I wrote the following article back
in 2003 when a major shift was, and indeed still is, occurring in the
Solar System, the microcosm of our psyches and in our social structures.
I felt guided to including it now in my website as its themes and
messages are very relevant to this time period – as you will see!
‘God’s pedestrians’ - the planets - also named
the ‘wanderers’ by our ancestors, marked certain sign posts of change as
they walked their pavements for us to recognise and synchronise with. On
reading back about these changes I see a pattern forming and a growth
in consciousness which I wrote about at the time.
As you read on, have a ‘check’ inside yourself as to what
has shifted creatively in your life these past three years. And take a
look at the world outside – the world stage – and recognise some of the
changes mentioned in this article.
CRACKS IN THE OLD
REALITY:
TRANSFORMATIVE POWER VERSUS FEAR
What a challenging, yet creative time period we are living in! From an
astrological perspective, we have been experiencing a huge tug of war
where we are faced head-on with transformative power versus fear.
A polarisation process has become quite obvious: people are feeling more
and more stuck and victim like, yet others are pushing their comfort
zones further out and being creative with their lives. This time period
strikes me as one of coming home to ourselves - finding out how to
really be ourselves.
Any situations which do not resonate with that vibration are
experiencing cracks or falling apart. You may have noticed an air of
desperation around. People have felt desperate. This has been necessary
so we could reach a point where we get still inside and, from
apparent emptiness, recognise a new strength and identity. It is as
though the Universal Intelligence is encouraging us all to grow up and
face ourselves fully.
With the cracks which have been occurring personally and on the world
stage in recent years, much light has come in. To quote the words of a
song by Leonard Cohen, “there’s a crack, a crack in
everything, that’s where the light gets in.” With the admission of
light, vibrations get raised - things get revealed. Obstacles, shadows
and problem areas get more apparent but we also see clearer pathways and
areas of beauty becoming more obvious and enjoyable.
THE CHALLENGE OF BEING A CREATOR
I believe we are facing the challenge of being creators with the
emotions and choices this contains. Every choice we make brings a
possible future into our reality. We are all facing our 'edges'. We can
get 'edgy' and resist, or can go over them and find a new support
system, internally and externally. Scary stuff, but we become more truly
alive in keeping with our potential. Spiritually, we are being
encouraged to stop being dependent children and to use transformative
power in our lives. Dis-empowering ourselves or wasting our power in
negative emotions and reactions is losing its influence. Are you finding
this to be true?
It is so important at this time to recognise that responsibility comes
with the territory of being a Creator. Every thought, statement and
intent will manifest more strongly in form. How are we doing with that?
Density is not so thick now - energies, time and intent move more
freely.
URANUS IN PISCES
The planet Uranus entered Pisces in the Spring of 2003. With the
exception of the time period September 15th to December 30th of that
year when it retrograded back into Aquarius, it resides in Pisces until
March 2011.
There will be a definite breaking apart of old paradigms and beliefs.
Old, dearly held illusions, dependency patterns and security needs
wherein we hold both ourselves and others back from soul growth, will
collapse. And a new reliance - a healthier one - on our higher selves
and intuition will emerge. Our Souls will encourage us to look at our
earlier dreams in life which either we ourselves or people in authority
denied us. In some form or other we will feel drawn to manifesting them
in new ways in our lives now. Are you finding this to be so at present?
Traditional religions will attract more and more questioning as to their
motives and capacity to help modern day problems. There could be an
emergence of breakaway religious institutions, and a de-mystifying of
charismatic leaders. Whereas in the past 2,000 years relationships have
often shifted into parent - child oriented roles in the arena of day to
day life, the dynamic is now rapidly moving towards an 'equal' role. We
are being urged to role-play less, particularly in those relationships
where we have handed our power over to others or in those where we graft
childhood dependencies and fears onto adult partnerships.
BEING OUR ESSENTIAL SELVES
These recent years have been awkward ones. But at least the
uncomfortable feeling they produced is pulling us back time after time
to BE with self and to address what is really needing expression
rather than in creating the endless distractions which, in the past, our
higher selves let us get away with!
