Aries is a Cardinal Fire Sign related to the Rising Sign of the Zodiac, the "I Am" Consciousness, New Beginnings, The First Day of Spring. It relates to Instinctual impulse, the spark of life.
The Longitudinal Line of 0 degrees Aries goes through Greenwich, England. (Make a mental note: BP = BRITISH PETROLEUM - might I be making an astro connection to the Oil Spill?)
The planet
Uranus was discovered in 1781 and is associated with Independence, Rebellion, and Freedom. It is also associated with lightning, electricity, shock, and storms, It travels 84 years around the sun and was the first planet discovered that is invisible to the naked eye.
So, when Uranus moves through a sign, it generally takes 7 years. The last time Uranus went into Aries was around 1927, and probably influenced the Wall Street Crash as well as World War II. Last week, Uranus just went into the sign of Aries.
Uranus is also considered the Higher Octave of Mercury, (which is the planet related to the lower, conscious mind). So, Uranus brings quick flashes of inspiration and higher insight. For the next 7 years, we will see new technologies, new ideas, new ways of thinking charging into our global consciousness like a little ram!
This weekend, Jupiter is also going into the sign of Aries, but only for 1 year. Because Jupiter is the Expansive planet, and usually relates to things that are "BIG", it could be an explosive combination next to Uranus in Aries!
Now, Capricorn is a Cardinal Earth Sign related to the Status Quo, Reality, the Limits of Physical Time, the Aging Process, our Physical Body, Skin, Bones, Teeth, as well as the Physical Earth, Mountains, Boundaries. It's statement is "I Build" and it is related to Buildings, Corporations, Governments and Borders. Thus, sometimes we think of Capricorn as the nature of REALITY, the order of life.
The Longitudinal Line of Capricorn goes through Washington, DC. (Make a mental note: US GOVERNMENT - might I be making an astro connection to the Breakdown in Government?)
Pluto, the planet of Death and Transformation, takes about 240 years to go around the sun. It stays in a sign for 14 years to 20 years. It went into the sign of Capricorn in 2008 and will remain there until 2023. The last time it was in the sign of Capricorn was in the 1770's, and probably influenced the French and American Revolutions.
And, since Pluto went into Capricorn this time in 2008, we have seen a breakdown in Corporations, Banks, Governments, and even physical earth plane shake ups such as the recent earthquakes. As Pluto travels through Capricorn, our Borders and Boundaries will be challenged, internally and externally. Sleep will also be affected.
And, as the Title of this Blog says, with Uranus and Jupiter in Aries causing a TENSE SQUARE to Pluto in Capricorn, our sense of "reality" will be challenged. Our experience of Time will be changed. Perhaps Time Travel or Deeper Space Travel will be accomplished.
I myself have been contemplating how "Reality" is really relative.
I work overnights in an alcohol and drug treatment center, so my "Reality" of being awake at night time is opposite of many others who are asleep. Then, of course, I sleep during the day, while most people are awake.
The patients have shown me that those who are coming off of drugs and alcohol experience a different reality than those who are sober.
The same goes for those who have psychological problems - they live in a different reality.
A person who has Alzheimer's, or a brain injury, experiences different realities than someone who does not.
When you go to sleep, or meditate deeply, or become totally engrossed in a good movie or a good book, you turn off "the reality of the world" and enter your own reality.
And even the movies we watch nowadays are filmed against computer graphics and Green Screens, like "Avatar", and they are not even showing us an image of reality. They are complete fantasy worlds.
The subatomic reality is different from the Cosmic Galactic reality.
Hey - even while you are reading this, you are sitting in a different place and time, a different reality than when and where I wrote it!
So, what is "REAL"? It is definitely something to think about.
We are all living in parallel, and separate, yet shared, co-existing universes.
The ultimate symbol for a break from Reality would be the Resurrection, wouldn't you say?
The Triumph of Life over Death. Light over Dark, Joy over Suffering.
The Resurrection of Christ by
Michelangelo
Or, we can overcome suffering like the Buddha by becoming enlightened - not being burdened by the suffering of the mind
So, Stop Freaking Out! - Sign seen on Murphy Road in Nashville, TN
As I keep saying to myself, "it's not real, it's not real, it's not real."
I believe everything that is happening outside is to push us deeper inside, to a deeper, more permanent reality with God.
More will be revealed!
Blessings,
Christina Malone
615-739-7236
www.christinamalone.com