Year: 2017

“I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times,
In life after life, in age after age forever.
My spell bound heart has made and re-made the necklace of songs
That you take as gift, wear round your neck in your many forms
In life after life, in age after age forever…

Whenever I hear old chronicles of love, its age-old pain,
Its ancient tale of being apart or together,
As I stare on and on into the past, in the end you emerge
Clad in the light of a pole-star piercing the darkness of time:
You become an image of what is remembered forever.” Tagore

Venus is is Aries now and will be moving up to a square to Pluto. In mythology Pluto was the lord of death and rebirth and Venus the goddess of love and pleasure. These planets together can speak about profound love and its inherent connection to loss.
There is a tendency when these planets are together to draw in karmic or past life relationships that can be very passionate but often difficult to resolve.
On a deeper level these two influences represent the opportunity to connect to a deeper understanding of the meaning of love through the processing of pain on a deeper level – as they say in hospice – to shed another outer layer of the onion skin.
Under this influence it bodes well to look at issues of self esteem and self worth to see if they need to be updated. Venus also symbolizes resources and how we provide for ourselves based on what we feel we deserve.
Recently I saw a photo of a woman in Dublin, Ireland in the Women’s March holding a sign that read,”Fight Like a Girl.” Pluto can bring back powers that were lost due to painful experiences if you clear obstacles that are in the way. Progress will be made by overcoming and transforming old beliefs in this area and as the shamans say – shedding an old skin.
This aspect is also about connecting with what you feel most passionate about in your life in a deeper or clearer way.
After aspecting Pluto Venus will move on to squaring Uranus  – and this offers the opportunity to move forward in a new way – freer of the burdens of the past.
Venus is at 8 degrees now and one of the Sabian symbols for that is,”A teacher gives new symbolic forms to traditional images.”

Sabian symbol reference from Lynda  Hill

“And I, infinitesimal being,
drunk with the great starry
void,
likeness, image of
mystery,
felt myself a pure part
of the abyss,
I wheeled with the stars,
my heart broke loose on the wind.” Pablo Neruda 

“The entire world is a very narrow bridge.
The essential thing is to have no fear at all.” Reb Nachman

There is a lot of energy to harness with Mars and Uranus in the fiery sign of Aries now as we head towards the Solar Eclipse in Pisces on February 26. Eclipses are like evolutionary doorways and solar eclipses represent the opportunity of opening a new chapter of your life. Check your chart to see which house the eclipse falls in – this will indicate which area of life is up for change for you.

Solar eclipses occur at the time of the New Moon. Between now and the 26th is a very good time to focus on and clarify your intentions. Eliminate blurriness and indecisiveness in your thinking and be very clear.

Long awaited breakthroughs and awakenings related to creative or spiritual evolution can occur. It can be an exciting time when the future seems to arrive at our doorstep. There can be great courage, a sense of urgency to act and a great desire to break free of limitations.

With all the planets involved between now and the eclipse do keep equilibrium and moderation in mind. It’s best to leave extra time when moving around or traveling as it can be an accident prone time if you- or others- are rushing or not paying attention. It is an edgy time when things can get off to an energized start and then seem to fall apart. Nerves can be frayed and tempers can run high.

It is a good idea to plan for extra down time during this period – as the nervous system can be more easily taxed under these aspects.

On of the Sabian symbols for Mars at this time is,” A bomb which failed to explode is now safely hidden from discovery.”

Sabian symbol quote from Linda Hill