Grand Cross to Bear ~ 22 Aug 2009 In addition to the recent run of planets to the 21st degree that Mars in Gemini recently squared Saturn in Virgo and did the same to Actually the mutable part of the configuration is behind us. Mars So prior to the very inciting cardinal qualities to come, perhaps a Given all that, early next week Mars and Mercury enter cardinal signs, But let's consider two subtleties of the planet patterns to Pluto. Then there's the Mars-Pluto thing. According to those who address One thing for sure, the metaphors that life dishes up are often quite Humor notwithstanding and the heavenly cross above, what to do An amazing dwarf planet event happened the other night. In 1994 Kevin So if you'd like to rely upon other than omens, how about a A reader e-mailed wanting to know if it would be possible to purchase Below are the links for my store to locate all these goodies. Make Please visit my site and browse all the out of this world content. If this Galactic Times has been forwarded to you or you've seen it
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constituted the Yod Squad featured in last week's GT, how about the
recent and ongoing grand cross!? Are you feeling it or is it just me
because my chart is so enmeshed in the pattern? (It's not just me)
Uranus in Pisces. Still in orb with Uranus, Mars now navigates toward
an opposition to Pluto, and for all intents and purposes, that orb is
now in play, too. Add to the mixture the quicksilver guy Mercury who
approaches squares to both Mars and Pluto and the grand square is
complete.
certainly stirred and agitated the town hall meetings on health care
in the United States. Mars to Saturn and Uranus brought forward
contentious comments of people wanting their country back or shouting,
"show me the change" and more and worse. Mars to Uranus brought my
state of residence into lead news stories as the right to be arms - a
Mars to Uranus kind of thing - made the news as people showed up to
greet the President sporting assault rifles and other weapons. Of
course, nothing could be done... that would have been an infringement
on individual rights. Mars turned up the heat during the Saturn-Uranus
aspects by bringing bean ball incidents to a boil in Major League
Baseball. As well, there was the election in Afghanistan and the
agreement of "talks" between North Korean and U. S. diplomats in New
Mexico.
review of what we have learned with the mutable elements serves
insight purposes well. For instance, if you're going to comment on a
movie or book, it is helpful to actually see the film or read the
literary work. As for legislation, don't take the word of someone on
one side of an issue. The bill is online. Read the good parts and
decide for yourself. Along the same line, know the facts. Do research.
Establish an individualized and firmly footed position that works for
you and stick to your guns. Think creatively and critically;
critically in this context not to be confused with criticalness or
judgmental profiling. Critical thinking asks questions that make
logical sense and indicate thoughtful contemplation. For instance, one
of my favorite examples involves both Saturn and Uranus: If the
outermost planet of the solar system represents boundaries, effective
limits and the range of responsibility, why didn't Uranus take on the
qualities of Saturn when discovered? Why are those qualities not
assigned to Eris or Sedna given the present state of the solar system?
When Pluto was discovered, a consensus astrological question
(according to the writings of Manly P. Hall) that circulated with wild
speculation was: For which planet is Pluto an octave? Hall's question
of the question: "Why does it have to be an octave at all?" Within the
Gemini nature of Mars, the concept of holding a view contrary to your
own in objective consideration comes up for an objectivity test. If
someone showed you indisputable evidence of something that
contradicted your beliefs, how well would you fare?
Cancer and Libra respectively, and march into tense alignments with
Pluto, lord of the underworld, greed and ultimately transformation and
resurrection who now retrogrades in the first degree of the worldly
sign of Capricorn. Who knows? Maybe on the heels of the emotional
instability following the recent trinity of eclipses the Dow
(apologies to international readers, I can barely wrap around the NY
stock strangeness let alone Nikkei and ASX and others) can hit 10K and
reinstate the illusion of prosperity. Maybe well chosen words can take
the "sticks and stones" out of the air. Then again, if a person feels
disadvantaged or hijacked by circumstance, thoughtless words may find
the escape value of an over-boiled psyche.
Mercury enjoyed a special relationship with Pluto's domain. In
exchange for leading people to the brink of the underworld where they
could be evaluated for entry, Mercury enjoyed an unlimited hall pass.
