Consciously or unconsciously, all this week we’ve been dealing with Saturn squaring the lunar nodes. The theme: What direction serves the best purpose of the conditions at hand and how does that play into your long term, larger goals? This is a dharma pattern. Presently the Sun supercharges the issue, spreading its light to make matters more conscious, and at the same time, energizing the pattern with heaps of energy in dang near every known energy frequency. The vibe cannot be ignored. It’s time to get on with it and cease activities that do not contribute or further progress toward the goal down the road.
It’s about staging. Ceres enters Capricorn on October 8th and approaches Pluto from one side as the node approaches from the other. By mid-October, Pluto bisects these two influences. On October 18th Ceres aligns with Pluto. Ceres and the node come together on October 24th and by November 9th the node crosses over Pluto.
Ceres and Pluto have always had a strained relationship... that’s putting it mildly. That can be established by the well-known tale of Pluto’s abduction of Ceres’ daughter and her subsequent threats to destroy agriculture for the planet if her daughter was not returned immediately and in pristine condition.
Maybe it’s time for an agricultural check on the planet. Is this the time when the ease of putting corn syrup in food becomes known for the subsequent lack of pristineness it may induce in the human body? Should we consider the number of maple trees being cut down for baseball bats and factor that against the cost of maple syrup? Or maybe it’s thank God the shortage of canned pumpkin has been declared over. Perhaps the greater purpose seeks to look at ways to ensure every person on our presently abundant planet receives enough food to sustain the body properly.
Of course in the “What about me?” era... never mind the agi-global stuff... what about my life? Okay, how about the following bite-sized nuggets?
Ceres to Pluto - Petition your power. Whatever aspect of yourself holds another aspect hostage... well that crap needs to stop. No one can prevent you from being brilliant. Someone may not recognize your brilliance, but that by no means negates it. Know your stuff. Be excellent at what you do. Cut no corners when cultivating your creativity and present your absolute best at all times.
Ceres to the North Node - No whining or complaining. Criticisms or mean-spirited verbal binges go no where. If you’re going to get the attention of those at the top of the pyramid, you need to render solutions that support the pyramid better than ever. Real solutions can be recognized; complaints get ignored. Make a promise to make a comment about every good deed and noble intent you encounter.
North Node to Pluto - Check your ego at the door. A meeting in this astrological object conference room occurs only between those of focused intents, positive aspirations and clarity of consciousness. Make a flight plan and stick to it, allowing for unforseen environmental factors to be included along the way. Be productive, efficient and waste not. Conserve your time for things that mean something. Time is your most precious resource and short of having figured out time warping, can never be replaced.
The staging of astrological influences never ceases to amaze me. We have the patterns mentioned above - as well as many others, including Venus retrograde - all prior to the time that Jupiter resumes prograde motion on November 18th at 23 Pisces 30. This degree of Pisces was where the goddess of discord transited between roughly 1905 and 1907. In late April and early May of 2011 Jupiter and Mars transit the position of Eris. Essentially, each and every person alive will experience the same aspect of a transiting planet to a natal planet between mid-November and the first week of May next year! This occurrence marks the first time since the discovery of Eris that this phenomenon appears, presumably making it conscious in nature for the first time ever.
Perhaps the most fruitful tale involving Eris comes with the noted collaboration (even the goddess of discord can be part of a team) with Jupiter to right a political injustice. To accomplish the needed perspective, the entire motion of the solar system and heavens had to be reversed for one day. As a team, Jupiter and Eris did it. In the transit pattern ahead, every person experiences a collaborative passage of Jupiter with Eris.
Think of it! In a six-month interval every person on Earth will feel the itching to set things right, both personally and on the global level!!
Now, the ongoing and upcoming patterns create the perfect staging for optimal use of the Jupiter transiting natal Eris for everyone to employ and thus, enjoy.
Saturn with the nodes creates a balance of direction. Keep what works from traditional, tried and true methods. Add that to a generous dollop of focused dharma as revealed by the clarity of the Sun. Mark your purpose. Renew a quest to accomplish whatever it was this life was supposed to be all about for your soul’s history. While you’re at it, figure out how to leave a good footprint behind.
With Ceres to Pluto, review how to tango with complex issues without issuing “spite your face” ultimatums. Know which fights are worth it and which are not. Odds are responding to a respondent commenting on your Facebook page or regarding a news story falls into the category of “not worth so much.” With Ceres to the Node, determine what causes motivate the urge to take on city hall, the powers that be, or the immovable forces that suppress the majority. As the node comes to Pluto, line up resources, a team, an agenda, a consciousness and a purpose for the campaign ahead.
These factors in place, Jupiter summons Eris with a playful wink - or through the bidding of the pesky and tricky Mercury - to reverse the order of the way things have been going... again both for you personally and the planet globally. Imagine how the world would feel different if most people were at least half way content with the mission statement they had selected.
Eris also rules exclusion and she bore a vengeful course when she felt slighted. What a perfect time for the Social Network movie to open in wide distribution. The passages of the planets in Capricorn - Pluto and Ceres - combining with the node, instinctively despise a waste of time. The path that matters is the path of purpose. While young political icons such Meghan McCain promote the value of social networking in making a difference for the world, Capricorn notes that while people are busy posting, reacting and commenting, nothing gets done. Arms sweating under rolled up sleeves might be inclined to get something done. Maybe the present Eris influence suggests that you could inadvertently count yourself out by taking on activities that do not specifically align with the dharma goal sheet’s accompanying check list. Then again, maybe social networking is the way (I’m not even slightly convinced). Determine what you feel is the most efficient evolutionary course.
On your mark, get set, engage Eris.