from the chair: 10th May 2022: Mercury stations retrograde, 11th May Jupiter enters Aries

Hi everyone!

Taurus Sun reminding us to ground our energies, staying in touch with Mother Earth as Mercury our messenger slows down to enter his retrograde journey for the next 3 weeks.

All elephants be still, listen, observe and wait for new information ahead:

We’re looking to a time of review and regrouping mentally and commercially while adjusting to a gear change of Jupiter moving from emotional expansive, visionary Pisces into ‘let’s go’ fiery Aries.

Jupiter in Aries will be a force of change carrying societal shifts and turns across the planet as humanity gets foretaste of Aries rocket fuel power that will be with us for much of 2023. It may feel like out of drowning in the ocean of emotion to explosive release of ‘I’m mad as hell and I’m not taking it any more!’

All this leading up to the Full Moon Total Lunar Eclipse in ‘do and die’ Scorpio!

Quite a powerful week ahead challenging us all to keep our feet on the ground, maintaining our sense of security and wellbeing while our mind gets turned around, inside out, upside down to get a look at its own reflection.

We’re all here, we must be up for handling these energies which are squeezing us at times to change our damaging ways and habits. Taurus rules the neck, throat and the voice and demands our alignment with divine will, higher consciousness.

10th May Mercury turns Retrograde at 4 degrees 52 Gemini 9.47 pm AEST...the inner journey!

Retrograde until 3rd June,23rd May: Enters Taurus

Mercury enters his second retrograde period for 2022 in his own sign of Gemini.

So it is we enter the labyrinth of contemplation and inner spiritual growth of our mental energies. Retrogrades bring wonderful opportunities for spiritual evolution of consciousness and this time around it’s our mind manager being offered renewal and recovery.

Clearing and renewing the mental body:

Back to the past, clearing cobwebs!

As we feel ourselves losing touch with the control mechanisms embedded in our mind, we need to reach for and embrace the opportunities on offer from this period of time. This is the cosmic force which helps us clear the way forward for our alignment with higher mental consciousness and our star of destiny.

Out of chaos comes clarity and focus: The monkey mind of Gemini is liberated!

The chaotic energies of Mercury retrograde periods show us where we think our ‘little’ minds are in the driver’s seat for fulfilling our destiny. We have to give up those ideas, plans and perceptions which are not aligned with the higher path of evolution. Embrace chaos and rise!

The leap of faith within: Lifting the mind and mental body to spiritual heights!

Dumbo is in the leap of faith feeling the weight of karmic burdens falling away as he achieves the impossible dream of flying in the cosmic energies of inner flight. He carries the black feather gifted to him by the crows which gave him the magic impetus to step off the cliff of limitation and take to the skies. The crows once mocking him, now celebrate his leap of faith!

Mercury’s realm of communication, travel, arrangements, appointments: If plans are disrupted know that Mercury’s at work!

Our leap of faith in the next 3 weeks is in the realm of the inner journey of discovery and reclamation as we discover resources, talents, solutions and resolution of challenges from within. Our mind is off with the pixies travelling myriad timelines so make sure to be extra vigilant with respect to being present, in the here and now. Let go of irritation, frustration, exasperation and emotions which arise from the ‘little mind ego’. Divine will rules!

Discovery of past treasures, as well as situations which need forgiveness, redress and renewal:

This time offers clarification as well discovery of something from the past that is valuable which opens new doors of opportunity and growth. In that vein, past connections with people, employment, projects and dreams which we thought had gone are now back for a review of their potential in our lives. Retrogrades revisit the past as we tread the labyrinth for inner renewal, recovery and strengthening of our inner core.

Sabian Symbol for Mercury’s retrograde journey for the next 3 weeks up to 3rd June:

Here’s the agenda, the hidden agenda, the driving force for change!

GEMINI 5

A RADICAL MAGAZINE OR PUBLICATION, ASKING FOR ACTION, DISPLAYS A SENSATIONAL FRONT PAGE

This Symbol speaks of calling for or being motivated for change. Revolution and revolutionaries come in all shapes and sizes; some instigate major changes in society, others are more into bucking the system and creating mini reforms in their own back yards. Although you may not be absolutely sure which direction to take, you are likely to be broadcasting your messages. Look further within for the change in direction you need. Dramatizing one’s situation can lead to overreaction, but doing nothing can lead to inertia and things staying exactly the same. Listening may be important.

The need for reform. Challenging outlooks. Breaking constraints. Messages and news that awakens. Social or emotional causes. Printing presses. Publishing. Big announcements.

Being argumentative, noisy, disruptive. Demanding change. Selfish agendas. Misinformation and disinformation. Old and outworn news.

Sabian Symbols: Lynda Hill www.sabiansymbols.com

10th May: Feeling intense heaviness? Just keep swimming

Jupiter completes his journey in Pisces, the sign of the collective unconsciousness. He's at 29 degrees and has been there for about 5 days finishing off unfinished emotional and spiritual business of the last 6 months.

