Finger of God

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Last Saturday morning awaking adrift without my beloved internet connection  to anchor me in the oceanic oneness of humanity I pondered the guileful mischief of Mercury Rx in Taurus preparing to station direct. I asked myself if my feeling separate and isolated was more a reflection of the Moon traveling through Pisces stirring the turbulent waters of the collective feelings of humanity, or perhaps  the Sun transiting in Taurus square my natal Venus challenging my individual values was forcing me to pay closer attention to the depth of my addictions and dependencies. Taurus is that aspect deep in our psyche shaping our comfort by defining our pleasure, and I have heard said by a wise Buddhist nun, if you want to understand addiction take a hot bath for a month and then stop. Giving form to our values, merit to our possessions, and a stubborn attachment to our pleasures are the delft  fingers of Taurus soothing, caressing, and exciting our senses.

It is rare when a single celestial event influences our perception of reality. Usually our understanding of our experience of the events unfolding in our life are influenced by a number of planetary cycles each interconnecting one with the other.  Yesterday, May 11, Mercury Rx in Taurus stationed direct, and Venus fluttering in the sign of Gemini and ruling deity of Taurus is in mutual exchange with Mercury. Translating into a practical application Taurus is stimulating our sensuality and Gemini is pricking our curiosity while Mercury and Venus are integrating our mind and body as one.

Mercury is the cosmic messenger transporting our thoughts and feelings from one realm of perception to another without which we would be clueless as to how to communicate our unique experience of being human. When we are under the influence of Taurus we instinctively celebrate the tactile, palpable, voluptuous world of our senses unabashedly hugging a tree in communion with our oneness in life. Mercury in Taurus offers us a robust mind spilling forth a  cornucopia of thoughts and feelings rooted in the fertile soils of the Earth nourishing, sustaining, and preserving life.

When Mercury stationed retrograde in Taurus our conscious awareness changed direction and so did our perception of our resources. Mercury Rx gave us precious time to re-evaluate our attachment to what we individually and collectively own and value in life. Mercury Rx in Taurus concentrated our awareness of the Earth’s resources and heightened our appreciation of the indelible beauty of nature’s infinite shapes, colors, lines, and textures. When we are under the influence of Taurus we stand erect amidst the artful creations of Nature encouraging the roots of our individuality to grow to the center of the Earth. Taurus is the aspect in each of us that feels thick, solid, and stable. It is the aspect in each of us that is patient, persistent, and enduring.

Shortly after Mercury stationed direct the Moon in Aries formed the waxing arm of a Yod making a quincunx with Saturn and a sextile with Neptune.  The Yod aspect has been euphemistically named the “Finger of God”, pointing in the direction of fate tainted with the rich hue of a destined new perception of reality; a turning point in one’s life path forcing a change in direction without a secured destination.