This is a fantastic opportunity time to get in touch with our own unique
magic. Uranus, the archetypal Magician in the sign of Pisces, shows its
capacity to be a shape shifter and re-moulder of the energies of form. It
puts us in contact with the ability to image-in and manifest our
innovative projects, wishes and vision. We literally can re-mould our
lives and our health patterns.
The power of this contains a warning though: if, instead, we amplify our
fears and old habits, more of the old and the same will
keep happening. Our systems, bodily, psychologically, and societally,
won't handle that well at all - indeed, this is very obvious already in
the form of excessive tiredness, unexpected major illnesses and
epidemics. At heart, we know this to be true, no matter how we
rationalise that statement away.
There is a lovely Zen saying I came across recently -
"When the Way comes to an end, change. Having changed you may pass
through."
WALKING OUR SOUL PATH
Pisces is a mutable, water sign. With water, the line of least
resistance is to go with the tide. That isn't weakness; it's less
stressful! The word 'allow', is a very important one now.
Allowing is not the same as giving up or being dis-empowered. Rather, we
create space in our thoughts and energy fields to consciously get out of
our own way so that we are on track with our Soul path and not clogged
by old mind-sets.
When the mind is too clogged with habits and self pre-occupation, there
is no room for soul to have its input. As the poet William Blake once
wrote : "Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived."
Because of the huge sense of insecurity in the world at present with the
advent of global tensions, we have felt very out of control. It is vital
we take care of ourselves as individuals; this will help the bigger
picture long term. Finding our essential selves now so we can choose our
true work, relationships, and life styles, necessitates even feeling
apart from like-minded others, and/or family and friends.
The task of 'being', is paramount. With much chaos and the breaking down
of systems in the world, we need to also find what is really essential
(which may well be different to what we think it is!) in order to pace
ourselves more and simplify life.
7 YEAR ITCHES AND CHANGES – The Magician at Work
Let's look at some specifics about the astrology/astronomy of this
present time:
Uranus, the magician, maverick and agent of breakthrough, spends roughly
7 years in each zodiac sign - 84 years in total. Its exact dates when
visiting Pisces this time round are:
March 10th 2003 — September 15th 2003
December 30th 2003 — May 28th 2010
August 14th 2010 — March 12th 2011
Now, Uranus has an 84 year cycle through the zodiac. It also takes 84
years to go round our birth charts. If we live to that age and beyond,
at some point in our lives Uranus will home in on and come to rest for a
while - if rest is the right word – with each planet, each character
that lives within us. It feels a bit strange as Uranus isn’t too settled
a character! It likes change. When structures have become too stuck,
when things have outlived their time particularly, there are
‘earthquakes.’ There are breakdowns or, more hopefully, breakthroughs
Let's back track for a moment to put this into perspective:
In previous signs it mirrored the themes of their qualities, activating
breakthroughs and eruptions in those areas. In 1968-75 it was in the
sign of Libra - harmony and justice. The Peace Movement and anti-war
protests were strong. Issues such as Watergate and the repercussions of
Vietnam were faced. Between 1975 and 1981 Uranus was in Scorpio - the
sign of sexual energy and indeed, energy resources in general. There was
a big sexual revolution at that time, and the power behind money took on
a new life. In 1981 Uranus entered Sagittarius - the sign of the seeker
and the information carrier - until the late 80's. The rise of the
internet and expansion of knowledge flowered, as did a boom in the
business world. Philosophically, the so called New Age movement also
expanded.
Until 1995, Uranus was in Capricorn - the sign of structure,
institutions and authority. We all recall the breakdown of communism and
the Berlin wall from that time in the late 80's, I'm sure. But with
freedom comes new responsibility and the chaos which accompanies
unaccustomed liberation. It hasn't been an easy journey for those of us
who prefer well established boundaries and familiarity. Then, in 1995
Uranus entered its home sign of Aquarius, which, having overloaded us
with its electrical frequency, we are all still reeling from!
For sure there have been countless time-saving devices introduced and
the massive rise of the Internet global phenomena, etc. but there has
also been 'Information Overload,' with not enough time to make sense of
it all. The personal life and the inner world have often been the losers
in this, and the cracks have shown.
A LARGE WATERY SHADOW
Now, however, with the awakener Uranus who, mythologically, has been
called the lightening rod and the sky god, having descended into the
waters of our troubled Earth, a large watery shadow lurking beneath the
surface, both personally and collectively has been exposed. Things need
addressing in more imaginative and meaningful ways.
In recent years with the emphasis on advancing the world in mental,
technological ways, meaning has been neglected, specifically
meaningful connections and reflections. Links have been more transient
and superficial, as there has been less time to develop and maintain
close ties.
Aquarius, for all its inventiveness, fairness and foresight, can be very
detached, and now, after its 7 year cycle until 2003, it is perhaps time
for us all to honour in humility and awakened child like openness the
bigger picture of the power of compassion, beauty and deeper meaning.
As Pisces rules, through its governor Neptune, the watery unconscious
and well springs of life, this 7 year period we have recently started
can do much to balance the overloaded left - reasoning - brain and the
nervous system. We do need to allow the feeling realm to have a big say,
not so much in the way of collapsing into ourselves and playing self -
pitying victim (that again is a distraction from our 'essential self'),
but rather by developing the technology of the interior world. By
this, I refer to the treating of the intuition and imagination as
real technologies just as we have honoured the technologies in the
exterior world when, for example, we made endless gadgets.
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
Children born during the sojourn of Uranus in Pisces will be highly
psychic and telepathic. Psychic abilities and laws are really just
natural laws that our five senses cannot access. We have to become aware
of them and develop them by widening our filters and allowing them in.
But these souls gracing our planet will be much more wide open than us,
and, in times to come, will be the awakeners of the bridge with the
invisible worlds. Communications will be of a much wiser and intuitive
nature.
From 2003 and beyond, a greater understanding of the invisible realms
and of how thought and emotion affect form will develop in general. The
right brain function, governing patterns, colour, spatial relationships,
imagination and the arts, is going to really come on stage.
Interestingly, doctors recognise that there is a section of the mid
brain which links the brain's two hemispheres as being larger in
women, who, over the ages, have had good and bad press concerning their
emotional and intuitive powers!
Certainly, the Arts will be starting to take on interesting new
expression. There will be a plethora of inspired poetry, art and music.
BEAUTIFUL DREAMERS
The last time Uranus was in Pisces was between 1919 and 1928. This was a
huge time for optimism and the expansion of the feminine impulse. In
1919, women got the right to vote in the U.S.A, and the suffragette
movement and resultant vote for women in England followed.
The realm of images, which had so cleverly taken form in photography in
an earlier Uranus/Pisces cycle back in the mid 1800's, moved on to
become motion pictures, expressed itself in the rise of Hollywood and
the first sound movie - 'The Jazz Singer'. Indeed, the Jazz Age was
born. Expect a huge new jazz impulse to be growing now, one Uranus cycle
on, with maybe a new angle introduced as well.
The advent, for better or for worse, of TV also occurred in 1926. One
Uranus cycle on, we see how information can be rushed instantly to the
masses. Mis-information included. The media in general is facing the
fact that responsibility comes with its territory regarding
sensationalism and ratings. The necessity for truth and integrity will
rear its head more as well as the need for consumers to take
more responsibility for themselves regarding what they put into their
bodies. What a crazy world it is when people want to sue manufacturers
for the sugar and fat content in foods!
As I mentioned earlier, the times for being a victim are over. As Uranus
is the awakener of the illusions and the up-setter of victim-hood
tendencies met in the un-evolved side of Pisces, we had better get used
to this message because it is here to stay for a while!
It is quite fascinating to journey back in time to much earlier cycles
when other strong Piscean themes relating to the arts, altered states of
consciousness, romance and inspired genius reigned. Figures such as
Mozart, Renoir, Rodin and Blake are examples of people born during those
times. The Romantic period coincided. There was also the opium wars
between China and Great Britain in 1839.- accessing other realms of
consciousness through various means is a very Piscean occupation! The
Spiritualist movement took form in this way with its communication with
the 'other side'.
NEW ORDERS
Fundamental issues to do with the home front and security will arise.
Where big business interferes with local affairs we can expect
upheavals; local traditions will take on more importance, welfare and
the way in which we treat elderly people will be addressed, and
environmental issues, particularly the need to clean up our water, will
be significant.