Mercury could come and go within the underworld as he pleased. The
souls he led to the underworld faced a choice of sorts - part of that
choice out of their hands; the conscious choice to follow Mercury to
the shores of the River Styx already transacted. There is conscious
choice - a clear Mercury thing, but when Pluto is involved, choice
demands to be made based upon information that is not available. So an
extrapolation of one's consciousness, experience and wisdom must guide
decisions where unknown variables lurk. The good news: There is no law
that says if you make a decision and engage a path that you must stick
to that path (written contracts and deals with the devil excluded) if
the outcome does not agree with you. Still, the agenda of Mercury-
Pluto provides you with scenarios around which you must reckon,
knowing that you don't know everything about that situation yet. The
ultimate justification appears in the rationalization that no matter
what, the experience will prove to be transformational.
planetary rulership, you'll find some that figure both Mars and Pluto
refer to the sign of Scorpio. Classical and Vedic astrologers alike
tend to give only Mars to Scorpio's rulership and the evolutionary,
transformative sorts favor Pluto as lord over Scorpio. Regardless,
Mars and Pluto confer next week through an angle of intrinsic
testiness. It's a matter of mundane vs. the evolving needs of
consciousness. Which force will win? Sacred or profane? That depends,
doesn't it? Conflict-based action and shoving in line ala Mars likely
add hostility to the air. Can the high road be taken when consensus
reality appears so antithetical to anything insightful?
hysterical. A short while ago while watching the evening news the
commentators reported a breaking news story that a fire below ground
in a sewer line caused an explosion and forced the evacuation of a
nearby neighborhood... a very nearby neighborhood. This occurred when
the present position of Pluto very exactly aligned with Mars in my
horoscope. I thought I'd better survey the scene. Standing in the yard
I could see emergency vehicles and their stroboscopic flashing lights
punctuating the night air. As I gazed upward following the light that
tried to slice the night to ribbons, there it was. Directly over the
emergency scene stood the constellation of Scorpio. Despite the
prevailing challenges of the Pluto to Mars passage, I could find the
humor in the situation.
personally? Know your bottom line. Establish what is worth it and what
is not. Speak your truth and your spirituality with intractable
resolve, allowing for differing views to hold their place. Fortify
your spirit such that you are not shaken from your foundation by
social pressures or economic temptations. Fight no battle that lacks
merit. Display impeccable consistency in your consciousness. Be
motivated by passion for your causes. Take time for renewal. Feed your
creativity. Be your own model of excellence and emulate nothing that
is not exceptional. Finally, to honor Eris, work to create a life
worth living by carrying what you value and honor close to your
heart.
Costner directed a movie entitled Rapa Nui, which portrayed with
reasonable accuracy the bird man lore of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and
the birdman's namesake and dwarf planet, Makemake. Since the naming of
Makemake I scoured online for a DVD copy. The only ones I found came
from Thailand and had to be played on a computer. Just as the movie
reached the second act climax, the DVD went bonkers. Dang! So the
other night with Mercury at 23 Virgo 02, just short of Makemake at 24
Virgo 36, one of the Encore cable channels broadcast Rapa Nui! If you
can have someone who can Tevo this for you, it's worth watching. Plus,
this movie addresses the themes of Saturn to Makemake; we find issues
of population vs. available resources, interpretation of omens and
global warming effects. Meanwhile, we also learn that transits to
dwarf planets work and on the applying side at an orb of at least a
degree and a half.
consultation for navigating the straits of these times? If you're in a
September study mood, perhaps the Galactic Trilogy CD is up your
alley. Or given Saturn is approaching Libra and the Super Galactic
Center, no doubt there's benefit from a personal galactic report or a
Twin Stars relationship report.
the back issues of the Major Sky publication whose last issue hits
cyberspace early next week to honor the cross. Yep. We're making
available the entire collection of issues, so you didn't miss out (if
you recently purchased the last issue only and would like the whole
enchilada, e-mail me for details if you want the whole package).
sure you check out the blogs on the Matrix site. I'm looking for
something edgy for the next one. It's not shown up yet, but I have
faith in the upcoming transits for some astronomical/astrological
controversy.
Philip Sedgwick
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