I’m blessed enough to have a couple of long-time friends who were born and bred in old-time, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Brooklyn, not this Busch Gardens Theme Park Variety Brooklyn you hear about these days with their Peter Pan Boys with their beards braided with beads, and their ... wuhl, anyway, real Brooklyn.
They’re not easy to come by, friends from Brooklyn, ‘cause they don’t trust no one no how, and they can smell a load of bull walkin’ a mile away. If you’re introduced in to their circle, they’ll keep you near, but not close while they evaluate you, and then one day something’ll happen and they’ll slap you on the shoulder or grab your hand and squeeze it, and you know you’re “in” 'cause they know YOU'RE in this for the long-haul, and you got a friend for life.
One of the things these gals do is, they’re not PollyAnna’s for sure, they know the UnReal from the Real, but life is tough enough on the stoop, right? And you gotta work hard for your food and there’s enough crap flying around, so there’s no reason to dwell on what’s awful, ‘cause that makes it’s own noise, right? The important part of life is to ENJOY, with GUSTO. Enjoy THIIS cup of coffee, THAT pretty flower, and gather together to actively participate in a communal life, and encourage one another daily by pointing out what’s most glorious and most beeyoodeeful in this world and build one another up. That way a gal is filled with hope of a bright future, and it’s easier to walk out in to the world, head held high, for another bright day on This Journey, bouncing along filled with love and support and the best tidings everyone’s got.
That’s all the Universe is asking of us now, once again: to choose to concentrate on The Good News and not The Other Stuff. And outside of the news, we have to navigate the people-ie world, and we can choose to beat down other people along the path, drag other people, blame other people, all along, all the time, or we can just cut the crap, stand strong in our role as a positive, creative force in this universe, and just push content of life and love and hope and joy. And try not to grab on to hurt feelings along the way, we've got to stop being so sensitive. We're warriors. Arrows are going to ping our armor. Bummer. Keep goin'. You're the best, you're the brightest, you're the one who is going to make a difference, and without you, NONE of this is possible.
Ladies and Germs, Welcome to The Full Moon In Virgo, March 2020.
She’s going full New York time on Monday, March 9th at 12:47 pm. Oh, there’s a party ! goin’ on up there. Guess who else has a number in the show?
Mercury is going “Stationary Direct” Monday at 10:59 pm.
You know how this goes, maybe you just didn’t know this word for it.
During any retrograde, there is a moment when Mercury is at a point in the sky where it APPEARS as though it's going backwards, then he stands still, Stationary, then he goes forward to where he was when this all started (bringing all the crap back at you you didn't deal with? or bringing all the blessings of having DEALT with it), moving direct, and THIS time in March 2020 he’s gonna chug right straight forward through Aquarius straight on to Pieces, where there’s going to be another kind of a party around the middle of the month.
and these are BOTH pieces of GREAT news … if we’ll keep on the sunny side …
I’ve never really been one for astrology as a tool of prognostication. I’ve only ever looked at the scattering of the heavenly bodies as a general guide for us, like the pregnancy of a full moon … that’s a physical trend of physics, right? The surge of the tides, and people’s general dispositions during those days?
Wuhl, things are aligning in the heavens in patterns the planets only make during certain times during the history of the universe, and it would be silly to ignore those patterns and not to draw conclusions from data we have at hand, right? ‘cause sometimes lately when I’m studying, I feel like “The Wizard” just before Toto pulls the curtain back to reveal a stumpy old man with a bitchin’ fog machine. But … here goes.
Remember last month? (here: http://bit.ly/LookingBack2Look4ward) we talked about how we need to think about the next spiritual semester in our training as going from the beginning of this year through to the end of the year in an arc? That we’re picking up benefits from all the hard work we put in last year, prepping and planning and exercising muscles to “avoid da noid,” i.e., stepping out the way when petulant selfish people stomp about in puddles so that we don’t get splashed and just keep our head down, focused on The
Goals, training to run The Race?
Well, we’re transitioning right now from a 200 year cycle of top-down patriarchy into a lovely glorious land of flowers and spring breezes with very high yin energy. Problem is, those fellas don’t wanna leave quietly, as you can see from even headlines in the PennySaver. What’s happening in the heavens, though, is everything is about to be revealed, lies will be uncovered, and the world will slowly see that The Emperor Has No Clothes.
The sticky bit is, that may just be true for everyone, so if we're hiding stuff, get ready for the lights to come up. We need to continue to clean out all our closets so last call doesn’t come upon us quickly or by surprise and the gunk is out of the corner of our eye and we got no smudges. Good news is, coming out of that uncovering, for those who are concentrating on doing their best for the universe, will only bring deeper understanding within the circles they populate, the uncovering will bring us closer together.
To get technical, you’ll remember that Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto are all hanging out together, still, in Capricorn. That’s a helluva party. They’re all earth signs, we’re all being pulled to the ground with the weight of their meeting, but through the end of the year, everyone rushes toward air signs for the first time in 200 years, and we’ll all feel lighter and brighter and shiney and new. Gotta get there first, though.
