Weekly Weather July 23, 2007
It is a FINALLY going to be a fun week on Planet Earth! First off, it is a Mercury kind of week ~ oodles of Mercury aspects enlightening, brightening, and illustrating important nuggets of wisdom that you will need for the next part of your journey and life. I love when Mercury is active as he makes things so crystal clear in his own trickster, humorous way. Now Mercury is still in Cancer so he does not have words to tell you. It is a feeling kind of Mercury energy. Emotional, sensitive, and profound feelings will be flying around all those enlightening, brightening and illustrating moments that touch your heart and skim over your skin like a cold plunge in a lake on a hot summer‘s day. You might be a touch sensitive. That water can be cold if brisk. Mercury, nevertheless is delivering you messages about your life. Mercury will help you get clear, emotionally at least, about what you want to do next.
Additionally, Venus is stationing to go retrograde, in Virgo! Stopped dead in the sky, she‘s ruled by that illuminated and lightening fast Mercury who is making all sorts of profound aspects this week. Venus’ pulse is quickened even as she slows down to a stop and turn backwards in the sky. Now Venus doesn‘t much like to be in Virgo, as it is the sign of her fall. We silly humans expect love to be the rapture of Pisces, where Venus is exalted, with the soaring music matching our effervescent emotions as we merge like an ocean wave dissolving into our beloved’s arms. Instead, with Venus in Virgo, we get the day-to-day routine, dirty laundry and cleaning up chores of Virgo. I am always reminded of the song from Fiddler on the Roof, “do you love me?“ where the wife sings back, “for 25 years I’ve cooked for you, cleaned for you etc and now you ask “do I love you?“ That is Venus in Virgo’s theme song! She loves through her behavior and actions ~ criticisms included ~ of how you can maintain and make your (and her) world a bit more perfect and sparkly clean.
Venus is far from the Sun, about as far out as she can get and stopping in the sky, now finds herself turning back toward the Sun. Venus has been acting as a loyal Girl Scout, gathering data, noticing stuff and taking notes in her fine, precise Virgo manner. She has also been waltzing back and forth between Pluto and Saturn in her spare time. Venus is now turning back towards both of them, contemplating her next waltz through their arms. She’s spent a period of time spinning, alone, on the dance floor ~ out of reach of all of those silly planets who would tell her what to do. Venus is wiser now. She is going to share her newfound knowledge with Saturn, Pluto and the Sun in the months ahead (until October) as she moves backwards in the heavens, through and towards THEIR arms and past them to join again and yet again with them and the Sun. See, right now, she is kind of like Venus in Pisces ~ she is going to merge instead with the two big, dark manifestation boys of the Zodiac instead of the Oceanic of bliss of love kind of stuff. Much more to her liking. Oh, this dance of Venus in Virgo and Leo will be interesting! And, it will be a great deal more productive than that floating on the waves of love business that Venus in Pisces is about. This is a Venus that gets things done in a methodical, precise, self-improvement kind of way.
And Last but CERTAINLY, not least; Pluto and Saturn are moving to form a closing trine in fire with each other between the fixed fire of a hearth warming your home and the vision of passion and wildfires that make the animals and people run for cover as acres are consumed and transformed. We have been feeling the evolutionary tension build as Saturn and Pluto have been approaching each other. This week and next Saturn and Pluto will build up their respective energies as they approach their closing trine in fire that takes place on August 6. It is a one pass transit instead of a three part one so you need to get ready for it! It will go zipping by and evolve us all into a new form without any opportunity for negotiation. In an instance, life will change.
A closing trine between Saturn and Pluto happens once every 38 years or so. It is a biggie, even if it is a fast transit! I want you getting those emails or job search letters out, putting yourself out there to meet the future mate, and asking for what you want from Saturn and Pluto. As you have been “doing your Saturn” for the past months while reading this column, you‘ve hopefully gotten a good handle on him and what he expects from you.
You have also been getting over and releasing or revisiting the story from 1982 when the two big fellows joined in the sky and started making you being a bit gun shy about Saturn and Pluto and their power. Back then, they restructured an important relationship in your life. NOW you know what Saturn and Pluto were trying to teach you back in 1982 based on all the work and experiences you‘ve had over the past couple of years (or at least I hope you do). So, take your hand in your heart, (hold a rose quartz crystal to your heart if you feel afraid), be brave and bold and stand right up and talk to Saturn and Pluto about what you‘d like in your life going forward. They are listening. You’ve been doing your work. Trust the process. No despair. Ask.
I always loved Steven Forrest’s view of astrology in his book, The Changing Sky, that the symbols of the heavens themselves describe the perfect outcomes of the situations we find ourselves in ~ they describe what is meant to be if we are connected to our truest potential and don’t get in our own way and bollix things up. “Astrology “believes in” perfection. The astrological symbols dare to speak of the ideal. They challenge us to reach for the impossible, to make the perfect use of every moment. In that ideal world, each perfect moment establishes the basis for the next perfect moment, like a chain of flawlessly executed cut emeralds evolving through a succession of idealized geometric forms.”
Of course, we do get in our own way! All the time in fact. We live in the world of imperfection. We tend to hold onto how we have not done so well in the past or failed or loved and lost or whatever we get ourselves and our hearts and heads trapped in. We get fear based. We are not perfect. We get cynical and jaded. Maybe even depressed. We are so focused on the negative and harsh stuff about ourselves that we miss the opportunities presenting themselves at our front door or walking by us on the sidewalk if only we’d lift our head, smile and say hello to them.
As Steven continues, “Never forget the distortion inherent in the symbols themselves. In each instance, they offer a crystal clear picture of what is supposed to happen. Like an aloof, indifferent god, they describe precisely what you are to learn. And they are never wrong ~ at that level. Our task, as interpreters, is to make the symbols relevant. We must make them work ~ that is we must harness them to the task of promoting human growth.”
And my favorite line of his: “We must recognize that there is no mistake so fundamental that it can invalidate our capacity for self-regeneration.” You are the master of your life; magician and time shaper ~ shape your best life with your imagination and efforts.
So, forward we go towards the Saturn Pluto trine that the past few years of Saturn in Leo arguing with the other fixed signs and energies in your chart and the sky has been getting you ready for. Saturn in Leo has been helping you focus on what you love and what your passion is for and about. Coming up is the evolutionary leap of your consciousness into the next stage of your being. August 6th! Be strong and honest. Now is not the time for comfortable lies, sticking in your rut or being less than you can be. An evolutionary moment approache
s! Get ready for it. And it
does not matter how old or how tired you are or how discouraged you are, it is about living your best life. It is about imagining the course that your life would have taken had you been more alert and paying attention. Be alert! Another terrific and amazing opportunity arrives in the next few weeks! Watch for it!
Monday, Sun enters Leo. Sun and Saturn are dancing through the degrees of Leo together for one more time, these next 30 days, before parting for the next 30 years! Leo in every chart is what you are here to create in your lifetime, what you love and the house in your chart where your Sun, regardless of his sign and zodiac placement, always goes to replenish itself and find its life force. It is almost time for that cosmic report card which says how you did in Saturn in Leo school. Are you following your deepest passion? Were you true to your heart and your love? Did you speak of love, creation, joy and what it is that you believe is the MOST important thing in YOUR world and your life? Regardless of your family, your friends, your loves, your losses, your children, your boss or your dog ~ WHAT DO YOU LOVE? WHAT IS YOUR PASSION? How can you have more and more of it in your life? If you did that ~ spoke of it, acted for and towards it, and answered that question, you have passed Saturn in Leo school with flying colors. If you did not, please get busy! You have 30 days left to get the lessons crystal clear and straight in your life, soul, heart and mind. Take advantage of Mercury in his adjusting aspect to Jupiter to get with the program of your dreams and imagination.
Tuesday, Mars has an aspect of brilliance with Pluto and squares retrograde Neptune. Hopefully that lovely Taurus Mars ruled by Venus stationing in Virgo will help you see the patterns in your life and how they have led you to where you are right now. As Steven Forrest says, “Astrology is a product of the human mind, but life… life is beyond us. That mystery contains loopholes ~ miracles, grace, magic ~ that no astrologer has yet understood.” Push for your best life today as the symbols ask you to take a leap of faith as the Leo Sun has an aspect of brilliance combined with a gift to take you towards your destiny and your cosmic purpose for being here. Uranus joins with Pallas in dreamy Pisces starting a new cycle of seeing the patterns and being able to work them in more helpful and profound ways. Yes, that perception of yours is TRUE! Once it is seen by you, you are never able to not see it again!
Wednesday, there is adjusting energy today as Mercury talks to Chiron and Pallas talks to Juno. Now, what ever the situation is in your life, I want you to see how it was necessary for you to partner with it to learn what you have learned. The situation before you was needed to help you get to the place you are NOW in consciousness. You are about to break into a new level of consciousness. But you had to see, have to see, need to see (and do it without any negative judgment about how bad you are please!) how you got to this point in your life. Our life is made of choices. Perfect and imperfect choices. Our choices are driven and directed by many things. Would you make different choices knowing now what you know now? Good. Regardless of your answer to that question, ~ you have learned! That is what time on Earth School is for. Learning. And growing in consciousness based on the learning you’ve done while Saturn was in Leo.
Thursday, has a bit of an ouch to it as Uranus argues with Juno! Partnerships can fracture or fall apart today. Adjustments are needed for them to continue, if you even want them to continue. Sun has a bunch of aspects suggesting you see things in a different way than you used to see them. That is what life is about. Learn and integrate. Learn and integrate. Grow in wisdom. If you feel you need to “LEAVE” a partnership ~ ask yourself a question first ~ is it really a case of leaving or only making an adjustment to your expectations. What will make it a more realistic version of the world? Often we look outside of ourself ~ hoping the “other” will solve and deal with the problems we find in our life. Nope. Today we learn that we are in charge of our life and in charge of how it shows up. We cannot control the other guy. We can control our reaction to the events in our life. Leo Sun is trying to get you to see how you got to where you are now. Once you see it (and accurately assess it as well), you can make any and all needed adjustments to move towards what you would like next in your life.
Friday, Venus stations! On her DAY! How cool is that? She is stopping at 2:56 Virgo and is taking advantage of Mercury’s aspect of brilliance to Jupiter to say “ahhhhhh so THAT is what it was for….” The knowledge of how we create the situations in our lives by our choices is not always, what we want to see but see it we must. Do you see it? Do not judge it. Just see it. Do you see how you can change it? Do you see the opportunity for perfection, self creation, regeneration, assessment, nurturing and harvesting of the best you possible?
Saturn’s day, Chiron kicks Pallas. Well kick Chiron right back! Or at least think about kicking him. Often after we “see” something (and during this week we’ll be “seeing” things), we get down on ourselves. Nope. Not this time! The whole purpose of the past couple of years was to clear out your cosmic and psychic closets and get them ready for your best life. You got scared of your life in 1982. No more fear. Fear or love baby! Go for the love as Saturn in Leo has been teaching you. Mercury has spectacular aspects today to Pallas, Venus and Uranus ~ if you had not had the experience you had you would not have the wisdom you have now. That is what the whole thing was for. Now that you are wiser, you are ready to do what you have always wanted to do. So give yourself a nice, big smile of indulgent permission! Go do it! No one is holding you back but you.
Sunday, we have a glorious full moon between Leo Sun and Aquarius moon. Read the full moon column on this site for more information on how to work with the full moon energy. Mercury’s aspect with Juno following Uranus’ conjunction to her suggests you select your dance partners for the next part of your journey. Forward you go. Clean out some space in your home, hearth, heart and desk for the next part of the story of your life. It is almost time for it to begin. Imagine what it looks like as you go to sleep tonight!
Mundane: The Saturn Neptune declination contraparrelel was the culprit behind New York City’s steam gas explosion during rush hour last Wednesday. As Mayor Bloomberg said, "There is no reason to believe whatsoever that this is anything other than a failure of our infrastructure," of the steam pipe installed in 1924 which rumbled for a while before exploding. The image of a volcano of steam and dirt spurting out of the ground and steam rising 70 feet in the air was captivating. It created a huge crater in the middle of Lexington Avenue, right by Grand Central Station.
What infrastructure emotionally collapsed for you last week?
Copyright © 2007 Anne Ortelee
