Saturn in Capricorn: Establishing Sustainable Earth

Saturn in Capricorn:  Establishing Sustainable Earth 

(December 2017 through March 2020)

"When sleeping women wake, mountains move." -Chinese Proverb

Tonight, Saturn moved into the earth sign of Capricorn. Saturn's last ingress into Capricorn was in 1988, so a look back through 1988-1991 can give some clues about important societal structures rising and falling from now until 2020. Essentially, Saturn in Capricorn inclines stability and endurance...so what is unstable often crumbles and gets replaced with something more sustainable in these years. For example: Apartheid started to be dismantled, the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the Soviet Union gave way to many countries establishing independence. Examples of societies thriving with enduring creations would be that the US birth rate increased dramatically in the late 80s, the Channel Tunnel was established between the UK and the European mainland, and South Korea established their 6th Republic which remains today. Interestingly, South Korea held the Olympics in 1988...and will host them again next year (though ticket sales are slow this go around and negotiations are still being made to keep things safe with North Korea). I mention this, specifically, because things that begin in this cycle often come back around in important historical events. We'll see how revisiting such world events from the last cycle plays out this time around.  

Societal response to all of these structural changes, I believe, is what makes a difference in Saturn cycles. Saturn in Capricorn is ultimately a wise and earthy influence. It seems the US (where I live) could use a bit more of that energy. Saturn's lesson here is that when we, the people, stand up together and embrace our authority (demanding what is sustainable and challenging what is not) we can hold the ancestral earth energy of The Circle of Grandmothers...a necessary, stabilizing, Saturnian influence that was completely disregarded and left out of all that our Founding Fathers borrowed from the Iroquois Confederation.

Everything that happens here, from now until the next couple of years, is best informed by such ancestral wisdom coming alive in the people. We will be challenged to reach down to the roots of our land and nurture the resurgence of such elder wisdom. What we are building to now (as Saturn is the Master Builder energy) is the Capricorn power alignments of 2020 when Pluto and Saturn are joined by Jupiter in this sign and begin new societal and generational cycles.  What is earth-centered and sustainable can really have a chance to thrive in these next couple of years, as this ancestral wisdom means to seed the beginnings of generations to come and protect them from corrupting influences. Of course, Saturn demands that we work for it.  Saturn initiations are not known for taking us down the easy path.  And with Pluto, large-scale transformations are involved within corrupted structures (as we have been witnessing since 2008 when Pluto moved into Capricorn).  With Jupiter, growth and expansion comes into play…and if used wisely, as Capricorn urges us to do, can bring abundance and prosperity to where it is needed most. 

In 1988, it was Uranus and Neptune in Capricorn that were powerful players along with Saturn.  Shadows certainly come along with such a heavy concentration of planets in a stellium.  So we, as a society, fell victim to some enduring structures that were destructive. For one example...crack and Prozac were both introduced in that time to a society that was overly depressed and cracking under the pressure. Things can get heavy under so much Saturnian weight being thrown around by people wielding power over others...and the new quick-fix (Uranus) can lead to addiction (Neptune).  The patriarchy itself has often been attached to Capricorn's shadow…and dominance is often implemented to force success (especially at the expense of all those who are stepped on in attempt to claim ‘King of the Mountain’). 

But this Saturn in Capricorn time is meant to be a reclaiming, redefining, and re-membering of the higher vibrations of this energy. Keywords and phrases to keep in mind for the coming years are:  sturdy foundations, rock solid, dedicated effort, sustainable earth, enduring structures, integrity, ancestral and elder wisdom, wise women, earth connection, the Builder archetype, and ‘slow and steady wins the race’. 

Remember that the time is here, and we are the ones…no more waiting.  May this ancestral remembrance be infused into all of us in this cycle. And may the Earth feel our growing reconnection to Her.

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi

New Moon in Sagittarius: Carve Your Own Path

New Moon in Sagittarius:  Carve Your Own Path

Moon conjunct Sun- 12-18-17 @ 12:30am CST

As the Cold Moon phase begins, we have had a few opportunities to clear some cobwebs from our past. We may have uncovered things we had forgotten about, or even discovered hidden gems that never caught our mind’s eye until we dusted the shelves of memory.  As we approach the closing of the ‘time which is no time’ between Samhain and Yule, there has been a “house cleansing” within our body, heart, and mind.  Were we conscious of it?  Did we direct the energies and clear our path with each push, pull, or flow?  Or was it unconscious?  There certainly was enough Neptune energy to have it go either way. 

