Greetings everyone,
I have some information surrounding some of the current happenings in the sky over head that I’d like to share with you.
NEW MOON IN TAURUS
Monday May 5 at 5:18 am brought in another moon cycle, new moon in Taurus to be exact. Interestingly enough if you happened to be watching the sky at that time you would have seen a burst of shooting stars originating in the constellation of aquarius! (4-5am ).
These meteorites are remnants from the tail of Hailey’s comet and they were an unusually large showing due to the proximity of Jupiter (in Capricorn ) and its gravitational pull. The timing of this which coincided with the new moon
adds both energy and illumination to this months’ lunar cycle. ( A new moon represents a new start of activity.) And especially to any planetary activity in the sign of aquarius.
Why is that special?
In terms of the archetypal symbolism of astrology, comets are considered messengers. They are large foreign bodies that come from outside of our solar system and make independent orbits through it. Symbolically, they
bring new information which is outside of our ‘normal’ frame of reference.
The sign of aquarius rules invention, progressive thinking and humanitarian causes.
The planet jupiter connects us with wisdom and the ‘higher mind’.
Also of note currently,is the exact conjunction of neptune with moon’s north node in aquarius right now.
Node’s are sensitive points that act like the rudder of a ship —steering in the direction we need to take for new growth. Neptune is the planet that symbolises spirituality and inspiration.
Collectively we have been entering the ‘age of aquarius’ step by step over the past few decades. The changing of the ages implies a paradigm shift in global thinking (and being). From the Mayan calendar perspective this event would indicate yet another sublet shift in the evolution of consciousness which is preparing us for 2012.
Events like the one I’ve described effect us all on some level. Some people will be more effected than others, however. Partly this depends on where the activity falls in your personal birth chart—via which house aquarius rules in your chart and whether or not neptune and the north node of the moon make a strong aspect to any of your birth planets or one of the four angles.
SATURN:
Saturn has recently gone direct, May 1st to be exact. In astrological symbolism saturn rules career and karma. It has been retrograde since last christmas. Retrograde motion directs the planetary energy inwards. One often frustrating effect of retrograde motion is delayed plans, false starts and the need to rethink your goals.
Happily, now that saturn’s motion has gone direct again it signals a period of time(until the end of December) in which you can move forward on career or ‘life purpose’ based plans successfully.
Hope this gives some guidance in the days to come…
Blessings, gwenyth