The Cosmic Story: Pisces New
Moon & Spring Equinox, 2018
Letting the Tides Take Out the
Old and Bring In the New
I felt the full breadth and depth of the ocean around the sphere of the Earth, back billions of years to the beginning of life, across all the passing lives and deaths, the endless waves of swimming joy and quiet losses, of exquisite creatures with fins and fronds, tentacles and wings, colourful and transparent, tiny and huge, coming and going. There is nothing the ocean has not seen. –Sally Andrew
When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused. -Rainer Maria Rilke
And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have, in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch it, we are going back from whence we came. –John F. Kennedy
The ocean is a place of skin, rich outer membranes hiding thick juicy insides, laden with the soup of being. –Vera Nazarian
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. -Jacques Cousteau
Pisces
New Moon, 2018
This last Piscean New Moon of the astrological year invites us to
remember that we come from the ocean of life and will return to it
when this life’s journey here on Earth is done. The ocean of life
is deep and full, bright and calm, dark and dangerous. The ocean is
a place of wonder and mystery. The Ocean is the Source of
eternal life we are all seeking. It is where we are all One.
These days, with the pollution of our waters and the dying off of
species, that might be hard to remember. These days, when our
collective psyches are polluted with the violent images we see in
movies, tv and real life, our inner life can be polluted and in
turmoil. That’s when, as Rilke says, it’s time to go to the sea
and let it wash us clean and impose its life-giving rhythm upon us
once again.
The best way to get through times of turmoil and change is through a
strong connection to our souls and a deep belief in the power of
spirit. This is the time for deep soulwork. It’s time for
inner work. The best way
I’ve found to do this inner work is through dreamwork and
shamanic journeying.
If we want to change the world, we have to change how we live in the
world. That means we have to know ourselves and heal our wounds and
then live our talents and our possibilities. It’s time to stop
living by patriarchal rules and start living our soul’s dreams.
This possibility is the gift of this last Pisces New Moon before the
Spring Equinox: a deep dive into the collective unconscious, so we
can cast our nets to gather all of our ancient wounds and gifts and
bring them up into the light of day.
Like the ocean, life doesn’t travel in straight lines but in
currents and flow, waves and calmness. We have to be strong swimmers
if we want to live a life outside the patriarchal patterns laid down
for us by our parents, our society, our education and our religions.
That’s easier said than done.
We keep getting pulled down by the undertow of our old fears, beliefs
and behavior patterns, so we re-act rather than take action. With
the watery energy of Pisces, things are mutable – nothing is as it
seems. With Chiron, the Wounded Healer, aligned with this New Moon,
we have a chance to meet our inner mentor, who can help us see our
wounds, understand our wounds and heal our wounds.
It’s time to heal the wounds of thousands of years of lifetimes.
Whether we’re just dealing with the lifetimes of the Piscean Age or
if it goes back even further, we are here this lifetime to finish up
the old business. Because a New Age is upon us, and we have to go
into it washed clean if we want it to be different from these past
ages.
It’s time to release our Judeo-Christian (and Islamic) guilt,
that we’re not good enough, lovable enough, talented enough,
worthy enough to actually connect with our heart and soul and live by
their rules. Guilt is such a wasted emotion. Guilt keeps us stuck in
old patterns and fears
– even if those patterns seem to be good
and helpful and kind. Guilt can keep us from making the decisions
that will bring us our own purpose and destiny.
We can feel too much responsibility
to others and so neglect what could bring us our own joy and freedom.
That is what this New Age
demands of us. It’s not a selfish act – it’s a responsible act
because if we can’t access our own joy and freedom, how can others
ever learn to live that way.
We’re supposed to be examples of a new spirituality that
embraces life rather than denies it.
We are not supposed to carry
other peoples’ crosses
for them. No matter how much it hurts to see our people hurt, we
cannot heal them. They have to heal themselves, they have to become
conscious through their pain and suffering. Haven’t we
gone through those dark nights of the soul to find our own light?
It does them a dis-service if we
don’t allow them this chance to heal themselves and access their
inherent connection to their soul.
Uranus prepares to leave Aries this year, dipping into Taurus from
May 15 to November 6th (the US election) before heading
back into Aries until it enters Taurus for good on March 6, 2019.
Uranus in Aries has tried to wake us up to our real identities –
our archetypal purpose. Instead of longing for the perfect love,
perhaps we’re really here to be the Teacher or the Visionary.
Instead of getting lost in Piscean service that sucks our energy,
perhaps we are here to be the World Servant, one who balances Self
and Other as the best kind of service we can offer. Instead of being
called to Spirit as a nun or a monk who denies the body, perhaps we
are called to be the Priestess or Priest of Life and Love, following
the demands of our heart, our body and our soul, trusting the Truth
they show us.
If you want to discover why you’re
here this lifetime, look for the house in your natal chart where your
Sun lives. That is your true calling. If your Sun is in the 7th
house of partnerships, you are here to balance others with
harmony, beauty, justice and consideration.
If your Sun is in the 2nd
house of talents, you’re here to let your talent flourish for the
world, not necessarily to make money. If
you’re a 12th
house Sun, be the Visionary.
Patriarchy gives us few choices – to be in a ‘romantic’
relationship, to work, to make money. Boring and narrow choices that
feed the patriarchal machine but don’t necessarily
nourish the soul.
So if you haven’t already found
your purpose, take these next few years to do it. The world will be
better for it. And you’ll be more fulfilled. Once
Uranus goes into Taurus from 2019 – 2026, we will be building our
new world based on what we have discovered about ourselves.
Mars is in the last degree of
Sagittarius conjunct Vesta – the fire priestess-- on the Galactic
Center. He is her spiritual warrior and protector. They challenge
this New Moon to stay open to new beliefs and possibilities. Don’t
fall into the Shadow Sagittarius’ judgment and self-righteousness,
although the world at the moment will call it forth. It’s okay to
get angry at what is happening in the world or what your people are
up to, but don’t get lost in the anger. All emotions are necessary
and important. It’s how we deal with those emotions that matter.
Stand up for your truth in the face of bullying and disrespect, but
don’t do the same back. As that wise teacher, Jesus of Nazareth
once said, ‘Do unto
others what you would have them do unto you.’
Shame them into it if you
have to by your own strong example.
Jupiter just turned retrograde in Scorpio on March 8th,
allowing us time to dive even deeper into our complex psychological
identities and expand our knowledge of who we are in ourselves and in
our relationships. When Jupiter turns back to direct motion on July
10th, if we’ve done our inner work, we’ll be ready to
ride the waves more securely into the future.
The Pisces New Moon occurs on March 17, 2018 at 6:11am PDT/ 9:11am
EDT/ 1:11pm GMT.
The Sabian symbol for the Sun and Moon at 27* Pisces is: The
Harvest Moon illuminates a clear autumnal sky.
Dane
Rudhyar in his An
Astrological Mandala
states that this degree is a karmic moment – it’s the seed of a
new cycle of manifestation. Make
it so!
This harvest Moon is the
light of fulfillment that blesses work well done.
The
Sabian symbol for Chiron at 29* Pisces is: Light
breaking into many colors as it passes through a prism.
This next to last degree of the zodiac speaks to the fact that just
as we seek unity with Self, with Spirit, with Other, we will always
break up into multiplicity again – but on a higher level. Become
the Rainbow!
These
images speak of letting go of the past and allowing a new order or
configuration to arise from it. And see – it is BEAUTIFUL!
The
Sabian symbol for Jupiter turning retrograde at 24* Scorpio is:
Native
Americans making camp after moving into a new territory.
This image implies the ability to adjust swiftly to a new situation
by tuning into its requirements. Living
in harmony with nature helps us live intuitively. Live within
nature’s cycle and you’ll be at home in the world.
Spring
Equinox 2018
Spring
Equinox arrives on Tuesday, March 20th
at 9:16am PDT/ 12:16pm EDT/ 4:16pm GMT. On
this day of the balance of Light and Dark, the goddess Persephone
arises from the Underworld and brings back life to the northern
hemisphere. The Sun will rise due East on this day as it begins its
ascent into the northern hemisphere. And Aries, the first fire sign
– the cardinal fire sign – brings back the fires of life to us.
So take time today to meditate, journey and dream about what new life
you want to bring into the world this year.
The
Sabian symbol for this first degree of the zodiac is: A
woman just risen from the sea. A seal is embracing her.
This symbol resonates with the symbol of last summer’s Great
American Eclipse at 29* Leo: A
Mermaid emerges from the ocean waves ready for rebirth in human form.
Let this new life come from your heart’s hope. It’s the only
way to live if we want to change the world!
Kerstin Zettmar ~ Aphrodite Rise from the Sea
The
Spring Equinox chart describes the next 3 months – some think
it describes the whole
next year. The
chart has an Aries Sun trine
the Mother Goddess Ceres,
a waxing crescent Taurus Moon trine Saturn and Mars in Capricorn and
sextile Neptune in Pisces, making for grounded, creative growth.
Venus and Mercury are conjunct in Aries, helping
us to speak with beauty and consideration – even when we’re
irritated.
There might be economic troubles heading our way, but we knew this,
didn’t we?
Mercury Retrograde, March 22, 2018
It’s
felt like Mercury retrograde for the past month or so, hasn’t it?
Even though all the planets have been in direct motion until
Jupiter’s retrograde on March 8th.
I guess 2 steps forward and 1 step back. Mercury
turns retrograde at 17* Aries back to 5* Aries. All the Mercury
retrogrades this year are in fire signs – helping us curb our
enthusiasm so we feel and think before we act.
The
Sabian symbol for Mercury retrograde at 17* Aries is: Two
dignified spinsters sitting in silence. Spinsters originally were women who spun thread and yarn -- valuable workers who made clothes. It was only later that the word was used for older, unmarried women -- women who 'belonged to themselves'. Never forget, the Fates were spinners. This symbol
indicates it’s time to use our minds to turn within, look within and listen within.
A great idea that indicates that this Mercury is related to the alchemical Thrice - Great Hermes. It's time to let your mind spin some magic!
May
the Balance of Light and Dark guide you now.
Cathy
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Copyright 2018 Cathy Lynn Pagano
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Copyright 2018 Cathy Lynn Pagano
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