Year: 2019

“I long to accomplish a great and noble task but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.” Helen Keller 

“One must choose in all things a mean – just and good. Error and confusion dwell  in the extremes.” Pythagoras 

I had a dream recently that mirrored an actual childhood event. When I was young I lived by the sea and one day after a storm I went with a friend to see how her small sailboat had survived a storm. Her sailboat was tied up to a dock at a neighborhood club. Her boat was fine – we just needed to bail it out. But it was a motorboat, moored near the dock that caught my attention. It was fully submerged in the shallow water.

For some reason this image, which in its own way is dreamlike, has stayed with me throughout the years. But recently in a dream I found myself back there staring into the shallow water at the sunken motor boat. In the dream though, the boat had a table which was set for dinner. I dove down and grabbed the silverware and brought it to the surface.  Later I called a friend who understands  imagery well and asked her what she thought it was about. She said, “I think it is about retrieving lost treasures in your life.”

When I mused about lost things I thought about the many the stories I had written that had been lost in various computer crashes over the years. Spurred on by her idea, I entertained the idea that perhaps I had made hard copies at some point and perhaps could find some of them.  I searched through boxes and closets  and an old icloud account and  much to my surprise, I  managed to find quite a bit of the writing.

This week  the Sun sextiles Pluto providing a fertile time for retrieving lost things. The influence of the Mercury retrograde supports this also. Lost things can be actual physical things and also things that may have become undervalued or diminished  along the way. Qualities like hope, courage and optimism.

Pluto also brings his influence to Mercury, the planet of communication and thinking this week. It bodes well to deepen thinking as this can bring fresh insights to old perceptions.

Other aspects this week indicate the tendency for information overload and for overthinking. As Mars moves up to a benevolent aspect to Saturn, a lot can be accomplished now as long as there is moderation, restraint and discipline in your approach.

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”A symbolic battle between the Disciples of Might and The Disciples of Enlightenment.”

 

 

” You see things; and you say ‘why?’
But I dream things that never were and say,’Why not?’ ” George Bernard Shaw 

“Exploring the question brings more wisdom than having the answer.”  A Course in Miracles

Pisces, the sign of poets, of artists and of spiritual seekers is a major player in this week’s astrology. There is some significant astrological activity this week which can leave us feeling “coming and going” or with shifting perceptions.

Mercury will station retrograde at 29 degrees of Pisces on Tuesday at 1:19 PM EST. Retrograde periods are a good time to pause – to rethink, renew and rejuvenate. The retrograde period will last through March 28.

Interactions can be more confusing during this time – do make an extra effort to communicate clearly as misunderstandings can more easily occur. It’s best to review any unclear texts, emails etc before jumping to conclusions. Be careful to think through any decisions during this retrograde period and be open to the possibility that they may need to undergo revision in the future. It is best to look at this month as time time when information is emerging and evolving rather than a time when it’s all in.

Uranus moves into the sign of Taurus on Tuesday as well. Uranus is the planet of innovation and of the future. It governs all things cyber, lightning and inventions that are ahead of their time. In combination with the Mercury station it bodes well to back up files and plan to have patience with  possible delays and snafus with cyber devices. Do heed any innovative ideas that emerge related to  improving financial matters.  If your aspirations and the way you provide for them are not in balance, this time frame can disrupt habitual, unproductive thoughts and clear the way for new approaches.

Uranus will transit this sign until April 2026

The New Moon follows on Wednesday-  at 15 Pisces conjunct  Neptune, the planet of dreams and mystical journeys. New Moons are always a good time to reaffirm or reset intentions but this month it’s better to think of this time as a seed point with more guidance and direction to emerge in the period of reflection.

In astrology it is often advised that when Uranus is a strong influence -as it is this week- to “expect the unexpected.” In a certain sense this is a familiar background to the time in which we are living where the Uranus/Pluto influence is correlated with a lot of change globally. It is wise to provide extra downtime for reflection, renewal and the integration of information. Significant Uranus transits can tax the nervous system and be times when”life comes at you fast.”

One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”Light breaking into many colors as it passes through a prism.”

Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill