Pluto in Tropical Capricorn 28: A Return to the U.S. Pluto Degree

Pluto in Tropical Capricorn 28:  A Return to the U.S. Pluto Degree

1^st Pass- February/March 2022

2^nd Pass (Retrograde)- June/July/August 2022

3^rd Pass- December/January 2022/2023

Sidereal Pluto Return- February 22, 2024

 

~Fool’s Tower~

by Felina Lune Kavi

(written for the 7 squares of Uranus-Pluto, 2012 – 2015)

 

Freed from old burdens,

bindings break down.

False ideas and bad patterns fall,

bricks and all, to the ground.

 

What was this prison I built tall and stately?

Who was I then, and who am I lately?

Ruins of humans where nature once grew…

Learn from the past and create something new.

 

Pluto as a Metamorphic Process

Pluto, discovered 92 years ago by Clyde Tombaugh in Flagstaff, Arizona, is the planet of Collective Metamorphosis.  Essentially, Pluto transits are processes of development that span many years in the lives of Earthlings.  Such metamorphosis is transpersonal in nature, though it can feel very personal depending on the planets or angles Pluto aspects in your natal chart.

A Pluto transit can also incline a whole nation into dramatic transformation.  While no human lifespan reaches its own Pluto Return (Pluto has a 247.686 year orbit), nations or empires can reach that point.  Rome went through 2 Pluto Returns before it fell.  England has gone through 3 such transformations.  And this is the 1^st for the United States.

Because of Pluto’s distance from Earth, these returns are best understood in an arc of years that spans 10 degrees on either side of the exact conjunction (though, truly, we are in the thick of it now…from 2020 through 2024).  So, from 2017 to 2028…the U.S. is going through the Pluto process of metamorphic crisis, challenging our country toward a renaissance if we can rid ourselves of some of our systemic, underlying toxicity.

We could even feel the first rumblings of our social, economic, and political structures breaking down when Pluto first entered Saturn’s earth sign of Capricorn in 2008.  And our elders/ancestors felt the long, grueling strain of the half-return (when Pluto was in Cancer) during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.  At each turn of its cycle, Pluto challenges us to ‘live through this crisis and thrive through renewal’.

Pluto deals with the sometimes very dark truths lurking below the surface of our awareness…often the secrets we’d rather keep hidden so they won’t destroy us (or our reputation).  Of course, many times it destroys us from the inside out when we hide the truth.  So as our country goes through its Pluto Return Rite of Passage, the tight control that has kept our nation’s dirty secrets mostly guarded (usually through cover-ups, scapegoating, deflections, or carefully timed and planned distractions) are spilling forth from apertures in the dark underbelly of all our structures.  Even when our attention is directed outside our borders to vilify others, it can’t stop the shadows from leaking out here.

 

Pluto and the Wars for Wealth and Resources

Large-scale power plays to assume or regain control are often a theme during these times.  In the closing square of our 1^st Pluto cycle (when Pluto was in Libra), NATO’s Able Archer war scare of 1983 brought the Cold War dangerously close to full-blown nuclear war.  Able Archer was an exercise that simulated nuclear war with the Soviet Union.  The Soviets genuinely feared that this was a prelude to an actual U.S. first strike, and prepared to preempt it.

Fast forward to recent news, and preemptive measures between Russia and U.S./NATO have once again fanned the flames of war.  On February 21^st, Russia recognized the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic as independent states (on the eastern border of Ukraine).  On the 22^nd, Biden said he believes Russia’s latest deployment into these areas foreshadows a larger war and announced new sanctions that would target two Kremlin-backed banks and restrict Russia’s government from trading its debt on Western finance markets.  Biden also promised to impose sanctions on Russia’s elite and their families, as well as authorize the deployment of troops and equipment to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (three former Soviet republics that are now members of NATO).  And since the 24^th, Ukraine is now under full-blown attack from Russian forces invading from the South, East, and North.  Putin has made it clear that there would be ‘catastrophic consequences’ if Western leaders intervened to help Ukraine, which poses the threat of Russia using its substantial nuclear arsenal.  At the moment, it appears that Ukraine is left to fight alone in this battle although they are seriously outmatched. 