Deep sea exploration and discoveries will hit the news more and more in
the next couple of years; there may be new gemstones and mineral
deposits found under the sea. Even the occasional sea-monster attracting
the headlines! Art forms, inspired by the sea, could take the public
interest and make for good business activity.
On a watery note, we need to pay heed to the symbolism of Pisces. This
sign traditionally rules fluids in general, including poisons, lymph,
drugs and oil. Water-carrying diseases will need new understanding.
Hard to diagnose illnesses will increase, highlighting and bringing to
our attention the need to think about the body differently. The
mind/body/soul connection will definitely be taken more seriously.
Our immune system, planetary and bodily, is weak and we have to find a
new way to strengthen and protect it without resorting to the use of
drugs and chemicals.
Taking responsibility for the planet we all share and to act with
integrity and courage would be wise. Short term answers will show cracks
immediately.
PRODUCTIVE GROWTH
Needless to say, we live in a generally pampered society in the western
world, which includes
the thinking that more is better. Quantity over quality rules. Take junk
food as an example. Because it is empty of proper nutrients and healthy
energy we feel empty and want to eat more and more. With quality food,
even if it takes longer to prepare etc. we feel satisfied more readily.
We can apply this idea also to our sex and social lives! Putting Soul
into things and relationships cannot be rushed - quality takes time and
love.
The Mind needs the brain to operate through, but more and more in these
coming years. We will come to a better
understanding that consciousness does survive physical death, and
paranormal research will start to back this up. Interesting studies will
ensue. More room and respect in higher education will be made for
studies in the alternative and complementary therapy field, and this
applies to astrology as well.
MESSAGES FROM NATURE
Anything which grows and re-orders itself, needs time and balance. The
planet is more Human dominated than Nature dominated nowadays, yet we
are not co-operating with Nature's idea that everything needs to run in
balance. As a result, our bodies' which are born from Nature, even if
our Souls are from elsewhere, are getting increasingly out of balance.
More and more hard to diagnose and treat illnesses abound. The tendency
is to pile money into and make money from new drugs which weaken our
immune systems. The environment's immune system is already weak and
therefore physically we are all easily weakened.
When Uranus was in its home sign of Aquarius between 1995 and 2003
revolutions and social and political upheavals were very obvious. On
entering Pisces, our physical bodies are more easily affected. This
includes the body of the Earth. The lymphatic system is more prone to
poisoning. The 'fall out' from war affects the immune system of the
earth which of course affects our personal immune systems. Toxic
substances pollute land and water.
I believe there will be a rush of research and its resultant therapies
concerned with detoxifying and healing our immune systems. Learning to
be of service to our own body and the Earth's body will engage our minds
and even our studies.
We are all aware of how things are moving very quickly nowadays. This
also applies to transmission of imbalance and toxicity. We need to
address co-operating with Nature's rhythms and to honour what our Souls
are trying to tell us from their higher frequency standpoint. Our old
mind sets will fight back but now with Uranus in Pisces our intuition
and the breakdown of old beliefs and authorities will accelerate our
growth.
In the past fifty years Human-kind has proliferated here on Earth! It
has tripled. If we feel we cannot proportion space better, then we need
to take a hard look at creating space in our inner lives and not
clogging ourselves with past patterns. We persist in interacting in the
old ways whilst our Souls are resonating to a higher frequency now and
feel out of alignment with those.
The key to this time period lies in being aware of these changes,
trusting the inner Self much more and allowing space within us for being
a Creator in our lives. Tiredness at a deep level can fall away when we
make room inside to find the life beneath our life situation.
When we are full of problems, there is no room for solution - why make a
SELF out of that? The ESSENTIAL SELF can be so easily forgotten - Now is
the time to allow it in.
I would like to close with a quote from a magical little book called
"The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle:
"Now is the time. The biggest magic lies in 'how we see things'. If we
are being Creators this year, rather than victims, what we say, think
and intend, will happen very fast. That is the gift, curse and
responsibility 'spiritual adulthood' brings - letting go of old beliefs,
securities and re-actions. It is easier to die than to transform.
Transformative power at this time, or fear? Above all, we are choosers,
if we are creators in our lives.
Keep choosing."
