 |
| Ebb and Flow Catherine Al-Meten Meyers |
In addition, the New Moon is conjunct Mercury, the planet of communication. The Moon, emotional temperment and energy finds itself having a difficult time adjusting to the depths and changes in the watery Scorpio’s ebb and flow. This New Moon in Scorpio stirs things up within us that we need to cope with as we find our grounding and balance. In our efforts to define our true selves, we may feel off center or jarred by thoughts, dreams, news, and intuitive hunches that remind us what we need to do to stand our ground. Without knowing who we are in the midst of such subconsciously charged times, we are apt to get lost in illusions or worn out patterns of behavior or roles. Noticing where and when this is happening can help us release and overcome the power that has exerted itself on us. We may hope against hope everything will ‘go back to normal’ however, the shifts have occurred. What is best for us at the New Moon is to find clarity and tune into that which points to True North for us. And then set a new path in a more authentic and healthy direction.
Mercury in Scorpio can help us focus on envisioning more clearly what we need and would like to create. When we are willing to see that we can indeed direct our course so that we take into account what is best for us now, we find that doors begin opening and the journey becomes easier. To be ready for positive change, though, we have to be open to allowing ourselves to enter that flow. Once we begin to envision, set intentions, and imagine what we’d like, that energy takes on a life of its own. Being wishy washy or caught up in fear of fantasy scenarios or repetition of what we already know to be unworkable, are options that we need to face and go beyond.
To add a blurring of the boundaries, the Moon in Scorpio is trine Neptune in Pisces. We feel things so immediately and viscerally. It’s hard to ignore the truth of whatever it is that is painful. Avoid drowning your sorrows or blunting your perceptions with drugs, alcohol, or overwork. Allow yourself to feel what is going on and what is rising up in your own awareness, and know that knowledge, of yourself and others, is power. We can also become addicted or numbed out through our devotion. Be careful that your attention and desire does not result in your merging or losing yourself in the one you love. Just coming out of the Libra cycle, we are well aware of our need to mediate, negotiate, judge, temper, and balance all viewpoints. The problem with our Libra energy is (in whatever area of your life Libra reigns) we often lose any sense of who we are or what we need. As we become even more deeply aware of who we are and what we want, notice anything we are carrying around (beliefs, habits, expectations, out-dated roles, or attachments) that is blocking us from recognizing and honoring our own best interests and well being.
Use whatever practices and spiritual rituals and truths help you understand what is being born in you right now. Watch your dreams to see what the symbols, dream plots, archetypes, and messages are helping call your attention to what needs to be released. One very graphic example of a dream that shows a need for releasing and cleansing one’s self of an outmoded way of life may be something like inadvertently flushing a pair of shoes down the toilet with the rest of the waste. While pretty horrifying at a glance, the flushing of waste--what is no longer usable, the toxins-- is actually a very good dream. Having the shoes go down the drain as well signifies the need to get rid of some aspect of the way we are taking our journey--an outmoded way of life, an element of the journey that is no longer needed. Watch your own dreams and see what messages show up. Also pay attention to those hunches and intuition. Follow up on the ones that seem like they might help you achieve a goal, or find an answer or explore a new area. The New Moon in Scorpio with Mercury and Neptune both in positive and close alignment is a key time for paying attention to the intangible messages coming your way.
The Sun in Scorpio trine Neptune in Pisces can also bring out the Magician, Trickster, or Shadow aspect of our Subconscious...the part that surprises, plays tricks, enchants, or sparks our imagination. We can be fooled when we are so vulnerable to so many hidden influences. We can act out of our own child-like impulses and fantasies. Imaginations are active and nebulous. An element of the fairy tale or mythological morality stories might have some lessons for us at this time. As the Sun moves into a sextile with Neptune, this same energy can trigger more devious or delusional and even manipulative. Avoid beatifying the lover when you feel the deeper ties and energetic connections. More than one astrologer has likened this New Moon in Scorpio to the myth of Peter Pan. The element of ourselves or our lovers that won’t grow up, that courts us to step over the boundaries we need for self preservation, or that call that quickens our hearts to lose ourselves, if only for a while. Wendy, the more solid, grown up element of ourselves, represents the solid grounding, the ethics and mores, and the discretion we use to temper our emotions. We can easily experience our own version of this struggle within ourselves and/or within our relationships.
The Sun, the New Moon, and Mercury in Scorpio, Neptune and Chiron (the Wounded Healer) in Pisces, all reveal our deeper intentions, our shadowy struggles, our fears and areas of our lives where we feel humiliated or embarrassed. We want to appear normal, but right now feel anything but so. The climate active in the collective realm has removed so many veils and blocks, and we feel things so much more deeply than usual. Our desire to merge, unite, and heal is strong, but the most important place for this healing and unifying is within our selves. We need to stop putting all our expectations and need fulfillment onto anything or anyone outside of ourselves. We need to know how powerful we are alone, and then we can enter into relationships, work, creativity, or spiritual identity with a fuller sense of our own gifts, talents, power, vision, and energy. Fears and passions are awakened. Part of the trepidation we might feel is based our that inner knowing that some element of life has indeed ended, and we’re just not yet sure we are ready to move on. Ready or not, this New Moon will highlight just how necessary movement and change is. We often fear the loss of control that comes along with change. The not knowing or not being sure the timing is right. Our unconscious is so powerful, keeping us from anything that threatens us. However, some change is not only safe, but also life saving. We have a limited time in this physical body and we are in charge of how we spend that time. Do what you can to heal up from what is causing your fears to hold you in dark places and keeping you afraid to move into a new direction. Take small steps, but get yourself moving at this New Moon in the direction that moves you to a greater place of harmony within yourself and to that which calls you to grow and flourish.
Scorpio rules all that is transforming and transmuting. It rules the hidden, the secrets, that which we do not want to acknowledge or face--that which we fear. Whatever is crammed down in side, changes form, for good or bad. Facing fears, facing the unhealed, facing what had disappointed or caused you to flounder, can only help you heal. What is not expressed in some way, is depressed, and stays there waiting to come out in some distorted or hurtful form. Think of dressing up for Halloween to chase the evil spirits away. A tradition to act our, express, the archetypal drama that defines our lives. In addition to honoring that which has passed, those who have died, or those whom we want to honor and remember, spend some time too, exploring the various masks you wear, the diverse roles you play, and the ghosts that live within you. What would you like to exorcise from your being? How would you like to transform your life? What materials would you like to use to create a new vision for yourself?
During the New Moon cycle, spend some time creating a new version of who you can become from here on out. Identify the times and ways in the past that were key turning points, and see what is signaling a change in some area of your life now. Use your spiritual and religious practices to connect to the Source, to inspire you to growth and love, and to support you as you deal with whatever blocks, obstacles, or trap have bound your energy and caused you to get lost or buried in fear. Mercury, in Roman mythology, guided the souls of the dead to heaven. As the veils are thin at this time of year, our connection and communion with the souls of the saints and blessed are near. Look to your past, to those who inspired you, to those who supported and loved you, and to those who taught you through their absence, the strength and courage to live according to your own vision. Seek within the bright spark of life that sends light out into all areas of your life. Do what makes your heart sing. Begin now!
No comments:
Post a Comment