Where all of this is heading and how much more involved the U.S. will become, we (the people) really don’t know.  Under the Pluto Effect, there are always much deeper motivations and plans at work that are hidden from the public and left out of corporate media coverage…long-running power dynamics that lead to consequences that intensify situations and impose both economic and psychological damage on the people of the countries involved. 

What this particular part of the discussion should be about is what the people of the Ukraine want and need, without being influenced by the desires of superpowers outside (and now also invading) their borders.  However, this whole piece is to focus on the U.S. Pluto Return.  So it’s important to note that as far as the escalation of this conflict goes…the U.S. desires for domination of wealth and resources has played an equally significant role to Russia’s same desires. And, sadly, the Ukrainian people have been caught in the middle of this long-standing tug-o-war.

The mutual vilification of Western Superpowers and Eastern Superpowers, as well as the front of the Savior Archetype to justify interventions from both sides, is a very old game.  In our country, corporate media propagandists paint the picture like Russia is the only one to blame for what is happening.  To be sure, the Russian military responses to the threats of an encroaching West are of open, blatant blame.  But little is mentioned in our country of the U.S. strategies, aided by the International Monetary Fund, that seek to open Ukrainian markets to foreign investors so that giant, multinational corporations can control their economy. 

Pressed to integrate with the Western economy, a previous Ukrainian president (Yanukovych) decided in 2013 to restart economic negotiations with Russia instead.  Months later, he was ousted in the Maidan Revolution which was supported by the U.S. through the National Endowment for Democracy (which is dedicated to installing and defending U.S. friendly regimes worldwide). 

There is much more to all of this, but the point is that neither of the superpowers most heavily involved in Ukrainian affairs truly care about the Ukrainian people.  The U.S. government, just like the Russian government, is only concerned with their own economic and power advancements.

What is likely is that these are just the beginning stages of a war with a long game that U.S. and its allies are already prepared to fight.  Perhaps they're giving some time to ensure that Putin looks like the sole aggressor so that the West can bank on that savior role?  But big as this all is right now, it is really only one part of what the U.S. will be embroiled in during these Pluto Return times.

 

Pluto in the 2^nd House of the U.S. Birth Chart

What we can glean from the Astrology of the U.S. birth chart is that much of this Pluto process we’re in (and have been in) has a lot to do with a large-scale metamorphosis in our traditional structures around money, resources, and values (Capricorn Pluto Retrograde in the 2^nd House).  What comes to pass through the Pluto Return of a nation is that key components of its foundation must die to be restructured or reformed. 

Though much of the structure of our U.S. government was modeled after the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) Great Law of Peace, powerkeeping was more important than peacekeeping to the white, male landowners/slaveowners who made up the government in those days.  For example, the Haudenosaunee were matrilineal…but women were left out of the vote at the founding of the U.S. government (and for a long time after).  So, one of the great pillars of the earliest American democracy…the Council of Grandmothers (Clan Mothers)…was conveniently left out of the white man’s version of democracy that has carried us through a whole Pluto cycle since.  And, of course, slavery went against the very foundation of the Great Law of Peace…but that was conveniently overlooked as well.  Inequality and slavery are woven into our original foundation, even with constitutional amendments added later.  Both are systemic, and tearing us apart from the inside out.  As such, it is something we must keep revisiting and addressing until we can fully release the toxicity of it…something that a Pluto Return process inclines us to do.

 

Pluto Opposing U.S. Mercury

Also prominent in the U.S. chart is Mercury Retrograde in 8^th House Cancer opposite our Pluto Retrograde in 2^nd House Capricorn.  The two retrogrades signify that these planets promise some revision and ‘clean-up work’ for our nation to do over time.  The opposition indicates that there is tension between these energies in our foundation, and that a balance between them is necessary to maintain.  The houses where these planets reside show the areas of life where this revision and maintenance is needed (2^nd= House of Resources/Values/Money/Possessions, and 8^th= House of Shared Resources/Inheritance/Power Dynamics).  And while the U.S. Pluto has to do with our deeper (often hidden) motivations, the dark underbelly of our societal foundations, and the soul crises that urge us to transform…the U.S. Mercury has to do with how we think, communicate, and engage in commerce.

If we, as a nation, were on the higher end of the spectrum of how this opposition could present itself…we might find more value in the sustainability of renewable resources (Pluto/2^nd House/Capricorn) and balance this with thoughtful, caring commerce practices that share such resources amongst the many families that make up the voice of our people (Mercury/8^th House/ Cancer).  However, we seem to have some more retrograde revision to do in that respect.

The current transformation brought on by Pluto revisiting this Mercury-Pluto opposition of the U.S. is emphasizing a strain on resources and commerce as well as media control and thought control through propaganda.  It challenges the voice of the people to stop bickering amongst ourselves and re-establish our common bonds (Mercury in Cancer) so that we can be heard in our full power, demanding real change (Pluto in Capricorn) for the generations of descendants who will follow us. 

Can we, the people, reach such consensus in what needs to change so our country can be rebirthed in these years?  The Haudenosaunee structure advised continued communication with each other in Council until consensus was reached…as unanimous consensus amongst everyone in the confederacy (not just distinguished members, and not just men) was central to their decision-making process.  And their ideas of democracy are just as integral to U.S. foundations as the moral lack from what was left out of our own version of their constitution.

 

Not just Pluto, but also Neptune

This Pluto effect on the U.S. is also joined by Pisces Neptune’s opposition with the U.S. natal Neptune in Virgo.  Neptune is the planet of Collective Mystification, and a myriad of deception and smoke-and-mirrors tactics are part of the way this whole time period is being handled on a large scale.  The only thing definite in this time is a national resistance to the necessary transformation that must occur through such Pluto crises…and we’ve already been witnessing what the last strong-arm grasps of control to failing systems looks like in our country. 

Ah, but Neptune isn’t simply about making everything confusing or deceptive.  It just tends to be how big government works with Neptunian energy.  It’s also that which blends seemingly disparate parts into a whole…the notion that All is One…and is essentially a creative and spiritual process supporting this Pluto metamorphosis we’ve been moving through.  Neptune energy may not have a lot of definition in our more rational ways of viewing ourselves or the world, but it invites us to connect with the ineffable to dream new ways into being. 

The whole combination of the U.S. Pluto Return with the U.S. Neptune opposition can be seen in one of my favorite processes of transformation…the metamorphosis from Caterpillar to Butterfly.  I mention it often in my writings, as it is an apt metaphor for the kind of changes the outer planets incline in our world.  Like Pluto, the whole process of that dramatic change is guided by Natural Law.  The Caterpillar grows and grows as an avid consumer of leaves…until it cannot consume anymore.  Then it dances into its Chrysalis stage and dissolves…nothing left of the Caterpillar structure but an indistinguishable pool of goo, really. 

Does the Caterpillar fight it?  Oh yes, with every cell that identifies as Caterpillar.  But, as Natural Law goes, the process is a must. 

And then, after what appears to be certain death (Pluto)…the imaginal cells (Neptune) take over and create the new structure we call Butterfly.  The being is transformed from a pudgy, crawling consumer of convenience into a lightened, winged nectar-sipper with a seemingly impossible journey ahead.  Once fully-formed, the Butterfly breaks free of the Chrysalis of Transformation, strengthens its new wings, then flies from everything it previously knew…taking in the sweetness of life as a new being with renewed purpose.

If we can remember this metaphor throughout this whole process our country is going through, it may help us along our way.

 

Why Are We Expressing Such Aggressive Resistance?

There is another key component to this process.  The U.S. Mars in 7^th House Gemini is in a dynamic square with Neptune and a bi-quintile with Pluto.  It is the square aspect to both transiting Neptune in Pisces and the U.S. natal Neptune in Virgo where we are feeling the most stress.  This pattern puts our Mars at the apex of a T-square between the Neptune opposition, making it very hard for us (and our government) to imagine what the ‘imaginal cells’ can actually do for us.  A stressed-out Mars going through massive changes can become extremely aggressive in fighting against whatever arises to challenge us toward change. 

In the 7^th House, the House of Others/Partnerships (sometimes even ‘Open Enemies’), we may be inclined toward aggressive fighting with anyone who appears as ‘Other’…reacting in ways that further separate ourselves from ‘the villain’ who threatens our American existence.  It may appear to be an outsider, or even someone close who has differing views…but remember, this process is as internal as it is in the chrysalis.  These fights with ‘others’ that play out through this process are really us at war with ourselves (the Caterpillar fighting the Butterfly, hoping to avoid Death). 

But the Mars-Pluto bi-quintile (a 5^th Harmonic aspect of 144 degrees) promises an advantage through resourcefulness.  Such a highly active Mars is motivated toward necessary action, so we it's likely we will ultimately do what needs to be done to transform…even if the first stages of it continue to bring about heated conflict, destruction, and death. 

I wish I could say it could be a peaceful unfolding toward renaissance…but the very nature of Pluto dynamics brings us into our Underworld to become through crisis.  At some point within the next few years, our country will have to surrender to necessary changes.

 

Pluto in Capricorn 28

Sabian Symbol:  ‘A large aviary’

Spoonbills at Omaha Zoo's 4-acre Aviary

The symbol of the U.S. Pluto evokes imagery of a large community of birds of many types, shapes, colors, and preferences…all living together in relative (and very communicative) harmony.  As such, learning the transformative value of community and common welfare is integral to the collective soul urge of our country’s Pluto degree. 

The U.S. people inherently feel community as being able to express and network their individuality in ways that support the group (U.S. Moon in 3^rd House Aquarius).  There is a subtle opportunity to integrate this into our transformation, as the U.S. Moon is in a semi-sextile (30 degrees) with the U.S. Pluto. 

It is our diversity, not our sameness, that allows us to thrive through the many crises of dramatic change.  But there is also a necessary understanding in this to be reached…that every individual contribution affects the whole.  In communing with each other to bring about some much-needed change in our country (because the U.S. metamorphosis will come from US), we need not manipulate or coerce each other toward sameness.  We must, instead, uplift each other in our diversity and show our government that we can, and will, work together to achieve the truest and deepest meaning of ‘United States’. 

 

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi

 

P.S.  If you have any planets, angles, or other significant points in your natal chart on or near the 28^th degree of Capricorn (as I do with my Midheaven), this U.S. Pluto Return may have very personally transformative lessons for you (even if you are not from the U.S.).  If you have something in the last degrees of the other Cardinal signs (Cancer, Aries, or Libra), you’ve likely been feeling the push for dramatic change too. 

Full Moon in Leo: The Turning Point between Eclipse Seasons

 

Art by Susan Seddon Boulet

Full Moon in Leo:  The Turning Point between Eclipse Seasons

Moon opposite Sun – 2/16/22 @ 10:56am CST

 

Less than a week after this Quickening Moon cycle began, Mercury stationed direct.  With all planets direct for over a week now, the true feeling of ‘quickening’ has taken hold and some amount of forward progress is already underway.  This direct motion continues for a while, until Pluto stations retrograde on April 29^th. 

So now that we have reached the Full Quickening Moon, we arrive at the culmination of what was seeded in the dark of the New Moon (Jan. 31^st).  Moon square her nodal axis signifies that we have come to an emotional turning point that is highly charged…and critical issues are calling us to action. Where the lunar nodes are shows where the eclipses will be, and we are currently in between eclipse seasons while the luminaries square the nodes. Because the North Lunar Node in Taurus is conjunct both Sedna and the fixed star Algol, many of the significations of November’s Lunar Eclipse (Eclipse of the Scapegoat) will also be present now and calling for action.

The feeling of the Full Moon in the fixed fire of Leo is passionate and demonstrative.  The inclination is to just be who you are and feel what you feel.  This Full Moon is also conjunct Regulus, the heart of the Lion, a fixed star that reminds us of the importance of listening to, trusting, and taking action on our heart-knowing.  What is your heart directing you to do or be, that furthers your ability to love who you are?

