Volcano erupting – heart's passion released
Mount
Sinabung in Indonesia erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic ash more
than 16,000 feet into the sky and dumped debris on nearby towns. Videos and
photos have been posted on social media showing the volcano belching ash.
Smaller rumblings started over the weekend, though the largest eruption was on
Monday. July 10
The monthly
rhythm of the Lunation Cycle (the cycle of relationship between the Sun and the
Moon) is perhaps the most important planetary cycle. Astrologers routinely draw
charts for the New Moon and the Full Moon to understand the energies operating
at any place of interest. As always planetary configurations brought to the
angles (horizon or meridian) are the ones to focus on. Here is the chart for
the current New Moon of July 21 drawn for the co-ordinates of Mount Sinabung. Notice
the New Moon opposite Saturn-Pluto axis is aligned with the meridian. Over the
weekend transit Mars and Moon have triggered the configuration. This implies
that the explosive Saturn-Pluto energy was going to felt at Mount Sinbung and of
course in many other places in South East Asia that are close by.
In Roman
mythology, Pluto was the lord of the underworld while Saturn was the founder of
civilizations and of social order, and conformity. Metaphorically Saturn can be thought of as the
hard rocky layer that keeps the boiling lava (Pluto) of earth’s interior safely deep inside. Compare that with the primal passions (Pluto)..more
appropriately authentic needs of human beings kept in check by the social order
(Saturn).
When a
lunation (New Moon or Full Moon) activates Saturn-Pluto we often witness an
explosive release of the boiling cauldron of lava in a volcano that breaks past
the protective rocky layer.
On an
individual level, the New Moon’s explosive energy can prompt the development of
a more authentic rather than synthetic way of living. Many people are living
tragic lives because they have been taught to believe that there is no other
way for them to exist.
Under the
pressure of the New Moon, there may be a realization that the liability of
conformity can come with a high price tag. Pluto’s transit through Capricorn is serving to break outmoded and artificial standards, to decimate the
hypocrisies of social convention, and of social extremes. It also brings
emphasis to address patterns of avoidance or fears to relinquish diminishing
modes of living, or fabricating reasons justifying disempowerment and inaction
by blaming external conditions. This requires determination and conviction to
willingly choose to live authentically and from true heart's passion.
PS:
Chicago
has been gripped by large-scale rioting and looting, believed to have been
sparked by a police shooting in the city. Law enforcement are reportedly
struggling to restore order. Aug 10
Here too the
New Moon-Saturn-Pluto axis aligns with the meridian. Breakdown (Pluto)of law
and order (Saturn). Metaphorically another kind of eruption!
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