NorthPoint Astrology Journal Your weekly guide to planetary influences May 4 to 10, 2020 by Pam Younghansby ForeverUnlimited |
NorthPoint Astrology Journal
Your weekly guide to planetary influences
May 4 to 10, 2020
by Pam Younghans
Aspects of Note This Week
All times listed are Pacific DaylightTime. For Greenwich Mean Time, add 7 hours.
MON: Sun conjunct Mercury, North Node enters Gemini, South Node enters Sagittarius
THU: Mercury sextile Neptune, Full Moon 3:45 a.m. PDT
FRI: Mercury semisquare Chiron
SAT: Mercury trine Pluto
SUN: Mercury trine Jupiter, Sun sextile Neptune
EACH OF US has the capacity to use our minds as a tool for seeking truth. We have the ability to learn, to ponder the validity of the information we receive, to conceive of unique ideas, and to express our thoughts. In life, we are each charged with the tasks of objectively questioning our existence, of exploring a variety of ways to interpret our life experience, and of developing our own unique perspective on reality.
We also use our mental capacities in communication. Interpersonally, we come to understand the importance of not only speaking our truth, but of attentive listening. We are enriched when we take the time to hear what another person wants to share. Equally important, listening creates deeper connections with others. As we tell our stories to someone who listens with an open mind and heart, we feel validated. When we receive and truly hear what someone else has to say, without judgment, a bond is forged, even if our opinions might differ.
Astrologically, these mental qualities, tasks, and activities are associated with the planet Mercury, and with the zodiac sign of Gemini the Twins.
MERCURY is again in the spotlight in the coming week, continuing many of the themes that we were working with last week – but whereas last week's Mercury aspects were mostly challenging, they are primarily harmonious this week. This means new information and insights should be easier to access, and communications should flow more smoothly.
Mercury and the Sun are traveling side-by-side for much of the week. Their exact alignment occurs on Monday at 14°52′ Taurus, focusing our thoughts and conversations on our core values, the need for self-reliance and inner peace, and the fulfillment of our basic physical needs. Since Taurus rules nature and our five senses, this is the perfect day to spend time in communion with nature. Give yourself the gift of appreciating simple pleasures such as smelling flowers, eating nourishing food, or listening to soothing music that feeds your soul.
The shadow side of Mercury-Sun in Taurus is stubborn adherence to the familiar, and resistance to new ways of thinking. Hopefully, the recent alignments of both planets with inventive Uranus have opened our minds to new possibilities, so that we are less likely to fall into that shadow.
IN A SHOW of cosmic synchronicity, another astrological event this week draws our attention to the Mercury/Gemini themes listed above. The nodal axis changes signs, with the North Node moving into Gemini, and the South Node entering Sagittarius.
(Please note that there are two ways to calculate the Moon's nodes; the "true nodes" change signs on May 4-5, whereas the "mean nodes" change signs at the end of the month.)
The Moon's nodes spend about 18 months in a pair of signs, and they move backward through the zodiac. Energetically, they act like a spiritual compass, with the North Node pointing in the direction of humanity's highest evolution and the South Node indicating our potential downfall.
WHILE ALL SIGNS have both higher and lower expressions, when we're interpreting the nodes, we mostly consider the positive traits of the North Node sign, and the shadow traits of the South Node sign. With the nodes entering the Gemini-Sagittarius axis, we are called to transmute the shadow side of Sagittarian qualities and embrace the Gemini potentials.
Over the next 18 months, our collective evolution depends in part on our ability to ask important questions and to think for ourselves instead of blindly following rigid belief systems. We will be learning to focus more on facts and truth, and along the way will need to confront gullibility and fanaticism.
Here is a list of the attitudes we will be working to transmute, and what we will hopefully be moving toward. I call this our "evolutionary imperative" for the next year and a half:
- m being self-righteous to being tolerant
- From being dogmatic to being impartial
- From being gullible to being questioning
- From being fanatical to being rational
- From being aloof to being curious
- From being careless to being observant
- From being judgmental to being openminded
- From being thoughtless to being thoughtful
If we succeed, even partially, in achieving this evolutionary goal, just imagine what a new world we will be living in.