Art by Geraldine Arata

Just a couple hours before this Full Moon culmination, Mars met up with Venus in Capricorn for the 1^st of 2 conjunctions this year.  This is a rare occurrence that Mars, moving a bit quicker than Venus at the moment, ‘overtakes’ Venus through conjunction.  Venus-Mars conjunctions can incline a lot of passionate energy anyway, but with Mars exalted in Capricorn being much more powerful right now…the impetus to take action may be more forceful than graceful at this time.  Remember to act on what will establish a solid foundation for future growth, not just on what incites a powerful emotional response.

As mentioned, emotions will be on high as the luminaries square the nodes, especially in global affairs.  Moon’s nodes are in Taurus and Scorpio, signs traditionally ruled by Venus and Mars…so the conjunction is overseeing the collective soul challenge for this next year and a half, and the luminaries illuminate the more immediate changes that are needed. 

 

Some Key Words for each axis:

The Nodal Journey (Taurus/Scorpio, 1/18/22 – 7/17/23)-  integrating soul lessons of life/death, growth/transformation, simplicity/complexity, pleasure/pain

Full Moon turning points (Leo/Aquarius)- actions involving leadership/collaboration, self-expression/humanitarianism, heart/mind, feeling/logic

 

Each of these fixed signs have a home in the houses of your natal chart, which will show you in what areas of life these transiting energies have the most influence.  Look to your chart to see where Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius are.  If you have any planets or angles in these signs, they will also color your experience of this Full Moon.

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi

New Moon in Aquarius: The Quickening of Imbolg

 

'Aquarius' by Josephine Wall

New Moon in Aquarius:  The Quickening of Imbolg

Moon conjunct Sun – 1/31/22 @ 11:45pm CST

 

The Aquarius New Moon marks the beginning of the Quickening lunar cycle.  And as the Quickening stirs the seeds…we can feel the movement in the belly of Gaia.  If we are grounding with her, we become creators ourselves.  The Quickening stirs us from our previous methods and advances us forward in our projects.  We become, like the pregnant mother in her own Quickening phase, more aware of what we’re creating and that it’s not just a solo effort.  Connection increases and accelerates the process.

The Goddess, Brighid

In the lands of my ancestors, this time of year is called Imbolc or Imbolg (both are pronounced with a soft ‘b’…similar to the silent ‘b’ in ‘limb’).  Imbolc refers to the washing or ‘Spring Cleaning’ after Winter dormancy, while Imbolg means ‘in the belly’ and refers to the births that happen around this time of year if you conceived at Beltaine.  This holiday is widely celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere at the beginning of February each year with fire festivals and feasts of purification, as the first stirrings of Spring.  It is also known as Candlemas or Christianized as The Feast of St. Brigit (Brighid is the Celtic Goddess of fire, smithcraft, poetry, and healing that has been honored at this time since before Christianity).  The United States and Canada have come to adopt Groundhog Day traditions (from the Pennsylvania Dutch) this time of year, but these traditions carry remnants of Gaelic lore as well.  Specifically, the tradition of weather prediction is similar to Cailleach, the Gaelic Winter Witch known as ‘the veiled one’. 

Imbolg is a cross-quarter holiday where we celebrate in the midpoint between Solstice and Equinox.  And Astrologically, the midpoint between Sun’s Capricorn Ingress (December Solstice) and Sun’s Aries Ingress (March Equinox) is when Sun is in 15 degrees of Aquarius.  This year, that happens on the evening of February 3^rd (or the 4^th , depending on time zone).  So this New Moon is ushering in this time where we light up the hearth, purify the home, and prepare for seasonal change in our lives (quickening Spring during Winter in the North, and quickening Autumn during Summer in the South).

Snowdrop in February

However we each may celebrate (or not), this New Moon in Aquarius is conjunct the planet Saturn and the Asteroid Astraea…which may heighten a feeling of responsibility in all of us.  While Saturn inclines feelings of responsibility that have to do with structure and sustainability, Astraea (the Star Maiden of Justice) inclines feelings of responsibility that have to do with fairness and providing hope for when hope seems lost (like the figure in the Star card of the Tarot).  Together, they take measured steps to ensure both survival and advancement.  Saturn, in particular, may incline a necessity to slow down some of this quickening Aquarius energy…as we may have been collectively going ‘too fast, too soon’ over the past year on an unsustainable track. 

This Aquarius stellium is also at the apex of a T-Square pattern, feeling the necessity to take action on the tension between Taurus Uranus and Scorpio Hygeia.  This opposition between Uranus (sudden and revolutionary change, shocks, innovations, rebellion, and unusual occurrences) directly challenges Hygiea (named after the Goddess of preventative health and hygiene).  These days, we are seeing this pattern on the global scale with revolutionary energy inspiring protests that challenge the current narrative of Tech-Pharma-Government and its control over people.  There is a clear demand for freedom, choice, and a focus on truly preventative physical health measures rather than industrial health protocols focused on financial incentives that have done more harm than good.  And the dynamics of what is stirring and awakening the world has been rather polarizing and stressful.  This lunation will no doubt bring necessary change, but Saturn’s influence at the apex will demand that we handle it all responsibly and with more careful orchestration. 

Individually, these dynamics may bring awakenings to our own responsibilities.  Whatever tasks that need to get done can no longer be procrastinated or avoided.  This lunar cycle will quicken our efforts to tackle that mountain that may have seemed insurmountable in the past.  This may invite us to start on some cleansing/purification efforts (that go along with the season of Imbolc)…either in the home, the body, or even our mental state to reinvigorate our lives in some way.  It may also increase our response and engagement within our communities, bringing in Astraea’s Aquarian connection with helpful humanitarian efforts.  Whatever it may be for you, the Aquarian nature of this time offers a glimmer of hope for the changes we are making now. 

 

Moon and Sun in Aquarius 13

Sabian Symbol: ‘a barometer’

 

The symbol highlighted by our luminaries at this New Moon has much to do with planning for our future.  As Dane Rudhyar wrote of this symbol, it refers to ‘the ability to discover basic natural facts that allow us to plan in advance for action’.  Like with the Groundhog or the Cailleach, we are determining the weather of what is to come and preparing for it…but in a more scientific way (like checking the air pressure of the barometer).  The science, here, refers to Natural Law and its causal relationships…not human-made, societal laws.  In ‘checking the science’ of this symbolic barometer, we can better determine what is actually happening and what will come of it…so that we can make changes that incline better preparedness and prevention as we move forward.

 

Star card from Ciro Marchetti's Tarot of Dreams

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi

 

 

The Dragon’s Flight into the Taurus-Scorpio Axis

'Eternal Spring' by Christina Yen

The Dragon’s Flight into the Taurus-Scorpio Axis

1/18/22 – 7/17/23

 

Recently, the Moon’s nodes shifted from our last lessons of the Gemini/Sagittarius axis to the lessons of Taurus/Scorpio. The Lunar nodes, in scientific terms, are the points where the orbit of the Moon crosses the ecliptic (which is where eclipses happen). The astrological implications of the lunar nodes are about soul encounters, karmic lessons, the relationship between the outmoded past and the creative future, and the necessary balance between what we’ve already learned and no longer need to focus on (The Dragon's Tail: South Node in Scorpio) and what we must learn now, however uncomfortable and uncharted the territory, for the growth of our souls (The Dragon's Head: North Node in Taurus). 

 

Each of us has our own natal nodes and lessons, which are a significant part of the answer to the age-old questions, ‘Why am I here?’ and ‘What is my soul’s purpose?’ But the positions of the Nodes in transit affect the collective soul’s growth of our entire global community.  So while we are each having our own soul’s intentions directing us one way, those lessons are also being influenced on a global scale by the current position of the Nodes. Those who were born with North Node in Taurus will be having a Nodal Return during this transit, which happens approximately every 18-19 years. At these initiations, the soul work that arises brings us back to re-alignment with our soul’s path and offers us significant growth in our journey.

