Well I sure had my fill of Mars Retrograde events last week - sheesh! Remember, what I said about the military turning its guns on the citizenry during Mars retro periods? Well, I saw this yesterday in the news:
LA Police Department Conducts Joint Exercises with the MilitaryDan Bacher, AlterNet: "The LA Police Department ... and the U.S. military conducted joint 'tactical exercises' in downtown LA this week. One Black Hawk ... and four OH-6 choppers ... flew over the city during the exercise.... Joint military exercises have also been conducted over Boston, Massachusetts and Little Rock, Arkansas over the past six months.... The exercises become even more ominous when you consider that ... Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) ... allowing indefinite detention to be codified into law."
Brave New World/1984,,,,'nuff said...
This week heralds a huge shift in the Collective's energy that will be in effect for many years: Neptune ingressing into Pisces. More below.
Monday may present a bit of frustration in personal relationships as Mercury semi-squares Venus combined with a first quarter square of Moon in Taurus to Sun in Aquarius. Mercury/Venus plus the square will make it an active/engaging day with others, but one that is based on frustration, irrtation, disagreement, discouragement at times. We may be challenged by external situations through others to lift ourselves above just thinking about our own security and comforts. This is a time where we must tune in to our higher calling/dharma and collaborate, but the difficulty is we may have to sacrifice some of the personal things/interests that bring us emotional stability and a sense of security.
Wedenesday can be quite a sassy day with Venus opposite Mars and Mercury sesiquadrate Mars. You may find yourself in some serious disagreements today especially with someone(s) of the opposite sex. Feelings are easily upset by those who we feel are imposing upon us by their roughshod, boorish behavior. There is also alot of sexual tension in the air today. Lovers may find themselves in quarrels or in the heights of erotic ecstasy, or if your sexuality is repressed it may blast out in inappropriate ways, or you may find yourself easily attracted to others today. This is also a day where this energy can be channelled into creative/artistic work. All of this tension will stoke Mercury/Mars and likely provoke some very frustrating standstills with others to just downright bitter arguments and fights. Watch what you say when you are feeling this passionate! There may be no resolution available today to this energy and you may have to just sleep on it.
Friday is the big day when Neptune enters Pisces, a sign that it co-rules or has most affinity with energetically, where it will remain for 13 years until 2025. This is a big background shift, as the outer planets have much to do with the Collective destiny/fate of humanity/life on earth, and much less to do with our personal, subjective lives. Over this period of time expect people to merge together in groups based upon similiar ideals surrounding religion, spirituality, mysticism, art, inspiration, nature. The danger with this is that it can make us the perfect followers - ones who do not question, but rely on faith, and we can easily be led down the wrong path by a charasmatic visionary/savior who says the right things, wins us over unquestioningly, and effectively brain washes us into following blindly. This could easily turn into the energy of the Crusades, Jihad, Dionysus, fascism, hypnotized masses - a ruthless rapture so to speak! Technology will allow everyone to be the star of their own video on Youtube to points unimaginable right now but becoming more prevalent by the day, and the world of virtual reality may reach new heights with many people living much of their lives hooked up to some virtual world via machines/technology. Creativity in these areas will reach new bounds. I'd also expect many issues with water and oil, two things that Neptune rules. We had a little taste of that with the Gulf oil disaster - now that most of the oil left unclaimed is under the sea, expect that to be the focus of drilling for the next 13 years, and of course expect more spills and accidents. Neptune/Poseidon was not considered an exactly friendly god, as he could whip the seas up in rage and start many a faith-based war. Neptune in Pisces will bring increased amounts of precipitation and more intense storms, rising sea levels, warming waters and climate, large water-related disasters like tsunamis and floods. I would also expect that there will be many new amazing discoveries coming out of the depths of the sea, and many other issues surrounding the sea including international disputes on claims and an ever shrinking fish population due to overfishing and continued degradation of the oceans in general. Wars over oil and water will increase during this time - the last time Neptune was in Pisces was during the American Civil War, so the internal strife in America between the Reds and the Blues will likely continue through this time and may reach manical points of talks of secession, etc. Also, socialism as a form of government, through the writings of Karl Marx were born the last time Neptune was in Pisces, so expect mass movements by common people/ the working class to re-introduce socialism into government/politics. Neptune is also associated with drugs, as is Pisces, so drug use as a form of escapism may reach new highs (pun intended) and new designer/experimental/psychedelic drugs are likely to become popular. On the medical front, I would expect the same: new amazing drugs to help cure many illnesses/maladies. The world's population will also continue their growing appetite for entertainment, which will keep the mind from serious/Saturnian issues and immersed in fantasy/glamour/self-image/fashion. Pisces is the sign symbolized by two fish swimming away from one another yet connected by a strand. It shows this sign has a strong dichotomy built within it that can force you to choose a side. You can choose to see everything connected despite its differences, or to pull everything apart into two distinct camps that are opposites and unable to see eye to eye and rely on blind faith. Those who are sensitives will see their ability to sense the connectedness jump quantumly during this time, while those who are blinded by faith will become more narrow and more enraptured with their cause. Both are forms of receptivity that one can easily lose one's self/individuality in. Learn to trust your instincts/gut feelings and you will not be easily misled, but rather led to new, wondrous worlds.
The weekend is quiet astrologically with Moon in Cancer - a good weekend to get nurturing from family, close friends, shared meals, warm baths, creature comforts, etc.
Next week is a Full Moon in Leo, Saturn turning retrograde, and Venus darting off into Aries to hook up with Uranus - stay tuned!
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