The mirror of the sky reflects the vast changes occurring within the deepest recesses of our psyches/souls. As such, the planetary configurations that are happening one after another so rapidly, allude to the accelerated pace of evolution occurring now, and can hardly be exhaustively explained in the short space of this article! That being said, I wish to bring forth one or two of the major themes (threads within the web) namely, Mars opposite Jupiter and the Chiron/Moon’s Node/Neptune conjunction in Aquarius.
Chiron, which is often referred to as the “Wounded
Healer” is one reflection in the birthchart of where we have been
“wounded”. But what exactly is
a wound? One way to look at wounding
is to see it as an act from the outside world causing us pain and
discomfort. If we then consider the
outside world as our own unconscious, projected “God within”, we can
see that God (Life or Source) is using pain to get us to pay attention
to some unconscious aspect or pattern that is blocking our growth and
awareness. Once our consciousness is
brought to this realm of pain, we are afforded (some would say
sentenced) the “opportunity” to penetrate it, understand it thoroughly,
and heal it. Once healed, the personal,
emotional involvement needed for that process, qualifies us as master healers in this realm, and it
becomes our great gift to the world of others.
Chiron entered the sign of Aquarius in February of 2005
and will remain there until February 2011. Those
born between February 1955 and January 1961 have Chiron natally (as in
“for life”) in Aquarius, and will be experiencing their Chiron return
at this time. The wound
signified by Chiron in Aquarius is one of alienation, a feeling of
being disconnected, of having no real purpose within the group, and of
feeling a long way from “home”.
This feeling can be quite painful, and on a collective level, we
are all feeling it one way or another – very disconcerting!
We then add to this Neptune passing through Aquarius from
1998 to 2012 and the Moon’s north node from December 2007 to August 2009 and the plot thickens. It is particularly thick through
the month of May as the node joins both Neptune and Chiron
during this month. This points to a
time period wherein we may feel quite powerless; helpless in the face
of larger social institutions and trends (the falling economy for one). The wound can manifest as “What’s the point? Why bother? I’m
too small to make a difference,” leading to self destructive habits and
addictions to hide, cover up, deny, avoid, or “sooth” the pain of
purposelessness we feel in our lives.
Rather than cave into these states of despair, the Mars
in Cancer opposite Jupiter in Capricorn (happening for the
whole month of April and peaking when it squares Venus in Aries on 4-24)
intensifies, points toward, and quickens the resolution/healing of the
wound. Mars/Jupiter combined equal the “force of new creation” particularly in the signs of
Cancer/Capricorn. These feelings of
isolation and alienation CAN lead us to seek new friends, new purpose, and attach new meaning to the events of our lives.
Aquarius is the sign of the witness, that detached, objective,
all knowing part of ourselves that sees the “master(s)
plan”. Allowing ourselves to feel the
pain of disconnectedness can lead to anger (“Something's
got to change here!”) which can be the fuel propelling us
toward the NEW.