 

It helps to better grasp the meaning behind the lunar nodes if you liken it to the digestive process.  The Dragon’s Head (North Node) consumes what the soul needs, and the Dragon’s Tail (South Node) releases what needs to be processed out.  What we take in at the North Node can be nourishing, as long as we practice moderation.  And while we don’t want our habits at the South Node to be like a crutch we become dependent on…we’re not just getting rid of it.  The process is more like composting, so that you can give that South Node knowledge to others in ways that help them grow.  In the center of this process, what we may call the Dragon’s Belly, is the digestion necessary to keep it all moving.  Because when this process becomes blocked (too much consumption at the Head, too much retention at the Tail)…we tend to find ourselves in Soul Crisis.

 

Where We’ve Been…

 

Consider the global Soul Crisis we were in for the last couple years, which endured throughout the nodal transit in Gemini/Sagittarius.  There was quicksilver, mutable information flying at us from every direction, especially through the media mainstream. The media was our main source of information during a nodal journey through the signs of communication and belief. We were all consuming it in some way.  It was unavoidable, because even if you shut out the media entirely…the Global ‘Game of Telephone’ was retold to us through almost any encounter with others.  Many of us were soaking in as much information as was made available, in hopes we could find answers.  But ultimately, we were collectively blocked from effective answers (to fundamental questions like ‘what can I do immediately to protect my loved ones?’).  In this block, as information cranked up to 11, truth was withheld by old belief systems with incredible control.  Censorship was the coin of the times…though leaks of independent viewpoints were inevitable.  With the Nodal Dragon blocked up, something’s always gotta give.

 

Where We Are Now…

 

In this shift from the air/fire elements of Gemini/Sagittarius to the earth/water elements of Taurus/Scorpio, we move from lessons of information and beliefs to lessons of resources and trust.  Venus and Mars are now guiding the lunar nodes, and what we have…we have to learn how to share.  Issues of trust will come up from South Node lessons in Scorpio, and we will have to learn to let go of our deepest fears (of pain, suffering, loss, and death) so that we can take in new Taurus North Node lessons of stability, pleasure, and growth.  We now have 18 months to learn (or re-learn) how to maintain soul health by digesting the following themes…

 

New revelations of value that transform our past lessons into fertile soil for growth

 

Trusting the body to endure through crisis

 

Sharing the secrets that unburden us to embrace and appreciate life

 

Building healthy habits and boundaries that make us dependable, not dependent

 

Taking in more nourishing pleasure for our future, while releasing/composting the pain of the past

 

Nodal Keywords and Phrases for the Taurus-Scorpio Axis

 

Nourishment to ingest through the Dragon’s Head (North Node in Taurus):  earthly beauty, physical value, healthy receiving, sensuality, the worthiness of pleasure, gradual unfolding, building, tangible creation, productivity, reliable growth, dependability, security, patience, respect for boundaries, peace simplified

 

Past knowledge, karma, or shadow material to release and transmute through the Dragon’s Tail (South Node in Scorpio):  old fears of Death, desire to control, manipulative actions, power struggles, intimidation, possessiveness, emotional trauma, internal battles, ‘dark underbelly’ dwelling, destructive urges, boundaries crossed, chaos intensified

 

Now, I think we all know that the above list of karmic entanglements and shadows of Scorpio are not the essence of this water sign.  They are simply what we need to address now, together, to remove some blockages we’ve accumulated as a Collective.  The essence of Scorpionic fixed water is what this purifying release can become…like the catharsis of diving deep into water and resurfacing, rejuvenated.

 

What this digestive process gives to our world:  increasing self-worth, deepening intimacy through trust, room to grow, honoring life/death/rebirth cycles, meaningful connection with Mother Earth, artistic production with emotional depth, sensual reception, deep enjoyment, tantric experience, revitalization of life force, body acceptance, appreciation of matter, transformed relationship to money and value

 

The Personal Journey of the Soul

 

While we’ll all be feeling into these new lessons now, only some of us were born to hold this frequency on our soul path throughout life.  Many of the rest of us have our nodes in other signs, which is what we’re here to work with and learn throughout our lives.  And yet, when we are connecting with the Collective Soul directive of this time, our individual soul path is supported by working with these Taurus-Scorpio lessons. 

 

To see in what areas of life this shift affects you personally, look to the houses in your natal chart where Taurus and Scorpio are. The last time the nodes were in this axis was between 2003 and 2004. Try to remember what was going on in your life at that time to get an idea of what is to come now, after maturing since then. Astrology follows patterns, and recognizing those patterns can help you to work with the energies when they come around again.

 

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi

Full Moon in Cancer: Emotional Support through Change

 

Art by Julie Dillon

Full Moon in Cancer:  Emotional Support through Change

Moon opposite Sun- 1/17/22 @ 5:48pm CST

 

The first Full Moon of 2022 illuminates the watery lunar realm of Cancer, where Moon feels most at home.  Resonating with the womb wisdom of this sign, Moon shines the fullness of her caring protection.  Connecting with the Full Cancer Moon is like receiving a familiar hug, especially if you were born under a Cancer Moon. 

Difficult as Capricorn season can be for many of us, this is a time when the hard-work of Saturn brings us back home to our inner circle of loved ones for comfort and emotional support.  It may have been uncomfortable in the past couple of weeks to let down our guard and just be vulnerable amidst so many changes.  Going inward has been a significant part of the process we’ve been navigating.  But Moon in Cancer shines her light on the emotional bonds that sustain us through hard times.  This Full Moon is a celebration of the nurturance that comes from those who are close to us.

There is much physical separation inherent in this time, but Moon calls to the memory of our own waters…which can communicate to and from anyone through feeling, even if many miles away.  With Cancer Moon’s psychic energy on high…the stronger the bond, the more connected we feel (no matter the distance).  Your own memories may call you to call up a loved one and check in.  Or you may find that everything you need at this time is right there at home with you.  Wherever you find yourself during this Full Moon, remember to nurture yourself with as much care as you nurture others.

Art by Lisa Evans

To help in this opportunity for nurturance, Moon is in a supportive sextile with Ceres and SednaRx in Taurus and Moon’s North Node in Gemini (transitioning to Taurus).  Soul encounters as we connect with others bring benefits of feeling cared for after crisis.  This also strengthens the protective nature of the nurturance we’re receiving from this Moon…where even if things have been looking bleak, we are comforted now. 

Moon is also in good relationship with Jupiter in Pisces at this time, through a 5^th Harmonic aspect called a bi-quintile (144 degrees).  This subtle aspect brings the celebratory feel of this Full Moon, because it increases the possibility of arriving at creative solutions to issues that were previously problematic.  A little positivity goes a long way.

Because what were feeling most is Moon’s reflection of Capricorn Sun conjunct Pluto and Juno.  We’re nearing the end of Capricorn season, as Sun will ingress Aquarius in a couple days.  And Capricorn season is a time each year when we focus on our responsibilities and how we can improve upon the ways we provide security and structure for ourselves and others.  We’re often trying to get organized from Solstice to mid-January, working on prioritizing the things we can no longer let slide.  Venus has been retrograde in Capricorn too, helping to revise what is truly valuable in our lives.

So Sun conjunct Pluto and Juno is highlighting the deep dive into lessons of commitment, especially in partnership.  Ultimately, Juno with Pluto works to empower us through crisis…but this is not without the difficult task of letting go of some of the things that just aren’t working for us anymore.  We’re changing, after all.  We’re becoming.  And we can’t become what we’re meant to become while still clinging to all that once was. 

For some, these tests of commitment during transformation will strengthen partnerships and bring people closer together.  For others, the very test they are going through is saying farewell to relationships that have run their course.  This has been the theme lately, and the theme endures beyond this lunar cycle…but Cancer Moon at her fullness reminds us that we’ll be okay.  Scary as it can sometimes be to change, and painful as these growing pains can be…we must remember to be gentle with ourselves in the process. 

 

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi