The Sun shines on the promises of Taurus--beauty, love, sensuality, fertility and peace. It's May, after all! But there are places where these gifts are dying. As stewards of the Earth, we have the responsibility to try and heal them. So as the Moon reaches her fullness, we are faced with the Death-aspect of Scorpio. Like Persephone looking back to her Underworld home where her husband Hades/Pluto still works his magic, we also have to look back and remember what we have learned about ourselves and others this past winter. We remember what aspects of our personality needed to die so we could have a renewed, more meaningful life.
We can also see what collective shadow elements we've let go of, due to last year's Moon nodes in Taurus (SN) and Scorpio (NN). In Taurus, it's our unconscious materialism. In Scorpio, it's our emotional need to dominate. These two traits are mainstays of patriarchy. If we can divest ourselves of these traits, we begin to turn patriarchy on its head. And as with all dealings with the Shadow, once we integrate what is driving that shadow, we can find a more balanced expression of those qualities. We become aware of how old values and traits can be re-birthed to give them new life.
Because this Full Moon is conjunct Saturn in Scorpio, it constellates the interaction between Saturn as the 'ruler' of Capricorn and Pluto as the 'ruler' of Scorpio. They are visiting each others domains. So this Full Moon is also focused on the changes occurring in our culture and our responsibilities to each other.
The need for security can be transformed from a fear for our lives into a new centeredness in life. The need to achieve can be turned from self-gratification to using those skills to help others and change the world. The need to stand your ground can be transformed into the power to stand up for what is right and true. Instead of fighting wars, our soldiers can come home and rebuild America in peace. Corporate profits can become a more equitable corporate sharing with workers. We can elevate everyone's wealth by equal pay and socialized basic commodities. We need a capitalism that derives from creativity, not from boring work.
The need to love can be re-birthed from the need to possess to the openness of Love, which is discerning and yet not stuck in the romantic fallacy that there is only one soul-mate that can meet all our needs. Aphrodite's love knows our 'soul-mate' is often our best and most beloved mirror for our souls, but in the end, we have to be alone with ourselves to become our own Beloved and become the person we are destined to be.
Venus is in Aries, at exactly the same 14th degree of the Cardinal cross that occurred a few weeks ago. Venus opposes Mars retrograde in Libra on May 11, squares Pluto in Capricorn on May 14, joins Uranus in Aries on May 15 and squares Jupiter in Cancer on May 18. Venus faces Mars with the truth of interconnectedness, challenges Pluto to use power wisely, opens up our imaginations with Uranus and challenges Jupiter to expand our emotional intelligence.
Venus takes up the energies of this cosmic womb and adorns herself with them. Venus is the Great Connector, opening us to the truth of our times and helping us listen to our hearts. We can see how the world's heart is opening over so many issues. Venus will help us open our hearts to what is needed so we open our minds to new creative solutions for our common problems.
Venus, the 'ruler' of the Taurus Sun, is in Aries and Mars, the 'ruler' of Aries, is retrograde in Libra--they are visiting each others homes. They are immersed in each others sphere of influence; they are allowing themselves to engage in each others power to learn how to channel it. With Mars slowing down to stop its' retrograde motion and turn direct on May 19th, the warrior archetypal just might re-emerge as a man of heart, courage and truth.
Venus in Aries can lead with the wisdom of her heart. Women, don't stop loving--you're strong enough to stand up for love. Mars in Libra can stand up with his courage for what is right and true. Men, don't be afraid of love--you are soft enough to bare it. It's time for men and women to reconnect in new, open ways. Don't let your fears concerning love stop you from letting your feelings out and trusting that both of you can will come to understand each other if you make the effort. Venus is in an opportune relationship with Mercury in Gemini, helping the conversation along.
The Sabian symbol for Venus at 14* Aries is: A serpent encircles a man and a woman in close embrace. This image speaks of a new more balanced consciousness, one that uses both the right and left brains. The basis of all thought is the imagination--the feminine right brain. Then the masculine left brain names and gives meaning to what has been discovered. The kundalini snake of Wisdom works within that balance. This is what Venus will bring to us this year as she moves around the zodiac.
Mars turns around his direction on Monday May 19 at 10* Libra: A canoe leaving narrow rapids reaches calm waters. Mars' journey has taken him to a sense of calm and purpose. He's been through life's troubled waters and now leaves behind his fears and grows confident in his ability to navigate through life in a peaceful way.
The Future is ours to make of as we will.
The Sabian symbol for the Sun at 24* Taurus is: Naked Pluto seated proudly on his subterranean throne. Pluto, lord of the Underworld, holds the riches of all human experience in his domain. He shows us his power in his naked body, the wisdom of the body. He helps us access our inner riches if we are willing, like Persephone, to descend to the underworld and die, so that we may have new life. Steve Eardley, who wrote these revised Sabian Symbols, says that this degree and image 'gives us the ability to harness other people's energies for use in collective enterprises'.
The Sabian symbol for the Moon at 24* Scorpio is: Unscheduled speaker outlines his
philosophy: the crowd begins to leave in confusion. Most people need schedules and rules to get
by--they need the 'known'. When the
unexpected happens, when someone lets them know that there are more
possibilities then they can imagine, their first reaction is confusion. But give it time--it will sink in. We need to stand up and tell people the
truth about our society and then we
need to give them a new vision of what is possible. Without the vision, they will stay confused
about what they can do. With a vision
and some possible actions, people will be willing to align their actions with
their values.
A Morning Offering
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