LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA...

CORONA VIRUS COSMOLOGY
Spring Equinox🌺
Welcome Home Persephone💫

Hello to All after a long absence~
And Happy New Year! 
The astrological cycle begins again as the Sun enters 0 Aries today at 11:50pm EDT. 

I just wanted to keep you posted on some immediate astrological indicators. For the next two weeks, beginning Now, Mars will be passing through the Saturn/Pluto conjunction - the most anticipated and extremely challenging configuration of this year. Together these planetary archetypes reflect the destruction of traditional structures and other such peaceful things. While this transit, which was exact the first week of January, is already separating (Saturn, at 29 Cap, has now passed several degrees beyond Pluto at 24 degrees Cap) we continue to feel its effects. When other planets approach the same degree, the circumstances associated with the archetypal narrative tend to be reactivated. 

Mars, a faster moving planet, is now doing exactly that. The presence of Mars, which rules the Sun when it moves into Aries tomorrow, carries the Warrior Archetype. It is an indicator of willfulness, anger, aggression and the tendency to take strong action to satisfy one’s own desires. We can also consider the high road. Mars reflects enormous life force - the initial spark of imaginative Fire. The opportunity is to express this energy as the esoteric expression suggests: as ‘the Right Use of Will’. While Mars passes over these trigger points these next few weeks the advice is to remain vigilant guardians of our states of consciousness. That we stay as present and compassionate as possible in our actions and communications. That we use our potentially formidable energy wisely. We are moving both faster and slower than our usual routines. When charging around collecting food and other supplies, it’s a good idea to leave notes and reminders for yourself; mentally mark where you leave things, get confirmation and reality checks on agreements and plans and, most of all, find your patience.

I like to stop and remember to say to myself “this moment right now is the most important moment in my life...” especially when I’m anxious. Take deep breaths with the intention of calming yourself and getting present. And, remember the welfare of The Other. Mars can represent the energy and will to accomplish tremendous feats. Just pay attention to the process.

Jupiter is moving quickly into these same degrees. Tomorrow, on the Equinox, Mars will conjunct Jupiter only two degrees from Pluto and by the end of the month Jupiter will conjunct Pluto at 22 degrees Cap. Jupiter often indicates the expansion of a situation as well as blessing it. It may indicate the growth of this virus while also bringing wisdom and eventual resolution. Mars will conjunct Pluto on the 23rd. This can indicate the strongest willfulness imaginable, to the extent of ruthlessness. These few days before the 23rd, as Mars approaches Pluto, are worthy of self-protecting. This can indicate a dangerous time - so call on your inner Zeus for guidance - in serious ritual or at any passing moment. If you have a doubt about going, saying or doing...best not to. As Mars separates, or passes Pluto, the energy wanes.

Illnesses, in general, are thought to come under the keep of Neptune. The invisible, nebulous and often mysterious quality of disease is a perfect fit with the Great Dissolver of boundaries and distinction. The insidiously infectious nature of this virus is an added clue. We must acknowledge how powerful Neptune is now in its own sign of Pisces. 

Neptune in Pisces lasts for a period of 14 years. At 18 degrees, we’re about halfway through. Neptune/Pisces symbolism was heightened and brought to collective consciousness at the Pisces/Virgo Full Moon on Monday the 9th. The sun was exactly conjunct Neptune at 19 Pisces while opposing the Moon in Virgo, the sign of health, nourishment and medical practitioners.

The optimum expression of Neptune is spiritual practice, all forms of artistic expression, engagement with the sea and “particpation mystique” (the great mystery of intuitive knowledge of the collective). Boundary issues, confusion, sacrifice, ego denial etc may also surface. Again, Water is a big theme. Drink lots of it now to cleanse your system. Keep our water sources viable. Illusion and deception are Neptunian - get reality checks!

It’s also important to be aware of some context. The United States is approaching its Pluto Return, exact in February 2022.  Pluto’s orbit around the sun takes about 248 years, so this has been a long time coming and astrologers have been anticipating its arrival. Pluto returning to its natal position on the US chart at 27 degrees Capricorn, signifies a new chapter of Plutonic principles. We are clearly going through a breaking down and regenerating period. Other Plutonic themes include natural resources - particularly oil and other energy sources beneath the earth's surface (with Neptune strong in its own sign Pisces, all WATER issues are in sharp focus); crisis management; life force; death, rebirth and transformation. In the Sibley chart, which has a 12 degrees Sagittarius Ascendant, Pluto resides in the US second house. This represents our values, money, self-worth, property etc. These are the areas we, as a cultural collective, are now required to address and transform. Pluto’s reconstruction is a slow evolutionary process and we are not likely to witness results any time soon. But the beginning of any process the most crucial. Like any birth chart indicates, the initiating moment sets us on our course. Our choices now are critical. At a planetary return we have the opportunity to experience its archetypal  principles at more evolved level of consciousness. The voices of global and local leaders - elected, requested and self-proclaimed - communicating through the written, oral, electronic and intuited word, will determine the collective decisions that are made. Do status quo conventional structures remain in place (Saturn, Pluto and Jupiter in Capricorn) or do we observe the shift into Aquarian innovation? (Saturn, Pluto and Jupiter all moving into Aquarius). Immediate and long term revolution/evolution is suggested by these combined archetypes. There's no getting around it. The expression, "Breakdown before Breakthrough" comes to mind. How can we each contribute to the conversation?

Whether we consider it a wakeup call to the Kali Yuga (a very slow moving Tibetan age of collective Plutonic destruction and regeneration), a cultural renewal of values or a time of very personal lessons to be actively learned at the cellular level - this is a time to be reckoned with as well as a great opportunity for advancement on a soul level.

Being aware of which astrological house, or area of life, these transits are occurring in our personal charts will be helpful to know what is being tested and where we might extend extra vigilance.

On the 21st Saturn, at 29 Capricorn (strong in its own sign), will move into Aquarius where it serves as traditional ruler. With Saturn’s movement to Aquarius, ruled by the modern planet Uranus, it helps usher in this New Age we have been on the cusp of entering for decades. When Pluto enters in March 2023. perhaps we will show signs of an elevated consciousness on a global scale. We do know it’s likely to take a crisis of this magnitude to live Neptune’s mantra of: All is One and One is All❣️

Neptune is also considered to be the higher resonance of Venus. ‘A Higher Love‘. Beauty and Art as archetype. Film, the art of ‘illusion as reality’ is a perfect way to engage with Neptune -
and a perfect segue to the movie that comes to mind for this moment in time:

The Constant Gardener, 2005; Director: Fernando Meirelles; Screenwriter: Jeffrey Caine

Rachel Weisz and Ralph Fiennes star in is the Oscar winning adaptation of The Constant Gardener. Weisz is a mega-Pisces, with the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and the North Node ALL in Pisces!! Fiennes is the obligatory Capricorn (with Jupiter in Pisces). During a global epidemic of AIDS a drug company is discovered pouring pharmaceuticals into parts of Africa while simultaneously dangerously testing other drugs on the vulnerable African population. Weisz, as activist Tessa Quayle, reveals that nothing is as it appears - in true Neptunian fashion - and is murdered for the truth-telling threat she has become. Her unassuming  government-worker husband grieves her shocking loss by engaging in an intricate and life- threatening investigation. Things come to light about his wife the likes of which he never had a clue. This is a film of passion, about both love and conviction. A must see!! PS: Stay Well; Stay Smart. Endure.

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