Astrologer Bill Attride

New Moon - Solar Eclipse in Taurus (April 28-29, 2014)

The One becomes the Many.

The Divine "falls", through realms of energy and form,

Bringing Light and Love to Spirit-Matter.

It is all a play of Light & Shadows,

From Galaxies and Worlds beyond the beyond,

To your Star and Moon, and you as well.

It is all a wondrous fullness of Life and Light,

A spiraling, swirling, and sparkling dance of Spirit,

Of which you "see" but a little...so far.

Within these emanating/reflecting/refracting energies and forms,

You are embraced and supported by your stellar companions,

In this little corner of space, in this special world you call home.

Today/Tonight a special play of Light and Shadow will dance across your world. Twice a year the Sun, Moon and Earth align "just so", and their shadows fall upon one another. It is a wonderful affirmation of how intricately and wonderfully you can feel whole with the universe. This spiraling dance of Light and Matter forms a joyous affirmation that all of Creation is of one Life, of one Spirit which is you too.

This is the second eclipse and first Solar Eclipse of 2014. Here is what I wrote about this alignment in the 2014 General Forecast:

Annular Solar Eclipse (April 28-29)

The second eclipse of the year is an Annular Solar in Taurus. The annular type eclipse creates the effect of a "Ring of Fire" around the Sun as the Moon's distance from the Earth does not completely cover the Sun, and so a small portion of the Sun appears around the edges of the shadow formed by the Moon. The term Annular comes from the word annulus which means "bright ring".

Here is information about the Eclipse and where it will be visible. It will only be visible in the extreme southern hemisphere, most visible in Antarctica.

The message of the Taurus Solar Eclipse is centered again upon the fundamental question of value: where does your understanding arise as to how you value yourself and how do you value this world around you? The answer is that the true source of value is to be found within your experience of your Higher Self, for in your heart of hearts you are Spirit, in your core you are simply pure Love.

Each New Moon provides you with a blessing from Spirit, literally formed as an Inspiration that is lovingly offered so as to lead you out from within. As the moon aligns with the Sun, a message is imparted, a drop of Divinity offered up, and the Moon will modulate and bring this to you here on Earth. But during a Solar Eclipse, there is a even deeper working of Spirit through Matter, a greater play of Light and Shadow will dance before you now.

Every year, the New Moon of Taurus will bring you a refreshing reassurance that your true value, your inherent worth, is beyond anything you can imagine or measure on Earth. Yes, at any one time of manifestation, in any one life or even period in a life, you might imagine a limit to what you can do or become (but even here you would be mistaken, for you do not really know yet what truly lies within the depths of you). Your measure is beyond measuring because at the core of you is a Spark of the Divine, and this means you are Divine too. And it is this which forms your Perennial Promise of becoming more and more, of growing, learning and reaching for the beyond, forever and ever.

But at the Taurus Solar Eclipse your gift of Inspiration elicits a deeper welling up of patterns that were laid down long, long ago. For the Moon is the Bearer of your Past, (just as the Earth is your present, and the Sun your Avatar of ever-unfolding Tomorrows). So as the Moon comes between you and your Star, she will cross over and shadow the message that is there. You will have to be a little stronger, a little more resolute, and so pierce through these shadows of old failures and fears that are elicited by the Sun from the Moon, for these are the remainders, those hopes and promises unmet, in a far distant time, these are those losses that broke your heart.

For your Journey is not a straight line, and there will be rises and there will be falls. You will feel the fullness of your strengths, but also live through the waning of them too. You will find though that in the end that there is one source of strength, that there is one abiding power which will stand with you through it all. For behind all your lives, and within each life there is the Beauty and Goodness and Love that will never fade.

Your Fountain-Source of strength is with you always, for your higher Self will help you through. So at such a time of karmic precipitation, when a welling up of old shadows is folded into the Sun's gift of the New, you need to remember who and what you really are, to listen to your beloved there within you, your Higher Self, who will tell you once more, that you are beautiful, you are valued, you are love and loved...and you will Love and be Loved, for this is who you are.

Then you can turn and face the shadows, and redeem those broken remnants of yesteryear.

You can forgive yourself and one another, for you are not yet what you will someday be.

You will see through these temporary forms of matter...

Knowing truly you are more than these.

For you are Light and Love dancing out of shadows...

Drawing ever closer...

To the Crossing Point of the Light.

Mercury Conjunct Sun (April 25, 2014)

The Dance of the Planets tells a story...

The Story of Spirit,

The Story of You.

One of the most important stories they sing and dance for you concerns the unfoldment of your mind. For in the order of the Hierarchies of the Universe, beyond, behind and above all there is the Divine, then there is Spirit and then there is Consciousness or Mind.

The weaving dance between the Sun (Spirit) and Mercury (Mind) is full of much Beauty and Meaning for you. It is in their cycle of relationship that you see the story of your knowing, as they illustrate the various lessons of consciousness that you must master as you seek to become fully human, as you draw ever near to the Greater Awareness, as you become what you are destined to be, Awakened.

Their cycle, much as in the archetypal cycle for you between the Sun and Moon, begins when the Sun and Mercury align, (like in a New Moon), in what is called their inferior conjunction. The cycle will reach a point of revelation of meaning at their superior conjunction (just like a Full Moon). This cycle repeats about three times a year, serially unfolding through the twelve signs of the Zodiac.

Today you have reached another "Full Moon" for Mercury and you, for today Mercury is on the "far side" of the Sun and opposite to you. To understand the "answer" that is offered here you will need to look back to the last "New Moon" of Mercury with the Sun, which was in the middle of February during Mercury's retrograde. That alignment in the inferior conjunction released a "Seed of Meaning" that was formed in the Sign of Aquarius, and that Thought-Form has unfolded and developed into the revelation of this moment. The revelation today is the answer to a question posed in Aquarius, and that answer is found in the relationship of Taurus to Scorpio.

This seed of Aquarius for your mind concerns the nature of your Individuality, of your need, (because you are here for one true Spiritual Purpose, which is to Grow, to Become, to unfold your Divinity), your need to constantly free your mind from the old (and outworn) assumptions that permitted you to rise to a certain level of understanding. That is because it is these very certainties that will be unable to lift you beyond your present paradigm into the next or Greater Reality. The message of the Sun/Mercury alignment in Aquarius is that you must constantly seek to challenge your assumptions, to be open to and inspired by your Higher Mind, and to move through and beyond the ordinary mind of dualities and self-cast shadows. By so doing, you can think outside of the very "box of thought" you put yourself into, (which was of course a necessary "box" to thrive in that reality, but becomes your self-made mirrored realm that only reflects what you expect to see and understand).

Yet, the problem this creates for you is equally profound. For how can you let go of the surety of the present form of believing without knowing whether what you are attempting is a mark of the "genius" and gift from your Spiritual Self, or a descent into delusion or worse? How do you "Parse the Paradigms", how do you know what is really Real? How will you know or recognize, (and so draw closer to) the Greater Reality?

As always, Spirit shows the way, and this is where today's message of meaning is offered to wonderfully illustrate for you the way through. For the message of the relationship of Taurus and Scorpio for your developing consciousness is this: That you will come to appreciate and understand the Universal Truths and Values (Taurus) that stand behind all these various worlds of manifestation. That they are found in the Ancient Teachings which form the oftentimes hidden core of Truth, found scattered through and throughout the many Metaphysics, Philosophies, Sciences and Religions that have been passed down to you.

But that you equally must know that any particular manifestation of any such truth or reality structure is only for a time, for all things, including Thought-Forms, are composites and they can only be relevant and true for a time. Spirit-Energy moves into and through these limiting forms, but these forms must give way and pass the energy along (Scorpio). That the Great Truths are found in this flow of Consciousness and Life which like you expands from realm to realm, from life-form to life-form. That as everything is Spirit, everything is Divine-Spirit-Consciousness, the one underlying imperative for Everything is to grow.

But still you will wonder, how will I know what is truer and less true at any one time? How will you know if you are drawing closer to the light or heading into a deeper darkness of understanding? First, you must always listen carefully, to the voice of your Higher Self who can guide you here. And you should certainly share and compare and confirm with your companions, to see whether they can appreciate and accept this greater way of seeing-believing-acting too...

The real answer lies in Spirit, in what holds each of you with, to and for one another. It lies in the Energy-Matter that is the core experience of your Journey through the Stars. In the end you will know that this new way of thinking is truer by one quality, by the One Central Truth, the only question to answer is:

Is it Loving?

If your way of thinking, if your thought or idea is more inclusive, more considerate, more compassionate and more just, if it is more bound to the Fundamental Truth of Spirit: That before you is just another you...Then you will know you are indeed heading towards the Light, you are fulfilling your Destiny, you are growing into your Divinity, and you are making your way Home.

Yes, today you will have a revelation...

A precious answer to your prayer.

For you are a seeker in a journey...

But you are not sure of getting there.

You seek for answers to many questions...

But the Truth is written in your Heart.

Just love one another...

Just listen to your Heart.

Jupiter Square Uranus & Jupiter Opposite Pluto (April 20, 2014)

THE GRAND CARDINAL CROSS OF 2014

The Way,

There is only one way...

You will, as you must and always should,

Stand in your Center.

Be True to who you are,

Be what you are here for,

Be the Heart of the Cross.

 

The Four Directions,

Point you to the Truth.

You must look within, 

For there it will be found,

The Golden Immortal Chord,

The One True Path,

Your Way of Wisdom, Light and Love. 

 

The Grand Cross

There is nothing unusual or rare about a Grand Cross. Yes, you have been here before, one way or another, in this life (and in many others). If we just examine the Grand Crosses formed by the planets from Mars out to Pluto in the last 100 years, (though some of these would be more and some less than exact), you would find about 10 Grand Crosses. Of those, five were Cardinal, two were Fixed and three were Mutable Grand Crosses.

Of those Cardinal Grand Crosses, the one most like "our own" of 2014, (it actually involves the same four planets!), is the Grand Cardinal Cross of 1933, which had Pluto in Cancer (opposite to where it is in 2014), Uranus in Aries (the same as now in 2014), Jupiter in Libra (where Mars is in 2014), and Mars in Capricorn (where Pluto is in 2014).

The key or critical feature of the Cardinal Crosses in 1933 and in 2014 is also the same. That key feature is the principal square aspect of the pattern. (A square is formed when planets are 90 degrees apart, which is one quarter of the circle of 360 degrees. In a Grand Cross, formed by four planets, two pairs oppose one another and each planet squares two other planets, as shown in the picture at the top of this post).

The main square in 1933 and 2014 is formed by two of the outermost planets, Uranus and Pluto. In 1933, Uranus was forming a waning square to Pluto, and in 2014 Uranus is forming the waxing square to Pluto, (and between these two squares they aligned to start a new cycle of their relationship to one another during the 1960's).

It would be quite right to view the cycle of Uranus and Pluto in this manner: The waning square of 1933 prepared the way for the planting of New Seeds of Spiritual Truth which were released when Uranus and Pluto formed a conjunction (like a New Moon) in the 1960's. You should approach and live the Waxing Square you are experiencing now as the "growth pains" of that seeding of New Inspiration that was released in the 1960's.  

The Uranus/Pluto square is the critical and key element to understand within the Grand Cardinal Cross for 2014. If you have time or wish to review what I have written about this before, you will certainly want to read my series of postings about this important alignment, as it has been one of the main spiritual themes you have been experiencing since Pluto entered the Sign of Capricorn in 2008. Here is a link to those articles on Uranus/Pluto: The Uranus-Pluto Square.

The Grand Cardinal Cross of 2014 will form up exactly over the next several days. Today Jupiter will square Uranus as Jupiter Opposes Pluto. Then on April 21, the main element will be exact, Uranus will Square Pluto once again. Then Mars will serially align with the other three planets: on April 22 Mars will Square Jupiter and on April 23 Mars will oppose Uranus and also Square Pluto. 

For today, let us look at these two alignments:

Jupiter Square Uranus & Jupiter Opposite Pluto.

Here is what I wrote about this two-fold alignment in May 2013:

For each of us has a part to play in this great drama unfolding within and around us...and as I mentioned above, the message and modulation of Jupiter this year can help you find your way.

For as you struggle within your own world to balance Uranus and Pluto, to weave together your Aspirations for Greater Self-Realization and Freedom (Uranus) while also Creating, Preserving and Honoring your own and everyone else's Sacred Space (Pluto) too, it is perhaps from Jupiter in Cancer that you can draw upon and find comfort in the Ageless Wisdom to help guide you in your Understanding and Actions.

For it is through Jupiter, The Lord of Truth and Wisdom, who can show you the way to the Source of the Principles and Teachings which have always and will forever Inspire, Guide and Keep you upon the Noble Middle Path. This Wisdom Teaching has been passed down in many forms through the ages, and it will be ever obtained by those who truly seek to serve, and as it is founded by and upon the Perennial Foundations formed from the very Energies and Forms of Creation itself, this Rock of Ages will always be there to guide you truly in these days when an Age will End and a New World Rise.

Jupiter is in Cancer and forming an alignment to both Uranus and Pluto, and this Gift of the Spirit can inform and guide you as to how to integrate these powerful energies transforming you and your world at this time.

To Uranus, who blazes with the Fires of Aries Idealism, where Impatient Individuality and Unbridled Enthusiasms can often betray the intention to do "what is right", Jupiter offers the Waters of Cancer which remind you that your Individuality is born through and arises from the Foundations and Roots of your journey which ultimately connects you to all of your fellow humans, and ultimately to all forms of Life, and your need to be True to Oneself must never result in the Harm to another...

For "we are all related", we are all ones of the One, and each Individual's Unique contribution to the Song of Life must be Honored and Free to Be...yet Each must also respect, support and so join in paying Homage and Fidelity to one and all...For as you must to thine own self be True, you must equally be True to all your Brothers and Sisters too.

To Pluto, who brings and bears the Will that Forms, Preserves and Transforms the Sacred Spaces of Spirit, Pluto can, when Unbounded in Capricorn, wield this Power in such a manner that what one intended to Preserve is in fact Lost, what was Transformed is actually Destroyed, because your Sacred Spaces become broken by the Will that stands for Absolute Power alone, where there is either Domination or Submission and no Freedom or Sacred Space remains.

To this Jupiter offers the Healing Grace from Cancer, that Pluto's Power without Bounds, which was formed from and fueled by Fear, may be washed away by those Loving, Caring and Nurturing Waters of Jupiter in Cancer wherein is found the Root of your Being. It is founded forever, within the heart of each spark of the Divine, in the Love of the One for all of the ones of the One, and it is in fact this All-Embracing Love which forms the Divine Sacred Space whose center is everywhere, and whose circumference is nowhere.

For each Space is Sacred, and to harm another is to Harm Oneself...For you abide within the Greater Space of the One, and what you do the least of these, you do also to the One, to all others and so to your own self too.

Yes, Karma is perfect, whatever you wish to create you must also Be and you will Become. Help one another to Grow the Sacred Spaces for each and every, for their Integrity is your own too. As always, keep yourself aligned to the Greater...Let Thy Will be Done.

As to all things, all challenges and hopes, the answer lies within you...it is in your Mind that is Free from Fear, your Heart that is Unconditional in Love and your Will that is Centered and Bounded within the Sacredness of Space.

It is from these, The Ancient Teachings, that your Hope and Path will be ever found and secured. Whenever you are in doubt or troubled by fear, remember the Great Invocation and repeat:

THE GREAT INVOCATION

From the point of light within the Mind of God

Let Light stream forth into our minds

Let LIGHT descend on Earth.

From the point of love within the Heart of God

Let Love stream forth into our hearts

May LOVE increase on Earth.

From the center where the Will of God is known

Let purpose guide our wills

The PURPOSE which the masters know and serve.

From the center which we call Humanity

Let the Plan of Love and Light work out

And may it seal the door

where evil dwells.

Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.

 

Stand in your Center.

Listen to your Heart.

Be not afraid,

For you are here to Love

and be Loved.

That is the Way.

Sun Enters Taurus (April 19, 2014)

There is but One Life...All is Sacred.

There is but One Light...Pure Consciousness.

There is but One Truth...Unconditional Love.

Throughout your journey, in Life after Life, in year after year, and in day after day, you experience these Three-in-One Principles in this world of Spirit-Matter. Your Life is really about your Journey as Consciousness in which you experience and make your world through the Twelve Facets of the One Light. You experience this Creation with and through the Twelve Rays that form the Hierarchies of Life-Consciousness Spirit. You live these Twelve modulations of the One Energy of Spirit in, through and by the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac.

All Twelve Signs are active all the time, both around you in what I call the "Living Chart of the Now", and as embodied and energized through the various facets of your being too. But these Twelve combine in delightfully different ways to produce what everything is...That every snowflake or tree or dolphin or human or planet or star is unique...Every particle or mote, from every Infinitesimal on up to this Galaxy and beyond in this Cosmos, each is a truly Individual instance and expression of the One True Spirit.

In your yearly journey through the Signs, as the Sun illumines one facet of Spiritual Truth after another, you can and should attune yourself to this unfolding Song of Life because it is your song too. Yes, you may be a "Gemini" or a "Leo" or "Scorpio" as figured by the day upon which you took your first breath, but you are much, much more than this, as you well know.

All the signs sing within you! And, you need to listen when the Sun sings through each song for you again, because you can and should partake of this if you wish to live a life that is Full, a life that is True, a Life as you are meant to live it, as one of the ones of the One.

Today the Song of Aries is giving way to the next Song of Spirit. Now is the time of Taurus and you need to bring out this Second Song of Spirit that is also part of you.

You have met and answered again the question that is Aries: "Who are you? How do you present yourself, how do you look, what is your demeanor, what is your attitude, (and from which all of this comes), What is your Intention?" The Question of Aries is the question of your Presence, for it is from how you begin or start anything, from that form of Energy-Matter that your put forth in that first moment, from this all else will follow. Your Presence is your Alpha, and it will lead to your Omega too.

You move through the Second Portal of Life-Consciousness-Spirit, and you must listen to the Divine who is within you, to your Higher Self who is leading you onward and upward. Now you must answer this most profound question: "What are you? What are you made of, what do you Possess? What do you bring to this world, what will you Make of Your Self...What is the Value of you?"

Your understanding and expression of this Value is to be found in your Origin. At the heart of you, in your Innermost, you are Spark of the Divine. You are a Self-Aware Consciousness-Center that is slowly but surely coming into the exercise of your true nature. You are a Being of Light who has descended through these various worlds of increasing density in order to bring your light and understanding into this realm of Matter-Forms, and by so doing you will lift them and yourself up and back towards the Light.

You are here to Create, to lift yourself and this Creation to a higher plane of being, and you do this because you are here for one true Reason, you have guiding you one Fundamental and precious Purpose, you are here because of Love...you are here to Love.

In all your forms, in all your Thoughts, Feelings and Actions, in all that you were, are and are yet to be, there is one Golden Thread that binds you to one another and to all Creation too...

You are a precious spark of the ONE.

You are a Divine Being in training...

You are here to live in Beauty...

You are here to Light the Way...

You are here to Sing one Song...

You are here to Sing of Love.

Mercury Opposite Mars (April 16, 2014)

Mercury, the winged-foot messenger of the Gods,

Links the Supernal realms above,

With these lesser realms below.

His Caduceus of Consciousness,

Twin Serpents climb the rod.

Revealing and Concealing, for it is

A mystic symbol, of Ancient Truths.

It is the Promise of your Awakening,

For your Self-Becoming was foretold.

Today your Servant of the Light, the Lord Mercury, aligns with the Fourth and final corner of the Grand Cardinal Cross. You have already received his three previous gifts:

From Jupiter, you were reminded that you will find your Centered Space within the Ancient Truths that have always held you to your true Path and Destiny; from Uranus, you were reminded that you have the Jewel of Self-Transcendence within your own Higher Mind; and from Pluto you were reminded that you are to use your Will in order to form your own Sacred Center as you also protect all of Sacred Space. 

From Jupiter you touched the Roots of Truth, from Uranus you touched the Wisdom within, and from Pluto you touched your Power to Become...and now there remains but one guardian, one last blessing on this Cardinal Cross of Consciousness, now it is time to listen to Mars.

Mars is your Avatar of Action and Intention. He moves with you through Time & Space as you stir the Waters of Life, as you Create these worlds with your Heart and Mind. He is the Passionate Planet, he is your source of becoming, he is your Desire.

For in "the beginning" there is and will always be the One, unmanifest, THAT, pure potential "waiting" outside of Time and Space...and then, the Desire to become stirs, the One becomes Manifest, and the One becomes the many, and this Cosmos comes into being, again.

You are a most important part of that becoming, of that Journey of Spirit and Life. And in your heart of hearts, in the Spark of the Divine that is your inmost, that same Desire to be, that same insistent drive to become is there...For you are here for one reason, you are driven by one purpose as is all of this marvelous Creation...You are here quite simply for this, you are here To Grow.

Today your Avatar of Mind stands opposite to your Avatar of Desire, and you need to consider them as they are and are meant to be. You are to hold them together for they are necessary to each other. You need to understand how they each are integral to one another as you journey on this pathway of Light.

For you will find in your many forms, experiences and lives, that Action without Thoughtful guidance will lead to pain and suffering for yourself and others. But equally you will find that Knowledge and Understanding for themselves are not enough, for you are here to become, you are here to Create and so you must Act too.

The Integral relationship of Mercury and Mars is how you learn to Master a most basic part of how you make and remake yourself and your worlds. That it is from Right Thinking that you will bring about Right Action...But it is equally true, that it is by Right Action that you lift yourself and your Mind from these realms below to the Starry realms above. 

It is a most delicate balance,

To master your Mind and your Desires too.

But you are here to learn,

Through the one Law, Karma, Cause and Effect.

You will learn by thoughtful actions,

To make your world and yourself,

Into your Heart's Desire.

Full Moon Total Eclipse in Libra (April 14-15, 2014)

The Magisterial dance of the Planets,

Sweeps through your Heavens above.

Singing and Dancing, their Songs of Spirit,

Offering Gifts of Meaning,

By their Intricate, Interconnected Patterns,

Of Light and Grace and Love.

Tonight, your Star and Moon join with you on Earth, to put on a special show of meaning for you. It is a beautiful reminder of how intricate, interconnected and synchronized are the countless lives of each and every being who share this Sacred Space you travel in, named for your Sun, what you call your "Solar System".

Twice a year the Sun, Earth and Moon will come into alignment with one another. Tonight the Moon will be positioned so that the Earth's shadow will block the Sun's light for a short while (and the Moon will glow instead with the reflective light that arcs around the Earth). It is called a Full Moon Total Eclipse and here is what I wrote about it in the General Forecast for 2014:

Full Moon Total Lunar Eclipse (April 14-15)

The first Eclipse of the year is a total eclipse of the Moon in Libra. The shadow of the Earth falls across the face of the Moon, and the Message of Meaning you would normally seek and find as revealed to you by Luna is obscured by some shadow formed by your present circumstance (Earth's shadow being the "Present" dims the Illumination of the Moon). You will have to more deeply examine the integral relationship between the Sun in Aries and the Moon in Libra.

Here is information about the Eclipse and where it will be visible. The Western Hemisphere, both North and South America, will be able to view this eclipse.

Every Full Moon is a message of relationship, for it articulates the integral meaning found between the Sun's energies that are being focused through one Sign being counterpointed (and this is the point), counterbalanced by the opposite Sign's meaning held by the Moon.

As the Sun swings through any Sign there is tendency to emphasize that facet of Spiritual Truth over any other. There is a need, a necessity that Spirit will respond with so as to bring in the opposing energy of point of view. There is the Desire of Spirit to restore balance and equilibrium to this Journey of Energies, to this Story of Light and Love.

But when there is an Eclipse of the Moon, the message that is there is somewhat hidden, for something has gotten in the way...the Earth! The shadow of the present day (which is where you are on Earth), is somewhat blocking the meaning that is needed in order to balance and integrate the Sun's energies with the Moon's answering song. You will need to dig a little deeper, think a little harder to see and feel the Truth that dear Luna offers you now.

The Sun is in Aries, and those Individualizing, Independent and Self-Assertive energies have been waxing strongly. That is why you have the need of the Moon, who rules your Memory and the Past. The Moon is there now to bring to you the Gift of Remembrance that is focused through the Way of Libra now:

That although your Song of Aries sings of you as a precious one, a truly unique Spark of the Divine (and you are that), you are also and equally one of countless, many other ones too. That your Individuality is only made True by your life that you share in as a life you live together, that you are here for one another, that you are here because of Love.

That it is in, by and through your relationships that you have been formed into what you are, and it is through this intricate Dance of Spirit, of wondrous inteconnected relationships, it is by this Living-Loving experience that you will eventually become a Shining Star in a Space filled with all your fellow Stars.

The Full Moon of Libra reminds you...

That you are One,

And you are Many.

All held together,

By Love.

Mercury Square Jupiter & Mercury Conjunct Uranus & Mercury Square Pluto (April 14-15, 2014)

The fulcrum of 2014 draws closer...

Decisions, choices, challenges...they

Are all around you.

Behind, before, above and below you,

But most especially, the ones that count

Are always found within.

Many others will pull and push upon you,

You may become confused,

Or you may become disillusioned.

But all you need remember,

Is that always and forever,

There is a calm, quiet sanctuary,

A source of love and light for you.

Whenever you become unsure,

As you seek The Way,

Just listen to that gentle, loving voice within.

Your true Self is there,

With you forever and always.

The kindly loving "Voice of the Silence" is there,

And you will remember, oh yes you will know,

What is right and what is wrong.

For in the end, there is no other way,

"To Love or not",

That is the only question.

Remember this one Truth,

Be at Peace and be assured,

You true Self, your Beloved will forever keep you,

Centered, safe and loving,

In your walk among the Stars.

The Dance of the Planets is building to a most serious and auspicious crescendo. Though many voices will be heard preaching and predicting the very worse, (and sometimes more that this!), you should know that these alignments are not exceptional, they are most certainly not "bad" (or "good" for that matter).

These kind or type of alignments have and will happen again and again. All that matters for you, all that you are here to learn is how to Master yourself. For it is from your degree of Spiritual Awareness, it is from your presiding level of self-consciousness, self-control and self-determination, that you fashion your life from whatever is flowing around and from within you. For it is you who forges your Reality, and your Future too. Remember, these energies that sweep around you in the Starry spaces above are no more or less than the awesome powers that reside within you as well, "For as above, so below". Be not afraid and choose to be who you really are, always choose Love.

Remember, no one can say when you will awaken to the Greater Awareness, and so live in the Truer Reality that is within and around you too. But as you slowly begin to participate more consciously in lifting yourself (and so your world) to a more creative and loving space, so too will these awesome energies that are the true you be put to a more creative and loving purpose.

What you have and need to do always, (as a more or less self-conscious, self-aware spirit that is learning to be a considerate, loving co-creator of this Cosmos of Wonder) is this:

You have a responsibility to choose how you will use your Power, you have to stay focused and centered and not be confused or distracted by those who tell you that things "happen to you", that you have no choice, when in fact it is you as a Living Spirit that is helping to make it all happen. And know too, that when several of you gather together with this greater spiritual understanding, well that is when the real "magic" begins!

Though every day you need to draw closer to this Truth of your Spiritual Identity, there are times in any life that will stand out and remind you that what will be the measure of you at the end of this sojourn on Earth is this:

That what you gave is what you did receive. In this precious time that you have to live here, every single moment, every thought you share, every feeling you express, every action you take...all of it is or will become your Future. You are your Karma, and you with your companions are the creators who make your own heaven or hell here on Earth.

Today the Grand Cardinal Cross of 2014 is most certainly activated as Mercury, the Lord and Avatar of Thought and Communication is aligning exactly with three of the four planets who now stand in those Cardinal Corners, (and he will align with the fourth corner held by Mars on Wednesday).

And, not only does Mercury align today with Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto, but Pluto is changing direction and "standing still" too, turning retrograde (until September 22), and that will bring into even greater focus the quality and condition of your Will and Sacred Space.

Moreover, not only is all of this "happening", but today/tonight is also the day of the first Lunar Eclipse of 2014. Every month, at each Full Moon, you are reminded to stand back and consider the potent messages and guidance that is offered to you by this primary dance of your Sun and Moon. But a Total Lunar Eclipse is a message that reinforces the meanings of this moment, and reminds you by the beauty of this dance of Light and Shadows of the complexity and interconnectivity of your life here and what is happening "up there".

Yes, this is quite a time, this is quite a month...but what you need to know, of course, is what does this all mean? Since I will examine in more depth the messages of the Grand Cardinal Cross when it is most exact between April 20-23, for today let us focus upon the particular meanings of Mercury's elicitations that are here in this moment. I will post another comment afterward with regards to the Total Lunar Eclipse as well.

Whereas all 4 alignments of Mercury with the Cross should be held as one complete message, as they only form a complete spiritual message when integrated and balanced by one another, it is helpful examine them separately, each as one melody in a four part harmony of truth.

The first melody of Spirit is that of Mercury in Aries Squaring Jupiter in Cancer. The Enthusiasm and Idealism of Mercury in Aries is most needful of tempering by the ancient, familiar and centering truths that flow to you now from your Spiritual Roots by Jupiter in Cancer. As you "lead" with your mindful intentions now, as you practice the Art of the Presence in Aries, you need to consider most carefully the feelings that bind you to one another, for you are all part of the family of human.

For as much as you need to stretch your thoughts into new spaces of self-expression, you must equally remain in touch with the contexts of meaning formed by the legacy and efforts of those who came before you, as well as remain understandable to your present-day companions. For if you push yourself (and them) to far, you may slip beyond what is reasonable and sound, and your Idealism could create the very opposite of your well-intentioned meaning.

There is always present this tension in Spiritual Truth, between what is Ideal or Right and what is Truly the Good. That if the Law is such and such, then so be it, let it be done. But always between the Letter of the Law, between what is seemingly absolute and true, comes the intercession of Love and Compassion in how one should Think and then Act. That as much as you must hold to the Highest Ideals, there is no higher Truth than to Care and to Love one another. So you must find the truly Spiritual Way, the way between, to find what is right and loving too.

The second melody of Mercury today is elicited by his Conjunction with Uranus who is also in Aries. Here you will find one of the most potent keys to the mystery of your Self-Transcendence, of how you are able to walk the path of Mindful advancement. For it is by Uranus, the Avatar of your Higher Mind that resides within yourself, it is by this that you are aided in stepping outside of your necessary but self-limiting and self-made boundaries of thought-forms. For these Thought-Forms have been created by you, and they form your perception of what you see as your world, that is true. But these very Lenses of Illumination that you have formed will then also shadow and obscure from you what is the Greater Reality beyond your present knowing too.

Throughout your journey, you have to assume certain parameters, principles, ideas and beliefs in order to create your paradigm of life, and so you must. But that very paradigm will become its own prison of perspective that will hold you in a shadowed world. That is until some sparkling, shocking, oftentimes upsetting but wondrous burst from Uranus will reveal to you something beyond what was known, expectable or accepted by you or your world...And it is then that you will have your Epiphany, the scales will fall from your eyes, and you rise into a greater, more inclusive understanding, once again.

The third melody of Mercury is formed by his Square with Pluto in Capricorn. Much as with Mercury to Jupiter, Pluto here is modulating the enthusiasm of Mercury by one of the three core principles of Spirit. You are here to master yourself in order to develop and exercise your will, for by this you will create and live in Sacred Spaces with one another. Your most important task here is to maintain Mental Self-Control, holding your own Mind as a Sacred Space, but at the same time to equally treat all others with this same consideration, for of course their thoughts and mental space are sacred too.

If you misunderstand or misuse your will with regards to your mind, you may be tempted to bend another to your way of thinking, and even go so far that in so doing you feel you have "won" or proven right when you force them to think as you. But all you have done is diminish them and their will, and equally cause damage to your own soul too.

For by thinking and acting in this way you most certainly reveal that you have failed to appreciate the very nature of how your Consciousness formed, and you have failed to understand how it is that you will grow beyond your own limited space of knowing. The word Consciousness literally means "Together-Knowing". It means that the only way in which you are able to form your understanding, the only way you will advance your understanding is through and by sharing, blending and integrating your thoughts and sensibilities with one another. You are made of one another and the only way to see beyond your own self-cast shadowed thought-forms is by bringing into your own thought-forms the perspective and light that comes from many others too.

This Power of the Will is most emphasized now, for it is also today that Pluto turns retrograde. I mentioned this in my General Forecast for 2014 where I noted:

Pluto Retrograde (April 14 until September 22)

The Lord of Will and Sacred Space begins his annual period of retrograde, and it is time once again to re-connect to the well-spring of your Sacred Space, to re-affirm one of your three Principle Spiritual Gifts, the Power of your Will. It is time to use this power as it must and will be eventually mastered by you, to use this power for what must come first, which is that you are here quite simply to Master Yourself, to have Self-Control and thereby Self-Determination. For only then can you combine with other Centered, Self-Controlled Companions to create and build your shared Sacred Spaces together.

Yes, Mercury the Messenger is activating the Grand Cardinal Cross today by forming a tripartite link for you and these three of four Avatars.

From Jupiter the imperative to stay centered within the Ancient Truths that have guided your journey from the beginning.

From Uranus the gift of Self-Transcendence that is there within your own Higher Mind.

And from Pluto the power to choose to fulfill your responsibility to protect all Sacred Spaces, starting most importantly with your own mind.

Now what remains is your Fourth Cardinal Corner, and we will look at Mars when Mercury meets him on the 16th, Wednesday, which is Mercury's day.

Now, listen for the whisperings,

Gentle stirrings from within.

The Light is drawing closer,

The Pathway now is clear.

You are an Immortal,

Upon a Long Journey,

Lifting up your Soul.

Sun Opposite Mars (April 8, 2014)

The Four Stations of the Cardinal Cross.

There you will find a way,

A way through and back to the center,

A way to remember and live with what is sacred.

This is your awakening,

Your fate, as always,

in your hands.

You will Square the Circle and be steadfast.

Being whole and complete, beholden to Spirit only,

Centered in Truth and Will, by Action and through Love,

You will be a beacon in the Darkness, for

You are here to help one another find your way...Home.

Today the Sun aligns with Mars, and your Star illuminates the Fourth and Final Gate of the Grand Cardinal Cross. This past week, where the Sun aligned with the four quarters of the Cross, has been more or less a wake-up call, a reminder for you about the connectedness of all things, and of your need to prepare for the climax of this Planetary Cross Pattern which will occur from April 20 to 23.

(Though there will of course be many other stimulating elicitations before and after these exact dates for the Grand Cross too. One is just ahead, when Mercury makes this same four-fold pass from April 14 to 16, which will also just happen to coincide with a Full Moon Total Eclipse of April 14-15...Oh yes, there is a lot going on "up there", and you better believe there will be quite the same down here too).

The Sun is the Avatar and source for you of the Spiritual forces that flow from the center of your galaxy, your Milky Way. But of course what abides at the core of the Sun is also in you. It is also your innermost, your spark of Divine, there at your center, and so those self-same spiritual forces also arise from within you too. For don't you know, you came from a Star, you are upon a journey through these many Mansions, through the many Spaces of Space until one fine day, when you have mastered yourself, you too will shine fully, freely as a Star too.

Driving the story of this ever-unfolding Creation, from the smallest of infinitesimals on up through to the planets, stars and galaxies, from the barely sentient on up to the conscious and then self-conscious life-forms and beyond, from those Innermost Realms to the Infinities beyond your knowing, behind it all is the one primal drive...Desire.

For at the core of Spirit is this one imperative that is yours too, you are here to Grow. You are here to Become, to unfold your Infinite Potential, both inwardly and outwardly, and so unfold your Divine Spirit into the Infinite spaces of Space. There is no "beginning", there is no "end", there is the ONE and the Many. There is Creation, there is Being and Becoming and your Journey in Spirit that is everlasting.

You and you and you too, and all that is around you, all of this IS because simply and purely Spirit desired to Be, to grow and become as you do too. Your Avatar of this Primal Force, at least while you sojourn here on Earth, is that burning bright red "Star" glowing in the heavens of late. It is Mars of course, whose position just beyond your Earth places him between you and the Infinities that lie "out there" in the vastness that is a fullness called Space.

Today the Sun, your Avatar of Self, of all that you can and will become stands opposite to your Desire. There is the Sun on one side, and Mars on the other, with you there on Earth between them both. Today you are asked to see step back for a moment and consider, "Where am I going? Why am I going there? And, and is this the way to get me there?" You need to ask yourself, what is your Desire, what is your Intention, what are you Aiming for and How to propose to get there?

To answer any or all of these questions, you must first know this...Where are you coming from? What is behind this urge that propels you forward, that makes you reach for something more, for something higher, greater...what is it that makes you Desire to become something more?

The Sun, your Higher Self, has the answer. It is your nature, it is because you are a Spark of the Divine and your Destiny is to take part in this never-ending story, this Song of Creation, and you will become so much more than you can even imagine. But at moments such as this you are asked to pause, to look back at where you have come from, to consider how you got this far, to see what you did to fulfill your desire, and to look out ahead at that far, far horizon and remember and understand as best as you can at this stage of your unfoldment, what it is all about.

If you do, if you listen to your heart, if you can catch those whispers from your soul, you will also know that it is not about the destination, it is about the journey. That it matters why you do this, it matters how you get there, for these thoughts, feelings and actions will become what you will be. And not merely for you, for everything, every mote and speck, every being and planet, star and Galaxy...it is all part of the One Life. And what you do with or to the least of these, you do unto yourself...For that is the Law.

The Sun, your Higher Self, illuminates Mars your Avatar of Desire and Action. Mars shines brighter now than ever, burning now in the Sign of Libra, the Sign of Beauty, of Justice of Fairness for one and for all. This is your where you come from, this is how you will act in the Now, and this in the end is what you will be and Create. You and yours are here to strive for Equality, to act Justly and restore the Beauty to your world.

As I wrote in the New Moon for Aries, the message that the Sun elicits now from Mars is this:

"From Mars in Libra you are to Act to restore Beauty and Justice."

As the Sun, your star, sets in the west tonight,

Turn and look to the eastern horizon.

See him rising there, that shining red one.

There is your Heart's Desire.

He is here for Righteousness,

He is here for Justice,

He is there to show you,

The Way back to Beauty,

Found in how you walk the pathway,

As you journey to the Stars.

Mercury Enters Aries (April 7, 2014)

Time to leave that Watery Realm of Feeling-Thinking...

Where swirling wonders swept through your soul,

Stirring your Imagination, modulating your Dreams...

Where worlds within worlds came and went,

Revealing to you Multiplicities and Mysteries,

Resolving, dissolving into Infinite dimensions,

Your oneness within the One. 

Your Avatar of Mind, who links you from your Inmost Spark of the Divine through all of your vehicles or souls, and then outwards to all of the other countless life-forms with whom you travel, your mediator of mind-stuff is shifting once again.

Mercury, known as the Messenger of the Gods, weaves together all these many realms and forms through which you travel by the Energy you know as Thought or Consciousness. Mercury has been moving back and forth between the last two realms of Air and Water, (between Aquarius and Pisces), for about three months now. Considering that on average he is usually in an Element and Sign for about two to three weeks, you have had quite a long sojourn between these two of late, and you are most certainly in need of this change of perspective and sensibility!

Today Mercury moves into the Original Space of your mind...he brings you back once again to where this Journey of Spirit and the Journey of Mind will always begin, back to the Sign of Aries.

In your own life and in your own chart, your position of Mercury will always provide you with the indications as regards your own mental disposition and aptitude. To do your part and fulfill your destiny, you must understand what is the Mindful Way you are here to live by, to master this Song of your own true Life, and play your part in the Mind of the One. 

The movement of Mercury through the Zodiac, in what I call the "Chart of the Now", does offer you a wonderful twelvefold elicitation of the fullness of Consciousness and Awareness which you will someday master. As Mercury moves through the twelve signs, you can and should bend your own understanding to this shift in sensibility, and seek as much as you can to learn from and so to view your world through another facet or lens of illumination.

Aries is the Sign of your Presence, of your Attitude and Demeanor, and so it brings to you the Awareness of this most critical and important Truth, "First Things First!" For it is how you begin anything, how you enter a space or turn a corner, how you start a project or begin a relationship, that whenever you release a feeling, thought, action or anything whatsoever...you changed your world, and you changed your future. For this is the Law: whatever you release from yourself, that is what is coming back to you someday.

How you lean into or Initiate anything whatsoever, that is the most important thing to be aware of, for it is from this first release of energy, it is from this that all else will follow. Mercury is now singing to you of this melody in the Song of Spirit, that "right now" is what matters most, it is truly the one thing that you can and need to control. You need to be Mindful of your attitude and actions.

Keep yourself attentive to what you are doing, always. Remember, that you need to be most attentive to your Intention, for it will shape and guide whatever it is that you release. To bring about right results, you must hold yourself with a Focused Intention, and remember to be what are here to learn, Be Mindful.

For it is from Right Thinking that you are able to proceed into Right Action. And this is most certainly a time for that! For though Mercury will only be in Aries for a little more than two weeks, you will do well to bend your own sensibility to this first of the Fire Rays.

You need this now so that you will also be prepared to stay present and mindful as you enter into the great alignments of this month. For just like the Sun before, Mercury too will light up each corner of the Grand Cardinal Cross between April 14-16.

It is time to leave those Waters of Remembrance,

and bend your Attention to what is before you now.

A Time of Fire is again at hand...

New Beginnings, a fresh start.

The only Time that matters,

Your Presence in the Present,

Mindfully.

Venus Enters Pisces (April 5, 2014)

Love

It is, in the end, your only story...

The Story of Love.

Venus comes home...

To her sweeter space.

And you will find,

That there is no greater Beauty,

There is no finer Peace, and

That there is no deeper Love,

Than what you will see, feel and share here,

In this Maxima Amor.

For in this heart of your Heart,

Found in the Well of Souls,

The Cycle is done.

You are at the Gateway once more,

Harvest Time, Sowing Time...

As your Spiral Journey continues, in

The Circle of the Living Ones.

Venus is your Avatar of Value, Beauty and Love. She, just like you, moves through this Circle of Life, the Zodiac, and so modulates her meanings and sensibilities for you as she travels through the realms of Fire, Earth, Air and Water.

Like all of the "Wandering Stars", Venus reveals her story, which is your story of Beauty and Love too. For it is in these Twelve Lessons of Life and Meaning, it is here that you will find the Peace that you seek, the food for your Soul, the Manna from Heaven. It is here in what surrounds you, in the Waters of Life, that you will find your Heart and Peace, for it was always here in the sacred Circle of the Living Ones.

Though you will in any life have your own Venus located in a certain Sign, and you are in that lifetime to find fulfillment by bringing that particular expression of Aesthetic and Social meaning to all that you are and do, you actually have all the signs present within you, just in wondrously varying ways and combinations.

So all of these stories, all of the messages and meanings of the planets in each and every sign are precious and potent guides for you. For as you seek to become a more fulfilled person, as you seek to move closer to your one true goal of becoming an Enlightened or Awakened Human Being, you need to learn all these Songs of Spirit to become what you are meant to be.

For the next three weeks you will certainly experience a special benefic gift as Venus swings through the last Sign of the Zodiac. For though each sign is Special, Complete and Perfect in its own way, there is something even more special when you come to the end of any story. It is here that you are asked to use your wonderful sensibilities to look back upon your life, to perceive and understand the whole of the Story that you have lived in these past many months.

You will understand the Arc of that Story of Beauty and Love, as you review, encompass and understand the Hopes and the Highs, the Errors and your Lows, and to see it all as bringing to you now this most precious gift. That you have a more nuanced and enlightened sensibility of the meaning of each part of your story that could only come into the clearest focus when seen in this wholeness or Oneness found at the End. That you would not, could not have had this Knowing-Feeling unless you had gone through all of it, through thick and thin, through High and Low, for it is how you come to move beyond mere Understanding. This is how you with Grace move into Wisdom and Compassion and the Purest Love. This is the offering now, this is what you will have if you will but take some time and bend yourself to the wondrous ways that are offered by Venus in Pisces.  

For if you do, you will remember and appreciate all of these Creative and Loving ways that you were, are, and are yet to be. You will leap to the Enthusiasm of Aries, delight in the Curiosities of Gemini, feel the warmth in the Caring of Cancer, the depths of Passion in Scorpio, you will Honor the Duty that is Capricorn, and smile at the Acceptance of Aquarius...you will see all of your Creations and Loves through each of these Twelve Rays of Light, and you will know that they are all good, they are all of you, and that you are in your heart of hearts Love. You will smile, and laugh and know this: that you are Loved beyond any measure, that the whole point, the whole journey is this: it was, is and will always be about Love.

Venus, the Light-Bearer is Singing her last song...

Of Grace and Beauty, of Kindness and Love...

There is no-thing beyond this,

For Love is the One, present in one and all.

There is no Religion higher than Truth,

There is no Truth higher than this,

Just Love.