Guest Blogger:
Stephanie Austin M.A. is
a professional astrologer specializing in life purpose, career, and
relationship readings since 1986. She also teaches astrology and writes
the New and Full Moon column for the Mountain Astrologer Magazine. Her
background includes a bachelor's degree in Psychology, a master's in
Consciousness Studies, and a lifelong involvement with meditation,
Nature, and healing. For more information on her astrology readings,
eBooks, tutorials, and forecasts, please visit www.EcoAstrology.com.
September 27, 2012
Dear Friends,
The
next full moon peaks on Saturday, September 29 at 8:19 PM PDT at 7º
Aries-Libra. This may be most potent full moon of the year, as it
closely aligns with the ongoing Uranus–Pluto square (at 7º
Aries-Capricorn), bringing those intense evolutionary forces into high
relief. This is highly charged and volatile energy. Stay as grounded and
centered as you can, so that you can see what needs to change in your
life, and take a big step in that direction. Uranus, the energy of
awakening and breakthrough, in combo with Pluto, the archetype of power
and the unconscious, offers immense support for revelations and
liberation from long standing patterns. We are all going through this
together, each in our own way, at our own level of awareness. The more
understanding and supportive we can be toward each other, the easier and
faster the transition will occur. We’re experiencing the death rattle
of the old paradigm and the birth pangs of a new world. For more on this
extraordinary time, see Denise Le Fay's posting at http://deniselefay.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/polarized-thinking-of-sudden-or-gradual/ and Barbara Hand Clow’s article entitled “Choosing Your Intentions: the Second Uranus/Pluto Square at http://www.handclow2012.com/News/Intentions2nUdP.pdf
Aries
is the sign of the individual; Libra, the sign of relationship. This
full moon highlights the truth that, whether we are living alone or in
community, whether we are single or partnered, we are always in
relationship, that life is relationship -- with ourselves,
others, and the worlds in which we live. Relationships are intricate
growth opportunities which provide mirrors for us to see aspects of
ourselves that are, as yet, underdeveloped or unconscious. For example,
if we are not expressing our Mars -- our anger, passion, and personal
desire -- we unconsciously project and encounter that energy through
events or people; we continually run into and/or are powerfully
attracted to strong, self-determined, courageous types, and if we are
totally out of touch with our Mars, we meet the archetype in aggressive
and violent forms. The more we deny any part of ourselves, the stronger
and more extreme its manifestation becomes in order to get our
attention. The more consciously we relate to it, the more constructively
we can express it, rather than experience it destructively.
Relationships help us develop our relationship to the universe within ourselves.
Everything "out there" is really inside us, a spiritual truth encoded
in the ancient Hermetic principle, "As above, so below, as without, so
within."
Regardless
of whether we have a female or male body, we all have a feminine and
masculine side. For the past 5,000 years, the masculine has been
considered superior, leading to the denigration of the feminine,
feelings, and Nature. In order transcend duality and move into a
unified, heart-centered world, which is humanity’s current evolutionary
edge, we must rebalance the masculine and feminine on Earth, and within
ourselves. Read an excellent description of our masculine and feminine
sides at www.lovesedona.com/02.htm; watch Tony Porter’s Call to Men (www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/tony_porter_a_call_to_men.html) and Eve Ensler on Embracing Your Inner Girl (www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/eve_ensler_embrace_your_inner_girl.html).
On
October 5, Saturn enters Scorpio, ending its once-every-29-years
passage in Libra, which began on October 29, 2009. Saturn in Libra
called us to redefine and rebalance our relationships; Saturn in Scorpio
takes us to the deeper level of relationship -- what happens after we
begin sharing more intimately on all levels -- physically, emotionally,
mentally, and spiritually. Saturn in Scorpio intensifies cosmic
pressure to deal with the shadow, which shows up in struggles over sex,
money, and power. The desire to control, dominate, and manipulate others
comes from fear. Saturn will be in Scorpio until September 17, 2015,
forcing us to confront our fears, heal old wounds, and fully comprehend
the consequences of our actions. Saturn forms a mutual reception with
Pluto in Capricorn for the next three years, amplifying the cosmic
directive for the responsible use of power and shared resources. The
mythic Reaper and the Lord of the Underworld both say: What goes around, comes around. You are responsible for your every thought, word, and deed. Live in complete integrity. Be a conscious creator.
Use
the power of this full moon to see where you are still running on
automatic, and where you need to slow down and get in touch with your
deeper feelings, needs, and life purpose. Don’t wait for a crisis to
force you to stop and pay attention to your body, heart, and soul. When
conflict arises, ask: What need(s) am I trying to fulfill here? What
need(s) is the other person trying to fulfill? What would be some
healthier options? Feelings and needs are our emotional intelligence and
spiritual GPS. Most of us living in modern western civilizations have
been taught to ignore our feelings and needs, and have no training on
how to communicate authentically. What we call communication is actually
not communication at all; we’re evaluating, judging, diagnosing,
advising, story-telling etc; not really hearing nor feeling heard.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) offers simple but powerful tools for
honest self-expression and empathy -- how to connect with "what is alive
in us" and listen with deep compassion -- tools that can change your
life, your relationships, and the world. See the links below in the
Resource section for information on NVC and remember: “A teacher of
fear can’t bring peace on Earth. We have been trying to do it that way
for thousands of years. The person who turns inner violence around, the
person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what
true peace is. We are waiting for just one teacher. You’re the one.” -- Byron Katie
Stephanie Austin
360-379-3060
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