AUTUMN EQUINOX Weighing all things to make them equal
The Autumnal Equinox brings everything into balance as the Sun moves into Libra, sign of the scales. As the seasons shift, Autumn begins in the northern
hemisphere and Spring begins in south. Today, just for a moment, day and night are equal all over the world.
Sun in Virgo recently prompted our increased focus and effort, getting us
to pay attention to details. The harvest Moon in Pisces brought us a fullness
of feeling and imagination.
Now Libra, the sign of beauty and love, wants us to harmonize
with others. To do that, we must first find the balance in ourselves.
Venus, ruler of Libra, sits exactly on the North Node of the Moon, called the
Destiny Point, marking a powerful focus on how we love and partner with others.
Saturn is there too, adding to the significance of this
aspect. Saturn in Scorpio (see tab
above) … is the task master, the planet of karma that shows us our lessons and
where we need to grow up and face the music. It’s about what we need to let go
of to move forward in our lives. This meeting of love and karma at the destiny
point represents a karmic reckoning, a need for our relationship patterns to
shift.
A few weeks ago a strong focus on Juno got us to look at marriage patterns as reflections of our conditioned ideas around commitment and
partnership.
The current (no pun intended) Grand Trine in Water is putting us in touch with our emotions in a powerful way that can sometimes be overwhelming. Jupiter in Cancer, part of that trine aspect, has
been waking up a deep sensitivity and need to nurture and be nurtured. There is
a focus on rising feminine power, long suppressed and defiled in a patriarchal
world.
Saturn in Scorpio has been getting us to dig deep and remove
all that is no longer serving our highest good. And Pluto, co-ruler of Scorpio, has just turned direct … adding to the push .
Scorpio is about the shadow self, the parts of ourselves
that we have repressed and denied or ignored. It’s hard work to descend so deep
into our own psyches. Yet if we don’t those unconscious patterns play havoc in
our relationships. And how can we love ourselves if we have parts we hate or
deny?
Saturn and Venus in Scorpio is about facing it all and
loving it all. This is transformative love.
Venus will also be squared to Mars in Leo, causing friction between masculine and feminine
energies.
Venus is the goddess of love and beauty, harmony, balance.
Mars is the god of war and aggression. Venus is about relating, Mars is about
desire.
This dance will enliven our awareness of each other as well
as bring up more of the issues Saturn is forcing us to deal with.
This is the Year of the Snake after all … where we shed a
skin or two as part of the emotional cleansing.
The focus on Saturn in Scorpio at the Destiny Point shows
there is an imperative to look at our unconscious patterns in relationships. We
are all being asked to ‘step up to the plate ‘ and take responsibility for what
we are manifesting in life and in the world. It’s so easy to blame others, yet the mirror of relationship
points us squarely back at ourselves.
The thing is, it really is all about love. If we don’t love
and accept ourselves at the deepest level, how are our relationships going to
work? And if we cannot relate peacefully to each other, how will there ever be
peace in this world.
As within, so without.
Happy Peace Day by the way (yesterday, Sept,21)
Did you do something to celebrate Peace? I know it needs to
be more than just one day, but it is not a bad thing to start there. I had a
most inspiring day… watched a wonderful talk with Jeremy Gilley (founder of International Peace Day) and Prem Rawat (Jedi Peace Warrior) about bringing peace to the world as well as finding it in
our own self.
See this excellent talk here: "Peacemakers"
Maybe one day we will all discover that love really is our
essence and perhaps knowing that will bring the balance and harmony we seek.
And this is what Venus and Saturn in Scorpio want us to do.
Let go of the tragic stories and discovery the reality.
The feminine power is rising. It is about authentic
relating. It is about feeling our feelings. It is about honouring the feminine,
about nurturing and being nurtured. It is about honouring mother earth.
Once we find that inner balance and harmony, we really can
be the change we want to see in the world.
Namaste.
Peace be with you.
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