But it also symbolizes the basic values of life that need to be preserved in our birthing of the future. The Maya were earth-based and heaven-focused just as the Egyptians were. We need to be knowledgeable about the heavens, both literally and symbolically. The heavens tell the cosmic story of the energies at play in our world. Perhaps that's why astrology is making such a strong comeback now, for it is telling us that we are in the chaos of ending cycles and beginning new ones. And that All Will Be Well.
We are all looking for a source of truth that can guide us through these chaotic times. We are the dreamers of the new world. We are the protectors of a new vision. We get to guard that new vision until others awaken to its truth and beauty.
At the Cancer Solar Eclipse on Summer Solstice, the hope was that we could let go of our past, taking the lessons we learned from it while leaving the trauma behind. This was a time to allow the Great Mother to love and nurture our spirits, giving us a new understanding of what home and tribe/family means, security and soul-trust means. When we are secure in ourselves and centered in our truth, we can feel the self-love that is a pre-condition to loving others.
What is family but the community we can count on for support and protection? While we are all social distancing, we also have to decide what is important in life. If you're like me, you want to be around and nurtured by your people. And that support gives you the strength to help others who are in need.
The Capricorn Moon, under patriarchy, is all about the social rules and traditions we hold onto to fit into our society. But there are also cosmic laws that transcend these merely human laws, and that is what this lunar eclipse is highlighting. Capricorn used to symbolize the Council of Grandmothers, those elders who set the rules of life according to the cosmic laws of life. These laws looked to the ancestors for guidance, the guidance that connects us to Mother Earth's laws. For we are her children, even if we've forgotten.
Mercury retrograde kissed the Sun in Cancer on June 30, getting the message about what home is to us. As it moves forward on July 12th, let's bring that vision of home into the world.
The Sabian symbol for Mercury direct at 6* Cancer is: Innumerable birds are busy feathering their nests. A perfect image of creating a safe and secure home.
Saturn just retrograded back into Capricorn from Aquarius to check in with what Jupiter and Pluto are doing. How are the rules changing? And how are we combining the old with the new - technology and natural law?
The Capricorn Moon eclipse pulls in the energies of retrograding Pluto, Jupiter and Saturn. What still needs to be released? What shadow rules are still operating within us that need to be wrung out like water from a wet rag? Are we ready to embrace the warmth and shelter of our Cancer nurturing community rather than the cold hard cash of the old Protestant work ethic?
Mercury is still close to the Sun, waiting to see what we really want. Uranus in Taurus is supporting this lunar eclipse, showing us new ways to live and relate to each other.
Meanwhile, Mars entered its own sign of Aries on June 27th where it will stay while it retrogrades until early January 2021. While Mars in Aries can be a sign of conflict, it can also give us the courage to stand up for what we believe in. Aries is the sign concerned with our authentic identity. So how will we identify ourselves in these next 6 months? If we have the courage of our convictions, we can become spiritual warriors.
Mars is moving to join Chiron in Aries on July 14th, once again asking us to find our archetypal identity and purpose, to see the purpose of our wounds and to learn their lessons so we can stop being victims of our wounds and become stronger for our wounding.
Mars in Aries sextiles Venus in Gemini, giving the planet of connection and wholeness a say in what Mars is up to. It's time to open up to new ideas about what is possible and use our yang/Mars energy to get us there.
This month will see a 2nd New Moon in Cancer as the lunar cycle shifts. After this next new Moon, the full Moons will be in different signs, shifting our awareness to very different energies. But more on that next newsletter.
Until then,
May the light of true liberty start to shine brightly on all of us around the world.
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