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| Pelican Reflecting Catherine Meyers |
Talk about a mixed bag, one planet, Mercury, is entering its retrograde cycle behind the Sun, while another, Saturn, is restarting its journey into Sagittarius. Movement, motion, and some jarring and shaky experiences in both individual and collective experiences. It is time to hold onto the reins and be prepared for the ride ahead. As former Yankee Yogi Berra so wisely said, "Deja vu all over again." It might seem like you've been in this place (metaphorically, spiritually, and physically) before. Only this time you've had a long period to look deep within to come to terms with some deep-seated issues and aspects of your personality and patterns of thinking and behavior. You reenter an old situation with new eyes and a new heart.
On Wednesday, September 17 as I write this column, Mercury is beginning its retrograde phase in the constellation of Libra. Retrograde phases of Mercury caution us to take it easy, slow down, and check the details of all forms of communication during this period. It’s also time to reflect on decisions and choices you have already made. All in all, it is a good time to be more reflective and less in a hurry. Pushing the river won’t do at this time. The course of nature and just about anything connected to human nature, is apt to be both in flux and in a kind of limbo phase.
Not only is Mercury going to be in retrograde until October 9, but also Saturn, the Great Teacher is re-entering Sagittarius tonight, September 17. It’s recent retrograde back into Scorpio, resulted in some deep soul searching and coping with the shadow aspects of our personalities, lives, and relationships. It’s a double whammy day. We’ve begun to learn what our choices and the challenges that have befallen us are going to mean in the way we recover, recuperate, and grow from here on out. What ever trials and tribulations you have experienced over the last couple of years, you have come through with a new set of ideals and a fresh perspective on what really matters and what does not. As Saturn re-enters Sagittarius, we move into a much more active, fiery energy than we have been used to. Actions now speak louder than words or hidden agendas, soul-seated dreams, or deep-seated fears. We are thrust into action, and feel the surging of energy both within and all around us. This requires being able to stand in our own truth, remain solid and stable with the choices we have made, the work we are doing, and the changes we have made in our lives.
The combination of Mercury’s retrograde and Saturn’s movement into Sagittarius, work as a kind of engine. Mercury the power and focus we use for making the most of our spiritual practices which are now revealing, enlightening, and generating great stores of creativity, information, and intuitive insight. Notice what is coming up in dreams, meditation, and intuitive hunches. Observe how meditation, prayer, and journaling help you channel your ideas, energy, and focus. Notice how old pieces of work, or something you have already created helps you with what you are doing currently. As breakdowns and delays often occur during this time, avoid going into a panic. Instead welcome the breaks, the ‘thinking’ time, and use the space in between delays or being disconnected in some way, to nourish and heal other areas of your life.
As for what to expect of the Saturn is the force and momentum of the engine in its ingress into Sagittarius. Look back to last December through June of this year for a sense of what is going to come to the forefront. What you had to set aside or stop focusing on at the beginning of summer, is now ready for a second look. What have you learned over the summer that is going to help you discern what is best for you, for a plan or project, for a relationship, or decision now? Saturn being one of the large outer planets in our Solar System, it never the less has increased focus on getting into action during its transit through Sagittarius. Sagittarius, the idealist of the Zodiac, does not take ‘no’ for an answer. If there is a strong desire you have, now is the time to put your intentions and energy toward making it come to life or to fruition. Dare to imagine and envision what you really want, and be receptive to receiving the invitations and answers that lead your into action or into moving forward on your desires.
In so far as all forms of communication go, and whatever houses/areas of your life you find both Mercury and Saturn in, watch how you communicate. This may be a great time for dreaming up ideas and working on plans. Communicating about these ideas may be a bit troublesome or ambiguous during the Mercury transit. The growing edge for Mercury in Libra is saying whatever you think you need to in order to please others or appease everyone. Remember, it’s not your job to make everyone happy. It’s not your job to be the mediator, judge, or referee in every conflict either. Step back, and get in touch with what is true and good for you, and learn more about standing in your own truth. Use your skills for negotiating and seeking balance and harmony to find out how to do that for yourself in your own life. If we aren’t taking good care of ourselves, and if we don’t know what we are willing to stand firm in, we become like a tumble weed…rolling from place to place with no destination and no sense of home. I think there are a lot of songs written about that theme. It is a theme in our own lives now, as we need to stop trying to please or see everyone else’s point of view at the expense of having no idea what we believe or want ourselves. Whatever patterns in your life are characterized by this behavior, now is the time to examine them and eliminate whatever needs to be changed in your own experience. We want to avoid being wishy washy, ‘with no direction home’. Seek that center of gravity within…your inner truth and light, and allow yourself to receive the guidance you need from that which you hold sacred.
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