Astro*light

A Searchlight on our Consciousness

2012-02-05T09:31:00.000-08:00

You must not let your life run in the ordinary way: do something that nobody else hase done. Yogananda
So much is being written about this year, 2012, so many thoughts, so many beliefs, but what is actually occurring in our Solar System and how might we connect into the downpouring of consciouness that is flooding into our planet at this moment in time.

Neptune, on Feb 3rd, returned once more to its natural resonance, in the sign of Pisces. It will be transiting through this energetic resonance over the next twelve years. All that is alluring, promising and ephemeral flows within this Neptunian Piscean combination - all our highest ideals, and equally, our greatest fantasies are embodied within this archetypal energetic field.

At this point in time Chiron is also in Neptune just a couple of degrees away from Neptune. The Chiron conjuction of Neptune occurred back in 2009 at 26 Aquarius, but over these next three years or so Chiron will orbit just ahead of Neptune, as if pulling and streaming our consciousness to reach out for the highest spiritual manifestation possible.

Many of our beliefs, desires and dreams will be brought into the discerning Light of Chiron. Do our beliefs and aspirations encourage and evolve our true awareness, or do they simply delude/wound us into a false sense of illusory wellbeing.

At this time of writing Jupiter is making a sixty degree anle (a sextile)to both Neptune and Chiron and so we are bare being greatly encouraged to raise our consciousness, expand our awareness and to clarify our accumulated beliefs and desires that have been handed down to us over generations.
As Uranus is travelling through Aries we will be given every opportunity to cut through any foggy dreams and illusions that have built up within our accumulated psyches. It is as if the Cosmos is saying 'Wake Up, smell the roses and live and act in the Present' - no dreaming about the past or fantasising about the future - but be clear in this moment.
This need for clarity is being really intensified with Pluto in Capricorn making a 90 degree angle (a square angle) to Uranus. Pluto and Uranus require radical solutions - they ask that we live in extra ordinary ways - that we bring our clarity and individuality to a higher purpose - one that serves the collective consciousness in a True sense.

On June 24th, just over a fortnight after Venus's transit across the Sun (a separate blog at a later date) Uranus at 8 Aries 24 will make an exact 90 degree angle to Pluto at 8 Capricorn 24 - and the need to distinguish between illusion and high ideals will be brought clearly into focus.

One of the illusions which may well surface at this time is the sense that we are in some way separate to each other - this is the greatest of all illusions - for we are all intimately interconnected within the group consciousness that we have all created and so our interdependence upon each other may well come into sharp focus at this time.

The radical shift that we need to embody is our real understanding of the Oneness of all Life and how we can communicate and interact, with this field of consciousness in ways that will benefit and evolve our perception of what it is to be a human being.

It is said that there are only two destinies for Mankind - one is to become a Divine Human Being and the other is to become a Divine Human Angel. With Neptune and Chiron passing through Pisces we have the ability to seed this evolutionary path of Divine Love. With Uranus and Pluto clearing the way, we may yet find the clarity, courage and collective will to turn the cogs of the evolutionary wheel, to Birth the next face of Human Consciousness.

Into The Ocean As One

2011-02-08T10:29:00.000-08:00

Chiron moves into Pisces today flowing for the next eight years through the luminously fluid sea of Neptunian waters.

How are we going to embody Chiron's archetypal energy that has been dubbed 'The Wounded Healer' - what healing might take place as we journey through these next years that will lift us all beyond a sense of Wound.

To get an idea of the potential we have during these eight years, as a group and as individuals it is worthwhile looking at the chart of Chiron's entry into Pisces and the underlying belief patterns that have already been built up around this maverick cosmic energy.

Chiron breaks the rules - it does not follow Newtonian physical laws with regard to its orbital path within the Solar System - or with regard to anything else for that matter. Chiron takes us beyond physical 3D appearance and links us into other worlds - it is a gateway into the transpersonal.

