February opens up three planets and asteroid Chiron in
watery Pisces: Venus (love and money),
mystical Neptune, Motivating Mars and Healer Chiron. Like no other water sign, Pisces calls us to
pause and reflect. So with Messenger
Mercury in retrograde motion, the first ten days of the month may feel a bit
murky as we sort through ourselves and our lives. Nonetheless, retrograde Mercury complements
Pisces nicely as it invites introspection, meditation, reflection…all of the re- words. You know them!
With all this water enveloping us, let’s talk Pisces. The final sign of the zodiac, it rules
mysticism, music, dreams, universal love and consciousness, faith and the
brotherhood of man. On a good day. In more difficult times, it may have us
drowning our sorrows in drugs and alcohol, devouring any faith we ever
possessed, surrendering to prisons or hospitals, or chained to overwhelming
fear. You see, Neptune and the sign it
rules Pisces, represent the very pinnacle of humanity as well as the lowest of
lows. Why? The Divine may be found in all of these, each
of us, no matter what our human circumstance.
Cycling through Pisces, Vibrant Venus is exalted in this
sign, casting a Mother Theresa effect on her motions, especially with her
conjunction to Neptune during the first week of the month. This pair lends a Universal Love to our
relationships, those we already know and those we want to know better,
including how we treat ourselves. Since
Neptune is mystical, often stirring confusion in its wake, it can cause
tremendous blind spots wherever it is found in a chart. No one likes to feel s/he is unware; yet in
certain segments of our lives, we undoubtedly are. Neptune prompts the question, “How did I not see that before?” When the person/situation/your SELF have been
there for so long, we can feel like a failure for not realizing or
understanding earlier. Don’t.
Instead, think of it this way: Neptune leaves room for growth and
development. Eventually, over time, people,
situations, life events and self-understanding
become clear. Clarity, pristine
insight. That is the highest intention of
Neptune. Consider it a journey.
Prodding us toward such clarity, Motivating Mars and Healer
Chiron are half way through Pisces during the first week of February. Pay attention, this pair says, focus on soul matters, where and what
needs clarifying, understanding and healing. They call us to bear witness to where we have
strayed from our path. Highlighting
where have let others, ourselves, down,
been less than our best selves, best friends, spouses, parents, co-workers,
Mars-Chiron prompts a course correction.
In Pisces, this duo says: swallow
your pride and reach across the table.
Do what must be done to save the friendship, business, relationship,
marriage, yourself. Say the words, as hard as they might be to
utter, even if you have to write them down and rehearse. Or, draft a letter to the loved one, the
co-worker. Write affirmations FOR
yourself and stick them on the bathroom mirror where you can’t miss them every
day. Conversely, open up to others
trying to reach out to you: listen,
focus, hear what someone is saying,
what it is they really want for you (not from you): good health and well-being, a perspective you
might not have considered, lending a hand financially, practically, or
otherwise… Here’s a clue: let
them. We are one, a brother and
sisterhood of humanity. Each of us
carrying the other along.
For the better part of February, helping us reach out to
others and reach across ourselves, Messenger Mercury is cycling through
ingenious, detached, and inventive
Aquarius. At the first week of the
month, Mercury makes a helpful angle to Saturn in fiery Sagittarius, jump
starting new ideas, adventures in living, how we approach events and situations,
people, even our thinking. Remember:
it takes 60 days to establish a new habit or routine. No time like the present! This angle assures us if we but try, we can succeed. Sagittarius is about QUESTS. Where do you need to journey? To evolve, grow and develop into the person
you are intended to become? This
involves faith. Journeys, whether inward
or external, require exactly that: faith in ourselves to examine what is “under
the hood”, ie, why you are the way you are and operate (think/make choices) as
you do; conversely, in external quests, we push forward often against extreme
odds, naysayers and haters, lack of money, etc.
This brings us to the grand planetary challenge for
2015: Neptune in Pisces squaring
(facing off with) Saturn in Sagittarius.
Simply said, we face big tests of faith.
The challenge has been brewing for some time already at the end of
2014. We have seen it play out in our
individual lives and on a global scale via Islamic terrorists wedded to extreme
forms of faith they insist on spreading worldwide. So let’s take this challenge apart for a
look at the mechanics to better understand how it affects you. First, Neptune is the soul. As it cycles
through its home sign Pisces, it clarifies and discerns precisely what our soul
needs. Taskmaster Saturn, on the other
hand in adventurous, spiritual Sagittarius is on a search for TRUTH. These two planets ask us now: “Can
you handle the truth?” This
question opens us to even more searching:
“What will you do when you find the truth?” Will you recognize when truth crosses your
path? Since Neptune can be a major blind
spot, look for what you might be missing, missing parts, words, pieces to the
puzzle. Be wary of blind faith in
someone/something.
At play here are some BIG quests for answers. Consider how these figure in your life
currently: What do you believe? What are your dreams vs. reality. How are you making your dreams a reality? Are you escaping (Neptune) your
reality/responsibility (Saturn)? What
can you get away with? Are you trying to
get something for yourself only or are you sharing/serving others? How do you give back to your fellow man? Matters of faith vs. doubt. Denial, deferral, and delusion
(Neptune/Pisces) vs. right action, honor, doing the right thing (Saturn); How
is your current/established belief system or tradition of faith challenged?
These are very weighty questions indeed.
In their most difficult forms, Saturnian fear and Neptune’s
blind spot can paralyze us. Try thinking
of their efforts as catalysts: to create
better versions of ourselves, lives, and world. Understand that it is necessary to stop, take
stock, assess what and who we are (beliefs) and where we are going from
here. If nothing else, the dance between
Saturn and Neptune throughout 2015 breaks open this blind spot causing us to
question the arenas of our lives in which we and others are operating. Look to see what arena this is for you: work, profession, marriage, friendships,
goals, physical body, values, thoughts/speech, home/family, creativity/art,
money/money/money, and spirituality.
