Well folks here we have it, our first of several Eclipses along the Sagittarius/Gemini axis that are going to occur over the next year and a half. Although this is a mini-eclipse and doesn’t have the raw power that will be seen in the upcoming eclipse on the Solstice this is still significant and will set the tone for what to expect over the next few years. There is a lot to break down in this chart.
We have a retrograde Venus in Gemini still conjunct the Sun in Gemini, Opposed the Moon in Sagittarius. This is very tightly squared Mars in Pisces and loosely squared Neptune in Pisces. We have Mercury in Cancer Square Chiron in Aries and Mercury also Sextiling Uranus in Taurus. But what does all this all mean?
Venus in Retrograde often signifies old relationship patterns that come up to be re-examined. On a larger, more macro scale, this can be viewed as how we relate to each other in general. How do we as a society relate to each other. What are the dynamics that we have agreed upon that allow people to be treated certain ways. Venus in Retrograde asks us what we have consented too with our silence. She asks us if anything needs to change. In Gemini she forces us to confront Dualistic and Polarizing facts and data and doesn’t allow us to escape the conclusions we draw, even if they bring us to truths that are harsh and that we don’t want to see.
The protests that have been happening in retaliation to the murder of George Floyd are a sign that these patterns of relating to each other are in desperate need of change. This is a fact that black people have known for centuries, but that white people are finding harder and harder to ignore. Dualistic experiences, Polarizing Conclusions, all things in Gemini’s wheelhouse. Gemini is a social sign and we’ve been seeing the importance of social media in getting the truth out there. Without the ability to capture and upload police brutality, this issue would still be something that many could brush over. Furthermore main stream media isn’t reporting the extent to which police brutality has been used against protestors, but the videos people are taking is documenting these incidents and the ability to post them is making them available for all to see.
Moon in Sagittarius wants optimism and freedom. When carried away, this Lunar incarnation wants rose tinted glasses and can be a little Pollyanna-ish. During Full Moons the Sun and Moon are in an opposition, but this particular Sun in Gemini is still conjunct Venus. The Sun amplifies the message of those planets it conjuncts with and is amplifying the message that this Venus Retrograde wants to get across. Planets in oppositions have an innate tension. How do you rectify duality? How do you reach common ground with polarization? These are questions that the United States has been struggling with for some time now. This lunation brings these questions and problems to a heightened forefront. It will be difficult to sweep problems of racial tension under the rug with a “thoughts and prayers” or “everything will work out” when the multitude of evidence is this starkly contrasted.
It can seem like a hopeless endeavor, but don’t fear, as always the astrology of the moment offers us not only a landscape of the pain, but a pathway for solution. The Mars in Pisces Square these placements demands that we not just talk about what is going on, but that we follow through with action. We can intellectualize these issues and examine societal relations all we want, but without action none of these issues will change. Furthermore we have Mercury in Cancer square Chiron in Aries. Mercury in Cancer gives voice to emotions. Chiron is about hurts and woundings that are deep and difficult to heal. This aspect between Mercury and Chiron asks us to lean into the wounding. Don’t try to numb it, but give voice to the pain and suffering that is going on around us. Only by experiencing the hurt will we be able to make it better. Emotions are raw and hurts will be heightened, but this rawness is what we need right now. Wounds neglected become infested and fester and the wounding of Slavery in the United States history has been neglected for a very long time.
The United States is going through its Pluto return. This is a big transit that will be talked about at length in a future blog post. But for now, all you need to know is that this is a big opportunity for change and transformation of our society. We have to lance the wounds of how this country was founded and what it did to build the United States Empire. This poison needs to be brought to the surface and let out. Without that necrosis sets in and demise is inevitable.
Mercury is also sextiling Uranus. Uranus gives Mercury flashes of insight and creative solutions. But sextiles are energies you need to choose to engage in. If you do the work and lean into the discomfort, your bravery will be rewarded. This Moon is capturing the big themes that are going on in the world and is speaking to the complexity of the moment. It’s a lot to deal with and Neptune’s presence just heightens everyone’s anxiety.
I wish I could give some uplifting and soothing balm that would help to make all this more palatable, but unfortunately racism has been made to be palatable for those unaffected for too long. It’s important for white people to be uncomfortable right now and be faced with the issues that they’ve always had the choice to ignore. White people can tune out and say I’ve had enough of this, but Black People in the United States don’t have that luxury. This type of brutal oppression is something they have to deal with every single day. This weekend and for the next 6 months as the effects of this Mini-Eclipse unfold, take the time really sit with and understand what it means to live in a fundamentally dualistic society. Even if you are not in a place to get to a protest, there are a lot of different ways that you can take action to support the momentum of change that is being demanded.
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