Chiron is the key that links us into one unified field where Body Mind and Soul become One. Chiron's resonance bridges the physical and meta-physical realms, healing, synthesising and fusing particles of both matter and light within the physical form. Chiron opens us to experiencing life through our Hearts. It take us into an awareness way beyond personality, into the core of our essence, into all that is held within our cellular unconscious field, where countless gifts await us.

When we are living out of alignment with our true state of being - when we believe we are simply physical human beings without any sense of Spiritual/Universal connection - then Chiron transits will create disturbance and pain. So is it any wonder then that for many on the Planet - Chiron does indeed appear to wound - for so many on this Planet are deeply disassociated from the Truth of what it is to be a Human Being.

The gift Chiron offers us is to bring to light that which we have have chosen to disassociate from and to reconnect us to our true potential. Chiron is an initator into expanded consciousness - a consciousness that recognises that we are energetic/spiritual beings whose Essence/Soul cannot die and that we are all co-creators within the Universe.

All sense of separation dissolves within this greater awareness and so, through the next eight years, we have the potential to bring this awareness and truth to all that we meet. There are many Souls on the Planet now who have waited for these times, over many lifetimes. They came embodying the essence of Chiron - they are the Way Showers - The Bridgers - The Awakeners - the ones who have come to usher in a change of consciousness.

The Chart for 8th February echoes these themes - the chart holds the seed for what is to unfold over the coming eight years. At the time of Chiron's ingress into Pisces - the Sun and Mars are conjunct in Aquarius - the Sun at 19 Aquarius has as its Sabian Symbol image 'A large white dove bearing a message' - the dove symbolizes peace and over these coming years we will see, through the sustained intent, love, awareness and effort of many, Peace becoming a central focus for all on Earth. The time of wars, division and separation draw to a close - the consciousness that sustains such acts of disharmony will not be sustained.

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Jupiter is in Aries - giving a strong sense of personal will, but Jupiter is also close to Uranus in Pisces which asks for this personal will to be allied to a higher Universal principle - so that each of us brings our energy, joy and enthusiasm to living in highly creative ways that support an open and beneficial society. Jupiter in Aries conjunct Uranus can also bring about great disruption.

From a mundane level, much of this energy is being expressed in Egypt at this point in time as the Egyptians have gone out onto the streets to bring about change in their society. As we watch from the sidelines we can hold the loving intent for a Society to evolve that allows all to live in peace and to express openly their individual truths, with respect and goodwill, and we will witness the level of this group consciousness as it unfolds over the next years through this ancient civilization.

This theme is the same for both individual and group consciousness - all of us will be playing our part over the coming years to create the future - Chiron asks that we lift our eyes to the far horizon and bring forth the dreams that we have carried for so long, so that they may manifest here and now on Earth. Each of us holds a part of the dream and each of us has the potential to manifest it for the benefit of all. So let's open our hearts and minds wide to this Chiron cycle through Pisces for we are being washed with the purest Consciousness, Grace and Light.

Let the Light Shine

2011-01-03T12:01:00.000-08:00

At sunrise, on January 4th – the Moon and Sun will come together to form a partial Solar eclipse that may be be seen across much of Europe, N Africa and Central Asia. The Eclipse will occur just an hour before Jupiter and Uranus make their final conjunction in the sky

Jupiter and Uranus began this Dance in the Sky on June 8th 2010, then again on September 2010 and now finally they will be uniting their resonances at 10 am on the 4th. Jupiter and Uranus together bring about unexpected change – new ways of being - igniting flashes of inspiration and sparks of Light to cleanse, awaken and release us from past restrictions. Occurring as it does at the same time as the Solar Eclipse we can expect change – indeed WE ARE the change!!

This Jupiter Uranus triple conjunction which has been on going since June of last year has created a sense of unpredictablity - a feeling of vast potential and yet no clear direction in which to proceed. As Jupiter and Uranus are passing through the latter degrees of Pisces we can all feel as if we are at sea and the waves can create a sense of anticipation, nervousness, or excitement.

