This has been a
rather difficult transitional week as the Sun winds up its last days in deep
watery, fixed Scorpio before it enters the mutable fire sign of Sagittarius on
November 22nd combining with a new moon in Sagittarius that also conjuncts
Venus in Sagittarius. The emotional heaviness of Scorpio will give way to a
lighter, more cheerful tone for the next month and a more carefree attitude
will prevail, but beware of Neptune in Pisces. Neptune went direct in 4 degrees
of Pisces on November 16th. Neptune direct has the ability to dissolve old
structures that are no longer viable, but the lower manifestations of Neptunian
energy include confusion, depression, victimhood and anxiety. We need to
remember that the higher manifestations of Neptune's energy include
imagination, compassion and empathy. I mention Neptune because while this new
moon in 0 degrees of Sagittarius offers fresh perspective on the path ahead and
infuses us with faith for the future (and who couldn't use that right about
now), both the Sun and Moon in Sagittarius are squaring Neptune in Pisces. This
can manifest as our dreams proving to be bigger than we can handle because
Sagittarius is prone to exaggeration and doing things in a big way.
Transiting Saturn
in Scorpio has not exactly been contributing to a life of the party feel this
week, either. On November 18th, Saturn conjuncted the Sun in 25 degrees of
Scorpio, inspiring me to tweet:
"Reality check today as Saturn in Scorpio
conjuncts Sun for last time in 2 1\2 years. Last call for unfinished
business."
Most people that I
have talked to this week experienced this aspect as creating frustrations,
irritations and delays in their lives. I was in the same boat myself. I rose
early on that morning to attend an important meeting, but encountered delays on
public transit, a store opening late requiring me to make a second trip and the
water in my apartment being shut off for most of the day. Call me a control
freak, but I like to be able to decide when I want to leave my dishes in the
sink!
On the following
day, November 19th, the moon in Libra was squaring Mars in Capricorn, so there
was still a residue of irritation and tempers flaring. I tried to focus on the
positive aspect of that day with the Libra moon sextiling Jupiter in Leo. On
that day I tweeted:
"Libra moon sextiling Jupiter in Leo today
is nice energy for enjoying the arts and social activities but don't
overindulge."
How did that day
play out for me? Well, a friend and I attended the Goya Order and Disorder exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts and then
she treated me to a scrumptious, leisurely lunch at the museum's restaurant.
Goya lived in a time of tumultuous social and political change and struggled
with illness, dizzy spells and deafness. His work highlighted some very dark
themes of war, death, illness, aging, violence and fantasies and nightmares of
the insane. Hunting and bullfighting were also featured predominantly in his
work. Over lunch my friend and I agreed that the show was very intense. I
wouldn't exactly call it uplifting, but after my weekly meditation group that
evening, I realized that for me personally the Goya exhibit was a metaphor for
what the last days of the Sun in Scorpio felt like. So the universe had a plan
in having me see that show on that particular day.
On November 20th
Neptune in Pisces and Saturn in Scorpio were at it again. On that day I
tweeted:
"Venus in Sagittarius squaring Neptune in
Pisces today can add tones of deception, escapism and delusion to relationships
today."
I was also blown
away by Michael Lutin's quote "Don't
be Afraid of the Dark" on his site, www.michaellutin.com that day. He
went on to say:
“When Saturn lies between the balsamic Moon and
Sun, it can seem pretty scary. You can get the all too real experience of being
cut off from your own core. There's a stone lying between you and your emotions
and it can seem empty. Actually it is only during this day or two when you need
the most patience and quiet to recharge your very drained battery. Some people
love this period, because they can finally get away from everybody. Others
panic and feel trapped, and freeze, and that can be dangerous. Actually, it is
only within this kind of darkness that intimacy and creativity are born. So
hunker down, go inward and wait for the magic to happen. It always does."
This really hit
home for me because transiting Saturn in Scorpio is currently squaring my natal
Pluto in Leo. This transit manifests as a very difficult time with many obstacles
on my path. I know that I need to detach (I swear that is the hardest lesson of
my life) and conserve resources as I strive to eliminate the unnecessary
elements in my life.
Saturn will give
us one last hit of its rather depressive energy when it conjuncts Mercury in 25
degrees of Scorpio on November 25th. But as a special Thanksgiving treat
on the 27th, Mercury enters the sign of Sagittarius. And don't forget that
Chiron goes direct in 13 degrees of Pisces on November 23rd, so healing is
indeed possible. It's time to go with the flow of these mutable Sagittarian and
Piscean planets.
Happy
Thanksgiving, everyone!
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