An afflicted Venus - Gate into September

An afflicted Venus

Statue of Aphrodite

Jupiter and Neptune

This last week of August, Venus indulges herself as she opposes Jupiter and trine Neptune. 

Desires are expanded without limits, and overindulgence in love, expenses, or social life may backfire. 

You feel that no pleasure is enough; you may ‘drown’ in food, drink, sex, beauty, music, art, anything that makes you relax, and even provides an escape. You may even ditch work, spiritual practice, and morality for a moment’s enjoyment, that will not really satisfy you in the end. 

Be careful spending more than you can afford because you may regret it later. Usually, what may happen is that another person encourages you to go overboard, so it’s important to exercise self-control and moderation if you want to come out of this one ‘uninjured’.

As August draws to a close, Venus is entering a very compromised position in the zodiac. She enters into a Grand Cardinal Square configuration. 

Pluto

Not only does Venus opposes Pluto, but they do it EXACTLY at 22º ♑️46’, the exact degree and minute of the Saturn Pluto conjunction of January 12, 2020. Simply put, Venus and Pluto reactivate the issues that trigger the catastrophic developments of 2020.

Venus in Cancer is ruled by the Moon in Aquarius. This means that the values to hold are the people’s interest in the safety, protection, and security of families. Venus also represents resources, supplies, money, that we need and desire to sustain life (Taurus). She is also the love, self-esteem, and attraction we need to establish and maintain relationships (Libra), personal and social.

Changes issued of powerful forces of transmutation in society, government, institutions, and from those who own the world resources, operate a profound demolition and restructure of the social paradigm. Let’s not forget that Uranus in Taurus (ruled by Venus) is changing values regarding Nature, ecology, the environment, resources, food supply at the same time that changes personal and relationship values.

In opposition to Pluto, Venus is subject to power struggles from the powers that be, from another powerful person, entity or establishment that forces a profound transformation.

This may mean that food supply chains are disrupted due to the structural dismantling. It could mean that natural or human made atomic, radiation, chemical pollution damages the resources we need to survive.
In our present context, it could mean that the virus, since it was, after all, THE main issue related to the Saturn Pluto Conjunction of January 12, 2020, threatens to contaminate people massively, affecting the very fabric of society (Moon in Aquarius).

It could also represent a threat to the real estate value or the ability of the common folks to have a roof over their head.

They will certainly trigger financial upheavals related to taxes, insurance, stock market, and to the money available to the common people.

At a personal level, couples may suffer sexual difficulties, due to manipulation, jealousy, overpowering, submission by force, and violence.

There could be a tendency to trying to change others by relentless force, lack of kindness and consideration for their desires.

Saturn and Mars

TimePassages Chart by Astrograph

September 2, 2020, Venus opposite Saturn, applying to the waxing square to Mars.

This square is the crisis in action point, where action is unavoidable. Certain situation or event requires you to do something related to your desires, finances, resources, love, values.

The opposition to Saturn, indicates restructuring of finances, probable limited access to money, frustration in social life because of isolation, profound depression, delays in business, trade, work, economy. Time to tighten the belt. Resources may be scarce.

In relationships, you may feel unlovable, or unloved, rejected. You may experience separation from the object of your love or have a hard time satisfying your desires. Oppositions in general, are notices when other people, another person, or outside circumstances are against you. Someone may not give you what you want, or may ask you to fulfill your responsibility before giving you what you want. You may have low confidence in relationships and in social life, and feel isolated, lonely.

Juno & Haumea in Libra

Haumea is a newly discovered (Dec. 2004) dwarf planet in the farthest side of the Solar System after Neptune. About the size of Pluto, it's not less significant. It was name out of Haumea is the Hawaiian goddess of fertility and childbirth. 

Haumea

“She gave birth to many children, and to all the island chiefs. She is a great creation Goddess and the ancestor of all indigenous Hawaiians who are descendants of the ancient civilization of Mu. Haumea is a crone archetype and is the elder in a trinity of Hawaiian Goddesses that includes Hina and Pele. Haumea had the power to change her form as her nature was constantly renewing; although she grew old, she was continually transformed into a young woman, representing the cycles of women’s lives.

Each of her children emerged from a different part of her body, symbolizing a profoundly nourishing source of life. Haumea also acts as a divine midwife to human mothers and taught women the mysteries of childbirth. Author Martha Beckworth, whose collection resides in a Hawaiian museum, suggests that the name Haumea actually comes from Hanaumea, which means ‘sacred birth’.

