kiva.org.
Jupiter stays in this retrograde pattern until November 18th so you will have ample time to sort out your spiritual values and maybe polish them up a bit.
Just watch your boundaries during this time as they tend to get pretty fuzzy, thank you Pisces who knows no boundaries!

I love August with that fabulous Leo energy!! Leo’s are the Brave Hearts of the world and rule all situations that arise with their true spirit. They shine from their heart with a generous, open loving energy at their best but can be a little egotistical and need a lot of attention. That is because they want to be recognized for the great gifts that they have. I have a Leo grandson with a great heart/spirit and his Father’s Leo Moon can show a rich and generous expression of feelings. My own Leo energies are huge with Mars/Pluto/Saturn in Leo in the 7th/relationships.
If you have any Leo friends you might want to hang out with them this month as they shine so brightly, you will be entertained to the max!

Tomorrow Saturn moves into the sign of Libra for the next 2+ years. Saturn reminds us to be responsible and to do it right for all. It’s like a wonderful grandfatherly Judge looking at you and everyone else and asking what you are here for? What crime did you commit or were you the victim? The Judge asks you to be thoroughly honest in all of your dealings and to correct or make restitution for anything you were foolish enough to slip up on.
Many will be called to “fess up” to past crimes and do right by the victims. Look to big government to start also acknowledging some past errors i.e., Congress passing a Bill to reinstate employees benefits. There will be more of that and some of it shocking as we now see the last opposition of Saturn to Uranus on 7/23. This is the 5th zinger since we first experienced it during the 2008 election. This opposition has changed us all. Look back to the fall of 2008 and scan through your life till now and you will see huge changes if you are honest.
Always good to work with the energies at hand, so be fair, be diligent, responsible, accountable and do your fair share of good works……and hang onto your hat as the planetary vibrations stir you up like a centrifuge, throw off the dross energies and keep what is good.

July 22 thru August 22 is being called the “zap zone” by one astrologer I know. Fairly intense and bursting with potential disputes, irritability and possibly a few accidents. Doesn’t have to be that way if you are focused on changing your life for the better. Continue to clear out old clutter to prepare for a new life. I’m not kidding, a new life is barreling down the pike and you do not want to get mowed down by this. Breathe in the fresh air of your own unique originality and truth to yourself. Find a worthy cause to support and take action instead of just thinking about it. Check out your local politicals and let them know you are a concerned citizen. If it isn’t “green” it’s killing your world-get rid of the plastic! Start reading some of the books that have exposed who is really in control in our world like Eaarth and Eating Animals.
The rest of our summer will be electrified and “gear grinding” so jump in with both feet and get to work on your life and what you want it to be and “give peace a chance” to blossom in your life and our world.

During the weekend of July 17-18 many are gathering around the world to help birth in an era of peace and love. The Planets are certainly lining up to push us through those doors.
Many people wonder how it will look when we reach this place of peace. Well, it will take generations to accomplish this and much that is wrong with our world will complain and fight back bitterly. There will certainly be more chaos.
What is a person to do? Move in the direction of your highest self, do what you know in your heart is right. Be kind, help others, recycle, complain about food in plastic, complain about cruelty to animals, you get the drift.
When I opened my email bag and found this quote below from Edgar Cayce I decided to make my spiritual lesson this week to think consciously and not automatically.

“Learn the lesson well of the spiritual truth: Criticize not unless ye wish to be criticized. For, with what measure ye mete it is measured to thee again. It may not be in the same way, but ye cannot even think badly of another without it affecting thee in a manner of a destructive nature. Think well of others, and if ye cannot speak well of them don’t speak! But don’t think it either!” Edgar Cayce Reading 2936-2

With so many powerful planets urging us to be more than we have been, I periodically choose a trait I would like to be better at. This past month I’ve selected tolerance through accepting diversity. In other words, to quit judging people, places and things because they are different than me.

What this usually does, and this month is no different, is bring into focus how many times I am doing that which I want to heal. There was an article in the newspaper about a young woman attempting to get off of welfare. So, I experimented with really looking at her picture and reading the story without prejudice. My heart was softly opened as I heard her story through the reporters words. Then I remembered why I and so many others judge. It is so much easier and less painful than really looking into another’s situation. As I read her story so many feelings of hoplessness, fear, shame and then just anger/rage at a society that allows a group of people to have to live like this.

It’s no wonder we choose judgment. How can we live with ourselves otherwise?

This week I choose to accept the diversity all around me and to do what I can to help ease suffering and pain without judgment.

As we sail or grind through the intense energies of this summer one of the opportunities on the horizon is Mars conjunct Saturn on 7/30. Saturn in Libra teaches us about equality for the world. In Libra we seek Justice and with Saturn wearing this sign we seek it relentlessly and with focus and intense determination. When Mars joins the foray at the end of July, there will be an added force to be dealt with. Mars is impulsive, energetic and of course, the God of War. World events will certainly be affected by this combination but how it will affect all of us depends on our sign. Saturn and Mars will be staring across at Uranus (chaos) and Jupiter (expansion) in Aries and Squaring back is Pluto in Capricorn. Welcome to the Cardinal T-Square that is transforming our world and our individual lives. If you have the wit you will get clear about your motives, avoid negative people and angry attitudes, learn to trust in the bigger picture, and by understanding things in terms of the human experience, find ways to be involved in healing our community and our world. This is the time of taking action.

For deeper delving into all of this visit:  www.aquariuspapers.com

The planetary influences continue to inspire us all to find more creative ways to live our lives. Take advantage of all that’s happening this summer! The last eclipse was like catching a wave and I hope you are all still zooming with that energy! Cut your losses, clear the clutter, clean out your house both inside and out…….get ready for a huge end of July. In order to handle this power for change you need to become a bigger and better person. Don’t harbor any grudges, revenge, disloyalty or separation. Expand, open your arms and let in the life that is wanting to manifest with your own brilliant and unique flavor. We are called to step out of our smallness and into a thrilling life of Unity with all that is.
No more projecting what the future will be like, it is here and as the Hopi say, “we are the ones we have been waiting for.”
Don’t get left behind mired down in your own negativity.
Jai! Om Shanti

These are big times we live in. The planetary influences are unlike any we have ever experienced on this planet. You can feel it in the air which is literally crackling with energy.
July 17-18 a global experience called the Conscious Convergence will manifest is large and small groups in all nations.
Here in Omaha Doug D’Arcy and I will lead a talk/meditation/ceremony at the Omaha Healing Arts Center in the Old Market. We hope you can attend.
The Mayans will be leading once again in Mexico and Central America.
This is an opening, opportunity for us all to step into Unity Consciousness. That means realizing are oneness. That there is no difference between a shepherdess in Jordan and Barack Obama. We have this opportunity to step into what many of us have been saying/believing and living to the best of our ability with a global community.
Carl Calleman, noted Mayan Scholar says: “This will become an event that influences the course of our civilization by setting the intention to manifest unity consciousness on a large scale with the ninth wave of the Maya calendars. I would then like to share my own vision of the Conscious Convergence, and what it may accomplish, in an article that does not have too much technical detail.

Over the time period since the Harmonic Convergence in August of 1987, and maybe even earlier than that, an increasing number of people, and not just a few select mystics, have come to directly experience states of unity with all things and a purposeful direction in their own lives. Yet, although sometimes such experiences may have been enlightening or blissful, they have not come to alter the way our world at large operates.”

If you are hearing doors slamming shut and your breath taken away by new doors whooshing open…….welcome to the second eclipse of summer!
Fresh air, an infusion of Light and the call of the Universe to step into your unlimited possibilities is happening now. This is the time of unbridled creativity in redefining our lives. Whatever has outworn it’s use will have to go, don’t mourn, there won’t be time because you will be so happy to welcome in your fresher life. These are the days of enthusiasm and change for your brighter future. Your soul is calling and the planets are lined up to help you now. We will be experiencing the effects of this summer for years to come. And with the help of Mercury/Jupiter/Uranus in a lovely fire trine it will be oh so easy to let go and let in and love will pave the way.
Stay tuned………………….

When the planets retreat we have an opportunity to dig through their lessons. Uranus, the planet of change and creativity or chaos offers a lesson of moving forward with conviction into new realms we have not foreseen. It demands that we dig deep into our creative ether and pull forth new ways to live our lives in excited joy.

Uranus now takes back it’s place in the T-Square formed with Pluto (transformation) and Saturn (responsibility) and asks us alll to take a reality check of our lives and our part in healing the planet.
Pluto’s part in this is a call to get the world together or have us de-evolve where there will be even more civil and planetary war.

This summer we feel the powerful T-Square in intense waves of change all around us.  There will be more violent weather, almost certainly another big earthquake and the economy will continue to fall apart.

What can we do in all of this seeming disarray?  Change.  Step out of your dead past, your stuck patterns, your codependent relationships and find the creative inspiration to live your life outside of a stereotype.  Find a local garden and pitch in.  Learn how to be more self sufficient.  Get rid of the plastic in all areas of your life.  Get real, have fun and be the creative genius you have denied yourself all these years.

Uranus just asks you to be a more exciting and original piece of work so that you can contribute to the healing of a world.

Aum   Shanti   Shanti   Shanti

We have a nice little conjunction today from Mercury to the South Node of the Moon.  It remains the same theme that I’ve been writing about with the eclipses, grand cross, solstice and more.  That theme is to let go of whatever in your life drags you down, drains your power and makes your life dismal.

Mercury, our beloved winged messenger coming straight from the Gods with this direct command can actually show you how to let go.  Listening is your part and that is best done in meditation or at least quiet reflection.   Sometime today, sit quietly and open your heart and mind to hear what Mercury’s message to you is.

Your past is begging to be released.  It’s function has been served and you can’t take it into your future.  Sorrow, anger, bitterness, these do not serve your highest good.  Or even longing for some better time in your life from the past will not serve your happiness today.

Wisdom comes in the form of  release and moving on.

As the great John Lennon penned so many years ago. This would be the time during a rather eruptive eclipse to find that peace within you. It is way past time for us all to stop being so reactive to external forces and breathe our peace out into the world.
You may notice your dreams are getting very intense or maybe you are receiving many messages from them. Listen and take action on letting go and lightening up your life. Do you really need all those clothes/dishes/pictures ad infinitum? Happy eclipsing………………….

Lately I have been reading a great deal of “prophetic” types of articles from Astrology to Nostradamus. Phew! Heavy stuff, and it has made me afraid of what the world is coming to in the not so distant future. Fortunately my interior voice keeps speaking up and saying ‘you have nothing to fear but fear itself’, and then I can breathe a little better and it pulls me back into the moment.
Do we have reason for concern? Oh yes, the world has gone down many corridors of negativity and we read about the disasters on a daily basis. They are getting worse and will continue to worsen long after I will be here. I don’t believe I will see this new age come into the state of peace that it will eventually come to. And that’s alright. I can only do just so much and that is what is put before me. For me, it always comes back to have I been a good enough person, did I love enough, was I generous enough, was I more of a help than a hindrance?

My best advice to myself during these times is to breathe and remember who I am- a being of Light having a brief human experience.  So, I donate to micro loan organizations like Kiva.org to help my brothers and sisters around the world.  I care for an aging parent.  I support a daughter in school.  I treasure and support a grandson.  I take care of myself the best way that I can.  I smile at strangers.  I bless irritable drivers.  I pray for the innocent animals.  I recycle.  I teach people how to overcome their outworn patterns and meditate.  I encourage good health on all levels-physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.  And then I am back on center.  The world will go the way it goes, I can only do my part here in my corner of the world.

Astrologically, after this summer we will all be moving more in the direction of healing personally and globally.  It’s about change, we are always changing, and it’s about not resisting those changes.  Let it go and let in the new you, the new life, invigorating and fresh!

“If we develop concern for other people’s welfare, share other people’s suffering and help them, ultimately we will benefit.  If we think only of ourselves and forget about others, ultimately we will lose.  The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.”

-Dalai Lama                                                      Om Shanti

It’s a power summer to be sure with so many heavenly influences churning everyone’s psyche and there will probably be a few blow outs.
This Solstice is indicative of how we need to celebrate our real connections with the earth and each other. The best advice is to remain calm in the face of much possible adversity. This summer is changing us all, try to remember that when you get bogged down in your own little world.

Because Uranus (rebellion) is so active and in the sign of Aries (in charge), hold on and remember that change is necessary and good.

Uranus wants  us to break free of our past and know that chaotic circumstances are helping to usher in a new era.  The key is to remain calm and flexible and have a little faith and belief in the power of you.

Solstice celebrations are a wonderful way to connect to each other and celebrate the beginning of  Summer!  Invite a few friends over and talk about the changes you would like to see in your life and community and don’t forget to laugh and share a little food.

Next up 2 eclipses that will rock your world-hopefully in a good way-up to you!

Ch ch ch change……..you can feel it in every breath! New enthusiasm for your life and moving in fresher/newer directions! It would be wise to have an update done on your Astrology Chart to see where this will affect you the most. Call me 884.0621 an we can set up an appointment to best navigate this most important time of your life. Eclipse reports in person are 1 hour and specially priced at $75 (save $45).
As we move rapidly toward the Lunar Eclipse/Grand Cross on June 26 we are preparing for the Solar Eclipse on July 11.
My favorite political astrologer, Bill Herbst has this to say about the June 26 Eclipse/Cross:

