This is the Signature Alignment for this
decade, which is the second phase, the Waxing Square, of the four-fold
unfoldment of a Spiritual Seed that was released in the 1960's. I thought it would be helpful to re-post my original comments upon this, and then to add a postscript for today...
Here again is
my more extensive analysis of this defining feature of our time from my General
Forecast for 2012:
Uranus
Square Pluto (June 24, 2012 & September 19, 2012, then May 20, 2013...)
The Cycles
of the Outer Planets - Gifts of
the Spirit
The cycles
of the 3 outermost planets, (Uranus, Neptune and Pluto), their movement around
the zodiac individually and their intersecting aspects with one another, create
fundamental and long-wave releases of spiritual forces, what I like to think of
as transformational Gifts of the
Spirit that drive and determine personal and social developments for us
on Earth.
When we
consider the cycle of each planet through the 12 signs of the zodiac we can see
how each planet brings to bear its influence through the meaning of that sign
for definite periods. Their cycles are: Uranus approximately 84 years, or 7
years in a sign; Neptune about 164 years, or about 14 years in a sign and Pluto
approximately 245 years, which because of its highly eccentric orbit is in a
sign for 12 to 32 years. Their orbits form a ratio from Uranus to Pluto of
about 1 to 2 to 3.
When we
consider the relationship of these 3 planets to one another, that is their
intersecting cycles, we have the following cycles of them moving from one
conjunction to their next conjunction with one another: Neptune/Pluto about 492
years; Uranus/Neptune about 172 years; and (the one we are currently subject
to) Uranus/Pluto about 110-140 years.
These 3
cycles create releases of different forms of spiritual quickening for personal
and social developments here on Earth. Each has its own character and role to
play and we have been the recipients of all 3 releasing new seeds of
development in the last 100+ years. We experienced the longer wave cycle of
Neptune conjunct Pluto in 1891-92; we received the second level release of
Uranus conjunct Neptune in 1993; and we experienced the third level of Uranus
conjunct Pluto in 1965-66.
What we are
experiencing now is the next step of that Uranus/Pluto seeding, the unfoldment
of that initial release of spiritual energy that we received in 1965-66 has now
reached the moment where they are at the point of being one quarter the way
around their cycle, and we must face choices and make decisions.
**As a
point of interest we should note that the most significant alignment all three
planets can have with one another, their triple or Super Conjunction (all 3
being in the same zodiacal space), which should be considered as the most
significant seeding of spiritual energies possible, last took place about 580
BC. This was of course the period which witnessed the spiritual teachings that
were offered to the world by such great souls as Confucius, Buddha, Lao Tzu,
Zoroaster, Pythagoras and many others whose wisdom and influence still guides
us today. (If you are curious, the next super conjunctional release of Spirit
will take place around 3,368).
But let us
turn now to our challenge and our opportunity...
The Roles of Uranus & Pluto
To meet the
challenges and seize the opportunities of Uranus square Pluto we need to
understand the spiritual nature of what their relationship creates generally,
and see what their most recent alignments might provide as insights into our
present stage in the ever-unfolding becoming of our spiritual potentials. We
especially need to understand what their last conjunction released, and what we
need to do to face the challenge presented by the square we meet now.
The three
outer planets should be viewed as the spiritual agents of transformation; they
are emissaries from the cosmos that create the potential for each and every one
of us to move beyond our mere conditioned self, the self defined and delimited
by our Saturnian moldings and structures. They do not "cause" our
development but serve to elicit, quicken and support our spiritual unfoldment
and evolution, which would eventually unfold since all of "That", our
potential to become, is contained within our monadic self, but it would develop
at a much slower pace. They are truly Gifts
of the Spirit, lifting us up upon that steeper, truer path of
fulfillment. Uranus is said to rule higher Mind, Neptune to rule higher Love
and Pluto to rule higher Will. Together they are said to represent the 3
aspects of the Divine working in our world; The Mind, The Love and The Will of
the Divine for our Solar System.
