Soul
Astrology
New Moon in Aquarius
14 February, '10
Using the New
Moon moment as a birth chart for the following month, my comments are meant
to provide an attitude that maximises our ease and growth during that time.
Please don’t worry about understanding the astrology - just go for the
drift.
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Dear People,
A shorter
version of this New Moon letter, with chart itself and the Contemplation, can
be seen and heard - the quickest way in is to open my website www.soulastrology.com
and click the green button which says ‘Margaret on youtube.com’. Let
me know if you have trouble finding it.
My visit to
Scholes, Leeds, on 5 and 6 March, is getting closer. I think the workshop is
almost full now, but there are still some spaces for readings. The person to
contact is Gwen Hanson on 0113-2655810 or e-mail gwenhanson@talktalk.net. The
subject of the workshop is ‘SELF AND SERVICE’ and how these two can
be compatible in your life.
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Last month
Jupiter in
Pisces seems to be emphasising what has been gathering in our unconscious space,
emotionally and physically – many people are into clearing their homes
of what has suddenly become an intolerable amount of ‘stuff’ –
clearing space for what you really want to be surrounded by.
In case you
felt the last couple of weeks were particularly intense, I want to share with
you Philip Sedgwick’s explanation and description of the last full Moon.
He wrote: (in his GALASTRO newsletter)
"This
full moon is a perigee moon, meaning the Moon is full when at perigee - its
closest proximity to Earth in its orbit. The moon reaches perigee every 27.55
days . . . and every now and again, the full moon and perigee coincide. Last
month the full moon appeared 14% wider and 30% brighter. This effect maximizes
gravitational pressures between the moon and Earth while they stand in more
or less direct alignment with the Sun. This commonly brings higher tides,
stronger storms and more than the average zaniness from those who feel lunar
effects most strongly."
This New Moon in Aquarius
This month
is largely about bringing new inspirational solutions to extensive human suffering
(New Moon on Chiron/Neptune all at 25/26 Aquarius). The world is watching the
earthquake zone, and hopefully learning from the difficulties in helping supportively.
Let this be a practice run for whatever happens next, wherever on our Earth
the need arises. What is learnt in this situation will make future needs much
more smoothly answered.
This is a time
for the healing of any loss of faith in ourselves, in humanity as a species,
or in the wonderful love of which all is a manifestation. Any inspiration this
month needs to be listened for in quiet moments, and carefully registered, because
we may not immediately see its relevance to what’s going on. (The New Moon
itself doesn’t connect directly with the rest of the planetary pattern,
and neither does its ruling planet, Uranus.) In order to remember the received
wisdom from dreams and meditations, we would do well to put them in note form
on the wall, so they are there to inform us when the need arises.
Valentine’s
Day!
This is an
opportunity to feel and express that complete love and appreciation from the
heart that does us all so much good. It’s very appropriate that Venus should
be in Pisces at this time, because Pisces allows loving relating to be unlimited,
unconditional. Wonderfully, this year, Venus meets Jupiter at this time (exact
on 17 February) emphasising the emotions, and potentially expanding our hearts
beyond recognition! We could tap into loving everything, although that’s
not easy to do. A more accessible thing to do was shared with me by a very dear
friend of mine in Hawaii. He suggested that we can use Valentine’s Day
to focus on anyone we love, not just the person you feel romantic about. So
choose someone you can stretch to loving unconditionally, family or friend,
and let yourself really experience the feeling and the sharing. As we are beginning
with Valentine’s Day, we can play with this idea all month!
Let love in
This month,
love (or, oddly, the drive for financial security!) becomes the reconciling
force in all those situations where we are trying to accommodate, or orchestrate,
changes. We may find it easier to let go of cherished principles or possessions
when faced with others’ needs being greater than our own, or, more selfishly,
when we recognise at last that we will benefit from the extra space. (Saturn
squaring Pluto is suggesting that they have to go - Venus/Jupiter sextiling
Pluto, and Mercury trining Saturn, all helps.)
Once we release
the block of possessiveness, we can see how to help those in need. Letting go
and giving become joyful experiences. After all, what we tend to cling onto
keeps us separate from others; whereas sharing brings us close - we feel the
touch of spirit in our relating (Mars in Leo sextiles Saturn, together pointing
at Venus/Jupiter).
Wisdom from a detached point of view
From 10 February
we’ve had the opportunity to step back from central issues, which is necessary
to see what’s going on more clearly (Mercury into Aquarius). So we will
be more focused, and communicating better, about how we are handling these testing
situations. Potentially we are able to make more concerted efforts, and that’s
when the joyful energy makes our service so much more effective. (Mercury opposite
Mars.)
Another thing:
most people have a tendency to criticise those in the front line – the
leaders. As long as their intentions are kind, respectful, humanitarian, we
need to allow leaders to direct operations. The Aquarian approach of everyone-being-equal-in-value
can produce a sense that any leader is just being autocratic, whereas the true
Aquarian way is to allow those with the widest vision to lead, while the rest
of us assist them using our own abilities. Let the able direct operations, and
only confront them when their decisions fall short of humanitarian ideals.
This month
(with Mercury trine Saturn) communication should be clear and competent, with
potentially inspired ideas finding the way to manifest – as long as we
don’t let negativity block the view.
And we will
all be checking our decisions to make sure that our exuberant moments don’t
endanger our health or well-being. It is not unkind to yourself to resist eating
an entire box of chocolates in one sitting; this is the kindness of appropriate
discipline!
. . . just
a thought
Wherever you
have been feeling blocked, let every aspect of the situation float into your
mind. Accept each bit as what is, and bring it into your loving heart. Without
the push and pull of desire, fear and anger, all the pieces can fall into their
correct relationship with each other. Life will move things along.
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Contemplation
for this New Moon in Aquarius
In
the long run
there
is nothing to fear.
But
human experience tends to be of the moment by moment
content
of awareness,
and
you feel it like sand through the hour-glass
slipping
out of your control.
Who
are you when you grasp at the sand?
And
who are you really?
Relax
that ‘grip’ - your fearful hold on survival -
and
feel the flow of life moving constantly
from spirit into everyday activity.
Be
with the truth of each moment, accepting and open.
Watch
the myriad ways life appears,
as
the dance of light through dust motes and river beds -
and
let your heart love it all.
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With
Love,
Margaret
