In this moment, Saturn in Pisces and Mars in Virgo stand in nearly precise opposition. It may feel that life’s efforts are as successful as pushing a rope. Saturn, in classical interpretation, limits progress. More organically, Saturn insists upon absolute quality of effort and impeccability of timing before granting results. This Mars-Saturn aspect perfectly that old axiom, “Any job worth doing is worth doing right.”
“Yeah, yeah. Blah, blah,” comes from the reactions of those engaged in the labor of pushing ropes. “Maybe you haven’t heard, but in two days, Venus retrogrades, bringing with her all the mess she can manage.” It is true that Venus is the rarest (fairest?) of all the retrogrades. It is true that Venus retrogrades in Leo. This sounds like, “Damn, I recently invested in acting classes and now the actors go on strike.” No matter, her position in Leo demands the cultivation of a spotlight-worthy representation of self. No limits, no aberrations, no diminishments of pure self expression combined with the assertion of all that one values within the self. And, before you know it, the Sun, the Earth and Venus line up to mark the halfway objective of her rare retrograde effort. Before you know it being 12 August. At this point, a culmination of the effects of Venus in Leo take center stage. Be ready for your queue!
Right, that’s still three weeks out which under a Mars-Saturn mechanism feels like an eternity.
Perhaps a reformation of schedule and time suits Saturn’s sensibilities. First up, Mars now transit a collection of black holes in Virgo, one of which that possesses an x-ray burst of 283 seconds. This singularity demands full attention on any new thought for a concentrated spell of five minutes (to be precise, slightly under... as in four minutes and forty-three seconds) to receive and ingest the full magic of that thought. If that interval of time is applied to the arrival of a new insight, the insight more than likely is understood and expediently applied in the real world.
The black hole that possesses the above x-ray phenom also holds a longer interval for it’s “eclipse” cycle: 8.95 days. Another black hole in this Virgo matrix sports a period of 8.79 days. Note to Virgo: it is cool to average factors and come up with a nominal or optimal range instead of demanding perfect exactitude. So, the average of these two periods precisely calculates as 8.87 days. Too many details? Is there a point? There is...
...reimagine time. Any calendar structure in the world is an attempt to conjure order of the passage of time. Such slicing suits Saturn. So, Saturn, what if in the moment and for those natally connected to this black hole congregation, a week is declared to be 8.87 days? You good with that? Cool. That takes a heap of projected anxiety off schedules. No more hump days, feverish Fridays, sad Sundays or morose Mondays. What if a person allowed an extra two days to define completion cycles? Instead of needing to jam something together in seven days, now task completion can be slated in nine-day intervals and multiples thereof? Will this actually help anything?
Only one way to find out. Pick up that rope you’ve been pushing, tie a loop on one end and turn it into a lasso. Whip that puppy over your head and consider the metaphor of being able to rope in a wild critter, and use it as a vehicle of more expediently arriving at an appropriate destination. This is not about breaking horses or branding cattle. This is about harnessing horsepower as symbolic reference of possessing the energy, stamina and well-intended drive to achieve life objectives competently and in a timely manner.
If one reconfigures time, will Saturn approve? Saturn will not disapprove if one completes essential, productive tasks on schedule. Saturn is quick to remind us all who chose to shine under the influences of transits in Leo, it’s all good if you GSD in a succinct interval of time and with exemplary skill. GSD? Right, that’s an acronym for “get stuff done.” This expression could be stated with more color if one chooses and realizes that there is no accurate emoji to represent this open portal to productivity. Also, keep in mind, stopping to creating an descriptive emoji conflicts with ones ability to GSD.
Laws of physics proclaim via equations that energy applied over time creates momentum and closes distance to destinations. What is not included in such equations and should be written into the code of any improvement definitions are the factors of soul-sourcing (Venus, Mercury in Leo and the Sun joining promptly) combined with motive (lunar changes that prompt Mars to motion) and the intention to fulfill ones soulful urges (Pluto, Orcus, north node).
No need to push ropes. When life feels obstructive and in your face, reconfigure how long each task requires and while so doing, estimate the personal energy expenditure required from you to accomplish major objectives. Assess if you’re up to it. Then, take the first step, and then, step outward bound on the destination with enthusiasm and confidence in your personal abilities, a detailed Mars in Virgo step at a time.
More soon.