This is why
the cycle alignments of Uranus and Pluto govern the creative, dynamic and
cathartic intersections of Mind and Will. It is Uranus' role to be the
instrument for the release of new idea forms, (Seed Ideas), that quicken the
development of thought in our world. At its most basic, yet equally most
profound level, the entirety of creation can be seen as pure consciousness.
That means that the hierarchies of all forms of existence in this cosmos, from
the smallest to the greatest, are the countless instances of the universe coming
to consciously know itself ("I am THAT, I am!"). But Mind alone is
not all...
It is
Pluto's role to be the instrument of forming the boundaries in our Space, the
spaces of Space within which each Monad unfolds and develops; Pluto rules the
power of the Will which is the power to shape and re-shape (or transform) Space
itself. From the highest to the lowest, each monad, each spark of the Divine,
unfolds and develops within its space within Space, yet each monad will always
be fundamentally part of each and every other monad because they have all come
from and continue their existence in and through the One.
The
progressive development of each and every monad or spirit, from the lowest
forms of existence to forms beyond our present capacity to comprehend, requires
the bending and transforming of the spaces of Space for each monad to develop
within. This development of Space, and of the boundaries between each and every
monad's sacred space of self, is governed by the Will.
Pluto for
us rules this formation and transformation by the will; and in this cycle with
Uranus, Pluto reveals the transformational power of the release of new ideas
and new forms of thinking upon existing structures or spaces.
This is
their dynamic interplay: New ideas lead to new spaces and relationships for
spirit to develop through; but those bounded spaces eventually begin to prove
limiting to the further development of spirit; and so new idea forms are
released to establish new formations of space and relationships; and so all
monads, including us, can continue their unfoldment through
Life-Consciousness-Spirit.
So let us
turn to the question of our time, to see what has been revealed and required by
this cycle in the latest series of alignments of Uranus and Pluto, and what
might be in store for us in the next several years...
The Uranus/Pluto Cycle
To
understand what is before us we must remember, remember that we have been
moving through a series of cycles, and turning points within cycles, for a very
long time indeed. To truly understand where we are now, and what lies ahead, we
do need to consider what we have emerged from.
The
Uranus/Pluto square that we face is the next step in a series of seed-forms
that was most recently renewed in 1965-66 when Uranus and Pluto formed their last
conjunction in the sign of Virgo. Much as in their previous conjunctions of
1710 in Leo and 1850-51 in Aries, this encounter of Mind and Will brought about
a transformation of thought-forms and spatial relationships or boundaries.
Certainly anyone present during the 1960's or looking back upon that period can
note the extraordinary degree to which change erupted across the planet.
Uranus
ruling Mind (as well as Independence, Freedom and Inventiveness) when combined
with and catalyzed by Pluto ruling Will (as well as Transformation, Control and
Rebirth) together quickened developments in our world in almost every arena.
Technological advances then gave birth to our wired world of today along with
medical discoveries that have now pushed us to the edge of the power to create
life itself. Personal, social and global transformations erupted throughout the
social sphere as waves of social progress were released for Civil Rights,
Women's Rights, the Free Speech & Peace Movements and many, many others.
But the combination
of Uranus and Pluto releases energies which form reactions that are not
unidirectional; as much as new Ideas and new Spaces emerge at such a time they
do so within, and often in reaction to, the existing paradigms of thought and
structure. The emergent spirit of "the New" challenges the entrenched
spirit of "the old ways", and so a struggle is waged in all spheres.
Whether the forces for change bubble up from below, or are imposed from above,
equally the push back or resistance to change can come from either realm.
As much as
the new ideas create new spaces and new forms of relationships, the old order
will seek to exert its Freedom (Uranus) and use existing power (Will/Pluto) to
resist and turn back the tides of change. This too is part of the dynamic,
spiral evolution of Spirit, part of the "the plan" so to speak, for
as much as there may be tremendous gains in doing away with the "old
order", there is much that would be lost and should be preserved as well.
And equally, the mere emergence of new ways of thinking does not in fact mean
that it is always "better". So, a struggle ensues between the forces
of transformation/revolution and the forces for preservation/reaction.