MARS is energy and action. Mars reigns over willpower and yet loves to stir up spastic energy and activity. Mars is considered a personal planet, reflecting basic psychological functions in the personality. Mars energizes.
JUPITER loves expansion, indulgence, growth, optimism, risk taking. Jupiter governs our ethics, our philosophy about life, where we want to learn and how we can benefit from that knowledge. Jupiter is a lucky charm that expands whatever it touches, thus showing what it is that we do on a large scale. Jupiter is about the search for truth, and governs law, religion, philosophy, and education.
SATURN loves hardworking and ambitious people with discipline and commitment, and to reward those persons who work hard with fame and success and achievement and a sterling legacy.
PLUTO is the great revealer, but often there's a dark night before the rebirth. Pluto brings to mind purging, exorcising, and releasing buried power or core truths. It's the planet of creative destruction, and transits can feel like extended ordeals.
Now let’s lay on top of that the full moon in VIRGO. Virgo has a deeply-rooted presence in the material world. Virgo is logical, practical, and systematic in its approach to life. Virgo is structured, goal-oriented, stabilizing, and loves harmony. Those tendencies are brought out in us in the fullness of this moon.
Let’s lay on top of that the fact that the full moon is appearing in the heavens completely opposite the Sun and Neptune in Pisces. This is where it gets really funky.
Neptune is linked to daydreaming, fantasy, fairy tales, theatre, ghost stories, and spirituality, e.s.p., and magic and ritual; creative imagination, intuition in its highest forms, spiritualism and religion and mysticism. Neptune helps bring cosmic consciousness in contact with reality. The downside of Neptune is, it can also govern illusion, confusion, and deceit. We’ve had enough of that for a good bit, though, right?
Aha! But isn’t Neptune sitting right next to the sun who is going to shine a bright light ! on all the lies and deceit ! All of that power and light is going to help actualize our dreams, for you see, the full moon opposite Neptune and the Sun in Pisces triangulates that party in Capricorn where Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto are all hanging out ! All the old structures that are no longer working will be transformed in to a new paradigm.
Oh, I’m sorry, did I forget to tell you that this full moon in the sign of Virgo is actually physically located in the constellation of Leo? Ohmuhguh, seriously? Leo. Leo the Lion. Leo with the gorgeous hair. Leo the beneficent. Leo the supporter, Leo the Get ‘er Done of the Zoadiac. Leo bright light who shows up at the party with a great, HEY GANG ! and pushes his way through the crowds spreading light and joy. Leo, the bringer together, Leo the problem solver, Leo the Lion-Hearted.
That’s how we’re gonna be infused with all manner of good feelings, happiness, and harmony through Virgo, with Jupiter’s tendency to make all things it touches expand, so, expansive kindness … because we’re being supported by Leo. Leo encourages a collective focus on home, family, respect for eternity, stillness, and the Presence of the Divine. Leo makes us feel better about ourselves and encourages us to find our best selves, to recognize our Divinity, to walk in our feyusness, and reminds us Who We Are and our VITAL Place in the Cosmos.
And to foil any negative aspects Neptune may have toward deception, confusion, and scandal, this placement in Leo will bring feelings of satisfaction because we remember our integrity, all our hard work, and the trust we have toward the beneficence of the Universe and the faith we hold that all will be well.
SEE ?!?! aren’t you GLAD Mercury is slowing down and stopping to stand still in the heavens so that we can breathe and languish in this moment of completion when all these dots get connected, and all these patterns form? Oh, yeah, be happy Mercury stands still for a second, too, ‘cause we’re also gonna need that moment to Pin Our Wigs Securely, and make sure we’re ready, ‘cause the rocket is about to launch, and we’re going to get catapulted straight through to the end of the year soon.
It’s the moment for profound change.
You in? There’s lots more work to do, but we’ve come this far, right? And there HAVE been rewards since the beginning of the year for all our hard work last year, right? You've experienced is, right? And this end of the Mercury Retrograde (March 30th, shuddup, I know) is going to re-solidify those blessings and give us the courage to dig deeper, plan harder, clean out drawers with a little more dedication, and continue to get our ducks in a row.
This is a good time to overcome our fears, and to tap in to the fact that we really don’t suck as much as we suspect we do, we’re really not the imposters we think we are, we’re not weak, and we haven’t been slacking off, we’re actually really good at all this stuff, and we need to shake off those HORRIBLE voices in our heads, ONCE, for ALL, and take full possession of THIS moment, not blaming anyone else for shortfalls, especially ourselves, just relishing THIS moment, and planning for OUR future.
We are poised to grow at such a great pace, spiritually, morally and ethically, and that growth is made so much sweeter by sloughing off the past, and removing guilt and self-pity which FINALLY will lead to a happier and more contented life.
Let’s try this on for size, shall we? The entire Universe is poised to support us and make our dreams come true.
