New Moon April 17, 2007

New Moon April 17 2007

7:36 am EDT

4:36 am PDT

27:05 Aries Sun and Moon

A shiny brand new moon at the last degrees of Aries right as Saturn stops in the sky, stationing to go direct in Leo. Hmmmm. The Sabian image for the new moon is A Large Disappointed Audience. Could Saturn or a new moon disappoint us? Well, THAT would be a change! J But I think I know what the Sabian image is telling us.

As I get ready to write the column, I print out the chart and study it. I noticed that two of the most important planets in our new moon chart have declination aspects to the asteroid Orpheus. Saturn the planet of fixed nature and endings is joined to Orpheus. Pluto the planet of evolution and change is opposed to Orpheus. Orpheus has many myths but the one that struck me on the new moon right before Saturn stations to go direct was the one about his dead wife.

A bit ago there was a play on Broadway called Metamorphosis. It included the myth of Orpheus. His wife died suddenly, on their wedding day, when she stepped on a snake. He mourned her. He was unable to go forward with his life. He pleaded and played beautiful music for the Lord of the Underworld and his wife. Pluto and Persephone softened and said ok, he could have a second chance. They would give him back his wife. However, Pluto set the condition that Orpheus had to precede his wife up OUT of the underworld. Orpheus could not look back until he got to day light. If he looked back, Orpheus lost his wife forever.

During the play, the looking back part of the story was shown and told three times as the narrator posed questions to the audience. A mythological instant replay of sorts on the stage. The scene involved Orpheus looking back as Mercury lead his dead wife behind him out of the underworld. During each replay, the narrator asked questions of the audience. Orpheus looked back and Mercury held up his hand, stopped, and turned to take his wife back to the underworld. Had Orpheus kept his vow to not look, what would have happened? As he hadn’t kept his vow, the narrator asked what do we do when this happens ~ do we regret forever what we couldn’t, wouldn’t or can’t do? Can we move on? And, finally, what of his wife? She was irrevocably changed by her time in the underworld. Would she even BE what Orpheus dreamed of ~ was she even real?

So as Orpheus aspects Saturn and Pluto in the sky ~ inquire of yourself the same questions. Orpheus is joined with Saturn stopped in the sky saying the ending or the time to move on is now. Of course, you can always look back ~ we do have that free will thing which seems to get in our way at times. Now is such a time. No looking back! If Orpheus HAD followed the rules to not look back and gotten his wife once he got into day light ~ what would have happened? What is the Orpheus situation in YOUR life where you want to look back?

Orpheus is opposite Pluto saying the evolution and transformation has happened. Where do you go now? If you trust the process and move forward with your life, you get what you want. If you look back, all will be lost. Hmm. What is the Orpheus situation in your life where all will be lost if you don‘t agree to evolve?

For months, all the astrological sites have been promising big, big, big things for the Saturn direct station and upcoming trine to Pluto. That big, big thing doesn’t happen this week! Saturn merely starts to move forward. Pluto told Orpheus he could have his wife back if he didn’t look back as he left the Underworld. Orpheus is moving. Orpheus can see the daylight at the end of the tunnel of the underworld. Oprheus has an opportunity to GET what he SAYS he WANTS. Then, in his whatever, anxiety, nerves, fear, he lets it all fall apart by looking back, going back and falling back into his fear.

You are going to be in the shadow, literally the shadowy tunnel at the edge of the underworld between now, when Saturn goes direct. You are talking to Pluto and Saturn about the inevitability of change. You will completely clear the Underworld and leave the tunnel when Saturn gets to the 25:04 Leo on July 25, 2007. The next few months will feel like a repeat of last fall in many ways. You will see the light at the end of the tunnel. Do not look back. Just keep moving toward the light. Trust the process. Trust your evolution. Trust Pluto. Do your Saturn. Move toward what your dream is. Do not be afraid. The future is moving and you are moving.

If you are overcome with fear, just pause for a moment. Stop dead still. Ask that your guides help you. Orpheus could have said, “Hey is any body following me? Any body back there? Mercury, give me a shout out will you?” Orpheus could have stopped to listen for footsteps behind him. He had other choices besides looking back. Don’t look back. Wait for your dead wife or new project or whatever you are working on to come and join you at your side. Keep on doing your work. Keep on doing your Saturn. Don’t look back. Stop if you are nervous. Catch your breath. Then keep moving forward.