OUR FULL MOON perfects this Thursday, May 7, at 3:45 a.m. PDT. This is another "SuperMoon," meaning that it occurs when the Moon is at a point in its orbit when it is closer to the Earth. Although the Moon will not appear quite as large in the sky as it did for last month's Super Full Moon, it will still be impressive, and we are likely to sense its impact more deeply than other lunations. This is the last Super Full Moon we will see in 2020.
This "deeper impact" is also indicated by the Moon being in Scorpio, one of the more emotionally complicated signs of the zodiac. In its highest expression, Scorpio is the alchemist who can turn lead into gold, embodying qualities of creativity, healing, and regeneration. Enlightened Scorpio is also the psychotherapist, able to delve into profound issues with great courage and tenacity, and uncovering truths that have been obscured or feared. At the other end of the vibrational spectrum, Scorpio can be suspicious, resentful, distrustful, secretive, and manipulative.
PERHAPS more temperamental than other signs, Scorpio can quickly switch from embodying admirable qualities to expressing traits that we fear or distrust. It is appropriate that Scorpio is the only sign of the zodiac that has two traditional animal symbols, representing the two extremes of the sign.
On the one hand, we have the Scorpion, a venomous, predatory animal that lives in crevices and under rocks, and tends to evoke uneasy emotions. But, Scorpio is also symbolized by the Eagle – also a predator, but one that inspires us with awe, due to its fearlessness, its keen vision, and its ability to soar.
As we consider how to work with the energies of this Full Moon, we have a clear choice: Which of these polarities, which of these animal symbols, do we most want to emulate?
We can gain inspiration by realizing that this lunation is also the Wesak Moon, the Festival of Buddha. For many in the world, it is "the high point of the spiritual year, when the forces of enlightenment flow from the higher worlds into the mind of humanity." It is a time when more light is available to those who set their intention to open and receive.
AT THE TIME of the Full Moon, the Sun and Mercury are still in close proximity to each other – and are, of course, both opposing the Moon. This Sun-Mercury alignment reiterates the importance of using discernment with any information we receive. It's important to be objective, to think clearly and concretely, and not to be influenced by intimidation or manipulation.
To help us navigate any challenges of this nature, Neptune is in harmonious aspect to both the Sun/Mercury (sextile) and the Moon (trine). In this position, Neptune enhances our ability to access intuition for practical purposes. It also helps us to transcend the lower-vibrational traits of the Scorpion, and to incorporate the Eagle's more spiritually-aware approach to emotional issues.
IF WE TUNE IN to the higher vibrational potentials of this Full Moon, we may receive profound insights that have the capacity to transform our lives. Scorpio's determination and honesty can motivate us to seek deeper truth, both in regard to the information we receive, and despite our habitual ways of thinking. We can call on Scorpio's passion to help us focus our intentions, and to empower our words as needed.
As a final note, it's intriguing that there are even more animal symbols that have become associated with Scorpio over time, each of which expresses a different level of development. At the top of the vibrational scale is the Phoenix, the bird of myth who has undergoes deep transformation and then rises from the ashes of the past.
We can use this Full Moon to transform ourselves and our thinking, and to deepen our understanding of reality. We can call on Eagle and Phoenix to be our companions, to help us see life from a higher perspective, and to support us in more fully embodying the change we want to see in the world.
FOR THOSE who are tracking important lunar aspects, here is this week's watch list, in Pacific Daylight Time:
- Moon in Libra square Pluto: Tuesday, May 5, 4:05 p.m.
- Moon in Libra square Jupiter: Tuesday, May 5, 7:31 p.m.
- Moon in Scorpio square Saturn: Wednesday, May 6, 3:10 a.m.
- Moon in Scorpio opposite Uranus: Wednesday, May 6, 11:31 a.m.
IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK: This year you are overcoming old insecurities about your ability to communicate, and healing old wounds related to not feeling heard. It is an especially beneficial year to write down your thoughts, as a means of honoring and validating the insights that you receive. Your imagination is also more accessible, should you choose to utilize it in some way. Throughout this year, there are opportunities for you to receive insights that give can new form to your spiritual or creative inspirations. (Solar Return Sun conjunct Mercury, semisquare Chiron, sextile Neptune)
In Gratitude and Light,
Pam
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Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this NorthPoint Journal based on planetary influences and insights received. Her hope is to offer perspectives to assist you in utilizing current energies to enhance your life experience and accelerate your spiritual and personal growth.
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