Although Jupiter once ruled Pisces before the discovery of Neptune, he now rules fiery Sagittarius. He's been treading water, drowning, surfing, snorkelling, deep sea diving, sailing atop the waves and for many of us just keeping our heads above water as we became one with the collective emotional energy. It's been a group evolution of humanity in the realm of emotions.

These human emotions can lift us up with joy and take us down with despair and the past months the challenges to our everyday lives may have felt like one crisis after another as we processed the collective experiences within all our bodies.

Today until early tomorrow am AEST Jupiter's making sure all that can be done is done and the urge for completion is matched by the experiences in our bodies. So, today if it feels like overwhelm exacerbated by Mercury, our mind manager at stillness preparing to turn retrograde tonight, know that a day can make a difference. Requires extra focus to take charge of mind, emotions and body.

Physically: Jupiter rules hips and thighs

We are still in Taurus solar month so physical body is manifesting much of what we're clearing.

I have been feeling an intensification of pain in my hip and thigh for the past five days and trust it will move over in the next day or so.

11th May: Jupiter enters Aries 9.22 am AEST We are one, we are many! Many fires, one bonfire!

Until 29th October

Fire up the flames: Jupiter’s ready to fire our spirits with hope and optimism!

Big expansive Jupiter is ignited by a single flame, the flame of our Aries warrior self, our divine ‘I am’ higher consciousness and leaps into a new state of being. Jupiter is the bonfire and after being doused by the ocean of Pisces these last months now finds renewed hope and optimism with the higher consciousness of spiritual wisdom, justice and divine knowledge...his playing fields.

Where do I belong? Courage and confidence is on tap!

Aries brings into focus our identity, our single self, our masculine ego self and our divine I am higher consciousness. It’s about our individual personal desires, our fire and drive to manifest ourselves in our world.

Jupiter is likely to activate our creative juices in relation to our individual destiny and what we have to offer the world in these times. Jupiter in Aries will bring forth our desires to come into oneness and unity with the bigger picture of collective fire power. It offers us a picture of where we might find our ignition point within the worldly sphere of Jupiter.

Jupiter’s focus: Higher education, spirituality, philosophy, religion, truth, justice. foreign connections and travel, writing and publishing.

Any or all of these areas are likely to get a boost for our individual focus and will encourage us to expand and grow in knowledge, understanding in any chosen area of interest for us. It will be about where we can find our personal leadership of our lives and where our fire burns brightest within society.

Jupiter is one of the big societal planets along with Jupiter so the social impacts will be extensive for us all and will guide our choices in how and where we can put our best foot forward.

The tempering of Jupiter’s expansion will serve us well:

Time for discovery of inner desires, gifts and talents, perhaps as yet unrecognised by us!

Although Jupiter fires up our fire of courage to be ourselves and to activate in the world our progress will be tempered initially by the current Mercury retrograde period until 3rd June and then by Saturn who turns retrograde in Aquarius on 4th June until late September. upiter will retrograde from 28th July to end of October. He’ll go back into Pisces for a short stretch before moving forward.

The other outer planets: Pluto retrograde until end of September

Neptune retrograde end of June till early November

Uranus retrograde end of August until mid December

Golden Oldies:

‘Mamma Mia’ Abba with lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9MQwTzURwU for Jupiter in Aries and Mercury retrograde

‘Rolling in the deep’ Adele https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIYpdjQVidc more healing Mercury retro and Jupiter in Aries...’time for me’

‘Ring of Fire’ Johnny Cash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WaV2x8GXj0 Jupiter in Aries

Upcoming Dates:

16th May: Full Moon Total LUNAR Eclipse at 25 degrees 18 Scorpio at 2.14 pm AEST

21st May: Sun enters Gemini

23rd May: Mercury retrograde enters Taurus

25th May: Mars enters Aries

29th May: Venus enters Taurus

30th May: New Moon in Gemini at 9 degrees 03 Gemini at 9.30 pm AEST

That’s all folks! Hugs all around!

In this Year of the Tiger, Jupiter in Aries brings the fire of courage and confidence to our inner tigers to take a huge leap of faith in consciousness. Mercury retrograde is offering the inner ‘leap’ for us to get clarity, focus and new directions possibly with hopes and dreams which have been on the backburner.

Are we all ready to light our inner fires of desire and ignite the collective expansion of humanity?

We’re out of the ocean and are likely to feel the lift in spirit as we travel the eclipse vortex of change between the New Moon in Taurus and next week’s Full Moon in Scorpio.

Breathe in the new energy of Jupiter’s heat as he lifts us into the slipstream of his new home for the next few months. Let the fire in our hearts, minds, bodies and spirits bring the updraft into greater vitality and life force.

Love and blessings to us all as we embrace the changes, shifts and turns of challenge and opportunity in this huge month of transformation.

helenbea