These last few months have been a training ground for being present, staying in the moment and flowing with what is.... spontaneously learning to adapt and change direction and ideas as the tides swiftly alter. personal desires and actions seem to have been put on hold for a time.

Looking at the chart for the Solar Eclipse you will see that the Sun and Moon are at 13 39 of Capricorn and they are in between the planets Mars and Pluto - this promises to bring about radical change in the way that we utilise our individual wills. Indeed with the Mars/Pluto midpoint link to the Eclipse we will need to bring our actions into an alignment with higher purpose. To clearly see that in uniting our efforts we assist each other and the whole, not only from a vibrational point of view but also practically. This energetic will also encourage a sense of purpose, focus and direction that will assist us all in utilising our own creative gifts and talents for the benefit of the whole.

In a similar way to the Lunar Eclipse chart, at the time of the Winter Solstice, the theme of co-operation is highlighted as Jupiter and Uranus are making a trine, a 120 degree angle, to Venus and this encourages new ways of co-operating and sharing our resources with each other.

Neptune conjunct Chiron in Aquarius echo this theme of co-operation - of how we need to work within a group consciousness - our need to move away from acting purely in self interest if we are to mature and to grow as a race.

The Jupiter Uranus combination has the potential to creat chaotic situations - disruptions that appear to have no benefit and yet from a larger, higher perspective, all has an underlying purpose.
Saturn at this moment in time is some 90 degrees away from both the Sun and the Moon which suggests that the changes that need to come can come in a balanced and harmonious way, that we need to practically work together.

As it is 90 degrees from the Sun and the Moon there could be tension in allowing change to occur - the more we resist change the more difficult the process becomes - however, this chart suggests that it is more about integrating whatever occurs with as little disruption as possible - with Grace and Ease. It is about holding a steady path, not throwing the baby out with the bathwater, whilst also being open to embodying change and radically new experiences.

Neptune conjunct Chiron in Aquarius echoes the theme of co-operation, individuals working as a group to assist the whole. At present Queensland Australia is a living example of coming together to assist each other during a time of crisis as the current floods have affected so many thousands. Is it by chance that in the astrological chart for when Queensland became an Independent State from NSW, in 1859, the planet Neptune, whose resonance is so linked with the Water Element, was at 27 degrees of Pisces which is where Jupiter and Uranus are right now making this final conjunction, or is there a larger pattern and design underpinning these floods which has still to flower?

From a metaphysical level - it is about being deeply Earthed and balanced so that we may embody more Light in physical form - so let us all hold a steady path, whilst also being wide open to embodying change and radically new experiences.

Just like the Light on the Peacock's feather we can Shine. The Peacock signifies new opportunity for spiritual growth and healing. The Peacock's gifts bring confidence, stature and accomplishment to the dreamer. Peacock's feathers are ringed with eyes that contain the medicine of foresight and clairvoyance. The lesson the Peacock teaches us is to watch our pride and beware of the ego. Thus, Peacock medicine encourages our ability to be truly noble, yet humble.

As we journey through 2011 may we all walk with these gifts and awareness.
Chiron into Pisces/ to follow

Invisible Interconnectedness

2010-12-30T06:20:00.000-08:00

Because I Love the Sun pours out its rays of Living Gold pours out its gold and silver on the sea.

Because I Love the Earth upon her Astral spindle winds Her ecstasy producing dance.

BecauseI Love clouds travel on the winds through wide skies, skies wide and beautiful, blue and deep.
Because I Love the iridescent shells upon the sand take forms as fine and intricate as thought.
Because I Love the ferns grow green, and green the grass, and green the transparent sunlit trees.
Because I Love larks rise up from the grass and all the leaves are full of singing birds
BecauseI Love there is an invisible way across the sky, birds travel by that way and the Sun and Moon
And all the stars travel that path by night

Kathleen Raine

As we are about to leave 2010 to enter into the New Year – we flow into 2011 with the resonance and seeding of the Total Lunar Eclipse that took place at the Solstice still unfolding within us.

