Happy 4th of July! Even if inclement weather cancels or
reschedules fireworks in your neighborhood, as it did in Boston, rest assured
that the Cancer Sun's opposition to Pluto in Capricorn will provide plenty of
fireworks for America's birthday celebration!
Astrologer Pam Younghans eloquently pointed out in her
weekly North Point Journal that oppositions are all about awareness because
polarities exist, choices are available and we have opportunities to find new
balance. The Sun in Cancer tempts us to hide from change, defend against it or
just plain feel overwhelmed. We really need to acknowledge and nurture our inner
child who is fearful of the changes that Pluto represents. With Pluto in
Capricorn, those changes can manifest in threats to large corporations,
economic giants and unstable governments.
This aspect is intensely personal for me because I have a
natal Sun Pluto square in my chart and I am fully aware of the tension and
havoc these two planets can wreak when they are not playing nicely. Adding to
the mix is the fact that I am a Scorpio, which is ruled by Pluto. And I have my
north node in Capricorn and south node in Cancer. My nodes have seen a lot of
action in the last three years starting with Pluto on my north node in 2011, a
solar eclipse on my south node in 2011 which precipitated a health crisis, and
transiting Jupiter and Lilith on my south node last summer. Those two transits
helped me to take a leap of faith and quit a job that I had held for 17 years
to pursue work that I loved.
This Sun Pluto opposition is still within striking distance
of my nodes, so yes folks; I acknowledge that I have some big-time fears about
the changes that are yet to come. I have always described my Cancer south node
Capricorn north node as a tug of war between the pull of the past and the
promise of the future. I am still struggling to reconcile the two. And the
other piece of this nodal placement revolves around finding balance between my
need for emotional security and my need to achieve something of my own in the
outer world. A part of me has always felt like the caregiver especially in the
workplace, not someone who is a powerhouse mover and shaker. Yet I have chosen
a line of work that seeks to nurture others (thank you, Cancer midheaven) while
empowering them to take responsibility for themselves. But the tricky part was
that I had to learn how to do that for myself first!
I absolutely loved what Molly Hall had to say about Pluto in
her About Astrology July forecast. Her reference to Elaine Kantarian's Blue
Moon Astrology on Pluto was spot on. "With Pluto the truth shall set you
free, but first it will undoubtedly irritate, repulse, or scare the living
daylights out of you." Truer words were never spoken as we face an
incredibly Plutonian 4th of July with the Sun opposing Pluto.
We are engaged in a cycle of purging and transformation.
Don't be surprised if ugly and unpleasant issues, as well as old pain resurface,
in addition to aspects of ourselves that we deny, such as qualities we find
repulsive in others.
The moon did enter the sign of Libra in the wee hours of
this 4th of July and perhaps it can bring a semblance of peace to the holiday.
But it will also inconjunct Neptune on the 4th, so don't discount the need for
some adjustments because there could be some deceptions or delusions present.
And that Libra moon will aspect Uranus and Pluto over the weekend, triggering
many issues of the Uranus Pluto square.
That aspect’s influence will remain with us through March 2015.
I'd also like to wish Molly Hall a Happy Birthday on this
4th of July.
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