Greetings everyone ,
… isn’t it wonderful to see the greening of spring!
I’d like to bring to your attention some of the astrological alignments that are currently in the sky.
First, it’s that time again- (sorry) — Mercury, the communication planet, goes retrograde from wednesday May 7th through to May 31 st. Retrograde or reverse motion frustrates the natural flow of energy for a planet. The departments of life that it rules become confused and inward moving. This shift in motion manifests externally as delays, false starts and crossed wires. I’d advise putting off signing contracts or making major plans if you can during this time period. The type of communication that will work effectively for you now is research, review, negotiations and reflection.
Another significant alignment is the triple conjunction Remember that traditionally – spring equinox until summer solstice are considered the best time of year to plant your personal seeds for the of jupiter,neptune and chiron. All are in very close connection with eachother through May and June —then each in turn goes retrograde and all continue to stay in close proximity over the summer. This conjunction (meaning they are all at the same degree of the zodiac) is in the sign of aquarius . Its the sign that rules revolutionary changes, futuristic thinking and humanitarian causes . It is also the sign of the new age we are moving into. Because it is of unusually long duration (4 months) its influence is magnified and ongoing –suggesting times for signifigant changes in the areas the planets rule.
Conjunctions highlight and amplify the areas of life they rule. The meanings the planets symbolize blend together influencing eachother greatly during this time.
Jupiter rules our spiritual belief systems, creates abundance and expansivness in all it touches and has a benvolent and protective influence.
Neptune represents spirituality, surrender and creative inspiration.
Chiron, known as the ‘wounded healer’ represents the journey of deepening awareness and integration (healing) we take during the most difficult and challenging of life experiences.
What does that all mean? Its an excellent time for heightened compassion, deepening spiritual awareness and planning for the future.
May 9- 11 marks the halfway point of the 6th day in the Mayan calendar count.
To briefly recap what the mayan calendar represents; it is a cosmic method of timing which lays out the inherent pattern for the evolution of consiousness. It is not about linear time as we know it. There are 9 underworlds , each 20 times shorter in duration, 20 times faster in devlopment than the last and each exists simultaniously. We are currently in the second to last underworld called the galactic underworld —1999-2011. Its divided 6 days and 7 nights which are 360 days in duration. Each underworld has a theme to introduce into the spiral of ever evolving consiousness. The purpose of this underworld is to bring balance into the framework. Balance in all of its forms: to the planet, to the races, to the nations, to the genders and within the individual, as well.
The unfoldment of the days and nights of an underworld can be compared to the life cycle of a plant. The sixth day is considered the flowering phase. Additionally, the Mayans attributed its influence to Yohuallicitl ,their goddess of birth. The sixth day (nov 13 ‘08 -nov 7 ‘09 ) is a period of birthing or flowering .
Since the pattern of unfoldment is the same in each underworld, one way to look at what is happening at the halfway point of the sixth day is to look at the halfway point of the sixth day in the pervious ‘planetary’ underworld. That was the year 1962. The early sixties were on the brink of a huge creative and social revolution that was to follow later in the decade. The second half of the 6th day in our current galactic underworld will parellel with the late sixies and the seventies.
Once again, we find ourselves on the brink of wide spread change. There is a global meditation planned over the 2 day period of May 9-11. The focus is about creating a compassionate, holistic and egalitarian planet earth. The stakes are high. Global warming, the population explosion and economic crisis are clearly at issue . There is always free will. Free will within a range of possibilities. How we use ths transitional time is up to us.
I encourage you to set some time aside in the coming days to contemplate and visualize your creative and social re-birth both as an individual and collectively, as a conscious global citizen. For more info. on the mayan calendar and the global meditation — visit www.calleman.com .
Blessing Gwenyth