Personally, I experienced a lot of inward observation…the kind that makes you still yourself and pay attention.  Going deeply inward was a necessity for me.  Planetary transits calling me up to make plans left and right…yet I discovered the work was within.  As much as I keep looking up at the stars, I am no stranger to the inward journey…and I know the call.  My own Soul Story has a lot of retrograde (inner) expression.  It’s fairly common to be born with 2 or 3 planets in retrograde.  It’s very few of us that are born when 6 planets are in retrograde, though.  That’s the path my soul chose…Mars through Pluto…6 retrograde expressions to sift through within me.  One of my retrograde planets, Neptune, is in this very New Moon degree of Sagittarius.  Another transit activating me in a season that is known to freeze.  My own Neptune expression has always been a bit nebulous in my own attempts to put my finger on it, and admittedly confusing, at times, to others.  So in writing about the New Moon in this degree, I am simultaneously working with my own Neptune energy.  The creative process often has good results even with energy that tends to be boundless as the ocean.  You are welcome to board this boat with me, as we are all experiencing this Sagittarian Vision Quest together.

'Party Boat to Atlantis' by Michael Pukac

New Moon in Sagittarius 27:  A Sculptor at Work

"I saw an angel in the marble and carved until

I set him free." -Michaelangelo

Our luminaries are illuminating the work of the Sculptor…one who flows with higher mind inspiration and creates it in form.  It becomes tangible ‘inform’ation through the sculptor’s hands…something humanity can better grasp in each finished work.  Sculpture often begins with a vision (as Michaelangelo alluded to in his quote on the left)...and is then carefully revealed by the sculptor through a tangible medium.  This new moon is the start of a creative process.  It will take on many different forms for all of us.  If you know what house this New Moon is transiting in your chart, you can find clues to where and how it might be expressed.  Some of the key phrases that are coming up for me in this process are “sculpt your vision”, “build a bridge”, “connect with and serve humanity through creative inspiration”, “find purpose through the journey”, and “your future is in your hands”.  With the materials available to us now, we have the opportunity to give shape to something meaningful to us.  The storyline of this Sagittarian tale is quite like a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ story.  The Luminaries urge us to choose wisely.

Sagittarius Stellium trine Aries Stellium:  Flow of Creative and Spiritual Fire

There is more to this story.  The focus, at this new moon, is on two powerful stelliums (conjunctions of multiple celestial bodies) in fire signs.  The Sun and Moon in Sagittarius are joined by Venus, Eros, and Saturn.  When I look at synastry charts (comparing two or more charts to see the dynamics of a relationship), Saturn, Venus, and Eros all have some relevance in the relationship realm.  So this powerful grouping in Sagittarius may have much to do with the journey we are on in our intimate partnerships.

Venus Felix (with her son, Cupid)

Venus and Eros (Mother and Son, Goddess and God of Love and Intimacy in the Greco-Roman pantheon) are bringing these values into play within this alignment.  The arrow of Sagittarius, the Archer, aligns in Cupid's bow, directing our desires toward what we undeniably love.  And Saturn (who teaches the importance of structure and stability in our society) brings in the element of commitment and endurance in dedicated effort.  In Sagittarius, this stellium focuses power within the realm of higher mind pursuits, broadening our horizons, and expanding our knowledge through new experiences.  One expression of such expansive experience is in exploring intimate relationships.  For those in committed intimate relationships, this energy can help you envision your future together and direct your sacred flames toward shared creative and explorative pursuits.  There is a rekindling of passion here that should not be taken for granted, and is best expressed through creative and spiritual pursuit of truth.  For those not in an intimate relationship, this is very good initiatory energy if you are seeking a partner on your quest through life.

In a trine (harmonious aspect of creative flow) to the Sagittarius Stellium, is an Aries Stellium between Eris, Uranus, and Pallas.  We know Uranus as the Revolutionary Rebel and Inspirational Innovator of the Cosmos, whose been blazing trails and initiating shocking changes in Aries for about 7 years already (moving into Taurus in March of 2018). 

Pallas, an asteroid named for Pallas Athene (Goddess of Wisdom), stations direct on Sunday (12-17)…pausing to choose from her many options in moving forward.  Her energy is that of the Strategist and Problem-Solver.  Her sacred animal, the Owl, views things from all angles with clear insight.  Warrior Princess that she is, Pallas wins a battle by clearing the obstacles from her path…not by heading into hasty confrontation with them, but by seeing a few steps ahead and deciding the best way to maneuver around any traps.  Her pauses, much like Mercury’s (who is stationing direct on the 22^nd), incline us to really wrap our heads around what we’re experiencing…and to learn valuable information during the retrograde period that we may have otherwise overlooked. 

