A Shift in Perspective!

 Looking back in order to move ahead!
Image by Catherine Hyde Artist
As we are reach the end of the eclipse portal that we have been moving through for the last few weeks, a Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn  on Tuesday July 16th  marks the beginning of a new direction. 

The sign of Capricorn sits opposite the Sun in Cancer. Cancer and Capricorn are the archetypal parents. This is a chance to clear inherited family karma and heal our childhood  wounds. The healing starts with ourself and spreads to others- including our own children. As within- so without!





 If your feeling body/pain body gets activated - it can trigger issues around mother, family, childhood, and a need for emotional safety and protection. We are now coming to face and release another layer of old guilt and shame, and fears that we accumulated since we were little.  It might be a good idea to find a process to aid emotional integration. I’ve participated in a Conscious Breathwork process last weekend that was very powerful. Breathing into the body - into the pain- feel it- release it. Whew! Each breath is so powerful. Every cell becoming enlivened. 


Leading  up to the eclipse -  6 retrograde planets- including Mercury (thinking and communicating. ) help us turn our attention inward - as we go back over feelings- ideas- events from the past - in order to  gain a deeper understanding of how to move forward.

Then the Full Moon eclipse in Capricorn will jettison something from our past - propelling us forward by finally letting go of what we no longer require in our life. It may be an attitude, an old hurt, a stuck belief, a buried pain, an old identity that no longer fits or is holding us back. Whatever is coming up is showing us what is ready to be released. 

That doesn’t mean it’s a quick fix. As you probably know by now we peel these things off one layer at a time . For now - we can use the more inward focused retrograde energy to prepare for coming changes. 

“A retrograde planet accelerates the evolutionary momentum of the Soul - it accelerates or emphasizes the individuation process. As a result, the function that is retrograde will place a premium on individuality, but, in so doing, it is also going to induce the sense of being different: different as measured against the status quo.” 
(Geoffrey Wolf  Green: Evolutionary Astrology)

No more status quo! Be yourself!



Water WATER (signs) everywhere! (Water = emotion). 
With the Sun (self)  and Venus (love) sitting on the North Node Destiny Point - in the emotional, watery sign of Cancer - there is a tsunami of emotions bubbling up to be felt - healed - released!

 Self care required! 





Know that it is your DESTINY to  LOVE and be LOVED! ❤ 
Yet we cannot wait for others to love or recognize us - we must start with our own self acceptance and self love.  It’s an inside job!




The Full Moon/eclipse  in Capricorn can also trigger  the shadow side of the father, government, institutions, societal structures - revealing old patterns and conditioning that are not supporting our emotional life.

Pluto's presence (death/rebirth) can amplify and intensify old traumas around these issues - with an aim to heal and clear away the past - as we make way for new energy to enter.



This is POWERFUL stuff!! In this time of karmic reckoning - like the shake down of a global pedophile ring - we are coming to terms with sins of the past (patriarchy - power over).

The sins of the fathers are visited on the sons (and daughters)?

It may be rather shocking and unsettling to come to terms with how pervasive the corruption is. Take good care of yourself! And watch your reactions.  If you are feeling especially impatient, irritated, or just more reactive than usual, or  notice a competitive tone creeping into your interactions (Mercury Mars Uranus), it may be linked to the clearing you are doing, as uncomfortable feelings coming to the surface to be cleared away. Righteous anger is a normal reaction against abuse; and as old anger surfaces - our unconscious reactions  show us where our pain is - where we need to heal and also where we need to own our own stuff.

With the increased urge to react, rebel, resist,  our egos can become highly defensive. The challenge is to make sure our actions/reactions are coming  from a heart centered, consciously directed response - rather than unconscious, knee jerk reactions. There is much to rebel against - and much to stand up to. The trick is to do it from a conscious place! (Mars Mercury in Leo square Uranus).

This volatile  energy is also being mirrored by cataclysmic events all over the physical world. 

Mars (action, aggression)  in Leo (fire) in tension with Uranus (shake and wake) in Taurus (earth)




Extremely high levels of earthquake activity this week may or may not be directly linked to the planets (we cannot claim it is causative without a LOT of research) - but interesting to see the metaphorical connection.

“Over the course of the last 24 hours, there have been 762 earthquakes in California, 29 earthquakes were over a magnitude of 2.5. Other majour earthquakes have occurred in the west pacific, and in Australia 
https://youtu.be/TcaMHmXmmU4

Shakin' all over!! 




Yet even while we all are shaking  up - and (hopefully ) waking up - there is a background of  such Benevolence and Grace that can help centre us and calm our fears - and remind us that - despite all appearances - all is well. 

Profound upheaval occurs in  the transition from the old order to the new, a karmic reckoning is at hand and as we shudder and shake our way into the new age. Try to remember -  this too shall pass. Human beings have survived many upheavals and changes as epochs come and go.  Yet as we move through the birth canal, everything is chaotic, dark uncertain. Survival fears can take over. 

I know everything looks rather dire, yet Jupiter and Neptune continue breathing  peace and joy into the atmosphere, and even as we flail around in confusion - they are there reminding us of who we are. Their message? Don’t let fear rule the day!  Stay the course. Keep the faith. Do what you must do - yet KNOW that one purpose that brought you here in the first place. To live. To breathe. To feel. Celebrate that! 

You know you want to!








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