A Gathering Of Lords

31st March 2011

There is a line up of Lords today.  The Sun and Jupiter are both in Gate 21 in the Heart Centre.   And how convenient for the Sun God to turn up to support the Heirophant just as Saturn – the Old Patriarch – is opposing him in Gate 48.  This is a tricky turn of events that will ultimately set you free to be your own lord and master/mistress.

Saturn

Saturn in Gate 48 tends to break up old energy that prevents the flow of chi through our physical body, blocking us from feeling effortlessly enthusiastic.    This blockage may be physical, but it’s simply a representation of beliefs and ways of living that need to crumble.  Most often these come from tradition – from our family, our culture, our religion – and it can be painful to let them go.  Which is why we’ve clung to them so hard that they’ve solidified into our physical reality.

If the blockages are manifesting on the physical plane it’s likely that they are operating under your conscious awareness and you may now be looking around and saying “but where can I find these blockages!!”  Look for any place in your life where you feel locked out, as if you can’t connect deeply with something, as if you are not able to easily give and/or receive.  Also consider any experiences you have that carry a charge of fear, especially a fear of not being good enough, being undeserving in some way.

It’s likely that this fear is deep and subtle.  Saturn carries the energy of being cast out of the tribe for failure to comply.  And just now that non-compliant self is arising within each one of us.  The one who wants to make her own rules, the one who believes he has a right to make his own decisions about his life, the one who has felt shame and guilt at her inability to be normal, the one who just can’t believe in the stories our ailing culture continues to tell us, no matter how much he would like to.  It’s really hard to see the shamed parts of ourselves that we’ve hidden away.  That’s the whole point, to hide them really, really well so no  one finds out about them and hurls you out of the tribe to die a sad, lonely and painful death.  If you’re feeling that way it means you’re buying into the story that there is something wrong with you because you can’t align with that old energy.   That would no doubt be all of us to some extent!

The antidote to these fears is to stay present in the moment, to use your natural enthusiasm as a sort of true north on your personal compass.  This week that energy represents a powerful moment by moment guide to your natural flow of chi.  It has the potential to bring deep healing to all levels of your being.

There’s been some research on the planet Saturn lately, it is truly one of the most astonishing and beautiful planets in our solar system.  As we discover more about it’s nature, that old rigid Saturn will pass away and in it’s place will be a stable culture aligned with the natural universal principles of flow and love.

Jupiter

When the Sun conjuncts Jupiter most astrologers would predict a strong period of beneficial events.  But … a word of warning …  Jupiter is in line 6 in Gate 21 which indicates an arrogant aspect of self that believes it has all the answers.  Unable to take in what’s truly going on, this Jupiter lives on past glories.  Yes, it’s your own internal Muhammad al-Gadaffi!  The Sun shines a bright light on this self-satisfation, revealing it for all the plumped up gas that it is.  (Jupiter is a gaseous planet, really a globular arrangment of helium, hydrogen and cloud!)

This aspect of Jupiter is like the small child who has been humiliated and overpowered and wants to hold to some shred of self respect by putting on a superman cape and zooming around the back yard.  We are beginning to respect all that we are, simply because we are worthy of it.

Saturn opposite Jupiter

When we feel overwhelmed and overpowered we tend to make up stories to protect our world view and our sense of identity.  It’s a natural thing to do.  We are digging deeply into the pile of things that have overwhelmed us, not just in this life but back through our ancestry both physical and spiritual.  As we dig, pull out each piece of the puzzle and decide what use it is to us right now, we are taking back conscious control of our lives in a way that is unprecedented.   All those subconscious places of ‘well there’s nothing I can do about that!‘ are being reconsidered and found to be completely open to conscious change.