Eris and her moon, Dysnomia

Eris is the lesser explored of the three in this stellium.  This is because she was only discovered in 2005, named in 2006 (a period of time that spans the conception and eventual birth of my firstborn child, Alyrica Rayven…and she certainly aligns with the archetype expressed here in many ways).  The discovery of Eris (as well as the surprise conception of my own daughter at that time), came with a bit of a shock.  A new celestial body that is 27% more massive than Pluto…is she our tenth planet?  In the deliberation period, names were considered.  The discoverer, Mike Brown, nicknamed her Xena (as in, the Warrior Princess) and was kind enough to write down the exact time of discovery with a respectful nod to astrologers worldwide (a ‘sign of the times’ which is truly appreciated in the astrological community).  Another name proposed was Persephone, for her relationship to Pluto.  Finally, she was officially declared Eris.  At the same time, she was given ‘dwarf planet’ status and so was Pluto.  If you follow the mythology of these deities, you know that not inviting the Goddess of Chaos, Discord, and Strife to a party is a recipe for retaliatory disaster (disaster literally means ‘malefic star’).  A modern example of this myth is in characters such as Maleficent (the uninvited fairy who cursed Sleeping Beauty and the kingdom that shunned her).  But Eris’s vengeance was said to be responsible for the Trojan War as well…when she wasn’t invited to Paris’s party, she threw in the ‘Apple of Discord’ that said “to the fairest” amongst the Goddesses who were invited.  Paris chose Aphrodite as the fairest of them all, as she promised him the woman his heart desires…which was Helen of Troy (who also has been blamed as the reason for the Trojan War).  If there’s one thing that is clear about the energy behind the naming of the planet Eris, it’s that she better be invited and welcomed to the planetary party!  But no…demoted to dwarf status before she could even get a foot in the door.

Needless to say perhaps, Eris is the tenth planet in my book…and Pluto is still as powerful a planet as ever.  Eris was conjunct my Sun-Mercury in Aries when I was born…so I have a stellium connection to this planet as well.  She’s invited to my party...sometimes she's even the hostess.

'La Discordia'

Her energy carries the triplicity of Xena-Persephone-Eris…so there are archetypal themes such as the Warrioress as well as the powerful female who endures disempowering mistreatment and keeps rising up to prove her worth.  There are other astrologers following her energetic inclinations since her discovery, but if you are interested in learning more…I suggest looking up Henry Seltzer and reading his book ‘The Tenth Planet’.  His ideas on Eris’s importance to humanity are well-researched and enlightening.  I agree with his description of Eris as the Warrioress energy of revealing one’s soul purpose…and creating discord and strife when we do not pursue such aims and succumb to disempowerment instead.  Champion of the downtrodden, she will force you back up and make you fight for what you believe in.

This powerful planet is more slow-moving than Pluto, and her many stations (pauses to shift retrograde or direct) are a concentration of her energy...and she happens to be stationary in 23 Aries in the first month of 2018.  ‘Embrace my soul’s purpose’ may be a good priority to choose while considering New Year’s Resolutions.  Don’t be afraid of a little chaos in your year ahead.  Eris was sister to Ares (Mars), and followed him into battle.  Chaos is known to follow war.  In a similar but higher expression of these energies, victory in ‘battle’ comes from aligning Will and Force (Mars) with Empowered Purpose (Eris).

So in this Aries Stellium, Uranus is encouraging rebellion and revolution flanked by the Warrioress energies of Pallas and Eris.  They remind us that when it seems nothing is going right...go left.  On a global scale, we’ll see people fighting back in purposeful ways against oppressive and obsolete forces.  We may also see remarkable innovations introduced into our collective consciousness that will be a necessary ‘win’ for humanity.  And still some will be experiencing the turbulent chaos that comes with unexpected change.  On a personal scale, if we tap into this creative fire energy and activate it within our own lives…we may very well discover an ingenious new direction in our path that will better manifest our purpose in life, and within humanity’s larger storyline.

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi

Full Moon in Gemini during Mercury’s Retrograde Station: Time Out! Take a Breather. Rediscover Your Inner Strength.

Isa:  The Rune of Ice, Standstill, and Shifting Inward

Full Moon in Gemini during Mercury’s Retrograde Station:  Time Out!  Take a Breather.  Rediscover Your Inner Strength.

Mercury retrograde pre-shadow began:  11-14-17

Mercury stations retrograde:  12-3-17 @ 1:34am CST

Moon opposite Sun: 12-3-17 @ 9:46am CST

Mercury stations direct: 12-22-17 @ 7:51pm CST

Mercury retrograde post-shadow release: 1-10-18

If the Mercury Retrograde of August this year taught us anything (and I hope it taught us much more), it’s that sometimes slowing down to a full halt, consciously assessing the magnitude of what’s transpiring, and then going backward and inward to revise our thoughts and feelings is periodically necessary.  Those key periods for ‘dropping in’ to new realms of thought, retrieving what you were missing while racing to your goals, happen three to four times a year during Mercury Retrograde.  Of course, such things can happen at other times, and our personal transits reflect that, but these retrogrades are like guided journeys for the collective mind.  Here, we all contribute to the reshaping of global thought. 

We notice the energy shift mainly at each Mercury station (when Mercury pauses, from our view anyway, and changes direction).  But Mercury tries to mentally prepare us for the journey ahead of the initial shift of perception…during the ‘shadow period’ which began on November 14^th this time.  Not all of us consciously tune in to the prep period of course, so we often find ourselves discombobulated for a time until we allow ourselves to adjust to the energy.  This is why Mercury Retrogrades get blamed for Murphy’s Law (“whatever can go wrong, will go wrong”)…when often it’s still human error or out-of-sync timing with others.

