“Still, what I want for my life
is to be willing
to be dazzled –
to cast aside the weight of facts
and maybe even
to float a little
above this difficult world
I want to believe I am looking
into the white fire of a great mystery
I want to believe that the imperfections are
nothing –
that the light is everything- that it is more than the sum
Of each flawed blossom rising and fading
And I do.” Mary Oliver
Fall has come to New England this morning and for the first time this season, I lit my wood stove. I have a very temperamental old stove which heats the house well but requires frequent attention and adjustment. In astrology the quincunx aspect is associated with the “need for adjustment” (often of perception or attitude.) This aspect, which is also called the inconjunct, occurs when planets are 150 degrees apart.
I have three quincunxes in my natal chart and am no stranger to the “need for adjustment” In some ways it is no surprise I ended up with this testy old stove which requires tinkering to keep things right.
Life these days on planet Earth also seems to require a fair amount of adjustment – to new ideas and inventions and to the swiftly changing events of each day. Neptune – which governs illusion – just backed into Pisces joining Saturn in this elusive, mysterious sign. Neptune governs fog and this can be the shrouding of information. We may need more time to fully understand the goings-on in the outer world. A time when we may need to wait for meaning to emerge.
The week starts off with Mars and Mercury forming a beneficent alignment to Jupiter. It’s good to remember that Jupiter is associated with good cheer and good fortune and in this situation will bring increased energy, optimism and vision.
The Mercury/Mars duo will also form a harmonious aspect to Saturn and Neptune. This can help to create a more stable foundation for plans an initiatives. You can harness this energy to move projects forward that may have felt stagnant. A good line up for chores and physical work.
Mercury will be forming a sextile to Pluto. This adds strength and depth to the thought process. Sextiles are fortunate aspects but work best if action is taken on them.
Venus will oppose Chiron – the asteroid which governs the process of healing from wounding. This is a strong theme this month – healing from old wounds – with the recent New Moon opposing Chiron. There is supportive energy this week for new perceptions and understanding about this area of life which can lead to a more joyful and free way forward.
In general at this time it is wise to work through issues which result in personal evolution. Although the changes or evolution in the world can feel breathtaking and hard to keep up with, we can have more control of our inner worlds.
One of the Sabian symbols for this time is.”Light breaking into many colors as it passes through a prism.”