In ancient astrology,
Joyful Jupiter ruled both Sagittarius and Pisces and they still share some common threads, that of spirit, higher consciousness and faith. On the Full Moon of February 3rd,
Jupiter affords a grand opportunity for leaps of faith and belief in ourselves,
as it conjoins the Full Moon in creative, risk-taking Leo at a highly attention
getting degree. Do you have something to
celebrate? This is THE day! The spotlight is uber bright today,
definitely not for the shy and retiring types.
So get out there and let yourself SING! Emotionally, we are fearless, brazenly
hopeful with the courage of lions. YES
YOU CAN is the mantra now. Believe in yourself
says this Full Moon.
Supporting this can-do spirit of Brand New, Brave New World,
is Joyful Jupiter forming an incredibly helpful angle to Radical Uranus. All month long, Jupiter in Leo bears abundant
creativity, romance, athleticism, opportunity for risk-taking to stretch
ourselves, all magnified by inventive Uranus in pioneering Aries inciting us to
blaze new trails. Yes, we are being
waaaay pushed out of our comfort zones there is no doubt. But is
there anything worse than stagnation and withering lack of growth? Uranus prods us to go where no man has gone
before (YES, it really IS OK, you have permission), jump into new businesses
and creative ventures, relationships, unheard of methods to achieve your goal,
to try, try, try anew even where you have experienced rejection or failure
before. The slate is clean. The magnanimous generosity of this pairing cannot be overstated. Truly, we feel the entire Universe supporting
our efforts now.
By the 11th, Messenger Mercury turns direct
motion, still making a beneficial angle to Saturn in Sagittarius. Exalted in Aquarius, Mercury’s helpful
alignment to Saturn finds ingenious, untried methods to respond to life. Ask:
what path haven’t you explored yet?
Jupiter-Uranus breaks us out of our ruts and routines. Shows us how to best apply our imagination. If nothing else, Aquarian Mercury is wildly
imaginative, and human beings are blessed with this gift like no other creature
on earth. Think: Thomas Edison, famous Aquarian. Expect breakthroughs now. With Mercury direct for the next three
months, proceed with plans, contracts, signing key documents, launching
initiatives and projects. Mid-month also
finds an interesting pairing: Nurturing
Ceres (Mom Persephone from Greek Mythology) coupled with Transformer Pluto (god
of the underworld), from February 12-16.
Both challenge Uranus to awaken us; so do not be surprised if you are
caught off guard, broken open emotionally, or perhaps dragged into the
underworld of your own making for a cold, hard look at the seamier parts of
your life.
The New Moon in Pisces on February 18 at 00 degrees Pisces
conjoined to Neptune prompts either complete confusion and disillusionment (the
“How did I get here, how did this happen to me,” syndrome) or pristine clarity,
pure AH-HA understanding, and rare, raw insights. Either way, it is a great day for meditating
on what you DO want to occur. The next
day, February 19th, Mars enters fiery Aries as does Venus on the 20th. While these two gradually converge with
the South Node of the Moon and Uranus, we are called to action, to begin new
ventures and relationships, and most vitally to RELEASE old, outmoded ways of
being, habits, shed people or practices that no longer serves you. The Moon is thrown into the mix also on the
20th, sparking strong emotions
and a giant push to do something. Aries is DO-ing energy, not BE-ing
energy. So this is not a “be” or “being”
time. With Messenger Mercury now direct,
we are catalyzed forward. Galvanized
into activity, especially as all three planets, Mars (energy), Moon (emotion)
and Venus (love/money) make a gorgeous angle to Saturn in Sagittarius. Get
going guys and gals! Stand back and
behold. Surprise yourself!
For so long, Uranus has been hanging out by itself in fiery Aries,
trying to get the party started.
However, by month’s end, five planets
are fully, firmly in fire signs: Mars,
Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Uranus. Feel the shift? This energy is the harbinger of the blazing Spring to come. Only one month away, Spring’s watch words
are renewal and resurgence. This Spring promises to be a full-on break-down-the-doors
time. As the Sun passes by Neptune in the final week of February (24-28),
tightly conjoining our Will with our Soul, both challenging Taskmaster Saturn,
have faith. Have faith my friends. Believe and it shall be so.
OF SPECIAL NOTE:
Come get your Goddess on!
Please join me for a very special
pre-Valentines Day celebration on Saturday, February 7, from 11 AM- 3 PM at The
Sanctuary for Yoga and Reiki, 164 Galen Street, Watertown, MA. Join me and two amazing healing practitioners,
Susan Jenness and Cher Kore, for yoga, reiki and crystal healing sessions,
aromatherapy, and astrology readings by yours truly. $75 fee for hours of relaxation and healing! Email me at:
hilary@hilaryharley.com to
join us! Only three spots are left.
PRACTITIONER OF THE MONTH:
Cara Russell of
Hearts and Stars Healing. I cannot
recommend Cara highly enough! She is a
Spiritual Intuitive, Angel Messenger and Psychic Medium. Her mission is to awaken people to their
inner peace and wisdom so they may heal and shine their light. Cara’s Angel readings are intended to empower
individuals and illuminate their path by highlighting the knowledge and wisdom
already residing within each of us.
“Everyone is capable of accessing this magnificence within …and using
it!” she says. I have had several readings with Cara and
she is incredibly accurate and offers a plethora of information and
guidance. To schedule a reading, contact
Cara at: heartsandstarshealing@gmail.com
or visit her website: www.heartsandstarshealing8.com.
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