SATURNIAN MYSTIQUE
Image: from NASA’s Astronomy Photo of the Day. “Acquiring its first sunlit views of far northern Saturn in late 2012, the Cassini spacecraft’s wide-angle camera recorded this stunning, false-color image of the ringed planet’s north pole. The composite of near-infrared image data results in red hues for low clouds and green for high ones, giving the Saturnian cloudscape a vivid appearance. Enormous by terrestrial standards, Saturn’s north polar hurricane-like storm is deep, red, and about 2,000 kilometers wide. Clouds at its outer edge travel at over 500 kilometers per hour. Other atmospheric vortices also swirl inside the large, yellowish green, six-sided jet stream known as the hexagon. Beyond the cloud tops at the upper right, arcs of the planet’s eye-catching rings appear bright blue.”
FULL MOON in 18 LEO-AQUARIUS,
August 10, 2:09pm EDT, 11:09am PDT, 7:09pm GMD
On Friday as the Moon was in high waxing mode, I was feeling a really exquisite energy, a presage of this Full Moon. Are you feeling it? I figured we were getting an infusion of shimmering frequencies from the interstellar galactic cloud we are entering. When I looked at the astrology, I found a series of planets at 16 degrees of their signs, surely an indication of resonant frequency. This Full Moon echoes that patterning, with a 16-17-18 step dance of harmonies.
At 16—CHIRON in PISCES immerses us in a sea of resonance when we let our inner mermaids and mermen go with the flow. “Shiver me timbers!” as Long John Silver exclaimed more than once in TREASURE ISLAND. He also used, “Shiver my soul,” which is more in keeping with the current vibe.
URANUS in ARIES—Brain cells are sparkling like fireworks with innovative initiatives of all kinds. Are you thinking new thoughts? What’s your leading edge?
At 17— SATURN in SCORPIO , a key player in this Full Moon pattern. has been pushing us deep to let go of fear and other sticky affects so that we make room for inspiring erotic energy to arise, rewarding us richly with a dark chocolate passion for life, love and beauty. EROS was the great God of Desire who emerged from chaos with Gaia, Earth. Inspirational reading suggestion: THE POWER OF DIVINE EROS: THE ILLUMINATING FORCE OF LOVE IN EVERYDAY LIFE by A.H. Almaas and Karen Johnson.
BLACK MOON in LEO, SO close to the Sun, beats in the blood, taking the pulse of a spacious heartbeat that I AM and YOU ARE. behind the Sun. In UNIVERSAL NATURAL HISTORY, philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote that, “The Sun is surrounded with a subtle vapour…,” and went on to theorize that “this necklace of the Sun …may have been formed out of the universal primitive matter, whose particles, when it was floating around in the highest regions in the solar world, only sank to the sun after the completely-finished formation of the solar system.” Something in this speaks to me of the primeval edge between consciousness and materiality, inhabited by Black Moon Lilith. This must contribute to the sensation of exquisite energy that is present, heart-felt with a quiet joy and stillness of spirit.
At 18-19— The SUN-FULL MOON are at 18 LEO-AQUARIUS tells a story through the Sabian Symbol images connect to these two degrees. We have to round up to the number 19, taking yet another numerical vibrational step.
19 LEO:
A BARGE MADE INTO A CLUBHOUSE IS CROWDED WITH REVELERS
Master Astrologer Dane Rudhyar interprets this degree as “The transforming power of pure joy over routine existence. Human fellowship in the effort to make life happier, freer.” Leo is the party sign. Let’s gather to share—and create—that pure joy. Who has a houseboat?
19 AQUARIUS:
A FOREST FIRE SUBDUED, THE WEARY FIGHTERS FEEL JUBILANT
Though it still looks a mess out there in the world through the lens of the news, we have truly turned a corner. We know that from the Mayan calendar shift that, without dramatic occurrence, has surely shifted the balance. We worked that out more definitively through the first half of this year. Our collective consciousness has put out a major fire that could have created WWIII. Though it is still dicey “out there,” how is in feeling “in here?” That’s the true question.
and let’s take the next step to #20
At 20—MERCURY standing close in to Sun and Black Moon, rare perceptions are experienced beyond rationality. There is no time to “think,” rather to BE. Again it is more about the internal space of experience rather than the external. “Create your own reality,” has never been more possible as the veils thin. The key is the source of the creative impulse. As I have written in the last month, at the heart of chaos is the creative seed that blossoms into the new unfolding. May EROS be with you.
In Summary
With Saturn standing between Sun and Moon, this party-time Full Moon has a serious undercurrent that could be a downer—unless you are celebrating a new era in your life. Saturn is involved, asking its usual serious question: What is working and what is not? Mean what you say, because your words have long-lasting repercussions. Good will is the most intelligent strategy, and very catching. “All we need is love.” We need to choose social settings where we can sing that song. Maybe you are the instigator. This is a great day for social demonstrations and gatherings of various kinds. Let’s have fun. While doing so, a realization may suddenly strike. Some situation no longer fits you any more. Your role in relation to certain social settings may feel too limiting. This feeling has been coming on. Now may be the time to show more of you are. A Full Moon is a good moment to shine forth, reflecting the fullness of your BEING.
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