Mercury Stations Retrograde in Sagittarius 30

Mercury shifts into retrograde in the last degree of Sagittarius, a few hours before the Full Moon is exact.  The Sabian Symbol for this degree is ‘The Pope, blessing the faithful’.  Though this whole retrograde journey really focuses on our religious and spiritual beliefs, as Sagittarian energy is about such bigger picture quests, this particular degree’s symbol also goes beyond the leader of the Catholic Church and represents any human who leads others and becomes a symbol for the cause.  Some do it well, and some do it terribly…as we’ve been noticing.  In fact, symbols themselves are of particular focus in this retrograde because Mercury’s direct station degree is in Sagittarius 14.  The Sabian symbol there is ‘The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx’…representing enduring symbols of spiritual wisdom that date back to ages before the church.  So, Mercury essentially hovers there on the degree of religious authority that pervades the Piscean Age that we are moving beyond into the Age of Aquarius…travels back to the degree of ancient spiritual symbols from Egypt that represented the spiritual evolution from the Age of Leo through the Age of Taurus…and then goes forward again (usually with many of us picking up some necessary information for the collective).  So we’re examining traditions, beliefs, values…yet Mercury is aware that the spiritual practices of our age aren’t really connecting us to the root of what we need at this time.  He takes us back farther through our spiritual ancestry and gets us closer to a place of foundational wisdom with which we can rebuild upon.  This has been a theme, restructuring upon enduring foundations and receiving wisdom from our ancestors, as Mercury aligned with Saturn at Galactic Center…though Saturn has been building those foundational connections all year.  So Mercury means to take us on a deeper dive into the Mysteries of our spiritual ancestry this month…to retrieve some important knowledge before he moves the collective mind into Capricorn territory. 

Moon in Gemini 12

Shortly after Mercury stations retrograde, the Long Nights Moon reaches fullness.  The Sabian symbol for this degree is “a slave girl demanding her rights”.  This particular symbol has a few different renditions…like ‘a black girl fighting for independence in the city’, as well as the original 1925 wording in reference to ‘Topsy’, from Uncle Tom’s Cabin, ‘asserting herself’.  The key here is asserting yourself in new situations that are more open to necessary change than what your past allowed.  This character’s past was terribly rough…and though her new situation was less violent and subjugating, the prejudices of the past followed this character to her new environment…as she accepted them as truths as well.  Her saving grace, as it is with all of us, was love.  That was all she needed to finally understand her own worth.  And her life changed because of the acceptance she received from another.  This degree has to do with clearing out the ghosts of past beliefs and judgments and standing strong in your authentic truth…the freedom that follows is a story of transformation.  So this moon may have us struggling between the self-limiting thoughts about ourselves that were part of our past conditioning and the diamond in the rough of who we really are and how we should be treated.  It may also bring race relations strongly to the fore...where love, friendship, and acceptance will continue to assert itself over antiquated beliefs of any skin color being better than another.

Sun in Sagittarius 12

The Sabian symbol for this degree is “a flag turns into an eagle that turns into a Chanticleer saluting the dawn”.  This symbol has very American undertones, which is no surprise as they were channeled by an American clairvoyant (Elsie Wheeler).  The keynote in this symbol is the transformation that occurs from a symbol or idea into a realization and manifestation.  The flag is a symbol of a nation and its ideals.  The eagle is also a symbol for the USA…indicating ideals of freedom as well as soaring to the highest heights.  The eagle soars so high that it can see the sun first as it rises.  Likewise, the Chanticleer (rooster) heralds the dawn of each new day by crowing at daybreak.  All of these images together represent the idea that each day carries the potential for another rebirth of consciousness.  The connection between these symbols is that ‘assertion’ theme as well as the transformation we undergo as we reach higher states of freedom.  There is also the shadow correlation to the Moon’s degree that relates to seeing others as being less than ourselves…where national pride resonates as just another prejudice of the privileged.  The opposition between these symbols is that here we are focused on the need for ‘peak experiences’ to bring transformation…while the Moon’s degree identifies with the struggle of reality when trying to rise up and speak out.  It is easier for the flag/eagle/rooster type to be accepted with notoriety and a resonant voice than it is for the girl whose been oppressed her whole life to find her voice and be heard…but she will be finding her own flag to raise, her own wings to soar, and her own wake-up call to sound.

The Music of the Spheres

There are so many other energies at play during this time that I will have to just list them so I don’t write a book about this lunation.  There are two other influences that are very important right now…which also featured strongly since the last full moon.  First, Neptune is in a harsh T-square pattern with our luminaries now…which continues to heighten both the confusion that’s been apparent for over a month now as well as an otherworldly and spiritual emphasis.  Any of the stress this opposition of the luminaries inclines in our human experience is pooled and pressured into Neptunian energies…so some may feel like they're drowning in energies they can’t even put their finger on, while others may cling to escapism and their addictions to deal, and still others might be able to catch the wave of spirituality and creativity that keeps them afloat in uncertain times.  The other main energy is that Mercury isn’t the only one who’s at a standstill during this full moon…so is Chiron, who stations direct on the 5^th.  This is a time when old wounds can be deeply addressed and purified. 

