“Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, copy wood carry water.” Zen koa
One of the perks of being a practicing astrologer is that on occasion, an astrologer on a book tour or trip to our area would contact me for a visit. One such time, Bruce Scofield, an astrologer and author in western Mass., came to visit. He is the author of several books on hiking trails.He also is the person I refer when clients don’t have a birth time or accurate birth time because he practices rectification – the art of determining a person’s birth time by analysing the dates of important events in their lives.
At this time though, he was exploring a new hiking trail in close proximity to where we were living. His first words when entered our farmhouse out in the country were, “What are the systems in this house?” meaning what were the routines etc to get chores done.
This struck me as a very sixth house question – as the sixth house – ruled by the sign of Virgo – governs this area of life.
Through September 22 or so there is a grand trine in earth as the Sun in Virgo, Pluto in Capricorn and Uranus in Taurus form this dynamic alignment.
The earth signs have to do with making progress through organization, planning and commitment to long term success.
It is about setting goals and taking action. The mountain goat, symbol of Capricorn, does not get deterred by setbacks – she keeps going.
So this time frame creates a good opportunity to get back on track with commitments and intentions or to set new ones that are pragmatic in nature and backed by a solid commitment to the long term. A good time to set up new systems or make improvements to the current ones if necessary.
One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”A woman is gaining secret knowledge from an ancient scroll she is reading.”
Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill.