Rags and Riches

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My mind of late has been wrapped- round my “worldly life.” The blurred edges and soft focusing of my familiar place in the world  has suddenly sharpened and the stark relief of seeing “what is” has left me rather stunned. I neither expected to sever the tenuous cord attaching me to my mother- ship, the sacred vessel of my sorrows, nor to float free from the burdens of my past, but on January 13, two days before the Sun and Moon conjoined in Capricorn near enough the Moon’s nodes to reflect a Solar Eclipse, and Mercury  our cosmic messenger stationed direct, I was given the gift of sight seeing clearly the heavy imprint of my past upon my present and the irrefutable evidence of my participation in creating the life that I am living. 

Stark reality and irrefutable evidence are the worldly treasures of Capricorn and the recent Solar Eclipse in Capricorn guarantees the coming six months to be a revelation of cosmic truths dressed in the rags and riches of our material reality. Mercury in Capricorn defines and structures our perception of what is real, and on January 15, this Mercury stationed direct and shifting our attention from the inside out helped us see what we have accomplished in our life. While Mercury was retrograde our mind turned inward allowing us to re-examine the mental boxes housing our thoughts and feelings during which time we  were given the celestial opportunity to look back at our life with the pragmatic eyes of Capricorn  and witness the internal structures supporting our perception of reality.

When we are under the influence of Capricorn we understand how to use the best of our resources to our advantage. Chances are that we have been relying upon a past perception of ourself that has become a misfit and needs adjusting if we are to use our resources wisely. The stellium of planets in Capricorn highlight this time for setting new goals that will require our patience and a slow and steady effort to accomplish. This is not the time to make a grand gesture. Better to follow the advice of the I Ching and take small actions and natural movements toward our goal.

Saturn, the planetary ruler of Capricorn and archetype of the world leader, the tribal elder, the introspective hermit, and the petty dictator, is testing our inner resolve and commitment to achieve our goals without loosing our self-confidence or self- assurance of our “right” choice. The dark face of Capricorn reveals the petty tyrant residing within ourself condemning and judging our accomplishments as  inferior to others. It is important in the coming months to let go of the negative thoughts and feelings that ultimately undermine our self-confidence and weaken our determination to achieve our goal. Often with Saturn our fear of failure over shadows our joy of success and we unwittingly sabotage our effort before we have even begun.

Saturn is retrograde in Libra suggesting a time to re-structure our relationship goals by nurturing our differences and allowing for paradox and ambiguity to exist counter-balancing the rigid controlling and straight-jacketing of our partnerships. Venus in Capricorn in mutual exchange with Saturn in Libra further enhances our ability to give solid form to our values. Venus conjoined the Solar Eclipse guaranteeing that a significant change will occur in our most intimate relationships either liberating us from a prior commitment or solidifying a newly forming commitment. Either way, we are well advised to use this opportunity to create less ego driven relationships that are dependent upon demanding restrictions that ultimately inhibit the personal growing of our individuality and the individuality of our partner. With these transits we are learning to follow the wisdom of our inner authority with grace, dignity, and fair play.