Destiny Balances In The Air
A Full Moon at 9° Aquarius 15’ occurs on August 1, 2023, at 2:31 pm EDT. The Moon forms a fated bi-septile to the Lunar South Node in Libra and Uranus in Taurus. Destiny balances in the air like the precipitousness of a coming thunderstorm. There is a concentration of retrograde energies between Chiron, Eris, and the Lunar North Node in Aries. Something rogue and unexpected threatens to either wound or enlighten us. The Moon squares Jupiter. The ground is shaking beneath our feet.
Mercury, Mars, and Pallas Athene in Virgo propose uncomfortable non-negotiable choices. There are reports that COVID is re-emerging. This current record-breaking summer heatwave is the elephant in the room. It has thrust climate change into our critical awareness.
Why is the sign of Aquarius associated with rebellion and revolution? How do we individuate and become our authentic selves? Capricorn is the sign that precedes Aquarius. Capricorn is Cardinal Earth. Ruled by Saturn, it creates form and structure. It correlates to maturity and the aging process. What happens is that the structures Saturn creates become crystallized, hardened, and stuck. The hurricane-force winds of Aquarius shatter the crystallization creating the space for something new to awaken. Innovation reveals new ways of dealing with old issues. This process occurs cyclicly within societies and ourselves.
Change is disruptive. The security of what is believed and known is threatened as the ground shifts. Change is the only constant. Everything is in a constant state of imperceptible growth. Sometimes change is unexpected and startling.
Polarity is the basic format of the Universe. Everything that exists is in contrast to what it is not. Astrological archetypes exist as polarities. The polarity of Aquarius is Leo, the fixed archetype of the self-actualization process. Our ego, or self-image, realized in the sign of Cancer, is projected outward in Leo as our personality. Leo is who we are. Aquarius is who we are becoming. Most often, gradual growth is hard to observe day to day. We do not necessarily detect change when we look at ourselves daily in the mirror. We would see our startling changes more clearly if we viewed a stream of Timelapse photography over many days, months, or years.
Many of us anticipate the Age of Aquarius. There is much disagreement about that timeline. What might it look like? Would it be a gentle, gradual change process or sudden, cataclysmic, and disruptive?
Astrologically we are standing at the threshold of Pluto’s transit through Aquarius. We have already had a taste of what to expect as Jupiter and Saturn transited the sign of individuation over the last decade. Climate change, Donald Trump, and COVID are the benchmarks of our current time. Each of these events has also changed the world around us and our lives.
The Sabian Symbol for Aquarius 10 reads:
“A MAN WHO HAD FOR A TIME BECOME THE EMBODIMENT OF A POPULAR IDEAL IS MADE TO REALIZE THAT AS A PERSON HE IS NOT THIS IDEAL.”
Native American prophesy tells us that the Earth has been destroyed three times. Each time the “faithful” were delivered by going underground. This time, we will not need to retreat underground. The Fourth World is emerging even as the Third World goes away. But we will only each survive by becoming as strong as we can physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The clock is ticking. The wake-up alarm is already ringing.
