Year: 2021

“Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest of human beings infinite distances continue to exist, a wonderful living side by side can grow up, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible to see the other whole and against a wide sky.” Rilke

“A lot of our presumptions and assumptions about relationship go largely unrecognized.” Eric Francis

Venus is now retrograde and astrologer and author Eric Francis describes this time (through the end of  January) as Venus, the goddess of love, in search of “the other” in the Underworld.  This is because Venus is  conjunct Pluto and makes the exact conjunction three times – the last being in early March.

The Underworld is Pluto’s realm where unknowing becomes transformed into evolved  conscious awareness.  With Underworld journeys though, there is always a sense of unknowing or walking through the darkness as Persephone did.

There is a solitary nature to this journey.

We are living through times of great change on the planet and so many things are up  for review.

The journey of Venus through this territory offers a fertile time to look more deeply into thoughts and beliefs about love and relationship.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”A fire worshipper meditates on the ultimate realities of existence.”

“In my beginning is my end. In succession
Houses rise and fall, crumble, are extended,
Are removed, destroyed, restored, or in their place
Is an open field, or a factory, or a by-pass.
Old stone to new building, old timber to new fires,
Old fires to ashes, and ashes to the earth.” TS Eliot

“What ever happened
To the way things
are ‘sposed  to happen?” Van Morrison

The Sun entered Capricorn today ushering in the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, Saturn is moving up to his third and challenging alignment with Uranus.  Saturn in this aspect reminds me of the Ten of Wands in the Tarot deck. In Waite’s deck, Pamela Coleman Smith’s painting is of a man overburdened by carrying a heavy load of wood.  Saturn governs restrictions, responsibilities and the burdens we carry. Uranus on the other hand governs freedom- and making a sudden break for freedom. Uranus is also associated with sudden illumination, breakthroughs and  revelation.

So it bodes well at this time to consider what responsibilities or burdens we carry that might be up for review or renewal.

Saturn also governs the way we structure our lives to accommodate the needs of body, mind and spirit.  It’s wise to look at this area of life as well and whether desired changes or improvements can be made.

Renewal is on the table too as we look forward a New Year of  potentials and possibilities.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”The human soul in its eagerness for new experiences seeks embodiment.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill