Today, Mars in the primordial degrees of Scorpio, travels between the dwarf planet Haumea and the centaur Elatus. This transit serves as a preset of sorts for Saturday’s “ring of fire” solar eclipse in Libra as well as Sunday’s Ceres in Scorpio opposition of Jupiter in Taurus.
A lunar eclipse follows the solar eclipse by a fortnight also straddling the Taurus-Scorpio axis. This eclipse coincides with Ceres in Scorpio reaching across the sky on approach to an opposition that contradicts and tantalizes Uranus in Taurus. At the same time, Mercury with Mars in Scorpio stand pretty much directly across from Jupiter in Taurus.
Sounds intense. That’s because it is.
During a solar eclipse, subconscious emotional reactions overpower logic, reason and the conscious mind. For those who think through feelings, this is awesome news. There’s going to be an emotional reckoning or three during the next weeks. Regardless, for all souls incarnate on Earth, expect sensitivity levels to rise to the boiling point. Consider tapioca as a metaphor. Constantly stir the pot in an attentive and conscious way to prevent sticking while conjuring dharmic delectable events for consumption by hungry spirit urges.
As a lunar eclipse occurs, mundane matters dominate the emotional landscape. Concerns about the real world push front and center, demanding fair and full consideration all the while emotional priorities, philosophical beliefs and soulful pursuits simultaneously argue to maintain their importance in consideration and decision-making. The solution is to notice what people, places and events draw your attention and which push back in an uncomfortable way. Find your proper lean and do that leaning thing.
This weekend as Ceres engages Jupiter a pattern of passionate transits, hellbent on total victory in one form or the other, commences. This pattern consists of the Sun, Mercury, Ceres and Mars swimming through Scorpio each opposing the gaseous giants Jupiter and Uranus ambling the pastures of Taurus. The transits in this energetic surge last until 13 November when the Sun opposes Uranus.
For those looking for solace in these turbulent world times while navigating the path of personal pursuits, recall that Pluto turned direct a couple days ago and in slightly more than three weeks, Saturn resumes prograde motion. Given these planets do what they do in the collective, the foundational steps of meaningful progress inch forward for those balanced, focused and intentionally determined.
There’s more solace to be found, too. While Ceres and Jupiter two-step across the sky, keep in mind it was Jupiter who arbitrated between Ceres and Pluto such that Persephone could be returned to her mother. Jupiter reminds all while in Taurus that life is not zero-sum. No ground need be lost during negotiation and the results likely enhance ones footing in life.
The footing issue looms huge. There is a sense of vertigo as the planets pound out opposition after opposition. The antivertigo antidote consists of two transits out there: Eris and the north lunar node conjunct in Aries; Mars currently bracketed by Haumea and Elatus in the first few degrees of Scorpio.
First the Aries thing (naturally it’s first). The node and Eris push each individual incarnate to find a position, a station in life, that truly suits ones nature. Go totally Goldilocks with every aspect of life. Get enough, not too little, not too much - just the perfect amount for soulful satiation. That will do the trick. It keeps one in bounds, in ones own lane, without the need to swerve and potentially cut off other path pursuers. Those things that do not further simply do not require pursuit, attention or plotting to achieve.
Second, consider the parallel psychic agendas of Elatus and Haumea.
Elatus, in attendance at one of those infamous centaur wine debacles got in the way of a poison arrow bowed by Hercules. The arrow was a through and through shot, clearing Elatus and then wounding Chiron. Elatus crossed through the wrong place at the wrong time. His deflection symbolically denotes meddling and interference. Should one have no function in a situation, step back and permit those with utility to do their things.
Haumea, a goddess of unlimited creativity, birthing fecundity and the ability to feed the masses, strongly objected to any triangulation or interference that others posed to her personal agendas. Should she sense such interpersonal meddling, all bets were off in terms of what she would do to impede the interference.
Mars, the feisty, aggressive, impetuous, exceptionally proactive, eager to get it on planet now stands between Elatus and Haumea.
On the cusp of powerful oppositions involving planets subject to action and irritation as well as the largest planet and as well as the crankiest planet, here are a few suggestions to consider navigating the next month or so while the sky seems supercharged.
Consider intended objectives and consequential outcomes prior to taking action.
Assess if any skirmish confronting you is a battle or a war, and if it is worth engagement.
Locate where in your being the most visceral reactions reside.
Notice when hackles rise and inner incitement rises to the threshold of impulsiveness.
Reconsider objectives and outcomes.
Engage fully and passionately any situation you know serves your soul and do so as if there is no tomorrow.
For any engagement, enter the arena fully equipped with creative solutions realizing that every solution offered will require modification to fit the needs of the broadest spectrum.
Shine with proactive positivism.
Remember that allies and enemies stand on opposite sides of the same agenda. Finding the delicate fulcrum leads to potential agreement and eliminates the threat of scorched Earth.
Finally, enjoy the pulsing passion of life. It’s what’s called for by the transiting triggers saturating the sky!
More soon.
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