The balance of the New Moon chart is lovely. Jupiter and Pluto are in a trine to each other. Mercury in Aries is fast approaching Jupiter and Pluto. He will form a grand trine in fire to Jupiter and Pluto creating a huge whoosh of energy in a few days. If Orpheus was REALLY nervous, he COULD have picked up the pace and broken into a run toward the edge of the underworld. He didn’t have to trudge, trudge, trudge up the hill, worrying. He could have whistled. Or chanted a Mantra. Or swung his arms and wiggled his butt. He could have played kick a stone up the hill toward the entrance to the Underworld. He was only forbidden to look back! Mars and Uranus in Pisces are straddling the North Node of destiny asking you to move forward on faith. Move toward the change even if you are not a 100% sure what exactly it will be like. NO looking back!

Mars in Pisces rules all the Aries planets ~ Sun, Moon, and Mercury. The Pisces energy in charge of the New moon and Mercury are all asking us to rely on faith and keep moving toward our dreams. Keep moving even if there is NOT a guarantee. NO looking back. Once you are OUT of the underworld, you can talk about it all you like. You can laugh about it. You can set up a picnic blanket right in front of the entrance to the underworld. But for right now, keep on keeping on. Keep on moving toward the daylight at the end of the tunnel. Don’t look back.

The thing I love about Astrology is the unfolding of the circles and circles of evolution over time. You are evolving right now. Have faith. Trust the process. It is as it is supposed to be. Your chart even describes it! You are right where you are supposed to be. Just be in it. Evolve. No fear. Move toward the light of the you that is in your dreams. Have faith. Move toward what your desire is. You can take a rest if you need to. You can run up the hill screaming and singing if you want to. Just don’t look back.

The Sabian image for 28 Aries is A LARGE DISAPPOINTED AUDIENCE. Lynda Hill’s interpretation of the image is:

Commentary: ‘A Large Disappointed Audience’ implies that a performance of some kind or something that was done was not what was wanted or expected. People have witnessed or experienced something that was a ‘Disappointment’ or a letdown. It’s hard to know just what or how much the ‘Audience’ was expecting, but it is clear that they weren’t happy with the performance or outcome.

Oracle: You might feel as though you or someone else has failed and left others wanting. But how much is this because too much was expected in the first place? The ‘Audience’ only remembers the last performance, so get up and try again, but this time be more realistic. Be aware that in drawing this Symbol you may be an observer (in the ‘Audience’), or you may even be your own ‘Audience’
. Does this picture a situat
ion where you are living through the responses you receive from others? Do you feel that you’ve let yourself down? Sometimes it is necessary to acknowledge when an idea or action needs to be dropped or stopped, to be able to cut your losses. Still, getting mentally and emotional psyched up for something enjoyable and worthy can bring rewards, especially if you lower the expectations of the end result. Quick realizations of things as they really are can bring a sense of hope for a better outcome next time. We need to remember that we often project our own thoughts and expectations onto others; perhaps we can actually learn something more from failure than from success. Watch your reactions to the situation facing you, and see what comes up. What can you learn from observing yours and others’ expectations? How strongly do you expect them to be fulfilled?

Keywords: Adjustments of expectations bringing realizations about what is really possible. Expecting the response of others. Walking out during a performance. Not listening to something through a lack of interest. Anticipating a different result from what is delivered. Relying on feedback.

The Caution: Feeling sad, sorry or letdown because of defeat and frustration. A lot of people left feeling emotionally “wiped-out”. Shattering of illusions. Fickleness. The attitude that one can’t do anything. Everything being out of one’s control. Watching what’s going on and not participating. Being at the mercy of the whims and fancies of others. Judging and analyzing oneself or others.

The entire point of Saturn running through Leo is to get your fixed parts to change and evolve. Let them. Be kind to yourself. Be gentle. Don’t look back. Do your Saturn.

Copyright ©2007 Anne Ortelee

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