What was
released by the Uranus/Pluto conjunction in the Sixties continued to work
itself through the hierarchies of material, personal and social orders,
transforming what was, but with ebbs and flows, progress and regressions, until
we approach the next turning in their cycle...
This is
what we have been feeling now for the last couple of years, we have been
drawing closer to the next pivot point and we have experienced a foreshadowing,
we have felt the head winds blowing stronger and stronger as we move to the
next fork in our journey...
Now we are
here and we should meet with great expectancy the next phase of this spiritual
drama...We face challenges, choices and decisions and we can no longer postpone
the inevitable...
For this is
to be the time in which we choose which future we wish to live in.
Uranus in Aries, Pluto in Capricorn
Uranus in
Aries will square Pluto in Capricorn from 2012 till 2015. What was released in
1965-66 as a new dispensation, a new dynamic in the relationship of Mind and
Will, between the Individual Spirit and the Collective Order, will now reach a
crossroads in their dynamic dance of Thought and Space.
The last
time Uranus and Pluto squared one another was 1932 to 1934. Remarkably Uranus
was in Aries then too, while Pluto was in the opposite sign to now, in Cancer.
That was indeed a time of great challenge and change, but it was a waning
square of Uranus/Pluto. A waning square is a time for
"deconstruction"; it is a time for a crisis of consciousness that
exposes the ideas that must be challenged, tested and transcended so that
better spaces for spiritual growth may develop.
This time
we are experiencing a waxing square, so this is a crisis of formation, a time
to make a choice about what to be centered upon, a time to establish deeper,
truer foundations... it is a time for action. This turning point will build
upon the themes that were released at the conjunction (during the Sixties), but
those themes (and counter-themes) have now reached a critical mass. What is put
before us, or better, what we have put before ourselves is a crossroads which
demands that we choose one path or another. We should look upon it as an
opportunity for building a New World more than the deconstruction of an Old
World.
To
understand the nature of the challenge and choice we must look to the message bearers
of this turning, to juxtapose Uranus in Aries with Pluto in Capricorn. By
examining each planet's function as focused through the sign they are in will
guide us to the deeper meaning of this moment.
The Two
Themes: Uranus in Aries & Pluto in Capricorn
Uranus in
Aries
Uranus is
squaring Pluto from the sign of Aries, so we must understand what the message
of Uranus in Aries means. The general theme for Uranus in Aries is that this is
a time for the resurgence of Individualism, Idealism and Inventions. Uranus
here acts a catalyst for creativity in the sciences, arts and social
organizations. Truly it is a time that we experience the re-emergence of new
forms of true Leadership as this time calls out for trail-blazers in all walks
of life.
Though the
past cannot be a perfect predictor of the future, it still can provide some
outline as to the effects of this experience. The last two times for Uranus in
Aries were 1843-1851 and 1927-1935. In the 1840's the US was transformed as
individuals and families joined together in a great pilgrimage across the
country to the California and Oregon territories, which was then greatly
stimulated by the gold rush that began in 1848. The country was being bound
together through the proliferation of railroads and the invention of the
telegraph. The feeling of a special purpose seized many with the claim of a
"Manifest Destiny".
In the late
1920's into the 30's Uranus in Aries accompanied the devastation wrought by the
Great Depression; Uranus helped to bring to a society and a culture (that
needed it) a whole range of inventive spiritedness, which led to revolutions in
technologies, industry and in social organizations and government. Again, bold
leadership was needed and rose to meet the challenge.
For us now,
we can and should hope that as Uranus moves through Aries from 2010-19 that we
too will witness the present paucity of leadership giving way to true leaders
who inspire us as our crisis unfolds. Certainly we have already seen numerous
examples of new forms of leading/organizing emerging in this time. The dramatic
evidence of the intersection of new forms of connecting and the desire for
greater individual freedoms have been made manifest around the world, from
across the Middle East, through Europe (including Russia now), and on to
America with the Tea Party on one side and Occupy Wall Street on the other, and
further on across to the rumblings now coming out of China...all across the
globe there is a quickening of the Spirit...and much of that we should know is
because Uranus is again in Aries...But of course, there is something more, much
more at work on us and in our world at this time.
Pluto in
Capricorn
Pluto is
forming its square with Uranus from the sign of Capricorn, and so just as with
Uranus we must seek to understand the experience of what Pluto in Capricorn
brings. Pluto rules the Will, the power to shape and re-shape spaces, it rules
the power of control; it brings this influence to bear in Capricorn by either
serving to maintain or transform the hierarchical worlds of culture, society
and institutions.
It would
seem by looking at the historical record that whenever Pluto moves through
Capricorn there is a profound transformation, a death and a rebirth, of the
cultural, economic and political order.
When Pluto
moves through Capricorn, which is about every 247 years or so, the institutions
and hierarchies of a historical period have reached a turning point where their
space and exercise of power has started to fall apart, primarily because new
spaces and new powers are emerging. Often this end of an era and the birth of a
new, this shift of spirit, forces the old order, in the attempt to preserve
that system, to go to ever greater extremes in the exercise of its power...but
inevitably the emergence of these new forms of organization and power bring
about its transformation or demise.
We can
obtain some idea of the historical power of this passage by looking back at the
two most recent times Pluto was in Capricorn, 1515-1532 and 1762-1778. In the
early 1500's the European world was in the throes of one of its most historic
changes in over 1,000 years, the one church, the Catholic Church, which had
been weakened by scandal internally as much as it was challenged by the newly
available printed bible externally, was broken apart by the Reformation. The
attempt by the Catholic Kingdoms to maintain their power led to devastating
wars between them and those who broke away to form Protestant realms. The old
order, with its feudal system based on landed power and the one Catholic Church
was giving way to the rise of absolute monarchs accompanied by a new economic
order empowering a growing mercantile class.
In the
1700's colonial enterprises of England in America, the growing imbalances
between governed and governor were becoming increasingly untenable. New forms
of free associations were spreading in the New World, seeded by new ideas about
the nature of Power (Will) and Space (New Lands) as well as a new, more dynamic
economic way of life. The old order attempted to reinforce its control over the
colonies which led to protests, which led to further repression, and even
greater protests until a clash between Monarchy and individuals in free
associations led to the establishment of a truly new form of government that
became the model for our cultural, economic and political world... and that
model, that arrangement of Power and Space is what is now coming to its end...
Three years
ago, in 2008, Pluto began its next journey through Capricorn and it will remain
there now till 2024. And just as in the 1500's and in the 1700's a world will
pass away and a new one will be born...And even more now, as Uranus and Pluto
line up in a series of squares between 2012 and 2015, this deconstruction of an
old order and the emergence of a new will most certainly become very, very
real.
The winds
of change are blowing...and we must choose our path...
Remembering
that beaten paths are for beaten people...
This is our
time...
And it is
time for bright stars and trail blazers again!
Uranus/Pluto Square 2012-2015
So we find
ourselves at the intersection of several significant streams of Spiritual
forces, influences that will provide the inspiration and articulate the
challenges we now encounter. (Though, of course, the form and content of what
we now experience which is seemingly "presented" to us, the
"facts" of our situation, is the manifested consequence of the
choices we made before, of what we have done and so made by our previous steps
in this journey in Life-Consciousness-Spirit). What we have are 3 major
influences that are combined and catalyzed together by the second of the three:
1) Uranus in Aries which we have not experienced for 75 years, 2) The
Uranus/Pluto waxing square which we have not experienced for 135 years and 3)
(the "big one") Pluto in Capricorn which we have not experienced for
247 years.
As before
the avatars of Mind (Uranus) and Will (Pluto), the carriers of Seed Ideas and
Sacred Space have come to a turning point. As in those previous eras with Pluto
in Capricorn, we find within ourselves and in all sectors of our culture and
society, that there exists an overwhelming sense that the world is not
"right". In realms both Temporal and Secular, the disconnection
between elites and the general populace has widened, and that the yawning gulf
between leaders and led is growing ever greater. In fact the feeling amongst
many is that leadership, true leadership has somehow "left the
planet".
Whether
within any one country or around the world, the incessant, increasing
experience of disappointment is felt by almost all...that every structure,
institution, standard or value has become compromised; whether that loss of
credibility or virtue is encountered in Religion, or Education, or Government,
or in the simple promise of a better world for one's children and their
children...all of it seems without hope...and there is a great longing...
And so it
is precisely in times such as this, when a great emptiness and loss of hope
begins to take hold in the world...it is precisely at such a time that Spirit
answers...It moves into our empty spaces and troubled minds...It lifts up our
hearts and awakens the spirit within and reminds us all that we can
change...and then, as if by "magic", we do change and renew our
world. Spirit does this precisely as we move into and through the crisis
because it is that very crisis which catalyzes each and every individual to
turn around, to turn and to make the necessary sacrifices which must be made to
bring about a New World again.
The signs
of the unraveling of the old are more than self-evident...but so too are the
signs and portents of the emerging ways that are leading to the New World. As
individuals and groups of individuals seek to realize their dreams with new
intentions and means, and seek equally to cope with the failures of the systems
they are currently circumscribed by, we can discern the outlines of new Ways of
Thinking and new Spaces of Being.
And so we
must each ask ourselves, what can I do?
First, in
order to be guided by the highest influences, in order to follow Spirit and
your heart, do not be deceived or confused by the myriad ways that the old
order distracts and divides. Remember always that the one true source of power
in this Universe is within you...and you, and you. It is not "out
there", it is "in here" and also within anyone beside you.
But that is
also and always where the real struggle is met. It is not the fault or failing
of a kind of government or politics, it is not the fault of the church or a
faith...Do not let fetishism or the projection upon something or someone else
confuse you as to where "the problem" is...For everything in this
world that seems to be failing, every institution, every structure and way of
life...everything is what it is because it is given life by each and every one
of us...We must change and we shall change...and so will our world.
We are at a
turning. Some have called it "The Fourth Turning". Some have called
it the "End of Times"...but we are at our moment of opportunity to
build a New World and offer to those that follow us a better world than we
could have imagined.
This is our
time to choose, to ask of our self, "What is the greater good for
all?"...And then to
simply do that!
This is the
time for Heroes and Healers, Doers and Leaders.
This is Our
Time to Become the Becoming...
And, it is
your time to shine!
And here is what I wrote for the 2013
General Overview:
Uranus and
Pluto Square, May 20 and November 1
The
fundamental transformational influence of this decade continues to weave its
way into your life as Uranus in Aries continues to form a waxing square to
Pluto in Capricorn in 2013 (and on into 2014 and 2015). The dates above are
merely when the aspect is exact, but the influence that it bears continues
throughout all the year. Having already laid out the influence this aspect has
brought into focus in the overview for 2012, I thought it would be best to
describe the modulation of this aspect by a third planet this summer and in the
first part of 2014.
Uranus is
in the first Cardinal Sign of Aries while Pluto is in the last Cardinal Sign of
Capricorn. Now the biggest planet in the Solar System, Jupiter, slips into the
second Cardinal Sign of Cancer in late June 2013. During the month of July,
Jupiter will form up with Uranus and Pluto creating an aspect in August known
as a T-Square, wherein three planets form up into one opposition bracketed by
two squares, one on either side of the opposition. In this alignment, there
will be Uranus square Pluto, while Jupiter moves in to square Uranus and at the
same time oppose Pluto. This is a most powerful, compelling and
transformational aspect indeed!
The
principle articulated by Uranus and Pluto concerns your constantly
self-unfolding, self-realizing efforts to achieve a balance between Freedom and
Sacred Boundaries. Uranus declaims the urgent need to liberate the spirit into
ever-widening reaches of self-determination, challenging the status quo and
static structures that formerly fulfilled but now deny individuality. Pluto
holds the position of equal necessity to use the Will to define and protect the
sacred space you reside within, and hopefully to honor those around you too, to
preserve the Sacred Spaces of spirit within which all reside, and from and
through which Spirit seeks the ever-unfolding, self-realization (freedom) of
each individuality.
