Brace yourself, folks. The intensity really got pumped up
this week. We had a nice little calm before the proverbial storm on Monday,
March 9th with no major aspects and the moon's entrance into Scorpio. On
Tuesday, March 10th, Jupiter in Leo trined Mars in Aries giving us a feeling
that anything is possible. It infused us
with inspiration, courage, and a sense of over exuberance.
But all bets were off on Wednesday, March 11th when Mars
conjuncted Uranus in 14 degrees of Aries. The planet of desire and action
collided with the planet of change and liberation. This is bound to trigger the
effects of the 7th and final Uranus Pluto square of March 17th. Mars conjunct
Uranus cautions us to look before we leap. Astrologer Kristin Fontana urged us
to respond, rather than react, to this volatile energy, and I couldn't agree
more. On March 11th I tweeted:
"Watch out today as Mars conjuncts Uranus in Aries & squares
Pluto in Capricorn. Major explosions & power struggles. Breathe!"
We need to face the reality that anything happening this
week acts as a catalyst to help us get unstuck and dismantle structures that no
longer serve us because Mars also squared Pluto on the 11th. This aspect hit me
hard, literally where I live, because Mars and Uranus in Aries sextiled my Mars
in 14 degrees of Aquarius in my 4th house. The first hit was an usually large electric
bill, which actually prompted me to rant on Twitter about Eversource raising
rates and not replying to its customers. I heard back from others on Twitter that
Eversource had raised rates 60%. One tweet directed me to a link with a
petition to the Attorney General in Massachusetts to repeal the 2015 rate
increase, which I promptly signed and posted about on Twitter.
"Just signed petition to repeal #Eversource #rate #hike. Mars
Uranus Pluto in action!"
The next hit arrived in the form of a $130 monthly rent
increase and a demand to sign a No-Smoking Addendum which would prohibit me or
any guests from smoking in the apartment, building, patios, balconies, foyers,
driveways, parking areas, fire escapes and rooftops. Now I am not a smoker but
my Mars in Aquarius was really riled up at the downright unfairness of this Plutonian
measure. I deeply resent being told that no one can even smoke outside or
anywhere on the property or that the Landlord will pursue all available
remedies for violations. March 11th really lived up to all of the astrological
hype of Mars, Uranus and Pluto in full force.
Michael Lutin wrote extensively about the Mars Uranus
conjunction in Aries squaring Pluto in Capricorn on his site this week:
I loved what he had to say about the Uranus involvement
meaning that you can't guess what can happen and that if you think it can't
happen it might. He observed that this aspect reflected a break with the past
and that it could occur with a violent rupture or a carefully integrated agreement
and specially crafted separation. He talked about enforced change and a major break
with previous associations.
On March 11th I went to my weekly meditation group, which
was sorely needed. I wound up running into someone who had been a student in
the graduate program I had administered at my previous job at a local
university. Talk about Uranus in action! I left that position over a year and a
half ago and it now seems like a past life. He had dropped by to chat with the
minister of the church and was on his way out as I was entering for the
meditation. But he admitted that he had dropped by my old office a few months
ago to deliver a thank you gift for my helping him and was saddened by the news
that I was gone and he would never get the chance to thank me. So Uranus was really
working overtime for me on March 11th!
On Thursday, March 12th, Mercury left the air sign of Aquarius
and entered watery, nebulous Pisces. This will pretty much ensure that
confusion and uncertainty will run the gamut. Mercury will be at the midpoint
of all this highly disruptive Pluto and Uranus action. But we did have an ace
in the hole with the moon in Sagittarius. On the 12th, it trined Jupiter in Leo
and Uranus in Aries, inspiring me to tweet:
"Sag moon trining Jupiter in Leo and Uranus in Aries today sets
off a grand fire trine & potential for more pleasant surprises."
As Uranus in Aries winds up its transit of my 6th house (it
enters my 7th house on April 10th), I began reflecting on the changes that had
swept over those areas of my life. As recently as two years ago, my health and
work situation were in dire straits. I was so stressed out from my job that I
resigned for reasons of declining health. Transiting Uranus in Aries literally
forced me to recreate a new work environment for myself and restore my health.
I began pursuing my passion for astrology and psychic readings and started a Reiki
practice. I am a healer, but I needed to heal myself. Last week I had my annual
physical with a new doctor who pronounced me "very healthy with a very
healthy lifestyle." I may not have
achieved the financial success or stability I aspired to, but at least I was able
to restore my health and am doing work that I love. My work situation is still
in a state of flux, but that is Uranus for you. I have definitely learned the hard
way that you can't resist its theme of change; resistance is futile and only
makes life harder. Embrace change, as uncomfortable as it may be. It is indeed worth
the effort.
I am fully aware that I need to survive that
last Uranus Pluto square on March 17th. All of us have that to anticipate. My
Libra ascendant is in the crossfire, so undoubtedly there are more surprises in
store for me. And we all need to accept that the repercussions of this last
square will probably be felt through the remainder of 2015 and into 2016.
As wild as this energy may feel, we are getting some preparation
for it courtesy of Saturn. Saturn is stationing retrograde in 4 degrees of
Sagittarius on March 14th. Initially it may make us feel pessimistic and serious,
but it can also help us be more practical and responsible and that type of
grounding influence can serve as a welcome ballast in the days ahead.
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