August 25, 2006
All's Well That Intends Well
Pluto has just been deleted from the pantheon of the planets by the
IAU. This is quite unprecedented. When planets are discovered, the
time/events of the world determine the planet's symbolic meaning along
with the meaning of its name. As time goes by, more is discovered.
Pluto was discovered in the early 1930's when the underworld of the Mob
was establishing deeply in the US and extreme totalitarianism/fascism
was arising around the world along with a global economic depression.
Is it surprising that the planet that represents fascism, for instance,
is erased at a time when the fascists of Amerika and elsewhere are
trying to cover their trail? I think not. I suspect that the IAU's
decision may yet be overturned. Regardless, the coming and going of
everything is very discernible these days. Pluto's on again, off again
status is representative. Landis, who won the Tour de France in a
yo-yoed performance that had him ahead and then disastrously behind and
then miraculously coming from behind at the end only to have his
championship taken away some weeks later because of doping evidence, is
so typical of what is revealing these days. Likewise with Israel's
incursion into Lebanon followed by a ceasefire. It's hard to tell why
they started and it's hard to tell why they stopped. The financial
markets trend up and down volatilely. People's emotional states swing
rapidly. The confessed JonBenet killer may not be the killer despite
his confession. Air travel gets jerked around and so forth. What can be
seen easily now is the crazy swings of the Wheel. It always turns round
and round with the evident swings in polarization, but these days the
swings are extreme, surprising and rather crazy making. For the next
twenty years as we wind out the last of the Piscean Age, this kind of
madhatter mayhem predominates. If you like the ride, go get 'em. If you
don't like the grind, claim your own consciousness and clear your own
karma. I'm going to continue to use dear Pluto despite its demotion. I
find it very useful in interpretation. It's primary meaning is
transformation and so it lives up to its meaning by going through
transformative processes in regards to its solar system status. If you
planet, it changes.
As we slide from Leo into Virgo, you many find yourself going more
internal, but it is difficult to focus these days. There is so much
latent grinding going on in people's psyches that it's difficult to
focus now and to direct things into the future. It can be a real pisser
with lots of side effects. Saturn in Leo is opposing to Neptune in
Aquarius on the 31st at 2:55 am PDT. This aspect has been building for
months and acts as a de-focuser. The upwelling of emotions compound
into a charged haze that is difficult to see or move through. Let this
week burn through your obstacles and impediments. The Moon dances
through the two T-crosses in the planets' configurations. You can now
intend through your main distractions. All's well that intends well.
Best wishes,
Mark