Both Neptune and Chiron were featured in the same degrees as now toward the end of my Full Moon in Taurus post…so if you need a refresher on these degrees of ‘examination’ and ‘purification’, feel free to re-read those paragraphs.  A Mercury Retrograde is always a good time to re-read things, after all.  Also, in the same post, you can find that the Sun was in Scorpio 12 where Jupiter is now…so the ‘official embassy ball’ symbol applies again because Jupiter is making a harmonious trine aspect to Neptune now as well as uncomfortable ‘growth aspects’ to the luminaries…facilitating an amplification of what Neptune is dishing out while widening the feeling of disconnection with the energies of the luminaries.  Ultimately, Jupiter is pushing for integration of the balance between these forces, though it may feel more like a tug-o-war at first.  

Another energy still looming, as it reached exaction just yesterday (12-1), is the opposition between Mars and Uranus Retrograde.  This combination is often an accident-prone kind of energy…especially when rage or forcefulness is involved.  However, Mercury and Saturn are making harmonious aspects to it…which give a healthy outlet for the energy to become more balanced through mature communication.  Still, stationary Chiron is also tangled up in it all with not so harmonious aspects…so these energies may exacerbate the wounds we are trying to heal. 

There’s not really any energy sitting out during this lunation.  Pluto has been tangled up with the Moon’s nodes all week (making uncomfortable transformation a karmic necessity), and even Venus (who recently entered Sagittarius and is least influential right now) is still gearing up for her harsh square with Neptune a week from now…where confusion or deception in relationships may come to a head.  The trick is to surrender to where this Mercury Retrograde is leading you…as that is the underlying energy of guidance right now.  Each delay, setback, scheduling snafu, mechanical failure, communication breakdown…instead of allowing your impatience and irritation to set the tone of misunderstanding, allow for the understanding that there is a reason behind things not going according to plan.  Instead of seeing all of the obstacles that are put in your path, understand that they may be the very things that clear the obstacles within you so that you will actually take some time to go inward and find what you need first before going ahead.  Take a time out.  And just breathe through it. 

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi

Mercury and Saturn Meet at Galactic Center: A Planetary Bridge from Earth to The Star Nations

Mercury and Saturn Meet at Galactic Center:
  A Planetary Bridge from Earth to The Star Nations

Mercury conjunct Saturn from 12:47-1:23am CST on 11-28-17

The Galactic Center of our Milky Way galaxy is, in astrological terms, a portal through which we connect to multi-universes.  It is a powerful source of energy, motivation, and aspiration where its activation allows for downloads of important information from “The Star Nations”.  If you can imagine that an activation of the Galactic Center is like opening a channel, or a line of communication exchange, between our solar system to the rest of the Star Nations…you may understand how a double-dose of planetary focus on it provides a direct channel from Mercury (the Messenger) and Saturn (the Teacher) to our planet.  Saturn has been moving forward and backward through the Galactic Center degree all year.  Now, met with Mercury, Saturn’s final Sagittarius lessons (until about 30 years from now) are communicated before moving into Capricorn next month.  

In my observations, there is an accelerated influx of energetic downloads to those of us living on Earth this year and each of us has access to our own piece of that wisdom coming through.  So our experiences of this galactic wisdom can both be very different from each other’s and creates links in the greater message we’re receiving when we connect with each other on the soul level.  Even in the confusion cast by the illusion of separation we’ve been facing this year…there is a greater story happening of our coming together as a species and accessing the larger story of conscious existence by each heart-and-soul connection we make.

The message will come in three parts.  The first passage, which will be strongest with Saturn’s influence, begins at 12:47am CST on November 28^th…though the energy will be waxing and waning before and after that time.  The second passage (December 7^th) is when Mercury retrogrades back to this degree, and we review it…possibly picking up some of the pieces we missed the first time.  The third and final pass (January 9^th) is when Mercury is Direct and returns to this degree…at which point, we integrate and apply the wisdom we learned. 

A lot of the problems that people tend to blame on Mercury when it is Retrograde arise when they were too busy during the retrograde shadow period to be conscious of the messages all around them.  The shadow of this Mercury Retrograde already began on November 14^th…and lasts until Mercury stations on December 3^rd.  So we are in that shadow period now.  Pay attention to the messages you are receiving now as Mercury builds to its conjunction with Saturn throughout the weekend and especially through Monday, the 27^th.   

The Galactic Portal Degree, Sagittarius 28

The Sabian Symbol for this degree is ‘an old bridge over a beautiful stream is still in constant use’.  Mercury being the Messenger planet often acts as a bridge between worlds.  Saturn rules structures that are enduring and time-honored.  The Galactic Center provides the stream of consciousness from multi-universes.  If we stand upon Saturn’s structure and connect our conscious minds (Mercury) to the flow of the stream passing through, we may be able to better discern what is useful in our Earthly reality and what needs to be scrapped.  With this Sagittarian energy, much of this may center upon our ideas and beliefs.  We will need to ask ourselves, ‘which societal structures will provide sustainable links between human ingenuity and our collective needs?’

When we think of traditions, we often think of the past.  But new traditions are starting in this present time…traditions that will hold over time and be honored with use for generations to come.  If we think of ourselves, now, as the ancestors our next generations will be calling upon…what gifts do we each currently have that we can give to humanity now?  May we all work together to build a solid bridge, with the idea in mind that our future relatives will one day use it on their Earth Walk. 

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi

New Moon in Scorpio: From the Ashes

New Moon in Scorpio: From the Ashes

Moon conjunct Sun @ 5:42am CST, 11-18-17

The energy of Scorpio is at a peak now as we begin this ‘Long Nights’ Moon phase.  Not only do we have our luminaries focused here, but Jupiter and Venus are still conjunct in Scorpio and the asteroids of Vesta and Psyche moved into Scorpio together this week as well.  Three conjunctions pool a lot of power into this water sign.  Scorpio is a mysterious, shape-shifting sign (after all, the Scorpion is not the only totem related with Scorpio energy…there is also Spider, Lizard, Serpent, Wolf, Eagle, and Phoenix).  Scorpio also has two ruling planets:  Mars and Pluto…two heavy-hitters who are currently in a harsh square with each other and pushing for necessary action and change.  The energy of Scorpio can be transformative, intense, magnetic, tantric, and passionate…sometimes even obsessive, dramatic, and destructive.  It all depends on the mood and the motive…both of which are often heavily guarded secrets in this energy. 

With an emphasis on the water element, reinforced by flowing trines to Neptune and Chiron in Pisces, there is an undercurrent of empathy and intuition at this time.  There is also a deep dive into the emotional realm, which we may have grown accustomed to this past month…though it may be a bit more forceful this time.  Whatever may still be lurking in the depths even after all we’ve been through lately…it may become the underlying theme of this next lunar month. If you’ve been holding something back, brace yourself for the storm.  If you’ve been riding the waves for a while, letting the truth flow with each push and pull, now is the time you can find the larger truth that brings you ashore for some reflection after catharsis. 

The intent of all these elemental lessons of the Water Mysteries we’re experiencing this Autumn is to purify and allow healing.  Loss is often an integral part of this season’s transition into Winter…but the Wheel of the Year keeps turning.  The abundance we gathered at the Harvest will carry us through the Long Nights, and the choices we make for this New Moon will set the tone for the New Beginnings to come.  Set your intentions now…and as the Long Nights Moon waxes to full, trust that they will come to fruition with your dedication and care.  Transformation takes time, so don’t expect everything you wish for to be realized in one month.  But if you’re setting intentions now, mark your calendar for the Full Scorpio Moon at the end of April next year…because that is when these intentions will really start to blossom. 

On a global scale…can you feel the pulse of what’s happening?  This may be the year we look back on as a global society and see how every disguise at the Masquerade of the Patriarchy really began being stripped away in one way or another.  Sometimes by surprise, sometimes by volition.  But always as another piece in the puzzle to reveal the larger truth behind societal dysfunction.  Just as one of many examples…the #MeToo movement came in like a tidal wave and ushered in a dose of the same medicine for celebrities and politicians as well.  The point I’m getting at is that, unless you had no secrets left to reveal this year, there was bound to be some sort of purging that had to happen.  Our humanity is in a deep healing process right now.  For some, it can be very painful.  For others, scary.  For most of us, transformative.  May the changes we are going through bring our best possible outcome.

On a personal note...this year has been one of intense consolidation of all I’ve been learning.  So many big personal transits amongst (or, often, coinciding with) the already dynamic transits we’re all experiencing together.  This New Moon is even transiting my own natal Moon in Scorpio.  When a monthly lunar return lines up with a New Moon, the month ahead can be a very powerful initiation.  At this point, I am ready for whatever may come.  I am actively co-creating with the energy this year and have deepened my ability to trust the Universe…even when the results are unexpected.

Scorpio 27:  Drumming Up Emotions

The Sabian Symbol for the 27^th degree of Scorpio is “A military band on the march”.  As my natal moon’s degree, it reveals pieces of my soul’s past, my childhood, my emotional needs and comforts, as well as my habits.  Scorpio gives a theme of pushing the boundaries to reveal the deeper truths of life, while this particular degree of Scorpio keeps it in tight formation both for purposes of entertainment and uplifting effect on others as well as for respectfully accompanying the challenges of life and death.  There is a need for precision here which can lead to perfectionism (in my life, I have learned that crossing the fine line into perfectionism often leads to procrastination).  It is beneficial to be precise, but perfect isn’t even the true goal of practice.  ‘Practice makes progress’ should be the phrase we teach our children. 

I didn’t grow up with an overwhelming feeling of needing to be perfect for my parents.  I often felt far from perfect, really.  But there was this need to ‘fall in line’ with the norm of our family dynamics…even though I was clearly an Edgewalker from the beginning.  Achievement and putting our best foot forward was part of the parental moral code passed down to my brothers and me.  I could excel in my school studies and my grades, so that was where I put most of my focus as a young woman…even as I pushed the boundaries in other areas (much to my parents’ chagrin).  But giving up without really trying was occasionally grounds for getting grounded.  I did a month in the ‘Pink Clink’ (grounded to my room) for quitting Volleyball as a preteen.  The pastel pink walls of my bedroom that seemed to make a mockery of my supposed weaknesses were initially a gift from my parents after we moved to our home when I was 8 years old.  It was my favorite color then, by far.  But after living with it for years, the color soon took on a garish feel that accelerated my push away from childhood and into the complex colors of womanhood.  Purple has been the signature color of my womanhood ever since…likely, in part, because of all of the ‘blues’ I poured out into pages of poetry within that pink bedroom.

There I go, off on a bit of a reminiscent tangent…only to pull myself back ‘in step’ with the rhythm I meant to follow.  Back to the military marching band image.  As a unit, they can stir up unity and powerful emotions in a crowd…even a feeling of being part of something bigger than us all, empowering us to keep marching forward in our own lives and take on whatever comes.  And yet, within that band are many individuals all with their own paths to take…called to march to the beat of their own drum when the need arises.  This New Moon degree is both a consolidation of many unique gifts into one concerted effort as well as a reminder of our own individual participation within the whole. 

This is where ‘putting on a show’ is no longer about masquerading as something you’re not.  It’s about, as I teach my theatre students, working together with people of many different backgrounds, experiences, and talents to co-create a performance that is purposeful, meaningful, and moves people.  Acting is about DOING and BEING, after all.  And to practice the dramatic arts is to refine your ability to DO and BE anything. Theatre Geek that I am (I learned in 5^th grade that I wasn’t really cut out to be in the Band), I have to apply this symbol to the styles of performance that I know. Of course, the same responsibility of every band member working as a whole with their group achieves a similar outcome. 

One of the heavier implications of this energy has to do with pride.  Making others proud, being proud of yourself…those aren’t always bad things, it can be motivating to do your best.  However, fear of failure can creep in and cause a lot of unnecessary stress.  This energy can have you questioning if you ‘measure up’.  Negative thoughts like ‘I’m not good enough’ tend to cloud over self-motivators like ‘I’m doing my best’.  Those thoughts can then spiral into the weighty feelings of being responsible for ruining things for everyone else too if you make a mistake.  How you handle being under pressure may be tested at this New Moon. 

On a larger scale, this symbol evokes feelings of national pride as well.  However, such feelings are tenuous and strained right now.  Harkening back to the theme of ‘outward displays’ at the last Full Moon, we may see a lot of fanfare, pageantry, razzle-dazzle, and people tooting their own horn in an effort to keep up the mask that everything is under control…that we’re the best country in the world…and that ‘Make America Great Again’ is an actual goal and not just propaganda.  Of course, in our current state of warranted distrust of people in power, the marching band may sound a lot more like a noisy distraction (to many of us, it’s sounded like that for a while now).  The ‘musicians’ may not have their heart in it…and following orders may come across as robotic instead of inspiring.  However, in this cosmic climate of Scorpio…truths are meant to be revealed.  When you spot a distraction, look for what’s being covered up.  In this call-out culture, more and more of us are waking up to what’s real.

One of the things that may be forced even more into the light will be our addictions…both individual and collective…as Neptune is about to station direct.  What are we using to numb the pain of living?  Addictions are not always about drugs and alcohol…our own president is so obviously addicted to receiving attention that he doesn’t seem to mind whether it’s negative or positive attention he gets.  Many are addicted to material possessions, love, work, money, fame, electronics, drama, pain, memories of the past, etc.  Oil addiction will certainly be in the spotlight…since Neptune rules both oil and addiction.  Just yesterday, it was revealed that the Keystone Pipeline leaked 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota (not their first leak, but a major one).  This, just days before officials in my own state of Nebraska will announce whether the Keystone XL pipeline will move forward.  We’re all hoping this will cement the decision as an ‘absolutely not’…but we shall see what the New Moon brings.

Keep in mind that there will be triumphs to be sincerely celebrated…if not where you hoped they would be, then somewhere else.  Something will arise to make us proud of the work we put in with others.  Something will fall in line even while so many things are revealed to be ‘out of line’ with humanity.  Follow THAT drum beat, the one aligned with your heartbeat and the heartbeat of Mother Earth, and march on.

