December 18, 2018 - Sun aligns with the Galactic Center 27º Sagittarius

The Milky Way Galaxy - our home

What’s that sweet spirit we feel around the end of the year? Are you sure it is the Holiday Spirit? Let us reflect on the coincidental Astrological events.

This time approximately coincides with the Winter Solstice in the North Hemisphere with the longest night of the year, and the Summer Solstice in the South Hemisphere with the longest day of the year, when the Sun enters Capricorn. Then, the Sun seems to be still for about three days before restarting its journey North. From the Astrological point of view, it’s about the Sun aligning with the Galactic Center at 27 of Sagittarius. The Galactic center is where everything dies and everything births.  There resides our essence source, the place where we all come from. Call it G.O.D. (generator, organizer, destroyer), Creator, High Spirit, Truth, Father, it is the Origin.

“The Galactic center is that black hole at the very hub of our galaxy, this star cluster surrounds the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole, which is about 4 million times the mass of our sun.[...] The galaxy’s nucleus (marked) is home to a central, supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A-star.” NASA Mar 31,2016

This exact conjunction falls at the end of Sagittarius, the sign of Higher Knowledge. It’s relevant to take a look at what Sagittarius represents as an archetype. Sagittarius gives us beliefs, opens our mind to a higher understanding of reality, broadens our horizons. It represents spiritual development, cultural diversity, faith and hope, goodwill and compassion, passion for life, adventure, discovery of new things, places and ideas, search for truth and justice, learning about the big picture. It’s optimism, inspiration, big ideas, projects and ideologies.

The Sun at the Galactic Center at 27 Sagittarius let us enter that open door to all of that, is our yearly opportunity to connect with our spiritual essence, to look up for inspiration and believe in a better life for all. We become more optimistic about our ideals, want to birth a new life, or a new way of living. We feel benevolent, are more inclined to give, and concerned about those who don’t have enough. Our soul feels this refreshing breeze of renewal that helps us see further than our tangible present and into a better more hopeful future. We feel more confident about the probability of our dreams coming true. We feel that equanimity, goodwill, justice and living the truth are possible. It’s our time to renew the vows with our own soul, because we start thinking that is possible to be who we feel we really, really, really ARE, even while attached to Earth.

We may receive downloads of understanding, new ideas, and inspiration that may change, modify or completely transform our belief system, or open up our mind to something we had never thought about. This can happen through reading, listening to or watching a message, program, movie, or just in a casual conversation with a person we meet for the first time. Old ideas may yield a new meaning as well. 

To gain some perspective, imagine that the planets do not travel around the Sun in concentric perfect ecliptics, rather they travel as a whole system around the Galactic Center among innumerable other systems, therefore, the rotations are in fact helicoidal.

If your natal chart has planets, or angles at or close to the 27 of Sagittarius, you are more likely to feel it more intensely. If there are hard aspects (conjunctions, squares, oppositions) you may feel the pull to change directions in some way indicated by the other planets, houses and signs. For example, if it falls on your IC (4^th house) your emotions may be heightened or your family life highlighted with good vibes. If it falls on your AC (1^st house) your whole personality can feel rejuvenated with newness and the desire to elevate your goals.

This year, we have some “bonuses” added to this wonderful energy. Venus and Neptune are in a harmonious relationship. With Neptune being a higher level of Venus (Love), their contact can spark a really beautiful stardust on relationships. They are positively supported by Saturn, which in fact makes the dream come true. Also, with Mercury joining Jupiter in Sagittarius, communications can be grandiose, but we may miss important details, and overlook practical matters. Therefore, the advice is to be careful, realistic and keep grounded, because at the same time we have a treacherous planetary relationship involving the Giant of the Solar System.

Jupiter transiting its home of Sagittarius is still in an active square to Neptune also at home in Pisces. Planets 'at home' are extra powerful. The challenge with them is becoming aware of our high idealism, probably seeing a situation through rose-colored glasses, while feeling exhilarated with unconditional love, exceptional optimism or enthusiasm about something. It’s the case of Don Quixote meeting his princess, Dulcinea del Toboso, who in reality was just a regular peasant girl from the countryside. For example, if those fall in your 11^th and 2d house, it may mean that you feel overenthusiastic about the value of your contribution to your social group or network; or that high recognition or advancement received from your career over inflates your ego. If in the 4^th and 7^th, you may feel overoptimistic about a long-term partner, or you may think so high of him or her that you decide it is time he or she moves in with you, only to find out later that you’ve deceived yourself.  This aspect is active for a longtime, and it is exact January 13, June 16 and September 21, 2019.

Remember, with the Lunar Nodes shift to the Cancer-Capricorn Axis, we are looking for balance between societal conventions, public status, performance, activities and goals and our more private anchor of emotional comfort and safety. Therefore, the Cancer nodes is pulling us towards anything that will make our life more emotionally fulfilling, and there is a tendency to hide inside ourselves or wherever we consider home. This energy will be active for about 18 months total.

As I always say, the transiting energies are not isolated, but constantly affecting your natal chart depending on the natal planetary contacts they make. Therefore, it may affect each individual differently and uniquely. If you would like to know exactly how things will work out for you, please contact me for a reading at satsangatyoga@gmail.com.