posted October 30, 2005 07:16 PM
Hello Everyone! It is always good to keep the Universal transits in mind-especially as Mars retrogrades through Taurus...Mars is the planet of 'action' so it is helpful to know which planets or points it may be activating as it transits through your natal chart/planets!
Enjoy!!
Sun opposite Mars: November 7th @ 7:57 am. From 15º 00 ‘Scorpio to Mars at 15º 00’ Taurus.
THE FLASHPOINT - The Confrontation: Nature vs. Culture
Mars is moving at its greatest speed in retrograde motion at this aspect, as well as being its closest to earth (all retrograde planets are closer to earth than when they are in direct motion). From this point on, Mars will begin slowing down again, toward the decelerating quincunx and the eventual stopping and station-direct.
The opposition of the Sun to a retrograde planet marks the mid-point of the entire retrograde cycle, and is the illumination point. When the Sun opposes Mars, it externalizes subverted or suppressed force which has been gestating and “cooking” in the unconscious. Whether that be the collective unconscious or the personal unconscious - both are linked, and often are synonymous in action. The Sun-Mars opposition always is particularly dramatic and highlights the two houses in one’s natal horoscope across which this opposition.
Politically, it will exacerbate any splits or “wars” between various ideals in politics, personal and collective ethics, religious expression/spiritual alliances, law, global values and the relationship between the aggressor and victim. Mobilization toward full expression of the entire Mars Rx cycle begins at this Flashpoint - and may not be fully manifest until Mars reaches the degree at which it stationed.
The Personal Experience of Sun opposite Mars:
Illumination at the Flashpoint
Since the Sun is the trigger, and now opposes the retrograde Mars, the aspect is reflected in the natal chart from one house to the opposite one. The position of the Sun is the place in which our unconscious ‘work’ has been done during the first half of the retrograde period, and Mars will show the external results of this inner development.
In this aspect, the Sun is more important than is Mars. Since the station-retrograde, it is likely a lot of work has been done to find solutions to a situation, and the eruption of the ‘truth,’ the solar ‘intent’, underlying the important inner war now emerges in the light of awareness.
Because it is an opposition aspect, it often brings in others to reflect back into our own psyche that which we cannot see; we need the ‘other’ to help us see our own projections and conversely, to see how we have received any harsh or sharp projections from others. This is the clarifying aspect, and being aware of its arrival will modify any surprises, and works civilize any potential outbreaks of ‘war’ in one’s life.
The Sun illuminates the house - therefore, the area in life - wherein latent needs and talents lurk. Often these dormant traits lie in the spheres of self-expression, such as: willful direction; ambition; drive; healthy rage; energy; primal instincts - passion, desire, lust; physical expression, whether that be sports, dance, activities that enliven our bodies defenses. The Sun illuminates the manner in which we have been undermining ourselves relative to the house from which it makes that opposition.
Occasionally, the Sun-Mars opposition will coincide with an explosive situation in the collective, we become very aware of those who are being oppressed, invaded, killed, politically suppressed, maltreated, isolated, hurt, and so on. Hence, the global and domestic political unrest will be uppermost in the media around this week.
The natal house in which Mars has been retrogressing is the house in which the conscious, external work is being done. There is a tendency to focus on the retrograde planet alone, thinking that it is the one doing all the work, but in this way we see that it is a dance, a collusion between the two fiery planets, both of which are fundamental in the development of an healthy ego.
The ego is essential to carry out the soul and our deeper Self’s intent, and we need strong, healthy and large egos to further our destiny. Ideally the ego should be as big as the Self, as big as the universe, so it isn’t undermining our desires and inhibiting our productivity and creativity in the world around us.
The Sun-Mars opposition is a time of en-lighten-ment, of i-llumination- a time period when we connect with inner levels of energy that want “out”. The solar light is illuminating the brilliance of the red planet at its highest frequency. The energy that emerges is often raw, undeveloped and primal, thus may expose parts of our psyche that are more uncivilized than we care to acknowledge. Our life-force needs this periodic expulsion of repressed energy, and thus our more instinctual nature relishes such richness of expression, but remember, civilization of the unconscious requires effort and conscious awareness.
About a week or so after the opposition, there is a sensation of relief, a new way of functioning and problem solving has developed. This is a very productive time, when the ‘things’ that withdrew at the station, can be seen in the clarity of full knowledge. The secret maturation that occurs during retrograde will begin to become apparent, and a new form of energy source will find its way into your system. Should there have been no overt directional changes in the first half of the retrograde cycle, then the opposition is an explosion, and the release, with a radical change marked at this point.
Lindaland
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posted October 30, 2005 07:16 PM
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