Haumea is thought to inhabit the Makalei tree, a Tree of Life on the island of Oahu, whose mystical branches and deep roots yield infinite amounts of food. Like a Cornucopia, the tree symbolically provides many staples to the Hawaiian people, such as coconut, bamboo, taro root, breadfruit and sugar cane. When the Goddess shakes a sacred branch of the miraculous Makalei tree over water, she attracts abundant fish.”

Venus square Haumea and the asteroid Juno indicate that the nature of our unbridled desires, our dealing with and wasting of the Earth resources are not respecting the capacity of Nature to regenerate, and perpetuate life on Earth. Our extreme consumerist attitude does not even consider the human ability to survive.

The Mars opposition to Juno and Haumea in Libra relates to conflicts in relationships, especially love relationships, but also conflict is social life, meaning relationships of any kind. The energy of Mars is lack of kindness, even gruesome aggressiveness, inconsideration, selfishness. May also indicate financial problems (Libra). In addition, it relates to lack of consideration and reverence for Nature, childbirth, the fertility and the bounty of the Earth, aggressive attitude against any kind of fairness, justice, logic, and measure in the use of Mother Earth’s resources.

Juno, Jupiter's Wife

Mars energy reflects a strong will in the search for independence, at ALL costs, without any sensitivity for others. His assertive actions are against all attempts of cooperation. Partnerships may suffer a power struggle for domination, and subjugation.

Mars is now so strong and close to Earth that his energy is incendiary. Difficult to contain raging fires exacerbate the violence against Mother Earth. Please be careful and conscious of your actions.

On their Capricorn side, the triple conjunction pushes for strong repressive measures, that block and controls any intention of soothing the situation with commitment, alliances, equanimity or fairness (Juno). The Establishment, the Old Patriarchal Paradigm grasps as much power and resources as possible in great detriment of the Earth ability to recover and regenerate (Haumea). For more on this, I refer you to my Mars in Aries Catalyst of Change article.

 

References
Nasa, The Dwarf Planet Haumea

Haumea, Reddit description 

Astrograph, TimePassages chart

Mars in Aries - Catalyst of Change

Six Months of Mars in Aries

Catalyst of Change

Charles Deas - Indian Warrior (public commons picture)

What does Mars represent?

Positive traits of Mars

Dynamic male (yang) energy, motivation, driving force, survival fire, initiative.

Correlates to birth, individuality, male hormones, muscles, sports, athletes, military, metals, hard work, heavy machinery, metallurgy, surgery, bladed weapons, surgery scalpel.

Constructive, courageous, enthusiastic, enterprising, gallant, defensive.

Negative  traits of Mars

Combative, bad tempered, destructive, passion, lust, impulsiveness, audacity, egotism, coarseness, conflicts, war, fights, battles, arguments, wars.

Correlates to the warrior, aggressor.

Aries is Mars home

Mars is very strong in Aries

Positive Aries: Spontaneous, confident, courageous, direct, energetic, leader, adventurous, dynamic, enterprising, determined, independent, pioneer, innovator.

Negative Aries: forceful, explosive, forthright, impatient, impulsive, insensitive, quick tempered, selfish, quarrelsome, frontal (ram).

The Sign of Capricorn

Saturn is very strong there because it is his home. Currently Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto are retrograde in Capricorn.
Saturn ate his children to avoid being overcome by them, which is a symbol of becoming adult, stopping childish behavior and taking higher responsibilities. Chronos, god of time, maturity, ageing and death.

Capricorn gives form to reality, builds structures, creates systems. Ambitious, calculator, cold, steady, higher degree of permanence, steadiness, patience, great efforts, and endurance. Traditions, status quo, duty, persevering, conservative.

Correlates to industry, big infrastructure, protection, society’s conventions, boundaries, walls, regulations. Austerity, adversity, scarcity, efforts, reality check. 

Watch my youtube video Mars in Aries, Protagonist of the Second Half of 2020

Mars square Jupiter

Fugel - David and Goliath- public commons image

04 August 2020, 19º Jupiter Rx; square Lunar Eclipse Cancer 20º on January 10, 2020

19 October 2020, 19º Mars Rx, Jupiter Direct

23 January 2021, 8º♉️ to 8º ♒️ both direct

Mars is energy and Jupiter intensifies it. They create a great surge of energy that you probably already have been feeling, increase strength, powerful initiative, impulsive actions bigger than life. Ruthless assertion in all your activities. An internal fire difficult to contain, so use moderation and self-control in order to use this excess of energy.

