T-Square Sun, Pluto, and Uranus: Surprises

The Sun in Cancer opposes Pluto in Capricorn and squares Uranus in Aries making for explosive and  unexpected surprises. Whatever area of your life is affected will be in that part of your life and experiences that is undergoing the transformative power shifts that Pluto has been working out through its journey in earthy Capricorn.  This will not come as new news, but surprising events, experiences, or decisions may bring to light aspects of our struggles that we hadn't expected.  We can choose to take greater responsibility for our choices, or rebel against any aspect of our lives that is threatening our freedom, taking away our joy, or pushing us beyond our limits.  


All week I've been hearing and reading about an overwhelming sense of emotional turmoil that people seem to be experiencing.  What we sometimes forget is that as we are actively working on transforming our lives or have been forced to do so, whatever we are releasing cannot be released until it has made its way up into our awareness.  This process, as anyone who has ever meditated or prayed can tell you, often results in the subconscious releasing some pretty interesting dreams, thoughts, memories, or ideas. When they are released, they work our way into our awareness either as inner feelings, upset, illness, aches and pains, discomfort, or feelings of joy, euphoria, and peace. It depends upon what is working its way out of our system. 

At the same time our subconscious, our memory, and our intuitive and tactile awareness and senses sound their alarms or tickle our fancies, our out life reveals, unveils, releases, or exposes what may have been hidden. Often we believe that if only we can understand something, then we can deal with it. Unfortunately or not, understanding is something related to our own perspective.  We never really know what is going on in other people's lives and minds until they are willing (or not) to share it with us.  

We need to focus instead on knowing where we stand, what our truth is, how congruent our beliefs are with our actions, and what we can do to affect the movement of our own lives. We also need to realize that not everything is in our control or even sphere of awareness.  We don't know everything; we only know what we can understand at any given point.  We operate on faith.  Each of us has faith in something, in someone, or some sense of power in and beyond ourselves.  Predicting or projecting plans, expectations, onto our future is part and parcel with what our society calls us to do.  In the realm of Universal Law, the future is not ours to see or know. We have some gifts of vision and we have some options and choices, but we do not know how all that we plan, hope for, or expect will manifest exactly. We have faith that what we understand to be likely, probable, or inteneded, may indeed turn out differently than we envision.  Yet we continue to make plans and expect those plans to turn out as we'd like them to.  If this sounds familiar to you, you're not alone, and so times such as these may feel extremely uncomfortable to you.  We are being shaken to our roots, to our inner core, and are being allowed to acknowledge to ourselves or others, what needs to change and what needs to be released if we are to live according to what is best for our highest good, our excellent health and happiness, and for our highest calling.  If we are so caught up in the ego messages that we use to define ourselves (I'm a strong person, I'm a teacher. I'm in charge. I'm a mother," we may be finding ourselves challenged to broaden our understanding of who we are, move beyond the limited definition of those roles, or we may miss seeing the opportunity of being allowed to escape some experience, job, relationship, or area that was draining our livelihood, sapping our energy, or was simply done, finished, over.  

Many of us may be asking ourselves, what pieces of the ship that has fallen apart are we clinging to as the river sweeps us along?  What do those memories, dreams, reflections, and experiences warn us of?  How can we get either on more solid ground or climb aboard another vessel that is moving along with the river's main flow?  Dr. Christiane Northrup posted a message on FB earlier this week expressing her surprise at how emotional she and those around her seemed to have been all week.  She compared the feeling to that of having had an abcess lanced, and having it drain all the toxins out of her system while at the same time making her feel more vulnerable having been cut open (my words, not hers). In some way, the T-Square touches us and makes us feel more vulnerable, in those areas where we may have little experience feeling so.  For example, I am not an especially emotional person who cries a lot, however, during this time, my emotions seem to sit right on my sleeve. This makes me feel everything more deeply than normal, and so listening to a beautiful symphony brings me to tears and fills me with joy.  And that is just my point. Allowing ourselves to befriend the vulnerable places in our being right now not only allows us to move on in healing and making better choices, but also it allows us to experience, the depth and breadth of the power, love, abundance, and joy of our lives. Turning our attention and intentions toward the aspect of our experience, and maintaining a sense of proportion by relying on our spiritual practices, our sacred relationships,  and religious traditions to provide us with the lifeboat we need to maneuver the waters of the unknown and unexpected.  Embrace life and the experiences that are before you, and be full of gratitude for what is.