“Collectively, the meaning of this Eclipse/Grand Cross alignment reaches back
three years to 2007, when the outer-planet T-square began to form between
Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto. That right triangle, which will remain in the heavens
through much of 2011, gives us the basic context of meaning: Sudden
breakdown in the economic, social, and political institutions that govern social
organization and structure commerce, with an accompanying denial through
refusal to face reality.
During the T-square, and even after Humpty Dumpty’s great fall in the financial
meltdown of 2008, the powers-that-be preferred to imagine that they could put
Humpty back together again just like before. Despite unimaginable loss of wealth
and unfolding revelations of rot at the core of our failing institutions, few if any
efforts will be made to reform the system. Instead, the fantasy of “business-asusual”
continues, with no one taking responsibility. The deluded fantasies of
endless economic growth and easy wealth creation through massive debt hold
sway, as does the continuing theft of the commons by the morally criminal (but
technically legal) transfer of wealth upward from the base of the population into
fewer and fewer hands, namely, those of the super-rich who own the banks, run
Wall Street, and have taken control of the government.
Those among us who are horrified at the elite corruption, public malaise, and
lack of active revolt against such depredations need to better understand the
timing here. The Saturn-Uranus-Pluto T-square tells us in no uncertain terms that
calls for reform or revolution are currently premature. Make no mistake,
however: Financial, economic, social, and even political revolutions are indeed
coming, but not until after Pluto and Uranus begin their seven-pass first-quarter
square from Capricorn to Aries. That starts in 2012, continues through 2015, and
carries repercussions that ripple out through the rest of the decade and far
beyond. What we are seeing before then, in 2008-2011, is the sporadic
unraveling of toxic beliefs, some of which date back 40 years (financial
schemes), others of which have been with us since the beginning of the
Industrial Revolution (predatory capitalism). These are the sacred cows of
American mythology, and their ruin challenges the great edifice of propaganda
and hubris that took 200 years to build. In that context, four years of denial
represent a relatively brief period. Shaking off our delusions (the American
Dream) is not accomplished overnight.
To this basic context, we add the meaning of the eclipse. Solar eclipses
symbolize beginnings, while lunar eclipses imply culminations. The alignment of
this lunar eclipse with the outer-planet T-square reveals a peak period of six
months within the four years of the T-square where the “Ah-Ha!” of what’s
happening flowers into realization. Does this mean that the ruling elites will
recognize the folly of their efforts to restore the status quo? Hardly. They will
remain in stubborn denial until circumstances of mounting collapse finally make it
impossible to continue the illusion.
As oppositions, lunar eclipses represent awareness through polarity. The sign
axis of the full moon shows us the subject of concern and the mirror that
awakens. The Sun is in Cancer, which is also the “bull’s eye” of the T-square.
That tells us the personal security is the heart of the matter in this event. The
Moon is in Capricorn (conjoining Pluto), which reveals that what is bringing the
awakening into awareness is the institutional and financial meltdown.
With regard to the public consciousness, most of what’s happened so far has
been detached from our lives. Bank failures, trillions of new debt in bailouts,
markets imploding — all this makes headlines, but doesn’t necessarily impact the
day-to-day reality of ordinary people. This Eclipse/Grand Cross is the astrological
indicator of a change in that status. No longer will the concern and occasional
panic be confined only to Wall Street. From now on, Main Street feels the pinch,
and the fear. Quality of life for individuals and families is indeed threatened by
the institutional breakdown now underway. From this point on, personal security
is impacted by collective insecurity.
Does this mean that we can expect earth-shaking events over the next months?
Not necessarily. This shift in the archetype field is not a radical shift (as 2012 will
be), but instead is a culmination of existing symbolic forces. It is meaning hitting
home, which could take place intangibly, through a psychological-emotional shift
in perception.
We might start to see the repercussions of financial bailouts playing out through
rising inflation and a higher cost of living. Prices for food and fuel may begin an
upward spiral as the dollar is intentionally diluted by the bankers and the
government. Such a policy amounts to slow death, and the politicians and
bankers know this all too well, but it is the only option to keep our massive debt
at bay for awhile longer. The stock market’s downward spiral is already
underway, as are the bond markets, and the dollar has held up only because of
crises in the European Union. As the dollar depreciates, however, price inflation
for goods and services will soar.
The Eclipse/Grand Cross suggests that a significantly enlarged percentage of the
public is starting to feel the pinch in their own and their families’ lives. In short,
the repercussions of where we’re headed are sinking in. Over the summer, I
think we can expect to see a greater outpouring of public over the cascade of
breakdown events now unfolding, both in the media and in our day-to-day
interactions with others.
At the personal level, generalizations about meaning are impossible to focus. The
people most impacted by the Eclipse/Grand Cross are those who natal charts
contain significant symbols in the early degrees of cardinal signs, namely, 0-6° of
Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn. These are the same people — about 40% of
the total human population — who are already being bombarded by a triptych of
very personal and powerful outer-planet transits.
Though impossible to specify a single meaning for so many individuals with
uniquely custom-tailored lives and a radically different circumstances, we can at
least narrow the seemingly infinite range of possibilities by noting that early
Cancer is the small section of the zodiac that represents the target bull’s-eye of
this event. Whether or not you have one or more natal symbols early in cardinal
signs, the house associated with the initial six degrees of Cancer in your chart
will give a clue as to where in your life you might be emerging from denial or
unconsciousness and into the “Ah-Ha!” of new awareness. Also, since the Moon
is the natural ruler of Cancer, look to the Moon’s position by sign and house in
your chart to see secondary but associated meanings.” -Bill Herbst