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi

The Jupiter Return: A Path to Prosperity

The Jupiter Return:  A Path to Prosperity

This is my 3^rd Jupiter Return, as it takes Jupiter approximately 12 years to return to the same degree of the zodiac as it was when one was born.  Jupiter is the first of two ‘social planets’…positioned between the ‘personal planets’ and ‘generational planets’.  The Social Planets show us our specialty in our societal groups and teach us how to hone our interests into skill sets for the purpose of interacting with our community.  When we go through our Jupiter Returns, we are expanding our horizons and following our bliss.  It is a very lucky influence…and often inclines experiences of being in the right place at the right time with the right people.  People enter your life or come into prominence in your life experience at this time that act as angels or blessings.  In my experience of my 2^nd Jupiter Return I became pregnant with my firstborn, Alyrica Rayven. Soon after, I moved back to Omaha (where I now live) and became re-acquainted with an old friend who is now my husband, Michael.  Both have been significant blessings in my life since. 

Jupiter’s call leads you to your unique version of prosperity in this life.  The position of Jupiter at your birth can show you your most expansive path toward soul growth and enlightenment.  Whether Jupiter is direct or retrograde shows you if the quest is more of an outward or inward exploration.  The house position shows you in what area of life Jupiter’s lessons will focus.  The aspects Jupiter was making when you were born show other energies at play on your enlightenment path. The sign shows you the type of quest you are to undertake as you explore these lessons.  And the specific degree Jupiter was in when you were born gives clues to the experiences and skills that you will explore and expand upon on this quest. 

I was born when Jupiter was Retrograde in the 8^th degree of Scorpio, which resides in my 6^th House of Health and Daily Service.  Jupiter was in harmonious aspects with Venus (my guiding planet) and the asteroids of Juno and Psyche when I was born…and also in a dynamic square with Vesta.  The Sabian Symbol for this degree is ‘a calm lake bathed in moonlight’.  With the retrograde influence, mine is an inward quest for prosperity.  With the watery imagery of the lake, the connection with the moon, as well as the depths of the water sign of Scorpio, this is a quest through my inner feelings and emotions.  There is great depth in this realm of my personality, though (on the surface) I am often calm, peaceful, and still enough to reflect higher inspiration from what illuminates my feeling nature…or, at least, this is how I’ve learned to hone those skills so far.  I was not always able to achieve such emotional calm.  It was, and continues to be, a significant part of my growth in this life.  But greater understanding of my own feeling nature has brought me the skill set that has enabled me to pursue my sacred work, which has brought prosperity into my life and also the lives of those I serve.  Jupiter’s influence in my life is explored through healing work (6^th House) related to spiritual love and service in relationships for friends and community (Jupiter trine 11^th House Venus in Pisces), commitment and responsibilities in marriage as well as female empowerment lessons (Jupiter sextile 9^th House Juno in Capricorn), creative focus through mind and soul alignment (Jupiter sextile 5^th House Psyche in Virgo), and dynamic changes in my sacred work as a Priestess of Gaia (Jupiter square 10^th House Vesta in Aquarius).  All of these explorations have deepened this year for me, and my path ahead is clearer than ever now.

In this 3^rd Jupiter Return, the call of Venus’s influence in my life is palpable.  Right now, Venus in Scorpio is closing in on a conjunction with Jupiter (exact at 2:05am CST on November 13^th) where they meet at this 8^th degree of Scorpio.  Venusian Healing has been an integral part of my enlightenment path, especially since my 2^nd Venus Return…and this year really feels like I’m activating her medicine in a greater way.  Jupiter Returns oftentimes coincide with taking workshops and classes to improve your skills and expand upon your interests (which I have been doing all year).  This year I have deepened my shamanic practice by becoming a Mesa Carrier and exploring my soul lineage through the teachings of the Q’ero people of the Peruvian Andes, harnessed the power of my inner shakti through tantric dance, dedicated myself to celebrate more with ceremony and learn from elders at each full moon, and have been learning more about sound healing through ParaTan mantra practice.  The Jupiter Return is a time to immerse yourself in your passions and expand your skill set to open you up to new opportunities to shine.  You find yourself becoming more visible within your community and feeling lucky to be alive at this place and time, no matter the struggles that growth may bring.  Though it has not been my experience this time, travel is often associated with this time as well as a way to expand your horizons and experience. 

Just today, I arrived at ParaTan to learn and practice the Kali Mantra…and something quite extraordinary (and personal) happened with each of us together.  We went overtime because a deep sharing between us happened…leaving us wide open and grateful to be in the presence of each other at that time.  These sacred sharings amongst people in my community have been happening at nearly every gathering, class, or workshop I’ve been attending this year…things that are not planned, just spontaneous sharings that end up being the exact thing that one or more of us needed to hear to shift something inside of us and liberate our life force energy.  In this Scorpio energy, such sharings are truly moving and deeply cathartic.

What Jupiter has taught me thus far is that prosperity is a seed that grows from inside each of us…one which we must appreciate, cultivate, and care for with all we learn and experience in life.  Only then can it fully blossom in our awareness and branch out into our lives externally.  Gratitude for the blessings you were born with and the blessings that follow is the stuff that feeds that healthy growth from deep in our own soil.  Love is the water that nourishes that growth.  And trust is the light that encourages that prosperity to grow upwards and outwards, generously giving and receiving in balance with the world around us. 

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi