Following on from my last post in January, we are now right in the midst of revising and redirecting our intentions and mindsets. So, I thought it was timely to jot a few lines to remind us of what the planets are impressing on us and to encourage you to create space inside for the shifts at work! With the expansive planet Jupiter moving ‘direct’ now the entrepreneur in us all can have an airing!
I want you to imagine the planets as cars shifting gears after standing still for a while , some going forward , some back at around the same time! It’s an optical illusion but, gosh, it really effects us here on Earth. In my last post I wrote about Mercury being retrograde and urged you to work with the prefix ‘RE’ as much as possible in the 3 week span from 7th February – 1st March.
On 1st March it went direct, but coincided with Mars going retrograde until 20th May. So… on the one hand we are feeling a need to get moving, especially with projects and communications and yet, with Mars pulling on the reins of impulsiveness and action this Spring and Summer, we can see quite a few reversals and mishaps. Using this time internally as a standstill patch; being outwardly active but also open to the flux of life ‘without effort’ and taking in the moment to look back and observe without judgement, allows nice synchronicities to happen! “Coincidences are just one of God’s ways of remaining anonymous”
Taking the natural course of action without defensiveness or resistance allows us to use grace with purpose. The Tao and martial art approach in our dealings with others is our higher ground now. Refining how we handle conflict and inequality and being aware of what we project onto others will prove essential until late summer. With confrontations and impulsive conflict he /she who initiates first can lose – you will observe this phenomenon regularly in the world now and in the coming months.
There is a heightened sense of familiarity in new encounters, and big impacts arising from them. Relationships can seem fated, or come to a natural end this Spring /Summer time. Feeling re routed from our usual course of action will prove quite healthy – do bear that in mind when resistance comes up! Mars wants to stir up and in Libra now that conflicts with the desire for Libran diplomacy.
Timely retreat can be the mark of the spiritual warrior and walking away can sometimes be the highest ground. When to push forward and when to pull back takes a lot of wisdom. As we begin to understand others more and walk in their shoes we can initiate things and lead because we are attuned more in cooperation and understanding of their own nature. We are helped by Venus having entered Aquarius on 5th March enabling us to be more expansive and have an open mind.
With Jupiter going direct on March 6th, we are invited to look again and go back to past opportunities we have left behind. Areas such as publishing, travel of the mind and body and entrepreneurship want and are ready for expansion and should roll smoothly. Saturn going retrograde in early March firms up and makes clear what is worthy of our past efforts – and what isn’t. I feel that what with the dance going on with Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn and the looming Uranus/Pluto quadrant angle (tension) on April 8th, there is a lot of back and forth movement and the need to unhassle and untangle a build up of confusion, misunderstanding and even unnecessary fear. It’s okay to say we don’t know and thus allow insight to come into that void.
A last note: the New Moon on March 1st sets the stage for the following four weeks – In Pisces, we are urged to create a bridge between the real and what’s also possible! With Neptune, its ruler, lined up in conjunction at that time, dreams and ideals become important. Again, create bridges and take first steps or revisit lost, healthy opportunities. Not rushing our fences, creating new responses to old problems and being more in the moment are good axioms this Spring time. As the poet said, “What is this world if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?” Strangely, everything gets done if we relate to it with grace and poise. Not easy at this time of ‘sliding doors’ and outer pressure but a creative challenge to embrace! Creating new habits out of the dusty outmoded patterns and daily responses serves well now. As Aristotle once said: “We are what we repeatedly do! “
Wishing you happy surprises and special moments …
Ysanne
A mysterious sea fog has enveloped us! It came in white over the sand and sea and then darkened ………it surrounded us from the eastern sea side, and then accumulated where it blew to, and darkened the west……..it cooled the air rapidly. I lost sight of dogs and people walking along strips of sand and sea ………I picked up my driftwood for the fire and imagining as I stood, that if I spun around I might loose my way completely………went back the way I came, and still knew, and trusted……and so returned home…….as the fog followed and consumed us all.
March, marvellous moons……..Orion has moved to the other side of the night sky. I am noting the time his arc has taken….is taking, as he crosses the heavens. The high tide, with no wind this time but a back pull, has thrown more huge waves at the shore here and swallowed more huts.. I am just being………assimilating…….this new place. I find myself doing push and pull……with mind……..I find myself dreaming ….of mystic gardens and colour rays……..I am letting be, and letting what comes…..come.
Thank you for all the relevance of your words.