current energies

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current energies I am not sure who wrote this

 

I usually don't pay intense attention to astrology but this is interesting

since a

configuration like this hasn't happened for 60,000 years!

 

May explain the strange energies lately.

 

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MARS PERIHELION AND PERIGEE

 

At some point during its 25 1/2 month orbit around the zodiac, Mars reaches

its minimum distance to the Sun (called " perihelion " ) and its closest

approach

to Earth (called " perigee " ).

 

The average distance between Mars and Earth is 48 million miles. On August

27th, 2003, Mars will achieve its perigee only 34 million miles away from

us,

which is nearer to Earth than at any time in the past 60,000 years. Yes, you

read that correctly---sixty thousand years! That's long before the dawn of

civilization and fully twice as far back as the birth of agriculture, when

homo

sapiens were still hunter-gatherers living on the grassland savannahs of

Africa

and in the caves of Europe.

 

This event qualifies as a Very Big Deal. After this month, Mars won't get

closer to Earth until the year 2287, nearly three centuries down the road.

In

fairness, Mars has been nearly this close to us a couple of times recently

(in

1971 and 1988), but this year's perigee is the Grand Champ Blue Ribbon Prize

Winner for both diminished distance and expanded significance. It carries

that

distinction not only because of Mars' closest approach to Earth, AND not

only

because of the infrequent perihelic opposition that will occur three days

later,

AND not only because Saturn achieved its once-every-29-years perihelion on

July 26th, but ALSO because this perigee involves SIX major bodies---the

Sun,

our Moon, Venus, and Jupiter will line up in Virgo opposite Mars and Uranus

in

Pisces. Wow. Now THAT's impressive, folks.

 

In addition---as if we needed more---the end of August begins the

culmination

(the halfway point) of the extraordinarily rare Sun-Mars-Uranus

configuration

that began one year ago. It is the harvest of that radical, violent,

revolutionary brew of energies, when relationships are breaking apart right

and left,

where people are bouncing off the walls from the invisible stress, and where

headlong aggression has replaced patient diplomacy in human affairs.

 

If all that's not enough to get your attention, Mars has already begun its

two-month retrograde (from July 29th until September 28th) and Mercury goes

into

the setup phase of another of its seven-week retrograde loops on August 8th

(until September 20th). What does THAT mean? Well, it means that all bets

are

off. Interactions involving energy, desire, aggression, decisions, and

communication are liable to be twisted around backwards, tossed upside down,

then

thrown into a cocked hat. And---to make this cosmic stew even

thicker---August has

longer total Moon Voids than any month I've ever seen: 197 hours of them!

Forward movement is grinding to a halt. Like swimming through jello.

 

If you're hoping that I'm going to make some sage prediction about what will

happen with Iraq or George W. Bush or the economy or terrorism or any other

world events, forget it. I wouldn't touch this one with a ten-foot pole.

This is

way too bizarre for sensible predictions. Nothing might happen, but whatever

does occur will be extremely convoluted and won't play out as expected.

 

What I can assert with some confidence, however, is that we're heading into

a

couple of months---August and September---where the subtle energy fields

that

surround and course through us all are going to feel very weird. Normalcy is

right out the window.

 

So don't push too hard or you'll get tangled up in your own feet and take a

pratfall. If at all possible, sit on the sidelines quietly and just observe.

Where life requires you to make decisions and take action, do so with the

understanding that delays, backfiring, and unexpected outcomes will occur.

 

Turn your attention inward and take note of whatever bubbles up (or erupts)

from your unconscious. You may freak out initially, but don't go off

half-cocked. Running around like a chicken with its head cut off achieves

nothing. Let

the waves of deep feeling wash through, and remember what they tell you.

 

Don't rely much on anyone else for grounding or support. In general, people

are too brittle, volatile, and uncentered right now. Curiously, new

relationships are easier than existing ones, and renewing old associations

that may have

lain dormant for years is a distinct possibility. Make brief connections

with

high energy and sensitivity, then pull back as gracefully as you can. Engage

others strongly, but only for a little while at a time.

 

If current friendships or romances either break or vanish (as they may), let

those beloveds go in peace, to allow the option of returning later. Burning

bridges is all too possible, so avoid that if you can. When new people show

up

in your life (and they will), greet them, but don't overwhelm them. Reinsert

some space frequently between yourself and the outer world, for buffering is

an

essential protection from sharp, ragged edges that may cut very deeply and

without much warning.

 

Nonattachment is really important this summer. Know in advance that you are

liable to extremes. Don't take too seriously your own judgments of other

people. If you find yourself getting all worked up over what others do or

say, blow

it off and cool out. Postpone working out disagreements. For now, let them

lie

fallow, then come back later in the fall to try to resolve them. When

sharing

is positive, allow that lovely energy to sink in and change you.

 

Mostly, stay within yourself. Tend to your own knitting. Work now to cleanse

and heal your life. When the outer world is this unbalanced, maintaining

inner

balance becomes critical.

 

Peggy Jentoft http://solarraven.com