Photo: Lyn Decker, Bayville
Hi everyone!
It may feel
like nothing’s happening in our personal physical landscape as we move through
the eclipse energies where everything’s shifting energetically within us on
every level of our being. mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually.
Feeling
physically becalmed whilst clearing the impediments:
Physically
we may be feeling becalmed with no wind to carry us on but be assured that the
energies within us are clearing away the spiritual barnacles which have been
weighing us down and the kelp which has been wrapped around our rudder. When our
energies are once again aligned and working together, we’ll be moving on under
full sails and a stiff breeze!
Current
shocks releasing shocks and traumas in memory banks:
We’ve got
enough shocks and past traumas emerging from our bodies to deal with as Uranus,
Saturn, Mercury and Mars work together to release those fragmented aspects of
our memory banks. We are restoring what needs restoring and releasing what
needs releasing.
Ascension
energies: Transcendence through reconnection and renewal!
This is the
nature of what people call ‘ascension’, judgement day or some similar term. It
involves resolution of our essential being, our true authentic selves without
the filters and overlays picked up along the way, whilst reconnecting with
fragmented parts of our beings, bits of us which split off in shock and trauma
from other times and places.
Recovery
of shocked and traumatised childhood memories:
Art: Zakhar Krylov
We need to remember that the sensitivity of the
child can indicate that what we as adults see as a minor upset can be
experienced as a major trauma in a child’s experience. How often have we tried
or heard other adults try to make light of an experience which is emotionally,
mentally or physically disturbing to a child. It’s all with good intention but
with more often than not an adult failure to recognise the severity of the
impact.
We
carry buried emotional memories from this and other lifetime:
Now we were
all children and we are all dealing with these seemingly minor disturbances and
impacts on our inner child/children. In this lifetime we may have experienced
traumas at many different ages which are embedded in our bodies, buried by the
child’s inability to process emotions emanating from that time.
How
do we retrieve these lost fragments?
Take some time to meditate even for a few
minutes before doing this.
One of the
best methods I was given many years ago was holding the image of walking down a
hallway with many closed doors, opening any door which calls us to do so and
more than likely finding a lost ‘child’ or aspect of ourselves, possibly
frightened, in tears or grief, lonely...whatever. We then reassure the child,
pick it up, hold it and say comforting words like ‘You’ll never have to feel
this way again. I am here and will be looking after you and listening to how
you feel. I love you.’
Then give
the child the choice of dressing in different clothes, having their choice of
food, play and fun.
Be open to
the experience as you may well be claiming from ‘past’ lives/other realities,
even adult aspects.
26th February: Mercury enters Pisces at 10.07 am AEDT
Bringing some
wind to our sails!
Until
14th March
Mercury brings
some air and movement to our sails:
Mercury moves into Pisces just a few hours after
the moon moves out of a void period and into the Pisces lunar energies, readying
for the New Moon line-up about 15 hours later.
Things
will start moving along with a boost from Mercury:
Mercury
rules communication, travel, commerce and networking. As one of our primary
planetary movers and shakers (along with Mars), we are going to feel a decided
shift in any or all of the above mentioned areas of activity.
Mercury
as ruler of our mental body and mind energy: Spiritual shift
mentally!
As ruler of
our mind energy and mental body, Mercury in Pisces offers us the window of
opportunity to view the world through new eyes, new vision and an elevated
perception of our spiritual place in the world.
Our
focus and dedication on shifting our thinking suddenly pays off!
As we have
been straddling the split worlds of lower and higher consciousness for quite
some time, we’re likely to find a sudden uplift that seemingly comes from
nowhere. It’s going to be easier to elevate the thinking to a more evolved
consciousness!
Mercury
as a player at the New Moon in Pisces:
Mercury’s
moving into position so he’ll be within touching distance of the New Moon in
Pisces. He’ll be whispering messages from higher consciousness as we open our
minds to the higher path, the path of divine upliftment.
Mercury
working with the evolving consciousness of the planet at this time:
A further
clearance of the past mental constructs and mindsets!
At the New Moon, Mercury will be at 1 degree
Pisces, just 2 degrees away from the South Node of the Moon (the past
consciousness) and opposite the North Node of the Moon at 3 degrees Virgo...the
new consciousness of the planet.
We’re
all ‘headed in the right direction for our loving and affection’:
As we clear
away the past mental constructs, we are bringing in a huge healing through the
North Node portal in Virgo (sign of the healer). We’re bringing our minds into
peace and healing from the conflicts, fighting and battles of the planet’s
history. It’s another doorway and uplift to help us on our way.
27th February:
New Moon in Pisces at 8 degrees 12 Pisces at 1.58 am
AEDT
Solar
annular eclipse
From space
trekker to ocean explorer:
As we emerge from the
past weeks of eclipse energy which was really triggered by the New Moon in
Aquarius a month ago, we may feel like breathing a sigh of relief at coming into
land from the space trekking Aquarian energies which have been such a dominant
theme in the past lunar month.
Pisces
New Moon: A culminating month for our astrological year!
Our ancient vessel is setting sail beneath the new
moon, coming out of the mists of time and of history, creaking a little with the
sounds of its weathered timbers rolling with the waters and winds. It’s a
gentle ocean which is birthing us into the New lunar month of Pisces.
Solar
eclipse bringing in the changes physically:
For next month to 6
months!
Not a lot
of time to catch our breath as our ship is departing on the immense oceans of
the Piscean collective unconscious. It’s now we’re going to start getting the
insights and sudden shifts coming into our physical reality. That’s the nature
of a solar eclipse...the physical manifestation and changes which have been
swirling around us, keeping us up in the air, lost in space so to speak.
Choosing our
vessel of consciousness: Ease and grace on offer!
Pisces rules artistry, imagination,
inspiration, higher spiritual energies, the collective unconscious along with
the energies of limitation, restriction, self-sacrifice, martyrdom,
imprisonment.
Every sign carries the
energies of lesser and greater consciousness and it is our choice to consciously
choose the more evolved expression of the signs if we wish to evolve.
Powerful energies
for accessing the higher dimensions at this New Moon:
With this New Moon, the
planetary forces are absolutely powerful for us to access the higher, more
evolved consciousness of Pisces and release the victim mindsets which have been
embedded in our karmic templates from other times, places and people. A
planetary shift is on tap for all those who choose.
What
kind of changes can we expect? Changes across the board!
Change of
mind, change of heart, change of spiritual direction and physical flow on from
these inner changes. It’s likely to all happen very quickly and more than
likely in a very unexpected way judging by the presence and activation of the
accompanying planetary energies.
All
obstacles to growth, expansion and fulfilment must go, will go: A watershed
moment!
The only rule of thumb for what’s likely to
change is the principle that anything holding us back from our
spiritual/physical growth, development, expansion and fulfilment will be removed
from our lives. All obstacles must go for all those ready to embrace this leap
of faith. It may seem like there is no choice.
However, we
need to remember that our soul knows what we have chosen, we have set out intent
and willingness for some time so now there’s the roll out of possibilities and
new directions. Our only support is to remember that the universe is responding
to our deepest desires and for us to maintain our trust in that and in ourselves
as powerful magicians in our own lives.
Mars/Uranus conjoined at 21 degrees Aries opposite Jupiter in
Libra at 22 degrees:
Karmic justice, balance, I am, you are...dropping the
baggage!
Art: Tran Nguyen
Pisces time:
Solar month from 18th February to 20th
March
Lunar month from 27th February to 28th
March
Dropping
the baggage, the obligations created in our own mind emanating from the
constructs of social and familial conditioning.
It's
Pisces time and the choice is ours as to whether we sacrifice our needs,
desires, hopes and dreams by carrying obligations which we actually don't need
to carry.
Pisces
rules self-sacrifice, martyrdom, victim syndrome, limitations along with
spiritual transcendence. Self-sacrifice at the expense of our health and well
being is not a good recipe for being responsible for ourselves.
A
good measure of our capacity for open-hearted capacity for giving is our life
force which is renewed and uplifted when we are able to openly give to others.
The other measure for determining our capacity for giving to others is if we're
feeling resentful, exhausted, dragged down and even fall into the 'poor me'
victimisation energy of feeling sorry for ourselves. It just means we've over
extended ourselves when we're needing to take care of our own needs.
Who's
responsible when we fall ill? We can only look to ourselves and the acceptance
of our entitlement to love, good health and wellbeing and thus take the steps to
support ourselves to this commitment.
Breaking
the ties which are weighing us down: If it’s me or you, I choose
me!
If you’ve been grappling with duty, obligation
and feeling overwhelmed by it all, the energies at this New Moon are going to
give you a real wake up call. When we’re faced with choices such as my health
or the family’s wellbeing, we are usually and/or eventually forced to choose our
health for our ongoing surviving and thriving!
That’s
the kind of energy which is presenting at this eclipse.
How are your shock absorbers: Keep calm and float! We're ottering on!
Mars/Uranus
on 21 degrees Aries: Rebooting our urge for freedom!
Mars our masculine warrior energy travelling
through his own sign of Aries is sitting on the same degree as Uranus, the
lightning strike energy which awakens, alerts and uplifts with a suddenness
which can take our breath away. We are suddenly faced with those sacrifices
we’ve made which have cost us and often in a way that has damaged us. This is
not just about self interest. It’s about self-preservation and personal and
spiritual growth.
Jupiter
in Libra at 22 degrees opposite Mars/Uranus:
Bridging
the gap and rebalancing the playing field between ‘me’ and
‘you’!
Jupiter in Libra in opposition to the Mars/Uranus
energies will be supporting us in a challenge/opportunity to bring personal
balance and karmic justice to our lives. It’s time for us to say ‘fair go’!
Jupiter is higher consciousness and in Libra it will be about balance,
partnerships of all kinds including intimate, business, friends and family.
Where partnerships are out of balance, there will be an awakening and the
likelihood of readjustment following on from this New Moon/eclipse energy.
