Solstice June 2019 - "Good? Bad? Who knows?"

Summer / Winter Solstice June 2019

 "Good? Bad? Who knows?"Ajahn Brahm

According to the Tropical Zodiac, June Solstice is the start of the Season, Winter in the Southern Hemisphere and Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, when the Sun enters the Sign of Cancer.
Happy Birthday to all early bird Cancer born!

The ingress of the Sun in Cancer adds a considerable amount of energy to this archetype's opposition to the Saturn Pluto conjunction in Capricorn. This polarized cosmic configuration reflects our own internal condition, and Humanity's collective unconscious. There is destruction and chaos all around us. In addition to the decomposition of human unconscious, natural resources, the climate, every ecosystem has been touched by this decay. The systems and structures need to undergo a change of form, a transmutation. As a whole, and individually in one area of our life, we are inside the chrysalis, we are no more a caterpillar, we are becoming a butterfly. And, yes, some kind of death or ending is part of the process.

There are dark and secretive powers (Pluto) in the material (Saturn) and spiritual (South Node) world playing out ancient karma (which I simply call ‘unconscious conditioning’). A chaotic mess is all around us, we don’t know what is going on, but we feel that the boat is capsizing, right?

However, the Solstice’s chart shows a stellium (cluster of planets) in Cancer. With the North Node there, Mars, Mercury and the ingress of the Sun, we have a lot of nurturing and caring energy at our disposal to find comfort and solace. The emotional feminine receptive -and yes, fluctuating, even moody- energy is strong. We are more inclined to look for home made cookies, a motherly hug, and symbolically a place where we can feel at ‘home’.

The astrological house ‘inhabited’ by Cancer in your chart, is the place where you will find comfort. At the same time we need this structural and system rebuilding in order to fully enjoy that comfort.

In the world, this month into July, women’s voice will be louder, feminine and mother’s issues will make themselves heard in spite of the established powers trying to hush them. And to be frank, situations may also turn less than pretty. The Saturn Pluto opposition is a power to reckon with, it doesn’t play around, on the contrary, it is relentless.

Even though the conjunction of the transiting South Node to Pluto marked a need to surrender the obsessive power hunger, that moment is already gone. Saturn is now traveling back the zodiac together with the South Node, reconsidering which structure, restrictions and limits to keep and which to let go. These energies in direct opposition to the Cancer stellium generate a tug-of-war. The established powers want their way, and we want to be able to enjoy comfort and wellbeing. The feminine receptive energy looks for protection (the Cancer Sign is represented with a crab) and shelter. The masculine projective energy imposes more regulations, order and control in exchange for the security we are looking for. What power and how much more of it are we willing to give away to ensure our safety?

At the same time, Venus already in orb (close) to square Neptune and oppose Jupiter, (shown in the chart by red lines forming a triangle) give us a weekend of truce (June 23-24). This is called a T-square. Like a table with three legs it is unstable energy subject to conflict and opposition. These three planets are considered 'benefic', or positive energies. However, in mutable signs like Gemini, Sagittarius and Pisces, the energy can go either way. There can be too much of a good thing, especially with Jupiter in the mix. We may feel too optimistic, too inspired, willing to give free rein to our desires, spend lots of money, indulge in pleasures or escapist behavior. Too much of a good thing can, in fact, backfire. The solution is to ad the Virgo energy of your chart. If you have planets there, you can focus on using their 'personality'.  I. e., if you have Mars, you can spend time dancing (combining Mars and Neptune), or doing charitable or service work (Mars in Virgo). Knowing your astrology, you can use the energy to your advantage!

The Moon in Aquarius sextile Jupiter can tone down the overoptimism because of her restrictive and at the same time innovative 'flavor'. Saturn in Capricorn sextile Neptune can bring dreams into reality. This way, the Jupiter Neptune square is somehow moderated, and can ground our aspirations and inspiration. 

The Moon sextile Jupiter is also helping to resolve their Yod configuration with the North Node. Having a wise understanding of the broader perspective with an emotional detachment guides our focus on the search for safety and security, if only for a few hours while the Moon holds the sextile. 

In conclusion, the Solstice energy sets the stage for what is coming. It looks like a hallway, or better yet a foyer to the new place we are about to enter. Are we being born into a new kind of life? Then this time may just be our passage through the birth canal. July and December/January eclipses promise intense and dramatic events, both worldly and personally. "Good? Bad? Who knows?" as Ajahn Brahm says. In fact, whatever happens will probably be bad and good at the same time. Looking back in our own life, we discover that painful events ended up giving us a better perspective and a lesson we really needed to learn! This week is a good time to stop, meditate, reflect and become aware of what's happening in those Cancer and Capricorn areas of our life. 

Make it a great time! Sat Nam

NOTE: Planetary transits only affect us personally to the extent they make contact with our Natal or Progressed planets and points on our chart. To order your personal astrological reading, energy healing or Kundalini yoga practice/teaching, please email me pukavypora@gmail.com or satsangatyoga@gmail.com 

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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.