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Transits of the Season
December 21, 2014 Capricorn Solstice to March 19, 2015
THEMES OF THE SEASON
• Uranus in Aries, Stationary Direct December 21, 2014( 12 Aries)
• Solstice, Sun Zero Capricorn December 21, 2014( 11:04 pm GMT)
• Saturn Zero Sagittarius December 23, 2014( 4:35 pm GMT)
• Mercury in Aquarius, Stationary Retrograde January 21, 2015( 17 Aquarius)
• Mercury in Aquarius, Stationary Direct February 11, 2015( 1 Aquarius)
• Mars Zero Aries February 20, 2015( 0:11:15 am GMT)
• Venus Zero Aries February 20, 2015( 8:15:25 pm GMT)
• Jupiter in Leo Quincunx Pluto in Capricorn February 27, 2015( 14Leo / Capricorn)
• Saturn in Sagittarius, Stationary Retrograde March 14, 2015( 4 Sagittarius 55)
• Uranus in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn March 17, 2015( 15Aries / Capricorn)
U ranus leads the way into the energies of the Capricorn Solstice.
Uranus, retrograde at 16 degrees on July 22, turns direct at 12 degrees Aries, minutes before the Capricorn Solstice arrives. Changes, global and personal, not conceived of previously but incubating behind the scenes, may surface. After all Uranus is about the unexpected and now is moving forward.
A phrase I always loved describing the Capricorn Solstice as happening in the winter months is as follows,“ Matter is fully manifested and redeemed, and all the other sections of elements are jelled, or crystallized in the density of form. This is the symbol of winter, which hides in its bosom all the possibilities of the unfolding of creation, freezes them into the Earth’ s breast or core, only so that they may blossom one day ….. matter the divine light is inherent and awaits the moment of its epiphany.”( The Gnostic Circle, p. 15) This passage obviously refers to what occurs in the Northern Hemisphere.
Capricorn is a sign that suggests structure and matter. In the winter, the DNA of life goes within. In the Southern Hemisphere,
at the same time, life expresses outward, the DNA of life blossoms forth. Summer is the“ epiphany” where life bursts forth from seed. If we perceive the Sign of Capricorn as the womb for life, then it is easy to understand the inward and outward expression. Capricorn does suggest a structure for life, a pattern of molecules, a seed, that in one form produces a rose and in another form a marigold, in one form a maple tree and in another form a red boppel nut tree( Australian). Personally this time of year should be when we decide how we are going to stand upright in the world. What is our personal structure of expression; what form will we give the divine light within.
Within the Capricorn Solstice chart that very question of giving form to divine light energy is asked by the semi-sextile between Saturn and the Sun / Moon conjunction. Placing that semi-sextile in your own natal chart would indicate the variables you are being challenged to work with this season. In the USA Chart, July 4, 1776, 5:10 pm, Philadelphia, PA, the question spans from Saturn in the 12th House to the Sun / Moon in the 1st House. The question for the USA might be how will this country physically stand together as“ We the People” given the hidden agendas, hidden enemies, divisive discourse, unresolved racial issues, etc., that continue to surface. The USA national identity is under siege. Maybe“ We the People” is merely a myth.
The Solstice Chart also points to tensions in relationships with Uranus opposing the N. Node in Libra and squaring Pluto in Capricorn. A bucket configuration with Jupiter as the handle is created. Jupiter invites an expanded consciousness centered in faith, hope, and possibilities for humanity. However, Jupiter is sesquiquadrate Mercury in Capricorn sitting conjunct between the Sun and Pluto and also conjunct Venus. Traditional ways of thinking about the nature of authority and power must be challenged, especially on the international front. Jupiter as a handle suggests that new philosophical and scientific paradigms for the survival of life need to emerge.( Go see the movie“ Interstellar”) Sesquiquadrate energy is not as entrenched as square energy so we can only hope, that with a bit of help from a direct moving Uranus squaring Pluto and eventually trining Jupiter, our thinking will be invigorated. Saturn moves into the Sign of Sagittarius on December 23, 2014 for a brief period before retrograding on March 14, 2015, eventually returning to late degrees of Scorpio. The first applying aspect made by Saturn in Sagittarius is a square to Neptune in Pisces. In mutable signs these two energies could be said to be evolving, transmuting, and recreating their energetic purpose. When these two energies are together the challenge is to give form or structure, Saturn, to visionary or creative material, Neptune. The same struggle, said in a different way, is woven into the Solstice Chart bucket pattern formed by Capricorn planets ruled by Saturn with a Jupiter handle, co-ruler of Neptune.
Also, in the Solstice Chart the Sun and Moon are in a Balsamic Phase, just like the Libra Equinox Chart. The Balsamic Phase is reminding us to go within, be quiet and listen, meditate. Actions, without inner contemplation, will not further us along the path. Humanity is still on the precipice of discovering what questions need to be asked. In the Balsamic Phase the nature of the question is more important than the answer.
Mercury goes retrograde on January 21 at 17 Aquarius. Reflection Aquarian style is contemplating not just on personal issues, but how individual concerns fit into the life of the tribe. Thinking needs to be innovative, exploring possibilities, maybe even radical. Aquarius is a sign that explores the future realms of meaning and understanding, searching for bigger truths to live by. Interestingly this retrograde period is right before the final Uranus / Pluto square at 15 degrees cardinality, the middle of the Cardinal Signs at the most powerful placement.
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