Be careful with heavy machinery, cutting tools, bladed weapons or knives. Also careful exercising too much too forcefully, because you may injure yourself. For people who are normally very passive, this surge of energy can be productive because it motivates them to work harder and longer. Depending on where it falls in your chart, your body may generate excessive heat, or fevers, flare ups of muscle aches.

You feel courageous in certain area of your life. If you’re faced with animosity, arguments, or enemies, you may become aggressive, and even resource to violence. Be careful also, and adopt a defensive attitude instead to avoid accidents and fights.

This strong energy is optimistic and enthusiastic and may find you burning the candle at both ends, exhausting your physical capacity. Use it in moderation in order to endure to the end.

In the mundane context, the expansive use of controlling institutional structures may clash with individual interests and the urge to defend independence.

Mars square Pluto

13 August 2020, 23º11’,  with Eris Rx at 24♈️30’

9 October 2020, 22º ; Pluto Direct

20 December 2020, 24º; with Eris Rx at 23º29’;  Mars and Pluto direct

Also, Mars square the July 16, 2019 Lunar eclipse 24ºCapricorn 

Now, the energy is amped up a notch or two. Mars is the personal will power and Pluto is the creative/destructive power of the Universe. The aggressive Mars conjunct Eris, the Goddess of Discord, is manipulated, coerced, forcibly pushed to action by Pluto's powerful influence. At this time, the anger only sees black and white, all or nothing, life and death. People can easily get entangled into power struggles, be either a subject to domination, fall victims of institutional control, and authoritarian powers, or be the perpetrators of relentless violence or heinous crimes. There is no middle way possible with Pluto. Politics can become really nasty, and even extremely polarized, because Pluto operates on extremes. 

Pluto is also associated with abuse of power, in Capricorn, coming from government. In the mundane context, there could be terrorist attacks, violent crimes, or forceful use of military powers to repress people. Mars is aggression, and Pluto, the power to subdue it. Pluto archetype is also associated with atomic power, radioactive substances, radiation, and chemicals capable of powerful reactions. Let's hope that all atomic energy generators in the world are under proper supervision, and in good working order.

In your personal life, be aware of this incendiary force inside yourself in order to put it to constructive and productive activities, like working with heavy machinery, power tools, making transformative remodeling work, building new with old material, or using compost to enrich your garden. If you’re out and about, and not abiding by what is expected, by rules and regulations, or protesting to defend your right to exist and your independence, you may have an encounter with authority figures that will not be benevolent.

Mars square Saturn

'Hold your horses' - Taming a Stallion

24 August 2020, 26º
29 September 2020, 25º; also square the July 16, 2019 Lunar Eclipse 24º ; Mars conj Eris at 24º 27’ & Saturn is stationary direct.
13 January 2021, 3º♉️ to 3º ♒️

These two planets couldn't be more different. If Mars is impulsive energy, Saturn is passive and steady. If Mars is aggression, Saturn is resistance. If Mars is the initiator, Saturn maintains the status quo and the traditional ways of doing things. If Mars is desire, Saturn is restriction and delays in obtaining what is desired. If Mars is independent and spontaneous, Saturn is circumscription, circumspection, calculation and strategy. Mars gets easily angry and lets the fumes out, but Saturn gets depressed and hold grudges. Mars is energy, Saturn is inertia.

After the previous turmoil, now, come the restrictions. You have a hard time using the surging energy of Mars, your initiative is thwarted, your desires stifled. An authority figure, the societal structures, a political institution, your boss or your father will impose order, control and suppress your action. Your energy can be pent up in frustration. All activities have to wait for more favorable times, patience is required. But with the stimulus of Mars in Aries blocked by the intensity of Saturn stationary (Sep 29), it may mean that you’re boiling inside.

Once again, may I suggest the spiritual practices, meditation and probably a strong fitness program where you can spend all that energy in strenuous physical exercise, if at all possible. However, be careful exercising as well, because this kind of energy may result in bone fractures. You definitely will face delays in obtaining what you desire.

In the mundane context, this may mean that government structures, institutions, and authorities compel to order, repress uprisings, contain rebellious protests, arrest aggressive people. Any use of violence may be matched with extreme repression.

What does it all mean in the end?

Overall, Mars in Aries reclaims the autonomy of existence, a new birth, the right to be, and the spirit of independence. Mars in Aries is the fight against the domination and the power of Capricornian forces of society to subjugate, be it political, institutional, economic or government authorities.

