Since the sky in Tucson has not permitted even an attempted look for Comet Neowise, and since Dennis Taylor of ShutterVita.com in Cave Creek, Arizona noted the incoming monsoon to his part of Arizona will likely prohibit comet gazing as the comet retreats, how about one last look through his lens? If you want more visual stimulation that you can feel from your crown to the souls (intentionally misspelled) of your feet, check out Dennis’ website: ShutterVita.
So where are you with everything? No doubt with Mars in Aries the pot is on the stove on high heat with probably not enough water and nothing yet has been placed in that pot. Like being all dressed up and waiting for another shutdown. In some regions of the world, sure. In other parts of the planet perhaps the sense of trepidation that comes with realizing Neptune sloshes about in Pisces and grants the realization(s): One person, one planet; or: Gazillions of people on the planet together. Is that the source of stutter-stepping? Hiccups and hesitation? Tentative tiptoeing?
Next month, right around the calendric page flip, Mars squares Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto (not in that order) and directly aligns with Eris. While in Aries, Mars actually squares Pluto and achieves exactitude in alignment with Eris three times. Mars must complete his tenure in Aries and delve into Taurus before the last squares to Jupiter and Saturn occur.
Following are those dates and a couple insight nuggets of what can be kicked off in pure Martian form during August while the Sun transits “Look what I did” Leo and then competes with a quadrature to Saturn when the Sun skillfully executes his annual review of Virgo presenting “And look, I did it right. No, actually, I did it perfectly.”
Bear in mind that the following are the dates of partile alignments. Be generous and give yourself three to five days either side of these dates to engage, enact and execute. Go for it. Figure these patterns remain good the whole month through... starting now.
4 August: Mars in Aries squares Jupiter in Capricorn
Before you launch, consider: What’s your goal?
Do you believe that if you exert efforts to achieve that goal it will happen?
Are there any beliefs you hold that might be good to delete?
Okay, then petition the Universe. Go outside and bellow to the heavens. Whether it’s the comet, the Galactic Center, jovial Jupiter or scrumbly Saturn, propitiate!
13 August: Mars in Aries squares Pluto in Capricorn
Here’s a question: You’re building momentum. Energy’s moving. When what you want to happen shows up, can you accept it?
Preceding questions are:
If you succeed and make it big time, will your personal life be sacrificed.
Are the journey and its consequence worth the reward? Before you stick it out there, assess these matters. When you’ve achieved your center of gravity, get on with it.
The last of the three Mars-Pluto squares occurs on 23 December. We’ll deal with the retrograde later.
17 August: Mars conjoins Eris in Aries
Okay fine, what clubs, organizations, social structures actually work to achieve your objectives? Join those. Get rid of everything else. Everything. No one has time for idle distractions these days.
Mediate your soul into place inside the core of your being.
Avoid troublemakers, trolls and those who present empty special offers.
The last of the trinity of Mars to Eris occurs on 21 December, coinciding with Jupiter and Saturn aligning in Aquarius. Again, when Mars retrogrades to Eris, we’ll deal with that then.
24 August: Mars in Aries squares Saturn in Capricorn
Both Mars and Saturn transit native signs - signs they rule. This is very good. Familiar, organic and strong.
Roll up your sleeves, whistle while you work, work your pencils to the nub, nose to the grindstone style, like you mean it - because you do. Be quick, don’t hurry. Finish every job to what you know exceeds the level of satisfaction is demanded by Saturn. None of this, “Close enough for government work,” or “That’ll do.” Do it good. Then do it gooder.
Estimate your output on the basis of how much energy will be required, not how much time it will take. A complete and wonderful reframe of what is required to get there from here.
20 August: South lunar node to the Galactic Center in Sagittarius
In between the last two Mars aspects noted above and given how the (true) lunar nodes snake through the sky, the south node of the moon is now aligned with the core of our galaxy and will be so aligned for essentially the next six or seven weeks. Thus, the inspiration and insights of the Galactic Center are freely available to those who chose to pause long enough to download and install the insights. You know, while we’ve been trying to glean hope and awe from Comet Neowise. Key tip: Add insight to those actions you’ve got going on.
Two things: What have you forgotten that came to you in a cosmic download, meditation or inspirational blip? It’s time for call backs of such things. Then, what will you hear if you clear out the array of mental-emotional perceived obstacles and demand that your inner critic sit down and be silent? Take it in, absorb it, wrap around it, apply it. Better to include insight in your efforts than to try to convince others of the merit of the ideas you’re including.
Okay, what’s the point of doing anything until we know what the frig is going to happen with this galactic dang pandemic? Here’s where a modicum of Neptune in Pisces faith greases the gears. Remember: “Fake it ‘til you make it?” This is similar but it plays out like: “Do it until as if it will happen. Do it until it happens.” Fortune cookie insights absorbed, here are a few tips for “Do it!”
Benefits will follow. Will there be payoffs to the Martian energized efforts and insights applied? Absolutely.
Pluto and Eris demand payoffs. For Eris the sense of fitting in with your purpose in life soothes previous life prickles. For Pluto, how about feeling full of yourself and powerful in a good way? Both are quite yummy.
Final squares from Mars with both Jupiter and Saturn occur next year after Mars crosses the territorial line into Taurus. Mars in Taurus squares Saturn in Aquarius on 14 January, then Mars in Taurus squares Jupiter in Aquarius on 23 January.
Note that the transit to Saturn occurs before the transit to Jupiter. That means results happen and goals are fulfilled and it takes a while to step back and take it in.
Let’s come back to now.
Think short term manifestations... as in let’s ponder expected manifestations based upon actions that are kicked off and embraced within this next month. Why should one expect any different results during the holding pattern that the dud of a year has been? And who in All Creation figured that it was a good idea to make 2020 a leap year and grant us an extra day of coronavirus crapola?
The actualized answer: Actions with insight reap clearer, fuller, brighter, promising results. But the gains and results occur in the short term... not the immediate. About the time Mars swivels his hips in mid-November opportunities appear. Low hanging fruit is nearly ready. Wait just a tad longer. Payoff aspects occur coincident with the next solstice. Be ready, be alert, remain insightful and engaged with everything that renders evolution for your causes and campaigns.
Groove on. More soon.