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Astrological forecast for Sun in Libra
Sept 23 through Oct 23
by our reluctant shaman
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Libra is well known for her scales of balance, but it's too easily forgotten that those scales measure out justice. While we can't distribute justice too far beyond our own reach, we can certainly dole out judgment for the only thing that is fully within our control, our own lives. The Empress card - the Nurturer - shows up to tell us that we need not beat ourselves up on Libra's scales, and that any inner criticisms should be dealt with as an Earth Mother would, with plenty of tender loving care.
As always, there's no better time than the here and now to accomplish this necessary healing work, and this is especially true this month as Venus moves out of her retrograde shadow while Mercury slows down in Scorpio to move retrograde - both in the second week of October. This Venus retrograde cycle has been about reconsidering the people and things we value, and perhaps even for redefining the term "self-esteem." Mercury moving retrograde might catch us napping if we're not careful or showing awareness, so clearing our minds of the psychic debris of the past will be called for. The voice of our inner judges might be heard to say: "Wake up and purify your intentions! Intellectual laziness will not be tolerated!" Well, at least my inner judge tends to talk that way, but we're working on it,
The planetary judge is Saturn, who recently moved into Virgo after a twenty-five month journey through Leo. Over the past year, Saturn has been in and out of opposition to spiritual Neptune, and Saturn's entry into Virgo has been a wake up call for us to wrap up whatever we've been working on, particularly in the arena of how we've been kidding ourselves in spiritual or illusionary (Neptunian) matters.
In Saturn's Leo wake, Venus has been left behind in Leo to take up the energetic of the opposition to Neptune. Venus has moved out of her retrograde cycle to become the morning star, and is moving forward to regain her usual energy. Neptune can be seen as a higher vibrational version of Venus, and this is especially relevant as the myth of Venus has her being born from ocean (Neptune) foam. The Sun moving into Libra on September 23 sees Venus opposed Neptune within one degree of exact, and a soon to be retrograde Ceres dead in the air, square both.
This forms a T-square with Ceres as the focus. While Venus rules Libra, she's not really the Earth Mother/Empress type. This label fits former asteroid and "dwarf" planet Ceres more precisely, and Ceres rules Virgo which Saturn just entered. Clashes between clueless mothers and daughters might be increasing at this time, but this can also be a rare opportunity for everyone involved to call a cease-fire, even us guys. Especially us guys. All we need to do is elevate our inner Earth Mother to Divine status, and think about ways to honor and help heal our Mother Earth while we're at it.
Concurrently, the recently developing Mars/Pluto opposition (exact September 21) finds the Sun as the focus of another T-square, so all bets are off in mediating diplomacy. Mars will be turning retrograde himself in mid November, setting off a retrograde opposition to Pluto to start off the new year, and a direct opposition again in March 2008.
For the aware, this six month Mars/Pluto stand-off can be a process (starting now) of learning how an exalted warrior (Mars) can find honor in laying down his weapons in order to generate good karma (Pluto). For the unenlightened, a mindless money/power grab can and will generate bad juju. By the end of these Mars/Pluto oppositions in March 2008, Pluto will have moved into Capricorn which is ruled by Saturn, and monkey business of all sorts will crash headlong into instant karma moments. Clueless warriors are given this warning as the Sun moves into Venus-ruled Libra.
Mars then moves into emotional Cancer on September 28, and if your inner warrior is working this shifting energetic correctly, he can become a righteous defender of all that is good and correct. However, Mars himself turns retrograde in Cancer in mid November, so if we're being overly defensive or melodramatic, we'll simply lose the battle. Our greatest ally therefore will be our ability to be within the here and now - a place and time that always affords the best opportunity for supreme clarity - and benevolent guidance from our higher selves.
On the other hand, the Ceres T-square (formed by 90° angles to the Venus/Neptune opposition) is a much softer, yet no less urgent focus of where we should be expending our energies. Earth Mother Ceres will be moving retrograde through Earth-y Taurus until late December, causing our inner nurturers to reflect on matters of how we are (or aren't) treating ourselves and our planet. For instance, this could be a heck of a nasty cold and flu season for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, while Summer in the Southern Hemisphere could see worsening droughts. Regardless of how it shakes out, global climate issues will be at center stage during the Ceres retrograde cycle.
A more immediate concern for this month is the aforementioned second week of October, when Venus moves out of her retrograde shadow and Mercury slows down to move retrograde. Venus will have returned to where she was when she turned retrograde this past July, to once again join up with Saturn in Virgo. We'll be given a chance to scratch our heads and wonder what the heck has happened the past three months. Mercury simultaneously turning retrograde at that time won't give us much of an opportunity to make much sense of it, but we can certainly be reinforcing the value of being in the here and now.
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The "here and now" clarity will be necessary if we want to take full advantage of Jupiter in his ruling Sagittarius, finally picking up steam and gaining momentum after his retrograde cycle (the doldrums) since this past April. Jupiter will be catching up to Pluto in December (exact December 11) for the first time since December 1994. Thirteen years ago this happened on Pluto's turf of Scorpio, and the upcoming conjoining will be on Jupiter's terms in Sagittarius. Specifically, this reunion will be happening in the latter degrees of Sagittarius, also known as the center of our galaxy
Major transformational events and a re-learning of Universal truths can happen for us at that time, but only if we're preparing for it this next month - starting in the here and now with the Sun in Libra. We'll have to be on the alert for troubles in financial markets as Jupiter moves through a square to Uranus/Prometheus for much of October, but if we can avoid this panicky Muggle mind-set and keep our minds' eye on the bigger picture, non-physical rewards await.
Don't look for much help at the full Moon of September 26. This monthly Sun/Moon opposition forms a Grand Cross with the Mars/Pluto opposition. If we're feeling drawn and quartered at that time, you will not be alone. Be here now.
Focusing on the New Moon of October 11, the usual time for new beginnings, much of the Mars/Pluto edginess will have dissipated, only to be replaced by the beginning of the Mercury retrograde joyride. If we can think outside the box, or better yet - imagine that the box doesn't even exist - we'll be okay. Our imaginations and communications with the Spirit world work best in (you guessed it) the here and now.
As the Sun moves toward it's annual entry into Scorpio the third week of October, a retrograde Mercury will be in full bloom as Venus and Mars make happy for a short while with a sextile (60° apart), forming the foundation of a Yod (the Finger of God - two uncomfortable inconjuncts) to Wounded Healer Chiron. This is Chiron's way of saying "Heal or squeal." This rare configuration catches Mars - our inner warrior - at a disadvantage as he starts slowing down to move retrograde. Unfortunate in this case for the clueless warrior (Mars) who can't see a good thing while he has it (sextile Venus). Venus - our inner lover - forges on direct, and only seems to be waving bye-bye, but she'll be more than happy to help the enlightened warrior who has laid down his weapons in search of a better way of life.
Be here now. Give peace a chance. Make love, not war.
(Fade out your favorite song from the Sixties.)
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