Mercury retrograde
Mid-Winter
Deep Bear Cave,
with Persephone…
who prepares for Mid-Winter
(Exact chart below, Feb 3rd)
as in the Eleusynnian Mysteries,
this part of ourselves and
collective Mythic Mind
descends a puella maiden
-returns an Initiated Queen!
Hooks arms with “Freedom”
and the Mars lad,
part of ourselves
and collective Mythic Mind
descends a puer,
and returns – Mars in Taurus,
“strong enough to be Gentle”
Wise Steward Green Man.
Insisting on finessing past resistance
into the Community of Creation,
via ritual invitation
(exactly square Sun in Aquarius
in 5th house- that be us, team!)
*Underworld Spa Special –
lavender rose bubble bath scrub,
or own Venusian formula-
excellent-effective for this week’s wonders.
*Perhaps Clean out cupboards
(one at a time, slowly,
everything slowly “deliberately”),
Taking delight in removing rubble….
de Libra, libare. librare –
in a state of liberating balance…
Truly: Moon in Libra
(trine Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Sun),
frames the planetary crescent design,
whose rim be Moon in Libra
and Mars in Taurus…
The two Venuses preside….
On True Candlemas,
Persephone lights her candle
and begins ascending – returning
to Overworld and we with her…
to guide the sacrament of impeachment,
and more (Uranus, and Jupiter
be our booking agents – Lucky!,
and Neptune hanging out by self,
about to creatively cahoot with Mars)
says “If you provide the metaphors,
we’ll provide the molecules.”
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love this poem,
especially for now:
WAKING UP
by Jefferson Parson © 2014
I went to the bottom of the deepest dark lake,
Rode on the sole of a moccasin snake,
Prayed the pressure wouldn’t my poor heart break
‘Til I popped to the top, my eyes wide awake.
He spared me his poison all the way down,
But I shuttered to utter all that I found:
Space heaters, tvs and old tennis shoes,
Even an I-phone that’s never been used.
Huge pieces of plastic, to the earth so unkind,
But the scariest pieces were pieces of mind:
Fear for the future, shame for the past,
Fears that each day would be our last.
Facing my fears didn’t drive them away,
But they’re way less scary in the light of the day.
I say what I feel and I feel what I say,
Which is way better than hiding away.
To bring all this up I had to go down
To the bottom of the lake to find what I found,
Down to the bottom of the deepest dark lake,
‘Til I popped to the top, my eyes wide awake.
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Amazing profound article by Greta’s Mother,
re navigating the family ordeal—
and the family can only be healed
as we heal the earth… Greta!
The Guardian: Malena Ernman on daughter Greta Thunberg:
‘She was slowly disappearing into some kind of darkness’
A new book by Greta Thunberg’s mother reveals the reality
of family life during her daughter’s transformation
from bullied teenager to climate icon
Queen’s gambit
“Atypical” show on Netflix…
and way back Lizbeth Salander,
from the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo…
and
Greta
part of us all…
The atypical part of our collective dream,
toils in the Underworld – until now –
preparing to emerge,
into welcoming community embrace
(whose fierce graciousness
we spiral into Group Mind)
Theme to explore:
When Culture in big trouble,
turns to its outsiders….
*Aquarius Venus with Saturn Feb 6th
*New Moon Feb 11th gliding into place…
and this be deftly apt for now:
Rilke:
As Once the Winged Energy of Delight
As once the winged energy of delight
carried you over childhood’s dark abysses,
now beyond your own life build the great
arch of unimagined bridges.
Wonders happen if we can succeed
in passing through the harshest danger;
but only in a bright and purely granted
achievement can we realize the wonder.
To work with Things in the indescribable
relationship is not too hard for us;
the pattern grows more intricate and subtle,
and being swept along is not enough.
Take your practiced powers and stretch them out
until they span the chasm between two
contradictions…For the god
wants to know himself in you.
We shall honor, animate
and cooperate with the below charts.