But if
pushed too far, if Uranus gains too much for itself then there is the danger of
unbridled freedom tipping into anarchy where all structures are overthrown but
may leave no clear path toward true self-restraint, tolerance and love of one
another. If Pluto overwhelms, then all will be bound to the greatest Will, and
there will be no space for Freedom or Sacredness whatsoever. So these two Lords
must be bound and balanced by one another, each finding their true melody in harmony
with one another...and perhaps, just perhaps, here is where the great Lord
Jupiter may lend a hand...or could tip the balance the other way, it really is
a choice for each and every soul to make.
For today, I wish to add this message:
And so, at this the Fourth exact Uranus/Pluto
alignment out of Seven, when you find yourself at this the Master Pivot, this
Inflection Point of Spirit, (and truly it is, for by Heliocentric reckoning
Uranus and Pluto form their one and only true Square this month), you need to
resolutely address and answer the question that frames your time now, and will
always be one of the Great Questions of Life and Spirit that you are here to
master:
Will you strive to more
consciously Live in the Light, by harkening now to your own Intuitive Higher
Self, whose Gentle and Loving Guidance will always be Mirrored outwardly for
you by those most preciously preserved and protected Ancient Teachings that have
been passed down through the Ages, will you do this and thereby align your
Purpose and Conduct so as to abide and remain upon the Noble Path of Spiritual
Truth in Action?
Will you choose now to turn
and pledge to uphold in your own personal life a reverence for and dedication
to the Everlasting Unfoldment of Consciousness, by promoting and protecting
Free Thinking (Uranus), while equally Aligning your Will, a Will that is
circumscribed and so focused by your Higher Self (so that "Thy Will be
Done"), so that you will protect and preserve the Sacred Spaces (Pluto) of
each and every Particle of Creation?
For know this: All of this
Creation is Sacred, from the Infinitesimal to the Infinite, all of
Life-Consciousness-Spirit abides in this Great Community of beings which is
formed by all of the ones of the ONE...You and they travel together in a Great
River of Light, spiraling, unfolding and becoming...All of these Points of
Light are the Self-becoming Creators who are growing in and through their
Journey Together through Space, and are actually the very Body and Mind, the
Energy-Matter of the One.
You will remember when you
listen to your Heart, and as held in Trust by the Elders and Teachers who are
the Keepers of the Ancient Wisdom, that at the center of every speck and
particle of Creation, from the "lowliest" Life-Atom, to the Gods,
Planets and Stars, for the Divinities who preside over each Galaxy,
at the core of each of these resides what is within you, an ensouling presence
of Consciousness, a Spiritual Monad, the Spark of the Divine.
You shall know that Each and
Every part of your world, all of Spirit and Matter is endowed with some degree
of Awareness, and that all are moving forward, climbing ever higher, along this
great Hierarchical Ribbon of Life-Consciousness-Spirit. That you all are here
together, all of one Family, and are the co-creators of this wonder that you
have made. For in Truth this Universe is yours, this Creation is the Mind and
Body of the One.
And you will know that
between your own Sacred Space and that of any other Soul before you, that there
exist innumerable Sacred Spaces between you and they. For Space is not empty
but is truly a Pleroma, filled with Energy-Matter, filled with Mind and Spirit,
and all of this is the Sacred Space of the One. So you must treat all of
Creation as Sacred. You must ask permission to enter another's space, you must
keep your own space sacred and inviolate too...and as you grow you will learn to be a Self-Aware Conscious Co-Creator,
and you will join with your Companions and help to build your Vessels of Light, those shining Shared Sacred Spaces
too.
The question is, Will you
Stand for Freedom, Will you Protect and Honor one Another? Will you listen to
the Voice of the Silence that reminds you of your essential oneness with one
another? Will you live as you are made to be, that you are of and for one
another, abiding in the Sacred Space of the One Spirit...Will you Live in your
truth which is To Love One Another?
May it be so...
So be it.
