“In that open field
If you do not come too close, if you do not come too close,
On a summer midnight you can hear the music
Of the weak pipe and the little drum
And see them dancing around the bonfire
The association of man and woman …
Rustically solemn in rustic laughter.
Lifting heavy feet in clumsy shoes,
Earth feet, loam feet, lifted in country mirth
Mirth of those long under the earth.” T.S.Eliot
“A wise old owl lived in an oak.
The more he saw the less he spoke.
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can’t we all be like that wise old bird?”
The Sun entered the mysterious sign of Scorpio on Monday. This ushers in a time of turning inward – as the trees shed their leaves and the days grow shorter and colder here in the northern hemisphere.
This week Sun forms a harmonious trine with Saturn. This provides good timing for pragmatics. It can be supportive in grounding creativity and intuitions. It bodes well for integrating higher knowledge.
This week Chiron, the asteroid of the Wounded Healer makes challenging aspects to both Ceres, the Great Mother, and Venus, the goddess of love in Virgo. These aspects can bring up questions as to how we deal with painful circumstances – both in our personal pasts and in the world in general – and how it is handled – whether it is seen as an opportunity to grow in wisdom and compassion or whether it creates hostility and anger.
Mars and Mercury will form a conjunction this week and oppose Jupiter. It’s wise this week to watch for impulsive behavior. Best to make sure to have all the facts before acting. Extra patience and forethought with speech will be beneficial as tempers can be short.
The Lunar Eclipse is Saturday at 5 degrees of Taurus at 4:24 PM EDT. Eclipses are evolutionary in nature and can bring new beginnings and endings. It’s wise throughout the week with the Eclipse and Scorpio planets to heed any information that surfaces that speaks of personal transformation and evolution.
One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”A bridge being built across a high narrow gorge.”
Sabian symbol from Lynda Hill