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Sagittarius New Moon Solar Eclipse, November 24-25, 2011

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  Neptune, the energy of spiritual awareness and visionary imagination, will soon take its leave of Aquarius after being there since 1998; on February 3, 2012 Neptune goes into its own sign of Pisces, the sign of the Collective Unconscious, the source of continuing spiritual and creative growth - the Source of Life.  With Neptune at 29* Aquarius, it is challenging this New Moon to incorporate our new global mindset -- we are all One and we all have the right to our freedom.  

Chiron, the Wounded Healer, a horse-man in his own right, is in Pisces already, working to heal the Piscean wounds to our emotional nature.  What our culture has rejected as worthless -- children, women, old ones, feelings, intuition, magic, art, spirituality -- will come to the forefront of our collective awareness and help transform it.  We can see it happening as more and more people stand up against the corporate greed and inequitable wealth distribution that is short-changing the most vulnerable members of society - our elders and our children.   

Saturn in Libra is certainly not bringing opposing sides of the fairness issue to any kind of resolution.  Neither the Super Committee in the US Congress nor the authorities and protestors world-wide are working together to solve our common problems.  But Saturn is in a great relationship to Neptune, so it will help keep the protestors peaceful, even if the authorities use violence.  Someone has to show us how responsible grown-ups act.  And so far, our young adults and our elders are holding that space for the rest of us.

Uranus in Aries is slowing down to turn direct in two weeks just hours before the Gemini Lunar eclipse on December 10th.  In a wonderful trine aspect to this Sagittarius New Moon, it adds the spark of rebellion and innovation to the expanding Mindset being birthed at this special New Moon. 

As I mentioned, Mercury begins its 3rd retrograde of the year on November 23-24 at 21* Sagittarius: A Child and a dog wearing borrowed eyeglasses.  Children and dogs usually don't need eyeglasses, so we have to imagine that they are playing at something -- they are trying to "see' something they think is hidden from them without the use of the glasses.  Something has to come into focus.  By imitating "grown-ups' they will understand something that isn't clear to them in their natural state.  Rudhyar thinks this image suggests using our imaginations and the play of make-believe to anticipate higher states of understanding.   Glasses help us to see clearly -- perhaps our boundaries (the dog) and our child-like beliefs need clarifying.  

Mercury is all about re-doing things. What do we have to take a closer look at with our childlike vision and doglike loyalty? 

The Original Eclipse (NASA) - Saros Series 123:

 

        I always like to look to the beginnings of things, and so I want to take a moment to mention the very first eclipse in the series that this solar eclipse is part of. 

Astronomers catalogue eclipse series, calling it the Saros Series, and they give numbers to families of recurring eclipses.   This Sagittarius solar eclipse is part of Saros Series 123, whose first eclipse occurred on April 29, 1074 (Old Calender) or May 5, 1074 (New Calender).   The Sun and Moon were at 14* Taurus, exactly between Jupiter at 16* Aries, which rules Thanksgiving's eclipse, and Neptune at 10*Gemini, positioning it to blend these two spiritual forces.

          The Sabian symbol for 14*Taurus is: On the beach, children play while shellfish grope at the edge of the water. This image speaks to our ability to open up to the imagination and let new contents into our consciousness.  Since this is the first eclipse in the series, it sets the tone for the whole series.  The image suggests that we open to our unconscious now to let in new beliefs about life and the contest between good and evil.

          We can see the same energies are engaged this Thursday as were present in the first of this series of eclipses -- Jupiter, Taurus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn.  Pluto (sextiles) provides opportunities for the original solar eclipse to deepen a new spiritual consciousness.  Neptune is conjoined with Mercury in early Gemini, opposite Saturn in Sagittarius -- the imagination (Neptune) works with the rational mind (Mercury) to figure out what to believe (Saturn). They both square or challenge Mars in Pisces, a spiritual warrior if I ever saw one.   How do we clear the Mind so we are open to revelations that we can actually manifest?

          Venus in Aries is on the midpoint of Uranus in Aquarius and Neptune in Gemini -- the Universal Mind uniting with the power of the collective unconscious creating a new Birth - of Venus arising from the waters of Life and the Creative Imagination.  Love and connection, gifts of feminine spirit, are the best options to form the basis of a new society.  Otherwise, we stay in a state of war and death.

          I've given you some ideas to think about this weekend, especially Americans who are celebrating Thanksgiving.  What are we really thankful for?  The Wise person lives their beliefs and assumes responsibility for their lives and their world.  What is the responsible use of our Minds, our Hearts, our Spirits?  Are we here on Earth just to satisfy our material desires or are we here to grow our Spirits through our experience of Life?  If the later, then we have arrived at the time when the Earth's life (and we are part of that life) hangs in the balance.  That's why we are called to live out our fullest potentials.

Just like Harry and his world.

 

May your Thanksgiving be full of companionship and laughter.  Let life be good in the midst of darkness.

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