The Moon is in Aries, conjunct both the South Node and the asteroid Vesta. The Aries Moon is what will be eclipsed, so it is our unconscious need to assert our identity that gives rise to our Shadow. With Vesta here, the sacred fires of life can burn away the old patterns that arise from our South Node past. Vesta helps us turn aggression into determination, anger into self-empowerment, and selfishness into an offer of protection and service.
The Sabian symbol for the Moon at 5 * Aries is: A triangle with wings. This mystical symbol lifts us to a higher level of consciousness, helping us envision new possibilities. The triangle is related to the number 3, the energy of process and becoming. With the wings attached, the symbol shows us a process of ascension and awakening.
The Sabian symbol for Vesta at 6* Aries is: A square, with one of its sides brightly illumined. There is an archetypal instinct for stability associated with this symbol. The one illumined side becomes the focus of this stability. This can be associated with Vesta's fires. Vesta or Hestia was the goddess of the hearthfire, the container for the fires of life. Vesta can give us focus, clarity and dedication to our choices. Her sacred flames can purify the ego and transform the shadows that arise with this eclipse. With both Juno and Vesta involved in this eclipse, both men and women can be empowered to handle partnerships on a higher level of awareness. We are being called to spiritual partnerships, where we grow together in consciousness and love. As we teach each other the steps of this new dance of equality and love, the possibilities of life will multiply.
The Sabian symbol for the South Node at 1* Aries is: A woman just risen from the sea. A seal embraces her. Here we have an image of the new feminine arising from the collective unconscious. This new form cannot be contaminated by the old emotional blackmail of patriarchy. When we embrace this new feminine energy, the old rules fall away and our natural instincts will guide us to higher levels of consciousness.
We are still feeling the effects of the mystical and imaginative Neptune in Pisces opposition to curious and expansive Jupiter in Virgo. Now we add Saturn in Sagittarius squaring both planets, forming a T-square. This challenges us to bring our spiritual awareness into our beliefs. It's time to integrate body, soul and spirit.
Bright Blessings as we head into Autumn!
Cathy
ACT GREAT ~ Hafiz
What
is the key
To untie the knot of your mind's
suffering?
What
Is the esoteric secret
To slay
the crazed one whom each of us
Did wed
And who can
ruin
Our heart's and eye's exquisite
tender
Landscape?
Hafiz has found
Two emerald
words that
Restored
Me
That I now cling to as I
would sacred
Tresses of my Beloved's
Hair:
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