'I
let go of any burdens that are not mine to carry.'
Orin and Daben
Orin and Daben
Being birthed out of the eclipse vortex with the New
Moon in Pisces:
The beginning of the shift and
upgrade in consciousness!
Neptune,
ruler of Pisces is up close and personal with this New Moon eclipse in
Pisces signifying the highly significant spiritual reboot that’s occurring as
the New Moon, Sun and Neptune meet and give added strength to the nature of this
new moon and the manner in which it will manifest in the next month to 6 months.
Higher
spiritual ‘messages’ uplift us into new visions:
Stay tuned and listening!
With the messenger Mercury
only a few degrees away from the New Moon/Sun we are likely to receive some
powerful messages and insights regarding the nature of our spiritual place in
the world. These messages could well come through the symbolic forms in Piscean
language...music, art, images, lyric words like poetic forms, sounds, movement
such as dance.
Words,
music and images come to mind: Float and allow new ideas in!
Inspiration
is our key word, Pisces energy sending powerful new creative ideas and forms
into our higher mind and spirit. This lunar month is being kickstarted with
these amazing inspirational energies. It’s up to us to make the most of them by
putting ourselves into a relaxed state of mind, heart, body and spirit. We need
to allow the forces to carry us to new places of being and living.
Astronomical information on Annular Solar Eclipse:
All times, places,
visibility, maps, live stream information available from:
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2017-february-26
Visibility:
The ring of fire, the main phase of this annular solar
eclipse, will be visible along a narrow path stretching from the southern tip of South
America to Angola in Africa, weather permitting. In the surrounding areas, people will see a partial solar
eclipse.
Sabian Symbol for the New Moon in Pisces: From Lynda Hill
www.sabiansymbols.com
Full planetary symbols for the New Moon: https://sabiansymbols.com/realizations-resolutions-and-revolutions-february-2017-solar-eclipse/?utm_source=Sabian+Symbol+Newsletter&utm_campaign=22ef2b865f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d94b27acfe-22ef2b865f-300263145
Sabian
Symbol for the New Moon/Sun in Pisces
Pisces
9
THE RACE BEGINS: INTENT ON OUTDISTANCING HIS
RIVALS, A JOCKEY SPURS HIS HORSE TO GREAT SPEED
This shows spurring to action when you need
to, to rise to occasions that call for a sense of urgency or speed. Perhaps it's
time to extract all the energy possible into situations. The “Race” is on, and
you may feel that you can make it to the finish, but still are not guaranteed of
victory. What efforts do you expend to push you faster and further than the rest
of the field? Ensure that you're not expending all your energy too quickly and
not really achieving anything of lasting value. Be wary of bolting out of the
gate without knowing what your objective is. Needing to win at all costs can
have others feeling like you’re not really ‘in the race’ – just wanting to win.
Competitiveness. High ambitions. Spontaneous reactions. The need for speed. The
home run. Rivals and competitors. Issues of weight gain and loss. Exhilaration.
Horse racing. The Caution: Galloping at full speed, prematurely. Far too ambitious. Jumping the gun. Running out of steam. Ruthless measures. Sabotaging other’s efforts. Addiction to speed.
Golden
Oldies:
‘A Ship called Love’ Eric Bibb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iCWecMlR80
‘A
Sailboat in the Moonlight’ Billie Holliday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJxVzhzle2I&index=2&list=PL6AB65EF4A5814040
With
lyrics
‘Beyond
the Sea’ Bobby Darin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEIDep_UMmk&list=PL6AB65EF4A5814040&index=4
‘Sailing,
sailing/Sailor’s Hornpipe’ Disney sing a long https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRP9rvo8CZQ&list=PL6AB65EF4A5814040&index=13
Just
for fun!
(I’ve posted this before but is just so apt)
Upcoming
Dates:
4th
March: Venus stations/turns retrograde
9th
March: Mars enters Taurus
13th
March: Full Moon in Virgo
14th
March: Mercury enters Aries
20th
March: Sun enters Aries/Equinox
That’s it
folks!
We’re heading in a new direction, setting sail
on a voyage into the light of a new day as we complete and shift the old
consciousness which has been keeping us in port getting our vessels cleaned and
refurbished.
We probably won’t feel the full effect of our refurbishment until
we reach the Aries energies, firstly the Sun moving into Aries on 20th March,
marking the Equinox, a significant portal of activation. And then following up
on that, the New Moon in Aries at the end of March will have our vessels fired
by fire and steam!
We’re all
in this together!
We’re all
in the same boat heading in new directions towards new frontiers of
discovery!
Our totem
animal for this month is the otter bringing us the ‘go with the flow’ energy of
the divine feminine and opening us to the wonders of joy and play. We’re
‘ottering’ on!
A sailor’s
life...an otter’s life! Hugs all around!
Love and
blessings as always to all the sailors on the sea, emulating the otters and
feeling the spiritual currents carrying us all in the joy of life!
helenbea
from the chair...’ottering’ yachting
It’s all about love
Divine reunion