At that moment in time, the Sun and the Moon were in opposition to each other at 29 21 Sagittarius and 29 21 Gemini respectively, forming a Grand Cross of mutable energy with Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Pisces and the asteroid Juno holding the fourth angle at 26 Virgo.

Juno is the asteroid that signifies the Sacred Marriage, the Mystico Unico where the male and female are united in harmony and in balance – where the Physical and Spiritual are joined as One. Where duality ceases to conflict and the uniqueness of each is seen as complementing the whole – a seamless blending of all that is.

Although there is great tension within this chart it is seeking to unify opposites – to bring us all into another level of awareness through embracing and embodying the unique gifts we each possess so that we might share them with all.

In many ways the Lunation cycle and Eclipses are the tidal ‘read outs’ of the emotional and mental maturity of us all.

Since time began the Moon has been orbiting the Earth and gathering and distributing the group consciousness patterns out across the airways. Each of us embodies these resonances and then distributes them through our auric field into the subtle invisible field and so it is down to each of us as to whether we assist in the harmony or disharmony of the whole.

For we are all linked within this intricate Invisible Web – and over the next months as this Lunar Eclipse unfolds within each of us we have the opportunity to share, our particular gifts and talents our Joy, Grace and Peace with all that we meet and where the ripples of those meetings will flow out way beyond our local neighbourhood.

This interconnectedness which is so beautifully expressed in the extract from the poem by Katherine Raine sums up all that we are being asked to remember and to recognise – to remember that each of us has a profound effect upon the whole and each of us can lighten, enhance and expand and Shape Shift the Fabric of Life – for that is what we were born to do.

I wish us all a Joyous New Year full of unexpected delights and experiences – living life to the full in harmony and happiness for 1/1/11 is a time that is requesting that we begin to radically express that Unity and Wholeness which is the Truth of who we are.

To follow/ Solar Eclipse of 4 1 2011 and final Jupiter cnj Uranus

2010-05-13T11:06:00.000-07:00

Jupiter and Uranus in Aries -
or - A Ride on the Wild Side

On May 28th Uranus will move into the fast track lane of Aries, followed quickly by Jupiter on June 6th. Arian energy seeks to express individuality, inspiration and instant results. Put Uranus with this energetic and you have a potent mix of drive, determination and potential disfunction. Since 1996 Uranus has been passing through the altruistic energy of Aquarius and Pisces. When Uranus moved into Pisces in March 2003 we had the two outer planetary bodies of Uranus and Neptune in mutual reception.

These last seven years have given us all the opportunity to grow beyond a selfish. 'I win, you lose' mentality, to a more mature awareness that we all need to work together towards a collective common goal. We have been passing through a 'seeding' time, a time to look at the collective potential of how we might, from one level work together to bring about a freer, fairer Society. Uranus in Pisces, and Neptune in Aquarius, from another level lifts the lid off what is deemed to be possible. These energies individually and together ask for a fresh inspirational look at our potential on Planet Earth. They link us into worlds beyond the solid third dimensional structures of Saturnian parameters. Whether we have been aware of it or not, our subtle energetic systems have been bathed in a vibrational energetic that refines, expands and uplifts our individual levels of consciousness.

From a metaphysical level, Uranus and Neptune have been gently working on the subtle system of each of us, through the pineal gland, expanding our boundaries and vision - switching on lights in the deepest recesses of our brains. It has been a potent time, but how is the seeding going to unfold through the next seven years as Uranus passes through Aries? Jupiter, as we know, expands and increases any planetary energy it contacts and so the first year of Uranus in Aries, with Jupiter in close proximity, is likely to be full of the unexpected as the Uranian quality of spontaneity, change and sudden disruption is intensified.