It is Solstice time! The Sun moves into Capricorn and It is the first day of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of summer in the Southern. What is so beautiful about this Solstice, is that there is an Earth Grand Trine, this is when there is a triangle of flowing energies between planets and we have it between Jupiter/North Node in Virgo, Moon in Taurus and Pluto and Mercury in Capricorn. This should feel incredibly grounding, which is so needed right now with all of the Uranus and Pluto energies that can feel very intense, uprooting and chaotic.
The Winter Solstice is a celebration of being born again, it is a renewal in connection with our Spirit. It will grow and expand until it reaches the Summer Solstice. It is a transformation of our shadow self and our ability to bring our consciousness and awareness to it, which allows us to thrive, shine and blossom. The rising of the Sun out of the darkest day of the year, is like the birth of light out of the dark abyss. Winter Solstice is the longest night of the year. It is the great stillness before the Sun builds strength and our days grow longer, so reflection, stillness and rest is an opportunity to settle into our darkness, for our inner Sun to be reborn.
With the Earth influences of the Grand Trine and the Sun now moving into Capricorn, we will feel a greater ability to reach practical goals and will feel more inner stability and calm. But the planets in Capricorn are also a part of a T-square, which are planets in tense aspect, so for the next 3 months we will be confronting patterns and structures that need change, on our road to transformation. As irritating as it can be sometimes, it is good to see that the pressure that pushes against us, is what builds muscles and strengthens us. It is like going to the cosmic gym; we can find more inspiration when we can see the larger picture and how it is all ultimately serving us. Because the gym isn't for everyone though (like me), just see it as a beautiful, but strenuous hike!
Christmas Day we have a Full Moon in Cancer, which will occur at 3:11am PST. It will highlight our attachments to home and family, so seeing that many will be with their loved ones and their families during this time, a lot of the emotional energy that exists between people will be greatly heightened and it will be hard to hold anything down or back. We should work on not being too much on the defense and to just stay strong in our inner-knowing, rather than feel the need to prove ourselves. With the grounding Earth energies, we will at least have that life-line, to settle back into ourselves and just let go. Truth doesn't need believers, it stands on its own and people will either get it or not get it, so just stay as balanced as possible and keep the humor alive.
Attachments and expectations just end up causing pain and suffering. But family bonds are strong and so sometimes it is just about clearing the junk to get to the foundation that exists beneath it, which can hold space and carry us through until more harmony and peace sets in. Sometimes clearing the junk though means, clearing the self of the need to throw energy around and at others ~ right now it is a bit of an inside job.
With Uranus in the picture, it is a bit challenging to escape the restless energies. This planet comes to a standstill on Friday and completes its retrograde motion. When a planet changes direction, we feel its influence much more and it is way more emphasized in our experience. Uranus brings surprises, it is often shocking and it stimulates the nervous system -- it brings us epiphanies or anxieties...
It will be important to give people space this week and to accept differences, or the feeling of being electrocuted and triggered will get the best of us. We are better off allowing Uranus to take us into the more expanded and mutli-dimensional realms; we will feel more solid and independent in ourselves if we allow this feeling of liberation and autonomy to set in.
By the weekend, the powerful energies of Uranus will be subdued by the influence of Saturn, which is a very different energy. It will bring us back to reality, which sometimes doesn't feel so comfortable. We have to remember reality is fluid though and our creativity and perspectives will play an important role in how we experience this. It may be that there is a decision that needs to be made that requires our focused attention, or we may have to get back to the work and practicalities of life, after taking a break... We will have a lot of attention on regaining focus and discipline, especially if we let our responsibilities slide.
We want to learn to allow the structures and foundations of life, to house the greatness of our spirits, our imagination and our creativity. We need to evict the rules that don't work for us, in exchange for the ones that are in resonance with our bodies needs. The work we have to do to maintain the stability of the structures, is there to refine us and the discipline gives us an edge, so let the hardening aspects build strength instead of deplete your joy. If we see that it is building strength and its good for us, we can avoid resenting it or letting it depress us.
Take as many moments as you can to stop and embrace the energy of abundance and gratitude.... Fully embrace the now and bring your conscious focus into generating good energies into the environment. Allow release when release needs to happen and if stress or anxiety gets the best of you, just breath and find a way to ground yourself and just know deep in your heart that Ascension is happening -- it is encoded in us and in nature; just trust, let go and allow the healing waves to come into you; visualize what is surrounding you and protecting you, know that you have great shielding and protection and find that inner joy and peace and all the treasures that exist within.
~ Laura Magdalene Eisenhower
photo by Danilo Pivato
