“To move
Frantic, like comets, towards our bliss,
Forgetting that we always miss,
And so to seek and fly the sun,
By turns, around which love should run.” Gerard Manley Hopkins
Throughour time the appearance of a comet was considered extremely significant to astrologers. Comets were seen as messengers – bringing to light hidden information and signalling energy shifts both personally and for the collective.
The comet 31/ATLAS (You’d think there might be a more poetic name!) made its closest pass to earth on December 19 – in close proximity to the New Moon on the 19th and the Winter Solstice on the 21.
The chart for the Winter Solstice is said to describe the time between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. The comet as is part of that picture – indicating the influence of the comet throughout this time.
Comets herald a time of a new beginning and the potential to move to a state of consciousness which is more appropriately aligned with the time in which we are living. Comets also associated with increased compassion and awareness.
It’s wise throughout this season to provide down time to integrate information which may surface.