During the last couple of years, with the Nodal Axis in Cancer and Capricorn, humanity has tried to re-balance the yin and yang energies. Women have been reclaiming their equal participation in the building of societal structures, institutional structures and in the decision making. The process was the checks and balances of a reality run only by the male archetype. The yin energy has reemerged reclaiming the lost emotional security (Cancer, home) as opposed to the material security (Capricorn, outside world).
However, some people are still attached with iron grip to the old ways of a yang predominant system, not able to recognize its natural decay. The next six months will make us realize that we have reached the point of no return. Never again will humanity go back to the old world order, because it has decomposed, rotten away and has given birth to a New Era. Humanity is now entering the Aquarian Age.

What does it mean for your Rising Sign?

Generally speaking, Mars square those three planets in Capricorn will be felt as challenging. However, you have to consider those planets' relationships in your birth chart to know exactly how the aspect will show up for you. Even though, it could be nice for you to have a hint about this influence, the following are not 'cookie cutter' predictions, but they are just some possibilities of the way it could manifest. If it doesn't resonate, it's not because the descriptions are wrong, but because each individual Birth Chart is as unique as the individual, and the whole chart should be considered before making any predictions. If you need to know more specific details, make sure you order a personal reading.

Aries ♈️
You will feel a surge of energy yourself, and may experience clashes with authorities in your job, with public service agents, law enforcement officers in public places or with father figures. Moderate your assertion and impetus. Avoid becoming angry or aggressive at all cost, because your partner and your family members or home life will suffer the consequences.

Libra ♎️
Your partner or other people you relate to may become very assertive, even aggressive affecting you directly and your public reputation. Your family members will be the ones blocking them in order to protect you. Avoid provoking your partner's anger because it may also affect your career and public image. 

Cancer ♋️

Your partner or other people you relate to may first quarrel with you, later try to restrict your movements, or may want to control you in some way. You may make a public decision about the relationship, like taking legal action, denounce them publicly, tell any authority figure, your boss or father about the aggression you're suffering. This ordeal will certainly affect you directly and your home life. Otherwise, you may spend a lot of energy in your career, and your partner may be adamant about not doing so and attempt to restrict your activity, generating your frustration and affecting your emotional wellbeing. 

Capricorn ♑️

There may be a lot of activity at home, repair work, or the need to move houses, and you will be the one managing and controlling all the developments, and taking the responsibility for your family and your partner. Conversely, you may be overwhelmed by the stress your family gives you, and try to control the home life in order to fulfill your career responsibilities. Whatever the developments are, your family life, your career and your partner will be affected.

Taurus ♉️
Your subconscious mind is fighting in your dreams against your old belief paradigm. Your old vision of the world has crumbled down and during your time of relaxation, you're trying to make sense of your internal battles. You may actively pursue spiritual practices or charitable work that contradicts the official belief system, and what the consensus spiritual teachers have taught you. Your battles take place in the most secret place of your being.

Scorpio ♏️

Conflicts in your daily life style, at your workplace, your employees (if any), and even your pets may be the 'warriors' that will challenge your mind processes, or your traditional ideas or way of thinking at this time. If you fight with your subordinates or with service personnel, you may have a mental breakdown. So, moderate your impulses. However, the transformation of your mindset, may help you initiate and work hard at eliminating open enemies, be it people or health related self sabotaging habits.

Leo ♌️
Mars is actively revolutionizing your belief system. You are convinced that you got the truth and are ready to fight to defend your vision of the world. You feel the impulse to run free now, but you're up against your open enemies, be it people who work for you, a work system or workplace that is being phased-out because it's a thing of the past. But also, what you have learned now is certainly contrary to your long standing stubborn health habits and the ways you take care of your body. You will be up against any daily habit or schedule you have that are dysfunctional and outdated. These habits too have to go. 

Aquarius ♒️
Mars will loosen your tongue. You'll be more confident conveying what you have to say. Your communications will be assertive, decisive, cutting with your truth. Your mind is fighting your longtime held karmic baggage. As you close up a 29 year cycle with Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn in your 12th house, you're getting ready to start anew, and your mind may be kicking and screaming about saying those goodbyes. You may have nightmares of demolitions and total dismantling of your old life. Hopefully, your way of thinking is now rejuvenated and energized to allow you making plans for the future, that starts just around the corner, in December. Holding on to the past will not make you any good. Move on!

Gemini ♊️
Mars is inspiring you to create new goals and dreams for the future, however, these are no longer compatible with the business associations you had until now. You may get to work hard to pay debts, or close a mortgage, or bank accounts. All the energetic merges you had have gone under, and you want to get free from them. The groups, alliances, and those friends with whom you share common interests are fighting against a deep transformative process, that will totally regenerate their nature. Apply your creative powers and you will succeed.

Sagittarius ♐️
Are your children already fighting for your money? Does your lover keep asking for your energy contribution or your resources? It's time to give them their independence so they become autonomous. They most probably already started fighting against the reality that your money chest is becoming depleted. You may be the one realizing where exactly are your finances, and activate your creative juices in order to generate your future income.

Virgo ♍️
Mars may create a significant upheaval, a crisis that will bring about a regeneration of sorts in the area of creativity. Your children or lover may undergo a profound transformation that may translate into some financial crisis for you, or requiring you to invest your resources or share your finances with them. Your intimate life may fire up, but your lover may not be available, or for some reason you are not able to be together.

Pisces ♓️
You have great activity involving your family, especially your family possessions, and own resources, either earning or spending them because of your children's or lover's demands. They may block your ability to dispose of your money, or compromise your earnings in some way. Try to find a balance between resources and the demands of children or of your lover. You will try to control your rowdy children, but use moderation in all your decisions.

Aspect Dates

Mars transits in Aries from June 27, 2020 to January 5, 2021

Retrograde from September 9 at 28º♈️08' to November 14, 2020 at 15º ♈️14'

In six months, Mars in Aries aspects six planets, three eclipse points, and also conjuncts Eris and squares the Saturn Pluto conjunction degree. 

June 27: Mars (0º Aries) square the June 21 Eclipse point (0º Cancer)

July 22: Mars (13º Aries) square the July 4º Eclipse point (13º Capricorn)

July 27: Mercury (16º Cancer) square Mars (16º Aries)

August 4: Mars (19º Aries) square Jupiter (Capricorn)

August 13: Mars (23º Aries) square Pluto

August 24: Mars (26º Aries) square Saturn

September 4: Venus (Cancer) square Mars (27º Aries)

September 9: Mars turns retrograde at 28º08' Aries

September 28: Venus (Leo) trine Mars (25º Aries)

September 29: Mars rx (25º Aries) square Saturn (Capricorn) & July 16, 2019 Lunar Eclipse in 24º Capricorn

October 9: Mars rx (22º Aries) square Pluto (Capricorn) & the Saturn Pluto conjunction January 12, 2020.

October 19: Mars rx (19º Aries) square Jupiter

November 9: Venus (Libra) opposite Mars (15º Aries)

December 23: Mars (23º Aries) square Pluto & the Saturn Pluto conjunction January 12, 2020.

January 13, 2021: Mars (3º Taurus) square Saturn (3º Aquarius)

January 23, 2021 : Mars (8º Taurus) square Jupiter (8º Aquarius)

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Chiron square the Moon Nodal Axis - Human Vulnerability

Our Human Wound

Chiron in Aries

Picture by Michael Silver at Love Has Won

The most important message Chiron in Aries brings in March is a lesson about human vulnerability in this third dimension of physicality (Saturn), and human lack of control over life. As incarnated beings in the flesh, we took the cross of limitation. We are not spirits freely roaming around anywhere, we are attached to matter and endure its rules (Saturn). Saturn glyph ♄, is the soul (curved leg) bending over under the weight of the 'cross'. It's not surprising that the physical life brings pain, illness, decay, and death. Saturn was anciently associated with the Grim Reaper as well. However, suffering, since it is our response to the pain, is a choice. 

Chiron square December Solar Eclipse

The first week of March, Chiron in Aries squares the December 25-26, 2019 Solar Eclipse at 4º 6' Capricorn. 

As I wrote in February, 4º Capricorn is also the degree of the previous Saturn Pluto conjunction January 4, 1518. Among other important events, that year Hernan Cortes headed to Mexico, where he so easily conquered a whole civilization of more than 30 million people, in just a few months! How? Two important allies: making alliance with Aztecs' enemies, and unknowingly bringing with them smallpox. To ensure victory, he burned the expedition ships! There was no return, it was a “win or die” determination.

Just that event opened the portal to the conquest of a whole New Continent, redistributing the powers of the time, and reconfiguring the geopolitical map of the whole World. Of course, the evolution was not done overnight, but in a really Capricornian (Saturnian) way, with ambition, persistence, patience (overtime), and much cruel bloodshed.

At the cosmological level, Nicolau Copernicus, opened Humanity's vision into the cosmos, telling us that the Earth was not the center of the Universe, but the Sun. Then, the process of accepting our cosmic abandonment (Chiron wound) started. Are we not the most important piece in the puzzle? Are we are just a speck in there, almost invisible?

The December Solar Eclipse opened a portal over that long gone past to see through the long way we've walked until our present time. 500 years later, January 12, 2020, Saturn Pluto historical conjunction in Capricorn, not only has threaten a global war, but brought a global illness that threatens our very human existence, but has also the potential to redistribute power. Covid19 impacts the elderly population at a higher percentage, and it's sparing the children and youth who are not much affected by it. The Sign of Capricorn, Saturn and Pluto are associated with the time (Chronos) old age, and the karmic past. 

As a New Era dawns, Humanity has to leave behind (Capricorn South Node of the Moon) its old systems, socio-political structures, traditional institutions and obsolete conditionings and conventions. Because Pluto is associated with transmutation and regeneration, its energy may very well play a role in the reincarnation of very old and experienced souls that are being born since 2008 when this planet entered Capricorn.  Having lived through the Ages, they bring with them the karmic accumulation of wisdom issued of their learned lessons. Look closer at these young children, they are teaching the adults!

Squaring the Solar Eclipse point, Chiron is in the company of Black Moon Lilith in Aries, the shadow yin (feminine) energy inside of us.

In her book, The Astrology of the Black Moon, A Guide to Healing the Shadow Side, Laura Walker states that this conjunction
"Often poses a lifetime of painful experiences. This aspect almost demands that we sacrifice ourselves for others, leading us to walk through life with a deep wound that restricts our personal growth." Death thoughts invade our psyche, awakening "the desire for release from worldly problems." 

She continues "we feel as if we have been wounded to the core. These are some of the most difficult transits. Deep sadness and depression are reported. [...] transits involving the Black Moon intensify feelings of pain that lead to not wanting to continue with life. Self-imposed sacrifices are made or activities are eliminated from outside forces. These transits, however, are designed to heal a wound (often from early childhood) and heal the primary fear. Circumstances come into place to push us to come to terms with our shadow side." 

Furthermore, she associates Lilith in Aries with the shadow of success. "The Black Moon in Aries manifests in the intense quest to be valued and feel worthy." 

As a collective, all the wounds we have inflicted upon ourselves, our human darkest crimes against our spiritual identity are in our face now. The challenge is to heal and Chiron in Aries is the key.

At a personal level, the events develop quickly with a cardinal square, which implies radical changes that will affect your future, your emotional security, comfort, thriving, and survival. My February's Chiron article addresses extensively the personal themes of Lilith and Chiron present conjunction.

Mars in Capricorn, ruler of Chiron in Aries

Mars in Capricorn is the most important actor during March, at least.  Mars will most probably instigate and stir up with impulse if not violence the forces that were awaken with the events that took place between the last two eclipses (threat of war, new illness, refugee crisis, etc). Mars is traditionally considered a 'malefic' influence bringing fevers, pests, heat, anger, and violence. Mars' proximity to Jupiter (traditional ruler of Pisces) increases his influence. Mars association with Chiron, as dispositor, represents well the present wounding effect of the Covid19.

Next New Moon March 23 meets Chiron in Aries and squares the Nodes of the Moon, making Humanity's wound sore. Chiron pokes emotions with his feelings of vulnerability and inadequacy, so we'll need to pamper ourselves a bit to feel better. The Moon in Aries adds a dose of assertiveness to your mood, you get things going, have the energy to get things done and determination to make decisions. 

Chiron square the Cancer Capricorn Nodal Axis

Humanity, as a species, is at a crossroads. During this period, we understand how past actions (karma) weighs on our fragility. We are learning from the past mistakes and facing the challenge of our survival understanding the vulnerability of our inherent identity. The psychic shadows are now in the open for us to reckon with, and we look for refuge and protection for our human condition.

Chiron square the Cancer Capricorn Nodal Axis calls out for examination of and reflection on the past actions, social conventions, traditions, socio political structures, conditionings, established systems of operation, institutional organizations (Capricorn). The review shows that they have thwarted the purpose of our life. Looking for power, prestige, domination, material possessions, and social status (Capricorn) has made us cold, alienated and cruel, deeply wounding our emotional nature (Cancer), that requires affection, nurturance, comfort, protection, safety, and the tender life support that only family and human contact can provide. 

The experiences that we perceive as negative, and sometimes catastrophic, are wake up calls and shakers that attempt to move us into balance and harmony with the Source of Life.

Find out how all this impacts your personal life:

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January 12, 2020 Great Conjunction - Part VI

Great Stellium in Capricorn
The 10th House

Mine is an attempt to read the Great Conjunction chart as the Birth of a New Era for the World. The series starts HERE. I will explain the meaning of each Zodiac House using some of the methods I use to read any Birth Chart. This way the reader will also have a sense of how I work. I start here a series of posts revealing the meanings through the houses rulership.

Saturn and Pluto

Following the rulership of every cosmic body in the chart, they all come back to Saturn rulership. The theme is Saturn! He is the Lord of this Chart, the Lord of Karma and Time (Chronos), societal conventions and structures, and its political institutions that ensure people's security through civilization. 

Saturn is the natural ruler of the 10th house, and is the host of the other five planets. Saturn likes to keep things as they are, always dwelling in the past. Remember that he ate his children because he didn’t want anything to change. Especially, he wanted to avoid being overthrown by them. In, Capricorn, his own house, Saturn loves his own structures and walls.

Chronos and his child - by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (1610-1662) public commons

But, Pluto, one of his children and enemy, came to show Saturn the crumbling chambers of his ancient house. Pluto brings to the surface the decadence, the rot, the decomposing pieces that don’t work anymore in society, and political structures, and need replacement. 

The cycle Saturn Pluto revolves around destruction and reconstruction, dissolution and redistribution of power, and the rise and fall of divisions, walls and empires. Because without them, without leaving behind what doesn’t serve us any longer, human evolution and progress cannot take place.

During the balsamic phase, in 2018-2019, we witnessed the decomposition proper of the end of an era. We witnessed the corruption, malfunction, deficiencies and unsustainability of the global economic establishment. Since Capricorn rules public material security, it is important to realize that the hunger for power is always motivated by economic reasons. Countries and other entities of power seek resources to maintain themselves, and the need for expansion arises when the resources are scarce or only available in other places; then they have to fight to gain access to them. 

In that regard, this New Era is not different from previous ones. Today's economy is so competitive because there are many power players, and each one is looking after their own interests. Resources like energy sources, water, agricultural land and food are at stake in the modern world. But with the technology boom of the last few decades, the hidden riches of the earth (Pluto), like minerals, metals, and chemicals are most coveted. This Chart shows that those who are in possession of the resources are the ones dominating the rest. They will risk war if necessary to appropriate the coveted resources. 

How can the common people help to deescalate those economic wars? We need to change the materialist consumerism mentality. If people don't buy useless and unnecessary commodities, the markets will not strive to keep up. Then Humanity can evolve towards a world of being instead of having. 

The Sun and Mercury

The blueprint of the January 12, 2020 chart, with the Sun, Saturn, Pluto and Mercury in Capricorn, however, doesn’t seem to show but the strengthening of the dominant powers. Even though, the power may be redistributed, it will continue to be concentrated in the hands of a very centralized oligarchic elite, possible a unipersonal authoritarian head of state. Most probably, a powerful (Pluto) centralized entity (Sun) with a regulated structure (Saturn), that also monopolizes communication, planification, agreements, business markets, work and services (all Mercury matters) will manage and administrate the Earth resources and wealth (Pluto).

Communication, publicity and propaganda (associated with Mercury) is already used to manipulate the masses towards consumerism. People will need to develop a higher level of discrimination and critical thinking to sort out what is true and what is just fabricated information with a marketing agenda. 

Ceres

The Asteroid Ceres is part of the conjunction at 22º. Ceres is the Roman equivalent of Demeter, daughter of Chronos (Saturn), Greek Goddess of agriculture.  "Ceres is the goddess of the harvest and presides over grains (cereals) and the fertility of the earth. Although she was most often referred to as the goddess of the harvest, she was also goddess of sacred law and the cycle of life and death, because she nourishes life" (wikipedia).

Her virgin daughter Persephone was abducted by the god of the underworld riches, Hades (Pluto). In grief, Ceres endlessly searched for her daughter.  Because of her loss, the seasons halted and living things stopped growing and died. At this point, Jupiter, intervened and sent his messenger Mercury, to the underworld to bring Persephone back and prevent the extinction of all life on Earth. Hades agreed to Persephone’s relief but she was bound to him for one third of the year.

Frederic Leighton - The Return of Persephone (1891) public commons

Capricorn offers a barren soil for Ceres, Mother Earth, to nurture her children. Ceres conjunction with Pluto reflects in our consciousness the Earth trauma of being deprived of its fertility and abundance due to human irreverence, misuse, and pollution. The dryness, coldness, sterility and impassible materiality of methods imposed by Saturn withers the agriculture’s ability to fructify and nurture.  Ceres in Capricorn confuses nurturance with acquisition of goods, and mothering with achieving goals and taking responsibility. By believing ourselves to be the masters and owners of Nature, Human beings invented the concept of property and have defiled and plunder Mother Earth almost irreversibly.  Many are still blind to the Earth transmutation that is taking place at this time. However, she makes us well aware of the destructive consequences of the industrial revolution pushed to the extreme of 'raping' the Earth to extract her substance. We need to realize the need to transform our relationship with our planet, and create a sustainable economic system. Ceres demands protection, care, support and proper nourishment in order to survive.

Jupiter

Even though Jupiter (9º♑️20’) is far from the exact multiple conjunction, he contributes his expanding energy to the Sign of Capricorn. Being just a few minutes away from his conjunction with his own planetary South Node (9º♑️37’), though, denotes a process of releasing past and obsolete religious, cultural, ideological, and legal historical ideas and beliefs. It could nonetheless, exacerbate the clinging to traditional forms of dominance using dogma, fanaticism, extreme ideologies, cultural discrimination or harsh injustice. Read more about Jupiter in Capricorn.

Let’s not forget that Jupiter is still in orb to the square to Chiron. It looks that the extreme use and imposition of a uniform ideology, be it political, religious, cultural, or other,  presents a serious threat to people’s right to exist, to their identities, and to the cultural and ethnic diversity which has ensured so far the survival of our species through adaptation to each geographic location. 

Chiron in Aries has the perception that his right to occupy a space, a time, or a body of existence and act upon it is threatened or hindered somehow. All 2019, the world has heard protest in different regions and countries, of people reclaiming their own right to be, to survive. Their voices claim as well the right to think for themselves. For example, young people in Taiwan are not seduced by the old ideology of the mainland. They think that they know what they want and are willing to die for it.

Chiron's wound manifests also through the massive displacements and migrations of entire identity groups (Jupiter), that just for being who they are, are suffering rejection, abandonment and persecution. Examples of xenophobia for this reason abound anywhere one turns in the world. However, Rumi's saying goes: 'The wound is the place where the light enters you'. Hopefully, the pain awakens us to build a better tomorrow. 

Chiron, the Wounded Healer

Jupiter has an applying septile to Venus that can prove to be stressful due to important changes in the value system, read also ‘financial system’. Venus in Aquarius on the anaretic degree, in turn has an applying sextile to Uranus in Taurus, her own zodiac home. This provides an opportunity to adopt innovative values, develop technological resources, to serve the Jupiterian influence on the overall beliefs that may be imposed to people by the centralized power. Venus in Aquarius is about to complete her job of attracting scientific discoveries, networking in the development of cutting-edge revolutionary technologies, shaking the stock market, and setting goals for the adoption of future values. 

The Capricorn conjunction squares Eris

Saturn, Pluto, the Sun, Mercury and Ceres square the dwarf planet Eris. With a Golden Apple offered to the fairest, Eris triggered the discord among the most beautiful Greek women and their suitors, which provoked the Trojan War.  It was a conflict of passions, vanity, self-glorification, and unbridled desire for power. 

Golden Apple of Discord - Jacob Jordaens public commons

Eris in Aries, the rebellious Goddess in the home of the impetuous warrior, her own brother, turned direct just one day before, and is now exactly square the Capricorn stellium. Her rebellion has already been shown for a couple of years of protest in the streets of the world. What do the people want? They claim their right to exist. The tighter the powerful fist, the stronger the rebellion. 

Even though Saturn and the other planets are moving on, Pluto, the relentless pressure of political power, is digging his heels at 23º Capricorn, back and forth for one more year. When Mars takes his retrograde period (end August 2020 to January 2021) in Aries (square Pluto), we can be sure to see armed conflicts.

Finding Meaning

Yes, as Leonard Cohen signs "there is a crack in everything".  Apparently only when people goes through deep suffering, are they able to awake to the spiritual dimension of life. At this time, we are become aware of the need to have a different kind of social, economic, political system, with pure intentions and compassion towards life.  We should embrace the inexorable transmutation and regeneration that this historical astrological configuration is operating individually and collectively. Humanity is to evolve through the material experience in order to merge back to its Source, because 'we are a way for the cosmos to know itself" (Carl Sagan).