Monday, March 16, 2015

Square Seven of the Fool’s Tower: Recognition of Life and Our Reflection Upon Mother Earth





Square Seven: Recognition of Life and Our Reflection Upon Mother Earth

March 16th, 2015 (Uranus Square Pluto in the 16th Degree of Aries and Capricorn) at 9:21pm CDT


Spock:  "Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."
Captain Kirk:  "Or the one."
-Star Trek II:  The Wrath of Kahn


Uranus and Pluto are two of the three Generational Outer Planets that allude to the collective experience of our global community.  These planets take much longer to move through our solar system, and so their energies have an enduring effect when triggered by alignment.  Though I am writing this series as they approach each of the seven exact square alignments, the powerful effects can be felt months before and after (as they gradually approach and recede from the alignment).

On this 7th and final square during this cycle, Uranus urges us to return to the lessons of the Full Blood Moon Eclipse of last October which was in the same degree.  As an eclipse’s effects last for half a year (until the next eclipse begins a new lesson), this month and the next are essentially the climax of that eclipse energy.  To find hints of similarity during this stage of our journey, consider what in your life has been your emotional focus since that eclipse last year.  Has it come to a crisis point as we have drawn nearer to this current planetary square?  A total transformation is in store for each of us and for the world at large, and these dynamic planets are urging us to take action.

This is when Human Nature and Mother Nature respond as one unit of symbiotic cells to each other as well as to the Universe as a whole.  These pulses of crises throughout this past three years, enduring the lessons brought on by 7 intense planetary squares, have been urging us to take action in how we should operate as a celestial organism together.  Body, Mind, and Spirit together experienced the void left in the wounds of collective and individual soul loss.  Now is the time to retrieve the soul parts hidden under past regrets and misfortunes. 

Though we may look outside to the distant celestial bodies that can help us predict our timing from our perspective, our Earth is the best indicator of how to respond to who we are and what we should do with our lives.  Now is the time to listen.  Now is the time to hear her and follow her lead. 

Young or old, male or female…in our rainbow of colors and many forms of love…we are the children of Mother Earth.  The separations of percentages and statistics, the shackles of time and money, and the judgments of entitlement and deprivation are human constructs built on insecure foundations. We’ve been witness to the fall of the tower of man in our lifetime, and we are here to pick up the pieces.  Who is to blame is not important.  We all had a hand in it.  This cycle of the Fool’s Journey is ours to experience together, and we are meant to come out of the ruins more alive than ever.

We are to see with fresh eyes the lies and deceit and fears of our past that brought us to this point in our journey.  We do not forget as we turn away from it, but we must forgive.  After all, what comes next in our journey is a glimmer of hope…shining a light in the distance during our moment of despair.  What was lost may appear to be just out of reach, but it is there.

The next step in our collective evolution after the fall of the Tower is symbolized by the Star in the Major Arcana of the Tarot.  The image is often characterized by a woman kneeling between land and water, pouring from two chalices under the light of a very bright star.  In this part of the Fool’s Journey, the Fool stands amongst the rubble where the Tower once stood.  He hoped to find direction on this spiritual journey; a path to his spiritual self.  Instead he just learned that most of his life was a lie and now he feels lost.  Looking for some kind of guide, he gazes into the night sky.  A bright star shines down on a beautiful woman with two chalices of water.  She is emptying one into a pool of water and the other onto the ground.  She tells him she is refilling the pool so that those who are thirsty can drink and she is watering the earth so that more food will grow for those who are hungry.  She offers him water and food…both of which heal his wounded spirit.

Restored, he looks back to the bright star.  The woman tells him to keep it in sight on his journey.  It will guide him to his destination no matter how distant it is.

Ruled by Aquarius, this card is a sign of hope for the future and reminds us that there will always be help to offer us sustenance in bleak times.  It tells us we can rebuild on stronger foundations this time…not on power and greed, but on hope for future generations.  The message here is that creating a better tomorrow won’t happen overnight.  It will take time and care, but we must not lose sight of it.  Now is a time of healing…a need for the collective soul retrieval after trauma and loss.  This is a time to revive and move forward…away from that which no longer serves us and toward that which makes our future on this planet possible.


Uranus in the 16th Degree of Aries:  Nature Spirits Dancing in the Setting Sunlight

The Sunset is often a symbol of personal fulfillment.  In such times, we may be able to establish a life-giving contact with natural forces.  Such forces are active any time growth processes take place, but our individualized minds are usually too focused on working for consciously set goals to be able to realize the presence of invisible forces in operation. 

Still, these forces of nature act as guiding, balancing, and harmonizing factors in all life.  It is when our own individualized energy becomes less dominant (symbolically, at sunset), or the body is weakened by illness, fasting, sensory deprivation…or even set aside in meditation, altered states of consciousness, or sleep…that it becomes easier to perceive these ‘nature spirits’ and to give them forms that symbolize the character of their activity. 

The Sunset also indicates the end of a long day’s labors.  In this time, these forces of nature want to take over…while we rest, relax, and step back from all emotionally-charged concerns.  These nature spirits, then, examine just what is needed and dance in order to shift and balance our vibrational realities into harmony, healing, and healthy function. 

As this cycle of Uranus-Pluto squares comes to a close, Uranus in this degree is an invitation to open our minds to the possibility of approaching life in a holistic and nonrational, intuitive manner. It reminds us that we have help when we need it…often from unexpected places or unseen forces.


Pluto in the 16th degree of Capricorn:  School Grounds Filled with Boys and Girls in Gymnasium Suits

There is a need to get active…to get the physical body in shape for the future that is to come.  At the same time, we must enjoy it…it must be fun if we are to keep at it.  Many of us have been neglecting this part of our lives…placing greater importance on so many other things that we may attribute to ‘adult responsibilities’.  But when we are truly honest with ourselves, we know that keeping our bodies healthy is of greater importance than most other things we tend to focus on in our daily routines.  Physical health spirals out to improve our emotional, mental, and spiritual health as well.  When we are physically unhealthy…it is much more difficult to reach a balance with all other aspects of our well-being. 

Spontaneous enthusiasm and the joy of being alive can regenerate, revive, and bring about carefree contact with like-minded people.  Proactive excitement for the future makes living in the now that much more enjoyable. This symbol also highlights children in uniform…where everyone is on a level playing field.  It reminds us that we are one of many who are making an effort to reach the same goal.  It also reminds us that no matter how ‘adult’ we have become…we are all children, and we must revive some of that youthful exuberance to get the ball rolling. 

Pluto here encourages us to put forth the effort needed in order to reach our goals toward positive transformations.  This is a time to rebuild, and we will need to be physically able to endure the long haul so that our children, and our children’s children, can reap the rewards of our endeavors.

Love and Gratitude,
Felina Lune Kavi

P.S.  If you haven’t read the information I posted in June 2012 about the first of these squares as well as the general information about what these alignments mean, please check out this article:  Attunement to the Visionary Archetype.  Here you will find the overview of the squares and their relation to the Fool’s Tower of the tarot.  If you also want a refresher on the themes of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th squares, you can find them at these links: Manifesting Our FutureCommitment to ChangeThe Turning Point, Awakening on the Cross, and Reuniting Individual Will to the Universal Self.

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