posted March 30, 2009 11:16 PM         

Weekly Weather March 30, 2009

There will be lots of “reveals” over the next few weeks.

Reveals are when the part of the story that you didn’t have yet comes to light. The hidden crucial fact. The pivotal part of the data. The “Oh THAT is what is going on!” The steps in the process you didn’t know about and have to take to get what you want. The “Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary!” moment.

Well it may have been elementary to THEM but it wasn’t elementary to YOU. You are the one who figures it out over the next few weeks. And then it will be elementary to you too.

When the reveals come to light, you’ll have “Ah HA!” moments. After the “Ah HA!” moments, you actually know what you want to do. The doing, of course, will take a bit of time and be done down the road.

But STARTING this week and going until April 15, you WILL come to KNOW. Or at least see it for what it is. Understand why things are the way they are. Gather the clues and put them together. A lot of the indecisions, delays, obfuscations, cloudiness and craziness will clear in the three weeks ahead as you get crystal clear and see things as if for the first time, with new fresh eyes, as the scales covering your eyes fall away.

I am reminded of Saul’s conversion on the Road to Damascus. We are each going to have our very own Road to Damascus conversion over the next three weeks. Like Saul, we may be “blinded” a bit by our conversion’s effects and information we receive which is THIS week’s part of the journey. After we get used to our conversion and being “blinded”, we’ll figure out what to do about it which is next week’s part of the journey. Finally, the scales will fall from our eyes which is the third week’s part of the journey.

For those who don’t know Saul’s conversion story ~ he was a Pharisee, or learned leader, who "violently persecuted" the followers of Jesus. His conversion experience was described as miraculous, supernatural or revelatory in nature.

From the Acts of the Apostles: As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
"Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked.

"I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. "Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, "Ananias!"

"Yes, Lord," he answered.

The Lord told him, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight."

"Lord," Ananias answered, "I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem. And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name."

But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."

Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit." Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength.

—Acts of the Apostles 9:3-19

Pretty dramatic I know. Bright light comes out of the heavens, knocks you off of your horse, and a voice yells at you and tells you to stop persecuting it. You are blinded with no eating or drinking for three days. Then some guy comes by, lays hands on you and the scales fall from your eyes so you can see again. You get baptized, get a new name and regain your strength. It is going to be an interesting patch of time!

Now, you might not have ALL those things happen, but the purpose of the next patch of time is to have you see things that you never saw before. AFTER you see them (and perhaps spend a few days blinded or not eating and drinking), the scales will fall from your eyes and you’ll get “it”, whatever “it” is in your life, in a way you never got “it” before.

That is the scenario for the next section of energy we’ll be working with over the next few weeks as Venus finishes her retrograde station, Pluto stations and Mars visits with Saturn and Uranus. Mars to Saturn takes place this week ~ knocked off your horse as Pluto draws to a stop in the sky. Mars to Uranus takes place on April 15, when the scales fall from your eyes and you start a whole new 2 year cycle.

Mercury is exceptionally busy this week bringing you all sorts of information and new ideas. Plus Juno changes signs and enters Pisces asking you to partner with your soul and your soul’s hopes and dreams.

Another busy, busy week. And it builds to a crescendo as we approach week’s end when Mars is opposite to Saturn and Pluto stations to go retrograde.

Monday, Mercury is busy on the same day that the Moon is in Gemini making it a BIG communication day for all of us. Watch for messages that you didn’t expect or don’t know quite what to do with. Gather the data. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. The person may bark at you impatiently ~ ask questions ANY WAY! Especially if you don’t understand what is being asked of you. Mercury is in Aries so communications are Pioneering, executive, competitive, impulsive, eager, courageous, independent, and dynamic. People can be sharp tongued. Or assume YOU know about the situation when they call to complain to you. Or they are just moving fast and leaving steps out. There is a lovely opportunity for mis-communication as Mercury is talking to Neptune ~ you might not completely HEAR correctly. Or they might not SPEAK clearly. Double check communications. Sun and Mercury join so communications are “combust” the Ego or Solar purpose for existing. People will want what they want IMMEDIATELY. Details are ignored in the face of bold, adventurous, spontaneous, and direct actions. Move or be run over. Be aware that YOUR words may come across as extra sharp too. So caution on the tone.

Tuesday Moon in Gemini has lots of aspects while you are sleeping making for a busy night of dreams. Once you wake up Mercury is in the mood to organize your home, office or work area. Sun follows up with a sense of well being at the end of the day ~ content with the work that Mercury accomplished earlier in the day. Moon has a crabby aspect with Saturn mid-day so you can feel blocked or thwarted or given a big “no”. No worries. You get a yes at the end of the day as the Moon trines Jupiter in Aquarius. Think big picture and not little skirmishes. The no was a skirmish. Watch for the yes behind it.

Wednesday is April Fool’s day so watch for practical jokes. The moon is void in the morning offering us an opportunity to wrap up some of the tasks from busy, busy Monday and Tuesday. All sorts of communications get a boost if you detach from the outcome. Kind of watch it from a third perspective. Imagine you were riding along with Saul as the light came down and you watched the conversion. Maybe you are supposed to be the light for someone else and help them have their “ah ha” moment. Or perhaps the light comes down on YOU today. Mercury is getting spoken to and will take action base on what is said. Moon in Cancer sets off the Aries planets and squares Pluto ~ the source of our habits is our early conditioning or karma. While it might feel emotionally threatening, it actually is a good thing. Venus, with her quick, expressive and self interested outlook, initiates a direct and straightforward conversation with connections, community and some larger principle of relating. Ask so you can get. Go ask! Quick! Ask!

Thursday Cancer moon continues her journey and wakes up the Sun and Mercury with her emotions and anxieties. This can be either a very good or quite a difficult day. It depends on where you are and what you are focusing on. It can and probably will, swing back and forth between those two polarities. The pressure builds as Mars approaches his fight with Saturn and Pluto stops in the sky. Cancer moon carries the message from her square to Pluto yesterday to the rest of the personal planets. Thrum, thrum, the pressure builds. Moon sends a bit of extra emotional energy to Saturn and Mars as the two of them get ready to fight over the weekend. You are fighting over old tribal issues. We each have belief systems we get from our family, religion or childhood that we don’t question. The beliefs live in us, inside setting the stage, and guiding behavior. Often they are unconscious and we are unaware of their potency as they guide us. That may be what you have your conversion on the road to Damascus about. You become conscious of WHAT that belief of yours is and how it works. Sun offers you an opportunity to see things in away you never have before. Don’t be afraid to look. Mercury is joined to Uranus by declination encouraging you to take a risk, get knocked off your horse, fall to the ground, shocked, shocked. You have to adjust your old beliefs today or risk losing something very important to you. You have to adjust how you do things today or risk losing something. Make sure to adjust. Please adjust and don’t be rigid.

Friday offers lots of tension and drama as the Moon in Cancer void most of the day offers us the ability to NOT be grounded in reality as a number of aspect push on us to evolve. Mars is feeling blocked and held back as he powers up to his opposition to Saturn and Pluto stops. You can push or wait till the energy clears. Venus squares Pluto first thing in the morning starting us off with the energy of transformation and change. This is their second square so think back to February 5th to see what the beginning part of the story was. Square of Venus to Pluto part three will resolve the story on May 2nd. Venus square to stopped Pluto pushes us to really clarify what it is we want and why we are doing it. If the behavior isn’t getting you what you want, you have to change your behavior. Mercury is talking with Jupiter so you might hear God’s voice shouting at you like Saul did on the road to Damascus. Or maybe not God but someone’s voice. It’s a clearing and cleansing opportunity. Mars in Pisces has an aspect of brilliance to Pluto ~ take advantage of triangles to advance your strategy or move yourself forward. Again an opportunity to get off the rock. Triangles are particularly potent today to help you get things done so definitely open up things to invite in other, helpful and transformative people.

Saturn’s day we find Pluto stopped dead in the sky, grinding, grinding, grinding us into new reality. He’s going to go back to zero in August so forward motion on the economy and where ever he is in your chart by house essentially stops today as we revisit those areas requiring changes. So we go back to late November and revisit the issues from that time. Mars is quintile to Vesta so the dreams of last night are vibrating in your being. Mercury gets a great idea from the dreams too. Ideas and communications are seeking to partner and work effectively with the bigger picture and expand how you are in connection to the world. Mars opposes Saturn so you could hear shocking news today that you didn‘t anticipate ~ news that knocks you off your horse and renders you blind as Mercury links up with Neptune. Juno enters Pisces so it says to work with your other senses and partner with your soul. That is why God knocked Saul off his horse. Partner with your higher version or vision of life. Enough of justifying why you have to suffer. Now is the time to evolve or be blind forever.

Sunday Sun finds itself arguing with Saturn as the Moon argues with your sense of well being and safety. You have to adjust now. If you find yourself blinded by the experiences of the past week, please know it is a temporary condition to 1) make you appreciate your eyes and 2) help you see clearly. Often we only see things clearly when we are faced with losing them. Why we wait until the moment of loss and fail to appreciate what we have when we have it is a mystery tied to our deeper being and our soul‘s connection. You have a thought or idea that is brilliant today. Make a plan to act upon it if you can. How can you shine even as your life is changing? You can shine by knowing that over the next few weeks you’ll be figuring it out. You can shine by learning to love the questions and the NOT knowing. You can shine by spending time doing and loving the things you love to do.