Happy New Year Everyone!
I know we are almost half-way through January, but I thought you might need a reminder. While our calendar assures us this year is new, it still feels like the final scene in a four-year Reign of Terror. We remain engulfed in the misused energies of Capricorn. The events of last week prolonged the horrors of 2020. I doubt any of us believed we would ever see a terrorist attack on the heart of our democracy, fueled by the acting president who is desperate to cling to his power.
The attack on the Capitol left no doubt that there is a dangerous insurrection festering within our midst. This is but one of several serious challenges we face in the next five years. Last year we were focused on personal survival. We lived in constant anxiety, conscious or unconscious. Our nervous systems took a beating. We had to sequester ourselves, break our routines, avoid the very heart of our support systems – our friends, our families, our co-workers and helpers. It’s as if the Goddess gave us a “Time Out” and told us to sit in our chairs and think about what we’ve done.
We fought Death, we fought for our Democracy and most of us fought to keep our humanity. We have 8 days to go until regime change and the coincident passage of the Sun into Aquarius. The weight will lift, we’ll be able to breathe more deeply. That’s when we roll up our sleeves and begin to restore the Rule of Law, repair the carnage, get the pandemic under control and rebuild our nation.
Transpersonal Shift
The focus shifts this year from the personal to the collective and the transpersonal. Our personal lives will still experience disruption and change, but we practiced resilience all last year. We can handle it. Now we need to look beyond. All of the three outer planets are heading toward major events that will change the course of history and transform humanity for all time. Sounds pretty dramatic. It is. Pluto is still at work breaking things down, revealing corruption and toxicity, showing us the wreckage of our past choices. It’s time for a major course correction, and that’s what we will get over the next four years. It’s time to see the bigger picture. Throughout this year and into next, we will be exploring the mysteries of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
Uranus will be very active this year, which is incredibly exciting, and if we pay attention there is the potential for transformation, healing, awakening, perceiving, understanding and living in awe. This planetary god is demanding change and screaming at the slumbering – “Wake up!” Aquarius is 90 degrees away from Taurus, so first Jupiter, then Saturn will square Uranus, creating tension wherever there is resistance.
This is where Neptune comes in. All this month Neptune in Pisces is making a T-Square with the transiting Nodal Axis in Gemini and Sagittarius. This axis is about what we know and how we know it, about taking in information and processing it into vision. It’s about perceiving truth. We will take a deeper look at this next week. The potential of this moment in time is vast. Boundaries and blockages are dissolving both to the past and into the future. We can free ourselves from karma, from conditioning, from old wounds, from the weight of our life story, from the ego! And we can move toward the future of our dreams. Neptune dissolves all boundaries.
In addition Neptune is moving toward an opposition to its natal position in the USA chart. An opposition is like a Full Moon – we can see in the dark. Spiritual illumination will flow. Neptune works to unify. We can heal our separation.
In 2022 – next year – Pluto will make its return to its natal position in the USA chart. We have never experienced a Pluto return, so we don’t know how this will manifest. My intuition tells me our Democracy is still on the line. The fate of our nation and our great experiment is in the hands of our collective. Thank Heaven that Neptune will be making its opposition then as well. We need all the help we can get.
So that’s a preview of what’s to come. For now, the next ten days are perilous. Sorry to bring bad tidings, but we know that our Democracy is still under attack. Insurrectionists have promised a return of violence. On Inauguration Day, Mars will conjunct Uranus at 6 degrees of Taurus forming a perfect T-Square with the USA nodal axis. Mars with Uranus is fireworks. Let us pray that these fireworks are those of celebration and not gunfire. This day hangs in the balance between our past and our future. Washington must ramp up its security to protect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The ceremony should be televised indoors. Every precaution must be made. Pray for their safety, practice your rituals, call your Senators demanding increased security.
The New Moon
Today we have the New Moon in Capricorn in the USA 2nd House. The Sun and Moon at 23 degrees are conjunct Pluto at 24. Exactly one year ago today Saturn made its conjunction with Pluto and triggered the challenges of 2020. It might be worthwhile to take a moment to look at what has changed for you since then. What do you know about yourself now that you didn’t then? Going through these tight places isn’t just about surviving. It’s about learning and growing and awakening. Take some time to integrate your experience mentally. Uranus turns direct in three days and will begin to move forward again. Now is a great time to check in with yourself, get clear about where you are before taking the next steps toward something new.
The highest vibration of Capricorn is integrity. That means a coherence within the self of one’s values, one’s speech and one’s action. It means an incorporation of all polarities within the self. It means owning our shadow. When our ego is misfiring, we are at odds with ourselves and out of integrity.
Jupiter is sextile (60 degrees) with Chiron. Plus, Venus is square Chiron. Old wounds may surface. Welcome their return and make peace with them. If there is a broken relationship or an old resentment, ask yourself, where do I need to take responsibility? Seek the truth. How did you create it and why? What lesson is there from your soul? Jupiter brings hope and optimism. It’s a great time for healing. Let the love back into your heart.
The New Moon is opposite the USA natal Mercury in the 8th house. Time to clean house mentally. This month is about assessing our values, straightening out our finances, getting our affairs in order. It is also about opening up to new information. Listen for the whispers, let your curiosity be piqued, take a fresh look at reality.
Our next President has clearly stated his goal of uniting our nation. He can’t do it alone. Venus is approaching a conjunction with the USA Eris. Perhaps we can generate enough good will to look beyond our differences. We cannot control what happens in Washington. All we can do is bring forth the best of ourselves in response.
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