The
Cosmic Story: Virgo Solar Eclipse New Moon, September 1, 2016
Are
you The Captain of Yourself?
As we begin September, we once again enter eclipse season. This is
the time of year when the Sun, Moon and Earth all dance on the same
plane and so align with each other. The partial lunar eclipse on
August 18th just skimmed the Earth's shadow, but this
solar eclipse is very close to the lunar nodes and so there will be
an annular eclipse of the Sun, meaning there will be a ring of fire
around the Moon. It will be visble mostly in the southern
hemisphere, but as always, all of us will be affected by the
disruption of energy flow from the Sun to Earth. This gives us
another chance to re-align ourselves with new intentions and new
energy.
NASA
The lunar nodes move through the signs every year and a half or so.
The South Node shows us what we have to leave behind. With the South
Node in Pisces, we have to leave behind our addictions, our feelings
of victimization and martyrdom, our illusions and delusions. With
the SN conjunct Neptune, it's time to release old wounds and old
fantasies that no longer serve our collective evolution. It is both
a personal and collective call for releasing the soul toxins that
keep us stuck in a morass of 'could have beens' and 'should have
dones', of guilt and shame. Pisces symbolizes Jung's Collective
Unconscious, the brooding sea of our collective soul, which has been
traumatized by millenia of war, domination and brutality. It is also
the place of our redemption, allowing us to feel each other's pain
and understand each other's needs.
Virgo
The North Node is the place we have to develop, an energy that can
heal the South Node's wounds and pain. The NN in Virgo calls us to
develop a few things. First, it calls us to integrate our body, soul
and spirit, becoming virginal or as my youngest, Virgo son once told
me, “I am the captain of myself, mommy!” To be a virgin means to
belong to yourself, to acknowledge and live out your own original
being. Second, the Virgo NN calls us to service. That means
that our gifts, our talents and our purpose here on Earth are meant
to be shared with the world. While our SN addictions can make us
selfish, our NN integrity can make us self-less, meaning we no longer
have to live in the singular universe of 'I am' but can allow
ourselves to gather in a universe of 'we are'. We are in this
together. The Virgo NN takes the Pisces SN sufferings seriously.
It's time to do something!
The Piscean pain and suffering we see in the world isn't just a
matter of human suffering, but of Mother Earth's suffering, of the
animal kindom's suffering. The Virgo call to service is alive and
well in many places right now, as African refugees in Italy work to
help earthquake victims, as firefighters battle raging wildfires in
the American west and as our Native brothers and sisters work to
protect Mother Earth's sacred
waters and land in North Dakota. These spiritual warriors are
taking a stand for Mother Earth, against the greed and insanity of
the corporate machinary. We need to listen to our Native people,
who still acknowledge their connection to Mother Earth. They know
this is a time of choice, a time when we have to stand up for Mother
Earth and each other. The keeper of the sacred White
Buffalo Calf pipe, calls on each of us to realize that we are on
the brink of destroying Mother Earth's capacity to heal herself. The
healing has to begin within each of us so that we can work together
to heal the Earth for our children.
Ancient astrologers called Virgo a 'barren' sign, meaning nothing can
grow. But this is So Wrong! Virgo is the sign of the Virgin, a
being who 'belongs to herself'. Virgin forests are full of Life,
just as being virginal means we're full of potential. Virgo is the
sign of the Mother goddess who gives life to the world, symbolized in
many statues of Isis and Horus, Mary and Jesus. The fruitful womb
which gives birth to new ways of doing things, to new forms. Virgo
is the sign where we realize that potential in the world. This is
the harvest of being Virginal. The alchemical vessel which
transmutes unconsciousness into spiritual awareness, where we
manifest the truth of our being.
Isis—ancient Goddess of the magic of the Word and so very
dishonored by us calling those Islamic terrorists by Her name—brought
knowledge and wisdom to humankind through her humility, perseverence
and healing abilities. This is Virgo's true purpose. How can we all
serve the greater good and help heal our world? Look at your chart
to see where this Virgo New Moon solar eclipse occurs. It will give
you a clue to where this new life wants to take hold.
Once again, please remember that we are still holding space for the
powerful Uranus/Pluto square of 2012-15, which challenges us to find
our unique role and do our part in transforming a deadly version of
society that is poisoning the Earth, killing animals and people, and
is only concerned with domination and power. This is the end of
patriarchy—the rule of the Fathers and the white race—and it
isn't going down easily. All myths about patriarchal fathers show us
that they'd rather eat their own children than die themselves. This
vision of life is so afraid of dying that it would rather kill off
the world than die itself. And so, it is up to us to kill it by
taking away its power.
Virgo
Solar Eclipse 2016
The Virgo Solar Eclipse occures
on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 2:03am PDT/ 5:03am EDT/ 9:03am GMT.
The Sabian symbol for the Sun and
Moon at 10* Virgo is: Two
heads looking out and beyond the shadows.
This interesting image seems to indicate that if we use both our
heads/brains we can see beyond the shadows and find a unity within
ourselves. This represents our two brains—head and heart, right
and left sides of the brain, our intuitive, feeling wisdom along with
our rational, intellectual knowledge. The need to see beyond the
shadows of our culture and our personal lives into the real issues
that face us.
Besides the Sun and Moon, we have
the North Node, Jupiter and Mercury retrograde in Virgo. So we know
this is part of our collective destiny now to become a disciple—a
learner, a discerner, an analyzer. Mercury
turned retrograde on Tuesday, August 30th
at 9:04am EDT/6:04am PDT until September 22nd.
So Mercury will be in Virgo from July 30 to October 7, energizing
our analytical mind and helping us discern what we need to do. The
Sabian symbol for Mercury retrograde at 30* Virgo is: Totally
intent upon completing an immediate task, a man is deaf to any
allurement.
This image shows us the total concentration needed to achieve a
spiritual goal. So Mercury will be working for us these next few
months. If you meditate, you will find what you seek.
With Virgo's traditional ruler,
Mercury retrograde, joining Jupiter again in the evening sky (along
with Venus), we get to see the beauty and power of the cosmos
speaking to us of what we need to do now. Can we let go of a false
sense of separation from Mother Earth, the cosmos and each other?
Can we change our materialistic view of the world and instead engage
in the wonder, beauty and mystery of the life we've been given? When
our hearts overflow with wonder at the beauty all around us, how can
we not acknowledge a deeper, more spiritual vision of life?
A New Moon is a time when the Sun
and Moon join together; a solar eclipse is a special New Moon when we
get to release old habits, emotions and beliefs so something new can
be planted within our psyches. This solar eclipse becomes part of
the ongoing Saturn in Sagittarius waning square to Neptune in Pisces,
which challenges us to leave behind old beliefs, addictions and
illusions of separation and find a way to incorporate the
needs of the many with
the needs of the
individual. Mr.
Spock knew it was only through that selfless sacrifice of our petty
needs that we can be rebirthed into a larger vision of life.
With
this New Moon's inclusion in the Saturn/Neptune square, we now have
what's called a T-Square: the New Moon is opposite Neptune and square
Saturn. This
aspect creates more tension than the square, putting Saturn at the
point of greatest tension. Saturn in Sagittarius, along with Mars,
generates the energy we need to stand up for Truth—or if
unconscious, the mistaken beliefs that drive us to act aggressively
and with 'righteous anger'.
When
the Sun squares Saturn, we are challenged to become our own
authority, otherwise someone or something else will BE that authority
over us. We can fall into doubt and insecurity about what we want
and what we believe. It's a question of believing we are worthy of
the life we want. When the Moon squares Saturn, we can fall into
fear and denial, since the Moon is about our unconscious belief in
ourself and what's possible. Or
Saturn can give structure to our dreams and hopes, and give us the
focus we need to accomplish things.
When
the Sun opposes Neptune we often have an unrealistic and confused
sense of who we really are and what we want. Or
we can be infused with Spirit and know that there is magic in the
Unknown that supports us.
When the Moon is opposite Neptune we receive information
unconsciously that either supports our spiritual growth or increases
our delusions. We
are extra sensitive to everything and everyone around us, and might
want to escape into fantasies. Or
it can open up our imagination so we can visualize a bigger life and
purpose.
This
ongoing Saturn in Sagittarius square to Neptune in Pisces is
approaching its third and final square on September 10th
(here's a shout out to my grandson Raiden on his 1st
birthday—don't let anyone tell you you can't do something today!
Believe
in your Self.).
The
T-Square insures that we integrate the Truth of our beliefs into our
everyday life. It
helps us shed our fear-based beliefs that our society, our family,
our religions and our educational system have controlled us with.
The
Sabian symbol for Saturn at 11* Sagittarius is: In
the left section of an archaic temple, a lamp burns in a container
shaped like a human body.
I'll bet
that human shape is female. The left side is the feminine side and
containers symbolize the feminine. Once again, we are urged to open
to our intuitive, feminine light.
The
Sabian symbol for Neptune at 11* Pisces is: Men
travelling a narrow path, seeking illumination.
The quest for enlightenment is often a masculine task, so for men
and our rational,
left brain. The enlightenment really comes from the flame in that
feminine container. That's why the quest for the Holy Grail is a
masculine task. It is the search for the feminine source of Life.
These
two symbols find their resolution in the symbol for the Solar Eclipse
degree. We have to balance head and heart, letting the heart lead
the way. This will lead us to great spritual awareness and the world
to a more compassionate vision. We have to develop a more wholistic
vision of the world, which includes embracing the magical and
mystical aspects of life.
Jupiter
ends his journey through Virgo on September 9th,
entering Libra at 7:18am EDT until October 10, 2017. He will bring
his expansive, curious, spiritual energy to our relationships,
engendering a truly fair and balanced awareness about how we relate
to each other and the world.
Enjoy
the energies of the Eclipse.
Walk
in the Light,
Cathy
My
mind was a mirror -- Ernest Hyde
My mind was a mirror:
It saw what it saw, it knew what it knew.
In youth my mind was just a mirror
In a rapidly flying car,
Which catches and loses bits of the landscape.
Then in time
Great scratches were made on the mirror,
Letting the outside world come in,
And letting my inner self look out.
For this is the birth of the soul in sorrow,
A birth with gains and losses.
The mind sees the world as a thing apart,
And the soul makes the world at one with itself.
A mirror scratched reflects no image —
And this is the silence of wisdom.
~ Ernest Hyde ~
(Spoon River Anthology)
My mind was a mirror:
It saw what it saw, it knew what it knew.
In youth my mind was just a mirror
In a rapidly flying car,
Which catches and loses bits of the landscape.
Then in time
Great scratches were made on the mirror,
Letting the outside world come in,
And letting my inner self look out.
For this is the birth of the soul in sorrow,
A birth with gains and losses.
The mind sees the world as a thing apart,
And the soul makes the world at one with itself.
A mirror scratched reflects no image —
And this is the silence of wisdom.
~ Ernest Hyde ~
(Spoon River Anthology)
